In the end, Mai Zilong still failed to raise 500,000 military pay.
In fact, he did not object to the technical work of severely tightening the belts of ordinary people and scraping off three feet of land.
After all, this is what the police did, but all the scraped off people's wealth and money were given away.
If you give it to others, you will not be so motivated to do it.
Only 200,000 military pay was received, and Tang Shengzhi's troops indeed began to pay, ransacked three counties, and surrendered the firearms of the militia and security teams.
The common people were looted, refugees in the provincial capital flooded in, and prices soared.
In order to protect himself, Mai Zilong vigorously expanded the police force and purchased 10,000 Czech-made rifles from Shanghai Ocean.
The money came from public bonds issued by the provincial government and underwritten by four banks in the provincial capital.
In fact, he transferred the burden to the banks. , which triggered a wave of bank runs.
Thousands of people lined up in front of the bank, waiting to withdraw money.
However, the bank declared liquidation and bankruptcy, and a big riot inevitably broke out.
For several days in a row, the streets of the provincial capital were filled with sirens and gunshots.
Mai Zilong had many things to do day by day and couldn't sleep at night.
Tang Shengzhi's troops had already arrived near the provincial capital, ready to enter the city at any time to take over power.
There were also noises within the police system.
It was said that several people below Each captain is in contact with the secret and wants to take his place.
What's more serious is that Mai Zilong suffers from extremely severe neurasthenia.
He hears crying every night, and whenever he closes his eyes, there is a bloody scene.
He does not believe in ghosts and gods, so he had to invite a Taoist priest to come and see him this time.
The Taoist priest said You killed too much, it's the inner demons at work.
Mai Zilong knew that he was a bit ruthless when the Communist Party was overthrown, but there was nothing he could do about it.
He had to buy incense, candles, paper horses, and go to the ruins of the Provincial Federation of Trade Unions to pay homage in person.
He also spent money to remodel the Tathagata in a nearby large temple.
He got a golden body and gave a lot of monk shoes to the monks.
The monks were naturally happy, but the Taoist priest was very angry at first.
The people in Jiangdong Province were filled with resentment and the people were in dire straits.
Officials and gentry in the province all wanted to welcome Chen Zikun back.
When the news reached Nanjing, Chen Zikun said with a smile: "It seems that Mai Zilong's play was screwed up."
He immediately mobilized his troops and prepared to fight back to Jiangdong.
This time, Chiang Kai-shek did not stop him.
He also dispatched an elite regiment to assist in the battle.
The leader was Chen Qilin.
He had made great contributions in 412 and had been promoted to colonel.
The two main divisions of the Jiangdong Army withdrew south from the Xuzhou front line, and the two regiments of the army stationed in Shanghai advanced westward.
Chen Zikun personally supervised the battle on a warship.
The fully loaded cruiser Haichi with a displacement of 3,000 tons was temporarily seconded from the Navy and was entrusted with the task.
Commander-in-Chief Chiang’s face.
During this period of dormancy in Nanjing, Chen Zikun was also very idle.
He took his two wives to attend various banquets and dance parties all day long, and became a prominent figure in Nanjing social circles.
He once clamored for the bombardment of Jiangdong by the British consul Herbert Keele.
Si, now he has become Marshal Chen’s A close friend, he repeatedly wanted to send warships to help Chen Zikun regain his territory, which made him lament the political achievements of the British.
There are no eternal friends and no eternal enemies, only interests are eternal.
This is reflected in Herbert. incisively and vividly.
Of course, Chen Zikun rejected Consul Keels's "good intentions" on the spot.
He said that the Chinese did not need outsiders to intervene in the affairs of the Chinese, otherwise they would be more and more helpful.
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"The Royal Navy is willing to serve you if necessary."
Consul Keels said this, as if Chen Zikun was a die-hard ally of the British Empire.
However, after Mai Zilong purged the party by force, Keels never mentioned this matter again. .
