Respectfully

It was already mid-January when the news from Yunnan and Sichuan came back to the capital.

At that time, the northern section of the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway was completely in the hands of Yunnan Governor-General Long Yiting, and a large number of Sichuan troops were also stationed on the Sichuan-Tibet border.

At the same time, conflicts arose between the Dalai Lama and the Kashag regime in Tibet. The Kashag formed by the four Kalons believed that they had not authorized the negotiating representatives with Britain to demarcate the border with Britain and India. Not recognized.

"This is detrimental to Tibet's interests!"

The Yicang (Secretariat), which is directly headed by the Dalai Lama, also sided with the four Kalons, all of whom were monks, but Tibetan monks.Regardless of whether the Dalai Lama is seeking Tibet's "independence" or has other ideas, damage to Tibet's interests cannot be the precondition!

"Jurisdiction, taxation, grazing, and a large amount of land, all belong to Tibet!" Zhong Yi (Secretary-General), who is most trusted by the Dalai Lama, said earnestly: "Please think again, Living Buddha!"

The four Kalons have decided that if they cannot get a satisfactory answer in this meeting, they will avoid living Buddhas and hold a public meeting!The Kalons believed that most representatives of officials and nobles would stand by them. After all, representatives of monks were only a minority. Moreover, from Yicang's attitude, it can be seen that they believe in living Buddhas, but they will not disregard their own interests.

Ultimately, the Dalai Lama promised to reconsider.

The four Kalons looked at each other, and they didn't want to conflict with the Living Buddha unless they had to.But looking at the current situation, the living Buddha wants to join the British with all his heart. They have a deep understanding of the greed of the British. Dealing with the British is tantamount to seeking skin from a tiger. Bring disaster.

The current Huaxia coalition government is different from the past, and they all know it in their hearts.

A Kalon returned to the residence, thought for a moment, called his confidant, whispered a few words in his ear, the confidant nodded solemnly, and rode away that night on a fast horse, heading straight for the Sichuan Army's station in Gongbu Jiangda.

Liu Fuxian, governor of Sichuan, and Long Yiting, governor of Yunnan, have completely different styles of doing things. Long Yiting likes to cut messes quickly, but Liu Fuxian is happy to boil frogs slowly.

For Long Yiting to take back the northern section of the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway first, Liu Fuxian just smiled, picked up a peanut and threw it into his mouth: "This is a good thing, always save it for the last, don't worry."

President Lou Da in Beijing heard the news from Southwest and immediately asked Minister Zhan to "come here for a while".

When Zhan Changqing was flipping through the telegram, President Lou Da personally poured Minister Zhan a cup of hot tea, and said with a smile on his face, "Changqing, brother-in-law, I'm going to trouble you again."

Zhan Changqing: "..."

"The French came to protest, and they firmly refused to recognize the railway transfer agreement signed by Long Yiting and the French, and even said that they would use force." President Lou Da sighed embarrassingly, "Look at this matter, it's not for me Is it difficult? If you really hit us, you won’t be afraid, but this Frenchman won’t do anything despite his harsh words, and it’s really annoying to come to the door every day.”

Zhan Changqing: "..."

"So, brother-in-law..."

"President," Zhan Changqing picked up the teacup and interrupted President Lou, "I know, those who are capable will do more work."

"Yes, that's the truth."

Zhan Changqing put down his teacup and shook his head. It is said that his disciples do his best when he has something to do, but when he came to President Lou Da, he became a brother-in-law and a brother-in-law.There are always people in the coalition government who say that President Lou Da is cronyist. Why is it that no one sees that the two "nepotism" he and Bai Baoqi are tired like old scalpers every day?

"I'll settle this matter, but President, should someone else be found for the post of Prime Minister..."

"Oh!" President Lou Da slapped his head, "I just remembered that there is another important document." While talking, he pretended to open the document on the table, and looked at it very "seriously".

"Changqing, what did you just say?"

Zhan Changqing: "..." Can't acting be decent?The file is reversed.

