Beiyang reactionaries

"Cultivate our own customs talents. In the future, he will be the General Administration of Customs. China's customs should naturally be managed by the Chinese government. How can we let the big powers control our customs."

"Prime Minister, but the customs issue is very sensitive."

"I know."

Duan Xun nodded.

But he still said: "Take your time. The customs is a cornucopia, and the annual tariff income is hundreds of millions. Such a large amount makes me greedy when I think about it. We can't let so much tariffs from the customs fall into the hands of the big powers. If We can now fully recover customs, our government revenue can be doubled immediately, and how much can be done by then."

"Prime Minister, do you have steps to take back customs?"

"Have."

Duan Xun has made some plans for China's future.Duan Xun will not attack blindly in anything.China's foundation is too poor. At present, the industrial foundation, infrastructure construction, and technical capabilities are poor, and the country has not even been fully unified.It is very difficult to do anything.

But so what?

China has its own advantages, and China is a big country.With many resources and a large population, as long as it starts to develop, no one can stop it.As long as you develop slowly according to the steps, you will definitely be able to find your place in the world.

Therefore, for China's development, Duan Xun has already made a ten-year or 20-year development plan in his mind.

"First, when we reorganize the national army, we will have at least one million army troops in our hands."

"Million Army?"

Dai Kan nodded slightly.

Duan Xun already had quite a few troops.Duan Xun served as the supervisor of the border defense, and before the direct Anhui war with Cao Kun's troops, Duan Xun's troops had nearly 50 regular troops.This time Cao Kun, Zhang Zuolin, Chen Guangyuan, Li Houji and others were defeated, and nearly 30 troops were reorganized.

So far the reorganization work is going well.

As long as there is a little stability and China's military factories can continue to produce weapons, it will not be a problem to expand the army to one million.When the Chinese army was the largest in the early years, there were hundreds of thousands of people.It's just that there are many local troops of local warlords.

Now Duan Xun just wiped out those local troops and turned them all into direct-controlled troops.

Dai Kan understood what Duan Xun meant.

The weak eat the strong.

There is no justice at all in the current world, it is a world where the weak prey on the strong.The reason why China has been reduced to the point of being bullied by the big powers in turn is because China is weak and lost in wars.Now if you want to take back power from the great powers, there is actually only one way.

It is war.

It is impossible to win those powers through negotiation.For countries such as Britain, France and Japan, what qualifications do you China have to negotiate with them.They can negotiate with you on small issues, but how can they negotiate with you when important interests are involved.

In their eyes, China is just a weak country that they can bully at will.

Where is the qualification to negotiate with them on an equal footing.

So the most important thing is the army.

Only with a strong Chinese military can it take back those powers.At that time, there will inevitably be head-to-head wars, or they will directly face the powerful countries such as Britain, France, the United States, and Japan, or their agents.

There was always going to be war anyway.

So the scale of a million troops is a must.

"The second point is to sign a new diplomatic agreement with the Soviet Union and Germany as soon as possible to win over the United States and complete a diplomatic breakthrough. Now we are too dependent on Japan and too afraid of Britain. We must break this situation."

"The third point is to complete the unification of government orders and military orders across the country."

"Completing these three points will allow me to gather the strength of the whole country, that is, when we will completely withdraw the customs. My plan is to withdraw the customs within five years, no more than five years. If the British do not agree by then, then everyone will Let's fight and see who can't bear it in the end."

After Duan Xun finished speaking in one breath, Dai Kan and Yang Yongtai were silent.

Five years.

Recovering customs completely within five years does not seem like a very ambitious goal.Even for the newspaper media, for ordinary people, it is a very embarrassing thing.

It is obviously his own customs, but it will take five years to recover it.

But for people in high positions like Dai Kan and Yang Yongtai, they have completely different views.The customs are related to the interests of the great powers, and it is very risky for Duan Xun to take back the customs within five years.

Where is that easy.

Customs, that is where the greatest interests of the great powers are located in China.How could they spit out their interests so easily.

fight?

It's not that Dai Kan and Yang Yongtai are timid, but it's not that China has never fought wars with foreign powers for so many years.But when did China defeat those great powers, the pressure of the great powers on the Chinese people was really great.

"However, we can't do nothing before taking back the customs. Starting from changing the tariff rate, we will negotiate with them slowly. This will not be sudden. That's why I proposed the establishment of the General Administration of Customs, which should be the Tariff Management Committee."

"Prime Minister, who do you think is more suitable?"

"What do you think?"

"I think that even if the future goal is the General Administration of Customs, people with too high a level should not be sent there. If it is just a simple customs management committee, then people with too high a level should not be in charge, and the big powers will pay attention."

Dai Kan thought for a while before answering.

Duan Xun frowned.

Originally, Duan Xun wanted Li Zhanyang, the current governor of Sichuan Province, to be in charge of this department in the past, and he also took advantage of the trend to make Li Zhanyang the head of the General Administration of Customs.But listening to Dai Kan's words, there is still some truth.

Regardless of what Duan Xun said to the outside world, if Li Zhanyang is sent there, people will immediately see the difference.

After all, that was Li Zhanyang.

He is the governor of Sichuan Province, where Duan Xun made his fortune.And Li Zhanyang's younger brother Li Heyang, who is also the president of the Southwest Business Association, has always supported Duan Xun.With Li Zhanyang's status, after Duan Xun gained a firm foothold in the Beijing government, he would definitely let Li Zhanyang enter Beijing to serve as the chief of a certain department.

Li Zhanyang's goal is indeed too big.

It is easy for people to see Duan Xun's thoughts.

"Then you see?"

"Prime Minister, how is Kang Xinru in Shanghai?"

"Kang Xinru?"

Dai Kan came from the Yunnan Army, became famous in the Guizhou Army, and was the strongest in Guizhou.Among the current Duan Xun camp, Dai Kan's strength is not bad.There are many direct descendants in the political, military, and police circles.

But he knows how to advance and retreat.

In some positions, he dare not expect extravagance, or he will not cross the line.

Duan Xun looks smiling, but he still has a strong desire to control.If he crosses the line, the current political alliance between Duan Xun and Dai Kan may be affected.