Yuan Shikai went south to Liangjiang to take office, borrowed the road to East China, Hefei is one of the construction points, Yuan Shikai and his team boarded the boat from the shore here, arrived in Nanjing from the waterway, and when Yuan Shikai arrived in Hefei, Hefei sent Lu Chengxiang to be responsible for receiving Yuan Shikai.

Lu Chengxiang was also quite excited in his heart, when he was in the Qing court, an official like him was able to see Yuan Shikai, not to mention the smoke from the ancestral tomb, it was also a great honor, and he was even more afraid to see it, and now he can not only see Yuan Shikai, but also sit on an equal footing, and even Yuan Shikai is more polite, which also makes Lu Chengxiang feel unreal, of course, he knows in his heart that this is not Yuan Shikai respecting himself, but the East China ** behind him, let Yuan Shikai respect.

After greeting each other, Lu Chengxiang said: "Governor Yuan, the place where your army is stationed has been arranged, but the ship still needs to wait for 3 or 4 days before it can set sail, so please stay in Hefei for a few days, of course, all the food and drink will be provided by us, although Governor Yuan can rest assured." ”

Yuan Shikai said with a smile: "Director Lu is too polite, we have come all the way, and we are also looking for a place to rest for a few days, just to rest in Hefei, and we also brought a lot of food and drink, so we don't have to worry about Director Lu, if we can't wait enough, it's not too late to trouble Director Lu." ”

Lu Chengxiang smiled and said, "It's okay, let's lead Governor Yuan to the garrison first." ”

Yuan Shikai arched his hand and said, "There is labor, there is labor." ”

At its peak, this resettlement camp accommodated more than 160,000 people, and now more than 90,000 people have been resettled back to their respective villages, or settled in nearby villages, and carried out reconstruction work. Although most of the vacant camps have been demolished, there is still a part left that has not been demolished, and it is naturally enough to accommodate Yuan Shikai's 2, 3,000 people, as long as 6 camps are enough, and it will become an independent camp with a rejection of horses.

After Lu Chengxiang took Yuan Shikai and his entourage to the camp, Yuan Shikai was also very satisfied, because there are ready-made barracks and perfect living facilities, which can be moved in directly, saving a lot of trouble. Moreover, Yuan Shikai's army marched for more than ten days in a row, and it was indeed very tired, so he could also take this opportunity to rest in Hefei for a few days.

So Yuan Shikai immediately ordered Wang Shizhen and Duan Qirui to be responsible for placing the soldiers, and asked his eldest son Yuan Keding to arrange for his family to rest, and he found a tent, put up tables and chairs, poured tea, and invited Lu Chengxiang to sit down and talk.

Lu Chengxiang was not polite, sat down opposite Yuan Shikai, and after the tea was served, Lu Chengxiang took a sip, it was still hot water, it seems that Yuan Shikai is not hard to get there this way.

Yuan Shikai said with a smile: "During the trip, there is no good tea, please forgive Director Lu." ”

Lu Chengxiang smiled and said: "Governor Yuan is too polite, it is Governor Yuan who came from Beijing, a journey of thousands of miles, it is really hard!"

Yuan Shikai said: "There, there, I can't help myself! Now the court and the central government are unwilling to come to the south, the queen mother personally ordered Yuan, this doesn't want to come, but also come, fortunately, East China is reasonable, willing to give Yuan a way, Yuan is grateful." ”

Lu Chengxiang said with a smile: "That's natural, our East China ** party is to put the interests of the people first, Governor Yuan went to the disaster relief twice this time, we naturally have to fully cooperate, saying that Governor Yuan and our East China ** are also old friends, just to the face of this friendship, will also let Governor Yuan pass." ”

Yuan Shikai said: "Speaking of which, I am quite admirable to East China, and this disaster relief is even more admirable, Yuan went to Liangjiang to take up the disaster relief this time, and asked East China for more disaster relief strategies, I don't know if Director Lu can give me a lesson or two!"

Lu Chengxiang waved his hand and said: "I'm ashamed, I am not responsible for the disaster, but only to manage the local affairs of Hefei, and there is another person in charge of disaster relief affairs. ”

In fact, Yuan Shikai didn't really want to ask Lu Chengxiang for disaster relief strategies, but he just wanted to lead the way, of course he understood that such a major matter as disaster relief must be in charge of the veterans, how could it be handed over to a demoted official, and East China's ** retention of Lu Chengxiang is estimated to be just to maintain stability in the Luzhou region, so after hearing Lu Chengxiang's words, he immediately said: "I don't know who is in charge of disaster relief affairs now?"

