Chapter 188: Government Council (Asking for Subscriptions, Asking for Monthly Tickets, Asking for Various !! ）

After inspecting his goods, this person strode to the convoy to the east, and approached to observe the equipment that Chen Feng sold to the Eighth Route Army, but he wanted to see if the Eighth Route Army really bought a bunch of rags from Chen Feng's side. He always felt that there was a trick between this Chen Feng and Commander Chen and the Eighth Route Army, and this transaction would definitely not be as simple as it seemed.

Unlike the Nationalist Government's deep pockets, Yan'an's funds are particularly tight, and this arms purchase is really a big deal for the Eighth Route Army, and Deng Xiaoping and others must not be negligent. In addition, there were only thirteen cars here, so Deng Xiaoping ordered the accompanying personnel to inspect them one by one, and when Kang Ze and others came over, Deng Xiaoping checked the fifth car.

Although Kang Ze is ruthless, he has a good vision, and he is also a well-educated person purely from the level of knowledge. So Kang Ze could see at a glance that what Chen Feng sold to the Eighth Route Army was indeed made in Hanyang, and even some of it was an old sleeve, that is, the earliest kind of Hanyang rifle.

Kang Ze casually pulled out one and looked at it, this gun looked a little old, and it didn't seem to be well maintained, it was stained, and there were even dried blood stains. Turning the body of the gun and taking a closer look, there was still a line of handwriting engraved on the wooden butt, and the words Wang Huqiang of the 63rd Division of the 28th Army of the 10th Group Army could be vaguely recognized.

The Tenth Army is He Jian's troops, He Jian is a great warlord in Hunan, how could Chen Feng have weapons and equipment used by the Hunan army? What's more important is the number of this tenth group. As a high-level member of the Nationalist Government, Kang Ze knew very well that the Tenth Army was only formed by order of the Ministry of Military Affairs in August 1937, and the first commander-in-chief of the Group Army was Liu Jianxu, and the Hunan troops such as Tao Guang's 28th Army of the National Revolutionary Army and Li Jue's 70th Army of the National Revolutionary Army were under the command and jurisdiction of the Third Theater of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and soon the group army was pulled to the Songhu battlefield until the end of the battle, that is to say, there was no Tenth Group Army before that.

From this, Kang Ze can draw a conclusion, that is, Chen Feng did not have a long time to obtain this batch of weapons and equipment. And it should not have been taken from the 10th Army. Then Kang Ze thought that Chen Feng's unit had been fighting continuously against many units of the Japanese army in the past six months. I'm afraid that these weapons and equipment were obtained from those Japanese puppet soldiers, and most likely from the hands of the puppet army.

Kang Ze's guess was very accurate, this batch of weapons and equipment was indeed captured by Chen Feng from the puppet army, and the amount was quite a lot. These weapons and equipment are really a bit old. Chen Feng couldn't look down on it at all. It's a pity if you throw it away. So it was packaged and sold to the Eighth Route Army.

Kang Ze searched again from inside, and sure enough, he found a rifle engraved with the words "21st Army" of the 23rd Group Army. Kang Ze, the 23rd Group Army, also knew that it was a subordinate structure of the Sichuan Army. Liu Xiang, chairman of Sichuan Province, personally served as the commander, and was quickly transferred to the Third War Zone after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War. With this evidence, Kang Ze was even more sure that this batch of weapons and equipment should come from the Songhu battlefield, because both the 10th Army and the 23rd Army fought in Shanghai in the first battle. And only the Hunan Army and the Sichuan Army are still using Hanyang-made in the formation, and the Central Army has already changed its equipment, although there are also some Hanyang-made in the army, but after all, it is not the main equipment.

These Hanyang-made rifles, like the 38 big lids, were packed in large wooden boxes, and each box also contained 50 rifles. Kang Ze took a look, these weapons and equipment are indeed broken, and twenty of the fifty are half-new, and they are not bad to use. There are also twenty of them that are about to be eliminated, and the impact on soldiers is not small when they are used, and if they are not veterans who have been in the military for more than five years, they can't use this thing at all. The remaining ten are even worse, even the rifling is smoothed, this level of things are not much stronger than burning sticks on the battlefield, it is normal for bullets to hit and miss, and only when they are hit are called ghosts, no wonder Chen Feng will sell this batch of weapons and equipment to the Eighth Route Army, and sell them to people who are more afraid than others.

Kang Ze looked coldly at Deng Xiaoping, who was squatting on the ground, and sure enough, he saw that the face of this short red bandit was ugly, and this Chen Feng was clearly making fun of the red bandit.

"Minister Sui, some of these weapons and equipment are too old, I'm afraid we won't be able to equip the troops when we transport them back, can you please send a message to Commander Chen, let us pick out those that really can't be used and replace them?" Deng Xiaoping said with a frown.

