Shanghai: The First Warlord of the Republic of China

Ye Yunfei glanced at Zhang Hanqing and said, "Hanqing, you are a top warlord in the Republic of China, but I didn't expect you to be so curious. Are you interested in my personal feelings?"

Zhang Hanqing said: "I am not interested in other people's private affairs, but I am quite interested in your private affairs, Brother Ye. I would like to know what kind of woman can make you, Brother Ye, so concerned about her."

Ye Yunfei said helplessly: "No need to ask more, it's just that she is a very good friend of mine. She is not safe in Peking now. Hanqing, you should hurry up and get her out. Thank you very much."

Zhang Hanqing laughed and said, "Well, since Brother Ye has said so, I will have someone bring Miss Feng out to you right away. Please wait."

After saying that, Zhang Hanqing instructed his men to bring Feng Chenchen out of Beiping City.

After a while, Zhang Hanqing returned to the military camp.

He said to Ye Yunfei: "Brother Ye, everything has been arranged. Miss Feng should be with you within a day. Brother Ye, don't worry."

Ye Yunfei nodded: "Thank you, Han Qing."

Zhang Hanqing said, "There's no need to be polite between you and me. By the way, Brother Ye, you just said there were two things. What is the other thing?"

Ye Yunfei said: "Another thing, it's a bit embarrassing to talk about it, I wonder if you, Hanqing, have enough money recently."

I don't have enough money.

"What do you mean, Brother Ye, do you want to borrow money from me?"

Zhang Hanqing looked at Ye Yunfei in surprise.

Ye Yunfei said: "Yes, my Longmen is very short of money recently. Many people can't even afford to eat. So, I want to come to you, Hanqing, to borrow some money to get through this difficult period."

"I just don't know if you have any extra money, Hanqing, to help me."

Zhang Hanqing said, "Brother Ye, are you kidding me? Your Longmen is so powerful that it occupies three provinces and controls a wealthy place like Shanghai."

"Shanghai is the economic center of the Republic of China. You control Shanghai, so how could you be without money? I feel that among all the warlords in the Republic of China, you should be the richest."

The reason why so many warlords in the Republic of China were eyeing Shanghai was because Shanghai's economy was very developed. Shanghai was almost the economic lifeline of the Republic of China. Most of the economic income of the Republic of China was in the southeast, and most of the economic income in the southeast was in Shanghai.

So, you can imagine how wealthy Shanghai is.

But Ye Yunfei, who controlled Shanghai, said that he was poor, which made Zhang Hanqing very confused. He felt that Ye Yunfei was joking with him.

Ye Yunfei said: "Han Qing, I am not crying poor to you, nor am I joking with you. I really have no money now."

"Shanghai is relatively wealthy, but our Longmen now has an army of 200,000 to 300,000 people. The daily expenses are an astronomical figure. We can't support them just by relying on Shanghai."

"Besides, you should know that Shanghai is not a very big place. No matter how wealthy you are, your income is limited and it is totally unable to support Longmen's expenses."

"As for the Jiangnan and Jiangbei provinces that we just occupied, that goes without saying. Jiangnan and Jiangbei are both very poor provinces in this Republic of China. Not only can these two provinces not provide me with income, but they require me to invest money in them."

"So, these two places are even less likely to help me."

"Because of this, my Longmen now looks like a wealthy family, but in fact, it is very poor."

Hearing what Ye Yunfei said, Zhang Hanqing nodded and said, "You are right. Shanghai is indeed very rich, but its area is indeed not large. It is a bit difficult to support your entire Longmen. Well, Brother Ye, tell me how much money you need and I will provide you with some support."

Ye Yunfei said: "Twenty million, how about that, is that okay?"

"Twenty million."

Zhang Hanqing's jaw almost dropped. He said, "Brother Ye, you really think I'm a rich man. Although I have some money, your 20 million is too much."

Ye Yunfei said: "Everyone in the Republic of China knows that your Northeast Army, Zhang Hanqing, is the richest army. Whether it is food or equipment, it is the best."

"Twenty million is a huge sum of money for others, but it should be nothing to you, Han Qing."

"I believe you have the ability to get 20 million."

Zhang Hanqing said helplessly: "Brother Ye, you really think too highly of me. You even believe the rumors spread among the people."

"I'll tell you the truth, I have 20 million, but 20 million is also a considerable sum for my Northeast Army."

"Under normal circumstances, I would support you with 20 million. But as you can see from the current situation, I am fighting a fierce battle with the Zhili clique. Now the two sides are facing each other outside the city of Beiping, and fierce battles are taking place every day."

"A war involving hundreds of thousands of troops costs an astronomical amount of money every day. Under such circumstances, I cannot lend you 20 million. Otherwise, I will not be able to continue this battle."

After listening to Zhang Hanqing, Ye Yunfei nodded and said, "Hanqing, what you said makes sense. You are fighting a war right now, and it is indeed unreasonable to ask you to borrow so much money."

"I haven't thought it through. I'll try to find a solution from somewhere else."

Zhang Hanqing thought for a moment and said, "How about this, Brother Ye, I really can't lend you 20 million. I'll take out 10 million from the military budget and lend it to you. What do you think?"

Ye Yunfei said: "You took out 10 million from the military budget, wouldn't this have an impact on you? If it affects your battle situation, then I'm afraid it's not appropriate."

Zhang Hanqing smiled and said, "Don't worry, 10 million won't affect the war situation. I am confident about this."

"I'll lend it to you to use up all of it. It's settled. I'll have the Finance Department transfer the money to you."

Ye Yunfei said: "Thank you very much, Han Qing. You can still support me with such a large sum of money in such a tense situation."

"I don't need to thank you for your kindness. I will repay you later."

Zhang Hanqing said, "We are friendly forces, and it is natural for us to help each other. But let's make a deal, this money is a loan, and you have to pay it back to me when you make money in the future."

"After all, the expenses of my Northeast Army are also very high."

Ye Yunfei smiled and said, "No problem, I will definitely pay you back in the future. I won't default on my debt."

"That's good."

Zhang Hanqing nodded.

The two agreed and borrowed 10 million.

Ye Yunfei was also satisfied with the result.

Although I didn't receive 20 million, 10 million is not bad either.

Adding the 10 million that Feng Jingyao had before, he now has 20 million.

There is only ten million left to reach the target of thirty million for military expenditure.

As long as we find another 10 million, we can raise enough military funds...