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Volume 2 Beijing Story Chapter 188 Huge financial and military pressure

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    The envoys of the four countries faced the sincere-looking director of the five-nation negotiation department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Although this young man named Wang Geng had countless halos and titles, even though there were cabinets, prime ministers and presidents above him, and although the parliamentary  Not all of the more than 800 congressmen may agree with this guy.

    But it is undeniable that China single-handedly pushed China to join the war and with the support of loans and arms from the United States and Japan, it trained and armed 13 reorganized divisions with 400,000 participating model troops in just six months, directly controlling Beijing, Tianjin, Zhili, Shanxi, Sui  Wang Geng, the war superintendent of 10 provinces including Yuan, Chahar, Rehe, Henan, Shandong, Jilin, Heilongjiang and the newly recovered Outer Mongolia, is currently the most powerful political figure on China's power list!

    China has actually taken back Outer Mongolia, China has actually taken back the Middle East Road, China has actually drilled two high-yield oil wells and the annual crude oil output is expected to be as high as 1 million tons. The annual crude oil consumption in France is only 1 million tons, and all of it has to be imported.  !

    China, which had produced high-yield crude oil on the North China Plain, had never played such a heavy role in the Allied camp at this moment in 1918. China's political and economic status in the world obviously needed to be re-evaluated. Compared with  Under the circumstances, Wang Geng's 400,000 soldiers who were armed to the teeth were not as shocking as oil in the eyes of Britain, the United States and France.

    Of course, the staffing and firepower of the reorganized divisions of the model army far exceeded that of the current main divisions of the United States, Britain and France, but after all, there were only 400,000 people, and there were only 13 divisions. After all, it looked more like a uniformly gorgeous honor guard-style army.  The army has only been in existence for a short period of time, has not fought any tough battles, and has shed much more sweat than blood.

    The model army that participated in the war spent more time digging earth on both sides of the Yongding River than in military training. The 400,000-strong model army that participated in the war was just an immature new army in the eyes of the great powers. In the same half-year period, the number of U.S. conscripts exceeded 180  Ten thousand!  Not to mention that the coal, steel, and petroleum ordnance system that Wang Geng worked so hard to build was still in its infancy. However, China Airlines was an eye-opener. Inspired by Wang Geng, civil aviation companies were also established in the United States, and aircraft were also commercialized in the United States.  .

    "Gun, you China can't just talk without practicing. Who was the one who said that he would train 3 million troops to follow the US military to Europe to fight? At this time, the United States has recruited 1.8 million troops, and you, China, are only 40  "

    American Minister Rui Enshi shouted half-truthfully!  But I feel guilty in my heart. This mess in Russia is about to turn into a big mess. After private discussions with the great powers of the United States, Britain, France and Japan, they suddenly discovered that at this time, no one else can interfere in the domestic situation in Russia except Japan and China. As an island country, Japan is obviously Japan, Russia.  The war was a dark loss, and I was a little worried about fighting with Lao Maozi on land.

    The one that can really play a role may be China. The Chinese participating army only invested 2 brigades in Outer Mongolia and captured Kulen. At this time, it quickly eliminated the Tsarist Russian garrison in Outer Mongolia and occupied all key points.  , and the policies implemented are said to be very humane: respecting the safety of life and property of all Russians in Mongolia, protecting the legitimate industries and investments of Russian businessmen, and even accepting applications from local Russians to become Chinese nationals!

    On the eastern front, China deployed three divisions and nine brigades to disarm the Tsarist Russian road protection troops. It adopted the same appeasement policy as in Outer Mongolia. The safety of life and property of Russian expatriates was guaranteed, and they could apply for Chinese citizenship at any time. Russian businessmen were  Legal investments by factories and mines along the Middle East Road are still recognized and protected!

    Does this require the use of three divisions, nine brigades and 100,000 troops?  Overhead, there are two-plane and four-plane formations of the participating army's air force showing off their power every day.

    What the Chinese are planning is definitely not just the Middle East Road, and what they are defending is definitely not just Tsarist Russia¡¯s road protection troops or the Siberian Military District. What is behind the overkill is that the Chinese have a greater appetite!

