Fernan spent the first three days in Nanjing, having fun, eating, drinking and drinking. Although it was only 3 days, it was impossible to visit the scenic spots and scenery in Nanjing, and it was impossible to pay for the Nanjing-style delicacies, but it was enough to make Fernan feel worthwhile to visit this trip.

Although Furnanji has been in the Hankou Consulate for nearly three years, Hankou was only a small town by the Yangtze River at that time. The Great Wuhan City in the old time and space was divided into three independent administrative regions: Hankou, Hanyang and Wuchang. Moreover, its economic development, development strength and prosperity are far less than Nanjing, which was once the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties. Therefore, in terms of entertainment, Hankou is of course not as good as Nanjing.

However, Françon was not a person who was sent to China to be a consul abroad. The reason why he dared to travel happily in Nanjing was because on the first day he arrived in Nanjing, he handed over the conditions drafted by various countries to Yuan Shikai. After reading it, Yuan Shikai said that the conditions proposed by various countries need to be considered for several days, which is also a reasonable requirement. Of course, Françon could not refuse, and he took advantage of the time that Yuan Shikai considered and visited Nanjing.

But on the fourth day, Furnan still remembered to do the important things, and probably Yuan Shikai had already considered it well, so he made a request for negotiation with Yuan Shikai. Yuan Shikai did not refuse, so the two began negotiations at the Liangjiang Governor's Office in Nanjing.

This time, the conditions proposed by various countries to Yuan Shikai have 4 major clauses, and each major clause is divided into several small clauses, with a total of 22 clauses. The main contents of the four major clauses are:

1. All countries will send personnel to manage Yuan Shikai's finance, taxation and other affairs;

2. Military personnel will be sent by various countries to be responsible for Yuan Shikai's military training, command, and formulating combat plans;

3. Demarcate areas in Nanjing and set up concessions in various countries. The system of concessions in the original Shanghai and Tianjin concessions;

4. Please ask Yuan Shikai to come forward, hoping that East China ** can resume shipping distribution agreement;

These four major clauses were determined after consultation by the ministers of various countries. The purpose of the first two articles is to fully grasp Yuan Shikai's army and wealth, so that they can effectively control Yuan Shikai. After all, although all countries have decided to fund Yuan Shikai to become a powerful force in the south, they must also be wary of Yuan Shikai's actions. If Yuan Shikai is full of wings and does not need the support of each country, how can they ensure that Yuan Shikai's actions are in line with the interests of each country, they must have enough control over Yuan Shikai.

The purpose of Article 3 is that countries hope to establish another comprehensive concession area in China. After the two concessions in Tianjin and Shanghai were taken back by East China, the only major concessions in China were Hankou and Guangzhou. However, Hankou is the French concession and Guangzhou is the British concession. Neither is the concentrated comprehensive concession area of ​​various countries like Tianjin and Shanghai. Therefore, all countries are more eager to establish a comprehensive concession area in Nanjing, which is also more convenient for countries to control Yuan Shikai.

Article 4 represents a hope of various countries. Originally, at the beginning of its establishment, the two foreign companies in East China reached an agreement on distribution of Yangtze River shipping with Swire Gulf, which represented the interests of various countries. However, during the Far East War, due to the participation of Britain in the war, East China announced that the agreement reached was invalid, monopolized the shipping business of the Yangtze River channel, and imposed high shipping tax rates on goods of various countries. The highest tax rate reached nearly 100%, because the Yangtze River coast was a region with relatively concentrated commercial interests of various countries. As a result, the cost of goods in various countries increased significantly and the competitiveness of goods decreased. East China and some national capital took the opportunity to seize a lot of market share, which also made merchants from all over the world complain.

After the war, merchants from various countries proposed to East China several times that they hoped that East China would resume shipping distribution agreements, but they were rejected by East China and refused to negotiate with the two foreign banks, Swire and Jardines. This time, merchants from various countries saw that Yuan Shikai had a good relationship with East China, and hoped that Yuan Shikai would come forward so that East China would resume shipping distribution agreements.

To be honest, Yuan Shikai was quite annoyed when he saw these requests, and his favor for various countries was completely gone. Originally, Yuan Shikai was still prepared and knew that various countries would not easily support him, and would have to attach many conditions. However, Yuan Shikai did not expect that the conditions proposed by various countries would be so excessive that they would take over their military and financial power. What did he think of himself? Is it Emperor Xian of Han or Shi Jingtang; he also wanted to set up a concession in Nanjing, which was simply to put himself on the fire!

It turned out that after the victory of the Far East War, the Shanghai Concession was reclaimed, which greatly stimulated the Chinese people's sense of national independence and self-improvement. Although Yuan Shikai did not understand the word national consciousness, he also knew that the spirit of the Chinese people was now inspired by the East China Concession. At this time, if he allowed various countries to establish concessions in Nanjing, he would probably be called a traitor from all over the country.

