Everyone present immediately breathed a sigh of relief, Duan Qirui fought the main battle, but in the two civil wars, Shaanxi, Henan, Sichuan, Hunan, and Guangdong, there were wars everywhere, and the people were not happy, not to mention, the national finances were in deficit, and military spending accounted for the absolute consumption of finance. The vulnerabilities are bigger than the other. As a result, Duan Qirui trained the troops to participate in the war, and the Anfu Congress could only borrow loans from Japan to maintain the current situation. As for the salaries of the various universities in Beijing, even some government incumbents, they can only be postponed again and again, and as for military spending, it is even more common for them to be in arrears, because various mutinies are constantly occurring throughout the country. Qin Yu entered Beijing and had a stronger military strength than the Anhui army, but the first thing was to negotiate peace, which shows that compared with Duan Hefei, Qin Yu is indeed a little different.

"President, the Japanese minister asks to see you!" The security officer reported from outside the house.

"We have something to talk about now, let him come back in the afternoon, or tomorrow." Xu Shichang frowned and said.

"Before I entered Beijing, Xiaoba wanted to see me, but I pushed him, and now he has come to see the president, there must be something important, I think the president might as well meet to see if the Japanese want to make trouble again." Qin Yu thought for a moment and persuaded.

"It's okay, since you said Yuchen, then let's see each other, and now that so many people are here, you can make up your mind in time for anything." Xu Shichang nodded.

"Kohata Youji has met His Excellency the President, His Excellency the Prime Minister, and His Excellency the Qin Patrol Envoy." Kohata Youji obviously didn't expect that so many important people would gather in the presidential palace at this time, and almost all of the top officials of the Republic of China were here, after a slight mistake, Lin Quan smiled slightly, It's okay, take advantage of so many people here. Ask the question early, and after getting a reply, the base camp will make a decision early.

"Is there anything wrong with Mr. Minister coming to visit in such a hurry?" For this Kohata Yukishi, there is no good impression of anyone here, during the Paris Peace Conference. It was Kohata who threatened the presidential palace, saying that the Japanese army was one million and the warships were 500,000 tons, and there was no place for them. Xu Shichang did not approve of signing at the peace conference, so he was also angry with Kohata.

"Your Excellency, the former Prime Minister of your country, Duan Qirui, who participated in the war, borrowed a lot from our country during his administration, including the Longhai Road Railway Bonds. Treasury bills of your country's government, Bank of Communications credit certificates, national cable telegraphs, Gaoxu, Jishun Railway, Zhili, Henan, Shandong and other provincial gold mines. A total of 283 million yen was borrowed from Japan as a guarantee for forest resources. As of now. Japan has paid 247 million yen, and the remaining balance will be paid within the year, and now that the governor has stepped down, the Imperial Cabinet has specially appointed Kohata to consult with His Excellency the President and His Excellency the Prime Minister about the payment of the remaining balance and the transfer of rights and interests that should be carried out after the loan to your country. Yukichi Kohata smiled slightly. Even if Duan Qirui falls, under the pressure of the empire, these people will not be able to repay their debts.

"Mr. Minister, how can our country afford to repay such a huge sum. Am you mistaken? Everyone present couldn't help but be shocked when they heard such a huge figure, because with the income of the Beijing government at this time, it would take two or three years to pay it off without eating or drinking. But government personnel also have to eat and drink, and if they really pay back the money, will they all drink the northwest wind?

"Your Excellency, your Excellency, in black and white, with the seal of the former Prime Minister of your country, how can you be mistaken? Your Excellency the President did not think that your country's army marched south and trained more than 100,000 troops to participate in the war, and these expenses fell from the sky? Kohata Yukishi's face was slightly cold, when it came to this investment, it was undoubtedly an extremely failure, the loss of money was secondary, and more importantly, with the fall of Duan Qirui, Japan has lost the spokesperson for its interests in China. Many of the previous efforts have been in vain. It took time and time to re-establish a pro-Japanese regime, and now we have to recover some economic losses first.

"It's a big trouble, and you also know that Supervisor Duan is arbitrary, and others can't interfere, we must spend a certain amount of time to verify, and if there is really cooperation in these aspects, we will consider it as appropriate." Qin Yu smiled indifferently, this large amount of money was not even intended to be repaid by Duan Qirui when he borrowed it, and it was really a fool's dream to expect the presidential palace to still have this money.

"I hope your country can keep its promises, otherwise..."Kohata Yukichi wants an exact answer, such a mock answer for how to let him go back to the business, at the moment Kohata habitually used threats, the cabinet led by Terauchi Masayi intends to adopt a friendly policy towards China, but with the fall of Duan Qirui, the recovery of this large loan has not been settled, and the temple cabinet is also struggling in the country, I am afraid that there will soon be news of the re-formation of the cabinet in the country, if he does not show Xiàn at this time, he has to be tougher, I'm afraid I won't be able to win favor with those new prime ministers.

