The relationship between modern China and Yuben can be said to be extremely complicated, but in general the direction has always been in a state of hostility! It can be said that since the Tongzhi Westernization Movement and the Meiji Restoration, both countries have regarded each other as potential enemies! It is said that the original goal of the navy was to directly target the Beiyang Naval Division, and a war in the First Sino-Japanese War even positioned the relationship between the two countries to the state of a hostile country.

The modern Far East is so big, whether it is the market or industrial raw materials, it cannot afford to support two civilized countries, just as the so-called China has no capital, and there is no China, and it is a joke if the two want to coexist.

The Qing court began to reform after Gengzi, and although many problems emerged one after another, in any case, China's development in this short period of more than ten years was obvious to the world, and the development of its industry, commerce, and military made Yueben feel more and more a sense of crisis. Although China's strength cannot challenge the current situation, the sense of crisis in the island nation has always been strong. Therefore, after the victory of the Russo-Russian War, on the one hand, he continued to consolidate his interests in the northeast region, and on the other hand, he vigorously supported the Chinese revolutionary party headed by Sun Wen in an attempt to cause internal chaos in China and thus interfere with China's development.

To tell the truth, even he himself did not expect that the alliance he strongly supported would be able to really set off a Xinhai Revolution, and its original intention was only to create trouble for China and shake the foundation of the Qing court's rule.

When the news of the Wuchang Uprising reached the country, many powerful people woke up several times in their dreams!

A large number of open or secret envoys were sent to contact various forces in China, including dignitaries of the Qing court, leaders of the League, and powerful factions of local governors. There is only one purpose, and that is to let China go into chaos, and it is better to repeat a rebellion of bandits.

A secret report of the War Department even pointed out that as long as China is plunged into a state of civil war, then the garrison of Kwantung Prefecture will be sure to completely take the northeast region in a short period of time, and then threaten Yanjing, and even if the army directly sends troops under the pretext of this turmoil, the army is sure to take the whole of northern China within half a year. Although this secret report is divorced from reality and does not mention the intervention of the great powers and the many subsequent political and economic problems, it does point out that a chaotic China is in the best interest of the country.

Against this background, the War Department and others headed by Yama Yama Aritomo shook their hands, and not only was the Kwantung Prefecture garrison already on combat readiness duty, but a standing division and regiment in China had even completed operational preparations to deal with possible changes in China and defend China's interests.

However, no matter what the radical War Department may say, it is clear from the sound civilian system that there are not enough economic and political conditions to carry out a large-scale armed intervention war. Since the Russian-Russian War, although the company has won the war, it has also been burdened with heavy foreign debts, which amounted to more than 2 billion yuan and are more than six times the tax revenue of this year. In order to maintain the financial function, the country has implemented high taxes, and the people have suffered unspeakably, resulting in political instability. At the same time, after the victory of the Russian War, it was said that Ben monopolized the interests of the Northeast and excluded the capital of Britain and the United States, and at the same time made the situation in the Far East turbulent, and Britain, the United States, France and other countries were already dissatisfied.

During the period between the end of the Russo-Japanese War and the First World War, it was the most difficult period for the Emperor to defeat Russia and become a member of the Great Powers. It can be said that at present, there are not enough conditions for waging a large-scale foreign-related war, whether in terms of economy, domestic politics, or diplomacy.

Not only did the cabinet oppose large-scale direct armed intervention in China's civil war, but even the generals of the navy faction sternly opposed it, for the simple reason that if a large-scale war against China was launched in an attempt to completely solve the problems of Manchuria and Mongolia, the army would inevitably increase its military spending. And the military expenditure is so much, the army will be more, and the navy will naturally be less, and such a situation is something that the navy veterans must not agree to.

Under these circumstances, after arguing for many days, the political leaders of the book finally came up with a policy toward the Xinhai Revolution, that is: "When there is a good opportunity, we will strive to gradually expand the rights of our country, and as for the fundamental solution of the Manchurian question, we must wait for the most favorable time for us."

