At this moment, the square in the center of Fengbei Town was already filled with people who stopped and watched.
No doubt they all applauded when they saw the evil gentry, landlords, and hooligans who had imposed excessive taxes and bullied the people in the past being tied up and escorted to the square by soldiers.
"Okay, this Huang family will also have this day. Back then, they forcibly expropriated my family's land and beat my head to death in the street, woo woo woo."
"This officer wants to make the decision for us. That Wang Laosi forcibly abducted my fifteen-year-old daughter, and I don't know where he sold her."
"And that Xie Laoer, colluded with the government to sell tobacco in the city, and caused countless families to die. That bitch must be shot!"
Lu Xiaojia sat on the jeep, looking at the complaining people, and then glanced at the hundreds of evil-doing bugs in the square.
In my heart, these guys have done a lot of evil, and killing them would be a way of doing justice to God, but I don't know how much I can gain. After all, I am quite short of money.
"Report, Master!"
"In this sweeping operation, our unit killed 46 people, arrested 897 criminals with a lot of crimes, and rescued 336 trapped people. We destroyed 23 opium dens, casinos, and pawn shops... and seized 46 old sleeves and 7 New Year's style sleeves. Rifles, 3 soldier shotguns... 1.26 million silver dollars, 80 large yellow croakers, 635 small yellow croakers... In this operation, there were no casualties in our unit." He Feihu took a small book and reported the situation.
"Haha, Feihu, don't tell me that these guys are quite rich." Lu Xiaojia couldn't help but sigh. So much money was found in just one town. If all the evil gentry and landlords in Yu and Huai provinces were... Take off directly.
However, this kind of thing cannot be completed in a short time. After thinking about it, Lu Xiaojia focused her eyes on the rescued people, and she couldn't help showing a little doubt on her face.
"Feihu, not to mention that all the people who were rescued were women, why are there still children? Can children be sold for money?"
He Feihu quickly approached Lu Xiaojia's ear and whispered the origins of these people, "These rescued people are basically women, because the traffickers want to buy them into brothels and brothels. The same goes for little girls. , but they will be raised by the madams of brothels and brothels, and then they will be forced to engage in..."
No wonder there are so many wealthy families in this town. It turns out that these guys are also part-time human traffickers?
Lu Xiaojia couldn't help but yelled, "Made, these bastards." After all, in any era, human traffickers are just rats on the street, and everyone calls for beating them.
"Master, all traffickers are subject to death penalty. According to the regulations you have established, 365 of these people are unpardonable. After their crimes are announced in front of the people, they will be executed on the spot."
"Well, then end the public trial as soon as possible and just find a few cases and read them out. After these scum are brought to justice, we will allocate land to these common people." Lu Xiaojia lit a cigarette and continued to order.
The public trial ended not long after, and more than 300 animals were escorted to the east side of the open space by soldiers.
Eight MG42 general-purpose machine guns were ready to go. The machine gunner aimed at these scum and decisively pulled the trigger. In an instant, a death-like gunshot sounded.
"Ka! Ka! Ka!"
In an instant, thousands of 7.92 rifle bullets were sprayed from the muzzle, like fire whips, hitting the bodies of more than 300 animals.
Looking at this bloody scene, the air at the scene was temporarily frozen, but a moment later, the crowd immediately burst into cheers that resounded from the sky.
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On the second day, Lu Xiaojia, who had nothing to do, was sitting in the temporary headquarters giving instructions on documents.
"Master, there is a call from Pingjing. It seems that Wu Peifa wants to win over us." He Feihu held the message in his hand and hurried into the headquarters.
"Oh, show me."
After saying that, Lu Xiaojia took the telegram and looked at it carefully and found that it was a letter of appointment.
[ Letter of Appointment from the Beiyang Government of China
Lu Yongxiang, the governor of Yu Province, is hereby appointed as the patrol envoy of Yu and Huai provinces, with the rank of general on patrol.
He is responsible for dispatching all the troops within his jurisdiction and managing all military affairs. His son Lu Xiaojia has made outstanding military achievements and has made great contributions in pacifying the Qi Xieyuan rebels. He was specially named the Warlord of Huai Province and the Deputy Patrol Envoy of Yu and Huai Provinces.
President: Li Yuanhong
Vice President: Cao Kun
Date: January 13, 1923]
"These old Bidens are really interesting."
Lu Xiaojia really didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Are these old guys just using this to win over themselves?
Seeing that the situation was not going well, they directly abandoned Qi Xieyuan and treated him as a rebel. This group of direct senior officials were so ruthless, no wonder they were internally unstable.
"Haha, deputy patrol envoy..."
He knew quite a bit about the official positions in the Beiyang period, which roughly included patrol envoys, provincial governors, army guards, garrison envoys, etc.
The provincial governor during this period was equivalent to the secretary of the provincial party committee and commander of the provincial military region in later generations. His rank was equivalent to that of a minister or deputy state-level official. He was in charge of the military and political power of a province and was a real frontier official.
As for the so-called governor, in this period of war, he is purely a mascot. The appointment of governors of each province basically requires the approval of the governor. Otherwise, if you can continue to do it, you will probably have to burn incense and worship Buddha.
In theory, the patrol envoy is an official position beyond the provincial level, responsible for commanding the army of at least 2 to 4 provinces, and is equivalent to the superior of several provincial governors.
For example, Zhang Yulin is now the patrol envoy to the three eastern provinces, Wu Peifa is the patrol envoy to Lu and Henan, and Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang also served as the patrol envoy. These guys are all heroes in the Beiyang period.
The author will not talk much about these types of envoys, including border envoys, military envoys, military envoys, and garrison envoys. Friends who are interested in this period can go and see for themselves.
But in the final analysis, the official position of patrol envoy depends on whether other governors recognize you.
There are so many patrol envoys in Beiyang, and it is estimated that Zhang Yulin is the one who deserves the title of patrol envoy from the three eastern provinces.
Lu Xiaojia was dismissive of Wu Peifa and Cao Kun's method of wooing them.
I wonder if that systematic young talent would be able to withstand this kind of wooing on paper?
I will be the president in the future, and you must have been appointed to the wrong official position.
"Master, congratulations on your promotion to deputy patrol envoy. There is no such young deputy patrol envoy in the whole country of China." He Feihu also congratulated.
Lu Xiaojia patted him on the shoulder, "Haha, Feihu, you are jealous of me. If you don't want to be my adjutant, you can choose any position in the military now."
This is the truth. He Feihu is one of the few good buddies he can trust. Moreover, he also attended the military academy in Fuso Kingdom, and his commanding ability is actually not bad.
Seeing Lu Xiao Jiayun's calm promise, He Feihu's eyes instantly shot out two gleams, and he took the opportunity to put forward his own ideas.
"Hey, division commander, I have a request. The equipment of your two infantry divisions that are still in training really makes me jealous. Howitzers are assigned to the regiment level. If I can be a regiment in them..."
Hearing this, Lu Xiaojia didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The apples on the tree were not yet ripe and they were being targeted.
But it's normal to think about it. With a mechanized reinforcement group of more than 5,000 people, who wouldn't be jealous of it?
"Feihu, I can't give you the position of captain for the time being, but I can reserve it for you."
Unexpectedly, as soon as Lu Xiaojia finished speaking, the guards trotted in and said, "Report to the division commander, Marshal Lu and the others are here!"
