Fang Jianxiong was receiving Tang Shanfu and Wu Xingzhou, representatives of the Wuhu business gentry. His uncle Fang Youxiao was also here. There was a revolution in Anhui and he was worried that his business would be affected, so he came to learn about the situation.

Before arriving, the two went to see the county magistrate Zhu Xiufeng. Since the day of the revolution, the magistrate had locked himself in the county government office and refused to come out.

Fang Jianxiong was so busy that he didn't pay attention to local matters for a while.

"Sir, Wuhu is only two hundred miles away from Jiangning. It can be reached by water in one day, but it is not hindered on the ground. How can the imperial warships come from the river and bombard the industrial areas on the riverside?" After a few polite words, Tang Shanfu said

Tell me your worries. Today's business gentry in Wuhu are worried about industrial areas because of the revolution. Take Shanfu as an example. He has a textile factory, a printing and dyeing factory, and a quilt factory in the industrial area. Wu Xingzhou is also in the industrial area.

There is a meat factory and a cannery in the district. Although this factory started up after the Eurasia Group, this year Eurasia took the initiative to withdraw its shares and completely turned the factory into its own.

At first, Fang Jianxiong meant to benefit Sangzi, and the business gentry were quite happy. Unexpectedly, the situation suddenly changed, and Fang Jianxiong actually made a revolution!

"Fuguo, such a big family property is placed on the riverside. Everyone is worried about this matter. Please give me an explanation." Fang Youxiao spoke in the tone of an elder. He was also worried in his heart. His interests were on the dock. Once it was cleared,

The military and navy bombarded the dock, and the consequences were disastrous. In recent years, there have been so many companies in the industrial zone and so much investment has been made in the dock. It would be heartbreaking to be destroyed by war.

Before Fang Jianxiong had time to answer these three questions, an old man broke in from outside. The guard did not dare to stop him. When everyone in the house saw the old man, they all stood up and saluted. This man has a great reputation in Wuhu, Anhui Gong

Li Guangjiong, the founder of the school. Mr. Li worked hard for education. Everyone in Wuhu must respect him as "Mr. Li" when he sees him.

"Fang Fuguo, take care of your men. The recruitment office is set up at the entrance of my Anhui Public School. Those children who are making trouble are not thinking about class, they are all clamoring to join the army!" Li Guangjiong came and lectured people without even looking.

Fang Jianxiong didn't mind saluting repeatedly. He valued this old gentleman very much and devoted himself wholeheartedly to education. No matter how respectful he was, he couldn't be too respectful.

"Which bastard is so bold?" Fang Jianxiong cursed first, then stepped forward to move a chair for the old gentleman and said, "Don't be angry, Mr. Li, you came just in time. I have something to discuss with you."

Anhui Public School has been very prosperous in the past two years. Fang Jianxiong asked Gu Heng to set up an education fund. Each factory in the industrial zone contributes a small amount of money every year to support local education. Anhui Public School is famous enough and has expanded greatly.

Quick, last year Fang Jianxiong renovated the urban area of ​​Wuhu and specially allocated funds to send an engineering team to build a new school building. He had dealt with Mr. Li several times.

Li Guangjiong is a kind person, and Fang Jianxiong has supported education in the past, which suits him very much. Furthermore, Anhui Public School itself is a gathering place for rebels. Li Guangjiong is still very supportive of Fang Jianxiong's revolution. Therefore, he gave Fang Jianxiong the topic without paying attention.

He was taken astray and subconsciously asked: "What's the matter with you?" Li Guangjiong felt that Fang Jianxiong was a busy man now. He said that if something happened, it must be a big thing, so he talked about the big things first and put aside the recruitment of troops.

The few people on the side looked at each other and smiled slightly. These people have all suffered from Fang Heizhai. Mr. Fang is good at everything, but this crooked building is too lethal. Every time I talk to him about something, sometimes.

I still wanted to argue a few words, but in the end, I was fooled by him and forgot my original intention. However, as long as no one suffers in terms of actual interests.

"Sir, he founded Anhui Public School and spent many years of hard work cultivating talents. Jianxiong admired him very much. It's just this matter. It's so hard, Jianxiong couldn't bear it!" Fang Jianxiong began to set the trap.

"Don't say that. I don't think it's hard, I'm talking about serious things." Li Guangjiong still felt comfortable flattering him, and his menacing energy was digested. He waved his hand and spoke with great momentum. This is what Fang Jianxiong is used to.

of!

"It's like this. The scale of Anhui public schools is growing day by day. Now that Anhui is independent, and the situation will stabilize in a few days, I plan to propose to the provincial council that compulsory primary education be implemented across the province. There must be a prerequisite for this, and that is

Teachers have to keep up. So, I plan to change Anhui Public School into a normal university, that is..." Fang Jianxiong slowed down and showed hesitation.

Li Guangjiong became anxious at first and couldn't sit still. He stood up and said loudly: "I have done such a great thing with immeasurable merit."

"There is no need to be anxious, Mr. Li. Please sit down and listen to me." Fang Jianxiong smiled. Such a noble gentleman is best fooled. When Li Guangjiong sat down, Fang Jianxiong caught a glimpse of Li Muyan coming in with two people. He smiled at Li Guangjiong.

Said: "First of all, you have to go to Anqing to take over the director of Anhui Education. Secondly, Anhui Public School needs to be expanded, and Anhui Normal University in the city will have to be expanded in the second half of the year. If the construction is tightened, there will be time. You can come back later

I have to serve as the principal concurrently, and I don’t trust others. Finally, please support my work. If the Qing Dynasty is not overthrown, the country will have no hope. The artillery, surveying and mapping, and engineers of the revolutionary army all need soldiers and officers with a cultural foundation.

