Beiyang reactionaries

Use all the relationships you can use.

Xiang Bikui, the boss of the Chuan Gang, who currently has many cooperative relations with the Sichuan government, came to Shanghai with Dong Songyan.Xiang Bikui has been in the ship gang for many years, and he has inherited relationships with many bigwigs in the Shanghai Youth Gang.

Counting up the Qing Gang, it is actually the same ancestor as the Chuan Gang, so the Qing Gang and the Chuan Gang are inextricably linked.

To do things in Shanghai, either through the Shanghai military, or through the Shanghai Youth Gang.Duan Xun chose to cooperate with the Qing Gang, let Xiang Bikui go out and ask the Shanghai Qing Gang for help.Not only did they ship goods from the Qingbang wharf, but they also asked the Qingbang to close the wharf during this period to prevent outsiders from entering.

"Boss Xiang, this batch of munitions is very important to our Sichuan army, and there must be no problems."

army?

Although the army was sent, Duan Xun escorted the munitions, just like in Shanghai, he did not intend to use the army to escort the munitions.Because if the army goes out to escort the munitions, there will be too much commotion.Duan Xun didn't want too many people to know that he had ordered a batch of arms from Japan.

Therefore, other forces are still needed to transport this batch of munitions.

Or boat gang.

Don't look at the boat gang just begging for food in the Yangtze River, they all look bitter.But these people have been in the Yangtze River for hundreds of years, and they are more familiar with this area where the Yangtze River flows.They are familiar with this water area, and they are even more familiar with the powerful figures in the major cities in the Yangtze River Basin.

Moreover, many of the Gelaohui in various cities along the Yangtze River are connected by boat gangs, and rely on boat gangs to buy and sell weapons and opium.So there are many people in the Chuan Gang who have the ability to reach the sky.

Therefore, this matter is still handed over to Xiang Bikui.

"I know."

"Boss Xiang, may I know how you plan to transport this batch of arms. Our general has given me a death order, and the items must be delivered to the designated location before August, otherwise I will be subject to a military trial."

August.

This is the time Duan Xun gave Dong Songyan.

Because of Duan Xun's judgment, August is probably the prelude to the war of protecting the law.And in September and October, you may need to fight with real swords and guns.So Duan Xun needs the weapon to arrive before August.

In this way, it will not affect the expansion of the army and the subsequent war.

"It's actually simple."

"Oh?"

"There is a big brother of the Qing Gang in Hankou. He does a lot of business in Hankou and has relations with British and French businessmen. I have contacted him and he is willing to help us rent two freighters. He can fly the French flag and also There is a certificate issued by the French consulate. In this way, no one will disturb us along the way. As for some Jianghu people along the way, I have taken care of them.”

Xiang Bikui spoke very easily.

simple.

For someone like Bikui who grew up eating Changjiang rice, transporting these items is very easy.If Xiang Bikui hadn't been worrying about the hardships of leaving the boat gang, with Xiang Bikui's qualifications, prestige, and connections, no one would dare to ignore him no matter where he went, he would have quit the boat gang a long time ago.

It's not just the delivery of arms.

In fact, the boss of the Hankou Youth Gang that Xiang Bikui sought out, seriously, did all sorts of crimes.Arms, opium, and even human trafficking, there were opium dens, brothels, and casinos in Hankou, and he would do anything that could make money.This person is from the Chuan Gang, a descendant of Xiang Bikui.It's just that after this person left the boat gang, he joined the green gang and got better and better.

When they transport things, they hang the British or French flags directly, and whoever dares to check or stop them along the way.In present China, in present Yangtze River, there is nothing more deterrent than foreign ships.

This time, Xiang Bikui mobilized his contacts for this batch of arms.

"Well, this time, I will leave the matter to Boss Xiang."

"Don't worry, wrap it on me."

119 Three Republics

"What do you think of this telegram from De Gong?"

prestige.

Duan Qirui is indeed very powerful.

Since he became the chief of the army in the year of [-] and became the second in command of the Beiyang government, I don't know how many people want to pull him down.This includes Yuan Shikai, and later Li Yuanhong, as well as Feng Guozhang and others who are watching covetously below.

But although Duan Qirui was hit several times, he was still doing well.

It was Yuan Shikai who tried every means to expel Duan Qirui from the central organization and deprived Duan Qirui of the post of army chief.But Duan Qirui was still unscathed, and his life was getting better and better.In the end, Yuan Shikai had to invite Duan Qirui back again to help him stabilize the situation.

Even more so this time.

