Globe Trekker

Chapter 57 Choices
Back at the inn, Mrs. Fang and Fang Zhichun, who had been waiting for a long time, greeted her and asked if there was any progress?Fang Youchun picked up his son and kissed him, and after sitting down, he briefly told his relatives about the situation of going to the provincial party headquarters.

Wu Ming, who was preoccupied, heard that Kui Yuan and Lei Peng had gone shopping, nodded and entered the room of the two apprentices next door alone, made a cup of tea and sat down, lit a cigarette and thought silently.

Wu Ming's mind was full of the people and things he encountered at the Provincial Party Headquarters. He carefully recalled every detail, every sentence of the conversation, and felt an indescribable sense of absurdity in his heart.

After repeated weighing and deliberation, he decided that the three generals Xuan Tiewu, Leng Xin and Liu Zhiyi would not cause him any trouble, and it would be rare to see each other in the future. Even if they had doubts or secretly investigated, their purpose was to fight With the nostalgia and respect of his brother Chen Bo'an who died, he believed that with the current level of communication and the chaotic situation, they would not be able to find out anything famous. Wu Ming still had this confidence.

What troubled Wu Ming was that until now he still couldn't forget Chen Bo'an, who looked exactly like himself in the photo. Every time he thought of it, it made him very painful and entangled. From the expressions and voices on the faces of the three of Leng Xin today, Wu Ming I deeply understand the deep brotherhood between Huangpu Paoze, which was forged with blood and fire and life, which is touching and respectable.

Wu Ming has his own dignity and his own principles for dealing with things. He has not yet reached the point where he is desperate for life and death, and he is faced with many choices. Now he can make a career by joining Fang Youchun, and it can also make Mao Liangwu's wealthy group I hope that the brothers and fellow villagers will live a better life, and their living conditions will be a hundred times better than half a year ago.

Wu Ming never showed his thoughts easily on his face, and no one could see anything wrong with Wu Ming when he was eating.

I don't know how Fang Youchun comforted his family. Everyone had smiles on their faces, as if they were quite optimistic about the unknown prospects.

When the meal was almost over, Fang Zhichun suddenly asked Wu Ming, "When will you take Xiao Xin to West Lake to fulfill your promise?"

Wu Ming took the last mouthful of rice, drank half a bowl of soup, and then replied unhurriedly: "I'm afraid we will have to stay here for a while, waiting for the notice from the investigation team of the Party headquarters at any time... For the time being, we will have fun. Let it go, I have something to be busy these two days, I will talk about it after I am busy, I will not forget."

Seeing that Fang Youchun and his wife had no objection, Fang Zhichun couldn't say anything, she could only be angry in her heart. These days, she was looking forward to taking Xiao Xin for a walk by the West Lake with Wu Ming every day, but who knew it was delayed again.

After that, for three consecutive days, Wu Ming led his two apprentices to go out early and return late. Everywhere he went was the silk market at Maxiangkou, the busiest place in the city, the hardware and machine market on Changqing Street, the Guangji Hospital next to the Christian Church in Jesus Lane, etc. And so on, even in the noisy metal processing factory and foundry in the northeast of the city, and the stinky mule and horse market in the east of the city, they can stay for a long time, asking what they see, as if they don't know what embarrassment is.

Every night when he came back, Wu Ming hid in the room of his two apprentices and buried himself in writing, while the two apprentices lay on the edge of the bed. Lu Kuiyuan recorded what he had seen and felt throughout the day in a brand new notebook. Copy the "Three Character Classic" with a pencil.

Fang Zhichun was very angry about this, and complained to his brother and sister-in-law every day.

But Fang Youchun warned her: Men have their own business, so don't fool around!According to Wu Ming's purchase of a boat for the folks in Mao Liangwu, Mrs. Fang guessed that Wu Ming might want to do business, and advised Fang Zhichun not to disturb Wu Ming.

