At the mention of this stubble, even Zhou Yusheng, who wanted to be calm, couldn't help but droop his face, if he wanted to say that he could fight, although the 202nd Army today did not dare to say that it was a fierce general, it was not a problem to randomly pick out ten or eight generals who could fight, but if he wanted to find people who had experience in internal affairs construction, he might not be able to find even one.

As the saying goes, it is easier to destroy than to build, and it is too simple to destroy a city, as long as a bunch of bombshells or aerial bombs go down, no matter how beautiful the city is, it will become a pile of ruins, but if you want to build a beautiful and rich city on a pile of ruins, so that the residents of the city can live and work in peace and contentment, there is too much work to be done, which is why since ancient times, civil officials and military generals rarely look at each other, construction and destruction are natural rivals.

He sighed and shook his head: "Junzao, you really stumped me now, our 202nd Army doesn't look at 50,000 or 60,000 horses, but most of them are old men who can only fight, and I really can't find someone who can manage the city." ”

"What are you looking for, it's hard to find three-legged toads these days, and two-legged people are all over the street." Su Jin pursed his lips, "We really don't have knowledgeable officials here, but Chongqing has it, I dare to say that as long as we shout, let alone ten or eight, even if they are eight hundred, they can get it for us, and our Chairman Jiang will never refuse such a good thing." ”

"That's just as well." Zhou Yusheng nodded in agreement, China's thousands of years of education has always emphasized "learning literature and martial arts, goods and the emperor's family", whether you are studying or practicing martial arts, the ultimate goal after learning is to serve the ruling class, if you can't get a job for yourself, you are embarrassed to say hello to people when you go out. This dilemma faced by the 202nd Army may make them scratch their heads a lot, but it is not a matter at all to put it on the Chongqing side, no matter what official positions you lack, people can help you fill these positions.

"But what if those people come and make some small moves in private? You also know the virtues of those people in these years, and we can't beat or scold these people, I'm afraid that they will ruin our good deeds. Zhou Yusheng was quick to raise his concerns.

"Who said you can't beat or scold." Su Jin showed a hideous look on his face: "Zhejiang was taken down by tens of thousands of soldiers of our 202nd Army at such a great price, if those people dare to stretch out their hands indiscriminately, I don't mind telling them what it means to have a human heart like an iron king and a ......furnace like a furnace."

After the two discussed for a long time, a telegram pierced the air and soon arrived in Chongqing, thousands of miles away.

In an official residence halfway up the mountain, Chairman Chiang sat upright in his office, and in front of them was a row of sofas on which more than a dozen important officials of the central government sit. These people include He Yingqin and Chen Cheng, who are in charge of military affairs, Kong Xiangxi, who is in charge of party affairs, Chen Lifu and Chen Guofu, brothers Chen Lifu, and Song Ziwen, who is in charge of the economy, and even Dai Li, who is engaged in intelligence, and Chen Bui, who is in charge of propaganda, also came.

Looking at the party-state elites sitting in front of him, Chairman Jiang cleared his throat, "Everyone, do you know the reason why you are called here today, Su Sansi just sent a telegram, they have recovered Zhejiang yesterday, and completely annihilated more than 20,000 Japanese troops in the 103rd Division and the 82nd Brigade of the Japanese Army, this victory is unprecedented, he has greatly inspired the victory of our Chinese army and people, and let the whole world see the combat effectiveness of the national army, which is extremely beneficial to improving the image of our country. ”

Speaking of this, Chairman Jiang's emaciated face was full of excitement, and this period of time was a good thing for him. First of all, Xue Yue won a battle in Changsha, not only defending the important town of Changsha, but also annihilating tens of thousands of Japanese troops. Now Su Jin led his troops to counterattack into Zhejiang, and just yesterday even the US envoy plenipotentiary to China, Jensen, sent him a congratulatory telegram, which made him feel a big light on his face and a little satisfaction of his vanity.

