Looking at Duan Qirui, who was walking towards him, Zhao Dongyun also felt a little complicated in his heart.

I think that when he was still a Wuwei Right Army teaching in the camp school, in order to obtain the step of advancement, he ran up and down everywhere to ask for favors, who helped him at that time? Who strongly recommended him in front of Yuan Shikai to serve as the commander of the second battalion of the Wuwei Right Army, so that Zhao Dongyun had the opportunity to lead the army for the first time.

It's Duan Qirui!

Who was able to serve as the leader of the Third Association when the Third Association was established, although it was related to the game between Duan Qirui, Wang Yingkai, and Feng Guozhang, but it was also inseparable from Duan Qirui's support.

To put it bluntly, in the two years when Zhao Dongyun first returned, he received too much help from Duan Qirui, otherwise he would not have been considered the number one general under Duan Qirui back then.

But two years later, since Zhao Dongyun led the army into the Northeast, the relationship between him and Duan Qirui began to break down, and then broke away from Duan Qirui's influence to establish his own power, this situation was even worse after the establishment of the third town and Zhao Dongyun served as the general of Fengtian. In 1906, the two sides fought against each other, and then in 1907, the two sides fought for the leadership of Beiyang, and a full-scale war broke out.

Looking at the relationship between Zhao Dongyun and Duan Qirui, from the initial subordination to the alliance to the emergence of contradictions, and then to the outbreak of war between the two sides.

Now seeing that although he had a smile on his face, he could clearly see the loneliness on his face, and Zhao Dongyun also felt a trace of pity in his heart.

That's right, it's mercy!

Duan Qirui used to need the Beiyang bigwig he looked up to, and in the past two years, he was the strongest opponent in China: the Anhui system commander, who made Zhao Dongyun sad for many days and nights.

However, now he has been completely defeated by himself, and there is no chance of turning over!

Zhao Dongyun's feeling in his heart at this moment was also quite complicated, but his face was as smiling as always, I saw that he took two steps quickly, and then stretched out his hands to clasp Duan Qirui's hand.

At this time, the official reporter led by the Su Department also pressed the button of the camera in time, and as the spotlight flashed, the picture of Zhao Dongyun and Duan Qirui shaking hands remained on the paper forever.

After the flash, Zhao Dongyun lowered his head slightly and approached: "Duan Shuai, what you and I see today is really a blessing for the country and a comfort for the nation!" ”

Duan Qirui smiled bitterly in his heart after hearing this, he naturally understood that his meeting with Zhao Dongyun today was enough to affect the situation in the whole of China, and it was really a blessing for the country and the nation, but he himself couldn't be happy, because this kind of happiness was based on his own failure.

Of course, he is also the same as Zhao Dongyun, as a politician who has been in the country for many years, this cultivation kung fu or face kung fu is still very homely, and he also smiled like Zhao Dongyun.

"I've wanted to come to Jingshi for a long time, but it's been difficult to move because of mundane affairs before!" Duan Qirui then turned to face everyone, including the Anhui officials who followed him to the north and the Soviet officials who came to greet him: "This time Duan came to Beijing with a determination, that is, to dedicate all his strength to the reunification of China.

And I also believe that under the leadership of the president, the day is not far off when the country will be completely unified and a new life will be brought to the country and the nation! ”

Zhao Dongyun and Duan Qirui's small-scale public speeches to the public at the railway station were on the evening newspapers of Beijing, Shanghai and other places that night.

On the streets of Shanghai, the newsboy walked briskly on the dim streets in the wet and cold weather, waving the newspaper in his hand and shouting: "Outside, outside!" ”

"Zhao Shuai and Duan Shuai successfully met in Beijing this morning!"

Although it is said that the surrender of Duan Qirui of the Anhui system has been announced through the three telegrams a few days ago, when people really heard that Duan Qirui went north to Beijing, they still felt extremely surprised in their hearts, Duan Qirui's northward journey represented the end of an era, and represented the complete extinction of the Anhui system, which once ruled most of southern China.

Many people gathered around the newspaper boy, took out the copper plate and said, "Give me a copy!" ”

After reading the newspaper, a young man with a shaved head and a foreign dress whispered to his companions: "I didn't expect Duan Hefei to be defeated, it seems that Zhao Suqian is expected to be completely unified in a year or two!" ”

Another young man on the side, who was also inch-headed and wearing a foreign suit, snorted coldly: "Whether it is Duan Hefei or Zhao Guangtou, they are all feudal remnants, and they are warlords under the banner of the republic!" ”

"In the past two years, it is because of the melee of these Beiyang independence lords that the country is full of mourning and the people are struggling to make a living, and these independence lords will not overthrow him, and there will be absolutely no hope of achieving a complete republic in the country!"

