Beiyang reactionaries

"General Gu, as the military governor of Yunnan, you need to show others that you are different from Tang Jiyao, and you must show your determination to ban smoking, so as to reverse the current unfavorable public opinion in Yunnan and the Yunnan Army. And General Gu, sometimes wars are the most important thing. It is possible to reorganize the army. Even if there is no real war, it is easier to reorganize the army if there is an excuse for war. What do you think?"

Deng Hanxiang persuaded Gu Pinzhen with a smile.

The highest state of persuading others is to consider others from their standpoint and achieve your own goals.Deng Hanxiang's words made Gu Pinzhen frown.Because what Deng Hanxiang said is still very good.

Reorganizing an army is not an easy task.

Like Gu Pinzhen now, hastily took over the post of Yunnan Governor.Although the Yunnan Army has great influence and strength, it is not so easy to reorganize the current Yunnan Army.Especially for the troops of several Yunnan army bosses whose mercenaries are currently outside, it is even more difficult to reorganize.How to reorganize the Yunnan Army without causing a big backlash is a great question.The best way at this time is to find an excuse.

War is the best excuse.

As long as there is war, there are many things that can be done using war as an excuse.Give the current Yunnan Army an enemy, an enemy that must be dealt with.With such an enemy, it is justifiable to carry out some reorganization in the name of war.

"General Gu, our general can give you any excuses you need. And you can also use this opportunity to reorganize the Yunnan army."

"Then what do you want?"

Gu Pinzhen was moved.

Use war to gather the troops of the Yunnan Army, and then carry out some reorganization, so as to end the current situation where the Yunnan Army supports its own self-respect and fights on its own.Although very moved, Gu Pinzhen still asked Deng Hanxiang with a calm expression.Deng Hanxiang smiled and said: "Tang Jiyao was completely expelled, and the smoking ban was truly completed in Yunnan. The cooperation between our two companies can quickly stabilize Yunnan."

"To be more realistic, does General Duan want to directly annex our Yunnan, or does he want our Yunnan to obey him?"

Gu Pinzhen pouted.

What a joke.Duan Xun has done so much work, dispatched so many troops, and told himself such big words, how could he believe it.It may be that the national situation after the Revolution of [-], the situation in Yunnan is far from my imagination, or it is not what I imagined at all.Therefore, Gu Pinzhen and other Yunnan army leaders are currently shaken by the beliefs they held in the past.Step by step, he became a politician and a warlord.

Gu Pinzhen even doubted that there are really pure revolutionaries in this world?

Not to mention Duan Xun, a general from the Beiyang Army.How could he believe such a false slogan that he was all about smoking ban?When Gu Pinzhen spoke so directly, Deng Hanxiang did not hesitate at all, and said in a calm manner: "General Gu, since I have reached this point, I will also speak directly. Actually, our general has no interest in these provinces in the Southwest, and has never I thought about ruling these places in the southwest and becoming a local vassal. Because this place is too poor and too remote, it is not the center of China at all, and it will never be on the stage of Chinese politics here. Our general is still young, but Don't want to waste his time in this remote province in the southwest."

"Now that Prime Minister Duan (Duan Qirui) is in power, the purpose of our general is to give Premier Duan some gifts. Clean up the provinces in the southwest that don't obey the orders of the Beijing government, make them behave better, and don't add trouble to Premier Duan. Relying on these credits Leave the Southwest, go to the capital, go to the political center of China. It is best to go to the Ministry of War, follow the steps of Premier Duan, and go up step by step. How can we know that our general will not be another Premier Duan in the future."

"So our goal is very simple. Tang Jiyao must be expelled from Yunnan. The ban on smoking in the southwest must be vigorous and let the whole country know. Not only Yunnan, but also Guizhou must launch a vigorous anti-smoking campaign."

"General Gu, I hope you will carefully consider my proposal."

Gu Pinzhen nodded slightly and said, "I will consider it."

Duan Xun.

When I saw Duan Xun in Sichuan, I had already seen the gradual ambition of Duan Xun.But after listening to Deng Hanxiang's words today, Gu Pinzhen realized that she really underestimated Duan Xun.Duan Xun's ambition far exceeds his imagination.

Want to enter the central organization.

It seems that I have to make some choices as soon as possible.

107 Aftermath 2

"Mr. Shengfu (Zhou Zhongyue), what do you mean by Duan Hefei (Duan Qirui)?"

There was a lot of trouble in Beijing, although there was a so-called "citizen group" hooligans besieging the Congress, which caused Duan Qirui to be criticized a lot.Even because those cabinet chiefs resigned, Duan Qirui, the prime minister of the cabinet, became a polished commander.But Duan Qirui didn't care at all, and continued to implement his proposal.When Duan Qirui does not consider the issue of influence, does not consider those procedures, and forcefully promotes his own ideas, no one can stop him.As the great president, Li Yuanhong had no choice but to retreat step by step in the face of Duan Qirui, who was so aggressive. At most, he would condemn Duan Qirui in public opinion.

However, although things in Beijing were complicated, Duan Qirui did not forget other things because of Beijing.Duan Qirui is a person with the world in mind. While fighting with Li Yuanhong, he has been paying attention to the affairs of the whole country, especially the situation in the southwest, and Duan Xun's current situation in Yunnan.After receiving Duan Xun's telegram, he immediately appointed Zhou Zhongyue as the governor of Yunnan as the prime minister of the cabinet.

program?

