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An Yi and Zhang Hongza walked side by side at the foot of the mountain behind the barracks, stepping on the morning dew and walking forward. From time to time, the loud commands and loud singing voices of the officers and men of the 44 th Army were heard in their ears, and the officers and men of the 44 th Army Special Brigade were fully armed for morning exercises on the mountainside to the east. It shines even brighter in the morning sun.

The two talked while walking, and An Yi told Zhang Hongqin the information he had just received last night:

"Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi have lost the battle again! The glory of the Gui system is yesterday's yellow flower, and some time ago, Li and Bai led their troops to besiege Guangzhou. A telegram was sent to denounce the commander-in-chief and the Nanjing government, and there was a great tendency to run the northern expedition of the two Guangzhous again, but in the blink of an eye, it was already a collapsed army. Especially after returning to Guangxi, even the war is north, which makes people sigh.

After Li Mingrui's 15th Division occupied Nanning, it did not make any stops, and quickly pursued to the line of Longzhou on the Sino-Vietnamese border, and it was estimated that Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, and other Gui generals would soon go into exile. Commander-in-Chief Chiang had telegraphed to order He Jian's troops, who had once again occupied Jiaolin, to withdraw to southern Hunan and hand Guangxi over to Li Mingrui and Yang Tenghui, and it was rumored that He Jian's troops had begun preparations for attacking the Red Army.

In addition, Jin Handing, commander of the 12th Division, has just been appointed by the Central Military Commission as the commander-in-chief of the suppression of bandits in Guangdong, Fujian, and Jiangxi provinces. The Zhu Mao Red Army, which began to attack the Fujian-Jiangxi border, and the Xu Jingtang Division, a subordinate of Ren Gong, who fled into Fujian; Zhang Ben and Fan Shisheng's troops were repeatedly harassed by local armed forces in Sangzhi, Longshan, and other places, and they lost a squad today and a platoon tomorrow, which was very embarrassing.

Only our Xiangxi faction is peaceful. The waves are not alarming, but the surrounding area is not peaceful! ”

Zhang Hongza nodded: "Virtuous nephew." What do you think of Zhou Xicheng's old department, Deputy Commander Mao Guangxiang of the 25th Army, who suddenly captured Guiyang? ”

An Yi laughed: "I also find this thing interesting." Soon after Li Jicai became chairman of Guizhou Province, Li Jicai was electrified. is ambitious to make a career, Mao Guangxiang's move is tantamount to a slap in the face to him. In the final analysis, Li Chao is too ambitious, if he hadn't mobilized heavy troops to display them in northeast Guizhou without his internal relations in order, to prevent the second division of his predecessors from continuing to capture Songtao and the area south of the river, he would not have been suddenly attacked by Mao Guangxiang. It's good now, Guiyang is lost. What to do with him as the provincial chairman?

However, on the other hand, it is very good for us, Mao Guangxiang may have to thank his predecessors and Brother Shi even more, if it weren't for Brother Cunqiang to occupy Songtao and along the river, Brother Shi would have taken advantage of the victory and forged ahead. After taking Tongcui, the gateway to northern Qianbei, Li Chao would not be so busy deploying troops, and Guiyang would not be empty of troops and was captured by Mao Guangxiang in one fell swoop. ”

Zhang Hongfu smiled slightly: "This is true. If Li Chao is a little more powerful and shows enough kindness to us, we will not ask Brother Shi to enter Tongzhang as a warning. However, in this way, we have taken the initiative more, especially Brother Shi and several generals under his command held a grand memorial service for Zhou Xicheng in Tongzhang according to the suggestion of the virtuous nephew and respected him as a famous general in Guizhou, commending his great achievements in Guizhou's industry, commerce and road construction. The effect was immediate. The entire Tongzhang region is no longer hostile to Brother Shi's department, congratulations!

Previously, in order to replace the position of Li Chao Guizhou Provincial Chairman, Mao Guangxiang flattered the central government, ignoring the feelings of the Tongzhang generals, and insisted on not letting Zhou Xicheng's spirit cabinet enter Guiyang, which was obviously a move that outweighed the losses, causing more than 2,000 remnants of Zhou Xicheng hidden in the Tongzhang Mountains to devote themselves to the command of Brother Shi one after another, and I believe that Brother Shi will be able to obtain the support of the Tongzhang people through a period of Huairou appeasement.

