The formation of the "Six Nations Bank Group" was around the time of the Xinxuan Revolution. After the formation, the Rongkui clique immediately went to Yuan Shikai, and Yuan Shikai also used the foreign money borrowed from them to completely defeat the southern revolutionaries, if it were not for him getting carried away and wanting to turn President Yuan into Emperor Yuan, China's modern history is likely to be different.

Now, everything Zhao Bei has done is to eliminate this kind of "harmony" of the great powers in the Far East in the bud, and at the risk of angering one faction, he must also pull the other faction of the great powers to his side, so that they can see that in addition to Yuan Shikai's Beiyang Group, there is also a powerful military group in the south that is worth investing in, and eggs really cannot be put in just one basket. The risk is too high, so it's safer to pack them in separate baskets.

Moreover, while co-opting certain countries, it may also create contradictions and frictions among the great powers.

U.S. Consul Stead's trip to Wuhan showed. The commander-in-chief's conspiracy was at least partially successful, and the Americans took note of the realist military group that had risen in the south, and although the Americans may not have abandoned Yuan Shikai, at least they no longer bet all their bets on the Yeyang group.

In this way, Zhao Bei's attitude towards the American consul was completely different from that towards the British consul.

After the British consul left, Zhao Bei said to Stedad: "Sorry, Mr. Stedad, I have kept you waiting. I heard that you are here for the IPO of Han Yeping Company, considering that the United States is now a world economic power, and the financial industry is very developed. I'd love to hear from you about the Hankow Stock Exchange, and I'd love for your advice

Stade shrugged noncommittally. said: "In fact, in my opinion, the prospectus of Han Yeping Company is indeed unfair. It violates the principle of capital, and if it were listed on a stock exchange in the United States, there might not be anyone willing to buy such shares. Because it has limited room for appreciation. And it seems to me that your tough stance towards Yinggu seems a little irrational, although I also know that Yingxian and Rì are allies, and you hate Rì Ben very much. ”

"I also know the zìyóuxìng of capital, but there is no absolute zìyóu in this world, and absolute zìyóu can only bring disorder and unforeseen disasters, believe me, the financial market of the economic power will eventually abandon the current absolute zìyóu equity trading rules, finance needs to be regulated, and capital also needs to be regulated, and this norm needs to be recommended and supervised by the governments of various countries

"zhèngfǔ supervises the financial markets, is Your Excellency the General joking? Oh my God, that's the view of Capital. ^^Baidu search, read the latest chapter of this book**"

Stade blinked a few times and asked with a hint of cunning: "What worries me is that today His Excellency General can regulate the investment of merchants in China by merchants from this country and the merchants of Yingxian County, so will you restrict the investment of American businessmen in China tomorrow?"

"Mr. Consul, you are wrong. It was not me who restricted the investment of British businessmen, but the entire Chinese stock temple of the Han Yeluo Company. But I can assure you that Chinese businessmen keep their promises if they are willing to work with American businessmen. Then the interests of American businessmen must be protected, as long as the prospectus does not say that American businessmen are not allowed to invest. Then, you American businessmen can rest assured that you can invest in Hanyeping. ”

Zhao Bei said this, walked to the wall, and pointed to a map of Yaming hanging on the wall.

"Rì is too close to China, its domestic presence is poor, and the market is narrow, so it is destined to always expand in the direction of the East Asian continent, and rì is a monarchy with a strong military color, and its military strength is too strong. It's too easy to go to extremes. For China, rì is a dangerous neighbor, as a Chinese. We have to be doubly vigilant. But what about the United States? Based on the above facts, I insist that the United States will not carry out military expansion into East Asia at present, and for the American people, the gold dollar policy is far better than the stick policy, and please rest assured, Mr. Stedad, that in any case, we Chinese companies and businessmen will not close the door to trade with American businessmen, because China needs friends, and the United States is this friend. ”

Lice Wude stared at Zhao Bei's eyes, trying to recognize the essence of this military strongman, maybe this is a cunning politician, maybe his words do not truly reflect his inner world But at least one thing The General is right, the businessmen of the shogunate really don't like the big stick political calculations, they prefer the Golden Yuan policy, otherwise, the former Secretary of the Army Mr. Taft, who believes in the Golden Yuan policy, will not become the new president of the United States.

In fact, any businessman from a small country should understand such a truth, and if the military machine is too powerful, it is a pound of money for his own money bag after all, and the increase in the tax rate is only one aspect, and the businessman of the United States is more worried about the emergence of Napoleon-style military strongmen, which will threaten the political structure of the United States, so they strongly oppose the enhancement of the military strength of the United States, especially the army strength, and the pacifists have quite a strong power in the United States Congress." This dictated that the foreign policy of the United States could only be based on the gold dollar policy, and unless the merchants were really threatened with their overseas purse bags, they would not agree to maintain a large army.

"Your Excellency the General said that it is not bad to be stunned, the United States is a friend of your country, and it is also a friend of Your Excellency the General. However, my visit to His Excellency General today is not just for the issue of the raising of shares of Hanye Chiang's company. On the issue of "the Han Railway and the Guangdong-Han Railway. The U.S. consortium has seriously considered the suggestion given to me a few days ago by His Excellency the General, and they believe that in the current situation of laxity, we should really take into account the sentiments of your people, and if the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway cannot be handled in accordance with the regulations of the Jinghan Railway, the two sides will hold consultations on the issue of "Sail" and come up with a plan that is satisfactory to both sides, and the key is that the interests of the United States must be guaranteed in writing, after all, the only purpose of businessmen investing in railways is to make profits. Seek a way out for capital. ”

Stade took several documents from his purse and presented them to the Commander-in-Chief.

