In Li Zongren's view, these are indeed trivial matters, and they belong to technical problems, Guangxi's military power is in their hands, and how the political situation in Guangxi changes is also under their control; It's just that the three of them are all members of the Kuomintang, Huang Shaohong and Bai Chongxi are followers of Sun Yat-sen, when he wandered in the 100,000 mountains, Huang Shaohong went to Guangzhou to establish contact with the base camp, but the strength of the base camp was extremely weak at that time, with Chen Jiongming and Deng Benyin watching outside, and Liu Yang peeping around, he was really powerless to manage Guangxi; However, the situation was slightly better, and it provided help to Guangxi, and in the war to pacify Lu Rongting and Shen Hongying and resist Tang Jiyao, the base camp and the later national political axe not only sent troops but also contributed money, so reunification with Guangdong was a natural choice.

When Li Zongren said that, Bai Chongxi was stunned for a moment, then understood, and then laughed, Huang Shaohong was embarrassed at first and then laughed out loud.

After a pause in laughter, Huang Shaohong said again: "I think their purpose is to let us reorganize the army, eliminate some of the troops, and then choose between the status quo and comprehensive reunification." ”

"Full unity? How to make a comprehensive law? Bai Chongxi asked.

"Political power, finances, party affairs, and military power will be fully taken over." Huang Shaohong counted his fingers one by one to Bai Chongxi.

Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi were silent, after all, the territory of Guangxi was fought down by them with blood and desperately, and it was a little awkward to give it to the central government like this.

"This is also what Zhuang Jihua said?" After a long time, Li Zongren asked.

"I guess, it's not easy for me to get the bottom either, there must be something they really want in the three choices." Huang Shaohong was a little proud.

Li Zongren nodded after thinking about it, and accepted Huang Shaohong's judgment.

"Why did they send this Zhuang Jihua? What does Zhuang Jihua do? Li Zongren suddenly threw out such a question.

Li Zongren's question seems simple and has a profound meaning, it stands to reason that Song Ziwen and Chen Gongbo can come, why do they want to arrange Zhuang Jihua? Let him talk about the whole army, how can so many high-ranking generals in the military committee get a little colonel, since it is not, then what mission does he undertake?

"We know too little about this person." Bai Chongxi said with regret: "It seems that this Zhuang Jihua is not simple, or Ji Kuan's eyes are poisonous." ”

"Well, yes, this person is not simple," Huang Shaohong remembered that Zhuang Jihua said that disarmament and political power building should be done together, so he told Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi this suggestion.

"How do you do it together?" Bai Chongxi was good at military command, not proficient in government affairs, after the unification of Guangxi, he also spent some time studying the reserve, and found that in order to really give full play to the power of the reserve, there must be a large number of supporting administrative institutions, so it is difficult to achieve in Guangxi at present, so he regretfully gave up.

After reunification, the number of troops was too large was also their consensus, so Li Zongren reorganized the army in Nanning, and the way out for those laid off soldiers was also a headache, they only paid severance pay now, and they blew things away, after these people went back, they either fell into bandits, or became ruffians, and very few of them really returned to farming. Now that I heard that there is a way, even Li Zongren can't help but want to hear it.

Huang Shaohong spread his hands: "He won't say anything more when he says this, and he won't say anything no matter how I ask him." ”

Bai Chongxi was not only a little annoyed: "What is this, this doesn't mean that he didn't say anything, I see that Ji Kuan was fooled again, and he is also playing tricks." ”

"I don't think so, I think he has a way, but I don't want to say it." Li Zongren shook his head and disagreed with Bai Chongxi's judgment, but he was more interested in Zhuang Jihua's identity.

"Why?" Bai Chongxi asked puzzled.

"I don't know, but it's nothing, I'll understand when I talk to him later." Li Zongren calmly looked at the night sky outside the window, and only then did he deeply understand the truth that it is easy to fight the world and it is difficult to sit in the world.

Song Ziwen, Chen Gongbo and Zhuang Jihua are also chatting in the hostel, although the three have American experience, but the preferences are different, Song Ziwen likes coffee, Chen Gongbo likes tea, Zhuang Jihua likes Coke, but unfortunately now Coke is only available in places like Shanghai, most Chinese are not familiar with it, Wuzhou is naturally not a small city, he also casually asked for a cup of coffee to stir in his hand.

The taste of the coffee is a little astringent, not pure, without the smoothness of Sandos and the style of Nanshan coffee, I don't know where it is, Zhuang Jihua put it down after taking two sips, just playing.

Song Ziwen obviously saw Zhuang Jihua's feelings, so he smiled: "This coffee is authentic Cuban crystal coffee, but it has been roasted." ”

Hearing Song Ziwen say this, Zhuang Jihua sniffed the aroma of the coffee carefully and tasted it carefully, and found that Song Ziwen was right, so he nodded: "Well, Minister Song is still well-informed, and I can't tell the difference." ”

Song Ziwen looked at Zhuang Jihua with a smile, but he had some doubts in his heart, this Cuban crystal coffee is expensive even in the United States, not something that ordinary people can enjoy, but Zhuang Jihua looks like he can distinguish it, but he refuses to admit it, but he originally said that he is very poor in the United States.

