Ni Sichong was immediately speechless, feeling unhappy in every possible way. To the south was Duan Zhigui's army, which was too strong to be provoked; to the north was Yuan Su's army. Although the troops were not large, they were the president's nephews. Likewise,
He couldn't afford to provoke him. With no other choice, he could only suppress this resentment in his heart. Fortunately, now that he controlled Hefei, he wouldn't get nothing.
Feng Guozhang was also very dissatisfied with Yuan Su's actions, but after reading Zhong Yang's order, he gradually realized that without the support of the president, how could Yuan Su dare to be so unscrupulous? Think about it, he had just established a foothold in Nanjing, Zhang Xunjiang defended the camp
Still staying in Nanjing, there are things to deal with here, and there is no time to pay attention to the situation in Huai'an. Furthermore, Northern Jiangsu is a force entrenched by Zhang Xun. From now on, Quan will treat Huai'an as a wall, which can block Zhang Xun to some extent.
Even though the two of them did not pursue Yuan Su, they both felt bad, so when Yuan Su purchased arms, they secretly obstructed him and strictly ordered Anqing Ordnance Institute and Jinling Manufacturing Bureau not to sell arms to Yuan Su.
The Anqing Ordnance Institute had always been under Ni Sichong's control, so this order was quickly implemented. However, the Jinling Manufacturing Bureau was originally in the hands of Cheng Dequan, and Feng Guozhang only sent someone to take over after he captured Nanjing. The handover took some time.
Yuan Su took advantage of this period of time to negotiate with the Jinling Factory and signed the order first. However, although the firearms order was signed, the factory subsequently stopped accepting Yuan Su's other orders and stopped selling other military supplies to Yuan Su.
, so that Yuan Su could not order bullets for Han-style rifles from Nanjing.
Until the arms were gradually assembled into the new barracks, all the firearms were still empty. Since the first and second regiments were British rifles, it was impossible to say that they were fired in parts.
However, even if he was blocked by Nanjing and Anqing, Yuan Su still had a way to purchase bullets. It was just a matter of time and cost. He immediately sent a telegram back to Luanzhou and asked Wang Li to send people outside the customs.
Contact Zhang Zuolin and purchase a large number of bullets for Han-style rifles from Fengtian.
Furthermore, before the First Mixed Brigade was not equipped with British rifles, it still had reserves of ammunition for Han-style rifles. While contacting arms supplies outside the customs, the ammunition reserves in Luanzhou were transported over first. Anyway, Huaibei and Huai'an are not very busy now.
Worry, even if it is used in training, it has not yet reached the stage of live ammunition firing.
After finishing his military affairs, Yuan Su gradually began to establish a political system suitable for control in Huaibei and Huai'an. The first thing he had to do was to strengthen the authority of the local military commander, nominally separating military and political affairs and not interfering with each other.
, but in fact the military power must be placed above the political power.
Not only did he talk to Lu Youdao many times, but he also contacted the Huaibei County Magistrate via telegram many times. While trying to win over his attitude, he also emphasized the relationship between the police commander and the county government. The county magistrates of Lianghuai and Huaibei are not
Fool, you have known Yuan Su's intention a long time ago, and now Yuan Su has established contact in such a serious way, obviously to strengthen his control over the two places.
Of course, those who are county magistrates also know the rules of today's world. As the saying goes, when a warrior rules the country, they, the civil affairs officials, can only work honestly under these soldiers. Although they are helping the soldiers, these soldiers can also support them in turn.
.As long as both parties cooperate happily, not only the interests of both parties can be guaranteed, but also personal status can be guaranteed for a long time.
In order to fully control the political power in Huaibei and Huai'an, Yuan Su also formulated a series of political rules, such as strengthening some functions of the Consultative Bureau and giving the Consultative Bureau more weight in legislative power, thereby dividing the power of the county magistrate.
Once the county magistrate is restrained, he can only turn to the police headquarters for help. Another example is the setting up of a special anti-corruption commissioner from the governor's office in the county government. The commissioner will not interfere with the county government, but is fully responsible for the integrity and discipline, and the commissioner's targets
The scope also includes members of the Consultative Council.
