"Outside the number, outside the number, Qin Yu, the patrol envoy of the three eastern provinces and the envoy of Mongolian economic strategy, personally went to the Harbin War Zone to boost morale, and vowed not to take back the Middle East Road and not return to Fengtian City."

At this time, Qin Yu's external announcement set off a wave of turmoil at home and abroad, and for the Republic of China, which was weak in national strength, it was unprecedented to recover the railway rights and interests occupied by the great powers with such a tough attitude. The message from the northeast was like a bolt of lightning across the dark sky of the Republic of China.

"Okay, Yu Shuai's statement has greatly boosted the ambition of the Republic of China, and the generals of the Republic of China should have such courage!" In a teahouse outside Tianjin Jiuda Refined Salt Factory, Fan Xudong has just finished meeting with the clerk of Huaxing Bank, Chen Tiaofu and Wang Xiaoxu of Jiuda Refined Salt Factory are also there, as well as Fan Xudong's brother Fan Yuanlian, the dishes on the table are very simple, two dishes, two vegetables and one soup.

Chen Tiaofu and Wang Xiaoxu were also excited, with an unusually red tide of excitement, and soon said with some worries, "Several times in the Republic of China, the person who attaches importance to industry and national interests is none other than Yu Shuai, but Tsarist Russia was a great power after all, with millions of troops, and I don't know if Yu Shuai is sure of victory this time." ”

Chen Tiaofu's voice calmed down Wang Xiaoxu and Fan Xudong, and said hurriedly worriedly, "That's right, if you win, it's naturally better, if you lose, you will inevitably have to accept the blackmail of Tsarist Russia." ”

"Big brother, you have a lot of friends in the officialdom, in your opinion, will Yushuai be able to recapture the Middle East Road this time?" Fan Xudong asked, Chen Tiaofu, and Wang Xiaoxu also hurriedly looked at Fan Yuanlian.

"It's hard to say, but Tsarist Russia is no better than it used to be. After two revolutionary turmoil, the situation in Russia is not very good now, it is estimated that it is similar to the Republic of China, and after the collapse of the Tsarist Russian royal family, it is also divided into many local powerful factions. Yu Shuai also saw this and thought that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, so that he would rise up to recapture the Middle East Road. Fan Yuanlian also heard that Jiuda Refined Salt Factory had received a large amount of funds from Huaxing Bank, so he came to take a look, but he didn't expect to catch up with Qin Yu's tough statement.

"As for whether Yu Shuai can successfully recapture the Middle Road, it's really hard to say. Yu Shuai governed Fengtian for several years. It has recently occupied Jilin and Heilongjiang. Even Chahar and Rehe are also in their hands, and their power can be described as unprecedentedly strong. It is the only one for the Republic of China. Yu Shuai since his debut. Always plan and then act. This time the Middle East Road must have been planned for a short time, and there is a certain certainty. ”

"It's really worrying." Wang Xiaoxu clenched his fists and looked at the simple but shameful life on the table. I didn't have much appetite for a while. Although the profits of Jiuda Refined Salt Factory this year are not small, but in addition to the profits to other shareholders, Fan Xudong and several people almost invested all their funds in the alkali factory, at this time most of the costumes of the Republic of China are coarse cloth robes, the color is monotonous, and it is not wear-resistant, and the cloth printed and dyed is a kind of luxury. Because printing and dyeing need alkali, and alkali is very expensive, most people can't afford it. The Western powers monopolized the market of the Republic of China. In this regard, not to mention the Republic of China, even the United States, the dyes are not very good, because Europe is at war, and the dye imports of the United States are also greatly affected, so that their Stars and Stripes are also easy to change color after experiencing wind and rain. American GIs can only use the kind of grass green uniforms that are of low quality and easy to fade.

