In the Ming and Qing dynasties, Jinzhou is an important frontier fortress, the Ming Dynasty increased here to build a strong city wall, after the Chunting into the Central Plains, Jinzhou's strategic position has declined, but it is still a defensive town, Kangxi, Qianlong, have rebuilt Jinzhou City, after the Opium War, due to the Russian invasion of the south is very urgent, so Jinzhou's strategic position has been improved, Xianfeng six years (1856), Guangxu six years (1880) and Jinzhou City has been rebuilt.

Now Jinzhou city is roughly a rectangle, divided into two cities of the main city and the east urn city, the main city is square, the single length is about 1000 meters, the city height is about 8 meters, there is a moat outside the city, the four city walls each open a door, the east gate Ningyuan, the south gate Yong'an, the west gate Guangshun, the north gate town north; wherein the Ningyuan gate is connected to the east urn city, the east and west are 500 meters long, the north and south are the same as the main city, it is also more than 1000 meters, the east urn city is about 5 meters high, the southeast and north sides each open a city gate, respectively: the small east gate, the small south gate, the small north gate. Although the scale of Jinzhou City is not large, the city walls are quite solid, and by ancient standards, it is indeed a strong city.

Because the People's Army had used Jinzhou as its logistics headquarters, it also carried out some renovations to Jinzhou City, mainly to renovate military camps and warehouses in the city, so as to serve as material reserves and garrisons, and to expand the roads inside and outside the city, and planned the location of the railway station, and the drainage system in the city was also renovated and built, and even reserved the location for burying electric wires and water pipes.

The fortifications of Jinzhou City are mainly built outside the city, although the walls of Jinzhou City are thick, but now after all, it is entering the era of thermal weapons, the goal of the city wall is too obvious, and it is not a suitable fortification, the People's Army has built a large number of sheep and horse walls and hidden forts outside the city, and dug trenches to communicate, and set up a large number of gun positions and machine gun fire points.

This also provided a lot of convenience for the arrival of Gao Jin and Ouyang Longxing and their party, because they could move in directly after entering the city without worrying. In fact, after the transformation of the People's Army, the basic conditions of Jinzhou are very good, and it is located on the transportation artery from the northeast to Guannai, so the business is also quite developed.

Dongweng City was basically transformed into a warehouse by the People's Army, and now most of it is vacated and converted into a military camp, so Ouyang Longxing led the army to be stationed in Dongweng City, and Gao Jin and other administrators lived in a large empty house in the main city, and it was also the temporary office location of the city, the owner of this house was originally a tyrant in Jinzhou City, after the People's Army occupied Jinzhou, it was slaughtered as a chicken, and the house was naturally confiscated by the city and became the public property of the city, of course, their guard company was with them and was responsible for the city The original prefect's yamen, like all the yamen of this era, were old and dilapidated, and if it were not for the value of its cultural relics, it would have been bulldozed long ago. In the planning of Jinzhou City, it is intended to be used as a museum.

On the occasion of parting, Gao Jin and Ouyang Longxing made an appointment to hold a meeting in the city at 8 o'clock in the evening, and the heads of the three regiments were also called to understand the situation in Jinzhou and determine the next plan.

After the People's Army was settled, Ouyang Longxing told Zhang Zuolin, Huang Wei, and Chen Qingan to go to the city at eight o'clock in the evening to hold a meeting, and then let them all go back to rest.

After saying goodbye to Ouyang Longxing, Zhang Zuolin returned to his army station, and it was almost time for dinner, Zhang Zuolin ate with his old brothers as usual, firstly, to show that although he was promoted, he did not forget his old feelings; second, he stared at Tang Yulin and Zhang Sifei and did not let the two drink.

Tang Yulin and Zhang Sifei are both bandits, pay attention to eating meat in large pieces and drinking in large bowls, it can be said that every day is no wine and no joy, when Zhang Zuolin was in the insurance team, of course, he opened up to the two of them, that is, he took refuge in the People's Army, but when he was stationed in Xinmin Mansion, he also let the two drink a small bowl every day, after all, when he was in Xinmin Mansion, he was in his own team, and no one would talk nonsense, as long as he didn't drink and make a mistake.

But now Zhang Zuolin's team is not only the official People's Army, but also in Jinzhou, this is not in the Xinmin Mansion, of course, we must strictly abide by the rules of the People's Army, so as not to teach the truth. The military discipline of the People's Army is extremely strict, although in the matter of drinking, the army is not completely forbidden to drink, generally before the battle, or after the victory, soldiers will be allowed to drink a little alcohol to celebrate, but it is absolutely forbidden to drink alcohol in peacetime, since it is now a time of war, the army is naturally even more strictly forbidden to drink.

As for the other brothers, Zhang Zuolin can still rest assured, but Tang Yulin and Zhang Sifei are both trouble-making ancestors, and if they are not careful, they will cause trouble, and except for himself, no one can control the two of them, so Zhang Zuolin can only keep an eye on the two of them all the time.

