Beiyang 1917

Duan Qirui's face turned cold, although Xu Shuzheng could be said to be a child spoiled by him, but now there is a newcomer Wang Geng present, since the old Duan promised Wang Geng's affairs yesterday, how can he just break his promise and get fat today?

Is Duan Qirui the head of the Anhui Department or is it you Xu Shuzheng?Is there a charter for the group? !

Xu Shuzheng was so willing to show weakness when Wang Geng was such a general, he sneered and said,

"As long as the Prime Minister and the President of the National Assembly agree, so what if I quit my job as the Undersecretary of the Army? If you have the ability, you can come and try it out!"

"Hey, you Zheng, why are you bothering? Everyone knows that you are the prime minister's right-hand man. How can the Ministry of War do without you, and the State Council can't do without you, Secretary-General Zhang Luo. Don't be angry, don't be angry! Let's listen to the prime minister! "Xu Shiying applauded in her heart, but persuaded her in her mouth.

Chen Jin-tao was leaning on the chair and smoking a cigar, with no expression on his face, apparently detached from the matter and planning to sit back and watch the tigers fight.

He, the chief financial officer, was not originally a direct descendant of Duan Qirui, but fortunately he was an ironclad with Xu Shiying, and he used the old Duan as an alliance brother to make a bridge to worship under Duan Qirui's command, but after all, he was not a direct descendant of the Anhui family. Helping everyone seems to have ulterior motives, so he just doesn't talk and just watches the show!

Duan Qirui remained silent with a sullen face, which actually showed his attitude. I just want to inform you about Wang Geng's promotion today, and I'm not here to discuss it with you guys. The State Council and the Ministry of War are in charge of my old Duan. The leading elder brother of the Anhui Department is still me, Duan Qirui!

After being persuaded by Xu Shiying, Xu Shuzheng also calmed down. Since Duan Qirui didn't greet him in advance about Wang Geng's use, he must have anticipated his own reaction, and he couldn't explain it for a while, so he didn't say anything at all.

Today's fuss in the conference room is purely an instinctive reaction, but compared to the confident West Point Wang Genglai opposite, he has lost his demeanor, hum!If there is anything to do, it is reasonable to go back to the study and talk to the old man alone.

Otherwise, Chen Jintao and Xu Shiying are just letting these two guys watch Xu Shuzheng's jokes, not to mention in Beiyang, there are not many people in the Anhui Department who want to see my Xu Shuzheng jokes?

"Brother Youzheng, my younger brother is new here. Thanks to the Prime Minister's attention, he is sincerely here to share the worries of the Prime Minister and all the adults here. You see, this is very good. I am the supervisor of the war preparation department. If you can't become an elite soldier in training, the younger brother is willing to take the blame and resign!"

Wang Geng passed the olive branch just right, and by the way gave Lao Duan and Xu Shuzheng a step down.

"Okay! That's it! Are you a graduate of West Point Zhao Kuo who is talking on paper? Let's see the truth in half a year!"

Xu Shuzheng reacted quickly, and took advantage of the situation to go down the stairs. Anyway, I can't afford to deal with the disputes between the government and the court and participating in the war. Let's see you tossing around for half a year. See where you go to recruit troops!Isn't it just half a year, I, Xu Shuzheng, can afford it!

A smile appeared on Duan Qirui's face, he was obviously satisfied with Wang Geng's attitude, but if Zheng's aloof temper persisted for a long time, who could check him?

My Anhui Department is happy because of you, Xu Youzheng, but also more or less troublesome because of your temperament and personality. Now that I have Wang Geng, a talented catfish, just to balance it, Duan Qirui's mood can't help but improve!

"Youzheng, you are my general, a distinguished senior from the Anhui Clan, and Wang Geng is a junior. How can you, a senior, not help you a lot? Wouldn't it be a joke for outsiders to see us! The first fund for the war preparation office, you will allocate it to him within two days!"

A smile appeared on Duan Qirui's face, while comforting Xu Shuzheng, he did not forget to tell him not to make things difficult for Wang Geng in terms of food and salary.

"The Ministry of the Army has been struggling to make ends meet. The money that Lansheng's Ministry of Finance should have allocated to me last month has not arrived today. There are countless army leaders who owe money to demand. Prime Minister, I am now asking me to call 160 immediately. When Wan Dayang comes out, where can I let him touch him?"

When it came to food and pay, Xu Shuzheng cried out again. Duan Qirui actually knew that the Ministry of the Army's finances were always tight enough to make ends meet, but he didn't believe it had reached the point where 160 million oceans could not be allocated.

The Prime Minister turned his gaze to Chen Jintao, the Chief Financial Officer on the left, and said dissatisfiedly, "Lan Sheng, what's the matter with you? Why didn't the military expenses be allocated here?"

