It took Fang Zida a long time to understand who Bai Lang, the leader of Bai Lang's army, was. The people were all confused about this person. Bai Lang turned out to be from Ba*feng* County, Henan. His family was quite wealthy and he had been growing up since he was a child.

Haoshu Haige especially admired Song Jiang. In the late Qing Dynasty, he served as a staff officer under Wu Luzhen, the commander of the Sixth Town. After Wu Luzhen's death, he and the Zhongzhou hero Wang Tianzong went to Luocao in Songshan Mountain and called themselves the Commander-in-Chief of the Fuhan Army in the Central Plains. It is said that he was about three years old.

He is seventeen or eighteen years old, fat and more than four feet long. He wears a black scarf on his head and has two and a half inches of green pigtails. He is sitting in an eight-person yellow satin sedan. The border area between Henan and Hubei is a poor and harvestless place. Due to the local

People lack food and clothing, so they are prone to taking risks.

In the autumn of the second year of the Republic of China, Bai Lang's army began to appear in Henan. Zhang Zhenfang, the governor of Henan, was the cousin of President Yuan Da. He was a scholar and served as the Tianjin Customs Service. During the revolution, he managed royal donations and later served as the governor of Zhili. Since Henan is

The hometown of President Yuan Da, so he transferred his cousin from Zhili. Zhang Zhenfang did not know business, he only knew how to plunder. Not long after he took office, he made trouble for the people below. In this way, Bai Lang borrowed

The machine made a slogan of doing justice for heaven, and spread the song everywhere: "Good Bailang, good Bailang, rob the rich and give to the poor, do justice for heaven, everyone says Bailang is good!" There is also a song: "Old Bailang, Bailang is good!"

Mr. Lang, who robbed the rich and saved the poor, acted for heaven, everyone said that Mr. Bai Lang was good. In the past two years, the rich and the poor have become equal."

It can be seen from this that Bai Lang is a figure like Song Jiang and Li Zicheng. These songs and styles are exactly the same as those of Liangshan hero and King Li Chuang in the late Ming Dynasty. Under the banner of upholding justice for heaven and equalizing the wealth and poverty, in fact they only

He is just a bandit leader through and through. Most of his troops came under threat, and smokers accounted for fifty-six out of ten. This time, taking advantage of the "second revolution" of the Southern Revolutionary Party, Bai Lang thought he had captured

The time has come for the world to pull up the pole and officially rebel.

Unexpectedly, not long after the turmoil in the south, this vigorous "second revolution" failed. Bai Lang, who felt that he would not be able to get a good job in Henan, made a plan to take advantage of the fact that the Beiyang Army had not yet turned its main attention to him.

When he arrived, he quickly fled to the northwest with his men.

The northwest is a bitterly cold land, and the central military garrison has always been insufficient. Moreover, the northwest is vast and sparsely populated, and the people are poor. Bai Lang, who fled to the northwest, was like a fish in water. In a short period of time, he gathered a team of tens of thousands of people, attacked large households, and divided the country.

The fields are all filled with gold and silver, and the northwest is in trouble...

"How does the Army Ministry plan to counter the rebellion?" Fang Zida frowned after hearing Bai Lang's story and couldn't help but ask.

"Haha, of course it is to mobilize troops to quell the rebellion. Zhang Ming, guess who they are planning to mobilize?" Duan Qirui asked with a smile.

Fang Zida shook his head and smiled: "How could you guess this? The central government has many soldiers and generals. I think it is possible to transfer any department."

"Haha, Zhang Ming, Zhang Ming, I've learned some official clichés after not seeing each other for a few months. In fact, you also know the person you want to transfer, and he's an old friend of yours."

"Old friend?" Fang Zida thought for a while. He didn't have many friends in the military. Even if he did, they were from the Eighth Division of Nanjing. Could it be that the Ministry of War wanted to transfer the Eighth Division to the northwest? This is unlikely, right? Even if Yuan Shikai had this

Song Jiaoren would never agree with this idea.

Shaking his head to indicate that he couldn't guess, Duan Qirui smiled and revealed the secret: "Zhang Xun!"

"Zhang Xun?" This answer was surprising, but after thinking about it carefully, Fang Zida understood it, and he couldn't help but admire Yuan Shikai.

Zhang Xun's troops fought a battle with the Eighth Division in Nanjing and suffered a bloody blow. Moreover, Zhang Xun entered Jiangsu territory without authorization and attacked the Eighth Division's garrison. The central government has officially dismissed Zhang Xun from his post and ordered him to

The article holds him responsible for attacking friendly forces without authorization. However, Zhang Xun is a complete warlord. Whether it is Yuan Shikai, Song Jiaoren, or the Ministry of War, their orders have no effect on Zhang Xun. The Braided Army is Zhang Xun's private army.

, he doesn’t care at all about dismissal and investigation.

However, the current situation is a little different. The braided army has lost its troops and is severely weakened. It has little leverage to challenge the central government. Moreover, the order to remove Zhang Xun and investigate is still there. At this time, Zhang Xun will be transferred to the Ministry to quell the rebellion. Zhang Xun will definitely not be able to refuse. Once Zhang Xun

If Xun disobeys the order, the central government will settle the old and new accounts together, and Zhang Xun will probably be left with nothing to eat.

In addition, transferring Zhang Xun is also a good way to kill two birds with one stone. From this, we can see that the central government has the idea of ​​​​using Bai Lang's hands to consume the strength of warlords like Zhang Xun. If Fang Zida guessed correctly, this idea must have come from Yuan Shikai.

