Chapter 364: The Salt Farm
"Feng Jun is double-faced and stabbed, secretly funding Zhang Xun!"
"Rebel against the heroes, or be the driving force behind the scenes!"
"The true nature of the bandits, explain in detail the inside story of the Fengjun entering the customs."
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After the test of war, the Xiangyun Teahouse, which had just opened, suddenly poured in countless tea customers, the restoration of the failure in an instant, the Eight Banners nobles were raided in large numbers, the little emperor's departure and stay, the contradiction between Beiyang and the Fengjun, which issue is attractive enough, these tea guests exchanged all kinds of news with each other as soon as they met, and the teahouse was full of high-minded conversations.
"Everyone, have you seen it, as the saying goes, it is difficult to draw dragons and tigers, and you don't know your heart when you know people. At the beginning, the Feng army entered the customs so quickly, and even won the battle, how many people praised them, and now their true colors are exposed! They actually sold arms to Zhang Xun, and they instigated the restoration, this is the sinister intention! ”
"No, the newspaper praised them to the sky a few days ago, and the Feng army is indeed helping the victims, how many ordinary people are pointing to them alive, there are not many troops who can do good things in this world, if the Feng army is unreliable, there is no hope in the future."
"This is where people's intentions are sinister, they know how to sell their reputation, but I didn't expect that the paper can't contain the fire, and sooner or later there will be a leak......"
While a few tea customers were sighing, a businessman in his thirties next to him suddenly laughed: "Old, you read the newspaper and listen to the news, but you can't listen to the wind or the rain, and believe what someone says, don't you pay attention to who wrote these articles?" ”
"Master, what news do you have to tell us?"
"Everyone, the one who took the lead in writing the article was Yin Chang, I don't need to say much about what he did, and everyone else was related to Eight Banners. You said that they jumped out and scolded Fengjun, can the big guys believe it? ”
After hearing this, all the tea customers were also thinking about it again, and someone suddenly said: "No wonder this is the case, it turned out that Feng Jun copied the house of the prince of the Eight Banners, but they were dissatisfied, so they wrote an article in the newspaper and slandered Feng Jun, these guys are simply too hateful, why don't you deal with them?" ”
"What are you dealing with? These people are hiding in Dongjiaomin Lane, relying on the protection of foreigners, and talking nonsense casually. I think it's just right for the Feng army to clean up these princes and nobles, and the only problem is that they haven't been wiped out. ”
"Yes, in the old days, they were powerful. How many people have suffered from their scourge, and made the world into such a virtuous way? Not to mention the seizure of property. Cutting off a few heads is all you should have! ”
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In Beijing, Tianjin, and other places, there are such discussions everywhere, and they are boiling, but the remarks that are unfavorable to Fengjun are not at all formed, and not many people believe Fengjun's accusations. There are also newspapers that specifically reported that the Feng army did sell some arms to the pigtail army before the restoration. But I'm afraid that Feng Jun was also deceived by Zhang Xun, and it is impossible for Feng Jun to fund the Braided Army, or even direct the restoration.
"What's the matter, who leaked the news?"
Lao Duan is preparing to launch a public opinion offensive. But before him, there were overwhelming articles accusing Feng Jun in the newspapers, and the thing he said was the problem of arms, and Lao Duan only thought that it was launched in advance, but when he looked at the author of these articles, Lao Duan was immediately dumbfounded.
Seeing this, Lao Duan slammed the newspaper on the ground and scolded: "These useless bastards, who made them talk nonsense, Yin Chang is also confused, it's just a bad bag, it's not enough to succeed and more than to lose!" ”
Lao Duan has been deflated in front of Feng Jun, and finally found an excuse to fight back, but it was used in advance by these Eight Banners disciples, the same words, different people say it with a completely different effect, and now whoever scolds Feng Jun has someone who believes it, but these Eight Banners disciples, no one will believe it at all.
Not only do you not believe it, but you will be more supportive of Feng Jun's moves, if Lao Duan wants to continue to use this as an excuse to find trouble with Feng Jun, he will be said to be angry with the children of the Eight Banners, so that a card has been completely abolished before it has been played. Lao Duan's mood can be imagined.
