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Chapter 226: It's time for the revolution to end

At the end of March, the weather began to warm, and the rumbling artillery fire on the other side of the Yangtze River did not seem to affect Jiangxi and Nanchang, but because of the river banquet on the surface, the streets and alleys seemed to be much more lively, but under this peace there was already an undercurrent (). (Full text e-book free download)

At noon, there were still many people queuing up in front of the Jiangxi Bank of the Republic of China, and the staff behind the iron fence was so busy that they took off their jackets (). Seeing that the busy farming season is approaching, many people are in a hurry to withdraw money to buy seeds, farm tools and animal power, so it is normal to be busy at this time, but it is not unusual like today, and the queue has not stopped since the beginning of the morning, which has completely turned into a run.

The shopkeeper knew that the run was very easy to cause trouble, and at the beginning, a run on the city in Changsha not only killed even the revolutionary governor, but also strengthened the national defense army and laid the foundation for the national defense army to unify the southwest, so he did not dare to slack off, and personally ran outside to ask why everyone came to withdraw money.

"Boss Tao, why did you come here today? You are our big depositor, send someone to answer the call, I will send it to you, it's not over" The shopkeeper grabbed a rice shop boss, the food business is the most prosperous, and Jiangxi is the land of fish and rice, so a number of rice nouveau riche was born. In front of him, the Tao boss was well-informed because his brother-in-law was in the timber business in Hubei, and he had made several big deals with the National Defense Army, and his pockets were bulging a lot.

When Boss Tao saw him come out to say hello in person, he was not happy but sank his face and said worriedly: "Shopkeeper Yu, you won't run out of money here, right?" ”

This sentence attracted a lot of unkind eyes from all around, and the shopkeeper Yu sweated out, and hurriedly waved his hand to explain: "How come, who in the background of our Jiangxi Bank doesn't know that it is Li Dudu, and Boss Xu's wide range of hands is also well known, everyone can rest assured that today is completely open." ”

With his words, the depositors were a little relieved, but who is Boss Tao? Nanchang has a narrow industrial and commercial circle, and he doesn't know how big a family Jiangxi Bank has? I originally wanted to pierce it, but after thinking about it, I still held back, pulled down the shopkeeper Yu and lowered his voice: "Lao Yu, what's wrong with you today?" Didn't read the newspaper in the morning? Forget it, you also took care of me a lot in the past, let me remind you, let's go read the newspaper. ”

"Newspapers?" Shopkeeper Yu was a little puzzled, and then remembered that he didn't seem to have read the newspaper today, so he hurriedly went back to the office and asked the secretary to bring the Southwest Daily published today.

Just look at the name to know who is behind this newspaper, but it can't stop everyone from reading it. In addition to the large scale, because people have opened branches all over the country, the information is very complete, and more importantly, there is an opportunity to make a fortune here! Just like the Tao boss outside, he first saw the news of the Wehrmacht publicly publishing the purchase of grain, and finally made a deal at a low price and high quality, and made a fortune overnight.

So when the secretary brought the newspaper, he also put the economic edition in front of his own opinion, all kinds of investment and procurement news are dazzling, and he may be able to take a look twice to see what is suitable, but today the shopkeeper Yu has no mind at all, and immediately turned to the front page. When I saw the huge title of "Sue Jiangxi Compatriots" on the front page, my face turned white.

Yang Qiu is going to do something to Jiangxi!

No wonder so many people come to exchange money, seeing that the war disaster is imminent, who wants to hold paper money? Silver is the thing that is secure!

This matter is not trivial, once the war starts in Jiangxi, it will definitely be a big chaos in the world, and the small Jiangxi Bank is inconspicuous in the whole country, how can it confront the southwest? So he hurriedly found a guy and told everyone to meet the depositors' requirements as much as possible and not to cause trouble, and immediately ran from the back door to Yusheng Street.