On the seventh day, it was still Wu Ming's master and apprentice who never got tired of going out early and returning home late. Fang Youchun and his wife finally aroused their curiosity. The couple pondered over and over again what Wu Ming wanted to do.
In the end, it was Fang Youchun who came to ask. Before going to bed late at night, Fang Youchun and Wu Ming chatted about the domestic situation, discussed the news hot spots in the newspaper, told Wu Ming what he had learned from going out and about for the past few days, and then asked Wu Ming where he was. What are you busy with?
Wu Ming had no intention of hiding it, but felt that others might not understand what he knew, and he didn't know how to develop on this basis to prevent or slow down the serious disasters facing the nation, so he never said what he had done. s Choice.

After a comprehensive understanding during this period of time, Wu Ming has a relatively intuitive understanding of today's social and cultural environment, industrial and commercial levels, etc., so seeing Fang Youchun's abnormal behavior tonight, he knows that we need to have a good talk with each other .

Fang Youchun saw that Wu Ming had made two cups of tea again, so he took out two packs of "Three Fortresses" tacitly, put on a shirt and sat opposite Wu Ming.

Wu Ming brought the teacup to Fang Youchun: "I have been to the silk wholesale market and cotton cloth wholesale market in the past few days. In order to understand the level of textile printing and dyeing in Hangzhou, I also asked someone to take me to Hengxin dyeing and weaving factory in the eastern suburbs. Secondly, Changqing I went to almost every store in the street hardware market, and I also went to several hardware factories next to the Provincial Mint. I found that the level of mechanical processing was much better than I had imagined before. There are also the latest German multifunctional cutting machine tools in the factory, and hammer machines and pedal punching machines have been widely used.”

"and many more!"

Fang Youchun was completely confused: "It's textile printing and dyeing and hardware processing, can you tell me what your purpose is?"

Wu Ming replied truthfully: "Brother, I believe that you will be able to return to your post, so I made some preparations in advance... You have also seen that during this period, the Central Army has begun to change in batches, and the next step will be the turn of the local army. Since I have already made up my mind to follow you, so I have to figure things out first, not to mention whether I will build my own quilt factory in the future, at least I need to know the price and texture of the cloth, otherwise I will be deceived."

"Another one, I know that in the military supply warehouse of the Quzhou Security Force, there are a batch of imported machine tool equipment that you bought back last year for firearm repair and counterfeiting. I guess it can be used after some repairs. If this is the case, why don't we simply Do something bigger on this basis?"

Fang Youchun was astonished, but also very moved: "Little brother, have you ever thought about it, if I lose everything and have nothing, what will you do? Is it worth the hard work?"

Wu Ming said with a smile: "If you don't have it, you don't have it. Did I have nothing half a year ago? Brother, I believe in you, no matter what difficulties you have, I can't beat you...Take a step back and say, you still have a group of friends who will live and die together." Brother, there are nearly a hundred strong brothers behind me, who would dare to bully us when we get angry?"

"I won't talk about other places. It's absolutely no problem to take down Changshan and become the king. What can't be done? It's just a matter of spending more time and energy."

Fang Youchun was quite excited after hearing this. Only then did he realize that Wu Ming was indeed a very good talent. He was far more profound than he knew. In silence, he had already made a choice, and he had the best and best match. The worst plan, it seems that he has made a comprehensive plan, and has thought about the countermeasures for each step.

What's even more rare is Wu Ming's hard heart. He has already shown his attitude, his choice, and his cherishment of friendship with his actions.

Wu Ming didn't seem to see Fang Youchun's red eyes: "Yesterday morning, we stayed at the Luoma Market in the east of the city for more than two hours, talked with no less than ten horse dealers, distributed at least three packs of cigarettes, and then ordered ten horses. A foal about two years old... I saw an ugly, skinny horse covered with manges and scarred from being bitten by other grown-up horses, but it was cheap, only selling for twenty oceans... I I bought it, let them stay there together and let them help raise it first, and hire a boat to transport it back that day."

"Why do you buy horses? There are plenty of horses in Quzhou, and they are cheap. When I can finish this matter, I can give you a hundred army horses if you want. Go and return them tomorrow." Fang Youchun said.

