Chapter 222: The Navy’s Problem (1)

Focusing on development and catching up is the only feasible path for the Republic of China. The country is huge and has many problems, so the government’s ability has become a focus. Prime Minister Tang Hualong has gray hair on his temples. This is all due to too much work. But

Prime Minister Tang always looked in good spirits and carried the wind with him when he walked. Sun Baoqi is also getting older, and the president is still busy with official duties every day, and there are always too many things to do, but President Sun never complains about being tired.

The New Republic of China has a new atmosphere. The whole country is busy with construction in this vibrant spring.

"No, absolutely not. The Ministry of Finance doesn't have that much money to give you, so you have to find a way to do it yourself. The Ministry of Education's annual government investment accounts for 30% of the country's total tax revenue. Brother Heqing, you have to be content." Zhang Jian simply rejected Cai Yuanpei.

What a joke are you asking for money? Last year, the total tax revenue of the Republic of China was only 500 million, but 150 million was invested in education. Cai Yuanpei still wants money, saying he wants to set up an overseas study fund to help students from colleges and universities in various provinces study abroad.

Cai Yuanpei felt that what he wanted was not much, just 10 million start-up capital. Zhang Jian's head was big. Don't look at all the American loans, which looked like a lot of money. In fact, all the money had a clear purpose. Misappropriation? Don't even think about it.

, Zhang Jian, the Ministry of Finance

Chang Gang took it for granted that he didn't want to be invited to tea by Madman Zhang from the Independent Commission Against Corruption. Chen Qimei was arrested by Zhang Taiyan because he took 30,000 yuan of public funds to drink flower wine. What was terrible was that Chen Qimei actually confessed.

, and what’s the point of drinking some flower wine?

Zhang Taiyan was not so easy to talk to, so he immediately submitted relevant evidence to the cabinet and the president. The president signed an order to arrest the person. Chen Qimei did not resist. After being captured, the prosecutor's office of the People's Republic of China filed a lawsuit. The government official Ju Zheng was personally hearing the case.

, the final result

Chen Qimei was convicted of corruption and sentenced to one year in prison. This is a light sentence, considering the so-called political merits. Or Sun Baoqi and Tang Hualong made a favor, and according to the law, they were sentenced to at least five years in prison. Which country,

It is inevitable that similar things will happen.

It was difficult to get American money, and Cai Yuanpei was unwilling to give in. Finally, Zhang Jian gave him a suggestion: "He Qing, why don't you go find Fu Shuai, he is the famous God of Wealth." Let the Minister of Education deal with this matter.

That's what Zhang Jian could think of.

Interestingly, Cai Yuanpei also agreed and immediately left and went to find Marshal Fang.

Fang Jianxiong is not idle either. After a war with Japan, many problems were exposed in the army. All participating troops were summarizing their experience. Marshal Fang stayed at the General Staff every day and ate in the canteen with a group of people.

The General Logistics Department should also be generous.

Shuai Caocao, Duan Feng is very capable, in fact, he is just a person who does specific things. Now all the troops are clamoring for new equipment, and a group of division commander's adjutants are hanging around in the yard of the General Logistics Department. Various methods are used

Dare to go up, the only purpose is to equip yourself!

There is no way. Many of the equipment of the current A-type divisions are actually not neat. There are big gaps in light machine guns and mortars. The output of Wuhu and Hankou is so large. Whoever gets the equipment first will be able to form the first.

Combat strength. Wang Tianzong, who is far away in Lanzhou, still uses golden hook rifles in his division. He was given the establishment of a Class A division, and the equipment and other equipment are all old-fashioned, which is enough to deal with the horse bandits in the northwest. But no one can

You don’t want to be a stepmother, do you?

If you pay careful attention, you will find that the earlier you follow Marshal Fang, the more neatly your troops are equipped. The top eight Class A divisions have no problems at all, and the ones that follow will be no worse.

When Duan Feng saw that something was wrong, he hid directly in the General Staff and followed the commander around every day, unable to drive him away.

Bu Duanfeng came to the General Staff to report early in the morning. As the equipment director of the General Logistics, his military rank is only a colonel, but he can definitely walk sideways in the General Staff. Fang Jianxiong also came over early in the morning, and met him at the door waiting here.

Duan Feng said a little strangely: "I asked, why have you come to the General Staff every day this month?"

Duan Feng naturally had an excuse, and saluted with a smile: "Fushuai, I'm here to ask you when the second batch of American-made rifles will arrive." Fang Jianxiong didn't doubt it, and said casually:

"It's coming soon, it'll be there in ten days."

Duan Feng hurriedly climbed up the pole: "Fushuai, Commander Duan of the Lanzhou Military Region, but he sent a telegram again to urge for equipment. He said that other troops have been replaced with new rifles, but his is still a golden hook rifle. There are also

As for light machine guns and mortars, Lanzhou is very short of them. You have to think of something for me, otherwise I won't even dare to go back to the General Logistics Department to go to work."

Fang Jianxiong understood, and said with a thought on his head: "What can I do? The newly arrived rifles should be sent to the northeast first. By the way, there is a batch of 60 mortars in this batch. You can give it to Zhishuai." Fang Jianxiong said.

Hurrying in, Duan Feng grabbed Yang Yongtai who was about to go in and said: "Brother Chang Qing, wait a moment."

Yang Yongtai stopped and smiled and said: "Brother Duan, don't worry, this batch of mortars is very large, this number!" He raised two fingers, Duan Feng understood immediately, smiled and said, "Thank you, thank you very much.

