"I would like to say that if you want to conquer the world, you must have the world in mind. Even if you cannot level a bowl of water, you cannot just focus on the three eastern provinces. Whether it is the army or the economy, you must have a national perspective, otherwise you will only know how to use your own power.
People will become alienated from each other, and both the Manchu and Qing dynasties, as well as the Beiyang, have made fatal mistakes on this point. If they cannot unite the world, there will be more and more enemies, and they will emerge in endlessly."
Having said this, Wang Yongjiang smiled again and said: "I'd like to say that it's really good that you realized this early. To be honest, I'm really afraid that after you defeat Russia and Japan in a row, you will take the path of the overlord of Chu.
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I am afraid that only Wang Yongjiang in the world dares to talk to Zhang Tinglan like this. Xiang Yu is so powerful that he can conquer all 72 battles. He has swept the world, embraced beauties, and conquered the world. He is a role model for many men, but he was defeated by Liu Bang.
Having lost the battle, there are too many things to think about.
For Zhang Tinglan, the most valuable thing to learn from is that Xiang Yu can only be an overlord, but not a king. This is the reason for his failure. Fengjun is also in this position now. If he cannot complete his transformation, no matter how powerful his military is,
, they will all be consumed in the end.
Just like a certain man with an empty space before and after, he was able to defeat the warlords every time, but instead the old warlords were not killed, and a large number of new warlords emerged. The entire history of the Democratic Party is a history of continuous vicious divisions, and finally the
All of his limited strength was consumed.
"Mr. Minyuan's lesson is that I am going to make a big change in both the army and the government. In particular, some senior officials from the three eastern provinces will be transferred to the pass to break the geographical barriers. In addition, I am going to upgrade the border defense force to the national defense force and at the same time increase the strength of the troops."
It expanded to 32 divisions. In addition to Fengjun’s original troops, ten more divisions were recruited from within the pass to form constraints.”
Wang Yongjiang smiled and nodded: "I don't know much about the military, but I think we should always have an open mind. Although there are many people who cause chaos in the direct troops, there are not many problems for the middle and lower-level officers. You might as well ask Baili to come over.
.Draw up a plan to organize the army."
When Zhang Tinglan heard this, he nodded frequently. Jiang Baili was once the principal of Baoding Military Academy, with high prestige, and among the direct line, the backbone of the Baoding Military Academy was. If they can be gathered together, they can balance the situation where the Fengtian family is the dominant one. Absolutely
It's very good advice.
"I will send a telegram to the chief of staff immediately and ask him to come to Beijing immediately. But Mr. Minyuan, do you have any other opinions on the development in the pass? I am waiting for you to come up with a strategy for me!"
Wang Yongjiang smiled slightly: "Honestly, I have thought about this for a long time. From the current point of view, the areas we can control are basically the three provinces of North China, including Shandong and Henan, plus the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the rest of Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan.
Some are beyond our reach. According to my idea, we might as well put aside these border areas for the time being and concentrate our efforts to allow the Central Plains and Jiangnan to develop stably. By then, our industrial strength will be at least doubled. It won’t take too long, in three to five years.
Almost, by then the world will be unified and unstoppable!"
Hearing this, Zhang Tinglan also nodded frequently. At present, neither financial nor military resources are ready, let alone the enemies with the foreign powers. If the army is sent to the southwest, it will only leave the Central Plains empty, and Zhang Tinglan has long thought about it.
We need to recuperate, but the war has continued and dragged on until now. The troops are exhausted to the extreme and should really take a good rest.
After some discussions with Wang Yongjiang, Zhang Tinglan’s idea has been very clear. The three provinces of Shandong and Henan are the base camp of Beiyang. They developed very early and have considerable industrial and educational foundations. Among them are Gongxian Arsenal and the famous Beiyang University.
, these are the basis that can be utilized. Moreover, the north has relatively less iron resources and is richer. According to the plan, the area will focus on developing heavy industry and build three steel plants. At the same time, it will vigorously exploit coal resources in Shanxi and build thermal power plants to supply North China.
Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai have long been the most economically dynamic areas in China, with very good development conditions. However, there is a problem. The Yangtze River Delta is too close to the ocean, and the Chinese navy is not strong enough to protect it. In addition, there are powerful comprador groups here.
, is a major obstacle to the development of industry.
According to Wang Yongjiang's idea, Jiangsu and Zhejiang will mainly develop light industries with quick results, gradually crack down on comprador groups, and then increase investment in Jiangsu and Zhejiang after the national strength improves.
The last investment focus is the middle reaches of the Yangtze River centered on Wuhan. When Zhang Zhidong was the governor of Huguang, he invested in the Hanyang Iron Works and the Hubei Weaving Layout, which supported the light and heavy industry pattern for a long period of time.
, the three towns in Wuhan are all areas with the most complete industrial categories and the highest level of development in China.
Zhang Tinglan is also preparing to use this foundation to invest heavily in Wuhan. Of course, Wuhan has another advantage, that is, it is located in the central region, and there is basically no need to consider safety. It even has an advantage compared to the three northeastern provinces, so it can establish a group of people without any scruples.
Defense industry.
