Beiyang 1917

"Prime Minister, how much money do you plan to allocate for the preparation and preparation of these three divisions, six brigades and one hundred thousand troops? No matter how capable I am, it's hard for a smart woman to have no money!" Wang Geng didn't forget to ask this last question The key question.

"The funds and rations for the war preparation office will be allocated by the Ministry of the Army in turn. You can rest assured that you have already borrowed a sum of money from the Japanese bank syndicate at the beginning of the year, and you can give priority to part of the payment!" Duan Qirui frowned. With a wrinkle, he played Tai Chi in terms of funds.

From the founding of the Republic of China to the present, except for the two years when Yuan Shikai was in office, all the government ministries were poor, except for the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Communications. The allocation of funds, including the rest of the Ministry of the Army, is almost impossible to uncover.

"I said Prime Minister, the monthly cost of food, pay and clothing for a 100-strong army is at least [-] million oceans, not to mention the configuration of ordnance and equipment and the consumption of bullets and shells. This man eats horses, and I can't train an elite army without money." Come!" Wang Geng spread his hands and cried out.

"What's the matter, tell me the truth, how much will be allocated for the first time, and when will it be credited? How much will you pay if you allocate funds every quarter in the future? Since ancient times, the emperor was not hungry and sent troops. , who is willing to serve the country? It is possible to forcefully organize and train into an army, and it is possible to be cheated by others with Dayang and betrayed!"

"At most, I will allocate 100 million oceans to you first, and I can ask Youzheng to allocate it to you from the account of the Army Department tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. If there is too much, I really don't have it now, and Japan has learned how to behave now. We borrowed it in the name of organizing and training the army. If the little devil says we don’t declare war on Germany, they won’t give you a penny!” Duan Qirui also told the truth.

"Prime Minister, I heard that the 16th Mixed Brigade has always been the king of the Ministry of Army's payment arrears. The payment is light for three months. When it is long, you can't get a penny from the Ministry of the Army for half a year. Your 100 million oceans It contains more than half of the arrears that the 16th Mixed Brigade was stuck with?"

Wang Geng's mind was spinning quickly. Nima, Feng Yuxiang's troops have always been unpopular. Do you dare to say that the Army Department controlled by Xu Shuzheng is not stuck with their rations?

Even if the mixed brigade has less than 1 people, the monthly food and salary will cost 10 oceans. If you owe someone half a year, it will be 60 oceans!It was said that I would give Lao Tzu 100 million oceans, but after deducting the salary owed, I only got 40 oceans in my hands. Where can I go to train you with a 40 army for just [-] yuan?

Duan Qirui blushed when he heard the words, and thought to himself that this Wang Geng has really become a man. Feng Yuxiang's Army No.16 Mixed Brigade was deducted by Xu Shuzheng for almost half a year without payment, and it was actually included in Wang Geng's corpus. , Lao Duan mused for a while and didn't speak!

"Prime Minister, let me get this out of the way. I told you early in the morning that if you don't treat me and my team as direct descendants, I won't be able to organize any team at all. I'll just pat my ass and leave. My hometown is Wuxi, Jiangsu. , going to Nanjing and Shanghai to do some small business will never starve me!"

Wang Geng is really a little arrogant now, Nima, the 16th mixed brigade was given to me, and that is my direct line. In the future, you will still be the direct line of your old Duan and Wan line. If you don’t give the treatment to the direct line, then you are absolutely I don't agree!

"Prime Minister! Lao Feng's prestige in his army is endless. If I hadn't been sincere to you, if I hadn't been for the sake of the country, would I have taken the risk of going to the 16th mixed brigade? Maybe there are many black guns aimed at the back of my head." ! As a new official, I have to take a few fires with me when I take office? If you don’t want to part with children, you can’t be fooled!”

Duan Qirui felt a little bit troubled, his trust and promotion of Wang Geng would definitely attract criticism and jealousy from other confidants internally, and with Wang Geng's flamboyant temperament, he might easily refuse to bow his head to anyone and take care of himself Xu Youzheng from the Army Department is even more arrogant.

The old and the new, the two rebellious guys, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get along well with each other from the very beginning. If Xu Youzheng really gets stuck with the salary in the future, but makes himself break his trust in Wang Geng, this guy may really vote for it by then. Feng Guozhang is gone!

As soon as the cannon is fired, ten thousand taels of gold are given. For Wang Geng, since he intends to weave and train a direct descendant, he must not be stuck with this food and military equipment!

