On the fourth day after the news of the agreement between Albiang and Shandong was reported, Army Chief Duan Zhiquan, Foreign Minister Lu Zhengxiang, Finance Minister Zhou Xuezhao, Secretary of State Xu Juren, and the four major officials of the Communist Party were all summoned to the Ju Ren Hall for a special meeting. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

There was only one theme of the conference: how to reward the merit? Although the Battle of Shandong was nominally characterized as a minor misunderstanding between the two countries due to miscommunication, the official propaganda machine tried to downplay the incident, as if the two armies had resolved the conflict through verbal negotiations and would have no effect on diplomatic relations between the two countries. But the problem is that with the current prosperity of the newspaper industry, this kind of thing cannot be suppressed. What's more, there are also foreigners' newspapers that are published, and these newspapers cannot be interfered with by the common press censors.

The provinces have come to aid Shandong, including a group of young ladies in the capital who are still in Jinan, and with these people, they will definitely not be able to cover up their merits. Even if the reward for meritorious heroes is not enough, it will be criticized by public opinion. The president's opinion is also very clear: We must not follow the old rules, do our best, and have high officials and rich money, and we must give these loyal ministers and good generals who defend the country due treatment.

Duan Zhiquan has already gotten tips from the mastermind, and he is confident, "I think that this Shandong battle is the first major victory since the establishment of our co-operation!" Under the leadership of the president, we have defeated the Orient, which shows that only under the leadership of the president can we make the country prosperous, rejuvenate the economy at home, and fight for national power abroad. For those who directly participated in the war, it was not a heavy reward, and it was not enough to convince the public. The special performance invited the president to give Zhao Guanhou the title of grand medal as a reward. ”

The great honor of the republic is similar to the princely clan of the former Jin era, since the establishment of the republic, only Yuan Weiting himself, Sun Dixiang, and Li Huangpo have been awarded the great honor. Zhao Guanhou fought Shaanxi before, and he was only awarded one medal, and at this time, he won the Great Medal of Merit, which can indeed be regarded as a boundless honor.

"Great Honor? Although the honor is enough, compared to the contribution made by Shandong, it is still not enough to convince people. Zhian, your treasury ......"

Zhou Xuezhao shook his head again and again, "President, I have done everything I can to do my job, but the joint financial situation is difficult and there is no way to raise it." And as the war between Taixi and Taixi grew, banks in various countries stopped providing loans. Shandong's attack on the fortress of Qingdao completely cut off the possibility of cooperation with Prussia. This battle of Shandong also made it impossible for us to take out loans from the Fuso consortium. At present, it is still a big problem to maintain the financial resources of the common government, and I am afraid that it will not be able to do enough to let the ministry raise military spending. Chief Liang's Ministry of Communications may still have some way, but he is really powerless here. ”

"Forget it, then I won't force you. The common finance lies in the fact that the taxes of the provinces cannot be deported in time, and the fault lies not with you, but with me. Now is not the time to talk about that, Kikuto, what good advice do you have? ”

Xu Ju said: "Since Shandong has signed an alliance with Albiang and Cape, the next step of the funding problem should be resolved by their own negotiations. Financially, it is difficult for us to provide support to Shandong, but we can make up for it in other ways. Like what...... Referring to the military system of Prussia, Capet and other Tessie powers, the positions of field marshal and naval marshal were set up in the communist army. The president is the generalissimo of the army and navy, designs the marshal's dress, and gives the marshal a scepter. I believe that the title of a marshal is enough to match the military exploits of the crown marquis. ”

Yuan Weiting nodded, his eyes showing approval, "Marshal...... Juren's suggestion is good, our military is originally to learn from the Thai powers. The military rank system should also be consistent with Taixi, well, the reform of the military system, starting with the crown marquis, awarded the rank of field marshal. The relevant dresses, medals and scepters should be designed as soon as possible, as soon as possible, and the heroes should not be in too much of a hurry. Zhiquan, the list of soldiers who have been promoted by Shandong should open a special channel and approve it as soon as possible, and there should be no delay. ”

With the establishment of the post of marshal, Yuan Weiting issued an order to set up the office of the marshal of the army and navy in Fengze Garden. This body, with the President and Marshal of the Army and Navy as the supreme commander, is the governor of the military affairs of the whole country, and has the power to transfer troops, appoint and dismiss personnel, promote and promote officers, and dismantle and establish troops. At the same time, the establishment of provincial armies in all provinces must also be approved by the Generalissimo's Commanding Office, otherwise it will be illegal.

