The sun never sets

It is unlikely. It is almost impossible to make the British spit out what they have eaten, unless they are defeated. If the Eight-Nation Alliance had not been destroyed too quickly, and if the British army had not been deeply involved in the South African battlefield, the Tianjin Concession would not have been so easy to resolve.

Jordan used the threat of force, proposed harsh conditions such as compensation, return of Tianjin Concession, stationing troops along the railway, and joined hands with the Russians to put pressure on the People's Government. The British supported the People's Army in the Northeast to fight the Russian Army, while at the same time joining hands with Russia to put pressure on the People's Government. It seemed that they were schizophrenic, but this was the British.

The interests of major powers are complex, and there are various factions within them. They may cooperate here and fight in another place at the same time. The British have been playing these tricks for hundreds of years, inciting regional powers to fight each other, and then they help the weaker party to beat the other party, just to prevent the emergence of countries that can challenge British hegemony on the European continent and elsewhere.

The British have shifted from global expansion to global contraction, but their determination to maintain "colonial hegemony" cannot be underestimated. Anyway, the people below them will die, so the members of Congress will not be afraid of war. In another time and space, after the First World War, the British were already in trouble and exhausted, but they still pulled out a multinational coalition to attack the Soviet Union.

The current situation is very similar to that after the First World War. The People's Government, like the Soviet Union, does not recognize all loans and unequal treaties of the previous dynasty, which has greatly damaged the interests of the great powers, especially the British. The British have just finished the Boer War and are in a much better situation than after the World War. It is entirely possible to organize a new "Eight-Nation Alliance" like the siege of the Soviet Union.

Some people in the people's government, especially the generals and officers of the military, thought that they had defeated the great powers twice in a row and no longer needed to look at the British. It was good to despise the enemy strategically, but it was still necessary to pay attention to the opponent tactically. The tactics of the British Army were outdated, but it was the world hegemon that entered the Second Industrial Revolution after all, and it had strong strength.

The British army will also reflect and make progress. As long as enough people die, the British will carry out military reforms very quickly. Moreover, Britain's naval power is unparalleled in the world. If a war really breaks out, the British army can land anywhere in northern China. In order to prepare for the worst case scenario, the work of the People's Government in 1903 will focus on developing military power and will invest more funds and manpower in the military industry.

In addition to developing military strength, we must also make some concessions and retreats in diplomacy to give the British hope of resolving the issue through diplomatic means. This does not mean making principled concessions. Sovereignty issues cannot be discussed. Qinghai-Tibet, Mongolia, the Western Regions, etc. are all

These are China's inherent territories. These are the bottom line and must be upheld. The same goes for compensation and garrisoning. We must not give them.

But in other areas, some concessions can be made temporarily. For example, in the economic field, the British want the production technology of sulfanilamide, which can be discussed. Britain is strong in material science and shipbuilding technology, and has been surpassed by the Germans in the chemical industry. The British not only want sulfanilamide, but also want the production technology of many other chemical products, which can be discussed.

The British wanted to use technology to pay the indemnity, but Wu Tingfang refused. How could they give it away for free? At least they had to pay something. When Jordan talked about how much the British Empire had lost in North China, Wu Tingfang talked about the massacre and looting by the Eight-Nation Alliance in Beijing. If Jordan talked about law, Wu Tingfang would be even more excited, because he usually studied this when he had nothing to do.

President Lin's instructions were very clear, that is, to delay time. Concessions are fine, but the British cannot give nothing. The People's Army is afraid that the British will organize the Eight-Nation Alliance again, and why are the British not afraid of the People's Army going south? Losing the annual income of 60 to 70 million pounds in northern China, at least you can get 100 million pounds in the south.

If a war breaks out, there will definitely be no distinction between the South and the North. Not only will the British not be able to obtain the skills in northern China, but they will also lose a large part of their interests in the South.

"We can make some concessions temporarily, and then settle accounts with the British after we kick the Russians out of the war."

Lin Yongchang followed up on the progress of the negotiations with the British government at any time. After hearing Jordan's threat of war, he said to Wu Tingfang: "The British have run out of tricks. We will not take the initiative to provoke, but we will never succumb to the British government's military blackmail! Don't be afraid, as long as we can hold on this year, by next year, our strategic environment will be much better!"

Wu Tingfang smiled and said, "I'm not afraid, but I heard that Minister Lu is very anxious in St. Petersburg."

