Fengxian Jiangshan

Li Yuanhong also smiled and said: "Zhuoyan, I have long known what you have done in the Northeast. You can be called a young hero and a pillar of the country. People of our generation will be eliminated sooner or later. From now on, the country will belong to you. I have full confidence in you!"

Li Yuanhong took the initiative to hold Zhang Tinglan's hand.The two came to the main hall together, Li Bodhisattva walked and said: "This mansion was originally Qingwang's mansion, which is not bad, but the location is a bit out of the way, and the layout is a bit small. I will choose two more places, one is the Summer Palace, and the other is the palace. It's Prince Gong's Mansion, if Zhuo Yan is willing, it will be changed into the vice president's mansion immediately, and it's comfortable to live in, what do you think?"

"The President is bothering you, but it's a pity that Prince Gong's Mansion and the Summer Palace are used as official residences. Let's open them up to the outside world, so that the common people can feel joyful and extravagant."

"Hehe, since that's the case, I won't force it."

Li Yuanhong came to the main hall, sat down, pondered for a while, and then said: "Zhuoyan, there are some disturbances in the capital recently, do you understand?"

Zhang Tinglan nodded, thinking that I can't be clear, isn't she the one who caused it!

"President, you are my superior, and you are so much older than me. If you have anything to say, you can just order it directly."

Li Yuanhong also smiled embarrassingly, and then said: "Zhuoyan, I agree with the purge of officials, but I heard some people say that this matter involves the British, I'm afraid it will be a bit troublesome!"

"President, I don't deny that the British are involved, but Wang Kemin's problem is indeed too serious. If this kind of disaster is left in the government, I'm afraid we will all be sold out by him."

"Is it really that serious?"

Zhang Tinglan smiled wryly, "If you don't believe me, you can invite Premier Tang over."

"Zhuoyan, it's not that I don't believe it, it's just that I really can't believe it. Let Shaochuan come over and let's have a good talk."

Not long after, Tang Shaoyi rushed over with a pile of documents, and Zhang Tinglan was also taken aback when she came in. Tang Shaoyi had two panda eyes, her face hadn't been washed much, and her hair was a little messy.

"Shaochuan, what's wrong with you?" Li Yuanhong also asked in surprise.

"President, you are here too, and I have something important to report to you." Tang Shaoyi sat opposite Zhang Tinglan, took out several documents, and placed them in front of Zhang Tinglan and Li Yuanhong.

"Zhuoyan just came to Beijing a few days ago. When talking about the financial difficulties with me, Zhuoyan said that he would suspend the payment of indemnities and loans to the big powers. I think this is also very feasible, so I hurriedly sorted out the relevant documents. I didn’t know the result if I didn’t sort it out, and I was taken aback when I sorted it out, and we almost lost more than 8000 million yuan.”

"What?" Li Yuanhong was stunned when he heard the figure: "This is more than a year's fiscal revenue!"

"That's right, that's exactly the case." Tang Shaoyi opened a document, and then said: "I carefully checked the issue of Gengzi's indemnity. In 1917, the Allied Powers agreed to temporarily suspend the indemnity for five years. The payment of indemnities has begun. However, the world situation has undergone earth-shaking changes in the past few years. Countries such as Germany and Austria were defeated, and Russia also had a revolution. In addition, countries such as Britain and France have also been weakened. This is especially true for France, whose francs have depreciated significantly .If the amount agreed at the time was followed, we would need less money to pay France's reparations."

"Then how can we still lose money if we have made money?"

Tang Shaoyi also gave a wry smile: "President, China's affairs have never been so simple. When did the great powers suffer again!"

The problem Tang Shaoyi mentioned.It was the famous gold franc case in modern Chinese history, which lasted for more than three years.China has lost a total of more than 8000 million customs two. The lesson is quite heavy, and it also aroused serious dissatisfaction with the Beiyang government among the people, and finally even led to the end of the era of the Beiyang warlords.

The so-called gold franc case was naturally initiated by the French. After World War I, the United States strongly suggested that all countries return the remaining Boxer indemnity, that is, the overcharged part.Return to China.

