The time entered December, and the situation in the country had initially stabilized.

At present, the 12 provinces under the de facto control of the national government have all completed the reform of local governments—————— that is, the post of 'governor' has been abolished and replaced by 'governor'.

In addition, the reform of fiscal taxation has also begun, as Yan Shao once said, local taxation is divided into national tax and local tax, when there is a conflict between national tax and local tax, the national tax takes precedence, and at the same time, all the cents and so on are abolished.

This naturally led to a decrease in local revenues, but it also made it impossible for the local government to continue to maintain its army, and the situation of warlords everywhere was suddenly eliminated.

But on the other hand, since the local government does not need to bear the military expenses of the army, the local income is actually more than in the past, after all, it is no longer necessary to use more than half of the province's income to support the army.

In addition to the 12 provinces controlled by the Kuomintang, Yunnan, Sichuan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai also took the initiative to propose reforms, among which Yunnan was entrusted to Luo Peijin because Cai Ye decided to transfer to a military post and needed to recuperate in Beijing, so the affairs of Yunnan were entrusted to Luo Peijin, who served as the governor of Yunnan Province.

Sichuan's Yin Changheng, like Cai Yi, was also transferred to a military position and was appointed commander of an infantry division, and the five divisions of the Sichuan Army under his command will also be reorganized into an infantry division under the new military system. Although the officers within the Sichuan army were unwilling to do this, they could not help it, after all, the situation was pressing. And those Sichuan soldiers who have retired since then are also very welcome to the decision to be dismissed, especially the important reason is that this time the national government will give the dismissed soldiers a severance pay of 30 yuan...

The Sichuan army in one province had to bear five divisions. At that time, Sichuan's economy was not very good, so the military salaries of these 40,000 or 50,000 people were inevitably lower, and the officers deducted some more. The most important thing that can fall into the hands of the soldiers is that there are not a few yuan, and the severance pay of 30 yuan is already worth the income of the soldiers of the Sichuan Army for more than half a year, how can they be unhappy?

However, in order to prevent the Sichuan army officers from withholding the money, the money could not be distributed until the commissioner of the national government arrived.

As for Yin Changheng's transfer to the position of military governor, it was held by Luo Lun, the deputy governor.

In Jiangsu, Shanghai and Zhejiang, Cheng Dequan, Li Xiehe and Zhu Rui will all serve as governors and mayors of the three provinces. There is no need to worry about the heirs. However, the army under its command will be commanded by generals sent by the national government, so there is no need to worry about them interfering with the military.

As for other provinces, although Tang Jiyao and others have already accepted their fate. But it is still hoped that the time for reform will be delayed so that they can reap more benefits from their tenure. Therefore, the people sent by the Nationalist government are basically vacant by them, and they are just waiting for January next year...

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Tokyo, Japan...

In a quiet courtyard, Gonbei Yamamoto was sitting upright playing chess with his wife.

Gonbei Yamamoto's wife. It's the chick that I once said was snatched out of the green building or something. But for this identity of the wife. Yamamoto didn't mind much, so the relationship between the husband and wife was quite harmonious.

"Ah......... It seems that I have won this game..."Yamamoto said to his wife with a smile after taking a few white pieces from the chessboard.

As for Yamamoto Gonbei's words, Tsusawa Tokiko, who was sitting opposite him, only smiled slightly.

In terms of chess skills, she is actually much higher than Yamamoto Gonbei, but she also knows that Yamamoto Gonbei has been having a headache in order to stabilize the political situation recently. After so many years, although the two dare not say that they are close to each other, they can also be called respectful of each other, as Yamamoto's wife, she naturally hopes to make Yamamoto Gonbei's mood better.

Come to think of it. Tsusawa Noboru smiled slightly and landed the chess piece in the upper right corner.

A quarter of an hour later. Noboruko surrendered and admitted defeat, and looking at the chess game on the chessboard, Yamamoto Gonbei's original irritable mood was much better.

