super god warlord

"Am I wrong? If you want me to say that the president should be the father." Duan Hongye retorted.

"You, it's too outrageous." Duan Ruiquan stood up and wanted to fight, but Xu Shuzheng stopped him: "Why should Ruiquan be angry? I think Hongye is right. But we need to worry about Ximian now, after all, the choice we made , is likely to create opportunities for others.”

Everyone nodded, they all knew that what Xu Shuzheng was worried about was Zhao Shouhong from the Western Special Zone.Now, although the general of the Western Special Zone doesn't care much about domestic affairs, and concentrates on expanding the territory of the country, no one can guarantee that he has no ideas about the central government.Once there is chaos in the Northern Territory and he is allowed to take advantage of it, it will not be beneficial to everyone.

"I heard that the Xite army defending Hong suffered a lot in the battle against the Uro, and it is difficult to recover their vitality in a short period of time. I don't think it is a worry for the time being." Duan Ruiquan said: "What's more, he annexed such a large territory, and it is difficult to digest it. It will take a lot of time.”

"That's right, that's more than 600 million square kilometers. I think it will take at least ten years to digest this land. This is because the land is uninhabited and the immigration work is easy to carry out." Jin Yunpeng estimated.

"Speaking of which, Zhao Shouhong has a long-term strategic vision. When he was still in office as the Chief Minister of Zhongchuan, he issued the birth-encouraging law proposed by the Hanxing Company, encouraging people to have more children to increase the population. Later, he He also set up refugee shelters across the country and moved a large number of people to the west. Now it seems that these actions are meaningful. Now that he has newly mastered so much land, it is time to fill the population, and now he is the most indispensable It's the population." Fu Liangzuo sighed from the side.

"This Zhao Shouhong can always take the lead. Speaking of which, President Yuan has mastered the power of the central government, but he is the one who really benefits. Now that the president has passed away, he has left endless infamy and caused the division of our Northern Territory system." Into three lines. The one who really benefited was Zhao Shouhong, who got the title of the Western Special Zone, and now he is staying out of the matter, and there is a tendency for the snipe and the clam to compete for the fisherman's benefit." Xu Shuzheng also sighed.

Chapter 677 Li Yuanhong's Invitation

"In any case, the threat of the Western Special Zone is still far away, and we can use Zhao Shouhong to digest the time for the territory to recover and stabilize the internal situation. In this way, even if he plans to raise troops into Beihua City, there will be no excuses .” Fu Liangzuo said.

"Brother Fu is right. Right now we should deal with Li Yuanhong first, but how should we proceed." Jin Yunpeng frowned tightly.

Xu Shuzheng next to him sneered and said, "Perhaps we should use the Overseer Corps. Doesn't Zhang Xun have a heart for his old master? We can use this to make Li Yuanhong suffer."

"There is something in Shuzheng's words." Duan Ruiquan's eyes flashed brightly, and he looked at this good friend with great interest.

"I think we should do it this way." Xu Shuzheng lowered his voice and started planning with several people.

On May 5, Zhang Xun called some members of the Overseer Corps in Xuzhou and held a meeting.

The official name of the Overseer Corps is the 'Federation of Provinces and Regions', a group organized by the Northern Territory Warlords in 1916 to intervene in politics and suppress the democratic revolutionary forces.The Warlord Legion is a loose alliance temporarily gathered by some local warlords in the Northern Territory to fight for power. The number of members is indeterminate, and the charter is not binding.

As early as the beginning of the fall of the Hongxian monarchy, Zhang Xun, the patrol envoy of Longjiang who hated the republic and planned to support the restoration of gold, held a meeting in Xuzhou and decided to organize a military offensive and defensive alliance for the five provinces of Fengtian, Zhili, Fengxi, Jiangnan, and Central South. Consolidate unity, protect the environment and the people, implement constitutional government, and resist violent elements from participating in the political power' is the first Xuzhou meeting of the army governor.

