Under the introduction of Mr. Zhu, An Yi learned that the Menglian Xuanfu Department is the only building complex in Yunnan that is composed of Han and Dai buildings. It covers an area of more than 20 acres and has a main hall, a conference hall, a back hall, and a side room.
, the gate hall and other ancillary buildings were built in the fourth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty. They were the government offices of the Dai chieftain Daoshi. From the Ming Dynasty to the early Republic of China for more than 500 years, a total of 28 generations of hereditary chieftains exercised their ruling power here.
There is a wall more than two meters high outside the Yamen, surrounded by four side doors. The main building, the conference hall, is a stilt-style house with three eaves resting on the top of the mountain. The entire building complex is a wooden structure, and its brackets, cornices and other components are Han architectural forms.
Its gantry-style buildings and halls are in the style of Dai architecture. But unfortunately, although the main building of the Yamen is well preserved, it has fallen into disrepair due to frequent changes of dynasties, and the continuous erosion by British colonists over the past decade.
This caused people in the border areas to panic and the political power to weaken. The walls on both sides of the gatehouse in front of the Yamen and many ancillary buildings in the backyard were damaged and collapsed.
Simao was originally 270 kilometers away from Menglian County. There were mountains and streams along the way. The roads were almost built along the foot of the mountains and river banks. It benefited from the border defense official roads built during the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty in its heyday.
During this period, in order to demonstrate benevolence and the majesty of the empire, huge sums of money were spent on two large-scale expansions, making the road construction in the most remote counties under the jurisdiction of the Anjia Army the easiest road section to build. It only took eleven months to complete the entire journey.
After the expansion and the construction of more than 20 iron bridges, the mileage was shortened to 232 kilometers. This is already a big achievement. However, An Yi and his team still spent a lot of time on these 232 kilometers.
Eight and a half hours later, when I saw the outline of the small county town in the distance, the sun in the sky had already dropped to the west.
As the convoy entered the east city of Menglian, thousands of people of all ethnic groups stood in the street, inexplicably surprised. Most of them saw the car for the first time. They all looked up and down, a little frightened, until the convoy stopped at the garrison camp at the east entrance of the city.
In front of the simple bamboo fence at the entrance, Zhu Zizhan and his daughter, who were familiar to people of all ethnic groups, and Zhu Yaoliang, the director of civil affairs, got off the car and saluted together. Only then did the villagers smile. A group of leaders hurriedly greeted them, clasping their hands, bending down to salute, and whispering.
Ask General An, who commands Meng Lian's army, if he is also here?
At the request of Zhu Zizhan, his daughter and Zhu Yaoliang, An Yi and his party met Gongxiu, a descendant of the Dao family chieftain, and the chieftains of the eight surrounding villages one by one. Then, surrounded by thousands of people, they walked through
The iron cable bridge erected by the Second Regiment of the Engineering Corps came to the majestic Yamen of the Xuanfu Department.
Jiao Guangxu, who came earlier, Zhang Guosheng, the commander of the security regiment, Chu Huaiqing, the commander of the second regiment of the engineering corps, and Lin Bingning, the captain of the special brigade, led the soldiers to line up for a long time.
Jiao Guangxu led Zhang Guosheng, Chu Huaiqing and Lin Bingning to run down the steps early, came to An Yi, saluted and reported, with a loud voice like a bell, which scared the bustling crowd around them into silence:
"Jiao Guangxu, deputy commander of the garrison division, reported to the commander that the number of officers and soldiers of the garrison division Menglian garrison regiment, the second engineering regiment, and the first detachment of the special agent regiment was 4,825, and the actual number was 1,450.
The officers and soldiers who have not arrived are all performing military duties. After the report is completed, please give instructions to the commander!"
An Yi responded with a salute: "Have a rest! Brothers, thank you for your hard work... It's getting late, so I can't visit the brothers one by one. Please take me to say hello to the brothers when you go back in the evening. Okay, if it's okay, we'll go in
Well... Huaiqing, please thank the villagers together with Director Zhan and the others. Thousands of people have traveled across the mountains and ridges to come here since the morning. It is not easy. Thank you very much to the villagers. Take this opportunity to distribute all the relief materials that should be distributed. Three days later
The second batch of supplies will arrive."
"yes!"
Chu Huaiqing stepped forward to salute and looked at An Yi with eager eyes.
Entering the main hall, everyone sat down humbly. An Yi, who was comparable to the Kipchak minister in the minds of the chieftains, was naturally pushed to the main seat. The chieftains were very surprised to see this tall and handsome general so young, even though they had previously
From the mouths of Zhu Zizhan, Zhu Yaoliang and passing merchants, I heard the name of General An Yi, who was a god in military skills and victorious in every battle. I also knew that An Yi was a disciple of the current emperor, Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, who led hundreds of thousands of elite troops.
General, but when they met now, they could not associate his reputation with the gentle and elegant young man in front of them. Many chieftains had imagined An Yi as a middle-aged man with thick beard and a muscular back.
The military commander never expected to be a humble scholar.
But just now a group of generals from the tall and tall Kong Wu saluted and reported respectfully in front of An Yi. The chieftains all saw it with their own eyes, and they were in awe of the two generals behind An Yi, Gu Changfeng and Shen Fengdao, who had deep eyes and were calm and powerful.
At this moment, seeing the two people sitting on An Yi's left and right hands respectively, with calm expressions and calm faces, they couldn't help but shut their mouths and carefully waited for An Yi to speak.
Seeing the doubts and unconcealed panic on the faces of the leaders, Mr. Zhu, his daughter, and Civil Affairs Bureau Chief Zhu Yaoliang looked at each other and smiled, and harmoniously comforted the leaders. Zhu Yun, who was like an angel in the minds of the people of all ethnic groups, burst out with a beautiful smile.
, softly telling everyone not to be nervous, the general is very easy-going, and everyone can say anything they want during the banquet after drinking tea.
The leaders then took a deep breath and looked at An Yi, who was smiling. They all showed forced smiles, which made An Yi dumbfounded, but they could only return the favor.
Only Gu Changfeng couldn't help it anymore, he stood up with a laugh, took out a pack of "Saber Brand" special cigarettes, and distributed them everywhere: "Come on, come on, seniors, you're welcome. Although this cigarette is not as expensive as opium, it doesn't taste good to smoke."