"Tiyì appointed Sun Liechen as the overseer of Shandong, and Cheng Duolu as the governor of Henan." Xu Shichang held this appointment document in his hand, thought about it for a long time, and finally stamped it on it, the Northeast Army entered the customs in a big way, even if Qin Yu was reasonable, he would not give up these vested interests, and after stabilizing the situation in Beijing, the first thing he did was to expand his sphere of influence, and in return, his son was also pushed to the position of director of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway Bureau.

made Xu Xu say a lot of good things about Qin Yu at dinner the day before yesterday, Xu Xu said it well, at least from the current point of view, Qin Yu is not a person who eats alone, even if the Northeast accounts for the largest prize, he may keep his position as president, and he is not against promoting his family, compared to Duan Qirui, Xu Shuzheng's use of people is much better than the Anfu department. As for the appointment of military and political officials in Shandong and Henan provinces, if this has to be fought with the Northeast, it will be a taboo for Qin Yu.

"The appointment document is easy to get along with in my hands, but Zhang Huaizhi, Zhao Wei and Lu have been supervising Yu for many years, how can they be so easy to get along." Xu Shichang shook his head and stamped the presidential seal on the paperwork.

"I'm afraid the president doesn't know yet, the 8th Division of the Northeast Army, and the newly reorganized 13th Division of the Central Army Jiang Chaoyong have been transferred south and are ready to be stationed in Henan. Although Zhang Guogan was the chief of agriculture and commerce at this time, he sometimes came up with some ideas that Xu Shichang's staff should have.

"However, the problems in Henan and Shandong can only be regarded as minor problems, and one of the things that Yu Shuai has planned recently is really a major event related to the country's century-old plan."

"What's the matter? Why didn't I hear it, but the news came to you first? Xu Shichang asked suspiciously.

"I happened to come from the State Council, and I happened to meet Chen Youren, who came from Mukden, and Chen Zheng, the acting foreign minister, discussing this matter, and Yu Shuai planned to plan the independence of the customs. I'm afraid that Chen Youren and Chen Zheng will be here soon. ”

"What? Planning for customs autonomy? Xu Shichang was taken aback, this matter Yuan Shikai also wanted to do, but it couldn't be done, since the outbreak of the Xinhai Revolution, the General Taxation Department even transferred the account of customs taxes to Dehua, Dao Sheng. HSBC's three foreign banks are under the care, and the annual revenue of tens of millions of customs is also directly used to repay the foreign debts of the Republic of China. After all, the people can still maintain unity now, in fact, the Republic of China, which has been divided internally, has been unable to repay its external debts after the central government has lost its control over the localities.

"Yes, customs autonomous. As long as the customs are in hand, the finances of the Republic of China can take a breath. "Outside the presidential palace, Qin Yu, Chen Youren, and Chen Zheng have already appeared at the door.

"The State Department has agreed, and now we will consult with the president about this matter." Qin Yu said with a smile, of course, in addition to customs affairs, he appeared here to urge Xu Shichang to stamp the personnel appointments in Shandong and Henan. There is also the appointment of Xi Ziliang, the director of the Northeast Transportation Department of Tongguò, as the new chief of transportation.

As the old and new transportation department that has played an important role on the central stage since the first year of the Republic of China, Qin Yu naturally will not be unable to see it. The old transportation department headed by Liang Shiyi and the new transportation department headed by Cao Rulin and Lu Zongyu are extremely important members in the political arena. Now that Qin Yu is in charge of Beijing, he naturally wants to create a transportation system that is biased towards himself. The appointment of Xi Ziliang as the chief of transportation is the first step.

"Are you sure about the customs?" Xu Shichang's heart was shocked, if he could hold the income of the customs in his hands, he would have this huge amount of money. The benefits to the central government will be self-evident, and it is probably the most influential thing he has done during his reign.

"I'm not sure, but I hope to do it no matter how small it is, foreigners are realistic, with the current situation of the Republic of China being divided. I am afraid that the foreigners will not be able to agree, so while negotiating with the foreigners, it is also necessary to speed up the pace of the real unification of the Republic of China in fact, starting with Shandong and Henan, to bring the taxes of these provinces into the central government, disarm, and eliminate redundant and corrupt officials. When the central government subdues all the provinces north of the Yangtze River, and then slowly maps the south, it will have the capital to bargain with the foreign powers. Although the negotiations are difficult, someone must do it, and if the income is done a year late, the income will be a year late, and the burden on the people will be correspondingly heavier. Qin Yu said.

"Yuchen rest assured, the autonomy of the customs is related to the livelihood of the country, and in this kind of matter, the presidential palace and the State Council should naturally work together and unite with the outside world." Xu Shichang nodded and assured that if he disagreed on this kind of thing, I am afraid that not only will he be ruined soon, but this president will also be able to do it soon.

