Signing in the Republic of China: starting from a foot patrol

Chapter 264 High Balance

When Wu Yongquan's affairs in the capital went well, of course, with Wu Ziyu as the number two person in his direct line, it was impossible for things to go wrong.

Lin Hongfei, who was far away in Lingnan Province, also officially announced the establishment of the Jiangling Military and Political Office, which was Lin Hongfei's further arrangement for Jiangbei's military and political affairs.

The Jiangling Military and Political Office is in charge of all military and political affairs in Jiangbei, Lingxi, and Lingzhong. Lin Hongfei is the highest officer of the Military and Political Office—Jiangling Military and Political Commissioner, and the location is temporarily located in Jiangdu County.

The original Jiangdu County was upgraded to Jiangdu City, which has jurisdiction over 6 counties including Songshan, Renle, Jingxian, Huaishui, Bei'an, and Pingcheng.

For military affairs in Lingxi and Lingzhong areas, they must first be submitted to the Jiangling Military and Political Office, and then they can be transferred to the Lingnan Provincial Government and the military governor after the Jiangling Military and Political Office approves.

Otherwise, it will be regarded as a crime of asking for instructions by leapfrogging and disobeying the superior!

As for whether the Lingxi and Lingzhong regions will abide by this regulation, it depends on whether their waists are harder than Lin Hongfei's guns.

However, Lin Hongfei believes that there are still many smart people in this world.

Only in this way, He Taikang, the governor of Lingnan Province, was emptied of more than half of his power by Lin Hongfei.

At this moment, Lingnan Province presents a very delicate balance. As the highest military and political officer in name, He Taikang can only manage the Dongjiang area, and the only remaining Beishan area also has a certain influence.

Lin Hongfei, as Jiangbei's guard envoy, was He Taikang's subordinate in name, but he controlled three regions. In addition, his troops were far superior to He Taikang's.

To put it bluntly, one is famous but not powerful, and the other is powerful but not famous. The two offset each other and balance.

The immediate high-level officials seem to be happy to see this kind of scene in Lingnan Province. After all, in this way, they can balance the middle and the high, and pull one faction against another.

Moreover, Lin Hongfei had already received the news that the direct commander Cao Dashuai planned to send two brigades from western Henan to the Dongjiang area of ​​Lingnan Province to accept the command of He Taikang.

In this way, He Taikang's strength on paper is almost the same as that of Lin Hongfei!

"These old guys!"

"One more chicken thief!"

Lin Hongfei made the most straightforward evaluation of this decision.

However, along with this news came another news that shocked Lin Hongfei a bit.

Wu Qishan, a child of the Wu family, was the first civil servant to follow Lin Hongfei into Lingnan Province, and now Lin Hongfei has promoted him to be the deputy commissioner of the Jiangling Military and Political Office and the mayor of Jiangdu City.

I saw him walking in quickly, first presented a report to Lin Hongfei, and then explained: "Sir, Huaishui County reports that there are disaster victims there!"

"Disaster victims?"

"I haven't heard of the recent disaster in Lingnan Province?" Lin Hongfei asked in surprise.

Wu Qishan explained: "It's not from Lingnan Province, but from the disaster victims from the west of Henan."

"According to the victims, there was a severe drought in Zhili and Henan provinces this year, and the grain grains in the fields were not harvested. For example, when the spring began in Henan province this year, the wheat was only 80 yuan per catty, and now it has risen to 200 yuan per catty. The firewood has reached 60 Wen per catty.”

"Also, the situation in Lu Province is not optimistic. There must be epidemics in major disasters. It is said that there are signs of cholera and epidemics."

"The victims couldn't survive, so they had to flee from famine. Some went to Anhui Province, and some went to Jin Province. The west of Henan is closer to us, so the victims there are all rushing here."

"At present, it is only the first batch of victims, the number is about 500, but according to estimates from Huaishui County, the number of victims who will follow up will be at least [-], or even more."

