The next morning, An Yi, who saw off Zhu Peide and his party, did not return to the headquarters immediately. Instead, accompanied by the guards, he mounted his beloved war horse and rushed to Caiba Airport, seven kilometers west of the city.
This flat and compact airstrip on the loess was originally owned by Liu Wencai, the "King of Xunan". Now, together with the two mansions in the city, the two major wharves, the Sugar, Tobacco and Liquor Company, the Salt Bureau, five banks, 360
More than a dozen prosperous shops on the street, three large pawn shops, five inns, three military camps and two government offices have all become the property of Anyi's fifth army.
Liu Wencai was in a hurry when he fled the Xu Mansion. He used ships, cars and carriages to transport more than 3,000 boxes of gold and silver treasures and valuables. However, there was still a large amount of wealth that could not be transferred in time and was occupied by the quickly arriving Fifth Army. Only two
The gold and silver seized from a bank, a mint and three pawn shops
As high as more than 4.3 million yuan, antique calligraphy, paintings and real estate are equivalent to tens of millions of dollars. An Yi and his brothers were dumbfounded by the wealth of Liu Wenhui and Liu Wencai's family, who have been running southern Sichuan for more than ten years. They could not calculate the wealth before.
The Liu family deeply regrets that their property was transferred so quickly.
However, An Yi is quite satisfied with what he has achieved so far. Looking at the wide runway of the airport and the seven-kilometer riverside road leading to the city, An Yi even has some admiration for Liu Wencai.
The seven-kilometer-long and eight-meter-wide road along the river is strong and flat, with lush bamboo and wood on both sides, and a well-developed drainage system. All it takes is a few ships of asphalt from Shanghai or cement from the Xiangxi Cement Factory to lay this important road.
A high standard private road.
There are two rows of tall warehouses built against the mountain in the south of the airport. The tallest warehouse, which is thirty meters long and twenty meters wide, stands empty in the wind. The planes inside are no longer there, and only a dozen large oil drums are left neatly arranged.
Placed next to the high wall. Liu Wencai’s plane is
It was purchased from Germany in March last year and arrived in the same batch as the four aircraft purchased by Feng Yuxiang. The model is Junkers F13. It can only seat four people. Now it has flown to Chengdu. The empty airport is dotted with fifth aircraft.
The garrison officers and soldiers of a battalion of the regiment.
"Commander, the terrain here is flat, covering an area of 1,000 acres. The surrounding mountains are low and gentle, and it is surrounded by mountains and rivers. It seems that Liu Wencai hired many capable people to survey and build this airport. We only need to expand it a little on the existing basis.
, sealing off the riverside triangle in the west, building a control tower, lighthouse and other ancillary facilities on the low hill in the south, and deploying a regiment of guard troops to defend it, it will be a large military airport no less than Nanchang Airport." Zhao
Rui whispered.
An Yi nodded, got off his horse, and walked side by side with Zhao Rui to the small pavilion where the police post was located on the riverside: "A few days ago, I asked Mr. Qi from the original government office construction bureau, and he told me that this airport has a very special
unique place every year
During the foggy season, the area from Zhenwu Mountain in the south and Douzi Mountain in the north of the Yangtze River to Chiyan Mountain is shrouded in white fog. However, there is no fog in the airport surrounded by water on three sides. It is said to be a Zhenwu treasure land. It is blessed by nature. Now look at how it looks.
That's what happened!
I guess it's because the area here is wide open, the wind is gentle and not blocked by heavy mountains, which makes it very rare for heavy fog to gather here. But in any case, it is really good to build an airport here. It can be seen that the Liu family has indeed spent a lot of money.
It will take a lot of time, but we are not busy with reconstruction and expansion. Fifteen thousand engineering troops are expanding the roads and bridges leading to surrounding counties. Mr. Zheng Jinglun and two expert teams from Sweden will not arrive until early next month to survey Luzhou and Xufu.
four of the earth
It will take at least two months to determine the construction sites for the three major bridges. The construction of the four major iron bridges will probably have to wait until the end of next year or even the middle of the next year. When the situation stabilizes, the engineering troops of each division will have to dredge the roads and blow up the narrow places on the river.
Reefs must be built one after another and channel signs erected one after another to allow thousand-ton cargo ships to sail to Xufu. In addition, Luzhou South Pier, Xufu West Pier and South Pier must be expanded. In less than two years, such a huge construction project
It won’t work!”
"With so many projects launched at once, as well as the construction of reservoirs and irrigation canals in counties and towns in southern Sichuan, will the money be enough?" Zhao Rui asked worriedly.
