Beiyang reactionaries

This railway is not Japanese, so Japan is not qualified to ask for all the money.But the Japanese did expand this railway and bought some locomotives, which indeed invested a lot of money.So what Japan wants is their money.

But also shameless.

Because the Japanese used this railway to earn tens of millions of silver dollars in the past few years.Not to mention other industries, especially the gold mines and coal mines in Shandong have been taken away by the Japanese.During these years, because of Japan's control of Shandong, the amount of money seized from Shandong is unclear.

How dare you ask for money now.

"One million yen."

"4000?"

Everyone present took a breath.It is not that the Beijing government cannot afford 4000 million yen now, but it is impossible to come up with 4000 million yen.The current yen and silver dollars are almost one-to-one, that is to say, 4000 million silver dollars in funds.

Where is so much money.

Moreover, Duan Xun also promised little Pan Youji that he just wants to save face, and he will not really buy the Jiaoji Railway and the properties along the way.

"And Japan has conditions."

"Say it directly."

"What Japan means is that the 4000 million can be borrowed from Japan at an interest rate of [-]% per month. Before repaying the money, the chief trainer and accountant of the Jiaoji Railway, as well as the technicians of the Jiaoji Railway, must have Japanese loans. in charge."

"Ha ha."

Everyone else was very angry when they heard about Japan's conditions, but Duan Xun laughed.The Japanese really don't want to eat at a loss.How do you figure out that the monthly interest rate is 24%, that is to say, the monthly interest is 300, and you have to repay 300 million in a year.Moreover, the interest in this era is real compound interest, and the interest can easily exceed [-] million in a year.

If the interest cannot be repaid in time, the amount of money to be repaid will be staggering under the rolling interest.

grandma's.

How wonderful to think.According to Japan's conditions, even if China takes over the Jiaoji Railway and the surrounding industries, the Jiaoji Railway is still under the control of Japan.Because the chief accountant, chief accountant, and technicians of the Jiaoji Railway are all Japanese, it means that Japan continues to control the Jiaoji Railway.

In this way, Japan not only continues to control the Jiaoji Railway in fact, but also takes 300 million interest from China every year.Japan's so-called 4000 million loan is only in name and does not need to be taken out at all.This is a typical empty-handed white wolf. It also takes interest from China and can make money from the Jiaoji Railway.

Duan Xun really wanted to strangle these bastards to death.

"unacceptable."

Yu Youren was very angry below.

4000 million, that's 4000 million.Yu Youren became the head of the Ministry of Communications, and the Ministry of Finance only allocated so much money a year. If it could give 1000 million, Yu Youren would burn incense and worship Buddha.At present, the Beijing government's annual income is only a little, and the national customs surplus is less than [-] million.

But [-] million may seem like a lot, but it's actually not enough at all.

The military expenditure of the army alone will cost half, and other government expenditures will also need to exceed hundreds of millions.It can be said that the Beijing government after Duan Xun came to power was the government with the highest income since the Revolution of [-].

But even so, the annual fiscal deficit is more than 4000 million.

Where to get 4000 million.

When will I be able to pay back that money.

"Prime Minister, Premier Duan, such a condition cannot be agreed to. 4000 million, that is 4000 million. It means that our government will pay back the money with all its strength, and we don't know when we will be able to pay it back. Add interest, that is an astronomical figure. Bigger The question is, Japan still has to send crew chiefs, accountants, and technicians, so is the Jiaoji Railway still ours? They are still in charge of the operation of the Jiaoji Railway, so what is the use of us getting it back? The annual profit of the Jiaoji Railway is still It’s not enough to pay interest. There is also the Japanese police department, so what’s the use of us taking back Jiaodong. Such conditions are too harsh, I think it’s unacceptable.”

"Yes."

Zhang Lan, the head of agriculture and commerce, also shook his head again and again, disagreeing with such a situation.

Everyone is buzzing.

It was also the first time for Wang Chonghui to hear about this plan, and he felt a little shy.For Wang Chonghui, he also felt that this plan was too unreasonable.So he turned his head to Duan Xun and said, "Prime Minister Duan, what do you think of this plan?"

