Chapter 1: Rebuilding Mountains and Rivers (5)
Ouyang Yun is the banner of the Xuebing Army, with the opening of Renqiu Radio Station, as the supreme leader of the Xuebing Military Government, Ouyang Yun's name is often seen in the headlines of the radio station, so that it has a certain status in the minds of listeners across the country. The purpose of his convening of this tea party was to use his popularity to give all the gentry a guarantee. The specific operation will be fully responsible for Jiang Shuren.
With Ouyang Yun's assurance, the gentry had confidence in their hearts, and next, Jiang Shuren's appearance was much smoother. The relevant provisions of the land reform are still shown on the movie screen. When they saw that they could directly exchange land for the equity of the relevant factories, and even be able to obtain the qualifications of councillors, many gentry who owned land but also ran factories were immediately moved.
On the issue of replacing the equity of the factory, a series of figures clearly indicate the income problem, which makes many people tempted that the equity income is actually three times that of the land income, and the student army guarantees at least ten years of income period. In other words, if this standard is not reached within ten years, all the difference will be made up by the cadet army. As for the senators, although there is no financial gain, the glory they bring to the family and the individual is real. Guangdong has a total of 67 county-level governments (including districts), and each county will have a county council, with 10 senators in large counties, 8 in medium-sized counties, and 5 in smaller counties. The Senate not only has the right to impeach the county magistrate, but also has the right to vote on some major events in the county, and it can be said that its status is quite transcendent. According to a series of senator election and selection mechanisms formulated by Ouyang Yun and Jiang Shuren, there are two main ways to be elected, one is the civil election, and the other is that those who have made significant contributions to their hometowns will be directly promoted by the Cadet and Military Committee as a commendation. Senators serve a two-year term, and as a directly promoted progressive, they have a corresponding three-month probationary period, during which they automatically receive the remainder of their term if they have committed no illegal or criminal acts.
"So, isn't the Senate more powerful than the county magistrate?" An old man named Yang Laoquan raised his own question: "If the senator breaks the law, then who will care?" ”
Most of the participants are over forty years old, and the oldest is 67 years old, who has experienced the corrupt rule of the Qing Dynasty, and to put it mildly, the bridge they have walked is longer than the road Ouyang Yun has walked. Perhaps the senators' power is too tempting to exceed their expectations, and they are skeptical. And what they are most worried about after having experienced too many ** farces is, will this be a scam that the student soldiers want to come up with to defraud the land?
Jiang Shuren smiled: "This old gentleman asked a good question. Let me explain it this way, the county magistrate is the specific executor, which is equivalent to working long hours, while the senate plays the role of oversight, just like the landlord. They are the representatives of the people of the whole county, and they have the right to put forward proposals for the recall of dissatisfied county government officials on behalf of the people of the whole county, and at the same time, they can also veto some major events that do not meet the interests of the majority of the people. Of course, this has to be done according to certain regulations. Otherwise, if the incumbent county magistrate happens to have a personal grudge with a senator, wouldn't the Senate become a tool for him to vent his personal anger? Since the senators were elected as senators, I think that their personal qualities and prestige are already local leaders, and they must have far higher requirements for their daily words and deeds than ordinary people, and they should take the lead in abiding by laws and regulations. If someone makes a mistake or even violates the law in a momentary confusion, don't worry that they will get away with it, the principle of our military junta is that the Son of Heaven commits a crime and is guilty of the same crime as the common people. All of this is under the jurisdiction of the courts. I would like to emphasize here that because the title of senator itself is a symbol of high honor, the Supreme Leader can grant a certain degree of pardon to a senator for a crime, as long as the impact is not too bad......"
Because it is still a new thing, many people do not know how much power and responsibility the senator has, but the so-called pardon is a real temptation. It is no exaggeration to say that it is a gold medal for avoiding death! Many people, especially those whose net worth is not very innocent, immediately become lively.
For the people of Guangdong, the Cadet Army is a completely new thing. As the birthplace of China's early revolution, Guangdong has its own special features, and the people of Guangdong may have the highest demand in China at that time. Where there is a revolution, there must be a gun, and facts have proved that Mao Weiren's saying that "power comes out of the barrel of a gun" is very reasonable. Cantonese soldiers have a place in modern history, the most famous of which are the Iron Fourth Army and the Steel Seventh Army (the Steel Seventh Army was born from the Cantonese system at the beginning). As an army with glorious traditions, Ouyang Yun, an outsider, wants to be recognized at once, and the difficulty is self-evident.
The armed forces during the Republic of China period had a commonality, that is, the relationship with the local government was quite complicated, and the extent of it could never be summed up by a sentence of "fish and water relationship". Ouyang Yun did not move the army first, but carried out land reform first, precisely because he wanted to use this touchstone to probe the water of the Guangdong generals.
