Chapter 721, Case Progress

"It's so good, we're relieved." Xiong Xiling nodded slowly.

"So, Mr. Zhuo Ru, what else did the foreigners say?" Wu Shaoting changed into a serious sitting posture and asked Liang Qichao meticulously.

"That's right. Britain, France and Russia have signed a large aftermath loan with the Beiyang government as a bank group in the five countries. Once the Beiyang government collapses, the loan will obviously not be recovered. Therefore, Britain, France and Russia are also very concerned about this issue. After all, the money has been handed over to China for three periods, so you can't treat the money as a fool." Liang Qichao said.

"Before the aftermath, the loans of the imperial court in the late Qing Dynasty were transferred to the Beiyang government, so there are precedents to follow. Of course, considering the situation of the government, Britain, France and Russia were willing to reduce the previous interest by half, and at the same time, they could still use customs salt tax as collateral." Xiong Xiling said in a tone of relying on his seniority.

Wu Shaoting glanced at Xiong Xiling coldly. The other party took the two things seriously, and looked at them as self-righteous. He really couldn't figure out the other party's age but still thought about the problem so simply. He could only think that the Progressive Party members thought that being in power was about to get into trouble, and in order to be able to become power one day earlier, they could even give up more bottom lines.

"If this loan is used for national construction and improvement of people's livelihood, even if it is to increase national defense strength, I will not say much. I can agree to continue to repay all the capital and interests. Mr. Zhuo Ru, Mr. Bingsan, you should understand the purpose of the Beiyang government's loan to this money. Yuan Shikai used this money to deal with our south, to suppress the people, destroy the cause of the republic, and to deal with our southern army." His tone gradually grew from weak to strong, and in the end he felt an uncontrollable anger.

Liang Qichao and Xiong Xiling were a little caught off guard, but they didn't expect Wu Shaoting's attitude to change so quickly.

"Shock me, you calm down first..." Liang Qichao planned to say a few words of comfort.

"Calm down? Mr. Zhuo Ru, foreigners are treating us as fools! To put it bluntly, what else is there in Beiyang that is worthy of support from foreigners now? Foreigners just watch us rush to complete the throne, so they ask for a price that ignores morality. What does it mean to take advantage of the situation? This is called taking advantage of the situation!" Wu Shaoting severely interrupted Liang Qichao.

"As the saying goes, a weak country has no diplomacy. Nowadays, foreigners have pinched our lifeline and dared to speak like this. Shocked, we all said before that we should not act loyally, why are you still so stubborn?" Xiong Xiling said angrily.

"Stubborn? Be loyal? Humph, let us pay for the enemy's debts unless I am so funny. What does it mean to say that weak countries have no diplomacy? It is because China was not united in the past, warlords were separatist, and internal struggles were relied on military affairs. I, Wu Shaoting, sat in the position of the Grand Consul, and wanted to end this chaotic situation, unify the north and the south, and restore the peace and stability of Greater China. As long as we Chinese are united in foreign affairs, I will see who dares to say that we are a weak country!" Wu Shaoting said excitedly, and when he said that he could not control, he even smashed the table heavily, shaking the stack of documents that Deng Keng had just sorted out again. Deng Keng had to run over and reorganize again.

Xiong Xiling and Liang Qichao were both shocked by Wu Shaoting's momentum. Although they knew that Wu Shaoting was a young man, it was difficult to guarantee that the other party was not young and vigorous, and they only focused on showing off their strength. Regarding the loans to the bank group of the five countries, they had made plans to ask foreigners to continue to allocate the remaining loans to the government for the construction of the country after the unification of the north and the south. This is not a bad thing. After all, China has been fighting for many years, and the harmony between the north and the south means everything is in a mess. Any undertaking requires money. With the situation in the post-war period, China cannot afford so much.

"Shocked," Xiong Xiling took a deep breath and said seriously, "This is a major event related to international politics. It must be decided through Congress no matter what. If there is any mistake, how can you be responsible?"

"Europe is about to start war, and the great powers of all countries have no extra thoughts to focus on Asia. Even if I don't agree to all their requests, even if I don't need the support of these imperialists, our government will still have a chance to survive. To put it simply, once the European war breaks out, even if they annoy us and try to support the Beiyang government to rekindle, European countries will not be able to pay any penny. As long as the southern army continues to advance northward and completely eliminate the Beiyang government, China will only have one government left. In order to protect the original interests in China, they will come to please us." Wu Shaoting said without showing any weakness.

