Fengxian Jiangshan

Since Mi Zhenbiao was wiped out, Jiang Guiti was disheartened and resigned from his position as the governor of Rehe. Once he left, Rehe was left alone, and Lao Yuan and the nurse were here again. During the war, the position of Rehe Dutong has been vacant.

The Feng army occupied Chifeng and controlled the northern part of Rehe. At this time, taking over Rehe inevitably caused conflicts with the Feng army.Without sufficient strength, no one would dare to take it, but those who are capable are unwilling to take it. After all, Rehe is relatively barren, except for livestock and opium. Not many people are willing to come to such a tasteless place.

It was dragged on like this, and Lao Zhang and Feng Delin met each other in battle. The trend of Fengtian's military and political unification was irreversible, and a powerful Feng faction appeared in Guan.For Duan Qirui, who had just assumed the position of prime minister, it was hard to accept seeing Fengjun grow bigger, but there was no suitable candidate to check and balance Lao Zhang, which made Duan Qirui really distressed.

After thinking about it, I thought of Zhang Xun who was entrenched in Xuzhou. Although Zhang Xun was once a subordinate of Yuan Shikai, he was different from Duan Qirui and others. His subordinates all wear big braids, known as the braided army, and he himself is honored as the commander-in-chief.

Strictly speaking, Zhang Xun, like Jiang Guiti, is not a direct descendant of Beiyang. Zhang Xun is powerful, very old, and occupies Xuzhou, the hub of the north and south. Duan Qirui is also a little afraid.

After careful discussion between Lao Duan and his confidant Xu Shuzheng, they decided to win Zhang Xun first and lure him to compete with Lao Zhang, and then Lao Duan sat on the mountain to watch the tiger fight, so he decided to appoint Zhang Xun as the patrol envoy of Mengjiang. One person is in charge of three provinces, which seems extremely noble, but in fact it is a small trap.

After getting the news, everyone in Fengtian was a little depressed.Since occupying Chifeng, Lao Zhang has regarded Rehe as the meat in his bowl. As a result, Lao Duan sent Zhang Xun over. He, it will be difficult for Feng Jun to intervene again.

However, there were also people who were ecstatic, and that was Zhang Tinglan. When he heard that Zhang Xun had been appointed as a tour envoy to Mengjiang, he would manage Rehe and other places.Immediately felt that this is an unprecedented opportunity.Everyone knows that Zhang Xun staged a restoration farce, which was attacked by people all over the world.

At this time, Feng Jun can jump out, take Rehe and other places directly, and extend Feng Jun's tentacles to the northwest smoothly. There is no such big advantage in this world!Therefore, Zhang Tinglan wanted to give Duan Qirui a medal.Not only could his move not limit Fengjun, but it also paved the way for Fengjun's further development.

Of course, Zhang Tinglan also knows that history has changed.Will Zhang Xun continue to act perversely?There are still some doubts, so we can't just sit and wait, and we must take certain countermeasures.Feng's army had just experienced two major battles and was in urgent need of rest and recovery, so there was no condition to use force at all.

If you can't play hard, you can only play soft.After thinking about it, Zhang Tinglan sent a border trade development outline to Wang Yongjiang.

"Mr. Minyuan, can you see if this idea is feasible?"

Wang Yongjiang glanced briefly, with a smile on his face: "Zhuoyan. To put it bluntly, your plan is to smuggle to Russia with Zhang Xun. It is full of luxuries and profits at least several million a year. I believe Zhang Most likely, Xun will agree. It’s just that this old guy is a bit cheap, and the channel we have worked so hard to open up, but now we have to share it with Zhang Xun, it’s a bit unworthy.”

"Mr. Minyuan, if you say that, the structure is too small. Russia is a black hole now, and the supplies it needs are amazing. Just relying on how much Fengtian can provide, if you pull one person on a pirate ship, you can get more money." A sum, besides, we also have enough ways to get the big boss in our hands, so that Zhang Xun can only earn a little hard money."

Zhang Tinglan went on to say: "Actually, we are not the only businessmen who smuggle from Russia. Many Shanxi merchants have also joined in, but their scale is relatively small and their personnel are very scattered. We cooperate with Zhang Xun, and we can use With his power, he controlled the border, and by the way, he also controlled those Shanxi merchants, and let them all make money for us."

Listening to Zhang Tinglan's words, Wang Yongjiang gradually outlined a new plan, and a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes.Since he served as Fengtian's Minister of Finance, he has been facing huge financial pressure and can hardly breathe.

If it wasn't for Zhang Tinglan's hard work to stabilize the finances and build some factories at the same time, with his own stable financial resources, Wang Yongjiang's life would be even more difficult.

Fengtian's economic situation is a typical twin deficit, trade deficit and fiscal deficit.China is exporting more and more agricultural and mineral products, but the profit is meager, and it cannot match the exquisite industrial products and arms of the West. We are seeing a large amount of wealth outflow, the economic situation is deteriorating, and fiscal revenue is also decreasing.

