In a bungalow area on Yangtze River Back Street in Xuanwu District, Nanjing, a two-story building is particularly eye-catching. The southernmost building looks like a C-shaped building when viewed from a high altitude. The building facing north and south seems to have two open arms.

Arms, and there is a small and exquisite square in the arms. Between the two arms is the carved iron gate. At this moment, Zhao Jinzhong, wearing a top hat, just stepped through the iron gate. He had just returned from Hangzhou and walked non-stop.

Entering this small building, Qi Xieyuan's governor's mansion.

Qi Xieyuan, who was sitting in the study on the second floor, was sketching on paper, reprimanding the officers standing aside, and said angrily: "What's going on? This month's military pay is 20% more than last month!"

The officer lowered his head, with the brim of his hat covering half of his face, and said without any emotion: "Reporting to the Governor, the number of new recruits joining the army this month has reached as many as a regiment, so the military pay has been increased."

Qi Xieyuan squinted his eyes and raised his eyebrows at the officer and said: "Conscription is right, but the army is not a place to raise idlers. If they are just freeloaders, let them get out as soon as possible. I don't have the money to feed those idlers.

Remember, we should focus on quality rather than quantity. A person who can fight three people will have the same amount of food as a person who can fight one person. Why not pick the ones who can do more work? Dismiss all those useless soldiers.

Already."

Although Qi Xieyuan was the governor of Jiangsu and was the best at amassing money, he was quite frugal in daily life, and he brought his "excellent tradition" of thrift and diligence to the army. The soldiers were fed shabby food for many years, and his subordinates complained endlessly.

However, he promoted the spirit of hard work and hard work in the army. Not only food, but also the uniforms and logistics equipment of the soldiers were spared. It can be called stingy. This alone is enough for Zhao Jinzhong to despise. Quenching Blood

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Seeing Zhao Jinzhong coming, Qi Xieyuan waved his hand and dismissed the officer standing opposite. The officer hurried away as if he had been granted amnesty. When he passed by Zhao Jinzhong, he couldn't help but give Zhao Jinzhong a look of thanks.

.In this army, although they are all Qi Xieyuan's subordinates, when it comes to truly winning over people's hearts, Qi Xieyuan is far inferior to Zhao Jinzhong.

Zhao Jinzhong closed the door and stood in front of Qi Xieyuan's desk. Qi Xieyuan raised his eyebrows and said with sideways eyes: "Why are you the only one coming back? Where is that Yang Wei? Could it be that he doesn't even pay attention to the chief of staff of this military governor?"

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Zhao Jinzhong waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Warlord, please rest assured, Yang Wei has agreed to join the army, but he still has one request."

Qi Xieyuan's eyebrows that had just fallen raised again, and he said loudly: "Request? It is already a huge favor to allow him to be given the staff position. What else does he want to ask for?"

Zhao Jinzhong felt funny in his heart. You, Qi Xieyuan, are just a scholar in the late Qing Dynasty. You just graduated from the gunnery department of the Beiyang Army Academy. As the saying goes, no hero becomes famous. It's just that you took the opportunity. Otherwise, how can you compete with other top students who graduated from the Virginia Military Institute?

In comparison, especially Qi Xieyuan, who was stingy by nature and couldn't even hear the word "want" when others said it. With his short-sightedness, the position of Jiangsu Governor-General should be given to him, Zhao Jinzhong.

However, there was no expression on Zhao Jinzhong's face. He said respectfully: "Warlord, please don't be angry. Listen to what Jinzhong said slowly. This Yang Wei is really a useful talent. But after I explained my intention this time, he said he didn't want to hide it."

I am working as a staff officer in the staff group because I want a group of soldiers to train myself so that they can serve the governor on the battlefield in the future."

The words sounded nice, and every word was just fished out of the honey jar, and it reached Qi Xieyuan's heart. But if there were three thousand soldiers in a regiment, where would the extra three thousand soldiers come from?

Qi Xieyuan, who was short and fat, stood up and paced back and forth in front of the window. After circling twice, he said cruelly: "Since you swear that he is some kind of genius from heaven, why do you need so many soldiers and horses? Besides, since

If he is good at strategizing, he is more suitable as a staff officer. The army cannot raise three thousand men for him in vain."

The clouds and fog in front were all to pave the way for the lack of military supplies later. Zhao Jinzhong snorted in his heart. Qi Xieyuan didn't know Yang Wei's ability. If he let a talent go in vain, he would regret it in the future.

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If he were just an outsider, Zhao Jinzhong would like to see Qi Xieyuan's joke, but now he is under Qi Xieyuan's command. He is a grasshopper tied to a rope, let alone Zhao Jinzhong giving up such an unforgettable person like Yang Wei.

He himself couldn't bear to seek talents.

Zhao Jinzhong sighed and said earnestly: "The military governor is unaware of something. With Yang Wei's intelligence and ability and what he has learned over the years, it is a pity to have him only serve as a staff officer. Moreover, only going to the front line will help him get deeper into the enemy's situation."

Qi Xieyuan glanced sideways at Zhao Jinzhong and said angrily: "How can commanding a regiment be compared to commanding thousands of troops? Besides, there are so many people who have returned from studying abroad. What qualifications does he have to come to me to pick and choose?

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Yang Wei and Qi Xieyuan refused to give way to each other, but Zhao Jinzhong was caught in the middle. Although you can't have your cake and eat it, Zhao Jinzhong was unwilling to give in. He spread his hands and jumped anxiously, saying helplessly: "

The governor has never seen this person. He is stubborn and hard to compromise. It would be a pity to give up like this. What's more, if Yang Wei is placed on the front line, we can naturally follow his example in deploying troops and generals, just like a staff officer. If

With such good generals in hand, I expect that the governor's army will be stationed in Shanghai soon."

When it came to stationing in Shanghai, Qi Xieyuan was slightly moved. He had already heard that Yang Wei had turned Shanghai upside down. If he could really help with his plan to station in Shanghai, it would be in line with his wishes.

Thinking of this, Qi Xieyuan sat in the large armchair, looked at Zhao Jinzhong with squinted eyes and said: "If this is really the case, then let him go once. I don't think even a military governor can argue with him. He is only a good general.

He cannot just lead troops to fight. Since he can reach the sky, it is not a problem to prepare military pay. You will inform them later that the soldiers of that regiment do not need to be dismissed and will be handed over to Yang Wei, but he will prepare the military pay and military supplies himself.

, success or failure all depends on his own ability."

Zhao Jinzhong gritted his teeth with hatred in his heart, but couldn't express it on his face. He said to himself that he had never seen such a stingy general. His soldiers were reluctant to pay for them. They were all people who worked hard for him. Just him.

How many people will be able to follow you in the future if you just sit back and reap the benefits?

But in this way, Qi Xieyuan's stinginess actually gave him an opportunity to enhance his relationship with Yang Wei. Although this seemed a bit sinister and cunning, he could only blame Qi Xieyuan for not knowing how to behave.
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