The place of the meeting is in Xuanwumen, Liang Mansion in Anfu Hutong. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoThe owner of this house is a big businessman, very wide. The house is built in the style of Taixi, with two floors of western-style buildings, and the interior layout is magnificent, just like the style of the private residence of the Taixi nobles. Xu Youzheng said proudly:

"When the Hongxian Emperor was in the Hongxian Empire, it was the preparatory office for the ceremony. When Zhi Lao rebuilt the Gonghe, he bought it and redesigned it by the contemptible people, and the crown commander was proficient in Western studies, and asked for more advice. I named this place Anfu Club. The overseers of the communist provinces went to Beijing to report on their work, and most of them lived in the Bada Hutong, where the newspaper people specially arranged interviewers to expose our shortcomings and abuse our materials. Moreover, on the pillow in front of the lamp, it is inevitable that you will speak carelessly and reveal the news. If it involves military aircraft and politics, it is not a matter of detail. Now that there is this club, everyone can live here, eat, drink and relax. If you want to find a woman, you can write a bureau ticket, and the flying note invites beauty, which is also very convenient. Whether it's security or confidentiality, it's a great place. If the crown marshal is satisfied, he can also live in it when he turns back, and all the expenses will be reimbursed by the public funds. Even if you want to hide the gold house, you can't do it. ”

Zhao Guanhou laughed, "Xiao Xu, you have a good ability to run a club, there is no entertainment commissioner in our country, otherwise I will use you." I heard that your public office was deprived by Li Bodhisattva, why don't you come to my Shandong, I will give you a title, take charge of the Shandong entertainment club, and make you rich. ”

Xu Youzheng laughed dryly twice, and it was difficult to answer. He found that he had made a mistake, in the era of Yuan Weiting, Zhao Guanhou had always been a good gentleman, rarely spoke ill of him, and did not make a fuss. This also formed an impression in the heart of a Beiyang bigwig, Zhao is easier to deal with and will not make a big storm. How do you know that time has changed, but today's Zhao Guanhou is scathing and unemotional, and he is the same as the two of them at the beginning.

The reason is not difficult to analyze, before Zhao Guanhou was obedient, it was because the Yuan family was in power, remembering the old favor, loyal to the old master, and did not dare to be presumptuous. Now that Yuan Weiting is dead, the Beiyang Zhukui, Zhao Guanhou does not think that he is a benefactor, so he can't talk about loyalty. On the contrary, because of Shen Jinying's relationship, he regards everyone as a junior, and his attitude is completely different.

Most of Xu Youzheng and others have better backgrounds than Zhao Guanhou, even if they are worse, they are still the best talents, which is better than a gangster. The discrepancies between the two ideologies cause each other to look at each other unpleasantly, and they are destined to despise each other. Xiao Xu touched a few soft nails in a row, but he didn't dare to provoke him, so he had to stop talking and only gossip with Zhao Guanhou.

In the club, in addition to Duan Zhiquan and Feng Yuzhang, there are also Wang Shizhen, the nominal leader of the Overseer Army, Lei Zhendong and Duan Xiangyan in the Thirteenth Taibao of Yuanmen, and Liang Shiyi, the God of Wealth, and Wang Gengju, a pig expert who has made great contributions because of the bribery of parliamentarians, are all present.

The Yuan clan failed to claim the emperor, and the southern crusading army demanded that the culprits be punished, Lei Zhendong, Duan Xiangyan, etc. were among them, and Liang Shiyi was even more culprit. relied on the Duan family to avoid the investigation of the Southern Zhengfu, and these people are all loyal friends of the Duan family.

In addition to these acquaintances, there are also a few new faces, either loyal ministers and good generals who escorted President Feng into Beijing, or filial sons and grandsons who actively follow in the footsteps of Da Zongli and swear to share glory and disgrace with Zongli, to name a few. There is also a good ** person, a beauty with outstanding appearance, a female diplomat who is socializing and socializing in the Bada Hutong and Dongjiaomin Lane.