If you want to plug the financial hole, you have to borrow heavily from foreign countries, so that the foreign powers can control it more tightly. This is tantamount to drinking poison to quench your thirst, and the result is that the debt is rolling up. The government has almost become a passing god of wealth collecting taxes for the great powers. , not only in Fengtian, but in the whole of China.

This kind of double deficit situation will be a fatal problem for later generations. There are only two ways out, either to do business honestly and improve the foreign trade situation, or to simply pay off foreign debts. This is what Soviet Russia did in history. .

But for Fengtian, the first method is too slow, and the great powers will take the opportunity to destroy it.As for the second type, no matter how daring Zhang Tinglan was, she would not dare to do so.However, Zhang Tinglan still thought of a method similar to reneging on debts, that is, smuggling, crazy smuggling to Russia, and using huge profits to plug Fengtian's financial gap.

Then other funds can be used to develop Fengtian's industry, enhance economic competitiveness, and bring Fengtian's finances back from the brink of collapse.

In fact, Fengtian has already started to do this early on. Wang Yongjiang has provided the greatest convenience to smuggling companies such as Xingye Trading Company, and even the Fengtian government has helped them organize supplies.

Now Zhang Tinglan has expanded the scale again, and wants to unite with Zhang Xun, and the trade route from the northwest to Russia will also be controlled. In this way, the huge trade profits will all fall into the hands of Fengtian.

"Zhuoyan, the more people need to know about smuggling, the easier it is for it to leak out. I'm still a little worried!"

"I don't think you need to worry about it for the time being. After all, Russia is already in chaos. The famine is very serious. There are as many peasant uprisings everywhere. In such a chaotic country, if you want to find out how many smuggled goods are there, even the gods will not be able to figure it out. And I'm not going to let Zhang Xun understand the core of trade, he can only enjoy a little benefit on the periphery."

"Any specific tricks up your sleeve?"

"The method is very simple. Let Fengtian Bank act as the settlement bank for trade, and all trade amounts go through Fengtian Bank, so that how much money they make is in our hands."

After Zhang Tinglan's plan, the smuggling was divided into two types. The first is direct smuggling in Rehe and other places. This part is directly controlled by Zhang Xun. storage, temporary storage.

The second part is the goods smuggled by Shanxi merchants in Rehe and other places. After cooperating with Zhang Xun, the smuggling of individual merchants must be strictly prohibited. They must hand over the goods to the trading company designated by Fengtian Bank. Bank settlement.

This method is also a good thing for those businessmen. After all, they are weak and smuggling to Russia is very risky.After adopting the new method, they only need to transport the goods to the vicinity of the Sino-Russian border, and the part in Russia will be in charge of by a special person, and they don't have to worry about the Russians denying it, because Fengtian Bank provides guarantee.

Their income may be reduced, but the risk is smaller, and they don't have to worry about selling. They can sell more goods, and the profits can be made up, and even earn more, which is still very attractive to merchants.

However, the conditions that seem to be favorable to them hide a huge trap, because all transactions have to go through Fengtian Bank, so no matter how much real money they earn, they have to be kept in the Fengtian Bank's vault. What they can get is A colorful ticket.

Moreover, through their sales, the use of Fengtian can be expanded. The wider the circulation of a currency, the more seigniorage it will get, so the US dollars of later generations can absorb blood from all over the world. Take advantage of the Northwest.

After all, these warlords in the northwest are still bumpkins, and they don't understand the mysteries of financial operations at all.Looks like they made a lot of money, but not even a little soup.

After Wang Yongjiang thoroughly understood these Zhang Tinglan's plans, he couldn't help giving his thumbs up sincerely.

"Zhuoyan, according to your method, Zhang Xun is basically a thug who manages the Northwest Commercial Road for us. It's a bit pitiful that the dignified patrol envoy has fallen into this field."

"Haha, Mr. Minyuan, no matter how pitiful he is, if he cooperates with us, he will earn at least 500 million yuan a year, which is enough for his soldiers to live comfortably. If he doesn't cooperate with us, Rehe, Chaha If Er and Suiyuan are combined together, he will not be able to squeeze out so much military expenses!"

Wang Yongjiang couldn't stop nodding: "With the control of the northeast and northwest, our influence on the Russian black market will increase a lot. This idea is like eating two ends together. Not only those businessmen were counted, but even the Russians also ran away." No."

"Compared to calculation, I prefer the word win-win!" Zhang Tinglan still cares about reputation.

"Whatever it is, since you made the plan, it's up to you to implement it."

"Mr. Minyuan, the plan I sent here is for you and the commander-in-chief to talk to Zhang Xun. As for me, I have more important things."

"Is there anything more important than this?"

"Of course I have. I am now the head of the reclamation department. Naturally, I have to manage the issue of farming. I want to arrange people to enter the customs and go to trafficking. Are you hungry? It's the introduction of people!" (To be continued...)