"Whether or not to hire a Japanese officer as a military adviser is a matter of great importance, and I will have to consult with my father before I can decide. However, I would like to thank Mr. Kimura for being so concerned about my Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army. Wang Mo said casually.

Kimura Shinsuke has lived in China for many years and is a China expert, and immediately heard Wang Mo's undisguised perfunctory, his face couldn't help but change slightly, and he held back the anger in his heart and said: "Then I will wait for Wang Sang's good news, I believe that Wang Sang will definitely live up to his friendship with my Great Japanese Empire." ”

Or can't you resist a subtle threat?

Damn, we have to get a special intelligence team out as soon as possible, and we can't let little Japan be so rampant.

Wang Mo was made angry by Kimura Shinsuke's little Japan, and even if there are no conditions, he has to create conditions to form a special intelligence group to deal a good blow to the arrogance of Japanese spies.

After Kimura Shinsuke left, the envoys of the rest of the forces also left one after another, and then Wang Mo was called by Wang Haoshan to the study to discuss where the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army should go.

"Mo'er, there is news that the Chengdu Military Government and the Shu Military Government in Chongqing are going to merge and reunify, and we are afraid that the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army will be very troublesome." Wang Haoshan was worried, and was obviously pessimistic about whether the southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army would be able to maintain its independent status after the merger of the Chengdu and Chongqing military governments.

Wang Mo smiled lightly: "Father, you are too worried, these days, someone with a gun is the king of grass." After the merger of the Chengdu and Chongqing military governments, we just need to ask them for a number. How it was before, and how it will be now. Now the key is which side we are on. ”

Hearing this, Wang Haoshan's frowning brows eased slightly: "Those people in Luzhou City hope that our Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army will stand on the side of Chongqing, and they say that they can introduce me to the Alliance." ”

The current situation in Sichuan is that most of the Chongqing military government are revolutionaries, while most of the Chengdu military government are military leaders and gentry.

However, with the country's north-south peace talks imminent, Sichuan naturally has to conform to the overall situation and cannot continue to split like this. Reunification by force cannot be resolved in a moment, so reunification at the negotiating table has become inevitable. In order to gain an advantage in the Sichuan military government after reunification, Chengdu and Chongqing naturally had to compete with each other to encircle all sides.

"What kind of alliance, it doesn't necessarily have anything good to bear this name." Wang Mo disdained this, the so-called alliance, in addition to infighting, is assassination, and the membership is even more chaotic, and any ruffian and hooligan can carry the brand of the alliance.

"Then Mo'er, your consciousness is that we support Chengdu?" Wang Haoshan didn't really like this alliance that was going around to assassinate people.

Wang Mo nodded very dryly: "Yes, I think the strength of Chengdu is much stronger, no matter how the negotiations between Chengdu and Chongqing are, in the end, it must be the barrel of the gun that has the final say." Yin Changheng's subordinates actually held several divisions of soldiers and horses, while the revolutionaries in Chongqing did not really control the military force, but only used the alliance to win over the local army leaders. After the merger and reunification of the two military governments, as long as Yin Changheng uses some means to pull away the troops in Chongqing, those revolutionaries are not at the mercy of others? ”

Wang Haoshan suddenly realized, slapped his thigh, and said: "Yes, or Mo'er, you are right, no matter how powerful the beak cannon is, there is a bird to use, and at the critical time, it is not the gun in the hand that has the final say." It's so decided, contact Chengdu, our Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army supports Yin Dudu! ”

A few days later, the southern Sichuan military government in Luzhou was dissolved, and the Chengdu military government and the Shu military government in Chongqing began peace negotiations to negotiate the establishment of a new Sichuan military government, and Wang Haoshan, on behalf of the southern Sichuan revolutionary army, publicly expressed his support for Yin Changheng as the governor of the new Sichuan military government.

Suburb of Fushun, special training camp camp.

Hundreds of elite soldiers selected from all over the army are undergoing rigorous special training in the special training camp, which is much larger than when Wang Mo trained the first batch of wolf special combat members.

The special training camp has long been unrecognizable, and all kinds of training facilities have been built, and there is no trace of the barren mountains and mountains at the beginning.

Wang Mo walked all the way and watched the various trainings being carried out in the special training camp, Lu Dayong, Li Jian and Zhang Wei followed closely behind him, and reported the specific situation of the training all the way.

"This time, the special combat team will be expanded into a special operations battalion, and all three of your squads will be expanded to a company-level establishment. After the expansion, what kind of soldiers you can have depends on what kind of soldiers you can train these soldiers into this special training camp. Wang Mo informed Lu Dayong, Li Jian, and Zhang Wei of the news they had been waiting for.

Sure enough, when they heard that the special combat team had been expanded into a special operations battalion, the three of them were overjoyed and replied in unison: "Don't worry, young marshal, you will do your best!" ”

In order to have more high-quality soldiers, Wang Mo had no doubt that they would train these candidates in the special training camp to the death.

"I'm going to Shanghai in a few days, Lu Dayong, you take the first team with you and be responsible for the escort." Wang Mo explained again, of course, he had to take a special combat team with him when he went to Shanghai, and he could deal with emergencies.

Lu Dayong was very happy to be selected to accompany him to Shanghai, and glanced at Li Jian and Zhang Wei quite proudly, and then responded: "Yes, young marshal!" ”

Wang Mo checked the various training subjects of the special training camp, put forward some rectification instructions from time to time, and set standards and requirements for each training subject, before leaving the special training camp and going to visit the Ziliujing Lin family.