After learning that it was crystal coffee, Zhuang Jihua had mixed feelings in his heart, and he didn't notice that the danger was approaching. He used to drink this crystal coffee in his previous life, because his mother liked the taste very much, and he drank it less after he came to work in Shanghai, because he drank coffee to accompany his mother, and 99% of the crystal coffee in China was fake.

"For a few years in the U.S., I still drink coffee or tea, you know? I went to the U.S. with a big bag of tea, and for a few years I relied on him. Chen Gongbo took a deep breath of the curling fragrance coming out of the teacup, and was self-absorbed.

Chen Gongbo's words saved Zhuang Jihua and pulled him back from the fugue, Zhuang Jihua noticed Song Ziwen's puzzled eyes, and knew in his heart that something was wrong, Song Ziwen was already suspicious.

He settled down and immediately decided that instead of waiting for him to ask, it was better to strike first: "Minister Song is very familiar with coffee?" I've heard people say that the best coffee is Colombian coffee, but I don't know what's good about it. ”

"Colombian coffee?" Song Ziwen smiled: "At that time, the best coffee for you was Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee, and although Colombia's cappuccino was also good, it was still inferior to Nanshan coffee." ”

"Is there anything peculiar about this Blue Mountain coffee?" Zhuang Jihua deliberately asked, in fact, how could he not know Nanshan coffee.

"Blue Mountain coffee is grown in the mountains of Jamaica at an altitude of 1,800 meters, where the soil, temperature, sunlight and precipitation are all suitable for coffee growth, and the coffee produced has all the advantages of aromatic, smooth and mellow coffee." Song Ziwen looked at Zhuang Jihua while introducing, but saw that the latter listened to it with relish, and couldn't help but be a little confused, could it be that what he said was true? Did I read it wrong?

Zhuang Jihua knew that Song Ziwen was only a little suspicious, and as long as he remained calm, he could dispel his suspicions. Seeing the confusion flashing in Song Ziwen's eyes, he became more and more relaxed.

"It's really a party of water and soil to raise a person, and I have seen it for a long time," Zhuang Jihua said with a smile: "Alas, do you think this Guangxi can grow coffee?" It also has 100,000 mountains, let's get some coffee seeds and find a place in the mountains to experiment, if it is successful, it will not be more than simply planting rice. ”

"Hehe," Song Ziwen laughed: "It's not impossible, but if you want to grow Blue Mountain coffee, I'm afraid you can't." ”

"That's okay, Guangxi is so poor, and the money from selling coffee is more than rice, can you still know that you are the Minister of Finance?" Chen Gongbo wanted to drill the horns.

Song Ziwen was stunned for a moment, thinking about it, coffee is worth more than rice: "This is also true, but I don't know if it can be successful, if it is successful, Guangxi's fiscal revenue can also be increased by a large section." ”

"Guangxi is not poor, but no one has the heart to build it. It will take three to five years, and Guangxi's finances will be able to take care of itself. "Zhuang Jihua knows that the corrupt officials who broke out in Guangxi in the previous life were tens of millions of dollars, since he can be greedy for so much money, it means that this place is not poor, at least it should not be poor.

"Oh, in addition to the war, the Cultural Revolution also studied the economy?" Song Ziwen asked with a smile, since the Qing Dynasty, Guangxi's finances have never been able to take care of themselves, and Guangxi's finances have been improved in three or five years, what this kid said is arrogant.

"No," Zhuang Jihua said thoughtfully, this Song Ziwen was too shrewd, and he had to be careful: "Guangxi's mountains and rivers are extremely beautiful, and there is a saying that Guilin's mountains and rivers are the best in the world, so the development of tourism is excellent; In addition, Guangxi Beihai is a deep-water port, and the construction of wharves and ports here is also beneficial to promote Guangxi's economy; In addition, Guangxi is mountainous and rich in minerals, and if it can be used well, it will also help development. ”

The development of tourism in the war-torn season is empty talk, but the construction of wharves and the development of mining are real, Song Ziwen only then felt that Zhuang Jihua said that it is not empty talk to use three or five years of Guangxi's financial self-care.

"There are also two railways to be built for Guangxi, one of which can be considered now, and the other needs to be discussed later." Zhuang Jihua continued.

Chen Gongbo was also interested: "Those two? ”

"One is from Nanning to Guangzhou, and the other is to Beihai."

"But the political axe has no money, and this is not empty talk." Song Ziwen felt funny, the finances are so tight, where can he get the money for infrastructure construction.

"The issue of money is not the most important, the most important thing is the policy." Zhuang Jihua tasted the coffee unhurriedly, and then said.

"What do you say if you don't have money?" Chen Gongbo picked up the teacup in frustration, feeling that what Zhuang Jihua said was too empty and empty.

(To be continued)