After the Japanese armistice, Tohoku was jubilant but also faced heavy economic pressure. In order to ensure victory in the war, the Northeast concentrated almost all its resources. As a result, the government of the Northeast, which had deep pockets, was destitute and even owed a huge debt to the Mansfield Chamber of Commerce. Therefore, after the armistice between China and Japan, the Northeast Army ceased all war operations and began to make every effort to recover the seriously depleted financial resources.

For the economic recovery of the Northeast, Feng Yong has already thought about it. He looked at the world, and now the war in the West is at its sharpest moment, and countless materials in the world are converging towards the West, making the West call a bottomless pit. Originally, the Northeast was a local government force in China, although it tried its best to participate in the distribution of the huge cake of the business community. However, because of its own weak power, it has never been able to get bigger orders, and can only eat some small orders that the United States and Japan and other big countries disdain to eat. At that time, China was a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society, and it was difficult for Chinese companies to go abroad and really do business with Western countries face-to-face. Under these circumstances, a large part of the benefits of China's international trade has been siphoned off by the United States, the world's factory.

But now it's different. There will be no major war between China and Japan in the short term. The Northeast Army occupies most of China, and if the southwest is successfully annexed, then the Beijing government will become China's well-deserved orthodoxy, even if Beiyang is no longer convinced. Without strength, it's still nothing. With China's legitimacy, the Northeast can do business with the West as a country, and the benefits will be even greater. Therefore, Feng Yong is not worried about economic recovery at all, and Li Jun is already dealing with this matter. Because of Feng Yong, Tuoba Huiji's methods were more direct, he directly bought bankrupt enterprises in the Western world, and then used the name of this enterprise to organize production from the northeast, and then shipped the products to the west. This model of development is not as profitable as building factories directly around the market, but it is too unsafe. Although the Mansfield Chamber of Commerce is developing rapidly, it is not comparable with the world-class large conglomerates at all, if it were not for the draw between the Northeast and Japan, which made the Western world look at the Northeast with admiration, I am afraid that the Mansfield Chamber of Commerce would not even be qualified to participate.

"Young marshal, I just received the news. General Cai Ye has returned to Chengdu! Li Yang said in a low voice.

"So smooth?" Feng Yong was surprised, according to the news he had received before, the southwest was very turbulent, and the troops of the New Army stationed in various places had already refused to carry out the orders of the Governor's Palace. Otherwise, Tang Jiyao would not have been so nervous to send electricity to Cai Yi.

"I don't know, the form of the southwest is very weird, and those big families are silent all of a sudden. It's like nothing has ever happened before. Li Yang was also unclear.

"What the hell is going on?" Feng Yong frowned. This kind of thing cannot be learned from history, after all, China has become a mess because of Feng Yong's appearance. General Cai Yi, who died early in history, not only did not die, but also took control of several southwestern provinces and became the ruler of China's top power. Beiyang, which was originally fighting, was suppressed by the Northeast and could only protect itself, and had no power to fight back, and this was still in the case that the Northeast had no intention of attacking. If Feng Yong is desperate, he may not be able to realize the reunification of the motherland in a short period of time.

"Could it be that those big families knew that they were not General Cai's opponents, and they automatically gave up?" Li Yang guessed.

"It's not very likely. The heads of these families do not have such a long-term vision, they only look at the immediate interests, and now they are so calm, which can only show that they do not know what big moves are being bred internally. Tell Jingtong to keep an eye on every move in the southwest. Once there is a change in the heartbeat, come to report it as soon as possible. Feng Yong said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

After Li Yang left, Feng Yong sat on the chair and thought carefully, the situation in the southwest was very strange, and it made him feel that there was something wrong. It's just that he is not in the southwest, and it is difficult to grasp first-hand information to make judgments.

"I hope nothing big happens." Feng Yong said faintly. After all, Cai Yi is the most important person in Feng Yong's peaceful recovery of the southwest. is his second brother, Feng Yong attaches great importance to him.

Southwest, Doge's Palace.

"Governor, you're finally back." Among the people who greeted him, Tang Jiyao, who saw Cai Ye coming back, was obviously relieved.

"Old Tang, nothing happened recently, right? Along the way, I didn't find anything out of the ordinary, did I? Cai Ye said with a puzzled face. Since receiving Tang Jiyao's telegram, Cai Ye hastened back. Leaving the territory of Shaanxi and entering northern Sichuan, Cai Yi was collecting the movements of the four southwestern provinces, but the entire southwestern ruling area was extremely quiet, as if nothing had happened. Moreover, the unrest in the southwest is limited to rumors with no foundation, and no one knows where this rumor came from or whether it is true. This made Cai Yi depressed. Could it all be a rumor? It is precisely because of the disbelief that Cai will continue to speed up his progress and return to the southwest.