The French also reluctantly agreed, but they have suffered heavy losses and are definitely unwilling to return it honestly, so the French proposed that the returned money must be used to resume the Sino-French Industrial Bank.

The Sino-French Industrial Bank was established in 1913 and was jointly established by Chinese officials and French private capital.Not long after the Sino-French Industrial Bank was established, the Beiyang government borrowed two sums in the name of developing "industry".Due to the outbreak of World War I, it was not fully credited.A part of the account was also embezzled by finance or military affairs. 1921.The bank was declared closed due to poor management.

The French resumed the bank. To put it bluntly, they transferred the money from the left hand to the right hand. Moreover, the bank has the right to issue currency. The French also want to use this to make a fortune from China. The wishful thinking is not shrewd.

But problems also follow.The French returned less than 4 million francs of the balance of compensation, but the Sino-French Industrial Bank has debts of more than 7 million francs.Even if the French invested all their funds, it would not be enough for the bank to resume business.

At this time, the shamelessness of the French was reflected, and they proposed to use gold francs to calculate the compensation.At that time, one Customs two.About 14 paper francs, but only 4 gold francs.In other words, once the price is denominated in gold francs, the 4 million francs returned by the French, and the corresponding silver has more than tripled at once, and the huge profits naturally fall into the pockets of the French.

In name, it is to return the boxer indemnity, but in fact it is another ruthless extortion of China.And there is a fatal problem among them, the so-called gold franc is not in circulation on the market.That is to say, the French use a currency that stays on paper as a valuation standard and demand that China pay more compensation. Is there such a shameless thing in this world!

When Tang Shaoyi talked about this, she was also filled with righteous indignation: "If we follow the calculations of the French, we will lose more than 6000 million customs taels, and Italy and other countries will follow suit. The total loss is estimated to be as huge as 8600 million customs taels, which is far It far exceeds our fiscal revenue for one year, and also exceeds the total boxer indemnity that needs to be paid to France.”

"Bastard!" After hearing this, Zhang Tinglan grabbed the teacup in front of her and smashed it into pieces.

"The French are poor and crazy, and they are very shrewd in their wishful thinking, but with me, Zhang Tinglan, you can't get a single penny, and not only can't you get the money, I will also take your colony in the Far East, Gaul Rooster, you go back to Europe and call me."

Looking at the furious Zhang Tinglan, Tang Shaoyi couldn't help but smiled wryly and said, "Zhuoyan, don't worry, the French are hateful, but there are more hateful ones behind!"

Zhang Tinglan also calmed down, and hurriedly asked: "Are you saying that there is an inner ghost?"

"That's right, not long ago, the Beiyang government was ready to agree to this unreasonable request, and Wang Kemin was the main organizer. They had already drawn up a related agreement. During this period of time, the government was changing from old to new, and they didn't discover their despicableness in time. Behavior. Once the requirements of France are followed, the blood and sweat of countless people will be wasted."

Hearing this, Zhang Tinglan had already controlled her anger, leaned on the sofa, thought carefully, and then said: "Mr. Shaochuan, the French request is undoubtedly a fraud, can we take advantage of it? Delay the issue of Boxer compensation for a few years."

Tang Shaoyi also smiled and said: "I also have the same meaning. They are unrighteous first, so it will be logical for us to take any countermeasures."

Zhang Tinglan directly talked about the next move with Tang Shaoyi, without even mentioning Wang Kemin's name. This is not because he has been forgotten, but it means that Wang Kemin has been regarded as a dead person by Zhang Tinglan. Zhang Tinglan I will never let it go.

Li Yuanhong was also listening. When the Bodhisattva Li heard that he was going to have a conflict with the great powers again, he hurriedly said: "Zhuoyan, Shaochuan, we have seen through the tricks of the French, let's not be fooled, but don't cause trouble." Ah, otherwise there will be big trouble again!"

"The trouble now is not small!" Zhang Tinglan said: "President, don't worry, all the negotiations with the big powers will be entrusted to me. Whatever skills they have, they will also be entrusted to me, Zhang, and have nothing to do with you."

