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Chapter 411 March 41, Luochuan Wuzhu Phoenix Hunger

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    Song Jiaoren was a little stunned: "Mr. Sun is really loyal to the country!"

    This remark sounded like praise or sarcasm, and it was difficult to tell which one Song Jiaoren meant.  Maybe it means both?

    Sun Yuanqi did not feel dissatisfied at all, and replied calmly: "It is not a matter of public loyalty to the country, but Sun knows what to do and what not to do. Since we are organizing a political party with comrades, we must always remember that 'the party is for the public good.  The purpose of governing is for the people. Although political parties have party interests, if they ignore right and wrong and blindly put party interests above national interests, no matter what contributions they have made in the past, they will have no value now."

    Song Jiaoren chuckled a few times: "Song, I would like to be taught! It's just that President Yuan's proposal to clarify military affairs is not only related to the interests of this association, but also related to the republican government of the Republic of China. We have no choice but to fight."

    Sun Yuanqi said: "Then how does President Song plan to fight?"

    Song Jiaoren said: "Since General Manager Sun and President Yuan both believe that military affairs should be clarified quickly, it is not inconvenient for me to object. It is just that the details are quite controversial. For example, President Yuan said that military and civilian affairs should be divided, which is fine! But the differences between provinces  Governors and civil affairs chiefs must be elected by provincial councils and cannot be directly appointed by the central government.

    ¡°Another example is the adjustment of military institutions. The military department of the Presidential Palace is controlled by the Beiyang faction, and the chiefs of the Army Department and Navy Department of the State Council are also direct descendants of Yuan Xiangcheng. So the chief of staff must be from our alliance.

    ¡°If we want to update the military establishment, then fine, we will provide the military establishment equally according to the provinces, regardless of east, west, north, and south, under the supervision of the Senate.

    "If you want to disband the redundant army, it's okay. There are now more than 1.2 million soldiers in the country, including 600,000 from the Beiyang faction, 350,000 from our Alliance, 100,000 from your New China Party, and 150,000 from other troops. Let's follow the proportion.  The abolition will be carried out by a tripartite committee to supervise the implementation, starting with the Beiyang Department with the largest number of soldiers!

    "As for stopping the purchase and transportation of firearms, the Ministry of the Army and the Ministry of the Navy must uniformly prepare the ordnance according to the national army establishment before the suspension. If Yuan Xiangcheng disagrees with any item, that item will be invalid. What does President Sun think?"

    Sun Yuanqi felt that Song Jiaoren was a bit unreasonable and even forced others to do something difficult.

    For example, regardless of east, west, north, and south, the army will be established equally according to the provinces.  Can the deployment of troops be so evenly peppered?  In areas like Gyeonggi, in addition to retaining enough defensive troops, they must also always deal with the strong military pressure from Japan and Russia, which are just around the corner. It is impossible without heavy troops.  In Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Anhui and other provinces, apart from suppressing local areas, the military hardly puts any great pressure on national defense.

    As for the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Navy to uniformly prepare ordnance before the weapons are out of service, that is almost nonsense!  It is said that military affairs are being clarified in order to reduce military expenditures and reduce financial burdens. As Song Jiaoren said, not only will the strength of the Southern Alliance rise against the trend, but military expenditures will also increase sharply.  Do you really think that Yuan Datou is taken advantage of?

    Sun Yuanqi said noncommittally: "I just support clarifying military affairs. As for how to operate it, it depends on your wits and courage at the State Council. As long as military expenditures can be reduced, financial burdens can be reduced, and President Yuan can agree, Sun will have no choice.  What a big opinion. Anyway, our four provinces of Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Shanxi only have less than 100,000 troops, so they won¡¯t be able to cut us down to the last one, right?"

    Song Jiaoren stood up and bowed slightly to Sun Yuanqi: "Thank you Mr. Sun for your strong support to the Tongmenghui. Song would like to thank you in advance!"

    After seeing off Song Jiaoren, Sun Yuanqi sat quietly in his study for a moment. Thinking back to what the two of them had just said, he suddenly thought of a crucial question: Song Jiaoren said that they have 350,000 troops. If this statement is true, then  How does the Alliance feed so many people?

    Although the territory of Sun Yuanqi's clan is not as large as that of the Tongmenghui, and the taxes in Sichuan and Shaanxi are not as generous as those in Jiangsu, Guangdong and other places, the Sun clan's military strength is also small, less than one-third of the Tongmenghui, and Sun Yuanqi has huge industrial support.  Even so, the monthly military expenditure of these 100,000 troops was as high as 1 million yuan, which still made Sun Yuanqi heartbroken.

    How can the alliance cope with such a huge military expenditure?

    Even though the revolutionaries have a noble spirit and do not lead the army, the basic problems such as feeding horses, providing guns and ammunition, accommodation for marching, headaches and fever must be solved, right?  Even if the military expenditure per person of the Alliance is only half of that of Sun Yuanqi's soldiers, it would still cost at least 1.75 million yuan per month!  I guess this was the fundamental reason why the Nanjing Provisional Government kept borrowing money from foreign countries after it was established, and why it quickly collapsed later?

    In the past, when the Nanjing Provisional Government was still there, there might have been foreign banks willing to make venture capital investments.  Now that everyone is gone, who is still willing to lend money to the Alliance to provide food, clothing, housing and transportation for those 350,000 people?  It can be seen that clarifying military affairs is not only??Yuan Shikai's top priority is also the top priority of the Tongmenghui, because neither can support the huge military expenditure and may collapse financially at any time.

