These two Japanese consultants were very responsible in the Beiyang New Army. They helped Yuan Shikai prepare the rules, regulations, revise military disciplines, and train soldiers. Because there are still great differences between China and Germany, the German army's system cannot be completely copied and some modifications are needed. In this regard, the Japanese army has a lot of experience. The two Japanese consultants also put forward some rational modification suggestions to Yuan Shikai. After a long time, these two Japanese consultants were also highly valued by Yuan Shikai.

When the time traveler began to carry out land reform in the Jiaozhou Bay area, the two Japanese consultants reminded Yuan Shikai that overseas Chinese seemed to intend to seek Shandong, so they asked Yuan Shikai to be careful and prepare early, and said that if Yuan Shikai conflicted with overseas Chinese, the Japanese side was willing to provide support and help to Yuan Shikai. At that time, although Yuan Shikai also felt the threat from overseas Chinese, he still had no intention of conflicting with overseas Chinese, so he politely declined the kindness of the two. However, after all, the two were thinking about themselves, and Yuan Shikai was still a little grateful.

A few days later, the two reported to Yuan Shikai that the land property of some officers in the Beiyang New Army was confiscated by overseas Chinese, so some officers even planned to lead the army privately and participate in the armed forces of the landlords, and be enemies with overseas Chinese. They asked Yuan Shikai to strengthen the management of the Beiyang New Army in case someone leads troops privately. At that time, Yamaki said jokingly, if the officers really take the army, they can give overseas Chinese a little more powerful. The two seemed to be the speaker without intention, but Yuan Shikai was the listener who was willing, so he had the idea of ​​trying overseas Chinese.

Now when Yuan Shikai recalled, he suddenly realized that this distinction was intentionally leading him to this path. Yuan Shikai was such a shrewd person. When he thought of this, he couldn't help but feel a cold sweat. Isn't the Japanese clearly trying to provoke a conflict between themselves and overseas Chinese? This move by the little Japanese was really detrimental. He claimed to be smart for a lifetime, but he was still trapped. If it weren't for the reminder of overseas Chinese, he hadn't woken up yet. Instead, overseas Chinese seemed to have already seen it as if they had seen the fire.

At this time, Yuan Shikai could no longer hide it. He had already said it out loud and had no worries, so he told Qin Zheng about the two Japanese consultants.

After hearing this, Qin Zheng did not speak immediately, but said after a while: "Governor Yuan, are there any other Japanese who have settled for a long time in Jinan?"

Yuan Shikai nodded and said, "Yes, there are two Japanese-owned stores in Jinan, and several Japanese-owned factories in Yantai, all of which were established after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895."

Qin Zheng understood that after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the Qing court and Japan signed the [Treaty of Shimonoseki] that was humiliating the country. Most people only remember that it compensated Japan for 200 million taels of silver and ceded Taiwan, which caused huge harm to China, but they ignored that there was another thing that was not worse than compensation for cede land, which was Article 6 of the [Treaty of Shimonoseki], allowing Japan to invest in and set up factories in China's trading ports.

Since all countries signed a clause of "equal interests" with the Qing court, this means that Japan has obtained the qualification to invest in and run factories in China's trading ports, and other countries will automatically obtain the same qualifications. Before that, countries could only open shops and sell goods in China, but could not open factories. This not only seriously hindered the development of Chinese national capitalism, but also promoted the economic aggression of China from commodity export to a high stage of capital export, which not only gradually controlled China's national economy, but also penetrated all classes of Chinese society.

Although Shandong is a coastal province, there are not many trading ports. Apart from Jiaozhou Bay, which was forcibly rented by Germany, there is only Yantai. In the old time and space, Jinan was set up as a self-opening commercial port by the Qing court in 1905. However, due to the rapid entry of foreign capital into China, Jinan, as the capital of Shandong, is naturally difficult to escape. Although countries cannot invest in and build factories in Jinan, it is still possible to open a commercial bank. Japan is active in this regard, because the Shandong Peninsula is across the sea from Japan, and has always been the target of Japan's hope. Therefore, Japan uses Yantai as a springboard to open factories and open a commercial bank, and tries its best to penetrate into the mainland of Shandong. Although various countries have examples of using commercial banks to collect intelligence, only Japan uses commercial banks completely as an intelligence base.

After listening to Yuan Shikai's introduction, Qin Zheng was basically sure that this matter must be inseparable from Japan. It seems that Yuan Shikai was also put on a trick by the Japanese. Fortunately, Old Yuan was still clear-headed, so he did not start a full-scale war with the time travelers. Of course, this is enough, so Qin Zheng said: "Okay, thank Governor Yuan for being able to answer our questions truthfully. It seems that there are indeed many misunderstandings between us, but I think these misunderstandings can be eliminated now."

