According to the agreement, Qiao Yu came to Yucheng with the main members of the Sichuan political axe, waiting for the arrival of Zhang Bailin and Cai Yi, the three provinces should discuss the development of the southwest together, Zhang Bailin's actions were very fast, and he came to Yucheng early, although Zhang Bailin was the governor of Guizhou, but after seeing Qiao Yu, he still regarded himself as a subordinate and was extremely respectful.

"Junzuo, I have read the Southwest Joint Development Plan, and it has been formulated in detail, the only problem is that Sichuan is afraid that Sichuan will suffer a big loss in this plan, and all the funds must be taken from the Sichuan treasury, and we are a little embarrassed to receive only favors!"

"Bailin, don't say that, since I am the southwest patrol envoy, the three southwest provinces and one district have the same weight in my heart, Guizhou and Yunnan are backward, and they should take out money to help the development of the two provinces, and the development of Guizhou and Yunnan is also a great thing for Sichuan's industry and commerce, now during the war, Sichuan has accumulated a lot of capital, and is worried that there is no place to invest, and the war can not always be fought like this, and when the demand in Europe is reduced, and vigorously develop the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou, it will be able to digest Sichuan's huge production capacity and ensure that the economy continues to be in the array, It's a good thing for mutual benefit! ”

"Junzuo, if you say that, I'm not welcome, but I'm afraid someone may not accept your affection!"

Zhang Bailin said that it was naturally Cai Yi, and Qiao Yu also knew it in his heart: "I believe that Cai Yi still understands the general situation, and he can't ignore the well-being of the people of Yunnan!" ”

"Junzuo, if you want me to say that since you are already a southwest patrol envoy, then the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou should no longer set up governors, otherwise who is in charge of this army, isn't it unclear, I suggest that the two provinces simply set up governors!"

Zhang Bailin put forward the proposal of abolishing the governor at this time, Qiao Yu knew very well in his heart that this was Zhang Bailin showing his attitude, the governor was biased towards military power, and the patrol envoy also mainly managed military power, the two were in conflict, for Zhang Bailin, he had no military power, and there was little difference between being a governor or a provincial governor.

And Zhang Bailin has long seen that Qiao Yu will never allow the power of reading power to appear under his rule, so instead of letting the family step down, it is better to take the initiative to propose it himself, and he can also get some benefits, Zhang Bailin is not the naïve revolutionary in Xinhai Nian now, after so many turmoil, he has also become aware of advancing and retreating, and knows how to seek benefits for himself.

Qiao Yu was also happy when he saw Zhang Bailin so good, "Bailin, now is not the time to change, but don't worry, your benefits will definitely not be less!" ”

Zhang Bailin wisely chose to fall to Qiao Yu, then Yucheng became a Hongmen banquet for Cai Yi alone, and Qiao Yu's civil and military officials were busy making more detailed plans to completely take the southwest into their hands.

Three days later, after Cai Ye came to Yucheng, he really felt this strange atmosphere, Cai Ye has always been a high-minded and arrogant person, when he was in the Xinhai Revolution, he was high-spirited, but the luck was not good, he met Qiao Yu, a strong opponent, and finally looked forward to taking charge of Yunnan again, but the situation at this time has completely changed, and finally set off a war to protect the country, Yunnan is going to completely dance with the pace of Sichuan.

Thinking of the bad situation he was about to face, Cai Ye was upset for a while, followed by coughing, Ren Kecheng, Li Gengen and others who came with him were also anxious for a while, how could Cai Ye compete with Qiao Yu if his health was so bad.

"Brother Songpo, I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

"Don't be surprised, Cai's road is farther away!"

Qiao Yu stretched out his hand and grabbed Cai Yi, the two of them were talking and laughing, and they seemed very close, but the entourage on both sides knew that these two people wanted to move the knife in their hearts, how could there be any warmth, only the bayonet was red.

Everyone came to the conference room, Qiao Yu sat in the middle, Zhang Bailin and Cai Yi sat on the left and right, and the others sat below in turn, Qiao Yu smiled and glanced at the audience.

Since the founding of the Republic of China, the people's lives have not improved, the harsh taxes have not decreased, but have increased, and they have to bear frequent wars, and now the people's livelihood has withered to the extreme, many of us are the fathers of the Xinhai Revolution, and we are the heroes of the uprising, but now we must reflect on why we have implemented the republican system, the people of the country are still suffering, and the country's sovereignty is still frequently destroyed by the powers!"

Qiao Yu's opening remarks did not have any politeness, directly pointed to the problem, if Sichuan has not changed the people's livelihood in recent years, then no one believes it, Qiao Yu has been in charge of less than five years, the income of the people in Sichuan has quadrupled, and the areas with better natural conditions have basically been able to reach the level of food and clothing, and the industrial output value has increased by as much as five times, these are real data, it can be said that compared with most countries in the world, the speed of Sichuan's development is worthy of appreciation.

There is no doubt that Qiao Yu's words were directly directed at Cai Yi, and before Cai Yi could speak, Zhang Bailin took the conversation.

