The journey starts from the Titanic

Li Zongren thought to himself, feeling that this visit to Guangzhou was really not in vain.

The opportunity to make contributions is here!

A voice rang in his head.

As a soldier, nothing excites him more than adequate funding.Lifting his head, his gaze happened to meet Deng Keng, the chief of staff opposite, and he saw a smile in his eyes.

The Guangzhou government has implemented separation of military and political affairs from the very beginning. The military has always been under the control of the government. Military expenditure comes from government funding. The military is never allowed to interfere with local finances.There is no need for Li Zongren to worry about money, he just leads the soldiers to fight and completes the task.

"What about the military's opinion? Our target may also include Shanghai and other areas in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Are you sure?"

Chen Jiongming's eyes fell on the faces of Deng Keng and Li Zongren, asking expectantly.

"With our strength, there should be no problem. However, it is better to let Wu Peifu and Zhang Zuolin fight, and we will do it again, so that we can have greater confidence."

Deng Keng said.

"Agree." Li Zongren agreed.

"In this case, we will reply to Zhang Zuolin and calm his heart." Chen Jiongming smiled.

"Leave this to me! The fellow Zhang Shaohua has urged me several times." Lin Yimin echoed.

From beginning to end, Situ Nan listened and did not speak. He secretly compared the Northern Expedition in history. He lacked the participation of the Communist Party. He may have less enthusiasm in mobilizing the masses and social mobilization, but he has sufficient logistics, advanced equipment, and training. The plain army should be able to make up for it.Slips are important, but fists must be used to fight.

After four years of running-in by the Guangzhou government, the Guangdong-Guangxi coalition forces have long been blended together and will not split, nor will the history of the Kuomintang-Communist civil war appear-this is the most important thing!

The same bed with different dreams, each carrying ghosts, will eventually lead to many tragedies.

Situ Nan concluded.

From the beginning, Zhi Gong Dang drew a clear line with Sun Wen and others, preferring to occupy less territory, not to make a false name, to be a low-key person and to devote energy to construction.

Chen Jiongming also agrees with this point, so he will become Situ Nan's optimistic object.As for the bragging Sun Dapao, Situ Nan disapproved.

Sun Wen once called for the construction of a 200,000-mile railway, which was unrealistic. It was not until a hundred years later that China re-emerged as the second largest economy in the world. The railway mileage across the country only exceeds 100,000 kilometers, which is 200,000 miles.

Looking at the world, Americans can build more than 200,000 kilometers of railways.However, in my lifetime, I really want to see that exciting scene.

Situ Nan thought to himself.

"Mr. Situ, have anything to say?" Chen Jiongming's words awakened Situ Nan and pulled him back from his imagination.

"What? Is the money not enough? I donated 10 million yuan for military expenses."

Situ Nan said casually.

These words made Li Zongren's heart beat faster, looked at Situ Nan eagerly, and said in their hearts: This guy is actually distracted at such an important meeting.However, there is money!

They didn't know that yesterday Stuart received news from Africa that Chevron had drilled several oil wells in Algeria, and a lot of dollars and francs spewed out from under the desert. The French were so excited that they almost cried.

Situ Nan continued: "Now that the conditions in all aspects are ripe, we only lack one opportunity. But I want to remind that we have many enemies, and the Beiyang warlords are just one of them! There are foreigners behind, and thousands of years. Come to the feudal tradition left over from this big country, everything has just begun."

"That's right. The Northern Expedition is not only a war, but also a social change. We must use the power of the entire society to defeat the Beiyang government. Either you die or I live!"

Li Zongren added with a firm face.

"Overall battle?" Situ Nan's eyes lit up, and said conditionedly.

"Yeah!" Li Zongren nodded.

The overall war is a complex and huge social project that involves all aspects. The Germans do the best, otherwise they can't fight against several big powers.There is no doubt that they have also brought this kind of thinking to China. With the current low domestic mobilization ability, Situ Nan was puzzled.

However, in Guangdong and Guangxi, where Zhi Gong Dang and Mei Hua Company have been operating for a long time, this is not impossible.In fact, specific measures have been implemented. For example, Meihua's factories have turned to military production, mobilized reserve forces, and launched public opinion propaganda, etc., but they have not been explicitly proposed before.

In order to unify the command, the meeting decided to establish the Northern Expedition Revolutionary Committee to lead the military and political affairs of the three provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, and Yunnan. The most prestigious Chen Jiongming is the chairman, Chen Tianming is the vice chairman, and Li Zongren, Deng Keng, and Lin Yimin are the members of the Standing Committee. The remaining members are mainly selected from the civilian officials of the three provinces. Only a few digits come from the military system.

"I am not good at military command, so I will leave it to you. I hope you will cooperate sincerely." Chen Jiongming said to Li Zongren and Deng Keng with emotion.

