Volume 1: A sound on Wall Street, Xinxiang City is busy copying books Chapter 262: Being a Knight
Subtitle of this chapter: The plot is accelerating...
"Let's just get this done here!"
Our Master Yuan was also a good kid who grew up eating instant noodles. He was always decisive in doing things. However, before the two Germans could say anything, another Seres immediately spoke up to stop them, saying, "Hongjian, you can't do that."
Yuan Yan said nonchalantly in Chinese: "Uncle Luo, what's the problem with this? It's just being a Junker, isn't it?"
Luo Jiaxiang first apologized to the two Germans: "Your Excellency the Count, Mr. Stauffenberg, we are very sorry to leave you for a moment."
"Please do as you please."
Then he took Master Yuan out of the side hall and into a secluded office.
After he closed the door, he immediately said, "Hongjian, this concerns your future, you must not take it lightly."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Yanshu could not help but ask humbly, "Uncle, what does this knighthood have to do with my future?"
"Of course it does matter..."
Who is Luo Jiaxiang, the first-class secretary? He is from Tianjin.
Moreover, the Luo family is the descendant of the Hunan Army led by Zuo Zongtang, and is also one of the officials and businessmen who are affiliated with the Beiyang system.
What is Tianjin? It is the home of the Beiyang warlords , where the bigwigs lived after they left office.
Although all the warlords north of the Wusongkou of the Yangtze River at that time were called Beiyang warlords, there were only two Beiyang factions with legitimate roots: the Zhili clique and the Anhui clique.
Where did the Beiyang warlords come from? In 1895, President Yuan trained his troops in Xiaozhan, Tianjin.
In fact, the military training at Xiaozhan was an extremely important historical event in Serbia’s modern history, and its significance was comparable to the later Sanwan Reform.
President Yuan Shikai assigned Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui, Wang Shizhen and others who graduated from Tianjin Military Academy to serve as general managers or commanders of various departments; appointed Cao Kun, Lu Yongxiang, Wang Zhanyuan, Duan Zhigui, Li Chun and others as sentry officers of various camps; and appointed his old friends Xu Shichang, Ren Xiushen and Tang Shaoyi to handle clerical work.
Just look at the names of these people and you will know how important this new army trained in Xiaozhan is.
The Xiaozhan military training was based on the Prussian military system, and formulated a set of modern army organization, officer appointment and training system, training and education system, recruitment system, food and salary system, etc. In other words, most of the influential figures in the Beijing government today are... German bastards.
Well, in fact, these days, almost all the world's military powers are Germans. Because there is a saying that for other countries, the country owns an army; for Prussia, the army owns a country.
Luo Jiaxiang, who was born in Beiyang, of course knew all this very well, so he said earnestly: "Hongjian, Liangyuan is a good place, but it is not a place you can stay in for a long time. You can't stay in the United States forever. When you return to China, the title of Junker Knight will be enough to make you rise to prominence. So this matter must be done in a grand and glorious way..."
What's the meaning of Ping Buqing Yun?
Yuan Yan rolled his eyes in his mind. As a time traveler, he certainly knew that the Beiyang people would not have much to offer in the future. Besides, even if he joined the Beijing government, what could he do? For someone like him who studied in the United States and holds a PhD in economics, he could only work in finance, diplomacy, and the Ministry of Education. This had nothing to do with his life plan of being the mastermind behind the scenes.
But this was indeed well-intentioned, so Master Yuan carefully considered his words and said, "I understand what Uncle Shi meant. But the European war hasn't been over for long. If I accept the honor from William II so openly, I'm afraid the outside world will be angry..."
Having said this, he felt something in his heart.
Well, this is a bit wrong. Why is Uncle Luo so concerned about my future?
He glanced at Luo Jiaxiang and understood.
Oh, I get it. He not only cares about my future, but also his own. Now that the consul in New York has returned to China to report on his work, it is normal that when the head of the embassy is away, the counselor usually takes charge of the embassy affairs in the name of acting ambassador. However, probably because of the Zhi-An war, the position of counselor in the New York consulate has been vacant until now, so this first-class secretary took on the responsibility.
Uncle Luo wants to make some big news so that he can gain some political achievements and move up a step.
Thinking of this, Master Yuan already had an idea in his mind. He changed the subject and said, "Uncle, I think we should do this..."
His idea was simple: the awarding of medals would be held today, but the sword-presenting ceremony could be held in a grand manner.
"What do you think, Count?"
Mr. Scharnhorst exchanged some words with his adjutant, then turned around and said, "That's it. But I have important matters to attend to and will be returning home soon. Why don't we let Mr. Stauffenberg preside over the sword-giving ceremony?"
It seems that the old guy doesn't want to play this game of house with the Chinese, but he is unwilling to refuse directly, so he throws the blame to his young adjutant.
Yuan Yan immediately agreed: "Thank you very much for your understanding, Mr. Earl. Then let's get started..."
"So... should I call you Neo von Yuan now?"
"Yuri, please stop joking. If not... I really don't want to be this knight."
Knight Yuan rubbed his aching right knee and said with a wry smile. This newly-minted Junker Knight didn't even go to eat, but slipped out through the back door.
"Well, Sir Knight, shall we go home now or find a place to eat ?"
"Hmm, let me think... let's go to Chinatown now."
They drove to the Anliang headquarters and found the fifth brother Hongqi and his wife, the fourth sister Jinfeng.
"Brother Hongjian, my business has been so prosperous these days, all thanks to you."
"Yes, Second Master. We sisters miss you very much. Do you want to..."
"Fifth brother and fourth sister, please don't do that." Our Master Yuan shook his head like a rattle and said, "Today I am here to discuss serious matters. Let's save the romance for later."
"Well, since Brother Hongjian has said so, let's talk about business first!"
"Second Master, this is the account book of Baisui Mountain."
"Brother, this is the detailed list of income and expenditure."
Yuan Yan flipped through the account books of the two businesses and nodded with satisfaction . How should I put it? Even if I only look at the account books of Baishuishanhe, the labor expenses are too high. He certainly doesn't believe that there is no trick.
But if the water is too clear, there will be no fish; if the person is too cautious, there will be no followers. And he is not interested in making money, so if he can earn 10,000 or 20,000 US dollars, he will just turn a blind eye.
