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1917, Prime Minister Duan Qirui through Japanese Prime Minister's counselor Kamezo Nishihara privately borrowed huge sums of money from Japan. As the cost of the loan, Duan Qirui transferred China's national interests to Japan. The harm is endless.
After the first official battle, Duan Qirui got his wish and drove Li Yuanhong out of the presidency, and then turned to Japan and announced his participation in the World War.
Xiyuan Gui San
keeps asking new questions. Duan Qirui has a powerful army, which makes various warlords dare not underestimate it, but this is just a superficial phenomenon. In fact, Duan Qirui also has his own troubles - lack of money.
Duan Qirui spends money and makes a big fuss. Although Duan Qirui has many soldiers and horses, it can make Duan Qirui full of confidence, but it also means spending a lot of money to support the army. Military discipline has also begun to loosen. If you want to train your army to be loyal to yourself at all times, of course, you cannot do without the support of military pay and equipment. What's worse is that the recent situation has made Duan Qirui more and more nervous. First, participating in World War I was a huge expense; it wasn't over yet. Not long after, Sun Yat-sen attacked Duan Qirui in Guangzhou under the name of unconstitutional . In order to deal with Sun Yat-sen, Duan Qirui proposed the idea of unifying China in martial arts. According to the plan, this time, there will be a considerable military expenditure.
Combining these problems, Duan Qirui was worried about insufficient combat funding for a while.
Just when Duan Qirui was at a loss, Japan came in.
Duan Qirui
If you want to say that Japan's ambition to invade China, it can be said that it has existed for a long time. In October 1916, Japanese Prime Minister Masahiro Techi formed a cabinet, and he was no exception. He has always wanted to have a place in the rich land of China. Japan's intentions are not uncontrollable. You should know that Japan took advantage of the opportunity of World War I to produce large quantities of goods and sell them overseas, making a fortune. Now it has a lot of excess capital and is more eager to extend its tentacles to China.
Therefore, Zhengxiu Temple saw the situation in China clearly and no longer supported the revolutionaries of , southern , but adjusted its strategy and instead supported Duan Qirui, who was originally pro-Japanese, to provide loans. Seduce the Duan Qirui government.
Duan Qirui seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw, and Japan was happy with it, and the two hit it off.
So, Masaki Sedori began to negotiate with Duan Qirui government on loan issues.
Japan has a very poor appetite. In order to avoid the international community and take exclusive interests in China, Japan did not openly sign a loan agreement with Duan Qirui, but instead adopted a secret contact. Tajiakamasa Masahide sent his adviser Nishihara Kizo to contact Duan Qirui's government in his private capacity. Since 1917, in less than two years, he has come to China six times, met with Duan Qirui's representative Lu Zongyu and Cao Rulin , and has secretly signed eight loans, with a total loan amount of 145 million yen, collectively known as " Xiyuan Loan ".
Borrowing scenario
But there is no free lunch in the world, and the Japanese's money is not for nothing.
As the cost of this huge loan, Duan Qirui mortgaged the railway mines and forest resources in the Northeast to Japan. And comply with the standards set by Japan. This is simply a puppet that turns China into Japan.
Japan saw Duan Qirui bullying the weak and unscrupulously dispatching spies and agents to China to speed up the search for Chinese intelligence. In 1918, Japan was still making progress. The lion opened his mouth wide and asked Duan Qirui for his rights in Shandong. Duan Qirui also agreed very much.
is just a trick of luck, and Duan Qirui and Japan both backfired.
Duan Qirui felt that this money solved the urgent problem and was used to fight for territory in the situation of warlord separatist forces. Left off. Masaki Tachibana was also complacent at first and felt that he had taken advantage of it, but after Duan Qirui stepped down, the money seemed to be wasted. The Japanese government's relief survived. Ridiculously, this loan is considered treason, both in China and in Japan.
