Chapter 159: Ma Hongkui’s Gift

Seeing Zhang Qun remained silent, Zhou Enlai said again: "Resuming access to Longhai Railway is a major and good thing that benefits the country and the people. If the War of Resistance Against Japan breaks out in full swing in the future, the northwest can still be the backbone of the whole country. In this regard,

Many knowledgeable people have already talked about it, and you must have seen it very clearly."

Zhang Zhizhong asked: "Mr. Enlai, from a military perspective, the resumption of operation of the Longhai Railway has put pressure on the Red Army and the National Army. To be honest, the pressure on the Red Army is relatively greater. Do you propose to restore the operation of the Longhai Railway?

You said you are going to start developing the Shaanxi economy?"

Zhou Enlai nodded and said heavily: "You have also seen that the natural disasters and wars in Shaanxi have been in poverty for 800 miles. If the economy is not developed, the people will not be able to survive. Whether it is the Kuomintang or the Communist Party

Well, the purpose of our revolution is to make the people's lives better. If the Longhai Railway resumes operation, it will be of some help to Shaanxi's economy, there is no need to say. However, please think about it, the Longhai Railway resumes operation.

For the National Government, the benefits are greater. If we reach an agreement soon, the whole country will enter a period of development. When we accumulate strength, it will be much better to fight during the fight against Japan. Everyone understands people, please study me carefully.

The proposal.”

Shao Lizi continued: "It was originally planned to build highways from Shaanxi to Sichuan, Shaanxi to Lanzhou and Xinjiang. I wonder how your party is considering this?"

Zhou Enlai immediately said: "Brother Zhonghui's issue is our next negotiation issue. Since the National Government has done a good job in surveying and designing the Xi'an-Lanzhou section of the Shaanxi-Chuan Highway, Shaanxi-Gansu Highway and Longhai Railway, then

Construction should start. We don’t have time, and the Japanese will not give up their aggression policy, and they may invade in large quantities at any time. After these two highways are built, they can connect the southwest and northwest rears into one, which will support our war of resistance.

Function. Therefore, our party’s opinion should start construction immediately.”

Zhang Qun said: "Mr. Enlai, when it comes to building roads, you must solve the problem of your troops stationed in northern Sichuan, eastern Sichuan, southern Gansu and eastern Gansu. If these problems are not solved, there is no question of road construction."

Zhou Enlai said patiently: "Mr. Yue Jun, the issue of eastern Sichuan can be discussed, and the issue of northern Sichuan can also be discussed. The key now is that even a small Longhai Railway can not be solved, so how can we talk about anything else? To put it bluntly, Long

The recovery of the Hai Railway is not a big deal, but it is a touchstone to test whether our two parties are sincerely ending the civil war. If your party really wants to stop the civil war, unite to fight against Japan, and restore the operation of the Longhai Railway, and provide some convenience for the people to travel.

Why not? You said, is this the reason?"

Zhang Qun thought for a long time, then discussed with Shao Lizi, Zhang Zhizhong, and Chen Cheng for a while, and said: "Mr. Enlai, in principle, we agree with your proposal regarding the resumption of the Longhai Railway. However, we must listen to the railway for specific details.

The department will respond clearly to you tomorrow.”

Zhou En said: "Okay, I suggest that the negotiations end here today. We will add wine at noon and celebrate a little. I wonder if Mr. Yue Jun agrees?"

Zhang Qun said cheerfully: "I agree to a good start, be happy and celebrate with wine!"

The next day, Zhang Qun, on behalf of the Kuomintang, agreed to restore the normal operation of the Longhai Railway. The specific railway management will be formed by the Kuomintang and the Communist Party to conduct detailed discussions.

The negotiations went on like this, and as time went by, they became closer and closer to the core issue.

On the morning of May 6, Liu Yimin welcomed two guests in the office of the Seventh Army of Xi'an. One was Ma Hongkui's fourth concubine Liu Muxia, and the other was Ma Hongkui's eldest son Ma Dunhou.

After Ma Hongkui was taken to Xi'an, Liu Yimin asked Minister of Defense Hu Di to do his job and told him that it was not impossible to survive, but the key was that he had to pay the price for his actions.

Ma Hongkui met Cixi at the age of 8, and later worked as a military officer beside Yuan Shikai. During the Central Plains War, he also reported to Chiang Kai-shek that Han Fuqu and Shi Yousan were the ones who rolled over from the storm. When he heard Hu Di, he said he would pay the price.

