A few days later, Liu Juntao had already written a notebook about his imminent journey north to Beijing and reported it to the Ministry of War.

Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department, also breathed a sigh of relief, and the first step in the reorganization of the Gyeonggi garrison was finally to go out.

Yu Qian also mentioned in his reply to Liu Juntao that he asked Liu Juntao to pay attention to the relations with the various forces in the DPRK and China after coming to Beijing, and not to contact them at will, as long as he did a good job in the affairs of reorganizing the army.

At this time, Liu Juntao also seized the time to deal with the affairs in hand, and took time to inspect the garrison camps of Qingzhou Mansion and Laizhou Mansion, and also deliberately went to the Lishan Military Bureau and Changshan Military Bureau to take a look.

At this time, Liu Juntao received a message from the General Military Mansion and learned that Mr. Shan from the Confucian Mansion had come and had arrived at the General Military Mansion to wait.

Liu Juntao immediately went north from the Lishan Military Bureau to Jinan Fucheng, and it took only three days to rush back to the General Military Mansion.

The reason why Liu Juntao was able to rush back so quickly was also due to the fact that the official roads in Shandong were in good condition at this time.

After the planning of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the main official roads in Shandong have all been renovated and paved with Huangming brand cement, basically realizing the hardening of the main roads.

When this plan was first first carried out, not only did the yamen in various places sit on the sidelines and wait to see the jokes of the General Military Office, but even the opposition within the General Military Office was very loud.

Many people think that it is the responsibility of the local government to repair bridges and roads, and the general military office is just a dutiful town to guard the convenience of the place, and there is no need to rush to do things for others.

However, Liu Juntao suppressed these opposing voices in one sentence: "After the official roads in various places are repaired, then when the armies and battalions are mobilized, they can speed up the march, and the army can save a day of time, and it can increase the chance of victory!" ”

As a result, the Ministry of Civil Affairs' "road network" plan was implemented, and the Ministry of Commerce of the General Military Government also mobilized a huge amount of money and grain, including two million taels of silver alone, and there were additional follow-ups, and it took nearly a year to basically complete the laying of the main roads in Shandong's provinces.

Of course, the rest of the branch roads and some roads that are not very important need to be paved slowly, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs will continue to push forward this plan.

When Liu Juntao returned to the General Military Mansion, Mr. Shan had just returned.

During the three days of waiting for Liu Juntao in the General Military Mansion, Mr. Shan was also accompanied by Lan Siqi, the head of the Central Department, and took a walk around the city of Jinan Mansion, and also went to the Longxiang Army garrison to have a look, and saw the demeanor of the soldiers of the army, which made Mr. Shan very excited.

At this time, Liu Juntao returned to the mansion, invited Mr. Shan to the side hall, and said with a smile; "Mr. came from afar, what a snub sir!"

Mr. Shan smiled and said, "It's okay! Mr. Liu was too polite. In the past two days, Minister Lan took a look around, and the soldiers in our Shandong town are really spirited, which makes people feel excited when they see it! ”

Liu Juntao was also polite to Mr. Shan, and the two exchanged pleasantries again, talking about some big and small things in Shandong at this time.

Then, Mr. Shan said: "I heard that General Liu will go north to Beijing, right?" ”

Liu Juntao nodded and said, "Yes, this time I went north on the order of the Ministry of War, and I was ready to reorganize and drill the Gyeonggi garrison again. ”

"Then does Chief Liu know why the military department is so tossed this time? You must know that when the Gyeonggi division defended the battle before, the Gyeonggi garrison had just completed the reorganization, how long had it been! ”

Liu Juntao also frowned slightly when he heard this, and then said, "Please also ask Mr. for advice!" ”

Mr. Shan said in a deep voice: "Mr. Liu's words are serious, and he can't talk about guidance. This time, the reason why Yu Qian, the secretary of the Ministry of War, made such a big move, presumably Liu Zongbing also had some understanding, and it was nothing more than to eliminate as much as possible the influence of the various forces in the Gyeonggi garrison, so as to control the harm of the struggle between the DPRK and China to the minimum! ”

Liu Juntao listened silently and nodded incessantly.

Mr. Shan continued: "General Liu, you must be extremely careful this time, when reorganizing the Gyeonggi garrison, you must be carefully considered, and you must not act rashly! ”

Liu Juntao frowned slightly and said, "Thank you, Mr. Shan!" It seems that going north this time is really dangerous! ”

"That's true!"