Only then did Xiong Xiling realize the problem. She actually forgot the situation where the European war was about to break out. It seemed that it was necessary to reconsider the bargaining chips with the foreigners.

"In a word, I will never agree to transfer the debts of the Beiyang government to our government. If Mr. Bingsan must make trouble to the parliament, I will accompany him to the end." Wu Shaoting said with a firm attitude.

Xiong Xiling's face looked very bad, and Wu Shaoting was simply disregarded. But at this moment, he was inconvenient to have an attack. After all, Wu Shaoting made sense. He was not good at dealing with foreigners and must not joke about the interests of the country.

Liang Qichao sighed, exchanged glances with Xiong Xiling, changed his attitude and said, "Zhenzhi, you have a good intention, we all admire this. Let's do this, I will send people to Shanghai and Beijing as soon as possible, and invite Tang Shaochuan and Wu Wenjue to come out as soon as possible to improve the diplomatic department of the government. Professional diplomatic talents will come to discuss with foreigners in detail, and we will do our best to safeguard our China's interests."

Wu Shaoting nodded and said, "Let's do it first."

After seeing off Liang Qichao and Xiong Xiling, Wu Shaoting focused and pondered. He felt that these civilian politicians were unreliable. It was obvious that the situation in Europe was a great opportunity for countries in the Far East to be self-reliant, but these people really lacked the spirit of daring to act and wanted to enjoy their success. He even worried that when he announced his alliance with Germany to deal with Japan, not many of the many members of the Congress dared to stand up and support it.

He sighed deeply. The more this happens within the government, the more he needs to strengthen his power rule. Although the fate of the country cannot be determined by gambling alone, he cannot allow these weak old bourgeois politicians to compromise. If this is true, the situation in Greater China will only be trampled on by imperialism over and over again. Opportunities must be achieved by themselves. Missing this opportunity may be a tragedy for two generations.

Not long after, Wu Shaoting recalled that Liang Qichao and Xiong Xiling mentioned that the representatives of embassies in various countries did not seem to have much information from Japan. He couldn't help but frown, believing that even if Japan found out that Germany had close ties with southern China, it would not be so easy to detect the Sino-German alliance. What's more, Japan's current circle of influence in China, if it really did realize the Sino-German alliance, it would be afraid that it would have made this matter public long ago and suppressed Sino-German relations from all aspects.

Since that's the case, what are the Japanese doing? Britain, France and Russia are already eager to go south to negotiate, but Japan, which is also a Far Eastern country, is so cautious. Is Japan still hopeful on the Beiyang government?

He hopes that the IQ of the Japanese Prime Minister is limited to this. From now on, every investment in the Beiyang government will be directly thrown into the water. He wants to see how much strength Japan, a small country, has to waste on Beiyang!

"By the way, Shi Yuan, what's the progress of the matter at the Whampoa Military Academy last time?" After restraining his thoughts, Wu Shaoting asked Deng Keng, who was still sorting the documents.

"Yesterday morning, Commander Ni handed over a latest report. Hengrong Trading Company had contacted the Korean National Student Federation in Shanghai and confirmed that the two students who were victims at the Whampoa Military Academy were North Korean revolutionaries." Deng Keng said, while finding the report from the pile of documents and handing it to Wu Shaoting.

Wu Shaoting opened the report and read it calmly, then murmured: "Jin Zhongyi, Cui Chonggen..."

Deng Keng said: "The deceased is Choi Chonggen. Jin Zhongyi's condition in the hospital is still stable. The Secret Service and the Guangzhou Police Department have strengthened protection measures in the wards and near the hospital."

Wu Shaoting continued to look at the report and learned about the previous activities of the two North Korean cadets in Guangzhou and the analysis and inferences given by the Gendarmerie Legal Corps. He looked serious and said, "They purchased weapons through the Guangzhou Citibank office as Huangpu cadets? What a courage!"

Deng Keng nodded and said, "About this, Guangzhou had called yesterday afternoon. Commander Ni went to the Citibank office to understand the situation. Citibank gave relevant records to confirm their purchase of weapons. The advance payment has been paid, but there are only 30 rifles, 2,000 bullets and five kilograms of industrial ** raw materials in front and behind."
Chapter completed!