"Zhang Zuolin has become very popular in Fengtian. I thought he was such a powerful person, but now I see that he is a fool. He even sent a kid to check for drugs, and he can find out nothing!"
In a secret manor, Guo Xiaoshan was gathering with many businessmen and talking loudly. Among them was a middle-aged man in his thirties, sitting in the middle position. He obviously had the highest status and was talking loudly.
"I heard that there are more and more wealthy people in Fengtian during this period, and more and more people are buying tobacco. According to me, we will expand the scale in the future. The more we sell, the more we will make. Once we have money
, what can’t be obtained!”
"Commander Jiang is so right. There is money everywhere in Fengtian. How can we not have your share? But I would say you should be a little more careful. After all, Zhang Zuolin is difficult to deal with. This time I sent a useless boy. Next
I might send a capable person here once, and if I get caught, I'm worried about causing trouble for Commander Jiang." Guo Xiaoshan said with some worry.
"What's the trouble? As long as my uncle is still here, everyone has to buy face. There are so many troops in Rehe, and they can't starve to death. Even if the lawsuit is brought to Emperor Yuan, I'm not afraid. Just leave it to me.
, don’t even be afraid.”
Everyone present also heard Commander Jiang's assurance, and they all showed joy. The sky was falling, and there was a big man holding it up. Since others were not afraid, what else did they have to be afraid of, small fish and shrimps like themselves? They just followed him honestly.
Make a fortune behind your back.
While they were chatting and feasting, drinking and drinking, suddenly there was a rush of footsteps outside, and several of his subordinates hurried over.
"Commander, County Magistrate, it's not good, the Fengjun brigade has surrounded this place, and the brothers can't stop it at all!"
Suddenly Guo Xiaoshan's face changed wildly. He shouted loudly: "Isn't Fengjun going back to Fengtian? Why are you still coming to cause trouble for us?"
Bang bang...
Several rapid gunshots were heard outside, and everyone in the room panicked. At this time, they heard the sound of neat footsteps, and a large group of soldiers rushed in.
Naturally, Zhang Tinglan led the soldiers to kill him. Cheng Tianci had already reported to Zhang Tinglan where Guo Xiaoshan and the others were gathering. Zhang Tinglan commanded his men and surrounded the manor with lightning speed.
There was a guard on sentry duty who could not clearly see the situation and wanted to stop Zhang Tinglan, but the outcome was predictable. They were all killed on the spot. Zhang Tinglan had never shown mercy to these guys who were working for him. After killing several guards, the soldiers trotted away.
Then he rushed into the courtyard.
These soldiers ran without any confusion. They were completely like one person, and every foot seemed to step on someone's heart. Commander Jiang also saw this scene, and couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart.
He has also been in the army for a long time and knows the quality of the army. He can be so neat and orderly. He is definitely a rare elite soldier. At this time, his eyes when he looked at Guo Xiaoshan were full of resentment. This idiot told him that the other party is coming.
They are all new recruits, so there is nothing to fear. Isn’t this lying with open eyes? I wish I could just strangle this blind thing to death.
In fact, this is indeed an injustice to Guo Xiaoshan. These are indeed new recruits, but they have all undergone very strict training. Zhang Tinglan consulted Yang Yuting with reference to the training standards of later generations, and the training standards jointly formulated are stricter than those of other armies.
Countless times.
The independent brigade was trained rigorously in the Fengjun army, fed well, and taught literacy. These are the three major characteristics. Under strict rewards and punishments, they made rapid progress. A few months ago, they could not even tell the difference between left and right.
After the most difficult initial period, they seemed to have enlightened themselves. Everyone knows how to work hard, and both study and training are top-notch.
Moreover, Zhang Tinglan had already told them that there would be a parade soon. If they could defeat the veterans of the 27th Division, they would be officially formed into an army, and their welfare benefits would be greatly improved, and they would be able to enjoy the benefits of soldiers.
