Liu Lantao nodded and said: "I'll just say it briefly, first of all, we got the information from Beijing, there is a group of Manchu magnates who are dissatisfied with our government and want to make a little difference on our territory, and in the past few days, several groups of suspicious people have come to Shanghai County, there are 4 batches in total, the largest is 26 people, the least is 12 people, and it doesn't look like any other local gang. Moreover, it is quite organized, the personnel are basically young people, it seems that they have at least carried out military or martial arts training, and they all carry pennies, neither businessmen, after staying in the inn, but also did not go out, so we suspect that these groups of personnel are people who came from Beijing and destroyed the Shanghai New Area, and it is very likely that they will launch a terrorist attack on the Shanghai New Area. ”

Yang Yuxin's heart trembled, in fact, he was not afraid of the Qing court to launch a war against the Shanghai New Area, but the terrorist attack is another matter, as a traverser has a strong impact on the terrorist attack, Bi Jing started the war is a clear knife and a gun, the East China government will naturally not be afraid of the Qing court, and he will not fight on the front line; but the terrorist attack is different, the open gun is easy to dodge, the hidden arrow is difficult to prevent, and the casualties are indistinguishable, so Yang Yuxin said: "Since you know them, why don't you strike people first and arrest them?"

Liu Lantao said: "First of all, we just suspect, there is no actual evidence, and after all, the county seat of Shanghai is still the territory of the Qing court, and we can't do whatever we want." ”

Yang Yuxin heard this, and knew that he had asked the wrong question, so he hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, I made a mistake." ”

Liu Lantao said: " If we have conclusive evidence, we don't have any scruples, we can do it directly, but now we just suspect and can't be sure, we can't just suspect it, and it's a trivial matter, I'm afraid that it will startle the snake and arouse their vigilance, then the gains outweigh the losses, so we can only closely monitor their actions and prevent them in advance, and the new area should also take precautions, in addition, we think that there is not much problem in the new area, but we are afraid that the personnel who go out to do business will be attacked by them, so they must do a good job in the security of the people who go outI heard that the returnees from Japan arrived in Shanghai the day after tomorrow and the new district government was responsible for receiving them, so I was worried that they would take advantage of this opportunity to do something. ”

This time really reminded Yang Yuxin, this is really unguarded, because the Japanese returnees are on the international ship of Swire Pacific, docking at the port of the public concession, and immediately change ships to Qingdao, but Shanghai New Area must send someone to the port to pick up the ship and organize them to transfer the ship, and it is reasonable, Yang Yuxin has to come forward in person, which must leave the Shanghai New Area, if someone wants to launch a terrorist attack, wouldn't he bear the brunt of it, thinking of this, Yang Yuxin's heart couldn't help but feel a burst of fear, said: "But that's in the concession, do they dare to do it in the concession?"

Liu Lantao said: "It's hard to say, under normal circumstances, of course, the Qing court does not dare to do anything in the concession, but the discipline of foreigners can not be overestimated, there are people in the Qing court who advocate hooking up with foreign countries to deal with us, and some countries also want to pull the Qing court to contain us, so it is not impossible to collude with each other, of course, they dare not come out in the concession, because this will cause diplomatic incidents, but it is completely possible to turn a blind eye and let them do it, so we can't expect too much from foreigners." ”

Yang Yuxin also nodded again and again, and said: "Yes, yes, imperialism has never been reliable, this is indeed a problem, not only us, but also Japanese returnees have casualties, which is also a serious blow to our reputation." ”

Liu Lantao said: "Yes, so we have drawn up a plan, but we need the cooperation of District Mayor Yang." ”

Yang Yuxin hurriedly said: "What plan, I will definitely cooperate with you fully." ”

Liu Lantao looked at Yang Yuxin and said: "First of all, we will closely monitor the actions of these groups of people, once they act rashly, then we will unceremoniously preemptively." ”

Yang Yuxin said: "Yes, yes, that's right, I don't know what we need to do?"

Liu Lantao said: "We hope that District Mayor Yang can take a little risk and personally come forward to meet the Japanese returnee......s at the port." When Yang Yuxin heard this, he couldn't help but feel nervous in his heart, what does this mean, do you want to use yourself as bait? Liu Lantao continued: "And the bigger the momentum, the better, and in the name of the government, we should notify the Ministry of Industry Bureau of the Public Concession that District Mayor Yang is going to greet the Japanese returnees on behalf of the East China government, and make an official event." ”

Yang Yuxin Bi Jing has been an official for several years, and his mind and knowledge are no longer the same as when he was a business manager before, and he immediately understood Liu Lantao's intentions, because the public concession is a government agency after all, and it is impossible to support it openly* , and Yang Yuxin appeared as a representative of the East China government, once something happened, then it became a diplomatic incident, so the public concession had to consider the political consequences that need to be borne, so that it would have some scruples, and may not dare to allow the Qing court to act in the concession, after all, the East China government is not the Qing court, and its attitude towards the outside world has always been tough, and it is not fun to anger the East China government.