Of course, he knew that this game was intended by his wife, after all, the chess pieces have always been a few points stronger than him, but since his wife wanted to make his mood better, Yamamoto Gonbei was naturally happy. It's just that in his heart, Yamamoto Gonbei deeply felt that his decision to snatch her out of the prostitution house was not wrong...

It's just that just when the two of them were about to play another game, a servant from outside suddenly walked in quickly.

"Your Excellency, someone wants to see you..."

"Who is it?" Yamamoto knew very well that if it wasn't for something important, the subordinate would never come to disturb him, so he immediately asked rhetorically, and at the same time put the chess pieces in his hand back.

"It's His Excellency the head of the Black Dragon Society, and it seems that there is something urgent..."

"It's him again........." Hearing that it was Touyamaman who came to him, Yamamoto Gonbei frowned slightly.

Although he is by no means a good man and a woman, he doesn't like the likes of Toyama Man, how to say, as a member of the navy, Yamamoto Gonbei has always looked down on those brainless guys, especially the army guys.

Although Toushan Man is not from the Army, he does the same thing as the Army many times.

It's just that this person has a lot of power among the people, and a lot of Japan's intelligence about China comes from the Black Dragon Society, even Yamamoto Gonbei doesn't dare to snub him easily. So although he was a little helpless in his heart, Yamamoto Gonbei could only apologize to his wife. "It seems that I can only accompany you here today..."

"It's nothing," Noboruko chuckled. After all, it's business..."

Bowing slightly to his wife, Yamamoto stood up and walked outside with his subordinates.

"I heard that Your Excellency has something important to look for me, I don't know what the matter is?"

When he came outside and saw Toyamaman, Yamamoto signaled him to sit down first. It's just that while doing this, he also felt a little puzzled in his heart, because at this time, Tou Shanman's appearance did seem to be in a hurry, so it seems that what the next person said just now is not an exaggeration.

"But......... What could it be? ”

Just when Yamamoto Gonbei was full of doubts, Touyamaman didn't sell him anything. Instead, he took out a copy of the information.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, this is the information that was sent from China just now...", and as he spoke, he directly handed over the information to Gonbei Yamamoto...

Seeing him like this, Yamamoto Gonbei was also a little curious about what kind of information from above scared him like this. So I opened the information directly, who knew that after seeing the information above, even Yamamoto Gonbei's own face changed...

"This..." just said the word 'this', and Yamamoto Gonbei seemed to be frightened, but he couldn't say the second word after half a sound.

At the same time, Toushan Manya also changed his calm appearance in the past, and said with an anxious face. "Your Excellency, we must take measures to deal with this incident as soon as possible. Otherwise..."

He had only gotten this information not long ago, but the information on it startled Mitsuru Toyama and Ryohei Uchida, who had always been calm. It can't be helped, after all, the information on the intelligence is a bit too big. So big that even Mitsuru Toyama and Ryohei Uchida couldn't keep their composure.

So after getting the news, Touyama immediately rushed over to see Yamamoto Gonbei with the news, and Uchida Ryohei used all the power of the Black Dragon Society in China to find out the authenticity of the news. So far, however, there has been no useful news coming back from China. As for the news...

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About a few days ago, news suddenly came out in the Beijing-Tianjin area, that is, the more than 2,000 naval officers and sailors who had previously gone to sea on merchant ships did not go to other places, but ran to receive the three Dreadnought-class battleships purchased by Yan Shao at his own private expense...

When the news first came out, basically no one believed it, after all, a dreadnought is worth more than 2 million pounds, and 3 ships will be at least 6 million pounds, which is equivalent to the financial revenue of some countries for a year...

Moreover, in this era, it is rare for a country to be able to build such a large ship as a battleship. And it will take at least a year for a battleship to start construction and launch, from launching to outfitting to sea trials. It will also take a year or two, and if any country takes such a list, it is simply impossible to hide it for such a long time...

But within a few days, those who had scoffed at the news were slapped in the face. Because it didn't take long for news from the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States to confirm the validity of this rumor.

It's just that it doesn't match people's guesses, that is, the more than 2,000 naval officers and sailors who went to sea did not run to receive newly built warships, at least not all of them...

