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    Chapter 221: Drawing fire under the cauldron (Part 1)

    Emergency dispatches and drills seem to be commonplace for the National Defense Forces. The monthly training programs allow soldiers to stay organized in the face of emergencies. So when Cai E boarded the Chuyu ship the next day, the 2nd Brigade  The first two infantry regiments of the 101st Brigade and the 101st Brigade had already slowly crossed the Jiangxi Jinjipo Fort under the protection of the sea ship and two gunboats.  \\.

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    Outside the escort gunboat, two British insect-class gunboats always accompany them to spy on the military situation. Although Britain and France did not impose restrictions on the National Defense Forces this time, all military maneuvers, especially actions along the Yangtze River waterway, are still under full surveillance.  Everyone knows that this information will soon be sent to the north. The United Kingdom, like other countries, is waiting for the turning point of the war. However, judging from their consistent relationship with Beiyang, it is very normal to inform them of the information.

    The three warships have all been loaded with live ammunition. In addition to guarding against the British, more attention is focused on the two forts. Most of the forts here are still 57mm mountain guns, but there are 4 120mm shore guns and 2 front guns.  The German-made 210mm fortress cannon in the Qing Dynasty made the National Defense Forces dare not take it lightly, especially after Jiangxi's high-profile announcement of non-cooperation.

    But in fact, it was a different story on the Jinji Mountain Fortress.

    The muzzle of the thick 210mm German-made fortress gun was filled with soldiers watching. Although the four 120mm river defense guns took off their gun jackets, they were aimed at the British gunboats, and they did not load any shells.

    "Brother Zihong, what do you think the governor is thinking this time? In the past, he always said that he would attack Beiyang, but now he declares neutrality and confronts Yang Qiu. What does he mean?" On the fort, a full man  The bearded officer held his hand on the gun barrel and looked at the river ships passing by under his nose, with envy and a complicated look on his face.

    His name is Liu Zhenxi, a 28-year-old native of Jiujiang and a graduate of Shanghai Nanyang Naval Academy.  During the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, the river defense on the Yangtze River was jointly managed by the Jiang Defense Army and the Navy. As a member of the navy, he was sent to Jiujiang to be responsible for the Jinjipo Fort and ensure the smooth supply of coal for the Navy.  Next to him, he also frowned at the fleet. The man named Zihong was the current representative of Jiangxi Congress, the prime minister of Jiangxi Republic of China Bank, the economic adviser to the Governor's Office, and his fellow countryman Xu Xiujun.

    Xu Xiujun was very talented. At the age of 20, he was sent by the government to Japan's Waseda University to study economics. A year later, he organized the Military National Education Association with his partners. Later, he sneaked back to Jiangxi to promote the revolution with Lin Sen and others. When he was found wanted, he simply transferred to Hong Kong to disguise himself.  Cheng Shipeng went to the UK and was admitted to George Smith University in London with excellent results, majoring in economics and management.  &*.¡¶¡·.com fastest updated** It happened that Wang Daxie, the minister to the UK, saw that he was intelligent, studious and well-behaved. He admired him very much, so he hired him to come to the embassy after school to sort out official documents and files, which was regarded as funding for his tuition.

    After four years of work-study, he got his degree and went to Heilongjiang as a financial consultant on the recommendation of Wang Daxie. Later, he was transferred to Xu Shichang to be responsible for rectifying the finances. The current finances of the three northeastern provinces are basically the foundation he laid back then.

    After Xu Shichang returned to Beijing, he recommended him to study in Europe. In the end, he chose to study at Leipzig Business School in Germany. Originally, he thought that he might not be able to develop his talents in this life, but he did not expect that at this time, news of the Wuchang Uprising came from China.  So he immediately turned around to Russia and Mongolia and came back in a big circle.  After the peace talks between the North and the South, Xu Shichang saw him in Tianjin and immediately recommended him to Yuan Shikai. Yuan Shikai also invited him as a financial adviser to the Presidential Office. However, he did not like Yuan Shikai's twilight years and saw through his fake republican and true dictatorial intentions. He finally resigned and returned to his hometown of Jiujiang.