When Li Yuanhong heard this, he wanted to say a few more words, but Zhang Tinglan's attitude was determined, so he could only sigh and leave to return to the presidential palace.

At this time, Yang Yuting hurried over, and when he saw Zhang Tinglan, he hurriedly said: "Zhuoyan, the major universities in Beijing are joining forces to launch a demonstration to protest the arrest of Tang Erhe and demand academic freedom. Quasi-interference in the school, several investigators sent by Minister Zeng to the school were all beaten out, their heads were bleeding, it was miserable!"

"Rampant, it's too rampant!" Tang Shaoyi was also trembling with anger: "Is this group of students still right and wrong, and understands the truth? What else do they want?"

"Mr. Shaochuan, don't get angry, most of these students are still being deceived, but there must be someone behind them."

"The vice president is right." Yang Yuting also hurriedly said: "My idea is to lure the snake out of the hole. Only when there is a commotion, can we see the ghosts and monsters behind us. Only in this way can we take it down in one fell swoop!"

"Well, Lin Ge, you go and make preparations. It's best to let some plainclothes mix into the student team and monitor carefully."

After Zhang Tinglan made it clear, Yang Yuting hurried to make preparations. On the second day, students from all major colleges and universities in Beijing went on strike, holding various slogans and shouting slogans. They walked through the streets and gathered towards the Ministry of Education aggressively.

"Everyone, what do you think these students are going to do!" A coachman looked at the student team and said puzzledly: "They were the ones who marched to support Fengjun in the past, but now Lan Shuai has come to Beijing and started to implement the New Deal. Why did they come out to object again?"

Another coachman next to him wiped his sweat and said with a smile: "Who knows, I used to support the students, and the government is really nothing. But just yesterday, an officer from the Fengjun sat in my car. He is friendly and kind, and gives money as much as he wants, which is completely different from those Qiuba uncles. I heard that some new policies are going to be pushed, and our good days may come soon, so why are they making trouble!"

Just when people around were talking about it, a female student with short hair came to the front of the parade and said loudly: "Students, give me freedom or give me death! The new Minister of Education Zeng Youyi, a thief, wants to send his Dog legs to the sacred campus, can you agree?"

"No, absolutely not!"

"Yes, we all followed Liu Hezhen and rushed to the Ministry of Education!"

Chapter 7 and Six

"Students, please listen to my advice, don't make trouble, and go back to class, I will kneel down for you!" The old patrolman Wang Zhong's legs softened, and he was about to kneel.

"Go back? The school has become a place of beasts. The minions of the government have occupied the school. We must fight and drive out the lackeys."

When Wang Zhong saw the aggressive students, he was really scared. Over the years, whenever the students made troubles, he was caught in the middle, right and left.In the eyes of ordinary people, these college students are the proud sons of heaven, the stars of Wenqu, who cannot be beaten or scolded.

Even the soldiers were afraid of them, calling the students Qiu Jiu, who was even more powerful than these eight uncles like Qiu Jiu.This time the students were more imposing than before, and Wang Zhong's forehead was covered with beads of sweat: "Students, you can't fight others with your bare hands. Besides, now that the government has changed, haven't you marched to support it? Can't you?" Do you speak calmly?"

When a few students heard about the new government, they also showed a hint of hesitation. To be honest, Zhang Tinglan and Feng Jun are well-known, and Tang Shaoyi and others are also well-known. Compared with those in Beiyang, everyone is more hopeful.

Seeing that the parade stopped a little bit, Wang Zhong hurriedly said: "Students, I am older than your parents, and I have experienced many things. Everyone knows the reputation of Lan Shuai. I think you should still trust the government. , talk calmly."

While Wang Zhong was talking, several female students rushed over, and the leader was Liu Hezhen with short hair. She rushed in front of Wang Zhong with a look of disdain on her face.Glancing at the students around him, he said loudly, "Don't you know? He is also a running dog of the government. This old dog scares you with a few words. Where is the courage? Want to be a coward? Is it?"

These students were originally angry, but when they heard the continuous questioning, they put aside all doubts in their hearts. Liu Hezhen took the lead in pushing away the patrolman Wang Zhong, and they rushed towards the Ministry of Education frantically.