Qiao Yu asked for two million yuan, and Cai E was shocked by the amount of money he made. Now the military salary in Yunnan is only more than three hundred thousand yuan, and there is still a lot of Yuntu to make up for it. If he can get two hundred yuan at once
With Wan Yuan, Cai E was confident enough to pack up the old troops and wrest power back from Tang Jiyao's hands.
Faced with such an attractive offer, Cai E could hardly refuse and seemed a little excited, while Qiao Yu on the side remained calm. This amount of money was not even a drop in the bucket for him, as long as he could open the door to Yunnan,
The exchange of supplies between the two provinces can make up for the shortcomings of Sichuan's industrial system to the greatest extent, and can also integrate the power of the two provinces, and even the power of the three southwest provinces to jointly snatch profits in the First World War.
Yunnan has a railway to Vietnam. As long as it can be properly rectified, Sichuan will be able to use this international channel to achieve land connections with the Allied Powers instead of relying solely on the Yangtze River waterway. It can be said that Yunnan is a barren land in the eyes of others, but
It is a great help for Sichuan, which has a primary industrial system. Moreover, if we win Yunnan, Guizhou will be ready, so there is no need to have any doubts.
Qiao Yu has already begun to attack the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou. Although this offensive is not a real weapon, it is more ruthless than the fighting in front of the battle. Jiang Baili on the side has been able to guess Qiao Yu's plan, but Jiang Baili also
It was clear that although this plan contained evil intentions, Cai E had to swallow a bitter pill. He had no other choice.
This is a matter of strength and vision. Cai E has too few cards in his hand and can only be led by others. As Jiang Baili suspected, Cai E lowered his head and thought for a long time before solemnly nodding his head in agreement.
"Qiao Shuai, I will go to southern Sichuan soon to investigate the opium problem. I hope you can hand over the money to me as soon as possible!"
"No problem!" Qiao Yu said, taking out the bank check that he had prepared and handing it to Cai E. It had two million yuan neatly written on it and he could redeem it immediately. "Mr. Songpo, what I just said
The investment from Sichuan is still valid. Soon Sichuan will mobilize the first batch of funds, the amount will not be less than 10 million, to help Yunnan develop its economy. Mr. Songpo has many ways to make money, and opium is the most important. Yunnan
There are countless resources buried underground, and it is too easy to exchange money!"
After seeing Qiao Yu's arrogance, Cai E also felt a sense of frustration. In the past, he and Qiao Yu could compete for the southwest, but now he has to accept charity from the other party, which is really embarrassing.
After Cai E accepted Qiao Yu's bank check, he carefully put it away. Cai E continued: "Qiao Shuai, there are many people in Beijing City recently who are shouting for the imperial system. People like Yang Du are jumping up and down.
, he is very ready to make Yuan Shikai the emperor, I wonder what you think, Qiao Shuai?"
"Mr. Songpa, I am a soldier, and I should not interfere in government affairs. A monarchy has the benefits of a monarchy, and a republic has the benefits of a republic. It is just a choice of political system. The key is to make the country strong!"
"Qiao Shuai, the world is constantly evolving. The republic defeats the monarchy, and min zhu defeats the **. This is an irreversible trend of the times. Since we have established a republican constitution, even if there are shortcomings, we should improve it instead of going backwards.
People who advocate the imperial system say that President Yuan is subject to many restrictions, and that he can only stick to his word as long as he becomes the emperor. I don't think so. President Yuan has revised the constitution and has stipulated that the president can be re-elected indefinitely, and the successor is designated by the president.
, what is the difference between this and the emperor? Under this situation, President Yuan still cannot have enough authority. It is all a matter of President Yuan’s ability to govern, and has nothing to do with his status. If the president can internally
Developing the economy, improving people's livelihood, and striving for national sovereignty externally will naturally be supported by all the people. If you stick to your word, trying to rely on the emperor's authority is just asking for fish in a tree!"
Jiang Baili nodded frequently at the side, "Brother Cai is very reasonable. If President Yuan wants to ascend the throne and become the emperor, he is asking for death. Not to mention that everyone in the world will oppose it. I don't think even the people inside Beiyang will agree.
After all, there is no great emperor above our heads who can decide life or death with just one word, who will invite him back!"
"Haha, Mr. Songpo, I believe you have only read Mr. Yan Fu's theory of natural evolution, but have not studied the Western evolutionary thought in depth. This theory is just a hypothesis. This hypothesis lacks a lot of direct evidence. On the contrary, there are many counterexamples.
"Whether it is biologically tenable is still a matter of debate. It would be too pedantic to regard this as a golden rule. Moreover, humans are far more complex than animals, so the constitutional monarchy may not be an option!"
"Then does Qiao Shuai support President Yuan Da to become the emperor?" Cai E knew that Qiao Yu had a deep understanding of Western culture, but he did not expect that it had reached such an extent that he could even see the problems of Tianyan theory clearly. This film
In the academic world at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, the book had broken away from the essence of biology and had become a political theory. It was recognized by more and more scholars and regarded as a standard, but Qiao Yu disagreed.
