Beiyang reactionaries

The first thing that comes to mind is Bie Tingfang who was transferred from western Henan to Chengdu.

"Okay. Let Bie Tingfang be the police chief of Wanxian Special Zone City. Wanxian Special Zone is a bit special, so let Dan Maoxin's military and political affairs take care of it. Let's stabilize the situation in Wanxian County first."

Let go when it's time to let go.

Wanxian is now racing against time. Duan Xun gave Dan Maoxin full power to rectify Wanxian.Let Wanxian completely enter the scope of his control.

96 Chaos in Yunnan

"Brother Shengfu, what's the reaction from the Overseer? Is this true?"

Kunming, Yunnan.

During this period of time, Yunnan was very nervous because of some rumors.Kunming is even more so.Many people in Yunnan are talking about this matter, and everyone is nervously watching the development of the situation.In particular, some people in the political arena in Yunnan are even more terrified looking at the current situation, fearing a civil war in Yunnan.

Zhou Zhongyue's home.

Several people are here.

Wang Jiuling frowned and asked Zhou Zhongyue.

"There is no reason for it to come out of nowhere."

Zhou Zhongyue sighed heavily.

"If the warlord has nothing to do, then based on his friendship with Mr. Yu, it will be easy to solve the matter by going to Wuding in person. But judging from the current reaction of the governor's mansion and Mr. Yu's reaction, the matter seems very serious."

"Confused, how can the warlord be so confused?"

Wang Jiuling kept sighing.

Wang Jiuling is the veteran of the Tongmenghui. As early as when the Tongmenghui was first established, Wang Jiuling joined the Tongmenghui in Japan.Later, he returned to China and participated in the Chongjiu Uprising in Yunnan.Later, he served as Yunnan's anti-smoking supervisor, and the logistics director of the Yunnan National Defense Army, and even Tang Jiyao was ready to let him serve as Yunnan's finance minister.Wang Jiuling is still serving as the director of education in Yunnan.

Wang Jiuling can be said to be a go-getter in the political arena in Yunnan, with outstanding abilities.Whether he served as the supervisor of the smoking ban after the Chongjiu Uprising, or as the head of logistics during the War to Protect the Nation, or now as the Director of Education in Yunnan, he has achieved remarkable results and recruited prominently.From Cai E, the governor of Yunnan after the Revolution of [-], to Tang Jiyao now, Wang Jiuling is very important to Wang Jiuling.Otherwise, Tang Jiyao would not be planning to appoint him as the Minister of Finance of Sichuan.

Wang Jiuling and Tang Jiyao have a good relationship.

Tang Jiyao was lustful, Wang Jiuling knew this, and many people in Kunming political circles knew it.But Wang Jiuling didn't feel that way, and never thought that there was anything wrong with Tang Jiyao from a moral perspective.Tang Jiyao has dominated Yunnan for many years, and he is one of the best figures in the southwest.Such characters are a little more romantic and lustful, and there are a little more women. Wang Jiuling doesn't think it's a big deal.At least Tang Jiyao has the ability to control the situation in Yunnan and has the skills to stabilize Yunnan, which is enough.

Moreover, Tang Jiyao's abilities, ambitions, and vision are all excellent, and he can be regarded as a momentary choice in this era, and he is an outstanding man.

After Tang Jiyao took control of Yunnan, Yunnan has developed greatly in many aspects.After the Revolution of [-], Tang Jiyao even proposed that the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan should cooperate to establish a modern university. However, there were frequent civil wars and conflicts among the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan, so it was not realized.

However, Dong Ze (the first president of Yunnan University) suggested to Tang Jiyao that Yunnan should simply establish a university alone in order to cultivate modern talents.Tang Jiyao supported Dong Ze's suggestion very much, so he asked Wang Jiuling and Dong Ze to be responsible for the establishment of the university.

This coincides with Wang Jiuling's philosophy.

In China at present, it is absolutely rare for a province to dare to establish a university independently.And Tang Jiyao was able to support Yunnan to establish a university under such a poor situation in Yunnan. Wang Jiuling admired Tang Jiyao very much.I think Tang Jiyao is courageous and values ​​education.People like Tang Jiyao are exactly what Yunnan needs in its turmoil.

As for Tang Jiyao's personal tidbits, Wang Jiuling thought it was nothing.Since ancient times, heroes have been matched with beauties, and lustful heroes abound.As long as you can do your job well, then it's not a big deal.Anyway, Wang Jiuling thinks so.

But Tang Jiyao went too far.

