Chapter 496: A Black Hand of a Certain Queen

Liu Kaiyuan, a businessman in Northeast China, has his own Kaiyuan Chamber of Commerce in Northeast China. This is a very well-developed private chamber of commerce in the Northeast. The reason why it can develop so smoothly is that in addition to Liu Kaiyuan, who is very good at drilling, there is also the in-law relationship between him and Feng Delin. Liu Kaiyuan's sister is Feng Delin's concubine. With this relationship, Liu Kaiyuan is still very comfortable in the northeast sphere of influence.

This time he went south to do business, Liu Kaiyuan entered Beiyang under the banner of cloth business, and secretly contacted Zhang Xun. After being introduced by Zhang Xun's staff, he became Zhang Xun's guest.

"Mr. Liu, Zhang is straight to the point this time. What the gentleman said about being able to get arms from the Northeast? Is this true? "After three rounds of food and five flavors of wine, Zhang Xun asked.

"Of course, don't hide it from the Overseer, the reason why the contemptible people went south this time was not only legitimate business, but also to open up another trade route. This munition is just one of them. I bought a couple of obsolete weapons production lines in the Northeast, and although they are nominally scrapped, in fact they are still usable to produce new ones. Therefore, without anyone knowing, we produced bad weapons and ammunition. Because of the seizure of weapons in the Northeast, we did not dare to blatantly sell them, so we could only look for buyers and smuggle them out through legitimate business channels. Zhang Dujun, to make it clear, our weapons are definitely not as good as the standard weapons in the Northeast, but there is no need to make this Hanyang bad. Because knowledge is smuggling, the price is ....... Hehe. Liu Kaiyuan said with a smile. But everyone understands the meaning of the words. Our weapons are of average quality and expensive. But the number is relatively sufficient. It's not for you to decide.

"I don't know what price Mr. Liu can come up with?" Zhang Xun did not grasp this aspect. After all, there is constant domestic turmoil, and the whole of China is relatively calm outside the jurisdiction of the Beijing government, and other forces have varying degrees of turmoil. Under such circumstances, the supply of weapons and equipment is the basis for the long-term existence of a force.

Just like Beiyang, the eyes are on the Japanese, although Beiyang is no longer the central government. However, a local government has a lot less estimate in this regard. Feng Guozhang originally did not approve of contact with Japan, after all, they all knew the ambitions of Japanese wolves. But looking at the Northeast that is continuing its strength, if it wastes its power in the war again, then when the Northeast completes its cultivation and raises troops to the south, the whole of China will completely fall under the iron heel of the Northeast Army. It is precisely because of this understanding that Feng Guozhang can only choose to contact Japan in order to keep Beiyang.

Japan originally wanted to re-establish agents in the Middle Ages, and Beiyang, with the name of the central government, was undoubtedly the best object, but Feng Guozhang at that time was disdainful of the olive branch thrown by the Japanese. This greatly annoyed the Japanese side. Feng Guozhang disdains to be in the company of the Japanese, but it does not mean that others are unwilling to accept the Japanese funding, Xu Shuzheng, who is already pro-Japanese tendencies, took the initiative to contact the Japanese ambassador. Although Xu Shuzheng is only living in Hunan now, there are still tens of thousands of elites in his hands. It's also a big force in China. Because, Japan secretly signed an agreement with Xu Shuzheng and supported Xu Shuzheng a lot of things. Although Hunan is located in the Chinese mainland, it is surrounded by the Yangtze River waterway, which can be easily reached by Japanese merchant ships. With the support of the Japanese, Xu Shuzheng's courage is even stronger. After the Northeast strike, the internal contradictions in Beiyang became prominent, and Xu Shuzheng, who thought he had something to rely on, united with other forces within Beiyang who were dissatisfied with his direct family to unite against the straight. provoked this unrest within Beiyang.

Although Japan supported Xu Shuzheng, it did not support much. Because Japanese military experts analyze China's strength, Beijing is, of course, an absolute giant and powerful, and no force in the whole of China can confront Beijing alone. But the inability to resist does not mean that there is no resistance, and only Beiyang is the only one who has resistance in the whole of China. And now almost eighty percent of Beiyang's power is controlled by the direct family. Xiang Xu Shuzheng, Yan Xishan is just a powerful faction outside the decision-making level, he can be chaotic, but he can't do anything. Japan's aim was to restrain the development of the Northeast, but it was not to see the major forces in the South in a chaotic mess and weaken its strength. Therefore, they have never relaxed their ties about the victory or defeat of Beiyang. Later, Feng Guozhang relented, and Japan and his direct family immediately turned from hostility to honeymoon. Xu Shuzheng, who was baked in cowhide, poured blood mold for eight lifetimes. Not only did there be no trace of the other military aid that Japan had promised, but Japan also did not abide by the agreement signed secretly between the two sides. All of a sudden, Xu Shuzheng's strength was greatly reduced, and there was a shortage of arsenals in Hunan. As a last resort, Xu Shuzheng's cavalry attacked Hubei, aiming directly at the Hanyang Arsenal. He wants to occupy the Hanyang Arsenal and grab a logistics base for the Anhui forces in his hands.

