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Chapter 554: Entering Beijing

A typhoon hit yesterday, this is yesterday!

In June, Beijing was already very hot. Perhaps because the new government’s policies were appropriate, or perhaps because it was far from the threat of war, the capital of Beijing, the country, has no depression two months ago, and has walked out of a lonely dilemma!

To put it bluntly, it is entirely supported by the financial support of the entire country and the huge consumption and expenditure of the bureaucratic economy. At least, Beijing, which cannot produce any industrial products and specialties, is now the center connecting the economy inside and outside the customs, it is obviously not as large as Dalian, Lushun and even Tianjin occupied by Japan. A large number of Northeast specialties fur and ginseng are sent to various places at home and abroad through three places. In fact, less than one or two of them are actually passing south through Beijing by land.

There were endless people entering and leaving the city gate. A convoy that had just returned from outside the pass was blocking the city gate and was inspected by the Beijing City Guards. From time to time, one or two mules and horses roared from more than a dozen carriages. This is a not-so-large convoy. The truly large caravans between the capital and the inner and outer passes of the pass usually choose to purchase goods in the northeast and then go to the sea and land to the Tianjin route to the Jinpu route. Although the route seems to be a longer, in fact, due to the convenience of sea and land and railways, it avoids the danger of encountering horse thieves on land. In fact, it can save several days of travel time than taking land.

However, if the goods are less, they will be lost by sea and land to railway transportation. Therefore, generally smaller teams are now on land. Although it is delayed for a few days, Beijing has a large number of idle staff and low cost. In addition, the once rampant horse thieves who have been rampant within thousands of miles of the entrance and exit are all cleared by the National Defense Forces, so they can still have a lot of money left to buy the road. In fact, the cost has been reduced a lot.

Although this caravan is not large in size, the handlebars in the driving are obviously all old people in the industry. They all look old in their forties and fifties, but in fact they may be younger and strong in their real age. They drive day after day, year after year, facing the corrosion of wind and sand, and the years have left a deep mark on their faces.

The shopkeeper in front came back soon. He was a middle-aged man in his forties. He waved a red soft book in his hand. A group of handlebars who had not put down their whip and were waiting for news. He knew that they had passed the review of the city guards. At that moment, a handlebar that seemed to be the leader pinched his fingers to his mouth and blew a sharp whistle. Suddenly, the convoy's driving whip was whipped together. With his hands raised, the whip sounded, and the mule and horse carts turned forward. After the crowding in front of the city gate was resolved, the people who were entering and leaving the city were able to circulate again and became lively.

In the bustling city gate, a team of cavalry shivered and escorted a carriage to the city gate. On the city tower watchtower, the city guard soldiers found that the military uniforms worn by the cavalry were unimpressed in the telescope, and quickly rang the alarm bell. Suddenly, the city guards adapted from the 14th Division of the National Defense Forces immediately responded. On the city wall, several cannons lifted the cannon suits, and six machine guns on and under the wall were aimed at the place where the dust and smoke flew up at the same time.

"Don't shoot...the family of Governor Yang from Xinjiang requested to enter the city!"

The speed of dozens of cavalry brigades began to slow down hundreds of meters away from the city gate. Two cavalrymen were separated and quickly arrived at the city gate with whips. The soldier got off his horse, took out a document from his pocket, and handed it to an officer in the guard under the surveillance of the city guards. The officer opened the document and looked at it, "It turned out to be the Governor Yang, but the President has an order. In order to ensure the harmony and security of the people in the capital, the commanders of the local government must not exceed ten people in the city, and they must not carry any heavy weapons or **. Please cooperate!"

"this..."

Yang Zengxin's cavalry was in a dilemma. He didn't know whether this was really the order of the president or the city guards. He could only follow his previous experience and take out a wallet from his pocket and said, "Sir, can you please, sir?"

The officer dared not take his money. His face suddenly changed color and he said angrily: "What do you mean?"

His eyes unconsciously looked at not far away. Two people wearing black military uniforms with the words "grid police" printed on their right arm had noticed them and were walking towards them.

"Put your money away, this is the order of the President, and everyone must follow it!"

The officer's overreaction made the cavalry stunned. Seeing that there were more and more people surrounding the neighborhood, they were worried that there would be too many people and that it would make a big deal. He had to take back his purse with awkward and said, "Don't blame me, please wait a moment and let me report to my supervisor!"

It happened that many people were in and out at the city gate, and they all saw this scene, and someone immediately publicly applauded.

"Or why do you say that the former President Yuan cannot beat President Li? Look at the soldiers he led, they are all tigers!"

