When he arrived in Guangzhou, Zhou Hexuan did not alert anyone, let alone pay a visit to the provincial chairman Wu Tiecheng.
Wu Tiecheng has a pretty good relationship with Zhou Hexuan. When he was the mayor of Shanghai, he personally helped Zhou Hexuan many times. He now holds many positions, including the chairman of Guangdong Province, the director of the Guangdong Civil Affairs Department, and the security commander of Guangdong. He
He also wanted to do something, but it was difficult to restrain the Cantonese generals. Even Yu Hanmou was unable to do anything about it.
In terms of pure weapons and equipment, the Guangdong Army was very strong during the Republic of China, almost rivaling the elites of the Central Army. Because there were tungsten mines in Guangdong, Chen Jitang at that time produced several full divisions of German and Czech weapons.
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But now it's no longer possible. The main force of the Guangdong army has been transferred to the front one after another, and the central government has taken away taxes from Guangdong. As a result, Wu Tiecheng has no money to develop civil affairs and security corps, and Chen Jitang has no money to rectify the defense. Many troops do not even have to pay military pay.
Without it, the officers can only find ways to make money on their own, such as smuggling tungsten ore.
When I first started smuggling tungsten ore, I used it as a way to raise military pay. But people's greed is unlimited. Smuggling is so profitable that once it starts, there is no way to stop. As a result, the army now has no fighting spirit and just wants to take advantage of the situation.
The central government has no time to take into account the local gaps and make more money as soon as possible.
The officers had more and more money, and their will was gradually corroded, and they began to indulge in all kinds of debauchery. Even civil servants were roped in. The official administration in Guangzhou was completely messy, and Wu Tiecheng and Yu Hanmou were powerless to do so.
Historically, after the fall of Guangzhou, the classic newspaper headline was "Yu Han has no plan, Wu Tie has lost the city, and Zeng Yang has no knowledge." The irony is that Yu Hanmou, Wu Tiecheng and Zeng Yangfu were the three.
But to be honest, Zeng Yangfu was really wronged. As the mayor of Guangzhou and the director of finance of Guangdong Province, he actually did a good job in his job. In 1936, he had a premonition that the situation was critical, so he founded the Xiangnan Coal Mine Bureau. During the Anti-Japanese War, Guangdong
Han Dynasty, Hunan-Guangxi Railway, Guizhou-Guizhou Railway and the rear provinces all relied on its supply of industrial coal. He also established a Chinese automobile manufacturing company. In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, he was able to manufacture his own diesel engines. Later, when gasoline could not be imported, he developed a tung oil engine.
, made great contributions to the transportation of anti-war materials.
The only criticism of Zeng Yangfu is that before the Japanese invaded Guangzhou, he carried out land tax reform and material control, which caused great harm to the people in Guangzhou and surrounding areas. But this was also forced by Yu Hanmou and Wu Tiecheng, because he had to
To raise money, food and supplies for the army, we can only scratch the skin of the miserable common people.
Of course, Zeng Yangfu is definitely not an upright official. He can at most be called an official, and he still wears the skin of a bureaucratic capitalist. His ability to develop industry and economy is impressive, but he does not care about the lives of the people.
I also got very fat from it.
Zhou Hexuan met none of the three bigwigs in the Guangzhou officialdom, but he met four others, namely: Chen Yansheng, the leader of the Zhigong Party, Chen Qiyou, the head of the Zhigong Party's executive committee, and Huang Mingtang and Ouyang Li, the Hongmen bigwigs.
Mr. and Mrs. Wen.
The famous Situ Meitang is just the head of the American branch of the Zhi Gong Party.
The first leader of the Zhi Gong Party was Chen Jiongming, and the second leader was Chen Yansheng. Chen Yansheng usually lives in Hong Kong and has his own factory. This time he came to Guangzhou and Shantou to contact the heads of the Zhi Gong Party branches.
The branches of the Zhi Gong Party in Southeast Asia transported overseas Chinese war aid supplies.
Although Chen Qiyou is a senior member of the Zhi Gong Party, he also serves as the personal representative in Hong Kong of Chang Kaishen and Lao Chiang, the liaison person of the Zhi Gong Party.
It sounds ridiculous. Before the July 7th Incident, the Zhigong Party had always been anti-Chiang, and even anti-Sun Yat-sen. The Zhigong Party hung a five-color flag instead of a blue sky and white sun flag. The flag alone can explain everything.
When the Kuomintang and the Communist Party first cooperated, the Hongmen Zhi Gong Party had already fallen out with Sun Yat-sen, and specifically elected Chen Jiongming, who betrayed Sun Yat-sen, as the party leader.
At this moment, the other two Hongmen bosses Huang Mingtang and Ouyang Liwen were die-hard Sun Yat-sen loyalists. They hated Chen Jiongming deeply, and even their eldest son and adopted son died in Chen Jiongming's rebellion, and they were also dissatisfied with the Zhigong Party.
Resolutely resist. But while boycotting the Zhi Gong Party, Huang Mingtang and Ouyang Liwen also hated Chang Kaishen. They felt that Chang Kaishen was also a traitor and had completely abandoned Sun Yat-sen's Three People's Principles.
If Japan had not fully invaded China, these people would still be fighting each other. But with the national crisis at hand, all grievances could be put aside, and the three parties who couldn't stand each other finally shook hands and made peace.
The meeting was held at Huang Mingtang's home. Zhou Hexuan attended the meeting with two bodyguards and a female secretary.
"President Chen, Director Chen, Mr. Huang, Mrs. Huang, you are polite!" Zhou Hexuan greeted with cupped fists.