, What else can I not understand?

However, Ma Hongkui was not stupid. He understood that there were only two ways to let the Red Army release him. One was that Chiang Kai-shek negotiated with the Red Army and demanded the release of him. The other was to meet the requirements of the Red Army and use money and weapons to redeem himself.

.Ma Hongkui was unsure of this first thing. He didn't know if Chiang Kai-shek would ask the Red Army to release him, because at this time, Chiang Kai-shek had already appointed someone else as the chairman of Ningxia Province. As for the second thing, Ma Hongkui was greedy by nature, so it was really important to ask him to pay.

It's a bit difficult for him.

Life in the captive team is not easy. Although he is the chairman of Ningxia Province, he grew up in a honey pot since childhood, and he thought he should enjoy different policies from other captives. But the Red Army soldiers don’t think so, but in the Red Army soldiers, they are in the Red Army soldiers.

In his eyes, the greater the official position, the more bad things he does. Therefore, he is required to receive education every day and constantly interrogate him, so that he can reflect on his sins.

Ma Hongkui lamented in his heart that the phoenix that fell off his way was not as good as a chicken. He repeatedly asked the Red Army soldiers who were guarding him to see Mao Zedong and Zhu De, but no one paid attention to him.

One day, Ma Hongkui met his chief of staff on the way to interrogation. When the chief of staff saw him, he broke away from the Red Army soldiers who were escorting him and ran towards him. He was caught by the Red Army soldiers who were caught up. The chief of staff ignored nothing.

, shouted loudly, "Let's go back quickly, come back and save us!"

This reminded Ma Hongkui that the Red Army did not say that they would shoot him, but said that they would pay the price. This was clearly asking them to redeem people with money. Why is he so stupid? As long as he goes back, can the money be done again? If he keeps shutting down, he will keep it.

Here, I'm afraid the money in the family will be someone else's. Is it just a donkey kicked? Why did I forget the famous saying that if you have soldiers, you have power, and if you have power, you have money? As long as you can go back, catch some

Soldiers can get money, what are you afraid of?

Ma Hongkui, who had figured it out, immediately asked to see Hu Di.

Ma Hongkui didn't know what Hu Di did, but knew that he could talk to Hu Di. Therefore, when he sat in front of Hu Di again, he recovered a little calmer and made a clear request to Hu Di, asking the Red Army to release him and his subordinates.

The reason was that he was just ordered to act and did not do his best to fight hard in the Tianshui Battle. Moreover, his family had resisted the invasion of the Eight-Nation Alliance and made contributions to the country. The Red Army could not treat him like this.

Hu Di said coldly: "Your Ma family has made merits and deeds. Our commander of the army said that if your father, Ma Fuxiang, was still alive, the Red Army would treat him as a VIP. As for you, you have long fallen into speculation and escorts.

Rudder, plunder the people, greedily provoking the warlords of civil war, have never done any good things, and shooting you ten times is not an exaggeration. You don’t have to take any luck, and don’t sue me. If you have this attitude, go back and continue

Get an education. Come and take him back!"

Seeing that Hu Di didn't accept his trick, Ma Hongkui said, "Don't be excited. Since you said you wanted me to pay the price, just give me a price! I'll listen, if it's right, we'll make a deal. If it's not right,

Then I can’t do anything. I don’t believe you can shoot me!"

Hu Di smiled coldly: "Who do you think you are? You dare not shoot you. You are too arrogant! How many of us have the Kuomintang reactionaries killed? The Red Army soldiers wish you could shoot you! You dare to show off your face now.

I know the negotiation situation, do you know, we can shoot you at any time!"

Ma Hongkui became a little more honest, but he didn't give up and said, "I have made contributions to your Communist Party. I have saved your Liu Zhidan. You can find out about it with him. I don't think you will treat those who have saved your comrades like this, right?

”

Hu Di smiled: "It is precisely because you saved Comrade Liu Zhidan that we allow you to pay the price and release you, otherwise, you would have been shot long ago."

Ma Hongkui said: "Since you care about affection, then tell me, what price should I pay?"

Hu Di said slowly: "We have settled the bill for you. Over the years, your Ma family army has plundered everywhere. Your unit's monthly military pay of 100,000 yuan has basically been put into your pocket, plus the millions of yuan given to you by Chiang Kai-shek.

