Chen Zikun's trip was worthwhile.
Not only did he become an acquaintance of eight times with Feng Yuxiang, the army review envoy, but he also received a book of swordsmanship called the Eight Po-Feng Swordsmen.
Feng's sword skills were all based on this.
Of course, compared to the 50,000 yuan spent, Chen Zikun seemed to be suffering a bit, but his intuition told him that in this troubled world, gaining the friendship of a powerful general was much more valuable than getting one hundred thousand oceans.
With five thousand bandits at home waiting for food, Chen Zikun did not dare to stay in the capital for a long time, so he immediately embarked on the return journey.
He had 230,000 in cash on hand, and cashed 100,000 yuan in cash.
The remaining 130,000 were all transferred to the account of Shanghai Chuntian Bank.
Keep buying guns, cannons and bullets.
Originally, Yao Yilei planned to live in the capital for a year and a half before leaving, but thinking that she would hand over Chen Zikun to Jian Bing, she reluctantly bid farewell to the delicious snacks in Beijing and embarked on the journey again.
And Aunt Wang, she lives in Zi There was nothing to do in the car factory, and he had no worries about food and clothing, but there was always a knot in his heart.
He felt that he owed it to Chen Zikun, so he insisted on following him to take care of his daily life.
Chen Zikun felt that now that the family was big and the business was great, there really was no one he could trust in the house. people, so they agreed.
He still took the Jinpu Line to Xuzhou, and then took a carriage to Jiangbei.
Chen Zikun made a special circle and observed the terrain at a glance.
Most of the road was dominated by plains.
It was not difficult to build a railway.
When the railway was built, , telegraph poles can also be planted, and it will be convenient to take telegrams in the future.
If there is an emergency in the province, you have to go to the provincial capital to take telegrams.
When we passed through the Killing Pass again, the situation was completely different from the last time.
There was no trace of the bandits.
Instead, there were officers and soldiers of the 7th Mixed Brigade wearing five-color star bamboo hats.
They had set up checkpoints on the road to collect taxes and come and go.
Business travel is the same as before.
Taxes are collected based on the quantity of goods and head count.
There are still monthly passes and discounts.
Chen Zikun was very puzzled.
He didn't remember that he had given an order to set up a checkpoint at Killing Tiger Pass to collect taxes.
After wondering, he became angry.
The bandits turned into soldiers and continued to block roads and rob.
This was not changing the medicine without changing the soup.
When the soldiers saw the guard approaching, they hurriedly raised the railings, saluted and let them go.
In front of the merchants, Chen Zikun asked the guards to hand over the guns of the soldiers at the checkpoint, smashed the checkpoint to pieces, and solemnly announced that he was going to kill the tiger.
No need to pay a penny.
The merchants earned hard-earned money from their trade.
Now that Chen Zikun had saved them from the pain of commercial exploitation, they were naturally happy and excited.
However, the soldiers were very dejected, but Chen Zikun did not punish them.
He led the team Li also withdrew to Nantai.
After descending from the Daqing Mountains, the fields were full of wildlife.
The sorghum and corn were growing happily.
The most beautiful thing was the 500 acres of poppy fields, which were so bright red and pink.
In Chen Zikun's eyes, these all turned into colorful bills and silver light.
The shining ocean, but as I walked I found a piece of scorched earth, with large poppy fields set on fire.
Chen Zikun was no longer in the mood to enjoy the scenery.
He had only been out for a few days and he was in chaos.
He set up cards to collect taxes and set fire to the fields.
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The land under his rule was very uneven.
He hurried back to Nantai and quietly transported the box full of silver into the county government warehouse and hid it.
When he heard that the military escort had returned, Yan Su came to the back house in a hurry, threw down his hat and said, "These guys are...
Bandits, I can’t control them.”
Chen Zikun hurriedly asked him what was going on, and Yan Su said: "In the month since you left, the proud soldiers of the First and Second Regiments have had several group fights, and almost fired a gun."
"It's not a big deal for soldiers to fight in groups.
The chief of staff doesn't need to worry about it."
Chen Zikun said.
Yan Su said, "I'm putting it more seriously.
A group fight is the smallest thing.
Afterwards, the two regiment leaders suppressed it and beat them with military sticks.
Another big thing was that the poppy fields were destroyed."
Someone set it on fire.
If Master Long hadn't reported the message in time, the loss would have been huge. " Chen Zikun said: "I saw it on the way here.
Who did this?"
"Who else is there?
Over in the south of the Yangtze River, we are recruiting troops and buying horses to grow opium, which has put a lot of pressure on Governor Sun.
There have been a lot of moves in the south recently.
Not only did they send people to burn the opium fields, but they also instigated a battalion commander of the second regiment, with five hundred The men and their guns fled to the south of the Yangtze River overnight."
Now Chen Zikun couldn't sit still anymore, jumped up and said: "How did Gai Longquan become the commander of the regiment?
What does Chen Shou do as the chief of the military law department?
How should we deal with this matter?"
of" Yan Su said: "Captain Gai led his men to chase him, but was blocked by the provincial army.
He was already prepared.
The word came out from the south and the price was clearly marked.
A gun is ten yuan.
If you bring a company to throw it, you will be given to the company commander.
"If you lead a battalion, you will be the battalion commander, and you will have to pay for the firearms.
The morale of the troops below is unstable, and rumors are spreading.
If you don't come back, I'm afraid there will be more betrayals."
Chen Zikun said: "What a shame, this move is very damaging.
Didn't I tell you that you will be rich when the opium is ripe?
You can't even wait a few months."
Yan Su said: "Bandits are short-sighted people.
They only look at the present.
There is no need to argue with such people.
