Just after the Mid-Autumn Festival, more than 1,800 teachers and students from the Provincial School of Legislation and Politics and the Provincial Higher Normal School bid farewell to the two old and crowded courtyards and moved to a new campus with four double-story teaching buildings.

The two adjoining Sichuan Highest Schools occupy a wide area and are densely wooded.

The wide and atmospheric school gate, the neat student dormitories converted from barracks, four basketball courts made of cement, a sports field with a standard 400-meter track, and exercise facilities such as horizontal bars and double poles have dispelled all worries and made teachers and students feel very happy.

After Zhong Ying's expedition to the west, Zhu Qinglan, who acted as the commander of the 17 towns, refused to carry out the relocation plan of the barracks signed by all parties, and the two new army were still occupied by the East School Yard under Zhu Qinglan's order, and the military barracks outside the East Gate, which had just been completed, could easily accommodate 8,000 officers and soldiers for life and training.

Zhu Qinglan is also a protégé of Governor Zhao Erxun, and he has followed Zhao Erxun for a longer time, and he is also inseparable from his master Yuan Jinkai, he doesn't give Xiao Yiming face, Xiao Yiming is useless at all, and he can't do the kind of thing that complains behind his back, plus the first phase of the old city renovation project was successfully completed, and the repair and construction of the north city wall and moat embankment were completed for most of the time.

The subsequent urban slum renovation project came to a standstill, and the expansion plan that originally needed to sell the East Campus in exchange for funds to invest in the expansion of the Army Primary School in the western section of the Yuhe, Xijiaochang and Beixiaochang also came to an end, and the North Campus to the west of Xiao Yiming's residence continued to be barren, and patches of thorny weeds had grown taller than people.

Zhong Ying's Western Expeditionary Force became a garrison army in Tibet, and the establishment of the 33rd Association returned to the Sichuan Army again, and Zhou Daogang, the former director of the Army Crash School and the office of the Army Primary School, finally got his wish and became the acting assistant commander of the 33rd Association.

Most of the remaining officers who returned from the service have become co-commanders and standard-commanders, firmly occupying all important posts.

No matter how high their talents are and how great their contributions are, the graduates of the previous classes of the Armed Forces Academy must be ranked by seniority and honestly wait; this large group of people who really lead the troops can only obediently serve as leaders and leaders, so factions quickly form within the new army, and they are moving towards division and confrontation step by step.

The members of the Sichuan League, which had been hiding in the shadows and became more and more rational, immediately seized advantage of the situation and launched the work of winning over and dividing the army, and its members developed rapidly in the middle and lower ranks of the new army and the police force, and their beautiful descriptions of the future of the revolution illuminated the lost hearts of the soldiers like a guiding light, and also intensified the contradictions and divisions in the new army.

Xiao Yiming saw all this in his eyes, so he specially summoned six brothers from the police department, including Ma Gang and Fan Chunlin, to discuss countermeasures, and successfully persuaded this group of brothers to work with peace of mind, not to participate in any political party, not to express any opinions, not to cause any trouble, but they must keep their eyes open, mobilize and cultivate the power in Hongmen when necessary, always pay attention to the actions of several leaders of the alliance who are gradually exposed, and make every effort to collect the political speeches of celebrities and officials, so as to protect themselves in the future.

In terms of business, Xiao Yiming held a meeting with shareholders such as Johnson, Luo Fat, Deng Hanxuan, etc., and reached a consensus of "postponing expansion, stabilizing internally, making friends, and doing more good deeds", and on the basis of stabilizing the existing enterprises of the group company, it will dig deep into the potential, improve various systems, strengthen technical training for employees, cultivate the unity and centripetal force of employees, and implement a prudent development plan.

Arms sales, has always been in charge of Xiao Yiming, assisted by Luo Fa and Wu San, under the guise of the governor's yamen and the arsenal, fortunately after the Sichuan arsenal has achieved a certain amount of development, it has come to a standstill again, trapped in the raw material procurement channels blocked, processing technology backward, internal management chaos and other factors, the arsenal is more and more dependent on the Huaxi Group metal products company, and the officers at all levels of the new army who have not yet completed the task of weapons and equipment are also accustomed to this, Xu Xiaogang, Jiang Dengxuan and others also specially proposed to the governor's yamen. The Huaxi Company was required to take over the production of key components of guns as soon as possible and to undertake the maintenance of weapons and equipment in various departments of the armed forces in order to meet the needs of the armed forces.

As a result, Huaxi Company justifiably began production, and as long as it did not sell complete long rifles and artillery, there was no legal problem.

As for the various pistols that are quietly produced and operated, they are not under control, and now the officers at all levels in the new army are all proud to have a "Leopard" shell gun or a Colt M1903 pistol, and officials in Chengdu and surrounding counties, Yucheng, Luzhou, Xufu, Ya'an, and other 12 prefectures, wealthy businessmen, and people in the rivers and lakes have become the main force in purchasing "Leopard" pistols.

Xiao Yiming is most pleased by the three new big buyers, and these three big buyers are all the leaders of the "Shaanxi Gang" that occupy half of Chengdu's business circles, and the forces in the northwest that are extremely short of pistols and have no way to buy them have already heard the wind and moved to form a powerful purchasing power through the secret contacts between the "Shaanxi Gang" guilds in Chengdu and the Huaxi Company. A large order of 2,000 imitation Colt M1903 pistols and 800,000 rounds of ammunition was boldly promised to advance the full payment.

