Beiyang reactionaries

The United Kingdom does not want France to dominate the European continent, and hopes that Germany can balance France.Moreover, Britain disliked the "French-Soviet Mutual Assistance Treaty" signed by France and the Soviet Union very much.Therefore, it was only expressed verbally, and there was no action at all in other respects.

But Duan Xun quickly laughed.

Said: "France can be said to have lost trust among European countries. First it betrayed the interests of the Netherlands in the Far East, and this time it tricked Poland. France's allies in the 'Locarno Convention' will leave him. Go. In the past, when something happened, France could be regarded as a response from all over the European continent. The Czech Republic, Poland, Belgium, and the Netherlands all followed the lead of France. But after this incident, even if these countries still listen to France, they must have their own ideas , it cannot be the same as before. Under such circumstances, it will be impossible for France to control Germany in the future."

"If France retreats this time, no one in Europe will be able to suppress Hitler or Germany. Germany's standing army will soon exceed one million, two million, three million. When Germany completes their preparations, Europe will It will never be stable again. France’s retreat will not bring about peace in Europe, peace in France, but a step closer to war. But this is a good thing for us.”

"Yes."

Dai Kan nodded.

Said: "Prime Minister, France's retreat will only encourage Hitler's ambitions. The growth of Hitler's ambitions and the increase of Germany's military power are all things that will happen soon. The turmoil in Europe is imminent. The more turbulent Europe is, the more pressure we will have in the Far East. less and less."

All of these people here have come out of blood and fire, and have seen with their own eyes the tragic situation in China in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China.No one sitting here is a so-called Holy Mother.It is their business to fight life and death in Europe.Several people know that the more lively the fight in Europe, the better it will be for China as far away as Asia.

"Prime Minister, my concern right now is Japan."

Jiang Hongyu frowned and said: "Prime Minister, at this Far East Conference, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiichi Tanaka suppressed the Japanese military radicals. But those radicals in the Japanese military are not so easy to dismiss. This time it is because there are Britain, France and the United States. Under the suppression of Yoshiichi Ueda, the Japanese military did not continue to take action. But once Germany continued to make big disturbances, the situation in Europe was chaotic, and Britain and France were contained. At that time, those Japanese military radicals who were about to move, We will not be satisfied with the current situation, and there will inevitably be other actions. Once Japan takes action, there will be another major turmoil in Nanyang."

"The war is getting closer and closer to us."

Duan Xun made the final decision.

Several people's faces were very dignified.Although when formulating the third five-year plan, everyone already judged that there would be a world war, but looking at the changes in the world situation this year, everyone still feels very heavy.

If a world war really breaks out, China will not be able to escape.In the last European war, European countries suffered heavy casualties.Just looking at those statistics makes people shudder.If China is also involved, how many people will die in China by then?

Duan Xun looked at everyone and said, "I'm going to make a few suggestions now, let's discuss it."

"I'm going to make a few suggestions now, let's discuss it."

dignified atmosphere.

No one expected that Hitler would act so quickly and decisively.I didn't expect France to be such a "useless".France currently has such an advantage that it is constantly retreating, fueling Hitler's ambitions.

Even a few people here admire Duan Xun very much.

At the meeting a year ago, none of us thought about war, let alone world war.But it is precisely because of Duan Xun's persistence that the third five-year plan will focus on military industry development and frontier transportation construction.Without Duan Xun's insistence at that time, the third five-year plan formulated by the cabinet would definitely not be what it is now.

Because Duan Xun is a "semi-dictatorial" political strongman, he was able to carry out his will.Although Duan Xun's opinion was passed at that time, it does not mean that everyone has no doubts.However, if the situation was still somewhat chaotic a year ago, then the situation in Europe will become increasingly clear one year later.Duan Xun's judgment on Hitler is completely correct up to now.Hitler is breaking through the "Treaty of Versailles" step by step, and this time he is even more daring.But the result was very good, Hitler had already got everything he wanted.Not only has it gained a huge reputation in the country, but it has also completely trampled the "Treaty of Versailles" on the ground.No country can stop the pace of Germany's resurgence.

The steps that Hitler took were exactly the same as Duan Xun's judgment a year ago.It is precisely because the situation this year is exactly the same as Duan Xun predicted, so everyone is more convinced that a world war is imminent.So the atmosphere is of course getting more and more dignified.

War is no fun, and world wars are no fun.

Moreover, there are still many historical issues in China that have not been resolved.If a world war breaks out, China must not stand idly by.On the contrary, if China wants to solve those historical problems, it must actively participate in the world war.

"Let's start with the third five-year plan of the Ministry of Education. In the future, the competition in wars will be industrial strength, which is the comprehensive strength of a country. Once a war breaks out, it will depend on whose industrial strength is strong. Our factories must need General mobilization. The war is imminent, and educational resources should be shifted to the place where talents are cultivated as soon as possible. I recently carefully read the education plan in the third five-year plan, and it is indeed good on the whole. But it is not in line with the upcoming war. My thoughts Yes, to develop the existing universities under the Ministry well, not to add new universities under the Ministry, and the pace of university enrollment expansion can also be slowed down. More funds will be used for the development of technical secondary schools and technical schools, and secondary schools and technical schools will be used as the three-five-year plan education focus of development."

The development of universities is the path that Chinese education must take.