In fact, at this time, Yuan Shikai basically figured out the whole story of the matter seven or eight. He naturally hated Japan in his heart, so he nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, yes, please rest assured by Political Commissar Qin, we will never misunderstand again in the future." After a pause, Yuan Shikai said, "Political Commissar Qin, brothers have another idea, please consider it."

Qin Zheng thought to himself, what thoughts Yuan Shikai had? Is it difficult to give up on Shandong? If this is true, then he also needs to give Yuan Shikai a clear answer and let him die as soon as possible. So he said, "Let me tell me, what do Governor Yuan have?"

Yuan Shikai said: "Brothers heard that the court was recruiting the nobles and intended to let them take charge of the land in Shandong. To be honest, although the brothers acted as the governor of Shandong, they were from marching and might be able to avoid difficulties in training and fighting. However, they would be unable to manage a province in Shandong. Moreover, the land in Shandong is the gateway to the capital, which will prevent the Bohai Sea and defend both the sea and the land, and will still destroy the important land. They are not talented people like the nobles. I wonder if the nobles are interested in the land in Shandong?"

Qin Zheng was a little surprised when he heard this. He didn't know what Yuan Shikai said, but since Yuan Shikai asked, he should naturally reply to him clearly. No matter what tricks Yuan Shikai had, he just wanted to obey the right way. Therefore, he nodded and said, "It's great. In fact, we also hope to settle the land in Shandong. We were just trying to apply to the court. If the court really could make such arrangements, of course it would be the best."

Yuan Shikai smiled bitterly. Overseas Chinese are so rude, not polite at all. However, Yuan Shikai also understood that Qin Zheng did not answer, "Since the court has made such arrangements, we should obey our orders." He was afraid that he would be trapped by words. What if the court changed his mind and assigned overseas Chinese to other places? And this also shows that overseas Chinese are determined to win the land of Shandong and will never give in. So Yuan Shikai said: "Since the court intends to make such arrangements, brothers want to ask your members to send an army to Jinan, distribute them to the situation in Jinan, and understand the situation in Jinan, and be familiar with Shandong government affairs. In the future, you can make arrangements early, and all handover matters can be smoother."

Qin Zheng really didn't expect that Yuan Shikai would make such a proposal to him. If he sent an army to Jinan now, it would indeed provide many convenient conditions for the Time Travel Group to take over Shandong in the future. But why did Yuan Shikai make such a suggestion? Is there any conspiracy? Qin Zheng never believed in the good things that the pie fell from the sky. Moreover, in the old time and space, Yuan Shikai was recognized as a good player in conspiracy. The Qing court and the founding father were fooled by him, so he did not dare to agree immediately, saying: "Okay, we must negotiate this proposal from Governor Yuan before we can answer Governor Yuan."

In fact, if Yuan Shikai knew Qin Zheng’s thoughts, he would probably feel like he was caught in the shooting. This time he really didn’t make any conspiracy. He just wanted to show kindness to the time traveler and take the opportunity to improve the relationship with the time traveler. However, it was reasonable for Qin Zheng to propose to discuss, so Yuan Shikai also stood up and said goodbye.

After Yuan Shikai left, Qin Zheng asked Shang Qisong and said, "What do you think?"

Shang Qisong said: "I don't think what Yuan Shikai said is like a lie, but I can't be 100% sure. After all, in the old time and space, Yuan Shikai was a famous hero, so it's best to wait for a few days to see how Yuan Shikai said it privately before judging."

It turned out that the time traveler had already installed multiple listening devices and cameras in the residence assigned to Yuan Shikai, and set up monitoring points in other residences beside Yuan Shikai's residence. It can be said that Yuan Shikai had obtained an independent space on the surface, but in fact everything about him was under the control of the time traveler.

Qin Zheng nodded and said, "Let's put aside this point first. What do you think Yuan Shikai asked us to send troops to Jinan? What is the purpose of this?"

Shang Qisong said: "If what Yuan Shikai said before is true, then I think Yuan Shikai's suggestion is to show goodwill to us, because we have shown an attitude towards Shandong, and Yuan Shikai obviously has no idea of ​​confronting us, or there is no force to confront us. If this is the case, it is better to cooperate with us to do a good job in Shandong's settlement. After all, we are also a force now, and it will not be of any benefit to Yuan Shikai if we continue to confront us for a long time. On the contrary, it is more beneficial to Yuan Shikai to make goodwill with us. Yuan Shikai is a smart person and will not be confused about the truth."
Chapter completed!