"Master Fang, you are finally back." After returning to the house after a long absence, Zhou Er, who had been waiting eagerly since the morning, saw Fang Zida and hurried over.

"Thank you for your hard work, San'er." When he walked into the courtyard, the house was still the same as before he left. There was not a single fallen leaf on the clean floor. It could be seen that San'er had taken care of him a lot during the days he left Beijing.

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"Your luggage has been put in your room. If you want to sort it out, Master Fang, just ask." He accompanied Fang Zida to the south courtyard and said as he walked.

Fang Zida nodded. Zhou Zhou'er still knew the rules very well. Although he had his luggage and other items delivered to his home after getting off the train, Zhou Zhou'er only moved into his room and did not unpack and organize it privately. This made Fang Zida very upset.

Satisfied. We often judge a person by looking at the little things. Zhou Zhou'er is smart and sensible, which is why Fang Zida likes him.

After traveling from south to north for several days, and going back and forth from the Ministry of War to the Prime Minister's Office just after arriving in Beijing, Fang Zida felt a little tired when he returned home. However, he did not go directly to rest, but asked Zhou Er to help him.

I boiled a pot of coffee, went to the study to drink coffee, lit a cigar, and asked him about his situation after leaving Beijing.

Regarding Fang Zida's inquiry, Zhou Er was already prepared. He immediately took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it over. The names of dozens of people were densely written on it. These people were all the KMT reserve forces that Zhou Er had developed in these days, and even

It can be said that these people were only under the direct leadership and command of Fang Zida.

Pointing to the names of these people, Zhou Er introduced their backgrounds, personal situations and specialties one by one. Fang Zida sat quietly and listened. The more he listened, the more pleased he became. It was obvious that these people had spent a lot of effort on Zhou Er.

Among the people on the list, there are all kinds of professions, ranging from green-skinned gangsters on the streets, cart drivers, waiters, to compradors from foreign banks, business shopkeepers, university teachers... all kinds of things.

, it can be said that all three religions and nine streams are included.

"Well done, have you spent the money I left behind?" Fang Zida nodded with satisfaction and turned to ask. He left some money for Zhou'er before leaving. He looked at the number of people on the list and smiled.

asked.

"Haha, actually I didn't spend much. You still have more than half of the money left." Zhou Er replied with a smile.

"Eh!" Fang Zida gave him a strange look. Although he left a lot of money, the expenses for doing these things were also high. Considering the number of people he developed, it was only barely enough, so why did he leave more than half of it?

Come on? Could it be that Zhou Er did not do what she was told to do? Instead, she made her own decision?

Thinking of this, Fang Zida looked unhappy and looked at Zhou'er coldly.

"Master Fang, please don't get me wrong. If you don't have enough money, you will spend a lot of money. In fact, this is what happened..." Zhou Er quickly explained. After talking for a long time, Fang Zida gradually understood what was going on. He couldn't help but secretly praise Zhou Er for what he did.

The waiter was really aggrieved.

It turned out that Zhou Er was indeed developing manpower according to Fang Zida's instructions at the beginning, but after he had a few people under him, due to a coincidence, he discovered a way to reduce funds and increase efficiency. Speaking of which,

It was also simple. There happened to be a comprador named Wang Zhaorong who accidentally mentioned that the French were eager to sell a batch of supplies, and this batch of supplies had been in the capital for more than half a month.

No buyer was found, so Zhou Zhou'er kept an eye on this and found out through other channels that there was a Shanxi merchant company outside the country that happened to need these things. After learning the news, Zhou Zhou'er took out all the funds given to him by Fang Zida.

, and Wang Zhaorong played a double role with the French, bought the goods at a low price, and then sold them to this Shanxi merchant company. In just a few days, they made a lot of money.

In this way, Zhou Zhou'er found a way, and then he paid more attention to this aspect. At this time, he already had a lot of people from all walks of life. Although some people were of no use for the time being, he could sometimes inquire about them.

The information is still very well-informed. Using this method, Zhou'er is like a fish in water. After that, the expansion of manpower will not reduce the money on hand, but it will become more and more abundant.

"Well done, you have a very flexible mind." Fang Zida couldn't help but praise him a few times. Zhou Er smiled so hard that his eyes turned into slits. Business opportunities, business opportunities, do business firstly by capital and ability, secondly by

What is important is information. Zhou'er's ability is not bad to begin with, plus he has a certain information network, so he can certainly make money without losing money by taking advantage of the opportunity to do business.

However, after praising him, Fang Zida criticized him and warned him that his main job is not to do these things. The business world is ever-changing and people's hearts are complicated. He is making money now, and there is no guarantee that he will not lose money one day. The funds are earmarked for special purposes.

He must never do anything to use it for other purposes. Once he loses the funds, he will no longer be able to control the loyalty of those people.

In order for a horse to run fast, it must eat good grass. Fang Zida does not believe that there are horses in the world that can run fast without eating grass. No matter how noble the idea is, once it loses the economic foundation, everything will be in vain.

After admonishing Zhou Er, Fang Zida asked him to concentrate on doing his own business and never distract his energy to other aspects.

In addition, Fang Zida also criticized the list given to him by Zhou Er. This kind of situation in the form of a list is dangerous. If it changes in the future, this kind of thing will definitely kill people. Fang Zida told Zhou Er that everything in the future will

You must rely on your own brain to remember, and never do it unless absolutely necessary.

You can't leave this kind of thing behind. In addition, Fang Zida also recalled the intelligence work methods shown in movies and TV series, and helped Zhou Er talk about single-line connections, code names, and well-organized intelligence classes. As for how much Zhou Er could understand

, Fang Zida will wait and see how far it can go.

