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Chapter 172 Li Changgeng has returned to Harbin

Li Changgeng returned to this city one year after leaving Harbin. Now the population of Harbin has doubled compared to when he left. Since Li Changgeng had hundreds of people with entourage this time, he had to take a special train and arrive from Xi'an all the way to Harbin. Li Changgeng was accompanied by President Xu Shichang, Yang Du, Secretary-General of the Kuomintang Party, Xia Shoutian, Director of the General Office of the National Congress, Vice Premier Yan Huiqing, and others, as well as his wife Qiao Mochou and his son Li Wuji. Li Changgeng went on and off along the way, observing people's livelihood, local economy, military training, and holding work talks with officials and gentry. It was January 28, 1921 when he arrived in Harbin for half a month. It was January 28, 1921, and it was 10 days before the Spring Festival. This was the tenth year of the founding of the Republic of China of Sinochem.

When Harbin learned that Li Changgeng had returned to Harbin for the New Year, he suddenly became excited. The cold winter of minus 30 degrees Celsius seemed to be unable to stop the enthusiasm of Northeasters. Since entering the Northeast, Li Changgeng's entourage felt this enthusiasm with Li Changgeng. Every time he went to a Northeast city, Li Changgeng had to get off the bus, and even in a small town, Li Changgeng had to get into the circle. People's support and love for Li Changgeng were all felt.

But unexpectedly, Harbin people are more enthusiastic than any city. People's support for him can be described as fanaticism. Before the train can enter the station, the train can no longer drive. The railway is full of people who welcome Li Changgeng, shouting the slogan of long live the chairman like a tsunami!

Li Changgeng also walked off the train with great enthusiasm and shook hands with the escorts of the SS who were welcoming him so scared that they broke out in cold sweat. Yang Du persuaded Li Changgeng to go back to the train. But Li Changgeng insisted on continuing Qiao Mochou and his son Li Wuji who had just walked onto the locomotive and waved to the crowd on both sides.

After the train entered the station, the Heilongjiang Governor Zhang Jinghui, Governor Shao Ping, Harbin Mayor Wang Boshi and others came to greet Li Changgeng. Zhang Jinghui laughed and stepped forward to hold Li Changgeng's hand and did not let go. He was very excited and called the chairman to call his brothers for a while. This made Li Changgeng's beloved generals Shao Ping and Wang Boshi stand aside awkwardly and unable to speak!

Qiao Mochou was much more tactful, so he stepped forward to greet Shao Ping and Wang Boshi a few words, and then said to Zhang Jinghui: "Fourth Brother, let's go home and say it's great!" This made Zhang Jinghui let go of her hand and laugh at her and say she was mom.

Li Changgeng also felt that Zhang Jinghui had deep brotherly affection for him. Zhang Jinghui was not capable, but there were two benefits: one was that he was not outstanding and was easy-going in everything. The other was that he was not brave enough to be timid and was still afraid of Zhang Zuolin and Li Changgeng. It was precisely because of this that Li Changgeng appointed him as the governor of Heilongjiang and looked at his backyard.

"Old brother, Chairman! Our people are so enthusiastic. When I heard that you came back, I worked all night yesterday. The road was covered with snowflakes and no ice! If you don't turn Harbin around, everyone will be so heartbroken!"

Li Changgeng nodded and said, "Harbin is my home. If you go home, do you want to look around at home? Let's go!"

After leaving the station, one hundred black red flag cars were parked. Zhang Jinghui whispered: "This car was proposed from the car factory. Yishui's new car, the five cars in front of you are customized by the factory workers. The rest of the experiences and experiences of your subordinates as officials are all affordable by the rich people!"

Li Changgeng glanced at Zhang Jinghui and thought to himself that Zhang Laosi was a small businessman. He was famous and could be very careful in calculating and didn't even miss this opportunity. It seemed that he was right to hand over Harbin to him. He smiled and said, "Well, our brothers in the car factory have shares. I'm far away, so you have to worry."

"That's old man, just look at it. There are car brochures on each car. It's so beautiful, I don't believe these officials are not moved!"

Li Changgeng nodded, looked up, walked towards the convoy, and kept waving to the crowd on both sides of the road. The crowd on both sides were still zealously shouting the slogan of the Chairman and Commander-in-Chief. Li Changgeng also breathed a sigh and shouted: "Long live the people, long live Harbin!"

