Shanghai is now a rainy season, and the whole city seems to be wrapped in endless drizzle. Standing in the center of Shanghai, the skyscrapers are always foggy and can't see anything clearly.

Chang Ruiqing has now walked into a room on the sixth floor of the "high-rise building" that overlooks the city of Shanghai but can't see clearly. There are two people waiting there, one of them sitting on a chair and motionless. It is Zhang Jingjiang, one of the four senior officials of the Kuomintang. The other is a middle-aged man in his thirties, wearing a gentle and elegant dress, wearing a high top hat, and holding a briefcase in his hand. Seeing Chang Ruiqing push the door and walk in, he quickly stood up, took off the top hat, and bowed slightly to Chang Ruiqing. Zhang Jingjiang, who was standing aside, smiled and introduced: "This gentleman is Zhang Gongquan, the famous Shanghai Branch manager of the Bank of China - this is Chang Ruiqing, the 31st Mixed Brigade Commander of the Central Army. He is the one who wants to invest in Bank of China this time!"

Zhang Gongquan smiled and looked at the young and somewhat overly tall Beiyang warlord in front of him. It is well known that the Beiyang warlords have money! There are not many millions in the army at the moment? The division commander does not have a property worth hundreds of thousands in his pocket? But a mixed brigade commander who had not been in office for a short time could actually take out a huge sum of two million to invest in the Bank of China at once. This speed of making money still made him admire him!

Chang Ruiqing also smiled and bowed to Zhang Gongquan. He looked at the other party's eyes and couldn't say it... I like it! This man is a rare economic expert! Moreover, his personal ethics can withstand the "test of history". In history, he was in charge of the Bank of China, the Ministry of Railways, and the Central Bank for many years, but he did not buy any property. Later, when he ran to the United States, he even borrowed 11,000 US dollars from several old friends in the banking industry!

Chang Ruiqing sighed in his heart. A central bank president is so poor. Can Jiang JShi's reactionary authorities not be penetrated by China? Compared with the loyalty of the civil servants in China in later generations, such a lesson is so profound! You must remember it firmly! Since ancient times, only those who have changed jobs because they have made little money, and absolutely no one is dissatisfied with the authorities! Well, how could anyone believe this statement in later generations?

"A banker with courage and ambition! Brothers have long been famous." Chang Ruiqing looked at Zhang Gongquan, nodded, and then stretched out his hand to hold him hard: "Thank you Mr. Zhang for your relationship with China's financial industry! If it weren't for Mr. Zhang, today's Shanghai would probably have no foothold of Chinese banks. The right to issue money by us Chinese people has been completely monopolized by foreign companies! You must know that finance is the cornerstone of a country's economic stability, and currency is the blood of a country's economic operation. If these two are controlled by foreign countries, China will not be far from its demise!"

When Zhang Gongquan heard Chang Ruiqing's words seem to be from the heart and deeply understood the principles of economic and financial, he didn't know why, but his eyes suddenly turned red! He had never heard more numb words. When those big men saw him, the God of Wealth, which one was not given one by one? But who can really know the importance of China's financial industry and the dangerous situation of China's financial industry? China has lost half of its most basic currency issuance rights! Especially in the Northeast, the banknote market was completely manipulated by Japanese and Korean banks. The Japanese could buy China's goods and resources by printing money. This is really incredible!

Zhang Gongquan smiled bitterly: "Brig Commander, it is beyond Zhang's expectations that you can understand this principle. It's a pity that there are too few masters in the dynasty who understand this principle!"...,

Chang Ruiqing found a chair and sat down, looking at Zhang Gongquan sincerely: "If I can control a province, I will turn the banknotes of the Bank of China into the only legally circulated banknotes in a province! If I can control several provinces, only the banknotes of the Bank of China can be issued within several provinces. If I can lead the whole country... The Bank of China is the central bank of China! The banknotes issued by the Bank of China are the only legally circulated currency in China!"

These words were said firmly, and every word seemed to be a steel nail nailed to the ground! Zhang Gongquan couldn't help but disbelieve it and respect it. Zhang Jingjiang, who was beside him, kept nodding, as if he was also moved by Chang Ruiqing.

