Beiyang reactionaries

Can he rely on Duan Xun, Duan Qirui's favorite general?

But Yang Yongtai said it was possible, and Duan Xun immediately regained his spirits.Because Yang Yongtai is not a nonsense person, since he said it is possible, then there is hope.

"The navy is different from the army. They float on the sea and don't have a fixed site. Without a fixed site, they can't raise their own salaries like the army. Therefore, the navy is very poor, and the navy must be allocated funds to survive. "

"Yes."

Duan Xun nodded.

This is also the tragedy of the Navy.

The navy is a very money-consuming branch, but as far as the navy is concerned, there is not much way for him to make money.There are two ways, one is to smuggle by oneself, and the other is to collect taxes privately at sea.

But even if you are smuggling, you still have to unite with forces on land.And if you want to collect taxes at sea, you don't have that strength.Now it is possible to ship goods by sea, either foreign goods or smuggled goods.How dare the navy intercept foreigners' goods.As for the ships that were smuggled, the navy would not dare to offend any of them who did not have a powerful force behind them.So all in all, the navy is very poor, and there is no way to make money by itself.Therefore, the required materials must be provided on land, so the current Chinese navy will never be independent, it must be attached to a certain force.

"The Guardian Fleet originally supported Mr. Zhongshan, and General Cheng Biguang decided to join the Guardian because of Mr. Zhongshan's lobbying. But after arriving in Guangdong, it was Lu Rongting who controlled the financial power of the military government of the Guardian of Guangdong. In Guangdong, only Lu Rongting had the right to allocate finances. Zhongshan Mr. Zhongshan can't control Guangdong's finances at all. Mr. Zhongshan only has donations from those who support his Dharma protectors. , can only ask Lu Rongting for money. General Cheng Biguang was assassinated because of this. But no matter who is in charge of the Guardian Fleet, they can only listen to Lu Rongting. Because in Guangdong and Guangxi, only Lu Rongting can provide them with funds. .But things are completely different now."

Yang Yongtai was appointed by Sun Yat-sen as the candidate for the Director of Finance of the Guangdong Dharma Protectorate Military Government.He is well aware of the internal affairs of the law-protecting military government.Moreover, Yang Yongtai, as one of the main personnel of the "Department of Political Science", although many bigwigs from the "Department of Political Science" defected to Duan Xun, many people still stayed in Guangdong.

For example, Cen Chunxuan, the current president of the Guangdong military government, is actually a member of the "Department of Political Science", and Li Gengen, who competed with Li Liejun for control of the Yunnan Army, is also a member of the "Department of Political Science" in Beijing.

They all stayed in Guangdong and cooperated with Lu Rongting.Therefore, Yang Yongtai does not lack news from Guangdong.Many officials in the political science department who stayed in Guangdong are actually sitting on the fence.They cooperated with Lu Rongting and did not want to offend Duan Xun, so they would still pass on general news to Yang Yongtai.

"With our troops attacking, more than half of Guangxi is currently in our hands. When this news spreads to Guangdong, it will inevitably change the situation of the battle. As long as the situation goes well, Lu Rongting will definitely suffer a huge blow this time. Even if it is not destroyed, It will also lose most of the territory. Therefore, in a short period of time, Lu Rongting probably will not be able to spend money to support the Guardian Fleet. The Cantonese Army has just entered Guangdong and spent a lot of money to buy arms, and there is no money to support the Guardian Fleet. Now is the best opportunity. Looking at these warlords in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, no one can afford to feed a fleet. Except us."

Those who have money are uncles, and those who have milk are mothers.

For the Navy, this statement is very appropriate.

Yang Yongtai's meaning is very simple.In the current southern region, no force can support the naval forces.Even in the Yangtze River Basin, Li Chun and Lu Yongxiang have money in their hands, but if they are asked to raise a navy, they will not do it if they are killed.For them, at present, they are actively expanding their armies and preparing for war, mainly the army forces, all in order to fight for the control of Shanghai.

After defeating their opponents, they are in the mood to consider whether to support the navy.

