Beiyang reactionaries

And war and peace, the initiative is on China's side.If China wants to handle relations with Japan well, it will make the Korean peninsula stable.If China does not want to deal with Japan, it can provoke a war on the Korean peninsula.

"In other words, do you think the war can be ceased?"

"Yes."

Dai Kan looked at Duan Xun and said: "What our country needs most now is stability, and it is the same in diplomacy. Our two countries have had armed conflicts since three years ago, and it has been three years now. The economic and trade relations between the two countries have completely At a standstill. Originally, our two countries were the largest partners in trade, which was beneficial to the economies of both countries. But the situation in the past three years has not benefited our two countries. Now that Japan intends to cease war on the Korean peninsula, I think We should think about it."

War on the Korean peninsula?

That is, China and Japan are competing.Although it is the Korean Independence Army that is fighting now, the issue of the Korean Peninsula still needs to be discussed between China and Japan in the final analysis.

"What about the Naval Limitation Treaty?"

"You can also sign."

Although Dai Kan is the first deputy prime minister, he is the second in command of the Duan Xun Group.But Dai Kan was very smart and never interfered with the affairs of the army.It should be said that as long as you are a smart person, you will not think about putting your hand into the army.Because Duan Xun came out of the army, and the army is Duan Xun's life.

But although usually do not interfere with military affairs.But when it's time to speak for yourself, you will never be silent.The "Naval Limitation Treaty" proposed by Japan is absolutely unacceptable to the navy.Once the news reaches the navy, the generals of the navy will probably go crazy.

Over the years, Duan Xun has had little support for the navy.The navy has not purchased a few warships in recent years, and the newly added warships are all small ships.The only new plan is to cooperate with the UK to build an aircraft carrier in Zhanjiang, that's all.This has made the Navy very dissatisfied.If the "Naval Limitation Treaty" is signed with Japan, the navy will fall out.

Since Li Jishen left the military and came to the Construction Corps, Sa Zhenbing took over Li Jishen's position as the deputy minister of the military department and concurrently the commander-in-chief of the navy.Because Duan Xun wants to suppress the rising momentum of the young general.

Sazhen ice is very good.

Older, already 67 years old, to the age of retirement.After several years as the head of the military department, you can choose to retire.Moreover, he was born in the navy and has no foundation in the army, which will not affect Duan Xun's position in the military department.He took over Li Jishen's position and was responsible for the daily work of the Ministry of War, that is, to convey Duan Xun's orders.The role of Sa Zhenbing is to suppress those young generals, suppress them for a few years, and prevent them from rising rapidly.But even if Sa Zhenbing served as the first deputy minister of the military department, he failed to win more things for the navy.

This has caused Sa Zhenbing and Duan Xun to get into trouble several times.

If the "Naval Restriction Treaty" is signed and no additional battleships and cruisers are purchased for the navy within the next ten years, maybe Sa Zhenbing will simply quit.Although in terms of the army, the navy is not strong, but it is still a branch after all.

Dai Kan is currently only the deputy prime minister. If he wants to become the cabinet prime minister in the future, he should not offend the military too much.But Dai Kan was not afraid of offending the admiral at all.

Very directly stated that he agreed with Japan's "Navy Restriction Clause".This is what Duan Xun is most satisfied with Dai Kan.If it was Yang Yongtai, he would definitely express his views very smoothly, and would not express his position so clearly.

"Prime Minister, our country is a continental country with a vast landmass. There is the Soviet Union in the north, and there is a long border line starting from Xinjiang, Mongolia, and northeast. Although our relationship with the Soviet Union has been good in recent years, there are lessons from history. A large number of troops are needed in the north. There is also Yunnan and Guangxi, and the south is French Indochina. France has a lot of influence in the Yunnan, Guangxi and Guizhou areas, and it needs to be prepared. Then there is Tibet. There have been many problems in Tibet in history. Even the coastal areas region, as long as it has a strong army, then there will be no real problem. For our country, the army is the first and most important."

"As for the navy, our country also has a long coastline, which is of course very important. But Prime Minister, the navy is too expensive and requires too much technology. Some of our shipyards have a history of half a century. But our shipbuilding technology is still There are many shortcomings. Although we have received help from the UK, we have only built some small-tonnage ships in the past few years and provided some small ships to the navy. We want to build large warships that the navy needs. I don’t know why Year and month, I don’t know how much money we have to invest. Not to mention our lack of technology, how much is a warship? The price of a battleship alone is 3000 to [-] million, which can fully support [-] army troops. In recent years Although our military expenditure has increased rapidly, where is the money to develop the navy.”

"From the perspective of the development of the navy, even if we invest hundreds of millions of funds in a short period of time, it will not be of much use. To develop the navy, it may take us to invest hundreds of millions of dollars every year for two to three decades to be effective. With our current finances, and our shipbuilding capabilities, developing a navy is not an appropriate option."

Duan Xun nodded and looked at Wang Yongjiang next to him.

Duan Xun didn't speak, but Wang Yongjiang already understood what Duan Xun meant.Therefore, he immediately said: "Prime Minister, the proportion of our country's military expenditure is already very high. It has broken through the 30.00% limit of our fiscal revenue, and the fiscal deficit is running every year. The limit is that when our country is undergoing major construction, military expenditure cannot continue to increase. I think that in the next few years , our country’s military spending should not be increased.”

"Ha ha."

Duan Xun smiled.

Wang Yongjiang is the person who most opposes the increase of China's military spending.Duan Xun nodded and said: "I understand what Premier Dai means, and I actually agree with Premier Dai. The Navy spends too much money and requires too much technology. It is not a military service that can be improved in a short while. Judging from China's current situation, it is indeed not suitable for the development of the navy. It is imperative to vigorously develop the army and air force."

