When night fell, the old county town of Nanchang, which had only more than 18,000 residents, was immersed in a peaceful and tranquil state, and it was fortunate that the continuous months of war did not burn the flames of war to this old county town that had existed for 2,000 years.

After sending off Lao Fang and the other eleven people, An Yi went to the barracks near the lake in the backyard to visit the more than 2,900 officers and men who had finally remained in the revolutionary ranks after a short period of ideological education, physical fitness testing, and simple political examination.

The reason why most of the captured officers were rejected by An Yi, let alone a single school officer, was entirely a decision made by An Yi after full discussion with Yin Jinan, Hu Zi, Qu Muchen, Gu Laoer, Chen Zhibiao, Chen Kan, Huang Yingwu and others, the reason is that although many school officers in the Anhui army were born in the last two periods of Baoding, or regular military schools such as army middle schools and lecture halls in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces, they have been in the army for a long time, and they are inevitably contaminated with many bad habits of the old warlords, and many of them have a vague position and are difficult to define. In the unlikely event of a storm or setback, it will inevitably bring huge hidden dangers or even disasters to the entire regiment.

Most of the young lieutenants who remained behind were physically strong, energetic, and vigorous, and although they had no qualifications, they were all trained in the artillery department, cavalry department, engineer department, communications department, and other specialized departments of various armies in the Anhui system, and they also had more than two years of experience in leading troops at the grass-roots level and a certain level of command.

Everyone returned to the living room of the East Wing of the Intermediate Courtyard, Secretary Chao had already changed into a crisp khaki Beiyang Anhui police uniform and waited for a long time, Yin Jinan, who had a strict style, knew that the brothers were going to drink flower wine, so he casually said that the second battalion in the east of the city was stationed and left.

Hu Zi and Gu Lao Er are both heavy drinkers, during this period of time, they are either training or fighting, and it is rare to drink two glasses to their heart's content.

An Yi couldn't ask for it, thinking that in this life, Lao Tzu is also a red flower lang, when he was in Guangzhou, he was tired and tired for three meals, and he was not in the mood to take a look at the Qinglou in Huaxiang every day, and finally took his life to fight for some money and real estate, and he entered Huangpu in a few days and struggled until now, and now his career is small, he has money and time, how can he go to see what the lady sitting on the platform by Chengbi Lake looks like.

As soon as he said go, An Yi called Huang Yingwu, who could speak well, and the four brothers walked out with Chao Guoqing, walked on the clean county street, and watched the exquisite Jiangnan houses and antique shop porches on both sides with great interest all the way.

A group of people in the cold night wind to the intersection of Huxi Road to turn north, immediately found that it seems to have come to another world: along the lake row after row of restaurants and tea shops, stretching for two miles, a big red lantern hanging high under the cornices carved beams, the small bamboo pavilions by the lake are lined up inside and outside a steaming snack stall, shouting, selling, welcoming the sound of guests are endless, although there are not many tourists, it is quite lively, where is like the county town on the edge of the war.

An Yi and his entourage walked towards the Xiaoyao Tower, which was located on the clear water, and many officers and soldiers along the way saw their group of commanders and hurriedly stood up and saluted.

An Yi and the others also politely returned the salute and smiled and nodded, which made the accompanying Secretary Chao feel very interesting. After careful questioning, An Yi told him that it was not yet time to close the camp gates, and that the brothers who had been allowed to leave the camp for leave could do whatever they wanted as long as they did not sin.

Secretary Chao laughed after hearing this, feeling that An Yi's temper was very good for his appetite, he had always heard of An Yi's easy-going generosity and even debauchery, and now that he saw it with his own eyes, he knew that his reputation was worthy of it, and his sense of identity with An Yi in his heart couldn't help but increase a little.

Before the brothers reached the door of Xiaoyao Building, a group of businessmen, celebrities, and gentry from Baxiang had already flocked out, all of them looked up for a long time, and everyone greeted each other with smiles.

Hu Zi and Gu Lao Er are not good at socializing, standing majestically, looking at each other coldly, An Yi knew it, strode up with a smile, grabbed the left palm hanging on his chest with his right palm, hugged his fists to greet, and introduced Huang Yingwu and Hu Zi and Gu Lao Er to more than a dozen squires and celebrities around him, and politely walked into the fragrant lobby surrounded by everyone.

The plump old bustard, who was in his early thirties, led diligently, and An Yi, who was gracious and difficult, politely invited the two elderly squires to climb the wide staircase covered with red blankets with him, and walked together to the Guantao Pavilion, the largest private room on the north floor, and very thoughtfully implored everyone to take a seat.

