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Volume 2 Beijing Story Chapter 68 Olive Branch and Military Order

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    Update time: 2012-07-03

    Duan Qirui's face turned cold. Although Xu Shuzheng could be said to be a spoiled child by him, now that Wang Geng, a newcomer, was present, since Duan had promised Wang Geng something yesterday, how could he be willing to break his promise and get rich today?

    ¡°In the end, is it me, Duan Qirui, or you, Xu Shuzheng, who is in charge of the Anhui Clan?  Are there any group charters?  !

    Xu Shuzheng wondered how a general like Wang Geng would show weakness. He sneered and said,

    "As long as the Prime Minister and the President of the National Assembly agree, what if I, the Deputy Secretary of the Army, quit my job? If you have the ability, you can come and try it!"

    "Hey, Zheng, why are you doing this? Everyone knows that you are the Prime Minister's right-hand man. What will happen if the Army Department leaves you? The State Council cannot do without you as the Secretary-General. Don't be angry! Don't be angry! We listen to the Prime Minister!  "Xu Shiying applauded in his heart, but advised him with his mouth.

    Chen Jintao was leaning on a chair and smoking a cigar. There was no expression on his face. He was obviously aloof and planning to sit back and watch the fight between tigers and tigers.

    As the Chief Financial Officer, he was not a direct descendant of Duan Qirui, but fortunately he was a die-hard friend of Xu Shiying, and he became Duan Qirui's subordinate through the matchmaking of his brother, Lao Duan.  It seems like you have ulterior motives when you help anyone, so why don't you say anything and just watch the show!

    Duan Qirui kept a calm face and said nothing, which actually showed his attitude. I am just informing you about the promotion of Wang Geng today, and I am not here to discuss it with you. The head of the State Council and the Army Ministry is still me, Duan.  The leader of this Anhui faction is still me, Duan Qirui!

    Xu Shuzheng also calmed down after being persuaded by Xu Shiying. Since Duan Qirui did not greet him in advance when Wang Geng used it, he must have anticipated his reaction and had no way of explaining it at the moment, so he simply didn't say anything.

    Today¡¯s commotion in the conference room is purely an instinctive reaction. Compared with the confident Western Point Wang Geng opposite, he has lost his grace, hum!  If anything happens, it's only right to go back to the study and talk to the old man alone.

    Otherwise, the two guys who let Chen Jin-Tao and Xu Shiying see my jokes of Xu Shuzheng, let alone in Beiyang, there are still fewer people who want to see my Xu Shuzheng's joke within the Anhui department?

    "Brother Zheng, I'm here for the first time. Thanks to the Prime Minister's respect, I'm here to share the worries of the Prime Minister and all the adults here with sincerity. You see, this is great. As the supervisor of the War Preparatory Office, if I can't raise a team in half a year, I can't build a team in a year.  If you can't train a good soldier here, I'm willing to take the blame and resign!"

    Wang Geng handed over the olive branch just right, and gave Lao Duan and Xu Shuzheng a step down.

    "Okay! That's it! Are you, a West Point graduate, the Zhao Kuo who is just an armchair strategist on paper? Let's see the real deal in half a year!"

    Xu Shuzheng reacted quickly and walked down the steps. He thought to himself that I don't have much time to deal with the war between the government and the war. Let's see if you have to work hard for half a year. I am in charge of the Ministry of War and will not pay you food and salary.  It depends on where you go to recruit troops!  Isn¡¯t it just half a year? I, Xu Shuzheng, can afford it!

    A smile appeared on Duan Qirui's face. He was obviously very satisfied with Wang Geng's attitude. If Zheng Zheng's aloof and arrogant temper continued like this, who else could check and balance him?

    Our Anhui Department is prosperous because of you Xu Youzheng, but it is also somewhat troublesome because of your temper and character. Now that we have Wang Geng, a talented catfish, it is just a balance, and Duan Qirui's mood can't help but feel better!

    "You Zheng, you are my general, a senior with outstanding achievements in the Anhui clan. Wang Geng is a junior. If you, a senior, don't give us more support, how can we do it? Wouldn't it be a joke for outsiders to see us! The 16th mixed brigade's arrears of pay and  You will allocate the first funds for the War Preparatory Office to him in the next two days!¡±

    There was a smile on Duan Qirui's face. While comforting Xu Shuzheng, he did not forget to tell him not to make things difficult for Wang Geng in terms of food and salary.

    "The Ministry of War's military expenditures have been so tight that it cannot make ends meet. The money that Lansheng's Ministry of Finance should allocate to me last month has not arrived today. There are countless military leaders below who are owed pay. Prime Minister, you are telling me to dial 160 immediately."  When Wan Dayang comes out, where can I go to find him?"

    When it came to food and wages, Xu Shuzheng cried out in pain again. Duan Qirui actually knew that the Ministry of War's finances had been struggling to make ends meet, but he didn't believe that it had reached the point where even 1.6 million yuan could not be allocated.

    The Prime Minister turned his attention to Chen Jintao, the Chief of Finance on his left, and said dissatisfiedly, "Lan Sheng, what's wrong with you? Why hasn't the military expenditure here been allocated?"

