I really don't want to be a warlord

Sitting in the car, looking at the scenery along the way in southern Yunnan, I was thinking about what Tang Jirao was looking for.

Shen Hao was disdainful of the fact that Tang Jiluo, a Yunnan warlord, was known as the King of Yunnan.

This guy studied in Japan and was successful in his studies. He opposed Yuan Datou's restoration, but he declared his independence and finally returned the whole 'Jingguo'.

This guy also advocates learning from the United States. He believes that China is too big and has a vast territory. Each province should be autonomous and cannot be centralized. It should establish a federal system. This is also the name of this guy. The eight provinces are Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Hubei, Henan, Shaanxi, Hunan, and Fujian. Commander-in-Chief’s reasons.

Logically speaking, Xiangxi also falls under the leadership of this guy.

What Shen Hao looks down upon the most is that this guy is really not as good as Yuan Datou.

After Yuan Datou came to power, he really banned smoking. In recent years, there have been very few blatant tobacco plants in the country.

After the death of Yuan Datou, Tang Jiyao immediately changed and began to grow tobacco soil.

Because the continued ban on smoking has made domestic opium cultivation almost extinct, and the import of opium from India to Afghanistan has basically stopped.

However, there are still a large number of smokers in the country, and the price of opium has been rising steadily, once exceeding gold.

Seeing the profits, the warlords used various means to induce or even force farmers to switch to opium cultivation.

The warlords of the Republic of China broke out 13 wars in just a few years after Yuan Datou's death, and hundreds of"Opium Wars" broke out to compete for opium.

It is a pity that few Chinese people talk about this period of history, whether it is officials or other experts.

Tang Shaoyicai, the former cabinet minister, said:"The several wars in the fourteen years of the Republic of China were all about opium, so they can be called the Fourteen Years of Opium War." Some people say that the damage caused exceeded that of the Eight-Nine Allied Forces.

Because the climate in southern Yunnan is similar to that of Asan in India, Tang Jiyao promoted opium cultivation throughout the province under the guise of"containing prohibition and conquest". All counties in the province have been assigned planting tasks, and they are only allowed to exceed the quota and cannot reduce it.

Tang Jiyao made southern Yunnan almost a kingdom of opium, with an annual output of 60 to 100 million taels, and the Yunnan Army became one of the best-equipped troops in the country.

The popularization of opium has brought bad streets, and its harm can be seen from rich families to poor people.

The car soon arrived at the Governor's Mansion in southern Yunnan.

I have to say that Tang Jiyao gave Shen Hao enough face.

As soon as the car arrived at the Governor's Street, we saw a red carpet being rolled out all the way to the Governor's Mansion.

This entire mile shows how luxurious it is.

Both sides were occupied by soldiers, a band was playing music, and there was a lion dance in the square at the entrance.

There were many onlookers around, all curious.

‘Who is the warlord greeting today with such a grand pomp?’

‘I don’t know, he must be a high official too.’

‘Could it be that he is from the capital?’

‘When will Governor Tang look at the face of Jingcheng? He just entered Sichuan and fought a battle last time, and he would not give Jingcheng such a big face.’

‘I don’t know. Look, the car is coming.

Soon, when the car stopped, everyone stretched their necks to see who was coming.

‘Look, the chief butler of the Tang Mansion has come out in person.

Facing the sunshine, when the car door opened, he saw someone coming, wearing a crisp gray suit.

He has long, broken hair that is different from this era, casually draped on his smooth forehead. He has handsome facial features, fair skin, sharp eyebrows and starry eyes. His gentle eyes make people feel good, and his high nose bridge makes him look sunny and full of energy.

The waist is straight and majestic, and the whole person is filled with self-confidence, self-confidence from the bottom of his heart.

Everyone was stunned when they saw a young and handsome young man getting out of the car.

‘Who is this young man? He is so impressive.’

‘I do not know?’

‘Shen Hao did not expect that Tang Jiyao would create such a large battle, not only watching the lively crowd, but also arranging reporters.

As soon as Shen Hao got out of the car, a man in his 50s hurriedly smiled and said:"Mr. Shen, I am Commander Tang's butler. You are welcome to be a guest."

At this time, the reporter took pictures.

The cameras at this time were all large-format box-type wooden cameras. If you held up a light, they would be dazzling.

Shen Hao didn't understand why Tang Jiyao had such a big battle?

What can reporter exposure bring to him?

""Salute." The sentries on both sides immediately saluted.

People around were dumbfounded.

Division commander? Such a young division commander?

In this era, the highest official in a province is the military governor, and the military rank is also the division commander.

Luo Laowai has never been a division commander in his life. , division commander, this is the dream of all young warlords.

Just like this, a man in his early 20s became a commander. What kind of joke is this?

Suddenly, someone thought of something?

‘I know, he is Mr. Shen Haoshen, the young master who spends money like water.’

‘Yes, yes, I remembered what you said. I saw his story published in the newspaper the day before yesterday.’

‘What deed?’

‘It is said that Mr. Shen donated 500,000 yuan to help the victims in western Hunan.’

‘My dear?’

‘That's right, Yuan Datou personally appointed him as the division commander and sent a telegram to the whole country to learn from him.’

‘Not only that, I just came back from the capital the day before yesterday and was doing business there.

You don’t know this guy’s reputation, he’s much more awesome than the four young masters.’

‘Can his fame surpass that of the four young masters?’

‘Yep, even the four young masters are not worthy of carrying his shoes.’

‘The four young masters will not be able to compare with him. I have just heard about his reputation.’

‘That can only mean that you are ignorant. The whole streets of Sijiu City are talking about Mr. Shen. His deeds are now the favorite of storytellers. If you tell his deeds, you will know that the Four Young Masters are nothing.’

‘What a deed, tell me quickly, my appetite has been whetted’

‘It is said that this man is known as a big spender, but now it seems that he is really’

‘Is Luo Minda, one of the four young masters, awesome? Is daddy the sister of Prince Zhan or the concubine of Prince Guangxu? He was the one who drove the Bai family out of Sijiu City, and he was so overwhelmed by Master Shen that he couldn't even breathe.

Luo Minda is known as the famous Peking Opera ticket bar. It is a common thing in the capital to reward actors, but she encountered a hard fight.’

‘Hard work? Who?’

‘Nonsense, of course it’s Mr. Shen? I insist on competing with this man in the ring for rewards.’

‘This man, he was so arrogant when he took action, he directly rewarded him fifty thousand yuan without saying a word, which frightened Luo Minda, one of the four young masters of the Republic of China, and ran away with her head in her arms.

People around her exclaimed, incredible!

‘Oh my God!’

‘50,000 yuan to reward an actor?’

‘Indeed arrogant enough’

‘This is just an appetizer contest. I originally thought that this man would stop after giving rewards, but guess what?’

‘What's going on? ’ everyone asked hurriedly;

‘Cough, cough, my throat is a little dry.

Everyone understood instantly. A pear seller hurriedly handed a pear to him and said,"Eat a pear first and continue talking."’

‘That’s it, I’ll treat you to a drink later’

‘Forget it about drinking, since everyone wants to hear what I'm talking about." After saying that, the man took a bite of the pear and said with a smile;