Warlords: Conquer the world from the county magistrate

In another car, Duan Chenglian felt his body was no longer shaking and the car was driving smoothly. He stuck his head out of the window and saw the concrete road outside.

"Governor Zhou, it seems that your Nanshan is very wealthy." Duan Chenglian narrowed his eyes and said casually.

Zhou Zhuowu sighed: "Nanshan Province is in poverty. Thanks to the commander's savings over the years, we are able to support Nanshan's development."

"What the commander meant is that if we want to be prosperous, we must build good roads and make transportation more convenient so that the economy can develop. Only when the economy is prosperous and there is money can the people become prosperous."

Last night, at the Changhuan City Guesthouse, Duan Chenglian lost his temper with Wang Fuyuan, making him very embarrassed.

Tao Yunong felt that he had finally vented his anger, so he asked Zhou Zhuowu to accompany Duan Chenglian today, so they rode in the same car.

Duan Chenglian's eyes flashed. He was not interested in what Zhou Zhuowu said.

After passing Fenglin, we returned to the dirt road. The cars and trucks began to shake and the speed slowed down a lot.

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, the convoy stopped in Qingshan to rest and set off again the next day, entering Nanling at around three o'clock in the afternoon.

Along the way, busy figures could be seen in many places. Wang Fuyuan looked at Tao Yunong and said meaningfully: "The people of Nanshan Province are very enthusiastic. It seems that Governor Fang has a good governance."

"Nanshan Province's finances are tight and it is currently struggling to survive. It still needs support from the government." Tao Yunong said seriously.

Wang Fuyuan curled his lips and didn't dwell on this issue any more.

Tao Yunong sent Wang Fuyuan and others to the guesthouse, took their luggage from the truck, and settled them down.

According to Wang Fuyuan's introduction, the 20 tons of grain, 500 silver dollars, 3000 large yellow croakers and small yellow croakers given by the northern government were all transported into the warehouse.

"Returned the money?" Fang Jian was surprised when he received the report.

Although this amount of money is not enough to pay the troops half a month's salary, it is enough to pay 10,000 people for seven months.

Tao Yunong introduced, "Commander, I think Wang Fuyuan wanted to win you over at first, but after seeing our truck fleet and your construction of Fenglin and Xinyuan, he became a little undecided."

"It doesn't matter. The Northern government has just accepted us. It's impossible for them to turn against us immediately." Fang Jian said indifferently.

"Construction and people's livelihood management are not a short-term threat to the northern government. Moreover, even if they fall out, we can buy a lot of time for the new army by blocking the source of information."

Although Fang Jian is relatively weak now, he still has more than 50,000 soldiers capable of fighting. Among them, Fang Guoxuan's First Division has a full strength of more than 21,000 people, all of whom are clone soldiers.

The garrison division has more than 13,000 people, and in addition to the 5,000 police officers and troops guarding important buildings, there are still more than 5,000 soldiers available for deployment.

Although the Second and Third Divisions each had half new recruits, the total number of veterans was more than 20,000.

Mobilizing 50,000 troops is more than enough to defend Changhuan or Xinyuan.

Afterwards, Tao Yunong mentioned Duan Chenglian again: "Commander, I'm afraid Duan Chenglian has bad intentions."

"When we just met, he gave me a warning, and his attitude towards Wang Fuyuan was also very unfriendly."

"Duan Chenglian, the son of Duan Chengrui? Isn't Duan Chenglian in the same mind as Li Bingqing?" Fang Jian frowned. He couldn't understand whether Duan Chenglian was really a playboy or had other intentions.

"Arrange to receive the delegation tomorrow morning. In the next few days, you will lead the delegation to have a limited tour of Nanshan Province."

Tao Yunong immediately replied: "Yes, Commander."

At ten o'clock in the morning of the next day, Fang Jian met with Wang Fuyuan and Duan Chenglian in the headquarters conference room.

The headquarters was originally the military governor's office where Ma Jincen worked. It was later changed into the headquarters as Fang Jian's office.

"Secretary Wang, Major General Duan." Fang Jian extended his right hand and greeted them warmly.

Wang Fuyuan and Duan Chenglian shook hands with Fang Ji'an one by one and addressed him as "General Fang."

"General Fang, here is your letter of appointment." Then, Wang Fuyuan solemnly took out the letter of appointment as the general and handed it to Fang Ji'an with a serious expression.

After receiving the letter of appointment, Duan Chenglian took the lieutenant general's epaulettes and did not immediately give them to Fang Ji'an. Instead, he said, "General Fang, you are really young and promising. The prosperity of Nanshan has opened my eyes."

Fang Jian frowned. What did Duan Chenglian mean? He said that Nanshan was rich and prosperous, which opened his eyes. Wasn't it just saying that he was rich? Was he asking for money from him?

"Thank you for the government's sympathy for Nanshan's poverty and for supporting our Nanshan Province." Fang Jian ignored Duan Chenglian and said to Wang Fuyuan.

Relying on his current strength, he is not afraid of the Northern Government. On the contrary, the Northern Government needs to win him over to deal with the New Army of the South together.

Even if Prime Minister Duan Chengrui came, the other side would have to be polite, because Duan Chengrui is not a military commander.

To put it bluntly, the Prime Minister of the Great New Kingdom, apart from having some political prestige, can he mobilize the army? In troubled times, if he can't mobilize the army, what basis does he have to be so arrogant?

He didn't even give face to Duan Chengrui, so how could he care about Duan Chenglian.

The other party is just a major general, but he dares to ask for money from me. Who gives him the confidence? Li Bingqing? Do people who have not met Li Bingqing have to be polite to me?

When Wang Fuyuan heard Duan Chenglian's words, his face changed. Seeing that Fang Jian ignored Duan Chenglian, Wang Fuyuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"General Fang, Master Duan is tired from the journey and is more interested in the scenery of Nanshan Province. Why don't we let Director Tao take Master Duan out for a stroll?"

"Okay, Yunong, take Master Duan out for a walk." Fang Jian understood what Wang Fuyuan meant, so he agreed and gave instructions to Tao Yunong.

Hearing the two of them talking back and forth, not taking him seriously at all, Duan Chenglian was furious: "You guys..."

"Mr. Duan, please come in." Before Duan Chenglian could say anything, at Tao Yunong's signal, two guards came forward and carried Duan Chenglian out.

Seeing Duan Chenglian being taken out, Wang Fuyuan first breathed a sigh of relief, then hurriedly said, "General Fang, shoulder straps."

When Duan Chenglian was carried out, the lieutenant general's epaulettes that were supposed to be given to Fang Jian were still in his hand.

"It's okay, let's talk about business." Fang Jian waved his hand.

The shoulder straps issued by the Northern government were of little use to him. When facing other warlords, they could only show his official military rank issued by the Northern government.

To be honest, Fang Jian did not take the rank of lieutenant general seriously. At the moment, he had 170,000 people under his command.

After the training of the new army is completed and the first phase of the armored and air force units are formed, the army will inevitably be expanded. By then, there will be officers with the rank of lieutenant general under his command.

Among those who currently hold the rank of lieutenant general in the Great New Kingdom, who among them commands more troops than I do?

No longer hesitating, Fang Jian and Wang Fuyuan began to talk about other things, such as the form of Daxin and how to develop.

Afterwards, Wang Fuyuan said tactfully: "General Fang, the president thinks highly of you. I wonder what you think about next year's presidential election..."