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    Chapter 137 North and South Reactions

    Nanjing.

    In front of the former Jiang Defense Force fort camp, Xu Shaozhen, escorted by several officers, walked into the position controlled by the National Defense Forces.  He is here to appease everyone today, hoping that everyone can turn hostilities into friendship and resolve disputes together, without leading to a war.

    As soon as I walked to the outer circle, I saw that the three Maxim heavy machine guns in the position had been loaded with ammunition belts. The shiny German pointed bullets on the ammunition belts were stacked layer by layer in the ammunition boxes. In addition to this box of bullets,  There are a dozen boxes of ammunition behind each machine gun squad.  In addition to three heavy machine gun squads, eight Madsen light machine guns supplement blind spots. The soldiers all use German-made 98 rifles, and the bullets are all German-made pointed bullets.  Not to mention that he couldn't figure this out, many people were crazy about guessing what kind of relationship Yang Qiu had with the Germans, and how he was able to buy so many arms. The most important thing was where did he get the money?

    The uniformly German-made equipment made several Jiangsu officers¡¯ eyes turn red, and they immediately turned green when they saw people starting to distribute lunches.  Because they saw the logistics officer with the armband and a few soldiers prying the wooden box, opening it and pouring out a lot of canned beef in foreign languages Ancestors on top?  Isn't this too luxurious?  Did Yang Qiu dig a gold mine and directly supply canned foreign meat to the troops?  Damn it, my troops were beaten to death, and they only had three bowls of clear soup noodles every day.

    Xu Shaozhen finally kept his composure and continued to walk forward, but he stopped again after taking the first few steps and saw a young officer giving lectures to the soldiers during meal time.

    "Changing lijin to commercial tax may seem like a name change, but it is actually very different. Let me give an analogy. If you buy kerosene in Shanghai and sell it back to Sichuan, you will have to pay lijin when you arrive in Hubei when you are full of Tatars, and you will have to pay lijin when your ship travels on the river.  Lijin, you have to pay it again when you enter Hunan, and you have to pay it again when you unload the goods in Sichuan! This has been paid four times before it is sold. But what about after the commander is unified? You only need to pay it once in Hubei, and then pay taxes based on Hubei.  The order is smooth all the way to Sichuan, and no one can charge more along the way How much can we save like this?"

    "Instructor, according to your statement, isn't the commander at a loss? We have to fund so many children to go to school, how can it be enough?" A soldier became worried.

    ¡°You just need to eat two less cans of Citi Beef.¡±

    "Ha ha"

    The instructor laughed a few times along with the soldiers and said: "The commander is not a businessman, so there is no way to lose money. Why does the commander do this? In fact, it will be clear once you find out who will save the money in the end. Money is saved first.  Give it to merchants, but merchants can¡¯t make all the money. If they want more people to buy, they have to make the price cheaper, so that more people can afford it. If the people can afford it, then the people doing business will also  If there are more people doing business, taxes will be collected. If the taxes are raised, they can be used to subsidize their children's education. People no longer have to provide education for their children, so they can save a lot of money, and this money can be used to buy things.  There is also agricultural tax, which will be reduced by half this time! This way, people will have more income from farming, and they will be able to save more money for spending."

    "Instructor, why do we sound like tongue twisters?"

    "Yes, it's a tongue twister, but for whom?" The instructor suddenly strengthened his tone and waved his arms very provocatively: "It's for the people of our three provinces! Now that the whole country is in chaos, Beiyang still doesn't give up on being a Manchurian Tatar.  You are a running dog! You want us Han people to pay taxes and pay to support the Manchus who are not engaged in production! So our National Defense Force must support the commander in carrying out this decree. To put it bluntly, who supports us? It¡¯s the commander and the people of the three provinces! We, the National Defense Force  What is the slogan? Defend the home and the country! This home is the home of tens of millions of people in the three provinces. It is the home of Uncle Chen and Uncle Wang next door to you! If we help those local gentry continue to exploit, we are still worthy of wearing these clothes  ?"

    "I support the commander's decision. If anyone tries to cause trouble to the commander this time and doesn't obey the order, I will be the first to kill him!"

