Zhangjiakou, also known as "Zhangyuan", "Wucheng", is the northern gate of Beiping, a place that must be fought for by military strategists and an important portal. [This article comes from]

During the Ming and Qing dynasties, Zhangjiakou's commerce flourished.

In 1551, a "Horse Market" was opened outside Dajingmen, and the official made Mongolian Tatar horses such as cloth pots and leather boots.

In 1570, the Tatar leader Altan surrendered and was granted the title, and Zhangjiakou was named "the place of mutual trading" between Mongolia and Han.

In 1613, Laiyuan Fort was built on the side of Zhangjiakou Fort. Based on Zhangjiakou Fort and Laiyuan Fort, Zhangjiakou gradually developed into the center of Mongolian-Han ethnic trade exchanges. At that time, there were many stalls and merchants gathered. Outside Laiyuan Fort, the "Thousands of Treasures" were "Dao Lu" outside Laiyuan Fort, and ethnic commercial trade was very prosperous.

In 1676, the Qing army defeated Galdan, opened up the business road to the north of the desert, and established the Dajing Gate as a place for Mongolia to trade with its headquarters.

By 1906, there were 1,037 stores. There were many merchants from Beijing, Tianjin, Shanxi and other places who came to Zhangjiakou to do business.

In 1860, Russian merchants began to appear in Zhangjiakou.

In 1884, merchants from Britain, the United States, France and other countries went to Zhangjiakou to purchase skins and wool. Zhangjiakou gradually became a large commercial port on land, "where department stores are indoctrinated and where business travel is home", with an average annual import and export silver of up to 150 million taels.

The Chahar Provincial Government is located in Zhangjiakou, and Song Mingxuan also serves as the Chahar Provincial Government, so the 29th Army Department and the Provincial Government Office work together.

"Ming Gong, Dong Kang's telegram, clearly refused and would not give us any fees to entertain this exercise observation team!" Chief of Staff Xiao Zhenying reported to Song Mingxuan, "This is their call back!"

Song Mingxuan gently tapped the table a few times, opened his eyes and asked, "Where is Sun Kuiyuan?"

"Sun Kuiyuan has not called back yet, but it is unlikely to give money!" Xiao Zhenying shook his head.

"What do you say in Nanjing?"

"Nanjing only knows how to play against the ball, and no one in charge stands up and says something!" Xiao Zhenying said.

"The observation group will arrive one after another tomorrow. Should we pay the fees first, and it will not be too late to ask for it in the future?" Deputy Commander Tong Lin suggested.

"No, if we put the money on, we will never get it back!" Song Mingxuan said.

Song Mingxuan did not trust Nanjing. Who is Lao Chiang the best, and he can't tolerate his former opponent's subordinates. When the 29th Army was just reorganized, Zhang Hanqing gave him 500,000 yuan in Anjiabao. Then there was nothing left!

The 29th Army was so poor that it was like a poor man. The entire army had only ten mountain cannons, with less than one hundred heavy machine guns stopping, and only two light machine guns in a company. The soldiers were either made in Hanyang or imitated by Shanxi. Many people had a big blade, and the soldiers did not cover their clothes and could not fill their stomachs.

Nanjing hasn't let go of a single fart!

Song Mingxuan had no hope for Nanjing at all, and could not see real money and silver. It would be impossible to make him Song Mingxuan surrender!

"Call back and give it to the Nanjing Military Commission. As long as Nanjing promises to give this money, we can pay it first. If you don't give it, you won't accept any bullshit observation group!" Song Mingxuan slapped the table and said angrily.

"Ming Gong, please calm down and don't get angry. Let's call the Beiping Military Branch to find Acting Chairman He..."

"It's useless to find He Jingzhi. Just look for Lao Jiang for this matter!" Song Mingxuan said.

"Yes, yes, I'll go now!" Facing the angry Song Mingxuan, Chief of Staff Xiao Zhenying had no choice but to compromise immediately.

Nanjing, Tangshan Jiang Mansion.

"Chairman, the 29th Army Song Mingxuan's telegram!" Wang Shihe stood at the door and hesitated for a moment, but still gritted the bullet and walked in with the telegram.

"Song Mingxuan hasn't stopped yet? Didn't he ask Jingzhi to tell Dong Kang about his ties?" Lao Jiang angrily put down his brush and said.

"It seems that Dong Kang has clearly refused. They will not pay the money!" Wang Shihe said.

"Bastard, do you want zy to pay the money for them?" Old Jiang was extremely angry and almost threw his cup.

"Dong Kang called back and said that they did not invite any observation group. They were the ones who came by themselves. Since it was not their invitation, there was no need for them to pay the entertainment fee. If the government is willing to give it, it would be the government's business!" Wang Shihe said with a sweat.

"What, that's what they said?"

"Yes, this is what Dong Kang's call back said. It is already very worthy of AIA if they allow them to observe the exercise. If they don't agree to their observation, it is also related to military secrets, and it is understandable!"

"This sounds reasonable, but we can also send military officers to friendly countries to observe their military exercises. This is also a kind of military exchange, and doing so will be beneficial to us!" said Lao Jiang.

"Chairman, the Dong Kang side did not know that it could also conduct military exchanges with AIA. They may regard this observation activity as a prying act by AIA to them, and such a fierce reaction is understandable!"

"Well, what you said makes some sense. You draft a telegram and tell Lu Houde about the conditions for friendly military exchanges we reached with friendly countries. Please consider whether to pay the fee!" Lao Jiang ordered.