However, the one who rebelled was Gai Longquan's sworn brother Lao Liu.
If not handled properly, the morale of the army will be weakened and the prestige of the military guard will be damaged.
But it can’t be made up for.”
Chen Zikun understood the seriousness of the problem and immediately ordered officers from all ministries and companies to come for a meeting.
While waiting in the back hall, Sun Guizhi came over and said: "Envoy of the Army Guard, I have something to say that I don't know whether to say or not."
"Old village leader, please speak."
Although Chen Zikun was also a bandit, he was a small bandit after all and was far less experienced in management than Sun Guizhi.
Sun Guizhi said: "I've heard everything.
Just two sentences: no need to beat the drum hard, rewards and punishments are clear."
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Chen Zikun nodded deeply: "Thank you, old village leader, for your advice."
Not long after, the officers arrived and lined up in the meeting hall according to their military rank.
Everyone in the first group had a look of gloating on their misfortune, while everyone in the second group had serious expressions and didn't say a word.
They also knew that the trouble was quite big. , Captain Gai cannot get away with being accused of lax control of his subordinates.
Chen Zikun said kindly: "When I came back, I saw a group of brothers killing tigers to collect insurance premiums.
I know that the brothers are living hard, and I want to get some money to fight teeth.
This is my fault.
The brothers have my last name.
"Chen's food served as a soldier.
He didn't taste the spicy food, and he ate a lot of stick noodles and steamed buns.
I'm going to make amends to my brothers here."
After saying that, he stood up from his seat and bowed to everyone.
The officers looked at each other in confusion, wondering what kind of medicine the guard envoy was selling in his gourd.
Chen Zikun said: "A battalion of the Second Regiment ran to the south.
I don't think this was done properly.
Even if you have any objections to my surnamed Chen, at least you said hello before leaving, and turned away hundreds of people without saying a word."
Brother ran away with this guy.
He got promoted and got rich, but when brothers go to the south, will they have a good life?"
There was silence for a while.
The provincial army was squandering soldiers' blood and eating empty pay, and the soldiers' treatment was not as good as that of the 7th Mixed Brigade.
Chen Zikun said: "If you can't control the soldiers under your command, the chief officer must bear full responsibility, Director of Military Law" "Yes."
Chen Shou responded murderously, glanced at Gai Longquan, and thought to himself that you are going to be in trouble.
Gai Longquan was furious, and Lao Liu gathered his troops and ran away without saying a word, making him unable to get off the stage.
However, he was not willing to be punished if he was punished by military law.
It was going to rain.
His mother wanted to get married, and Lao Liu was willing to leave.
No one can stop him.
The officers of the second regiment were also very angry.
They were recruited because of Gai Longquan's reputation, and they had no relationship with Chen Zikun.
If the man named Chen wanted to take action on Gai, they would be the first to refuse.
I am afraid that the hairs on my hands will fall apart in one shot.
The atmosphere became tense.
The officers of the First Regiment and the Second Regiment looked at each other eagerly, with the intention of starting a fight if they disagreed.
Chen Zikun coughed dryly and said: "Brothers have been seduced by traitors, and you blame me for this.
If the military pay is paid in time, others will not be able to take advantage of it.
As an envoy and brigade commander, I, Chen Zikun, have an unshirkable responsibility."
Responsibility, Chen Shou, prepare a stick" Chen Shou was greatly surprised: "Army Protector" Chen Zikun pulled a stool and lay on it: "Stop talking nonsense and let's fight."
The two soldiers from the Military Law Department hesitated with water and fire sticks, not daring to hit him.
Chen Zikun shouted angrily: "If you don't hit anyone, you will engage in military law."
The two soldiers looked at each other, then looked at Chen Shou.
The military director gritted his teeth and nodded.
The two soldiers raised their sticks.
Naturally, they raised them high and dropped them gently.
"My mother is so pissed, she hasn't eaten enough, she's like a girl, she's beating her hard."
The two soldiers were crying and their hands holding the sticks were shaking.
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They really couldn't fight anymore.
"I'll do it."
Chen Shou took the stick and beat him hard.
The stick made a loud sound when it came into close contact with his skin.
Chen Zikun immediately had beads of sweat on his head and shouted: "Well done."
There was silence in the meeting hall, and the officers were silent.
No one had any thoughts of quarreling anymore.
Gai Longquan felt his face was extremely hot.
It was obvious that he had made a mistake, but the military guard took the blame and punished him in public.
This blow was really hard.
It was obviously on the guard's butt, but it was his own face that felt hot.
After twenty military sticks were beaten, Chen Shou threw away the stick and knelt down with a plop: "Army Protector, as the Director of Military Law, I failed to perform my duties and should be punished."
Chen Zikun breathed in the air-conditioning and stood up and said: "It's good that you know, but I won't beat you.
I'll give you a chance to make meritorious service.
Whoever abducted my troops, bring him back.
I want to ask him face to face."
He, how can I feel sorry for him?"
Chen Shou stood up and saluted: "Follow the order."
"Wait a minute."
Gai Longquan spoke.
"What advice does the second regiment commander have?"
Chen Shou crossed his arms and looked at Gai Longquan sideways.
Gai Longquan said: "Lao Liu abducted his brother and surrendered to the south.
I cannot escape the blame.
He left under my eyes.
It is my responsibility to get him back.
Guarding the Army, I will not bother Director Lao Military Justice about this matter.
I will shoulder the full responsibility of Gai Longquan.”
Chen Zikun said: "Well, let's leave this matter to the Second Regiment Commander."
After a night, the next morning, Gai Longquan tied up a bloody man and stood at the door of the Protector's Office
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