The unique regionality of the phoenix has created the Pole Army, and in this place where almost every family is a soldier, there are two big families, one is the Tian family and the other is the Shen family.

Needless to say, when the Tian family was in Nanjing, Tian Yingzhao and he were good friends and brothers, and after a few meals, he told himself the glorious history of his ancestors. In contrast, the Shen family is a little mysterious, but there is a person in the Shen family that Wang Zhenyu knows, that is, Mr. Shen Congwen, a famous writer who later became famous.

Like the Tian family, the Shen family also made a career in the war, Shen Congwen's grandfather Shen Hongfu joined the Hunan army in the Xianfeng period, and moved to fight against the Taiping army in several provinces south of the Yangtze River. His father, Shen Zonghe, was born in martial arts, learned good medical skills in his travels in the rivers and lakes, and once served as the acting governor of Guizhou.

And now it is none other than this Shen Zonghei who gives Wang Zhenyu a headache.

Shen Zonghei, the word Shaoxian. This son of Jiangmen has been determined to learn martial arts and join the army since he was a child. Later, he did become an officer, but unfortunately he was sent to follow Luo Rongguang to guard the Dagu Fort, which was lost when the Eight-Nation Coalition captured Tianjin in 1900, and after Shen Zonghe's defeat, he also lost his life's fame and most of his industry.

However, although Shen Zongsi lost his future, he was unwilling to retire. When the Xinhai Revolution broke out in 1911, Shen Zongsi connected the various families of the Gan Army, Tian Yingquan (Tian Yingzhao's eldest brother), Zhang Shenglin, and Tang Shijun launched an uprising in Phoenix, seizing the military and political power of Phoenix in one fell swoop. At this moment, this benevolent brother is holding 4,000 guns, occupying the phoenix and playing against himself!

Such a martial place, if it is dealt with, is the next step to expand the source of troops; If you don't handle it well, you may be like the People's Liberation Army in later generations, and you may be here for three years honestly. Moreover, Wang Zhenyu, who is familiar with local folk customs and customs, has a unique view on how to deal with this kind of bad thing, and should not use force unless it is absolutely necessary. Because most of the locals are relatives, the relationship is intertwined, once the fight starts, death and injury are inevitable, and a careless is a sea of blood feud. So this phoenix is a little hot, Tan Yanmin is really calculating!

Just thinking about it, Zhu Cihan came in and reported that someone claimed to be Tian Yingzhao, saying that he was an old friend of the town guard envoy and asked to see him.

As soon as Wang Zhenyu heard the great joy, he said Cao Cao, Cao Cao came, and as soon as this Tian Yingzhao came, the problem of the phoenix was solved.

"Brother Tian, why don't you send someone to inform the younger brother, so that the younger brother can be prepared and go out of the city for ten miles to greet him" Wang Zhenyu didn't care about any official authority, and hurried out to greet him.

Tian Yingzhao has also been unhappy recently, and the dismissal in Nanjing has basically been completed. The 21st Brigade was reduced to a regiment, and Tian Yingzhao felt that it was not interesting, so he resigned and went home. As a result, when he came to Changde, he heard that his good friend Wang Zhenyu was the envoy of Xiangxi Town in his hometown, so he didn't go back to Phoenix, and came directly to Hongjiang.

For Tian Yingzhao, Wang Zhenyu is naturally much more casual, he told this very bluntly, your hometown Ganjun is now fighting against me, you see my hair, it's about to fall out. This seedling planted by your son, you son have to help me pick it up.

After Tian Yingzhao heard Wang Zhenyu's complaints, he got up: "What should I do, isn't it the boss of the Shen family who dominates the territory?" Well, I'm going to say this, my daughter and their three boys have been baby relatives since childhood, and I am from his in-laws. I also know this person, and he is still very reasonable. Besides, my eldest brother Tian Yingquan is also a leader in their military and political sub-government, and he will have everything to say at that time. But Wenzheng, in addition to fighting, our army is really not enough to make a living, you have to give them a way out, otherwise even if I go to pick them up today, they will have to toss tomorrow if they can't keep it together. Especially my in-laws, the official addiction is big, but unfortunately I have not been willing, but I still have a little ability, you look at it. ”

Wang Zhenyu nodded: "In this way, eldest brother, I will take your younger brother and sister to go to Phoenix with you to meet your in-laws, this origin must be given to one." ”

Tian Yingzhao originally felt that it was not safe to do this, but out of confidence in his own Tian family, he still agreed.

