Beiyang reactionaries

The conversation turned to opium.

Dai Kan and Yang Yongtai immediately stated that they should resolutely crack down on people related to opium.Whether it's Dai Kan or Yang Yongtai, neither of them are first-timers in politics.

Both of them are "old and cunning" politicians.

opium?

If it was just opium, how could the two of them suggest to Duan Xun so quickly.Although the opium problem is serious, it has not yet reached the point where two current Chinese political leaders jointly proposed it.Because for the current cabinet, there are many important things to deal with.Things like opium are not so urgent.

But the two of them still suggested that Duan Xun investigate the problem of opium in unison.Therefore, the two knew from Weng Jingtang's report that there were many former generals of the Beiyang Army behind the opium business.

So that's how it is.

After all, Duan Xun came from the Beiyang Army, and he was also a general of the Anhui Department.When dealing with the Beiyang Army, especially the many forces in the Anhui Department who have gone to the field, they are always timid.If you go too far, it will be considered ungrateful.Therefore, many generals of the Anhui faction don't look like they have already stepped down, but they are still calling the wind and calling the rain in many things, and they are living a very nourishing life.But there are many people around Duan Xun who don't like them.Because those people rely on being the veterans of the Beiyang Army, they always intervene in things that should not be intervened.

Now is a good time.Take advantage of the opium issue to sort out those many original forces.Many of those people are bold and reckless, and they have intervened in many opium businesses.Duan Xun also understood what they meant in an instant, so he said: "That's right. Opium is a thing that harms the country and the people. You must not relax for a moment. Use this opportunity to rectify it. Secretary-General Yang ( Yang Yongtai), Director Lang (Lang Boyu), discuss with the Prosecutor's Office and the Police Department, and come up with a national smoking ban plan. I have only one attitude towards the opium issue, and I cannot tolerate it. No matter who is involved, As long as it is an opium issue, it will absolutely not be tolerated."

"Yes."

"We do things aboveboard. No matter who is involved, we always let everyone know. Director Lang, do a good job of cooperating with public opinion. Director Yan."

"Prime Minister."

"With regard to opium, we will negotiate with several countries in Europe, America and Japan again. It is the consensus of everyone to ban smoking. If this is the case, as long as it is under the jurisdiction of our government, anyone who does opium business must pay a price. Even if that person is a foreigner There can be no exceptions. Talk to these big powers and come up with a result. I don’t want to catch a drug dealer in the future, and those people will use the so-called consular jurisdiction to make trouble with me.”

"Yes."

Yan Huiqing nodded.

Duan Xun then said: "Then continue to talk about this matter. How to deal with these people who were arrested today?"

"Prime Minister, the most important thing for the government is prestige. What prestige is, is prestige and credibility. And if you want prestige and credibility, the most important thing is to do what you say. We just announced the 'government staff Manual', and vowed that, starting from the Prime Minister, anyone who violates it will be expelled. Today's events will soon be known by major newspapers, and everyone will watch how we deal with it. In this case, for the prestige of the government, these people should All are expelled. Members of Congress are exempt from membership, and generals under the Ministry of War are exempt from the rank of general."

Dai Kan expressed his opinion immediately.

In fact, these people here all know what Duan Xun thinks.Duan Xun carried out a big sweep just to hit these people.Now that so many people have been arrested, they must be dealt with.

In fact, Dai Kan and the others also supported it.

Because no matter what you do, the Congress cannot go around after all.Regardless of the past two years, Congress has not added any chaos to the cabinet.But the existence of Congress always puts a lot of pressure on the cabinet.

Everyone wants to fix Congress.

One is the highest legislative body and the other is the highest executive body.

Separation of powers?

joke.

China has its own set of political heritage, more than 2000 years of political culture, which can be changed by learning a little from abroad.In China, the Congress and the cabinet are a typical relationship in which the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind prevails over the east wind.

Both sides want to directly overwhelm the other, and then control China's power.

Dai Kan and the others, as cabinet bosses, of course hope to rectify the Congress and put the Congress in the hands of the cabinet.Only in this way can the cabinet become the real highest authority in China.

"Prime Minister, I also think so. Recently our government has a lot of investment projects that require the input of private funds. But there is only one thing they are most worried about. That is to worry that we will suddenly change their minds and swallow their funds. So I think the government is slowly The land should establish its own credibility. The most important thing is to do what it says. This is especially true for this incident. The government should tell everyone that the government is determined to purify the government's environment."

It is rare for Wang Yongjiang to speak.

Wang Yongjiang generally only speaks about the economic aspects he is responsible for.But this time he was very proactive.

"Prime Minister, the matter of the generals of the Ministry of War is very simple. As long as the Ministry of War discusses it, their military ranks can be revoked. However, the termination of the qualifications of members of Congress is not under the jurisdiction of our cabinet, and it still has to be reviewed by Congress. What about those university professors? These people want to save face. If we report to the whole country and there are some criticisms, it will be difficult for them to continue teaching. How to deal with this?"

Yang Yongtai expressed his thoughts.

It is not so easy to expel them all.The General of the War Department is good to say.Because this is an internal matter of the Ministry of War.Many of the so-called generals who were arrested this time, apart from having the rank of general, actually had no serious positions, they just got their salaries from the Ministry of War.

Members of Congress are different.

To terminate their qualifications as members of parliament needs to be discussed and decided by Congress.

As for university professors?

Are they government workers?

Speaking of which, at present, many universities are national universities, and they are fed by the state's finances.It can be regarded as a national employee.But for now, universities are a very special place.

Universities do not want the government to intervene in university education.

They don't see themselves as government workers.Therefore, dealing with the problem of university professors is also more difficult.Duan Xun smiled and said, "Secretary Yang, what's your opinion?"

"I think we should do what we should do. Tomorrow morning, we will report what happened tonight, and deal with what we can deal with first. Our cabinet made our statement and suggested that Congress terminate the qualifications of those members of Congress. As for university professors I would like to leave it to the university itself to deal with the problem, rather than any punishment we do."

"kindness."

Duan Xun thought for a while and said: "Yes, whoever should handle it should handle it. At the Ministry of the Army, I will hold a meeting overnight, and I will not be soft on those who should be fired. The same is true at the Congress. As for those university professors, since they dare If you want to do it, you must dare to do it. Announce their list, and then let the university consider how to deal with it, and the cabinet will not participate. Secretary-General Yang."

"Prime Minister."

"Tomorrow you will personally hold a press conference on behalf of the cabinet. Attorney General Weng, you will also go together on behalf of the prosecutor's office."

"Yes."

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sensation.

Many people were caught off guard.

Originally, everyone was waiting, waiting for the three-day congressional discussion on March 3, 27, and 28.Because the Congress will discuss Lu Yongxiang's proposal in these three days.When Lu Yongxiang proposed to Congress to review cabinet policies, he even mentioned military threats.

Directly stated that if the cabinet continues to persecute itself, it will definitely cause military conflicts in the end.

So many people are very concerned.

There have even been many groups, especially many non-governmental groups in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui, appealing to the cabinet and Lu Yongxiang to avoid war.So many people have gone north to Beijing and started to work in Congress.

Hopefully Congress can stop the current increasingly hard-line cabinet.What they mean is that they want Congress to overrule the order of the Cabinet.

But no one thought of it.

On March 1922, 3, an explosive news shocked the whole country.

The cabinet held a press conference.

On March 1922, 3, the prosecutor's office, the police station, and the Beijing garrison carried out a large-scale sweep in Beijing, focusing on sweeping brothels, casinos, and tobacco dens.

The results were astonishing.