Beiyang 1917

Wang Geng thought that the asking price was not small, but he looked at Duan Qirui with some trepidation, wondering whether the old boy would agree or turn his back on him.

This fellow thought to himself, if I hadn’t traveled back to this era of no shit, I would have been a division-level cadre after I graduated from the National Defense University in my previous life and returned to the military area. What’s wrong with you as a brigade commander now willing?

Unexpectedly, Duan Qirui was taken aback when he heard this, and then burst out laughing. The Prime Minister pointed at Wang Geng's forehead and said,

"The old man thought you, Wang Geng, could always be as calm and unfathomable as the sea, but you are still a young man after all, and now you are revealing the deepest thoughts in your heart!"

Wang Geng blushed slightly, but refused to show weakness and said,

"What can I hide in front of you? I can say whatever I think, otherwise I wouldn't pick Sunday when you were alone at home. Everything I told you today will not be passed on to the ears. In the future As long as you don't say it yourself, it must not be me who said it, and joining the war is imperative, but since I have made up my mind, as long as you make up your mind, Xu Shuzheng and the others must have no problem implementing it."

"Participating in the war is imminent. As a major general, I will first serve as the brigade commander and the preparatory office of the participating army to co-organize, and then I can set up a step-by-step stall. Of course, I think I have a duty to serve as your national policy advisor. I know Xu Shuzheng is you. I don’t plan to grab his position, he’s in charge of negotiating with Japan, and I can be in charge of negotiating with the United States for you!”

Wang Geng was obviously not intimidated by Duan Qirui, he was still cheerfully supporting himself!

"...Success! Although I promised you now, it is impossible to guarantee that I will not regret it in the future, but if I don't agree now, I will let you go. I am afraid that if you walk out of the gate of the Duan Mansion, I will regret it immediately! This old man wants to gamble once. From my own point of view, I hope you, Wang Geng, won't let me down!" Duan Qirui thought over and over again, and finally made up his mind.

Since you, Wang Geng, are talented and courageous, I will use you. Since I dare to use you in China's three-acre land, I am not afraid of your mischief. Anyway, you have no root or foundation in the country. Wait for me to use you. After killing you, if you betray me again, let's see who dares to use you as a rebellious boy!

"Let's do this, let the Ministry of the Army issue a letter of appointment tomorrow, and appoint you as a major general counselor of the Ministry of the Army and the commander of the 16th mixed brigade. I will hire you as my personal national policy advisor and diplomatic and military secretary. How about it?" Duan Qirui That's a lot of money!

"What about the errand supervised by the war preparation office?" Wang Geng asked persistently.

"Sure! I'll entrust you with the war preparation office to supervise, but except for the brigade for you, you have to figure out a way to recruit the other personnel of the war army. I will ask Youzheng to meet your needs as much as possible!"

Duan Qirui was also unequivocal, intending to make a big bet on Wang Geng. In fact, he was not worried about external criticism, but worried about how to face Xu Youzheng's questioning when the time came.

But this Wang Geng chose to come on Sunday, maybe he also wanted to avoid Xu Youzheng and compete with the old man alone?Judging from the tempers of these two people, I'm afraid this Wang Geng is a bit more violent than Youzheng, a talented soldier.

"Prime Minister, there is no doubt about employing people, and there is no need for suspects. You treat me as a national scholar, and I will repay you as a national scholar. But for such a big matter, do you want to call and discuss it with Xu Shuzheng?

I'm afraid that it will hurt your peace at that time. After all, you put all your thought into promoting him. You just sent him to Japan to study in a military academy for several years. Although his position has been promoted quickly, it is only due to years of accumulation and dedication. Now that you give me such high courtesy and trust all of a sudden, I'm afraid he won't be able to get over that hurdle in his heart. "

Wang Geng's words seemed very modest, and he was purely thinking of Duan Qirui. In fact, he was provocative in his heart. It was rumored outside that Xu Shuzheng was Duan Qirui's brain, and Qirui would make decisions only through Xu Shuzheng's means. Today I want to make him so excited to see!

Duan Qirui knew that Wang Geng was motivating himself by retreating to advance, but the Prime Minister of the State is now in the middle of the day, so how can he show weakness in front of Wang Geng, a little baby?Knowing that this fellow was irritating him, Duan Qirui still waved his hand and said,

"It's a joke, do you really think that the old man depends on Youzheng for everything here? I am the prime minister and the chief of the army, and Youzheng is my confidant. But it is not possible in this world that I can really be a member of Duan Qirui's family. Yes! That's it! " Duan Qirui made up his mind, but he fulfilled Wang Geng's wish.

