The Investment Mutual Masonic Association has changed its name to the Central Bank of China, and the four major commercial banks of Shandong Industrial and Commercial Bank, Shandong Construction Bank, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Industrial Bank and Jiangsu and Zhejiang Commercial Bank have formed the China Banking Association, and arrogantly announced that they have the qualifications of the only banknote issuing bank in the country, of course, without the endorsement of the Ministry of Finance, but these banks and their equity partners basically cover ninety percent of China's banking industry, and if they do not endorse a banknote issued in China, it can only be a piece of waste paper. Therefore, it seems that the Ministry of Finance recognizes or disapproves that it already belongs to taking off your pants and farting. 、

"It's so deceitful." Wu Tingfang, the general minister of the Ministry of Finance, was really angry and was about to blow himself up and ascend to heaven. The Bank of China, the central bank under his own Ministry of Finance, began to print money in the second year of the Republic, and the hundreds of millions of legal tender that had been painstakingly issued were sent back intact. Why? This kind of banknote is not recognized by the four major banks, if you don't have the pound in your hand, the dollar or something, of course it would be better to have the Han Yuan issued by the four major banks, even if it is the yen, it can make do, that is, the fiat currency is not collected, so the government pays half of the paper * money and half of the silver dollar, of course, the silver dollar is not Yuan Datou, but the silver dollar of seven cents and two coins called Qiao Datou, looking at the bundles of brand new fiat currency that have been returned by various departments, even the number is in order, and it is obviously the rhythm that has not been moved. There was no gold or silver in the big vault of the Bank of China, which was empty before, but there were mountains of brand-new fiat currency, and the scene was so beautiful that Wu Tingfang couldn't bear to look at it directly. "Is there a country in the eyes of these profiteers? They dare to refuse to use banknotes issued by the central government. ”

"Don't be angry, old Wu" Looking at the old friend's beard, Zhou Ziqi said, "These banks have long been overwhelmed, and now the most important thing is the president's position. If that big boss is allowed to come to power, what other choice do you and I have but to obediently go home and eat old rice? ”

"What Brother Zixuan said is true, do you think this Wu Chenxuan can abide by the constitution and let Cousin Zhan take over the presidency smoothly?" Wu Tingfang was uneasy, but he still agreed with Zhou Ziqi's statement. Although he despised the personality of this brother Zixuan, before the downfall, this famous Western scholar who was preparing to build the Tsinghua University Hall was happy to plan for Cao Laosan. After Lao Cao stepped down, he turned into a revolutionary party, and was taken as a confidant by Qiaofu and other overseas factions, and did not hesitate to admit him to join the Central Committee of the revolutionary party, and recommended him to the Ministry of Finance of the Republic as a deputy minister.

"It's hard to say." Zhou Ziqi, who had seen the changes of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the direct lineage, had a more thorough understanding of the wise sayings that the gun came out of power. "But look at the actions of the four major banks do not seem to have many irregularities, you see, they did not openly refuse to accept banknotes, but through the actions of affiliated merchants so that the credibility of banknotes can not be endorsed, and now merchants around the country do not accept new banknotes, they do not have a word by word handle on paper."

"That's even more hateful. Shandong Chamber of Commerce, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce, and those Sanjin Chamber of Commerce, Lianghuai Chamber of Commerce, Kanto Chamber of Commerce, Qinlong Chamber of Commerce and the like are simply in cahoots with these four major banks, and what merchants need to exchange banknotes for a large amount of gold, silver and foreign exchange? Obviously, it was because we saw that we issued a premium and lacked collateral to deliberately run on it. ”

