Sze Siu Yee is the Minister General for Foreign Affairs. You can see the tattoo bosses. Chechakov and Zhenmu were a little excited, but compared to the other big man they were about to meet, this Minister General of Foreign Affairs Tang was not worth mentioning.

Chechakov and Zhang Zongchang also left shortly after Tang Shaoyi left the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but they did not go by themselves, but were pulled in front of the presidential palace by a truck from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and then changed into a car, accompanied by an adjutant in the chamber of waiters, and met the president of the Republic of China, Zhao Bei, in a reception room in the commander's hall.

Compared with President Zhao Bei, the other government officials are all small people, and now everyone knows it. This big man is now the most influential figure in the whole of China, and even the entire Far East has felt the influence of President Zhao. When Chechakov and Zhang Zongchang set off from the three eastern provinces to Beijing, Russian businessmen in Harbin were desperately selling Japanese bonds. The reason is very simple, because Japan was defeated by China, and the price of the Japanese government's international officials also plummeted, and the person who led this war against Japan was President Zhao Da in this presidential palace. His influence on the international situation has even spread to Moscow, and some Russian princes and nobles who have economic interests in the North Manchurian region are now anxiously asking what kind of action the president will take against North Manchuria, and some timid people have even begun to transfer their properties in North Manchuria, which shows President Zhao's influence.

Now there is still a saying that President Zhao Da is about to carry out the scraping of power, and when the time comes, it will be the real monopoly of power. Such a big shot. Of course, Chechakov and Zhang Zongchang were willing to come over and talk to each other. However, this time they came to the presidential palace, but it was not their own idea, but they were summoned by Mr. President.

There were only the president and an adjutant in the reception room, a few guards stood in the corner curtain, and the rest were Chechakov and Zhang Zongchang, who were a little more reserved than the last meeting in Shenyang. After all, this is not a military camp, but the presidential palace, which is the center of power in China, and every word spoken here may have a direct or indirect impact on China's social life and political trends.

Restraint towards Chechakov and Zhang Zongchang. Zhao Bei is more satisfied, maintaining the necessary majesty in front of his subordinates is also the skill of the emperor, although these two people cannot be said to be his direct subordinates, but now it is really necessary to cultivate the awe of the two of them for the president.

Therefore, after meeting, Zhao Bei did not make too many politeness. It quickly got down to business and focused the conversation on what was currently going on.

"How's your security company going? If there is still a shortage of manpower, although I don't have many geniuses here, there are still some talents, especially in the military field. ”

Zhao Bei directly brought the topic to the security company, which was one of the reasons why he called the two to come over and talk.

"Thank you, Mr. President, for your concern, so far everything is going well, we have gathered two hundred armed security guards, all of them strong Russians. Now we are undergoing rigorous military training from retired Russian officers, and will soon be able to carry out armed escort duties, and we are ready to provide services whenever the Chinese Chamber of Commerce needs them. ”

Chechakov was very smug and boastful. Zhang Zongchang on the side was also helping, but they didn't know that the main purpose of the president asking them to organize this security company was not to provide armed escort tasks for Chinese businessmen who went to the Russian Empire to do business, otherwise, they would not have specifically asked Tang Shaoyi to recommend Chechakov to the Russian court's god Rasputin.

Of course, Zhao Bei would not directly tell Chechakov and Zhang Zongchang how he planned to use this security company, he just carefully inquired about all the details of the security company's preparations and cautiously expressed his opinion.

After Chechakov and Zhang Zongchang finished introducing the preparations of the security company, Zhao Bei instructed the adjutant of the attendant's room standing beside him to take out a bill of exchange from his briefcase and hand it to Chechakov and Zhang Zongchang for them to put it away properly. "This is my personal support for the two of them, although the money is not much, a piece of heart, after the future trade exhibition between China and Russia, the benefits of the two are also indispensable."

Zhao Bei smiled and glanced at Zhang Zongchang. This person is currently an intelligence officer of the Military Intelligence Agency, which is different from Chechakov's outsider, but considering that this person is too gambling, Zhao Bei does not plan to explain the true intention of this mission to him now.

Zhang Zongchang obviously didn't care what the use of this security company would be, he was originally a peripheral intelligence officer of the Military Intelligence Bureau, and the reason why he was favored by the head of the intelligence station in the first place was because he had close contacts with the Russians in the three eastern provinces. And the reason why he is willing to work for the MIA is mainly for money, so at this time, seeing that the president is so generous, I can't help but rejoice in the decision to join the MIA in the first place.

The superiors used money to buy the subordinates, and Zhao Bei can be regarded as well-intentioned.

Of course, this "grant" cannot be given in vain. Zhao Bei is also conditional.

"Your security company cannot only recruit Russians, but also need to recruit some Chinese to serve as armed guards, and now a private military education academy in Tianjin has just graduated a group of cadets, and there is no landing, you can choose some to join the security company as appropriate, and strictly train them."

