Chapter 1: Multiple Preparations (4)
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When Fu Zuoyi saw Zhao Zhenzhong visiting, he was very happy: "Oh, what gust of wind has blown you, Brother Zhao? I heard this spring that you were building roads and disaster relief in Shanxi, and I went to see the scene of the Tongpu Railway. The scene was really exciting. A few days ago, I heard that the plague in northern Shaanxi was also your brother Zhao who gave him warning and helped him strongly. This is a great event. Why did you have the time to come to me?"
"Brother, I'm really ashamed to say this again." Zhao Zhen said apologetically, "In the few months after the Spring Festival, I was really busy and didn't come to visit me. Now, the road from Baode to Shuozhou will be completed in more than half a month, so I can take the time to visit me. Don't blame me for coming late."
"I don't mean to blame you, my brother." Fu Zuoyi sighed, "After the war last year, many comrades pushed the reason for the defeat on me, and Chief Yan didn't like me. I was in Tianjin for a while and almost happened. Your brother came to visit in November, and it was when his family refused all visitors because of my affairs. I could not blame me for being rude, so how could I blame me for being late?"
After the failure of the Central Plains War last year, some generals of the Shanxi Sui Army were tempted by Zhang Yinwu, believing that the failure of the Shandong battlefield led to the failure of the war. The failure of the Shandong battlefield was caused by Fu Zuoyi's secret understanding of Zhang Xueliang, so they all had a lot of resentment towards Fu Zuoyi. But Fu Zuoyi was suspected by Yan Xishan because he was fighting in the front and sent Zhang Yinwu to divide his military power. After the defeat, his companions pushed the blame on him and were also angry, so he asked to resign. Yan Xishan ignored Fu's request for resignation. In anger, Fu Zuoyi stayed in Tianjin and shot himself at his residence in Tianjin on October 8. Fortunately, his family found out in time and hit his hand in a critical moment, causing the shot to hurt the other arm, which did not cause any death.
After the attempted suicide, Fu Zuoyi's family refused all visitors in order to avoid irritating him again. Fu Zuoyi himself was also discouraged and refused to see guests. Zhao Zhenzhong went to Shanxi to negotiate with Shang Zhen and Xu Yongchang for road construction and factory work. When he passed by Tianjin, he visited Fu Zuoyi. Although he was turned away at that time, Zhao Zhenzhong still left a gift and asked his family to greet him.
Now that Fu Zuoyi mentioned last year's incident, Zhao Zhenzhong laughed and said, "When Guan Gong still leaves Maicheng, why bother to be upset? Besides, it was not that my brother had a problem with his ability last year, but that it was just a villain. Now it's not that I can keep the clouds clear and the moon bright? It's better to look forward more in everything."
Fu Zuoyi looked at Zhao Zhenzhong up and down, shook his head and laughed: "If I only heard these words and didn't see you real person, I might think this was what a fifty or sixty-year-old man said. I'm not old, so don't be so old-fashioned."
The two laughed for a while, and Fu Zuoyi sighed: "Brother is right. I can really be considered as guarding the clouds and seeing the moon bright. After Chief Yan stepped down, someone was sorting out his telegrams, and when he found the telegrams that Zhang Yinwu reported to Chief Yan during the war last year. In that telegram, Zhang Yinwu claimed that I had collusion with Zhang Xueliang. This solved the mystery of why Chief Yan was suspicious of me at the beginning."
"The clear one is clear, and the turbid one is turbid. I don't have to worry about a villain." Zhao Zhenzhong continued, "I still say the same thing, look forward more in everything."
"Your brother is too good to see." Fu Zuoyi smiled, "But what I said makes sense. I really don't want to argue with such a villain. After everyone knew about the telegram, Zhang Yinwu became the culprit that led to the great defeat last year, and the brothers in the army didn't like him. Forget it, let's not talk about these unpleasant things. It just so happened that my brother is here, and I have something to ask you."
"What's the matter with me? As long as I can help, I will do my best." Zhao Zhenzhong smiled, "Tell me, what's the matter?"
"I heard from Cichen that I once intended to start a business in Suiyuan area, but because of the bandits in Suiyuan and the horse bandits at that time, they stopped. I wonder if I have any intention to start a business in Suiyuan?" As a soldier, Fu Zuoyi was a little difficult to speak when talking about business. But thinking about the old brothers who were laid off due to the reduction of the troops and the people in Suiyuan area, I said with a stern finger, "If I want to, I will solve the bandit matters. After the reorganization of the war last year, many old brothers who had been in the army for many years stayed in Suiyuan area because they were homeless, but they were all old corpses, and some were injured, so it was difficult to find a serious way to live. As long as my brother can take in more of such brothers and the poor people in Suiyuan area in his industry and give them a bowl of rice, I will be very grateful."
When Zhao Zhenzhong heard Fu Zuoyi plead for a veteran, he was moved by it. Leaders like Fu Zuoyi are definitely rare in this era!
"I'm going to tell you, I wanted to open a large ranch in Linhe, a meat canned factory nearby in Baotou or Wuyuan, and then a wool spinning factory. Unfortunately, there are many bandits in Linhe, and even Mr. Cha Liangzhao, who was rescued by the North China Charity Federation, was captured by bandits. With the persuasion of Chief Xu, I extinguished the idea of running a ranch. I also considered purchasing meat sources and fur from other people, but Suiyuan has suffered many disasters for many years, and the people have starved to death. How can there be a suitable meat source and fur?" Zhao Zhenzhong said regretfully, "Without a ranch, there will be no stable meat source and fur, and the canned factory and wool spinning factory will be put on hold."
