(.) Chapter 298

According to a certain theory, capitalism develops into imperialism, and its foreign policy is often the embodiment of economic interests. (Souduwo)

In fact, Mr. Zhu Erdian, the minister of the British Empire, has planned to build a yì to Whitehall many times, which probably means: Fang Jianxiong is too annoying, kill him. Interestingly, this idea was persuaded by a British businessman to abandon it again and again. This English businessman, Edward Selby, came to China in 1886 to do business, and in 1900 he became the general manager of the Oriental General Office of the Bnemen Company. Dealing in soda ash, dyes and other chemical products.

Li Deli is not a pioneer of Sino-British friendship, this foreigner has a good personal relationship with Gu Heng, and the soda ash and dyes that Eurasia Group needs every year are a business that Li Deli must not give up. This person had great influence among foreign businessmen in China, and had close personal relations with Fareis, the consul in Shanghai, and Zhu Erdian, a British company in China.

Of course, Li Deli's jumping up and down represents the interests of the entire Chinese British businessmen in China. According to statistics, before the First Sino-Japanese War, there were 580 enterprises in China, of which 354 were British enterprises, and most of them were located in the Yangtze River Valley.

In other words, Britain's important interests in China lie in the Yangtze River Valley. Once the British government used troops against China, it was these British businessmen who would suffer first. To put it in the face, in the battle of Hankow, there were constantly squadron shells falling into the British concession, and the British didn't let out a single fart. Wait until the end of the war to come out and chirp.

In real history, February 3, 1912. Hahausen, a German company in China, sent a letter to the German Chancellor, saying that Britain's sphere of influence was concentrated on the Yangtze River and southern China. When Yuan Shikai arrived in mid-November, the Chinese imperial army had won victories at Hankow and Hanyang, but the British had not given up on aiding the government in Beijing. The oppression of the British merchants in Shanghai and the fear of damage to commerce eventually prevailed. Hahausen hit the nail on the head when he pointed out: "British policy is decided by Shanghai. ”

The above illustrates the essence of a problem, the British Empire's policy toward China. British businessmen in China played an important role.

To put it bluntly, it is the word profit. For Li Deli, the trade volume with Eurasia Group is nearly 5 million yuan a year. Not only in the chemical industry, Eurasia Department Store has a relationship with Li Deli every year, and the goods purchased are not a small amount.

Every time Gu Heng comes to Shanghai. Li Deli will set up banquet invitations. No, just now, it was peaceful, Gu Heng went to Shanghai again, and Li Deli was waiting at the dock with his eyes blank. A few months after the Chinese Revolution, business was damaged. The inventory in the warehouse is piled up. At this time, who wants to tell Li Deli to go to Wuhu, Li Deli can throw this person into the well, and then move a big stone and throw it down.

Gu Heng, who got off the boat, looked a little haggard. When disembarking from the ship through the special passage of first class, Li Deli couldn't wait to come forward and saluted: "Gu." It's great to see you again in Shanghai. ”

Gu Heng can now be said to have a deep understanding of the words of Fang Jianxiong, the young owner. Foreigners come to China just to seek lil. The foreign policy of Britain and the United States is often influenced by the merchants of their countries. This sentence. Now it can be said that it has been verified again. Since the revolution, Gu Heng has called Li Deli many times, saying that due to the blockade of the war, the procurement of raw materials needed has to be interrupted.

Today's Eurasia Group in Wuhu has the largest weaving factory, dyeing factory and daily chemical factory along the Yangtze River. Its products are marketed all over the southwest and northwest provinces, and the raw materials required every month are numerous.

"Mr. Li Deli is polite." Gu Heng bowed his hand according to the custom of the Chinese. After getting into Li Deli's carriage, he opened his leather bag after a little sitting, took out a copy of the document and handed it over. "Here's the list of purchases for the month."

Just looking at the thickness of this article, Li Deli's eyes are already red.

Shanghai, Jiangnan Shipyard (the predecessor of Jiangnan Shipyard). A large number of Germans appeared here, and almost every production link refused to let go. Although the Sino-German joint venture Jiangnan Dockyard has not been officially announced to the public, it is Fang Dashuai who actually owns the ownership. The cooperation with Fang Dashuai is undoubtedly a huge good news for the Germans. Not to mention far away, just say that the order for ten 5,000-ton river ships and four large destroyers in front of you is enough to make the German shipyard Fuerkeng excited.

Of course, this interest is overshadowed by the so-called Sino-German joint venture. Before the merchants of other countries could comprehend the enormous benefits involved, the Germans were already one step ahead. According to the secret agreement, all warships needed by the Wehrmacht, such as those that can be produced by the Jiangnan Dockyard, will be procured on a priority basis. The only thing that the Germans could not understand was why Marshal Fang was so fascinated by submarines, and repeatedly stressed that within two years, Jiangnan Dockyard had the ability to independently produce the latest submarines.

