Chapter 192: Leveraging the Canned Food of the Times
Qiao Yu now understood why Sun Wen inevitably parted ways with whomever he cooperated with, and even went against each other. It was strange that he could get along with them just because of the gun gang's style. Who could really support him with a blank check?
I'm afraid even foreigners can't believe it, so they are willing to support Yuan Shikai. Although Lao Yuan will try his best to lower the conditions, at least it is still reliable.
Several guards expelled Wang Jingwei from the handsome manor. Qiao Yu hurriedly wrote down everything about Wang Jingwei's visit. Even the dialogue was word for word and sent it to Lao Yuan. There is no doubt that Qiao Yu was making a statement.
After receiving the telegram, Lao Yuan read it carefully.
From this telegram, Lao Yuan read at least three levels of meaning: Sun Wen's gang members were preparing to arm themselves against him and were recruiting helpers from all over the place. The second level was that Qiao Yu had decided to support him, and selling Sun Wen to him was a sign of surrender.
The title, and the hidden third meaning is to demonstrate to Lao Yuan for benefits. Sun Wen promised the southwestern capital. Why don't you, Lao Yuan, offer some benefits? If you don't appease me, I might help Sun Wen.
Got it!
At this time, Lao Yuan received a telegram, which was sent by Sun Wen. In the telegram, Sun Wen unceremoniously accused Lao Yuan of being the murderer of Song Jiaoren's assassination, and at the same time asked Lao Yuan to take the blame and resign.
Old Yuan here angrily tore the newspaper into pieces, you Sun Dapao, since you covet the throne, you have to say it clearly, now you are putting all the shit basin on me, Yuan Shikai, how selfless you think you are, aren't you just coveting the throne of the president, I
I won’t give it to you. Not only will I not give it to you, I will also completely eliminate your influence.
Lao Yuan called Yang Du over and immediately asked Yang Du to draw up the power supply and removed Song Wen from the post of Railway General Office. Then Lao Yuan removed Zhao Bingjun from his post and appointed Duan Qirui as the Prime Minister of the Cabinet. Just yesterday Lao Yuan
Zhao Bingjun was repeatedly asked whether he was involved in the Song case. Zhao Bingjun denied it in every possible way at first, but Lao Yuan also brought Hong Shuzu over and asked the two to confront him.
Zhao Bingjun had no choice but to tell the truth. It turned out that Ying Guixin had contacted Zhao Bingjun through Hong Shuzu and wanted to help Zhao Bingjun kill the eyesore Song Jiaoren. Zhao Bingjun thought this was a good thing and ordered Hong Shuzu to communicate with Zhao Bingjun. However, Zhao Bingjun did not make a final decision.
He wanted to use Ying Guixin to kill people, but he didn't know that Song Jiaoren would be assassinated at this time.
Lao Yuan was very angry when he asked this. He had already figured it out. If what Zhao Bingjun said was true, then he had been set up by others. Now that he had found Hong Shuzu's letter, for him, it was like mud falling into his crotch.
It's either shit or shit. No one will believe me no matter what I say. What's even more troublesome is that the current situation in the country makes it impossible to trace the real culprit.
A feeling of being fooled emerged spontaneously. Lao Yuan was extremely depressed and wanted to tear Zhao Bingjun to pieces. However, Zhao Bingjun did not arrange to kill Song Jiaoren. Handing him over would not only make him unable to explain, but would also seriously weaken Lao Yuan.
With Yuan's prestige, who can follow you if you can't even protect your close men?
Of course, Lao Yuan no longer regards Zhao Bingjun as his confidant, but you can't change the views of the whole world. Lao Yuan immediately removed Zhao Bingjun as prime minister of the cabinet and appointed his old subordinate Duan Qirui. Since the death of Tao Chengzhang and Song Jiaoren,
After that, Lao Yuan had given up the idea of taking the south for his own use, and could only rely on war to completely crush the power of the south and unify the country in one fell swoop.