It was precisely because Fan Xudong, Wang Xiaoxu and others saw this that they made up their minds to smash all the profits of Jiuda Refined Salt Factory on the investment of the alkali plant. It's just that this technique is still a blank for the Republic of China, and the equipment they need is also besieged by foreign power companies due to the Jiuda Refined Salt Factory, and they can't buy complete sets of equipment at all. Fan Xudong and others are indomitable and can't buy equipment, so Fan Xudong contacts like-minded people in Shanghai and international students in the United States, asking them to help design mechanical drawings, buy what they can buy, and build the equipment they can't buy by themselves. Although the profits of Jiuda Refined Salt Factory are considerable, but in addition to the dividends to other shareholders, there are not many people left, such a huge process, for a few people, the cost will naturally not be a little big, and the funds in hand will soon be stretched, so Fan Xudong will have a trip to Fengtian, and want to completely open the Northeast market and expand the profits of Jiuda Refined Salt Factory.

"It's useless for you to worry now, since Yu Shuai has high hopes for you, you should put all your thoughts on the salt refining plant and the cause of alkali making, and getting these things out is the right way." Fan Yuanlian asked, "Is there any support that Yushuai promised to support?" ”

After Xudong came back from Fengtian City, people from Huaxing Bank came to the door and injected 1 million yuan into the Jiuda Refined Salt Factory to expand the production of the refined salt factory, and also helped to open up the relationship in Shanghai, and now the salt of the refined salt factory can be sold to Shanghai smoothly, which is considered to have opened a gap in the refined salt market in the south of the Yangtze River." Speaking of this, Chen Tiaofu said excitedly, "Yu Shuai's energy in the United States is not ordinary, and the equipment that we couldn't buy before, Yu Shuai bought it at once, and there are a large number of students involved in mechanical design there." I also contacted the manufacturer of the manufacturing machinery. ”

"As for the soda plant, Huaxing Bank directly took out a loan of 2 million yuan for the research and development of the national alkali industry, as long as the alkali can be made, the clerk of Huaxing Bank said that the funds can be increased again at any time." Speaking of this, Fan Xudong also smiled, with the original funds in their hands, it was also very difficult to carry out a set of experimental programs, but now they can design several different sets of experimental programs, for these thrifty scientists and entrepreneurs, they suddenly took such a large amount of money, and really felt that it was too extravagant and wasteful to carry out several different experiments at the same time, but what the clerk said was also reasonable, the alkali was made one day earlier, breaking the monopoly of the powers, and the profit one day earlier was far more than that.

"Yu Shuai's handwriting is really not ordinary." Fan Yuanlian couldn't help but gasp when he heard that Qin Yu had invested 3 million yuan in refined salt production and soda ash research and development. Even if it is the central government, the investment of millions of yuan is not much, not to mention that Qin Yu used his connections to open up the relationship in Shanghai and the United States, which means that Qin Yu almost fully supports Fan Xudong and others, not just financial assistance.

"Some of the others don't have the idea of refining the salt plant now." Fan Yuanlian asked again, and as soon as the words came out, he also felt that he had asked more, but the ghost envoy wanted to know what kind of expressions those who had touched the wall were.

"Originally, some people didn't believe it, but Yushuai directly sent Adjutant Wang to stay in the factory for a few days, and those who came to the door have disappeared in the past few days, and even the mayor of Tianjin has personally come to say that he wants to fully support the development of the national chemical industry." Chen Tiaofu couldn't help but be a little sarcastic. "I've never seen these officials so attentive before."

"That's fine. As long as you work quietly, no matter what, the future development of your career will be limitless. ”

Fan Yuanlian breathed a sigh of relief, it was no problem for him, the chief of education, to suppress some ordinary officials with some connections in the officialdom. But once those local powerful parties are tempted by the refined salt factory. There's nothing he can do about it. It's just that now that the refined salt factory has the protection of Qin Yu, Tianjin is so close to Fengtian, I'm afraid that no one will have the crooked mind of the refined salt factory anymore.

"Those in power. If the desire for profit is strained, the harm is too great to be estimated. If you are as fair as Yushuai, it is also a great blessing for the people. ”

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Pedaling, pedaling....

The sound of hurried footsteps resounded in the office building of the director of the Eastern Railway, a Russian-style building, which used to be the center of economic power in Heilongjiang, and even had a greater say in Heilongjiang than the Heilongjiang Overseer, and also controlled the liquidity and fixed assets far beyond the Overseer's Office. The forbidden land, which was once out of reach for the Chinese, has rarely fallen into a tense atmosphere at this time.

