After sending Deng Xihou and Tian Songyao away, Zhuang Jihua and Zeng Kuoqing went to the military headquarters of the 24th Army to visit Liu Wenhui, on the way Zhuang Jihua recalled Zeng Kuoqing's information about Liu Wenhui, Liu Wenhui is known as Duobao Daoist, graduated from Baoding Military Academy, started late in the three giants of Baoding, Sichuan, has been shrinking in Syria on the border of Sichuan and Yunnan, after defeating Yang Sen in 1922 to launch the Battle of Anchuan, it became an important force in Sichuan Province, in 1928 with the support of Deng Xihou and Tian Songyao served as the chairman of Sichuan Province, Later, he secretly cooperated with Liu Xiang to seize a large amount of territory in the battle of eastern Sichuan and the battle of Beidao, and occupied 81 counties of Chuankang at once.

Liu Wenhui did not seem surprised by their arrival, and when Zhuang Jihua asked him to cooperate in the investigation of Sichuan resources and ensure the safety of the resource exploration team, Liu Wenhui assured him with a wave of his hand.

"There is no problem with this, the development of Sichuan resources is beneficial to our Sichuan people, and it is our duty to ensure their work." Liu Wenhui patted his chest and said: "Cultural Revolution, don't worry, there will never be any accidents in my defense area, the one who dares to find trouble with the exploration team is looking for trouble with me, Lao Tzu will twist his head off and kick it as a ball." ”

Zhuang Jihua's entry into Sichuan has attracted the attention of various forces in Sichuan, Liu Wenhui is of course no exception, he has already discussed with his staff, no matter what Zhuang Jihua does, as long as he finds his subordinates, then no matter what he can agree to, Liu Wenhui has stood on the wrong side in the previous civil wars, Chiang Kai-shek must be dissatisfied with him, Zhuang Jihua is Chiang's confidant and favorite general, if he can have a good relationship with him, and then ease the relationship with Chiang Kai-shek through him.

"Thank you Chairman Liu, Zhuang is grateful." The other party is so kind, of course Zhuang Jihua wants to express his gratitude.

With this guarantee, Zhuang Jihua's first task will be completed, and the rest will be what Liu Wenhui wants, and Zhuang Jihua will not take the initiative to mention it.

Liu Wenhui did not disappoint Zhuang Jihua, and quickly mentioned the current situation, but his starting point surprised Zhuang Jihua.

"Cultural Revolution, I heard that the students in Beiping and Nanjing are making trouble, and I say that I occupy the Northeast, and the central government doesn't care about it?" Liu Wenhui asked.

This Liu Wenhui is indeed more ambitious than Liu Xiang, no wonder he supports Hu Ruoyu in Yunnan and Wang Jialie in Guizhou, Zhuang Jihua said while thinking in his heart: "It's not that it doesn't matter, it's just that the central government has judged that the time is not yet ripe for an all-out war with Yueben, Chairman Liu, please think about it, there is a Communist Party in the country that is in turmoil, and the local forces are not completely in harmony with the central government, how can this battle be fought?" Therefore, the central government hoped that the European and American powers would intervene and ask the League of Nations to regulate. ”

Liu Wenhui felt a burst of disdain in his heart, but he praised it: "Yes, the central government is extremely worried, but the Communist Party is a problem of ringworm, and the real key lies in local forces, taking Sichuan as an example, don't look at me as the provincial chairman, but my decree can only be effective in my defense area, I can't manage other people's defense areas at all, a country should have a unified government order and military order, and a province should be the same." ”

This old boy circled a little far, but Lao Tzu didn't answer this mouth, so you were in a hurry. Zhuang Jihua smiled secretly in his heart: "Chairman Liu's insights are superhuman, only when military orders and government orders are unified, can the country gather all its strength to resist the enemy, if the military and political leaders everywhere have such an understanding of the chairman, the country will have been at peace a long time ago, and the people will have long lived and worked in peace and contentment." ”

"Insight Superman? I dare not be ashamed, in fact, no one knows the truth, but no one can let it go, let's say that we are Sichuan, the two powerful slaps (that is, more than ten) can't be counted, there are dozens of large and small forces, how can the people not suffer. Liu Wenhui sighed heavily, and then said: "Cultural Revolution, you are a person who has stayed abroad and seen the world, tell me, how can you unify the Sichuan government decree and let the people live a good life?" ”

It is worthy of being heroic and insidious, it turns out that this is waiting for me, Zhuang Jihua scolded secretly in his heart, but his face was solemn and embarrassed: "Well, this ,...., this, I can't say it well, and I ask Chairman Liu for advice." ”

"Alas, what's so bad about this," Liu Wenhui pretended not to understand, and took it as bad as bad, and kicked the ball back directly: "Although I said, this is not a formal conversation, it does not represent anyone, it is just a discussion between us." ”

"In this way, the junior will express a little humble opinion." Zhuang Jihua pretended to be prevaricated and said: "The best way is to keep a force, just like Yan Xishan in Shanxi and Longyun in Yunnan; If you can't do this, you can also cooperate with the two, such as Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi in Guangxi, one person is in charge of the army and the other is in charge of the people; If this is not possible, then a joint conference should be set up to cut down the army, eliminate the scourge of war, and try to value peace as much as possible. ”

"Where should Sichuan take that approach now?" Liu Wenhui forced again.

"Chairman Liu, I really don't dare to say this." Zhuang Jihua begged for mercy, he knew in his heart that if what he said here was slightly beneficial to Liu Wenhui, the other party would definitely publicize it, and then affect the attitude of Liu Xiang, Deng Xihou and others: "My identity is different, once it is spread out, it will be regarded as the opinion of the central government, and the principal will blame it, and I can't afford to bear it." ”

Liu Wenhui's intentions were broken by Zhuang Jihua, and he was not surprised, but he just laughed: "Be careful about the Cultural Revolution, these are all my henchmen, and they won't spread it, but you're not wrong, your identity is different, it's right to be cautious." ”

Saying that, he stood up and walked in front of Zhuang Jihua, Zhuang Jihua also stood up: "We are quite fateful, since we are here today, don't go, I set a table in Rongxing Building, we will drink and chat, and then we will go to the play, you may not have seen this Sichuan opera, it has a unique taste." ”

When he came, he was so prepared, and Zhuang Jihua didn't refuse, but just smiled and said: "In this way, the younger generation will be as you go." ”

In addition to Liu Wenhui at the wine table, there are several generals and staff to accompany him, Liu Wenhui introduced to Zhuang Jihua one by one, one of them is a middle-aged man with a dark complexion who caught his attention, this person has a rough appearance, but his demeanor is very elegant, with a bookish atmosphere, Liu Wenhui introduced that his name is Ren Naiqiang, and he is now an inspector in the Chuankang area.

"Chairman Liu, I remember that in the 17th year of the Republic of China, the national political axe agreed to build a province in Xikang, why has the Xikang provincial political axe not been established?" After three rounds of drinking, Zhuang Jihua asked with some curiosity.

This Xikang Province had a resolution in the former Qing Dynasty, but it has not been implemented, the Xinhai Revolution broke out, so it was not over, and then the country fell into war, Tibetan Province [***] Lama had sent troops to invade the south of Kham in 1914, and later under the mediation of the British, from Kham to Qamdo and other more than ten counties, the war was settled. In 1928, the Nanjing Nationalist Axe officially passed a resolution, and in Xikang Province, Liu Wenhui, the actual occupier of Xikang, did not take action for a long time.

"The affairs of Xikangjian Province are complicated, how can I have time to do that." Liu Wenhui said indifferently.

Leng Yindong, who was sitting with him, raised his wine glass and said: "What do you do in Xikang that bird doesn't to build a province, those people in Nanjing are just fooling around and drinking." ”

Perhaps this is the reason why Liu Wenhui is reluctant to take action, Zhuang Jihua smiled faintly in understanding and raised his glass.

"Master Leng's words are not right," it was the black Ren Naiqiang who spoke: "It is unnecessary for Xikang to build a province, but Xikang is by no means a barren land, in my opinion, Xikang is a land of plaster, rich in various resources, as long as it can be developed, even if Xikang can't catch up with Suzhou and Hangzhou, it will never be worse than Chengdu and Chongqing." ”

Zhuang Jihua looked at Ren Naiqiang, and judged in his heart whether Liu Wenhui arranged for him to say this on purpose, Liu Wenhui smiled at the right time: "Cultural Revolution, if you want to understand Xikang, I am afraid that Mr. Ren here, don't look at him as a scholar, but he is not small, and one person dares to inspect more than 20 counties on the border of Kangdian on foot." ”

"Oh," Zhuang Jihua was surprised, you must know that it is very difficult to inspect that area on foot even in peacetime, not to mention in this era of war, I didn't expect this unattractive person to have such a feat: "Disrespectful, disrespectful, Mr. Leng, have you inspected the mineral resources in the Xikang area?" ”

When Zhuang Jihua asked this question, he was secretly screaming in his heart, the Panzhihua he knew was on the Sichuan-Yunnan border, and this Xikang had disappeared in his time and merged into Sichuan, and the Sichuan-Yunnan border might be the Kang-Yunnan border.

"I know a little, after all, I am not a geological expert," Ren Naiqiang said honestly: "However, there are many small mines near Xichang, producing iron ore and silver ore, and there are also gold, iron ore and marble in Mianning and other places, but their mining technology is very backward, and the timber reserves in Xikang area are very rich, almost completely undeveloped." ”

Zhuang Jihua's brain was buzzing, and his eyes were shining with excitement, so it didn't take much effort to get it, but before he could speak, Ren Naiqiang said: "However, the transportation in Xikang area is very inconvenient, and it is very difficult to develop on a large scale, and the local ethnic groups have some prejudices against the Han nationality, and the ethnic contradictions are more acute, so to develop these resources, there must be strong garrison support." ”

"Mr. Ren, I would like to invite you to join the Resources Committee, and I can request Nanjing to appoint you as the top person in charge of the Xikang region." Zhuang Jihua ignored Liu Wenhui's presence, and immediately began to dig people: "If you are not satisfied, you can open it under any conditions." ”

The party-state is not without people, and the party-state is full of talents. You can find talent anywhere.

Liu Wenhui looked at Zhuang Jihua a little stupidly, Ren Naiqiang didn't expect it, he looked at Zhuang Jihua and Liu Wenhui, and didn't know how to answer.

(To be continued)