To tell the truth, in Zhang Zuolin's view, the so-called snatching of the right to speak is to hire a group of unscrupulous literati and constantly make sensual touts, just like the group of people who helped Yuan Shikai advocate the imperial system.

Therefore, Lao Zhang was unwilling to do this kind of thing, but he couldn't bear to discourage Zhang Tinglan's enthusiasm, after all, Zhang Tinglan had helped him toss a lot of things during this time. In particular, this commemoration of Yuan Shikai brought considerable benefits to Fengtian, and even Duan Qirui, who had always had an opinion of Lao Zhang, sent telegrams several times to praise Lao Zhang's actions.

In addition, such as Xu Shichang, Feng Guozhang, Cao Kun and others have sent similar telegrams, and they have already set up a huge funeral committee in accordance with Zhang Zuolin's proposal, to hold an unprecedented state funeral for Lao Yuan, and the three armies and various government offices will lower their flags at half-mast for 27 days.

On the day of the funeral, the flag was lowered at half-mast across the country, all schools in Beijing were on holiday, and in accordance with Lao Yuan's last wishes, he was buried in Huanshang Village.

Moreover, in all the documents of Beiyang, Yuan Shikai is called the father of the country, and the two major factions of Zhiwan have temporarily put aside their prejudices and tried their best to deal with Yuan Shikai's funeral.

As the initiator of everything, Zhang Zuolin's name completely left a mark on the Beiyang generals for the first time, in the past, they just thought that Zhang Zuolin was a bandit beard, and it was all by luck that he had his current status.

But Lao Yuan is dead, Zhang Zuolin can still contribute so much to Yuan Shikai's funeral, it can be seen that Zhang Zuolin is a loyal person and knows how to be grateful to Dade, in contrast, the generals of Beiyang are more favored by Yuan Shikai. But at this time, no one dared to come out to speak for Yuan Shikai, which showed the preciousness of Zhang Zuolin's actions.

Of course, some people say that Zhang Zuolin is acting, but what about acting, after all, Lao Zhang sang this play well, and what followed was Zhang Zuolin's prestige, and the sequelae of the violent expulsion of Meng Enyuan disappeared, and some people even directly suggested that Lao Zhang should be given the title of the patrol envoy of the three eastern provinces, and let Zhang Zuolin be in charge of foreign affairs.

Lao Zhang didn't expect it either. He was overjoyed that a commemorative event could bring such a big political benefit, and at the same time he felt sincere admiration for Zhang Tinglan's vision, and even Lao Zhang felt that this young man was a bit demonic, and how many big people who had been through the storm couldn't see the situation clearly. He was able to point to the core and feel the hearts of the Beiyang generals clearly. It's really amazing.

Now what propaganda work is Zhang Tinglan going to do? Although Lao Zhang was a little resistant, he didn't want to refuse, but he still didn't want to spend too much money, Zhang Tinglan also saw through Lao Zhang's thoughts, this Zhang Dashuai is obviously still an old-school figure, and he doesn't understand the importance of propaganda work at all.

However, Lao Zhang Yue didn't understand. The more space Zhang Tinglan was given to his hands, all countries in later generations attached great importance to public opinion propaganda work, exhausted all means, and invested blood. Tricks are renovated, and the means are endless, although Zhang Tinglan doesn't know much, but he also has the awareness of this.

Propaganda is not only to promote one's own ideas, influence public opinion, but also to make money, for example, if the Fengtian government has any policies in the future, if you want the people to accept it, you need to use the propaganda liliang, if you can contract the propaganda work, the government will not need to pay.

And after it has developed to a certain extent, it can also control all kinds of media, and even imitate the United States in later generations, and engage in rating agencies and the like, of course, these things are still too far away, but it is absolutely right to make arrangements early.

Zhang Tinglan also knew that Lao Zhang would definitely realize the importance of propaganda in the future, and if Zhang Dashuai glared at that time and took back the Propaganda Department, it would not be good, so Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "Seventh master, how about you see me and Han Qing investing together, let him also account for thirty percent of the shares, I think you should also give Han Qing more opportunities, I heard that he is doing very well in Benxi." ”

Zhang Tinglan mentioned the matter of Benxi, and Lao Zhang also showed a smug smile on his face, Zhang Xueliang did a good job to make Lao Zhang very satisfied.

According to the original Jihua, Zhang Tinglan was asked to go to Benxi to check the accounts of the iron mine, but unfortunately the old Yuan died at this time, and Zhang Tinglan had to stay in Fengtian, preside over the propaganda work, and mobilize all walks of life in Fengtian to commemorate Yuan Shikai.

However, the work of checking the accounts could not be delayed, otherwise the Japanese would have been given the opportunity to destroy the evidence, but Lao Zhang did not have a suitable candidate, so Zhang Tinglan recommended Zhang Xueliang and asked the young marshal to go out in person.

The choice of Zhang Xueliang is not a hot-headed problem for Zhang Tinglan, in fact, it is not difficult to go to Benxi to check the accounts, the professionals who audit the accounts can be called from the industrial group, and there is also Kuang Rongguang to help on the side, he is very familiar with the situation of the Benxi mine. The most difficult thing is how to resist the pressure of the Japanese and get rid of the moths on the Chinese side, and we must be iron-faced and selfless, and we must not show any affection.

