Volume 2 King of the Northwest Chapter 21 Selling Official Positions
"Marshal, Han Wangchen has been active in various places in Guanzhong recently. He seems to be recruiting people to set up a security team."
Recently, Dai Jiliang established a new military police headquarters. Others may not know the ins and outs of this, but how could Guo Sinan not understand it? This is another spy agency of Dai's Company. As to whether this agency is internal or external, it is still unknown. However, in the face of future competition, it is always imperative to demonstrate more of one's abilities.
"Security team? They're not slow."
Dai Jiliang thought about it and decided that this was a good way to lure the enemy out of their hole. Even if the name was changed, the militia was still a militia. With 20,000 troops at his disposal, he didn't care about this small threat.
"Keep monitoring and prepare the list later. These are fat sheep!"
Dai Jiliang spoke meaningfully, and Guo Bingchang nodded in understanding.
"By the way, how is the investigation into Song Zegang's case going?"
Guangye's batch of radio stations have arrived, and the Shaanxi Army's telecommunications training class is also booming. If Song Cheng's matter is not resolved, Dai Jiliang will not be able to use the secret code with confidence.
"We have already sent people to Staff Officer Song's hometown and Wuhan Army No. 3 Middle School to investigate. We should have definite news soon."
Guo Sinan lowered his head.
"In addition, I also sent people to check several other departments in the headquarters. It seems that there are problems with three captains and two lieutenants."
"Have you found out?"
Dai Jiliang rubbed his eyebrows. He really didn’t expect that there would be all kinds of birds in a big forest.
"We have found out that two of them are secret agents left by General Lu, one is related to the Zhensong Army, and the remaining two are members of the Kuomintang. They should have infiltrated when the Fourth Brigade and the People's Army were incorporated."
"Very good, you can play the long game with the Zhensong Army to catch the big fish."
Although Liu Zhenhua has always been planning to develop towards Shaanxi, Dai Jiliang is not afraid at all at this moment. After all, the central authority is still there, and the 20,000 people under Dai Jiliang's command are no pushovers.
"Please escort Mr. Lu's two men out of the country for me."
Dai Jiliang thought about it again and again. He felt that there would be more and more such things in the future, so he had to make some rules, otherwise people would think that he, Dai Jiliang, was bullied.
"You should be more clean on the Democratic Party side."
"I will make sure their deaths are more unexpected."
Guo Bingchang understood that Dai Jiliang did not want to cause a big stir. Besides, one had to play the long game to catch the big fish, so he naturally could not alert the enemy too much.
"Marshal, should we also check the provincial government and several other departments?"
"Not yet!"
Dai Jiliang waved his hands. Li Genyuan's case had not been resolved yet. Several KMT backbones in the provincial departments were either department heads or section chiefs. How could he investigate? If he did, he would definitely find problems.
"You need to investigate within the Provincial Police Department first, but don't take any action until you inform Director He."
"yes!"
Guo Sinan certainly knew that He Oucai's position in Dai Jiliang's group was incomparable to his own, so he did not dare to show any resistance.
"But I suggest not telling Director He everything."
"You think I don't know."
Dai Jiliang glared at Guo Bingchang.
"Okay, you go down first."
Watching Guo Sinan bow humbly and leave, Dai Jiliang frowned, thought for a moment, and stood up.
"Brother-in-law."
Dai Jiliang pushed the door and walked out, turned a few corners and entered Wang Danping's office. When he saw Wang Danping was about to stand up to greet him, Dai Jiliang immediately said.
" Don't get up. I'll just say a few words and then leave. First, Sima won't be back for the time being."
It was only at the first Xuzhou Conference that ten proposals were made, including respecting the preferential treatment of the Qing Dynasty, preserving the lives and property of Yuan Shikai's family and his posthumous honor, resisting the participation of violent elements in the government, and jointly fighting against any bad policies of the central government, consolidating groups, discussing things together and taking the same attitude. In the blink of an eye, the second meeting was being prepared. In order to avoid running back and forth, Sima had to stay in Xuzhou.
