Back to the Republic of China as a commander

Today's Hong Jiang made Zhou Zefan, the newly appointed security commander, tormented. As soon as he took office, he directly allocated 400 million yuan in military aid to the Eight Great Merchants.

This pissed off the merchants, because since the end of the Qing Dynasty, the government has not dared to speak loudly to the merchants.Now that there is a revolution, the officials are so bullish. Just as he took office, he asked for 400 million. One year's commercial tax is only [-] million. This atrocity is tantamount to collecting commercial tax for half a year in advance, and The part that should have been paid has not been offset.

The merchants stopped working immediately, and some merchants even started to plan a strike.

Originally, this was normal, and a strike is a basic right. I never thought that this week, Zhou Zefan studied in Japan and didn’t learn anything else, and he played with the aesthetics of violence smoothly!Just stand in front of the shop with the soldiers under his command. If that person doesn't open his eyes, then I'm sorry, and the brothers under the brother will open it for you.Well, the merchants couldn't play, so they could only admit that they were unlucky, and under Zhou Zefan's intimidation, they paid taxes honestly.The matter seemed to be resolved satisfactorily, but Zhou Zefan's rude behavior planted the seeds of hatred in the heart of the Hongjiang businessman.

Looking at Zhu Zhida's letter again, Wang Zhenyu knew that the seed had germinated.

Chapter 082 Hongjiang Raiders ([-])

Wang Zhenyu changed the topic: "Director Wan, it's like this. I think your recruitment and training of recruits should be implemented as soon as possible, and the number of troops in our hands is still insufficient; as for the temporary delay of the military academy, I suggest you go to the teaching team. When the conditions are ripe, these officers of the teaching team will be returned to the furnace in batches, what do you think?"

Wan Yaohuang immediately got up and nodded in agreement, Wang Zhenyu said to Song Haomin again: "Xiao Song, please record, um, your position is officially designated as my major adjutant. Liu Xing was transferred to the first lieutenant colonel deputy regiment Zhou Lan was transferred to be the deputy chief of staff of the brigade with the rank of lieutenant colonel, and Li Zongren was officially promoted to the captain of the teaching team with the rank of major.”

Ye Zuwen looked at Wang Zhenyu in surprise, he didn't understand the direct relationship between these appointments and these two letters.

It really doesn't matter, but now that Wang Zhenyu is the boss, he can do things as he pleases.

"In addition, the young and strong you brought back this time, Director Wan, don't break up. I think we should set up a mountain camp directly under the brigade headquarters. As for the garrison command, it's just empty right now. My plan is It’s still empty like this, the brigade headquarters and the headquarters will have one set of troops, and two signs will be fine.”

After thinking for a while, Wang Zhenyu turned sideways and said to Chen Shao: "That Chen Shao, there is no government at present, so I wronged you to be a captain and staff officer in my garrison headquarters. I will ask Wang Zhizhou to do something for you later. name, is that all right?"

Chen Shao, who had always longed to give up his pen and join the army, naturally nodded in agreement when he heard that he could be an officer.Moreover, during the few days in contact with Wang Zhenyu, he gradually learned about Wang Zhenyu's character. Don't look at him always asking if you are okay in the end, in fact, that is completely polite. If you take it seriously, you will be tragic.

Wang Zhenyu said to Xu Yuanquan again: "Deputy Brigadier Xu, there is another matter here that you and Chief of Staff Yang may need to plan. This time the bandits invaded the country, and the magic soldiers also participated in it, and caused us a lot of casualties Afterwards, everyone knows that the bandits have ruined our houses, and the local tyrants, evil gentry and old bureaucrats who joined us have also wiped out their families, but this magic soldier... Although the captured magic soldiers are now undergoing labor reform like the bandits, behind the scenes Those religious forces still exist. I have thought for a long time, if these gods are willing to actively cooperate with our reform, then we will clear this account. But if they are still stubborn, I feel that I can still keep it. If they are still in their original positions, let’s give them a ride, anyway, we’ve run out of bullets, we can ask Ye Weng for them.”

The last sentence was finished with a smile, and everyone laughed in unison.

At this moment, Wang Zhenyu was evaluating Hongjiang's matter in his heart. This place was too important, no matter from which point of view, ten Jingzhou prefectures could not be worth one Hongjiang.

I'm afraid it's better to take this place into my hands as soon as possible, otherwise all my dreams will be in vain.

What would happen if he mastered Hong Jiang himself?

As expected of Wang Zhenyu who sold cooking cakes in later generations, he estimated it immediately:

His own fleet can travel along the Yuanjiang River to the docks around the Hongjiang River, continuously export products from Southwest China, and then import products from other places continuously. This entry and exit are huge profits.The bulk of the domestic opium trade fell into his own hands, and the best Yuntu had to go his own way to enter the market, and the profits in it were even more astonishing.