An Yi sighed slightly, shook his head and said: "Oh, it's difficult! After several months of fighting, the amount of money quietly accumulated and seized was only more than 6 million yuan. The existing opium and the opium expected to be collected within three months are expected to be
Seven million is not enough for one-third of the current project budget. In addition, we have made a high-profile commitment not to collect a penny of agricultural tax and head tax from the people of southern Sichuan within two years, and have canceled the Liu family’s original thirty-one
Taxes, only commercial taxes and
Due to the transaction tax, even if all the more than 30,000 acres of land in southern Sichuan and more than 500 prosperous shops in Luzhou and Xufu are auctioned off, we can only barely raise this huge construction fund, but this will take at least a year!
During this period, our 80,000 brothers need money to eat, drink, and eat, train our troops, build non-commissioned officer training bases and South Sichuan Medical College, and expand Liu Wencai’s thermal power plant and expand coal mine production. Every move is money.
ah!"
Zhao Rui was silent, and after a while he said leisurely: "I am convinced. Under such an environment, you still have the courage to prepare to completely eradicate opium cultivation and trade in southern Sichuan, and eradicate all opium poppies, which account for half of Sichuan's annual opium output.
, where do you get the money?”
"Now the only things that can be thought of are the Luzhou iron mines and the silver mines in the south. These are the fastest places to make money. Also, we need to take advantage of the favorable opportunity of the current high degree of autonomy to establish industrial and commercial banks throughout southern Sichuan as soon as possible, and slowly move toward
Radiate to western Guizhou, western Hunan and Yunnan, absorb private capital for construction; set up a few commodity wholesale markets, slightly transform the existing markets, and it will not cost much.
, transport various commodities from Nanchang, Jiangsu and Zhejiang and other places, and let people from Luzhou and Xufu sell them to areas where ethnic minorities gather in all directions, in exchange for gold, silver, copper and tin that are traditionally mined and smelted by ethnic minorities, and wait for the help of Zhang Xi and Mr. Ou
After the three sets of the latest banknote printing and minting equipment purchased were shipped, we began to print and mint silver coins. Only in this way can we manage to cope with the problem by raising funds through multiple methods."
An Yi explained to Zhao Rui in detail that he had a vague premonition that as the Fifth Army Corps became more powerful, he was afraid that Chiang Kai-shek, who had cultivated another powerful warlord, would never let him stay in southern Sichuan for a long time. All of them, intentionally or unintentionally, put his own
The whole set of ideas was instilled in the talented, loyal and diligent Zhao Rui.
Zhao Rui did not realize An Yi's good intentions and looked at An Yi in surprise: "How many talents are needed to implement such a complex system matter?"
An Yi smiled bitterly, looked at the rolling river, and said with some sadness: "It requires a lot of people... But don't worry, I have asked Zhou Chongan to come over to help. The entire economic layout and development process of old Nanchang is the result of him and Zhang
Xi, and the think tanks of Jiangnan Group worked together sincerely to
They are more professional than any of us when it comes to making fun of them. Also, don’t forget that hundreds of graduates from our University of Science and Technology’s finance major are about to enter the society. Together, they will form the Southern Sichuan Economic Development Committee. I will serve as the nominal director.
Director, this way the team is established.
You can't be lazy, you have to come in and be the deputy director of supervision, and then transfer ten or eight old brothers from the special class who are about to graduate from the non-commissioned officer school, and select one hundred or ten loyal, firm and educated brothers from the army to establish the establishment
The Southern Sichuan Military and Political Supervision Bureau is responsible for supervising and inspecting the military and civil affairs institutions throughout southern Sichuan. What are you worried about that cannot be accomplished?"
"That's good. It seems that you have given full consideration to everything. It's really hard for you..."
Zhao Rui took a few steps and suddenly realized something. He pulled An Yi's sleeve to stop, stared into An Yi's eyes and asked seriously: "Wait! What did you mean by saying so much to me just now? I'm just yours.
The Chief of Staff of the Twenty-Fourth Army is responsible for the military. Even if the Fifth Army is not abolished, I am only the Chief of Staff of your headquarters. I have never been involved in any civil affairs affairs. Why did you suddenly tell me so much today?
"
An Yi smiled and looked at Zhao Rui seriously: "Apart from military affairs, aren't you willing to learn more about other fields? The war will be over one day, and we soldiers will leave the army one day. Don't you
Do you want to be like the demobilized generals from various armies who live in the Shanghai Concession and the Tianjin Concession, playing mahjong every day, drinking and chatting, but unable to do anything beneficial to the country and the nation?"
"You are obviously quibbling! Junior brother, tell me honestly, what did you think of?"
Zhao Rui stared stubbornly into An Yi's eyes. After more than a year of getting along and fighting side by side, he and An Yi deeply understood and cherished each other. They had a deep friendship with each other and were as close as brothers. He was extremely familiar with An Yi's character and habits, so
An Yi's slightly abnormal words and deeds cannot escape Zhao Rui's keen eyes and excellent perception.
