Beiyang reactionaries

"late."

Hearing this, Gu Pinzhen sighed.

One step is not slow.

Duan Xun's penetration of Yunnan, his understanding of Yunnan far exceeds his imagination.Duan Xun's actions were completely planned and planned, and they had a very careful plan from the time their troops entered Yunnan.The first thing I did when I became the governor of Yunnan was to rectify the Yunnan army, but let's see how Duan Xun did it.

Step by step, all the forces in Yunnan were installed.

Damn it.

Yunnan is originally a poor province. If there is no opium income for a year, the fiscal revenue will be 400 million.This was when the financial revenue was relatively high, and when it was low, it was only more than 200 million.

When Tang Jiyao retreated, he took the money from the Yunnan treasury, and if it wasn't too late, even the bank would have been looted.Listening to what Jiang Meiling said now, in fact, Yunnan still has a lot of money, and that is the money of those tobacco merchants.

But I was still too late.

The properties of these people have been confiscated by Deng Hanxiang.Duan Xun has Li Youxun, and has arrested so many opium merchants in Yunnan. He is more familiar with opium merchants in Yunnan than Gu Pinzhen.Following the vines, they immediately arrested a large number of Yunnan opium merchants in the name of punishing them, and then confiscated their property.

a lot of.

The confiscated money is more than Yunnan's annual fiscal revenue, even several times.Gu Pinzhen really regretted it.Such a good way to come to Qiandao, why didn't I think of it, why didn't I make a move.Now that the money is in Deng Hanxiang's pocket, how could he spit out the money.With this money, Deng Hanxiang can vigorously develop his own strength in Yunnan.

"General, you can't go on like this. Leaving aside the ammunition, if the military salary can't go on, there will be a big problem."

"kindness."

The Yunnan Army is not the Red Army, and even the Red Army and the Eighth Route Army are paid and subsidized.For troops like the Yunnan Army, or the current Chinese troops, if you don’t pay them, they will pick you up.People like Yuan Shikai founded the Beiyang Army, but once there is no military pay, the Beiyang Army will not move.During the War to Protect the Nation, Cai E had no money in his hands, and the Dian army almost had a mutiny.This is the characteristic of the army in this era. If you don't give money, you still want them to work for you. It's just a joke.

Now Gu Pinzhen is like this, she has no money in hand, so she is very worried.It hasn't been long since I reorganized the Yunnan Army. If I can't get enough military pay, my position as the military governor will be shaky.

So Gu Pinzhen thought for a while and said, "Where is the Lijin Bureau?"

"The Lijin bureaus around Kunming have been taken over by the provincial government, and most of the Lijin bureaus in central Yunnan have been taken over by the Sichuan-Yunnan Tobacco Control Bureau in the name of investigating the opium trade. There are not many places where we intervene."

"It's quick to start one by one."

Gu Pinzhen was speechless.

As long as it is a place that can make money, these people have already started in advance, leaving nothing for themselves.There are not many things that can make money in Yunnan now, and the Lijin Bureau is the fastest and most stable one.

But basically it has been divided up.

The provincial government controlled the area around Kunming, and Deng Hanxiang was also very fast, controlling the Lijin bureaus in many counties in central Yunnan.

"General, you must find a way as soon as possible."

"kindness."

Gu Pinzhen frowned and thought for a long time, but she couldn't think of any good solution.It's the same sentence, if you don't have money in hand, you can't speak loudly.I currently support an army of nearly 3 people, and I can't do anything without money.

But I can't make money myself.

Gu Pinzhen was unwilling to let Gu Pinzhen search the place with the help of the army.This put Gu Pinzhen in a dilemma.

"It seems that I have to talk to Deng Hanxiang."

Gu Pinzhen didn't want to negotiate with Deng Hanxiang, because as long as he negotiated, he had to give up some power, but the current situation had to be discussed with him.

110 Prepare for Battle

"Sir, don't worry."

"General, how can I not be in a hurry. During this period of time, the general has been withdrawing financial funds from the provincial government. If such unrestrained withdrawal of funds will not only affect Sichuan's construction plan, but also affect Sichuan's financial stability. This kind of thing Once it's broken, it's very difficult to restore it."

Wang Yongjiang is a scholar with a temper.

When the temper comes up, no one will give face, and he is not polite at all when facing Duan Xun.Because Duan Xun drew too much money during this period, most of it was the provincial government's financial funds.Wang Yongjiang is the person in charge of Sichuan's economy. Duan Xun misappropriated government funds in this way, and I don't know how much construction was delayed.A lot of funds are originally used for purposes, but if they are withdrawn in this way, the original plan cannot be carried out.

