Respectfully

The Tianjin Japanese Concession was temporarily taken over by the Chinese army, and everyone in the four Japanese Concessions of Hankou, Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Chongqing was in danger.

Even though the newspapers stated that the Tianjin Japanese Concession was actually a civil strife among Japanese expatriates, and the Chinese army only took over temporarily, but when a regiment of the Hebei Army marched into the former Japanese Concession to clean up the fire scene, demolished a large number of Japanese buildings and set up military camps, some people had already realized that The period of this "temporary takeover" may be very long, so long that the Japanese cannot continue to gain a foothold in Tianjin.

The connected French Concession made no sense to this, and the Russians did not move, and Italy, which is separated by a river, naturally would not be the leader. In addition, Britain, France, the United States and other countries that have benefited from each other, the Chinese army set up barracks in the former Japanese Concession. , the behavior of intending to be stationed for a long time was completely ignored,

There were no relevant reports in the newspapers, but the citizens of Tianjin watched in twos and threes to see the excitement.

Except for the death and disappearance of the Japanese expatriates in the concession, they were all imprisoned for various crimes, and they could only stay there until the new Japanese consulate was stationed in Tianjin.

All North Korean expatriates were expelled, and all their property in Tianjin was confiscated. There was only one set of clothes on their bodies, and women might have a few jewelry, but they were often snatched away by compatriots before they left Tianjin.It's not that no one resisted, but the soldiers of the Ji army are no longer as polite as before. After seeing the attitude of the soldiers from the six northern provinces towards the Japanese and the second devil, they all feel that they are not men!

The Ji Jun men are gone, and these two devils will be miserable.

Those who resign themselves to their fate are fine with leaving honestly, and those who resist and make trouble will be beaten severely, just like what they used to do to the Chinese people by relying on the power of the Japanese!The slaves of the three surnames, who have served the Japanese as slaves in China for so many years, should pay off their debts.

The Chinese people who originally lived in the Japanese Concession were carefully screened, and all traitors were shot in front of all the people in Tianjin.Those who run casinos, brothels and opium halls will have all their property confiscated, regardless of whether they are in the Japanese Concession or outside the Japanese Concession, they will not keep a penny.As for those who make a living in casinos, brothels and smokehouses, it is a bit of a headache.

Especially those prostitutes, most of them were abducted or sold in by their families.Some of them are poor, some are from good families, and even a few have gone to school. Once they enter here, it is impossible to even take a step into the rental world, let alone contacting their family members.Now that they have a home, they are unwilling to go back, or they can't go back.Once it is known that they have done this kind of business, some people may still be able to make a living, and at worst they will be sold by their family members again, while some people can only die.This is especially true for those trafficked students and rich ladies.

"Tuanzao, how is this done?"

A battalion commander in charge of the aftermath had a bitter face. Some of these women were aggressive, and they sat on the ground crying and cursing.Some shed tears without saying a word, and they didn't know how they escaped the previous riot.They are all Chinese, so they can't be arrested like the Japanese, or driven away with sticks like the Koreans, right?

"You ask me, who should I ask?" The head of the regiment stared, "Or else, there are still a few houses that have not been demolished? First arrange them there, and I will ask the teacher to see how to deal with this matter. "

"Yes!"

"Also, restrain your brothers and don't cause trouble."

"Yes!"

The battalion commander scratched his head and looked back. Not to mention, since he ate in the same pot with Young Marshal Lou's independent brigade, the "consciousness" of the soldiers under him has improved a lot. The military uniform is as disheveled as before, and there is not even a single one who speaks yellow accents to this group of women.

But there is also something that annoys him. These soldiers and ruffians insist that the Independent Brigade eats three meals a day, and every meal is dry and you can still see the oil star. One meal, even thin ones.

After hearing this, almost none of the battalion commanders who have been to the martial arts hall kicked their feet, can they compare? !What is the situation in the six northern provinces, what is our situation?Although the military salaries are uniformly distributed by the coalition government, the food for the military uniforms has to be settled by the local government.

There is Li Sanshao, the God of Wealth in the six northern provinces, and there are a lot of rich people in Hebei, who can be seen delivering things to the military camp all day long?He had heard from Brother Ji Jun who had come back from Shandong that the wife of Marshal Lou liked to give things to the army the most, food and clothing, whatever she had, whatever was good for her.

They also kept showing off, saying that they had become friends with the No.11 division in the six northern provinces in Shandong, and they got a few boxes of canned food and a lot of rare things. Come.

