Duan Zhigui seemed to be a devout believer in the Constitution. After meeting Zhang Zuolin, he began to talk about the benefits of letting Yuan Shikai become emperor. Hearing this, both Lao Zhang and Zhang Tinglan fell asleep.
Zhang Tinglan knew that Hongxian's monarchy was a farce, but Zhang Zuolin was now extremely confident. Originally, the 27th Division had more personnel. If the ** Brigade was mobilized, Lao Zhang would have as many as two divisions.
With powerful troops at his disposal, Lao Zhang has set his sights on the entire three eastern provinces.
If you can be the king of the Northeast, you may not be able to be the president in the future. This thought often flashes in your head and heart. In fact, this is also the reason why Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang and others opposed the imperial system. If Lao Yuan becomes the president, we also have hope. If Lao Yuan becomes the emperor,
, this world belongs to them.
No matter what their thoughts were, these two people didn't have a good opinion of Jun Xian. They just patiently watched Duan Zhigui's performance. Duan Zhigui talked for a while, stopped, grabbed the tea cup and took a few sips.
Moistening his throat, he added: "Yuting, as the president ascends the throne and becomes emperor, he cannot do without financial support. I think we, Fengtian, should be the first to show our loyalty and actively donate funds. The more we donate, the more heroes in the world will be able to win in the future.
The more benefits we get, the more we brothers hit it off when we met in Beijing, and I’ve seen Yu Ting’s generosity, so Yu Ting won’t have any objections at this time!”
Lao Zhang cursed secretly in his heart, you, your godson, are supposed to be loyal ministers and filial sons, so why bother getting involved with me.
"General, Zuolin came from a rough background. It is a gift from the President that he is here today. I will never forget the kindness of the President at any time. Not to mention asking for money, even if it costs my life, I will not frown."
"Well said, well said!" Duan Zhigui beamed: "How much can you give, Yuting?"
Zhang Zuolin stretched out a finger, gritted his teeth and said, "One hundred thousand yuan!"
Duan Zhigui's expression changed at that time. It was only 100,000 yuan. Isn't this just giving away money to beg for food?
"Yuting, you can't play tricks with me. You could spend hundreds of thousands of rubles in Beijing, but now you only get 100,000 yuan, which is too little!"
"General, you have really wronged me. I have already spent almost all my belongings on a trip to Beijing. To be honest, those rubles are not my money, but the rubles I took from Shengyun and Shanqi."
Guys, they forced out their bank accounts, exchanged all their foreign deposits for rubles, and presented the remaining rare treasures to the eldest son. This time, one hundred thousand yuan is the military pay of the 27th Division. Let's
Brothers, tighten your belts and show your loyalty to the president. If you are still not satisfied, I will add more."
"Don't!" Duan Zhigui hurriedly waved his hand to stop him. He was not completely confused yet. The people who cannot be offended these days are the Qiu Ba gang. If they don't have military pay and make trouble, Fengtian will not be stable. Old Yuan came before
He also told Duan Zhigui to appease the guns, so His Highness Qian did not want to offend the soldiers easily.
"Brothers, please tie your heads to your waistband and don't treat me too badly. I think you should find a solution elsewhere. I'd like to say, didn't you sign an order for half a million pounds with Sir Juldian? You have a lot of money.
Yes, I can’t donate a little bit yet!”
When Zhang Tinglan heard that His Highness Qian was focusing on him, he could only suppress his anger and said with a wry smile: "General, this money is not given to us for free, but as payment for goods. We need to give it to the British.
Supplies, cans, cloth, wheat and other things. These are military supplies. The British soldiers on the front line are waiting to use them. In order to prevent mistakes, the British have sent special personnel to supervise. This money can only be earmarked and cannot be used.
You can withdraw whatever you want!"
Duan Zhigui's face suddenly darkened, and he said with a bit of contempt: "To put it bluntly, you can't earn much money. You, a philanthropic boy, do not live up to your reputation!"
"General, it seems that we only earn a hard-earned money, but this order is enough to make money for thousands of workers and tens of thousands of herdsmen. They also need to buy daily necessities, eat, drink and have fun. In fact,
This order will drive the entire Fengtian economy, and all walks of life will benefit. If it is absorbed, it is not impossible to increase tax revenue by millions!"
When Duan Zhigui heard about the million-dollar tax, he became energetic again and said with a smile: "I would like to say that the president personally gave the letter. What an honor it is. Among young people, you are the first person. You must not forget it.
Thanks to the kindness of the President, you have to think of ways to contribute to the President’s empire!”
Duan Zhigui only had money in his eyes, and Zhang Tinglan was filled with disgust. No matter how much money he had, he would not give him a son.
"General, if you want to generate tax revenue, there must be a production process, which should take at least half a year!"
"It's too slow, it's too slow!" Duan Zhigui said impatiently: "The preparatory committee has been established, and the petition group has also risen. The president will be enthroned within the year, how can it take so long!"
Zhang Zuolin coughed and said: "General, we will not shirk our responsibilities, but you must give us some time to think of a solution. After all, it is not a small sum!"
Duan Zhigui was obviously dissatisfied. After arriving in Fengtian, everyone from top to bottom was crying about poverty, which made him, His Highness, very embarrassed.
"Yuting, the president is about to ascend the throne. You can't delay important events. You must seize the time!"
