The situation in Shandong is in full swing. Bandits and hooligans were resolutely suppressed. Some local gentry who usually colluded with bandits to commit crimes were also ruthlessly attacked, and confiscated materials and resources were continuously sent to the army. The biggest difference between the army and the government is that once the army makes a good or bad evaluation of you, it will not hesitate in the slightest. For those soldiers of the Northeast Army who had just taken Shandong after endless killing. There are no forces in Shandong that make them scruples. Coupled with the order of Major Marshal Feng Yong, the soldiers of the Northeast Army will naturally not be soft.

For a time, countless people lost their heads with the deployment of the Northeast Army.

Shandong, Licheng.

The Shandong government issued a document that Jinan was the official title of Licheng and the capital of Shandong Province. The region in Shandong is divided into 17 cities, which is basically the same as the regional division of Feng Yong's later generations. It's just that a large part of the area that is now part of the city of Qingdao is in the hands of the Japanese.

The Shandong Military Region will set up military sub-divisions and recruit training camps in these areas to manage local military resources. Of course, the current Shandong Military Region is still just an empty shelf. The only useful troops were the three thousand men brought from the northeast.

In order to complete Feng Yong's order as soon as possible. Xu Zheng issued a compulsory conscription order: "Young men between the ages of 18 and 28 in Shandong are ordered to have the duty of military service." Except for those who are the only child in the family or those who do not meet the physical conditions. The length of military service is three years. ”

With this order, the counties in Shandong began to draw ding under the management of Shandong government officials. There was the deterrence of the army, and there was little resistance from the civilian population. After all, the people's livelihood in Shandong is still very poor, and if there are many children in the family, it is a heavy burden on the family. Being able to be a soldier is not bad for ordinary people. At the very least, there is no need to worry about staying at home and starving.

But the young masters of the landlord's wealthy family were unwilling. Being a soldier is hard and dangerous. If you don't get it, you'll lose your life. The reputation of the Northeast Army was not good among the landlords and wealthy families. In this case. It is natural that there is an impostor, and it is normal. Which landlord's family did not raise some obedient domestic slaves. These are the people who serve the Master. Serving in the military in place of the master naturally did not dare to say anything.

Jinan, on the shore of Daming Lake.

Cai Wenxiang, the new deputy political commissar of the Shandong Military Region, is reviewing the documents. In order to maintain the absolute authority of Xu Zheng, commander of the Shandong Military Region, in the army, Xu Zheng was appointed commander of the Shandong Military Region at the same time as he also served as the political commissar of the Shandong Military Region. It can be described as both military and political, and he is an absolute ruler. Of course, no matter how strong a person's ability is, he needs the assistance of others. The building of the new army is even more confronted with various things. Cai Wenxiang has a lot of seniority in the Northeast Army, and used to serve as the political commissar of a brigade of the Northeast Army. Political chiefs and military chiefs are promoted in very different ways in the Northeast Army. As long as the military chief has excellent fighting ability, it is easy to be reused. But political chiefs look more at seniority. The longer the seniority, the more seriously affected by the atmosphere in the army, and the deeper the loyalty to Feng Yong.

"Commissar! Now the situation has begun to change. Now it's up to the government. The most difficult aspect of Shandong's governance has just begun! Xu Zheng said with a smile.

The strong foundation of the Northeast is land reform. The common people naturally support the government when they get land. With the consciousness of the common people, they naturally do not care whether they have property rights or not. As long as the government gives them land to grow and food, the people will support it. The land reform that was gradually completed in the three eastern provinces when the Northeast Army was very weak brought the land of the three provinces into the hands of the government. That is not by means of the northeast, but by the geographical location of the three eastern provinces. The population of the three eastern provinces, which were the center of Manchuria, was small, and it was not until the beginning of the 20th century that the three eastern provinces began to open up under the pressure of Japan and Russia. After the Russo-Japanese War, the Manchu government's dominance in the three eastern provinces was further weakened. The order prohibiting Han Chinese from going to the Northeast was also in vain. In the case that the people of Shandong could not survive, things began to appear one after another. Because they are all poor people living at the bottom, they have no impact. Feng Yong, who had influence in the northeast, naturally didn't care. Even so, Feng Yong still fell into endless infamy because of land reform.

The form of Shandong is completely different from that of Northeast China, which is densely populated, and the population of the entire province is larger than the current total population of the three eastern provinces. Shandong has always been the birthplace of humanities. In the history of China, there was endless prosperity, and the thoughts of the common people were naturally the most valued by the rulers of the past dynasties. Although it is now the sixth year of the Republic of China. However, the conservative atmosphere among the people is still serious. Relying on force can only achieve temporary results, and the real stability of the Northeast still requires the government's slow guidance.

"We can't relax! The conscription is currently proceeding fairly well. We also know the small actions of the landlord. Do you think there should be a policy to crack down on this kind of behavior? Cai Wenxiang said in a deep voice.

"Forget it. Don't over-irritate them just yet. Didn't the government issue a decree to reduce rents and interest rates? At present, the most important thing for us is to win over the hearts of the people in Shandong and prepare for the conscription work. Xu Zhen shook his head. If it is too rigid, it is easy to break, and blindly being strong may not be the best means.

"It's good! There is only one brigade of elite troops that we can draw in Shandong. The forces are still too weak. However, as soon as the conscription order came out, there were too many recruits to be forcibly recruited. Although the conscription officers in various places were strictly selected. But I've just integrated intelligence, and so far the number of qualified recruits has exceeded a million. It's hard to maintain such a large scale, let alone train to get it up and running! The Beijing government is also unable to support us, and most of it depends on us. Cai Wenxiang was a little worried. When the conscription order was first issued, he was not in favor of such a large-scale operation at one time. Shandong has a population of tens of millions, how many young men between the ages of 18 and 28 are there? Although the examination of recruits in the Northeast is relatively strict, there are more than one million qualified recruits in just three days, and once the recruitment work in the entire Shandong Province is completed, I am afraid that the scale will be several million, which is several times more than the entire Northeast Army. Such a terrifying force is extremely terrifying for the pressure on logistics.

"Don't worry, the young marshal has already thought about this problem. Although the terrain of Shandong is not smooth, it is not very likely to be attacked in a short time. The purpose of the young marshal in establishing the Shandong Military Region was not to go to the front line to fight the enemy, but to let the Shandong Military Region serve as a reserve military region and provide high-quality soldiers for the entire Northeast Army. What's wrong with the scale horror of the recruits! There is no shortage of food in our Northeast. Moreover, there is a lot of grain in Shandong. As long as you use some means, you can always get results. Xu Zheng has long been aiming at the landlord Haoqiang. It is a big trouble for all the landlords to join forces, but a single landlord who rises to the top is purely sending money to the government! Feng Yong has a strong personality, and this strength affects the entire Northeast high-level, although the government in Shandong is still dependent on the support of the Shandong Military Region, but Shandong Governor Liu Zhaoshui is not a vegetarian. Liu Zhaoshui is different from most of the current high-level government officials in Northeast China who have studied abroad. Liu Zhaoshui has never been abroad, but has only received traditional Chinese education. But this person is extremely courageous, and when the Northeast just occupied the three eastern provinces, he rushed to the Northeast thousands of miles away and joined Li Jun's command. With his outstanding ability, he was valued by Li Jun and focused on promotion and reuse. At the time of the war between the Northeast and Beiyang, Liu Zhaoshui was already a high-ranking official at the vice provincial level in the Northeast. Then he was valued by Feng Yong again with his extraordinary ability.

This time, Feng Yong, the Shandong military, chose his deputy, and the government chose him. It is precisely because of Liu Zhaoshui's lawless character and extraordinary mind that he values.

"Report to the commander, deputy political commissar, Governor Liu is here!" The herald came in and said.

"Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here! Please! ”

Liu Zhaoshui is not tall, but his shoulders are wide and his waist is round, giving people a very strong feeling. Unlike most politicians, Liu Zhaoshui rarely sees a smile on his face, and his straight face gives people a very serious feeling. But his personality is different from his appearance, he is strong, even lawless. He is the only person in the Northeast government who dares to go toe-to-toe with Li Jun. The most striking thing about Liu Zhaoshui is a pair of eyes, which are not very sharp, but they give people the feeling that he is always paying attention to you.

"Commander Xu, Deputy Political Commissar Cai, I came to you today to discuss with you the supply of materials for the boot training camp! You've recruited so many people at once, and there's too much pressure on logistics. The young marshal has just sent an order asking us to raise our own food and pay as much as possible. Liu Zhaoshui said solemnly.

"Completely self-funded?" Cai Wenxiang's brows couldn't help frowning. It sounds very unrealistic to feed millions of people on their own.

Liu Zhaoshui shook his head, a touch of melancholy appeared on his old-fashioned face, and said in a deep voice: "No! At the beginning of Shandong's decision, food and materials were already scarce. The Northeast has been able to deliver supplies as much as possible. As you know, because of the war, the entire Shandong railway is paralyzed, and it will not take three months to fully restore traffic. Under such circumstances, it is naturally much more difficult to transport food and materials. And once there is a change in the Northeast. There is a great possibility that the grain road will be cut off, and we must be prepared for the worst! ”

"It's really a problem. Governor Liu, what do you suggest? Xu Zheng frowned and said.

"The landlord has food at home!" Liu Zhaoshui stopped after saying a word.

"We know that the landlord's family has food, but we don't have any money! Wait a minute. Are you going to ......" Xu Zheng's face changed.

"Yes, that's the quickest way to do it! Although it will cause social unrest, we can't care about so much! All for the Northeast, for the young marshal! A touch of frenzy appeared on Liu Zhaoshui's face.

Xu Zheng's face turned pale. He had seen this kind of fanaticism, as Feng Yong's assistant, he participated in the process of Feng Yong's construction of the SS, and almost all the soldiers in the SS worshiped Feng Yong from the bottom of their bones. In the SS, Feng Yong was not just a leader, but a god and a faith. Unexpectedly, Liu Zhaoshui, as the governor of Shandong Province and a man in his thirties, would have such a fanatical admiration for Feng Yong. Xu Zheng gradually understood why the young marshal valued him so much.

(To be continued)