"Governor, the absence of anomalies is precisely the greatest anomaly. Now the southwest seems to be calm, but in fact there are already undercurrents. Moreover, of the entire four southwestern provinces, only Sichuan Province is still under the control of the Governor's Office. There is no news from Yunnan, Guizhou, and Xikang. Contacts around Chongqing have also been lost. Tang Jiyao said depressedly. After Cai Ye left, especially after the news that the southwest was about to be annexed by the northeast, the southwest did experience a period of small-scale riots, although the scale of the riots was small, but none of the people involved in the riots were simple people. These people are mainly the heads of large families in the southwest and those merchants who have recently occupied the rise of the Yangtze River waterway. These people put pressure on the southwest government through their connections, demanding that the government resolutely not go along with the northeast. Of course, Tang Jiyao couldn't agree to these pressures, he already understood Cai Yi's intentions, and if there were no accidents, the merger of the southwest into the Beijing government had become a foregone conclusion.

At first, Tang Jiyao didn't care at all, although these families were rich and powerful in various places, they couldn't be compared with the government after all. But soon, Tang Jiyao found that things were not as simple as he thought, and these families began to connect in tandem, constantly flashing local governments around the country to resist the decree of the Southwest Governor's Office. At this time, Tang Jiyao realized that he was in trouble, and then he quickly ordered to prohibit these families from connecting in tandem, otherwise thunderous measures would be taken. After all, Tang Jiyao was born in the military, and he has worked hard in Yunnan all these years, and he can always stand tall, and his personality is definitely not peaceful. If it was a powerful force intervening in the southwest, Tang Jiyao might be afraid and consider the way back, but just these inconspicuous families, Tang Jiyao had no scruples at all. The southwest suddenly quieted down with Tang Jiyao's order. It's as if those families are honest. But then things started to get bigger. First of all, Tang Jiyao's old nest, the garrison in Yunnan could not be contacted by the government. Tang Jiyao contacted many times but did not respond, and later Tang Jiyao knew through some personal connections that tens of thousands of garrisons in Yunnan were all controlled by one man. This man's name is Long Yun. After hearing the news, Tang Jiyao was furious, Long Yun was a general he was optimistic about, and he also focused on promoting, Long Yun was also the first batch of senior generals of the Southwest New Army who were transferred from the old Dian Army at that time. Tang Jiyao regarded Long Yun as a confidant and appointed him as the guard of Kunming Town, responsible for guarding the nest instead of Tang Jiyao. I didn't expect it to be this henchman who gave him such a hand at this moment.

"Long Yun? It's him? Cai Ye is also very clear about Long Yun. knows that he is one of the few outstanding generals promoted in the Dian army. It's just that his betrayal didn't make Cai Ye think of it.

"Not bad. Although Yunnan is not nominally rebellious, in reality, the Southwest Governor's Office has lost control of Yunnan. ”

"What about Guizhou? Also our people rebelled? Cai Yi asked in a deep voice. Less than a month after he left, three of the four southwestern provinces had problems, which really made him feel big.

"The situation in Guizhou is more complicated now. However, it is still largely controlled by the provincial governor Liu Xianshi. Tang Jiyao said.

"Liu Xianshi? He has no guts to rebel! I am afraid that the situation in Guizhou is not as simple as it seems. Cai said. He still knows Liu Xianshi. Although this person can't withstand the temptation, he still understands his methods, and when he is not absolutely sure, he will never rebel. Besides, there is no benefit in opposing him.

"And then there's Xikang. Some time ago, a large army of the Northeast Army entered the western province of Tibet and slaughtered the rebel forces, some of whom fled to British India, and some of them entered Xikang Province through the mountains. These people bewitch the local Tibetans in Xikang, and the form is very dangerous. Tang Jiyao said.

"The remnants of Tibet? I really don't know whether to live or die! Cai Ye said in a deep voice.

"What's going on with those families? I don't believe that the southwest is in such a strange situation, they don't have the slightest change. Cai asked.

"They are very peaceful, and the head of the house is not showing up at home." Tang Jiyao said helplessly. The heads of these big families all stayed at home quietly, even if Tang Jiyao knew that they were the ghosts, it was difficult to do anything. You can't just guess at these people.

"Report to the Governor, someone has asked to see you. Here's a post! The doorman of the Doge's Mansion came in and said.

Cai Yi opened it and looked at it, and his brows gradually relaxed. I saw that there were only two words on the two prayer posts - "dark thorn". For the well-known intelligence agency in the Northeast, Cai Ye has also heard of it. It's just that there is no definite news, and I didn't expect that the secret thorn, which has always been known for its mystery, would take the initiative to surface.

A short time later, an ordinary-looking young man was brought in. He saluted Cai Yi, and then said unhurriedly: "General Cai, our people have intercepted the information. The fifteen big families in the southwest held a secret meeting in Chongqing today, and the person presiding over it was none other than the largest underground force in the southwest -- the Pao Ge organization. The intelligence has been confirmed, please ask General Cai Ye to decide. As he spoke, the young man clenched his fists and turned to leave.

Cai Ye didn't stop him, his brows furrowed deeply. The Pao Brother organization is also involved, and with the addition of fifteen big families, this force makes Cai Ye have to be afraid.

(To be continued)