Since the beginning of the former Qing Dynasty, arrears of military salaries are an unavoidable bad habit of the Chinese army, Beiyang inherited the set of the former Qing Dynasty, and arrears and deductions are commonplace, especially Zhang Zuolin's 27th Division is the bandit army of Zhao'an, not the Beiyang lineage at all, there is no one in the court, and arrears of food and salary have naturally become inevitable.

"Fourth brother, the Japanese don't have that much money to take, they are careful and greedy. This time the Japanese loan was not unconditional, and they asked us to protect Japanese business interests in Mukden. He also said that after Yuting was promoted one step higher, it was necessary to strengthen cooperation, and the meaning of the Japanese was very clear, we took other people's money today, and we will do things for others tomorrow! There will come a time when the demands of the Japanese will exceed our bottom line, and then we will change what to do! ”

Sun Liechen knew Zhang Zuolin's difficulties, but he had always held a repulsive attitude towards borrowing from Japan, and he always felt that Japan was a wolf with ambition and could not come and go.

"What's wrong with doing things for the Japanese? The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers, and President Yuan Da can't let us be fed and clothed. I, Tang Yulin, will do things for the Japanese, at least these Japanese will do what they say, and they will definitely not miss our money! ”

"Tang Yulin, what are you talking about!" Zhang Zuoxiang, who had been silent in the last seat, stood up and said sharply: "Back then, Japan and Big Nose fought in the three eastern provinces, how many bad things they did, we all know that if the Japanese let you kill our fathers and brothers, you can do it!" ”

Zhang Zuoxiang's temper is relatively soft among everyone, but the more honest he is, the more he can stick to the bottom line at a critical time and will not compromise easily.

Tang Yulin saw that Sun Liechen and Zhang Zuoxiang both came out to oppose him, and his momentum weakened a little, but he was still unwilling, and continued: "Zhang Zuoxiang, don't take yourself too seriously, how about President Yuan, didn't he sign 21 articles not long ago, although some clauses were removed, didn't he still bow to the Japanese." The president is like this, what other curses do we have! ”

"It's with the experience of the president that we can't make mistakes, how many people are scolding Yuan Shikai during this time, I Zhang Zuoxiang don't want to be poked in the back!"

The more the two sides talked, the more angry they became, and when they saw that they were about to start fighting, Zhang Jinghui on the side hurriedly spoke: "Everyone is brothers, and there is something to say." If you want me to say that everyone should stop fighting, there are thousands of people in charge of the family, and they all listen to the seventh child, let him have an idea! ”

Tang Yulin, Zhang Zuoxiang and others also barely suppressed their anger, and looked at Zhang Zuolin on the main throne in unison, and at the critical moment, they also had to look at the family. Zhang Zuolin frowned, didn't say a word, just smoked a cigarette pouch, and it took him a long time before he let out a long sigh.

"Brothers, I know the ambitions of the Japanese wolf, but more than 10,000 mouths are waiting for the 27th Division, and I can't let the brothers be wronged, I borrowed this money!"

As soon as Zhang Zuolin's words came out, it was equivalent to a final word, everyone was familiar with Zhang Zuolin's temper, and they knew that what he decided could not be reversed. Tang Yulin was beaming, as if he had won a big battle. The others stopped talking, only Zhang Zuoxiang still looked like he wanted to speak and stopped.

Everyone dispersed, Zhang Zuolin grabbed Zhang Zuoxiang, "Eighth, I know what you said, in a sentence, I call it seeking skin with the tiger!" But knowing that there is a trap ahead, I have to jump, or the 27th Division will be finished. For the Japanese, we can only use it and guard against it! ”

Zhang Zuoxiang didn't say anything, he also knew that it was not easy to be a family member, so he had to leave Zhang Zuolin's mansion sullenly, and he didn't go to work, so he went home directly.

