Beiyang reactionaries

On the point of opium, even the Southern Revolutionary Party is not qualified to blame Duan Xun, but can only blame the Dian Army and the Qian Army.This is the so-called moral high ground.There are great benefits to having the moral high ground.

Originally, Duan Xun wanted to pave the way, but Deng Hanxiang said what Duan Xun meant in one go.

"You mean that opium in Yunnan and Guizhou cannot be banned?"

Duan Xun immediately asked Deng Hanxiang with a solemn expression.

Deng Hanxiang nodded.

Then he continued: "General, unless the Yunnan Army and the Guizhou Army choose to abolish their troops. Otherwise, they will grow more and more opium instead of less and less. But let them downsize their troops, no matter who is ambitious Tang Jiyao, the governor of the Tang Dynasty, or Liu Xianshi, the governor of Guizhou who wanted to get rid of the control of the Yunnan army, they could not choose to downsize their troops. As long as their troops don’t downsize, then they can only continue to use opium to raise military salaries.”

"You mean their opium will continue to flow into Sichuan?"

"of course."

When Deng Hanxiang said this, the faces of these people present were not good-looking.

The same goes for those who are closely related to Yunnan and Guizhou.During the Revolution of [-], the Yunnan army was the most powerful in the southwest, so these revolutionary parties in the southwest had the deepest relationship with the Yunnan army.

Like Xiong Kewu and Li Weiru, the war to protect the country was entirely dependent on the Yunnan army going north.

But even so, their faces are not pretty now.Regardless of their relationship with the Yunnan Army, they are all Sichuanese, native Sichuanese.Nothing combined can compare to their feelings for Sichuan.You Yunnan and Guizhou use opium to harm Sichuan, how can they look good.If they were allowed to choose, of course they would choose Sichuan, because Sichuan is their home.

"Everyone, I plan to send electricity to Tang Jiyao and Liu Xianshi, so that they will ban the cultivation of opium in their respective territories. I will also report to Beijing, so that Beijing can give them an order."

"General, why bother."

Wan Xuan stood up.

Then he said directly: "The last time Cai E's Yunnan Army troops entered Sichuan, they sold countless opium in Sichuan. Now that Sichuan has started drug control in the whole province, he dared to sell opium to us in Yunnan and Guizhou. Don't take us seriously at all. General, as long as you give an order, I will immediately take my fourth division and attack Yunnan. Burn all the opium in Yunnan and shovel all the opium fields planted. I Let them keep growing opium, and I'll let them sell it."

"It's the general."

Liu Xiang also stood up.

Liu Xiang complained in his heart that Wan Xuancai, a general who was born as a bandit, had faster eyesight than himself.Liu Xiang's mind was turning quickly. Although the opium incident was very irritating, it was not enough for Duan Xun, a governor of a province, to take it so seriously and show such anger.

It should have just been handed over to Yang Wei.

But Duan Xun was so fanatical, and even summoned all the military generals himself, he had other ideas at first sight.Liu Xiang's mind is very flexible, and he immediately thought that Duan Xun might plot against Yunnan, so he wanted to stand up and support Duan Xun, expressing his determination.But he didn't expect that before he could speak, the bandit Wan Xuancai robbed him of his words.

Therefore, he couldn't sit still, and immediately stood up and said, "Yes, general. The Dian army and the Qian army are protecting these opium merchants for military expenses. I don't know how many people will be harmed in the future. As long as you give an order, general, my third division 1 More than [-] officers and soldiers will definitely go south and burn all the opium in Yunnan and Guizhou. How can we tolerate them continuing to use opium to harm the people of the country.”

"General, give your order."

Shang Zhen was not so explicit, but he still spoke.

Song Yuren, Xiang Chu, and Xiong Kewu were all very surprised.What do these generals of Duan Xun's department mean? Could it be that the War to Protect the Country has just ended, and Duan Xun still has to fight the Yunnan Army and the Guizhou Army?

Is it?

What is the idea of ​​the Beijing government, what is the idea of ​​Duan Qirui?Duan Qirui has always wanted to unify China by force, especially to eradicate these disobedient warlords in the south.This is known to many people.

