Beiyang reactionaries

"And it's not just these. Where there is no railway, some roads need to be built. Of course, roads are not as expensive as railways, but compared to others, roads also need money. In addition, to attract a large number of factories to be located in Sichuan , Should the government equip these factories with power plants and water plants? Over the past few years, we have successively built large-scale thermal power plants in Chengdu, Chongqing, and Wanxian, and built a hydroelectric power plant in Chongqing. Can we not borrow money? "

"And our general is not reconciled that our country has no industry, so we have to tighten our belts to build industry. So our general is preparing to build a large steel plant in Sichuan, the largest steel plant in the country. For this steel plant, our general borrowed The conditions are very harsh. But in order to have our own steel plant, our general agreed to the harsh conditions. It can even be said that our general built the Sichuan Iron and Steel Plant at the risk of being called a traitor by the Chinese. .”

"Furthermore, our southwestern provinces are places where education is very backward in China. However, it takes ten years to cultivate people and a hundred years to cultivate people. If education is backward, the country is backward. In order to develop education, our three provinces in Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou have to set up hundreds of small schools every year. Schools and middle schools were established, and universities were established. Within a few years, Sichuan has become the most developed place in the country in terms of geology, chemistry, and mechanics. Famous experts and professors in this area have come to teach in various universities in the Southwest. Sending a large number of government-sponsored students abroad. These expenses add up to more than 1000 million education funds per year. If you don’t borrow money, where will the money come from?”

"Also, our generals always say that the biggest reason why China is controlled by foreign countries is that our country's weapons cannot be localized. If our country can complete the localization of weapons, then China's dependence on foreign countries will be reduced by half immediately. For this goal, our general invested huge sums of money to expand the Sichuan Arsenal, and last year established a Southwest Army Engineering University to train our own weapons experts. Of course, some people will say that our general is just to expand our power, so we do Arms factory. But we run our own arsenal, is it better than buying arms from abroad?"

Huang Yizhu listened carefully to Kang Xinru's words.

Extraordinary.

Duan Xun is indeed a different kind of warlord.No wonder Shi Liangcai spoke highly of Duan Xun, as expected, he did and thought completely differently.Huang Yi lived and returned to China and first stayed in Fujian for a period of time before going north to Shanghai.

Compared with the messy little warlords in Fujian, Duan Xun did stand at a different height.

The warlords over there in Fujian, who still think about construction.If you have money, buy arms first, expand your troops first, and then take the rest into your arms.Who can think of things like railway construction, road construction, and educational development.

There is even the question of the arsenal.

Duan Xun, a warlord, can also consider getting rid of foreign control and making Chinese weapons domestically produced.This is no longer a warlord's consideration, but it was considered by Duan Xun.

"Actually, our generals didn't have to work so hard. Boss Huang, do you know the current domestic opium price?"

"I heard about it when I was in Fujian. Opium is planted everywhere in Fujian, and some opium merchants even said that one tael of gold and one tael of smoked earth."

"Then do you know why?"

"not very clear."

Kang Xinru said proudly: "Boss Huang, in fact, the most famous opium production areas in our country are currently under the control of our general. The four provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and Tibet, plus Shaanxi, are the most suitable places for growing opium in our country." Provinces. Originally, 90.00% of the opium in the south of the Yangtze River came from the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, and [-] to [-] percent of the opium used in the provinces north of the Yangtze River except the Northeast came from Shaanxi. However, since our general entered the southwest and controlled Shaanxi Immediately after that, the ban on smoking was issued. The cultivation of opium was eradicated and the opium trade was cracked down. In the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, our generals shot and killed thousands of opium dealers in order to combat the opium trade. Only then did the opium in the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou be stopped. Planting and trading. In addition to the strict smoking ban in Shaanxi this time, the current domestic opium market is short of opium, and the price of opium is equivalent to gold. It is precisely because of this east wind that Fujian has made a fortune relying on opium."

"It doesn't matter if you don't earn this kind of money."

Huang Yizhu snorted coldly.

Angry for the major warlords in Fujian.Look at Duan Xun, then look at them.They are now all benefiting from the income from opium, and they are all complacent.However, compared with Duan Xun, his status is low and his reputation is bad. After all, he can't accomplish big things.

And what about Duan Xun?

It seems that the smoking ban has lost a lot of money, but the reputation gained is something that money cannot buy.In the past two days, Huang Yi lived but heard those newspaper articles boasting about Duan Xun every day.

Including those students.

This is the real gain.

"Manager Kang, I want to go to Sichuan and meet General Duan."

Huang Yizhu really yearned for it.

I want to see with my own eyes the various provinces in the southwest, get in touch with Duan Xun in person, and see what this alternative warlord is like.

"It's not a problem. But the current situation is complicated. It is estimated that there will be a domestic war soon. Boss Huang has to go to Sichuan, and he has to take the Yangtze River waterway, but the Yangtze River is not particularly safe at the moment. Let me think about it."

Huang Yizhu's willingness to enter Sichuan is really good news.

In fact, Kang Xinru didn't take a fancy to Huang Yi's wealth.Because Huang Yizhu is indeed rich, it is estimated that he will definitely be able to enter the top [-] richest people in the world.Especially during the First World War, sugar prices went up and down, and a lot of money was made in the middle.

But this money is very important to the current Southwest.But it is not enough to say how much great help it will be to the southwest region.With Duan Xun vigorously developing infrastructure in Sichuan in the past few years, the various investments in Chongqing last year alone amounted to hundreds of millions.There are hundreds of various factories established in a year.Therefore, investing Huang Yi's funds alone will not have much immediate effect.

But Kang Xinru was concerned about Huang Yizhu's identity, he was a rich man with a huge network among wealthy overseas Chinese businessmen in Southeast Asia.Many wealthy people in Nanyang have business dealings with Huang Yizhu and have a good relationship.

If Huang Yizhu can be won over, maybe Huang Yizhu can bring investment from a large number of wealthy Nanyang.This is not a small amount.It is estimated that the combined assets of Nanyang rich people can reach hundreds of millions of pounds.

What kind of property is this.

These people return to China to invest and can quickly build a city.

This is what Kang Xinru cares about.

Therefore, Kang Xinru was very considerate of Huang Yizhu, and he couldn't make any problems.

"If Boss Huang doesn't mind, I will be a ship of Changjiang Shipping Group."

"Why, is there a problem with this company?"

"No. This company is a joint venture between the largest Chuanjiang Shipping Company in the Yangtze River area and the British Swire Shipping Company. It almost monopolizes 70.00% of the Yangtze River's business. It's just that sometimes his ships will fly the British flag for convenience. .”

Duan Xun bombarded the British warship, but it resulted in the cooperation between Duan Xun and Swire Pacific.

Swire Pacific not only cooperated with Chuanjiang Shipping Company to establish a modern Chongqing Ship Repair Company, but also merged with Chuanjiang Shipping Company to form Changjiang Shipping Company, becoming the overlord of passenger and freight transportation on the Yangtze River.

Most of the goods from the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou are transported by them.And because the Chuanjiang Shipping Company already has government capital investment, nearly a quarter of the newly established Changjiang Shipping Group Company's shares belong to the Chongqing government.

"It's nothing. In the Nanyang region, you see the national flags of foreigners every day."

"Then I will make arrangements. And I will send a telegram to the general, as long as the ship enters the Yueyang area of ​​Hunan Province, our marine police force will respond."

"Don't be so troublesome."

"Should be."

Kang Xinru is very polite.

This is the God of Wealth. If you can really convince the rich overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia who made a fortune during the First World War to return to China to invest, then it will not be 1000 million or 2000 million in funds, but hundreds of millions or hundreds of millions of funds. .

222 Fuse

"These students are lawless, and this group of foreign devils has a lot to do."

After meeting the consuls of Britain, France, the United States and Japan just now, Wang Zhanyuan held his breath.He was furious when he returned to his Governor's Mansion.At this time, the generals of the Beiyang Army in the Governor's Mansion of Hubei were sitting there.

Commander of the Eighth Division Wang Ruqin (Wang Ruxian's younger brother, Wang Ruxian resigned as commander of the Eighth Division and was replaced by Wang Ruqin), Commander of the No.18 Division Wang Maoshang, Commander of the First Mixed Brigade of the Hubei Army Sun Chuanfang, and concurrently the commander of the Second Mixed Brigade of the Hubei Army Nan Yuanchao, Commander of the Wuhan Garrison, Lu Jinshan, Commander of the Third Mixed Brigade of the Hubei Army, Liu Zuolong, the Guard of Hanyang, and Wang Duqing, Commander of the No.20 No. [-] Mixed Brigade.

Here, Wang Ruqin's Eighth Division was supposed to be under the command of Duan Xun, the commander-in-chief of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.However, the Eighth Division, from the original teacher Wang Ruxian to the current teacher Wang Ruqin, has a relatively close relationship with the direct line.This is mainly because Wang Ruxian served as a soldier under Feng Guozhang and has some connections with Feng Guozhang.

Therefore, after the Eighth Division came to Hubei and stationed its troops in Shashi, that is, Jingzhou, it followed the orders of Hubei Governor Wang Zhanyuan instead of Duan Xun's orders.Duan Xun doesn't care, after all, Hubei is not under Duan Xun's jurisdiction.Wang Ruqin listened to Wang Zhanyuan more, and Duan Xun had nothing to do with Wang Ruqin.

As for the other troops, they all followed Wang Zhanyuan.

Wang Zhanyuan was very angry.

Because these students in Hubei don’t know what’s crazy, they even launched a boycott of foreign goods in Hankou and opposed the unequal treaties imposed on China by the big powers.Can this kind of slogan be said casually?

Even some radical students not only lacked some foreign goods, but some even smashed other foreign companies.

This angered Britain, France, the United States, Japan and other countries.You make trouble, dare to burn our goods, dare to smash our things, you simply don't want to live.Therefore, the British, French, American and Japanese consulates protested to Wang Zhanyuan, saying that if Wang Zhanyuan was unable to manage these students, they would pull the warship up.They come to manage these students themselves.

Threatening Wang Zhanyuan naked.