What's more, Duan Xun also plans to mortgage some Sichuan taxes and borrow money from banks in Sichuan.This problem can be big or small. If you borrow too much money, it will greatly affect Sichuan's finance and Sichuan's construction.

That's why he rushed to Duan Xun's place.

"I know."

Duan Xun immediately stood up and asked Wang Yongjiang to sit down.

Wang Yongjiang is currently the government general Duan Xun relies on most.If it is not for the sake of controlling Sichuan, but also for the sake of other people under his command, Duan Xun really wants to appoint Wang Yongjiang as the governor of Sichuan, in charge of the entire provincial government affairs.

Because Wang Yongjiang is very good at economic construction.Duan Xun has been in charge of Sichuan for almost a year, and Wang Yongjiang helped Duan Xun to rectify Sichuan's finances, and the effect is very obvious.According to preliminary calculations, Wang Yongjiang's fiscal revenue in Sichuan this year has increased by more than 500 million yuan compared with previous years, which is definitely an astonishing amount. The fiscal revenue has almost doubled.And according to Wang Yongjiang, with Sichuan's current economic strength, it is normal to have a fiscal revenue of around 4000 million a year.It is precisely because of Wang Yongjiang's ability that Duan Xun has always respected Wang Yongjiang very much.When Wang Yongjiang lost his temper, Duan Xun immediately appeases him.

"But I can't help it. Listen to me, sir."

"it is good."

This is what Wang Yongjiang does.

As a traditional scholar, Wang Yongjiang is very concerned about his employer, or the attitude of the master he follows towards him.Do you respect yourself, do you follow your own advice, and so on.Duan Xun did a very good job in this regard.

I have great respect for Wang Yongjiang.

Every time I see Wang Yongjiang, I always say "Mr."Moreover, he boldly handed over provincial government affairs to Wang Yongjiang, and handed over Sichuan's financial system to Wang Yongjiang for sorting out.This kind of trust is what Wang Yongjiang is most grateful for.On matters that Wang Yongjiang is responsible for, Duan Xun never dictates, even if he has any opinions, he always discusses them with Wang Yongjiang.

Therefore, although Wang Yongjiang was angry, seeing Duan Xun's attitude made him feel much better.

"There are some things that I can't go into too deeply, but I still have to tell my husband the general situation. After a year of stability, the flames of war will soon resume. Our location in Sichuan is determined, and we can't avoid it no matter what."

"Want to fight again?"

Wang Yongjiang frowned.

For Wang Yongjiang, the most important thing in China at this stage is construction.Although this year, the disputes between the government and the court have been fierce, but Sichuan is very stable and has not been affected.Since the Revolution of [-], Sichuan has seldom had such a stable moment.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the construction of Sichuan is in full swing.

But as long as there is a war, this development will stagnate.Therefore, Wang Yongjiang particularly dislikes fighting.

"Yes, sir, war is inevitable. I can't say what the course of the government-court dispute will be like, but things have developed to this point. The final winner must be drawn between Li Huangpi (Li Yuanhong) and Prime Minister Duan. Between individuals, there must be one person who admits defeat. In fact, I don’t need to say it, the husband should be able to see it, and the result is obvious. Premier Duan’s victory is a certainty.”

Wang Yongjiang nodded.

Now it seems that Li Yuanhong and Duan Qirui are coming and going, as if the two sides are evenly matched.In fact, in terms of real strength, Li Yuanhong was no match for Duan Qirui at all.Duan Qirui is a real powerful faction, behind him is the warlord of most provinces in China, the Beiyang Army left by Yuan Shikai.At present, the Beiyang Army has 60 or [-] troops in its direct line alone, plus the local army that obeys the Beiyang Army, there are millions of troops.Even if they were not all direct descendants of Duan Qirui, they were all from the Beiyang Army, and they all supported Duan Qirui during the battle between Li Yuanhong and Duan Qirui.

And what about Li Yuanhong?

Does not have its own lineage troops.

Those who currently support Li Yuanhong are all southern troops.But the reason why these southern troops supported Li Yuanhong was only because they opposed Duan Qirui and the Beiyang Army.They were afraid that the Beiyang Army would destroy them by force, so they supported Li Yuanhong.The two parties are just collaborators, and when the bayonet is really popular, it must not be as hard as the direct descendants.