The promulgation of the 21st Article aroused the anti-Japanese sentiment of the entire nation. From Jiangnan to Guanwai, students marched to resist Japan everywhere.

Even outside Qin Yu's window, he could hear the mocking shouts.

"The theory of monarchy and constitutional salvation, Yang Du is waving the flag and shouting for the president, the twenty-one articles have just been signed, the president does not want to forge ahead, and even wants to be the emperor again!" In the entire Fengtian City, it is estimated that Lan Tianwei has such a big anger about this matter. Yang Xing, Sun Liechen, Chen Shengwu and others all looked at Qin Yu's attitude, not to mention Li Chengwen's guy.

"It's just Yang Du advocating now, wouldn't it be too early to draw conclusions? Besides, being the emperor doesn't hinder us from anything, we haven't come from the previous dynasty, aren't we living the same life? "Li Chengwen doesn't care much about whether Yuan Shikai is the emperor or not, anyway, it can't prevent him from living in Fengtian City.

"Yuan Shikai wants to be the emperor, it is perverse, what is the purpose of our revolution so hard, not to overthrow the decadent feudal monarchy, the backwardness of the system is the fundamental reason for the poverty and weakness of the Republic of China now." Zuo Yunong's former subordinates were deeply affected by the revolution, and they especially couldn't accept such a thing.

Li Chengwen snorted, and didn't buy much of Zuo Yunong and the others, "It doesn't matter if he wants to be the emperor or not, as long as he doesn't go to my old Li's rice tank to scoop rice, what does it matter to me what he wants to be." ”

Qin Yu couldn't help but smile when he heard this, and stretched out his hand to stop the person who was going to continue fighting, "Okay." Lao Li is a mess, don't worry about him. ”

"What does the master think about this?" Lan Tianwei, Zuo Yunong and others all looked at Qin Yu, and Yang Xing and several other radicals also looked over, in the end, everyone here had to obey Qin Yu's orders.

"If the president wants to be the emperor, I don't accept his canonization, this emperor is not so easy to be." Qin Yu saw the happy tone on the faces of Lan Tianwei and the others, "But after all, the president has a strong army, and the entire Beiyang Army is under his orders, if my arms can't carry my thighs, I won't confront the central government with my own strength." Mukden's current situation was not easy to come by. Besides, the Japanese are eyeing the enemy, and no matter how the situation develops, Mukden will not embark on the road of armed confrontation with the president. ”

"But the master." Zuo Yunong's face was anxious, he knew what the old Dao elder Lan Tianwei was thinking. But as Chief of Staff. It is not suitable for this situation opening. He can only help a little, "If Yuan Shikai wants to implement the imperial system, he will be the biggest enemy of the Republic of China." If he is not ousted, the Republic of China will return to the time when it was similar to the Qing government in the future, and how should it be dealt with at that time. ”

"The Republic of China is weak, now is not the time for civil strife, let's wait and see, if Fengtian pulls up this reason, and the Japanese are watching, it will not be as simple as a big loss of vitality, and the entire Fengtian may be seized by the Japanese." Qin Yu shook his head.

Seeing that Qin Yu had made up his mind, Zuo Yunong smacked his lips and didn't speak again.

"Shizuo is right, Fengtian can't be chaotic at this time, otherwise the achievements of years of construction will be ruined, Shizuo, the recruit training camp, there are still a lot of affairs to deal with, so I will retire first." Lan Tianwei got up and said.

Qin Yu nodded, and after a while, Shang Zhen and Zuo Yunong also left the clouds in this informal meeting. In order to show his dissatisfaction with Yuan Shikai's intention to be emperor.

"Division, Zuo Yunong and these people are still interested in the old chief of staff, and we have to guard against it at a critical time." There were a few people left, but it was not Li Chengwen who was the first to speak, but Chen Shengwu, who hurried from Benxi.

"The president wants to be the emperor, and they should have some resentment in their hearts, and now the entire Mukden is under the control of the division, even if the old department of the chief of staff wants to do something, they can't pull the troops away." Yang Xing's words hit the nail on the head.