"Yes, Chairman!"

How could Lao Chiang not know that the government took this opportunity to bargain with Western countries and gained many opportunities for exchange and learning between the two armies, but he did not want to share this opportunity with the princes below, but it seems that it is not possible now.

The people below are not suckers, so you can't take any benefits, right?

"Haha, Lao Lu, indeed, Lao Jiang, a dark-hearted guy, secretly reached an agreement on exchange and learning with Britain, the United States, France and other countries, but refused to give us the benefits and forced us to pay for the observation group. He took all the benefits of the world!" Qin Shiyu laughed and walked into Lu Shan's temporary residence.

"What made you happy like this?" After half a day of leisure, Lu Shan lay on a chair and looked through a leisure book.

"Look, Jiang wanted to take advantage of the benefits alone, but now we can spit it out!" Qin Shiyu handed the telegram in his hand to Lu Shan and said.

"Let me see!" Lu Shan straightened up and took the message.

"It seems we really want to pay this money!" Lu Shan smiled bitterly after reading the telegram.

"Yes, we will pay for this money, but we can't be the suckers. We will pay as much as we should pay!" Qin Shiyu nodded.

"Song Mingxuan doesn't know about Chiang Kai-shek's secret dealings with Britain, the United States, France and other countries, right?" Lu Shan said with a smile.

"I probably don't know. But even if I know, he doesn't have the strength to fight against Jiang!" Qin Shiyu said.

"Yes, but Lao Jiang cannot trust him easily, but he has mastered it just right, so we can only do this!" Lu Shan said helplessly.

"Lao Lu, we don't have any empty opportunities for military exchange. We have the opportunity to study abroad. What do you think?" Qin Shiyu said.

"This is a good compromise." Lu Shan nodded, "Not for Britain and France. The military academies of the United States and Germany can consider how many places do we want?" Lu Shan asked.

"Ten are there each?" Qin Shiyu thought for a while.

"There are only ten, let's see how Jiang Jiang replied!" Lu Shan said, "How do you write this call?"

"I'll draft one, can you help me polish it?" Qin Shiyu took the initiative to take on this important task. He took the paper and pen and wrote it on it.

After a moment, a telegram was drafted. Qin Shiyu carefully checked it, revised it, and copied it again before giving it to Lu Shan.

"Well, it's not bad, Lao Qin. Your pen is getting smoother and smoother, but I just don't know if Lao Jiang can understand what we mean?"

"Don't worry, there are many people around Jiang Jiang who can play with writing. Isn't that Chen Bulei known as "Wen Qi, our little tricks are obvious to others!" Qin Shiyu said with a smile.

"That's right!" Lu Shan laughed, "Give me a pen. I'm not polite, sign my name!"

"That's my honor!" Qin Shiyu also laughed loudly. He had no dissatisfaction with his hard work being "occupied".

"Feng Yun!" After signing his name, Lu Shan shouted to the next room.

"This telegram will be sent to the Tangshan Villa in Nanjing!" Lu Shan ordered.

"yes!"

Nanjing, Tangshan Jiang Mansion.

"Chairman, Lu Houde has called back!"

"Oh, what are you saying?" Old Jiang asked without raising his head.

"The general idea is that money can be paid, but Song Mingxuan spoke up very much, clearly taking the opportunity to blackmail them, but he hoped that zy could compensate them, especially for this observation exercise, which they reluctantly agreed. The reality of Dong Kang was exposed in public, which was not good for the future of Dong Kang, especially the Japanese military officers' observation representatives. They were unwilling to accept it, but zy forced them to accept it, so..."

"What does Lu Houde want?"

"There are at least ten places for exchange and study, and it also limits the United States and Germany!" Wang Shihe said in a low voice.

"I'm so big, isn't he afraid of eating too much?" Old Jiang snorted coldly, "Tell Lu Houde that there are at most three places, do you want to follow him!"

"Yes!" Wang Shihe agreed.

"How many, three, Jiang Jiang is too stingy, less than six are exempt from negotiation!" Lu Shan said immediately after receiving the telegram.

"I call back, I don't agree to my conditions, so I will let the observation group go back and forth!" Lu Shan said viciously.

"Lao Lu, you really dare to wrestle with Lao Jiang!"

"I have to really make a fuss with him." Lu Shan said, "Cheng Chiang is asking us for what we are afraid of now!"

"Aren't you afraid that he will settle the score later?"

"Hey, we thought of be a good man on the surface, but it's better to be a good man than a good man!" Lu Shan said.

"No matter what, Chiang Kai-shek is on the surface and his immediate boss is the chairman of the Military Commission!"

"Tianjin, as long as Tianjin is in my hands, we are not afraid that Jiang Jiang will wear small shoes for me!" Lu Shan said.

"This Lu Houde looked honest and loyal at the time, and I was almost deceived by him!" Old Jiang angrily tore the telegram apart.

"Chairman, what should I do now?"

"What can I do? Now he knows that we have reached a secret military exchange agreement with Britain, the United States, France, Germany and other countries. If he exposes it, how much trouble will you think?" Lao Jiang said coldly.

"Absolutely many people want to get a share of the pie!"

"That's for sure!" Old Jiang waved his hand, "promise him, but they paid for the expenses of going abroad for exchanges and study, so they could not let the country pay him!"

"Wait, let's forget about the next sentence!" Old Jiang suddenly thought that he was so angry that he was confused. If this telegram was sent out, wouldn't it be caught by the other party? He is the representative of zy. Such inappropriate words are not suitable.
Chapter completed!