"But these merchants are either gold and silver shops, import and export merchants, and at the very least, factories that use foreign exchange to buy raw materials in large quantities." Of course, Zhou Ziqi knows, whose banknotes are equivalent to gold reserves? Even the delicate and expensive pound and dollar can't do it, and the issuance ratio of one to six is considered conscientious, but it is the family of John Bull and Bald Eagle, who dares to doubt the credibility of the empire and the Yankees? It is said that the Ministry of National Defense has not moved in Jinan, and it is said that the new site built by the Ministry of Defense in the Shogunate Mountain has not been completed, but whose department needs to build a fortress as an office address, and even the Ministry of Finance, which is in charge of the degree branch, also borrowed a three-story building of the Russians in Xinjiekou and hung up the sign first. "Speaking of which, if the other side doesn't follow the rules, he only needs to ask us to disclose the gold reserves and banknote circulation in front of the public, which is enough for us to drink a pot. Not to mention that if the other party eats a large number of new banknotes and then makes a run, it can turn the Bank of China into an empty shell that runs away when the wind blows. ”

"So, he, Wu Chenxuan, is planning to play with us within the rules?" Wu Tingfang suddenly felt that this Zhou Ziqi was not so annoying.

"I'm afraid of it, after all, the five-year election is just around the corner, and he still has the patience of Wu Dashuai. Otherwise, when Cao Laosan dared to be the king in the capital, he didn't see him set up a name in Jinan Mansion. "Zhou Ziqi had dealings with Wu Chenxuan in Beijing at the beginning, and knew that this young man was a young man, and he was full of not seeing rabbits and eagles.

"In this way, I am afraid that the exhibition hall is only half a year old, and the president can sit down." Ng Dinh Fong thought about it carefully and felt that it made sense, the successor president was acting in accordance with the law, but the general election was imminent, and it depended on how the current revolutionary party would oppose the rising Northern Autonomy Alliance.

"So, does Chief Wu want me to sit as the transitional president for half a year?" Hu Zhantang's brain door is shining, and he looks like he is facing this guy who is almost the same age as himself, Hu Zhantang is not as calm as when he was the chairman of the national government.

"There is also someone Wu's signature in the constitution, am I like a villain who has no word to be trusted?" Wu Chenxuan said with a smile. "You are now the Vice-President of the Republic, and since the death of the former President, Mr. Joe, there has been no head of state, which is not possible. As for whether it will be half a year, it is not for me to have the final say, it is for the people of the whole country to have the final say. Wu Chenxuan is not interested in this position at all, and now his energy is devoted to the construction of industrial and commercial transportation in several northern provinces, although there are still two years before the outbreak of World War I, but God knows if there is an assassination incident that day, will the entire Europe sitting on the firewood pile break out in advance? It is always good to be prepared, and now the Youth Cadres Academy has expanded to five branches in Hebei, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shaanxi, and Anhui, and the East College is also being expanded, and army primary schools and army secondary schools in various provinces are also under construction. The basic work of suppressing bandits, eliminating tyrants, lifting death contracts, and agricultural cooperatives on the territory that has been eaten must be carried out, and the second-level reserve forces have been fully mobilized to maintain law and order and suppress reactionary elements in various localities. Now there are almost no more reserves in society, if the Japanese army now gives it a go, in fact, it seems that the standard system of soaring strength is already the weakest time, although at the moment of life and death, whether the Japanese army can get the benefit maybe, but the loss of Kwantung and Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the early stage is inevitable. However, Wu Chenxuan understands the personality of the little devil, bullying the weak and fearing the hard, and he has now mobilized 650,000 troops and security forces, and the supply of weapons and ammunition is completely self-sufficient. Even if the Japanese Army's current 17 divisions are all pressed over, I am afraid that it will not be able to threaten the heavy industrial areas in central and southwestern Shandong for a while, not to mention that the heavy industry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is inextricably linked with Europe and the United States, and even the British will not allow his dog to spread wild in the Yangtze River Valley. It is almost impossible to defeat the Wehrmacht materially, and the vast majority of staff officers in the Japanese army, except for a few second-class goods whose brains are full of muscles, know that the current war with China is simply thankless.

"Hmm. It is hoped that General Secretary Wu will uphold the dignity of the Constitution and respect the people's choice. Our party will also seize the time to prepare for the election, I wonder if your party will also participate in the election? Knowing that his presidency has been secured, Hu Chuanru has already begun to think about the next general election.

