Beiyang reactionaries

What Duan Xun lacks most now is money.

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"You two, please sit down."

"Yes."

"Deputy Chief Li, Brother Shuyong, I'm looking for you today because I need your assistance on something."

nobody.

Just the three of them.

Duan Xun, Li Sihao, and Ren Hongjun.Among them, Li Sihao is currently serving as the deputy minister of the Ministry of Finance, and he is a general who Duan Xun likes very much.Li Sihao, like Dong Kang, was Duan Qirui's go-getter at the time. After Duan Qirui's downfall, he followed Wang Yitang to defect to Duan Xun.Li Sihao didn't study law, but Zheng'er Bajing started to be an official in the household department of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and later took charge of the salt affairs.After the Revolution of [-], he became an important figure in the Ministry of Finance.

All are talents.

Duan Xun regards them all very highly.

And Ren Hongjun needless to say.

As the person in charge of the development of the Sichuan Iron and Steel Plant, Ren Hongjun was single-handedly responsible for the deployment of all supporting companies around the Sichuan Iron and Steel Plant.In just a few years, the Sichuan Iron and Steel Plant has become the largest steel plant in China.

"The two of you should know that we have just recently received a loan of [-] million yen from Japan. Japan has a condition on this money, that is, this money only allows us to invest in steel plants and other mining enterprises, as well as in railway construction. In this regard, we have reached an agreement with Japan, that is, we plan to use the money to build a large steel plant in Handan, build the Beijing-Baotou Railway, build a large coal plant in Baotou, and finally take back the Zhengtai Railway of control."

Loans are actually very disadvantageous.

Because loans have many rules.Just like China and Japan loaned 9000 million yen, in fact, only about 1000 million yen actually went to Duan Xun. According to the rules, 9000 million yen was taken away by the Japanese.It was said that it was a loan of [-] million, but in fact it only got [-] million.But when repaying the money, you still have to pay back [-] million, and the interest is calculated on the basis of [-] million.

This is not counting.

Japan will regulate where this money is used.China is only allowed to use this money for steel mills, coal plants and railway construction, but not for military construction.

This is their condition.

There is no room for Chinese bargaining.They even stipulate that the machinery and equipment for the construction of iron and steel plants and coal plants must be purchased from Japan.This is not enough, they also demanded that the iron and steel plants and coal plants built with Japanese loans should be sold to Japan at a price lower than the market price.Including some iron ore also needs to be exported to Japan.These are the conditions for Japan to lend to China.

Anyway, Japan has taken advantage of it before and after.

After all, the various profits that Japan gets every year are amazing.Within a few years, they can double the amount of these loans from Japan to China, and they can also get a large amount of interest.This contract is completely over, and within a few years, directly or indirectly, several hundred million yen can be earned.It can be said to be a profitable business.

But although the conditions are very harsh, Duan Xun can only accept it.

Because Duan Xun really needs money now.

"know."

Li Sihao and Ren Hongjun nodded.They all know this because they have received the news.Li Sihao is fully responsible for managing the loan, and Ren Hongjun is responsible for using the money to build a large steel plant in Handan and a coal plant in Baotou.

"Japan will send someone to supervise the money. The task I want to give you is that the two of you will get me 1000 million without anyone knowing."

"Prime Minister, this?"

"I'm not going to lie to you."

Duan Xun is serious.

He said to Li Sihao and Ren Hongjun: "Japan's loan to us does not allow us to use the money in other places, let alone use it in the army. But now I need military expenses and the development of the defense industry. And I need It's not a little bit, but tens of millions of funds. It's just that I can't get any money out now, so I can only find you."

Military expenses.

Duan Xun is very short of money.

The army needs to expand, the arsenal needs to start construction, and Duan Xun needs to develop the air force.It doesn't matter whether it is buying some planes from abroad or investing huge sums of money in aircraft manufacturers to let them manufacture planes, it will cost a lot of money.

Duan Xun had originally talked with Wang Yongjiang, but he was firmly opposed to continuing to increase military spending by tens of millions.He believes that the Beijing government already owes a lot of debts, and its finances are very problematic. It is absolutely impossible to increase military expenditures.

Duan Xun is easy to say, but Wang Yongjiang finally agreed to increase military spending by another 500 million this year.

Other than that no.

So Duan Xun can only start collecting funds from other places.At present, the idea is to borrow from Japan, and only here can we get some funds.But this matter needs to be kept quiet, and the Japanese cannot be known.

That's why I met with Li Sihao and Ren Hongjun alone who were in charge of the funds.

"How? Is it possible?"

Duan Xun looked at the two people.

Li Sihao and Ren Hongjun looked at each other, and Li Sihao said: "Prime Minister, there is no way. After all, whether it is a steel plant or a railway construction, a lot of money is needed. The investment is several million, tens of millions, several With tens of millions of funds, there is a lot to make a fuss about.”

Li Sihao understood what Duan Xun meant.

False accounts.

Duan Xun asked Li Sihao to make fake accounts to fool the Japanese supervision, and then took 1000 million out of it to Duan Xun.Li Sihao has no burden on this point, because Li Sihao has done many such things back then.

Li Sihao was in charge of China's salt tax in his early years.

It is a rare and important income for the Beijing government.At that time, Li Sihao was definitely one of the Gods of Wealth of the Beijing government. From Yuan Shikai to Duan Qirui, they all admired and valued him very much.

At that time, Li Sihao made many fake accounts.

It can be regarded as a familiar road.And Li Sihao has always done these things for big shots, so it's not a problem for him.Li Sihao didn't even care much about where Duan Xun would spend the money.

Even if Duan Xun wanted to keep it for himself, Li Sihao didn't care.Because Li Sihao is not the kind of person who is so moral that he even cares about this.

"It is also easier for steel plants to falsely report some expenses."

Ren Hongjun also nodded.

Needless to say, Li Sihao, even Ren Hongjun, although an American student studying chemistry, was also an official.So they all understood what Duan Xun meant.So it's all nods.

"I will give you a special account, which is the account of the military equipment department. You should contact Han Linchun to see how the money can be transferred out in cooperation with the equipment department."

Duan Xun doesn't care about specific matters.

If he even took care of specific things, Duan Xun wouldn't have to sleep every day.Give them specific things, and they will naturally know what to do.

"Yes."

"However, as long as the few of us know about this matter, it is not allowed to expand."

"Yes."

"Two, please."