Traveling through the Republic of China, I married a dead person

Guo Deyi came with Zhou Beiwang, Cheng Zifeng and an officer with the rank of major.

Su Bai came out of the lobby and invited the three people into the house.

Zhou Beiwang introduced to Su Bai that Cheng Zifeng was the county magistrate of Longxing County who was reappointed by the provincial government, and that the major officer was named Bi Yuming, the director of the newly established Political Training Department of the Security Regiment.

Su Bai's first reaction was that this person was not a simple person. He was most likely planted in various troops by the National Government after it seized the positions of several local emperors.

The name of an organization quickly came to mind: Military Control Commission.

This was confirmed by Zhou Beiwang. In order to show the importance attached to the Temporary Seventh Army, some officers were sent this time to assist the Temporary Seventh Army in political education, security, military discipline and other aspects, to enhance cohesion and combat effectiveness.

Su Bai knew clearly that although it was called assistance, it actually meant supervision.

Zhou Beiwang's next explanation made Su Bai feel that Kong Chen was no longer as confident in Zhou Beiwang as before. The Temporary Seventh Army currently only had a political training department in the division and brigade-level troops. Commander Kong believed that although the Longxing Guard Regiment was not even a fully staffed regiment, it was guarding the rear of the Temporary Seventh Army and was very important. It was he who requested to give the Guard Regiment a special treatment, set up a political training department and send officers to it.

"Special treatment?" Su Bai didn't care what Bi Yuming thought, and asked Zhou Beiwang directly: "Is Commander Kong dissatisfied with you?"

This is indeed the case. After Yang Huasen launched the mutiny, Kong Chen ordered the arrest of the families of the mutinous soldiers within the three counties. Zhou Beiwang did not execute this order well.

Bi Yuming took over the conversation and praised Zhou Beiwang for his loyalty and righteousness. After all, they were former comrades-in-arms and their family members should not be punished. The Kuomintang government was also very angry when they learned about this, and Kong Chen was scolded for it.

Since Bi Yuming was planted in the army by the Military Control Commission, although his military rank was lower than Zhou Beiwang's, he was not someone Zhou Beiwang could command.

To be more precise, he would listen to orders when he wanted to, and if he didn't want to listen, he could bring up the above issues to pressure Zhou Beiwang.

Cheng Zifeng came to visit Su Bai to reminisce about the past and also for the Chamber of Commerce of Longxing City. He wanted to invite Su Bai to serve as the president of Longxing Chamber of Commerce.

"If the eldest young lady is unwilling to take the position, I'm afraid no one in Longxing City will dare to take this position!" Cheng Zifeng repeatedly stated that he sincerely invited Su Bai to take the position.

Su Bai declined.

It's not appropriate for a woman to be the president of the Chamber of Commerce, especially since she is pregnant.

After talking about the Chamber of Commerce, Zhou Beiwang mentioned something related to the Kong Mansion. The Temporary Seventh Army wanted to expand, and currently it was short of both men and guns. This time he came with the order of Commander Kong, to recruit 35 strong men from the Kong Mansion to serve as soldiers.

"Thirty-five?" Su Bai asked Zhou Beiwang, "Do we have thirty-five strong men in the Kong Mansion? Commander Kong is not asking me to go to the streets to catch people for him, right?"

Kong Chen not only wanted people, but also guns. The Kong Mansion employed more than 20 armed servants. Although they did not have heavy weapons, the guns were all new guns issued when Master Kong was alive.

Bi Yuming, who had been silent, explained on behalf of Zhou Beiwang that there was currently a platoon of guards living in the Kong Mansion, and the Kong Mansion no longer needed its own armed guards. Moreover, this guard platoon was specifically reported to the provincial government by Commander Kong, and the provincial government did not object.

Is this considered a special approval?

Su Bai called Guo Deyi over and showed the names of the flowers to Zhou Beiwang and Bi Yuming. There were exactly 35 people who met Kong Chen's requirements of being strong and healthy.

Kong Chen probably didn’t know that Yuan Yuze and Xu Tianyi had entered the mansion. Excluding them, the number would be 33.

If we count Yan Xi and Erga who just died, there are exactly 35 people!

