Taiwan's Shi Dakai replied very quickly to the telegram: Taiwan now has grain, and within seven days, it will first allocate 3,000 tons of rice and transport it to Shandong, and in the next half month, it will raise another 5,000 tons of rice, and within a month, raise 12,000 tons of rice and transport it to Shandong to relieve the urgent need. [Ran^Text^Library] []. [774] [buy]. [com]。 For more recent chapters, visit: (Advertisement)

At the same time, Sun Baoqi, who received the disaster relief money, also began to buy grain in Shandong, although Shandong was devastated by the disaster, but there was still some surplus grain in the first two years, and Tang Yonglin also began to raise grain in Zhili, compared to surviving this difficulty, there should not be much of a problem.

Wuchang.

Now the base camp of the Qing court is there.

Yuan Shikai sat opposite Zhang Zhi's 'hole'.

Zhang Zhi'dong said slowly: "Weiting, now I heard that there is a big drought in Shandong......

Yuan Shikai smiled and said, "Great drought? The drought is good, if the provinces in Guannai are calm and calm, and the wind and rain are smooth, then our Jiangnan will be in danger, and now Zhang Jianzhi's "fine" strength is only afraid that it has been used for disaster relief in Shandong. ”

Zhang Zhi'dong replied: "Well, except for the coastal areas, two-thirds of the ground in Shandong Province is in severe drought, and nearly 20 million people have been affected. ”

Yuan Shikai sneered: "Looking for food? Ask him to find it somewhere else, we won't give him a grain of grain in Jiangnan, let him toss it slowly, it's best to find food, Shandong is a big 'chaos', let's 'touch' the fish in troubled waters, and give him a good trouble! ”

Zhang Zhi's 'hole' sighed lightly and asked, "Comfort Pavilion, will Ji be released?" ”

Yuan Shikai said in a 'yin' voice: "Now that Zhang Yi has made a decision in the north, and people's hearts are still floating, where are so many officials under his hands, there will definitely be a large number of old officials in the imperial court, but which of those officials is not stretched out with a long hand?" Shandong disaster, Zhang Yi will definitely allocate a large amount of grain to transport into Shandong, when the time comes, if these officials are full of 'private' pockets, the people can't get food in their hands, there will definitely be a big 'chaos', the hungry people but no matter who sits in the world, eating a full stomach is the real big thing! If Zhang Yi doesn't investigate, the people will rebel, and if he investigates, the entire Shandong officialdom will collapse half of the sky! As long as we take advantage of the wind and ignite the fire, Shandong will be completely 'chaotic'......"

Zhang Zhi's 'hole' eyes lit up, and he laughed and said: "Weiting, sure enough, it is the 'wave' behind the Yangtze River that pushes the 'wave' in front, the old man is old, it's no longer what it used to be, your trick is really clever." ”

Yuan Shikai said lightly: "It's more than that. I heard that now Zhang Yi has completely canceled all the privileges of the children of the Eight Banners of the Manchu Dynasty, without the salary, without a skill, without land, the children of the Eight Banners will only have one way to rebel, and those Manchurian nobles, now they are not as good as a day, as long as we guide a little, they will definitely pull the flag and rebel! ”

Zhang Zhi's 'hole' nodded again and again, and said: "Wonderful, wonderful, comfort pavilion, if it is done well, it will be difficult for Zhang Jianzhi to gain a firm foothold even in the north!" ”

Yuan Shikai said with a smile: "Well, this is Yang Shixiang's suggestion to me, I feel very good, how about it, this Yang Shixiang is still good, right?" ”

Yuan Shikai always wanted Yang Shixiang to be the governor of Hunan, but Rong Lu and others resolutely disagreed, and Zhang Zhi's 'hole' also had an ambiguous attitude, so Yang Shixiang's release has been shelved.

Now that Yang Shixiang has made such a suggestion, I think Zhang Zhi's attitude towards the 'hole' should also be clear.

Zhang Zhi'dong nodded, and said: "Well, Weiting, now that the state affairs are difficult, it is the time when the imperial court vigorously promotes virtuous ministers, we really can't bury Yang Shixiang, this matter, in a few days, the two of us will play together, so let's settle it." ”

Yuan Shikai continued: "There is also the matter of the navy, we also have to hurry up, now the navy of the Republic of China has also begun to build rapidly, if we can't keep up, once the big war starts, our long coastline, any place may be hit by Zhang Yi's navy, and when the time comes, we will be attacked by the enemy." ”

Zhang Zhi's 'hole' face was slightly 'revealed' with some difficult 'color', and said: "Weiting, I know what you said is very reasonable, but now that the entire north has been lost, the imperial court's annual income is only less than 60 million taels of silver, and it is a lot of investment to prepare for the construction of a new navy." ”

Yuan Shikai smiled bitterly: "I also know that the investment is expensive, but do we have a choice?" Fortunately, our current new policy has been launched, as long as we can survive this year, next year's annual income will definitely increase significantly, but the preparation for the construction of the navy cannot be delayed. ”

Zhang Zhi's 'hole' is also silent for a while, the current situation is different from previous years, even if the great powers invaded before, they just wanted to ask for some reparations, open a few ports, and at most grab a piece of frontier territory like Tsarist Russia, but now Zhang Jianzhi is different, he wants to include the whole of China in the rhythm of the bag, and now the north of the Huai River is in the hands of the Republic of China.

It is now less than May, Wu Peifu in the northwest has led tens of thousands of troops to complete the sweeping of the entire northwest, and the entire northwest has fallen into the hands of the Republic of China.

Now that the Chinese Tiger felt that it needed some time to digest after controlling the whole of North China, it stopped and did not continue to attack, once North China calmed down, it was the best time to start a war against the Qing court in the south! And this time will definitely not be too long, in terms of troops, the current south is still far behind the Republic of China!

The Republic of China can defeat 200,000 Russian troops within half a year, and the entire Qing court is now only 400,000 people, as for combat effectiveness, I don't know if these 400,000 people can withstand the attack of 100,000 Russian troops, and I know the final result with my ass.

Zhang Zhi'dong sighed and said: "Weiting, I completely understand what you mean, but now Lafayette, Rong Lu and others do not agree to build the navy with all their might, you and I have the ability to reach the sky, what can we do?" ”

Yuan Shikai's face was ugly, it turned out that his response with Yang Shixiang was falling short step by step, Li Hongzhang's people were already far away, and the Qing court did not fall, but he was constrained everywhere, and he couldn't do his best, how could he be Zhang Yi's opponent?

Zhang Zhi'dong sighed: "Weiting, to tell the truth, I am already old, whether it is Li Hongzhang or me, there are no years to live, the future of the world is your young people, I understand your thoughts, the most feasible way now is to make every effort to rectify the army, to ensure that this knife two years, our army can compete with the Chinese Revolutionary Army This is the only hope, the preparation of the navy, time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also everywhere constraints, there is no hope, alas." ”