Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

After the battle between the Nanjing Presidential Palace and the National Defense Forces and the Soviet Far East Red Army started, Lao Jiang began to dream of defeating the National Defense Forces and successfully seizing all the occupied areas of the National Defense Forces.

However, this kind of spring and autumn dream that Lao Jiang always had a smile on his face, was directly shattered by the arrival of his confidant Dai Li, leaving Lao Jiang with no time to breathe.

Looking at the information in his hand and Dai Yunong who was silent in front of him, Lao Jiang asked in great disappointment: "Yunong, did your intelligence department make a mistake... Li Guosheng actually defeated more than 35 Soviet soldiers with 60 new editors. The Far East Red Army even captured the chief of staff of the Soviet Red Army. How is this possible? Could it be that these 35 new divisions are all heavenly soldiers and generals, invulnerable..."

"Also, according to the report, the battle has been over for ten days. Faced with such a big victory, why didn't Li Guosheng publicize it? You know, once this victory is publicized by him, the national defense forces in the country The prestige will definitely surpass our Central Army and become a veritable Chinese National Defense Force..."

Seeing Lao Jiang in front of him who would be furious whenever the National Defense Army was mentioned, Dai Yunong replied in a deep voice.

"Principal, the content of the information was sent by an intelligence officer hidden in the headquarters of the National Defense Forces. There is absolutely no problem. In addition, the National Defense Forces lost a lot during the entire battle... the 35 new divisions that participated in the battle, In the end, less than half was left."

"As for why the Wehrmacht didn't take advantage of the situation to promote the results of the war and increase its prestige at home and in the world, I suspect that the defeated Soviet "government" gave the Wehrmacht some benefits and asked the Wehrmacht not to disclose the results of the war..."

Hearing this, it was as if Lao Jiang, who had aged several years, closed his mouth in an instant.

After slumping on the seat with all his strength, he said to himself: "Mother Xipi... Is the National Defense Army an enemy prepared for me by God..."[

"I originally planned to use the hands of the Soviets to weaken the strength of the National Defense Forces. Now it seems that not only did not weaken the strength of the National Defense Forces themselves, but through this battle, they helped the National Defense Forces to train 10,000+ iron-blooded elites who have experienced life and death..."

"Am I destined not to be Li Guosheng's opponent? The Nanjing Central Government is destined to be replaced by the National Defense Forces..."

"I don't accept it. I absolutely refuse to accept it. I must not lose to Li Guosheng or the National Defense Force..."

Facing Lao Jiang who was about to lose his mind due to anger, Dai Yunong quickly comforted him.

"Principal, please calm down..."

"After the students go back, they will immediately mobilize all intelligence forces to find out the reason why the National Defense Forces won on the battlefield. At that time, our Central Army will be able to carry out targeted training. It will definitely not be defeated by the National Defense Forces like the Soviet Red Army. .”

"In addition, the orthodoxy of the Republic of China is us now. It will always be us in the future... So, please take care of yourself, the principal. Sooner or later, the Central Army will surpass the National Defense Forces..."

Under Dai Yunong's repeated reassurance, it took a full 5 minutes before Lao Jiang's dignified facial expression relaxed.

He said to Dai Yunong with a look of relief: "Yunong, you are very good... Among all my students, although you are not the best, you must be the most loyal to me. I believe. With joint efforts, we will definitely continue to grow and develop, eventually surpassing the National Defense Forces and defeating them..."

"Thank you for the compliment from the principal. These are what students should do...'Swear allegiance to the principal', this is a sentence that students have engraved in their hearts after entering the Whampoa Military Academy. They will never forget..." Dai Yunong continued to Lao Jiang without hesitation Show loyalty, as long as Lao Jiang can calm down in front of him, don't get angry.

While Lao Jiang was very satisfied in his heart, he gave Dai Yunong a hard look on the surface, pretending to be dissatisfied and said: "Nonsense. How can you be loyal to me alone... It is to be loyal to the party and the country. As a student of the Whampoa Military Academy, everyone must be loyal to the party and the country. .”

"Yes, principal... loyal to the party and country, loyal to the principal..." Dai Yunong replied loudly.