An Yi's hand suddenly won the great favor of a group of old guys, and the anxious squires and celebrities gradually put their minds at ease, originally thought that the commander of the model battalion who was famous and able to fight well was a middle-aged man who was five big and three rough and unsmiling, but now he looks at such a young and handsome and polite handsome man, a group of old guys frequently marveled and praised in unison, and the old bustard who was still charming on the side was stunned.

Secretary Chao quietly stepped back, stretched out his hand and pinched the old bustard's thigh, the old bustard suddenly came back to his senses in shock, giggled and said a series of scenes with obvious Jiangsu and Zhejiang charm, slightly bent down and saluted, and then turned briskly and went downstairs, and the eight handsome maids who were already waiting on the side with hot tea stepped forward in broken steps, and carefully poured tea for the celebrities who had never gathered so together around this special big table.

Secretary Chao stood up with his teacup and said a few opening remarks about "500,000 people in this county warmly welcome the revolutionary army to station", and immediately asked An Yi to speak.

In the applause, An Yi stood up generously and motioned for everyone to sit down politely: "Ladies and gentlemen, I am fortunate to lead my troops to this large county with a long history and simple folk customs, and I am really deeply guilty and grateful to be warmly received by my predecessors.

Since our unit took the lead in the expedition from Guangzhou, it has been able to fight and win victories in successive battles to this day thanks to the support and care of the people everywhere it has been able to go to this day, and I hope that all the seniors will take care of it and cooperate closely with each other, so as to continue to carry forward the military-civilian relations that our model battalion has always adhered to, which is 'supporting the army and loving the people and being like a family.'

The younger generation hereby solemnly promises that more than 5,600 soldiers of our regiment will strictly discipline themselves during the garrison period, never disturb the people, maintain public order and protect all industries, and fulfill the obligations and responsibilities of the children and soldiers for the 500,000 fathers and villagers in Nanchang County within the scope of their ability, thank you! ”

"Good!"

The cheers rang out, and the squires and celebrities who got the promise were all overjoyed, thinking that with these words, they could basically keep their property from being exploited and looted again.

Zhou Dashan, who was more than half a hundred years old, was elected as a representative, he stood up and shook the hem of his royal blue silk satin robe, raised a well-maintained and kind face, and shouted loudly to the housekeeper standing in the aisle: "Third child, bring up the congratulations of the major families in my old Nanchang City!" ”

"Yes, sir."

The tall butler in his forties stepped forward respectfully with a tray covered with red silk in both hands, and followed Zhou Dashan and several famous rich people towards An Yi.

Zhou Dashan stopped and uncovered the red silk, took out a big red envelope and handed it to An Yi with both hands: "It's rare that Head An is so sympathetic to the people's feelings, and he is very grateful!" This is the practice of the past years, and it is a little bit of our colleagues in the counties and towns outside the city, and the right should be the carriage and horse expenses of the army. ”

An Yi knew that this was the common practice of businessmen, celebrities, landlords and rich peasants in various places, and sent a huge sum of money to the troops who came to station, which meant that he asked your team not to be too exploited and plundered, and if you really want to rob these people who we sent money, it is really not enough to discuss it well and add a sum of money as appropriate, so it should be a protection fee to pay the garrison to buy peace.

An Yi smiled slightly, took it generously, opened the envelope on the spot and pulled out the check inside, saw that it was a cash check of 80,000 yuan issued by the Nanchang branch of HSBC, looked at Zhou Dashan in surprise, and then looked at the dozen squires in front of him, put the check lightly on the table, and politely invited everyone to take a seat.

Everyone thought that An Yi was too little, and suddenly their faces changed drastically, and they lowered their heads one by one to think about their thoughts, and slowly returned to their seats.

The old bustard just led a few young ladies with snacks and wine up the stairs, and when he saw the sudden change in the scene, he immediately put away his smile with interest.

An Yi motioned for her to put the snacks and porcelain cups and wine jugs, as well as the small charcoal stove for warm wine, on the big table, and waved her hand to let her lead people down and come up again in ten minutes.

When the bustard saw that the atmosphere was not right, he quickly nodded, whispered a word and led a group of girls downstairs in a hurry.

