Chapter 141 Differentiation of the Gui family
In the reception room of Tianhai Pavilion, Zhong Yang, dressed in formal clothes, was arguing with Chen Ze about the matter, mainly for the sale of military standard rifles.
In Chen Ze's opinion, he firmly disagrees with selling this dangerous weapon to the public. His words were extremely fierce: "Zhong Yang, I firmly oppose this matter no matter what. You can also see from the information fed back by the rural credit agency that there are large-scale armed fights between villages almost every week, and even fired a musket because of small things like robbing cow dung."
In the coastal areas of Guangdong, because a large number of weapons flow into the people and the existence of various private illegal workshops, the types and number of black guns are extremely amazing. This is also one of the reasons why most of the ** Party act here, not only because of the weak control of the northern regime, but also because it is easier to obtain arms supply here.
Faced with Chen Ze's criticism, Zhong Yang was not angry, but calmly poured him a glass of white wine to warm up, and then said with a smile: "I know what you want to say, you are afraid that the overflow of guns will cause social instability, right?"
After taking the cup and pouring a rich and mellow wine into one mouthful. After the hot warmth spread all over his body, Chen Ze stared at Zhong Yang and complained dissatisfiedly: "Since you know, why do you still want the rural credit cooperative to sell guns? Are you not afraid of criticism from public opinion? An agricultural development promotion organization actually sells guns and helps landlords and farmers train private armed forces. How do you feel when others do it?"
What Li Jiansan and Cheng Desheng are doing recently is to promote the Enfield rifle that was eliminated after the Nansha militia was replaced and a large number of old-fashioned bullet reserves. The farmers who were not rich were even allowed to pay differently and could receive short-term quasi-military training for free. This matter could not be concealed by others, and was even reported by people, which attracted widespread attention and panic in the society.
Most people with poor life get weapons that can be used to destroy lives, which makes those who live in wealthy feel uneasy. As for receiving quasi-military training, it almost made some remote landlords think that the rural credit cooperatives are like the mud legs of the Hongmen, wanting to build land**.
Looking at Chen Ze silently, after his emotions gradually calmed down, Zhong Yang took a stern face and asked solemnly: "Chen Ze, I ask you, are there fewer people with guns in Guangzhou? Or, who are there without guns?"
“Those people are”
I originally wanted to say something, but Zhong Yang's words did remind Chen Ze. Indeed, it was not a matter of a day or two, and the provincial government was powerless to do anything about it. Rich businessmen were armed by business groups, landlords had their own servants, and bandits also had their machetes and muskets. Even some businessmen who traveled around the world had several Brownings defended themselves.
Those who really have no guns in their hands and are at the disadvantage of being at the mercy of others are the only poor and helpless poor peasants.
Seeing that Chen Ze could not refute, Zhong Yang patted his shoulder and looked at his eyes seriously: "Chen Ze, I know you are a good person. But you have to understand that bad people can get guns no matter how they do. The gun ban order will only damage ordinary people's power to protect themselves. What I want to eliminate is a society where good people cannot fight their fate. When everyone has guns in their hands, bad people must have some concerns if they want to rescue them."
"But they are not ready yet, how do you know that they won't want to be a bandit if they get the gun?"
Chen Ze’s concerns are not unreasonable. After all, robbery is much more comfortable than hard work. With weapons in hand, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no evil people with inflated selfish desires.
"That's why I have to issue a gun certificate. Those who can get the certificate must be the local permanent population. To put it bluntly, they must first go to the rural credit agency to register. Originally, the private guns held by landlords and wealthy businessmen were difficult to detect clearly one by one, but through this formal registration, they would have surfaced before."
This is also one of Zhong Yang's goals. He will check the distribution of various forces in the system by issuing certificates. After all, no one took care of it before, but if the official department of Nansha District issued a policy, the risk cost of continuing to hold a black gun would be high. The ancient Chinese Society did not require confiscation. If it was just registered, those who wanted to resist would have to measure the gains and losses.
Moreover, the high-quality rifles produced by Tianyu Group are also very attractive. Although most landlords and wealthy businessmen have a lot of guns because of the flood of guns, the problem is that these products are of various types and their performance is uneven. Just purchasing and distributing ammunition is a headache.
Speaking of this, Chen Ze could understand Zhong Yang's meaning: "Oh, it seems that the lack of communication is a big problem after the parliament is suspended. You should discuss this with me in advance."
Because the six managers of the research department are basically not participating in the meeting now, and the opening of smart factories has also caused their research work to surge, and they basically have no time to deal with such political issues. Liu Haoran is not there, and the remaining Huang Shaoguang must always contact Li Zongren to contact the specific military supplies.
Now only Wang Shicong and Gu Yuejun are available, and Zhou Hua must pay close attention to the current situation.
Because of Sun Yixian's active activities, the Northern Expedition Army obtained large amounts of funds and arms from the Soviet Union and Japan, and also gathered a large number of provincial coalition forces through bribery, preparing to conquer Guangdong again and expel Chen Jiongming's forces from Guangzhou.
In order to deal with this chaotic situation, the ancient Chinese Association led by Zhong Yang has been preparing for countermeasures. Mo Rongxin has chosen to return to Guizhou Province to preside over military affairs. In terms of mobilization within the Guangxi clique, Sun Yixian lost at least half of his support. Cen Chunxuan alone contacted Sun Yixian and could not convene many Guangxi clique military groups.
