Fusang and Albion used to be good allies, and even in the Fuso Tiele War, if Albiang had not provided a huge loan, the number of victories and defeats was unknown. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 However, after this battle, the strong combat effectiveness shown by Fuso also made Albiang feel uneasy, and in the subsequent national policy, he began to take the right measures to contain Fuso.

Moreover, as the new generation of Chinese rulers, Yuan Weiting has a controlling position, which is also in Albiang's interest. Zhu Erdian and Yuan were close friends, Prussia had extensive education and military advisers in the Beiyang Army, but Fusang now also had an advisory group by Yuan Weiting's side.

Limited to previous treaties, Fuso could not participate directly in the Beiyang military, and these advisers served in the Yuan shogunate as economic experts. However, their true identities are quite suspicious, and Zhu Erdian is also hostile and wary of these people.

And this time, the iron ore and coal mines are located in Beizhili, which is regarded by Albiang as a bag and has been coveted for a long time. If you don't want to whip the Fusang people first, how can you not be angry? Although those shares are nominally in the hands of the clan, in Zhu Erdian's opinion, the so-called clan has long lost the prestige of its uncle. It's just the meat on Yuan Weiting's chopping board, let it be slaughtered.

Moreover, these shares earn interest every year, which means that they are an inexhaustible source of income, and there is no need to sell them at all. Such an arrangement must be a pressure or even a threat from Yuan Weiting's government, and it can also be seen as a manifestation of Yuan Weiting's diplomatic tendency towards Fusang.

Due to the Yankee Civil War, Albion's power was pinned down in Tessie, and his power in China weakened and his control declined. The more this is the case, the more he must maintain his authority and ensure that the people of the Jin Kingdom will not have the heart to abandon Albion, and therefore the more arrogant his behavior becomes.

He made an appointment to meet Zhao Guanhou, and the so-called conflict between friends and asked a third party to judge was nothing more than a pretext. The purpose is, first, to boast of his ability to Yuan Weiting, if he can't satisfy himself, he can go to Yuan Fuzhao at any time and set up another eye-catcher who is in line with his own interests. On the other hand, it is also to test Zhao Guanhou's opinion, if he also falls to the side of Fusang, then the situation is quite worrying.

Zhao Guanhou shook his head and said, "We are from Fang's homeland, and I met a few acquaintances there. One is King Xiaogong, the other is King Su, and there is another person who smokes big cigarettes with them, and it is Ishii of Fuso Hachiman Iron. Since these shares were sold to Yawata Steel, I think this Mr. Ishii is inseparable from the needle. In addition, I heard a piece of information that seems to be related to the arms trade. ”

The intelligence power of the Albians in the Jin country is not weak, and when they heard Zhao Guanhou say, Zhu Erdian's face became more and more gloomy.

"It seems that there are foolish people who do not take it upon themselves to challenge the glory of the Albion Empire, and they will pay the price for their stupid actions! The transportation of this batch of arms will be delivered to you in the shortest possible time. And Lord Zhao, I also hope that you will properly protect your country's mineral resources from the perspective of maintaining diplomatic relations between your two countries. ”

Zhao Guanhou nodded and said, "Your Excellency, don't worry, I can guarantee you this point." We will not let our country's mining capital flow into the hands of Fuso. What peace was made between them is one thing, and when it comes to its fulfillment, it is another. I can guarantee that even if the Fuso nominally own the shares held by this part of the clan, they will not actually take away the ore. ”

"That's for the best. Personally, I deeply regret some of your country's actions. Now that the republic has been established, it is time to try to maintain the system. I don't understand why some people still think about such an impractical thing as restoration after the establishment of the Commonwealth. This point is not limited to the clan, even around Rong An, there are people who hold similar views. As a friend, I don't want Rong An to be fooled by these ignorant people and embark on a path of misleading people and self-error. You are both his subordinate and a close friend, and you should stop him and make his way down a path of destruction. ”

Zhao Guanhou knew that a person of Zhu Erdian's status would not make empty comments, and he must have obtained some information from someone next to Yuan Weiting, and determined that Yuan Weiting had some kind of sign of wanting to restore the imperial system. But Zhu Erdian refused to elaborate, and he couldn't chase after him, otherwise it would become an interrogation. I had to answer in general

