Beiyang reactionaries

Bie Tingfang studied in a private school for ten years, but because he only studied in the countryside, what he learned was very general knowledge.In terms of vision, in terms of new knowledge and ability, and even about things in Chinese history, there are still many things that I don’t understand.

So Duan Xun first told him about the history of smoking.

"The number of people smoking in China is still increasing. In recent decades, foreign companies have started to set up cigarette factories in China and sell cigarettes, and they are very popular among Chinese people. And it is different from smoking opium. It is precisely because There are more and more cigarettes in China, and the profits are also increasing. Under this situation, do you think I can ban cigarettes?"

"but……"

"You wait for me to finish. And you want to ban foreign goods, and I can't agree. Because there are two reasons. The first point is that, don't look at me as a tour envoy in western Henan. I am in more than 20 counties in western Henan. It seems very prestigious to say the same thing. But in the whole of China, I am nothing in our Beiyang army. Now even the government dare not offend foreigners, and our President Yuan dare not offend foreigners. Do you think I dare Do you offend them? They make things and sell things just to make money. You issue such a ban in your small rural area, and people don’t bother to answer you. But this is Western Henan, with more than [-] counties and a population of several million. If I declare in the west of Henan that people in the west of Henan are not allowed to buy foreign goods, and the foreigners ask about the crime, do you think I can afford it?"

foreigners.

Since China was bullied by foreigners in the late Qing Dynasty, the issue of foreigners has been a sensitive issue.Even Yuan Shikai, Duan Qirui and other bigwigs in control of state power dare not offend foreigners at will, let alone a small shrimp like Duan Xun.

Although Duan Xun hated this situation, but before he had enough strength, Duan Xun would not foolishly have conflicts with foreigners.When Yuan Shikai and Duan Qirui used Duan Xun as a scapegoat in order to appease the anger of foreigners, there would be no place to cry.

Don't look at Duan Xun's five people and six people in western Henan, in the eyes of government bosses like Yuan Shikai and Duan Qirui, Duan Xun is just a kid.

If you say cut you, you will cut you, you don't have any strength to resist.

Bie Tingfang felt very awkward listening to Duan Xun's words.But he understood what Duan Xun said.That is Duan Xun dare not offend foreigners.These words were very lacking in ambition, but Bie Tingfang did not underestimate Duan Xun.

Because it is very difficult for a young man like Duan Xun to dare to admit that he is afraid of foreigners.

"Let me talk about the second point. Do you know a word? If you fall behind, you will be beaten. At this stage, China is far behind foreigners. There are many things that we don't have in China, but only foreigners have. I am starting a coal mine recently, but China can't manufacture mines. The machines needed for coal can only be bought by foreigners. Tell me, if I don’t buy them because they are made by foreigners, then my coal can’t be dug. In the same way, if I want to fight, We need weapons. Now our weapons are too backward, and the good weapons are all from foreigners. You can tell me whether I can buy these weapons. Not to mention these things, let’s talk about the current noodle factories and paper factories in China, and the machines used one by one. They are all made in foreign countries, don’t you buy these machines?”

"this?"

Bie Tingfang is very good.

But I have been nesting in a ravine, a closed country, where I know these things, and I have never considered these things.He only knows that foreigners bully China, and Chinese people should not buy things from foreigners.This is his simplest philosophy.

Now that Duan Xun said this, Bie Tingfang's head was completely confused, and she didn't know what to say.

Because he doesn't know these things at all, and he hasn't understood them, let alone thought about them.His injunctions come more out of his very simple feelings.This is not something after his rational analysis.

"Xiangzhai (Bie Tingfang), sometimes we can't do whatever we want. You can do whatever you want in a small place in the inner countryside, and no one will say anything about you. People in the small inner countryside may think you are very powerful. But The higher the position, the more you have to think about, you need a longer-term vision, and you need to know how to restrain your temper. Do you know what the best way to resist foreign goods is?"

"what?"

"We must learn to make things that foreigners can make. Foreigners can sell things to us in China, and we in China will sell things to foreigners in the future. We must not only learn to make things, but also make things better than foreigners. But If we want to make something better than foreigners, what should we do? We must first admit our backwardness and learn from the strengths of foreigners. It is not a shame to admit that we are worse than others. We are obviously worse than others, but we do not admit it The gap, that's the most embarrassing thing."

semi-consciously.

Bie Tingfang was really in a daze.

Bie Tingfang never thought about what Duan Xun said.Bie Tingfang's biggest dream before was to become the most powerful person in the inner countryside, and then promote her ideas in the inner countryside.

But when he saw Duan Xun just now, he was greatly shocked by what Duan Xun said.It can even be said that he did not understand many words.