With Li Changgeng's shouting, the whole city fell into a fever. Li Changgeng boarded the first car that took the lead, and Zhang Jinghui, Shao Ping and Wang Boshi were sitting in the same car. The convoy slowly started moving. Every kilometer, Li Changgen would get out of the car and say hello to the crowd. In the car, Shao Ping introduced Li Changgeng every newly built building in front of him.

When Li Changgeng heard it happily, he would stop the car, say hello to the crowd, stare at the building in front of him for a while before returning to the car.

Sitting in another car, Xu Shichang, Yang Du, Xia Shoutian, and Yan Huiqing, all of whom were silent as they looked outside and kept their minds. Xu Shichang had reached the point of being fond of favor and disgrace and watched the flowers bloom and fall in the courtyard; he was still impulsive and admired. Li Changgeng had only been planning to manage Heilongjiang for only five years, but these five years have made Harbin the richest province in China and the largest province in industry. All industrial difficulties in the National Planning Commission finally pointed to the Northeast, and the final solution to the Northeast was in Harbin. Li Changgeng brought wealth to Harbin and brought hope of life to the people here, so the people truly supported him!

If Li Changgeng's five-year industrial plan was completed, I think the people of the whole country would support him in this way. At that time, even if he wanted to be an emperor, no one would dare to make him rebellious! Li Changgen got off the car outside the window and raised his right hand to greet people. The tsunami-like sound rose to a higher height, and the crowds on both sides of the road also followed his right hand and shouted long live!

After Li Changgeng made a stop gesture, his voice stopped like he had been rehearsed. Except for the bodyguard, none of Li Changgeng's entourage got out of the car and dared to share this honor with Li Changgeng. But at this time, Li Changgeng's wife Qiao Mochou led Li Wuji, who had just walked, to walk out of the car with a bouquet of white chrysanthemums.

Xu Shichang then noticed that the convoy was parked in front of the monument to the Russian War Martyrs. Li Changgeng took the chrysanthemums from Qiao Mochou and walked up the steps of the monument, put the chrysanthemums on the altar carved by white marble. At this time, a SS trumpeter in a dress ran to the monument, raised the trumpet in his hand, and blew the lights out to the sky. The sad anger infected the crowd, and bursts of crying began to spread from it. Although he had achieved an absolute victory against the Northeast Army of the Russian War, more than 10,000 people were also sacrificed. Harbin was the city with the largest number of martyrs.

After the trumpet ended, Li Changgeng's family of three slowly bowed to the memorial three times. After that, Li Changgeng slowly raised his right hand, and Qiao Mochou led Li Wuji to take a few steps back. Li Changgeng shouted to the monument: "Long live the Republic of China! Long live the Chinese nation! Long live the Northeast Army!" Li Changgeng's voice hovered over the empty square. When Li Changgeng turned around to face the crowd, the crowd was boiling again, and the chaotic long live sound gradually formed a torrent. Long live the commander-in-chief, long live the chairman, and long live the leader!

Vice Premier Yan Huiqing, who had never seen such a scene, was already shocked. Li Changgeng's figure continued to magnify in his mind, and a burst of shock rose in his heart. So that's it, so it's like this! In the past, I always felt that the Northeast Army was very powerful. After defeating the Soviet Union, I was so scared that the Zhili clan was so scared that the Anhui clan raised his hand to surrender. But it was hard to explain where the strength was. I thought it was because the army was equipped. Now I understand that the Northeast Army's strength to sweep the world was based on Li Changgeng's people's hearts and prestige. Harbin is too big and too modern, making me think it is in New York, the United States.

Li Changgeng stayed at the Martyrs Monument for the longest time. After more than twenty minutes, when Li Changgeng got on the bus, Yang Du found that the sound of breathing among the people in the bus was a little thicker. He and Xia Shoutian were both officials from Heilongjiang, and he had the merit of following the dragon. His mental ability was much better than Xu Shichang and Yan Huiqing, and he also knew Harbin well.

Yang Du spoke and broke the silence in the car and said, "Du just looked outside. I forgot to introduce Harbin to you. To be honest, it has been less than a year since he left Harbin, but the changes in this city are so great! Even the old man who has been here for four years can't recognize me."

Xia Shoutian also smiled and said, "It's not just that Xizi can't recognize her, but I'm also dizzy. Take the monument just now. When we left, we had not started construction. I heard that it took only five months to get into the room to complete the construction."

The conversation between Yang Du and Xia Shoutian made the atmosphere in the car begin to relax. Vice Premier Yan Huiqing was a member of the Anhui faction who was close to Li Changgeng. He naturally had a little respect and caution about the old man under Li Changgeng. He followed Yang and Xia's conversation and said: "This is my first time in Harbin. I used to hear that Harbin was doing well, but I really had no idea what it was like. I thought it was like Shanghai. I didn't expect that the real Harbin would be as good as New York in the United States."

