The journey starts from the Titanic

"Good. Ambitious." Wu Manli praised.I thought: If I can give him a boost, I can’t say in the future...

"Let's go! Go to Guangxi! Go to Nanning to study at the military academy. There is even more need for talents like you. You'll know when you go." Wu Manli smiled, thinking of something, and then said, "By the way, let you take a few more people. ."

"Okay." Yu Likui was a little puzzled, but he didn't really ask who to bring.

A few days later, on the ship of the Southern Star Company, Yu Likui saw dozens of young men and women aged fourteen or five. Those people were orderly and organized, like a company. Where do you need to bring your own?

Guangxi at this time.Everything has changed since I came to the Fifth Division of the Guangdong Army two years ago.Fangchenggang has become a large construction site, the wharf has been expanded several times, ships arriving from everywhere have unloaded a large amount of machinery and equipment, and there are also some engineers who come from everywhere with various populations, white and black.

When returning to the ship, in addition to the local native products and mines, there will also be a large number of young men who float across the ocean together. It is said that they are going to open up farms and mines in Nanyang.

The changes here are so fast that the locals are surprised.But slowly I got used to it, especially those soldiers who seemed very mighty to speak well.

Yu Likui got off the boat, and then took the car north to Nanning.The wide and straight highway, and the dust raised by oncoming cars made him frown.

In this strange environment, he felt a little nervous and a little excited.He looked back at the little adults in the carriage, and looked at the outside scene curiously. Only in this way would he look a little childish, right?

Looking at those green faces sitting upright, Yu Likui thought to himself.

Nanning behind Fangcheng became a military camp.The words military academy, training, and reserve service were spread to the neighboring Yunnan from time to time. This made Tang Jiyao, who was nesting in Yunnan, worried, for fear that the other party would call him over....

Los Angeles.Situ Nan looked at the two men in front of him, and laughed softly: "After so many years of preparation, it should start."

Chapter 31 Collecting the Merchant Group, Expelling the Outliers

As mentioned in the previous article, the Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce claimed to be one body. The large chamber of commerce administers a small chamber of commerce, which is followed by a group of small merchants, and the chamber of commerce is armed.

It's impossible to kill these people, let alone set Xiguan on fire just because they covet the property of Guangzhou merchants. That would be too ugly.

This special situation was formed because of the social turmoil and the harsh business environment.

The Chamber of Commerce has armed forces, and it is an armed force of more than 10,000 people, enough to threaten the rule of the Guangdong government.

No government will tolerate a troop under their noses. Chen Jiongming and Zhi Gong Dang have been able to tolerate the Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce for two years.

Since Chen Jiongming and the Zhi Gong Party came to power in Guangdong, political reforms, the development of industry, investment and education, and promotion of economic development have greatly improved the business environment in Guangdong and Guangxi. The businessmen who organized themselves in groups have moved closer to the government and are included in the government’s government. The management system becomes a local militia or reserve. Of course, the officers are sent from the Guangdong Army.

However, some big businessmen are still unconvinced. After all, after holding the barrel of the gun for a long time, it feels unsafe after all.

The U.S.-China Department dominated Guangdong's economy in an all-round way, and some businessmen did not benefit from it, so they were naturally dissatisfied, and usually made some small actions.

Previously, during the government ban on gambling and smoking bans, gamblers and cigarette dealers in various places suffered heavy casualties under the iron-blooded suppression of the government, broke their families and died (demolition, imprisoned), social atmosphere has improved, and the authority of the government has also been established.

Another result is that they have offended a large number of vested interests, facing the iron-blooded Cantonese army, they did not have the courage to stand up and resist, and they stumbled in secret.

In the Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce, a group of people sat silently, their faces gloomy, and smoked silently. The room was full of choking smoke.

The exchange of letters also spread to Guangzhou, and some of the bosses here have lost a lot.What makes him even more embarrassed is that the government is ready to ban the armed forces of the Chamber of Commerce.To be precise, the number of armed chambers of commerce is strictly limited and strictly guarded.

"Everyone talked about what to do?" Chen Bolian sat in the first seat with a ugly expression.Recently, he has also lost a lot of letters and lost hundreds of thousands.

"I think the current government's approach is quite popular. Everyone has seen the changes in Guangzhou in the past two years.

Although I am a bit disgusted with the Meihua gang, I have to admire their methods.Now people are holding a gun in one hand and money in the other, and there will be no good results in stubborn resistance."Boss He from the textile industry said.

He has an armed business group with hundreds of people in his hands. It can't fight and consumes money. It's not a pity to hand it over to the government. On the contrary, it is easy to enjoy without spending so much.

"Yes. I have lost a lot of money this time. Without showing some attitude, the bank will not lend me a loan. So I plan to hand over those guns." Boss Ding of the rickshaw company smiled Tao.

"Yeah. The government now has more money than us, maybe people are not scared of our money. They do things well, not like the Gui army and the Dian army." Boss Liu of the toothbrush company said.

"Yeah, I heard that Sun Wen was coming back, but was rejected by Boss Chen. With such courage, are we still afraid of losing business in business?" Someone echoed.

Hearing this mention, everyone's minds moved.Back then, the army in Guangxi and Yunnan was found by Sun Wen, and it has harmed Guangdong for several years. Therefore, except for some zealous young people, most Cantonese have no favor with Sun Wen and his revolutionary party.

