& []小_说_I heard that General Yuan held a charity banquet to raise disaster relief funds for the refugees gathered in Shanhaiguan. Miss An Qier specially invited me to Luanzhou to attend the banquet. I also hope to contribute to charity or
Please contribute more or less." Hannagan replied politely.
"Really? I would be very grateful for the help of foreign friends. There will be an auction later. Mr. Hannagan, Miss Angel and other gentlemen must participate in it." Yuan Su said happily, after finishing his words.
After saying these words, he glanced at Chen Anjie subconsciously. Unexpectedly, it turned out that Hannagan was invited by Chen Anjie.
But then again, how did Chen Anjie know about today’s charity banquet?
"General Yuan, please rest assured. I specially invited Mr. Hannagan to come here, naturally to assist General Yuan in his charity." Chen Anjie showed a calm and composed look and said to Yuan Su with a slight smile on her lips.
"Yuan would like to thank Miss Chen in advance." Yuan Su nodded to Chen Anjie in a formal manner.
"General Yuan is too polite, it's just a simple effort. I believe it is a kind of fate to meet General Yuan again, and I am very willing to believe that the little girl can help General Yuan in other ways in the future." Chen Anjie said with profound meaning.
said.
"Really? In this case, Yuan will have to rely on Miss Chen a lot from now on." Yuan Su said speciously. He always felt that this charming woman's conversation was full of provocation, and he didn't know that it was the other person's innate nature.
, or specifically targeted.
Immediately after saying a few polite words casually, Yuan Su did not stay here any longer and invited all the foreign guests to sit down and dine again. He, Wang Li, Wang Zhongyuan and others returned to the chairman's table.
He sat down at the chairman's table again, and Wang Lantong, who was sitting next to him, lowered his voice and said, "Master Yuan, I heard about the reputation of Miss Chen Anjie a few years ago. [ ] Her father Chen Jinde made his fortune through foreigners.
, is now a well-known official figure in Tianjin. Several of Chen Jinde's children received Western education since childhood, especially Chen Anjie, who played with several foreign ladies since childhood. Now that they have grown up, they have become like this
In my opinion, this woman is absolutely unapproachable due to her unhealthy tendencies."
Yuan Su smiled calmly and said: "What is too close or too far? I only met her once in Baoding before. Now she is willing to support our charity fund-raising. This is a good thing. Mr. Wang, you don't need to think too much."
Wang Lantong chuckled and said vaguely: "I'm just saying that. I believe that you, sir, must have your own sense of proportion."
After the banquet, all the guests moved to the outside hall to rest for a while. The servants took advantage of this time to quickly clean up the banquet hall and rearrange it into an auction venue according to the instructions given earlier. Yuan Su and the guests spent half of the banquet hall.
cup of tea, and openly or covertly encourage these wealthy men to bid actively later.
However, just after two o'clock, the brigade headquarters hurriedly sent a cavalryman and handed an urgent telegram to Yuan Su. Yuan Su opened the telegram and read it, but the telegram was from Beijing, which he had been waiting for.
In response to the call, the department that issued the document was the Prime Minister’s Office, and the content of the article indeed surprised me a bit.
The disaster outside Guanzhong should have occurred a month ago, or a period earlier than that. The people fleeing the famine were walking towards Guanzhong, and more refugees gathered along the way, which led to the tens of thousands of people today.
In other words, these refugees have been jammed outside Shanhaiguan for more than 20 days. The situation was not too bad at first. Most of the Shanhaiguan general soldiers and nearby gentry were able to provide some food, but the more they provided, the more people were attracted.
of refugees, the situation became increasingly out of control, and even the railway was cut off.
Even in this situation, Wu Chenglu, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan Pass, still did not report to Beijing. He only sent a telegram to Luanzhou to ask for help. [ ] Beijing was not completely unaware. It was not a trivial matter for the railway to be blocked, let alone the connection.
The Beijing-Fengcheng Railway outside the customs is controlled by the British, and British officials in China have declared this matter more than once.
But in any case, Wu Chenglu's delay in reporting the disaster situation caused the Beijing government's relief work to be delayed. Only now did he receive a telegram from Yuan Su to learn exactly about this matter. The relief work will never be completed overnight. Since the release
It always takes ten days and a half from ordering to collecting supplies, and another ten days and a half to formulate a relief plan for these supplies, and finally transport them to the disaster area, which naturally still takes time.
Although the content of this telegram sent by the Prime Minister's Office is not short, it can be summarized in two sentences. The first is that the central government needs time to prepare a disaster relief plan. The specific time may be a month or more, but it will never be
More than three months. Secondly, Wu Chenglu concealed the disaster situation and was dissatisfied. He committed a serious dereliction of duty and must be punished afterwards. Yuan Su, the commander of the East Zhili Military Guard, is now appointed to take charge of the stability maintenance work of Shanhaiguan to ensure the stability of Shanhaiguan.
In Yuan Su's view, neither news is good news.
