January 30th, 1917.
Chengdu, Sichuan.
Military Governor's Office.
With lanterns and streamers, the military dignitaries of the entire province gathered together. All the officers above regimental level from the remaining three armies of the Dian Base were present.
Other than that, there were also many big merchants with national capital and foreign ambassadors.
In Chengdu City, thousands of people were in the streets. Today, whether it was foreign companies, national enterprises, or public institutions, they all had a day off.
At nine o'clock sharp in the morning, a five-colored flag of the Republic of China was slowly raised in the courtyard of the Military Governor's Office.
At the same time, in the city center square, 12 cannons were fired to celebrate the appointment of the new Sichuan Military Governor, Cai Hu.
…
Military Governor's Office.
Cai Hu was wearing the Military Governor's uniform and holding a military saber. He was accompanied by Zhao Dashan and several other guards as he walked up to the podium in the Military Governor's Office's ceremonial hall.
Below the stage, reporters from both domestic and foreign newspapers swarmed in, taking a lot of photos.
The atmosphere was as if the emperor had ascended the throne. Those patriotic businessmen, as well as the county heads and police chiefs who had been appointed by patriotic students in the political world, were all excited and excited at this moment.
Before the young commander took up the position of military governor, he had the attitude of a great wave sweeping away sand and stirring up waves. After taking up the position of military governor, the people, soldiers, and merchants of Sichuan would be able to receive more benefits.
"Today, I am officially the Military Governor of the River Region. I will exercise administrative authority over all the administrative regions and command all the military forces in the River Region!”
Cai Hu stood on the stage and looked down at everyone.
For a moment, the reporters from the major cities in China immediately asked people to continue taking photos of Cai Hu to record this shocking moment.
In the hall, there were technicians and students who had returned from overseas. There were even some university students who had been famous for a long time.
Even Zhan Tianyou, the vice minister of the Ministry of Transportation, was standing in the hall. He had been on the train for two days. During this time, he had changed ships and horses to get here.
Although Zhan Tianyou was tired from the journey, he still wanted to see this young " Southwestern Tiger ". One had to know that this person was going to build the Sichuan-Yunnan-Sichuan railway. This was a huge project that cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Ordinary warlords would not be willing to fork out so much money to build a railway.
"This person is very broad-minded and not an ordinary person can compare to him. In the future, he will definitely soar thousands of miles!”
Zhan Tianyou made this evaluation of Cai Hu in his heart.
"Kakaka!"
The cameras kept flashing as the reporters asked Cai Hu some military and political questions, some core secrets, and some sensitive diplomatic issues. Cai Hu basically answered them in a short sentence.
As for the other questions that could inspire people to work hard in farming, encourage merchants to do business, encourage industrial bosses to run factories, and encourage officials to abide by their positions, Cai Hu could answer them well.
All the reporters were very satisfied. They prepared their drafts one by one and prepared to publish this article when they returned to the newspaper.
"Today, I am the Governor of Sichuan Region. I am the hope of tens of millions of people in Sichuan Region and the hope of the President. I will do my best to promote the economic and livelihood development of our Sichuan Region and lead our Sichuan Army to a new situation!”
"I hereby announce that all of Sichuan will be exempted from three years of agricultural taxes and half of the taxes of ethnic industries and commerce for three years.”
"Take out 600 million yuan and fund the development of the new agricultural industry and commerce in the form of interest-free loans or state-private joint investments!”
"Construction of the Sichuan-Yunnan-Sichuan railway. A cement road 12 meters wide will be built between the counties in the Sichuan region. A sand road 6 meters wide will be laid between the towns and villages for the time being…"
" Every town will build at least one six-year free primary school, every county will build at least one free middle school, and Chengdu will establish the Sichuan Military Academy, which will be open to soldiers and patriotic scholars in Sichuan. Chongqing University of Technology was established in Chongqing to face young technical workers and professional science and engineering students…"
" We will establish the 1st Reorganized Division of Huaxia. The Reorganized Division will be divided into three brigades, and each brigade will have two reinforced regiments…"
…
Cai Hu's impassioned announcement and speech had conquered the hearts of all the citizens, technicians, and patriots in the political and military circles.
Even the British ambassador, John, was surprised. He felt that the Empire's support for the Cai father and son was the right thing to do.
"Everyone, did you see that? This is the Southwestern Tiger Cai Hu. You've seen his ability and charisma.”
"I feel like we're going to be rich. This person will be the only person that Britain will support in China in the future…"
…
John smiled and clinked glasses with the ambassadors before pouring the high-end French wine into his mouth.
"Yes, Mr. John, I seem to see the rise of China. A prosperous and stable China is in the interest of the M Nation!”
the ambassador said.
"Yes, this person is indeed not simple. The southwest is close to our French colony. When the Chinese in the southwest have money, it will be convenient for our French to export goods to them!”
the French ambassador said.
Cai Hu didn't hear what they said. If he did, he would definitely want to spit on their faces. Although he and Cai E wanted to cooperate with the superpowers and even hoped that they would support them, they were just stepping stones in their hearts.
…
In the ceremonial hall, Cai Hu was still standing on the stage giving a speech and answering the reporters 'questions. Some of the people below were watching Cai Hu. Some of them were holding wine glasses and drinking, while others were already eating.
There were Chinese and Western dishes on the scene. There were hundreds of Chinese dishes. There were cream cakes, steak, turkey, and so on. Some of the dishes were cooked by chefs on the spot.
Those who could come here could eat these free food, and they were all very happy. However, other than the reporters, the rest of the people would give gifts of varying sizes. The value of the gifts was not important, but it was just a token of their appreciation.
In a corner of the Hall of Benefits. He was an important figure in Dian Branch, Tang Jiyao.
Tang Jiyao tightened his grip on his wine glass, his eyes full of gloom. He was the current Yunnan Military Governor and controlled the military strength of one army (four regiments). He thought that he had made a lot of contributions. He was already so old, and the Sichuan Military Governor Cai E should be given to him.
Now, this old man was happy. He was the president. He might not be able to be the deputy chief of the Central Army, but the Sichuan Military Governor was none other than Tang Jiyao.
"Bang!"
The goblet in Tang Jiyao's hand fell to the ground. Due to the noise in the hall, only a few people around him saw this scene.
"The Overseer might be hungry. I'll get him something to eat!”
When Tang Jiyao's adjutant saw this, he looked around and saw who was around. Then, he smiled at Tang Jiyao and took a plate to get food for Tang Jiyao. The people around really thought that Tang Jiyao was hungry and accidentally dropped his wine glass.
"Just you wait. I will send a telegram to that old thing in the central government right away. I want the establishment of a division, armaments, and military pay.”
"If that old thing dares to do something to me, I'll do it to him. I really don't believe that this little brat can match up to me, Tang Jiyao!”
…
Tang Jiyao took over the adjutant's plate and stabbed the steak into it before throwing it into the trash can.
The ingredients here were all very expensive. The chefs were all hired with high salaries, and each dish cost a lot.
As for Tang Jiyao, these were all normal. Even if a large number of people in his jurisdiction starved to death, he would still live a life of luxury.
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