Xiao Baitu wiped the sweat from his forehead. Even in the cold winter, the horse galloped for more than an hour and it made him sweat a lot.

After the trading post in Colonia was closed due to pirate harassment from Britain and the Netherlands, the last large-scale trading point in the East Coast Republic of China was also shut down, and the domestic situation suddenly became serious. So many government officials and enterprise employees had to pay wages and benefits, so many soldiers' military pay and pensions, and so many urgently needed materials to be purchased. None of them would require vain money.

However, with the less than 100,000 yuan left in the treasury of the Ministry of Finance, this will last for more than four months. If the war does not end within these four months or the trade in Colonia cannot be reopened, the gold and silver reserves in the treasury will bottom out. Will you pay the national salary with potatoes, salted fish or pork?

Of course, the East Coast Company can still borrow some funds to the Ministry of Finance, but at most it will last for a few months and it will not last too long. Therefore, the task of opening up the mainland trade transportation line is imperative.

After Colonia was closed, Xiao Baitu, as a local representative stationed in the East Coast Republic, naturally had no need to stay. Therefore, he returned to the army cavalry unit and started his old career.

This morning, when he was training in the southern part of Qiuyi Henan, he suddenly received an order from the Army Department, ordering him to rush to the Executive Committee Administrative Building immediately on standby. Xiao Baitu, inexplicably, immediately finished training and led dozens of cavalry to rush back to Dongfang Port.

After handing the horse to his guards, Xiao Baitu took his adjutant Leonid directly to the Army Department to find out the news. Unexpectedly, when he was passing by the diplomatic department, he suddenly saw that the Minister of Army Peng Zhicheng was arguing with several people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Xiao Baitu looked carefully and found that about four or five people quarreled, all of them were traveling through time. Two of them were from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, two were from the Ministry of Justice, and one was his Minister Peng Da.

Peng Zhicheng was wearing a dark blue school uniform, and pointed at the two people opposite him with a finger and said, "Bai Siwen, I am your ancestor, if you dare to sign, I can't beat you to death!"

Bai Siwen and Xiao Baitu were a little surprised that he was negotiating with the British in Brazil, why did he run back?

Bai Siwen shouted at Peng Zhicheng indignantly: "Peng Zhicheng, what do you think you look like? What is the difference between you and the soldier? I am a dignified executive member and president of the Supreme Court. In terms of level and position, I am not inferior to you, Mr. Peng. What qualifications do you have to point fingers at me? Besides, I just want everyone to see the current reality clearly and not be so stubborn. Do you know if you take a step back and the sky is wide?"

"You're the bullshit!" Peng Zhicheng spat, then continued to curse: "You're fucking treason! You're going to pay compensation to the British? Bah! Do you think you're going to sell the latest textile machinery to the British?"

What?! Xiao Baitu was anxious when he heard this. He had a bad temper. When he heard that Bai Siwen actually advocated compensation from the British in exchange for peace, he was immediately annoyed and rushed over without saying a word.

"Since you have broken up today, I will just say it. Peng Heitan, look at your army, from top to bottom, there is no soldier like a soldier. They all have a high opinion of themselves and think they are great. They are the saviors of the country. Today, they are talking about this policy and tomorrow they are pointing fingers at that department. Are you a soldier like you? I tell you, I have long been disgusted with you! Soldiers must be like a soldier, and you guys... Oh, who the hell is the fucking hit me?!" Bai Siwen was about to talk about it, but he was suddenly hit by a huge fist and fell to the ground.

"Damn! I'm the one who beats you! Bai Siwen, I've been disliked by you for a long time. You traitor, you can't beat you to death!" Xiao Baitu cursed and waited to swing his fist before hitting him. Two foreign travelers next to him hurriedly grabbed him.

The chaos here attracted the attention of the two security guards at the corner. They saw two zhongyāng members swearing and fearing that they would affect themselves, so they hurriedly hurriedly ignored the matter. Now seeing that Member Bai, President Bai was actually beaten up by an army officer, and suddenly felt his scalp numb, and he hurriedly pulled out the stick from his waist and was about to come up.

"Jiang!" Leonid pulled out his 32-year-old non-commissioned officer knife from his waist and blocked the two security guards.

Leonid's tall figure blocked the narrow corridor tightly, and the saber in his hand looked extremely dazzling in the sun. When did the two security guards see someone dancing with guns in the Executive Committee's administrative building, they were stunned for a moment.

Others were also a little stunned. This was the first time someone dared to draw his sword in the heart of the Executive Committee, the Executive Committee Administration Building. The Ministry of Internal Affairs at the door carefully checked what he was doing. Why didn't he take his sword away after taking his gun?

