On January 24, 1912, a group of British, French-Belgian banks, which had been excluded from the six-nation banking group, formed an international consortium, represented by the Belgian Warbee Bank, and began to secretly contact the Beiyang government and negotiate loans.

Compared with the aggressive five-nation banking group, the conditions of this Warby Bank can no longer be described as mild, but simply gentle. The contract stipulates that the interest on the loan is 5%, 97% deduction, and the payment will be made 15 days after signing the contract; China secured the loan with its usual revenues and the net profits and property of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, and agreed to give the consortium a priority of £10 million in lending. Most importantly, there is no indication of the purpose of the loan. Then what is there to hesitate about, sign decisively, this loan is historically called Belgian borrowing.

On March 14, the two parties signed a contract, and the first payment of about 1 million pounds will be received. When the news came out, it immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of the banking group of the five countries, and they immediately accused Yuan Shikai of not keeping his promises, and the ministers of various countries also put pressure on Yuan Shikai. Finally, on April 29, Yuan Shikai had to return the Belgian loan and continued to borrow money from the banking group of the five countries.

As a result, the strongest banking business in human history was born, and the five-nation banking group was nailed to the pillar of shame in history because of its arrogance.

Please remember their names: HSBC in the UK, Crédit Agricole CI in France, Deutsch-Hua Bank in Germany, Doshen Bank in Russia, and Shojin Bank in Yokohama.

In the end, Warby Bank failed to establish a business relationship with the Beiyang government, and the 10 million pound loan amount was still lying on the bank's books. Mr. Frankie hoped to lend the money, and after Ye Zuwen returned to Hankou, he went around to promote Wang Zhenyu's Xiangxi development Jihua also attracted Frankie's attention, he made an appointment with Hans, the manager of the Hankou branch of Lihe Foreign Company, and Felix of Luxembourg, to visit Ye Zuwen together, and clearly hoped to know the details of the Xiangxi development Jihua, if possible, hoping to borrow money and attract investment for this project.

In this regard, Belgium used to cooperate with Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Huguang in the Qing Dynasty, and the Luhan Railway, which was more than 1,200 kilometers long, was funded and built by the Belgians.

The same is true in Luxembourg, where the chief engineer of the Hanyang Iron and Steel Works is a Luxembourger native Lüber.

As for the German Lihe & Foreign Company, many Chinese bridges and railways have their shadows. However, the most famous is the construction of Qingdao, which has contributed the most. As soon as Wang Zhenyu heard the name of this Lihe foreign company, he immediately became interested, he was planning to build the capital of the entire Xiangxi in Anjiang, and what he lacked was talents and companies with experience in this area......

As a future person who is familiar with history, Wang Zhenyu also considered the introduction of foreign capital at the beginning of the development of Liliang on the separating side. It's not just a question of funding, it's also a problem of jishu.

In this era, although China has established a certain industrial foundation after decades of efforts of the Westernization Movement, this foundation is weak. It is equivalent to the fact that Chinese football in later generations will not engage in basic construction and management system reform, but will be satisfied with selecting dozens of seedlings to build a foreign team. The Westernization Movement is a Chinese football-style reform movement based on the criterion of not touching the fundamental system of the Qing Dynasty, and such a tree with improper roots and unclear goals is destined not to bear any good fruit from the beginning.

As a result, decades have passed, and although the Westernization Movement has bloomed a few bright red flowers, it still cannot change the vastness of China.

In contrast, although Wang Zhenyu's control is limited to Xiangxi, the economy, culture, and transportation of this place are very rubbish all over the country. But in terms of the basis of domination, it was ahead of its time.

The precursor to the collapse of a regime is a high degree of centralization of power and interests. Weishenme says so? Because people are the most real high-level animals on this shijie, when your family monopolizes all the benefits, and no matter how hard others try, they can't change their own circumstances, but they can only add bricks and tiles to your happiness. There are two choices to make, the first is silence, and the second is to erupt.

Many people will ask, is there no third option? Yes, but only one person will choose the third choice, Lei Feng, who is selflessly dedicated.

Weishenme Chinese football in later generations can't get it? It's because everything is in small circles.

The management power has always been in the hands of the Football Association and its parent department, the General Administration of Sports, and football investors are not allowed to have any say except to pay for it;

The selection of players and coaches is always in the hands of the management department, and there is only one criterion for them to select personnel, in terms of the distance and proximity of the relationship;

The league's dividends will always be the lion's share of the management, which is of course the reason why they cling to the management power;

As for the interests of investors in this industry, it can be summed up in one sentence: who cares about you?

The hour hand points to 2013, which is still the case in China a hundred years later, so we look back to 1912 and the Republic of China a hundred years ago.

In Xiangxi, a small place where Miao and Han people live together, bandits, elders, gods, and chambers of commerce, Wang Zhenyu, the de facto ruler of the four prefectures and twenty counties, has carried out a subversive political reform.

Relying on the military strength in his hands, he successfully integrated all parties in Xiangxi in just a few months. And the reason why he was able to get the approval of all parties is very simple, a stick and a carrot.

