Bai Nan inspected the Shanghai military base, and the disciplined Tang army rarely had problems, which was reassuring. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Even the more unrestrained Indian soldiers, who have basically stayed in the army for more than a year, have slowly faded from the original tribal warriors and become real national army soldiers.

At this time, when the garrison of the base was not the largest, most of the troops of the Fourth Brigade were now stationed in Jiangning, Suzhou, Yangzhou, Hangzhou, Wuhu, Jiujiang and other places in the south of the Yangtze River, and were responsible for the security of important cities in the south of the Yangtze River.

Wang Tianci, chief of staff of the Theater General Headquarters, reported to Bai Nan with the military situation: "The war in the north has basically been calmed down, calm has been restored in Shandong, the White Lotus rebellion in southern Jin and northern Henan has basically been controlled, and the magistrates of the Qing court have returned to the government offices in these areas and started a new administration." However, Jiaqing was very angry with the leaders of this rebellion of the Mixed Yuan Sect, and those who were captured in the capital were immediately pushed out of the noon gate and beheaded. We still kept most of the captured rebels as our next group of immigrants. They will depart from the Tanggu Special Zone and head to the mainland. ”

Bai Nan nodded, the war situation in the north was originally a matter of nine out of ten, although the Mixed Yuan Sect was very powerful, but its combat ability was stronger than that of the corrupt Green Battalion, and it was a situation where the Tang Army and the Wuwei Army were about to collapse at the touch of a button. Many times, even as soon as the artillery of the Tang Army fired, these rebel armies automatically collapsed, which was also very incomprehensible to Bai Nan. According to him, these rebel armies, who have so-called religious pillars and firmly believe that no old mother can make themselves invulnerable, should be able to risk casualties to fight with the Tang Army and the Wuwei Army.

"What's going on over there in the Heaven and Earth Society?" Bai Nan asked again.

Wang Tianci was slightly embarrassed and said: "Yang Zhen and Zheng Ji still haven't been caught, but the Heaven and Earth Society in Guangdong and Fujian has basically been cleared. In particular, the locals in Guangdong were more indignant at the evil deeds of the Heaven and Earth Society before, and they were more supportive of us. However, due to the terrain obstacles in the southeast hilly area, many Tiandi will be mixed into the mountainous areas in small groups, and our troops are limited, so we cannot wipe them out. ”

Bai Nan also knew that in Guangdong and Fujian, the Tiandi Society was basically finished. The people's hearts are determined. Moreover, the Heaven and Earth Society had caused a lot of damage to the place before, inexplicably fighting against the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, but there was no trace of the king's atmosphere, and it was finally spurned by the locals. When the Tang army came to Guangdong, it was more trusted by the locals. Even though Yang Zhen and Zheng Ji, the two main thieves, have not yet been caught, it is basically impossible for them to cause any bigger turmoil.

"What's going on in Taiwan?"

Wang Tianci said: "It's still a situation of confrontation between the north and the south, and Lin Shuangwen is the last remaining high-level of the Heaven and Earth Society." He occupied Changhua and other places, but repeatedly attacked the capital city of Taiwan (Tainan) but did not break through, and the Tiandihui rebel army moved to Miaoli and Hsinchu and other places. There were victories and defeats with the Qing army, and the scale was about 20,000 people, but it had already begun to decline. The local Hakka people also began to organize group exercises against Lin Shuangwen. Moreover, the Hakka representative arrived in Guangzhou a month ago and asked us to send troops to exterminate Lin Shuangwen. ”

For Bai Nan, Lin Shuangwen is a minor problem of ringworm and scabies, and dealing with him is basically something that can be solved by sending a regiment of troops. Although Lin Shuangwen claims to have more than 20,000 people, most of them have no weapons and equipment. In addition, Taiwan's aborigines also participated extensively in this uprising, and their combat effectiveness in the mountains is naturally worth paying attention to. But on flat ground, there's not much of a threat.

Bai Nan thought for a while and said, "The two infantry regiments of the Third Brigade will return to China in the near future, before going back, let them move to Taiwan Island and wipe out the last bit of the Heaven and Earth Society." ”

The 3rd Brigade was also on the list of later mechanized ones, and at the same time contributed a lot in last year's war. Not only participated in the battle in the north, but also defeated the Tiandihui under the command of Defense Minister Xue Yue, and now the Guangdong region is rich in troops, and the Snow Leopard Regiment has been relocated to Shanghai, but there are still more than 10,000 people in the fifth and sixth brigades of the original Borneo garrison.

Bai Nan said again: "Inform the Qing court of this situation." It is necessary to go to the command of all Qing troops in Taiwan and understand this matter. ”

Taiwan's local Green Battalion is not a large force, only about 6,000 people. Lin Shuangwen, the other face, rebelled, and the imperial court had to send troops from the mainland to Taiwan. However, the Qing army could rely on the city for defense, and Lin Shuangwen had nothing to do.

