Years of the Republic of China 1913

Jiang Zhiqing, who was taken aback for a moment, cursed secretly, and in a blink of an eye, a smile appeared on his face like the spring breeze blowing on his face

"Brother Zhang Ming, it's been a long time. How about seeing me for a long time? Why do you have time to come to my small temple today? The cold house is simple, please forgive me." Arching his hands, Jiang Zhiqing came forward to greet him with a smile, and didn't look down on him at all. He showed a slight displeasure, as if meeting a long-time friend

Fang Zida also smiled and cupped his hands, and sat down at the low table where they had dinner just now under Jiang Zhiqing's call. After a while, He Yingqin made a pot of tea and sat down together. As for the two guards who accompanied Fang Zida, they did not enter the courtyard. , but stayed outside

After taking a sip of the tea, Fang Zida frowned slightly. The tea was old tea from an unknown year. A strange smell went straight to his throat and he swallowed it quietly. Fang Zida put down the teacup and looked at this old tea. In Xiaoyuan, looking at Jiang and He in rough clothes, he shook his head and sighed: "I didn't expect Brother Ruiyuan and Brother Jing to live in such a remote place. It's because I didn't arrange it well. I'll go say hello tomorrow. Help you change places and buy some household items.”

"That's not necessary." Jiang Zhiqing didn't drink tea, but the boiled water that He Yingqin specially poured for him

"Jingzhi and I are sinners. To be able to have what we are today is the magnanimity of the government. How can we talk about enjoyment? People live for a lifetime, and the grass and trees have a fall. The most they ask for is food, clothing, housing and transportation. I, Jiang Zhiqing, are not greedy for these things. , as long as there is a three-foot bed to lie on, and three meals a day to fill your stomach, if brother Zhang Ming really has the heart, why not let Jingzhi and me go home early?" Jiang Zhiqing looked at Fang Zida with a smile, slowly said

He Yingqin was taken aback by Jiang Zhiqing's words, and quickly rolled his eyes aside, thinking that it was Fang Zida who caused them to come to this point, why did Fang Zida mention these words when he came today?Coax him a few words, show a low profile, won't all the hardships come to an end next year, and let the sea and the sky be open?

"Haha, brother Ruiyuan is real." Fang Zida laughed and said, "Actually, what brother Ruiyuan asked for is not impossible."

Jiang Zhiqing and He Yingqin didn't expect Fang Zida's answer like this, they were both stunned at the same time. Both of them are outstanding people, how can they not guess Fang Zida's intention by this time?Secretly exchanged glances, both excited and uneasy, since Fang Zida can talk like this, in exchange, there must be something for them to do

"Ming people don't talk dark words, Brother Zhang Ming, let's talk about your conditions." Jiang Zhiqing leaned back and folded his hands on his chest

He secretly praised Fang Zida and nodded, "There must be conditions, otherwise it would not be so easy to solve what Brother Rui Yuan asked for. However, before talking about the conditions, I would like to ask Brother Rui Yuan and Brother Jing a few questions."

"Please say"

"Chen Dudu's death, do brothers Ruiyuan and Jingzhi still have the intention of revenge?"

He Yingqin quickly shook his head and said, "How could it be? The winner becomes the king, and the loser is the bandit. Besides, although Chen Dudu's death has something to do with Brother Zhang Ming, there is another person behind the scenes, even if he takes revenge on me, He will never find Zhang Ming." Brother"

Fang Zida smiled, turned his gaze to Jiang Zhiqing, and waited quietly for his answer

Jiang Zhiqing pursed his lips and thought silently for a while, before he said: "It is impossible to say that there is no desire for revenge. Chen Dudu and Zhiqing are as close as brothers, and his elder brother died that day. How could Zhiqing forget it? But... brother I have something to say before I ask you again and again not to take revenge on Zhiqing and dare not disobey his brother’s last words, besides, as Jingzhi said just now, there are other people behind the scenes, brother Zhang Ming is just being used by others, I can still see clearly.”

Compared with He Yingqin, Jiang Zhiqing's words seem to be more credible. Of course, Fang Zida will not be naive enough to really believe what the two of them said. Asking this question is just a temptation for him.

He nodded to show he understood, and then Fang Zida asked again, what would they have planned if they were freed? Jiang Zhiqing laughed immediately, repeating what He Yingqin said just now. thought so

After chatting with them for a while, Fang Zida got up and said, "It's getting late, you two should rest early and clean up tomorrow, and someone will come to pick you up at the latest."

"Brother Zhang Ming, please stay."

After some inexplicable talk on the phone, Fang Zida was about to get up and leave, and he didn't explain what he wanted them to do?He wanted to send someone to pick them up again. Jiang Zhiqing quickly stopped Fang Zida, and asked bluntly: "I don't know how brother Zhang Ming will arrange for me and Jingzhi? What do we need to do? Please speak up."

"Brother Ruiyuan, don't worry." Fang Zida laughed and said, "Our Zhongyang Bank is short of some capable people. Both Brother Ruiyuan and Brother Jing are talented. If you get depressed because of the incident in Shanghai, it is really a country's fault." Furthermore, even if the two of you made mistakes, that is a thing of the past, and everything will look forward in the future."

Patting Jiang Zhiqing on the shoulder, Fang Zida smiled and turned to leave. After Fang Zida left, Jiang Zhiqing and He Yingqin looked at each other, wondering what kind of medicine Fang Zida was selling in this gourd. If it was as simple as Fang Zida said, killing them both None of them would believe it. I'm afraid there is some deep meaning that they don't know for the time being.

On the morning of the third day, Fang Zida sent someone to take Jiang Zhiqing and He Yingqin to the capital, and helped them find a place to live in the capital. After that, he arranged for them to work in Zhongyang Bank. Although the positions were not high, they never had anything. Jiang Zhiqing and He Yingqin were surprised and delighted to become less powerful. Unexpectedly, on the first day of work, Jiang Zhiqing accidentally saw an acquaintance when he was going to the office of Zhongyang Bank to deliver documents. I thought I was mistaken, but after rubbing my eyes, I found that I was right. This person is none other than Wang Zhaoming, the former secretary-general of Sun Wen.

"Why is he here?" Jiang Zhiqing's heart skipped a beat, and he became suspicious until he walked out of the office. He suddenly realized that Fang Zida's purpose of getting him and He Yingqin to the Zhongyang Bank was not for other reasons. *Nine is exactly this Wang Zhaoming

For several days in a row, Fang Zida anxiously waited for an answer from Germany. Because of Yuan Shikai's prior explanation, he could not contact Marshen directly now, so he had to wait patiently until the fourth day after returning to Beijing. There was no news from Germany yet. When he came over, Song Jiaoren found him first. After Fang Zi arrived at the Prime Minister's Office, he found that the chief minister, deputy minister and several senior diplomats of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were there. After Song Jiaoren's explanation, Fang Zida knew about it. Yuan Shikai quietly informed Song Jiaoren one day ago that Germany intended to return Qingdao to the Republic of China due to the European situation, and Xu Shichang, who had a good relationship with the governor of Jiao'ao, Hua Deke, sent him a message to negotiate with the government of the Republic of China.

Song Jiaoren, who got the news, was of course full of surprises. He hurriedly asked about the situation. suddenly raised in private, and narrated some of his so-called "analyses"

After being confirmed, how could Song Jiaoren miss this opportunity?While expressing his gratitude to Xu Shichang, on the other hand, he formally proposed to Yuan Shikai that the government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should immediately form a police force to prepare for formal negotiations with Germany. Yuan Shikai readily agreed to this request, but he suggested in a roundabout way whether Fang Zida could also participate After all, Fang Zida has lived in Europe for many years, he is proficient in German, and his ability to grasp and judge the European situation is no worse than anyone in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As for the premise of the exchange, it is most appropriate for Fang Zida to come forward instead of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. In addition, Fang Zida's Zhongyang Bank is a national financial institution, and it is natural for representatives to attend the negotiation. In addition to Fang Zida, Xu Shichang, as the leader, should also join the negotiation. After all Since he and Wardek have a good friendship, he may be able to play a lot in the negotiation

Regarding Yuan Shikai's suggestions, Song Jiaoren nodded and agreed after a short consideration. In this way, Fang Zida entered the secret negotiation group under the arrangement of Yuan Shikai. Other than Song Jiaoren, only eight people, including Minister of Foreign Affairs Lu Zhengxiang, Deputy Minister Liang Ruhao, Sun Baoqi, and Cao Rulin, knew about it. Even Liao Zhongkai, who had a close relationship with Song Jiaoren, did not tell

"This is a good thing." Fang Zida praised in his heart that his father-in-law is really old-fashioned, and no one else can find fault with this matter. He pretended to be pleasantly surprised and asked, "What's the situation in Germany now?"

Song Jiaoren cast his eyes on Cao Rulin, Cao Rulin shook his head and said: "I don't know yet, this matter is of great importance, both President Yuan and the Prime Minister require strict confidentiality, so it is absolutely impossible to contact in public, and I am afraid that it can only be done in private." inquired"

Song Jiaoren nodded and said, "Brother Runtian is right, so you will be responsible for the private contact?"

"That's not a problem, but..." Cao Rulin said with some hesitation: "The identities of our diplomats are a little sensitive. It's better for Prime Minister Song to send someone else. In my opinion, it's best to choose someone who is trustworthy and who is not would stand out as non-diplomats"

Song Jiaoren was taken aback, and tapped his fingers on the table a few times. He felt that what Cao Rulin said was very reasonable. This kind of thing must be done with caution. Once the news is revealed, the consequences will be disastrous. It is impossible for Ren and Yuan Shikai to show up, they don't know how many eyes will be staring at Xu Shichang, but Xu Shichang is a suitable candidate, but Xu Shichang has no job, and because he has a close relationship with Yuan Shikai's Beiyang, Song Jiaoren can't help it. It's not that I can't believe Xu Shichang's integrity, but it's probably not a very good idea for KMT to let him play the role. In the end, he turned his attention to Fang Zida, directly named Fang Zida to be in charge of the liaison work in private, and declared to the public that it was about Zhong The currency reform work of Bank of Yang needs to exchange views with embassies of various countries in China, and the actual main goal is Germany (to be continued)

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