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    Chapter 356 The settler is here

    "North and South join hands to unify the country"

    As June was about to enter, a piece of news ignited the midsummer in advance. The unification and peace that 40 million people had been waiting for were finally settled. Beiyang, which had dominated the late Qing Dynasty for decades, was surrounded by Henan with the First Army. Yuan Shikai  After being bedridden and collapsed, after 18 months of chaos starting from Wuchang, the newly reborn Republic of China achieved its goal with iron and blood.  //.com//

    Young people took to the streets and cheered heartily, while older people hid on street corners and vented their anger. Newspapers published endless articles promoting the benefits of national unification and their longing for the future. It seemed that everything was slowly starting to improve.

    But while the whole country was celebrating, discordant voices pierced all the eardrums like needles. First, the British said that because they had not yet reached an agreement with the Republic of China government on how to deal with issues such as debt and tariffs during the Qing government, they rejected Tang Shaoyi¡¯s proposal.  The requirement to admit first and then discuss.  As soon as the British boss opened his mouth, the younger brothers naturally hugged each other. France, Russia, Belgium, the Netherlands, etc. all remained silent on the issue of recognizing the regime of the Republic of China, and no matter how hard the ministers stationed in various countries tried to talk, it was useless.

    Even Germany, which had a good relationship with Yang Qiu, was on the sidelines on this issue, because Germany also felt that the Republic of China government must continue to fulfill all the claims made during the Qing government and continue to provide preferential treatment to various countries.  As for Japan, which was in the political turmoil of the early Taisho period, the angry Yamamoto Gonbei simply stated that Japan would not recognize the Republic of China government.

    Under the temptation of Nanjing¡¯s promise to gradually open its domestic market in the future, the United States finally released a positive signal.

    On June 1st, the United States took the lead in withdrawing from the four-nation banking group led by the United Kingdom. The news had not yet spread. In the afternoon of that day, Tang Shaoyi, on behalf of the Republic of China government, signed the China-U.S. Trade Compensation Loan Agreement with U.S. representative Sidde in Shanghai.  According to the agreement, four consortiums led by Citibank will provide the Republic of China government with a 60% discount loan totaling US$100 million. Nanjing will then use this loan to order a set of oil processing equipment with an annual processing capacity of 50,000 tons from the United States.  Development of Yanchang and Hanjiang oil fields, ordering all the equipment required for a medium-sized chemical plant in Xiangtan, Hunan, ordering one set each of tungsten steel and manganese steel sintering furnaces and rolling mills for Chongqing Steel Plant, and ordering seamless steel pipe extrusion for Dangtu Steel Plant  We will expand the Mawei Shipyard, order 42 steam locomotives, 1,200 industrial machine tools (including 36 six-axis high-precision machine tools), jointly build three hydropower stations including Xin'anjiang, and four medium-sized hydropower stations including Xiangtan and Shuicheng.  Power station, jointly build 36 technical schools and 10 universities and provide teaching staff, etc., with a total amount of US$57.13 million.  (Search on Baidu to view the latest updates of this book)

    On the same day, the Central Bank of the Republic of China, which was reorganized from the Southwest Bank, provided a loan of US$15 million to three companies in Hubei, Chongqing and Jiangnan, and used it to order a steam turbine, a boiler factory, and other equipment from Germany and France on a cash on delivery basis.  Production equipment and technology including a truck factory, two ammonia fertilizer plants, a phosphate fertilizer plant, etc.

    The largest single commercial order in the history of the Far East made the United States ecstatic. Although 15 million was divided up by Germany, this agreement also meant that China began to gradually open its huge domestic market to the United States. After the news reached Wall Street that year,  Stocks including Westinghouse Company, Rockefeller Petroleum Machinery Company, and U.S. Steel Company rose one after another. The American Asia Association controlled by Wall Street also submitted a draft recognizing the sovereignty of the Republic of China to the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate again. However, since the America Asia Association is only a private organization, so  Nanjing remained calm toward the United States.

    When the news reached London, Whitehall was shocked. The first telegram severely criticized the diplomats stationed in China, including Juerdian, asking why France, which had done nothing, could get a US$3 million order, while Britain received not a cent.  Didn't get it.

    For this reason, Zhu Erdian had to personally pressure the Republic of China government and asked for an order of at least 15 million US dollars from the British. Nanjing immediately gave a positive reply and directly threw out an order for two battleships.  Even if the tensions in Europe were ignored, Britain would never help China build battleships, and would not even consider helping other countries to build battleships. Therefore, it was impossible to agree. In the end, after negotiations, it only received US$3 million worth of civilian steamships that could build 10 freighters.  Contracts for turbines and small water tube coal-fired boilers.

    When the contract details were finalized, everyone felt the heat.

    But Yang Qiu is very clear that national reunification does not mean that it will be stable, and large orders do not mean that Europe and the United States will help China become rich and powerful. It is just because Europe has been unable to escape and has to take economic measures to make a fortune.  The tactic of political indifference.

    After finishing the loans and orders, the changes in agencies stationed in various countries, the adjustment of expatriates, the appointment of officials from various places, etc. made Nanjing seem like a clockwork Bugs Bunny in a parallel world. Even Yang Qiu, who was on vacation, slowly  Starting to shift to work, the first thing to deal with is the national layout of the National Socialist Party and the third factoryIndustrial group construction.

    According to Yang Qiu's opinion, seven manufacturing bureaus across the country, including Guangzhou, Mawei, Jinling, Anqing, Shandong, Dagu, and Beiyang Dezhou Machinery Bureau, will be merged. Among them, Mawei Manufacturing Bureau, like Jiangnan, will be changed to more professional ship manufacturing.  Other manufacturing bureaus will be converted into civilian factories after moving away their main military equipment. Among them, the Jinling Factory will be changed into Nanjing Vehicle Factory.

