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Chapter 9 Breaking the Cocoon and Flapping Wings to Dominate the Industry (10)

Almost overnight, newspapers in Europe and the United States published in the form of summaries of interviews and commentaries sent back by their own reporters from distant China. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The Christian Monitor, the New York Times, the San Francisco Overseas Chinese Newspaper, the major newspapers controlled by the Chinese consortium in the United States, the Times and the Daily News in Britain, the French Times, the Frankfurter Post, the Mirror in Germany, and other major media have all commented on the bleak financial situation of the Chinese government and the divisions within the armed forces. Many famous people boldly predicted: Another era of nationwide warlord melee in Eastern China is coming!

James, the China correspondent of the British newspaper Daily News, wrote the most detailed report, and at the end of his opinion piece, he stated very implicitly:

…… At the end of the picnic with international characteristics, the venerable Minister to China, Mr. Lan Pusheng, accompanied by the young General An and local officials, inspected the construction site of the Syria-Zhaotong interprovincial railway under construction with great interest, had an in-depth conversation with the gentlemen of the British Globe Railway, the contractor, and once again expressed their gratitude to the government officials in southern Sichuan who gave warm care to British engineers and technicians and overseas Chinese.

At the request of many European and American journalists, Mr. Minister delivered an impromptu speech before boarding, praising the rapid development of the southern Sichuan region that left a deep and unforgettable impression on him, and was very optimistic about the prospects for cooperation between British financial institutions and industrial and commercial enterprises and China's major national capitals, and promised to provide maximum help and support for the British multinational construction groups to participate in the competition of large-scale engineering projects such as railways, bridges, and wharves that were publicly tendered during the Autumn Commodity Fair in the four southwestern provinces of China......

At 5:10 p.m., Mr. Minister arrived in Wuhan on a passenger plane of China's South Sichuan Airlines, but due to the rush of time and the development of the situation in North China, Mr. Minister regretfully gave up his original plan to go to Nanjing for a short stopover, and rushed to Beiping by the 6 p.m. train under the gift of General He Chengjun, the military and political governor of Hubei Province......

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At this time, Song Ziwen, Minister of Finance of the Republic of China, and Gu Weijun, plenipotentiary representative to the League of Nations, were attending the World Economic Development Conference in London, England.

Just when Song Ziwen and Gu Weijun decided to leave the hotel where they were staying and rushed to the Chinese embassy to call China to inquire about the details, the polite lobby manager knocked on the door and handed an envelope to Song Ziwen accompanied by the security personnel, saying that it was entrusted by a Chinese student with a hurried look and that there was no danger after being tested by the hotel's special instruments.

Song Ziwen thanked him politely, entered the room and immediately opened it to read, after reading the message of more than 120 words and the signature An Yi at the back, Song Ziwen was so angry that he scolded on the spot:

"Idiot! A bunch of idiots! Okay, you're Yang Yongtai...... Can't you do anything else except engage in intrigue and intrigue? ”

Gu Weijun was taken aback, snatched the message from Song Ziwen's hand and read it carefully, shook his head again and again, and sighed faintly:

"How can that be? I believe what General An Yi does, but I don't believe that he will evade taxes, not to mention that the Department of Taxation of the Ministry of Finance has a tax agreement with the Jiangxi Provincial Government, and the export tax of Jiangnan Group is collected by the local government on behalf of him. ”

"He's a! In the year since Xiong Shihui took office, he has been following Chairman Jiang's ass all day long to suppress bandits. A group of short-sighted people, really ashamed to be in their company! Song Ziwen was full of anger and couldn't dissipate.

Gu Weijun frowned, and asked with great concern: "Starting tomorrow's trip to France and Germany, especially to visit Germany, which has a close relationship with General An Yi, the masters will definitely ask about the situation in China, how should we answer at that time?" ”

How else can you answer that? I went to the embassy and called Jiang Zhongzheng to ask Jiang Zhongzheng, who was full of foresight and asked him to teach us how to answer! ”

After Song Ziwen finished speaking, he turned around angrily and left, and the entourage hurriedly followed, Gu Weijun sighed again and followed out with great anxiety.

