An imperial and general craze was staged in the Guan, but Zhang Zuolin outside the Guanxi was ambitious to start a round of self-improvement upsurge. As Zhang Hanqing, who is familiar with the situation, he actively suggested that Zhang Zuolin seize the opportunity to cling to the power of Fengtian and prepare for future drastic changes. In order to achieve this goal, both the military and the government must carry out a series of reforms: The military must not be relaxed, and the administration must still improve.

Although Zhang Zuolin was not nominally supervised before, he was in power. The chaos in the Guannai has made Mukden a paradise outside the world, and no one pays attention to him, the leader of the bandits in a remote corner, but it also gives him the opportunity to realize his dream of becoming powerful in an independent kingdom.

Once the power is in hand, the order will be carried out. Suffering from the chaos of law and order in the provincial capital, it is impossible to govern, if Fengtian is still the same under his rule, how can he establish his prestige, and not the flow valve of "the city head changes the banner of the king"? He already felt that relying on the rampage of the Green Forest Brothers alone would not be able to become a hegemon. It is necessary to recruit talents, online literati, to provide advice to him.

Although Zhang Hanqing has no experience in pro-government, he also understands the style and habits of warlords from history, and he has come up with two emergency countermeasures to solve the common problems of the officers under Zhang Zuolin's command:

1. Separation of military and political affairs;

2. Separation of military and police.

He explained: "Since the late Qing Dynasty, military interference, disorderly government, and even military power have emerged in endlessly. Like the old Xiang Army, the Huai Army, and the current president and emperor of Beijing (Yuan Shikai), they all entered politics with the army, even his father. Why? Wealth (money bag) life and death (gun), killing and printing (pen), printing and body.

If there are soldiers, there is strength, that is, the territory is needed, and the upper is the stability meter, that is, if it needs to be wooed, it must meet its requirements, and it is very easy to cause the sitting to be big. 's father changed from General Fengtian to Governor General and Patrol Envoy, Feng Delin was under his command, but he was helpless against him. Why? Because he had military power and territory, his father could not control him at all. Even if his father drives Feng Delin away, it is inevitable that there will not be another Feng Delin-like figure under his subordinates.

After the separation of the military and the government, the local government had no troops and no power, and of course did not dare to contend with the central government, so the central government ordered the government to act. Soldiers have no territory and cannot supply themselves, and their baggage and military salaries are controlled in the central government, and the trouble of supporting troops can be eliminated. If the generals have no worries, they can concentrate on fighting, and if they have something to do and have nothing to do with training, then the army's combat effectiveness can be gradually enhanced.

As for the separation of the military and the police, it is even more imperative: the military style pays attention to the necessity of giving orders, but it is rude to govern the people with it, and even worse, they use extortion as a way to accumulate wealth. In the long run, if the soldiers are banditry, it is easy to harm one side, and the military strength will be weakened; If the people are angry, if they are dissatisfied, it will not help them to settle down. In Beijing, I saw that the Ministry of the Interior was in charge of the police, and the results were good, and I also took a batch of police equipment from General Zhu so that we could start building our own police department in the provincial capital.

After soldiers no longer have the responsibility of law and order, they can also cut off their idea of interfering in local civil affairs. The formation of a system of the military, the police, and the government can prevent the dictatorship of the armed forces. The increase in the prestige of the father and the popularity of the people can also be just around the corner. ”

Zhang Zuolin was overjoyed, and said: "Knowing the father is more than the son, and the little sixth son knows my heart." ”

However, Zhang Hanqing also gave the pillow wind in advance: "Second Uncle Tang is now also the captain of the provincial secret agent, and this separation of military and police may touch his interests." ”

Zhang Zuolin smiled silently, but Zhang Hanqing knew that it was his father's disapproving attitude.

Tang Yulin was the commander of the 53rd Brigade of the 27th Division at the time, and together with Sun Liechen, he was Zhang Zuolin's right-hand man. He is also the commander of the secret agent team in the provincial capital, in fact, he is the head of the intelligence system, and he is the second most powerful person in Fengtian after Zhang Zuolin. Zhang Hanqing has scruples about him because his predecessor was not taken seriously by this master.

And reforms, historically, will touch other people's cheese. Looking through the ages, there are few that have not been accomplished without the use of thunderbolts. Zhang Zuolin thought that these were old men who had followed him for a long time, and he could handle it properly, so he didn't care about Zhang Hanqing's reminder.

On the reorganization of the armed forces, Zhang Hanqing suggested that the status and power of the chief of staff be enhanced.

The establishment of the Republic of China Army is modeled after Germany, and the division has a chief of staff with the title of colonel; The staff officers of the division headquarters are divided into the first class (lieutenant colonel), the second class (major), and the third class (captain), and the division does not have a staff officer establishment at the infantry brigade level and below, but in actual operation, the positions of the first, second, and third class staff officers are often assigned to the brigade to fight. According to the system of the first division, two brigades and four regiments, the rank of the chief of staff is the same as that of the regiment commander, and he is completely the staff of the division commander. If it weren't for the fact that this position was related to military affairs, I was afraid that it would not even be as good as the adjutant general, and the adjutant general would still be a close confidant of the chief officer.

Japan and China are both under the tutelage of Germany, and with the rigor of the Germans and the integrity of the staff system, the commander-in-chief can fully integrate the achievements of the staff officers to make strategic and tactical decisions; Japan is a country that is quite adept at enforcing the dignity of the superior and the inferior, so the role of the chief of staff as a staff member is fully capable of achieving military objectives.

But China can't, especially in the Beiyang Army, which is full of factions, brigade commander and regiment commander and other full-time posts can completely ignore you, the chief of staff of the division, and you don't have the right to restrain him anyway. This leads to the problem that almost no one in China wants to be a chief of staff, or rather, those who are able to do it do it.

In the first place, China's military system was not very perfect, and most of the commanders had not received systematic training, coupled with a chief of staff who was barely able to hold out a few times or to be thoughtful, there were countless examples of officers in charge of being stubborn and misleading. Military modernization should start with the General Staff Committee, and this is Germany's way to success.

Moreover, the system of one division and two brigades is very easy to form an antagonistic situation, and any one person who turns against the water will cause a catastrophe to the army---- but the two brigade commanders each control half of the troops. Before the formation of the "three-three system" of one division and three brigades, the chief of staff was extremely important as a balanced pole---- because at this time there was no deputy division commander.

Zhang Hanqing believes that we should try to make the rank of the division chief of staff equal to that of the major generals and brigade commanders, or at least make the concept clear: When the division commander is not there, the chief of staff is the legal combat agent. In this way, even if the chief of staff does not have the strength for the time being, he must hang on in a false name to increase his influence. In the future, if possible, the promotion of posts will also be sorted in this way: brigade commander, division chief of staff, deputy division commander, division commander.

These lofty "ideals" were not what Zhang Hanqing was eager to achieve, but because he saw that Zhang Zuolin's idea of restricting Tang Yulin and other powerful factions in the army was too light on the enemy, Zhang Hanqing wanted to suppress part of the influence of these people through third-party forces, because he was aiming at Yang Yuting.

Yang Yuting was the chief of staff of the colonel of the General Administration at that time, and the general staff of the General Embassy of General Fengtian, and he was also Zhang Hanqing's direct supervisor in the Senate. Zhang Zuolin already recognized Yang Yuting's ability very much, and he also made him a cronie, otherwise he would not have been allowed to hold these two very important positions.

In the official history, Yang Yuting is a very capable person under Zhang Zuolin: he governs the army strictly, has strict military discipline, is an orthodox soldier who does not smoke and drink, has no habits, and is conceited and competitive all his life. He had a secretary, but he often reviewed documents himself late into the night.

When he was young, in order to practice riding, he was bitten by a war horse while riding a horse in the middle of the night. After leading the troops, the offending soldiers will be severely punished, regardless of their relatives or relatives. When he was a major instructor, he carried out emergency assembly training late at night, and he could always pick out soldiers from the queue who did not wear socks and punish them on the spot. Once, when he returned from an outing, the sentry heard his voice and let him in without asking for a password, and he punished the sentry.

Zhang Zuolin greatly appreciated his ability and transferred him to the post of chief of staff of the 27th Division. Since then, he has assisted Zhang Zuolin to gradually open up the political and military situation in the Northeast, and he has also become famous and become a celebrity around Zhang Zuolin, known as "Think Tank" and "Little Zhuge in the Northeast". When assisting Zhang Zuolin, he encouraged himself as the emperor and the prime minister, and regarded the master as the same. But this man is narrow-minded and never tolerant of those who are not in harmony with him. He is also very superstitious, and there are warlocks at home all the year round, and he helps people to ask for divination in case of trouble.

In the official history, the young marshal has always had a grudge with him, and after Zhang Zuolin's "Huanggutun Incident", he regarded himself as a veteran of the Fengjun army, arrogant, and committed the taboo of the young marshal. The Northeast changed banners, Yang resolutely opposed, he believed that he should not obey Chiang Kai-shek, so he caused a new contradiction with Zhang Xueliang. He regarded Zhang Xueliang as if he was a protector, and often boasted of the allusion of Zhou Gongfu becoming the king, persuaded Zhang Xueliang to quit drugs, and criticized him for not asking about political affairs. Although he had good intentions, the young and vigorous Zhang Xueliang did not buy his account. The Japanese seized the opportunity to sow discord, and Zhang Xueliang was shot dead in the Tiger Hall of the Shuaifu on trumped-up charges such as "swallowing military salaries, delaying the opportunity, and plotting against him." Afterwards, Zhang Xueliang regretted the self-destruction of the Great Wall.

At this time and space, Zhang Hanqing held the idea of making the best use of his talents, and did not mind the possibility of the future "town lord", but thought that the young handsome in history was too small, lacking the courage and ability of the emperor to control the art of the ministers, and there was no need for an existing talent. In fact, it was because Yang Yuting was intolerant of others that he was less popular within the Fengjun army in history: the young marshals Zhang Xueliang and Guo Songling were difficult for him everywhere, and even Jiang Dengxuan and Han Linchun, whom he personally recommended, sometimes opposed him. Wang Yongjiang, director of the Fengtian Provincial Finance Department and acting governor of Fengtian Province, and other Wenzhi factions also did not have a good impression of him. Yang Yuting realized that it was difficult for him to get along in the Northeast, and he had to ask for an overseer to go out of town.

Such a person is very similar to the middle-level supervisor who complained in the factory in his previous life: his ability is good, he can muddy the waters, but the waves are not big. There is a lot of complaining, and things can still be done.

Knowing the opponent's hole cards, Zhang Hanqing is full of confidence, at least for now, this person is still credible. When his wings are full, well, the Northeast Army has also become a fire, and he can't control him if he doesn't believe that his Wang Ba's anger can't suppress him.

In the 27th Division, which started with his father, there are roughly three forces: Sun Liechen, commander of the 54th Brigade, Tang Yulin, commander of the 53rd Brigade, and Yang Yuting, chief of staff of the Overseer Army, among which Yang Yuting is the weakest. If it weren't for his part-time status as a general counselor, he would not have been able to hold back his position as chief of staff alone.

This is also Yang Yuting's regret. The foundation of the Republic of China is to use military power to control literature, and without military power, it cannot do great things.

Now, the young Zhang Hanqing, as a major general, suggested that Zhang Zuolin promote his status, of course, he couldn't ask for it, so he felt "sympathy" for the young general for the first time. In the end, due to the military system, his rank of colonel could not be raised further, but his status in the army also made a big wave, and Zhang Hanqing's affection was received.

At least he didn't have any opinion on the "separation of military and police" proposed by Zhang Hanqing, and Sun Liechen, who had always been only looking forward to Zhang Zuolin, also agreed, and Zhang Hanqing's first knife in Fengtian's reform was cut to Tang Yulin.