Liang Dunyan is not a pure official. His strength lies in his technology. Fang Zida promised to allocate 3.8 billion yuan to the Ministry of Transport within 15 years, with an estimated annual allocation of 250 million yuan. In addition to subsidies, etc., it will be as high as 260 million yuan per year. Liang Dunyan never calculated whether Fang Zida can get such a large amount. In fact, according to the current national fiscal situation, although the national fiscal has reached a total annual revenue of 1.137 billion yuan by last year, the expenses are also large everywhere. In addition to the large military expenditure, government expenses, repayment of foreign debts, domestic debts, infrastructure, etc., the remaining part is not much, and it can only be barely equal. Not to mention the annual allocation of 260 million yuan, even Fang Zida may not be able to squeeze out the 60 million yuan appropriation.

However, Fang Zida had no intention of buying fiscal revenue, and he had his own sources for this money. This was also the real purpose of his insistence on obtaining ownership and management rights of railways, highways. To put it bluntly, this matter is very simple, that is, the Ministry of Transportation mortgaged the ownership and management rights to the central bank, and the central bank then split the project through capital operations, and then transferred it to its subordinate banks for financing. Then the subordinate banks cooperated with investment banks to issue internal circulation bonds. The internal circulation bonds were reissued by overseas banks and reissued foreign bonds, and then various financial derivatives were generated... one after another, and they were eventually sold to other countries, attracting a large number of investors with generous conditions and stable returns, achieving the ultimate goal.

This method has never appeared at present, and Fang Zida firmly believes that it will definitely succeed. This is not his behind-the-stop work, because this method will become popular in the next few decades. First, the elites on Wall Street used this method to sell countless junk bonds and strange financial derivatives, and swept away huge wealth around the world. Then, the Celestial Government, who suffered losses for more than ten years, finally woke up, slapped his head and used it for his own use, and made a comeback in China. Various funds, local bonds, investment and financial projects, etc., emerged like mushrooms after a rain.

Of course, Fang Zida did not intend to issue these in China. His goals had long been clear, mainly for European countries such as Japan, Tsarist Russia, Germany, France, etc. Japan's domestic economy is now supported by the European war. It is obvious that the crisis of the Japanese economy, which had suffered a major blow once the war ended. During the Great Depression, whether the people had money or not, they valued the most, not allowing the money they had in their hands to depreciate and exhaust them in vain. In this case, finding the most secure and profitable investment projects is something that everyone yearned for, which gave good soil for selling these things. As for Tsarist Russia, as the rule of the Tsarist gradually became unstable, the entire empire had already shown signs of collapse. If it weren't for China's material support, there would have been a revolution as in history.

But even so, the Russian aristocrats and capitalists also noticed the arrival of the doomsday, and hurriedly transferred their assets and prepared to escape at any time. At this time, investing money in such seemingly safe projects is also the best and fastest way. Fang Zida believes that once the project is launched, it will set off a hot selling storm in Tsarist Russia.

As for European countries such as Germany and France, their situation is similar. At the point where war is in full swing, there is no land on the European continent that is absolutely safe, and investing money in a safe and guaranteed place. I think everyone is happy to see it.

Fang Zida allocated 3.8 billion yuan to the Ministry of Transport, plus the total amount of subsidies will be 3.95 billion yuan. According to his plan, the total amount of his 15-year project will be as high as about 15 billion yuan. Excluding about 40% of the share, interest payments, repurchases and other expenses, the total revenue is expected to reach 9 billion yuan. These revenues can not only meet the needs of the Ministry of Transport, but also exclude the various incomes of the operating rights. If these are added, they will exceed 10 billion yuan.

Not only that, Americans are not idle, and American financiers have a much bigger appetite than Fang Zida. While promoting Fang Zida's project, Americans will also issue various financial derivatives instead of changing their medicines. The scale will far exceed Fang Zida's domestic plan. Once successful, they will plunder tens of billions of dollars of wealth for major families around the world.

A month later, the investment bank, which was scheduled to be hosted by Jiang Zhiqing, was officially established in Shanghai. The investment bank was established without opening ceremony, nor did people from all walks of life come. Everything was going on quietly and did not attract attention. And the Americans, who had been prepared long ago, sent specialists to China before the establishment of the investment bank and discussed the entire step according to the plan. On the same day that the investment bank was established, all the work was in place. The financiers from two countries, thousands of miles apart, joined hands in private and began to set up a shocking situation.

