Beiyang reactionaries

But Duan Xun was in a very good mood.Because with the settlement of Lu Yongxiang, it is no longer a problem to complete the unification of government orders and military orders across the country.Apart from Lu Yongxiang, only Zhang Zuolin from Fengtian, Yang Zengxin from Xinjiang, and Yan Xishan from Shanxi are left in the whole country.

Solving them is not a big problem.

Except for Zhang Zuolin's strength, Yan Xishan and Yang Zengxin can solve it anytime and anywhere.

So I'm in a good mood.

In order to stabilize the current major factions in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and Shanghai, especially those who hold the army, Duan Xun chose to defeat them individually.

The first one was to send people to win over Gong Bangduo, Xiong Bingqi, and Xie Hongxun in the name of winning over his classmates.Not only because the three of them are Duan Xun's classmates, but also because the three of them are capable.

Duan Xun has given them a guarantee.

And they have been promised their respective positions.What Gong Bangduo promised to him was to serve as the director of the Ordnance Department of the Armament Department and be directly responsible for sorting out the current major military factories in China.Xiong Bingqi is going to be transferred to the Ministry of the Army as the deputy chief of staff of the General Staff Department of the Army Ministry to assist Xu Yongchang in his work.Xie Hongxun is going to be promoted to the commander of the newly formed army.

The second is to strongly support Chen Yi.

Taking Chen Yi as the representative of the Zhejiang Army aggravated Chen Yi's status.So that the Zhejiang army can unite with Chen Yi and stabilize the mood of the Zhejiang army.There is also a reason for choosing Chen Yi.

First of all, Chen Yi is not a leader of the Zhejiang Army, and his qualifications are far inferior to other leaders of the Zhejiang Army.So Duan Xun wanted to push Chen Yi to the top position.Let Chen Yi be a representative of the Zhejiang Army, but not really command the troops of the Zhejiang Army.

Then there is Chen Yi's high education and strong ability.

Not only Chen Yi alone, Chen Yi also represents a large number of Japanese Army University graduates.Many of them have never really fought a war, but they are all very outstanding in terms of professional strength.These people are very suitable for military education and the staff system.

Another reason is that they are very familiar with the Japanese army.Japan will be China's biggest enemy in the next ten years, or even 20 years.Therefore, Duan Xun needed someone like Chen Yi who was familiar with the Japanese army.

As for Lu Yongxiang's direct troops, they were directly annexed.

"Prime Minister, I think Guangxi Governor Xiong Fanyu is good."

Dai Kan immediately recommended Xiong Fanyu.

The governor of Jiangsu, or Jiangsu is really a good place.As the most economically developed province in China at present, the governor of Jiangsu also has a high gold content.

Everyone wants to promote their own people.

Dai Kan is no exception.

Xiong Fanyu is Dai Kan's own person, and they all come from the Guizhou government affairs system.When Xiong Fanyu was the governor of Guangxi, he was elected by Dai Kan.This time he came to such a good position as the governor of Jiangsu, of course he once again pushed Xiong Fanyu.

"Governor Xiong has done well in Guangxi."

Duan Xun nodded.

Xiong Fanyu's ability is indeed good. During the four years in Guangxi, he did a very good job in suppressing bandits, persuading farmers, and regulating the relationship between major tribes in Guangxi.But I just said that Xiong Fanyu's achievements in Guangxi are good, and he didn't directly express his disagreement.

"Prime Minister, I think Huang Yu, who participated in the 'Washington Conference' deputy head, is suitable for this position."

"Huang Yu?"

"Yes."

Yang Yongtai immediately recommended Huang Yu.

In the current cabinet, there is more competition between Dai Kan and Yang Yongtai, because both of them are aiming at the position of prime minister.The two of them have followed Duan Xun for many years, and they both know that the most ideal political model in Duan Xun's mind is the presidential system.Therefore, as long as Duan Xun changes the political system to a presidential system, he will definitely become the president at that time.Then the position of Prime Minister of the cabinet left behind, both of them are very ambitious.Both of them hope to become the prime minister of the cabinet in the future and become the top leader of government affairs.

Although Wang Yongjiang is the deputy prime minister of the cabinet, he is mainly in charge of the economy, and his strength in the political field is not as good as that of Dai Kan and Yang Yongtai.Not to mention Yan Huiqing, after all, he was not from Duan Xun's direct lineage, so it was a surprise to be able to become a member of the Standing Committee of the Cabinet.In the cabinet, it is even more incomparable with Dai Kan and Yang Yongtai.

So at present, it is mainly Dai Kan and Yang Yongtai who compete.

Dai Kan's advantage is that since Duan Xun was in Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, he has been the second in command of government affairs in Duan Xun's camp.Moreover, although he is from Guizhou, he is from the Yunnan Army, so he also has a lot of support in the military.

Yang Yongtai's advantage is that he has a good relationship with many senior government officials.Moreover, many technocrats who are currently rising, those technocrats who are valued by Duan Xun, have a good relationship with Yang Yongtai.The looming so-called "Department of Political Science" is a combination of these technocrats.

