Chapter 221: Cutting off the firewood from the bottom of the cauldron (Part 1)

Emergency dispatch and training seem to be common for the National Defense Forces. The training programs carried out every month allow soldiers to face emergencies in an orderly manner. Therefore, when Cai E boarded the Chuyu ship the next day, the two infantry regiments of the 2nd Brigade and the 101st Brigade had already slowly crossed the Jinjipo Fortress in Jiangxi under the protection of the Hairong ship and two gunboats.\\

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On the outside of the escort gunboat, two British insect-class gunboats were always accompanied by spying on military information. Although Britain and France did not restrict the defense force this time, all military mobilizations, especially the operations of the Yangtze River waterway, are still under full surveillance. Everyone is also very clear that these intelligences will be sent north soon, and Britain is waiting for the turning point of the war like other countries. However, judging from their consistent relationship with the Beiyang, it is very normal to inform the information.

All three warships have been filled with live ammunition. In addition to guarding against the British, more attention has been focused on the two turrets. Most of the turrets here are still 57mm mountain cannons, but four 120mm shore cannons and two German-made 210mm fortress cannons in the Qing Dynasty made the National Defense Forces not dare to take it lightly, especially after Jiangxi announced a high-profile no cooperation, it is necessary to be more vigilant.

But in fact, there is another situation on the Jinji Mountain Fortress.

The thick 210mm Dezhou Fortress gun gun was covered with waiting soldiers. Although the four 120mm Jiang defense guns took off their cannon suits, they were aimed at British gunboats and were not filled with any shells.

"Brother Zihong, what do you think about the governor this time? He used to say that he wanted to fight Beiyang, but now he has started fighting but declared neutrality and is still fighting against Yang Qiu. What does it mean?" On the fort, an officer with a stubborn face held the cannon tube and looked at the Jiang ships driving through his nose, both envious and complex in his expression.

His name is Liu Zhenxi. He was a local from Jiujiang at the age of 28. He graduated from the Nanyang Naval Academy in Shanghai. During the Qing Dynasty, the Yangtze River defenses were all managed by the Jiangfang Army and the Navy. As a member of the Navy, he was sent to Jiujiang to be mainly responsible for the Jinjipo Fort to ensure the smooth supply of coal in the navy. He also looked at the fleet and frowned. The man named Zihong was the current representative of the Jiangxi Congress, the Prime Minister of the Republic of China Bank, the economic advisor of the Governor's Office, and his fellow villager Xu Xiujun.

Xu Xiujun was talented and was sent to Waseda University in Japan at the age of 20 to study economy by officials. A year later, he organized a military national education association with his partners. Later, he sneaked back to Jiangxi and Lin Sen and others to promote the revolution. After being discovered that he wanted, he simply turned to Hong Kong to disguise himself as a boatman and went to the UK with excellent grades. He was admitted to George Smithandan University in London, England, with excellent grades, specializing in economics and management.&*.《》.com Fastest update＊＊Surprised the ambassador to the UK sees his intelligence and studious, and is quite appreciated by his good character, so he hired him to go to the embassy to sort out official documents and archives in his spare time, which is considered to be a fund for his tuition.

After four and a half years of work, he obtained his degree. With the recommendation of Wang Daxie, he went to Heilongjiang to work as a financial advisor. Later, he transferred to Xu Shichang to be responsible for rectifying finance. Now the finances of the three northeastern provinces are basically the foundation he laid back then.

After returning to Beijing, Xu Shichang recommended him to go to Europe for inspection. In the end, he chose to study at Leipzig Business School in Germany. He originally thought that he might not be able to play his strengths in his life, but unexpectedly, news of the Wuchang Uprising came from the country at this time, so he immediately turned around Russia. After Mongolia came back in a big circle. After the peace talks between the north and the south, Xu Shichang saw him in Tianjin and immediately recommended him to Yuan Shikai. Yuan Shikai also invited him as a financial adviser to the Presidential Office, but he did not like Yuan Shikai's old age. He saw through his false republic and truly dictatorial thoughts, and finally resigned and returned to his hometown Jiujiang.

After hearing this, Li Liejun knew that he was very capable and was particularly proficient in financial business. When he graduated from the UK, he even sent an invitation letter. He just didn't want to become a comprador of foreign powers to exploit China, so he refused, so he immediately invited the appointment of an advisor to the Governor's Office.

Jiangxi is a poor province with annual taxes less than 30% of Hubei. When he was an advisor, he coincided with the collapse of the economy due to the revolution. So he immediately suggested opening a bank in the Republic of China, issuing local bonds, imitating the southwest, minting money by himself, banning waste money merchants from pawning and issuing money notes, and stabilizing the financial market. Li Liejun also opened a public office to activate finance. Later, he personally took charge of the salt tax and stopped paying central taxes. He even secretly planned to recover the Hanyeping Coal Mine in financial form. However, because the National Defense Forces were tough and did not hesitate to fight to retake it back, he lost a good opportunity.

But even without the latter, Jiangxi's economy has become only orderly under his analysis. Not only has it not decreased due to the chaos in the revolution and the abolition of a large amount of likin, but it has a significant growth rate.

It is precisely because of his efforts that Jiangxi, a poor province, can still maintain the organization of two divisions and one brigade, even surpassing Zhejiang and Fujian, which are relatively rich. In addition, Li Liejun himself is a good officer, so the Gan Army is second only to the behemoth of the National Defense Forces among the southern forces.

However, today he regrets being so active!

In fact, he knew in his heart that Li Liejun was definitely not the kind of person who had his own selfishness. He did this this time entirely because of the repetition and defeat of the Democratic Party leaders, and the blow after the breakdown of faith was unimaginable, so he hated Yang Qiu half-death. In addition, the Kuomintang-Social Party quickly controlled the parliament and the continuous growth of the defense force's armed forces, and believed that he was a stealer like Yuan Shikai and would sooner or later embark on the road of dictatorship against republic.

