Compared with the defense team's pushback, Ge Kunshan and Li Linge burst out with unusual enthusiasm for building an airport in Mengcheng. As the president of the Chamber of Commerce, Li Linge immediately summoned those powerful people in Mengcheng after discussing with Liu Yangyang.
The merchants discussed this matter. Li Linge, who had controlled Mengcheng for many years, knew that this piece of fat was too big and the Li family could not survive alone. The only way was to join forces with other merchants.
"Master, we convened a meeting of merchants in Mengcheng privately without informing County Magistrate Ge. Isn't it inappropriate to do so?" Butler Li Shun came over and whispered to Li Linge. Because the Li family's servant team, Li Linge and Ge Kunshan
There was a gap between them. If the meeting at noon had not been initiated by Liu Yangyang, I am afraid that Li Linge and Ge Kunshan would not have sat at the same table to drink and eat.
"He, Ge Kunshan, has strong wings now. He has forgotten who paid for the connections to make him the county magistrate. The Chamber of Commerce will hold a meeting and tell him what to do? Don't worry about him." When Ge Kunshan was mentioned, Li Linge said
He was full of anger. The incident with the Jia Ding team was just a trigger. Ever since Liu Yangyang led the militia to wipe out the bandits on Beishan Mountain and captured three Japanese soldiers, Ge Kunshan became a lot more angry after returning from the provincial capital. Originally, there was
He would inform Li Linge of everything, but since the last time the Chamber of Commerce cut off the supplies of the militia, Ge Kunshan began to think about dealing with the Chamber of Commerce openly and secretly.
Li Linge originally wanted to use the supplies of the militia to blackmail Ge Kunshan, but no one expected that after Ge Kunshan took the three Japanese soldiers to the provincial capital, he actually got back the establishment of a garrison. Liu Yangyang is also a good person.
Yes, the continuous suppression of bandits for half a month has filled the county government warehouse in Gekunshan with supplies. The current garrison does not need to look at the face of the Chamber of Commerce at all. A team of 800 people was pulled out, and Li Linge's servant team even gave people
They are not qualified to plug gaps between teeth.
Seeing Li Linge's attitude towards Ge Kunshan, the housekeeper Li Shun had no choice but to sigh secretly and never mention the matter again. In the next two days, merchants of all sizes in Mengcheng began to line up to visit Li Linge. They all hoped to get a share of the money.
A piece of cake. Li Linge was also unambiguous. He opened the middle door wide and welcomed people there all day long, which made the Li family very lively. Li Linge, who had a certain background, did not take Ge Kunshan seriously at all. In his eyes,
In the plan, the entire airport construction project was undertaken by the Mengcheng Chamber of Commerce and had absolutely nothing to do with the county government of Gekunshan.
Li Linge's commotion was so loud, how could Ge Kunshan, the county magistrate, not know about it, but Li Linge had been operating in Mengcheng for many years, and Ge Kunshan, who was known as an outsider, was really no match for Li Linge's influence in Mengcheng. Originally, he
He also pinned his hopes on Liu Yangyang and the garrison, but when he was drinking that day, Liu Yangyang pretended to be drunk and said that he was not going to deal with the people of the 173rd Division, and the garrison would never participate in the construction of the airport in Mengcheng.
Liu Yangshan's statement made Ge Kunshan feel cold. On the night after the party, Ge Kunshan went to the military camp to find Liu Yangshan. Unfortunately, no matter what he said, Liu Yangshan still had the same attitude. Ge Kunshan had no choice but to feel resentful.
Leave. "This Li Linge really doesn't take me as the county magistrate seriously." After learning that Li Linge privately convened a meeting with merchants, Ge Kunshan from the county government was furious, and then went there again with his people the next day.
provincial capital.
Ge Kunshan's departure gave Li Linge the opportunity to be more unscrupulous, so the Li family opened its middle door for two days in a row to accept customers. The constant stream of merchants who came to visit actually made the people of Mengcheng feel like watching a temple fair. The constant flow
The merchants who visited Li's house caused a sensation in Mengcheng. According to statistics by Ge Kunshan's close confidants, in the past two days, more than 90% of the merchants in Mengcheng had visited Li's house.
Some surrounding squires also took this opportunity to go into the city and visit Li's house.
"Brother Liu, these are the engineers who are supporting us in the provincial capital. The place in the county is not big enough. Can you let them live in your military camp temporarily? When the airport project starts, they will
Move to the construction site." Li Linge was busy contacting merchants, and Ge Kunshan was not idle either. Ge Kunshan, who returned from the provincial capital, not only got another batch of ammunition for the garrison, but also brought back 5 people in charge.
This time the engineers who built the airport are back.
"That's great. What's not great about it? There are still a lot of vacant houses in the military camp. It's okay if they don't move to the construction site." Considering the ammunition Ge Kunshan got back, Liu Yangyang couldn't refuse Ge Kunshan's offer.
Request, not to mention that the fight between him and Li Linge was not an opportunity for him. Liu Yangyang's knowledge made Ge Kunshan complain less about him. Compared with Li Linge, Ge Kunshan felt that it was more comfortable to deal with Liu Yangge.
After all, you don't have to think about so many other things.