, I can finally have some leisure time.”

Domestic production is too small, so importing mortars from the United States is a helpless move. The army is expanding too fast, and 60 mortars are used in large quantities, so they can only rely on imports. Most of the forty B divisions now have no mortars.

Artillery. This batch of goods was sold by the Americans at a low price during the Sino-Japanese War. At that time, the U.S. government did not expect that the Republic of China government could win so quickly. It also expected that the war between China and Japan would last for a year and a half.

loaded.

Therefore, there is no good thing in this imperialism. The Americans support China with a very clear purpose: to contain Japan and Russia, with the focus being on Japan, which is a powerful naval power.

Walking into the General Staff, I met Zhang Xiaohuai face to face. Neither of them said a word of courtesy. Zhang Xiaohuai immediately said: "Fu Shuai came just in time. Yesterday, Mr. Sa from the Navy Department came and made Baili's forehead wrinkled."

As soon as Fang Jianxiong heard this, he immediately looked around, as if Sa Zhenbing was on the left and right. "What new tricks has he come up with? He came to me a few days ago and asked for battleships. When he asked, he asked for four Dreadnought-class ships. Kill them.

I can’t even change it.”

Zhang Xiaohuai smiled bitterly and said: "Mr. Sa is very smart. Children who cry can be fed by milk. He knows this better than us. This is because the army has invested heavily and the navy needs to show its presence. What we talked about yesterday was the construction of the Minjiang River Estuary in Fuzhou.

Regarding the fortress, he went to Wusongkou, and when he came back, he magnified it twice according to the standards of Wusongkou Fortress and spoke to Baili."

Fang Jianxiong was stunned, and after a while he furrowed his brows and said: "Thirty million yuan was invested in Wusongkou Pier and the fortress. Mr. Sa is deliberately bankrupting me." When Zhang Xiaohuai heard this, he smiled and said: "It means supporting the country.

, can you repair one?”

Fang Jianxiong nodded and said: "It is necessary. The mouth of the Minjiang River faces Taiwan. The Japanese are too close. Without a strong navy, we can only rely on fortresses. By the way, if the old man comes again, tell him that within five years

, the navy has added four more battle cruisers of more than 20,000 tons, and now it can train personnel."

Zhang Xiaohuai said with a smile: "If you want to say it, go and tell him, I won't cause this trouble. Sa Lao can't get involved, and he won't be able to get rid of it. Baili is a lesson learned from the past!" As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Fangzhen's voice came over:

"I said Runong, you don't have any sympathy at all. I didn't see Sa Lao running to the Ministry of National Defense every day because he was so old, so I comforted him a little. Didn't I hope to cause less trouble to the army? You guy has a big conscience.

It’s broken.”

Fang and Zhang burst into laughter, and Huang Xing happened to be here too. When he heard the commotion, he came over and said, "Why are you so happy?" When Jiang Fangzhen said this to him, Huang Xing also shook his head and said, "I can't mess with you.

Come on, I can’t afford to offend you.”

Sa Zhenbing is highly respected. Although the Navy Department is subordinate to the General Staff, it is also a highly partisan department. If he cheats, who would dare to fight him? In fact, Fang Jianxiong is very dissatisfied with the current situation of the Navy. But let go

In my heart, I always feel that the navy needs to be rectified, but it has never been done.

It was just an opportunity. As time went by, Fang Jianxiong saw that Sa Zhenbing was so old and shamelessly came to the Ministry of National Defense to make trouble every day, and his dissatisfaction became much lighter. However, he still would not take the initiative to see Sa Zhenbing.

Okay. Looking at the attitudes of these three people today, I feel a little touched in my heart.

"What do you think about the affairs of the Navy?" Walking into a small conference room, Fang Jianxiong started the weekly meeting. The implication was that today's topic was the Navy.

"The foundation of the navy is too weak and it can't afford to mess with it." Huang Xing is still a kind person, and he shows his cleverness when he says good things. Now the navy of the Republic of China is divided into four, and the main force is the Second Fleet.

, the other fleets together are not enough to fight the Second Fleet. Huang Xing actually knows Fang Jianxiong's thoughts very well. But as far as Huang Xing's position is concerned, as the Minister of Defense, he is not empty-handed, and he has great power in his hands.

.And in terms of personnel appointments in the army, Huang Xing is

He has a great say. Basically, the people he recommends are at least brigade commanders. Xu Chongzhi is directly a Class A division master. Fang Jianxiong is fair and meritocratic, which suits Huang Xing's thoughts.

Although the army is also divided into factions, it will not affect the overall situation of unity. Unlike the previous provisional government, he, the army chief, cannot mobilize local troops from various places. Now, any army commander would dare to disobey the order signed by Huang Xing

?I almost don’t want to do it anymore.

When the issue of the Navy was brought up, the three of them stopped talking. This issue was a headache. The Navy was suspected of being a member of the Fujian Gang, but this was caused by historical issues. Since no one said anything, Fang Jianxiong had no choice but to speak up himself.

"Let's do this. The navy's personnel appointment power will be transferred to the Ministry of National Defense, and the same goes for the army!" As he spoke, Fang Jianxiong glanced at Jiang Fangzhen. This guy was a gentleman, and said without thinking: "This is a good idea, like this

Let’s create a deputy minister of defense, led by Sarao

"Served as." The General Staff originally had the power to appoint the commanders of each army. Even the commander of a large military region only had the power to appoint the commander of the regiment. This is evident from Jiang Fangzhen's gentlemanly style. (To be continued. Please
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