Gu Weijun deeply realized that the bad impact of the sudden change in the domestic situation has already attracted the attention of the European and American powers, and the multi-faceted cooperation plan between many countries that Song Ziwen has reached and will reach during his visit is likely to be seriously damaged by the sudden split of the central military bloc in China.

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On the afternoon of June 28, the residence of Li Jishen on Robinson Road, Hong Kong.

In the study on the second floor of the Victorian-style two-story and a half-story western-style building, Li Zongren, Bai Chongxi, and Chen Jitang, who hurried from Guangzhou, walked upstairs quickly under the guidance of Li Jishen's son.

Li Zongren was stunned for a moment, then stretched out his hands, shouted "Ji Kuan, my brother", and when he went up, he grabbed Huang Shaohong's hand tightly, his eyes were moist with excitement, and his broad lips trembled a few times, but he couldn't say a word.

Xiao Zhuge Bai Chongxi smiled, stepped forward and grabbed Huang Shaohong's thick arm, and was very happy: "Brother Ji Kuan, it has been two years since Nanning said goodbye, and Duke De and the brothers are always thinking of you!" I didn't expect our brothers to get together after saying goodbye, and it would be in the treasure land of Ren Gong, which is embarrassing! ”

Huang Shaohong's eyes were moist and extremely moved, he nodded to Bai Chongxi, turned to Li Zongren, who was already blurred, and remembered that on the afternoon of the day he left Guangxi, Li Zongren held a banquet to send him off, and insisted on sending himself to the dock when he was so drunk.

Seeing Li Zongren's rare true feelings, Huang Shaohong's nose was sour, he held Li Zongren's hand tightly, took a deep breath, and reported in a low voice:

"Brother, it's been six days since the younger brother arrived in Hong Kong, if it weren't for Ren Gong and Zhan Gong (Hu Hanmin) to keep him repeatedly, the younger brother would have to return to Nanjing yesterday...... Knowing that my brother and brother Jiansheng were coming this morning, my little brother was full of joy and anxiety all day! ”

"Delin, Ji Kuan, you don't have to be that kind of little daughter, the handsome man of the army has been a horse for half his life, and he hasn't seen you for two years, can he make you look like this? Unpromising...... Bernan (Chen Jitang), come, sit here, I just have something to ask you. Hu Hanmin, who was dressed in a long robe, unceremoniously ridiculed Li Zongren and Huang Shaohong, and beckoned Chen Jitang, whose body began to bless, to sit on the sofa beside him.

Li Zongren smiled self-deprecatingly, patted Huang Shaohong's hand heavily, nodded and encouraged, then took out a handkerchief and wiped his eyes, and stepped forward to greet Li Jishen and Chen Shuming who were smiling.

Huang Shaohong and Bai Chongxi exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then walked side by side to the guest position on the semicircular sofa and sat down.

After Hu Hanmin finished talking to Chen Jitang, who was sitting cross-legged on the sofa and holding a two-foot-eight-long hookah, he turned to the crowd and announced the opening of the meeting, and asked the participants to discuss the question of whether to accept Huang Shaohong's opinion and postpone the establishment of the Guangzhou central government.

In the blink of an eye, three hours passed, and the meeting struggled in a heated quarrel. Seeing that it was difficult to form a unified opinion for a while, Hu Hanmin simply stood up and announced the adjournment of the meeting, and instructed everyone to consider it for a while and convene the next meeting after the consideration was mature.

Everyone stood up, Li Jishen warmly invited Hu Hanmin and Chen Shuming to eat together, Hu Hanmin spread his hands, and said helplessly that Shi Ying, an old friend who is still the mayor of Nanjing, and Duan Xipeng, the chief secretary for administration of the Ministry of Education, were sent by Chiang Kai-shek as lobbyists, and now they are still spending in their own homes, and they have to go back and send them away before their ears are clean. Chen Shuming smiled and said that he was going to Hu Hanmin's house to say hello to Shi Ying, an old timer of the Alliance. Chen Jitang had the intention to let the four giants of the Gui family who had reunited after a long absence, and said with a smile on his face that he wanted to visit Shi Ying's predecessors who were like thunder.

