At the back of the presidential palace, Yan Shaozheng was wearing a simple costume and sitting on the grass doing warm-up exercises. It should be noted that at this time, he was wearing a pair of white sneakers made of rain stones, which were similar to the shoes of later generations, and the black dragon-shaped logo was even more conspicuous...

On the bench a little farther away, Elano and Caterina were looking at Yan Shao boredly, originally they were not so idle, but they were almost busy with things recently, and there was nothing else to do, so they came over.

Of course, before this, they also pulled out Kaoru Otsuki, who was reluctant to come out, and at this moment Kaoru Otsuki was sitting between Elano and Katarina, not knowing what to be persuaded by them.

And although Kaoru Otsuki's face is still a little ugly, it is still more or less better than in the past.

As for the farther positions, the soldiers of the Guards Regiment who were in charge of the garrison were looking at Yan Shao with infinite reverence.

Although after joining the Guards Regiment, they were instilled with only one belief, that is, to protect Yan Shao regardless of anything. The inculcation of this kind of belief has even reached the level of brainwashing, but in the final analysis, if there is no real merit, even brainwashing may be useless.

The news that came back from Shandong not long ago is obviously such a merit―――――― although the improvement of the lives of ordinary people by the Nationalist Government can actually be counted, but compared with these, people worship the strong more after all...

After doing the warm-up exercise, Yan Shao stood up from the grass. Then I jumped twice, felt a lot more relaxed, and then began to run slowly.

Running is a simple thing to say, but it's also complicated. It's not that you can start running directly after you go out. First of all, you need to do some warm-up exercises so that you don't get into trouble. Of course, if you feel that it is troublesome to do a warm-up, you can not do it, because jogging itself is also a kind of warm-up exercise, and it is okay to jog for a while and wait for the body to become active, and then start to sprinkle.

On top of that, there's the issue of running shoes and tracks.

The impact of running on the knees is significant. That's why there are so-called running shoes, because the cushioning capacity of running shoes is very good, which can protect the knees well. It is not necessary for runners to waste their knees, especially those who are heavier, and they need to have a good pair of running shoes. Of course, that's not to say that the more expensive the shoes, the better. In fact, many running shoes that cost thousands of dollars in later generations are top-of-the-line running shoes. It is specially worn for people who weigh 80 kilograms, and people who are too underweight can't control this kind of shoes at all, so it is said that the most important thing is to fit themselves.

There are also running tracks, the most common ones are those bluestone roads, such as those that are common in parks, followed by concrete roads, then asphalt roads, and better ones dirt roads or grass. The best is the plastic pavement. Because if the road surface is too hard, the damage to the knee is also very large―――――― of course. If you're underweight, it's fine.

And for runners, stretching after running is also very important, even more important than warming up, you can not warm up, but you must not stretch.

However, Yan Shao is a little troublesome, because he has more than 180 people there, unless he wants to be skinny, no matter how light he is, it is impossible to be less than 140 pounds, not to mention that after so many years of exercise, his body has already been trained very strong, and his weight has always been maintained at around 145 to 150 pounds.

Originally, with his net worth, he could get himself a better runway, even if it was a more expensive plastic runway, with his net worth, he could easily run from Beijing to Shanghai. The problem is that there is no such thing as a plastic runway in this era, so he can only choose to run on the grass, but fortunately, there is a large grass behind the presidential palace, and it is very smooth, so Yan Shao can still run every other day as in the past...

If there is anything that dissatisfies Yan Shao, I'm afraid it's only the running shoes on his feet.

Although it is already a specially customized running shoe, there is a gap of 100 years from those of later generations. Considering this, even the most inferior running shoes in later generations are probably much better than those on Yan Shao's feet.

But there was no way, the conditions did not allow it, and Yan Shao could only endure it.

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Silently calculated, he had already run ten laps, that is, almost five kilometers, Yan Shao finally stopped in front of Elainor and the others, and then took the towel from the maid's hand and wiped the sweat off his head.

And after seeing Yan Shao coming, Elano and the others still continued the secret meeting between their women, and they didn't even glance at Yan Shao―――――― of course they did it running, otherwise how to maintain their current figure is just a different time, after all, they have different physiological troubles from men.

didn't care about this, Yan Shao walked over with a smile.

But just as he was about to say something to them, a maid appeared in front of Yan Shao a little unusually. He looks only 17 or 8 years old, but he is tall and tall, and his appearance is very beautiful.

"The Great President..."

"What's the matter?" After wearing it like this for that time, he was also a little used to the elusiveness of these people, so he was not taken aback.

"Just now, Premier Li Liang and Li came over, it seems that there is something very important..."With a look of adoration in her eyes, the girl said softly.

At the same time, she didn't forget to look at Yan Shao. Although he is already in his early 30s, Yan Shao has never given up exercising over the years, so his figure has always been maintained very well, not as scary as Mr. Bodybuilder, but also perfectly maintained. Coupled with Yan Shao's identity, status, wealth, power, and other general managers, many maids in the presidential palace are actually full of thoughts.

"Li Liang? They're coming? Hearing the maid's words, Yan Shao nodded. Okay, you go over first. Say a word to them, and I'll go right over..."

“……… It's...", and retracted his reluctant gaze. The maid turned and left.

At the same time, Elaline and the others who saw this scene whispered.

"Looks like we need more scrutiny..."

“……… That's right, it seems that we can't let our guard down..."

"I think I can..."

Whispering, whispering, even Kaoru Otsuki, who was not in a particularly good mood, participated. Although she was the fourth, it was clear that she didn't want a fifth to be involved. So at this point, she and Elano had a common language between them, and while they were discussing, the mood that had been a little depressed gradually recovered a lot.

