There were suddenly thousands of new troops with red armbands on the streets of Nanjing, and unlike the hundreds of thousands of civilian troops who were bombarding indiscriminately, their uniforms were all bright, and their horses were fat and fat, and they were very strong. Ten or eight of them were divided into small teams to maintain law and order on the streets of Nanjing. Seeing the people's army robbing shops and harassing the good people on the streets, they pressed down without saying a word, and then tied up the hooves upside down, and handed them over to the gendarmes for disposal.

The people's army was very unconvinced, and some wanted to shout, but looking at the shining bayonets of these people's new Mauser guns, as well as the murderous aura in their eyes, their desperate thoughts were reduced by half. Although the people's army is not good at fighting, its eyesight is not bad, and they know that there is absolutely no good fruit to eat if they fight hard, and these new troops, who have undergone several years of strict training, are far superior to the party and the people's army in terms of equipment, marksmanship, and assassination; if we talk about coordinated collective operations, there is no problem at all for a squad of the new army to fight a platoon of the people's army. The public order in Nanjing City has noticeably improved a lot within three days.

These new troops were none other than the Anhui Revolutionary Party regiment that Kuang Haishan had brought to Nanjing. In order to support the façade for Chai Dongliang, these people have changed into new military uniforms, and the junior officers used to wear cloth boots, but now they have changed to spurs and shiny leather boots. From the platoon commander and above, they are all equipped with war horses, and they are all meandering horses. Anyway, Chai Dongliang made a fortune in Yangzhou, and he didn't care about this little money.

The common people look at it, this Anhui Revolutionary Army is different from other armies, they speak kindly and politely, and they do not bother the people, and they never give less money to buy things, but there is a problem, salute before speaking, especially the officers are raising their swords, and they snap a straight before speaking, and then pull out the foreign knife, and the tip of the knife is erected in front of the bridge of the nose, which startles many people, thinking that these officials want to kill.

The one million oceans that Chai Dongliang sent to Nanjing were spent by the temporary political axe in three or two days, and more than 100,000 people's soldiers were paid two yuan each. The boss of the soldiers of the People's Army was not happy, they were all owed three months' salary, and the money was not enough to go to the hall to fight a tea party, when they were recruited as soldiers, they said that they would pay ten yuan a month. Now just take such a couple of jujubes and send them away? The generals of the People's Army took their subordinates one after another to find their superiors to theorize, and the troubles came one after another, and finally the rebels surrounded the Ministry of Finance, asking the head of the temporary political axe to come out and give an explanation. The Ministry of Finance had to sweep the treasury and add another dollar to each person, but the People's Army was still indignant.

Nanjing Confucius Temple is on the edge of the Qinhuai River, and the temple fair of Confucius Temple every year is crowded and lively. Nanjing is the land of the Six Dynasties, and the banks of the Qinhuai River are the most beautiful annotations of the city. Emerald red red, warbler Yanyan is so sultry. A few days ago, the Soviet-Shanghai coalition army attacked Nanjing, and there was a mess on the streets, and then hundreds of thousands of civilian troops came from all over the country, and the market could not be stopped. In the past two days, the order on the street has improved, and the merchants have the courage to start doing business again, after all, there is no income when the door is closed, and the family's chewing and wrapping have to be earned back. In the Chu Pavilion of Qinlou, the voice of silk and bamboo is once again legendary, and the girls also began to wear heavy makeup and solicit customers on the street with the sunset.

At the mouth of Wuyi Alley, not far from the Confucius Temple, a two-story white Western-style building is newly decorated, with a plaque of "Guanghua Bank" hanging on it, and the remnants of firecracker debris at the door indicate that the bank has just opened.

In a large room facing south on the second floor, a young man in a suit and leather shoes was lying at his desk and writing hard, writing too hard. I didn't even notice that the ink had stained my sleeves.

Li Zhichang, a native of Chenzhou, Hunan, 26 years old, a graduate of Harvard Business School, just returned to China a year ago. Just as he was about to prepare to make a big move, just in time for the Xinhai Revolution, a gunshot rang out at the head of Wuchang City, and the southern provinces announced their reading power one after another. One husband advocates chaos, the world is prosperous, and the unlucky ones are far more than the Manchu court, but also the money houses and ticket numbers in various places. Led by the Qiao family in Shanxi, the "Dadetong", "Shengchang", "Weizi Wulian" and other money houses and ticket numbers, all the branches opened in the southern provinces, almost without exception were looted by the party and the people's army and the thugs who took advantage of the fire to rob, and the Jin merchants, who had been glorious for 300 years, were greatly injured, and the scenery was no longer there.

