Chen Zikun used thunderbolt methods to quickly solve the problem of bullies oppressing refugees, and his prestige was even higher, and he implemented several more policies, drawing healthy literate people from the young refugees into the army, and forcibly implementing literacy classes, and school-age boys must study.

Someone asked, since there is a literacy class, why don't you let the female doll also go to school, Chen Zikun's explanation is that the idea of preference for sons over daughters is difficult to reverse, and the female baby is the labor force in the family, and it is better to force the school to do more than half the effort, it is better to go with the flow, those who want to go to school are not blocked, and those who don't want to go to school are not forced.

The conscription work was carried out very unsuccessfully, not that the registration was not enthusiastic enough, these years to eat food as a soldier, especially in Jiangdong to eat food, that is a good thing that can not be found with a lantern, the recruitment office is crowded in front of the crowd, and there are few people selected, because the selection requirements are too high, to do fifty push-ups, know fifty square words, the former is barely enough, the latter has blocked most of the people outside, and the illiterate peasants do not know a basket of words, but this also brings another benefit, that is, the school enrollment rate of boys has increased significantly.

Later, Che Qiuling visited Yang Shugen in the refugee camp, his mother now sews insoles for the government, and has a monthly income to make ends meet, while Yang Shugen enters a literacy class to study, and there is a meal managed by the government at noon.

The quality of the new citizens in Beitai County is worrisome, which makes Chen Zikun very worried, and he implements another big move, building the Jiangbei Normal School in Beitai, with free tuition and miscellaneous fees, and also includes food and accommodation, and the army school is also moved to Beitailai, the original Jiangbei Army Crash School, now renamed the Jiangbei Branch of the Army Military Academy, nominally a branch campus of the Whampoa Military Academy, and the graduates are all serious Central Army.

The construction of North Thailand is in full swing, the prototype of a city rises from the ground, in the spring of the next year, the main part of the landmark building Jiangbei Railway Station has been completed, taking into account the collocation with the surrounding scenery, and did not take Lin Huiyin's concept, but according to Chen Zikun's opinion, designed by American designers, modeled after the New York Grand Central Railway Station, of course, the scale is several smaller, and the supporting facilities are not perfect, but looking at the whole country, it is enough to be comparable with Beiping Zhengyangmen East Station, Shanghai Zhabei Railway Station, Jinan Railway Station.

Provincial Chairman Chen Zikun spent half of his time in the provincial capital, and the other half in Beitai, a city like his child, every grass and tree, brick and tile poured his heart and soul into it, and it also consumed the family foundation of Jiangdong Industrial Bank and Jiangdong Provincial Finance, and the originally rich finance has a deficit.

Just when the finances were unable to sustain themselves, something worse came, and a huge anti-Chiang war began.

Militarily, it was Feng Yuxiang, Yan Xishan, Li Zongren, and Zhang Fakui, and politically it was Wang Zhaoming's reorganization faction and the consistently conservative Xishan faction, which can be described as a strong lineup, with as many as 600,000 troops, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Suiyuan, Chahar, and Guangxi; Beiping, Tianjin, Henan, and Anhui were all anti-Chiang areas.

On the other hand, in Nanjing, Chiang Kai-shek fought alone and struggled to support it.

In the provincial capital of Jiangdong, in the official residence on Fenglin Road, Chen Zikun convened a meeting of military and political leaders to discuss countermeasures, and everyone believed that Chiang Kai-shek would be defeated this time.

"Jiang Zhongzheng has come to this day, it is a great luck, now there are too many people in the party and the army who are dissatisfied with him, and I am afraid that this hurdle will not be passed." Yan Su, the chief of staff, was born in the old Beiyang, and his eyes were very poisonous, and when he said a word, the two army commanders below echoed him.

"Dashuai, we have been dormant in Jiangdong for so long, it's time to expand, take Shandong and Jiangsu provinces, and brothers will also get a provincial chairman to do it." Gai Longquan rubbed his hands.

Chen Shou also said: "Yes, let's accumulate a lot of money, and then strike preemptively, and when they are almost killing each other, we will take Nanjing in one fell swoop, and then take Shanghai, you are also a veteran of the Kuomintang, and our brothers are also in the party, why can't you set up a central committee to play." ”

Chen Zikun said: "You mean, first pour Jiang, and then merge with Feng Yuxiang, Yan Xishan, and Li Zongren?" ”

"Why not? Earlier, we were in obscurity, and now the time has come. Yan Su said with a smile.

"Dashuai, wealth and danger are sought, do it, the brothers can't wait." Zeng Jiao also shouted.

Chen Zikun took out a newspaper and handed it to Yan Su, who read it without saying a word, and then handed it to Gai Longquan.

Gai Longquan shouted: "It's all foreign characters, and Lao Tzu can't understand it." ”

Chen Shou was a little brighter than him, and scolded: "Stupid, let you read the painting, who let you read the words." ”

This is a "English Times" published in Tianjin, the second page has a full-page cartoon, the painting shows three people, military riding boots, a blue sky and white mustache on the head is Chiang Kai-shek, a machine gun in one hand, a silver dollar in the other, wearing a private's uniform in tatters like a flower child is Feng Yuxiang, holding a big knife in one hand, a nest head in the other, and a short dun dun rich man is Yan Xishan, holding a grenade in one hand and an abacus in the other.

The moral of the comic is very simple, everyone can understand it, although Chiang Kai-shek is weak, but the soldiers are good enough and the weapons are advanced, the northwest territory occupied by Feng Yuxiang is barren and poor, and it is difficult to maintain such a large army.