For those who threaten his rule and disobey him, a big killing rod will unceremoniously smash down on your head. Now at the west gate of Jingzhou County, the heads of more than 40 bandit leaders such as Yang Shouyin, who had gathered together to attack the county seat, are still hanging there, but now they are completely dried and they are completely invisible, but the effect of deterrence is still ......

For those who supported him, his reward was also immediate. He set a precedent for successive Chinese rulers to delegate local civil power to these supporters. Its essence is the same as that of the land responsibility contract system in later generations, the county people govern the county, and the civil administration takes care of itself. Clans shili, merchant gangs, and social fame almost overnight found themselves suddenly transferred from under the rule of the government to the head of the government. As long as the tax of the town guard is paid in full, they can discuss matters other than the army on the one-third of an acre of land in their hometown. The county magistrate is appointed and dismissed by himself, the county government is formulated by himself, and there are no more airborne officials with ill intentions to come here to cut the land, and there is no more county order to break the family and destroy the mansion. This feeling of being the master of the house makes everyone willing to take out their own private property to build roads, build bridges, and set up a school in their hometown, because the money will not be greedy by the original Shangguan, and these infrastructure improvements can be enjoyed by themselves and their children and grandchildren.

Wealth can be generously laid out, brightened, sunned, and there is no need to worry about being targeted by the government, on the contrary, the current government has to worry about being targeted by itself, which is a wonderful feeling.

Of course, in the eyes of these local snakes, the reform is still somewhat imperfect, first, they still can't act recklessly at the local level, because the town guards actually sent the so-called judiciary, the courts, and the procuratorate. Not long ago, more than a dozen lawmakers who had violated the law and committed crimes were deprived of their status, and four of them were taken to Hongjiang to be executed. People always like to have the power to restrain others, and at the same time hate that their own power is constrained by others, and the existence of the guard makes them feel very restricted;

Second, on the territory of Xiangxi, no matter how rich and powerful these people are, they must be pressed to death by the town guards. The power is charming, and if the town guard can disappear, it will be more perfect if the county people govern the county and become Xiangxi people govern Xiangxi, but everyone still has to face the reality after all. Looking at the whole country, although there are shouting ** everywhere, shouting about the constitution, and shouting about returning the government to the people, the one who can really hand over civil affairs to the local government is this Wang Dashuai.

Yes, Wang Dashuai, this title full of warlord connotations has been widely spread among the gentry in various counties, and is generally used to refer to and honor our classmate Wang Zhenyu.

Historians who study the history of the Republic of China have also been arguing about a question, the father of China's **, who is Sun Yat-sen, who put forward the three ** meanings? Or is this Wang Zhenyu who looks a little **zhuanzhi......

However, in August 1912, the Belgian Frankie made an incomparably accurate judgment about Wang Zhenyu: "This is a man with great control, and I can conclude that for at least the next ten years, unless there is a major external blow, the rule of the town guard in Xiangxi will be as indestructible as the diamonds of Zaire." His shili range is worth the risk of investing in, and more importantly, he is different from other savage, vulgar, greedy, and corrupt Chinese officials. From the so-called county people's policy of governing the county and local autonomy, we can see that this is an official who understands the law, speaks the law, and is very pragmatic. Since he is able to protect the private property of his country's businessmen, he will naturally be able to protect our investments. ”

In fact, there are still some errors in Mr. Frankie's judgment, Wang Zhenyu does not understand as much as he said, even if it is from later generations, due to the education and national conditions received, Wang Zhenyu's concept of ** is also quite vague. As for the law, Wang Zhenyu's understanding can be summed up in ten words: "The law is for the ruler." ”

The reason why he chose the county people to govern the county is that the reason for local autonomy is very simple:

First, he is not from Xiangxi, but from Baoqing, and in order to gain support, he must come up with enough chips, otherwise the strong territorial exclusivity of the Chinese will make him called a short-lived ruler without the support of the provincial government; Well, now, as soon as his bargaining chip is opened, the provincial government will not be able to replace him.

Second, he needs money, and if he wants to get ahead in this era, not having the strength is. And the implementation of the strength is to develop the economy and expand the army, and it seems that both of these things require a large amount of capital investment. And if you don't have enough benefits to bundle your interests, why should a shrewd businessman pay for it? Is it really shouting that a Xiangxi development jihua will make Xiangxi people donate generously? Be your Chinese dream!

Third, and most importantly, in the eyes of ordinary people, Wang Zhenyu has a background, and his uncle is Wang Longzhong. But in fact, compared with Yuan Shikai and Sun Yat-sen, who are representatives of group interests, Wang Zhenyu still has only one back.

If a shili wants to become a climate, it is definitely not a matter of just a few clicks on a golden finger. Qualified personnel are needed militarily, politically, and even more economically. Do the math, more than 20 counties, how many people do you have to cover it? Wang Zhenyu can't cover it, so simply, you can cook it yourself. As long as the brother grasps the gun, all the talents will work for the brother, and they don't have to pay the high labor cost.