"Your Excellency's opinion, I will certainly pass it on to the President. The president is our friend, and we all know his talents, and it is not easy to fool him. What's more, there are also people with broad horizons around him, who can always avoid him from making mistakes. ”

"I hope so. At present, your country's finances are on the verge of bankruptcy, it has lost its own hematopoietic capacity, and it is difficult to repay the foreign debt it borrows even with interest. What you need now is a considerable period of time to recover your vitality and ensure that the people of your country can return to normal life as soon as possible. Any rash move will bring devastating disasters to this country. Given Albiang's interests in China and my long-standing friendship with the President, I personally don't want that to happen. ”

Zhao Guanhou first thanked him, and then said: "I agree with His Excellency the Minister of Justice. The President summoned me today, and he also specially mentioned to me the idea of restoring people's livelihood and revitalizing the economy. Although the state affairs are difficult, as long as our subjects work together, we can always solve the problem. As long as there is no war at home and no military disasters outside, it will not take long for China to recover and pay off the debts of various countries. ”

"I hope so. What we are doing now is to try to prevent China from falling into war or foreign aggression, and the infringement from the outside is based on the public law of all countries. But purging the moths from within, and that's what you need to do. Lord Zhao, the construction you are engaged in in Shandong can always appear in our Times, and some members of our country even call Shandong under your rule the most brilliant pearl in the East. This is the right direction, and we would be very happy if the President could be as open and friendly to the world as you are and actively promote the process of full Thai-Westernization. But I would also like to make one comment. ”

"Your Excellency, Minister, please speak."

"There is no doubt that Shandong's development needs loans. However, according to the principle of equal interests, Shandong's loans should be borrowed from a group of banks in the five countries, rather than relying on just one. At present, the loan of Shandong Development depends only on Huabi, and it negotiates with the Prussians to set up a joint venture factory, but does not communicate with the banks or merchants in Albiang, which is inevitably favoritism. ”

Rodley agreed: "Mr. Minister, I think we should be considerate of the Crown's distress, after all, one is the beautiful and touching Lady Jensen, and the other is the heroic Miss Hannah. It is indeed very difficult to refuse the request of such a beauty, and even I am afraid that there is nothing I can do. ”

Zhu Erdian shook his head and said, "No, no, that's exactly what I'm going to say." Could it be that in the eyes of the crown marquis, only Prussia has beautiful girls? We, the women of Albion, are the real Lady of Tessie. I am going to hold a ball at the Legation of Albion recently, and the Crown Marquis must come, and I will show you how charming we Albion women are. ”

When he said this, he was joking, and the tense atmosphere was restored in this joke. Zhao Guanhou smiled and nodded in agreement, and then said: "The president wants to set up a civil chief in Shandong, and I, the overseer, will no longer be in charge of civil affairs." I'm afraid I can't do anything about the loan. When the new civil governor takes office, I will negotiate with him and suggest that he strengthen cooperation with the Albiang side. But I don't know who the new civil chief is, and I can't say it for the time being. ”

Zhu Erdian's expression was extremely serious: "Guanhou, your country's internal affairs, my country will not intervene." For example, the choice of the chief of civil affairs, this is where the authority of the president lies, and I will naturally not interfere. However, I will not sit idly by if the new civil affairs chief fails to continue your economic policies and have a bad impact on the diplomatic relations between the two countries. I will definitely make representations to the president, and in Shandong, Albiang will always be your strong backing. ”

"In that case, thank you, Your Excellency."

"For the sake of the future of your country, for the development of Shandong and the friendship between us, let's have a drink. ”

As he spoke, he pulled a copper wire beside him, and in a short time, Sai Jinhua led two graceful women to enter from outside, holding a tray with a bottle of fine brandy in his hand. The wine flows into the glass, swaying slightly, rippling a little. The wine glasses touched lightly, and two young girls each held the arm of a foreign man, and several people relaxed and laughed, and all problems seemed to have disappeared with laughter.

Henan, Nanyang Chengtou.

The five-color flag was cut down, and a plain flag with the words "Metropolitan Governor of the Fuhan Army in the Central Plains" was hung high at the head of the city. The word has the size of a bowl, the writing is quite sloppy, the dragon flies and the phoenix dances, although it is not a famous handwriting, but it has its own unrestrained atmosphere, which is hidden in it. The fire in the city had been extinguished, leaving only puffs of black smoke reaching into the sky.

