Beiyang 1917

"Wang Sang, are you talking about the relationship between the United States and Japan? Since the United States has also declared war on Germany, the Great Japanese Empire and the United States are allies at this moment!" Lin Quanzhu was secretly surprised, not understanding what kind of medicine Wang Geng was selling in his gourd.

Wang Geng took a puff of cigarette and said slowly, "Lin Sang, do you think Japan's national strength and military strength can fight against the United States?"

"Nani? Wang Sang, I said that Japan and the United States are allies. There is no confrontation between the two countries, and there will be no war!" Lin Quanzhu hissed his air-conditioning as he yelled while his mind was spinning. .

"Lin Sang, we don't have to play around. Japan's political, military, and economic strength cannot stand alone against the United States, and Britain and France will not turn against the United States for Japan. Asians and yellows blindly rely on whites. There is no way out!" Wang Geng taught strategy lessons for Lin Quanzhu.

"Okay! Even if what you said may be right! So what, Japan never intends to turn against the United States! So there is no need to worry about such unnecessary issues at all!" The repeater of Fist was suddenly pointed out that he was no match for the seniors. The anxiety and resentment were Lin Quanzhu's feelings at the moment.

"Lin Sang, since Japan cannot fight against the United States alone, can you still hope that China, which is not even as strong as Japan in all aspects at the moment, blindly relies on Japan to offend the United States?" Wang Geng finally pointed out the topic he wanted to talk about. !

"Wang Sang, I understand. What you mean is that you are willing to make friends with Japan, but you can't offend or give up the western cowboy of the United States for the sake of Japan?" Lin Quanzhu slapped his head, thinking that he had finally produced The meaning in Wang Geng's words.

"Yes, Lao Lin, since you are sincere, I will treat each other with sincerity. Of course, although Japan cannot alone deal with the aggression of the British and American powers in Asia, if China joins hands with Japan after the reunification in the future, it may not be impossible to fight! "Wang Geng casually drew a cake for Lin Quanzhu!

"Wang Sang, the Japanese government spares no effort to support Premier Duan. We know that you and your prime minister share the same view, that is, to unify China by force. The Japanese government is happy to see this, provided that it does not harm Japan's interests in China!" Lin Lin Quan Zhu lowered his voice and had a heart-to-heart with Wang Geng. At this moment, Wang Geng gave him only two words, sincerity!

"Old Lin, the future of Asia lies in the people of the yellow race themselves. Japan is the most powerful country in Asia, and China is the largest country in Asia. As long as China and Japan can coexist peacefully, unite and help each other, Asia will have a bright future!" Wang Geng said from In the name of righteousness, Lin Quanzhu is a cake!

"Wang Sang, listen to what you said, this trip is not worthwhile. Since you are willing to make friends with the Great Japanese Empire, we will never treat our friends badly. In the past, when you were in the Qing Dynasty, when Lafayette Cixi was there, Guangxu and Kangliang fought. The coup d’etat of [-] failed, but Ito Hirobumi and I were the ones trying to save Beijing! Don’t be polite to me, if you need me or the Empire of Japan to do something for you, just ask!”

Lin Quanzhu is now focused on pulling Wang Geng into the Japanese camp as a potential stock, so how can he shirk and sing some dramas that don't take advantage of the benefits?

Nima, do you think I'm afraid that I'll be guilty of taking advantage of your Japan in the future?I'm really afraid that when you stretch out the olive branch, your hands will soften and panic!

"Old Lin, to tell you the truth, Premier Duan has put too much burden on my shoulders. Look, I am the prime minister's national policy adviser, foreign and military secretary, major general counselor of the Ministry of Army, and concurrently the commander of the 16th mixed brigade. I also supervised the negotiations with the United States by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and also supervised the war preparations of the Ministry of War. When war was declared, I was a serious supervisor of war participation. Just before coming to you, the Prime Minister put the burden of the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of China on me. It's hard for me!" Wang Geng snapped his fingers to show Lin Quanzhu his title and heavy responsibility.

"The Ministry of Finance and the Bank of China have also belonged to you?!" The Japanese envoy took a breath, leaned over to Wang Geng twice, and bowed to salute.

"Wang Sang, don't say anything, please take care of me from now on, if you need Japan's help, just ask, I personally have 60% of the shares in this Sakura House, and I can give it all to you! Geisha or something more No problem!"

"It takes money and food to prepare and train the participating troops, and it also needs money and food to fill the holes in the financial budget of the Ministry of Finance. The Bank of China needs a lot of money to recycle the old Beijing banknotes. Lin Sang, if you want to say please, I will ask you. That's right!" Wang Geng bowed slightly and saluted as well!

"Wang Sang, these errands on your body cost a lot of money!" Lin Quanzhu raised his head, feeling a little guilty, wondering how far Wang Geng would speak like a lion!

"Old Lin, do you know how to sing a military song that my team in Nanyuan recently learned to sing?" Wang Geng said with a chuckle.