    After hearing this, Li Liejun knew that he had extraordinary abilities, and was especially proficient in finance and business. When he graduated in the UK, HSBC even sent him an invitation letter. He refused because he did not want to become a comprador for foreign powers to exploit China, so he immediately invited him to be appointed as a consultant to the Governor's Office.

    Jiangxi is a poor province, with annual taxes less than 30% of Hubei's. When he became a consultant, it coincided with the economic collapse due to the revolution, so he immediately suggested opening the Jiangxi Republic of China Bank, issuing local bonds, imitating the southwest to mint its own money, and banning waste money dealers.  Pawn money bills and stabilize financial markets.  He also asked Li Liejun to open an office to activate finance. Later, he personally controlled the salt tax and stopped paying central taxes. He even secretly planned to use financial means to take back the Hanyeping Coal Mine. However, the good opportunity was lost because of the toughness of the National Defense Forces, who did not hesitate to go to war to take back the coal mine.

    But even without the latter, Jiangxi¡¯s economy became merely orderly under his combing. Not only did it not decrease due to revolutionary chaos and the abolition of a large number of lijin, but it grew significantly.

    Because of his efforts, the poor province of Jiangxi can still maintain the establishment of two divisions and one brigade, even surpassing the relatively wealthy Zhejiang and Fujian. In addition, Li Liejun himself is a good officer, so the Gan Army is second only to the southern forces.  The behemoth of the Wehrmacht.

    However, today he regretted being so active in doing things!

     In fact, he knew in his heart that Li Liejun was by no means the kind of person who was selfish. What he did this time was entirely because of the repetition and defeat of the top leaders of the Democratic Party, which caused him to lose control. The blow when his faith was broken was unimaginable, so  He also hated Yang Qiu half to death.  Coupled with the National Socialist Party's rapid control of Congress and the continuous expansion of the Wehrmacht's armed forces, it was believed that he was a kleptocrat like Yuan Shikai and would sooner or later embark on the path of dictatorship and opposition to the republic.

    Xu Xiujun could also see that Yang Qiu didn't like the Republic that much, otherwise he wouldn't have gone around and attacked political opponents and used all means to control the Congress. But after more than a year of chaos, many people actually understood in their hearts that something like  It is difficult for an American-style republic to work in China at least at present. It is good that he can retain Congress. Otherwise, with his methods in the southwest, he can wait for the Beiyang and the Kuomintang to fight and sweep all the forces in the south.

    The general trend of the country is now very obvious. The dominance of the National Socialist Party can hardly be contained unless they lose this battle, but is it possible?  Yang Qiu sent so many troops, but there are still heavy troops stationed in the southwest, so even if he loses, it will not be the Kuomintang's turn to get involved in the southwest. In the end, the three factions will be separated. This is not conducive to national unity and independence, so his position should be to send troops  Defeat Beiyang first, bring the country into a unified state, and then slowly resolve the internal conflicts, just

    He sighed and looked at Liu Zhenxi: "I'm afraid the Governor did something stupid this time."

    Liu Zhenxi didn't think as much as he did. As a navy man, he wanted to return when Sa Zhenbing came back to take charge of the navy. After all, the navy is not the army, and what they learned was not wasted on the civil war, so he said: "Zihong  , the governor usually listens to you, so you should go and persuade me. I won¡¯t hide it from you. The commander-in-chief has sent a telegram to me. The National Defense Force is going to form a marine regiment. He has recommended me to go, so brother can¡¯t stay here.  It has been a few days. The soldiers below have been very resentful these days. In any case, Yang Qiu represents the central government this time. Restoring the integrity and unity of the country is the dream of those of us. But now that Jiangxi has announced an uprising, it will inevitably affect the south.  Fujian, Guangdong and Zhejiang, if everyone is working hard, what hope does the country have? Maybe some people are willing to waste it, but I really don¡¯t want to wait any longer. Without a unified country, there will be no sea frontiers, no sea frontiers How will China do?  Can it rise?

