The Beiyang government's annual fiscal revenue is only 70 to 80 million. After more than two years of rapid development, the fiscal revenue of the three northeastern provinces has just exceeded 65 million, which is not much different from Beiyang. However, Fengjun has too many places to spend money.
, and still has a deficit of about 17 million.
Zhang Tinglan now spent 500 million in order to buy Germany at the bottom, and it was an upfront investment. It really surprised everyone. Could this person have the Midas touch and make so much money casually?
?
And judging from what Zhang Tinglan meant, 500 million was just the beginning, and there would be more investments in the future. Where did all this money come from? It’s really hard to figure out!
Although everyone knows that Zhang Tinglan raided the Eight Banners princes in Beijing and Tianjin and obtained a large sum of money, this money is the common property of Fengjun after all. Can Lao Zhang agree to give it all to Zhang Tinglan? It is obviously a joke.
Fengjun had a lot of hidden expenditures to expand its military strength during this period. In addition, the Jilin-Fenghuang Railway was also under construction. These were big money-burners. No matter how much Zhang Tinglan calculated, he would not have spent so much money.
They don't know, but that doesn't mean Zhang Tinglan is talking nonsense. He does have so much money, and the 500 million yuan is just a share that is put on the table for these business delegations to use. Zhang Tinglan also holds a secret fund in his hand.
Used to purchase more cutting-edge technologies. These technologies are unwilling to be sold to China by Western countries. Zhang Tinglan is already ready to use money to open the way. The world is as dark as crows. ** is not unique in the West. It is also possible.
Take a ride, it depends on whether you are willing to spend money.
Zhang Tinglan also holds two secret sources of funds, one is drug income, and the other is counterfeit currency. Fengjun controlled the sales of opium in Rehe at the beginning. Zhang Tinglan turned these opium into morphine, which is more dependent on people.
Sold to Japan and Russia.
In addition, a lot of morphine was bought in the name of medicine in Europe and the United States. During World War I, various warring countries also made soldiers take drugs in order to ensure the strong morale of the soldiers. The people who suffered from the war also became extremely empty.
Needing drugs to make up for it, Zhang Tinglan naturally went to great lengths and bought the morphine to Britain, France and other countries.
Back then, the British used opium to knock on China's door. Now, due to the natural cycle, China's more powerful drugs are also flooding in the UK. In the past two years, relying on drugs, Zhang Tinglan made a huge profit of at least 100 million yuan, most of which was in
The overseas secret accounts are also prepared for bargain-hunting operations.
In addition to drugs, printing holiday dollars is also an important source of huge profits. Printing counterfeit currency is nothing new. Governments of all countries have done it, and the largest one was probably Germany during World War II. Hitler printed a large number of
It can look like a fake pound. It even helped the US dollar replace the pound and become the world currency.
Zhang Tinglan took control of the mint very early, and printing counterfeit coins was also a daily routine. After much calculation, Zhang Tinglan chose to print Japanese yen. This was not because Zhang Tinglan hated the Japanese and wanted to trick them, but because the Japanese
It is relatively easy to imitate.
The currencies of other countries have a variety of anti-counterfeiting methods, but Fengtian's ability is still unable to produce them. The most important anti-counterfeiting method for the Japanese yen is paper. The Japanese believe that the three-year-old tree used to print the Japanese yen is unique to Japan.
, the printed paper and pen have a special luster that cannot be copied by others, so other anti-counterfeiting measures have been relaxed.
This is a typical mentality of an island country. China is vast and rich in resources, and it also has Sanya trees, which are produced in Anhui. Zhang Tinglan secretly surrounded a large area of mountain forests and had sufficient raw materials in his hands.
After continuous research by the masters of the mint, they successfully produced fake Japanese yen. In the first year, 150 million yuan was printed, and this year, 200 million yuan was printed.
In this era, Japan and China had very close exchanges, and the Japanese sent a large number of spies to China. Zhang Tinglan was also able to take advantage of this openness and deploy people to Japan. These holiday dollars flowed to Japan and the world.
In addition to these two secret financial resources, Zhang Tinglan sold land along the Middle East Road, shorted the ruble and Russian bonds, and supported the US-Japanese military intervention in Russia. Fengjun sold a large amount of war materials.
With these money-generating projects, Zhang Tinglan can bluntly say that he can spend 500 million yuan just by relying on his own strength. Of course, he will not make these secrets public, so he is only telling the people here
He smiled and said: "Although there is a lot of money, I hope everyone will think carefully about how to spend it. After all, our foundation is still too thin. Even a penny has to be broken in half. How much should we spend on truly useful things?"
The money is all worth it, and not a penny is wasted on useless things. And I can tell you clearly that the Fengjun will send secret personnel to supervise each member of the purchasing group. If they find that you have embezzled and wasted this money, you can directly follow the military law.
Deal with it, shoot on the spot, no mercy!"
Zhang Tinglan spoke with murderous intent, and everyone present also felt the strong murderous intent. The young man in front of him did what he said, and he held the power of military, government and business. He could easily crush anyone to death. If he offended
Zhang Tinglan was even more terrifying than offending Zhang Zuolin. They all had a score in their hearts.