"What, Qin Yu actually wants to recapture the Middle East Road, this stupid barbarian is declaring war on the Tsarist Empire, what the hell does he want to do? Want to provoke a big war between the Tsarist Empire and this group of yellow-skinned monkeys? Have they forgotten the shame of defeat more than a decade ago? Horvat smashed the glass to the ground without mercy, and the good vodka on it was made by some Russian winemakers after they sold the recipe for the wine, and then the winery in Taonan was smashed.

"General Hall, the Empire is no longer there now." Andchev said in a deep voice beside him.

Horvat sat back in his chair, yes, the vast Tsarist empire was a thing of the past, and he was not the director of the railroad as he used to be, and even now even his roots were being challenged by the Chinese warlord from the south.

The atmosphere in the railway bureau is calm, no one can speak first, the Northeast army has come one after another, arrived at the city of Harbin, before the Harbin military camp alone, the number of troops has been no less than 20,000, and now there are a few divisions, the blue-gray sea seems to have not been exhausted, the degree of military grandeur is unprecedented for him, in comparison, those Tsarist soldiers of the Middle East road escort team are more like a backward army.

"Could it be that Qin Yu really has hundreds of thousands of troops under his hands?" When these words were asked, these Caucasian people who were all arrogant before couldn't help but bow their noble heads, there were no hundreds of thousands, even if there were only forty or fifty thousand, it was far from being able to resist the road escort team of the five brigades at present.

"Hasn't Chasayev always had a good relationship with him? It's better to find Chasayev to talk to Qin Yu, or Ni Jiting, doesn't Qin Yu still owe our empire a large amount of gold rubles? These can also be used as bargaining chips. ”

"Yes, negotiation, the warlord in Mukden is a person whose interests are paramount, as long as he is given enough benefits, he will definitely be able to curb his ambitions for the Middle East Road, the damn Soviets have occupied Russia and Europe proper, and continue to expand their power, and even their followers have appeared in the Far East, the Middle East Road can produce a steady stream of wealth, and the future Middle East Road is likely to become the most rear-end base to resist the Soviets and accommodate White Russia, and it is absolutely impossible to be snatched away by the warlord in Mukden, cutting off our most rear-back retreat." A middle-aged officer got up, slapped his big stuffed hand on the table and said, "If negotiation can't solve the problem, then a fight, I don't believe that these damn yellow-skinned monkeys can really beat our army." ”

"Yes, the great Tsarist army was able to conquer the Chinese once, and now it can conquer the second time. Their backward tactics, as well as their low combat power, are not enough to threaten our existence. "Rozhnev said in a tough tone, he is a veteran of the invasion of the Northeast, he was a captain more than ten years ago, and now he has been promoted to the rank of major general, and he is one of the most belligerent generals in the road escort team." Due to the transportation capacity, a large number of the arms bought by the empire from the United States are stranded in Vladivostok, and now there is no way to transport them to Russia and Europe, and this arms is ours. Get the arms. Expand the army, and then teach the arrogant guy in Mukden a hard lesson, so that he knows that even if the Tsarist Empire is history, the army of Tsarist Russia is still not something that this group of weak guys can provoke. ”

"Not bad. Just get that batch of weapons. We are still a strong Russian army. In Asia, except for the Japanese army, which is the fierce enemy of our Russian army, the other armies are weak. Not our opponent at all! We must teach them a profound lesson, so that they will not offend the dignity of our Russian army again! Completely turn Heilongjiang into a base for our opposition to the Soviets! ”

"Five days, but Qin Yu's cunning guy only gave us five days! It's not enough for us to complete all the combat readiness! Someone immediately objected. Qin Yu had already thought that we would not hand over the Middle East Road so happily, so he didn't give us enough time to prepare. ”

"As long as you get those munitions and arm the troops, these yellow-skinned monkeys don't have to worry."

"Yes, in Vladihuo Stoke, there is also the 30,000 army of Marquis Dmipov, if you unite with Dmipov, you will definitely be able to win the war, and you can even get a large amount of war reparations from that ignorant guy Qin Yu." Rozhnev said excitedly, as if he had seen victory in the war.

