However, economic improvement does not necessarily lead to military progress, such as the historical Liao and Northern Song Dynasty, Jin and Southern Song Dynasty, the economy was strong but there was no corresponding armament, just to make wedding clothes for others. But the other extreme will also appear, a strong country, as long as there is a civil strife, the surface of the strong may fall apart in an instant, such as the "Anshi Rebellion" in the Tang Dynasty and the collapse of the Soviet Union in the later generations.

Within the Feng department, it has gradually become a situation in which Zhang Zuolin has the final say.

Politically, Wang Yongjiang and other Wenzhi factions are either Zhang Zuolin, or Zhang Hanqing, or father and son jointly recommended and reused, so they are loyal to Zhang's father and son; Militarily, among the six divisions that the Feng army has formed, Zhang Hanqing is the second alone, Zhang Zuolin controls the elite 27th and 28th divisions, Wu Junsheng and Zhang Jinghui each have one and both express their allegiance to Lao Zhang, and the logistics and equipment of each army are controlled by Lao Xiao Zhang. Therefore, in the general trend, Lao Zhang's position is unshakable.

But that doesn't mean they don't have internal strife.

With the growth of his wings, Wu Junsheng was no longer satisfied with being only a "false name" deputy commander-in-chief and division commander of the Fengjun. However, because of Lao Zhang's majesty, he did not dare to show it, but took the path of saving the country with a curve.

He started Zhang Hanqing's idea: not only did he vigorously support Zhang Hanqing's actions in peacetime, but also advocated the adoption of the people's party's leadership system in the whole northeast. This is of course very much in line with Zhang Hanqing's intentions, but I also know that this mention is not suitable at present. However, he also wanted Lao Wu to move, because there was an opportunity at this time.

Although Bao Guiqing is Zhang Zuolin's sons and daughters, as an old qualified figure of the Republic of China, he is gradually unwilling to accept the nominal position of Jilin overseer: the military power is in Zhang Zuolin's hands, and he is not allowed to reach out administratively.

The Japanese side and Duan Qirui of the Central Committee were jealous of Zhang Zuolin's great power, and they both intended to recruit Bao Guiqing to divide the Feng faction, and they coincidentally came up with the idea of letting Ji Province stand on its own. First of all, Duan Qirui, on behalf of the Central Committee, "negotiated" with Zhang Zuolin, hoping to promote Bao Guiqing to the post of "deputy envoy for the inspection of the three eastern provinces" and the overseer of Jilin, so as to "slightly reduce the number of envoys." The Japanese also discussed with Bao in private that they should send some military personnel to the Jilin border guards to act as "advisers."

Zhang Zuolin doesn't need to "cut down", he is now busy and happy every day. In the past, the 27th Division was short of money and had to allow it to send advisers when borrowing money from the Japanese side, but now that the Northeast has money, these advisers have also been pushed out of the army in various ways and used as Zhang Zuolin's personal "advisers". As for Zhang Hanqing's People's Party army, they simply did not welcome their coming.

The border guards of Feng, Ji, and Hei provinces were actually an expedient measure when they did not have a number, and they were all division-level establishments, and they were temporarily hung under the names of the provincial governors under the name of "border defense", but they were still controlled by Zhang Zuolin. Now, Bao Guiqing didn't listen to the order and had these small actions in private, which immediately stirred the string in Zhang Zuolin's heart.

Originally, Bao Guiqing was sent to the Northeast by Duan Qirui as a buffer, and replaced Bi Guifang, the former overseer of Hei Province, as Zhang Zuolin's own family, so as not to be affected by Zhang Zuolin. However, under Zhang Zuolin's super high means, he was used as a promoter to seize the territory of the Black Province, and was replaced by Sun Liechen after a short period of acting as the overseer of the Black Province, which achieved the first expansion of Zhang Zuolin's Feng Department.

