Beiyang reactionaries

"How many, it's hard to say the specifics. By the way, I have a book here, you can read it."

As Zhang Zizhong said, he took out a book from his clothes and handed it to Gu Pinzhen.Gu Pinzhen took a look and saw "New Three People's Principles" written on it.If it was in the past, Gu Pinzhen would definitely say that the kid who wrote this did not know the heights of the sky and the earth.

But after hearing what Zhang Zizhong said, it was different.

Take it carefully.

"Guys, it's too late, I'll go back first. If you have anything to do, you can find me. Have a good rest tomorrow. After recovering your energy, we will continue to go north the day after tomorrow."

Zhang Zizhong left after speaking.

Gu Pinzhen sent Zhang Zizhong to the door, then returned to the room, and opened the book solemnly.Ye Quan, Jiang Meiling, Yang Jie, and Wang Kai who were nearby surrounded him.They were born in the Tongmenghui in the late Qing Dynasty, and they are very familiar with Sun Yat-sen's Three People's Principles.

Today someone actually redefines the Three Principles of the People, how could everyone not be surprised.

"This part is really well written."

"Yes."

"I don't know how there are such theoretical masters in Sichuan."

Several people flipped through the book slowly, but soon Gu Pinzhen closed the book and said: "This Zhang Zizhong told us this, what does it mean to give us this book?"

Gu Pinzhen is not a child.

To be honest, Gu Pinzhen was surprised a lot after reading this book.Because the writing is so good, it even has the same feeling as when he saw Sun Yat-sen giving a speech when he just went to Japan.

But such things cannot come out casually.

So what does it mean that Zhang Zizhong gave it to himself?

"Could this be something that Mr. Zhongshan just thought of recently. He wants to re-establish the revolutionary party organization in Sichuan?"

Jiang Meiling asked suddenly.

"I don't know."

Gu Pinzhen shook her head.

Sun Yat-sen's Tongmenghui was already torn apart. After the Second Revolution, Sun Yat-sen created the Chinese Revolutionary Party in order to unify the organization.But this was abandoned by many people, or criticized by many people.

At that time, everyone was revolutionizing together, with the purpose of establishing a republican government.But now you ask everyone to press their fingerprints to be loyal to you, what do you mean?Therefore, many revolutionary party leaders, former veterans of the Tongmenghui, refused to join the Chinese Revolutionary Party founded by Sun Yat-sen.Not only refused, but many people were very disgusted with Sun Yat-sen's approach, so many people criticized Sun Yat-sen.

So it is not impossible for him to re-form the Revolutionary Party.After the War to Protect the Country and Yuan Shikai's death, Sun Yat-sen and others who fled to Japan have also begun to return to China to reorganize the original revolutionary party organization in the country.Therefore, it is reasonable to want to abolish the Chinese Revolutionary Party.But Gu Pinzhen thought it was impossible, so he frowned and said, "You guys are about the same age as this Zhang Zizhong, so get in touch with him more along the way."

"Yes."

88 different

"Chen Chen (Zhang Zizhong)."

After a few days of contact, everyone is already familiar with a lot.They even have a lot of common topics, and the relationship is getting better and better, so that Gu Pinzhen has already called Zhang Zizhong directly.Completely forget the fact that the current relationship between the two parties is not good.

It was mainly Zhang Zizhong who left a very good impression on Gu Pinzhen.Seeing that the troops he led were neat and uniform, they looked like an elite soldier.Moreover, Zhang Zizhong was very eloquent and knowledgeable, which Gu Pinzhen appreciated very much.

It's a pretty good mood to meet such an outstanding officer after being able to enter Sichuan.

"General Gu."

"When we passed Neijiang just now, I saw that it seemed to say Sichuan Salt Industry Company. I hadn't heard of it before."

Gu Pinzhen was puzzled.

The Dian army is eyeing Sichuan, and it is even more salivating at Sichuan salt. In fact, it also has its own agents in the Neijiang area.Therefore, the Yunnan Army knows many things about Sichuan Salt.Because of the Sichuan salt, the government income in Sichuan is very high, and the income is several million every year.

