"High-Tech Warlords"

After sending Cai Ye away, Yang Shuoming briefly told Huang Yunzhi about the conversation of Cai Ye's visit, and at Cai Ye's request, he told her about going to the banquet tomorrow.

"That is to say, you will have to drink 'flower wine' tomorrow. After listening to Yang Shuoming's "report", Huang Yunzhi's face flushed slightly, and she laughed.

"Matsupa asked me to discuss it with you, and if you don't agree, he will change places." Yang Shuoming knew that she was not angry, and held her hand and smiled.

Since ancient times, China has had a tradition of talking about politics on the occasion of Fengyue, and the "second wife" influences the princes and princes, and the Fengyue influences politics.

Since the late Qing Dynasty, Fengyue has become the "second political center", the Cutting Party talks about cutting lives in brothels, the Royalists also talk about royalism in brothels, and students also hold seminars in brothels.

After the establishment of the Republic of China, the frequent visitors to the eight major alleys in Beijing were called "two houses and one hall" (the two houses refer to the Senate and the House of Representatives, and the first hall refers to the Beijing Normal University Hall, which was later Peking University).

In this atmosphere, even the names of the Oiran in the flower world have changed, and the names of the Oiran in the late Qing Dynasty are the same as the imperial examinations, which are "champion", "Bangyan" and "Tanhua", and in the Republic of China, they have been changed to "President", "Prime Minister" and "Minister", and even their fashion skirts are printed with the pattern of the national flag.

At that time, the famous eight alleys in Beiluojing became the main place for political figures to gather (which was incomparable to the "heaven and earth" of later generations), and Cai Yi invited guests in Yunjiban, which was not too popular, which was actually a very fashionable move.

"Go, go, go! It's better to see and see, so that people don't have to say that I can't get you out of the door all day long. Huang Yunzhi smiled and fell into his arms and waved her hand generously, "Just don't come back too late." ”

"Don't worry, I'll be back after eating." Yang Shuoming assured with a smile.

"There are so many beauties in the family now, and you still run out to drink flower wine, and you will have the reputation of Lord Yang in the future." Huang Yunzhi looked at him with a smile and said as if reminding him.

"It doesn't seem like a good thing that beautiful women are like clouds!" Yang Shuoming thought of the beauties sent by Yuan Shikai and his eldest son Yuan Keding, and pretended to sigh sadly.

Huang Yunzhi looked at his somewhat funny expression and laughed happily, but at this time, she would never think about what unexpected arrangements her husband would make in the future for these beauties sent and what kind of fate would bring to them.

The next day, Yang Shuoming was invited to play Yunjiban in Shaanxi Lane, Bada Hutong, Cai Ye had been waiting there for a long time, Yang Shuoming noticed a little girl beside Cai Ye who was dressed up and looked beautiful but not beautiful, and he immediately understood who she was.

If there are no accidents, she should be the little phoenix who has been widely praised in many literary works in later generations.

Xiao Fengxian saw Yang Shuoming staring at her, she seemed a little embarrassed, and couldn't help but want to dodge behind Cai Yi, Cai Yi saw Yang Shuoming's seriousness flashed with doubt, and couldn't help but smile and asked, "Don't you know her before?" ”

"No, no." Yang Shuoming smiled and stopped scanning Xiao Fengxian with the "super computer eye", "Don't hide it from Songpo, it's the first time I've come to such a place, and I don't know where to go when I come in. ”

"Hanzhi is really an honest gentleman." Cai Yi smiled and introduced to Xiao Fengxian, "This is General Yang Shuoming Yang who recovered Qingdao." ”

After listening to Cai Yi's introduction, Xiao Fengxian's eyes lit up slightly, and the shyness on her face gradually disappeared, and then she stepped forward and generously greeted Yang Shuoming.

Cai Ye invited Yang Shuoming to sit down, and the two of them said a few words of gossip, at this time, the people invited by Cai Ye to cheer for Yang Shuoming came one after another, the first thing to arrive was Zhang Shaozeng and Chen Eun, and then Yang Du, Yan Fu, Hu Ying and Xia Shoutian also arrived, Yang Shuoming did not expect that Cai Ye would actually invite Yang Du and Chen Eun, and he couldn't help but secretly wonder.

