New Warlords 1909

"Okay! That's great!" Mo Haiyu was very happy when he heard it, and shook Hua Fei's arm, "In this way, I won't worry about those rumors. Hua Fei, look, who am I to tell you?" Also pulled together!"

"Cao Yuan!" A tall and thin young man walked out from behind Mo Haiyu. Unlike Mo Haiyu's high-profile appearance, although he was also wearing a suit, he looked like a woodcut, rigid and indifferent.Seemingly knowing that Hua Fei would not recognize him, he volunteered his name.

Hearing this name, Hua Fei was stunned again.This time he remembered the name as quickly as possible. In that notebook, the name of the person he admired the most was Cao Yuan.Cao Yuan was a year older than Mo Haiyu and the others. Although he was cold on the surface, he was extremely loyal. He once killed a Frenchman for his classmates. Everyone in Shanghai Nanyang Public School knew that.Later, he went abroad to avoid disaster, and it is said that he went to Germany, but he didn't expect to return to China now, and was dragged here by Mo Haiyu.

Before Hua Fei could speak to Cao Yuan, Steward Liu approached him, his eyes were reddish, and his voice was choked up, "Master, you are finally back, but I miss the old man to death. You said it was a hail of bullets, and Hua San wasn't here." By your side, if something goes wrong, how should I explain to the dead master!"

"Okay, okay, Butler Liu, you can't stand here in such a cold day, don't go into the house!" Hua Fei interrupted Butler Liu with a smile, occasionally listening to Butler Liu's nagging, it was quite comfortable and warm .

"Oh, young master, let's go back to the house, let's go back to the house!" Butler Liu grabbed Hua Fei's hand, and seemed reluctant to let go.Seeing the two people behind him, he seemed to think of something, and said as he walked, "Master, these two are Zhao Zhengyuan and Hu San from the Hefei Patrol Battalion. They have contributed a lot to the recovery of Hefei this time!"

Hua Fei had known for a long time that under the instigation of students from the Flying Academy and members of the Hua Family Guard Group, Hefei had recovered peacefully without firing a single shot.But I have never asked about the specific details. I will ask Butler Liu in detail while walking.

Hua Fei asked the right person. It turned out that Steward Liu saw that Hua Fei led the army to capture Anqing, and soon after, he saw that the newspapers were full of the restoration and independence of various places in the south of the Yangtze River. Change the sun.

Thinking of Huada, Hua San went out with the young master, Hua Er also maintained the bullet gun repair shop, the entire Hua family, just him, the old man, seemed to be idle and useless.Liu Chuanhai suddenly felt the crisis, but he was powerless, he couldn't carry a gun with his old bones and go to war with the young master.Even if he is willing, the young master will not agree.

So Steward Liu would go out for a drink occasionally, never wanting to meet Zhao Zhengyuan and Hu San from the patrol battalion in that restaurant.The two of them had fully seen the fighting power of the Hua family's new army. They saw that the young master of the Hua family dared to fight even An Qing, and easily defeated him.You want to wait for him to come back, light compound fertilizer is not as simple as digging out the bag.

As soon as the two of them came together, they went to discuss with Butler Liu, and jointly instigated an uprising in the patrol battalion to light up the compound fertilizer.Butler Liu was in distress when he suddenly encountered this matter. Do you think he can't be excited?Light compound fertilizer!It doesn't cost a single shot!What a great contribution this is. If it succeeds, it will not be greater than the contribution of Huada Huasan and the others.

After thinking about it, Liu Butler went to Hua Er to discuss it.In the end, the students of the flight academy who joined forces with Feng Ru, plus Liu Zhengyuan and Hu San, they cooperated with each other from the inside and outside, and succeeded in Pingguang compound fertilizer without much effort.You must know that the soldiers in the patrol battalion have never seen the force of the young master of the Hua family. Now that they have even attacked Anqing, and the governor has resigned by telegram, do you think they still have the courage to resist?

The patrol battalion gave up resistance, or even defected, and Hefei no longer had any armed forces.County magistrate Li Weiyuan saw that the situation was over, so he had to agree to independence.

