There is no room for others to sleep soundly on the side of the bed. If the two largest secret service agencies in China are blocked from the gate of Taiyuan by Zhou Wen, the base camp built by Zhou Wen will be basically unbreakable. You must know that the two notorious spy organizations of Zhongtong and Juntong in later generations are forces with no bottom line and great power. If they planted a nail in Taiyuan, it would be equivalent to a pair of gloomy eyes always staring behind Zhou Wen. , Zhou Wen is really not easy to show his face and do evil things, so it will be a bit embarrassing by then.
What's more, whether Zhou Wen invests in industries or works hard to make money, he ultimately has another purpose, which is to help red organizations that are in a difficult stage when conditions permit. Whether it is the steel produced or the life-saving purple-green medicine on the battlefield, they are all urgently needed materials for the organization. If you are targeted by these people, it will be like a thorn in your back. Who knows how much harm it will bring to Zhou Wen's mercenary group in the future. Zhou Wen didn't want to have to defend his family while he was fighting against Japan with all his strength.
In this discussion with the Marshal, Zhou Wen only suffered some financial losses in the end. To be honest, Zhou Wen also knew that the commander-in-chief, as the actual controller of a province, really wasn't arguing with a young man like him over this little money.
The commander's purpose is nothing more than to give the three families a signal. When they come to the old man's one-third of an acre of land, you have to sit down if it's a dragon, and you have to lie down if it's a tiger.
The other purpose is, of course, to beat Zhou Wen, a daring thief, if you dare to steal food from the old man's plate, then spit it out obediently. Of course, if you find that Zhou Wenzhen is as talented as he heard, the old man might as well give you a little sweetener while beating you. If the old man doesn't like it, I'm sorry, the sweetness has become a small shoe. How dare you not wear it?
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Time flew by and it came to mid-November 1931. On this morning, Zhou Wengang came out of the military camp on Xiaobeimen Street and prepared to go to his uncle's house to discuss recruiting arsenal workers.
Since the commander-in-chief agreed to Zhou Wen's investment in the ammunition factory in Lishi, Zhou Wen certainly wanted to strike while the iron was hot and build the ammunition factory before the year. But the workers' matter is not easy to handle. The hundreds of skilled workers headed by Li Bin recruited by my uncle are willing to go to Lishi, but they are all bringing their families with them, and they can't just leave. These days It's his uncle Wang Wenzhao who is helping Zhang Luo. Today Zhou Wen wants to go see the situation, but time waits for no one.
Because his uncle's house was also on Xiaobeimen Street, Zhou Wen didn't drive and planned to walk there. During this period, except for one platoon of left-behind troops in the military camp who were responsible for guarding the party headquarters, the others were all at the Qinghetan training ground. There were only two months left before the Songhu Anti-Japanese War in January next year, and various tactical drills were in progress. In the final running-in stage, it is impossible to release them back to the city before the New Year.
Zhou Wen returned to the military camp because of the establishment of an intelligence agency, which was also a major event that could not be delayed. The person in charge sent by the Marshal is a very interesting person. He is actually the Marshal's brother-in-law, a young man named Xu Zhuli. He is said to be a young man, but he is much older than Zhou Wen now.
Speaking of the handsome brother-in-law, we have to mention the handsome man’s personal life. No matter how reactionary his stance may be, Dashuai is strict with himself in life, especially when it comes to his private life.
There are only two mistresses in his backyard. One is his first wife, Mrs. Xu. Mrs. Xu is actually a few years older than the Marshal. But we know that in the past, parents’ orders and matchmakers’ words were valued, so the Marshal and the Mrs. Xu's marriage was actually a product of the feudal arranged system. Since the commander-in-chief was always strict in matters between men and women, he treated his first wife very well, and the relationship between the two was very good. However, he married his wife at that time anyway. The biggest purpose for the family is to continue the family tradition, but for many years after marrying Mrs. Xu, Mrs. Xu was unable to give birth to a child for the commander-in-chief.
This made Dashuai's parents very dissatisfied. Although they had chosen their daughter-in-law at the time, they still made a decision on continuing the relationship and asked Dashuai to take another concubine. Under pressure from his parents, , when the commander was 30 years old, he was forced to take in a concubine. However, he did not expect that this concubine not only gave birth to a child for the commander, but also gave birth to five sons in succession.
But the commander-in-chief did not neglect his first wife, Mrs. Xu, and instead respected and cared for her even more than before.
The handsome father-in-law, Mr. Xu, does not have such a strict life style. The old man actually had a young man in his 60s and took a concubine. What is even more bizarre is that he gave birth to a fat baby the next year. The boy is named Xu Zhuli.
After hearing this, even the commander-in-law had to admire his father-in-law's old age and strength. He sighed in admiration and joked to his wife: "My father-in-law should not have taken the imperial examination, but should have been a soldier. With his body, he would probably be a soldier. If nothing happens to me, old man, this Shanxi will become your Xu family's."
It's a pity that Xu Zhuli's mother died of illness not long after giving birth to him. In this era, it is conceivable that a concubine born in a side house of a wealthy family would have to live without the protection of his mother. If Mrs. Xu couldn't stand it anymore, Forcibly taking this brother who is younger than his eldest son (children born from concubines in the old society had to call their first spouse their mother, while biological mothers could only be called aunt) took him back and raised him. Does Xu Zhuli still have the ability to do this to this day? There are two things to say when living in this world.
Mrs. Xu had never had any children in her life, so she raised her younger brother as a son and devoted countless care and efforts. Xu Zhuli has experienced the ups and downs of the world since he was a child, so he cherishes this opportunity very much. He respects his sister and brother-in-law as his parents, and they are also loved by the commander.
It's just that Xu Zhuli is different from other children of wealthy families. He is always kind to the servants and servants at home, and he never shouts or shouts easily. He even often gets along with them, chatting and laughing, and never dislikes them. This is also related to his personal experience. If it were not for the care of his mother's maids and servants, he, who was just 6 years old after his mother's death, might have died in an accident long ago. The dark methods used by wealthy families to fight for power are no less impressive than the intrigues in official circles.
Influenced by his life experience, Xu Zhuli had the courage to stand up for injustice since he was a child. He won the respect of the people in the Marshal's family as a young cousin. Even the Marshal's biological sons were bullied if they were not sensible. Servant, then he will take action as soon as he says it. Anyway, this kid is as tough as his cheap dad, and several children can't beat him together. The children were naturally in awe of this little uncle who was not much older than them.