Lu Zhengxiang was a good man. Although he believed in Protestantism, he still insisted that he was a Chinese and was dedicated to his work. He knew that Lin Yongchang had other ideas when he sent him to Russia, but he still tried his best to fight for the interests of China. It was when he heard that Britain and Russia were showing signs of uniting that he became so angry that he had several blisters at the corners of his mouth.

Chapter 250 Bai He

The negotiations with the British government were protracted, and Jordan was an old hand at "slicing sausages". He was well versed in this and could switch between different faces with ease. When threatening and intimidating, Jordan acted extremely ferocious, but in the next second, he could become gentle and elegant, like a good man.

Wu Tingfang pulled himself together and fought with Jordan for several months. Although he was exhausted, he had to admire the tough opponent. Although Jordan was a vicious enemy, he still had some skills. However, the reason why Jordan was so powerful was mainly because he had the support of the British Empire.

If Jordan was from an African tribe, even if his diplomatic skills doubled, would anyone pay attention to him?

Diplomacy is important, as is military and politics. The People's Party's political system is unique, much stronger than Britain and Germany, and its development speed is faster than that of the European powers. However, because it started too late, its military strength is not strong enough, so it has to use foreign diplomacy to avoid being surrounded and beaten.

Wu Tingfang and Tang Shaoyi were under pressure to negotiate with the British, and Lu Zhengxiang's negotiations with the Russians were not going well. The Russians' greed for land was endless, and even when they were hurt in western Liaoning, they were unwilling to give up the land and interests they had obtained.

For the Tsar and the rulers of Russia, even if they lost the war, it was only a local defeat in a remote area. No matter how good the Chinese were at fighting, they could not strike Russia. That was why Lin Yongchang had to travel thousands of miles to attack Irkutsk, just to let the Russians know that the People's Army also had the ability to attack Russia. As for capturing the Tsar's daughter, that was just incidental.

Irkutsk is on the edge of Lake Baikal, where Su Wu once grazed sheep. After a trip to Irkutsk, Lin Yongchang didn't want to go there again, unless he had to, or he could take a train. It was too hard to march on the tundra on foot.

The [Mongol Iron Cavalry] and [Guards] were not counted, because Marshal Lin had opened a cheat. Rokossovsky's infantry regiment and other Mongolian cavalry, as well as Mongolian herdsmen, suffered various frostbite in the cold winter, and almost one-third of them lost their combat ability.

Before the railway was built to Kulun, Lin Yongchang would not attack Russia in winter. General Winter was powerful. However, the Russians did not know this. They thought that if the Chinese came once, they would come again. The capture of Irkutsk and the troops that fell into the trap later only lost 30,000 soldiers in total, but the shock caused in St. Petersburg was greater than the Battle of Liaoxi.

The Chinese retreated this time, but what if they don’t retreat next time?

Russia's territory is very large, stretching thousands of miles from east to west. This is both an advantage and a disadvantage. If a knife is inserted in the middle, Russia can be cut into two parts, with the east and the west unable to take care of each other. If that happens, Russia's hundreds of years of expansion in the east will be in vain.

Out of fear and due to the incident involving Princess Olga, St. Petersburg began to truly negotiate with China.

At first, China demanded that the Russians compensate for the damage caused to the people of Northeast China and that the Russian army completely withdraw from Northeast China.

It is to demand that the Chinese government recognize the legitimacy of the land in Northeast China occupied by the Russian army and to compensate for the losses caused to Irkutsk, that is, ceding land and paying compensation.

Both sides cited various data and brought out a series of legal theories, arguing at the negotiation table. The Russian diplomatic logic is simple: "The big stick solves all problems." If it can't be solved, then "bold and enlarge it." You can imagine what the diplomatic style of the Russian Empire was like.

Lu Zhengxiang faced personal threats several times in St. Petersburg. Finally, under the instruction of Taiyuan, he lowered the bottom line of the negotiations and proposed that both sides could negotiate peace unconditionally, which is the so-called "white peace". The specific conditions are that the Russian army withdraws from the Northeast, releases prisoners of war and looted civilians, and the people's government also releases prisoners of war and looted civilians. Both sides will no longer pursue each other's war responsibilities, nor will they demand war reparations from each other.

Logically speaking, this condition is good for Russia now. The people's government is certainly facing a lot of problems, and so is Tsarist Russia? The Russian tradition is that people will make trouble after losing a war. The continuous defeat of the Russian army in the Far East has caused many unstable factors in Russia. The most correct way is to stop the war, turn back to solve domestic problems, build the Trans-Siberian Railway, and then consider expansion.

Tsar Nicholas II and the Empress wanted to see their daughter as soon as possible, and were very tempted by the "unconditional peace" proposed by the People's Government, but many noble ministers wanted to cease fire on the spot and use the actual control line of both sides as the new border between China and Russia. The nobles had their reasons, because Russia did not recognize the Central People's Republic Government before, and if an unconditional peace agreement was signed, it would be to recognize the legitimacy of the People's Government.

In the eyes of the ministers of the Russian court, if the people's government wanted to gain Russian recognition, it had to pay a price. Lushun, Liaoyang, Shenyang, and the large piece of land all the way to Vladivostok were a good bargaining chip. In order to force Lu Zhengxiang to agree to the Russians' conditions, the Russian bear used very simple means of personal threat, but Lu Zhengxiang remained unmoved.

So the Russians sent a lot of gold rubles and claimed that they would give another 5 million rubles after the matter was completed. Lu Zhengxiang responded with a sneer, "I am not Li Hongzhang!"

The exasperated Russian diplomat slammed his hand on the table and yelled, "You're going to regret this!"

Lu Zhengxiang showed no fear at all. He stood up and slapped the table with his palm, "Let's see who will regret it!"

Upon hearing that the diplomats had rejected the Chinese proposal, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna rushed into the palace and shouted to Tsar Nicholas II: "You are the Tsar! We can't let them do this to our daughter!"

Nicholas II loved his wife deeply, and he didn't mind that Alexandra was a carrier of hemophilia, but he couldn't stand on his wife's side at this time. "Dear, Olga will be fine, she will get the best treatment. The Chinese have agreed to let us send someone to visit Olga, and you will be able to communicate with her soon."

Alexandra was still furious. "Olga is only fourteen years old and so cute. How can you bear to let her stay in a barbarian country?"

When Nicholas II was young, he was sickly and indecisive. After becoming the Tsar, his character became stronger, but not much different. He said helplessly: "I am the Tsar, and the Tsar cannot lose a battle."

Chapter 251: Settlement of Accounts

When Tsar Nicholas II was young, he was sickly and weak in character, but after all, he had received a rigorous education and was familiar with politics and military affairs. He knew the difficulties Russia was facing.

As the economy developed rapidly, the bourgeoisie in Russia expanded. With money, they wanted more rights, not only economically but also politically, but Nicholas did not want to give them. He firmly believed that the monarch had absolute power, opposed any form of democratic reform, and openly refuted local self-government organizations.

The bourgeoisie wanted more rights, and ethnic minorities such as Poles and Ukrainians also wanted the right to self-government, but Nicholas II did not want to give them any. Nicholas, who had received a complete and strict education, knew that once power began to slip away, it would not stop. If the country was in turmoil, then it would be better to expand outward, and many ministers suggested this.

For hundreds of years, the Russian Empire has been doing this. If the expansion is successful, it can seize land and wealth, and can ease domestic conflicts to a certain extent. If the expansion fails, it can also consume many young and strong people. Without young people, even if someone rebels, it will not make much noise.

As the saying goes: If you win the battle, you destroy the external enemies; if you lose the battle, you destroy the internal troubles. You won’t lose either way!

Nicholas II told the Queen that he would launch a bigger attack on the Chinese and that the Chinese must be punished. Alexandra said worriedly: "But I heard that the railway was dug up by the Chinese. If I had known, I should not have let Olga..."

"My dear, this has nothing to do with you." Nicholas II held his wife's hand. "A part of the railway was demolished, but it was only two hundred miles long. The ministers said that it would take only a short time to repair it. Don't worry, there will be no problem!"

Is it really okay? Looking at her husband who pretended to be confident, Alexandra felt sad.

Her father was Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and Rhine. Her mother, Princess Alice, was the second daughter of Queen Victoria. She fell in love with Nicholas at first sight. After they got married, Nicholas treated her very well, but

The Russians didn't like her. The reason why the Three Emperors' Alliance ended in failure was because of the conflict between the two countries. At that time, the Russians generally disliked the Germans, and as a result, they also disliked Alexandra.

Even though she converted to Orthodoxy and took a Russian name, it still couldn't change the Russians' dislike for her. The nobles didn't like her, and the bourgeoisie didn't like her either. Except for a few loyal servants, Alexandra couldn't find anyone in the court who was willing to talk to her.

She could not participate in the various meetings and discussions in the palace, but she saw things more clearly than others. No matter whether it was the nobles or the representatives of merchants and citizens, they all put their own interests first, and they either approached or forced the Tsar in order to gain more power and benefits from him.