According to this policy, through various channels such as the army stationed in China, the foreign institutions, and the Black Dragon Society, he made contact with various Chinese forces, such as the Qing Zheng Axe and the Revolutionary Army, and at the same time gave arms and economic assistance to both sides, so that no matter which side wins, it can enable the two sides to expand their rights in China, and at the same time, it is more hoped that the two sides can form a protracted civil war, which will cause the actual surname to split, and further deplete China's strength, so that in the future, the two sides can completely annex China.

The military headquarters controlled by the county was naturally strongly dissatisfied with this policy, and they hoped to send troops to occupy Manchu and Mongolia in one fell swoop, but they were shelved by Xiyuan Temple's concerns. In this regard, the county was full of sorrow, accusing Xiyuan Temple of adopting a policy of sitting on the sidelines, so as to miss a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, which is really sad for the country.

The reason why the original time and space history supported the pro-'Yue faction headed by Duan Qirui of the Anhui system in the middle and late period of Beiyang, Zhang Zuolin, and the Kuomintang headed by Sun Wen in the early period were the products of this policy.

Fujian, located opposite Taiwan, is the second province to be recovered, and Chen Jingyun also took the lead in completing the reunification of the province and sending troops out of the province in a high-profile manner. In this way, it was natural for him to pay attention to Chen Jingyun, and after a telegram exchange, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an order to the consul in Fuzhou to contact Chen Jingyun and find out Chen Jingyun's attitude towards the empire.

In this way, there is a consul in Fuzhou, Ryosuke Sato, and his entourage.

For these reasons, Chen Jingyun naturally doesn't know the twists and turns inside, but only knows some superficial things.

Ryosuke Sato wore the same black tuxedo, a bowler hat, a staff of civilization, black leather shoes, and a figure-eight beard.

Chen Jingyun was a little surprised when he first met him, especially when he heard him directly say that he wanted to provide a loan.

After the two sides sat down, the two sides did not immediately talk about the loan, but talked nonsense about the revolutionary cause, the republic, and diplomatic relations between the two countries, and Anwarin, who was watching from the side, was even a little anxious.

After drinking a few sips of tea like this, Chen Jingyun spoke: "Mr. Sato, the loan you said before!" ”

Ryosuke Sato also took a sip at this time, and after a while, he said: "General, my country agrees with and supports the revolutionary cause of your country, and at the same time, my country also sees that the general is committed to bringing a republic to this ancient country, and at the same time, my country will advance and retreat with Britain, France, Germany and other countries, and maintain a neutral attitude towards the current situation in China, but ......." ”

Speaking of this, Ryosuke Sato paused and continued: "If the general needs it, the bankers of our country will be happy to underwrite the bonds issued by the Fujian military and political axe!" ”

"Bonds?" Chen Jingyun continued quietly: "How can this be done? ”

Ryosuke Sato said: "As far as I know, at present, the Fujian military and political axe is issuing recovery bonds to collect military expenses, although due to diplomatic troubles, we cannot directly provide loans, but I can let my country's bankers buy the bonds issued by you!" ”

After hearing this, Chen Jingyun said: "I think the bankers in your country don't have such courage and courage!" ”

Ryosuke Sato said: "This is natural, and the repayment credit of this batch of bonds is worrying. So I suggest that the general can use the salt administration as a guarantee for repayment! ”

After a detour here, Chen Jingyun finally understood, it turned out to be a loan, but it was changed under a different name, and the loan was replaced by bonds, which was also mortgaged by Yanzheng.

"In that case, I don't know how many bonds your country's bankers will be able to buy!" Chen Jingyun felt that this was the core of the problem, Chen Jingyun didn't bother to talk about it if he had less money, and if he had more money, he had to think carefully about whether he had other thoughts.

