As summer approaches, the climate is getting hotter and hotter.

Over the years, local governments have not forgotten to pay attention to the greening of cities while attaching importance to the development of urban infrastructure, especially the construction of more high-rise buildings. Therefore, when some large and medium-sized cities in China began to constantly refresh the skyline of the past, the greening of the city was also well taken into account.

It can even be said that the greening situation in many cities is obviously better than before the establishment of the national government―――――― and in the past cities can basically see a tree from time to time, especially in some courtyards, the greening situation is naturally better~

Naturally, this will be the case when carrying out urban planning, and it is also because of Yan Shao's tone.

After all, it is difficult for people in this era to realize the importance of urban greening. Of course, in fact, Yan Shao has no awareness of this, but Yan Shao always feels that a city with only steel and concrete is too boring.

Therefore, when the local city is planning, Yan Shao will propose to the Ministry of Urban Construction that urban greening will also be included in the planning.

If someone else made such a request, it would naturally be the kind that was ignored, but Yan Shao was different. Therefore, the Ministry of Urban Construction readily accepted Yan Shao's request, and overturned some of the drawings that had been carried out, and started the design again.

Naturally, these designs must have been carried out according to the characteristics of each city, but because of this. Although I dare not say that every city in China is beautiful today, one thing is certain: each city has its own scenery or parks. Many cities even have more than one park―――――― which was naturally common in later generations, but in this era with some city walls, it is more difficult...

It's also because of this relationship. On Saturdays and Sundays, there are always many young and old people who go for a walk in these places. Especially as the climate gradually warms, people have taken off their original clothes and changed into lighter and cooler clothes, especially T-shirts and so on. Naturally, there are also many young people who prefer to wear white shirts, after all, this kind of clothing has occupied a period of time in Chinese history.

At least for the Chinese who are still a little more conservative in their thinking. A white shirt is obviously more in line with their habits. However, there are also many young people who prefer relatively fashionable T-shirts, and Yan Shao is the same, but on many formal occasions. After all, there's no way to go in a T-shirt, right?

The only thing that makes Yan Shao feel sorry now is that the T-shirt was not invented by himself after all, otherwise Yan Shao would like to take this opportunity to collect patent fees or something―――――― for Yan Shao. Although it was Mexican oil that really supported his career back then. However, both the initial manuscript fee and the later patent fee have played a great role.

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At a railway station in Beijing, a large number of military and political officials were standing and waiting.

Naturally, even waiting, there will inevitably be some conversation. It's just that there are people with status standing here, so it's naturally impossible to shout loudly with a thick voice. So the conversation between each other can only be described as whispering.

It's just that compared with those government officials in suits and ties, and the suits are straight, in the process of talking. The officers who were standing on the platform. There was a clear look of anticipation on his face. And among these officers, even the lowest-ranking one. is also a major, and the highest one is actually a lieutenant general.

In fact, during this period, the number of soldiers with the rank of general in the Wehrmacht was still relatively large. This is mainly due to Yan Shao's recruitment of local factions after the establishment of the Guoshe government.

When the government was first established, the control of the local government was not very strong. It's just that at that time, the Nationalist government had already defeated Beiyang, and through Guò's annexation of Beiyang, it had completely become the strongest group in the country.

In this case, no matter how unwilling those local factions are, there is no second choice but to surrender. It's just that in order to appease the local factions, Yan Shao didn't appear too radical and eager, not to mention that the powerful factions in those places would not be able to give up the one in their hands innocently.

Even if these people were once revolutionaries, after enjoying the benefits of power, deterioration has become inevitable. It can even be said that after the success of the Xinhai Revolution, there were very few revolutionaries who did not degenerate.

At least the governors of the provinces after the success of the Xinhai Revolution were either revolutionary degenerats or some old bureaucrats inherited from the former Qing period. For example, a figure like Tang Jiyao chose to cooperate with some officials in the former Qing Dynasty because he was greedy for power, otherwise how could he sit in the position of governor of Guizhou.

If you want such a person to give up his rights and status for no reason, it is almost impossible to think about it. As for the use of force to push directly? It's not impossible, but if you want to succeed, it's impossible to do it in a year and a half. At that time, it was impossible for the international situation to give Yan Shao a year and a half, after all, it was very likely that World War I would break out at that time, and as long as the war occurred, Yan Shao had to find a way to solve the problem of Qingdao, Shandong and the Japanese first.

