"Night Shanghai, Night Shanghai, you are a sleepless city" Along with the beautiful singing voices coming from the dance hall and the endless flow of people, a lonely figure in tattered clothes is walking slowly on the road.

  Still without direction and goal, this young man wearing glasses let out a long sigh towards the sky.

  This lonely figure has a very loud name in history: The King of Assassins, Wang Ya Qiao.

  However, the current him is not an assassination king. After two consecutive revolutions ended in failure in his hometown of Anhui, Wang Ya-qiao had to disguise himself and leave his hometown to come to unfamiliar Shanghai to continue seeking the truth of saving the world and saving the people.

  Even after he went to Shanghai, working hard during the day and sleeping on the streets at night covering himself with newspaper, no matter how difficult it was, his will never wavered. This is simply unthinkable for future generations, only a madman could do it. That's right, Wang Ya Qiao is indeed a madman who can accomplish great things.

  "It seems like everyone has gone to pick up a few newspapers and find a place to sleep that can block the wind. Tomorrow morning, I still have to go to the dock to carry packages." Even madmen need to sleep. Wang Yaqiao stopped thinking about the future of the country and nation, and began to focus on finding newspapers.

  The social unrest caused by the Second Revolution is still ongoing. More and more vagrants are flocking to Shanghai, where the biggest change is that newspapers are becoming increasingly hard to find.

  After much difficulty, he finally found two sheets. Picking them up and taking a look, a bold black title caught Wang Ya Qiao's eye: "On National Socialism". Wang Ya Qiao's eyes suddenly lit up.

  Many people in later generations, under the education of history textbooks, think that Li Dazhao was the first person to spread socialism in China. In fact, everyone has misunderstood it. The first person to spread socialism in China was actually the later famous Han traitor Jiang Kanghu, who was personally received by Comintern and great comrade Lenin. This is a typical international certification.

  Wang Ya'ao joined the Chinese Socialist Party under the influence of Jiang Kanghu and organized an armed uprising against Yuan Shikai during the Second Revolution. After Yuan Shikai ruthlessly suppressed the party, Wang Ya'ao became a homeless dog.

  But faith can't be destroyed, Wang Ya'qiao is the best example. Even if he fell to this point, he still remembered the great cause of socialism and the revolutionary creed of fighting for the poor.

  The headline in the newspaper, although it added the word "national" before socialism, immediately caught Wang Ya-qiao's attention. He was now wide awake and immediately took the newspaper to a place with streetlights, sat down and read it with great interest.

  It turns out that Wang Yaqiao was lucky enough to pick up a copy of the "Industrial Workers' Newspaper", which happened to be the first issue.

  The Industrial Workers' Newspaper is actually a newspaper set up by the Xiangxi Daily in Shanghai. This article on state socialism was written by Wang Chunling, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper. The entire article systematically and comprehensively expounds on the core of so-called state socialism, while briefly introducing the establishment and construction of the State Socialist Party, and calling on young people to participate in the construction of a new China under state socialism.

  "It turns out that a National Socialist Party was established in Hunan, and this ideology seems to be similar to socialism, only it doesn't advocate for the elimination of the wealthy and powerful. In the end, it's still about protecting the interests of farmers and workers. Isn't this exactly the kind of organization I've been looking for?" Wang Yaqiao muttered to himself. After finishing reading, he couldn't wait to rush to Anjiang to see what this National Socialist Party was all about. But with his current empty pockets, how could he go? Should he join a beggars' gang and beg his way there?

  Wang Zhenyu would be crying with laughter if he knew that the future leader of the Axe Gang was planning to defect to the Beggars' Sect in order to join his own party. Fortunately, Wang Yaqiao quickly thought of going to the newspaper office that published this article to try his luck and see if he could borrow some money.

  It was indeed a coincidence that the Industrial Workers' Newspaper Agency, while issuing newspapers and carrying out propaganda work, also undertook the task of recruiting and dispatching personnel. As a result, Wang Ya-qiao's fate was changed at the age of 24. At the same time, a large number of young people went to Anjiang

  On November 1, Wang Zhenyu convened the first meeting of the Revolutionary Military Committee in Anjiang Model City. The theme of the meeting was only one: to establish a party army. Our democratic-minded comrade Wang Zhenyu has finally taken the road of revolutionary dictatorship. As for this, Comrade Wang Zhenyu's explanation is quite reasonable: "We just want to use revolutionary armed forces to eliminate counter-revolutionary armed forces."

  It's worth mentioning that the plan for the party army's formation was proposed by Bai Chongxi, not the General Staff Department. In fact, Yang Wanguo, the Chief of the General Staff, has been working hard recently, constantly participating in various studies and striving to improve himself. However, he often gives people the feeling that he can't quite hit the mark. Perhaps after a period of time, when new personnel with more seniority arrive, this Chief of the General Staff will be replaced. Yang Wanguo is still aware of this in his heart.

  Bai Chongxi's plan was codenamed: Plan No. 1, which was done very rigorously according to our little Zhuge Liang's plan. The entire party army will be formed into eight divisions with a total strength of up to 1.2 million people. Considering the current population in Wang Zhenyu's territory (over 10 million, including over 8 million in Guangxi), this proportion is still a bit frightening. After all, apart from the party army, there are also security forces and railway troops. On average, one out of every five people is a soldier. If we don't take the path of industrialization and rely solely on agricultural taxes, how can it be sustained? Moreover, according to Wang Zhenyu's governance thinking, this agricultural tax will eventually be exempted anyway.