After giving Zhou Er some money, Fang Zida let him leave. After Zhou Er left, Fang Zida was meditating quietly in his study, thinking about future arrangements. Although Zhou Er's network was rudimentary, it already had an intelligence network.

This is a good start and a great help for him in the future. Thinking of this, Fang Zida couldn't help but secretly laugh. It seemed that he, the central commander of KMY,

The head of the planning team seems to be really transforming into an organization like "Central Unification", but this is not a bad thing. China does lack such an organization at the moment. Fang Zida knows very well that politics has never been pure. Looking at it,

In the countries of later generations, whether they are democratic, republican or people's countries, which one does not have such an institution that cannot see the light of day?

Of course, Fang Zida cherishes feathers, and he doesn't want to put on such a black coat again when he is already famous. Let Zhou'er do the work for this organization. It can be seen that Zhou'er is very interested in it.

He is very talented in this matter. Although he is just a novice now, I think it will not take long for him to slowly grow up.

Putting Zhou'er's matter aside, Fang Zida carefully considered his promise to Song Jiaoren. At the Prime Minister's Office, what Fang Zida said was not casual. In fact, since returning to China, especially on his journey south,

What he saw and heard really made Fang Zida want to express something.

In Fang Zida's view, China today is riddled with ills and is full of crises. Although Song Jiaoren successfully became prime minister, the Republic of China also nominally embarked on a democratic path with the control of the Congress, prime minister, and president. However, with the upcoming

After the First World War and Japan, Tsarist Russia was eyeing the country, and the country's future was not a smooth one.

National economy, system improvement, industrial and commercial development, land issues, class issues, education issues, infrastructure construction, southern military and political issues, partisanship...etc., these are all shortcomings that restrict development. It is not easy to change them.

, Fang Zida knew that Song Jiaoren was not a god, Yuan Shikai was not a god, Sun Wen was not a god, and Fang Zida was neither. Only by doing it step by step, and gathering the strength of the whole country, could we gradually improve.

Of course, the first condition is stability, but this stability is not easy. Although the second revolution has been suppressed, Fang Zida is not sure when the country will be truly stable. No, the revolutionary party in the south has just ceased, and those in the northwest

Bai Lang suddenly came up, and Fang Zida could only combine reality, consider the urgency and try his best to come up with the most feasible solution.

Just when Fang Zida was unable to leave the capital after returning to Beijing and was writing hard at home alone, thinking about what to do, Bai Lang's army in the northwest became more and more troublesome. The situation even attracted the attention of Sun Wen, who was far away in Japan.

Sun Wen was overjoyed when he learned about it, and even summoned the revolutionaries in Japan, planning to send someone to contact Bai Lang and come up with something to echo and start another three revolutions.

For this reason, the suppression of Bailang became the main task of the War Department. After receiving the transfer order, Zhang Xun did not urgently gather troops to enter Shaanxi as required by the central government. Instead, he lingered in Anhui. The army was still in Anhui for four or five days.

Wandering around. In this regard, Zhang

Xun directly telegraphed to the Ministry of War, claiming that his troops had suffered heavy losses in the counter-insurgency and were now lacking in logistics and soldiers. He asked the Ministry of War to provide him with additional ordnance and military pay. In addition, he even asked the central government for fifteen battalions.

Number preparation.

"You turned against him!" After hearing Duan Qirui's report, Yuan Shikai was so angry that he slapped the table and cursed: "Who does Zhang Shaoxuan think he is? Fifteen battalions? What does he want to do? What does he want to do!"

"President, don't you know what this soldier Zhang Shaoxuan wants to do?" Duan Qirui said with a wry smile: "He is not a fool. The Ministry of War asked him to fight Bai Lang. Of course he can guess the intention, not to mention his

The Braid Army suffered heavy losses in Jiangsu, and if we don't take this opportunity to expand our strength, Zhang Shaoxuan will no longer be Zhang Xun!"

Liang Shiyi frowned at the side and said: "We must not give out the numbers of the fifteen battalions. Even if we agree to Song Dunchu, we will not give in. After all, these numbers are mostly scary. Once Zhang Xun has these fifteen battalions, how big will he be in the future?"

How to deal with it? Besides, I still have another worry!"

"Yifu is worried...?" Yuan Shikai's eyes flashed, and Liang Shiyi nodded: "That's right! Zhang Xun has always been a loner, treating the central government's orders as if they were nothing. This time, he was acting in an overt and covert manner, trying to use the Bai Lang incident to expand his strength.

It’s so heartbreaking! If Zhang Xun really gets the number of the 15th Battalion and enters Shaanxi to hook up with Bai Lang, I’m afraid the situation in the northwest will be..."

"That's right! What Brother Yifu said is exactly what I am worried about. As the President, I think it would be better not to adjust Zhang Xun's position." Duan Qirui also agreed.

Yuan Shikai had already been alert when Duan Qirui reported that Zhang Xun reached out for his serial number, and immediately nodded. After thinking about it carefully, he still felt that safety was the most important thing. Although Zhang Xun's braided army is still there, it has been destroyed after the Battle of Nanjing.

Being maimed, temporarily

It's not too late to put him aside and deal with him later. As for Bai Lang, who can't drive away the tiger and devour the wolf, he can simply send one of his confidants to go there. After thinking about it, Yuan Shikai finally appointed one person, and this person is his.

Confidant Lu Jianzhang.
Chapter completed!