As soon as Zhang Zuoxiang walked to the door of the house, he saw his eldest son Zhang Tinglan coming and returning from the corner of the street happily, and the father and son happened to collide together.

Zhang Tinglan had just returned from Daosheng Bank, Fred was a shrewd Jewish banker, Zhang Tinglan also spent a lot of effort to fight him, and his hard work paid off, and he finally persuaded this old Jewish man to agree to support his Jihua. However, Fred also made a request, that is, he must meet Zhang Zuolin in person, and only when he reached an agreement with Zhang Zuolin can he rest assured.

Zhang Tinglan saw that people still looked down on her weight, and she had no other way, so she had to come back and find an opportunity to explain the matter to her father as soon as possible.

In front of the door, the father and son collided together, Zhang Tinglan saw that his father's face was gloomy, and he seemed to be a little unhappy, and he couldn't guess Zhang Zuoxiang's thoughts, so he could only honestly follow Zhang Zuoxiang to the courtyard.

Zhang Zuoxiang sat on the table of the Eight Immortals under the grape trellis, picked up the cigarette pouch, and began to smoke without saying a word.

Zhang Tinglan is also more curious about what happened, to know that his identity is Zhang Zuoxiang's son, then he has been labeled as Feng, he and Fengjun share honor and disgrace, if there is any difficulty, he can still help think of a way!

"Dad, what's the matter that makes you so worried!"

"Hey, what do you know? Your Seven Masters are going to take out loans from the Japanese. ”

Zhang Zuoxiang said casually, he didn't expect his son to understand these things. However, now Zhang Tinglan was suddenly shocked and said loudly: "Absolutely not!" ”

Zhang Tinglan still knows something about the Feng system, and the Feng system can be said to be a success and a defeat in Japan! Without the support of Japan, Zhang Zuolin could not have become the king of the Northeast so smoothly, but when the Feng system was out of control, the Japanese killed Zhang Zuolin again, and launched the 918 Incident, the Feng warlords became history completely, and the three eastern provinces also fell for 14 years.

Therefore, as soon as he heard Zhang Zuoxiang say that Zhang Zuolin was going to take out a loan from the Japanese, Zhang Tinglan keenly felt that he seemed to be at a critical historical node, and whether the fate of the Feng Department could be changed was in his own thoughts!

"Dad, the Japanese have bad intentions, they borrowed their money, and they don't want to pay it off for the rest of their lives. Moreover, the loan is just a stepping stone, and most of them will gain an inch and gradually control the 27th Division in their hands, and the consequences will be unimaginable at that time! ”

Zhang Zuoxiang originally thought that Zhang Tinglan was just a simple emotional outburst, because the image of the Japanese in China had been greatly hit by the 21 Articles, and many enthusiastic students had anti-Japanese sentiments. However, as soon as he heard Zhang Tinglan's next words, he suddenly felt that his son could see it more clearly than himself, so Zhang Zuoxiang also wanted to hear his son's opinion very rarely.

"Tinglan, what do you think is the purpose of Japan's loan?"

"It's just to win over control, the loan is a bait, and the price they offer at first will not be very high. Let's feel profitable. After eating the first bait, there will be a second, and then a third. The Japanese will also keep reaching out in all directions, and when they feel that we are no longer useful, they will not hesitate to kick them away. ”

Zhang Zuoxiang nodded, he was against the loan, and he was only worried that Japan would make unreasonable demands, and it was not easy to refuse. Now listening to Zhang Tinglan, he was shocked to realize that this is a loan, it is clearly poison, as long as you eat it, you will fall into the trap of Japan, and life and death are not something you can control.

"Tinglan, you have this insight, Dad is so happy!"

"Dad, you still persuade the Seventh Master, you must be cautious about Japanese loans, I think it's best to refuse directly!"

Zhang Zuoxiang closed his eyes and thought about it, then shook his head helplessly, "It's not easy, Yuting is short of money now!" ”

"How much is missing? I have a way! ”