Back to the Republic of China as a commander

Why Sheng Xuanhuai?Because Wang Zhenyu can have the status he has today, he still has some connections with Sheng Xuanhuai.At the beginning, Wang Zhenyu sold 100 million arms to Ye Zuwen, and then Ye Zuwen used the 100 million to mention the equipment. The buyer was Hanyeping Coal and Iron Factory Co., Ltd. managed by Sheng Xuanhuai.However, the current situation of this company is more complicated. Although the Youth Army controls the company's assets, the company is headquartered in the Shanghai Concession, and the chairman is Sun Baoqi, who was appointed by Yuan Shikai. His fourth son is still the vice president of the company, and most importantly, the majority shareholder of the company is still Japanese.Historically, Sheng Xuanhuai, a good-for-nothing, made a huge deficit in a profitable project, and then kept borrowing money from the Japanese to make up for the deficit.In the end, he couldn't pay back the money, and the loan turned into an investment, and it was a trick for rats. Although Wang Zhenyu took Wuhan, even the Hanyang Arsenal was directly assigned to the Military Commission for him.But they dare not move this company. In history, this company was taken back by the National Government after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.In profuse sweat. . .

But Wang Zhenyu is not completely helpless about this. His tactics are very rogue. He directly poachs the technicians in your factory, and then you get stuck with the coal in Pingxiang, and you don’t dig the iron in Daye.These laborers have all been transferred to Ma'anshan. The Japanese have never seen such a rogue trick. They were so angry that they protested to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing several times, but no one could do anything about it.The Japanese had no plan to send troops to deal with Wang Zhenyu, a rogue warlord, so in the end they could only sit down and negotiate with the people from the China Development Corporation, and transferred the company's equity at a price of 3 million Chinese yuan.

Originally, this matter was over, but the problem now is that Wang Zhenyu suddenly felt that the money was not enough, so I'm sorry, Mr. Sheng, don't hide in the concession and wait for the dividends, it's time to contribute money and effort.

In the end, Wang Zhenyu, through Liu Hongsheng and Du Yuesheng, came forward to raise 50 billion Chinese yuan in equity for the China Development Corporation in the entire Shanghai Concession in the form of a public offering, accounting for 10% of the entire company's capital.In fact, this capital is watery, and the China Development Company has not reached 200 billion so far!

It doesn't matter, then Wang Zhenyu bypassed the government and directly issued an industrial construction plan that was extremely huge.

100 billion currency exchange bonuses, 135 billion steel bonuses (45 billion of which belong to Luxembourgers, but they are also under the name of Wang Zhenyu now), 25 billion strategic material bonuses totaling 260 billion Huayuan were all invested by Wang Zhenyu To the railway and industry and city construction went.The 5000 million US dollars (7.5 million US dollars) obtained in exchange for labor export and the 6 million US dollars recovered from the customs, totaling [-] billion US dollars, were included in the public finances, and the National Assembly deliberated on how to spend them.But no matter how deliberated, Wang Zhenyu said that the government must bear the salary of the army, otherwise he will take the money back and spend it himself.

In the end, the railway from Guangzhou to Binbin, the railway from Luyang to Zhuzhou, the railway from Jiujiang to Nanchang, and the railway from Nanchang to Zhuzhou were passed, while the railway from Nanchang to Xiamen was canceled due to technical difficulty and little strategic value. .

The industrial plan is even more frightening. According to Wang Zhenyu's request, by the tenth year of the Republic of China (1921), the annual steel output of the entire nine southern provinces will increase from the current 120 million tons to 800 million tons. You must know that Japan's current Steel production is only 200 million tons.Wang Zhenyu is about to make the Great Leap Forward. Of course, he is not expanding blindly. He needs technology and workers, and this requires the help of the big powers.Britain and France can't count on it. Wang Zhenyu has already made contact with the United States. I believe that the cigar-smoking tycoons who bought and sold Bethlehem United Steel will be interested in the face of sufficient profits.The plan for cement is bigger, but this can be privately operated, and the introduction of chemical, military, shipbuilding, and aircraft factories will cost more in the later stage, so Wang Zhenyu has no intention of wasting money.