Before I entered the house, I saw the gentry and local tyrants from the vicinity of Hefei gathered outside the house.Now that Hefei is independent, Hua Fei is in charge of the military power of a province, and he is a real figure with real power.Those people who used to be ignorant and ignorant, all came to visit with heavy gifts.

My dear, before attacking Anqing, his Hua family only had two thousand guards.Now it is powerful, the more this battle is fought, the stronger it becomes.Now with the addition of his militia, this former Hua Lengzi now has tens of thousands of armed forces.This kind of strength, whoever you say thinks of it first, is not flattery.If you offend him, who knows if he will bring troops to raid your house.This fool, it is said that even the veterans of the League of Legends don't have a tent, what else can he not do?

Butler Liu had already prepared the banquet, and hundreds of tables filled the yard in front of Hua's house.As soon as he entered the hospital, Steward Liu was dragged around to accompany him to drink.

After returning from the expedition, it's another day.

36 Economic Construction

Smith brought some good news this time. The relevant equipment of the engine factory and aircraft factory has been ordered and shipped to Shanghai. They are all the most advanced production equipment in the United States.In addition, Smith's friends also recruited more than 30 related technicians in the United States, enough to maintain and train Huafei's production workers.It's just that the price of this batch of equipment is quite high, and it needs nearly 100 million silver dollars.With Huafei's current cash reserves, it is obviously not enough to pay.Fortunately, Kyle had already expected this, because he had [-]% of the dry stock, and without Hua Fei's explanation, he prepared the relevant loan procedures for Hua Fei at Citibank, and he was waiting for Hua Fei to sign.

In addition, Hua Fei asked him to help recruit military academy instructors, and there was also news.Many retired military officers of the U.S. military are willing to come here to teach because of the lure of high salaries, and some of them are graduates of the prestigious West Point Military Academy in the United States.

The last piece of good news is that there is now a batch of arms orders from a certain European country in the United States. Because the customer cannot pay as agreed, the arms company decided to resell them at a low price.There are 103 Springfield 111s, 57 latest Browning 75 pistols, [-] American-made improved Mattson light machine guns, and hundreds of [-]mm and [-]mm guns.If Hua Fei needs it, he can get it with only a [-]% discount from last time.

[-]% off?The price is not low!Hua Fei knew very well in his heart that the price of the guns he bought from Kyle last time was very high, and they really made a fortune.However, when his power was limited, why didn't Hua Fei use the bondage of interests and the influence of foreigners to achieve his own goals?You must know that such a large number of arms will definitely affect the balance of military power in a country.If there is no absolute profit, why would Kyle and the others bother to go back to the country to lobby around and open up some joints inside?

A hot order from a certain place in Europe?Who knows if it's Kyle's ghosts who stock up on the opportunity and use this bad excuse to sell to him and make huge profits!It's just that there are one hundred Mattson light machine guns. This is a light machine gun. Hua Fei couldn't help being a little bit greedy.Although the Maxim heavy machine gun is extremely powerful, it is bulky and difficult to carry, and it is not suitable for high-speed attack tactics.

"I want it all, but I need a loan. If I don't have a loan, I can only eat half of the goods!" Hua Fei still didn't counter the price, but stated his conditions after a pause.

When Smith heard that Hua Fei wanted all the goods, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.But seeing that Hua Fei wanted to borrow money again, his expression suddenly revealed a feeling of embarrassment, "Mr. Hua, it's not that I don't want to help, but you should understand that loans need guarantees and mortgages. Because the engine factory and the aircraft factory are located in the concession, plus Mr. Kyle’s credit is guaranteed, so he was able to successfully obtain a silver loan from Citibank. But the arms loan..."

"I can use Luzhou's taxes as collateral!"

"Luzhou Mansion? Taxes?" Smith's eyes lit up, and he said in surprise, "Dear Your Excellency Hua Fei, I wonder if you have this right?"

"Smith, you should trust your friend. I have been authorized by the independent government to manage all financial taxes in Luzhou Prefecture for military expenses. Use this as collateral, trust any bank, and be willing to lend me a loan!" Hua Fei Taking a sip of his wine, he smiled and said slowly.

