Chapter 20 Young boy leaves home and returns home

"Oh, so that's the reason!" After hearing Xu Shuzheng's big reason, Zhang Xun seemed to wake up from a dream, nodded repeatedly, and murmured: "To put it this way, I misunderstood that Zhi is old before. I'm really sorry, I'm sorry."

Looking at Zhang Xun's honest look, Xu Shuzheng was a little stunned. A peasant son like Zhang Xun who had not studied for a few years could climb to such a high position as he is now. He would never be a loyal and honest person, nor could he be moved by his empty words. Zhang Xun smiled again in a blink of an eye: "Brother Youzheng, I, I, Lao Zhang, have no reason to disagree with the restoration of the state's power and regain the prestige of the central government. But the matter of sending troops to Europe... My braided soldiers are not strong enough. If Mr. Zhi intends to attack the guards in the southwest, I, Lao Zhang, would be willing to go there."

Xu Shuzheng then smiled slightly and agreed: "This is easy to say, it will be a matter of time before the end of the Southwest. I will definitely ask for the order of Xuan Shuai. This Guangdong governor is definitely Xuan Shuai."

The two of them exchanged a few more greetings, and as they spoke, they got on the waiting green sedan chair and headed towards the Xuzhou Daotai Yamen. At this time, on the other side of the train station, a pair of brothers were holding hands and getting on a carriage. It was Chang Ruiqing and his younger brother Chang Ruiyuan who worked in the Braid Army.

"Brother, I told you last time in Beijing. Our family is now wider. The old houses in the city have been renovated, and large tiled houses with three in and three out have been built... New land houses have been purchased outside the city, just in Balitun, not far from Xuzhou City (referring to Tongshan County). A total of 100 acres of good land are all from Dutang Duba. There are also a large house. It costs more than 4,000 yuan in total. It can charge dozens of taxes of rent a year..." As soon as I got on the car, Chang Ruiyuan began to introduce the situation in the family.

"What?" Chang Ruiqing felt something was wrong with his ears, so he quickly interrupted his younger brother Chang Ruiyuan who was talking about the good situation in the family. He said hesitantly: "Ruiyuan, where did our family get so much money? Your Majesty Zhang is not that generous, right?"

Chang Ruiyuan laughed and pointed at the big braid on the back of his head: "Of course our family can be prosperous, of course it is for its blessing! Brother, let me tell you, on the ground of Xuzhou that is hundreds of miles apart, the sky is not as big as this braid! With our 63rd Battalion soldiers here, no one dares to provoke us! Even the foreign masters of the Jinpu Railway Bureau have no way to deal with our braid soldiers. If they make trouble, we will still beat them hard! So almost half of the Jinpu Railway is serving our Dingwu Army. Of course, they don't buy tickets when taking a car. They don't dare to charge for a little bit of stuff. Even if they transport opium, no one dares to investigate... You also know that our father is working at the Jinpu Railway Bureau. I have also found an errand with the Grand Marshal. I always understand the principle of relying on the mountain to eat the mountain, right?"

Chang Ruiqing nodded as if he suddenly realized this. He had seen these things in books. Zhang Xun's braided soldiers were also well-known in history. In Jinpu, where Xuzhou meets, the two railways in Longhai are actually Zhang Xun's money-making. There are always several carriages on each train that were occupied by Zhang Dashuai's braided soldiers. As for what they were trafficked, no one dared to investigate. However, seeing that Zhang Xun raised 63 battalions (up to hundreds of battalions) with this small plot near Xuzhou, he knew that they were good things with huge profits...

"Ruiyuan, then, our family also makes money by transporting goods on the railway?" Chang Ruiqing seemed to suddenly think of something and murmured.

"Yes, our braided army has some tricks, and they all make money on the railway. Why? Brother, are you a little moved?"

Chang Ruiqing smiled faintly and waved his hand: "In a few months, I want to put some things in a while and put them in a while. Is it convenient along the way?"

Chang Ruiyuan's eyes rolled, and without asking what it was, he quickly patted his chest and said, "What's inconvenient? With our braid and our father's connections on the railway, there is no problem even if we transport arms and opium!"