These are not difficult things for Zhang Xueliang, his young marshal represents Zhang Zuolin, he can naturally resist the pressure of the Japanese, and he will not be corrupt and pervert the law, in addition, Zhang Xueliang has another advantage, that is, he is young and can play a role in confusing the other party.

At first, Lao Zhang was a little suspicious, but Zuihou was considering letting Zhang Xueliang accept the experience, so he still let him go, and at the same time sent Kuang Rongguang to follow, and also transferred a battalion of new troops to follow Zhang Xueliang.

Zhang Xueliang's handling of affairs does reflect the characteristics of stunned youth, he just arrived in Benxi, did not investigate anything, and directly took down Zhao Chenyi, the general office of the Chinese side, at the welcome banquet. This hand far exceeded Benxi's estimate, and none of them thought that Zhang Xueliang would take someone without any evidence, which was simply nonsense.

However, this kind of nonsense played a role, and the responsible personnel of both China and Japan had no time to react, and a lot of evidence of secret transactions was retained, and those audit masters transferred from Mukden quickly found out all kinds of flaws, and after some investigation, the results were shocking.

According to the regulations, China and Japan each hold 50 percent of the shares, so they should have the same power, but Zhao Chenyi, the general office of the Chinese side, has been completely controlled by the Japanese, and the Japanese are all in charge of the company's major and minor affairs, and the most terrible thing is that even the accounting has fallen into the hands of the Japanese.

During the First World War, it was the time when the price of steel skyrocketed, and Mukden sat on 50% of the shares, and did not get any dividends, on the contrary, it showed that it was still losing money in the accounts, and this kind of absurd thing could not even be deceived by a three-year-old child.

The reason is also very simple, that is, the moths led by Zhao Chenyi have been bought by the Japanese, and they have completely become marionettes of the Japanese, and they will do whatever they are asked to do.

And it's not just as simple as greedy for profit, Zhao Chenyi also actively helped lobby the Beiyang government to assist the Japanese in seizing twelve iron mines, and the price of buying iron ore was less than one-third of the actual value of iron ore.

After Kuang Rongguang saw these situations, he also beat his chest, although the external harm is terrible, but the harm of these moths is even greater. Zhang Shaoshuai is also the first time to come into contact with these bloody facts, and the impact is even greater, in the past, he had only heard of the number of classics and forgotten his ancestors, but now he has seen a living example, Zhao Chenyi's gang of guys are completely thieves who help the Japanese plunder China's resources.

Therefore, Zhang Xueliang first controlled all the management of the Chinese side, and then negotiated with Okura Kihachiro in the name of transaction discord and regulations, demanding that all the original sales and purchase agreements be annulled, the value of the twelve iron mines should be reassessed, and at the same time, Okura Kihachiro was required to hand over all the profits embezzled, and issued a fine of 2 million to Okura.

At this time, in addition to the value of the controlling stake, the Fengtian side quickly appointed Kuang Rongguang as the new general office, due to the change of the controlling stake, the original Japanese side also had a general office, and now it has been reduced to the deputy general office, a difference of one word, reflecting a complete change in management power.

After Kwong Rongguang came to power, he accelerated the clean-up work, and after Kihachiro Okura embezzled profits, he sold steel and coal to the Japanese military at ultra-low prices, which lost the company's interests, satisfied Japan's needs, and also filled Okura's pocket.

Now with the support of the Mukden government, Kwong Rongguang has thoroughly rectified the situation, raised the price of steel, and even interrogated Kihachiro Okura to recover the company's profits that he had embezzled.

Obviously, Fengtian has taken a solid step in the competition for the dominance of the company, as long as it continues to maintain this situation, even if it cannot completely take back the resources, but it can also make Benxi Lake Coal and Iron Company for my use, so that Fengtian has a certain foundation in the steel industry.

During this time, drastic changes are taking place in Benxi, and Lao Zhang is obviously very satisfied with Zhang Xueliang's various actions, his son still has the ability to do things, but he just lacks an opportunity to practice.

Now Zhang Tinglan proposed to let Zhang Xueliang get in touch with propaganda affairs, Lao Zhang agreed very much, at least let Zhang Xueliang get in touch with some literati and accumulate social experience, although Lao Zhang stuffed Zhang Xueliang into the military academy, but Lao Zhang did not train him simply as an officer, and let him get in touch with more things in the future, so as to plan for the future.

After Zhang Tinglan got Lao Zhang's permission, he immediately began to take action, starting to establish the Fengtian Tianxuan Group, co-opting the newspaper, and inviting famous writers and cultural celebrities from the press. Their first task was to set up a special section for Qianqiu Commentary, starting with the evaluation of Yuan Shikai, mainly focusing on historical issues.

Since the Manchu Qing Dynasty came to power, it has engaged in literary prison and falsified history, since it wants to engage in propaganda, it is necessary to start from history, first clean up the source, and then expand from China to foreign countries, to break the superstition of the West, Zhang Tinglan even invited Gu Hongming to be the chief writer.

While he was busy with these things, an alarm suddenly came from Heilongjiang, Xu Lanzhou mobilized his subordinates to expel the overseer Zhu Qinglan, and after the news reached Fengtian, Zhang Zuolin was overjoyed, and the opportunity he had been waiting for finally came. (To be continued......)