Mao Guangxiang is also a native of Tongcui, and it is estimated that he has already figured out the alliance between our 44th Army and Brother Shi's department, and if nothing else, he will soon contact Brother Shi and our Xiangxi Army. As long as it is handled well, there is still hope for mutual harmony. ”

An Yi nodded. obviously agrees with Zhang Hongza's analysis: "Mao Guangxiang is short-sighted, it is estimated that he will be enough to govern Guizhou, and the central government is still waiting for him and Li Chao to fight to win or lose, and he will not be appointed so soon." plus Mao Guangxiang's bad attitude towards his deceased old boss Zhou Xicheng. offended the veterans who originally followed Zhou Xicheng, Ma Kongfan, Huang Daobin, Liu Minjie, Chen Tinggang, and other powerful military and political officials still have a great influence, if Mao Guangxiang does not handle it well. will be resisted by them, and it is estimated that he will not have the energy to bargain with his predecessors and Brother Shi for one or two counties far away. ”

"You missed a pound of villain, this person seems to be nothing now, but he is scheming and courageous, and he may get ahead in the future." Zhang Hongji reminded.

"Who?" An Yi was surprised.

"The commander of the second division of the Twenty Concubine Army, Wang Jialie and Wang Shaowu." Zhang Hongza said with a smile.

An Yi thought about it and felt that this person was a little familiar, but it seemed that he had never heard of it before, so he asked a little puzzled: "Please introduce the seniors, what is the difference of this Wang Jialie?" ”

Zhang Hongza gave a detailed introduction: "This person graduated from Guizhou Jiangwutang, and is also a native of Tonghua, and has been promoted from a pawn to a squad leader to a platoon commander in the past 15 years. Three years ago, he was promoted to the commander of the major general and division, and he was deeply valued by Zhou Xicheng, and this time the 25th Army made a desperate bet to raid Guiyang from Zunyi, which was the result of this person's efforts in the case of defeat and defeat without morale, is it not simple?

Although he now supports Mao Er's position as military commander, I always feel that this is his expedient measure, and I specially invited. Tears of children because of the irrational disposal of Zhou Xicheng's coffin. In the case of offending a large number of old ministries, Wang Shaowu did not participate in any faction. No opinion was expressed. It is obviously a shrewd move by Mingzhe to protect his own interests at both ends. So I started to keep an eye on him. ”

"So that's the case" The younger generation understands and will not forget this person in the future. An Yi nodded humbly and thanked Zhang Hongza in a low voice.

Zhang Hongza shook his head and smiled, and asked in a low voice, "The commander-in-chief is quite generous to our department and Shi Zhen's department. At one time, he gave me three months' military salary and two batches of materials and equipment worth 300,000 yuan, and also gave me an American car, haha! It seems that the commander-in-chief is going to make up his mind to eat Kawadong, I don't know before our army acts. Will he visit Xiangxi? ”

"Not for the time being, the commander-in-chief has just arrived in Beiping to meet with General Zhang Hanqing and Yan Baichuan. On the way back, I am afraid that I will have to stay in Zhengzhou and Xuzhou for a short time to stabilize the situation in the Central Plains. Stabilize the morale of the army and the people. I'm afraid it won't be easy to come over in the near future; Another one, he is afraid that he will not come over to join in the fun when we seek to seize the southeast of Sichuan, the younger generation thinks that the commander-in-chief hopes that the whole country will be as lively as possible, and the calmer the first line of our Xiangchuan border, the better An Yi replied in a low voice.

Zhang Hongza pondered for a while, and nodded slowly: "Understood, no wonder you also have to rush to Yichang." It was originally to avoid suspicion, and the other was to minimize the impact of our actions. ”

"Not only these, when the younger generation arrives in Yichang, he will immediately command the younger brother of Jinan to lead his troops to capture Badong, and carry out it with great fanfare under the banner of exterminating the Western Hubei Divine Soldiers, Liu Xiang's left-behind regiment in Badong basically disabled the Western Hubei Divine Soldiers, Liu Xiang is fighting fiercely with the Sichuan Army, and for a time he can't draw reinforcements to the east. The junior snatched Padang from the hands of the divine soldiers, presumably he didn't have much of an opinion, and when the time came, the junior would give him a thousand refurbished Hanyang rifles and 100,000 bullets. Strive to establish normal trade with him, and he has a gold mine and two silver mines on his territory, as well as copper and tin and other materials that the mountain people have been mining all year round. I'm sure he's more than happy to do business with us.