    Chen Jintao blushed and complained, "Prime Minister, you don't know that the central government's budget has been in short supply. In order to raise and expand the army, the governors of various places are trying their best to withhold taxes from the garrison defense areas. Taxes cannot be raised in this place. I, the central government,  The Ministry of Finance is also extremely poor!¡±

    "No matter how poor you are, you can't afford education, and no matter how much you owe to the military, what's the use of talking about this with me now? Follow meIsn¡¯t the first payment of the principal loan already paid?  We agreed to earmark the funds for special use, but where is the money?  "

    Duan Qirui was not moved by Chen Jintao's complaints at all, and instead asked about the whereabouts of the Japanese loan.

    "The Ministry of War has only been in arrears for one month, and the Ministry of Education has been in arrears for three months. I I discussed it with Youzheng and moved some of it to the emergency department first!" Chen Jintao saw sweat on his face!

    "Is this the case?" Duan Qirui turned around and asked Xu Shuzheng.

    "Lansheng said that the new year has just started, and if the Ministry of Education's salary arrears are further delayed, I am afraid that professors and lecturers will lead students to march on the streets, so I promised that the 5 million miles borrowed by Japan can be distributed to the Ministry of Education first, but this is  It happened in February, and we agreed to pay it back in March!¡±

    Although Xu Shuzheng nodded and confirmed the statement of the Chief Financial Officer, he in turn accused Chen Jintao of being dishonest. The money was transferred at the end of February and was promised to be repaid in March. However, it is already April 2nd and the money has not been seen yet.  The shadow of money!

    In fact, both Xu Shuzheng and Chen Jintao knew that the bulk of the money was still in the Ministry of Finance. Although it was borrowed from a Japanese consortium in the name of preparing to prepare and train troops to join the war, the collateral was issued by the Ministry of Finance.  Especially for public debt, if the Japanese want to collect debts, they will not go to the Ministry of War and Xu Shuzheng. They will have to go to the Ministry of Finance.

    The problem is that China has not yet made a decision to join the war. Japan¡¯s 5 million loan, a small piece of Tang Monk meat, has been used by the Ministry of Finance as working capital to put out fires everywhere!

    Duan Qirui actually also knew that there were nearly one million military leaders, large and small, in the Ministry of War establishment across the country. In theory, the monthly food and salary expenditure would be close to tens of millions of dollars. Japan's first 5 million yen  If the loan is diverted to offset the debt, it will be a drop in the bucket.

    As for whether Xu Shuzheng and Chen Jintao enriched their own pockets, Duan Qirui did not want to delve into it. When the water is clear, there will be no fish. Xu Youzheng, the Secretary-General of the State Council and the Deputy Minister of the Army, just made some money, and his corruption  The degree is nothing compared to his contribution and loyalty to himself!

    Of course, Chen Jintao is different. Lao Duan has a long-standing problem of employing nepotism. Chen Jintao is a pawn who can be sacrificed, and Xu Shuzheng is a car that must be protected.

    "Lansheng, Zheng, I don't care about other things. I promised Wang Geng that the 16th Mixed Brigade owes 600,000 yuan in salary and the first fund of 1 million for the war preparation office. These two sums are limited to you within two days.  solve!"

    Duan Qirui has made the final decision that he will no longer argue with his two subordinates. If they want to argue, the two of them can argue until dark!

    Xu Shuzheng and Chen Jintao looked at each other, and the two sat down and stopped talking. Everyone has become familiar with the Prime Minister's temper over the years. If he really made a decision, even ten cows wouldn't be able to pull him back, let alone the dignity of the Republic of China.  The Ministry of Finance, that is, Xu Shuzheng, the Ministry of War, can just squeeze out the 1.6 million yuan from the accounts.

    "Jingren, what's going on with your Ministry of Transportation? Are you involved in the corruption case involving Jinpu Road trucks?"

    After settling Wang Geng's matter, Duan Qirui turned his attention to his ally brother Xu Shiying, with a rather harsh tone. In the past two months, the news media had been reporting on the Jinpu Road corruption case. As the chief of transportation,  Xu Shiying was the first to bear the brunt.

    "Mr. Quang, I really didn't know anything about it in advance. Who knew those bastards were so brave? They actually set up a fictitious Huamei Company to seize 200 wagons that they could buy for only 1.5 million oceans.  Money, and another 4.5 million yuan to sign a 15-year lease contract, but those corrupt directors and purchasing directors have been found to be dismissed and brought to justice, and they must be severely punished! "

    Xu Shiying took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat with a slightly flustered look on his face.

    "Hmph! The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. As the chief traffic officer, you cannot absolve yourself from the blame! Xu Shuzheng watched coldly from across the table.

    Xu Shiying, you have to know how to make money if you dare. The Ministry of Communications is a fat and oily government office. The first thing you need to do when making money is to be measured, and the second thing is to eat well. If you don't wipe your mouth clean after eating, you deserve to be stabbed in the world.  !

    ¡°You think that just by throwing in a few directors and deputy directors, the golden cicada can escape?  I'm afraid it's not that easy. It's a pity that I have to work with these guys who fail to achieve anything but fail!  Xu Shuzheng couldn't help but feel angry.
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