In terms of fighting, Lu Chengxiang was of course far from being Yuan Shikai's opponent, and he didn't realize that he had been led by Yuan Shikai's nose, so Jushi replied: "Now Mayor Xie is personally responsible for the disaster relief affairs in Luzhou. ”

Yuan Shikai said: "I don't know what Mayor Xie is called. ”

Lu Chengxiang said: "Mayor Xie's name is Xie Tao, although he is not very old, but he is young and promising, and this resettlement camp was managed by Mayor Xie before, and more than 100,000 people were managed by him in an orderly manner. ”

It turned out that after the capture of Anhui, East China ** In line with the principle of staying nearby, let the person in charge of the resettlement camp serve as the chief executive of Anhui Province, Xie Tao, the person in charge of the Luzhou resettlement camp, served as the mayor of Hefei, and his deputy Zhu Nanzhen was appointed as the mayor of Yingzhou City, on the one hand, they have worked in various places for a few months, and have a certain familiarity with the local situation, and the management of the resettlement camp is also an experience, which has accumulated experience for them to manage the locality, and this can be regarded as a reward for their hard work in the past few months, and it also fully reflects the principle of attaching importance to hard work in East China.

Yuan Shikai nodded, he knew that the officials of East China were generally young, like Yuan Shikai is 48 years old this year, he is already a very popular minister, and he is considered young and strong in the Qing court, and there are many examples of high positions in East China at the age of 3 or 40, so it is not uncommon for young people to serve as mayors of Hefei. He also said: "Although Luzhou is the capital of Anhui, but Anhui is not Luzhou alone, I don't know who is the governor of Anhui Province in East China?"

Lu Chengxiang said with a smile: "Now Anhui Province has not yet established a provincial **, but implements military management, which is fully responsible for General Luo, and there is also Councilor Li Jingfang as his assistant adviser. ”

Although the chief executives of various parts of Anhui are served by the heads of the resettlement camps, the position of the governor is much more important, and it is not the person in charge of the resettlement camps who can be competent, but now there are not many people in East China who can serve as governors, and they need to be carefully arranged, and Anhui has just occupied, and the disaster relief has not yet ended, so East China ** decided that Anhui Province will temporarily implement military management and establish the Anhui Provincial Military Management Committee, with Luo Yue as the person in charge.

Before Li Hongzhang's death, he had invested in Qingdao and Shanghai, and the shares were mainly inherited by his eldest son Li Jingfang and Zhang Peilun and his wife, and other children also had a small number of shares. Therefore, after Li Hongzhang's death, Li Jingfang and Zhang Peilun settled in Shanghai, but they also bought real estate in Qingdao, and they had to go to Qingdao several times a year to take care of the industry.

After the end of the Far East War, East China ** planned to set up a consultative bureau, recruited all social strata to consult and discuss politics, and invited Li Jingfang and Zhang Peilun and his wife to serve as advisory councilors.

After East China occupied Anhui Province, considering that Anhui is Li Hongzhang's hometown, Li Hongzhang formed the Huai Army, that is, with Anhui villagers as the team, Li Hongzhang's generals such as Liu Mingchuan, Ye Zhichao, Ding Ruchang, etc. are all Anhui people, and now although Li Hongzhang is dead, Li Jingfang and Zhang Peilun and his wife are considered to have returned to East China, but Li Hongzhang still has many daughters and relatives who stay in Anhui, and there is Li Hongzhang's old house in Hefei.

Whether it is Li Hongzhang's children or relatives, they are considered to be local rich gentry in Anhui, with a large amount of land, and after East China occupies Anhui Province, land reform must be implemented. Still thinking of Li Hongzhang's incense, can he not take drastic measures against Li Hongzhang's relatives, or not, so he decided to let Li Jingfang go to Hefei to serve as an adviser to the Anhui Provincial Military Management Commission, and concurrently serve as Luo Yue's chief assistant, hoping that Li Jingfang can persuade Li Hongzhang's relatives to actively cooperate with the land reform of East China, and do not work against East China. In addition, although Li Jingfang's influence is far less than Li Hongzhang, Bi Jing is Li Hongzhang's eldest son, in Hefei, in Anhui, he is still a powerful figure, so he can also help East China and stabilize the situation in Anhui as soon as possible.

Of course, Li Jingfang knew what was at stake, and when East China implemented their land reform in Anhui, Li Hongzhang's relatives must have borne the brunt, so he did not hesitate and immediately rushed to Hefei by boat to take office. As soon as he arrived in Hefei, he first recruited Li Hongzhang's children and relatives who stayed in Hefei, and solemnly asked them to fully cooperate with the land reform in East China, and never have any luck in any way, let alone any intention to resist East China, otherwise there is only a dead end, and he can't save them.

Li Hongzhang's children and relatives finally know the stakes here, not to mention that Li Jingfang said it so seriously, so dare to be lucky, fortunately, the land property is only part of Li Hongzhang's inheritance, and there are also huge amounts of silver, stocks, bonds and real estate, which are also distributed to the children and relatives after Li Hongzhang's death, so even if there is no land property, it can ensure a rich life, not to mention that now Li Jingfang and Zhang Peilun and his wife can be regarded as mixed into East China** In the political arena, in the future, there will be a response to everyone, at least it is enough to keep them safe and sound for the rest of their lives, so they have also expressed that they will fully cooperate with the land reform in East China, and there will be no concealment.