"Master Yuan, what are you going to do?" After waiting for a while, Du saw that Yuan Su had no follow-up and couldn't help but asked worriedly. Although he was worried about his own future and that of the security team, he was even more worried that Yuan Su would be punished by Yuan Shikai.
"I have to write a telegram quickly. You go out first and let Chen Wennian come to me in half an hour." Yuan Su came back from his thoughts and ordered Du Yu in an orderly manner.
"Yes, I'll go right away." Du Yu responded and quickly exited the office.
Yuan Su pondered for a while, and then he picked up a pen and began to draft an explanation message. Regarding cooperation with foreigners, he only said that he was entrusted by the officials and gentry of Luanzhou to purchase a batch of arms for Luanzhou Civil Defense, so he contacted Tianjin.
Credit Agricole. In order not to create unnecessary problems, he also emphasized that all the arms ordered were allocated to Luanzhou Civil Defense. All receipts and expenditures related to civil defense were recorded by the Civil Affairs Director of the Luanzhou Government and could be verified at any time.
Although this message was written in a somewhat unreasonable way, he placed almost all the blame on Wang Liotong and the Luanzhou gentry, and even mentioned that Wang Liantong had found the comprador of Credit Agricole. As for the collusion with foreigners, it was purely
It was framed by Xiao Xiao. He solemnly stated that he had never had contact with foreigners since helping to purchase arms. The rest was all due to the local government of Luanzhou introducing foreign capital and inviting foreign businessmen to invest in and open mines in Luanzhou.
That's all.
After writing this message, he secretly sighed: He could only feel wronged to Wang Litong first.
Since Yuan Shikai minds cooperating with foreigners, in order to completely solve this problem, the best and most effective way is to completely cut off relations with foreigners. Anyway, Poincaré, Dr. Smith and others have a set of legal procedures for mining in Luanzhou. I believe this
The formalities were approved by Zhang Zhenfang himself, so even if this matter is entirely blamed on Wang Litong, if the superiors really want to investigate it, Zhang Zhenfang will handle it when it comes to the provincial government, and Wang Litong will definitely not be affected by that time.
same.
Taking a step back, even if this matter bypassed Zhang Zhenfang and was traced to Wang Litong, Wang Litong acted according to the rules and made no mistakes. And whether it was the people sent to investigate by Beijing or the Zhili Provincial Government, any
No one will offend foreigners easily, and this matter will eventually come to nothing.
As for Dr. Smith's private excavation of antiques, it is still in the survey stage. Moreover, on the one hand, there is mining as a cover, and on the other hand, the foreigners themselves will know how to keep it secret, so they will definitely not be found out for a period of time.
As soon as the telegram was drafted, there was a knock on the office door.
Yuan Su knew that Du Yu must have found Chen Wenian, so he said to the door: "Come in."
Chen Wennian and Du Yu walked in one after another. On the way here, he had already heard Du Yu briefly talk about the contents of the telegram from Baoding. At this time, his face looked very solemn. After entering the door, he couldn't wait to ask: "Zi Jing
, how do you plan to deal with this?"
Yuan Su stood up calmly and said: "Brother Gongtai, don't worry too much, I have my own way to deal with it. But I still need your help, Brother Gongtai. Thank you very much for going to Baoding in person tomorrow morning."
Take a walk.”
Hearing this, Chen Wenian knew that Yuan Su wanted him to meet Zhang Zhenfang. But he doubted whether it would be useful. He was just a little-known figure, and the Chief of General Staff of the Security Corps was just a false title, and even this
The false title must be approved by Zhang Zhenfang before it counts. In this situation, can there be any other additional effects of meeting Zhang Zhenfang by myself?
"Zi Jing, are you really sure about this?" After pondering, he asked calmly.
"It would be a lie if I said I was sure, but at this point, I must give it a try no matter what. The reason why I asked Brother Gongtai to go to Baoding is for no other reason than that I can rely on Brother Gongtai."
Your critical thinking ability will help you handle this meeting properly without any mistakes or omissions. Now we have to take every step carefully. If we are not careful, we may never have the chance to look back. Everything is for safety reasons.
." Yuan Su said calmly.
"I understand. So, what should I say after meeting Governor Zhang?" Chen Wenian said calmly.