An Yi put away his smile, shook his head and sighed slightly, pulled Zhao Rui into the small pavilion, waved the saluting sentry away, sat down on the stone bench, and looked at the roaring Minjiang River:
"Sit down, senior brother, let's sit down and talk slowly... Although you didn't say anything, I can see that you have thought a lot, not only about the fate of my fifth army, but also about the twenty-fourth army and the
The South Sichuan Security Headquarters has just been straightened out. I guess you have also thought about the entire situation in South Sichuan, otherwise you would not be in the mood to talk to me so much, right, senior brother?"
"I think a lot, but I think it's definitely not as much as you think." Zhao Rui leaned against the pillar, took out a cigarette and gave one to An Yi.
Lighting the cigarette and taking a deep breath, An Yi turned to Da Jiang and whispered: "Senior brother, if the Fifth Legion is disbanded, how do you think the principal will arrange for me?"
Zhao Rui replied helplessly: "To be honest, I don't know! I guess the principal has been convinced by the slanderous words of He Jingzhi and the conspirator Yang Yongtai, otherwise he wouldn't be in such a hurry when Yunnan has not yet been completely conquered and Sichuan has not yet been completely pacified.
Unloading and killing
Donkey, cut the body and seize power, not to mention that our Fifth Army Corps is still his direct army, and more than half of the lieutenant generals are from Huangpu. It is really chilling to do this! To be honest, I am very angry in my heart, and I even want to become a warlord.
impulse!"
An Yi was horrified: "Brother, let's just talk. You must never say what you just said to others, let alone let the brothers see that you have any impulses and dissatisfaction, otherwise it will definitely cause huge consequences."
Chaos, the consequences are unimaginable!
Senior brother, please calm down and think about it, what would you do if you were the principal? Now, the number of troops under my command, An Yi, is as high as 80,000, and they are all the first-class elite soldiers in the country. I am fighting for Gui and Tang, and the war in the Central Plains.
, Southwest Expedition
In this series of battles, the Xiangxi Army with nearly 100,000 troops and the Western Guizhou Army with 60,000 troops closely cooperated with me, An Yi, and obeyed his words. If I, An Yi, one day raise the flag of rebellion in anger, the combined force will be twenty
More than ten thousand troops!
What is particularly frightening is that these more than 200,000 soldiers who have undergone new education and new training can be self-sufficient. They have their own arsenal and many other auxiliary enterprises, as well as their own aviation force and a small number of surface ships, with a radius of hundreds of kilometers.
To the east is the proud and arrogant Li Zongren of the Guangxi clan, and to the north are the various forces in Sichuan that seem to be incompatible with each other. If they rebel, the harm will definitely not be as great as that of Feng and Yan.
This possible danger has been repeatedly provoked by some people, and it is like a heavy dark cloud in the principal's heart, getting thicker and thicker. The principal, who has been exhausted from repeated separations and combinations, would rather believe that he has no
I would like to believe that it is not true, or I may be filled with doubts and fear as a superior, and I will no longer be able to give any trust, and I will implement a series of splits and reductions of authority at any cost that will chill the soldiers of our Fifth Army.
From this perspective, it is indeed inevitable that we will encounter the sad situation today, who can tell us to behave less mediocre?"
"Perhaps what you say makes sense, but it is just an excuse and an unfounded assumption. Our Fifth Corps has been fighting for many years and has made great achievements. We are loyal to the Three People's Principles of the former Prime Minister, loyal to the Central Committee, and loyal to the principal. But now we are like this.
Not to mention that the brothers can't figure it out, even I can't bear it.
To tell you the truth, I had a sleepless night last night. I thought several times that if we were really suppressed, we might as well just rebel! Is there more than one rebel in the world? Looking at the country today, where are the rebellions? I don’t believe that with today’s
With our foundation and strength, we cannot break into a new world! Do you, my grandson, have to endure this kind of cowardice again and again?"
Zhao Rui became more and more excited as he spoke. After speaking, he suddenly stood up and roared at An Yi.
An Yi closed his eyes sadly, leaned against the pillar and sighed: "Brother, now the great powers are looking around, the civil war has just ended, tens of millions of victims are still struggling on the death line, the Japanese are sharpening their swords and are about to invade, but you did it for us
The interests of a group are so excited, does Senior Brother want to be the eternal sinner of the nation?"
Zhao Rui's whole body was shaken, and he stood stiffly in front of An Yi. His face turned red and white, changing erratically. After a long time, he took a step back, sat down slumped, spread out his limbs, turned to look at the surging river, and his eyes were full of energy.