"Old sir, Mr. Kuang and I will lead the team this time to Europe. I am mainly responsible for the industrial and commercial investment representative. He is responsible for forming a team of experts to evaluate talents and technologies. They confirm the value. We weigh the importance and strive to make full use of the money.
good!"
Regarding Xia Han's proposal, Zhang Tinglan nodded, and then said: "In addition to you, I asked Chen Qiming to form another military industry delegation. As long as the relevant expenses are related, the three of you must jointly sign and confirm. Without one party, there is no way to obtain funds.
support."
"Okay, this is the method. Everyone makes mistakes sometimes, but with three eyes, it's not easy to make mistakes!" Kuang Rongguang said with a smile: "I'd like to say that I will gather people now, and within ten days
, we can set off.”
"I also want to remind you that the Western powers are very strict against the Chinese. Many technologies will not be sold to us. You need to batch more skins. You can use the banner of Belarus, the banner of the United States, or...
Japan’s flag must be carefully concealed.”
Zhang Tinglan warned him again and again, and then Xia Han and others left together. It’s no wonder Zhang Tinglan was nagging. This bargain hunting is really important. If it succeeds, Fengjun will be on par with the Japanese in terms of military technology.
We can have each other's strengths and weaknesses over time, and after a few years of digestion, we can compete with Japan.
If it fails this time, we will have to wait until the Great Depression to have such a good opportunity. That will already be ten years later. Technology is developing rapidly. If we can get the technology back at that time, Fengjun will be in trouble within twenty or thirty years.
Don't even think about taking advantage of the Japanese in the technical field.
Being technologically advanced means that we can achieve greater victory at lower costs on the battlefield. Otherwise, we can only pay for it with our lives. To put it bluntly, Xia Han and the others are buying their lives with money this time!
Fengtian's delegation stepped up preparations and organized it quickly. They drafted a catalog of more than two thousand pages in total, which detailed various industrial technologies and the lack of talents. With this catalog, Xia Xia
Han, Kuang Rongguang, Chen Qiming and others, a purchasing group of more than 70 people, set out together. They first took a train to Tianjin, and then prepared to take a passenger ship to Europe.
Just when they arrived at Tianjin Port, a lively farewell ceremony was also going on here, and the Chinese delegation to the Paris Peace Conference was about to leave.
The Allied Powers defeated the Germans. When it came time to enjoy the fruits of victory, how could they let it go? The countries decided to hold a peace conference in Paris to discuss the German issue. As one of the victorious countries, China also had to send its own delegation.
The head of the delegation is the Director-General of Foreign Affairs Lu Zhengxiang, as well as the Minister to the UK Shi Zhaoji, the Minister to the United States Gu Weijun and others. They are also going to take the same passenger ship to Europe.
After boarding the ship, Lu Zhengxiang's face glowed brightly and he said to the reporters who came after hearing the news: "This time the Chinese government participated in the Paris Peace Conference, as a victorious country, we should enjoy the rights of the victorious country. The government has drawn up a total of
Seven conditions: Abolition of spheres of influence; withdrawal of foreign military units and patrols; abolition of foreign post offices and cable and wireless telegraph agencies; revocation of consular jurisdiction; return of leased areas; return of concessions; realization of freedom of customs duties."
When Lu Zhengxiang said this, his face turned red and he seemed full of confidence. He continued: "My fellow compatriots, diplomacy is like a battlefield. We, the soldiers on the battlefield, will do our best to fight for the benefits we deserve for our country.
Everyone, please listen to our good news!”
After Lu Zhengxiang finished speaking, he boarded the ship with long strides and high spirits. All reporters present were extremely excited and cheered enthusiastically for these diplomats.
Compared to the bustle of Lu Zhengxiang and others, although Fengtian's purchasing group had the advantage in terms of numbers, it was deserted and no one cared about them.
The ship slowly sailed out of the port. Standing on the deck, Xia Han asked Kuang Rongguang with a smile: "Which of the seven points you just proposed by Lu Zhengxiang can be realized?"
Kuang Rongguang smiled bitterly and shook his head: "According to me, even one of them can't be realized. If these seven are abolished, won't China become an independent country? How can the great powers continue to run rampant? If nothing else, it's the withdrawal of troops. The Japanese
Will the Kwantung Army withdraw from the South Manchuria Railway? Isn’t this just a dream?”
Chen Qiming also sneered and said: "Strength makes right. If the great powers become reasonable, the world will be turned upside down. I heard Zhu Yan say once that he is very optimistic about this peace conference. If he can take back the power of Shandong, he should have a high fever."
It smells great, everything else is just wishful thinking!"
"Humph, if we can get back what belongs to us through negotiation, why should we go to Europe to purchase? The great powers opened China's door with strong ships and cannons, and we should also rely on iron and blood to get rid of what we have lost.
To regain the power, relying on Tumo Xingzi is useless!"
While we were talking, a young man under thirty suddenly interjected: "Why are my friends so angry? The great powers will never behave like this in front of the world. We still have hope!" (To be continued!)
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