Chapter 13 Chapter Twelve

Jiang Yutian and Feng Delin Yang Yuting and Guang Ning were thrown out by Feng Delin before he finished speaking. "Chairman Yang, don't come here. A mere 150,000 yuan won't touch my old Feng's heart." After finishing speaking, he served tea to see off the guests. As soon as Yang Yuting returned to Fengtian, the air immediately became tense-- Zhang Zuolin knew that Feng Delin was going to compete with him, so he immediately sent an urgent telegram to Zou Fen's 15th Brigade stationed in Anton, ordering him to quickly move to Xinmin and Heishan to prevent sudden changes in western Liaoning; he also transferred Zhang Zuoxiang's brigade to Fengtian City to strengthen the city's defenses .

Feng Delin didn't sleep much either. On the one hand, Zhou Qixiong, commander of the 18th brigade, was placed in front of the sky, and the Forbidden City did not move. Feng Delin summoned counselors in Guangning to discuss countermeasures. For a while, the air inside and outside Fengtian City became tense again... In Fengtian City, there was another thing that caused Zhang Zuolin a headache: after Jiang Yutian became the general manager of the bank, he was both surprised and happy, and determined to manage the stall for Zhang Zuolin, who knew how to meet him.So, he devoted himself to handling the big affairs of the bank.

Things in the world are like this. No matter who seizes the military and political power, he must have a strong and strong economy as the backing. Without money, he can't do things if he wants to.After Zhang Zuolin took power, he found that there were too many types of banknotes circulating in the Northeast, with complicated names.Let Jiang Yutian rectify.Jiang Yutian had a deep understanding and found a big problem: almost every day, many Japanese and Chinese people took foreign bills to the bank to run for foreign currency, which made it difficult for the bank to cope with it. There is a tendency to fall out of the bank.

Jiang Yutian was unable to socialize, so he went to see Zhang Zuolin in person.After reporting the situation, he said: "The bank's inventory is insufficient, and the exchange cannot be fulfilled. Many people suppress the price of tickets and raise the price of silver, and the finance will soon be chaotic." "Wouldn't it be better if you prepare more foreign goods?" Zhang Zuolin said "It's difficult!" Jiang Yutian said: "Our current cash flow situation is that we have to transfer funds to Tianjin and Shanghai through Donghui (Nippon Financial), and then transport them back to Xianyang from Tianjin and Shanghai. The journey is long and the procedures are complicated. Hurry up!"

Zhang Zuolin is still very satisfied with Jiang Yutian's work, and it is rare to learn so much about Jiang Yutian's work shortly after taking office.He praised him a few words casually, and then asked, "It seems that there is no such situation in the past, who is blowing up this wind?" Jiang Yutian thought for a while and said, "Who else is there? It's the Japanese. They are afraid that the Northeast will not be chaotic..." Zhang Zuolin was silent. Regarding the Japanese, Zhang Zuolin's mood is very contradictory: he hates the Japanese, and among the Japanese, there are always some people who oppose him, oppose him, and even want to destroy him.A few days earlier, he went to Shenyang Railway Station to meet the Japanese VIPs sent by Tokyo. On the way back, he encountered bomb explosions in two places and almost killed him.Later, he found out that it was the Japanese active-duty regiment captain Uesi who was stationed in Shenyang who did it.The purpose of Shangjing is to kill him and let the old man who cleans the room come out to do it.Zhang Zuo, Lin hated him to death, he wanted to kill all the Japanese in Shenyang.However, he has to rely on Japan

people.After Duan Zhigui resigned, Zhang Zuolin knew very well that he could not gain a foothold in the Northeast without relying on the Japanese.The Japanese are powerful, and some of them support him.For example, it was a Japanese named Machino who told him that Uei was going to blow him up to death.Machino was sent by the Japanese government to Northeast China as an adviser to the rulers, and he has the right to have a backer, and he is a pivotal figure.It is said that when the Japanese used the South Manchuria Railway as their base to plot to destroy Zhang Zuolin, they held a secret meeting to discuss ways to destroy Zhang Zuolin.At this meeting, Machino stood up and said in the name of a government representative: "Whoever wants to touch Zhang Zuolin's hair, I will be the first to refuse!" As a result, a murderous attempt was stopped.Zhang Zuolin knew in his heart that even though he held great power in the Northeast, it would be easy for the Japanese to punish him.Therefore, he tried every means to get close to Machino and give the Japanese government a good look.until many years later.Zhang Zuolin has always regarded influential Japanese as honored guests. In addition to Machino, Honjo, Matsui, Hamazura, and Yigao and other influential Japanese have all served as his advisors.To be honest, Zhang Zuolin wanted to use Japanese forces to stabilize his regime in Northeast China.

