Chapter 683: Boils always produce pus (November 11 votes)
In late autumn, the lights of the 217th Military Sub-district were on. After working on the farm all day, Yang Jingyu had to reconcile the accounts under the lights at night, especially the accounts of the two mines. He had to reconcile every account one by one, and not even a penny off would make it work. After all, this was doing business with the Russians and doing business with his own family, and it was very complicated.

Xu Chaoyang held his waist and looked at the map of Shanxi hanging on the wall, muttering as he looked: “It is necessary to strictly prohibit the production of wine, otherwise these people will definitely want to drink some of the grain wine, and how much grain will be wasted?”

“Hey, Lao Yang, how much oil do we have in our account? Is the oil refinery in Yan’an up and running?”

Yang Jingyu sighed and threw the pen directly on the table. He completely forgot the number he had just calculated in just one sentence.

“What on earth do you want to ask?”

Yang Jingyu didn’t let it go this time. She turned around and looked at Xu Chaoyang as if she was coaxing a child.

“Oil! Without oil, my tanks, armored vehicles, and trucks won’t be able to run.”

Yang Jingyu opened the account book and said, “So far, throughout the autumn, the Yan’an Refinery has provided a total of 74 barrels of oil, all of which came from the Yan’an Oilfield. In addition, coal has been found in northern Shaanxi. With the support of the Russian mining company, the coal mine vein has been found, and they are preparing to complete the mine support work before winter. Didn’t I tell you about these things later this afternoon?”

Xu Chaoyang was amused: “We are going to fight, how can I not check the accounts again and again? When I was a company commander, fighting was just a matter of counting bullets and food. Now it is completely different.”

“After serving in the army for so many years, I finally realized that what a soldier holds in his hand at the end is not a gun, but a fucking account book…”

Yang Jingyu taunted, “After all these years, how can you keep track of the accounts?”

Xu Chaoyang sighed, “We can’t just ignore it this time. We have more than 217 or nearly people in the th Division. We have three full-strength regiments, a direct artillery battalion, a cavalry battalion, a guard battalion, a driver company, and the Sichuan Army. How many mouths can I feed?”

“There are also the people in Xinzhou, Chahar, and Henan. Even though Xinzhou has a good harvest this year, what about next year? If we only rely on the small piece of land in Xinzhou, how many people will go hungry if the harvest is slightly poor?”

“Hey, Old Yang, why don’t you hold a meeting with the people from the Xin County government tomorrow? Let them take the lead and say that the population of Xinzhou is too dense. Ask if the land near Ekou where the Sichuan Army is stationed can also be divided up?”

Xu Chaoyang said this and turned around: “I really think so. After the land in Ekou is divided, we can use part of it to reward the disaster victims in Chahar and Henan. They work so hard this year even though they don’t have land. What will they do next year when they have land?”

“Once we take down Tuanchengkou, the entire Jinzhong will be completely revitalized. I tell you…”

Yang Jingyu stopped talking and just looked at Xu Chaoyang quietly.

Xu Chaoyang was so full of things to say that he couldn’t continue: “Why are you looking at me? Do you think it’s surprising to hear the words ‘common people’ come out of my mouth?”

Yang Jingyu shook his head and asked, “What happens after we capture Tuanchengkou and destroy the Fifth Division?”

“After we take over Ruyuekou, Tianzhen, and Datong, what will we do?”

“Is it time for you, Xu Chaoyang, to ascend the throne?”

He suddenly… blinked at Yang Jingyu: “What are you talking about?”

“What are you talking about!” Yang Jingyu stood up and said, “Chaoyang, as an old comrade and your brother, I have to advise you now. When it’s time to let go of some power, you can’t hold on to it anymore!”

“Don’t you know that Li Wanchao has caused rumors all over Xinzhou?”

“What did he say?”

Yang Jingyu stood up and stood opposite Xu Chaoyang: “Two days ago, he had an argument with the comrades from the Xin County government about the land planning in the Lingshan mountain area. Didn’t you say before that if there is not enough land in Xinzhou to be distributed to the people, then we can divide the mountains, forests, and ponds…”

“But Li Wanchao quit!”

“He must settle the accounts.” Xu Chaoyang looked at Yang Jingyu in confusion: “What kind of accounts is he settling?”

“We had a quarrel, but the government officials didn’t say anything further. They just said that this was a task assigned by the border government. Li Wanchao doesn’t work in Xin County, so don’t make any comments.”

“He was not happy. He said that he was not allowed to express his opinions, so he decided to settle the accounts. He said that the Yuan family had been supporting the Soviet area since Pingjin, and asked the leaders of the county government how to calculate the money and who to pay the interest…”

“They also said that since you, Xu Chaoyang, returned from SH, the Yuan and Li families have sacrificed their own property to help the poor. Now, without even an order from the 217th Military Region, the Xin County government wants to divide Lingshan. Is this appropriate? Don’t forget that the first start-up fund for the th Group Army after it arrived in northern Shaanxi was donated by your family!”

Xu Chaoyang’s eyes went dark!
This day has come.

But he could never have expected that Li Wanchao would jump out at the critical stage of his recovery of Shanxi.

“Chaoyang…”

While they were talking in the room, Li Wanchao came in from outside. As soon as he came in, he bowed to Yang Jingyu and said, “General Yang is here?” It was as if he had returned to their own home and saw Yang Jingyu as a guest.

“You two can chat.”

Yang Jingyu put the account book on the table, turned around and walked out. Li Wanchao didn’t understand and asked, “Why are you leaving?”

Then Li Wanchao came over and said, “Chaoyang, I heard that you are going to send troops?”

“What about logistics coordination and transportation? Where can I help?”

After Li Wanchao entered the room, he stood in front of Xu Chaoyang and said, “Right now, in Shanxi, we only have two opponents left, Itagaki Seishirō and Yan Laoxizi. The Japanese are still in a stalemate with Fu Zuoyi in Yangquan. Chaoyang, how about this? Let’s discuss it with Yan Laoxizi and ask him to make some moves, pretending that he is going to resolve the stalemate in Yangquan in advance and is preparing to send troops to support Wuhan, so as to lure out the Japanese from the Fifth Division…”

“Itagaki Seishirō will not watch Yan Laoxizi supporting Wuhan. He will definitely send troops to contain them. At that time, should we directly attack Tuanchengkou or kill the Japanese halfway? You have a better idea than me. Anyway, even if we transfer one more battalion to Yangquan for the Fifth Division, won’t we have one less battalion to fight at Tuanchengkou? Don’t you think so?”

“Chaoyang, why don’t you say anything?”

“Don’t scare your uncle. Are you sick? Why is your face so dark?”

How could Xu Chaoyang not be upset? !
“uncle.”

“Hey.”

“Did you have a conflict with those young people in Xin County?”

Li Wanchao smiled and said, “I didn’t take it seriously…How can those kids govern a country?”

“Can the land of Lingshan be divided up like this? Just give it to the common people for free?”

“It’s free, who will appreciate your kindness?”

“You can’t let them work for wages, and after they have done enough work, they can exchange it for land, right? I tell you Chaoyang, the common people are all lowly people, and only when their sweat drops on the ground and breaks into pieces, they will know how to cherish… Hey, believe it or not, if you give them the land for free today, Xin County will have to set up a small poker game tomorrow, and the things on the table will definitely be deeds…”

Li Wanchao was so excited when he said this, but Xu Chaoyang just stared at him with frowns, as if…

“Did I say something wrong?” Li Wanchao asked tentatively.

(End of this chapter)