Raise the flag to recruit soldiers, and there will be people who will feed you.

This saying has been true since ancient times, and it has never been false. Since the Wuchang Uprising on October 10 last year, a revolutionary tide has begun throughout the country. For a time, the revolutionaries rose up and the New Army resisted the Qing army in order to regain the country.

, after the uprising, they all recruited troops one after another, but in more provinces, the civilian army took up the uprising, and various places responded.

In just a few months, civilian armies rose everywhere in China, and within a few days, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was also destroyed. And these armed forces that played a role in the revolution got rid of the new armies in various places, and those so-called

Many of the civilian armies are local self-defense groups, plus armed bandits, gangsters, or armed gangs.

When the revolutionaries took power, these militiamen with green forest heroes as their backbone naturally became a burden. The purpose of the green forest heroes joining the revolution, in their words, was to "make a fortune in the new world."

.And the military government has insufficient military pay, so it is impossible to maintain hundreds of thousands of civilian troops. And the existence of the civilian army makes it difficult for the military government to issue orders and operate normally.

At this time, Nanjing, which had been the capital after the Republic of China, could be described in one word: chaos!

Under the organization of the Tongmenghui and the Guangfuhui, the troops from various provinces that came to support first to defend Nanjing and then to support the Northern Expedition included the Guangdong Army, the Guangxi Army, the Gan Army, the Zhejiang Army, the Hunan Army, and the Fujian Army... plus

Various militia, death squads and other groups organized by nearby provinces. Although these people have not caught up with the liberation of Nanjing, now that the whole country has been restored, they all regard themselves as heroes of the liberation, and there is chaos inside and outside Nanjing.

The number of teams gradually reached more than 100,000.

But this team always needs to eat food and pay. Without military pay, the officers have no way to control the team. So, inside and outside Nanjing, reinforcements from various provinces have been guarding the territory, taking advantage of the goods, and those who are originally green forest heroes have never seen them.

The world-famous people's army was dazzled as soon as they entered Nanjing. After entering the city, the people's army became even more lax in discipline, and its leaders were arrogant and arrogant. Since they had no military pay, they naturally took up their old trade. For a time, Nanjing's society

There was chaos, these people robbed property, raped women, and did everything.

The Tongmenghui and the Liberation Association looked forward to the stars and the moon to bring back the famous revolutionary leader, but they also "brought not a cent, but only the spirit of revolution", okay! Faced with this chaos, Yuan finally failed the expectations of China and foreign countries.

The president came out to clean up the mess. First, he borrowed a sum of money and finally suppressed the chaos caused by the uprising of the New Army in Nanjing and other places.

But facing the hundreds of thousands of civilian troops in more than a dozen provinces in the north and south, even President Yuan Da was at his wits end.

Raise the flag to recruit soldiers, and there will be people who will feed you.

Soldiers are easy to recruit, but difficult to dispatch. If you want to demobilize, you have to pay them demobilization. If there is no demobilization, maybe those militiamen from the party, poor farmers, stragglers, vagrants, and green forest backgrounds can set fire to the provincial capitals of each province.

, and then burn it to the ground.

In the past few months, Nanjing seems to be stable on the surface, but from time to time, militia soldiers wearing various costumes can be seen on the streets walking through the streets in groups, occasionally holding swords and guns, and then

He walked out onto the street carrying all kinds of belongings, and the next moment he heard bursts of crying from the streets on both sides of the street.

Nanjing citizens have long been accustomed to this, and even take it for granted. Not to mention them, even the Jiangsu Provincial Governor-General has nothing to do with the militia. However, in the past few days, there has been something different. The police who had disappeared for several months suddenly appeared on the streets.

, and after a while, I saw the patrol team of the new army coming. After all, there were some signs that people couldn't help but look forward to it.

The sun was shining warmly on my head, and the soft breeze hit my face, tickling my face very well. In the conference room of the Governor's Mansion of Jiangsu Province, which was also the main lock-in room of the Governor's Mansion of Liangjiang in the past, Cheng Dequan, who was dressed in military uniform, had his face.

Stacked with smiles.

"Today there have been fifteen more cases of civilian army commanders setting up troops to rob, and each commander said that they are not being paid, and it is really difficult to control the troops!"

After listening to the report, Cheng Dequan turned his attention to the young man holding a tea cup. He was wearing a suit. Although he was a representative sent by Liuhe Company, looking at his height of almost six feet,

Coupled with the iron fan-shaped chest that can be seen even when wearing a suit, and the stiff back when sitting or standing, Cheng Dequan, who is a scholar but is considered to be a member of the military, can still see that this man has some military in his bones.

gas.

"well!"

First he sighed, and then Cheng Dequan said again.

"Tian Ren, take a look, what's going on? It's all about pay!"

