super god warlord

Chapter 573 Let's Go North Together

"Chairman, do you want to think about it again?" Pan Wenhua frowned and said, "The person Yuan Kai hates the most is you. Are you throwing yourself into a trap?"

Zhao Shouhong laughed loudly and said, "Don't worry, Zhong San. This time, we will send a squad from the Special War Division and the Internal Guard Division to follow me. It is guaranteed to be safe. In fact, as long as the will of the Dashu Military Government is united, I don't even have to take a team with me." A soldier is as safe as Mount Tai."

"Shou Hong is right. I will only lead two guards this time." Cai Songpo agreed with a smile.

"Captain, why don't you..." Yu Enyang wanted to speak out to dissuade him, but Cai Songpo waved his hand to stop him. He could only sigh and said, "You should bring a guard battalion anyway."

Cai Songpo shook his head and said, "Beihua City is the headquarters of the Northern Territory Army, and at least [-] troops are stationed there. Let alone a guard battalion, so what if you bring a guard regiment? How is it different from two guard squads?" Cai Songpo's words made the generals of the Cochin Army speechless.

The crowd was meaningless, so they had no choice but to accept the order of the two governors, and the army returned along the original route, and each returned to the defense area to rest and replenish.The next morning, Zhao Shouhong and Cai Songpo took a small number of guards and boarded the train to Beihua City.

"Shouhong, what kind of vision do you have for the motherland in the future?" Cai Songpo sat on the train very bored, and immediately asked Zhao Shouhong's ideal.

Zhao Shouhong said: "The country has always been turbulent, and now it is finally on the right track. I hope Yuan Kai can work hard to govern and plan for the prosperity of the country. There is still hope for the country with less selfishness and more hard work." Zhao Shouhong said, feeling in his heart But he sighed secretly.

He knew very well what Yuan Kui did in later generations.Although because of his efforts in this life, Wa Kingdom did not dare to put forward the shameless '21 Articles', but Yuan Wei's original intention will not change.He must be the emperor in the future, and whether he should push him to the throne, or wait and see what happens, this matter is worth pondering.

"I hope that President Yuan Da can really do this. This is also a blessing for the country. If he is not a virtuous president, I, Cai Songpo, have the courage to fight with him to the end." Cai Songpo's eyes gradually lit up .Cai Songpo, who is concerned about the country and the people but never considers personal safety, is one of the few people in this world that Zhao Shouhong sincerely respects.

"Brother Songpo needn't say it's so tragic. Although the Northern Territory Army is strong, it can't occupy an overwhelming advantage. As long as Yuan Kai dares to commit any act of treason and defeat, I will definitely use the Shu Army to help you." Zhao Shouhong waved his hands.

"That's right, as long as your Shu army is around, Yuan Kai wouldn't dare to do anything unconscionable." Cai Songpo said.

While the two were talking, the train had already entered the platform of Yongdingmen Station in Beihua City.The gentry and people from all walks of life in Beihua City who got the news, as well as a large number of officials, were already waiting on the platform.They waved small flags or slogans, looking forward to the arrival of the two heroes.

Seeing the train approaching with its whistle, everyone became excited. "Come here, Dudu Zhao and Dudu Cai are here, and I can finally see the real faces of the two anti-Japanese heroes." Many people were excitedly communicating with each other, and the scene seemed to be a meeting of celebrities of later generations.

The train pulled into the station slowly and finally stopped in front of the platform.Surrounded by guards, Zhao Shouhong and Cai Songpo walked out of the carriage one after another.When they came to the platform and waved to the crowd, bursts of cheers erupted from the crowd.The police carefully maintained order, and only officials could cross the line of defense and approach Zhao Shouhong.

"Songpo, Shouhong is fine." Li Yuanhong was the first to go forward and salute.

"It's really a sin to let brother Song Qing come to pick him up in person." Cai Songpo immediately returned the courtesy.Now that Li Yuanhonggui is the vice president, coming to pick them up in person also shows that Yuan Kui attaches great importance to them.