The young marshal of the Southern Sichuan Revolutionary Army, who held the power of life and death in the artesian well area, came to visit, and the Lin family naturally did not dare to slack off, and the Lin family personally greeted him. What made Wang Mo more strange was that he didn't see Lin Yun'er appear.

The Lin couple has an elegant temperament, and they do not have the slightest philistine atmosphere of a big salt merchant, which makes people know at a glance that they are self-cultivation intellectuals.

"The young marshal saved the little girl's life, and our husband and wife are very grateful!" Father Lin Bowen said that he was going to bow down and thank him.

Wang Mo, as a junior, how dare he accept this salute, so he hurriedly avoided Lin Bowen's bowing and said: "Uncle is polite, it's just a gesture, uncle is like this, the younger generation really doesn't dare to be." ”

Wang Mo's posture was very low, and Lin Bowen and his wife were also very grateful to Wang Mo for saving Lin Xue'er, so the conversation between the two sides was still very pleasant.

After chatting for a while, Wang Mo learned that Lin Bowen and his wife both went to Yale University in the United States to study at their own expense, one studied chemistry and the other studied medicine, both of them are high-level talents, and it is really a waste to sell salt in southern Sichuan.

"Uncle and aunt, I don't know if Miss Lin Yun'er has mentioned to you that I am building Western-style primary schools in various parts of southern Sichuan?" Wang Mo saw the right time to provoke the topic of building a school.

High-level intellectuals like Mr. and Mrs. Lin Bowen naturally understand the importance of education. Lin Bowen nodded appreciatively and said, "These days, I have heard Yun'er talk about the primary school. Shu is poor and backward, most of the people of Sichuan are illiterate, and the young marshal attaches so much importance to education, which is really a blessing for the people of Sichuan. ”

Lin's mother, Feng Qianqian, said with a smile: "Yun'er, this girl is not on the right track on weekdays, and the preparation for the construction of a Western-style primary school is very important, this girl didn't cause you any trouble, right?" ”

Wang Mo hurriedly said: "No, no, if it weren't for Miss Lin's help, this Western-style primary school would not be so easy to run." The only three teachers are all classmates of Miss Lin at the Chengdu Women's Normal School. ”

"Only three instructors? If, according to what you said before, every county town should build a Western-style primary school, then I am afraid that these few teachers are still far from enough. Lin Bowen is still very concerned about the preparation of the primary school.

Wang Mo said with a bitter face: "I have opened the salary of the teachers in the primary school to 60 silver yuan per month, but I still can't recruit suitable teachers. Therefore, I plan to go to Shanghai in a few days to recruit a group of teachers with high salaries, otherwise this primary school will really not be able to run. ”

During the Republic of China, the salary of teachers was very high, the monthly salary of an ordinary policeman or a big-headed soldier was 2 silver dollars, the monthly salary of the county magistrate was 20 silver dollars, and the elementary school teacher could get 40 silver dollars. As for university professors, it is as high as more than 200 silver dollars.

Why are teachers paid so much?

The vast majority of people in this era are illiterate, and not everyone can afford to read. It is not surprising that people who have received higher education, have sufficient knowledge and qualifications to work as teachers, absolutely belong to the elite of the entire society, and have such a high salary.

Lin Bowen understood Wang Mo's difficulties very well, and said: "The atmosphere in Shu is relatively conservative, and there are many promising young people in Shanghai who have received a new education, so it is a feasible way to recruit primary school teachers in Shanghai. ”

"Uncle, aunt, I have a reluctant request, and I hope you can agree." Wang Mo observed for a long time, felt that there should be hope, and finally made a request.

Lin Bowen and his wife glanced at each other with some confusion, but seeing that Wang Mo was Lin Xue'er's life-saving benefactor, and his posture was so low, Lin Bowen said: "If the young marshal has any instructions, just say it, as long as we can help, we will do our best." ”

"Uncle and aunt, I won't tell you anything, it's okay for me to lead troops to fight, this school is purely to catch ducks on the shelves. If I can, I would like to ask my uncle and aunt to be our education envoys in southern Sichuan, and oversee all education matters in southern Sichuan. Wang Mo looked at the Lin couple expectantly, what he said was indeed what he said in his heart, let him lead the troops to fight, and running a school to educate people can only be misguided.

Lin Bowen and his wife were very surprised that Wang Mo asked them to serve as the education envoys in southern Sichuan, and they were stunned on the spot without the slightest preparation.

In terms of knowledge, of course, Lin Bowen and his wife have more than enough rubbing, but they never thought of becoming officials, and they were high-ranking officials equivalent to the Minister of Education in southern Sichuan, so they didn't know what to say for a while.

Wang Mo struck while the iron was hot and continued: "Uncle, uncle, why did you go abroad to study abroad in the first place, didn't you hope to return to China after completing your studies and apply what you have learned? Isn't it a waste for a high-level intellectual like you to be a salt dealer? Moreover, running a school and educating people is a major event that will benefit the present and the future. Without education, how can we rejuvenate Sichuan, and without education, how can we rejuvenate the country? For the sake of the future of our people in Shudi and Sichuan, I implore my uncle and aunt to serve as the special envoy for education in southern Sichuan. ”

Educating to rejuvenate Sichuan and rejuvenate the country through education is not something that a local warlord who only knows how to loot places and go around to war and grab territory can say.

Lin Bowen and his wife also had to be moved by the concept of "rejuvenating Sichuan through education and rejuvenating the country through education".