So Zhao Bingjun immediately came to Shanghai to visit Li Songchen. Of course, this time was not a formal negotiation, but a test and survey before the negotiation. After all, Yuan Shikai now owns half of the entire province of Jiangxi, most of Hunan Province, Anhui, and Jiangsu Province, as well as some areas of Fujian Province, and has more than 100,000 troops under his command. It is not easy to submit to the East China Government. Even the negotiations require several plans.

In recent years, the person in charge of communicating with the East China government has been Zhao Bingjun. He and Li Songchen have also met many times and are considered old friends. Therefore, the two did not have too much courtesy when they met, and they went straight to the topic.

Zhao Bingjun said: "Mayor Li, Weishuai has received a reply from you. I am very happy. This time I was specially sent to negotiate with Mayor Li to submit the matter."

Li Songchen said: "Senator Zhao, Mr. Yuan's decision was a wise move. We and Mr. Yuan were old friends. Now Mr. Yuan wants to join us, so it is natural that he can't do it. Of course, we welcome him with both hands. Moreover, this is a great cause of promoting national unity, so that the people in Jiangnan will suffer less from the suffering of war, and a great thing that benefits the country and the people. And I believe that history will remember Mr. Yuan's contribution."

Zhao Bingjun nodded repeatedly and said, "Thank you for Mayor Li's praise. In fact, we Weishuai have always admired you and admired you for your actions after returning to China. He had long wanted to join you. However, although Weishuai is in the important position of Liangjiang, there are many obstacles in the affairs of Liangjiang. It is not entirely because Weishuai is arbitrary. There are too many people who are controlling you below. What's more, Weishuai is easy to say, but there are still thousands of officials, 200,000 troops, hundreds of thousands of local gentry, and tens of millions of local people. Weishuai also wants to find a way out for them, so it has been delayed until now."

Of course, Li Songchen could hear that Zhao Bingjun was showing Yuan Shikai's strength, so he smiled and said, "It's not too late to talk about surrendering now. We can understand the difficulties of Yuan Gong. Yuan Gong can put justice first, but I'm afraid that others may not think so!"

Zhao Bingjun hurriedly said, "Yes! Yes! So Wei Shuai is so embarrassed now! Therefore, I hope you can understand."

Li Songchen laughed and said, "This is naturally. We are not people who force others to do things. But I think as long as Mr. Yuan has a heart, even if there are many or great difficulties, he can overcome them. Besides, Mr. Yuan is a wise man. As long as he knows the general trend of others, he will prosper, and he will die. He can only move with the times and must not go against the sky!"

When Zhao Bingjun heard this, he felt a little sweaty on his forehead. Of course, he could hear Li Songchen's implicit voice. What is the general trend of the world? Doesn't it mean that the East China government wants to unify the world? Yuan Shikai surrendered to it, to follow the general trend of the world, otherwise he would go against the trend and see how Yuan Shikai would choose. Therefore, he forced a smile and said, "That's nature, that's nature. Yuan Shuai wants to surrender to the hearts of the nobles, and no matter how difficult it is, there is no intention to change it. Therefore, please rest assured."

Li Songchen smiled and said, "This is naturally. We have completely trusted Yuan Gong's character over the years. Of course, if there are difficulties, you should not bear it alone. If you don't have any difficulties, just tell me if you don't want to ask for it. Let's find a way together. Where we can help, we will definitely not stand by."

Zhao Bingjun was relieved when he heard this. It would be easier to deal with Li Songchen's words. He said just now, but he hoped to negotiate terms with the East China Government. But the problem is that Yuan Shikai does not have much chips in his hands now. Although there are many places under his jurisdiction, it seems that he cannot waste the Deyou court. If he does not submit to the East China Government, there will be basically no way out. What can he do to negotiate terms with the East China Government? But Li Songchen's reply stated that the East China Government is still willing to negotiate terms with Yuan Shikai, but don't go too far. So Zhao Bingjun hurriedly said: "Thank you for your understanding, thank you for your understanding."

Li Songchen then said, "I don't know what difficulties there are on Mr. Yuan's side, Senator Zhao might as well explain it clearly."

Zhao Bingjun hesitated for a moment before saying, "There are three difficulties. After Yuan Gong surrenders, where will the officials go? How to deal with the troops under his command? How can the interests of the gentry in Jiangnan be protected? If the people can handle these three things properly, there will be no obstacles to the surrender."

Li Songchen smiled and said, "Are there only these three things?"

Zhao Bingjun was stunned and said, "There are there? There are only these three things, nothing else."

Li Songchen said: "There is still the resettlement of Duke Yuan after he surrenders!"

After hearing this, Zhao Bingjun also smiled and said, "Wei Shuai absolutely believes in your people and will definitely be properly placed." He paused and said, "Besides, Wei Shuai has little savings to this day. After joining the countryside, he doesn't need to worry about his late life."