"So for the time being, you will still be responsible for the affairs of Shanfu Company."
As for the issue of opium sales, there is no clear answer yet due to the different situations in each province, but Chen Guang still brought back some good news.
Among them, Henan Governor Zhao Ti has agreed to purchase part of the Shaanxi soil at a price of one yuan and sixty cents, and has also agreed not to charge additional fees for other Shaanxi soil passing through.
The Hubei Governor Wang Zhanyuan also agreed to open up the Yangtze River shipping. As long as he was charged a transit tax of 240 yuan for each box of goods, the goods could be loaded onto the ship in Hankou and shipped directly to Shanghai.
As for Huang Jinrong in Shanghai, he had already sent someone to deliver a reply letter, asking him to arrange for a French-flagged, inspection-free cargo ship to pick up the goods in Hankou. In this way, at least the sales layout in the Shanghai direction had been completed.
However, Dai Jiliang would not tell Wang Danping about this matter. On the one hand, human energy is always limited, and on the other hand, Dai Jiliang would not put all his eggs in one basket.
"The second thing is, I see that your secretariat needs to increase its staffing. Let's start with two departments. You arrange the personnel and I will sign."
"Thank you, finally the boss has shown some mercy!"
Wang Danping breathed a sigh of relief. She had been very busy for the past few months and now she could finally take a break.
"I don't want many. One for the Archives Department and one for the Telecommunications Department. What do you think?"
"I knew you were interested in my new radio, but don't take this one. I have an old 50-watt unit. Use it first. I'll replace it with another one when I have more money."
Although Wang Danping showed disappointment on her face, she finally nodded and agreed, thinking that something was better than nothing. Dai Jiliang then continued.
"It seems we have to order a few phones from Shanghai. Running back and forth is a real waste of time. Brother-in-law, see if there's anywhere else we can get money. Money is tight right now, so let's just rip off a few stupid people first."
"Yes, of course!"
The practice of running for office and buying official positions has been an inevitable phenomenon in every dynasty.
"Don't worry, I'll check it out."
Wang Danping rummaged through his pocket, pulled out a small notebook, opened it and took a look.
"By the way, there is a man who offered thirty thousand dollars to become the warden of the provincial model prison."
"Let him pay another 30,000 yuan and I'll sell it to him."
There are a lot of tricks in this prison. This position is even more popular than the position of police chief in the provincial capital. Not only is there no risk, but there is also a lot of money to be made. That's why the price is even higher.
Dai Jiliang turned a blind eye to such a place where abuses might happen constantly, because in his opinion, there was no prison in any country that was not dark. If someone was willing to pay for it, he would naturally be willing to sell it.
"After he pays, you introduce him to Director He and tell him that the money is for buying a phone. The police department will be the second priority if they have the machine. Tell him not to ask for more money from others."
"Got it. By the way, there is another person who wants to buy a judge of the Provincial High Court, but the price is not high, only 3,000 yuan."
Shaanxi's judicial reform was not started until Dai Jiliang took over Xi'an. However, it has just started. The establishment of a provincial high court is the first step and also the easiest step. In the future, local courts will have to be established to deprive county governors of their judicial power. That will be truly difficult and will require a large number of talents. Conflicts with local forces are also inevitable.
"What's your background? Do you have a law degree?"
Dai Jiliang would rather sell the prison wardens and police chiefs, but he was reluctant to sell the judges. After all, the fairness of the judiciary that faces the general public still has to be maintained by someone. Otherwise, the whole of Shaanxi would be in chaos, and he would not be able to keep his position as governor.
"It has a certificate from the Inns of court, but it's a little suspicious."
It’s good that Wang Danping didn’t say it was fake directly, but even so, he laughed at it himself.
"Forget about this."
Dai Jiliang shook his head and turned to leave, but was stopped by Wang Danping.
"One more thing."
Wang Danping flipped through the notebook in her hand.
"Zheng Xuebin, the county magistrate of Qian County, was initially sentenced to death for forcing people to grow opium. But now he has come to us and asked for forgiveness. We are willing to discuss everything as long as the death penalty is waived."
