Time flies, and it's the end of the year. Several major events have occurred in the past few months, first Shang Zhen cooperated with Bai Chongxi to surround and disarm the remnants of Zhang Zongchang in Luandong, Bai Chongxi recruited more than 50,000 people, and Shang Zhen also took advantage of the situation to recruit more than 10,000 people. Although disarmament was being brewed, since Bai Chongxi could absorb the troops, Yan Xishan could not let Shang Zhen absorb them, so he had no choice but to appoint Shang Zhen as the commander of the 32nd Army; On October 10, Chiang Kai-shek was inaugurated as chairman of the Republic of China; On December 14, Zhang Xueliang announced the change of banner in Shenyang; On December 16, Chairman Chiang announced the reunification of the whole country in Nanjing.

In order not to fall behind in the final assessment, all regiments have worked hard to train, and in order to improve the quality of training, they have all done a lot of tricks during training, and for the sake of secrecy, they have strictly strengthened the guards in the camps, and even captured many "spies." These "spies" were all sent to the brigade headquarters, and they sent people to the front foot, and the regiment commanders who received the notice from the brigade headquarters on the back foot came to take the people away with a smile.

In addition, more than 30,000 recruits have been recruited in the past few months, and the regimental commanders who used to compete for important people collectively refused to ask for recruits in order to have good assessment results. Song Zhewu, who had no choice, had no choice but to build several more barracks and train them by the teaching team.

Several factories are even more prosperous, the dyeing factory is now the largest dyeing factory in the country due to the addition of 4 new production lines, and the colored cloth has been sold to all areas north of the Yangtze River. If Song Zhewu hadn't saved his mind to protect the national industry and took the initiative to limit the sales scope to the north of the Yangtze River, he would have sold the colored cloth to the whole country; Due to the use of whitening agents in flour mills, the whitening effect is very obvious, although the price is slightly higher, but it is still in short supply, and even a small part is exported; As for the Xiangxue brand noodles produced by the noodle factory, they are even better. Because of its convenience and speed of cooking, it is not only loved by ordinary people in the city, but also very popular in the army. Northerners like to eat pasta, and the Northeast Army and the Jin Sui Army have ordered a large number of fragrant snow noodles, and even the Northwest Army, which has always been tight on funds, has also ordered. For a time, Xiangxue noodles became popular all over the country in a short time; The output of the textile mill has been limited due to the raw materials, because all the grey fabrics produced are supplied to their own dyeing factories, which has no reputation.

Sun Jiahui, who has been promoted to general manager of Song Zhewu's private industry, approached Song Zhewu a few months ago and suggested that since the textile factory was limited by raw materials and could not produce at full capacity, it was better to use the remaining production capacity to produce some woolen fabrics. With the strong support of Song Zhewu, the first batch of 60-thread-count twill serges was produced at the end of November, and its drape and softness were no worse than those imported. After Song Zhewu looked at the fabric again, he immediately asked the brigade clothing factory to work overtime to produce 1,000 sets of officer uniforms, which were kept as a gift to Shang Zhen at the end of the year when he went to Beiping to appeal to his job.

During this period, a soap factory was built. The idea of the soap factory was very accidental, because the meat demand of the security brigade was large, and the supply of Laiyuan was insufficient, so Song Zhewusuo arranged for personnel to go to the surrounding areas of Laiyuan to purchase live pigs. Go to the pastoral area to buy cattle and sheep, and come back to slaughter them yourself. The meat is used for its own use, and the leather is handed over to the quilt factory to produce military items such as armed belts and bullet belts. Subsequently, a large amount of animal fat could not be consumed, and Song Zhewu also had an idea and built a soap factory, and the sales were also very hot.

Another thing is that Wei Guanghui's cavalry regiment went to northern Hebei in November. Song Zhewu is now wealthy, and he gave Wei Guanghui 3 million oceans at one time, except for the expenses of recruiting troops and moving defenses, the rest was used to buy horses.

