Part 4 Chapter 45: Please fight

Chen Congyun was also born in a small town in Jiangnan. His parents made a living by opening a small shop and had to support Chen Congyun in college. From Shen Congyun, he knew that those who did not have to worry about food and clothing could not experience the feeling that ordinary people were all major issues.

"Well, you two are discussing this matter. First, I will issue a notice to limit the increase in rice prices. I guess there are people in Beijing who are going to make trouble for us. It is recommended that you communicate with the Military Affairs Bureau to those who deliberately have rice and don't buy it at the prescribed price. Find some people with Manchu backgrounds, seal up shop and catch people, and kill chickens for monkeys. In addition, economic problems should be solved by economic means. Contact Hu Xueyan from Shanghai and let him find a way to go from Jiangnan. To transfer a batch of rice into Beijing, it must be within three months, and to ensure that the people eat rice cheaper than before, so that the people in Beijing feel a new look. In addition, strictly monitor those evil people to rush to buy the rice we shipped, and these people caught one by one and killed one by one. There is another problem. In the territory occupied by the new army, all the privileges of the past will be cancelled." Chen Congyun said and showed murderous aura, and Hu Weiyang couldn't help but become excited as he heard it.

When Hu Weiyang and Ouyang Quan nodded repeatedly, Chen Congyun had unconsciously walked into the yard of the General Staff. When he was about to step in, Chen Congyun stopped and turned around and said, "By the way, there is another thing. The current political training department is too large and has too many things to manage. I plan to turn the political training part into two departments, one training department and the other political department. In the future, as long as the training department is responsible for military affairs, other things such as propaganda, the Political Department will do well. Congruent or the general manager of the Political Training Department, I will arrange two other directors."

Chen Congyun's words made Hu Weiyang stunned for a moment, and then his face returned to normal. Talking to cleverness is just a little better, and a little more clear. Chen Congyun is indirectly telling Hu Weiyang that you have too much power, and someone is talking about you behind your back.

"Students understand!" Hu Weiyang answered without any force. Chen Congyun smiled and reached out to pat his shoulder and said, "Go and do things well. The Ministry of Political Training has the responsibility to stabilize the situation in Beijing. The main task of the army is to fight, and the rest depends on yours. Remember my words, the Chinese people are the most simple. As long as Russia does not die, they will not make trouble for those in power."

After Chen Congyun finished speaking, he entered the unique courtyard of the General Staff. The guards at the door raised their guns and gave a flat chest. Chen Congyun raised his hand and stepped in. As soon as he entered the hall, he heard a fierce quarrel inside.

"The situation in the Northeast is the most subtle at the moment. The General Staff should recommend that the Governor assemble heavy troops on the Fengtian line to prevent the Russians from going south, rather than to rush their troops to attack Fuzhou." This was the voice of a German staff officer, but soon another voice retorted: "We must first settle the internal situation when fighting foreign countries! The northeast is too large, and it is far from being able to completely solve the problem by one or two divisions. Therefore, Liu Kunyi, who is entrenched in Fujian, should be defeated first to shock the princes in various places, and then the issue of the Northeast can be considered."

Chen Congyun did not go in immediately, but stood at the door and looked quietly at the group of people inside, each with their own opinions and controversy. The voice he was speaking just now was a young man named Xu Youcai. He was selected from the new Vietnamese army to study in Germany for three years. After returning, he joined the General Staff as a staff officer.

"No, no, no, although Liu Kunyi from Fujian claims to have a force of 50,000, it is a group of mobs. There is no need to send a large army to fight. I think that as long as I send a navy and cooperate with a mixed brigade, Liu Kunyi can be forced to surrender. The new army should at least draw more than three divisions into the Northeast within half a year." The objection was another young new army, Wu Yingda, who trained himself, who had also studied in Germany.

Chen Congyun looked patiently outside, and there were a group of people arguing around the sand table. Among them were German staff members and many new army officers trained. Although the arguments between them were fierce, the atmosphere was particularly harmonious, giving people a feeling that everything looked vibrant.

At this moment, an indescribable sense of pleasure surged deep in Chen Congyun's heart. These youths are all hopes for the future of the new army. At this moment, Chen Congyun clearly realized that the new army that he had worked hard for more than ten years had formed a complete system from top to bottom. With this system, the new army in the future will surely become an invincible force. With this force, what else is there to worry about in Chen Congyun?

Keze, who came out of the office, saw Chen Congyun standing at the door smiling. Chen Congyun was about to make a gesture to him not to disturb everyone, but it was a little late. Keze had already smiled and said, "Chen, what are you doing standing there?"

Keze's words immediately woke up the staff members who were arguing, and they turned around and stood attentively and saluted: "Hello sir!"

The appearance of Chen Congyun alarmed everyone in the General Staff. Although the General Staff and Shen Congyun lived in the same courtyard, Chen Congyun usually did not go to the General Staff's courtyard to point fingers. This is Keze's territory.

What Chen Congyun didn't expect was that he saw Liu Buchan and Lin Taizeng here.

