When Haining City woke up, it was already occupied by the Anyi Independent Regiment. Groups of heavily armed patrol officers and soldiers were walking neatly in the streets and alleys, including Wenchang Temple in the south of the city, Xie Family Ancestral Hall in the west, Ziyang Temple in the north, and Ziyang Temple in the east.

All Dongguan military camps are occupied by battalions of the Independent Regiment. The headquarters of the Independent Regiment are located in the Tianwang Hall in the city and the adjacent Haining Academy, which is only 300 meters away from the Haining County Government Office.

The reason why An Yi did not occupy the county government with more favorable conditions this time was not because the county magistrate had been appointed by the National Government, but because the young county magistrate Xie Mengting was indeed an enlightened man who supported the revolution.

At 3:30 in the morning, the 28-year-old County Magistrate Xie was shocked to hear that the revolutionary army was approaching. He immediately rode with more than ten followers to Jiuliqiao Pier, 20 kilometers south, and respectfully welcomed An Yi's independent group there.

Haining County.

At the beginning of the meeting, An Yi saw that he had an upright appearance and a good conversation. He did not have the panic and submissiveness of the old bureaucrats when they saw the revolutionary army. After a few polite conversations, he felt that this man was quite to his liking, and immediately summoned the second officer who was originally from Haining.

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Ye Cheng, Ye Cheng, quickly disembarked from the boat and happily held the hand of his old classmate Xie Mengting to greet him. Xie Mengting, whose ancestral home is Haining and who moved to Hangzhou with his family ten years ago, was pleasantly surprised and sighed. His eyes were so excited that he kept shouting: "Good luck!"

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Ye Cheng quickly introduced his young classmates to An Yi and his brothers, and then rushed to Haining County together through the frost. The entire regiment, a total of 6,200 officers and soldiers, quickly set up camp under Xie Mengting's guidance. In addition to each battalion sending a company branch

In addition to patrolling and guarding, the remaining officers and soldiers entered a three-day rest period after finishing their meals.

At noon, Xie Mengting served An Yi and his old classmate Ye Cheng with drinks in his yamen. An Yi and others followed the leader of the county police station into the county yamen and were stunned: two men wearing the uniforms of Zhejiang Military Academy officers.

They stood neatly in the center of the courtyard and saluted An Yi and others with a rather uneasy look on their faces.

Xie Mengting quickly introduced to An Yi: "General, these two are the officers of the Haiyan County garrison in the east. This is the commander of the regiment Cheng Zijian, and this is the deputy of the regiment Gu Wanshan. After the Zhejiang army commander Meng Zhaoyue was defeated and withdrew his army, Haiyan

County officials and tax officials also took their families and fled after hearing the news. After careful consideration, Captain Cheng decided to

Decided to lead the headquarters to secure the territory and the people, and wait quietly for the Revolutionary Army and the National Government to send personnel to reorganize. Last night, my younger brother learned that the general was leading his troops down the river, and immediately sent a fast horse to Haiyan to report. Cheng and Gu, the two regiment commanders, came to contact them at the same time.

, I request to discuss with the general the matter of changing the flag and surrendering, and I hope the general will bear with you!"

An Yi returned the military salute and then extended his hands enthusiastically: "Welcome you two to join the revolutionary ranks. On behalf of the officers and soldiers of the revolutionary army, An Yi salutes you and expresses my deep gratitude!"

"Where, where! General An is too praised!"

Cheng Zijian and Gu Wanshan hurriedly stepped forward and held An Yi's hand tightly. They were very grateful. Through newspapers and military rumors, they had already heard about An Yi's illustrious military exploits and the reputation of the model camp.

The half-life reputation of the general of the Zhejiang Army was destroyed in the hands of this young and heroic tiger general in front of him. He became even more aware of the close relationship between An Yi and Commander-in-Chief Chiang of the Revolutionary Army. Now that he has been warmly accepted by An Yi, his worries are finally relieved.

Most of it.

Xie Mengting was very happy for the successful introduction of his two old friends. He took Ye Cheng's hand and greeted An Yi, Hu Hu, Yin Jinan, Yang Bin and others to sit down as soon as possible.