Seeing that the anger on Lao Jiang's face finally dissipated, his nervous heart immediately relaxed.Just as he was about to leave with a long sigh, an accident happened...

The closed door of Lao Jiang's office was suddenly opened, and then Finance Minister Kong Xiangxi walked in with a sullen expression.

Seeing that there was no abnormal expression on Lao Jiang's face, and he didn't have a deep understanding, he asked directly full of anger: "Chairman, I want to know how many centers and finance ministries there are in the Republic of China..."[

Lao Jiang replied inexplicably: "Minister Kong, are you confused? Of course, the Republic of China has only one central government and one Ministry of Finance, and the Minister of the Ministry of Finance is you, Kong Xiangxi..."

Although the resentment on Kong Xiangxi's face was much less, the anger was stronger than when he just walked into the office.

After handing the document in front of Lao Jiang, he retorted mercilessly: "Since the Republic of China has only one finance minister, why is this He Lian going to the Northeast... This is an appointment and dismissal document just issued by the Northeast Coalition "Government". He Lian, the dean of Nankai University's business school, was officially appointed as the Minister of Finance by the Northeast coalition "government"..."

Seeing Lao Jiang's complexion suddenly changed in front of him, Kong Xiangxi ignored Dai Yunong's continuous calls, and continued to yell: "Chairman, the National Defense Force has even appointed its own finance minister, which is very obvious. We, the National Defense Forces, no longer recognize the orthodox status of our central "government" in Nanjing, and plan to part ways with us..."

"Everyone else is like this, so why doesn't our central "government" let the National Defense Forces ride on our necks regardless..."

"My idea is to take advantage of the time when the main force of the National Defense Forces is attracted by the Soviet Far East Red Army, immediately attack Shandong and Shanxi provinces, and teach the arrogant National Defense Forces a lesson..."

"Enough..." Lao Jiang, whose face was covered with anger again, roared loudly at Kong Xiangxi, who was still unsatisfied and wanted to continue clamoring.

Seeing Kong Xiangxi pouted, an expression of dissatisfaction appeared on his face.

The angry old Jiang directly threw the information that Dai Yunong had just sent in front of Kong Xiangxi, and cursed loudly.

"You take a look at this information first, and tell me after reading it, do you still think that the Central Army will start a war with the National Defense Forces soon..."

Gradually realizing that something was wrong, Kong Xiangxi immediately picked up the information and began to browse. One minute later, the facial expression that was still unconvinced just now turned pale.

After glancing at Chiang Kai-shek, who was still full of anger, he said with a guilty face: "Chairman, I didn't know that the war between the National Defense Forces and the Soviet Union was over. If I knew, I would never make this proposal. Please calm down, Chairman." .”

Lao Jiang's stiff facial expression due to anger finally changed slightly.

Take a deep breath.After calming down the pent-up anger in my heart.Lao Jiang opened his mouth as calmly as possible: "It's not that I don't want to break with the National Defense Forces and fight a decisive battle with the National Defense Forces, but that our Central Army has not yet eliminated the strength of the National Defense Forces... At least one thing is that we are far away from the national defense forces on an economic basis." Nowhere near the Wehrmacht."

"Without strong economic support, how can you let millions of Central Army soldiers work hard for us on the battlefield... So. If you want to fight the National Defense Forces as soon as possible. It is a complete joke that the National Defense Forces appoint the Minister of Finance. We must Develop the economy as soon as possible, so that the central "government" no longer needs to worry about money."

This moment.The first thought in Kong Xiangxi's mind was that he was too unlucky, why did he come across such a time.Without even thinking about it, he assured Lao Jiang: "Please rest assured, Chairman, I will organize economic experts to find a way to solve economic problems after I go back."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Lao Jiang's reaction, he fled away from Lao Jiang's office.

After returning to his office, Kong Xiangxi's nervous heart also calmed down.Afterwards, he began to think about what he had just seen in Lao Jiang's office.

"The National Defense Forces defeated more than 35 troops of the Soviet Far East Red Army with only [-] recruits, and also captured Tukhachevsky, the Chief of Staff of the Soviet Red Army..."

