Anyone who knows a little about Chinese officialdom knows that before a new official takes office, the superior leaders will definitely call him over to give him a lecture, and when the level reaches a certain level (about three grades), even the emperor Lao'er must personally meet and admonish him before he can take office. The Republic of China inherited the former Qing Dynasty, and such old rules naturally continued, especially for military attachés. According to the usual practice, newly appointed officers at and above the regimental level should be led by the Minister of War to the Xinhua Palace in batches to meet President Yuan Da, and those at the level of governor, army envoy, and division commander should be summoned by President Yuan Da alone.

However, with the succession of Li Yuanhong as the president of the Republic of China, this good rule has changed, and I don't look at who the current Minister of War is! Naturally, everyone knows how to choose between a big president who is empty and a prime minister and minister of war who holds real power. There was no need for President Li to go there, but routine summons were still unavoidable, and the regimental-level officers were changed to the deputy ministers of the War Department, the provincial superintendents, and the envoys of the army to give earnest teachings.

After receiving a notice from Zhou Shijie, adjutant of Fu Liangzuo, the new deputy head of the War Department, the new head of the regiment, Tang Ruoshui, walked to the main building of the War Department with a feeling of anxiety. Although it is just a routine matter, after all, the Second Mixed Regiment is a unit directly under the Ministry of War, and the quartermasters, ordnance, and officers must be deployed by the ministry.

"Hello Adjutant Zhou!" From a distance, he had already seen Zhou Shijie waiting in the hall of the main building, Tang Zhidao walked over in three steps and two steps and greeted with a fist: "Then dare to work for your big driver!" ”

"If Brother Shui is not polite, it should be so." Zhou Shijie also took a small step forward, held Tang Zhidao's fists with both hands, shook it twice, and said: "My brother is soaring now, and I will have to rely on you as a brother in the future!" ”

"Brother Huai'an laughed, and the younger brother also hit the luck this time." Tang Zhidao said modestly: "That is like Brother Huai'an has been added to the rank of major general, and the title of Marquis will be just around the corner!" "It is extremely common in the officialdom of the Republic of China to call brothers and sisters, especially in the absence of affiliation, but only those with high status take the lead in making a statement, and then those with slightly lower status can follow the title to show closeness.

If Brother Shui is really good at talking, come to me if you have something in the future! Zhou Shijie smiled on his face, but he was very puzzled in his heart: Why do others always say that Tang Ruoshui is not familiar with human feelings, this is not quite on the road!

"Then it's going to be a lot of trouble for Brother Huai'an." Tang Zhidao saw that there was no one around and whispered: "I asked a few colleagues to go out for a party, and I also asked Brother Zhou to appreciate his face." ”

"Well said, well said." Zhou Shijie said understandingly: "Vice Chief Fu is in a good mood now, you don't go up with me." ”

"Brother Zhou is tired of leading the way!" Tang Zhidao said politely with his fists clenched.

"Please!" Zhou Shi made a gesture and guided Tang Zhidao upstairs. At this time, our Fu Cichang was wearing a silk shirt and holding a big pu fan, reclining on the Western-style sofa, humming glamorous songs, drinking good Longjing tea, and thinking about the top Yuanchun girl of Hanjiatan Cuiyun Pavilion. Deputy Minister Fu's good mood is not unique today, since he was appointed as the deputy minister of the Ministry of the Army, to be exact, after Xiao Xu took over the power of presiding over the affairs of the ministry, the good day of drunkenness has come. From the head of the Army's High Referee to the Army's Deputy Minister in charge of the ministry, it is simply a step to the sky.

"Second Chief, Head Tang is here." Zhou Shijie left Tang Zhidao outside the door to wait for a while, and went to report alone.

"Let him in!" Fu Liangzuo sat upright, tidied up his shirt a little, and then commanded.

