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    Chapter 139 The storm is rising in the southwest

    The Yangchang Mountain Road is winding and winding, and when you look down, you can see a cliff thousands of feet deep. From the foothills of the mountain, the mountains are so continuous that it seems there is no end in sight.

    "Good guy, I thought our road in Sichuan was difficult. Only after taking a trip did I realize that compared with Guizhou, our road is called a flat road." On the bank of Qingshui River in Foding Mountain, a packhorse team of more than a dozen people walked along the road.  As we trudged along the trail, a young man in the team who spoke with a Sichuan and Chongqing accent and wore a National Defense Force uniform and a cotton coat took a look at Shenxia and unbuttoned his clothes, revealing two brand-new Yuan-style pistols under his lapels.

    "Isn't there an old saying? Nine points of mountains and rivers and one point of fields, the ancient camel caravan takes Qianzhou." Qiu Wenbin, who was walking in front, smiled and said: "When the two lakes enter Sichuan, the most difficult ones to walk are Wushan Kuimen and the Qinling Shu Road to the north.  , the Jinsha River in Daliang Mountain in the southwest, but after entering Sichuan, it turns out to be a plain, so it is called the Bashu Treasure Land. But Guizhou is different. No matter how you walk, there are mountains and mountains, with no end in sight."

    "Squad leader, it's time to arrive in Guiyang in the afternoon. Is it time to tell us about this mission?" The Chongqing boy squeezed to the front and followed Qiu Wenbin behind him.

    After setting off in the early morning and walking for almost four or five hours, the roads were difficult to walk, and the pack horses had to be taken care of. Even though the mountain wind was cold and cold, Qiu Wenbin was still a little hot. He unbuttoned his cotton coat and said, "I know you guys are restless. I  Let me tell you, I¡¯m not here to fight, I¡¯m here to discuss the Han-Sichuan Railway.¡±

    Qiu Wenbin continued: "Mr. Zhan said that there are many bandits on the Dalou Mountain side of Zunyi, and the railway construction may be dangerous. We hope that troops can be sent to protect them after the construction starts, so we have to go and say hello to the Guizhou military and government officials."

    "It's not a war" the Chongqing guy said in a long drawl. He glanced at the two railway company clerks in the team and said dejectedly like a wilted eggplant: "For the railway, just send a civil servant.  Well. Besides, we helped Guizhou build the railway, and they should thank the commander."

    "Brain, do you think it's that simple?" Qiu Wenbin said with a smile in the Sichuan dialect he learned: "The commander is the patrol envoy of the three provinces. When sending troops to Guizhou, they must say hello first, otherwise people will think we are going to split.  It¡¯s thankless.¡±

    "Monitor, you don't look like someone who knows Sichuan dialect. You look like the girl next door calling someone."

    "Ha ha"

    The soldiers laughed loudly, and the Chongqing boy regained his energy and said: "Squad leader, when Changde came out, he said that the commander had been assassinated, and that it was the Nanjing government who did it. Is this true?"

    This sentence suddenly made the atmosphere in the team much more solemn.  Because Zhan Tianyou proposed the idea of ??starting construction in four provinces at the same time to shorten the construction period, when Yang Qiu went to Shanghai, he sent Qiu Wenbin to lead a squad to protect several clerks from the railway company who transferred to Hunan and entered Guizhou, preparing to discuss with the Guizhou military and government officials about sending troops to protect  Regarding the start of construction of the Guizhou section of the Han-Chuan Railway, he was sent here because the Literary Society and the Autonomous Society had a relatively good relationship, and Qiu Wenbin himself had friendships with many people in the Zizhi Society.

    But unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived in Changde, they heard that Yang Qiu was assassinated in Hankou. At that time, everyone almost wanted to go home. Several railway company clerks were even more anxious and angry. Without Yang Qiu, there would be no Hanchuan line at all, so they  Most anxious.  Fortunately, news came the next day that Yang Qiu was okay, but when the assassin committed the assassination, he claimed that he was sent by the Nanjing government, which cast a haze over everyone's hearts.

    It was not until three government decrees came to electrify the people in Changde Mansion that people became excited and many students took to the streets to support them, that they continued on their way.  But because it was far away from the core area, it was not clear who did it, so everyone was talking about it along the way.  After experiencing the ups and downs before and after the uprising, Qiu Wenbin became much more stable, knowing that many things cannot be seen through with the naked eye. He said: "It will be fine if the commander is fine. For the rest, we should wait until Guizhou sends a telegram back to ask Company Commander Lei and others. Everyone."  Also worried.¡±

    The two railway company clerks were both young students from abroad recruited by Zhan Tianyou. They couldn't stand the old-school ideas of the gentry from all over the country, and they were at a passionate age. They cursed: "We don't care who did it. Anyway, the three provinces cannot live without Yang."  Inspector, otherwise the Han-Sichuan Line will always be a piece of cake on paper? So many children will not be able to go to school! Everyone who came along has seen how the three provinces were ruined by the Tatars! So as long as the people can live  On a good day, we will support the Ambassador."

    "You're right, let's finish our business in Guizhou and go back early. I saw along the way that the officials and gentry of the Lijin Bureau who drink the blood of the people hate the commander to the point of itching his teeth."

    "The commander is about to patrol two provinces. Those old-school elements will definitely cause trouble. According to me, the right way is to speed up the pace and go to Guizhou as soon as possible and then go back to deal with them."

    "Yes, hurry up and go back early after finishing your work."

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?They also started shouting and walked quickly towards Guizhou together with two clerks from the railway company. However, no one expected what a huge chain reaction the sudden arrival of the National Defense Forces in Guiyang would cause.