Wu Ming explained: "It's not the same. Although I don't know much about horses, I can tell that the horses that have just been brought back from the west of Liaoning are good, and all the horses I bought are uncastrated foals, and the price is very fair. As for the lame pony that I bought on a whim, it was a complete accident. The horse was bullied so badly by the horses that it could only stay alone in the mud-filled field, and the horse dealer hated it too. Horse, no one wants to take a second look at it, and I didn't pay attention at first, but when I walked outside the wooden fence, this skinny, stinking, ugly horse stuck out its head and bit my clothes He didn’t let it go, but the horse dealer came over and whipped it vigorously. He didn’t let go after more than a dozen whips. I bought it without thinking too much, I don’t know if it’s right or wrong, if it’s really not good, I’ll fatten it up and use it as a draft horse.”

Fang Youchun knew that Wu Ming had already made up his mind, so he stopped trying to persuade him: "I heard from Kui Yuan and his wife before dinner that you went to Jesus Lane in the afternoon?"

Wu Ming nodded: "I went, but I came back when I got to the door of the church. Originally, I wanted to find Father Raymonde to see if I could buy some quinine or something. You should have heard of this man. My sister-in-law’s family was imprisoned in the cave together. He got along well with me. He told me that if I had the opportunity to go to Hangzhou, I would definitely visit him. It was only when I arrived here today that I found out that I didn’t have enough money, so I turned around and came back. I didn’t know about this. Is the foreign monk here?"

"I used to study at the Christian church school there, and now the church school has more than doubled its original size and added a medical department. Its reputation and faculty are not inferior to that of Zhijiang University on the banks of the Qiantang River. It can be regarded as the best in Zhejiang province at present. medical school."

"I had an idea before, to select a group of children from poor families with basic foundations in the counties of Quzhou to send them to further study, but I didn't have time to put it into action."

Fang Youchun didn't involve Father Lei Mengde, it just made him attach importance to medicine. He knew that Wu Ming could understand what he said.

Wu Ming knew what Fang Youchun was thinking, but now was not the time to talk about it, so he turned the topic to the appeal result. After all, he had to wait obediently. The initiative rested with Zhang Daofan, acting director of the Provincial Party Department, and the Central Party Department. Xu Enzeng, the person in charge of the investigation team, had no idea when he would have a definite answer given the current chaotic situation.

Neither Wu Ming nor Fang Youchun expected that Wu Ming's insistence on Fang Youchun's addition of the names of the two instructors in the complaint would bring them huge benefits.

While they were waiting and suffering, Xu Enzeng, the director of general affairs and chief of the investigation section of the Central Party Committee, had already contacted Lin Wei and Jiang Dingwen by phone, and obtained the approval of the two generals. Opinion.

When answering the phone, Jiang Dingwen recalled Fang Youchun for a long time, and gave a comment of "hardworking, studious, and good character".

The key point is that Lin Wei, a senior staff member highly valued by Chiang Kai-shek, received the call. After a brief surprise, he told Xu Enzeng accurately about Fang Youchun's resume, personality, expertise and contribution to the Northern Expedition. He also said that Fang Youchun was a A rare general who is resolute and resolute, his tone is quite appreciative, and at the end he politely hopes that Xu Enzeng can take care of him.

With Lin Wei's opinion, Xu En once again analyzed and weighed according to the current situation of the Zhejiang military circle. After careful consideration, he made an internal call to the Nanjing Central Party Headquarters and reported in detail to his immediate superior Chen Lifu.

Chen Lifu attached great importance to this. He now urgently needs to build Zhejiang, which is extremely important in terms of geographical location and political and economic status, as a solid base for his faction. Therefore, after discussing with Xu Enzeng, he immediately instructed: "Take it as a typical major case and handle it as an ironclad case." case, set an example, and deter Xiaoxiao!"

Xu Enzeng understood, put down the phone and called an emergency meeting.

Liu Zhiyi, head of the Hangzhou Gendarmerie Regiment who was present at the meeting, led his troops straight to Quzhou overnight, and quickly arrested Xie Yuzhang, the security commander of West Zhejiang, Wang, the deputy chief of staff and chief of the military affairs section, and Lu, the gendarmerie captain, involved in the case. All the famous generals were arrested, all account books were seized, and personal property was confiscated, which caused a huge shock in Quzhou and even the entire Zhejiang military and political circles.

(End of this chapter)