In order to resettle all the victims, Zhang Tinglan borrowed 1.5 million yuan from the Fengtian Official Bank. Of course, the money was not invested all at once. In fact, it only cost about half, and it would be ready by the autumn harvest next year.
The actual investment in capital returned is only about one million oceans.
Of course, this cost more than twice as much as the disaster relief method of giving up porridge, but it can produce more than ten times the effect. The dead are reduced to the lowest point, and these people can resume production as quickly as possible, and after five years,
Zhang Tinglan is not prepared to let the victims get the land and then turn it into a piece of scattered sand. In that case, if another disaster occurs, they may become refugees.
He hopes to take this opportunity to set up a group of collective farms to completely turn the victims into agricultural workers, which can serve as a model for the development of Fengtian. Wang Yongjiang also agrees with this idea very much, and they have been discussing these for the past two days.
Wang Yongjiang summarized the experience of disaster relief and formed a report, which can be used as a reference for other regions in the future if there is a disaster.
As a large number of underground nests were built, the victims finally had a place to stay, and Zhang Tinglan felt a little more relaxed. At this time, Zhang Zuolin sent a telegram. On December 12, Yuan Shikai officially announced his acceptance of the imperial system!
"Hey, Yuan Shikai has finally come this far. The cliff is right in front of him. Why can't he see through it?" After Wang Yongjiang got the news, he immediately let out a long sigh: "From now on, it will be a troubled time.
"
Wang Yongjiang saw clearly that none of the warlords in various places wanted to be slaves again. Without the support of these powerful factions, Lao Yuan's desire to become emperor was simply a wishful thinking. Not only would he not be able to save the country, but it would also drag China into a state of eternal doom.
land.
"Mr. Tiekong, it is a great misfortune for China that Yuan Shikai has reached this point, but it is an opportunity for Fengtian. We must not miss it."
"It's too early to say this. You'd better not encourage Zhang Yuting to do anything stupid." Wang Yongjiang has known Zhang Tinglan's boldness since the carjacking case. For this young man with a lot of ideas and great courage,
Wang Yongjiang was even a little scared.
"The Fengtian army has not yet been unified. There is Duan Zhigui suppressing him from above. If these problems are not solved, there is no way to control Fengtian. Judging from Zhang Yuting's current strength, he is just a prince. He has no qualifications to be the leader."
"Mr. Tiegong is not wrong at all. We really cannot take risks. We should proceed steadily and wait and see what happens."
Both Wang Yongjiang and Zhang Tinglan are important confidants of Lao Zhang. Now that such a big thing has happened, we must return to Fengtian to discuss it with Lao Zhang as soon as possible. The matter in Liaoyang will be temporarily handed over to others.
When Zhang Tinglan was about to return to Fengtian, Chu Mingyuan suddenly found him.
"Mr. Zhang, I want to stay in Liaoyang and do something to help the victims. After next spring, I also want to participate in the reclamation and land reclamation together."
"Student Chu, don't forget that I have expelled you from school. You can continue studying at other schools. With your ability, it is not a problem to get into college. I am afraid that talents will be buried here."
"No!" Chu Mingyuan shook his head firmly: "In the past, I wanted to go to college, but after seeing Huang Guan's face, I despise these college students, and I am afraid that one day I will have no conscience like them!"
During this period, in addition to organizing self-rescue for disaster victims, we also dealt with several landowners who were extremely angry, the most important of which was the Huang family. After some investigation, we found a lot of evidence of the Huang family's evil deeds. In addition to collecting land rent, they
, and also made large amounts of loan sharks.
Before they could repay the loan sharks, the Huang family took away everything they could, even the women. They either took the Huang family as concubines or sold them to human traffickers. In three years, seven or eight families were forced to flee.
The family was ruined. In addition, the Huang family also raised a large number of thugs and secretly hid hundreds of guns. These were all they relied on to do evil.
