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After thinking for a while, he said: "It is still necessary to speed up the signing of the contract with Japan. The Beijing government can't wait any longer. The thousands of employees in various departments have not been able to get their salaries for several months. The matter is too serious. Now It’s the end of the year, and the Chinese New Year is coming soon. If the salary issue cannot be resolved by then, they may all go on strike. The teachers in those schools, seriously, have not seen their salary for half a year.”

"Yes."

Zhang Zuolin and Cao Kun acquiesced.

So their troops are honest. Liang Shiyi is most worried about the staff of government agencies and the teachers of various schools.Unlike those government officials, even if they don't get paid, they are all wealthy people.

Not afraid.

But ordinary staff, ordinary teachers, their salaries are average, which is enough for the family's expenses.But there is no salary for several months, and in a place like Beijing where prices are high, it is difficult for those people to support their families in Beijing.If you can't solve the salary problem during the Chinese New Year, those people don't care whether you are the "God of Wealth".How will the Beijing government function if those ordinary staff of the Beijing government go on strike.

So Liang Shiyi's idea is very simple.

Quickly resolve the negotiations with Japan, borrow from Japan, and solve this problem first.As long as they get the support of the Beijing government staff, people like Cao Kun and Zhang Zuolin will also consider letting Liang Shiyi go.

"Tap-tap-"

"Duke Liang, Brother Gui Xin."

Ye Gongchuo, chief of traffic, hurried in.

"Yufu (Ye Gongchuo), what's wrong?"

Liang Shiyi asked Ye Gongchuo with a smile.

Ye Gongchuo is a direct descendant of Liang Shiyi, who was single-handedly selected by Liang Shiyi as early as the end of Qing Dynasty.After Zhou Ziqi became the prime minister of the cabinet, Ye Gongchuo, as the chief of transportation, did not cooperate with Zhou Ziqi at all, and did not give Zhou Ziqi face at all.However, Zhou Ziqi didn't want to completely turn against the old traffic department, so he kept Ye Gongchuo as the chief traffic officer.

So Liang Shiyi was very satisfied with Ye Gongchuo.

"A big thing happened. In Shandong, Wu Ziyu (Wu Peifu), the governor of Shandong, just sent a telegram, accusing us of betraying our sovereignty and borrowing from Japan. Wu Ziyu said that he, as the governor of Shandong, would never recognize the transfer of the rights and interests of the Jiaoji Railway to Japan."

"Let me see."

Liang Shiyi hurriedly took the things from Ye Gongchuo's hand.

This is Wu Peifu's electrification.

Wu Peifu is an old literati, and a large number of talents with good writing skills have gathered around him.These people polished the telegrams, wrote them with elegant style, and every word they wrote was heartfelt.The meaning is very simple.

In the absence of the Chinese delegation's signature at the Paris Peace Conference, the Chinese government does not want to negotiate with Japan and take back Shandong's rights and interests. Instead, it wants to transfer Shandong's rights and interests to Japan.

Tolerable or unbearable.

When Wu Peifu switched on the electricity, he scolded Liang Shiyi as bloody.It is believed that Liang Shiyi betrayed national sovereignty for money, which is an act of a traitor.The people under Wu Peifu's writing are excellent, and they don't use bad words when they swear.

But it's very poignantly written.

Liang Shiyi was born as a Jinshi in the late Qing Dynasty, and he is also outstanding in writing.Looking at this power-on, his hands trembled.Because of Wu Peifu's telegram, after people across the country saw it, Liang Shiyi couldn't take off the "traitor" hat on his head.The words used here are no different from those in the student movement, when Chinese public opinion gave a small hat to a few people in the new transportation department.

Liang Shiyi's complexion became more and more ugly.

After reading it, Liang Shiyi sat down and handed the telegram to Zhu Qiqian next to him.After Zhu Qiqian looked at it for a while, his face also changed drastically.He couldn't help but said: "What's going on, what's going on with Wu Ziyu. It doesn't matter what Cao Kun said. Could it be that what he said before was all false?"

Zhu Qiqian really couldn't figure it out.

Cao Kun did not welcome Liang Shiyi, after all, it was recommended by Zhang Zuolin.