If he can properly stay in Jilin as the overseer, Zhang Zuolin will not hesitate to provide for him in this fictitious position, so that he will have something to explain to the central government. But Bao's move made Zhang Zuolin have evil thoughts, he can't tolerate the continued existence of such discordant factors within the Feng department, he wants to drive away Bao Guiqing and show his attitude to all parties!

Given that Jilin far surpassed the Black Province in both population and economy, and was also a strong reinforcement from Feng Province, the choice of the successor overseer was very important. In Zhang Zuolin's heart, Sun Liechen is the best choice, but it is easy to transfer him, who should be the overseer of the Black Province he left behind?

The first thing he thought of was Zhang Zuoxiang, who had followed him for many years, although he had the real power of the chief of the general staff of the Fengjun Army and the commander of the 27th Division, but Lao Zhang still felt that it was a pity not to let him be alone, and now he has a chance.

He privately consulted Zhang Zuoxiang's opinion, but who knew but was politely rejected by Zhang Zuoxiang, and suggested that Wu Jun, the commander of the 29th Division, who was not Zhang Zuolin's descendant, be promoted to the overseer of Hei Province. Zhang Zuoxiang said: "I am not as good as Xingquan in terms of qualifications, and he is older than me in terms of age." In order to show that he treats people fairly and does not show favoritism, please let Xingquan rise first. This is good for our future career. ”

This very excellent quality also moved Lao Zhang: over the years of following him, Zhang Zuoxiang has given up the commander of the 27th Division, the overseer of Hei Province, and now he wants to give up the overseer of Jilin.

On the contrary, Zhang Hanqing judged the time to seize the power, and also believed that the promotion of Wu Junsheng at this time was very beneficial to win the hearts of the people in the three eastern provinces and eliminate the suspicion and jealousy of some powerful factions. "Father, although the second uncle is also a veteran of the Feng department, he joined after all, and represents a large number of groups that are backward when the Feng system is progressing. If the second uncle is chosen instead of the eighth uncle, it will undoubtedly make them feel very promising, and the eighth uncle is also quite important as the chief of the general staff, and there is no one to replace at present. ”

When he said this, he was actually half-public and half-private. Yu Gong, Zhang Zuoxiang served as the chief of the general staff of the Feng army, and indeed acted as Zhang Zuolin's right and left hand, and his role was much more useful than that of the Black Province Overseer; Yu Privately, it was Wu Junsheng who privately promised that after becoming the overseer of the Black Province, he would continue to give full support to the development of the People's Party in the Black Province.

Therefore, after some thought, Zhang Zuolin decided to listen to the words of the two and "suggest" that the central government agree to Bao Guiqing's resignation and "promote" Wu Junsheng to take over as the overseer of Hei Province.

It only takes one process.

Through Zhang Hanqing's efforts, history has advanced a little, and Zhang Zuolin has become the "King of the Northeast" for a full year. Under his drastic actions, Zhang's people completely occupied important positions in the three eastern provinces, and the central government could not interfere in these positions, and many times they were posthumously recognized. Just like at this time, Zhang Zuolin proposed to remove Bao Guiqing from his post as overseer and transfer Sun Liechen on the grounds that he was "more cautious and less pioneering" in Jilin's overseer.

Previously, Bao Guiqing had already been hinted at and took the initiative to resign from the Central Committee. Of course, as a relieving cheek, Zhang Zuolin recommended him to be transferred to the post of commander-in-chief of the Middle Road Road Protection Army, which was immediately approved by the Central Committee.

Sun's position as the overseer of Heilongjiang was "suggested" by Zhang Zuolin to be replaced by Wu Junsheng. This "suggestion" will of course be accepted.

In terms of economic conditions, Jilin is much stronger than Heilongjiang. Jilin also strangles the boundary between the South and North Manchurian railways, and is adjacent to Liaoning, so it is necessary for Sun Liechen, the most important confidant, to turn around; But Heilongjiang is currently a place where the Japanese can't dye their feet, and it is the safest place in the Feng department, and Wu Junsheng's promotion is really a huge reward for his help to Zhang Zuolin openly and secretly over the years.