With the development of China's leading forces, there are now some private military schools all over the country, although they claim to cultivate "military talents." "But really qualified Joon; In order to encourage the practice of running schools among the people, as well as to cultivate the spirit of martial arts among the people, the central government, through the Ministry of Education, has been supporting the exhibition of these civilian military schools, not only subsidizing funds, but also providing light weapons for training.

The private military school recommended by Zhao Bei is in Dagu, Tianjin, and a total of more than 200 cadets have graduated this time, and Zhao Bei has already installed a group of senior intelligence officers from the Intelligence Bureau through special channels, and this time they have been sent to "assist" Chechakov and Zhang Zongchang. The drunkard's intention is indeed not to drink, this is to put a long line to catch a big fish.

Chechakov and Zhang Zongchang, of course, do not know what is going on. However, since it is a private military school, it must not be a problem to pass the review of the Russian consul, so I agreed to it.

After everything was done, Chechakov and Zhang Zongchang said goodbye and left the presidential palace, and Zhao Bei sent the two to the gate of the commander's hall, and instructed the adjutant to send the two to the Chinese Federation of Industry and Commerce to get acquainted with those leading figures in the Chinese business circles, ostensibly to facilitate Chechakov and Zhang Zongchang to contact "business." "But in fact, it is to hide people's eyes, otherwise, it is strange that Chechakov, as a little-known Russian man, can talk to the Chinese president, Mr. President, and also serve as a senior adviser to the local government, but if there is a group of Chinese business leaders in the middle, then it will not make the politicians of the Russian Empire suspicious.

When Chechakov and Zhang Zongchang left the presidential palace, it was already dark, and today's official business had basically been handled, Zhao Bei did not plan to work overtime, he originally planned to go to Lao Taishan with his wife to sit there, but before he left the commander's hall, an urgent telegram was photographed in the telegraph room.

According to the report of the Chinese envoy to Germany, at 5 o'clock this afternoon, the Japanese Government formally presented an ultimatum to Germany, demanding that Germany immediately withdraw its troops from the territory of France and Belgium, otherwise, Japan would take part in the Allied war against Germany, and the war between Japan and Germany was imminent.

Since the minister in Germany also sent a telegram with the same content to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, less than half an hour after Zhao Bei received the telegram, Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi rushed to the presidential palace with a strange expression and asked to pay an urgent visit to the president.

Seeing the president, Tang Shaoyi couldn't help but reveal her worries to the president.

"Japan has just been defeated by our country, and now it is in a hurry to start a war against Germany, what is the idea of fighting? Could it be that the Entente promised Japan great benefits? If Japan really declares war on Germany, what position should Japan choose? The war between Japan and Germany will have a far-reaching impact on the situation in the Far East, and whether our country will still be able to support Germany, and whether Britain and France will not approve of our country's assistance in Germany's war against Japan. Go. Can the center have a fixed opinion?.

Seeing that Tang Shaoyi was somewhat in a hurry, Zhao Bei gave him a reassurance.

"Chief Tang, you can rest assured. Although I am called a "madman in the Far East," I am not a madman, and of course I know that the current domestic financial situation does not allow us to engage in any large-scale war, so even if Japan and Germany go to war in the Far East, our country will not participate in the war, and the central policy is still fighting, and whoever dares to infringe on China's interests under the pretext of war will fight him, but if the belligerents are honest. Then we will not engage in their wars. Tang Shaoyi's hanging heart relaxed, and what he was most worried about was that the pro-German faction of the military would take the opportunity to persuade the president to assist Germany in defending Japan, but it still existed. He can rest assured that the president is clearly on his feet.

Late that night, China's War Department and the Admiralty held a joint military meeting overnight to discuss what kind of countermeasures China would take in the Japanese-German war. So in the end, no unanimous opinion was reached, and as a non-military personnel, Tang Shaoyi was also invited to attend the meeting, but he did not say anything, because he knew very well that no matter how these generals discussed, the president had already made arrangements in his heart. Everyone is discussing here, and there is a bit of a taste that the emperor is not in a hurry and the eunuchs are in a hurry.

Although Zhao Bei really did not plan to directly participate in the war between Japan and Germany, he had another plan in his heart: "He knew that with Germany's current military strength in the Far East, it would indeed be difficult to resist Japan's frontal attack, after all, Japan's naval strength was still very strong, and Germany's Far East naval strength could not be compared with it, so he also decided to give Germany support in the armed forces, so that Germany could hold out in the Far East for a longer time, so that Japan would pay a greater price in the war against Germany, and further weaken Japan's war potential."

In the face of the complex international situation, Zhao Bei still maintains a sense of calmness, but calmness does not mean complete inaction, as long as the opportunity is right, Zhao Bei will make a decisive move. ,If you want to know what happened next,Please log in to the old,More chapters,Support the author,Support genuine reading!