The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

"Because Japan has serious economic problems... and because they are afraid of the increasingly powerful country behind us."

Jiang Cheng raised his lips slightly and motioned him to sit down. "You can see that we took the lead in the business negotiation, and Maozi took the lead... and we also concluded a lot of business."

"The transformation of ships, the improvement of firepower, and the acceleration of weapons research and development must all be put on the agenda. I believe that after the incident in Shandong, everyone, including the Marshal, has realized the threat from Japan, and will pay more attention to cooperation with them in the future. "

"Of course, even if I don't mention this, my handsome master has always been on guard against the Japanese... This matter is not my turn to talk about."

Jiang Cheng knew very well that even if Marshal Zhang was on guard against the Japanese, he had to be deeply bound to them under the premise of confrontation with the interior and arms embargo on China.

The old fox was not a time traveler, so he had no way of foreseeing the entire world's pattern, let alone making arrangements in advance... It took Jiang Cheng four full years to establish the trinity of selling minerals and medicines, importing weapons and equipment, and introducing talents.

Jiang Cheng knew very well that the next step would be a period of competing with the Japanese for development.

At this moment, he needs a relatively stable and peaceful environment more than anyone else.

But Jiang Cheng knew better than anyone that as the Fengtian Cabinet came onto the historical stage, the power struggle in the capital shifted from the dispute between the Zhili and Anhui governments to that between the Zhili and Fengtian factions.

In the Zhi-Feng War of May 1922, although the direct confrontation lasted only a few days, the losses caused were not small... In addition, after a whole year of confrontation, many interests of the people outside the Great Wall were betrayed in both open and covert ways.

In a nutshell, Jiang Cheng didn't want to send troops to fight with the Marshal inside the pass.

The losses are huge, and besides, even if the world is conquered, it is not certain who will have the final say.

But even though his Jilin Army was relatively independent within the Fengtian clique, it was still considered a battle sequence outside the Great Wall... Once the two sides went to war, he would have to join the battle at the command of the Marshal.

Jiang Cheng rubbed his temple with one hand, staring at the winter scene quickly receding outside the car window: the white snow covered the fertile fields for thousands of miles, and the coming year would surely be another year of bumper harvest.

"Master Jiang, compared to the whole of China, Jilin is definitely a paradise. Everyone lives and works in peace and contentment, the elderly are well cared for, and the young are well cared for... I haven't heard of anyone starving to death in a long time."

Sun Zhengnan's voice interrupted Jiang Cheng's thoughts, "Now all our work is not difficult to do,"

"Conscription, recruitment, and training of technical personnel and workers are all going smoothly. Everyone feels that Master Jiang will provide everyone with food and clothing, a house to live in, fields to farm, and money to earn. It is definitely a good idea to follow you."

Jiang Cheng smiled calmly, "What can ordinary people want? They can eat and drink well, have a wife and children who are warm and comfortable, earn a little money by farming and working, drink and eat meat during festivals, and buy two new clothes for their wives and children. That's how they feel like they are living a godly life."

Sun Zhengnan also sighed and said, "When I was studying at Yan University, students were making trouble and writing letters to the capital to fight for their own interests... To put it bluntly, if officials took less money and exploited less, the people would still have a good life with their diligence."

"But there are internal and external troubles, warlords are fighting against each other, and foreign powers are coveting China. Even if Jilin is a paradise, how long can it remain immune?"

Jiang Cheng looked back at him.

Yes, the previous expedition to Mobei had already given Jiang Cheng a "warning" with the greatest possible force:
No matter how close the relationship between the warlords is on a daily basis, when it comes to the critical moment, they are so cautious about their territory and the few soldiers they have... that they are ultimately unreliable.

"Okay, there's no point in thinking about these distant things—"

Jiang Cheng raised his hand and patted his knee, "Let's get back to the capital as soon as possible, there are still many things waiting for us to do."

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The several deals concluded this time involved projects for multiple factories. The largest order was a thermal power generation project to Mongolia. Once successfully put into operation, the two units will be able to generate millions of kilowatts of electricity per year.

Such a large project is not only unique in China, but even the power plants in Japan cannot match it.

For large-scale projects like this, Jiang Cheng has to invest a lot in Mongolia, in addition to traditional industries such as power plants, steel plants, and arsenals;

Because of Mongolia's abundant mineral resources and strategic depth, Jiang Cheng plans to invest in more industrial parks and industrial research institutes there.

All this requires not only more funds, but also a reliable and capable "leader".

Xu Shuzheng was undoubtedly a good candidate, but after what happened to the Cai family and Zhang Xuecheng, Jiang Cheng still planned to send two more people to Mongolia.

As soon as he entered the house, before the ladies came down the stairs, the first person to stumble into his arms was his one-year-old daughter, Shilan.

This girl looks exactly like Zhang Tingxue, also naughty, cute and smart: "Daddy, Daddy! I miss you so much..."

Unable to resist hugging his little daughter and kissing her chubby cheeks again and again, Jiang Cheng smiled at the family members who came to greet him: "Is everything okay at home? Seeing the children behave differently every few days... Chengye! Have you studied hard, you bad boy?"

Seeing Changzi and Shengshi chopping at each other with wooden swords, completely ignoring his roar, Jiang Cheng shook his head helplessly and said to Hai Huixin: "Hey, you have to take care of these two brats."

Hai Huixin shook her head and smiled: "The children are still young - don't keep them in school just yet."

The women and children each received their gifts from the guards, and followed their pillar upstairs.

Some took off their hats, some untied their capes. Zhang Tingxue leaned over to massage his shoulders most intimately, while Hai Huixin brought a cup of warming tea and leaned down slightly to whisper in his ear, "Master, Wan Chenglan came here yesterday."

As he spoke, he pulled out a letter with a seal from his sleeve and handed it to him.

When Jiang Cheng first took charge of Jilin, he ordered Zhang Tingshu to establish his own secret organization "Snow Fox".

The current person in charge is Wan Chenglan, who leads Snow Fox's agents on "business trips" all year round and rarely stays at the headquarters in Changchun. Most of the affairs within the bureau are handled by Li Guiqi.

This guy, who had always been elusive, actually ran to the Governor's Mansion to report in person. Jiang Cheng immediately took it seriously.

"Where are they?"

Jiang Cheng slowly raised his hand and pushed Zhang Tingxue's hand aside, "Hurry up and ask him to come see me."

Seeing how serious he was, Hai Huixin nodded quickly and turned to leave.

What do you mean?
How come it feels like some secret operation... This is Jiang Cheng's own territory, Jilin, is it necessary to do this?

"Feilan, you're busy with official business right after you got home. You must be too tired today."

Zhang Tingxue could see that her husband was in a hurry, so she didn't intend to bother him. She just felt really distressed when she saw that he didn't even have time to take a bath and had to get busy again. (End of this chapter)