"Xiangzhai (Bie Tingfang), I will appoint you as the director of Luoning Lijin Bureau. The checkpoints around Luoning belong to you. As long as the goods pass through Luoning, no matter what kind of goods or whoever is You have to pay taxes. If it’s opium, you pay five times as much.”

"Yes."

"You can think about what I said to you. If you have any ideas, you can come to me directly. If you can't figure out something, you can also come to me directly. When you fully understand what I said, there will be more in the future." What important things are waiting for you to do."

27 politics

"Brother Jing'an (Jiang Hongyu)."

"Commander, there are quite a few bandits in Mianchi. Except for Song Tiancai's second battalion, the guard battalion has only been established for a long time. You can't really let the artillery battalion and machine gun battalion go out and wipe them out. Bandit?"

Duan Xun's North Detachment was divided into two parts.

Song Tiancai led the second battalion straight to Mianchi, and Duan Xun brought the guard battalion, artillery battalion, machine gun brigade, teaching brigade, and officer brigade to Xin'an.

Jiang Hongyu is here these days.

Dig coal.

Both Xin'an and Mianchi have coal mines, and the reserves of coal mines are not low.It's just that there are many bandits in Mianchi, and the bandits in Xin'an have already been swept away by Chen Ping once.Although I dare not say that the bandits in Xin'an have been wiped out, it is much safer.Moreover, Xin'an is close to Luoyang. After the establishment of a coal mine, the transportation will be much better.Taking advantage of Luoyang, the main traffic route in the Central Plains, it can be sent to most cities.

So these days Jiang Hongyu is busy building a coal mine in Xin'an.Hearing the news that Duan Xun came to Xin'an, Jiang Hongyu hurried over to pick up Duan Xun.

"Suppress bandits?"

Duan Xun smiled.

Then he sat on the grass, and Jiang Hongyu also sat down.Both of them are soldiers, so they don't pay much attention. They just sit down and chat wherever they want.Duan Xun waved his hand, and several guards left immediately, and started guarding at a distance of more than 20 meters.

"In the spring offensive to suppress bandits in western Henan that I planned, Song County really wanted to suppress bandits, but my side's suppression of bandits was just a cover. Before the northern detachment went north, I had added more than 300 people to Song Tiancai's second battalion. The recruits, let Song Tiancai go to Mianchi, mainly for the training of the second battalion and the combat experience of the second battalion. But I followed the north, and the suppression of the bandits was the secondary purpose."

Li Jishen gathered Duan Xun's most elite troops along the way.

For example, Li Jishen's First Battalion, Wan Xuancai's Secret Service Battalion, and Yu Xuezhong's Cavalry Battalion are all very powerful.They were the main force of the troops that surrounded and wiped out Bai Lang's road.But what Duan Xun brought here, except for Song Tiantian's second battalion, most of the other troops were not suitable for suppressing bandits.Including Duan Xun's guard battalion, it was only a few months old recruits.

Bandits?

I have this idea, but besides suppressing bandits, Duan Xun has other purposes.

"Then you are..."

"I want the whole of Western Henan to know that I, Duan Xun, and the 29th Mixed Brigade are here. I want everyone in Western Henan to know that I, Duan Xun, are different from Liu Zhenhua. I want them to see that the 29th Mixed Brigade and the [-]th Mixed Brigade The Zhensong army is different."

War is always a continuation of politics.

Chen Ping never thought of being just an ordinary officer.Chen Ping wants to be a warlord, a big warlord, even a big warlord with political goals.A warlord without a political goal cannot last long.Especially warlords like China who are in a period of great change, if they do not have clear political goals, they will eventually be eliminated by the times.

How many warlords have there been in the history of the Republic of China, no matter whether it is a big warlord or a small warlord, there are countless warlords of all kinds.But most of the warlords are passing by in a hurry, because they only know how to collect money and squeeze places, without clear political ideas and goals, so they are still unable to become mainstream warlords.

On the contrary, those who can really survive to the end are the new warlords with a political program.Including Lao Jiang, who ruled China for more than 20 years, is actually a new warlord with a political program.Regardless of how he came to power, what he inherited was Sun Yat-sen's political legacy.Of course he is just a new warlord.

Chen Ping also has to slowly let himself get rid of the image of the old warlord, and appear in the eyes of the world with a brand new warlord appearance.

"how do you want to do it."

"Do something and let all the people in Western Henan know."

"whats the matter?"

"You'll know after a look. Let's go to Xin'an to set up a headquarters first. Is there any good place?"

"Xin'an Militia has a command room."

"Okay, let's go there."

Jiang Hongyu was very curious.

Curious what Duan Xun is going to do.But since Duan Xun didn't say anything, Jiang Hongyu didn't ask.