"No problem, leave it to me!" Smith assured me immediately. "I will report to Mr. Kyle immediately, and Citibank will send relevant personnel to sign the relevant loan contract with you. At the same time, the guns and ammunition from the United States will be shipped as soon as possible!"

Although in the plan, both Kyle and Smith believed that Hua Fei would expand the army as quickly as possible, and expected that he could purchase the goods with cash.But now the situation has changed, Smith and Kyle don't know that Hua Fei has taken over a state's financial and taxation power.So Smith quickly agreed without any hesitation. As long as the business can be done, even taking a little risk is worth it.Besides, Hua Fei's business doesn't seem to have much risk.With such a military force, in the Qing Dynasty, not to mention the fiscal and taxation of a state, even the fiscal and taxation of a province, as long as he is willing, there is not much difficulty.

"Smith, I also want to tell you some good news!" Hua Fei casually raised his glass.

"Oh? Uh, Mr. Hua, what... What good news do you have for me? Could it be you... You are getting married?" The purpose of this trip has been achieved, Smith is greatly relaxed, and the speed of drinking can't help but speed up, and he is also a little drunk at this time gibberish.

"In a few days, I will issue a bidding announcement to all countries in the world. I will build an advanced firearms and ammunition production factory in Hefei. Major Heber recommended to me the German company Mauser and Ruger, and said that the Belgian company FN They are all excellent gun manufacturing companies!"

Heber was drinking at the side, when he heard what Hua Fei said about the Mauser company, he immediately walked over and said in his stiff Chinese, "We... De... German Mao... Mauser company, it's... The best...best...firearms company in the world!"

Smith's drunkenness seemed to have gone [-]% immediately, his eyes flickered rapidly, and he asked indistinctly, "Mr. Hua, building a firearms factory will cost a lot, I wonder if there is a bank that will give you a loan? Moreover, the cost of producing guns in the Qing Dynasty is not much lower than buying them. If Mr. Hua needs to buy a large number of guns, I, Smith, will strive to provide you with the best guns at a more favorable price!"

Hua Fei smiled, put down his wine glass, unbuttoned his collar with a brass button, and exhaled drunkenly, "This time, I won't ask anyone for a loan, I will bid with cash! Eh? Smith, where are you going?"

"Oh, I'm sorry Mr. Hua, I suddenly remembered that I still have a lot of official business, so I won't bother you any more." Smith swept away his drunkenness, and hurriedly shook Hua Fei's hand and said goodbye, "By the way, Mr. Hua, please believe that American firearms The company is also the best in the world. If there is no accident, our American firearms company will also participate in the public bidding."

"You are very welcome and it is always a pleasure to work with you, Smith!"

Smith left in a hurry. This time he came to Sanhe, and he got very rich.Not only have all the arms orders been negotiated, but they have also received information about the construction bidding of the firearms company in advance.With these few days of preparation in advance, Smith decided to go back to discuss with Kyle as soon as possible.If he took over this business, Smith's foreign firm would no longer be an unknown small foreign firm in Shanghai, or even in the Qing Dynasty.

The next day, Hua Fei had no time to rest, so he started to get busy.The first is the site selection for the construction of the Iron-Blooded Military Academy, the second is the organization of Hefei's local patrol battalion, and the third is the construction of military camps to accommodate nearly [-] troops, and continue to improve the reorganization.

Time is flying by in a hurry, and it has come to 112 years. On January 1, Sun Wen officially took office as the interim president of the Republic of China in Nanjing. He quickly determined the composition list of the interim government and promulgated a series of reform measures.

It will take some time for the Jagged Military Academy to build a new school building, so all the students are currently studying in the temporarily rented place.Although Hua Fei's strict and harsh selection and elimination rules for officers caused complaints from many of his hometown Ding Nursing Academy, they still made every effort to join the ranks of military cadets.As the young master's direct confidant, if he was eliminated because of the assessment, what a shame it would be!

The engine factory and the aircraft factory had already started construction. Feng Ruyi didn't even bother to attend class when he received the news, and rushed to Shanghai overnight with his assistants.This Feng Ru is more obsessed with aircraft manufacturing than he is with lectures.Fortunately, the flight academy has already recruited many instructors, so there is no fear of class suspension.