The 30,000-strong army marched on both land and water, rushing to the east of the Yangtze River in a mighty manner.
The fleet on the river was full of masts, and they were all civilian ships carrying infantry.
Although the cruiser "Haichou" was thirty years old, it was still going strong.
It had three 150-caliber guns.
The Krupp main gun, eight 100-caliber secondary guns, and several Kess Maxim machine guns have the firepower of an artillery regiment.
Liu Cunren was walking on the streets of the provincial capital, holding a bag of rice in his arms.
He pawned all the Hu pens and inkstones he collected in exchange for money to support his family.
He didn't eat at noon, so his steps were somewhat heavy.
"Excuse me.
The provocation of the warlord Chen Zikun was completely defeated by the revolutionary army.
Read the Times."
The newsboy shouted and ran past, waving the newspaper in his hand.
"Child, get a newspaper."
Liu Cunren took out a copper plate and bought a newspaper.
He sat on the side of the road and read it carefully, for fear of missing a word.
He was a newspaperman and had a keen awareness of news.
He could learn from this Useful information can be found between the lines of the anti-Chen Jiangdong Times.
The newspaper said that Chen Zikun cobbled together some troops and attempted to fight back to Jiangdong to enslave and exploit Jiangdong's elders again, but was repelled by the troops of the heroic General Tang Shengzhi.
Liu Cunren sneered, returned home, closed the door, and whispered to his family: "Marshuai Chen will be back soon."
"Then sister is back too?"
the eldest son Xiaoyong asked with wide eyes.
"Maybe."
"Will my sister be able to have enough to eat when she comes back?"
The children looked at their father eagerly, and his wife, who was pregnant with Liujia, also looked forward to it with her big belly.
"Yes," Liu Cunren said with confidence.
The next day, Liu Cunren went to the street to buy a newspaper again.
This time, the news about the war situation was different.
There was a line on the second page of the newspaper: "The bandit army has entered Jiangdong, and our army has moved to Hubei."
Liu Cunren thought for a while, returned to his house and brought a small cloth bag.
He went straight to the pawn shop and pawned the piece of Hui ink he had collected for two yuan.
He went to the butcher's shop to cut a pound and a half of pork, hung up pig intestines, and bought some more.
Celery, green onions, and a bag of white noodles.
He returned home happily, put the food on the table and said, "Tonight we will have dumplings stuffed with pork and green onions."
The children were delighted.
On the third day, Liu Cunren took two more thread-bound books from the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty to the pawn shop.
When Chao Feng saw him again, he joked: "Chief Liu, why don't you bring them all at once."
Liu Cunren said: "I'm not a deadbeat.
I'll come back and pick it up in two days."
Chao Feng said: "You are in a hurry for money."
"Yeah, I'll trade books and buy wine."
The two books were not rare books.
They were pawned for five yuan.
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The jingle in his pocket was very pleasant.
Liu Cunren went to the street, took out a copper dollar and said to the newsboy: "Here comes the Times."
The newsboy said: "I'm sorry, sir, there is no newspaper today, only Huaijiang.
How about you?"
"want" "Take it."
The Huaijiang Newspaper that was just printed this morning still smells like ink, so fragrant.
Since Mai Zilong came to power, the Huaijiang Newspaper run by Chen Zikun has been ordered to cease publication by the authorities.
The main writer Ruan Mingchuan has disappeared.
Today is the first edition of the newspaper after it reopened.
The front page is painted in red, and printed in big red letters: "Chen Kunshuai conquers Jiangdong." , will triumphantly soon” There is also a line of black text below: "Mai Zilong is electrified and goes to the wild."
Liu Cunren went directly to buy a bottle of good wine and a set of firecrackers.
He walked to the second meat shop at the entrance of the alley and dropped a dollar.
He said to the master chef that he would fry six dishes for me to take home.
He wanted three meat and three vegetarian dishes, which is best.
There are peanuts to go with wine.
When I got home, I threw the liquor and firecrackers on the table.