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I don't know what Kaoru Otsuki is talking about. However, looking at them, they seemed to be in a good mood, and Yan Shao's mood also improved.

Speaking of the good news in the recent period, there is really a lot of good news, and I won't talk about the good news in Shandong. Due to the outbreak of war in Europe, many people from the Entente countries went to China with checks to buy urgently needed supplies in Europe. At the moment, all that China has to do is a factory that has already started. No matter what you produce, you don't need to worry about sales. This is true even for those who produce canned food.

All this is left aside for the time being, and even the tax revenue is very good.

After all, the tax revenue of industry and commerce originally accounted for the lion's share, just like in the former Qing Dynasty, the agricultural tax that once dominated was only more than 40 million taels, and only a small part of the fiscal revenue of 300 million taels of silver.

Although the centigold has been abolished at this time, the vigorous industrial and commercial development, as well as the increased customs revenue...

According to the statistics of Liang Shiyi on the Ministry of Finance. It is very likely that this year's fiscal revenue will surpass the fiscal revenue of the former Qing Dynasty and reach the level of 500 million yuan―――――― and before that. The Ministry of Finance only predicts that this year's fiscal revenue may return to the level of the former Qing Dynasty, that is, more than 400 million yuan.

At the same time, according to the Ministry of Finance, if the war in Europe continues next year, the finances of the national government may rise again and reach a higher level, which is definitely good news for the heavy burden of the national government.

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Because Li Liang said that there was something important, Yan Shao was also afraid of delaying the matter, so after talking to Elaline and them, he just rinsed it a little, changed into cleaner clothes and came to the living room.

There, Li Liang, Xu Shichang, Duan Qirui and others had been waiting for a long time, and even Gu Weijun of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was included.

"The Great President..."

Seeing Yan Shao appear, several people quickly stopped talking, stood up from the sofa and said respectfully.

No matter what he thought in his heart, with the smooth progress of the war in Shandong, Yan Shao's prestige in the country was getting higher and higher, and even with them, he didn't dare to be as casual as in the past.

"Hmm..."Nodding and motioning for them to sit down first, Yan Shao found his own place and sat down. I heard there's something urgent? ”

"That's right..." they looked at each other, and the first to speak was Gu Weijun from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The British Government and the French Government have just sent a telegram hoping to mediate the conflict between Japan and Japan, and the Japanese Government has also sent a telegram some time ago in favor of this..."

Although they were unwilling to admit defeat, both Okuma Shigenobu and Yama Prefecture Aritomo knew very well that if they continued to fight like this, they would only push the tens of thousands of Japanese troops in Shandong into a desperate situation. Although this may be a good thing for some Japanese, when Britain and France signaled that they wanted to mediate the conflict between the two countries, both Shigenobu Okuma and Aritomo Yamaprefecture expressed their approval.

"Do you want to mediate..."Yan Shao sneered, he still remembered Zhu Erdian's appearance before. Of course, he knew Zhu Erdian's purpose, the Shandong War, Japan's defeat had become a foregone conclusion, and it was pointless to dwell too much on it, and it would only make Japan's losses even greater.

At the same time, it makes no sense to unilaterally place the blame on China, even though Britain is many times more powerful than China. But now Britain is fighting the Germans in Europe, not to mention that there is no such idea, and even if there is, the British are not capable of sending troops to China to trouble Yan Shao.

In other words, even if they wanted to, the British could not convince China to accept this responsibility.

But if all the blame is placed on the Japanese, then the Japanese need to come up with a condition that satisfies the Chinese. At present, Zhu Erdian had already learned about the situation in Japan from the British diplomats in Japan, and it was clear that the situation in Japan was not very good, especially after the troops of the two divisions had been fed all the fish by the Kuomintang government before they arrived in Shandong.

If a treaty is signed that is extremely unfavorable to Japan, it will be a great blow to Japan, and it will not be conducive to the so-called balanced policy of the British government. After all, the balance is on both sides, and if one of them is already kneeling, then how can it be balanced.

At this time, it is necessary to make the responsibility of both parties, so that whether it is advance or retreat, even if it is really asking for compensation, at least the price paid by the Japanese will be reduced a lot...

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"We have already understood the attitude of the president..."Looking at Yan Shao, who had no expression, Gu Weijun pursed his lips and said. Therefore, we would like to know what kind of conditions should be put forward in the process of peace talks. ”

In this era, there is no such thing as unconditional peace talks―――――― only unconditional surrender.

In addition, at this time, China has the upper hand again, this is the first time in nearly a hundred years, and they always have to get some benefits, but they don't have such an experience, and with the smooth progress of the war, Yan Shao's position in the country can also be said to be more and more stable...

In this case, what kind of conditions are put forward, it is all given to Yan Shao...

In fact, no matter how much the Kuomintang government emphasized autocracy in the past, Yan Shao could not say it alone, and he also needed to consider some other issues. But with the smooth progress of the war, there are not many people in the government who can oppose Yan Shao, even if they dare to oppose it...

"Is it a condition?" Yan Shao really thought about it seriously. In fact, negotiation, that is, the sky-high price to repay the money..."

"So, these conditions can be put forward at the time of peace talks..."

"Tohoku..."

"Garrison..."

"Reparations..."

"Concession..."

"Equity..."

"According to these five items, you can add some more to it at will, as a buffer room, here I say, although it is a peace talk, but I don't agree to the truce, so you are talking here, Shandong will continue to fight..."

"This is my condition" (to be continued......