Jiang Baili looked at the artillery again, and shook his head slightly: "Dashuai, this kind of mountain cannon is certainly light, but the actual surname is very poor, and the firing range is not even comparable to seventy-five millimeters, and the shell is light, and the power is very limited, I'm afraid it is not suitable for large-scale equipment!" ”

"Hehe, Brother Baili, this is a work of practice, you can't experiment with something too good, although we know that this thing is not good, but the buyer probably doesn't know yet, even if they know, can't they use silver to shut up the other party!" Qian Moyin was genuinely impressed by the opinion of the visiting envoy.

It is true that this kind of artillery is used for training, Sichuan must be equipped with more powerful artillery, but it is necessary to let the workers get familiar with it, this inferior product is definitely not worried about selling now, there is a general lack of heavy weapons in the country, they should sell it as long as they see this caliber, and Russia is not a problem now, first, they are extremely lacking in weapons, and second, they [***] go through, as long as there is a kickback, they will do anything.

It can be said that the First World War was an important period of strategic opportunity, as long as China's weak industry was seized, it would be able to get sufficient to excessive nutrients in the early stage of growth, and expand rapidly, and when the war ended, Sichuan's industry would be able to begin to take shape, and there would be no need to worry about other problems.

"Dashuai, now in addition to artillery, we have produced two kinds of armored vehicles, plus Mr. Feng Ru's newly designed aircraft, these are valued by the Entente, I hope to be able to introduce a batch from us, not only what does Dashuai think?"

"Sell, of course sell! We will provide everything to the Entente as long as they need it, and as long as they can come up with the right price, anything can be exchanged! ”

Whether it is an aircraft or an armored vehicle is a new weapon, far from the point of perfection, although it can play some role on the battlefield, but it is also very limited, Sichuan is just starting earlier, the concept of design is more suitable, these things are sold as soon as possible, you can exchange more real money, if it is too late, I am afraid that the Entente side will be able to develop it, after all, those are old industrial powers.

"Marshal, now the situation of the Entente is very bad, Germany's submarine warfare is very effective, the British freighter has suffered heavy losses, our freighter has also sunk a lot, the loss of ships has far exceeded the speed of British replenishment, Britain is only an island country after all, with a fatal weakness, once the maritime lifeline is cut off, then Britain will be finished, and once Britain withdraws from the war, France will be unable to withstand Germany's attack, it is bound to be defeated, if Germany wins, I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to us!" Jiang Baili reminded on the side.

"Brother Baili, it is not us who is most worried about this, but the United States, the United States has given a large number of loans to the Entente, their trade volume is ten times that of us, the United States will definitely not give Germany a chance to win, and don't underestimate the heritage of Britain, France and Russia, they have robbed the world for many years, accumulated countless wealth, and it is not unbearable for the time being, in addition, I am also ready to send a part of the army to France for European operations!"

Hearing that Qiao Yu was actually preparing to send troops to Europe, Jiang Baili's face also became grim, "Marshal, I'm afraid there is something wrong with sending troops, our army will inevitably be used as cannon fodder when it arrives in Europe, how can we deal with the pressure of domestic public opinion at that time, and besides, Beiyang will not allow us to send troops at will!" ”

"Brother Baili, we are a latecomer country, now even the country's reading power has not been realized, how can we achieve leapfrog development without taking extreme measures, we just need to seize the opportunity of the First World War, as much as possible to use this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to comprehensively exercise our skilled workers, scientific research team, administrative system, military strength, and strive to achieve rapid modernization, otherwise China will have to suffer more, although sending troops is to let them serve as cannon fodder, but they will not all die, there will be a large number of survivors, This is the seed of future development, sacrifice is inevitable, but this sacrifice is for the sake of the future sacrifice less, so that China can quickly catch up with the pace of the world, it has to be done! ”

Jiang Baili also nodded when he heard this, "Marshal, of course I know that there are many benefits to sending troops, but I'm worried that people who don't know the truth will use this as an excuse to maliciously slander, if you can't continue to sit in Sichuan, then I'm afraid that Sichuan's construction achievements will be ruined!" ”

Jiang Baili's worries are also reasonable, now the situation in China is treacherous, full of weirdness, just half a month ago Sichuan finally reached an agreement with Yueben, by Yueben to give 100,000 yuan in compensation to the people, and Sichuan will be captured by the soldiers and officers to Yueben.

Both sides of this matter have a tacit understanding and chose to remain silent and did not publicize it, but after all, it was said that he had come up with the reparations, which was definitely a huge shock to the Chinese people.

And Jiang Baili knows very well that his temper is Bing, he is absolutely unwilling to suffer, he has lost face in Qiao Yu, but he is afraid that they will do everything possible to find it back, and Sichuan is the thorn in the eye and the flesh of the posterior, and now the power of the company is expanding rapidly, especially the rapid progress of the navy, and the threat to China is the greatest.

