Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Battle of the Jinghan Line (18)

Sun Baoqi and Fang Jianxiong talked while walking, and the topic mainly focused on which step to achieve. With Fang Dashuai's tens of thousands of soldiers, Sun Baoqi's ambition to clean up began to swell again. What is a governor? My students gave me several provinces.

"What Yuan Shikai is asking for is nothing more than the position of the president of the Republic of China. I can show my support for him, for now, whether it is prestige or power, Yuan Xiangcheng is unyielding. Fang Jianxiong's words were amazing, you must know that the two families are still fighting to the death.

Sun Baoqi is so old and spicy, but he still doesn't quite understand Fang Jianxiong's thoughts, so he asked directly: "Why doesn't Fuguo support Nanjing?" With your strength, it is not difficult to cast in a high position. ”

Fang Jianxiong shook his head and said: "The teacher is too optimistic about Chapter 78 The Battle of the Jinghan Line (18) has bought people's hearts, and the alliance will be a plate of scattered sand." At the moment, it looks like it is in power, but it is not. Even if the League establishes a provisional government, it will be built on the beach, and it will not last long. If nothing else, financial problems can bring them down. You don't have to look at the independence of a dozen provinces, you can get together for a meeting and discuss. You ask the provinces to pay money to the provisional government, don't even think about it. Moreover, the constitutionalists in the provinces and the provisional government are not of the same mind, and you can see that Zhang Jizhi and his ilk will not cooperate with the League. The provisional government was located in Nanjing, and I don't think they could even control the finances and taxes of Jiangsu Province. What else do you expect them to do? This is one, and two, borrowing money from foreigners. At this point, Sun Cannon went around in Europe, touched a nose of ash, spent a lot of money, and did not borrow a penny. What's going on? Quite simply, he's nothing. Who would dare to believe him with empty lips and white teeth? Moreover, the British supported Yuan Xiangcheng to come to power, and he couldn't even understand this, so he ran to borrow money, and there was indeed a problem with his brain structure. The only ones willing to lend money to the Provisional Government were the Japanese. The Japanese are among the great powers and are most eager for the confrontation between the north and the south of China. Tong guò borrowed money to control the southern government. This is the wishful thinking of the Japanese, but this Chapter 78 Battle of the Jinghan Line (18) can't be fought to buy people's hearts, and the British can't agree to the big brother of the Japanese alliance. Looking back. The Provisional Government had no money and could only sell its mouths. It's okay once or twice, but who wants to do it with them after a long time? Revolutionary enthusiasm can't be eaten, can it? ”

Sun Baoqi reached out and stroked his beard. Nodding frequently, I used to think that this cheap student had extraordinary insights, and today's words have made a clean analysis of the Nanjing government. While praising and gratifying, Sun Baoqi was a little worried, the student was so capable, and he, the teacher, might not be able to come in handy. After thinking about it carefully, I felt that I was too worried, and no matter how capable I was, I was a person.

"So, can you reply to Yuan Xiangcheng first?" Sun Baoqi has a bottom in his heart. began to figure out how to bargain with Yuan Shikai.

"Yes, but Lu Yongxiang must be dealt with severely. This is a prerequisite for negotiations. Others, the teacher looks at it, and the left and right can't be too cheap Yuan Shikai. Now let's talk to him about it. I agree to make peace. Talking about the price, wait a few days, maybe Yuan Shikai is in a hurry to find the door. ”

While the two were talking, a group of gentry and a group of people in front of them stopped the road, and the guards blocked these people from coming, alarming the two who were talking. The two of them walked to take a look. The leader was shouting to the guards: "The Qing army is tyrannical, burning my home, killing my fellow villagers, and the people of the three towns of Wuhan all hate it to the bone." Today's commander Xingyi Shi hanged the people and expelled the Qing army. We have been entrusted by the Hankou fathers and elders to thank Commander Fang. ”

"Don't be talented Fang Jianxiong, salute the elders of Hankou!" Fang Jianxiong stepped forward and gave a standard military salute.

When the gentry and the people saw this, no one dared to accept this ceremony. There are those who move sideways, there are those who reach the ground, and some people kneel directly. An old man of the common people had a gray beard, and his mouth trembled: "The grass people have seen Commander Fang!" "Kneel down when you speak!

Fang Jianxiong grabbed a step forward and hugged him, and said with a smile: "Old man, don't dare to do this." This is going to break my life! ”

The old man burst into tears and cried: "Commander Fang, the Beiyang soldiers set fire to my house and killed my son and daughter-in-law. The old man hated that he couldn't go into battle to kill the enemy to avenge this sea of blood. As he spoke, he turned around and took a young man and said, "This is my grandson, he is in middle school, sixteen years old, Commander Fang took him in and asked him to avenge his parents." ”

Seeing that this young man's face was resolute, Fang Jianxiong was going to persuade him to study, but after thinking about it, he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll accept him, but he is still young, and he has to go to the preparatory class of the military academy first." Whether he can be admitted to a military school or not depends on himself. ”

The old man thanked him for not mentioning it, and Fang Jianxiong noticed that the man in the lead, who was in his forties and had an extraordinary bearing. Seeing that Fang Jianxiong noticed him, this person stepped forward and arched his hand: "Li Ziyun has seen Commander Fang. ”

Fang Jianxiong knew this person, and the Military Intelligence Agency had his materials. This person started by buying and selling cigarettes, and after the Wuchang Uprising, he vigorously praised the revolution. Hankou fell, and this person hid in the concession and said that he would not cooperate with Beiyang. This person can be used as a target by the Military Intelligence Bureau, and if Fang Jianxiong wants to stay in Wuhan, he will have to rely on these local forces.

