Years of the Republic of China 1913

The meeting lasted until late at night, but everyone was in high spirits and did not look tired at all.What Fang Zida didn't expect was that whether it was Duan Zhigui, Wang Shizhen or Cao Rulin and Zhang Zongxiang, these people's appetites were bigger than his own, and they wished to move all the things in Germany back home in one go, as if Germany that had not yet surrendered had become After eating the delicacies on the table, let everyone share.

This result made Fang Zida really dumbfounded. He officially told everyone about the plan at the meeting for the first time. First, he wanted to use this plan to attract the attention of the cabinet, so that the newly-elected cabinet would increase its cohesion and allow his own government orders to be implemented without hindrance.Secondly, they also wanted to use this plan to divert their targets in order to weaken Song Jiaoren's remaining influence in the government.

But who would have thought that as soon as the plan was announced, everyone was as excited as a chicken blood shot, and the discussion did not end until late at night.

When the meeting reached such a level, Fang Zida simply proposed to hold a plenary meeting of the cabinet to form a formal decision on this plan.After this opinion was put forward, it was agreed by all.After a short rest for the young lady, the rest of the cabinet members who did not have time to attend the emergency meeting received the meeting notice just after dawn the next day.

Liao Zhongkai was the first to arrive at the meeting place. When he entered the conference room, he saw Fang Zida, Duan Zhigui, Wang Shizhen, Cao Rulin, and Zhang Zongxiang were already sitting, but what surprised him was that they were all tired looking at their faces. His eyes were even redder, as if he hadn't slept all night, but when Liao Zhongkai came in, except for Fang Zida waving to him with a smile, the rest of the people seemed to have not noticed him. Seeing that Liao Zhongkai was at a loss.

"Zhang Ming, is this...?"

"I received a telegram last night that the war situation in Europe has changed drastically, so an emergency meeting was held temporarily. Since the theme of the meeting was mainly military and diplomatic, I didn't inform you because it was too late." Fang Zida briefly explained the situation, and Liao After hearing this, Zhong Kai suddenly realized, and nodded in understanding.But at the same time, he was a little puzzled by the expressions of Duan Zhigui and others, and asked what else was going on besides the European war situation.

"There's no rush, we'll talk about it when everyone is here. This is something that needs to be discussed at today's cabinet meeting." Fang Zida looked at his watch.Now there is not much time before the meeting starts, and since the announcement will be made later, he doesn't bother to explain one by one.

Not long after, everyone arrived one after another, and Fang Zida announced the opening of the meeting after everyone was assembled.According to today's meeting agenda, Wang Shizhen, as the chief of staff, will first explain the results of last night's interim meeting, and then Duan Zhigui and Cao Rulin will make supplements.

After the report on the situation of the European war, the members of the cabinet who were unable to participate in the meeting last night were immediately surprised and happy, especially Mrs. Cai from the Ministry of Education, who was so excited that tears filled his eyes.He patted the table and called out repeatedly, and sang a poem on the spot to express his feelings.

After talking about the situation of the war, Zhang Zongxiang, on behalf of the Ministry of Justice, stated his consideration of the post-war clauses.Following Zhang Zongxiang's explanation and analysis, everyone nodded and felt that this matter should be considered as soon as possible to prepare for a rainy day.Liao Zhongkai smiled and looked at Fang Zida who was sitting in the middle, because he knew Fang Zida well.I'm afraid what Zhang Zongxiang said was planned by Fang Zida, but that's fine.Just like fighting a war, you must be careful before dealing with foreign devils. China has suffered too many losses from foreigners in the past century. It is safe to do so on such a big national issue.

"Zhonghe, you don't need to call us to come to the meeting after these results have been formed? If it's just a briefing, this meeting seems unnecessary." Zhang Jian asked when Zhang Zongxiang had finished speaking.But his gaze was on Fang Zida's side.When I asked this question, not only Liao Zhongkai was curious, but the rest of the people were also a little puzzled. It stands to reason that the military, diplomatic and judicial affairs have already been concluded, and they, the chief ministers of the other cabinet departments, only need to report.Why take off your pants and fart for another meeting?

Hearing Zhang Jian's question, Zhang Zongxiang laughed immediately, and Cao Rulin and the others also smiled.

"That's right. Although the situation is as Brother Ji Zhi asked, there are still some matters that need to be formally resolved in the cabinet. Therefore, the prime minister proposed to expand the temporary meeting into a formal cabinet meeting, and listen to everyone's opinions."

"Oh, what's the matter?"

"No hurry, please listen to me and speak slowly..." Zhang Zongxiang saw the other heads of the cabinet stretching their necks and looking at him. For a while, he let go of a hundred thousand pores as if he had eaten ginseng fruit, and he felt comfortable. , the whole person becomes radiant.One must know that his Ministry of Justice is not as good as it is today in the cabinet. In the past, he was just playing soy sauce and playing the role of a hand-raising party.

If you want to talk about lip service, Zhang Zongxiang is one of the best in the cabinet. You must know that he has a bachelor of laws and works as a lawyer.It's just that there was no such opportunity in the past, but today I caught such an opportunity, and Fang Zida also acquiesced to his speech with a smile. It's no wonder he would give up such a good opportunity.

Immediately, Zhang Zongxiang narrated the incident in detail, interspersed with the assumptions and opinions they discussed last night, and analyzed the possibility of this matter from a judicial perspective. Moreover, Zhang Zongxiang had worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was very concerned about foreign affairs. Work is also no stranger, so things are said in an orderly manner, which makes people very pleasantly surprised.

"Is this really feasible?" Old Master Cai couldn't sit still for the first time, and asked with a blushing face.

"Of course it is possible! After the failure of the war between France and Prussia, Prussia, which is now Germany, was not soft-hearted, and almost forced France to hang itself. There are deep grievances between France and Germany, and this European war lasted for several years In [-], there were tens of millions of casualties in both the Allied Powers and the Allied Powers. Could such a great hatred be settled with just a surrender? No matter what the reason is, it is certain that France and even the United Kingdom will strongly suppress Germany after the war, and they will even To dismantle a complete Germany to pieces, you must know that the great war in Europe is a war of subjugation! A country that is about to perish, how can it guarantee itself?"

"Well said! Well said!" Chief Financial Officer Tang Shaoyi was a former prime minister and was very familiar with the situation in various countries. Zhang Zongxiang gave him a big thumbs up after explaining, saying that this was indeed a great opportunity.

Except for Tang Shaoyi, Old Master Cai was the most excited among all the people present, he couldn't close his mouth with laughter and clapping his hands.As for the other people, they were also moved immediately, they exchanged glances and nodded, and they all felt that there was a lot to be done about this matter.

For a moment, everyone understood what today's topic was, and they felt that it would be a good thing for everyone if this matter could be done.When this scene is written in the history books in the future, these cabinet chiefs are not only the first to sign a victory agreement as a victorious country, but they can also use this war to bring huge benefits to the country. (To be continued..)

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