Years of the Republic of China 1913

Beijing, the State Council.

Fang Zida was in a very bad mood. Today he received two bad news at once, which suddenly made his good mood before going out like dark clouds.

In order to find another shortcut to break the blockade, the Soviet actually resorted to such a trick.Although Stalin's tricks were not mentioned in Fang Zida's eyes, they were extremely lethal to Americans.What's more, the United States has always been a country that claims to be democratic and commercial. Americans are also the most adventurous group in the world. In the eyes of some people, the situation in Russia is actually a business opportunity, wooing voters under the banner of humanitarianism. , or venture into commercial cooperation with the Soviets, this possibility is not impossible.

Based on Fang Zida's understanding of the Americans, Stalin's move really hit the nail on the head of the Americans. I am afraid that the opening of the complete blockade will be torn open by this incident. Once there is such a hole, the blockade will become a kind of joke.Waiting for the Soviets to get over the difficulties, then there will be no practical point in continuing the blockade in the future.

Fang Zida's judgment was correct. Just now he received news from the United States, which confirmed that Herbert Hoover, chairman of the United States Relief Commission (U.S. Relief Administration), decided to list Russia as a Relief objects to help the Russian people survive the famine.

This news made Fang Zida extremely angry. Once the General Relief Administration's plan was implemented, the total blockade would go bankrupt. This would give the Soviets who were already on the verge of crisis a shot in the arm and make them breathe easier.

For this reason, Fang Zida hurriedly tried to stop the matter through his relationship in the United States, but the reply from the United States to Fang Zida was absolutely impossible.Because the issue of food in Russia has risen to a humanitarian level, no one can clearly stop the trend of public opinion. Once an objection is expressed at this time, or even forcefully suppress the plan of the United States Relief Administration, it will bring extremely serious consequences. s consequence.

the consequences.Even the most apex consortium can't bear it.Moreover, Herbert Hoover's assistance to the troubled European allies after the European War has made his reputation reach a very high level. Some people even said that with the increase in Mr. Hoover's reputation, he is likely to be The next President of the United States.For such reasons, who would offend such a promising politician?Moreover, judging from Herbert Hoover's current attitude, he is also the leader in promoting this plan.

In addition to these.Those businessmen with exceptionally keen sense of smell also smelled business opportunities from this disaster, and tried to join forces with Herbert Hoover to break out of the cage and contact the Soviets to obtain huge benefits from it.

This answer made Fang Zida very angry and frustrated, although the United States promised to use its power to force the US government not to make a decision to directly aid the Soviet.But Fang Zida knew very well that this kind of promise was of no value at all. The U.S. Relief Administration was not an official agency in the first place, and there were countless political means to bypass the government to implement this plan.As long as the U.S. government does not make a clear statement, this result is already doomed.

"Sir, why don't we give these materials to the Americans? Give them fuel to the fire?" Fang Zida looked worried.Zhou Yuanliang suggested cautiously, and pointed to a piece of information he sent today.

Looking at the file bag on the table, Fang Zida shook his head with a wry smile.This information came too late, if it had been obtained a month in advance, the matter would have been a different result.It's a pity, if you take it out again now, these things will not only be of no help, but will be self-defeating.

Speaking of this information, it is indeed very large.Zhou Yuanliang also took a lot of effort to get it.According to the information, since 1918.Grain reserves in Russia declined year by year, until after the Russian Revolution, the Soviet government launched a series of revolutionary movements, which aggravated the destruction of productivity, leading to food shortages in Russia and famines everywhere.According to the survey.Due to class revolution and wartime policies, peasants everywhere spontaneously rebelled against the government's "grain expropriation team" and even large-scale peasant riots occurred in some places.

The exchange of fire between the peasant guerrillas and the government's food requisition team reached the peak a few months ago. In the once richest Tambov province, in order to completely quell the massive riots, the Soviet Red Army even used 82 gas bombs.Only then did the riots be suppressed.It is roughly estimated that more than 500 million people have starved to death in rural Russia, and there have been horrific scenes of cannibalism in some places.

If this information had been released a month ago, it would have caused an uproar in world opinion and brought strong pressure to the Soviet government.But now, since Russia's food problem has been disclosed, if it is brought out again, it will not have any effect, on the contrary, it will make the call for saving the Russian people louder and gain more people's support.

As for how the Soviet government explained other aspects, Fang Zida can think of a hundred reasons with his ass, the simplest of which is "natural disaster". A simple sentence can make 500 million dead souls pay for them, and they feel at ease To obtain the coveted food from the "enemies" who have blocked themselves.

Fang Zida felt a headache. As for what to do next, he had to think carefully before making a decision.Putting Russia aside, Fang Zida picked up another file bag, looked at Zhou Yuanliang who was sitting in front of him, and Chen Guofu who had been silent since he entered the door.