Yusheng Street is not far from the Governor's Mansion, which is one of the most prosperous areas in Nanchang and Jiangxi, with many foreign shops and vendors. At the end of the street, the Jiangxi Gongdian Shop is a company that has sprung up recently, attracting many people to pawn for money because of the fair price, and also taking this opportunity to collect a lot of antiques, calligraphy and paintings from the Ming and Qing dynasties.

In the office on the second floor of the pawnshop, Xu Xiujun was talking quietly with Cai Gongshi and Ouyang Wu, and from time to time the corner of his eyes looked at Zhan Tianyou, who was admiring a calligraphy and painting, as if he was thoughtful.

Zhan Tianyou came out this time to make a special trip to inspect the construction of the Dangtu Iron and Steel Plant, due to the rapid progress of the southwest railway network, especially after the formation of the railway troops, he can still find a way to build sleepers and gravel in the construction of the roadbed, but the rails are really not in a rut, Hubei Iron and Steel Plant will not be gradually restored until at least the end of the year, so it can only order from the United States, while hoping that Dangtu will be put into production as soon as possible.

After reading it, he remembered that Yang Qiu had mentioned that he would extend the Zhuping Railway to Nanchang Jiujiang and go south to Zhejiang and Fuzhou to establish the southern railway network, so he took the opportunity to go back to his hometown and inspect Pingxiang by the way.

Jiujiang happened to meet Xu Xiujun when he got off the ship, the two had cooperated in repairing the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, when the Qing Dynasty mobilized a sum of money from the Northeast to come over for emergency, it was he and Zhan Tianyou who handed over, and at that time also put forward a lot of good economic ideas for the construction of the railway, for example, he also took the initiative to take over the project of railway sleeper supply, and returned to Fengtian to set up a railway timber processing plant, which alone saved more than 300,000 yuan for the Beijing-Zhangjiakou line.

Xu Xiujun's mind had already flown to the southwest at the moment, but before he went, he still wanted to know more about Yang Qiu, and when he was worried, Zhan Tianyou's appearance gave him a good opportunity, so when he saw that he was still reading calligraphy and painting, he smiled and said: "Brother Chengcheng, have you tasted the taste?" ”

Zhan Tianyou understood his thoughts, and turned his head to look at Cai Gongshi with a smile: "Zihong, isn't this a cold me!" I know what calligraphy and painting there, and I can pave stones. If you want to talk about calligraphy and painting, we are the best at it. ”

Cai Gongshi was 32 years old, short and thin with a mustache, followed Li Liejun after the Xinhai Uprising, began to serve in the army, and also helped the governor's office manage money and food, but these jobs are not what he is good at, so he recommended himself as the director of the Jiangxi Transportation Department, hoping to build a few roads for his hometown. When he was young, he practiced a vigorous Wei tablet style, elegant and handsome, and even Tan Yanmin praised him, saying that he was a rare calligrapher in Jiangxi.

Hearing Zhan Tianyou's praise, Cai Gongshi hurriedly waved his hand: "Mr. Cheng said this, but let me wait for the shame of myself, building railways is the foundation of the country, for the benefit of the people, now you are also the general office of the Southwest Railway, set hundreds of millions of people's dream of a strong country, it is really admirable to our generation." As the director of the Jiangxi Transportation Department, I need to learn from you. ”

Speaking of the railway, Zhan Tianyou seemed to be a different person, walked to the map of Jiangxi next to the office and said: "Zhan is also from Jiangxi, although he has been building the railway for many years, but Jiangxi has also been inspected. Although there are many hills and mountains in our province, the deep gorges and high mountains are nothing compared with the southwest, and the construction of railways is not technically difficult. Moreover, Jiangxi is located in the center of the six provinces, and if the railway is built, it will inevitably be one of the most important transit points in the south. Now the construction of the Zhenyong line in Guangxi has started, and the trunk road from Wuchang to Chenzhou has also been repaired for more than 50 kilometers, and the whole line can be opened to traffic in five or six years at most. If the Zhuping Railway can be used as a link between Zhuzhou and Xiangtan in the north, Yuhang in the east, Fujian and Quanzhou in the south, and Ganzhou in the west to connect Chenzhou and Guangdong, then it will not only connect Hangzhou Bay, Fujian coastal and Guangzhou's rich land, but also connect the main road south of the Yangtze River to the southwest! Jiangxi will also be in the middle of the position, driving economic and construction development, benefiting tens of millions of compatriots in their hometown. ”

