Chapter 5: Undercurrents Surge

  "Father, isn't this a bit too much?! I'm marrying one and that's enough, marrying three at once is unfair to all of them!" Although men all want to enjoy the blessings of multiple wives, Wang Yuezhe still thinks he should be slightly more restrained.

  "Those who achieve great things do not get bogged down in trivialities! You also know the interests that the three of them represent behind their backs. Marrying one of them would be very helpful for you to control the situation in the three provinces in the future. Yang Hua is currently the governor of Sichuan Province, and if a State Council is established in the future, he would be an excellent candidate for Premier. Zhou Rongxuan is now the CEO of Xihua Group, controlling our vast overseas assets, and has always been the purse strings of my Wang family. Many industries within the three provinces of Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu are directly invested in by Xihua Group, especially more than half of the heavy industry is controlled by Xihua Group. Therefore, if you want to control the three provinces of Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu, you must get their support!" Wang Xiao said in a low voice. It was clear that he had already paved the way for Wang Yuze as much as possible.

  "Father, I know. But won't this make them feel discontent?" Wang Ruoze asked with some concern. Now Wang Xiao is using his prestige to propose a marriage between Xiong Wu, Yang Hua and Zhou Rongxuan, the three of whom cannot help but agree due to their fraternal bond with Wang Xiao as well as his prestige. However, this will inevitably leave a thorn in their hearts, which would be extremely unfavorable for the stability of the Sichuan-Shaanxi-Gansu region.

  "I had thought of this long ago. If you can't control the three provinces of Sichuan, and can't inherit my business, they will inevitably think that you are not worthy of their daughter. But if you can successfully inherit my business, and make it flourish, overthrow the Qing dynasty, and become emperor, will they still be dissatisfied? So, all this is in your own hands!" Wang Xiao looked at Wang Yuze and said.

  "Yes, Father, I understand. I won't let you down!" Wang Yuze also came to realize this point and was confident that he would be able to do it.

  "Alright then. I've also booked the time for you, it's on this day next month. I had someone check and that day is a good day!" Wang Xiao said with a smile.

  "Yes, father, everything will be arranged by you!" Wang Yuze replied. Although the time was extremely urgent, he had already gotten used to it. Since he could marry three at once, what else couldn't he accept? Anyway, all matters would be arranged by Wang Xiao on his behalf, so he didn't have to worry about it either.

  "Alright, then you'd better get ready to be a good husband! You must work hard, I still hope to see the birth of my grandson!" Wang Xiao's eyes were filled with longing.

  "Hmm! Father, then I'll take my leave first. Take care of your body!" Wang Yuze said.

  Wang Xiao waved his hand and bowed down at his desk again, handling those documents.

  Wang Yuezhe took a deep breath, calmed himself down and quietly left Wang Xiao's office.

  After leaving Wang Xiao's office, Wang Yuze couldn't help but shake his head in dismay. In a moment, he was going to get married and marry three women at once, which made him somewhat unbelievable. However, this era is still good in this regard, as long as men have the ability, they can take three wives and four concubines. Unlike later generations, although those with power and influence also had many women, but each one dared to put them on the surface.

  There is still a month's time to hold the chaos, Wang Yuze plans to use this period of time to take a good walk around Sichuan Province and see what Sichuan is like in this era. Especially those industrial bases, which are closely related to how far he can go in the future. In this era, apart from people, industries such as steel are the most important. The three major industrial bases of Qijiang, Chengdu, and Panzhihua under the three provinces of western Sichuan undoubtedly support the development of the entire western Sichuan industry.

  The young marshal of the three provinces in western Sichuan will marry General Bear, Governor Yang and President Zhou's affairs have also spread throughout the three provinces of western Sichuan through various channels. Upon hearing this news, some people are relieved, some are indifferent, and others secretly resent it.