After stopping, Zhao Zhenzhong said again: "Since my brother can solve the bandit problem and provide enough manpower, there is naturally no problem for us to start related industries. However, if we want to start an industry, in addition to choosing a good venue, the transportation problem west of Baotou also needs to be solved."
"Brother, I only care about the army and the people now." Fu Zuoyi smiled bitterly, "Solving bandits is my duty, and it is not difficult to help you solve the industrial site. But if I want me to solve the transportation west of Baotou, it is not my ability."
"That's it." Zhao Zhenzhong pondered, and his heart moved, and then said: "As long as I can solve the problem of the site required for bandits and industrial establishment, I can coordinate Sihai Industrial to open an industry in Suiyuan. As for the transportation issues, let's put it aside. In addition to the Linhe Ranch, Baotou canned factories and wool mills mentioned earlier, I can also open another leather factory in Baotou. In addition, I also want to open a large ranch in Yikezhaomeng on the south bank of the Yellow River, and the people there are too hard. These industries on the north bank of the Yellow River can hire brothers who have been removed from the brother's army and the people here. As for the ranch on the south bank, it's better to recruit people from the local people."
Since Fu Zuoyi asked himself to start the industry, Zhao Zhenzhong took the opportunity to arrange some superficial forces in some key places, which can just cover up the transportation of relevant materials and speed up the flow of materials.
"I would be grateful if I have this intention." Fu Zuoyi bowed seriously and said.
"To be honest, the current domestic situation is still a bit chaotic, and it is not a good time to start an industry." Zhao Zhenzhong sighed, "Last year, Chief Yan and others opposed Nanjing, leading to the Central Plains War; this year, Wang Zhaoming established a new National Government in Guangzhou, and the situation behind may not be much better."
"The person from Nanjing won the war last year, and was very proud and could not tolerate others' rebellion." Fu Zuoyi commented, "The President of the Legislative Yuan, Hu Hanmin, first became a decoration, but later he was simply put under house arrest. Now that the National Congress has just ended, Wang Jingwei has established a new government in Guangzhou, and there is indeed a dispute after this. However, it is all about the south, and it should not affect this side, right?"
After Hu Hanmin was under house arrest, the factional conflicts of the Kuomintang became increasingly acute. Sun Ke, Gu Yingfen, Wang Chonghui, Liu Jiwen and other Guangdong factional people left Nanjing to Guangzhou one after another. Wang Jingwei and Zou Lu took the opportunity to accuse Chiang Kai-shek. On April 30, Deng Zeru, Lin Sen, Xiao Focheng, Gu Yingfen and others formally filed an "impeachment" case, asking Chiang Kai-shek to step down. Chiang Kai-shek was forced to "please investigate and deal with" with the Central Supervisory Commission.
Chen Jitang, Li Zongren, Zhang Fakui and other Guangdong and Guangxi officials successively sent telegrams to respond to the impeachment case and asked Chiang Kai-shek to "get out of power" within 48 hours. It was quite a bit "democratic" at the moment.
It was difficult for Chiang Kai-shek to come forward, so his subordinates naturally did not want to let their backers fall. Therefore, the important people and local officials in Nanjing, led by He Yingqin, expressed their support for Chiang Kai-shek and opposed Chen Jitang and others.
On May 27, Wang Jingwei, Sun Ke, Zou Lu and others established the "Extraordinary Meeting of the Central Executive Supervisory Committee of the Kuomintang" in Guangzhou, and issued a declaration, accusing Nanjing of "the party headquarters was hijacked by individual forces and has no value in existence". That night, another "National Government" was established in Guangzhou. On the 28th, Wang Jingwei and others held the "National Government" establishment ceremony on the second floor of the Guangdong Provincial Government, and then paraded in Yantang, forming the "National Revolutionary Army First and Fourth Two Army Groups, Chen Jitang was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the First Army Group, and Li Zongren was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Fourth Army Group.
The actions of Wang Jingwei and others seem to be a replica of the actions of Yan, Feng and others before and after the war last year, but the strength and their respective basis are different.
"Brother, you can't underestimate those in Guangzhou." Zhao Zhenzhong shook his head and said, "Although they are in the south, they will still affect the north. I heard from foreigners from Huamei Bank that Chief Yan sent two million yuan from Dalian to Guangzhou on May 10. At the end of April, Zhang Xueliang and Shi Yousan successively announced to the public that Shi Yousan's three tribes did not collude with the south, but the groundlessness may not be without cause. It is hard to say what this will look like later. I came here to visit my brother this time, and I also wanted to ask my brother to take care of the brothers on both sides of the Pingsui Line in Suiyuan, so as not to have any chaos that will affect the material transportation. Now it is the critical time for the construction of Tongpu Railway and the epidemic prevention and control of the northern Shaanxi epidemic area, so you can't make any mistakes."
Fu Zuoyi sighed with a complicated expression: "Sir Yan is still unwilling to give up. But the domestic situation is going to be in chaos again, and the people who suffer in the end are the common people." After sighing, Fu Zuoyi said to Zhao Zhenzhong seriously again: "Don't worry, brother, the construction of Tongpu Railway and the epidemic prevention in northern Shaanxi are both important. As long as I, Fu, are still in Suiyuan for one day, I will never let the materials transported by me go wrong!"
Zhao Zhenzhong was very happy. With the guarantee of the future chairman of Suiyuan Province, there is no need to worry about the safety of material transportation in the next few years. Zhao Zhenzhong smiled and said, "With this guarantee of brother, I can sleep much more peacefully."
Chapter completed!