"Shh, let's say a little bit. Didn't you see a military police team next to you? But whoever catches and kills whom, I heard that some time ago, there were several city guard officers here who collected money from others. After discovering it, they took it away. It is said that the lightest one has also received ten years of punishment. The captain who took the lead in collecting the money was shot directly!"

"Really or not?"

"Hey, who do you think is the person coming here? Such a big posture is much larger than those who came to Guizhou a few days ago!"

"Didn't you just heard that it was the Governor Yang of Xinjiang? It must be the Governor Yang Zengxin of Xinjiang, a magistrate of the border!"

"Oh, it turns out that it is the King of Xinjiang. I said that there is such a big formation. It's strange. He ran half of the country from Xinjiang. What did he do in the capital?"

"Who knows... Maybe it's President Li's summons. Our President is so young and Shenwu. He wants to recruit Yang Zengxin to Beijing. How dare he not come?"

"That's right!"

...

As the city gate says, this team of cavalry was the man of Xinjiang Governor Yang Zengxin, but it was not summoned by President Li Han, but he came by himself. Yes... he had to come!

The central government has recently raised its butcher knife to promote the reduction of the vassal states, and Xinjiang, a major border province, cannot avoid it and face the threat of force from the central government.

Faced with Xinjiang, the new president seemed to have no intention of appeasement. He directly used the strong excuse of the black lama rebellion in Xinjiang but was unable to settle for three years. Some Russians coveted it and ordered Hu Yuzhen to lead the 11th Division of the National Defense Forces to march directly to Xinjiang. Although Xinjiang also trained two divisions of troops, it did not mention the difficulty of replenishing equipment and the quality was poor. The black lamas in Black Gobi and Cordo and the one or two thousand border troops sent by the Russians from time to time made Yang Zengxin unable to draw troops to resist the central government and send troops into Xinjiang. What made him even more uneasy was that the man defeated by force.

Former President Yuan Shikai ascended the throne of presidential throne, and even rushed to the Northeast to toughen the wrists of the Japanese. He did not seem to satisfy his vague call for obedience to the central government. Not only did he send troops into Xinjiang, but his subordinates recently discovered that his confidant Fan Yaonan's mansion had been in and out of the southern accent and had never seen people in Dihua City. Combined with the central government's voice a month ago, he wanted to establish a new governor in Xinjiang. After rushing to temporarily hand over Xinjiang's military power to his close confidant Yang Feixia, he brought hundreds of guards and rushed to Beijing day and night.

Yang Zengxin quickly made a compromise. He did not want to arouse the dissatisfaction of the president when he arrived in Beijing. So after learning about Li Han's regulations, he found a place for the cavalry he brought outside the city, and then took ten escorts to register at the city guards and went to the Interior Affairs Office to prepare for the file.

In order to prevent the new president from holding a Hongmen banquet after arriving in Beijing, he also made preparations according to the suggestions of his staff. Not only did he entrust Xinjiang territory to several trusted confidants and relatives to take care of it, but he also ambushed many eyeliners along the way as he came over. Whenever there was any disturbance, Yang Zengxin could use these eyeliners to abscond, and even if he could not escape back to the Tianjin Concession, at least nearer in Xinjiang, he was still confident. Moreover, Yang Zengxin was confident that the new president would not attack him. As soon as there were cases of Northeast Zhang and Meng, they were only under house arrest after being sent to Beijing. Although they were temporarily restricted, they did not accept any trial in the military court. Moreover, Yang Zengxin defeated the Russians and the black lamas in Xinjiang dozens of times in the past few years. Even if they were not a hero, it was not a moral person. If the central government wants to handle it, he needs to consider the public opinion of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang.

After entering Beijing City, Yang Zengxin's heart that had been hanging for many days was relieved. As the first official in the border area who took the initiative to come to Beijing to express his loyalty, Yang Zengxin's attitude is not enough. He has done everything he should do. I believe that the ambitious young man should consider comforting him! He has been in the officialdom since the late Qing Dynasty. Over the years, Yang Zengxin has been able to become the king of Xinjiang step by step. His wisdom in the officialdom is not bad, but now even if he has some opinions on the current situation, he is still uneasy.

Since the central government raised its butcher knife to "cut down the vassal state", not only are the officials in the country, but local forces, but also the central government suppressed them, but Xinjiang is naturally indispensable. Yang Zengxin was the first local power figure to respond to the president's abolishment of parliament. He was relatively conservative in his mind and did not like the new parliament. However, he did not expect that after the new president came to power, the first thing he did was to announce the reopening of parliament and re-select the national parliamentary auditions. Now it's good.

