Fengxian Jiangshan

Zhang Shoufang and Bao Yinglin were placed in a separate courtyard. When they heard that Zhang Xueliang and Zhang Tinglan were coming, Bao Yinglin came out to greet them in person.

Zhang Tinglan also took a good look at Bao Yinglin, he looked pretty good, he looked like a talented person, but the smoke rings were black, his face was turmeric, and there was a strong sense of fatigue.Zhang Tinglan could tell at a glance that this guy was probably a heavy smoker, and Zhang Tinglan had an instinctive disdain for opium smokers.

But on the surface, he still maintained enough respect. Bao Yinglin politely invited them all in. After leaving the living room, Zhang Shoufang was busy in person, serving tea and fruit, busy all the time.

"Sister, let the subordinates do these things, why do you have to do it yourself?"

"Hanqing, you think the eldest sister is clumsy, don't you?"

As Zhang Shoufang said, he stuffed the peeled apple into Zhang Xueliang's hand, with deep love in his eyes, Zhang Tinglan looked aside, and kept nodding.Although Zhang Shoufang is Zhang Zuolin's eldest daughter, she didn't enjoy many blessings and suffered a lot. When Zhang Zuolin's luck was completely changed, Zhang Shoufang had already married Bao Yinglin.

Speaking of which, Zhang Shoufang is a very traditional woman, simple and honest, without extravagance or foreign style, just like a big sister next door. This kind of personality is good, but if you want to be a qualified young lady from a famous family, I'm afraid it's still a little difficult.

In particular, Zhang Tinglan observed the situation and found that Bao Yinglin and Zhang Shoufang could only be regarded as respectful guests, but there was no feeling of intimacy. It is not too comfortable to think that the eldest daughter of the handsome mansion will live a happy life.Moreover, Zhang Tinglan seemed to remember that after Lao Zhang died in Huanggutun, Bao Yinglin divorced Zhang Shoufang in a hurry.Apparently their relationship had broken down before that, but Zhang Tinglan shook his head and sighed thinking of this.

Chewing an apple, Zhang Xueliang asked with a smile: "Brother-in-law, how long can you live in Fengtian this time? The current Fengtian is no different from the previous few years. There are many places to play. Two new department stores have been built in the North Market. There is everything in it, even foreign goods are no longer rare. Just in time, I will show you around."

Bao Yinglin nodded with a smile: "This time, I may have to bother you for a while. My father-in-law sent a telegram to my father a few days ago. According to my father-in-law, it seems that he wants my father to become an official in the customs. If this is not the case, my father will leave me alone." Send it here. Find out about the situation first."

After Zhang Tinglan heard this, she was basically determined.Lao Zhang really wanted his in-laws to take charge of Jilin.This is indeed a wonderful move, but Zhang Tinglan is still a bit apprehensive. He thought that Zhang Zuoxiang would be the first choice after tossing around for so long, but Bao Guiqing took advantage of it, which made Zhang Tinglan feel a little uncomfortable.

"Zhuoyan. I heard your name when I was in Beijing. Those scholars can't even help the president, but clumsy words can make them speechless. It's amazing!" Bao Guiqing said with a smile on the side.

"Zhuoyan is even more powerful. Now he is a serious brigade commander and half of my teacher!" Zhang Xueliang smiled and talked about what happened in Fengtian during this period. Bao Yinglin and Zhang Shoufang were serious. listen.

At the end, Zhang Xueliang said with a smile: "Sister, the North Market was designed and constructed by Zhuo Yan, and the department stores inside were also created by him. If we want to go shopping, we'd better ask him to send us a VIP card." Card, you can get a [-]% discount on everything you buy at that time."

Zhang Shoufang usually doesn't leave the gate, and doesn't know anything about these things, but now hearing what Zhang Xueliang said, she couldn't help being a little surprised.

"Zhuoyan is becoming more and more capable. You should keep an eye on the little six. Don't let him fool around. People who are about to start a family should restrain their minds. I just met Fengzhi. She is a good girl, not just a father. , even I agree with this marriage, you can't treat others badly."

When Zhang Shoufang mentioned Yu Fengzhi, Zhang Xueliang blushed a little, but Bao Yinglin flashed a look of embarrassment, Zhang Tinglan caught it keenly, obviously this guy felt a little guilty after hearing Zhang Shoufang's words.He has been married for a long time, but he often fools around outside. Although Zhang Shoufang is talking about Zhang Xueliang, maybe he is secretly alluding to him.

Zhang Tinglan actually sympathizes with Zhang Shoufang's politically arranged marriage, so she said with a smile: "Hanqing mentioned the North Market, and the South Market will also be built on a large scale this year, and a little paved room is reserved, which is not worth too much money. Let’s hand it over to Sister Shoufang for ten rooms, and you can more or less get a rent every year.”

Although Zhang Tinglan said it politely, but now the land price in the North Market has increased by more than ten times, even dozens of times, and the price in the South Market will not be much lower. Ten rooms, the price is definitely not low.Moreover, Zhang Tinglan also made it clear that this was for Zhang Shoufang and had nothing to do with Bao Yinglin, it was obviously just stuffing money into Zhang Shoufang's hands.

