No matter how the military, political, and business leaders in Nanjing and the ordinary people feel about Wang Mo, there is one thing that is the same, everyone admires Wang Mo from the bottom of their hearts for the bloody struggle against foreigners in Shandong to safeguard the country's sovereignty and interests.

The warm applause continued after Wang Mo got off the ship, and the citizens of Nanjing expressed their welcome to Wang Mo, the hero of the national war, in this way.

The area where the young students were located quickly erected large banners that read "Welcome the triumphant return of Young Marshal Wang" and shouted the slogan "Welcome the triumphant return of Young Marshal Wang" in unison.

The gong and drum corps organized by the Nanjing industrial and commercial circles followed suit with a welcome song and a fireworks salute.

For a time, the area around the pier was bustling with activity.

Faced with such a situation, Wang Mo is already accustomed to it. He has been in this era for so long, and it is not only him who is changing this era, but also this era is constantly changing him.

Wang Mo saluted and thanked the surrounding Nanjing citizens in a very elegant manner, and then Wang Haoshan and the others who were waiting on the pier walked over.

"Father, Mother!" Wang Mo came to Wang Haoshan and stood in front of him and saluted.

Seeing her son, who was thinking about her day and night, Mrs. Wang couldn't help her tears falling like raindrops, reached out and stroked Wang Mo's increasingly angular cheeks, and said, "Mo'er, you have lost weight and are dark, you didn't hurt yourself in the war in Shandong, right?" ”

Hearing his mother's caring words, Wang Mo's heart warmed, and he smiled slightly: "Mother, don't worry, just rely on those little oriental radish heads, they haven't hurt your son's ability." ”

These very narcissistic words made Mrs. Wang burst into tears and laughed, and said: "As long as you can, the bullets on the battlefield don't have eyes, no matter what, in the future, you can't run to the front line to fight silently like this time, do you hear?" ”

There is no reason to talk about a mother who cares for her son. Wang Mo had no choice but to nod his head hurriedly and responded: "Yes, yes, the child knows that he is wrong, everything should be obeyed by the mother's order!" ”

"Okay, let's talk about these parents' short words later." Wang Haoshan said, "Mo'er, come." Let me introduce you to it. ”

A group of senior officials and magnates of Nanjing's military, political and business people on the side couldn't help but want to know Wang Mo for a long time, and when they heard Wang Haoshan's words, they all rushed forward and greeted Wang Mo enthusiastically: "I've seen the young marshal!" ”

Previously, because of the need to maintain stability in the overall situation, officials at all levels of the Southern United Autonomous Government, unless they left their posts on their own initiative or committed major crimes, even former members of the People's Party, Wang Haoshan listened to Wang Mo's advice and did not make large-scale job transfers.

After the Battle of Qingdao, it did not mean the end of the war. On the contrary, from then on, the Beiyang Army could at any time take advantage of the weakness of the south before it had time to integrate.

The top priority at the moment is to reorganize the army to defend against Beiyang, and the government naturally wants to maintain stability in everything, and this time is not suitable for a major readjustment of officials at all levels of the autonomous government of the southern provinces.

However, these officials are all human beings, and they know very well that the current situation is only to be maintained temporarily in order to take care of the overall situation, and the official hat on their heads may not be taken off at some point.

Because of this. These officials came to greet Wang Mo so blindly, hoping to get into the eyes of the young marshal. was able to squeeze into the camp of the royal family's forces.

Wang Mo also understood the thoughts of these military and political officials, not only did he not care, but he smiled undiminished and bowed back to everyone.

"Mo'er, this is the current mayor of Nanjing, Wang Kefeng, Mayor Wang. After our Sichuan army entered Nanjing, there was Mayor Wang to maintain order in Nanjing. Only then will the city be orderly and the people will be stable. Wang Haoshan introduced to Wang Mo.

As soon as he heard Wang Haoshan's words, Wang Mo knew that this Mayor Wang had voted for him from the Kuomintang and was sparing no effort to get closer to their Wang family.

Wang Kefeng was a very wealthy middle-aged man, and hurriedly bowed to Wang Mo with a smile. said: "The lowly Wang Kefeng has seen the young marshal!" ”

If Wang Mo had just come to this era, he would never give such a typical speculative bureaucrat any good face, and he had always been extremely disgusted with this kind of opportunistic bureaucrats.

Of course, the current Wang Mo does not have his likes and dislikes on his face as clearly as before, and with the growth of his powerful position, the city government has tempered it a little.

Wang Mo smiled faintly, nodded, and said: "Mayor Wang's work is effective and the results are remarkable, and the citizens of Nanjing can live and work in peace and contentment, and Mayor Wang is indispensable." ”

Wang Mo knows very well in his heart that in the current situation in the south, people like Wang Kefeng should not only be used, but also reused, which can just set an example to reassure the hearts of officials in the southern provinces.

Again, stability is the big picture now, and chaos must be avoided due to fluctuations caused by power changes.

Wang Mo's simple praise made Wang Kefeng ecstatic, and he said excitedly: "The young marshal is too prereputable, this is the duty of the humble position, I really don't dare to praise the young marshal!" ”

Subsequently, Wang Haoshan successively introduced to Wang Mo the senior military and political officials of the Nanjing United Autonomous Government.

Wang Mo didn't put on any young marshal shelf, smiled and bowed to everyone one by one, and said some words of affirmation and praise from time to time, which made the officials who had always been worried about their fate finally let go of their hanging hearts.

"The demeanor of the young marshal, I really didn't say it."