In this way, compromise becomes the only and inevitable option.

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The compromise certainly can't be unilateral, so even if Yan Shao agrees, no one else in the government will agree. Therefore, Yan Shao gave two choices, one is to choose to join the army, and the other is to choose to join politics. To put it simply, the former is to reorganize the local miscellaneous troops into an infantry division, and the local governor will serve as the division commander, but from then on, this person cannot do anything to interfere in local political affairs.

As for politics, it is to be a provincial governor or something, and naturally, the affairs of the army do not need to be worried about the other party.

At that time, many of the bureaucrats of the former Qing Dynasty chose to join politics, but most of those revolutionaries chose to join the military―――――― after more than a year of chaos. Even if no one can say the truth that 'the barrel of a gun comes out of power', the corresponding truth can still be felt.

And if you want to take the position of division commander, you need at least the rank of major general. Plus those brigade commanders under them, ahh There are also some soldiers in Beiyang, which is equivalent to dozens of generals coming out at once.

What's more, when the Wehrmacht was expanded later, a large number of troops needed commanders, so you can imagine how many generals there will be in the Wehrmacht today.

It's just that the lieutenant general seems to be only in his 30s.

It is not uncommon for you to be promoted to lieutenant general at the age of 30. But even in the Wehrmacht, where the officers are relatively young, they are very rare. As for things that are even more unimaginable in other countries. After all, for many soldiers, even the most ordinary brigadier general is the greatest pursuit of their lives.

I don't know how many people are stuck in the position of colonel. I couldn't wait for the day when I was promoted to brigadier general.

At least this is true abroad, but at home, because of the expansion of the army and the long experience of war, a large number of young soldiers have been promoted. However, there are definitely a few who can reach Lieutenant General Cheng Dù more than 30 years earlier. And in several major powers. I'm afraid this is the only case in China.

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While the people on the platform were still whispering. Suddenly, in the distance, the horn of a train was heard. Hearing this voice, everyone on the platform suddenly shook their bodies, and then looked in the direction where the sound came from.

After a while, I saw a train coming from a distance.

"It's finally here..."

Seeing that the train was getting closer and closer, the lieutenant general who was the leader couldn't help but show a slight expression of excitement on his face.

Not only him, but most of the other soldiers on the platform were the same, and even other people from the civilian bureaucracy.

As the train stopped, you could soon see a heroic soldier in a black military uniform. Surrounded by the entourage behind him, he walked out of the carriage.

Seeing this person appear, the other people on the platform couldn't help but hug him.

"Marshal!"

Meanwhile. Looking at the people on the platform, especially the few old subordinates led by him, Cai Yi, who had just gotten off the train, couldn't help but show a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"It's been a long time..."

"yes!" Saying this, the lieutenant general led by him walked to Cai Yi's side and said with a respectful face. "Since the end of the Battle of Yekaterinburg, I have returned from the Urals and served in the Beijing Military District, and I have not seen a marshal for more than a year..."

"Yes..."Hearing this, Cai Yi nodded slightly, revealing a trace of emotion. I haven't been back to Beijing for more than a year..."Cai Ye said as he looked around, although it had only been more than a year, but in the past year or so, the whole city has undergone great changes.

Leaving aside the brand-new train station at his feet, just outside the train station, several high-rise buildings that have refreshed Beijing's skyline have already subverted Cai's memory of the city―――――― you must know that when he left, these buildings had not yet started.

In fact, the reason why Cai Ye came back this time is because Yan Shao needs to determine the strategic direction of becoming the Chinese social government in the next few years. In addition, there is the question of the establishment of the Air Force, etc.

This time, not only Cai Ye, who was stationed in the Urals, but also Wu Peifu in the Middle East and Feng Guozhang in the Northeast, almost all rushed back from their respective stations.

"By the way, who's already there now?" After meeting with the military and political officials who came to greet him on the platform, surrounded by his old subordinates, Cai Yi asked a little casually while walking in the direction of the outside of the train station.

"It's basically already here..."Hearing Cai Ye ask, the lieutenant general hurriedly replied. Except for General Wu Peifu, who has not been able to return for the time being due to the long distance, the rest have basically arrived..."

"That's it..."Cai Yi nodded, and didn't care.

"By the way, Marshal, I heard that you had some trouble coming back from the car?"

