Beiyang reactionaries

pity.

Jin Yunpeng is neither Yuan Shikai nor Duan Qirui.

He, Jin Yunpeng, has just become the prime minister of the cabinet. It is normal for him to be unable to deal with financial problems.At the beginning, Cao Kun and the others also knew the situation of the Beijing government, and they all supported Jin Yunpeng as the prime minister.

But only three months later, Cao Kun regretted it.

He began to mobilize his own army generals to let Jin Yunpeng go to the field.

So on October 1919, 10, Xu Shichang went to Jin Yunpeng to appease Jin Yunpeng.I hope that Jin Yunpeng will not be impulsive and resign as soon as he gets angry.This is not good for anyone.Xu Shichang said that he will always support Jin Yunpeng.

Of course Jin Yunpeng is unwilling to resign.

How could he be willing to get away with the Prime Minister of the Cabinet and get out of here without doing anything.But now Cao Kun is clearly going to pull himself down, and his actions will definitely not stop there.

When Xu Shichang comforted Jin Yunpeng and dispelled Jin Yunpeng's idea of ​​resigning, Cao Kun was furious.Jin Yunpeng, you are shameless. You have already shown everything to you by agitating so many generals. How dare you covet the position of prime minister.

On October 1919, 10, several departments of the cabinet wrote an open letter to Jin Yunpeng, demanding that Jin Yunpeng pay his salary, saying that the government had not paid his salary normally for three months.In the afternoon, all major colleges and universities in Beijing also jointly signed a letter to the Ministry of Education, hoping that the government would not default on education funds.

money.

It's all about money.

There are many places where the government spends money.

Of course, in this day and age, half of the government's funds are spent on military expenditures.But other departments also ask for money. What if you don’t give money?With so many departments suddenly exerting pressure, it is impossible to have no one behind the scenes.

The pressure was on Jin Yunpeng again.

On October 1919, 10, Li Chun, the governor of Jiangsu, and Chen Guangyuan, the governor of Jiangxi, also issued a telegram, asking the Ministry of the Army to allocate military expenses and not to default on their military expenses.If Jin Yunpeng can't get the money, then get out of here.Of course they would not be so rude as a provincial warlord, but the meaning is the same.That is to get the money quickly, and get out if you don't have any money, and don't rely on the position of Prime Minister.

At this time, Jin Yunpeng was at the end of his rope.

But the bigger blow was behind.

On October 1919, 10, Zhou Ziqi, chief financial officer of Jin Yunpeng's cabinet, announced that the government bonds issued by Prime Minister Jin Yunpeng in China had completely failed.Only 20 silver dollars of government bonds were sold domestically.

This was the last straw that crushed Jin Yunpeng.

Because Zhou Ziqi's meaning is very simple.

You don't need to think about it whether it's military pay, government employees' wages, or education expenses.Because Jin Yunpeng's hands are empty now, and he has no money at all.Jin Yunpeng's original idea was to issue 2000 million public bonds, and let's go over this difficulty first.

But Zhou Ziqi was not active at all.

I just handed over the public bonds to the Bank of Communications for issuance, and then I didn't respond at all, nor did I mobilize my contacts.Now that the Jin Yunpeng cabinet is crumbling, which lunatic would dare to buy the public bonds issued by the Jin Yunpeng cabinet.

A mere forty thousand.

Zhou Ziqi even suspected that someone with a brain problem bought it, or whether Jin Yunpeng sent someone to spend money to buy it.Otherwise, everyone knows the current situation, how could they buy public bonds issued by a cabinet chief who is about to step down.

In an instant, a large number of departments that wanted to receive money from the Beijing government, and various protest letters came to the cabinet like snowflakes.They are all urging for money, and they are all denouncing the cabinet premier Jin Yunpeng.

Jin Yunpeng really couldn't bear such pressure.

On October 1919, 10, Jin Yunpeng once again submitted his resignation report to President Xu Shichang.It has only been seven days since he last submitted his resignation report.Xu Shichang comforted Jin Yunpeng again, but Jin Yunpeng is determined to resign now.

I can't go on.

Faced with the pressure of so many troops and major departments, Jin Yunpeng really couldn't stand it anymore.

Xu Shichang failed to persuade him to stay several times.

Very helpless.

In just one year, three consecutive cabinets have fallen, making Xu Shichang, the big president, a big head.Xu Shichang wants to invite Cao Kun and Zhang Zuolin to Beijing, and then discuss the new cabinet prime minister.Because Xu Shichang is a character who is comprehensive and pleasing in many aspects.

When he became president last year, he was ridiculed by public opinion as "he served the Republic of China with the Taifu of the Qing Dynasty, and he has long been seen!".

Because both Feng Guozhang and Duan Qirui left the government last year, it was most appropriate to choose Xu Shichang as the president in the end.However, before Xu Shichang took over as the president, he actually asked Puyi, who had already abdicated, to "get his permission" before he decided to accept the position.Because although the Manchu Qing Dynasty had ended, the Beiyang Army was the northern military group in the late Qing Dynasty after all, and it could even be counted up to Li Hongzhang's Huai Army.Therefore, the Beiyang Army naturally has a deep relationship with the old and young of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and it is impossible to completely get rid of the relationship.