35 recruits can defeat the Soviet Red Army twice as large as itself, not to mention the millions of field troops that the National Defense Forces have been reorganizing for a year.

for a while.Kong Xiangxi, who was aloof in the national government, also felt a little fear of the powerful National Defense Forces.

And at this moment, a thought that shocked him suddenly appeared in Kong Xiangxi's mind.

Since the 35 recruits of the National Defense Forces can defeat the Soviet Red Army twice as large as itself, once the main force of the National Defense Forces goes south with all its strength, it will only have less than 200 million troops. Will the Central Army, which does not have many technical arms, face the entire army like the Soviet Far East Red Army? What about the end of destruction...

The 200 million central government troops were wiped out.The Nanjing central "government" also came to an end.Under such circumstances, as the Minister of Finance of the Nanjing National Government, what kind of ending will I end up with?

Thinking of this, beads of sweat quickly gushed out from Kong Xiangxi's forehead.

"No, you absolutely can't wait here to die, you must take the initiative. Your future must be in your own hands..." Kong Xiangxi thought to himself.

After calling his confidant, he ordered: "I don't care what method you use, at all costs, to find out the true strength of the National Defense Force in the shortest possible time, and quickly..."

Under the money offensive, all the information about the National Defense Forces held by the two intelligence agencies under the National Government was sent to Kong Xiangxi's office.

Facing the intelligence of the National Defense Forces that far exceeded his imagination, Kong Xiangxi finally understood why Lao Jiang's face showed a nasty expression from the heart when he talked about the National Defense Forces...

I used to think that after Lao Jiang took the position of chairman of the committee, he gradually lost his aggressiveness.Now it seems that it is not that Lao Jiang has lost his aggressiveness, but that the enemy Lao Jiang faces is too powerful.

Facing the National Defense Forces with absolute superiority, Lao Jiang can only pin his hopes on the two great powers of the Soviet Union and Japan.If these two powers have nothing to do with the National Defense Forces, then Lao Jiang can only maintain a good relationship with the National Defense Forces to avoid war between the two armies.Otherwise, what greets the Central Army is a catastrophe...

"Now it seems that the trend of the National Defense Forces unifying the whole country is unreliable. The only thing that is uncertain is the time..." Kong Xiangxi secretly analyzed in his heart after reading the telegram.

Now that the Nanjing central "government" has no hope, I feel that I can't be so stupid as to be buried with the Nanjing central "government", but to find another way out for myself.

At this moment, because Lao Jiang has just seized power not long ago, the "four big families" in history have not really developed yet.In other words, the current Kong Xiangxi does not have much assets except for being the Minister of Finance of the Nanjing National Government.

And in this chaotic world, not having enough assets means that you don't have much way out.

Thus, a bold conspiracy slowly formed in Kong Xiangxi's mind.

Taking advantage of the final stage of the Nanjing central "government" and using my current status, I can make a good fortune in the Ministry of Finance.Only in this way.I have enough capital to find another way out for myself.

Corruption will never work...

With the economy of the Nanjing Central Government in such a depression, corruption will not only fail to help them obtain enough wealth, but may also send them into the abyss, where they will never recover.So, the idea just came to mind.He was denied by the rational Kong Xiangxi.

After shutting myself in the office for a full half day.Kong Xiangxi finally walked out of the office.

On the surface, Kong Xiangxi's face was exhausted besides exhaustion.However, if you observe carefully, you will find it.Under the cover of a tired expression, Kong Xiangxi's eyes were sending out two sharp gazes.

After a good day's rest at home, Kong Xiangxi appeared in Lao Jiang's office again.

Facing Lao Jiang's doubtful eyes on him, Kong Xiangxi bluntly reported: "Chairman, I have a solution to the government's economic crisis, so that the army can obtain a large amount of military expenditure in a short period of time... But, This method can only be used in the short term, and it will have a certain impact on the future of the country's economy..."

Lao Jiang's eyes lit up, and he said eagerly: "As long as we can solve the military expenditure problem of the troops, the impact will affect..."

After finishing speaking, Lao Jiang realized that he had just lost his composure because of being too excited.