Lao Zhang and Zhang Tinglan finally left the Governor's Mansion. They were both very angry. Duan Zhigui simply fell into the eyes of money. When he first came to Fengtian, he insisted on asking for money. I don't know what will happen in the following days.
Cope with it.
"Tinglan, Duan Zhigui is targeting you, is there anything you can do?"
Zhang Tinglan has also been thinking of ways to deal with it. From now until Lao Yuan proclaims himself emperor and then Cai E rebels, there are still about three months. During this period, it is really difficult to deal with Duan Zhigui directly.
"Seventh uncle, I think we can't afford to offend you, but we can afford to hide. Aren't you also the commander-in-chief of bandit suppression?"
"Well, that makes sense." Lao Zhang rolled his eyes and said, "I'm going to prepare for the suppression of bandits. In addition, I also asked your father to pull up the ** brigade as soon as possible. During this time, we will all hide in the city.
Go to the military camp outside, and if that doesn’t work, leave Fengtian far away, and wait until you have the opportunity to deal with His Highness Qian!"
Zhang Tinglan frowned and said with some worry: "Seventh uncle, even if we can hide, there are still things we can't hide from. For example, in the North Market, we have invested so much money, and Duan Zhigui will target him sooner or later! Besides, Duan Zhigui's
With his posture, he will definitely dig deep and plunder the land, Fengtian is our base camp, if he makes us crazy, it will be troublesome for us to clean up."
Lao Zhang's face also darkened. He also thought of this and clenched his fists: "Humph, if Duan Zhigui wants to make trouble, let's play with him. I want him to know that Fengtian's surname is Zhang, not Duan!"
After Lao Zhang returned to his residence, he immediately summoned his subordinates and asked them to rectify their military equipment and prepare to go out of the city to suppress the bandits at any time. Zhang Zuoxiang officially took over the ** brigade and began to recruit troops and rectify the old army.
Lao Zhang avoided Duan Zhigui under the pretext of suppressing bandits, but other officials in Fengtian did not have the courage, and they still had to obey Duan Zhigui's orders.
His Highness Qian was also a resolute and practical person. On the next day, he officially announced the establishment of a petition group from all walks of life in Fengtian, mobilizing people to take to the streets to petition for Yuan Shikai's proclaimed emperor. Fengtian soon became lively, and petition groups from all walks of life were formed one after another.
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"Abolish the Republic, long live the Constitution!"
"The president proclaims himself emperor, and the world is at peace!"
"Long live the President!"
Zhang Tinglan was drinking tea and eating melon seeds in the teahouse. Waves of slogans rang out on the street. Looking down, he saw a dark crowd of people with various slogans passing by. At this time, the stairs
When the sound rang, Zhang Xueliang and Zhang Tingshu ran up. They all knew Zhang Tinglan’s habits, so it was easy to find Zhang Tinglan.
Zhang Xueliang sat down opposite Zhang Tinglan and said angrily: "Brother Tinglan, we used to be the student petition group of Fengtian Middle School. Many teachers have warned us these days not to join the petition group and not to become national sinners.
As a result, none of the teachers came to school this morning."
"Isn't that great? Didn't they participate in the parade?"
"What a good thing! When the students arrived at school, the teachers were not there. Duan Zhigui sent people to ask the students to march on the streets. Many students stood up to object. As a result, a dozen people were beaten. In the end, everyone still
We need to march in the streets honestly, but I heard that those teachers have gone to the Mantetsu Japanese dance hall to have a good time and drink, maybe they are writing something to make a big fuss about!"
Since going to Beijing with Zhang Tinglan, Zhang Xueliang has also woken up from his previous blind worship of those literati. These guys are indeed the most unreliable. They have the ability to hide, but the students cannot hide, the teacher told
The students wanted to fight and uphold justice, but at the critical moment they ran away, leaving the students to be beaten.
"Han Qing, what's strange about this? Literati have been like this since ancient times. Have you read "The Tombstones of Five People"? They hide behind, fan the flames, and encourage others to sacrifice. If they succeed, it means that they have inspired merit. If someone
Unfortunately, if they were beaten to death, it would be a great favor for them to write an article to commemorate it. These people would never be on the front line, it would be too dangerous, and they would not be stupid!"
"Hey, these people who play with pens are just too narrow-minded. If Duan Zhigui keeps going on like this, Fengtian will fall to the ground sooner or later."
As if to verify Zhang Xueliang's words, another petition group passed below, this time it was a petition group for prostitutes. These girls were all gorgeous, shouting slogans softly, and at the same time they did not forget to pose and attract bees and butterflies, making the streets smoky.
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"I'm not afraid that he won't make trouble, but I'm afraid that he won't make trouble fiercely enough and seek death. How could he die if he doesn't make a fuss? I think we should add some fuel to the fire of His Majesty Qian to make him more energetic!"
While he was talking, the stairs rang again, and a beggar walked up, holding a pair of beef bone plates in his hand. He kept beating them, and while beating them, he sang: "Big teahouse, open in front of the street. Business is booming."
It’s really not bad, there are many teahouses, it’s really lively, the guests coming and going are very casual, everyone has foreign money in their pockets..."
Zhang Tinglan also saw this man who was begging for food, and an idea suddenly flashed in his mind.