"Sir!" These two men are now used to the raising of their hands in the new army. They stepped forward and saluted and looked at Chen Congyun with their eyes, meaning they were looking for Chen Congyun if they had something to do.

"Haha, what are the two generals here?" Chen Congyun asked with a smile, and Liu Buchan looked around, looking a little embarrassed.

Chen Congyun immediately understood, smiled at Keze and said, "Kize, how about borrowing it from your office?"

Keze shrugged and said, "Please give me a gift, I'm not honored!"

When he came to Keze's office, Chen Congyun and the guards closed the door, then turned around and smiled, "What's wrong with everyone?"

Liu Buchan blushed when he heard this and whispered: "I am here to complain. The General Staff is too biased. We sent four reports to increase the efforts of the navy to go south, but the General Staff just refused. In addition, the subordinates also wanted to ask the adults to increase their investment in Tianjin Shipbuilding School. The navy expanded too quickly, and we were short of people."

Chen Congyun was stunned when he heard this, and said, "What? Didn't Keze give you a mission? Yesterday I also read about the new army's rapid transfer of elite troops, forming a mixed naval brigade, and transferring it to the navy command. Cooperating with the two brigades of Clawson's troops in Zhejiang to Fuzhou. Considering that landing operations are a new topic for our army, Keze means to temporarily hold off the speed of the southward movement, first conduct several landing operations near Shanghai, and then attack Taiwan three months later, and then use Taiwan as a base to form a situation of attacking Fujian on both sides. You haven't seen this report?"

Liu Buchan's face turned red and nodded, "I have received the mission. Now the Marine Corps is being led by Qiu Baoren to Shanghai. What I mean is whether the main force of the Nanyang Navy can move south quickly? I am confident that as long as I send some warships into the waters of the Minjiang River, Liu Kunyi from Fuzhou will surrender without fighting, and he will be scared to death."

Chen Congyun laughed as soon as he heard this. Before Chen Congyun could speak, Lin Taizeng stepped forward and stood upright and said, "Sir, since the Northern Expedition, the Navy has only been responsible for covering landings and has not established a merit. Now, Liu Kunyi, Fujian is just a clown who jumps the beam, and there is no need for a large army to march southward. My navy can destroy Liu Kunyi."

Since the Beiyang Navy did not surrender, its strength has expanded dramatically. The new cruiser alone has reached ten. After the Beiyang Navy was recruited, it took some time to reorganize the team, but the Beiyang Navy was originally the commanders of these two, and all the officials were clear about the situation. These two men integrated the navy without much time. Seeing the army fighting on the shore, the navy was basically a spectator. After these two people entered the Nanyang, although they played a huge role in promoting the formation of combat effectiveness of the Nanyang Navy, they could not be credited on the battlefield, so it was very natural to have the idea of ​​making some contributions.

"Nonsense!" Chen Congyun was very satisfied with the two eagerness to make contributions, but his face still rose. He walked to the big map on the wall, picked up the pole below and pointed to the map and said, "You can take a closer look. At present, although the First Division of our new army has captured Fengtian, most of the Northeast is still under the control of the old Qing army. Not to mention the distance, there are as many as 30,000 old troops on the Sino-Korean border, and the commander is still promoted. If he retreats to North Korea and gets hooked up with the Japanese or Russians, the navy has not declared war with Japan and Russia, the task of blocking the Korean sea is the top priority. At present, the domestic bureau is currently under the task of blocking the Korean sea. The situation is subtle, and the situation in the Northeast is even more chaotic. The main task of the navy is only one, which is to use the Weihai base to block the waters between Asahi. Even if the navy is a little braver, he will be willing to go to the Japanese sea when he is fine. There is only one goal, to use the powerful navy to shock Japan and prevent them from acting rashly. You are well, thinking about going south, which is completely contrary to the General Staff’s plan. It would be strange if Keze can agree to you. Even if Keze agrees, I cannot agree. At most, I can agree to you, let Deng Shichang lead four cruisers into the waters of the Minjiang River and show off his power."

Seeing that Chen Congyun was determined, these two people finally understood that not allowing the main force of the navy to move south was simply the meaning of Chen Congyun, and it was simply the product of the grand strategy consideration. These two people were still a little dissatisfied. What was the Japanese naval force now to fight against the Nanyang Navy?

Chen Congyun saw Liu Buchan wanting to say but dare not say it, and couldn't help but smile: "Don't you agree? Do you think the Japanese shouldn't be brave enough to do whatever you want? I tell you that according to the information, the two monarch-class battleships purchased by the Japanese from the UK have been officially delivered and can return to Japan within three months. After the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, although the Japanese Navy was severely damaged, its domestic industrial capacity is far above our country. It can be said that Japan has completed the task of catching up with the West in terms of industry. The latest Japanese military expenditure has reached 50% of the national budget, of which the navy's investment is 5 of the military budget. 0%, they have ordered up to 8 warships from Britain in succession. The two generals cannot relax their vigilance. Our neighbor is full of ambitions for foreign expansion. If you are a little careless, they can do something. Not to mention that the Russians have begun to increase troops on the northeastern border and have frequent exchanges with the old Manchu forces in the northeast. It is expected that in the next five to eight years, a border conflict will inevitably break out between China and Russia. The navy has a long way to go. The Russians' Far East Navy has made great progress with the help of the French. Not to mention, the Russians also control Lushun and Dalian."