Gai Longquan still didn't give up, and said: "You can't say that, our Jiangdong terrain is excellent, and there is a strange army in Shanghai, and at the critical moment, Chiang Kai-shek didn't rely entirely on Shanghai's financial support, cut off his roots, and see how he fights." ”

Chen Zikun said: "Even if you defeat Chiang Kai-shek as you said, what will happen next?" ”

Gai Longquan pouted nonchalantly: "Go on, put Yan Laoxi and Feng Yuxiang on their stomachs, and our brothers will elect the marshal as the chairman." ”

Chen Shoudao: "Yes, compete in the Central Plains, win the world, others can do it, how can we not do it!" ”

As he spoke, the two military commanders glanced at each other, and the two who had never been at odds had a deep tacit understanding at this moment.

Zeng Jiao couldn't hold it back, and said: "Dashuai, let's do it, don't miss the opportunity and don't come again." ”

Yan Su coughed dryly and said, "Kunwu, do you remember when I resigned from the War Department and went with you to the place where birds don't in Nantai, Jiangbei, to take up my post?" ”

Chan nodded silently.

"Our brothers have survived for so many years, isn't it just for this day, let's take the brothers to do it! Break this old world and build a new China! Yan Su's extremely demagogic words made Chen Zikun's heart move.

"Ahem." Liu Youjin, the secretary general of the provincial government, who had not spoken, spoke, "Rank, you have forgotten one person, Zhang Xueliang, commander-in-chief of the border guards of the three eastern provinces, he has 500,000 horses under his command, all of whom are tiger and wolf divisions. ”

Everyone was silent, bowing their heads and smoking, what Liu Youjin said was true, the Feng army was huge and had an industrial base, Zhang Xueliang fell to Chiang Kai-shek, Feng Yan would be defeated.

Chen Zikun patted the handrail and stood up: "Let's talk about it again." ”

The generals dispersed, Chen Zikun walked out of the conference room, went to the office to sign an order, without his own handwritten warrant, not to transfer more than one squad of armed soldiers, otherwise he would be punished as a conspiracy.

Another battalion was transferred to strengthen the defense of the residence, and Cardenroyd MK light armored vehicles imported from Britain were deployed on both sides of the gate, and sandbags and machine guns were set up inside the gate.

It just so happened that the two ladies returned from shopping, and they couldn't help but be surprised to see such a battle, and the nightmare memories of the rebels attacking the office in the past came to mind, Yao Yilei couldn't help but shudder, and found Chen Zikun to ask why the defense was strengthened.

Chen Zikun hurriedly reassured him that it was okay, just a routine drill.

Yao Yilei said: "You can't fool me, something must happen." ”

Chen Zikun sighed and said: "I was also bitten by a snake once, below the chief of staff, all of them advocated participating in the overthrow of Chiang, and several old brothers are still like this, and the officers and soldiers below can be imagined, I am afraid that there will be a young Zhuang faction who is not sober enough to engage in military advice." ”

Yao Yilei snorted and said: "These Qiu Ba, they know how to fight and kill, from the Guangxu year to the present, how many years of war, how many people have died, how many handsome people have gone to the field to do the apartment, the housing prices in the concessions of Shanghai and Tianjin have been speculated by these people, how can they force you to oppose Jiang, they obviously want you to be a residence." ”

Chen Zikun smiled bitterly: "I understand what my brothers mean, and they want me to go further, but my career has stagnated over the years and disappointed them." ”

Yao Yilei was silent for a while, and said calmly: "Zikun, I don't want to be the first lady, and I don't want you to be the head of state, Chiang Kai-shek is older than you, the military is stronger than you, and the finances are richer than you, and there are still so many people who oppose him, if you are in power, there must be more people against you, have you thought about this?" ”

One sentence was like an empowerment, which made Chen Zikun, who couldn't make up his mind, strengthen his belief and still bet on Chiang Kai-shek's side.

The next day, Chen Zikun issued several orders with resolute force, telegraphed the whole country to support the Nanjing government, and the two armies under his command went to the border of Henan Province to make a defensive posture.

Chen Zikun convened a meeting of officers above the regiment under his command: "Everyone knows the current situation, Feng Yuxiang, Yan Xishan and others jointly oppose Chiang, the war is about to break out, someone persuaded me to participate in the anti-Chiang, I think clearly, Feng Yuxiang is used to stabbing knives in the back, Yan Xishan is capricious, these two are villains, and villains are in company, how can it be good, if these two thieves succeed in opposing Chiang, they will definitely kill each other again, and then the warlords will divide the territory, and the melee will be repeated, and Lao Tzu will work hard to get this result!" ”

As he spoke, he took out his pistol and slapped it on the table: "Whoever opposes the Central Committee will not be able to get along with me!" ”

Speaking of this, Yan Su and others were helpless, the military order fell like a mountain, and Gai Longquan Chen Shou and others had to obey the order and lead the army to pull out.

Two days later, Chiang Kai-shek arrived in Jiangdong by train to meet with Chen Zikun, who had not seen him for several months, Chairman Chiang became thinner and thinner, and his armed belt was buttoned into an extra eye, but his spirit was still quite uplifted, and he brought Chen Zikun 500,000 military expenses and ten wagons of weapons and ammunition from the Hanyang Arsenal.

"Brother Zikun, see the truth in adversity, the central government is financially tight, so it can only come up with so much." Chiang Kai-shek's words were sincere, and the corners of his eyes seemed to be shining.