On September 9 of the same year, representatives of the governors of the eleven provinces of Qilu, Fengtian, Zhongnan, Zhili, Ningjiang, Jiangbei, Zhongyuan, Jiangzuo, Suiyuan, Chahar, and Rehe gathered again in Xuzhou, led by Zhang Xun and Ni Sichong Announced the establishment of the "provincial federation", formulated eight guidelines, supported Zhang Xun as the "leader", and attacked the "rioters" and government cabinet members for disrupting the country's government affairs. On the 22th, 25 people including Zhang Xun and Ni Sichong sent a telegram to oppose Tang Shaoyi's appointment as foreign minister, forcing Tang Shaoyi to resign the next day.

The 'Federation of Provinces and Regions' was later known as the Overseer Corps.In order to combat the increasingly disobedient Li Yuanhong, as early as January 1917, 1, Zhang Xun, Jin Yunpeng, Xu Shuzheng and others held the third meeting of the military governors in Xuzhou. Weed out cabinet members and other political interference ideas.

Later, in early April, Duan Ruiquan's cabinet was in dispute with the presidential palace of Li Yuanhong and the Congress over the issue of declaring war on the Teutonic state.Duan Ruiquan once held a military meeting of the governors of the provinces and their representatives in Beihua City in an attempt to use the governors of the provinces in the northern region to force the Congress to declare war on the Teutonic state.

Duan Ruiquan's declaration of war against Teutonic was resisted by most of the congressmen, so Li Yuanhong had the confidence to fight against the Anhui faction and dismissed Duan Ruiquan.After many bigwigs from the Anhui faction conspired in Duan Ruiquan's residence, Xu Shuzheng sent a coded telegram to Zhang Xun in his own name.

Only Xu Shuzheng and Zhang Xun knew what was written in the coded telegram, but after reading this telegram, Zhang Xun showed unusual enthusiasm, and he immediately issued a summoning order for the leader.At the invitation of Zhang Xun, the leader of the alliance, the governors of various provinces went to Xuzhou for a meeting.Within a few days, more than a dozen warlords who controlled most of Hualan had arrived, and they held a meeting in the warlord's mansion in Xuzhou.

"Brother Zhang came to us this time, I'm afraid there is something big going on." Ni Sichong, the governor of Anhui who had a good relationship with Zhang Xun, spoke first.

Zhang Xun, who was originally sitting on the main seat with his eyes closed, opened his eyes, looked at Ni Sichong who was smiling next to him, and said, "Now that the political situation in Beihua City is in turmoil, and Ruiquan has been dismissed, do we need to have other major events? ?"

"His grandma, this Fatty Li is really not a human being. He doesn't even think about who pushed him to that position. He dared to kill a donkey without paying attention to us in the Northern Territory." The grumpy Nanyuan Governor Wu Guangxin scolded.

As soon as Wu Guangxin's words came out of his mouth, everyone present burst into laughter. There are really not many people in China who dare to call Li Yuanhong Fatty Li.

"Last time we threatened members of Congress, but they supported Li Yuanhong instead, and we also got a reputation as a military meddling in politics. This time we have to be more careful in what we do, so as not to be caught again." Ni Sichong said.

"Let me tell you, what is the central government most afraid of? The most fearful thing is the splitting of the country and local independence. If we just mess with him, Li Yuanhong will naturally come to beg us." Zhang Xun said with a sneer.

"That's right, what Shaoxuan said is right." Wu Guangxin clapped the case and applauded: "Let's do it like this, let Li Yuanhong taste our strength."

Immediately after this meeting, the Overseers sprang into action.A few days later, Ni Sichong, the governor of the south of the Yangtze River, was the first to call to say that he did not recognize the removal of Duan Ruiquan, and at the same time declared the independence of Jiangnan Province.This telegram was sent to Li Yuanhong, which really shocked him.Li Yuanhong knew very well that there were only some literati in the Congress, and they were fine with verbal wars, but if they wielded real power, the Overseer Corps would naturally be better.

Originally, Li Yuanhong thought that after the Congress condemned the Overseer soldiers for intervening in politics, these people would be stable for a while to avoid suspicion.He could use this period of time to master part of the armed forces, at least to hold the model teacher who fell into chaos because of Yuan Kui's illness and death and Yuan Ke's seclusion, but he miscalculated.

