Mr. Xiao Wang's tense face gradually relaxed, and he immediately asked: "Listening to what Brother Wenfang said, could it be that the invitation today is for the military-civilian joint defense that has been rumored recently?"

The joint military-civilian defense plan has been planned for some time, and the relevant news was directly transmitted to the upper class of Luanzhou through the prefect Wang Litong. Therefore, even if Yuan Su has not visited all the gentry present, everyone communicates with each other.

It is reasonable to let some rumors out.

For Yuan Su, he hopes that this matter will spread a lot. This will not only make this matter a hotly discussed matter known far and wide, but also highlight the importance of this plan from the side. Incidentally, he can also promote his own

The reputation spreads.

Zhang Juren said: "That's exactly what happened. Let me introduce you to Mr. Yuan, the staff officer of the Seventy-nine Biao."

Mr. Xiao Wang followed Zhang Juren's gaze and looked at Yuan Su, who was standing not far away. He immediately raised his hand and saluted, and said politely: "It's better to be famous than to meet. I never expected that Mr. Yuan, a young and talented man, could have such a great talent."

His ambition to care about people's livelihood not only makes me admire him greatly, but also really embarrasses me and other elderly people."

Yuan Su smiled and returned the greeting: "Master Wang's words are serious, but I cannot bear to say such words."

Mr. Xiao Wang laughed for a while, and then said immediately: "I originally planned to take the time to go to the city to meet with Mr. Yuan to see if there is anything I can do to help. However, there are many things at home, so I can only delay it.

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Yuan Su didn't expect Mr. Xiao Wang to be so polite, and he only responded with the same enthusiasm: "Where is it? In fact, I originally planned to visit you all one by one, but I was afraid that it would be inappropriate to disturb you so much, so I had to

Please ask Zhang Juren and Wang Zhizhou to come forward and make an appointment to meet with all of you."

Mr. Xiao Wang sighed: "Master Yuan is really serious, I will do my best to support Mr. Yuan."

At this time, Zhang Juren interrupted and said: "In that case, let's go in and sit down and talk slowly and in detail."

"Master Zhang, please go first."

"Everyone please."

Everyone returned to the living room and sat down. The arrival of Mr. Xiao Wang immediately connected the previously suffocated conversation. Not only did he respect Zhang Juren, but he was also very interested in the military-civilian joint defense plan. As soon as he sat down, he took the initiative to ask about the plan.

The specific deployment and what they, the squires, are required to do.

Before Mr. Xiao Wang arrived, Zhang Juren was planning to introduce the military-civilian joint defense plan in detail. However, he had just finished what he had said. Unexpectedly, no one responded to the full house. Suddenly, his next words could not find a foothold.

.Now that Mr. Xiao Wang has taken the initiative to pave the way, he can naturally follow this step and speak out.

However, this plan was planned and formulated by Yuan Su after all. Zhang Juren only gave some general introductions, and then asked Yuan Su to give a detailed explanation.

Yuan Su did not give a long speech based on the content of his plan, but focused on the execution method of the plan, his contribution to Luanzhou and his rewards to everyone present. It only took him about ten minutes to give the explanation.

All the parts are explained clearly, and the general principles and superficial talk can basically be omitted.

After listening to Yuan Su's words, all the gentry present discussed among themselves for a while.

However, Mr. Xiao Wang quickly raised a question: "Since we are recruiting strong men for training, and then organizing them into teams to patrol villages and towns, it seems that the joint military-civilian defense proposed by Mr. Yuan is very similar to the Cao's group training?"

In fact, Yuan Su also considered this issue at the beginning. In his expectation, he would first set up a militia training camp, and then privately recruit young men for militarized training to form a private armed group outside the official and military system. This was almost the same as that of a few years ago.

There is no difference between the group training that has emerged in the past ten years. In fact, he also admitted that military-civilian joint defense and group training are exactly the same in nature. They both require the control of a private armed force. However, as far as the current situation in Zhili Province is concerned, he does not

It may be done openly, so we must find a more appropriate name and emphasize the difference between the two.

Because of this, he never mentioned the word "team training" from beginning to end, but used the more powerful term "military-civilian x joint defense". In addition, he also deliberately published some charters that were not worthy of the name.

, to show that military-civilian joint defense is more flexible and more beneficial than team training, but in fact it is still selling the sheep's head as the dog's meat.

He couldn't help but look at Mr. Xiao Wang with admiration. During this period of time, other squires had never raised such a question. Even Zhang Juren, who had seen the complete plan, did not link this matter to team training. Unexpectedly, the other squire just listened to him

The summary of the oral description can reveal the essence of this plan at a glance.