As soon as this plan came out, it attracted a lot of opposition from the top officials of the national government. Wang Zhenyu knew it himself. In fact, he was not impatient. It was because in history, in 1935, China's actual steel production was only [-] tons, only Japan One fortieth, how can such a situation be an enemy of the Japanese, not to mention the Soviet Union whose steel output later reached five times that of Japan.So although he knew that there are still many places in this country that need schools, hospitals, and even a lot of people need a piece of food, he resolutely decided not to spend his money on heavy industry.Even the basic fact that the south is more suitable for the development of heavy industry than the north cannot hinder Wang Zhenyu's determination.

Daye, Ma'anshan, and Shilu were finally identified as key mining areas for iron ore, and tens of thousands of laborers will be sent here to mine.And after Wang Zhenyu pacified the southwest, there was another Panzhihua.

Steel is relatively easy to solve. The real problem is the military industry and the chemical industry. Whether it is equipment or technology, these things are firmly controlled by the West. In other words, except for finished products, you can spend money on other things Can't buy it.Thinking of the shipbuilding and aircraft manufacturing industries that have so far been zero, Wang Zhenyu is about to collapse.

There is still a way to break the situation, Wang Zhenyu made up his mind.Then he reached out to open the document sent by the Ministry of Military Intelligence. Xu Shuzheng was secretly contacting the new Japanese ambassador to China, Yukichi Koban, and in Beijing, the Beiyang faction began to advocate a declaration of war against Germany.

At Huairen Hall in Zhongnanhai, President Li Yuanhong summoned Prime Minister Xiong Xiling: "Prime Minister, you have heard about it recently. Duan Qirui and the others have started to fiddle with declaring war on Germany again."

Xiong Xiling nodded and said, "What kind of club did they set up in Anfu Hutong, and they dragged all the councilors into it, and there was no shortage of money, beauty or beauty. With such a big investment, it seems that they have made a lot of determination."

Li Yuanhong asked in surprise: "Could it be that they are really going to Europe to fight the Germans?"

Xiong Xiling shook his head and said: "With Beiyang's current wealth, it is not enough to deal with Wang Zhenyu and the others. How could they go so far in Europe to find the Germans? I think they are ulterior motives. Once they agree to treat the Germans After declaring war, they can openly organize and train the participating troops, and they can justifiably borrow money from the Japanese, and the army armed with these funds, I guess not a single soldier will be sent to Europe, but will go south..."

Li Yuanhong was shocked: "They still want to fight a civil war. The 10,000+ army that Feng Huafu ordered to fight was wiped out. They still want to fight? No, there must be no more civil wars. The two of us must stop this matter."

Xiong Xiling shook his head and said: "President, we are in Beijing now. If we say that we can't stop it anyway, our own safety will become a problem. We can only find a way to pay more attention to the issue of borrowing after declaring war. Delay, the south also means the same, but they really plan to send troops to Europe to fight the Germans."

Li Yuanhong was even more surprised: "He, Wang Zhenyu, is not afraid of a fire in the backyard after the army's expedition?"

Xiong Xiling shook his head and said: "This kid is no different than before, and I can't see him clearly now. However, Mr. Zhang from Nanbian has news, saying that the nine provinces are now under military and political integration, land reform, and large-scale construction will soon take place. If things go on like this, it is estimated that in another two years, it is hard to say who will be unified."

After looking at the Forbidden City in the distance, Li Yuanhong shook his head and sighed: "Bingsan, why do I feel that we are all old, this era is really changing too fast..."

By the Beihai Lake, a young man and woman were sitting there whispering.