Explaining to Kong Xiangxi who was full of astonishment: "Minister Song, you have also seen the information about Dai Yunong. Now that the National Defense Forces have defeated the Soviet Far East Red Army, it is not too late for them to continue going south. Under such circumstances, we must Heavy troops have been deployed on the front lines in Henan and Anhui to block possible attacks by the National Defense Forces on us."

"However, if we want to mobilize troops and fight wars, sufficient military expenditures are necessary. If there is no sufficient military expenditures, the soldiers will not work for us. You don't know, I have spent the past two days doing nothing for military expenditures." My hair is about to turn gray..."

"So. As long as it can solve the current military expenditure problem, any method can be used. As for the impact and problems that may be brought to the future economy, we will find a way to solve it later..."

Hearing the veteran's answer, Kong Xiangxi was sure that under such circumstances, his proposal would definitely get Lao Jiang's support.

After quickly sorting out the thoughts in his mind, he reported to Lao Jiang: "Chairman, my idea is to increase the circulation of ** coins. In two years, we have issued about 13 billion French coins to the whole country. As of now Look, the strength of legal currency is completely beyond our imagination. Under such circumstances, we can issue an additional 2 million yuan of legal currency to serve as military expenses..."

"Is it possible to increase the issuance of legal currency..." Lao Jiang asked with a hint of doubt.

Kong Xiangxi opened his mouth and explained: "Chairman, this is the problem I just mentioned... The issuance of an additional 13 million French currency means that the 15.00 billion French currency in circulation in the hands of the Chinese will depreciate by [-]%. In the absence of other solutions, We can only use this method to obtain military expenditures from the Chinese people in disguise..."

"The depreciation is 15.00%, which is still within the tolerable range..." Lao Jiang couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief when he heard that there were no problems other than currency depreciation, and comforted himself to Kong Xiangxi.

Then, he ordered decisively: "Minister Kong, military expenditure is important, so we will do as you said. We will issue an additional [-] million French currency this year, and all the additional legal currency will be used as war military expenses... As for the harm that the additional currency will bring to the financial market, wait until it is blocked." After the possible attack by the National Defense Forces, let's find a way to solve it..."

"Chairman, please rest assured. I will never let the chairman down. Within half a month, I will send [-] million French currency to the chairman." Kong Xiangxi, who had completed the plot, promised loudly.

When Kong Xiangxi left Lao Jiang's office contentedly, a strange smile quickly flashed across Kong Xiangxi's face.

You must know that the so-called additional issuance of [-] million French coins is just a trick that Kong Xiangxi set for Lao Jiang, a trick full of temptations, as long as one foot steps in, he will go farther and farther.

An additional 200 million French currency was issued, although Kong Xiangxi could use the price difference after the depreciation of the legal currency to use his position as the Minister of Finance to obtain gold and silver worth 200 million French currency from the bank and the black market.However, Kong Xiangxi's appetite is far more than [-] million French currency, but tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions.

In Kong Xiangxi's eyes, the additional [-] million French currency seems to be a lot on the surface, but after it is actually used in the war, it will be found that the [-] million legal currency that is gradually depreciating will not take long at all.

When the [-] million French currency was exhausted and Lao Jiang started to worry about military expenses again, he had already been a white wolf with empty hands once, and Lao Jiang, who had experienced directly issuing an additional [-] million French currency, would definitely turn his mind on himself again.At that time, the additional currency will not be just [-] million, but hundreds of millions, or even billions...

As long as the war continues, Lao Jiang will fall into the dead end of continuously issuing more currency.

As for myself, I can rely on my status as the Minister of Finance to take advantage of the price difference before and after the depreciation of the currency, resell the currency, earn enough silver and gold from the central bank, and ship it abroad, leaving a way for myself to escape and live abroad.

For this good wish, as soon as he returned to his office, the governor of the only central bank under the national "government" that could issue currency was called to Kong Xiangxi's office.

After showing Chiang’s order to the bank president, the French currency printing plant under the Central Bank of Nanjing started working at full capacity, just like a production line, and began to produce the military expenses that Chiang desperately needed.

Minister of Finance Kong Xiangxi used the price difference before and after the depreciation of the legal currency, as the Minister of Finance, to continuously extract gold and silver from the central bank...

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