"Sir Long, you have now become the commander of the Sichuan Army. You are a popular and popular person, but don't forget that our brothers in Yunnan are still suffering. The military pay has been in arrears for a long time. To be honest, I can't open the pot. I just point to this point.
We need some money in exchange for opium, so be smart and let us go!"
This man was the water guest who came to persuade Long Yun. His name was Hong Changgui. While talking, he quietly sent a bank check worth ten thousand oceans to Long Yun.
"Sir Long, I won't let your help go in vain. Please accept this small tribute first, and your benefits will definitely be indispensable in the future!" This ten thousand yuan is definitely a lot, equivalent to Long Yun's six or seven years' salary, as the saying goes
Money attracts people's hearts, and it's not that Long Yun doesn't love money. It's just that Sichuan has strict laws and strict supervision. If he takes this money now, he may completely ruin his future.
"Boss Hong, I am just a small team leader. Even if you can pass my level, there are still countless joints. In the past few years that the commander-in-chief has been in power, the Sichuan team's opium control has been very tight. If you rely on the old smuggling route, I'm afraid
It's not possible. Although I am from Yunnan, I can't help. I also found in southern Sichuan that a lot of Yunnan's local products are shipped to Sichuan, and the prices are not low. Can't Yunnan make money by relying on formal trade? Why bother with God's fault?
Where’s the stuff?”
Hong Changgui's face didn't look good either. Although Long Yun was right, Yunnan simply doesn't have the ability now. If you want to make money from trade, you must renovate Yunnan's roads. If you want to be rich, you must build roads first. This is
The irrefutable truth is that the terrain in Yunnan is more rugged than that in Sichuan, and the renovation is more difficult. Yunnan can't afford the money now. Even if it is completed, it will take a long time. Tang Jiyao simply can't wait.
For opium, which was worthless and profitable, Tang Jiyao was really unwilling to put in the effort.
Now the trade between Yunnan and Sichuan is only concentrated in the southern Sichuan area, which is not enough to support the operation of the Yunnan Army. Moreover, Sichuan is getting stronger and stronger, making the Yunnan Army, the strongest army in the southwest in the past, even more embarrassed. Now Yunnan can only rely on
Opium was used to keep the army going.
"Sir Long, please help me because we are all from Yunnan. Your benefits will definitely be indispensable!"
Hong Changgui continued to induce, Long Yun's face darkened, and he waved his hand: "Stop talking, I didn't arrest you together, it was already a violation of discipline, I will never know the law and break the law, I also advise you
In other words, it is also to let the people behind you know that relying on these unattractive means is not a long-term solution after all!" Long Yun expelled Hong Changgui, and then immediately reported the situation to the top. Zhu Qinglan is now in charge of southern Sichuan. After receiving the report,
Zhu Qinglan knew that the matter was serious and rushed to Xu Mansion in person.
Zhu Qinglan looked at the seized Yuntu with a gloomy face. There were thirty stones, one stone weighed one hundred and twenty kilograms, and more than three thousand kilograms of opium piled up like a hill. Zhu Qinglan asked Long Yun to collect the captured traffickers.
The opium man brought it up.
There were four leaders captured, as well as many porters, a total of more than forty people. Zhu Qinglan glanced at these people and saw that they were all from the army and were well-trained. Zhu Qinglan caught one
There is a thick layer of calluses on the person's hand, which is the result of long-term use of firearms. Seeing this, there is no need to ask anymore, this must be someone from the Yunnan army.
"Zhizhou, what do you think of this matter?"
"Sir, I think this is a premeditated plan by the Yunnan Army to sell opium through Sichuan to raise military pay. It should not only be this group, but it should be able to traffic drugs on a large scale. There should also be cooperating forces within Sichuan, otherwise it will never be possible.
This!" Long Yun replied.
Zhu Qinglan nodded, "Zhizhou, you are right. I will give you a task now, which is to thoroughly investigate this matter. Whoever is involved in drug trafficking will be arrested together. I will report it to the patrol
Let us report that drugs are very harmful and must not be tolerated!"
Zhu Qinglan issued the death order, and Long Yun immediately took action. In fact, when he seized the drugs, Long Yun secretly began to investigate. He knew that this was his opportunity. As long as he performed well, he would be appreciated by his superiors, and at the same time he could
Prove to Qiao Yu that although Long Yun is from Yunnan, he is still loyal to Sichuan. Only by gaining the trust of his superiors can he be promoted.
Of course, the friendship between fellow villagers also worried him for a while, but seeing Zhu Qinglan attaching such importance to it, Long Yun knew that he had made the right bet. In just ten days, Long Yun cracked two large-scale opium smuggling cases.
More than 100 people involved in the case were arrested, five hiding places were found, and more than 1,000 stones of opium, totaling more than 100,000 kilograms, and more than 500 kilograms of morphine were seized. More than 30 Sichuan officials were involved in the case.
After Qiao Yu received the report, he immediately became furious. Sichuan has always regarded anti-drug work as an important undertaking. Who knew that such a loophole would appear? How could he not be angry? Qiao Yu hurriedly found Wang Lingji.
"Fang Zhou, you swore to me that you would control drugs. Now that the Xu government has discovered tens of thousands of kilograms of opium in just a few days, and dozens of officials are involved in the case, how do you want me to explain it to the people of Sichuan!"
Wang Lingji's forehead was covered with hot sweat, "Commander, please calm down. You have neglected your duty and neglected your duties. Please punish me!"
"Hmm, is the Smoking Control Bureau involved?"
Qiao Yu set up the Anti-Smoking Bureau. To put it bluntly, he wanted to seek huge profits through opium. Now Sichuan's drugs have been sold to Japan, Europe and the United States, which has greatly supplemented the financial difficulties. However, drugs are not a good thing after all. If there are oversights in the Anti-Smoking Bureau,
, exposing these situations will definitely be a blow to Qiao Yu's image, and even the great powers will be dissatisfied, which is also a main reason for Qiao Yu's anger.
"Commander, I have verified my position. There are no problems with the Anti-Smoking Bureau. The purchase of opium and product sales are under control. There is no problem of collusion with Yunnan. This time it should be a smuggling route established independently by Yunnan. According to my analysis, it is
After the economic and trade development in southern Sichuan, there have been more people-to-people exchanges, and many businessmen from Yunnan have also trafficked products to Sichuan. When there are more people-to-people exchanges, there have been oversights in supervision, so Yunnan has taken advantage of it!"
Qiao Yu nodded slightly after hearing Wang Lingji's explanation. If so, there wouldn't be a big problem, "Ang Ark, is the Yunnan Army in difficulty now?"
"Commander, as far as I know, it is true. Last year, the Yunnan Army's military salary totaled only 280,000 yuan, which was less than a fraction of Sichuan's. It still had to support nearly 20,000 soldiers. If it were not for the smuggling of opium, then
If even a little money is not enough for wages, how can we buy arms and supplies?"
Now the Sichuan Army’s total annual military expenditure has exceeded 10 million yuan. Of course, a lot of it is invested in the military industry, but the Sichuan Army’s current military pay is even higher than that of Beiyang, with annual expenditures exceeding 5 million yuan.
, there is no way to compare with other provinces.
Qiao Yu briefly weighed it and found that the Yunnan Army, the strongest army in the southwest, had not made much progress in recent years. It was still standing still on the basis of the former Qing Dynasty. It had been left far behind by Sichuan. It seemed that the opportunity he had been waiting for had been
Appeared.
"Ark, apart from smuggling opium to us in Yunnan, has Guizhou discovered any smuggling?"
"Of course there is, and Liu Xianshi of Guizhou also cultivates opium on a large scale, and the Guizhou army also relies on opium to survive!"
When Qiao Yu heard this, he immediately had a plan in mind, "Ang Zhou, what do you think about Sichuan and Guizhou joining forces to launch an anti-drug campaign?"
Wang Lingji was stunned at first, and then he figured it out. This was a way for Qiao Yu to use opium to deal with Tang Jiyao and Liu Xianshi. All the princes in the world were selling opium, and no one was clean, even Qiao Yu. But Qiao Yu
Yu mainly sells it to foreign countries, but after all, this thing is a sinful thing that harms the people and makes people hate it. If a local official is connected with drug traffickers, his reputation will be really bad, and he may even be irrecoverable.
"Commander, the total amount of cloud soil we purchase through the Anti-Smoking Bureau every year is about 20,000 shi. This is less than half of Yunnan's output. Most of the rest should be smuggled out. As long as the smuggled opium can be
If it is cut off, Yunnan's finances will collapse immediately. This is a good strategy to defeat the enemy without a fight!"
"Well, you send a telegram to Zhang Bailin and ask him to step up the investigation in Guizhou, and then cooperate with Sichuan to take action."
Qiao Yu cast a wide net and pointed the finger directly at Tang Jiyao. The outbreak of World War I made Qiao Yu's power more and more powerful. At the same time, he also saw through the weakness of Beiyang. If he had not considered the issue of the great powers, Qiao Yu would have even started a war with Yuan Shikai.
I have plans, but Qiao Yu is definitely determined to win in Yunnan and Guizhou provinces.
Sichuan's powerful administrative machine was put into operation, and fourteen large and small drug trafficking gangs were quickly eliminated in succession. More than a thousand officials were involved in the case. This was a major case of unprecedented scale, and the entire Sichuan Province was extremely concerned.
At the same time, Guizhou also began to detect large amounts of opium smuggling.
Nearly 80% of the opium is produced in Yunnan, and the newspaper industry is once again agitated. Journalists in this era are very happy. There is always no shortage of news materials, and there are not many taboos. They can speak freely without having to
Without the slightest consideration, some people even gave Tang Jiyao the nickname of Opium Commander.
Just when everyone was talking about the drug trafficking problem in Yunnan, Qiao Yu personally came to the Sichuan Provincial Congress and reported to the members on the progress of the drug case in southern Sichuan.
"Members of Congress, after careful investigation by Sichuan authorities, fourteen drug trafficking gangs were uncovered, and more than three thousand dan of opium was seized. The amount is astonishing. More than 80% of the opium is produced in Yunnan, and there are still a number of porters among the drug traffickers.
Many Yunnan soldiers, and current evidence has shown that Yunnan Governor Tang Jiyao has become the driving force behind the drug trade. I hereby formally request Tang Jiyao to stop this evil action and stop harming the people of Sichuan!"