In order to repay the young marshal's "support", after Wu Junsheng took office, he vigorously promoted Zhang Hanqing's reforms in Hei Province, and actively promoted the People's Party to gain power in Hei Province. There is no other reason, as an overseer, under the current system, he cannot have the power to cover the sky as the overseer in the Guannai, and truly achieve the separation of the army and the government from the provincial governor. One of the results is that Heilongjiang has become the first province in the three northeastern provinces to realize the leadership of the People's Party.

Of course, Zhang Zuoxiang also won the praise of the bigwigs in the Feng department, and was praised by Zhang Hanqing as the "big tree general" in the Northeast. Wu Junsheng also thanked Zhang Zuoxiang for his sincerity and overall view, and the two left and right hands of Zhang Zuolin in the post-Feng era in history began to enter the "honeymoon period".

In order to realize a political party, a political regime, an army, and a leader, the support of the armed forces is indispensable, and it is even more important in this troubled era. Therefore, it is inevitable that there will be changes in the army. Until we get rid of the idea of being the king of the mountains buried deep in our hearts, all armies need to be rotated. The army that has already been formed mainly relies on subtle and imperceptible, and the newly established army must establish the authority of the commander from the very beginning.

The two newly upgraded divisions of the Feng Army, one of which inherited the number of the 23rd Division of the former Jilin Meng Enyuan Governor who had also served as the division commander, and the division commander was Ding Chao as expected; The other is the newly formed 30th Division, which is headed by Yu Zhen. Both divisions were transferred from the provincial security forces, and the officers were all cadets from the Northeast Lecture Hall and members of the student teaching team.

Due to the lack of numbers, the other six mixed brigades and brigades were organized into three security commands, which became the Feng, Ji, and Hei Provincial Border Defense and Security Commands according to the divisional structure, and were managed by each overseer. Under the recommendation of Zhang Hanqing, Sun Liechen, who had just entered Jilin, appointed Pei Qixun, the former general of Jilin, as the commander of the Jilin Frontier and Security Army.

The forces under the control of the Zhang father and son now are:

Wu Junsheng's 29th Division (stationed in Heilongjiang), after Wu was promoted to overseer, the position was taken over by Wu's subordinate general Wan Fulin.

The 16th Division under Zhang Jinghui's jurisdiction was stationed in Changchun, the capital of Jilin Province.

The 30th Division under the jurisdiction of Yu Zhen was stationed on the front line of Tonghua in Liaoyuan ----, Jilin Province.

The 27th Division, which was also owned by Zhang Zuoxiang, was stationed on the front line of Wafangdian in Yingkou ----, Liaoning Province, and stationed on the left flank of the South Manchurian Railway.

The 28th Division under the jurisdiction of Ji Jinchun is stationed on the front line of ---- Shanhaiguan in Jinzhou, Liaoning Province.

The first division under the jurisdiction of Han Linchun was stationed on the first line of the Zhuanghe River in Dandong ----, Liaoning Province, stationed on the right flank of the South Manchurian Railway, and controlled the mouth of the Yalu River.

The 23rd Division under the jurisdiction of Ding Chao was stationed in Shenyang.

The Northeast Marine Special Operations Brigade (increased to a mixed brigade level) and the Guards Division led by Guo Songling were both stationed in Shenyang. The three division-level units to be established are to assume security duties in Feng, Ji, and Hei, respectively, and are also being reorganized in an orderly manner.

Of the 12 standard divisions in the Republic of China, Zhang Zuolin controls 3; Among the forty or fifty central and local divisions in the country, Zhang Zuolin lived alone in 8 and became a new generation of powerful magnates at that time. At a time when the elites of the Beiyang government and government were deceiving themselves for their interests, he concurrently served as the chairman of the "Autonomous Committee of the Three Eastern Provinces" as the patrol envoy of the three eastern provinces and the overseer of the Liaoning army, and Zhang Hanqing manipulated the parliaments of the three northeastern provinces to make the northeast an independent kingdom in name and in fact.