Qi couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook her head: "Dong De, what do you mean? Even if you don't agree, don't harm me."

"I'm going to hurt you anywhere. I'm pulling you ashore." A hint of cunning flashed in Li Zongren's eyes. He had some understanding of the situation in Hunan, but he hadn't figured out how to use this piece yet.

In order to take care of Song Ziwen and others, Li Zongren made some thoughts and specially found Huang Weilie, an international student from Guangxi, to hold the meeting in a Western style. There was a band during the meal. Those who were interested could enter the dance floor at any time to show their skills, but he himself couldn't dance. Zhuang Jihua didn't have the heart to dance. After seeing Ye Qi, he wanted to talk to Ye Qi or Li Zongren, but Huang Shaohong forced him to a lady. He danced two songs at random and then sued Li Zongren. To be honest, his social dance was not good. His best skills were dancing. Unexpectedly, while Song Ziwen sneered at his bad dance steps, he also recognized that he was indeed out of school because of poverty and poor people didn't have much time to dance.

When Li Zongren saw Zhuang Jihua coming, he couldn't help but feel secretly happy. He was about to talk to Zhuang Jihua. What Huang Shaohong said about the simultaneous progress of the army and the construction of the regime attracted him very much.

Ye Qi is also a person who doesn't like dancing. He wanted to leave but was dissuaded by Li Zongren, so he had a chat with Li Zongren on the side. He turned his back to Zhuang Jihua, so he didn't pay attention to Zhuang Jihua coming. When Li Zongren said hello to Zhuang Jihua, he wanted to leave but it was too late.

After Zhuang Jihua sat down, he talked with them casually. Li Zongren intended to lead the topic to the army, but Zhuang Jihua did not respond, but instead leaned on Ye Qi and Hunan. Ye Qi was confused. As the two of them talked about the topic, they then woke up and realized that the two of them were intentionally gathering together, so he got up and wanted to leave, but Li Zongren left him again, and the three of them went to the small hall upstairs.

There were three sofas in the small hall. After entering the door, I found Bai Chongxi sitting alone.

"Jiansheng, why are you here alone?" Li Zongren asked.

"It's too noisy below, I want to be quiet." Bai Chongxi was interrupted. He turned around and saw the three of them. He didn't tell the truth.

"It seems that they are all people with ulterior motives, and I am the only one who is reckless." Ye Qi said mockingly, although she didn't know what they were going to talk about, she already understood this situation.

"What are you interested or not? I want to discuss something with the Cultural Revolution. I also ask you to be a staff officer and also talk about your affairs." Li Zongren planned to make it open and honest, just now he was in the downstairs. He already understood that this young man was too slippery and would not easily reveal what he wanted.

"To be honest, General Ye's affairs are also something I care about. Please talk about it first." Zhuang Jihua didn't know whether Bai Chongxi was a coincidence or whether they were intentional.

"Okay, everyone is open and honest," Li Zongren laughed twice, then curled his smile and said to Ye Qi: "Brother Ye, you said a lot to me after you came, but Zhao Hengti was engaged in the land of the Union Provincial Autonomy. We do not agree with this proposition. We believe that the Union Provincial Autonomy only provides a reason for warlord separatism. Today, China can only become stronger by implementing the Prime Minister's Three Principles of the People, and can we humiliate the country from abroad and restore national power."

"Dong De is right. We have worked hard and bloody battles in the military and have been working hard for many years, not to save only Guangxi, but to save China." Bai Chongxi jumped angrily: "It is just a self-government in the province to defend the territory, which is of no help to the country. If this is the case, Bai might as well go home to farm."

Great, general.

"Governor Zhao made three requests. I'm sorry, I can't do it. If a war broke out between Hunan and Guangdong, it would not be a local dispute between Hunan and Guangdong, but a struggle between ideology, a dispute between revolution and counter-revolution. Since we have favored our country, we will never be out of the matter."

Ye Qi smiled bitterly and patted her thighs with both hands: "I thought I could accomplish at least one mission, but I didn't expect... Okay, now I can go back and report."

After saying that, he was about to stand up. Li Zongren hurriedly held him down: "Don't be busy, the business is over, but our classmates' affection is still there. I have encountered something difficult. Please ask Brother Ye to help me with the staff on the ground of the old classmate."

