Zheng Mingshi's funeral was very grand.

Ngo Dinh Diem personally presided over the meeting, which was attended by cabinet ministers at home and officers at or above the colonel level in Saigon.

Lansdale was saddened by the loss of a friend. He stood in front of the coffin for a long time, not knowing what he was muttering.

A few officers of the French Expeditionary Force came and were stopped outside by several of Zheng Mingshi's subordinates, and if it wasn't for the Prime Minister's Guard to control the situation in time, there would definitely be a physical confrontation. In fact, it's not just them, everyone here thinks that the French shot them in the back.

Seeing off the Dinh Diem brothers, Lansdale put on his sunglasses and asked, "Lee, where are you going?" ”

"Back to the embankment, there's a lot going on there."

"I'd like to find a place to have a drink."

He had many friends in Vietnam, but few of them were really friends. Zheng Mingshi "admires" him and trusts him, reports to him and discusses with him no matter what, and can be regarded as one of the few true friends.

Li Weimin knew that he was in a bad mood, looked back at Sang Pingxiang and the others, opened the door of his jeep and said, "Okay, go to Catina Street, there are many bars over there." ”

He drove the interpreter and the escort out of the car, slammed on the accelerator to accelerate, drove about a kilometer, and suddenly asked, "Who did it?" ”

"Who did what?"

"Knowingly asked."

Zheng Mingshi's subordinates were either bought or all fools.

At first, I didn't know three questions, but then one person said one thing, contradicting himself, Zheng Mingshi died so unexplained, and no one could not think about the conspiracy.

Li Weimin sighed lightly, held on to the car door and said solemnly: "Colonel, he is also my friend." Let's go to Xining to find him. Anything is possible on the battlefield. Fall when you are about to win. The list goes on. There are also people who are unlucky enough to die after victory, such as General Patton in your country. ”

No matter who did it, no evidence will be left.

Even if there is evidence, you can only pretend to be confused at this time.

Without further questioning, the two of them hurried to Catina Street, walked into a bar diagonally across from the Bank of East Asia, and asked for three glasses of brandy, one for each person. The remaining cup was reserved for "national hero" Jung Myung-se.

Dong Laxi said a bunch of unnutritious nonsense, and a familiar figure appeared in front of him. Li Weimin put down the cup and asked in surprise: "Captain Qi, what a coincidence, why are you here?" ”

Ruan Gaoqi looked back and said with an embarrassed face: "Mr. Min, I am going to get married, and I will accompany my fiancée to buy something on vacation today...... Only...... Just come in and say hello. ”

Only then did Li Weimin notice that there was a beautiful girl standing at the door. Hurriedly beckoned them to sit down, and said with a smile: "Get married." That's great! When is it set, and I don't plan to invite me to a wedding drink. ”

"At noon the day after tomorrow, if Mr. Min can enjoy it, I will be honored."

"I haven't seen each other for a few months, why do I just see each other like this. If you have time the day after tomorrow, no matter how busy you are, you have to find time. By the way, where are you going to do it? ”

Air Force pilots are paid more than the average officer, but not by much.

In addition, his parents had just come from North Vietnam, and the family relied on him alone, Ruan Gaoqi didn't have so much money to go to the hotel for a banquet, so he said embarrassedly: "In the canteen of Tan Son Nhat Airport, we are very simple, and there are not many guests." ”

The warlord problem was solved, and South Vietnam entered a new era, and these young Zhuang officers would become the protagonists of Saigon's political scene.

Li Weimin not only made up his mind to go, but also wanted to prepare a generous gift, the waiter asked for a glass of wine and a drink, and said with great interest: "It's simple, I like to participate in a simple wedding." ”

His status is higher than last year, and his influence is greater than last year's when he organized the evacuation of refugees to the south, and Nguyen Gao Qi is flattered.

Shun Shui did not do anything in vain, and Li Weimin ceremoniously introduced him to Lansdale, calling him "the most outstanding air force pilot in Vietnam". The Yankees' compliments came even more openly, praising his fiancée to the point of red-facedness.

On the way back to Tan Son Nhat Airport, his fiancée asked curiously, "Brother Qi, is that really Mr. Min just now?" ”

Received the hospitality and respect of high-ranking government officials, Ruan Gaoqi had a lot of face, and asked with a proud smile: "Isn't it very young?" ”

"yes, I can't believe he's so young."

"Young and promising, he is the most important person in Prime Minister Yan. Don't look at Premier Yan so much to him, in fact, he doesn't like to be an official. But for the sake of this country, he still gave up his business and interests, and was ordered to go to Hanoi to organize the evacuation of refugees, lead a delegation to raise funds overseas, and even help the government eradicate the warlords of the Binh Chuan faction. ”

The fiancé knew such a person with status, and the bride-to-be also felt very faced, snuggled up to him and smiled: "He is a musician, I know, and I know that he is a Chinese." ”

Nguyen Gao Ki corrected: "Mr. Min is a Vietnamese Chinese, he was born and raised in Saigon, and he loves Vietnam more than most Vietnamese. ”

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At the same time, Li Weimin, who had just returned to the embankment, was presiding over the destruction of opium, smoking guns, and gambling equipment at the gate of the Great World.

The gambling equipment was placed underneath, and opium and smoking guns were piled up on top like a hill.

The Pingchuan faction has finally been eradicated, and there is no need to worry about being bullied by Li Wenyuan in the future, people beat gongs and drums in the morning to celebrate, if it weren't for the police and martial law soldiers who were not allowed to set off firecrackers, today would really be as lively as the New Year.

The reporters all arrived, and the surroundings were crowded with people watching the excitement.

Li Weimin took the oil drum from a policeman, threw opium and a smoking gun, then put down the oil drum and lit a match, threw it on, and with a bang, millions of dollars worth of poison were burned.

Suddenly, a tidal wave of cheers rang out at the gate of the big world.

"Compatriots, citizens, the warlords of the Pyongcheon faction have fallen, and the underworld forces entrenched on the embankment have been completely crushed. From today onwards, we no longer have to pay those harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and we no longer have to worry about being inexplicably caught by the 'Seven Distances' to feed the tigers, which is a victory for the government and the people! ”

There was another burst of applause that lasted for a long time.

Li Weimin paused, stood in front of the microphone and said in a low voice: "However, it is still possible for the underworld-evil forces to make a comeback. As many people know, it was before the 'Seven Distances' and their minions became a climate. The embankment is the most chaotic area in Vietnam. The next period of time. The police department will crack down on pornography, gambling and drugs. Robbery, theft, fraud and other illegal and criminal acts, and strictly rectify public order and corrupt social atmosphere.

Only when the law and order are good can you live and work in peace and contentment, and business can be better.

I sincerely hope that you can actively cooperate, such as cooperating with the police station to do a good job of household registration, how many people are in the family, name, gender, occupation, age...... Who lives at home and who doesn't. Where to go, what to do, how to register, how to register, do not hide anything......"

Surveying the population, establishing a household registration system, and ascertaining the social relations of each family will lay the foundation for the next land census and to prevent Viet Minh infiltration.

The chief and deputy captains of the Foreigner Police Brigade became the police chiefs of the fifth and sixth districts, and the Chinese police accounted for half of the police on the embankment. The Chinese chief, the Chinese police, and most of the Chinese on the embankment have never been so proud as they are today. Only a handful of children who run to North Vietnam or sneak around all day long are worried.

"Woe to parents and sin to wives and children. Now it is not a feudal society, and it is not implicated. Besides, if a person is not a sage, he can do no wrong. As long as there is no blood debt on your hands and no human life on your body, you have a chance to reform yourself. ”

Li Weimin looked back at the compatriots behind him and continued: "If anyone has children or relatives and friends who go astray, helping to hide it will not only hurt him, but also mistake yourself. Only by persuading them or accompanying them to the police station to turn themselves in can they win leniency and make him realize that he has lost his way.

Finally, on behalf of the Foreigners Management Committee, I would like to formally remind you that the Government is about to amend and promulgate a new Nationality Code, together with a decree abolishing a series of privileges granted by the French.

At that time, all foreigners, including us Chinese, will be strictly prohibited from continuing to operate in Vietnam in 13 ......industries, including fish and meat, groceries, charcoal, gasoline, fire oil and lubricants, civilian pawnshops, cloth, silk, cotton yarn, etc.

It's time to be naturalized, and this has no effect on ordinary people.

The next show was more bloody, and the heinous Pingchuan bandits were escorted over by the heavily armed police and soldiers of the Fifth Infantry Division for trial and public judgment, and after the sentence, they were all taken to the river for execution.

More than 100 people were shot in one afternoon, which was a great joy to the hearts of the people and greatly deterred the black sheep of the Chinese who did not commit big things and kept doing small things.

Fortunately, Lijun and Qingqing were not on the embankment, otherwise they would not have been able to sleep well for a few days when they saw so many people executed at one time. Because of the carload of corpses that were pulled away, even Li Weimin himself was horrified.

I can't eat dinner anymore, and I'm going to Pingdong Industrial Village tomorrow, so I don't have so much time to waste on the embankment.

After finishing these things, he immediately convened a meeting of the county magistrates, police chiefs, fire chiefs, representatives of the Chinese Youth Association, representatives of the Vietnam Youth Association, and social elites according to the schedule.

Just after destroying opium and killing more than 100 people, there is really such an "official authority", and even Ma Guoxuan, the uncle, has become cautious when he speaks.

There are too many things to discuss, Li Weimin didn't have so much time to be polite, and said straight to the point: "Ladies and gentlemen, the eradication of the Pingchuan faction does not mean that there will be no need to pay taxes in the future, in fact, business income tax has always been an important source of tax for the country. Tomorrow morning, the county tax bureaus will be officially established, and on behalf of the government, I would like to hire the old-timers and social elites to serve as consultants to the county tax bureaus, participate in the formulation of tax policies, and assist in the collection of tax receivables. ”

In the past, it was collected by the Five Gangs Association, and after receiving it, it was handed over to Li Wenyuan together.

Now that the Five Gangs Association has been disbanded, Li Wenyuan is finished, of course, a tax bureau must be established to collect it directly, otherwise where will the salaries of police and firefighters come from? Although he does not have the power to collect taxes and fees, he can at least participate in the formulation of tax policies, and of course everyone will not have opinions.

The temple management made a plan last year, each temple set up a management committee, and some of the sesame oil money donated by the believers was set aside for repairs, and the rest was all put into the Xidi Chinese Charity Foundation, which is only officially confirmed today.

What everyone is most concerned about is how the government will deal with the industries left behind by the Pingchuan faction, some of which have been forcibly seized and will not be returned? Some of them are invested by the Pingchuan faction, will they be transferred?

Without the embankment of the Pingchuan faction, freedom could no longer be free, and democracy could no longer be democratic.

There are no grassroots institutions, there are not so many officials who eat financial meals, the county magistrate is equivalent to an honorary title, there is no money, no power, no subordinates, it can be said that the current embankment is almost in a state of anarchy.

In order to deal with the industries left behind by the Pyeongcheon faction, it is necessary to establish an autonomous body, and it is necessary to determine the sources of funding for the police station, the fire department, and the cultural, educational, medical and health bureau to be established......

The aftermath was a lot of work, and the meeting was held until about 4 o'clock in the morning. (To be continued......)