My wife was shocked when she saw it: "What are you buying firecrackers for?"
Liu Cunren smiled but did not answer.
My wife went to wash rice in a murmur.
After a while, the waiter from the Ershi Shop brought over six dishes, fried pork liver, fried large intestine, fried kidney, vegetarian fried celery, fried peanuts, fried tofu, Liu Cunren poured wine.
The bottle was opened and the aroma of wine overflowed.
My wife came in again and immediately started scolding: "Are you overachieving or something?"
Liu Cunren smiled and said: "Commander-in-Chief Chen has called back.
I will go back to the provincial capital to work in less than two days."
"Really."
The wife was overjoyed and called the children in.
The family happily sat around the table.
Just as they were about to use chopsticks, they suddenly heard familiar footsteps.
The family turned around and saw Liu Ting wearing the clothes.
She was standing in the yard wearing a blue cloth skirt with indanzine, still holding her luggage in her hands.
"Sister is back."
Xiaoyong was the first to rush up and take the luggage from his sister.
Mother Liu stood up, with tears in her eyes: "Ting'er, why did you come here?"
"Mom" Liu Ting rushed forward, mother and daughter hugged each other and cried.
Liu Cunren sat on a chair, lit a cigarette, and threw the match to Xiaoyong: "Go, go to the door and set off the firecrackers."
Amidst the crackling firecrackers, the Liu family was filled with joy and laughter.
A group of younger brothers and sisters were already looking through the eldest sister's luggage, eager to find some snacks inside.
The family finished lunch, and the younger brothers and sisters went to play with the toys and snacks given by their elder sister.
The father and daughter sat at the table.
Liu Cunren asked: "When did the commander enter the city?
Why didn't he hear anything?"
Liu Ting said: "The commander-in-chief came by warship.
He went directly from the dock to the office without any ceremony to enter the city."
Liu Cunren scolded: "You kid, you have so many things to do when you come back.
Why did you run home by yourself first?
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You should stay at the office to help the Marshal with his official duties."
Liu Ting said: "I am no longer a confidential secretary."
Liu Cunren was stunned.
He had not expected this.
The teacher said that it was not that he had no intention of letting his daughter marry the handsome man and become a child.
After all, it was a girl's family.
To be a confidential secretary, it would be better to break into the house and become a child.
It's a pleasure to have a concubine.
Anyway, Chen Zikun is young and handsome, so his daughter won't suffer any loss even when she is young.
But now let alone my aunt, I have even lost my job as a secretary.
How do you say this?
Liu Ting sighed and told the whole story.
Liu Cunren was furious and pointed at his daughter's forehead and said: "You child, how do I usually teach you, you have forgotten all about benevolence, righteousness and morality?
Do you know that because of your hesitation?
"Definitely, how many people died that could have been avoided."
Liu's mother came in after hearing the commotion and scolded: "What are you yelling about?
If my daughter loses her job, just lose it.
Just find another one."
Liu Cunren said dejectedly: "As of now, this is what we have to do."
The Supervisory Office was reduced to ruins after a bloody battle.
Mai Zilong spent a lot of time cleaning up and rebuilding, and it took him several months to recover.
When Chen Zikun came back, there was no trace of the fierce battle.
After Mai Zilong was electrified and left the country, he did not escape into the concession, but stayed in the provincial capital and waited for death.
He knew very well that Chen Zikun had great power in Shanghai.
Even if he escaped into the concession, he would still be killed, and his family would not be spared either. , might as well have a good time.
In the signing room of the Superintendent's Office, Mai Zilong, who had gray hair, sat opposite Chen Zikun.
He was wearing a bamboo cloth gown with breezy sleeves, making him look like a teacher.
"I'm not as good as you."
Mai Zilong smiled sadly, "Being the provincial chairman for three months and three days has left me exhausted both physically and mentally.
I'm very stressed out and feel uncomfortable in the cracks.
I just want to die, and I ask the Commander-in-Chief to grant it
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