Although Yuan Shikai arranged a detailed tour itinerary for Françon, this time Françon was unintentional to visit and all politely declined, because this time it was very different from when Françon first came to Nanjing. Françon not only had to report to the ministers of various countries in Beijing and answer various consultations and questions from the ministers of various countries, and give his own suggestions for the ministers of various countries to make decisions.

But whether it is answering inquiries or giving your own suggestions, it is not casually stated. It must be carefully considered and divided. On the one hand, it is the reference for ministers from various countries to make decisions, and on the other hand, it is also Françon's own work performance. If the information he provided is inconsistent with the facts and misleads the ministers' decisions, Françon's political future will basically come. Therefore, in the few days after the negotiations with Yuan Shikai, Françon basically spent the telegrams with Beijing, and telegrams of various contents also traveled between Beijing and Nanjing like snowflakes.

Three days later, a new agreement was finally drawn up between the ministers of Fernan and Beijing. After consultation, the ministers of various countries agreed to Yuan Shikai's suggestion and no longer required to control Yuan Shikai's finances and military, but set up an advisory group to provide full responsibility for providing consultants to Yuan Shikai in all aspects. The silver supported by various countries was also managed by the financial and economic team under the advisory group. They negotiated the use plan of these silvers with Yuan Shikai, and then adjusted them, and supervised and evaluated the plan throughout the process. In other aspects such as economy, military, administration, etc., all countries also sent consultants to Yuan Shikai to assist Yuan Shikai in managing the Liangjiang area.

In addition, all countries also agreed to take back the requirement to establish a concession in Nanjing, but hoped to demarcate a region in Nanjing and establish an economic zone so that merchants from various countries could build factories and operate. However, the administrative, management, public security and other powers of the economic zones were still owned by the Governor General Office of Liangjiang. Of course, in order to ensure the safety of factory facilities in various countries, each country was required to send 30 soldiers to garrison.

It turned out that according to the attitude of Yuan Shikai as Françon, it was obvious that the previous requirements of various countries were impossible to achieve. If they really did not give in, they could only force Yuan Shikai to the East China ** side. And the countries were not ignorant of adaptation, so they also lowered their requirements and replaced the previous plan to fully control Yuan Shikai with an advisory group. Although the power of the advisory group was completely decided by Yuan Shikai, it could fully intervene in all aspects of Yuan Shikai, which was much wider than the previous requirement for finance and military. In addition, how much power the advisory group could eventually obtain, although it was decided by Yuan Shikai, it essentially depends on the strength comparison between countries and Yuan Shikai, as well as future gaming. Simply put, as long as Yuan Shikai seeks from various countries in the future, then countries will still have a great opportunity to intervene in Yuan Shikai's power level, and there is no need to completely tear up the face now.

The same goes for the concession. Although countries have given up the idea of ​​establishing a concession zone in Nanjing, they have taken over the land first and asked people to come first, and then wait for the opportunity to turn the economic zone into a concession zone. In addition, each country is required to station 30 soldiers in the economic zone, which has the excuse of storing weapons and ammunition in the economic zone. In addition, some soldiers can be arranged in the concession zone in the form of clothing. Then, when needed, an army of about a thousand people can be quickly brought up in the concession zone. With such an army, it is possible to do a lot of things.

Of course, Yuan Shikai also knew that the countries had just taken a step back, but they were still eyeing them and did not completely give up their plans to seize power from him. However, this negotiation was a very good result. After all, it is not realistic to completely shut down the power of various countries outside of their own power. Unless he does not need the help of various countries, he can only take one step. After all, he still needs the help of various countries and can only give in. However, Yuan Shikai also has his own backup plan, so such conditions are acceptable now.

The general principles of the agreement were determined in this way. Of course, the remaining details were all details. However, Yuan Shikai did not need to negotiate with Furnan. Instead, Yuan Shikai's aides were responsible for further negotiations and negotiations with Furnan. Yuan Shikai only made a check and made a decision. First, as Yuan Shikai's identity, of course it was impossible to care about these small and broken affairs; second, if the agreement was negotiated in the future, the aides would also sign the agreement, rather than Yuan Shikai's signature, because the Qing court has not yet perished. If Yuan Shikai made a name for this agreement, it would be a big political stain. With Yuan Shikai's shrewdness, of course he would not make such mistakes.

