novelbest Chapter 290
Chapter 290
However, on the way to meet Wu Ziyu, Xiao Yaonan accidentally saw a few soldiers dressed as Jiangbei Army standing near the pier on duty, with a "salt police" armband on their arms.
For a moment, Xiao Yaonan frowned, and immediately sent someone to inquire about the situation.
Afterwards, Xiao Yaonan got another piece of news that made his heart skip a beat!
Liu Haochun, governor of Hubei Province, established a salt anti-smuggling committee directly under the provincial government, and the soldiers of the Jiangbei Army were the salt police under the committee.
If it were someone else, I'm afraid I still have to think about it to understand the truth.
But who is Xiao Yaonan, he is directly related to the old Jianghu, and he can understand the truth at a glance!
Lin Hongfei and Liu Haochun allied in private, under the guise of the salt police, so that the Jiangbei Army had a legitimate excuse to station in Hankou.
And Liu Haochun, the puppet governor, can also take back the power belonging to the provincial government with the help of the salt police brigade and Wu Yongquan in western Hubei!
Although nominally speaking, the governor of a province is in charge of civil affairs, and the governor of a province is in charge of military affairs.
But in the actual process, the warlords who hold military power often take the governor to the air and directly control the military and political power of a province.
However, if the Governor also has an armed force in his hands, even if it cannot compete with the troops under the Overseer's command, it will be enough to make the Overseer not dare to be too presumptuous.
Now that Liu Haochun has received the support of a part of the army, it seems that Xiao Yaonan's idea of seizing power in Hubei Province is about to come to nothing!
"Lin Hongfei!"
"You kid is really nothing!"
"I will kill you in the front, and you will disarm me in the back and ruin my business!"
"I'm not done with you!"
Xiao Yaonan, who was furious, made up his mind that even if Yushuai came forward to mediate this time, he would make Lin Hongfei pay enough!
At the same time, in Wu Ziyu's residence, Lin Hongfei had already gone one step ahead of Xiao Yaonan and met Wu Ziyu.
Lin Hongfei didn't hide anything about what he had done in Hubei Province during this period, and he told Wu Ziyu about it.
In an instant, Wu Ziyu's expression changed, and anger was evident on his face.
"Tom!"
Wu Ziyu slapped the table vigorously, pointed at Lin Hongfei and cursed:
"Stupid stuff!"
"Who told you to do this!"
"The governor of Hubei Province already belongs to Xiao Yaonan, and Marshal Cao made it clear that he wants to hand over Hubei Province to Xiao Yaonan."
"Now you are working with Liu Haochun on the salt police again, and you are building large-scale construction projects and station fortifications in Guishan. Aren't you clearly trying to demolish Xiao Yaonan's station!"
"We are all directly related. If you do this, it is an act of internal strife!"
"If there is a fight, wouldn't it be a joke to outsiders."
The more Wu Ziyu talked, the more angry she became, and she paced back and forth in the room: "We finally took down Hubei Province, and the errands of the two lake tour envoys will also fall on me."
"Xiang Province has not yet surrendered, and this is the time for us to unite sincerely and unite with the outside world."
"You have made such a battle, can Yaonan let it go!"
"If the major event of managing Hunan Province is delayed, can you afford it!"
Lin Hongfei did not refute, just accepted Wu Ziyu's reprimand without saying a word, until he was tired of scolding, Lin Hongfei poured him tea and water, and then explained:
"I'm talking about things at home today, so I won't call you Yushuai, I'll call you uncle."
"Uncle, I have no choice but to do this."
"As you may already know, I now have [-] troops under my command, and Yongquan has gathered more than [-] people in western Hubei. The military salary alone is a huge expenditure every month."
"But the situation in Lingnan Province, you also know that it is notoriously poor."
"If I want to maintain the Jiangbei Army of 7000 people, I must increase income and reduce expenditure. Liu Haochun and I set up the Salt Police Brigade just to scrape off the oil and water from the Salt Gang. We have no other ideas!"
