novelbest Chapter 291
Chapter 291
Wu Qishan was the first batch of civil servants who followed Lin Hongfei to Lingnan Province. After several years of experience, he became an internal affairs talent that Lin Hongfei relied heavily on.
The idea of letting Wu Qishan be the general manager of Hanyang Arsenal was already planned by Lin Hongfei.
No one is a fool, they all know that the position of the Hanyang Armory is extremely important, and the position of the General Office of the Armory is naturally not something that ordinary people can occupy.
It must be that the widow is lying on the bachelor kang, and there are talents on it!
Therefore, as a child of the Wu family, Wu Qishan naturally has an advantage.
In order to get this matter done, Lin Hongfei began to make a fuss about Wu Ziyu's identity as a tour envoy to the two lakes:
"Yushuai, you are currently serving as the tour envoy of the two lakes, and you will definitely visit the two provinces of Hunan and Hubei in the future."
"Leading troops to fight, one depends on food, grass and military pay, and the other depends on weapons and ammunition."
"What I said next is not to instigate the relationship between you and Cao Dashuai, but recently, Cao Dashuai has indeed been wary of you."
"Besides, that old boy Li Yanqing is also stuck with your military salary, but he just won't pay it down."
"There is no military salary in our pockets, what do we use to buy guns, cannons and ammunition?"
"So, let's simply hold the Hanyang Arsenal in our hands. As long as we have this armory, it is equivalent to having an old hen that can lay eggs."
"Qishan is also a child of the Wu family. If he can become the general manager of this arsenal, how many guns and ammunition we will need in the future is not a matter of a word."
"At that time, even if Li Yanqing doesn't give us military pay, we don't have to praise his stinky feet!"
What Lin Hongfei said made Wu Ziyu fall into silence. In fact, Wu Ziyu also knew that Lin Hongfei chose Wu Qishan as the general manager of the arsenal for the convenience of purchasing ammunition for himself.
What's more, the world is in chaos today, and the weapons and ammunition produced by the Hanyang Armory Factory don't worry about selling at all. Basically, they just lie down to make money, and they can also raise a lot of military pay.
However, Lin Hongfei's idea struck Wu Ziyu's mind very much. Letting Wu Qishan, a son of the Wu family, take charge of the Hanyang Armory Factory would be beneficial to him in managing the two lakes area.
Therefore, Wu Ziyu quickly nodded and said, "Your idea is worth considering. Let me think about it again. When I think about it, I will naturally recommend it to the higher authorities!"
In fact, speaking of this, Lin Hongfei already knew that Wu Ziyu agreed with his idea.
A smile appeared on Lin Hongfei's face and said: "Then thank you for your hard work!"
"Hmph, it's hard work. If you don't cause me any trouble in Hubei province, I won't have to work hard!" Wu Ziyu scolded with a smile.
Lin Hongfei patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I will stay in Hubei Province from now on, and I promise to be honest and not mess with anything!"
The two looked at each other and laughed, and the atmosphere in the room became much more relaxed.
At this moment, an adjutant came in to report that Xiao Yaonan had come!
Hearing this, Wu Ziyu looked at Lin Hongfei: "Go to the next room and wait, don't come out!"
"Yes, Yushuai!"
Lin Hongfei got up immediately and went to the next room to wait.
Soon, he heard a rush of footsteps, and with the opening and closing of the door, Xiao Yaonan strode into Wu Ziyu's study.
Lin Hongfei pressed his ears against the wall, trying to eavesdrop on their conversation.
However, the sound insulation effect of this wall is really good. Lin Hongfei even held a water glass against the wall, but he could only vaguely hear Xiao Yaonan raising his voice a few times.
Although he didn't hear what Xiao Yaonan said clearly, Lin Hongfei was sure it wasn't a good thing.
Seeing that he couldn't hear what the other party was saying, Lin Hongfei simply sat on the chair, raised his legs on the table, and then leaned against the back of the chair to doze off.
After an unknown amount of time, the door was pushed open, and Lin Hongfei was startled awake. When he opened his eyes, he saw an adjutant smiling and saying, "Sir, Yushuai, please go over there!"
"okay!"
Lin Hongfei rubbed his eyes, and returned to Yushuai's study. At this time, Xiao Yaonan had already left, and only Wu Ziyu was left.
"How's it going, Yushuai?" Lin Hongfei asked.
Wu Ziyu smiled slightly: "It's already been discussed, Xiao Yaonan agreed to the matter of the salt police brigade."
"but....."
Wu Ziyu paused: "He still made some demands!"
"Oh, what request?" Lin Hongfei asked.
"A military salary of 20 oceans. At the same time, you will not be able to support Liu Haochun in the future. Xiao Yaonan is going to expel Liu Haochun and get the post of Governor of Hubei Province."
"In addition, Wang Zichun left a lot of troops in Hubei Province. You can't touch these people. Xiao Yaonan wants to organize them all."
"At the same time, the Jiangbei Army in western Hubei must publicly obey Xiao Yaonan's orders and recognize his position as the Governor of Hubei Province." Wu Ziyu said one by one.
Lin Hongfei nodded, and said with a sneer, "20 oceans, he is greedy enough!"
"Be content!"
"He originally wanted 30 oceans!"
"Besides, if it were you, if an outsider stationed an army in Jiangbei City, would you let it go?" Wu Ziyu asked rhetorically.
Lin Hongfei chuckled: "Of course I won't let it go, unless I don't have the confidence to wipe out this army that doesn't belong to me."
"I think Xiao Yaonan finally agreed to the matter of the Salt Police Brigade. It should also have something to do with his lack of confidence in repelling my Jiangbei Army!"
Wu Ziyu smiled and said: "You boy, you are right, in fact Xiao Yaonan's life is not easy."
"Although he took up the post of Governor of Hubei Province, within the territory of Hubei Province, Xiao Yaonan can only mobilize one 25th Division, and most of the officials at all levels are from Wang Zichun's old department."
"Furthermore, the rest of Wang Zichun's army still has many forces. Once they gather to counterattack, he has no confidence in eliminating these people."
Lin Hongfei took over the conversation: "So, he let Hubei publicly recognize his position as the military governor, is also to deter the rest of Wang Zichun's troops?"
Wu Ziyu nodded: "Yes, in this way, Wang Zichun's old troops will think that your Jiangbei Army supports Xiao Yaonan, and they will naturally not dare to act rashly."
Speaking of this, Wu Ziyu's tone became calmer: "Okay, let's clear up the clouds and mist, finally we have settled the matter between you two."
"I'll be the host another day, and I'll call the two of you together. You're all directly related, and you're across the river. Don't make the relationship too rigid, lest you be laughed at by outsiders."
Lin Hongfei shrugged: "Okay, I don't care anymore, it depends on whether our Governor Xiao is willing or not!"
A dispute was thus settled, and the Salt Police Brigade had a firm foothold in Hubei Province. Relying on the power of salt smuggling and anti-smuggling in their hands, they had a huge income every month.
And Wu Ziyu also started to run relationships, preparing to settle Wu Qishan's appointment as the general manager of the Hanyang Arsenal.
All this has nothing to do with Lin Hongfei for the time being, so he left Hankou by boat and returned to Jiangbei City.