Chang Ruiqing seemed to be a little excited, and his chest was fluctuating. What he said to Zhang Gongquan just now was indeed out of his original intention, and he also intended to truly implement it! However, the premise for implementing these promises is that the Bank of China must stand on its own side and become its own weapon to conquer the world!

He calmed down his emotions and lowered his voice and said to Zhang Gongquan: "China is now at the most dangerous moment! If you don't find a way to save it, you will probably sink forever... And to save the country's destiny and reorganize the country, you cannot rely solely on Mr. Sun. A man like Mr. Zhang cannot be only a heroic warrior like Ruiqing. He also needs economic people like Mr. Zhang. Of course, thousands of people need to work together and work together! Until the mission entrusted by history to our generation, open up a new and beautiful future for future generations!"

Zhang Gong focused his weight and said solemnly: "General Yaoru, I understand what you mean... What do you want me to do? Even if you can speak, as long as it is within your power, you will definitely help you!"

Chang Ruiqing smiled and nodded: "Then Chang is not polite. There are two things that Chang wants Mr. Zhang to help me. One is to run the Bank of China well! I now have 25,000 taels of gold in my army, which is the commission for the ransom for the last kidnapping of Puyi... all invested in Bank of China! But Mr. Zhang wants to keep it a secret for me, the shareholder!"

Zhang Gongquan smiled: "This matter is easy. Mr. Chang can send someone to Nanyang to register a shell company, and then invest in Bank of China in the name of this company. At that time, I will declare to the public that I have received investment from Nanyang rich people... no one will go to Nanyang to investigate."

Chang Ruiqing nodded with satisfaction. The way to register a shell company overseas is good. In his previous life, many "foreign-funded enterprises" were exported to domestic sales. As long as they have a foreign identity, they dare not control it casually. The Republic of China is probably even more so now? There are many words: "The second thing is to ask Mr. Zhang to recommend a financial expert to Chang. Mr. Zhang also knows Chang's ambitions... If you don't have one or two financial experts, you may not be able to deal with it by relying on Chang himself to dial the beads."

"Oh, that's right!" Zhang Gongquan nodded with a smile, and thought to himself: "The other party can easily take out 25,000 taels of gold to invest in Bank of China, and most of the money in his hand needs to be managed... And the person who manages funds for this permanent voyage commander will definitely have an unlimited future in the future!" Thinking of this, he already had a recommended candidate. He smiled and said: "We Bank of China do not have other talents, and there are really a few talents who plan to make accounts. Brothers will take the liberty to recommend one person to General Yaoru. This person's surname is Liu, his courtesy name is Zhanyi. He graduated from the accounting department of Soochow University and Tangshan Industrial College. He is a good account and is loyal and reliable."

"Okay, that's him!" Chang Ruiqing nodded and said to Zhang Gongquan: "When Mr. Gongquan came to Anting to get gold, he would take him to the 31st Mixed Brigade Department. I will give him the title of lieutenant colonel finance director, and he will do the accounts of the 31st Mixed Brigade in the future."......

In mid-May 2016, Fujian and Fuzhou.

Fuzhou in May is also shrouded in plum rain, and the climate is wet and hotter than Shanghai. There are not many pedestrians on the narrow streets of Fuzhou City, all of whom are carrying umbrellas and straw raincoats, coming and going in a hurry. Occasionally, Beiyang soldiers carrying rifles pass by, and the soldiers are all careless. In this season when people are almost moldy, who doesn’t want to stay in the barracks comfortably? What’s the peace in Fuzhou City?

Two carriages with the 31st mixed brigade of the CSKA rumbled in from the city gate. The soldiers guarding the gate just checked it out and saw a beautiful family member in the carriage of one of them. I don’t know which adult’s wife or concubine was? Two officers sat side by side in the other carriage, one with the rank of colonel and the other with the rank of major. They were both unaffordable! An officer who didn’t know was the platoon leader at the city gate waved his hand and let him go casually.

The major in the car said to the colonel quietly: "Brother Yu Xun, it seems that the city defense in Fuzhou has been strengthened!"

It turned out that the colonel was Chang Ruiqing's deputy Wu Shi, the major was Meng Li, and the beautiful woman in another carriage was the gift she was going to give to Li Houji this time, Wu Yan'er.

After hearing Meng Li's words, Wu Shi glanced at a group of Beiyang soldiers passing by outside the window and smiled faintly: "That's a way to scare the ** party... There are neither barricades nor trenches and fortifications. If you encounter a regular army siege, you can rely on a broken city wall."

During this period, the situation in Fujian was not very stable. After Sun Yat-sen became the Grand Marshal in Guangzhou, the Fujian civilian army was close to the Kuomintang, and the party's forces were all ready to move. The Beiyang Army headed by Li Houji naturally became nervous. Zang Zhiping's 14th Mixed Brigade was sent to Zhangzhou and Xiamen to deploy defenses. Wang Qi's 11th Mixed Brigade was deployed to Changting, Shanghang and other counties in northwest Fujian. Li Houji's confidant, Tang Guomo, the 10th Mixed Brigade.

The Cheng Brigade drove into Fuzhou City to protect the horse. In addition, another confidant of Li Houji, Yao Jianping, also directed the newly recruited Fujian First Mixed Brigade to Yong'an to Quanzhou, as the second line of defense to resist the attack of Guangdong and Guangxi. Such a deployment is actually to keep the direct troops by their side to protect the horse and put non-direct troops in front of them. And Zang Zhiping, who was pushed in front, Wang Qi naturally complained, and his relationship with Li Houji further deteriorated.

Li Houji also felt that Zang Zhiping and Wang Qi were unreliable, and the reliable power in his hands was only two mixed brigades, and there were only 13,000 people on the books. If the empty amount was taken into consideration, if there were 10,000 people, it would be a big burn! This strength was to prevent the party from causing trouble and Zang Zhiping. Wang Qi was really stretched. Therefore, this Grand General Li had already been looking forward to Chang Ruiqing's mixed brigade!

After all, Chang Ruiqing was a young man. Although Xu Shuzheng supported him, he could not climb to the governor. The position of governor was a guardian. No matter how big it was, the Beiyang would be unbalanced. Therefore, Li Houji and his close staff did not regard Chang Ruiqing as a big threat. However, Chang Ruiqing's army stopped moving to Shanghai. The brigade commander Chang, who was known as the rising star in Beiyang, seemed to have been lured away by the debauchery of Shanghai...

"Master General, Wu Shi, deputy commander of the 31st Mixed Brigade, has arrived in Fuzhou!" A young listener suddenly hurried to an octagonal pavilion in the back garden of the Fujian Governor's Office.

Hearing this news, the two people playing chess in the pavilion were stunned. Li Houji was wearing a silk-coated gown, shaking a folding fan, and playing with a flag in his hand: "What else can the deputy brigade commander of the 31st Mixed Brigade come to Fuzhou?"... Sitting opposite him was Tang Guomo, the commander of the 10th Mixed Brigade. He was wearing a straight military uniform. In this humid and hot weather, he was already sweating profusely, and was constantly wiping the sweat beads on his face with a handkerchief. He heard Li Houji's question, he just sneered: "What else can I do? It's just coming to negotiate conditions with us... Find a fatter place to station so that I can get a ticket!"

As soon as he heard someone was going to Fujian to make money, Li Houji's eyebrows tightly flicked: "Beiyang is getting more and more dispersed now. They all think about making money, but they don't know how to do serious business. How great will it be if this continues! If Li Zhongtang was still there, this person would have left with his mother's bedding!"

The "Li Zhongtang" mentioned by Li Houji is Li Hongzhang. He was the leader of Li Hongzhang's guard in the Qing Dynasty. He was considered an old Beiyang with the most qualifications, so he always likes "Li Zhongtang long" and "Li Zhongtang short" because he is afraid that others don't know how old he is.