You have to spend at least 6 million yuan on the rewards and money you plunder and exploit. We have to use your money to build roads, build hospitals, and run schools in Shaanxi, which is also accumulating virtue for you. If you bring the money today

, You can leave today. If you don’t take it out, I won’t repeat the result.”

Ma Hongkui had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "You have calculated the big tent very clearly. Unfortunately, I have so many people and horses. How can I get so much money if I eat and eat horses? Look at this, I will pay 200,000 silver dollars, you can put it

I'll leave, okay?"

Hu Di sneered again: "Then you just reflect on yourself. I don't have time to talk to you!" After that, he got up and was about to leave.

Ma Hongkui hurriedly shouted: "Please stay here, this Red Army commander, I'll think about it again."

Hu Di turned around and sat down, waiting for Ma Hongkui to express his opinion.

Ma Hongkui grunted for a long time and said, "If I could return to Ningxia, I could give out 1 million yuan. No matter how much, you wouldn't have to shoot me. This amount would also include the officers who released me, otherwise you will do whatever you want.

”

Hu Di said: "This has improved compared to just now, but it is not possible. Otherwise, you write a letter to ask your wife and children to talk about it?"

Ma Hongkui shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, everyone will be the same, it's unnecessary."

Hu Di said: "I'm sorry, you should continue to reflect on it!"

Ma Hongkui whispered: "Add another ten thousand sheep."

Hu Di shook his head.

Ma Hongkui said again: "2,000 cows!"

Hu Di didn't say anything.

“500 war horses!”

“1000 war horses!”

“2000 war horses!”

Finally, Ma Hongkui's face turned red: "3,000 war horses!"

After shouting, seeing Hu Di still smiling and not speaking, Ma Hongkui sighed: "I think I am cruel enough. I didn't expect you to be even crueler than me! I've said everything I can, you can do it!"

Hu Di then said with a smile: "I heard that your fourth concubine's godfather is Xiao Dezhang, the eunuch of the Qing Palace. To thank you, he gave you an emerald watermelon in the Qing Palace. Is there anything wrong?"

Ma Hongkui jumped up from the stool in shock, pointed at Hu's bottom and said tremblingly: "How do you know?"

Hu Di smiled: "The world is in charge of people. If you don't want to know, you will not do it unless you do it! I ask you, what about Qin Shihuang who asked Ma Rulong to dig out from Mount Tai Songli Mountain and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty's jade butterfly from Mount Tai Fengshan? That's the country

The treasure, the treasure of the nation, you have no right to occupy it, and you must take it back!"

Ma Bufang could not have imagined such a secret thing, Hu Di knew it, and was stunned and could not speak for a long time.

Hu Di chased after him: "Our commander of Liu Yimin's army said that as long as you hand over these three things, you will make contributions to the country and the nation. At that time, he will personally serve you and send you back to Ningxia.

.If you feel unsafe in Ningxia, you can also send you to Nanjing or Xi'an to live. If you don't take it out or deliberately destroy it, then your crime will be unforgivable. Not only will you shoot you, but you will even be your senior subordinate and son Ma Dunjing.

You have to be shot. Think carefully!"

Ma Hongkui was sweating profusely and his mind was already straightening. He couldn't figure out how the Red Army knew these secrets. The Red Army was simply not a human, but a god!

Not to mention Ma Hongkui's thinking like this, Hu Di thought so too. When Liu Yimin told him to retrieve these three national treasures from Ma Hongkui, Hu Di also opened his mouth and couldn't close it. Where did the commander of the Legion heard that these things were

Where is Ma Hongkui? Could it be that he really knows everything and can do everything? However, now Hu Di is relieved, Ma Hongkui's attitude proves that things are indeed in his hands.

After a long time, Ma Hongkui came to his senses and said slowly: "Can you give up these three things? Can you save the 1 million yuan?"

Hu Di said: "These are two concepts. The one in front is your compensation. Not to mention 1 million, a sheep cannot be missed! The three things behind are our national treasures on behalf of the country and on behalf of the people of the whole country. Do you think

Do you deserve these three things? I think you understand in your heart. Not to mention you, even Chiang Kai-shek himself, I'm afraid he won't dare to take national treasures for himself, right?"

Ma Hongkui sighed, looking lonely, and had a look of despair.
To be continued...