    "There is no second intention to protect the home and the country."

    "Long live the National Defense Forces, long live the Commander!"

    The soldiers were excited, and Xu Shaozhen and the officers were also a little excited.  After the administrative power transfer to the three provinces was issued yesterday, the whole country became lively. No one expected that a warlord-like martial artist would dare to be so bold and directly cut off half of the income of the three provinces, and also let students study for free. This severely slapped those who said that Yang Qiu was a martial artist.  A big slap in the face.  Looking back on my own side, my face was even a little hot. Although the Nanjing government announced the cancellation of all tax collections after the establishment of the Nanjing government, the downstream provinces did not actually stop collecting taxes, because taxes and fees are related to the life and death of the provincial governors and the army. Who knows?  Dare to abolish it easily?

    After being excited, I was also secretly worried. Yang Qiu had already shown signs of separatist rule and became the king. However, no one could touch him until the north was peaceful. Now this telegram has almost wiped out the hearts of the people of the three provinces.  After this officer preached, the National Defense Forces must have followed him desperately. After he beat up the local tyrants and bullies in the three provinces,I'm afraid it will be difficult to enter the three provinces.  The upper reaches of the Yangtze River are aggressive, and the battle between Xuzhou and Beiyang openly broke the armistice agreement. Will these two families join forces through assassination?  In the final analysis, it was Sun Wu and those people who were stupid and gave Yang Qiu a chance to establish his authority in vain.

    ¡°Forget it, I¡¯m just a soldier, why bother with these chores.  Xu Shaozhen sighed and was about to continue walking when a twenty-seven or eight-year-old officer came over with someone. When he saw him, he immediately saluted: "The captain of the National Defense Force Yu Dehai has met the commander."

    After forcibly disarming Liu Ying¡¯s troops during the northern march, Yu Dehai became much more stable, and faced Xu Shaozhen without saying anything or humbly: ¡°Commander Xu is welcome to inspect.¡±

    "Commander Yu, how long will it take for your exercise to end?" Xu Shaozhen laughed, deliberately emphasizing the word "exercise" to avoid embarrassment to everyone.  Yu Dehai said immediately: "Report to the commander, we will end the exercise immediately after the president gives a reply."

    Give an answer?  !  Xu Shaozhen snorted coldly in his heart: "Didn't the President send a telegram to clarify that the incident had nothing to do with Nanjing? If you continue like this, I will not be able to explain it. If there is any commotion, I believe you will be on the side of Inspector Yang."  It¡¯s hard to say.¡±

    At such a critical moment in the northward march, Yu Dehai dared to directly disarm the Liu Ying brothers, not to mention that he was still making sense now!  So he said without giving any face: "The President sent the telegram, and we also believe in the character of the President and Commander Xu. But we are soldiers, and we have military orders. As long as the commander does not come to give orders for one day, we will stay here for one day.  As for the movement" Yu Dehai deliberately glanced at the river and the fort, the three gunboats and eight 120mm heavy guns that could turn their muzzles at any time, and said: Brother, I'm not afraid.  "

    Xu Shaozhen was a little angry. This was Nanjing, not Hubei. He dared to be so arrogant with forts and machine guns. He said coldly: "Commander Yu, you have to think clearly."

    Yu Dehai and the soldiers of the Second Regiment were already furious. The commander led everyone in bloody battles for so many days and paid the price of 16,000 civilian casualties to achieve a good situation in the south. The country has not yet been unified, and some people can't wait to kill them.  How can everyone endure him?  If it hadn't been for the strict order from the chief of staff not to enter Nanjing City, they would have thought about slandering the emperor, so they simply ignored the last sentence and just replied: "Commander Xu, please go back. The duty of the brothers is to wait for Mr. Binglin to take those people."  Let¡¯s talk about it later.¡±

    Zhang Binglin is coming?  Are you going to bring Sun Wu and the others?  !  Xu Shaozhen was dumbfounded, and all his anger turned into worry. This slap was too harsh!