An Yi took off his big hat and walked around: "Seniors, juniors are very grateful to the seniors for their congratulations, and they also know very well what is behind this congratulatory ceremony, since the seniors have given this generous gift, then please listen to the juniors and talk about their thoughts, if you have any objections after speaking, the juniors will accept the money and say nothing, if you have no objections, please support the juniors." ”

Under the puzzled gaze of everyone, An Yi paused and said loudly: "You may not know that the younger generation was exiled from Chengdu to Guangzhou, without relatives, and almost died tragically at the dock, and then suddenly fell ill and lay on the street, and was pulled to the mass grave outside Guangdong by the municipal workers who collected the corpses at night, and moved off the cart with more than a dozen corpses. When he was about to be buried, a brother named Luo Shaodong from Ji'an, Jiangxi Province, saw that the younger generation was not dead, so he dragged the younger generation back to the city again in the ridicule of other workers, settled in a small room rented by him, and used his pitiful salary to ask for medical treatment and buy medicine for the younger generation...... He is the biggest benefactor in his life, and he is also the dearest brother!

There is also a benefactor in the younger generation, who lived next door to our two brothers and sisters, and I have never known his ancestral hometown, but I know that he has some connections with the Taoist holy land Wanshou Palace, which is dozens of miles southwest of Nanchang City. He made a living in the downtown of Guangzhou by setting up a stall for fortune-telling and divination, and also had a brilliant medical skill that was never lightly revealed, he was magnanimous and knowledgeable, but he was not willing to be mediocre, and he took care of his younger generations every day like a blood nephew. After the younger generation recovered from his illness, he read and read under his quiet care, and finally found a job, and was finally admitted to the Whampoa Military Academy to have today...... Therefore, the younger generation has never forgotten their kindness in their hearts, and since the Jiangxi conquest, everywhere they went, they saw the mellow and frank of the Jiangxi fathers and villagers, and also saw that the people's livelihood withered and barren under the exploitation and plundering of the major warlords, and the model battalion brothers led by the younger generations played here from the copper drum, and they received the help and support of the villagers everywhere, and now there are more than 1,900 Jiangxi officers and soldiers under the hands of the younger generations, and there are hundreds of Jiangxi brothers who have been blood-stained on the battlefield along the way, and the heroic soul has gone straight to the sky, so the younger generations are more determined to repay all the benefactors. To repay the hearts of Jiangxi's fathers, fellow villagers, brothers and sisters, although the journey is long, the younger generations feel that the time has come, and it is time to do something real. ”

An Yi's words made everyone sigh and be greatly moved, but they didn't expect that An Yi, who was majestic and majestic, with more than 5,000 people in front of him, would have such a tragic experience, and he also deeply realized An Yi's sincerity and gratitude to repay him.

An Yi continued: "The water and soil in Jiangxi are fertile, the people are outstanding, and they have been famous for their wealth since ancient times, and the reason why they are poor is completely due to the continuous civil war, because of the major warlords and the European and American powers, and other powers have been burdened by the expropriation and extortion, from now on, it is estimated that there should be ten years of tranquility, although there will be temporary small fights in this decade, but it will never endanger the ancient land where we are standing now." Therefore, the younger generation wants to use the money given by the seniors to set up a ramie textile factory and a rope weaving factory, and to build the best ramie textile factory in the country, to produce military uniforms, equipment, straps, special ropes, etc. for our revolutionary army, and all products are sold or purchased by the younger generation. ”

"Running a ramie mill? OMG...... Sir An, you have said that my heart, my greatest wish in this life is to use our ramie in the mountains and fields of western Jiangxi and northern Jiangxi to set up a factory, the best ramie in China is produced in our Jiangxi, look at how much home-woven summer cloth we can't make every year, look at the ramie thread that is sold cheaply to Fujian, Guangdong and other places every year to make fishing boat cables, and then look at the pieces of ramie rotting in the water, my heart hurts! But I have no way, no technology, no sales, and no strength, so I can only watch ......"

Xi Muheng, a cloth merchant sitting at the second table, stood up excitedly, and forgot to pick up the top hat on his head when he fell off.

When everyone heard this, they all came to their senses, and their faces were different, but they were thinking about it quickly.

An Yi walked to Lao Xi's side and politely helped him sit down: "Boss Xi, please take a seat, listen to the juniors and talk about it, everything is easy to discuss...... Ladies and gentlemen, I have heard my old Taoist say that the production of ramie thread has to go through multiple processes of dipping, peeling, bleaching, performance, twisting, combing, and paddle, and extracting the silk thread that is more delicate and flexible than cotton silk to weave cloth, so the output is very limited, but the woven cloth is far more than any other cloth regardless of the breathable surname, flexible surname and wear-resistant surname, and even the inferior thread that does not enter the flow is also the best and strongest rope weaving raw material, and the Taoist robe that has been worn for more than ten years on my old Taoist body is made of high-grade summer cloth.