If the aide signs on behalf of the staff, it is possible to advance or retreat and be invincible. If nothing is wrong, Yuan Shikai will of course implement the agreement according to the agreement, and even if the situation is favorable to him, he can still not accept the agreement. Once the matter is exposed, since it is signed by the aide, Yuan Shikai can also push it clean and not get angry. Of course, the ministers of various countries and Furnan also understand this, so he recognizes that the signing is signed by Yuan Shikai's aides. After all, maintaining the implementation of the agreement depends on the strength of both parties to the agreement rather than the so-called contract spirit. The ministers of various countries and Furnan all understand this.

So Fernan and Yuan Shikai's aides negotiated for another five days, settled various details, and finally decided on an agreement that both parties were not the most satisfied but acceptable. It was also a big deal.

After signing the agreement, Furnan immediately said goodbye to Yuan Shikai, returned to Hankou to organize an advisory group, and then returned to Nanjing again to participate in various affairs of Yuan Shikai, by discussing how to distribute the silver that countries support Yuan Shikai, because Yuan Shikai was waiting for the money to arrive. Although Yuan Shikai was still relatively relaxed now, the large group of troops had arrived in Nanjing, and the expenses increased greatly. At the same time, Yuan Shikai had to continue recruiting troops and expand the army. These were all things to spend money, and the more silver the better.

But now Liangjiang has just experienced floods and there are still a large number of victims who need to be resettled. This year's taxes are estimated to be not much. The wealthy businessmen in Nanjing have been forced to donate once by Yuan Shikai. If they ask for money, they may not be able to squeeze out much. Therefore, the most reliable income is still the money supported by various countries. Although it seems that this money is not very useful now and there are too many restrictions, it is better to have this money than not.

However, after Fu Nan left Nanjing, Yuan Shikai was not idle, and immediately took a boat to Shanghai to negotiate with Shanghai Mayor Li Songchen of East China to deal with his relationship with East China in the future. In addition, there is also the specific implementation of land replacement that the two parties had agreed to have previously. Because these matters were fully authorized to be handled by Shanghai, the negotiation site was naturally Shanghai, which allowed Yuan Shikai to travel less.

Originally, after Yuan Shikai settled the affairs of Nanjing, he should have gone to Shanghai to negotiate related matters with East China. However, because he had to negotiate with Fernan, it took more than 10 days. Fortunately, there was no urging in Shanghai. However, Yuan Shikai knew in his heart that if he wanted to sit firmly in Liangjiang, it would be impossible not to handle the relationship with East China. So as soon as the negotiations with Fernan were over, Yuan Shikai immediately rushed to Shanghai.

Li Songchen is one of the most familiar people Yuan Shikai is in East China. He can be said to be an old friend. It turns out that when Li Songchen was the mayor of Tianjin, the two had a official exchange meeting almost every month, sometimes 3 or 4 times a month. Later, the exchanges between the two were not limited to official business, but began to develop into private relationships, so they often had tea, chat, watch plays, and play together.

Although the development of private relations was actively promoted by Yuan Shikai, although the momentum of East China's top leaders at that time was far inferior to that of now, it showed a vigorous development momentum, which was in sharp contrast to the lifelessness of the Qing court. With Yuan Shikai's shrewdness, it is not difficult to see that East China's top leaders will definitely achieve great things. Although it is still very vague in Yuan Shikai's heart and dare not think about it carefully, it is still entirely necessary to leave a way for himself. Establishing a good private relationship with East China top officials is one of the most effective means.

Li Songchen also gave a positive response to Yuan Shikai's show of kindness, which was of course also instructed by the East China **. Establishing good personal relationships with some Qing court officials is also beneficial to the East China ***. Whether Yuan Shikai was a hero in the old time and space, he was the most important and one of the people in this era, so of course it is necessary to establish good personal relationships with him, just as the East China ** has always had a good relationship with Li Hongzhang.

As a result, after a while, Yuan Shikai and Li Songchen's personal relationship gradually became established. During the exchange, Yuan Shikai found that although Li Songchen was young, he was very smart and capable, and his knowledge and experience were different from ordinary people. He had a great future in East China's **, so he even intended to make friends with Li Songchen. Yuan Shikai has always been generous in making friends and was invincible in the officialdom of the Qing court. Whether it was Li Lianying in the palace or Prince Qing, they were as good as wearing a pair of pants.

However, after having long communicated with the East China **, Yuan Shikai also knew that this set of East China ** was not good, so he was cautious when giving Li Songchen. Generally, it was not expensive, but just as he wanted. The only heavy gift was given to Li Songchen by Yuan Shikai, who were both 15 and 6 years old daughters. Because Li Songchen was still young and had not been married at that time, Li Songchen did not refuse this gift and accepted it on the spot with a smile.
Chapter completed!