Bai Nam gave a general account of military affairs and prepared to leave the barracks. It was already noon, and the secretary, Pan Pu, asked him where he was eating. Lunch at Paiknan is generally a working meal and is rarely eaten at home. Meora has just left, and Bai Nam doesn't really want to go home, and there is a possibility that he will be in love. He generally chooses to eat at the Governor's Mansion in front of the Oriental Mansion, or sometimes eats at the barracks in the barracks. But today, Bai Nan said very exceptionally, it has been a while since the Shanghai Special Economic Zone was built, and I want to see how the restaurants on the street are.

The prosperity of a city is inseparable from the local service industry. If it's a big city, you'll have the opportunity to enjoy better service, dining, travel, entertainment, and culture. When Shanghai was still on the blueprint of the Tang Dynasty, it was committed to building an oriental magic capital of the other level, so in the early plan, not only the construction of municipal and military camps, but also the problems of catering were taken into account. Thanks to the meticulousness of the Tang people, even in this city of a few months, you can find barber shops, find tailor shops, as well as bookstores and galleries.

In the six years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the modern people of cottage madness have set up a chain of restaurants that I don't know how many. A typical character, named Guo Quanfu, a fat man in the forties of the Mediterranean, after the state encouraged private entrepreneurship, he continued to rely on the state's interest-free loans and his talent in cooking, and has restored the chain of Western-style fast food McDonald's, roadside snacks in Shaxian County, Malatang, Hong Kong-style tea restaurant chain Cuihua Restaurant, and hot pot chain Haidilao.

Guo Quanfu was also stunned that with more than a dozen of his chain brands, he became the first of the richest people in Datang in China. This has to be said to be related to the living standards of the Tang people, although the restaurant consumption is of course more expensive than the family catering consumption, but the per capita income of the Tang people is still very high. Although there are no domestic statistics, the Engel coefficient of Los Angeles residents should be below 30%, which is an extremely wealthy bracket. Although the Tang people's savings rate is also very high, the Chinese seem to be natural foodies, have a low resistance to food, and considering the relatively high income, everyone does not care about going out to eat.

As a result, Guo Quanfu's private chain restaurants are in a hot situation all year round, which naturally means that Guo Quanfu has become the richest man in Datang in five years by relying on the catering industry. Naturally, since Datang as a whole basically works for state-owned enterprises, everyone is not poor, but there are few extraordinarily rich people. Safety is the choice of many people, so although there is an endless stream of people who go to the sea, most people are satisfied with their current work.

The establishment of the Shanghai Special Economic Zone has allowed Guo Quanfu, a catering tycoon, to see new business opportunities. Guo Quanfu first deployed three restaurants here, McDonald's, Haidilao Hot Pot and Hujiang Restaurant. Among them, Hujiang Restaurant is a Chinese restaurant in China that focuses on local cuisine, according to the taste of Shanghainese, Hujiang Restaurant is definitely not authentic, but it is not too outrageous. Guo Quanfu also hopes to open the Hujiang River to the real Shanghai, absorb the local culinary elite, and transform it into a better one.

Bai Nan came to the Hujiang restaurant by car, no need to know anyone, the foreman who served in the restaurant knew who was sitting in it when he looked at this red flag, there was a red flag in Shanghai, who else could there be besides the governor.

The foreman personally opened the door, with a smile on his face, and said, "Mr. Bai, welcome to Hujiang Restaurant." ”

Datang has a lot of control over civil servants, and there are even many written regulations, one of which is that during non-working hours, civil servants should be avoided by calling their official positions, which is to reflect the concept of equality for all. Therefore, the foreman is addressed as Mr. and not as Governor.

Bai Nan smiled and nodded, and entered the restaurant under the guidance of the foreman.

"Mr. Bai, there is a box on the second floor."

Bai Nan shook his head and said, "There are only three of me here, just sit in the hall." ”

Despite being the Governor, Paiknam does not have particularly sophisticated security. In fact, in Shanghai, no one will have a chance to murder him. Of course, the three people he said were himself, his secretary Pan Pu and the driver. Of course, it was not only these three people who accompanied them, there was a car in front of them, and all four of them were guards, but the guards did not eat during working hours. They guarded the main exit and watched vigilantly.

Bai Nan did not deliberately want to show that he was close to the people, in fact, Hujiang's current business is very ordinary, and only five or six tables sit at dozens of tables, most of which are Tang people or local fashionable rich people. The locals didn't know Bai Nan, and the Tang people wouldn't be overly onlookers when they saw the governor. After all, this is not the 21st century, when everyone sees any public figure and politician and has to take out their mobile phone to take pictures.

There are also people who want to take pictures, and after beckoning Bai Nan and others to take a seat, the foreman immediately grabbed a cashier girl and said quickly: "Go find a camera, the governor will come to our restaurant to eat in person, at least leave a photo to hang up!" ”

The cashier's little sister panicked and said, "Where can I find a camera here?" ”

The foreman opened the cash register, took out a handful of money and stuffed it into the little sister's hand, and said, "There is an electrical appliance store on Nanjing Road, there are cameras that sell them, go and go back quickly, and strive to buy it back before the governor finishes eating!" (To be continued.) )