Now, the Northeast's economy with the bank as a breakthrough has begun to be chaotic. He is very afraid and hates the Japanese, but he dare not respond properly to the Japanese. Seeing Zhang Zuolin's silence, Jiang Yutian said, "The Japanese made a lot of money in this financial melee, and all the money in their hands was exchanged for cash, which in turn was sold at a high price in the market. " "Who does he sell at a high price?" Zhang Zuolin asked, "Who can afford such a large quantity?" "Yes. There are people!" Jiang Yutian said, "There are such people in the banking industry." "Who?" Zhang Zuolin asked.

"I have a piece of material that was exposed by others. It has names and surnames. You can take a look." Jiang Yutian said, and handed a letter to Zhang Zuolin. Zhang Zuolin took it over and took a look, and saw that it was Liu Mingqi, the manager of Fengtian Industrial Bank, who had exposed it.It is said that Liu Mingqi bought a large number of cash in the hands of the Japanese, and sold it at a high price in exchange for cash. He has already made more than 100,000 yuan in profits, and has also established relationships with a group of Japanese ronin.When Zhang Zuolin saw this, he became very interested. "I can't rule the Japanese, but there is still a way to rule the Northeast. Why not cut Liu Wuqi's head, kill the chicken for the monkeys, and take the opportunity to stabilize the financial chaos!" "Yutian, you go back first, let's go I'll think of a way to deal with it, and then we can discuss it." Jiang Yutian left.Zhang Zuolin immediately sent someone to find Liu Mingqi, manager of Fengtian Industrial Bank.

Liu Mingqi, with a slender figure, a thin face, and a pair of sparkling eyes, gave people an extremely shrewd impression.He was wearing a dark gray long gown, an octagonal black satin cap, and a pair of blue cloth shoes made of tuxedo. He looked like a literati.Holding the skirt of the gown in his right hand, he walked into the governor's office with a happy face. "Master, are you looking for me?" Zhang Zuolin narrowed his eyes, turned his head to look at him, and said, "You are Liu Mingqi?" "Yes, yes." "A bank?" "Yes, yes. Small print: Fengtian Industrial Bank!" "I heard that your bank is doing very well, isn't it?"

God is very nervous.Now, seeing that Zhang Zuolin's attitude is not scary, and he even intends to praise him, it's easy.He smiled and said: "The purpose of setting up a bank is to prosper the local economy and make some contributions to the revitalization of the local economy; in fact, it is to make some contributions to the general's military and politics. Of course, it is not enough." Zhang Zuolin sneered, and said: "So, you are the hero of the prosperous Northeast?" "Don't dare, dare not!" Liu Mingqi suddenly felt that Zhang Zuolin's voice was wrong.Then he hurriedly changed his words: "The little one has not done enough, please give me a lot of instructions from the commander."