With the support of Japan, Beiyang was emboldened, and the offensive firepower on various battlefields increased greatly. The anomaly immediately spread to the northeast. Although he couldn't figure out the specific situation, Feng Yong would be very decisive in dispatching a move that had been arranged a long time ago. That's these arms smugglers.

There is no shortage of weapons in the Northeast, and there is ample ammunition. However, it cannot be blatantly sold, although because of the war, the domestic arms market is also a huge piece of fat, but this piece of meat is not so delicious, and it is a piece of violent poison. Moreover, the Northeast will supply a large number of weapons, not only to finance the enemy, but also to reduce the price of the domestic arms market and reduce profits. Feng Yong released very few weapons and equipment on the surface, which ensured the high price of arms and weapons in the open market. And the price of those smuggled arms will be much higher than the apparent price. In this way, the Northeast will be able to exchange the least number of weapons for the maximum benefit.

Feng Yong is no stranger to this kind of behind-the-scenes control, after all, Feng Yong is from the era of information explosion in later generations, and he has never seen any conspiracy and trickery. All kinds of palace battles on TV, and behind-the-scenes operations abound. It's hard for Feng Yong to think about it. He may not have paid much attention to it, after all, he was blindfolded by the strength of the Northeast Army, thinking that as long as the power of the Northeast Army continued to grow, he would be able to complete the grand plan without conspiracy and treachery. However, the Northeast and Japan fought a war, suffered heavy losses in financial resources, and were unable to fight again in a short period of time, and the domestic situation was very serious, so Feng Yong had to resort to a secret war. When Feng Yong analyzed the internal relations of various forces in the country, he had great confidence in the dark war, which is why he gave up his plan to send troops very simply. An important reason for making every effort to develop the combat effectiveness of the Wehrmacht and increase the revenues of the state treasury. And Feng Yong is extremely ambitious, anyone who has seen the world map will not be satisfied with the map of China in later generations, after all, China has lost too much territory, in this life, the world has undergone earth-shaking changes because of Feng Yong, and Mongolia, which was originally going to be separated, has been completely controlled by the Beijing government. Originally, the three eastern provinces were vigorously infiltrated, which directly led to the September 18 Incident, and the three eastern provinces were reduced to Manchukuo, and the matter ended because of the Sino-Japanese war, when China gained the upper hand. There is no so-called fixed formula for this time, it is like a blank picture scroll, which can be swayed by Feng Yong at will.

In the war in China, he said that the Japanese would not intervene, and he did not believe Feng Yong when he killed him. Little Japan relied on the little tattered things in his hands, but he really fooled a lot of people. Although the changes in the Beiyang Army cannot be proved to have anything to do with Japan, Feng Yong, who has a keen sense of smell, is still unusual, otherwise he would not have let the Northeast arms smugglers enter the role so quickly.

There is not one, but several arms smugglers sent by the Northeast. The targets were Zhao Wei, Zhang Xun, Tang Jiyao and Li Zongren.

Among them, Li Zongren has already been in contact with the Northeast. Li Zongren was flattered that Feng Yong could value him. But he is still considering the proposal to let him join the Northeast. However, regardless of whether Li Zongren will join the Northeast or not, Feng Yong still admires him very much. And it is in the interests of the Northeast to support him now.

Tang Jiyao's ambiguity made Feng Yong angry, but in the end he was still not emotional, and still maintained a certain degree of support for the Southwest Governor's Mansion led by Tang Jiyao. As for Zhang Xun and Zhao Wei, Feng Yong only used them to delay the development of Beiyang, but he did not move to subdue them, and these two people became officials and emperors, and it was impossible to give up the rights in their hands until between life and death. It is precisely because of this first point that the Northeast and its contact with the smugglers used in this matter. He said that he had nothing to do with the Beijing government. If the Beijing government shows up, I am afraid that Feng Yong's idea of competing with the fishermen for profit will be completely frustrated. After all, no one who can come out in this troubled world is a fool. If Feng Yong treats them as fools, then he is the biggest fool.

As for Yan Xishan in Shanxi, Feng Yong also felt very tricky. Yan Xishan is a person who has mixed reviews in the history of later generations, but this person is definitely a very powerful person, who controlled Shanxi in turmoil and worked hard for decades to make Shanxi the best province in China. He single-handedly established the Jin army, and the level of weaponry and training was very strong. At the same time, Taiyuan Arsenal has become one of the three major arsenals of the Republic of China. Moreover, Yan Xishan is not only a good hand in military politics, but also has achievements in the field, and is a master who can talk to the Indian family Tagore about messy philosophy. This is where he is commended. But he also had a side that was derogatory, in order to maintain his rule, he put the iron through Shanxi, and in order to prevent the enemy from attacking, he even built the railroad tracks narrow, so that the trains of other forces could not enter. At the same time, in the early days of the War of Resistance Against Japan, it was not good for him to mark you, especially the Battle of Taiyuan, when the Jin army retreated, leaving almost the arsenal and a large number of weapons and equipment to the enemy. The power has been strengthened in disguise. Of course, these are Yan Xishan of later generations, and now Xiashan has just controlled Shanxi for a few years, and his control in many aspects is not good, but he can feed an army of sixty or seventy thousand with one province, which shows that he is capable. You must know that the current Mingu is poor and weak, and the national strength is extremely weak.

(To be continued)