Beiyang reactionaries

Just look at Japan.

From top to bottom, Japan imports everything used in industry from China.Needless to say, coal, petroleum, pig iron, tungsten sand, manganese, antimony, and tin are all provided by China.In addition to these, there are natural rubber, bristles, and a large amount of medicinal materials and cotton, all of which are provided by China.

If only that was all.

The grain imported by Japan every year is also imported from China.It is no joke that Japan's industry would collapse without China.

Germany's dependence on China is definitely not as serious as Japan.But in the same way, more than 70% of the raw materials that German industry needs to import are provided by China.In order to fight the war, Germany began to hoard a large amount of war materials.After entering 1938, the trade volume between China and Germany soared rapidly because of this reason.

Germany needs to hoard more war materials, and China needs to import more machinery and equipment from Germany.Germany is a powerful industrial country, and what it lacks is resources, so in order not to lack resources during the war, it is desperately hoarding war supplies.And China worried that once war broke out, it would not be able to import machinery and equipment from Germany.Therefore, China is taking advantage of the fact that there is no war yet, and imports various machinery and equipment in large quantities.For all kinds of machine tools in Germany alone, China has ordered 5 units, and there are even more other machines and equipment.

The situation is getting tense.

But the more nervous, the more Duan Xun needs to calm down.Because the current world form is becoming more and more different from the history in Duan Xun's memory.Duan Xun needs to calm himself down before he can analyze the development of the world situation.

"Yeah, much busier than before."

Yang Wei nodded.

The two started fighting side by side more than 20 years ago and have come to where they are now.Duan Xun became the substantial controller of China, and Yang Wei also served as the speaker of the National Assembly for such a long time.

Compared to before, both of them are too busy.It is very rare to want to gather alone like this, drink tea and chat.

"Brother Xinye, there is going to be a war. I want to discuss something with you."

"You said."

"With the outbreak of a world war, our country must not stay out of it. Moreover, there are still many problems left over from history in our country that have not been resolved, especially the outer northeast and outer northwest in the north are still in the hands of the Soviet Union. War must be fought. If there is no war, these lands will not be It might come back to us."

"Well, it should be."

Yang Wei nodded.

Looking at Duan Xun, he said: "I know that now is the best opportunity to take back the land in the north. If you can take back the outer northeast and outer northwest, then you have really fulfilled your original promise. It should be said that it is better than the original promise. Even better."

When he chose to support Duan Xun, Yang Wei made up his mind.

At that time, Duan Xun was still a general of the Beiyang Army, one of Duan Qirui's subordinates.Even at that time, Duan Xun was still the "executioner" who suppressed the War to Protect the Country, and was cast aside by many people.Duan Xun suppressed the National Defense Movement at that time, defeated Cai E's main force of the National Defense Army head-on, stabilized the situation in the southwest by himself, and made great achievements for the Beiyang Army.Also because of his performance in the War to Protect the Country, Duan Xun gained a great reputation within the Beiyang Army, which also allowed Duan Xun to lay the foundation for his subsequent promotion.But Duan Xun's reputation at that time was not very good in the eyes of revolutionaries like Yang Wei.

Yang Wei's choice to support Duan Xun also caused Yang Wei to be criticized a lot within the Revolutionary Party.Many people laughed at Yang Wei for flattering the Beiyang Army.But looking at it now, Yang Wei knows that his choice is not wrong, and it is quite correct.

Duan Xun led China step by step to its current position.

"There is going to be a war, and I want to unify the command of the forces. During the war, the most taboo is to order multiple sects, and the most taboo is to disperse power."

"how do you want to do it?"

Yang Wei cheered up instantly.

Because he had heard another meaning of Duan Xun from Duan Xun's words.Duan Xun is already a "semi-dictator" in China, whether it is the presidential palace, the cabinet, or the Congress, no institution can restrict Duan Xun.If Duan Xun really wants to do something, none of these institutions can stop Duan Xun.

Under such circumstances, Duan Xun still needs to centralize power.

"After the end of this government, I would like not to elect the president for the time being, and I will not be re-elected as the cabinet prime minister. A wartime supreme committee will be established to be fully responsible for the country's military and political affairs. The military department will be independent from the cabinet and a military committee will be established. Separate the Supreme Procuratorate from the cabinet and become an independent unit like the Supreme Court. In this way, the political model of our country is that the National Assembly, the Cabinet, the Supreme Court, the Supreme Procuratorate, the Military Commission, and the Supervisory Commission are parallel. They are all units under the Supreme Council .”

Yang Wei didn't speak immediately.

