Chapter 148: Move the Knife
Zhang Tinglan took the newspaper and hurriedly browsed it, and many of them were articles scolding Jiang Gui, and some shili who were inclined to protect the army and opposed Lao Yuan also joined in. You must know that not long ago, it was Jiang Gui who took the lead in supporting Yuan Shikai to ascend the throne.
The general who supports the imperial system is an opium dealer, and it is also a blow to Lao Yuan, so they all point the finger at Jiang Gui, the old man has fought all his life, and he also crawled out of the pile of dead people, how can he be bullied by this usually.
Isn't this a late festival, but to deal with these newspapers, not to mention him Jiang Laoguo, even Yuan Shikai has no choice, what can he do, after thinking about it for a long time, the old man decided to find Zhang Zuolin, it is this red beard bad thing.
Jiang Guidi immediately sent a telegram to Zhang Zuolin, asking Lao Zhang to release him quickly, after Zhang Zuolin received the telegram, he threw it aside, if he went back ten years, Zhang Zuolin might still care about Jiang Guidi, but now there is no awe at all.
"One foot has stepped into the coffin, and I don't know how to abdicate and let Xian, this Jiang Lao Cauldron is really confused!"
"The handsome man is wise, Jiang Guidi is just incompetent and old, but the handsome should also pay attention, this old guy is unmatched, maybe someone will help him speak." Yu Chonghan said with a smile.
After the recommendation of the Japanese, Yu Chonghan has become Zhang Zuolin's diplomatic adviser and is qualified to participate in some important things, Lao Zhang nodded.
"Consultant Yu, you work hard, go to Tongliao, organize a court, and interrogate all the drug dealers involved in the case, don't let any of them go."
Zhang Zuolin asked Yu Chonghan to organize the court, in fact, it was just a shield, if anyone wanted to help Jiang Gui speak, he could use the name of the court to perfunctory, and Yu Chonghan also knew Zhang Zuolin's plans. He immediately set off for Tongliao.
At this time, Zhang Tinglan was also very busy in Tongliao, and it was easy to arrest people, but it was more troublesome to deal with the follow-up work, the household goods of these merchants had to be cleaned up, the hidden warehouses had to be found, and the opium and the ocean had to be sorted out. Put pressure on Jiang Gui.
Just when these were almost cleaned up, Zhang Tinglan called Cheng Tianci over again. No one will help for no reason, Cheng Tianci provided information to Zhang Tinglan, and naturally he also had a plan.
"Mr. Cheng, from now on. You will mention that Fengjun will act as an agent for the opium of Rehe, and after purchasing it, all of it will be handed over to us. It is not allowed to sell to anyone. ”
"Head Zhang is relieved. I will definitely do it, but the villain still has two things to say, I can only guarantee that there will be no problems with the large amount of opium, if there are some small merchants, ordinary people carry opium, I can't do anything about this. ”
"When the water is clear, there are no fish. Opium has been a stubborn disease for many years, and for the time being, it can only be grasped big and let go of the small. Zhang Tinglan also knows that drugs are often associated with profiteering, and even in later generations, it is difficult to completely eradicate them. It can only be controlled within a tolerable range, and China is a mess, and it is wishful thinking that Mukden wants to be alone.
In fact, even Zhang Tinglan can't do without the huge profits brought by drugs, he just further purified opium, turned it into morphine, and then sold it to Japan and Russia, of course, some compradors in China, the widows of the former Qing Dynasty want to smoke, Zhang Tinglan can't stop them.
"Another point, not all the opium from Rehe goes to Tongliao, and a lot of it goes to Jinzhou."
"That side is now under the control of Feng Delin's 28th Division, and we can't take care of it for the time being, but I can assure you that in less than half a year, the military and government of Mukden will be completely unified, you can rest assured."
Cheng Tianci got Zhang Tinglan's guarantee, and he went to prepare in a hurry, he was able to monopolize the opium trade, how many benefits could it bring, his heart was clear, and he could get on the line with Zhang Tinglan, and the benefits would be even greater in the future, which had been proved by Qiao Ruixuan, so Cheng Tianci was full of confidence.
At this time, Zhang Xueliang, who had been following aside, suddenly came over: "Brother Tinglan, I can't figure out something. ”
"Han Qing, if you have anything to say, just say it."
"We have seized so much opium this time, it is all harmful things, weishenme will not destroy it directly, I see that you have already started to transport it back to Mukden, are you also ready to sell opium?"
Zhang Tinglan nodded: "It can also be said that we can't give up the profits of opium." ”
Zhang Xueliang immediately widened his eyes, and asked in surprise: "Brother Tinglan, that's a harmful thing, how many people are bankrupt, and didn't my father say that he wanted to ban opium, why do you still sell it!" ”
"Han Qing, first of all, you have to understand that opium will not disappear if we don't sell it, and other places will also rely on opium to make money. Opium is not just something that harms people, it can also save people, for example, painkillers must contain opium, and even if it is a harmful thing, we use it to harm those who should be harmed, and the income we get is used to do useful things, isn't it? ”
Zhang Xueliang's mind turned quickly, thinking carefully about Zhang Tinglan's statement, and then asked with a little doubt: "Brother Tinglan, who is the one who should be harmed?" ”
"The Japanese, the Russians, and those compradors and gangsters who are willing to degenerate, these people will die for a day sooner, and they will harm the world for a lesser day."
Speaking of this, Zhang Tinglan smiled: "Han Qing, you are also enjoying the dividends brought by drugs now!" ”
"Huh? When, how did I not know? Zhang Xueliang was suddenly surprised.
"Have you forgotten the Henyep Trading Company, you are still the manager, one of the main businesses of the Heye Company is the smuggling of drugs to Russia. Chen Qiming has already made the jishu of refining morphine, let's buy opium from Rehe, and after Mukden, turn it into morphine, and then sell it to the Russians! ”
Zhang Xueliang was purely for fun, so he wanted to be the manager of a trading company, and with such a title, he was the shopkeeper, he didn't care about anything, and he didn't even know how much income he was.
"Brother Tinglan, tell me, how much money do I have on my books now?"
"It's not too much, two or three million are still available!"
"Not much, huh?" Zhang Xueliang's eyes widened all of a sudden, his breathing was a little short, and he kept rubbing his two hands: "How should I spend so much money?" ”
Zhang Xueliang spun around on the ground a few times, and then patted his head: "Brother Tinglan." It's all ill-gotten gains, so I'd better go to the temple first to do the ritual and atone for my sins, yes, that's it. Brother Tinglan, you have done a lot more evil than me, and you can also let the monks recite the scriptures to you! ”
Looking at Zhang Xueliang, who was a little nervous, Zhang Tinglan couldn't wait to slap him in the mouth.
"Han Qing, do you want to think about it? How much land the Russians have robbed from us over the years, how much money they have robbed, and how much opium they have sold. If there really are gods and Buddhas, the first one should be to chop these powers to death. But now that everyone is living well, it proves that it is useless to believe in gods and Buddhas, and you have to believe in yourself. If you want to spend money, you might as well invest in some industry. Build a factory, build a school. Relief for the victims. This is real, much more realistic than sending money to those bald donkeys! ”
Zhang Xueliang seemed to be a little sober, thought about it, and suddenly said: "Ladies and goddesses, it's not that the disciple doesn't give you money for sesame oil, but this guy is blocking you." If you are always dissatisfied, just look for Zhang Huyan, don't look for Zhang Hanqing! ”
Zhang Tinglan was completely speechless, and he didn't care about this chattering young marshal. Instead, he took the mixed haode forage to feed the streamer, Zhang Shaoshuai is not as sensible as this horse! It's cold, don't look at the streamer and it doesn't seem like there's a problem at all, but the more advanced the horse, the more expensive it is, and there can't be any negligence.
