Chengdu, Overseer's Mansion.

It was rare for the overseer Yin Changheng not to deal with important military and political affairs in the military government, but set up a chessboard in the back garden of his mansion and played with great interest with Liu Cunhou, who came to visit.

Because Sichuan is located in a basin, it has foggy weather all year round. Today is a rare refreshing spring climate, warm sunshine, cool spring breeze, birds singing and flowers in the back garden of the Overseer's Mansion, fresh air, no wonder Overseer Yin has a chess game.

Liu Cunhou stared intently at the chessboard, calculating where to play next, and did not dare to slack off.

You must know that Yin Changheng is not one of those vulgar soldiers who don't have any ink in his belly, he is a serious professional background, and he has also studied abroad, and his cultural level is definitely not low. Although he is not proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, he is not weak in this game of Go.

"Hey! This ......" Liu Cunhou slapped his thigh in annoyance, and his carelessness actually led to the slaughter of Dalong.

Yin Changheng was obviously very complacent about his sneak attack just now, and said with a smile: "Jizhi, the soldiers are not tired of cheating." ”

Liu Cunhou thought hard for a while, but he couldn't find a remedy, so he could only admit defeat and say, "It's still the overseer!" ”

"One more game, I'll let you have two sons, how about it?" Yin Changheng seems to be in high spirits today.

How could Liu Cunhou say no, he had to accompany him to the end. So the two put away the black and white pieces on the board and started a new game.

At this time, Yin Changheng's adjutant walked into the back garden and leaned into Yin Changheng's ear and muttered a few words.

"What!" Yin Changheng didn't know what news he heard, so he accidentally knocked over the chess jar and spilled the white chess pieces on the ground.

"Overseer, what's wrong?" Liu Cunhou was also greatly surprised, it was rare to see the Overseer so shocked and out of shape, could it be that something big had happened to the military government?

"A good thing, a great thing." Yin Changheng smiled a little excitedly, and couldn't help but confirm to the adjutant again, "Are you sure Wang Haoshan really agreed?" Is there any limit to how much we can buy at most? Are there any additional strings attached? ”

The adjutant replied solemnly: "Don't worry, the people below have spread the word that Wang Haoshan personally agreed, and there will definitely be no fake." Wang Haoshan didn't mention any additional conditions, but only raised the middleman's fee to 20% of the total transaction amount. ”

Yin Changheng frowned, two percent of the total transaction amount is not a small amount. If you buy millions of oceans of artillery, then you have to give Wang Haoshan 200,000 oceans for nothing, which can't help but make him feel pain.

Just thinking about it, he suddenly saw Liu Cunhou looking at him with a puzzled face, Yin Changheng remembered that Liu Cunhou still didn't know the specific news, so he explained: "That's the case, it's appropriate." A few days ago, Wang Haoshan reported to the military government to appoint his son Wang Mo as the head of the Chongqing Zhenfu Prefecture. Originally, I didn't expect Wang Haoshan to agree, but just now Xiao Liu reported that Wang Haoshan actually agreed to help us contact foreign arms dealers to buy a batch of artillery. ”

"What? Wang Haoshan actually agreed to help us buy artillery? Liu Cunhou was also shocked, he wanted to say whether Wang Haoshan had taken the wrong medicine, you must know that the southern Sichuan side and the Chengdu side will fight sooner or later in order to unify Sichuan, how can they help the opponent improve their strength?

"Suitable, tell me your opinion, will there be any calculation of Wang Haoshan behind this?" Yin Changheng asked.

"Overseer, I think that no matter what Wang Haoshan thinks or calculates, we don't have to pay attention to it. As long as we can buy artillery and strengthen our strength, then everything is worth it! Liu Cunhou clenched his fists with excitement, he had long coveted the powerful artillery of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army.

Yin Changheng nodded and said: "It's also true, any calculation is false, only the strength in your hand is the last word." That is, Wang Haoshan wants to use 20% of the total transaction amount as a middleman fee, which is too expensive. If it weren't for the fact that their arms procurement channels were too mysterious to be found out, otherwise we wouldn't have to go through them, and we would have personally gone to contact the foreign arms dealers. ”

"Overseer, if there is no benefit, Wang Haoshan will definitely not help us buy artillery even if he is dizzy. We must close the deal as soon as possible, lest he come to his senses and regret it. Liu Cunhou persuaded him.

"Okay, I'll immediately order to go down and raise funds urgently." Yin Changheng didn't think about it for long before deciding.

There is no way, at this time, the foreigners led by the British support Yuan Shikai, and support the Beiyang Group in all aspects from capital, arms and diplomacy, and will not sell heavy weapons such as artillery to local warlords in a short period of time. In particular, Sichuan is located inland, and arms smuggling is difficult, and it is really impossible to buy a large number of artillery pieces even if you wield real money.

It is rare that Wang Haoshan is dizzy and agrees to help buy a large number of artillery, of course Yin Changheng will not let go of such a good opportunity, and he will definitely raise enough funds to sell iron.

Yin Changheng's idea can be said to be in Wang Mo's arms, Wang Mo can't wait to empty Yin Changheng's pocket, and the military expenses of the Chongqing Independent Division still have to fall on him.

The two sides have the intention of having a concubine, and they really hit it off.

