Shanghai: The First Warlord of the Republic of China

For the next week, Ye Yunfei stayed in Peking.

He basically did nothing but eat, drink and have fun in Peking with Ding Li and Xu Wenqiang.

Because now, Longmen’s most important merger issue has been almost dealt with.

In the short term, there was nothing big to happen, so they just had a good time in Peking for a few days.

Peking is a famous historical and cultural city. As an ancient capital with a history of thousands of years, there are many interesting places in Peking.

Although they had stayed in Peking for a long time before, they were busy with various things and had basically no time to play in Peking.

This time, I took advantage of this opportunity to have a wonderful time in Peking.

After a few days, I felt relaxed and my mood improved.

After a week, it's almost time to rest.

Coincidentally, when he went to the headquarters in Peking, Zhang Hanqing came to see him.

"Han Qing, what's the matter with you coming to see me so early?"

Ye Yunfei said.

Zhang Hanqing said, "Well, Brother Ye, I came to you mainly to discuss something."

"I heard that you three brothers were eating, drinking and having fun everywhere these days, so I didn't come to disturb you."

"Now that a week has passed, I couldn't help it, so I came to find you."

Ye Yunfei said: "What's the matter? Tell me."

Zhang Hanqing said: "We have agreed before that after the Northeast Army is merged into Longmen, we will let the Northeast Army return to the Northeast, and the Northeast will still be managed by me."

"Now the Northeast Army has been successfully merged into Longmen, and all the merger matters have been almost handled. So now, can our Northeast Army return to the Northeast?"

After saying that, Zhang Hanqing looked at Ye Yunfei.

Hearing Zhang Hanqing's question, Ye Yunfei asked, "What's wrong? Hanqing, are you homesick? Why are you so anxious to return to the Northeast?"

Zhang Hanqing said: "Brother Ye, I won't hide it from you. I do miss home a little, but this is not the main reason."

"The main reason is that some high-ranking officials of the Northeastern Army came to me and said they hoped to return to the Northeast as soon as possible."

"After all, they have been in Northeast China for a long time and have deep feelings for it. Now they have been away for a long time, so they want to go back."

"Moreover, the more than 300,000 Northeastern troops were all born and raised in the Northeast, and they all want to return to their hometown."

"That's why I came to see you."

Ye Yunfei nodded and said, "So that's how it is. I understand. Since I promised you at the beginning, I will naturally do what I say."

"Your Northeastern Army can set off today and return to the Northeast."

"really."

Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, Zhang Hanqing said excitedly.

Ye Yunfei said: "Of course, I, Ye Yunfei, always keep my word."

"However, I have one more request for you, the Northeast Army, and you have to agree to it."

Zhang Hanqing asked, "What request?"

Ye Yunfei said: "The Northeastern Army, and even the entire Northeast, will still be managed by you, but I will send someone to serve as deputy commander of the Northeastern Army."

"That is to say, this person's status in the Northeast Army and in the entire Northeast is second only to yours. Even the Northeast Army has to obey his orders."

Zhang Hanqing said: "That's no problem. The Northeast Army belongs to Longmen, so it's only right for you to send someone here."

"I will make the Northeast Army obey this man's orders. No matter who you send, he is the second most powerful person in the Northeast after me."

Ye Yunfei nodded and said, "That's all. You can lead the troops back to the Northeast."

Zhang Hanqing said, "Okay, I'll leave today. Brother Ye, goodbye."

After saying that, Zhang Hanqing left.

Ye Yunfei looked at Zhang Hanqing's back.

The issue of the Northeast Army has been completely resolved.

Three hundred thousand Northeastern troops returned to the Northeast as if nothing had happened, but everything had changed.

He first placed a person in the Northeast Army to be the second-in-command of the Northeast Army, and then gradually took control of the entire Northeast Army.

As for letting the Northeast Army return to the Northeast, he was no longer worried about the Northeast Army rebelling.

Because the economy of the Northeast Army is now in his hands.

All military expenses of the Northeast Army are managed by Longmen.

The Northeast’s finances are also collected by Longmen.

If Longmen did not allocate funds to the Northeast Army, these more than 300,000 Northeast Army soldiers would starve to death.

Therefore, controlling the money is equivalent to controlling the Northeast Army.

In the afternoon, Zhang Hanqing left Peking with 300,000 Northeastern troops.

After Zhang Hanqing left, Ye Yunfei called Xu Wenqiang and Ding Li over and said, "I have already told Zhang Hanqing to send someone to the Northeast to serve as the second-in-command of the Northeast Army."

"Who do you think would be more suitable to send?"

After hearing this, Xu Wenqiang thought for a moment and said, "The situation in the Northeast is quite complicated. Although the Northeast Army has been incorporated, there are still some hidden dangers."

"So, if we are going to send someone, we have to send someone who can calm the situation down and is very capable."

"I feel that there may be only one such person in Longmen now."

Ye Yunfei asked: "Who."

Xu Wenqiang said: "Liu Zhengfeng."

"Liu Zhengfeng previously served as deputy commander under Wu Fatian. He is extremely capable and has experience in leading troops. He is also very smart and has good personal abilities."

"The entire Southeast is well managed by him, so there shouldn't be any problem if he is allowed to manage the Northeast."

"Moreover, he can also properly handle some issues between the Northeast Army and Longmen."

"So I think it's most appropriate to send him."

After listening to Xu Wenqiang's words, Ye Yunfei smiled and said, "Wenqiang, you and I are thinking the same thing. I also feel that sending Liu Zhengfeng is the most appropriate."

"In that case, call Liu Zhengfeng and ask him to go to the Northeast and serve as the deputy commander of the Northeast Army."

"Okay, I'll notify him right away and head to the Northeast."

Xu Wenqiang said.

"Ah."

Ye Yunfei nodded.

The issues in the Northeast have been completely resolved.

Now, it's time to think about other things.

Ye Yunfei looked at Ding Li again and said, "Ali, I have a task for you as well."

Ding Li said, "What mission is it, Brother Fei, tell me."

Ye Yunfei said: "Recruiting people throughout the Republic of China."

"We have a total of 900,000 people in Longmen now. I want to gather the number of people in Longmen to one million."

"Once we have a million people, we will directly annex the entire Republic of China."

"A million people should be enough to take down the entire Republic of China."

His goal was to eliminate all the warlords and take over the Republic of China after having one million people.

Now, we are only 100,000 away from one million.

It should not take long to achieve it.

Ding Li said directly: "No problem, Brother Fei, I will go and recruit people right away and complete the task as soon as possible."

Ye Yunfei looked at Ding Li and said, "Ali, give me an exact time. How long will it take to recruit one million people?"