Chapter 173 172. Tianjin Giants Meeting

After the Zhiwan War, the situation in the north changed. Before that, no matter who was the president or prime minister in the Beijing government, there was only one "superior government" in the Beijing government, which centered on Duan Qirui himself.After the defeat of the Anhui faction, two "mother-in-laws" appeared in the Beijing government, one was Cao Kun and the other was Zhang Zuolin.For any matter, if Cao Kun nodded and Zhang Zuolin did not nod, the matter would not work out, and the representatives between Cao and Zhang directly served the interests of the two departments. Many problems were not coordinated, and the Beijing government as a "little daughter-in-law" could not deal with it. , at a loss.

Especially Jin Yunpeng, who sits on the chair of the Prime Minister. His background is neither the direct line nor the Feng line, but the collapsed Anhui line. Because of his complicated status, he is despised by everyone in the Anhui line. Smiley lives in the gap between Zhifeng and Bong, these days are really uncomfortable. At that time, there were also many problems within the Beijing government, the most acute and prominent one being the issue of the Congress.Since the Anfu Congress created by the Anhui faction has been suspended, Beijing actually urgently needs a new Congress.Because although Guangzhou has a congress, the congress in Guangzhou is at odds with Beijing, and of course the Beijing government cannot restore it.Therefore, the Beijing government issued an order to all provinces to conduct parliamentary re-elections in accordance with the old electoral law.This measure is to eliminate the parliaments in Beijing and Canton at the same time, and to re-elect both the North and the South.Because the old election law catered to the old covenant law that the South adhered to, it gave the South the upper hand on legal issues. On the other hand, it made it impossible to use the banner of "law protectors" in the South. Wouldn't it be possible to achieve the goal of peaceful reunification?

In fact, Beijing’s move is a slap in the face, because Xu Shichang’s president was elected by the Anfu Congress, and the Anfu Congress was elected according to the new election law. Preserving the past is acknowledging that Xu Shichang's own presidential status is illegal.At the same time, this measure does not meet the requirements of the South, because the purpose of the South's law enforcement is to restore the old Congress, not to use the old election law to elect a new Congress.Therefore, after the Beijing government announced the re-election of members of Congress, the South ignored it.

Not only in the south, but the officials of Anhui Province, such as Lu Yongxiang, the Governor of Zhejiang Province, first opposed the re-election of the National Assembly, and other northern provinces did not enthusiastically support the election. On the congressional issue, the Beijing government not only cannot get the support of the South, but even the North has no internal coordination.Therefore, a strange phenomenon has appeared in Beijing, that is, it has been stuck in a state without a congress. Jin Yunpeng formed the cabinet for the third time in May 2010. Why was he favored after the failure of the Anhui Clan as a figure from the Anhui Clan?It turned out that he was exhausted by the Anfu faction during the Anfu Congress era. He was under Duan Qirui and was incompatible with Xu Shuzheng. As a result, he was able to become the prime minister of the cabinet when the two systems of Zhifeng and Fenggong governed the north.

When he formed a cabinet this time, his government had two central issues: one was to seek formal unity so that it could borrow money from abroad, and the other was to skillfully use the two major forces of Zhifeng to balance the Beijing government. Unless the Beijing government has the power to unify, it will be impossible to borrow from foreign banks.In fact, China was in a divided state at that time, and no one dared to make a judgment on the form of reunification. The foreign banking group had a more realistic and vigilant vision, and would never put money in a dangerous area.Therefore, it is simply impossible for the Beijing government to borrow from foreign countries.

However, the Beijing government has relied on borrowing for many years to survive, especially borrowing from foreign countries, betting on railways, customs duties, mines, and salt.Nowadays, foreign debts cannot be borrowed, and domestic debts have to be cherished. If you want to borrow domestic debts, you have to borrow from banks and syndicates. The domestic financial power is in the hands of the old transportation department. The chief, Ye Gongchuo, is the chief of transportation, thinking that relying on these two giants of the old transportation department can support the Beijing government's finances.But at that time someone said to Jin: Zhou and Ye deliberately created financial difficulties in order to force the collapse of Jin's cabinet and make Liang Shiyi, the leader of the transportation department, take the post of cabinet.It turned out that Zhou and Ye believed that the only good way to solve the financial difficulties was to issue domestic debts because they could neither borrow foreign debts nor increase taxes.To restore the credit of domestic debt, all financial resources must first be used to sort out domestic debt.Therefore, many people think that by doing this, Zhou and Ye, the two former leaders of the transportation department, really want to financially oppress the Jin cabinet and cause it to collapse.

