I traveled through time, starting with two acres of land and a dog

When he woke up, he had already had lunch. After lunch, my father came back and called a meeting of all the responsible persons. He announced that this morning, the county assistant governor had received documents from the provincial, prefectural and county levels, requiring all levels to quell the rebellion, maintain social stability, and speed up the collection of autumn taxes to ensure that they were collected within two months. Therefore, with the mediation of the assistant governor, all parties basically no longer opposed my appointment as deputy captain of the joint defense brigade, so I also promised to issue the appointment documents, immediately withdraw from Tongping Fort and release the Yang family. These were my father's original words.

After listening to this, Du Chenyu remembered one thing. At the end of next year, 1915, President Yuan will ascend the throne and establish the "Chinese Empire", so starting this year, he will require a nationwide ban on wars. This is also the peak moment of the Beiyang warlords' power. Except for Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou, the country has almost been unified. As the saying goes, everything goes up and down, and the vigorous National Protection War will begin at the end of next year. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and must be considered in advance.

They kept their promise, withdrew the troops from Tongping area, released the men in charge of the Yang family, and the Yang family returned to Tongping Fort. My father became the deputy captain of the joint defense brigade as he wished, and was in charge of the 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th regiments in Beishan. Wu Han took over as the head of the Wuying regiment, but he was mainly responsible for civil management.

As post-war matters were dealt with one by one, compensation was arranged for the people in the warring areas, and the land was cultivated again to eliminate traces of artillery bombardment. After a few days, with the help of their team, the people near the base all resumed normal production and life, and they also won the hearts of the people. They sent 200 people to transport the food stored in the back mountain of Tongping back to Baizhang base and joined the original team led by Xue Chen, totaling more than 600 people. No one dared to stop them, and no one was able to stop them.

There were nearly 10 kilograms of grain and more than 10 oceans worth of property, which were shipped back in three batches. This was a huge fortune and would be the key to their rise.

In order to ensure the safety of the base, except for Xue Chen's troops who returned to Banqiao to station, the rest of the team continued to be stationed in Baizhang base and opened up the road from Baizhang to Lianghui Temple. This section of the road has many cliffs and horses cannot be ridden in many places, so it must be repaired.

After a month of rest and recuperation, all resistance forces were basically eliminated in the large area of ​​Lianghui and Liziba. All the gentry and landlords who had been wavering in the early stage were taken into custody and subjected to labor reform. A comprehensive internal rectification campaign was launched. Among them, Banqiao and Baizhang bases were the places where the most suspected spies were found. The technical director of the shipyard, a foreman of the iron factory, and a captain of the guard team were all suspected of being spies. Anyone who committed any harmful behavior would be shot, and those who did not commit any harm would be expelled.

On July 7, an internal trial was held at the base, and eight former base employees, including Factory Director Wang Gui, Old Man Zheng, and Captain Huang, were sentenced and executed by firing squad. This served as a warning to all personnel that traitors must be punished. After this round of rectification, the atmosphere in the jurisdiction has become much more positive.

On July 7, the Third National Assembly was held in secret. Shen Shiyu, as the Secretary-General, prepared for the meeting. Since many people came to the meeting, most of them were in disguise. Under the current complete control of the Beiyang warlords, if there was a rumor that someone was engaged in the revolutionary party and studied the "Three Principles of the People", they would be attacked and destroyed by the garrison. Therefore, the participants were all core personnel, and the meeting was held directly in the evening without prior notice.

The meeting was chaired by my father, who first reported on the current achievements:

Jurisdiction area: Currently, the National Association controls areas including Wuying, Banqiao, Lijiahe, Liziba, Lianghui Temple, and the Guanzikou area between Baizhang and Lianghui. The jurisdiction area accounts for half of Baizhang, but the population is only more than 3, accounting for about a quarter of the county.

Industrial development: There are currently four ironworks, producing more than 500 kilograms of iron per month. One hundred feet can produce crude steel, which can meet the daily production of farm tools, and the rest is sold. Ironware factories, textile factories, gunpowder factories, furniture factories, shipyards, lime factories, and brick factories have been established one by one, and some have started normal production and will be profitable next year.

In terms of civil affairs: primary schools and medical schools have been established in all forts, and Wuying and Banqiao areas have basically achieved the goal of retaining their own enlightenment schools. The enrollment rate for boys exceeds 70%, and the rate for girls has gradually reached 30%. There is no starvation and the society is stable.

Armed Forces:

The regular troops include 3 squadrons, Chen Jinhai's independent team, base escort team, security team, reconnaissance team, special service team, logistics team, and medical team, totaling 1050 people. There are also various security reserve teams with about 800 people. The rest of the young and middle-aged men will participate in militia training, and young women will participate voluntarily. Everyone applauded excitedly every time they heard about a great achievement.

Second: Discussion and voting: National Assembly institutional setup

President: Du Zongyi

Vice Presidents: Hu Haisheng, Huang Kunyang

Secretary General: Shen Shiyu

Members: He Chaowu, Peng Huiyu, Li Long, He Cunyi, Xue Chen, Lei Jianqin, Chen Jinhai, Hu Guisheng, Tang Zhihao, Zhang Yongsheng, Zhao Rui, Liu Qingfeng, Wu Han, Zhou Kui, Liu Qingfeng, Wang Quan, Luo Feng, Li Haoran, Feng Ping, Zhao Zhengyong, Wu Xuyang, Liu Huacheng, etc.

The above arrangements were passed by a show of hands.

The team was expanded: Chen Jinhai, the captain of the 4th squadron, and the instructor Zhang Yongsheng, were stationed at Lianghui Temple, with squads 10-12 under their jurisdiction; Zhou Kui, the captain of the 5th squadron, and the instructor Feng Ping, were stationed at Lijiahe, with squads 13-15 under their jurisdiction; the captain of the 6th squadron, who was also the instructor He Cunyi, and the deputy captain Liu Huacheng, were stationed at Baizhang Base and organized into 4 squads, with squads 16-19 under their jurisdiction; Li Long was the deputy commander of the 3rd company of the joint defense brigade, Wu Xuyang, and organized three platoons to guard Honghekou, and Zhao Rui continued to serve as the platoon leader of the guard team. The engineering team was established, with the second uncle as the captain, and the sailor squad was established, with the captain Jiang Er, who was renamed Jiang Zhong.

The first round of funding arrangements: First, to ensure the construction of armed forces, regular members will receive a subsidy of 3 yuan each, reserve members will receive 2 yuan, full pensions, and an additional 2 yuan will be allocated to purchase equipment. Second, to subsidize taxes and fees for people in war-torn areas to ensure their livelihood. Third, to ensure education and medical care with an additional 2 yuan. Fourth, to purchase machinery, the most important of which is weapons, gun repair and manufacturing machinery, with an initial budget of 3 yuan.

All agenda items were voted on one by one and discussed and passed. A meeting lasted for 3 hours, and after the meeting everyone left and took up their new posts.

This time the struggle against the Yang family is basically over. The huge gains also laid the foundation for them to double their army. After the expansion, the official armed forces exceeded 1200 people, and there were 1000 garrisons and auxiliary troops. After all of them were fully staffed, they officially became the largest force in Baizhang area, and could also rank among the top in northern Sichuan.

In mid-August, Xue Chen left Banqiao and incorporated Dayakou, Wanshanbao and Qingshiliangbao areas at the junction of Gaochengbao and Banqiao into his sphere of influence. He had several conflicts with the He family of Gaocheng, but the other party did not organize a large rescue force. The area was basically taken over smoothly and the population increased by more than 8.