Chapter 142: Disarmament and Popular Will

At the end of this incident, which was known as the 'Longhua Great Electrification', all the warlords of Longhua knew that there was an unprecedented young governor under the age of eighteen in their ranks. In the face of this governor, who seemed to be a little young and arrogant, and learned the size of the opponent's army, he suddenly surpassed the previous Gannan army and broke the record of 100,000.

The governors around Gannan were also afraid that this stunned young man would launch another military operation to seize their territory. Where do you dare to smear at will, what about this young governor who has already held a military and political power?

With the justifiable takeover of the military and political power of Gannan Province, Xu Bin did not rampantly let the revolutionary army withdraw from the two prefectures of Ganzhou and Ningzhou that they occupied. On the contrary, they still maintained their previous goodwill, adopted the method of bartering, and did border business with the revolutionary army that both sides were satisfied with.

Just when everyone was concerned about what the young governor would do next, Xu Bin made a move that relieved the surrounding governors, but the rest of the governors really regarded Xu Bin as an opponent for world domination. In view of the excessive number of troops recruited in this war, after completing the appointment of military powers in various provinces, Xu Bin made a decision that everyone thought was incredible, that is, disarmament.

The Xu Jiajun, which is rapidly expanding to more than 100,000 people, will eliminate some veterans who are waiting for death, and some officers and soldiers of the old era who have bad habits. Even the soldiers who forcibly pulled the strong Ding, after the government decree became unimpeded, were persuaded to retire home one by one by Xu Jiajun according to the father, son, and brother.

This kind of action that seemed to be self-cutting made the governors around Gannan feel that Xu Bin should be satisfied with the position of this young governor of Gannan. I know that I can't afford to raise an army so highly. Finally, we have been ruthless in our disarmament. The vacated money will be used to meet other places in Gannan Province that need to be spent.

In fact, for the disarmament of the Xu family's army. Except that Situ Baili felt that Xu Bin was very rational and was not carried away by the victory. On the contrary, it has further enhanced the combat effectiveness of the Xu Jiajun. For those young people who have no intention of joining the army, wouldn't it be better to let them go home! If it is not good to stay in the army, it will also affect the combat effectiveness. At least in the Xu family's army, it is rare to see officers and soldiers who are disgusted with joining the army.

At a time when the governors of all provinces are eager to expand the army to the limit, it is undoubtedly very wise and rational for Xu Bin to take the initiative to eliminate those officers and soldiers who are not suitable for eating and waiting for death in the Xu family's army. This proves that although Xu Bin looks young, he is very important for military and political affairs. He has an intellect and calmness beyond ordinary people.

Compared with others who become the governor of Gannan Province, they can't wait to sit in the governor's palace every day and enjoy the governor's high position. During this time, Xu Bin lost many things in the Governor's Mansion to Situ Baili, the chief of staff, and his second uncle Xu Yizhong, who felt that he was drifting all day long, was responsible.

As for those who want to find Xu Bin and negotiate the Gannan tariff, they can't find this governor at all. The reply received from the Doge's Palace was always a routine answer. There is a tariff on the river terminal in Gannan Province. Xu Jiajun did not recognize the agreement signed by the former governor Ning Qingyuan.

If the people of the United States still want to rely on collecting these tariffs to compensate Ning Qingyuan for the military aid they borrowed, then they can only say sorry, Xu Jiajun does not admit it at all. I'm afraid of the threat of the United States. Xu Jiajun is provoking the authority of the people of the United States, and those staff officers who are from the military of the Governor's Mansion are also not fond of them.

Unless these are the Mi people. I am really willing to invest them in the business of tens of millions of meters of gold in Gannan, and all of them will be wasted. At least for now in Gannan Province. Whether it is a businessman in that country, he must be polite when he sees Xu Jiajun. After all. Many of Xu Jiajun's people are bandits, and it is undoubtedly very difficult to get money from bandits.

In the United States, their tax bureau for the wharf has been seized by the army sent by the Xu family, and the foreigner tax officials inside are very embarrassed, and they can only lose their jobs. Some Longhua people who devoted themselves to the Xujia military government began to receive these things and rights that belonged to the Gannan Provincial Military Government.

Although the people of the United States were very reluctant, when they saw the army town of the Xu family army with loaded guns and ammunition, they could only obediently retreat. At least from the current attitude that Xu Jiajun has shown to foreign businessmen from all over the world is that as long as you abide by Xu Jiajun's rules, then your business will continue to make money, and Xu Jiajun will not disturb at will.

On the contrary, they are more humane and thorough than Gan Nanjun in protecting the safety of Yanghang Street. So much so that some foreign businessmen, in the face of knives and guns and Long Yang, still chose the latter very rationally.

Especially during the days when Xu Bin was not in the Hero City, from time to time the people of the Governor's Mansion threw out purchase orders, including a series of orders for machinery, medicine, metallurgy, steel, etc., and the total amount of purchased goods may reach nearly 30 million Long Yang. Some foreign businessmen spent money to inquire about the news that a survey team composed of geological experts from Debang and Longhua was planning to survey a route suitable for the construction of a railway on the line between Linzhou Capital and Hero City in Gannan Province.

