Beiyang reactionaries

Whoever is asked to sign is to give him credit.Duan Xun chose Wang Yinchuan in order to let him clear his current infamy of being pro-Japanese.Including letting Wang Yitang take charge of the matter of taking back the control of Han Yeping Company is also to wash away their pro-Japanese traces.

It is very important for Duan Xun to wash away their infamy.

Wang Yinchuan nodded slowly.

"However, Brother Yuebo. You have also said that Chen Shike and Yan Shichao are more familiar with Mongolia than you. When you get there, you must respect them and cooperate well with them."

"I know."

243 Pro-Japanese Pie 3

Not long after Duan Xun sent people to negotiate with Japan, he welcomed his old friend Tatsuya Tsuruta.

"Tsuruta-kun, please sit down."

There is more and more cooperation between Japan and Duan Xun. Tatsuya Tsuruta, the Japanese officer who established contact with Duan Xun at the beginning, has a higher and higher status in the Japanese military.It can even be said that he has become a figure in contention among the Japanese army, navy, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Because Duan Xun usually communicates with the Japanese government through Tatsuya Tsuruta.

This greatly improved Tsuruta Tatsuya's status.Of course, this is also related to the improvement of Duan Xun's status in China.The higher Duan Xun's status in China, the more Japan attaches importance to Duan Xun.

"General Duan, you are welcome."

Tsuruta Tatsuya bowed slightly to Duan Xun, and then sat down slowly.Over the years of working with Duan Xun, Tsuruta Tatsuya's courtesy has not been lost.Every time I meet Duan Xun, I bow very frequently.

Duan Xun is not surprised now.

"General Duan, we have received your negotiation request."

"I don't know what your country means?"

Negotiations on Hanyeping Company have already started.It's just that the Japanese businessmen currently control Han Yeping Company, so Wang Yitang took the lead in negotiating with them.And Chen Jintao has also started to contact the Japanese side through his own channels to discuss the issue of Guan Yu's ownership.

The Japanese side was shocked after receiving this information.

Because none of them expected Duan Xun to make such big moves in a row.Although Wang Yitang and Chen Jintao are both pro-Japanese factions, they have a lot of ties with Japan.But the Japanese government immediately sent Tatsuya Tsuruta, wanting to exchange views with Duan Xun, the righteous master.

See what Duan Xun really thinks.

"General Duan, we really want to know why you are interested in Han Yeping Company. I heard that you want to fight off all the debts of Han Yeping Company, which seems to be of no benefit to you."

"Tsuruta-kun, I want to consider my reputation."

Duan Xun smiled and said: "I think Mr. Tsuruta is very clear about the public opinion in China now. With the support of Britain and the United States, Cao Kun is mobilizing public opinion every day to attack me for being pro-Japanese and traitorous to the country. Cao Kun forgot, He also bought arms from your Empire of Japan, but now he turned his head and turned his face and criticized the Empire of Japan. I think this is very unkind. As a friend of the Empire of Japan, I am very angry about this. But After all, Cao Kun currently controls the Beijing government. If you always use this as an excuse to attack me, it will be very bad for me. But once I can win the control of Hanyeping Company, and your country is willing to take the initiative to take the control of Hanyeping Company If you hand it over to me, then I can get rid of the current unfavorable public opinion situation. Why is this not the case in your country. Mr. Tsuruta probably knows that your country has also suffered a lot of accusations in our country for the sake of Han Yeping Company. The Han Yeping Company Give me, I can gain fame, and your country can also ease the tense atmosphere of confrontation with our people. It is the best of both worlds."

Tsuruta Tatsuya nodded.

He came here today to hear Duan Xun's thoughts.

In fact, the interest of Japanese businessmen in Hanyeping Company is greatly reduced now.When Han Yeping Company was established, it was the largest steel plant in China, and even the largest steel plant in Asia.At that time, Japan not only took a fancy to Hanyang Iron Works, but also took a fancy to Dazhi Iron Mine and Pingxiang Coal Mine.

However, in recent years, Japan has vigorously developed its own steel mills relying on the iron ore and coal mines of Hanyeping Company.At present, the strength of the Japanese steel mills is already very strong, and they are increasingly looking down on Hanyeping Company.

In particular, the management of Hanyeping Company was chaotic.

Although a lot of money was made by taking advantage of the First World War, a lot of money went into the management's own pockets.Although Japanese businessmen control Hanyeping Company, they can't control these Chinese managers, and they are afraid of intensifying conflicts.

Moreover, those who can be high-level in Han Yeping Company all have backgrounds.Japanese businessmen don't want to have a complete falling out with these people with backgrounds, so they tolerate them.But these people manage Han Yeping Company, and it is impossible for Han Yeping Company to make money.

In the current Hanyeping Company, Japanese businessmen don't look up to Hanyang Iron Works at all, and they don't believe that Hanyeping Company can make money.The only things they fancy are iron ore and coal mines.As long as Duan Xun is willing to shoulder the debt and continue to provide iron ore and coal mines to Japan, they don't have much opinion, and there is no burden to spit out Hanyeping Company.

On the contrary, the Japanese government has some opinions.