This is tantamount to taking over military power from the hands of the army and navy. Liu Guanjie is a descendant of the Yuan family, and Duan Zhiquan has been mentally prepared, so he didn't say anything. But after the establishment of the institution, Duan Zhiquan snorted coldly, "Rong An, this is going to be a self-proclaimed general." The General Staff and the War Department, what's the use of keeping this, if you don't merge the organization into the Ministry of War in the last proposal last time, I think Rong An will support it. ”

Xu Youzheng, who was on the side, shook his head and said, "The matter is already obvious, and it is useless to fight again." For the time being, we can't get ahead, look at the freshly baked marshal in Shandong, what should we do? The rank of Field Marshal, a very popular minister. From now on, he has no reward, no seal, and the next step is ...... It's hard to say. ”

Zhao Guanhou, the newly released first marshal of the Gonghe, did not have the slightest consciousness of becoming the army commander at this time, and was cautiously paying attention to a foreign beauty in the inner house.

"I knew I was being rude and I should have been gentle. But you have to know how tight the time is, and I am afraid that I will miss many things, so I will not have time to do them. I'm going to war, and if I'm unlucky, I probably won't be able to come back. You also know how many officers we lost in Shandong this time. I don't want to leave a regret in my life, and if I don't have you when I die, my soul will be disturbed. So...... It's a bit more urgent. But I swear I won't. ”

Hannah was released from the dungeon, pulled by Zhao Guanhou, and walked through the garden. The lynching of the Tieler guards was not visible on the surface, and even if Hannah sued, there would be no evidence to be found. Instead of being afraid, Anna made a well-behaved expression and made a small tail in the back, until she was chiseled twice on the head by Zhao Guanhou, and then hid to the side.

"If I don't forgive you, what are you going to do? Will you let me go, or will you imprison me for the rest of your life? ”

"It's not captivity, it's just protection, well-intentioned protection. You must know that the Prussians are not safe now, the battlefield of Tessie is so lively, and Fuso has declared war on Prussia. How dangerous would it be for me to let you run outside? Not only you, but those Prussians in Qingdao are living under the protection of the Lu army. Their quality of life has not been affected in any way, and objectively speaking, they are better off than they were in the days of Governor Wadeck. If you don't believe me, we can go to Qingdao and ask those people face to face. ”

"So you have me in this robber-like way? Do you know what that feels like? I feel like I'm just your slave girl, not your wife! It felt terrible, I felt like I didn't even know you. Also, you have taken advantage of me and betrayed my country and my countrymen, including my father. ”

"Don't say that, they want to use me first. You should look at the situation at that time, Prussia wanted to use me as a consumable and sacrifice for you. This is unreasonable, I am the overseer of Shandong, not an officer of Prussia, and I am not obliged to die for Prussia. Your country doesn't know what a deal is...... Forget it, there's no point in arguing about this, anyway, I can swear that I have not harmed your compatriots, let alone Lord Basens. He went to Africa and made his own decision. You should know the lord better than me, his health is not optimistic, as a soldier, he hopes to die honorably on the battlefield, not the pain of being tortured by rheumatism, and finally dying in a hospital bed. This fate is ...... for him It's the ideal ending. ”

Hannah was silent for a while, and then suddenly asked, "Dad's letter, is it really his own handwriting, not forged by you?" You forged my handwriting and wrote a letter to little Liman, so that I couldn't believe you. ”

"I swear to God, it's really the old lord's handwriting, and besides, there are some things that I can't forge if I don't want to. I don't know the title, or the tone, how can it be faked? ”

Hannah was silent for a while, and suddenly grabbed Zhao Guanhou's clothes, "Listen, I'm not one of your Chinese wives and concubines, and I don't think anyone who has slept with me can have me!" I am an independent person, not an appendage of someone. I'm angry about what you've done before, and even now, I don't intend to forgive you completely. So, you have to start pursuing me again until I fall in love with you again. Until then, don't touch me again unless I want to! Also, I want my teammates, I want my work. I can't be like a canary, locked in a cage by you, doing nothing every day. I'm going to keep exploring, that's all I'm going to be. ”

"Good...... Okay, I'll listen to you. With the exception of the last rule, the situation is still very chaotic and the survey work has to be stopped. It's not for you, it's for everyone. You can find something else to do, such as doing creative work, studying finance, or reading a book. Shandong Women's Academy has set up a course specifically for international students, and you can go and study......"

Hannah looked at Zhao Guanhou with disdain, "I have already graduated from college, and I don't need to study the courses I know again." Since exploration can't be resumed, I'm going to Qingdao to have a look. ”

"That's fine, I'll go with you."