Li Yuanhong and others surrounded Zhao Shouhong and Cai Songpo and walked out of the station, while the reporters among the onlookers pushed forward desperately.Being able to seize exclusive materials is the only way for newspapers to survive. Now that the two generals who have shaken the country are right in front of them, they will naturally not let them go.

"General Zhao, I'm a reporter from Xinmin Daily. May I ask why you came this time? Some people say that the president will be bad for you. Aren't you afraid?" A rather young man rushed forward, holding his hand tightly. Books and pens, but a series of questions are asked like a cannonball.

Zhao Shouhong looked at the reporter, and stopped in his tracks with a smile: "This time, the President came to Beihua City to reward all the ministries who participated in the war. We came here on orders. As for your claim that the President will be harmful to us , This is definitely a rumor, and it is a slander against our government by some countries that are not kind to Hualan."

"May I ask what your vision for Hualan's future development is?" Another reporter asked quickly when he saw the opportunity.

Zhao Shouhong waved his hand and said, "As a soldier, the country's economic development is not what I should care about. I believe that under the leadership of President Yuan Da, Hualan will become stronger and stronger from now on, and eventually rank among the great powers." Zhao Shouhong proposed for the first time that Hualan should become a great power, which caused a wave of restlessness among the people around him.In this country that has just come out of poverty, every citizen only wants to have enough food and clothing. Unexpectedly, Zhao Shouhong's ideals are so lofty.

"I don't know how you think Hualan should become stronger?" the reporter asked again.

Zhao Shouhong said loudly: "If a country wants to be prosperous and strong, it should focus on industry and commerce. Now that the Western Continent is in full swing, all kinds of materials are scarce in the world. If people with money in the country are willing to invest in building factories, they will definitely be able to recover their capital quickly. With the help of This opportunity is a great opportunity for our Hualan to develop industry and commerce, as long as we dare to invest, there will be rich returns."

"I heard that, as the president of Guangming Group, you will also develop the company with this idea?" another reporter asked.

"Of course." Zhao Shouhong said with certainty: "Under the current international situation, anyone who does not try to expand production is simply stupid. Guangming Group Company will definitely expand production with all its strength, and at the same time, domestic businessmen are welcome to cooperate with my company. We will provide technical support to build a factory." Zhao Shouhong took the opportunity to advertise his company again.

Seeing that Zhao Shouhong chatted more and more enthusiastically with the reporters, Li Yuanhong was sweating.If a reporter asks any sharp political questions, Zhao Shouhong's answer is likely to cause political turmoil.Thinking of this question, Li Yuanhong hurried forward and said, "My friends from the press, the President is still waiting to meet with the two generals. They have very important matters. Please don't stop them."

Chapter 574 Love Takes Advantage of the Northern Territory System

Now the beginning of the Republic of China, but the most free period of speech.Those reporters can rely on their sharp pens to ruin your reputation at any time, so even Li Yuanhong, who is the vice president, is kind to the reporters.The reporters reluctantly ended their questions when they heard that there were major national affairs to be discussed, but what Zhao Shouhong said just now was enough for them to write an explosive press release.

The victory in the battle against the Japanese made the state more and more stable.The Northern Territory government has money in their hands, and economic construction and military construction have also been put on the agenda.Especially after learning the lessons of this war, it has become a top priority to replace the Northern Army with large-caliber artillery.Yuan Kai planned how to enhance the combat power of the Northern Region Army to fight against the increasingly powerful Shu Army.

"President, Vice President Li and the two governors have arrived at the door." Duan Ruiquan's words interrupted Yuan Kai's thinking.

Yuan Kai stood up and said with a smile, "Oh? Shou Hong and Song Po are already here? Let's hurry up to meet them."

Accompanied by Li Yuanhong, Zhao Shouhong and Cai Songpo entered the presidential palace chatting and laughing with many Northern Region officials.As soon as he entered the door, he was greeted by Yuan Kai himself.Zhao Shouhong and Cai Songpo hastily stepped forward to salute: "I will be ashamed to let the President greet me personally."

