Beiyang reactionaries

"Second point, it's a big problem just to appease us. Because they will continue to put pressure on us, so we have to think of other ways. Prime Minister, what is the best way to deal with this kind of public opinion? That is to divert attention. Prime Minister , you can do something to divert attention to divert public opinion a little bit."

"Divert attention."

Duan Xun nodded.

Yang Wei's method is good.In fact, Duan Xun has enough plans for how to fight and conflict with Japan.But Duan Xun has always been worried about how to deal with Japan and domestic public opinion.

But after hearing what Yang Wei said, Duan Xun slowly formed some ideas.

Can't help but smile and said: "Brother Xinye, how about you talk about women's rights?"

"Feminist issues?"

"Yes. If I promote the women's rights movement next year, including major changes in women's political participation, women's suffrage, women's inheritance rights, and co-education, will it attract enough public opinion?"

Duan Xun thought for a while, what should he use to divert everyone's attention.

Duan Xun's first thought was the feminist movement.China is currently a standard patriarchal society. Although there are many feminist activists, the development of the feminist movement is not very good.

Many people still don't like to see women in public.

If Duan Xun promotes the feminist movement, he will definitely get opposition from many conservatives.As long as there is opposition, there will be public opinion.Duan Xun had long thought about promoting the feminist movement.It's just that I haven't found a suitable opportunity.

Especially on the Congress side, most of them are conservatives.It is difficult for Duan Xun to pass any policy on women's rights through Congress.But next year is the provisional Senate, so there is no problem.

Promoting the women's rights movement has attracted the attention of many people, and it can be regarded as reducing the pressure on the government in Kanto Prefecture.

"It should have some effect."

Yang Wei nodded slightly.

Unexpectedly, Duan Xun found a way at once.And the way to find it is really good.The promotion of the feminist movement is a good thing for all aspects.

"I see."

364 institutional reform

On July 1922, 7, the list of members of the Provisional Senate of each province was released, and the list of provinces was submitted to the Presidential Palace, the Cabinet, and the President of the Provisional Senate, Yang Wei.After the review by Yang Wei, the chairman of the provisional Senate, and the confirmation of the Presidential Office and the Cabinet, it is believed that there is no problem with the list of these members.With the consent of the Presidential Palace, the Cabinet, and the President of the Provisional Senate, Yang Wei, on August 26, 1922, the list of members of the Provisional Senate was officially determined and then announced.

The Presidential Office and the Cabinet requested these members of the provisional Senate to rush to Beijing immediately to form a provisional Senate.After that, these congressmen came to Beijing one after another.

On August 1922, 8, after a journey of more than 26 days, four members of the Provisional Senate from Xinjiang came to Beijing. They were the latest group of members of the Provisional Senate to come.With the arrival of members from Xinjiang, all members of the Provisional Senate have come to Beijing.The 20 members of the Provisional Senate were fully seated and all came to Beijing.

On August 1922, 8, a total of 29 members of the Provisional Senate officially took office under the leadership of the President of the Provisional Senate, Yang Wei.President Xu Shichang, Cabinet Prime Minister Duan Xun, Cabinet Vice Premier Dai Kan, Cabinet Vice Premier Wang Yongjiang, and other cabinet leaders and journalists also attended the inauguration ceremony of the provisional Senate members.

On September 1922, 9, Yang Wei, the chairman of the Provisional Senate, swore an oath on behalf of all members of the Provisional Senate to do a good job in the work of the provisional supreme legislative body and to supervise the cabinet.Moreover, all the members of the Provisional Senate will consciously abide by the contents of the "Government Staff Handbook" announced by the Cabinet this year.

If anyone breaks this promise, then anyone is willing to take the responsibility and automatically end the provisional Senate.Hope everyone supervises.

On September 1922, 9, the Provisional Senate officially began to work.

The first job of the Provisional Senate is the election of the President.When Yuan Shikai was here, the power of the president was very great.Although subject to the Congress, after the President is elected, he can nominate the Prime Minister of the Cabinet and the State Councilor, that is, the heads of the various cabinets.Relying on this power, Yuan Shikai was always able to appoint a cabinet chief who obeyed his own words.

Originally, the Revolutionary Party wanted to use the congress and the cabinet responsibility system to contain the election of the president.However, the cabinet chiefs appointed by Yuan Shikai are all his own people. Instead of reporting to the cabinet prime minister, they go directly to the great president Yuan Shikai.So the result was that Yuan Shikai emptied the cabinet premier instead.

After the Second Revolution, Yuan Shikai took control of the cabinet premier at will.At that time, the rights between the president and the prime minister were relatively vague.

Later, after Duan Qirui became the prime minister of the cabinet, this situation changed.He can't let the big president reach into the cabinet he controls.Especially the president at that time was Li Yuanhong, Duan Qirui agreed to Li Yuanhong to be the president just to make him stand up, how could he allow the president to nominate the chief of the cabinet.So when Duan Qirui was here, the president nominated the cabinet prime minister, and the cabinet prime minister nominated the cabinet chief.The power to nominate the head of the cabinet is firmly in the hands of the prime minister.

This situation has continued until now.