"And the head of the Cossack cavalry in Transbaikal, Seminov, who has recently gathered tens of thousands of troops, and I heard that the troops are being greatly expanded, and they can also become a powerful reinforcement for us." Witte was quick to point out another potential reinforcement, and although Seminov was a little far from Heilongjiang, it was convenient to have a railroad and transport to the Manzhouli area of Heilongjiang.

"That barbaric guy of Seminov is just a little captain, how can he be compared to us, even if he is now a self-proclaimed general, there is no way to change the fact that he has a low status, and it is not enough to become an existence alongside us, as long as the help of Marquis Dmipov, plus the help of the navy on the Khabarovsk side, it is not difficult to defeat Qin Yu's army." Horvat's noble status and some kinship with the Russian empress were reused, and in his bones, he looked down on people like Seminov who had previously been low. "Besides, we also have a batch of arms in our hands, and when we are equipped, we can also replace the original armament of the road escort team, and we can also recruit a large number of troops in the country, without Seminov, the guy can still defeat Qin Tian's Qin Yu, but now how to delay time at a critical time, so that we can complete the preparations for war."

A word from you, a word from me, and a variety of suggestions made Horvat regain his faith.

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"Your Excellency, the declaration of war on the old army of Tsarist Russia is an act that fuels the arrogance of the Allies, and our country will definitely not allow this to happen." In front of the consuls, Kawashima Shun expressed his opposition to Qin Yu's intention to recapture the Middle East Road. "As we all know, Lenin, the newly established Soviet power, is the public enemy of all capitalist worlds, and the old Tsarist army is an important military force against the Soviets.

Kawashima Shun's intentions were sinister, and in just a few words, he immediately made the British and American consuls look at Qin Yu with suspicious eyes.

"The Soviets have occupied Russia and Europe, and now Russia has withdrawn from the European battlefield and the Entente, and the move in the northeast has not affected the war in the Entente, as for the Middle East Road, it was originally the sovereignty of our country, and now I take it back, and it is also a matter of course, as for the old Tsarist army on the Middle Road, with their capabilities, it is simply not enough to complete the containment of the Soviets, I can't trust them. In order to prevent the spread of Sovietism to our country, the Northeast has the obligation to carry out strict defense in the Heilongjiang area. Of course, Qin Yu will not let Kawashima Shun Ruyi, "Mr. Kawashima misled the consuls of various countries and wanted to link me with the Soviets, I am afraid that he really has other plans." ”

"Your Excellency General, now that the situation in Russia is complicated, the old army of Tsarist Russia does have the role of resisting the Soviets, and it is even possible to expel this group of evil heretics again, this war that should not come, it is better to avoid it as much as possible." French Consul Jeffrey said.

"Mr. Jeffrey, our country has declared war on Germany and Austria, and has also made its position on the war in Europe clear. If the Russian army controlled your country's railways and acted indiscriminately along your country's railways, I would not have the slightest opinion, and I believe that you have long heard about the incident of the railway bureau's arrears of workers' wages, and besides, the land in Harbin is our territory, where our sovereignty lies, and we have the right to do so. Qin Yu said unhappily and angrily.

"The Soviets are a powerful new power, and the Northeast Army may not have the ability to hold the Middle East Road, and since the Patrol Envoy insists on doing so, our army is willing to work with His Excellency the Patrol Envoy to ensure the safety of the Middle East Road and not be controlled by the Soviets." Kawashima said with a smile.

"Heilongjiang is my country's territory, and it has nothing to do with your country, so I won't bother Mr. Kawashima. To ensure peace and tranquility in Heilongjiang, the Northeast Army still has this ability. Qin Yuzhi said that Japan was much bigger than the Northeast in the European War, but if he wanted to extend his hand to Heilongjiang, it would inevitably stretch too long.

"General Qin is right, Heilongjiang is China's territory after all, and General Qin has the right to do so, but in the future, General Qin will also have to assume international obligations to resist the Soviets." Maynard, of course, did not want Japan to directly send troops to intervene in the affairs of the Middle East Road and expand its influence in China; in the past few years, Japan's power in China has developed too rapidly, and this has aroused sufficient vigilance from Britain and the United States.

"Thank you Consul Menard for your understanding, and in the future, the North Committee of the Workers will always be consistent with your country in opposing the Soviet position." Qin Yu reciprocated with peach. (To be continued......)