"Nani? Military song? This, I would like to hear more about it!" Lin Quanzhu was in a state of anxiety, secretly thinking about how many benefits he could promise Wang Geng and how many loans and sponsorships he would have if there was no mortgage.

"One of the lyrics is: Speak kindly, and the business is fair! Don't say anything else. Since Japan has such great sincerity to make friends with me, then make an offer. I will dare to borrow as much as Japan can give me. How much! There is no upper limit! If you don’t want to let your child be a wolf, Lao Lin, I promised Rui Enshi that I would send 300 million troops to the European battlefield! If I don’t have money, I’ll give it up!”

Either Wang Geng didn't show his cards, and he almost scared Japanese Minister Lin Quanzhu into a tumble!

"Wang Sang, you know that the Japanese government just provided a mortgage loan of 500 million yen through the Bank of Communications of the Ministry of Communications of China at the beginning of the year, and Japan's loans to China have always been carried out within the framework of the five-nation syndicate. China's release of loans requires the approval and consent of the consortiums of other countries!" Lin Quanzhu practiced Tai Chi!

"Old Lin, are you talking humanly? The Five-Nation Consortium, China, Britain, France, Russia and Germany are currently fighting in the European War. The governments of all countries are struggling to maintain their finances by borrowing from foreign countries. Are they capable of lending to China? Not to mention China and Germany have broken off diplomatic relations, and soon we will declare war. Can we be realistic? Can we be honest? Who else has the financial resources and desire to lend money to China besides Japan and the United States? ?”

Wang Geng's face darkened, and he shouted a little angrily.

"Hey!" Lin Quanzhu, who was questioned by Wang Geng, was speechless for a while. It was obviously impossible to fool Wang Geng. In the end, Lin Quanzhu finally told the truth.

"Wang Sang, it's a good thing for China to borrow money from Japan... of course it's a good thing, but there is no mortgage loan. I, Lin Quanzhu, am optimistic about the future of your supervisor Wang, and Japan can't get through!" What Lin Quanzhu didn't say is that you The bottomless pit of Beijing banknote advances, no matter how much money is poured into it, I am afraid it will not be enough to fill it up. The Japanese government will definitely not agree to using unknown national debt as collateral like the Bank of Communications did last time!

"Who said there is no mortgage, and the lyrics I sang to you just now were sung for nothing? "Speak kindly, and the transaction is fair", what is fair transaction? That is a win-win situation! What can I borrow from you without a mortgage?" Wang Geng was angry and funny , it turned out that Lin Quanzhu thought that he was going to borrow money from him with his empty teeth, so he backed away with a guilty conscience!

"There is a mortgage? That's easy to handle! Wang Sang, can you tell me what kind of mortgage you are going to take?" The worthless six per cent national debt in the first year of the Republic of China is basically a waste of money. At this moment, we have to see what collateral Wang Geng can come up with!

"It's very simple! The Ministry of Finance will issue treasury bonds, and the Bank of China will use the treasury bonds as collateral for foreign loans!" Wang Geng said leisurely, exhaling a smoke ring.

"But... but... what do you use as collateral for the national debt issued by the Ministry of Finance of the Chinese government? Could it be... the deferred payment of Boxer indemnity?" Lin Quanzhu was stunned for a moment, and then he recovered a little bit!

"Bingo! Old Lin, your mind is not slow. As the first condition for joining the war, the Chinese government will delay the payment of Boxer indemnity for ten years, and the annual delayed payment of Boxer indemnity is the collateral for the issuance of national bonds by the Ministry of Finance! I count Let’s put it this way, the Chinese government pays about 3800 million oceans of Boxer indemnity principal and interest every year, even if he pays 10 million oceans in 3.8 years, it’s more than enough to use as collateral to issue national debt!”

As soon as Wang Geng said this, Lin Quanzhu suddenly realized, "Yo Xi! Wang Sang, you said that, I understand, I understand everything! This deal is really done!"

"However, the Chinese-government always prints bills indiscriminately, and the old banknotes of Bank of China and Bank of Communications have not been sorted out until now. Will this national debt depreciate like your Beijing banknotes in the future?" Lin Quanzhu raised his eyes. solved this problem.

"Don't worry about this. Firstly, from now on, the Ministry of Finance will never print banknotes indiscriminately by letting Bank of China and Bank of Communications make advances. Second, Boxer indemnities are earmarked for treasury bonds, and Kupingliang is used for bookkeeping. Just use Yuan Datou, you are really afraid of real money, I'm afraid that when the time comes, you will cry and ask me for convenient new banknotes instead of heavy oceans!"

Wang Geng waved his hands casually.

"The Ministry of Finance is going to issue new banknotes?" Lin Quanzhu was astute!

"Wrong, the issue of banknotes is of course a matter for the banks. From now on, the Ministry of Finance can only issue treasury bonds, and the Bank of China and Bank of Communications will issue banknotes based on the balance of the underwritten treasury bonds!" Wang Geng said firmly.