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

"30 million public opinion points?"

When Zhang Ye saw the equipment that the S-level factory could produce, his eyes turned green and he almost drooled all over the floor.

They can even produce infantry fighting vehicles and tanks. Isn’t that a bit too arrogant?

"Is there an aircraft and warship factory?"

At this moment, he didn't care about the price anymore. He just wanted to enjoy it first. Even if he couldn't afford it, he wanted to satisfy his eyes first.

[Sorry, host, aircraft and warships are top-tier military resources. You need to occupy three provinces to unlock the blueprints.]

“Three provinces!?”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Ye was so angry that he rubbed his teeth. He only had the territory of two counties now, and the goal of three provinces would not be achieved until the end of time!

"Let's start with two B-class arsenals."

Finally, after thinking for a while, Zhang Ye decided to start with the simple things.

He planned to first exchange two B-level arsenal equipment, and then transport the materials needed to open a newspaper to Qizhou for secret production.

As the old saying goes, food and supplies must be prepared before troops move out. He must now make preparations in advance to deal with the subsequent warlord chaos.

"Shanzi!"

"arrive!!"

Hearing the sound, Lu Shan ran over quickly.

"I have two arsenals here, fully staffed and equipped. Arrange a car immediately to follow the people from Qizhou Newspaper Office and set off together."

Zhang Ye pressed his sore eyes and whispered.

"The location of the arsenal must be concealed. After it is settled, we will also transport our copper ore reserves there."

"During this process, you must not be exposed. Tell Fu Yongyi in advance to avoid being inspected by the Duan faction's military!"

"Okay, sir, I'll arrange it right away!"

Lu Shan nodded repeatedly and hurried out to find a car.

Taking advantage of this gap, Zhang Ye immediately got up and rushed to the warehouse where the copper ingots were stored.

With two arsenals, one or two hundred production workers, and a variety of messy equipment, he had to find a spacious place to achieve a smooth landing.

That night, one after another, troop carriers covered with tarpaulins drove out of Jingshan County and headed straight for the East Shandong border.

To prevent any accidents during the journey, Zhang Ye personally sent a telegram to Fu Yongyi, reminding him that the equipment transported in the vehicle were all new and must be kept clean and free from dust to avoid affecting the printing results.

After receiving this news, Fu Yongyi agreed very readily and immediately arranged for his adjutant to lead a team to follow and open a "green channel" to ensure smooth travel without any inspection or obstruction.

With their escort, Zhang Ye was completely relieved. Looking at the mountain of copper ingots behind him, he couldn't help but smile.

"It's really scary that all these treasures have turned into bullets!"

……

Four months later, near the end of the year, crystal snowflakes floated in the sky, Qizhou Government Office.

A fire was lit in the beautifully decorated office. Even though snowflakes were floating outside the window, the room was still as warm as spring and very comfortable.

At that time, Li Yuanliang, the top leader of Qizhou, was holding a teacup and reading the newspaper leisurely.

In recent months, a periodical called "Shuguang Newspaper" has appeared in the eastern part of Shandong. It publishes one issue every day, telling stories of strange happenings in various provinces, and occasionally commenting on the major warlord forces and interesting stories of people's livelihood. It sells very well.

Among them, "Zhang Ye's Case Solving" is the most popular among the people. Although most of the stories in it are fabricated, the people living in the dark are very fond of it.

Every morning I look forward to the sale of the new issue of the newspaper and to "follow" the latest developments in the case.

At the same time, as time went by, they really found Zhang Ye. Many people even made a special trip to Jingshan County because of [Zhang Ye's case], wanting to see whether the facts were the same as what was reported in the newspaper.

As a result, when these people saw the prosperous development trend of Jingshan County, their eyes were completely opened.

Schooling is free, land is distributed according to population, taxes are not collected randomly, love is free from worldly constraints, there is no curfew, and people can buy and sell freely. No matter day or night, there is always a shortage of businessmen on the streets.

For the people who had been oppressed by warlords for many years, this scene was like a dream and did not feel real at all.

They never imagined that the situation described in "Zhang Ye Solve Cases" would actually be replicated in the real world.

As news spread back to Donglu Province, Shuguang Newspaper became completely popular, and even Jingshan County became popular. Many young men and women from nearby counties came here to see if this "free city" was real.

After all, for those young girls in their twenties who are in adolescence, they don’t care about land distribution for education, tax reduction or exemption. What really attracts them is only freedom and that loud slogan.

Life is precious, but love is even more valuable. If you want freedom, you can throw away both!

Tuk-tuk-tuk...

A dull knock on the door interrupted Li Yuanliang who was catching up.

"Please come in!"

"Mr. Mayor, this is the meeting report compiled yesterday, and there are several documents that need to be signed."

The secretary was a young man. As soon as he entered the room, he handed over the various documents in his arms.

"Well, leave it there for now. I'll take a look at it later."

Li Yuanliang just nodded slightly and continued to read the newspaper in his hand.

He is currently following a certain plot from Zhang Ye's detective work, "Ghost and Human Love". This is quite interesting to read, with only one section published a day. Readers are itching to read it and they keep thinking about it in the middle of the night when they can't sleep.

"Um... Mr. Mayor..."

Seeing that he was fascinated, the secretary hesitated for a long time and whispered to him.

"This Dawn Newspaper has been getting a bit out of control lately. Every day before dawn, newsboys of all sizes line up waiting to get their copies. Furthermore, much of the information they publish is quite inflammatory. Shouldn't this be regulated?"

"How to control it?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanliang put down the newspaper, looked at the secretary with a puzzled look, and asked.

"This Zhang Ye has connections above him. General Huang Weize of the Baocheng Military Academy and General Xu Zhenlin of the capital are both his backers. This guy is extremely popular in the Duan faction. Who dares to touch him at this time?"

"But the content they published is really a bit inappropriate. Things like tax reductions and land distribution, isn't this just inciting the people to gain a reputation as an honest official?"

The secretary said with a look of dissatisfaction, feeling as if there was a thorn in his heart, and the more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt.

Originally, those unruly people had no chance to see the outside world. They worked from sunrise to sunset every day, and when they opened their eyes, they made money and paid taxes, and they didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

But now, with the publication of "Zhang Ye's Case Solving", more and more people are affected. After dinner, they have nothing to do but gather together to talk about Jingshan County. Some brave young people even gather together secretly to discuss and want to take to the streets to protest. They also want to divide the land and reduce taxes like Jingshan County.

If things continue to develop in this way, I am afraid that within half a year, there may really be a wave of popular riots.