Chapter 259 Sinopec (3)

The relationship between Zhang Shaozeng and Hu Jingyi is very delicate, they are not subordinate to each other, and they rarely interact with each other. Speaking of which, Zhang Shaozeng is a senior, and Hu Jingyi is a junior, but the two may not be able to meet once a year. To put it bluntly, both of them are wary. Zhang Shaozeng engaged in a drama of armed admonition in the Xinhai year, and after Wu Luzhen was killed, he immediately pretended to be his grandson. Later, he went to Shanghai and joined the Nanjing government, and during Yuan Shikai's administration, he was not reused. In the end, it was Xu Shaojiao who remembered his old friendship and recommended him to Fang Dashuai.

Zhang Shaozeng's qualifications are no problem, he also has talents, his personality is cautious, and his ambition is not great. After Hu Jingyi's military power was lowered, and this person was placed in Chengdu, the meaning is obvious. Fang Dashuai is not at ease with Sichuan, this is not a hint, it is an explicit.

Sichuan is a place that is too annoying, first of all, it is rich, secondly, the terrain is dangerous, and there is a Yunnan around it that is a place to send strong troops. Don't look at the current Yunnan Lecture Hall has been changed to the Southwest Branch of the Army Non-commissioned Officer School, and the instructors have also been changed. As long as there is such an ambitious person who has a firm foothold in Sichuan and hooks up with Yunnan, one has money and the other has soldiers, it will be possible to become a climate in three or two years, plus Yunnan will connect Vietnam and Myanmar. It is easy for foreign forces to enter and exit, and it is easy to form a situation of separating one side.

At present, the main officers of the garrisons in the provinces are not from their own provinces, and the vast majority of the garrisons are not locals. Only the security forces are local, and the main officers are transferred from other places. It's just the personnel platoon, and it is also a palliative rather than a cure. Ordinary people don't have any sense of the state, and they eat food as soldiers in order to eat mixed rice. There is another line of control against the army. It is the life coach of each unit. These life instructors must first have a certain degree of culture, and secondly, they must go through a period of training, and if they don't sound good, they are brainwashing, and this work is in charge of the Political Intelligence Bureau. When these instructors arrived in the army, they had a great deal of power in their hands, that is, to manage life. The logistics departments of all units are all in charge of life instructors. If a military commander does not have financial power, it will be difficult for him to make a big wave, and he has the right to recommend personnel but not the right to make decisions. It is even more difficult to pull up the so-called lineage.

All in all, in order to control the army without affecting the combat effectiveness, Fang Jianxiong used all the methods he could think of.

The rain is getting heavier and heavier. The people waiting on the Chaotianmen pier did not dare to leave, and they were all waiting in the wind and rain. Fang Jianxiong finally appeared in everyone's sight, Hu Jingyi and Zhang Shaozeng gave in to each other, and in the end, Zhang Shaozeng walked in front.

As an active-duty soldier, Zhang Shaozeng did not use an umbrella, but wore a raincoat, stepped forward to salute the military first, and greeted: "It's hard to support the commander!" Fang Jianxiong returned the military salute first, then shook hands, and said with a smile: "Respect Brother Yu." Such heavy rain. Why are you still engaged in such a battle? ”

"It should be, it should be. The first time Fu Shuai came to Sichuan, he expressed his heart on behalf of the elders in Sichuan. Zhang Shaozeng smiled very sincerely, Xu Shao's recommendation was a personal relationship, and Fang Jianxiong could put him in such a position. It is an affirmation of his ability.

Hu Jingyi followed, stepped forward and said with a smile: "It's been hard to help the handsome boat and car, and it's been hard all the way." In terms of qualifications, Hu Jingyi is slightly inferior to Zhang Shaozeng. Actually, it's a year. Zhang Shaozeng went to Japan in 1900, and Hu Jingyi went to Japan in 1901.

Hu Jingyi's black history has long been sued by Fang Jianxiong. Sun Wen is the most disgusted with Hu Jingyi, which also leads to Hu Jingyi having no place in Nanjing, and even Xiong Kewu is implicated, which Sun Wen dislikes. In fact, the local officials of the Qing government spoke highly of Hu Jingyi, and Zhang Mingqi said, "Hu Wenlan is not arrogant, not crazy, and does not drink extravagantly." "It can be said responsibly that this person is a talent, but he is too selfish. It was precisely because of his selfishness that Fang Jianxiong wanted to give him military power.

"Brother Wenlan has worked hard, coming from Chengdu, it's not easy to go, right?" Fang Jianxiong politely returned the salute, treating Hu Jingyi, Fang Jianxiong used his talents to guard against his ambitions, but he would not be overly suspicious of him. Sichuan is a major financial source in the three southwestern provinces, and after Hu Jingyi changed his civilian position, there were too many opportunities to get some benefits. But he was in the position of governor, unexpectedly incorruptible. I haven't forgotten the benefits of putting a private person in my waist, and it seems that this person has certain ambitions in politics.

After being polite to these two chief officers, Fang Jianxiong said: "It's raining too much, everyone don't stand here, let's leave first." When you turn back to the place, what is there not to say? ”

Fang Dashuai spoke, and naturally no one dared to disobey. In this place of Chongqing, the car can't drive up the wharf, and you have to go up the long steps to have a way to drive. Fang Jianxiong drove to Chongqing, and the dock had naturally been cleaned up, and no one was left behind, three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry. Fang Jianxiong took his own umbrella, and when he went up the steps, the soldiers at the first post stood upright and saluted with guns.