The banquet is Huaiyang cuisine, and the chef comes from the former Jin Imperial Dining Room, and his craftsmanship is impeccable. The wine is also a good Moutai, Duan Zhiquan is not good at drinking, Xu Youzheng is a wine country, and he tasted and commented while drinking:

"Twenty years of Huisha Moutai has a mellow and sweet taste, which is comparable to Qiong Jelly and Jade Dew. It's a pity that since the rebellion in the southwest and the strife between the north and the south, this wine has rarely been able to flow to the north. Now we are drinking the old stock of Yuhuatai, drinking one bottle less than one bottle, if it is not for the face of the president, but we can't drink such a good wine. Only when the north and south of China were unified and the southwest trade routes were normal, could this wine reappear on the table in the capital. The weak soldiers in the southwest, who do not measure their own strength, and despise the government, this wind cannot be long, and this case cannot be opened. If the local army has force, it can ignore the authority of the state, then what majesty does this government have? ”

Zhao Guanhou said: "When drinking, don't talk about official business, especially fighting, killing, and talking about bad scenery." The weak soldiers in the south are not weak soldiers, we will not talk about it. Speaking of funds alone, you have to pay for wars, do you have money now? I have just talked with the general managers of the two banks of Gonghe and Communications, and now that the monetary system is tight, we cannot print money indiscriminately like some people and cause great confusion in people's minds. ”

His so-called talk, everyone naturally understood how to talk in simple terms, and they smiled silently. Feng Yuzhang said: "Yes, now our top priority is to restore the economy, if the economy is not good, then there is no chance of victory militarily." Local troops are seriously in arrears of salaries and their morale is generally low. Such a force, even if it is a war, will be difficult to win. ”

Xu Youzheng shook his head and said, "This is not true. Although we are financially tight, aren't we financially tight in the southwest? Even if the situation in Guangdong is better than ours, how much better can it be? Since the abolition of the Hongxian Imperial System, the Southwest Army has been fighting since its own time, the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan have been strife, and the internal differences within the Southwest Army are extremely serious. If you want me to say, the issue of military spending is actually a matter of authority. If the provincial taxes do not meet the capital, the state's finances will naturally be in difficulty. If the state is in financial difficulties, it will not be able to pay its military salaries, and this is a vicious circle problem. It is necessary to unify the orders of all provinces, release the funds according to the regulations, and then borrow from the banks of various countries, so as to solve the rebellion in the southwest in one fell swoop. Wait until the north and the south are reunified, the scourge of war in the country is eliminated, and then the economy will be developed, and the result will be twice the result with half the effort. Now that the world is in turmoil, and there is no guarantee of basic security, how can we talk about reviving the economy? ”

He openly contradicted Feng Yuzhang, Feng had no choice but to be silent, his eyes looked at Duan Zhiquan, who seemed to be unconscious, and only smiled: "Tie Shan is worthy of being a well-educated person, and his knowledge is not ordinary." In the future, the fourth brother will know Tie Shan's ability. But what Guan Shuai said makes sense, when everyone eats, don't talk about business, and let's beat a few handfuls of sand crabs for dinner. Tie Shan, let me tell you, the handsome Tessie Poker, that is the first in Beiyang, when you were studying in Fusang, I heard that you are also a poker master, you have to have a good meeting today. ”

Those courtesans, Mr. Hutong, couldn't speak at Fang Cai's banquet. It wasn't until the beginning of the poker game that they had room to play. Everyone seemed to have a tacit understanding, and they didn't need to say hello, so they went to sit next to a certain pillar of the commonwealth, holding hands with each other and laughing, and the form was affectionate, probably very familiar.

It is still rare, that is, Feng Yuzhang and his subordinates went north to the capital, and everything was not appropriate. There are beauties who know people, come to the door to recommend themselves, between three words and five words, they have talked and laughed without taboo, ten fingers on the table, lotus feet under the table, the atmosphere is harmonious, and the reunion scene of harmony and wealth. The president was close to the people, and took the initiative to mingle with a handsome woman, and he couldn't see the slightest, so that Zhao Guanhou was secretly glad that there was no one to report it, otherwise a photo would go out, and the entire Beiyang would collapse.

