Beiyang reactionaries

Xi'an.

Hunan is fighting, and Guangdong is also fighting.Wu Peifu's main force had already entered Zhili and confronted Duan Qirui's troops directly.The two sides are currently fighting with each other, and they will have a debate first.

The two sides accused each other in the newspapers, saying that the other was the chief culprit for the country's poverty and weakness.

Duan Xun knew that this was the last warm-up before the battle.After all, Duan Qirui and Cao Kun are not Zhang Jingyao and the Hunan Army, nor are they Lu Rongting and the Guangdong Army.Wars between them do not require prolonged accusations.

When fighting, just shout slogans.

The Hunan army played "Hunan people rule Hunan", and the Guangdong army played "Guangdong people ruled Guangdong".It's all about gaining the support of local powerful factions.As for Zhang Jingyao and Lu Rongting, they fought against others in the name of destroying the rebels.

So they are much simpler.

But Duan Qirui and Cao Kun are different.Duan Qirui doesn't care how "discredited" he is, but he also represents the central government.No matter how the authority of the central government declines, it still represents orthodoxy.Moreover, Duan Qirui did not directly come out to do anything, but manipulated the Anfu Congress and the cabinet to issue orders.Therefore, if you want to attack Duan Qirui, you must attack the current cabinet and Congress.That is, a typical local crusade against the central government.

Therefore, if Cao Kun and the others want to crusade against Duan Qirui, they must make various public opinion preparations.First list Duan Qirui's various crimes, let the whole country know, and then be able to crusade against Duan Qirui.

Duan Qirui is the same.

Facing the direct line of these generals, each of them is a local governor province.Governor of Zhili Cao Kun, Governor of Jiangsu Li Chun, Governor of Jiangxi Chen Guangyuan, Governor of Hubei Wang Zhanyuan, you can't just destroy them if you say that you destroy them.There should be some charges.Otherwise, you can do whatever you want, so how can it be.

So this is the stage right now.

The direct line and the Anhui line are arguing with each other, saying that you are the only one who is just, and you are wrong.

The national public opinion is still overwhelmingly accusing Duan Qirui.Because Duan Qirui is really too stubborn, in the face of accusations from all walks of life, Duan Qirui has no intention of backing down.Duan Qirui arrested more than 1000 students in Beijing, including some disobedient teachers, and many reporters who "feared the world would not be chaotic".Then they ordered the local authorities to suppress the student movement as well.

Those in Shandong and Anhui faithfully carried out Duan Qirui's orders and arrested many students.After those students were imprisoned, they were never released.

curse?

The more people from all walks of life scolded Duan Qirui, the more excited Duan Qirui became.

But the more Duan Qirui suppressed these voices, the more voices of opposition became louder, and the momentum of resistance became stronger and stronger.After entering June, the protests have spread from the student movement to businessmen and workers.

Various student organizations, business organizations, and groups from all walks of life came out to criticize Duan Qirui.Even some workers along the railway line have begun to go on strike.There are also some business associations that directly organize strikes.

Duan Xun was quite helpless.

As the saying goes, being a man who can bend and stretch, sometimes you should give back and take a step back.But Duan Qirui is so stubborn now that the public opinion almost drowns Duan Qirui.

The same is true for Japan.

Originally, Duan Xun tied Britain, the United States, France and Japan together, and helped Japan relieve a lot of pressure.Japan is also a smart person, using the newspapers it controls to play the trick of diverting disasters.

Those newspapers began to hype the Tibet issue and the customs issue, mainly targeting Britain.I want to disperse the current public opinion in China and not focus on Japan.

However, Duan Qirui is so hard-headed now that public opinion has been holding on to Duan Qirui and Japan.

Duan Xun really didn't expect it.

Although public opinion is now firmly grasping Duan Qirui, no one includes Duan Xun and other Anhui generals.But because of the relationship with Japan, the reputation of the Anhui Department is now very bad.The Anhui faction has now become Japan's minion, and its reputation is getting worse and worse.

Duan Xun is also a general of the Anhui Faction.The Anhui Clan's reputation is getting worse and worse, which will also affect Duan Xun's reputation.

Duan Xun also happened something that made Duan Xun even more headache.

"what happened?"

