When the train enters Shandong from Jiangsu, it is like a completely different world.
Along the railway line, Jiangsu is full of green rice fields and golden wheat, while Shandong is a desolate scene. Occasionally, you can see some poor and thin farmers harvesting wheat in the scorching sun, but there is no joy of harvest at all.
Years of wars and natural disasters have turned Shandong into a hell on earth. Folk boxing clubs headed by the Red Spear Club and cult organizations headed by Yiguan (Harmony) Dao control the villages and towns in Shandong, and even warlords need their help.
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Zhou Hexuan looked at the farmers who were surviving the disaster and couldn't help but said to himself: "Shandong is going to suffer another disaster. I wonder if these people can survive it."
"What disaster is happening in Shandong?" Zhang Leyi couldn't help but ask.
"Of course it's a natural disaster." Zhou Hexuan said helplessly.
The summer floods of 1931 are so famous. The disaster affected more than 10 provinces and tens of millions of people were affected. Among them, the Yangtze River and Huaihe River basins were the most serious, with a reported death toll of 140,000, and countless other deaths that are difficult to count.
population.
Last year, due to the impact of the Central Plains War, the country's food harvest was poor, and the people were miserable. This year, we finally had a bumper food harvest, but as a result, we encountered a nationwide flood. God simply did not leave a way for people to survive.
The "principal change controversy" broke out at the Central University after the flood. Because the main education funds of the Central University came from Jiangsu's finance, and Jiangsu has become a flood-stricken area, it can only misappropriate education funds for disaster relief, resulting in
Central University has no rice to cook, and has almost suspended classes.
The upcoming major flood is not only a natural disaster, but also a man-made disaster. Not to mention the famine caused by the Central Plains War, and since the Beiyang period, local governments have not properly built and maintained water conservancy facilities. As a result, when the flood comes, those old
Water conservancy facilities are out of use.
After the major floods, the country was filled with complaints and people were in dire straits. The Nanjing National Government had to raise funds, and in the next one or two years, it used work as relief and ordered governments at all levels to build a large number of water conservancy projects.
This is the only move in the decades of Kuomintang rule to borrow foreign debt to vigorously develop water conservancy projects. It is not that the central government is diligent and caring for the people, but that the flood has shaken the country. If it is not properly remedied, thieves will definitely appear and uprisings will occur.
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Zhou Hexuan thought about the upcoming nationwide floods and the upcoming September 18th Incident, and suddenly felt a deep sense of powerlessness. All he could do was to wave the flag, encourage people, and donate money to provide some financial support.
The train finally left the ghostly Shandong. Zhou Hexuan's mood suddenly became much brighter. He hugged his son and teased: "Wei Lie, count quickly for daddy."
Little Wei Lie stared at his father blankly, like a mentally retarded idiot.
Zhang Leyi funnyly started the sentence for her son: "1, 2, 3..."
"4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10." Little Wei Lie counted down, reaching the limit when he counted to 10. This performance can be called a child prodigy, a child of 1 year and 1 month old
, being able to count to 10 is extremely valuable.
Of course, little Wei Lie didn't know the meaning of counting. If you threw three pieces of candy in front of him, the kid would just put them in his mouth and eat them, and he couldn't tell the number of candies was three.
Seeing his son's smart yet silly appearance, Zhou Hexuan suddenly laughed. China's hope for the future lies in the next generation of young people, and all Zhou Hexuan and the others can do is to fulfill everyone's responsibilities.
When Zhou Hexuan first traveled through time, he was very afraid of death and the cannibalistic society of the Republic of China. But now that he has seen more of various situations, he seems to have become less cherishing his life. If Zhou Hexuan really needs to die for the country, he will probably do it.
Rush forward with your scalp in mind.
However, unless absolutely necessary, Zhou Hexuan will still choose to survive. He still has a wife and children at home.
Returning to Tianjin Sanletang, Zhou Hexuan continued to live a carefree life. On weekdays, he entertained his son and daughter at home, practiced calligraphy with Cui Huifu, occasionally went shopping with his wife, and went to Peking to give lectures to Tsinghua students, or was
The Institute of History of Beijing Institute of Technology invited me to provide academic guidance, and I lived a leisurely and happy life.
Compared with Zhou Hexuan's happy life, Zhang Xueliang was in a state of distress.
Since the beginning of this spring, Japan has successively carried out the Wanbaoshan Incident and the Nakamura Incident in Northeast China, and recently conducted public military exercises on the streets of Shenyang. This series of shameless acts aroused the people of Northeast China to be filled with indignation and launched vigorous anti-Japanese activities. These activities soon
It spread throughout the country.
For Chinese businessmen, they are happy to see the results. Japanese products were once again boycotted due to anti-Japanese activities, and domestic products took the opportunity to occupy the market in the name of patriotism.
Zhang Xueliang and Chang Kaishen did not see it that way. They were afraid that the anti-Japanese activities would anger Japan and trigger an armed invasion by the Japanese Kwantung Army.