"You have done enough." Zhang Zuolin changed his face. "The exchange of small foreign bills for small cash is very popular in the market. Your Industrial Bank is not idle, and even hooked up with the Japanese, making a lot of money..." "Marshal, this is nothing. A small bank is completely independent, without any foreign help. In the current exchange, I also want to do something good for the people and facilitate them. There is something black-hearted. " "You are not innocent!" Zhang Zuolin said, "Exchange the banknotes for Xiaoyang, and exchange Xiaoyang for Japanese banknotes. You go in and out every time, and you are not good at it!" Liu Mingqi heard Zhang Zuolin talk about the "foundation", and knew that he had grasped all the exchange matters, and he didn't dare to hide it anymore-he knew that this bearded warlord was cruel, murderous without batting an eye, and was jealous when he saw money.It's better to sell favors to him and ask for some comfort.He hurriedly said: "Don't dare to hide the truth from the commander in chief, the small bank has benefited somewhat from this run. I was just thinking..." "How much good is it?" "Yes... yes..." Liu Mingqi hesitated for a while before saying, "A few tens of thousands of yuan?" "A hundred thousand yuan!" "I'll check the accounts and report the truth. I'm afraid there are not so many." "It's true that I made money." "Yes Yes Yes." "So, I was right to invite you here." "Commander, please give me instructions." "I want to borrow something from you." Zhang Zuolin said, "When the run wind blows, it makes my head burnt." rotten Um, I can't handle it, so..." "The commander-in-chief just said, "Liu Mingqi thinks it's time to bleed, and he can't lose his eyes if he loses money and avoids disaster. "I, Liu Mingqi, will do my best. How much do you want? Foreign tickets or cash? The small ones will be delivered right away." Zhang Zuolin sneered. "Foreign bills, cash? Manager Liu, you should know that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. The little gadgets in your bank can't hold back my star; my bank has more leaks than you!" "That...then..." "I want to borrow your brain!" "Ah?!" Liu Mingqi was suddenly paralyzed. "Come on!" Before Liu Mingqi could turn around, three or four strong soldiers rushed over and held him tightly.Zhang Zuolin said: "Pull him out, he's dead!" With a gunshot, this clever ghost who had been in the financial industry for 20 years and covered in copper stink went to another world empty-handed. Zhang Zuolin issued a notice in the joint name of the Warlord's Office and the provincial government, blaming Liu Mingqi for the current financial chaos in the city and the run-on run, stating that Liu Mingqi should be killed.Then he said: "In the future, whoever dares to use exchange for profit and disrupt finance will all take Liu Mingqi as an example and be killed." The run wind gradually subsided. After the financial situation temporarily stabilized, Zhang Zuolin, under the instigation of Yuan Jinkai, Yang Yuting and Jiang Yutian, forcibly took over Fengtian's largest Industrial Bank, merged several small official banks, established his own unified bank, and issued Dayang notes , The implementation of a unified currency system finally stabilized the chaos and laid a good foundation for consolidating his Northeast regime. The people in the Northeast have suffered from the disorder of the currency system, and they welcome Zhang Zuolin's move very much.Zhang Zuolin has bought people's hearts again. Although the settlement of finance has achieved great results, the conflict between Zhang Zuolin and Feng Delin has gradually reached a fever pitch.The two sides dispatched troops and generals to arrange a confrontation. Although the artillery fire did not start, the arrow was on the string and it was about to explode. The situation was still very serious-- After all, Feng Delin is not a simple-minded "reckless". Although he has a powerful teacher under his command, he may not be able to fight against Zhang Zuolin. "It's really a crushing defeat, and there is no place to stand, so you can't act rashly!" Feng Delin warned himself.However, he couldn't swallow this breath, thinking that he must fight Zhang Zuolin to the death.It should have gotten worse. During this period, the inspection team of the Fengtian Provincial Police Department cracked a tobacco and soil case. After the interrogation, the four main criminals were all subordinates of Tang Yulin, the 13th Brigade of his own team. They transported the tobacco and soil from Rehe Province. , ready to make a fortune.Wang Yongjiang, chief of the police department, saw that the case involved the army and was Zhang Zuolin's subordinate, so he quietly handed over the four main criminals to Zhang Zuolin's Warlord's Office for handling. Zhang Zuolin couldn't say anything else, but temporarily detained the four main criminals.As for