  The high-ranking officials in the three provinces of western Sichuan, whether they are government officials or military leaders, are basically old comrades who fought alongside Wang Xiao to conquer the land. They naturally have great respect for Wang Xiao. However, when it comes to Wang Yuze, his successor, some of them don't think very highly of him. After all, the current situation in western Sichuan is not only due to Wang Xiao's leadership but also the efforts of these officials, who were able to resist the Qing court together with Wang Xiao. They are unwilling to see this foundation fall apart. If Wang Yuze has the ability to inherit this foundation, most of them will support him. But if he doesn't have that ability, they will definitely think of other ways. Of course, there are a few people who have always had ulterior motives. Wang Yuze's weakness and incompetence are exactly what they hope to see. They understand the meaning behind Wang Yuze marrying Xiong Menghuan, Yang Shilan, and Zhou Rui very well. However, this also makes them extremely resentful. Without a doubt, if Wang Yuze gains the support of Xiong Wu, Yang Hua, and Zhou Rongxuan, it will be extremely difficult for them to replace Wang Yuze and usurp the foundation of western Sichuan after Wang Xiao's death.

  Chongqing City, the second largest city in Sichuan Province, is also an important gateway to eastern Sichuan. At the same time, Chongqing is also adjacent to Hubei under Qing control. The Western Sichuan Army deployed a full division here, focusing on defense against enemies from the east.

  The Western Sichuan Army has three divisions and ten brigades, with a total of over 150,000 people. The three divisions are the Instruction Division, the First Division and the Second Division of the Western Sichuan Army. The ten brigades are from the First Brigade to the Tenth Brigade. Among them, the Second Division has more than 18,000 people, who are responsible for defending the area east of Chongqing, which is an important barrier for the Western Sichuan to defend against the Qing court.

  Liu Xiang, the commander of the Second Division of the Western Sichuan Army, was a young major general at just 37 years old. Compared to the older generals in their 40s and 50s in the Western Sichuan Army, he was undoubtedly very young. However, he also had ambitions. As the commander of one of the most elite units in the Western Sichuan Army, he naturally did not want to remain just a division commander forever. Nevertheless, as long as Wang Xiao was still around, he could only keep his ambitions deeply hidden in his heart. Once Wang Xiao passed away, then he would no longer have to worry about it.

  Chongqing city as the second largest city in Sichuan province, urban construction has always been at the forefront, various infrastructure construction is very complete, now it has initially formed a scale of mountain city.

  The Mayor of Chongqing is also a high-ranking and powerful figure in the Sichuan Provincial Government. Almost all former Mayors of Chongqing have gone on to become Vice Governors of Sichuan Province, so it can be said that becoming the Mayor of Chongqing is almost like opening the door to provincial-level officialdom. The current Mayor of Chongqing, Liu Wenlong, is the younger brother of Liu Xiang, Commander of the Second Division of the Western Sichuan Military Region. The uncle and nephew duo collude with each other, and have almost turned Chongqing into their own personal fiefdom. However, as long as Wang Xiaojian is around, they dare not make any moves. But if anything were to happen to Wang Xiaojian, the uncle and nephew would definitely rebel.

  It was night, at the Chongqing Municipal Government's official residence, Liu Wendlon and his uncle Liu Xiang were having a small drink. However, neither of them touched the dishes on the table, and they just kept drinking hard liquor.

  "Uncle, this old man is too shameless! He actually found three wives for that young man, and suddenly tied up General Xiong, Yang Hua, and Zhou Rongxuan all together. Now it's even more difficult for us to succeed!" Liu Xiang heavily placed the wine cup in his hand on the table, looking very depressed.

  "No way, who let the old man still be in charge. The big shots in the military and government all obey him unconditionally. He personally proposed to the little guy, who dares not agree?" Liu Wendlon drank down the wine in his cup with a gulp and said resentfully.

  Although Liu Wenlong is the younger brother of Liu Xiang, he is three years younger than Liu Xiang. He was able to become the mayor of Chongqing at the age of 34, mainly due to his outstanding ability, but also with the help of Liu Xiang. As one of the only three division commanders in the Sichuan-Western Army, Liu Xiang still holds great power.

  "Who cares, anyway Chongqing is our territory. Even if that little guy takes the stage, if he dares to interfere with us, I'll rebel against him and defect to the imperial court. You know, Guangxu has promised that as long as we surrender to him, he will appoint my uncle and me as the Inspector of Sichuan Province." Liu Xiang's eyes shone with ambitious light.

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