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    Chapter 201 The last moment

    In the Beijing Railway Station, workers were loading boxes of ammunition, ordnance and grain with Japanese characters printed on them onto the train. Yang Du stood beside him and roughly counted. There were several thousand boxes of Japanese-made ammunition alone. A box of four 7-year-old artillery shells counted.  There are nearly 10,000 pieces.

    The soldiers were pushing several 15-year-old heavy artillery used by the former Imperial Guard onto the flatbed truck. There were already two in Xinyang, and four more were to be transported over this time. There were also a large number of 7-year-old and 5-year-old artillery and Japanese-made 3-guns behind them.  Shengqi small artillery pieces, rifles, bullets, grenades produced in Dagu, etc. filled the flatbed truck and sealed compartment.

    This batch of materials was all purchased using three batches of advance loans from the UK. They were originally used to defend Gyeonggi, but now they are all used to go to Xinyang via the Beijing-Hankou Line.  Obviously, Yuan Shikai and Beiyang are risking their money this time!

    As a group with traditional ideas, Beiyang will always leave some financial resources for emergencies no matter where it is. This is the same as the Chinese people¡¯s idea of ??having more than enough every year. But this time they actually took out all their financial resources, which can only mean one problem. A new backer has appeared.

    Zhu Erdian can influence the banking group of the four countries but cannot control it. The bankers will not all listen to him, so he knows very well who this new backer is.  But now he has gradually faded away from the center of power, and he has no idea about the inside story of the negotiations.  It was actually unfair to be ignored this time. Because of Tang Shaoyi's incident, Yuan Shikai was suspicious that he had some secret agreement with Yang Qiu, so he didn't even go to Tianjin.

    In fact, even if you don¡¯t know the inside story, who doesn¡¯t know the thoughts of the Japanese?  Going around and around is nothing but full of misery.

    "Hey, isn't this Xizi? Why do you have the time to come here?" Just as Yang Du was about to go back, he saw Wang Yitang and two Japanese people coming to greet him politely. The Japanese got in without saying a word and were about to send him away.  When Yuan Shikai was on the train to Tianjin, he was the only one with raised nostrils and said sarcastically: "But I haven't seen you going to the Presidential Palace for several days."

    "Brother Shen is indeed very high-spirited. It seems that he is going to have great luck recently." Yang Du ignored this villain.

    Although he has different ideas from those in China, he believes that Yuan Shikai must rely on foreign aid if he wants to truly unify the country. Therefore, whether it is the four-nation banking group or Japan, they are ultimately the same. It is just that Japan is more greedy.

    The real problem is that Yuan Shikai should not let Wang Yitang be responsible for this matter. Not to mention that this man smokes cigarettes, whores women, and makes money from high and low. In diplomacy, he does not understand what it means to use foreign forces to control foreign countries. If he had changed it, he would have directly imposed the conditions on Japan.  Put it in front of Zhu Erdian, and then there is hope that the large loan for the aftermath will be passed.  But this person is ignorant and has only his Japanese master in his heart, so he never thought that once this matter was exposed, the first person Beiyang would have to face would not be the eyeing Yang Qiu and the Kuomintang, but the anger after his interests were taken away.  The ultimate four-nation bank group!

    When the Four Nations realize that all their interests have been taken away by Japan and support Yang Qiu or the Democratic Party, Beiyangjust wait to cry!  So he didn't even look at Wang Yitang, reluctantly handed over and left the train station. He didn't even stop when he saw Yuan Shikai's motorcade approaching. This trip to Tianjin would be the most prosperous moment for Beiyang, whether it was Yang Qiu or the people.  The party will definitely make compromises to ensure that he continues to be president, and may even absorb his United Party into a coalition to govern.

    Loans of hundreds of millions of yen, huge amounts of ordnance supplies, and perhaps direct support from the military.  Beiyang will undoubtedly grow rapidly in the coming months!  But prominence and prosperity may be followed by rapid collapse and decline. What's the point of flattering someone at this time?

    Yuan Shikai, who was sitting in the car, didn't notice that the familiar figure was getting further and further away from him. Yang Du's guess was indeed correct. At this moment, his face was rosy and his eyebrows were blooming. He walked very smoothly in just ten meters to change trains.  , seemed to be dozens of years younger all of a sudden, which made the Beiyang officials who came to see him off and accompany him secretly excited that the old man was back again.

    The guards in the carriage had already set up two large fire pots. He, who was usually very afraid of the cold, felt a little hot as soon as he stepped into the carriage. He waved one away and sat down and asked, "Xingcheng, Yang Qiu and Song Jiaoren are in Tianjin these days.  Are you still honest?"

    Yang Shiqi took the fresh ginseng slices sent by the maid, placed them in front of Yuan Shikai for him to take, and then replied: "I heard from foreigners that after Yang Qiu arrived in Tianjin, he would not leave the front door, and spent the whole day talking to foreign businessmen in the American Chamber of Commerce.  Chatting. Song Jiaoren was very diligent. He would go to the foreign embassy and give lectures at the university. His voice was heard throughout the Tianjin Guard."

    He continued: "Liang Shiyi just sent a telegram. Last night, Zhang Taiyan and Cai Yuanpei agreed to our conditions. They will immediately abolish the Nanjing stay after the Congress is convened and promise not to adjust the government for the time being. Everything will be discussed after the vote on the draft constitution at the end of the year.  . Also Yang Qiuben did not agree to unite our United Party, but Song Jiaoren relented last night after several visits in person, saying that the three parties could consider joining forces to form the National United Front."

    Yuan Shikai appears?The biggest headache is the Congress, and the most disgusting party is this party and that party. So when I heard about another alliance, I lost my appetite. I pushed the remaining slices of fresh ginseng to the side and asked: "What do you think about these things?"  Just take care of it, but why is Yang Qiu so low-key and not going out this time? Does Xingcheng smell something? Is there any new news about his troop mobilization from Er'an?"

    Yang Shiqi already knew about Zhao Bingjun, and he agreed with it. Although the assassination had a bad reputation, it could be solved once and for all. In the end, it would only be a few scapegoats, so he was not surprised.  Said: "Does the President think that Yang Qiuhui can't guess that we are going to deal with him? It's a pity that this man has grown a good skin in vain. The newspapers also advertised him every day during the Hubei War. He ate and slept with the soldiers on the front line day and night. In my opinion,  It¡¯s all just blown out, Zhi¡¯an may not be able to find a good opportunity this time.¡±

    Seeing his anger, Yuan Shikai chuckled: "Can you still believe what those reporters said? They didn't say that the sow climbed the tree, which is already very good."

    He is in a really good mood today. If he had known a few days ago that the assassination of Yang Qiu would lead to miscarriage, he would have been anxious and angry, but today he seems to be fine. This big change is obviously because the matter in Japan has been basically settled.  Yang Shiqi was one of the people involved in this matter. He also knew that after this period, he would find a formal reason to start the fight, so he also focused part of his thoughts on the military. He introduced: "There hasn't been any big movement at Er'an yet.  , there have been a lot of patrols in the direction of Wushengguan recently, and even trains passing by have to stop for inspection. I guess it was because we were afraid that something might happen to Yang Qiu, so we suddenly made preparations in advance. Guangxi is considered peaceful, and Yunnan is still fighting.  Except for a few new units, there has been no major movement in Sichuan and Hunan."

    Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered something and patted his forehead: "Look at my memory." Er'an called and said that there have been a lot of foreign planes in the sky in Xinyang recently. Three or four of them come almost every day. He thinks it should be  Yang Qiu¡¯s people are checking our deployment.¡±

    Although Yuan Shikai knew nothing about party politics, he was very sensitive to new military equipment. For this reason, he also introduced several aircraft. Therefore, he was alert to Yang Qiu's sudden equipment of so many aircraft and asked: "Can Yang Qiu buy it?"  How many planes did it take?¡±

    Yang Shiqi said: "Last year, he bought 15 aircraft from the United States, and his relationship with his new wife ended up in court. Last time there was news that he bought a batch of engines from Germany, and even brought Feng Ru and a few others to Chongqing to build the aircraft.  The factory said they wanted to build their own planes. There is no word on whether they have been built, but judging from Er'an's words, they should have built a few. Otherwise, how could there be so many flying around every day?"

    "This Yang Qiu, it would be great if he was willing to follow me" Hearing that Yang Qiu found someone to build his own plane, even Yuan Shikai sighed and said, "Look at what he did in the southwest, he is really a  Amazing talent, alas! What a pity"

    Yang Shiqi also felt the same way about this sentence. Although he had never been to Southwest China, most of the information about Beiyang was in his hands, so he could clearly understand the changes there. He said, "Yes. The size of the Hanyang factory  It is several times larger than before. The spies reported that there are already 150 new guns every day, as many as ten cannons every month, and countless ammunition.

    The new factory in Chongqing is also being built very quickly. If nothing unexpected happens, it will be fully operational by the end of next year. The shipyard he jointly operates with the Americans in Shanghai is also very large. It is said that it can already build 10,000-ton steamships!  There are many small private factories in the first three provinces. It is no exaggeration to say that they are springing up like mushrooms after a rain. He and the United States have attracted many foreign businessmen to the special zone. Last month alone, four or five factories were started.  Daye is even more prosperous. When the eldest son came back, he said that it was more than ten times bigger than Kailuan!  Railways and coal mines are also progressing very quickly, and up to now, one or two ships carrying foreign machinery and equipment pass by every day.  "

    "This man is talented and thoughtful, but he also has a serious problem. If he can't be used by you, the President, then it's bad luck for him. However, it's also a good thing for him to spend his money on business. Firstly, he will lose his vitality. Secondly, when the army arrives,  It also saves us any more effort.¡±

    "Haha, you are the only one who has seen this in Xingcheng." After Yuan Shikai praised him, he squeezed his eyebrows together and said: "This person's stuff still has merit. You can find a way to find some people to study it. We are now  It is just a Dagu Manufacturing Bureau. Although it has purchased a lot of machines, it is still the territory of foreigners. So after the Japanese money and ordnance arrive this time, I plan to build a large factory in Gong County and let Sa Zhenbing take care of it.  Regarding this matter, by the way, we should move Taku over and learn from him to make things bigger. Japan is still not trustworthy, so we have to be on guard."

    Yang Shiqi nodded and was about to speak when he turned around and saw Wang Yitang bent over with a slave-like look on his face leading the two Japanese envoys along the passage. He snorted coldly in his heart: "I haven't seen him be so polite to the president. He treats the Japanese as  Damn it, Master! It¡¯s abominable that these Japanese covet Manmeng. Once the south is pacified and recuperated for a few years, we will take care of them."

      This scene also made Yuan Shikai's expression change unnaturally. After gritting his teeth and returning to normal, he said: "These Japanese know how to take advantage of others' danger. During the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War forget it, no.  As I said, I will always have to settle old scores after passing this level."

    During the conversation between the two people, the Japanese envoy bowed and sat down. After a whistle, the train slowly drove towards Tianjin

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