Fengxian Jiangshan

When Cao Kun heard it, his forehead was sweating immediately: "Ziyu, Zhang Tinglan is a fierce tiger, and he has the prestige of defeating Japan. Many people have taken the initiative to serve as his minions and waved the flag for him. It is really difficult to deal with it now. !"

Wu Peifu also showed a hint of willfulness in his eyes. He and Zhang Tinglan had agreed at the beginning that Fengjun would not enter the customs.In fact, Wu Peifu also knew that this was just a temporary agreement, and he also wanted to use this time.Reorganize the army and increase its strength.Then compete with Feng Jun again.

However, Feng Jun's development speed far exceeded his expectations, which caught him off guard.

"Hey, I have long advocated following the example of Fengjun and carrying out reforms. Realize that the tiller can have his land, and then concentrate his strength. Develop industry, fight for sovereignty outside, and eliminate bad governance inside. Within five years, the country will definitely change a lot. But now except In Henan and other places, how can I sincerely implement my suggestion? The military governors in various places are just perfunctory, and even the princes in the court have a lot of criticisms. As a result, the troubles have reached the current situation, and it is really their own fault."

These words have been held in Wu Peifu's heart for a long time. Ever since he discovered the gap with Fengjun, he has strongly advocated reform.But it’s easier said than done. If you want to solve rural problems, you have to go to war with the landlords. If you want to develop industries, you have to fight with compradors. However, in Beiyang, these two kinds of people are mostly in power.

It is extremely difficult to implement any measures. Take Wu Peifu's base camp in Henan as an example. He has 10,000+ soldiers and is backed by the Gongxian Arsenal.With unprecedented efforts, the measures of clearing up the land and rezoning the land were implemented, but the obstacles encountered were far beyond imagination.

First, the landlords resisted armed, and Wu Peifu could only use the army. After these landlords saw that they couldn't beat them, they went around asking for connections and favors.In the end, some people simply took their family property and ran to Beijing and Tianjin, crying to Cao Kun.What's more, the family property was directly linked to the name of the church and became the property of foreigners.

As a result, diplomats from various countries frequently found Wu Peifu and put pressure on him, which made him very anxious.Cao Kun is also aware of this, and he is one of the obstructing forces.

Now that I heard it, I felt a little ashamed, so I could only say: "Ziyu, don't talk about the past, I can't wait to look at the present, we should think of a way, how to deal with the crisis in front of us."

Wu Peifu thought for a while and said: "For now, we can only use procrastination tactics. Isn't the Washington Conference now being held. Our representatives are fighting for reason and safeguarding sovereignty, so we demand that elections be held after the conference."

When Cao Kun heard this, he also nodded: "Ziyu's method is good. I have already received news that the United States supports us to take back Shandong. Once we can regain the sovereignty of Shandong, this is also a diplomatic victory for us. It won't be so passive."

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At home and abroad, the situation is turbulent, and Zhang Tinglan also gathers his confidants together every day to keep an eye on the changes in the situation.

"Commander, this so-called Washington Conference aims to limit the fanatical naval arms race. Once an agreement is reached, doesn't it mean that the contradictions between the United States, Britain, and Japan will ease, and I am afraid that we will bear the pressure of Japan alone. " Yang Yuting said with some worry.

"There is no way to do this. We have to be strong ourselves to strike iron. The great powers are unreliable in the first place. We should expand our army again."

In the past few months, Fengjun has been recovering from the trauma of the war with Japan, replenishing personnel, and strengthening training. After this period of hard work, Fengjun's combat effectiveness has basically returned to its peak state.

"War with Russia and Japan successively. Two huge fronts must be defended. They must keep an eye on the Far East and defend the Yalu River. It is true that the current military strength is somewhat insufficient. It is only a large-scale military expansion. I am worried that the finances will not be able to bear it." Jiang Baili also said. own worries.

"Because of this, I am going to change my strategy and form a group of core divisions."

"Oh?" Yang Yuting said, "What kind of trick is this?"

"The core of an army lies in excellent mid-level and lower-level officers, as well as a considerable number of veterans. As long as we have these, we can immediately pull out a strong team with a little mobilization. We should focus on building a strong team In this way, we can raise as few troops as possible in peacetime, but in wartime, we can quickly increase troops.”

