"Japan will have a chance to win," said Nagata Tetsuyama, looking at the tanks passing by outside the window, and exclaimed passionately, "by sure."

Kawai looked at Nagata Tetsuyama with some surprise, as if he was puzzled by how this usually quiet person was so excited today.

"If you want to win, you have to take your chances." General Kawai's words made Nagata Tetsuyama calm down instantly.

"Yes, Japan must seize every opportunity from now on." "And no matter what the opportunity is, you need to grasp it firmly. ”

"That is, you also think that cooperation with Soviet Russia is necessary?" Kawai Cao heard the hidden subtext in Nagata Tetsuyama's words, looked at him and said.

"As long as it's good for Japan, even if it's with the devil." Nagata Tetsuyama said firmly.

"Have you ever thought that if Japan and Soviet Russia form an alliance against China, there will definitely be a conflict with the United States?" Ha Hop asked.

"If Japan wants to become a shijie power, a conflict with the United States is inevitable." Nagata Tetsuyama said, "It's just a matter of time." ”

Listening to Nagata Tetsuyama's words, General Kawai Cao's face became a little ugly, he let out a heavy sigh, and nodded helplessly.

"Japan and China can only have one country that can become the leader in Asia." Nagata Tetsuyama said, "China is already an ally of the United States, and the conflict between Japan and China is inevitable, and the conflict with the United States is inevitable." ”

"You're right, Japan can't afford to waste any opportunity from now on." Kawai Cao remembered his predecessor Yusaku Uehara in Siberia now, and couldn't help but fight a cold war, as if he was now in the same place as Yusaku Uehara, in the wasteland of Siberia.

"The presidential election in China was over, and Xu Shichang defeated Cao Kun, the direct leader of the Beiyang warlords, by a narrow majority, and became the new president of the government of China." Nagata Tetsuyama said, "With such a result, I'm afraid that many people in the cabinet and the general staff headquarters don't have xiangdao. ”

"Yes, Xu Shichang is just a civilian official, with no soldiers and no money, and this time he can defeat the most powerful warlord leader in the country, which is unexpected." Kawai said.

"That's because there are people behind Xu Shichang who support him." Nagata Tieshan sneered and said.

At this time, Yang Shuoming's figure unconsciously appeared in his mind.

"Is there a warlord in China who is stronger than Cao Kun?" Ha Hop asked.

"Of course, the person who replaced Duan Qirui is." Nagata Tetsuyama said.

"However, isn't this person Yijing no longer serving as the 'Minister of War' (referring to the Border Inspectorate)?" Knowing who he was talking about, he asked, "He doesn't have a place of his own, does he?" Unlike Cao Kun, he can sit on three wealthy provinces. ”

"His Xie does not have his own fixed territory, nor does he have his own army, but the terrible thing about this person is that no matter what position he holds, he will always amplify the energy of this position to the maximum." "If our intelligence is accurate, this person is the most powerful warlord in China." ”

"Why do you say that?" Kawai Cao asked in surprise.

"Although he is now no longer a border superintendent with more power than the president, nor is he the Minister of the Navy, it can be said that he has lost all his military power, but his influence on the squadron is still there, and during his tenure as the Liangguang Patrol Envoy, Yijing arranged for his subordinates to take over the four rich provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and Yunnan in southern China." "He controls the largest emerging enterprise in China, Renhe Group, and his family is inextricably linked to the Jiangsu-Zhejiang consortium, the Jinshang consortium and overseas business groups. Its latent power can be said to spread throughout China. And this person has a deep American background. Compared to him, Cao Kun is actually just a rich man. ”

"So that's the case, so if Xu Shichang is behind his back, it is not surprising that he will be elected president." "It's just that I don't understand, why doesn't a person with such a powerful power like him become the president himself?" ”

"It's really puzzling." Listening to the words of the chief of the staff headquarters, Rao is Nagata Tieshan was resourceful, and he was also puzzled, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, "He could actually have become the second Yuan Shikai." And this time, I heard that he only became the Minister of Finance. ”,

"Being the finance minister of the government of China is a big loss." Kawai Cao was also a little surprised and said, "I really don't understand how he could choose such a thankless position." ”

According to the understanding of the Chinese Government by Kawai Cao and others, although the United States has expressed full support for the Chinese Government's fiscal reform, the current situation of the Chinese Government not being able to cover its fiscal revenue has not been fundamentally reversed, and almost half of the provinces have not paid money to the central government, and the Chinese Government seems to be powerless to do anything about it. Much of the cost of the re-expansion of the Chinese navy and its participation in the European war came from Yang Shuoming's "extracorporeal blood transfusion" and loans from Britain and the United States. And it is not easy to make such a big mess in order.

"In any case, Shina Yijing is the biggest threat to Japan at this stage." Nagata Tieshan said, a cold light flashed in his eyes, "We also need to pay close attention to his every move." ”

"He is now Yijing gone to Xinjiang." Kawai Cao and Nagata Tieshan returned to the table, Kawa Kawa Cao looked at the report of Qian Zhengxin again, and said, "Maybe he will return to Beijing soon, I heard that he always flies around in the sky in an airship, and he is not afraid that one day the airship will have an accident and lose his life." ”

"I really want that to happen." Nagata Tetsuyama sneered and said, "I hope he can be careful enough." ”

As the two were talking, something seemed to block the sun's rays from the sky outside the window, making the light in the room dim all of a sudden.

