Beiyang reactionaries

Next to him, two or three people surrounded him very nervously, preventing him from having any contact with the people around him.

This person is Sun Yat-sen.

Because of falling out with Lu Rongting and the others, Sun Yat-sen left Guangdong in May and came to Shanghai.After all, Sun Yat-sen fought against the Beiyang Army, and the Beiyang Army would not assassinate him, but if he appeared openly in front of everyone, the Beiyang Army would definitely arrest him.

Therefore, after Sun Yat-sen came to Shanghai, he lived at No. 29 Mollie Road (now No. 7 Xiangshan Road) in the French Concession in Shanghai.This house was bought by several overseas Chinese in Canada and presented to Sun Yat-sen.

But today Sun Yat-sen left the French Concession, so everyone around him was very nervous.Afraid of any accidents, Liao Zhongkai and Hu Hanmin surrounded Sun Yat-sen.And some guards even separated Sun Yat-sen from the rest of the crowd.

"What do you see?"

Sun Yat-sen looked at the students in the parade, then at the newspaper in his hand, and then asked the people around him.Several people around looked at each other, not knowing what Sun Yat-sen meant.

Sun Yat-sen said with a wry smile: "Look at these newspapers, and then look at the students who marched. Don't you think of anything?"

"Prime Minister, is it anti-British?"

Liao Zhongkai asked Sun Yat-sen cautiously.

Sun Yat-sen nodded slowly, and said: "It is anti-British. Since Duan Xun's troops entered Tibet, all newspapers, business houses, and academic circles have supported Duan Xun. Previously, Shanghai newspapers mainly criticized Duan Xun, but it was only a short period of time." Within a few months, the evaluation of the newspapers was completely different. This time Duan Xun decisively detained the Swire ship that overturned the wooden boat, and then bombarded the British warship. Everyone praised and supported it. Take a look at the leaflets of these students , Duan Xun is a national hero in their eyes. Have you seen it, this is the people's support, this is the people's support in China now."

Sun Yat-sen was criticized by many people as "Sun Dapao", who believed that he boasted more and did less practical work.

However, the understanding and application of modern politics and modern society, as well as the grasp of the development of the country, are definitely not as useless as others say.On the contrary, he is very capable in this area.

Otherwise, he would not be the first to overthrow the Manchu Qing by force, nor would he be the first to form an anti-Qing party, and he would be the head of the Tongmenghui and the interim president of the Republic of China.

Then there was the Northern Expedition, and later the KMT-CCP ​​cooperation.

It can be seen that Sun Yat-sen is indeed very powerful.He is able to grasp the needs of China in each transformation.He accurately grasped at the end of the Qing Dynasty that it was necessary and inevitable to overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty.Also after the May [-]th Movement, Sun Yat-sen quickly grasped the changes in Chinese people's hearts at that time.Therefore, in history, Sun Yat-sen stopped worrying about the issues of the republic and the Congress, and began to contact the Soviet Union, and put forward the slogan of anti-imperialism and feudalism, overthrowing the great powers and overthrowing the warlords.This slogan was greatly supported by the Chinese people at that time.

It's just that although Sun Yat-sen was able to accurately signal his pulse every time, he always failed in action.

"Prime Minister, do you mean..."

"Nationalism, we Chinese have now begun to awaken nationalism, and we are no longer willing to bow our heads to these foreign powers. That's why Duan Xun's actions have received so much support and such a big response. This is what the Chinese people want at present. We used to Wrong grasp. These students have always been uninterested in the law protection we proposed, but they are so attentive to this matter, we have to change our strategy."

Sun Yat-sen suddenly said with more and more firm voice: "Go back and issue a telegram in my name to support Duan Xun, condemning the atrocities committed by British merchant ships and warships. We must also think carefully about what we should do next."

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"Baoshu (Kang Xinru), can I ask, what kind of person is General Duan?"

sensation?

An absolute sensation.

From the end of the Qing Dynasty to the present, who would dare to treat the British like this within a few decades.After the news that Duan Xun's troops and British warships were bombarded in Wanxian came out, the whole of China was stunned for a moment.

Of course it started boiling very quickly.

Especially after this incident came out, Bai Jianwu came out to meet reporters on behalf of Duan Xun, and directly stated that even if he was smashed to pieces, he would never allow British merchant ships and warships to act recklessly in the Yangtze River.

The words made the public opinion of the whole country applaud.

The name Duan Xun quickly became the most popular general in China at present.I don't know how many students are going to enter Sichuan at this time to meet Duan Xun.I don't know how many students will enter Sichuan to serve as soldiers.

"Ha ha."

Kang Xinru smiled slightly, and said, "Brother Gongbi, what kind of person do you think our general is?"

"can not say it clearly."

Zhao Shijin shook his head slightly.