"He deserves to die. What else can I say?"
Even if the Shaanxi Provincial High Court and local courts were established, the final power of disposal was still in the hands of Dai Jiliang, so with just a word from him, there would be absolutely no problem in changing the verdict. But the problem was that this case was personally exposed by Guo Xiren when he went to the countryside to investigate water conservancy.
Secondly, Dai Jiliang had just said in the provincial council that he wanted to reduce opium cultivation. The Qianxian county magistrate who committed the crime in defiance of the law was simply slapping him in the face. With these two items, Dai Jiliang would not intervene no matter what.
"That's a pity."
Wang Danping smacked her lips.
"But, I really feel sorry for the girl in that family."
Wang Danping had seen the four women in Dai Jiliang's room and knew Dai Jiliang's preferences. The words "I feel pity for you" from his mouth were very credible. Just these one sentence immediately pinned down Dai Jiliang who was about to leave.
"Brother-in-law, you are not pimping for me, are you?"
Dai Jiliang glanced at the other party suspiciously. Although he was not politically obsessed, some things were too extreme and he would not tolerate them.
"Hey, Zhixiang, where did your brother-in-law say he would be your pimp?"
Wang Danping spread her hands in an innocent manner.
"Don't stare at me. Okay, okay, okay, I'll tell you, this woman paid me 500 yuan to tell you something. As long as the person can survive, she will agree to anything."
"Can you really agree to anything?"
Dai Jiliang was somewhat tempted, but he still stood up with restraint.
"Let's talk about it in a few days. I don't have time to deal with these messy things now."
As he was talking, Dai Jiliang seemed to remember something.
"Let's end this matter here, brother-in-law. Don't mention it again at home."
"I know. I'm afraid your sister will punish me."
Wang Danping waved his hand and sent Dai Jiliang out the door. Looking at Dai Jiliang's back, he blinked his eyes proudly. He really didn't believe that he couldn't catch Dai Jiliang, a big golden carp, even if he had the delicious steamed bun.
Of course, he did not do this for the 500 yuan reward. The fact was that in the past few months, although Dai Jiliang had great trust in his aide, he did not obey him completely. In addition, several of his suggestions were rejected by Dai Jiliang, which made Wang Danping feel a sense of crisis. Now that this opportunity came to him, Wang Danping was naturally willing to do what he wanted.
"Fujitake!"
Dai Jiliang naturally didn't know what Wang Danping was thinking. As he said, he was too busy to think about anything else.
"How is the progress of your military police headquarters?"
Due to the continuous expansion of the organization, the Copper Yuan Bureau could no longer accommodate other departments. For this reason, Dai Jiliang decided to relocate all the institutions. The Shaanxi Army Headquarters will be moved to the opposite side of the Governor's Office where he currently lives, and the Government Affairs Office and the Secretariat will simply move into the front few halls of the Governor's Office.
The Military Medical Department, Military Law Department, Quartermaster Department and Ordnance Department stayed at the Copper Yuan Bureau, while the Military Police Headquarters was arranged to be located on South Street next to the bell tower.
"Reporting to the Marshal, we have selected 200 capable brothers from below to form the first gendarmerie team."
Teng Wu, who had received an advance notice from Dai Jiliang's groom, was already waiting outside the door. He took Dai Jiliang's reins and reported.
"But none of us have ever learned how to be military police, so we are a bit forced to do it."
"Go and ask Deputy Director Guo of the Provincial Police Department to borrow a few investigative talents and have them teach you."
Dai Jiliang walked in and looked around.
"But remember, you can't trust all of his people. Your service is mainly for our Shaanxi Army. Don't let it get out and make people laugh at you."
Seeing Teng Wu standing there silently, Dai Jiliang stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder.
"I know that no one is born to do this. I trust you and you can do it. That's right."
Dai Jiliang thought about it.
"In addition to preventing espionage, you have to arrest military discipline for me as well."
"yes!"