Li Jishen and the four of them had no choice but to send Hu Hanmin and others downstairs, but before they went out of the gate, Chen Jitang suddenly remembered something, and called the adjutant to whisper a few words, followed Hu Hanmin and Chen Shuming, got into the car parked at the door, and told the driver not to drive first. Hu Hanmin frowned slightly, and asked Bernan, what the hell are you doing? The others couldn't figure out what was going on, until Chen Jitang's adjutant ran out with a long hookah and got into a car behind them, and everyone understood that Chen Jitang had forgotten the hookah upstairs, and they couldn't help but feel sorry for a while.

At night, Li Jishen, who was already half-drunk, instructed his son to take out a few newspapers, received them in his hand, and patted them lightly: "Have you read the newspapers of the past two days?" ”

Li Zongren took it and glanced at it, put it on the table, and smiled faintly: "I read it, not only did I read the large-scale reports of the "Oriental News" and the "Yangcheng Evening News" for two consecutive days, but also found the newspapers of the British in the concession to translate them. I really didn't expect that this old Jiang couldn't even tolerate the first hero under his command, what a fucking hell. Ren Gong, your nephew is amazing! This young man's scheming is deep enough, if he doesn't move, he will move and hit Lao Jiang's seven inches, which is much stronger than we were back then, it is really terrifying! ”

"Speaking of Lao Jiang and An Yi, there is not only a master-apprentice status, but also an extra layer of son-in-law relationship, eight years of obedience to Lao Jiang's words, loyalty, not only blood and sweat, but also a lot of money for Lao Jiang to solve the difficulties, never heard him have more than half of the complaints, even we watched from the side are red-eyed, but I don't know what medicine Lao Jiang took wrong, he actually cut off his arm, it is really unimaginable, it seems that it really responds to the legend in the rivers and lakes, An Yi's kid is highly meritorious." Bai Chongxi was very emotional.

Everyone gloated and laughed, but Huang Shaohong looked bitter and picked up a peanut and threw it into his mouth.

Li Jishen saw that Huang Shaohong was silent, and asked with a smile: "Ji Kuan, what do you think?" ”

"What else can you see? It is clear that someone in the central government wants to plot against Brother An, and it is weakened by successive blows, and even Brother An's ally Xiangxi's 44th Army has been affected together, otherwise with Brother An's good temper, he will never use such drastic means to counterattack continuously. Huang Shaohong said indignantly.

Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi smiled knowingly, but Li Jishen was very surprised: "Ji Kuan, when did you call that kid a brother?" ”

Huang Shaohong picked up the wine glass, drank it all, and said that on the day when the younger brother just came back from Nanyang and arrived in Hangzhou, he was drunk by Brother An on the West Lake, and since then he has formed a brotherly relationship. Seeing that everyone looked over with great interest, Huang Shaohong exhaled a rough breath, and explained how he met An Yi and got along in Nanjing, Wuhan, Beiping, and Baoding, and took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Li Jishen:

"Before the younger brother left Nanjing, Brother An sent someone to deliver this letter and entrusted the younger brother to hand it over to the elder brother."

Li Jishen took the letter and asked suspiciously: "It's been so many days, why haven't you taken it out?" ”

"I wanted to give it to my brother before leaving, but there are some things that my younger brother can't participate in." After Huang Shaohong finished speaking, he grabbed the wine bottle and poured a full glass for Li Zongren first, knowing that Bai Chongxi was not good at drinking and didn't care about him, he filled a glass by himself, and toasted Li Zongren when he picked it up:

"Brother, little brother toasts you, this farewell, I don't know when we will meet next time."

Li Zongren thought about it and didn't say anything, picked up the cup and touched it lightly, raised his head and did it.

Li Jishen opened the letter and saw that it was actually translated on telegram paper, although the font was upright and clear, but the glyph was too small to see clearly, so he hurriedly got up and went to find glasses.