The next day, Yu Chonghan rushed over, and brought two judges, as soon as he saw Zhang Tinglan, he said with a smile: "Head Zhang made an extraordinary move, and he arrested Jiang Laoguo's nephew at once, and the old man was in a hurry, and he kept sending telegrams to the marshal for the past two days, asking for his release." ”
"Mr. Yu, Jiang Gui is self-inflicted, no wonder others, if he didn't covet the profits of opium, he wouldn't be where he is today, we can't be soft, killing the wicked is a good idea!"
"Head Zhang, don't worry, I will never be soft."
Zhang Tinglan also has a deep prejudice against this Yu Chonghan, just like treating Tang Yulin, but it must also be admitted that this guy does have the ability to do things, and after arriving in Tongliao, he quickly took over all the files and evidence, and investigated the people involved in the case.
A random special court was formed, and Yu Chonghan, in the name of the Mukden Provincial Council, tried these opium dealers. The first thing to deal with is the small fish and shrimp, which are sold in a limited quantity, and there are peripheral personnel such as young men and bodyguards.
At the time of Yu Chonghan's sentencing, strict standards were enforced, and anyone who trafficked drugs and carried more than 10 catties of drugs would be shot, and those guys, coachmen, bodyguards, and the like were all sentenced to hard labor, ranging from five to ten years.
After dealing with these peripheral people and retail investors, they began to clean up the main businessmen, and the huge amount of smuggling was not only sentenced to death, but also confiscated all family property. The whole process of the sentence is open to the outside world, not only journalists, but also ordinary people around them can come to watch.
Seeing that the merchants who were in the past were sentenced to death, the deterrence to the common people was quite huge, and everyone knew that opium was something that could not be touched.
The reporter also praised the Fengtian government's decisiveness, and praised it, and everyone focused on Jiang Guidi's nephew Jiang Xi, and some people have called for Jiang Xi to be executed, and he sold the most in quantity and did the most harm.
However, some people pointed out that Jiang Xi is just a small shrimp, and the real culprit is Jiang Guidi, and if he wants to be tried, Jiang Laoguo should be arrested and sent to the defendant's dock.
Fengtian is making such a fuss getting bigger and bigger, Jiang Gui's question is like sitting on pins and needles, the old man has been so old for so many years, how many winds and waves have passed, he has never been so sad, in the face of those accusations, he doesn't even have a chance to refute it, what is called public mouths of gold, accumulation and destruction, he really understands.
Jiang Gui sent telegrams to Zhang Zuolin several times, but Lao Zhang was perfunctory, and then found Beijing, but now Lao Yuan is putting all his energy on the southwest, the war is in full swing, and Lao Yuan has no time to deal with this old man.
"Handsome, people are good at being bullied, horses are good at being ridden, and Zhang Xiaoman is bullying your old heart and kindness, so he kicks his nose in the face. Our Yijun has tens of thousands of brothers, and I am afraid that Feng Zhang will not succeed, so I will lead the brothers to Tongliao now, surround that bullshit court, and rescue Brother Jiang! ”
It was Mi Zhenbiao, the first fierce general under Jiang Guidi, who spoke, thinking that the Yi Army was all over the country, Zhang Zuolin had not yet debuted at that time, and Fengjun did not even have a shadow. Over the years, Jiang Guidi has become old, and anyone dares to jump out to bully Yijun, Mi Zhenbiao doesn't believe in this evil, he wants to lead the troops to teach Fengjun a lesson.
Jiang Gui frowned, and said with some hesitation: "Zhenbiao, if we take the initiative to attack the Feng army, I'm afraid that the reputation will not be good." ”
"Dashuai, it's all this time, what do you still want to do with this, as long as you beat the Fengjun and play the prestige of our Yi Army, who dares to make irresponsible remarks, the newspaper will not embarrass us. You will always be a patrol envoy of the three eastern provinces, Duan Zhigui's rice bucket can't suppress Zhang Zuolin, we are not afraid of him. ”
Mi Zhenbiao's impassioned words made Jiang Gui also enthusiastic and churning, the old man wants to let the world see that his sword is not old, and whoever wants to bully him has to weigh his own weight. (To be continued......)