"Mr. Minyuan, it stands to reason that you deserve to be the Prime Minister of the Cabinet. However, the water dragon vein of the Yangtze River is of great importance. I don't trust it if it is left to others. I can only ask you to take action in person. Therefore, I can only feel aggrieved and worry about the Deputy Prime Minister first."
It’s your job.”
Wang Yongjiang waved his hand and said with a smile: "Letting Tang Shaochuan be the prime minister is actually better than me. It can at least reassure the people of Southern Province. In addition, I want to do something real, and it doesn't matter if I am famous. But there is one thing I want.
I would like to remind you that the task in North China is no lighter than that in the south of the Yangtze River. The three provinces of Zhilu and Henan are all populous provinces, with more people and less land, and the conflicts are sharp. When the Republic of China was just established, the White Wolf Rebellion appeared. This land in the Central Plains wanted to
Governance is not that easy, not to mention there is a Yellow River that often floods, which is a big trouble!"
"Mr. Minyuan is right. I have prepared to implement the new land policy in these three provinces to allow farmers with little land to obtain land."
Wang Yongjiang sighed: "The land has to be moved, but it is very involved. Inside the customs is not as good as outside the customs. Have you thought about the person who will do this kind of thing?"
Zhang Tinglan smiled slightly: "Of course I have chosen, it is Yan Xishan!"
Wang Yongjiang was immediately surprised when he heard this: "I am sorry, you are not joking. Didn't Yan Xishan just make a big mistake and almost lose the capital, and you are still planning to use him?"
"Are you guilty of meritorious deeds? If he hadn't been guilty of this, I'd be really afraid that he wouldn't work hard."
When Wang Yongjiang heard this, he also put his hands on his hands and laughed: "I'm right, Yan Xishan is still capable of managing internal affairs. If he is really willing to do it, the Central Plains region can rest assured."
"Mr. Minyuan, there is another important matter. I plan to refer to the civil service examination methods of the three northeastern provinces and promote them to the customs to recruit a large number of civil servants to fill the vacancies."
"Okay, this is the right approach. Throughout the dynasties, as long as after the founding of the People's Republic of China, even if the world has not been completely unified, the imperial examination will be held. This is a good idea to win over people's hearts. Especially since we have had troubles with the academic circles several times, we have to admit more
Some young people can also alleviate the conflicts."
Zhang Tinglan and Wang Yongjiang discussed the major issues, and the Beijing government, which restored order, began to operate at a high speed. This time, no one dared to defy the rules. The Zhili system was completely collapsed. Although the foreigners cheered, they had no intention of sending troops to declare war. Zhang Tinglan
Another big victory came.
Some people realize it in advance, and some realize it later, but no matter who they are, except for a very few who are unaware, everyone understands one truth, that is, the unification of the world by the army has become an inevitable trend, and no one can reverse it.
Not even foreigners.
If you don't make the right choice at this time, you will be a jerk. Therefore, after this storm, most of the unsteady officials have been cleared out, and the remaining people are all working fearfully and risking their lives. At this time,
If you perform better, after the difficulties are over, it will be a period of rapid improvement.
Under the hard work of these people, the government quickly and efficiently operated, the scattered rebels were cleared away, the government quickly restored the devastation of the war, and at the same time promulgated new civil service examination methods.
The media also reported a series of reports. What's more important is that as Wang Yongjiang came to Beijing, another 50 million yuan was spent from the finance and Fengtian Development Bank. In addition, Zhang Tinglan signed a railway construction agreement with the Americans.
The Ning-Han Railway and the Sichuan-Han Railway will introduce American capital, which also marks that the Americans have officially reached out to the Yangtze River Basin, and the British have been driven out. At the same time, a trade and commerce agreement was also signed to expand the scope of economic exchanges between the two sides.
, allowing the United States to invest in the Yangtze River Basin. The American consortium was overjoyed to have obtained this piece of pie, and they immediately provided Zhang Tinglan with a loan of US$30 million.
At the same time, the U.S. government also actively stepped forward to act as a mediator and resolutely opposed the British clamor for the use of force. The British were not fools. They had lost all their chess pieces and did not have enough power, so they had no choice but to sit down and negotiate.
In addition, Feng Jun also held a group of British prisoners, including nearly a thousand British sailors captured in two naval battles, and a dozen intelligence personnel.
With these prisoners in their hands, the British were also wary of the enemy. And what made them most angry was that the Japanese actually signed an agreement with Fengjun first and hastily ended the Izumo incident.
In fact, this is not to blame the Japanese. More of their spies fell into the hands of China. Once a quarrel broke out, it would be unreasonable. Moreover, Zhang Tinglan was also very generous and said that he could not pursue this incident and still sell Mushan Iron Mine to Japan.
of ore, but the price discount was cancelled, and Zhang Tinglan also promised to return the spies to Japan.
However, in exchange for Chinese people working in Japan, the Japanese had no choice but to agree. China has a large number of talents studying in Japan, including a large number of science and engineering talents who returned home and were unable to find jobs, so they ended up staying in Japan.
This time Zhang Tinglan returned all these people. There were more than 400 people in total, including their families, more than 1,000 people returned to the country. At this time, it was only five months before the Great Kanto Earthquake...