Xiao Zhuge also gritted his teeth: "Zhi Weng, I'll go check right away, who is the problem, and I must not tolerate the adulterer!" ”
Just when Xu Shuzheng was about to investigate, another news came, Lao Duan and Xiao Xu were stupid at that time, and the original reinstated president Li Yuanhong sent a telegram to Zhang Zuolinming.
In the telegram, Li Yuanhong enthusiastically praised the exploits of the Feng army, and at the same time put on a high hat for Zhang Zuolin, saying that he was the pillar of the country, and the Feng army was the strongest force in the world.
This news can be described as a thunderbolt, directly fell on Duan Qirui's head, the army chief has always been the old Duan, it is with such an identity, the old Duan can command the world, the prime minister should have a taste, if you lose control of the army, just an empty shell prime minister, I am afraid it is not as comfortable as the president of Li Bodhisattva!
"Zhi Weng, Li Yuanhong has done everything he can to entrap Zhang Zuolin, and he must not let Zhang Zuolin enter the customs, otherwise with the backing of the Feng army, Zhang Xiaoren will be able to get involved in the central government, echoing Li Yuanhong from afar, and what we want to do, it will be even more difficult!"
Of course, Duan Qirui knows the stakes, Li Yuanhong is famous, Zhang Zuolin is powerful, and the combination of the two is indeed enough to argue with Beiyang, which can be called a big trouble.
"Youzheng, it's true that Zhang Zuolin can't be allowed to enter the customs, but what can you do about it?"
As soon as Lao Duan asked, the resourceful Xu Shuzheng had no idea, it would definitely not work with a hard one, more than 10,000 troops of the Feng army were still in the pass, if there was a trouble, the consequences would be 10,000 times more serious than the pigtail army.
You can't use hard, you can only use soft, in other words, you have to buy off the Fengjun, Li Yuanhong has already offered a price, and the army chief has taken it out, what kind of bargaining chips can Lao Duan afford, so that Zhang Zuolin can give up the good thing of getting involved in the military power of the whole country?
The more Xu Shuzheng thought about it, the more clueless he became, and at this time, news came out from the presidential palace that Li Yuanhong was ready to appoint Sun Liechen as the overseer of Rehe.
"Li Yuanhong is a bastard, does he want to sell the whole world to Zhang Zuolin?"
In fact, for Li Yuanhong. Whether it is the chief of the army or the overseer of Rehe, it was originally Duan Qirui's thing, and now he is giving it to Zhang Zuolin, he is not distressed at all, on the contrary, if he can promote an alliance with Zhang Zuolin, he can break Duan Qirui's control over the government, and Lao Li can take a breath, which is something that Li Yuanhong can't ask for.
Li Yuanhong can be in such a hurry to offer such lucrative conditions, and it has something to do with Duan Qirui. After Lao Duan eliminated Zhang Xun's troops, he was forced to announce that he would abolish the old legal system, re-elect the National Assembly, and revise the provisional law.
This proposition is actually aimed at Li Yuanhong, if the law is really revised. The legitimacy of Li Yuanhong, the president, is gone, and Duan Qirui is digging the grave of his ancestors. You have not been unkind to me. Things have come to this point. Li Yuanhong could only tear his face with Duan Qirui and desperately woo Zhang Zuolin.
"Zhi Weng, now that Li Bodhisattva is causing chaos, the top priority is to stabilize Zhang Zuolin and concentrate all efforts to stabilize the government. And then go to deal with the Feng army! ”
"Well, that's all there is to it." After Duan Qirui walked around the ground a few times, he said, "You Zheng, you go to visit Zhou Xuexi." Let him come forward and help test Feng Jun's attitude, as long as the price is right, we admit it! ”
When he said this, Lao Duan's fists were already clenched tightly, and the joints were white, Duan Qirui was a stubborn person, and he had been deflated in front of the Feng army many times, he had already gotten out of anger, and the most important thing at present was a strong army, and without enough force support, he couldn't suppress the princes of this place at all.
"Clumsy words, your trick of attacking poison with poison is really too clever, the accusation of the prince of the Eight Banners is useless, no one in the world will believe it, Lao Duan's brewing counterattack was so easily resolved, it is really too clever!"