"I've always heard that the young marshal who commands the army is a soldier with a very tough style, but now it doesn't seem like that."

"That's good, although it is said that he was once a son of heaven and a courtier, but looking at the meaning of the young marshal, he should not make a big move."

Looking at the modest and polite Wang Mo, a group of high-ranking officials and magnates of the autonomous government of the Southern United Province whispered and discussed, and their worries about Wang Mo were greatly reduced.

After Wang Haoshan led the Sichuan army to sweep away the forces of the People's Party, he did not follow Sun Yat-sen to Japan, and the officials in the southern provinces who remained in office were either marginal figures of the Kuomintang, speculative local forces, or wall grass and soy sauce people who fell with the wind.

For these people, as long as their interests can be guaranteed, they don't care whether the top of the power pyramid is the KMT, the Wang family, or Beiyang.

For the sake of the stability of the southern provinces, Wang Mo is also not in a hurry to rectify the provincial governments, the first thing he wants to control is always the military power, so he will greet these high-ranking officials and magnates in such a polite manner.

"Mo'er, let me introduce to you, this is the chief of general staff of Xu Chongzhi of our Southern United Provincial Autonomous Government. The Kuomintang troops surrendered a lot of troops thanks to Xu An's appeasement, so there was no chaos. Wang Haoshan solemnly introduced to Wang Mo.

Hearing Xu Chongzhi's name, Wang Mo suddenly looked solemn, this chief of general staff is a rare military talent in the People's Party.

Xu Chongzhi did not show any arrogance or resentment, after all, he also knew very well that the fate of the surrender of the troops of the Kuomintang was directly in the hands of Wang Mo, so he immediately gave Wang Mo a military salute and said solemnly: "See the young marshal!" ”

Wang Mo returned a military salute and said with a smile: "Chief of General Staff Xu doesn't have to be polite. Chief of General Staff Hsu was very admirable for his ability to take into account the overall situation and do his best to appease the various units of the Kuomintang to surrender troops and extinguish the flames of war. ”

Xu Chongzhi was not happy at all with such a compliment, but looked gloomy, looked at Wang Mo with a complicated expression, opened his mouth slightly, and stopped talking, as if he wanted to say something but did not say it rashly.

As soon as he saw Xu Chongzhi's expression, Wang Mo probably guessed his thoughts, so he said: "Regarding the placement of troops from various departments of the Kuomintang, Chief of General Staff Xu does not have to worry. I hereby solemnly promise to you that those who are willing to continue to serve in the army will be screened and reorganized into the military and police units on all fronts, and those who are unwilling to join the army can be arranged for work by the autonomous government, or they can be sent home with travel expenses. ”

Hearing this, Xu Chongzhi was immediately overjoyed: "Is what the young marshal said true? ”

Wang Mo nodded solemnly and said: "Of course, in two days, I will start to reorganize the military and police forces in the southern provinces, and I am afraid that I will need the strong support and assistance of Chief of General Staff Xu." ”

After the KMT's domestic power was completely wiped out, if there was anything else Xu Chongzhi cared about, it was, of course, the issue of the resettlement of the KMT's troops. Especially the Nanjing City Defense Force, which he personally integrated, he really didn't want to see these officers and soldiers who trusted him end well.

Afraid that Wang Mo would regret it, Xu Chongzhi hurriedly responded: "No problem, as long as the young marshal needs it, he will definitely do his best to cooperate." ”

With Xu Chongzhi's full cooperation, Wang Mo believed that the reorganization of the military and police forces in the southern provinces would reduce many unnecessary obstacles and troubles, so he was also very happy.

After introducing a number of high-ranking military and political officials of the autonomous government of the Southern United Provinces, Wang Haoshan introduced Wang Mo to the wealthy businessmen and squires who were important in the industrial and commercial circles in the south.

"Mo'er, let me solemnly introduce to you, this is Mr. Zhang Jianzhang, a former Qing Dynasty champion, former Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Republic of China, and a famous industrialist in Jiangsu and Zhejiang." Wang Haoshan's expression was solemn, and it could be seen that he respected Zhang Jian very much.

张謇 (jiǎn)?

Wang Mo was deeply impressed by this Zhang Jian, not because of anything else, but when he was a soldier in his previous life, when he saw this Zhang Jian in a history textbook, he would always mistakenly think that he had the same name and surname as Zhang Qian (qiān) who opened up the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty.

Of course, this Zhang Jian is not inferior to Zhang Qian, and he is also a generation of heroes of the Chinese nation.

Zhang Jian is not only a famous politician and educator, but also a world-famous industrialist, a pioneer in the field of cotton textiles in China, and has always advocated "industry to save the country".

Zhang Jian founded more than 20 enterprises and more than 370 schools in his lifetime, and made great contributions to the rise of China's national industry and the development of education, and was known as the "champion industrialist".

For such a person, Wang Mo dared to be lazy, and hurriedly stepped forward to bow down and said, "Wang Mo has seen Mr. Zhang. ”

Zhang Jian, who was over sixty years old, still looked radiant, bowed his head slightly, and said with a smile: "The old man is now just a businessman and a commoner, and the young marshal doesn't need to be polite." ”

"I very much agree with Mr. Zhang's idea of saving the country through industry, and if the Republic of China wants to become rich and strong and stand tall among the world's great powers, it must revitalize industry and commerce." Wang Mo said.

"Oh?" Zhang Jian was very surprised by this, but he didn't expect Wang Mo to be so respectful of his idea of "saving the country through industry". (To be continued......)