Republic of China: Our great warlord has many children and many blessings

Bai Xiongqi really didn't know Duan Qirui's purpose of coming.

After the two of them sat down, the maid hurriedly brought tea.

Bai Xiong stood up and said,"Go down and tell anyone not to come in and disturb us.""

""Yes, sir."

After everyone else evacuated, Bai Xiong smiled and said,"Mr. Duan, you come to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. What's the important matter for this late-night visit?" Duan

Qirui said with a smile:"The situation is urgent and I can't do anything about it, so I came to bother Mr. Bai. I hope he won't take offense."

Bai Xiongxin laughed and said:"No, Mr. Duan is my boss, so there is no such thing as disturbing." , Bai Mou was curious, what could make Mr. Duan so anxious?"

He was wondering if he was asking for money?

Now the wealthy provinces are controlled by Shen Hao, and these taxes belong to Shen Hao, but he has never given the cabinet any money. Cents.

Now, the entire Beiyang government is almost too poor to raise the blame.

In addition, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai also need money to start a war with Shen Hao.

Therefore, Bai Xiong's first thought was that Duan Qirui came to him to ask for money. After all, Bai Xiongqi is still the chief financial officer.

For Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai to face Shen Hao, in Bai Xiongqi's view, it is like a three-year-old child facing an adult man.

He is unable to resist. It will be a matter of time before Shen Hao takes over. Even if other warlords want to help, they are powerless.

Even those European and American powers, no one has stood up and spoken out at this moment. It is not the one who condemned Shen Hao.

It can be seen that Shen Hao has reached a certain level of power.

Not everyone can figure it out. Yes.

The great powers are not stupid either. They know who can be provoked and who cannot be provoked.

Duan Qirui took a sip of tea.

The light green tea lid banged against the tea cup, making a crisp sound.

After putting down the tea cup, Duan Qirui and Bai Xiongqi didn't say anything.

After a long silence, Duan Qirui organized his words in his mind and then said:"To be honest, Duan Mou came here because he has something to ask Mr. Bai."

Bai Xiongqi's heart moved. He smiled and said:"Mr. Duan, if you ask for anything, as long as I can do it, I will definitely help you."

Duan Qirui smiled gratefully and said again:"President Bai also knows that President Shen sent troops to attack Jiangsu,"What happened in Zhejiang and Shanghai?"

Bai Xiong nodded and said,"This matter has caused a lot of commotion and the whole country is paying attention. How could I not know about it?" Not to mention

, since Shen Hao attacked Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, although he provoked a war, this time But no one said that Shen Hao destroyed the peace, and even hoped that Shen Hao would win.

Countless people were looking forward to it, and even the major newspapers with sharp words would rarely praise Shen Hao.

Obviously, in terms of people's hearts, Shen Hao is the king.

Many people would rather see Shen Hao become president than Li Yuanhong or Duan Qirui.

Immediately, Duan Qirui stopped his smile and said seriously:"There is one thing. Just before I came, Vice President Feng asked me for help. , you want me to send troops to help resist the Cantonese army."

Bai Xiong frowned and said:"So, Mr. Duan's purpose of coming here tonight is to tell me that you are going to send troops, and you want me to raise military expenses?"

Bai Xiongqi is the chief financial officer and the God of Wealth.

Now, if Duan Qirui wants to fight, he must go to him.

Before, because Bai Xiongqi was not a direct descendant of Duan Qirui and Li Yuanhong, both sides wanted to capture Bai Xiongqi. , replace it with your own people.

For the position of chief financial officer, you must sit alone to feel at ease.

What is power? Power is to control personnel and finance.

When you are rich, you can speak with strong authority.

If you want to do some work, you have no idea. Money depends on Bai Xiongqi's face, which of course won't work.

Just after Yuan Shikai's death, Li Yuanhong and Duan Qirui held a meeting to prepare to take down Bai Xiongqi as chief financial officer.

However, at this moment, since Yuan Shikai's death, Shen Hao, who had been silent for a long time, spoke up.

He called the cabinet directly. Whoever captured Bai Xiongqi would be Shen Hao's enemy.

This sentence made Li Yuanhong and Duan Qirui instantly dumbfounded.

Other cabinet members also shut up.

Therefore, Bai Xiongqi's position became more and more stable.

Even if it was unreasonable, Bai Xiongqi became bolder and could refuse if he wanted to without looking at anyone's face.

Even before, Yuan Shikai approved the allocation to The abdication fees of the Qing royal family were stopped. Not only were they stopped, but they directly stated that they would no longer be paid in the future.

In order to allow Pu Yi to abdicate, Yuan Shikai agreed to Pu Yi's request when he was the interim president of the Republic of China.

He paid the Qing royal family every year. , an expenditure of 4 million yuan in silver.

This amount was an astronomical figure at the time.

Bai Xiongqi directly chose not to give this money.

Of course, this proposal was quickly supported by Duan Qirui and Li Yuanhong.

After all, 4 million is not a small number. There are holes everywhere in Beiyang, and the salaries given to officials are all high.

In addition, the taxes of the following provinces cannot be collected.

Yuan Shikai lives on loans.

Since Shen Hao After taking over dozens of provinces, the tax revenue in these places has nothing to do with the government.

Shen Hao does not care about them at all, and the tax revenue is his own.

Duan Qirui and Li Yuanhong were also in a dilemma.

Seriously, it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.

He is this In Zongli, because there is no money, this family is not easy to manage. (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

This is another reason why Duan Qirui wants to surrender.

The most economically developed areas are Coastal areas.

As for Qinghai, Gansu and the like, the poor are unable to solve the problem and even charge ridiculous taxes.

Once Shen Hao takes over Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, Duan Qirui can predict that the entire Beiyang cabinet will be run because of lack of money. Don't go down.

It will be a big embarrassment by then.

There is no money to pay wages, and even without Shen Hao, the people below will take the lead in rebelling.

It doesn't matter who becomes the president, but I can't lose my money.

Follow you Duan Qi Rui and Li Yuanhong are eating the chaff, so I won't do it.

So, after thinking about it, Duan Qirui felt that the situation was over, so he might as well negotiate with Shen Hao while he still had some capital to maximize his interests.

Duan Qirui Today's biggest capital is the two provinces of Anhui and Henan, as well as the nearly hundreds of thousands of Anhui troops.

While there is still value, quickly fight for your own interests.

In the eyes of politicians, everything in the world can be used.

Duan Qirui smiled and said:"Director Bai, you misunderstood, I am not asking for money this time.

I'm asking you to be the peacemaker."

Bai Xiong was stunned for a moment, surprised that he wasn't here to ask for money.[]

"Oh, what happened?"(Really)

Duan Qirui said:"The Guangdong army suddenly launched an attack on Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. I didn't expect this. I originally wanted to rely on negotiation and let's sit down and talk.

Unexpectedly, President Shen was so anxious and chose to use force.

Of course, like President Yuan, I personally have always supported unification by force.

However, the strength is limited and it is impossible to unify by force.

At present, President Shen is the only one in the country who has this ability.

This is also the force I want to see.

After all, only through the unification of force can the power of the whole country be gathered together and twisted into a rope.

If General Shen takes over Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, then the next step will definitely be Anhui and Henan provinces.

Mr. Bai, you also know that these two provinces have always been the territory of our Anhui clique and can be regarded as my sphere of influence.

Frankly speaking, I personally do not want my power to be annexed by the Cantonese army.

But, I can't stop it."

Having said this, Bai Xiongqi's heart moved, and he seemed to understand Duan Qirui's purpose.

He felt even happier...