"Master, you have to make the decision for us. Those gangsters are bullying us right at our doorstep. You have to take care of us!"
Meng Enyuan's supervisor cried and complained to him. When Lao Meng looked at his supervisor, he also frowned: "What does this smell like on you?"
"To tell you what I'm saying, I let the villain throw rotten eggs. These damn students are not throwing me away, they are slapping you in the face. You must let the villain make the decision."
"I know, get out of here quickly, no one can stand the smell of you." Gao Shijie on the side pinched his nose and waved his hand, telling the manager to get out of here. He turned his head and said to Meng Enyuan: "Uncle, you always look at
Look, these students are just trying to show off their noses and show no shame. As long as you give the order, I will lead my men to kill them all and arrest them all."
"Shut up!" Meng Enyuan shouted loudly: "If you hadn't caused trouble for me, would something like this happen now? I don't know how to restrain myself. You want my old life. You are not a relative.
You are mortal enemies."
Meng Enyuan made a loud noise and slapped the table hard, causing the tea bowl on it to hit. It was obvious that the old guy was extremely frightened and angry.
The current situation is becoming more and more unfavorable to him. Students and businessmen are demonstrating every day, and newspapers are full of reports. Now even the housekeeper has been thrown rotten eggs, and I am afraid that no one in the handsome family will dare to go out in the future.
If things go on like this, his majesty will be ruined. How can he have the nerve to stay in Jilin? Gao Shibi is shouting and killing. It's not that Meng En has never thought about it, but the current situation simply does not allow him to do this.
After walking around on the ground for a few times, he pointed his hand at Gao Shibi's forehead and scolded loudly: "Please wake up, those students can't threaten us yet. The most troublesome one is Zhang Zuolin from Fengtian.
Duan Qirui from Beijing still wants to keep an eye on the mole on the ground!"
Meng Enyuan has a wide network of contacts in Beiyang. He has been notified that the patrol commander Guo Zongxi has united some officials who are dissatisfied with him and jointly submitted a letter. A total of eight charges were listed, including theft of military pay, corruption and perversion of the law, indulging his subordinates, and advocating the imperial system.
, colluding with Japan, etc. A large amount of evidence is listed for each one.
Guo Zongxi directly made a request to Duan Qirui to evacuate Meng Enyuan to save the people of Jilin who were in dire straits. After sending this thing, Lao Zhang also gave a speech in Fengtian. He accused Meng Enyuan of being lax and infringing on Fengtian's commercial interests. He demanded that Meng Enyuan be withdrawn.
The instigator, Gao Shibi, must be removed. At the same time, Meng Enyuan must apologize to the business circles of the two provinces and promise that this kind of thing will never happen again.
Originally, with Meng Enyuan's connections, he wouldn't care about this, but now the situation is different. Although no one mentioned Japan, everyone knew that Meng Enyuan was inspired by Japan to take action. So between Meng Enyuan and Japan,
What is the relationship between them is worth thinking about.
Not long ago, Fang Wendong rebelled and almost disrupted the entire Fengtian. Since then, the Beiyang government has been extremely disgusted with the collusion between local forces and great powers, especially Japan. If Japan uses Meng Enyuan again, what actions will it instigate?
, the degree of harm is definitely higher than Fang Wendong.
Even if Duan Qirui knew that Meng Enyuan would not do such a thing, Duan Qirui could not condone this phenomenon. This is the difference between looking at the problem from the central government. He must focus on the overall situation, otherwise other local powerful factions will collude with the great powers.
, the whole country is in chaos.
It is precisely because of this that Duan Qirui also became dissatisfied with Meng Enyuan. As a result, all kinds of combined forces combined to make Meng Enyuan confused and did not know what to do.
"Uncle, Guo Zongxi has dared to accuse you of all kinds of crimes. I really don't want to live. I'm going to arrest him now to see what else he dares to say."
