Chapter 122: Yang Du's Report
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"Prime Minister, Liangbi died of his injuries!" Ruan Zhongshu entered Yuan Shikai's office and said in a low voice.
"Well, although Liangbi is proud of his talents, he is also a person with outstanding ability, and he has a lot of support for many cadres in the army, but unfortunately he is a full man." Yuan Shikai made such an evaluation and sent someone to assassinate Liangbi, Liangbi was injured but not dead, and Yuan Shikai sent someone to poison, which eradicated the backbone of the Zongshe Party. Yuan Shikai was furious when he learned that Liangbi had sent someone to assassinate him, but as soon as Liangbi died, that anger disappeared.
Without Liangbi, the Qing court no longer has the ability to control the generals, the huge palace, but a plaything in the palm, Yuan Shikai looked at the direction of the Forbidden City in the distance, was forced out of the imperial city, and came back again at this time, this palace symbolizing the highest center of power in China at this time has no threat to him.
"Prime Minister, Yang Du is back."
"Let him in."
"Oh? Let him in. Yuan Shikai said.
"Tiger Gong, you can be regarded as coming back, if you don't come, I don't know much about the situation outside the border after all, and my heart is not steady." When Yuan Shikai saw Yang Du coming in, he hurriedly got up and greeted him with a smile.
"The Prime Minister is gracious." Yuan Shikai behaved politely, but Yang Du did not dare to be proud at all, since ancient times, those who showed enough arrogance in front of their superiors would not end well.
"Although Qin Yu announced his support for the republic in Fengtian, I still don't know the bottom of my heart about the situation over there, Hugong, you came back just in time, tell me." Yuan Shikai said.
"The soldiers and officers under Qin Yu are quite capable, and they are indeed a force that cannot be ignored, especially after the integration of the Second Mixed Association, the strength of the army has exceeded eight thousand, and the scale is not much worse than a town, it is the strongest force in the entire northeast, and it is possible to confront Qin Yu with the strength of several patrol forces." Yang Du recounted what he had seen and heard in Fengtian City quite earnestly.
"In your opinion, does Qin Yu really support the republic?" Yuan Shikai said again.
"According to his humble position, Qin Yu's support for the republic is true, but his selfishness is also relatively heavy, but he has no contact with the revolutionaries, and he has also inquired about some news."
"What's the news?"
In addition to having the absolute upper hand in the military, Qin Yu has also made great achievements in other aspects, the scale of the iron plant on the side of Benxi is only below the current Hanyang Iron Works, I heard that Qin Yu also ordered a set of steel-making equipment from a foreign bank, with an output of at least 50,000 tons. The investment in this steel plant alone is not a few million, and not even a single blister can be blistered. In addition, the immigrants on the Taonan side have been counted several times, and the immigrants on the books in Taonan alone have reached more than 100,000 people, and what is even more rare is that there is no chaos, there are very few people who die of hunger and disease, and there is no money of more than one million oceans, so don't want to settle so many people. ”
"Although the strength on the books is strong, there are still traces to follow. However, the financial resources in Qin Yu's hands are really incredible. The commanders of the other patrol battalions couldn't even make up the army, but Qin Yu was good, he directly raised 4,000 cavalry, and he could do so much. However, he couldn't figure out where Qin Yu got so much money, his father had always behaved decently in Gaizhou before, and the family property added up to hundreds of thousands. ”
In addition, Qin Yu also built two large-scale factories in Taonan, and some businessmen who were related to Qin Yu also built no less than a dozen factories and wineries in Taonan. Although he has never been to Taonan, he listened to the people who came over there and said that in a few years, Taonan was afraid that he would be able to catch up with the provincial capital of Fengtian. Not only Taonan, but also Benxi has also developed rapidly in the past two years. ”
Although Yang Du received a lot of benefits from Qin Yu, Yang Du knew better what kind of person Yuan Shikai was, once he was not qualified as a staff member, he might be snubbed at any time in the future, Yuan Shikai was a little extraordinary, and he would not let mediocre people stay around.
"So Qin Yu is still an all-rounder, and it is also a role to govern the army and the people." Yuan Shikai fell into deep thought, if Qin Yu came from his disciples, it would naturally be a great thing to have such an excellent position, but Qin Yu is a wild man, and there are many people who can fight, but there are very few financial management masters like Qin Yu, and Yuan Shikai can sit in today's position Naturally, he is not a reckless man who only knows how to go on a rampage.
Knowing the role of money, the reason why the Qing government has come to the current point is, in the final analysis, a money word, a large amount of compensation, natural and man-made disasters, so that the Qing government can only continue to increase the collection of the people, which makes the heavens angry and resentful. Although the six towns of Beiyang are sharp, they are not much stronger than the revolutionaries without the ordnance that they have purchased with huge sums of money. You can't do anything without a money word.
"Qin Yu's power is not only military, but also economically has an impact on Fengtian Province, I am afraid that it is still above the governor, and in time, it will become a big disaster." Yang Du said, "But the biggest enemy at the moment is still the revolutionaries, as long as Qin Yu and the revolutionaries draw a clear line, at least for now, he will become the prime minister's right-hand man." ”
"Yes, once such a powerful figure supports the republic, at least I don't have to worry too much about the northeast, I'll talk about it later, if Qin Yu's ability is really incomparable to ordinary people, as long as I don't have any bad intentions, I can tolerate it." According to Yuan Shikai's ideas, such a talent made Qin Yu gradually move towards the political arena and leave the army, and sooner or later he will become a right-hand man in the future, at least it will play a much greater role than staying in the army.
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"Mr. Tiggs, is there anything wrong with coming to me so early? But the steel equipment arrived? Qin Yu looked at the German consul who came over early in the morning to pay a visit, took a sip of tea and asked.
"Lord Qin, congratulations on gaining the supreme power of Fengtian Province in one fell swoop." Tiggs first congratulated Qin Yu.
"It's a little early to say that, and no one can say for sure how the situation will develop in the future." Qin Yu shook his head, not as optimistic as Tiggs.
"It's really anyone's guess how the situation will develop in the future." Tiggus smiled, although Qin Yu did not become the governor as he wished, but as one of the great powers, Tiggs is very clear about the current situation in the Qing Dynasty, Yuan Shikai has won the support of the great powers, the general trend of the republic has been achieved, and Qin Yu, as a person who supports the republic, has already taken advantage of the trend. will inevitably gain enough benefits in this great turmoil, and after seeing Qin Yu's means of turning his hands into clouds and raining in Fengtian City, even the governors of the three eastern provinces were forced to step down by Qin Yu, and several other patrols also retreated from Qin Yu's edge, so it can be said that even if Qin Yu does not sit on the throne of the governor, his influence in Fengtian Province will not be under the governor.