Insufficient balance

  "Think I didn't?" Chen Jingyun asked as soon as he entered the door.

  "Who has!" Luo Li's face turned slightly red: "I don't have one at all!"

  Chen Jingyun didn't refute her, but just smiled and looked at her. The expression on this woman's face had already betrayed her.

  "What's so funny?!" Luochuan felt a bit guilty under their gaze.

  "Nothing, I just think you look really good!" Chen Jingyun took a step forward, and at this moment, he could smell the faint scent of her body.

  Luó Liú heard Chén Jìngyún's words, her face turned even redder, but she didn't back down. Instead, she took a small step forward and leaned into Chén Jìngyún's arms, murmuring: "I missed you!"

  He lifted her face and saw that her eyes seemed to have already welled up with tears, Chen Jingyun's heart softened a bit as he said: "Why don't you come back to the Governor's mansion with me later?"

  At first, Chen Jingyun was to avoid suspicion, so he didn't bring his family with him to live in the governor's mansion, at least not for a short time. However, seeing Luo Li's wronged expression just now made him feel a little soft-hearted, and in fact, he regretted it as soon as he spoke.

  But before he could regret it, Luo Li was already beaming with joy: "Really!"

  Chen Jingyun nodded: "Uh-huh!"

  Chen Jingyun wanted to take her to the Governor's Mansion, which made Luo Li extremely excited. She hugged Chen Jingyun tightly and then lifted her head to give him a passionate kiss.

  Chen Jingyun had also been suppressing his desires for a long time, and the previous few times he returned home were all because of tight schedules and didn't have any intimate moments. This time, he let loose, as colorful clothes flew about, low moans echoed out, and the most primal scene in human nature began to unfold.

  Chen Jingyun had been suppressing his desires for a long time, and after the first time, he continued to cultivate his feelings. On the other hand, Luo Li was only on her second time, and her delicate body couldn't withstand the torment. Although she didn't beg for mercy, she endured it strongly and even kept saying provocative words that made herself feel ashamed, teasing Chen Jingyun.

  After two people fought intermittently for more than an hour, they finally stopped. Luo Li leaned on Chen Jingyun's chest, slightly raised her head, blinked at Chen Jingyun and said softly: "I heard them say that you have become the governor!"

  Chen Jingyun stretched out his hand and gently stroked her smooth back, closing his eyes and replied: "Mm!"

  "They say that the governor is a very high-ranking official!" Lu Chuan saw Chen Jingyun close his eyes, so he stretched out his small hand to touch his face, but was afraid that he would suddenly open his eyes, so he stopped in mid-air.

  Chen Jingyun responded in a low voice: "Uh-huh!"

  Luó Liú felt that he shouldn't get angry if she just touched him, so she gently put her hand down and brushed his face with her fingertips, saying at the same time: "They all say that Young Master is a great hero!"

  "Hmm!" Chen Jingyun sensed her fingers sliding across his face, but didn't open his eyes.

  At this time, Luo Liao used another hand to prop up her body, and when her body twisted, a slight discomfort came from under her body, making her frown slightly. Then she raised her head and continued to look at Chen Jingyun's face, looking at it and feeling that his nose was very high. She touched her own nose, seemingly not as big, so she stretched out her hand to touch Chen Jingyun's nose.

  "I heard that Young Master is getting married!"

  "Ah!" Hearing this, Chen Jingyun opened his eyes and grabbed her small hand that was reaching for his nose.

  Chen Jingyun suddenly opened his eyes and grabbed Luo Li's small hand, Luo Li's expression was somewhat panicked and he hastily said: "Young Master, I, I..."

  "Are you jealous?" Chen Jingyun guessed that she might be worried that he would abandon her after getting married, and immediately comforted her: "Don't worry! I won't let you suffer when the time comes!"

  That night, Chen Jingyun rarely stayed at home for a night. At dinner time, Chen Jingyun mentioned asking Chen Yushi to move to the Governor's Mansion to live, but Chen Yushi said: "This is the ancestral house of the Chen family, I must guard it!"

  After that, Madam Chen said to Chen Jingyun: "I know about Luo Li, she has a good temperament, you should also prepare to give her a name in the future!"

  Chen Jingyun was also aware of Luo Liao's background. She was originally a maid by Chen Yuxi's side and was sent to Chen Jingyun with an obvious purpose. Chen Jingyun nodded in agreement, then casually mentioned that he would take Luo Liao to the Governor's Mansion, which Chen Yuxi naturally wouldn't oppose.

  The next day, after having breakfast with Chen You Shi, Chen Jingyun brought back a excited Luo Li and some other maidservants to the Commander's Mansion.

  After lunch, An Hualin requested an audience.

  "Governor, regarding the tax system, we have made a preliminary plan according to your intentions!" With that, An Hualin handed over a document.

  Chen Jingyun took over, sipping tea while reading. An Hualin's plan mainly followed two points: one was to separate the tax collection system from the local government system, and then integrate and streamline the types of taxes, cutting out a large number of unnecessary projects while strengthening some important ones. According to the plan, after changing the tax collection system, officials' opportunities for corruption would be greatly reduced, and most tax revenues would be directly managed by the Ministry of Finance, which would significantly increase the amount of tax revenue that the military government could control. The total tax revenue would also slightly increase.

  Chen Jingyun was not professional in economic matters either, he could only look at it with the eyes of an ordinary modern person, and after careful consideration, he felt that it was also feasible, so he said: "Let's proceed according to this plan first!"