Early in the morning of December 30, after explaining the affairs of the troops to Xiao Guodong, he took the 4th company of guards and escorted 50 loaded trucks to Beiping. These trucks contained a total of 10,000 catties of Xiangxue noodles, 1,000 sets of serge military uniforms, 40,000 pieces of soap, 200,000 catties of beef and mutton, and 20,000 catties of authentic Shanxi Xinghua Village Fenjiu in jars. There is now a company in the guard battalion that is already equipped with horses, and Song Zhewu and Chu Feng and Wang Xinggang also rode horses to follow the 4th company on the march.

Song Zhewu, who was riding on a horse, was wearing a tight-fitting black long fur coat that was very popular in the German army, which was made by an experienced master who specialized in fur from Beiping according to the style provided by Song Zhewu. A total of 5 pieces were made, one for each of Song Zhewu, Xiao Guodong, and Wang Xu. The other two, both with fox fur collars, were given to Shang Zhen and Liu Pei.

Laiyuan is more than 160 kilometers away from Beiping, and it is more than an hour's drive in later generations. However, the current road surface is dirt and narrow. The road surface is unmaintained, potholes, undulating and many sections of the road have unmelted snow. On such a road, the speed can only reach a maximum of 30 km/h.

After the Bauhinia Pass, slowly into the plain, the road conditions improved, at 16 o'clock in the afternoon, Song Zhewu and his party finally came to Beiping.

Liu Pei, who had been waiting for a long time in Xizhimen, received Song Zhewu and took them directly to the provincial capital compound. As soon as he entered the compound, Liu Pei immediately arranged for the soldiers of the guard regiment to unload the truck.

When he entered the city, he saw Liu Pei looking at the 50 trucks in surprise, and told him that this was a New Year's gift to the brothers of the 32nd Army, and Liu Pei immediately closed his mouth happily. As Shang Zhen's chief of staff, Liu Pei knew very well that Shang Zhen was worried about the New Year.

In September, according to the order of the central government, Shang Zhen and Bai Chongxi fought against the remnants of Zhang Zongchang in Luandong. After encircling and disarming the remnants of Zhang Zongchang, the troops were reorganized, the old and weak were dismissed, and the victims of the war were resettled, and in addition to the need to restore production in various parts of Hebei and the salaries of officials in various places, the provincial finances, which were not very rich, were spent. As a result, in October and November, the security brigade did not pay the military salaries issued by 18,000 people. As the Spring Festival approaches, soldiers will have to be paid a few salaries, and during the Spring Festival, food expenses must also be raised. Shang Zhen finally squeezed out more than 100,000 yuan from everywhere, and gave the soldiers an extra 2 oceans, but the food cost made him worried. Zhang Yinwu, commander of the Beiping garrison, whose troops live in Beiping, have been given an extra three oceans per person this month, not to mention that they have already purchased wine, meat, rice, and noodles for the Spring Festival in various places.

After Song Zhewu finished washing, Liu Pei was about to lead him to see Shang Zhen, Song Zhewu smiled and said, "Shenzuo, wait a while, Zhewu has a gift for you." When Song Zhewu spoke, Chu Feng came out of the room, and after a while, he came in with a cardboard box, put it on the table and retreated.

Song Zhewu said to Liu Pei: "The weather is cold, I asked our security brigade quilt factory to make a coat for each of the chairmen and merchants, and try it to see if it fits." Liu Pei smiled and said, "Wen Ge has a heart, then I'll try." Inside the carton was a coat that Song Zhewu wore when he came, but with an extra fiery red fox collar, and the soft black leather coat was obviously made of high-quality cowhide, shining against the red fox collar.

When Liu Pei picked up Song Zhewu again, he kept looking at Song Zhewu's leather coat, Song Zhewu was fine on the horse, and when he got off the horse, the slender and tight-fitting fur coat immediately made Song Zhewu look heroic and heroic, and Liu Pei's eyes were hot. I thought, in the end, it is a person who has stayed abroad and seen the world, when this fur coat is worn, it is handsome and elegant, but it is much stronger than Zhang Yinwu's fur of the soil bun.