    Under such circumstances, the Tongmenghui still dares to challenge Yuan Shikai. Where does its confidence lie?

    Sun Yuanqi felt that this was like two masters competing for internal strength. Both sides were close to running out of fuel and the game was about who could not hold on first. However, the internal strength of the Beiyang faction and the Alliance was financial.  There is a bachelor spirit in the key alliance members who are not afraid of wearing shoes: anyway, the power of the country is now in the hands of your Beiyang faction. We are the opposition party, and if things get serious, the people will not be able to blame us.  We can pat our butts and leave, but you have to stay and clean up the mess!

    With this fearlessness of death, the Tongmenghui had the confidence to challenge Yuan Shikai.  Of course, if coexistence is possible, the Alliance will not be stupid enough to insist on breaking up everything.  For example, just now, despite Song Jiaoren's clear-cut opposition to clarifying military affairs from the very beginning, in fact this was just a cover for him to introduce revised versions of the next five measures and try to get the New China Party to side with them.

    The Tongmenghui¡¯s position is obvious: clarify military affairs?  OK!  But the key is that firstly, the interests of the alliance cannot be harmed, and secondly, you are the first to attack.

    One day later, according to the rules set by Tang Shaoyi, it was another day for a state meeting.  People at home and abroad who care about China's political situation are paying close attention to this meeting, and the level of attention is no less than the establishment of the State Council the day before yesterday.

    The first state meeting was held the day before yesterday. First, Justice Chief Wang Chonghui and Agriculture and Forestry Chief Song Jiaoren were late, and then Interior Minister Zhao Bingjun left without saying goodbye. This has already cast a shadow over this cabinet.  If something goes wrong again in this meeting, I'm afraid the future of this cabinet will be uncertain, and China's political situation will be in turmoil again!

    Sun Yuanqi, Zhang Jian, Tang Shouqian and other three people arrived at the State Council ten minutes early and saw Tang Shaoyi sitting at the top of the conference room with an indifferent expression. Although there were several thick piles of documents in front of him, his mind was obviously not on the documents, and his eyes were looking at him from time to time.  Glancing towards the door.  Seeing Sun Yuanqi waiting to enter, he quickly stood up and said: "Ji Zhi, Zhexian, Baixi, you are here so early! The New China Party is worthy of believing in nationalism. It really puts the country first in everything, and is worthy of being a model for the people!"

    As a veteran in officialdom, Zhang Jian naturally knew that Tang Shaoyi had something to say, and he did not respond. He just pretended to be conciliatory and said: "Prime Minister Shaochuan came very early!"

    Subsequently, Lu Zhengxiang, Xiong Xiling, Duan Qirui, and Liu Guanxiong also arrived one after another. Even Wang Chonghui and Song Jiaoren rushed to the venue in time, but Cabinet Chief Zhao Bingjun was nowhere to be seen.  After waiting for five minutes, Tang Shaoyi said: "Director Zhi'an may encounter an emergency and be unable to make it in a short while, so let's have a meeting first! When the meeting is over, send someone to give him the meeting minutes for review.  "

    Everyone here understands that Zhao Bingjun¡¯s absence from the state meeting was definitely not due to some unexpected incident.  There is no doubt that this is Yuan Shikai's demonstration to the Tongmenghui!  If the Alliance is not sensible, it is very likely that Zhao Bingjun will never attend the state affairs meeting of this cabinet, and even Duan Qirui, Liu Guanxiong and others will disappear from the conference room one by one.

    Seeing that there was no objection from everyone present, Tang Shaoyi continued: "The President proposed at the inauguration ceremony of the State Council the day before yesterday that the current priority is to clarify military affairs, including the separation of military and civilian affairs, adjustment of military institutions, updating of military establishment, disbanding of redundant troops, and stopping the purchase and transportation of firearms.  and other five aspects, in order to avoid fiscal deficits, reduce the burden on the people, and realize a complete democratic republic. What do you have your views on this?"

    Without waiting for others to answer, Song Jiaoren took the lead and said: "Prime Minister Shaochuan, chief ministers, Song is the youngest in the cabinet, and he is also the last person to serve. I would like to give you some ideas and talk about Song's opinions on the five measures to clarify military affairs!  "Song Jiaoren was born in 1882. He is only thirty years old now and is the youngest member of the cabinet.  Another leader of the Tongmenghui, Wang Chonghui, was born in 1881, and he was born into a formidable family!  Now when it comes to youth, Sun Yuanqi can only rank third.

    The "simple opinion" that Song Jiaoren mentioned was the suggestion made in Sun Yuanqi's study yesterday. After listening to it, Army Chief Duan Qirui curled his lips disdainfully: "Listening to what General Song said, I'm afraid that General Song has always been engaged in revolutionary and rebellion work, and has never  Have you ever been a soldier and been paid?"

    Song Jiaoren snorted coldly: "So what?"

    Duan Qirui said: "It's because you have never been a soldier or been paid, so you say such layman's words! For example, can the army establishment be averaged according to provinces? When talking about establishment, we must first start with the unified designation  " Immediately, he began to give Song Jiaoren military lessons.  Duan Qirui attended the Beiyang Military Academy in China, was gilded at the Berlin Military Academy in Germany, and participated in the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War of 1891-1899. His military literacy was unmatched by young men in the Alliance.  Ren was dazed and speechless.

    Song Jiaoren had no choice but to ask: "If we follow Commander Duan's advice, how should we update the military establishment?" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly votes.  Your support is my biggest motivation.) (Remember this website address: www.hlnovel.com)?, then how to update the army establishment?  "(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.) (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.  com
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