"Although Zuo Yunong is a little anxious in this matter, but they are not this kind of people, you should also disperse, hurry up and train the troops, after a period of time, there will be relatively large changes in the establishment, you also enrich yourself, don't get carried away thinking about being a brigade commander or something now, this temporary superintendent of Fengtian will be corrected after all, and I can't always occupy the position of the commander of the 27th Division. Mukden will not have only one division, and of course, if any of you only have the material to be a brigade commander, I will not forcibly promote him to be a division commander. ”

"Yes, Master!" The people present were overjoyed when they heard this, Qin Yu revealed such thoughts, didn't it mean that they had a chance to go further. A division commander thinks about the scenery.

Jingle bells....

"Master, Viscount Chasayev of Tsarist Russia is here." After Qin Yu lifted the phone, he heard Ding Cheng's voice inside, "Do you want to let Chasayev come over now?" ”

"Let him wait for half an hour, I still have some business." When he hung up the phone, Du Liming had already walked to the door.

"Shizuo, this is the newly settled bank and consortium building of various countries." Ding Cheng handed a neatly arranged list to Qin Yu's desk.

"HSBC Building, Clement Apartments, Mukden Tsarist Club, Jardine Matheson Building, International Hotel, Sassoon Building, Sir Deutschwart Mansion, Notre Dame Hall, Standard Chartered Bank Building..."

There are dozens of buildings with more than seven or eight floors under construction, and the Bank of Communications and the Bank of China have also set up office centers in Fengtian City. From this list, it seems that the development of Mukden has been recognized by the outside world. It is believed that in the near future, Mukden will also develop into one of the economic and trade cities in the Far East. In the Republic of China, Shanghai was the well-deserved largest city in the Far East, while Tokyo and Hong Kong were nothing, and it was only after the decline of Shanghai that the two places gradually became the trade centers of eastern Asia. At this time, Mukden City was more dynamic than Tokyo and Hong Kong.

As for whether the entry of so many banks will affect the development of the local banking industry, Qin Yu has not given much thought to it for the time being. Appropriate policy support is necessary. However, if you want to monopolize, not to mention that the current environment does not allow it, even if Qin Yu is allowed to do so. Later generations were monopolies, and the virtues of some of the banks that came out are obvious to all. It is only under competition that these banks will begin to make profits over their services. Without competitors, relying on the advantage of political power, once Huaxing Bank becomes a behemoth in the Republic of China, a huge interest group is involved in the middle, and it will not be something that Qin Yu can change when he says it. Just like now the internal faction of the Beiyang Group has become a faction. Even if Yuan Shikai wants to change this situation. It's also time-consuming and labor-intensive.

The presence of these financial enterprises can also greatly promote the development of commercial trade in Fengtian City.

"By the way, now that several banks have proposed the issue of banknotes in Mukden, what do you think?" Ding Cheng asked.

"The Bank of China already had the right to issue notes, and the Japanese Kim Jong Bank had it before. Huaxing Bank and Fengtian Guanhao Bank have engaged in another set of tickets. If you add a few more banknotes. That's not going to mess around. Qin Yu smiled coldly, "If the right to issue banknotes is ceded, I will be in vain in Fengtian for so many years." If you talk about the right to issue money, love will not come. ”

It is important to link the exchange rate of the newly issued banknotes with the exchange rate of the banknotes of foreign banks, and determine the exchange rate. However, in recent years, Fengtian has also accumulated a lot of gold, silver as currency reserves, and Fengtian's credit in Fengtian is quite high, which is about the same as the value of the ocean.

Qin Yu himself welcomes the entry of these financial institutions, after all, along with these institutions, there will also be a large number of foreigners entering Fengtian, making Fengtian City gradually integrate with the world of foreigners. At the same time, Fengtian is in architectural design, and the level of the construction team will inevitably rise in a straight line. In the past two years, tens of thousands of people have been employed by the construction of new buildings, decoration workers, lighting, kitchenware, plaster, brick-making, glass and other related industries. Once urban development is on track, it will begin to have a smooth flow of demand for clothing, food, housing, transportation, medicine, water and electricity, and transportation. As long as there is a need, there will be a merchant to provide it.

Food, doctors, nurses, electric lights, electrical wiring, as well as sewers, laying of water pipes, the addition of cars, the repair of cars. Gas stations, etc., the profits created by these jobs every year are also incomparable to farming.

"After a while, a batch of weapons will come from the United States, there are quite a few of them, and I will send the Second Mixed Brigade to meet them, and you will be responsible for contacting the people on the Tsarist side." The foreign-funded banks still need Tian Helin to deal with those foreigners. However, Mukden added 30,000 new police officers and recruited 30,000 new troops. There are a lot of weapon gaps in this, and Qin Yu naturally won't let these recruits really face the dilemma of having no guns to use.