Then he said directly: "Actually, I had never heard the name Duan Xun before I returned to China last spring. I didn't know much about General Duan until Mr. Zhongshan called for the protection of the law. Later, I read many newspapers saying that General Duan was Duan Xun. Hefei is the minion of China's 'unification by force', and there are a lot of criticisms. However, I also heard that General Duan's troops have good military discipline, which is well-known in Hunan, and even in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. But I have always disliked him."

Zhao Shijin lived with his father in New York when he was very young.His father was a businessman. Although he was not considered a wealthy man, he had no worries about food and clothing.But after he had no worries about food and clothing, Zhao Shijin began to think about other things.In particular, I always read the books of the revolutionary party and Sun Yat-sen, and finally became a Tongmenghui.He is a member of the New York branch of the Tongmenghui, and is mainly responsible for raising funds for Sun Yat-sen.

Sun Yat-sen launched several riots in the country, and Zhao Shijin raised a lot of money to remit to Sun Yat-sen.

After the founding of the Republic of China, Zhao Shijin responded positively in New York to the Second Revolution and the War to Protect the Country.Until the spring of last year (1917) when he returned to China, in September 1917, Sun Yat-sen established a military government in Guangzhou and became the Grand Marshal of the Republic of China. military affairs.

Now Sun Yat-sen was squeezed out and left Guangdong, and he also left Guangdong.

Currently doing business in Shanghai.

Zhao Shijin is an overseas Chinese from the United States, and has a wide network of overseas Chinese in the United States.After coming to Shanghai, he represented overseas Chinese in Europe and the United States, and traveled across Shanghai's financial and industrial circles.Therefore, I am very familiar with Kang Xinru, a person in the Shanghai financial circle.

"However, judging from his resolute entry into Tibet to suppress the rebellion, and his hard-hitting of Britain this time, I still admire him."

"Brother Gongbi, don't talk about this."

Kang Xinru didn't think so.

Who is Duan Xun?

In Kang Xinru's mind, Duan Xun is the person who will rule Beijing in the future, and the person who will determine the fate of China's country in the future.There is really no need for Zhao Shijin to appreciate it or not.But Kang Xinru and Zhao Shijin have important things to discuss, so Kang Xinru still kept smiling and said, "Brother Gongbi, what do you think of what we talked about before?"

"Baoshu, we were still a little worried before. But this time, General Duan's reputation among us overseas Chinese has increased greatly. Everyone supports General Duan and trusts General Duan. There is no problem in laying the railway, and there is no problem in wanting to borrow money. But you have to mortgage something, and we think minerals are the best collateral.”

"Brother Gongbi, are you sure you have such financial resources?"

"of course."

Zhao Shijin was very confident.

Kang Xinru nodded slightly, and began to think about it.Kang Xinru and Zhao Shijin were talking about the cooperation plan of "Chongqing-Guizhou Railway", which is the railway from Chongqing to Guiyang via Zunyi.

This was already in the government's plan, but Duan Xun had no money in his hands.Now Duan Xunguang is unable to build a "Chengdu-Chongqing Railway", let alone a "Chongqing-Guizhou Railway".

Fortunately, someone is willing to invest.

That is Shanghai Overseas Chinese Industrial Company, which is an enterprise invested by wealthy overseas Chinese in Europe and America.It was established in Shanghai as early as the end of Qing Dynasty, and its financial capacity is very strong.In Shanghai, Kang Xinru not only helped Duan Xun manage the Southwest Commercial Bank, but also established good relations with the media in Shanghai, and also shouldered the important task of attracting investment for Sichuan.

Kang Xinru's identity is just right, because he is well-known in Shanghai's financial circle.

Before Kang Xinru came into contact with Overseas Chinese Industrial Company, she hoped that they would invest in Sichuan.However, they instead focused on the railway project in Southwest China. Originally, they wanted to invest in the "Yuliu Railway", which started from Chongqing, passed through Zunyi, passed through Guiyang, and went all the way to Liuzhou in Guangxi.

It's just that Guangxi is not under the control of Duan Xun, so it has become the "Chongqing Railway".Zhao Shijin has a close relationship with overseas Chinese in Europe and America, so he is currently serving as the director of the Overseas Chinese Industrial Company and negotiating with Kang Xinru.

Their request is simple.

After the construction of the "Chongqing-Guizhou Railway", they will have the right to operate it for 40 years.During these 40 years, 5.00% of the profits will be handed over to Duan Xun every year. After 40 years, the railway will be returned to the Railway Bureau under Duan Xun.

And they are also willing to lend Duan Xun 500 million US dollars, which is more than 1000 million silver dollars.

As Duan Xun's plenipotentiary representative, Kang Xinru has great decision-making power.After thinking for a while, he said: "You want collateral, you want minerals as collateral, there is no problem. At present, Chongqing is building a large coal mine in Qijiang. If you think it is OK after inspection, we will mortgage this coal mine to you .”