Sure enough, just as he was eating, Tang Yulin complained again, saying: "This overseas Chinese don't know the rules too much, don't say anything about sending a girl to be the mayor, and don't put on a reception banquet when you come, so that everyone can have a good meal, and you don't understand any human accidents." ”

Zhang Sifei also said: "That's it, everyone said, let's work so hard for them, what is this picture?

Sun Liechen laughed and said: "I see, you two are just greedy, don't you just want to drink, what are you talking about?" ”

Tang Yulin was also a little embarrassed, and said: "This has been out of Xinmin Mansion for more than 10 days, and I haven't touched a drop of wine, and the birds have faded out of my mouth." As he spoke, he peeked at Zhang Zuolin again.

Zhang Zuolin sighed, it is true that there is no way to take the two of them, but he also knows that the patience of the two has reached the limit, if the two of them are not allowed to drink some wine, it is estimated that they will have to hold back something if they have nothing to do, so he said: "Just one bowl per person, not a lot to drink." ”

Tang Yulin and Zhang Sifei couldn't help but be overjoyed when they heard this, Tang Yulin nodded again and again, and said: "One bowl is one bowl, as long as I take a few sips, damn, there is no wine to drink, and nothing is fragrant." ”

Zhang Zuolin took out a bottle of wine and poured a full bowl for each of them, almost 4 or 5 taels, Zhang Zuolin knew that the amount of wine between the two of them was at the level of 2 catties, so it would be okay to drink so much, so it would be okay for them to satisfy their hunger.

Sure enough, Tang Yulin picked up the wine bowl and went down half a bowl in one bite, before he let out a long breath and said, "This is fucking enjoyable." ”

On the other side, Zhang Sifei also took most of the bowl in one gulp, then put the bowl down on the table, ate a few more mouthfuls of food, and then said: "Everyone, I Sifei has never read any books, I don't know any big truths, today I want to ask everyone for advice, you say, this overseas Chinese sent a girl to be the mayor, what is the purpose of this! Could it be that in the overseas Chinese, the girl can really be an official." ”

Sun Liechen said: "As far as I know, in overseas Chinese, women can really be officials, or real officials, and there are many female elders in Shandong. ”

Tang Yulin took another sip of wine and said: "Shouldn't this girl stay at home and watch the children, what kind of official can she do, I think this old lady is the little lover of the old man, so she became the mayor." I've heard that this woman is in charge, but there is a sign of the country's demise, could it be that this overseas Chinese can't do anything, old pimple, what do you say!"

Zhang Zuolin pondered for a while and said, "This ...... I can't say it well. He turned his head to a person and said, "Mr. Yuan, your knowledge is high, what do you think?"

This Mr. Yuan's name is Yuan Jinkai, he is Zhang Zuolin's staff, he is a talented person, in Zhang Zuolin's group, he is the only person with fame, and he is quite strategic, and he has given Zhang Zuolin a lot of good ideas, so he is also deeply respected by Zhang Zuolin.

Seeing Zhang Zuolin ask himself, Yuan Jinkai said unhurriedly: "Since the birth of overseas Chinese, they have conquered everything and are invincible, and it only took 6 or 7 years to lay this foundation, and even the imperial court can ignore it. What's more, women are in power, there have been since ancient times, there was the power of the Empress Dowager Xuan during the Warring States Period, the Han Dynasty had Empress Lu in power, and the Tang Dynasty even had the Wu clan as the emperor, that is, our great Qing Dynasty, everyone knows that the real emperor is not Guangxu Ye, but the Empress Dowager Lafayette. Take the female mayor sent by the overseas Chinese this time, in my opinion, this woman is probably not simple, don't underestimate her. ”

Tang Yulin was still a little unconvinced, and said: "Old Yuan, you haven't seen this girl, how do you know that she is not simple!"

Yuan Jinkai smiled and said: "Yuting, you like to listen to books the most, why did you forget to say that there is often a sentence in the book, calling monks and Taoist women generals, there must be thaumaturgy, and you can't underestimate the enemy." ”

When Zhang Zuolin heard this, he suddenly realized. In fact, this is a common old stalk in traditional Chinese storytelling dramas, as long as the enemy sends monks, Taoist priests, and women to fight, they must have some special skills, either they know what magic and evil arts, or they make good use of hidden weapons, which often makes the protagonist suffer a big loss. Of course, this is a plot story made up in the storytelling drama, not the real thing. However, Yuan Jinkai used this example to let Zhang Zuolin better understand what he meant, after all, Zhang Zuolin's cultural level is not high.

To be honest, although he doesn't have any concept of etiquette, he is still affected by traditional habits, and he also has a little contempt for Gao Jin, but after listening to Yuan Jinkai's words, he immediately put away his contempt and turned to be serious, and at the same time he broke out in a cold sweat, fortunately, Yuan Jinkai reminded himself, otherwise he might really make a mistake, so he said: "Thank you Mr. Yuan for teaching, Zuolin has been taught." But Mr. thinks that my idea, at tonight's meeting, should I put forward it to Commander-in-Chief Ouyang and Mayor Gao. ”

Yuan Jinkai pondered for a while before saying, "You might as well bring it up, but don't talk too much, and see how they respond." ”

Zhang Zuolin nodded, and said, "Thank you, Mr. for your advice." ”