Chapter 84 Tree Rings

After the lively and lively old calendar year, the Zhoucun Detective Brigade was expanded to have 4 brigades under its jurisdiction, each with a number of 300 people, equivalent to the battalion level. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 infoWang Erniu was promoted from captain to commander "regiment leader". Since it was a secret expansion, it was not appropriate to make a public announcement, and the troops lined up in the courtyard behind the county office, and the commander Wang Erniu stood in front of the queue to announce the candidates for the captains of the various brigades, squadrons, and squads. The vast majority of these newly appointed leaders are the backbone of the students who graduated from the first phase of the Jiangwutang in the southern suburbs.

After Wang Erniu announced his appointment, he ordered the first team to be stationed in Zhoucun County, the second team to be stationed in Beijiao Town on the east side, the third team to be stationed in Changshan Town in the north, and the fourth team to be stationed in Haosheng Town on the west side. There is a student team stationed in the southern suburbs of the town, don't worry. The purpose of dispersing troops is to hide people's eyes and ears and not to arouse suspicion. At present, the revolutionary party in the south is surging, and the north is also in flames. Therefore, it is normal for all localities to strengthen their armed forces.

The revolutionary party rebelled frequently, and the Qing court also expanded its military force. Taking the Daqing Army as an example, the new army, which is currently under the command of the War Department, has been expanded to 26 towns. Among them, the 5th town of the army was stationed in Shandong, which was established in 1905 and was mainly distributed in Jinan and Weifang.

At this time, Yan Jiakang, Hu Boyong, Shan Feng and others were located in a three-story building in the county government, and they could check the queue at a glance. After the teams were disbanded, Shan Feng said: "Brother Ge, according to your orders, the second phase of the martial arts hall students will all infiltrate into the 5th town of the army, and the highest military rank is company officer. At present, He Zhi's mine protection team is also expanding with the permission of Lord Li, with a strength of 1,500 people. ā€

"How is Wang Kun's situation? Some of the trainees of the first phase of the lecture hall have already been put in place, and it is planned to secretly form an independent 3rd regiment in May, with a number of 2,000 people, and the German arms dealers promised that the guns and ammunition would arrive in May. In addition, I have informed Li Zhong to be ready to be dispatched at any time. Hu Boyong said: "At present, the revolutionary party is making a lot of trouble in Jinan City, and the governor has ordered all efforts to arrest the revolutionary party, and I am afraid that they will come to us to make trouble." ā€

"Brother Ge, do you want to strengthen your vigilance!" "There's no need, leave them alone as long as they don't riot with arms. It is in our interest to incite the people to oppose the Qing Dynasty, and perhaps the opportunity will arise this year, so we need to step up our preparations. "According to the information provided by Wuhan and Guangzhou, it has been analyzed that there may be a military riot in these two places." "Most likely, if there is a military coup. It is undoubtedly the fuse, and I am waiting for the opportunity to make a big difference. Shan Feng, you quickly go to Jinan to sit there and deliver news at any time. ā€

When Yan Jiakang and others were planning, Zhou Hui, editor-in-chief of Zhoucun Daily, said with a radiant spirit: "Ms. Li, at present, the anti-Qing tide is surging all over the country, the time is ripe for armed riots in the south, and the League is brewing an uprising in Guangzhou. Guangzhou is at the forefront of the anti-Qing movement, don't hesitate, please follow me. Li Moxin's expression was uncertain. Ms. Li, although Lingfu is capable and has a patriotic heart, he is a lackey of the Qing court after all, you have to see this clearly. ā€

For a long time, Mo Xin said: "Mr. Zhou, it is my wish to go to the south to join the alliance camp, but I don't want to hurt my family." My father and husband are both officials of the imperial court, and if I openly defect to the Alliance, I will inevitably implicate them and even invite death. Mr. Zhou, I ask for a pseudonym, not to disclose my identity. "Ms. Li, the Alliance needs your talent to awaken your fellow women. Please rest assured that your name and identity will be kept strictly confidential and will not harm your family. ā€

In Moxin's room, the personal maid was packing up and putting her clothes into a suitcase. Li Moxin shed tears as she wrote the letter, and soon the letter was finished and put into an envelope, and then placed in a conspicuous place on the dresser. "Madam, do you want to tell Xiaoyu?" "If she knew that I had run away from home without permission, she would definitely stop me, and we wouldn't be able to leave." "Ma'am, the train arrives in an hour, it's time to go." Li Moxin changed into men's clothes with tears in her eyes, looked at the living room where she had lived for several years, and said silently in her heart: Yunfei, farewell to New China!

Li Moxin and the maid quietly went out through the back door, and a caravan was waiting outside. Zhou Hui took the suitcase and glanced left and right, then urged Li Moxin to get into the car. Soon, their figures appeared on the platform, and a train entered the station. After the train started, Li Moxin looked in the direction of the county government through the window in the box, and tears flowed out again. When the maid saw that her wife was sad, she couldn't help shedding tears. Zhou Hui understood her inseparable mood, and said that it was useless to remain silent.

At dusk, Yan Jiakang, Hu Boyong, and Shan Feng hurried back from the southern suburbs of the martial arts hall. Today is the day of the establishment of the Wutang Artillery Class, and Yan Jiakang must be present. He planned to have dinner with the students of the artillery class in the evening to get in touch with each other. But Wen Qing sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that there was an accident at home and asked him to return quickly. Wen Qing in front of the door looked anxious and waited with a pale face. "Wen Qing, what's going on at home?" Wen Qing saw that Yan Jiakang didn't say anything and turned around and left, and went directly into Mo Xin's room.