"Junzuo, Guizhou's people's livelihood has not improved much in recent years, this I want to review, Guizhou officials are still a faction of official style, and the former Qing Dynasty is not much different, more and more local gold and miscellaneous taxes, many people say that the Republic of China is not as good as the former Qing Dynasty, I am extremely ashamed, now Junzuo has proposed a joint development plan for the three southwest provinces, which is a great thing for the people of Guizhou, Bailin will fully cooperate, rectify the rule of officials, and strive to enrich the people!"

Although Zhang Bailin's words are a review, but he is singing a double reed with Qiao Yu, forcing Cai Ye into a corner all of a sudden, although Guizhou, the people's livelihood is not good, but Yunnan is definitely worse, now Zhang Bailin has already expressed his position, what should you Cai Ye do, a series of officials in Guizhou also showed joy on their faces at this time, it seems that this governor is really sober-minded, if he doesn't fall to Qiao Yu at this time, there will really be no chance.

Cai Yi's face was even more ugly: "Zhang Dudu is right, Yunnan is located on the border, and it bears the pressure of border defense, and the investment in people's livelihood is correspondingly a lot less, and this time it took the lead in attacking Yuan Shikai, and it also cost a lot of military spending, it is time to rest with the people and let the people live a better life, but precisely because Yunnan has an important mission in national defense, we must act carefully, and we can't move blindly, otherwise it will not be good to arouse the dissatisfaction of the people!" ”

"Brother Songpa, you have thought it through, then what do you think is inappropriate for the development opportunities we have formulated, you point them all out, and we will discuss them openly and honestly!"

Qiao Yu is polite, but he has taken a step forward, and now Qiao Yu has taken an advantage under the banner of improving people's livelihood, although Cai Yi is a stomach, but there are really not many that can be put on the table, Qiao Yu is not afraid of what tricks he will play.

Cai Ye has felt that all eyes are focused on him, this is simply roasting himself on the fire, but he can't help but speak: "Junzuo, I think it's a good thing to build roads on a large scale in Yunnan, but some roads have to involve ethnic minority areas, due to different folk customs, this can't be cautious, and there are a few mineral deposits as well, in addition, I think financial reform is not very appropriate, blindly launch banknotes once there is a run on the problem, our wealth will disappear completely, And then there is opium, although it is harmful to the people, but it is also an important medicine, many people rely on this to survive, and the ban on smoking must also be cautious! ”

Cai Ye raised three objections in a row, Qiao Yu's heart sneered, if these three points have regressed, then how can he control the southwest, Cai Ye really doesn't know what to do, originally Qiao Yu knew that Cai Ye's life was not long, and he didn't want to embarrass him too much, but now Cai Ye actually wants to go against himself, then he can't blame himself!

"Cai Dudu, since you are against all of this, then the people's livelihood issues cannot be ignored, how do you think I can help Yunnan develop its economy?"

Qiao Yu's face was already gloomy, and his tone was no longer polite, Cai Yi didn't know how to answer at this time, his reasons were all prevarication, as for the solution, there was no way at all, and now Qiao Yu asked how he could not be embarrassed.

Ren Kecheng on the side saw that Cai Ye didn't speak, so he had to bite the bullet and said: "Junzuo, the people's livelihood in Yunnan certainly needs to change, but please also believe that our officials in Yunnan can change the face of poverty of the people, what is lacking is some assistance, in the former Qing Dynasty, Sichuan had to pay Yunnan 800,000 taels of silver every year, I think Sichuan might as well support it now, Hunan and Hubei provinces have begun to inter-provincial autonomy, I think it is very appropriate to do so!" ”

"Ren Kecheng, you still want to be shameless!" Liu Jincai, the chief of civil affairs in Guizhou, suddenly stood up, stretched out his hand and pointed at Ren Kecheng: "Junzuo is the southwest patrol envoy, managing the three provinces and one district in the southwest, Yunnan is naturally under the jurisdiction of the patrol envoy, and the patrol envoy is a bowl of horizontal end, and did not let Sichuan oppress Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, but took out a huge amount of money to help the two provinces develop the economy, if Yunnan still wants to engage in some inter-provincial autonomy, this is not ill-intentioned, you still have the face to say what the Qing Dynasty is, and you still want to get it for nothing, even if you are given this money, it has entered your pockets, Where can it benefit the people! ”

Liu Jincai is also a wonderful person, since the governor has acted as a vanguard, he can't lag behind, this is a good time to show loyalty, the more ruthless the scolding, the more happy the patrol will be able to make the adults, as for offending Yunnan, Liu Jincai doesn't care, in the future, there is still a force in the Yunnan army between the two!

Qiao Yu didn't look at Ren Kecheng, who was flushed, but stared at Cai Yi and sneered slightly: "Governor Cai, are you also going to implement inter-provincial autonomy in Yunnan?" ”

"Yunnan does have this kind of thought!" Facing Qiao Yu, a young man, Cai Ye felt a burst of shock for the first time, but he couldn't back down at this time.

"Each province is different from each province, and the situation in Yunnan Province is special, and I hope that the tour will enable adults to take care of the special situation in Yunnan and not make a one-size-fits-all approach!"