Chiang Kai-shek understood what Liu Wendao meant, and knew that Liu Wendao was afraid that Liu Zhi's people would take over the disaster relief and be greedy for money. Moreover, Liu Zhi himself loves money and is well-known in the Central Army. However, Liu Zhi was loyal to Chiang Kai-shek, and he still won battles in the two Northern Expeditions, and he was never defeated, so that now the Central Army calls him a victorious general. Therefore, Chiang Kai-shek could only turn a blind eye to Liu Zhi's problem.

Chiang Kai-shek turned his head and said to Liu Wendao with a cold face: "Yongqing, you will take over the relief of the victims, if anyone dares to touch a grain of grain for the victims or hinder the disaster relief, you tell me directly, I will let those corrupt people know whether it is better to have the ocean or the head." Among the people present, except for Song Zhewu, Li Rujuan and Han Fuyu, everyone else knew who Chiang Kai-shek was warning him about, but Liu Zhi was as if he was talking about someone else.

Chiang Kai-shek looked at everyone and said with a heavy face: "Since the Second Northern Expedition, Zhang Hanqing of the Northeast has been concerned about the great interests of the country and the nation, broken through the obstructions of all parties, and resolutely changed his banner, and the country has achieved reunification. At this time, we should have taken advantage of the rare opportunity of peace in the past 20 years to reduce the armed forces, reduce military spending, and use the limited financial resources of the country to carry out peace construction and rebuild the country's economy, which was on the verge of collapse. However, the matter of disarmament was full of twists and turns, and led by Li Delin, Feng Huanzhang, and Yan Baichuan, first obstructed in every possible way, and then repeatedly shirked it. Li Delin saw that he couldn't shirk and resisted by force, he didn't think about the well-being of the people of the country at all, and only confronted the country for his own selfish interests; There are also people who have reorganized their troops in the open, and have dismantled the units that should have been disbanded, and secretly organized a new army under various names. After several months of disarmament, the army has not only not been reduced, but has been reduced more and more. What does he want so many troops for? Wen Ge replied to the female reporter of "Declaration" that said well, they just want to use force to divide the political power of one side, use force as political capital, support the army and self-respect, occupy national land and national resources, and expand territory for the purpose. These people are warlords, new warlords in the truest sense of the word! ”

Everyone present knew that Chiang Kai-shek's remarks were the main topic of today's dinner, and they all listened silently.

Chiang Kai-shek, who was a little excited, took a sip of water, and then said: "Before the disarmament, the local forces in the country had a total of more than 2.6 million troops, and now there are more than 2.3 million, but some people have more than 500,000 on their side, accounting for nearly one-fifth of the entire [***] army, which is more than the troops of the central government. It costs a lot of money to raise such an army, where does it come from so much military spending? Only the troops that accept the reorganization of the central authorities will be recognized by the central authorities, and I, Jiang Zhongzheng, will also give him military salaries, otherwise I will not give him a penny. Some people have taken advantage of the drought in some provinces and the displacement of people, lack of clothing and food, to expand their armies on a large scale. The army needs money, where does his money come from? Regardless of the lives of the people, not only did they not provide disaster relief, but on the contrary, they continued to expropriate and expropriate the people's wealth, and even went crazy, robbed graves and dug graves, resold cultural relics, and paid attention to their ancestors. ”

Chiang Kai-shek stopped talking and asked He Yingqin: "Jingzhi, have you told him about the number of Wenge's troops?" ”

He Yingqin understood the purpose of Chiang Kai-shek's words, which was to make Han Fuyu's eyes hot, and said carefully: "Speaking of which, give the Fourth Route Army another division number with an establishment of about 40,000 people, and I have asked Wen Ge to report the personnel establishment as soon as possible." ”

He Yingqin's words not only surprised Han Fuyu, but also Liu Zhi and Hu Zongnan. Adding another division with an establishment of about 40,000 people is equivalent to adding an army! Tang Shengzhi's Fifth Route Army also had only more than 60,000 people. In this way, the troops of the Fourth Route Army will have 150,000 or 60,000 people, and the chairman of the committee is really the capital!

Chiang Kai-shek nodded and said: "If all troops like Wenge's Fourth Route Army are not only good in military discipline and strong in combat effectiveness, but also resolutely obey the orders of the central government. Such a unit will not only not be abolished, but will also be vigorously strengthened, and I will treat his Fourth Route Army like the central army, and will never favor one over the other. After this expansion, Wenge's Fourth Route Army will have four infantry divisions, three brigades and a cavalry corps, and if the posts are filled, there will be nearly 200,000 people. We don't have too many troops like Wenge now, but very few, and if they were all troops like the Fourth Route Army, 800,000 to 1 million troops in the whole country would be enough to deal with all kinds of situations. Therefore, in the future, if necessary, the Fourth Route Army will be expanded. ”

Chiang Kai-shek changed his words and said: "However, some people just expand the organization without permission, but they appoint people to be crony, and the appointment of the commander-in-chief of the army does not care about military merits, but only emphasizes relatives and personal friendships. A fierce and brave general like Xiang Fang, who has made great contributions to the party and the state, has no soldiers to bring in the end. ”

Chiang Kai-shek's words were very explicit, which was obviously an insinuation against Feng Yuxiang, and although Han Fuyu understood it, it was difficult to say anything.

