The military meeting ended, and Wang Liwen also led the officers to secretly leave Zhong Yang's mansion and return to the military camp to rectify the specific military affairs. The split of the companies in Tangwei camp is not a simple task. The weapons and equipment and future supply order must also be drawn up and sent to the General Staff Headquarters for filing for Zhong Yang to take a look.

After these officers left, Yi Zhongming walked out of another room and sat in his own seat: "Why don't you tell them all the truth? I'm afraid they don't know the seriousness of this matter yet." Yi Zhongming couldn't help but worry. After all, as the real core, what he knew was much more detailed than Wang Liwen and the others.

As early as early as 1921, the Ancient Chinese Society received a secret agreement between Sun Yixian and the American Chicago businessman George Shank. According to a report from the US ambassador to China, it can be seen that the content includes: Shank will help the Southern Military Government issue 100 million yuan in public bonds, which is approximately 200 million yuan at this time! In return, all industries organized and developed by Shank, one-third of the net profit generated by Shank, belong to Shank; the purchase price of the materials purchased was 25%.

This is in exchange for Chinese resources for foreign help to him! Well, in fact, this is not considered a traitor. It’s just that he used the property that originally belonged to the people of Guangdong to exchange for some military expenditure. Anyway, it’s not his Sun Yixian’s thing, so he doesn’t feel distressed if he can’t sell it for a good price.

On September 15, Sun even signed a loan contract of 15 million yuan with American businessman Babyd in the name of improving the Guangzhou Municipal Government. In fact, all the money was used as military expenses for the Northern Expedition. The municipal government has never seen a penny pay for it. For Sun Yixian, what is this small thing? If he succeeds, the main contribution of the revolution is naturally his, and if he fails, he doesn't have to pay back the money. Anyway, the repayment of the money is ultimately on the heads of the Guangdong Provincial Government and the people. It is very simple for him to pat his butt and refuse to admit it. In the eyes of political speculators and ambitious people like him, this kind of business is really good, so why not do it?

Over the past year, Zhong Yang's temperament has changed a lot. His original vanity has long disappeared, replaced by a strong and Mr. Ning aura. His eyes are deep, just like Xingyuan: "It's the same if you say it or not, and there is no need to do extra things. Recently, our work has been heavy. The identities of those American businessmen are very suspicious. Even though he knows Sun Yixian's character, he is willing to pay so much money and supplies."

Yi Zhongming, who looked solemn, also echoed: "It is definitely not just about seeking wealth. It is well known that the Chen army of the Guangdong army and the Sun army of the Presidential Office are not in line with each other. At that time, these promises will be difficult to fulfill. In this case, if you still choose to support the revolutionary party's Northern Expedition cause, it will make people doubt it."

"It was not done by the Japanese. I investigated the identities of the two American businessmen. I don't know the identities of Babyd, but George Shank is a member of the Morgan Consortium." An inexplicable light flowed in his cold expression, and Zhou Hua still had a calm attitude.

"This matter is first recorded in the archives, and we will start to investigate it in detail when we launch the "American Strategy" plan." Ignoring the other party's intentions at all, Zhong Yang knew very clearly that his current strength was. Instead of alerting the enemy, it would be better to turn a blind eye. It would not be too late to deal with it after his strength grew stronger.

"What should I do with Chen Ze and Liu Jinyang? Tianyu Technology and Xinghua Chamber of Commerce have just joined forces to form Tianxing Group, but it is very dangerous to place bets on both sides." Yi Zhongming was also uneasy about Chen Ze and Liu Jinyang's different choices. There is no such way of playing politics as a fence-bet. The only end of neutrality is to be hated by both sides at the same time, or even hit.

"Then let's split it up. Diversified investment is better than betting on both sides at the same time. Besides, we need to deepen our understanding of the revolutionary party and insert Liu Jinyang into it is an imperative approach."

