When Luo Yue led his troops back to Jinan City, he found that the city walls of Jinan were under demolition. It turned out that this was a resolution made by the Jinan government. Jinan is the largest city in Shandong, with a population of more than one million, but most of them live outside the city. This is also a problem that all large cities in China in this era will face. The scale of the city (below the city wall) cannot keep up with the development of the population. After all, not every large city can be as large as that of Beijing City, and even Beijing City cannot accommodate the increased population, so it can only be resettled outside the city.

But this brings considerable trouble to the management of the city, because there is a barrier from the city wall, and the traffic between the inside and outside is very inconvenient. Moreover, due to the underdeveloped urban sanitation system in ancient China, it is easier for the accumulation of domestic waste, waste, waste, etc. in cities, which lead to the spread of viruses of isolated islands, etc.

If there were irreplaceable military functions in ancient city walls, then in modern society, with the development of weapons, the defense function of the city walls had been greatly reduced, so the city walls became an important obstacle to urban development. When the traveler was still in Tianjin, he demolished the walls of the old city of Tianjin, but that was mainly for security reasons, and both Tianjin New City and Qingdao did not have city walls.

The biggest problem facing Jinan now is that almost all the newly built factories are outside the city, while the factory managers live in the city, so it is extremely inconvenient to come and go every day. Therefore, after discussion, the Jinan government believed that if the city wall should be demolished immediately, a road should be built along the original site of the city wall, and public carriages should be opened. The army stationed in Jinan also confirmed that demolishing the city wall would not affect the defense of Jinan City. If a large-scale war occurs, the role of the Jinan City Wall is not great, and the bandit forces in Jinan Prefecture have basically been wiped out, so there is no force that can affect Jinan's security.

So the Jinan government passed a resolution and submitted it to Qingdao. It soon received a reply from the Qingdao Executive Yuan, agreeing to the Jinan government's resolution to demolish the city wall, but also required the Jinan government to retain part of the city wall and the city tower from the perspective of protecting historical relics.

After discussion, the Jinan government made a plan to demolish the city wall. Except for all the city gates that remained as historical relics and were left unchanged, they were planned to be a ring road intersection, and later they were opened to the public as city attractions. On both sides of the east and west city gates, a wall with a length of 100-150 meters can be retained. In the future, it can be transformed into leisure places such as park squares, and the remaining wall sections will be demolished. The demolished city bricks will be used as building materials for the renovation of Jinan urban areas and factory construction.

However, the resolution to demolish the city wall caused uneasiness to the gentry in Jinan. After all, in the Chinese concept of this era, the city wall is still the best defensive building in the city. Only with the city wall can one feel safe. On the other hand, the existence of the city wall is the main sign that distinguishes the city people from the country people. Once the city wall is demolished, the difference between the city people and the country people will become blurred. How can this be felt for the gentry who have always lived in the city and think they are better than those outside the city? Therefore, they all petitioned the Jinan government to ask the Jinan government to take back the resolution to demolish the city wall. The reason was that once the city wall was demolished, the safety of the city in Jinan would not be guaranteed.

Of course, the Jinan government would not take back the orders because of the request of the gentry. Therefore, on the one hand, we patiently explained to them the reasons and purposes of demolishing the city wall, as well as the convenience brought to Jinan's economic development after demolishing the city wall, and after demolishing the city wall, we would not affect the safety of Jinan's city. On the other hand, we also organized personnel to start demolishing the city wall.

Seeing that the petition failed, the gentry in Jinan had to give up. After all, they all knew very well that although overseas Chinese are easy to talk to now, who dares to really fight against them can only ask for trouble. Overseas Chinese have taken over Jinan less than a year. When they first took over the slaughter in Jinan, many people even made Yiyuxin.

Of course, most gentry also admitted that during this year, the governance of the Jinan government was indeed satisfactory, much stronger than the original Qing court officials. First of all, the style of the government and the army was different. They were not only honest but also efficient, and their attitude was also very easy and friendly. Secondly, many public facilities were built, and there was no need to say that they built bridges and roads, and strict sanitation management regulations were formulated to greatly improve the urban environment. At the same time, more than ten large and small factories were established, which not only solved the employment of many people, but also promoted the economic development of Jinan City. Therefore, the loyalty of most citizens to the Jinan government was rising rapidly, and most gentry had long forgotten the existence of the Qing court.

Of course, these things have little to do with Luo Yue. He was only stationed in Jinan and was responsible for maintaining the public order in Jinan, but he did not interfere with the administrative management of Jinan. However, after returning to the division headquarters, Luo Yue learned that after returning to Qingdao, the troops would receive a long vacation.

