Since the former Qing Dynasty, arrears of military pay have been an unavoidable bad habit of the Chinese Army. Beiyang has inherited the practices of the former Qing Dynasty, and arrears and deductions are commonplace, especially since Zhang Zuolin's 27th division commander is basically a bandit armed force in Zhao'an.
Since he is not a direct descendant of Beiyang and there is no one in the court, it is inevitable that he will be in arrears with food and salary.
"Fourth brother, the Japanese money is not that easy to get. They are very greedy. This time the Japanese loan is not unconditional. They asked us to protect the Japanese business interests in Fengtian. They also said that after Yuting is promoted, he will have to
To strengthen cooperation, the Japanese understand very clearly that if we take someone else’s money today, we will do something for them tomorrow! One day the Japanese’s demands will exceed our bottom line, and what will we do then?”
Sun Liechen was aware of Zhang Zuolin's difficulties, but he had always had a repulsive attitude towards borrowing money from Japan. He had always felt that Japan was too ambitious and could not be associated with it.
"What's wrong with working for the Japanese? The emperor still has hungry soldiers. President Yuan can't keep us fed and clothed. I, Tang Yulin, work for the Japanese. At least these Japanese will do what they say, and they will never be short of food.
Our money!”
"Tang Yulin, what are you talking about!" Zhang Zuoxiang, who had been silent in the last seat, suddenly stood up and said sternly: "When Japan and Big Nose were fighting in the three eastern provinces, we all know how many bad things they did. If
The Japanese asked you to kill our fathers and brothers, but you can do it!"
Zhang Zuoxiang has a softer temper among everyone, but the more honest he is, the more he can stick to the bottom line at critical moments and will not compromise easily.
When Tang Yulin saw that both Sun Liechen and Zhang Zuoxiang came out to oppose him, his momentum became a little weaker, but he was still unwilling to give in and continued: "Zhang Zuoxiang, don't take yourself too seriously. What about President Yuan? Soon
Didn’t we also sign twenty-one articles before? Although some clauses were removed, we still bowed to the Japanese. If the president is like this, what else can we say?"
"Only with the president's lessons learned, we can't make mistakes. How many people are scolding Yuan Shikai during this period, I, Zhang Zuoxiang, don't want to be poked in the back!"
The more the two sides talked, the more angry they became, and they were about to start a fight. Zhang Jinghui on the side spoke hurriedly: "We are all brothers, and we have something to talk about. If you want me to say, let's stop fighting. There are thousands of people in the family, and one person is in charge. All listen to the boss."
Seven, let him make an idea!"
Tang Yulin, Zhang Zuoxiang and others also managed to suppress their anger, and all looked at Zhang Zuolin on the main seat. At the critical moment, he also wanted to look at the head of the family. Zhang Zuolin frowned and said nothing, just clicking.
He smoked his cigarette pipe for a long time before letting out a long sigh.
"Brothers, I know Japan's wolfish ambitions, but the twenty-seventh division has more than 10,000 mouths waiting for them. I, Lao Zhang, can't let the brothers suffer. I borrowed this money!"
As soon as Zhang Zuolin said this, it was like the final word. Everyone was familiar with Zhang Zuolin's temper, and knew that there was no way to reverse what he had decided. Tang Yulin was beaming with joy, as if he had won a great battle. No one else spoke, but Zhang Zuoxiang was still lustful.
The look of being speechless.
After everyone dispersed, Zhang Zuolin grabbed Zhang Zuoxiang and said, "Old man, I know what you said. To use a simple sentence, I am calling a tiger seeking skin! But even though I know that there is a trap ahead, I still have to jump, or else twenty-seven."
The division is finished. We can only take advantage of the Japanese and take precautions at the same time!"
Zhang Zuoxiang didn't say anything. He also knew that being the head of a family was not easy, so he had no choice but to leave Zhang Zuolin's mansion in a depressed mood. He didn't go to work and went home directly.
