Yuan Shikai went south to Liangjiang to take office and took the lead from East China. Hefei was one of the gates and construction sites. Yuan Shikai and his team boarded a boat offshore and arrived in Nanjing from the waterway. When Yuan Shikai arrived in Hefei, Hefei sent Lu Chengxiang to be responsible for receiving Yuan Shikai.

Lu Chengxiang was also quite excited. In the Qing court, officials like him could see Yuan Shikai, not only smoke from the ancestral tomb, but also had to be evenly terrified. Now, they can not only see Yuan Shikai, but also be evenly positioned. Yuan Shikai was also more polite, which also made Lu Chengxiang feel unreal. Of course, he knew in his heart that this was not Yuan Shikai respecting himself, but the East China ** behind him, which made Yuan Shikai respect him.

After greeting each other, Lu Chengxiang said, "Governor Yuan, the place where your army is stationed has been arranged, but the ship still needs to wait 3 or 4 days before sailing. Therefore, please stay in Hefei for a few days. Of course, all the food is provided by us, so Governor Yuan can rest assured."

Yuan Shikai smiled and said, "Director Lu is so polite. We are walking along the way and are just looking for a place to rest for a few days. We can take a rest in Hefei. Moreover, we also brought a lot of food and food with us. Director Lu doesn't have to worry about it. If we can't wait enough, it's not too late to bother Director Lu."

Lu Chengxiang laughed and said, "Okay, let's lead Governor Yuan to the garrison first."

Yuan Shikai bowed and said, "I have to work, I have to work."

The campsite arranged by Hefei City for Yuan Shikai's army was the camp where the disaster victims were originally placed. At the most, the resettlement camp received more than 160,000 victims. Now more than 90,000 people have been resettled back to their respective villages, or settled in nearby villages and reconstructed the work. Although most of the vacant camps have been demolished, some of them have not been demolished yet. It is natural that they can accommodate Yuan Shikai's 2,3000 people. Only 6 camps are enough. If you use the horse to surround them, you will become an independent camp.

After Lu Chengxiang brought Yuan Shikai and his party to the camp, Yuan Shikai was also very satisfied because there were ready-made barracks here and more efficient living facilities. You can move in directly, saving a lot of trouble. Moreover, Yuan Shikai's army marched for more than ten days in a row, and he was indeed very tired. He could take this opportunity to rest in Hefei for a few days.

So Yuan Shikai immediately ordered that Wang Shizhen and Duan Qirui were responsible for resettlement of soldiers, and also asked his eldest son Yuan Keding to arrange his family to rest. He found a tent, placed a table and chair, poured tea, and invited Lu Chengxiang to sit down for a conversation.

Lu Chengxiang was not polite at all. He sat down opposite Yuan Shikai. After raising the tea, Lu Chengxiang took a sip and found that it was still hot water. It seemed that Yuan Shikai had not been very hard to get there.

Yuan Shikai smiled and said, "There is no good tea on the way, so please forgive me."

Lu Chengxiang laughed and said, "Governor Yuan is so polite. It's really hard for Governor Yuan to come from the capital, and his group is thousands of miles away!"

Yuan Shikai said: "There is there, there, I can't help myself! Now that the court is unwilling to come to the south, the empress dowager personally ordered Yuan. She didn't want to come here, but she wanted to come. Fortunately, East China is reasonable and willing to give in to Yuan. Yuan naturally thanked him."

Lu Chengxiang smiled and said, "That's natural. Our East China team puts the interests of the people first. Governor Yuan went to rescue disasters twice this time, so we naturally have to cooperate fully. Governor Yuan and our East China team are considered old friends. For the sake of this friendship, Governor Yuan will pass."

Yuan Shikai said: "Speaking of this, I admire the East China **. This disaster relief act is even more admirable. Yuan went to Liangjiang to take office in disaster relief this time, and asked East China ** for more disaster relief strategies. I wonder if Director Lu can give me some advice!"

Lu Chengxiang waved his hand and said, "I am ashamed that I am not responsible for disasters. I am just managing local affairs in Hefei. There is another person responsible for disaster relief. Governor Yuan wants to ask for disaster relief strategies, he can find someone else."

In fact, Yuan Shikai did not really want to ask Lu Chengxiang for disaster relief strategies, but just wanted to lead a message. Of course, he understood that such a major disaster relief matter was definitely the responsibility of the veteran, so how could it be handed over to a demoted official? The East China ** retained Lu Chengxiang only to maintain the stability of the Luzhou area. Therefore, after hearing Lu Chengxiang's statement, he immediately said: "I wonder who is responsible for disaster relief now?"

In terms of fighting, Lu Chengxiang is certainly far from being a match for Yuan Shikai. He didn't realize that he had been led by Yuan Shikai, so Jushi replied: "Now, the disaster relief affairs in Luzhou are personally responsible for Mayor Xie."

Yuan Shikai said: "I don't know what Mayor calls it."

