As an outsider, Hu Biao wants to open up the situation in the southwest, and he will inevitably need to win over a group of locals. In terms of the relationship between the military and the government, Hu Biao felt that giving certain benefits was not a big problem. On the contrary, it is the people, and they need to put more effort into it.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that 'those who win the hearts of the people win the world', even if Hu Biao did not think of such ambitions as winning the world, but hoped to get the support of more southwest forces and the people. And the caravan merchants in the southwest are undoubtedly the best partners.

It is said that businessmen seek profits, as long as Hu Biao gives a certain profit and lets these businessmen know the benefits of cooperation, Hu Biao believes that these businessmen will make a wise choice. What's more, Hu Biao still has a gun as a backing, and he is not afraid of threats and challenges.

Although the local forces in the southwest are very xenophobic, at present, with the full-scale invasion of the Japanese army, the whole country is united in the war of resistance. In addition, with the help of the Gui family, as long as it does not touch the interests of the local forces too much, others will not be too repulsive.

In the final analysis, Shillong is just a strategic rear for Hu Biao. Hu Biao's real strategy has little to do with the forces in the southwest. Even if anyone has concerns, the only ones who are concerned are the British and French colonizers.

The most important thing is that in the matter of expanding his power and territory, Hu Biao will not come forward in person at all. More often than not, he would co-opt the local local forces and let them act as the vanguard to grab profits from the British and French colonizers.

In his previous life, Hu Biao had also heard that compared with the hatred caused by the Japanese invasion of China, the Japanese army that invaded Southeast Asia was welcomed by many indigenous forces. The reason for this is that I am afraid that the colonizers are unpopular, and it has a lot to do with it.

For these indigenous forces, the invading Japanese army and the earlier countries such as Britain and France were actually colonial invaders. Now that the invaders are pitted against each other, the indigenous forces are naturally happy to watch the show, and even more valued than before.

When Hu Biao talked to Li Dacheng, in the backyard of the county government that had already finished the banquet, looking at Zhu Chengzong who left drunk, Zhou Shuo, the former county official, said with an unwilling face: "This guy has a very tight mouth, and I really can't figure out where he came from!" ”

The henchman standing beside Zhou Shuo said with a little caution: "County Zun, do we really want to give the county government to others?" ”

"If you are unwilling, what can you do? It was a letter of appointment signed by the two chiefs, Li and Bai, so what's the use of me objecting? I went to Fucheng to ask to see Fuzun a few days ago, and Fuzun also clearly told him that this matter is basically a foregone conclusion. ”

"Then the goods we have grown in the mountains will be harvested soon. If we leave now, then the big deal we negotiated before will be in vain! This business, many people are staring at it! ”

Faced with the worries expressed by his henchmen, Zhou Shuo struggled very much in his heart before saying: "Let's take a look first!" If we don't find out where these people came from, we must remember not to act rashly. Go find Regiment Commander Xu and ask how the barracks are doing! ”

"Yes, county honor!"

For Zhou Shuo, the sudden appearance of Hu Biao and his entourage undoubtedly caught them off guard. Although Shillong is located in a remote area, it also has an advantage, that is, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, so there is no need to worry about leaking out many things.

In order to earn more wealth, Zhou Shuo and some local forces secretly planted a large amount of tobacco in Shillong. When it is harvested when it is ripe, it can produce a large amount of tobacco soil, and it will naturally earn a lot of wealth.

Since the Opium War, tobacco and soil have been banned repeatedly. At this moment, Britain, France and others who colonized Southeast Asia were the culprits behind the dumping of opium. In the southwest, tobacco is often equated with gold and silver currency.

The high returns are the reason why it has never been possible to truly ban smoking. And Shillong, because of the geography and environment, is also more suitable for growing tobacco. As a county honor, Zhou Shuo took the risk and cooperated with others to grow a lot of tobacco.

But no one expected that the military and political chief of Shillong would suddenly be ordered to be replaced. Without protection, once the word of tobacco planting spreads, I am afraid that the two bigwigs, Li and Bai, will not easily spare them.

After all, many people know the harm caused by smoke and soil, and far-sighted bigwigs will not let this kind of corrosive thing spread in their own territory. Even in many parts of the Republic of China, this situation is very common.

In order to earn more wealth, many local authorities will choose to ban them openly but secretly support the way to make money by planting tobacco and selling tobacco*soil. With money comes territory, more troops can be expanded, and more weapons can be purchased.

Xu Wang, the head of the security regiment, found an excuse to leave the barracks and come to Zhou Shuo's house. Looking at several county government military and political dignitaries sitting in Zhou's house, Xu Wang also knew what he was going to talk about next, but he was afraid that it was not a trivial matter.

Judging from the contact during the day, the new county official Zhu Chengzong and the new security head Qin Tianyou are not easy to mess with. If they really want to fight hard, these local forces may not be able to bargain.

Seeing Xu Wang entering the door, Zhou Shuo, who was sitting in the main seat, also said directly: "What's the situation over there?" ”

Facing the inquiry, Xu Wang smiled bitterly and said, "The one surnamed Qin is not a character to mess with. At the moment, all the weapons of my troops have been collected, although that guy has not done it yet, but in the future, I want to lead the troops, I'm afraid it's not very possible! ”

"Those people under you are so willing to hand over their guns?"

