The arrest of the flag man lasted for a total of three days, and in the course of three days, almost all the flag men who had a relationship with him were completely arrested.

As for those flag men who have nothing to do with Yu himself, just to "make trouble"? At Yan Guang's instructions, many of the MIA personnel have been arrested, and they are still being held in the cells of the police station.

After all, a full 30,000 or 40,000 flag men blocked the entrance of Guoshe Avenue, and in the end, it seemed that guns, cannons, and other things were also used. In a place like Yanjing, which seems to be very big, but in fact, the news spreads quickly, and the "flag people" make trouble quickly spread.

Even the ministers of various countries were quick to learn about it, after all, they were not blind.

Let alone...

Yan Guang also arrested so many banner people, among them such as Tie Liang, who still has a very high status among the banner people. You must know that the preferential treatment regulations of the Qing Dynasty were signed under the witness of the great powers, and now Yan Guang does this, no matter how you look at it, it looks like settling accounts after the autumn.

But...

Just when the ministers of various countries came here to ask what was going on, looking at the confessions and evidence thrown in front of them by Yan Guang, these foreign devils stopped talking.

In the final analysis, the spokesmen of the most powerful powers in China always have to think about their own country.

The confessions of Tie Liang and others handed over to them by Yan Guang, as well as the evidence collected by the Military Intelligence Bureau for so long, all show that in order to obtain the support of Yue himself, Tie Liang and others took a lot of things behind their backs in exchange for Yue Ben's support for their restoration movement.

And all this is harming the interests of the great powers in China...

So when the ministers who ran to Yan Guang saw the evidence listed by Yan Guang, almost all of them obediently closed their mouths.

Of course, while they were closing their mouths, the German Minister Marzan, who was present, also showed his latest achievements to the ministers.

Two inventions signed by Yan Guang, "tear gas" and "rubber bullet".

Generally speaking, there is almost always a problem with "developed countries", and of course, the developed countries here refer to the industrial countries of this era.

If you want to become a developed country, one of the most important conditions is that you must have a strong industrial strength. This is different from the resource-based developed countries in later generations, because in this era, if you have a lot of resources, then the surrounding powers will definitely not let you go.

So in this era, the so-called resource countries will become the same as Mexico today, if not if they will not become colonies of the great powers. Although the "rich" land is full of black oil, it is a pity that this oil is not Mexican, but American oil companies...

It's great to have a lot of power and a lot of jobs, but the problem is, don't put it on strikes or whatever...

Of course, in addition to industrialized countries, there is another kind of country that will also often parade this kind of thing, that is, the national strife is fierce, or those countries that can no longer support it and are about to die.

For example, Britain, France, Germany, the United States and other countries naturally belong to industrial countries, while the Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungary? But it belongs to the kind of country that has serious ethnic problems and is about to die.

Of course, there are also such as Russia ...

Therefore, when the ministers of various countries saw the two inventions in the hands of Marzan, they quickly understood the significance of these two inventions. Then, in the presence of Yan Guang, in his presidential office, diplomats from several powers began to discuss the issue of these two "inventions".

While they were discussing, when their eyes were on Yan Guang, they were secretly regretting it in their hearts.

I have long heard that the president, surnamed Yan, is a young inventor, and when he lived in the United States, he even once set a feat of completing an invention in one day, and was also dubbed the "king of invention". Thinking so, Zhu Erdian and the others looked at Malzan, who looked somewhat proud. Why didn't we think about making two inventions on him, and now these two inventions have fallen into the hands of the Germans..."

And after seeing Zhu Erdian's face, the color on Marzan's face became more obvious...

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Although when they came to Yanguang, Zhu Erdian and them had a little taste of asking for guilt. However, after seeing the evidence provided by Yan Guang, this matter is not over, after all, their main duty is to protect the interests of the great powers in China, not to protect the interests of themselves and the Manchus.

The conspiracy of Tie Liang and others with Yue himself obviously harmed the interests of the great powers.

But in the end, the great powers can only assume that this has never happened.

After all, in any case, he was a member of the Entente, and at such a special moment, Britain, France, and other countries could not offend him for these things. As for the Germans? Since the British, who had the greatest interests in China, did not say anything, the Germans naturally did not need to embarrass the British on this trivial matter, after all, the conditions that Tieliang and these bannermen had promised to themselves were only some rights and interests in Manchuria and other places.

