Although Zhao Dongyun prides himself on being ruthless and thick-skinned enough, he doesn't care much about what future generations say about him, but since he can unify the country with more peaceful and easy means and obtain the highest power, why would he still engage in this kind of thing that makes him infamous through the ages?

In order to win over the industrial and commercial circles, Zhao Dongyun must continue to support industry and commerce, and this can not only win the allegiance of the industrial and commercial circles, but also bring huge financial income to the Soviet system.

At present, in the fiscal revenue of the Soviet Union, although the agricultural tax is also important, it is different from the previous feudal era that all relied on agricultural taxes, and by the end of the Qing Dynasty, in fact, the industrial and commercial taxes had occupied the lion's share, and the agricultural tax had fallen to the second largest tax source.

In the 1909 Soviet budget, the central government's national tax revenue was expected to reach 380 million yuan, but the agricultural tax accounted for only about 25 percent of the total, the business tax and value-added tax of the industrial and commercial industries together accounted for about 55 percent, the salt tax accounted for about 15 percent, and other miscellaneous taxes accounted for the remaining 5 percent.

It can be seen from this that the tax provided by industry and commerce has become the most important tax in contemporary China.

In the above-mentioned estimated tax revenue of 380 million, according to the local division, Fengtian Province has contributed more than 60 million taxes, surpassing Jiangsu to become the largest tax-paying province in China, and Fengtian's fiscal revenue has increased from 10 million to 60 million in just a few years, which is inseparable from Zhao Dongyun's vigorous development of Fengtian. The textile industry brought a lot of tax revenue to Mukden.

Although Jiangsu has experienced two years of war damage, whether it is Duan Qirui or Zhao Dongyun, they will try to avoid destroying the local economic system when they lay down the Jiangnan region, so although the situation in Jiangsu in the past two years is not very good, but after more than half a year of recovery, the Ministry of Finance predicts that Jiangsu's fiscal revenue will return to the level of previous years this year, and is expected to reach 50 million yuan.

The Ministry of Finance predicts that after the Soviet Union takes over Guangdong, a series of financial rectifications will be carried out, and it is expected that nearly 50 million yuan of tax revenue will be collected from Guangdong.

Then come to the Tangshan Administrative Office, Zhili, Zhejiang these three regions, Tangshan Administrative Office due to the Tangshan Industrial Zone, has developed into the largest heavy industry base in China, so although the contribution of the salt tax, agricultural tax is not much, the population in the jurisdiction is not much, but can not stand the development of people's industry is good, the Ministry of Finance predicts that in 1909 Tangshan Administrative Office is expected to provide 30 million yuan of national tax revenue for the central government, including Luanzhou alone, a county-level city, At least five million of the previous national tax revenues were provided.

In recent years, Zhili has also developed a certain amount of industry and commerce, especially in textile and other light industries, plus Zhili also has Tianjin, Jingshi and other big cities to pull, and the side of the Tangshan Industrial Zone to the nearby Zhili area of the economic pull is also relatively strong, so although Zhili does not have too many large-scale industries, but the contribution of the tax level is not bad, the Ministry of Finance predicts that in 1909 can collect at least 30 million national tax revenue from the province.

Due to the preservation of northern Zhejiang, a traditionally rich agricultural region, and the relatively early time when the Feng army took northern Zhejiang, after more than half a year of recovery, the entire Zhejiang side was able to provide about 20 million yuan of national tax revenue.

The other provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi, Henan, Shandong, and Anhui are considered economically backward provinces in contemporary China, each providing about 10 million to 20 million in tax revenue.

The above taxes add up, and the Ministry of Finance gives a forecast of 380 million!

And it is worth noting that the statistics of the Soviet Ministry of Finance only include national taxes, not local taxes!

After the Soviet government rectified the fiscal system, although the Ministry of Finance said that it was a unified collection of taxes, it was impossible to enrich all the money into the national treasury, and you had to leave a certain percentage of tax revenue for each level of local government, and these local taxes were referred to as local taxes. Although this money can also be included in the overall fiscal revenue of the state, it has no practical significance for the Soviet finance, because how those local taxes are spent is not under the control of the Ministry of Finance, and belongs to the management of local governments at each level.

Or take the most typical Luanzhou City as an example, the city predicted that in 1909 it would pay 15 million national taxes to the state treasury, there were also about 5 million local taxes, which is 5 million, if it was put in the eyes of other warlords, this would definitely be used to expand the army and buy arms, but according to the Soviet tax system, in addition to a part of the 5 million yuan handed over to the provincial treasury, most of them will be retained by the local government of Luanzhou County.

How to spend the money is a matter for the Luanzhou county government, and has nothing to do with the central government. At present, it is mainly for urban reconstruction, planning, public construction, transportation transformation, etc., to establish education, and to provide welfare for administrative personnel.

In 1908, three new high schools were built in one go, namely Luanzhou County High School, which was completely government-run; Tangshan Industrial High School, which is jointly established by the government and Tangshan Industrial Company, is considered a supplement to Tangshan University of Technology; In addition, there is Yongping High School.

It is not so easy to run a high school these days, it is very simple to run a primary school, it is barely feasible to run a junior high school, and it is not too difficult to run a normal school, but if you want to run a high school, it is actually not much easier than running a university or a higher normal school.

