Beiyang reactionaries

"Prime Minister, this is the result of the investigation by the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Police Department."

Yan Huiqing's face was very serious.

Duan Xun took it and found that it was the investigation report of the Prosecutor's Office and the Police Department on several tobacco dens in Beijing and the opium dealers behind them.Duan Xun looked a little bit, and his face became serious.

I didn't finish reading it, and after putting it down, I asked them: "Is this investigation report accurate?"

"Yes."

Dong Kang spoke.

"Prime Minister, this investigation is not difficult, and it can be found out with a little investigation. This is the result of a joint investigation by the Ministry of Justice and the Police Department."

You Min, Liang Hongzhi, and Weng Jingtang next to him all nodded.

Duan Xun couldn't help scratching his head.

really.

I have thought for a long time that there are big figures behind these smoke dens in Beijing, but I didn't expect it to be so.Take a look at this individual, they are all big figures in the former Beiyang Army.Even Duan Xun was scratching his head.

The person at the top of the list is Wang Kemin, the "God of Wealth" who was second only to Liang Shiyi, the "God of Wealth" in the history of the Beiyang government.

Wang Kemin.

This is a famous big traitor in history, even a big traitor that can be compared with Wang Jingwei.Wang Jingwei was the head of the Nanjing puppet government, and Wang Kemin was the head of the North China puppet government.

Wang Kemin is a big shot in the financial world.

He didn't have much status in the Beiyang Army system in his early years.But when he was studying in France, he met a large number of bigwigs in the European financial circle.Then he returned to China. With this relationship, he first became the Chinese manager of the Sino-French Industrial Bank jointly established by China and France.Then he became the president of the Bank of China.

Started to move freely in China's financial circles.

Soon the Beiyang government took a fancy to him and appointed him as the chief financial officer, which brought a lot of money for the depleted Beiyang government finances.His fame is second only to Liang Shiyi, the great God of Wealth.

Although he has not worked in government agencies for several years, he is still a bigwig in China's financial circles.Because he is very familiar with the financial leaders of the great powers in China.

Unexpectedly, he even got involved in the opium business.

Look further down.

There are several other people, all generals who belonged to the former Beiyang Army.Not only some generals of the Beiyang Army, but also Jiang Chaozong and Xu Shiying were involved.

Jiang Chaozong was cast aside by many people in the Beiyang Army.

Warlords are fickle, which is very common in the history of the Republic of China.The warlords of the Republic of China, starting with the Three Heroes of Beiyang, going down to Cao Kun, Wu Peifu, Feng Yuxiang, and Sun Chuanfang, all of them changed camps several times during the Republic of China.

For example, Cao Kun is a representative of the later direct lineage.

But in fact, Cao Kun was not directly related to Feng Guozhang in his early years.Between Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang in his early years, he did not know how many times he changed sides.He will take refuge in whoever benefits him the most.But compared to them, Jiang Chaozong is a truly fickle character.

When Liu Mingchuan followed Liu Mingchuan in Taiwan at the end of the Qing Dynasty, he was arrested and imprisoned for taking bribes and betraying secrets, and was expelled from Taiwan.After entering the green camp, it turned out to be a fraudulent marriage, and got a chance to get promoted.Then he took refuge in Yuan Shikai, but when Yuan Shikai lost power in the late Qing Dynasty, he took refuge in Tieliang again.

When the Revolution of [-] broke out, Jiang Chaozong was very smart and once again took refuge in Yuan Shikai.How could Yuan Shikai be happy, so he didn't like him.He immediately turned to Yuan Shikai's confidant Zhao Bingjun.

When Yuan Shikai ascended the throne, Jiang Chaozong kept advocating for Yuan Shikai.When Yuan Shikai died, he immediately chose to join Duan Qirui.Later, when Zhang Xun came to Beijing for restoration, he actively supported Zhang Xun, and even took the position of prime minister in the cabinet.At this time, Duan Qirui led troops to fight against rebellion, and Jiang Chaozong once again took refuge in Duan Qirui.

This is Jiang Chaozong.

A chameleon that the Beiyang Army despises very much.

But don't look at this person who is despised by many people and considered a person without integrity.But this person is very smart every time he chooses, so he has a wide network and knows a lot of people.After all, he started working in the army at the end of the Qing Dynasty, starting with Liu Mingchuan's army and working under Yuan Shikai for decades.

The same is true for Xu Shiying.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, he was a big man in the judicial circle of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.

More importantly, this person is Duan Qirui's "Meng Brother" and Duan Xun's elder.When Duan Qirui was the prime minister of the cabinet, he was in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and was one of Duan Qirui's most trusted direct descendants.

Duan Xun also visited Xu Shiying in his early years.The relationship between Jiang Chaozong and Xu Shiying is very good.

Didn't realize it was all involved.

"Director Lang (Lang Boyu)."

"Prime Minister."

"Let Premier Dai (Dai Kan), Premier Wang (Wang Yongjiang), and Secretary-General Yang (Yang Yongtai) come to the meeting."

"Yes."

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"Let's talk about it."

Soon Dai Kan, Wang Yongjiang, and Yang Yongtai came to the duty room.

Very surprised.

Everyone was very surprised.

Although I have thought about it, if I can open a smoke shop in Beijing, it is a local snake, and there are probably very powerful people behind it.Otherwise, who would dare to open such a money-making business as a smokehouse in a place like Beijing, where there are so many high-ranking officials?Moreover, he clearly knew that Duan Xun hated opium very much, and he dared to do opium business in Beijing. It can be seen that he is not a small person.But after actually finding out and seeing the report, everyone was very surprised.

They're all great people.

Wang Kemin, Jiang Chaozong, Xu Shiying, and some generals of the Beiyang Army who have already resigned are not small people.They are all figures who called the wind and rain in the Beijing government in the early years.Seriously, these people are all Duan Xun's predecessors in the Beiyang Army, and many of them were even Duan Xun's teachers before.Because among these people, many of them have a good relationship with Duan Qirui, and many of them are close friends of Duan Xun's teacher Zhao Litai.

Duan Xun had his own thoughts in mind, but he still asked these people.

Except for the things that must be done, Duan Xun will never be the first to express his thoughts when he is in a meeting.This is to allow everyone to fully express their opinions.

If Duan Xun expresses his opinion first, how will the people below talk.

"Premier, Beijing still needs stability."

Dai Kan and Wang Yongjiang looked at the list and frowned deeply.

So it was Yang Yongtai who spoke first and said: "Prime Minister, we are currently doing our best to deal with Lu Yongxiang's affairs. This is also our most important job this year. At this time, we should not disperse our energy and strength. With so many people, once our side If you do it, it is very likely that you will not be able to stop the car, and the involvement will be too extensive. Prime Minister, these people have a deep influence in the political arena and the army. Therefore, my suggestion is to use this reason to rectify it, but Don't make things bigger."

Yang Yongtai was also taken aback.

Although Yang Yongtai supported Duan Xun's rectification of opium, he used this excuse to rectify many forces of the former Beiyang Army.But after it was found out, Yang Yongtai was very worried, and even had some fear in his heart.Because there are too many big people involved.

Don't think that they have lost power, that they are all useless people, people who can be ignored casually.On the contrary, relying on various relationships with classmates, colleagues, and students, these people have huge influence in China's officialdom, China's military, China's business circles, and China's academic circles, weaving a huge network of relationships.

not to be trifled.

Of course, Duan Xun is not afraid of them, but if they resist, they can cause a big storm.What is important to Duan Xun now is not these.Now Duan Xun should not focus on them.