The promotion of bonds and financial derivatives will generally not take effect very quickly, but due to the huge amount and sufficient preliminary preparations, Jiang Zhiqing soon brought good news to Fang Zida. After good sales from various banks in overseas channels, his investment bank has received the first 35 million yuan in funds. This news proves that Fang Zida's plan will be a complete success. After learning the news, Fang Zida attracted his confidants to celebrate with the success.

On August 17, 1917, a sudden news came that the rule of Tsarist Russia was finally coming to an end. Just the day before, on the morning of August 16, a huge demonstration occurred in St. Petersburg, the capital of Tsarist Russia. The hunger, poverty, workers, citizens, and even some government officials, injured soldiers all took to the streets. After receiving the report, Nicholas II, who was frightened, hurriedly sent troops to suppress it, but who would have thought that the sent troops would mutiny on the spot, and several torrents gathered together, and the entire situation would be out of control for a moment.

The news reached the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the early morning of the next day. Cao Rulin immediately rushed to the Prime Minister's Office after receiving the news. Fang Zida, who was sleeping, was also awakened by a sudden call and hurriedly put on his clothes.

At four o'clock that day, the temporary meeting was held at the Prime Minister's Office, and the discussion on how China responded to the problems that occurred in Tsarist Russia. The meeting did not have any final result, because everyone held a different opinion, and Fang Zida did not express any opinion. He just asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to issue a regretful statement to the outside world, calling on Tsarist Russia to quell the chaos as soon as possible and maintain the stability of the situation.

In addition, for Princess Annastasia in China, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must not only try its best to appease her, but also ensure her absolute security, so as to fulfill her obligations as a member of the Allied State.

Before the whole world could make a formal response, at 2 pm on August 20, Tsar Nicholas II officially announced in the name of the Tsar that he had lost his military and state control, and was forced to abdicate and hand over the state rights to a provisional government composed of nobles and capitalists, thus bringing the curtain of Romanov dynasty rule.

Nicholas II was forced to abdicate for only 2 hours. At the request of the public, the Provisional Government officially announced the arrest of the Tsar's family and imprisoned in the imperial village at 4 pm that day. When the news reached China, Princess Annastasia and Baron Peter Nikolaevich Flanger, who were anxiously waiting in the Tsarist Russian Embassy, ​​immediately turned dark.

"Your Highness! Your Highness!"

The anxious shouts of Tsarist Russian Ambassador to China Gusovici finally woke up Princess Annastasia. When she woke up, she couldn't help but cry loudly when she thought of the news she had received before she fainted.

"Your Highness, General Cao of the Chinese Foreign Ministry asked to see Your Highness."

"No, I don't see anyone..." Princess Annastasia cried and refused.

"Your Highness, let's meet you. After all, we are in China now, and Your Majesty is now...in case the Chinese are..." Gusovieci suggested politely.

Princess Annastasia heard the subtle voice of Soviciwan and hesitated to look at Baron Peter Nikolaevich Flanger who was accompanying her.

The baron hesitated a little and nodded slightly to the princess.

"Okay, please come in, but let me wash it first." Princess Annastasia agreed with red eyes.

More than ten minutes later, Princess Annastasia, who had washed her face and put on makeup again, met the visiting Cao Rulin. Cao Rulin first expressed regret and regret for the sudden changes in the domestic situation in Russia on behalf of the Chinese government, and claimed that as a member of the Allies, China has always been the closest old friend of Tsarist Russia and has the responsibility to ensure the absolute safety and freedom of its royal members in China. In addition, Cao Rulin also took out a telegram from the Provisional Government to ask China to hand over Princess Annastasia, saying that it would never target friends like this. In the eyes of the Chinese government, this so-called Provisional Government is simply unlawful. The only legal government in Tsarist Russia is the Romanov family. Given that Nicholas II cannot rule now, once Princess Annastasia forms an exile government in China on behalf of Tsarist Russia, waiting for the situation to improve, the Chinese government will support it.

The attitude of the Chinese government surprised the three present. Not only did Princess Annastasia not understand what the Chinese wanted to do, but even the old politicians Soviciwan and Baron Peter Nikolaevich Flanger were a little confused. What was the intention of the Chinese to ask His Highness the princess to take over the flag of the Romanov dynasty?

When he met Cao Rulin in an elegant manner, Princess Annastasia did not reply to the other party immediately, but expressed her consideration. After Cao Rulin left, Soviciwan and Baron Peter Nikolaevich Flanger began to argue about the strange behavior of the Chinese.

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