Beiyang reactionaries

He smiled and said, "I have inquired about it in private. Wang Jingwei, Hu Hanmin, and Liao Zhongkai have been doing the work of those local representatives to get them to accept the reform plan."

"In a hurry?"

"Yes."

Yang Wei smiled and said: "Recently, Yu Zhongying has made too much trouble in the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui regions, and complained a lot. The Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui regions have a good economy and great influence. Everyone thinks that the cabinet has too much power recently and has gone too far. If If they don’t stop the expansion of cabinet power, they worry that there will be big problems.”

"Are you worried that I will become emperor?"

Duan Xun shrugged.

I understand what Yang Wei means.After Duan Xun took over Beijing, the strength of the Beijing government rose sharply.It can be said that since the outbreak of the Opium War, the authority of the central government has soared for the first time.

Duan Xun not only ended the situation of domestic warlords, but also began to strictly control various local governments.The appointment power of provincial government personnel has been collected.

At present, the Beijing government has controlled the national military, the national police system, government personnel appointments, and the national financial system.

The army, finances, and personnel are all controlled by the cabinet, and Duan Xun is almost in the cabinet.

Those people are sure to worry.

Now Duan Xun's strength far exceeds that of Yuan Shikai back then.Duan Xun's control over the construction of the army and those military leaders far surpassed Yuan Shikai's.

Many people have concerns.

When Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself emperor, there was a movement to protect the country.If Duan Xun proclaims himself emperor and there is a second movement to protect the country, what will China do then?In the past few years, China has finally stabilized, and everyone is even more worried about this.

So they all hope to convene Congress quickly, restrict the cabinet, and restrict Duan Xun.

"Yes."

Yang Wei didn't hide it either.

Because such news is not once or twice.Some reports even openly said these words, saying that Duan Xun was going to proclaim himself emperor.Some people even hope to take advantage of such things to get promoted, so they support Duan Xun's proclaiming himself emperor.How could Duan Xun not be clear about such things.

"That's what they're worried about."

"Ha ha."

Duan Xun smiled.

Then he said: "Brother Xinye, do you know why Yuan Gongbao failed to proclaim himself emperor?"

"know."

Yang Wei nodded.

The two talked about this many times.Duan Xun said: "It's actually one reason. Yuan Shikai's proclaiming emperor blocked the way of too many people. It doesn't matter if it's Duan Hefei (Duan Qirui) or Feng Hejian (Feng Guozhang), they all want to be president. It's a pity that Yuan Shikai became emperor, which completely shattered their hopes. I am not a fool, and I would not do such a thing. If I learn from Yuan Shikai, my reputation accumulated over the years will be ruined, and I will also betray my relatives like Yuan Shikai. I think Xin Brother Ye, you won’t agree.”

Yang Wei just smiled and said nothing.

But this is Yang Wei's attitude.If Duan Xun really dared to proclaim himself emperor, Yang Wei would be the first to object.

"Prime Minister, in fact, there are hidden dangers in this regard."

"Brother Xinye, speak directly."

"Then I'll say it."

"Go ahead."

Yang Wei is from the Revolutionary Party, but he is the person Duan Xun trusts the most.When the two were in Sichuan, they had many discussions on the country's political system and the world situation, and reached a great consensus.It is precisely because of such a consensus that Yang Wei will help Duan Xun in this way.

"Prime Minister, our top officials are too young."

"too young?"

"Yes. Prime Minister, look at the composition of our cabinet. Except for Premier Wang (Wang Yongjiang) who is 54 years old and Chief Zhang (Zhang Lan) who is 53 years old, everyone else is under 50 years old. Look at our military department and Many local generals are not even 40 years old. But now they are all in high positions. If this problem is not handled well, what will happen in ten years? What will happen in twenty years? If they are kept in one position for too long, They will complain. If you can’t continue to go up, maybe something will happen. You have to pay attention to this issue.”

Duan Xun frowned.

Of course Duan Xun understood Yang Wei's words.It is indeed a big hidden danger.

There is nothing wrong now, but the future is a big thing.The senior officials on Duan Xun's side are too young, and it will be a long time before they quit the political circle.Wang Yongjiang is 54 years old, so he is actually older.But even Wang Yongjiang can be alive and kicking in the political arena for ten years.

There are a lot of senior officials who are around 40 years old.

OK now, what about ten years from now?They are only about 50 years old, which is the prime of life.Where were they at that time?In another 20 years, they will only be around 60 years old, and they are still not very old in the political circle.

How to arrange them?

If the people above don't retreat, how can the people below go up?

One level of pressure will not only make these officials resentful.It also affects the flow of fresh blood.If the position cannot be moved for ten or twenty years, who knows what they will think.

If they are pressed for too long, they will not be active in their work, which will also drive the staff below to be inactive in their work.

"Brother Xinye, I have also thought about the problem you mentioned. What do you think is a good way?"

"It's as simple as it sounds."

"Brother Xinye, just pretend to be sophisticated with me. If there is any way, tell me quickly."

Duan Xun smiled.

These scholars are just funny.Including Yang Yongtai and the others, when there are many problems, they like to talk about one, two, three, and they all like to pretend to be "Zhuge Liang".

"Add jobs."

"Add jobs?"

"Yes."

Yang Wei said earnestly: "Add more positions. Just like the deputy prime minister of the cabinet, add a few more deputy prime minister positions, increase the positions of cabinet members, and then let those cabinet members not concurrently serve as ministers and commissions, so that many cabinets will be vacant. The position of the chief minister. Not only that, the current ministries and commissions in the cabinet are still too few, and more departments can be added, so that the number of officials that can be placed will be large. The same is true for local governments, increasing the number of deputy governors. And let the ministries and local provincial governments The flow of cadres between the ministries and commissions allows the heads of ministries and commissions to go to local governments to serve as governors, and local governors can go to ministries and commissions to serve as chiefs. Cadres need to be circulated.”

Duan Xun frowned.

The more jobs are added, the financial burden will increase accordingly.Adding a position is not just for fun, I don’t know how many people who eat financial food will follow.After all, once a department is established, all the provinces below will follow suit to establish subordinate institutions, and tens of thousands or even 10,000+ will come out of the whole country to eat financial food.But this is indeed a good way.Add more positions, and change everyone's positions every few years, so that a lot of pressure can be relieved.

And let the leaders of the central ministries and commissions go to the local provincial government to get in touch with practical things and exercise.It is because of Yang Yongtai's lack of practical work experience that he can't compare with Dai Kan in the competition.And the leaders of the local government come to the ministries and commissions, which can not only make them stand at a higher height, but also allow them to have more development.

"Also, hasn't the prime minister always wanted to change the political system into a presidential system? At that time, the presidential palace will become a power department, and a large number of cadres can be placed. In particular, a few more vice presidents can be installed, and many can be arranged. Senior cadres. There are more positions for senior cadres and more circulation, which can also avoid the phenomenon of cliques."

Duan Xun nodded.In fact, it is for this reason that the chief designer set up an "advisory committee" in order to accommodate many veteran cadres.There are many senior cadres, and we must arrange them well.Otherwise, there are bound to be big problems.

Presidentialism is a good idea.

Once the presidential system is completed, needless to say, the current cabinet can greatly increase the strength of the presidential palace.By increasing the number of vice president positions, a large number of senior cadres can be arranged.