Chapter 44

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Protagonist:

Lv Muzhi

The Principal attached great importance to the construction of the Qiang Yue Hui; it should be said that the Principal no longer cared about the Blood Flower Drama Society.

The Qiang Yue Hui suggested by Lv Muzhi used Huang Feihong's martial arts as a cover, absorbing civilian corps and village militia to receive Qiang Yue Hui martial arts training, while simultaneously stationing Whampoa Military Academy instructors and outstanding students within the Qiang Yue Hui, using revolutionary thought as the core of the Qiang Yue Hui; in short, the Qiang Yue Hui was the reserve force of the Revolutionary Army!

Anything related to the army, once the Principal heard about it, he couldn't sleep; as for which was more important, the gun barrel or the pen barrel, the Principal now saw it very clearly.

"Muzi Ah, the Qiang Yue Hui was proposed by you, and you should have been the one to host it, but this is a matter of great importance; there are tens of thousands of village militia and civilian corps across Guangdong Province, you are still young, and the people below won't obey your command." The Principal had a smile on his face, waiting for Lv Muzhi to make his own choice.

Lv Muzhi naturally understood the Principal's meaning; tens of thousands of people under the command of a mere platoon leader like himself—just thinking about it was impossible. Not only would the people below not obey him, but the people above wouldn't let him command either.

The Principal put it tactfully, wanting Lv Muzhi to say those words from his own mouth: "The student is shallow in virtue and thin in talent, naturally not daring to aspire to manage the Qiang Yue Hui."

The Principal nodded; knowing how to place oneself correctly, he was teachable.

"However, the Qiang Yue Hui should establish a branch at the Whampoa Military Academy, and the cadets should also receive some traditional martial arts cultivation. The Whampoa Branch of the Qiang Yue Hui also includes two Training Regiments; you shall be the Branch President of the Whampoa Branch. As for the Qiang Yue Hui Headquarters... I can give you a position as a councilor, with emphasis on participation!"

Lv Muzhi agreed; first squeeze into this circle, and as for how to develop later, he would decide based on circumstances.

The Baoyue Association was indeed a matter of great importance; managing tens of thousands of young and strong men was a major matter at any time.

The Principal directly submitted a request to the Grand Marshal's Residence for a ruling; after all, this wasn't like the Blood Flower Drama Society just holding some cultural activities.

The Grand Marshal himself was currently in Beiping; after the Zhili warlord government failed, the Grand Marshal, in pursuit of national unification, went north to Nanjing to hold talks with other warlords, hoping to build the country peacefully and eliminate warlord separatism.

So currently within the Grand Marshal's Residence, it was the Grand Marshal's subordinates who were coordinating Guangzhou affairs; Hu Hanming, as the one with the highest seniority, still served as Acting Grand Marshal.

The Grand Marshal's Residence wholeheartedly approved of establishing the Baoyue Association; this way, the village militia and civilian corps could be brought under the control of the Grand Marshal's Residence, while the daily expenses of the village militia and civilian corps would be mainly raised by the landlords themselves—why not do it?

Not a few landlords had supported Chen Lianbo during the Merchant Corps Incident; investigated, they were originally guilty. Now the Grand Marshal's Residence gave them an opportunity to enter the 'Qiang Yue Hui,' which was equivalent to giving the landlords a chance to reform, and everyone had no objections.

Anyway, the Merchant Corps leader Chen Lianbo was already dead, and no one could be as thick-waisted as Chen Lianbo to curry favor with the British anymore; at this time, it was best to quickly align with the Revolutionary Army of the Grand Marshal's Residence.

After the Baoyue Association was established, a council was set up to manage everything with full authority, with Liao Zhongkai as the Council President.

Although the suggestion to establish the Baoyue Association was made by the Principal, the Qingtian Party was not the Principal's alone; the position of President was chosen by everyone as Liao Zhongkai. The Principal's recent military forces had already developed considerably, and many people were watching him secretly.

Among the high-level group of the Grand Marshal's Residence, Liao Zhongkai belonged to the type that was highly respected but harmless; everyone liked to get close to him, and electing him as the Baoyue Association President also put everyone at ease.

Other senior positions, such as Vice President, were elected to multiple people; basically all the high-level people within the Grand Marshal's Residence got a Vice President position, and the Principal himself only got the position of Vice President.