Maybe we blamed our predecessors too much, and they also wanted to save China; Zhuang Jihua had always had doubts before, and he didn't know why the three giants of the Guangxi clan wanted to offer Guangxi hands. Now he has a little confidence. Maybe it was what they said, because of the same political philosophy that prompted them to make such a decision.

"What De Gong said about is probably to reorganize the army." Zhuang Jihua no longer hid: "I have reorganized the Sichuan Army in Guangzhou. I have some experiences. Let's take a closer look at it."

Without waiting for them to express their opinions, Zhuang Jihua continued: "There are 60,000 troops in Guangxi, which is indeed too many. It must be laid below 30,000 people, so as not to cause excessive financial difficulties."

Bai Chongxi was unhappy when he heard this and immediately wanted to refute it, but Li Zongren signaled not to be excited and continued to listen to him.

Zhuang Jihua nodded slightly to Bai Chongxi and continued: "Will the strength become weaker if the number of troops decreases? I don't think so. It is the officers and training that determine the combat effectiveness of the army. The purpose of disarmament is to save military expenditure, not to weaken the army. Therefore, disarmament cannot be simply disarmament. The army must be built in the disarmament to make the army stronger.

In the West, there is hard power and soft power. What is hard power, training, equipment, funding; soft power, organization, industry, and people; disarmament and decentralization of the hard part, but the overall strength of the army can be strengthened by building soft power. Reservation is an important part of soft power. Brother Ji Kuan believes that the reserve requires the cooperation of many administrative agencies. This is right, but he believes that Guangxi’s current administrative agencies are not sound and cannot implement reserves, which is wrong."

When Zhuang Jihua said this, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi remained motionless. Ye Qi opened her mouth and wanted to say it but closed it again.

"Why is it wrong? Brother Ji Kuan looks at the connection between the reserve and the administrative system too closely, and he looks at the problem in a static way. This is how I see it. The reserve system and the civil affairs system are both intersected and separated. Since that is the case, we can make the separation first."

"How to do it? China's administrative units are villages, then townships, districts, counties, cities, provinces. We can set up a reserve command post in each county and each township has a reserve command team. Choose from those who have been disarmament and disarmament.

Basic, skilled combat skills and rich experience in the land non-commissioned officers. After the land officers are enriched, they are enriched in the command post. The work of the command post is mainly to organize and recruit reserves. The command team is responsible for training reserve personnel during the slack farming period, and at the same time to grasp the status of reserve personnel in the area under its jurisdiction, including quantity, age, etc., and also to promote it within the jurisdiction to let the people realize the significance of reserve service. I think a primary reserve system can be built in two years."

This is the first time that Li Zongren heard the term soft power, but after thinking about it, he thinks that this term makes sense, but he still has doubts: "The Chinese are unwilling to join the army. Once the reserve service is really summoned, they will run away."

"This requires additional supporting systems, first, punishing measures, second, encouragement measures; punishment measures are that everyone who refuses to be recruited will be punished; anyone who is conscripted will be rewarded. For example, preferential treatment for military families, and giving them some preferential treatment or care in terms of economic and social status. The reserve command team can also take on the task of taking care of the family of soldiers who go out to the expedition, mainly to help them solve their difficulties. For example, the lack of labor, the command team can summon reserve personnel to help military families plow the fields and harvest wheat, etc. This can alleviate the problem of unwilling to join the army."

"In addition, it is best not to dismiss the soldiers who have been laid off on the spot. When I reorganized the Sichuan Army, I changed the reorganized soldiers into engineering troops. This not only solved the problem of the soldiers' way out, but also did not cause trouble for society. Guangxi can do this. Guangxi has another condition that it is adjacent to Vietnam and can organize some teams to go to the Sino-Vietnam border to carry out reclaiming. This not only develops the border and stations a reserve team on the border, which will kill multiple goals at one stroke."

"How much does it cost to build such a system?" Bai Chongxi first discovered the problem.

"It costs money to do anything, but it depends on whether the money is worth it. For the reserve service, I think this money must be spent. Let me make another suggestion. The source of the funding can be considered to apply to the National Government and apply in the name of pilot projects. However, Minister Song is not a generous person, so the funding may only be given a small part, and other places need to be raised by Guangxi."

