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Chapter 282 The Backbone of the Chinese People

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    Sun Yixian wants to protect the law, where will the soldiers come from?  Lu Rongting, the patrol envoy of Guangdong and Guangdong who controlled Guangdong, welcomed Sun Yixian into Guangdong in order to oppose Duan Qirui's armed reunification, which made him seem to have a backbone.  Two days later, he took Zhang Taiyan, Zhu Zhixin, Liao Zhongkai, and Chen Jiongming to the south with two warships, "Haichen" and "Yingrui".

    However, before arriving in Guangdong, the "Zhang Xun Restoration" came to an end, leaving him with no opponents.  It doesn't matter, Duan Qirui is his new target.

    The reason is that after Lao Duan defeated Zhang Xun and regained power, he refused to restore the Constitution and the Congress, adopted Liang Qichao's suggestions, and prepared to convene a separate "temporary Senate" to re-enact the organizational law and election law of the Congress and elect a new Congress, so as to eliminate the Kuomintang members' occupation.  Advantages of the old Congress and the purpose of abolishing the Provisional Act.

    This gives Sun Yat-sen a new reason to "protect the law".  Not to mention, this brand is quite loud, and many people responded to it, such as Navy Chief Chen Biguang.  He and the First Fleet Commander Lin Baoyi jointly supported the treaty, restored Congress, punished the culprits, and went south to submit to Sun Yat-sen with 10 warships in the fleet, accompanied by Tang Shaoyi and Wang Jingwei.

    At the same time, the old members of Congress who were likely to be deprived of their identities were also strongly dissatisfied. They responded to Sun Yat-sen's call to open a new Congress in another place and went south to Guangdong.  By mid-August, more than 150 members of Congress had arrived in Guangzhou.

    These numbers were not enough according to the law, but the meeting was still held. It was called the Extraordinary Congress in history.  They organized the military government of the Republic of China and established a general marshal, two marshals, and six ministries.  In order to meet the needs of the war, the cabinet system stipulated in the "Provisional Constitution" was not adopted, but the general marshal system in the "Revolutionary Strategy" of the Chinese Revolutionary Party was adopted, which integrated the party, government and military.

    Sun Yixian lived up to his high expectations and was elected as the general marshal. Local powerful factions Lu Rongting and Tang Jiyao (Yunnan Governor) were elected marshals, but the six ministers were all from the moderate faction of the Kuomintang.  The local forces sent people to use guns, but they were ignored, which also planted hidden dangers for Lao Sun.

    As the head of the Central Committee, Duan Qirui has the obligation to safeguard national unity, and he is prepared to unify China by force.  Where does the money come from?  Let¡¯s go back to the original loan.  But this time he didn't hide it, and he couldn't tell it away, because it was true.  For this reason, he and Zhang Guogan, the famous "strength leader", had a lot of trouble.

    When this contract is sent to the desk of Zhang Guogan, the director of agriculture and commerce, it should be approved and signed by the director of agriculture and commerce.  However, Zhang Guogan refused to sign.  Also serving in the Beiyang government, Zhang Guogan showed the Chinese character.

    Who is this Zhang Guogan?  Speaking of which, it is famous.

    Zhang Guogan, whose courtesy name was Qianruo and Zhongjia, and whose name was Shigong, was born in Puqi, Hubei Province.  Beiyang government official and scholar.  Before the First Uprising in Wuchang, he was transferred to Beijing as deputy director of the Cabinet Bureau of Statistics; later he participated in the North-South peace talks with Tang Shaoyi as a "counselor" and won the favor of Yuan Shikai.  In April 1912, he was appointed Director of the Civil Affairs Bureau of the State Council and Secretary-General of the State Council. He later served as Secretary-General of the Presidential Office, Undersecretary of the Interior, and Director-General of Education.  When Li Yuanhong was in power, he continued to be favored because of his hometown connections, and served successively as Secretary-General of the Presidential Palace, Secretary-General of the State Council, Director-General of Agriculture and Commerce, Director-General of Justice, and President of the Water Conservancy Bureau.  He dealt with the various factions of the Beiyang warlords, reconciled conflicts, and was valued by all parties.  If he didn't sign, Duan Qirui, the Prime Minister, had nothing to do.