Most of the governors and yamen office staff who were originally stationed here had already broken through with the 59th Regiment of the Army, but some of the staff, including the police and the big families in the city, did not have time to escape, and all of them were taken prisoner. Nanyang, as the capital city, has an army regiment stationed, and it considers itself impregnable. Even at the beginning of the war, the rich people from other towns fled to Nanyang for refuge, which was more conducive to the attackers to fight them all.

The attackers all had leg strength, horses and mules. Some of them wore ill-fitting kaftans, and their hems were burned by fire or torn off by themselves, which looked very funny. Some of the others wore short shirts and shirtless, while others wore martial arts on the stage or martial arts uniforms. But the vast majority of them, dressed in patched cloth clothes, were barefoot, and their pants rolled up to their knees, revealing their black, mud-stained calves.

Not so long ago, they were all hardworking farmers in the fields, sweating on the land, hoping for a good harvest. Hope once came, at least in the propaganda of the people sent by the county, it was claimed that after the reunification, Vientiane would be renewed, and people would live a good life. But soon, hope was dashed by despair.

The union does not mean anything to them, the rich man in the village is still the rich man, and the lord of the county is still the lord. The three classes and six rooms were retained as they were, but they changed their uniforms and changed their titles. The county order even kept its own full sedan chair guard of honor, and instead of playing the board, it was more sad than playing the board.

What the new government needs most is not the gratitude and support of the farmers, but their money and food. Dozens of taxes that had never been heard of fell from the sky, and heavily armed soldiers rushed into the house, took the last grain of food, and declared that the people should support the Zhengfu, and that resisting food and not paying it was a capital crime.

In the pre-Jin era, Xiucai could swing his broken boots and go to the yamen to negotiate with the county official office, relying on his identity as a scholar, he could organize food resistance without punishment. But now that the union is established, everything is different. As soon as the peasant association was formed, there was a queue of soldiers to disband, and the rebels were immediately treated with guns and bayonets, and there was no difference between Xiucai and the peasants.

After killing a few scholars in a row, the peasants realized that the world had changed, and the scholars could no longer protect themselves, and they could only save their lives by paying taxes.

When the tax collectors took their last possessions, forced them to sell their fields, sell their children, and finally leave their homes, some of the farmers cried out: No! He raised his hoe and firewood knife, and defended his private property by force.

Henan already has a large number of trips and haunts, the troubled times are bandits, the peace is for the people, and there are many peasants in their homes, buried with knives, guns and firearms. As the Xinzheng Mansion gradually tightened, there are fewer and fewer farmers in Henan, and there will be more and more trips. Many poles that had disappeared again raised their flags, and after night fell, they roared into the villages and county seats, and smashed the dreams of deep mansions and mansions.

Breaking through the city is a rare thing. Especially now that it is autumn, after the autumn grain collection, the treasury is the most full. When they thought of the silver and grain, whether it was a new farmer or an old general who had been rolling on the rivers and lakes for many years, they couldn't help but shout excitedly and let out a long howl of unknown meaning on their feet.

White wolf!

It was the signature action of his men, like wolves, who let out a long, terrible howl. In Henan Province, whether it is an officer or an officer or a gunman in a large family, as soon as he hears this wolf howl, he first bursts his soul and flies, and he has more than seventy percent of his body in advance. On the contrary, the common people are relieved, the white wolf soldiers do not commit poverty, do not hurt the people, and they have nothing to fear.

But tonight's Nanyang seems to be different from other places. The closed door was vigorously kicked open, and the man who was holding the open flame rushed into the room like a whirlwind. A smile had just formed on the owner's face, and then it froze.

The intruder did not commit any crime like the legendary White Wolf Army, buying and selling in public, but knocked his master to the ground with the handle of his gun and knife, and then rushed into the inner room, and after a short time, the screams of women and the wild laughter of men were heard.

The man who was tied up, looking at the intruder with angry eyes, rushed into his house on all sides one after another, and came out laughing from it with his pants up.

Similar scenes are being played out in many courtyards and houses. Under the military banner with the words Zhensong Army written on the face, a large number of hideous-faced and fierce men rushed into the flock like a fierce tiger and began to prey on those defenseless prey! (To be continued.) )