Tang Yulin, it is naturally inconvenient to continue the trial. Knowing that something happened in the Yantu case, Tang Yulin was worried, for fear that one day Zhang Zuolin would turn his back on him and deal with it harshly. Tang Yulin is a veteran brigade commander of the 13th Brigade of the 27th Division of Zhang Zuolin, stationed in Xinmin.It turned out that he was also from Lulin, and he was kowtowing brothers with Zhang Zuolin and Feng Delin.After Zhang Zuolin made his fortune, he became Zhang's brigade commander directly under him.In recent years, I have been a little dissatisfied. I feel like an official, and I have some opinions on Zhang Zuolin.Now, Zhang Zuolin has detained his four brothers, and these four brothers are selling tobacco and soil. As expected, a disturbance broke out, and he, Tang Yulin, will not live in peace either.At this time, Feng Delin took advantage of the loophole. He wanted to separate Zhang Tang's relationship in order to eat him, so he sent his confidants to persuade Tang Yulin.And promised him "After Zhang is eliminated, Tang Lailan will be the commander of the Seventeenth Division." Tang Yulin was obsessed with ghosts, and he agreed to conspire with Feng Delin to oppose Zhang. Tang Yulin quickly assembled his thirteenth brigade to Xinmin, preparing to pull it to Guangning and fight against Zhang with Feng Delin. The 15th Brigade stationed near Xinmin by Zhang Zuolin learned of this situation, and the brigade commander Zou Fen immediately reported it to Zhang Zuolin.Zhang Zuolin was taken aback: "Old Feng really competed with me and wanted to dig the root of my wall." He immediately discussed with Yang Yuting and Yuan Jinkai, and decided to let Zou Fen act immediately and arrest Tang Yulin. One night late at night, Zou Fen sent a battalion commander to take Zhang Zuolin's secret order and led his troops to surround Tang Yulin's headquarters suddenly. The battalion commander rushed in with more than 20 guards.Before Tang Yulin could turn his head, the gun was aimed at his head. "Brigade Commander Tang, I'm sorry to have surprised you. We are here to invite Brigadier Tang to see General Sheng Wu under the order of Brigadier Zou Fen. We invite Brigadier Tang to go to Fengtian to discuss matters under our protection and leave immediately. " Tang Xialin knew that the matter had been exposed, and it was too late to move.I had to say in disappointment: "I, Tang Erhu, fell!" At this time, the lobbyist Wang Huzi sent by Feng Delin to persuade Tang Yulin was also pulled out.This Wang Huzi was called Wang Dahu. He used to pull willows with Tang Yulin, but later he refused to be an official. He only continued to rob houses in the Xinmin area.When Tang Yulin saw him being tied up, he knew that there was no going back. At this time, Brigadier Zou led the guards in. He first said to the guards: "The spy Wang Dahu, who provoked the relationship between our army and split the army. He deserves death, and he will be executed on the spot." The two guards attacked at the same time, the gunfire rang out, and Wang Dahu's head exploded. Zou Fen came to Tang Yulin and said, "Brigade Commander Tang, we are here to carry out the orders of General Sheng Wu. Don't get me wrong, Brigadier Tang. We are a family, and I have no malicious intentions. You can stay put and wait." Dispatch. General Zhang ordered me to temporarily serve as the brigade commander of your brigade, and I will never treat you badly. Please, go to Fengtian." Tang Yulin sneered, and said, "I'm done!" After finishing speaking, he got into the car prepared by Zou Fen in disappointment. Tang Yulin is also a veteran Liuzi, joined Zhang Zuolin and Feng Delin, and contributed a lot to Liuzi; it's just that this person is too rude to be of much use, and Zhang Zuolin felt that he was worthy of him for being a brigade commander.I don't want something to happen to him.Tang Yulin also had grievances. Now that the incident has come out, he knows that Zhang Zuolin is a brutal person. Whoever offends him will retaliate tenfold.Even Liu Mingqi, the bank manager who had never been with him, would kill him if he said so, not to mention that Tang Yulin, who directly participated in opposing him, could still have good fruit to eat.Tang Yulin was about to lose his head. When the car stopped at the general's office, an adjutant who greeted him gave him a respectful military salute. "Brigade Commander Tang, please." Tang Yulin got out of the car, entered the gate in a daze, and a row of gateposts also stood at attention to salute him; he looked up, but Zhang Zuolin was standing outside the living room waiting with a smile on his face. "Should you shoot without saying a word?" Just when Tang Yulin was restless, Zhang Zuolin greeted him.He took his hand and said, "Brother, are you okay?" After that, he joined hands and walked into the living room. Tang Yulin was unambiguous, and said