Volume 2 King of the Northwest Chapter 50 Guarantee and County Governor
The educational system of Shaanxi Army Speed Training School was special in that era. As a formal education class, it recruited students from the original Xi'an Army Primary and Secondary Schools, as well as primary and secondary school students from all over Shaanxi who were over 18 years old and had completed primary education.
Students first complete three months of military style training when they enter the school, including drill, physical fitness, cross-country running, shooting knowledge, etc., and then enter the formal course after three months.
The formal curriculum is divided into two stages. The first stage lasts for one year and includes tactics, military system, shooting techniques, gymnastics, stabbing and stabbing, battlefield service orders, communication standards, housekeeping rules, army punishment orders, as well as professional subjects such as equestrianism and hygiene. At the same time, general subjects such as Chinese, ethics, instrumental painting, arithmetic, history and geography, and foreign languages are also studied.
After completing the first phase of study, all students were assigned to various units for three months of internship, and then entered the second phase of study.
The second stage of the course is also one year. From the second stage on, students begin to be divided into five subjects: infantry, cavalry, artillery, engineering, and logistics.
The students mainly studied professional subjects such as weapons, topography, fortification, transportation, drill manuals of various subjects, playground coaching, field exercises, horsemanship, artillery, etc., and continued to study general subjects such as ethics, instrument drawing, arithmetic, physics, chemistry, and foreign languages.
After completing the second phase of courses, you will go to the army to complete a six-month internship before you can officially graduate and be awarded a rank.
As for Class B, which is an intensive training for active officers, some subjects have been compressed and the time has been shortened to two and a half years. In this way, as long as Dai Jiliang is given enough time, the strength of the Shaanxi Army will surely be completely renewed, and it is not impossible to catch up with and even surpass the domestic powers.
"General, the Supervisory Corps held a meeting in Tianjin and decided to send troops to the southwest."
Although this year's expenses have already created a huge hole, Dai Jiliang still gritted his teeth and allocated 500,000 yuan for start-up costs based on He Oucai's income from cigarette sales. In addition, he also determined a huge maintenance fee of no less than 200,000 yuan each year in the future.
Just as he was looking at the compilation table with painful thoughts, Song Cheng's voice rang in his ears.
"Look, should we second the motion?"
"There's no need for us to second the motion."
Dai Jiliang put down the document in his hand and smiled disdainfully.
"Someone has seconded our motion early in the morning. Just wait and see. The government and the court are about to have another fight."
Having said this, Dai Jiliang looked at Song Cheng.
"The people from Beijing have been sent over, right? Keep an eye on them for us. How many radio stations have we purchased this time? I'll approve one for the Beijing station. You can go to Director Sima to get it later."
"yes!"
Seeing that Dai Jiliang had no desire to continue, Song Cheng understood and quietly retreated.
"General, this is the security team issued by Li Genyuan. The following is the situation of these local wealthy families."
After a while, Guo Sinan walked in quietly.
This intelligence had been prepared long ago, but Dai Jiliang had been busy dealing with the militia in the north and reorganizing the army some time ago, so he had no time to pay attention to these random people.
But now, the knife has been sharpened, and it's time to take action.
"Very good. Is there something you can identify on it? I won't read it. Send someone to talk to them first. If they don't know what's best for them, pass it on to the Chief of Staff."
Dai Jiliang casually threw the things on the table.
"By the way, on the 15th of this month, my fifth child will be coming over to drink, but you are not allowed to bring money. If the gift is over 10 yuan, I will not let you in."
"I understand. I know what to do."
Guo Bingchang was obviously very surprised . He had always thought that he was just a dog that could not stand the light of day. But Dai Jiliang's words made him feel warm in his heart. However, he was not an ordinary person. He lowered his head and concealed it very well.
"Then you go first."
Through the window on the door , Dai Jiliang saw Wang Danping talking to Li Dingzhang outside the door.
So he waved his hand, and Guo Sinan obediently opened the side door and walked out.
"Youyan, let Secretary Wang in."
After a while, Wang Danping walked in.
"How come brother-in-law is free to come here today!"
"Zhixiang, what you said is not very honest. Am I working so hard just for myself? You said that as if you are not the governor of Shaanxi Province."
Wang Danping refused to do it when she heard this. Dai Jiliang's words were heartbreaking.
It's not that I didn't report these months, but you, Dai Jiliang, also had to be in Xi'an. Why do you think I'm abusing my power?
"We are one family but we have two different opinions. Brother-in-law, you have a bad temper now that you are a high-ranking official."
Dai Jiliang shook his head.
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything more about you. Tell me, what's the matter?"
"No, just tell me."
When Wang Danping heard what Dai Jiliang said, she became anxious.
It would be even worse if I didn’t say it. If one day Dai Jiliang refused to say anything even when I wanted to, I would be completely out of favor.
"I am a jerk. I just love to hear you say that."
Wang Danping even started laughing.
"Two things. One is that the Shaanxi Provincial Government has come out with a design plan. It's designed by a British designer. Take a look."
Wang Danping handed over a stack of drawings.
“In front of us, there are four four-story Western-style buildings facing each other in pairs.
