"Wu San, we can discuss the issue of Kanto Prefecture. You see, our Japanese Empire paid tens of thousands of lives and tens of millions of yen in military expenses, offended most of the European powers, and only recaptured the Northeast region to the Qing Dynasty, and we offered to have no compensation, just to rent a small piece of land in Kanto Prefecture, and now you have to take it back after expiration, I think this is very unfair to us. "The chattering guy on the other side is called Ri Zhiyi, the first-class counselor of the Japanese embassy, and he is also the concoctor of the 21st article in the future, of course, he can't even see Yuan Shikai at this time, and there is no way to make any Japanese-Chinese friendship with Beiyang.

"The lease is 30 years, and I think we should extend it to 99 years, which is modeled after Hong Kong." Nippon Zhiyi took out another text, which is a Japanese-Chinese version, "Russia recognizes that Japan enjoys political, military, and economic "outstanding interests" in Korea, and must not obstruct or interfere with any measures taken by Japan toward Korea. Russia transferred to the Japanese Government the lease of the territorial waters of Port Arthur, Dalian Bay and its adjacent territories, as well as other related privileges. Russia transferred to the Japanese government the railway from Changchun (Kuanchengzi) to Lushunkou and all its branches, as well as all its rights, property, and coal mines. "This is clearly part of the Portsmouth agreement.

"Well, I wonder if your envoy didn't find the wrong person? I'm just an idle official. Wu Chenxuan didn't plan to talk more about Rizhiyi, after all, if you talk too much, you will lose.

"But some people are very optimistic about you, and in fact there is a consensus in our upper echelons, if Wu Sang can cooperate with us, we are very interested in a powerful neighbor country that is also of the yellow race, this country is obviously not suitable for a rotten minority to rule, and you will be the leader of a great majority nation, and we are happy to see you as the head of this country."

"Although I, as a government official, it is not appropriate for me to comment on your analysis of the current situation of the Great Qing Kingdom. But thank you and your colleagues you represent for your appreciation, and I also think that the Qing Dynasty and Japan are both great powers in East Asia, and it is necessary to reduce friction and strengthen cooperation, and I think our cooperation on commercial issues will be more promising than sensitive territorial issues. Wu Chenxuan smiled and said, "You see, when I visited your country, I have carried out in-depth cooperation with several major consortia, and our Yuantai enterprises are now investing more and more in the Kanto region, employing nearly 300,000 workers from the Qing Dynasty and Japan to work for the development of the Liaodong region, and in fact, there are also new farms and forest farms in Heilongjiang and Jilin that we have invested in. The Shandong cooperation project has provided tens of millions of yen of investment opportunities for Japan, and the completed coal chemical and petrochemical industries have been able to supply the entire East Asian region, and 72% of the fuel and heavy oil of the combined fleet comes from these enterprises, and it will not cause any criticism from European and American companies and the people on both sides. Don't you think business cooperation is king? ”

"This..."Hichiki also knows that this supernatural power is vast, and Mitsubishi, Marubeni, and Sumitomo in China are all his allies, if he pushes him too much, I don't know if the Great Japanese Empire can be beneficial, anyway, he will definitely not have good fruits to eat." I will seriously consider your suggestion and thank you for your candor! ”

"Of course, the friendship that I and your country have forged in the fight side by side, don't you think that it is more reliable than those who only make friends on paper? Maintaining the status quo and strengthening commercial cooperation would be more in the best interests of both sides, and I would like to ask you to convey my views to your government. Wu Chenxuan looked up and saw that a fat black man wearing a three-grade official uniform of the Qing Dynasty was walking towards them, "I'm sorry, Mr. Counselor, I'm afraid I'll have to miss it." ”

"Of course, please." Rizhiyi pondered Wu Chenxuan's suggestion in front of the window with a wine glass, this Lord Wu always made him feel indescribable, perhaps because he was not like any Qing Dynasty, there was no inferiority under the mask of arrogance, nor grovelling flattery, not to mention unreasonable hatred, it seemed that he was willing to find a way of equal cooperation between the two sides, yes, it was a peaceful cooperative relationship.

"Congratulations, congratulations." This black fat man who looks like a matchmaker is an official of the Ministry of Officials, and now works in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, so he asked Wu Chenxuan to return to his residence to receive the order. "My lord, this pair of dazzling feathers is not trivial, last year stopped the routine of donating feathers, the original 7,000 taels of real silver feathers, 5,000 taels of real silver blue feathers are gone. When the Holy Ancestor Kangxi was in the past, Shi Lang, the admiral of the Fujian Navy Division, came to give the Han army a yellow flag, and after the platform, he resigned from the Marquis of Jinghai and begged to be given a flower feather according to the previous list of ministers in the interior, and Kangxi Ye specially allowed it; Later, Lord Qianlong issued a clear edict, not only the above-mentioned noble ministers can wear it, but also those with outstanding military merits. The imperial gift of flower feathers is still very prudent, Qianlong Ye has been given three eyes of flowers for ten years until now, only Fu Heng, Fu Kangan, He Lin, Changling, Xi En, Li Hongzhang, Xu Tong seven people, and only twenty people have been given double eyes, which can be regarded as the grace of eternal glory. ”

Corresponding to this black fat man, Wu Chenxuan returned to Hufang Bridge and did not mention it. Shandong has already received the news that Wu Chenxuan has been reinstated, not to mention, he is still the real governor of Shandong, the first position. The entire Shandong Chamber of Commerce and the Wuyi New Army were boiling, and the hanging 10,000-character whip was released in the streets and alleys, and Lord Wu came back to govern Shandong, and the stones in everyone's hearts in the past two years were put down. As for Shang Qiheng, the acting governor of Shandong, Lafayette has returned to the west, who cares about a relative who has no military power and no power.

