Republic of China: My great warlord, many children, many blessings.

The disability compensation is more than ten times your current benefits.

These words ignited everyone's passion.

Many of them made a living by performing on the streets, working as bodyguards, or escorting goods.

The salary was pitifully low, but now that Shen Hao said that, they immediately became motivated.

"Don't be too happy yet. The treatment is very good, but the premise is that you can join this special forces team."

Moreover, don't think that's the end of the matter; there's an elimination system here.

With the 40 people I recruited, there were a total of 100 people, but in the end only one team of ten people could stay.

The rest will be eliminated.

Everyone was stunned, looking at each other in disbelief, not expecting to be eliminated.

This puts them under inexplicable pressure.

"Commander Shen, where will we go if we're eliminated?" someone asked.

Others nodded.

These words also represent what they are thinking.

If we get eliminated, wouldn't it be a waste of our time?

Shen Hao said, "Of course you can rest assured. Even though you were eliminated here, you are still considered elites in the main force."

I can assure you that any soldier who leaves here, with the tactics and concepts you've learned, will at least become a company commander.

Everyone's eyes lit up; this was great treatment.

Suddenly, a thought struck everyone: the company commander was the one who was eliminated, but what if he wasn't eliminated?

"Commander Shen, what kind of treatment will you receive if you're selected for this special forces team?"

Shen Hao smiled faintly and said, "What kind of treatment? There will be the best equipment, the latest concepts and technologies, and the best treatment. Every team member will be at the battalion commander level, and will also receive battalion commander treatment."

Do you have any opinions?

"No!" the crowd shouted.

At this moment, I was truly moved.

Shen Hao didn't spout any grand principles or talk about serving the country and its people. Instead, he offered tangible benefits, rights, and treatment. Who could refuse that?

Of course, mobilization must be effective.

After letting them leave, Shen Hao arranged for someone to give them a lesson.

The next step is to arrange the courses.

Martial arts instructors: Ding Lianshan, Huang Qiying

The lessons they teach are all about how to kill with a single blow.

Tactical Theory: Chang Naichao

Real-world combat: Chu Yunfei and Li Yunlong

Political lessons: to make them understand the purpose of war and what political goals it aims to achieve.

Academic subjects: literacy, and short answer questions in math, physics, and chemistry.

These people did not disappoint Shen Hao; their foundation was better than that of ordinary people, so their training speed was also very fast.

Some military skills were quickly mastered.

While Shen Hao was busy training his troops,

The Tongmenghui (Revolutionary Alliance) began to denounce Yuan Shikai's silver dollar.

A serious internal debate ensued.

In Shanghai, Mr. Sun convened a meeting of the Alliance.

"Song Jiaoren was assassinated. This must have been done by Yuan Shikai. This time we must resolve this by force. You organize two divisions for me. I want to personally march to the capital to settle accounts with Yuan Shikai."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

Although Mr. Sun was the leader of the Tongmenghui, he didn't actually have many soldiers under his command.

Their greatest goal in the revolution was to overthrow the Qing Dynasty. Now that it had been overthrown and the Republic of China had been established, no one wanted to raise an army again.

What's more, this is about seizing power. Asking them to prepare two divisions for you? Dream on.

Seeing the silence of the crowd, Mr. Sun's expression turned very unpleasant.

He was sidelined by Song Jiaoren, and after finally finding an opportunity to regain power, these people actually didn't support him.

"Huang Xing, tell me your thoughts."

Huang Xing said, "Currently, Dun Chu's case is still under trial, and there is no direct evidence to show that Yuan Datou did it."

If we were to raise an army to attack Yuan, it would be illegitimate and lack legitimacy.

Mr. Sun slammed his fist on the table angrily and said, "Isn't it obvious? The murderer is Wu Shiying, and the one who orchestrated the attack is Ying Kuicheng."

They found correspondence between Ying Kuicheng and Zhao Bingjun in Ying Kuicheng's villa.

The evidence is obvious: the mastermind is Yuan Shikai, the direct commander is Zhao Bingjun, and the State Council Secretary Hong Shuzu is the liaison with Ying Kuicheng.”