Things are going fairly well, and Chinese have always had the habit of following the trend. As long as there are one or two who take the lead, there is no fear that no one will follow. Ouyang Yun has always had the reputation of the God of Wealth, it seems that many Renqiu businessmen have made a fortune with him, and the rich people in Guangdong are all jealous and envious when they chat in private.
The land reform has gone well, and now it is the turn of the army. For the entry of the student army into Guangdong, many senior generals of the former Guangdong department reacted quite strongly at first. However, since a certain division commander said something that should not be said during a drinking banquet at a relative's house, and as a result, when he woke up the next morning and found that there was an extra bullet case next to his pillow, there was less and less opposition on the surface.
People who are a bit of a Taoist naturally guess that it must be the Xuebing Army who has done it. Although the low-level organization of the fox pupil on the Yangtze River has been completely destroyed, it is still active in other places, especially in Guangdong.
Ouyang Yun was quite disgusted with engaging in white terror, but this time, he did not object. The situation was pressing, and he wanted to spend more time convincing the old people in the Cantonese system, but the grim situation at home and abroad did not allow him to delay this matter for too long. Of course, this will breed a series of problems, for example, on the question of the location of the Jewish ghetto, Ouyang Yun was unanimously opposed by the former Cantonese tycoons. Among them, the most out-of-the-ordinary performance was Zhang Da, the commander of the Second Army.
Historically, Zhang Da, as a hardcore Chen Dang, followed him to Hong Kong to live in seclusion after the failure of the Liangguang Incident and Chen Jitang's retreat. And in this time and space, because the Yue family avoided the fate of disintegration, he was also able to stay in the army. The biggest beneficiaries of the Liangguang Incident were Xuebing Jun and Xianghanping. Xiang Hanping, as an old man of the Cantonese family, is served as the chairman of Guangdong Province, and Zhang Da can still be safe. However, now that Ouyang Yun is killed out of thin air, he is not happy. I couldn't help but feel the idea of inviting the old chief back to Guangdong to take charge of the overall situation. This is also the most fundamental reason why he made things difficult for Ouyang Yun and the Xuebing Army everywhere.
August 1 is a very special day for Chinese soldiers in the future. At the site of the construction of a settlement for the Jews by an engineering company affiliated with the Scholar Army, a group of people who appeared to be local residents broke into the construction site and clashed with the engineering company. Then, as one of the locals fell to the ground bleeding from his head, a few minutes later, more than 30 Cantonese soldiers with loaded guns and ammunition arrived and tried to take away more than a dozen workers who had "made trouble" under the pretext that the "brother-in-law" of a certain commander had been bullied. A considerable part of the employees of the engineering company are disabled personnel who have been killed in the previous wars of the Cadet Army, and these people can no longer be soldiers, but their names are still on the roster of the Cadet Army. They also retain the arrogance unique to the cadet soldiers. In the face of this naked provocation, the people of the Cadet Army naturally refused to suffer losses, and as a result, a bloodshed occurred as some people expected.
At that time, Ouyang Yun was a guest in Guilin.
In terms of politics, although Ouyang Yun is still immature, he is by no means arrogant. When the student army entered Guangdong, in addition to Nanjing, the Gui department would definitely be uncomfortable. Nanjing has a handle in the hands of the student army, and it is beyond the reach of the whip, so it can be ignored for the time being. But Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi are different, if they don't serve these two bigwigs well, they will have a lot of sequelae.
The meeting took place in a living room in the Guangxi Provincial Government Office Building. Ouyang Yun's entourage includes Jiang Shuren, Fan Xudong, Li Tieshu, plus the "personal bodyguard" Bai Tassel.
In order to fully show his sincerity, Ouyang Yun brought a large number of gifts and condolences this time, a total of 1,000 Weiqing-style assault rifles, 200 submachine guns, 100 sick-going general-purpose extremely strong ones, two off-road vehicles, 10 boxes of penicillin injections and medicines, plus a number of ammunition.
Xu is showing sincerity is okay, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi showed quite friendship, not only personally welcomed out of the city, but also held a grand welcome ceremony.
As soon as the two sides met, Li Zongren grabbed Ouyang Yun's hand, looked at him with concerned eyes, and said, "I heard that Commander Ouyang was seriously injured, and the elder brother is still quite worried, but now it seems that it is completely fine?" ”
"Thank you two brothers for your concern, the Japanese can't kill me with bullets."
"Did the Japanese really do it?" Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi glanced at each other, and the former said, "I heard that this is the handiwork of your Broadsword Special Brigade." Could it be that the legend is wrong? ”
Ouyang Yun didn't want to dwell on this issue, he smiled: "Anyway, I'm not dead now, hehe." He turned his head and shouted at Li Tieshu: "Brother Li, haven't you always wanted to know Commander Li and Chief of Staff Bai?" Come, let me introduce you to it. ”