As soon as Zhang Zuoxiang walked to the door of his house, he saw his eldest son Zhang Tinglan coming back from the street corner beaming with joy. The father and son happened to bump into each other.
Zhang Tinglan had just returned from Daosheng Bank. Fred was a shrewd Jewish banker. Zhang Tinglan also spent a lot of time fighting with him. The hard work paid off. He finally persuaded the old Jewish man to agree to support.
His own plan. However, Fred also made a request, that is, he must meet Zhang Zuolin in person. Only by reaching an agreement with Zhang Zuolin can he rest assured.
When Zhang Tinglan saw that people still looked down upon her own weight, she had no other choice but to come back and find an opportunity to explain the matter to her father as soon as possible.
The father and son bumped into each other in front of the door. Zhang Tinglan seemed a little unhappy when he saw his father's gloomy face. He couldn't guess what Zhang Zuoxiang was thinking, so he could only follow Zhang Zuoxiang to the courtyard honestly.
Zhang Zuoxiang sat on the Eight Immortals table under the grape trellis, picked up his pipe and started smoking without saying a word.
Zhang Tinglan is also curious about what happened. If you know that he is the son of Zhang Zuoxiang, he has been labeled as Fengjun. He and Fengjun share weal and woe. If there are any difficulties, he can help find a solution.
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"Dad, what is it that makes you so worried?"
"Hey, sir, what do you know about this matter? Your seventh uncle wants to borrow money from the Japanese."
Zhang Zuoxiang said casually that he didn't expect his son to understand these things. But now Zhang Tinglan was shocked and said loudly: "Absolutely not!"
Zhang Tinglan still knows something about the Feng Clan. It can be said that the Feng Clan succeeds with Japan and loses with Japan! Without the support of Japan, Zhang Zuolin would not have been able to become the king of Northeast China so smoothly. However, when the Feng Clan was out of control, the Japanese
He also killed Zhang Zuolin and launched the September 18th Incident. The warlord faction completely became history, and the three eastern provinces were also occupied for fourteen years.
Therefore, as soon as Zhang Zuoxiang said that Zhang Zuolin was preparing to lend money to the Japanese, Zhang Tinglan felt keenly that he seemed to be at a key historical node. Whether the fate of the Fengxiang could be changed depended on his own thoughts!
"Dad, the Japanese have ulterior motives. If you borrow money from them, you will never pay it back in your lifetime. And the loan is just a stepping stone. They will probably push further and gradually control the 27th Division. By then, the consequences will be disastrous!"
Zhang Zuoxiang originally thought that Zhang Tinglan just had a simple emotional outburst. Because of the Twenty-One Incident, the image of the Japanese in China was greatly affected, and many passionate students had anti-Japanese sentiments. However, when he heard Zhang Tinglan’s next words, he immediately
He felt that his son could see things more clearly than he could, so Zhang Zuoxiang also wanted to hear his son's opinion, which was rare.
"Tinglan, what do you think is Japan's purpose in providing loans?"
"It's nothing more than gaining control. The loan is just a bait. The price they offer at first won't be very high. It makes us think it's profitable. After we eat the first bait, there will be a second one, and then there will be a second one.
Three. The Japanese will continue to extend their hands to every aspect. When they feel that we have lost our role, they will kick us away without hesitation."
Zhang Zuoxiang nodded. He was opposed to the loan. He was just worried that Japan would make unreasonable demands and could not refuse. Now when he heard Zhang Tinglan say it, he was shocked to realize that this was not a loan. It was clearly poison. As long as he took it, he would fall into Japan.
The trap, life and death are no longer controllable by you.
"Tinglan, dad is so happy that you have this knowledge!"
"Dad, you'd better advise Uncle Seven to be very cautious about loans from Japan. I think it's best to reject them directly!"
Zhang Zuoxiang closed his eyes and thought for a while, then shook his head helplessly, "This is not easy, Yuting is short of money now!"