If a person wants to have an independent status, he must first be financially independent, or how many men in later generations will try their best to hide some small coffers.This is especially true in a big family. If you have more money, you can buy it well in front of the old people, and you can appease the subordinates, and you can get a good reputation both inside and outside.

Zhang Shoufang is not stupid, she knows what Zhang Tinglan means, but she still abides by women's morality, without Bao Yinglin's permission, he is not willing to accept gifts from others, Zhang Xueliang on the side said with a smile: "Sister, everyone has a share, even the school Ming has a lot of shares, so you just keep it. As for brother-in-law, we have better business, I have a trading company now, brother-in-law, are you interested in buying shares?"

Zhang Shoufang obviously didn't know what the trading company her brother mentioned was doing. If she knew it was a black-hearted smuggling group, she might have to teach Zhang Xueliang a lesson.

But speaking of it, if Bao Guiqing can successfully control Jilin, he will indeed be given a part of the smuggling business.Jilin directly borders Russia, so there are too many roads to take if you want to transport supplies in the future. You don’t have to stick to the Middle East Road and Nanman Road, so you can avoid the eyes and ears of the Japanese.

After the Japanese noticed the smuggling problem between China and Russia, Zhang Tinglan was actually a little worried. As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves thinking about it. If you are targeted by this poisonous snake in Japan, everyone will feel uncomfortable. Now take Jilin , the timing is just right, otherwise large-scale smuggling in the future will be affected.

From this point of view, Zhang Tinglan is still very supportive of Bao Guiqing's control of Jilin, but at this time, Beijing is also constantly arguing.

Duan Qirui just went to the Xinhua Palace and looked at Yuan Shikai. At this time, Lao Yuan was already half-conscious, and his mind was not too sober. After consulting with many famous doctors, the final conclusion was to prepare for the funeral.

Seeing Yuan Shikai like this, Duan Qirui felt very uncomfortable. After returning to the Prime Minister's Office, he called his confidant Xu Shuzheng, sighed and said: "Gong Bao is leaving, leaving Beiyang to us, but The world is in chaos and wars continue, how can we restore peace!"

"Zhi Weng, in my opinion, the revolutionary party in the south is not enough. Cai E and Tang Jiyao just took advantage of Beiyang's split. As long as we can unite the forces of Beiyang and wipe out the three southwestern provinces, it will be a matter of little effort."

"Having said that, Beiyang is not at peace, especially between Fengzhang and Meng Enyuan, who are still fighting. Meng Enyuan has sent me countless telegrams, asking us to send troops north to drive Fengjun out of Jilin. Zhang Zuolin Also mobilize public opinion to dismiss Meng Enyuan, I am now in a dilemma, I don't know what to do!"

"Zhi Weng, although Zhang Zuolin is rebellious, he is extremely talented. Apart from him, no one can resist the pressure of the Japanese. If he wants to keep the three eastern provinces, he must be this person. The President, earlier, Having said that, I think it's better to let Meng Enyuan go."

"It's inappropriate, let's not talk about abandoning Meng Enyuan, Fengjun's power will grow rapidly, just say that once such evil cases happen, we will not restrain the world. At that time, all provinces will attack each other. Who will drive the other party away?" If you run away, you can get the other party's territory, and this world will soon become a chaotic world." Duan Qirui is very clear-headed, and this kind of precedent must never be set.

Just like the Song Jiaoren case, it was originally a legal issue. As a result, Sun Wen and others abandoned the democratic constitutionalism they had always admired, and began to use violence to rebel against the government, launching the so-called second revolution. The current war to protect the country can be regarded as a continuation of this situation.

"Zhi Weng, Zhang Zuolin has asked Zhao Erxun to bring a message back. He recommended Bao Guiqing to take over Jilin, and he also made a promise that he will never garrison in Jilin, and Fengtian will not interfere in Jilin's government affairs in the future. Do you think this method will work? "

Duan Qirui's eyes lit up when he heard it. He was very clear about Bao Guiqing's character. Although he was Zhang Zuolin's son and daughter, he was still loyal to Beiyang. Not a bad candidate.

"Is Bao Guiqing reliable?"

"Zhi Weng, he has already said that he will be loyal to Beiyang and handle the relationship with Fengtian well!" Xu Shuzheng understood Bao Guiqing's thoughts. What this guy wanted was to act as a balancing force between Beiyang and Fengzhang. Coordinating the relationship between the two parties and bridging the contradictions, it can be said that this positioning is still very accurate, but whether Zhang Zuolin will be satisfied is in between.

While Duan Qirui was making the final balance, there was another group of people secretly discussing countermeasures. This group was Kihachiro Okura, Naniwa Kawashima, Nakamichi Katsuta, and so on.

Naniwa Kawashima has always been committed to the independence of Manchuria, trying to use the Zongsha Party to split the three eastern provinces. As a result, the Zongsha Party is almost completely wiped out, and even he himself was caught by the Fengjun, making his face disgraced and his prestige discredited , the old guy rested for a while, but he was determined to make a comeback.

"Mr. Okura, I think some domestic politicians are stupid. There are always a bunch of naive guys who want to win over Zhang Zuolin. After my repeated observations, Zhang Zuolin will never cooperate with the empire. On the contrary, he will become the biggest obstacle for the empire to occupy Manchuria. , the only thing we can do is to kill him and replace Fengtian with a more obedient person.” (To be continued..)