"You're sincerely welcome." The four people clasped their fists in return.
Ouyang Liwen invited everyone to sit down, served tea personally, glanced at Yu Peichen and said, "Is this Mrs. Zhou?"
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "My secretary, Miss Yu Peichen."
Yu Peichen nodded and greeted: "Hello, Grandpa Huang, hello Grandma Ouyang, I met you when I was a child."
"Oh, this is strange." Huang Mingtang laughed.
Yu Peichen said: "My grandfather is Cen Chunxuan."
"It turns out it's Empress Cen!" Huang Mingtang and Ouyang Liwen suddenly became more enthusiastic.
When Sun Yat-sen launched the National Defense Movement, Cen Chunxuan was elected as the commander of the National Defense Army. Huang Mingtang and Ouyang Liwen were both Cen Chunxuan's honorary subordinates.
This couple are veteran revolutionaries. They began to engage in armed uprising in 1907. Although Ouyang Liwen is just a prostitute now, she was known as the "two-gun heroine" at that time. She participated in the anti-Qing Dynasty, overthrow of Yuan, subjugation of Lu, and defeat of Chen, etc.
In a series of battles, even his son was born on the battlefield. When Chen Jiongming was defeated, Ouyang Liwen had already become the brigade commander.
"Is Mingcheng going to the United States this time to call on overseas Chinese to donate money?" Chen Yansheng asked.
Zhou Hexuan shook his head and said: "Overseas donations are given to the public party, so there is no need for me to worry about it. I have a batch of military aircraft in the United States that cannot be shipped back due to contract reasons. This time I went to Roosevelt to ask for the aircraft."
"That's a big deal. China is short of planes now." Huang Mingtang said.
Chen Qiyou slapped his thigh fiercely and said angrily: "China lacks everything, not just airplanes. But there are also moths that are making a huge fortune for the country!"
Huang Mingtang asked: "Who is Brother Dingsi referring to?"
Chen Qiyou said angrily: "Who else could it be? Chiang Kai-shek's brother-in-law, Kong Xiangxi, who had just become the President of the Executive Council! Kong Xiangxi took advantage of his position to do a big arms business in Hong Kong. I don't know how much of the hard-earned money donated by the people was stolen by him at the expense of the public.
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"This man really deserves to be killed! If it were more than ten years ago, I would have personally led the troops to kill him." Ouyang Liwen suddenly spoke up. This lady was going to kill someone as soon as she opened her mouth.
Chen Qiyou continued: "Lao Jiang asked me to be his personal representative, stationed in Hong Kong and responsible for liaising with the Zhi Gong Party. Our overseas branches of the Zhi Gong Party actively donated money. All the money was the hard work of the overseas Chinese. Every penny passed through our fingers."
I dug it out. What was the result? I found that the donations from overseas Chinese were manipulated by Kong Xiangxi’s confidants, shoddy and shoddy, and shoddy to buy strategic supplies. When these arms and supplies were shipped to Hong Kong, the accounts did not match up at all, and they were even worse.
It’s too outrageous. This time I returned to the mainland to expose Kong Xiangxi’s shameless behavior of making money from war, and to make him, the executive president, step down immediately!”
Zhou Hexuan advised: "Forget it, you can't move him. There are too many lice but it doesn't itch. Kong Xiangxi has been exposed many times for doing this, so he still has a prosperous official career?"
"I can't bear to have to use force even if it can't be moved!" Chen Qiyou said angrily.
Zhou Hexuan also stopped trying to persuade him, just ask for mercy and you will receive mercy.
Historically, Chen Qiyou exposed Kong Xiangxi's corruption and fraud this time. Not only was he dismissed from his post by Chiang Kai-shek, but he was also imprisoned in Xifeng Concentration Camp and was not released until three years later.
Unfortunately, during the Anti-Japanese War, the overseas Chinese in Nanyang donated as much as 700 million yuan (legal currency) every year, the overseas Chinese in America donated 200 million to 300 million yuan (legal currency) every year, and the top leaders of the Zhi Gong Party headed by Situ Meitang donated a total of 54 million US dollars. These
How much money was used for the Anti-Japanese War, and how much was pocketed by the four major families? It is difficult to estimate.
Feng Yuxiang called for donations in Sichuan, and the people of Sichuan tightened their belts and donated more than 700 million yuan in French currency that year. There were also two lakes, Yunnan and Guizhou, Guangdong and Guangxi, Shaanxi and Henan... The money donated by people across the country was embezzled by some people.
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Thinking of this, Zhou Hexuan had no motivation to raise donations or seek loans. Those big rats even resold military cans supported by the United States and distributed "pig food" to frontline soldiers. What else could they not do?
You deserve to be driven to Taiwan!
"It would be a waste not to mention this kind of thing," Chen Yansheng said. "I am going to the United States now. If I can persuade Roosevelt to sell airplanes, then I might as well convert the American donation I sent to the court into airplanes and transport them back to China, so as not to be criticized by Kong Xiangxi."
To steal."
Zhou Hexuan said: "Let me give it a try."
Huang Mingtang sighed: "Oh, it's better to be young and serve the country. As an old man, I am dying, so I can only stand by and wave the flag for you."
Zhou Hexuan consoled him: "You are a hero if you are dedicated to serving your country."
Historically, Guangzhou would fall in half a year. At the age of 72, Huang Mingtang took his wife back to his hometown in Guangxi to recruit soldiers to fight against the Japanese. However, due to the fatigue of the journey, he fell ill halfway and died with regrets.