Seeing Duan Qirui's troubled face, Wang Geng knew that the old Duan must be afraid that Xu Shuzheng's pass would be difficult in the future. The old Duan admired and trusted him, and if he had to choose one of two multiple-choice questions in the short term, he would definitely I chose Xu Shuzheng instead of my newcomer self!

"Prime Minister, I don't want to embarrass you. I know many consortiums and bankers in the United States. Do you think this is okay? You can open another door and let me, the war preparation supervisor, do things cheaply, and I can freely communicate with the big powers and businessmen from various countries. Contact, borrow money, buy and sell arms, and so on!"

Wang Geng unhurriedly made another move!

"How unreasonable!" Duan Qirui couldn't help but get angry!

Although the Prime Minister knew that Wang Geng was telling the truth, he couldn't accept it for a while. He felt that he, the Prime Minister of the Republic of China, seemed to be underestimated by Wang Geng, and felt that he could not be Xu Youzheng's family.

"Prime Minister, am I still your diplomatic and military secretary? I borrow money to buy and sell arms and equipment on behalf of you and the big powers. It will not miss your important business, and we can handle the matter of training troops. The little devil is too strong.

At the moment, the U.S. government and financial groups tend to support Feng Guozhang and Li Yuanhong. If we don’t work harder and extend our hands there, we will suffer a lot! "

Wang Geng enlightened Duan Qirui with a little earnestness.

Duan Qirui glanced at Wang Geng, but he couldn't tell that Wang Geng wanted to build an army that was not restricted by the Ministry of Army's military equipment and food. !

Promise him?Still don't agree?Duan Qirui struggled in his heart for a long time. For a long time, Xu Shuzheng was the only one who worked under his command. The problem of arrogance, I sometimes have to take care of his emotions, and accept some of his ideas and requests against my will!

Wang Geng stopped talking, turned his attention back to the snacks on the coffee table, picked out a piece of butterfly cake and started eating again, while imitating Duan Qirui, he rang the bell and called the maid, "Please bring me a cup of coffee , no sugar, thanks!"

The slender and pretty little girl blushed slightly, looked at Duan Qirui, the old Duan waved her hand, the little girl went away, and after a while brought coffee on a tray, Wang Geng picked it up and took a sip, smacking his mouth, Surprised,

"Prime Minister, your coffee tastes really good, much better than the tea in that big bowl of tea!" Turning around, she stopped the maid who was about to leave,

"Hey, don't go yet, this girl, I don't know her name?"

The servant girl lowered her head and said with a blushing face, "To return to the guest, my name is A Chun, what else can I order from the guest?" The pretty maid named A Chun glanced at her master a little uneasy, then lowered her head again.

"Miss Achun, your coffee tastes pretty good, so don't serve me tea in the future, just serve me coffee! Remember that!" Wang Geng said, looking Achun up and down.

Seeing Wang Geng's unscrupulous eyes, Ah Chun got goosebumps all over his body, blushed and agreed in a mosquito-like voice, seeing that Wang Geng had nothing else to do, he backed out in a panic.

Wang Geng turned to look at Duan Qirui. The Prime Minister stroked his beard as if he had just made up his mind. Duan Qirui's expression changed, and he said in a deep voice,

"Wang Geng, it's a dangerous move for the old man to use you. It may not be a good thing for you to rise to a high position when you first come here, but we really don't have much time. I will give you all the food and salaries that the Ministry of the Army should allocate. How can I say that I am also the chief of the army, the 16 oceans owed by your 60th mixed brigade, and the 100 million oceans for the first fund for the war preparation office, will be allotted to you in a day or two!"

"For the outside world, you can negotiate with the consortium of the great powers for loans and arms and equipment sales in the name of participating in the preparation and supervision of the war, but remember to say hello to me before and after the event! You can control the scale by yourself, as long as you are not afraid that I will tear Ma Su down in the future!"

Duan Qirui's voice was a little deep, obviously making this concession and decision to Wang Geng put him under a lot of pressure!

Nima, if I don't know, there are not many members of your old cabinet who are not greedy, but you don't know how much profit Xu Shuzheng has made in arms and loans?If that idiot Feng Yuxiang wasn't stupid and sued Xu Shuzheng for corruption, would you be so anxious to get rid of his brigade commander?

Although he was so slanderous in his heart, Wang Geng was quite satisfied with the result of the in-depth discussion with Duan Qirui this afternoon!

Seeing that the important matter was almost finalized, this guy got up from the sofa, stood at attention in front of Duan Qirui with a swish and saluted a standard military salute, and said loudly,

"Report to the Prime Minister! West Point graduate Wang Geng reports to you, for the sake of the country and the realization of ideals! Swear to follow the Prime Minister, never give up, never give up, fight to the end!"