Yue Army leader Xu Zhongzhi became a Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, responsible for supervising all association operations; after all, Guangdong Province was the home of the Yue Army, and Xu Zhongzhi himself was especially dedicated to this matter.

Martial arts master Huang Feihong became a Chairman of the Council, because the signboard of the Baoyue Association was martial arts.

The Principal himself was not too disappointed, because his current position in the Grand Marshal's Residence was only enough to be ranked as Vice President.

However, among the grassroots councilors of the Qiang Yue Hui, instructors and outstanding students from the Whampoa Military Academy directly exceeded half, which made the Principal very gratified.

Lv Muzhi became the Whampoa Branch President of the Qiang Yue Hui, concurrently serving as a councilor of the Qiang Yue Hui Headquarters; all Whampoa instructors and outstanding students Jiang Xiangyun, He Zhonghan, and others were also among the councilors.

The Grand Marshal's Residence stipulated that all civilian armed organizations, such as civilian corps and village militia, needed to be filed with the Grand Marshal's Residence, accept the leadership and training of the Qiang Yue Hui, and recognize the purpose of strengthening martial arts and strengthening Guangdong, protecting the border and pacifying the people.

On the day the Baoyue Association was established, they also booked the entire Da Sanyuan Jiujia on Changdi Damalu and held a grand meeting.

Meeting first, then eating; that was the entire agenda of this grand meeting.

Acting Grand Marshal Hu Hanming spoke on the stage: "Today is a day worth celebrating; the Revolutionary Army and the people of Guangdong Province are closely united together......

The Qiang Yue Hui will surely go further on the great tide of revolution...

We must follow the Grand Marshal's teachings...

Carry forward the spirit...

Three-flavor stewed chicken, radish and green onion!"

After Hu Hanming finished speaking, Council Chairman Huang Feihong and his disciples all had looks of astonishment on their faces.

Huang Feihong's chief disciple and Qiang Yue Hui councilor Lin Shirong frowned, glanced at the dishes on the table in a low voice, and asked Huang Feihong: "Master, what is Acting Commander Hu talking about? I don't see any three-flavor stewed chicken dish on the table either......"

Huang Feihong sat in his seat leaning on a crutch: "Never mind, just applaud."

Clatter clatter

Thunderous applause erupted at the scene.

The teachers and students of Whampoa were not unfamiliar with Acting Commander Hu's words "Three-flavor stewed chicken, radish and green onion."

Because Acting Commander Hu spoke with a Hakka accent, what he said as "Three-flavor stewed chicken, radish and green onion" was actually "Three Principles of the People, our party reveres."

Such a situation had already occurred once at the Whampoa Military Academy opening ceremony, and the teachers and students of Whampoa had long been used to it.

After the applause, Acting Commander Hu also announced the appointment of the Qiang Yue Hui leadership.

"Qiang Yue Hui President, Liao Zhongkai...... unanimously passed!"

"Qiang Yue Hui Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Xu Zhongzhi...... unanimously passed!"

As a councilor, Lv Muzhi just needed to keep raising his hand to pass.

Those at the same table as Lv Muzhi were all Whampoa Military Academy students, fellow councilors, and one hand had been raised without putting it down.

After the formalities were over and the dishes were about to get cold, they officially announced the start of the meal.

Chen Geng held his chopsticks and tapped them on the table: "Finally we can eat!"

"But these dishes are too refined; such a small plate probably won't fill me up..." Du Yuming complained.

"I'm starving, gentlemen, I'll start first!" Song Xilian picked up his chopsticks directly; anyway, everyone at this table was a First Phase classmate, with no hierarchy of seniority.

"Save some for me!" Chen Geng also picked up his chopsticks; these few side dishes would be eaten up in no time.

"Look at you, like starving ghosts; at least you're platoon leaders now, have some dignity, you have no dignity at all!" Li Zhilong quickly picked up a piece of steamed sea bass, eating and complaining at the same time.

Lv Muzhi held his chopsticks, simply having nowhere to put them down!

Only then did he remember that, besides himself receiving a one thousand yuan check from the Principal, the other students, although appointed as platoon leaders, had not yet received their military pay; they were still eating the big pot meals at the military academy and had no oil and water in their bellies.

It was too hasty; in a few days, he would still have to treat them to a good meal.

Lv Muzhi was just thinking about it when the person at the neighboring table passed over a plate of Crab Roe Chicken Wing Balls, saying, "Youngsters, eat slowly, there's still more here!"