Chapter 349: The Golden Franc Case
"Why, hasn't Beijing arrived yet?" On the train, Zhang Shun was smiling a cigar, wearing a red and white striped suit, wearing a pair of dioramas, and his feet in leather shoes were casually stilting Erlang's legs, and asked the bodyguard who was sitting next to him.
"Back to the president, it will take an hour and a half." The bodyguard Du Ran said without changing his face.
"An hour and a half, that's a long time." Zhang Shun spat out the smoke ring, his eyes were a little confused, in a blink of an eye, he had been to the United States for nearly ten years, and he had been back once or twice in the middle.
An hour and a half later, I got out of the train station and took a car for nearly half an hour before I arrived near Beiyuan, Qin Yu's residence in Beijing, and as soon as he stepped into the door, Zhang shouted by the way, "Second Young Master, Second Young Master, I'm back!" ”
"Haha, you kid, after being in the wild in the United States for so long, you are finally willing to come back." Qin Yu saw Zhang Shun and did not hide the joy on his face, the Northeast has been able to develop to the present, and Shun has set up airplanes, tanks, and automobile production plants, Zhang Shun has made a lot of contributions, it is no exaggeration to say that Zhang Shun's contribution is not lower than that of Tian Helin, and he has laid a large foundation for the Northeast in the United States. Now we can continue to receive blood transfusions to Tohoku every year.
"Second Young Master, you were injured, which one did it?" Zhang Shun's eyes first fell on Qin Yu's bandaged hand, and suddenly his eyes became fierce, the current environment in the United States is not good, gangsters are rampant, Zhang Shun can break through a huge situation, and he has also done a lot of bloody things with the Zhi Gongtang in North America, and now he is also a decisive figure, and suddenly saw Qin Yu injured. A dangerous momentum immediately appeared on Zhang Shun's body.
"Alright, a little injury. Feng Huafu passed away a few days ago, and when he went to attend the funeral, he met an assassin. There are not many assassinations like this in any year. The momentum on Zhang Shun's body is naturally nothing to Qin Yu, who has been in a high position for many years.
"Second Young Master, I, I have to tell you something." After chatting for a while. Zhang Shun lowered his eyebrows and said, "I don't want to go back to the United States when I come back this time." ”
"What's wrong?" Qin Yu said in surprise. In the past, Zhang Shun was very wild in the United States, and he was almost happy.
"My two boys fight with foreign cubs in the United States all day long, get a blue nose and swollen face back, I found someone to retaliate, and then the foreign cubs over there didn't dare to play with my boy, looking at the two boys lonely all day long, I can't get over it. It can be regarded as thinking clearly, no matter how good the foreigner's country is, it is not a place to stay for a long time, and my child is an orthodox Chinese bloodline, and he will also recognize it in the future, how can he stay overseas all the time, no, it just took advantage of the second young master that you entered Beijing City. Pick a good time to come back and ask for good luck. Zhang Shun said with a begging face.
"You guy." Qin Yu pointed at Zhang Shun and scolded with a smile, Zhang Shun was the first to start with him. For example, Lan Tianwei and Sun Liechen can occasionally joke with each other, but most of them treat each other politely, but only Zhang Shun can do it with such a dead face, but it also makes Qin Yu feel more and more cordial. I met once every few years, and I was no stranger when we met, which is also a skill of Zhang Shun.
"Second Young Master, did you agree?" Zhang Shun said tentatively.
"That's right, you haven't said how hard it has been to stay in the United States in the past few years. There is always a little bit of loneliness, my old lady has also read you a few times, you go back to Fengtian to see him, by the way, the two little guys also led to the house to recognize the door, let a few little guys in my family and your children are familiar with each other, and the friendship played when I was a child is the most reliable. ”
Qin Yu slapped Zhang Shun's chest and said with a smile, such a big plate in the United States, it is impossible for Zhang Shun to support it alone, there is already a set of teams, Zhang Shun is back, Qin Yu is just re-arranging a president, the impact will definitely be a little, but it will not be out of control, and Zhang Shun has been running around in the United States for several years and has never asked for it, this is the only time, Qin Yu can't afford to refuse.
"Thank you, Second Young Master, thank you, Second Young Master." Zhang Shun immediately smiled, Qin Yu didn't say anything about rewarding him, he just said a few common words, but it was precisely because of this that Zhang Shun could feel that Qin Yu didn't treat him as an outsider.
