Chapter 3 Protecting the Border and Military Assets
The team officer replied unceremoniously: "Stop talking nonsense and open the door quickly. We will come to talk to your master about serious matters. www"
When the people inside the door saw the officers and soldiers in such a formation, they dared to open the door and said quickly: "Master, I think you have come to the wrong place. My master has never dealt with the military and political circles, and there is nothing serious to talk about.
Sir, please come back."
The team officer snorted coldly and threatened coldly: "If you keep talking nonsense and don't open the door, I brought a grenade. Don't blame me for blowing the door open."
Hearing this sentence, the people inside the door became nervous: These are not officers and soldiers, they are just a group of bandits.
Immediately, he naturally did not dare to open the door, and quickly called a servant to inform the master and the gunmen guarding the courtyard. However, it was useless to think about it. Not to mention that the number of gunmen guarding the courtyard of the Zhang family was not enough, their weapons and equipment were also far behind those of the new army.
, usually it’s just a show-off, but if you really get involved, you’ll definitely get beaten.
The team officer banged on the door again outside and urged a few words impatiently.
The concierge had no choice but to open the door first. He only said that the master was a person with a good family background, so these officers and soldiers did not dare to come.
As soon as the door opened a crack, the team officer rushed in first, and the soldiers behind him also rushed in one after another, holding rifles and standing in key positions in the corridor and front yard.
"Master, you don't dare to mess around. My master is the governor of Zhili..." The concierge was about to say a few bluffs, but before he could finish his words, he was stopped by the team officer.
"Don't say it's the Governor of Zhili, so what if I'm the King of Heaven? Call your master out quickly. Don't say we're bullying others. If your master talks well today, this matter will be easily solved. If you don't want to talk well,
Don't blame us rough soldiers who don't know etiquette." The team officer said in a arrogant manner.
The concierge was furious. The Zhang family had never been offended like this before. However, he did not dare to say a word. After all, the other party had a gun in his hand. No matter how hard he was, he could not stop the gun.
At this time, Yuan Su and Lin Boxhen both stood up and fell off their horses, and walked into the gate one after another surrounded by several soldiers.
Lin Boxhen was very dissatisfied with the bad attitude of the team officer. This time he came to collect revolutionary funds for the revolution, and the purpose of the revolution was to bring happiness to the people of the world. How could he bully others like a gangster? As soon as he walked in, he immediately asked the team
The officer scolded: "Don't be rude. Have you forgotten your identity? We are soldiers, not robbers!"
The team officer's face suddenly turned ugly. He knew that Lin Boxen and Yuan Su were just trainee officers and would return to the school after the traineeship was over. He was Yue Zhaolin's subordinate and had no obligation to obey the orders of these trainees. However, due to the difference in military rank, he still
He gave a perfunctory promise: "Yes, I know I was wrong."
Yuan Su caught up from behind, pulled Lin Boxen, and said in a low voice: "Leave him alone, these are Yue Biaotong's soldiers, it's not good for us to interrupt. Besides, dealing with these big households requires some ruthlessness, otherwise it will work."
It’s hard to get funds even after dark.”
Lin Boxhen was still unconvinced and said emphatically: "However, we are the new army and we should not have the arrogance of the old army."
Yuan Sugang wanted to continue persuading, but the wound on his shoulder hurt slightly, and he felt a little dizzy for a while. He could only shake his head but said nothing more.
While they were talking, a group of people hurriedly came to the corridor of the inner courtyard. The leader was a well-dressed old country squire who was over fifty years old, followed by seven or eight guarding men with gun cases hanging on them.
There was a butler-like figure accompanying him. The concierge who opened the door before saw these people and trotted forward to greet them.
"Huang San, what's going on?" When the old squire at the head saw that the New Army soldiers had occupied most of the front yard, he immediately frowned and scolded the concierge.
"Master, master, they... they said they were going to blow up the door with grenades... I had no choice but to..." the concierge Huang San explained bitterly.
This old squire was Zhang Juren, the owner of the Zhang family's mansion. After hearing what the concierge said, he immediately realized that this new army was coming with bad intentions. The Zhang family is a well-known family in Zhili, and these new army soldiers
Since he dared to be so wild, it was obvious that he was ready to risk his life. He had heard about the New Army uprising in Wuchang earlier, and also heard about the military remonstrance that took place in Luanzhou City not long ago. The turbulent situation outside was evident from this. The New Army soldiers
Everyone goes crazy, and if they are angered, they will definitely not be able to eat and walk around, and there is no need for me to go against these people.