Tell me, can the Manchus step down voluntarily?" Fang Jianxiong pulled the trick again!

Li Guangjiong was completely fooled by him, and casually said: "That can't be done, it must be overthrown by force."

Fang Jianxiong took it and said smoothly: "Yes, but look, I don't ask you to buy the cannon, and I don't have the money to buy the cannon, right? But I can't buy the cannon. I don't have anyone to operate it."

After going around in a circle, Li Guangjiong realized that the culprit was Fang Jianxiong. He came to him to reason with him, but he was blind!

"Hey! I feel sorry for those children who are seventeen or eighteen years old, they are still so young. I also know that their revolutionary enthusiasm is very high, and I can't stop them! But they are still children, and they will be fine after studying hard for a few years.

..." Li Guangjiong couldn't continue, sighed and patted his thigh.

Fang Jianxiong smiled and said: "I can understand the revolutionary enthusiasm of young people. Isn't this the result of your education? Speaking of which, I also want to thank you! Without the soil of Anhui Public School, where would revolutionary ideas come from?

Young people are enthusiastically signing up to join the army?"

Li Guangjiong was silent for a while, then sighed and said: "Okay, I won't mention this anymore. You have to pay close attention to the matter of Anhui Normal University. And the Director of Education, I will go there when the matter of the Normal University is finalized.

When you take office, you have to find some helpers and recruit some teachers to teach."

Li Guangjiong stood up and left. Fang Jianxiong sent him to the door. When he came back, he looked at Li Muyan with a smile on his face, as well as Yang Yanchang and Han Ming standing in the yard. He held his hands apologetically and said, "Mr. Muyan, please invite the two of you here first."

Sit in the side hall for a while, I have something else to do here."

"We're fine!" Before he finished speaking, the three representatives came out. Tang Shanfu looked ashamed and cupped his hands and said: "Fuguo is dedicated to repaying Sangzi and has the world in mind. We are wasting our time at this juncture just for some small personal gain."

Your time is really shamefully tight. Please rest assured Fuguo, I will comfort you from the Chamber of Commerce and ensure that there will be no trouble."

Fang Jianxiong smiled and said: "This is best, but please tell all the business gentry that you can go to George and he will recommend you to buy insurance from Meile Insurance Company. Once the war spreads to the factory area, if you pay the insurance, the insurance company will cover your compensation in the future."

loss."

This is another trap, and it is something that Fang Jianxiong has planned for a long time. It is still difficult to lose money when opening an insurance company. Of course, this is limited to his own territory, and it is really hard to say outside. As long as the Beiyang Army

Fang Jianxiong wasn't worried at all when they called him. That old guy Yuan Shikai was cunning and cunning. Besides, wasn't Wuchang in front?

As for the Qing navy, it seems there is no tradition of firing on innocent people's property.

The three of them took the initiative to go out, and Fang Jianxiong also walked to the door. When he turned around, Yang Yanchang saluted: "I've seen Mr. Fang!"

"Well, I was too careful. Since we are all comrades, there is no need to be so polite." Fang Jianxiong simply returned the favor, invited the two of them to sit down in the living room, and then said, "Tell me about Jiang Ning's situation first."

Following Yang Yanchang's narration, the current situation of the Ninth Town was basically explained. As soon as a shot was fired in Wuchang, Anhui followed, followed by Hunan, Jiangxi, and Shaanxi. Uprisings continued across the country, and uprisings broke out along the Yangtze River.

Zhang Renjun, the governor of Jiangning and Liangjiang, was extremely worried about the new army. Relying on Zhang Xun's Jiang defense battalion and patrol battalion with a total of 20,000 people, he first moved the ninth town to Ziling Pass, then recovered the ammunition and sent troops to be on guard. Even the cannons

The muzzles of their guns were all pointed in the direction of the Ninth Town. They looked like they were always ready for a fight.

The contradiction between the old and new armies was already deep. The imperial court invested heavily in the new army, which was the point where the old army was most dissatisfied. The two sides had conflicts before, but now, with the support of Er Zhang, the old army was even more dissatisfied.

He was arrogant and tried his best to suppress the new army.

Although Xu Shaojie, the commander of the Ninth Town, sympathized with the revolution, his personality was soft and he did not harden up at first. In addition, he was cautious and hesitant. After passively leading the troops out of the city, it was difficult to start another incident. First of all, the problem of ammunition could not be solved.

, Ninth Town only had three rounds of bullets per capita, so how could they use it to attack the city? Although the soldiers were bullied by the old army and had a strong desire to fight, Xu Shaojian could not bear to let his brothers use their bayonets to fight for bullets.

Xu Shaojian once imagined that Zhang Renjun could voluntarily give up the Manchu stance and declare independence. He took the advisory director with him to persuade him, but Zhang Xun was almost scooped out and failed to return to the military camp.

In the end, the co-president Shen Tongwu came up with the idea to ask Yang Yanchang and Han Ming from the Tongmenghui to go to Anqing to ask Fang Jianxiong for help. Anqing has a manufacturing bureau that can produce round-nose bullets by itself. In addition, people were sent to Zhenjiang and Shanghai, hoping that Lin Shuqing in Zhenjiang and Shanghai

The Revolutionary Party supports a little ammunition.

After listening to Yang Yanchang's story, Fang Jianxiong immediately asked seriously: "How many round-nose bullets are there in the warehouse?"

Adjutant Duan Feng immediately replied: "I went to do an inventory the day before yesterday, and there were still 28 million pills. They were mainly leftover after the German troops in Qingdao changed their uniforms, and there were also some reserves from the original patrol camp. Anqing still needs to send a batch.

Go over with the round-nose bullets, and there are a lot of old-fashioned 1888 and Hanyang equipment there."
Chapter completed!