Xu Xiujun could also see that Yang Qiu didn't like the republic so much, otherwise he wouldn't have swept his sword around and attacked political enemies to control the Congress without fail. However, after more than a year of chaos, many people actually understood in their hearts that a republic similar to the American style would be difficult to work in China at least. It would be great that he could protect the Congress. Otherwise, with his means in the southwest, he could have waited for the Beiyang and the Democratic Party to fight and swept across all the forces in the south.

The current national trend is very obvious. The Kuomintang and the Party dominate the country can hardly curb unless they lose this battle. But is it possible? Yang Qiu sent so many troops but there are still heavy troops stationed in the southwest. So even if he loses, it is not the turn of the Democratic Party to get involved in the southwest. In the end, it is still a scene of separation of the three families. This is not conducive to national unity and the reunification of the country. Therefore, his position should be to send troops to defeat Beiyang first, so that the country will be in a unified state and slowly resolve internal conflicts. It is just...

He sighed and looked at Liu Zhenxi: "The Governor is really doing something stupid this time."

Liu Zhenxi didn't have as much thought as he was. As a navy, when Sa Zhenbing came out of the mountains to take over the naval power, he wanted to return. After all, the navy is not an army, and what they learned is not spent on civil war, so he said: "Zihong, the governor usually listens to you, so you should go and persuade him. I don't hide it from you. Sa's commander has sent a telegram to me. The National Defense Force is going to form a Marine Corps. He has recommended me, so my brother can't stay here for a few days.

The soldiers faced have been very resentful these days. No matter what, this time Yang Qiu represents the central government. Restoring national integrity and unification is the dream of us. But now Jiangxi announces that ** will inevitably affect Fujian, Guangdong and Zhejiang in the south. If everyone does not work hard, what hope will the country have? Maybe some people are willing to waste it, but brother, I really don’t want to wait. Without a unified country, there will be no sea border, and no sea border... How can China rise?

Having said that, Yang Qiu is definitely not a person who is easy to get along with! After he promised our navy to continue to pay the final payment for the three training cruisers, because the guys in Fujian were not very obedient, he simply sent the people he selected to Britain and the United States through Wang Guangxiong, which was equivalent to taking all three warships in his arms. It is said that Yuan Shikai is a living Cao Cao, and I think he is not bad either. But there is one thing that people do well, that is, they have a country in their hearts! Unlike Yuan Shikai, who only has Beiyang in his heart, even the Sa Tongshi said that he is the kind of extreme character that either takes us to truly become prosperous or strong or defeats!

So I bet that if the governor continues to be stubborn, the Southwest Defense Force will make a big attack within three days! Even if he doesn't come, when he defeats Beiyang and controls the whole country, can we Jiangxi be a country among the country? Besides, you can see for yourself, what is the strength of the National Defense Force Army? The deck on the other side is the same as the 15th-level German Krupp, who is all over the deck, is not much different from our fort. He is now holding the power of the central government, with the support of Congress and President Li, and we can still take the word "reason" if he beat the soldiers behind him!" He glanced at the soldiers behind him and sighed: "I'm finished, I can't control others, but..."

Although he didn't continue, Xu Xiujun knew in his heart that there were indeed many complaints within the Gan Army about this ** in the past few days. Especially the grassroots soldiers, they were not all people with lofty dreams. Most of them were poor children in rural areas. They followed Li Liejun and rose up because they couldn't stand the Qing Dynasty. However, the monthly military pay of 2 yuan is far from the minimum standard of 10 yuan for the National Defense Forces. Why don't you get more money when carrying a gun?

As soon as Yang Qiu became vice president, the Minister of Defense and the Commander-in-Chief of the Hai and Land, the news came out of the army that the National Defense Force would be reorganized. The soldiers were still very excited at the time because they could get the same standard military pay as others. But who knew that Li Liejun sent a telegram as soon as he came back and did not cooperate. He was still planning to do so in the past two days. Isn’t this cut off the way for tens of thousands of soldiers to support their families?

Thinking of this, he was a little anxious. The affairs of Tang Jiyao and Kunming were all learned from the past. Once the soldiers mutiny, the people were still suffering. If the National Defense Forces really drove in, the welcome would probably be much stronger than the resistance, so he really should persuade Li Liejun.

When Liu Zhenxi saw that he was told, he took out a telegram from his pocket: "This is what Yang Qiu asked me to give to you through the Sa Control. He... has appointed you as the president of Southwest Bank. In addition, there are many generals in the army who will be appointed at the same time. The letter of appointment will be delivered to everyone tomorrow morning. Brother Zihong... Go back and be careful."

Southwest Bank President?!

Xu Xiujun guessed that Liu Zhenxi had connections with the National Defense Forces, otherwise he would never say so much, but he never expected that Yang Qiu would suddenly appoint himself as the president of the Southwest Bank! As long as there are almost no domestic business circles who don’t know this bank, there are enough reserves in the southwest, and there are as many as hundreds of millions of issuances in the Southwest Minyuan alone! The most important thing is that it is very likely to become the Central Bank of the Republic of China! After Shen Shukai left, no one in the country was greedy for this position. Who is not trying to find a way in the business circle these days? The resume sent to Yang Qiu is probably more than one person! Becoming the president of the Southwest Bank means that he will become one of the three financial giants in the Yang Qiu system and become a core member of the National Defense Forces!

The army was not moved, and a few appointments made Jiangxi turn upside down. But I was still very moved and couldn't even say anything I refused.

This Yang Qiu...is a good method!

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