In early June, Yuan Su finally received a telegram from the Second Town Headquarters. It was no different from what he expected. The Second Town Headquarters approved the application of the First Mixed Brigade to update its armaments, but emphasized that all
Replacements and additional armaments need to be reported truthfully, including how many guns were replaced, what type of guns they were, how the old guns were disposed of, etc. (Novel)
It can be seen that the headquarters still has certain strict management on the random purchase of arms by subordinate troops.
These requirements are not a trouble for Yuan Su. He had no intention of hoarding too many arms in the first place. He would make up for as many guns as the First Mixed Brigade lacked, and the total would never exceed four thousand. As for his purchase of additional arms for use
As for reserve forces, they are all counted in the name of the local government and will naturally not be reported.
Although he received the permission from the headquarter, Yuan Su did not immediately start adding ordnance. At most, he only asked the logistics department to purchase military supplies first. His mind was still on cooperating with Reynoldson. As long as this matter was settled,
, you don’t need to worry too much about the armaments of the First Mixed Brigade, the British will deliver them to your door.
As for the private negotiation and cooperation with the British, he did not plan to report it to the superiors for the time being. After all, his uncle, the president, did not like to hook up with foreigners without authorization. What's more, he knew very well that the cooperation treaty signed with the British this time was to many extents
It is a diplomatic issue, and it is absolutely not the turn of one of the military guards to make an arbitrary decision. Once reported, it will not only mess up the matter, but also cause scolding from the president's uncle.
He plans to keep this matter done in a low-key manner as much as possible. After using foreigners to gradually strengthen his own power, even if the incident comes to light, they will be worried. As for the foreigners' investment and development in the coastal areas of East Zhili, they are expected to handle it themselves.
All the formalities are official, and it is not a bad thing to introduce foreign capital to start a large-scale industry, and no one will make random suspicions.
On June 5, Poincare made a special trip from Tianjin to Luanzhou and delivered the 500 Han-style rifles he had promised to the headquarters of the First Mixed Brigade. Yuan Su greeted Poincare politely and sent someone to
Send the firearms to the arsenal first and arrange the distribution of this batch of firearms later.
Naturally, Poincare's visit this time was not as simple as sending a gun. Now that Yuan Surong is appointed as the Dongzhili Military Guard Envoy, things are different now than in the past. Naturally, he should maintain good relations for future cooperation.
Yuan Su's attitude towards Poincaré was still the same. On the surface, he was polite and enthusiastic, but secretly he was wary. He didn't care whether Poincaré knew that he was discussing cooperation with Reynoldson, nor did he care whether the British
Whether we can reach a consensus with France on the strategic significance of the East Zhili coastline, in short, cooperation is bilateral, and we will naturally cooperate with whoever offers generous conditions.
Also in the evening of this day, the brigade communications room received two telegrams from Baoding in succession.
However, it was not until Yuan Su returned to the brigade headquarters compound from Tingfeng Xiaozhu late at night that these two telegrams were handed over to him. He first glanced at the beginning of the telegram. One was from the Army Preparatory College, so naturally it was
Last time Yuan Su asked about the reply about the allocation of the second batch of graduating students, but the other one came from the Zhili Governor's Office.
He did not rush to read the telegram from the Army Preparatory College. Instead, he was curious about the sudden telegram sent by Zhang Zhenfang, the Governor of Zhili. His first reaction was whether there was any new action on it. This uncle came to inform him in advance.
After a while. Thinking of this, he immediately read the telegram sent by the Governor's Mansion.
After reading this message, I realized that it was just a false thought.
The content of the telegram is that Zhang Zhenfang received an order from the President. Starting from September this year, the "Governor-General of Military Affairs of the Provinces" will be restructured into "Supervision of the Military Affairs of the Provinces", abolishing the old governor who was also in charge of military affairs and government affairs, and only allowing the Governor-General to be responsible for military affairs.
A power. In the future, each province will add the post of provincial governor or provincial civil affairs director to specifically handle provincial government affairs.
After the restructuring, Zhang Zhenfang will be transferred to the post of Governor of Henan, and Feng Guozhang will be replaced as the Governor of Zhili. During this period, the Governor's Office is busy with the handover work, and Zhang Zhenfang himself is expected to go south to Kaifeng in the middle of this month to take care of everything in the Governor's Office.
need.