Mr. Shan pondered for a moment, and then said: "This time, Yan Shenggong has also heard a lot of news, some of which are related to the reorganization of the Gyeonggi garrison!" ”

Hearing this, Liu Juntao came to his senses and asked, "Oh? I wonder what news Yan Sheng Gong heard? ”

Mr. Shan said: "The specific situation, Yan Shenggong's side also does not know, but I generally know that when the Gyeonggi garrison was reorganized this time, many ministers in the DPRK and China were ready to make an obstruction, so General Liu must be careful!" ”

Liu Juntao took a deep breath, and then clenched his fists and said: "Thank you for this town here, thank you Mr. for your hard work, thank you Yan Sheng Gong for mentioning it!" ”

Mr. Shan smiled and waved his hand and said; "Mr. Liu, don't be so polite. All right! Now that the matter has been completed, then I will take my leave, and Yan Shenggong is still waiting for me to go back and restore my life! ”

Liu Juntao kept it for a while, wanting to leave Mr. Shan to live in Jinan Mansion for a while.

But Mr. Shan said: "Thank you for Mr. Liu's kindness, let's go back, there are still a lot of things to be told to me on the side of Yan Shenggong." ”

"It's good!"

Then, Liu Juntao kept sending Mr. Shan out of the city, all the way out of ten miles away.

When Liu Juntao returned to the General Soldier's Mansion, it was already noon, and at this time, Hu Dexing, the deputy commander-in-chief, and Xiang Qun, the head of the military department, rushed over and were waiting in the side hall.

Seeing this, Liu Juntao asked, "What?" What's the matter? ”

Hu Dexing said: "Zong Zhen, I heard that Yan Sheng Gong sent someone here? Is it a matter of going north to Beijing? ”

Liu Juntao nodded: "It's Mr. Shan who is here." ”

Xiang Qun said with a smile: "That must have been specially reminded by Yan Shenggong." ”

"That's right! This time to the north, our Shandong town has become the focus of attention of the world! ”

Everyone smiled, but there was a hint of helplessness in their smiles.

Then, Hu Dexing said: "Zongzhen, since even the Holy Father of Yan has come forward to mention us this time, it means that those bigwigs in the court will not easily give up the Gyeonggi garrison, and if they don't get it, those bigwigs in the court will jump over the wall in a hurry!" ”

"Humph! They dare! ”

Liu Juntao sneered and said, "But then again, if those big guys in the DPRK and China really jump off the wall in a hurry, then I don't mind fighting to the death!" ”

Xiang Qun said in a deep voice: "General Town, it's best to find a way to surrender without a fight!" Take the first step to deter those in the court, so that they dare not act rashly and act in vain! ”

Hu Dexing also added: "And the headquarters must be quickly decided, and this time the Gyeonggi garrison must be reorganized and drilled quickly!" It must be arranged before those big guys come to their senses! ”

Liu Juntao understood that what the two said was reasonable, and he also remembered it in his heart.

Then, Liu Juntao smiled and said, "Okay! It just so happens that you're all here, so let's talk about the important things at hand. ”

Hu Dexing and Xiang Qun also smiled, and started the discussion with Liu Juntao, and the three of them spent half a day discussing the important matters in Shandong Town, and then prepared to let the central subordinates distribute the implementation of various departments, so as to avoid a backlog of important matters in the General Military Office after Liu Juntao went north.

Four days later, Liu Juntao took Liu Zi'an, Tang Yu, and the elite men and horses of various departments and two thousand elite iron horsemen to set off from Jinan Fucheng and marched north towards Beijing.

On the same day, all the people in Shandong Town went out of the city to see each other.

However, Gu Yi, the political envoy of Shandong, Li Chengming, the governor of Shandong, Zhu Qiaozuo, the envoy of Shandong, and other civil officials were surprisingly unanimous, and no one came to see them off, which was obviously discussed!

In this regard, Liu Juntao also sneered for a while, understanding that these local officials must have received orders from the bigwigs in the DPRK and China, and are ready to isolate themselves!

"Tigers always walk alone, pigs and sheep are herds!"

Liu Juntao secretly said in his heart, ignoring the small actions of Gu Yi, the political envoy of Shandong, Li Chengming, the governor of Shandong, Zhu Qiaozuo, the envoy of Shandong, and others, and directly led his troops to Beijing.