Chapter 748: Self-help

Li Hunyuan stood like a pine, Chen Xie could see the white hair on his sideburns, according to age, the two were about the same, Li Hunyuan was one or two years older. At this age, his hair is gray, which shows that he is under a lot of pressure. Just because you're under pressure doesn't mean you can get away with it.

"Bring a report and ask the cabinet to look at it." Li Hunyuan held a report in both hands, and his face did not change.

"Why, aren't you going to defend yourself?" Chen Xie showed a cold expression, Li Hunyuan stood up straight, holding the report and said loudly: "Humble duty is a soldier, and obedience is his duty!" Grandpa needs a lowly head, and he can take it at any time. ”

Chen Xie picked up the report, turned around and sat back on the kang, and slowly read it. The two lieutenant generals in the room are both among the top five in the army, and at this moment they are like elementary school students who have been punished by the teacher to stand, maintaining a strict posture and not daring to move.

There are not many outstanding talents among the graduates of the first phase of Jiading Lecture Wutang, and the two in front of them are both second-class students. Before joining the army, they were all so-called children. If it weren't for the terrible living environment in the late Ming Dynasty, neither of them would have chosen to become soldiers. At present, most of the high-ranking people in the military are the so-called "Dengzhou Gang." There is no doubt that this phenomenon will affect the building of the entire military's contingent of qualified personnel.

Li Hunyuan's report explained in great detail a large number of facts about the collusion between the top echelons of the military and the business circles for profit. With the advent of peacetime, the Liaodong Army, which has long practiced military and semi-military management, has huge resources in its hands. Land, mines, and mountain and forest resources are the real bulk of the expenses compared to military procurement.

One of the most obvious examples is that after the surrender, the Jiannu continued to move northward, and under harsh conditions, if they wanted to obtain the necessary materials for life, they had to develop outward. A large number of Manchus who laid down their arms were hired by merchants who had contracted the name of the army. They went into the mountains to cut wood, sent it out of the mountains along the rivers, and reproduced it into sleepers to sell to railway companies or shipyards, and the profits were huge. Those who worked were paid only grain, or some coarse grains. The businessman who got the right to contract the mountains and forests paid almost negligible. The benefits are huge, but the pay is negligible. In addition, there are gold mines in the mountains and forests of Liaodong, which were also contracted by some businessmen and bought workers from Korea and Japan to mine them. All in all, the biggest problem of the army is not the daily procurement, the main flow of those funds is still the heavy industry enterprises under Chen Xie's name. The cost of military uniforms and uniforms is not a big deal at all.

In addition to resources, there is also a large part of the land. In principle, the land of Liaodong belonged to the army. The land allotted to the people can only belong to them after ten years of cultivation. What about the land that has not been divided? There is also the land in the urban area of Shenyang, all of which belongs to the army. In recent years, with the concentration and development of industry, the land price in Shenyang urban area has been speculated to 10021 acres. In recent years, houses have been built everywhere in the urban area of Shenyang, although there are also plans to say, but the price of land for sale is often not high, that is to say, the price obtained by those land developers is lower than the actual market price.

Since there are so many points that can be profitable. Why is the surplus of the Liaodong military only reflected in taxes? Where does the money go? The conclusion is already obvious, it simply cannot be something that the civilian class can do. The civil officials in this place in Liaodong don't have much resources in their hands at all? Civil officials in Liaodong are managers, professional managers with high salaries. And they have to work hard, and if they don't work hard, they are not afraid that no one will clean them up. The only possibility for so many problems to arise is that the military, government, and business parties collude together to enrich their own pockets. There aren't too many problems with taxes. That's because they were clever enough not to dare to do anything about it, lest people see it. The resources of the army belong to the entire army, or to Chen Xie, the owner of the army. What these guys are doing is actually digging Chen Xie's corner, and they are digging a lot.

You must know that the middle and high-ranking people in the army began to receive dividends in the United Firm very early, and they get a lot of silver every year, which is enough for them and their families to live very comfortably. Even so, there is no end to people's **, and in less than ten years, there has been such an amazing corruption problem in this army.

Now Chen Xie understands Li Hunyuan's helplessness, it's not that he doesn't want to care, but he doesn't dare to confront the middle and high-level of the entire Liaodong army before he determines Chen Xie's attitude. At the end of the report, there is a list of the names of the businessmen, as well as the corresponding specific information as an annex. With such a careful report, it can be seen that Li Hunyuan has done a lot of work to master this.

