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According to the political structure of the early years of the Republic of China, even if the proposal was unanimously approved by the cabinet, without the approval and seal of the Grand Presidential Office, it would only be a dead letter in the end. Obviously, the purpose of Zhao Bingjun's attendance at the State Council today was to be ordered by Yuan Shikai to come forward to prevent the passage of the loan proposal. Now that the goal has not been achieved, Lao Yuan, who is hidden behind the scenes, naturally wants to jump to the front desk to make a personal move. Thinking of this, Tang Shaoyi, Sun Yuanqi and others are inevitably a little short of heroic.

After Zhao Bingjun left, the atmosphere of the State Council also became dull, and after hastily passing several proposals, including the establishment of an audit bureau, Tang Shaoyi announced the end of the meeting. After the secretary's office sorted out the meeting documents, he hurried to the presidential palace with his briefcase and asked Yuan Shikai for instructions in person. Sun Yuanqi returned to Shichahai's former residence with great interest.

Lilith was flipping through the documents in the study, and when she saw Sun Yuanqi coming back, she couldn't wait to get up and ask, "Yanke, how are things?" ”

Sun Yuanqi briefly introduced: "I first met with Zhang Jian and Tang Shouqian, and they were willing to vote for it, but Zhang Jian's condition was that Bloomage Bank would help him set up one or two small banks after obtaining the right to issue currency in the country; Tang Shouqian's condition was that Bloomage Bank and Zhejiang Industrial Bank should exchange currencies. I thought there should be no problem, so I took matters into my own hands and agreed to them for you. ”..

Lilith laughed, "What do you mean by being in charge?" You are the largest shareholder of Bloomage Bank, so you have the right to decide, right? However, these two conditions are really not too much of a problem, and you can promise them. A look at the world banking sector. Which big bank is not surrounded by countless small and medium-sized banks? Anyway, there are no more of them, and there are no more of them! ”

Sun Yuanqi said: "But what surprised us was that Zhao Bingjun, the Minister of Internal Affairs, who had never attended the State Council, suddenly appeared today. And judging from his later words and deeds, his purpose is obvious, which is to prevent the passage of the Bloomage Bank loan agreement in the cabinet. Although the final agreement was passed by a simple majority in the cabinet, it will face an even bigger obstacle, which is opposition from the Grand Presidency.

"Zhao Bingjun is Yuan Xiangcheng's confidant, and his appearance is obviously at the instigation of Yuan Shikai, and the reason is also very understandable. Now China is facing great financial difficulties. It had to borrow huge sums of money every month to stay afloat, and the main target of the borrowing was the bank syndicates of the six countries. Yuan Xiangcheng is a smart person, so naturally he will not offend the biggest financier because of a little petty profit.

"Of course. He is also reluctant to hand over the right to issue currency to us, after all, we are not the same faction, and there are entanglements of interests with each other. As the president, Yuan Xiangcheng may not understand economics. But some of his advisers must have understood. Bloomage Bank has the right to issue currency. It means that we can choke the throat of zhèngfǔ at any time. How could such a strong person as Yuan Xiangcheng agree to this condition? ”

Lilith frowned, "What then?" You can try to persuade the U.S. Minister, Mr. Jia Leheng, and even prevent the Six Nations Bank Group from putting pressure on China, but it will be difficult to dispel Yuan Shikai's wariness of you in a short period of time, unless you dissolve the New China Party, resign as governor of Sichuan, cede the territory of Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Jin provinces, and hand over military power to the Beiyang system...... There is no doubt that this is impossible! ”

Yes, it's not possible. As long as Sun Yuanqi loses power, Bloomage Bank will immediately become a fish to be slaughtered. What's the point of getting the right to issue currency? At that time, the currency issuance power in the hands of Bloomage Bank was like a gold ingot in the hands of a beggar, and it was feared that it would not be lost. Do you still want to hold it in your hand to cāo the world?

Sun Yuanqi said: "The matter has come to this, let's do our best!" ”

Lilith also nodded: "That's it!" But before the results come out, shouldn't you follow the agreement and go to Mr. Ka Lok Heng? ”

The sad Sun Yuanqi had no choice but to go out again.

When he came back in the afternoon, Lilith and Chen Xunen were talking in the hall with Tang Shaoyi, and they both stood up when they saw Sun Yuanqi. Tang Shaoyi asked with a smile: "Tang took the liberty to visit, and asked the virtuous brother to forgive his sins!" I heard Lilith say that you went to meet with Mr. Gallerheng, the U.S. Minister to China, what was the result? Although Tang Shaoyi was laughing, he was laughing extremely reluctantly, thinking that there would be another dispute in the Grand Presidential Palace.

Sun Yuanqi replied: "Mr. Jia Leheng has already agreed to speak on his behalf, so I don't think it's a big problem. Premier Shaochuan has just met with the president, I don't know what the president thinks? ”

"Alas!" Before Tang Shaoyi could answer, he let out a long sigh: "Tang Mou once told the president before that I treat the Beiyang Department, the Alliance, and the New China Party with sincerity and impartiality, aiming to reconcile the contradictions between the three parties. Although there are often disputes over some matters, Tang has no other intentions about things and people. This morning, I went to the presidential palace to report on the loan agreement for the aftermath of the disarmament, and some arguments broke out, but the president blurted out in anger: 'Shaochuan, I am old, I don't have a few days to do, sooner or later the presidency will be given up to you, you should sit down!' Only then did Tang know that the president had already had a grudge against me! ”

Sun Yuanqi was also taken aback: it seems that Yuan Shikai is finally tired of the current life of a nominal president, and he began to vent his dissatisfaction, wanting to expand the power in his hands, trying to achieve **. Isn't it time for him to try to go directly beyond the State Department?