The first Jin cabinet started in September 8 and ended in May 9.The second Jin cabinet started in August 9 and ended in May 2010. Being poor is not a characteristic of Jin's cabinet, because the Beijing government has always been poor, but in Jin's time there was nowhere to borrow money. At the beginning of 2010, poverty was everywhere in Beijing and all parts of the country. The military expenses had been in arrears for eight or nine months. There were mutinies of different scales in all provinces, and the military and political leaders in all provinces were also troubled by financial problems. They sent telegrams to Beijing to urge money Fly like snowflakes.

In January and February of 2010, Zhang Zongchang's Temporary First Division mutinied in western Jiangxi, causing huge damage to the people of Jiangxi, and was later disbanded by Chen Guangyuan's troops.Mutinies also occurred in Yichang and Shashi in Hubei, where they burned, killed and looted everywhere, and harassed foreign shops, causing serious interference by the diplomatic corps.There is also Baoding, which was originally the headquarters of the Zhili lineage. The garrison of the 23rd Division is the most elite unit under the Zhili lineage. It also caused a mutiny due to lack of payment, which greatly affected the face of the Zhiline lineage.

Soldiers from various provinces have withheld national taxes or other funds in their own jurisdictions.For example, Wang Zhanyuan issued local government bonds without authorization in Hubei, Li Houji issued provincial treasury bonds indiscriminately in Fujian, Feng Yuxiang withheld funds for the Beijing-Han Road in Xinyang, etc. In Beijing, the staff, the army, and the navy all organized a "salary claiming group". They sent a telegram to ask for relief from the hungry and cold.The generals of the general's mansion also requested to be dismissed.Other civil servants wept even more, and all ministries in Beijing were called "disaster officials" for a while.Faculty and staff in Beijing also formed a "Alliance Strike", and students from eight junior colleges launched a "Reading Movement".

The house leaked and rained overnight. On February 4, 2010, Outer Mongolia declared independence for the second time.Chu Qixiang's brigade and Gao Zaitian regiment who were stationed in Outer Mongolia broke through and withdrew from Kulun.The Beijing government hoped that Zhang Zuolin would send troops to "aid the treasury", but Zhang Zuolin said that he refused to send troops because he owed the military pay.Later, Beijing cobbled together a sum of military pay and allocated it to Zhang, but Zhang still stayed put. The cooperation between the Zhifeng and the Fengtian factions was not strong. After the collapse of the Anhui faction, the Zhifeng and the Fengtian factions seemed to be at odds with each other, especially on the issue of territorial disputes.At first it was to rob Jiangsu. After Li Chun died, Zhang Zuolin tried his best to recommend his son, daughter and relative Zhang Xun as the patrol envoy of Jiangsu, Anhui and Jiangxi. Don't like this braided general.Zhang Zuolin also recommended Zhang Xun as the patrol envoy of Cha, Re, and Sui, and recommended Ji Jinchun, the commander of the 28th Division of the Fengjun Army, as the successor of Rehe Dutong, hoping to incorporate the Northwest region into the "Northeast Kingdom."Jiang Gui, governor of Rehe, is a veteran of the Huai Army. He and Xu Shichang are old friends. Of course Xu wants to save face for his old friend. On January 26, 2010, the Beijing government appointed Zhang Xun as the supervisor of Rehe Forest Reclamation to deal with Zhang Zuolin. Zhang Xun lost his temper when he heard this, and jumped up and scolded the Beijing government for making a joke of him.

