This is a real thing, it happened in 1923.
Zhang Zuolin's subordinate, named Han Linchun, was not a prodigal son who wandered into the casino, he was a character before he defected to Zhang Zuolin, he served as the deputy chief of the army of the Beiyang government, and he was a well-known lieutenant general in the army.
In 1919, Han Linchun represented the War Department of the Beiyang government as a military commissar of the Paris Peace Conference.
The main task is to examine the military of the European powers, especially the military production of the great powers.
After more than two years of inspection in Europe, Han Linchun himself became one of the few military experts at that time, and was a high-end talent that was extremely scarce at that time.
After returning to China, he served as the deputy commander of the army, and his main task was also to be in charge of military production.
In the 1922 Zhifeng War, Zhang Zuolin's Feng clan won a great victory. Zhang Zuolin had long heard of Han Linchun's name and invited him to serve as the general office of the arsenal in the three eastern provinces.
Because Zhang Zuolin was also an ambitious Haojie, Yang Yuting, who was in charge of military production at the time, was not proficient in this.
With the efforts of Han Linchun, the arsenals in the three eastern provinces can manufacture more than 150 cannons, more than 200,000 shells, more than 60,000 rifles, more than 600,000 rounds of ammunition, and more than 1,000 machine guns every year, becoming the largest military production enterprise in China.
The guns and ammunition they produced were not only large in quantity, but also of high quality, and Zhang Zuolin was very satisfied.
At that time, Germany in Europe was a big military producer, and its relations with China were relatively harmonious compared with other powers, so various warlords in china liked to order weapons and equipment from the Germans.
In 1923, Han Linchun signed an arms purchase list with the Germans on behalf of Zhang Zuolin, and the two sides agreed to trade in Shanghai.
Zhang Zuolin waved a large stroke and allocated Half a Million Oceans to Han Linchun. Han Linchun arrived in Shanghai a day before the Germans.
That night, I had a small gathering with a few old friends, broke a few drinks, and under the sipping of my friends, I went to Paramount to try my luck.
At that time, the warlords and bureaucrats were good at gambling and loving prostitutes, and Han Linchun was not exempt from vulgarity. Maybe these "friends" made a round, in short, Han Linchun did not take a moment and lost all the money on his body.
Han Linchun, who was in a hurry to lose, wanted to pull the book, but under the stimulation of alcohol, he didn't think much about it, and pulled out the silver ticket of half a million silver dollars.
Pay fast, die fast, needless to say know the result.
After two hours, infusion. At this time, Han Linchun's wine also woke up, knowing that he was in trouble. It is impossible to run, after all, my family is in Shenyang, where can I run?
I had to telegraph the marshal overnight, and I would pass by and tell him about it. Zhang Zuolin's mood when he received the telegram is unknown, but The Owl Xiong is different.
The next day, Han Linchun received a bill of exchange with a denomination of one million yuan. At the same time, there was also a telegram:, lose and lose, find a way to win back. ”
The style of the telegram shows that this telegram is definitely dictated by the grand marshal.
Han Linchun quickly signed a purchase contract with the Germans for half a million, and then took another half a million to Paramount.
Maybe the casino knows Han's identity and background, and wants to know what kind of people who opened casinos that year, and they can't mix without a little bit of pounds and eyesight.
In short, in one afternoon, Han Linchun won back half a million. If he wants to, maybe he can win a bit.
To say how high Han Linchun's gambling skills are, I don't believe it. What the marshal should have done behind it is a reasonable explanation.
The great marshal can jump from a horse thief to a big marshal, which has its own superiority. To put it bluntly, it was han linchun's worth half a million.
Obviously, in the eyes of the Grand Marshal, Han Linchun was much more important than half a million. Later, Han Linchun's performance did not disappoint the marshal.
In the Second Zhifeng War, Han Linchun, as the commander of the Second Army, did not make less meritorious contributions to the marshal.
In 1925, the fiercest general of the Feng army, Guo Devilzi, rebelled against Feng, and Han Linchun led the 4th Army and Zhang Xueliang's 3rd Army to form the main force of the Feng Army and defeated Guo Songling.
In 1927, in the war against the Northern Expeditionary Army, Han Linchun was Zhang Zuolin's most important general, and the marshal "relied on Han Linchun on the outside and Zhang Zuoxiang on the inside", which was a well-known thing for the soldiers.
This story tells us that to be a person, we must take a long-term view. Leaders, in particular, should learn more about the arrogance of a big handsome man and give more opportunities to those who make small mistakes, especially when the subordinate is a talent.