Song Meiling interjected at the right time: "Great Order, you often say that Chairman Han is General Fei, it is a pity that such a fierce general has no soldiers to bring, it is better for you to give Chairman Han a division of soldiers." ”

Chiang Kai-shek sighed and said: "Madam, this is not good, Xiang Fang is Feng Huanzhang's person, and it is not good for me to bring land to his troops." ”

Han Fuyu couldn't hold back any longer, and after letting out a long breath, he said angrily: "Chairman, I, Han Fuyu, am the chairman of Henan Province appointed by the central government, not the provincial chairman of anyone else. ”

Han Fuyu's words, not only everyone understood, but Chiang Kai-shek even understood, Han Fuyu was expressing his position, he is a person from the central government, and he is no longer a person from Feng Yuxiang of the Northwest Army.

Chiang Kai-shek's eyes flashed, and he said happily: "Xiang Fang said well, your provincial chairman is the provincial chairman of the central government, and whether you can continue to serve is the central government's decision." I have heard that you often have correspondence with Liang Shuming, a famous scholar and master of Chinese studies, in Henan to discuss the issue of rural reconstruction. Mr. Liang's research focuses on life and social issues, and he is a representative of modern Neo-Confucianism, known as "the last Confucian in China". I think he is the most pragmatic scholar in China today, and his 'rural construction movement' is very practical, because we are now an agrarian society in China, and the vast majority of the people are peasants, especially in Henan. Xiang Fang can be so attentive to government affairs, which shows that the central government did not see the wrong person in appointing you as the provincial chairman. In my opinion, Xiang Fang will continue to be the chairman of Henan Province, and then you will choose a division at will in the Central Army, and I will appoint you as the division commander. What does Xiang Fang think? ”

If what he said just now was to provoke the relationship between Han Fuyu and Feng Yuxiang, this time it was an obvious wooing. Han Fuyu is really grateful to Chiang Kai-shek for his attention now, but he is not a fool, even if Chiang Kai-shek gives him a division, can that army have the same heart as him? Moreover, Chiang Kai-shek also justifiably took back Henan, which was occupied by Feng Yuxiang's Northwest Army.

Han Fuyu's face was cloudy, and he hesitated for a while and said: "I am loved by the chairman, but I dare not be ashamed." From now on, Fuyu will definitely abide by the orders of the Central Committee, but the chairman of the NPC Standing Committee will be the first to look forward. It's just that the 20th division was brought out by me Han Fuyu, and I can't let go of those old brothers, I still want my 20th division. ”

Han Fuyu's attitude of showing that he wanted to go with Chiang Kai-shek, and that he still wanted to bring his 20th Division with him, made Chiang Kai-shek very happy. He Yingqin, Song Ziwen, Yang Yongtai and others naturally understood what they heard, and toasted Han Fuyu repeatedly, Han Fuyu was no longer just a shallow taste like at the beginning, but just raised his glass, as if he wanted to digest all the troubles in his stomach with alcohol.

After drinking a few glasses in a row, Han Fuyu put down the wine glass and said heavily: "Wen Ge is still right." ”

Seeing that Han Fuyu said this sentence very abruptly and said it silently, He Yingqin asked Han Fuyu: "Xiang Fang, what did Wen Ge say?" ”

Han Fuyu said with emotion: "Wen Ge said that the chairman of the committee is not as good as Li Zongren in administrative affairs; is not as good as Mr. Feng militarily (Han Fuyu is still embarrassed to call him by his name); It is not as good as Yan Laoxi to expand the financial road. ”

As soon as Han Fuyu's voice fell, Chiang Kai-shek's face sank, and anger flashed in his eyes, but he returned to normal in just an instant. The rest of the people were also shocked, Lin Wei's chopsticks fell to the ground in shock, and Li Rujuan was even more nervous and involuntarily grabbed Song Zhewu's arm. In the surprised eyes of everyone, Song Zhewu's expression was natural, as if he had nothing to do with him. It's just that although this is the case on the surface, Song Zhewu secretly scolded Han Fuyu in his heart, "You have to pant a lot when you say a word, do you think you are talking about commenting on books!" ”。

Han Fuyu continued to take care of himself: "Wen Ge said that although the chairman of the committee is inferior to them in these aspects, the most important point is that they are far inferior to the chairman. That is, the chairman of the committee not only knows people, but also makes good use of people, and is a figure like Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty. Liu Bangwen is not as good as Xiao He; Wu is not as good as Han Xin; The strategy is even worse than Zhang Liang. But when these talented people were not famous, they were favored by Han Gaozu, recruited and appointed, and finally achieved the foundation of eternity. ”

When Han Fuyu said this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Song Zhewu not only saw Lin Wei quietly wipe a cold sweat, he also heard He Yingqin beside him breathe a sigh of relief, and Li Rujuan's hand that was holding his arm tightly also let go.

Han Fuyu continued: "Wen Ge believes that the leader of a country only needs to come up with the right major policies, and does not need to do everything himself. Moreover, Chairman Wen Youru and many other party-state elites; Wu He is the chief and other Huangpu Junjie; In terms of finance, it not only has the righteous name of the political axe and the strong support of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang consortiums, but also has the assistance of financial experts such as Minister Song. These are things that are difficult for any local powerhouse to achieve. Wenge also believes that the chairman of the committee is a politician and a commander-in-chief; Li Zongren is just an excellent government manager, and he is more suitable to be the executive president; Mr. Feng is only a military commander; Yan Laoxi was just a money-hungry Shanxi businessman. ”

(To be continued)