Lei Zhenchun, who is now the head of the model division, ignored the olive branch extended by Li Yuanhong. Instead, he led the model division to conduct a military exercise in Langfang to demonstrate against the central government.Li Yuanhong turned to test Feng Guofu's intentions, intending to use the direct clique to suppress the Anhui clique. However, before his wishful thinking started, Ni Sichong of Jiangnan Province became independent.

Li Yuanhong knew very well in his heart that Ni Sichong's independence was by no means a single incident, it was Duan Ruiquan and the warlord's group starting to fight back.Sure enough, within a few days, seven provinces successively declared their independence and separated from the central government to establish local self-government governments.

Helpless, Li Yuanhong suddenly thought that he still had another hope to fight against the warlords of the Northern Territory, Zhao Shouhong, the largest warlord in Hualan, the chief of the Western Special Zone.Li Yuanhong quickly sent a telegram to Zhao Shouhong, hoping that he could lead troops into Beihua City to form a cabinet and help him support the authority of the government.

After receiving this telegram, Zhao Shouhong immediately summoned his confidants to discuss matters.

"Let's take a look at this telegram. How do you think we should handle this matter?" Zhao Shouhong then handed the telegram to a person beside him.The man was in his 40s, thin, with a crew cut, dark complexion and bright eyes.If there were high-level officials from the Northern Territory government here, they would definitely be able to recognize that this was Yang Xizi who had been missing for a long time after being wanted by Li Yuanhong.

Chapter 678 Don't Wade in Muddy Waters

Since Yang Xizi organized the Security Council and advocated a constitutional monarchy, he was once cited by Yuan Kai as his number one confidant.Yuan Kui showed great favor to him, and even bestowed an inscription on the plaque himself, calling him an outstanding talent.However, it was precisely because of Yang Xizi's strong support for Yuan Wei's proclaiming himself emperor that after the introduction of the Hongxian Monarchy, he was scolded and condemned by the whole country. His former friend Liang Qichao even called him a "vile, shameless, creepy man." '

Yang Xizi remained unmoved by these voices of abuse. He continued to support Yuan Wei, allowing him to expand his ambition to become emperor. However, everyone did not know that Yang Xizi had ulterior motives.Yuan Kai didn't figure out the joint until the moment before he died, otherwise he wouldn't have shouted 'Yang Xizi misunderstood me'.

After Yuan Kai's death, Yang Xizi wrote an elegiac couplet: "The republic wronged Hualan, Hualan did not wrong the republic; return it for a thousand years, and then evaluate this prison. Minggong bears Hongxian, Hongxian lives up to Minggong; Jiuyuan can be done, Repeat the words three times." On the surface, Yang Xizi really regretted Yuan Kui's failure to establish a constitutional monarchy, but in fact he expressed that he neither appreciated the republic nor supported the idea of ​​a constitutional monarchy, and his position had already shifted because of the appearance of Zhao Shouhong.

After Li Yuanhong succeeded to the presidency, he issued an order to punish the most wanted culprit of the imperial system, and Yang Xizi was ranked No.1.From that time on, Yang Xizi seemed to have evaporated from the world, and no one knew his whereabouts anymore.

How could Li Yuanhong know that Yang Xizi was Zhao Shouhong's chess piece placed beside Yuan Kai. Not only did he tell Zhao Shouhong all of Yuan Kai's secret decisions in time, but he also influenced Yuan Kai's political orientation and seduced his inner desire to be emperor.It was under the step-by-step lure of Yang Xizi that Yuan Kai embarked on the road of no return to proclaim himself emperor, and when he reached this level as a spy, Yang Xizi can be regarded as the No. 1 in ancient and modern times.

Today's Yang Xizi has long been taken back to Zhongchuan Shudu by the Special Warfare Division, and has assumed the role of Zhao Shouhong's political adviser to the general, and has become a member of the decision-making staff around Zhao Shouhong.Now that Yang Xizi is able to display his talents and fight for the political ideals he yearns for, it is like rejuvenating his career.Now Yang Xizi's face is full of red light, and his spirit is different from when he was in Beihua City. He is in his 40s, but he looks half younger.