    When Xu Shaozhen hurried back to the Presidential Palace to report, Zhang Binglin also escorted Sun Wu and others to the Nanjing Pier.  This news immediately detonated the city of Nanjing, and the presidential palace and senators were caught off guard. They did not expect that Yang Qiu would throw this big trouble to Nanjing to solve it. For this reason, Sun Wen had to hold an emergency cabinet meeting to discuss countermeasures.

    ¡°In fact, there is nothing negotiable in this assassination case.  Pretending to be a government official and assassinating a central official is a capital crime in any era!  Especially now that the country has not yet been unified, Nanjing urgently needs to establish its authority.  What's more, Zhang Binglin not only brought the prisoner this time, but also brought a detailed confession. If it had been given to others, he would have been taken out and shot.  But it won't work this time, because Huang Keqiang's son is involved.

    When Nanjing was in dire straits, Beijing's Yuan Shikai was also a little irritable.

    The Gongbao Mansion has been busy these days. Ever since it was reported that he had submitted a memorial to persuade him to abdicate and resign as Prime Minister, all forces have sensed that Cao Cao is going to take action. The abdication of the Qing Dynasty may only be a blink of an eye, so not only is there no leisure, but it is even more serious.  Get busy.

    Winter in Beijing is difficult. Continuous heavy snow has covered the capital. The frightened Yuan Shikai has been feeling unwell for the past few days, so he simply stayed at home.  But don't think that he was frightened by the bomb. The ticking telegraph machine still told others that this was still the political center of North Center.

    "This Yang Qiu is really a headache." Yang Shiqi sat next to the brazier. He had an extraordinary status in the Yuan Mansion, so Yuan Shikai would have someone prepare a stool for him every time he discussed matters, and said: "This political message is a  If he goes out, I am afraid that the hearts of the people in the three provinces will turn to him, and I am afraid that he will not be able to lose his tail in the future."

    Duan Qirui, who was always tough, said coldly: "What's so big about it? I don't believe he really wants to abolish Lijin and start schools free of charge. He now has 100,000 men, and this time he wants to expand the army to 12 regiments. Just to feed the troops every year, he needs  The tens of millions are just for fame and reputation! When he fails to carry out his plan, I will expose him and let the whole country see his true face."

    Yang Shiqi glanced at the Tiger of the North and continued: "In the battle of Xuzhou, the south was already threatened by us, and Yang Qiu put pressure on Nanjing in a high-profile manner. This time, I'm afraid Huang Keqiang will have to kill his son! In this case,  His prestige will definitely be greatly reduced. Without him, the descendants of Sun Wen will be missing an arm, and the south will not have much time left. So, my lord, you have to hurry up!If it drags on for a year and a half, I'm afraid it will really be handed over to Yang Qiu.  "

    Yuan Shikai has been anxious these days. This assassination actually helped him a lot, but there were some things he couldn't say out loud. He deliberately sighed and said: "My Yuan family has been favored by the emperor for three generations, but now I have to do it myself  Why."

    Yang Shiqi knew his temper best and advised: "Sir! This is not the time for women to be benevolent. If the house is cleared and the throne is not abdicated, once Nanjing resolves the Yang Qiu matter, if it wants to restore its momentum, it will definitely make an all-out Northern Expedition and fight.  The people of the world are the ones who are suffering. Haven¡¯t we, the Han people, suffered enough? Shi Qi is asking for help today. Sir, please make a decision early!"

    Chen Huan stood nearby, a little dissatisfied with Yuan Shikai's pretentiousness at this time, but he had already agreed to assist and could only say: "Sir, Nanjing and Hubei will still use each other in the end, so they will never completely fall out at this moment. This is from Yang  This can be seen from the fact that Qiu left Sun Wu and others to deal with them. Nanjing will definitely use this opportunity to ask Yang Qiu for the Northern Expedition. If Jinpu and Jinghan launch it at the same time, we may not have enough troops."

    Yuan Shikai let out a long sigh, used a poker to stir up the fire, and then pretended to make a decision: "That's it! Send someone to talk to Yang Qiu first about Wu Shengguan's replacement and stabilize him for the time being.  Liang Bi take action too, I'm going to risk everything this time, if the sky falls, I'll hold it up for you."

    With his words, the three of them understood that it was only a matter of time before the Manchus abdicated

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