"My father is dead, and my brothers are trying to separate the family. Maybe I will move to Tianjin with my mother soon." Yuan Jingxue didn't know why she was so bold, and told a man she didn't know very well about her family. matter.Thinking about it, my face turned red again, and I asked quietly again: "Brother Zhenpeng, you haven't told me about your situation yet?"

Wang Zhenpeng scratched his head and said, "I'm from Hunan. I was admitted to the Baoding Army Military Academy in the first year of the Republic of China. The original purpose was because I had an older brother who was also a soldier, and he was much better than me. But when I was young, I was smarter than him. Ah, so I took the military academy exam unconvinced. As a result, I was assigned to the No.15 division after graduation, and I realized that the army is not so easy to mix, and there are all kinds of customs. A few months ago we were transferred south to suppress the guards* *, we stopped moving when we arrived in Xuzhou, and then the war was over, and we withdrew back inexplicably, and then I met you, and my heart was drunk."

"hate, sweet talk"

"What I said is true, sister Jingxue, I swear."

"I hate it, who made you swear that I won't play with you anymore. Hehe" Yuan Jingxue stood up and trotted to look at it, and then smiled at Wang Zhenpeng while running.

But Wang Zhenpeng hesitated for a moment, and then chased after him. . .

Chapter 285 Declaring War on Germany ([-])

"How much money does it cost?" Wang Zhenyu gasped as he looked at the budget calculated by the Armament Department.

It seems that I still think the problem is too simple. With the progress of World War I, the cost of building a steel plant has also increased. In the past, the annual output of Wang Zhenyu's Anjiang Iron and Steel Plant was only 20 tons, plus the supporting power plant. , It only cost more than 2000 million oceans.But it's not that price anymore.For a steel plant with an annual output of 4000 tons, the Americans quote 100 million yuan. Of course, the higher the production capacity, the lower the price. For example, 2 million tons, the quotation will be 800 million U.S. dollars.That is to say, the 420 million tons of steel plan cannot be realized within five years. Wang Zhenyu took a deep breath and lowered the standard to [-] million tons. The steel plant with annual output, plus the original Anjiang and Liuzhou.

"It can't go any lower. No matter how low it is, what will the navy use to build ships?" Wang Zhenyu finally decided that he would spend 100 billion yuan on steel industry projects in the next five years. The industrial chain formed by power generation, coal mines, and iron mines will provide 10 jobs.

Liu Guojun's industrial plan was put on Wang Zhenyu's desk again after being revised. Once Wang Zhenyu agreed, these projects would be started in the name of the national government, and the specific implementation would be the China Development Corporation, a monster that made people jealous.

The annual production capacity of automobiles reaches 40 vehicles, which is still very good.Fully plant rubber in Hainan, this is possible.There is also a package of plans, all centered on heavy industry, including the plan of the world's cotton spinning king proposed by the Rong family.Wang Zhenyu looked at it lazily, and signed it. Anyway, in the next five years, Liu Guojun will be responsible for pouring [-] billion Huayuan into it.

For the railway construction plan reported by Weng Wenhao, Wang Zhenyu also specially approved 40 billion Chinese yuan, and a 20 railway army will complete the three railways within three years.

In addition, a total of 9 million Chinese yuan was allocated for the construction of the three special cities of Nanjing, Shanghai, and Wuhan, and 9 million Chinese yuan was allocated for the construction of the nine provincial cities of Suzhou, Anqing, Hangzhou, Changsha, Nanchang, Nanning, and Guangzhou.

Seeing the money in his hand being spent like running water, Wang Zhenyu began to think about the situation in Yang Yongtai's latest report. Britain and France have already mentioned the issue of military expenditures for sending troops. If the Chinese Expeditionary Force finally appears in Europe, Britain and France will provide 3000 million to 5000 million pounds. Ten thousand pounds interest-free loan with a repayment period of 30 years, the specific amount depends on the performance of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.In addition, the income can also be determined according to the results of the battle. For example, after the defeat of the war, the Chinese side has the first right to purchase the arms of the Germans.For another example, part of the industrial technology and equipment belonging to the Germans can also be distributed to the Chinese as war dividends.