The shortest point of contact between the two departments is the issue of amnesty for political prisoners of the Anfu department.Zhang Zuolin tried his best to win over the remnants of the Anhui and Anfu factions.First of all, Duan Zhigui was released on bail, and the immediate family was very dissatisfied. At this time, if the relationship between the two departments of Zhifeng is not adjusted, they may face each other. There are many reasons for "poverty", the most obvious and direct one being huge military expenditures.Therefore, in the Beijing government after Yuan Shikai's death, every person in power has emphasized "disarmament", but none of them can do it.However, Jin Yunpeng boasted greatly, saying that he achieved "reduction of troops" during his tenure. He cited the actual number, such as the Frontier Defense Army, the Northwest Frontier Defense Army, the 11th and 15th Divisions, and Zhang Jingyao, Wu Guangxin, Zhang Jingyao, etc. Zong Chang and other troops totaled 200,000 people.Is it true?It can be said that it is, or it can be said that it is not. It turns out that these troops were all defeated and retrenched on the battlefield, not the cuts that Jin planned. On the contrary, the army expanded by the victor greatly exceeds the army that was laid off after the defeat, so in fact the number of troops in the whole country has increased even more than before the war. Jin's troop reduction plan is: all provinces will be reduced by 20% according to the existing troop levels.The number of troops in the country is stipulated as thirty-nine divisions and ten brigades.Jin wrote to Cao and Zhang, saying: As of February 2010, foreign debts due to be repaid amounted to 150 million yuan, and the troops in various provinces were demanding their salaries, and they were really unable to cope.In this letter, he also talked about the issue of the aid bank. Jin believed: "If there is a brigade of temperate divisions, it can be wiped out, and it cannot be used as a reason why it is not appropriate to cut troops."In the end, he also solemnly stated that his decision to stay or stay was based on the disarmament work, and if the disarmament failed, he would be crowned. Cao Kun of the direct line and Zhang Zuolin of the Feng line both expressed their opinions on the issue of disarmament. Cao Kun said: If the three eastern provinces can do it, Zhili can do it too. Zhang Zuolin said before: If the outstanding payment is paid first, the three eastern provinces can certainly do it. Zhang's conditions are exactly what the Beijing government cannot do. In order to limit the number of falsely reported troops in the provinces, the Shenlu Office promulgated a new military law that anyone who withholds troops, regardless of the number, will be sentenced to death.Anyone who buys arms and profit from it will also be punished by death.In fact, for all warlords, whoever does not deduct military pay and who does not profit from the purchase of arms, these two laws are also in name only. At the beginning of 2010, the Hunan army had not yet aided Hubei to drive the king, and Wang Zhanyuan became a popular person between the north and the south. Because Li Chun, the governor of Jiangsu, died suddenly, and Hubei was the key point between the north and the south, he got along very well with Zhao Hengti of Hunan and Liu Xiang of Sichuan. Sichuan and Hunan are both dependent on Hubei, so he reports to the Beijing government from time to time that his good-neighbor policy has achieved success, that he has succeeded in wooing someone, that a certain province will soon cancel its autonomy, that it will not invade Sichuan and Hunan, and so on.The Beijing government is eagerly looking forward to the unification of the country so that it can borrow money from foreign countries as soon as possible, so the news of Wang Zhanyuan is most welcome.Beijing hoped to dismantle the Southwest through Hubei and isolate Sun Yat-sen, so Wang Zhanyuan was announced as the "Majestic General" and "Two Lake Tour Envoy", making him the leader of the three governors of the Yangtze River after Li Chun, and he became a great warlord. Jin Yunpeng invited Cao Kun and Zhang Zuolin to Tianjin for a meeting, and Wang Zhanyuan became the third giant to be invited. Jin Yunpeng earnestly asked Cao Zhang to come to Beijing to discuss many practical issues together, but Cao Zhang knew that he would not be able to force the army to go to Beijing, and at the same time he was afraid of discussing the issue of disarmament and the issue of aid treasury face to face.So they dare not come to Beijing.But unable to withstand Jin Yunpeng's repeated invitations, the Jinghan and Jingfeng Road Bureaus took out special cars and went to Baoding to welcome Cao and Shenyang to welcome Zhang. Zhang Zuolin arrived in Tianjin on April 15, Cao Kun also arrived on April 16, and Jin Yunpeng arrived in Tianjin on April 18. Wang Zhanyuan did not arrive in time because of the war in Henan and the road between Beijing and Han.When Zhang Zuolin entered the