For this reason, Xiao Yiming personally feasted three major customers, and asked the reason during the banquet to know:

The caravans that have been going back and forth between Sichuan and Shaanxi for many years, since they were equipped with shell guns and Colt pistols, the losses have been greatly reduced, and the road has become smoother and smoother, especially the "Leopard" shell guns produced by Huaxi Company authorized by the German Mauser Company, which have become the favorite self-defense weapons of the caravan warriors, and the reputation of the "Leopard brand shell guns" for its excellent workmanship and powerful firepower has spread to Lanzhou and Dihua, and more and more members of the Northwest Garrison and Jianghu Gangs like this beautiful pistol with a lot of ammunition, a long range and a "double face and majesty". , successively came to entrust them to buy in large quantities.

After learning that Huaxi Company's production capacity is limited, the only request put forward by the three major customers is that the sooner the delivery, the better, and the price is not a problem! They have successively expressed the hope that they will enter into a long-term purchase contract with Huaxi Company, and that the purchase volume will not be less than 3,000 pieces per month.

Xiao Yiming did not agree on the spot, but asked the three old-timers to wait patiently for a few days, and only after he discussed with the German engineer in charge of the factory could he give a clear answer.

Three days later, Xiao Yiming rushed to the banquet jointly held by the three old-timers at the Shaanxi Guild Hall as scheduled, and at the same time brought a freshly produced 20-round magazine "Leopard" barge gun and a very delicate and beautiful "Leopard" carved horn grip revolver.

As soon as the two pistols were placed on the table, the eyes of the three old-timers and their masters were green, and they took turns to play with them one by one, and when they learned that the exquisite "Leopard" 1910 revolver was only sold for twenty-five oceans, the tall and fat old man Qin made a decision on the spot: "Brother Xiao, I want this gun, at least three hundred per month!" ”

The other two thought about it a little and made a decision one after another: "For the first time, I will buy 100 sticks for the time being, and then discuss it if the market is good." ”

Xiao Yiming smiled apologetically: "I'm really sorry for the two seniors, the materials and processing procedures of this kind of revolver are very particular, and our Huaxi Company has a hard time meeting the order quantity of Qin's predecessors, sorry!" In addition, this gun has been repeatedly tested by the Governor's Yamen, the Patrol Police Road Quartermaster Section and dozens of military police officers in the Police Academy, and has been designated as the standard weapon of the police in Sichuan Province. ”

Several old-timers in the business world gasped: 3,000! There are 3,000 in Chengdu alone, which shows how high the quality and popularity of this pistol are in Chengdu, and if you can open up the joints of the yamen in the northwest provinces, how much profit it will have!

The two old men who were one step late regretted it, and the old man Qin was in an extremely comfortable mood - exclusive business! What is the mall all about? Isn't it just about seeing and listening to all directions? Isn't it important to make decisions on the spot? You two old boys are more tender than me, and you haven't fully understood Brother Xiao'er's ability and confidence, so you can only watch me make money, haha!

The successful development of the arms market in the northwest has brought huge profits to Xiao Yiming and his group, and Xiao Yiming did not get lost in the joyful sea of joy up and down, and he immediately made an astonishing decision: to bring in the old man Wu Dachuan, who had become the first person in Chengdu Hongmen, and on the basis of the original sales cooperation, further implement the concessions, and the Huaxi Company will only undertake the sales tasks of the army and political axes at all levels in the future, and the rest will be shipped by the Chengdu Hongmen brothers, so as to tightly tie the increasingly powerful Chengdu Hongmen to his chariot.

Luo Fat and Zhuang Sen were very puzzled by this decision, but with the strong support of Ma Gang, Fan Chunlin, Deng Hanxuan and Qu Lao Master, Xiao Yiming explained the current situation in detail, and after analyzing the difficulties that may occur in the future, he also obtained the consent of Zhuang Sen and Luo Fa, after all, Xiao Yiming himself is one of the eldest brothers of Hongmen's "righteous generation", and while taking care of his brothers, he also has an important insurance for the group company, why not?

Old man Wu is grateful and admired to Xiao Yiming, it can be said that his current status and rapidly growing power, nearly half of it comes from Xiao Yiming's strong help, otherwise he Wu Dachuan is still a brother who leads seven or eight hundred bitter ha, guarding more than 100 small wooden boats, and counting on more than 200 carriages to pass by, there will be no rich man with as many as 2,000 rickshaws, more than 500 new carriages, more than 300 new wooden boats and three big commercial houses today.

Old Man Wu has long regarded Xiao Yiming as his own son and nephew, and as the greatest hero of Chengdu Hongmen, and now he has obtained the right to sell lucrative arms, how can he not be emotional?

As for the risk, the old man Wu, who has been in the rivers and lakes for half his life, didn't see it, but disdained it: "You will choke to death when you eat, why is there no risk?" ”

Old Man Wu's meaning represents the attitude of the three thousand children of Chengdu Hongmen, and has been strongly supported by the elders and Dharma protectors, and Old Man Wu immediately selected fifty outstanding people from the three thousand children, and under the personal leadership of the second child of the Wu family, he quickly participated in the lucrative arms trade, and Xiao Yiming will also provide them with the greatest support in all aspects.

In the midst of the turmoil, a well-organized and powerful arms production and sales group quietly took shape, which had a far-reaching impact on the black and white provinces in the southwest and northwest provinces.

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