At the end of 1922, Mo Rongxin returned to Guilin, the capital of Guangxi Province, and immediately announced that he would reorganize the Guangxi military system and called on his old subordinates to come and respond. Li Zongren was the first to reply, but Huang Shaohong chose to participate in the "bandit suppression" coalition forces of the Northern Expedition Army, intending to expedition Chen Jiongming in the east.
Based on Mo Rongxin and Cen Chunxuan, the Guangxi army was divided into two completely different factions. The composition of its representative figures was also very complicated. Mo Rongxin's faction insisted on being based in Guangxi and supporting Chen Jiongming's concept of joint provincial autonomy. There are many grassroots officers in this group, including Li Zongren, because he is the strongest.
Another group of people led by Cen Chunxuan chose the Northern Expedition Army that supported Sun Yixian, believing that force should be used to quell the chaos in the south and eliminate all the "rebellions" that disobeyed the ** Party. The powerful factions under them were relatively scattered, mainly including Liu Zhenhuan, Huang Shaohong, Bai Chongxi and others.
After the split of Sun Chen, the Guangdong Military Government, the Guangxi regime also faced the same dilemma. The only difference is that the original old mainland Rongting did not get the chance to appear on stage. Although he has prestige, he is already an outdated warlord. He has no guns or salary under his command, and there will be no people willing to follow him.
Compared with Cen Chunxuan's tight financial situation, Mo Rongxin was very glorious and wealthy with the support of Tianyu Group. Not only did he recruit his former subordinates, but he also won many subordinates of Lu Rongting. He was prosperous in Guangxi for a while and returned to his former power. As the group's military supply decision-maker, Zhou Feihuo was naturally sought after.
The first batch of military supplies was only enough to supply 40,000 people, but Li Zongren alone had 15,000 yuan in rescue, and the remaining part had to be distributed to the remaining 60,000 people. It would be strange if he didn't steal his head.
According to the original plan, Mo Rongxin also cooperated very much and immediately announced the requirement to go to Nansha for training. He also stated that whoever goes first will get military supplies, otherwise he will have to wait until others have finished the division before he can get it. In fact, this is simply an excuse. In the setting of the ancient Chinese Society, Gui army that did not go to the Nansha Militia Center for training would never be able to obtain any supplies.
Under the operation of the Ancient Literature Association, the situation faced by the provincial government formed by Chen Jiongming was much better than in the history of time and space. He had to take the pressure from Xu Chongzhi's troops from Fujian seriously to rescue him, because the main force of the Northern Expedition Army was undergoing reorganization and special training there.
Both the Dian Army, who were still in Guangxi, were restrained by Li Zongren and could not move. In addition, the new army formed by Mo Rong, the situation in Guangxi was stabilized, making it difficult for Sun Yixian to form a strategic siege against Guangdong.
Guilin was colder than the surrounding cities in late winter, but the mansion where Mo Rongxin lived was crowded and bustling. Many generals of the old Guangxi clan came to join the old boss in the hope of reorganizing their careers and hoped to restore their former glory.
"Oh, Governor, you don't know. Since the old general and several Governors left, the Guangxi clan has been in a state of dissatisfaction. He ended up in the position of seeking the Guangdong government army. If the Governor had not returned, I was afraid that we would all be defeated as bandits at this time."
A middle-aged officer sitting at the table, with a tough and ruthless face, was in tears at this moment. The old general in his mouth naturally refers to Lu Rongting, and as for several governors, they were talking about Mo Rongxin, Cen Chunxuan and others. Since the Guangdong Army’s battle to aid Guangxi, the Guangxi army has fallen apart and no longer has its glory as before.
Either you have to accept the reorganization of the Guangdong Army like Li Zongren, or you have to hide in remote areas and become a bandit, or you have to surrender to the enemy like Liu Zhenhuan in exchange for posts in the province. In general, the Guangxi clan is no longer the complete and powerful army before, and most soldiers cannot even obtain the food they need to survive.
In fact, if Li Zongren had not received the support of the Guwen Association, he could only make a living by selling guns, but even so, it would be difficult to last.
"Oh, I know everyone's difficulties too. That's why I tried every means to rush back, just to give some thoughts to my brothers who still have faith."
When talking about the past, Mo Rongxin also sighed and sighed. Now that life has new hope, he naturally has to constantly inspire and comfort these subordinates who have followed him in the past.
"I don't understand why our own army is going to Nansha for training? Is this Guangxi our Guangxi or Chen Ze's Guangxi?" Another young subordinate officer shouted loudly, not because he disrespected Mo Rongxin, the former Grand Supervisor, but because of his upright personality.
The Guangxi army has always been so straightforward. Mo Rongxin himself has a straightforward personality. He doesn't think he is offended by such a shout, but sighs: "You think I don't know, but what can I do? The money, food and weapons are all given by others, and wealth is not a problem. We lead troops to fight, don't we also want to have a happy life? Besides, we also know the combat effectiveness of the Guangdong army. No matter how unacceptable it is, we must admit that they have a good way to train troops."
Speaking of this, Mo Rongxin also stood up from his seat, wearing a new military uniform that can be customized in ancient Chinese, and looked majestic. He looked around and then said loudly: "I know what everyone is worried about, isn't it just that they can't protect their military power. But I'll say it out of my heart, even if they keep their military power? Without arms and food and money, can we stand firm? Why not join the Nansha Military Academy system and give their descendants the greatest blessing."...
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