Years of the Republic of China 1913

() On the way back to the capital, Fang Zida didn't say a word, but what Duan Qirui said was still in his ears, which made him think deeply.

To be honest, Fang Zida never thought of using assassination methods to deal with Song Jiaoren. This crooked way that ignores the rules of the game may succeed for a while, but it will also bring serious consequences.Since coming to this era, at first Fang Zida had a good impression of Sun Wen and others and even had some admiration, but after a long time of contact and seeing the historical truth, he became more and more disgusted with those so-called political parties who use unscrupulous means to achieve personal goals under the banner of revolution. Home.This is also the real reason why Fang Zida later got close to Yuan Shikai and tried his best to assist Song Jiaoren. Although both Yuan Shikai and Song Jiaoren have political ambitions, they have one thing better than Sun Wen, that is, they have a moral and political bottom line , follow the rules of the game.

But if you don't have the heart to harm others, you must have the heart to guard against others.Duan Qirui's words also reminded Fang Zida from another aspect. When he returned to the capital, Fang Zida strengthened his guards and arranged guards around Yang Du, Yang Yongtai, Xia Shoutian, Jiang Zhiqing and others. As for Wu Peifu and Fang Zida, although they did not intervene, they sent a telegram to remind them that as long as these generals pay attention, it is not so easy to be assassinated. ..

Time passed day by day, and the end of the year was approaching in a blink of an eye.Whether it was Fang Zida or Song Jiaoren, nothing happened, which made Fang Zida secretly relieved.

The second batch of troops going to Europe to participate in the war has already set off, and it is estimated that they will arrive soon in these days.As for the central bank in Russia, it is also under preparation. People who come from the United States will arrive in the capital in a few days, and they will go north together when they arrive.

This day, Fang Zida received the definite news that the American cruise ship had already called at Tianjin, and the personnel dispatched by the two major consortiums would arrive in Beijing tomorrow.Then stop in the capital for a while, and then take the train north with the Chinese staff.

After confirming the itinerary, Fang Zida asked Yang Du to notify the staff of Zhong Yang Bank one by one, so that they could prepare as soon as possible.Who would have thought that on the second day, that is, the day when the American personnel arrived in the capital, before the meeting between the two sides was originally scheduled.Yang Du rushed over suddenly and told Fang Zida that Zhou Chen, the main person in charge of the personnel sent by the Chinese side, had a sudden illness.

"Is Lao Zhou sick?"

"Yeah, I don't know what's going on. I heard that I was sent to the hospital last night and I'm still bedridden." Yang Du said with an anxious expression on his face. What happened to him as the vice president of Zhongyang Bank? Can you be in a hurry?Seeing that they were about to leave, something like this happened to the person in charge.

"What did the doctor say?" Fang Zida asked calmly.

"It is said that he is overworked, and there are some problems with his heart and liver. I am not very clear about the specific situation. Western doctors diagnosed that Lao Zhou should stay in bed."

"Hehe, what a coincidence." Fang Zida sneered, with a calm demeanor that seemed in no rush.

"Yang Ming, Zhang Ming, I'm so anxious, why do you..." Yang Du jumped his feet angrily when he saw Fang Zida's expression, but he was taken aback as soon as the words came out, and stared at him with a puzzled expression Fang Zida took a few glances.Lowering his voice, he said, "Chang Ming, did you know that Lao Zhou would get sick? What happened? Is his disease your fault or...?"

"Of course it's the latter. How can I have such a great ability." Seeing that Yang Du had guessed the truth, Fang Zida shook his head with a wry smile and said, "There are some things I didn't want to tell outsiders. It would be fine if he went north in a safe and sound way, but I didn't expect to make such a move, so I can't blame me."

"Old Zhou, he is...?"

"He quietly went to the Prime Minister's Office on the day the candidate was decided. What do you think?"

"Song Dunchu!"

Yang Du was extremely surprised, he never expected Zhou Chen to be from Song Jiaoren, even if Fang Zida told Yang Du that Zhou Chen was Ri himself, he would not be surprised by this.Because as early as the establishment of Zhongyang Bank, Zhou Chen followed Fang Zida from the original Bank of Communications, and the relationship between Fang Zida and Song Jiaoren at that time can be described as perfect.Who would have thought that at that moment, Song Jiaoren planted a nail and placed eyes beside Fang Zida.

Yang Du learned the art of the emperor. Although he is the one among Fang Zida's counselors who most hopes that Fang Zida will reach the top, Yang Du feels too anxious for Fang Zida to rush to compete with Song Jiaoren for the KMT party position, and he is a little impatient. posture.According to Yang Du's meaning, it is better to take it slowly and wait for next year's general election to make an effort in one fell swoop.

Only now did Yang Du understand Fang Zida's helplessness.Song Jiaoren pressed on every step of the way, if Fang Zida didn't fight back, it would be too late.One Zhou Chen is found out today, and Wang Chen and Li Chen may be found out tomorrow. As long as Fang Zida cannot grasp the power for a day, this kind of thing is inevitable.

After meditating silently for a long time, Yang Du sighed, feeling sorry for Zhou Chen.Zhou Chen has done a good job in Zhongyang Bank these years, and Yang Du even intentionally recommended him to take over his position. Who would have thought that it would end up like this.This man knows people, face but not heart, the same is true for Song Jiaoren, who used the trick of crossing rivers and demolishing bridges. Has he forgotten who helped him secure the position of Prime Minister?