The boss was so happy, and his subordinates naturally couldn't help but follow suit, Dai Li immediately followed and said: "Report to the principal, the students still haven't had time to report to you, according to the report of the spies stationed in Zhejiang, the Japanese have sent agents to Hengzhou and Jinhua like crazy in recent days, and the men and horses of the 202nd Army alone have captured or killed dozens of people, and the people of our military command have also captured a group of people, and I ask the principal for instructions on how to deal with them." ”

"Oh...... And what's going on? Chairman Jiang looked at Dai Li strangely, "What are the Japanese sending so many agents to Zhejiang for?" ”

Dai Li said with a wry smile: "It's not for Su Jin, this guy captured the major general of the 82nd Brigade a few days ago, and the brigade commander Iwasaki Taro didn't know what means he used, and Iwasaki Taro actually surrendered." This is not counting, Su Jin also organized hundreds of captured Japanese prisoners, set up a Japanese protector army, and let a captured Japanese soldier Cao be the lieutenant, Iwasaki Taro, a dignified Japanese major general, was actually appointed by him as a major general, and openly shouted the slogan of counterattacking Japan, where can those good-faced Japanese still endure it, this is not desperate to send agents to kill Iwasaki Taro and the Japanese protector army, even if nearly 100 people have died for this, they have not stopped, and they have held back enough strength to continue to send people. ”

Hearing this, Chairman Jiang and everyone present were stunned, they never dreamed that there would be such a thing. After being silent in the office for a long time, a burst of laughter suddenly erupted, and the laughter was so loud that the guards standing at the door all looked at each other, not knowing what was going on in the office, so that the big guys inside laughed so badly.

Chen Lifu, who was the Minister of Education at the time, smiled back and forth, and Chen Bui, who was sitting next to him, was about to burst into tears, and the people around him were probably like this.

Although Chairman Jiang was not so out of shape, he also forced a smile and snorted coldly: "Nonsense...... What nonsense! ”

After a long while, everyone's laughter slowly subsided, and Chen Cheng couldn't help but smile and asked Dai Li: "Yunong, this Iwasaki Taro was originally a major general, but now he was appointed as a young general by Su Sansi, and he was demoted three levels in a row all of a sudden, can he be happy?" ”

"What if he's not happy?" Dai Li said with emotion: "Now his life and death have been controlled by Su Jin, and Su Jin also said that if he doesn't agree, he will send Iwasaki Taro to the mine to work as a coolie until he dies, and Iwasaki Taro can only agree in order to survive." ”

"Such a means is not the work of a gentleman." He Yingqin on the side snorted coldly and said, "I heard that this Iwasaki Taro was originally captured by an officer of our military and political department, but he was forcibly robbed by Su Jin's people on the way. Not only did he not escort people to Chongqing, but he also made such a mess, which is really unreasonable, I think he should send a telegram to reprimand him. ”

Everyone looked at He Yingqin's gaze and suddenly became a little strange, this guy seems to really hate Su Jin, people have just recovered Jinhua, if you don't praise it, you still have to send a telegram to reprimand you, are you full of hay in your head?

At this time, even Chairman Jiang couldn't listen to it anymore, he waved his hand and said: "Forget it, it is inevitable that young people will be impulsive, let's not force it, as the Minister of Military Affairs, you should be broad-minded, and don't treat your subordinates so harshly, in this case, who else will serve the party and the country!" ”

"Yes!" He Yingqin lowered his head and answered, but there was no frustration on his face. Chen Guofu, who was the chairman of the Farmers Bank at the time, glanced at He Yingqin, but secretly admired this guy's cunning. Since Su Jin began to emerge, Chen Cheng, Chen Bui and the bigwigs of the Kuomintang have all looked at Su Jin differently, only He Yingqin has been tirelessly talking bad about Su Jin against him, looking as if he is brainless, but in fact, his behavior has indeed secretly touched Chairman Jiang's mind, after all, Su Jin, a non-Whampoa guy, has risen too fast, no matter how much credit he makes, in Chairman Jiang's heart, he is an unusable outsider, so he needs someone to be by his side to remind him from time to time, And He Yingqin fits this role.

After saying this, Chairman Jiang pondered for a while and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, Su Sansi also mentioned one thing in the telegram, that is, now that Hengzhou and Jinhua have just recovered, there is an urgent need for experienced officials to take up posts in these two places, and I hope that the central government will send officials to these places as soon as possible, I don't know what you think." ”

As soon as Chairman Chiang's words fell, the spirits of everyone present were shocked, and those words just now were of secondary importance to them, and only this was the greatest purpose for them to sit here today.

Kong Xiangxi hurriedly said: "The chairman of the committee is right, these things must be done quickly, now that the central finances are drying up day by day, it is difficult to continue, continue to open up new sources of finance, and after dispatching officials as soon as possible, they can also collect taxes as soon as possible, Zhejiang has been the land of fish and rice since ancient times, and the imperial court and the government are a major tax province, so we must grasp such a piece of fat in our hands." ”

"Well, Minister Kong said very well, Zhejiang has always been a major tax province for all generations of imperial courts, and the annual tax payment accounts for at least 20% of the whole of China, and we can't let it go no matter what." Everyone agreed.

For everyone's words, Chairman Jiang naturally agreed, not to mention that he was a native of Zhejiang, but his hometown was taken away by the Japanese, how could he be willing, but he then said: "But Su Jin put forward another condition, in view of the fact that the expenditure of the 202nd Army is too large, in order to feed so many men and horses under his command, he will withhold 20% of Zhejiang's taxes." ”

"What?"

"Twenty percent, he's kidding!"

Hearing this, everyone who was still excited immediately exploded. That's not a low requirement. Before the Anti-Japanese War, Zhejiang paid more than 60 million oceans in taxes every year, accounting for 25 percent of the income of the entire national government, and now even if it has been plagued by the Japanese for more than two years, the fiscal revenue cannot reach the historical level for a while, but once the whole province of Zhejiang is recovered, the annual tax should be at least 30 million, and Su Jin's mouth is 20 percent, which is 6 million, these guys naturally exploded.

"Chairman, this matter must not be allowed, local taxes should always be collected and distributed by the central government, he Su Sansi is a military commander who wants to open his mouth, this is not possible in any case, we must resolutely refute this kind of behavior!" Kong Xiangxi was the first to jump out and refuted excitedly.

He Yingqin also said: "Throughout the dynasties, there has never been such an example, this matter is absolutely impossible. ”

"yes, 20 percent is too much, in my opinion, just give 2 percent!" Chen Bui couldn't help but speak up.

"Do you all think so?" Chairman Jiang asked the crowd quietly.

At this time, Chen Cheng spoke, and I saw him slowly stand up and say to Kong Xiangxi: "Dean Kong, now is not a question of whether we agree or not. Su Jin only informed us, but not to ask us, you must know that now Hengzhou and Jinhua are under his control, if he is not happy not to give a penny to the central government, or he withdraws from Zhejiang in anger, what will we do then? Shall we send someone to the Japanese? ”

"This ......"

Hearing this, Kong Xiangxi, who shouted the most, came back to his senses for a while. Yes, the current Zhejiang is in the hands of Su Jin, and it is already very face-saving for people to send a telegram asking the central government to send someone to take over, after all, Zhejiang is personally defeated, you have to have the ability to regain the lost land, what else do you want?

Looking at Kong Xiangxi, who was speechless, Chen Cheng sneered in his heart. This guy is used to monopolizing power in the Executive Yuan and the Ministry of Finance, and has always pursued the doctrine of taking it, but now he has hit a nail.