    Because of such a judgment on China's current strength and role, what the American minister said was not at all justified. In the past six months, no foreigner can speak arrogantly in front of Wang Geng, not the veteran British minister Zhu Erdian.  , the grumpy French Minister Kant is even worse. Even the United States, which has given China the greatest support, the American Minister Rui Enshi has received the most rejection.

    Throughout the entire process of fulfilling Japanese aid and U.S. aid loans, Japan made the most money, while the United States, while making large profits from the arms trade, also incorporated Chinese combatants into its own weapons system through American equipment. This means that  As the number of troops participating in the war continues to grow, the United States will completely monopolize China's arms trade. Now and in the future, this is a good investment with huge potential for a country like China that is eager to strengthen its military strength.

    In the first phase of the 200 million yen loan to China, Japan¡¯s profits were definitely no less than those of the United States. Even the rails, which are the most used in railway projects, are also made ofThe Japanese-controlled Hanyeping Company provided other factory and mining equipment as well as engineering construction contracting, which basically became the bag of Japanese contractors. Of course, the Japanese were also suffering. Wang Geng used the exaggerated banner of traveling overland to Europe to participate in the war.  , requiring Japanese contractors to increase the speed of railway construction to an average of 1 kilometer per day.

    Under the pressure of Wang Geng, the exploration and design of Zhan Tianyou¡¯s team of engineers, and the efforts of Chinese railway workers in three shifts, the laying speed of the Beijing-Suiyuan Railway has really reached the requirement of completing 1 kilometer of paving per day.

    The 149-kilometer section from Guisui to Baotou, which is under construction overtime, is expected to be fully completed by mid-February, and the railway from Ulanqab to Erlian will also be completed by the end of March, creating a milestone in the history of road construction in Asia.  Miracle!

    Looking back at the five-nation consultation between China, the United States, Japan, Britain and France before the end of 1917, Wang Geng smiled lightly at the complaints of the American Minister Rainey and did not take it to heart at all. Since China now has a good card in its hand, it is not afraid.  Americans will not continue to support China until the end.

    As for Japan, without the nods of the two bosses, Britain and the United States, Japan does not have the confidence to fall out with China now. They are all stirred together in the pot of the Allied Powers. Before the Russian issue is resolved, the United States, Britain and France will never accept the internal conflicts of the Allied Powers.  Another dispute breaks out.

    "Everyone, I think it is completely unnecessary to waste time on borrowing matters. The Allied Powers owe the United States and Japan no less than billions of dollars in loans. At this time, the first phase of the loan completed by the Chinese government is only 100 million U.S. dollars, and the Japanese yen loan  It only has 200 million yen. How big a role China can play depends on how strong the Allied Powers support China. The Chinese government is deeply worried about the current situation in Russia. President Feng and Premier Duan have convened cabinet members to discuss a lot.  Second-rate!"

    Wang Geng paused for a moment when he said this, took out a cigar and put it to his nose to smell. Looking at the concerned eyes of the ministers from the four countries, the man smiled and said,

    "Since I have promised to train 3 million troops to participate in the war, it is no joke. As long as the European War does not end and the Allied Powers have not been disbanded, China will work hard in this direction and continue to train and organize troops to participate in the war. But I want  I would like to remind you that China¡¯s current situation is in a delicate balance. China¡¯s power is far from being fully unleashed. Financial and military expenditures are under tremendous pressure. The monthly military pay for the 400,000 participating troops is as high as 10 million yuan!¡±

    "Gun! We promised to defer the payment of China's Gengzi compensation for ten years! Where did your money go? I know you invested a lot of manpower and material resources in Jingsui Road and China Steel and Sino-US Oil, but you can't even  The Allies have to bear the military expenses in peacetime, right?" British Minister Zhu Erdian couldn't help shouting!

    "Dear Minister, if you have deferred payment for ten years, don't you have to wait to collect it every year? And the customs duties are kept by the General Taxation Department. The total customs duties this year are less than 80 million, that is  It¡¯s not enough to allocate all to the troops participating in the war, not to mention there are nearly 900,000 troops in other provinces across the country! There are also so many local government civil servants and education, medical and agricultural funds that need to be spent! The land tax of each province has been withheld by the local government!¡±

    Wang Geng clasped his fingers and explained patiently. If Zhu Erdian had not helped a lot with the purchase price and delivery speed of the first two batches of British aircraft, Wang Geng would not have had the patience to explain so much!
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