In addition to the factors of the book, Yuan Shikai actively planned to become emperor, and from time to time there were some articles in the newspapers discussing the state system of government, and many so-called Chinese and foreign experts made such and such remarks on various occasions.

"Brother Baili, even if you send troops, it is not blindly sent, I have already sent an officer corps to Europe to observe the war, which is dominated by the navy, this time we might as well send another army-based observation team, the matter of sending laborers has been negotiated for several months, and it is even more troublesome to send troops to fight, how to transport to Europe, how to train, how to equip, how to command are all things that need to be negotiated, I don't think there will be any results without a year's time, this year's time I think China will undergo earth-shattering changes, There won't be so much resistance to what we're going to do! ”

Qiao Yu's self-confidence comes from his familiarity with history, and at the same time his observation of reality, Yuan Shikai, the president of the Republic of China, did not go through a long battle like other founding monarchs, and basically accepted the old bureaucratic system of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, relying on this to become the president.

Of course, some people will try to praise this peaceful mode of power transfer, as if it is India's non-violent non-cooperation, as long as it is peaceful, it is sacred, as if everything is boiled is correct, but this idea is a corrupt view after all, and the change of dynasty has always been bloody and cruel, and in this cruel struggle, all the dregs of the previous dynasty can be removed.

The establishment of a new set of rules, Sichuan's drastic reforms, to a large extent, is that the Baolu Movement destroyed the original social structure, created the possibility for Qiao Yu to implement a new policy, and supported the industrial and commercial forces to take power, but it is a pity that Yuan Shikai did not do this, it was his compromise that made the Republic of China sick from the day it was established.

Yuan Shikai and his think tank became more and more powerless in the face of this situation, they did not carefully reflect on the problems of the Beiyang group, but relied on the authority of the emperor who gave Yuan Shikai for thousands of years to integrate the country, which is the deep root of Yuan Shikai's claim to be emperor, all of which are irreversible.

Just three days ago, a brand-new organization was established, which was the Preparatory Security Council, led by Yang Du, and Yan Fu, Sun Yuyun, Li Xiehe, Hu Ying, Liu Shipei and others participated, and the lively trend of monarchy and constitution blew up, and on the eve of the establishment of the Preparatory Security Council, Yuan Shikai's adviser Goodnow published "The Republic and the Monarchy" and began to provide a basis for Yuan Shikai's accession to the throne.

Soon the branches of the Preparatory Security Association spread all over the world, and at the beginning of the Preparatory Security Association was still in the name of academic research, but with the development of the telling, Yang Du also lost his calm, and thought that everyone in the world had already recognized Yuan Shikai's ascension to the throne, so he became more and more enthusiastic.

Writing articles, conducting speeches, polls, all kinds of tricks emerge in endlessly, and the officials in various places also know very well that this is a trick played by Lao Yuan, and some people who still have a moral bottom line in their hearts choose to remain silent, and those speculators with poor conduct began to electrify in favor, and while most people were still waiting, there was an accident in Yunnan, and Cai Yi telegraphed the whole country and explained to the whole country the results of the investigation of the southwest drug case.

In the telegram, Cai pointed out that 80 percent of the large quantities of smuggled opium seized in Sichuan and Guizhou were provided by Yunnan, and that the wanton smuggling of opium was all the idea of Tang Jiyao alone, and that in order to seek personal interests and in disregard of the anti-smoking law, he wantonly expanded the scope of opium cultivation in Yunnan, and nearly 30 percent of Yunnan's land was already planted with opium, and as long as this continued, opium would be planted on all the land in Yunnan, and the disaster would be endless.

Cai Jie's prestige in the Yunnan army is still very high, although Tang Jiyao purged the upper echelons who were inclined to Cai Yi, but the low-level soldiers of the Yunnan army were still inclined to Cai Yi, and Tang Jiyao supervised Yunnan in recent years in addition to fighting opium, the people's livelihood has not improved, the burden on the shoulders of the people is getting heavier and heavier, and the army is also facing the situation of deducting military salaries, and morale is very low.

On the surface, Cai Ye was quiet, and frequently sent telegrams to Tang Jiyao, telling him that he was also from the Yunnan Army and knew the difficulties of Yunnan, Cai Ye would definitely not embarrass Tang Jiyao, and President Yuan just wanted to go through the form.

The anxious Tang Jiyao regarded Cai Jie's words as the only life-saving straw, how did he know that Cai Ye had secretly begun to throw a lot of money, Gu Pinzhen, Dai Huan, Zhao Youxin, Luo Peijin and others fell to Cai Ye in the face of a powerful silver offensive, it can be said that Cai Ye used the two million yuan provided by Qiao Yu to buy all the people in Yunnan, of course, this also stems from Cai Yi's own prestige, and when he entered Kunming, Tang Jiyao had no available soldiers except for some people around him.