Fengxian Jiangshan

Yuan Shikai was really nice to Duan Zhigui, his godson. Duan Zhigui's full official titles were: Fengtian Supervisor, Zhen'an General, and the military affairs supervisor of the three eastern provinces, plus Fengtian Xunshi, which is equivalent to a military and political grasp.

In the third year of the Republic of China, in order to weaken local influence, Lao Yuan had abolished the title of governor, and set up a general's mansion in Beijing, using the title of general to supervise the military affairs of various provinces.It's just that everyone is still used to be the governor, and the old man in the former Qing Dynasty even called him the governor. In short, it's almost the same.

Now the warlords in all provinces are all generals with the name of Wu. Only Duan Zhigui is the general of Zhen'an, which is different. In addition, Duan Zhigui did not go to Fengtian alone this time, but brought a guard group.The number of this guard regiment is close to [-], and it is an out-and-out reinforced regiment. It is equipped with Japanese Type [-] rifles, and its combat effectiveness is even comparable to that of an ordinary brigade.

These all showed the unusual status of His Highness Qian, and Duan Zhigui himself was also very happy. After the Dama Jindao came to Fengtian, all the Fengtian civil and military leaders headed by Zhang Zuolin came out to welcome him, and the ceremony was extremely grand and lively.

Including Zhang Tinglan, all the senior generals of the 27th Division were also present. Duan Zhigui appeared in front of everyone in military uniform. He and Zhang Zuolin had met each other in Beijing, so they seemed very enthusiastic. He grabbed Zhang Zuolin's hand and greeted them warmly.

This time Duan Zhigui did not come empty-handed. When Lao Zhang entered Beijing, Yuan Shikai promised to provide Zhang Zuolin with [-] rifles to prepare for the establishment of an independent brigade. This time Duan Zhigui sent these rifles to Lao Zhang.

Zhang Zuolin's vision has now come to the fore, and the thousands of rifles usually don't pay much attention, especially the rifles sent by Beijing are all Japanese rifles, which conflict with the Russian-made rifles that Fengjun is currently equipped with.But how much of this is a piece of meat, and it can be used to train the militia, so Zhang Zuolin also readily accepts it, and is very grateful to Duan Zhigui.

Zhang Tinglan didn't pay attention to this kind of hypocritical entertainment. He set his sights on Duan Zhigui's entourage. Behind this highness, these guys in Taoist robes were incompatible with the soldiers with live ammunition. Some of these Taoist priests held Holding whisks, some are carrying swords, some are holding gossip mirrors, all of them are immortal and have a demonic aura.

"Duan Zhigui believes in these Taoist priests who tell fortunes the most, and he takes them with him wherever he goes." Yuan Jinkai stood not far from Zhang Tinglan. Seeing that Zhang Tinglan was dumbfounded by these Taoist priests, he took the initiative to introduce: "The first one wearing a red gossip Taoist robe is called Tang Tang. Immortals, it is said that they can perform hexagrams innately, even the great president Yuan Shikai has looked for him, the one with the sword on his back is called Sun Banxian, and his swordsmanship is superb, these two saw them when they went to Beijing, as for the others, I don’t know.”

Zhang Tinglan nodded as she listened to the introduction, and said to this scene, this Duan Zhigui is a complete idiot.Lao Zhang brought along celebrities from all walks of life in Fengtian, surrounded and welcomed Duan Zhigui into the Governor's Mansion.

After arriving at the Governor's Mansion, Duan Zhigui glanced at the crowd with complacency, and then said: "This general is favored by the President. If I am promoted to Fengtian Governor, I will swear allegiance to the President. I have two things to do this time. The first is to The establishment of the Fengtian petition group, the second is to represent Fengtian to show filial piety, and make more contributions to the early proclaiming of the emperor by the president!"

Duan Zhigui came straight to the point and directly stated his intention of coming. He was here to collect money for Yuan Shikai. People from all walks of life in Fengtian military and government immediately felt strong resentment in their hearts, and no one wanted to cut their own flesh.

Duan Zhigui didn't notice everyone's thoughts, but continued: "If the world wants to be peaceful, the emperor must be in charge. Looking at the world, only the president is qualified to sit on this throne. Now everyone supports the president with all their heart. In the future, everyone They are all heroes from the dragon, and they can all be promoted to rank. If anyone is perfunctory in this matter, this general will definitely not be polite!"

Seeing that everyone was silent, Duan Zhigui thought that he was overwhelmed by the general of Zhen'an, so he said triumphantly: "In terms of finance, we must first set an example. I think at least 100 million will be enough."

"General, Fengtian Finance has been losing money year after year. It cannot make ends meet. It has owed more than 200 million to the Bank of Shanghai and more than 600 million to the Bank of Japan. In addition to some local arrears, the deficit of Fengtian Finance exceeds 1000 million. Every year alone The interest has already weighed down Fengtian, and there is really no money left!"

Wang Shuhan, director of Fengtian Provincial Department of Finance, briefly explained the financial situation, and Fengtian's deficit was indeed astonishing.In fact, the three provinces in the Northeast are all lands rich in products, so there should not be such a big deficit. The problem is that after the Russo-Japanese War, both countries extended their claws to Fengtian, and the financial order was completely disrupted.Currencies issued by foreign banks are popular, a large amount of wealth is seized, local law and order are chaotic, and thieves are rampant, so the financial situation is naturally embarrassing.

In fact, people of insight in Fengtian have known this situation for a long time, especially Wang Yongjiang has made great efforts to conduct research and want to find a solution, but now he is only the director of the Finance Bureau, and the scope of power is limited. It is limited to the provincial capital of Fengtian, and there is also Wang Shuhan, the head of the department.