The two came to the window again, looked up at the sky, and saw a huge airship lying between the blue sky and white clouds.

Stimulated by the rapid development of China's aviation industry, Japan's aviation industry has also begun to take off at an unprecedented speed.

"Victory will definitely belong to Japan," Nagata Tetsuyama couldn't help but shout loudly up to the sky.

Xinjiang, Dihua, Airport Aviation Tower.

Yang Zengxin, who was wearing a melon skin hat and a horse coat, stood on the newly built aviation tower, looking at the blue sky and a round of scorching sun in the distance, and couldn't help but feel a little dizzy.

Maybe he had been standing for a long time, and his crutches became a little trembling.

"He, Yang Hanzhi, should also be here now, right?" Fan Yaonan took out a handkerchief, wiped the beads of sweat oozing from his forehead, and as he spoke, he motioned to the staff around him to fetch chairs and let everyone sit down and wait.

"Wait a little longer." Yang Zengxin smiled generously, and slowly sat down on a chair with the support of a maid, "The weather has been good and bad for a while now, he is walking from the sky, and he may not be able to touch the dust." ”

"yes, this sandstorm is no joke." Fan Yaonan said and sat down as well, "However, this airship can come and go freely in the sky, and it is also convenient." ”

"It's convenient, but it's also staggering." Yang Zengxin said, "I heard that the cost of an airship is worth a warship, not counting the cost of this mooring field, this thing is novel and easy to use for their young people, but it may not be of any help to the development of people's livelihood." ”

Listening to Yang Zengxin's words, Fan Yaonan was quite disappreciative in his heart. He once studied in Japan, and his ideological vision was far higher than Yang Zengxin's, but because of Shangfeng's face, he did not rashly refute.

Regarding Yang Zengxin's "rule by inaction" in Xinjiang, Fan Yaonan actually disagreed with it in his heart.

"It's coming," Zhang Chunxi, the director of academic affairs, suddenly seemed to see something, and pointed to the distance and shouted.

At this time, Yang Zengxin, who was sitting in the chair, did not move, he stretched out his hand, and a guard officer handed him a telescope, he took it and put it in front of him, looked in the direction pointed by Zhang Chunxi, and sure enough, he saw several airships like cigar smoke.

Yang Zengxin handed the telescope to the guard officer, and he did not stand up one after another like the others, but sat upright in his chair, closed his eyes and recuperated.

Because he knew that when he dealt with this person who called himself a "junior of the Yang Sect", he had to be in good spirits.

I don't know how long it took, the crowd outside the aviation tower made a huge noise, Yang Zengxin opened his eyes, and saw that the airship was slowly approaching the aviation tower, and the staff was nervously operating to let the huge airship dock with the aviation tower.

Soon, the docking was completed, and the trestle bridge was also built, Yang Zengxin stood up, leaned on crutches, and led everyone to the exit. ,

When Yang Shuoming, dressed in military uniform, appeared at the door, warm applause rang out.

Yang Shuoming smiled and greeted Yang Zengxin, and then greeted the Xinjiang gentry and celebrities who greeted him under Yang Zengxin's introduction, and then walked side by side with Yang Zengxin.

Yang Shuoming, Yang Zengxin and everyone left the aviation tower together, took a car to the Provincial Administrative Office, and then Yang Zengxin held a banquet for Yang Shuoming to receive the wind and wash the dust.

After three rounds of drinking, Yang Zengxin and Yang Shuoming talked.

"Hanzhi went to the Kazakh tribes this time, and he must have gained a lot." Yang Zengxin inadvertently glanced at the "Kazakh princess" that Yang Shuoming married Huilai, and asked with a smile.

"There are some things that you have to see with your own eyes to know." Yang Shuoming said with a smile, "Kazakhstan and Xinjiang, I am here for the first time, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, it would be hard to imagine that I have such beautiful scenery in the northwest border of China." ”

"The results of the presidential election in Jingli, Hanzhi must have heard about it." Yang Zengxin said, "President Xu was elected, Yang was overjoyed, and recently called President Xu to congratulate him. ”

"President Xu Da is a famous man in Beiyang, and he has worked hard as prime minister, and he is very popular, and his election this time is really expected by everyone." Yang Shuoming said, "This presidential election is a precedent for a generation and is of great significance to the development of China's democratic politics. ”

Yang Zengxin heard Yang Shuoming say the word "democracy", and his brows frowned slightly unconsciously.

