For the olive branch thrown by Yuan Shikai, Wang Yongan was not only not happy, but had a feeling of holding a bomb in his hand, he probably came out Yuan Shikai's purpose, compared to letting himself go to the southwest to be a southwest king, it is naturally more important to recover the right to issue currency, the right to issue currency is related to the foundation of the country, what is a king of the southwest.

After guessing Yuan Shikai's thoughts, Wang Yongan began to play Tai Chi, Jiangbei Department and himself were repeatedly plotted by Yuan Shikai, and finally had a way to hold Yuan Shikai at this time, how could he easily agree. Lu Zhengxiang's incorruptible tongue did not convince himself, so Yuan Shikai gave himself a king of the southwest.

As for why Yuan Shikai let him go to the southwest, he also knew very well that the southwest region was far away from the central government, and for a faction leader like himself who was ambitious and in the prime of life, only by going to the most remote place could Yuan Shikai sleep peacefully. Moreover, the biggest problem in the southwest region is not whether it can develop, but the fact that the people in the southwest are more xenophobic than the southwest, and it can be said that there is no place more xenophobic than the southwest region, and even the two Guangxi regions, which have always been conservative, are more likely to accept outsiders than the southwest. I'm afraid that if I become the king of the southwest, there will be more trouble in the future.

Of course, if you want to make a contribution, you can't be afraid of trouble, there is no pie in the sky, and Wang Yongan is not afraid of trouble, only in the process of solving trouble, he can gradually find problems and solve them, so as to make himself stronger.

Thinking of this, Wang Yongan laughed instead, laughing so much that Hu Jingyi was a little inexplicable, Yuan Shikai saw that he was confident, and knew that he also understood what he meant, so he let Hu Jingyi go down.

In the presidential office, neither of them spoke first, and the two foxes, one old and one young, calculated each other in their hearts, wanting to get more benefits from each other. Wang Yongan is not in a hurry at all, the longer the time, the more money he makes, thinking about it, the interest of four million taels of silver a year is enough for Wang Yongan to feed his army, since he is holding it, why be anxious?

In the end, Yuan Shikai couldn't bear it, he said: "Jingyun, what do you say we created this Republic of China for?" ”

"What do you say?" Wang Yongan asked with a smile.

Yuan Shikai said: "Yuan abandoned his family and business to create the Republic of China precisely because during the Qing Dynasty, our country was repeatedly insulted and divided by foreign countries. After the establishment of the Republic of China, I swore that I would never lose an inch of territory, but unfortunately Japan coveted Manchuria, Russia supported the Mongol rebellion, and then Britain and France coveted Yunnan and Xizang. However, the external enemy has not been destroyed, the internal strife is numerous, the country will not be a country, and we officials are guilty. ”

"Why did the president say this, what does it mean that the country will not be a country? The Republic of China is very good, there is a big president sitting in the presidential palace, where the country will not be a country. Wang Yongan said lightly.

Yuan Shikai stared at Wang Yongan's eyes and said with a sneer: "But there are people who communicate with foreign countries and try to subvert the country with the help of foreign forces, can this Republic of China still exist peacefully?" ”

Wang Yongan said with a calm expression: "I don't understand what you say, who can subvert the country in the whole world, there is a big president in one day, no one can go wild." ”

Yuan Shikai shook his head, and then said sharply: "But there is one person who can easily oust me from the position of president, and this person is you Wang Jingyun!" This sentence is very serious, and it can even be said that it is torn in the face, so aggressive is bound to let Wang Yongan tell the truth today, instead of the Go routine of you going back and forth. But from what he said, it can also be seen how eager Yuan Shikai is to take back the right to issue currency.

Wang Yongan was not intimidated by Yuan Shikai's scolding, he leaned back in his chair and laughed.

Yuan Shikai said angrily: "What are you laughing at? ”

Wang Yongan said: "Father-in-law, you are exalting me too much, what is my young man." ”

"You're not a small one." Yuan Shikai said, "There is the support of the banks of the four countries behind it, and even I, the president, don't pay attention to it, Lu Zhengxiang asked you to talk about waving the right to issue currency, but you actually avoided it." ”

Wang Yongan said: "Oh, it turns out that you are talking about the problem of dragon coins, hey, in fact, the issuance of dragon coins is not aimed at the central government, you also know my purpose, I am aimed at the former Qing Dynasty." However, since the dragon coin has become the common currency of Jiangnan and Jiangbei, how can it be banned at will. President, if you hastily ban dragon coins, you know what serious consequences will bring, right? ”

"But if a country has two currencies, you must know the serious consequences, right?" Yuan Shikai asked rhetorically, "Are you for the country, or for the individual?" ”

Wang Yongan said: "I am the vice commander of China's army, and I naturally care about the country, but I can't abandon the people for the sake of the country, right?" After the ban on dragon coins, what about nearly 10,000 people in Jiangnan and Jiangbei? ”

Yuan Shikai said: "So we have to sit down and talk about it carefully, discuss it carefully, but now that the Four Nations Bank has obtained the benefits and avoided talking about it, what kind of trick are you, the largest shareholder of the Industrial Bank of China, playing with me, are you deliberately teasing government officials?" ”

Wang Yongan said: "The son-in-law doesn't dare, the son-in-law admits that he has his own selfishness, but he doesn't have the courage to tease the government, after all, the safety of the son-in-law needs the government's protection." ”

Yuan Shikai sneered: "Do you think I did your assassination?" ”

Wang Yongan also laughed and said: "The son-in-law thinks that he has a little wisdom, knowing that his father-in-law will not do this, and it is too late for the father-in-law to love the son-in-law, how can he do anything to hurt the son-in-law." ”

"Okay, okay, you don't have to put a high hat on me, let's just say it today." Yuan Shikai said, "The currency issuance of the Industrial Bank of China must not be separated from the supervision of the government, and my current request is for the central government to buy your shares in the Industrial Bank of China, so that the central government can have the ability to negotiate and communicate with the banks of the four countries and negotiate the issue of currency issuance." ”

Wang Yongan held his chin and hesitated in his heart, it was obvious that his interests would be greatly damaged in this way.

Yuan Shikai hesitated in his peace of mind, gritted his teeth and said: "From now on, the central government will no longer interfere in Qianzang on the border of Yunnan River, and you will be the real king of the southwest." ”

Wang Yongan still didn't move, he raised his head and said: "Father-in-law sacrificed a lot, what if I learn that Mongolia declares independence?" ”

Yuan Shikai shook his head and said, "Then I just think I'm blind." ”

"Hahaha......" Wang Yongan got up and said: "Father-in-law, although I care about my own interests, I care more about the interests of the country, so let's do it, I am willing to hand over 35 percent of the shares of the Industrial Bank of China to the central government, but I want to exchange for 49 percent of the shares of the land in the southwest region and the Bank of Communications, what do you think?" ”