In the depictions of later textbooks and literary works, Cai Yi is a well-known life-cutting faction, Yan Fu is a thinker and educator, and Yang Du and Chen Eun are reactionary figures who advocate the imperial system, and they have no reason to sit together at all, but today these people are not only invited by Cai Yi to pick up the wind and wash the dust for themselves, but also talk very happily one by one, without the slightest awkwardness.

What surprised Yang Shuoming even more was the last two people to arrive. ,

These two people, one is Cai Yi's teacher Liang Qichao, and the other is the world's famous "Northeast King" Zhang Zuolin.

Watching these people greet and greet themselves like old acquaintances under Cai Yi's introduction, Yang Shuoming couldn't help but feel like a world away.

Trying to get rid of the influence of the "life-cutting textbook" in later generations, Yang Shuoming looked at these people, and with his own personal knowledge of this era, he quickly sorted out the relationship between these people.

These people invited by Cai Ye are actually quite related to him.

Among these people, Liang Qichao is Cai Yi's teacher, Zhang Shaozeng and Zhang Zuolin are his comrades-in-arms who fought side by side in the north, Yang Du and Chen Eun are the sponsors of Cai Yi's chief of staff (Yang Du and Chen Eun originally recommended Cai Ye to be the chief of the army, but due to the opposition of the old Beiyang generals, this position was finally given to Duan Qirui), Yang Du and Cai Yi have always had a good relationship, and Yang Du is the head of the "Six Gentlemen of the Preparatory Security Association", and it is very understandable that Cai Yi invited Yan Fu, Hu Ying and Xia Shoutian, who also belong to the "Preparatory Security Association".

After everyone was seated, as usual, there were ghost slaves who presented the tickets, that is, everyone wrote a note to ask their usual good girl to accompany the wine, and soon, everyone filled in the famous prostitutes they were familiar with.

Everyone is familiar with the writing, but Yang Shuoming, who encountered this kind of scene for the first time, seemed a little embarrassed.

Seeing the unconsciously embarrassed expression on Yang Shuoming's face, Xiao Fengxian's gaze looked a little surprised.

"Looks like it's Hanyuki's first time here." Yang Du looked at Cai Yi with a smile, "We can't let Han Zhibai come here, Han Zhi is embarrassed, so let the director make an appointment on his behalf." ”

"Han's vision is extremely high, I don't dare to recommend it indiscriminately." Cai Yi smiled and said to Xiao Fengxian, "Who else is your good sister?" Give General Yang a recommendation. ”

Xiao Fengxian smiled slightly, and ordered the ghost slave to call the bustard mother, took a beautifully decorated roster, and put it in front of Yang Shuoming.

Yang Shuoming opened the roster a little at a loss, looked at the names written in beautiful italics one by one on it, and casually ordered a girl named Xixue in this "Qunfang Spectrum".

"Hanzhi has good eyesight, I heard that this girl is a newcomer not long ago, and she is a candidate for the future Oiran." Yang Du said with a smile.

"I'm afraid that Hanzhi will also be a frequent visitor here in the future, haha." Cai Ye also laughed.

After the strip was written, the ghost slave went down to recruit, Xiao Fengxian got up and opened a pot of Zhuangyuan Hong, and poured a cup for everyone in turn, Cai Yi smiled and said to Yang Shuoming: "Hanzhi came here, did you talk to Mrs. Zun?" ”

"Anyway, she said let me have a long experience." Yang Shuoming replied with a smile.

"It seems that Hanzhi is the same at home, but it is no better than Songpa, accompanying us to eat wine here, but Mrs. Cai is drinking cold vinegar at home." Hu Ying smiled, "When I go back tonight, Songpa will have to have some trouble again." ”

"She wouldn't dare." Cai Yi smiled slightly, "I'm not one of those cowardly people, as soon as I heard the roar of the lion in Hedong, I had no claim." ”

"Today is to wash the dust for Hanzhi, and at the same time, I am also here to drink Lao Cai and Miss Feng's wine, don't say these disappointing words!" Zhang Zuolin took the lead in proposing, "Hanzhiguang regained Qingdao, beat the Japanese crying father and mother, and grew the ambition and prestige of our Chinese, let's first salute Han's cup!" ”

After listening to Zhang Zuolin's words, everyone applauded and toasted, Yang Shuoming toasted with everyone, and the atmosphere in the banquet became warm for a while.

"Hanzhi went to the United States this time to help Minister Lu sign the contract smoothly, and I heard that at the meeting, he also killed the arrogance of Japanese Foreign Minister Kato Takaaki." Yang Du said, "American newspapers have widely praised Hanzhi in the United States now, and his popularity in the United States is much higher than that of our people. ”

"The Purple has won the prize. Diplomacy is not my forte, and the reason why the president sent me there was to suppress the arrogance of the Japanese and to fight for the dignity of 40,000,000 compatriots. Yang Shuoming smiled, "This is another battle, I have to win." ”

"Hanzhi is the only one of us here who hasn't suffered a single defeat. worthy of the name of the victorious general. Zhang Shaozeng said, and raised his glass again, "If it weren't for Hanzhi transporting artillery chariots from Shandong, we wouldn't know that many people would have to die to win, so I'll give Brother Yang another glass here!" ”

Zhang Shaozeng raised his glass and touched Yang Shuoming, and then drank it all, Yang Shuoming also drank this cup, and felt that his stomach immediately burned like a fire. ,

In later generations, Yang Shuoming didn't drink much, and he only drank a little beer when he gathered with friends on weekdays, but this time he suddenly drank two glasses of urgent wine, and obviously felt uncomfortable.

At this time, the recruited girls all arrived one after another, and they all sat down beside the guests, accompanied by the burst of fat powder aroma, Yang Shuoming found a white figure fluttering in, and sat down next to him gently.

Yang Shuoming turned his head and saw a girl in a white tight-fitting embroidered cheongsam, looking at him with a smile.

This girl named Xixue is really like Yang Du said, she is a very beautiful girl, in terms of appearance alone, the little phoenix with a medium appearance is not comparable to her at all, and several sisters with heavy makeup, she wears light makeup, and a light white embroidered cheongsam makes her look beautiful and refined, if it were not for such an occasion, Yang Shuoming would be hard to imagine that such a beautiful and pure girl with an elegant temperament was actually a wine and laughter.

The arrival of the girls accompanying the wine made the atmosphere of the banquet more enthusiastic, and for a while, the sound of guessing the boxing order was endless.

Yang Shuoming didn't know how to punch, and he lost a few glasses in a row, and it was the first time he drank so much liquor, and his stomach was like fire for a while.

"General Yang is afraid that he is not good at drinking, so I'll drink a few cups for you." This girl named Xixue saw that Yang Shuoming was a little overwhelmed, and said on the side.

Yang Shuoming was struggling with the wine in his stomach at this time, and he couldn't speak for a while, so he could only nod.

"If you want to drink it for General Yang, you have to dry the wine in his cup first. Drink the wine that we all salute General Yang again. Zhang Zuolin heard the conversation between them and said with a smile.

Xi Xue took the wine glass in Yang Shuoming's hand, drank it all, and then drank the wine that everyone toasted in turn, causing everyone to applaud.

Yang Shuoming looked at this girl who drank for herself cup after cup in surprise, and couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.

"Xixue, you take it easy." Xiao Fengxian saw Xi Xue's cheeks flushed, and said with some worry.

Xi Xue wiped her seductive red lips with a white handkerchief, smiled at Xiao Fengxian and shook her head, signaling that it didn't matter.

Yang Shuoming took advantage of Xi Xue's opportunity to block the wine for himself, ate some more dishes, and suppressed the wine, probably knowing that she was feeling unwell, Xi Xue gave him a bowl of hot soup and gave him a drink.

After the hot soup was eaten, Yang Shuoming felt much more comfortable, he turned his head to look at everyone, met Cai Yi's concerned gaze, and couldn't help but smile.

Cai Yi suffers from throat disease and can't drink more, so basically Xiao Fengxian drinks on his behalf, Xiao Fengxian also drank red at this time, probably because he didn't want her to drink too much, Cai Yi re-led the topic to the current affairs at hand, so that everyone had time to talk while eating and slowing down the strength of the wine just now.

"The president has just approved the 10-year development plan for the Navy proposed by the Department of the Navy, and the first batch of 2 million yuan has already been allocated." "I just don't know how much I can give to the army." ”

"Do Songpa know the details of the victory in the Battle of Caofeidian?" Zhang Shaozeng asked.

"I don't know." Cai Yi shook his head and said, "This time the navy also fought very well, but the record of sinking four Japanese giant ships in a row is really too unbelievable. ”

"It can't be that the Japanese ship ran into the reef and sank on its own, and Chief Liu forced it on his head, right?" Liang Qichao smiled and said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

Yang Shuoming heard the off-string sound in Liang Qichao's words, and couldn't help but sigh for Liu Guanxiong in his heart.