Although on the surface it seemed that Li Yuanhong had the upper hand and dismissed Duan Qirui as prime minister, Duan Qirui left the capital and came to Tianjin.But inside, Duan Qirui didn't suffer at all.Encourage Zhang Xun to enter Beijing for restoration, drive Li Yuanhong out of the capital, and then come out to deal with Zhang Xun himself.

1917年6月10日开始段祺瑞的部队真正和张勋部队接触，很快就占据上风。张勋的鞭子军几乎是没有做什么抵抗，短时间之内就被讨逆军击溃。到了1917年6月12日，段祺瑞的部队已经控制北京。

Of course, Duan Xun only expelled Zhang Xun, and did not do anything to him.This can be regarded as an unspoken rule of the Beiyang Army. No matter how they fight, they are always tolerant of the losing side and will not kill them all.

On June 1917, 6, Duan Qirui entered Beijing, and Duan Qirui became a hero again.

Three republics.

What a great name.

Duan Qirui became a hero in China in an instant, and all the newspapers praised Duan Qirui.Some time ago, Duan Qirui was scolded bloody by newspapers and bombarded by many people because of his private dealings with Japan, but in front of the reputation of the Three Republics, these are all trivial details.No one mentioned Duan Qirui's previous private transactions with Japan.Duan Qirui's entry into Beijing amidst the praises can be said to be full of ambition.At this time, Duan Qirui's reputation was ridiculously high, and he completely overshadowed the sky in Beijing.Duan Qirui announced the reorganization of the cabinet on June 6, the second day after he entered Beijing.

On June 1917, 6, Duan Qirui officially announced the candidates for the cabinet.Duan Qirui served as the Prime Minister of the Cabinet and also the Chief of the Army Department, Tang Hualong was the Chief of Internal Affairs, Liang Qichao was the Chief of Finance, Lin Changmin was the Chief of Justice, Zhang Guogan was the Chief of Agriculture, Cao Rulin was the Chief of Transportation, and Fan Yuanlian was the Chief of Education.Among the appointed cabinet chiefs, five are from the research department.

The so-called research department is the Progressive Party headed by Liang Qichao and Tang Hualong.The reason why they are called the Research Department is because the Progressive Party established the "Constitutional Research Association" last year, so everyone calls them the Research Department.

This cabinet is very obvious, that is, the cooperation between Duan Qirui and Liang Qichao.Duan Qirui was born in the Beiyang Army, he needs political allies, and Liang Qichao is very suitable.You need qualifications and qualifications, you need fame and reputation, and you need connections and connections.

And as Duan Qirui re-entered Beijing, the issue of the president also entered the agenda.Duan Qirui managed to get rid of Li Yuanhong, so of course he didn't want to let Li Yuanhong continue to be president.More importantly, Duan Qirui really hated Li Yuanhong.Duan Qirui could never forget the humiliation Li Yuanhong brought to him.However, the current interim president is Feng Guozhang in Nanjing, and Duan Qirui was originally unwilling to let Feng Guozhang enter Beijing.

At this time Duan Xun sent a telegram to Duan Qirui.

Duan Xun's meaning is very simple. I hope that Duan Qirui will re-invite Li Yuanhong as the president, and Feng Guozhang must not be allowed to enter Beijing.Duan Xun is now a general of the Anhui Clan, and he still needs the big tree Duan Qirui, so he is still doing his best.

In the telegram, the advantages and disadvantages of Li Yuanhong and Feng Guozhang were carefully analyzed.

Although Li Yuanhong is a political tumbler, he is more powerful than Feng Guozhang, the so-called "confused general" in terms of political skills.But the so-called political tricks are all fake, and any tricks are based on strength.

Li Yuanhong is a polished commander, and Feng Guozhang is a powerful faction.

The governors of several provinces in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River are all Feng Guozhang's people.Li Chun, Wang Zhanyuan, Qi Xieyuan, Chen Guangyuan and other warlords and generals were all Feng Guozhang's people.Feng Guozhang is a powerful man.It is very difficult to control such people entering Beijing.

It would be better to invite Li Yuanhong, a polished commander, to serve as the president again.With Duan Qirui's current prestige and strength, it is still easy to suppress Li Yuanhong.Especially the restoration of Zhang Xun this time made Li Yuanhong lose all face.

"There are ideas, but the pattern is not enough."

Xu Shuzheng commented with a smile.

Don't look at Duan Xun's current prosperity in the southwest, he is the governor of Sichuan.But in the eyes of Duan Qirui and Xu Shuzheng, they are still juniors.Therefore, Xu Shuzheng did not have the slightest scruples, and made a very direct evaluation.Duan Qirui nodded.

Then he put down the telegram and reported: "Degong is thinking of me, but the time down here is too long, and the vision is not long enough."