Ryosuke Sato said: "If it goes well, 10 million yuan is still okay!" ”

When Chen Jingyun heard this, he had already thought quickly in his heart, there is no doubt that he borrowed money to himself not out of kindness, but for another purpose, but what does it matter, Chen Jingyun originally planned to borrow money, borrowing from the United Kingdom, Germany, and even the United States are the same to borrow, so what's the matter with borrowing the book. I'm afraid that this person is not just borrowing money, I'm afraid that he has another picture, and if he doesn't do it well, he will be pitted by himself, and if he gets out of what 24 articles, it will be even more than worth the loss.

So he pondered for a moment before he said: "You and I are both understanding people, and we don't hide the things in the bottom line, saying, what do you want!" ”

When Ryosuke Sato heard this, he didn't look surprised, but smiled and said: "The general is too worried, this purchase of bonds is completely out of commercial considerations, and I am just taking the lead." In addition, I heard that the Fuzhou Military Academy is expanding, and I think that the teachers are also insufficient, and it just so happens that I have a few retired soldiers from the empire who are worried about their livelihoods, and it would be great if the general could give them a job. ”

Speaking of this, he seemed to think of something: "Of course, the supervision of funds is also necessary. ”

As soon as Chen Jingyun heard this, he immediately understood what he wanted, didn't he just want to send military instructors and advisers, it seemed that it was still the same old-fashioned thing, and he wanted to influence China from the root.

In fact, Chen Jingyun still has a lot of concerns, according to the idea of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Council will choose several forces to provide limited support, there are in the south, there are also in the north, so it is best to let China form a north-south confrontation, if not, then let China fall into a state of division with actual surnames, Chen Jingyun is just a member of his plan.

As for the loan, it is given for nothing, and there is a salt administration mortgage in hand, even if Chen Jingyun falls, he is sure that his successor will continue to recognize the loan contract. As for military instructors and advisers and the like, it's just a diplomatic custom, and it's a common practice for China to deal with foreign powers, no matter what kind of contract, and the great powers send all kinds of advisers and so on.

If it's just these few requirements, this condition is not harsh.

Chen Jingyun was silent for a while before he nodded: "We need military instructors, and I also need a few consultants for some economic matters." ”

When Chen Jingyun said this, he had already said that he generally agreed, but when Chen Jingyun said this, he changed his words: "In addition, I hope you can provide some artillery at a preferential price!" ”

Ryosuke Sato still said with a smile: "The problem of artillery is not big, I can also take the lead in the line, the price, I have to talk about it specifically!" ”

Ryosuke Sato and Chen Jingyun are not professional businessmen, strictly speaking, they are both politicians, and they only talk about tens of millions of yuan in loans, but they will not participate in many jobs. Don't look at the simplicity of what the two people say now, but the talks about the actual surname have not officially begun.

After Ryosuke Sato returned that day, he immediately reported to his own country, and Chen Jingyun also summoned important officials such as the military and political axes to discuss the loan.

It was said that the country had originally formulated a plan to support the agent, and now that the plan was going smoothly, he naturally ordered Ryosuke Sato to conduct talks and contacts with his actual surname, and there was no opposition within the Fujian military and political axe, although it was not appropriate to mortgage Yanzheng, but because this was not a direct loan, but the issuance of bonds, Yanzheng only guaranteed the bonds, so it was easy to say that it still retained a face.

Zheng Zuyin said: "This salt administration is a matter of sovereignty and safety, and it must not be careless!" ”

But over there, as Chen Jingyun's only and number one dogleg in the military and political axe, An Hualin stood up and said: "If you don't borrow, the provincial finance will collapse within two months, and then I, An Mou, will not be able to be the head of the finance department, and I will not resign now!" ”

An Hualin's words represent Chen Jingyun's words, and such a tough attitude makes Zheng Zuyin and others even if they have the heart to oppose it, they can only sigh and agree. As for what the mind thinks, only they know it.

Under such a premise, the efficiency of both sides was very high, and the next day the official secret talks between the Fujian side began!