As soon as Minister Zhan came out, the French protested back and forth no less than five times, but all returned in defeat.They had understood the feelings of the previous Japanese envoys. This was really pissing people off, and it was hard to grasp.The French are beginning to miss the Qing government, which is especially bullying...

The French have never experienced the signing of the agreement with a gun on it. Even the failure of the Franco-Prussian War and the forced cession of Alsace and Lorraine did not make the French feel so humiliated.

Prussia is regarded as an opponent by France, and China, a country that was previously slaughtered and divided by them, has become so tough now that the proud Gaul rooster is completely unacceptable!

Kant, the French Minister to China, was sitting in the living room of Zhu Erdian's mansion with a livid face. Before calling on Zhu Erdian, he had just had a brief meeting with Zhan Changqing. Obviously this meeting was not pleasant, at least for the French .

Zhu Erdian leaned on the sofa, he looked older these days.

"Sir, I suggest that we should unite and teach Huaxia a lesson!"

"A lesson?" Zhu Erdian shook his head, "Now is not the time."

"Sir?"

"The Chinese government today is different from the past. Our soldiers in Europe also need Chinese medicines." Zhu Erdian raised his lowered eyelids, "Before the situation in Europe is clear, we'd better not have too much conflict with China."

Another point is that Yunnan is the sphere of influence of France, and the traditional sphere of influence of Britain is in the Yangtze River Basin and the coast.Britain and France are indeed allies but also competitors. What does it have to do with France's loss of interests in China?The deaths and injuries of the British Expeditionary Force in Europe have caused great dissatisfaction among the people, and the telegram sent by Whitehall, Zhu Erdian deeply understands it.Since Great Britain does not want to have a conflict with China at this time, what about sacrificing the interests of some French?

Besides, without Yunnan, wouldn't there still be Myitkyina?

Kant was silent, indeed, and sulfa was important to both England and France.

Now Qiao Leshan's laboratory is a big step ahead of Europe in the research and development of sulfa drugs, including injections, tablets, and ointments. Different types of drugs have come out one after another, which has made Li Jinyan a lot of money.However, this will not last for too long. Germany's sulfonamide research has achieved results. Although Britain and France have no information at hand, they will always have a way to get what they want.

Li Jinyan understood this, so, as history entered 1915, the price of medicines he sold in Europe reached a new level.

Is it dark?It is indeed black.But for the soldiers on the battlefield, no matter how high the price is, Europeans have to bite the bullet and pay with their noses.

When receiving payment for the goods, Li Jinyan asked for all payments to be made in British pounds and gold.The gold received was stored, and the pound was changed hands and spent, which soon brought him large quantities of machinery, steel and oil from the United States.Products made of raw materials continue to be sold to Europe to make a lot of money.

With the continuous increase of export orders, the scale of the industrial zone in Guanbei is getting bigger and bigger, and the production capacity and output are constantly expanding.Even so, there is still an endless stream of businessmen opening factories.

The development of Guanbei has also led to the economic prosperity of the entire six northern provinces. Many people from surrounding Shanxi, Hebei, Henan and other places have come to the six northern provinces to learn Buddhist scriptures. The purpose is not a civilian factory, but an arsenal.

Shanxi Gong County Arsenal is very famous in later generations. It was founded by Yuan Datou in history. In another time and space, history has turned a corner, and what should appear will still appear.Lou Xiao agreed to Yan Huaiyu's request, but also put forward a condition that he would take [-]% of the shares after the arsenal was completed.

"no problem!"

Yan Huaiyu agreed very simply, as long as the arsenal can be run, everything will be easy to talk about.

Li Jinyan frowned as he looked at the contract signed by Lou Xiao and Yan Huaiyu.A warlord helps another warlord to open an arsenal, isn't Marshal Lou worried that Yan Huaiyu will become bigger?

"Don't worry." Lou Xiao took the contract from Li Jinyan, opened the drawer and put it in, "Father wants the [-]%."