"Hehe, the vice president said with a smile," Wu Chenxuan said with a smile, "Since the beginning of the world, there has been no chamber of commerce to run for election, not to mention that the Shandong Chamber of Commerce is just a regional non-governmental organization." ”

"Regional civil society organizations?" Hu Zhantang almost didn't deduct the tea bowl to this shameless and shameless head mountain, who has ever seen such a non-governmental organization, since it is a chamber of commerce, you are larger, and the total number of employees, clerks, and clerks can exceed one million, which is considered to be a good business, but whose chamber of commerce can organize local administrative organs by itself? Whose chamber of commerce can treat hundreds of thousands of Wehrmacht, armed to the teeth, as private troops? Whose chamber of commerce can manipulate hundreds of stationed villages and tens of thousands of intelligence officers to spy on secrets? As for the aviation unit that is the envy of the great powers, it is still under the banner of the standard air force of the Shandong Chamber of Commerce, what the hell, it is reasonable for your chamber of commerce to need liaison planes and transport planes, but is this really * fighter bomber also the equipment that the chamber of commerce should have? Could it be that if the deal cannot be negotiated, you will let the air fleet directly blow up the opponent's factory?

"By the way, I'll tell the Vice President one more thing. The social elites of the various provinces of the Autonomous Alliance have met in Jinan to form a new political party that will represent the interests of the people in each province, called the Xinhua Party. The Xinhua Party hopes to register as a political party before the general election in order to participate in the presidential election early next year. ”

"Oh, needless to say, the leader of the Xinhua Party is a brother." Hu Zhantang understood Wu Chenxuan's plan, the other party has more than a dozen provinces in his hands, and it is certain that he will have the upper hand in the Senate, and the last impeachment of Qiao Fu in the House of Representatives can be passed, which is already very revealing, and it seems that this election is more auspicious than lucky.

"Yes, that's right." Wu Chenxuan said: "No matter what the result of this election is, we will accept it." But there are a few things I said to President Joff, and Huang Kedi was also present at the time. Since Cousin Zhan is going to take the position, I might as well reiterate it to Cousin Zhan. ”

"Oh, I want to hear about it."

"Actually, it's nothing, you can regard it as the three chapters of the covenant between us," Wu Chenxuan said, "After the revolutionary party or the Xinhua party came to power during your reign, we can make the following agreements: first, we will not betray the country, and we will not exchange national interests for foreign support; Second, it is not dependent on the organization of the sect, and the non-governmental organization cannot be laissez-faire, and must abide by the law and justice in the general sense; Third, the two sides trust each other and must not engage in activities to instigate rebellion and incitement or undermine social order against the people in autonomous or non-autonomous areas. Both sides can recruit each other's party members and followers, but they must ensure freedom of access and not retaliate against those who are re-chosen; Fourth, the two sides should abandon the use of assassination, assassination, rumor-mongering, and other unethical means to attack each other, and if there is a conflict between the two sides, it can be resolved through consultation, and if it cannot be coordinated, it will decide right and wrong through open debate; Fifth, no matter who is in power, we should insist on making the government's finances open and never use state resources to serve a certain political party. ”

"Good. I promise you. Hu Chuanru thought about it carefully and found that there was nothing contrary to his political ideas, so he agreed, but in fact, for the Xinhua Party, which was holding a gun, it was a revolutionary party.

When the two high-fived and swore an oath, a telegram was hurriedly sent to Hu Zhantang's vice presidential office by Wang Zhaoming's secretary. ”

Wu Chenxuan picked up the telegram from the coffee table: "Lu Rongting, the overseer of Guangxi, announced his separation from the Nanjing government, Guangxi declared independence, established the Guangxi government, and will no longer accept the instructions of the central government from now on. On the same day, Long Jiguang, the overseer of Guangdong, Tang Jiyao, the overseer of Yunnan and Guizhou, Liu Cunhou, Liu Sen of Sichuan, and others successively telegraphed to declare independence. ”

Wu Chenxuan suddenly smiled, "Cousin Zhan, you can rest assured that you will take over as president, how about these guys handed over to me, the Minister General of Defense?" ”

"......" Hu Chuanru always felt that there was something wrong with this, but the revolutionary forces were not as good as the weakest Long Jiguang's Cantonese army, so wouldn't it be useful if he didn't agree?