Chang Kaishen sent a telegram to Zhang Xueliang saying: "The anti-Japanese movement across the country may be exploited by the Red Party... Therefore, the government and the people must work together to suppress the anti-Japanese movement." He also issued a "Message to the People" saying: "The anti-Japanese movement is poisonous.
The country is damaged."
After that, Chiang Kai-shek severely banned anti-Japanese activities in Nanjing and other places, hoping to ease the conflict with the Japanese.
Although Zhang Xueliang's approach was more gentle, his way of thinking was consistent with Chang Kaishen's, that is, he must not anger the Japanese.
Neither Zhang Xueliang nor Chiang Kai-shek are fools. Little Japan has frequently stirred troubles in the Northeast this year just to get an excuse for military invasion. All they can do is tolerate, tolerate, and tolerate.
There is no way, the situation in China is too complicated, and neither of them is ready to fight.
Chiang Kai-shek wrote in his diary at the beginning of this year: "The Gui Ni in Guangxi, the Red Bandits in Jiangxi, the Punishment Department in Shanxi, the Feng Department in Shandong, and the bad troops in Sichuan must all be dealt with properly, so that the whole body cannot be affected by a single move.
If the Lu army (Sun Lianzhong's tribe) can follow orders and march to Jiangxi, then both the Red Bandits and Feng's tribe will have a way. As for Guini, all they need is to disband Zhang Fakui's troops and Li and Bai Xun to leave Guangxi immediately. But Shanxi is anxious for Sichuan
, it should be done quickly."
It can be seen from the diary that Chiang Kai-shek wants to abandon Feng Yuxiang's old troops and go to Shanxi, which will harm both my party's troops. The Guangxi clique focuses on pacification, and Sichuan can be left alone for the time being. His top priority is to annex and digest Yan Xishan's
Old ministry and territory.
Chiang Kai-shek had made a good calculation, but unfortunately something unexpected happened and a National Government was established in Guangdong, which instantly put him in a dilemma.
In the second month after Zhou Hexuan returned to Tianjin, Shi Yousan, who was stationed in Henan, suddenly rebelled and raised troops to support the Guangzhou National Government.
The main reason why Shi Yousan rebelled was that he was dissatisfied with the status quo. He felt that he had joined Zhang Xueliang very early, but had not gained much benefit. How could Han Fuqu be the chairman of Shandong Province, but his own military strength was not inferior to Han Fuqu's, and his organizational structure was more complete.
But they can only garrison in Shunde, a place where birds don’t shit?
So Shi Yousan rebelled in Henan. He had infantry, cavalry, artillery, engineers, and tanks under his command, with a total of more than 60,000 troops. The combat effectiveness was quite strong. He defeated the Central Army many times in the Central Plains War.
Shi Yousan's goal is to drive away Zhang Xueliang and become the local emperor of North China himself!
At the same time, Guangzhou was also actively cooperating, deploying troops and generals to decide the outcome with Chang Kaishen.
Under such circumstances, how could Chang Kaishen and Zhang Xueliang dare to provoke the Japanese? The more than 100,000 elite troops of the Northeast Army did not dare to move if they stayed in North China. They must first wipe out their three friends.
Not only that, Zhang Xueliang’s cousin Zhang Xuecheng is now under the command of his third friend. Zhang Xuecheng is jumping up and down, instigating local warlords to unite against his cousin Zhang Xueliang. He not only lobbies Sun Dianying and others, but also actively contacts the Japanese to gain support.
The Japanese, Shi Yousan and the Guangzhou National Government are all colluding with each other.
Even Yan Xishan, who fled to Dalian, is preparing to return to Shanxi to regain power. Yan Xishan has received the exact information and even knows when the Japanese will take action in the Northeast. He just wants to take advantage of the September 18th Incident to make a comeback!
Forces from all sides are ready to move. Chang Kaishen and Zhang Xueliang, the two most famous figures in China, are now in a bad situation of internal and external troubles.
So Zhang Xueliang fell ill and handed the military responsibility to Chief of Staff Ji Yiqiao. He stayed in the hospital and began to recover as if to escape.
Ji Yiqiao is still very capable, and he is fully responsible for the reorganization of Yan Xishan's old ministry. He was also responsible for the crusade against Shi Yousan this time. The war was fought vigorously, and it was only a matter of time before Shi Yousan's rebellion was resolved.
Shi Yousan is easy to solve, but the real culprit is Yan Xishan.
Yan Laoxi chose to return to Shanxi one month before the September 18th Incident, annexed Zhang Xueliang and Chang Kaishen in North China, disrupted all plans for the northwest, and pinned the elite Northeast Army in North China.
Yan Xishan's education and industry contributed to the country, but in the Central Plains War and the September 18th Incident, he completely misunderstood the country. Perhaps in the mind of Yan Xishan, who was good at calculation, national affairs were just a business.