Playing with women and playing with the wives of his generals is simply fatuous and incompetent.Who is Yu Enyang? He is a famous general of the Yunnan Army, with nearly ten thousand elite troops of the Yunnan Army under his command.Yu Enyang has led troops to fight since the year of [-]. He is definitely experienced in many battles and has excellent abilities.In the Yunnan Army, they are all generals with deep qualifications and high prestige.What do you want to do when you play with women and go to their house.

"Mr. Shengfu (Zhou Zhongyue), what should we do now? I heard outside that Lord Warden and General Gu Pinzhen have fallen out, and the relationship between the two sides is very bad. This time, this kind of thing happened with Mr. Yu again. Will we in Yunnan Will there be a war?"

Dong Ze asked Zhou Zhongyue nervously.

Dong Ze himself did not have much dislike for Tang Jiyao.Dong Ze studied in Japan in his early years, and returned to China in [-] to participate in the [-] Revolution.When he was in Yunnan, Cai E attached great importance to Dong Ze, and the Yunnan Governor's Mansion even recommended Dong Ze to study in the United States.

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Dong Ze went to Columbia University in the United States to study politics and economics.In the fourth year of the Republic of China (1915), he returned to Yunnan and participated in the National Defense Movement.As the secretary of the general headquarters, Tang Jiyao also held him in high regard.

Tang Jiyao was also very supportive of his proposal to run a separate university in Yunnan.

Therefore, Dong Ze has always supported Tang Jiyao very much.He didn't want Yunnan to be in turmoil, so he asked Zhou Zhongyue nervously.Among these three people, Zhou Zhongyue and Tang Jiyao have the deepest relationship and have the highest prestige in Yunnan.As early as the age of 17, Zhou Zhongyue took part in the imperial examination and got No.1 in the provincial examination, which was Jieyuan.However, because of the decline of the imperial examination at that time, the imperial examination was to be abolished, so he studied in Japan.Entered Waseda University to study law and politics.

After returning to China in 1907, he served as a teacher and dean of the two-level normal school in Yunnan.In a short period of time, the two-level normal school became the most famous school in Yunnan at that time.Therefore, he took over the Yunnan Education Department. In this position, Zhou Zhongyue proposed independent education funding, adding normal schools, consolidating ordinary middle schools, adding experimental sites for secondary professional schools, and for the first time determined to promote primary schools in Yunnan.

Modern education in Yunnan was completed in the hands of Zhou Zhongyue.

Because of Zhou Zhongyue's reputation in Yunnan's educational circles, Zhou Zhongyue was invited to take charge of anything that happened in Yunnan.Including the price increase of edible salt, the import of rice grain requires the money to be transferred to the designated bank in Kunming, two major diplomatic events occurred in the year of [-] when the Anglo-French "Longxing Company" seized the mining rights of Qifu in Yunnan and the British occupied Pianma. Wu Kun, the Minister of Finance of Yunnan Province Zhou Zhongyue came forward to negotiate with Anderson, the representative of the US mining company, when the draft prospecting conditions were concluded.It has won huge benefits for Yunnan.This is not a nerd who is dead on reading, he talks with eloquence in diplomatic occasions and business negotiation occasions.Zhou Zhongyue has dabbled in the laws, politics, and economy of various countries, and Zhou Zhongyue can even recite many legal provisions backwards.

And he also took time to write books, especially after the Revolution of [-], Cai E hired Zhou Zhongyue as the editor-in-chief of the "Guangfu History Bureau", hoping that Zhou Zhongyue would write the history of Yunnan revolution well.Zhou Zhongyue wrote the revolutionary history of various counties in Yunnan in just a few months, and became famous all of a sudden.

In the second year of the Republic of China (1913), Zhou Zhongyue served as the observation envoy of central Yunnan, responsible for 41 counties in central Yunnan.Here he vigorously banned smoking and began to improve the government institutions here, with very good results.Central Yunnan, which Zhou Zhongyue was in charge of, became the place with the best economy, the best public security and the best smoking ban in Yunnan at that time.

In 1914, Zhou Zhongyue followed Cai E to Beijing, where he was the Secretary-General of the National Economic and Trade Bureau, and wrote a book called "Draft Economic Laws and Regulations", and edited two pieces, "China's Business Minutes" and "National Business Minutes".

Later, during the National Defense Movement, he went south to Yunnan.

And even though Zhou Zhongyue is so powerful, he is only 40 years old this year.Moreover, Zhou Zhongyue was also very powerful in history, and later became the governor of Yunnan.Zhou Zhongyue's temper is also relatively hot.