"Okay, I am relieved to have the words of the president, and now the central government is in a difficult diplomatic situation, and it is beyond its means. There were also two things that were urgent, one was to plan for a loan to the Lieci as a loan for the aftermath of the Civil War. First, the autonomy of customs. Chief Chen is responsible for re-negotiating the aftermath of the loan with the Great Powers, while Director Chen is responsible for the autonomy of the customs. I can't handle diplomatic affairs, and if there is anything inconvenient for me to make decisions, I will ask the president for advice. For the great powers, don't be afraid of trouble, cry, make trouble, and hang yourself, as long as you can achieve your goal, you will be able to do it. There will be no soldiers on the left and right now surrounding the State Department, the Presidential Palace, and the like. With the support of the president and the prime minister, you can do this with confidence. ”

Qin Yu smiled, arranging this matter first can be regarded as removing a big task.

Chen Zheng looked excited, "I will definitely live up to the high expectations of the president and Yu Shuai." ”

"Yuchen, what's the matter with this aftermath loan?" Xu Shichang couldn't help but ask, "The previous Xiyuan loan made Duan Hefei notorious, Yuchen, you have now laid off a lot of troops, although the central life is a little harder." It's not that you can't cope with the past, you have to be cautious Yuchen. ”

"Henan and Shandong provinces are dilapidated, especially Hunan, and there is no money to solve the problem, so I promise here first. This loan will not be used for military spending, but will be used for water conservancy, road construction, and education investment in various provinces. Chief Chen can also explain this to the foreigners, and the Chinese side can hire a foreigner commissioner to supervise the use of funds. Qin Yu said. As for military spending, it will be appropriately increased in the future with the increase of tax revenue, and the 9th and 13th divisions will still be allocated by the central government. ”

How did he not know what Xu Shichang meant. In order to save military expenditures, Yuan Shikai mixed all divisions of the Central Army into brigades and distributed them to local areas, and raised grain on the spot. Since he transferred the 9th and 13th divisions to the localities respectively, the military expenses of these two divisions in the future will naturally be distributed to the localities, and the central government will also save a sum of expenses. But although Yuan Shikai's move saved money, it changed over time. If they are not in the army, the ordnance is stuck in the neck of these troops. The central government's control over these armies will be greatly weakened.

When Yuan Shikai was in power, relying on the prestige of the founder of the Beiyang Group, he could still suppress these armies, but once Yuan Shikai was not there, he could no longer suppress the original army when Duan Qirui was in power. And the original central army has also been reduced to the ruling tool of local warlords. These armies do not eat the central ones. If you don't rely on the central government, why should you listen to the central government? Later, Yuan Shikai realized that the place was big, and began to implement the division of military and civilian rule, and the abolition of the provincial overseers was to save this situation, but it was a pity that the imperial system made Yuan Shikai discredited. I can't hold down the place anymore. There are also subordinate generals.

Although Yuan Shikai was forced to be too poor by the central government's finances, the current situation of the central government is even worse than what Yuan Shikai faced at that time, but with the foundation laid by the Northeast, Qin Yu will not follow the old path of Yuan Shikai in the past.

"That's fine." Xu Shichang nodded, he still couldn't interfere in the affairs of the army, as soon as Qin Yu came to Beijing, he disbanded the Seventh Division, the Eighth Division, and Wu Guangxin's three mixed brigades. The resumption of the North-South peace talks has already reduced the military expenditure of more than 20 million per month when Duan Qirui was still alive to less than 4 million, which has already made everyone dumbfounded, and as for the 9th, 13th, and 15th divisions, it is much better than the original military to take the central army.

"Although war may break out between Henan and Shandong at any time, the war will not be too long, and if the local armies in Shandong and Henan can be dismantled, it will surely save a lot of expenses." Xu Shichang joked.

"These things have to be done by the newly appointed local officials, and then there are so many local armies, how can they be cut off." Qin Yu shook his head and smiled, there are some things that can only be done, not said, once they are admitted in a grand manner, they will inevitably be opposed by the masses. The cost of centralization increases dramatically. The situation will be much better when the provinces north of the Yangtze River are completely brought under the rule of the central government, the local armies are disbanded, and the central army is organized and trained.

Chen Zheng has been in the central government for a long time, and he has no objection to the big loan in the aftermath, after all, the central government has done a lot of this kind of thing. However, Chen Youren is relatively much more excited. Promoting the autonomy of the Republic of China Customs, thinking about it is an exciting thing, starting from becoming a diplomat, is it not just to want to one day contribute to the country, to win back sovereignty, now with such a hard work platform, what is more exciting than this?