In order to find a good backer, I thought it would be a good place to enjoy the cool under the big tree. But now I realized that cooperating with the revolutionary party was simply a waste of time. At the beginning, I was not strong, so I thought that I had defected to this first, and I really gained a lot of support. But as my own strength grew, it was already an inappropriate approach to continue to rely on the revolutionary party.

The differences in concepts between the two sides are already completely different, and the economic entanglements are also messy. As the president of the Ancient Chinese Society, Zhong Yang had to consider the interests of everyone in the entire system and continue to be a member of the revolutionary party, and his position was becoming increasingly embarrassing. Hu Hanmin asked Tianxing Group for money through Liu Jinyang and Zhong Yang many times. In order to raise the huge military expenses required for the Northern Expedition, Liao Zhongkai, who was responsible for raising funds, came to extend his hand a lot. Just last month, Zhong Yang had to withdraw 1.3 million of working capital and send it to the magnificent Presidential Palace.

This bottomless pit-like greed has made many core members of the Guwen Society furious. They may still be able to endure the country's great cause, but this civil war, which is doomed to fail, is a reality that only aims to achieve personal fame and fortune by some ambitious people, cannot be accepted by Zhong Yang and the others in any case.

However, Zhong Yang had to consider the future. After all, Sun Yixian colluded with foreign powers, and was good at managing for many years, and his political reputation was unparalleled. Therefore, it was very irrational to completely withdraw from the revolutionary party. For this reason, another person must be arranged to enter the core of the Sun clan, especially to contact Jiang Ruiyuan. Liu Jinyang is such a suitable candidate.

However, before this, the two had to stage another good show of rebellion and become enemies in order to deceive the revolutionary party and gain the trust of the Sun officials.

Just as Zhong Yang and Yi Zhongming were discussing the following industrial development profile, he didn't know that an old friend he met in Beijing had already gone south and came to Guangzhou.

The British Consulate in Guangzhou is quiet and elegant, neat and comfortable, with bright red blankets in luxurious style on the ground. When the British Consulate was built, it covered an area of ​​about 5 acres. Its layout is: there is a main building on the south, that is, an office building, with three remaining houses; there are two Western-style buildings on the north, and eight flat houses, which are the residences of consular and staff; there are walls around it. The main building faces west and east, facing the Yongjiang River, with stacked eaves, and the roof is topped with four slopes of western tiles. The beam frame adopts a modern Western triangular wooden tile tile, with fireplaces and wooden floors inside, which are British-style Western architecture.

At this time, in a room in a western-style residential area to the north, two British men were also secretly discussing something.

"Jerome, how are you investigating?" The person who spoke was a middle-aged British man with an elegant beard. His strong British gentleman temperament was condensed on him, filling him with the atmosphere of European aristocratic in the Middle Ages. If Zhong Yang was here, he would definitely recognize the British man in front of him, he was Smith.

"Sir, I have checked the relevant information from Lord Jemison. I have printed a copy of the file file with a typewriter. Please check it out." The young man named Zerom, who had low-key brown curly hair and ordinary appearance and temperament, respectfully handed the letter in his hand to Smith.

In May this year, due to a relatively large mistake in handling the Inner Mongolia incident, Britain failed to respond to the Soviet Union's actions as soon as possible, which greatly damaged Britain's rights and prestige in China. As the chief leader of the intelligence department in the north, Smith had to take the blame and step down in shame.

Last month, after colleagues from Britain took over his job, Smith moved to Guangzhou with his cronies, Zerom, in the hope of monitoring the dynamics of relevant figures by carrying out intelligence work on the southern military organizations that have risen in recent years. This will determine whether the Chinese leaders of each organization will have an impact on the interests of the British Empire in China.

Originally, he wanted to have contact with the Revolutionary Party first, but after coming here, Smith unexpectedly discovered the figures of Chen Ze and Liu Jinyang. Because of Zhong Yang, he also left a deep impression of these two people. What's more, the development profile of Tianxing Group has also attracted the attention of British intelligence agencies in Hong Kong.

