However, there was no trace of anger on the principal's face, and he said with a smile: "Well, as the head of a country, I am impatient to compete with a young boy for profit. Anyway, the money earned by this boy will be used in the end. When it comes to resisting Japan, let’s leave it at that.”
The principal's wife smelled a hint of meaning in her husband's eyes, and she understood instantly.
From the perspective of profit distribution, it seems that the principal's side suffered a loss, but it also brought Zhou Wen and the principal closer.
In the past, Zhou Wen always acted independently in everything he did. Everything he did was created by himself. He had nothing to do with the Military Commission, so naturally he was not under control.
Now that he wants to do business under the banner of the Military Commission, he naturally has some linkage with the Military Commission. They are no longer as distant as before. For the principal, it can be regarded as an opportunity to slowly exert influence and win over.
No wonder the principal just laughed and cursed a few words and didn't take it seriously.
Naturally, the principal's wife would not disgrace her husband and reveal his thoughts directly, so she changed the subject and asked, "My second sister and the others are afraid, aren't they?"
The principal smiled when he heard the sound and said: "It's good to scare them, so as not to make them too arrogant. To say that this Xiao Zhou has restrained himself a lot, otherwise based on his previous methods, I'm afraid it wouldn't be as simple as killing a housekeeper." Yan Yan My bottom line is that it's a good thing that I have someone to suppress this little bandit, otherwise even Mr. Kong Da would be in danger.
The principal's wife glanced at the principal with an angry look, thinking that after all, you are the head of a country and the commander-in-chief of an army of millions, how can you talk like this, as if this Zhou Wen openly killed people in the capital and killed them right.
But she also saw from this that her husband was probably a little wary of Zhou Wen and was unwilling to push him too hard.
Without going into details at the moment, he asked, "Have my second sister and others agreed to compensate?"
"Agreed, the bank draft has been handed over to Qian Muyin to hand over to Zhou Wen, so it is not convenient for us to come forward."
The principal's wife sighed softly and said: "Oh! It would be nice if this matter can be settled like this, so as to save them from coming to our place to make trouble all day long."
The principal also felt the same and said: "Yes! Now the negotiations with the Japanese are coming to an end. I have so many national affairs to deal with here all day long, how can I have so much time to care about their trivial matters. What's more, even I don't In order to settle this matter as soon as possible, I had to give that little bandit a lot of convenient conditions, and it doesn’t matter if they pay a little money.”
The principal's wife looked at the principal's thin face with gentle eyes and said with concern: "Darling, no matter how difficult the national affairs are, you still have to take care of your health. This country cannot do without you!"
The principal felt warm in his heart, and couldn't help but reach out to hold his wife's hand, and said softly: "I know, when the Sino-Japanese peace talks are over, we will go to Lushan to live for a while and take good care of ourselves."
Even though he said this, the principal still felt a weight weighing on his heart, because the price paid by China in this Sino-Japanese peace talks was too great, and it would not be an exaggeration to describe it as a loss of power and humiliation of the country.
At that time, once the peace agreement is made public, the whole country will inevitably be in an uproar. Condemnation and fierce public opinion will come from all strata of society and various political forces. He, the head of a country, will be the first to bear the brunt.
However, now is really not the time to completely fall out with the Japanese!
Of course it is easy for these ordinary people and literati students to talk about anti-Japanese war in vain, but the Japanese cannot be defeated by shouting a few slogans with some enthusiasm.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of the strategic concepts and ideas proposed by Zhou Wen, as well as his prediction of the time when China and Japan would start war. Some of them seemed quite reasonable. At that time, we might as well let the senior staff members discuss it together.
Some previously planned war preparations, especially the construction of defense lines and the training of German weapon divisions, may have to be prepared in advance and accelerated.
At this time, the principal saw Adjutant Wang come in and reported: "Principal, there is a call from Tianjin and they want to report to you on the progress of the peace talks with Japan."
"Come on, the Sino-Japanese peace talks should have reached an agreement. Now we are just waiting for the chairman of the Military Commission to authorize his signature." The principal thought.
At this time, his face couldn't help but look a little gloomy, he slowly stood up and walked towards the door.
He knew that maybe from today on, he, Jiang, would definitely bear the infamy of history, but he had no choice.
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On May 31, 1933, the National Government and the Japanese army signed the "Tanggu Agreement" in Tanggu, Tianjin, which in fact recognized Japan's occupation of the three northeastern provinces and Rehe, and placed 22 counties in eastern Hebei within the sphere of Japanese and puppet influence.
Since then, the Great Wall War of Resistance has ended.
However, the door to North China was also opened since then, and the Japanese army could arrive at Pingjin City at any time, laying the foundation for the subsequent "July 7 Marco Polo Bridge Incident".
The Great Wall War of Resistance lasted on and off for more than five months, with the Chinese casualties totaling more than 30,000, and the Japanese casualties nearly 20,000. Judging from the record alone, it has exceeded the Songhu Anti-Japanese War in 1932.
But the final result was even more painful than the Songhu War. Northern China lost the barrier of the Great Wall and Yanshan Mountain, and was strategically passive.
Zhou Wen did not leave Nanjing immediately. Instead, after receiving the compensation from the Kong family from Chief Qian, he led the Second Regiment of the Party Education Corps to cross the Yangtze River and arrived at Pukou, which is across the river from Nanjing. Received a new round of training for the Second Regiment.
At this time, after the Second Regiment returned to Zhou Wen's command, the morale and military morale were greatly improved. Zhou Wen also decided to strike while the iron was hot. While he still had time, he would first lead the Second Regiment's training work to be on track, and then consider the next step. Bandit suppression mission.
At the same time, General Qian, Director of the Central Aviation Commission of the National Government, and General Zhang, Chief of Education of the Central Army Military Academy, jointly visited the Liu family residence on Yihe Road in Nanjing to propose marriage to their good brother Zhou Wen.
The two generals of the Republic of China came to propose marriage together, which can be said to have given the Liu family enough face. Even the head of the Liu family, Liu Qizhen, who had mobility issues, personally brought two brothers, Liu Qixing and Liu Qiyi, to greet them at the door.
The two parties had a great conversation. After asking someone to test the birth dates of Zhou Wen and Liu Ruolan, they both thought they were a match made in heaven, so the Liu family naturally agreed to the marriage.
In other words, from now on, Liu Ruolan is Zhou Wen's legitimate fiancée. As for when to get married, it is a matter discussed by the Zhou and Liu families themselves and has nothing to do with outsiders.
Zhou Wen also quickly sent a telegram to his hometown in Shanxi, asking his old father Zhou Jinghai to rush to Nanjing in the near future, bring the betrothal gift, and discuss the details of the marriage with the Liu family.
This year, Zhou Wen was 20 years old and Liu Ruolan was 22 years old.