Wu Chenxuan took a float prepared by Prince Qing when he returned this time, speaking of which this float was not a Bentley for the bride, before the Republic of China, it was a special train on the railway for big men to be qualified to call a float. When it comes to the history of China's railways, it actually began in the last years of the Qing Dynasty, probably in the Guangxu period, China's railways already had many lines, but most of them were built with foreign funds, and the right of way was gradually redeemed after the Republic of China. Take Sijiu City as an example, there are three commonly used train stations, one is the East Railway Station, one is the West Railway Station, and the other is the Xizhimen Station, which is the number of stations in Beijing from the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China. The east and west stations are very close, just on both sides of the front door: the west station is slightly west, basically the location opposite the current Beijing Municipal Power Supply Bureau, and the east station is just the southeast corner. The East Railway Station is also called the Jingfeng Railway Station, Beijing to Fengtian (that is, today's Shenyang), Beijing to Tianjin at the East Railway Station. The preserved East Railway Station still exists today, that is, the old Qianmen Railway Station, now called the Railway Museum, which preserves part of the original construction of the East Railway Station, of course, the platform or anything is gone. The west side is today's Qianmen West Street Road South, which is the West Railway Station, also known as the Jinghan Railway Station. Later, Beijing was changed to Beiping, the West Railway Station was renamed "Pinghan Railway Station", and the East Railway Station was called "Pingfeng Railway Station".

Wu Chenxuan heard from later generations how the Qing Dynasty was underdeveloped, in fact, in the Guangxu period, it was already relatively common for people to travel long distances and take trains. In addition to those who fled the famine and asked for food, the average poor people also began to take the train when they traveled far away. Of course, only the cheapest tickets can be bought. At that time, the trains had ordinary third-class cars, and even fourth-class cars, that is, hardboard seats, as well as first-class cars, second-class cars, and blue steel cars. As for the "float", that is, the special train at this time, it is not a business project of the railway, but it must be customized by dignitaries and nobles.

How does Wu Chenxuan get from Beijing to Jinan? At that time, there was no Beijing-Shanghai line, but there was a section of railway from Beijing to Tianjin, that is, the Beijing-Tianjin railway, which was of course inferior to the intercity high-speed railway. Further south, the longer section is the Jinpu line, Tianjin to Jinan, it takes ten hours, and the speed of the high-speed rail in later generations is of course like a cloud, but compared to Mama Rong on the shore of Daming Lake, oh, it is Miss Xia Ziwei's father for more than a month Where is the Long March is still relatively fast.

When Wu Chenxuan was still on the float, Shang Qiheng had already quietly left, completely ignoring the basic etiquette between high-ranking officials. The various field units of the Wuyi New Army were put on first-level alert, encircling the railway line from Cangzhou to Jinan. The troops in the northeast of Henan, northern Jiangsu, eastern Zhejiang, and northern Zhejiang were also prepared on the outside and tightly, and they put guard posts on the surrounding Beiyang Army and the new armies in various provinces, so that the surrounding Qing troops were nervous for three or four days. Think about it, all day long on the plane, the machine guns on the ground are pointed at your camp, and from time to time two sentries in grass bags crawl at the gate of your barracks with guns and aim, no one can calm down.

The Qilu Daily published a front-page commentary, in which Left Bank counted Wu Chenxuan's political, economic, cultural, and military contributions to Shandong. Tieliu also published "On the Arrival of an Enlightened Era" in a timely manner, from Wu Chenxuan's main policy to his style of doing things, asserting that Wu Chenxuan would definitely choose the road of enriching the country and strengthening the people, encouraging industry and commerce, and being independent. The Liberation Society also publicly announced that it would renounce its alliance with the Kyushu Revolutionary Party led by Qiao Fu, and was willing to work together for the pursuit of democracy and civilization under the leadership of Governor Wu.

For a time, the government offices of Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and southern Anhui all sent telegrams congratulating Wu Chenxuan on taking over as governor of Shandong and minister of the Liangjiang Suppression of Bandits. Although Jiangxi is not under Wu Chenxuan's troops, a northeastern foot in Zhejiang has compensated for this shortcoming. As for the northern Anhui region, it is even more dramatic, originally the base of the Anhui system is the Hefei region, Duan Zhigui and Jin Yunpeng transferred Ni Sichong's independent third mixed association to garrison Hefei, beware of Li Chun and Li Xiushan in southern Anhui, but Ni Sichong took office within a few days of electrification in Hefei The world, through the corruption of Beiyang, announced, "Beiyang Zhiwan, only care about selfish interests, fight in the same room, I am ashamed to be with you." Now for the sake of the people's plan, change the flag, abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and belong to the command of General Wu Chenxuan and Wu Da, our Third Mixed Association will continue to fight for the interests of the people. "Sell the nest of the Anhui family to Wu Chenxuan, and wipe out the officials and squires who are pro-Anhui and give them a gift. In just two or three days, northern Anhui was changed to Wu Dashuai's territory. Lu Yongxiang's Shanghai army had been given a standard by the Wuyi New Army Houzhen in Jiangsu and the Wuyi New Army in eastern Zhejiang to the Qingpu District of Shanghai, and only symbolically resisted for about ten hours, and the casualties on both sides did not even exceed single digits before Lu Yongxiang ceased fire and announced that he would accept the reorganization of the Wuyi New Army.