Governor of Jiangsu?

Yang Yongtai also has many suitable candidates for such an important position.He immediately recommended Huang Yu.Huang Yu was born in the Revolutionary Party, and he was also an alliance brother with Chen Qimei and Chiang Kai-shek.

But Huang Yu is the same as Yang Yongtai.

At the beginning, they all supported the revolutionary party, and even themselves were the revolutionary party.But soon he began to have close contacts with the Beiyang government, and the high-level relationship with the Beiyang army was very good, and he didn't care about any revolutionary ideals.Speaking of many people on the revolutionary party side, especially Sun Yat-sen's side, both of them are traitors.

"Huang Yu? He has a good view of the overall situation, is eloquent, and is an outstanding person."

Duan Xun nodded again, but still neither agreed nor objected.

But I was a little disappointed.Because for Duan Xun, it doesn't matter whether it is Xiong Fanyu or Huang Yu, it doesn't meet Duan Xun's meaning.However, these two people are cabinet bosses and heavyweights in Duan Xun's government affairs system, so it is not easy for Duan Xun to deny their opinions casually.

Therefore, Duan Xun said: "Governor Xiong (Xiong Fanyu) is good in Guangxi, especially in organizing Guangxi's finances and handling the relations of various ethnic groups in Guangxi. My idea is to adjust his position after the presidential election is over. My opinion is that it should be transferred to Guangdong or Fujian. As for Huang Yu, next year will be the year when the "Luda ​​Land Lease Treaty" will expire, but President Yuan (Yuan Shikai) and Japan signed the "Four Sino-Japanese Treaties" , making the issues of the Kanto Prefecture and the South Manchuria Railway much more complicated. So I want Huang Yu to be in charge of negotiating with Japan about these two treaties."

All at once.

Both Dai Kan and Yang Yongtai were silent.

But Yang Yongtai reacted quickly.Before, he always considered according to his own interests, but when Duan Xun denied it, Yang Yongtai quickly considered Duan Xun's thoughts, and thought about the candidates who are currently qualified to be the governor of Jiangsu.Immediately said: "Prime Minister, Zhou Zhongyue, the governor of Yunnan, has achieved very good results in Yunnan's industry, transportation, and education in recent years. He has been in Yunnan for more than six years, and he is very suitable for the position of governor of Jiangsu."

"And what about the governor of Yunnan?"

"I recommend two people. One is Lu Zuofu, the mayor of Chongqing, and the other is Chen Heting, the current mayor of Kunming."

Yang Yongtai is definitely very good at trying to figure out Duan Xun's thoughts.

Before, it was just to compete for the position of governor of Jiangsu, so Huang Yu was recommended.But after recovering, he immediately began to think about Duan Xun, and he had already figured it out a bit.

Duan Xun will definitely not send someone who has too much connection with Jiangsu to send the governor to Jiangsu this time.And Xiong Fanyu recommended by Dai Kan was a well-known constitutionalist in the late Qing Dynasty, and he was inextricably linked with many powerful factions in Jiangsu.And the Huang Yu I recommended is from Zhejiang, and he has relations with many powerful factions in Jiangsu in the year of [-].

How could Duan Xun be satisfied.

So Yang Yongtai immediately recommended Zhou Zhongyue after careful consideration.

And recommending Zhou Zhongyue, Yang Yongtai has no big burden.

Zhou Zhongyue is Cai E's good friend, but during the war to protect the country, Zhou Zhongyue and Liang Qichao completely fell out because of the credit of the war to protect the country.Liang Qichao believed that Liang Qichao's teachers and students contributed to the war to protect the country, and ignored the contribution of the Yunnan Army intentionally or unintentionally.Zhou Zhongyue was furious, and had a fierce verbal fight with Liang Qichao, and even scolded Liang Qichao bloody at one point.

After that, many officials in Zhou Zhongyue's and Liang Qichao's lineage, including Dai Kan's relationship was not very good.And if I support Zhou Zhongyue, after Zhou Zhongyue becomes the governor of Jiangsu, he must be grateful to Yang Yongtai.

Zhou Zhongyue is only 46 years old and has been governor of Yunnan Province for six years.If he is transferred to be the governor of Jiangsu this time, he will have the opportunity to be a cabinet member in Beijing in the future.

Yang Yongtai is a smart man, and he is very willing to make friends with such a promising official.

Of course, Yang Yongtai considered more than these.Because he also recommended Lu Zuofu to take over as the governor of Yunnan. Lu Zuofu was a secretary of Duan Xun and a young official whom Duan Xun admired the most.And Chen Heting came from the Yunnan Army. Cai E admired and supported him very much back then, and he had a good relationship with Dai Kan.

Yang Yongtai reacted quickly and got the benefits, but he didn't take the benefits to himself, and even gave Dai Kan a favor, which made Dai Kan speechless.

in every way.

very smart.