"This is a contract drawn up by an American consortium, and I hope that the commander-in-chief will seriously consider our proposal. As far as I know. The commander-in-chief seems to have changed the original rules of the Sichuan Railway some time ago. You build a railway to the northwestern provinces first, and if this railway plan is implemented. I think you may not have enough money and technology to guarantee the construction of the railway to Hubei, and if the American consortium can obtain the right to build the Sichuan-Han railway, then you will be able to build two railways at the same time in a short period of time. ”

Zhao Bei took the contract, opened it and looked at it, it was all in English.

"I will seriously consider Mr. Stade's suggestion, but what you said just now is not entirely accurate, in fact I am planning to build two railways in the fourth volume. One goes to the northwest, the other goes to the southwest, and if you add the Sichuan-Han Railway, it is three railways.

I am still somewhat self-aware, and with China's current strength, it is true that there is no guarantee that these three railways will be built at the same time, and I will be very happy if I can get the support of an international consortium. However, there is a parallel mention, that is, the management and operation of the railway must be in the hands of the Chinese, without which there is no basis for cooperation between the two sides. If the United States again agrees to this precondition, let alone "the Han Railway, even the Sichuan-Shaanxi Railway and the Sichuan-Guizhou Railway can also absorb American capital." If you have money, everyone earns it together, and that's my creed. Each of your country's "interests are equal." Exactly the same, although I'm a patriot. But I'm not a reckless man who blindly hangs on his majesty. ”

"I fully understand the position of Your Excellency General, and the national consciousness and national consciousness that emerged from the people of your country during the Tizhou Incident have also made the county government re-examine the principles of diplomacy, and what Your Excellency General just said is very correct, the United States has no territorial ambitions for China at all, and all the United States wants is an open market and a level playing field for business. I personally fully agree with the railway development plan under the general's run, if these railways can be completed and opened to traffic, it will play an important role in the development of the southwest and northwest regions of your country, but this plan is indeed too radical, and the risk is too high, if Your Excellency the general does not object, I suggest that the German consortium be brought in, which can not only guarantee the construction funds. At the same time, it can also reduce the risk politically. ”

"If German businessmen are willing to invest, of course, they can participate in this railway construction project, and if China manages the railway, Gao believes that cooperation in the construction of railways is not a problem at all, and the people of our country will not oppose this kind of international cooperation. But. What worries me is the attitude of Yingxian, Britain is an ally of Rìben, Hubei and Si" are regarded by it as forbidden business, if this joint road construction plan is blown up first, then the British will do everything possible to obstruct it. Of course, with the strength of the United States and Germany, I think this problem may not be a difficult problem, and the key depends on whether the two difficulties are really willing to invest in the railways of Sichuan and Hubei. ”

Zhao Bei first collected his worries every sè, and then put a high hat on the United States.

However, Si Dai was not a fool, he did not dare to take this high hatred and put it on his head immediately, but only changed the topic, discussed some details of the railway construction contract with the general commander, and did not leave until the end of the day.

Zhao Bei sent Staid out of the headquarters and used his Ford car to send Staid and his assistant to the Hanyang Pier.

"It seems that this American is also an old fox, and he doesn't scatter eagles when he doesn't see rabbits."

Looking at the car that was moving away, Zhao Bei sighed.

Britain, France, Britain, France, and Russia formed a "four-nation banking group" to squeeze out the United States and Germany, which made the United States and Germany angry, and was one of the reasons why they moved closer to the commander-in-chief.

Historically, "the Four Nations Bank Group. The four members are the United Kingdom, France, the United States, and Germany. And now, due to Zhao Bei's cattle forecast, this inter-county financial monopoly organization was not only established ahead of schedule. Moreover, the membership has also changed, and according to historical experience, Zhenguo and Germany finally joined this financial organization as they wished. Therefore, Zhao Bei did not relax his fear because of a few beautiful words from Si De.

There is a good saying: cross the river and tear down the bridge, unload the mill and kill the donkey.

Although the United States and Germany have valued the strength of the Republican Army and have always begun to value, there is no guarantee that this is not a gesture made by them, if they are only using it to make a false shot. This was used as a bait to force Britain and France to agree to the joining of the international banking syndicate. The commander-in-chief may have become the donkey in "unloading the mill and killing the donkey".

Just now, the British consul and the American consul rushed to the headquarters at the same time, although they both said that it was a "chance encounter." But is that really the case? I'm afraid only they know it in their own hearts.

Therefore, under no circumstances should the United States and Germany be allowed to join the international banking syndicate, and they should make full use of all means to isolate the two countries from the international banking syndicate. If possible, it would be necessary to take steps to dismantle this "four-nation banking group".

This "donkey" can only be killed by the commander-in-chief, no one else can do it, and the commander-in-chief must not become the "donkey." "This is not in the interests of the commander-in-chief, nor is it in the interests of China.

Four words in total: the word is the head.