Su Bai couldn't help but curse Kong Chen in his heart again. It turned out that he knew the Kong Mansion so well!

"Oh, I will report this situation to the commander, so... 33?" Zhou Beiwang asked Su Bai.

"I didn't expect Captain Zhou to be so reasonable." Su Bai was insulting him.

Currently, there is a maid in each room of the five concubines in the Kong Mansion, including the second wife. The eldest daughter Kong Man has one, and Su Bai has one, for a total of seven maids.

After Kong Chen conscripted these 33 men, except for Yuan Yuze and Xu Tian, ​​there were only three men left in the mansion: Kong Dai, Guo Deyi and the accountant Mr. Sun.

There were four maids in the front yard, including the cook and those who did odd jobs.

As a result, there were only 11 women and 3 old men left in the Kong Mansion, including the maids and servants.

I was discussing with Guo Deyi about reducing the number of staff a few days ago, and now it’s Kong Chen who has made this happen.

"Go ahead, go ahead. As long as they are willing, I don't care." Su Bai raised his hand.

"It is not up to them whether they are willing or not. We are facing a powerful enemy now. The Japanese have occupied our four eastern provinces and have been coveting North China for a long time. It is time for the country to use military force." Bi Yuming's great truth came.

Isn't this just conscripting young men? If you think about it, it makes sense. All these armed servants in the Kong Mansion can use guns. Even if they are not good soldiers when they are sent to the battlefield, they can still be used.

In this case, the Kong Mansion would have to recruit a few people. Such a large Kong Mansion could not be without men. Even though there were Gao Hu's guards, they were not available to him at any time.

Life returned to normal, and Longxing City also had a new look due to the official takeover by the national government.

In the basement, the cultivation process of Streptomyces went smoothly. The leftovers would become moldy within a few days, and the production of the first batch of penicillin and streptomycin was officially started.

If everything goes well, the first batch of products will be available in half a month.

But this peaceful life only lasted for three days.

Kong Dai went to find Kong Zhengliang and informed him that the eldest young lady had decided that she would be the one to manage the Kong family's land in the future, and asked him to come to the Kong Mansion to report.

Kong Zhengliang didn't give any face at all, claiming that the only account to be paid was to Kong Chen. This did not pose a problem for Su Bai, so he asked Kong Dai and Guo Deyi to take people to each village to notify the farmers that they would no longer pay rent to Kong Zhengliang.

The accounts in Kong Zhengliang's hands were nothing more than which farmers had paid rent and which farmers owed rent. Su Bai handed the matter over to Yuan Yuze, notifying all villages to forgive all previous accounts. It was already autumn, and most of the fields were corn, cabbage and some crops with low yields. The rent and grain quotas for the remaining months were waived so that everyone could have a good new year.

Su Bai knew that if this happened, Kong Zhengliang would definitely go to Kong Chen to complain, and his first head-on conflict with Kong Chen was about to begin.

Unexpectedly, instead of waiting for Kong Chen, I received a piece of news.

Su Bai's fake identity as the eldest lady was exposed, and the news spread like wildfire in Longxing City.

There are also details that say that in order to cover up the truth, Su Bai killed the second wife, Dr. Jiang, Yan Xi and Erga in the mansion and many other people who knew the truth.

This was the news brought back by Yuan Tianze. As soon as Su Bai got the news, he immediately went to the Security Regiment to find Zhou Beiwang to discuss countermeasures.

Zhou Beiwang also knew about this. County Magistrate Cheng Zifeng took this matter very seriously and ordered the police chief to investigate the case personally. The results of the investigation were also out. This news was written on paper and posted everywhere in Longxing City. According to incomplete statistics, there were at least a dozen places on the streets of Longxing.

The answer is very simple. It is because Yan Xi’s accomplices in the mansion have not been completely exterminated. Since the first two accomplices died, this person did not dare to blackmail Su Bai easily again. He made the matter public to vent his anger.

There was also sufficient time to commit the crime. After Kong Chen forcibly conscripted 33 people from the Kong Mansion into the army, he gave them three days to go home and prepare. This man used these three days to publicize the matter.

"What should we do?" Su Bai asked.

Zhou Beiwang only answered with one word: "Run!"