The special anti-corruption commissioner reports directly to Yuan Su and is assisted by the local police headquarters in implementation.
In addition, the tax administration naturally has to be in step with Luanzhou. Yuan Su is well aware that Huaibei and Huai'an are too far away from his jurisdiction, and the tax administration has to go through the local provincial government, so a lot of work has been done in formulating the tax administration of the two counties.
After much deliberation and discussion, he finally decided that the two counties would collect 30% of the tax revenue each quarter to support the expenses of the police headquarters, the other 10% would be turned over to the Metropolitan Governor's Office, and the remaining 60% would be spent by the county itself.
In contrast, in other places, not only did all the tax revenue fall into the hands of the warlords, but the warlords even used more clever tricks to collect taxes and extort money. Yuan Su only had 40% of the tax after tax, which can be regarded as the most benevolent and righteous.
Of course, in order to prevent the government from being excessively corrupt and wasteful after taxes, Yuan Su also formulated serious rules. The development policies promulgated by the Metropolitan Governor's Office every year must be implemented in place. If there are areas that cannot meet the standards, an anti-corruption commissioner will be dispatched.
A detailed investigation will be carried out to find out the crimes and they will be dealt with in accordance with the law, and no mercy will be tolerated.
On July 1st, Lu Youdao officially held an inauguration ceremony and took office as the new county magistrate of Huai'an County with the support of Yuan Su.
Whether it is Huai'an or Huaibei, the local gentry in the two places have different opinions on Yuan Su. Some people are disgusted and some are optimistic about it. However, those who are really knowledgeable can still see through Yuan Su's ambition at a glance. They believe that Yuan Su was there before.
When he was in Zhili, his reputation was true, he was honest and upright, and he did not use any force or robbery. However, after he went south to Jiangsu, he did a few disgraceful things.
The reason is to expand the military strength as soon as possible and gain a foothold here.
The reason why these people are willing to believe in Yuan Su's previous reputation can be seen from the tax policy formulated by Yuan Su. If he is really a greedy person, why should he cover it up and simply take over all the finances?
Wouldn't it be better to get it? But Yuan Su did not do this. Instead, he only took 40% of the tax revenue. This is a rare phenomenon in the world.
In any case, now that Yuan Su has established a firm foothold, he can only hope that this young general can do something good and not do worse than the previous officials.
Just after Lu Youdao's inauguration ceremony, Yuan Su had just returned to the camp, and Du Yu hurriedly sent a message.
"Captain, good news, great news, a special message from the president." Du Yu said very excitedly.
"Oh, really?" Yuan Su originally thought that his uncle would agree to his recommendation, which was already good news, but he didn't expect there would be even better news today. He took the message with anticipation and read it carefully.
Accompanying Zhao Shanhe on one side, Li Jinfu and the other two couldn't help but look forward to it.
"Sure enough, it's good news. The government has approved the establishment of the Central Yang Army, and also granted me the designations of three Central Yang Army." There was a look of pride on Yuan Su's face that could not be concealed. His speculation this time was considered a major success.
, taking advantage of the current psychological environment of the uncle of the president, and successfully obtained his strong support. Although the road ahead will be increasingly dangerous, it is also a great opportunity for development.
"What? Is this true?" Zhao Shanhe asked equally happily. Everyone knew about the proposal that Yuan Su sent to Bei Jing before, and they all understood the truth behind it.
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"This is really great. We can finally feel proud and proud, and we don't have to look at the face of the Second Town Headquarters anymore." Li Jinfu also danced and laughed.
"Our department will immediately change the designation from now on. The first mixed brigade will be changed to the first brigade of the central yang army. Lao Zhao, your side will be reorganized into the second brigade of the central yang army. As for the third brigade, it will be put on hold for the time being. Huaibei
It will take some time to take shape there, and when the Huaibei side is almost ready, it will be restructured into the Central Army's Third Brigade." Yuan Sudang made the decision.