If the disaster occurred in Yunnan and Guangdong, it would take a month or two to mobilize relief materials. However, the current situation occurs in Shanhaiguan, hundreds of miles away from the capital. If it takes "a quarter" even in such a close place,
There is a lot of time to allocate relief materials. Let’s not talk about the deplorable efficiency of the work. I just want to talk about whether we really need more relief at that time. Either the fish will die or it will be destroyed.
As for putting him in charge of Shanhaiguan's stability maintenance work, to put it bluntly, he is forcing himself to jump into the fire pit again. He just considered the principle of "the lip is dead and the tooth is cold", so he actively cooperated with the work of Shanhaiguan, but he never thought about the whole thing.
The matter can be resisted. Furthermore, if the central government distributes disaster relief materials efficiently, there is much hope for this matter. But the message clearly stated that it will take one, two months or even three months. If the refugees can hold on for so long,
, they would not choose to leave their homes and flee here.
It is not difficult to imagine that at this moment, the so-called finding someone to take charge of the overall situation would be worse than simply finding someone to take the blame!
According to the current development of the situation in Shanhaiguan, the refugees will definitely riot in less than a month.
But no matter what, now that the order has been sent, Yuan Su can't do nothing. Although he doesn't know what the prime minister means, this is also an opportunity to prove his ability. Although it is a bit suspense, he can
At any rate, it’s not that we have no preparations. As long as we raise a sum of money today, we can still sustain it for a while.
After reading this telegram, Yuan Su had no intention of staying in the guild hall to participate in the next auction. He was not good at this anyway, so he just watched the gentry present bidding against each other. He found Wang Litong and He Qigong and asked them what they had just done.
The telegram I received said a little bit, and it inevitably added some exaggeration, saying that the situation in Shanhaiguan was critical and I had to leave immediately.
"Master Wang and Ke Zhi will be in charge of this place for the time being. No matter what, we try to raise as much money as possible. If it's really not possible, we can leave these people to have a meal after the auction and hold a direct fund-raising event in the evening." Yuan Su spoke seriously.
's explanation.
"Master Yuan is leaving today?" Wang Litong looked a little surprised.
"There is no way. The telegram just arrived from Beijing. Shanhaiguan is now under my command. The responsibility is heavy and there is no room for failure." Yuan Su's expression was a little helpless, but his tone was still meticulous.
"Don't worry, Sir, all the money raised today will be converted into rations within two days and sent to Shanhaiguan as soon as possible." He Qigong did not say any other nonsense, he made a promise cleanly.
"I can rest assured that you will do the work. After I go to Shanhaiguan, the Brigade Headquarters will rely on Brother Ke to do more work. If you encounter any difficult matters, you can go to Mr. Wang for discussion. Mr. Wang, Luanzhou has to rely on you to do more work.
It's up to you to take care of me." Yuan Su said solemnly.
"Don't worry, Mr. Yuan, I and Mr. He will be able to work together to complete the logistics work." Wang Litong said matter-of-factly.
After finishing the explanation, Yuan Su briefly said goodbye to Zhang Juren, Wang Zhongyuan, Mr. Chen, and the county magistrates. Zhang Juren, on the other hand, told him repeatedly to appease the people and to send a telegram to let them know if he needed anything.
After exchanging greetings and thanks, Yuan Su left in a hurry with Du Yu and the guards.
All the guests saw this scene. At first, many people didn't know what was going on. Why did Yuan Hujun suddenly leave after everything was well? Then, with the explanations from He Qigong, Wang Litong, Zhang Juren and others, everyone knew that Shanhaiguan
When an emergency occurs, Yuan Hujun must immediately send troops to take charge of the overall situation.
On the one hand, they lamented Yuan Su's hard work and dedication to his duties, and on the other hand, they were worried about the emergency at Shanhaiguan. Everyone present felt that they had to contribute anyway today, otherwise something would go wrong at Shanhaiguan.
It is the result of "a fire at the city gate affecting the fish in the pond".
Chen Anjie, who was sitting in the corner with all the foreign guests, looked a little melancholy at this time. From the moment Yuan Su said goodbye to everyone, her eyes were fixed on the young general until he walked out of the door without looking back.
As a socialite in the upper class, she has naturally seen countless men, and she is already familiar with dealing with these men. Because of this, whether they are Chinese or foreigners, whether they have yellow skin or white skin,
Countless people who are known as "high-class elites" easily fall under his pomegranate skirt.
She could see that Yuan Su looked at her with a "manly" look, and it was nothing more than a deliberate display of indifference.
She has seen many such people, and she doesn't care about Yuan Su, but what she likes most is to expose a man's disguise, and see how these men without disguise feel ashamed and ashamed. She believes that no matter what Yuan Su can do,
No matter how long you keep pretending, sooner or later it will fall into your own hands.
As soon as she thought of this, a cold and demonic smile appeared on her lips, as breathtaking as a blooming poppy.