Zhan Tianyou's eyes lit up, as if he saw the historical moment of the southern railway network, Xu Xiujun and Cai Gongshi were also attracted by his ambition, and even Ouyang Wu, a pure martial artist, couldn't help asking: "What Mr. Cheng said is really good, we are all from Jiangxi, and I really hope to see that day come ()." ”

Ouyang Wu is a famous martial artist in Jiangxi, admitted to the Jiangxi Martial Arts Academy at the age of 22, went to Japan to study at the age of 24, and entered the famous Japanese Lushi to study infantry three years later, and Li Liejun, Hu Qian, Yu Songhe are known as the four heroes of Jiangxi Lushi. Before the uprising, he was a staff officer of the Jiangxi Mixed Formation Association and a pipe band of the artillery battalion. After the independence of Jiangxi, he was appointed commander-in-chief of the army, and after the establishment of the Nanjing government, he led his troops to Nanjing to prepare for the Northern Expedition, but later withdrew due to the cancellation of the Northern Expedition and the mutiny of the soldiers.

Although the mutiny of the Jiangxi army caused his reputation to be greatly defeated, he was still the second person in the Jiangxi army after Li Liejun, and this time Yang Qiu's salary was drawn from the bottom of the kettle, he not only retained the rank of major general, but also was appointed as the commander of the ninth division of the National Defense Army. Don't look at him and Li Liejun are both Lu Shi's classmates and brothers, but Xu Xiujun knows very well that the relationship between the two is not so good, and the main contradiction is that they have different views on the National Defense Force and Yuan Shikai.

Xu Xiujun invited Cai Gongshi and Ouyang Wu to come today also has their own meaning, all three of them received Yang Qiu's official letter of "Zhao'an", Ouyang Wu served as the commander of the Ninth Division, he served as the president of the Southwest Route, and Cai Gongshi will take over the high position of the director of the vice presidential office, it can be said that they have climbed to a high position, but in the middle is a Li Liejun who still refuses to let go! The three of them all hoped to get some information from Zhan Tianyou, who was considered by the outside world to be Yang Qiu's hardcore, so he glanced at the anxious two of them and asked, "What Mr. Cheng said is too good, but this matter is easy to say, but I'm afraid it's too difficult to do, right?" According to you, the railway network in the four southeastern provinces costs hundreds of millions of dollars, and now the country is in difficulty, and it is really difficult to raise this amount of money than to climb to the sky. ”

Zhan Tianyou actually guessed what Xu Xiujun meant to keep him, and said with a glaring eye: "Don't you work if you don't have money?" Is it possible not to build a country in a word? At the beginning of the establishment of the Southwest, the finances were also difficult, and it is still not rich, but the vice president has not gritted his teeth and dried up? Now the construction of the Southwest Railway has been more than a year, more than 300 kilometers have been opened to traffic, the economic development along the line is more than several times faster than before, not to mention the smooth flow of goods, only along the railway tax revenue has reached more than 5 million! This is still the beginning, today the road section will be increased to at least 800 kilometers, three years later to reach at least 2,000 kilometers, my current trend will drive at least more than 30 million financial revenue in the southwest, this is still visible, not more (). ”

"So!" Zhan Tianyou waved his hand, and his eyes faintly revealed the pride of the father of the railway: "I believe that the country is poor, but the poorer it is, the more it must be built, only by letting the country's population and resources flow, can we create more wealth and promote the country's prosperity and progress, how can these be covered with a difficulty?" ”

The three of them nodded secretly when they heard this, but they still didn't believe that such a huge plan could be adhered to, especially Ouyang Wu, who asked: "What Mr. Cheng said is very good, but even if we insist, the appropriation will be in the hands of others, in case it will not be all lost?" ”

Zhan Tianyou smiled: "Brother Nanlei, you don't know the vice president too well, according to what you said, now that the war has started, won't the railway have to stop?" ”

"Isn't it?" Cai Gongshi asked.