customs this time, his entourage included Yuan Jinhao, Jin Liang, Shang Yanying, and Tan Guohuan, a group of restorationists. When he arrived in Tianjin, he went to Zhang Yuanjin to meet the deposed emperor Puyi, and he was trying his best to recommend Zhang Xun to make a comeback. Wang Zaiyi of the Qing Dynasty also appeared in Beijing, and these things were connected. It was said inside and outside Beijing that Hu Shuai (referring to Zhang Zuolin) would succeed Zhui Shuai (referring to Zhang Xun) to restore the throne.When Zhang Zuolin heard the rumor, he formally sent a telegram to deny it. When the two giants Cao and Zhang met, Zhang held Cao's hand and called him "third brother" affectionately.He also told Wu Peifu that he was wrong, thinking that Wu had ambitions.When Wu suggested that the Third Division retreat to Luoyang and the Feng army return to the outside of the pass, without bothering about politics, Zhang said to Cao: "Third brother, Ziyu makes a suggestion today and another idea tomorrow. It's too much of a show." He also said: "Third brother , are you Gu’s relatives? Or Gu’s subordinates?” Then he said, “I support you, as long as you don’t take sides.” Wang Zhanyuan arrived in Tianjin on April 25, and the meeting of the Beiyang giants began on April 25. This meeting was called the Big Four meeting.This meeting is different from the previous Overseer Group meeting. The Overseer Group meeting is where the warlords demonstrate to the Beijing government or sing against the stage. The current meeting protagonists Cao Kun and Zhang Zuolin are actually the masters of the Beijing government, so this meeting is mainly coordinated by Cao Zhang To what extent, Jin Yunpeng is waiting for their results to strengthen the cabinet, while Wang Zhanyuan is only invited to attend, which is of no importance. The meeting place is Caojia Garden in Tianjin.Zhang Zuolin spoke the most.He advocated helping the Guangxi faction to deal with Sun Yat-sen (the Guangxi faction had not yet collapsed at that time).It is also suggested that Zhang Xun be appointed as the patrol envoy of Jiangsu, Anhui, and Jiangxi, because his old Anwu Army still has 20,000 people in Jiangsu and Anhui provinces.It was inconvenient for Cao Kun to oppose directly, so he raised the issue of "aid treasury", thinking that the issue of Outer Mongolia should be resolved first, and suggested that Zhang Xun be appointed as "commander-in-chief of aid treasury".Zhang expressed his objection. In fact, Zhang Zuolin hoped that the influence of his dispatch would extend to the Yangtze River, but Cao Kun believed that the Yangtze River was the sphere of direct influence, so he tried his best to defend it. Formal talks will be held on April 27th and 28th. On the 27th, it was decided that the northern soldiers would jointly issue a telegram to condemn Sun Yat-sen. Those listed were: Cao Kun, Zhang Zuolin, Wang Zhanyuan, Lu Rongting, Tan Haoming, Chen Guangyuan, Lu Yongxiang, Qi Xieyuan, Tian Zhongyu, Zhao Ti, Zhang Wensheng, Li Houji, Yan Xishan, Sun Liechen , Wu Junsheng, Cai Chengxun, Yang Zengxin, Chen Shufan, Jiang Guiti, Zhang Jinghui, Ma Fuxiang, Wu Peifu, He Fenglin, and governors of various provinces were also drawn in. This telegram reprimanded Guangdong for electing the president and undermining unity.There was no mention of "crusade" in the article, and afterwards Lu Yongxiang, Li Houji, and He Fenglin all claimed that they did not know about it beforehand, and they did not agree to be listed, and they were very dissatisfied. It is not pleasant to discuss the issue of money in the meeting of giants. The Chinese saying goes: "Talking about money hurts feelings", which is exactly the truth. Financial issues were discussed at the meeting on the 26th. Zhili Governor Cao Rui (Cao Kun's fourth brother) who was present at the meeting complained that the cabinet was not fair in allocating military expenditures, because the Zhili Army had been in arrears for more than half a year, while the Feng Army had been in arrears for only two months. However, they received 2 million yuan and 1 million yuan as a start-up fee under the pretext of "aid treasury", while Zhijun only received 500,000 yuan during this period.Before Cao Rui finished speaking, Jin Yunpeng interrupted and said, "Fourth brother, you really don't understand the hardships of being a family member. Now the national taxes of all provinces are withheld, and you even stretch out your hand to ask the central government for payment. Come and try to be a family member." It’s hard for a really clever woman to cook without rice!” Cao Rui was furious when he heard this, and shouted, “If you can’t be a family, then you are.” Jin also stood up and said, “I don’t want to do it at all, but you have no right to say that. Just say it." Cao Rui grabbed the teacup on the conference table and threw it at Jin, saying in a bad voice, "You get out." Then Jin also jumped on his feet and shouted loudly: "I won't do it, I won't do it If I do this unlucky Prime Minister