But again, it is precisely because of Sichuan Salt's high income that the competition is fierce.

The government, the local power faction, the Gelaohui, private salt, and even the Yunnan Army and the Guizhou Army also have forces. Anyway, it is a mixed bag.It is not just the government that mines Sichuan salt here.When the Qing Dynasty was in power, private salt in Sichuan was very rampant.

After the Revolution of [-] it became even more chaotic.

The Dian army entered Sichuan in the year of Xinhai and plundered Sichuan salt.Later, the governor of southern Sichuan appeared here. A bandit took advantage of the [-] Revolution to occupy Sichuan Yan and began to expand his power.However, after the reorganization of the Sichuan Army, it was regained here.

But when the Sichuan government regained control of Sichuan Salt, there were already many local powerful factions here.They are too powerful for the Sichuan provincial government to deal with.As a result, Chuanyan was divided up by various powerful factions.

This is just the origin.

And shipping, selling, it's huge profits.For these things, powers from all over the world sent you to fight for each other, and it was a mess.For several years after the Xinhai Year, the Sichuan provincial government failed to solve this problem.

But when I passed through Neijiang just now, I found that the Neijiang area is very stable.

"General Gu, I do know about this. Since General Duan became governor of Sichuan, we established the Sichuan Salt Bureau and the Sichuan Salt Industry Company. The industry company is responsible, and the Sichuan Salt Bureau supervises.”

"The property of the provincial government?"

"Yes."

Although Gu Pinzhen just asked casually, she was terrified in her heart.The profit of Sichuan Salt for one year is far more than that of the opium business in Yunnan, even several or ten times the profit.Although Gu Pinzhen didn't know the exact situation, it was certain that Chuanyan's annual income exceeded 3000 million yuan.It may even be worth [-] to [-] million a year for the entire Sichuan Salt.

After all, the government's control was limited in the past, but even so, Sichuan Salt's financial revenue has 500 million silver dollars every year.This already excludes private salt and what the local government handed over after looting.Because the southwestern provinces and even the central provinces eat salt that is provided by Sichuan.Now the Sichuan Provincial Government directly monopolizes Sichuan Salt, and they control everything from production to sales, so a large amount of money lost in the past and in the middle will directly go into the pockets of the Provincial Government.

How much money can the Sichuan provincial government make this year?

What Zhang Zizhong said was simple.

But Gu Pinzhen knew that this was definitely not a simple matter.There are so many benefits in Sichuan Salt, and you can take them back if you want.The Sichuan provincial government took back everything in Sichuan Yan, and I don't know how much trouble it caused.

I don't even know how many people were killed.

The forces that previously occupied Sichuan Salt were all powerful factions.If it wasn't for the killing of the head rolling, it would be impossible to take it back.

Duan Xun.

very tough.

Gu Pinzhen sighed.It's really not a good thing to be neighbors with such a person.Just by taking back the control of Sichuan Salt, the Sichuan provincial government will immediately have millions or tens of millions more funds.

How many troops can be fed with so much money.

In order to feed the army, Yunnan was pointed at the nose and scolded.But even if thousands of people criticize it, Yunnan still has to grow opium.Because without opium, Yunnan cannot support the army.However, the income from the opium trade is only 300 to [-] million.But look at Sichuan, the level of wealth far exceeds that of Yunnan.The income brought by one Sichuan Salt alone is more than the finance of the entire province of Yunnan.

Going north from Gao County, Gu Pinzhen really saw a lot along the way.Calm and secure.

The Dian army is eyeing Sichuan, and they are very clear about the situation in Sichuan.Since the Revolution of [-], the most serious problem in Sichuan has been the Gelaohui.Especially after Yin Changheng became the governor of Sichuan, the entire Sichuan Yamen became the hall of the Gelaohui.

Although Yin Changheng later changed the situation under the accusations of various forces, the Gelaohui is still rampant in Sichuan.Of course, it doesn't mean that all elder brother associations are bad. On the contrary, there are really people with such loyalty among them.

But Gelaohui is a social gang after all.