"How else?" Qin Yu's eyes narrowed, and he sneered, "Your country's million-strong army, 500,000-ton warships are useless, right?" ”

"The patrol has misunderstood Your Excellency, China and Japan have always been friendly, so why talk about war." Kohata Youji's face changed, and he hurriedly changed his words, only then did he remember that Qin Yu in front of him was not a soft-footed shrimp, but a person who really dared to go to war with the Japanese army, the tragic battle outside Boli City ended with the tragic change of the Japanese army, and the bloody fact made Kohata Youji suddenly wake up, the threat is useless to this strongman in front of him, once the Northeast Army enters the customs and integrates the forces in the pass, I am afraid it will be a nightmare for the empire.

"That's fine, the prime minister and your country borrowed money some time ago, the specific details of our president do not know, you leave a copy of the loan details here, and after the president reads it, he will reply to you, if there is nothing else, Mr. Consul, please go back." Qin Yu said lightly, a diplomatic envoy dared to threaten the president of the Republic of China, it was really a bit too arrogant.

Seeing that he was not treated here, and with Qin Yu here, ordinary means would not play a role, Kohata Youji thought for a moment and then retreated.

"Thanks to Yu Shuai here, otherwise this little flag may be even more arrogant, I have been in Beijing for so many years, and it is the first time I have seen the Japanese minister go away so badly. The power of Yu Shuai really lives up to its name. Liu Guanxiong, who had been silent when he came here, said suddenly, and at the same time, his face was full of energy, and he swept away the obscurity of the talent.

"This Japanese minister is just a diplomat, and it is too presumptuous to openly threaten the president of our country. If it weren't for the current situation in the Republic of China, the situation would be a mess. When President Yuan Da was in power, the Republic of China was unified, and the nation also had a sense of prosperity, which was ten times better than the current situation, but it was a pity that it was interrupted by the imperial system, and it was a pity that President Yuan Da was such a figure, but it ended up like this. Qin Yu shook his head and sighed, admiring Yuan Shikai. Qin Yu said it from the heart, and in addition, it was also to win Liu Guanxiong's favor, Yuan Shikai had the grace to save Liu Guanxiong's life, and he was his benefactor. During Yuan's presidency, the cabinet personnel changed several times, but Liu Guanxiong has always sat firmly in the position of chief of the navy, except for Yuan Shikai's trust in Liu Guanxiong. It is also inseparable from his own ability.

At the mention of Yuan Shikai, Liu Guanxiong's face darkened. At the beginning, he also dissuaded Yuan Shikai not to be the emperor, but unfortunately he did not succeed.

"What does Yu Shuai think Duan Hefei should do about borrowing money from the Japanese?" Qian Nengxun thought that he would definitely not stay in the position of prime minister for long, and there was no need to worry too much about offending Qin Yu and not being able to keep his current position, and this was just a normal problem, and it could not be regarded as colliding with the other party.

"Even Duan Hefei doesn't plan to repay all the money, and he still wants us to repay this rotten debt. How is it possible, the central government can spend so much in January, and after repaying this loan, how can there be spare energy to do other things, Premier Qian is the big steward of the Republic of China. I wonder how much the central government's January income can be now? Qin Yu shook his head and said.

"Now affected by the war in various places, some provinces began to rob the tax revenue transported to the central government, and began to meddle in many fields such as railways, the central government's income in a month has not exceeded 12 million yuan, before the Anhui war, Duan supervised the military expenditure in January and more than 20 million yuan, except for the money from the Ministry of Finance, the others are dependent on loans to Japan. If Yu Shuai can advocate the rejection of this loan, it will be a great thing for the country and the people. Qian Nengxun said sincerely.

"If such a huge loan is true, how can Japan afford to waste all its previous efforts?" Xu Shichang asked uneasily.

"It's just intimidation, why should we pay back the money that Duan Hefei borrowed, now that Britain and the United States are on the side, it is not easy for the Japanese to use force. Since we can't start fighting, it's just some nonsense, and when the time comes, Japan will come to me, and all departments will pass the buck and deal with it at will. Qin Yu smiled casually, and then said, "Now that the war between the north and the south stops, first of all, the attrition of the war will be gone, and all the habitual criminals of Zhang Jingyao's 7th Division will be handed over to Hunan Province to deal with, which can also be regarded as giving Governor Xiong a strong momentum." The 7th Division was abolished. The participating armies were abolished, and the ninth, thirteenth, and fifteenth divisions were retained. It was transferred to the north of the Hunan and Wu Xintian Divisions to accept reorganization and streamline the troops. In order to achieve the purpose of reducing military spending. ”

"If military spending is reduced, how can we ensure the stability of the situation in the whole country and suppress the local armies in the southern provinces?" Liu Guanxiong asked sharply, if the provinces can maintain their obedience to the central government, how can Duan Qirui implement the strategy of unifying the whole country by force?

"You have also seen the combat strength of the previous army, which cost tens of thousands of thousands of dollars and formed nearly 100,000 participating armies, but the whole line was defeated in time. Henan Hongwei Army 10,000 people stationed in the city to defend, and lost Luoyang overnight. With such an army and such combat power, I don't see any other effect than the waste of military funds and the occupation of resources. The purpose of reducing the number of troops and reducing military spending is not to blindly save money, but to streamline the administration of the troops, reduce expenditures, and at the same time increase the combat effectiveness and will to fight. Qin Yu smiled coldly, after entering the customs, the first thing was naturally to rectify all the troops that could be controlled, Qin Yu would never allow some troops under his command to eat dry food and not do practical things. (To be continued......)