In the end, I can use Hongjiang's wealth to develop industries to gain more wealth, train more troops, and gain more territory. This is simply a virtuous circle like a revolving profit.And if you can't get Hong Jiang, then when the tens of millions of oceans in your hands are used up, your current capital will dissipate without others.

Hong Jiang, the first step to aspire to the top of the world, he must find a way to go out, thinking about it, Wang Zhenyu picked up the two letters again.

After reading the two letters, Wang Zhenyu and the others chatted for a while and then parted ways. For the reform, we can only determine a general direction first, and it will take time to implement it.So even though Wang Zhenyu is in a hurry, he also knows that governing the country is like cooking small fish, and urgent matters cannot be rushed.If I don't want to end up sadly like Wang Mang and Yang Guang, it's better to play steadily before there is no big opportunity.These days there are a lot of things to think about, and a lot of people to see, Wang Zhenyu couldn't bear the waves of exhaustion, and fell asleep lying on the Taishi chair.When Song Haomin saw the situation, he immediately approved a blanket for the Commander, and then quietly retreated.

In a simple work shed less than 500 meters away from Wang Zhenyu's bedroom, two young people couldn't sleep.

"Brother Wen Jiang, you really have an idea. If this continues, we two will definitely not be able to bear it." The person who spoke was a four-eyed brother with a medium build and a middle part. He was only 22 or [-] years old. Left and right, although the clothes are ragged, they can't hide the bookish look on him.The one on the bridge of the nose wears a pair of glasses, but this pair of glasses has only one lens, and the other has only the frame, which looks a little funny.

However, the man he called Wen Jiang was not much better. He was also of medium build and had a mustache characteristic of this era. He was also a brother glasses brother, but one of the legs of his glasses went somewhere.Now, relying on a fine hemp god to hold one side of the glasses and put them on the ears.

"Oh, Brother Wen Hao, I don't know what to do now. It's my brother's fault. You were supposed to go to Beijing to work. But you were dragged down by your brother to carry out geological surveys on the border of Hunan and Guizhou. You and Brother Wei suffered a great loss together."

"Brother Wenjiang, now is not the time to sigh. We are much better now than a month ago. Strictly speaking, we are all under the control of the government. It was only because we were mistaken for being with these bandits that we got here to build the road. Hey, Brother Wenjiang, I got some words from the soldiers in charge of overseeing the work today, I heard that their top officer is in that big wooden house a few hundred meters away, if we want to escape, we may have to find this person.”

"You're crazy. It's so far away. If you really dare to leave, you will be shot as a fugitive in ten to one. You forgot the fugitive who was killed a few days ago. These soldiers are much more powerful than those bandits."

There was silence in the cabin. . .

Early the next morning, Wang Zhenyu met Chen Shao alone: ​​"Chen Shao, I think this plan of yours can be implemented first."

Chen Shao was a little excited immediately. This was his first plan in his political career, and it was indeed something to be proud of being able to implement it.

But Wang Zhenyu motioned him to sit down first, and continued: "This county council has been established, and all counties have been established, but the commercial town is the key point of the entire reform. I have already asked Ma Xicheng to organize the bandits captured this time to build roads. , The original intention is to make the commercial road itself unimpeded. But compared with this road condition, the commercial town is the hub of the commercial road. So I want to hear what your plan is, how to implement this plan, and is there any feasible plan? "

Although Chen Shao was not from a military background, all the servants in the garrison headquarters are wearing military uniforms, coming in and out.Therefore, Chen Shao is actually wearing a military uniform at the moment, and has the rank of captain and staff officer in the headquarters.He sorted out his thoughts and said: "I plan to transfer 36 backbones from the headquarters, [-] backbones from the local counties, and then invite some members from the parliament to go down to the counties to carry out the implementation."

Wang Zhenyu shook his head. As far as practicality is concerned, the self from later generations is much more experienced than Chen Shao.He pointed his fingers and said to Chen Shao: "You, do the math, four counties, each county has ten commercial towns, that's forty commercial towns in total, and with your 48 backbones, you can make a fortune at once. Well built, a bit taken for granted.”

Looking at Chen Shao's puzzled eyes, Wang Zhenyu smiled a little maturely: "Actually, what is the foundation of a commercial town? Commerce! Once there is business, it will naturally become a town. I mean, choose a location for each county first. Yes, a commercial town with a wide range of radiation and easy success. Then send people down to give specific guidance, planning, layout, and the bulk of the infrastructure construction funds for the commercial towns in each county. As long as this model is built, the surrounding Some people have tasted the sweetness, others have seen the effect, and the rest of the business town will be easy to manage, don’t you think so, Chen Shao?”