Chen Jin-tao blushed and shouted, "Prime Minister, you don't know that the central budget has been running short. The governors in various places want to raise troops and expand their troops, so they try their best to withhold taxes from the garrison defense area. This place can't raise taxes. My central government The Ministry of Finance is also clinking poor!"

"No matter how poor you are, you can't be poor in education, and no matter how bad you are, you can't lose money to the military. What's the use of you talking about this with me now? Isn't the first loan from Japan already paid? It's agreed to use it for special purposes. Where's the money?"

Duan Qirui was not at all moved by Chen Jintao's complaints, but instead asked about the whereabouts of the Japanese loan.

"The Ministry of the Army is only in arrears for one month, and the Ministry of Education has been in arrears for three months. I...I discussed with Youzheng and moved some of it to the emergency!" Chen Jintao's face was covered with sweat!

"Is there such a thing?" Duan Qirui turned around and asked Xu Shuzheng.

"Lansheng said that the Chinese New Year just started, and if the Ministry of Education's salary is still in arrears, the professors and lecturers will lead the students to take to the streets to parade, so I promised that the 500 million miles borrowed by Japan can be distributed to the Ministry of Education first, but this is It happened in February, and we agreed to pay it back in March!"

Although Xu Shuzheng nodded to confirm the statement of the Chief Financial Officer, he accused Chen Jin-tao of being dishonest. The money was transferred at the end of February, and he agreed to pay it back in March. However, today it is April 2 and he still hasn’t seen it. With the shadow of money!

In fact, both Xu Shuzheng and Chen Jin-tao knew that the bulk of the money was still in the Ministry of Finance. Although the loan was borrowed from the Japanese consortium in the name of preparing to prepare and train the participating army, the collateral was issued by the Ministry of Finance. Especially for public debts, the Japanese would not go to the Ministry of War and Xu Shuzheng to collect debts, but the Ministry of Finance.

The problem is that China's decision to join the war has not yet been made, and Japan's 500 million loan, which is not too big or too small, has been used by the Ministry of Finance to move around and use it as liquidity to fight fires everywhere!

In fact, Duan Qirui also knows that there are nearly one million troops in the Ministry of the Army, large and small. Theoretically, the monthly food and payment expenditure is nearly ten million oceans. Japan's first 500 million yen If the loan is removed to offset the deficit, it will be a drop in the bucket.

As for whether Xu Shuzheng and Chen Jintao filled their own pockets, Duan Qirui didn't want to go into the details. When the water is clear, there will be no fish. Compared with his contribution and loyalty to himself, the degree is not worth mentioning at all!

Of course, Chen Jin-tao is different, the cronyism of the old duan has a long history, Chen Jin-tao is a pawn that can be sacrificed, and Xu Shuzheng is a car that must be protected.

"Lan Sheng, You Zheng, I don't care about other things, I promised Wang Geng, the 16 arrears of the 60th Mixed Brigade, and the first payment of 100 million for the war preparation office, these two payments are limited to you within two days! "

Duan Qirui made a final decision and stopped talking to the two subordinates. If they were to talk about it, the two of them could go on till dark!

Xu Shuzheng and Chen Jintao looked at each other, and they sat down and stopped talking. Everyone has been familiar with the temper of the Prime Minister over the years. He really made a decision, and ten cows can't be pulled back. The Ministry of Finance, that is, Xu Shuzheng's account of the Ministry of the Army, just squeeze the 160 million oceans and it will come out.

"Jingren, what's going on with your Ministry of Communications? Are you involved in the corruption case of trucks on Jinpu Road?"

After Wang Geng's matter was settled, Duan Qirui turned his attention to his ally brother Xu Shiying, and his tone was a bit harsh. In the past half month, the two news media have been reporting the corruption case on Jinpu Road. Xu Shiying was the first to bear the brunt.

"Quangong, I really didn't know it beforehand. Who knew that those bastards would be so courageous. They set up a non-existent Huamei company by themselves for 150 wagons that can be bought for only 200 million oceans. Money, and then use 450 million oceans to sign a 15-year lease contract, but those corrupt bureau chiefs and Duan Zhang's purchases have been verified and dismissed, and they must be severely punished!"

Xu Shiying took out his handkerchief and wiped his sweat, his expression slightly flustered.

"Hmph! The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. As the traffic chief, you cannot escape the blame! Xu Shuzheng watched coldly from across the table.

Xu Shiying, you guys have to be able to fish even if you dare to fish. The Ministry of Communications is a fat and oily government office. The first thing you need to do to make money is to be measured, and the second is to eat well. If you don’t wipe your mouth clean after eating, you deserve it. !

Do you think you can get rid of the golden cicada by throwing out a few bureau chiefs and deputy bureau chiefs?I'm afraid it won't be that easy. Pity me, how can I work with these guys who have done more than succeed but failed!Xu Shuzheng couldn't help feeling angry.