  So, on the current economic foundation, it is estimated that even Ye Zuwu, the god of wealth and Wang Zhenyu's father-in-law, would have to resign if he were to establish eight standard divisions at once. Before the issuance of new currency, the treasury of the Ministry of Finance was empty, so much so that mice could run around. There really is no money left. Ye Zuwu has repeatedly urged Wang Zhenyu to confirm the time for issuing new currency.

  Wang Zhenyu was not in a hurry because by December 25, according to the regulations, the commercial tax of about 20 million yuan and the tobacco tax of about 8 million yuan from the Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, as well as the 10 million yuan half-year tobacco profit of his second brother Du Yuesheng, would all be paid on time. At that time, the tense financial situation would be effectively alleviated, and even a large surplus would appear. Of course, he would still choose to issue currency because the implementation of four-year compulsory education, urban and rural medical care, land reform, and the current discussion on expanding the military were all in need of funding support. Relying solely on annual fiscal revenue was far from enough, let alone Wang Zhenyu had already planned to slow down his expansion and spend some time, effort, and material resources investing in the development of Guangxi.

  Ye Zuwen's eldest son Ye Guoxuan has been appointed by his brother-in-law as the chairman of Guangxi Development Corporation, fully responsible for all construction matters in Guangxi.

  Since so many places need financial support, contradictions have arisen over who should take the lead and who should play a supporting role.

  Bai Chongxi's eight-division plan is reasonable and not something he came up with by himself: "Our current strategic position is very special. On the one hand, we have taken over Guangxi, this strategic rear base. To the west is Yunnan, to the east is Guangdong. Let's first look at Guangdong. The current governor of Guangdong is Long Jiguang, a Yunnan native. Although he occupies Guangzhou, outside of Guangzhou no one recognizes his authority. According to the analysis of the Military Intelligence Bureau's Guangdong station, this governor will have difficulty maintaining stability. As soon as Sun Wen, the revolutionary party leader, raises his arm and calls out, the provincial militia will drive Long Jiguang away. Therefore, the eastern flank of Guangxi is very safe.

  On the other hand, the entire southwestern region poses the greatest threat to us from Cai E's Yunnan army. In this war, the Yunnan army even sent troops to Sichuan, took over Chongqing, and drove out revolutionary party leader Xiong Kewu. However, according to the latest intelligence from the Military Intelligence Bureau's Beijing station, Cai E has already agreed to resign as governor of Yunnan and is on his way to Beijing. Therefore, for a relatively long period, there will be no incidents on the western flank of Guangxi.

  Based on this judgment, although Guangxi is our strategic rear base, it does not need to be heavily guarded. My suggestion is to station two or three divisions of troops plus local security forces, which should be enough to stabilize the situation. On the other hand, the situation in our core region of western Hunan is more complicated. Three sides are enemies: Hubei's Li Yuanhong, Hunan's Tang Xiangming, and Guizhou's Liu Xianshi all may become our enemies.

  According to reports from three local military departments, these three leaders, except for Li Yuanhong, have been eyeing the two commercial regions of Hongjiang and Lixian that we occupy. Especially Tang Xiangming, as governor of Hunan, has an annual tax revenue of only over 30 million, which is less than the wealth of our western Hunan region. I just asked Ye Weng and he said that next year the commercial taxes from Changde and Hongjiang will be able to match this number.

  Therefore, I can assert that no matter who becomes governor of Hunan, they will not let us occupy such a large source of tax revenue without taking action. Unless the governor lets us sit on it, we must station six divisions of troops in western Hunan so that we can maintain high vigilance in three directions at the same time."

  Wang Zhenyu listened to Bai Chongxi's speech and stood up with his hands behind his back, looking at the military map and shaking his head: "Jiansheng, your report is still too modest, too cautious. If we really deploy six divisions in western Hunan, it would be more than enough to defeat them even if they are on high alert. How many troops does Tang Huaiyuan have under his command? How many troops can Liu Shixian have? Even if Li Bosheng has more troops, the location of Hubei is even more sensitive than ours, the throat of nine provinces, how many troops can he send out?"

  Bai Chongxi hesitated for a moment: "What does Generalissimo mean?"

  Wang Zhenyu was already very tired last night, so he didn't want to continue beating around the bush: "Old Yang, you all take note that the eight divisions are definitely going to be established. Our National Socialist Party's military will not only have eight divisions in the future, so these eight divisions can only serve as a foundation. However, we also need to see that economic construction is the top priority. Therefore, it's not necessary to fill up all eight divisions. Firstly, spending money is a small matter. We'll recruit a large number of laborers into the military and have them build railways, factories, and develop the economy. So, there's no need to discuss the plan for establishing eight divisions. Just give me a complete organizational structure with officers and equipped weapons, and enough reserve personnel, controlling each division at 8,000 people is fine. As for defense issues, once the railway is built, the military's mobilization will be convenient, and it won't be a problem anymore. What do you all think?"

  Bai Chongxi calculated that it was less than 60% reliable, but he had no choice but to agree. All the members of the Military Commission present agreed.

  Wang Zhenyu made a gesture to Wang Zhenbang: "Zhenbang, you read out the personnel arrangement and see what opinions everyone has. I'll take a sip of tea."