After Chen Zikun took control of the provincial capital, he realized that it was not easy to be the governor.
There were nearly 10,000 prisoners in the barracks, and there were 60,000 troops in the south of the Yangtze River watching eagerly.
Although he seemed confident and calm on the surface, he was actually on pins and needles.
The most urgent thing at the moment is money.
Although Jiangdong Province is located in the Central Plains and has relatively developed agriculture and commerce, Sun Kaiqin has been in power for many years.
He imposed exorbitant taxes and expropriated money, and the people were in dire straits.
Opium was grown on the fertile land near the provincial capital, and even food needed to be imported.
The officials plundered the people's wealth and deposited it in foreign banks in Shanghai first, and then used it to buy guns and cannons to expand the army.
The Sun tribe went on a military rampage, bought a large number of firearms, and spent all the money.
Financially, it is now deficit state.
If you are short of money, you can raise it, but if you are short of people, it will be difficult.
Chen Zikun's direct descendants are still in Jiangbei, and there are only 500 people in the provincial capital.
The people recommended by Governor Liu and Director Mai cannot take on big responsibilities, and Sun Kaiqin's old department cannot be trusted. .
The war is still going on.
According to news from the front lines of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Qi Xieyuan's troops suffered a defeat on the Yixing front line, losing more than 500 people, and three battalions mutinied.
The war is not going well, and Fengtian Zhang Zuolin has raised 150,000 troops.
Going south, the only comfort is that Sun Dapao is all talk but no practice, and there has been no movement from Guangzhou.
The situation is not good.
Chen Zikun is in a state of confusion.
The provincial capital is not Nantai.
The situation is much more complicated.
As long as there is a reversal in the war situation, Governor Liu and Director Mai can sell themselves out in the next minute.
Three Thousands of police officers rebelled against him, and his own strength was not enough.
The most important thing right now is to swallow up Sun Kaiqin's belongings as soon as possible and form a fighting force.
"Zi Jun."
Chen Zikun called.
Gong Zijun, dressed in military uniform, came in and saluted: "Commander."
It turns out that Gong Zijun's so-called resignation was just a cover-up.
His real mission was to go to the provincial capital to spy on the military.
He provided information such as the topographic map of the provincial capital and the defense map of the garrison brigade camp.
Now that Chen Zikun had entered the provincial capital, he naturally put on his clothes again.
Got military uniform.
"Let's go, meet your uncle."
Chen Zikun grabbed his hat and left.
When he came to Huijin Bank, Chen Zikun asked Gong Jiaxuan to lend him one million yuan straight to the point.
General Manager Gong was still angry with Chen Zikun because of the poppy cultivation, and immediately refused: "Let me lend money to a martial artist, a drug lord, absolutely."
Impossible."
Shuangxi was about to draw his gun on the spot, but was stopped by Chen Zikun.
He calmly said to Gong Jiaxuan: "Brother Jiaxuan, the country is like this.
Do you think it is time for construction?
Without a peaceful environment, nothing can be said.
I Plant poppies, I attack provinces The city is all for one purpose, which is to create a peaceful world.
You can say that I am a martial artist, but I want to tell you that fighting with force is the only way to stop fighting.
You can say that I am a drug lord, and I can also assure you that in the Under my rule, opium will disappear in Jiangdong Province."
Gong Jiaxuan looked directly at Chen Zikun for a long time and said slowly: "Seriously."
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"A word from a gentleman."
Chen Zikun stretched out his right hand.
"I believe you again."
Gong Jiaxuan shook hands with him, turned around and sat on his seat, took out his checkbook and said: "Huijin Bank is a small bank and does not have so much funds.
I can only withdraw fifty Wanlai, you have to figure out the rest yourself.”
Chen Zikun said: "Thank you very much, brother Jiaxuan.
I don't bother the two masters about anything.
I need more help from brother Jiaxuan for the rest.
Brother is not familiar with people in the banking industry in the provincial capital."
