The hands of history pointed to October 8th, 1912.

  In the past half month, good news has been constant:

  Firstly, the new recruit recruitment work is going smoothly, except for the 802 base which has not yet reached full capacity, the other two bases are fully manned.

  Secondly, the Hunan Western Security General Team has completed its formation work, although during this period they made Wang Zhenyu angry twice.

  Third, the Xiangxi Army Officer School was officially completed. In terms of faculty strength, a large number of instructors were successfully recruited from Nanjing Army Middle School and Wuhan Army Middle School. The plan is to start the first class on November 1st, with the most surprising being the political class. When adding his younger brother Wang Zhenbang's name to the flower register, Wang Zhenyu unexpectedly saw a few big names: Zeng Qi, Li Buwei. Others may not understand, but Wang Zhenyu, who has some interest in history, knew that these two people were famous founders of the Youth Party during the Republic of China era. It is unclear why they would come to Xiangxi to sign up for this officer school, and it is even more unknown whether 20-year-old Sichuanese Zeng Qi and 26-year-old Hunanese Li Buwei still understand party affairs without going abroad to study.

  It doesn't matter, organizational ability is a gift, Wang Zhenyu paid attention to it.

  Fourth, the second phase of the Jingzhou Cement Plant was completed, which is enough to meet the current cement needs of Anjiang Model City. The Luoyang Cement Plant project has also started, and it is expected to reach an annual output of 1 million tons in two years. Wang Zhenyu felt the pressure of funds.

  Fifth, the route survey of the Antong Railway was completed ahead of schedule with the cooperation of various local governments, and the overall plan for laying tracks was also finalized by Belgian engineers. Wang Zhenyu has decided to dispatch half of the 40,000 laborers from the current Anjiang model city to form a railway engineering corps led by Song Xianfu as the commander-in-chief, with counties as the focus, to start construction and strive to connect the over 200 kilometers of railways within two years. The plan for starting work on the project will be announced next month.

  The main reasons are: Firstly, Tian Yingzhao in Beijing has not yet brought down the approval documents, but since it is a government-supervised and merchant-operated railway under the name of Ye Zuwen and Xiangxi Development Company, with Xiong Xiling acting as an intermediary, there should be no major problems. Secondly, materials, currently the steel rails and other materials needed for the railway need to be transported from outside, especially steel rails, whereas the problem of sleepers is not that big, as the wood from Jingzhou and Tongdao counties are all good sleeper materials.

  Sixth, Liu Guojun brought back a good news from Shanghai, bringing back 200 students from Nanyang Public School. These people will be called the seeds of future industrial development. Wang Zhenyu has approved the establishment of an industrial technical school, and Chen Shao has also received new planning requirements.

  Seventh, in terms of banking, Belgium's loan has arrived, and the three major banks in Xiangxi have decided to jointly issue local currency: Firstly, it is to guarantee the supply of currency in the Xiangxi region. Currently, a large amount of materials are pouring in, but ordinary people do not have that much money, after all, the total amount of silver dollars is limited, let alone in a regional area; Secondly, Zhengfu's construction on such a large scale has caused financial difficulties to a very serious degree. Wang Zhenyu basically agreed with this, and the name of the currency was also special - Revival Tickets, with a ratio of 1:10 to silver dollars. The plan is to issue 20 billion yuan in the first phase on New Year's Day of the second year of the Republic of China. It seems that Wang Zhenyu's intention is not to squeeze dry the 22 million people of Xiangxi.

  However, in a piece of smooth news, an unsmooth thing came, disarmament.

  The disarmament plan of the Hunan Provincial Governor's Office had actually been made for a long time, and by September 1912, it was finally implemented. The first blow was directed at the Fourth Division, which was the strongest in terms of military strength. Of course, this "strongest" has some water in it:

  This strongest force includes Wang Zhenyu's Ninth Brigade of the Flying Tigers, and in fact, Wang Longzhong had already removed his nephew's Ninth Brigade from the system of the Fourth Division. Since April, at the meetings of the Fourth Division, Wang Zhenyu has not attended once, nor did he send a representative, to the point where many people have forgotten that this division even has such a brigade, but the Changsha side remembers.

  Most of the officers in the Fourth Division had already been secretly controlled by the Governor's Office, and under such circumstances, even if they were said to be the strongest, they would only be superficially strong but actually weak.

  So Cheng Qian came to announce the disarmament, and Wang Longzhong, this empty-headed division commander and Baoqing garrison commander, naturally understood the great righteousness and sincerely agreed to disarm.

  On September 28, the 4th Division of Xiang Army, which made great contributions in the Xinhai Revolution, was disbanded. The Beijing government's Ministry of War only awarded Wang Longzhong a lieutenant general rank.

  At the same time, Wang Zhenyu also received the rank of lieutenant general. Wang Zhenyu was very decisive and abolished the number of the Ninth Brigade. However, he and his cousin Wang Longzhong had different attitudes on one issue, which was that they firmly refused to hand over the garrison headquarters.

  Cheng Qian could only take a perfunctory attitude towards this, and he also understood in his heart that you are not a regular army anyway, and it's okay to deal with you later when the opportunity arises.

  Wang Zhenyu was secretly delighted, thinking that now he had truly become his own master, no longer having to listen to orders or proclamations; he had thoroughly transformed into the local emperor of Xiangxi.

  Since the regular number of the provincial government is gone, it will naturally be rebuilt after being broken.