"Can you guarantee that the things here are true?"

Looking at each other and silently exchanging opinions, Zhou Yuanliang said: "Mr. Hui, these materials have been checked repeatedly by the Intelligence Bureau and the Security Bureau to ensure that there will be no problems, but the conclusion is that neither of us dare to download it without authorization, so..."

"I understand, needless to say."

Fang Zida waved his hand, and said bluntly: "I won't read the details. I don't think I can finish reading so much in a few hours. So, please give me a brief introduction."

"Yes!" Zhou Yuanliang quickly agreed, cleared his throat and began to narrate, some of which were supplemented by Chen Guofu. This talk lasted for more than an hour. Fang Zida kept a pensive expression, and did not change his sitting position until they finished speaking. .

"The Revolutionary Party, the Japanese, the Soviets, the British, the French, the Beiyang faction, and even the president..."

The backside of the Wang Yaqiao case was far more complicated than imagined. After many days of investigation, the Intelligence Bureau and the Security Bureau finally found clues. Although Xu Tongxiong and Chen Shaobai were not captured, it was confirmed during the investigation that they had contact with many parties. In other words, there are many shadows behind Xu Tongxiong and Chen Shaobai who instructed Wang Yaqiao.

Xu Tongxiong and Chen Shaobai were originally revolutionary parties. Although the revolutionary party disappeared with Sun Wen's death, staunch core members like them still regarded themselves as revolutionary parties. They hated their former political opponent kmt and Fang Zida, who now sits as prime minister. To the bone.Secondly, since Sun Wen's death, Xu Tongxiong and Chen Shaobai have stayed in Japan and have not returned. According to the investigation, they used false identities when they returned to China, and there were arrangements made by the Japanese side, which means that they had a relationship with Japanese intelligence agencies. Contacted, and even got the help of Japanese intelligence agencies.

In addition to the above two points, they also had contact with Russians, British, and French after they lurked and returned to China. As for what they talked about during the contact, no one knows whether it is related to this case, but such contact is very strange. Because shortly after the contact, they went to Shanghai to meet Wang Yaqiao, and then there was a murder.

What is even more surprising is that even some people in the Beiyang Department have had contact with Xu Tongxiong and Chen Shaobai. Although the level of people they have contacted is not high, this situation cannot be ignored.There is even a person who is the current President Li Yuanhong among the contacts, which is even more intriguing. Isn't it strange that the head of state of the Republic of China government and the president's people have private contacts with the wanted criminals of the government? ?

"There are a lot of monsters and ghosts!" Fang Zida said coldly, especially Li Yuanhong's people also appeared in it, which made Fang Zida extremely vigilant.The president who has served as the head of state and is called Li Bodhisattva by the people does not seem to be as content as he usually appears. It seems that behind his simple and honest smile is a unwilling heart.We must know that since Yuan Shikai's death, the balance of power between the president and the prime minister has been broken. As the prime minister, Song Jiaoren began to officially implement the prime minister system and regained a lot of power that belonged to the State Council.When Fang Zida took over the position of prime minister, the situation went a step further. Now the government has become a real prime minister system, with all the power in the State Council, and the president as the head of state is just a nominal head of state and an actual rubber Except for some necessary occasions, the seal, like Li Yuanhong's nickname, has really become a Bodhisattva on the incense table.

But Bodhisattva is not made of clay after all, and Li Yuanhong nicknamed Li Bodhisattva does not mean that he is a real Bodhisattva.As the former vice president and the current president, Li Yuanhong is not a simple person. Back then, he was also torn and killed in the sea of ​​blood and corpses, and he also had blood and desire on his body.Under such circumstances, it is human nature for Li Yuanhong to be unwilling to be lonely, and his status and identity doomed that even Fang Zida would not be able to move him easily.

"Continue to investigate and keep it secret. As for the matter over there, you don't have to worry about it..." Fang Zida gave orders after careful consideration for a long time. Zhou Yuanliang and Chen Guofu heaved a sigh of relief at the same time. Maozi, Britain and France, etc., they didn't pay attention to them, but the presidential palace was a taboo, no matter how brave they were, they would not dare to investigate the president, whether it was public or private, once the news spread If they go out, even Fang Zida can't keep them.

Since Fang Zida made it clear that they don't want them to manage the affairs of the presidential palace, it is tantamount to taking them out of danger.Grateful, Zhou Yuanliang and Chen Guofu repeatedly claimed their cause and left together.

"Li Bodhisattva, hehe..." When they left, Fang Zida sneered, raised his hand and picked up the phone: "Get me to the presidential palace!" (To be continued...)