With Russia's civil strife and withdrawal from the European War, and with hundreds of thousands of American troops participating in the war, the German army could not continue on the Western Front. On 26 September, the Allied forces launched a general offensive, and the German army was unable to resist, and the impregnable Hindenburg Line collapsed on all fronts. Three days later, De Wilhelm II convened an imperial council for urgent consultations, and German Field Marshal Hindenburg and Chief of the General Staff Rudolf admitted that Germany could not afford to fight again. Subsequently, the Kaiser reshuffled his cabinet, appointed Prince Baden as chancellor, and asked the Entente countries for an armistice.

The camera turned to East Asia, in the presidential palace in Beijing, everyone didn't seem to be particularly excited about the end of the European war and Germany's defeat, which was related to Ge Yunfei's accurate judgment, and everyone had already prepared in advance. Because the Nationalist Government had a clear understanding of the post-war international community, how to move in the international arena formed a complete foreign policy. In particular, the Sino-Japanese war achieved the desired results, and China's international status rose several levels, and in one fell swoop established itself as a military and political power in East Asia.

Premier Xu Shichang said happily: "Ladies and gentlemen, the war is over, and in the future, the focus of our work will shift to economic development, and the first five-year plan of the national government will be promulgated at the end of the year. At present, the three major group armies include border troops, air force units and subsidiary troops, with a total strength of 3 million people, and I suggest that 2 million can be cut to maintain 1 million. ”

It was inconvenient for everyone to speak, and their eyes all looked at Ge Yunfei. Ge Yunfei said: "Minister Yan is reasonable, the scale of the 3 million army is a bit huge in peacetime, and I agree to reduce the troops, but it is not advisable to cut 2 million at once." The security of our country, which is a vast country, is particularly important. Although the war is over, we must be prepared for danger in times of peace, and we must not have the paralyzing thinking of putting swords and guns into storage and putting horses in the south mountains. The lessons of history tell us that a belligerent will be defeated, and a forgotten war will perish. ”

"I agree with Commander Ge's suggestion, how many troops do you think is appropriate?" President Duan Qirui asked. "It is appropriate to reduce the number of 500,000, I think that the Central Army will remain unchanged, and it will gradually transition to mechanized troops, the Northwest Army will be strengthened, and it will gradually transition to semi-mechanized troops, and the number of the Southern Army can be abolished and become the Southern Military Region. Our country has a long border, and some troops can be converted into border troops, and in the future we will follow the line of elite troops. ”

"Chief Ge, the scale of the army is huge, and the military salary taken out by the central government is a large amount, but investing in the development of new weapons and developing the air force, navy, and even tank forces is an astronomical amount, and it has been a problem for all dynasties and dynasties!" Ge Yunfei said with a smile: "This problem is easy to solve, we can implement a compulsory military service system!" "Compulsory military service?" The crowd exclaimed. Yan Xishan said: "There is a way that a good man is not a soldier, how to implement this compulsory military service system?" "The officer system does not move, and every young citizen has the obligation to defend the country."

Ge Yunfei continued: "The compulsory military service system means that the national compulsory soldier is for three years, and the officers are paid and the soldiers are only a small allowance. Soldiers can retire after three years of service, and over again, we will form a large number of reserves in the civilian population, and these professionally trained people can quickly enter the battlefield if war breaks out. In addition, our officer system will not change, and the army can still maintain strong combat effectiveness. "This method is good, and it can not only save military expenditure, but also safeguard national security, and the saved military expenditure can be invested in the research and development of new weapons, killing three birds with one stone."

"Chief Ge, this method is good, but the compulsory military service system is to rotate soldiers, how to settle these veterans of the war now?" Xu Shichang asked. "I've thought about the placement of veterans. You can calculate how many cities and market towns in the country do not have police, and now the number of urban police is extremely scarce and uneven, and the vast majority of market towns have no police at all. To maintain social order, the role of the police is irreplaceable, and I think it is not a big problem to resettle hundreds of thousands at a time. ”

"In addition, retired soldiers are free to choose employment. Through an administrative directive, industrial factories give preference to the hiring of retired soldiers. We can set up a Invalids farm to house retired veterans, and in short, this problem will not be difficult to solve as long as the government is really concerned. In the future, we should widely publicize that we should be honored as soldiers to defend our homes and the country, and we should give them good treatment. All military expenses of the Wehrmacht are to be paid by the state, no one is allowed to raise his own salary, no military department is required to do business, and the duty of the army is to train troops and to be ready for war at all times. ”

President Duan Qirui Shangwu very much agreed with this viewpoint, and urgently ordered Ge Yunfei to come up with a plan for disarmament, resettlement of retired soldiers, and compulsory military service as soon as possible. Premier Xu Shichang changed the topic and said: "President, after the end of the European war, how will we deal with the more than 100,000 workers in France?" "This is indeed a thorny issue, and it is the duty of the Nationalist Government to treat them well because the French-aided laborers made a great contribution to the victory of the Allies in the war."

