Chapter 49, Hostility in Tangqiao (Additional update for the alliance leader "Haohao's Xiao 525")
The garrison areas are not adjacent to each other.
The two nearest garrison areas may even be thousands of kilometers apart, and there are densely packed villages, towns, and even cities in between, completely separating the two sides.
Therefore, there is no interaction between the garrison area and the garrison area. One is that they are so far apart, and the other is that everyone is directly subordinate to the governor. There is no superior-subordinate relationship between them, and there is no conflict of interest.
So everyone can be king and dominate at home, and no one will pay attention to other guard areas.
However, Tangqiao garrison area and Zhangxia garrison area are very peculiar. They are one of the exceptions where the garrison areas have exchanges with each other.
Not only do the two have contacts, but they also have a good relationship, and their interests are stacked on top of each other.
Why is this happening?
First of all, the Tangqiao garrison area belongs to Meilan City, which is a city at the upper end of Hebin City. This city is surrounded by surrounding cities. In addition to land, there are only several waterways and airways to the outside world.
However, the land route is very troublesome, and although the air route is convenient, it is not a cheap route.
So generally speaking, Meilan City's cheap and convenient external access is the several waterways that can extend all the way to the sea.
The Tangqiao garrison, like the Zhangxia garrison, has a large river passing through the village, and the villages all rely on this river for construction.
Convenient and cheap transportation relies entirely on this seawater channel that leads to the provincial capital port.
That's right, this river is the one that penetrates the two garrison areas at the same time!
This explains why the two garrison areas, which are not in the same city but are so far apart, have contacts and interests.
Tangqiao garrison area is upstream, and you can easily reach Zhangxia garrison area by going down the river. After stopping in Zhangxia garrison area, you can then go down the river to reach the port terminal of the provincial capital.
This convenient and cheap waterway transportation has lasted for who knows how many years.
All kinds of smuggled items are carried upstream through this waterway that connects the outlet to the sea.
We can also understand why a village-level unit in Zhangxia Village actually has six symmetrical docks.
If Zhangxia Village had not been divided into a garrison area, restricting the entry and exit of the population, it would have been able to develop into a town-level city relying solely on this waterway.
The same principle should be true in Tangqiao Village, so even though the guardians can show off their power in the village, in fact they are really unpopular with the people.
But today was different. The natives of Tangqiao Village, who usually looked at them coldly, were full of excitement at the moment. They gathered on both sides of the river in a lively atmosphere, celebrating with noisy gongs, drums and flying flags.
One after another, heavily armed soldiers lined up and poured into the cargo ships moored on both sides of the river.
All the soldiers held their heads high and high spirits, as if they were about to participate in a just and victorious war.
Ouyang Jun, the guard of Tangqiao, who was surrounded by a group of military officers and a group of merchants, looked at the scene in front of him with a smile.
He was really convinced by the family's intelligence.
Originally, as a newcomer, I was worried about how much time it would take to completely control the Tangqiao garrison area, and then launch a civil war to occupy the Zhangxia garrison area and contribute to the family's sale of the Xicang mine.
As a result, before taking office, he was called back by his family.
The uncle who serves as the mayor of Riverside, as well as the elders in the clan, and the talented people in the prostitution clan, took out a large pile of dense information, and made themselves remember it while making suggestions and plans for themselves.
Keep in mind how you should act after taking up your duties.
After reading the information and listening to explanations from family experts, Ouyang Jun understood.
It is actually very simple to win over the hearts and minds of the soldiers and civilians in the Tangqiao garrison area.
Just lay down the Zhangxia garrison and share the benefits of such a long river with the soldiers and civilians in the Tangqiao garrison!
The capable man in the family even said with a proud look: "As long as you bring this matter up, you will be blamed for starting the civil war. Even if you don't want to fight, the soldiers and civilians in Tangqiao Guarding Area will force you to fight."
!They've been hungry for too long!"