Zhang Zhenfang did not explain anything in this telegram. He only said that he would leave office. However, Yuan Su knew it well. After all, he would still have one or two years in the post of Zhili, regardless of whether he had done anything or not.
Regardless of actual political achievements, officials always like to be vain. It would be very honorable if many subordinates came to see him off when he left office.
As Zhang Zhenfang's recognized cousin, and having received Zhang Zhenfang's care many times before, Yuan Su was still willing to abide by such etiquette. There was a train going to Baoding, so it wouldn't take much time.
After making the decision, he then opened the telegram from the Army Preparatory Academy. The last telegram he sent did not directly mention the need to assign officers to the 1st Mixed Brigade. He only inquired about the future of the second batch of graduating students in an inquiring tone.
, whether there are those who remain in school or those who have yet to be assigned.
Generally speaking, some of the graduates who stay in school to work are because they have not found a good career path. Although staying in school to work is not a good idea, it is generally quite satisfactory and there is more or less room for promotion.
Compared with the students who have yet to be assigned, the students who are at least staying in school are more practical. The former may not necessarily have nowhere to go, but are more likely to have high ambitions and shortcomings, and cannot understand where they are assigned by the school and the staff headquarters.
Of course, these are only a few people. They have studied hard for several years and finally made it to the early stages of graduation. Most of the students are eager to try and can be put to use as soon as possible. Not only that, the students at the Army Preparatory College are basically from active duty.
After being selected among the officers, you can return to your old army and get a good job after completing your studies.
The school's reply mentioned that the General Affairs Office had held a graduation ceremony for the second batch of students at the end of April. However, due to the relocation of the school, all students have not left the school yet, but continue to stay in the school to assist the school in the relocation.
As for the allocation and transfer arrangements for the staff headquarters and the various departments where the trainees are from, they are still being compiled and summarized at this time, and may not be announced until early July.
This can be regarded as good news. The second batch of students are still in the school. Yuan Su can try to recruit some classmates to join the first mixed brigade. It just so happens that he will go to Baoding to see Zhang Zhenfang off in the near future. He will take this opportunity to update
I can go to the school in person to find some classmates and have a good chat.
Starting from the next day, Yuan Su began to prepare for matters related to the trip to Baoding. The first thing was to take care of the affairs in Luanzhou. After he left, the work that should be done quickly still had to be carried out. Reynoldson also
Keep in touch from time to time to know the progress of preparations for cooperation negotiations.
Secondly, he needs to carefully study the details of his trip to Baoding to meet his school classmates. Although he is also graduating in the second period, he is already a high-ranking military envoy after all, and his status is very different. He must consider the necessary classmates
While gossiping, you must ensure that you do not lose the prestige of your military escort. Otherwise, you will either not be able to invite these classmates to take up posts in the First Mixed Brigade, or if you are invited, there will be many hidden dangers.
When he had time, Yuan Su also made a special trip to Anshan Town to visit Zhang Juren and talk about Zhang Zhenfang's transfer to Henan.
Zhang Juren had also received his brother Zhang Zhenfang's home earlier and asked if he could move to Kaifeng together so that he could have someone to take care of him. Although Zhang Juren was not a native of Luanzhou, he had lived in Anshan Town for nearly thirty years.
Naturally, I have deep feelings for him when I am 50 years old. What’s more, I am over 50 years old and don’t like to make a lot of noise, so I won’t move to Kaifeng.
Yuan Su said that even if Zhang Zhenfang is not here, he will definitely take good care of Zhang Juren when he is in charge of Luanzhou.
Zhang Juren naturally believed this, and also heard that Yuan Su was going to Baoding to pay Zhang Zhenfang a farewell trip, so he made some special remarks and wrote a reply in his own hand, entrusting Yuan Su to deliver it on his behalf.
After three or five days of planning, Yuan Su took the night train to Baoding on June 9th, taking only Du Yu and four other guards with him. He was not wearing the uniform of a military escort, but he was very high-end in the city.
A set of casual clothes was custom-made at a clothing store. This was the first time I bought new clothes in more than half a year. Although the owner of the clothing store refused to accept payment, he finally asked someone to seal a red envelope and send it to him.