The brother who said this saw that others didn’t believe him, so he immediately took out a tin box from his pocket, opened the lid, and inside was stuffed with a small packet of oily fried noodles, biscuits wrapped in oiled paper, and a few pieces of colorful hard candy.

"These are all for the elderly and children at home," the brother said with a proud face, "or they are all righteous, and they made friends with us, and they didn't ask me for money. They were all given for nothing."

"Really?"

"of course."

The brother looked around, beckoned everyone to approach, and lowered his voice, "You don't know, don't think that we get five yuan a month as a military salary, that's what they pay for a month!" He stretched out his palm and gestured , "This is still at the bottom. Anyone who goes to the battlefield has a battlefield allowance. I heard from my brother that there is a big soldier in their company. The last time he hacked to death a Japanese major in South Manchuria or something, the rewards are enough to buy It’s a cow. He also said that they are all looking forward to fighting the foreigners now, and they will get allowances if they vent their anger on their own people.”

Everyone gasped at the same time.

"What do people eat for three meals a day? Steamed buns from Lianghe noodles, canned meat, cabbage vermicelli soup with oily stars, and fruits, apples, oranges, and peaches in jars. Have you ever eaten? Candy, soft cigarettes that only officials can afford, they all shave people's hair. Just ours," pouted, "it would be nice to get us a white radish to chew on."

"Are you talking nonsense? The landlord's house doesn't eat like that."

"Can I lie to you?" The speaker stared, "I also had a meal in their barracks, and it happened that they ate white flour and cornmeal steamed buns, fat meat slices that were as big as a palm and half a finger width, and that salted duck egg. , oily, half a piece per person, put it in a steamed bun, bite it down, it's not too fragrant. Take another big mouthful of soup, the taste, tsk!"

A fifteen or sixteen-year-old soldier was drooling when he heard it, "It's really so good? My family has never eaten so good during Chinese New Year."

The eyes of the others were also staring. These soldiers were short of oil and water in their stomachs, and they couldn't help swallowing when they heard the fat meat slices.

"Can I talk nonsense? Just ask any brother who came back from Shandong and you will know. There are many brothers who have gone there." Ji Jun who was speaking lowered his voice a lot, "If it weren't for me I'll go too, as well as the old woman, daughter-in-law and baby. When we go there, we eat hot food and drink hot food, and the clothes we wear are better than ours..."

Thinking of the words he had heard by chance, the battalion commander sighed. He was indeed inferior to others, so he didn't blame the brothers.

Soldiers get paid, carry guns to eat food, buy and sell with their heads on their belts, who doesn't want to sell them for a good price?

However, during the period of contact with the officers and soldiers of the Independent Brigade, the Ji Army of the Fifth Division also discovered that these soldiers from the six northern provinces did not seem to be just working hard for the extra oceans. They often said that the duty of soldiers is to protect their homes They all understand that the country protects the people, but everyone is a little confused when it comes to opening up territories and expanding territories.

Now that China is still being bullied by foreigners, and the concessions of various countries stand there blatantly, it is still difficult to drive all these foreigners from the land of China, and follow the example of the ancestors of the Han and Tang Dynasties to expand the territory?

Whether it is a big soldier who can't read a word, or an officer who has gone to school, he thinks this idea is very unrealistic.

But seeing that the officers and soldiers of the Independent Brigade were all swearing, remembering that they had fought the Russians and the Japanese before, and they had won beautifully. In addition, this time they took over the Japanese Concession, the officers and soldiers of the Fifth Division of the Hebei Army felt that this might not be empty talk.

A squad leader of the independent brigade who just graduated from the military academy in the six northern provinces said: "We are Chinese soldiers, so we should shed the last drop of blood for the independence of China and the freedom of the nation! Sooner or later, we will let the world know that Huaxia Can not be bullied!"

This military academy graduate is still very young, and he still remembers what Young Marshal Lou said at the graduation ceremony in front of all the teachers and students of the school.

"The enemy invaded our country and killed our people, what should we soldiers do?" Lou Xiao stood with his hands behind his back, his body as tall and straight as a steel gun, "Kill them! Kill every enemy in front of us!"

130 eight graduates and 530 freshmen shouted loudly: "Kill! Kill! Kill!"

When the young squad leader was almost waving his fists and finished speaking, not only the soldiers in the six northern provinces, but also the Ji army on the side blushed with excitement.

Chen Guangming, the commander of the Fifth Division of the Ji Army, was unusually silent after listening to the report of the head of the regiment, and then sighed: "I am not as good as I am."

"Teacher seat?"