Although human society is progressing, there are also many things that remain almost unchanged. For example, modern people can still absorb nutrients from the articles of sages thousands of years ago. The ideas of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness cannot be easily put aside. Human beings continue to
There is no difference between ancient people and modern people in terms of the means of progress and persistence in human nature, and there may even be regression.
"Mr. Songpa, some things are not measured by good or bad, but by ability and inability. This is especially true in politics. As Mr. Songpa said, now President Yuan does not want to think about benefiting the people or fighting for the country.
He wants to gain more power, but he is obsessed with using the false name of the emperor to gain greater authority. He has gone too far!"
"Qiao Shuai Mingjian, in this case I dare to ask, if President Yuan really proclaims himself emperor, what choice will Qiao Shuai make?" Cai E asked again.
"I always follow the will of the people. If the world is in chaos and the people are disloyal, I will definitely oppose it. If the world can really change for the better, I will also support Mr. Yuan!"
Qiao Yu pushed public opinion out, and Cai E was obviously dissatisfied. However, he also knew that he and Qiao Yu were enemies before. This time they came together to win over Tang Jiyao. Qiao Yu would never take it easy.
Establishing a deeper cooperation with himself, Cai E stood up and left after saying this. Qing, Cai E went straight to Luzhou. Along the way, Cai E became more and more frightened as he walked. Large and small buildings were established all over Sichuan.
Factories are full of big chimneys emitting black smoke, and there is an endless stream of people coming and going. There is no one idle, no one can even laze around. Everyone is busy in a crazy way, and the workers are working hard to produce more.
For good products, factory owners try to sell them at a good price.
A big net involves everyone from top to bottom in Sichuan, making everyone unconsciously contribute to the industrialization of Sichuan. This is the power of industrial society. Everyone is no longer an individual, but
It is a closely connected group. Cai Eqiang has seen this model in Japan, but this has never happened in China.
This can only show that Sichuan already has a huge foundation and has led the country in development. Cai E originally came to investigate the case, but he spent more energy on investigating Sichuan society. If he can do it in the future
Taking charge of Yunnan, it is possible to vigorously develop industry and commerce, and there is no need to rely on cloud soil to survive. The people of Yunnan can also enjoy the fruits of industrial development, which is definitely a good thing.&&& Production in the newly established artillery workshop of Qing Iron and Steel Plant
The first 105mm mountain gun was released.
This kind of mountain cannon is a complete imitation of the French Schneider 105mm 1909 mountain cannon. The high and low firing angles are between 0 degrees and 60 degrees, the horizontal firing angle is 5 degrees, the projectile weight is 12 kilograms, and the maximum firing range is 6 kilometers.
, the total weight of this kind of mountain cannon is only 730 kilograms, and it can be easily pulled away by two horses. It is a very maneuverable weapon. As an old power, France still has a very deep foundation in military industry.
Qiao Yu was very happy to successfully imitate this kind of weapon.
This means that Sichuan's heavy artillery establishment is no longer just something on paper, but can become a real combat force. Qiao Yu and Jiang Baili continued to produce a large number of new artillery. Looking at the black muzzles, Qiao Yu was filled with joy.
This is not just a cannon, but a pile of living gold. The European War is in full swing. According to the original history, the European War will last more than three years. During this period, the weapons needed by the Allied Powers are absolutely astonishing, even a bottomless pit. Sichuan finally
You can make a fortune from the arms feast.
Qian Moyin is now in charge of artillery production. He is introducing the production situation to Qiao Yu and Jiang Baili, "Commander, after overcoming the problem of steel, artillery production has become much easier, except for the 105 mm caliber artillery.
, we are currently still manufacturing 120mm and 155mm cannons, and will soon be able to produce products. The monthly output of this 105mm mountain cannon can be more than 20 pieces. According to the agreement, all of them will be temporarily available.
For use by Russia, each artillery is priced at 6,300 pounds, with a net profit of more than 3,500 pounds!"
The current exchange ratio between pounds and silver dollars is about ten to one, which means that if you can sell twenty artillery pieces a month, you can make a profit of 700,000 yuan, and this is only the artillery itself, plus shells and other consumables.
The profits are even more astonishing! Of course, Sichuan cannot sell them all and has to equip them by itself, but this is quite considerable, and the profits of other artillery with larger calibers are also even more amazing. Soon Sichuan will be able to make greater profits from this.
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"Commander, in fact, our artillery has only made a little more than double the profit. Compared with the United States' profit of more than three times, it is still too small. I think we can definitely mention the price!"
"We are making small profits but quick turnover. The key is to expand production capacity. Only by making our artillery cheaper can we get greater support from Britain and France, and only then can our military industry be stronger. It doesn't matter if we make less, but since these products are exported
The quality of the Russian ones is quite poor, and their logistics support is very poor. It is useless to give them the best weapons!" Qiao Yu said with a smile.
Jiang Baili on the side couldn't help but was stunned. More than doubling the profit was crazy enough, but Qiao Yu actually wanted to lower the quality frantically. It was really shameful!