It turned out that it was just the eve of the New Year in 1903. Like the old time and space, the East China government adopted the Gregorian calendar method. New Year's Day is the end of the year and it is also the time node for all counting cycles. However, traditional Chinese festivals are still preserved. The Lunar New Year is of course the most important one among traditional festivals. Therefore, after the 1st Division returned to Qingdao, the Military Commission also decided to give the troops a few days off. After all, the troops stationed in the border areas are very hard. Taking this opportunity to let the troops rest for a few days, soldiers from other places can also go home for the New Year and officially assemble on the 10th of the first lunar month. Anyway, there is no hurry to test artillery tactics in these few days.

Just before the troops completed the handover and were about to set off, Luo Yue applied for leave to the division headquarters, asking him to stay in Jinan City and wait until 10 o'clock on the first lunar month before rushing back to Qingdao to meet with the troops.

It turned out that when Luo Yue went to Jinan with his troops, he thought Luo Yue would be stationed in Jinan for at least two years, so Zhou Ping also arranged for Zhou Weiying to work in Jinan to be responsible for the hospital in Jinan, which was actually to manage the health work in Jinan. On the one hand, it was to allow the couple to get along day and night without having to be separated from each other; on the other hand, it was to let Zhou Weiying work in the local area, increase her qualifications, and help her future development.

It is better to know that human calculations are better than heaven calculations. Luo Yue was transferred back to Qingdao after less than a year in Jinan. Although with the power held by Qin Zheng and Zhou Ping, Zhou Weiying can certainly transfer Zhou Weiying back to Qingdao to work, but now Zhou Weiying's work in Jinan has just gotten on track, and Zhou Weiying has also spent some effort on the medical and health work in Jinan. It is almost time to achieve results. If he leaves Jinan at this time, all the hard work he did before will be wasted and he will leave a reputation as a thief, which will be quite unfavorable to Zhou Weiying's future development.

After contacting Luo Yue, Zhou Weiying and Qin Zheng and his wife decided to let Luo Yue go back to Qingdao with the troops, while Zhou Weiying still stayed in Jinan for at least two years, and tried to change her job after the work was effective. Although Zhou Weiying didn't care much about her future official future, she wanted to live an ordinary and stable life, Qin Zheng and his wife were both senior government officials, Luo Yueye's backbone of the military, and the future senior military leaders. In this large family environment, Zhou Weiying would not allow her to live an ordinary and stable life. Therefore, she and Luo Yue must be separated for a period of time.

Fortunately, although Zhou Weiying is not old, she is very sensible. She was used to Qin Zheng’s frequent stay at home when she was a child. In addition, she did not want to give up her job in Jinan. She was not greedy for power, but her medical and health work in Jinan has gone from scratch, and she has indeed put in her own efforts. Zhou Weiying also hopes to achieve a result, so she has no objection. However, Luo Yue proposed to stay in Jinan, spend the New Year with Zhou Weiying, and then go back to Jingdao.

After Qin Zheng considered it, he also believed that Luo Yue’s requirements were feasible, because the troops would always have holidays after returning to Jinan. Therefore, even if Luo Yue did not return to Qingdao with the troops now, it would not affect the troops’ training work.

Of course, no matter what, it is indeed unsuitable for Luo Yue to take leave at this time. The most suitable way is to return to Qingdao with the troops first and wait for the troops to return to Jinan after the holiday. There are only 5 or 6 days left. However, Qin Zheng believes that Luo Yue does not have to care about these minor matters now, because although Luo Yue’s current status is helped by Qin Zheng, it mainly depends on his own practical achievements. Moreover, after all, in the war period, soldiers mainly rely on their military achievements. It is useless to respect discipline and stick to their posts. Moreover, Qin Zheng can also understand the young couple’s unwillingness to be separated, and hope they will be together for a longer time.

The 1st Division Division headquarters did not have so many ideas about Luo Yue's leave application, so they approved it without saying a word. After all, everyone knows the reason why Luo Yue asked for leave, and of course everyone can understand it. Moreover, if Luo Yue takes leave at this time, it will not affect the work of the first regiment. Others in the regiment headquarters can handle the procedures for soldiers' leave, so there is no need to worry at all. Of course, no one wants to be this evil person; more convenient to others is also convenient to oneself. Zhou Weiying is a doctor, who can guarantee that he will not get sick or injured in the future battle? Moreover, many of Zhou Weiying's colleagues are young female doctors, and there are many local female nurses under her. For the time travel warrior who is still single and has no channels to talk about love, this is the hope of a lifelong event and must not be offended.

Of course, Luo Yue was not the only one who took leave. There were four other officers, all of whom were time travel soldiers. The reason was the same as Luo Yue. After all, the 1st Division had been stationed in Jinan for nearly a year. Although the military affairs were busy, it did not prevent a few people who were good at seizing opportunities or creating opportunities from solving their lifelong affairs in Jinan. The division headquarters also gave the green light, and they simply formed a group and returned to Qingdao together.
Chapter completed!