After the War to Protect the Nation, Liang Qichao said in a speech in Nanjing, "The War to Protect the Nation was ordered by me, so why is there anything in Yunnan?".Liang Qichao's meaning is very simple. I, Liang Qichao, instructed my disciple Cai E to do the war to protect the country. What credit do you have in Yunnan?In fact, it is to exalt Cai E's contribution in the movement to protect the country, and indirectly to exalt the contribution of the Progressive Party led by Liang Qichao.Then it is mainly to belittle Tang Jiyao's contribution in the National Defense Movement.

As soon as Liang Qichao said this, Zhou Zhongyue immediately wrote a "Historical Talk on the First Uprising of Protecting the Nation in Yunnan", which not only spoke highly of the Yunnan Army, but also directly stated that Tang Jiyao, not Liang Qichao and Cai E, were the biggest contributors to the National Defense Movement.

In the "Historical Talk on the First Uprising of Protecting the Nation in Yunnan", Zhou Zhongyue confronted Liang Qichao every sentence, indicating that Tang Jiyao and the Yunnan Army played a role in the war of protecting the country.Zhou Zhongyue's fiery character was most obvious at this time.Because the personal friendship between Zhou Zhongyue and Cai E was very good, so good that Zhou Zhongyue could follow Cai E to Beijing, and later followed Cai E to leave Beijing and go south.But when Zhou Zhongyue thought that Liang Qichao belittled the Dian army and Tang Jiyao, he still ignored his friendship with Cai E, but spoke highly of Tang Jiyao's contributions.Then he had a big pen fight with Liang Qichao.After the War to Protect the Nation, Liang Qichao's prestige soared, and the only one who was as tough as him was Zhou Zhongyue in Yunnan.

This is Zhou Zhongyue.

He doesn't take things personally.He does what he thinks is right.Some time ago, Zhou Zhongyue spoke highly of Tang Jiyao's contribution in the war to protect the country, but now Zhou Zhongyue himself didn't know how to help Tang Jiyao.

"Brother Shengfu (Zhou Zhongyue), I can't fight in Yunnan. Once my Yunnan army is in conflict, Sichuan will take advantage of the chaos and invade my Yunnan."

Wang Jiuling was very worried.

Not only worried about the internal strife in the Yunnan army, but also worried about Duan Xun in Sichuan.Tang Jiyao and Gu Pinzhen's internal strife, or Yu Enyang's internal strife, is the Yunnan Army's own business.But Duan Xun is a member of the Beiyang Army, which is completely different from the Dian Army.

"Even if our Yunnan army is in conflict, it's not their turn to intervene in Sichuan, right?"

Dong Ze said suspiciously.

Zhou Zhongyue sighed, and said, "If our Yunnan Army had internal strife, Sichuan would definitely take advantage of the chaos and loot. And excuses are very easy to find."

"opium."

Wang Jiuling spoke with a wry smile.

Wang Jiuling, who served as the supervisor of Yunnan's smoking ban after the Xinhai Year, was very opposed to opium in his heart.After the Revolution of [-], the ban on smoking in Yunnan was very effective for a period of time. Wang Jiuling, including Zhou Zhongyue who sat in the middle, made great contributions.It's just that Wang Jiuling is no longer that kind of passionate young man.During the National Defense Movement, Wang Jiuling, the logistics leader of the Yunnan Army, understood the poverty of Yunnan better than anyone else, and Tang Jiyao's helplessness better than anyone else.

Yunnan is so poor, raising these troops, what if we don’t grow opium, what if we don’t sell opium.

If it weren't for Yunnan's exchange of opium for military pay, how could the war to protect the country be fought.At that time, Yunnan was poor, and even the military salary for the departure was raised by several major generals of the Yunnan Army by selling houses and land.The follow-up military pay is even more astronomical. How can Yunnan get so much money.Tang Jiyao also had no choice but to use opium as military pay.

But in Wang Jiuling's view, this is just a small episode, just a small stain.After all, if the War to Protect the Country is not fought, how will the Republic be rebuilt.Compared with the great contribution to re-establishing the republic, the matter of opium is insignificant in Wang Jiuling's eyes.Therefore, Wang Jiuling understood Tang Jiyao's helplessness. Although he disapproved of Yunnan's wanton opium plantation, he would not morally blame Tang Jiyao for this matter.

But because I understand Tang Jiyao, it doesn't mean it's not an excuse.