Hearing this again, Tang Guomo couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. He smiled at Li Houji and said, "Master General, as the saying goes, being an official for thousands of miles is just for wealth. Chang Ruiqing brought a mixed brigade to help us resist the soldiers from Guangdong and Guangxi. It's all a chore, so it's normal to make some money."

"Hmph, how long has he just graduated from Baoding Military Academy? He is already the commander of the mixed brigade! Still not satisfied?" Li Houji gritted his teeth, with a look of disdain.

While the two were talking, another young listener ran over with a gift list, smiling and laughing: "Master, Wu Shi, the commander of the 31st Mixed Brigade, asked for a meeting." As he said that, he held the gift list in both hands and handed it on respectfully.

Seeing the gift list, a smile appeared on Lee Houji's face. He took it over and flipped it over, and a look of joy suddenly appeared on his face.

"Haha, Wu Yan'er's name is actually on the gift list... It seems that this boy named Chang doesn't understand any reason at all." As he said that, he asked Tang Guomo with a smile: "Wu Yan'er, the top brand in Huaixiangyuan in Xuzhou, you know it too, plus 200,000 oceans! Guomo, what should you give me?"

Tang Guomo smiled bitterly in his heart. This handsome man was really jealous of money and couldn't take a step when he saw the beauty... It seemed that he would have to spend some money in the future and get a fat guardian in the future!

"Master General, Chang Ruiqing is a mixed brigade commander, so the advantages and disadvantages in Fuzhou City are naturally not allowed." Tang Guomo said tentatively. There are also many fats in Fuzhou City, such as the Director of the Smoking Non-Smoking, Customs Supervision, Police Director, etc., but those errands have been divided up by Li Houji and Tang Guomo's confidants.

"That's right, that's right." Li Houji nodded, "Of course, I can't give you errands to the provincial capital. I'm not relieved to let a brigade of Chang Ruiqing station in the provincial capital!" He thought about it again: "Chang Ruiqing's qualifications are too shallow, and he could not be a guardian... Xu Youzheng did not say hello to him. This time, looking at Yan'er and 200,000 oceans of face, I would like to give him a guardian. Guomo, where do you think you are suitable for? How about the guardian in Zhangxia?"

"What!" As soon as Li Houji finished speaking, Tang Guomo exclaimed. Everyone knows that the fattest territory in Fujian is not the provincial capital Fuzhou, but Zhangzhou and Xiamen... But the problem is that there is already a garrison in Zhangxia, which is Zang Zhiping, the commander of the 14th Mixed Brigade!

Now Li Houji wants to let Chang Ruiqing take over the Zhangxia garrison commander. Isn’t this equivalent to let Chang Ruiqing and Zang Zhiping fight with the two tigers? It would be fine if this arrangement was in the past, but what is the situation now? Guangdong and Guangxi are already sharpening their knives, and the local Fujian party is also ready to move. At this time, the Beiyang forces in Fujian have had internal strife again, can the situation be curbed? How could Li Houji be so confused? No, the general is not so stupid. He must be testing his relationship with Zang Zhiping...

Thinking of this, Tang Guomo had a clear mind. He smiled slightly and gave him a thumbs up: "The handsome man is wise, let Chang Ruiqing go to Zhangxia and Zang Zhiping to bite the dog!"

Li Houji smiled faintly and glanced at Tang Guomo: "Are you wise? Haha, but the above will not agree to such an arrangement... It is the enemy at the moment! We, Beiyang, still have to unite. Let's do this, let's arrange for Chang Ruiqing to be the Longyan Guardian, and then serve as the supervisor of the bandit suppression in northwestern Fujian. What do you think?"

"What should I do if Wang Kaishi's 11th Mixed Brigade?" Tang Guomo frowned: "Wang Kaishi graduated from Fujian Naval Academy and Japanese Army Non-commissioned officers in the second phase. This qualification is much more than that of Chang Ruiqing. If you put Chang Ruiqing on his head, I'm afraid..."

Li Houji smiled deeply: "What are you afraid of? Are you afraid of the local snakes in Fujian regard Chang Ruiqing as a thorn in his eyes?"

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