The aftermath of the Russo-Japanese War is still reverberating, but the mainstream has already focused on the new post-war Far Eastern order. The imperial court remained silent in the face of the almost demonstrative march of the Wuyi New Army, but in the clear stream there was already an argument of "Xiangcheng Chenxuan, Wang Mang Agui", and the Manchurian nobles were naturally in the throat of the two new armies of Beiyang and Wuyi, which were in charge of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and the Han army near Gyeonggi.

However, this time, Britain, France, the United States, Germany and other powers all asked the Qing court for credit to Wu Chenxuan, the head of the military wing of the Shandong Domain, who had established a condominium of the great powers, and Queen Victoria was fortunate to present a royal knight's silver cross to Wu Chenxuan, and let Hurd, who was familiar with Yuan Shikai, personally send it to Jinan Mansion, and the news appeared in the newspapers that was the next day.

France seems to have forgotten the filth of the burning of the Harbin Catholic Church, of course, the French government is embarrassed to fool with a medal like the United Kingdom, they found another way, the French National Academy of Sciences for the standard daily chemical affiliated pharmaceutical factory invented the major scientific progress of macrolide antibiotics reported and recognized, because this scientific achievement according to the report of several French and British chemists working in the factory is derived from a molecular formula and a complete set of industrial production process provided by Wu Chenxuan, so there is no doubt about this" The title of "Father of Erythromycin" became Sean. Wu's business card in the Western scientific community, and sulfonamide antibiotics have been two sharp swords in the hands of doctors for a long time, so that for a long time in the eyes of Westerners, Wu Chenxuan was a pharmacist who kicked the bottles and cans of chemical drugs upside down, and the identity of the national leader was his sideline. However, the status of a foreign academician of the French Academy of Sciences also gives him the best annotation for his image as a scientist.

Italy, Denmark, and Spain all kinds of titles and honors poured in, making Wu Chenxuan's name skyrocket to a length of one hundred and dozens of bytes in an instant. "Honorable Brave Baturu of the Great Qing Dynasty, First Class Viscount, Rewarded with Yellow Jacket, Rewarded with One-eyed Flower Feathers, Awarded the Political Envoy of Shandong, Presidential Officer of the Wuyi New Army and the Rank of Squire of the Military Department, Winner of the Royal Knight of the Silver Cross of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Foreign Member of the French Academy of Sciences, Honorary Citizen of the City of Milan, Kingdom of Italy, Royal Knight of the Kingdom of Spain, Winner of the Golden Shield Cross of Denmark, Chairman of the Shandong Chamber of Commerce, President of Shandong University Hall, Honorary Professor, Honorary Chinese Director of the Eleven-Power Joint Management Committee of the Harbin Demilitarized Zone, etc.", etc., "It is completely possible to add the richest man in the Qing Dynasty, the chairman of the board of directors of the largest trust in the East (standard system), etc., but when Wu Chenxuan found out that his name thorn was actually going to be typeset in the front of the No. 4 word, he finally made up his mind to delete the complicated and leave the eight-character title of "scholar, soldier, businessman, official", which also became his self-positioning for a long time.

Wu Chenxuan, who was sitting in Jinan Mansion, first received the Japanese consul in Shanghai, Oda Kiri, and he brought a letter of inquiry from Japanese Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito, first of all, he appreciated the great achievements of the Wuyi New Army in fighting side by side with the Japanese army in the battles of Panjin, Lushun, and Heigoutai, and then blamed the Wuyi New Army for treacherously embracing the big legs of the ghost animal, and did not hand it over to its ally Japan in the case of flying to capture Harbin, but instead colluded with the Westerners to create a multinational condominium demilitarized zone. Let Japan, which is fighting for the Chinese people, be very hurt, and ask him to give an explanation.