Li Songchen smiled and said, "How can that be? Mr. Yuan is less than 60 years old. It is the time to show his great fortune. Moreover, our East China Government also needs such a talent as Mr. Yuan. Isn't it a pity that Mr. Yuan's talent when he returned? Senator Zhao told Mr. Yuan that in our East China Government, he must have a place to show his talents."

Zhao Bingjun hurriedly said, "I am here to comfort my son, thank you for your generous pride."

Li Songchen nodded and said, "Okay, I will report the request made by Senator Zhao, and we will negotiate in detail later."

Zhao Bingjun also nodded, and the purpose of this trip to Shanghai was basically achieved, so he stood up and said goodbye to Li Songchen and returned to Nanjing.

After seeing Zhao Bingjun away, Li Songchen returned to his home. At this time, Gao Jun had given birth to a girl named Li Zijin, but he was less than one year old, so Gao Jun had not resumed work yet and was still taking care of the children at home. The two adopted children, Li Zilin and Gao Xiulin, are now studying in Shanghai. Under Gao Jun's urging, they have excellent studies and the family lives a very harmonious life.

At night, after the children fell asleep, the couple talked about something in the bedroom. Li Songchen said: "I will go to Qingdao to hold an annual meeting in two days. You will be responsible for the family affairs alone."

Gao Jun smiled and said, "Don't worry, you don't have to worry about family affairs. And when you were in Shanghai, did you care about family affairs?"

When Li Songchen heard this, he felt a little guilty and said, "I'm sorry, I've been..."

Gao Jun said: "Stop talking about this. If you have your business, just let it go and leave it to me. Just leave the family affairs to me."

Li Songchen hesitated for a moment before saying, "Don't be tired. If you have anything to do, you will leave it to the nanny. Now that Zijin is born, you have to prepare to work again. You can't be a housewife for the rest of your life. You should let go when it's time to let go. This time I'll go to Qingdao to see where there is a location in the Organization Department that can arrange for you."

Gao Jun said: "I have thought about working again, so I'd better wait a little longer. First, Zijin is still young now, and I can rest assured when she gets older and resumes work. Second, I'll wait until the overall situation is more stable before talking about it."

After hearing this, Li Songchen thought about it and nodded, saying, "You are right, so let's wait for a while before talking."

When supporting Yuan Shikai, the five giants had decided to officially establish the country in 1912. Therefore, during this period, they also communicated with other members of the Executive Yuan. After investigation, Li Songchen, as a local official, and the relationship between Shanghai and Qingdao is very dense. Li Songchen goes to Qingdao almost every 1 or 2 months, so he naturally heard some news. In addition, from the current trend, the founding of the country is a natural and natural thing.

However, once the founding of the country, there will definitely be some turmoil within the East China government. Even if the official system is not reshuffled, some adjustments will be required. Moreover, Yuan Shikai will submit to it again. At least there are more Hunan and Jiangxi provinces. Whether it is the center or the local government, officials will have some major changes. Li Songchen is not worried about himself. After all, his political achievements have been good over the years and he is still in his prime. Therefore, after the founding of the country, whether in the center or in the local area, he will definitely have his own place, but his position will definitely change. After all, he has been in charge of Shanghai for 7 years and should have changed his position. Gao Jun returns to work at this time, which is indeed not a good time. When the founding of the country, the situation stabilizes and his new position is determined, he will give Gao Jun a new position.

Two days later, Li Songchen arranged his job in Shanghai and then took a boat to Qingdao to attend this year's annual meeting.

There is a special veteran community in Qingdao. Every veteran has a residence here. However, veterans who work in Qingdao or settle for a long time will have a better residence, and they all live in villas. Therefore, veterans who do not work in Qingdao can only live in apartment buildings. After the administrative agency moves to Beijing, it will be transformed into a vacation and recuperation village for the veterans to spend vacation and recuperation here. Therefore, veterans who go to Qingdao to hold an annual meeting and all live in the community.

Of course, there are not many veterans who stay in Qingdao now, and there are less than 600 people living in the veteran community for a long time, all of whom are administrative public officials. Because most veterans who do business have built their own residences, at least they are courtyard houses, which are much larger than villas, so they naturally do not want to live in the veteran community.

Li Songchen's apartment is a 2-bedroom room. Before he checked in, the room had been cleaned up by staff and changed into bed sheets and bedding and other living facilities, so he could basically move in with his bag. Of course, only the elders and relatives of the elders can be checked in in the elders' community. The elders' staff can come in, but they cannot stay overnight here. There are apartments in the community where staff members can arrange for their residence. Therefore, after Li Songchen's accompanying staff delivered his luggage and belongings to the apartment, they all said goodbye and left.
Chapter completed!