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- "Brother Yang, what on earth is going on?!"
Bingwen was young after all, and although he identified with the party members in his heart, Yang Qiu had treated him like a brother since he joined the army, and he had saved his life in Guang'an, so he had no idea at all, and rushed to him as soon as he saw the master leaving.
Looking at Bingwen, who was breathing rapidly and with red eyes, Yang Qiu didn't know where to start.
"Brother, tell me slowly, I don't believe it was you who killed the party leader. There must be something weird at this time." Xiao Anguo also ran over with everyone, and surrounded him three floors inside and three floors outside.
Yang Qiu also had troubles. He did not deny killing Wang Tianjie, but he did not expect that the guy actually had a list of names! Seeing everyone staring at him, he sighed deeply: "Yes, I killed Wang Tianjie."
"What!" Bingwen jumped up immediately. If he hadn't been thinking about Yang Qiu's good, he would have drawn his gun long ago.
Bingwen's blood-red eyes made Yang Qiu's heart skip a beat. He quickly told what happened today exactly, but he concealed the exchange of money and meeting Song Jiaoren. After all, he seemed to be surrounded by comrades, but there was a distance between them. It's a trivial matter to expose his belly and money. If the news of Song Jiaoren's secret arrival in Chengdu spreads, it would really be a big deal.
Xiao Anguo, Ma Kui and others were relieved when they heard that Yang Qiu's tone was calm and didn't sound like he was lying. Besides, Wang Tianjie deserved to die for sneaking up on someone unprepared and deserved to be killed by the wrong hand. Only Bingwen didn't. He spoke, biting his lip and not knowing what he was thinking.
Yang Qiu did not continue to explain. He knew that the more he explained, the more trouble he would get. Moreover, the leak of the alliance list after Wang Tianjie's death was indeed related to him, and the gold bars rewarded by Governor Sichuan were also seen by many people, so he The label of "Qing lackey and great hero" cannot be taken off for the time being.
"Let's go back to Wuchang."
" Xiao Anguo didn't want to say any more. He really caused too much trouble when he came out, so the best way is to leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible. As long as he returns to his own land, at least Yang Qiu will be safer.
The convoy soon returned along the way it came. Although Xiao Anguo arranged Yang Qiu in a tight carriage, he still did not dare to be careless and specially placed the captured Hotchkiss in the front cart. On the way, his eyes widened even more.
Hearing the increasingly dense gunshots in the city through the curtain, Yang Qiu sighed secretly and held the data machine he kept close to his body with his right hand.
Did you really change history? Will the road protection movement change because of you? Without the restraint of Sichuan, will the Wuchang Shouyi still appear? Do you really want to escape overseas and become a rich man?
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??The Han River is separated by three towns and connected by nine provinces. There are mountains and mountains, overflowing with residences, and commerce.
In the late Qing Dynasty, this jingle was known to almost everyone in Hubei. It said that since the Han River changed its course to separate the three towns of Wuchang, Hankou and Hanyang during the Chenghua Period of the Ming Dynasty, this place, the thoroughfare of nine provinces, has relied on its geographical advantages to become a gathering place for merchants. .
After the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Li Hongzhang and other insightful people discovered that the closed-door Central Empire had fallen far behind, and launched the mighty Westernization Movement. Foreign Western ideas and traditional culture collided with each other, intensifying social conflicts, but also realizing In fact, this country has begun to benefit, the most important of which is the rise of capital.
New industries began to spring up all over the country, and the power of capital, which had been suppressed for thousands of years, leapt forward. In the early days of the Sino-Japanese War, the Manchu and Qing Dynasty's annual tax revenue was only 80 million taels, but before the 1911 Revolution, the country's annual tax revenue had reached 200 million taels.
Among them, the three towns of Wuchang, the first batch of treaty ports, have developed rapidly. Relying on their geographical advantages, the annual trade volume has exceeded 100 million, which is on par with Shanghai, and the annual tax has reached a huge 6 million. The American "Harp" magazine even said The three towns were publicly called the Chicago of the East.
Wuchang is already extremely noisy in the early morning. The various signboards along the streets are eye-catching, including conservative texts and scantily clad portraits of Western beauties. Carriages pass by, pedestrians come one after another, and beggars come in groups. From time to time, you can see blond foreigners, and even Japanese ronin wearing wooden clogs with samurai swords stuck in their waists. The shouts of porters on the pier are even more frequent.
Facing each other across the river, the sky above Hankou and Hanyang on the opposite side is even more billowing with black smoke. Hanyang, in particular, has become a representative of the Industrial Revolution of the Qing Dynasty because it has the best ironworks and gun factories in the entire Far East.
The entire three towns along the Han River are full of wonderful vitality.