After hearing this, Yang Du smiled and said, "Brother Jun Ren, Heilongjiang is more than Harbin, Ha, Qi, Mu, Jia, Hei. The five cities have their own characteristics. We come with the Chairman this time and have the opportunity to go around. What we are seeing now is just the appearance of Harbin. This time the Chairman is working hard for the five-year plan. This time you have the opportunity to truly see how rich Heilongjiang's family is."

After hearing what Yang Du, Li Changgeng's confidant said, Yan Huiqing knew that she had just entered the circle of Li Changgeng's direct descendants. She was even more cautious and said seriously: "Okay, taking this opportunity, I will take a closer look, think about it, and experience the Chairman's strategy of governing the country."

Seeing Yan Huiqing as a preacher, Yang Du was even more enthusiastic: "Yes, Heilongjiang is a miracle. The miracle created by the Chairman himself. The cheers from the people outside are sincere and from the heart! We are fortunate to follow the cause of the Chairman's leadership, and we must cherish this hard-won opportunity."

Xu Shichang looked at Yang Du, and turned his eyes to the window again. If he had a strong affection for Yang Du in the past, then now he was only six or seven points left, because this person is becoming more and more shameless now. He must lead the chairman when speaking, and must lead the party leader when speaking! Although he knew that Yang Du's attitude was Li Changgeng's wish, he still felt that it would be better to be far away from Yang Du!

The presidents, prime ministers, and themselves before the Republic of China, combined with the methods of playing politics were not as good as Li Changgeng. When others used tricks, a National Congress earned all the power of the country. A country's socialist Baath Party defeated all the parties in the country without defeating the army, and the proportion of political participation was getting smaller and smaller every day. Not to mention the army, the Northeast Army swept the battlefield of the world, but just now, I understood what the army's loyalty to him looked like. When the wolf was sealed and lived in Xushan, the man held his baby son like an emperor and listened to the sound of 400,000 people roaring to the sea. I don't know what it was. Alas! It's not easy to get off the pirate ship of Li Changgeng, and it's better to be with the light.

Xu Shichang turned around and looked at Yang Du and said, "Why are there so many foreigners on the streets of Xizi? They also support the chairman with their appearance. I don't know how they manage it on weekdays."

Yang Du smiled and said, "You mean those foreigners. Well, there are two types of foreigners in Harbin. One is Russian. They came to Harbin early and came in with the construction of the Middle East Railway. They usually have more than ten years of living in Harbin. These people are easy to tell by speaking. They are all old fried dough sticks with about 50,000 people, and they have basically obtained Chinese nationality. They regard themselves as Erbin people. Some of them are more than 100,000 people who escaped with Belarus during the war in the Soviet Union and Russia. Many of these people are elite talents in society. The chairman attaches great importance to these people, and those with skills can obtain Chinese nationality. Although these people are not as good as those old fried dough sticks, they are also very grateful to the chairman. Some are Germans. They have worked in the past one or two years, with 20,000 or 30,000 people. These people are relatively mobile, and I am not very clear about the specific amount.

As for managing these foreigners, it’s nothing. They can basically respect the law and get along with the Han people in a friendly manner. Even intermarriage among ethnic groups is common. In fact, Northeastern people prefer big Russians with yellow hair and white faces, but not big Russians with black hair and white faces."

Xu Shichang was stunned by Yang Du's last words, but he still couldn't help but gossip: "Why?"

Yang Du smiled. The blond and white-faced Slavs were the ones. These big Russians were very straightforward, had good hearts and were particularly kind. They had a good relationship with the Han people not long after they came to China. Most of the black and white-faced Chechens were wary. Such people were very alert and did not interact with the Han people. They were more naturally versed in their affairs and rarely intermarried with the Chinese people."

After hearing this, Xu Shichang nodded and smiled: "Foreigners who came to China in the past, no matter how poor or rich, they looked arrogant. I really didn't expect that there would be so many foreigners who would like to become Chinese nationals and intermarry with Chinese people! This was unimaginable a few years ago. It seems that the Chairman was right. Only when the country is strong can the people stand up straight and foreigners will look at us with a straight look. We used to admire foreign countries and fascinate foreign countries, but there may not be any respect for China and fascinate foreign countries in the future!"

Xu Shichang's words attracted a burst of laughter. Although the people in the car were thinking about their own thoughts, one thing was the same, that is, these people were inseparable from Li Changgeng's control.