He understood what Yuan Su meant, although he was a little bit resentful. After all, Yuan Su kept saying that he was sure of it beforehand, but it had only been a few days since the incident, and now he said he was not sure. It was really too much. But then again
, as Yuan Su said before, "Now that things have come to this, I must give it a try no matter what." You can't just watch all the hard work you have put in go to waste.
Yuan Su briefly explained the current situation and showed Chen Wenian the telegram he had just written to read over.
"Since my uncle is very concerned about walking with foreigners, the main purpose of your trip to Baoding this time is to thoroughly explain our situation with foreigners. Put aside everything you can to minimize the impact of this matter.
." He said,
After reading the telegram, Chen Wennian's expression gradually changed. He had previously known that Yuan Su had contacts with foreigners, but he did not know what kind of cooperation or transactions the two parties had. The only thing he heard about was that Yuan Su purchased a batch from foreigners.
It was just arms. However, regardless of whether there were other dealings besides arms, he felt that there was no need for Yuan Su to have anything to do with foreigners. Now that something had gone wrong, he was more or less anxious.
However, he didn't say anything more. He didn't give a warning before, so if he said some complaining words now, not only would it not help, but it would also appear to be an afterthought.
"Okay, is there anything else you want to explain besides this?"
"If Governor Zhang doesn't react too violently, Brother Gongtai will mention the number of our security regiment by the way. The sooner this matter is done, the better it will be for us." Yuan Su added.
In fact, asking Zhang Zhenfang for the serial number was the main purpose of sending Chen Wenqian there. As long as Zhang Zhenfang approved the serial number, not only would the security regiment be able to legitimately station in Luanzhou, but it would also mean that Zhang Zhenfang would be responsible for the security regiment. Yuan Su wanted to take advantage of this
After dragging Zhang Zhenfang into the water, even if Beijing continues to pursue the matter, Zhang Zhenfang will still be involved. In other words, Zhang Zhenfang will definitely try his best to deal with the matter.
"I understand. I will send someone to the train station to arrange tickets now." Chen Wennian realized Yuan Su's intention and finally breathed a sigh of relief. The most urgent task now depends on whether he can persuade Zhang Zhenfang.
Early in the morning on April 2, Yuan Su sent Chen Wennian to the train station and gave him some serious instructions before leaving.
Chen Wennian simply nodded, responded casually a few times, and then boarded the train with several entourages.
Returning to the Biaobu compound, Yuan Su calmed down and prepared to leave for the suburbs of Nancheng to attend the graduation ceremony of the first phase of the militia.
But before setting off, he still went to the communications office and decided to send a replacement message to Baoding last night explaining the problem to Beijing. In any case, after all, the pressure on his head came from Beijing. Even though he was now
We must actively play the family card with Zhang Zhenfang, but we must not take the uncle of the president seriously.
With this in mind, he slightly modified yesterday's telegram, then handed it to the communications room and sent it directly to the Yamen of the Foreign Affairs Office in Tieshihutong. After arranging this matter, he took several attachés and rode to the Militia Supervisory Training Office.
.
The graduation ceremony was scheduled for ten o'clock in the morning, and Yuan Su arrived at the training camp on time.
Yesterday, Guo Wenyuan and Ge Jinzhang specially arranged for the militiamen to decorate the ceremony site, and also sent people to various counties and towns in Luanzhou to convey the news so that the families of the first batch of militiamen would know about it.
At this time, many ordinary people had gathered outside the training camp. These ordinary people were the families of the militiamen. They rushed into the city early in the morning to watch the ceremony. For these families of the militiamen, they did not care that this was just a civil defense training.
There is no official recognition or any honorary commendation, but since the Supervisory Training Office holds the ceremony so solemnly today, I must still be there to cheer for the men in my family. Even if these are aside, I have not seen my relatives for two months, today
You should also come to welcome them home.
Yuan Su dismounted at the gate, and Guo Wenyuan, Ge Jinzhang, Gao Shun and several other directors of the training office went out to greet him. Surrounded by everyone, he went straight to the small playground of the training camp.
As usual, because the small playground area is too small, the five hundred militiamen can only extend the queue into the peripheral lanes and alleys. Just as usual, the militiamen stood at attention one by one, keeping their queues neatly organized.
All luggage and personal belongings were packed into bundles of the same size and carried on the back, which looked very majestic at a glance.
Standing on the makeshift rostrum, Yuan Su felt a little emotional. He was very satisfied with the effect of the training of this group of militiamen. In some respects, this group of militiamen had greatly exceeded the 79-standard regular army.