"Well, this is a good idea!" Jiang Baili nodded: "Actually, the same is true of many great powers. The United States, Britain and other countries actually don't have many standing armies, and even Japan only has seventeen divisions. It's just that our previous The number of officers is insufficient, so it is necessary to maintain the superiority in numbers, and now after the training of the war, a large number of outstanding officers have grown up, and I think it is the right time to form a basic division."

Zhang Tinglan also smiled and said: "My idea is to draw some officers from the main combat division, and then recruit a small number of elite soldiers with high education levels. The number of a basic division will be kept at about 4000. Usually, training will be carried out according to the standards of officers. When wartime comes, a few thousand new recruits will form a complete division, and I plan to form three basic divisions in advance, and expand them if appropriate."

"Marshal, I also have an idea." Jiang Dengxuan said with a smile from the side: "Actually, the configuration of this basic division is basically equivalent to a reinforced regiment. We might as well use them as the main force for carrying out small and medium-sized military operations. Move, get in place fast, strike fast."

Jiang Dengxuan took this idea one step further. Zhang Tinglan only focused on raising fewer troops, but Jiang Dengxuan had already begun to pay attention to the use of troops.After all, many military operations do not require several divisions to be dispatched at once. In peacetime border conflicts and small-scale rebellions, it is enough to dispatch small and elite troops, but large troops will delay things.

Fengjun now has more than a dozen main combat divisions for large-scale military operations, and special forces for small operations, but there is a lack of suitable troops in between.

This proposal just made up for the vacancy. Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "Then let's do this. We will form three such troops first, organized as a fast mobile brigade, and in wartime, we will quickly expand into divisions as needed."

"Humble words, if we want to make this army really fast, I'm afraid we need to equip a lot of vehicles, and the cost will be quite astonishing. I'm afraid it won't be much less than forming a real division."

"The money that needs to be spent can't be saved. Besides, we can basically produce vehicles by ourselves. Whether it's jeeps, trucks, or armored vehicles, we use our own. It's also nourishing our enterprise. This investment is still cost-effective. .”

Jiang Baili also nodded: "However, I am a little worried. In the long run, our troops will use more and more motorized vehicles. Two things will become the biggest constraints. One is oil and the other is rubber. The oil is fine. After all, we still have oil fields, as long as they are developed, it is enough, but rubber is a big problem, and the black soil is fertile, and there is no way to grow rubber.”

"Brother Baili is planning for a rainy day. Rubber is indeed a big problem. There are a lot of rubber plantations in Nanyang, but they are all controlled by the British and Dutch. They will get stuck at critical moments."

I have to admit that hundreds of years of colonial plunder by the white people have occupied some of the best places in the world. Take Nanyang as an example, it is a huge treasure house of resources, and it is still on the lips of China, but there is no How to speak.

"Marshal, when you mention the rubber from Nanyang, I think of a person. Recently, several overseas Chinese from Nanyang came to Fengtian, the most famous of which is Tan Kah Kee."

When Zhang Tinglan heard the name, he immediately thought of it, and hurriedly asked: "Is that Chen Jiageng who founded Xiamen University?"

"That's right, it's him." Chang Yinhuai said with a smile.

"It seems that the rubber problem must be solved by him!" Zhang Tinglan gradually outlined a bold and crazy plan in his mind.

Chapter 686 Marching to Nanyang

The tram stopped at Huangsi Station, and a dense crowd poured down from the car. There were businessmen in suits and leather shoes, scholars in long gowns, and more workers in light attire.However, although there are many people, it is not messy, and the boarding and disembarking are very orderly.

Chen Jiageng also walked down with the flow of people, closely following his younger brother Chen Jingxian and Zhang Zichen Jimin.They were all southerners. Although they were already wrapped in thick cotton clothes and even put on leather robes, a gust of cold wind blew, and they were still chilling from the bottom of their bones.

"Father, the car exhibition market is ahead, let's hurry up."

Chen Kah Kee nodded, and the three of them walked forward quickly, bypassing a street corner, and saw a large building with several brand-new classic cars parked in the square in front, and there were many well-dressed people around. The watching crowd.