Chen Shao's eyes suddenly lit up, and he nodded quickly.Wang Zhenyu chuckled: "Go down by yourself, and build a commercial town in Zhili Prefecture, and build it into a model town. Pay attention to respecting local merchants, discuss things more, and learn to use their funds and strength Do big things. In addition, you have to be patient. It is normal to be rejected by people. You might as well do it a few times, but not blindly repeating, but to understand the problem. This is your first time doing something, do it well, the ninth The brigade needs people like you."

After seeing off Chen Shao and his party, Wang Zhenyu suddenly heard the sound of chant from a distance. It was the sound of road construction in the county town, in order to coordinate the movements of the workers.

Wang Zhenyu was interested, he greeted Song Haomin, and planned to wander around the county.

Zhao Dongsheng was reprimanding a few guards who did not obey the rules. Seeing that the commander was about to go out, he immediately led others to follow.

A group of people went straight to Quyang Road, where more than 200 captured bandits were building roads.Wang Zhenyu has no plan to support idlers, but there are no mines to dig at present, and the tens of thousands of captured people are naturally sent out to build roads, which can be regarded as waste.

Wang Zhenyu was talking to the chief engineer in charge of the construction who accompanied him on the inspection: "Not only does the road need to be widened, but also the drainage facilities must be installed. Water and sewage must be separated, otherwise it will be very troublesome to clean up the silt on a regular basis."

At this time, a platoon leader of the Tiger Brigade who was in charge of the supervision recognized the person as his own officer, and immediately saluted and shouted: "Hello, Commander Wang!"

The soldiers in charge of the work raised their hands to salute Wang Zhenyu, and Wang Zhenyu returned the salute with a smile. Unexpectedly, at this moment, a sudden change occurred.

Chapter 083 Hongjiang Raiders ([-])

Taking advantage of the time when the supervisors were busy saluting, a ragged road builder rushed to Wang Zhenyu in one step. This sudden change shocked everyone.

It was too late to say that, Zhao Dongsheng, the captain of the guard team, was the first to respond. He is tall and his movements are very vigorous.Taking a step forward, the visitor was kicked two or three meters away. The visitor tried to get up, but several guards knocked him down like a hungry tiger.

The man couldn't struggle, and shouted loudly: "My name is Weng Wenhao, I am a foreign student, not a bandit, um..."

Before he finished speaking, his mouth was covered by a few big hands, and at this moment, everyone came to their senses.The officers and soldiers in charge of the construction were excited and smashed their guns at other construction workers, shouting loudly as they smashed back, "Kneel down, kneel down, or die if you don't kneel."

"Student abroad?" Wang Zhenyu heard these three words, and then looked at the young man who was pinned down by the guards and couldn't move.

"Relax for a moment, don't be so nervous, I don't even have a dick in my hand." Wang Zhenyu ordered calmly: "What did you just say you are? What's your name?"

It turned out that the young man who suddenly ran away was the young man who claimed to see Wang Zhenyu last night. As soon as the guard let go of him, he shouted loudly, "The student is Weng Wenhao. He returned from studying abroad in Belgium. Lu, students, please take Commander’s warning.”

Wang Zhenyu narrowed his eyes and glanced at the young man who called himself Weng Wenhao: "Why are foreign students here, and why should I believe your words?"

Weng Wenhao was stunned by such a question. Taking advantage of his recovery, he realized that this Commander Wang was as young as himself.

"I returned to China two months ago. I originally planned to go to Beijing for a job. I happened to meet my former classmate Ding Wenjiang, and ended up going to the southwest to do a real investigation. I never thought that I would encounter bandits. There were more than 20 of us. Became a bandit's cook, hard labor. We couldn't wait for your army to defeat the bandits. We wanted to be free, but the officers and soldiers of your army mistakenly thought they were bandits, and were sent to build roads. We did have proof documents, but they were all thrown away by the bandits, how do you want us to prove ourselves?" Weng Wenhao was a little anxious at the end.

At this time, Ding Wenjiang tried his best to stand up while supporting his glasses with only one foot, and said, "Commander Wang, Commander Wang, we are really foreign students who were kidnapped by bandits. I have met Liu Xianshi, the governor of Guizhou, and we are acquaintances." .”

In fact, Wang Zhenyu had already believed [-]% of Weng Wenhao's words, and now he heard Ding Wenjiang's words, and Wang Zhenyu believed [-]% of them.

He signaled everyone to continue working, and then asked Song Haomin to lead the two of them to the side to rest with him.

"What majors do you study?" Wang Zhenyu first motioned for Song Haomin to serve tea, and then asked softly.

"Geology" the two replied in unison.