Wang Zhenyu feels that the British are still too impractical. If I am negotiating with the Germans now, I guess they have transferred all the submarine technology to me.Thinking about this, Wang Zhenyu picked up the phone on the table: "Pick me up to the Governor's Office of the Hubei Provincial Government."

"Old Yang, this clearly tells the British and the French that we will send 20 to 50 troops, and the army needs a starting fee. The approximate amount is 2000 pounds per person, which is 5000 million to [-] million pounds. Then we need An interest-free loan of [-] million pounds, but we will use this loan to purchase products from the British. The most important point is that there must be a standard for the distribution of dividends based on the results of the battle, and we will strictly follow the standard and sign if there is no objection."

After hanging up the phone, Wang Zhenyu asked Chen Bulei to invite Tian Yingzhao. Tian Yingzhao was a weird person who would rather not be an official than quit smoking. As a last resort, Wang Zhenyu could only give him a job as a senior lieutenant general adviser.However, the line of Prime Minister Xiong in Beijing has always been coordinated by this old man.

"Brother Yingzhao, this time I may have to let you go to Beijing. I have an idea about participating in the war. The president and the prime minister support participating in the war, but the premise is that we are allowed to organize and train the participating troops and independently command the participating troops. The rest is It's nothing, besides, you'll be stationed in Beijing this time, and you'll help me keep an eye on many aspects. As for your funds, the old rules are to draw them from Ma Xicheng. In addition, if you have anything else, you can directly contact the attendant here. .”

Tian Yingzhao was not in good spirits, but still nodded and said it was all right, causing Wang Zhenyu to sigh for no reason.Opium is not a bad thing. When I complete the reunification in the future, I must completely wipe out this thing.

After these messy things were done, Chen Bulei dutifully told Wang Zhenyu that there were guests who wanted to see him.

This surprised Wang Zhenyu, who was about to get up and go home to create a human being: "I remember that you have done all the activity itinerary that you read to me in the morning. Why are there still guests?"

Chen Bulei smiled and said, "It's true that this guest didn't have an appointment, but his business with you is more urgent and more important, so I dared to let him in."

"who is it?"

"Minister of Education Cai Yuanpei." Chen Bulei replied respectfully.

"Oh, Zhang Taiyan's people, why did they find this place?" Wang Zhenyu thought to himself, but he ordered: "Please come in!"

Cai Yuanpei is a middle-aged man in his 40s. He wears a pair of black-rimmed glasses. His thin face and mustache make him look like a scholar.It is difficult for you to mix such a bookish person with an assassin, but compared to Wang Zhenyu, Cai Yuanpei is definitely a revolutionary predecessor.

So Wang Zhenyu did not sit on the high-end leather sofa sent by his second brother Du Yuesheng, but got up to greet Cai Yuanpei at the door, shook hands with him, and invited him to sit down.Now that Du Yuesheng is mentioned, let's talk about that after the establishment of the National Government, Wang Zhenyu, through Zhang Taiyan, gave his gangster brother, Huang Jinrong, Zhang Xiaolin and others the qualifications to represent the National Assembly.So much so that Shi Liang, the editor-in-chief of "Shenbao", wrote it himself, ridiculing the Nationalist government for having an affair with the underworld.As soon as the news came out, Zhang Xiaolin, who had just been proud for a few days, was so angry that he almost didn't organize any manpower to deal with Shi Liangcai. It was Du Yuesheng who understood the accident and tried his best to dissuade him from the accident.This incident also aroused the dissatisfaction of some veterans, including Sun Wen, who expressed their dissatisfaction to Wang Zhenyu through Wang Longzhong.Wang Zhenyu's answer to this is simple: "Everyone is now an official, so I don't remember that there was a request to the gang during the revolution. This is really treating people like urinals, and they don't care when they are used up." It's gone." When the word spread to Nanjing, everyone immediately shut up.