  An Hualin nodded and said, "Regarding the recovery bonds, I have also discussed with my colleagues in the Ministry of Finance, and a detailed program has been drawn up. The first phase plans to issue 3 million, the second phase will issue another 5 million, and the later plan will be decided based on the effect of the first two phases!"

  After finishing speaking, An Hualin's face was full of worry: "The plan is ready, but I'm afraid it won't sell much!"

  An Hualin worried about what Chen Jingyun naturally understood. Now the national situation is unclear, and many scholars and merchants are also waiting to see how things develop. Furthermore, the Fujian Military Government is just a local regime, its credibility is not enough to make outsiders take out real gold and silver. Chen Jingyun didn't mind: "Don't worry, I'll think of a way!"

  Chen Jingyun was very clear that whether bonds can be sold depends on two points: first is credit and second is profit.

  Credit is a bit difficult for the current military government, as the situation is unstable and no one knows what will happen in the future. It's possible that the military government could collapse in just a few months, resulting in a loss of everything. In other words, as long as the military government doesn't collapse, there won't be a problem. But how can the military government avoid collapsing? The answer is simple: it needs to have a strong enough army. So, ultimately, it depends on whether Chen Jingyun's National Army can fight effectively. Although we won't discuss this for now, the recent news of three regiments of the National Army marching towards various parts of Fujian Province has attracted widespread attention. If Chen Jingyun wins, it will mean that the military government will control the entire province of Fujian. If he loses, at best the military government will still control the area around Fuzhou, but if things go badly, it may collapse.

  So, the recent military achievements of the National Army will directly determine the future direction of the military government and the bond credit issue.

  Apart from the credit, there is also profit. The main profit comes from interest. In order to increase sales, An Hualin set a high profit margin. If the military government can maintain its ability to repay, the profit will be considerable.

  These two things together will determine whether the military government's bonds can be sold. In addition, Chen Jingyun can also learn from other places' military governments to forcibly distribute them, and it is estimated that they can be sold out in just a few days. However, if this is done, it would thoroughly offend the gentry class of Fujian, and once the people's hearts are scattered, Chen Jingyun will not be far from being overthrown.

  "Let's wait a few more days!" Chen Jingyun knew that even if he took out the bonds now, they wouldn't sell for much, so he might as well just wait a few more days!

  "What?" An Hualin didn't understand, according to his meaning it was naturally taken out early, and one could be sold for one.

  "Hmm!" Chen Jingyun raised his head and looked out the window at the sky outside: "Wait!"

  Chen Jingyun is waiting! Others are also waiting!

  October 28, Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren arrived in Wuchang, Shannan Prefecture rebelled. On the same day, the Beiyang Army launched a large-scale attack on Hankou, causing heavy casualties to the Hubei militia. On October 29, after repeated defeats, Huang Xing went to Hankou to direct the battle and take command of the militia. More importantly, Zhang Shaozeng halted his troops at Luoyang and issued a military manifesto calling for political reform and constitutional monarchy. The Qing government was greatly shocked, and it is said that Zaifeng fainted upon hearing this news, while Yikuang stayed in his residence and did not come out.

  On October 30, the Qing court issued an edict in the name of Xuantong, promising to lift the ban on parties and pardon party members. On the same day, Huang Xing led the Hubei military government's forces in a counterattack against the Qing army, but due to his mediocre command level, he was unable to withstand the strong and powerful Feng Guozhang's troops, and instead caused heavy casualties among the already weak Hubei military government forces, putting Hankou in a precarious situation.

  On the same day, after the Jiujiang Uprising, a uprising also broke out in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, quickly controlling Nanchang. Local gentry, scholars and merchants then discussed the establishment of a military government, originally recommending former Governor Enfu as commander-in-chief, who refused to accept. They then recommended New Army Brigade Commander Wu Intsang as commander-in-chief, and issued a proclamation of restoration.

  October 31, the Beiyang Army launched a strong attack on Hankou, and many party members of the Hubei Military Government fled east overnight. On the same day, Jiao Dafeng, who had exploded tens of thousands of troops in several days, was killed by the rebel army after sending out the Aid-Hubei Army and the Aid-Jiangxi Army in a short period of time, and Tan Yankai took over as the commander-in-chief. Meanwhile, Yuan Shikai also arrived at Xinyang and officially took over as the Imperial Commissioner.

  The next day, the Beiyang Army occupied Hankou and presented a big gift to Yuan Shikai! When the news reached Beijing, Zaifeng fulfilled his promise to Yuan Shikai: he dissolved the royal cabinet and appointed Yuan Shikai as the Premier of the Cabinet, authorizing him to form a new government. From then on, Yuan Shikai became the de facto ruler of the Qing court.

  These days, the situation has developed in a way that is dazzling to outsiders. The originally powerful Hubei militia was defeated and returned to its original form, Hankou was occupied by the Qing army, and the three towns of Wuchang were in a precarious situation; Yuan Shikai became the Premier and controlled the actual power of North China; Focal Peak, who had been relying on violent means, was killed by the rebel army, and the power in Hunan fell from the hands of the party members into the hands of local gentry, scholars, and merchants; Jiangxi declared its independence, but the various departments within the province did not obey each other, and the political situation was chaotic.

  All this has attracted people's attention, and people are also guessing where China's future path is, whether it is a republic or a constitutional monarchy, and how long the war between the north and south will last.

  These national events were making a big stir, and even in Fuzhou's newspapers, all sorts of extras were being issued throughout the day. However, whether it was within the Fuzhou Military Government or among the people of Fujian, what they were more concerned about was the actions of the military government and the National Army.

  Especially the movements of the three brigades of the National Army attracted the attention of many Fujian military and political officials as well as gentry and merchants.