But it doesn't fit the current situation.Originally, the plan of the Ministry of Education was that by the end of the third five-year plan, that is, by 1939, the annual number of university enrollments would reach 40.It is twice the current university enrollment.

To accomplish this goal, one is to increase the number of universities, and the other is to increase the number of university enrollments.However, whether it is to increase the number of universities or expand the enrollment of universities, it requires a lot of investment and takes up a lot of education funds.If it is peacetime, Duan Xun will support the plan of the Ministry of Education.Because China has now reached the time when it can vigorously develop university education.

But soon there will be a war.

The current university elite training model is still sufficient for China to use.In order to cope with the war, Duan Xun needs more talents who can quickly join the work.Because once there is a war, Chinese factories need machines to keep running.Therefore, Duan Xun plans to continue the previous model, and the third five-year plan will still focus on the development of technical secondary schools and technical schools.Cultivate as many talents as possible for all walks of life.

"The prime minister made a lot of sense."

Dai Kan nodded.

Dai Kan was in charge of the Ministry of Education, so Dai Kan was the first to speak.Considering the size of China's population and the number of students in China, the Ministry of Education's third five-year plan is very appropriate.

But Duan Xun was right.

When there is a war, it is completely different from peacetime.Everything must be based on war, and war is the number one task.University training costs too much money and takes too long to train.

"Prime Minister Dai, you should discuss this matter with the Ministry of Education. Don't make a big noise and quietly change the plan of the Ministry of Education."

"Yes."

China's high-level judges want to go to war, and this is only a small-scale matter.This kind of thing will never be leaked casually, after all, it will affect stability.The current China still needs some time to stabilize.

"Second, regarding the distribution of college students, technical secondary school students, technical school students, and high school students. From now on, the distribution of these students will be selected by the Ministry of Military Affairs first. After the selection by the Ministry of Military Affairs, the ministries and commissions below will be able to select The ministries and commissions shall not be selected before the Ministry of Military Affairs. In particular, the students selected by the Military Equipment Department are not allowed to be robbed by other ministries and commissions. The universities, technical secondary schools, and technical schools mentioned here include those affiliated to the Ministry of Education, as well as those affiliated to various ministries and commissions. of the provinces."

This is a matter that is directly related to the interests of various ministries and commissions.

Every year for these talents, various ministries, provinces, and factories fight and quarrel very seriously.Some have been ordered by a certain ministry, and some factories and some local governments have blocked them.There are many lawsuits every year because of talent snatching.

Now Duan Xun will give priority to supporting the Ministry of Military Affairs.

There are many schools in China now, which are affiliated to various ministries, provinces, and even some large factories have their own schools.The graduates of these schools, of course, are given priority by the departments above them.But in order to prepare for the war, Duan Xun asked the military department to choose these students first.

"Prime Minister Wang, what do you think?"

Duan Xun asked Wang Yongjiang directly.

Because the most direct impact is the interests of the Development and Reform Commission.The ministries and commissions under the National Development and Reform Commission select the most students who graduate each year.Wang Yongjiang's complexion is not good-looking.

Not because of Duan Xun.

It's because of the damn war.Wang Yongjiang is 64 years old, and his health has become worse and worse in recent years.Wang Yongjiang knew that after completing this term, it was impossible for him to stay in the cabinet in terms of age and health.Therefore, Wang Yongjiang has big plans, and hopes that China will enter a new height after the third five-year plan.

It's a pity that the damn war is about to break out.

A large amount of funds that should have been invested in economic construction poured into the military department.The rapid increase in military expenditure has seriously affected China's economic development.Now even the talents must be given priority to the military department.Many of his ideas could not be implemented, how could Wang Yongjiang be happy.

But I can't refuse.

Not to mention the need to prepare for war, but during the Second Five-Year Plan, the "gratitude" of the Ministry of Military Affairs to support the talents of the Economic and Development Commission in large quantities cannot be forgotten.Therefore, although Wang Yongjiang was in a bad mood, he still said calmly: "Special periods and special circumstances should be handled specially. Prime Minister, the Development and Reform Commission understands and supports the Prime Minister's decision. After the meeting is over, the Development and Reform Commission immediately convenes a few The ministries and commissions should unify everyone's understanding. Don't let the ministries and commissions affect the overall situation."

"it is good."

Duan Xun let out a long sigh of relief.

It is still a time of peace, not wartime mobilization, and we must take care of the interests of various ministries and commissions.Therefore, letting the ministries and commissions make concessions to the military department now directly affects the interests of the ministries and commissions, and the ministries and commissions must be angry.At this time, someone must coordinate these ministries and commissions, and the most suitable one is Wang Yongjiang and the others.It is both coordination and appeasement.

As for how Wang Yongjiang and the others coordinate and appease, that is Wang Yongjiang's business.

"Thirdly, Prime Minister You (You Min), it is a matter for your police department. Starting this year, all police colleges and police academy courses across the country will be shortened. The four-year period will be shortened to three years, and the three-year period will be shortened to two years. , and at the same time increase the number of short-term training places. There is only one purpose, to quickly train more police officers."

"The Prime Minister wants it?"

"The police academy has added simple military courses. School graduates must be proficient in the use of firearms, including the use of machine guns."

"Yes, I will arrange it immediately."