Except for Situ Nan, all five people attending the meeting became members of the Standing Committee of the committee. A military committee was established under the Revolutionary Committee, with Deng Keng as the chairman and Li Zongren as the assistant.The two of them were the main military commanders, and Situ Yong, Bai Chongxi and others were successfully elected to the committee.

At the same time, a government affairs committee was set up to prepare military expenditures, stabilize production, mobilize all sectors of society to participate in the revolution, and train government officials in the newly occupied areas to ensure that the achievements of the revolution would not fall into the hands of those local snakes.

Situ Nan was dedicated to this result. In any case, it is necessary to maintain the economic control of the US-China faction, and to give the Communist Party a political advantage. The most important thing is that the army created will not become a warlord's army.

His name will not appear on the official list, but after a few years, people will marvel at that in the obscure and turbulent history, the influence of the Dark Night King is everywhere. He hides behind and calmly looks at the stage. All the performances of the stars on the show were directed by him.

Chapter 49 Tariff Ideas

After the meeting, Chen Jiongming invited Situ Nan to be a guest at home.Similar to what Situ Nan had imagined, the Chen family furnishings were very ordinary, and some did not fit Chen Jiongming's identity. However, thinking of Chen Jiongming's personality, Situ Nan was relieved immediately.

The so-called winners and losers, China's history never gives a fair evaluation to the losers, and Chen Jiongming is just one of the demonized members.

Chen Jiongming did not hide his magical powers from Mr. Situ, and asked in a deliberate tone: "Mr. Situ, how big is your appetite?"

Situ Nan was stunned for a moment. This was not only to ask about Situ Nan's prospects for this war, but also to recognize Situ Nan's status.

After thinking for a while, I understood Chen Jiongming's thoughts, and replied: "Let's do what we can! In principle, lay a piece and digest one piece. The goal is strategic location and resources first."

Chen Jiongming nodded, agreeing that this Northern Expedition was largely based on economic factors. After years of operation, Meihua Company has thoroughly explored the resources of Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi and other provinces, and the next round of development is planned. The goal.

Now we are waiting for the southern army to pass by and openly develop local coal, iron and other resources.

Since the Republic of China, warlords have segregated their regimes. Except for the rapid development of several coastal cities in external development, economic development in most areas has been stagnant for a long time. Resource surveys and market statistics have never been of concern to warlords from all walks of life. When Meihua Company investigated When the report was put out, when evaluating the Northern Expedition from the perspective of investment, except for Situ Nan and Lin Yimin, Chen Jiongming and others were moved. They really didn't know that the original market, food, labor and other factors could be directly expressed by numbers.

Meihua Company did a good business and loaned arms and funds to the Guangzhou government, thus obtaining the fruits of future victory.

"This is a priceless business. The army and the government must establish a Southern Customs Union. A unified market is the foundation of our national rejuvenation."

Situ Nan envisioned that the situation in China now resembles that of the German region in the eighteenth century, from a divided state into a powerful empire. On the surface, it is the powerful Prussian military to unify Germany, but in fact it is the economic power to promote the unification of Germany.

The situation in China is much more complicated, but both the sober Situ Nan and the now somewhat vague Chen Jiongming and others are walking in this direction consciously or unconsciously.

"Southern Customs Union?"

Chen Jiongming felt something faintly, with a straight face, and took a deep look at Situ Nan. He probably understood what these people wanted, and the prospect of the Northern Expedition gradually became clear.

"Yes, we must unify the market, use economic power to integrate the human and material resources in the ruling area, and quickly realize industrialization, otherwise-in order to protect our national economy, a customs union must be established."

Situ Nan stubbornly cut the railway, his eyes were sharp, and he exuded a powerful aura. Chen Jiongming subconsciously squinted his eyes, frowned, and a trace of anxiety flashed. It was obvious that the customs union proposed by Situ Nan was aimed at foreign forces. He who came here was more or less a little afraid.

As if he understood the other party’s thoughts, Situ Nan explained with a smile: “We have just caught up with the good time. In fact, except for the Japanese, other powers will not easily move troops in China. Last year, Japan just had an earthquake and was very energetic. Injury, they will not be able to interfere with us for a while.

As long as we have a tough attitude, the attitude of the Western powers will not be strongly opposed. After all, our economic development will be of great benefit to them.I am sure of this."

Chen Jiongming nodded and glanced at Situ Nan. He seemed to feel the self-confidence of this amazing young man. Even his old fritters, which was immersed in officialdom for the New Year, would be unconsciously infected. He wanted to go with "Boss Situ"?

Chen Jiongming secretly calculated that if this happens, his prestige will be greatly improved. Compared with Li Yuanhong, Duan Qirui, Sun Wen and others, Chen Jiongming's reputation is not big enough. If he wants to become a political leader in China, You have to rely solely on the Zhi Gong Party.