Well, none of this is important, what is more important is that the Sino-German joint venture railway, the Anqing-Nanchang-Wuchang section, has officially begun to break ground. Jiangxi Province is rich in manganese ore and tungsten ore resources, and Hunan has a large amount of antimony ore resources, which are the things that the German Empire needs most.

As the domestic political situation began to emerge, a series of contracts signed between China and Germany and China and the United States began one after another. Don't point fingers at the Beiyang government, the autonomous region is now highly autonomous. It is simply the existence of the independent kingdom.

At the same time as the construction of the railway, the government of the United Autonomous Region launched a series of infrastructure projects, the core content of which is two words: build roads! The highway connecting Changsha and Wuchang, and the highway connecting Wushengguan and Hankou. The highway from Hankou to Jiujiang to Anqing, the highway from Anqing to Nanchang, and the highway from Nanchang to Wuchang.

The standard of these roads is that the general dirt roads are expanded and leveled on the basis of the original. If you want to build asphalt roads, you don't have the financial resources, and the purpose of building roads is to promote the development of people's livelihood. There is no problem with labor, and a large number of people are willing to do this work by giving five copper yuan a day and two meals of coarse grain.

While politicians in Beijing were busy taking control of the future government, an official brought in by Tang Hualong, chairman of the autonomous region's political committee, in Mr. Fang's office in Wuchang, asked to see Mr. Fang. By the way, Li Yuanhong went to Beijing, and according to the agreement, he became vice president. There is a saying that in history, Li Yuanhong was forced to enter Beijing because he couldn't play with Lao Yuan. Well, in this time and space, Li Yuanhong has a sense of pleasure of escaping.

When Tang Hualong led people to the door, Zheng Quan hurriedly appeared. The officials brought by Tang Hualong bowed down when they saw Zheng Quan: "Hello Mr. Zheng." Zheng Quan greeted him with a seemingly normal appearance: "It's Huang Wenxu, the first phase of Anqing cadre training, the first place, has you come back from Jingzhou?" ”

At this time, Tang Hualong could only pinch his nose and endure it. Compared with Zheng Quan, don't look at the higher position, in fact, Zheng Quan can be said to be the most stable one in Fang Dashuai's camp. For no other reason, the cadre training courses led by him were held every three months, and a large number of cadres flooded the provinces. These young cadres can be said to be the executors of a series of policies of Fang Dashuai. These young cadres are not too high-level, but they all control the power of the local security forces.

For example, this Huang Wenxu is a supervisor sent to Jingzhou by the Autonomous Region Supervisory Committee. At the same time, he also served as the commander of Jingzhou's security, holding more than 1,000 guns in his hand. Although they are all old-fashioned Hanyang-made, with these guns, Huang Wenxu has successfully implemented an important policy in the past few months, which is to ban local militias and integrate them into the local security force system. In the case of Huang Ren in Jingzhou, only 10 days after the incident, more than 40 people who committed the crime were taken down, which was the result of relying on the unified command of the militia groups in various places.

Because it was a case that Fang Dashuai cared about, Huang Wenxu returned to Wuchang and escorted back more than 40 people involved in the case by the way. At the same time, the progress of the case was reported. Previously, Huang Wenxu had already informed Zheng Quan first, and this was the scene where Zheng Quan arrived in a hurry. These private actions or something, Fang Jianxiong never knew in front of him. The struggle between these old men such as Zheng Quan and Li Muyan and a group of officials led by the newly rising Tang Hualong has never stopped.

Fang Jianxiong heard the movement inside, and took the initiative to get up and come out, and the three of them quickly stopped talking at the door.

"Come on, come in and talk, what are you doing standing outside?" Fang Jianxiong smiled and whispered, and the next sentence made Zheng Quan a little neck stumped. "Huang Wenxu, well, the first phase of the cadre training class." It seemed to be a very casual sentence, Tang Hualong was so happy when he heard it, Zheng Quan was slightly pale, and his steps were lighter.

"Sit down." Fang Jianxiong is now more and more like a warlord dictator, and there is an undoubted meaning in his gestures. Of course, from the outside, the United Autonomous Region is still a democratic government.

"Dashuai, Huang Wenxu did a good job in Jingzhou, I specially brought him here to report to you in person." Tang Hualong explained happily, and his eyes swept Zheng Quan from time to time. This one returned to normalcy and listened with a smile on his face. Those who are a little knowledgeable know that the current political forces of the United Autonomous Region are divided into three forces. One is the foreign party headed by Sun Baoqi, and Mr. Sun has recruited many old people from various provinces through his own connections, forming a system of its own, which belongs to the transcendent faction. The second share is Zheng Quan, Li Muyan, and Han Yan, the three old men, who are powerful. The third group is the government faction headed by Tang Hualong, who holds the main discourse power of the government affairs committee, but is cautious between the two forces.

How to say the formation of this situation. Fang Dashuai didn't deliberately guide it, anyway, it was a balance reached inadvertently, and by the time Fang Dashuai reacted, the situation had already taken shape. Fang Jianxiong didn't mean to change, as long as it can be maintained, it's good, every check and balance is okay? (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )