Years of the Republic of China 1913

() It was late at night, Fang Zida didn't feel sleepy at all, and walked slowly in the courtyard alone.

The cabinet meeting during the day surprised him, not because of Duan Zhigui, Zhang Jian and others. In the past few days, he rarely sang against Fang Zida in previous cabinet meetings. The key was Song Jiaoren's attitude as the prime minister of the cabinet.

Song Jiaoren has always been Fang Zida's most solid backing. It can be said that without Song Jiaoren's support, Fang Zida would not be where he is today.Reciprocating, Fang Zida used his talents in business and finance to solve domestic economic problems for Song Jiaoren in the position of prime minister in the cabinet, promote the development of industry and commerce, and gradually improve the reorganization of the national army.Over the years, the two have been cooperating tacitly. Song Jiaoren has a lot of trust in Fang Zida, and Fang Zida is a confidant and has done many great things for Song Jiaoren.

However, today's situation surprised Fang Zida, and it can even be said that he was shocked.Song Jiaoren, as the prime minister of the cabinet, not only did not stand on his side, but agreed with Duan Zhigui and Zhang Jian's opinion, and decided to implement the reserve service plan.

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It is said that it is a reserve service plan, but it is actually using this plan to weaken Fang Zida's power.Everyone knows that Duan Zhigui's suggestion that some areas should be implemented first is actually aimed at Fang Zida.In Shandong, Jiangsu, Shanghai, northern Zhejiang, and some areas in Anhui, most of the garrisons were Fang Zida’s factions, especially the first three, which were the places where Fang Zida started. This is the main reason why the bosses are equal and even overwhelmed each other.

Using this plan to reduce Fang Zida's army strength is the real purpose of Duan Zhigui and others.As the prime minister of the cabinet, Song Jiaoren will not fail to see it. It stands to reason that both he and Fang Zida will win and lose. They should not wait for this proposal to be passed.But the final result was that Song Jiaoren agreed to the matter, and there was nothing strange about it.Even if Fang Zida was killed, he would not believe it.

A match was struck, and the faint flame danced gently in the night. Fang Zida's brows were knotted, thinking about what happened after the meeting.

After the cabinet meeting was over, Fang Zida, who was somewhat astonished, planned to discuss the matter with Song Jiaoren, who would have thought that Song Jiaoren would not see him.Instead, he declined because he needed a break.Moreover, Song Jiaoren also asked the secretary to give Fang Zida a message, telling him not to have any worries about this. With the development of the national defense force, it is the general trend for the national army to gradually separate from factions and even individual troops.Fang Zida, as chief financial officer, should keep his hand in military matters, so as not to be attacked by members of Congress on KMT, and leave a bad impression on the world that KMT intends to use the National Defense Forces as the basis to form a partisan army that is divorced from the state power.

Not only that, Fang Zida, who didn't see Song Jiaoren, didn't even see Liao Zhongkai.At this time Fang Zida had already noticed something, and left the Prime Minister's Office with anxiety and doubts.

Thinking about this matter carefully, the more you think about it, the more frightened Fang Zida becomes.Unexpectedly, Song Jiaoren, Duan Zhigui and others came together, and even Wang Shizhen, who had always supported him, changed his original attitude and became ambiguous.What is the reason?What motivates them to do this?After Fang Zida calmed down and thought about it carefully, he felt that there were only two possibilities.

One: Song Jiaoren felt that he had too much power, and Fang Zida was the chief financial officer.The Ministry of Finance is not ranked high in the cabinet, ranking below the Ministry of the Interior, Foreign Affairs and Defence.ranked fourth.But Fang Zida is not just a chief financial officer. The key point is that he is also the president of Zhongyang Bank, who controls the country's financial arteries. In addition, Fang Zida also has a powerful force in the army. Almost 14 is occupied in the entire Wehrmacht sequence.Such a chief financial officer with powerful political and military influences has vaguely become second only to the prime minister of the cabinet.

In addition to these, Fang Zida is also a director of KMT, and has been in charge of party organization work, all of which are added together.If there is a direct confrontation, Song Jiaoren may not be the opponent. It is estimated that Song Jiaoren saw that Fang Zida's power is too large and has affected his status, so he decided to use Duan Zhigui's hand to weaken his strength.

Second: Fang Zida acted resolutely, turned his face and refused to recognize his emotions. From the beginning when he took over the Eighth Division, until Xu Shuzheng committed suicide and Duan Qirui went to the field, no one who fell into Fang Zida's hands could escape.In addition to his powerful strength and decisive character, the secret service that he mastered and hidden in the dark made everyone tremble with fear.It is also possible that Song Jiaoren, Duan Zhigui and others joined hands for this reason and decided to limit Fang Zida's power from expanding again, and use this method to weaken his military power.

These two possibilities, no matter which one is, are not good things for Fang Zida.Once he backs down, the other party will gain an inch and lose all the rights in his hands, and Fang Zida who has no rights is like a tiger without teeth, and one can imagine what will happen to him then.

If it was in the past, Fang Zida would just let it go. At worst, he would go back to his old job and go abroad to do business.But these years, Fang Zida has gradually climbed from a commoner to such a high position, and it is absolutely impossible for him to let go.Even if he doesn't think about himself, he still has his family, and a large number of subordinates and cronies who follow him. Once he collapses, everyone will be implicated, not to mention Fang Zida still has his ambitions and plans. If these are not realized, he will never Will be willing.

The flames were quickly extinguished, the twilight disappeared, and Fang Zida's figure disappeared into the darkness again.At this point, he finally made up his mind and understood what he should do.

Early the next morning, Fang Zida called Yang Du, Yang Yongtai and others, and asked a few questions on the sidelines.To his relief, he was very satisfied with the answers of these people, and Yang Du, who was as smart as Yang Du, had sensed something from the news revealed after the cabinet meeting yesterday, and offered to let Fang Zida switch from defense to offense.

Yang Yongtai suggested that Fang Zida immediately contact all the troops, especially Wu Peifu who had just returned to Shandong, and ask them to oppose the plan to reduce the number of troops and implement reserve service in the name of the garrison.In addition, contact Lu Jianzhang from Shaanxi, Yan Xishan, Feng Yuxiang from Shanxi, and others to form forces to confront the proposal and pass it.

"This is inappropriate!" Yang Du immediately objected: "The situation has not yet reached this point. Doing so is tantamount to putting yourself on the fire. Let alone Wu Ziyu and other generals attacking Zhong Yang, it will arouse public condemnation, and it will also cause The phenomenon of supporting the self-respect of soldiers must not be opened. How much effort Zhong Yang spent, finally solved most of the warlords and replaced the original armies with the National Defense Forces. Once Zhang understands this, others will follow suit in the future, Zhong Yang Where is Yang's prestige? How will government orders be implemented?"

"As for Lu Jianzhang, Yan Xishan, and Feng Yuxiang, which of these three people is the most fuel-efficient lamp? Not to mention them, even Cao Kun is not a simple man. Cooperating with them is simply leading the wolf into the house, and it must not be done!"

Fang Zida felt that what Yang Du said made sense, the central government cannot be chaotic, and the overall situation must be stable.Once Zhong Yang loses his prestige, so what if Fang Zida wins in the end?Government orders do not reach the local level, and the subordinates obey the law and violate the law. At that time, the country will not become the situation where there were many warlords and factions in the past?

As for Lu Jianzhang, Yan Xishan, Feng Yuxiang, Cao Kun, and others, none of them are good friends. These people are all smart and capable, and they have more children in their stomachs than anyone else.Fang Zida has dealt with them a lot, and he knows how powerful these people are.Don't look at the way he sometimes pats his chest and stabs his knife twice, if he really believes the other party's nonsense, he might die without knowing how he died.

"This won't work, that won't work, should we just watch the knife go to the neck? In my opinion, reducing the army in the hands of Zhang Ming in the name of reserve service is just the beginning. If they succeed, there will definitely be messy things in the future. By then Don't say that An'an is the chief financial officer, and it is possible to be ostracized."

After Yang Yongtai finished speaking, everyone fell silent. The situation was indeed the case, and this was what Fang Zida was most worried about.As for negotiating with Song Jiaoren and trying to eliminate misunderstandings between the two parties, neither Yang Yongtai nor Yang Du, nor even Fang Zida mentioned a word.We are all smart people, so such naive behavior can only be a fool's behavior. Song Jiaoren made this decision without discussing with Fang Zida in advance, or even warning Fang Zida, indicating that the other party has already made a decision. I am determined to move Fang Zida, but if I go, I can only touch another nose.

For a while, several people sat in silent meditation, thinking about how to solve the problem.After a long time, it was Yang Du who spoke first.

"I have an idea." Yang Du said softly.

Fang Zida asked anxiously, "What's your opinion, Xizi?"

Yang Du said slowly: "This matter must be effective in three ways. One: Don't count on Song Dunchu, even if he is willing to see you, it means some ambiguous words, but Zhang Ming, everyone in KMT You can think of a way. With Zhang Ming's status in kmt, there are still people who support him, as long as kmt makes different voices about Song Dunchu, Zhang Ming can add fuel to the flames and use this as a basis to deal with the other side."

"This suggestion is good. Zhang Ming has been in charge of organizational work for many years. Although the party's prestige is not as high as Song Dunchu's, it should not be underestimated. As long as the party raises objections, Zhang Ming has room for maneuver." Yang Yongtai immediately clapped the case. Wow, agree with this suggestion.

Fang Zida's eyes also brightened, and he hurriedly asked again under excitement: "Then there are two more?"

Yang Du shook his folding fan and said with a smile: "One is the National Assembly! Cabinet proposals must be discussed by the National Assembly before they can be passed. The National Assembly can think of a way. As long as the National Assembly does not pass the case, what about the cabinet resolution?"

Although Fang Zida agreed with Yang Du's opinion, he hesitated and said, "But I don't have many allies in the Congress, even if I can persuade the comrades in the party to stand on my side, it is far less than half, and it is impossible to control the Congress. "

"Then there is a third one." Yang Du smiled, confidently said: "The third one is actually the key, as long as one person can be understood, the three-pronged approach will count as a living."

"who?"

"Duan Qirui!" (To be continued.)