After reading the telegram from Li Yuanhong, Yang Xizi sneered and said, "It seems that President Li has the idea of ​​fighting between the snipe and the clam for the fisherman's profit. It's a pity that he doesn't understand that being a fisherman requires corresponding strength. Want to be a fisherman?" In the country's highest authority, it is simply impossible to rely on the ability of empty-handed white wolves to have both sides."

After receiving the telegram from Yang Xizi, Xie Mingjue read it carefully, then shook his head and said, "I think Li Yuanhong is in a daze and wants to lure us into Beihua City. Once the forces of the special zone intervene in the Beihua City government, there will also be Beihua City government." What's the matter with the domain system? Then what will Li Yuanhong do to balance the forces of all parties."

Jiang Fangzhen shook his head and said: "It is not a good time for us to intervene in the domestic political situation. The army is very tired from continuous combat and has suffered a lot of losses. It is difficult to replenish in a short time. The area we control has more than doubled at once. This requires us to slowly Digestion, intervening in the domestic political situation in a short period of time will make us indigestible."

"Brother Jiang is right. Now is not a good time for us to intervene in the country. What we have to do now is to use the war to make money to develop industries, and the second is to work hard to digest the territory and stabilize our internal affairs as soon as possible while the big powers are unable to look east. "Zhao Shouhong nodded and said: "The more important thing is that our Huayuan has just started to be issued, and we must not consume too much money. Once financial turmoil is caused, the good situation of the special zone is likely to fluctuate."

"It seems that we are going to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, but I don't think Li Yuanhong is really a tiger." Xie Mingjue laughed.

"I think it's good for Li Yuanhong to step down. Without his restraint, the Zhi and Anhui lines would never have lived in peace." Yang Xizi, who was most familiar with the interior of the Northern Territory, obviously knew the inside story.

"Let's do it this way. Now we don't get involved in domestic politics. Everyone should work together and do our own things first. The best strategy is to treat the enemy's victory when we are invincible." Zhao Shouhong made a final decision. .

"Chairman is wise." Everyone agreed.

"Xizi, what you are asked to do should be about the same." Zhao Shouhong changed the subject, looked at Yang Xizi and asked with a smile.

Yang Xizi knew that what Zhao Shouhong asked was about immigration in the north, and he was fully responsible for this matter.Since the beginning of the Age of Discovery, many powerful world empires have emerged one after another, among which the Red Clothes Kingdom and the Sal Kingdom are the most prominent.However, after occupying vast lands, these great empires all have one thing in common, that is, to use new territories as colonies.The empire only sent some officials and a small number of officers and soldiers to station, relying on the local people to rule.

The colonial government only knew how to use various means to squeeze the wealth of the local people and win huge benefits for the country, but they did not integrate the local people into the country, making them join the empire and become a real national territory.

If you want to improve the essential strength of the country, the improvement of national power by territory is much higher than that of colonies.On the territory, the citizens agree with their own regime and will provide the necessary support for the central government at any time.The central government is also willing to build various industrial facilities on these lands to enhance national strength and train local people to become talents to promote national construction.

Colonies are very different from territories. Colonial people have no sense of national identity, they have always been only second-class citizens.The contribution of the colonies to the country is at best the origin of raw materials and the dumping of products.These places are naturally obedient when the country is strong, and once the great empire shows signs of crisis or decline, they will be the first to break out of revolution and leave the country.This unstable factor is the appearance that the local people do not have a sense of identity with their own country and are unwilling to regard themselves as members of the country.

Of course, the operating methods of various countries are not because no one can see the pros and cons, and cannot clearly understand the essential difference between national territory and colonies, but it is really because of the inherent deficiencies of various countries that make it difficult for colonies to become territories.

To make a colony that was never a national territory into a new national territory, an important aspect is to integrate the nationals of the country into the local life.Through precepts and deeds and a specific education model, the locals are slowly transformed into nationals of the country.

This method is the most effective way to expand the country's territory, but it also has a very big prerequisite.That is, there must be enough people in this country, and the people who immigrate to the colony must be more than the local population, which will directly dilute the proportion of the local people and change the local population structure.

Chapter 679 The Difference Between Territory and Colony

Only by taking advantage of the population advantage can the newly acquired land become the territory of the country, and slowly integrate the local people into their own nation through intermarriage and other means.