"Report, Tang Zhidao, the new acting head of the Second Mixed Regiment of the Army, has been ordered to come to see you!" Since this was a formal summons, Tang Zhidao also saluted a very standard military salute in accordance with the rules.

"Not bad, not bad!" Fu Liangzuo stared at Tang Zhidao for a moment and then said with a smile: "Sure enough, he is a young talent, a talent, and his eyesight is really good!" ”…,

"The second chief has won the prize." Tang Zhidao put down his arm and said respectfully: "The humble function to take up this position is all thanks to the extraordinary promotion of the deputy chief!" ”

"Sit!" Fu Liangzuo put down the pu fan in his hand and said with satisfaction: "You are the acting head of the regiment this time, and you must strictly enforce military discipline...... Since it is a routine summons, you must say the cliché that should be said.

"The humble duty must remember the teachings of the second minister......" Tang Zhidao also responded one by one with the clichés prepared in advance, which lasted for more than ten minutes.

"Adjutant Zhou, make a cup of tea for Head Tang!" After the routine summons, Fu Liangzuo walked out from behind the desk with a teacup and a fan, and motioned for Tang Zhidao to follow him into the inner living room to continue the conversation.

"Does Captain Tang have a table?" After the two sides sat down, Fu Liangzuo asked with concern.

"The second chief, the humble words are like water." Tang Zhidao replied.

"It can be taken from the sentence "Lao Tzu" 'goodness is like water'." Fu Liangzuo Xiucai was born in Chinese culture and has quite a foundation.

"Exactly, when I studied at the Lushi Academy in Japan, my senior Brother Hu helped me get it." Tang Zhidao replied cautiously, his level of Chinese studies was almost negligible.

"It turns out that Ruoshui is also a graduate of Lu Shi, then I am your senior." Fu Liangzuo pretended to have just knew, he was a graduate of the third phase of Lushi (Chinese students), but he was not outstanding among the students of the same class. (Jiang Baili, Cai Yi, Zhang Xiaozhun, and Yang Jie are all graduates of this period)

"How dare you compare your humble position with your second superior!" Tang Zhidao was flattered and said: "In Japan, I often hear people mention the heroic feats of the deputy minister's group of talents, but I have no chance to travel, and it is a great luck to be able to listen to the teachings of the deputy minister recently. ”

"The afterlife is terrifying!" Fu Liangzuo said triumphantly: "Since our issue, Lu Shi is still capable of many people, and he is one of the representatives." It is rumored that there was a Chinese student in the 11th phase of Lu Shi who ranked first in the school in all grades after graduation, and this was only done by Mr. Jiang Baili. ”

"Don't hide it from the deputy minister, the Chinese students you are talking about are despicable!" Tang Zhidao pretended to be calm and said: "It's just that there is still a big gap compared with the predecessors. ”

"You're the student?" Fu Liangzuo was first surprised and then said convincingly: "No wonder Xu Youzhen is very fond of you." ”

"The deputy minister and Secretary-General Xu are in love." Tang Zhidao became more and more respectful, how could Fu Liangzuo not know his details, so it was just to shorten the distance between the two sides.

"Brother Ruoshui, don't keep shouting at the second chief and the second chief, it's weird." Fu Liangzuo was very satisfied with Tang Zhidao's respect, and said with a look of confidence: "How about I rely on the old man to sell the old as your brother?" ”

"How can the deputy minister make him dare not trespass his humble position." Tang Zhidao hurriedly shirked the road, saying that this kind of thing can only happen when there is not much difference in status, otherwise even if the other party doesn't care too much, in the eyes of outsiders, you are a master who doesn't know the importance.

"If the water doesn't feel suitable, forget it, and call it whatever you like!" Fu Liangzuo was just a gesture just now, and it was a bit limited to calling his juniors brothers.

"Thank you for your understanding!" Tang Zhidao also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, it was not fun to call a boss twenty years older than him.