    On November 1, Japanese Minister to China Hayashi Gonsuke personally went to the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce to threaten Zhang to sign.  Zhang Guogan asked Lin Quanzhu whether he represented Japanese businessmen or the Japanese government?  He said: "If you represent a businessman from your country, you should handle it in accordance with China's mining regulations. If you represent your government, this is the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce. You and I have no status to talk. Please contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of our country."  .¡±

    Lin Quanzhu was speechless by Zhang, and he was too embarrassed to fall out, so he had to quit.  Not long after, Zhang Guogan came to visit again, with a friendly face, and suggested that the case be transferred to the Ministry of War in accordance with the Japanese steel industry being managed by the Ministry of War.  Zhang Guogan replied: "This is my country's internal affairs and I don't need you to worry about it."

    Seeing that the matter was deadlocked, Duan Qirui sent Sun Runzi to bribe Zhang with 1.2 million yuan. The bribe was increased to 2 million yuan, but both were rejected.  Tu Fengshu, secretary of the State Council, was also sent to persuade Zhang to leave Beijing in the name of inspecting the provincial peasant associations and let the acting deputy minister sign the iron ore contract on his behalf. Zhang Guogan also refused.  Duan also adopted the method he used to deal with Sun Hongyi, the chief of internal affairs, and persuaded Zhang to transfer to the provincial governor to avoid being the brunt of the disaster, but Zhang refused.

    Zhang Guogan is usually easy-going, but this time he was very determined.  Duan Qirui finally sent his confidant Zeng Yujun to visit Zhang. He said many good things and asked Zhang for help. Zhang Guogan said: "If you don't sign, you are doing the Prime Minister a favor!"

    Because the enemy is strong and we are weak, in the early days of the Republic of China when the Chinese people were generally afraid of the sun, it was commendable to have a strong leader like Zhang Guogan who would not lose power, humiliate the country, or submit to authority.

    If it weren¡¯t for the fact that things happened for a reason, Duan Qirui wouldn¡¯t want to provoke this famous ¡°strength person¡±"", it is really because the war situation in Europe is gradually showing signs of light, and he is eager to get a piece of the pie.

    After the three continental battles (Battle of the Marne, Battle of Verdun, and Battle of the Somme) and one maritime battle (Battle of Jutland) in World War I, whatever happened in Russia in Eastern Europe was the so-called "February Revolution."  "No matter what the outcome is, we cannot escape the inference that the Allies failed.  Even after the Battle of the Marne, the German Chief of Staff Moltke told Kaiser Wilhelm II: "Your Majesty, we have lost the war."

    Eager to join the winning side, especially to cater to the Japanese expectations of him, the Duan Qirui government bypassed Zhang Guogan and forcibly signed the contract.  This is a serious violation of the spirit of the cabinet constitution: all important peace treaties require the signature of each cabinet minister before they can take effect.  Upon seeing this, Zhang Guogan resigned angrily.  Duan Qirui wanted to approve it, but did not dare to write it.

    When Zhang Hanqing came to Beijing for the second time, his first stop was at the Zhang Mansion. He spoke highly of his words and deeds. Through his mouth, he expressed his father's praise as "the backbone of the country" and strongly invited Zhang Guogan to go outside the customs.  , "Stay away from the center and do something practical."  In the not-too-distant future, the three northeastern provinces will all come under my father's command as expected, and a large number of talents will be needed.  Talents like Zhang Guogan, who are neither humble nor arrogant towards the Japanese, are exactly what he wants. Since the Japanese penetrated the Northeast very early and were included in the sphere of influence many times, more or less local forces have a layer-by-layer relationship with the Japanese.  , how could Zhang Guogan be so pure and clean?