When Liu Pei saw the leather clothes, he didn't be polite with Song Zhewu, so he picked up the leather clothes and put them on. The fur coat fits very well, Liu Pei is already tall, wearing this fur coat, people look more energetic, and Liu Pei, who is happy, can't close his mouth. In front of the dressing mirror, the upright gentleman who "looks left and right" just wants to reap benefits, but he can't get much......

Seeing that Liu Pei liked it, Song Zhewu was also very happy, and heard Wang Xinggang say that Liu Pei was quite honest as an official, and he never did anything he wanted to eat, take, card, or ask for anything, of course, without damaging the interests of Shang Zhen and the 32nd Army, he still did not refuse to take the initiative to send things. It is not easy for a person in a high position like Liu Pei not to take money, not to mention, following Shang Zhen, a righteous gentleman, even if he wants to reap benefits, he can't get much. In the past few months, Song Zhewu's materials from Tianjin to Laiyuan have been harassed and even seized by Fu Zuoyi's Ministry many times, but Liu Pei came forward to release them. The more you give, the more you will get in return, and Song Zhewu thinks that this is like getting a salary if you do a job. took out another check and handed it to Liu Pei: "Shenzuo, it's going to be the Spring Festival, so I will buy some New Year's gifts for my sister-in-law and a few young sons." Liu Pei glanced at the check, and saw that it was 50,000 oceans, Liu Pei was a little embarrassed, in the past six months, he had not received less money and goods from Song Zhewu. Hurriedly pushed back Song Zhewu's hand, Zhengse said: "Wen Ge, I didn't take any of your things, and now I still haven't paid you two months' military salary, although you can make money very well, but your security brigade has a big stall and a lot of places to use money, I can't ask for this money." "I didn't do anything, I didn't take money, this Liu Peiguo is real. Song Zhewu grabbed Liu Pei's hand and stuffed the check into his pocket, and then said with a smile: "Where do you say, in the past six months, I have been taken care of by you, and Zhewu is grateful." Liu Pei saw that Song Zhewu was sincere, and he no longer shirked, so he had to smile and say, "Wen Ge, then I will be disrespectful." ”

Shang Zhen, the provincial capital compound, Song Zhewu felt that it should be the mansion of a certain prince in the former Qing Dynasty, covering a huge area, with rockeries, corridors, and gardens in the courtyard. Shang Zhen's office is located in a small two-story building in the garden.

Shang Zhen was already waiting in the office, and as soon as Liu Pei came in with Song Zhewu and Chu Feng, Shang Zhen said loudly with a smile on his face: "Wen Ge, you are really my God of Wealth, you have solved a big problem for me when you come." Song Zhewu just smiled and didn't make a sound, turned around and took the big cardboard box from Chu Feng's hand, and after Chu Feng went out, handed it to Shang Zhen: "The chairman and the staff worked hard as the elders of Hebei, Zhewu admired it very much, the weather was very cold, Zhewu specially asked the clothing factory of the security brigade to make two coats for the chairman and the staff, and I hope the chairman will accept it with a smile." Song Zhewu said this, most of them were sincere, if Shang Zhen hadn't spent a lot of money on resuming production and rehousing displaced people, he would definitely not be as stretched as he is now. Only then did Shang Zhen notice the coat on Liu Pei's body. It turned out that Liu Pei liked this coat very much, so he didn't take it off at all, and came directly to see Shang Zhen.