Although Lao Yuan was ambitious, he had limited funds and could only hope that the five-nation bank group could successfully borrow money. He had arranged for Finance Minister Zhou Xuexi to negotiate with the bank group. Zhou Xuexi was the God of Wealth as famous as Zhang Jian. There are some ways, but it is more difficult to negotiate with foreigners, and the new Prime Minister Duan Qirui is a martial artist, so he is not very good at this kind of negotiation, so he can only worry...
In desperation, Foreign Minister Lu Zhengxiang was brought in to negotiate with the bank group, and finally negotiated a large loan for the aftermath. The total loan amount was 25 million pounds, with an annual interest rate of 5% and a term of 47 years; the bonds were sold at a 10% discount, with a 6% interest deduction. commissions, net income of £21 million.
It seems to be a large amount, but this loan must be earmarked, and at the same time, after deducting the Boxer Indemnity and due foreign debts, the expenses of friends to disband the army, and administrative expenses, all Lao Yuan can control is only 7.6 million pounds.
The collateral is salt tax. The customs has been directly controlled by the central fiscal and tax authorities of the four provinces of Henan, Shandong and Jiangsu. This loan agreement also has other additional conditions, such as China is not allowed to lend money to other countries without the permission of the banking group. Foreigners To participate in the collection of salt tax can be said to be another violation of China's sovereignty, but Lao Yuan couldn't care less and nodded and agreed to the conditions.
However, before this large loan for the aftermath reached Lao Yuan's hands, it caused even greater trouble. Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate opposed it one after another, and the world became more chaotic for a while.
"This is electrified, that is electrified, what is the value of this electrified thing!"
"The army goes ahead without public opinion. Don't the Chinese always like to fight for one division to be famous?" Qiao Yu said with a smile, but Qiao Cheng shook his head at this time: "They are all a bunch of people who don't do anything serious. How can you, Third Brother? Don't imitate them. Although I don't understand politics, I know that if you get to this point, the people will probably abandon you!"
"What Big Brother taught me is that the key is to improve the lives of the people so that everyone can have more and more hope!"
Qiao Cheng did not join the government to avoid suspicion, but most of the Qiao family's business relied on him. Qiao Cheng was also very busy, but this time a snowy cannery was built in Ya'an, and Qiao Yu insisted on coming to check it out in person. Cheng Ye had no choice but to accompany the third child.
Ya'an was originally located on the Tea Horse Road. Its geographical location was very important and its trade was also very prosperous. Qiao Yu chose this place to build a cannery, which mainly processed various types of beef and mutton and made canned military food to supply the Sichuan army.
"Third brother, although we say that when we serve as soldiers, we must ensure that the army is well fed, but you also have to take care of everything, so there is no need to bother with such small things!"
"Brother, you haven't seen the role of this small cannery. He is the fulcrum for me to move the whole of Tibet!"
"Can it have such a big effect? You should tell me about it!"
"Brother, Tibet is dominated by herdsmen. There is no shortage of meat, and there is still a lot of surplus. But once this cannery is put into production, it will definitely need a lot of fresh meat, and the price of meat will rise rapidly. By then, the herdsmen's livestock will More and more herdsmen are making money from canneries. Do you think they will still think about separatism? When the time comes, I am afraid that if anyone wants to separate from China, the herdsmen will not agree. This is not separatism. Has it affected their wealth?"
As soon as Qiao Cheng heard Qiao Yu's explanation, he gradually understood the key. He was often exposed to business and saw this link of interests very clearly. This was more effective than any other righteousness. In the end, the people all wanted to have enough food and clothing.
, not to mention that the value of this small can is really difficult to calculate.
"Brother, in addition to this, there is a more important role. I must be very aware of the power of capital. After the establishment of this factory, the herdsmen will inevitably be involved in the industrialized production method. There is no doubt that this production method
It will shake the original social structure of Tibet, and I am afraid that if you want to abolish serfdom for a long time, you will not have to work hard!"