After Chen Xie read it silently, he handed the report to Chang Shiren and said lightly: "You can also take a look, what do you say I should do?" ”

Chang Shiren took it, but he looked at the beginning, and his whole body was wet with sweat. As the supreme commander of the Liaodong army, he must know some of the problems that arise in the army, but they are all his old subordinates, and they will pass with one eye open and one eye closed. He didn't expect that these guys were so bold, some of them made a show, contracted mountains and forests and mines and paid some rent, and some of them secretly did it themselves, and they didn't take him with them. A few of the above content were known to him, and more Chang Shiren didn't expect it to happen at all. Otherwise, how could he have the heart to stand in front of Chen Xie, and he knelt down.

"It's hard to escape the blame for the crime of despicability, please punish your grandfather!" Chang Shiren read a paragraph, simply put it down, stood up straight, and said loudly. At this time, he really didn't dare to have any hesitation, at this time he had already seen it, what was borrowing Li Hunyuan's head to rectify military discipline, it was nothing more than Chen Xie saying it out, forcing Li Hunyuan to take out something to protect himself. If he hadn't had such a report, he would have been shot eight times out of ten, and with such a report, he would have been the supreme military commander who should have been shot.

Chen Xie snorted heavily, took back the report, and said in a calm tone: "You two, you deserve to die!" ”

Syllable! The reaction of these two was to stand up neatly and answer loudly: "Grandpa Shengming, his subordinates receive punishments, and there are no complaints!" ”

Chen Xie was angry, these two were in their own army. Both of them were shot, and the Liaodong military was not allowed to kill all the officers.

"The merchants on this list, how much rent and taxes should be paid, let them make up first. Then according to the attitude, the problem of fines is said, and the contract is re-made into a regular one. This matter should be the responsibility of the military service company, go and sue them, if you don't want to die, just do it, and then the responsible person will report it to ask for discharge. The benefits they have received will not be taken back, leaving them with a source of livelihood outside. "Chen Xie is full of black lines, they are all brothers who followed him from birth to death, and they really can't be killed. What these people did in Liaodong, the previous Liaodong army was almost the same. The general climate is like this, and Chen Xie knows very well in his heart that this matter is actually because he is not thoughtful.

Li Xiang, who had been at the door, didn't know when she came in, and recorded what Chen Xie said with a pen.

"The main responsibility for these problems in the army lies with me. If we have not formulated an effective supervision system to restrain everyone, and now we are killing everyone, it is a punishment for not teaching. I left these mines and resources so that when my brothers quit the army in the future, they can have a good retirement pension. There is also the system of military service companies, which was also sloppy at the beginning. Let's reinvent the rules. It is necessary to punish the former and the latter, and the personnel involved in the Liaodong military can retire normally if they take the initiative to return the stolen goods, which can be regarded as giving everyone a way to live. This matter must be dealt with within a month, and I don't want to say anything more. The two of you and the people involved in the incident, as well as the major generals and above, will roll to India for me when the matter is over. I don't care if you go over there to be a blessing, and I don't care how you do any harm or fill your pockets. By the way, tame those samurai in Dongying for me, even if your merits are complete. Before the age of sixty-five, don't think about going back to Liaodong. "Sixty-five years old is the age at which a major general will retire, which means that these guys are not allowed to return to China before they retire, and they can only stay in India or the South Seas.

"Yes, I understand!" Chang Shiren and Li Hunyuan both reacted in one way, and Lizheng replied loudly. Chen Xie turned to Li Xiang and said, "You are tracking this matter, and every detail must be reflected in the report." Specific requirements, cut through the mess quickly, don't delay too long. If someone is lucky, you go to Wanyu, she knows what to do. "What does it mean to know what to do? Naturally, let the shadow guard arrest people, and kill those who should be killed, and never be soft.

The matter is over here, Chen Xie waved his hand as if chasing flies, and drove these two guys out. Walking out of the yard, the two looked at each other, both of them looking horrified. Today's event is really a life. According to Chen Xie's previous actions, he found that this kind of thing is a "death" word. Look at this meaning, the grandfather is nostalgic for the old and gives everyone a way to live. But as the two of them, they don't intend to let go of those who have done the wrong thing.

"Lao Li, they are all old brothers, I won't talk nonsense, you and I will cooperate and clean up first." As soon as Chang Shiren said this, Li Hunyuan nodded knowingly and said, "The officers belong to me, and the businessmen belong to you." "These two have been working together for a long time, so they naturally have a tacit understanding. Each nodded their heads, even if they agreed. At this time, they didn't hesitate, they had to save themselves, and they had to be ruthless enough, no one could be emotional, and pinned their hopes on Chen Xie's not wanting to kill, it was really a stupid act to find death.

The moment he turned around, Li Xiang heard the sound of the cloth tearing behind him, paused silently, and glanced at the elongated shadows of the lights on the ground. Without any warning, the female ninja Ah Xi was pierced, and she had to endure the pain of being stretched open, not daring to scream, not wanting her hair to be pulled back, and holding her head high like a galloping horse! (To be continued......)