When the people sent by the big shots of the two provinces arrived at Panzhi Flower County, their glasses shattered. What kind of place was this?
Wasn't this getting high?
Were these tall buildings something that a small county in the mountains should have?
However, they had important matters to attend to and could not stay here. Otherwise, they would have to take a good look at this place.
The people sent by the Liu warlord from Sichuan Province and the Tang warlord from Dian Province were sitting quietly in the living room of the administrative building. However, their eyes were burning with anger. If they weren't in someone else's territory, they might have pulled out their guns and attacked.
The grudge between Yunnan Province and Sichuan Province had been going on for a long time. Tang Jiyao of Yunnan Province wanted to annex Sichuan Province. He had fought countless wars, big and small, but he still could not annex it. This made the people of Yunnan Province, who had already annexed the entire Qian Province, have no good feelings towards Sichuan Province.
The entire Sichuan Province was filled with warlords, and they were even more chaotic. They had fought against each other before.
They were not stupid. Not to mention that they were in someone else's territory, even the other party's strength was not something they could afford to offend.
Their commander would not fight with a warlord who had already become famous for them.
It was just that this reception hall was really luxurious, making them and the others a little flustered.
Even his own marshal's manor couldn't compare to this hall.
Twenty minutes later, Lin Xin slowly walked into the hall. Other than the people sent by the Dian warlords, everyone else was surprised. The other party was really too young, and they all wondered if he was even twenty years old.
Even the Dian Warlord was a bit surprised. He had heard from the locals that this Lin Xin was very young, but when he saw him, he couldn't help but feel surprised.
Lin Xin walked over and sat on the main seat, saying to everyone,"Welcome, everyone. Why did the marshals send you here?”
The few of them were caught off guard by Lin Xin's straightforwardness, wondering why this person was so straightforward, didn't he even try to beat around the bush to get information from them?
Although they thought so, they knew what was important.
Therefore, they all revealed their motives.
Yes, those who were sent back told Pan Zhihua about his strength. He was very strong, about two divisions, but not as strong as his own commander. In this era, which warlord did not have more than five divisions under his command?
But because Lin Xin was located in the desolate and rugged Panzhi Flower, and at the border of two provinces, it was easy to defend and difficult to attack, so the warlords didn't have any thoughts of attacking him. The losses outweighed the gains, so what was the point of coming to that place? It was still so difficult to fight.
Although they said that…Panzhi Flower was filled with tall buildings, but even so, it was only a county. Moreover, that place was almost closed to the outside world, so there would not be any development at all. It was not worth it to use troops against him.
Just like that, Panzhi Flower County developed rapidly for another year without any external pressure. It was now 1924, and the entire Panzhi Flower County could no longer be seen. The original city wall of the county town was just a decoration. Although it was not demolished, the city had expanded dozens of kilometers outside. Ten kilometers outside the city were several major military bases, and a large amount of military supplies and five divisions of troops were secretly stored around it. Currently, there were 3 divisions in Panzhi Hua County that had completed the assessment of the training camp and had been in the army for 6 months.
Adding on the original 4 divisions and the one that was sent out, Panzhi Flower District now had 8 divisions of military strength.
As a result, Lin Xin ordered the recruitment to stop, and then ordered the troops to step up their training for the next few months.
After more than a year of ups and downs, Lin Xin decided to make a move on the Liangshan area where Panzhi Flower was located. That area was very large, about one-eighth of the size of Sichuan Province, about 60,000 square kilometers, but it was a desolate and uninhabited place. Most of the area was covered in mountains and forests, and the entire population of the area was only two or three million, about the same as Panzhi Flower County.
There was only a local garrison stationed there.
However, after a year's investigation, the mining personnel found that there were many iron ores and rare metals in that area. Most importantly, there were many places that could be developed into farmland, but the people there didn't develop them. Because the population was too small and the transportation in that area was inconvenient, no one developed there.
And Lin Xin was determined to get that place, because that area was too attractive to him. It didn't have any major forces, and although the population was small, and the development was limited, it was still a great temptation for Lin Xin. As long as he could conquer that place, there would be five million people under Lin Xin, and he would completely have a stable and powerful base.
The key was still to be developed.
To others, it was of little value, but to Lin Xin, who had so many resources, it was a treasure trove.
At this moment, the entire Panzhi Flower County was like a huge war machine, every part of it was operating rapidly.
Zhao Tiezhu, a soldier from the 1st Brigade, was now a soldier from the 6th Division of Panzhi Flower County. He was now a private first class in the 6th Division. This was because of his strict requirements for himself that he was promoted to private first class in just 7 months.
At this moment, he was collecting the seven dollars he had always dreamed of. Adding on the salary he had received for the past six months, he had already saved up 40 dollars. This was a huge sum for an ordinary family.
When he returned to his dorm at night, he opened the locker under his bed and took out the 40 yuan. He looked at it and laughed foolishly.
Old Zhang said sarcastically.
" What's there to be embarrassed about? You know, this is 40 dollars. I've been a soldier for seven years, but I haven't saved a single dollar. I haven't sent a single cent home either. My family must be having a hard time now. I'm going to send these 40 dollars home tomorrow so that my brother can get a wife. In the past, my family was poor, and many girls in the village were unwilling to marry. I thought that I could get a salary after becoming a soldier and help my brother get a wife, but I haven't saved a single cent in the seven years I've been a soldier. In the past, they could only eat their fill in the army. It was impossible for them to have any salary. This is the same as when our brigade commander didn't deduct the military pay, but there was no money left at all. The monthly clothing and food expenses were all spent. I have 40 yuan in my hands now. I have to send it back tomorrow so that my mother can help my brother arrange a marriage. I also have a few sisters who want to buy some clothes. They are very sensible, but my brother is useless. He made them starve and freeze. I thought that joining the army would change the family. Who knew that it would be good enough to support myself?”As he spoke, Zhao Tiezhu began to cry.
However, he felt the same way. Wasn't his family like that?
He did not know how his wife and children were doing.
It wasn't that he didn't want to, but he was too ashamed to.
He had accomplished nothing in the army. Now, his family might be in trouble. Perhaps Cui Hua had remarried, but he had let her down. Even if she remarried, it was only right. He still had to send it back. Even if it was for the sake of a few children, he had to send it back. Now that he could receive military pay, he definitely couldn't not go back for a few more years.
The two of them fell into a deep sleep after the lights were turned off. How many soldiers in Pan Zhihua County did not have such thoughts and experiences?
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