  First of all, the establishment work of Xiangxi Town Guardian Office has been expected for several months. Now, on October 1st, the list of eight main members of the Town Guardian Office was finally announced:

  Director of the Government Affairs Office (including Transportation Division, Cultural Education Division, Health Division, Construction Planning Division, Agriculture and Forestry Division, Industry and Commerce Division): Zhou Zhīyún

  Department of Justice Director (including Judicial Department, ICAC, Prosecution Department, Audit Department): Qin Zhen

  Director of Home Affairs Department (including Tobacco and Liquor Bureau, Internal Security General Corps, Investigation Agency, Archives Office): Tian Yingquan

  Director of Finance Bureau (including Financial Affairs Division, Taxation Division, Inspection General Team, and Materials Division): Ye Zuwen

  Qianyang Administrative Office Director: Zhu Zhida

  Jishou Administrative Office Director: Tian Yingzhao

  Director of Jingzhou Administrative Office: Wang Dezhong

  Director of Chenyuan Administrative Office: Zhang Jingkun

  The appointment of these eight directors is deliberate:

  Director Zhou Zhiyun of the Government Affairs Office, from a business family in Hong Kong, has always been enthusiastic about public welfare undertakings and is well-known among the people.

  The Director of the Department of Justice, Qin Zhen, is a native of Taoyuan, Hunan Province. He once served as the Secretary-General of the Hubei Military Government. After the peace talks between the North and South, he returned to his hometown, where he was invited by Wang Zhenyu's faction, Tian Yingquan, who came specifically to ask him to join. Prior to this, Qin Zhen was in charge of the Xiangxi Court, and a group of lawmakers who committed crimes were personally tried and sentenced by him.

  The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Tian Yingquan, was completely temporarily promoted. In fact, because the tobacco control agency has a lot of power, the director level can't manage it at all. The internal security corps and the security corps are two brands with one team, and they actually belong to the jurisdiction of Yang Wanguo's staff office. However, this appointment is significant and has a stabilizing effect on the Fenghuang system.

  The appointment and removal of the Director of Finance is a typical case of "fat water not flowing to outsiders' fields". In fact, Ye Zuowen serving as both the CEO of Xiangxi Development Company and the Director of Finance is unscientific in hindsight, but in this era anything is possible. Wang Zhenyu accidentally became the spokesperson for Nike, an era that seems to have never heard of this company before.

  Four department heads are nominal, and many deputy directors of the current garrison command have not been settled. The number of administrative personnel is also severely insufficient, and it is still in the stage of building a framework. Under this circumstance, setting up seven supervision groups under the administrative office, including finance, justice, audit, planning, culture and education, agriculture and forestry, industry and commerce, is no different from talking nonsense to a fool.

  Never mind, take a look at the list, people like Zhu Zhi Da were just nominal anyway.

  As civil affairs have actually been handed over to the counties, in fact, various departments are more guiding, supervising and approving powers, and also coordinating some issues between counties.

  Considering this reality, Wang Zhenyu put forward requirements for the recruitment of personnel guarding the prefecture.

  Firstly, knowing more than 800 characters is enough;

  Secondly, the age is not less than 28 years old and does not exceed 50 years old.

  Thirdly, one must get married and have a family.

  However, for his own staff, Wang Zhenyu's requirements are higher: they must have a high school diploma and be under the age of 25.

  The Garrison Command's Aide-de-camp Department was formally established. Colonel Zhao Dongsheng served as the first director of the Aide-de-camp Department, with the following subordinate units:

  Adjutant's office, also known as secretary's office, mainly responsible for clerical work and other tasks. Director: Major Wang Zhenbang

  The Second Escort Room, also known as the Guard Room, is mainly responsible for reception and security work. Director: Major Wang Hu.

  Adjutant Third Room, also known as Deputy Officer's Room, is mainly responsible for confidential and communication work. Director: Zhu Cihang Lieutenant Colonel.

  The personal bodyguards were formally established, also known as the bodyguard consultants, with a military rank of lieutenant. Unlike ordinary guards, they are mainly responsible for providing close protection to the commander-in-chief. Currently, there are only two people, Zhao Chong and Zhao Yang, who were arranged by Zhao Dongsheng.

  According to plan, after the completion of the Zhen Shou Fu, all attendants will work on the third floor.

  The military reform plan was also released, and the document on the formation of the Xiangxi Defense Force in accordance with the four brigades and four regiments was quickly issued:

  Chief of Staff: Major General Yang Wanguo; Director of Operations Department: Major General Xu Yuanquan; Director of Military Equipment Department: Colonel Ma Xicheng; Director of Military Intelligence Department: Colonel He Jian; Director of Military Law Department and President of Military Academy: Major General Wan Yaohuang.

  Deputy Commander and Commander of the 101st Regiment: Chen Yuxin Senior Colonel

  Deputy Commander of the 2nd Brigade: Major General Zhou Luan; Deputy Brigade Commander and Commander of the 201st Regiment: Colonel Zhou Zhengming.

  Deputy Commander of the 3rd Garrison Division and Commander of Base 801: Colonel Li Zongren; Deputy Division Commander and Commander of the 301st Regiment: Colonel Li Hongkui.

  Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff: Colonel Zhang Xu Guang

  Defence Commander of the 1st Regiment and Base Commander of the 802nd Base: Colonel Bai Chongxi

  Deputy Commander of the Second Garrison and Commander of Base 803: Colonel Song Haomin

  Defender Duli Third Regiment Commander: Colonel Tao Yingyue

  Defender of the 4th Regiment: Colonel Dai Yue

  Commander of the 1st Engineer Regiment: Colonel Hu Li.

  Deputy Commander of the Security Guard Bureau: Lieutenant General Hao Bing.

  Jingzhou Detachment Commander: Colonel Shen Zongsui

  Qianyang Detachment Commander: Tian Shouhai Colonel

  Zhenyuan Branch Team Leader: Colonel Liu Mingkai

  Jishou Detachment Commander: Deng Kunru Senior Colonel

  Commander of Railway Troops and Director-General of Railway Engineering: Major General Song Xianfu.

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