The reason why the southern warlords have always supported Li Yuanhong is because Duan Qirui wants to unify by force, while Li Yuanhong hopes that everyone will be harmonious.Duan Xun is Duan Qirui's direct descendant, does Duan Qirui have any ideas?Duan Xun wants to go to war with the Yunnan Army and the Guizhou Army?

They all disliked the Yunnan and Guizhou troops for selling opium to Sichuan, but they were not ready to start a war.

"Don't be impatient."

Duan Xun is now happy in his heart.

Damn, after months of fishing and catching so many opium merchants, it looks like it's working out fine.The generals under him are also very smart and understand what they mean.But Duan Xun would not be so reckless, fighting against the Yunnan Army and the Guizhou Army at once.Duan Xun never thought about fighting them now. After all, the reorganization of his troops has just started, and many troops have only a reorganization but no one, and the training of recruits has not been completed.Now is not the time to fight.

So Duan Xun said: "Ming Jie (Deng Hanxiang)."

"General."

"Give power to Tang Jiyao and Liu Xianshi in my name, asking them to give me an explanation, and explain to me what happened this time. Then send power to Beijing, tell me about this incident, and ask Beijing to generate power to blame Yunnan and Guizhou. "

"Yes."

Deng Hanxiang nodded.

In fact, China and the United Kingdom are currently conducting surveys on opium cultivation in China.Because China and the United Kingdom negotiated and asked the United Kingdom to ban the sale of opium to China, and the United Kingdom also asked China to ban the cultivation of opium in China.

It sounds good.

Actually?

The opium grown in India is still continuously shipped into China, and it is the British merchants who brought Indian opium into China.And China grows more and more opium itself.But the fact is like this, but on the surface everyone must abide by it.

Therefore, Duan Xun must first put pressure on Tang Jiyao and Liu Xianshi, and overwhelm them from public opinion.

"Invite reporters from major media outlets to Sichuan, and let them see how opium merchants in Yunnan and Guizhou sell opium to Sichuan."

"Yes."

From official to public opinion, Duan Xun wanted to make Tang Jiyao and Liu Xianshi rotten.Only in this way can he be able to clean up his actions in the war to protect the country.When wars are fought in the future, only then will I be able to stand on the moral high ground, and only then will I have legitimacy and justice on my side.This time things were done really well.

This is also the time when Duan Xun can gain enough reputation.

Therefore, Duan Xun said: "Also, I will officially publish my statement to the major Chinese newspapers. Duan Xun, the Sichuan Military Affairs Supervisor and Governor of Sichuan, declares here that as long as I have a breath, I will fight opium to the end. Anyone who grows opium , the person who trades opium, and any power behind him, no matter who he is, is my enemy Duan Xun. I will fight them to the end until opium is completely eradicated in China."

What Duan Xun was talking about was iron-clad.

I'm going to consume opium.I want to be a pioneer in China's smoking ban, I want to... Anyway, Duan Xun needs a good reputation.Anti-opium is indeed a very good thing.

"Yes."

85 divisions

"General Tang, should you give us an explanation?"

Kunming, Yunnan.

Yunnan Governor's Mansion.

Deng Hanxiang stood there, and many of the generals of the Yunnan Army in the Governor's Mansion looked angrily at the eloquent Deng Hanxiang.But Deng Hanxiang was not nervous at all, nor did he have any fear. Instead, he stood in the middle, pointed at Tang Jiyao's nose and scolded Tang Jiyao.

He scolded Tang Jiyao for conniving opium in Yunnan, and even said that Tang Jiyao was the biggest tobacco dealer behind him.Accused that because of Tang Jiyao's reasons, Yunnan opium entered Sichuan and harmed Sichuan.Let Tang Jiyao give Sichuan an explanation.

What should I do?

Give me an explanation.

Sitting on it, Tang Jiyao's face kept shaking, and his hands were trembling with anger.Because Deng Hanxiang scolded himself in different ways, and it was still in front of so many of his subordinates.

Tang Jiyao is a man who wants face.