"Luoyang 150,000 yuan, immediately release the Overseer's Mansion!" After writing this row of words, Zhao Wei put it into the bag of the text.

"Knock knock..."

"Who?" Zhao Wei put the pen down, his brows furrowed.

"Dashuai, it's me, Shuhong." Adjutant Ruan Shuhong said respectfully outside the door.

"Didn't you say you wouldn't bother me at this time?" Zhao Qi said unhappily.

"Dashuai, Beijing urgently telegraphed, appointed Cheng Duolu as the governor of Henan Province, and the 8th Division of the Northeast Army and the 13th Division of the Central Army were transferred south, preparing to settle in Gongxian, Zhengzhou, and Xinxiang." Ruan Shuhong cautiously replied that Zhao Wei had the habit of handling and issuing some telegrams alone, even as his adjutant, he was not allowed to open these telegrams without authorization, and the previous adjutant was poisoned by Zhao Kui because he violated Zhao Kui's taboo, and Ruan Shuhong did not dare to take the slightest offense in this matter.

"What? Qin Yu, you rolling calf, fucking Lao Tzu worked hard to help you block Wu Ziyu's way in Luoyang, and the Hongwei Army didn't say anything when it was dispersed. Now you turn your face and don't recognize people, and you actually came to Henan to rob me of Zhao Zhouren's territory, which is tolerable and unbearable. ”

Henan has always been the lifeblood of Zhao Kui, since he served as the overseer of Henan, Zhao Kui suppressed dissidents, planted relatives everywhere, and tried his best to collect money, these telegrams written by himself are about some of the income that was assigned to him in various parts of Henan. Now Qin Yu not only appointed the governor of Henan, but also asked the governor to bring two divisions over, which is more excessive than Yuan Shikai did at the beginning, when Yuan Shikai was in power, although he appointed him as the governor of the province when he was training troops at the small station, but he didn't send so many troops. A provincial governor brought so many soldiers, doesn't it mean that in the future, Henan will change hands, and even he, the overseer, will have to look at the governor's face?

Thinking of this, Zhao Kui was angry and hateful, gritted his teeth and said, "Call back to the central government, just say that the Anhui War, the Hongwei Army was attacked by Wu Ziyu, and Fang lost the city overnight." Wu Ziyu returned to the north, and now the Hongwei army is largely undamaged, and its combat power still exists. Now Feng is a great victory, Zhao Wei still obeys the order of the central government, and then asks the central government and Yu Shuai to supervise Yu for many years in Zhao Wei, no merit, there is also hard work, let Zhao Wei continue to supervise Yu Province, exhaustively, dare not forget the state affairs a little, when the central government's taxes are escorted, never delay for a moment. ”

"Marshal, Shandong Overseer Urgent Telegram!" Someone outside the house reported again.

"What's the matter with Zhang Huaizhi looking for me? Read! Zhao Wei was stunned for a moment and said.

"Brother Zizhou, now Feng is in charge of the central government, the Anhui recruits, the Guihong Wei army, the remnants of the Anhui army have become a local army, and the central army is clearly distinguished. The Feng army is strong, the Hongwei army, the Lu army, and the Xin'an Wu army are weak. If they go their own way, they are still worried about being annexed by the central government. Only by joining hands and advancing and retreating together can we survive in the cracks, preserve our useful bodies, and serve the country...... For the sake of today's plan, Huaizhi built a coalition of the three provinces of Henan, Lu and Anhui to resist the invasion of the Feng system...."

"Haha, okay, good, it turns out that I'm not the only one who can't get used to the Feng Department, a good Zhang Huaizhi, immediately called back, saying that I, Zhao Zhouren, supported the establishment of the Three Provinces Alliance, and advanced and retreated together with Shandong and Anhui, and joined hands to resist Feng, I don't believe that the Feng Department can really cover the sky with one hand, ignoring my Zhao Yu's hard work for many years." After seeing the content of Zhang Huaizhi's telegram, Zhao Qi was overjoyed, Feng was like a sharp knife hanging over his head, suppressed so that he couldn't breathe, facing Feng Jun alone, that pressure was enough to make people desperate, and now Zhang Huaizhi is also facing the same predicament as him, a person is unlucky when he wanders, and when he has a companion, he will have some confidence. Zhao Wei had a little luck in his heart, maybe Feng had just finished a battle, and he was not as tough as he imagined, President Yuan was not as strong as he was back then, and he was also relied on by President Yuan as a confidant, and a few years have passed, as long as he is given a timetable for obedience to the central government, this governor should still be able to do it. (To be continued......)