"My nephew is not in favor of centralization, but if China wants to develop, it must be tough, insistent and implement centralization regardless of the cost. [New] [ ~] On this point, my nephew firmly believes so."
Yuan Su said emphatically, his expression as if a battle was imminent.
"Promote centralization at all costs?" Yuan Shikai muttered to himself and secretly recorded this sentence in his heart. He has been in a position of power for decades, so he naturally knows the importance of firmly grasping power and centralizing power.
.The reason why he was interested in this sentence was that he was pleased that the person who said it had such firm determination.
Especially the person who said these words is a relative of the Yuan family, which is very important!
After a pause, Yuan Shikai asked again: "According to what you said, how do you think centralization should be implemented? And how to weaken the separatist rule of local warlords?"
Yuan Su said without thinking: "Use political pressure and use force to take back power."
Yuan Shikai frowned slightly, and his face changed for a while. After thinking for a long time, he said: "Since you also think that we should attack by force?"
Yuan Su solemnly said: "Uncle, the separatist regimes in the southern provinces have not been separated for a day or two. To put it simply, the current domestic situation is still a mess left over from the Qing Dynasty. The self-respecting governors have been expanding their power over the years, relying on the
The sky is high, the emperor is far away, and there are foreigners behind the scenes, they will only superficially respect the central government. Military crusade is an inevitable method, but it does not necessarily require the army to go south and sweep across the provinces. As long as the opportunity is grasped well, it can be launched
It will serve as a warning to others."
Yuan Shikai pondered Yuan Su's words and did not rush to express his position.[ ][]
Yuan Su continued: "Military operations are to establish prestige. Once the central government has the prestige to intimidate the whole country, and then cooperate with political pressure, it will be enough to defeat the enemy without fighting. Military is a means, and politics is the goal."
"Then how should you apply the political pressure you mentioned?"
"In my nephew's opinion, politics is the basis for persuading the people. The reason why the Kuomintang has such high popularity today is precisely because they are good at using politics. As long as the central government can truly convince the people and bring them to their hearts, the warlords in the south will naturally
They will become public enemies of the country. On the contrary, if the southern warlords are allowed to collude with those revolutionary parties and use the mouth of the revolutionary parties to accuse the central government of all kinds, then the central government will become the target of public criticism." Yuan Su expressed his ideas as plainly as possible.
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"This is the first time I've heard what you said." Yuan Shikai's expression looked very serious. Only now did he realize that his nephew did indeed have a few tricks up his sleeve. Yuan Su's words could be regarded as the same nonsense before, but just now
But those words were completely novel and even hit the nail on the head.
"My nephew's idea is that political means must be used decisively, and the southern warlords must not be allowed to take the lead. Nowadays, the outside world often talks about the power of the south in too general terms. It seems that when it comes to the south, it means the Kuomintang and those warlords, but in fact the Kuomintang
They are two different things from the military separatist forces in the southern provinces. Maybe they are inextricably related, but they are still different in nature." Yuan Su said emphatically.
"If that's the case, what you just meant is that you can't let those military-respecting governors in the south cooperate with the Kuomintang?" Yuan Shikai asked deeply.
"Yes, not only cannot the southern warlords be allowed to cooperate with the Kuomintang, but it is also best for the central government to obtain cooperation with the Kuomintang as soon as possible.[][~]" Yuan Su nodded.
"Ke Li, you underestimate the Kuomintang too much. It is because of their existence that these revolutionary heroes can implement centralization of power. Don't you know that the Kuomintang won a resounding victory in the congressional election and will soon go north to carry out its responsibilities?"
Cabinet system? By then, the power of the central government will be in the hands of these cabinet ministers. There is no force behind these ministers, and there will definitely be chaos." Yuan Shikai was very disappointed with Yuan Su's words.
The tone was obviously bad.
"My nephew understands what his uncle means. These political activists from the Revolutionary Party all have different political ambitions. After all, they all want to take advantage of the opportunity to get a piece of the pie, and this piece of pie cannot be taken casually.
Just send them away. But in other words, the reason why these people want to fight for political power is because they have no real power now. In this case, why should my uncle be afraid of them?" Yuan Su said in a meticulous tone.
"What you said doesn't seem to make sense." Yuan Shikai said with narrowed eyes.