as he walked: "Marshal, pay attention to the old friendship, so be quick; raise your hands high, give me a little way of life for the orphans and widows I left behind, I will never forget your great kindness. " Zhang Zuolin pulled him to sit down, turned to the adjutant and said, "Pour tea for Brigadier Tang!" He took out a cigarette pouch, filled it with cigarettes, handed it to Tang Yulin, and said, "Brother, I'm sorry. You should have let you I didn’t give you something important to do. The people who came later became guardian envoys, and you are still a brigade commander. I’m really sorry.” "Master..." "Don't be handsome, handsome," Zhang Zuolin said, "It's so nice to call him big brother. From now on, I'll still call him big brother." "...I, I'm sorry big...brother." Tang Yulin lowered his head. "You deserved to kill me." "Don't talk nonsense. Brothers, we have what we did in the past and what we have today. This time, I will send you to Anton to be the guardian envoy of Anton. Your thirteenth brigade is still yours, and you will treat it as your brigade. Captain. I have already ordered your team to move to Anton. My brother, there is no need to say anything else. As for Zou Fen, he only switches defenses with you." Tang Yulin fell to his knees with a thump, sobbing and crying. Zhang Zuolin walked over, pulled him up with both hands, and said, "Brother, I can trust you, don't worry. Your family members will go to Fengtian soon and live in my mansion. Have fun for a few days, and then go to Anton." Tang Yulin knelt and did not get up, with snot and tears, he said: "Marshal, brother, from now on we two tigers will turn against you again, and I hope to be struck by lightning and hit a bullet!" "Stop talking nonsense. Go and wash your face." Zhang Zuolin said, "I've already prepared dust-cleaning wine for you, so I congratulate you on being promoted to the guardian envoy." Tang Yulin got up, rubbed his tears, wiped his nose, patted the dirt on his legs, and said, "Brother, why don't you ask me to kill Feng Delin first? He is so worthless, leaving him alone will cause endless troubles!" " "No!" Zhang Zuolin said, "Feng Delin is still our brother. If you have an opinion, you will solve it slowly. You can't use a gun or a knife." After Feng Delin's instigation against Tang Yulin failed, he was panicked and hated. He was afraid that the bad name would spread, and that Zhang Zuokang would recruit him. He hated Zhang Zuolin, and his anti-Zhang activities escalated.One day, Feng Delin found out that Heilongjiang General Bi Guifang was discussing matters with Jilin General Meng Enyuan in Jilin. He felt that this was an opportunity he could use; There have been a few exchanges, and the relationship is not bad. "If you can convince these two people and fight against me together, Zhang Zuolin will be untenable." So, he secretly rushed to Jilin with only a few bodyguards. Outside the Jilin General's Office, Feng Delin handed over a post and waited for the reception. When Meng Enyuan saw that Feng Delin, the commander of Fengtian 28th Division, had arrived, he knew Ersan in his heart.Busy took the post to see Bi Guifang.Bi Guifang smiled. "General Meng, Feng Zhang is a kowtowing brother, no matter how much trouble there is, a nest of foxes will not be too flirtatious. We would rather watch the excitement than get involved in it." "I think so too." Meng Enyuan said: "Both Zhang and Feng are very ambitious people. Whoever helps them or whoever gets the land will not share the benefits with others. Besides, they have been watching us for a long time." Bi Guifang said : "I won't see him anymore, just entertain him casually and send him away." Meng Enyuan received Feng Delin in the small living room in light casual clothes. "General Ling Ge, what brought you to Jilin? Welcome, welcome!" "I'm dying of illness, I think of your Changbai Mountain old ginseng." Feng Delin said with a pun, "I beg General Meng to give me some, so that I can bring the dead back to life." "General Ling Ge was joking." Meng Enyuan also said "dumb fan": "Look at your radiant look and rosy face, I'm afraid it's your lucky star." The two laughed at each other, and then picked up the teacup. Feng Delin came here with a purpose, Fengtian is still on the verge of breaking out, he can't take his time.Before the cup of tea was finished, he cut to the chase and stated his "purpose". "I heard that General Bi of Heilongjiang is now at your place, and my younger brother has some common interests. Why don't you come out and have a chat." "You mean General Bi Guifang?" Meng Enyuan shook his head and said, "He! Like a shooting star, he left in a hurry in my living room before the bench was warmed up." "General Bi is gone?" "Let's go!" Meng Enyuan shook his head. "The situation is very serious!" Feng Delin said: "It concerns the safety of our three provinces, so we have to communicate with