At this time, Duan Qirui didn't care about any procedures at all.It is completely holding power, leaving Li Yuanhong and the National Congress aside.

Zhou Zhongyue was very surprised after receiving this appointment.

I have no personal friendship with the Beijing government, I have no relationship with Duan Qirui, I have no personal relationship with Duan Xun, and I have no interest relationship.What's more, I still have a very bad relationship with Duan Qirui's current political ally, Liang Qichao. The two sides had a bitter fight a few months ago.The position of governor of Yunnan fell to himself.

But after thinking for a moment, Zhou Zhongyue understood what Duan Qirui meant.After all, Zhou Zhongyue was not a bookworm, and he had been in the political arena for more than ten years, so he immediately grasped Duan Qirui's thoughts.

And after Zhou Zhongyue was appointed governor of Yunnan, many people came to see Zhou Zhongyue.Although during the period of the Republic of China when warriors held power, the actual local power was in the hands of warriors.But it doesn't mean that the governor is really nothing.

No matter how you say it, the governor is also the head of local government affairs in name.

This is especially true for Zhou Zhongyue.

After all, Zhou Zhongyue is not an ordinary person, or he is not an unrooted person in Yunnan.He completed Yunnan's modern education system in the late Qing Dynasty. A large number of his students are currently active in Yunnan's political arena. Zhou Zhongyue has deep connections in both military and political aspects.When he became the governor, he was not just a puppet, nor could he be just a puppet.Especially now that Gu Pinzhen has just entered Kunming, and even the Yunnan army's own affairs have not been resolved, so how can they fight with the governor at will.

So many people came to Zhou Zhongyue's side.

Wang Jiuling, Yuan Jiapu, Wang Youlan, Zhang Weihan, Dong Ze and other important figures in the Yunnan political circle all came to Zhou Zhongyue.Dong Ze was the youngest and the most impatient, so he asked Zhou Zhongyue.

Zhou Zhongyue smiled, and so did Wang Jiuling and Yuan Jiapu.

Dong Ze has been on the education front since he returned from graduation, and has been running around for Yunnan education.Dong Ze's biggest dream is to independently build a university in Yunnan and develop a modern university in Yunnan.

However, unlike an educator like Dong Ze, the people next to him are all people who have been in the political arena for many years.I was surprised at the beginning, but gradually I thought of the reason.This is an obvious thing, a conspiracy that can be easily seen by others.Duan Qirui was not afraid that Zhou Zhongyue and the others would find out.

"Mr. Shengfu, do you want to accept this appointment?"

Yuan Jiapu asked.

Yuan Jiapu is the money bag of Cai E and Tang Jiyao, and has held positions in the Yunnan Finance Department since the Revolution of [-].From the Secretary of the Finance Department of Yunnan Province to the Director of the Yunnan Provincial Department of Finance, and then the Director of the National Taxation Department, he has made great efforts for Yunnan's finance.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Yunnan's finances were in chaos, and the Revolution of [-] aggravated the chaos.However, Yuan Jiapu quickly ended this chaos in the Yunnan Finance Department.However, the relationship between Yuan Jiapu and Tang Jiyao is not very good.

Because Tang Jiyao wanted to treat the Bank of Yunnan, which Yuan Jiapu was in charge of, as his own private bank, Yuan Jiapu refused, which caused Tang Jiyao to be furious.If it weren't for the fact that Tang Jiyao didn't spare time during this period, Tang Jiyao would have dismissed Yuan Jiapu, the disobedient finance minister, long ago.

Yuan Jiapu asked Zhou Zhongyue, and everyone looked up at Zhou Zhongyue.

Zhou Zhongyue didn't express his opinion, but frowned.After a long time, Zhou Zhongyue said, "What do you think?"

Zhou Zhongyue hesitated.

Zhou Zhongyue is a very hard-tempered person.Either you don't accept this position, if you accept this position, Zhou Zhongyue will not pass by carelessly.I will definitely do my best to complete the work.This is Zhou Zhongyue's character.

For the current situation in Yunnan, no one knows better than Zhou Zhongyue.

What does Yunnan need now.

Rest and rest.

Even though the fight this time wasn't very intense, Zhou Zhongyue understood Yunnan's financial situation better than anyone else.Once Duan Xun strongly bans smoking in Yunnan, Yunnan's finances will definitely be in turmoil.If he became the governor of Yunnan, he would never allow most of the finances to be spent on military expenses.

In China during the Republic of China, or in other words, the world at this time, military expenditures accounted for an astonishing proportion of finances.When Yuan Shikai was alive, the entire Beijing government lived on loans and borrowed money from Europe, America and Japan.Half of government revenue goes to military spending.

It was even more difficult for local warlords.

Some warlords in poor provinces spend [-] to [-] percent of their fiscal revenue on military expenditures, or even more.So much so that some people ridiculed on the Internet that even the warlords were impoverished during the Republic of China.In fact, this is not only the case in China, but also in many countries in the world. Half of the fiscal revenue is military expenditure.

Yunnan is no exception.

From Cai E to Tang Jiyao, he raised so many troops, and the military expenditure was astonishing.Including opium revenue, military expenditures accounted for more than 60.00% of fiscal revenue.But once there is no opium income, Yunnan's finances will be reduced by half immediately, and there will be no sufficient military expenditures at all, and even government expenditures will have problems.If Zhou Zhongyue becomes the governor of Yunnan, he will definitely cut down a lot of military expenditures.This will inevitably confront the big bosses of the Yunnan Army.