"yes," Cai shook his head. The resistance over there seemed to have heard the news that I was going to return, so they planned to plant explosives on the way and blow up my train by the way. ”

"That's it..."I heard Cai Ye say this. Several of the old subordinates who were clustered around him couldn't help but show a trace of worry in their hearts.

It seems that he noticed this, of course, it is possible that he did not pay attention, but Cai Yi, who was walking towards the outside of the train station, continued. "But it's okay. The people from the Secret Service Bureau heard the information in advance, so they worked with the surrounding garrisons to exterminate this group of resistance, and I heard that they also took out a base of a resistance group by the way..."

Hearing Cai Ye say this, the people who followed him couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

In fact, after they learned the news that Cai was attacked by a resistance group on his way back, almost all of them couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat for Cai Yi.

It's not that they will worry that so many thieves can hurt Cai Yi, after all, as one of the few marshals in the Wehrmacht. The protective measures around Cai Ye are very strict. Just like the train that is called when you usually travel, the whole train is not only completely bulletproof. There is even at least one company of soldiers loaded in the train, plus some weapons on the train, which can cope with most situations―――――― and this definitely does not mean that there is only one company of troops that the marshal Cai Yi usually transfers.

In fact, Yan Shao's side has always retained the establishment of the Guards Regiment, and Cai Yi and these people usually have a battalion of guards around them.

It's just when you usually travel. There is certainly no need for such fanfare. And after all, in the country. Even if there are some petty thieves, the strength of a company is enough to protect Cai Yi's safety.

What really worries them is not these thieves, what they are really worried about is whether someone will deliberately disguise themselves as thieves...

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After the news of Cai Yi's attack came, what Cai Yi's old subordinates were most worried about was whether the drama of 'Gong Gao Zhenzhu', which had been performed many times in history, would reappear again.

Gong Gao Zhen Lord...

This kind of thing really can't help but worry, after all, there have been too many such things in history. Almost all dynasties have happened in all dynasties, and the slightly better one is the Northern Song Dynasty's cup of wine to release the military power, although the power in the hand is gone. But at least they're alive, and they're the kind that are at ease. Unlike the founding fathers of previous dynasties, even if he is a famous general who has won a hundred battles, he is not as good as a wild dog on the side of the street in the end.

As for the cruel ones, it's the Ming Dynasty.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang is also a heroic master, this hero is too ruthless when dealing with the founding fathers under him. The founding fathers who followed the country back then were almost able to survive in the end, and almost all of them were killed by Zhu Yuanzhang himself.

In the past few years, although Yan Shao has not shown himself to be like those kings of previous dynasties. But even if you are a fool, it is impossible to slaughter those heroes not long after the new dynasty was established, that is definitely because you think your country is too stable, and you want to increase some difficulty. You have to wait a few more years, and wait until the country is stable, and no matter how much you toss, it will not threaten your status and power―――――― just like now.

And there is no doubt that within the Kuomintang government during this period, it was not Li Liang, the prime minister, who might really challenge Yan Shao, nor Xu Shichang or Duan Qirui, the two old ministers of Beiyang, but Cai Yi or Jiang Baili, who were famous generals who won all battles.

It is precisely because of these proud achievements that they have the prestige second only to Yan Shao in the government. What's more, these people have hundreds of thousands of troops under their commands, although the army has now become nationalized, but the time is still too short after all, on the contrary, the prestige of Cai Ye and Jiang Baili, these 'military gods', in the army is amazingly high.

If something really happens in this situation, I am afraid that no one can guarantee that these armies will really obey the state.

In addition, although the relationship between China and its neighboring countries is not very stable at present, with the conclusion of the "Washington Conference", at least for a short time, China is no longer likely to have large-scale armed conflicts with neighboring countries, which has also indirectly formed the condition of 'the bird is hidden'.

No matter who thinks that such a situation is very suitable for crossing the river and demolishing the bridge...

So it's no wonder that after hearing that Cai Ye had an accident, some people suspect that it was actually Yan Shao's hand. But now I heard Cai Ye say that it was after the notice of the Special Affairs Bureau. But they realized that they were overthinking. Because everyone knows very well that after Caterina became the director of the Secret Service, it was actually the largest spy agency in the world. has become the private soldier of the Yan family.