Of course, Yang Yuxin's personal appearance is not absolutely safe, and it cannot be ruled out that the public concession authorities will take risks, after all, the current relations between the East China government and Britain, France, and Japan are not excepted, and there are also considerable risks, so Yang Yuxin also has a fierce ideological conflict in his heart, if he refuses, Liu Lantao of course cannot force himself, so that his own safety can indeed be guaranteed; but it will definitely be transmitted to Qingdao, so what will the members of the Executive Yuan think of themselves, "greedy for life and afraid of death, it is difficult to take on heavy responsibilities These eight words can't be escaped, so if you want to go further in the future, I'm afraid it will be difficult to kick the sky. And if you agree, you can shape yourself into an image of courage to take responsibility, although you will take a certain risk, but the benefits are also huge.

Although Yang Yuxin's status achievements are now unattainable in the old time and space, but people's hearts will always be dissatisfied, Yang Yuxin of course has to go further, and the achievements made in Shanghai in the past few years are indeed conducive to his progress, so the goal is not out of reach, and this time it is likely to be a node of Guan Jian, once successful, it will embark on the broad road, and defeat will be a life, or there is no progress.

In fact, although Yang Yuxin thought about a lot of things, in his mind, it was only a few seconds, he gritted his teeth, and said, "Okay, I will immediately contact the public concession through official channels." ”

Liu Lantao also nodded and said, "District Chief Yang, I will also tell you the truth, there will be certain risks this time, but we will try our best to control the risks to the minimum." ”

Yang Yuxin also smiled and said: "It's all for our own careers, even if it's worth taking a little risk, besides, we are all traversers, and we all have our own protagonists' halos, I believe it will definitely be fine." ”

So the two discussed the detailed plan and arrangement for the day after tomorrow together, discussed some details, and talked for more than an hour before Liu Lantao said goodbye and left, and Yang Yuxin immediately ordered to issue an official document to the Ministry of Industry of the Public Concession in the name of the Shanghai New District Government.

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Yuan Shuxun of Shanghai Daotai slowly folded the letterhead in his hand again, stuffed it back into the envelope, and then closed his eyes slightly, half speechless.

After a while, on Yuan Shuxun's side, a man in Tsing Yi who stood with his hands down and was dressed as a subordinate said: "Lord Daotai's letter is clearly understood." ”

Yuan Shuxun slowly opened his eyes and said: "The prince is a little reckless to do this, how can overseas Chinese be good with him, if he really annoys the overseas Chinese, the consequences may be unimaginable, and when the time comes, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the prince to get out, I think it is better to ask the prince to think twice." ”

The man in Tsing Yi snorted and said: "It's not good or what, what overseas Chinese have done in recent years, that one is not a big rebellion, it is enough to connect the nine clans, it is unimaginable to indulge them in this way, the prince is for the sake of my Qing Dynasty's thousands of generations." If I don't give them a little color to see, I'm afraid they will really think that I have no one in the Qing Dynasty. ”

Yuan Shuxun smiled bitterly, of course he knew that what this man in Tsing Yi said was the truth, and the overseas Chinese had actually openly established a political power and tried to govern, but they didn't like the Qing court at all, but no one said it. After all, once the face is torn, everyone knows that it is the Qing court that is unlucky. He said, "Then Li Zhongtang knows about this?"

The man in Tsing Yi snorted again and said, "Li Zhongtang! Li Zhongtang has long been unable to take care of things, but he is just going to take care of it one day at a time." ”

Yuan Shuxun also heard the news that Li Hongzhang was sick and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, if Li Hongzhang was still alive, how could he let you people mess around, and said: "What about the emperor and the queen mother? Do you know about this again?"

The man in Tsing Yi smiled "hehe" and said: "We are just slaves, how can we know such a thing, just do what we are ordered to do, and be loyal and dutiful, if you want to ask, it is better to ask the prince directly." ”

Yuan Shuxun smiled bitterly again, and said: "It seems that the prince is going to go his own way, but ......" His face turned pale, and he said: "I am an official of the imperial court, and I only act according to the will of the imperial court, not the order of the prince." ”

Tsing Yi said: "My lord is serious, the prince has never thought of asking adults to participate, as long as the adults don't care, it will be regarded as if there is no such thing, just do your own good work, and don't report to overseas Chinese, so that even if something happens, it will naturally be borne by the prince, and it will not affect the adults." Wouldn't it be good?"

Yuan Shuxun was silent for a long time, and said: "You haven't come to the Daotai Yamen, and I haven't seen you, let alone this letter, so I don't know anything." As he spoke, he put the envelope in his hand and lit it on the lamp until the letter was completely burned, then got up and flicked his sleeves, ignored the man in green clothes, and turned the screen straight back to the inner hall.

And the man in green clothes also showed a smile on his face, owed a debt, and withdrew.