    Zhang Guogan also heard about Zhang Zuolin's behavior: it is true that he is a warlord, and he has a tight grip on the barrel of a gun, but he is still very attentive to civil affairs, and the people under his rule are said to live a good life.  Especially in the past two years, Fengtian Reform and Land Reform, as well as the establishment of many industries, have obviously made the financial situation much better, and the lives of ordinary people have indeed improved. Otherwise, why would there be such a large-scale immigration outside the customs?

    He is also familiar with Zhang Hanqing: the previous search for flowers and willows in Beijing proved to be a self-deprecating act, which deceived Lao Yuan; the new army he organized was said to be as effective as the Northern armies.  ; His drastic reforms and eclectic employment in Fengtian have surrounded him with many capable people, some of whom he knows include: Han Linchun, Mo Dehui, Liu Shangqing

    I am still a little proud that he has found me. However, as a senior from the Republic of China, I am still not at ease about working under Zhang Zuolin. Firstly, Lao Zhang is too strong; secondly, I am worried that he will treat me badly.  Too restrictive.

    Zhang Hanqing knew this very well, and he said to Zhang Guogan: "My father knows very well that Mr. Zhang is a good official who has the ability to benefit the people, and we have the same opinion on making the lives of the people in the Northeast better and the place stronger.  Later, my father also promised Xueliang that he would never interfere with Mr. Zhang¡¯s employment and administration in Heilongjiang. On the contrary, as long as Mr. Zhang proposed the method, my father would create conditions even if he had no conditions. Although my father did not know a few Chinese characters, he was very interested in  The promise is still kept. Please rest assured, Mr. Zhang."

    "It is true that Zhang Zuolin made promises many times, but that was just for fun, and there would never be outsiders present.  As for the promises made in public, Lao Zhang has never breached the contract. He has a good reputation for this, and Zhang Guogan has also heard about it.

    In fact, many figures in the Republic of China are committed to their promises. The traditional Chinese "gentleman promises a thousand pieces of gold" is by no means a child's play, unlike modern Western politicians who use bigger lies to overdraw their credit.  China is a country of credit practice with no credit record. Only in the commercial society has this trend been gradually replaced by very impersonal black and white letters.

    As the European powers continued to fight, they naturally relaxed their economic aggression against China, giving China's national industry a "short spring".  For this reason, the economic construction of Northeast China has reached a new level, and there is an urgent need for a large number of chief executives who understand economics and have integrity, especially those who cannot be compromised by the Japanese.

    The election of Zhai Wen as governor is just a transitional matter. After autonomy, the Black Province still has many affairs that need a shrewd and capable governor.  After all, Zhang Guogan has a huge reputation. If he can use it properly, it will benefit the country and the people, especially the old and young Zhang's outsiders.  In view of this, Zhang Zuolin solemnly proposed to the Central Committee, asking Zhang Guogan to condescend to become the governor of the Black Province.

    Duan Qirui also received a lot of pressure because of this matter. Zhang Zuolin's words were exactly what he wanted. If Zhang Guogan was willing, it would be a relief for him, otherwise it would be heartbreaking to watch him all the time!  I'm afraid Zhang Guogan disagreed, as he had said the same thing before and was rejected.  Unexpectedly, he only mentioned this, and just added: "I'm afraid Zhongjia thinks he has given in." Zhang Guogan said discouragedly: "I am not worthy of my name as a minister now, and I am not worthy of it. I can do something practical for the people of Heilongjiang Province."  , How can I negotiate any compromise?"

    Duan Qirui was also intoxicated by the fact that Qiang Ling was able to "live" under Zhang Zuolin, the strongman outside the customs, so happily.  But he was able to leave, which was exactly what he wanted. He just said in his heart: "I wish you a safe journey."

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? When working under the always strong Zhang Zuolin, I¡¯m afraid I have to try Lao Zhang¡¯s thick and dark methods, and only then will I know how good I am, Lao Duan!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)The powerful Zhang Zuolin is doing things under his control. I'm afraid I have to try the old Zhang Houhei's methods. Only then will I know how good my old Duan is!  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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