If one day in the future, Yan Shao really intends to attack heroes like Cai Yi, then the minions rushing to the forefront are definitely these feared and hated 'eagle dogs'. And now that they notified Cai Jie, then at least one thing can be determined, that is, even if someone really wants to kill Cai Jie, this person is definitely not Yan Shao.

Although these people around Cai Ye have absolute loyalty to Yan Shao. Even if one day in the future, Cai Ye rebelled. They will definitely be on Yan Shao's side. But in the same way, they don't want to see Cai Ye die because of the reason of 'high merit and shocking the master'.

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Glancing at the old subordinates beside him, Cai Ye also exhaled in his heart.

In fact, before the Secret Service informed him. He had already obtained information through Guò's own private channels that the Resistance might attack him on his way back to Beijing―――――― and for such a long time on the Urals side, Cai Ye had also created an intelligence network through various means, and it was extremely efficient, mainly used to target the local Resistance groups. In fact, so long down. If Cai Ye hadn't even figured out such a thing. That's a bit incompetent.

It's just that after getting the news, Cai Ye didn't know if it was really a group of resistance elements that came out of nowhere, or...

Although based on Cai Ye's understanding of Yan Shao, Yan Shao is not such a person. But people's hearts are unpredictable, and even in a lifetime, it is difficult to see through a person's true face, let alone a few years. And people always change, Cai Ye hasn't seen Yan Shao for more than a year. Who knows how Yan Shao will change now compared to before?

Fortunately, not long after Cai Ye learned the news, the information from the Special Affairs Bureau also followed him. finally made Cai Ye a little less worried. Otherwise, I'm afraid Cai Ye may not dare to come back to Beijing...

As for armed resistance? This Cai Ye almost never thought about it. On the one hand, it is because Cai Ye insists on using the constitution or other means. Rather than using force to solve the current dilemma. One is that Cai Ye himself knows very well that even if he really intends to resist by force, the army under his command may not be willing to follow him on this road with no prospects.

Although the nationalization of the army has only been implemented for a few years, it has been implemented after all! At present, the Wehrmacht in the Urals is not Cai Yi's private army, but belongs to the state.

In peacetime, if you order these troops to do something without authorization, there is still no problem. But let them rebel against the central government―――――― which is too inconsistent with the training and education they receive on weekdays, even if Cai Ye can be said to be the most prestigious marshal in the country, I am afraid that there may not be many who will be willing to support him.

Moreover, an army is usually composed of a considerable number of officers and soldiers, so in this army, even if only one-third of the people oppose him, then this army is equivalent to being abolished. After all, it was impossible for Cai Ye to order the two-thirds of the people first, and then raise troops to go south after finishing off the other third. What's more, there may not be two-thirds of those who will support Cai Yi, and similarly, no matter how much the army opposes Yan Shao's behavior of 'hiding the bow with all the birds and cooking the dead rabbits and dead dogs', I am afraid that they may not be on Cai Yi's side.

After all, supporting Cai Ye at this time is tantamount to rebellion!

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After leaving the train station, Cai and the others quickly left the train station in a car. However, they didn't go directly to the presidential palace, after all, they had just gone through a long journey, and they asked Cai Yi to go to the presidential palace to discuss things, which was too inhumane.

At the same time, sitting in the carriage, Cai Ye is also observing the changes that have taken place in the city over the past year.

In recent years, China has become a relatively prosperous country. Although Mercedes does not have as many cars on the road as in the United States or some European countries, the number of these cars is constantly increasing.

Naturally, as a luxury item that costs nearly 1,000 yuan, at least for the time being in China, this is not something that ordinary wage earners can afford. After all, the price of a car in China is already equivalent to ten times the annual income of ordinary workers. Maybe even a little more.

This is still calculated based on a monthly income of about 6 yuan, and if it is in some economically underdeveloped areas, it may take more than 20 years.

No doubt. There is absolutely no way that anyone would be willing to use their income for ten or twenty years to buy a car. What's more, in addition to the car itself, the so-called car also has a series of other expenses, such as car maintenance fees, gasoline money, and of course, all kinds of insurance―――――― naturally, cars in this era will definitely not have so much insurance. After all, the entire automotive industry hasn't been around for too many years.

Of course, this does not mean that there is really no insurance, in fact, the development of the insurance industry is still relatively early.

