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

"Once the war in the capital is resolved, the first thing we need to do is to reorganize military affairs. Lao Cao's failure is a wake-up call and a warning to everyone. Without the brothers who are willing to fight for their lives, how can we old guys act so arrogantly and act like the bosses?"

Marshal Zhang glanced at everyone in the room and took this opportunity to give them a shot of prevention.

As for men, it is normal to be greedy for money and lustful. Everyone will have a moment when greed explodes. It will be difficult to achieve great things if you are not greedy.

But when it comes to greed, you must have a limit. You must know what you can be greedy for and what you cannot be greedy for, and you must have a scale in your heart. Otherwise, if you only care about making money, it may seem that your wealth is piling up like a mountain, but in fact you are digging your own grave!

"Next, let's talk about our own affairs. I've been fighting with Old Duan for many days. Although we have triggered major battles, they have basically stopped at a certain point and there has not been a long stalemate."

Marshal Zhang leaned forward and sat on the edge of the table, his hands tucked into his sleeves, just like he was sitting cross-legged on the kang in his hometown, extremely casual.

"We received a secret report this morning that Old Duan seems to be getting a little impatient. Over 70,000 troops from Saibei are beginning to gather, and he seems to be ready to start a decisive battle. What are your thoughts on this?"

"What else can we do? Old Duan is willing to fight, so we'll just do what he wants. It's just the right time to capture the entire capital, and then we can hold a coronation ceremony!"

Tang Laosi said casually that he was thinking about the Marshal ascending the throne and becoming a king all day long. Being a small brigade commander could no longer satisfy his current ambition.

In the current Fengbei Army, there are more than one or two people who hold this idea. Many middle and lower-level officers also want Marshal Zhang to sit on the throne.

After all, being an officer is not as comfortable as being a local landlord. Once Lao Zhang successfully reaches the top, they will be founding heroes.

Thanks to this achievement, as long as Lao Zhang survives, his descendants will enjoy continuous blessings.

"Old Four, you're such a big mouth! You dare to say anything!"

Wu Laoer tapped Tang Laosi's forehead in public and scolded him angrily.

"Remember this from now on. It's okay to say it in front of your brothers, but if outsiders find out, it will cause chaos!"

"The era of feudal dynasties has long been overthrown. Whoever ascends the throne now will be the enemy of the entire world!"

"Hey, I was just saying that being the president is just like being the emperor."

Tang Laosi waved his hand indifferently. He felt that these people were really hypocritical. They were obviously dying, but they still had to find a lame and laughable excuse for themselves.

What's wrong with wanting to be the emperor? There's nothing shameful about it. Whoever isn't convinced can just come and fight. Throughout the dynasties, anyone who overthrew the previous regime did so by fighting!

"Okay, stop talking nonsense."

Marshal Zhang pulled everyone back to the previous topic and continued.

"It's okay for Old Duan to want a decisive battle, but we can't do this alone. If we really want to fight, we have to drag Old Cao in."

"Don't forget, we came here to help him. We agreed to hold Old Duan back for two months. Now half of that time has passed. It's not impossible to start a decisive battle now, but it will cost more money!"

"Hahaha, that's right, we are Cao's thugs. If you agree to pay us more, we will do it. If not, we will delay it for two months and retreat north to give up the capital."

Zhang Zuoxiang laughed out loud when he heard the voice, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, no wonder he could be the boss, with such a shameless character, not everyone could have that.

"Yes, we can't let our brothers bleed in vain. Lao Cao must reimburse this money."

The others followed suit. They now held the lifeline of the Feng faction. Once Cao Xin did not cooperate, this group of people would immediately turn around and retreat, leaving the entire capital to Old Duan.

By that time, the Feng troops assembled in Zhijiang would be like distant water that could not quench immediate thirst. Not only would the capital be lost, but Zhili Province, including Qianhu Province, might also be affected.

Therefore, no matter whether Cao Xintong agreed or not, he had to grit his teeth and participate in this battle. He would either pay the Fengbei Army to fight, or mobilize the direct forces of Qianhu Province in Zhili Province to resist together with the Fengbei Army.

No matter what the result is, the Fengbei Army will benefit and can also weaken the strength of both Feng and Duan.

Such a good thing is really hard to come by even with a lantern.

In the final analysis, we should thank Zhang Ye for this matter. Without his intervention, the Fengbei Army would still be circling in the north, trying to find a reason to send troops!

……

Half a month later, all things revived and the earth came back to life.

Qizhou City, this historic city, is bathed in bright sunshine. The sky is as blue as a gem, the clouds are as white as snow, and the breeze blows gently, bringing the breath and warmth of spring.

Without the harassment of war, people's lives have undergone earth-shaking changes.

Especially those disaster victims who survived the cold winter regarded the new government as a god. Some elderly people even worshipped Zhang Ye’s longevity tablet at home, hoping that God would bless them and hope that Marshal Zhang of Donglu Province could live a long and healthy life.

Faced with the support and love of the people, Zhang Ye was extremely generous. Not only did he distribute a large amount of daily necessities during the New Year, but he also reduced taxes for businesses again and again.

In addition, in order to ensure that the people can increase their income after busy farming season, they prepare to build factories at the beginning of the year, arrange people to provide hands-on teaching, train illiterate people, and provide more income-generating jobs.

At the same time, the shipyard located in Qindao also immediately underwent a new transformation. Here, warships belonging to the Independence Army began to be built bit by bit.

Zhang Ye had ordered that all resources be gathered and efforts be made to build up naval forces, with the goal of establishing two warship formations within half a year.

Only by strengthening the surface forces can the safety of passing merchant ships be guaranteed, thereby driving the economic development of the entire Donglu Province.

"Marshal, there are a few people from Sakura Country who came outside and said they want to meet with you to discuss cooperation."

At noon, at the Marshal's residence, Lu Shan, who had just returned from Shanghai a few days ago, resumed his previous work and continued to serve as Zhang Ye's chief secretary.

Zhang Ye, who was looking through the documents, raised his head with some confusion and asked.

"The Sakura people? I won't see you if you don't want to talk about trivial cooperation with them!"

These little dwarfs, not to mention seeing them, even just hearing their names makes me annoyed. Zhang Ye is just thinking about how to expand the arms production line and build a navy to attack them. Cooperation? Cooperation?

"Marshal, I think it would be safer to meet in person."

The bandit Lu came up to him with a lewd smile on his face and tried to persuade him.

"These guys are definitely here to offer benefits and get cooperation. Whether they cooperate or not is another matter, but they're taking the benefits first. There's nothing wrong with that, right?"

"It's going to happen sooner or later anyway, so I might as well take advantage of it now!"