again, I will be a bastard." Seeing the chaotic situation, Zhang Zuolin repeatedly stomped his feet and shook his head, saying, "Oops, no, hurry up and prepare a special car for me to go back." Wang Zhanyuan was in a hurry , making a bow here and an arch there, trying to persuade everyone to calm down and not hurt the peace. However, how did Jin Yunpeng get out of power? He hung up a long-distance call to Beijing and asked the cabinet to prepare his resignation letter. At the same time, he called Zhang Zhitan, Minister of Internal Affairs, and Wang Naibin, Chief of Agriculture and Commerce, to Tianjin to prepare for the handover. He also brought his family to Tianjin as a demonstration determination. Big news broke out at the meeting of giants in Tianjin, and the whole country was in an uproar. The outside world spread rumors that Jin and Cao fought, and Cao Qi pulled out a pistol to threaten Jin.The rumors spread like wildfire, so Cao and Zhang jointly sent a telegram to Beijing, requesting that the rumors be banned, accusing the rumors of sowing discord.Xu Shichang replied and complied. On the 29th, Zhang Zuolin and Wang Zhanyuan set up a "peace wine" and invited Jin and the Cao family brothers. Jin Yunpeng and Cao Kun all arrived, but Cao Rui still refused to participate in anger.On the same day, Cao Kun, Zhang Zuolin, and Wang Zhanyuan jointly sent a telegram in support of the cabinet, and the storm was over, and Jin Yunpeng's face was also won, so he no longer mentioned his resignation. The meeting of giants changed the way of getting off the conference table, and changed it to playing mahjong, calling the hall, listening to Beijing opera, drinking and having fun, and picking songs and colors, so that the "peaceful" atmosphere was restored. Their mahjong is very big, winning and losing can cost hundreds of thousands, and the big loser is always Jin Yunpeng. He plays "political mahjong" and caters to the two "mother-in-laws". Expenditures under the prime minister's communication expenses.At the same time, the Ministry of Finance allocated 300,000 yuan to "eat, drink, prostitute and gamble" for the big attache. This move is fully effective, and the commanders are embarrassed to talk about asking for salary. The giants talked about issues in a relaxed atmosphere, which was much easier than the first two days. (1) Regarding the issue of the National Assembly, Cao, Zhang, and Wang jointly sent a telegram to the northern provinces to conduct the election of members of the National Assembly in advance, and dredged up Lu Yongxiang, asking them not to object. (2) With regard to the issue of "Aid Bank", the Feng Department is in charge of the front, and the Zhijun is in charge of support. (3) Regarding the issue of "disarmament", we will not mention it for the time being. (4) Regarding the issue of "payment in arrears", it has also been put on hold for the time being. (5) Regarding the issue of peaceful reunification, Wang Zhanyuan took the main responsibility, and Cao Kun assisted him. The most wonderful thing is that when talking about the aid bank, both Cao and Zhang were silent, but Wang Zhanyuan volunteered and said that Hubei was willing to send two divisions.It turned out that he wanted to transfer the seventh and eighth divisions who opposed him in Hubei to get rid of his confidant's troubles.When talking about the "disarmament" issue, he boasted that he had wiped out the armies of Wu Guangxin and Zhang Jingyao, as well as about 60,000 to 70,000 militiamen in western Hubei. He thought this was his achievement. Xu Shichang was alone in Beijing and felt very lonely. As the president, he couldn't come to Tianjin for advice, but he was afraid that the giants would neglect him, so he repeatedly invited Cao, Zhang, and Wang to Beijing for meetings. On May 5, the four giants arrived in Beijing by special car.In the evening, Xu Shichang hosted a welcome banquet in Ju Ren Tang.Wu Peifusi was lonely, so he took a bus to Zhengzhou, stayed at the Huashang Hotel, and told reporters: "This war is a sad thing." On May 14, 2010, the third Jin Ge was formed. The cabinet list is as follows: Cabinet Prime Minister Jin Yunpeng (reelected) Gan Huiqing, Minister of Foreign Affairs (re-elected) Minister of Internal Affairs Qi Yaoshan (new appointment) Finance Minister Li Shiwei (newly appointed) Chief of the Army Chae Sung-hoon (new appointment) Chief of the Navy Li Dingxin (newly appointed) Wang Naibin, Minister of Agriculture and Commerce (reelected) Justice General Dong Kang (reelected) Minister of Education Fan Yuanlian (re-elected) Chief of Transportation Zhang Zhitan (formerly Chief of Internal Affairs) Finance Minister Li Shiwei has yet to take up his post, and Deputy Minister Pan Fu is acting as his deputy.The dean Fan Yuanlian also did not take office due to lack of education funds, and was replaced by the deputy dean Ma Lingyi. The third Jin cabinet was reorganized and established according to the Tianjin Conference.This is the purpose of Jin Yunpeng's convening of the Tianjin