Benefit Company Allowances.
This is a huge attraction for all soldiers. The current general level of military pay is between six and seven oceans. However, they have to face layers of deductions, and the actual amount they receive is limited. Moreover, food must also be deducted from it, and many officers
They all think about what to eat and try to be greedy as much as possible.
Therefore, the most common food for soldiers is stick noodles, boiled vegetables, some coarse salt mixed with half of the sand and soil, and at most a little oil for dipping in the pot. What soldiers eat will largely determine their combat effectiveness.
During the Anti-Japanese War, it was said that the Japanese were very good with bayonets. The important reason was that their food was better and their soldiers were well-nourished.
Even Japanese military dogs are better fed than Chinese soldiers. Under these conditions, not only do the Chinese troops not have enough energy to fight, but they can't even escape. Officers at all levels treat soldiers as if they are not human beings at all.
How much combat effectiveness can the troops have? As a military commander, he must bear the responsibility. Tragedy cannot cover up incompetence. On the contrary, the more tragic the soldiers and generals are, the more we must investigate the cause of this situation. The incompetence of one general will kill thousands of troops, and the incompetence of the head of state.
Disaster for the whole country!
When the Independent Brigade was first established, Zhang Tinglan formulated a strict system to prevent officers from exploiting soldiers. Meals were not included in military pay, but were handled by a separate logistics department. Soldiers' military pay was directly transferred to bank accounts.
, which immediately blocked the opportunity for officers at all levels to get involved. Their most important tasks were training and fighting, and they couldn't get involved in anything else.
Therefore, the soldiers of the independent brigade receive real military pay, without any salary. If they pass the drill test and eventually become a formal army, they can receive a basic military pay of five oceans a month, and they can also receive bonuses if they perform well in training.
, coupled with welfare subsidies, there is no problem in getting six or seven dollars.
Moreover, all their supplies are distributed uniformly, and the money can almost be remitted home. Five or six yuan can already make a farmer's family live a comfortable life. Therefore, these soldiers in training cherish this opportunity very much and want to live a prosperous life.
To be decent, you have to work hard to behave.
The ambition that shines from the bottom of the heart is more useful than anything else. The recruits have made amazing progress. Every move has shown the quality of a strong soldier. The people who were surrounded felt terrified. Some of the guards had never returned.
Those who tried to resist were beaten to the ground and tied into rice dumplings.
Zhang Tinglan walked in with a smile on his face, as if watching prey. Guo Xiaoshan originally thought that Zhang Tinglan was an ordinary second-generation ancestor. This time he brought troops here, it was just an opportunity for Lao Zhang to give him some money. How could he know that he was blind?
You see, the other party is a master at hiding things and pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger.
"Captain Zhang, we are all our own people. If you have anything to say, we are willing to accept the punishment."
"County Magistrate Guo, if you said this to me when I first arrived in Tongliao, there might still be a chance, but now it's too late, and it's useless to talk more."
Zhang Tinglan waved his hand and asked his soldiers to tie up Guo Xiaoshan, and then ordered the entire Guo family to be searched. Don't think that the county magistrate is a minor official. The common people call them Lord Qingtian. They can already cover a whole county.
He has great authority over life and death, so he is also called Bailihou.
In Guo Xiaoshan's home, they found more than 200 tons of opium, more than 200,000 yuan, and countless small treasures of gold bars. These are the people's wealth. Ill-gotten gains, just for these things, it would be cheap to shoot Guo Xiaoshan.
Got him.
After dealing with Guo Xiaoshan, Zhang Tinglan turned his attention to Commander Jiang again. He sneered and said, "Your name is Jiang Xi, right? The nephew of Jiang Guiti, the governor of Rehe, and the commander of the Rehe Patrol Camp. I didn't expect you to be so...
It's really unexpected that a big shot would come to Fengtian."
"Now that you know my identity, let me go as soon as possible!"