Immediately, he made up his mind that as long as these new troops did not harm anyone, everything would be fine.
Lin Bo saw that the concierge called the old squire "Master", so he stepped forward and said with a majestic face: "Are you Mr. Zhang? We don't need to talk nonsense. We came here under military orders, so
There has been quite a lot of instability inside and outside Luanzhou City recently. In order to maintain public security in the city, I came here to borrow a sum of money from Zhang Juren to use as security funds. If Zhang Juren is willing to cooperate, it can be regarded as doing a big job for Luanzhou City.
contribute."
When Zhang Juren heard that he was just here to ask for money, the matter became much easier to handle. He came from a wealthy family and did not care about losing money to eliminate disasters. The problems that could be solved with money were the simplest problems, so he smiled and said: "That's it,
I have also heard that there have been some disturbances in the city recently. Since it is to maintain stability, then naturally everyone is responsible and this matter is obligatory."
When Lin Bo saw that the other party was so understanding, he simply no longer had a dark face and said happily: "It is a blessing for the people of Luanzhou that Zhang Juren has such an awakening, and it is also a great merit."
The atmosphere immediately relaxed, and Zhang Juren secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then said in a pretentious manner: "You military masters have come from afar, why don't you go to the hall to rest for a while, I will make preparations for you. If the military masters
If you don’t mind it being troublesome, I have some food stored at home, and I can give it to your army to protect the country and the people, okay?”
Faced with Zhang Juren's enthusiastic cooperation, Lin Boxhen certainly would not refuse. For the great cause of the revolution, the more funds and materials, the better. He immediately nodded and said: "Very good, then I will work for Zhang Juren."
Zhang Juren turned sideways, made a "please" gesture, and led Lin Boxen and others toward the front hall.
Some soldiers still stayed in the front yard to guard the gate, while others followed the officers to the hall.
Arriving at the hall, Zhang Juren first ordered the servants to prepare hot tea, and then asked the butler to prepare some food, grass and cash. After completing the explanation, he turned around and invited the New Army officers to sit down, although he was too affectionate.
Some, that's because the new year is approaching, and I don't want to cause any unpleasantness at this juncture. I just want to deal with these new troops properly, so that both of us will be happy, and we won't have any worries.
Yuan Su was weak and sat down first. He also felt that Zhang Juren was too enthusiastic, so he told the previous team officer: "Team Wang, please bring a few people to help carry food and grass. This kind of heavy work will not bother the government."
The one who’s on board.”
Zhang Juren could tell that this sickly officer was the leader, so he smiled and said politely: "There are many helpers in the house. All you have to do is sit down and drink a cup of hot tea."
Yuan Su smiled politely and said: "It's too polite to raise people. If we soldiers can't bear this tiredness, how can we talk about protecting the country and the people?" He turned to Captain Wang again and ordered, "Go over and help the leader."
Captain Wang originally wanted to steal some money from the Zhang Mansion, but if he was left drinking tea in the hall, he would not have the chance to enrich his personal pockets. Now that Yuan Su ordered him to help, he could just "walk around and have a look", so he immediately made a decisive decision
He agreed and asked a few of his confidants to follow the housekeeper to the backyard.
After a while, the servants delivered the tea one by one. The new officers and soldiers who stayed in the front hall each took a cup of tea and sat down to taste it slowly. Everyone seemed to be visiting the door. The anger when they knocked on the door before
Everything was wiped out. Taking advantage of this scene, Zhang Juren chatted with Yuan Su and others for a few words, asked about Yuan Su's injury, and then insisted on some local remedies for wound treatment, and planned to give a few as gifts.
It was an anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving medicine, but Yuan Su declined it politely.
Not long after chatting, the housekeeper who had been taking Captain Wang to the backyard came back first with a small baggage. However, Captain Wang and the people he was waiting for did not appear with him. The housekeeper took a look at the front hall and found that Captain Wang was waiting for anyone.
He also showed some doubts, but it was difficult to ask directly, so he had to send the small baggage to Zhang Juren first.
Zhang Juren turned to Yuan Su and said: "Sir, here are 300 taels of silver and a 600 taels of silver notes redeemed by Baoguang Bank from three provinces. In addition, I have prepared six stones of old rice..." At this point, he asked again
The housekeeper asked, "Where are those military masters who followed you in before? Liu Shi's Chen Mi is not light. I asked you to find some helpers to help. Did you find them?"