"Well, Prime Minister, why does the brigade you're talking about sound so familiar? Isn't the 16th Mixed Brigade the team of Feng Huanzhang's bumpkin?" Wang Geng asked hurriedly when he recovered.

"That's right, Feng Dapao is rebellious, and he fires guns indiscriminately all day long, regardless of the occasion. I just dismissed the post of brigade commander and transferred him to Zhili South Road as the vacant post of road patrol commander. He refused to take up the post. He said he was going to live in seclusion in the temple of Tiantai Mountain and farm! This Feng Dapao!"

Duan Qirui obviously had a bad impression of Feng Yuxiang. Feng Yuxiang's 16th mixed brigade needle could not be inserted into the water, and he had just been taken down at the moment. Come to give Wang Geng a lesson or two, and also see if the high-achieving student at West Point Military Academy is Zhao Kuo who is talking on paper!

Wang Geng took a deep breath, Nima, whose team do you want to give me? Feng Yuxiang won't buy it from anyone!Duan, aren't you embarrassing me?

"Prime Minister, my war preparatory office is planning to train a direct-line army for the country and you. That guy Feng Yuxiang heard that defection is commonplace. You asked me to accept his 16th mixed brigade. Are you going to send me out?" Is Wang Geng being treated as a confidant?" Wang Geng said pitifully.

"Nonsense! Why do you say that? Revolutionary soldiers are the pillars of the country. The soldiers of the 16th mixed brigade are of good quality, and they are not afraid of death in battle. I am putting a piece of good steel in your hands and reheating it. If you Wang Geng can't handle 16 Mixed brigade, how can you train a strong army for me?"

Duan Qirui couldn't help yelling, in fact, the old Duan knew in his heart that Wang Geng's words were more likely to make him happy.

"You can keep your word. If anyone dares not to treat me and my soldiers as the direct line of the prime minister, I will never agree!"

Wang Geng gritted his teeth when he said this!Nima, if Xu Shuzheng dares to wear shoes for Lao Tzu, don't blame me for being dishonest!It has almost become a habit for Feng Yuxiang's troops to be embezzled and made things difficult by those in power. If he really wants to take over, he must not repeat the same mistakes!

"Didn't you say that I am the patriarch of the 16 million compatriots in China? Doesn't it matter what I said by the dignified Prime Minister and the Chief of the Army?! As long as you can hold the [-] mixed brigades in your hands, I will treat them equally and absolutely. For the confidant's direct line!" Duan Qirui grinned dissatisfiedly.

"That's it! It's a deal! Let me do the math. The Major General of the Ministry of War is also the counselor of the 16th Mixed Brigade. He is also the prime minister's national policy adviser, the foreign military secretary, and the supervisor of the preparations for the war. Prime Minister, I will do the math for you. What about five jobs, salary and so on, how do you calculate it? It’s not justified if it’s less than my income in the United States?”

Wang Geng looked at Duan Qirui seriously, and thought to himself, is it a trump card?In my previous life, I was the Go champion of the Graduate School of the National Defense University. I am a serious [-] amateur seven-dan player. I usually play well enough to kill a professional. Three-dan and five-dan are nothing to worry about. If it wasn’t for the lack of time, I would still want to be your Go player Consultants too!

"Joke, you are the person I want to use as the Prime Minister of the State. If your income is less than that in the United States, how can you feel at ease to serve the country?! But didn't you return to China before you graduated in the summer? Can you work in the United States? How much income? $20 per week for studying abroad?"

Duan Qirui said indifferently, thinking that Wang Geng was just trying to liven up the atmosphere. Although Duan Qirui may not really get rich with me, it is at least not bad for money. Otherwise, where would Xu Youzheng have the money to marry one wife and four concubines? ?

Duan Qirui himself is a prime minister who does not smoke, drink, prostitute, gamble, be greedy, or occupy himself. However, he is relatively lenient to his subordinates in addition to strict requirements on his family members and not allowing them to make money indiscriminately. Yes, it is to the few go players who have been raised by the chess garden in the mansion all the year round, and they are given a monthly allowance of tens of hundreds of oceans!

Nima, Lao Tzu's annual salary is 5% of Manhattan Industrial Bank's annual profit. How much is Manhattan Industrial Bank's annual profit?

Even if Pfizer, which owns 51% of the shares, only earns US$1000 million in annual profit in the first year, then Lao Tzu's annual salary must be US$25, which is almost US$125 million when converted into oceans!

Of course, Wang Geng would not ask Duan Qirui for an annual salary of 125 million dollars, but he was taken aback when he calculated it now. Nima, I am a successful person with an annual salary of 125 million dollars, and I am actually playing with you bumpkins In the drama of Beiyang unifying the whole country, I sacrificed a lot!