"Forget it, let's not mention these for the time being, how to arrange those people in the concession... this time we will not only take over the Japanese Concession, we will also take over the factories opened by the Japanese and Koreans. There are two spinning factories in it. Arrange these people to come Work in the mill."

The captain nodded.

Decided to inform, most of the women are willing to work in the spinning mill, and a small number of people really can't bear the pain, after leaving the concession, they secretly started to return to their old jobs, barely able to make ends meet.

At the same time, the Song family father and son also began to attack the Japanese under their jurisdiction.But what they chose was not any "regular" Japanese concession, but the public concession in Shanghai.

Since the last years of Guangxu, the influence of the Japanese in the Shanghai International Settlement has increased significantly, especially in the Hongkou area. The number of Japanese overseas Chinese has been steadily higher than that of other countries, and the so-called "Volunteer Group" has also been established to try to intervene in the public security management of the International Settlement. .It is a pity that Shanghai has always been the traditional sphere of influence of the United Kingdom. At this time, the European War has not broken out, and the French also have an advantage here. Even if there are more Japanese, they dare not breathe loudly in front of the European powers.

After the incident in the Japanese Concession in Tianjin, the Japanese overseas Chinese in Hongkou, organized by the Japanese secret agents, held a large-scale protest with large slogans and protested against the atrocities committed by the Chinese army. Some foreign media also took pictures of the scene at that time and published it in the newspapers in the concession .

Lou Shengfeng and Sima Jun didn't say anything about it, anyway, they took advantage of it, so the Japanese can make trouble if they want.Song Zhou, on the other hand, held back his anger.Looking at the newly published newspaper, his eyes are sharp.This group of Japanese bastards kept on going, their noses and faces were bruised and swollen from being beaten in the north, and they ran to the south to make trouble when they couldn't take advantage of it. Think Song Zhou is easy to provoke?

"Father, did you call me?"

Song Wu knocked on the door and came in, and saw Mr. Song sitting behind his desk with an angry face.

He has been busy with the economic affairs of the six southern provinces during this time.

During the trip to Guanbei City, Song Wu saw a lot.

The spirit of the people there is really not comparable to others.There are no beggars there, and everyone can support themselves with their own hands.There are shelters outside the city, but very few people live there long-term.

People in Guanbei have spontaneously formed a kind of thinking that if you have hands and feet and are willing to work, you can support yourself, and you will get something for nothing and wait for others to help you. Even a child of how old will look down on you!

The six southern provinces controlled by the Song family, the land of fish and rice since ancient times, were also the first places to open ports and introduce industries in the Qing Dynasty. They used to be at the forefront of China, but now they are lagging behind others.

There are people with lofty ideals and patriotic businessmen in the six northern provinces, and there is no shortage in the six southern provinces!Even the three horses in the northwest began to "raise funds" to set up factories, and gradually got rid of the title of horse bandit commander in Yurou Township. Wu Song knew that if he didn't want to be left behind, the Song family had to catch up.

His eyes were very accurate, and the first thing he aimed at was the land.China is an agricultural country, and land is more important to Chinese people than anything else.The six southern provinces are no better than the six northern provinces. The six northern provinces are vast and sparsely populated, and are capable of absorbing a large number of immigrants. The more people there are, the happier they are.The six southern provinces have more people and less land. A large amount of land is concentrated in the hands of a small number of people, and the land price is more expensive than that in the north. How to sell the land to the gentry and landlords who occupy a large area of ​​land is a problem.

Liao Qiting helped solve this problem unexpectedly without thinking about it.He and Lu Huaide were ordered to go south, and when they entered the six southern provinces, they naturally had to visit the commander's mansion.Song Zhou happened to be away, and it was Song Wu who received them.The Liao family and the Song family have always had some "friendship". When they learned about the matter Song Wu was dealing with, Liao Qiting gave him a good idea.

"redemption."

"Buy the land from the landlord and resell it to the peasants. The money to buy the land can be borrowed." Liao Qiting said to him with a smile: "Isn't the official bank account of the six southern provinces already established? According to the regulations of the Huaxia National Bank, the loan of the official bank account The interest rate is much lower than that of private loans, and the government banks in the six northern provinces have already started this business, and there are too many people who borrow money to buy land and build factories."

One thing Liao Qiting didn't say directly was that the actual rulers of the six southern provinces spoke up, who would dare not show face?If you don't know the fun, I'm afraid the final result is not only the land is gone, but your life can't be saved...

"Brother Song doesn't have to worry about the country gentry and landlords who sold their land. You can persuade them to use the money from the land sale to start factories."

"Set up a factory?" Song Wu leaned on the back of the chair, tapped his fingers on the table, narrowed his eyes, "Is this what Liao Xiandi himself meant?"

"How should I put it, I am also entrusted by others to be loyal to others, but there are also my benefits." The smile on Liao Qiting's face deepened, "What do you think, Brother Song?"

Thinking of the meeting with Liao Qiting, Song Wu still couldn't help frowning. He was not indifferent to Liao Qiting's idea of ​​cooperating to set up a factory, but Liao Qiting said that he was working for Li Jinyan, so...

"Awu."

"Father."

Hearing Song Zhou call him, Song Wu quickly withdrew his thoughts. In any case, the matter of buying the land has been ordered, and it is superfluous to think about it now. Even if he does not cooperate with Li Jinyan to set up a factory, there are national capitals in the south to absorb those landlords. And the funds in the hands of the squire should not be a problem.

"The Japanese in Shanghai are very restless recently."

"What does father mean?"

"Don't let them get too complacent. Lou Shengfeng is not easy to mess with, and I, Song Zhou, are a soft persimmon? They have a good idea to make trouble in my territory!" Song Zhou slapped the table violently, and the teacups on the table jumped , "Do you know about Tianjin?"

"know."

"Draw a ladle like a gourd." Song He sneered, "We don't need to make too much effort, as long as we can make the Japanese completely riot, someone will clean them up for us."

"Foreigners in the International Settlement?"

"Yes." Song Zhou nodded, "What is a public, not a family. It's not a good thing for the Japanese to make small troubles for three days, so I just help them. Let them do what the Japanese in Tianjin do. .”

"Yes!" Song Wu immediately said: "Father, please leave this matter to me."

"Well," Song Zhou nodded, "I can't use my own people. Doesn't Ichiro Imai have a lot to do with him? Ask him for help."

"Father, Imai..."

"I know, his name is Qian Lang, and his ancestral home is Fujian." Song Zhou clasped his hands, "Otherwise I won't let you use him for anything."

"I see, father."

Just when Song Wu and his son agreed to kill the Japanese in Shanghai, Li Jinyan had already returned to the six northern provinces on the special train of Marshal Lou.

On the third day after arriving home, I caught up with the bombing experiment of a new type of aircraft in the aircraft factory.

After improving the engine and part of the structure, the Huaxia Type [-] push-type biplane produced by the North Six Provinces Aircraft Factory has a flight time and flight altitude close to the level of contemporary European aircraft.It has only been ten years since the world's first aircraft appeared, and the technology of manufacturing aircraft in various countries is constantly exploring and advancing, and China is the same.

Hearing that it was the bombing experiment of the plane, Li Jinyan immediately pictured a spectacular scene in his mind, but when he stood next to Young Marshal Lou and saw what happened to the so-called bombing, he was in Sparta. .

I saw a black wooden biplane flying into the blue sky with the roar of propellers. The pilot sitting in front was in charge of driving. When the plane rose to about 100 meters, it began to lower its altitude and slowly approached the bombing target on the ground. The co-pilot behind suddenly raised a hand, holding a grenade with a wooden handle...

Under the gaze of everyone, the grenade landed at a distance of nearly 50 meters from the target, followed by the second, third... five grenades, the nearest explosion point was more than ten meters away from the target .

"Is this the bombing experiment?"

"Yes." The director of the aircraft factory and the leader of the weapon research and development team nodded at the same time.

Li Jinyan: "..."

Throwing grenades down from planes... well, it seems like the British have historically done that and invented grenades specifically for throwing them from planes.Unexpectedly, in another time and space, it was the Huaxia people who came up with this method first.

But no matter how he thought about it, he felt that this method of bombing was very unreliable.If the flight distance is too short, two rifle bullets can take down an aircraft. Is it a loss?

"Gentlemen, haven't you thought of another way, such as installing the bomb under the wing of the plane?"

"Wings?"

The two were taken aback at the same time, then put aside Li Jinyan and began to study this possibility.

Half a month later, Li Jinyan saw another bomb-dropping experiment. This time, two five-pound bombs were strapped to the wings of a biplane, and the plane flew over the target, tilting to the left first, It shook off a bomb like a convulsion, then tilted to the right, and shook off another bomb.

According to the members of the weapon research and development team, there is no way, the technology can't keep up for the time being, the trigger device often has problems, and the bomb can only be dropped by shaking.

Li Jinyan covered his face.

Throwing a grenade is more reliable than this shaking bomb... Do the British at that time think so too...