So after figuring out everything, Zhu Erdian and the others put all their attention on "tear gas" and "rubber bullets".

In front of Yan Guang, after discussing "tear gas" and "rubber bullets", several people left Yan Guang's presidential palace together not long after, preparing to go to the German legation to discuss the two issues.

And Yan Guang, after these people left, continued his work.

"The whole army..."

Looking at the information provided by Wang Yaowu, Yan Guang was somewhat distressed.

Looking at Yan Guang's distressed appearance from the side, Yue Chang smiled and comforted.

"Both...... Don't worry, the president, Minister Wang is personally responsible for this matter, and there will be absolutely no problem..."

After listening to Yue Chang's words, Yan Guang nodded and said.

"I'm not worried about him..."

Yan Guang was really not too worried about Wang Yaowu's army reorganization, because in order to help him complete the work as soon as possible, Yan Guang also sent Jiang Baili to his side to assist him in carrying out this work―――――― Wang Yaowu's own ability was not mentioned for the time being, Yan Guang still trusted Jiang Baili's ability.

Therefore, this time Jiang Baili assisted Wang Yaowu in reorganizing the armies of all provinces across the country, and Yan Guang was still very relieved.

What really gave Yan Guang a headache was not Wang Yaowu and Jiang Baili themselves, but the speed of their mission.

There are now almost 60 divisions in China, and the remnants of the Chinese Socialist Army and the Beiyang Army account for more than 20, and the remaining 30 or so are owned by the provincial overseers. These warlords either reduced their army from a few divisions into a division, or directly cut several troops, and then concentrated the equipment of the troops.

Of course, not every warlord is so obedient, and many warlords have left their own troops behind in the process of carrying out the reorganization.

Obviously, after a period of chaos, these warlords also realized the importance of the surname of the gun.

However, Yan Guangzhi is not worried at all, first, things have to be done little by little, and now many things are just beginning, and it is impossible to do it directly in one step. Second, and most importantly, the finances are in the hands of Yan Guang...

That's right...

Although Yan Guang can't solve all the problems in one go, the most critical finance has not let go, as long as the finance is in Yan Guang's hands, even if there are some warlords who rely on the remote location, it doesn't matter if Yan Guang can't help him for the time being and disbands the army.

As long as there is no financial support, these people simply cannot raise so many troops.

As for Yan Guang? What Yan Guang needs to be responsible for is only those troops in the Wehrmacht sequence, and the other troops that are named with other names are not in Yan Guang's consideration at all.

Of course, these warlords may also withhold their own revenues, but...

Yan Guang's Wehrmacht is not raised for nothing, and if someone really does this, Yan Guang can just use them to make an example.

As for the troops under their command? To be honest, Yan Guang really didn't pay attention to the rabble under them.

Moreover, as far as the present situation is concerned, the vast majority of the warlords are still very acquainted, and after Yan Guang promulgated the order to reorganize the army, they all cooperate with the work of Wang Yaowu and Jiang Baili, and the work of reorganizing the army in these provinces is going quite smoothly.

Obviously, they also knew that even if they were combined, they were no match for Yan Guang.

Of course, not every province is so smooth, and in some remote provinces, such as Xinjiang Province, there are also some overseers who are disobeying the yang and the yin. For these people, Yan Guang is far away, and there is nothing to worry about for the time being, of course, what is more important is that they have the support of the Russians, so there is no need to be afraid of Yan Guang at all...

"Now it's just a matter of seeing if that war will break out in Shandong in a few months."

While Yue Chang was cleaning up the documents on the table, Yan Guang sat there alone and thought carefully.

"At present, although I have won the whole country, and I have become the president, in the final analysis, I am still not as good as Yuan Shikai and Sun Yat-sen in terms of prestige. The same is true of the overseers in the provinces, although they are very respectful on the surface, but not necessarily on the surface! Picking up the juice on the table, Yan Guang poured himself a sip. So I need a victory now, not in the style of a civil war, but over the great powers. As long as I can gain the upper hand in the war against the great powers, or even achieve final victory, I will gain great prestige in this sick and bullied country, and even if I carry out comprehensive reforms at home, I believe that no one will dare to oppose me again. ”

Opportunity

For Yan Guang, the war in a few months was an opportunity.

As long as he can win the Shandong war a few months later, after gaining great prestige, no matter what he does, no one will dare to oppose it...

