His words made it very clear that he wanted to get this "ball" into the hands of Jiang Baili and Chen Wenian, and let these two people "make suggestions" for him.
Chen Wennian remained silent, but Jiang Baili said: "According to the current momentum in the country, if the president wants to change the state system and implement a constitutional monarchy, there should not be a big problem. After all, everyone in the country respects the president.
He believes that the president can regain the sovereignty of Qingdao and advocates a war with Japan in Liaodong. He can be said to be a powerful leader in rejuvenating the country. If it takes more time to prepare, it will definitely be more certain."
Yuan Su pretended to sigh and said: "What I'm worried about is not whether my uncle will succeed in proclaiming himself emperor, but what identity and position we should have at that time? We are our own people, and we don't care about others.
To be secretive, my uncle has single-handedly promoted me to the status I have today. If we really go against my uncle, I'm afraid everyone knows what the consequences will be."
It was Jiang Baili's turn not to speak anymore. He originally knew Yuan Su's intentions, but now Yuan Su expresses it so openly, it can be seen that Yuan Su actually wants to support Yuan Shikai's claim to the throne. If he continues to express his position now, he will say
Maybe it would make Yuan Su think that he would mind the Yuan family clinging to each other, not to mention whether this matter is good or bad is still open to debate.
At this moment, Chen Wennian, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke: "Master Yuan seemed to have asked me for my opinion on this issue before. In fact, I don't know what's wrong with it. As the saying goes, proclaiming one's emperor is not the same as being the president.
What can we do if the President is also here? What’s more, since the President is single-mindedly thinking of proclaiming himself emperor, and the situation in the country is currently very good, it is obvious that he cannot be dissuaded.”[
After hearing this, Yuan Su finally felt relieved, nodded slowly and said: "What Gongtai said is absolutely true."
Chen Wennian continued to add: "What's more, this stage is a great opportunity for the development of our young faction. We can fully use the morale and prestige of the Liaodong War, coupled with the political stance of supporting the president's proclaiming emperor, we will definitely be able to get the president's approval.
With your attention and care, your future development will be smooth sailing."
Yuan Su nodded again and replied: "That's right. But even so, we still need to understand the thoughts of most people in the army. I'm just afraid that there will be others under my command who can't understand the truth."
Chen Wennian said: "It is unreasonable for you to worry, but as long as the general trend is the trend, I believe that even if some people under my command have objections, they will only follow the trend in the end. Furthermore, during this period, we can conduct gradual testing first. I believe that with your Excellency back then,
All the generals who started their careers in Luanzhou should look up to you."
Yuan Su said: "That's the best. Now I am quite worried about this matter, so I must discuss this matter with you two first. As long as the three of us can have a consistent position, then the next step
It will be much easier to handle.”
These words are also an attempt to win over Chen Wennian and Jiang Baili. Naturally, there must be a core group to lead the way in this matter, and then gradually develop from top to bottom.
Afterwards, the three discussed some detailed issues, such as how to test and persuade his subordinates' opinions and how to express support for the monarchy, without being too explicit or without a clear position. When the discussion was almost done, Yuan Su asked Jiang Baili
He stayed in Fengtian for the time being and took care of all the unfinished official duties at hand; Chen Wennian was responsible for reorganizing the 10th Division.
In the afternoon of the next day, Yuan Su set off for Beijing. When the train passed through Luanzhou, he returned to the General Office of Military Affairs to rest for a day and strengthened some relationships with his wife Zhang Hanling. He also hoped that Zhang Hanling would accompany him to Beijing the day after tomorrow. Anyway, he joined the Army
The awarding ceremony of the Ministry must be a glorious thing. Being accompanied by a beautiful woman can bring glory to each other. Moreover, it was not convenient to bring the family with you at the time of the battle. Now that the battle is over, if you still go alone, I'm afraid it will happen.
It makes people think that it is "deliberately avoiding".
Zhang Hanling was naturally willing to go. Although she had not been married to Luanzhou for a long time, she missed her family members very much, especially her eldest brother Zhang Boju, who had been away in Beijing all year round. This time she was able to take this opportunity to meet him.
Although he only stayed in Luanzhou for one day, Yuan Su still squeezed out some free time to deal with official duties.
The first thing to be reported is the official work related to the mobilization headquarters. The Liaodong operation only lasted for more than half a month, but during this period due to tight casualties, a group of supplementary troops were urgently mobilized to Zhili. However, these supplementary troops were not very large.
There were only more than 500 people in total. And when the more than 500 people were sent to the front line, the war was almost settled, so there were actually not many subsequent casualties.
After meeting with Ge Jinzhang, Yuan Su first learned about the operation of the mobilization headquarters during this period. After all, he finally had an opportunity to test the mobilization headquarters in actual combat. In the future, the rapid response on the battlefield and the continuous mobilization of reserves will be the important task.
It was all about the mobilization system. The two had some simple discussions. Ge Jinzhang listed the problems collected during this period one by one and put forward certain improvement plans. Yuan Su also wrote them down carefully.
He then asked about the mentality of the militiamen after receiving the mobilization order. Whether these militiamen were forced to mobilize, or whether they were willing to take the initiative to fight, this is also very important. From this question to the following, that is, the current Central Army No. 1
The First Corps and the 10th Division of the Central Army need to replenish some units with missing personnel as soon as possible due to battle losses. If there are militiamen who actively join the army, they can be directly transported to Fengtian and Shanhaiguan.
In this regard, Ge Jinzhang has deep experience. In fact, many militiamen only have three minutes of enthusiasm. Not to mention these militiamen on the battlefield, even regular army soldiers will feel a lot of pressure, so when the war really gets bad, the militia still has
It takes some tough measures to mobilize.
"I have discussed this issue with Mr. Jiang before, and Mr. Jiang also came up with several ideas. From militia to mobilization, it requires long-term development to form a mature and stable mechanism. If we want to keep the militia motivated,
This kind of thinking should be instilled from the beginning of training. Not only that, we also need to improve the treatment of militiamen, and then establish relevant laws and regulations to provide legal basis for mobilizing soldiers." Ge Jinzhang said unhurriedly.
"In other words, start from the two aspects of ideological education and legal obligations and rights?" Yuan Su asked succinctly. He admired Jiang Baili for coming up with such two sets of plans. Ideological education is naturally an indispensable link.
Just like Japanese soldiers advocating "Bushido", whether it is spiritual superstition or a kind of brainwashing, the purpose of ideological education is to change a person's values. As for giving good treatment to the militiamen, it is the same as the regular army, eating and wearing the country.
You have to do things for the country.
With rights, there must also be obligations. Even if there are still people who are greedy for life and fear of death in the end, the mobilization headquarters still has excuses and reasons to take tough measures.
"Yes, yes, that's what Mr. Jiang said at that time, rights and obligations, both rights and obligations. Only by strengthening the construction of the militia cause can we ensure that the militia can become a reserve force in the true sense." Ge Jinzhang nodded quickly and said.
"Haha, I really didn't expect that Jiang Baili is really a knowledgeable person. Let's settle it like this. If you have any difficulties in the future, you have to contact Mr. Jiang to learn more." Yuan Su said with a smile.[