108908 Far East Madman Chapter 384 reunites in Zhengzhou

This is now the logistics base of the Northern Expeditionary Force of the United Front, and every day the train from the south to the north must pass through the Zhengzhou Railway Station, which is now the busiest railway station in China, and the mountain of military supplies in the railway station is the best proof.

In order to better allocate military supplies, the dispatch room of the railway station is actually under the command of the General Staff of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of the United Front, although the actual dispatchers are still railway employees, but they are no longer under the orders of the Jinghan Railway Company, but are included in the military establishment as military auxiliaries, and can also receive a combat allowance.

Although now there is a ceasefire between the North and the South. However, military trains from the south are still transporting military supplies and troops to the north bank of the Yellow River, and those who are optimistic that the North-South peace talks will be able to make significant progress come to the Zhengzhou railway station, they will certainly change their minds.

"It seems to me that the sincerity of the United Front for peace is questionable, that. It can be seen from the frequency of these military trains that are constantly running north at the Zhengzhou Railway Station. Although the staff officer on duty at the railway station did assure me that these northbound military trains were carrying "inconsequential goods," it seemed to me that even if the trains were loaded with cloth shoes and straw hats, they could be used to deal a final blow to the Beiyang clique, because in the eyes of the people, even with wooden sticks, the United Front could completely drive Beiyang out of Beijing.

In fact, jokes about the weak combat effectiveness of the Beiyang Army have begun to circulate in the Henan countryside now, and even many villagers and peasants believe that the Beiyang Army is vulnerable, and they have begun to enthusiastically sign up to join the army, of course, to join the revolutionary armed forces of the United Front, which obviously shows that people are more optimistic about the military future of the United Front, of course, it seems that there is also a reason for the new policy of the military government in Henan, it is said that the first pound of Commander-in-Chief Zhao after entering Zhengzhou. The administrative order is to reduce the land tax in Henan villages, and the "Small Farmland Exemption Law" has also been officially announced in various parts of Henan, this law promises that small peasant families with no more than five acres of land will be exempted from land tax, only when the total amount of land owned by each household exceeds five acres will be expropriated, and this law first appeared in people's field of vision on the eve of the last "war", obviously, through this ingenious law, We can see how clever Commander-in-Chief Zhao was in buying people's hearts.

Although the villagers and peasants in Henan have not yet officially realized the actual benefits brought to them by this law, the facts will surely prove that Commander-in-Chief Zhao will soon become the real master of Henan, because everything that happened in Hubei has proved this, and the "Law on the Exemption of Small Farmland to Shu" has been implemented in Hubei for more than half a year, and the villagers and peasants in Hubei have tasted the sweetness Obviously, Commander-in-Chief Zhao has the same view as me, and he does not seem to care about the hostility of the rural forces to the "Small Farmland Bracelet Exemption Law", and he bravely carried out an improvement of the land system that has been implemented in this country for thousands of years.

Of course, the "Small Farmland Exemption Law" also has its drawbacks, the most obvious of which is that it has caused a sharp drop in agricultural taxes, according to the information I received from a French missionary. In the eastern part of Hubei, as a result of the implementation of this law, agricultural tax revenues were reduced by 70 percent in the first half of this year, both legally and illegally, and according to the missionary, many landlords split up their large properties into smaller pieces and transferred them to their relatives or even tenants, but the rent was collected. In accordance with the provisions of the "Small Farmland Exemption Law". These small plots of farmland are not subject to taxes. Apparently, the landlords found loopholes in the law. and cleverly exploited the loophole, which exacerbated the junta's financial strain, even though it had been anticipated for a long time.

As a counter-attack to this illegality. The junta is now further strengthening the construction of the "Hoe Society". They intend to use this village cooperative to perfect their grassroots control over the village. It is believed that it will not be long before this kind of social organization with a strong official color will be seen everywhere, and it is likely to take the place of the Zhuzhong group in the villages. Thus radically changing the grassroots organizational structure of the country, once this structure is changed. So. The country has truly taken the first step towards modernization.

Of course, as a backward agricultural country, it is impossible for this country to complete modernization in a short period of time, and it may take a generation or two for this country to cross the threshold of modernization. And in the middle of this, it is also necessary to maintain the peaceful situation of the country and the independence of sovereignty, which is obviously a very difficult task, and the Beiyang bloc cannot be up to this task, and it is difficult to say as for the united front, after all, the current political leader of the united front is a military man who is not very friendly to Britain. And without the support of the British, it was practically impossible for the country to maintain a peaceful situation.

So, in my opinion, the first task now before Commander-in-Chief Zhao and the United Front is not how to completely defeat the Beiyang bloc militarily. It's how to get the diplomatic support of the British government, and for the British government, whether they want to admit it or not, the fact is that Beiyang has collapsed. This military-political bloc is already on the verge of splitting, and the British Government must change its hostile stance towards the United Front as soon as possible and work with the United Front to maintain peace in the Far East, because this is the most realistic option for both sides. ”

Sitting by the window, the Far East of the British "Times" was carefully sorting out his manuscript, and he measured the hair of the train for a while. But he has already done the first report on Zhengzhou in one go.