"The two fought bloody battles and showed our country's prestige on the Qilu battlefield. They are really heroes of the nation. Someone Yuan came to pick him up in person, it should be." Yuan Wei had a warm smile on his face, showing a love of talent.After the two parties greeted each other politely, the two were let into the living room, where a sumptuous banquet had already been set up.

After giving way, Cai Songpo took the first place, followed by Zhao Shouhong.Yuan Kai sat on the main seat, accompanied by Li Yuanhong, Duan Ruiquan, Feng Guofu, Liang Shiyi, Yang Xizi and others.

"Songpo and Shou Hongyuan are tired, eat more food. Rest well tonight, and we will reward you for your merits tomorrow." Yuan Kai spoke first.

"Thank you, President, for your love. How dare Cai take the credit." Cai Songpo smiled and raised his wine glass. His words were quite polite, obviously keeping Yuan Kai at arm's length.

Compared with Cai Songpo, Zhao Shouhong is naturally much more affectionate.This is not only because the two have cooperated before, but also because Zhao Shouhong hopes to create an atmosphere of allies, so that Yuan Wei can feel at ease about himself. "Yuan Shishu is now the president, and he led everyone to defeat the Japanese pirates. It is a miracle that has never been seen in a century. In order to improve the morale of the people of the country, I think the victory should be publicized. In addition, although the Japanese are defeated, I think we should take advantage of it. Taking this opportunity, vigorously publicize the national policy of economic development to strengthen the national power."

"Shouhong is right. Only by strengthening the national power can we deter the Japanese and make them dare not look at me, Hualan." Liang Shiyi, as Yuan Kai's God of Wealth, is more concerned about economic development. He coincides with Zhao Shouhong's ideas .

Yuan Kai nodded and said: "Shou Hong's words are very suitable for me. I also think that the country must focus on economic development. It's just that the country's funds are insufficient now, and it is difficult to build more factories." When speaking, Yuan Kai couldn't help but look at the Zhao Shouhong, in fact, his heart is to ask Zhao Shouhong to support some funds.

Zhao Shouhong ignored Yuan Wei's intentions. Originally, he didn't feel sorry for Yuan Wei's interception of the compensation, but he definitely didn't want to be taken advantage of. "I think what the country should do is to build roads and lay the foundation for trade flow. As for industrial and commercial construction, as long as there is policy support, businessmen will naturally invest in it."

"Shou Hong's idea seems to be closer to the way of the Western Continent, using policies to encourage those capitalists to invest in economic construction. However, there are also major flaws in this way, mainly because capitalists prefer light industries with low investment and high returns, but there are very few heavy industries that really enhance national strength. Dabble." Liang Shiyi obviously has deep research on the economy of the Western Continent, and the questions he raised are more acute.

Zhao Shouhong said with a smile: "In the first industrial revolution in the Western Continent, light industry was the one that improved the most. It wasn't until the second industrial revolution that heavy industry was valued. In fact, the development of heavy industry that really increased the country's war potential cost a lot of money. It is a fact that the income is small and the return of capital is relatively slow. However, at the beginning of the establishment of the country, there was not much capital invested in the construction of heavy industry. We can only stimulate capitalists to establish light industry to earn start-up capital. When the funds are sufficient, domestic demand for heavy industry products such as machinery Only when the quantity is large can we turn to the construction of heavy industry.”

"It is indeed a policy to build a country to earn money from light industry and turn to cultivate heavy industry." Liang Shiyi said with a smile: "But I heard that many of Shouhong's industries have heavy industry facilities. Why can't we use this to help the country build heavy industry? Hualan It can rapidly increase national strength and enhance war potential.”

Liang Shiyi's words are very obvious. This is to ask Zhao Shouhong to sacrifice his personal interests to build a heavy industry base for the central government.The heavy industry established in this way is naturally controlled by the government, but Zhao Shouhong has to pay for it.Obviously, the Beiyu Group behind Liang Shiyi has its eyes on Zhao Shouhong's financial resources and industrial potential, hoping to get enough benefits from him.

