After Mi Zhenbiao was eliminated, Jiang Guiti also became disheartened and resigned from the post of governor of Rehe. Once he left, there was no one to take care of Rehe, and he caught up with Lao Yuan and Hu Hu.
During the war, the post of governor of Rehe remained vacant.
Fengjun occupied Chifeng and controlled the northern part of Rehe. Taking over Rehe at this time would inevitably conflict with Fengjun. Without enough strength, no one dared to take over, but those with strength were unwilling to take over. After all, Rehe was relatively barren, except for
Livestock is like opium. Not many people are willing to come to such a useless place.
It dragged on like this, and as a result, Lao Zhang and Feng Delin met each other in battle. The trend of military and political unification in Fengtian was irreversible, and a powerful Fengtian clique appeared in Guan. For Duan Qirui, who had just taken office as Prime Minister, watching Fengtian
It is a bit difficult to accept that the army is getting bigger, but there is no suitable candidate to check and balance Lao Zhang, which makes Duan Qirui really distressed.
After thinking about it, I thought of Zhang Xun who was entrenched in Xuzhou. Although Zhang Xun was once a subordinate of Yuan Shikai, he was different from Duan Qirui and others. He relied on the promotion of Empress Dowager Cixi for his rise to power. Therefore, Zhang Xun was loyal to the Manchus. He
His subordinates all had big braids and were called the Braid Army, and he himself was also revered as the Commander-in-Chief.
Strictly speaking, Zhang Xun and Jiang Guiti are not direct descendants of Beiyang. Zhang Xun is powerful and senior, and he is entrenched in Xuzhou, the key point between the north and the south. Duan Qirui is also a little afraid.
Lao Duan and his confidant Xu Shuzheng discussed it carefully and decided to first hold Zhang Xun up and lure him to compete with Lao Zhang. Then Lao Duan sat on the mountain and watched the tigers fight, so he decided to appoint Zhang Xun as the patrol envoy to Mongolia.
One person is in charge of three provinces. It seems extremely noble, but in fact it is a trap.
After getting this news, everyone in Fengtian was a little depressed. Since occupying Chifeng, Lao Zhang has regarded Rehe as meat in his bowl. As a result, Lao Duan sent Zhang Xun over. This old guy is very powerful and has no prestige or connections.
What Zhang Zuolin can do is that if he controls Rehe, it will be difficult for Fengjun to intervene.
However, there were also people who were overjoyed, and that was Zhang Tinglan. When he heard that Zhang Xun was appointed as the patrol envoy to Mongolia and managed Rehe and other places, he immediately felt that this was an unprecedented good opportunity. Everyone knew that Zhang Xun had done it
A restoration farce was punished by people all over the world.
At this time, Fengjun can jump out, directly take over Rehe and other places, and smoothly extend Fengjun's tentacles to the northwest. There is no such big advantage in the world! Therefore, Zhang Tinglan can't wait to give Duan Qirui a medal. He
This move not only cannot restrict Fengjun, but also paves the way for Fengjun's further development.
Of course, Zhang Tinglan also knows that history has changed. There are still some doubts about whether Zhang Xun will continue to act in reverse. Therefore, he cannot wait and wait, and must take certain countermeasures. Fengjun has just experienced two wars and is in urgent need of rest and recovery. There is no condition to use force.
If you can't play hard, you can only play soft. Zhang Tinglan thought about it and sent a border trade development outline to Wang Yongjiang.
"Mr. Minyuan, do you think this idea is feasible?"
Wang Yongjiang briefly browsed through it, with a smile on his face: "Sorry. To put it bluntly, your plan is to join forces with Zhang Xun to smuggle to Russia. It is full of oil and water, and it will make at least several million in profit every year. I believe Zhang Xun
Most likely Xun will agree. But it would be a bit advantageous to this old guy. The channels we worked so hard to open up now have to be shared with Zhang Xun. It’s not worth it."
"Mr. Minyuan, if you say that, the situation is too small. Russia is now a black hole. The supplies it needs are staggering. Just rely on Fengtian to provide them. If you put one more person on the pirate ship, you can get more."
It’s a sum, and besides, we have enough means to get the big boss in our hands, so that Zhang Xun can only earn a little hard-earned money.”
Zhang Tinglan continued: "Actually, we are not the only businessmen smuggling from Russia now. Many Shanxi and Shanxi merchants have also joined them, but their scale is relatively small and their personnel are very scattered. By cooperating with Zhang Xun, we can just use
With his power, he controlled the border, and then also controlled the Shanxi merchants, allowing them to make money for us."
Listening to Zhang Tinglan's words, Wang Yongjiang gradually sketched out a new plan, and a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes. Since he became the director of the Department of Finance of Fengtian, he has been facing huge financial pressure and can hardly breathe.
If Zhang Tinglan hadn't worked so hard to stabilize the finances, establish some factories, and have his own stable financial resources, Wang Yongjiang's life would have been even more difficult.
Fengtian's economic situation is a typical twin deficit, trade deficit and fiscal deficit. China is exporting more and more agricultural and mineral products, but the profits are meager, and they are not comparable to the sophisticated industrial products and arms of the West. It is seeing a lot of wealth.
outflow, the economic situation has deteriorated, and fiscal revenue has also continued to decrease.
