If Li Shaoyi remembered correctly, the total tax revenue of the National Government this year was nearly 930 million oceans.

The support provided by Western countries to Li Shaoyi exceeded one-eighth of the total tax revenue of the National Government.

It has only been about half a year, so you can imagine how desperate Li Shaoyi is for money. However, in the eyes of Western countries, this money is dispersed among several countries and it is not noticeable at all. Moreover, it has achieved great results. Luosha pays more attention to the Far East than before.

There are only so many resources, and in the past they were all placed in Europe, and the Far East could only get some leftovers. But after Li Shaoyi's disturbance, the Far East will definitely have to increase its share. Even if it is only an increase of 5%, it will play a big role in future wars in Europe.

So Western countries are very satisfied with this...

After meeting with the princes and current superiors in Ulaanbaatar, Li Shaoyi went straight to Peking, where there were better fruits.

The entire section of the Beijing-Fengtian Railway from Peking to Shanhaiguan will be handed over to Li Shaoyi.

As for the jurisdiction of Shanhaiguan, Mr. Hans could only say that he was powerless. The Japanese side was very tight-lipped about it, and Li Shaoyi also expressed understanding. After all, Shanhaiguan was in our hands, and we could send troops to the northeast at any time, but if it was in the hands of the Japanese, we could also march south.

It was not easy to obtain the jurisdiction of this section of railway. The Beijing Municipal Government and even the governments of various provinces in North China felt that it was an act of pride. After all, the jurisdiction of this railway belonged to Western countries thirty years ago, and was later obtained by Japan alone. It has always been a disgusting thing that the railway on our territory is not under our control. Unexpectedly, Li Shaoyi fought against the Russians in the north, and the Japanese would actually make compensation. This was something no one expected.

So when the railway jurisdiction was handed over, officials from all walks of life raised their glasses and expressed their admiration for this young man.

After the jurisdiction of the railway was taken back, Li Shaoyi also took back Japan's right to station troops on both sides of the railway. The reason you stationed these troops was nominally to ensure the safety of railway operations. Now you don't even have jurisdiction, why do you still need to station troops?

Regarding this point, Japan is also willing to withdraw its troops along the railway, but it is absolutely unwilling to withdraw the garrison troops stationed in Tianjin.

According to Li Shaoyi's idea, they should push forward all the way and kill the garrison troops in Tianjin. However, this is in the inland area of ​​our country after all. Once a war breaks out, many aspects may not be able to be controlled, which will also have an impact on the people of our country. Moreover, we cannot eat a fat man in one bite. Now the 72nd Army is in a state of adjustment, and it is not appropriate to mobilize troops for the time being.

Therefore, under the mediation of Western countries, the garrison troops were still stationed in the barracks in Tianjin, but the number of people could not exceed 3,000, and they had to accept regular inspections by representatives of various countries.

There was a reason why Western countries did this. Although they wanted to promote Li Shaoyi, they also had to prevent him from becoming too powerful. So the Japanese stationed in Tianjin could also contain Li Shaoyi from another perspective. For example, the main force of Li Shaoyi's 3rd Infantry Division had been stationed in eastern Hebei. No matter how the battle in the north went, only part of the troops would be mobilized there.

To put it bluntly, it is still a policy of checks and balances. The people of the Windsor Empire are the best at this. No matter what happens in Europe, the Windsor Empire will pursue a continental balance policy. The same is true in North China. Li Shaoyi's strength has greatly increased, but it does not mean that the Japanese are afraid. The existence of these 3,000 Japanese soldiers means that they have the ability to interfere in North China.

At the handover ceremony, Li Shaoyi did not see many people from the 29th Army. He thought back to when he started his career in Peiping, he had a good relationship with the 29th Army. Now Li Shaoyi's strength has surpassed the 29th Army, but the Peiping-Tianjin area is still the garrison of the 29th Army. Now Li Shaoyi is a bit out of place.

Li Shaoyi knew what Commander Song of the 29th Army was thinking. The 29th Army had always been stationed in a relatively poor place, which made it relatively backward. Now it had finally found a wealthy place. If Li Shaoyi really wanted to make trouble, the 29th Army would not be able to stop it.

The thousands of troops stationed in North China were a headache for the 29th Army. If Li Shaoyi's army were to march south, the 29th Army would probably have to retreat to a cold and bitter land.

Fortunately, Li Shaoyi did not have this idea. These people were just trying to take advantage of others with their own villains' intentions. Li Shaoyi always had a long-term vision. The future Anti-Japanese War and the future World War II were our stage. North China was not really in Li Shaoyi's sight.

"The people in the 29th Army are quite territorial. You have achieved such great success in the north now, and they are very nervous. I have tried to mediate for you, but the effect is not very good."

When Mayor Yuan of Peiping saw Li Shaoyi staring at several empty tables next to him, he knew what Li Shaoyi was thinking. Those tables were prepared for the senior leaders of the 29th Army.

However, the 29th Army only sent a few colonel-level officers, and even the officers sent from several neighboring provinces were division commanders and army commanders, while the local army only sent a few colonel-level officers. It was indeed quite disrespectful.

"Let it rain, let it rain, let my mother marry. I have tried to appease the situation many times before, but the people of the 29th Army have always been like this. They are unwilling to come even if the Central Army wants to. In short, I will not go to their territory."

Li Shaoyi smiled helplessly. He had said it many times that apart from resisting the Japanese, he would not do anything else. But the people of the 29th Army did not believe it, especially when they were getting weaker and Li Shaoyi was getting stronger.

What's more, when Li Shaoyi faced foreigners, he often broke his promises, so these people didn't trust Li Shaoyi very much.

Of course, any discerning person can see that Li Shaoyi's tearing up of the agreement with foreigners is in our interests, and the people are applauding it. When has Li Shaoyi ever regretted the promises he made to ordinary people?

Take the current city of Peking for example. Aren’t all the more than twenty welfare homes and homes for the elderly funded by Li Shaoyi?

There are far fewer homeless people on the streets of Peking now than before. After entering the welfare home, these people also do what they can to make themselves useful. As for those who are lazy and eat all day, Li Shaoyi also told the people in the welfare home that we should not keep such people, and it would be better for them to work on the streets...

"Report to the commander, the new Japanese ambassador to Peking, Kozue Ichirō, has arrived..."

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