January 1, 1917, New Year's Day. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The festive atmosphere in Beijing is not strong, after all, the Chinese have only celebrated the Gregorian New Year for a few years, and ordinary people still do not recognize this holiday, but the Chinese government will definitely have a holiday on this day. Most of the officials, large and small, went on vacation and rested, except for the necessary stays.

The streets and alleys are a lively scene.

Although the Beiyang government ...... No, the central government has not yet effectively unified the country, but in the past two years, after the military has grown exponentially and the government has received enough loans and income from the sale of mines, life has been much better. In particular, Yuan Datou has now given up the illusion of being the emperor and has focused his energy on sorting out all aspects, and the authority of the central government is also increasing day by day, which can be regarded as a complete foothold.

Nationwide, it is also thriving.

The European and American powers are worried about their own wars, China has no interference from foreign forces, and now with the support of the Huntelaar consortium, the central government is strong enough to suppress all movements, and everything is developing in a good direction. The more fierce the war in Europe, the more benefits China will get, especially now that the Huntelaar consortium and many factories have never suffered losses in trade with Europe, which has made many people laugh.

Last year alone, the central government's tax revenue doubled!

Under the conditioning of many top doctors sent by John, Yuan Datou successfully survived 1916, and the authority of the central government was increasing, taxes were increasing, and all aspects of the country were sorted out smoothly, which made the president feel extremely comfortable, and his health was getting better and better.

Merely......

On the first night of the new year, the mysterious figure secretly entered his mansion again and had a four-hour meeting with him, but the next day Yuan Datou had a solemn face, and after the bloodshot exhaustion in his eyes, he was full of uneasiness and anxiety in the face of the unknown......

After the New Year's holiday, Yuan Datou held a high-level meeting for the first time.

No one except the participants knew what everyone was saying, but even the guards who were dozens of meters away from the conference room heard the high-pitched quarrel in the room. For a week, these big names at the top of China were arguing, from anger at first, to impatience, to calm and détente, and finally to end this long discussion......

January 19, 1917, Beijing.

Sitting in his Lincoln car, Zhu Erdian's face was full of doubts and puzzles, and at the same time, there was a faint hint of uneasiness in his eyes. As the British minister to China, Zhu Erdian of China certainly did not know about this secret meeting of the top government officials not long ago, after all, he paid a considerable price for this, so when he received President Yuan's note today, Zhu Erdian was also extremely uneasy in his heart......

Thinking of the money he took out, Zhu Erdian felt a little distressed.

However, there is no way to do it, with the outbreak and deep siege of war in Europe, coupled with the shameless intervention of the Huntelaar consortium, the influence of the British in China has receded like a tide, and it is far from being comparable to that before the war. For Zhu Erdian, this can be said to be a pain in the skin, but when he does not get the effective support of the domestic government, and at the same time is seen through weakness, Zhu Erdian is helpless no matter how strong his wrist is.

"Damn Chinese, as hateful as the Yankees!"

Thinking about the depression after thinking about it, Zhu Erdian could only scold ventingly.

After the car slowly drove into the presidential palace, Zhu Erdian was led by his attendants to Yuan Datou's study and met the president, whom he had known for a long time. Speaking of which, he has been dealing with Yuan Datou for many years, but Zhu Erdian finds that he is now more and more unable to understand the other party, such as Yuan Datou's views on the power in his hands and his attitude towards the Southern Revolutionary Party, etc., but Zhu Erdian understands one thing very well, that is, the reasons for these changes are probably brought about by those hateful Yankees......

"Mr. Minister!"

Just when several thoughts appeared in Zhu Erdian's mind, Yuan Datou shook hands with him and said straight to the point: "I just got news from some friends, I heard that the situation in Europe is not particularly good? ”

"Uh......"

Listening to Yuan Datou's words, Zhu Erdian's face suddenly became ugly as if he had swallowed a mouthful of flies.

When did things get better in Europe from the day the war began? Damn the Yankees, too, sold the Entente advanced weapons, but everyone understood what the bastards were up to, because the Germans were always able to put new weapons on the battlefield a month or two in advance. As the war continued, Zhu Erdian became more and more uneasy, because he found that when the motherland was mired in the quagmire of war and it was difficult to extricate itself, the strength of the Chinese was growing rapidly day by day, even from his point of view, the strength of the Beiyang army had developed to a terrible level......

For this, Zhu Erdian was extremely uneasy.

He really couldn't imagine how much the Beiyang Army would grow with the support of the Huntelaar consortium if the war in Europe lasted for another two or three years! Once Yuan Datou took this opportunity to completely unify the whole country, then the huge benefits brought by the European war and the powerful army, could the British come back?

Just when Zhu Erdian's face flickered, Yuan Datou took a sip of the teacup, and suddenly said: "Mr. Minister, I think you should also know something, we are about to complete a batch of army training, the number is not small, there are 100,000 people...... If the war in Europe is urgent, we would be happy to send them to help our allies! ”

"Hmm......"

Nodding absentmindedly, Zhu Erdian was dazed for a moment, and then suddenly a spirit suddenly became agitated, and slowly rounded a pair of eyes: "Huh? I'm sorry, Mr. President, what did you just say?! ”

Putting down the teacup in his hand, Yuan Datou said indifferently: "I mean, we are about to complete the training and reorganization of a group of soldiers, and we are happy to send them to Europe to help our allies...... Mr. Minister, did you hear me clearly this time? ”

"Goo-dong!"

After swallowing a mouthful of foam with difficulty, Zhu Erdian hurriedly responded in a somewhat trembling voice: "Listen, hear clearly!" But...... You're not kidding me? ”

Excited and excited, Zhu Erdian's body couldn't help but tremble.

Since the Beiyang government declared war on Germany, Zhu Erdian's first task in Beijing was to persuade them to send their own troops to Europe to fight against Germany and Austria! But just like the damned Japanese, the Chinese have never agreed to this request, and have always shirked it for various reasons such as weak strength and insufficient training of the army, because of which Jurdian has been scolded several times by London. But now because all their energy is involved in Europe, the British are powerless to do anything about it, and even have to reassure Chinese and the Japanese in turn, for fear of pushing them into a hurry......

But now, what did Jurdian hear just now?

Chinese......

Are you planning to send troops to Europe?

"Of course not!"

Narrowing his eyes slightly, Yuan Datou chuckled: "I'm serious, the Chinese government has decided to fight side by side with its allies and send our troops to Europe...... If the allies agree, our first military men will depart by the second half of this year at the latest, numbering at least 100,000 people! ”

"Sizzle......"

The upper and lower mouths trembled, and Zhu Erdian suddenly gasped!

For a European battlefield with tens or millions of people in a battle, 100,000 people is really not a big number, but the thorough Chinese Tongzhu Erdian knows very well in his heart what the 100,000 troops in Yuan Datou's mouth means! You must know that in terms of today's China, it is easy to raise 100,000 troops, but what if this army is fully armed with Huntelaar weapons and equipment, and has also undergone at least two years of rigorous training for officers studying in Germany and the United States?

That means that these soldiers are enough to be called elite!

Even if it is not as good as the real elite of Europe who have experienced the war, it is still much stronger than the armies of the British colonies or Canada, Australia and other places. Once pulled to the European battlefield, it will immediately be able to play a similar role to the British and French troops - such an army, Zhu Erdian has never dreamed of!

And......

After a moment's pause, Yuan Datou smiled and said, "Hehe, Mr. Zhu Erdian, in addition to these 100,000 people, if necessary, we can provide more highly trained troops next year, and we can also provide a large number of laborers to go to Europe to serve the industrial development of the allies......"