"If you don't do this, I, the governor of Lingnan Province, and Yongquan, the guardian of western Hubei, will really not be able to hold on!"
"You don't want to see the two of us lose our jobs and land, do you?"
"As for disarming Xiao Yaonan, it's also because the second regiment is watching us all day long, so I can't handle things properly."
"In desperation, I sent someone to disarm them!"
From the beginning of calling Wu Ziyu his uncle, Lin Hongfei was playing the family card.
It means the same thing, as an uncle, can you just watch your own nephew, niece and son-in-law die?
If you feel that the unity with the immediate family and the relationship with Xiao Yaonan are more important than the future of your nephew and son-in-law.
Then Lin Hongfei didn't say anything, and let you, Yushuai, handle it.
I have to say, this trick is still very murderous.
My juniors are promising, can I, as an elder, not support it?
Can it still be suppressed?
Immediately, Wu Ziyu stopped talking, and his face became relaxed. He pondered for a moment, then sighed and said:
"Since you and Yongquan are in such a difficult situation, why didn't you tell me?"
"Our direct line now occupies the capital and wields great power, so we can definitely give you some military support!"
Hearing this, Lin Hongfei sneered and said, "Military salary? Forget it!"
"Who is Li Yanqing who is responsible for the income and expenditure of the military salary, you know better than me."
"If I want to get the military salary from him, I have to feed him Li Yanqing first, otherwise I won't be able to get the military salary."
"By then, the day lily will be cold!"
When Wu Ziyu heard this, he also sighed softly. The facts are indeed as Lin Hongfei said.
Not to mention that it was an ordinary officer who went to receive the military salary, even if he, the number two person in his direct line, went to Li Yanqing to ask for the military salary, he would have to be manipulated by the other party.
But Li Yanqing, who was born as a small bath worker, won the trust of Cao Dashuai, no matter how others condemn him, Cao Dashuai still let Li Yanqing control the financial power.
"Then when you do this, you should discuss it with me beforehand."
"How can I disarm Xiao Yaonan while deploying troops beside Xiao Yaonan at the same time."
"Didn't this completely offend Xiao Yaonan!" Wu Ziyu had already calmed down, and his face was calm.
Lin Hongfei said helplessly: "I can't help it, I really have no money there, and there is no time to discuss it with you."
"Besides, I didn't know that Xiao Yaonan was going to be the Governor of Hubei Province."
Wu Ziyu waved his hand: "Alright, now that the matter has come to this point, let's find a way to remedy it."
"At that time, I will personally come forward to help you make peace with Xiao Yaonan."
"But after all, you are still somewhat at fault for this incident, especially the disarming incident. It is not good to hear about it."
"So, you have to make up for it more or less."
"Everyone is directly related, and you and Xiao Yaonan are across the river, the relationship is too rigid, not good!"
Hearing this, Lin Hongfei understood that Wu Ziyu was going to come forward to help make peace, so he immediately said: "Don't worry, I have already made preparations, and I guarantee that Xiao Yaonan will be satisfied."
"That's good!" Wu Ziyu nodded slightly.
Seeing that Wu Ziyu was in a good mood, at this moment, Lin Hongfei proposed a new idea, or in other words, a new request:
"Uncle, you still remember Wu Qishan!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Ziyu chuckled and said, "They are all children of the Wu family, of course I remember."
Lin Hongfei went on to say: "Qishan has practiced in Lingnan Province for many years, and now he has been trained."
"I want to find him a good job, and you need to come forward for this matter."
Wu Ziyu suddenly asked curiously: "You are the governor of Lingnan Province, so you need me to arrange errands for Qishan?"
Lin Hongfei nodded and said, "Yes, because I didn't intend to let Qishan serve in Lingnan Province."
"Qishan likes industries, factories, etc., but there are no factories in Lingnan Province."
"So, I want Qishan to go to Hanyang Arsenal as the general manager!"
As soon as these words came out, Wu Ziyu immediately frowned!