However, Chairman Jiang and Dean Kong are relatives after all, and seeing that he was a little embarrassed, he hurriedly relieved the siege and said: "Everyone, now most of Zhejiang is still in the hands of the Japanese, and I don't know how much blood of soldiers will have to be sacrificed if you want to recover the whole territory of Zhejiang. ”

As soon as everyone heard it, what else could we say about our subordinates, we could only agree, and it wouldn't work if we didn't agree, Zhejiang hadn't recovered the whole territory yet, everyone was arguing here, and it wasn't embarrassing enough to spread it.

After discussing for a while, everyone finally proposed a plan, appointing Zhang Zhizhong as the chairman of Zhejiang Province, responsible for presiding over the government affairs of the whole territory of Zhejiang, and the military aspect was naturally still presided over by Su Jin, which could not help them not to be unified, after all, they were dumbfounded if they really annoyed others now. As long as the whole territory of Zhejiang is recovered, the aid of the Americans will continue to flow into the interior through the port, and then it will be the time for them to make a windfall.

Chongqing's decision was quickly sent to Su Jin's hands through a telegram, looking at the telegram in his hand, Su Jin couldn't help but be happy, and said to Zhou Yusheng beside him: "Yo, it seems that Chongqing has really made up its mind this time and actually sent him out." ”

Zhou Yusheng also nodded and said, "It is indeed the most suitable for General Wen Bai to serve as the chairman of Zhejiang Province. ”

It's no wonder that Su Jin and Zhou Yusheng said this, to say that within the Kuomintang * Kuomintang, there are many people who can fight wars and manage internal affairs, but there are not many people who can fight wars and govern internal affairs. Because of the poverty of his family when he was a teenager, he wandered around for the next six years, worked as an apprentice in a shop, worked as a policeman, studied in a military school, and fought in a general. It's just that in Su Jin's view, this General Zhang's talent in governing internal affairs is much higher than his military talent, and he still welcomes his arrival.

Su Jin smiled at Zhou Yusheng and said: "It seems that Chongqing is still very generous to them, and even 20% of the tax is reserved for us to be this condition, full of sincerity!" ”

"They don't promise to do it, now it's not a moment away from recovering the whole territory of Zhejiang, it annoys us, and they can only be dumbfounded when we let go." Zhou Yusheng shook his head disapprovingly, and then said: "But then again, the Internet of the 348th and 349th Divisions of Jinhua this attack is not small, I took a look at the casualty reports they reported, we killed more than 2,600 people in this battle, and more than 5,700 people were seriously injured, of which more than 1,000 people will never be able to serve as soldiers in the future, and the losses are not small." ”

"There is no immortal in war." Su Jin sighed and said: "It's already very good that we can achieve such a result, you must know that the losses of the Japanese are several times that of us." But then we still have to stop for a while, we have to take a breath, and we have to prevent the counterattack of the old guy Tanaka Jiuchi, this time he suffered such a big loss, he will definitely not give up, so we have to do a good job of defense. ”

"No ......"

Zhou Yusheng shook his head and said: "Junzuo, I think that not only can we not rest now, but we should take advantage of this time to continue to attack the Japanese army, and recover Hangzhou, Wenzhou and other places in one fell swoop before the Japanese have yet to react, otherwise it will be much more difficult for the Japanese to recover Zhejiang when they are relieved!" ”

Looking at Zhou Yusheng's positive expression, Su Jin fell silent, he thought for a while before he let out a long breath and said: "Brother Chi Yu, it is indeed my negligence, just considering my own difficulties, but I didn't expect that the Japanese would be more difficult than us, and I almost broke the big thing!" ”

After Zhou Yusheng's reminder, Su Jin realized that in fact, it is not only his own difficulties now, Tanaka Jiuichi is even more difficult than himself, the main force of the 23rd Army in Zhejiang is now almost beaten by himself, and now is the time when they are the weakest, and there is no better chance than now if they want to recover the entire territory of Zhejiang. (To be continued.) )