The ministers were keen to talk about how much land they had seized in the Far East and how much rubles they could earn each year, but Alexandra only hoped that her daughter would return to her as soon as possible. As for the Far East, for God's sake, Russia's land was already large enough, and more land would only make Russia more unstable.

She couldn't tell anyone these words, not even Nicholas II. Although the current Tsar was not strong enough, he always believed in expansion. This was how it had been for hundreds of years, so was it right? Alexandra didn't know, all she could do was write down her thoughts.

The news of the breakdown of Sino-Russian negotiations soon spread. St. Petersburg could not keep secrets. The railway that was demolished was 200 miles long, but how could the Tsarist Russia have built more than 200 miles of railway in a year? The Tsarist Russia rejected the proposal of the People's Government Baihe and sent more troops to the Far East, determined to rely on its huge size to overwhelm its opponents.

The news spread via radio waves, and intelligence agencies of various countries confirmed the authenticity of the news a few days later. After the British learned about it, they became more confident, became tougher and more shameless at the negotiation table. Wu Tingfang was well-educated, but he was so angry that he slammed the table several times during the negotiations with the British.

When reporting the negotiation situation to Lin Yongchang, Wu Tingfang's face was no longer angry, but his brows were furrowed. "Mr. President, are the British really going to take action?"

"What? Are you scared?"

"I'm not afraid, but Tang Shaoyi and his men are a little overwhelmed." Wu Tingfang was not afraid of death, so how could he be afraid of the British threat? He was just angry at the British's arrogance and unreasonableness, and he was also worried about the fate of China.

The British Empire is on the decline, but it is sliding down from its peak. For a long time, it will not fall from the "strongest" position. The people's government is developing very fast, but it started too slowly. No matter how fast it accelerates, it still needs time to develop. For the current people's government, the British Empire is still an unshakable behemoth.

After listening to Wu Tingfang's story, Lin Yongchang thought for a while and said, "In my opinion, the British are still using blackmail. They should not have made up their minds to go to war."

This is inevitable. Having just fought the Boer War, the British will never fall into the same trap again. How many Boers are there? How many Chinese are there? If it turns out to be a mess like the Boer War, the masters in Downing Street will have a headache again. Whether the British use coercion, inducement, or goodwill, they are all for the purpose of making money. They don't want to do a losing business like the Boer War again.

"But the British are arming Yuan Shikai's troops and are negotiating with France, Belgium and other countries to lend a large sum of money to Nanjing. It is said that the amount will be as high as 15 million pounds!"

Fifteen million pounds, almost one hundred million taels of silver, was equivalent to the annual tax revenue of the People's Government. It was a lot for the People's Government and the National Government in Nanjing, and also a lot for Japan, but it was nothing for Britain and France. The British government spent a total of 2.5 million pounds on the Boer War, and some said it was 4.5 million pounds, but Lin Yongchang thought the latter statement was too exaggerated. Even if Britain mobilized more than troops, it should not have spent that much money.

4.5 million pounds, how many battleships can be built? But even if there is no 4.5 million, 2.5 million pounds is an astronomical figure that makes many people dizzy. million pounds is really not a lot of money, and according to the news from Nanjing, half of this loan will be deducted first as the principal and interest of various due foreign debts and indemnities. Even if the deal is successful, Zhang Zhidong will only get or million pounds, and the maximum amount that can be used for the army is million pounds.

Wu Tingfang said: "Even if it's only 5 million pounds, it's a lot."

When the People's Government first issued paper money, it was very cautious, and only 1.2 million yuan was issued with 90 million taels of silver. After the people and the market accepted the RMB, the reserve ratio was gradually reduced, and the currency issued increased tenfold in two years. Last year, the annual revenue of the People's Government was about 30 billion yuan, and military expenditure, including weapons and equipment, military industry and other expenses, accounted for 27%, that is, 460 billion yuan, about million pounds.

In other words, if the loan was successful, the extra money that the Nationalist Government of Nanjing could use to buy foreign guns and cannons would be more than the annual military expenditure of the People's Government. Although it was only an extra 500,000 pounds, not all of the money from the People's Government was exchanged for weapons and equipment. A large part of it was used to expand arsenals, build military bases, and construct supply warehouses.

If you calculate it this way, the situation seems to be a bit

It's dangerous. But it's just an illusion, because in addition to this calculation, there is also another calculation.