"Zhou Gong, it's all about writing small means, it's nothing to do!"
"This is not a small means, how to deal with the pressure of public opinion has always been the most troublesome thing, whether it is Yuan Gongbao or Duan Qirui, there is no good way, compared to them, you are called terrifying!"
"You've praised it for a long time, now you come to me, you won't just praise me a few words, what's the matter, you just care about the famous words, right?"
"Clumsy words are cleverness, so I'll just say it bluntly, Xiao Xu found me, he doesn't want Yu Shuai to enter Beijing, and he doesn't want you to unite with Li Yuanhong, now it's up to you how you choose."
Zhang Tinglan also has an account in his heart, Li Yuanhong is an empty shell president, there are no soldiers and no generals, and it is simply unrealistic to point to him against Beiyang. Of course, if Feng Jun is determined to be in the center, this is also a good opportunity, but Zhang Tinglan clearly knows that there will be chaos in Russia, and Feng Jun's vision must be in the north, and he can't be involved too much energy in the Guannai at all.
Only by settling down the home can we chase the Central Plains, and if the two major disasters of Japan and Russia are not solved, the Feng army will stay in the customs for a long time, which is looking for death. Therefore, Zhang Tinglan had already made up his mind, this time he would enter the customs and make a big profit, so he would retreat quickly, and there were still a lot of things waiting for him outside the customs to lay out.
Of course, this is just Zhang Tinglan's mental calculation, he will not let go of the good opportunity to blackmail Duan Qirui again, Li Yuanhong is a good card in Fengjun's hand, and he must play it to the extreme.
"The various undertakings of the three eastern provinces have just started, the pressure of Japan and Russia is still there, and the Feng army does not want to interfere too much in the affairs of the customs in the future, where does the government go, in fact, the Feng army does not have to participate too much!"
Zhou Xuexi also sniffed out what Zhang Tinglan meant, since Fengjun was unwilling to participate too much, that is, he left the opportunity to Duan Qirui, Beiyang could continue to be in power, and Zhou Xuexi was also more happy to have such a result, after all, the relationship between him and Beiyang was too close, and he was not willing to watch Beiyang completely fall.
"In this case, there should be no too much cooperation between Feng Jun and Li Yuanhong."
"Well, but we can't let go of the benefits promised by Li Yuanhong, Rehe must be returned to the Feng army, and the marshal has given up the high position of army chief, and he must also be compensated."
"That's a reasonable request, but I don't know what you're looking for?"
"First, Duan Qirui must formally guarantee to the Feng army that he will not betray the interests of the Northeast to the Japanese, and all diplomatic issues involving the three eastern provinces must be notified to the Feng army in advance, and the two sides can only pass after reaching an agreement, otherwise any secret diplomacy cannot be counted; Second, the Beiyang government wanted to hand over the Changlu Salt Farm to Fengjun for management; Third, schools and factories in the Beijing-Tianjin area should be allowed to move to the three eastern provinces, and the Fengjun should set up special offices and financial institutions in Beijing and Tianjin to recruit all kinds of talents. ”
Preventing Beiyang from betraying the interests of the three eastern provinces is already a commonplace issue, and Zhang Tinglan once again put forward that it is necessary to form a system, not just at the level of verbal promises, and this is also a further protection for the three eastern provinces, otherwise the Feng army and Lao Duan will fall out, and Lao Duan will sell the three eastern provinces to the Japanese, and the Feng army will be in big trouble.
As for the second and third articles, it is a new thing, Zhang Tinglan has set his sights on the Changlu salt field, since the Han Wu Emperor salt and iron monopoly, salt has always been a profiteering industry in China, and the Ming and Qing dynasties have appeared a rich salt merchant group. And Changlu Salt Farm is the best natural condition and the largest salt farm in China, where will Zhang Tinglan let it go.
A Changlu salt farm, well managed, at least tens of millions of income a year, and salt is still an important chemical raw material, Fengtian wants to develop the chemical industry, it is also inseparable, naturally to take advantage of this God-given opportunity, the salt field in hand. (To be continued......)