Therefore, the current situation is indeed very favorable for Duan Xun.

"I'm just worried."

Duan Xun said worriedly: "After all, the guardian fleet followed Mr. Sun to the south to protect the law. We were still fighting a while ago. You said let them join me, didn't you..."

"General, you are worrying unnecessarily. General Cheng Biguang also went south with Mr. Zhongshan to protect the Dharma, but what happened? After arriving in Guangdong, he could only succumb to reality and listen to Lu Rongting. To put it badly, the Navy It is a group that does not have any political attitudes, and it is impossible to have any political attitudes. Because they have no capital and political attitudes, they will listen to whoever gives them money."

"Really?"

"Yes."

political attitude?

In island countries such as the United Kingdom and Japan, the navy has a higher status than the army.They have their own interests, they can sit on an equal footing with the Army, and they can compete for power with the Army.

But in China it's all bullshit.

Navy farts are neither.

Regardless of when the Beijing government was established, there was an army department and a navy department.But the chief of the navy is nothing to the chief of the army, and he has no weight in the cabinet.Under such circumstances, what political attitude does the navy need?

"confident?"

"it should be OK."

"Can you contact the Guardian Fleet?"

"kindness."

Yang Yongtai nodded.

Duan Xun nodded again and again, in a very good mood.Sure enough, Yang Yongtai had been in the military government of Guangdong for a long time, and he was very familiar with the people on Sun Yat-sen's side and Lu Rongting's side.

More importantly, Yang Yongtai is from Cantonese.

In fact, most of the Dharma Guardian Fleet are Fujianese, because the current navy is not actually the successor to the powerful Beiyang Navy of the past.Most of them are students from the Mawei Shipbuilding School founded by Zuo Zongtang when he was the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang decades ago.But even so, Yang Yongtai still has a lot of acquaintances in the Guardian Fleet.

"Okay. Brother Changqing, you are responsible for this matter. Quietly contact the Guardian Fleet and tell them that I am going to build a naval base in Qinzhou Bay. As long as they are willing to defect to me, I will cover all the salaries of the naval forces in the future. Lu Rongting How much money I give, I will double it. And I will build a warship repair station in Qinzhou Bay."

"Row."

"If we can get the Dharma Guardian Fleet here, we will have a navy. Although there are only a few warships, it is still a start. I really hope that one day we will have a naval force as powerful as the UK."

When Duan Xun said this, everyone looked forward to it.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, all the people in China had such expectations.That's why the later Beiyang Fleet came into being. How much money and painstaking effort the Qing Dynasty spent on this army, and how much hope the Chinese placed on it.

The results of it?

Gone.

In the Sino-Japanese War of [-]-[-], the Beiyang Fleet was gone.The Chinese naval dream is also completely shattered.China has never built a powerful navy since then.

"In the future, when we have money, we will build a shipyard in Wuchang, and we will also build warships ourselves."

"General, I am looking forward to that time."

Dai Kan also echoed Duan Xun at the side.Duan Xun smiled and said: "Don't worry, it won't be too long. We will start planning this matter when the Zhiwan War is over."

navy.

In fact, Duan Xun really has no idea of ​​​​developing the navy, at least within a few years.Where Duan Xun has money, the most important thing in the next few years is to develop the army.

But there are still nice things to say.

"Then let's put it this way. Let the mobilization department step up the training of a group of recruits, and Brother Changqing will contact the Dharma Guardian Fleet immediately."

"it is good."

"General."

Duan Xun made a plan, and Yang Hucheng, who was in charge of the security work, came to Duan Xun and called Duan Xun quietly.Duan Xun raised his head and said, "What's wrong?"

"Director Bai (Bai Jianwu) is outside, saying there is something urgent."

"Let him in."

"Yes."

This meeting is all high-level supervisors.Moreover, Bai Jianwu needs to pay attention to the transmission of information at all times, so he cannot participate in the meeting.Now he suddenly has something important, it must not be a trivial matter.

Yang Hucheng waved to the sentinel at the door, and soon Bai Jianwu walked in.

"General."