"Minister Cai, old man, what brought you from Nanjing to Wuhan?" Wang Zhenyu was polite and did not forget to joke to ease the atmosphere. After all, it was the first time Cai Yuanpei saw him.

Cai Yuanpei immediately felt Wang Zhenyu's kindness. He rubbed his hands together and said courageously, "That's right, I came to ask Chairman Wang for help. I shouldn't have asked for this matter, but the one who can help right now is you, Chairman Wang." gone."

Wang Zhenyu took the coffee from Chen Bulei's hand, handed it to Cai Yuanpei himself and said, "If you have anything to do, just say it. You are a revolutionary senior. If there is anything I can do, I will never refuse!"

Cai Yuanpei nodded and said. . .

It turned out that on May [-], the national government's first-year budget was released amidst a lot of noise. The bulk of the budget was naturally land reform, followed by free primary education and the construction of urban health care systems, and so on.Funds are limited, there are many departments asking for money, and there are too many monks and too few groceries. Naturally, it is impossible for the Ministry of Education, which has already received funding for free primary education, to apply for higher education fees.But Cai Yuanpei is a straightforward person, he went directly to the dean's office to argue with Hu Hanmin, Hu Hanmin was getting annoyed with the budget these days, and Cai Yuanpei belonged to the Zhang Taiyan department of the Restoration Association, so naturally he didn't have a good face , the two of them almost performed martial arts in the office, but they were blocked by someone at last, and Hu Hanmin yelled: "The national government has so much money, if you want more money, go to Wuhan to find Wang Wenzheng, I, Hu Zhantang Is there any money here, there is one more thing.”

When Cai Yuanpei said this, Wang Zhenyu couldn't help laughing: "He Hu Zhantang is also a bachelor. I thought he would say that he would die if he wanted to die. Hehe, it's okay, old seniors, let's understand each other. Li, financial constraints are unavoidable. Tell me, what kind of statute is your higher education, if it is really possible, it is not a problem for me to allocate some money from military expenditures, the plate is so big, there is always room for maneuver.”

Cai Yuanpei nodded and said: "My plan is to set up an internationally standardized university in Wuhan, Nanjing, Guangzhou, and Shanghai. Regardless of discipline or faction, all experts in the intellectual, cultural, and scientific circles will be recruited with high salaries. .Then it will be established as a world-class university to cultivate talents for China. I have selected the budget and the school site, and these documents are all in it.”

After Wang Zhenyu took over the document, he didn't read it. He just smiled and said, "Minister Cai's idea is still not grand enough. In fact, before the establishment of the National Government, I announced the establishment of National Wuhan University at Wuhan Higher Normal School. Since you brought it up Now, I might as well make a few changes. This can be regarded as my personal opinion. First, colleges and universities do not have to be run by the public. Private schools, even foreigners, are allowed to run schools. There is a precedent for this in Shanghai. On the one hand, businessmen encourage them to return to China to invest, and on the other hand, they also set up universities in Xiamen and Shantou, where there are many overseas Chinese, so that they can invest, which can be regarded as benefiting the villagers." Cai Yuanpei applauded loudly, and quickly wrote down.

"Secondly, public universities, Wuhan University, Nanjing University, Shanghai University, and Guangzhou University, I think they can do it, but there are only a few universities in higher education, and our country's talent pool is already in place? In my opinion, there is still a long way to go. Not enough, I am a soldier, but I have also run military schools. My opinion is that the Ministry of Education should not try to become a big fat man. The four universities must be established, and they must be large. In the provincial capital, schools must also be established. Allow local governments, local celebrities to run, and the Ministry of Education must come up with a five-year plan, which must be implemented step by step. Third, I won’t say too much, but you can tell me how much money Mr. Cai needs.”

Cai Yuanpei gritted his teeth and said, "At least 1 million yuan, and no less than [-] million yuan will be invested every year in the future."