"ah!"

Han Wutian, who was drinking tea, responded and then said again. As a representative of the company, when he came to Nanjing, he had already received instructions from the manager there to drag it on until Cheng Dequan took the initiative to help the company solve some problems.

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"Warlord, now the land for Haizhou Station has been acquired. Last night, I sent a telegram to the company. According to the loan contract signed by the company and the government, as soon as the land for Haizhou Station is acquired, the company will immediately

The Ministry of Finance transferred 20% of the money. With the money, naturally..."

Before Han Wutian could finish what he said, Cheng Dequan suddenly became anxious. What does the money he, Yuan Shikai, borrowed have to do with Jiangsu? Rumors had already spread in the capital. He, Yuan Shikai, had already left the burden of disbanding the militia to Liuhe Company.

Well, now people in Liuhe are pretending to be confused on their own side.

"My Manager Han, I have conquered all this land for you!"

As he spoke, Cheng Dequan felt angry. In order to conquer the 20 kilometers long and wide land for Liuhe in Haizhou, he was charged with making the people of Haizhou scold him. Why was he so anxious?

The 140,000 people's army in southern and northern Jiangsu will cause disaster in less than one day.

What he said was the promise made by Han Wutian when he came here. Once the land was acquired, the company would help solve the problem of the civilian army in Jiangsu. It was nice to say it at the beginning, but now...

"Director Cheng, we don't owe a penny of the land acquisition money! No, the company won't pay an additional 600,000 yuan to Jiangsu Province!"

As he spoke, Han Wutian pushed the check forward on the table, which was a bonus paid by the company, and then pretended to be indifferent but still smiling.

"well!"

Han Wutian's appearance only made Cheng Dequan sigh and stare at Han Wutian who was sipping tea. Today he came to see him, but he did not get up together with the commissioners sent by the President, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Finance.

How could Cheng Dequan, who had been involved in official circles for decades, not know that he came here with these 600,000 yuan in his hand, probably because he had some agenda or request?

"Say it,"

With a sigh, Cheng Dequan looked at Han Wutian and said.

"what do you want!"

"Administrator Cheng!"

Han Wutian smiled and looked at this man who had served as the governor of Jiangsu twice in just a few months. In the past two months, with the support of Zhang Jian, he had completed the unification of Jiangsu. As a region with strong revolutionary forces, Jiangsu region

, Cheng Dequan, as a centrist political leader, worked hard to maintain the stability of the political situation and society with his vigorous courage, agile means, and fair heart, and won the praise of the Jiangsu governor from society.

At the same time, the Jiangsu Governor is still trying to reconcile the conflicts between the North and the South amidst the turmoil across the country. However, it is said to be an important center of the centrists. The most important point is that he is the Jiangsu Governor. In the future, the Liuhe Company based in northern Jiangsu must get his support.

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"I think Governor Cheng also knows that in order to save money, the government pushed the placement of the civilian army to Liuhe!"

His eyelids were raised slightly, but Cheng Dequan just gave him a pair of ears.

"Our chairman has said that since the placement of the civilian army is related to the overall stability of the country, Liuhe must overcome all difficulties even if they are faced with it."

“Chairman Li’s concern for the country and the people is well known to the world!”

What Cheng Dequan said was true to his heart. In such a big China, there are hundreds of thousands of people with huge sums of money. There may be very few people who are worried about the country and would not hesitate to spend all their money to help.

"Yes, Governor Cheng!"

Leaning forward slightly and looking at Cheng Dequan, Han Kaitian continued.

"If it is said that the people's army is not at peace, I am afraid that Liuhe will not be able to bear it by then!"

"If people are paid, there will be no chaos!"

"What if the leader is in chaos?"

Cheng Dequan was stunned by the rhetorical question. He had thought about this question, but for him, the most important thing was to demobilize the militia. Therefore, the central government sent a telegram saying that the militia's supplies would be demobilized. After the telegram, Liuhe Company was responsible for

, he naturally raised his hands in agreement.

"If after the civilian army is demobilized, they are sent to the construction site to work with peace of mind. The company will naturally pay their wages in full on a monthly basis, and the guarantee will not matter. But those commanders are far beyond what Liuhe can accept. If they are appointed as foreman, they will only

I'm afraid that if they don't do their job and miss the fortification work, if they are punished, it might cause chaos."

Just hearing these words, Cheng Dequan instantly understood what he meant. Looking at Han Wutian, who seemed young, but his thoughts were far beyond those of ordinary people, he pondered for a moment before speaking.

"Manager Han, what do you mean?"

Standing up and bowing lightly, Han Wu smiled.

"I'm not talented, I want to borrow the hilt of the warlord's sword!"...
Chapter completed!