Lu Chengxiang said: "Mayor Xie is named Xie Tao. Although he is not old, he is young and promising. The previous resettlement camp was managed by Mayor Xie, and tens of thousands of people were managed in an orderly manner by him."

It turned out that after capturing Anhui, East China **, based on the principle of being close to the ground, let the heads of each resettlement camp serve as the chief executives of various places in Anhui. Xie Tao, the head of the Luzhou resettlement camp, became the mayor of Hefei, and his deputy Zhu Nanzhen was appointed mayor of Yingzhou City. On the one hand, they worked in various places for several months and had a certain familiarity with the local situation. Moreover, the management of the resettlement camp was also a training experience, and accumulated experience for them to manage the local area. In addition, this is also a reward for their hard work over the past few months, and it also fully reflects the principle that East China ** attaches great importance to practical work.

Yuan Shikai nodded. He knew that officials in East China were generally young. For example, Yuan Shikai was 48 years old this year. He was a very powerful minister. He was considered a young man in the Qing court. There were many examples of people taking on high positions at the age of 3 or 40 in East China. Therefore, it is not rare for young people to serve as mayor of Hefei. He also said: "Although Luzhou is the capital of Anhui, Anhui is not a place where Luzhou is affected. I wonder who will be the governor of Anhui?"

Lu Chengxiang smiled and said, "Now Anhui Province has not established a provincial **, but implements military control, with General Luo fully responsible, and Councillor Li Jingfang serves as his assistant consultant."

Although the chief executives in various places in Anhui are the heads of each resettlement battalion, the position of the governor is much more important, and it is not competent for the heads of each resettlement battalion. However, there are not many people in East China who can serve as governors and need to be carefully arranged. Anhui has just occupied it, and the disaster relief has not yet ended. Therefore, East China has decided to temporarily implement military control in Anhui Province and establish the Anhui Provincial Military Management Committee, with Luo Yue as the head.

Before Li Hongzhang's death, he had invested in and bought property in Qingdao and Shanghai. The shares were mainly inherited by his eldest son Li Jingfang and Zhang Peilun and his wife. The other children also had a small amount of shares. In addition to leaving a piece of assets for his descendants, Li Hongzhang also hoped that Li Jingfang and Zhang Peilun and his wife would stay in East China. In this way, after the demise of the Qing Dynasty, the descendants of the Li family would take care of him. Therefore, after Li Hongzhang's death, Li Jingfang and Zhang Peilun settled in Shanghai, but also purchased real estate in Qingdao, and went to Qingdao several times every year to take care of the industry.

After the end of the Far East War, the East China National Congress planned to establish a consultative bureau, recruited all levels of society to consult and discuss politics, and invited Li Jingfang and Zhang Peilun as counselors. At this time, everyone could see that the Qing court had gone, and the founding of the East China National Congress was unstoppable. Therefore, Li Jingfang and Zhang Peilun and his wife also followed suit and accepted the invitation from the East China National Congress.

After the East China ** occupied Anhui Province, considering that Anhui was Li Hongzhang's hometown, Li Hongzhang formed the Huai Army, which was based on Anhui fellow villagers. Generals under Li Hongzhang, such as Liu Mingchuan, Ye Zhichao, Ding Ruchang, etc. were all from Anhui. Although Li Hongzhang died, Li Jingfang and Zhang Peilun have surrendered to East China ***, but Li Hongzhang still has many daughters, and their relatives are left in Anhui, and there are also Li Hongzhang's old house in Hefei.

Whether it is Li Hongzhang's children or relatives, they are considered local wealthy gentry in Anhui and have a large amount of land. After the East China ** occupy Anhui Province, they must implement land reform. According to past experience, anywhere where land reform is implemented, they will slaughter a few chickens to scare the monkeys. However, East China ** is still thinking about Li Hongzhang's incense. It is better not to take excessive measures against Li Hongzhang's relatives. So they decided to let Li Jingfang go to Hefei to serve as an advisor to the Anhui Provincial Military Management Committee and also serve as the chief assistant of Luo Yue. I hope that Li Jingfang can persuade Li Hongzhang's relatives to actively cooperate with the land reform of East China ** and never fight against East China **. In addition, although Li Jingfang's influence is far less than that of Li Hongzhang, Bi Jing is Li Hongzhang's eldest son. He is still a heavy figure in Hefei and Anhui area, so he can also help East China ** and stabilize the situation in Anhui as soon as possible.

Of course, Li Jingfang knew the interests of it. When East China ** implemented their land reform in Anhui, Li Hongzhang's relatives must be the first to bear the brunt of the brunt of the land reform in Anhui. Therefore, he did not hesitate and immediately took a boat to Hefei to take office. When he arrived in Hefei, he first recruited Li Hongzhang's children and relatives who remained in Hefei, and solemnly asked them to cooperate with the land reform in East China **. Never have any luck, nor have any intention of resisting East China **. Otherwise, there would be a dead end and he could not save them.
Chapter completed!