At the beginning of 1917, the Quzhou autonomous coalition government issued a conscription order for southwest Zhejiang. As long as one was a man of ambition, they could join the Quzhou Revival Army!
Chu Tianyun's reputation was still relatively well-known in Zhejiang Province. The reputation of the Quzhou Renaissance Army was still relatively large. There were many young people who wanted to join the Renaissance Army!
In Chu Tianyun's office, a young man wearing a long robe and glasses looked at Chu Tianyun with admiration.
"Wen Song, what do you think about the establishment of the Southeast Daily?”
He Wensong was a third-year student from Tongji University in Shanghai. When he returned to Quzhou during the new year, he saw that the Quzhou area under Chu Tianyun's rule was really different from other areas, especially some factories. The Renaissance Army's attitude towards the villagers was completely different from the other warlords in the country!
He also had the intention to stay here. The recruitment of the Iron Blood Army and the economic construction had made He Wensong firm in his will. Staying here would definitely be able to contribute.
Fortunately, when He Wensong first recommended himself, he was put in an important position by Chu Tianyun. He founded a newspaper and set up the Renaissance Army's own fishing vessel!
This was the situation in this era. Whoever got the fishing wheel would get the world.
"Brigadier General, the establishment of the Southeast Daily is set in stone. The main purpose of the Southeast Daily is to promote the idea of building the Renaissance Army and the economic development of our Qu Province.”
"This is also necessary. Regarding our Renaissance Army, there is a need to publicize it. Currently, the domestic newspapers are mainly based on Ta Kung Pao and Shen Bao!”
Duan Qirui was in charge of the central government. During this period of time, it was relatively stable. It should be said that the various warlords of the Tang Dynasty were all in a period of transition and stability!
The European powers, including Japan and the United States, did not want to see a chaotic country. If the country continued to be chaotic, then the interests of the powers in China would suffer.
Therefore, the foreign powers secretly instructed the warlords to maintain a stable state of development. This way, the industrial products of the US and the island countries could be dumped to the greatest extent, and they could even occupy the southeast coastal market of China!
"Wen Song, I'll leave the matter of the establishment of the Southeast Daily to you. You're the best in Quzhou in this regard.”
He Wensong was deeply grateful. Chu Tianyun's trust was the guarantee of his convenience in Quzhou City. Chu Tianyun gave him 10,000 yuan as the purchase of machinery and equipment as well as the employment fee for the initial staff.
"I will first bring a few people to a few villages near Quzhou City to publicize the ideology of our Renaissance Army and our economic construction!”
"There's no rush. When I'm free, I'll talk to you about setting up a technical school in Quzhou. You're a rare talent for me, Chu Tianyun!”
When He Wensong heard this, he could not help but clench his fists. A technical school was a major event that concerned future generations. If there were no qualified technical workers, how could they operate the advanced machinery and equipment? How could they compete with the foreign powers?
" Brigadier General, is this true??"
Chu Tianyun stood up and pointed at the map of Quzhou, then opened the map of the Republic of China.
"Our Quzhou is currently like a small spark that is slowly burning in the darkness. However, I believe that if there are thousands of He Wensong, then this small spark will definitely become a monstrous flame and ignite the hope of the rise of the nation!!!”
1917, February 15th, the southeast of China was shaken!
Duan controlled the central government and appointed Lu Yongxiang, the warlord of the Zhejiang faction, as the patrol envoy of the three provinces. He was in charge of the political, economic, and military affairs of the three provinces.
This was like a heavy nuclear bomb that detonated three provinces in the southeast of China. How much tax would that be? How much would it help Lu Yongxiang's Zhejiang troops increase their strength?
However, Lu Yongxiang had never accepted the position of Patrol Inspector. Not to mention that it was just an empty title, the local armed forces in the three provinces were not simple.
Lu Yongxiang was also a general who guarded the city, so he would never care about the matter of fighting for hegemony.
However, the other figures in the three provinces, or Lu Rongting and Tang Jiyao in the south, all felt a sense of danger. Duan Qirui was in charge of the central government and ordered the local warlords. He had moral righteousness.
However, under the instigation of his staff officers, Lu Yongxiang still accepted the position of Inspector of the Three Provinces. Since Duan wanted to win Lu Yongxiang over, he would take up this empty position. Otherwise, offending Duan and disobeying the transfer order of the central government would be a serious crime.
Lu Yongxiang's marshal's manor!
At this moment, it was very lively with lanterns and streamers!
The various military officers of the Zhejiang military and the prominent figures in the local political and business circles had all arrived at the Lu residence!
"Yellow River level!"
" The commander of the second division, Xu Prefecture, has arrived!!"
"Qian Duoan has arrived!"
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No matter how unwilling Lu Yongxiang was to be the inspector of the three provinces, he was also beaming with joy at this moment. Many people present used to sit on equal footing with him, but now, they had to bow and salute!
Usually, only the highest-ranking officials of two provinces or above could become a patrol envoy. Although Lu Yongxiang was only in name, the feeling of being worshipped by tens of thousands of people was really enjoyable!
With the support of his eighth aunt, the plump Lu Yongxiang's mouth was wide open!
"Sir, the Guangdong Military Governor, Long Jiguang, and Chu Tianyun from the Quzhou autonomous coalition government have both sent congratulatory messages. Congratulations to the marshal for becoming the Southeast Patrol Envoy and ruling the Southeast!”
Naturally, a large part of the reason why Lu Yongxiang accepted the position of the three provinces 'patrol inspector was because of the pressure from his army. He, Lu Yongxiang, did not want to be promoted and get rich, but his soldiers still wanted to be promoted. They could not cut off his brother's source of wealth.
The army of Zhejiang Province, tens of thousands of people, it is difficult to unify their hearts!
If Chu Tianyun's Qu Zhou Renaissance Army wanted to change their leader to Zhejiang, it was best to attack their morale and instigate the few infantry division commanders under Lu Yongxiang to defect.
According to the development of history, World War I would come to an end in 1918. When that time came, the European powers would make a comeback, which would be extremely disadvantageous to Chu Tianyun's development. Therefore, Chu Tianyun's plan was to gather a sufficient number of local troops within the next two years, so that the Iron Blood Army could form a sufficient military advantage in the small region and even annihilate the armies of the Western powers!
Three infantry divisions, 50,000 troops, and a set of heavy firepower weapons. This was Chu Tianyun's plan for this year's expansion. In the southwest of Zhejiang, there were eight counties, and more than 30,000 square kilometers of land. It was enough for Chu Tianyun's early development!
"Company Commander Zhang, gather all the major merchants in Quzhou City and the government's staff. Gather them all and hold a work meeting at seven o'clock tonight!!”
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