The Republic of China: A Letter of Appointment Creates the Most Powerful Warlord

The next day, the heavy snow continued, and Zhang Liuzi and others boarded the cruise ship docked at the pier and officially returned to Fengbei.

Unlike when he came, this time Jin Junli's face was flushed and he looked energetic. He held Zhang Ye's hand and thanked him repeatedly, reluctant to let go.

This scene left Zhang Liuzi stunned. He couldn't understand what unspeakable secret these two people had accomplished behind the scenes.

Of course, none of this matters. For Zhang Ye now, supporting Silla is just a spur-of-the-moment pleasure, and spending that little bit of resources is not worth mentioning.

As for whether they will continue to provide support in the future, that is another matter. Let’s first see the results of this wave before deciding.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the cruise ship started, and with the departure of the guests, Zhang Ye's port city trip officially ended.

"Marshal, are you going back to Qizhou?"

On the way back, Lu Shan asked in a low voice.

The special train has docked at the railway station and is ready to depart at any time.

After being out for so many days, it’s time to go back and take a look.

"No, I've finally come out here, why should I go back?"

Unexpectedly, Zhang Ye rubbed his hands and chuckled as if he was having a lot of fun.

"Let's go to Wuyue Chuzhou. Since we're going to play, let's have fun!"

"Okay, Marshal, shall we go to the station now?"

Lu Shan smiled and nodded.

Seeing Zhang Ye so happy and relaxed, his mood also became much happier.

Since arriving in Jingshan County, Zhang Ye has been busy with work. Now that he finally has some free time, it would be nice to go out and have some fun.

"Let's go, let's go to the station now!"

Zhang Ye waved his hand and said in a very casual manner.

After receiving the signal to depart, Lu Shan lowered the window and signaled the convoy behind to change direction and follow.

This time, he brought a guard regiment with him, a team of two thousand people, just in case something unexpected happened on the way.

Now, after a trip to Gangcheng, Zhang Ye felt that it was too troublesome to bring so many people, so he simply left only two companies behind, and the rest returned to Qizhou.

Now the entire Donglu Province is his territory, so there is no need to bring so many defensive forces.

……

At noon, the special train departed from Gangcheng Station. A group of local officials stood in the snow to see it off, and did not withdraw their gaze until the train disappeared in the heavy snow.

At that time, everyone in the carriage was sitting around a round table, watching the bubbling hot pot and eating with relish.

Fang Yu took off his glasses, ate for a while, and asked curiously.

"Marshal, is there something going on in Chuzhou at this time?"

"It's nothing serious." Zhang Ye picked up a piece of tender lamb with chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth hurriedly, saying vaguely: "Look at the land. I plan to build another shipyard in Chuzhou."

"More construction!?"

Fang Yu, who was busy fishing out the hot pot the previous second, became unhappy when he heard this.

"Marshal, we're out of money. The war in Wu and Yue just ended not long ago, and they haven't even had a chance to catch their breath. The local finances have a lot of holes to fill, so how can we afford to build a shipyard?"

"Look at you, you're so stingy. Did I tell you to spend money?" Zhang Ye looked at his miserly face and retorted angrily, "I'm spending my own money. Can I pay from my personal account?"

"Okay, you have money, spend it as you please."

Fang Yu shrugged and stopped talking about this issue.

The finances of the three provinces of East Shandong are extremely tight now. There are holes in the accounts and no money to pay for the expenses of the shipyards. There is even no money to mine the mineral resources that have been discovered.

Life is so sad.

"The Qindao Shipyard has been almost cleaned up, and it will be officially operational soon."

Zhang Ye took a sip of the warm liquor, pursed his lips and spoke to himself.

"Chuzhou is located in the central part of Wuyue, not far from Shanghuzhijiang Province. Building another shipyard there will allow us to achieve control of the offshore areas and further advance into the coastal cities to the south."

"That being said, we're still taking a big step. The resources required to start two shipyards simultaneously are not insignificant."

Fang Yu put down his chopsticks and started crying poor again.

"Add to that the recent heavy snow, and the mines across the country have been significantly affected. Donglu is still okay, but Wuyue has been hit even harder by those Feng faction troops. Before they retreated, they blew up most of the mines."

"If we want to continue mining, we must invest a lot of manpower and material resources to repair the mine."

"It's okay, it's just a little money. If you keep it, it won't produce offspring. The only right thing to do is to spend it."

Zhang Ye didn't take this issue lightly. Money is meant to be spent. As long as it is spent in the right way and used for the right things, he wouldn't feel bad about spending any amount.

Besides, it’s just two shipyards. He just doesn’t have enough public support now, otherwise he would have built an airport as well.

In the current international situation, he can only be truly confident if the three aspects of sea, land and air are sound.

The army's ground force alone could no longer satisfy his appetite.

Woo! ! !

A stream of white smoke came out of the locomotive and it accelerated...

At four o'clock in the afternoon, when passing near Haizhou, the speed of the special train suddenly slowed down.

Zhang Ye, who was sleeping, rubbed his sleepy eyes and thought they had arrived. He then struggled to get up and asked.

"What's going on? Have we arrived yet?"

"No, Marshal, there was a little accident!"

It happened that at this moment Lu Shan ran back from the front of the car and reported in a low voice.

"The heavy snow caused the railway ahead to collapse, and the local authorities are repairing it."

“It is expected to be open to traffic in three hours.”

"Oh, let's take a break then. Let everyone have a rest."

Zhang Ye didn't take it seriously. He stood in the carriage, stretching his waist and yawning from time to time.

We still need to find ways to improve the transportation problem. Although the train journey is quite interesting and you can see a lot of scenery, it takes too much time and you can't control the time accurately.

Just like now, we originally planned to arrive in Chuzhou at six o'clock, but a roadside landslide caused us to be delayed for three hours.

This is just a casual stroll. If you really have something urgent to do, just wait. It will suffocate you to death.

As time went by, snowflakes fell from the gray sky. After moving away from the port city, the snow not only did not decrease, but became heavier.

Zhang Ye, who had nothing to do, took off his military coat, changed into a more ordinary thick cotton jacket, put on a fur hat and prepared to go out for a walk.

It’s too stuffy to stay in the car all the time. It would be nice to get out, breathe some fresh air, and see what’s happening.

"Follow me, all of you, follow me!"

Lu Shan reacted quickly, took off his military uniform, changed into civilian clothes and quickly followed the Marshal.

The guards he named were also busy changing their clothes, fearing that they would encounter any emergencies in this wilderness.