After investigating these, new and old accounts were settled together. All the Huang family's property was confiscated, and Huang Guan's father and eldest brother were both sentenced to death. All letters exchanged between Huang Guan and his family were also found, confirming his intention to incite student demonstrations.
He was convicted and sentenced to five years in prison and sent to prison.
Several other large households with numerous crimes were also punished one after another. In addition to the large households, Wang Yongjiang also cleaned up the officials in Liaoyang and captured all those responsible for the uprising.
"There is nothing wrong with reading more and understanding more truths. What is wrong is that a few sanctimonious scholars want to monopolize knowledge and the right to speak. They only think about the interests of their own small circle and forget about the country. Fengtian will also vigorously develop education in the future.
All young people must be able to study and learn, even the descendants of these disaster victims."
"Mr. Zhang, can you do what you said?"
"It's definitely not possible for the time being, but there will always be hope in the future. Take these disaster victims as an example. What is right in front of them is an opportunity. If they can find a way to get rich during this period, they will be able to send their children to school in the future."
"Mr. Zhang, when you say this, I want to stay here even more. See how these victims have gone from having nothing to living a prosperous life. I also want to do my best to help them. Maybe they are also helping me!"
It is rare to see such a young man who is not afraid of hardship and can sympathize with the people. Zhang Tinglan is still very happy.
"I agree, and I can also appoint you as a deputy team leader, but you must achieve results and make your team the first to repay the loan and find a way to be rich."
"Mr. Zhang, I can definitely do it!" Chu Mingyuan replied confidently.
After Zhang Tinglan explained clearly what was at hand, he and Wang Yongjiang returned to Fengtian and went directly to the Marshal's Mansion. They were all frequent visitors here and went directly to the Tiger Hall without any notification.
"Mom, you are a jerk. You have lived for most of your life and you still have to be a son. This Yuan Datou is really not a thing." He heard Zhang Zuolin laughing and scolding far away. Zhang Tinglan came to the Tiger Hall and saw that Zhang Zuolin was already there.
He took off his lieutenant general's military uniform and put on his robe and hat.
"Uncle Qi, your clothes are really nice, especially the big pancake embroidered on your chest, which makes you appetizing."
When Zhang Zuolin saw Zhang Tinglan and the others were back, he also showed a smile on his face and pointed at the official uniform he was wearing: "Did you see it? The official uniform just issued by Emperor Yuan. Second Viscount, when will we give him Yuan Datou?"
It’s really unlucky to be a son and be second-class.”
Zhang Tinglan didn't say much. What did the Viscount mean? Lao Zhang knew clearly in his heart that he was dissatisfied with Yuan Shikai by pretending to be stupid.
"Seventh Master, don't be angry if you ask me, this thing won't last. I heard news from Beijing that Cai E, the governor of Yunnan who was imprisoned in Beijing by Lao Yuan, has run away. He is probably back to Yunnan to gather his old troops.
, maybe when will the uprising flag be raised."
"Yunnan?" Lao Zhang said with some confusion: "Yunnan is in the south of the country. It's a bit too far and it's very poor. Do you have the capital to rebel against Yuan?"
"It doesn't matter if you have capital or not. As long as you have a banner." Wang Yongjiang said from the side: "Commander, tell me the truth, are you convinced by Yuan Shikai?"
Lao Zhang shook his head: "Although I don't understand what a republic is, I always know that if it is a republic, we people will have the opportunity to climb up and live the addiction of the president. If Yuan Shikai becomes the emperor, we will have no chance.
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"I'm afraid that all the princes in the world think the same way, so as long as someone takes the lead, people's hearts will disperse. Veteran generals in the North and veterans of the revolutionary party in the south will jump out, thus forming a powerful anti-Yuan wave. Under internal and external difficulties,
, Yuan Shikai’s emperor won’t last long!”
Zhang Zuolin nodded frequently: "Then what should we do next?"