"Outside the number, outside the number, the president privately funded the purchase of three battleships, and the officers and men of the Navy went to the Americas to receive them!"

"The three battleships are all dreadnoughts, and if the deal is successful, our country will once again have the strongest ships in Asia!"

"A certain admiral within the Navy said frankly: There is no doubt about the authenticity of the news, and the revival of the Navy is just around the corner!"

On the streets of Beijing, Shanghai and other major cities in China, newsboys waved newspapers in their hands and spread the news hoarsely. No, not only in China, but also in Europe and the United States, they were also very interested and shocked by this news, after all, such a large-scale transaction is extremely rare in the history of global arms purchases.

And in China, after hearing the news, many passers-by couldn't help but buy the newspaper from the newsboy's hand. Those who didn't buy a newspaper also gathered around those who did, hoping to see a word. Many people even stood in the middle of the road, reading aloud from the newspaper.

Almost in a day, this news has spread all over the world, countless people are paying attention to this matter, and the ministers of Japan, Russia and other countries have come to the door to verify it.

As for the information in Toushanman's hand earlier, he got it from the British Legation a little earlier, which is one step faster than the news from the Japanese Legation...

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"Ahh Especially when many officials in the national government ran to his office and shouted.

The purpose of their running here is very simple, just like the ministers of Japan, Russia and other countries who had just left before, they all wanted to know whether the news spread outside the road was true, and if it was true, then why would they not know about the matter? Why didn't Yan Shao tell them?

For what...

Of course, they are afraid that their mouths are not strict, and exposing this matter too early will lead to a change in the transaction. But this kind of thing is definitely unspeakable.

Fortunately, at this time, Sa Zhenbing also walked in surrounded by several admirals—————— it may not be right to say that it was clustered, because now those admirals are also asking whether Sa Zhenbing has known about this matter for a long time, which makes Sa Zhenbing a little dizzy.

Just seeing him like this. Yan Shao thought of a way to get out.

With a slight roll of his eyes, Yan Shao slapped the table, first quieted down the people around him, and then pointed his finger at Sa Zhenbing to everyone.

"Okay, don't argue, the specific things are also clear, you can just go to him and ask..."

After speaking, Yan Shao stood up from the table. Without waiting for Wu Qianqiu to help, he walked to the hanger and took off his coat, patted Sa Zhenbing on the shoulder while putting it on himself.

"Sa Lao. I'll leave it to you..."

After speaking, without waiting for Sa Zhenbing to respond, he had already run out of the office, leaving Sa Zhenbing alone in front of the others dumbfounded.

Yan Shao is not worried about what problems will happen to Isaac Zhenbing's body and age to deal with such people, although his history is not very good, he still remembers Sa Zhenbing. In addition to evaluating the person's character and integrity in history. There is one more thing that I remember very clearly. That is, he lived until after the founding of New China...

What does this mean?

Sa Zhenbing was born in 1859, and he was able to live until the founding of New China, which means that he can live at least 90 years old, maybe longer than Yan Shao, in this case, what else is Yan Shao worried about? It's better to take this opportunity to slip away...

"However, I didn't expect the news to be leaked out so quickly..."

Swimming from the water to Yan Shao's face, Caterina put her arms on the edge of the pool.

From Yan Shao's point of view, you can just see the snow white of the swimsuit on Katerina's chest. The sexy and plump body in the water is a wonderful feeling.

However, he had just been argued, and Yan Shao really didn't have much thought about it. So I just sat on the edge of the pool after taking off my boots and laughed as I put my feet in the water.

"It's not surprising, in fact, to be able to hide it for so long is already a bit unexpected to me." Touching Katerina's long wet red hair with his hand, playing with one of them, Yan Shao continued. "You think, there must be no problem on our side, after all, the only people who know about this matter are you and me, Elano and Lu Ying, in addition to Wu Qianqiu, Sa Zhenbing and Liu Shixun and others, all added together will definitely not exceed 10, Liu Shixun will forget it, but Sa Zhenbing They are very reliable..."