This time, Ge Kunshan not only brought back the engineers who guided the construction of the airport, but also obtained the documents from the provincial capital. All major and minor matters regarding the construction of the airport in Mengcheng were led by the Mengcheng County Government. As the head of Mengcheng County, Ge Kunshan naturally
He became the leader of this project. "Now some people have seen that Li Linge is still beating gongs and drums, but Ge Kunshan has cut off his escape route. Now Li Linge and Ge Kunshan should completely fall out.
Come on." After seeing Ge Kunshan off, Liu Yangyang showed unusual excitement, which puzzled Lao Xu and Jiu Jin.
"What do you call me, little brother? You're not that old, are you?" Tang Cheng, who was literate and good-looking, was sent by Liu Yangyang to greet the engineers from the provincial capital. The eldest among them was
The old man surnamed Jin was very interested in Tang Cheng, who was armed with two guns. Especially when he learned that the young Tang Cheng was already a second lieutenant officer, the old man surnamed Jin did not stop questioning Tang Cheng for a moment.
However, in his opinion, it was simply unbelievable that such a little guy who was obviously still a child was already a company commander.
"My name is Tang Cheng. I will be old in September." When the old man named Jin questioned his age, Tang Cheng felt a little annoyed. It seemed that everyone he met liked to use his age to tease him. Tang Cheng replied that Jin
The old man couldn't help but roll his eyes at the same time. This not very polite move caused the engineers to laugh unkindly. In their opinion, Tang Cheng's rolling eyes looked like that of a child.
The youngest among them are over 40 years old, old enough to be the fathers of Tangcheng.
"You are already a second lieutenant officer when you are only 19 years old, and you also command a company alone. Is Commander Liu of your garrison regiment your elder?" The engineers ignored the standard military uniforms worn by Tang Cheng, but remained the same.
They focused the question on Tang Cheng's age and military rank. When they first met Tang Cheng, they had seen the kind of concern in Liu Yangyang's eyes when he treated Tang Cheng. Generally, only elders in the family would show that kind of care when facing younger generations.
The look in his eyes could explain why Tang Cheng had the rank of second lieutenant and the opportunity to command a company alone at such an age.
"No, our surname is Tang and our surname is Liu. How can we be related?" Tang Cheng's answer disappointed the engineers, but Tang Cheng's subsequent answer shocked them. "The leader is my old commander when I was in **
, We knew each other before the Battle of Songhu, and then we retreated to Mengcheng after losing the battle in Nanjing. There were only two of us left in the entire company, so I became the commander of the 1st company of the garrison." Liu.
Yang Yang and Tang Cheng were from the 88th Infantry Division. This was no secret in Mengcheng. Tang Cheng did not want to hide it from these engineers. Instead of waiting for them to continue questioning, it would be better to tell them first.
"The Battle of Songhu and the defeat in Nanjing happened last year. Did you already join the army and fight last year?" The old man surnamed Jin looked at Tangcheng with a look of pity. It was hard to believe that such a 19-year-old child could actually
It has fought on two battlefields, and it is still a battlefield that newspapers call a bloody battle. These engineers do not understand military affairs, and they do not know how many soldiers there are in a company, but only two people of a company were beaten.
, it is not difficult to imagine the bloodshed and cruelty involved.
"These people are too troublesome. They are always asking questions and they are annoying me to death." After settling the engineers, Tang Cheng, who was already a little impatient, immediately said goodbye and left. After seeing Liu Yangyang,
Tang Cheng complained again, complaining that Liu Yangyang should not arrange for him to settle those engineers. Liu Yangyang ignored Tang Cheng's complaints, but did not explain the reason for his arrangement, because his command post came
The guest is Li Shun, the steward of Li Linge.
The news of Ge Kunshan's return from the provincial capital has been known to Li Linge, but he couldn't guess why Ge Kunshan went to the military camp of the garrison as soon as he returned to the city, so now Li Shun came to visit. "You're asking this.
Ah." Liu Yangyang looked calm when asked by Li Shun, "Didn't County Magistrate Ge go to the provincial capital? He arranged for our garrison to get some ammunition back, and he also brought back a few engineers who were building the airport. He said they were from the county.
There is not enough space in the mansion, so we will settle in my military camp for the time being."
Naturally, Li Shun would not believe that it was so simple for Ge Kunshan to come to the military camp, but Liu Yangyang's expression did not look like he was lying. After asking around to no avail, Li Shun had to say goodbye and leave. Li Linge was still at home waiting for news about him.
"Let's see, it's time to get excited. I just don't know who will have the upper hand." Regarding the fight between Ge Kunshan and Li Linge, Liu Yangyang completely acted as a spectator, but Tang Cheng's attitude towards Liu Yangyang was
This mentality expresses one's own contempt and disdain.
"Is that really what the man named Liu said?" After hearing the answer brought back by Li Shun, Li Linge fell into deep thought. After two days of discussions and convening, he had brought together almost 70% of the merchants in Mengcheng and was ready to eat.
The project to build an airport was under way. Everything was ready and we were just waiting for the attitude and site selection of the 173rd Division. But Ge Kunshan suddenly brought back a few engineers at this time. Could it be that Ge Kunshan had already received an answer in the provincial capital?