"Commander Jiang, congratulations, congratulations! Commander Jiang is really dedicated to the public. He started to handle military and political affairs in just three days of his wedding. His diligence is admirable." Deng Xihou congratulated Jiang Li with a joyful look on his face. Although he came with a purpose, he was also saying what he said in his heart. Like the powerful people in Sichuan, let alone the wife, even if he took a concubine, he would basically ignore the serious business within three or five days. Even if he was doing business, he would mostly summon one or two people to order at home. He would never sit in the office as seriously as Jiang Li.

"Brother Jin Kang is polite. I want to thank Brother Jin Kang for coming from Sichuan for his hard work. Come and sit down." Jiang Li put aside a document he reviewed in his hand and smiled, pressed the ringtone on the table, and someone soon brought the best tea.

Deng Xihou and Jiang Lipei had a while and found that Jiang Li had no intention of discussing the serious matter. He couldn't help but express his true intention, "To be hiding Commander Jiang, this time I came to Lanzhou, in addition to congratulating Commander Jiang, I also wanted to discuss the issue with you about northern Sichuan. Now that the national crisis is in the face of the country, our Chairman Liu has always respected Commander Jiang. If there is any problem, you can sit down and discuss it in person, and there is no need to hurt the harmony for some details. Besides, the Red Bandits on the Sichuan-Shaanxi border are now in chaos. This is our confidant enemy. What does Commander Jiang think?"

"Since Brother Jin Kang mentioned the point, I won't go around here with Brother Jin Kang. Although the 15th Army is still quite glorious in the northwest, every family has a difficult sutra to read, and the northwest itself has many problems. The northwest needs to develop, but its own population and resources are insufficient, and Sichuan has a large population and abundant resources. I need these resources from Sichuan." Jiang Li saw that Deng Xihou was finally willing to talk about the important matters, so he stopped going around in circles and said bluntly.

"So Commander Jiang wants to enter northern Sichuan, use northern Sichuan as a springboard. Then occupy Sichuan?" Deng Xihou's face sank instantly. If this is the case, there is nothing to talk about. After returning, they will be ready to start a war.

"The need for Sichuan's resources and population does not necessarily need to be resolved through war, but it can also be a way of cooperation. If Brother Jin Kang and Chairman Liu can cooperate with me and benefit each other, it will naturally be a big happy person." Jiang Li shook his head and said.

"Dare you ask Commander Jiang how to cooperate?" Deng Xihou asked.

"First, I plan to build two highways, one is the Sichuan-Shaanxi Highway and the other is the Sichuan-Ganxi Highway. These two highways are funded by the northwest, and Sichuan does not obstruct secretly. The right to operate the highway belongs to Gansu."

"Second, I will send a certain exploration team to Sichuan, hoping that Chairman Liu can provide some protection. The minerals surveyed will be jointly funded by both parties to allocate equity and income."

"Third, I hope Chairman Liu can provide support for Sichuan people's immigration to the northwest. These people may be refugees and disaster victims. This is also part of the burden of solving Sichuan itself."

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"Commander Jiang's requests almost turned Sichuan into his own subordinate." Deng Xihou said hesitantly.

"Military and political affairs are all handled by Sichuan. Where are they affiliated? Brother Jin Kang can go back and discuss with Chairman Liu. The 15th Army had no intention of occupying Sichuan. After all, the Sichuan Army system has been established. The war is not good for both sides except for cheap Red Bandits and Nanjing. It is of course the best if they can cooperate. If they cannot cooperate, the 15th Army may not be able to enter Sichuan, but there are always real-powerful figures in Sichuan who want to cooperate with me."

Jiang Li spread his hands and said, the most attractive thing to Sichuan is to Sichuan's geographical location, population and iron ore resources. Sichuan is the most populous province in the Republic of China. It is as many as 50 to 60 million. At this time, Gansu, Ningxia and Qinghai were only more than 100 million after Jiang Li organized immigration. Even if it was added to Xinjiang, it was only more than 12 million. The population of 50 to 60 million naturally symbolizes a large number of soldiers of the age. Sichuan is also located in the inland. Whether it is fighting against the Japanese army or facing the Soviet Union in the future, Sichuan is an extremely safe rear.

Base. It can provide continuous support for the frontline. Sichuan's iron ore is the most important cornerstone in the national defense industry. If Sichuan's iron ore can be developed before the War of Resistance Against Japan, the dilemma of lack of iron ore in the northwest will be solved in one fell swoop. Liu Xiang has now completed Sichuan's unification in the situation. Sichuan's warlord melee has also stopped for many years. However, for the sake of future strategic layout, even if he risked the war with Liu Xiang, Jiang Li would gradually include Sichuan resources in his own control. Compared with Sichuan, Gansu and Qinghai have inherent shortcomings.

"So what do Jiang Li say about the problem of northern Sichuan?" Back in Chongqing, Liu Xiang asked Deng Xihou.

"Keep the current situation and end here." Deng Xihou said.

"I'm a ancestor, you are a son of Huangkou, you're so bullying!" Liu Xiang slapped the table, and had been ups and downs in his military career for decades and defeated countless opponents. After experiencing a battle of hundreds of thousands of people, he established his dominance over Sichuan. Now the chairman of Sichuan Province has not yet sat on the butt, Jiang Li actually wanted to hand over Sichuan. Liu Xiang is also a person who has experienced great storms. How can he tolerate Jiang Li so arrogant?

"According to the Chairman's intention, is he going to go to war with the 15th Army?" Deng Xihou asked.

"From Yuan Datou's Beiyang Army to Tang Jirao's Yunnan Army, not all of them want to rule Sichuan, but they are beaten back in the end. I don't believe that Jiang Li has three heads and six arms. He wants to turn Sichuan into a colony of the 15th Army, and he also asks whether the Sichuan Army will agree." Liu Xiang said in a bitter voice. Not long after he defeated Liu Wenhui, even the powerful factions in Sichuan, even Deng Xihou, Tian Songyao, Liu Wenhui, and some other generals may not be obedient to him. If he faces the invasion of foreign enemies, he, the provincial chairman, is helpless. It is undoubtedly a major blow to his prestige. He handed over the large amount of Sichuan interests, how can he sit in this position in the future?

"This time I was in a low position in Lanzhou, I saw the elite level of the 15th Army. It is indeed not easy to defeat the other party." I expected that Liu Xiang would react like this, Deng Xihou said with a serious expression.
Chapter completed!