"How many?" Ding Cheng asked.

"100,000 AMERICAN WATER CANNONS, 200 76MM MOUNTAIN GUNS, 40 76MM FIELD GUNS, 24 150MM SCHNEIDER MOUNTAIN HOWITZERS. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE 150MM GRENADES 10,000 ROUNDS, WHAT, ARE THERE A LOT OF THESE ARMS? Looking at Ding Cheng's mouth that the boss couldn't close, Qin Yu smiled.

"It's not just a lot, I'm afraid this is the largest ordnance purchase in the history of the Republic of China, so many arms, the artillery establishment is a little smaller, and ten divisions can be formed." Ding Cheng still couldn't recover from the shock just now. If it is rumored that it will go out, I am afraid that the central government will be shaken, and Yuan Shikai will never be able to tolerate Fengtian's purchase of such a large batch of arms, ten divisions, plus the current scale of Fengtian's army, Fengtian is so close to Beijing, and it almost has the strength to subvert the central government.

"People have no long-term concerns, but they must have near-term worries." Qin Yu sighed, "The Great President is perverse and wants to be the emperor. The Japanese are afraid that the president will unify the whole country, and they will inevitably secretly fan the flames, and there are also revolutionaries and some other people who are dissatisfied with the president's proclamation of the emperor, which is enough to form a force that cannot be ignored. This is not the worst, the president's generals and their separation from Germany is probably the most fatal place for the Beiyang government. ”

"What does the master mean that the world is going to be in chaos?" Ding Cheng was shocked, and looked at Qin Yu in disbelief, the Republic of China has just been unified, as long as he is not blind, he can see that the rule of the Republic of China has begun to stabilize in the past two years. Great unification is the trend of the times, but although Qin Yu occasionally jokes, he is never ambiguous in major matters, and it is precisely by relying on this amazing judgment that Fengtian can have today's achievements. Whether it is the current Fengtian, or the Blackjack Group known to Ding Cheng overseas. It is inseparable from Qin Yu's strategic vision.

"Eight or nine is not far from ten. Now the price of arms is very expensive, if it were not for the reason, why would I waste so much effort to get this batch of arms, still in the name of Tsarist Russia. Otherwise, it will not be easy to get arms from the United States. Qin Yu nodded.

"What does the division mean to take advantage of the situation when the situation is turbulent?" Ding Cheng suddenly came to some spirits, "The central government doesn't dare to say, as long as the division is willing, the entire Northeast is at your fingertips." ”

"Well, if the president really can't do it, my first step is indeed to gain the right to rule the Northeast and sit outside the border. Tiger eyes on the Central Plains. "In front of Ding Cheng's absolute henchman. Qin Yu didn't hide his true thoughts, in fact, even if he didn't say this kind of thing, Ding Cheng, who had a tacit understanding with him, could guess it.

"If the president is still strong, it will not be too late for me to plead guilty. It's a big deal not to be the commander of this division. ”

"It is a common practice in the Republic of China to exempt officials from death. Shizuo is more than just a general. The impact on the entire Northeast is unparalleled, and even at this point, the president will not be able to sit on the throne. Ding Cheng is not too worried about this. Qin Yu's contribution to the tens of millions of people in Fengtian is obvious to all, if Qin Yu is really moved, it will undoubtedly provoke the anger of the public, not to mention that there are 30,000 heavy soldiers who obey Qin Yu's orders.

"I didn't want to guard against the president when I brought this batch of arms, but what I was most worried about was that the president's prestige would no longer be over, and I would have to bear the pressure from the Japanese alone." Qin Yu was not without worries.

No matter how tigers Meng Enyuan from Jilin and Xu Lanzhou from Heilongjiang are, in Qin Yu's eyes, the total number of troops that can be mobilized is only twenty or thirty thousand people. You can also clean up one by one. It's nothing, but the Japanese army is different. This is also the reason for the recruitment of 30,000 police officers and 30,000 recruits.

"Rest assured, before the army is formally formed, the lowly post will never let the news of this batch of ordnance leak out." Ding Cheng's face became serious.