Bai Chongxi smiled slightly: "Brother Ji Kuan, seven days ago, more than 130 young people from Rong County chartered a steamboat from Wuzhou to Nanning, and were stopped and inspected by our Jiangfang Brigade. He said he wanted to go to Guizhou...... The younger brother knew that there must be a secret in it, so he didn't ask anything more, and let them go up the river by boat. ”

Huang Shaohong was very surprised: "How did that kid go back to Guangxi?" Some time ago, several disciples of the clan came to Nanjing to come to me, saying that they were so idle at home that the follicles were sweating, and they wanted to find something to do...... It stands to reason that they should be in Syria at this time, how could they go back to their hometown in Guangxi, and bring more than 100 people with them? ”

Bai Chongxi knew that Huang Shaohong had never lied to himself and Li Zongren, and after listening to Huang Shaohong's words, he thought about it a little in his heart, and he was relieved:

"If the junior brother's estimate is good, it is likely to be An Yi's idea. The younger brother heard Chen Zhibiao, the division commander under his command, say that An Yi is a very good friend, and he can always do something for his brother that he thinks of but can't do. It is rumored that Zhu Yizhi of Yunnan and Shi Zhen of Qianxi will send a hundred people to An Yi for further study every year, and Brother Ji Kuan recommends that the three disciples in the clan are too few, it is estimated that An Yi is helping you, the eldest brother, cultivate more talents, now that the Japanese are peeping at the state affairs, they will be able to use it one day, right? ”

Bai Chongxi's profound words made Huang Shaohong very embarrassed, which means that An Yi will help you think of the future, and one day you will rise again and climb high, so you will not worry about having no talent in your hands.

Li Zongren saw Huang Shaohong's embarrassed face, shook his head and smiled, and asked with great interest: "Ji Kuan, there has been a rumor in the military circles in the past six months, saying that An Yi's South Sichuan Non-commissioned Officer School has been far ahead of Huangpu in many majors, what do you think of this?" ”

Huang Shaohong sighed faintly: "What do you say? Let me tell you something, everyone knows the German Wei Caier, the military chief adviser of the Central Army, right? ”

Bai Chongxi nodded: "This is a capable person...... From the Central Plains War to the just-concluded North China War of Resistance, Wei Caier helped Lao Jiang a lot, and the guiding ideology of many battles benefited me a lot. ”

Huang Shaohong nodded: "Yes, the generals of the Central Army who came back from Japan are all above the top, but when it comes to Wei Caier, there is no one who is not convinced, but this Wei Caier translated the three military textbooks compiled by An Yi to the German Academy." Just 13 days ago, the German Consulate in Nanjing, entrusted by the General Staff of the German Army, formally submitted an application to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Military Commission of China, hoping that the Central Army Noncommissioned Officer School would accept 16 of their trainees, so as to further expand the military exchanges and cooperation between China and Germany. Presumably you also know that this Central Army Non-commissioned Officer School is the South Sichuan Army Non-commissioned Officer School where An Yi is the chief of education, and its predecessor is the Nanchang Army Non-commissioned Officer School. Let's talk about it, how is An Yi's non-commissioned officer school? ”

Li Zongren and the others looked at each other, all of them were taken aback, and then sighed one after another that it should be like this, otherwise An Jiajun would not have the prestige and great military exploits it has today.

Bai Chongxi regretted: "It would be nice if we could go to the field to visit and investigate, what our army lacks is professional formal education, and the Huangpu Nanning branch has not produced a few talents so far, which is indeed a big pity!" ”

Li Jishen's happy voice suddenly came: "If Jiansheng is willing, it is estimated that he can go to southern Sichuan at any time, I see, my nephew is not as stingy as you think, otherwise there will be no happy cooperation in the past two years!" ”

Bai Chongxi raised his head and saw Li Ji sitting down with a crimson face, knowing that he must have received some good news from An Yi's letter.

Li Zongren seemed to have thought of something, and looked at Li Jishen with blazing eyes, but Huang Shaohong didn't react, as if he was at home, he unceremoniously grabbed a big green crab and broke it open, and ate it with relish.