Shang Zhen looked at Liu Pei, who was angry, and said with a smile: "Okay, you fix me, and you collect Wenge's things in front of me." Because of the check in his pocket, Liu Pei was a little embarrassed, just smiled and didn't squeak. Shang Zhen was joking, while opening the box, taking out a fur coat and putting it on his body, looking at the dressing mirror, everyone seemed to be a lot younger, and they liked it very much. Although it was very cold outside, it was still very warm in Shang Zhen's office, and after a while, both of them took off their coats, Shang Zhen beckoned Song Zhewu to sit down, and without waiting for Shang Zhen to continue talking, Song Zhewu took out a check and handed it to Shang Zhen: "Chairman, it's going to be the Spring Festival, the provincial government is in financial difficulty, and there are many places for the chairman to use money, so the chairman of the 500,000 oceans will stay for an emergency." Shang Zhen's expression froze obviously, and tears seemed to flash in his eyes, and then he regained his smile and said with a smile: "Okay, I will collect the money given by Wen Ge." With this money, the wasteland in the spring was reclaimed, and the seeds of spring ploughing were settled. Seeing that Shang Zhen was a little emotional, Liu Pei smiled and gave Song Zhewu a look and said, "Wen Ge, since you are here to sue for work, why don't you tell Chairman Shang quickly." ”

Song Zhewu also reacted, and hurriedly reported all the training situation in Laiyuan truthfully, and even did not hide the affairs of the special brigade, but he only said a rough idea, he knew that even if he didn't say it, Shang Zhen knew many things. After listening to Song Zhewu's report, Shang Zhen was silent for a long time, and then said slowly: "Wen Ge, you are worthy of being educated in Germany, you have a very good set of military training, let you be in the position of security commander." Seeing that Song Zhewu opened his mouth to speak, Shang Zhen knew that Song Zhewu wanted to be modest, so he waved his hand to stop Song Zhewu, "Wen Ge, what is going on with that special brigade of yours that is mysterious?" Song Zhewu knew that it was likely that Wang Xinggang had written to Shang Zhen about the special brigade, and then specifically talked about the purpose of forming the special brigade and the tasks to be performed. Shang Zhen and Liu Pei both thought for a while after hearing this. "Is it really as good as you say?" Liu Pei asked suspiciously. "It's just what I thought when I formed it, and whether I can reach this level depends on the training." After a pause, Shang Zhen said in a solemn tone: "Wen Ge, what you said about the Gui family when you were in Tianjin, I think it will become a reality, and now there are rumors in the Pingjin area, saying that Jiang Gong supports Tang Shengzhi to come back and incorporate his old department, and most of Tang Shengzhi's old department is now in the hands of Li Pinxian and Liao Lei under Bai Chongxi, although these two people are from Guangxi, but one is Tang Shengzhi's classmate, and the other Tang Shengzhi has the grace of knowing him, Tang Shengzhi really wants to come back, Bai Chongxi can't stop it." Moreover, the Yan chief in Shanxi also ventilated within our Jin Sui army and asked us not to interfere. You see what we do? ”

Song Zhewu thought to himself, sure enough, history is still walking in his own footsteps. After thinking about it, he said: "Zhewu's view is also not to interfere, and there are two major disadvantages of meddling, first, to blame the central government, we are no longer allowed in Shanxi, and we cannot be allowed in Jiang Gong. Second, if we intervene, it will intensify the contradiction with Yan Xishan, and we don't have that strength now. Shang Zhen thought for a while and said, "Wen Ge, see the problem thoroughly, then let's do it." There is one more thing, that is, Sun Dianying's theft of Dongling. I think you already know that there is a lot of uproar in society now, and the pressure from the central government is not small, but Sun Dianying suppressed bandits in the Songshan area some time ago, and incorporated more than 20,000 people's troops, and now the strength is not small, and the central government is not easy to handle, only because of public opinion, it is necessary to set up a trial court for the Tanglin case, and ask me to be the chief judge, what do you think?" The central authorities are only forced by public opinion to do it as a last resort, and in the end it will definitely turn the big thing into a small one, raise it high, and gently put it down, and it is best to drag on this trial slowly for a while, depending on the situation. Song Zhewu said slowly while thinking about history.

At this time, Liu Pei looked at his watch and said to Shang Zhen: "Qiyu, the time is up." Shang Zhen looked at his watch and said with a smile: "Wen Ge, I want to have a banquet today, and it just so happens that you will meet you too." If you are a hero in the martial arts, this person is the elite in the text. It's rare to put aside a good life abroad, but to go back to China to engage in rural construction! ”

Song Zhewu's heart moved, could it be him......

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