Sitting beside him was a twenty-eight-year-old woman, extremely handsome. Dressed in a snow-white dress, her demeanor and speech are not Feng Chen's spirit, but she has a bit of the nobility of a eunuch's family, and she is about a strange woman who walks in the style of Xiao Afeng. Listening to her speak with a Hangzhou accent, it is also quite useful. Another scholar in his early thirties, dressed as a scholar, tried his best to create opportunities for the two to get close.

Zhao Guanhou saw that his eyes were angry, and he didn't wait to ask, while Xu Youzheng had already introduced: "This is Wang Shulu, the third son of the king, who has been a candidate in Guangdong, is very sociable and social, is very familiar with public opinion in Guangdong, and has enough friendship with foreigners. The third son of the young court training, in the consortium of various countries, is also very related, I studied in Taixi, studied economics, and is currently the manager of the Sino-Qatar cooperative bank, and is very generous. Mrs. He, Mrs. Dai, and maybe classmates. ”

Wang Shulu hurriedly said: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be." The student is blessed, and he doesn't have such a big opportunity to get acquainted with the handsome treasure. However, there are indeed some friends in the consortium who are willing to contribute to the revitalization of the common economy. ”

In the club, a few tables were set up, Duan Zhiquan liked to play cards, but his skills were extremely poor, so he didn't go to Zhao Guanhou to die, but gambled with Feng Yuzhang and Wang Shizhen. The guests were either mahjong, or pai gow, and some old-fashioned ones opened a table of shake stalls. The bigwigs are preoccupied, and their concern is even better than the two armies competing for power.

At Zhao Guanhou's table, Xu Youzheng, Wang Shulu and Wang Geng, the owner of the piglet, beat sand crabs. Next to the four people, each carrying a beauty. Xu Youzheng is a rising star in the flower world of Beijing, a talented man, and the woman next to him is a famous black rose in the Eight Hutongs. Wang Shulu and Wang Geng are also very famous flowers in the Jingshi flower world, only the woman next to Zhao Guanhou is not famous, and she doesn't even know the name of the flower.

Fortunately, this woman's temperament is good, she takes the route of an international student, behaves decently, talks elegantly, and occasionally speaks a few words of foreign language, showing a very good temperament. Zhao Guanhou is not interested in vulgar fans, but he is also very satisfied with such a fashionable female student, but he also admires Xu Youzheng's arrangement of some means to accompany guests.

Although he does not cheat, he has an excellent ability to remember cards, and he has a three-point advantage when he hits sand crabs. After a few cards, he found that Wang Shulu was good at gambling but not skilled, Xu Youzheng and the woman who dealt the cards seemed to have some kind of tacit understanding, but his cheating was not to win money for himself, but to give money. Several people are actually changing their methods to make themselves happy.

has been playing for more than half an hour, Xu Youzheng sent out more than 8,000, the two kings were affected by him, and each lost thousands of yuan, but Wang Shulu's gambling style is very good, although he loses, he does not scold, and he still talks and laughs. often joked about Zhao Guanhou and the woman next to him, and the woman didn't refute, only smiled shyly. Zhao Guanhou threw the card

"Forget it, take the train all the way, it's very tired, I'll go and rest, you continue. The money was given to this unknown girl. As he spoke, he pushed the chips in front of him towards the girl, but he didn't want to take the girl but shook his head and said, "Thank you for your kindness, I don't want this money." I heard that after the Battle of Shandong, some soldiers became disabled, and Guanshuai set up a disabled servicemen foundation to help them, and this money should be regarded as my donation. ”

People in the flower world are mostly seeking wealth, this 10,000 oceans is not a small number, she can donate it without moving, so Zhao Guanhou secretly picked his thumb, and it was really Oiran's mind. Xu Youzheng said: "Zhi Lao will have serious things to talk about later, don't be in a hurry to go, Seventh Sister, you lead Guan Shuai to the lounge to rest, wait for Zhi Lao, the three of us will continue." ”

The lounge is covered with a thick Persian carpet, a copper bed in Tessie, also in the Western style, a few oil paintings of the human body hanging on the walls, and a complete set of smoking utensils, plus a few bottles of weird drugs.