Compared with the vast heaven and earth of the country of Bashu Tianfu. Little Padang must not mind too much. It would be better to be a trade exchange place between the two sides, An Yi said with a smile.

Zhang Hongza smiled slightly: xx Then, I will let you save Brother Zhuang to step up contact with Liu Wenhui in southern Sichuan, and strive to make the business bigger. and then quietly occupy Baiyang and Daozhen, where ethnic minorities live. Connect with Liu Wenhui and Brother Shi's territory as soon as possible.

Although the two counties of Daozhen and Baiyang are high and far away, the traffic is blocked, and the people are fierce. However, they are all traditional production areas of copper, iron and silver, and the precious medicinal materials such as gastrodia and Coptis chinensis are of high quality and have a lot of output.

The Tujia and Miao people in the mountains have traded with us a lot over the past year. The one hundred and fifty catties of silver sent to Lao Nanchang last time were exchanged for guns, bullets and new tools by these two toasts. It is not a big problem for us to go in and build bridges and open roads, and if we do a good job of publicity, we can still win the hearts of the people. ”

An Yi suggested: "It's best for Uncle Za to help the Tusi establish a self-defense force. Our officers and men are strictly ordered to respect the local ethnic brothers. Buying and selling should be fair, no bullying should be allowed, it would be better to be able to intermarry with each other, and if possible, build several schools and hospitals, each; About 10 kilometers to help build a decent post station, which will be garrisoned and operated by the local Tusi himself, will allow these ethnic minority brothers to see our sincerity and goodwill, and will not be attacked by the elusive Red Army, which will have an extraordinary effect on our long-term peace and stability.

Money is not a problem, and now Brother Shi occupies two-thirds of Guizhou's opium-growing areas, plus Xiangxi and southeastern Sichuan. The annual output is not less than 3,000 quintals. Enough for us to build bridges and pave roads and lay foundations. It also accumulates sufficient funds for subsequent mineral mining and smelting. As long as the foundation of industry and agriculture is laid, there will be no need to grow opium in the future Zhang Hongza couldn't help laughing, pointed at An Yi and said: "Your kid's trick is too damaging, it can be said that it is more than one stone!" After Zhou Xicheng's death in battle, Guangxi's annual trade of 3,800 quintals of opium lost its source, and they had a grudge with Longyun in Yunnan. The financial routes to raise huge military expenditures through opium have almost all been blocked, even if Li Delin and Bai Chongxi make a comeback in the future. I'm afraid I won't be able to feed many troops anymore.

Those who become big things are not informal, who is not like this when looking at the whole ** team? I can understand you, but I don't understand it a little. You quietly got nearly 1,000 quintals of opium to Nanchang in three batches in a row. Get so much money all at once. Don't worry about the outside world knowing?

An Yi subconsciously glanced around. I saw that the adjutant and the guards were following from a distance. Realizing that he was nervous, he smiled self-deprecatingly:

Uncle X, the mountain nephew said that you know. Can't you say to Brother Cunqiang, "Hey, what's so mysterious??" Zhang Hongza stopped, also glanced around, and finally looked at An Yi curiously.

An Yi explained in a low voice: "For several years. x Bu nephew looted a lot of black money from opium and all aspects. In addition to investing in the major factories, trading companies and four research institutes in old Nanchang. It also invested heavily in education and the military, even under the guise of Jiangnan Group's profits and the cover of profiteering from several series of special drugs prescribed by pharmaceutical companies. The little nephew spent a little money and trembled.

May. The little nephew borrowed 5 million from Boss Du's Zhonghui Bank in Shanghai in a high-profile manner, and then took out all the deposits that the brothers had worked so hard to accumulate 12 million. Let Zhang Xi's eldest brother and his wife of Jiangnan Group buy food in France and come back for disaster relief, which has already shocked everyone. Everyone thought that the little nephew had done everything. No matter how rich you are, it's just the shares of factories, schools, hospitals, and companies, and there is no cash, so let's talk about it, even if the little nephew keeps some savings in this case, where can he dare to spend a lot of money?

The reason why the little nephew is insatiable and desperately trying to get money is entirely because the world economic crisis is coming, and the whole country of little Japan is now jumping up and down in a hurry, and the number of unemployed people is increasing, so he has borrowed a lot of money from the United States. Soon the Yankees will not be able to bear it, and as soon as the European economy stops, the United States will complain. The whole world will then be plunged into chaos, and steel companies, automobile factories, shipyards and even arsenals in Europe and the United States will stop working..."