During this time, Wang Zhenyu's wife Miss Ye was in a very bad mood, she felt that life was very far from her original imagination, she couldn't see Wang Zhenyu all day long, and the days were as dull as water, if it wasn't for Xiaoyue coming from Wuhan, she wouldn't even have anyone to talk to.

This unhappiness naturally has to be vented, so Wang Zhenyu is tragic. I didn't know that the bastard of the guards didn't have a tight mouth, and the reputation of being a strict wife soon spread out.

"Have you heard? ......", "Really, Fake......", "You don't know this? ......", "I really didn't see it......"

When some mid-level officers had lunch at lunch, such narrations were almost everywhere.

Wang Zhenyu didn't care about this, he felt that what he was doing was really bad, he should take his wife on a trip or something, in short, to make him happy. Just as Tian Yingzhao offered to help go to Phoenix Zhao'an, Wang Zhenyu thought of Phoenix Ancient City, this place is a good place to visit the mountains and rivers, and Ye Ziwen, who grew up in the city now, must have never seen it, so he immediately decided to go here......

There were not many people accompanying them, but Zhao Dongsheng, Song Haomin, Zhu Cihan, Wang Hu, Zhao Chong and other guards must accompany them. Ye Ziwen only brought the maid Xiaoyue alone, and she didn't bring any of the maids that Wang Zhenyu bought for him after marriage. However, Xiaoyue's maid doesn't seem to be very qualified, she didn't follow her own lady honestly according to the rules, and she was sticky with Adjutant Song Haomin from time to time. And Wang Zhenyu and Ye Ziwen were also happy to see it, and deliberately turned a blind eye, so everyone only had envy.

There were only a dozen people on Tian Yingzhao's side, and everyone rode on horses, looking at the mountains and rivers while heading towards the phoenix......

When passing through Luyang, Wang Zhenyu accidentally killed Ding Wenjiang and others. Ding Wenjiang was in charge of the geological survey and mapping work in Luyang, and when he met Wang Zhenyu, he immediately mentioned an unexpected discovery of his own: It turned out that there was also a large amount of limestone and clay in Luyang, and the reserves were far more than those in Jingzhou.

Hearing Ding Wenjiang say this, Wang Zhenyu immediately moved his mind, two cement factories with an annual output of one million tons, wouldn't he be going to become China's cement king, you must know that the total output of the country is less than 200,000 tons. It's a pity that the father-in-law Ye Zuwen went to Shanghai to be responsible for contacting foreign companies, otherwise he could have started to handle this matter after explaining it. People hate less when they use it, and it is estimated that they will have to send someone to Jingzhou to invite Mr. Cheng Zufu for this matter......

Three days later, when we were almost tired of seeing the mountains and rivers along the road, everyone finally arrived at Phoenix.

Shen Zongsi didn't have any swords, and he didn't do anything to welcome guests. He, Tian Yingquan and the other four of them took a bunch of masters and young masters of the army to the gate of the city honestly, and lined up to meet the town guard. And the thousands of troops under his command were lined up on both sides in an orderly manner, and were inspected by the town guard.

It's not easy to be at home, Shen Zongsi didn't think that when he led the troops before, he only had a personal experience after he occupied the phoenix. In the past, many chores were assisted by civilian officials, and taxes, materials and everything could be collected, so military supplies naturally did not have to worry. But as soon as the Qing Dynasty was over, this system was semi-paralyzed, and Shen Zongsi was now worried about the food and clothing under his hands every day, and dismantled it everywhere. If he can't find a way out, by next month, Shen Zongsi may disband the headquarters and hand over the city defense according to the request of Cheng Qian, the head of the military department in Changsha a few months ago, and then he can only go to Changsha to run for the provincial council.