After revising the wording of the British government, Morrison stood up and looked out the window.

This is a small hotel next to the Zhengzhou railway station, standing in front of the window, you can see a switch in the railway station, and now, there is a train passing there, and it is not an ordinary train. It is an armored train, the one that made great contributions in the Battle of Henan.

Now, the armoured train was escorting a train loaded with railroad tracks and railroad supplies that was following behind it to slowly accelerate and head north through the turnouts.

Morrison watched with great interest as the armoured train headed north, then sat back and began another report.

"Although I am a military train, I also know what it means to be armoured, and for this country, this powerful weapon seems a little too overpowered, but I must also admit that that Commander-in-Chief Zhao has a great vision, and in this war, he has fully demonstrated his military talent, and he has proved the military value of this new machine through his bold use of aircraft, and now, even the British officers have to admit that the planes they once scorned are making them feel uneasy, of course. It was only uneasy that the British officers never believed that such a machine could fundamentally change the face of war, and they insisted that it was on the battlefield. Cannons are everything, and it's the same with the ocean. ”

Morrison was writing when there was a knock on the door of the guest room.

"Please come in Morrison put down the pen and look up.

The man at the inn led an officer into the room, and the officer walked up to Morrison, saluted, and said, "Mr. Morrison, the commander-in-chief is invited." This is the business card you just sent over. Now please take it back, and if it is convenient for you now, then please come with me, and I will take you to the Commander-in-Chief. ”

With that, the officer took out a business card from his pocket and handed it to Morrison.

This business card is Zhao Bei's special business card. Generally, it is only given to a specific person, and those who have this business card can apply directly to the relevant parties, and then they will have the opportunity to speak directly to Zhao Bei, so. This is actually a privileged business card, and having this kind of business card is equivalent to establishing a direct connection with Zhao Bei.

Of course, it is not possible to see the commander-in-chief with a business card, it also depends on whether the commander-in-chief has time, and the mood of the commander-in-chief when he receives the business card.

Morrisun's business card was given to him by Zhao Bei after the last interview in Wuhan, and this time he went south from Beijing to Zhengzhou, and specially carried this business card with him, in order to conduct another exclusive interview with the commander-in-chief, after arriving in Zhengzhou. He immediately handed over this business card to a senior officer of the General Staff who was on duty at the train station, and the other party was obviously very efficient, and in just a few hours, the matter of the interview was clear.

Morrison carefully put away the business card close to his body. Then he tidied up his dress, and called the hotel guy to polish his shoes for him, and then picked up his top hat. Unhurriedly, he followed the officer out of the hotel.

To Morrison's surprise, Zhao Bei actually sent a car to pick him up, although he didn't understand why the commander-in-chief was so polite to an Australian reporter, but Morrison still got into the car generously and was escorted to the headquarters by the officer.

The officer went first to report and turned back a moment later. Morrison was invited into the General Headquarters.

Follow the officer around the General Headquarters. Morrison looked at the frescoes in the cloister and thought about how to greet the Commander-in-Chief when he saw him, "Commander-in-Chief." Good. It's better to be called "chairman".

At last the officer stopped, and Morrison found that he had come to a small study, and at this moment there were two strange-looking guards standing outside the door of the small study, and from behind the hidden door came the voice of a young woman.

"Commander-in-chief, your sentence "It is advisable to chase after the poor and not to be a famous overlord, it is indeed well written, but the handwriting is ugly, and. This poem has no beginning or end, but it is related to the words you hang on the wall: "The tiger is better than the past according to the dragon, and the world is turned upside down." Freemasonry. ”

"Hey, hey! Don't look down on my calligraphy. I practiced my calligraphy by myself, and I didn't ask anyone to guide me, and I didn't copy it according to the calligraphy. This is the real, real me, I write just like I am, I don't need to be pointed at by others. ”

A man's voice came from the room immediately afterward, and Mo Lixun could hear it, and the person who spoke was none other than Zhao Bei, the chairman and commander-in-chief of the United Front.

"Haha! And let me discover one of the shortcomings of the commander-in-chief, you are not modest! When Cui Yi came over, I went to tell her, does Cui Yi like people who are humble and valley, or people who like Yelang to be arrogant? ”

The young woman's chuckle was heard again, and then the door was opened, and a chubby young woman walked out of the study with a handbag, dressed like a student.

"Hello, the foreign schoolgirl made a face at Morrison as she walked past him. and greeted him in the French of the turtle's feet, and then walked away wrapped in the fragrant wind.

"Mr. Morrisson, why do you keep looking at other people's little girls? People have gone far, do you want to inquire about the name of that little girl? ”

Zhao Bei walked out of the study with a smile and teased Mo Lixun, who was still stunned.