Harbin was dispatched this time. Li Changgeng's convoy moved around for more than four hours in a row before turning every street in Harbin. Finally, the convoy stopped in front of the Oriental Building, the landmark building in Harbin. This was also one of Li Changgeng's old nests. Zhang Jinghui held a welcome banquet for him here. The banquet was unprecedentedly grand. Heilongjiang's number of political, business and military personnel were present.

Li Changgeng did not enter the venue directly, but the family of three returned to the top floor of the building. There was his office area and residential area of ​​nearly 1,000 square meters. Li Changgeng liked it very much. This was his decoration according to the modern style of later generations. He felt casual and relaxed here. Recently, he was so tired that he had to work twelve or 3 hours a day. When he entered the office, Li Changgeng and Qiao Mochou felt like he was back home.

The three of them walked through the office area and entered the residential area, leaving the maid and secretary outside. When they entered the room, Qiao Mochou placed Li Wuji on the thick carpet to play. He also put down the first lady's shelf, walked around the room, and looked around. Li Changgeng sat comfortably on the leather sofa leaning against him. This was a rare moment for the three of them to relax.

Qiao Mochou, who had been walking around the house, returned to Li Changgeng's side and sat down, leaned in Li Changgeng's arms. Li Changgen adjusted his body and made Qiao Mochou feel more comfortable. He held Qiao Mochou in his arms with both hands, smelled Qiao Mochou's hair, squinted his eyes, and looked at her delicate and fair neck through Qiao Mochou's hair.

Qiao Mo was worried and said, "Qi Ming, I'll get up, I'll feel uncomfortable if I press you like this!"

Li Changgeng hugged Qiao Mochou's arms tightly, "Well, it's quite comfortable. I haven't hugged you like this for a long time. Humph, my Wuyou'er is getting more and more beautiful. How do you describe it? High-end, atmospheric, and high-end!"

Qiao Mochou pinched Li Changgeng's back and smiled and said, "You will say these nice things, but I am so tired now. Every day, it's like wearing a shackle. Everyone sees me with a smile. I'm afraid I'm a little unhappy, afraid, and respectful to me. I have to make myself feel good all the time and everywhere, and I always have a smile to everyone to make them feel at ease."

Li Changgeng gently held Qiao Mochou's hand and gently rubbed the back of her hand with his finger. Li Wuji, who was crawling around the ground, seemed to be interested in the floor-standing fish tank beside the wall, climbed to the fish tank and stood up, slapped the fish tank with his palms, which made the fish run around. The little guy seemed to be very interested in the fish running around, and while slapped the fish tank, "Ah-Ah" screamed.

Li Changgeng and Qiao Mochou smiled happily, but the fish in the tank was destined to be scared to death by this little evil star. Li Wuji played for a while and was a little tired. She sat on the ground and played with her fingers, then fell on the carpet and fell asleep.

Qiao Mochou saw his son sleeping on the ground, and he had no intention of being in love with Li Changgeng. He got up from Li Changgeng and quietly came to Li Wuji. After seeing Li Wuji for a while, he looked up and saw Li Changgeng leaning there as an old man. He glared at the almond eyes: "You are so dead, why don't you carry Baoer to the bed."

Li Changgeng closed his eyes and said, "If it doesn't work, my heart hurts so much, oh! I'm very disappointed! My wife wants her son but not her husband!"

Qiao Mochou was made of Li Changgeng's funny and wanted to laugh but was afraid of being shocked by his son, so he had to hold back his laughter and say to Li Changgeng: "If you are pretending to be pitiful, you should sleep on the sofa today!"

Li Changgeng jumped up from the sofa and smiled and said, "Wuyou'er, you're wronged me. I wanted to wait for our Baoer to sleep a little before I came to hug him, otherwise my thick hands and feet would wake him up!" As he said that, Li Changgeng picked up his son and walked towards the bedroom.

Qiao Mochou followed behind and said angrily: "You are not a person, you can make a point of making sense. The little girl is really willing to give up the disadvantage!"

After getting to the room, Qiao Mochou was busy, Li Changgeng put his son down and covered him with a quilt. After looking at it for a while, he straightened his waist, turned around and rubbed his hands and smiled at Qiao Mochou, "Is it time for us to be intimate?"

"Get out—! Ah—you are stupid, so hard—be gentle, hey—wake up!"

"Hmph, I'm holding all the younger ones. I'm still missing you, the big one, so that the child can't go to the living room!"
Chapter completed!
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