If that's the case, it means it's another rich order. In the face of interests, these businessmen who come to Longhua to seek wealth will not pay attention to the merchants of the United States at all, and seek to jointly resist the Gannan Provincial Military Government led by Xu Jiajun.

While lamenting that Xu Jiajun is really a rich man, he has always felt that Ning Qingyuan's absconding has made the investment of the people of the United States go down the drain. The people of the United States will definitely not let go easily, these military aid investments that can be thrown in and can not be heard. But now it seems that Xu Bin, the young governor, is not only politically skilled. This is not bad at all for foreigners!

In fact, for Xu Bin, who is now inspecting various provinces, foreigners are masters who bully the soft and fear the hard. There is a saying that 'barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes', he was originally a bandit leader, and now he has a place, and he is not afraid of the threat of the United States. He really didn't believe it, and the people of the United States sent troops to attack Gannan Province for some loans that there was no reason for him to undertake.

You must know that although there are frequent wars in Longhua today, all countries have interests here, and it is impossible for them to let the people of the United States come to say that they are exclusive. Moreover, the First World War in this time and space has just ended, although the people of the United States have made a lot of cheap, the national strength and military strength have increased a lot.

But their sudden rise has made many neighboring countries wary. In many cases, it is no longer as supportive of the suggestions of the people of the United States as they did when they were a coalition army. At least the people of the Eagle Country, who are currently in the honeymoon period with Xu Jiajun, will not agree to the Mi people to attack Gannan Province.

After all, the ability that Xu Bin is showing now does live up to the expectations of the Eagle people. Especially seeing the Dreadnought-class warships that began to be built, these high-level officials of the Eagle Country with great naval ambitions fell in love with Xu Bin who provided the drawings.

With these dreadnought warships that will soon be commissioned, the people of the Eagle Kingdom will naturally take advantage of Xu Bin, a young governor with an unlimited future. So much so that the recent life of the people of the United States in Gannan Road seems to be getting worse day by day.

It is clear that these foreigners seem to be in a group, but when faced with interests, they are clearer than anyone else. Seeing Xu Bin throwing out a package of orders, did he offend Xu Bin at this time and throw away the fat in front of him?

Even if the people of the United States were a little unwilling, when they said that Xu Jiajun couldn't come up with so much money, they threw out these orders and deliberately fished people's mouths. The banker of the Eagle Nation in Gannan directly presented a deposit certificate of five million eagle pounds. The name on it undoubtedly belonged to this bandit-turned-young governor.

As for how Xu Bin owned such a large amount of eagle pounds, the banker of the Eagle Country was still interested in keeping it secret and refused to disclose it. But tell these foreign businessmen with great certainty that this money is not malicious slander by others, saying that Xu Jiajun is standing behind the people of the Eagle Country, but it is completely earned by Xu Bin, the young governor. Therefore, the Eagle Nation government will also participate in this investment tender.

Seeing that the Governor's Office was very fair and just, he sent a list of orders and purchases to the foreign banks of each country in Gannan. Let them start to calculate the quotation, and when Xu Bin returns, he will make a specific decision to purchase these materials from those countries according to the prices quoted by these foreign companies.

Now that there is a bill of redemption presented by the people of the Eagle Country Bank, these foreign businessmen are even more reluctant to deal with the unwillingness of the Chinese people. Everyone knows that because the military aid provided by the Mi people to Ning Qingyuan in the past was lost, and now let Xu Jiajun pay. Xu Bin is young, but he is not a fool.

It is understandable to disagree with this unreasonable condition, so out of morality and interests, these foreign businessmen who used to befriend the Chinese people are now beginning to snub the Chinese people. Because they know that getting too close to the people of the United States now will undoubtedly attract the disgust of the high-level Xu Jiajun.

It was precisely because of the loss of the right that the Mi patrol boats, which used to be rampant in the port of Hero City, took control of various ports in Gannan Province with the Xu Jiajun. Now these American sailors are depressed and stay in the sailor camp in the city every day, borrowing wine to kill their sorrows. As for these soldiers of the United States who no one dared to mess with before, now if they get drunk and make trouble.

The soldiers of the Xu Jiajun who are in charge of duty will be arrested unceremoniously and punished accordingly according to the conditions set by the military government. If the Mi people refuse to pay the bill, then these Mi soldiers will be allowed to be escorted by the security guards of the Xu family army to dig garbage in the sewers of the city with guns the next day, when will they feel that they can be exempted from punishment, and when will they be released.

If they don't want these sailors to lose the face of the country, then their consulate and army in Gannan must obediently pay a fine to the military government. Of course, for the people of the United States, it is called bail. In short, with Xu Jiajun's arrival in Gannan Road, these originally unscrupulous foreigners and soldiers began to become honest during this time.

In the past, the people of Gannan were beaten and scolded at will, but now they can't see it. This alone made the Gannan people, who had been bullied by these foreigners before, feel sincerely angry, and began to accept the rule of the Xu family. At least they feel that Gannan, which is controlled by Xu Jiajun, makes them feel more alive! (To be continued......)