Therefore, a large number of Manchu and Qing elders stayed with the Beiyang government.

Those who understand current affairs become officials in the Beiyang government, and those who do not know current affairs go to the concessions in Tianjin and Qingdao, and then cooperate with senior officials of the Beiyang government to do business.There is also a group of people who are in Beijing but do not hold positions in the government.But the energy of these people is not low. They circle around the senior officials of the Beiyang government, give full play to their long-sleeved skills, and become famous staff in Beijing.Xu Shichang knew that Beijing was still under the control of Duan Qirui at that time, so he wanted to win the favor of these Manchu Qing survivors, old and young.

However, he had to worry about all aspects, but was ridiculed by many people.Trying to be comprehensive, but unfortunately backfired.He wanted to please both sides, but he offended both sides.

The same is true this time.

Jin Yunpeng resigned, of course Xu Shichang hoped to discuss with Cao Kun and Zhang Zuolin.After all, Duan Qirui was made by the cooperation of the two of them. In the north, the two of them are the strongest.

In fact, Xu Shichang even wanted to recruit Duan Xun to Beijing.

But Duan Xun is Duan Qirui's person, and the relationship with the Beijing government has always been bad.Therefore, Xu Shichang only wanted Cao Kun and Zhang Zuolin to enter Beijing.But Cao Kun has done so many things, how can the results of the battle fall to Zhang Zuolin.So when I heard Xu Shichang's plan, I was furious.

Therefore, he personally sent someone to put pressure on Xu Shichang.

Xu Shichang is a literati with a soft temper.It doesn't matter whether it was when Duan Qirui was here, or when Cao Kun and the others control Beijing.Under Cao Kun's pressure, Xu Shichang could only succumb.

On October 1919, 10, Xu Shichang finally agreed to Jin Yunpeng's request for resignation.

After the Zhiwan War, Jin Yunpeng's cabinet, which existed for only about three months, completely collapsed.However, although Cao Kun was dissatisfied with Jin Yunpeng, he let Jin Yunpeng step down.But it doesn't mean that Cao Kun wants to completely turn against Jin Yunpeng.

Because although Jin Yunpeng is not as strong as Cao Kun, it doesn't mean that he has no strength.

He has been in Shandong in his early years, and he has connections with Zheng Shiqi's fifth division and some Lu army units in Shandong.Many of them were Jin Yunpeng's old subordinates back then.As well as the many Anhui troops of Duan Qirui reorganized by Cao Kun, some of them are also related to Jin Yunpeng.And Jin Yunpeng's younger brother Jin Yun'e is currently the commander of the [-]th Mixed Brigade, stationed around Beijing.

After all, Jin Yun'e is Jin Yunpeng's younger brother.

Others don't say, Jin Yunpeng is still very interesting to Jin Yun'e.The money that should be given, the weapons and ammunition that should be given, are not missing.The Beijing government is short of money, but Jin Yunpeng, the prime minister of the cabinet, will not be unable to support even a mixed brigade.

Therefore, Jin Yun'e's eighth mixed brigade currently has nearly 6000 troops, which is still quite strong among the current northern troops.

After all, how can you say that Jin Yunpeng was the head of Duan Qirui's Four King Kong back then, and his qualifications are not inferior to Cao Kun's and the others, but he still has strength.Cao Kun didn't want to completely turn against Jin Yunpeng, but he couldn't let Jin Yunpeng stay in the cabinet as prime minister.Therefore, after Xu Shichang accepted Jin Yunpeng's resignation, he wrote a report to the Ministry of the Army, which currently has no one in charge, in the name of the patrol envoy of Zhiluyu.

It is hoped that the Ministry of the Army will expand the Eighth Mixed Brigade, expand the Eighth Mixed Brigade into the No.14 Division, and appoint Jin Yun'e as the commander of the No.14 Division.It can be regarded as a face for Jin Yunpeng who resigned.

On October 1919, 10, Xu Shichang issued a new order.

Zhou Ziqi, former Minister of Finance, was appointed as interim prime minister.Zhou Ziqi knew who pushed him up, knew who he needed support from the Beijing government to gain a foothold.Therefore, Gao Lingyu, Cao Kun's favorite aide, was immediately appointed as the chief of internal affairs, and Zhang Shao was once the chief of the army.

Zhou Ziqi originally wanted Wu Peifu to be the chief of the army.

But Wu Peifu is a smart man.Now he serves as the governor of Shandong, and training troops in Shandong is better than anything else.He won't be so stupid if he goes to the cabinet to be angry.Therefore, Zhou Ziqi's request was rejected.

Therefore, Zhang Shaozeng, who was close to the direct line, was appointed as the chief of the army.

The Chief Financial Officer appointed Zhang Hu.