"General, I don't know where the news came from. Some newspapers began to focus on our relationship with Japan. They said that our railways and steel plants were established in cooperation with Japan, and that we sold them to borrow money from Japan. Mining rights and road rights in Sichuan. The general also knows the current situation. The students across the country are in high spirits. These students don’t care about anything now. As long as you mention Japan or things related to Japan, you will be labeled as traitors Queue. The student groups in Chengdu and Chongqing submitted a proposal to the provincial government to cut off cooperation with Japan. They asked us to give up cooperation with Japan, and asked us not to sell Sichuan’s road rights and mining rights.”

"A group of melons, what do they know?"

Duan Xun couldn't help complaining.

Duan Xun has been very worried about this kind of thing.These radical students, under the current public opinion situation in China, are the easiest to get hotheaded.For them now, boycotting foreign countries and Japan is what they have to do.They can't see anything now, they just want to express their truest thoughts.

The so-called nationalism can easily go astray without some reason.So Duan Xun is very cautious about nationalism.We don't want China's nationalism to go astray and become fascist like Germany and Japan in World War II.

But this kind of thing is not so easy to control.

This is true of many things.

You think you can control public opinion, but it's not that easy.Nationalism in China has begun to rise. How to influence and guide current public opinion is what people like Duan Xun should do.

"No trouble, right?"

"No. At present, our main student organizations in Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou are all controlled by the People's Party, and most of them are members of the Youth League. After the student movement broke out in Beijing, we have taken a lot of precautions. But now the students' Emotions are getting higher and higher. At this time, it is not good for us to directly oppose the student movement. In that case, our student organizations will easily lose the trust of students, and their influence will be greatly reduced. Moreover, our youth league is also currently in high spirits, so it is not easy to force Suppress them. This is also very detrimental to our People's Party. And most of the students still trust the general, and they hope that the general can change the cooperation with Japan."

Yang Wei reported to Duan Xun.

Duan Xun relaxed a little.If these students didn't make a fuss, it's not bad.After Duan Xun came to Sichuan, education in Sichuan has developed rapidly, and the number of students is also large.If this group of students breaks out, the influence will be too bad.As for severing cooperation with Japan, this is not a joke.Duan Xun borrowed hundreds of millions of funds from Japanese banks and business groups. Without these funds, Duan Xun's current Chengdu-Chongqing Railway, Sichuan Iron and Steel Plant, and some other coal mines would have been able to start.

Regardless of whether it is railways, roads, or steel plants, they all require heavy investment.Wherever Duan Xun has money, he borrows money from Japan.Although a large sum of principal and interest has to be repaid every year, there is no way to do this.Who made Duan Xun have no money.

If the cooperation with Japan is terminated, half of the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway, which has been started for two years, and the Sichuan Iron and Steel Plant, which is more than half completed, should be terminated?

How to repay so many loans?

Is it reckless?

If you renege on your debts, how will you deal with those Western powers in the future.In order to develop in the future, China still needs to deal with these Western powers, and still needs the capital and technology of these Western powers.Duan Xun is now tough on the western powers, but in business, he must not go back on his word, and he must not renege on his debts.Because this is related to Duan Xun's reputation.

But how to answer these students?

Duan Xun has maintained his very good reputation over the years. Last year, he even bombarded a British warship. He was immediately regarded by the public as the bravest general in China.Many students even stated that Duan Xun is a contemporary "national hero".

Under such circumstances, once I reject these students and say that I must cooperate with Japan, then maybe the public opinion will reverse in an instant.

Especially Duan Xun is suspicious.

Doubt about his cooperation with Japan, who is spreading the news like this.Now the eyes of the whole country are on the students caught by Duan Qirui, all on Duan Qirui.How could anyone be following Duan Xun.

Duan Xun suspected the British.

These shit-stirring sticks.

In the past few years in the southwest, Duan Xun has been cooperating with Japan, which has affected the interests of Britain here.It is normal for Britain to want to take revenge on Duan Xun at this time.

This matter must be resolved.

The cooperation with Japan cannot be interrupted, and at the same time, these students cannot be offended.Duan Xun thought about it, and thought of Yang Yongtai's idea for himself.It can only divert the attention of these students and cover up the current matter with other things.

"Brother Xinye (Yang Wei), the French businessman over there in Yunnan, the police station has been watching, right?"

"Yes. Our people have already followed their purchase channels and who they are in contact with. I guess they have some awareness, but our people haven't done much, so they think we dare not touch them. So this Over time, it has become more and more arrogant."

In addition to being responsible for the party affairs of the People's Party, Yang Wei is mainly responsible for police work.Although Yang Wei is slowly handing over the police work, he is still the first person in charge of the police work on Duan Xun's side.