Under the dark clouds, his in-laws returned, and he also brought his nominal boss.

This is tantamount to giving Shen Zongsi a light in the dark that points the way, and Shen Zongsi is naturally ecstatic. If Tan Yanmin of Changsha knew that Shen Zongsi had this mind, I am afraid that if he was killed, he would not have asked Wang Zhenyu to put the town guard station in Phoenix, isn't this a disguised increase in Shili for Wang Zhenyu?

The negotiation with the Phoenix Pole Army was extremely smooth, there was a great god like Tian Yingzhao squatting here, plus Tian Yingquan, Tang Shijun tried his best to promote, and soon the two sides reached an agreement.

A total of five firsts. Shen Zongsi handed over his army, Phoenix City Defense, and civil affairs, and since then he has been under the command of Wang Zhenyu, the guard of Xiangxi Town.

Second. Wang Zhenyu appointed Tian Yingzhao as a fictitious deputy envoy of Xiangxi Town, and Tian Yingzhao lived in Phoenix.

Third. The Chenyuan Administrative Office no longer has jurisdiction over Phoenix, but has been re-established in Yuanzhou, and a new Mayang County has been established under its jurisdiction. The capital of Jicheng was established, and there are eight counties of Phoenix, Longshan, Baojing, Yongshun, Sangzhi, Guzhang, Huayuan and Qiancheng, with a population of 1.2 million.

Fourth. All the officers who have been recruited will enter the military academy in the next month and will be reassigned according to their grades and abilities, while the soldiers will all be disorganized and assigned to various units for three months of retraining.

Fifth. At the same time, Wang Zhenyu will recruit 5,000 able-bodied people between the ages of 16 and 26 in Fenghuang to give the local young people a way out.

Wang Zhenyu has calculated the detailed account of Article 5. If according to this agreement, Wang Zhenyu, who has obtained the actual control of the Phoenix region, will have four prefectures and 20 counties under his jurisdiction, and the population will also reach about 2.2 million. With such a base to raise nearly 30,000 field troops and more than 10,000 garrisons, it does not seem to be too exaggerated. And what makes Wang Zhenyu most satisfied is the quality of the soldiers, the quality of the Phoenix soldiers in history has always been the first in modern times, whether it is the War of Resistance against Japan or the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the soldiers in this place are famous for being able to fight.

Now that everyone below has a place to go, what needs to be agreed in private is the personnel issue of the upper echelons of the army.

Tian Yingzhao received the false title of deputy envoy of the town guard, which was the result of his long-term opium use, and now he has lost the idea of fighting for power and profit, and just wants to enjoy happiness. But his eldest brother Tian Yingquan Shen Zonghei is different, he himself is Shen Hongfu's stepson, and he has been taught to bare the lintel since he was a child. And judging from the historical materials of later generations, this person is indeed a person, who gave up a good life and struggled for this goal all his life. Considering that he does have military talent, Wang Zhenyu nodded, and Shen Zongsi was transferred to the head of the Jingzhou detachment of the Security Corps, and the military rank was given to a lieutenant colonel first, which was considered a high rank and a low match.

Tian Yingquan is Tian Yingzhao's eldest brother, and he is also a very influential figure in Phoenix, so such a person naturally cannot stay in Phoenix. Wang Zhenyu threw a real shortage to Tian Yingquan, the deputy director of the Anti-Smoking Bureau and the head of the Anti-Smoking Corps under the Xiangxi Town Guard Embassy, with the rank of lieutenant colonel, which can be regarded as a high rank and low allocation.

Zhang Shenglin and Tang Shijun were assigned to the Justice Administrator's Office, one as the director of the Anti-Corruption Division, the other as the president of the procuratorate, and no longer held military positions.

Anyway, one principle is to resolutely not let these people continue to stay in Phoenix......