Chapter 252: More Steel, Less Qi

"How does that count?" Wu Tingfang was puzzled. "How does that count?"

Lin Yongchang then made a careful calculation with Wu Tingfang, "Even if Zhang Zhidong took money from the British and French, he would definitely buy arms from Britain and France. Is buying guns and cannons from foreigners the same as making them ourselves? Li Hongzhang said that it is better to buy than to make, but that was the practice when the number of people was small and was only used in emergencies. The weapons that Zhang Zhidong could buy with 5 million pounds can be made by ourselves for half the money, or even less."

"But I heard that the price of the Hanyang rifle is about the same as that of the foreign rifle."

"Alas, Zhang Zhidong has too many people in his orbit, relatives and friends, and a lot of people are involved, so the price has gone up, right? Let alone the South, is there no corruption problem here? I don't think so. Fighting against corrupt elements is a long-term thing, there is no permanent solution, we can only do a big cleanup every once in a while."

The benevolent father did a good job in this regard. When the benevolent father ruled the Soviet Union, officials were just consumables, and there would be a wave of purges every few years. Anyway, there were so many educated young people in the Soviet Union, so they just needed to find someone to take over. It's hard to find a three-legged toad, but there are as many two-legged people who want to be officials as you want, right?

However, this policy is doomed to fail in the long run, and the inevitable outcome is the demise of the leader and the demise of the policy.

"Foreign goods are very expensive, and weapons dealers also need to make money. Five million pounds sounds like a lot, but how many troops can it arm? One hundred thousand? Two hundred thousand? A rifle costs more than ten taels of silver, and a cannon costs tens of thousands. Add in bullets and shells, and I think it would be good enough to arm a hundred thousand troops."

Lin Yongchang said: "An army of 100,000 people doesn't just have equipment. It also needs officers and training. It will take at least until next year before it can form combat effectiveness. Even if it does, what can 100,000 people do? They can decide the outcome of a battle, but they can't reverse the strategic situation."

The Chinese army is expanding everywhere. One hundred thousand is really not a lot. The army in Guangdong alone exceeds one hundred thousand. Sichuan is even more powerful. The regular army exceeds two hundred thousand. There are also a large number of militias and security groups that are not included. If all the armies of various governments and independent forces are included, China may have two to three million troops.

There should be a lot of empty salaries, false numbers, and shoddy personnel, but the sheer number of people is shocking. In addition to the armies of various regimes, there are also bandits gathering in the mountains, local gentry also organized servants, and arms dealers from various countries are trying their best to sell all kinds of old weapons to China.

Lin Yongchang was not afraid to lead the British to arm Zhang Zhidong's government, which means that the British had no intention of organizing a new "Eight-Nation Alliance" for the time being. Perhaps the efforts of Wu Tingfang and Tang Shaoyi had worked, or perhaps the war between the People's Government and Russia was about to become protracted, or perhaps the People's Government did not put too much pressure on Britain like Napoleon's France and Lenin's Soviet Union, so the British did not regard the People's Government as an enemy that must be eliminated.

In the eyes of the gentlemen of the British Empire, the current situation is very good. China is divided into several parts. Northern China is still at war with Russia, and Southern China has been divided by Britain and France. However, they still want more, so they have become more aggressive at the negotiation table.

The People's Government wants money and weapons when it goes to war with Russia, right? Don't keep flirting with the United States and Germany. The British Empire also has a lot of good things. As long as you pay, you can talk. Jordan also wants to help the People's Government build a navy, just like he helped the Jurchens build a navy before.

There are many good things in the UK, but they are too expensive...

Now the British are arming the Nationalist Government, supporting China in its war with Russia, and forcing the People's Government to make concessions at the negotiation table. They not only want to regain control of tariffs in northern China, but also want to turn Qinghai and Tibet into an independent country, etc. They ask for a high price and pay a low price. That's how negotiations work.

But as long as Dai Ying does not take action this year, Lin Yongchang is not afraid. It is not that the strength of the People's Government will be stronger than Dai Ying next year, but that the "dreadnought" of the German Kiel naval port will be launched next year. The appearance of the "dreadnought" has turned all previous warships into outdated toys.

At that time, if the British did not want to be caught up by the Germans in terms of navy, they would have to join them in building dreadnoughts. France would not sit idle either. If the European powers joined in the "arms race", things in East Asia would be easier.

Lin Yongchang's plan was very good. This year, he would overthrow the Russian Empire and drive the Russian army out of the Northeast. After stabilizing the Northeast, he would wait until the German dreadnoughts came out next year, and then it would be time to move south. There would definitely be many problems and many variables during this period, and the British would not sit idly by.