No. To be precise, the insurance industry can no longer be described as early, but should be used very early. As early as around 2500 BC. The king of the ancient Babylonian kingdom ordered monks, judges, village chiefs, etc., to collect taxes. as funds for fire relief. Ancient Egyptian stonemasons established funeral mutual aid organizations to settle the funds for burials by paying membership dues. In the era of the ancient Roman Empire, the soldiers' organizations provided living expenses for the bereaved families of fallen soldiers in the form of fund-raising, and gradually formed an insurance system.

It can be said that the formation of the entire insurance industry was very early, especially with the development of trade, around 1792 BC, which was the time of Hammurabi, the sixth king of ancient Babylon. Commerce prospered, in order to aid commerce and protect the caravan with compensation for the loss of mules, horses and goods. In the Code of Hammurabi, there is a clause for the joint apportionment of damages.

At the same time, in 916 B.C., on the island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean, in order to ensure the normal conduct of maritime trade, the king formulated the Maritime Law of Rhodian, stipulating that the loss suffered by a certain cargo owner shall be shared by the beneficiaries, including the owner of the ship and all the owners of the cargo of the ship, which is the abuse of marine insurance.

Life insurance, on the other hand, originated in 133 BC as a Gorekia (Freemasonry) organization founded in ancient Rome, charging 100 zeji and a bottle of sake to those who joined the organization. In addition, 5 sawa is collected every month, which is accumulated into a provident fund and used for funeral subsidies.

At the same time, insurance organizations such as the "Widow's Pension System" and the "Widows' Insurance Society" established in England in 1688 also corporatized life insurance.

As for car insurance, because the age of the car came out relatively late, the earliest motor vehicle insurance was actually issued by the British "Legal Accident Insurance Company" in 1895 with an insurance premium of 10 to 100 pounds for the car third party liability insurance policy, which can be added under the condition of increasing the insurance premium. As for the world's first car insurance, it appeared in the United States in 1898. Travelers Insurance Company of America in 1898 to Truman in Buffalo, New York? Martin got his first car insurance. Because Martin was very worried that his gas car would be run by horses, there were only about 4,000 cars in the United States at that time, and the number of horses reached 20 million.

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The horse-drawn carriage used to be one of the most important means of transportation in China, and the other is naturally the sedan chair. However, with the passage of time, the current sedan chair has basically been eliminated, and all that remains is the carriage.

In fact, even now, there are still a lot of horse-drawn carriages in the country, after all, as mentioned earlier, not everyone can afford the price of a car.

It's just that today's horse-drawn carriage is not so much a means of transportation as a short-distance means of transportation. This is not surprising, after all, even twenty years later, during the Second World War, with the exception of the United States, the logistics forces of other countries almost all had a certain degree of mule and horse.

Twenty years later, let alone now...

However, even if the price of nearly 1,000 yuan is a little higher, it is only for ordinary ordinary people, and it is actually small for those local tyrant families. So as mentioned earlier, except for some more conservative families who still use horse-drawn carriages to travel, almost all wealthy families have changed to automobiles, and as for horse-drawn carriages and stuff, they are now mainly used for short-distance transportation.

As for going out or something? Whether it's a long distance or a short distance, few people choose to ride a horse-drawn carriage, but usually choose something like a train, tram or passenger car.

However, although the sales of cars are relatively poor, the sales of another means of transportation in China are increasing day by day. Naturally, this means of transportation is a bicycle.

The history of bicycles is very early, so I won't talk about it here. Although the bicycle is not as high-end and high-grade as the car, as a relatively cheap means of transportation, the bicycle is very popular in China.

After all, compared with the price of hundreds or even nearly 1,000 yuan for cars, low-priced bicycles are obviously more acceptable to Chinese people. What's more, at present, China also has its own rubber plantations, overseas, with the opportunity of the rubber stock boom, Yan Shao also bought a large number of rubber plantations, so there is no need to worry about the problem of bananas, and naturally the price of bicycles can be further reduced.

So naturally, in a short period of time, bicycles have become the most popular means of transportation in China. Even the Yushi Group itself has set up a bicycle factory to produce bicycles―――――― of course, compared with the near-monopoly position of the automobile factory, the position of the Yushi Group in bicycles is obviously much worse.

At least on the part of the auto companies, they have a monopoly to the point where they need to rely on internal competition to promote the development of the auto industry. The bicycle factory, despite the large scale, needs to compete with domestic and foreign bicycle companies, and from time to time there is a price war, and not every time it is Yushi to win, this is the biggest gap between the two, a very big gap. (To be continued......)