But whether you are welcome or not, now that Liang Shiyi has become the prime minister of the cabinet, Cao Kun does not want to turn his face against Liang Shiyi.Similarly, Cao Kun also expected to cooperate with Liang Shiyi.Cao Kun had been in contact with many internal powerful factions in the territory of the Anhui warlords before.In the name of the central government, they are ready to support them in driving away the Anhui warlords.

Things are still relatively smooth.

Gao Lingyu has already arranged everything.

It's just that Zhou Ziqi was blown off the stage, and it was Liang Shiyi's turn to take the stage.Cao Kun can't wait anymore, so Cao Kun hopes to cooperate with Liang Shiyi to complete the unfinished business.Cao Kun and Liang Shiyi had hinted in this regard long ago.

But is this false?

Did Cao Kun fool Liang Shiyi?Is it because Liang Shiyi was recommended by Zhang Zuolin, so Cao Kun wants to drive Liang Shiyi away.

"Wu Ziyu, Wu Ziyu."

Liang Shiyi also couldn't figure it out.

When Cao Kun talked with himself, he obviously agreed to borrow money by himself. How could he let his general Wu Peifu bombard him.Could it be that something else happened during this time.

"No."

Liang Shiyi stood up.

This matter was very smooth, and the contract with Japan was about to be signed.It's really bad timing for something like this to come out suddenly at this time.Things cannot be allowed to develop like this.

"I'm going to meet Cao Kun and hear what Cao Kun means."

271 Infighting 3

"Third Brother, what is Wu Ziyu doing?"

Wu Peifu's telegram caused a sensation throughout the country.

Attracting all eyes to Beijing, the Prime Minister once again became the focus of public opinion.Liang Shiyi had only been the prime minister for more than a dozen days, and he became the talk of everyone after dinner.

Of course, compared to public opinion, Wu Peifu's telegram shocked the major forces in the country even more.

Zhang Zuolin was furious in Fengtian, thinking that Cao Kun wanted to drive Liang Shiyi away because Liang Shiyi was recommended by him.Otherwise, why would Cao Kun's heavy general Wu Peifu suddenly bombard Liang Shiyi.

But Duan Xun and the others were stupid.

It seemed that although Cao Kun didn't like Liang Shiyi, he still supported him.Why did the painting style suddenly change, and Wu Peifu is about to start a war with Liang Shiyi.Everyone has no idea what happened.

Cao Kun's mansion.

Cao Kun, Cao Rui, Cao Ying, Gao Lingyu, Bian Shoujing.

Gao Lingxuan was Cao Kun's chief think tank and the person Cao Kun valued the most.After the Revolution of [-], he followed Cao Kun and was already the Chief of Internal Affairs.And Bian Shoujing's status is not low, he has a very close relationship with Cao Rui, and is currently mainly in charge of Tianjin affairs.With the victory of the Zhiwan War, Cao Kun's troops were also divided into three factions.

Cao Kun's Baoding School, Cao Rui's Tianjin School, and Wu Peifu's Jinan School.Among them, Cao Kun's Baoding faction is the strongest. After all, most of Cao Kun's generals will come from Baoding.In other words, Cao Kun's team is headed by Cao Kun after all.

Generals such as Wang Chengbin, Xiao Yaonan, Yan Xiangwen, and Sun Yue are all Cao Kun's direct descendants, and they are from Cao Kun's Baoding faction.Although Cao Rui is currently serving as the governor of Zhili, his main strength is in Tianjin.Headed by the Cao brothers and Bian Shoujing, it is also a very powerful faction.

It mainly controls the troops of the Cao family brothers in the Cao Kun faction and the finances of the Cao family.

Wu Peifu's Jinan Department is much simpler.

Mainly the troops led by Wu Peifu's 3rd Division.Since Wu Peifu went to Jinan, he has focused on building his third division.A third division has nearly [-] troops and is the most powerful force under Cao Kun's command.

Wu Peifu is a bit arrogant.

Although he is a general under Wu Peifu, Wu Peifu can't understand the warlord style of Cao Kun's younger brother and many generals under Cao Kun.So he quietly built his own third division in Jinan.