Cars are still a very distant thing for ordinary people, and most of the people who can afford them are either rich or expensive.And the optional models are far less abundant than later generations, so there is no need to arrange for flamboyant and wild girls, as long as you have something, you can take it away if you like it.

"Father, didn't you hear that the three eastern provinces can manufacture their own cars? How did I see that the cars here are all American?"

When Chen Jimin was surprised, the service staff at the side said with a smile: "There are foreign goods outside, and all domestic cars are inside. Unfortunately, some of them have been sold out, and only photos remain."

When Tan Kah Kee and the others heard it, they immediately became interested. According to common sense, if they can be put in, it proves that the product is of a higher grade. Are domestic cars better than American ones?

With doubts, they entered the hall with the flow of people.I saw that there were even more people inside, and there were three models in the middle.When people look at it, they are immediately brightened. These three cars are not the monotonous colors of Ford classic cars, and there are not many styles of changes.

The middle one is dark red, with a streamlined body, beautiful and majestic, and the body is very wide, showing a full style.Seeing this, Chen Jimin secretly applauded immediately.This appearance alone is better than American cars.

On the left is a dark blue car. Compared with the car in the middle, it is smaller and smarter, and its design reflects the characteristics of femininity.The other one was dark black.It has a moderate and low-key feeling.Obviously these models are aimed at different groups of people, among them are those wealthy businessmen.The blue ones are aimed at those rich ladies.As for the black one, it is some scholars and literati.

Tan Kah Kee and the others don't know that these colors are not static, and they can adjust them by themselves as long as they add a little more money.In this era, there is no doubt that it is a seller's market, just take the famous Ford Motor.Appropriate improvements are almost never made for the sake of the consumer.

Love to buy, buy, don't buy and get out.This is the domineering monopoly!As a latecomer, Fengtian's automobile industry wants to grab meat from the big powers.win the market.Relying on the patriotism of the common people alone will definitely not work, and there must be competitive competitiveness.

Humanization and personalization are the main brands of Fengtian Motors, with richer colors and more changeable appearance and interiors. Because of this, Fengtian cars have won wide acclaim as soon as they were launched, and have been sought after by all parties. .

Chen Kah Kee walked around the car twice, nodded slightly, he is also a knowledgeable person, domestic cars are very meticulous in workmanship, not inferior to American products, and the appearance is far ahead of Americans, so it is understandable that they sell well .

Chen Jingxian and Chen Jimin looked at the car and couldn't stop rubbing their hands. They also felt extra proud that the Chinese can produce such a good car.Moreover, the Chen family owns a large number of rubber plantations in Nanyang, and they are worried that they cannot find a market. Looking at it now, it is also a very good choice to sell them in China.

"Brother, it's a big deal that Northeast China can manufacture cars. If we can develop the domestic market, even if our rubber plantation expands several times, we won't have to worry about sales."

Chen Jiageng was not as optimistic as his younger brother. He shook his head and said, "Don't you see that Fengtian's cars are high-quality products, and the price is generally about half higher than that of American cars. You also know the domestic consumption power, which means There won't be too many cars produced, and I'm afraid the consumption of rubber will be very limited."

When Chen Jingxian and Chen Jimin heard it, they immediately felt that it was very reasonable, but they were still a little unwilling.At this moment, a person suddenly walked over quickly, and shouted from a long distance: "Uncle Clan, my nephew is late, I apologize to you!"

It was Chen Qiming who walked over. He was also from a Nanyang overseas Chinese family, and he had some kinship with Chen Jiageng. They hadn't seen each other for many years, and everyone seemed very affectionate. Chen Jiageng managed to keep Chen Qiming.

"You kid went to China, and you didn't know how to go home for many years. Don't you know that everyone misses you!"

Chen Qiming also showed guilt on his face: "I am so busy with work that I hardly have time to spare. Originally, I should have greeted you when you arrived, but it was a critical time a few days ago and I couldn't get away!"

"It's okay, we're traveling all over the world, and we don't have to worry about getting lost. It's important."

Although Chen Jiageng didn't know the specific affairs that Chen Qiming was in charge of, he probably knew that he served Fengjun.So very pleased.