When Wang Chonghui asked Duan Xun, everyone stopped discussing and looked at Duan Xun.Because Duan Xun is the one who really has the strength to make the decision, and everyone wants to hear Duan Xun's opinion.

"There are merits."

Obviously this proposal was proposed by Duan Xun at the beginning, but Duan Xun would not admit it.

"I think Mr. Yan and his negotiators are in the right direction. The most important thing we should do at this stage is to let the Japanese army leave the Jiaodong Peninsula. The Jiaoji Railway can go straight to Beijing, Tianjin in the north, Nanjing and Shanghai in the south, and the entire eastern region." All were threatened by the Japanese army. Once anything happens, Beijing, Tianjin, Zhili, Shandong, Jiangsu, and Shanghai are all unsafe. Therefore, at this stage, what we have to consider is not to haggle over the issue of money, but to reach an agreement as soon as possible so that The Japanese army left the Jiaodong Peninsula. Then they took back the Jiaoji Railway and the major industries along the line, even in name. Because Japan is exercising administrative power in half of Shandong. So my idea is very simple. Our first One thing to be solved is to let the Japanese army leave the Jiaodong Peninsula and take back Japan’s administrative power in the Jiaodong Peninsula. Other things can be discussed slowly. If you can’t get fat in one breath, solve the most important things first, and then other things can be slowly Solved. What do you think?"

"Correct."

Yang Yongtai immediately stood up to support Duan Xun.

"There are priorities in dealing with things. At present, the Japanese army is stationed in the Jiaodong Peninsula, and Japan has administrative power here. This is the biggest threat. Solve this first, and then consider the money issue. If we don't even solve this, then other issues will be even more serious. There is no way to solve it. As for the money issue, we have indeed suffered a lot. But there is no way."

"Yes."

Yan Huiqing smiled wryly and said: "We are not the scholars outside who only know how to play with pens, nor are we the students who only know how to shout slogans. The negotiation is not perfect. What bargaining chip do we have to make Japan meet all the conditions we need. Can we have the current The result of the negotiation has been the result of more than [-] negotiations between us and Japan for more than three months. If we go on, we will not be able to continue the negotiation. The current result is already the best result we can talk about."

Yan Huiqing didn't say it directly.

But everyone understood what Yan Huiqing meant.How can China have the power to bargain at the negotiating table at this time.It is already because Duan Xun made a deal with Japan in private that it can make Japan retreat.Without Duan Xun's private deal with Japan, how could Japan back down so much.

And another reason is that the relationship between Britain, France, the United States and Japan is getting worse and worse.

What is China now negotiating with Japan?Since the Opium War, China has been beaten every day, and has never proved its ability in these years.If you have fought any beautiful battles on the battlefield, it is enough to impress other great powers.But in recent years, apart from its own internal strife, China has fought all kinds of broken wars.After one battle, countless soldiers were defeated and countless defections were made.

How could the great powers see such an army.

The same goes for Japan.

Regardless of the fact that Duan Xun now controls 70 troops, Japan actually doesn't take it seriously.See what battles Duan Xun's troops fought?The opponent was defeated within a few days. This kind of war is not as fierce as the Russo-Japanese War more than ten years ago.How could Japan take Duan Xun's troops seriously.

So it's good to be able to talk about it now.

"According to the current situation, this is indeed the best outcome."

Dai Kan also chimed in.

Listening to everyone's words, Yu Youren smiled wryly and said, "Could it be that we can only borrow 4000 million from Japan, and then give them more than 300 million in interest every year?"

"The lesser of two evils."

Duan Xun answered Yu Youren.

"We must first let the Japanese army withdraw from the Jiaodong Peninsula, and then take back Japan's administrative power in the Jiaodong Peninsula. This is the main thing, and the latter matters can be discussed later. It is impossible to achieve it overnight."

"Hey--"

Yu Youren did not continue to speak.

Because he understood what Duan Xun meant.Wang Chonghui thought about it and said, "Then Prime Minister Duan is in charge of deciding this matter."

When Wang Chonghui said this, many people shook their heads.

But when there is too much.