"We can find a way to do money, but reserves must be established, which is a matter of benefit for a hundred years." Li Zongren made a decisive decision: "If it really doesn't work, you can increase taxes."

"After the unification of Guangdong and Guangxi, the central government will take back the tax rights." Bai Chongxi reminded. Li Zongren suddenly remembered that the first-level tax rights management will not be under their jurisdiction in the future.

Zhuang Jihua seemed to be unsatisfied: "The construction of reserves also plays another role. Chinese society has always been a mess, and officials are relaxed. Think about it, once a reserve is established in a village-level unit, it is equivalent to establishing a management system with tentacles centered on provincial reserves and spreading to all corners of Guangxi society. At that time, with the orders, the orders were passed to all corners of the province. Commanding all classes in Guangxi was like an arm to use their fingers. Guangxi's war potential was immediately increased tenfold."

These words finally moved Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi. At first, they only considered it from a military perspective. After the reserve was established, the military could be supplemented and the combat effectiveness of the military was improved in disguise. Zhuang Jihua's reminder made them realize that this system can not only be applied to military but also to civil management.

"Disarmament must be laid off, and reserves must be carried out even if they are sold out." Li Zongren firmly expressed his support, and Bai Chongxi also firmly expressed his support.

Ye Qi looked at the ambitious Li Bai and sighed: "When I go back, I also suggest Governor Zhao also set up a reserve service in Hunan."

Li Zongren looked at him with a smile, and Bai Chongxi also looked at him with a strange look. Their expressions made Ye Qi feel uneasy. He said: "Dong De, Jiansheng, what's wrong?"

Li Zongren waved his hand: "It's nothing, I just want to ask Brother Ye, Governor Zhao is not likely to join the revolutionary camp?"

Zhuang Jihua immediately became alert and made a quick judgment that Li Zongren had some purpose in Hunan, and this Ye Qi might be the key.

Ye Qi was stunned when he heard this. Zhao Hengti advocated the autonomy of the Federation of Provincial People for many years. He is currently the banner of the autonomy of the Federation of Provincial People. Let him join the revolutionary camp? It is undoubtedly a dream.

"I wonder what General Ye thinks of the revolution?" Zhuang Jihua asked tentatively.

Ye Qi is also confused now. When he was in Hunan, he heard that Guangzhou had become a rosy and was implementing communist wife. He was very disgusted by this. But after so many days back, he found that the so-called communist wife was a rumor, and some new things that appeared in Guangxi aroused his great interest, such as the peasant association and trade union. The enthusiastic support of the people for the government also surprised him, which was not visible in Hunan. He also gave a speech at the mass meeting and was also enthusiastically cheered by the masses. It can be said that the vitality shown in Guangxi had a great attraction to him, otherwise he would not have followed Li Zongren to Wuzhou.

"I think Brother Ye, you might as well don't go back. Stay here and let's work together." Bai Chongxi also advised him. He thought it was relatively simple. Ye Qi is a talent, their friend, and a passionate young man. Since this is the case, it is better for everyone to work together.

"Why can I do it? I was ordered to go on a mission. If I don't go back, how can I be a human being in the future?" Ye Qi hesitated and refused. When Li Zongren saw that there was a door.

"Brother Ye is embarrassed, I'm not in a hurry for this moment." Li Zongren's tone of understanding made Ye Qi relieved. He was most afraid that Li Bai would force him to stay, but Li Zongren changed his tone and returned to the question just now: "Brother Ye, see if Governor Zhao can join the revolutionary camp."

"Governor Zhao is old and only wants to protect the country and the people, and I am afraid he has no such ambition." Ye Qi shook his head and said.

"Oh, who should be the ambitious one in Hunan?" Li Zongren asked again.

"Tang Mengxiao." Ye Qi replied without hesitation that Hunan Federation of People's Republic of China established four provincial defense divisions, with He Yaozu, Ye Kaixin, Tang Shengzhi and Liu Ju as the division commanders. Among them, Tang Shengzhi was the most ambitious. He was supervised by southern Hunan and also the supervisor of Shuikoushan Mining. The Fourth Division of the Hunan Army under his jurisdiction was well-equipped, and he had long been sympathetic to the position of governor.
Chapter completed!