"You're with me? Do you have this time now? ”

"My little angel needs me, how can I run out of time? Again...... On the Qingdao side, I do have business. ”

On the train, Hannah bit Zhao Guanhou's shoulder hard, and did not let go of his mouth until the bite bleed. "You made me bleed, and I'm going to let you bleed, so it's fair! Also, I only now understand that I have been deceived by you again. You were going to Qingdao, and you didn't accompany me at all! You use this to deceive me, and ...... with me" She said as she wrapped her body in the quilt with hatred, but looking at Zhao Guanhou looking at her appearance with a smile, she knew that even he understood that his resistance was meaningless.

Although he promised, he was not allowed to approach her without her permission. But the problem is that the relationship between the two has broken through, and it is impossible to restore the previous scale. What's more, Hannah had secretly promised that she would never be able to take that step because she was limited by her own beliefs and cultural differences. Now that it has been stepped out, it is impossible to retract it again.

The youngest marshal in the United States. Looking at the marshal's dress on the coat rack, and the marshal's scepter, Hannah herself had to admit that such a young and handsome marshal, even in Tessie's homeland, there were female nobles who were willing to be his invite. On their own terms, they may not be able to rank up.

Seeing that his hand touched his quilt again, Hannah kicked it with her leg angrily, "At least not now." ”

"I'll think about it soon." Zhao Guanhou keenly grabbed her legs, and then his hand climbed all the way up, Hannah had to admit that he was right......

When Hannah was helped off the train by Zhao Guanhou, a Prussian lady walked up warmly and gave her a warm hug. "Hannah, my little pathetic, how did you get thin. You know how worried I was when I heard the news of your disappearance. Now it's best to see that you're okay. ”

Hannah threw herself into the arms of the noblewoman, tears welled up in her eyes, and she hugged her majestic body and cried, "Aunt Nova ......"

This lady is a distant relative of Hannah and one of her few relatives in Qingdao. These relatives all stayed in Qingdao, and after learning the news, almost all appeared at the station.

From the station to home, along the way, I saw that Prussians were shuttling back and forth on the streets, both mentally and complexively. It is a hurried footstep that seems to be in a hurry, in stark contrast to the old man with pigtails who carries a cage and a bird or is led by his attendant in front of him, and walks steadily and steadily.

"Objectively speaking, our life is much better than it was during the Wadeck period. At the very least, we don't need to go dancing with the officers and not worry about being stripped naked by the dirty soldiers. ”

After Zhao Guanhou arrived in Qingdao, he went directly to the Governor's Palace, while Hannah came to Nova's house and asked about the current situation in Qingdao.

"Public order and social order are no different from before. Even in times of war, we are not bad. Zhao Guanhou was not like Wadek, forcing the men to fight in the trenches, and the women to be ambulance women, and being harassed by those villains. Qingdao can hold on, we should be grateful to him, of course, there are some unsatisfactory places. ”

Hannah improves concentration...... Didn't this villain say that he would take good care of my compatriots, and if he let his aunt be wronged, he would definitely not be allowed to touch it at night, even if he wanted to!

"You know, our main assets are in the country, but now, they are frozen and cannot be taken out. There is no way to do business in Qingdao, so you can only sit and eat. The quality of life here is good, but it's not cheap. Prussian citizens did not enjoy the benefits of republican citizens, and there were no subsidies of any kind. I really envy these Shandong residents, they are much better than us in terms of welfare alone. So, most of us need a job now, or rent out a house to collect rent. But if you think about it, rent the house to Chinese and be neighbors with them...... It's horrible. I think...... Maybe you can help us."

Nova's face flushed slightly, and it took a lot of effort before she said:

"As you may know, Shandong is about to make a big move. Your Uncle Maider is now in the Zhengfu of Qingdao City, working for Zhao Guanhou, and he is sure that Zhao Guanhou will spend a lot of money on the recovery of the economy in Jiaodong. It is also necessary to build railways and roads. These are very profitable businesses, we can make a joint venture, register a company, and then contract a part of the business. That way, at least for the next few years, we can live well. In short, you can't live by selling yourself like those Tiele cousins. We'll reward you...... You are the largest shareholder, and you don't need to really make a contribution, you just need you to make a proposal to him. ”

Hannah began to suspect that it was a conspiracy for Zhao Guanhou to bring him to Qingdao. The country can't go back, even if it leaves Shandong, there is nowhere to stay, in other words, it can only survive here. And their compatriots and even these relatives are their most important family members, can they refuse their requests?

Thinking of the guy's smug look tonight, Hannah suddenly felt that she should resume boxing training. On his nose, hatred comes to him, otherwise, he will be bullied forever.