    Having said that, Yang Qiu is definitely not an easy person to get along with!  After he promised our navy to continue to pay the final payment for three training cruisers, because the guys in Fujian were not very obedient, he simply sent the people he selected through Wang Guangxiong to Britain and the United States to accept them, which was equivalent to taking all three warships into his arms.  inside.  They say Yuan Shikai is a living Cao Cao, and I think he is not bad either.  But one thing I do well is that I have my country in my heart!  Unlike Yuan Shikai, who only has Beiyang in his heart, even Sa Zongzong said that he has the kind of extreme character that will either lead us to truly become rich and powerful, or lead us to a miserable failure!

    So I bet that if the governor continues to be stubborn, the Southwest Defense Force will invade in a big way within three days!  Even if he doesn't come, when he defeats Beiyang and takes control of the country, will Jiangxi be able to become a country within a country?  Besides, take a look for yourself, what is the strength of the National Defense Forces and the Army?  The German Krupp ten-thousand-pound guns on the deck over there are no different even if they are firing at our fort.  What he has in his hands now is the power of the central government. With the support of the National Assembly and President Lebanese, he can still stand a chance against us!  He glanced at the soldiers behind him and sighed: "I've finished my words. I can't control others, but"  "

    Although she didn¡¯t continue talking, Xu Xiujun knew in her heart that there were indeed a lot of complaints within the Gan Army about this incident in the past few days.  Especially the grassroots soldiers. Not all of them have lofty dreams. Most of them are poor children from rural areas. They followed Li Liejun and rose up because they couldn't stand the Manchus.  But the monthly military pay of 2 yuan is far from the minimum standard of 10 yuan for the National Defense Forces. Why not get more money if you are also carrying a gun?

    As soon as Yang Qiu became Vice President, Minister of Defense and Commander-in-Chief of the Navy and Army, news spread in the army that he would accept the reorganization of the National Defense Forces. The soldiers were very excited at the time because they could get the same standard military pay as others, but  Who would have thought that Li Liejun would be uncooperative as soon as he came back, and that a rebellion was brewing in the past two days? Wouldn't this cut off the livelihood of tens of thousands of soldiers?

    Thinking of this, he became a little anxious. What happened in Tang Jiyao and Kunming was a lesson learned from the past. Once the soldiers rebelled, it was the people who suffered. If the National Defense Forces really moved in, the welcome would be much stronger than the resistance, so he really should persuade Li Liejun.  .

    Seeing that he was moved, Liu Zhenxi took out a telegram from his pocket: "Yang Qiu asked me to give this to you through Sa Tongzhi. Hehas appointed you as the president of Southwest Bank.  In addition, there are many generals in the army who will be appointed at the same time, and the letters of appointment will be delivered to everyone tomorrow morning at the latest. Brother Zihongbe careful when you go back."

    President of Southwest Bank?  !

    Xu Xiujun guessed that Liu Zhenxi was connected with the National Defense Force, otherwise he would neverHe said so many words, but he never expected that Yang Qiu would suddenly appoint himself as the president of Southwest Bank!  As long as there is almost no one in the domestic industrial and commercial circles who does not know about this bank, it is a behemoth in Southwest China with sufficient reserves. The amount of RMB issuance in Southwest China alone is hundreds of millions!  The most important thing is that it is very likely to become the central bank of the Republic of China!  After Shen Shukai left, everyone in the country was coveting this position. Who in the business community is not trying to find a way out these days?  The resume sent to Yang Qiu is probably higher than that of one person!  Becoming the president of the Southwest Bank means becoming one of the three financial giants in Yang Qiu's system and becoming a core member of the National Defense Force!

    Without moving a single soldier, Jiangxi was turned upside down by a few appointments, but he was still very tempted and couldn't even say a word of rejection.

    This Yang Qiuis really a good trick!

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