"Seventh uncle, please ask Duan Zhigui to leave first. With such a great god on our head, we cannot do things as we please."
"Well, do you have any sneaky ideas?"
"You already have an idea, why bother asking me."
"Why don't you test your ability? If you can't guess it, I will punish you and give your war horse to the seventh uncle."
Just a few days ago, Wu Junsheng arranged for Liuguang to be sent to Fengtian. The war horse appeared in Fengtian and immediately caused a sensation. The tall and muscular Liuguang, with his pale golden fur, shone in the sun, as if
Like the legendary Pegasus.
The arrogant Liuguang was like an emperor, and he didn't care about these ordinary people at all. However, these people were obsessed with this war horse that seemed to come out of legends. Some reporters who were good at it even took pictures of Liuguang and put them in the newspapers.
Above, it was said that Pegasus suddenly appeared on the streets of Fengtian.
Lao Zhang was a horse bandit and his riding skills were very good. After seeing this news, he was salivating. He had never seen such a majestic horse and even wanted to keep it for himself. But he found out after asking about it.
, this war horse belongs to Zhang Tinglan, Lao Zhang was also dumbfounded, he couldn't compete with his nephew.
However, Lao Zhang didn't give up. When Zhang Tinglan heard that Lao Zhang was coveting Liu Guang, he immediately shook his head like a rattle: "Don't ever think about Liu Guang. I guessed it a long time ago. Didn't you ask Uncle Feng last time?"
Take the initiative to expel Duan Zhigui and recommend him to be the patrol envoy to the three eastern provinces in the future! I think you can implement this plan now. When Lao Yuan becomes emperor, your godson must show his filial piety and let Duan Zhigui send money to Yuan Shikai."
"Duan Zhigui doesn't have much money now!" Lao Zhang had long ago dismissed Duan Zhigui and left him nothing. However, Lao Zhang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he also thought of Zhang Tinglan's wishful thinking: "You are forcing Duan Zhigui to
Use military funds."
"That's right, now Duan Zhigui only has the military pay sent by Yuan Shikai. If you take the initiative to say that the 27th Division and the Independent Brigade can take less, and give them to the President first, Duan Zhigui will probably deduct the 28th Division as well.
Next, then Feng Delin can just expel Duan Zhigui in the name of paying!"
Lao Zhang nodded happily: "Okay, you can save the horse temporarily. If you don't do things well in the future, I will confiscate it!"
Although the plan was formulated, Zhang Zuolin also knew that he must not be the first person and had to wait patiently for the opportunity. Fengtian fell into a strange silence.
However, Zhang Zuoxiang's house was full of chaos. Ever since Liu Guang arrived at the house, everyone in the family had set their sights on this splendid horse. However, Mr. Liu Guang's temper was also big enough.
When things didn't go his way, he became furious and kicked and injured two or three of the horse feeders. Several concubines of Zhang Zuoxiang wanted to take a look and were almost bitten by Liu Guang. From then on, everyone knew that this horse was not easy to mess with, so they tried their best to
They all hid far away.
However, Zhang Tinglan, the master, could not hide away, and had to take the initiative to send the best fodder. Liu Guang barely had a conscience and treated Zhang Tinglan well. Although he occasionally acted a little bit, he was generally obedient. If things went his way, he could still
Let Zhang Tinglan ride on the horse for a while, but don't expect it to take a step.
"I also know that the space in my house is a little small. After a while, I will buy a manor outside. Then you can play around in it, run around and do whatever you want."
Liu Guang seemed to understand Zhang Tinglan's words, his eyes were a little different, and he took the initiative to rub Zhang Tinglan with his big head.
After staying with Liu Guang for several days, the relationship with Liu Guang skyrocketed. At this time, Cai E sent a message to Yuan in Yunnan, announcing the independence of Yunnan. With one stone, a thousand waves were stirred up, and the land of China was shaken. This was the opportunity that Zhang Tinglan had been waiting for.
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