Moreover, Zhang Zuolin is only a teacher, and if he wants to support financial reform, his name is not right and his words are not right, and there are many difficulties. Therefore, Wang Yongjiang is just watching more and talking less, carefully understanding the situation, and preparing for the future.Wang Yongjiang knew very well that Fengtian's finances were even worse than what Wang Shuhan said. The Fengtian government borrowed more than 600 million loans from the Japanese.

These loans alone cost hundreds of thousands of interest each year, and Fengtian is unable to repay them. On the contrary, it has to continue to expand the scale of borrowing.If you can’t exchange interest and want to get a loan, you have to accept Japan’s harsh conditions, and the Japanese’s control over Fengtian’s finances and finances is even stronger.

In fact, this is an out-and-out knot, because if Fengtian wants to get rid of the financial embarrassment, it must weaken the influence of Japan, collect the taxes it collects, and promote its own currency.Now, however, it is a desperate attempt to solve the temporary difficulties of property through loans, but in the end, it is controlled more tightly by Japan, and the resolution of the financial crisis is even far away.

Duan Zhigui, the governor who just took office, has no interest in these matters. He only cares about Yuan Shikai's ascension to the throne. Facing Wang Shuhan's explanation, Duan Zhigui frowned, waved his hands and said, "A majestic province can't afford 100 million, why? You can’t justify it, you are incompetent. Since the finance department can’t afford the money, what about the Fengtian official bank, isn’t that the place where money is printed, just take out a little, it’s fine!”

"General, the situation of the official bank is not optimistic!" Wang Shuhan was really unwilling to contradict Duan Zhigui on his first day in office, but Fengtian's actual situation was indeed too bad, and he couldn't afford any money at all. If I don't push back now, I'm afraid I won't be able to make any money if I sell everything.

"At present, Fengtian has issued a total of more than 1000 million yuan in Fengtian, but the reserve fund is seriously insufficient, only about one-tenth, and there will be signs of a run from time to time. What is needed now is to inject funds and stabilize the Fengtian, not to take out money. "

Duan Zhigui's face also became gloomy. He only wanted to get enough funds for his godfather's enthronement, so he didn't care about Fengtian's finances. When Yuan Shikai ascended the throne, he slapped his ass and left. There are so many good positions in Beijing waiting for him. Who wants to suffer outside the customs?

"Crying for being poor is crying for being poor. The president wants to establish a thousand-year-old empire for the sake of the eternal peace of this country. You can't tighten your belts and think about a way. The Finance Department and the official bank have no money, and they still support you What are you doing, as a display?"

Duan Zhigui roared loudly, the sound shook the entire Dudu mansion, everyone present lowered their heads, imitating the old monk in meditation, no matter how much General Duan shouts, the big guy just doesn't make a sound, it's all like he is playing a monkey show .

Zhang Zuolin watched coldly from the sidelines, secretly complacent. Duan Zhigui, an idiot, didn't understand the situation at all when he first came up, and he wanted money directly. He offended everyone in Fengtian at once, which just created an opportunity for him to win public opinion.

Lao Zhang stood up with a smile, and said to Duan Zhigui: "General, you have been exhausted all the way, and you have been busy with fortifications just after getting off the train. Rest assured that there is no problem with Fengtian's loyalty to the President, and he will definitely do his best to cooperate with your actions, you can rest assured!"

As soon as Lao Zhang spoke, many people began to agree, saying that they would definitely find a way. Duan Zhigui also knew that he should not push too hard, so he didn't mention the money anymore, and the welcome banquet broke up unhappy.

After Lao Zhang returned to his mansion, he immediately summoned his subordinates.

"Damn it, this bastard Duan Zhigui is really greedy. He just wanted money when he arrived in Fengtian. Isn't that a reminder! If this bastard is not driven away, we will have a bad day in Fengtian sooner or later."

Lao Zhang thought for a while, and said to Sun Liechen: "Sixth Brother, you can make arrangements to take out one thousand rifles that Duan Zhigui gave us today, oh no, two thousand, and send them to Brother Feng, and tell him, Duan Zhigui He is here to search for land, let him think for the sake of Fengtian's elders, and if necessary, take action to expel Duan Zhigui, and I, Zhang Zuolin, will definitely follow closely behind!"

It is true that Lao Zhang hates Duan Zhigui, but he also knows that this guy is Yuan Shikai's confidant. If Lao Yuan has not resigned for a day, he is the head of state of China and represents the status of the central government. Feng Delin should still leave this offending matter to Feng Delin.It just so happened that they also talked about it in Shanhaiguan.

Now Lao Zhang gave Feng Delin the bulk of the [-] rifles to show his respect.As soon as Lao Zhang finished making arrangements, Duan Zhigui sent an invitation card, asking him to go to the Governor's Mansion for a while, and specifically asked him to bring Zhang Tinglan there.

How shrewd is Lao Zhang, there is only one possibility for Duan Zhigui to find Zhang Tinglan, and that is for money. After all, Zhang Tinglan has shown his ability to make money in Beijing, and this His Royal Highness must be tempted.

They arrived at the Governor's Mansion, and after a few words, Duan Zhigui really turned the conversation to the issue of money.

"Yuting, I see that among the officials in Fengtian, only you are a smart person, and the others are all elm-headed. How important is the president's proclaiming the emperor, they actually push back. I heard that the wise nephew and the Sir Zhu Erdian has already negotiated an agreement, and a total of 50 pounds has been transferred. This is not a small amount of money. You pay it first, of course, you can rest assured that as long as the president becomes the emperor, you will definitely be indispensable. the benefits of!"

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