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Located in the Admiral¡¯s Office on the riverside, the short and fat Li Yuanhong looked out the window. The bustling and bustling scene not only did not make him happy, but instead he sighed softly.Zhang Biao, the admiral of Hubei and the commander of the new army, who was dressed in casual clothes, had just come out of the inner hall when he heard Li Yuanhong sighing by the window. He immediately joked: "Song Qing (Li Yuanhong's character), you and I have known each other for many years, so early in the morning." Then he came to my house and sighed, as if he was trying to offend me."
Although he was also under Zhang Zhidong's sect, Li Yuanhong did not dare to look down upon Zhang Biao. This man was not only good at fists and kicks, he was also proficient in the art of war. What's more, he saved Zhang Zhidong's life and was also a well-known figure among the officials in the border areas. He quickly raised his hand and said hello.
"There is no need for you and me to be polite." After being seated, Zhang Biao asked, "Why did Song Qing sigh just now?"
"It's not caused by the opposite side." Li Yuanhong pointed to the other side of the river, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Last night, news came from the Governor's Mansion that Mr. Rui Chengrui withheld the operating funds of this autumn's gun factory, and also wrote to the court to close some branches again. Factory."
"Wolf ambition!" Hearing this, Zhang Biao slapped his thigh and said harshly: "Ever since Ruicheng took the position of governor of Huguang, he has been plotting against my new army and gun factory. Humph, as long as I am here for one day , we must not let him be proud."
Li Yuanhong also sighed slightly and said: "Now the party members are making trouble everywhere. Huanghuagang was just a warning before, but the big trouble is in Sichuan. If Sichuan is unstable, the imperial court will definitely send our troops into Sichuan. By then, I am afraid that the three towns will be afraid It is about to fall into the hands of the governor, sir, you have to make up your mind."
Zhang Biao also had a headache. The person he believed in most in his life was Zhang Zhidong. In his opinion, the gun factory and the New Army were the relics of Mr. Zhang. How could others interfere and make them dirty? However, he also solved some problems. No, that is to maintain the operation of the New Army and the gun factory, which is really expensive.
Zhang Zhidong, who had previously served as governor of Huguang, once said, "The financial resources of one province can never meet the urgent needs of the overall situation. It seems that Hubei cannot be solely responsible for military pay." However, the court ignored it and still let Hubei bear all expenses alone for two years. Financial shortages led to the closure of five cannon and frame factories, causing the gun factory to stop manufacturing cannons and could only produce Hanyang-made and a few other firearms.
What's more, in his position, he also knows that troubled times are not far away. As long as he can control the New Army and the gun factory, no matter who is in power in the future, he will not be able to touch him. But the problem is that he is only an admiral and cannot control money and food, so he has always been ignored by Ruicheng. Suppressed by this matter.
"There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain. Sir, please don't bother me. Is there any news about sending firearms to Sichuan?" Li Yuanhong waved his hands and did not want to worry about the gun factory. Instead, he was more worried about Sichuan.
"Xiao Anguo is a prudent person, so Song Qing can rest assured, but" Just as the two were about to discuss matters in Sichuan, there was a burst of footsteps behind them. When he turned around, he saw that he had just mentioned Ruicheng, the governor of Huguang and Ruifang, the supervisor of Hanchuan Railway, came together. This made both of them frown. It was no secret that they were competing for credit for the Hanchuan Railway. How could they come together? ? And the look on his face seems to indicate some great joy?
The two of them felt their hearts pounding at the same time. Could it be that the imperial court was really going to get rid of its own admiral and hand over the new army to this guy?
"OhSong Qing is here too."
"Two adults, this is" Zhang Biao and Li Yuanhong quickly stood up to say hello.
"Haha" Ruicheng was a high-ranking official in the border area. He sat down first without hesitation, then took out a commendation telegram from his sleeve and said happily: "Today we are here to congratulate Mr. Zhang."
"Congratulations?" Zhang Biao glanced at Li Yuanhong, who was also confused, and asked, "I wonder what you mean by this? Zhang hasn't even left the house these days, where does the joy come from?"
"Mr. Zhang didn't go out, but he could raise troops thousands of miles away, and send out elite soldiers and generals to borrow guns and weapons to eradicate the Sichuan rebels in one fell swoop. This is a great achievement!" After Ruifang finished speaking, he handed over his hand again. Asked Ruicheng: "My Lord Governor, what I said is correct, right?"
"Haha, Mr. Rui and the governor thought of going together on this matter."
The questions and answers between the two people made Zhang Biao even more confused, and he hurriedly apologized: "My Lord Governor, please stop beating around the bush with me, a big boss, and just tell the truth."
