Beiyang reactionaries

Yan Huiqing replied.

China customs.

That is a very important organ of power in China.Because of the First World War, the influence of the British in the Far East has declined sharply, and their power has also declined sharply.

But they still maintain a strong influence in China, one of the big reasons is that the British control the customs.Controlling the customs is equivalent to controlling a large amount of funds, and with these funds, there is sufficient strength.

After all, money is power in this world.

So the UK is of course unwilling to let go.

"What about other countries?"

"They are also opposed to the continued increase of Japan's influence in China, and to our full surrender to Japan. But as long as we guarantee their interests, their attitude is not as strongly opposed as that of the UK."

"That is, as long as we continue to mortgage customs duties to them and pay them back their money and interest, they will be less adamant?"

"Yes."

really.

Each of these countries has its own interests.

The United Kingdom is the most opposed, because the interests of the United Kingdom are the most damaged by this incident.The attitudes of France and the United States are ambiguous.On the whole, they are opposed to the continued increase of Japan's influence in China and the continued increase of its power in China.

Because Japan is already very powerful in China.

Especially after Duan Xun entered Beijing, Japan's strength and influence in China became stronger and stronger.After all, Duan Xun was single-handedly promoted by Japan, and he has cooperated with Duan Xun a lot.

Japan has invested so much in China and fostered so many forces, and it gave Duan Xun the greatest return on investment.After all, Duan Xun entered Beijing and took control of the Beijing government.

Just like now.

Every time Duan Xun borrows from Japan, Japan's control over China's economy increases by one point.Moreover, one-third of Duan Xun's finances have a deep relationship with Japan.The purchase of Japanese machinery and equipment and the use of Japanese technicians have increased China's dependence on Japan.

China now owes so much money to Japan, and it is not easy to get rid of Japan.

If the customs are controlled by Japan again, then Japan really has the power to influence China's economy, including China's financial system.This is what neither France nor the United States wants to see.But again, they don't have as much interest in China as the UK does.

Therefore, as long as Duan Xun can guarantee their interests, their opposition will not be too strong.

Because they don't want to offend Japan and China at the same time.

"President Yan, what do you think?"

"I think we should be tougher. And win over France and the United States, get their support."

"You said."

"Prime Minister, we can express our position on the customs issue. We absolutely cannot agree that the UK will continue to control our customs. If the UK continues to control our customs, we will establish our own Customs Administration."

"Will it backfire?"

Duan Xun hesitated.

Duan Xun understood what Yan Huiqing meant.The current situation is that the attitudes of the two major powers, the United States and France, are ambiguous.For them, it is the best thing to maintain the current situation, that is, the UK continues to control China's customs.

After all, Japan's strength in China is already very strong.

But again, as long as China and Japan guarantee the interests of their two countries, the two countries will not strongly oppose it.Especially once the attitude of the Chinese government is very firm, coupled with the support of Japan, the two countries do not want to get into troubled waters.

Now Yan Huiqing's suggestion is to increase their size.

Once the Chinese government is really allowed to establish its own General Administration of Customs and then cooperate with Japan, then the exclusivity will be strong.At that time, it will really be impossible to fully guarantee the interests of the United States and France.Maybe the Chinese government will really turn to Japan completely, which the United States and France cannot tolerate.

It can be regarded as a pressure on them.

"Prime Minister, we must pay attention to negotiation strategies, but sometimes we also need to express our attitude strongly. Only in this way will the United States and France respond, and we can take the initiative in negotiations."

"you sure?"

"Yes."

Duan Xun really didn't expect it.

Yan Huiqing still has such a tough side.

So Duan Xun nodded slowly and said: "President Yan, then I will trust you, Director Kang."

"Prime Minister."

Kang Xinru opened his mouth.

When he was alone with Kang Xinru, Duan Xun always called him by his name.Because Kang Xinru is still young, only 31 years old, and she is an economic talent that Duan Xun admires very much.But when he is with others, Duan Xun always calls him his job.

This is a kind of respect, and it also helps Kang Xinru establish his prestige.Kang Xinru's status is not low now, if he calls him by his name in front of others, it will not help him establish his prestige.

"You released the news that I am considering transferring Sichuan Governor Li Zhanyang to Beijing as the head of the newly established General Administration of Customs."

"Yes."

Pressure.

There are many ways too.

One is to express their position directly, and the other is to release rumors and indirectly put pressure on them.If you apply direct pressure, it is easy to talk about collapse. The best way is to apply pressure from the side.Kang Xinru is too young and has too little qualifications.If it was said that Kang Xinru was going to be the head of the newly established General Administration of Customs, it would be hard for others to believe it.

But Li Zhanyang is different.

As governor of Sichuan, his status is very high.Anyway, Sichuan is the place where Duan Xun made his fortune, and it is Duan Xun's lair.Serving as the governor of Sichuan is already a very high status among local administrators in China.And recently, Duan Xun really wanted to mobilize Li Zhanyang to Beijing, which coincided with this rumor.

"The customs matter must be resolved as soon as possible."

"Yes."

Both of them nodded.

However, Yan Huiqing frowned and said: "Prime Minister, it doesn't make any difference to us who owns the customs. The customs surplus we can get is still the same. Even if it is controlled by another country, our customs surplus will not increase. Proportion. Why must the customs be handed over to the Japanese. Japan’s greed is greater than that of the United Kingdom, and Japan is close at hand, which is more dangerous to us. Handing over the customs to Japan may be better than leaving it in the hands of the United Kingdom. "

Yan Huiqing talked about this sentence with Duan Xun several times.

In fact, he really didn't understand.

Anyway, the customs are controlled by foreigners, and the proportion of customs surplus will not increase, it will still be the money.In fact, it is far better to control it in the hands of Britain, a country whose influence in the Far East has declined sharply, than to control it in the hands of Japan, which is close at hand.

Of course, Yan Huiqing will not be the same as outsiders.

I think Duan Xun is close to Japan, so I choose this way.In Duan Xun's position, how could he be willing to be manipulated.It doesn't matter if it's American, British, or Japanese.