"That's right, but now Zhao Dongyun's power is too big, I'm afraid it's quite unfavorable to our follow-up actions!" The other put down the newspaper and said with a sad face.

"What are you afraid of, the Japanese side has already promised to provide us with funds, and Mr. Furumura will help us train a group of colleagues, and when Mr. Zhongshan Qiao returns to China, we will set off a big storm for him and bring a real democratic republic to this country!"

When he said this, his face was full of expectation, as if he had seen the people's republic and China in his heart!

"Yes, now the domestic situation is very unfavorable to us, I didn't expect Duan Hefei to lose faster than we imagined, now there is not much time left for us, we must do our best, it is best to act in the middle of the year, otherwise when the Southern Federation also completely fails, we will have no chance at all!"

While the two young men were talking in low voices, there were several others who were reading the newspapers, and some were full of anticipation, expecting Zhao Dongyun to defeat the warlords as much as possible, bring real unity to the country, and end the civil war that had lasted for more than two years.

Some people also think in their hearts that Guangdong has been taken by the Soviet system, and now the Soviet system has controlled most of China, and with the Soviet system controlling most of the country and reforming the tax system in these newly occupied areas, the local governments and warlords in the past have set up a private gold checkpoint to be revoked, which is very beneficial to the circulation of domestic goods, especially to the circulation of goods in the eastern coastal provinces.

This situation is great good news for the domestic business community.

The very important reason why the domestic industrial and commercial circles supported Zhao Dongyun so hard and supported the Soviet system in launching the war of domestic reunification was that the policy of supporting industry and commerce and integrating taxation implemented by the Soviet system was extremely attractive to these businessmen, especially those who ran industries.

Following in the footsteps of the Feng army, the merchants behind the Soviet family brought all kinds of goods into the markets of the provinces, especially those light industrial products, such as textiles, matches, soap and other light industrial products needed for daily life, which gradually occupied the markets of the southern provinces with the pace of the Feng army.

With the news of the checkpoints in various places, the transportation cost of goods has been reduced, and the price of this sale has been reduced accordingly, which makes their goods have a greater price advantage, compared with those imported foreign goods, the quality advantage of domestic goods is naturally not much, if you want to compete with foreign goods for the market, you want to also have a price advantage.

The smooth trade route and the reduction of transportation costs have a great strategic advantage in reducing the cost of domestic goods.

Zhao Dongyun determined the policy of supporting industry and commerce and integrating the tax system two years ago, which can be said to be the key policy for the Soviet Union to receive the support of the industrial and commercial circles in the past two years and rise rapidly.

Without these two policies, the patriotic bonds issued by Zhao Dongyun would not have been purchased by the businessmen, and if the businessmen did not buy the patriotic bonds, then the Soviet Union would have lacked sufficient and sufficient war funds, especially in 1907, the businessmen's enthusiastic purchase of patriotic bonds brought favorable support to the Soviet Union, which had fallen into the brink of financial collapse at that time, and if it were not supported by tens of millions of patriotic bonds obtained in 1907, the Soviet finances would not have been able to maintain until the moment when the aftermath loan was obtained in early 1908.

And if the Soviet finances collapsed in 1907, then there would be no talk of the Feng army going south, because it costs money to expand the army and fight the war.

Therefore, the rise of the contemporary Soviet system is inseparable from the two key policies of supporting industry and commerce and integrating taxation.

With such a large group of businessmen who saw Zhao Dongyun and hoped that the economic policy of the Soviet system would continue, this was the key to the rapid expansion of the Feng army and the succession of victories.

Although many people say that the contradiction in China is mainly the contradiction between the peasants and the land, and whoever can get the support of the peasants will be able to win the world, but this situation is a bit one-sided for China at present.

Mr. Zhao's main supporters were not farmers, but the business community.

Of course, if the previous struggle for hegemony between the Soviet and Anhui factions failed, and Zhao Dongyun's army was completely defeated, in order to make a comeback, Zhao Dongyun would not rule out playing the trick of killing the landlord to divide the land and engage in the trick of the so-called class enemy to regain the advantage of fighting for hegemony, but until the last step, Zhao Dongyun was unwilling to take this kind of means that might make him infamous through the ages.

You must know that whether it is now or in the future, it is the so-called intellectuals who are in charge of public opinion, and only the elements are very hypocritical, whether it is now or in the future, there are few intellectuals who agree with or praise the radical agrarian revolution, maybe now you can force them to obey with knives, guns and bullets, but as soon as you turn around, people will still pick up the pen and scold you, and after a few decades, countless books criticizing you will appear on the shelves of the bookstore, and gradually you will change from a 'great man' to a 'zongzi'.