    Although the main equipment of the seventh factory is technically backward, there are still more than 2,000 units in total. All of these equipment will be shipped to Zhengzhou and merged into Henan Industrial Company similar to Hubei and Sichuan. This location was chosen because Henan is close to Shaanxi and Shanxi.  , Shaanxi has undeveloped oil, and Shanxi has abundant coal mines, which can make full use of the resources of the three provinces. Moreover, it is at the intersection of the Beijing-Hankong Line and the Yellow River, and the transportation is more convenient. In order to become bigger and stronger, Yang Qiu also bought Russia  The equipment is handed over to Zhengzhou. Since most of it is used to manufacture trains, China's first locomotive factory will be born here.

    Hanyang has the foundation, Chongqing is a joint venture between Hanyang and Jiangnan, and Mawei has rich shipbuilding experience. However, Henan, which lacks industrial technology, is much more difficult to develop than the three places. Although the technical backbone of the Seventh Factory will also be merged, it will  Just like every factory on a large order, it is impossible to actually build it within two or three years. Fortunately, the country is at least nominally unified, and there is enough time to polish it little by little.

    At the same time that the North-South negotiations ended, the Sino-Japanese Dongying Incident negotiations also started immediately. It was almost as imagined. Apart from arguing about responsibilities and compensation, there was no hope of reaching an agreement. The Japanese government only sent one undersecretary of foreign affairs, which showed that it had no interest in this negotiation.  Sincerely, Tang Shaoyi also simply sent his son-in-law Gu Weijun to Quan Dang for training, while he went to Shanghai to discuss the details of trade procurement with De De.

    ??While the domestic political structure and industrial and commercial construction are just beginning to show their talents, the military reorganization has already begun to deepen.

    Xuchang, in the north of the city that is crossed by the Beijing-Hankou Road, has built a huge temporary military camp. All imaginable old armies from Yijun, Xiangyong, and Beiyang can be seen here.

    In the center of the large playground, several captains of the National Defense Forces sat behind the table. Thousands of former Beiyang and affiliated army soldiers formed a long queue. Military police to maintain order stood around with guns and live ammunition.

    "Jiang Hu."

    The captain raised his head and glanced up and down at the burly and swarthy former soldier of the 8th Beiyang Brigade in front of him. After chatting with the military training officer next to him for a few words, he said to the soldier named Jiang Hu: "Shandong people? You are in good health. Do you want to continue serving as a soldier or go home?"  ?¡±

    The soldier thought about it and asked: "Is there any money that can be taken?"

    The second lieutenant didn't want to let go of the good talent, and said with a pleasant look: "If you choose to be a soldier, you must first undergo four months of basic infantry training. During the training period, you will receive 5 yuan per month. After the training, if you are assigned to the regular army, you will receive 10 yuan per month. Assigned  It¡¯s 8 yuan a month to join the National Guard, and you can get more if you have the ability to develop skills or pass the officer training class.¡±

    "What about going home?"

    After the soldier blurted out, the second lieutenant frowned and shook his hand: "Sign the retirement agreement and get a one-time settlement fee of 50 yuan."

    50 yuan is a lot of money. In this day and age, you can almost buy two cows. A soldier with a farm at home can live a stable life on two cows, so the soldier is also a little moved.  But after almost two years in the army, he suddenly put down his gun and felt as if something was missing. When he thought about it and couldn't make up his mind, his companions in line behind him became anxious and shouted at him to stop wasting his time.

    The soldier was coaxed together and said through gritted teeth: "Be a soldier."

    The second lieutenant's eyes lit up when he heard these words, and he quickly took out the ink pad and the enlistment book he had prepared: "Put your fingerprints and gather at the train station tomorrow." The soldier saw that he still had to stamp his fingerprints, and he hesitated to retire.  But he couldn't stand the louder and louder urging from behind, so he quickly pressed his fingerprints and then walked to the side to wait for his fellow countrymen behind him.

    The second lieutenant breathed a sigh of relief and handed the enlistment form to his assistant and began to give the next name.

    Peng Shouxin, who was standing in the distance, completely took this scene into his eyes and sighed in his heart. As an officer, he did not need to make such a choice to these soldiers. The General Staff of the National Defense Forces had already sent him the position of brigade commander of the 21st Brigade of the 6th Infantry Division.  In hand, but in front of these soldiers who chose to join the army or retire, they clearly told others that the Hehe Beiyang was being rapidly disintegrated.

    From the famous loudmouth in the old Beiyang to the commander of the infantry brigade, not only was he not demoted, but he should be promoted, because the National Defense Forces have a three-by-three system. A brigade has three infantry regiments and an artillery battalion. In addition, he has been promoted during this period.  It can be seen that the brigade-level officers of the National Defense Corps have great command power compared with Beiyang, so they are quite satisfied with this arrangement.

    ??????????? Actually, he himself said that he would not be picked even if he was a battalion commander, but his old friend Wu Peifu actually didn¡¯t get anything this time, except that Wang Jinjing was dismissed from his post.In addition to the forced retirement, Chen Huan and Jin Yunpeng were appointed commanders of the 15th and 16th Infantry Divisions, and Xu Shuzheng was directly transferred to the General Staff Headquarters as combat staff officer, but he has not yet received any information about his arrangements.

    Could it be that Tongguan was beaten too hard?

    Peng Shouxin was thinking as she walked towards the temporary camp for officers not far away, but before she saw Wu Peifu, she saw two young National Defense Force officers shouting.

    "Wu Xiucai, I'm here to settle a score with you!".

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