"That was a dream." Zhang Tinglan sneered and said, "Jiang Xi, how much opium have you sold, and how many people have died because of your family. You have done all the bad things, and your retribution has come."
Jiang Xi never expected that after revealing his identity, the other party would not care at all. You must know that Jiang Guiti is a famous figure with profound qualifications. Even Lao Yuan was polite to Jiang Guiti and did not dare to neglect him.
Zhang Zuolin was a complete junior in front of Jiang Guiti, and he wanted to give the old man some face no matter what. However, instead of being afraid, the other party was actually a little excited, as if he was waiting for him to be arrested. Jiang Xi couldn't help but feel chilled in his heart.
Of course Zhang Tinglan was very happy to catch this guy. In fact, he had long known that Jiang Guiti was behind the Rehe opium business, but there was never enough evidence. Now that Jiang Guiti's nephew has been caught, Jiang Guiti can't escape no matter what.
Already.
Speaking of Jiang Guiti, he was considered a hero in the first half of his life. During the battle to suppress the Nian Army, he quickly rose to prominence with his military exploits and made great contributions in suppressing the Hui Rebellion. During the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894, Jiang Guiti
He also led his men to fight to the death against the Japanese, making him a loyal and brave general.
But this is all because of the old man's history. He is now over seventy years old, old and comatose, unable to lead troops in war, and unable to restrain his subordinates. Opium is flooding in Rehe and poisoning the world. This old man must bear the main responsibility.
Zhang Tinglan has long thought about using the opium issue to attack Jiang Guiti's reputation and take the opportunity to bring Fengtian's power deep into Rehe. This plan was also because Rehe's strategic location is too important. Rehe is located in Mongolia and Northeast China.
In between is the backyard of Fengtian.
If you can get down to Rehe, Fengtian will be wearing armor on your back, and you can safely deal with Japan to the east and Tsarist Russia on the back. Rehe is Fengtian's rear area. Moreover, Rehe is also close to Beijing and Tianjin, so you can occupy it.
It can form a siege on Beijing. No matter what angle you measure it from, Zhang Tinglan cannot let it go.
Therefore, after catching Jiang Xi, Zhang Tinglan already had a plan of action in mind, and the target of the attack was the veteran Jiang Guiti. At this time, Beijing was doing its best to deal with Cai E's escorts, and had no time to take care of other things. Zhang Tinglan just happened to
Able to fish in troubled waters.
With this kind of plan, how could Zhang Tinglan let Jiang Xi go? He directly asked his men to detain him. None of the other drug dealers ran away, they were all caught. Zhang Tinglan destroyed several warehouses storing opium one after another.
, after a lot of trouble, a total of nearly two thousand boxes of opium were found, 90% of which came from the direction of Rehe, and some of which were local opium.
In addition, more than 200 people were arrested, and the entire Tongliao was shocked. Over the years, we have never seen such a large-scale control of opium. Naturally, it attracted the attention of many newspapers. Of course, there were also many
Most of them were hired by Zhang Tinglan.
After the reporters arrived in Tongliao, Zhang Tinglan led them to see the seized opium and at the same time showed them the arrested opium dealers. The most surprising thing among them was that Jiang Guiti's nephew was also arrested.
These newspapers quickly broke the news. Jiang Guiti ignored the lives of the people and smuggled opium on a large scale. Many newspapers wrote seriously that Jiang Guiti had people who smoked opium. He sold opium just to help these people.
That's all.
Soon the public opinion was in an uproar. As the commander-in-chief of a province, smuggling opium was already very despicable, and he was not ashamed of it, but proud of it. He was simply killable. For a while, all the newspapers were scolding Jiang Guiti.
, the troublemakers brought out the scandals mentioned by Jiang Gui again and made a lot of noise.
Jiang Guiti, who was in Chengde, had no idea that a storm was coming towards him. By the time the old man Rumeng woke up, he had become the target of public criticism! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature for better and faster novels!
