The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

At this point, the only remaining railway guard in the entire Jilin was Suzuki Hideki's army, with a total strength of only one regiment.

"Yes, ma'am, you are right. Even if we add the Japanese police from Changchun and other places, their number is limited."

Sun Zhengnan echoed, "Vladivostok is also in talks with the Russians, and soon our Jilin's development will inevitably accelerate... At this time, it is indeed better to seek stability."

How could Jiang Cheng not understand the logic behind what they were saying?
Previously, in order to maintain stability and to prevent Wu Junsheng and his son from causing themselves less trouble when they were competing with the Japanese, Jiang Cheng turned a blind eye to their encroachment on Harbin and other places.

Even when Wu Taixun blatantly sold opium in Harbin and sent people to grow opium in Jiamusi and other places, he didn't say anything.

"I want to play it safe, but will Second Master and You Quan agree?"

Jiang Cheng stuffed the cigarette box back into his inner pocket, bit his back teeth and said, "Jilin has a total smoking ban, you know -"

"But you all know what Wu Taixun did along the route, right? Besides, apart from manufacturing and selling opium, we have no access to taxes in Harbin and other places, and we have no control over conscription—"

"But how much military funds does my third brother-in-law need every year? It's not that I can't support them - I just hate raising someone else's son and ruining my own land!"

After these words, the two realized that Jiang Cheng was determined to take action against Harbin... and he sent Jiang Dengxuan because he planned to use an iron-blooded approach.

The financial resources must be recovered, and government affairs must comply with the order of the Jilin capital - in addition, if you, Wu Taixun, continue to want to station troops in Harbin, fine, get the money yourself, and don't mess around on my land!
That night, Zhang Zuoxiang went to the Governor's Mansion to coordinate these matters with Jiang Cheng - but it was clear that his son-in-law was determined, which made the assistant commander sigh.

So he told Jiang Cheng all the news from the capital and even Fengtian since the New Year:
At the end of last year, Feng Guozhang died of illness. As expected, Cao Kun succeeded him as the nominal commander of the Zhili system.

Xu Shichang became the president of the Republic of China - Jiang Cheng knew very well that this guy was extremely pro-Japanese, and the subsequent currency diplomacy was initiated by them.

He had repeatedly infringed upon the interests of the Japanese and had driven all the forces of the Ministry of the Army out of Jilin... In the future, Xu's cabinet would most likely, through the Marshal, often cause trouble for him.

The Fengtian side had also been in contact with the Japanese. Although the Kwantung Army Governor's Office was abolished, its authority was not abolished.

The Japanese military suffered a series of losses and began to think of Zhang Yuting.

On the one hand, they planned to take action through Fengtian, and on the other hand, they wanted to use Xu Shichang to continue to encroach from the Jiaozhou Peninsula to Shandong...

Jiang Cheng knew very well that under such circumstances, Jilin, which was like a pure land, would soon be threatened.

Although Matsushita Hideki of the General Staff has been "cooperative" so far, he will inevitably become aggressive as time goes on;
In addition, Jilin borders North Korea, and without absolute national defense power, it would be difficult to prevent an invasion from the opposite side.

After thinking it over for a while, he spoke to Zhang Zuoxiang from the bottom of his heart:

While stabilizing the front line in Heilongjiang Province, he has been in dialogue with the Russians. During the embargo against China, Vladivostok was a good gateway;
At the same time, he also reached an agreement with the Americans. The Angolans were willing to sell him goods in various fields, including steel, weapons, oil, cotton, etc.

If Harbin was not opened, he could certainly unload the ship in Vladivostok, but transporting it to Jilin would be a hassle, and there was no guarantee that the Wu family's father and son would not take advantage of it... Harbin was the most important hub on the railway.

Zhang Zuoxiang didn't know what to say when he heard that he had considered so many things. "Feilan, you have ambition, aspirations, and the ability to develop. Dad is very pleased!"

Zhang Zuoxiang thought about it carefully and finally spoke, "I came back from the capital to attend the funeral of the former commander-in-chief, and heard a lot of opposition voices about you and your son."

"From top to bottom, troubles are coming one after another - it's good that you want development, but sudden changes will inevitably hurt vested interests to a certain extent, and they will inevitably fight back."

Knowing that he said this because he was worried that the Jiang and Wu families would follow the same path as Tang Yulin, Zhang Jinghui and others, Jiang Cheng said very seriously: "Dad, you are thinking about me, Fei Lan is touched from the bottom of my heart!"

"But we can't be afraid of offending those vested interests and not dare to do it!"

"Don't worry - I won't use any weapons against Mr. Wu..."

"Besides, if our two families really fight, wouldn't the devil be the happiest? Aren't they just looking for an opportunity to make a comeback?"

After Jiang Cheng said this, he easily changed the topic and chatted with him about family matters... At the beginning of the new year, Zhang Tingxue was pregnant again, and Duan Xinyu's baby was gradually growing. "You should be calm and put your heart at ease. I have been the warlord for several years. Can I really mess around?"

"You should spend the New Year in Jilin Prefecture. Fenghua is always thinking about grandpa and misses him very much."

Zhang Zuoxiang was still worried, but when he heard about his cute granddaughter, his face immediately brightened and he didn't continue the sad topic.

As the New Year approaches, the whole of Jilin seems to be very prosperous and stable in a peaceful and harmonious atmosphere.

The introduction of immigrants has begun to take shape, and there is no shortage of manpower in factories, mines, and even in farming and grain production.

Reclaiming wasteland, digging canals, removing poppies and replanting food or cash crops... In particular, the team led by Yang Yucheng worked day and night to tame the swamps and level the grasslands.

In just over half a year, Jilin suddenly had nearly one million acres of arable land.

The abundant harvest once again filled the Changping granary, and very few people in Jilin went hungry... People enjoyed an increasingly affluent life, and during the Spring Festival, they were all very happy and grateful to their God, Jiang Cheng.

However, even if the common people are happy, there are always some people who are unhappy.

On the day Jiang Dengxuan took office, he reiterated that all first-tier towns in Harbin must implement the smoking ban in accordance with the previous smoking ban issued by Jilin.

That month, hundreds of opium dens of all sizes in the city, as well as buildings involved in the opium business, were sealed off... Hundreds of opium dealers were arrested and thousands of practitioners and smokers were detained.

In addition, Jiang Dengxuan also contacted representatives of workers, farmers and businessmen, and reiterated that it was strictly prohibited to grow poppies on arable land in Jilin. Every poppy found must be eradicated... Those who refused to change their ways would be arrested and sentenced to imprisonment.

"Everyone in the city is welcome to check all of the above... I will also introduce a corresponding reward system for checking."

At the meeting, Jiang Dengxuan, who was sitting at the head of the long table, announced, "Once the inspection items are verified, the reward will be allocated immediately!" (End of this chapter)