Therefore, the younger generation planned to buy the latest looms, weaving machines, wire drawing machines, stranding machines, generators and other equipment from the Americans, and roughly estimated that it would only cost another 200,000 yuan, and then expand production when they made money. This money is paid by the younger generation, don't look at the younger generation's youth, hundreds of thousands of dollars can still be obtained, just entrust the provincial and Hong Kong chaebol Mr. Ou Yaoting to help purchase machinery and equipment, send people to help recruit skilled workers and manage production. ”

"Ou Yaoting? Do you know Mr. Au Yiu Ting...... Don't be surprised, Sir An, the sewing machine monopoly store and footwear specialty store opened by my second brother in Nanchang City are all purchased from Boss Ou! Zhou Dashan shouted excitedly.

An Yi smiled slightly: "Mr. Ou regards the younger generation as a nephew, and the younger generation regards Mr. Ou as an elder, and the younger generation studied with Mr. Ou before he entered Huangpu to study, and Mr. Ou was originally a close friend of Mr. Liao Zhongkai, and was close friends with Commander-in-Chief Jiang, the veteran of the National Political Axe, Tan Yanhong, Zhang Jingjiang, and Li Jishen, and the Commander-in-Chief Jiang also wrote to Mr. Ou several times to discuss the strategy of revitalizing the national economy, and it is estimated that after Nanjing, Mr. Ou will be asked to serve as the director of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce. ”

Everyone opened their mouths in shock, who would have thought that An Yi would know such a well-known chaebol and have such a close relationship? No wonder the young An Yi is so confident, has extraordinary insight beyond ordinary people, and is also from a business background.

An Yi said with a smile: "I'm afraid that the juniors will have to fight for a few more years, so all the business of the juniors will be entrusted to Mr. Ou to help manage, and at the same time, as long as Mr. Ou is willing, he can invest money in shares at any time."

Let's talk about the younger generation, how to spend the 80,000 yuan that the seniors gave to the younger generations, the younger generations think so: I implore you to set up a Nanchang County Chamber of Commerce, with the Chamber of Commerce is equivalent to you have a capital to talk to the political axe, and then in the name of the Chamber of Commerce with the 80,000 yuan into the factory and occupy 30% of the shares, that is to say, with this money to buy a 100 acres of land near the water source, it is best not to occupy farmland, and repair the road and wall in advance, according to the highest price of 60 yuan per acre of land today, there is still most of the remaining, The rest of the money bothered the predecessors to invite the villagers with craftsmanship in ten miles and eight townships to build a better welfare home as soon as possible, adopt the orphans and widows in the county, and the future use of the welfare home will be paid from the dividends of the factory, which is a good deed of accumulating yin virtue.

If you doubt my strength and sincerity, you can go to HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank in Jiujiang and Nanchang, Swire & Co. and Jardine Matheson in the UK, and Lulin & Co. and Baoxing & Co. in Germany to check the credit of Mr. Ou Yaoting and I. An Yi.

Tomorrow morning, the juniors will go to Nanchang City to attend the celebration ceremony of Commander-in-Chief Chiang and the headquarters of the National Revolutionary Army stationed in Nanchang. After running this factory, the younger generation also wanted to set up a factory specializing in the production of rice milling machines, and set up the factory in Nanchang. ”

Zhou Dashan and all the squires stood up excitedly, admired and admired and admired An Yi and then surrounded An Yi to inquire about this and that, An Yi answered one by one with a pleasant face, and one after another to make money ideas emerged one after another, so that a group of profit-seekers couldn't wait to hug An Yi to express their excitement.

Seeing that everyone was so excited, An Yi shook his head with a smile, saying that there was time to talk slowly next, and everyone realized what An Yi was calling for tonight, and they all laughed embarrassedly, hugged An Yi and sat down first, shouting for a beautiful woman with food and wine.

A dinner party made everyone happy, the squires no longer called An Yi the head and commander of the regiment, and called their nephews affectionately, An Yi also called this uncle and that uncle like a spring breeze, and saw that the initiator Chao Guoqing's eyes were wide, and he admired and envied An Yi's mind and sleek communication methods, and he was thinking very contradictoryly: Should the 10,000 yuan he received in private be taken out?

(To be continued)