Chang Ruiqing nodded with a smile, and did not say what he wanted to be transported, but continued to ask my brother about the matter at home.

Now his father Chang Laohu's second room has been arranged... In fact, this is nothing. Chang Laohu is only in his early forties and is in his prime. It is normal for the family to find a small one in this day and this is normal! As for Chang Wang, uh, it's Chang Ruiqing, Chang Ruiyuan's mother, she made a lot of trouble, crying, making a fuss and hanging herself, but it's useless, and in the end she can only accept her fate!

In addition to having a little mother, his younger brother Chang Ruiyuan has also made a marriage. The other party's family is an employee of the Jinpu Railway Bureau. He is a colleague of Chang Laohu. His surname is Zhang. His daughter is only 16 years old this year. She has studied in Shanghai for a few years and has never seen her like a Chang Ruiyuan! A standard arranged marriage, I don't know if the little girl will escape marriage or something? As for Chang Ruiqing's marriage... Chang's father is really not very concerned. He seems to have no feelings for this eldest son who has not been close to him since childhood. However, Chang Wang kept doing it. It is said that the other party is the daughter of her mother's cousin, who is only 15 years old this year, and it is still a silly year... Uh, a little cousin of Loli, this evil old society is really evil!

The car was moving forward all the way. Chang Ruiqing held family affairs with his brothers, while lifting the curtains from time to time to look around and enjoying the scenery of his hometown. Today, Xuzhou is much more prosperous and lively than when he left his hometown to study in Nanjing for Army Primary School. There are many shops and taverns on both sides of the streets, and the pedestrians, cars and horses on the streets are shoulder to shoulder. It seems that Xuzhou has indeed become increasingly prosperous after the railway is opened.

After walking slowly, it took about an hour before the car passed through Xuzhou City (Tongshan County) and left the city from the south gate. There were braided soldiers standing guard guarding with rifles at the gate. When they lifted the curtains and saw the Chang brothers in military uniforms, they naturally didn't dare to make things difficult for them. They waved their hands and let them go. They left the city and headed west. There were farmland on both sides of the road. At this time, the autumn harvest had passed, so they were all bare and had no meaning. After walking about ten miles, they entered a village surrounded by soil, which was probably Balitun.

In history, Xuzhou was often in chaos, so there were fortifications made of earth and stone outside the villages. The wealthy families in the village would join forces to form militias and other groups... It was called "landlord armed forces" later, and it seemed to be doing something to deceive men and dominate women, as if it were very reactionary. In fact, in this chaotic world, if there was a peaceful village that was really unprepared for peace, it would have been flattened by all kinds of soldiers and bandits, and the poor and lower-middle peasants living there would not have endured the day of liberation.

As soon as I entered the circumference, I saw a very large house door with a sign from the Chang Mansion. There were two tall and strong young men in cotton robes at the door. I don’t know if they were the legendary “landlord armed forces”? Well, Chang Ruiqing’s family background has fallen from the glorious working class to become a landlord bully! I am also a Beiyang warlord, and it seems that he is getting further and further away from the standards of revolutionaries.

When the two people at the door saw Chang Ruiyuan get out of the car, they smiled and clasped their fists to salute. One of them said, "Ruiyuan, master and master's wife are waiting in a hurry. Why are you here... Oh, this is Brother Ruiqing? Haha, two bars and one star are the battalion commander's errands, right? The master is such a blessing!"

Uh, these two are Chang Laohu's apprentice, a standard industrial worker! It's also the vanguard of the Chinese proletariat. Chang Ruiyuan also clasped his fists at the two "vanguard members" and introduced them to Chang Ruiqing. These two men were both brothers, both of whom were surnamed Wang and the nephews of Chang Wang's family (Chang's mother). One was named Erdezi and the other was called Sandezi. The family was poor and lower-middle peasants and had never studied any books. When they grew up, they followed the path of their uncle Chang Laohu and took an errand-made job on the Jinpu Railway. They were Chang Laohu's apprentice. However, the two brothers looked good, both of them had thick eyebrows and big eyes, national faces, and looked particularly upright, just like the Li Yuhe in "Red Lantern". It seems that they had to find a way to guide them on the road of revolution...

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