The disheartened Li Zhichang originally planned to quit his boss and return to his hometown to avoid the limelight temporarily, or to go to Shanghai, Tianjin Concession and then to a foreign bank to find an errand. What I didn't think was that the semicolons of Wuhu's money banks and ticket numbers were taken over by Guanghua Bank, not only the debts were accepted, but the stocks of the shopkeepers, street runners, and guys were all unchanged, and the treatment was more generous than before.

Li Zhichang came to Nanjing with Kuang Haishan this time, and he wanted to set up a branch here. From site selection to opening, it took less than 10 days, and the efficiency is amazing.

Looking at the newly decorated two-story building, Li Zhichang couldn't help but be ambitious, planning to make a career in Nanjing, a prosperous place of fat powder, he was satisfied with the new owner Chai Dongliang 1,000 and 10,000, and there was only one thing that made him very dissatisfied, that is, Chai Dongliang's courage was too small. Guanghua Bank had more than 800,000 US dollars in its treasury and nearly 10 million taels of silver, but it was unexpectedly found that less than 15 million banknotes were discovered, almost a reserve of one dollar, and the bank issued one-dollar bills.

How can this work? This is a huge waste of resources.

In his office on the second floor, Li Zhichang was writing a letter to the manager of the head office, bitterly explaining the problems here. There was a noise outside, and Li Zhichang concentrated on writing the letter, frowning and bothering to ask.

"Manager, something is wrong!" A fellow hurried up.

"What's the matter? Don't panic, speak slowly! Li Zhichang's heart hung in the air.

"There is a group of civilian soldiers below, and they want to exchange military tickets for our banknotes!" The guy panted.

"Oh? How can this work! Li Zhichang's brows furrowed.

The military stamps issued by the Nanjing Provisional Political Axe are not recognized in the world at all, who doesn't know that the treasury of the Temporary Political Axe is empty? The soldiers had not been paid for several months, so they relied on issuing a few military tickets that were too hard to wipe their buttocks to send the people's army.

"Pedaling" down the teak staircase, Li Zhichang walked to the first floor, only to see a few wounded and sick people with hanging arms and crutches slapping tables in the lobby, followed by dozens of soldiers wearing crooked hats. The merchants, who were preparing to deposit and withdraw money at the door of the bank, saw these plague gods guarding the door, so they had to make a detour.

", this isn't a banknote? See clearly, this is the ticket issued by the Nanjing political axe, in exchange for a ticket printed by the bank itself, Lao Tzu is not too much to suffer, you pick and choose, provoke Lao Tzu, and smash your broken bank! A soldier wearing a black blindfold sat in a chair and scolded with his legs crossed.

The guy was embarrassed and said: "Master Jun, if you don't recognize this ticket on the street, don't be embarrassed." ”

The one-eyed dragon raised his foot and kicked him to the ground, and the man's forehead hit the counter, and blood came down his forehead. The one-eyed dragon was not finished, and he stood up and raised his hand to fight, but he felt that he was being stopped.

"What's going on? If you have something to say, the gentleman doesn't do it! Li Zhichang suppressed his anger and said.

Seeing that he was well dressed, the one-eyed dragon smiled coldly and said, "Are you in charge here?" ”

Li Zhichang didn't say anything, nodded, and then said to the other guys: "Send him to the back, I have red wound medicine in my office." ”

A few men helped the injured up to the second floor.

The one-eyed dragon glanced at Li Zhichang and said, "Lao Tzu came to exchange money, this kid looks down on people, and it's light to beat him!" ”

Li Zhichang said expressionlessly: "Change money? Okay, silver dollars, ingots, gold, US dollars, pounds, we can exchange them here. ”

"Lao Tzu only has a military ticket!"

"I'm sorry, this number doesn't charge military tickets!"

The one-eyed dragon shouted: "Do you dare to deny the military ticket issued by the political axe?" Are you trying to rebel? ”

Li Zhichang glanced at him with disdain, and said softly: "I'm sorry, I don't collect military tickets here, or you can go to other places and take a look!" ”

The one-eyed dragon turned around and greeted: "Brothers, we people fought from Wuchang to Nanjing, spilled blood and worked hard along the way, and now we can't even eat a full meal. ”

"I didn't say it, I smashed this broken bank if I didn't change money today!"

"Don't live with Lao Tzu, no one can live, no one wants to eat if Lao Tzu doesn't eat!"

The people's army in the back also began to coax the seedlings.

Only then did Li Zhichang understand that these people were not ordinary rebels, but premeditated and organized, and this was for the Anhui Revolutionary Army!

Chai Dongliang is the largest shareholder of Guanghua Bank, and the two melons on the same vine between Guanghua Bank and the Anhui Revolutionary Army belong to the relationship of both prosperity and loss, and Li Zhichang is the branch manager who is in charge alone, so how can he not understand this?