Another term for high school is preparatory school, where students attend high school with the ultimate goal of applying to universities or simply studying abroad.

In addition, Luanzhou County has also officially funded more than 20 primary schools and junior high schools, and the continuous investment of official wealth has made Luanzhou the city with the most government-run schools in China and the most dense number of colleges and universities, even the traditional big cities such as Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai are inferior to it.

Luanzhou has more money for education, and this part of the money cannot be taken out directly even if Zhao Dongyun is jealous, because this will shake the most fundamental tax system currently implemented by the Soviet Union.

In the financial system of the Soviet Union, the Ministry of Finance collected taxes in a unified manner, and the taxes were divided into national taxes and handed over to the state treasury and local taxes for local use.

In this system, the better the local economic development, the more tax revenue the local government will retain, and the more money the local government has, the more funds the local officials can use, and the more money they have, whether it is for education, industrial development, or other things, it is easier to make political achievements.

Of course, inevitably, the more money there is, the more money local government officials and ordinary employees can receive.

Zhao Dongyun imposes high salaries on officials, but this part of the salary is directly paid by the state treasury, and if the local government develops well, then the local government will naturally pay more benefits to government employees.

The Soviet government's support for the industrial and commercial circles to develop industries is not only a policy of the central government, but also a matter for local governments to strive for.

After Duan Qirui arrived in Beijing, he first had a few private talks with Zhao Dongyun, and what he talked about was naturally unknown to outsiders.

Subsequently, Duan Qirui was officially appointed as the deputy marshal of the General Headquarters, and at the same time, he also retained the position of chief of the army department and the rank of army general.

On the one hand, the Feng army sent troops into Guangdong to completely accept Guangdong and reorganize the troops of the Anhui army, and on the other hand, under the strategic arrangement of the combat department, the Feng army also launched a large-scale offensive in the new year.

The direction of the offensive was mainly Hunan, with Hubei and Guangxi as auxiliaries.

In the direction of Guangxi, Jiang Guidi looked at Wuzhou in the distance with a frown, and the envoy he had sent to Wuzhou earlier had been driven back by Wang Zhanyuan.

After Jiang Guidi turned allegiance to the central government, it didn't really change much for him, he was still the brigade commander of the Sixth Mixed Brigade, with the rank of general and four honors.

After Feng's army entered Guangdong, his Sixth Mixed Brigade was under the command of Xu Bangjie's Second Army, and at the same time, the 24th Division was under the command of the Second Army, and the reorganized Fourth Division would be under the command of the Fourth Army.

The 20th and 4th Divisions were placed under the command of the two armies, which of course was saved to avoid these old Anhui army units from being grouped together and affecting the subsequent reorganization of the Feng army.

The Fourth Division and the 24th Division are still being reorganized in Guangdong, and it is impossible for them to go to the battlefield in a short period of time, but Jiang Gui's Sixth Mixed Brigade does not have such a problem, and the Sixth Mixed Brigade has always maintained a complete establishment, coupled with Zhao Dongyun's promise of preferential treatment to Jiang Guidi, so the Sixth Mixed Brigade has not changed much.

After being incorporated into the Second Army, Jiang Guidi's Sixth Mixed Brigade was ordered to enter Guangxi, because in the strategic deployment of the combat department, Xu Bangjie's Second Army would not only be stationed in Guangdong, but also undertake combat missions in the direction of Guangxi.

Therefore, Jiang Guidi's Sixth Mixed Brigade soon left Guangdong and then went straight to Guangxi.

Before coming to Guangxi, Jiang Guidi not only met Xu Bangjie, but also met with Jin Yunpeng and Zhang Yongcheng, the so-called is to figure out what he wants to do after he arrives in Guangxi.

At the beginning, Xu Bangjie politely told him: "Whatever order I give you, you can do it, as for why you do it, you don't have to bother!" ”

Although Jin Yunpeng and Zhang Yongcheng said different things, they expressed similar meanings, that is: "Clamp your tail tightly and be a man, and do things with a positive attitude!" ”

Therefore, Jiang Guidi, a veteran in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, also knew in his heart that after he arrived in Guangxi, he didn't have to worry about anything, even if he met Wang Zhanyuan in Wuzhou, he didn't have to worry much, and after directly reporting to the military headquarters of the Second Army, Xu Bangjie gave him an order: "Regain Guangxi, if Wang Zhanyuan is in the way, then fight!" ”

Jiang Guidi retracted his gaze towards Wuzhou City, then turned his head and asked the adjutant beside him, "Where is the Tenth Division?" ”

"Ren Shuai's troops are already thirty kilometers away from us, and it is expected that his forward troops will be able to reach our side tomorrow!" The adjutant next to him replied.

Jiang Gui immediately said: "Since the back road is worry-free, what are you afraid of, fight, tell the brothers, this battle will play the prestige of our Sixth Mixed Brigade!" ”

Jiang Guidi still didn't say a word: "I have to let Zhao Dongyun know that he Jiang Guidi is not a person who is not worth mentioning, and his Sixth Mixed Brigade is not an ordinary provincial army, he needs to use this battle to prove himself and prove that he is worthy of Zhao Dongyun's great efforts!" ”