This is not just a geographical concept, but they understand that once Sun Wen meets Guangdong, there will be war and the government will levy taxes. Where does the tax come from?Didn't it fall on these rich bosses?

Thinking of this, they all came to realize that although the current government is a bit dissatisfied, it is the best one since the Republic of China.Such an environment is very rare.If you want to cause trouble, you are asking for trouble.

Chen Bolian looked at the faces of the people and understood their thoughts. These people are unlikely to conflict with the government, and most of them tend to compromise.Unsure, Chen Jiongming just hooked his finger and they greeted him.

Chen Bolian actually didn't think about confronting the government. The business group was originally established to deal with the mischievous troops from other provinces.What makes him guilty is that his British friends have also lost a lot of letters and exchanges, and there is no time to take care of things in Guangzhou.

"What's your opinion?" Chen Bolian turned to ask Jian Zhaonan, who was next to him, and Ma Yingbiao beside Jian Zhaonan.

Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Company and Sincere Department Store should be among the largest companies in the Chamber of Commerce, and there are also shares of Meihua Company, which actually represents Meihua Company's snobbery in the Chamber of Commerce.

This is very clear to everyone here, but they usually cooperate with tobacco companies, Sincere Department Stores or other subsidiaries of Meihua Company.

Jian Zhaonan smiled slightly, "My attitude is actually very obvious, not to mention everyone knows. It is understandable that everyone has money, raised some people, bought some guns, and protected the business.

But now the government has helped us achieve this goal, and holding a gun is annoying. To put it more seriously is to know what is good or bad. I think everyone knows the combat effectiveness of the army now. The armored car, the artillery and the aircraft are not available. To scare people.Wasn't Guangxi people able to fight so quickly and was driven back?"

"Yeah! It's better to sell yourself instead of letting people do it? Doing business depends on the long-term view. With the current government's courage and determination in social transformation and economic development, you will have a lot of money in the future."

Ma Yingbiao smiled and turned to Chen Bolian."Commander Chen, what do you mean?"

"Lao Ma, you are so funny, can my commander take it seriously?" Chen Bolian laughed.

The business group adopts a republican deliberative system, without the superiority and inferiority of the army, even if Chen Bolian is promoted as the commander of the business group, there is no binding force on other bosses.Let Chen Bolian bring his hundreds of troops to compete with the Guangdong Army, so he doesn't have the guts?

"You plan to be good one by one, so why can't I be a bad guy? Since everyone agrees to cancel the business group and bring it under the jurisdiction of the government, I also agree. It's just our guns and people, I hope the government can make an arrangement." Chen Bolian saw Look at Jian Zhaonan and Ma Yingbiao.

"No problem, your respective people will bring them back if they want, and those who don't want to bring them back will be incorporated into the government's newly established Construction Corps. The weapons and equipment government will compensate everyone at a reasonable price." Jian Zhaonan Road, almost represents the government Make a statement.

So far, the last special force in Guangdong has been peacefully incorporated by the government. In addition to the business group’s bosses bringing out 2,000 people’s entourage statements, the remaining 7,000 or 8,000 people have found their way out according to their own wishes. About 5,000 people were broken up to form a new construction corps.

"I didn't expect the matter to be solved so easily, ha ha." Chen Jiongming smiled.If not necessary, he didn't want to use swordsman in Guangzhou.

"This is also a great situation that we have worked hard to achieve. Those merchants have seen hope. They naturally let out the army in their hands and concentrate on doing business." Situ Meideng laughed.

The Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce was successfully resolved, and everyone was very happy.At high-level meetings, they discussed the strategic development of the Guangdong Army.

The chief of staff is Deng Keng, the chief of staff, the soul of the Cantonese army. Both Chen Jiongming and Situ Meiden are literati. Without the ability to command the troops, they can only rely on Deng Keng to control the Cantonese army.

"Two, I want to talk about the arrangements of the Cantonese army." Deng Keng stood up and said loudly, "According to the plan of the Ministry of the Army, this year we will cut a part of the old, disabled, and refine them and make up 3 divisions. As the main force, plus two security divisions, responsible for public security, a total of 60,000 people.

The more than 30,000 people who were laid off were incorporated into the Construction Corps to build roads, reservoirs and other large-scale projects, working in spare time and soldiers in wartime.With the addition of reserve services such as security teams gradually established in various places, a reserve of 500,000 people should have been established in three years.Once something happens, we can expand our army by 100,000 in three months."

Speaking of this, Deng Keng hesitated.

Under his rule, the Cantonese army has strict military disciplines and hard training. Coupled with a large number of advanced weapons provided by Meihua Company, it dare not say that it is invincible in the world. At least in the south, there is no army that can match the training of the Cantonese army. Of those three divisions.

Of course, the Fifth Division stationed in Nanning does not count. That unit was piled up with money by Meihua Company. The cost of weapons and training is much higher than that of Guangdong, and it is not comparable.

Under the arrangement of the Zhi Gong Party, the Fifth Division has now been incorporated into Guangxi and is no longer under the jurisdiction of Guangdong.This made Chen Jiongming and Deng Keng both a pity and a fortunate, because from the beginning, the Fifth Division was a distinct Nanyang Army, and it was not the same system as the Guangdong Army. They did not have to go to Guangxi to get dirty.

"Building the Corps and Reserve, doing a good job." Chen Jiongming smiled and nodded, "What else?"