The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

"Brother-in-law, you are a natural born businessman!"

Business has been going smoothly recently, making Jiang Cheng feel like he's on a roll. Especially when he saw his great contributor coming back, he wanted to throw him into the air. "This time, I have to thank you and Third Sister very much."

"One of you makes medicine for me and runs the pharmaceutical factory; the other one opens up sales channels for me and makes tons of money!"

"Well, I've decided that the future profits from the medicines will be split equally between our two families!"

Yan Ziwen waved his hands quickly and said, "Feilan, you are too polite! We are brothers-in-law and both from Shanxi. How can you say such polite words?"

"What do you mean by half of the family? Since I followed you, I have completely said goodbye to the poor overseas student I used to be! My relatives in my hometown are living a good life with me... Didn't your brother Jiang write a letter to arrange a marriage for Yan Laoxi in Dingxiang?"

"I know it clearly in my heart, and I am really grateful to you from the bottom of my heart!"

Jiang Cheng stood up happily and walked to the window hand in hand with him - the weather in Jilin in mid-October was already very cold;
Looking around, the streets are prosperous, a far cry from the dull and lifeless scene when Meng Enyuan was in power.

In addition to infrastructure, the economy, education, and industry have all seen visible development in just over a year.

"Brother-in-law, I don't know if you heard about this when you were in Shanghai... I won many battles in a row with these military surpluses from the European war and the imported French tanks."

"Now, even the Japanese have been defeated and dare not confront our Jilin army head-on for the time being."

Yan Ziwen didn't know why he said this at this moment. He just looked back at him with a little confusion, waiting for his next lecture.

"Even though I've won consecutive battles, I know in my heart that my victories are too unique to be replicated."

Jiang Cheng turned his gaze away from his pupils and turned his deep and meaningful eyes to the window, as if he was talking to the peaceful capital in front of him,
"Tanks, foreign guns and cannons, all of which were purchased from abroad - to put it bluntly, one of these things was made by us?"

"The tank drivers are almost all Westerners who escaped from the European war... We can't build tanks, and we can't repair them; the worst thing is that even the fuel and oil they use have to be imported."

Yan Ziwen finally understood what he meant: "Feilan, do you mean that you want Jilin to generate its own blood?"

Jiang Cheng turned his head away quickly, patted his shoulder and laughed happily: "Haha, I really like talking to smart people!"

"Yes... It's like a person who only receives blood transfusions and cannot produce blood on his own. Then one day - when the blood supply is cut off, will he die?"

"Therefore, we must not only continue to develop various weapons, but also continue to develop industrialization - strive to catch up with other powers before the next world war. Only in this way can we find opportunities in crises!"

Yan Ziwen shuddered suddenly because of his words: "The next... world war!?"

You have to know that the European war had just ended, and the Paris Peace Conference, which was about rebuilding the post-war order and dividing up the benefits, had just begun preparations...

Before anything happened, his master Jiang was already thinking about - the next world war?

"Yes."

Jiang Cheng took another deep breath. "From my perspective, the reason why the 'change of military governor' incident has been settled in its current form is not only because of the strong support from the commander-in-chief and all parties in our Fengtian Army, but also because of another important reason." "These foreigners simply cannot piss on the same pot when it comes to dividing up the benefits."

"Especially for the Japanese. The Western powers hate Japan for taking advantage of the European war to carve up China... What they want to do now is to drive the little Japanese away."

Yan Ziwen nodded absentmindedly, and said in a dreamlike voice: "Yes, that's why they won't just sit back and watch the Japanese put a possibly pro-Japanese Duan Zhigui in position, so they united to support the Marshal and you."

Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "Whether they are Westerners or the Japanese devils...they just want to divide up the whole of China!"

"So don't think too highly of them. But having said that, the conflicts between the great powers are prominent. The Paris Peace Conference will definitely only maintain a short-term peace. The next world war will sweep the world..."

"Since the late Qing Dynasty, China has become a pie that is being carved up by the great powers. No matter which armed forces are active in this territory, no matter if they are Feng Guozhang, Cao Kun or anyone else, they can only be chess pieces, not chess players."

"Brother-in-law, we have to be chess players! I know it's difficult, but we have no choice."

After hearing his words, even a weak scholar like him immediately became excited: "I have nothing to say, Master Jiang, just tell me, I, Yan Ziwen, will do my best to serve you until my death!"

Jiang Cheng smiled and squeezed his shoulder again: "Industry, technology, and even agricultural development are all inseparable from talents. I think that relying on poaching and hiring with high salaries is not the right approach."

"The first batch of high school students in Changchun and Jilin will graduate next year... After much thought, I want to open two universities in your name!"

"One is an engineering school, which you two will lead; the other is a modern military school, where I want Guo..."

Before he could finish the second half of his sentence, there was a gentle knock on the door of the big office. Jiang Cheng was a little unhappy that someone was interrupting him when he was planning his future education career with Yan Ziwen.

But when he saw that the person was actually his beloved wife Hai Huixin, Jiang Cheng smiled immediately: "Huixin? Why are you here at this time?"

Hai Huixin frowned and smiled bitterly: "Master, you are really forgetful now! Isn't it you who asked me to do this job?"

As he spoke, he told Duan Zhigui everything he had just tried to say, and he was evaded by him. He then added, "We have also discovered that this man is really shameless. It is obviously not the time for him to stay in Jilin, but he refuses to leave!"

Jiang Cheng nodded woodenly.

"If you don't want to leave, why don't you just kill him?"

Yan Ziwen's words suddenly interrupted his thoughts, "I also heard about this when I came back from Shanghai--"

"No matter if it's Feng Guozhang or Xu Shichang now, who would really take this abandoned child seriously?"

Jiang Cheng stopped talking.

Have you ever thought about what Yan Ziwen said?
But it's not difficult to kill him, but after raising this old bastard for so long, wouldn't it be a waste to let him die in vain? (End of this chapter)