"Guo Zongxi has nothing to worry about. He dared to come forward because Feng Zhang was instigating him behind the scenes." Wu Tai'an also interjected: "Commander, the most important things now are Feng Zhang and Lao Duan. Zhang Zuolin has the power, and Lao Duan has it in his hands."
If they hold the righteous title, if they all intend to force you to step down, it will be troublesome."
Wu Taian said what Meng Enyuan was most worried about, that is, once Lao Duan gave the Shang Fang Sword to Zhang Zuolin, Lao Zhang would be able to take him down directly with the help of his powerful Feng army. At that time, there would be no room for maneuver at all.
"Old Wu, can you tell me what you can do?"
"Commander, as the saying goes, one thing defeats another. If you want to suppress the domineering Feng Zhang, you must have stronger power."
"Are you talking about the Japanese?" Meng Enyuan asked in a deep voice.
"Yes, we are helping the Japanese this time, and we have caused such a big trouble. Don't the Japanese have no responsibility? Shouldn't they help?"
Meng Enyuan nodded, the current situation is indeed very bad, and the only ones who can save him are the Japanese.
"Wuru, what do the Japanese say? Can they help?"
When Gao Shibi heard this, there was a hint of embarrassment on his face, and he reluctantly said: "These little devils are so ungrateful. I asked about it, and Lin Cunzheng said that the responsibility lies with us. If it weren't for my soldiers,
Letting the team and reporters go would keep the situation from getting out of hand, so they let us solve it ourselves!"
"What?" Meng Enyuan immediately raised his brows, and anger rushed to his forehead. He grabbed the teacup on the table and threw it to the ground with a bang. The teacup shattered into pieces. He still couldn't let go of his anger and cursed:
"What a heartless Japanese. If they hadn't been there, why would we have detained the convoy? But we ended up in this situation, and something went wrong. They ran away. This is killing the donkey!"
After Meng Enyuan finished scolding the Japanese, he still couldn't get rid of his anger, so he scolded Gao Shibi again.
"Why don't you dare to use your usual arrogance against the Japanese? They asked you to do things and caused trouble. Can you just let them go by patting your butt? I can see through you. You are just a tyrant in your own home.
Why are people so incompetent?"
Gao Shibi also knew that he was wrong. Now that he was being scolded, he did not dare to retaliate. He could only lower his head and listen. Wu Tai'an on the side saw that Meng Enyuan had almost scolded him, and then said: "Commander, I think we need to solve the problem.
We need to find the Japanese, otherwise no one can suppress Feng Zhang, let’s go find them again.”
Meng Enyuan thought about it carefully, and he had to admit that Wu Tai'an's method was still the safest. As long as Zhang Zuolin could be suppressed, all the trouble would be gone. Those troublemaking students could be solved in seconds, and even more so for Guo Zongxi.
Needless to say, Lao Meng has been operating in Jilin for such a long time, so he still has some confidence.
"Wuru, if you cause trouble, go and solve it. Now go to Lin Muramasa. If that doesn't work, contact Kihachiro Okura directly and ask them to come forward and speak for us."
Gao Shibi had no choice but to nod in agreement and hurriedly left the commander's residence. Meng Enyuan and Wu Tai'an could only wait for the news quietly.
In fact, the wave of rebellion against Meng was so violent this time. It was not just Lao Zhang's instigation. After all, Zhang Zuolin was only the commander of the 27th Division half a year ago. He could not affect Jilin at all.
Meng Enyuan has been in Jilin for many years. However, he is exactly the same as most Beiyang bureaucrats. He is greedy and does not know how to cherish the people's power or develop the economy. The Jilin he controls is the most fertile black soil area, and it is not a problem to feed tens of millions of people.
As a result, three to four million people are now suffering from famine from time to time, which shows Meng Enyuan's poor ability in civil affairs.
And the situation is not only that, Meng Enyuan also appoints private individuals. As long as they are related to each other, they can be reused. These guys do not do any serious work at all. They only know how to get money and extort money from everywhere. They are worse than those bureaucrats in the former Qing Dynasty.
