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What the emperor said was very sympathetic, Yuan Shikai pretended to be grateful, and cupped his hands and said: "With the emperor's sympathy, I will not hesitate to do it even if I am so heartbroken."

Guan Xuqing saw Yuan Shikai's arrogance and domineering just now, and he felt a bit hostile in his heart. Now that he saw Yuan Shikai's arrogance and respect, he knew that he was good at acting, and it was even harder for him to expose it in person. On the surface, he still looked very appreciative, and continued Said: "I heard that since you took office, in order to maintain social order, you have also established a public security bureau and trained a security team to make the people live and work in peace and contentment. This is also a kind deed."

Yuan Shikai's heart skipped a beat, and the fat on his face twitched a few times. He thought that the establishment of a public security bureau was true, but it was just a cover. Since the establishment of the Public Security Bureau, it has been secretly recruiting members, patrolling during the day and conducting strict militarized training at night. In just two years, the Public Security Bureau has expanded to tens of thousands of people. The army is directly under the orders of Governor Yuan Shikai.Since Yuan Shikai came to Singapore, he has been divided with the imperial court. This man is very witty, but his biggest problem is that he is too suspicious. He is always worried that one day the emperor will kick him away as a stumbling block, so he vigorously cultivates his cronies. , Establish an army independent of the Ministry of War, once there is a change, it can be used by itself.The Public Security Bureau established at the beginning did not report to the imperial court at all. Yuan Shikai knew that the emperor would know about this matter sooner or later, but this bureau was made up for the reason of maintaining local public security. Turning one eye and closing one eye is equivalent to acquiescing.Unexpectedly, now that the emperor suddenly mentioned the matter of the Public Security Bureau, Yuan Shikai was guilty of being a thief, so naturally he was a little worried.

Yuan Shikai paused for a moment and said, "Your Majesty has praised you. Since the establishment of the Public Security Bureau, the local social order has indeed been greatly improved. This is all thanks to the cooperation of the Emperor's blessing and the people of Singapore."

Guan Xuqing also said: "This is one of them. In addition, Singapore's trade development in recent years is also very gratifying. It has established a tax inspection station in the Strait of Malacca to conduct routine inspections and taxation of passing merchant ships. Its commercial value has also been unearthed, which is really a pioneering work.”

Yuan Shikai was shocked again, this time sweat began to drip from his forehead.Taxation departments in various places were under the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance of the Empire, but Yuan Shikai was ambitious, and just in case, he set up an inspection station at the mouth of the Strait of Malacca, a golden waterway, to collect taxes from merchant ships at home and abroad privately. This matter was not reported to the imperial court, so all the tax collected was filled into Yuan Shikai's personal pockets. The more important purpose of Yuan Shikai was to think that if the imperial court dared to move him in the future, he would immediately turn these inspection stations into military management. Station, blocking the entrance and exit of the Strait of Malacca, in order to gain political capital for himself to bargain with the imperial court.

Yuan Shikai thought that this matter was kept secret, but he did not expect that the emperor already knew about the inspection station. I wonder if the emperor has seen his deeper intentions?The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. Even though he had always been very deep in the capital, it was difficult for him to control his mind in front of this insightful emperor. After a while, his face was covered with oily sweat. "My Majesty, this matter is out of consideration for Singapore's education. With this tax, I have vigorously built schools and hired teachers. Today, the local enrollment rate in Singapore has changed from less than 3% three years ago. 9, it has grown to [-]% now, I think this can be regarded as a blessing for the people of Singapore on behalf of the emperor. I don't know what the emperor wants?"

"Haha... well, it takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people. Establishing education is really a good thing for the country and the people, but it is difficult to prosper due to funding problems. Your move to comfort the pavilion can be said to set an example for officials everywhere. .”

The more the emperor praised him so much, the more uncomfortable Yuan Shikai felt, as if the emperor's words had hidden wit.Yuan Shikai said a few more words of modesty, feeling more and more uncomfortable.

"Wei Ting, I heard that you have been vigorously attracting American businessmen recently, are you planning to negotiate a big deal?"

It doesn't matter if you say this sentence, Yuan Shikai shivered all over his body, and his hands and feet became cold all at once.Could it be that the emperor already knew about his secret arms deal with DuPont?This is the crime of ransacking the house and destroying the family.But Yuan Shikai is worthy of being an old stick in the officialdom. Without knowing how much the emperor really knows, he must not show his feet first, so he coughed dryly and calmed down, and then said: "The emperor sees Wanli, I heard that Americans are experts in finance, so I have been in contact with American bankers recently, and I want to introduce several large foreign banking companies to develop financial business in Singapore, which will also help promote the development of Singapore's trade .”