"The friendship of life, what is not thankful. By the way, when will that money be transferred to the account? Qin Yu asked, this time in Beijing, there is no spare money in the treasury, many administrative staff salaries have not been paid, everything can be done with money, it is difficult to move an inch without money, Qin Yu urgently needs a sum of money to open up the current situation, and the budget in the northeast has been arranged. Du Liming recently helped him with ocean transportation, a large amount of food and other daily necessities needed after the defeat of Europe, buying ships, and squeezing a lot of funds. There is also a large amount of money used for domestic industrial loans, and the expansion of the bank itself, there is not much excess funds for a while. Now we can only count on Zhang Shun here.
"Young master, about 10 million US dollars together, will be transferred from foreign accounts to Huaxing bank accounts, last year I ate the stocks of several companies, after the arms trade declined, to carry out investment transfer, for the time being, I can only call so much." Zhang Shun said.
"Ten million dollars, that's enough for the time being." Qin Yu nodded, after a re-audit, Shanxi, Zhili, Suiyuan, Shaanxi, Henan, Shandong and other provinces have resumed their tax escort to the central government, but a little south has not moved, and the central government's income that can be spent in a month has also reached more than seven million yuan. With this 10 million US dollars, even if Shandong is supported, the war that may break out in Henan is enough.
"Dashuai!" As he spoke, Chen Youren walked in from the door.
"Big boss, big president is here!" Wang Yuhai was hit by six or seven shrapnel wounds because he helped Qin Yu block grenades, and the injuries were not light, and during the period of recuperation, he was replaced by Wu Buqing.
"Two people are crowded together, why, the negotiation has encountered a setback?" Qin Yu saw that Chen Youren's face was not good, and said with a smile, "The prospect is beautiful, but the process is tortuous. The mess left over from the Qing Dynasty is not so easy to clean up, so we have to be patient. ”
Chen Youren shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I know that this is the case, but I can't help but get angry when I step back from the negotiation table." I don't know where the wind leaked, and now the great powers know that the marshal is planning the autonomy of the customs. Japan has simply ignored this matter. France shouted the most fiercely, saying that two years later, the Republic of China would pay Gengzi indemnity to be converted into gold francs. The attitude of the United States is ambiguous, and the opposition is not obvious, but if it cannot convince several other countries, I am afraid that the United States will not agree to the autonomy of the Republic of China Customs. ”
"Converted into gold francs, how much does the Republic of China have to lose?" Qin Yu asked.
"After the European War, the French economy was in a recession, and the franc was devalued. If converted into gold francs, the Republic of China will lose more than 60 million yuan in the expenditure of Gengzi indemnity to France alone. Chen Youren said indignantly, this time the news leaked made him quite passive, and he had to come to Qin Yu for further action.
"Phew!" Qin Yu slammed his fist on the bamboo table next to him, and the two cups of tea on the table jumped up.
"Damn, since Lao Tzu gained a firm foothold in the Northeast, no one dared to blackmail Lao Tzu so openly. This Frenchman is very good! ”
And according to the intention of Britain and France, even if it is agreed. It was also only agreed to increase the customs surcharge by no more than 2.5%. Chen Youren added.
"Yuchen, you just got injured, what's worth losing your temper like this?" When Xu Shichang walked in, he happened to see Qin Yutie's blushing face and the tea poured on the table, so he couldn't help asking.
"The matter of customs autonomy has been frustrated a bit." Qin Yu calmed down a few times. Then he smiled and said, "Just now I persuaded Vice President Chen to control his anger, but I didn't expect my temper to be ten times hotter than his." What's going on on the President's side? ”
"One is to come and see your injuries, you are now the pillar of the Republic of China, you can't be tired. There is another thing about Henan, Shandong and Anhui. The initiator is Zhang Huaizhi, who made a three-province alliance, Zhejiang and Fujian responded, and now it has become a five-province alliance. said that he was against Yi Du, and Yuchen about your abolition of the local army. Xu Shichang said with a smile, "The persimmon picks and pinches softly, these people don't dare to splash on Yuchen, and send their anger to me." ”
"Five-province alliance? Shandong and Anhui are really the first to bear the brunt, these guys, thinking that Beijing is now in shape, really treat the Central Army as a sick cat, Wu Buqing! Qin Yu sneered and shouted.
"Here!"
"Immediately send a telegram to Zhang Huaizhi and Zhao Wei, the position of provincial governor and military supervisor, for the country's heavy weapon, to pacify one party, and to benefit all the people, not the private property of one family and one surname. Wait for the governor Lu, supervise Yu for many years, detain the army, sell officials from time to time, now obey the central order is not to blame, still in the Republic of China generals ranks, enjoy the country's salary, if the army is self-respecting, do not obey the central order, the central government does not hesitate to send troops to recruit and suppress, to the police to serve you! ”
"In addition, we will send electricity to the troops going to Shandong and Henan respectively, if there is resistance, we should suppress it with all our might, and try to pacify Shandong and Henan as quickly as possible.