Li Jishen raised his wine glass, toasted Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi, put down the glass, and said with a smile:

"An Yi invited me to live in his Xufu for a while, and said that my godniece has a big belly, I'm afraid she is still a son, and said that my Yaoting brother will rush from Nanyang to southern Sichuan in the next few days, and it is rare for the family to get together together, this kid is still relatively filial!"

Li Zongren glanced at Bai Chongxi again, and then happily turned to Huang Shaohong: "Ji Kuan, when we broke the economic blockade of Yunnan and Guizhou, it was because of you and Ren Gong's mediation, since the cooperation between the three parties, our financial predicament has been greatly alleviated, according to the current mining development speed in northwest Guangxi, this year's income will definitely increase exponentially, and the prospects are worth looking forward to!" Ji Kuan, before you came, did An Yi ask you to convey any suggestions? ”

Huang Shaohong put down the crab legs, wiped his hands, and replied solemnly: "After Brother An left North China in a rage, he never walked out of the nest in southern Sichuan, pretending to be sick every day, and he didn't see anyone easily, and I didn't have a chance to talk to him. On the contrary, his adjutant who stayed in Nanjing revealed a little, saying that Shi Zhen in western Qianxi had already begun to survey the railway line and was preparing to build a railway from Shuicheng and Panxian to Qujing in Yunnan, so that it coincided with the plan of General Zhu Yizhi in Yunnan. Zhu Yizhi made it clear in his report to the Ministry of Railways at the beginning of the year that the construction of the railway from Xufu to Zhaotong in southern Sichuan had already begun, and that Yunnan could not be left behind in the great cause of the present generation, so the Yunnan Provincial Government also wanted to build a 120-kilometer railway from Kunming to Qujing through financing. If the analysis of the younger brother is good, a year later, the railways of Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan will be connected together, if they are connected with our railways in Guangxi, not to mention economic development, the strategic significance is impressive, Brother An is really talented! ”

Li Jishen, Bai Chongxi, and Li Zongren were all shocked, and then they thought about it and stopped talking.

After a long time, Li Zongren broke the silence and looked at Li Jishen with a smile: "Ren Gong, it seems that you have to go in person, it is related to the well-being of the people of Bagui!" ”

Li Jishen nodded and smiled: "Go, definitely go!" Not only am I going, it's best that the two of you go together, at least one too, An Yi, this kid is clearly hinting that he wants to cooperate with us in all aspects. With An Yi's strong strength and the strong support of the Sichuan-Hunan-Yunnan-Guizhou Alliance, it would be a pity that we did not seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. In fact, we still have to thank Lao Jiang, if he doesn't make frequent stupid moves, how can that kid take this step? Rejoice! ”

Li Zongren couldn't help laughing heartily, Bai Chongxi finished laughing, and suggested: "The junior brother and Duke De can't go, the goal is too big and the impact is far-reaching, it's better to be cautious." If everyone agrees, the younger brother suggests that Brother Yi Xing (Huang Xuchu, vice governor of Guangxi) go, Brother Yi Xing was a student of Ren Gong when he was studying at the Army University, and it is normal for the disciple to accompany the teacher, if possible, let Mr. Ma Junwu, the president of Guangxi University, go with him, because Mr. Ma Junwu and Mr. Jiang Yunshan, the military advisor of An Yi and the president of Southwest University of Political Science and Law, are old friends, and they have known each other when they were young and have stayed abroad together. ”

"Jiansheng is smart!"

Li Jishen gave a thumbs up, Li Zongren was so happy that he raised the wine glass, the four of them touched it together, drank it all, and when he put down the wine glass, Bai Chongxi coughed so badly that his flushed face provoked the cheerful laughter of several other people.

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Almost at the same moment, in the Jin Temple in the southwest suburbs of Taiyuan, Shanxi, Yan Xishan, who was drinking tea and talking with Kong Xiangxi in detail, took the telegram presented by the adjutant, glanced at it, and happily handed it to Kong Xiangxi opposite: "Brother Xian, Brother Kai-shek is urging you to go back again, it seems that the affairs of the central government are inseparable from you!" ”

Kong Xiangxi took the telegram, and after reading it, he gently put it on the table: "The junior brother has a lot of heavy responsibilities on his shoulders, and the task of purchasing 100,000 tons of grain for the North China Army has not yet been completed, how can he leave Shanxi lightly?" ”

Yan Xishan touched his slightly bald head and smiled knowingly: "Are you worried that after you go back, you will be caught by our Chairman Jiang?" ”

Kong Xiangxi shook his head again and again: "It's a mistake to make a move!" If you don't fight the political enemies and opponents in the southeast, how can you have time to provoke An Yi, a tough boy? It's good now, Xiangxi has torn his face with southern Sichuan, if the commission doesn't stop dealing with An Yi, I'm afraid that Shi Zhen of Qianxi and General Zhu Yizhi of Yunnan will also sink their faces, and the impact is really immeasurable! ”

"That's right! An Yi, this young man, I always thought that he could only lead soldiers and fight, and he could do business better than us Shanxi people, but I didn't expect him to be so beautiful when he played power schemes, tsk! It's really the back waves of the Yangtze River pushing the front waves! Speaking of this, Yan Xishan looked at Kong Xiangxi with interest: "Brother Xian, what did you say An Yi still had to hide?" ”

Kong Xiangxi was shocked: "Brother still wants An Yi to make a move?" A few moves in a row, it is almost the life of the central government, not to mention anything else, my righteous brother Ou Yaoting is not sick early or late, yesterday morning just said that he would return to China with more than 60 million US dollars of anti-Japanese war donations from the people of the Americas and Nanyang, and in the afternoon he said that he fell ill with a cold, and the original little brother and the entire central government were waiting for this life-saving money, now it's okay, when my righteous brother announced his illness, by the way, more than 40 million of the more than 60 million donations were designated by several patriotic foundations in the Americas and Nanyang to donate to the An Jiajun, It is used to build resettlement areas for disabled soldiers, pensions for war-dead soldiers, and welfare factories in southern Sichuan. The remaining 20 million yuan were directly handed over to the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the state for use in accordance with the wishes of the vast number of patriotic overseas Chinese...... The younger brother estimates that at this moment, other departments, including the Central Military Commission, may be full of complaints. ”

Yan Xishan was stunned for a moment, and then let out a cheerful laugh again: "His grandmother's, I like An Yi's character, hehe!" Brother Xian, I heard that the planes sold by Zhang Hongluan in Xiangxi are good, almost all of them are brand new advanced fighters, and the generals under his command have advised me to buy a few back for use, and I have seen it, the price is indeed not high, and it is more cost-effective than importing it myself. ”

Kong Xiangxi thought about it, and still persuaded: "If my brother really wants to buy it, I have to wait a few days, and tomorrow my younger brother will fly back to Nanchang to see how the commission will deal with the aftermath. ”

"Wait a fart! When does my Jin Suijun need to look at people's faces and do things...... By the way, last time you suggested that I get a Jin Chamber of Commerce in Xufu, I haven't had time to tell you, you go to see your god-in-law this time, don't forget to ask him to leave me a bigger piece of land, if you don't do it, let's do it in style. Yan Xishan picked up the Eight Treasures Cup and tasted a mouthful of tea.

Kong Xiangxi smiled and asked, "Big brother, are you taking revenge on the central government's North China policy for being unfair to the Jin Sui army?" ”

"Who's to say it isn't? Since the central government doesn't read the merits of our army, we can only rely on our own development, maybe I will get up tomorrow and be happy, and I will send a telegram to An Yi's kid, haha! Now I have to pat this kid's ass, unconsciously, he has replaced Zhang Hanqing's position and become the biggest warlord leader in the country, who is it if you don't pat his ass? What's more, he is far away from me, and he has no stake in each other, where can I find such a friend? Besides, when he is uncomfortable now, my eldest brother won't help him, should I wait for him to be prosperous before inviting him to drink? Haha......"