Chapter 303: Successor (II)
The last time he was asked to participate in the meeting of the Overseer Army, etc., it was to make Zhang Hanqing politically known from all walks of life, and to show his face in front of all the leading figures, so as not to appear too abrupt at that time.
According to Zhang Hanqing's idea, he wanted to concentrate on the land reform work in Fengtian and even in the whole of Northeast China, so he had to resign from his position as commander of the Guards Division. Zhang Zuolin saw the benefits of land reform in his eyes and recognized this approach, but did not agree with Zhang Hanqing's escape from the military circles.
Because he has no official position in political circles---- chairman of the land reform committee is false, even though the "Fenghei Land Reform Committee" has been upgraded to the "Land Reform Committee of the Three Eastern Provinces." Without the consent and cooperation of the chief executives of the provinces, nothing can be done. It just so happened that Yang Yuting made a mistake, and with his dazzling performance in the past two years, Zhang Zuolin took the opportunity to promote him to be a senior senator, which can be regarded as giving him a very powerful ladder politically. Strictly speaking, the role of the General Staff is similar to that of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the Central Military Commission, and since there is no General Staff for the time being, Zhang Hanqing, a senior Senator, usually acts as the General Staff Officer, and his importance and authority are no less than that of a provincial governor.
But it is not appropriate to be separated from the army for a long time, even if Zhang Hanqing swears that although he is not there, he can fully control the Guards Division and the First Division. The military is a special place, and it pays attention to individual qualifications. No matter how big your position is, it will be in vain for the officers and men to disobey you at critical moments.
Zhang Zuolin himself started with leading troops, and knew that his position as an overseer was obtained by holding the 27th Division, so he has been holding the position of division commander since he served as the overseer and governor of Fengtian. It was only later that he couldn't work part-time in person, so he handed it over to his confidant Sun Liechen. After Sun Liechen took office as the overseer of Hei Province, he handed over the command to his confidant Zhang Zuoxiang, which was the limit of what a martial artist could delegate to in that era.
For example, Cao Kun was the commander of the Beiyang Elite Third Division, and then handed over the Third Division to Wu Peifu, who firmly grasped this position when he later held various positions.
But Zhang Hanqing thinks it's time for Guo Songling to come out of the way. Nominally, he was his own teacher; In terms of ability, he is definitely better than himself as a division commander. Now that he is busy with the work of building the party and has always focused his energies on economic construction and land reform, he really has no time to personally inquire about the specific business of the Guards Division, even if it is an army that started on its own.
Take a long-term view, how many teams are there now? If you don't cultivate talents properly, when the situation changes, will it be difficult to let yourself rush to the front line? Mao Weiren is very relieved to use people and give hundreds of thousands of troops to his subordinates. To do a good job in the position of ****, grasp the big and let go of the small, and stand at a new height to see the situation is the only way for a leader!
Besides, the Guards Division and the First Division are no longer the Beiyang Army in the traditional sense, they already have the prototype of a new type of army. Although Guo Songling and Han Linchun are the commanders of the first division, their division commanders have a lot of power constraints compared to other division commanders in the same period. Otherwise, look at the political department is all eating dry food?
Because the logistics were unified under the management of Mi Chunlin, the General Quartermaster Department was established; Zhang Hanqing directly inquired about the work of Wang Yizhe and Jiang Dengxuan, directors of the political departments of the two divisions, and in essence assumed the role of director of the General Political Department. Referring to the military structure of later generations, the military and political and military command powers have been quietly separated.
Zhang Hanqing resigned from the post of division chief, and Zhang Zuolin finally compromised. But after thinking about it for a long time, Zhang Zuolin asked Zhang Hanqing to return to Fengtian to lecture on martial arts and concurrently serve as a new position "supervision". This is to allow Zhang Hanqing to participate in the daily management of the lecture hall, Zhang Zuolin's special position. For this position, Zhang Hanqing happily obeyed.
As the name suggests, "oversight" does not deal with the daily trivial administrative matters, but the power is enormous. If it is compared, it is roughly the role of the party secretary of a modern school.
Originally, the ***** of Wutang was Zhang Zuolin, and the daily affairs were in charge of the chief of education, and later a deputy head Zhang Yue came, and he was in charge of the work. After the two provinces of Kyrgyzstan and Hei were merged under Lao Zhang, Fengtian Lecture Wutang was renamed Northeast Lecture Martial Hall, and Zhang Hanqing was the "supervisor" of the student officers in the Northeast!
Since there is Xiao Zhang's supervision, Zhang Hanqing is basically in charge of the big things in the martial arts hall. In this way, in terms of position, Zhang Hanqing has a subordinate relationship with the teachers, and the friendship between teachers and students is that of teachers and students. We often say that the Huangpu Military Academy is the cradle of the generals of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and why is the Northeast Lecture Hall not the cradle of the officers of the Fengjun Army? Zhang Hanqing has been in charge of the Northeast Lecture Hall for a long time, and he can be said to know the character and talent of teachers and students well. This is the beginning of the growth of a leader and the foundation on which a successor builds his or her own succession team. All this is in Zhang Zuolin's plan.
Later, as Zhang Zuolin expected, with the continuous expansion of the Feng army, a large number of graduates of the Northeast Lecture and Martial Arts Hall were enriched into the Fengjun troops at all levels. In terms of personnel, Zhang Zuolin let Zhang Hanqing be the master, so that Zhang Hanqing accelerated the establishment of his own team based on the instructors and graduates of the Northeast Lecture and Martial Arts Hall.
Politically, Fengtian Governor Wang Yongjiang was strongly recommended by Zhang Hanqing and personally came to seek talents and has always supported him, Jilin Governor Liu Shangqing was friendly with Zhang Hanqing, and Heilongjiang Governor Zhang Guogan was also recruited by Zhang Hanqing; Others like Mo Dehui, Wang Shuhan, Song Wenyu, Peng Xiangting, Wang Ruizhi, etc. are all considered to be young marshals.
Militarily, Guo Songling's Guards Division and Han Linchun's First Division were formed by him, and the two were also promoted by him, and the two troops also have their own systems, which cannot be touched by outsiders; Sun Liechen, the overseer of Heilongjiang, was as close to him as father and son, and Zhang Zuo, chief of staff of the Patrol Embassy and Fengtian Overseer Military Administration, obeyed him; He also personally controlled the "Bong Intelligence Bureau," a large-scale intelligence agency, and the "Special Operations Brigade," which had always been elusive and gradually became known at the top of the Bong department.
Economically, the financial order in Fengtian has been much more stable after that round of stormy rectification, because Liu Shangqing was transferred from the financial and economic circles, the official bank of the three eastern provinces was also reorganized into the Northeast Bank at the same time, and it will gradually become the central bank of the Northeast, Zhang Huilin is the first president---- another one was recommended by Zhang Hanqing. In addition, when the tide rises, his deputy is Yu Aozhou.
Yes, as the brother-in-law of the young marshal, Yu Aozhou, general manager of the Fengtian Peasant Capital Credit Cooperative and chairman and general manager of the Agricultural Bank of China, made the capital of the two banks expand extremely rapidly during his tenure. The Zhang family's power expanded to the three eastern provinces, and the Yu family's power also entered, as if it was already the largest financial institution except for the Northeast Bank. Yu Aozhou is worthy of this position in terms of qualifications and strength, but his relationship has given Zhang Hanqing a lot more say in the financial world.
After a series of experiences, Zhang Hanqing has become a pivotal figure in the Feng Department, even in the country, and he is also famous.