Seeing that the situation was not good, one ran the street and whispered in a low voice: "Manager, it's better to change them, the king of Hades is so difficult to mess with!" ”

Li Zhichang said categorically: "No, as soon as this head is opened, the entire people's army in Nanjing will come to exchange for military tickets, even if there is a gold mountain in our library, it is not enough, the owner entrusts me with the transaction, and I will be responsible for the owner!" ”

After that, Li Zhichang turned around and yelled: "Come on, close the door for me, and close early today!" ”

A few guys looked at the rebels and hesitated, Li Zhichang stretched out his arms and pushed a few wounded soldiers out, and said while pushing: "I'm sorry, the trumpet is closed, don't do business today!" ”

"Fuck your uncle, when Lao Tzu is a three-year-old child? Lao Tzu, see who dares to drive me away! The one-eyed dragon gave Li Zhichang a palm.

Li Zhichang's angry eyes erupted fire, he grew up in a superior family, and he was an only son, he came out of beating his mother's womb, and he had not been touched a finger, and today was the first time in his life that he was beaten.

But thinking about the general number and the owner's ardent expectations for himself, he held back his breath, his body pushed forward hard, a few guys, running the street were infected, thinking that he was carrying his own stocks, and the annual dividend income was higher than that of the county master, and this money was taken for nothing? If you don't contribute to the owner at a critical time, you will have to eat the "egg dumplings" that the owner has clipped!

In the bank, from the porter to the guys, everyone joined hands to form a human wall, and they had enough strength to feed and push the rebels outside. Most of these people's soldiers were born in the party, and they were infected with the stinky problem of eating, drinking, and gambling, either they were thin and dry tendons, or they had sows belly that stood up straight and couldn't see the surface of their feet, and there were also missing arms and broken legs.

When the rebels saw that the momentum was not right, they also became ruthless, and smashed the bank staff with the butts of their guns, and many of them were knocked on their foreheads and injured their arms, but they did not let go of their hands and pushed them out with all their might.

"Bang!"

A crisp gunshot rang out outside.

"Who's making trouble!"

Seven or eight Anhui Revolutionary Army with red armbands ran over, led by a squad leader who had just a little stubble on his mouth, and looking at him, he was seventeen or eighteen years old at most.

"Master Jun, it's just right to come, these people want to forcibly exchange military tickets, we don't agree, they will beat people!" As soon as Li Zhichang saw Kuang Haishan's regiment of soldiers coming, he was energetic at that time.

When the young squad leader saw that the clothes of the bankers were torn, blood was dripping from their foreheads, and their faces were blue and purple, their faces sank at that time.

"Arrest all these troublemakers and escort them to the gendarmerie!" The squad leader said angrily.

The one-eyed dragon didn't look good, and hurriedly shouted: "Come on, these Anhui guys are protecting calves and bullying us!" ”

I don't know out of nowhere, hundreds of heavily armed people's troops suddenly came out of nowhere and surrounded these seven or eight regiments of the Anhui Revolutionary Army.

The small squad leader's face was pale, and the soldiers of the whole squad automatically lined up to block the door of the bank, the bolt of the gun was pulled and the brush was pulled, and the bright bayonet was pointed outside. The rebels relied on the large number of people, and they were not to be outdone, and they also pulled the bolt of the gun, and after looking at each other, they became bold and rushed forward.

"What do you want to do?" The small squad leader said sharply.

"Fuck you, don't let Lao Tzu live, don't live anyone! Brothers, rush with me, smash this broken bank, and move foreign money home at will! The one-eyed dragon pulled out his pistol, fired two shots into the air, and yelled.

The small squad leader led the people back step by step, and the chaotic soldiers were pressing forward step by step.

With a snap, the small squad leader's heel touched the threshold and almost fell.

There's no going back!

"Whoever takes one step further, I'll shoot!" The little squad leader bit his lip desperately, as if he had made a lot of determination, and a stream of red blood flowed down the corner of his mouth.

The voice and the glowing bayonet silenced the rebels for a moment, and the one-eyed dragon shouted, "Damn the bird, don't die to be the emperor!" The silver in it is higher than the mountain, and those who are not afraid of death will follow me! ”

The eyes of the rebels were burned blood-red with greed, and they gathered around their waists with their rifles in their hands.

The air seemed to be stagnant, and the hearts of Li Zhichang and the others almost jumped out of their chests, they held their breath, tried their best to control their trembling bodies, and watched the Anhui soldiers outside surrounded by groups, and countless bayonets had almost touched their military uniforms.

A shopping rush is already on the verge of breaking out!

(To be continued)