"Mr. Oda, you only know one thing but you don't know the other, I have already given your Third Army staff in advance this plan to seize Harbin, but your army feels that this matter is too ridiculous and indifferent, so our army acted alone, but it has been proved that our plan is feasible." Wu Chenxuan's face did not change and Xiao Tian cut down Mu Gen (nonsense), in fact, when he submitted the plan, Harbin had already exchanged fire, and where did the Japanese army who was still fighting fiercely around Mukden have the strength to mix. "As for the multinational condominium, it is even more forced by us, you think Britain and France are all out, what can we do, the Qing Dynasty is a weak country, we still owe 300 million taels of silver to the countries, and the words of the creditor must not be listened to. The consuls of the nations agreed to hire our army as a temporary security force, and hired us for a period of one year before the patrol team they trained was formed, but they agreed to reduce the Gengzi indemnity in Shandong for two years, which I could not refuse. And I have not forgotten the Japanese allies, and thanks to my efforts, a third of the enterprises in the condominium have been bought at low prices by several major chaebols in your country. Prime Minister Ito's question, I think we have a clear conscience, and we have done enough with our allies. However, in the battle for the 214 heights on the outskirts of Lushun, your army took the initiative to retreat, trapping our army generals in front of the dangerous ground, indiscriminately killing innocents in the Chinese area of Lushun, and shooting our troops behind. As such an ally, as an ally worthy of the bloody New Army, I would like to ask your envoy to convey to Prime Minister Ito and ask him to think about it in a righteous manner, and whether he should also give an explanation to our New Army. ”

"These are internal affairs of the army, and our government does not know about them, but it is a fact that you blocked our army's march into Harbin after occupying Harbin, and this is a provocation to the Japanese Empire and a violation of the agreement between the two sides......

"Agreements? What good is it for your army to keep the agreement as a waste of paper, to harm its allies and to harm the people? Consul Oda, let's talk about something practical, both sides of these official articles know well, and they just need to explain the past. Zhang Nanjiang shook the folding fan, with a tone of eastern Zhejiang, fortunately, Xiao Tian is a consul in Shanghai, and it is not difficult to understand, but Wu Chenxuan has to guess to understand the general situation, and he is depressed and plans to promote Mandarin as soon as possible.

Oda Kiri, who was originally just showing Japan's attitude, had an agreement with Mitsubishi and Marubeni on the joint development of products and industries in the three eastern provinces, and the Japanese army bosses were eager to order more cheap and high-quality grenadier canisters from Shandong Ordnance, and they were not satisfied with the domestic imitations that often failed fuses and firing pins broke. There is also the Type 01 infantry gun, which is also well received by users at the army brigade level, and has become the firepower pillar of the Japanese army brigade and squadron. The above comprehensive cooperation has made the Japanese government, which basically did not use much money, quite satisfied, so after having steps, Odakiri no longer insists on protesting, after all, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not the Ministry of Protest of the Celestial Empire in the future, oh, it is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as the only professional diplomatic institution in the Far East in this time and space, it is not their characteristic to moan without illness. The goal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is to strengthen ties with the new forces of the Armed Forces and the New Army, and to win them over to Japan.

Although the British side is still relatively friendly to the Beiyang Yuan family, but this does not prevent them from looking for a replacement, as a treacherous veteran world alliance leader, the British diplomatic aspect is obviously not comparable to those immature diplomats in Japan, arrogance and pragmatism are perfectly combined, the British side has relatively good expectations for the Sean Wu forces that have in-depth cooperation with the thriving Montagu family in China, and Wu Chenxuan's semi-concession condominium in Harbin is even more of an appetite for John Bull. If it weren't for the face of the Japanese younger brother, they would almost have moved to accept the younger brother, especially since this little brother is actually a creditor of many family businesses in Britain in business. As an old acquaintance of Wu Chenxuan, Consul Samosette came to Jinan to open the British Empire Consulate, which was obviously a very suitable candidate, and France, the United States, and Spain also followed suit to set up Jinan Consulate or Charge d'Affaires, and the rich Shandong became the object of competition among other countries. Only the Germans, who regarded Shandong as their sphere of influence, squatted in the corner and drew circles aggrievedly, but several foreign firms in Germany still earned a large number of marks through trade.

Westerners also began to appear in large numbers on the streets of Jinan, Shandong University Hall hired more than 40 foreign teachers in the first batch, and then Zaolin Military Academy hired more than 20 instructors from Germany and Britain, and the standard machinery factory hired engineers from France, Germany, and Italy were also in place this year, plus employees from foreign banks from various countries, Jinan Prefecture, which has just over a million people, already has more than 2,000 blond and blue-eyed temporary residents in Europe and the United States.