Army Chief Duan Qirui was just following the trend.

"Zhang Xun's braided army has very strong combat effectiveness. There should be no problem in destroying the rebels." Although they were opponents, Fang Zida did not underestimate Zhang Xun. Only after fighting Zhang Xun did he understand how strong his braided army was. For

In this regard, the Ministry of War did not pick the wrong person, but what would happen to Zhang Xun after he left was not what Fang Zida had considered.

Duan Qirui was busy with official duties, so Fang Zida left after chatting with him for an hour. As for his procedures with the Army Department, Luo Fengge helped him handle it while they were chatting. In addition, Duan Qirui also took care of the investigation of the Chen Qimei incident.

Qi Rui didn't even mention a word, as if their casual chat meant the investigation was over.

After leaving the Army Ministry, Fang Zida officially resigned from his military post in the Eighth Division. Seeing that it was still early, Fang Zida did not go home and went directly to the Prime Minister's Office.

In the Prime Minister's Office, Song Jiaoren has lost a lot of weight these days. He who was already thin looks even slimmer. The desk is full of documents. Since he took over as Prime Minister, he has been busy every day.

Spending time in busy work, there is no time for leisure at all.

"Dun Chu, please approve this fund." Liao Zhongkai hurriedly walked into the office, holding a document in his hand.

Taking the document and looking at it, Song Jiaoren hesitated and did not sign. Instead, he raised his head and asked: "Can this funding be slowed down? I remember that Premier Zhao had already approved a sum when he was in office. Has your Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry spent all of it?"

?”

"My great prime minister! Zhao Bingjun only approved 100,000 yuan when he was in office. What is the use of this small amount of money? It's not like you don't know about the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Which place in the country does not need money? The autumn harvest is coming soon.

Okay, there are so many places to use the money, you’d better approve it.”

Liao Zhongkai is the new Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, and Chen Zhenxian is still the chief minister. However, due to his relationship with Song Jiaoren, Liao Zhongkai is actually in charge of most affairs of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. After taking office, he rarely went to the Prime Minister for matters related to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

At first, Song Jiaoren was very supportive of him. He basically approved any proposals or funding needed without saying a word. But today, Song Jiaoren looked at the document in his hand and hesitated for a long time, but still did not sign it.

"Zhong Kai, it's better to slow down the funding. Let's talk about it in two days."

"This... Dunchu! This money can't be extended! The follow-up work of our Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is waiting for this money. What should I do if you delay it? I gave Director Chen a guarantee before I came here." Liao

When Zhong Kai heard this, he immediately became anxious and forced Song Jiaoren to sign.

Song Jiaoren was dumbfounded. How could anyone do such a thing? The only one who could do this was Liao Zhongkai.

"Brother Zhongkai, brother Zhongkai, do you think the government's money comes from strong winds? This ministry wants 100,000, and that ministry wants 200,000. Do you know how much the government's expenditure will be tomorrow? You wait for the rice to fall into the pot, I

There is money waiting for urgent use here! Look at these, are they not here to ask for money? If you really want money, will I not grant it to you?"

"Didn't President Yuan borrow money? Will the government have no money? Dunchu, don't think you can lie to me because I don't understand!" Liao Zhongkai said displeased.

"Lied to you? Haha..." Song Jiaoren shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Yes, President Yuan borrowed money, and it was a lot of money, but he can use the money casually? Let's talk about the counterinsurgency some time ago.

Do you know how much military spending the central government has spent? It would scare you to death if you tell me! The subsequent aftermath, pensions and local reconstruction, which one does not require a lot of money? And you must have heard about Bai Lang in the past two days, right? As soon as the gunfire went off

, the money flows out like rushing water, God knows how much more is needed!"

After a pause, Song Jiaoren said again: "Besides, borrowing money is not in vain, it all has to be repaid! Are you going to borrow it again after you have used it up? What if someone doesn't lend it to you? Even if they are willing to lend it,

Are we going to sell our national interests in exchange for money? It will be weird if you and I don’t give the world a thumbs up. Zhong Kai, you don’t know how expensive food and rice are when you’re not a member of the family. I, the Prime Minister, are just a big housekeeper. It’s hard... it’s hard!”

"How about... give me half first?" Song Jiaoren's heartfelt words left Liao Zhongkai speechless, and he had no choice but to retreat and ask for this.

"Half? Not even a third!" Song Jiaoren refused without hesitation.

"What! You... Like this, tell yourself, how much can you give me? Let's talk about it first! If you don't get a cent, I will live and eat in your Prime Minister's Office from today on." Liao Zhongkai jumped on his feet and was about to curse,

It was obvious that Song Jiaoren looked tired and swallowed his words again. He put his hands on the edge of the table and leaned forward to stare at him and asked.

"Zhong Kai, I've finally convinced you. You debt collector is going to force me to death if I don't see the money!" Looking at his scoundrel look, he had no choice but to shake his head and smile bitterly. After thinking about it, he picked up a pen and scratched the document.

He removed the original amount, rewrote a number, signed it and threw it back: "Here, take it."

He took it with a smile and looked down. Liao Zhongkai's eyes almost popped out of his head: "What! That's all. I said Dunchu, why are you sending beggars away?"

"What? No? Don't give it back to me!" Song Jiaoren was not polite and reached out to take the document back.

"No, no! Yes! Do I want it?" When Liao Zhongkai saw that he was serious about it, he quickly protected the document behind his back and cursed lightly: "Scrooge..."
Chapter completed!