Chapter 156: Old Yuan softened
Qiao Yu and Lu Wanqing saw that girl with a reasonable appearance, and they only felt extremely funny, what kind of mentality are these noble elites, you killed someone's father and brother, how did you become Tsering ungrateful now!
Lu Wanqing walked a few steps, hugged the somewhat excited Tsering, and glanced at the girl: "Obviously, it was your family who killed her relatives, how can you reverse black and white so much!" ”
How do you know that the little girl didn't feel guilty at all, but became more justified: "They are lazy and lazy, stealing our things, it is natural to be punished, it is to blame, I saved her with good intentions, she should be grateful to Dade!" ”
"How do you know that they are lazy to eat, and besides, if they take a step back, even if they steal a little feed from their livestock, should they die? Is this a capital offense? ”
The little girl looked a little angry and frightened when she saw Lu Wanqing's expression, but she still held her small chest and insisted: "This is the rule of hundreds of years, they are all untouchables, they are all slaves, and everything about them is given by us!" This is God's will. ”
"From now on, there will be no gods here, only laws, and everyone is equal before the law, and there will be no nobles anymore!" Qiao Yu saw that little girl looked righteous and kind, and his heart became more and more angry, not against this ignorant girl, but against this perverted slavery system.
If you don't look at people as honest and benevolent, the upper echelons will always look like they are superior, they have no mistakes, everything is the fault of slaves, until later generations there are still a small number of people who summon the soul of this system, and the descendants of the nobles also go around reminiscing about the good times they once had, so they see that what they pursue is this kind of feeling of being a superior person, and what they pursue is the happiness of treating others as slaves and humiliating them at will.
The rules that have been passed on the snowy plateau for hundreds of years should indeed be changed, Qiao Yu only stayed in Batang for five days, and the news of the Sichuan army on the northern front also came, Zhu Qinglan and the army have recaptured Qamdo, regained this gateway to Tibet, and exterminated more than 2,000 rebels.
The north and south lines were all successful, Qiao Yu hurriedly urged the army to converge, and then marched to Lhasa, just when the Sichuan army was marching forward, the British couldn't sit still, they tried every possible way to split China and swallow Tibetan Province, where would they be willing to see the Chinese [***] team successfully quell the rebellion, but at this time the British can not use a lot of strength, although the British still have some colonial troops in India, but the combat power is limited, especially the special geography of Tibetan Province, it is difficult for the British army to play its due combat effectiveness.
And the most important thing is that at this time, the confrontation between the two major European blocs is becoming more and more serious, although the great powers are not sure when war will break out, but everyone knows that war is not far away, and in this case, it is difficult for Britain to invest its forces in the Far East.
However, the British Minister Zhu Erdian did not think so, on the land of the Far East, a single signboard of the British Empire was enough, and the British had too many cards in their hands, so Zhu Erdian confidently went to visit Yuan Shikai.
At this time, Lao Yuan is actually not comfortable, the disarmament work in the south has not yet been completed, the treasury is empty, and he lives on loans, and what makes Lao Yuan feel even more worried is that many of his cadres have also begun to have their own abacus, and now that Beiyang controls the world, it is time to ask for merit and reward, although it is not possible to seal the wife and son, but always give everyone some sweetness, but where did Lao Yuan get so many big gift packages in his hands.
The power of the Chinese People's Party in the south is not small, and the Restoration Society is also actively expanding, Beiyang is not able to do whatever he wants for the time being, and it is far from the time to reward the world.
Of course, there are also good things to come, that is, Qiao Yu led the army to the side of the river, rescued Batang and Qamdo, and at this time has begun to march to Tibetan Province, marching quickly and quickly quelling the rebellion, so that Lao Yuan's face is also very bright, and major newspapers have also begun to praise Lao Yuan's decisive disposal.
Just when Lao Yuan was happy, Zhu Erdian came to visit, and Lao Yuan suddenly sighed in his heart, there is absolutely nothing good about this emperor, but Lao Yuan still wants to see it, and invited Zhu Erdian to Huairen Hall, and the guest and host sat down.
Zhu Erdian smiled at Lao Yuan: "Your Excellency, the loan matter discussed between your country and the banking group of the four countries is agreed to in principle, and we are also willing to carry out comprehensive economic cooperation with your country to help your country develop its economy!" ”
In fact, Lao Yuan knew that whether it was to pacify the south or destroy the Qing Dynasty, everything could not be separated from money, and the best way was to borrow, so Lao Yuan had borrowed several times from the banks of the four countries, and it was by relying on these loans that Beiyang could be maintained to this day, which is also where Lao Yuan was smarter than someone Sun, and someone Sun almost sold his pants, but he still couldn't get much money.
But now the problem has arisen again, that is, the southern army needs to spend a lot of severance costs, Tao Chengzhang has been busy for this matter since he served as the Nanjing guard, Tao Chengzhang also sent reports to Lao Yuan several times, repeatedly asked for financial support, and asked for 20 million taels in one mouth, in fact, this is still the result of Tao Chengzhang's careful calculation, the original history was 30 million taels.
However, Lao Yuan couldn't get any money at this time, and Tang Shaoyi, a cabinet premier, was also worried, so he had to borrow money from foreigners again, due to the huge amount of loans, the matter has not yet been resolved, but today Zhu Erdian suddenly told Lao Yuan that Britain had agreed to the loan, how could he not make Lao Yuan happy.
But Lao Yuan is not a fool, why do people give you such a big benefit, naturally they want benefits, Lao Yuan is also full of smiles: "It is an honor for Yuan to get help from your country, but I don't know what else Mr. Minister wants?" ”
"Your Excellency, what do you think of the fact that the British Empire can offer you a loan of ten million, with an interest rate of four percent, to be paid at ninety percent, to be repaid in forty years, secured by customs duties and salt taxes?"
Lao Yuan was shocked when he heard this condition, this is a lot of discounts in the past, the interest on the first few payments is more than five percent, when the British are so generous, Lao Yuan also has a little thought in his heart, the British must have additional conditions.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Minister, for your generosity, I thank you very much, but please tell me all the conditions!"
The smile on Zhu Erdian's face became even stronger: "Mr. President is really a smart person, we only have one small request, that is, the Sichuan army must withdraw from Tibetan Province, Tibetan Province implements local autonomy, and China promises not to send any officials and troops to Tibetan Province!" ”
As soon as Lao Yuan heard Zhu Erdian's conditions, his face was a little unsightly, the British wanted to turn Tibet Province into a kingdom of reading, if they agreed, the reputation of this traitor would be on their backs, if they didn't agree, how could they maintain themselves if they couldn't get a loan? Lao Yuan suddenly fell into a dilemma.
"President Yuan, the British Empire has always supported you, and I very much hope that China and Britain can establish a more friendly relationship, as long as you can agree to this matter, the British political axe will do its best to help you!"
Zhu Erdian continued to offer attractive conditions, and the battle in Lao Yuan's heart became more and more intense, and after a while, Old Yuan said: "Mr. Minister, the stakes are very high, let me think about it first!" Zhu Erdian also knew that he couldn't be forced too hard, so he took the initiative to leave.