Instead, he frowned, slowly thinking about what Duan Xun meant.Duan Xun discussed with himself because he was the speaker of the National Assembly.Although the current role of Congress is only to review some national policies, be responsible for the formulation of laws, and listen to the government's report at the end of the year.

Usually the main job is to review those new laws.

It should be said that the power of the Congress is not very great. Basically, the decision of the cabinet is rarely refuted by the Congress.Including the ministers that the cabinet wants to appoint, unless they really disagree with Congress, Congress will not object to such appointments.But judging from the current constitution of the Republic of China, the Congress is the highest authority in China.

Duan Xun wants to change the political system and establish the Supreme Council, he must get the support of the Congress.Unless Duan Xun wants to learn from Yuan Shikai and Duan Qirui who dissolved the Congress.Otherwise, Duan Xun must get the support of Congress.

But Yang Wei couldn't agree easily.

Although the two have worked together for many years, Yang Wei is not without worries.The biggest worry is that Duan Xun's power is getting bigger and bigger, whether Duan Xun will "proclaim himself emperor".Yang Wei was most worried about this, worried that Duan Xun would not be able to withstand the temptation, and would lose his life in the evening.

I am also worried that Duan Xun's "proclaiming emperor" will interrupt the pace of China's development.

Therefore, when he heard that Duan Xun wanted to centralize power, it was impossible not to hesitate.After thinking for a long time, Yang Wei said: "Prime Minister, is the Supreme Council you want to establish a temporary organization during wartime, or do you want to completely change the political system? From now on, our country will only have the Supreme Council and no presidential palace."

"Ha ha."

Duan Xun smiled.

He stood up and said, "Brother Xinye, do you know why I don't want to be re-elected as Prime Minister?"

"why?"

"Because I will add a sentence in the constitution that the term of the prime minister cannot exceed two terms. Although I have been serving as prime minister for so many years, you should know that I have only officially served as prime minister for two terms until this time. term. My prime minister’s term of office is only two terms, and no one will have any objection to my formulation.”

Yang Wei nodded.

Although Duan Xun entered Beijing in 1920, he has controlled the Beijing government for 18 years now.But at the beginning, Duan Xun was the deputy prime minister, and Wang Chonghui was the serious prime minister.Later, after Wang Chonghui resigned, Duan Xun acted as the prime minister for several years.Later, because of the dissolution of the National Assembly, Duan Xun was elected by the provisional Senate as the interim cabinet prime minister, and he was also not the official cabinet prime minister.It was not until 1929 that Duan Xun was actually elected by the Congress as the official cabinet prime minister.

Therefore, as of this term, Duan Xun's official cabinet prime minister will only serve two terms.As Duan Xun said, even Duan Xun's term of office is only two terms, and no one else can compare with Duan Xun.

"Before I retire, there will also be a policy in the constitution, that is, the term of office of the president cannot exceed two terms."

"You want to implement a presidential system?"

"This has always been my goal. The reason why I want to make the presidential term only two terms is because I myself will only serve two terms. Unlike ours in the past, the political system of our country has become more and more in recent years. It is perfect, and the promotion system is getting more and more perfect. According to our country's political system and our country's job promotion system, if you want to become the prime minister of the cabinet or the president, you will be around 60 years old at least. Therefore, two terms are very suitable. "

"what do you mean……"

Yang Wei suddenly thought of something and followed Duan Xun to stand up.He came to Duan Xun and said, "You want to use the war as an excuse to set up the Supreme Council, and after a few years, turn the Supreme Council into the presidential palace and establish a presidential system."

"Yes."

Duan Xun needs Yang Wei's support.

Therefore, Duan Xun did not hide his thoughts at all, and said: "This war will not end in a few years. Because this time the war will involve more countries and will be more cruel than the last world war. After the war Those victorious countries still have to punish war criminals, divide their spheres of influence, and establish a new world order, which cannot be completed in a few years. Calculated in this way, the war plus a series of post-war events will take at least seven or eight years."

Speaking of this, Duan Xun smiled slightly: "Brother Xinye, I am already 50 years old this year. In another seven or eight years, I will be 57 or 70 years old. When I correct the Supreme Council, our political system will become the President system. It will take a year or two, or even longer, to cancel the wartime system and hold new congressional elections and new presidential elections. By then, I will serve as president for two more terms, and I will be [-] years old.”

"Ah."

Yang Wei roughly understood Duan Xun's thoughts.

Anyway, before Duan Xun retired, the power must be firmly in his hands and he would not let it go.If you look at Duan Xun's thoughts, you will know that Duan Xun must work until he is 70 years old.But this time point was chosen very well.

"Brother Xinye, you and I are about the same age. The two of us can work together until then, and then retire together, which is also a good story."

"I understand what you mean."

"How is it, brother Xinye?"