meeting, and now it has finally been completed. However, the most specific issue at the meeting of giants is the distribution of power between the two factions.The Zhili Department proposed that Wang Chengbin, the commander of the 23rd Division, be the governor of Henan, and Yan Xiangwen, the commander of the 20th Division, be the governor of Shaanxi.Of course the Feng faction opposed it, because the Feng faction had always wanted to include the Northwest into the Northeast's sphere of influence, so Zhang Zuolin proposed that Xu Lanzhou, the commander of the Feng army, be the governor of Shaanxi.Cao Kun did not oppose directly, but launched Wang Zhanyuan to oppose. Because Wang Zhanyuan had a joint defense relationship with Chen Shufan in Shaanxi and Hubei, he opposed Shaanxi Yidu.Later, the two giants Cao and Zhang compromised in private, and Chen Shufan was appointed as General Xiangwei, and Yan Xiangwen was succeeded as Governor of Shaanxi. This appointment was announced on May 25. On May 30, it was announced that Zhang Zuolin was appointed as the economic envoy of Mengjiang, and his jurisdiction included the three special zones of Rehe, Chahar and Suiyuan.Wang Zhanyuan only got one honor.However, both the 7th Division and the 20th Division stationed in Hubei were taken away by Yan Xiangwen. Wang Zhanyuan received one honor with Zhang Zuolin, Zhang Xueliang won five honors, and Xu Shichang held an award ceremony at Huairen Hall on May 10. In late May, Cao, Zhang, and Wang left Beijing one after another, and the meeting of the giants came to an end.In this meeting, although Wang Zhanyuan is a direct lineage, he secretly moved closer to the Feng lineage, and Zhao Ti, the governor of Henan, also got close to the Feng lineage because of his interests.Wang Zhanyuan turned to the Feng family, and after he returned to Hubei, the Hunan Army aided Hubei, which caused Wu Peifu to take the opportunity to take the fuse of Hubei. Li Shiwei, Jin Yunpeng's third cabinet finance chief, was selected as finance chief because of the borrowing issue. It turned out that the collaterals of Japan’s loans to China handled by the Temple Cabinet were very unreliable. Due to the evolution of the international situation, Japan could no longer control China alone. Therefore, the Japanese government sent Mojiro Ono, vice president of Industrial Bank, to Beijing to sort out China’s debts. . After Ono arrived in China, he acted like a creditor and studied how to preserve his creditor's rights. He believed that the Beijing government was currently unable to repay the due foreign debts. .So Ono proposed a method of "repaying old debts with new debts". How to repay old debt with new debt?It is to calculate the total amount of the Japanese loan due this year, including the principal and interest, as a new loan. The loan period is one year, and the interest is one cent per month. A new contract is signed, and the salt tax, tobacco and alcohol tax, customs duty as collateral. Of course, the Beijing government refused, so Ono used fraudulent means to say: If an agreement is reached on this issue, Japan can continue to provide loans to the Beijing government. A sum of money was proposed, and a total of 20 to 30 million yuan was raised as a new loan to China. Ono's plan for Japan was right. He turned a debt without reliable collateral into a debt that could be repaid within a certain period of time with reliable guarantees, so that China could repay the old debt with new debt and support the debt with debt. At this time, it was Cao Rulin and Lu Zongyu from the new transportation department who were running this matter, but they didn't dare to show up, so they found Zhang Hu, another person from the new transportation department related to the Feng department, as a substitute, and promoted him to be the finance minister. Chief, in order to carry out this loan, unexpectedly the matter was not confidential, and the news leaked, which caused an uproar at home and abroad, and the Chinese bank group controlled by the old transportation department also strongly opposed it, so Zhang Hu also hesitated. Li Shiwei was found by Zhang Hu. He has a little relationship with the Feng Faction and the New Communications Faction. He served as the chairman of the Sino-Japanese Industrial Company. Established by Dalun Partners.Because Li Shiwei has the background of the Japanese chaebol group and made him the finance minister, he was opposed by all parties, so he did not dare to take office.The affairs of the Ministry of Finance have always been represented by Deputy Minister Pan Fu. Pan Fu was also a long-sleeved and good-looking figure in the Beiyang era. He dealt with the major warlords without a clear representative.It is said that he is best at playing mahjong and visiting the Bada Hutong. His mahjong can be played against the warlords, and he can win whoever wants to win. Using debts to support debts and repaying old debts with new debts was the characteristic of the Beijing government's finances at that time.