"President?" Li Jinyan rolled his eyes, "Does Commander Yan know?"

"I know." Young Marshal Lou opened a document on the table, "Even if I don't say anything, he will take the initiative to give the [-]% shares."

Li Jinyan wanted to break his head, but he still couldn't quite understand what exactly Yan Huaiyu and President Lou Da were trying to do.However, there is one thing that Li Jinyan can be sure of. Yan Huaiyu's move is [-]% likely to completely "surrender" to President Lou Da.The arsenal is located in Shanxi, but the Lou family holds [-]% of the shares. Anyone with a discerning eye can guess what this means.

In late January, Du Weiyan, the director of the Northern Arsenal, personally took people to Gong County. Soon after returning, a group of engineers set off for Shanxi, including Meng Tao.

The second phase of the Anshan Benxi Heavy Industry Zone project was coming to an end, and Meng Bo couldn't spare time, so he had to let Meng Tao go to Shanxi alone.

Yan Huaiyu, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi, is more like a politician than a warrior.From the end of the Qing Dynasty to the beginning of the Republic of China, from the confrontation between the North and the South to the establishment of a coalition government, he was able to form good relationships no matter whether it was the North or the South.

Not offending others is the biggest characteristic of Yan Huaiyu's life.

His unique vision is also the evaluation of him by the world.

For him and the Lou family to jointly establish an arsenal, some people are puzzled. Didn't this take the initiative to introduce the power of the Lou family to Shanxi?Some people were thoughtful, thinking of Sanma, who had become the "thug" of the Lou family, but had gained huge benefits, and couldn't help but feel agitated.

Shanxi is located between Hebei and Shaanxi, and it borders the six northern provinces. No one is good. Yan Huaiyu's army is less than a fraction of Lou Xiao's. He submitted a letter to the Lou family for his own benefit and self-protection. This "nomination certificate".

He finally understood that there is no one in Huaxia who is an opponent of the Lou family, not even Song Zhou in the south, let alone his son Song Wu.

Instead of waiting until the Lou family cut down the vassal, it is better for him to hand over part of his power on his own initiative.

Lou Shengfeng, Lou Xiao, as for the youngest son of the Lou family, with such a father and brother, he will not be a simple person when he grows up.

With his nomination certificate, as long as the Lou family does not fall, the three generations of the Yan family will be rich and secure as long as they don't make big mistakes.As for after three generations, by then he would have closed his eyes long ago, and it was not his turn to worry about it.

Yan Huaiyu's idea is somewhat "different", combined with reality, but reasonable.His worst plan is to be a nominal superintendent like Han Anshan, but Lou Shengfeng and Lou Xiao can't do everything well. Thinking of today's decision many years later, Yan Huaiyu can't help but smile at his children and grandchildren, " I was wise back then, right?"

Entering 1915, both the Allies and the Entente were planning new offensives.The sound of cannons sounded first on the sea.

On January 24, a fierce battle took place between the British fleet and the German fleet in the North Sea. The British fleet commanded by Vice Admiral Betty successfully ambushed the German fleet. The annihilation plan came to naught.

After the war, Lieutenant General Betty regretted not sinking all the German warships and was annoyed: "Everyone thought it was a big victory, but it was actually a disastrous defeat!"

This battle in the North Sea also became the prelude to the Battle of Jutland.

The Chinese military observation team that went to Europe truthfully sent back to China the battles they witnessed in Europe. The battles on land were very detailed, including the trench structure, firepower configuration, and various tactics of the opposing sides, including the details of digging tunnels and laying explosives. Nothing was missed.

Battles at sea can only be conducted through newspapers and other news channels, but all members of the observation team agreed that the British Royal Fleet is indeed worthy of the title of sea supremacy.The British are convinced that as long as the absolute power at sea is guaranteed, the security of the homeland can be defended, which also affects some people in the observation team.

"The overlord of the sea?" Li Jinyan leaned against the table, "Young commander, do you think so too?"