"Young master, Mo Xin ran away from home, this is the letter she left for you, I read the letter, she said to go to the south." Yan Jiakang was a little surprised, and hurriedly opened the letter to check, "How can Mo Xin be like this, she is usually well-read and reasonable, but she actually did something unethical," Wen Qing muttered. "Mo Xin went to the south to join the Alliance, although she didn't say it explicitly in the letter, but I can conclude it." Yan Jiakang's tone was understated, and he was actually not disgusted by Mo Xin's choice.

"Brother Ge, now it can be confirmed that Zhou Hui, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, is a member of the Alliance, and I wanted to check on him at that time, but now there is a problem!"

"The members of the alliance are everywhere and everywhere, even if Zhou Hui doesn't appear, Mo Xin will do the same, and the change is not unexpected." "Brother Ge, at 10 o'clock in the morning, a train happened to pass through Zhoucun, I guess they took a train to Qingdao, and then took a boat to the south, this route is the safest and safest. It seems that I can call Zibo to intercept them immediately! "Singlet pulls out and goes." Forget it, everyone has their own aspirations, even if you keep people, can you keep your heart? "Damn, the guy surnamed Zhou is not a good bird, I will immediately send someone to arrest him."

"You think he's going to stay and wait for you to catch the? Definitely gone together. Mo Xin said in the letter that she would not reveal her origin, and that changing her name and surname would at least not implicate us. She is going for her ideals, and it takes courage to break free from the shackles, and I hope her wish will come true. This matter must be kept absolutely confidential and not let outsiders know. Mr. Hu, Mo Xin said that the school and the newspaper have been settled, and if you go and tell them, you will say that the child is sick in his hometown, and Mo Xin has returned to his hometown. ā€

After Hu Boyong left, Shan Feng asked, "How can Master Li explain there?" "How long can I hide it, I will tell my father-in-law in person in the future." "Brother Ge, I'm relieved if you're very calm, I'll go to Jinan tomorrow morning, what else do you have to explain?" Yan Jiakang remembered something and asked, "Have you notified Wen Biao?" "I've been notified that he's coming next month." "In this case, you can rest assured to go to Jinan, and I will go to Zhaoyuan to have a look during this period. Right now, the Governor is too busy to pay special attention to me. ā€

After Shan Feng left, Yan Jiakang and Wen Qing returned to the room, and Wen Qing reflexively threw himself into his arms and sobbed. "What are you sad about Mo Xin running away from home?" "Can you not be sad? At the beginning, Mo Xin depended on you for life and death, but she didn't expect to leave you, this is all caused by your usual instigation, let her believe in the horse, is it difficult to abandon her husband and family in pursuit of women's rights? Wen Qing wiped away her tears and said dissatisfied. Wen Qing, let me ask you, have I usually restrained you? "No, but the slave family will never betray you, let alone run away from home!"

"Wen Qing, in fact, I am not annoyed that Mo Xin ran away, on the contrary, I am happy for her. It is her right to pursue women's rights and aspire to a better life, and since I advocate respect for women and encourage women to break through the old shackles, we must accept the reality. The world is changing, and ever-changing currents of thought are stirring up traditional ideas. If one day you leave me, I can accept it calmly. "Young master, what do you say, I don't care what changes, Wen Qing is your woman, and she will never leave you." Laugh with you, have fun with you, and accompany you for a lifetime. ā€

Wen Qing held Yan Jiakang in both hands, and pressed his face to his chest for fear that he would disappear. "Wen Qing, in fact, you don't know me, but you move me. Maybe one day I'll show up in a different face, and you'll feel strange. "No matter what you become, I will never leave you, life and death depend on you." "Wen Qing, you are different from Mo Xin, it must be very painful for her to take this step bravely, we have to understand her." "You are a man who stands up to the sky, Mo Xin will regret it in the future if you don't cherish it so much."

Wen Qing seemed to remember something and continued: "Young master, my garment factory has received a large number of orders to produce military uniforms for the army. However, the style of military uniforms is different from that of the new army, and the color of military uniforms is required to be grass green. "Where did you order it?" Yan Jiayasu asked knowingly. "It's a quartermaster from Jinan, who claims to be from the 5th town. The other side paid a fixed amount and demanded that 10,000 sets of military uniforms be delivered by mid-September. The order was received by Yuhuan, and the salary was very reasonable, and I had no objection. ā€

"It's a fool not to make money if you have money, and I won't refuse it." "But why did they find us, did they come at you, someone wanted to slap you?" "Maybe! I suggest that your garment factory expand its scale and hurry up to buy a batch of sewing machines, and there will be more and more such transactions in the future. "Now that there are more and more soldiers, I heard that there is chaos in the south, so there will be no war!" "It's hard to say, what should come will always come, and we have to be on guard."

"Wen Qing, I'm going to go on a long trip tomorrow, at least for two months." "Where are you going?" "Don't ask, you shouldn't know, there's a letter here, you give it to Wen Biao when he comes!" "Wen Biao and Xiaoyu are really embarrassed for them, husband and wife are like cowherds and weaver girls, they are sneaky when they meet once a month or two, I hope this kind of day will end soon." Wen Qing took the letter and sighed.