The woman was not shy, and after entering the door, she neatly closed the door and said with a smile: "Dashuai, do you eat or smoke?" I LEARNED HOW TO SMOKE BUBBLES WITH MY DADY, AND I GUARANTEE YOUR SATISFACTION. Do you listen to the play? My voice is at home today, and I can serve you for a period of Peony Pavilion. ”

"Girl, don't bother, I have never eaten foreign cigarettes, and I am not used to listening to Kunqu Opera, let's sit down and talk. I think the relationship between you and the third prince is not ordinary, I and the third prince are the first meeting, and we are not acquainted, but the gentleman does not take the love of others, and it is not good to cut his boots. I'm here myself, you can go out. ”

I don't want the woman to purse her lips and smile, "Guanshuai, your eyes are also inaccurate." The third prince you are talking about, that's my third brother, dear ......"

Zhao Guanhou was really stunned this time, the laughter between his expressions was greatly reduced, and he sat upright. Although he didn't want to cut Wang San's boots, he always talked outside the words, put himself and this woman together, and he was not polite, begging for some cheapness. It doesn't matter if it's a woman in a small class or even an international student, but Wang Shulu's own sister? Wang Shulu is pulling a horse for his sister today?

Miss Wang Qi said with a smile: "Now that they are all together, we don't want to do the Qianjin set, the handsome man is promoting marriage autonomy in Shandong, and we are not allowed to find our own in-laws?" In my hometown, I have heard of the prestige of the great handsome, and he fought Tiele and the Flying Tiger Regiment, and in Shandong, he defeated all the Fusang people. I swore at the time that I had to marry a hero like you, and I didn't care if I was a little one. When I came back from studying in Capet, I originally wanted to go to Shandong, but I didn't expect to meet here. The third brother called me here specifically to fulfill my wish, otherwise I wouldn't have come to this smoky place."

When she speaks, the autumn waves flow, with a pure and lovely girl, revealing a bit of charm, but even more sultry. Zhao Guanhou said: "Miss Wang, if I don't know your identity, it will be inevitable to act on the spot." But you're a famous lady, so I can't mess around. Your third brother and you, what the hell is going on, say it in the open, you can help. Don't think of other means, you will only suffer from it. ”

"Dashuai, what you said hurts people's hearts, I really like you. Whether it's the president or the president, it has nothing to do with us. I just like you as a person, and I will give you a partial house, which is not possible? ”

"Stop, you're too young to fight with me, too tender. Say, it's your third brother's business, right? Zhao Guanhou pondered for a moment, "He's running for office, right?" In order to run for office, he can take his own sister, but he is really open-minded. What kind of official does he want? ”

"My third brother studied finance, had contacts with foreigners, and knew a group of rich guys. He has a good memory, can memorize the numbers on the account book, and people give nicknames to the living account book. The Sino-Qatar cooperative bank was overpaid, and he wanted to work in Gonghe or Bank of Communications. As long as the handsome man says something, the third brother will serve you as a dog and horse. Borrowing foreign debts and managing accounts, I didn't say anything. Besides, there is only one woman in the bank, your wife, so you are not afraid that she will go out of the wall? How nice is it to have someone looking at her? ”

Zhao Guanhou smiled coldly, "To be honest, this lonely man and widow, I was a little tempted just now, I will have fun with you first, and then I will talk about it." It's a pity that your last sentence violated my taboo. I don't allow anyone to speak ill of my wife, you're done with this today, fuck off! ”