In response, Ouyang Jun nodded fiercely.
He never thought that the Tangqiao garrison, which was trapped and had no external access except a waterway, would be so deeply envious, jealous and hateful of the Zhangxia garrison downstream.
Is it because the Zhangxia garrison area can reach the provincial capital port through unimpeded waterways?
If it had been in the past, Ouyang Jun would have thought that just discussing this matter would be enough, and Zhangxia Village would have given him the respect.
But after reading the information, I realized that the interests here are really layered and entangled.
And this benefit is nothing to my municipal family.
But for those forces at the town and village levels, and even for those at the county level with poor economies, this waterway that can lead directly to the sea and connect to the provincial port is a golden waterway.
Not to mention the profits from transporting and selling local specialties, the profits from the smuggled goods transported upstream from overseas are enough to make a county-level family full of fat.
If the situation persists for a few years, it will have the foundation to impact municipal-level families.
More importantly, smuggling ships flying the flag of the garrison have the right to be exempted from military and political inspections in various places! If you want to transport contraband, put up the flag of the garrison and you can sail smoothly.
The only trouble is that the smuggled goods smuggled into Tangqiao Guarding Area will be intercepted by Zhangxia Guarding Area. If someone is unhappy, they can be intercepted and inspected!
The immunity of the guardian envoy is useless when facing the same guardian envoy!
Therefore, the Tangqiao garrison area located upstream has long been displeased with the Zhangxia garrison area.
But I had no choice but to pretend that I had a good relationship with the other party and use this face to make money.
Who doesn’t want to make money while standing? And if you stand, you can make more money!
Understanding this, Ouyang Jun understood why the family started with water channels.
When Ouyang Jun came to take office in Tangqiao garrison area, as soon as Ouyang Jun mentioned this topic, he could see that the eyes of the military, political and business people present were all glowing red.
After Ouyang Jun patted his chest and declared that he would take the blame for provoking a civil war, everyone present at the meeting expressed that they would obey Tangqiao Shou's orders!
Before he became a guardian, Ouyang Jun was afraid that his family would use him as a weapon and throw it away after use.
After becoming a guard envoy, he could have access to information that outsiders could not access, which made him understand that the accusation of provoking a civil war was just to scare people.
As long as I'm not stupid enough to kill the commander, as long as I'm not stupid enough to occupy other villages, or stupid enough to kill citizens.
I just beat the Zhangxia garrison area to pieces and brought disaster to all the people in the Zhangxia garrison area, so that's nothing!
It is impossible to say that he will be promoted to lieutenant colonel because of his contribution to the capture of the Zhangxia garrison and the integration of the two garrison areas!
Looking at the lively scene, Ouyang Jun smacked his lips with some dissatisfaction: "It's a pity that tanks and chariots cannot be deployed. They can only carry ordinary infantry weapons. Otherwise, they will definitely conquer the Zhangxia garrison area in one wave."
The military and political businessman next to him grinned.
The guards at home take it for granted. There are no restrictions on the weapons controlled by human hands, but those weapons with automatic functions all have identification friend or foe systems.
Let's not talk about whether these weapons can be fired when facing the soldiers who are also our own. If only one of them will be invaded and taken away by the opponent with authority, it will be a troublesome thing to turn around and attack.
Moreover, those weapons are very powerful, like tanks, one shot can create a hole as big as a football field!
It doesn’t even take a few shots to destroy Zhangxia Village. It will have to be rebuilt by then. Isn’t this a waste of time and delaying the speed of making money?
It's just an internal conflict of interest. Killing is not necessary, so why make it bloody? If you really want to kill people, your reputation will not be good, right?
When he received the report from his subordinates, everything was ready, and Ouyang Jun, who was high-spirited, waved his hand and gave an order.
Countless borrowed merchant ships, carrying 30,000 fully armed Tangqiao soldiers, immediately set sail and headed down the river towards the Zhangxia garrison area!