But by that time, the British will probably have more concerns, and their willingness to fight a big war in the Far East will be greatly reduced.

However, the matter of the "Dreadnought" was top secret. No one knew about it except a few people in the General Staff and the Navy. None of the seven members of the Politburo knew about it. Lin Yongchang was not going to leak the news to Wu Tingfang, but just told him to have confidence in the government, which was confident.

He said to Wu Tingfang: "Last year we produced 67 tons of steel and made rifles. This year we can produce more weapons, and the production capacity of mortars and light artillery has also increased. It will no longer be a few years.

Now is the time when you can only take the beating and cannot fight back."

Wu Tingfang twirled his beard and smiled, "This is all thanks to the President."

Lin Yongchang waved his hands repeatedly, "The main credit goes to the people. I just did some insignificant work within my ability. As I said before, if the British want to talk, then we will talk to them, but we will never accept the blackmail of the Anglo-Saxon gang. Four years ago, we had nothing, but we still formed a team. Now that we have produced so much steel, it cannot be said that we are not as good as when we had nothing. We cannot do things that have more steel and less gas."

The two discussed for a while, and Wu Tingfang got up and left. When he passed under the eaves, he caught a glimpse of the legendary Princess Olga and couldn't help but pause. The president was certainly wise and powerful, but did he have any strange hobbies in choosing women?

Wuyun Qiqige is a Mongolian, Guan Xiaotong is a remnant of the previous dynasty, and now there is a Rakshasa woman... After leaving the house, Wu Tingfang thought about it and decided to talk to Yang Du. He himself has a lot of knowledge, but his understanding and research of traditional culture is still not as good as Yang Du.

Chapter 253: Northern and Southern Dynasties

Yang Du's office was in another courtyard, not far away. After checking Wu Tingfang's ID, the armed guard at the door returned it to him with both hands, then saluted, "Comrade Wu, please come in."

Wu Tingfang nodded to the other party, put the certificate back into his pocket, and walked quickly inside. After passing through a door, before reaching the main room, he heard Yang Du's voice. He couldn't help laughing. This is really "hearing the voice before seeing the person". Yang Huchan's personality is round on the outside and square on the inside, which is very different from the one in the Red Mansion.

"The most important principle of Chairman Lin's thought is to seek truth from facts. Please write another article on seeking truth from facts, and combine it with recent current events..."

Yang Du saw Wu Tingfang at the door, assigned the task, and then walked out, "Wen Jue, do you want to talk to me about something?"

Wu Tingfang twirled his beard, looked inside, and said with a smile, "Wang Jingwei has come to your place too?"

Yang Du was somewhat helpless, "Who wouldn't want to take a shortcut to Zhongnan?"

Wang Jingwei and his people missed the rapid expansion of the People's Party and could not soar to the top like Li Dayan, Wang Qi, Liu Chengxiang and others. After the rapid expansion, the rules and regulations of the People's Party and the People's Government were gradually improved. If later people wanted to make progress, they had to either wait for seniority or make contributions.

The former requires time, the latter requires talent, or fighting on the battlefield, neither of which is so simple. Humans always want to take shortcuts. President Lin and his people could not get close to him, so many people tried to get close to Yang Du, Wu Tingfang, Qiu Jin and others in order to get promoted faster.

Wu Tingfang also had such people around him, who were very familiar with this matter. He said with a smile: "Wang Zhaoming is not bad. His uncle is the Jingzhao Yin."

Jingzhao Yin was an official position in the Han Dynasty, and now refers to the mayor of the capital. After working in Beiping for a few years, Wang Zhaoming's uncle Wang Hai was transferred to Taiyuan to serve as mayor. This promotion speed can be said to be very fast. But you have to know that Wang Hai was one of the first people to follow President Lin. Among that group of people, Wang Qi became the prime minister and Li Dayan was also the commander of the corps. If he hadn't run away after Marshal Lin started his rebellion, he would be the prime minister now.

There are five or six steps between the mayor of Taiyuan and the prime minister, and it is very likely that he will never catch up.

Later, Marshal Lin entered the city of Beiping. Seeing the prospect of establishing a new dynasty, Wang Hai took his nephew north again and shamelessly sought a position. He worked diligently for several years before being transferred to serve as Jingzhao Yin. Wang Hai had his own explanation for his escape, but Wu Tingfang and Yang Du both knew the details.