Hearing this, Lin Hongfei frowned and asked, "What does Huaishui County think?"

Wu Qishan said: "They proposed two solutions. One is to help the victims, but we need to allocate a batch of food and medicine to them. At the same time, we also hope that the army will come forward to maintain order."

"Just in this way, we will consume a lot of food, grass and materials. With tens of thousands of mouths, the food we eat every day has to be calculated according to the cart."

"Moreover, these victims will also bring the disease, and I am afraid that there will be a danger of the disease spreading."

"The second method is to directly send troops to drive them away, surround them, and drive them to Shanxi and Jin provinces. This will save a lot of trouble."

"but···"

Before Wu Qishan finished speaking, Lin Hongfei took over and said, "However, Shaanxi Province and Jin Province should call me Lin Hongfei's mother."

When Wu Qishan heard this, he smiled wryly, and echoed: "Not only you, but I'm afraid even the mothers of our group have to be brought along."

Lin Hongfei also smiled wryly twice. He closed his eyes and meditated for a while, then slowly said:

"It's all here, don't drive people away."

"To be able to endure hunger all the way from the west of Henan to the north of the Yangtze River, the majority of these victims must be young and middle-aged."

"As long as these strong laborers have enough food for a few days, they will have inexhaustible strength."

"Besides, many brothers in our army are from Yu Province, or have relatives in Yu Province."

"The old family members of the brothers have been driven away, and the brothers don't say anything on the surface, but can they not scold us in their hearts!"

"Pass my order, Huaishui County will immediately open a porridge shed to distribute food to the victims of the disaster. All the food needed will be provided by the Jiangbei Grain Depot."

"The 162th Regiment of the 206nd Brigade has a lot of brothers from Henan province. Tell the head of the 206th Regiment to get them ready to escort the food supplies to Huaishui County as soon as possible and stay there to maintain order."

"In addition, we have also discussed the [work-for-relief] disaster relief plan before."

"I think this time is just a good opportunity to test the [cash for work] program."

"Go and see what places in the Jiangbei area currently need laborers. Try to choose a construction site that is closer to Huaishui County."

"When the victims have eaten porridge for a few days and regained some strength, they will be taken to the construction site to work and receive food."

"If there are additional needs, let Huaishui County report them as soon as possible, as long as they are reasonable, they will be satisfied!"

"Yes, I'll go down and make arrangements!" Wu Qishan didn't hesitate, and hurriedly started to make arrangements.

After Wu Qishan left, Lin Hongfei didn't calm down, so he asked people to call Guo Lang, Wang Deming, Chen Deshan, Jiang Haiyang, and Zhou Meng over.

Guo Lang, Jiang Haiyang, and Zhou Meng were the three platoon leaders under Lin Hongfei's command when he was the company commander in Lu Province. All three of them were natives of Lu Province.

Wang Deming and Chen Deshan are from Cangshi, Lin Hongfei's two juniors.

"Company commander, are you looking for us?"

In private, Guo Lang still habitually called Lin Hongfei the company commander.

Lin Hongfei nodded and said:

"That's right. I just received news that there are droughts in Zhili, Yu Province, and Lu Province, and the affected area is very wide."

"We have quite a few brothers whose hometowns are in these three provinces. If the brothers know the news, they will definitely not be able to serve in the army with peace of mind."

"It is impossible to take care of so many people in three provinces."

"However, if we can take care of some of our brothers' families, we still need to take care of them."

"The brothers followed me, Lin Hongfei, and came all the way to this Lingnan Province to fight the world. They are even more loyal to me, Lin Hongfei. I can't let down the brotherhood."

"In this way, you immediately select more trustworthy people and bring some more money back to your hometown."

"If there are brothers whose family members are affected by disasters, please help them."

"If you really can't survive in the local area, give them some money and let them come to Lingnan Province by themselves. This will not only give them a way to survive, but also allow the brothers and their families to reunite."