So the current election procedure is that the Congress elects the President, the President nominates the Prime Minister, and the Prime Minister nominates the heads of the Cabinet.

On September 1922, 9, the provisional Senate began voting to elect the provisional president.That is, a transitional government.Before the emergence of a new Congress, the elections are all temporary institutions.

Because the provisional Senate is not divided into the Senate and the House of Representatives like the National Congress, nor is it as large as the National Congress, so the election is also very fast.Elections started in the morning and were over before lunch.

The results are out.

On September 1922, 9, in the afternoon, the President of the Provisional Senate, Yang Wei, announced the election results of the Provisional Senate.With 15 votes in favor, 69 votes against, and 52 abstentions, the [-] members of the provisional Senate announced the election of Xu Shichang as the provisional president.

At the same time, Yang Wei announced that with 47 votes in favor, [-] votes against, and [-] abstentions, the provisional Senate elected Hu Weide as provisional vice president.

In this way, Xu Shichang became the president again.

Although it is only a temporary president, he is also a president.

And Hu Weide became the interim vice president, which was unexpected by many people.Originally, many people believed that the interim vice president, even if it wasn't Li Yuanhong, should be Zhou Ziqi.

Because of the current China, among the candidates this time, Li Yuanhong has the most qualifications and the most qualifications.And Zhou Ziqi's qualifications are also very deep, but when Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself emperor, Zhou Ziqi, as the culprit of Yuan Shikai's proclaiming emperor, was wanted and fled to Japan.However, although Zhou Ziqi had such "stains", Zhou Ziqi's qualifications in the Beiyang Army system are too deep.

So after going around in Japan, Duan Qirui didn't really want him.He returned to Beijing as before, doing whatever he should do.Moreover, the subsequent Beijing government will still need to rely heavily on Zhou Ziqi, who has many contacts in the financial and diplomatic fields.So this time, he also became the candidate for vice president.

Unexpectedly, it was Hu Weide who eventually became the vice president.

Very surprised.

Hu Weide is 59 years old this year and is a veteran diplomat.At the end of the Qing Dynasty, he began to work in the field of diplomacy. At the beginning, he was the counselor of the embassy in Russia, the imperial envoy to Russia, You Cheng of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the imperial envoy to Japan in 1908, and the minister of foreign affairs in 1910.When Yuan Shikai was president, he was the undersecretary of foreign affairs in Tang Shaoyi's cabinet.

Later, he was the Minister of the Beiyang Government in France, the Minister to Spain, Portugal, and the Minister to France.Some time ago, he had been a minister in Japan. He returned to China for less than a year and served as the head of the Pacific Conference.

Despite his qualifications, no one expected that he would be elected vice president.

On September 1922, 9, Xu Shichang officially took over as the interim president, and Hu Weide also officially took over as the interim vice president.After Xu Shichang became the president, on September 18, 1922, he nominated Duan Xun as the interim prime minister.

None of this is surprising.

In the current situation, anyone nominated by Xu Shichang to be the prime minister, as long as it is not Duan Xun, will be rejected by the provisional senate, and it is absolutely impossible to pass the vote of the provisional senate.After all, how many people in the Provisional Senate came from places that Duan Xun had controlled before.

Xu Shichang was not that confused either.

Because he became the interim president, Duan Xun's support is behind him.Moreover, Xu Shichang knew that Duan Xun's support was very important for him to secure his current position as interim president.Once he and Duan Xun disagree, Duan Xun can terminate his qualification as the interim president anytime and anywhere.

So Xu Shichang is very good.

On September 1922, 9, the Provisional Senate approved the nomination of Xu Shichang and the appointment of the Prime Minister of the Cabinet.

Duan Xun became the interim prime minister. On September 1922, 9, Duan Xun announced to take over the task of interim prime minister.At the same time, Duan Xun, as the interim cabinet prime minister, nominated his own list of cabinet members.

Cabinet Vice Premier Dai Kan, Cabinet Vice Premier Wang Yongjiang, Cabinet Vice Premier Yang Yongtai, Cabinet Secretary Liang Hongzhi, Minister of the Interior Jiang Hongyu, Chief of the Army Duan Xun, Chief of the Navy Sa Zhenbing, Chief of the Police You Min, Finance Minister Minister Li Sihao, Minister of Justice Dong Kang, Minister of Education Tang Erhe, Minister of Communications Yu Youren, Minister of Agriculture and Commerce Zhang Lan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Yan Shichao, Minister of Civil Affairs Tan Yankai, Minister of Health Wang Yue, Director of the State Administration of Taxation Li Zhanyang.

Nine cabinet committee members are also nominated.

Cabinet Prime Minister Duan Xun, Cabinet Vice Premier Dai Kan, Cabinet Vice Premier Wang Yongjiang, Cabinet Vice Premier Yang Yongtai, Cabinet Secretary Liang Hongzhi, Chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Jiang Hongyu, Chief of the Police Department You Min, Chief of the Ministry of Justice Dong Kang, and Chief of the Ministry of Communications Yu Youren.

When the list was announced, many people who followed were in an uproar.

Because some people were promoted, some people didn't know where they went.No one thought that Liang Hongzhi would suddenly become the secretary-general of the cabinet, and even enter the list of cabinet members.