"Yes, Dashuai!"
"Yuchen, this, do you want to send someone to Shandong to talk to Henan again, the central government has just stabilized a little, wouldn't it be that the expenses of using swords and soldiers are going to increase again?" If it was Duan Qirui, Xu Shichang would never persuade him like this, but judging from Qin Yu's actions during this time, he was not an arbitrary person, so Xu Shichang would speak.
"President, I have already contacted the banks in the northeast, and the central government will come forward and lend them 20 million yuan as an interest-free loan. I don't know who leaked the news about the affairs of the customs, but now that the diplomatic corps of the great powers knows everything, Deputy Chief Chen's work is very passive, although the central government is weak, it should stick to its own bottom line, and the appointment and dismissal of the governor of a province depends on the face of the locality, isn't it a joke. Moreover, we must now use our strength to prove to the great powers that the central government now has the ability to sweep away the north. It would be relatively smooth to talk to the great powers about the autonomy of the customs. Qin Yu smiled slightly, and snorted, "It's not bad to kill chickens and police monkeys, and take Zhang Huaizhi and Zhao Qi to warn others, in the first battle of Anhui and Feng, they all thought that the Feng army was winning a trick, and it also opened the eyes of the strength of these places, what is modern warfare." ”
"Since Yuchen you have considered all aspects, I won't say anything more, about the leakage of this customs incident, I will definitely investigate it thoroughly, so as to prevent the same thing from happening in the future, making it difficult for the customs to do." Xu Shichang nodded and said, this kind of thing is quite strict for a country's politics, so he can't afford not to pay attention to it.
"Vice President Chen, since this matter has been made public, there is nothing to hide, the president just said well, persimmon picks soft pinch, since France is so tough now, let's choose easy to talk about, Germany has a good relationship with us now, let's start with Germany." Qin Yu said with a smile, "When the talks with Germany are almost over, and Henan and Shandong are almost calmed down, let's talk with Soviet Russia again, and then see who begs whom." ”
"Yuchen, cooperating with Soviet Russia, that is a taboo of the great powers, this kind of thing can't be done." Xu Shichang hurriedly said. "Now that the Republic of China is worried about internal troubles, it can't afford the anger of the great powers."
"President, this is just a means of threat, as long as the Republic of China does not really cooperate with the Soviet Russians substantively, there will be no serious consequences. There is no need to even talk to Soviet Russia, as long as the news is released, presumably those powers will come to me in a hurry. ”
Hearing Qin Yu's idea, Chen Youren's eyes lit up, and he sighed secretly in his heart, although Qin Yu was young, when it came to traveling among the powers, Xu Shichang, the great president, was not as good as him. If Qin Yu can sit in the position of president, maybe he can do more things, but this idea was quickly thrown aside by him, if Qin Yu is really in such a hurry to become president, I am afraid that his reputation will soon be ruined again.
"Yuchen, you said that you have a good relationship with Germany, but the work with Germany has made substantial progress?" Hearing that Qin Yu is so sure, Xu Shichang is also happy, no matter whether he has real power in his hands now, as long as he promotes the independence of the Republic of China Customs during his tenure, he will gain great prestige, and from now on, Qin Yu will not be stingy to share some credit with him, the great president.
"When I was in the Northeast before, Yu Shuai had cooperated with the Germans in many fields, and relatively speaking, the Northeast is now a big customer of Germany, and it should not be difficult to exchange some benefits." Chen Youren said with a smile.
"So good, so good." Xu Shichang nodded again and again, and then said, "Chen Shufan and the Shaanxi Yasukuo Army in Shaanxi are not in a stand, and it is also a problem that needs to be solved, and now the Shaanxi Army is probably not less than 100,000, if Henan and Shandong are solved, will the problem of Shaanxi also be dealt with?" ”
"Shaanxi naturally has to deal with it, Chen Shufan has a bad reputation, these overseers are all officials, with a net worth of tens of millions, and they all regard serving as overseers as an opportunity to make money in the local area, if it weren't for the practice of sparing officials from death, I really want to cut off the brains of these people." Qin Yu said hatefully, Zhang Jingyao made people angry in Hunan, and he was the general of the defeated army, so it was nothing to hand it over to the Hunan people to deal with. If the overseers of other provinces are really settled and dealt with in the same way, the cost of the central government's desire to unify the Republic of China will be too great, and on this kind of issue, even Qin Yu has to compromise with the powerful unspoken rules. (To be continued......)