Yunnan was poor and backward during the warlord melee, but why did Tang Can and Yao Ji cultivate elite teachers?

The history of the early years of the Republic of China can be summarized by 16 words: the revolution of 1911, the abdication of the Qing emperor; Lao Yuan proclaimed himself emperor and betrayed his loved ones; Hong xian is dead, and the warlords are fighting. In the warlord melee, warlords of all walks of life are mixed and equipped with local and foreign equipment. Except for Chiang Kai-shek's National Revolutionary Army, all other warlords are ragtag, and none of them is like a regular army. But in this case, Yunnan warlord Tang was not happy. Because Tang's troops are excellent, well-equipped and well-trained, and their salaries rank first in the country; Therefore, the Yunnan army of Yunnan warlord Tang is known as the first army in the world, and its combat effectiveness is extremely high.

Yao Ji, the king of Southwest China, is the founder and main leader of Yunnan Army, and the heir of General Cai E. In its heyday, it controlled most areas of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan. Because he was unpopular during his reign, he later retreated to Yunnan and became the king of Yunnan, making a certain contribution to the modernization of Yunnan.

Tang and others put forward the slogan of relying on tobacco soil, loving the country and martial arts, and reviving Yunnan poppy. It turned out that the strict smoking ban policy of the Qing authorities was revoked, and the obligation to grow poppies was implemented from village to household. States that fulfill their planting obligations are rewarded and punished, and the whole province has set off a low tide of poppy cultivation. With the vigorous promotion of Tang and others, poppy cultivation soon spread all over Yunnan, and opium soil became the secondary economic source of Yunnan people and authorities. Under the initiative of Tang and others to protect the family, the Yunnan army won many battles and rose step by step. While sowing reactionary seeds, poppy seeds also took root and sprouted everywhere. In this way, Yunnan, which was originally barren, has an economic source, and at the same time, Tang also has the money to train a good teacher.