The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

At first, he had this plan - Duan Zhigui was a warlord of the Anhui clique, and he could get along with Old Duan and Little Xu;

Moreover, there were so many connections within the faction that could be utilized. He served as a spokesperson in the interior and served as the governor of Jinan Prefecture for the Fengtian faction... This was the best solution that Jiang Cheng thought of at the time.

"Xuecheng, don't think what I said is harsh. Your brother took the escort brigade to Shandong to occupy Jinan Prefecture in order to grab the credit. Now he is in trouble and has to make us plan for him."

As if she could see Jiang Cheng's silence, Zhang Tinglan glanced at Sun Zhengnan who hadn't spoken a word, and said coldly, "Xuecheng, think about it carefully. If Jilin were to use the energy shared by the people in the interior of the country on themselves, should we..."

However, before he finished speaking, Zhang Xuecheng suddenly couldn't help himself. He stood up and looked around at Jiang Cheng, Zhang Tinglan and Sun Zhengnan with great anger: "Damn it, I'm on the front line in Hunchun, guarding the port and our territory. I'm busy every day settling immigrants, reclaiming land, digging canals and diverting water, and every now and then there are those little Japanese tobacco dealers who cause trouble for me..."

"You guys are all staying comfortably in the capital, talking and planning... but in reality, aren't you just moving your brains and talking nonsense?"

"Besides, the incident in Jinan Prefecture was instigated by Guo Guizi and my brother. Okay, let's just say that it was him who caused the trouble. What does it have to do with me, Zhang Zhuqing?"

As he spoke, he became more and more agitated, and he even said, "Stop arguing, I'm going back to Fengtian and quitting this job!" and turned to leave.

It’s really strange. Zhang Tinglan has always been a taciturn person... Why is he so sharp-tongued today?
As he quickly turned his gaze towards him, Sun Zhengnan, who was quick-witted, quickly checked with his boss and walked forward a few steps: "Hey, I've learned it! What you said really hurts our feelings..."

"The achievements of Hunchun can be seen by everyone, whether it's Mr. Jiang or any of us—"

How can I keep my face? Zhang Xuecheng first turned his head and glared at Jiang Cheng, then angrily said to Zhang Tinglan who was blaming him: "Yes, everyone thinks I have made contributions, but there are people in this room who don't think so!"

Who would have thought that as soon as he said this sarcastic remark, Zhang Tinglan immediately flew into a rage: "Zhang Xuecheng, stop making trouble all day long!"

"I admit that you have made contributions in reclaiming wasteland and cultivating land in Hunchun - but I want to ask you, opium has appeared in Jilin recently, what is going on?!"

Jiang Cheng's eyes twitched, and he stood up from behind his desk: "Alright! I didn't ask Xuecheng to come back today to talk about this."

Zhang Tinglan seemed not to have heard it, and stared at Zhang Xuecheng coldly: "Let me ask you, are all the goods coming into Tumen Port food, weapons, and building materials?"

"Three days ago, British businessman Steve Daven unloaded seven boxes of pharmaceutical equipment. What was that?!"

Why... did he suddenly bring this up?
In fact, Jiang Cheng knew it very well:

After the beginning of spring, Zhang Tinghui successfully contacted the Bai family of Tongzhitang through Duan Xinyu, and the factory that researched various Chinese patent medicines finally got on track.

She and Yan Ziwen bought a batch of equipment from Britain, which were being delivered to the factory one after another - but this third brother-in-law secretly told Jiang Cheng that there were actually seven boxes of opium hidden on the ship!

You should know that since Jilin's comprehensive ban on smoking, Jiang Cheng has issued different punishment regulations for all types of production and sales of smoking.

Seven large boxes of opium were enough to get him shot on the spot.

However, when everyone was stunned by these deadly things, Zhang Xuecheng took the initiative to stand up and say that he would guarantee the goods and asked the boatmen to unload the ship quickly.

"Xuecheng, I actually know about this thing." Seeing the other party's face suddenly turn gray, Jiang Cheng said calmly, "You have to tell me honestly, where is the thing?"

I……

Zhang Xuecheng hesitated and said with a bitter face: "My Lord Jiang, you, you just can't give me any face?"

"Okay, okay, okay...Isn't it okay for me to tell you? Actually, this batch of goods was...that bastard Taehoon asked me for it!"

"The seven boxes of stuff were still sealed. I didn't even touch any of them. I loaded them all into his car and sent them directly to Harbin. As for where he sent them, I really don't know."

After saying this, he scratched his hair in annoyance and told the whole story, "Forget it, we are all brothers, so I will just tell you the truth: seven boxes of goods, Tae-hoon promised me two thousand dollars... money, all my money is gone, okay? We are all brothers, give me some face!"

Zhang Tinglan looked at Jiang Cheng. Although his tone was gentler than before, it was still a bit aggressive: "Now that the truth has been revealed, Mr. Jiang, there are some things I have to say:"

"Ever since Ting Shu led the team to study abroad, I have led the Snow Foxes and taken charge of the general affairs of the anti-smoking in Jilin. Just now, Xuecheng said that we can stay comfortably in the capital, but in fact, have the brothers not faced threats from tobacco dealers every day?"

"We've made so many sacrifices here, but you're doing this for just two thousand dollars... Don't you think that the drugs you sent to Harbin will flow back to Jilin in a few days?"

During the Republic of China period, although the city of Harbin was close to Heilongjiang Province, its regional division was still in Jilin... It is currently considered a transition zone with Heilongjiang Province.

What was Wu Taixun planning to do by bringing the opium there?
Looking at Jiang Cheng's suddenly cold eyes, Zhang Xuecheng smiled awkwardly: "What you said is... I feel that opium is really not a good thing; but, but it's Tae-hun after all, and the matter has fallen on me, what can I say?"

"If I decline, Second Master will scold me to death with a telegram..."

Jiang Cheng was silent.

This is the problem that Jilin has been facing all along: let alone the areas outside the Great Wall, even in the whole of China, Jilin is the only province that bans smoking.

In the late Qing Dynasty, and even throughout the Republic of China, smoking opium was not only not illegal, but was also an important source of fiscal revenue.

Currently in
The army has suppressed it. Now even if a former drug addict like Zhang Xuecheng wants to continue in the Jilin Army, he has to quit smoking.

"But if it's always like this, what's the point of banning smoking?"

Zhang Tinglan's expression was very gloomy. "Let's not talk about those far away. Some rich people who want to smoke this will go to the opium dens in Feng Province and Hei Province. Can we control them?"

"Some even secretly indulge themselves in their own houses... Even now, there are still people who enjoy smoking with prostitutes in their mansions. Feilan, this job is really hard!"

This is what is called an incomplete smoking ban, which means no smoking ban at all.

Jiang Cheng looked back at Zhang Tinglan, who was already emotional: "Just do what you have to do." (End of this chapter)