Gong Jiaxuan said: "We in Jiangdong are not in Shanghai.
There are mostly old-fashioned banks on the market.
The only one that can exchange money with foreign banks in Shanghai and Tianjin is our Huijin Bank, so we can't find those people.
If the commander is really in urgent need of funds, I will There is a way."
"Oh, please speak."
Gong Jiaxuan hesitated and said: "This move is too harmful to the people, so don't use it unless it is absolutely necessary."
Chen Zikun smiled: "To be honest with brother Jiaxuan, I brought five hundred troops to the provincial capital.
Now all the forces are staring at me, whether it's Mai Zilong rebelling, Lu Yongxiang coming over, or Duan Haixiang's department.
If I go back to the provincial capital, I will die.
Do you think this is a last resort?"
Gong Jiaxuan said: "Okay, this trick is to issue military coupons."
Seeing the sad look on General Manager Gong's face, Gong Zijun and Chen Zikun looked at each other and said: "Military tickets are so scary."
Gong Jiaxuan said: "Military banknotes are banknotes issued by the army.
The difference from bank banknotes is that they have no reserves and cannot deal with foreign countries.
Even a militaristic warlord will not issue military banknotes on his own territory, but in occupied areas.
Using it to plunder people's wealth is a way to quench thirst by drinking poison, but it is not impossible to remedy it. " Chen Zikun said: "How can I bear to torture Jiangdong's elders?
Issuing military coupons is a last resort.
Once I stabilize the overall situation, I will pay these military coupons in full immediately."
Gong Jiaxuan bowed to the end: "The benevolent are invincible.
Generals who treat the people well will not end up like Sun Kaiqin."
Now that Huijin Bank is willing to help, things will be much easier to handle.
Chen Zikun said: "Without further ado, we will immediately establish the Jiangdong Provincial Military Voucher Administration Bureau, and Zijun will serve as the director concurrently.
It's just about how to print the military vouchers.
Brother Jiaxuan gives advice.”
Gong Jiaxuan said: "It is difficult to print a huge amount of military notes in a hurry.
I think it is better to use this.
There used to be a salt bank in Jiangdong Province.
It has closed down due to poor management.
There is still a large amount of invalid salt banknotes in the vault.
It is better to use them." , first take one million coupons, stamp them with the seal of the Jiangdong Provincial Military Ticket Management Bureau, and then put them into the market.”
Chen Zikun was full of praise: "What a great idea.
Thank you Brother Jiaxuan.
I won't worry about you two anymore."
After solving the money problem, Chen Zikun rushed back to the office to handle military affairs.
Duan Haixiang's 60,000 troops were 300 miles away, and the news of the changes in the provincial capital had not yet spread.
He first faked an order in the name of Sun Kaiqin to lift the order.
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Duan Haixiang's position was replaced by a deputy position, and then all military supplies, food, ammunition and supplies were cut off.
While he was busy writing, Zeng Jiao asked to see him.
As soon as he arrived in the provincial capital, he led his men into the prison and rescued his adoptive father, Lao Hun Jianglong.
The old man's two hamstrings were severed and he was already crippled, but he could see the light of day again.
Lucky.
An old acquaintance was also found in the provincial capital prison.
Liang Maocai, the former subordinate of Gai Longquan, was shackled and squatting on death row.
It was said that he was a felon who had been captured recently and was about to be executed in three days.
Zeng Jiao knew Liang Maocai, so he rescued him and brought him back to the Governor's Office.
After being recruited from Da Qingshan, Liang Maocai went south to the provincial capital alone and became a gangster.
He committed murder, robbery, arson, and kidnapping.
However, he always targeted the rich and wealthy gentry who were full of evil, and never touched the poor people's money.
Apart from the extravagance and debauchery, more than half of it was distributed to the victims.
The provincial capital police department tried their best and finally captured Liang Maocai in a brothel.
In order to catch him, eight detectives were killed and injured.
An old man who had worked as a slave in the yamen in his early years said that there had not been anything like this in the provincial capital for decades.
The gangster.
Liang Maocai was sentenced to death and asked to be executed after Qiu.
Just when it was time to drink the guillotine, a group of soldiers broke into the prison and took him away indiscriminately.
He thought he was going to be executed early and cursed all the way.
I found out that I didn't go to the execution ground, but to the Governor's Office.
The birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant in the back garden, and it didn't look like he was about to shoot someone.
Liang Maocai stood there with heavy shackles, thinking about how to escape.
Suddenly, a familiar face appeared, it was Military Advisor Su Qingyan.
"Military advisor, why are you here?"
Liang Maocai asked curiously, wondering if the military advisor had changed his position and joined the provincial army.
Su Qingyan said: "Not only am I here, Lao Jiu is also here, and the Marshal is also here."
Liang Maocai said suspiciously: "Why are you in the provincial capital and still in the Governor's Office?"
Su Qingyan said: "I'm not here for you."
"For me" Liang Maocai became even more confused.
Su Qingyan said: "Since you left the village, the commander-in-chief and the boss have been thinking about you.
I heard that you were arrested in the provincial capital and sentenced to death.
The commander-in-chief tried to accommodate you in many ways, but he didn't know how stubborn Sun Kaiqin was.
He wants to shoot you because you killed his brother-in-law.
There is such a thing."
Liang Maocai tilted his head and thought for a while and said, "It seems that there is something like this."
Su Qingyan said: "In short, Governor Sun did not give our commander-in-chief face.
In anger, the commander-in-chief met with him and led five hundred elite soldiers to Huanglong.
He captured the man named Sun and rescued you. ” Liang Maocai was young and stubborn.
Su Qingyan's words could not persuade others, but they were more than enough to deceive him.
The young man's eyes turned red at that moment: "The commander-in-chief doesn't bear his grudge against me, and he even sent troops to rescue me.
I'm really not a human being."
Su Qingyan said: "I have seen people's hearts over time, and the commander-in-chief is also very fond of talents.
Now it is the time for our army to recruit people.
Old Ten, are you willing to help the commander-in-chief?"
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Liang Maocai said: "As long as the commander doesn't dislike me, I will sell my life to him."
After a hearty laugh, Chen Zikun came in wearing a cloak.
When he saw Liang Maocai shackled, he immediately shouted: "Come here, take off the shackles."
The shackles of the death row prisoner weighing thirty kilograms were riveted and had to be cut with an imported hacksaw.
Afraid that Liang Maocai would be tired, Chen Zikun had someone move a chair for him.
Seeing that he was naked, he took off his cloak and gave it to him.
Putting it on, Liang Maocai was moved to tears.
"Commander, you gave me my life.
From now on, I can go up the sword mountain or go down the frying pan with just one word."
Chen Zikun said repeatedly: "There is a problem now, and a brave general must take action."
Liang Maocai asked what was going on.
Chen Zikun said: "He Fenglin, the envoy of the Shanghai Guard, robbed my goods and killed my people, and now he wants to fight with me again.
Do you think we can swallow this tone?"
Liang Maocai said: "I went to take care of him."
Chen Zikun was overjoyed: "Okay, I'll just wait for your words.
But your body and bones have been in death row for many days.
Can you hold on?"
Liang Maocai said: "It doesn't matter, I have practiced iron cloth shirt since I was a child."
Chen Zikun said: "I will promote you to the rank of Major of the Jiangdong Province Army, select a vanguard captain, and lead a battalion to Shanghai.
We must turn Shanghai upside down."
Liang Maocai said: "I understand, it's like Monkey Sun who got into Princess Iron Fan's belly."
Chen Zikun laughed loudly: "Reliable, without further ado, you will lead the people out tomorrow to capture Shanghai, and I will serve you a drink to celebrate."
Liang Maocai mumbled for a while and said, "Is Hongyu okay?"
Chen Zikun was stunned for a moment, and then he understood: "The ruby is very good.
When you return in triumph, I will reward you with the ruby
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