the general first. Now, Zhang Yuting has been named General Shengwu, and he is also the governor and the governor. It's enough for him, but he's not satisfied. He wants to control the Northeast. General Meng, Zhang Yuting and I kowtowed under the same stick of incense. I shouldn't disapprove of his actions. However, he is too much: I I don't care about the individual. Zhang Zuolin has developed. He will do no harm to me. He will promote me. But what will happen to you? The two were swallowed..." Feng Delin was righteous and impassioned! , Things became clearer: Zhang Zuolin and Feng Delin were already incompatible.The general didn't want to be involved in the struggle between their brothers.Now, an idea came to light again: these two brothers could really fight each other, it would be better if both of them were hurt, and if one died and the other was injured, it would only be their own loss; when they came forward at that time, it would be clear at a glance who should be supported and who should be trampled on, and I was afraid that any of his family would not be grateful .Therefore, Meng Enyuan smiled and said: "Lingge, according to you, the matter of Fengtian is serious enough. However, it is only Fengtian. The Northeast as a whole will not cause much trouble; besides, it is always us." The internal affairs of Northeast China. In today’s world, Beiyang holds power, and the customs are already chaotic enough; Yuan Xiangcheng (Yuan Shikai) is dead, and Duan Hefei (Duan Qirui) is not a decent person. He still wants to eat Northeast China if he has the chance Yes. From my point of view, we should still unite as one and aim for the outside world. A few days ago, I also discussed this matter with General Bi, and he agreed with me. Today, I also convey this idea to the general. I hope the general can understand and support this opinion. I will go to Fengtian with General Bi in another day and tell Marshal Zhang about this idea. Presumably he will agree." When Feng Delin saw that Meng Enyuan refused his solicitation, he had no choice but to go back to his line of defense in disappointment. The warlords not only intrigue, but also use each other.Meng and Bi quickly reached Zhang Zuolin's ears about Feng Delin's going to Jilin. Zhang Zuolin expressed his gratitude to Jilin general Meng Enyuan and Heilongjiang general Bi Guifang, and hated Feng Delin even more. "Just wait and see, I can't spare you!" It happened by coincidence: One day, Zhang Zuolin led a cavalry team to inspect the defense line of the North Camp, and when he was walking at the Great North Gate, two bombs were thrown at him in the dark.Fortunately, he found it in time, and the prancing horse rushed over, killing only three of his guards.Zhang Zuolin immediately ordered to "arrest people on the spot and put the whole city under martial law." Who should be arrested? Zhang Zuolin had information in his hand, saying that "Feng Delin colluded with the southern rebellious party to make trouble.," arrest the southerners first.Zhang Zuolin issued an edict: "Within three days, all agencies shall submit the rosters of southerners in their departments to the General's Office. He will remove all southerners from their posts and hand them over to the Military Law Office for strict trial." The building is full of momentum. When Yang Yuting heard this, he felt very inappropriate.Hurriedly looking for Yuan Jinkai, the two went to see Zhang Zuolin together. "Shuai Yu," Yang Yuting said, "I don't think it's appropriate for people from the south to be dismissed and judged. It's not safe to do so, and you will make too many enemies, which will cause panic among the people and the morale of the army. For example, Yan Baichuan, the chief of our military law department." Well, he is from the south, if he is also sent to the Military Law Office, is it appropriate?" Yuan Jinkai also said: "Marshal, people's hearts cannot be betrayed. Our goal is Feng Laoge, and we should treat others with friendship. There are too many enemies, and people's hearts are against each other. It's not good." Zhang Zuolin pondered for a moment and said, "You two are right. Just think of a reason to revoke the original order. However, now that the news is so tight, and Lao Feng is moving around again, we can't just sit around and wait to be beaten!" "It's a matter of course to strengthen our defenses." Yang Yuting said, "Hurry up and let the engineers go to the general Build forts in the four corners of the courtyard of the Department, and pay close attention to the 28th Division. Zhang Zuolin agreed to do so.Feng Delin's team did not relax, all the Donghuamen to Xihuamen were under martial law, and pedestrians were cut off. The Shiwang Pavilion was built with sandbags high and high, turning it into a blockhouse.The two confronted each other across the street, and the flames of war were triggered.However, no one attacked first.