"Shh!" The security guard quickly reacted, and a sharp copper whistle sounded in the administrative building. Soon, a large group of security guards holding sperm sticks and short guns rushed over from all corners and surrounded Leonid and Xiao Baitu.

The movement here also attracted the attention of the entire building. Many staff from the department pushed open the door and looked out.

"What's going on?" Liu Yun, an official from the Ministry of Internal Affairs who was in charge of the Jingwei work of the Executive Committee, rushed over and saw Leonid who was still blocking the corridor with a knife across the street. This was the first time he saw such a bold person. When he faced at least seven or eight muskets, he still kept his face in front of him. Is this person really bold or has a brain disease?

"Lt. Feodorovic, what are you doing? You haven't taken the knife back!" Xiao Baitu also felt something was wrong, so he let go of Bai Swen and pulled Leonid's sleeve and said.

Leonid then put his knife in the sheath and stood sideways. Several security guards took the opportunity to rush forward and locked Leonid and Xiao Baitu backhanded.

"Damn, who dares to catch me?! You guys are so brave..." Xiao Baitu struggled hard and cursed.

"Xiao Baitu, you are quite excited." Liu Yun walked up and looked at him and sighed, "Brother Xiao, you are in trouble this time. Let me first talk about you, an adjutant, holding a weapon in the Executive Committee building and openly resisting arrest. Do you think he still has the existence of the Executive Committee in his eyes? And you, your affairs are even bigger! What is the nature of beating the leader zhongyāng? Say you despise the national law and military law are light. As long as you two, don't bother with me, go to the Jingwei Room first. What is the matter of your superiors, and I can't control it. Take everyone away!"

"Okay, Xiaobai! Let's go with them first, it's not a big deal." Xiao Baitu had to refute again, and Peng Zhicheng suddenly spoke. Xiao Baitu was stunned for a moment, and said nothing, and was taken away by the security guards immediately.

After saying that, Peng Zhicheng looked at Liu Yun and Bai Siwen coldly and said, "Bai Siwen, you'd better not say anything nonsense like agreeing to share technology with the British, otherwise I won't spare you."

"What do you guys with gunpowder in your brain know?" Seeing the rescue, Bai Siwen strengthened his courage. He covered his right eye socket and said, "What the country needs now is peace. Do you know peace? He knows war all day long and wants to never bow to others. Look at what the country is now? The government finances can no longer support it. Do you know? Take a step back and the British withdraw their troops and we will win a chance to breathe. The British are about to fall into a civil war in the past two years, and then we will usher in a golden period of development. Once we accumulate strength and the country's comprehensive national strength has increased, we will no longer have to bow to these old European countries."

"You gave the textile machinery technology to the British, how can we make a fuss?"

"Why can't it be done? We have developed dyes now. This is more profitable than cotton cloth. What are you afraid of?" Baiswenli said with confidence. "When the British fall into a civil war, the European market will still be ours. If you are fighting with the British to the end, then I will tell you responsibly that the government will go bankrupt if it can't last for half a year. And don't say you don't know, what did Gaomo say when he wrote a letter back a few days ago? Now it's spread all over St. Vicente. The British ambush our fleet at the mouth of the Gambia River. Our navy's main force has been wiped out! What are you still insisting on?"

"Fuck! You believe whatever they say. You are a pig's brain? Why don't you say it sooner or later, but this kind of rumor appears when your negotiations are in a deadlock? You can think of it with your toes and know that something is wrong. The government will continue to go bankrupt. At that time, it will be impossible to implement military control! This battle is not to bow. Grandma, it is to let the British, the Spanish, the Dutch and even the French see clearly. If you don't have the ability of the British, don't mess with our East Coast people! Otherwise, be careful to break your teeth!" Peng Zhicheng looked at Bai Siwen coldly, his eyes as if he was looking at something disgusting.

"I'm too lazy to tell you." Bai Siwen waved his hand very hard and said disdainfully: "I want to vote at the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee must grant us greater power to the negotiation team. The British will not give up this time. I don't think we have to be stubborn. Take a step back and the sky is wide open. Only peace can we make full use of the strategic opportunity period for development. Also, Xiao Baitu and the Cossack Lieutenant, I must punish them severely. One openly committed a murder in the Executive Committee building with a weapon, and the other openly beat the leader zhongyāng. Is this a soldier or a thug? I think your army should be rectified. Now it's a mess, and it's like the military headquarters of the little Japanese, a group of thugs with a lower gangster!"

Peng Zhicheng snorted, turned around and left with a tense face. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!