Guan Xuqing nodded and said: "Yes, this idea is very good. I also intend to build Singapore into a region with developed finance and trade in the future. I will issue an order to the Imperial Investment Bank to inject capital into Singapore and contact foreign banks. Leave it to the investment banker."

Yuan Shikai secretly wiped the cold sweat off his brow, his heart pounding, not knowing what shocking words the emperor would say.

After a while, Guan Xuqing said, "Weiting, there is something I want to hear from you first."

"When the emperor inquired, the subject naturally knew everything."

"Since Singapore has established a Public Security Bureau, it is enough for them to guarantee social security. The Singapore Garrison is mainly responsible for defense. Therefore, I plan to hand over Singapore's army and navy directly to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Navy. The Singapore government will be relieved. Come and concentrate on doing the local administrative affairs well for me. In this way, you can save a lot of labor, otherwise, if you are exhausted, who will I rely on? What do you think?" Guan Xuqing used Said in a questioning tone.

Seize power?Deprive yourself of military power?This idea immediately came to Yuan Shikai's mind, what a powerful emperor!On the surface, he is calm, he can't stop praising himself, and his attitude is extremely kind, but there is a blade hidden in every sentence, which makes people hard to guard against. Up to now, he clearly wants to seize military power, but he keeps saying that he wants to let himself With one less work, it is really better to be able to sing than to be able to listen.What should I do?refute?That will inevitably lead to the emperor's suspicion. From the conversation just now, it can be seen that the emperor has doubts about himself, and the last question may be to test his own reaction. Up to now, he has no choice but to follow the emperor's opinion. The meaning is coming.

After thinking about it, Yuan Shikai bowed and said: "The emperor is a benevolent king, and I will never forget my compassion for my ministers. As long as the emperor gives an order, I will naturally obey everything."

"Okay, since Wei Ting can relieve my worries, I'm naturally happy, so let's do as I said just now."

"twitter."

Guan Xuqing made an exception, stepped down from the throne and came in front of Yuan Shikai, saying, "Wei Ting, I have always valued you very much. After returning to Singapore, you will continue to work hard. At this time next year, I am looking forward to hearing good news from you."

"The minister obeys the order."

Resurgence: World War II Chapter 444 Assassination of Yuan

In the middle of the night, there is wind but no moon.The House of the Governor General of Singapore.

Tina is an American concubine of Yuan Shikai Xinna. She is just 19 years old this year.It would be a mistake to think that such Western beauties were forcibly occupied by Yuan Shikai or bought with a lot of money.Their union was purely the result of a misunderstanding.

Tina, Ben is a law student at the University of California.When Yuan Shikai was the minister of Beiyang, he sent his second son Yuan Kewen to study and travel in the United States. The second son of Yuan met Tina at a dinner party, fell in love at first sight, and asked for Tina's jade photo.

When Tina heard that this young man was the son of the well-known Governor Yuan Shikai in China, she was naturally very enthusiastic.When Yuan Kewen returned to kowtow to his father, he accidentally slipped Tina's photo out of his pocket and dropped it on the ground. Yuan Shikai pointed to the ground and asked repeatedly: "What is it? What is that?"

Because the Yuan family's family rules were very strict, the second son did not dare to talk about his privacy to his father, so he was in a hurry and replied: "I found a good-looking girl for my father in Nanjing, so I brought this photo back to see if my father likes it?" Yuan Shikai After taking a look at the photo, it was really beautiful, and said repeatedly: "Good! Good!" So he immediately sent someone to the United States to pick up Tina.

On the night of weddings and candles in the bridal chamber, Tina discovered that her ideal person had turned into a half-old man with short stature and gray hair on the temples!And the second son of Yuan could only sigh at this "stepmother" afterwards.

But Yuan Shikai was good at manipulating people, especially with women. After a period of time, Tina began to change her view of Yuan Shikai, thinking that this man had power and money, and he was the perfect husband for her. As for the young Americans generally do not particularly care about the gap.But the only thing that makes Tina most dissatisfied is that Yuan Shikai's polygamy is completely contrary to the American family society, but this is not something she, a Western woman, can change.

At this time, in Tina's room, she put on a Chinese-style dress, and kept gesticulating in front of the mirror: "How did you do this? It's so beautiful! Hehe, I'll show Yuan to wear it when he comes back tomorrow!"