Ruicheng seemed to be in a good mood and asked with a smile: "Huchen (Zhang Biao), let me ask you, does Yang Qiu recognize him?"
"Yang Qiu?" Zhang Biao looked at Li Yuanhong next to him. The latter frowned and thought for a while before reminding: "Sir, there is a man named Yang Qiu under Xiao Anguo in the transport camp. He is from Hubei. When he was young, his parents He died and was living in Shanghai with his second uncle. I heard that he had been studying in a foreign school in the French Concession and only joined our army in May."
"This can't be wrong."
After hearing this, Ruicheng slapped his thigh, handed the telegram to Zhang Biao and said: "Hu ministers have a keen eye and recognize talents. This Yang Qiu is indeed a fierce scholar.He single-handedly captured the Revolutionary Party bandits, capturing more than 60 bandit leaders and their subordinates, and also seized a machine gun and more than a hundred rifles. After arriving in Chengdu, he killed the rebel leader in the street and got a list. Now Sichuan Governor Zhao has arrested people according to the list. In five days, no less than 300 people have been captured, and more than 100 people have been killed! Most of the Sichuan rebels were captured and brought to justice! "
"What!"
Not to mention the fiery Zhang Biao, even the serious Li Yuanhong opened his eyes wide in disbelief. He turned the telegram over and over, seemingly looking for the words "pure joke".
"Haha You two adults don't need to read it." Ruifang said with a smile beside him: "Now this matter has spread all over the country. The newspapers in Shanghai and Guangzhou have published it, and they all say that the two adults are running the army. Only the wise can produce such strong warriors. The Sichuan rebellious party is no longer in trouble. After hearing the news, the imperial court has also issued an edict. It is said that the rewards for the two adults and Yang Qiu will be coming soon. "
¡°Isn¡¯t this a great joy?!¡±
"Happy event, happy event" Zhang Biao and Li Yuanhong looked at each other and nodded repeatedly. This was indeed an unexpected "happy event", but if the problem is like this, the Hubei New Army will definitely be targeted by the party members. Nowadays, the sky is full of wind and rain. If there is such a commotion, wouldn't the three towns of Han River be in trouble?
Before the two of them could get over the shock, Ruicheng had already picked up the tea cup and blew it. He glanced out of the corner of his eye and suddenly interrupted: "Huchen, the gangsters are causing trouble everywhere recently. I see that the streets are often not peaceful. In addition, I I have a young officer patrolling the city and taking charge of the camp, I wonder if you two would be willing to temporarily transfer Yang Qiu to me to meet the urgent need?"
"Transfer Yang Qiu?!" Zhang Biao couldn't hide the matter, and his expression immediately changed. Not to mention that Yang Qiu had already achieved great success at this moment, and his future would be unlimited. Taking this opportunity, he might be able to get the Hanyang he had always coveted. The gun factory can also build the other vacant infantry town. What's more, even if these things don't happen, the Governor of Huguang should not directly insert his hands into the new army. Although the Governor does nominally lead the military and administration, if everything is If he were to intervene, what else would he do for himself, the admiral? Where to put your face? !
Li Yuanhong was also dissatisfied because Ruicheng was a drunkard who didn't care about drinking.
He wanted to take this opportunity to establish his power in front of Zhang Biao, but it was true that he wanted to take this opportunity to promote Yang Qiu to set an example and tell others who the real commander was, and completely break the embarrassment of being at a disadvantage in military matters for many years. If he succeeds, it will definitely make the already unstable military people even more chaotic!
But all of a sudden he couldn't find any other way. What's more, Ruicheng issued a pipe belt, so he couldn't be lower than this level, right? ! Thinking of this, I became anxious. After a while, I glanced at Zhang Biao, who looked unhappy, and suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "I would like to thank you for your kindness on behalf of Yang Qiu. It's just that Master Zhang has promised to transfer Yang Qiu to my Huncheng Association." Ren Bu 42 Biao Biaotong, this matter has been announced to the army, I'm afraid it would be bad if we regret it again."
"42 standard system!"
Ruicheng¡¯s expression changed a little now.
As the governor of Huguang, he nominally controlled the military and political power of the two provinces, but now everyone knew who owned the New Army, so he kept looking for opportunities to intervene in the affairs of the New Army and wanted to take back military power. However, he did not expect that in order to prevent himself from interfering with the New Army, Zhang Biao and Li Yuanhong actually spent such a huge sum of money, their expressions suddenly darkened, and they twitched the corners of their mouths twice and said with a smile: "Then I will first congratulate the tiger minister on getting a tiger general." After saying that, he waved his sleeves and even Without even saying hello, he left with a dark face.
Seeing Ruicheng leaving, Zhang Biao's eyes were blazing, and his ruthless look could be seen at a glance
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