Chapter 25: Two Bodhisattvas

Xu Shichang said urgently at the meeting: "Weiting, I have no objection to you expanding the army, but you have to expand so many troops at once, this is ......... The Treasury can't afford that much money. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Besides, this ordnance won't be ready for a while. ”

Yuan Shikai said, "I have asked Lu Zhengxiang to discuss the aftermath with the British about the large amount of loans, and the British said that they can lend us a large amount of money, so there is no need to worry about this ordnance and money and food." All you need to do is train your troops! ”

Since there is no problem with money, food and ordnance, Xu Shichang will not say much. Although he is an old friend and colleague of Yuan Shikai, isn't Yuan already the president now, the situation is a little different. In fact, the key is that she does not have her own descendant troops in her hands, so her words have no weight.

When Yuan Shikai used him, he was the Beiyang boss. When you don't need it, I'm sorry, but you might as well stay there. Wang Shizhen's situation is different from him, although Wang Shizhen does not have his own lineage, but he is the role of the housekeeper of Beiyang, and he has also made great efforts in the formation of the Beiyang Army, Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang are also very sympathetic to him, so although his official position is still better than Xu Shichang, his words are much more effective.

"According to the deduction of the General Staff, we need eight divisions to ensure that we can hold out until the intervention of foreign friends, and we need twelve to fourteen divisions to fight with Handan. And if you want to attack Handan, you need at least 20 divisions. Yuan Shikai swept his eyes, saw that everyone was looking at him with burning eyes, and said with satisfaction: "You all work hard, and when you train the army well, I will promote you." ”

"Long live the President!" All the generals cheered.

When Yuan Shikai saw that after finishing the matter of forming a new army, the generals became excited, and he didn't continue to talk about it, because he had already paid attention to it in his heart. Then he said: "Now Zhezi has also brought a message from Handan, saying that a ten-mile-wide strip of land in the south of Hebei will be designated as a demilitarized zone, what do you think?" ”

"This ........", everyone turned their heads again. Almost all of these people are involved in the smuggling frenzy, that is, Wang Shizhen and Duan Qirui and others who are not involved in it, and their families have also made a fortune in it.

The establishment of the demilitarized zone not only allows time for a military reaction, but it is conceivable that smuggling activities will become more popular as a result. You must know that now Beiyang is still adhering to the evil government left by the former Qing Dynasty, and it is necessary to collect money. On the territory of the Black Dragon Society, it is enough to collect an entry tax or exit tax.

So these people agreed, saying, "We can take this opportunity to organize and train a new army." ”

"Paralyze them first, and when our troops are trained, we will launch a surprise attack, which will definitely catch them off guard."

"The president is smart!"

"Long live the President!"

"The president is mighty!"

"The President Ripples......... Hmm, hmm.......", but it was this guy who didn't hold his mouth shut and was gagged by the people on the side.

Yuan Shikai knocked on the table and said, "Since everyone has no opinion, then do it." Meeting! After saying that, he got up first and left. After the rest of the people waited for Yuan Shikai to leave, they discussed for a few minutes, and then slowly dispersed. Only Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang sat upright on the chairs, motionless as if they were bodhisattvas.

Since the two bigwigs didn't leave, the other people with eyes left quickly, so as not to hear anything that should not be heard. Cao Kun, who was the last to go out, also carefully closed the door for the two of them, and then, Cao Kun, nicknamed "Cao Laosan" and "Cao Fool", guarded outside, like a door god.

A young officer who came over saw it and said with a smile: "Cao Laosan, what are you doing here?" Is he pretending to be Qin Qiong? ”

This young officer's surname is Xu, his name is Shuzheng, he is only twenty years old this year, but he has already won the trust of Duan Qirui, and he can be described as a rising star in Beiyang. Cao Kun saw that it was him, so he whispered: "Be quiet, the two generals are inside." ”

Xu Shuzheng was stunned for a moment, and then he shut up.

One of the two of them is Feng Guozhang's suit, and the other is Duan Qirui's follower, and now the two of them stand at the door of the conference room, it is really like two door gods. The people who saw them all walked around the road.

But in the conference room, Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang were not planning some earth-shattering conspiracy as some people guessed, or they wanted to make a big news or something. Actually, these two people just sat there and did nothing.

The two were sitting across from each other, and they could see each other as soon as they looked up. However, the eyes of these two people did not know where to go, and they both saw the opposite side as empty air.

After sitting for a long time, the two of them were like two bodhisattvas, without saying a word. In the end, Duan Qirui took up and gave Feng Guozhang a salute indifferently, and Feng Guozhang also stood up and returned the salute. Then, the two walked out one after the other, each taking the younger brother to do whatever he wanted.

Halfway through, Xu Shuzheng was young after all, and couldn't help asking, "Teacher, what did the president say this time?" But have you determined the commanders of each division? ”

"Nope."

"No, what does that mean, President? If you don't settle down earlier, won't the people below be noisy? ”

"What do you mean? Hmph, "Duan Qirui really likes Xu Shuzheng, changed his silence in front of Feng Guozhang, and said angrily: "He has to use it for us old people, and we must be wary of it." ”

"Not really, right?" Xu Shuzheng was surprised and said: "The president is a generation of heroes, and now there are foreigners outside, and there are Black Dragon Society and local princes inside, so you shouldn't do this!" ”

"Who knows," Duan Qirui said angrily, "You just came back from Japan, how are you studying?" ”

"Teacher, don't worry, I'm in Japan, and I graduated with the second place in the infantry department." Xu Shuzheng said complacently: "I have also met many powerful figures in the military and political circles in Japan, which will definitely help the teacher." ”

Duan Qirui laughed, "I'm still very relieved of you, but don't be too proud." ”

After thinking about it, Duan Qirui said again: "You are the second place, who is the first place?" ”

"The first place is an international student named Cai Yi, and I have already recruited him. He also gave him a guarantee that as long as he could come, the teacher would definitely give him at least one ....... That is, the strength of the current regiment was brought to him. ”

Xu Shuzheng saw that Duan Qirui was a little hesitant on his face, and hurriedly said: "Teacher, talents are rare, although Cai Yi is from Yunnan, his hometown is originally from Hunan, and he still has some connections with our Beiyang." Even if you give him a regiment of troops, it will be worth it. ”

Duan Qirui shook his head and said in a deep voice: "People's hearts are unpredictable, since he is so good, he even crushed Shu Zheng you, isn't he an arrogant person?" I don't think we can raise a dragon like him in this little pond. ”

Xu Shuzheng smiled and said: "Teacher, you are too humble, in the whole Beiyang, except for you, teacher, who else can be so generous and let him lead the troops as soon as he comes?" And the teacher, Corporal Lixian, knows how to make good use of people, who can do it? ”

Duan Qirui scolded with a smile: "You will make me happy." But what if that one makes a move? ”

As he spoke, he reached out and pointed to it.

"You mean the president?" Xu Shuzheng said in disbelief: "Won't it?" ”

"What's not going to be? And you're good to go! (To be continued.) )