"How are you investigating about a Chinese named Zhong Yang?" After checking the contents of the file, Smith was puzzled. This development model was almost the same as what he saw when he was in Jingzhao Yin. But the person in charge was not Zhong Yang himself, but two followers who had followed him back then.

Because he conducted an investigation on Zhong Yang two weeks ago, with the omnipotent information collection ability of the CIA in the UK, Zhong Yang's figure began to slowly enter Jerome's sight: "Sir, it has been found out. However, this Chinese is very low-key and has no substantial achievements. He only established a classical culture researchers association in Guangzhou. According to our analysis, it is an academic institution engaged in the research of ancient Chinese culture, and most of the members are related personnel."

"What about the relationship with Tianxing Group?" Because I still had an impression of Zhong Yang in my mind, Smith couldn't believe that such a person would be willing to be so unknown. And Smith also had great interest in the rise of Tianxing Group. After all, this story itself is a wonderful and magical place, and it is worth exploring.

"Tianxing Group is the largest sponsor of the Ancient Chinese Society, and Liu Jinyang and Chen Ze are members of the Ancient Chinese Society. Not only are they, but also a considerable number of people in the cultural circle of Guangzhou, are members of the Ancient Chinese Society. In terms of their social influence, they are worthy of attention. However, because they have always been low-key and do not engage in other activities except cultural accidents, they are not well-known in the eyes of ordinary people." As they sorted out the information about the Ancient Chinese Society in their minds, Zerom said word by word.

He was originally a British child who grew up in a welfare home, but was later taken to the CIA by Smith. Although the two were masters and servants, their relationship was already better than father and son. He always had gratitude and respect for his idol Smith.

"It seems that there is information worth exploring here. Perhaps, we can make a deal with Guwen." Smith's mouth slightly slanted and she smiled meaningfully.

In his opinion, this ancient Chinese Society is the manipulator behind the Tianxing Group. Not only was the relationship between Zhong Yang and the other two, Smith made this judgment based on his years of experience and feelings in intelligence work. In fact, Smith had long put forward opinions on the British authorities during this foreign affairs incident, but unfortunately he suffered from the lack of substantive evidence and the government also had political and diplomatic concerns. In the end, this report fell into the sea.

The result was that Smith took the blame for no reason, and those inaction politicians and some officials in the intelligence agencies did not have to bear any responsibility. The CIA in the UK is also an intelligence organization. It is not a god and it is impossible to handle everything well. However, compared with the intelligence agencies of other countries, the UK has done better with the sunset afterglow.

Jerome didn't know what Smith said about the deal, but it did not prevent him from respecting and admiring Smith. He also seriously carried out everything the other party told him.

Three days later, Zhong Yang received a letter of unknown origin. After taking the envelope handed over by Gu Yuejun, Zhong Yang sat on the sofa and carefully read the letter from his subordinates in English. After reading it, he frowned: "Where is the person who sent the letter?"

"It's a foreigner named Zerom. He left after sending this letter. What? Do you want to send someone to catch him back?" Pushing the glasses on the bridge of your nose, Gu Yuejun asked calmly. Secretly arresting a foreigner is not a big deal for the current ancient Chinese Society, as long as it is necessary.

After waved his hand, Zhong Yang said expressionlessly: "No, the other party is just an errand runner. What really interests me is the person who sent the letter."

With a smile, Zhong Yang said something about the matter between him and Smith to Gu Yuejun. This time, Zhong Yang couldn't guess what Smith meant, but he wouldn't think too much. No matter what Smith's identity is, since the local area wants to contact him, it proves that there is a possibility of cooperation between them. As for whether they are mutual use, what does it matter? As long as you grasp your fundamental interests and principles and keep your strength unshakable, any conspiracy is meaningless.

Zhong Yang is also very interested in this transaction.

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