In order to close the fiscal hole, we must borrow large amounts of foreign debt and let the great powers control it more tightly. This is tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst. The result is that the debts are spiraling up, and the government has almost become a passing god of wealth collecting taxes for the great powers.
, not only in Fengtian, but also in the whole of China.
This twin-deficit situation will be a fatal problem in future generations. There are only two ways out, either to engage in industry honestly and improve the foreign trade situation, or to simply pay off the foreign debt. This is what Soviet Russia did in history.
.
But for Fengtian, the first method was too slow, and the great powers would take the opportunity to destroy it. As for the second method, no matter how bold Zhang Tinglan was, he would not dare to do it. However, Zhang Tinglan still thought of a method similar to defaulting on the debt, that is, smuggling.
, crazy smuggling to Russia, and using huge profits to block Fengtian's financial gap.
Then other funds can be used to develop Fengtian's industry, enhance economic competitiveness, and bring Fengtian's finances back from the brink of collapse.
In fact, Fengtian has already started to do this early. Wang Yongjiang has provided the greatest convenience to Xingye Trading Company and other smuggling enterprises, and even the Fengtian government has helped them organize supplies.
Now Zhang Tinglan has expanded the scale again, and wants to join forces with Zhang Xun, and is also controlled by the northwest trade route to Russia. In this way, huge trade profits will fall into the hands of Fengtian.
"Honestly, the more people know about smuggling, the easier it will be leaked out. I'm still a little worried!"
"I don't think there's anything to worry about for the time being. After all, Russia is already in chaos, the famine is very serious, and there are countless peasant uprisings in various places. In such a chaotic country, even an immortal would not be able to figure out how much smuggled goods there are.
And I am not prepared to let Zhang Xun understand the core of the trade, he can only enjoy some benefits on the periphery."
"Do you have any specific tips?"
"The method is very simple, that is, let Fengtian Bank serve as the settlement bank for trade, and all trade amounts will go through Fengtian Bank. In this way, how much money they make is in our hands."
After Zhang Tinglan's plan, smuggling was divided into two types. The first was direct smuggling in Rehe and other places. This part was directly controlled by Zhang Xun. The two parties split the money according to a 50-50 ratio, but the money earned must first be deposited in Fengtian Bank.
To store, to keep temporarily.
The second part is the goods smuggled by Shanxi merchants in Rehe and other places. After cooperating with Zhang Xun, smuggling by individual merchants must be strictly prohibited. They must hand over the goods to the trading company designated by Fengtian Bank, and all proceeds must go through Fengtian.
Bank settlement.
This method is also a good thing for those merchants. After all, they are weak and the risk of smuggling to Russia is very high. After adopting the new method, they only need to transport the goods near the Sino-Russian border. Russia
That part of the territory is in charge of specialized personnel, and they don't have to worry about Russian denials because Fengtian Bank provides guarantee.
Their income may be reduced, but the risk is smaller, and they don't have to worry about selling. They can traffic more goods, make up for the profits, and even earn more. They are still very attractive to businessmen.
However, the conditions that seem to be favorable to them hide a huge trap. Because all transactions have to go through Fengtian Bank, no matter how much real money they make, they have to keep it in the vault of Fengtian Bank. All they can get is
A colorful ticket.
Moreover, through their transactions, the space for use of Fengtian can be expanded. The wider a currency circulates, the more seigniorage it will receive. Therefore, the U.S. dollar in future generations can suck blood around the world. Fengtian does not seek anything else, only the ability to
Take advantage of the northwest.
After all, these warlords in the northwest are still rubes and do not understand the secrets of financial operations. It seems that they have made a lot of money, but it is not even a bit of soup.
After Wang Yongjiang fully understood Zhang Tinglan's plan, he couldn't help but extend his thumbs up sincerely.
"I'd like to say that if you follow your method, Zhang Xun will basically be a thug managing the northwest trade route for us. It's a bit pitiful that the patrol officer will end up in this situation."
"Haha, Mr. Minyuan, regardless of whether he is pitiful or not, if he cooperates with us, he will earn at least three to five million a year, which is enough to make his soldiers live comfortably. If he does not cooperate with us, Rehe,
Even if Chahar and Suiyuan are combined, he can't squeeze out so much military expenditure!"
Wang Yongjiang couldn't help but nodded: "By controlling the northeast and northwest, our influence on the Russian black market will increase a lot. This idea is simply to eat both ends. Not only the businessmen were calculated, but even the Russians ran away.
No."
"Rather than calculating, I prefer the word win-win!" Zhang Tinglan still cares about reputation.
"No matter what it is, since you made this plan, it's up to you to implement it."
"Mr. Minyuan, the plan I sent here is for you and the commander to come forward and persuade Zhang Xun. As for me, I have more important things."
"What else is more important than this?"
"Of course. I am now the head of the Reclamation Department. Naturally, I have to manage the issues of the settlement. I have to arrange for people to enter the customs to abduct and sell people. It is to introduce people!" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature for more novels.