Beiyang reactionaries

There is a lot to talk about.What the United States wants is the Chinese market and wants to invest directly in China. Duan Xun is very cautious in this regard.Because not to mention the US government, the strength of some US consortiums alone has reached the point where even Duan Xun is afraid.The financial strength of some consortiums is even higher than China's annual fiscal revenue.

So Duan Xun has been careful all these years.

Using Japan to exclude the United States from entering the Chinese market is to worry about the influx of American consortiums, and they cannot stop it at all.But with the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, more in-depth negotiations with the United States are necessary.After all, the United States is currently the largest industrial country in the world.

Duan Xun's diplomatic center is in their three countries.

U.K?

Although it is still the world's hegemon, it has declined a lot compared to decades ago.The strength in Asia is even worse.

Offend Britain?

Duan Xun will not be afraid to offend Duan Xun.

Especially in the past few years, Duan Xun has cooperated with Japan to continuously suppress the strength of Britain in China.As a result, there are currently fewer British warships in the Yangtze River Basin, usually only one or two warships cruising.But also very careful, worried about conflict with the Chinese army.

So Duan Xun said: "Brother Chaofan, send someone to arrest the board members of Kailuan Coal Mine and seize all assets of Kailuan Coal Mine. I will discuss with the cabinet and send a new supervisor to Kailuan Coal Mine."

"Prime Minister, the Kailuan Coal Mine will involve many people. And it will definitely be protested by the British."

You Min is not afraid.

But still remind Duan Xun.Although Kailuan Coal Mine is only a company, because of its special status in China, it also has many ties with the British government.

There must be protests at the British consulate.

"Never mind that."

Duan Xun shook his head.

Said: "Now is the time for war. There are so many scruples. If we turn a blind eye this time, others will not take our ban seriously. We must make an example. Kailuan Coal Mine jumped out by itself, Then take the Kailuan Coal Mine."

In fact, after reading the information on Kailuan Coal Mine, Duan Xun could no longer restrain the "greed" in his heart.

The assets of Kailuan Coal Mine make Duan Xun salivate just thinking about it.After confiscating the assets of the Kailuan Coal Mine, they will be divided up, selling what should be sold, and merging what should be merged.

How much wealth can be brought to the country.

Now that the war is going on, Duan Xun is worried that the country's financial burden is too heavy.

"Not only the Kailuan Coal Mine, but Nathan's several private companies, his personal property has also been withheld. Check, just check the finances of the Kailuan Coal Mine. I don't believe that the two finances of Nathan's uncle and nephew have been over the years. Clean. Our government also has its own shares in Kailuan Coal Mine, if there is a slight financial problem, let Nathan and his nephew use their property to cover it."

"it is good."

You Min nodded.

Now that Duan Xun has made up his mind, everything will be easy to handle.

Although You Min was a little worried about whether it would be wise to provoke the British when they were at war with Japan.But You Min also understands that if Kailuan Coal Mine is let go, other things will be difficult to handle in the future.

"I'll go now."

"You go first, and soon we will send special auditors and new supervisors to take over Kailuan Coal Mine."

"kindness."

386 Kailuan Coal Mine 3

"Uncle, according to the latest news on the battlefield, the Japanese army is retreating steadily. According to the news just received, the Japanese army's Korean division is in a very difficult situation and has suffered a great defeat. The Japanese navy is preparing to be transferred to Anton to support the Korean division. The situation in Dalian is even more dangerous. The Chinese army has already entered Dalian, and half of Dalian has been captured by the Chinese government. Will Japan be defeated in the end? "

1923 8 Month 22 Day.

It has been ten days since the Sino-Japanese War began.

Little Nathan was surprised to report the current battle situation to his uncle.

After the war started, the situation was completely different from what many people predicted.The Japanese army retreated steadily in the face of the Chinese army. The Kwantung Army and the Manchurian Railway Guard troops recruited a large number of recruits, resulting in a sharp increase in casualties.

At present, more than 2 people have been killed or injured by the Kwantung Army and the road guards, and more than 4000 people have been captured.

Although those recruits have received some military training, they are not soldiers after all, they are just temporary recruits.What kind of combat effectiveness can such a recruit unit have?Although there are some effects, the price paid is also very huge.

Heavy casualties.

These people are cannon fodder.

The result is that the Chinese army has controlled the entire line of the Northeast Railway that was originally controlled by Japan, and the Chinese army has already entered Dalian.The Chinese army and the Kwantung Army have been exchanging fire in Dalian for several days.

Japan is in a hurry.

The Japanese reinforcements began to land in Lushun on the afternoon of August 8, and only one division arrived in Lushun on August 20.In order to solve the current unfavorable situation in Dalian, these troops have begun to reinforce the Dalian battlefield.But for now, the Japanese army is still at a disadvantage in the Dalian area.

Regardless of whether it is in terms of aircraft confrontation, artillery confrontation, or the number of troops, they are all in an absolute advantage.Therefore, the Japanese army has accelerated the delivery of reinforcements.

It is planned to add two more divisions to the Lushun area in a short time.

In addition, the situation on the North Korean division, which was supposed to support the Kwantung Army from land, was also very unfavorable.Several attempts to break through the Yalu River defense line failed.Therefore, in desperation, the Japanese Navy has dispatched many warships to Andong to support the North Korean division.

This situation surprised many powers who were concerned about this war.

The current mood of the great powers is also very complicated.

Countries such as Britain, France and the United States have been very angry at being suppressed by Japan in recent years.Because Japan gradually regarded itself as the overlord of the Far East and rejected the influence of countries such as Britain, France and the United States here.These countries want to resolve anything in the Far East, and it is impossible to do it without Japan's consent.Japan's attitude made everyone very angry.

So they are hoping that Japan will suffer some failures.

But again, the big powers are worried that once the Chinese government really defeats Japan, it will breed new nationalism.Although Japan has cooperated with the Chinese government in recent years and excluded other powers.But those big powers still have huge interests in China, so the big powers are unwilling to see the Far East rise again as a big country.

Obviously China is such a big country.

Therefore, for now, the attitudes of the great powers are relatively ambiguous.They hope that Japan will suffer a defeat, and they don't want Japan to defeat China again like the Sino-Japanese War of [-]-[-], and then monopolize China and the Far East.But they also don't want China to step on Japan and become a great power again.Therefore, for a while, the great powers did not know how to choose.

Of course, most of the big powers do not believe that China will win this war, and they are still optimistic about Japan.

"Bullshit."

Tianjin British Concession.

Tianjin is the first place to open up concessions, and the concessions have been opened since 1860.Tianjin originally had many concessions.However, in the First World War, because China joined the Allied Powers, the German Concession and the Austrian Concession (Austro-Hungarian Empire) were successively recovered after declaring war on the Allies.

In addition, after the October Revolution, China negotiated with the Soviet Union to cancel the original Russian concession in China and take back the Russian concession in Tianjin.

In addition, 20 years ago, the United Kingdom and the United States secretly granted and received, and the United States ceded its American Concession to the British Concession, which became the current British Concession.Of course, the requirement of the United States is that in the new British Concession, the United States should have the same power as the American Concession.To put it bluntly, the current British Concession is the common concession of Britain and the United States.

So now, there are only four concession areas left in Tianjin.

British Concession, French Concession, Japanese Concession, Belgian Concession (Belgium).Nathan is a British Jew, so his home is in the British Concession in Tianjin.