At the beginning of 1917, the Quzhou autonomous alliance 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, and this period of time was relatively stable. It should be said that all the warlords in China were in a period of transition and stability!
The European powers, including the Japanese and the United States, did not want to see a chaotic China. If China continued to be chaotic, the interests of the European powers in China would suffer.
Therefore, the superpowers secretly instructed the warlords to maintain a stable state of development. This way, the industrial products of the United States and Japan could be dumped to the greatest extent and 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!
The central government controlled by Duan Qirui sent a message to Zhejiang and Hangzhou, appointing Lu Yongxiang, the warlord of Zhejiang, as the patrol envoy of Zhejiang, Guangdong, and Fujian. He would be 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 more strength would Lu Yongxiang's Zhejiang troops gain?
However, Lu Yongxiang had never accepted the position of Patrol Inspector. Not to mention that it was just an empty title, just the local armed forces within the three provinces were not simple.
Lu Yongxiang was also a general who guarded the city. He definitely wouldn't 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, commanding the local warlords, and 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 Qirui wanted to win Lu Yongxiang over, then he would take up this empty position. Otherwise, offending Duan Qirui and disobeying the central government's transfer order would be a serious crime.
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Lu Yongxiang's marshal's mansion!
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!
"Chief Huang He of the Hangzhou City has arrived!!”
"The commander of the 2nd division from Xuzhou has arrived!!”
"Qian Duoan, the director of the Zhejiang Finance Bureau, has arrived!!”
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No matter how unwilling Lu Yongxiang was to be the Patrol Envoy of the three provinces, at this moment, he was also beaming with joy. Many people present used to sit on equal footing with him, but now, they had to bow and salute!
Patrol envoys were usually the highest officials of two provinces or above before they could become patrol envoys. Although Lu Yongxiang was only in name, the feeling of being worshipped by tens of thousands of people was really enjoyable!
The plump Lu Yongxiang, with the support of his eighth aunt, opened his mouth wide!
"Sir, the Guangdong Military Governor, Long Jiguang, and the Quzhou Autarchy Union, Chu Tianyun, 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 envoy 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!!”# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:05320181:57PM
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