“！ Is there such a hanging? What is an economic crisis? Zhang Hongza asked in surprise.

An Yi patiently explained: "It is the shutdown of factories all over the world, and the stagnation or even regression of the economy. Can't eat... In short, most people have a hard time, let's put it this way. As soon as the economic crisis hits, there will be swaths of businesses going out of business. Countless workers have lost their jobs to feed their families. Those who have no food to eat will rob and steal if they can't survive, and the same is true for the country, if they can't hold on, they will have to fight. Rely on aggression and plunder other weak countries in exchange for their own survival and development!

This is the reason why the Japanese have to invade us inch by inch, and their small islands have no resources and cannot support so many people, so they invade frantically, frantically borrow money to show armaments, in order to carry out larger-scale aggression and robbery, and a big war between China and Japan that my little nephew told you before will sooner or later. That's why, so the little nephew has been working hard for this day to come.

Secondly, the arrival of the economic crisis will bankrupt enterprises in Europe and the United States, and the original enterprises worth one million can be acquired back with only 500,000 or even 200,000 yuan, such as the European factories that sell lathes and sonorous lathes to our arsenal, and we can pass the alliance with European and American consortiums. Buy these factories that are useful to us one by one, and after a few years, the economic recovery will be able to make a lot of money exponentially, and we can also demolish some of the factories that are urgently needed to our site to start work, and even foreign technicians will buy them to lay a better industrial foundation for our work, build better and more guns, cars, ships, and fight this battle with little Japan, in exchange for a few years of peace and national rejuvenation, uncle, little nephew, you understand? ”

Zhang Hongza looked at An Yi blankly. It took a long time to come back to his senses, and he asked in a low voice with a long breath:

"How much does it cost to get it?"

"That's why the little nephew makes money with such a clear conscience! Let's take this catastrophe in Northwest Henan and Shaanxi as an example. Thousands of wealthy people would rather use their money to buy opium for enjoyment. Unwilling to open their eyes to look at the dying victims, those rich people in Shanghai who are not benevolent would rather spend a silver dollar to buy a desperate girl from the disaster area and throw it into the kiln to become a politician to make money for him. I don't want to give a penny to the poor victims on the streets, you can tell me. What other fairness and morality can there be in these sermons?

The little nephew sells opium to these social garbage. What's wrong with quickly investing the money you earn into saving the country and the people? If you are hit by five thunders in the sky because of this, the little nephew will also admit it!

To tell the truth, the little nephew has already converted all his savings and the huge sums of money quietly borrowed from Mr. Xiang Yin, Mr. Yu, and Mr. Du into more than 20 million US dollars and handed them over to Zhang Xi's eldest brother to take to the United States. After that, the couple and my father-in-law worked together with several major American consortia in China to earn more money to serve us. An Yi said excitedly.

Zhang Hongji was taken aback: "What? My old knowledge is true? ”

An Yi nodded heavily: "If Uncle Yi doesn't believe it, just wait and see." Hasn't the geological team started the survey in Xiangxi? Before the Spring Festival next year. There will be a few more steel mills, thermal power plants, and even machine factories on your territory in Xiangxi, trucks will run all over the roads that your old brother and the 44th Army are building, artillery and anti-aircraft machine guns will be produced from the Jiangnan Arsenal and the Xiangxi Arsenal, and ships of special steel, oil, and various raw materials will be transported here in a steady stream. Piled into the warehouses where thousands of engineering brothers are about to start building, the use of diesel engines will make the villagers no longer have to stone to rice. There is no need to hold the straw and thresh the rice in the square plate barrel, grind a load of cornmeal, sorghum flour, and soybean flour, and do not need the villagers to push the stone grinding for a day. A kung fu machine that smokes a cigarette will be done.

All this is not a dream, but a living reality, Jianchang has already begun to do, and you will see it soon, therefore, in order to achieve the goal of rapid development and rapid accumulation as soon as possible, the little nephew can only borrow a lot of money after exhausting everything, and then use gunboat patrol boats to send batches of opium to Shanghai to pay off debts, and keep complaining to the commander-in-chief and the central government, and get some money to come back to raise troops. Understand the plight of the little nephew, Uncle Zai? ”

Zhang Hongza nodded dumbly: "I understand that the money is not enough, I still have more than four million here, all of which have been recommended by escorting opium trading in the past two years." Use it! ”

"What? How much have you earned in just two years? This time it was An Yi's turn to widen his eyes and exclaim.