Chapter 156 Section 6 The only winner Zhang Zuolin

During the monarchy movement, only Zhang Zuolin made a fortune. He earned the entire Northeast and became the famous King of the Northeast. But to be fair, the reason why Zhang Zuolin made money was because of the business opportunities brought to him by the Japanese and the opportunities brought about by the "Twenty-One". As early as when the Okuma Cabinet of Japan proposed the "21", Yuan Shikai discussed with others: All other regions and rights proposed by the Japanese will not be accepted, except for the Northeast. Why is Northeast China an exception? Because the Japanese are stationing troops in the Northeast, and the Japanese believe that the Northeast was obtained by the Japanese who repelled the Russians with their lives and blood.If you don't admit this at the negotiating table, it means declaring war on Japan.It is extremely irrational for you, an agricultural country, to dare to provoke industrialized Japan.

But the land issue cannot be compromised, and it is impossible to admit defeat in front of the Japanese.So Yuan Shikai's method is to recognize the reality in form. After all, the Japanese have already stationed troops in the northeast, and you don't have the strength to drive him away.Now that you Japanese have come, I can't stop you, but I can formulate Chinese laws, cultivate Chinese local heroes, and check and balance your Japanese power. To cultivate local heroes in Northeast China, Zhang Zuolin was unanimously elected. So Zhang Zuolin was called to Beijing, and Yuan Shikai gave him face-to-face instructions in Zhongnanhai.According to Zeng Yijin's memory, Yuan Shikai mainly told Zhang Zuolin three points:

1.The Japanese demanded to purchase and lease land in the Northeast, and we can agree to these in the secret agreement. If we do not agree to this, then China and Japan will immediately go to war.But yes, yes, you have to pass a law after you go back. Anyone who dares to sell an inch of land to the Japanese, or rent a house to the Japanese, will be punished as a traitor. I will let the Japanese take advantage of every inch of land. Can't take it either. 2.The Japanese proposed to live together with the Chinese, and we agreed to this.But if you are in the Northeast, you must cultivate a patriotic anti-Japanese sentiment, so that once the Japanese leave their dependent territories, they will encounter danger and make it difficult for them to move forward in the Northeast.

3.The Japanese asked us to hire Japanese as consultants, so we hired them, gave them a little money, never allowed them to participate in anything, and left them idle as waste. At this time, Zhang Zuolin was only the commander of the No. 27 Division, and had never seen the world at all. When Yuan Shikai was speaking, his eyes were fixed on a strange thing he had never seen before.It was a gold watch with a string of beads around the edge, and on the back was a delicate enamelled figure. Yuan Shikai didn't know what Zhang Zuolin was thinking, so he immediately laughed, picked up the gold watch, and threw it to Zhang Zuolin: Take it if you like, remember, guard every inch of the Northeast, and never let the Japanese take advantage of it .

Since then, Zhang Zuolin has won the full support of Beijing, and his influence has swelled up.Thanks to the graphic report, when Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself emperor, Zhang Zuolin swore his allegiance: There are strange things outside the customs, but I, Zhang Zuolin, are the only ones asking.Zuolin is in charge of the pass, and if there is any opposition in the pass, Zuolin is willing to lead his headquarters to quell the civil strife. After expressing his position, Zhang Zuolin felt that he was not very strong. I am afraid that the generals of the provinces all said this kind of talk, right?Can you come to a brainstorming session, use your brains, brainstorm, and come up with some ideas?

So I called Zhang Jinghui: Ah Hui, the president is going to be the emperor, and Lao Yuan treats us well. Do you have any good ideas that can make our performance better than others? Yes, yes, yes, Zhang Jinghui said, if you ask other people about this matter, there is really no way, if you ask me, you are right.I have a brother named Liu who bought a piece of jade a few days ago. Guess how big this piece of jade is?Bigger than a palm?Bigger than a head?Haven’t seen the world, have you? This piece of jade is bigger than a house. It weighs four tons. It’s all green Xiuyan jade, and the quality is super good.

Zhang Zuolin was stunned: Four tons of jade...Is this still called jade?It's just a fucking big rock, what can we do with this jade? Zhang Jinghui said: There are so many things that can be done, haven’t you heard that the dragon chair Yuan Shikai used to enthroned was made of silk and satin wrapped with grass mats because he couldn’t find the materials. Listen, the dragon made of straw mats Chair, can this sit on people? Zhang Zuolin was overjoyed: Great. Let's use this piece of jade to make a dragon bed. The emperor lay on it with his concubine in his arms. Zhang Jinghui: By the way, do you want to say hello to Governor Duan Zhigui first?

Duan Zhigui?Zhang Zuolin blinked his eyes, and asked Zhang Jinghui to come closer: Ah Hui, have you noticed that this Duan Zhigui seems a little careless... Zhang Jinghui: It's bad, you're bad, Duan Zhigui isn't short-sighted, he's just short-sighted.