The last one made Yuan Shikai even more unhappy. In fact, it is not impossible to help various countries propose this condition to East China. After all, it is just a matter of talking. But the problem is that the conditions proposed by various countries clearly mean to undermine Yuan Shikai, and to ruin Yuan Shikai and even to help them do things themselves. I really don’t know what he thought.

At that time, Yuan Shikai wanted to tear the document and drive Furnan away, so he simply surrendered to the East China **. At worst, he would not become an official and would be a rich man in his next life, which would be better than being operated by various countries as a puppet.

However, Yuan Shikai was still a calm person after all, and was not willing to withdraw like this. However, if he wanted to maintain the situation, he still could not do without the support of various countries. Of course, negotiations must be negotiated first before negotiations. Since countries have sought prices, they can also repay the money on the spot. Anyway, these conditions cannot be agreed upon. At worst, they will break up. Without the support of various countries, they can at least stay in the position of Governor General of Liangjiang for a few years. If countries do not control themselves, they may not be able to live a difficult life. If the negotiations completely collapse, all countries may not be able to live a good life.

So after Yuan Shikai and Furnan began negotiations, Yuan Shikai first said: "Sir, I think the first one is very inappropriate!"

Fernan said calmly, "Governor General, is there anything wrong with it?"

Yuan Shikai smiled and said, "The money in Liangjiang is divided into various financial and taxes. It has its own provincial governors, Taoist ranks, and the Censors are responsible for officials of each state. These are all appointed by the court, and I cannot make the decision. Your good intentions are understood, but if the name is not upright, it will be unsatisfactory. It is really difficult to obey the order."

Fernan laughed and said, "Governor General, in your country's words, let's 'open the windows and speak up'. What is your purpose for this trip to the south and what is our funding for you? We all know it well, so there is no need to use these false words to swear. Isn't the Governor General's decision on the Liangjiang area now? The court is out of reach, not to mention that the court has only 1 or 2 years, and is busy dealing with the threat from East China. There is still energy to take care of the Liangjiang affairs!"

Yuan Shikai laughed twice and said, "Okay, I don't say it's false. Just say it. Please forgive me for this article and I will never obey my will. If all countries must insist, then there is no need to continue talking about it."

Fernan did not show any unexpected behavior to Yuan Shikai's reaction, but continued: "Governor, you seem to have been wrong with our motivation for proposing this article. We have never violated the power of the Governor or undermined the Governor. Otherwise, we would not have chosen to support the Governor at the beginning. Please do not misunderstand this."

Yuan Shikai snorted and said, "So, all countries have good intentions."

Françon smiled and said, "Of course, it's good intentions. To be honest, we lack confidence in the financial management ability of the Chinese. In our opinion, the financial management ability of the Qing court can only be described as "sad". The financial department of the Qing court is full of inefficiency, incompetence, chaos, and corruption. The Governor wants to establish a foundation in the south. Such financial management ability is absolutely not possible. We have excellent financial management ability and experience. This has been fully proved in the past customs management of the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, if the Governor's financial affairs can be managed by us, we can ensure that every penny of the Governor's money is used in the most appropriate place, and there will never be any waste or greed."

Although these words were very loud, it was not enough to fool Yuan Shikai. However, it was negotiations now, and Yuan Shikai could not simply and roughly deny Françai's reason. He had to say some big truths to refute Françai. Therefore, Yuan Shikai thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Consul, you can't say that. The finances of the court do have many disadvantages. But this is not that the people in our country are not good at managing finances, but there are too many controls in the court. For example, the financial management ability of East China is not necessarily lost to various countries. After they take over Tianjin and Shanghai Customs, their management ability will never be under the management of various countries."

Fernan's face also became a little ugly, because Tianjin and Shanghai Customs were the ones who were strong from various countries. Yuan Shikai now carried out the East China **, which obviously made a mockery of various countries. However, Yuan Shikai said that the financial and tax management capabilities of the East China ** are indeed not inferior to any country. Moreover, Fernan must respect the rules of negotiation and be reasonable. So Fernan thought about it and said: "We recognize the financial management capabilities of the East China **, but the financial system and financial management methods of the East China ** are in line with us. In other words, the East China ** uses our financial management methods, which must be a capability that the Qing court does not have. I think the subordinates of the Governor General have no talents who are proficient in our financial management methods."

Yuan Shikai laughed and said, "That's easy. I can ask East China ** to send someone to help me manage my finances and ask my subordinates to learn from them. We are all Chinese and everything is easy to say. Moreover, East China ** and I have some friendship. I don't think they will refute my face for this requirement, so that countries can feel at ease!"
Chapter completed!