"No," Lou Xiao put down Li Jinyan's hand, "not enough."

In fact, along with the telegram from the Military Observer Mission, there was also news from London that in the middle of this month, a German Zeppelin suddenly flew over London and dropped a large number of leaflets from the airship.

What if bombs were scattered on the airship instead of leaflets?

Li Jinyan thinks that he can think of problems that Young Marshal Lou can't think of. After watching the bombing experiment of the plane, this concept will be clearer.

At present, the bombing technology of Huaxia Type [-] aircraft has been greatly improved compared with Type [-], but the number of bombs carried is still limited. Some technicians have turned to study the topic of erecting machine guns on the aircraft. The previous battle in Dalian has given them a lot of inspiration.

Although the finished product has not yet left the factory, judging from the news from the factory, the results are still worth looking forward to.

At least, no matter how cheating it is, it's just shaking the bomb from the wing.

At the beginning of February, good news spread from the Northern Arsenal. Several Chinese R&D personnel invited by intelligence personnel from the United States successfully invented anti-aircraft machine guns and an improved burst weapon similar to later submachine guns.

The power of the anti-aircraft machine gun is astonishing, and it greatly shocked everyone during the test firing on the proving ground.

The test results of the submachine gun were unsatisfactory. With 200 rounds of magazines, the weight is less than eight catties. It is indeed far lower than any current light machine gun. The rate of fire of nearly 200 rounds per minute is also amazing. , but there is one thing, the range of this gun is less than [-] meters, more than [-] meters.

In field combat, this gun is almost tasteless.

In close combat, it is an out-and-out killer.

As for whether Young Marshal Lou will equip the army with these two newly developed weapons in large quantities, Li Jinyan should not be concerned about it. He just gave the two researchers a large bonus and signed a contract with them in accordance with his previous promise. After receiving a new work contract, he returned to the Marshal's Mansion by car.

Passing by the Guanbei Theater on the way, Li Jinyan found a sign taller than one person standing in front of the gate, which wrote the repertoire of the theater today, and also wrote the news that the movie "Immigration" will be released in a conspicuous place.

Released on February [-]?

From September last year to February this year, it has been half a year. During this period, Li Jinyan has been busy and rarely pays attention to this movie. He suddenly became interested when he saw it.

Lou Xiao, who was sitting beside him, turned his head, "Want to see it?"

"what?"

Before Li Jinyan could shake his head, Marshal Lou had already asked the driver to stop, opened the door and pulled him out of the car.

There is a long queue at the ticket office. Since the opening of the Guanbei Theater, business has been good. Several famous actors from Beijing and Tianjin have been invited, and special performances of cross talk and storytelling have been held. This kind of long queue has almost become a scene in Guanbei. ,

The manager of the theater heard that Young Master Lou and Li Sanshao were here, so he greeted them personally. Today the second wife is not here, so the two of them were arranged in the private seat where the second wife usually sits.

"Today is catching up with Mr. Tan's empty city plan. The Osmanthus Garden in the capital has invited Mr. Tan several times. I have the courage and cheek to keep Mr. Tan."

The manager of the theater was from Tianjin, and he spoke wittily and had a good eye. After serving the tea and fruit plate, he left the private room.

Li Jinyan picked up a piece of snack and took a bite, "Does the young commander like to listen to opera?"

"It's okay."

"Oh."

While talking, the stage started, Li Jinyan stopped talking, and concentrated on eating snacks, picking up another piece after eating.It happened that he was a little hungry. Most of these pastries were salty and could be used to fill his stomach.

On the side, Young Marshal Lou sat upright, starting from the empty city plan, and the tea in his hand never touched again.Occasionally, I will beat the beat with the cadence on the stage.

Li Jinyan finished his snacks and wiped his mouth. The drama on stage was reaching its climax, and the audience burst into applause.

Li Sanshao thought for a while, and still said: "Young commander, if you want to applaud, please do so, don't hold back."

Young Marshal Lou: "..."