"Not only did I not stop, but I also increased investment, and I got 5 million railway money last month alone!" Zhan Tianyou swept everyone, took a breath and his eyes flashed: "Three, you don't have to go around in circles, although Zhan doesn't understand politics, but for the sake of everyone being a fellow villager, I still want to ask, what do you want to do in the future?" ”

What to do in the future?

This question made the three of them stunned, to be honest, the three of them really didn't think about it carefully, since they joined the League, they followed Mr. Sun Wen's revolution, with the goal of pushing the establishment of a republic to the Manchu Dynasty, but now that the Republic of China has been established, it stands to reason that they should feel satisfied, but why do they always feel that it is not a taste?

The confusion on the faces of the three of them did not hide from Zhan Tianyou's eyes, in fact, many people in this country are like them, they don't know what they want to do in the future, only Yang Qiu and his national society have a clear goal, that is, to make the country modern, realize the prosperity of the people, and lead the country back to the forest of world powers.

He sorted out his thoughts and said: "Zhan has been in the United States since he was a child, and when he first arrived there, he always felt that the Americans were not doing their jobs properly, and they were fighting for small profits. But then someone told me that life is in the world, and profits come and go. Peasants want their own fields, and it is a small profit to want to harvest better than others, businessmen rack their brains and pour into each other for profit, and officials are also for profit whether they are for the country or to enrich their own pockets! A good word, harmful but also indisputable to promote social progress, the competition between people, business and business, the fight between armies, and the contest between countries are all for the interests ()! Mr. Sun is a role model for our generation, but can his world be harmonious and the land can be equalized? After the realization of the country, the country will be rich and strong? Can you build giant ships and cannons, and you can be on an equal footing with Britain and the United States?

The Manchu Dynasty has been revolutionized, and you are not used to seeing revolution in Beiyang, but now Vice President Yang and the National Defense Force are powerful, and some people say that they want revolution, can the revolution be eaten? If you have revolutionized everyone, will those people wait for others to come and revolutionize them after they themselves have ascended to high positions?

Mr. Sun returned to China and said how much money he had raised and that he had enough ordnance, but later the foreigners found out that he didn't bring a penny back! Yuan Shikai granted him a high position in the railway company, he said that he wanted to build 200,000 miles of railway, and he also received an allocation of more than 5 million, if Zhan could build at least 100 kilometers, but what about him? Wake up! There is no justice and selflessness in this world, and slogans cannot save the country! People are selfish, and Yang Qiu is also selfish! He has heavy shares in several factories in the southwest, and Jiangnan Shipyard is his sole proprietorship, and he is also pursuing profits! But after he pursued profits, he used the money to buy more machines, train more workers, and bring more heavy industry to the country!

You say, 'Is it good for him to chase this profit?' Zhan has a dream, that is, every inch of China's railway in the future will be engraved with a few words supervised by Zhan Tianyou, is this profit-seeking? Don't talk about the revolution all day long, even if it is not for the tens of millions of people in Jiangxi, you should choose a good path for yourself. Now that Yang Qiu has given you a chance to show it, it will be difficult to turn back if you miss it. After Zhan Tianyou finished speaking, he grabbed his hat and walked to the door, turned around and smiled before pushing the door open: "I forgot to tell you, the person who reminded me was Yang Qiu, and he also told me these words." ”

After the door was closed, Xu Xiujun suddenly laughed, this Zhan Tianyou actually had the face to say that he didn't understand politics, these words were almost heartfelt! Turning his head to look at the two beside him, he spread his hand and said resolutely: "Two, Xu is determined to go to see the governor now, and persuade him one last time no matter what." Mr. Cheng Cheng is right when he says that the revolution should be over. ”。

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