At present, Yan Guang's only worry is how long it will take for Wang Yaowu and Jiang Baili to complete their task of reorganizing the army. If Wang Yaowu and the others still can't come up with some of the achievements after the Sarajevo incident, then the only troops that Yan Guang can use are the descendants he brought out from the southwest, as well as the remnants of Beiyang who surrendered to Cheng...

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For the next period of time, Wang Yaowu and Jiang Baili traveled back and forth between the provinces, carrying out the tasks assigned by Yan Guang.

The task was completed very well, and basically most of the provinces accepted the reorganization "very well", and soon, the sequence of the Wehrmacht increased to 60 divisions.

Of course, among these 60 divisions, after excluding the original National Social Army and the Beiyang Army, it is really doubtful that the remaining troops can have some combat effectiveness, but in any case, things have finally started to be on the good side.

Moreover, after Yan Guang transferred a large number of officers from the military academies in Sichuan, Guizhou, Yanjing, and Baoding, all of them were placed in the national defense forces in various provinces. Not only has Yan Guang's control over these troops greatly increased, but even the improvement of the combat effectiveness of these troops is believed to be a very easy thing―――――― provided that those Overseers do not do any tricks.

While Wang Yaowu and Jiang Baili were still busy among the provinces, after simply assigning some work to their subordinates, Yan Guang also took the guards south to Hanyang.

Hanyang...

Whether it is now or in the future, Hanyang is probably the most famous Hanyang Arsenal and, of course, Hanyang's famous brand product "Hanyang-made". This firearm, converted from the 1888 Commission-style rifle, is arguably the most famous firearm in modern Chinese history, and participated in almost all of China's wars in the first half of the twentieth century...

And in history, although the Hanyang Arsenal cannot be compared with all the arsenals of the great powers, it is the most important arsenal in Chinese history.

Of course, the current Hanyang Arsenal is considered to be abandoned.

Because during the Battle of Wuhan, in order to prevent the Kuomintang Army from obtaining ammunition supplies from the Hanyang Arsenal nearby, Feng Guozhang ordered all the equipment in the arsenal to be dismantled and transported to Wuchang. Feng Guozhang's decision led to the Hanyang Arsenal, the largest arsenal in history in China, to a near-total halt.

Fortunately, the Battle of Wuchang ended quickly, after the Battle of Wuchang, under the order of Yan Guang, the garrison in Wuchang also helped the employees of the original Hanyang Arsenal to transport all the equipment of the arsenal back to Hanyang and reinstall it―――――― fortunately, Feng Guozhang only dismantled all the equipment at the beginning, and did not blow up all the factory buildings, so it was not very troublesome to reinstall the equipment.

By the time the Beiyang series surrendered completely, and the Kuomintang was completely defeated, after the Battle of Nanjing, the Hanyang Arsenal had restored a certain production capacity.

Of course, because the current Hanyang Arsenal can only produce "old" Hanyang-made, and the National Socialist Army has been fully equipped with Mauser G98 rifles, so the production of firearms in the Hanyang Arsenal has been completely stopped.

Now the Hanyang Arsenal produces only ammunition ...

But these are only temporary, because Yan Guang is ready to perform a major operation on the Hanyang Arsenal, a major operation that will be reborn...

“……… Let the Hanyang Arsenal become a large arsenal that is not inferior to the Sichuan Arsenal at all..."

On the podium of the arsenal, Yan Guang said loudly to the employees of the Hanyang Arsenal under the podium.

Because there is basically no war in the whole country now, after taking care of the affairs of Yanjing and handing over the aftermath to his subordinates, Yan Guang took his guards to Hanyang on the "Jinghan Railway".

After taking a short rest in Hanyang, Yan Guang took his entourage to the Hanyang Arsenal, which was being repaired. Then, in front of the employees of the Hanyang Arsenal, he gave a speech that at least in his opinion was very wonderful.

Obviously, Yan Guang's speech was still very successful, because after Yan Guang's last sentence fell, almost all the employees below applauded enthusiastically.

Of course, it's hard to say how much of this is based on the huge amount of money that Yan Guang has just invested...

In order to restore the production capacity of the Hanyang Arsenal as soon as possible, after taking Wuchang, Yan Guang invested a huge amount of money in the Hanyang Arsenal, which is so large that it is enough to rebuild a Hanyang Arsenal (because the equipment of the arsenal is too old, and it does not have the ability to make artillery, so it is not worth much, of course, if you want to say that these are antiques, then it is another matter.) ）

With so much money invested, the arsenal was restored quickly.