At this moment, a Kuomintang member sneered, "There are also rumors that Chen Qimei killed Dun Chu because he was jealous of him."

Mr. Sun angrily retorted, "Nonsense! We are all allied revolutionaries, how could we kill each other?"

Upon hearing this, everyone lowered their heads and remained silent. It had always been the revolutionaries who assassinated others.

Ying Kuicheng was your former bodyguard.

Huang Xing said, "Before Dun Chu was assassinated, Chen Qimei held the largest share of military and political power in the Shanghai area. Did he not have any information about it at all?"

As the military governor of Shanghai, Chen Qimei was a habitual assassin, with a long list of murders on his hands. Tao Chengzhang, Xu Baoshan, Xia Ruifang, Zheng Rucheng and others all died at his hands.

Isn't there any reason to doubt him?

"Huang Xing is right. Chen Qimei, Ying Kuicheng, and Wu Shiying are all members of the Gongjin Society. Ying Kuicheng is a close friend of Chen Qimei."

Ying Kuicheng served as the head of the intelligence department of Chen Qimei's Shanghai Military Governor's Office. Later, Chen Qimei assigned him to be responsible for Mr. Sun's reception and protection.

I think Mr. Sun should know these things.

As everyone spoke, Mr. Sun's face turned extremely pale.

Huang Xing said, "We finally have a Republic of China, and we don't want to go to war again. We advocate resolving this matter through legal means."

"Law? What a ridiculous and ironic joke! What's the point of talking about law with Yuan Shikai?"

"Mr. Sun, I understand your desire to oppose Yuan Shikai."

However, yesterday, Chen Qimei, the military governor of Shanghai, Li Liejun, the military governor of western Jiangxi, and Hu Ningmin, the military governor of Guangdong, all sent telegrams, but only Li Liejun supported the campaign against Yuan Shikai.

Everyone else has said that they don't have the strength to independently overthrow Yuan Shikai.

"Yes"

"What do we have to fight President Yuan with? Knives and sticks?"

Most members of the Kuomintang (KMT) expressed their opposition to sending troops.

This made Mr. Sun feel that the Kuomintang should be dissolved and a new party should be formed, completely disregarding orders.

230 Finally, due to significant differences of opinion, Sun could only postpone launching his military campaign.

What happened next was unexpected.

The murderer, Wu Shiying, died mysteriously on April 24, before his trial.

The death of Song Jiaoren remains shrouded in mystery for Pu Shu.

This led more people to speculate that Wu Shiying's death was related to Chen Qimei.

Shanghai is the stronghold of Chen Qimei's power, and the Song case proceeded unusually smoothly from the assassination to the trial.

The 61st Regiment of the Shanghai Army, which was guarding Wu Shiying, was a unit of Huang Fu, a member of the Kuomintang.

Chen Qimei, Huang Fu, and Principal Chiang were sworn brothers.

Therefore, the campaign against Yuan Shikai was once again put on hold.

The internal conflicts within the Tongmenghui (Revolutionary Alliance) were growing increasingly intense.

On April 26, 1913, in order to resolve the financial crisis, the Republic of China government dispatched Finance Minister Bai Xiongqi and Foreign Minister Lu Zhengxiang to negotiate with representatives of a consortium of banks from Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and Japan at the HSBC Bank in Beijing.

The Republic of China government requested loans from five countries, which became known in history as the "Reorganization Loan".

After difficult negotiations, a total of £2500 million was borrowed.

The key issue was the additional conditions attached to the loan, which the great powers had always loved to manipulate in order to gain extra benefits.

First, the loan was secured by salt tax and customs duties. Second, the five-nation consortium enjoyed various rights of priority, supervision, auditing, and personnel management.

After the news broke, the Chinese people were outraged, accusing him of "selling out the country" and demanding a firm boycott.

Taking this opportunity, Mr. Sun telegraphed Yuan Shikai, demanding that Yuan resign, otherwise he would oppose Yuan with the same determination he had shown against the monarchy.

Yuan Shikai was furious after receiving Sun Yat-sen's telegram: