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Song Jiaoren frowned and remained silent as he listened to the huge sums of money and the harsh terms.

After a while, Zhou Xuexi finished speaking. Song Jiaoren was about to ask if he could not borrow such a large amount of money for the time being, but he swallowed it back. Although he did not understand the country's financial situation comprehensively, he still

We still don’t know a thing or two, not to mention that this so-called big loan was originally initiated by the revolutionaries of the Nanjing Provisional Government. If we really want to make a move, the first one will have to fall on the current KMT, that is, on him, the current president.

Party leader Song Jiaoren was on the buttocks.

If a large country is riddled with wounds by the Manchu and Qing government, although the Republic of China has been established, the national finance has reached the brink of collapse. If he were just an opposition party member and a passionate young man, Song Jiaoren might have

Run on the streets, hold up flags, wave your fists, shout slogans, organize marches, etc., and maybe show a concern for the country and the people, and write a big book in the newspaper, calling on patriots to strongly resist borrowing money and betraying national interests.

And so on. But now he is in a different position. It is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. Even if he can bring the country to the road of constitutionalism, how can the country be built without money? How can it maintain huge political and military expenditures?

"These conditions are too harsh..." Song Jiaoren shook his head and sighed, turning his attention to Zhou Xuexi: "Brother Ji, can we still discuss the terms of the contract? Forty-seven years of customs duties, salt tax... This is drinking poison to quench thirst.

ah!"

"Brother Dunchu, why don't we know this!" Zhou Xuexi said with a wry smile: "But even this request was obtained after several arguments. The country is weak and the people are declining, so we have no choice... we have no choice!"

Minister-General of Foreign Affairs Lu Zhengxiang is one of the parties responsible for the negotiations. He took the initiative to explain some of the difficult circumstances of the negotiations. It can be seen that he, Zhou Xuexi and others have indeed tried their best. At present, these terms are the maximum they can achieve.

"Dunchu, I know what you want to say and what you want to do. In fact, I want to say and do it more than you do! But I can't. It's not that I don't want to, it's just that I really can't!" Yuan Shikai stood up and walked slowly in the hall.

Bu Zhongtang said: "I now fully understand the difficulty that Mr. Li Zhongtang faced at the beginning, and I also feel the same helplessness in Mr. Li's heart!"

The Li Laozhongtang mentioned by Yuan Shikai was Li Hongzhang, a famous official in the late Qing Dynasty. Li Hongzhang was praised and criticized in later generations, and there were many comments, but generally speaking, the majority of the people were derogatory, and the most representative one was that he could not take off his hat no matter what.

He has been labeled as a "traitor". But everyone here understands that when the late Qing Dynasty was on the verge of collapse, it was not easy for Li Hongzhang to do his best to preserve the country. No matter who sat in his position, it was impossible to do better than him.

, many things are often helpless, just like Song Jiaoren now pointed out that drinking poison to quench thirst, the country is in such decline and the government finances are facing bankruptcy, this is the only way.

Fang Zida was dumbfounded below. Yuan Shikai's posture made him increasingly confused. To say that he was acting, his acting skills were really good. Compared with the so-called actor who always burst into tears, he was simply a god.

But it doesn't look like he is pretending to win people's hearts. Could it be that he really misunderstood him?

"Brother Dunchu, you know the country's difficulties. If the loan contract is not signed, the government will no longer be able to support it. Apart from anything else, you also know the consequences of insufficient food and salary for the army. What's more, now the ministries in the south The reorganization and demobilization of the army require a huge amount of money and food. Once the government funds are not available and the army mutinies, chaos will occur everywhere. I am afraid that your southern partisans will point their fingers at the president again and scold him." Army Chief Duan Qi Rui spread his hands and said, although there was some ridicule in his words, no one laughed.

Speaking of the southern party members, Lu Zhengxiang interjected: "I heard that Sun Wen of your party has recently contacted Katsura Taro and other political elders in Japan. It seems that he wants to exchange the rights and interests of Manchuria and Mongolia for 10 million yen from Japan. I borrowed money and privately sold Han Zhiping for 5 million yen. Is this true?"

Without waiting for Song Jiaoren to answer, Yang Du, who had been silent all this time, laughed and said: "Brother Zixing made a mistake, but I heard that Sun Wen has formed another party in Japan. What is it called... Yes! It's called the Chinese Revolutionary Party... ....Haha, I also heard that Sun Wen stipulated that those who join the party must obey his leadership absolutely. No matter how senior they are, they must open an incense hall, renew their oaths, and have their fingerprints pressed to swear allegiance to Sun Wen himself. Tsk tsk... awesome... ...Awesome!"

Song Jiaoren had already received news about Sun Wen's affairs in Japan. He was disgusted with Sun Wen's actions from the bottom of his heart. How could a political party become a tool of personal power? How could such a personality cult be established within the party? This cannot be a harmonious relationship. Is the Qing emperor just like that? Song Jiaoren, who was deeply influenced by Europe's advanced political structure, had completely different ideas from Sun Wen on this point. What made him even more annoyed was that Sun Wen secretly colluded with Japanese dignitaries and secretly betrayed China's interests. There is strong opposition. There are also many old alliance members and KMT members who have objections. However, due to the influence of Sun Wen's huge prestige, there are also many people who agree with this move. Family scandals should not be made public. Song Jiaoren only said these things Thinking that it would be best to resolve the conflict internally, I kept trying to cover it up. Who would have thought that it would be suddenly exposed to someone today, and I would immediately feel extremely embarrassed.

"Nonsense!" Yuan Shikai's face darkened, and he reprimanded Yang Du: "Sun Wen is Sun Wen, Dunchu is Dunchu, how can they be treated as one? Besides, since Sun Wen has reorganized the party, it has nothing to do with Dunchu !Dunchu, Xizi is very outspoken. If he offends you, please don’t take it to heart.”

"High! It's really high!" Fang Zida's eyes lit up and he gave a thumbs up secretly. Yuan Shikai is Yuan Shikai. If you don't accept it, you can't do it!

Song Jiaoren was riding a tiger and it was hard to get off. Yuan Shikai suddenly distinguished himself from Sun Wen. It was obvious that he was trying to sow discord between the two parties and try to attract one another. But there were some words that he couldn't refute. Everything they said was true. In fact, I can only curse Sun Wen secretly in my heart. He is simply a troublemaker. He has done too much in Japan. Now he is in the hands of others and is in a dilemma. On the contrary, he is free and easy in Japan all day long. They are either lying around to win people's hearts, or they are shouting slogans so loudly that they don't feel sorry for me at all.

"President, I think the loan matter is feasible, but the loan time and amount should be adjusted." Seeing Song Jiaoren speechless for a moment, Fang Zida stood up to save him and said to Yuan Shikai in the middle.

"This is... Fang Zida, Fang Zhangming." Yuan Shikai had a good memory. He still remembered Song Jiaoren's introduction when he came, and he called out his name in one breath: "What? Brother Zhangming has a better idea?"

"Brother Fang, this is a national matter!" Yang Duzheng was elated and wanted to watch Song Jiaoren choke. Unexpectedly, Fang Zida suddenly jumped out and said coldly, pointing out that Fang Zida's identity was not enough.

Qualified to discuss state affairs in front of everyone.

"It doesn't matter, it's the Republic of China now, everything advocates democracy, it's okay to listen to different opinions." Yuan Shikai smiled disapprovingly and encouraged Fang Zida to express his thoughts with his eyes.
Chapter completed!