Saying that, Yan Shao's feet shook in the pool, and the already calm pool suddenly set off a wave. This is an indoor swimming pool in the manor mansion, usually Elaline and the others will run here to relax, anyone knows that this is one of the most private places in the manor, those people outside will never run here unless they want to die, Yan Shao can naturally rest assured to avoid those guys outside.

“……… Although Sa Zhenbing is very reliable, but after all, we are not the only people in this transaction, Brazilians, Argentines and Americans, although they have signed a confidentiality agreement, but these people are still likely to leak the news, after all, there are too many people involved this time, even if it is leaked, can you be sure who leaked the news? Under the blame for each other, even if it is investigated, I am afraid that it will only be over..."

"Then who do you think will leak it?" Placing her hand on the hand that was playing with her long hair, Caterina asked with a chuckle.

"It should be Brazilians or Argentinians..."Yan Shao closed his eyes and thought about it. And only they have the best reason to do this, especially the navy people, we bought warships this time, the naval strength of these two countries has suffered the most serious damage, and the contradiction between us and the Japanese is not a secret, if possible, they will naturally want to add trouble to us......... But the Americans are also suspicious, but they lack a reason to do so compared to Brazilians and Argentinians..."

Just like Yan Shao said before, it was already very unexpected that this matter could be leaked out after such a delay.

Although Yan Shao's side is basically credible, there are still two big loopholes in this matter. The first is that there are too many forces involved in the transaction, not to mention it for the time being, Brazilians, Argentines and Americans, although Yan Shao has signed a confidentiality agreement with them, but this kind of agreement can never be serious, and no one knows which side will agree at the most.

And when the secret is leaked, even if you want to settle accounts with others, as long as they don't admit it, what can you do with them?

As for the other point, which is also a very serious flaw, that is the whereabouts of the more than 2,000 navies.

You must know that there are more than 2,000 navies, and there was already a lot of movement when Sa Zhenbing transferred people before, but now that people have suddenly disappeared, the powers will definitely investigate.

In this matter, Yan Shao gambled on the importance of the great powers to this matter.

Needless to say, the Japanese will definitely pay the most attention to this matter, the problem is that the Japanese do not have much power in South America, and it is difficult for anyone to think that the more than 2,000 navies are all going to South America, so Yan Shao basically does not worry much about the problems of the Japanese.

As for the Anglo-French ...

That's right, South America is indeed within the scope of their power, but at the moment, Britain and France and other countries are almost unable to take care of Europe, so how can they care about the movements of a non-naval country in the Far East?

And as long as you have this mentality, even if the United Kingdom and the United States and other Congresses investigate, I am afraid that they will not be particularly careful.

But there are too many loopholes in this matter, and it is impossible for people to receive it directly as soon as they arrive, it will always take some time to get familiar with the warship, and it will take at least three or four months to go back and forth with each other, such a long time, it is not surprising when it will be leaked to Yan Shao.

The only thing that gives Yan Shao a bit of a headache now is how to solve those people outside.

They will rush over this time, I am afraid that they want Yan Shao to use private funds to help them achieve some wishes like the navy, and not just about this matter, which is also the biggest headache for Yan Shao...

"Looks like you're having a headache..."

Yan Shao smiled helplessly. "You don't know how difficult those guys are..."

"So..."Looking at Yan Shao's headache, the corners of Katarina's mouth curled slightly, and there was a hint of charm in her eyes. ……… Think of it as a reward for your dedication to the wedding..."

Swimming from the edge to the middle of Yan Shao's legs, after parting his legs a little, he gently unfastened the trouser chain, and glanced at Yan Shao, who was looking forward to it, Caterina smiled slightly and opened her cherry lips and fell up.

In a burst of swallowing, Yan Shao's right hand was placed on Katarina's head, and his left hand was supporting his leaning body, his eyes staring at the ceiling above the pool......... From moving into the manor to now, it was the first time he had observed the ceiling here so seriously, but it was different from the ceiling that was always the same, and Yan Shao's expression was not as calm as the ceiling at this time...

I don't know how long it took to say that with a muffled snort, the pressure that Yan Shao had just accumulated for a long time was vented, and the room returned to its original calm... (To be continued......)