"It seems that there is only a replacement, but the departure is imminent, who is suitable?" Putting other things aside, who is the leader of the dispatched personnel is the most important thing. This important matter cannot be delayed, Yang Du asked eagerly.

"What do you think of Xia Gengfu?"

"The farmer?!"

Xia Shoutian, how could Yang Du not understand, they are brothers from the same school, and they worked together under Yuan Shikai's subordinates. After Yuan Shikai's death, Xia Shoutian joined Fang Zida and worked in the Ministry of Finance.The friendship between the two parties is very good, and there are many contacts on weekdays, but he never expected that Fang Zida would suddenly mention Xia Shoutian.

After thinking about it carefully, Yang Du's eyes lit up.Xia Shoutian is cautious and capable, although his strategy is not as good as his own, but his ability to execute is extremely strong, which is enough to prove this when he was Yuan Shikai's secretary in his early years.What's more, Xia Shoutian is not a layman in finance in the past few years in the Ministry of Finance. He can be regarded as an expert. It is really a good candidate to replace Zhou Chen as the leader of the team.

"Good idea! If Xia Gengfu is worthy of this job!" Yang Du immediately agreed with Fang Zida's candidate, and his sorrow disappeared in an instant. He rubbed his hands excitedly and said with a smile: "Xia Gengfu talked to me a while ago. He worked in the Ministry of Finance I'm a little tired from work, and I'm planning to change my job, I'm sure this arrangement will satisfy his appetite, good! good! good!"

As Xia Shoutian's good friend, Yang Du was of course happy about this.Joyfully, he was about to turn around to find Xia Shoutian to inform him of the matter, when he suddenly stopped and asked Fang Zida, "Then what should Zhou Chen do?"

"How to deal with it?" Fang Zida asked with a smile, and said lightly: "Old Zhou has worked so hard and accumulated illnesses. It's because we don't care enough for his subordinates. Since the doctor wants him to cultivate well, let him cultivate in a safe and stable way." .”

"Hehe..." Yang Du smiled knowingly, nodded and left.

In the afternoon of the same day, Xia Shoutian received a formal transfer order, and the Ministry of Finance agreed to dispatch Xia Shoutian to Zhongyang Bank, and act as the person in charge of the personnel dispatched by Zhongyang Bank to go north for business.Of course, both the Ministry of Finance and Zhongyang Bank are Fang Zida's territory, and this kind of transfer order is nothing more than a left hand and a right hand, and Fang Zida just swipe his signature.Xia Shoutian was very excited when he received the transfer order. Since Yuan Shikai passed away, he, the former Secretary to the President, has become an idler. The position in the Treasury Department is depressingly vacant.Who would have thought that the opportunity would suddenly fall upon him? The preparation for the establishment of the Central Bank of the Russian Empire was not only discussed within the Central Bank, but also the Ministry of Finance had known about it for a long time. Some people with a little brain would understand after a little analysis that as the person in charge of the dispatched personnel How much power will he have, and as long as he does well, he will definitely rise to the top in the future. When such an opportunity comes, Xia Shoutian is immediately ecstatic.

After handing over the work of the Ministry of Finance in the shortest possible time, Xia Shoutian followed Yang Du who came to pick him up and rushed to Zhong Yang Bank soon.After meeting Fang Zida, the two sides had an hour's talk, and Xia Shoutian, the assistant to the president of Zhongyang Bank, who was freshly released, participated in the meeting with the American personnel as the person in charge of the dispatched personnel.

The Sino-US bank personnel meeting lasted for two days, mainly to determine the specific planning and implementation personnel of the preparatory work.Since the two parties had already communicated in the early stage, the preparatory work was relatively solid, and the discussion was basically over in the afternoon of the second day.After resting overnight, the group will set off tomorrow.

On the day of departure, Fang Zida, as the president of Zhongyang Bank, personally sent them to the train station, but the vice president Yang Du did not appear. Just as the group boarded the train and went away, Yang Du had just come out of Zhou Chen's house. When he stepped down the steps, he turned his head Glancing at it, he revealed a meaningful smile.

In the room, Zhou Chen's face was ashen, as if he was seriously ill and would soon die.Who would have thought that just an hour ago he was still blushing, when Yang Du came to Zhou's house under the banner of visiting, Zhou Chen hurriedly got into the bed without taking off his pants, humming and haha Get up sick.

Seeing Zhou Chen, Yang Du first gave a gift, and then comforted him, and frowned as if he felt very sad about Zhou Chen's serious illness.Then sat by the bed and chatted with Zhou Chen for a few words, and Yang Du got up to leave after finishing these unnutritious words.

But just before leaving, Yang Du suddenly seemed to remember something, turned around and said a few words to Zhou Chen that his illness came like a mountain, and his illness went like a thread, and then told Zhou Chen to let him recover from his illness with peace of mind, not to rush to work, and his health is important.Anyway, the job at Zhongyang Bank has been replaced by someone. Since Zhou Chen is seriously ill, he will take care of him for a while. He even suggested that the domestic medical conditions are not as good as those abroad. If necessary, Zhou Chen can be sent to the United States for medical treatment, etc. wait.

At first Zhou Chen listened to these words and laughed in his heart, thinking he had a plan.But the more he listened, the more unpleasant it became. When he finally heard that Fang Zida had hung him up and had to wait for his illness to be "completely cured" before allowing him to go back to work, Zhou Chen felt a little bad. (To be continued.)