"What if I don't pay it? The subordinates surnamed Qin all have flower organs, and they gather us together, if we really don't hand it over, we can only fight with them. Unless you really choose to rebel, you can only hand over your weapons temporarily.

Fortunately, I had already moved 300 rifles and a batch of ammunition into the mountains. As long as the horses pull people out of the city, they should be able to be armed in no time. It's just that if we really do that, then we can only completely tear our faces with them. ”

After receiving instructions from Shangfeng, Zhou Shuo and Xu Wang also made some preparations in advance. The county government treasury became empty, and even the account books were empty, which was Zhou Shuo's idea. There is only one purpose, to take the opportunity to be greedy for more money.

As for the extra guns, they were all picked out by Xu Wang in advance. In order to avoid being pursued by the new regiment commander, Xu Wang also kept some unusable weapons in the ammunition depot. A really good gun and a batch of bullets, Xu Wang hid them in advance.

The alternation of old and new forces will inevitably lead to a new round of confrontation. As local land snakes, Zhou Shuo and Xu Wang both regard Shillong as their own one-third of an acre. Now that this land has been occupied by others, how will they be willing?

"Let's talk about it! What the hell is going to happen now? Looking at their frames, if we want to win them over, I'm afraid it's not easy. Give less, and they will certainly not want to. If we give more, we will get less. We must come up with an idea about this as soon as possible! ”

As the actual controller of Shillong, Zhou Shuo was very unwilling to give Shillong to others. But he also understands that if he really turns his face completely, he is afraid that Shillong will not have a place for him. The person who beat Li and Bai is the two bigwigs, how can Li and Bai tolerate him?

Everyone was silent for a while, and soon someone said: "County Zun, do you want to ask what it means?" We don't dare not give the face of the two chiefs Li and Bai, but now the two chiefs are not there, and there are some things here that they can't manage even if they want to.

As long as the above agrees, let's ask the other leaders what they mean, see if we can join forces and find a way to get rid of each other. Everyone knows that our land is not peaceful, isn't it normal for something to happen? ”

If you want to hide from the world and exchange what you grow for money, you naturally need to have a corresponding partner. It is undoubtedly more appropriate to use the collusion between officials and businessmen to describe Zhou Shuo and others at this moment. Eating alone often doesn't last long!

"Okay, I'll send someone to ask the meaning of the mansion, and send someone to send a letter to a few masters. Xu Wang, don't act rashly on your side, try to cooperate with the other party in the past two days. It's just that your subordinates must restrain me.

If you really want to take a risk, you must kill all these outsiders in the shortest possible time. If we let one escape, we won't have any good fruit to eat. Even if the above will be investigated, we will have time to clean up the aftermath then! ”

Unwilling to hand over the benefits that were about to be handed over, Zhou Shuo and his entourage finally decided to take action and kill Qin Tianyou and others who came to seize power. In their opinion, Shillong is their territory, and it shouldn't be difficult to kill Qin Tianyou and the others.

Even if the subordinates brought by Qin Tianyou looked very strong, Zhou Shuo and them also had helpers. Several forces joined forces, and Zhou Shuo felt that he should have a chance of winning by killing Qin Tianyou and other outsiders. Block the news when the time comes, and then take a while to talk about it.

When the goods in their hands are cleaned up, and when they have the money, they will push this matter to the bandits, even if the two chiefs Li and Bai are held accountable, and other partners ask for help, they will not be punished too much.

Although the idea was good, Zhou Shuo and his entourage didn't expect that when they met in private, the reconnaissance detachment had already targeted them. As for the people sent by Zhou Shuo to keep an eye on them, the reconnaissance detachment also monitored them.

According to Hu Biao's meaning, don't alarm the spies sent by Zhou Shuo for the time being, and see how Zhou Shuo and them make a move. When they decided to make a move, they were sweeping them all together and completely eradicating the old forces of Shillong.

In this situation, the first night when Hu Biao and his entourage arrived in Xilong, it naturally seemed extraordinarily quiet. But under this quiet, there is also an undercurrent surging. Fortunately, Hu Biao was on guard for a long time, and he was not afraid of any big waves from the other party.

With the reconnaissance detachment hiding and secretly monitoring, the private actions of Zhou Shuo and his party began to be heard, and Hu Biao was also surprised: "I really didn't expect these guys to be so bold and dare to grow tobacco in the mountains, this is really asking for money and not dying!" ”

Following the spies sent by Zhou Shuo, Hu Biao quickly learned that Zhou Shuo and his party secretly planted a large amount of tobacco outside Xilong City. In addition, he also knew that Zhou Shuo had private collusion with several major bandit forces around him.

Thinking that he planned to suppress the bandits, now the various actions of Zhou Shuo and his party showed that he would collude with the bandits to attack the city. In this case, Hu Biao can also save some effort and strive to wipe out these bandits, and also save the time to encircle and suppress them everywhere!