Beiyang reactionaries

In this cooperation, Japan has contributed a lot.But Japan also got enough benefits.Without enough benefits, how could Japan help Duan Xun.Even for the part of Guan Yu, Duan Xun, as before, agreed to send people from Japan to supervise the use of Guan Yu by the Chinese government.

This is to reassure Japan.

Duan Xun promised Guan Yu to use it in Japan for compensation and repayment, and for the purchase of Japanese machinery and equipment.In order to show sincerity, Japan sent people to supervise the use of Guan Yu.That's a lot of money.Once the tax rate is increased to 15.00%, China will receive hundreds of millions of silver dollars or even more in customs surplus every year.Maybe it can exceed [-] million. With so much money, Duan Xun said that all of them cooperate with Japan, which can be said to have given Japan a great opportunity.

Of course, Japan is very happy to get so much money every year.This money will also be used to buy Japanese things, which will greatly promote the development of the Japanese economy.

Of course, the more important thing is to strengthen the relationship with Duan Xun and control China's economy by the way.

"Ambassador Pan, this is a good sentence. We are friends. I admire your country's economy, politics, military, and culture. I hope that our two countries can have more cooperation. Especially in customs. "

"Oh, General Duan. I don't know what else you think about at the customs?"

Little Pan Youji immediately asked Duan Xun with a smile.

For Pan Youji, it is his job to fight for Duan Xun for Japan and gain more benefits for Japan.The increase in the tariff rate this time seems to have many disadvantages for Japanese businessmen.

But Duan Xun has reached an agreement with Pan Youji in private.

Japanese businessmen will enjoy preferential country treatment in all aspects, which is different from British, French and American businessmen.Duan Xun's concessions made Xiao Pan Youji very fond of Duan Xun.

Duan Xun was indeed supported by the Japanese Empire.

"Ambassador Pan, to be honest, I am very dissatisfied that the customs are in the hands of the British."

"General Duan wants to take back the power of the customs?"

Little Pan Youji was shocked.

Little Pan Youji can discuss other matters, but this little Pan Youji will never agree.There are contradictions between Japan and Britain, France and the United States, and as Japan becomes stronger, the contradictions are getting bigger and bigger.The alliance between Britain and Japan has broken down, and the relationship between Japan and the United States is very tense.

For the benefit of the Far East, the two sides regard each other as the greatest enemy.

However, if there are contradictions, there are contradictions, but they still have the same interests in some attitudes towards China.Among them, the consensus of the great powers is that China cannot be strong, and China must be suppressed by the great powers.China should remain weak and should be controlled by the great powers.

China's economic, military, and political aspects should be subject to the supervision of foreign powers.

This is the tacit understanding between them.

Duan Xun's strength in China is getting stronger and stronger now, regardless of whether it is military strength, political strength, and economic strength are all increasing rapidly.The recent suppression of Sun Yat-sen and the Kuomintang has been very severe. Even the last Cantonese army that Sun Yat-sen could rely on was disintegrated by Duan Xun with a thunderbolt.

As a result, the commander-in-chief of the Guangdong Army, Chen Jiongming, who also served as the commander of the First Army of the Guangdong Army, and Xu Chongzhi, the commander of the Second Army of the Guangdong Army, announced their resignation in Huizhou and then went to Hong Kong.Deng Keng, commander of the Third Army of the Cantonese Army, has already set off for Beijing after accepting the call of the Ministry of Justice.

Although the new commander-in-chief of the Cantonese Army, Li Fulin, was also a former supporter of Sun Yat-sen, he was also from the Cantonese Army.But his Cantonese army and Chen Jiongming's Cantonese army are completely different factions.

He is despised by young officers of the Cantonese Army, who is similar to a bandit armed background.

Can he lead the Cantonese army?

The Cantonese army will definitely collapse.

Moreover, Duan Xun has begun to take back the administrative power in the Huizhou area. As long as Duan Xun does not pay the Guangdong Army military expenses, the Guangdong Army will disband by itself.Duan Xun's strength is getting stronger and stronger, which does not conform to the interests of the great powers in China.

So Duan Xun still wanted to take back the power of the customs, and little Pan Youji was very afraid.

What does Duan Xun want to do?

"Yes."

"General Duan, this is impossible. After all, your country owes too much money, and everyone is worried. Everyone will not agree to transfer the control of customs to the Beijing government."

Little Pan Youji understood what kind of things he could promise and what kind of things he couldn't promise.

Customs has too much to do with it.

Absolutely cannot be handed over to the Chinese government.If Duan Xun controls the customs and can freely control the tariffs, then the strength of the Beijing government will immediately increase greatly.After all, money can talk about everything in this era. If Duan Xun has money, he can build more troops, and his strength in China will be even stronger.This is not in the interests of the big powers at all, nor is it in the interests of Japan.

Japan must not watch the emergence of a unified China.

Although Duan Xun is very "friendly" to Japan, just in case, Japan has already started to strongly support Zhang Zuolin and Lu Yongxiang.The purpose is to fight against Duan Xun.

"I didn't think I would control customs."

Duan Xun cursed in his heart when he saw little Pan Youji's statement.

damn it.

It has given Japan so many benefits, but once Japan's interests are involved, Japan will immediately turn its face and deny people.It's obviously China's customs, and you gangsters are occupying it.However, Duan Xun did not express what he thought in his heart at all, but spoke with a smile.

"Do not control customs? General Duan, I don't quite understand what you mean."

Little Pan Youji was completely confused.

Just now I said that I am very dissatisfied with the British control of customs, and expressed the idea of ​​​​taking back the customs.But he said that he never thought about controlling the customs by himself.What kind of medicine is sold in Duan Xun's gourd, little Pan Youji has no idea at all.

Duan Xun said with a smile: "Ambassador Pan, I just don't believe in Britain, and I don't like Britain either. I hate everything about Britain, so I'm not satisfied with Britain's control of customs."

Listening to Duan Xun's words, little Pan Youji nodded repeatedly.

In fact, Little Pan Youji didn't know where Duan Xun's resentment came from, and why his relationship with Britain had not been good.Anyway, from the beginning of Duan Xun's development in the Southwest, the relationship with the United Kingdom has been very poor, and there have been many conflicts.

Confrontation with Britain in Tibet, confrontation with British warships in the Yangtze River.They even confronted the British army in the Yangtze River and detained the British army.It was a national sensation at the time.

I don't know why.

But it is certain that Duan Xun doesn't like Britain, and little Pan Youji believes in Duan Xun.Now that Duan Xun doesn't even want to give it to the UK at the customs, little Pan Youji understands Duan Xun.

"Ambassador Pan, if your country is willing, I hope to take back the customs from the British and hand it over to your country."

"us?"

Little Pan Youji was really shocked by Duan Xun's words.

customs?

Hand it over to Japan?

In an instant, little Pan Youji's heart was thumping.If he can really win the Chinese customs for the empire, how much benefit can the empire get by then.By virtue of controlling China's customs, the British interfered in China's political situation at will in those years.

Which of the forces in China would dare to say "no" to the British.

Including Duan Qirui who has a good relationship with Japan.

Because Britain controls customs, it also controls customs.They give whatever they want, and they don’t if they don’t want to.But for the Chinese government, Guan Yu's income is very important.Therefore, no one dares to offend the United Kingdom, which can arbitrarily interfere in China's internal affairs.

If Britain hadn't been held back by the European War, Britain's influence in China would not have weakened so much.If Japan can control China's customs, no one will be able to compare with Japan in China in the future.

It will be much easier for Japan to do anything in China.