Yin Changheng eventually raised 1.2 million oceans, one million oceans for the purchase of artillery and shells, and 200,000 oceans as a middleman benefit fee paid to the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army. One million oceans sounds like a lot, but in fact a total of 20 Stoke trench mortars and 40 50mm field guns were bought, plus 300,000 oceans of artillery shells.

As for artillery with a caliber of 75mm or above, although Yin Changheng was very greedy, he couldn't afford it at all. But being able to buy a 50mm field gun and a mortar that he has never heard of even internationally is very satisfying for him.

Thanks to Yin Changheng, he didn't know the true details of this arms deal, otherwise if he knew that Wang Mo had earned at least 600,000 oceans in the middle, plus an additional 200,000 oceans middleman benefit fee, I am afraid that he would be so angry that he would immediately lead the army to fight Wang Mo to the end.

800,000 oceans were so easily obtained, and such amazing profits, Wang Mo almost wanted to spread the news, make a big deal of the arms business, and make him a lot of money.

However, when Wang Mo calmed down and thought about the current small body of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army, it was absolutely impossible to withstand the joint strangulation of the Beiyang Group and the foreigner arms dealers, and he immediately became agitated, and he could only give up the unrealistic idea of doing a big arms business.

With the military funds in hand, Wang Mo naturally had to leave for Chongqing to take up his post, and set up and train the Chongqing Independent Division as soon as possible.

Luzhou City, the courtyard of the royal family.

In the small courtyard where Wang Mo lived, more than a dozen servants and maidservants were busy back and forth, and Wang Mo's mother personally commanded the servants and maidservants to pack Wang Mo's luggage.

"Mom Zhang, what about the blue gown I made for the young master last month, find it out and bring it to the young master." Mrs. Wang personally packed Wang Mo's luggage while directing a group of subordinates to work.

The mother of the child is worried, this sentence is not false at all. Although Chongqing is not far from Luzhou, and the water and land routes are only three or four days, Mrs. Wang still shows great reluctance and care for her son's departure.

"Mother, I don't have to pack so many clothes, I can't wear them. Besides, I usually wear a military uniform. Wang Mo smiled helplessly, the big wooden rattan box contained at least a dozen sets of clothes.

"What military uniform to wear, wearing military uniform, you know all day that you want to fight. Mo'er, my mother can tell you that you are not allowed to think about the war all day long, just let your father solve these things! "Mrs. Wang can't see her son go to the battlefield, a while ago, Wang Mo led a few hundred people from the special operations battalion to attack and harass the 30,000 army, which made her so worried that she couldn't eat all day, because she hadn't given Wang Haoshan a good face since the war.

Facing his mother, who cared for him, Wang Mo dared to fight back, so he had to respond repeatedly: "Yes...... Be...... Mother, don't worry, I only went to Chongqing to deal with the government affairs of the Zhenfu Mansion, and I just trained the soldiers, and I definitely have no chance to go to the battlefield. ”

Although Wang Mo swore so promised, Mrs. Wang was still a little uneasy, and said: "Mo'er, or you don't go to Chongqing, I'll talk to your father, and send someone else to go, okay?" ”

Wang Mo shook his head: "Mother, I'm afraid this won't work." You don't know, the position of the head of the Chongqing Zhenfu Mansion is on an equal footing with the position of the head of the Daddy Chuannan Zhenfu Mansion, and if you change someone, it is likely that there will be a big mess. ”

This is not Wang Mo's alarmism, in this era of changing the king's banner at the head of the city, the most difficult thing to control is people's hearts. Changing someone to take up the post of chief of the Chongqing Zhenfu Prefecture, even if he is a confidant who has followed Wang Haoshan for many years, may not be able to guarantee that this person will not breed ambitions because he is on one side, and then cause the division and decline of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army. In particular, it is necessary to set up a Chongqing Independent Division, such a military armed force that is not necessarily weaker than the 5th Division of the Sichuan Army, that is, the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army, which can only be controlled by Wang Mo.

Although Mrs. Wang didn't understand this, she could hear the firm attitude in her son's words, so she had to give up the idea of leaving her son at home, and said: "Okay, you must go to Chongqing, and your mother will not stop you, but you have to promise your mother a condition." ”

"What are the conditions, mother, you talk about it first, I will do it if it can be done." Wang Mo was a little confused about what kind of play his mother was going to do.

"You take Xue'er with you and go to Chongqing together." Mrs. Wang said, and then greeted Lin Xue'er, who was busy not far away, "Xue'er, come here." ”

When Lin Xue'er heard Mrs. Wang's greeting, she walked over silently, lowering her head and not daring to look at Wang Mo, her cheeks were slightly red, as if something made her feel very shy.

Wang Mo couldn't cry or laugh, and said: "Mother, I am going to Chongqing to take up a post, and I have to train soldiers, but I am not going to be a young master." ”

"I don't care, anyway, you have to take Cher with you, so it's good to have someone by your side. If you like, you can include Cher in your room. "Mrs. Wang spared no effort to stuff her son with women.

"Mother, what are you talking about!" Wang Mo's head was as big as a fight, but he couldn't help but glance at Lin Xue'er, only to see that the little girl's head was lowered, and her white and tender face was crimson.

Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "Don't look at it, I've already asked Xue'er, and Xue'er is also willing." What's the matter, now there is no objection to taking Cher to Chongqing with you? ”

His mother's joke made Wang Mo, who was already an uncle in mental age, feel embarrassed and had to flee.