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This means that he has to raise nearly 10 million taels of silver for Zhou Zhongju in a short period of time, otherwise, the finances of the entire Liaodong Army will collapse. What's more, it is possible that the Liaodong Army will cause turmoil because of this.

Although Yang Xingguo had been mentally prepared for the huge financial gap, Yang Xingguo did not expect that this gap would be so large that he was directly stunned, and he couldn't say a word for a long time.

Yan Bing next to him said with a worried face: "Commander, there are too many." Now there is no tax revenue in the county town we control. At least for half a year, we don't want to solve these problems through taxes. “

However, when he saw Yang Xingguo's frowning brows, he immediately said ruthlessly: "However, there is still a lot of commercial taxes, and I want to find a way to solve one million taels of silver within ten days!" ”

"It's really not good, I can borrow from a few big businessmen in Liaodong, ask my father to borrow it, and then find a way to raise a million taels of silver!"

Seeing that Yan Bing was also worried about him, Yang Xingguo looked relieved and quickly refused: "You just need to raise one million taels of silver for the deputy commander for emergency, and I will find a way to find the rest of the information!" ”

Yan Bing asked with a worried face: "What can you do, this is eight or nine million taels of silver, not eight or nine hundred thousand taels." Commander, I know you're doing it for my good, but I'm going to share your worries too. Within ten days, I prepared two million taels of silver for the deputy commander. In addition, every month in the future, I will provide the deputy commander with another 300,000 taels of silver. ”

Seeing that Yan Bing was so persistent, completely in the posture of a strong woman, Yang Xingguo could only nod in agreement no matter how heartbroken he was.

However, even if he settled two million taels of silver, there would still be eight million taels of silver left.

As the Minister of Economy of the Liaodong Army, Yan Bing is in charge of the money bags of the Liaodong Army, and he is very aware of the difficulty of raising so much silver at one time.

It can be said that if there are no other channels that they do not know, with the current strength and territory of the Liaodong Army, there is absolutely no way to raise a huge sum of eight million taels of silver in a short period of time.

Therefore, even if Yang Xingguo agreed to his request, Yan Bing still continued to ask worriedly.

"Commander, what are you going to do?"

Yang Xingguo thought about it and replied: "In this anti-encirclement and suppression operation, the troops captured more than 1.2 million taels of silver on the battlefield. I wanted the troops to stay on their own, but now it seems impossible! ”

"In addition, the troops captured more than 80,000 rifles and nearly 20 million rounds of ammunition that we did not use. Since we can't use it ourselves, let's exchange it all for silver. Not surprisingly, these weapons and ammunition can be exchanged for more than two million taels of silver! ”

"In addition, we have captured a large amount of grain in Fengcheng and more than ten other counties occupied by the Japanese army, which was supposed to be more than three months of military rations for more than 100,000 Japanese troops. However, if these military rations were replaced with cheaper coarse grains and some food was saved, it would be enough for two million refugees to eat for two to three months, which is equivalent to saving nearly one million taels of silver. ”

"In this way, more than four million taels of silver have been settled. As for the remaining more than three million taels of silver, I will think of other ways to solve it! ”

Zhou Zhongju thought about it and replied: "If you can settle six million taels of silver first, the rest of the silver can be delayed for two months and then given to me!" ”

"That's enough!" Yang Xingguo's eyes lit up and said.

Yan Bing next to him was not so optimistic, and reminded with a worried face: "Commander, 80,000 rifles and supporting ammunition, even if they are sold at eighty percent of the market price in the customs, it is impossible to exchange them all for silver in such a short time!" ”

Yang Xingguo's brows that had just stretched out also wrinkled.

At this moment, a deputy in charge of intelligence under Zhou Zhongju suddenly walked in, and as soon as he walked in front of Zhou Zhongju, he reported: "Deputy commander, the information just sent by the imperial court in the capital has something to do with the commander, and it is very important!" ”

After quickly reading the information, Zhou Zhong raised his brows and frowned, and said while handing the information to Yang Xingguo: "Commander, this Yuan Shikai is too hateful. We have no grudge against him, and we even calculate us in the court again and again! ”

"Just a day ago, Yuan Shikai used the protest letter sent by Japan to the imperial court to instigate the Empress Dowager to think that my Liaodong Army was disloyal, and instigated the Empress Dowager to let you go to the capital to face the saint. Doesn't this obviously want you to leave the Liaodong Army and enter the capital alone so that you can control you, so as to disintegrate my Liaodong Army? ”

Yang Xingguo didn't listen to Zhou Zhongju's words.

As soon as he finished reading the information handed over by Zhou Zhongju, Yang Xingguo fell into deep thought, analyzing the benefits that this matter might bring to himself.

And Zhou Zhongju and Yan Bing frowned, analyzing the pros and cons of going to the capital. After analyzing and analyzing, the final opinions of the two people were very consistent: it was too dangerous to go to the capital, even if the imperial court finally said that the Liaodong Army was a rebel, Yang Xingguo could not go to the capital alone to face the saint.

At this time, Yang Xingguo seemed to have thought of something, and a pair of eyes narrowed into a line quickly shot out two rays of fine light.

Then under the gaze of Zhou Zhongju and Yan Bing, he replied very unexpectedly: "Wasn't it still worrying just now, how to turn more than 80,000 rifles into silver in a short period of time?" Now the opportunity has come, go to the capital and sell it to the imperial court. Looking at the entire Guannai, the imperial court has the ability to come up with more than two million taels of silver at one time! ”

"No way!" Zhou Zhongju and Yan Bing almost objected in unison.

Yang Xingguo, who didn't expect that his decision would cause such a big reaction from the two, didn't have time to speak, and Zhou Zhongju continued.

"This is obviously a conspiracy by the imperial court to remove your military power. There is also Yuan Shikai, who has calculated us more than once in the imperial court. I've been to you to go to the capital alone, I'm sure Yuan Shikai will not let go of this opportunity to calculate you! ”

Yan Bing blushed and said: "I am also against you going to the capital, it is too dangerous to go to the capital, it is very likely that you will not be able to get out of the capital if you enter the capital!" Of course, if you must go to the capital, I will follow you as well. If we are really trapped in the capital, we can still be together! ”

Yang Xingguo hurriedly replied: "You all think too much!" Going to the capital to face the saint is indeed a conspiracy of the imperial court to calculate me. But I'm sure that with my current prestige, as long as I don't rebel directly, the court will never dare to kill me right away! ”

"Also, as long as the imperial court doesn't kill me immediately, with my own skills, as long as the imperial court doesn't put me in prison, I have the confidence to leave the capital alive and return to Liaodong. Second uncle, you should know a lot about my skills. Such a big capital can't trap me at all! ”

Zhou Zhongju still shook his head and refused: "If you underestimate the determination of the imperial court to disintegrate my Liaodong army, what if you put you in a cell as soon as you enter the imperial court in the capital?" What should you do when the time comes! Xingguo, this time you have to listen to me no matter what, we have only one life, and we can't afford to gamble. It's a big deal that it was really declared a rebel army by the imperial court, even so, with the combat effectiveness of our Liaodong Army, we are confident that we can hold the current territory of Liaodong! (To be continued.) )