"I heard that President Xu Da appointed Liang Zhuoru as the prime minister, and many ministries have also been appointed." Yang Zengxin turned his head and said, "This time, it turned out to be Hanzhi as the Minister of Finance, but I really don't have Xiangdao." ”

"President Xu Da knows that I have always been interested in developing industry, so he voted for my favorite, so he made such an appointment." Yang Shuoming said with a smile, "In fact, financial management is not my forte, from the end of the European war to the present, I don't know where to spend a lot of the money in my own hands, hehe." ”

"I do know where Hanzhi's money went." Yang Zengxin Xiangdao looked at the tanks he saw on the streets of Dihua and the giant airship just now, he looked at Yang Shuoming and said with a smile, "Aren't these airships, planes, tanks, artillery, and guns all worth money?" ”

"Xinjiang is the northwest barrier of the country, the country's important place, in the past, there was not much investment in construction, so that the development lagged behind, this time I am the Minister of Finance, I hope to help the development of Xinjiang." Yang Shuoming said.

"Oh? Then dare to ask Hanzhi, what are your specific plans? Fan Yaonan listened to Yang Shuoming's words, and said a little eagerly, not noticing Yang Zengxin's somewhat dissatisfied gaze.

"If you want to get rich, you must first build roads. Only when the trade routes are smooth can the people's livelihood be prosperous. Yang Shuoming said, "I am going to build railways and highways in Xinjiang, and of course, this 'heavenly road'." ”

"'Heaven'?" Fan Yaonan couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he heard Yang Shuoming's answer, but he quickly understood what this "Heavenly Road" meant, and couldn't help nodding again and again.

Yang Shuoming noticed the strange expression on Yang Zengxin's face, and couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.

After the banquet, Yang Shuoming took the initiative to ask to talk to Yang Zengxin alone, Yang Zengxin readily agreed, and the two had a long talk in a secret tea. The content of the conversation is unknown to the outside world. Everyone only knows that the result of this long talk is that Yang Zengxin gave up the "rule by inaction" that he had insisted on for many years, and let Xinjiang start a new history.

According to Fan Yaonan's later recollection, the conversation between the two was not as friendly as imagined, and there was a fierce quarrel during the conversation, but the final result was a peaceful agreement, and from that day on, Xinjiang embarked on a different path of development.

A month later, Yang Shuoming returned to Beijing by airship.

The first thing he did after he was sworn in as the Minister of Finance of the Republic of China was to set up an "Economic Investigation Bureau" under the Ministry of Finance.

And it was this seemingly inconspicuous institution that was the predecessor of the famous "Chinese FBI" in the future.

Historically, China's "Red Panic" was divided into two stages, the first stage was from the outbreak of October ** in Russia in 1917 to 1922, when Russian and European anarchists entered China, from Beijing to Shanghai, and various fierce ** actions took place, from strikes to explosions and assassinations. In 1919, a typical Chinese government propaganda poster was made by bearded European anarchists who attempted to blow up Zhongnanhai, the seat of the Chinese government, as a warning to the population about the dangers of Bolshevism. ,

Some Chinese officials have the impression that Yang Shuoming was a man of extreme hatred of Bolshevism, and at that time, he had just left the military circles, and because of his effective fight against hostile forces, he made great contributions, making him the chief of finance at the age of less than 30 and controlling the "Economic Investigation Bureau" under him for 40 years.

Because of this hostility, when the second wave of "red scare" occurred in China, Yang Shuoming took covert measures similar to those of the twenties, eavesdropping, blacklisting, infiltrating, and spreading rumors. But this time China was no longer the China of the twenties, when the Supreme Court restricted the judiciary from prosecuting dissidents, especially communitarians, and his toughness did not bring him the reputation and promise of the previous time, but caused a lot of controversy, although the secret measures he led were not made public until 1968, when voices from the outside world, from the media to the political circles, began to question whether his actions were illegal.

However, in the minds of the vast majority of Chinese people, Yang Shuoming's image has always been good. If you have the opportunity to go to Beijing, you must visit the News Museum, there is a room in it, which is dedicated to the exhibition of many major cases handled by the Economic Investigation Bureau in those years, and all of these cases are related to Yang Shuoming. In Yang Shuoming's time, reporters in charge of reporting on criminal cases had a very good life, and they could write eye-catching news stories as long as they stayed in Beijing, waited for the public relations department to release news for them, arranged scenes for interviews, and wrote eye-catching stories. Of course, looking back now, there should have been some problems with the professional ethics of these reporters, and they acted as Yang Shuoming's mouthpiece, intentionally or unintentionally.

Yang Shuoming's reputation is good because he makes the people feel that because of his strength, China's public security has become better. At this point, Yang Shuoming does have a very high level of professionalism. He established a nationwide fingerprint file, set up a crime evidence identification department, and had strict requirements for the selection of agents of the Investigation Bureau. And most importantly, he expanded the enforcement powers of the Investigation Bureau. He upgraded it in 1935 and renamed it the Chinese FBI because of his success in hunting down and shooting famous interprovincial robbers, which won public support. Coupled with his keen public relations and propaganda at that time, the public soon regarded the agents of the Investigation Bureau as heroes, and before that, such as bank robbers and Jiangyang thieves, many Chinese people regarded them as heroes who robbed the rich and helped the poor, and even Shanghai Tang filmed these thieves as positive figures against the feudal system.

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