Until now, although he is the secretary of the navy, Liu Guanxiong has not been able to shake off the impact of the "Haitian" ship's landing.

When the Russo-Japanese War broke out in February 1904, the Qing government was powerless to stop the war on its own territory and had to declare "neutrality".

On 23 April, Liu Guanxiong was ordered to lead a sea and sky ship from Yantai to Jiangyin to carry arms to meet the needs of Liaoxi's neutrality.

On the 24th, the warship encountered foggy weather at sea, and in the evening, the fog became thicker and thicker, and the visibility at sea was extremely low.

In this case, the warship should slow down. However, Liu Guanxiong believed that the task was urgent and the incident could not be delayed, and he thought that with his many years of experience in sea navigation, he could fully cope with such bad weather. Therefore, he did not give the order to slow down, but ordered the warship to continue to speed through the fog at the same speed.

As a result, in the early morning of the 25th, the Haitian ship sailed to the vicinity of Dingxing Island in Zhoushan outside the mouth of the Yangtze River, and when it was about to sail into Wusongkou, it found that the civilian ship was sailing in. ,

The Haitian ship and the Haiqi ship of the same class were the two largest warships of the Qing Dynasty Navy after the First Sino-Japanese War.

The damage to the Haitian ship caused a great shock to the government and the opposition, and it was rumored that Liu Guanxiong did not order the warship to slow down in order to rush back to give his aunt's birthday in order to rush back, making him the target of public criticism.

Liu Guanxiong knew that his sin was unforgivable, and he would inevitably die, and he was shrouded in fear all day long, and his spirit almost collapsed, and he almost committed suicide. However, in a moment of crisis, Yuan Shikai came forward to save him.

In that year, Liu Guanxiong led the ship south under the strong initiative of Yuan Shikai to participate in the "Southeast Mutual Insurance", and Yuan Shikai had a good impression of him. After the Haitian ship hit the reef, Yuan Shikai tried to protect Liu Guanxiong. He said that Liu Guanxiong had to brave the fog because he was afraid of being late in the arms and that his mistake was "caused by his efforts in the line of duty", and on the grounds that "his crimes can be punished, and his talents can be recorded", he strongly asked the imperial court for pardon, and finally saved Liu Guanxiong from death and was only dismissed from his post.

Yuan Shikai's life-saving grace made Liu Guanxiong grateful. Since then, Liu Guanxiong has become Yuan Shikai's hardcore confidant, and since then he has soared, and he has been criticized for this.

"It's impossible to hit the reef and sink so much at once." Hu Ying said, "Americans all say that it was sunk by the bombing. ”

"I have read reports from the Americans, and they say that our navy sank the Japanese ship with a mine, but they can't say where the mine came from and how it blew up the Japanese ship." Zhang Zuolin said, "It's really weird." ”

"This is what a Navy submarine did." Chen Yanxiang glanced at Yang Shuoming casually and said, "Now that the battle is over, it doesn't matter if you say it." ”

"How do you know? Yangtian? Cai Yi noticed what Chen Yan's gaze was pointing at, and couldn't help but ask curiously.

"The Admiralty gave the report to the President, and for the sake of secrecy to prevent the Japanese from stealing it, the President did not make the report public, and I only heard about it." Chen Yan said, "Just as the Navy has just allocated 2 million yuan in funds, the president has specially requested the purchase of a number of submarines to form an underwater fleet to prevent the Japanese Navy from attacking again." ”

"Submarines are indeed a weapon against the enemy." Cai Ye said, "In this European war, German submarines have inflicted heavy losses on the British navy and merchant fleet, and the British have talked about the change of color of the boats, if China has 100 submarines that can go out to the open sea to fight, this war against Japan will be a different situation." The president also realized this, and it was only then that he asked the Navy to build more submarines. ”

"With China's current strength, it will be very difficult to build such an advanced ship as a submarine." Liang Qichao looked at Cai Ye and said, "Although the Japanese have suffered a big loss this time, their industrial production capacity has not been damaged at all, and they will soon be able to build more powerful warships, or even this submarine, and if China's industry cannot catch up, although it will win by skill for a while, it will not help the general trend after all." ”

"What Liang Rengong said is extremely true." Yang Du said, "Therefore, the top priority is to end the chaos of the country as soon as possible and concentrate on the development of industry, agriculture and commerce." And if this is to happen, it is necessary to have a strong government. ”