But...

What really excited the arsenal from top to bottom was probably the German transport ship that just docked at the Hanyang dock some time ago.

Just now, Yan Guang once said that he would build the Hanyang Arsenal into a large-scale arsenal that is not inferior to the Sichuan Arsenal. The current Sichuan Arsenal can not only produce ordinary rifles, machine guns, shotguns, but also artillery heavy howitzers of 280mm caliber. In addition, after the completion of the factory, Yan Guang has not stopped the expansion of the factory, and the current Sichuan Arsenal, not to mention in Asia, is quite a large one even in the world.

Of course, there are several arsenals like the Sichuan Arsenal in the industrial powerhouses, but here in Yanguang, the Sichuan Arsenal is the only one that was built after gathering the strength of the whole country...

Although the current Sichuan Arsenal is already quite terrifying in terms of production capacity, not to mention the mass production capacity of large-scale artillery that the Hanyang Arsenal does not have (the 75mm guns of the Yue series have been imitated in history, but they can only be regarded as assembled with accessories, and the number is only a little), even in terms of rifle production capacity, the Sichuan Arsenal is dozens of times stronger than the Hanyang Arsenal.

However, what Yan Guang said just now was not empty words, because after the Battle of Wuchang, Yan Guang had already asked the Germans to transport a batch of production equipment to Hanyang.

These equipment are the same as the equipment of the Sichuan Arsenal, not only the production equipment of ammunition and rifles, but also the production of artillery covers the production capacity of 20mm to 280mm. Moreover, after transporting these equipment, Yan Guang also transferred a lot of relatively wealthy personnel from the Sichuan Arsenal, so that the employees of the Hanyang Arsenal would not use the equipment and damage the equipment.

The employees of the arsenal would react so violently to Yan Guang's not very wonderful speech, and it had a lot to do with these. Because they know that what Yan Guang said was not the official words that those who were officials used to say, but the truth...

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It's already May, and Wuhan in May...

"The legendary furnace seems to be Wuhan, right?"

Thinking so, after stepping off the podium, Yan Guang took the juice from the hands of his entourage.

After taking a few sips, Yan Guang nodded to the person in charge of the Yan Guang Arsenal.

"Show me around."

Although he has not had contact with Yan Guang in the past, the person in charge of the arsenal also knows that now Yan Guang is the real boss of China, and he is his top boss, not to mention his position, even his life can be easily taken.

So after listening to Yan Guang's words, the director of the arsenal nodded hurriedly, and then walked towards the field with Yan Guang.

After walking to a workshop under construction, the factory director said to Yan Guang.

"Because the president has just bought a lot of new equipment from Germany, the original repair work has been stopped, and the old equipment in the past has been piled aside, and now the new equipment that the president bought back is being installed in the factory."

Yan Guang nodded, seeing that Yan Guang seemed to be very interested, the factory director hurriedly walked into the workshop with Yan Guang with a smile.

In the workshop, many workers are installing equipment under the command of engineers.

Because he had also set up the Sichuan Arsenal at the beginning, Yan Guang knew more about these equipment, so he just took a casual look and understood that this workshop was specialized in the production of guns.

For example...

Mauser G98...

"How long will it take for this workshop to be completed?"

Looking at the busy workers, Yan Guang asked the factory director.

The factory director had long expected Yan Guang to ask this, so he replied after only a little thought.

"Because the plant and other supporting facilities are ready-made and have been updated in previous years, all we need to do now is installation." Speaking of which, the factory director took a look at the busy workshop. "If it's just this workshop, half a month is almost enough."

That's right, in the case that the plant and supporting facilities are all ready-made, if you just install equipment for such a workshop, half a month is enough...

"Half a month..."

Hearing this answer, Yan Guang nodded.

Although they all have to take the waterway, the location of Hubei is much closer than Sichuan, so under the outline of Yan Guang's future, Hanyang Arsenal occupies an important position.

As for the question of production equipment?

For the factory director, it takes half a month to prepare a workshop, which is indeed very fast. You know, the current Hanyang Arsenal has many workshops working together at the same time. (In this era, the average arsenal is not a large arsenal if there are no 108 factories)

But if you count the time to put it into production...

"It's definitely not possible to be fully completed, but if it's only partially completed......... I definitely can't catch up at the beginning, but if it's the end of the Shandong Campaign, there shouldn't be any problems..."

(To be continued)