Zhao Shouhong sneered secretly in his heart, Yuan Kai's thinking was too naive.After going through so many difficulties and calculations, I have the current family business. Will I be taken over just because of the other party's words?What's more, the path Yuan Kai will take in the future is incompatible with him, so how could he be so stupid as to cultivate his own enemies.

Not answering Liang Shiyi's words, Zhao Shouhong asked back: "Brother Yi seems to have a lot of research on the economy of the Western Continent and the New Continent, but do you know why the government does not have many restrictions on capitalists in countries such as Saar and White Eagle? , never rigidly apportioned its contribution to the country?"

"I don't know that." Liang Shiyi froze for a moment, then shook his head.

Zhao Shouhong said with a smile: "Economic development has its natural laws. Although political interference is necessary, it cannot be too deep. The development of any enterprise needs the support of loose policies, and the state and the people compete for profit. This kind of Although the practice can see results faster in a short period of time, the practice that violates economic laws can only weaken the country. Private capitalists are not fools. If the money they earn hard can be taken by the state wantonly, who will work hard? Economic development?"

"This..." Liang Shiyi was also at a loss for words, after all, everyone is not a fool.

Zhao Shouhong continued: "Although my property is not small, it is not owned by me alone. If I donate to the government without compensation, I believe my partners will not agree. If the central government forces businessmen to donate to the country, I don't know how big it is. What does the president think the consequences are?"

Chapter 575 Take It Easy

When Zhao Shouhong said this, everyone understood.If Yuan Kai used bureaucrats to control commerce and wantonly plunder private wealth like the post-Jin government, it is estimated that the government's ending will not be far from it.Cai Songpo originally thought that Zhao Shouhong was flattering Yuan Kai, and he was still a little bit upset, but now he finally heard that the two sides were not as harmonious as they appeared on the surface.He immediately smiled and said: "Shou Hong is right. Now we are the Republic of China, and we cannot make the same mistakes as the corrupt Jin Dynasty."

Cai Songpo said so, so Liang Shiyi naturally couldn't force Zhao Shouhong to donate to the country to help the Northern Region government build heavy industry.The banquet became deserted for a while, and no one spoke anymore.Zhao Shouhong didn't care about the silence of the important ministers in the northern region, he just drank and ate.

Seeing some silence, Duan Ruiquan got up and said to Zhao Shouhong and Cai Songpo: "I would like to thank the two governors here first. They won a big victory in Qilu, which can be described as a battle that turned the tide of the battle. If it weren't for the two big victories, I would have been in Fengtian." It's really unbearable."

"Speaking of which, the lack of equipment of the Northern Territory Army is the main reason for the failure of the battle. If we can have as many cannons as the Shu Army, I believe the scene will not be ugly." Seeing Duan Ruiquan destroying his own prestige and boosting the ambitions of others, Feng Guofu quickly explained the two sentence.

"Yes, the construction of the national army must not be neglected. After all, the Japanese will never die, and we must not underestimate the enemy." Yuan Kai nodded and said: "I don't know if the Northern Territory Army orders artillery from Shouhong's factory, will it be able to do so?"

"Of course there is no problem with this. I wonder how many artillery pieces the President wants?" Zhao Shouhong has no doubts about arming the Northern Territory Army. Now that the Shu Army has become powerful and has strong industrial power as a guarantee, he is not afraid that the Northern Territory Army will be too strong. .It is difficult for an army without the support of heavy industry to last for a long time relying solely on purchased weapons, which Zhao Shouhong knows very well.What's more, even if he sells weapons to the Northern Territory Army, he can control the ammunition, and he is not afraid of the other party's upset.

"I heard that in Qilu this time, the 150mm cannons of the Shu army are quite powerful. I wonder if I can order a batch?" Yuan Kai was obviously very greedy when he heard that Zhao Shouhong had such a large-caliber heavy artillery.Now that he has the indemnity from the Wa Kingdom, he can be regarded as a rich man, and he immediately wants to make up for his own shortcomings.