Chen Congyun's words were serious, and Liu Buchan and Lin Taizeng gradually showed a grim look on their faces. Once the war broke out as Chen Congyun expected, whether the navy could defeat the Russian Far East Fleet would be the main battlefield to determine the outcome of the war.

While the three of them were talking, Keze pushed the door and smiled at Chen Congyun and said, "Chen, remember to let them hand over the Navy's development plan in the next five years. You have to speak with Hu Xueyan from the Ministry of Finance. I have no use to speak with Hu Xueyan. I don't give you a penny more." Keze smiled and shrank his head back and disappeared.

Liu Buchan and Lin Taizeng looked at each other and immediately understood a reality. The current new army is at stake in internal and external difficulties, far from what the newspaper said. The future of the federal system is bright. They are also from old soldiers, so they naturally understand that the governors and governors of all provinces are old fry. How can they not know what Chen Congyun has made? Not to mention anything else, in the past, Shen Congyun used to pay government taxes, but now Shen Congyun can't even get a penny.

Keze just mentioned Hu Xueyan, and when he heard Hu Xueyan roar outside: "Keze, come out for me, why should we increase military investment? Do you think I, the Minister of Finance, are you a hen that lays golden eggs? As soon as you open your mouth, you will spend 50 million silver dollars a year. I tell you, there is no door, and 30 million is the limit."

The door was kicked open with a slam, and Hu Xueyan still said angrily: "Keze, don't hide it, come out for me."

Chen Congyun then realized why Keze ran so fast just now. No wonder Chen Congyun came to the General Staff. Keze smiled so happily. It turned out that he was glad that the shield was coming.

Hu Xueyan looked furious and saw Chen Congyun standing inside, he immediately became silent.

"Sir, why are you here too?"

Chen Congyun smiled and said, "Brother Xueyan, I have only been in Tianjin for less than three days. Why are you so angry? Who has provoked you? Tell me, I'll beat him up for you."

When Hu Xueyan saw Liu Buchan and Lin Taizeng were there, he hummed with an ugly expression. The two seemed to notice that the reason why Hu Xueyan's rampage was related to him, and hurriedly shrank his neck and slipped out quietly.

Chen Congyun smiled and brought the door up, turned around and said to Hu Xueyan who was humming, "What do you have to say? Let's say it well. See you scared Keze? Come, sit down and talk!"

Hu Xueyan finally suppressed his anger in front of Shen Congyun, sat on the chair and said to Chen Congyun worriedly: "Sir, you only know the Northern Expedition and the attack on Beijing. Do you know what the current fiscal deficit is? Liu Yongfu, who occupied Beijing, controlled the bank treasury of the Ministry of Revenue after occupying Beijing. I sent someone to accept him but he refused, saying that the Ministry of Finance still owed him 5 million yuan in military expenses. As soon as Keze spoke, he added 30 million yuan in military expenses. How could my family continue? Although the American loan and the German military cooperation agreement made the Ministry of Finance take a breath, I haven't made up for the 30 million yuan hole in the Northern Expedition. Isn't this too much for your army? Although we have occupied Beiyang, the income system in all aspects is still being adjusted, and all departments are asking for money. The finance family is really difficult."

Chen Congyun knew that Hu Xueyan was having a hard time, so he could only comfort him: "Brother Xueyan, eliminate the fire. The solution was all figured out by people. Keze added military expenses, what were he planning to do?"

"What do you do? The navy has a 15 million yuan statement, saying that it is to expand the Weihai Marine Port and build a new dock. In addition, the two warships of Dingyuan and Zhenyuan need to be transformed into fast cruisers, and order a Junquan-class battleship and two fast cruisers from the UK. You said, where can I get money at this moment?" Hu Xueyan was very bitter, and Chen Congyun felt helpless when he heard it. The Northern Expedition was a huge expense. In recent years, the finance department has been operating at full capacity due to the acceleration of the expansion of the army in recent years. It is not surprising that it has been depressed.

"Passive fire, I am instructing Tang Shaoyi to negotiate with the French, proposing to use Vietnamese railways and loans from Saigon to open several ports in Yunnan and Guizhou as collateral, and lend 50 million yuan from France. After the negotiation, it can help the emergency. Then the Ministry of Finance can use this time to buffer the current fiscal revenue situation in various places. In addition, once the provincial congress is over and the provisional government is established, there will be an excuse to ask the provinces to pay a certain amount of funds, which is considered to be an increase in revenue. In terms of saving money, you guys will have a lot of hard work. Liu Yongfu turned around and I personally sent a telegram. This guy is too nonsense."
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