"Salute!" Fang Jianxiong stood up and saluted in return, and glanced at the young soldier, although he was wearing a cloak and a hat, his body would still be wet. Looking down further, the soldier was still wearing straw sandals, Fang Jianxiong's face was a little unbearable, and he turned around and said, "Brother Jingyu, why don't you have a rubber raincoat?" Wearing straw sandals too? ”

Zhang Shaozeng was asked this, but he was not nervous at all, and stepped forward to explain: "Fu Shuai, the nine infantry divisions in the southwest are all B divisions. Raincoats, rubber-soled boots, these materials, after taking office, only came a total of two divisions. Considering that the conditions of the troops stationed in Xikang were more difficult, the lowly officials gave priority to these supplies there. ”

Hearing this, a strange color flashed in Fang Jianxiong's eyes, and Zhang Shaozeng was secretly proud in his heart, this was really an itch.

Fang Jianxiong immediately said to Yang Yongtai: "Changqing, remember it." Send a telegram to the general rear section of the wind force, starting today, rubber raincoats and rubber-soled cloth shoes, give priority to meeting the needs of the Chengdu Military Region, I will give him three months, it must be completed, this is a dead task. If the quantity is not enough, it will be urgently procured from abroad. ”

"The commander-in-chief is sympathetic, and the officers and men of all units must be informed of their humble duties." Zhang Shaozeng stepped forward to speak with a smile, and Fang Jianxiong waved his hand and said: "This is as it should be, Brother Yu, the training of the troops must be paid close attention, and there will be action by next spring at the latest." The troops advancing westward were planned to be four or four infantry divisions to form a reinforced army, and Yin Shuoquan had experience in counterinsurgency, and the General Staff meant that he would lead this army. What Baili means, let me ask for the opinions of Brother Jingyu and Brother Wenlan, if you don't object, Brother Shuoquan will set off from Wuhu in the next two days. ”

Yin Shuoquan is Yin Changheng, and Fang Jianxiong is still more cautious on this issue. At the beginning, Yin Chang led troops to quell the rebellion, but after he returned, the position of the overseer was gone, and it was difficult for Hu Jingyi to stay. Later, Fang Jianxiong asked people to bring a message to Yin Changheng and asked him to go to Wuchang downstream, but he didn't expect Yin Changheng to fall seriously ill when he arrived in Wuchang. It took a month or two to recuperate, and then Yin Changheng went to Wuhu Lu University, and after a year of study, he had excellent grades and took the initiative to stay in school as an instructor. Fang Jianxiong's meaning was to let him lead the troops, but Yin Changheng was resolutely unwilling to go out of the mountain to lead the troops again, so Fang Jianxiong went with him.

This time, it was decided to use troops in the west and Tibet, and the specific preparations began at the beginning of the year, and the four infantry divisions have been doing adaptive training, and if it were not for the dispatch of troops to Europe, there would definitely not be a material that could not keep up.

While speaking, Fang Jianxiong glanced at Hu Jingyi, his heart trembled, and he hurriedly confessed: "Fu Shuai, there is no opinion on the humble position." ”

Zhang Shaozeng knew some inside stories, and he didn't reveal them, and echoed with a smile: "It's okay to be humble." ”

Fang Jianxiong nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's good, I'll have someone send a telegram to Brother Shuoquan when I go back." By the way, considering the difficult roads in the West District, there will be some adjustments in equipment in the general future. The troops advancing westward will bring more light artillery, increase the number of light machine guns and submachine guns, and then there will be logistics support, which will require Brother Wenlan to worry a lot. ”

The biggest problem in Ruzang is transportation. The difficult road, as well as the climate reaction of the plateau, etc., are severe tests for the troops. Zhang Shaozeng has been grasping this matter, but Hu Jingyi knows it for the first time. Subconsciously looked left and right, fortunately, there were only three people, and the others were stopped when they wanted to keep up. Fang Dashuai wants to talk about things, and the people below naturally have actions.

The rain gradually subsided, and when the group of three reached the top, the rain actually stopped.

Hu Jingyi said respectfully: "Fu Shuai, I will fully cooperate with my humble post to ensure the security of the border territory of the Western Regions." ”

Fang Jianxiong looked at him with a smile, nodded and said, "Very good, Brother Wen Lan has this word, I am relieved." I came this time and brought a huge amount of grant, 10 million yuan. There is only one use, to build roads, first build the road to Xikang, and after the Western Expeditionary Army set off, repair it all the way forward. All the way to Lasa and Sa. For this road, the central government will allocate 5 million a year, and once it is completed, 2 million a year will be allocated for maintenance. The Republic of China is not the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and not an inch of land will be given up. This spirit must be grasped by the two brothers. ”

The two assured in unison, and at this time, they caught up with Alice, a foreign girl, and said loudly: "Beijing emergency electricity." ”

Fang Jianxiong stood and looked back at Alice, who was panting, the telegram should have been received from the warship. "Read!"

Although his face was expressionless, Fang Jianxiong still felt a little guilty in his heart, and he released his dissatisfaction with the Americans as soon as possible, which was somewhat suspicious of taking advantage of the ignorant young woman.

U.S. Minister Ryans went south on the same day to discuss the U.S. assistance in Sinopec's construction. In addition, the French side has accepted our conditions and is willing to help build one oil refinery and one optical instrument and equipment factory in China. On the issue of whether or not to increase the number of troops in France, I would like to ask the chairman of the NPC committee to give an indication of this. Huang Xing, Jiang Fangzhen, May 25. ”

Fang Jianxiong was silent, his back hand was thoughtful, and after reaching out and taking out a cigarette from his pocket and lighting it, his expression was cloudy. After ten minutes, he said to Alice: "Call back, the matter of increasing the number of troops, we will discuss it again." ”