Under the mediation of Ye Cheng and Yang Bin, both from Zhejiang, the guests and hosts talked politely and the atmosphere became lively. In addition, An Yi, Hu Hu and Yin Jinan were all open-minded and frank people, without any airs or any circumlocutions.

After a few glasses of wine, everyone gradually relaxed.

After half-drinking, Cheng Zijian stood up again, took out an envelope from his pocket and presented it to An Yi with both hands:

"General An, I am entrusted by the gentry, sages and celebrities from all walks of life in Haiyan City and Township to reward the general and your officers and men with this meager gift. A mere gift is not respectful, but I hope the general will accept it!"

An Yi stood up and took it generously, handed it to Xiao Du, the herald behind him, raised his glass and smiled at Cheng Zijian:

"On behalf of the more than 6,000 soldiers of this headquarters, I would like to thank the folks in Haiyan for their love and brother Cheng's hospitality! I will lend you a flower to offer to Buddha and give Brother Cheng a drink. How about we talk after the drink?"

"How dare you disobey orders, haha!"

Cheng Zijian felt more at ease when he saw An Yi accepting the check of 100,000 yuan so happily. He raised his glass and happily greeted An Yi politely, and drank it all in one gulp.

An Yi gestured to Cheng Zijian to sit down: "Brother Cheng, if you are willing, I will introduce you to a person tonight. This person will be appointed as the garrison commander of the East Zhejiang Province of our National Revolutionary Army within half a month, and will serve as our army's occupation of Jiangsu and Jiangsu Provinces."

Before Shanghai, he was solely responsible for the security of coastal areas in Zhejiang Province.

Defense, military deployment, civil affairs, the establishment of local governments at the county and town levels and the appointment and dismissal of officials, as well as the reorganization of the police force to maintain local security and other important tasks. This man's surname is Jiang Dingwen, with the courtesy name Mingsan. He is my younger brother's old boss, and he is also

As a Zhejiang native, I guess there will be no problem in communicating with you."

Xie Mengting and Cheng Zijian still didn't understand the deep meaning of An Yi's words. They were so excited that they stood up and walked quickly to An Yi. They bowed and saluted, thanked An Yi repeatedly, and almost hugged An Yi and kissed him.

Huzi and Yin Jinan looked at each other for a moment, and then smiled knowingly, deeply admiring An Yi's increasingly mature and sophisticated methods.

Yang Bin leaned close to the beard and Yin Jinan and laughed softly: "Boss, it's hard to get rich this time. Landowners, salt merchants and old government officials from more than 20 towns and villages in five counties along the surrounding coast must have heard the news and came running, begging the boss to introduce them to you.

, just wait and see how the boss accepts the gift!"

Yin Jinan suddenly realized: "No wonder! I heard from my elder brother that I had been wondering for a long time after resting for three days in Haining. It turned out that he had already planned it! He must have conspired with Deputy Commander Jiang at the Baita in Hangzhou at noon yesterday. Such a pervasive means of making money...

…Tsk, tsk, I’m convinced of them!”

"Don't say that. Not a cent of the money Xiaoyi got back was put into his own pocket. It was all for the sake of our great cause. Besides, it was all delivered to our door by others. It was not stolen or robbed.

Well-deserved." Huzi whispered, and Yin Jinan and Yang Bin laughed and stopped talking.

An Yi repeatedly asked everyone to sit down. After chatting and laughing for a while, when he saw that the time was almost up, he laughed and said that he could not drink anymore, otherwise General Jiang would not be able to accompany him in the evening. He had a good drinker! Everyone smiled knowingly, and then dismissed the banquet and served tea, and then

After chatting for a while, An Yi and his party were sent far away from the door.

Xie Mengting returned to the lobby of the county government office and immediately called his master to whisper a few words. The master nodded and left in a hurry to make arrangements. Cheng Zijian pulled the regimental deputy Gu Wanshan aside and whispered:

"Immediately return to Haiyan to inform Fourth Uncle and everyone about the situation, and then ask Fourth Uncle to issue a cash check of 500,000 from Citibank and bring it immediately. General An has to repay General An's kindness! All he needs to say tonight is a few kind words.

We can change our clothes and continue guarding Haiyan!"

"Ah, five hundred thousand...isn't that too much?" Gu Wanshan asked reluctantly.