The girl Lan Xiang lowered her head and said, "This is a female celebrity in China. If Miss Tina is interested, this servant can... show it to you!"

"Lan, just teach me if you teach me, what's wrong with you? And didn't I tell you not to call yourself a slave? Why are you here again!"

Tina grew up in the United States, which advocates human rights and democracy. She hated the behavior of treating others as slaves. Therefore, when she knew the meaning of "servant", she kept asking Lan Xiang to change her words.However, as a Chinese woman, Lan Xiang's concept of "identity" has been deeply rooted in her bones: "Slaves don't dare to be slaves for a day, and they will be slaves for the rest of their lives, so slaves..."

Tina helped Lan Yan who was kneeling on the ground and said: "From now on, you are not allowed to kneel down at will. I feel uncomfortable and I don't know what happened to Yuan..."

"Miss, the master treats me very well. He never beats me or scolds me. Still, still..."

Tina smiled and said, "I still dote on you..."

Lan Xiang lowered her head and smiled, "Mmm..."

"Who?!" The two female soldiers standing guard at the door only said one word before being silent, followed by the sound of the two falling to the ground.Before Tina and Lan Xiang could react, two masked men in black rushed in, and the two gleaming scimitars shone coldly...

It was the first time for the two women to face such a situation. Lan Xiang froze on the spot, while Tina hid back in fright and leaned against the dressing table before stopping.But it was Lan Xiang who woke up first. Just as she opened her mouth to shout, a masked man knocked her unconscious to the ground, and another masked man pointed a knife at Tina and said in a deep voice, "Where is Yuan Shikai?"

Tina was so frightened that she couldn't speak, she just pointed to the north direction, and the assassin saw only a white wall along her finger, so he put his arm around her neck: "Little girl, if you don't tell the truth, I'm going to kill you now!"

Tina took a sharp breath, and then said in a trembling voice, "I'm... in Beijing, and I haven't... come back."

At this time, two masked assassins came in, and they exchanged glances, "Have you found Datou Yuan?" "No, just now a guard was arrested, and they said Datou Yuan hasn't returned yet."

The leading assassin glared at Tina and said, "Foreign girls, I know you can understand Chinese, if you dare to speak out, I will kill you with one blow!"

The masked human who stunned Lanxiang said: "Tsk tsk... This small face, small waist... This time I really took advantage of it, hehe, I have never played with such a beautiful girl..."

The leading assassin said: "What nonsense are you talking about! Take off her clothes and throw them on the bed, and then lead her to retreat!"

The masked man who stunned Lan Xiang said while taking off Lan Xiang's clothes: "Little beauty, don't blame brother for being cruel, I will let you go on the road comfortably in a while..."

The masked man with the knife wanted to step forward and kill Tina immediately.However, his companion's platitudes distracted him a little.

At this moment, a gunshot of "Boom -" broke the silence of midnight.The masked man with the knife stared wide-eyed, and fell backwards clutching the blood gushing out of his chest, while Tina looked terrified, holding a revolver that was emitting white smoke tremblingly in her hand.Seeing this, the masked man who was still alive picked up the knife by the bed and rushed towards him.Tina almost subconsciously fired the plane again, the bullet passed through the assassin's right shoulder, causing a cloud of blood, hitting him into the air, hitting the wall and passing out.

Hearing the gunshots, the entire Yuan Mansion was in chaos.When the guards rushed into the house, Tina was vomiting...

In the early morning of the next day, Yuan Shikai, who had gone to Beijing to report on his duties, returned home.

After comforting Tina, Yuan Shikai called the housekeeper and asked in a cold tone, "Old Liu, do you know which bastard did it?"

Old Liu said anxiously: "The assassin has no characteristics, so it has not been found out yet... He didn't protect Miss Tina well, and I ask the master to punish him!"

Yuan Shikai said: "Is the assassin still alive?"

Liu Zhongji said: "I'm being held in the cellar now, and I have let the most loyal servants and guards take turns guarding..."

Yuan Shikai's tone was still cold: "If you want to attack me, come at me, but you actually attacked my woman!"

"Master, you see how to deal with it next..."

"Old Liu, did you tell the outside world that the assassin is still alive?"

"I didn't say it, even the Zhuang Ding of the mansion thought that the assassin died after being injured, and now only a few people know!"

Yuan Shikai nodded and said, "Well, you did a good job..."