"Yes, Prime Minister, that's what I mean."

"Okay, the three of us have a unified understanding first. Even if Japan wants to negotiate, we can't agree to everything casually. We should talk slowly one by one. Regarding the issue of the Korean Peninsula, let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs discuss it. As for For the navy issue, let Chief of Staff Xu (Xu Yongchang) of the Ministry of Military Affairs lead the navy generals Shen Honglie and Chen Shaokuan to participate in the negotiations. For trade issues, let Minister Song Hanzhang of the Ministry of Commerce and Assistant Zhang Jiaao of the Economic Development Planning Commission be in charge of the negotiations.”

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China and Japan are about to negotiate.

Entering July 1926, the biggest news in the Far East was that China and Japan were going to negotiate, and it was not a general negotiation, it involved negotiations in all aspects.In order to show its sincerity, the Japanese side has stopped the war on the Korean Peninsula and stabilized the situation on the Korean Peninsula.Of course, Japan's finances did not allow the Japanese army to continue fighting.

The negotiations between China and Japan attracted a lot of attention.Not to mention China and Japan, European and American powers are also paying attention to this negotiation.Because China and Japan are big countries in the Far East, the negotiations between the two countries are directly related to the direction of the situation in the Far East.Although the content of the specific negotiations is not known, some content will still be leaked.Some of them were deliberately disclosed by China and Japan, so that the public can understand and see their reactions.

But overall it's pretty stable.

It is said that the public opinion of the Republic of China is the best and open.But that's because the government has little control over those newspapers.Where were the most active newspapers during the Republic of China, and which concessions they were in, regardless of the area.Duan Xun is different now. After setting up the Propaganda Department, he has rectified the unqualified newspapers.Then use the mouthpiece of the government and the newspaper of the People's Party to guide public opinion.

This is what is called public opinion.

It is not to see who is the most reasonable, but to see who is louder and more inspiring.Duan Xun yelled louder here, giving various explanations for this negotiation.In this way, many newspapers followed.

In fact, there are some things, how much do those who make newspapers know.

Such as industrial construction, trade issues, how much can those who brush their pens understand.But they have sharp pens, can speak well, and have strong agitation ability.

Therefore, government media and party newspapers can easily influence public opinion.The reason why Duan Xun guides public opinion is because Duan Xun used to be a leader of the "pro-Japanese faction", but later fell out with Japan.In recent years, Sino-Japanese relations have fallen into a freezing point.

China and Japan are even fighting each other, but suddenly China and Japan have to negotiate again. Once successful, the Sino-Japanese relationship will inevitably rise to a higher level.Even the relationship between China and Japan will become a relationship of allies.Duan Xun can't confuse public opinion, so he will guide public opinion, which can be regarded as a reasonable explanation for the Sino-Japanese negotiations.

"Prime Minister, do we have to participate in this negotiation?"

China and Japan entered the stage of substantive negotiations, but Shen Honglie and Chen Shaokuan complained to Duan Xun.These two people are two young generals that Duan Xun is very optimistic about in the current navy.

Shen Honglie is 44 years old this year, and Chen Shaokuan is 37 years old this year.

The two are different from those generals of the older generation, like those generals in the late Qing Dynasty.Both are thoughtful admirals.He has his own ideas about naval tactics, no more rigid than those old generals.Duan Xun admired their thoughts on the future of the Navy.

So Duan Xun attached great importance to the two of them.

"what happened?"

"Prime Minister, our house is about to be bombed."

Shen Honglie immediately cried.

Looking at Duan Xun, he said: "Prime Minister, the two of us support the development of aircraft carriers in the navy, which has taken up a small amount of military expenditure of the navy and has offended a lot of people. Now we have to participate in the negotiation of the 'Navy Restriction Treaty'. But the matter of offending the entire naval system. The news has already spread, and a large number of people come to us every day, and they are all people who cannot afford to offend the two of us."

There are no secrets in negotiations.

The news that China and Japan have entered into a "Naval Limitation Treaty" has already been rumored within the navy.After all, this treaty is almost a treaty that unilaterally restricts the development of the Chinese navy.

In the treaty, there are not only treaties that the Chinese navy is not allowed to own large ships such as battleships and cruisers in the next ten years, but also clauses that limit the overall tonnage of Chinese warships.According to the treaty, China's navy will basically be abolished in the next ten years, and it is impossible to purchase large-tonnage warships.What is the navy? Without powerful warships, the navy is just a decoration.So how could those admirals be satisfied.

This is something that is directly related to their interests.

Power, what is power.You have to be strong to have power.We are also generals, but the powers of army generals, navy generals, and air force generals are completely different.

At present, the most powerful and most powerful army generals are the main ones in the army.Take a look at the current leaders of the Ministry of the Army, basically all of them are from the Army.The most powerful person in the military department before, besides Duan Xun, was Li Jishen, the commander-in-chief of the army.

After Li Jishen left the military department, although he was replaced as the first deputy minister of the military department by Sa Zhenbing, commander-in-chief of the navy.But in fact, Sa Zhenbing can't control anything in the military department except for his seniority.The most powerful person in the military department is Xu Yongchang, the chief of the general staff, and Xiong Kewu, the minister of military affairs.These two men are the most powerful in the military department.The real thing in the Military Department is that the two of them are running.

Further down are Yang Jie, Secretary General of the Military Department, and Han Linchun, Minister of Armament Department.The most powerful people in these military departments are all from the army.The reason why they have such great power and call the wind and rain in the military department is that they have people in their hands, and they are really powerful.

And what about the Navy?

It is said to be an independent military branch, but the entire navy does not have a few warships, and its strength is very poor.Therefore, although the navy has many generals, these generals have no real power.