Sun Yuanqi hurriedly persuaded: "The so-called 'no good fists in fighting, no good words in scolding', this is just a momentary angry talk of the president, it can't be taken seriously, Prime Minister Shaochuan doesn't have to be careful!" ”

Tang Shaoyi shook his head: "The leopard in the tube, you can see it!" In fact, a few days ago, because Tang often argued with the president in court, the military attache of the presidential palace saw me going to the presidential palace, so he privately discussed: 'Look, today a prime minister has come to bully our president again!' At first, I thought it was a joke from the subordinates, but today it seems that Tang has a deep grudge! I'm just afraid that as the president said, I don't have a few days to do! ”

Sun Yuanqi didn't know how to persuade him, so he had to change the topic: "What does the president think about the loan agreement?" ”

Tang Shaoyi also began to be a little angry: "The president was furious when he saw the draft loan agreement signed by Tang, and severely criticized him, believing that Tang's move had seriously damaged the friendship between the Republic of China and its friends in various countries. Once the ministers of various countries protest, Tang must personally go to the embassies of various countries to apologize! After a pause, he said: "Fortunately, Baixi, you have a deep friendship with Mr. Jia Leheng, and you can invite him to come forward to say something, so that the ministers of various countries will not protest and save some face for Tang." Tang would like to express his gratitude! ”

After the politeness, Sun Yuanqi asked tentatively: "Premier Shaochuan, where is the draft loan agreement now?" Will it be returned to the State Department, or will it be left undistributed in the Grand Presidential Palace? ”

Tang Shaoyi said: "At present, it is in the presidential palace and will not be sent to the middle school. ”

Sun Yuanqi breathed a sigh of relief: "In this case, there should be room for turnaround!" Today is already a little late, a little too late, and it will take time for Jia Le Heng to meet with the president and contact the ministers of various countries. Early tomorrow morning, Sun will go to the presidential palace to meet him, and by the way, he will probe the wind and see how the president plans to deal with this matter. ”

Tang Shaoyi nodded slightly: "That's fine!" ”

The next day, Sun Yuan got up early in the morning, washed up and rushed to the presidential palace. For important figures like Sun Yuanqi, the guards naturally did not dare to easily block them, and they were received by Yuan Shikai after the report. At this time, Yuan Shikai had just finished breakfast, and was holding a bowl of deer antler velvet as an after-dinner snack, and when he saw Sun Yuanqi, he also greeted: "Baixi, this is the first stubble flower deer antler sent by Fengtian, the best quality, warm but not dry, it can give birth to jīng to replenish the marrow, nourish blood and yang, strengthen muscles and bones, and is the most great tonic." Would you like a bowl to try? ”

I don't know if it was because of the poor sanitary conditions and weak health of the ancients, or because of the developed Chinese medicine and the purity of medicinal materials in ancient times, taking tonic medicine was a very important part of the life of ancient Chinese scholars, not just Yuan Shikai. Especially since the Qing Dynasty, it is a trend of tonic, and some family assets are equipped with a few pills at home, regardless of men and women, young and old, if there is anything to do, take a few pills, cure the disease, and strengthen the body without illness. Now we look at the "Complete Collection of Zeng Wenzhenggong's (Zeng Guofan) Family Letters", and we can also see a lot of paragraphs about buying and dispensing medicines.

But Sun Yuanqi has never been interested in tonics, and hurriedly declined when he heard this: "Thank you for the president's kindness, it's just that Sun has always been strong and doesn't need tonics, so I have to thank you for not being sensitive." ”

Yuan Shikai shook his head, and seemed to regret that Sun Yuanqi could not enjoy such a high-quality deer antler: "Doctors have always said 'four seasons and five supplements', that is, chūn season promotion supplement, summer clear supplement, autumn flat supplement, winter tonic and four seasons general supplement, how can there be no need for tonics?" Baixi, you jīng Tongge Wu Zhizhi, if you have time, you may wish to study my Chinese medicine, and you will definitely open your eyes! Then he put down the bowl and asked, "By the way, Baixi, you came to the door early in the morning, is there anything important?" ”

Sun Yuanqi said: "There is indeed something important for the president to decide!" Some time ago, Cheng Fengxiang, the commander of the first battalion of the Mixed Army Association stationed in Tibet, was transferred from Sichuan to send an urgent telegram, saying that last winter, Zhong Ying, the commander of the Revolutionary Army, had instigated a mutiny in Lhasa and Sichuan Army, and imprisoned Lianyu, the former minister of the Qing Dynasty in Tibet, and Luo Changqiu, the left counselor in Tibet. Subsequently, Thubten Gyatso sent the eagle dog Dasang Dandong back to Tibet to launch a rebellion of monks and nobles, which led to a war between Tibetans and Han soldiers in Lhasa, with countless casualties and rivers of blood, and Tibetan land was uncontrollable.

"Although the environment is harsh and not suitable for Han people, the terrain is dangerous, and it is the southwest Ping Domain. If the chaos continues, it will affect Xīnjiāng, Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan and other provinces. Moreover, the British have always coveted xīzàng, and sent troops to interfere in the affairs of Tibet, which would have left an excuse for the British to send troops into Sichuan if they did not settle early. Therefore, I implore Cheng Fengxiang to be appointed as the chief of the xīzàng to handle Tibetan affairs. In addition, Sichuan sent a military force to Tibet to help quell the rebellion. (To be continued.) )

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