Cheng Zijian's eyes widened angrily, and he shouted angrily: "You are so short-sighted! Five hundred thousand is just a fraction of our annual income. If there is no gun barrel, how can you go to the northwest? What's more, the dynasty has changed, and Fourth Uncle and the others

The taxation of ten thousand acres of salt fields is imminent, and they are even more anxious! Go quickly and fetch Fourth Uncle and the others together. If we miss something important, I will only ask you!"

"Yes! I'll ride back right away on a fast horse."

Everything went as smoothly as An Yi expected. General Jiang Dingwen, who was "modesty, generous and considerate of the people's sentiments", arrived from Hangzhou at nightfall. At a grand welcome banquet held by local celebrities, he repeatedly thanked the fellow villagers for their enlightenment and praised Haining highly.

, the "provisional county government" on the Haiyan front and the Cheng Zijian garrison soldiers who "surrendered to the uprising" for their "strong support for the revolutionary cause" and their exemplary role in "making outstanding contributions" to the cause of the Northern Expedition.

The next day, General Jiang Dingwen, who was about to serve as the garrison commander of eastern Zhejiang, and more than a dozen of his entourage inspected Haining County's people's livelihood conditions, public facilities, schools and medical health. After a brief lunch, they said goodbye and loaded up with people from Haining.

The "deep affection" left Haining County and met the elite security company led by General An Yi.

He rushed to Haiyan under the protection of a battalion of the Cheng Zijian garrison, attended a grand luncheon held by more than 250 rich and famous people from more than 20 towns and villages in five surrounding counties, and once again delivered a passionate and touching "revolutionary speech"

, winning bursts of thunderous applause from the "people of insight" and "patriotic industrialists" in the hall.

After a happy dinner for all, General Jiang Dingwen and his party, who returned home with a full load, were respectfully presented by An Yi, Hu Hu, Yin Jinan and other beloved generals. They boarded the German cargo ship specially invited by the Shanghai headquarters of German Lulin & Co., Ltd. for An Yi in high spirits, and followed the people on the ship.

More than 400 tons of "military supplies" returned to Nanchang together.

When leaving, Jiang Dingwen put his arm around An Yi's shoulders, took the envelope that had been prepared from the adjutant's hand, and slowly stuffed it into An Yi's pocket:

"Inside are eleven cash checks, totaling 900,000 yuan, all of which are issued by banks in the United Kingdom and the United States. 750,000 of them are payment for goods to you, and the other 150,000 yuan is the hard work fee paid to you by my eldest brother.

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You are so smart. Without you going to Haining to help me, I would not know how to get it. The output of tens of thousands of acres of salt fields in this area is amazing, supplying one-third of the salt needed by Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei, and Henan every year. From this

You can see how wealthy he is. If nothing else, just a small county-level anti-narcotics director can put 1.8 million in income into his own pocket a year. Did you not expect it? Haha!

Also, thanks to your thoughtfulness this time, we invited this German cargo ship, which saved my brother a lot of trouble. When the ship enters Wusongkou and unloads the cargo at Boss Du's private dock upstream, the business will be considered a success.

It's over, I will help you get everything done as soon as possible when you return to Nanchang, and you can lead the troops to attack Shanghai with confidence. I will send you a report after I take office. If you need anything, you can contact me by telegram at any time."

"Brother, you gave me too much!" An Yi said gratefully.

Jiang Dingwen laughed angrily: "You don't think this money is too much? It shows that you haven't mastered cultivation yet, haha! It probably won't be enough for you to build a hospital in old Nanchang. Take it! The stall you opened in Nanchang

It's not small. If you are short of money, just tell your elder brother. Even if you have more than a million, you can still get it at any time.

You can't be stupid anymore. The construction of the recruitment office and training base in Old Nanchang should be fully paid for by the headquarters. You should stop investing your own money. Now the main project and the surrounding gates and high walls have been completed.

, the remaining various facilities and auxiliary buildings will be completed by May at the latest. The money you have saved should be reserved for a few big projects in the investment plan, so that big brother and I can follow and get some light from our business.

The bigger you do, the more respect you will gain from others, remember?"

An Yi nodded: "Remember! The ship is about to leave, brother, take care!"

"Take care of yourself too! Fight a good fight to bring glory to your elder brother!"
Chapter completed!