As a result, people's livelihood was in ruins and business was difficult. Moreover, Meng Enyuan made a fatal mistake, which was the excessive issuance of banknotes and the financial collapse.
Zhang Zuolin was able to firmly sit on the throne of Fengtian and gain the respect of all parties, not because of Lao Zhang’s civil affairs measures. After all, some things cannot be effective in a short time. The most popular thing is to stabilize the finance. Fengtian Bank is operating normally and can even suppress
Japanese banks guarantee a stable and strong currency value, which is really important for business transactions.
In the past, if you wanted to do business with other regions, you had to first exchange currencies. There was a big gap between Chinese and foreign currencies, silver dollars and banknotes, and the currency values continued to fluctuate violently. This not only delayed time, but also brought huge risks.
, it is very possible that a transaction that is obviously profitable may suffer a loss due to the fluctuation of currency value.
And every time they exchange, they have to be exploited, and the merchants complain endlessly. Now the value of the currency is stable, recognized by all parties, and can be used directly wherever you go, which greatly speeds up the flow of goods and reduces costs and risks.
.And when doing business with foreign businessmen, you can avoid foreign exchange rate traps. There are really too many benefits.
With this alone, Lao Zhang can get the full support of Fengtian's business community. Now with the improvement of Fengtian's economic strength, Fengtiao has also exceeded the provincial boundaries. At least it is used in the north of Rehe, and a large number of Fengtiao have also appeared in Jilin.
It is also an inevitable trend that good money drives out bad money.
The situation is very clear, that is, under Meng Enyuan's rule, the people are in dire straits, and the people's patience has reached the extreme. The only difference is a spark. This time, Gao Shibi colluded with the Japanese to give Jilin the best outlet, so it formed such a huge
momentum.
Not only students, but businessmen and citizens also participated. There were tens of thousands of people marching in Jilin and Changchun. There was also a local trend of resisting donations and taxes. Even the farmers were uneasy. Meng Enyuan was also distressed.
While Meng Enyuan was worrying, his nephew Gao Shibi finally ran back. As soon as he entered the door, he said: "Uncle, the Japanese have given you a guarantee. They said that as long as you apologize to Fengtian and give some symbolic compensation, they will come forward."
Save your spot."
After Meng Enyuan heard this, his eyes suddenly widened. Who is he? Can he apologize to Zhang Zuolin, a guy with a reckless background? Isn't this a slap in the face?
"I don't agree. You tell the Japanese. If they don't help, I will tell the Japanese. In short, they are the ones who instigated everything. Let's see who is more scared."
"Commander, you can't act on your own initiative." Wu Tai'an hurriedly advised: "I think this condition is pretty good. Giving Zhang Zuolin a step up is also a step up for us. If you continue to do this, it will have a great impact on your prestige.
Got it!"
Meng Enyuan barely suppressed his anger, and was constantly calculating in his mind. Wu Tai'an's words were still very pertinent. A man can bend and stretch. After this crisis is over, he can settle the score with Zhang Zuolin.
At this moment, his subordinates suddenly ran over in a panic, and when they got in front of Meng Enyuan, they said breathlessly: "Commander, things are not going well. The people from the Chamber of Commerce just announced that they would give up lucky tickets and switch to Fengqiao.
For settlement, they also said..."
"What did you say?" When Meng Enyuan asked this, his hair and beard were already standing. The currency of a province is the lifeblood of a warlord. If he loses this power, how can he still exploit the people and pay the army? This is a good time.
Meng Enyuan's lungs were blocked, and he couldn't help but get angry.
The subordinates said tremblingly: "Commander, they said that you are colluding with the Japanese and can no longer protect the interests of businessmen. So before you deal with this incident, they will use a vote instead, unless you can publicly apologize and punish you."
Prime culprit."
"You're such a ruthless little Zhang, how dare you do this to me. If I'm afraid of you, I won't be named Meng!" Meng Enyuan turned his head and said to Gao Shibi: "Wuru, you mobilize your troops immediately, let's and
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