"Political Commissar Deng, let me pass a message to you, you can pull this batch of equipment back first, and you can pay as much as you can use, and if you can't use it, you will be given it for free. Originally, the general seat was going to send someone to re-filter and pick out those that had been damaged, but because the troops are too busy now, they can't select them at all, so I can only grieve you. Sui Jinguang said with a smile.

"In that case, then we will ship it back first, and then pay afterwards, rest assured, we will altogether. The fairness of the trade that the party members pay attention to will definitely not let Commander Chen suffer. Deng Xiaoping said with a smile.

After checking that everything was correct, the two convoys rushed to Datong under the escort of a group of cavalry, and the two regiments brought by Kang Ze and the new regiment of the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army would wait for the convoy there.

The convoy left, but Kang Ze and Deng Xiaoping remained, and as the top representatives of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party in Chahar Province, they had more important things to do than the arms deal.

In the evening, Chen Feng held a tripartite political affairs meeting in the conference room of the headquarters of the 40 th Group Army in Xinghe, which was personally presided over by Chen Feng and attended by all officers of the 40 th Group Army at and above the division level.

At the beginning of the meeting, Chen Feng, on behalf of the 40 th Group Army and more than 2 million people in Chahar, first welcomed the arrival of Kang Deng and others, and at the same time made a brief briefing on the establishment of the military and political departments in Chahar Province.

"Director Kang, Political Commissar Deng, since we are at the forefront of the war, the Japanese can tear through our defense line at any time and go deep into the hinterland of Chahar, so our government departments try to be as streamlined as possible, emphasizing quality over quantity, so there are only five systems from top to bottom, namely the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Propaganda and Education, and the Ministry of Armed Forces. As the name suggests, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Agriculture are in charge of production, and the collection of agricultural and industrial taxes also belong to these two departments. The Ministry of Commerce is the main department that regulates all industries except agriculture and industry, including the supervision of law enforcement, tax collection, the provision of loans, etc. The Ministry of Missions is in charge of propaganda and education. The Ministry of Armed Forces is responsible for local security and conscription, as well as for the military training of local troops. After Chen Feng finished explaining these five departments, he continued: "Except for the Armed Forces Department, which is directly under the jurisdiction of the Headquarters of the 40th Group Army, all other departments are jointly managed by our three parties, especially the two of you. But let's talk about the ugly things first, what Chahar needs is a political officer, a person who really does practical things for the people, and other people are not welcome. Especially Captain Kang's Blue Coat Society and the Belle Brigade, and of course Mr. Dai's Military Command Bureau, it's best not to let them appear in Chahar, otherwise I won't guarantee their safety. ”

"Commander Chen, please rest assured, the commission has already explained, without Commander Chen's permission, whether it is the military commander, the central commander or other spies will not appear in Chahar, if such people appear in Chahar, Commander Chen does not need to ask the commission for instructions, and directly dispose of them." Kang Ze said with a smile.

"That's the best!" Chen Feng said with a smile.

"Political Commissar Deng, the guerrillas on your side don't like it very much, they can move freely in the area where the enemy and us coexist, but the core area of Chahar still needs to be restrained by your army, otherwise the contemptible people will not guarantee their safety. In addition, the contemptible reiterates the point that the contemptible do not like to kill and blood, and even less like to turn their guns on their own people. But if you have to fight for your strength and me, the contemptible people will not show mercy. Chen Feng said.

"Commander Chen, please rest assured, there will only be one armed force of the 40th Group Army in Chahar in the future, and there will be no other troops, and all the regular guerrilla troops operating in Chahar Province will be withdrawn from the defense area of the 40th Group Army." Deng Xiaoping said.

"Now let's talk about the form of government of the Chahar Provincial Government, in addition to these five departments, the Chahar Provincial Government will also set up a presidium, in addition to me, the provincial chairman, will add 3 vice-chairmen and 6 members, a total of 10 members, of these 10 members of each of you two people, four on our side. The role of the presidium is to make a decision, when the three of us disagree, and even when neither of us can convince each other, then we will call a meeting of the members of the presidium, and then the minority will obey the majority. In addition, I, the provincial chairman, generally do not interfere in government affairs, so everything in the future depends on you. Chen Feng said.

"May I ask Commander Chen, do the members of these 10 presidiums have specific positions?" Deng Xiaoping asked.

"Yes, in addition to me, the provincial chairman, Director Kang and Political Commissar Deng will be appointed as the vice-chairmen of Chahar Province, and two of you will each be nominated by each of you to serve as ministers of agriculture, industry, commerce, and the soon-to-be-established Ministry of Supervision, and two people will be sent from my side to serve as ministers of the Ministry of Propaganda and the Ministry of Armed Forces. In addition, my father will sit in Xinghe as a member of the presidium and handle the affairs of Chahar together with you on my behalf. Therefore, among the 10 people in the presidium, except for my father, everyone else has a position. Chen Feng said loudly. (To be continued......)

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