"Well, it's good that you know what to do." This matter can be concealed for as long as long, anyway, now that the signs of Yuan Shikai being the emperor are becoming more and more obvious, Qin Yu also has a legitimate reason not to go to Beijing.

"Mr. Viscount, I'm sorry for keeping you waiting!" After dealing with Ding for some things, Qin Yu met Chasayev, who was waiting a little impatiently.

"After General Qin supervised Fengtian's military and political affairs, he became more and more busy, and it was difficult to even meet him in normal times." Chasayev is usually arrogant, where is he waiting for someone like this.

"I'm really sorry for the delay because of some things." Qin Yu knew that some gentlemen attached great importance to face, and when he saw Chasayev angry, he apologized unhurriedly, but he smiled secretly in his heart, this guy is now involved in pornography, gambling and drugs. The little money he had from selling the ancestral property of Tsarist Russia was quickly exhausted, and he could not afford his expenses at all. It's just that I don't know if Chasayh will be able to maintain this kind of confidence in speaking after the collapse of Tsarist Russia.

"GENERAL QIN, THE DESIGN DRAWINGS OF THE 305MM NAVAL GUN AND 203MM NAVAL GUN HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO HARBIN, YOU CAN SEND SOMEONE TO GET IT." Due to the too frequent transactions, the last time he took the South Manchurian Road for transportation, he almost leaked the news because of the Japanese interference, and Chasayev was also scared into a cold sweat, so this transaction should be much more cautious.

THE 305MM AND 203MM NAVAL GUNS ARE JUST ONE ARTILLERY, BUT THE DRAWINGS FORMED BY THE DATA RELATED TO THEM ARE ENOUGH TO CRUSH SEVERAL ADULT STRONG MEN. These two calibers of ordinary guns were the firepower that Tsarist Russia equipped with for the Gangut Dreadnought-class battleships. ALTHOUGH IT WAS OUTDATED BEFORE IT WAS BUILT COMPARED TO THE BRITISH 343MM GUNS, ITS LETHALITY WAS STILL EXTRAORDINARY COMPARED TO MOST WARSHIPS OF ITS TIME.

"Very good, we have traded so many times, and Mr. Viscount has made more bold moves every time." Qin Yu smiled, what Tsarist Russia spent a lot of money to come up with, I didn't expect that it could be traded with just some drugs now, not to mention how happy this mood is. Spending ten yuan to buy ten yuan of things can only be called value for money, and spending one yuan to buy ten yuan of things is called super profit.

"As long as Senior Commander Qin can transfer the money as agreed, the things behind will definitely satisfy Senior Commander Qin." Chasayev knew what Qin Yu wanted, the manufacturing technology of the Yarrow boiler, and the senior technicians of Tsarist Russia who participated in the production. As for the other power units, Tsarist Russia purchased them from Britain and cannot produce them now. These things are still one of the most powerful powerhouses in the world, capable of propelling giant dreadnoughts with a displacement of tens of thousands of tons to move at sea at speeds of more than twenty knots. In any of the great powers, it is one of the most complex techniques.

"Don't worry, Mr. Viscount, we've traded so many times, do you think I'm going to ruin my credit because of this little money?" Qin Yu first shook his head, and then said, "By the way, I have a batch of arms to be transported from the United States, and I need to use the name of your country to actually unload the goods directly at the Yingkou Military Port." Of course, Mr. Viscount's hard work is indispensable in the middle. ”

"How much ammunition does Division Commander Qin want? In addition, how are the ships transported? Chasayev frowned and said that if the ship carrying the arms was originally from Tsarist Russia, he could not let it divert it to Yingkou.

"100,000 guns, hundreds of guns, and a little shells, the fleet has been arranged by my partner on the American side, as long as Mr. Viscount can buy it for me in the name of your country." Qin Yu said with a smile, this trivial matter has naturally been solved.

Chasayev was also startled when he heard the amount of arms Qin Yu wanted, "So many things, General Qin, things are quite troublesome, I can't do it for you without a million gold rubles." ”

"No problem, the advance payment is 500,000, and the remaining half will be paid to you after the completion of the matter." Qin Yu didn't make a counteroffer, and nodded directly, this matter is indeed a bit troublesome to arrange, and Chasayev should also have to open up some more relationships.

"Okay, General Qin, don't worry, I will personally go to Vladivostok for a trip, and this matter will definitely be done."

"Then I'm bothering Mr. Viscount." (To be continued......)