Originally, he didn't look for Fang Jianxiong, and he was going to find him after this battle, but now that he took the initiative to come to the door, he naturally wouldn't be polite.

"It turned out to be Mr. Li, a celebrity in the Hankou business community, and the sword was polite. This is the family teacher, Sun Baoqi. As an old bureaucrat, it was not difficult for Sun Baoqi to guess Fang Jianxiong's abacus, so he stepped forward very cooperatively and gave up his hand with a smile.

Li Ziyun was greatly moved, he was just a businessman, and Sun Baoqi turned out to be the governor of Shandong. There is too much difference in the low position, and although the Hubei military government also uses him, it will not give him too high a status.

Li Ziyun took out a bill of exchange, presented it with both hands in front of everyone, and said with a straight face: "This is a little bit of the heart of the people of Hankou, Commander Fang accepted it and used it to sell guns and artillery to fight Beiyang." ”

How Fang Jianxiong is willing to accept it is a great opportunity to invite people to buy people's hearts. Raising his hand, Fang Jianxiong smiled and said: "Jianxiong came to Hankou, not to loot the people's fat and ointment. Since Mr. Li has a heart, he might as well use the money to help the victims of the Hankou fire. ”

Sun Baoqi stepped forward at this time and said with a smile: "Fuguo, I think that the teacher will look at it, it is better to appoint Mr. Li as the person in charge of the aftermath of Hankou." Some grain was broadcast from the military rations, and Hankou was devastated, and there were many victims, and the rescue was late, and the weather was fatal. ”

Fang Jianxiong secretly admired the teacher's cleverness in his heart, he was worthy of being a feudal official, and he got to the point.

"The teacher is right, and the student is exactly what he wants." As he spoke, he turned to Li Ziyun and said, "I hope that Mr. Li will not shirk and come forward to serve as the chairman of the Hankou Aftermath Committee." I then transferred hundreds of soldiers from the army to my husband's deployment. In addition, 20 tons of rice were urgently transferred from Anqing, and 30,000 silver dollars were allocated by the army to be handed over to Mr. Wang. Hankou was burned to the ground, and many things had to be done together to clean up the city and rebuild the homeland. ”

Li Ziyun originally had the heart to take refuge, but he never thought that he would become like this. Fang Jianxiong came up and smashed a big cake, how could this be stopped?

At that moment, Li Ziyun bowed his hand and said: "Ziyun thanked the commander on behalf of the elders of Hankou, please rest assured, the things on the market in Hankou will do your best." It is incumbent upon us to serve Sangzi. In the next wish, I took out 100,000 silver dollars, plus these 100,000 silver dollars, and used them together to help the victims and clean up and restore the market. ”

Li Ziyun and Sun Baoqi were quite right, and after the people dispersed, the two quickly talked well. Sun Baoqi was directly invited to live in the Li family, which made Fang Jianxiong admire his ability as a teacher. In fact, with Sun Baoqi's identity, there is no need to be like this, Sun Baoqi encircled Li Ziyun, that is for the students to gain a foothold in Hankou. As for Yuan Shikai, the former brother of the post, after a dream in Shandong came true, he saw Sun Baoqi, a student with a bright future, where would he think more. Anyway, now that I'm on the big ship of the students, I have to help take the helm.

There was still a battle ahead, so Fang Jianxiong went with him and returned to the headquarters in Hanyang by himself. Li Yuanhong turned around, but still found the door of the headquarters. Compared to Hankow, Hanyang is the place where it is deadly. It's an iron factory again, and it's a gun factory again. Since the Anhui army was stationed in Hanyang, it was polite for the time being, and did not go to occupy the gun factory. But I can't stand the fierce Beiyang offensive some time ago, and most of the workers don't know where to go.

This is not the most important thing for Li Yuanhong. He can change from the mud bodhisattva who was originally hollowed out by the revolutionary party to the current Li Dujun, and it is not a simple role. The defection of so many people in Wuchang to Hanyang seems to be a heavy impact on Li Yuanhong, but in fact, the people who remain in Wuchang now are basically people in Li Yuanhong's interest chain. Li Yuanhong is most concerned about the purpose of Sun Baoqi's visit, although there are some speculations, the result is not easy to say.

"Fuguo, how's the war going?" Li Yuanhong asked this when he saw Fang Jianxiong, and Fang Jianxiong said half-truthfully: "The main force of Hanyang led by Gui Danqi has gone north to Xiaogan, and Jiang Baili has also started on the north bank of the Ru River. The telegram said that the river had been successfully crossed, and that the defense line of the Joux would not be difficult to break. In fact, I am not worried about the northern front at all, Jiang Baili has one division, five infantry brigades, and one cavalry brigade with heavy artillery alone, and Wang Zhanyuan is not an opponent at all. ”

Li Yuanhong sounded as if his brain had been hit hard, and there was a black trend in front of him, how much money did this Jianxiong have. A heavy artillery division? Hehe, it's actually a brigade, Fang Jianxiong scared him.

It's not over yet, Fang Jianxiong continued: "Fortunately, both Shanghai and Wuhu can produce 150mm caliber shells, otherwise I can't afford to use this shell alone." When the steel plant in Ma'anshan is put into operation next year, the manufacturing bureau will be able to save a lot of money on the import of raw materials. Brother Song Qing, it's not easy for us, we must be united, and we can't engage in splitting. If you and I are not united, we will be swallowed up. (To be continued) RQ!!