Ge Yunfei said: "I have thought about this question, since they contributed to the victory of the Entente in the war, and even some people paid the price with their lives. The national government has the responsibility and obligation to urge Britain, France, and other countries to come up with a resettlement fee. In addition, many of these laborers who went to France learned skills, so the government should pay attention to this group of skilled industrial workers. I have informed Dahua Group that priority will be given to recruiting outstanding French aid technicians who have returned to China. ”

President Duan Qirui said: "This is related to the credibility of the national government, and the government should set up a special agency to properly resettle them." Yan Xishan said: "At present, there is a shortage of skilled workers in inland provinces, and the government has come forward to build a bridge to ensure reasonable treatment, so that they can enthusiastically go to the isolated west, which will play a role in promoting the industry in the west." Hearing several new governing ideas, Ge Yunfei seemed to have a familiar feeling. As the saying goes: gold always shines, and now the butterfly effect has produced fission, and they each begin to play their abilities with ease in their own positions.

Duan Qirui seemed to remember something and said: "Brother Ge, Zhang Zuolin has been operating in the Northeast for decades, if there is a military reform, will he be transferred out of the Northeast?" "President, I am ready to station him in North Korea and make him the commander of the North Korean garrison. He will be satisfied with the transfer of Meng Enyuan back to China. "No matter how big or small, you have already thought of it, and nothing will be difficult for you." Xu Shichang said: "Chief Ge is the trend, and each of us can't help but get on Yang Fan's big boat, which makes people involuntarily feel like they are in the rivers and lakes!" Everyone couldn't help but laugh when they heard this.

The camera turns to the Korean Peninsula, after the Sino-Japanese peace talks took effect, the Japanese troops withdrew to the south of the 38th parallel. The Japanese were very efficient and quickly completed the demarcation of the border. Chinese troops also returned to China one after another, but Zhang Zuolin's Northeast Frontier Army was transferred to Pyongyang. On that day, at the former Japanese Army Headquarters in Pyongyang, Lee Sung-ryong, supreme leader of the North Korean Provisional Government, hosted a banquet to entertain Cai Ye, commander of the Chinese Aid Korea Army, who had come to inspect the country, and Jang Chok-lin, commander of the Chinese army living in North Korea.

At this time, Li Chenglong's face was full of red light, and he was extremely excited. Becoming the king of a country is like a dream. In a trance, his ambition was achieved, and he also became the commander of a country at the lowest cost. At this time, Li Chenglong seemed to be still sleepwalking.

The Japanese were very shrewd and approved the Li dynasty in the south for the first time. The South Lee Dynasty did not recognize Lee Sung-ryong as forming a government for North Korea. Since Li Chenglong is not rightly named, he naturally needs China's full help. At present, his mind is entirely focused on forming a new government, and as for restoring independence and freedom to the entire Korean Peninsula, he has long since lost it to the state of Java.

China promised to station troops in North Korea, and Lee Sung-ryong's apprehensive heart relaxed, and in order to express his gratitude, he joked during the banquet: "Because of the continuous war, our women are more than men. Commander Zhang, we Korean women are hardworking, docile, and able to endure hardships, and I hope that your officers and soldiers can marry Koreans and solve their livelihoods. "General Li's good intentions, I Lao Zhang followed. The commander decided to set an example and take a North Korean beauty first. "Commander Zhang, this matter is on me, I promise to satisfy you."

"Commander Cai, will Your Excellency General Li Meiyi also enjoy it!" Cai Yi smiled: "I don't wade into this troubled water, you can do it yourself!" "Commander Cai, my subordinates have accepted a lot of Japanese women, and I'm worried that soldiers can't marry Japanese girls?" "I heard that after the civil unrest in Russia, a large number of Russians ran to Harbin, and many Russian women were proud to marry Chinese, which is a symbol of the country's strength." "Haha! The Chinese gentlemen also have a bright future. ”

"Commander Zhang, you know Chief Ge's temper, be more leisurely. In the issue of women, we must not use force, but we must be happy with each other. "I will take military discipline seriously and will never disgrace the countrymen." Cai Ye turned to Li Chenglong and said, "General Li, when will the new government of your country be formed?" "Next month!" "I went all the way south and found that your people's lives are too hard, and Chief Ge gave you a clever plan that can quickly change the lives of the people?" "What's the idea?"

Chief Ge said that the northern part of the DPRK is mainly mountainous, and agriculture alone cannot meet the needs of the people. But northern Korea is blessed with unique mineral resources, you can attract money from Chinese mainland to open mines, and you will soon become rich! "Mr. Ge thinks about us everywhere and listens to us. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, I personally went to Beijing to attract investment, and I wanted General Ge to give advice on how to make a fortune! Cai knew that the other party had fallen into the trap, and in the future, North Korea's economic lifeline would be in the hands of others.

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