Some came and some left, and the one who quietly left Shandong this time was Zhang Zuoxiang, who had joined the Wuyi New Army before. After fighting several major battles in the Wuyi New Army, especially participating in the battle of Wu Ziyu's flying capture of the ice city, he realized that excellent weapons and equipment and well-trained soldiers were the guarantee for victory in the war, and he was specially approved to study a military short-term training course for grassroots officers at the Zaolin Military Academy for three months, and saw all aspects of regular operations, Zhang Zuoxiang was even more convinced that he was right to choose the Wuyi New Army.

"Fu Chen, you go back this time, on the one hand, you are Yuting's brother, he can listen to what you say, on the other hand, you have also gone through a short training and understand what is going on on this battlefield, in case Yuting wants to wear new shoes and follow the old path, you have to help him correct it in time. In addition, you should take the opportunity to expand the team, and if you lack arms, you can find me. There are still some old Maozi's arms in Harbin, and I will have people contact you and sell them to you at a low price. Let the Chamber of Commerce help you with your activities, register in the court as soon as possible, and spend some money to donate an official, even if it is a patrol battalion. Tell Yuting to put on an official skin and grasp the military power, the northeast is the place where your brothers are crisscrossed, and I am optimistic about him. ”

"Thank you, my lord, I will definitely talk to Yuting when I go back, and I will let him act according to my lord's orders." Zhang Zuoxiang packed up with a thousand thanks and returned to Xinmin in Liaodong. However, there is also a big-tongued soldier in the Northeast studying in Zaolin Military Academy, which is also another dark line planted by Wu Chenxuan in order to compete for the Northeast in the future.

It is clearly written on the file: "Wu Junsheng, the word Xingquan, is 46 years old, his ancestral home is Licheng County, Jinan, Shandong, and he has been farming for generations. In the last years of Xianfeng, forced to make a living, his grandfather and father went to Guandong to make a living, and later settled in Xinglonggou Village, Changtu Prefecture, Fengtian Province (now Changtu County, Liaoning Province). Born on the twenty-ninth day of the eighth lunar month in the second year of Tongzhi. Wu Junsheng has a total of eight siblings, he is the eldest among men, and has two younger brothers. Because of the poverty of the family, at the age of seven or eight, he gave horses and shepherds to other people, and at the age of thirteen he went to work as a young man in the Qingfeng pawnshop on Siping Street.

In the sixth year of Guangxu, the seventeen-year-old Wu Junsheng joined the Liaoyuan Capture and Robbery Camp, and successively worked as a gangman and a horseman, and was incorporated into the cavalry three years later. Because of his good treatment of horse diseases, he was favored by the cavalry battalion officer, and was successively promoted to chief and sentry officer. In the army, he fought bravely, and was promoted many times for his meritorious service in suppressing bandits in Mengjing, Chaganhua, Prince Zhaosu and other places. Now he is enrolled in the first class of the cavalry major of the Zaolin Military Academy for further study. ”

Wu Chenxuan signed the words "Strict requirements, good training, and B-level observation in the mood department" in the blank space of the file, and handed it over to the adjutant to deal with. His secretary came in to report that a guest was visiting, and Mr. Zhang Nanjiang and Mr. Zhang accompanied him, and I would like to invite you to receive him personally. Wu Chenxuan knew that Zhang Nanjiang was arrogant, and he must be a talented person in the world, and he didn't dare to slack off.

"What is the royal road?"

"If the opponent is not good, he will run over him."

"What does it mean to be domineering?"

"Good one, I've run it over too."

"Do you plan to do the royal road or the domineering?"

"No, Qilu is the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, I am not talented, and I am willing to follow the way of Confucius and Mencius."

“……… According to your opinion, what is the way of Confucius and Mencius? ”

"Tell him before you grind."

The man in the suit in the reception room was suddenly speechless with black lines, the dignitaries and nobles of the Qing Dynasty have seen a lot, and it is the first time that such a lazy and scoundrel lord has seen him. Zhang Nanjiang on the side pursed his lips and secretly laughed, and said in his heart If you know how I was forced to come by this master, you should understand that his way of Confucius and Mencius is special, Brother Zixin, you still want to play with this master and drink that set, hehe, ask for more blessings!