But since he had thought of this earlier, he naturally prepared some words in advance, and he replied calmly: "Team training is only a temporary benefit, but joint military-civilian defense is a long-term cause. No matter whether I leave in the future or not,

The cause of joint defense will always belong to Luanzhou, and as long as the foundation is firmly laid, Luanzhou will be able to be safe for centuries to come."

Mr. Xiao Wang suddenly nodded and said happily: "It's no wonder. Such a thing that benefits the environment and the people, is there any reason not to support it? I am willing to fully assist Mr. Yuan in launching the military-civilian joint defense plan. Whenever necessary, I will

Wherever you are, just ask."

Yuan Su smiled slightly and said: "Thank you, Mr. Wang. With Mr. Wang's support, I believe this matter will not be difficult to accomplish." Naturally, he didn't know what Mr. Wang had in mind, even though the other party was so different.

Yu ordinary people's cheerful attitude is suspicious, but as long as he is willing to support this plan, he will not make any mistakes.

With Mr. Xiao Wang and Zhang Juren taking the lead, the attitudes of other gentry present immediately changed. In the eyes of some people, even Mr. Xiao Wang rushed to participate in this plan, how could he be inferior to the other party? And

In other people's minds, they speculated whether Mr. Xiao Wang had received another rumor. This matter was by no means as simple as it seemed.

As a result, several gentry soon followed suit and expressed their willingness to fully assist Yuan Su in implementing the military-civilian joint defense plan, including the king in the city and the two lords Li in Luannan County. The remaining gentry still held the position.

There was a hesitant attitude, sometimes he was laughing and talking perfunctorily, and sometimes he was discussing in whispers.

From the beginning, Yuan Su had no hope of persuading all the wealthy gentry in Luanzhou to join his plan. As long as he had the support of Zhang Juren, the Wang family in the city, and the Li family in Luannan County, it would be enough for the military-civilian joint defense plan to be implemented smoothly.

However, on the one hand, he has to worry about Zhang Juren's face. After all, Zhang Juren is the largest gentry in Luanzhou. It would be unreasonable if only some gentry responded to his call. On the other hand, he also hopes that the military-civilian joint defense plan can develop.

It is faster and more powerful, so it naturally requires more economic and political support.

With this in mind, while he was thanking the gentry who supported the plan, he also released the news that Luanzhou was about to establish a consultative bureau, and said grandly: "I believe that all of you are originally from Luanzhou.

Now a celebrity, he supports the cause of joint military-civilian defense and contributes to the maintenance of public security and stability in Luanzhou. He is bound to be loved by the people of Luanzhou. If he participates in the election of the Consultative Bureau, I believe he can get twice the result with half the effort."

As soon as everyone here heard that Luanzhou was about to establish a consultation bureau, they all suddenly became energetic.

These local gentry know very well that the Consultative Bureau is the gateway for the bourgeoisie to participate in politics. As early as a few years ago when the Qing government promulgated the "preparatory constitution" edict, they, the local wealthy people with strong family properties, had a disdain for the parliamentary system.

Later, various provinces and regions successively established consultative bureaus, but there was no movement in Luanzhou. For this reason, they also talked to Wang Litong many times, but in the end they still could not get any results.

Now that Yuan Su has officially announced that Luanzhou will establish a consultation bureau, for these wealthy gentry, it is like rain after a long drought.

As soon as Yuan Su finished speaking, several gentry sitting nearby immediately started asking questions.

"Does Mr. Yuan really mean what he said? Is Luanzhou really going to prepare a consultative bureau?"

"Where does this news come from? Does Master Zhizhou know?"

"May I ask when the preparations for the Consultative Bureau will be finalized?"

Yuan Su knew that these wealthy locals who seemed to be "indifferent and clear-minded" were never mentally stable. People who control wealth often want to control power again. This is the general trend of people's desire to develop. He smiled pretending to be indifferent and said,

He said unhurriedly: "I just heard Master Zhizhou mention this matter. It is said that Wang Zhizhou has reported the matter to the provincial government. You can consult Wang Zhizhou for specific information."

He turned the conversation to Wang Liantong, and the gentry immediately turned around and asked Wang Liantong a series of questions.

Wang Litong was naturally unhappy with Yuan Su. He just mentioned this matter yesterday. How could he report it to the provincial government so quickly and efficiently? However, he could not show his unhappiness easily on his face. He was also very worried.

It was clear that Yuan Su wanted to promote the joint military-civilian defense as quickly as possible. Anyway, the Consultative Bureau would have to make preparations sooner or later, so he simply sent out some pretense first.
Chapter completed!