Wuwei, Lujiang, Chao County, and Shucheng all took over relatively smoothly.There are not many defenders in these counties, and some counties have even become openly independent.Although Hua Fei only sent a regiment of guards, his reputation is unknown in Anhui.This Hua stunned man who is fearless and fearless, whoever takes the lead, wouldn't he be more stunned than him?

All the patrol battalions and patrol battalions in various places were screened and reorganized, and a patrol bureau was established to be responsible for security patrols and criminal investigation prisons.At the same time, the taxation of Luzhou Prefecture was comprehensively reformed, and various exorbitant taxes such as Changguan, Lijin, and unified donations were abolished, and only land taxes, customs duties, and salt taxes were collected.As for the industrial and commercial tax, only a very meager rate is levied.

As for the government affairs in various places, Hua Fei has not interfered yet.Just set up a military government election office in each county to prepare for elections in various places and elect a new local government.Only under Hua Fei's secret instruction, the new local government excluded radical revolutionaries as much as possible.

At the same time, in the name of the military government, an economic revitalization plan was released.Reward and protect industry and commerce. All national capitals who want to open factories and do business in Luzhou Prefecture can apply for a certain amount of interest-free loans from the Special Finance Office of the Military Government in Hefei.

This economic stimulus plan immediately attracted the attention of countless private capitalists in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.Compared with foreign strong capital, the biggest constraint for national capitalists to develop production and expand the scale of operation is capital.If a certain interest-free loan can be obtained, it is obviously beneficial to expand production.

It's just that after the announcement of this plan, most businessmen are still holding a wait-and-see attitude.Such a good thing made many people suspicious. After all, it was just a decree issued by the military government of a state capital. Although Hua Fei was said to have fought fiercely, he needed a lot of money to start a business and set up a factory with interest-free loans. At the slightest point, does Luzhou government have so much financial support?Does Hua Fei have that much money?Secondly, even if everyone is willing to set up a factory, after all, the infrastructure and transportation of Luzhou Prefecture are not very developed, and there are still many inconveniences.

(Just to clarify, the pig’s feet are not giving up Anhui, but just slowing down the development speed. Of course there are other reasons~ Please be safe and don’t be impatient~)

37 Zixia

The economic stimulus plan has been issued for half a month, but the movement is not very big.Hua Fei is not in a hurry, after all, he still has a lot to do.He was inspecting the Jagged Military Academy that day when he suddenly heard a quarrel coming from the admissions office.Out of curiosity, he strode forward.

"Why don't you let me sign up? I came all the way from Zhejiang, so why don't you let me go back because I said I won't recruit girls? Post this! No girls, why didn't you state it in the admissions advertisement? Fuck you motherfuckers, Get your headmaster to come out and see me!"

I saw a girl in her twenties, dressed in simple men's clothes, with big eyes full of anger, pinching her waist and pouting her mouth to question the staff in charge of admissions.There was a mess in front of him, and the table was kicked over. It seemed that the previous storm was still very intense.

"What's going on?" Hua Fei walked out dumbfounded when he saw this. The first time someone kicked him out of the Iron-Blooded Military Academy was a girl.

"Master Hua, this... this lady wants to apply for... the military academy, look..."

"Who are you? Can you take care of things?" The woman came up aggressively, stared at Hua Fei and asked, obviously her anger was still there.

Hua Fei waved his hand to stop the guards from stepping forward to interfere, and asked amusedly, "Little girl, can you tell me why you applied for the Jagged Military Academy? You know, most of the students who graduate here are going to carry guns to the battlefield. It's a very hard job. You are a girl, can you bear it?"

little girl?The woman almost vomited blood with anger, but seeing that the man spoke kindly, she pouted her lips, gave up arguing with him, and said very seriously, "I'm not afraid, because I have an ideal, and I want to command thousands of troops. Great general. Gold and iron horses, lying drunk on the battlefield, this is my dream!"

Including Hua Fei, many guards couldn't help laughing out loud.If this ideal is expressed by any man, it will obviously be awe-inspiring.But speaking from a woman, especially a woman in her early twenties, it feels a little weird no matter what.