They are the office buildings of the Department of Education, the Department of Construction, the Department of Civil Affairs and the Department of Finance. Next are two three-story Western-style buildings connected by an overpass. These two buildings are the office buildings of the Likin Bureau and the Negotiation Bureau respectively.
The best five-story building is the governor’s office. You can see it is surrounded by gardens, and there are garages and parking lots. There is enough open space for future construction, and even electricity and telephones are taken into consideration.”
"good!"
Dai Jiliang nodded.
Indeed, this building complex is absolutely unique in the northwest, but no matter how you look at the plan, the area occupied by the new provincial government seems a little too large.
"Is there enough land in the Governor's Mansion?"
"Not enough, but I sent people to talk to the families around, and basically there is no problem."
After talking about it, I guess we should use bayonets to negotiate.
"It's just that the cost is a little high. It's estimated to cost 250,000 yuan in total, and the province can't afford such a large sum of money."
"Don't even think about taking money from me."
Dai Jiliang closed his eyes.
Between fighting wars, purchasing arms, and building schools, the Shaanxi Army has incurred heavy expenses over the past year or so. Not only has all the money from the opium trade been used up this year, but last year's initial reserves of more than 2 million now only have about 800,000 left. This money definitely cannot be given directly to Wang Danping.
"How about this? I'll give you a guarantee with the Shaanxi Railway Company."
But Wang Danping was in urgent need of the money, so it was not possible to just send her back.
Anyway, the Shaanxi Railway has not officially started construction yet, and so much money will not be needed in a short time, so let's divert it first.
"Lend me this money first, and use the government offices that will be vacated in the future as collateral. I guess you'll have to pay some interest. But once you sell those plots of land, I'm afraid the money will be almost enough."
Whether in the past life or this life, real estate speculation is still the way to make a fortune.
The former sites of several halls are the best locations in Xi'an. Dai Jiliang has already made plans. When the time comes, he will build some new Shanghai-style lanes or villas, which will sell well immediately.
"By the way, you have to give enough money to your neighbors. I don't want to hear any bad news."
"I'm doing things, but you're still worried about me?"
Wang Danping has , so he naturally won't worry about small amounts of money.
"One more thing. When are you going to appoint the governors of these dozen or so counties?"
More than a dozen county vacancies have been left vacant, and the people below are staring at them like hungry wolves.
But without Dai Jiliang's permission, who would dare to raise the issue easily?
"Leave me the three counties of Fushi, Qingjian and Suide."
Dai Jiliang thought about it.
It seems necessary to open another political training class. The group of old bureaucrats seduced by Wang Danping are all greedy to death. Dai Jiliang doesn't like any of them, but he has no one under his command, so he can't just let the local government play the empty city plan.
"You can delegate the rest, but there are two things to consider: first, you must be able to do the job; second, I will not tolerate minor corruption, but I will never tolerate major corruption."
"Yes, my Grand Overseer and Grand Governor."
Wang Danping stood up and smiled.
"With your rules, I know what to do. As I said before, you can trust me to do the job."
"Youyan, notify Shi Xizhuo, Yang Guangyu and Sun Tu to come see me."
After seeing Wang Danping off, Dai Jiliang sat and thought for a while. These three counties were directly facing the Kuomintang in northern Shaanxi, and he felt uneasy if he didn't arrange for his close associates to do so .
"Report!"
Soon, the few people who were named appeared in front of Dai Jiliang one by one.
Among them, Shi Xizhuo and Yang Guangyu were both from the third phase of Baoding, while Sun Tu was the first batch of soldiers who followed Dai Jiliang since the Guard Army era.
These three men were originally deputy company commanders, but unfortunately they were all seriously injured in this Northern Expedition. Although they did not have any obvious disabilities, they were obviously no longer suitable to stay on the front line.
Originally, Dai Jiliang planned to transfer them to the new recruits headquarters to help with model training, but now he has to force them to do so.
"Are you feeling better?"
Dai Jiliang shook hands with them one by one, patted their shoulders and asked them kindly.
"Everyone sit down, Youyan will pour the tea!"
Looking at the people who were very terrified, Dai Jiliang smiled.
"Don't be nervous. I asked you to come here today because I have something to discuss with you."
Dai Jiliang took a sip of water.
"How about it, do you want to go and do some work there?"
Without waiting for anyone to speak, Dai Jiliang continued talking.
"I am now short of three county governors. I hope you can go down and share some of the responsibilities for me."
"But none of us have ever worked in government affairs."
Shi Xizhuo spoke hesitantly, and the other two nodded frequently, obviously sharing the same concerns.
"I'm not worried about that. You've all come this far step by step. As long as you're willing to learn, I believe you can do it well."
Dai Jiliang comforted a few people.
"Besides, the counties I gave you are not good places. Fushi, Qingjian, and Suide are all the front lines in the north, so I don't trust ordinary county magistrates."
"I am willing to share the Marshal's worries!"
After Dai Jiliang said this, everyone understood.
This was the first line of defense against the Kuomintang, so Sun Tu was the first to stand up and express his position.
"I am willing to share the Marshal's worries!"
Shi Xizhuo and Yang Guangyu also stood up.
"very good!"
Dai Jiliang nodded with satisfaction.
"I still say the same thing, if the group is doing well, everyone will be well. After my wedding, you can go with peace of mind, I will be of great use to you in the future."