The views of the Japanese government are always different from those of businessmen.They must suppress China's development and absolutely cannot allow China to develop greatly.Therefore, for heavy industrial enterprises like Hanyeping Company, their approach is to clamp down and prevent the Chinese government from owning them.

So some disagree.

But the Japanese military thought differently.If Duan Xun can make more concessions, Han Yeping Company is nothing important.

"General Duan, Chen Jun (Chen Jintao) told us that if we get Guan Yu, our people will supervise the use of Guan Yu. I don't know how the general will let our people supervise his use."

"As long as I get my part of the customs balance, I will deposit the money in Southwest Commercial Bank. At that time, you can send a representative, and I will appoint him as the vice president of Southwest Commercial Bank to be responsible for this money The use of this money. This money is specially used to repay the Japanese loan and purchase Japanese goods. If it is used for other purposes, the signature of the Japanese representative must be obtained before the money can be used. What do you think of this arrangement?"

Tsuruta Tatsuya smiled slightly.

Sure enough, the Anhui generals are the best.Japan has supported many people in China over the years, the most famous of which is of course Duan Qirui.Down there are people like Duan Xun and Zhang Zuolin.

But Zhang Zuolin, a bandit, is too cunning, and he is mixed with Cao Kun and his immediate family, trying to swing between Japan and Britain and the United States.

Japan does not want Duan Qirui to lose in this straight-to-Anhui war.Therefore, they hoped that Zhang Zuolin would not participate in the war, but Zhang Zuolin insisted on participating in the Zhiwan War.This made Japan very angry.

After counting and counting, Japan found that it is best to cooperate with Duan Xun.

Japan was able to greatly increase its strength in the Yangtze River Basin because of its cooperation with Duan Xun.So now that Duan Xun has a request from Japan, the Japanese government and military immediately feel that this is a good opportunity.

Sure enough, Duan Xun's conditions are still very good.

Although the control of Hanyeping Company was taken away, iron ore and coal mines were still exported to Japan, so that the development of the Japanese steel industry would not be delayed at all.After taking Guan Yu away, it is mainly to pay back the money from Japan, and the use of Guan Yu can be supervised by the Japanese side at all times.

No matter how you look at it, it's a good deal.

However, Japan has a big appetite. Duan Xun made such a big concession, but Japan did not fully accept it.Japan has other conditions.

"General Duan, we have been friends for many years, so the empire will definitely consider our friendship. As for the general's proposal, as long as the problem is not serious, the empire will not reject it. However, General Duan, the empire has had some troubles along the Yangtze River these years. There are many businesses and many special interests. But we have never had the corresponding power to protect them, mainly because the Imperial Navy lacks a dock that can dock, and a dock that integrates sea and land. The Imperial Navy has always been very troubled by this matter."

Hearing Tsuruta Tatsuya's words, Duan Xun's expression changed slightly for a moment, but he quickly returned to normal.

But in his heart he wished to strangle Tsuruta Tatsuya in front of him.The damn Japanese devils are really getting bigger and bigger.The Yangtze River, or in other words, the right to navigate the inland sea was first enacted in the Treaty of Tianjin after the Second Opium War.

The Treaty of Tianjin allowed foreign warships and merchant ships to sail freely in the ports of the Yangtze River.

The foreign countries here mainly refer to Britain, France, Russia and the United States, because the British and French allied forces launched the second Opium War at that time, and Russia and the United States were behind it.So after signing the Tianjin Treaty, Russia forced China to open the inland rivers of Heilongjiang and Jilin to Russia.It also stipulates that only Qing ships and Russian ships are allowed to sail on the inland rivers of Heilongjiang and Jilin.

Afterwards, these countries put more and more demands on China's inland waterways.

Not only the Yangtze River, but even the tributaries of the Yangtze River were taken away by them, allowing them to navigate freely.However, Japan is a rising country. In the early years, when Britain, France, Russia and the United States divided up the power of China's inland rivers, Japan did not catch up.At that time, Japan was not qualified to invade China with the old imperialist countries.

Merchant ships, including Japan, do not have freedom of navigation in this regard.

But then Japan became stronger, defeated China in the Jiawu Year, and signed the "Treaty of Shimonoseki" with China.But even with the Treaty of Shimonoseki, Japan's navigation in China's inland rivers is greatly restricted.However, the powerful Japan no longer takes the Chinese government seriously.According to the 1902 Sino-British "Renewal of the Treaty of Commercial Shipping", the ships of the Japanese Daito Ferry Company freely operated transportation business in the waters around Zhenjiang without the approval of the Minister of Commerce and the governor.Other Japanese merchant ships also learn from them, and they don't pay attention to the Chinese government at all, and they sail freely.

Later, Japan became stronger and stronger, while China declined more and more, and Japan's requirements for China's inland rivers also increased.Before the Qing Dynasty perished, Japanese warships had already obtained the right to sail freely on the Yangtze River.

It happened to be the time of the Anglo-Japanese alliance, and Britain needed a thug.Therefore, Britain pulled Japan to the Yangtze River, and let Japanese warships sail along the Yangtze River with British warships.At this time, Japanese warships in the Yangtze River basically obeyed the orders of the British.Moreover, Japanese warships are all docked at docks controlled by the United Kingdom.

At this stage, Japan is still very honest.

Because the Yangtze River has Britain, Japan obediently listens to the British.