The new president took this trick, and the members of the parliament in the parliament that he suppressed were all jumping up and down. Because he offended too much, some members even called out the "military division of military and civilians" to see him, Yang Zengxin, voluntarily resigned from his position as the Xinjiang military commander and became the Xinjiang military guard. In the future, they will be in charge of military and political affairs. As for civil affairs and tax donations, they will not bother him. Yang Zengxin will intervene. The members of the Provincial House of Representatives will make arrangements in an orderly manner.

How could Yang Zengxin feel better after being despised by a group of people who had been despised and offended so much? What made him even more worried was that after the "Northeast chaos" subsided, the authority of the central government was further established, and the prestige of the president of the Republic of China was further improved. In particular, the new president started his career as an army and had a close relationship with foreigners. The hundreds of thousands of elite troops under his command were still not satisfied. It is said that the new army is still being organized in an orderly manner. It is said that the army of some newly occupied provinces in the local area has been incorporated.

After the forces joined the forces, the new central government had at least 40 reorganized divisions, including 27 of which were organized according to the new national defense organization. The 1st Division and 3rd Brigade were organized and trained. With nearly 600,000 troops, this is why local strong men from the north and south dared not respond under the central government's order to reduce the vassals. Even the king of the southwest, Tang Jiyao, who suffered a great loss, had sent a telegram honestly to congratulate the governor of Guizhou Liu Xianshi on his way. The loss given by the central government must break his teeth and swallow it.

The current strong and strong Beijing central government is very different from the situation where Yuan Shikai's Beiyang government "does not leave the capital". As a local powerful figure, Yang Zhengxin is indeed helpless about this and can only lose sincerity to the center. Otherwise, the next "criminal person" would probably be Yang Zengxin.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Yang Zengxin believed that although the new central government is strong, it is impossible to vent its force to the local government. In the past month, the central government has taken all the benefits. Several local strongmen have been convinced by the local government. If the person in the presidential palace is not confused, it is almost time to stop when he sees the good. It is time to comfort the soft. If he blindly forces, it is really possible to force several local power factions to join forces to fight against the central government!

It is precisely because of this that he hopes to be the first target of the central government to comfort the soft, which is a risk. Think about it, Yang Zengxin, who was the governor of Xinjiang, did not do it, and most of China, who traveled thousands of miles, came to Beijing to surrender to the president. Isn’t this the best performance of loyalty?

Obviously, many people have the same idea as Yang Zengxin. Guangdong and Guizhou all sent envoys to Beijing before him. Unfortunately, Liu Xianshi sent his confidant and Long Jiguang sent his brothers, but they didn't come here in person. It would be better to show loyalty than to come in person. This weight is really not light!

Yang Zengxin dared not dissatisfaction with the new president. Although he is young, look at his methods. Whether he is swaying the Beiyang giant Yuan Shikai, or making trouble with the Kuomintang giant Sun Huang and other Kuomintang bosses, or climbing up to the top of Germany, fighting with Britain, and fighting fiercely with Japan in the Northeast. If he gives him a few courages, Yang Zengxin dared not say that he could do a few things. Although he envied that he became the president at the moment of thirty, the opportunity was given to him, and Yang Zengxin was not sure whether he could get to this point!

Under this state of mind, his thoughts are easy to understand. Now the domestic situation is about to settle, and the reallocation of interests is also underway. Many people are eager to flatter the president. At this time, challenging Li Han's power is a way to die. Yang Zengxin is not stupid. He is unwilling to be on the blacklist of the new president like Tang Jiyao, Lu Rongting, etc. During the Yuan Shikai period, Yang Zengxin was a priest who Yuan Shikai "trusts" and now he is also going to become a new president. The officialdom in China for thousands of years is nothing more than just a two-word stand!

If you take the team, you are the winner. If you are wrong, just like Duan Qirui, Xu Shichang and others, don’t look at the new presidents who have not touched them, but you will know that the remaining influence of the Beiyang corps in the Northeast has been cut off from the central government. Sooner or later, you will have to deal with them. Therefore, learn from Liang Shiyi, Zhou Ziqi, and have given up their lives, roots, and Bank of Communications and Bank of China. Or learn from Yan Fu and Wang Shizhen. One is honestly just focusing on education and ignores other things, while the other is simply returning home and ignores politics.

Isn’t people living in the world just for the word “profit”? Yang Zengxin has been operating in Xinjiang for so long, and he has to be famous and have millions of dollars. As a vested interest since the Revolution of 1911, Yang Zengxin’s requirements are not high, and it is best to continue to hold power in Xinjiang. If the new president does not agree, even if he can no longer be in charge of military and political power, at least he must keep it, he will be satisfied.
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