    When Qiu Wenbin, the protection officer, went to Guizhou, Yang Qiu also arrived in Changsha, the first stop of the inspection tour.

    The sunny Changsha Prefecture ushered in rare good weather. The cruiser Yingrui docked at the pier amidst the sound of gongs and drums. The five-color flag and the flying tiger flag on the warship complemented each other.  The turbid river water lapped at the hull of the warship, splashing white waves.

    On the pier, the soldiers of the Sixth Brigade have set up a cordon under the leadership of Hang Zhi. Due to the assassination in Hankou and the withdrawal of Lijin, a large number of vested interests have been offended. In order to prevent anyone from taking risks, the National Defense Forces have responded to Yang Qiu's request.  The security work for this trip was strictly deployed, not only bringing in all the remaining guard companies, but also removing one company from the first division to supplement it. In addition, the garrison troops in various places were strictly ordered to do a good job in security work.

    "Get out of the way, get out of the way for me."

    "We want to protest! Yes, protest!"

    Suddenly, hundreds of gangsters who came out of nowhere rushed over. After pushing through the welcoming crowd, they suddenly opened a few banners. The banners clearly read "We want to eat", "Republic is not the opinion of one family", "Reform taxes".  Ridiculous" and other slogans.

    Tan Yankai, who brought officials and representatives of the gentry to greet him, suddenly froze when he saw the slogan. Ever since he ordered the tax reform, people have been marching and denounced in Changsha all day long. He knew who was behind these people, but he didn't expect that the trouble would come here, and he was so angry.  Asked: "What happened? Who did it?!"

    The officials and gentry representatives behind him quickly lowered their heads and avoided looking. Zuo Xueqian quickly pushed Liu Yutang: "Quickly, find someone to drive him away. It will be bad if there is a fuss."

    Liu Yutang is now the deputy commander of the Fourth Division. This time Yang Qiu came to Hunan for inspection. He did not go to Sichuan to temporarily arrange protection tasks because he was familiar with the situation. Seeing this scene, he suddenly became anxious and sweating profusely. Wouldn't this be life-threatening?  After the Hankou assassination, Sun Wu and others with such a large background were directly shot by Nanjing in order to appease them. Who in Hunan now has such a deep background?  If something happened in Changsha, there wouldn't be enough people like them to be buried with him!  So I quickly ran to find Hang Zhi, preparing to forcefully drive away these troublemakers.

    Hang Zhi naturally saw these people. He was just about to order the soldiers to disperse. Lei Meng, who got off the boat first, immediately ran over and muttered a few words, then stepped up his guard and stopped moving, leaving Tan Yankai and others confused about what Yang Qiu meant.

    This time, Zhang Taiyan and Song Ziqing, who had just returned from Nanjing, were accompanying them. They both muttered secretly when they saw this scene. Only Yang Qiu turned a deaf ear to the protests because he had expected that someone would jump out.

    "Yankai and all walks of life in Hunan welcome the patrol to inspect." Tan Yankai saw that the army was not paying attention, and he didn't understand what Yang Qiu was paying attention to. He went up to greet him, pointed at the protesters in the distance and pretended to be angry: "The patrol  Don¡¯t pay attention to these people. After the abolition of Lijin, they will be making trouble all day long and will not be able to make waves.¡±

    Yang Qiu smiled: "Governor Tan and everyone have worked hard. Yang has been busy with other matters recently. It is really a neglect of you to come here only now. As for these people, the Republic we have to let everyone  Only by speaking can we open up a wider space and jointly promote the development of the three provinces."

    "Inspector Yaliang" The officials and gentry representatives who had been silent just now agreed when they saw that Yang Qiu was not angry, secretly wondering if the wind direction had changed again?

    Yang Qiu affectionately held Tan Yankai's arm and walked with him. After they got on the carriage and only the two of them were left, his face suddenly turned cold and he asked: "Governor Tan you didn't bring them, right?"  "

    Tan Yankai broke out in a cold sweat. Despite Yang Qiu's young age, after experiencing so many things, he could see that he was definitely a decisive and decisive person. He quickly waved his hand and said: "Inspector, don't scare me. Although Tan  It¡¯s stupid, but I still support things like cutting taxes and cutting taxes. This is all caused by my order to close down the tax bureau a few days ago.¡±

    Seeing that he was so frightened that his temples were sweating, Yang Qiu secretly laughed in his heart and said: "Don't panic, Governor Tan. Yang was just joking. If you hadn't stabilized Hunan during this period and bought time for the revolution, then we would have  Mr. Zu¡¯an is really responsible for the current situation in the three provinces.¡±

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? This kind of joke will scare people to death!  Tan Yankai made a sinister remark and quickly said humbly: "It's all because of the good leadership of the patrol. Tan is just the icing on the cake. It's not worth mentioning. It's not worth mentioning."

    Yang Qiu asked: "Governor Tan just said that he supports the New Deal. I wonder if he has any experience in implementing it these days?"

    Tan Yankai¡¯s head is filled with heat and sweat. What do you think?  !  Hunan has been in chaos these days. Free schooling is easy to say, but the abolition of Lijin has offended many gentry. There are reports from various places of gentry who are unwilling to obey. The implication is such that even his scalp goes numb. If it weren't for the Third DivisionIf we move in at this time, I'm afraid we can already smell the smell of mutiny.

    Seeing his dodge in his eyes, Yang Qiu knew that things were not going as smoothly as he imagined. In fact, he also knew how powerful the tax reform would affect, but he had to do this!  He said coldly: "Governor Tan, just go ahead and do it. I'm here and nothing can change the world!"

    The cold words made Tan Yankai's heart suddenly drop, and he nodded hard after a while

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