"Ruoshui, you are in an important position for the first time, if you have any difficulties, just tell me, I will do my best to help if I can!" At this moment, Fu Liangzuo put on an elder posture and said: "Although he is not in charge of the War Department, I will definitely maintain the people he values." ”

"Thank you so much, there are really a lot of difficulties." Tang Zhidao may have waited for Fu Liangzuo's words, and said without losing the opportunity.

"Tell me about it." Fu Liangzuo frowned and said, "I'll do my best." "I forgot what I had just sworn took. …,

"As far as the lowly knows, there is a serious shortage of the second mixed regiment, and qualified officers are even more lacking!" Tang Zhidao said carefully: "I don't know if the ministry can deploy one or two." ”

"This is easy to do, I will say hello to the Department of Military Studies, and there will be a few Baoding Military Academy students this year. It's easier to do if there is a vacancy, and you can recruit yourself. Seeing that it wasn't a big problem, Fu Liangzuo said casually: "Are there any other questions, let's talk about them together." ”

"According to the humble position, the Second Mixed Regiment of the Army has been in arrears for three months, can it be repaid this time!" Tang Zhidao asked tentatively, the Quartermaster Department of the Army Department has already advanced a part of the salary for the next two months, and the arrears in front are not so easy to talk about.

"This is a bit difficult, the national army is greatly overstaffed, the government's finances are tight, and arrears of salaries are a common phenomenon, and many of them are owed for more than half a year." Fu Liangzuo sighed and said: "I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public to solve your family alone, and I will also take care of all aspects of the relationship." ”

"Even if the deputy chief is so embarrassed, I just can't mention it to you!" Tang Zhidao said helplessly, but he was not much disappointed, what Fu Liangzuo said was completely true, there are really few troops in the world who do not owe salaries, and he is already content to get part of the military salary from the Quartermaster Division.

"Ruoshui, don't look at me as glamorous before I am the second elder, in fact, the monthly salary is only a few hundred oceans, which is not enough for the family's expenses at all. Divisions and brigade commanders like you eat and scrape the land casually, and they also have an income of 180,000 yuan a year. ”

"The night before yesterday, I lost 8,000 oceans in a mahjong game, this is 8,000 oceans!" Fu Liangzuo suddenly complained of bitterness inexplicably.

"The deputy minister can rest assured, he will be reimbursed wholeheartedly after taking office!" Tang Zhidao quickly understood Fu Liangzuo's intentions, and quietly stuffed a "Hengtai" money bank's bank ticket prepared in advance, originally he was still hesitating to send it, after all, three thousand oceans is not a small amount, almost half of the silver.

"If water, why is this, why is this!" Fu Liangzuo pretended to shirk, but took advantage of the situation to stuff the banker's ticket into his sleeve.

"The arrears are on me!" Fu Liangzuo quickly regained his high-spirited appearance, and said in a big way: "If you have any difficulties after taking office, you can come to me, and that's all for today." ”

"Then I will resign, and you will stay, the second chief!" Tang Zhidao gave a salute and left the deputy minister's office with joy, but he didn't expect that it was quite reliable to inquire about the news, Fu Liangzuo was indeed very greedy for money, such a person was much easier to serve than Xiao Xu.

After sending Tang Zhidao away, Zhou Shijie returned to the deputy minister's office. At this time, Fu Cichang was lying on the sofa again and hummed a little song softly.

"Deputy chief, this Tang Ruoshui seems to be different from the rumors!" Zhou Shijie said cautiously: "I don't know ......"

"Humph! Stubborn enough? I thought it was slippery enough that I almost fooled him around. Fu Liangzuo sneered and said: "Inform the Quartermaster Department to make up for the arrears of the second regiment!" ”

"Yes!" Zhou Shijie couldn't help but be slightly stunned, this kid actually got the deputy chief in a good way. What he didn't know was that Vice Minister Fu had just taken up this position, and he didn't dare to eat big fish and meat, so he could only eat small shrimp like Tang Ruoshui.