"Uncle, the Kuomintang was reorganized from the Tongmenghui, which was a merger of three revolutionary organizations. The Tongmenghui was not a reliable organization during the Great Revolution, and the leader of the Liberation Union was assassinated by the Youth Gang in Shanghai.
It can be seen that even if the Kuomintang is reorganized, the party is still torn apart." Yuan Su further said.
"But he is a party after all, and he still occupies half of the seats in Congress." Yuan Shikai said emphatically.
"Indeed, it is precisely because the Kuomintang is divided internally, but on the surface can still maintain an unswerving unity, so it means that the Kuomintang can be used. As for the victory in the congressional election, it is not as great as imagined.
Sheng. My nephew has specially studied congressional elections. There are 596 seats in the House of Representatives, and the Kuomintang only holds 269 seats. There are 273 seats in the Senate, and the Kuomintang only holds 123 seats. Regardless of the House of Representatives,
Even in the Senate, the Kuomintang actually does not have a majority, on the contrary, it only obtains a slight advantage." Yuan Su said, digging into his wealth, these data were all obtained by his recent research.
Judging from the current situation of members of Congress, party is not the basis for establishing political opinions at all. Some members have even joined more than ten parties in a row, such as the great businessman Zhang Jian, who has joined a total of eleven political parties.
In the early days of the founding of the Republic of China, party politics had not yet formed mature ideas, and it was impossible to compare political parties at this stage like later generations. It can be said that among the parties participating in this congressional election, the camps are very distinct, and they are not "supportive"
"Yuan" is "anti-Yuan", and the Progressive Party, the United Party, the Republican Party and other small parties were almost all supported by Yuan Shikai, and even many members of the Kuomintang followed Yuan Shikai's lead.
In other words, the Kuomintang does not even account for half of the seats in Congress, but the parties that "support Yuan" account for more than half.
According to the congressional system, any bill that requires a vote by Congress requires more than two-thirds of the vote to be passed. When encountering several serious bills, it requires unanimous votes to be passed.
"I don't know what you're talking about, but the Congress has just been implemented in China, and most of the members in it are people who are seeking fame. In the past, the Tongmenghui was the most able to stir up troubles, but today the Kuomintang can occupy half of the seats, so it is inevitable
There is no reason to cause trouble from the inside out." Yuan Shikai said with emphasis and determination.
"Obstacles do exist, so we have to guard against them. But think about it, uncle, Beijing is the base camp of our Beiyang. If we can't hold up the situation in Beijing, how can our prestige in Beiyang be based on in the future? Instead of letting the Kuomintang make small moves in the south, which is beyond its reach,
It would be better to lure them to the capital, keep an eye on them, and deal with them in time if there is any trouble." Yuan Su said.
"I'm just afraid of luring the tiger into the house."
"My uncle's words are not bad, but Song Jiaoren is not a tiger."
Yuan Shikai was slightly startled, and looked at the nephew in front of him carefully. In his opinion, among the many things Yuan Su said before, most of them were low-level and taken-for-granted remarks, but some of them were very accurate.
It’s broken at one point. It’s like “promoting centralization at all costs”, or like the sentence “Song Jiaoren is not a tiger”.
During this period of time, he had been trying to figure out what kind of person Song Jiaoren was. He had sent people to send money and gifts to Song Jiaoren in private many times, but every time the other party resolutely refused. In addition, Song Jiaoren
Jiaoren's previous lobbying speeches in Jiangsu and Zhejiang were always aimed at the Beiyang government's overbearing and unswerving promotion of the so-called party politics and cabinet responsibility system. All of these are against his power and interests. If this person is really allowed to
If you go to Beijing to form a cabinet, isn't that just shooting yourself in the foot?
But after what Yuan Su said just now, he had to reconsider why he should be afraid of a life!
He holds a large number of troops in Beiyang, has the support of international powers outside, and has the support of the Beiyang political group at home. A mere loose Kuomintang seems to be taking the opportunity to challenge itself, and it is really overestimating its own capabilities.
"You said so plausibly, what do you think of Song Jiaoren?" After a moment of silence, Yuan Shikai suddenly wanted to hear Yuan Su's opinion. Although he knew very well that his nephew was just starting out and might be managing local affairs.
He has some ability in politics, but he still lacks maturity when it comes to politics. But sometimes looking at this matter from another angle may be a new direction of inspiration.