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- Chapter 245 The End (9)
The world outside was turned upside down, but there was constant laughter in the Nanjing Presidential Office. Because Li Yuanhong could also understand English, there was no translator or recorder in the room. He made tea and water by himself, just like a small party.
Both Hangel and Steady are very satisfied with this relaxed atmosphere. To be honest, this is more in line with American habits. It is too boring for the old-fashioned British people to drown themselves in red tape every day.
The two of them had been enjoying themselves in Nanjing as if they were on vacation, waiting to discuss loans to China and opening up the market after reunification. However, they did not expect that gunfire from China and Japan suddenly came from Dongying, although it was only a small-scale conflict. , but who could predict that it would trigger a new war in the Far East? So the two of them came here today hoping to hear what Yang Qiu meant, whether to expand the war or try to resolve it.
Yang Qiu was very clear about the purpose of the two men's visit, and he was even more aware of the uneasy mentality of the United States. Japan's expansion in the Asia-Pacific region had put an end to the open door policy proposed by the United States. If Japan took advantage of this to control North China and Northeast China, it would soon be able to arm itself. Launching more battleships threatens U.S. interests in the Pacific.
Yang Qiu picked up the teacup and smiled: "To tell you the truth, I had no idea about this conflict, but the president has asked the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to try not to trigger a full-scale war between the two countries or even the entire Northeast Asia, because our country is a backward country. , the most important thing is to complete reunification as soon as possible and work hard to develop people's livelihood."
"Of course!" Before Hangel and Steady could recall the meaning of these words, Yang Qiu raised his voice: "We will not allow the Japanese army to destroy the peace in the Far East with reckless abandon. For our country, it will break the current situation. Balance is a very wrong thing, so if the Japanese government ignores our good intentions, then we will not be afraid of any war!"
Hangel nodded: "I understand the mood of both of you. The Japanese government's actions have severely damaged the peace in the Far East. Therefore, Your Excellency Dou Maile has called our government to request an explanation for the Japanese Army's sudden entry into the Jiaozhou Peninsula and urge them to Withdraw your troops immediately."
Yang Qiu raised his eyebrows slightly, glanced at Li Yuanhong who was sitting on the sofa like a teddy bear, and said seriously: "I think it may be too late. I have ordered the cavalry there to do everything possible to disarm him."
"Has the order been issued?"
Hangel and Steady looked at each other and secretly thought that this was not a good idea. This order meant that he would mobilize all his forces to kill this group of Japanese troops. Although it might take a while because reinforcements could not arrive, if Japan continued to increase its troops, these two I'm afraid there will never be a chance to sit down and negotiate again. This is not good. You must know that in addition to asking about the conflict, the two of them also brought a letter of intent for a loan from Wall Street. However, if a large-scale war breaks out in the Far East, not only will the loan fail, I am afraid that the Chinese market will once again close the door to the United States.
Therefore, Sidde was very anxious and did not care about concealing the loan and said: "You two, I think this authorization should be canceled immediately."
"Why?" Li Yuanhong asked, narrowing his eyes.
Staide said sternly: "First of all, your army has not yet fully grasped the Jinpu Railway. Relying on only some cavalry without support will cause heavy losses, and I think this will also give His Excellency Yuan Shikai a chance to make a comeback. Furthermore, our government A consortium of banks has been authorized to provide loans to your country, but if war breaks out, I don¡¯t think we can ensure smooth progress of the loans.¡±
When he heard that the United States had finally relented on the loan, Li Yuanhong's eyes brightened slightly. He turned to look at Yang Qiu and muttered: "Chen Hua, look at this"
Yang Qiu also didn't expect that the U.S. government would agree to the loan at this time. Since he insisted on using only the finance and taxation of the eight southwest provinces as collateral for this loan, Wall Street would definitely impose many restrictions on this loan. If the war is not under control, this will A vital loan may very well fall through the cracks.
How about taking Southwest Railway as collateral? However, the Southwest Railway has been handed over to Xu Xiujun to issue public bonds, and the salt tax has been mortgaged to Germany. Apart from mineral resources of great significance, there is really not much mortgage that he can take out. Thinking of this, he said: "Thank you both for your support. I can only say to try to avoid war, but if the Japanese government is unreasonable, I will not tolerate it."
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? out of the way and at least Yang Qiu showed sincerity for a peaceful solution, so they told Citibank that they were willing to provide a loan worth 100 million US dollars.
One hundred million dollars!
Not to mention Li Yuanhong, Yang Qiu was also secretly stunned. He didn't expect such a big gift package to fall from the sky. Although he knew that Zhang Wenjing, Shen Shukai and others had been conducting loan negotiations, and Xu Xiujun and Tang Shaoyi had recently joined the negotiation team, this number was still shocking. People feel shocked?
One hundred million U.S. dollars may seem like a lot, but it is just a drop in the bucket for the United States. According to information obtained by the American Asia Association, the actual revenue of the Republic of China last year exceeded 500 million, of which the salt tax on Huaihe and Sichuan exceeded 100 million, but among them Fifty percent of it was withheld by local governments, especially in the southeast. If the southeast continued to be controlled by others, this loan would not be approved at all, but now it is in the hands of Yang Qiu.
If the tax reform policy is resolutely implemented in the southeast, then based on the growth of more than 15% in the eight southwest provinces last year, the annual income south of the Yangtze River alone will exceed 600 million in five years, and taxes in the north will increase to 800 million. Or so, it is entirely possible to pay off this debt, and more importantly! This was achieved despite the fact that most of the tariffs could not be dealt with on their own. If the tariffs were taken back and raised from the current 5% to 15%, the revenue would reach a figure of more than 1 billion.
It is this series of figures that impressed the U.S. government and made Wall Street never forget it. You must know that this is a country with a population of more than 400 million! At present, the average output value per person in this country is only about 5 US dollars. However, if the annual growth rate is 10%, it will reach 13 US dollars in ten years. Even if the population does not increase, the total national output will reach nearly 60 billion US dollars, which is nearly the current level of the United States. double!
Sohow big a market this is. As long as this market can be cracked open, it will bring a huge market of at least more than 10 billion US dollars to the United States in the next ten years! However, the premise of all this is to maintain stability for ten years. As long as even the most fragile peace can be guaranteed for ten years, the United States will be able to reap this profit.
You can imagine how the two of them felt when they learned about the exchange of fire between China and Japan.
Looking at the anxious faces of the two people, Yang Qiu sighed in his heart. Whether he can get this loan depends on Yuan Shikai. If he agrees to let the 2nd brigade pass through, then the unification of the country is just around the corner. As long as there is no national war with Japan. Sex war, it is very possible to get this loan, but if Beiyang continues to resist to the end, Wall Street will probably start to waver.
Just when he was thinking about how to get the money into his pocket, there was a sudden knock on the door.
Under the gaze of the four people, Cai Gongshi opened the door and rushed in excitedly: "President, Vice President, BeiyangBeiyang has opened the Jinpu Line to allow the 2nd Brigade to pass! And just now, Foreign Minister Wu called and said, Yuan Shikai suddenly fainted an hour ago. When he woke up, he announced his resignation in front of reporters and everyone in Beiyang! He handed over all power in Beiyang to Duan Qirui and Liang Shiyi, who will be responsible for negotiating with us on national unification."
Beiyang liberalized the Jinpu Railway? Yuan Shikai announced his resignation? !
Ha ha
Even the old fox, who was never overjoyed, couldn't help laughing wildly. He held Yang Qiu's hand and shouted excitedly: "Chenhua, we are unified, the country is unified! Haha"
Hangel and Steady opened their mouths in astonishment. If they were worried that the Civil War would continue to drag on and lead to Japan's further expansion in Northeast China and North China, they no longer have such worries! Because Yuan Shikai's resignation means that the National Defense Forces have been able to advance to Shandong and Northeast China along the Beijing-Hankou and Jinpu Railways without any hindrance.
Yang Qiu was also a little dazed by this sudden good news. Ever since he came to this world, he had been thinking about how to unify the country and what to do after reunification. At that time, he also thought about fighting Yuan Shikai for a year and a half. , but now it has only been going on for less than two months, and everything is over.
Not to mention anything else, the military expenditure alone is enough to save tens of millions.
This also announced that an era had finally come to an end, and Beiyang, which had influenced the Republic of China for decades in the parallel world, began to gradually withdraw from the stage of history. The Kuomintang has bid farewell and Beiyang has begun to integrate. In the futurewhere will it go?
Just when his thoughts were flying, the sound of footsteps came from outside again: "Win, win! An Guoliang sent a telegram, the cavalry regiment has recaptured Dongying and wiped out a Japanese brigade!"
What!
The first person to shout this time was Hangel. He had served in the military and as an American observer during the Russo-Japanese War, he had witnessed the fanatical combat capabilities of the Japanese Army. He couldn't believe it. Faced with a city wall as a shield, he was known as the strongest in Asia. The Japanese army that even defeated Russia was wiped out in one day? That's thousands of elite Japanese troops! If the United States were to fight with a cavalry regiment without heavy equipment, they might have to invest thousands of people to fight for four or five days, but they might not be able to recapture it.
One day, to be precise, one day, the problem was solved?
Very good!
He couldn't help but clapped his hands. Being able to solve it so quickly meant that Japan would not be able to find a target if it wanted to support it, unless Japan launched a full-scale attack. However, he firmly believed that Japan was not ready at least for now, so this meant that the political solution was already open. a window.
"Vice President, His Excellency Mr. Traun, the German Minister, is waiting for you in the drawing room. He hopes to see you immediately. "
"Oh? Mr. Traun is here too?" Yang Qiu scratched his head. It was really lively here. I wonder what Germany has brought this time? After just learning that the United States would provide a loan of 100 million, he found that he suddenly became a little greedy.
"By the way. Foreign Minister Wu also said that Minister Zhu Erdian sent a special envoy named John Moen to Nanjing, and he is expected to arrive tomorrow morning at the latest."
"British envoy?" Yang Qiu pondered for a while, then suddenly winked at Hangel and smiled: "I will leave for Wuchang tonight to prepare for the wedding, and then I will take about three weeks of wedding leave. If Mr. John arrives, , invite him to participate.¡±
Wedding leave?
Hangel and Steady looked at each other and smiled. The rigid John Moen may have met his match this time.
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