Chapter 143: Guangxi University

Duan Qirui can definitely be regarded as Yuan Datou's cronies and one of the old men of Xiaozhan. Duan Qirui has always been one of Yuan Datou's left shoulders and right arms, one of the indispensable assistants. In many major events, Duan Qirui made great achievements for Yuan Datou and the Beiyang government. After the Xinhai Revolution, Duan Qirui presided over the large-scale deployment of the national army, which laid the foundation for Yuan Datou to seize the presidency.

But it is such a loyal figure, but he is so resolute on the issue of Yuan Datou being the emperor. In the end, Duan Qirui temporarily "fell out of favor", and Duan Qirui, who had been idle for nearly a year, ushered in his comeback together.

Xu Shichang also served as Yuan Datou's secretary of state, presiding over politics, and Duan Qirui presided over the military, becoming Yuan Datou's two wheels. Beiyang seems to be united again, and Yuan Datou's two carriages seem to be able to move again. Yuan Datou wants to clean up the situation of domestic division, but things are far from being as simple as Yuan Datou thinks.

The domestic anger against Yuan did not slow down because Yuan Datou wanted to abolish the imperial system. The whole country unanimously demanded that Yuan Datou step down, but this old man seemed to be still in the position of president, but it was even more difficult.

At this time, a very ridiculous situation appeared, on the one hand, Yuan Datou wanted to use Xu Shichang and Duan Qirui to clean up the situation, but on the other hand, he was angry with these two people who opposed his claim to be emperor, and refused to delegate real power.

So Duan Qirui, a person who really wanted to stand up to help his old teacher and establish his prestige at the same time, finally found that he couldn't do anything, and he couldn't solve such a big thing with a few superstitions and telegrams with the southwest.

Less than a month after Xu Shichang came to power, he resigned. Yuan Datou panicked, and in desperation, he wanted to ask Duan Qirui to be the secretary of state. Well, Duan Qirui saw that Yuan Datou was nothing more than valuing that he had connections with Cai Yi and others in the southwest, and he had an advantage over Xu Shichang. Moreover, in case the negotiations broke down, Yuan Datou could also use Duan Qirui's military strength to continue to work for him.

Duan Qirui happily agreed, but added a condition to the back: the responsible cabinet system must be implemented.

It is no secret that the secretary of state is Yuan Datou's royal organ. If Yuan Datou still clings to this, the southwest side will think that this is Yuan Datou's lack of sincerity, and how can the negotiations continue.

Yuan Datou also knew that Duan Qirui's subtext was one sentence: I want to have real power.

Yuan Datou is reluctant to play, but now there is a lot of scolding everywhere, begging Yuan, Yuan Datou is helpless, okay, okay, then take responsibility for the cabinet system.

As a result, Duan Qirui became the secretary of state, announced the adoption of a responsible cabinet system, and Duan Qirui himself concurrently served as the chief of the army. The foreign ministers are Lu Zhengxiang, Minister of Internal Affairs Wang Jitang, Minister of Finance Sun Baoqi, Minister of the Navy Liu Guanxiong, Minister of Justice Zhang Zongxiang, Minister of Education Zhang Guojin, Minister of Agriculture and Commerce Jin Bangping, and Minister of Communications Cao Rulin.

At this time, a month had passed since Long Jiguang defected. In Yang Shuai's view, the situation seems to be a bit big, because in Yang Shuai's plan, the international material plan is limited to the south, and at most to the Yangtze River basin. And the reason why Yang Shuai implemented it so quickly was to show his ability through foreigners, so that Sun Wen could return to China and come to Nanning, so as to increase his prestige.

But the current situation is that foreigners such as John, as well as the foreign ministries of Britain and France, see that there seem to be signs of peace within China. They were immediately moved and wanted to turn this material plan into a state affair on the right track, win over China to join the war, and declare war on Germany.

In the eyes of foreigners, there is one thing that China does not have, and that is an endless supply of soldiers.

The headquarters of the British Embassy even ordered that the Chinese government should be drawn into the war at all costs. It is even possible to train twenty divisions for China within two years, and provide weapons and equipment.

Commerce became a state affair, and material transportation became war. Needless to say, Germany and Japan were shocked, and Germany was terrified that China's entry into the war would be unfavorable to them. Japan, on the other hand, feared that China would have to train elite soldiers with the help of the great powers, which they never wanted to see. As a result, Germany and Japan were still in Qingdao a few months ago, and in the blink of an eye they actually wanted to cooperate with only one purpose, that is, to stop this plan of the United Kingdom.

As for Yang Shuai, he also disagreed. Private, this was originally his business, but suddenly it became a matter of the capital, and his interests were greatly reduced. Gong, Yang Shuai doesn't think it's best for China to participate in the war now. You don't see what the United States is doing, and the reason why the United States has become strong is because it is not in a hurry to fall into it, but to make a fortune first. Then, when the victory is almost over, you can stand in line again, which can not only get the qualification of a victorious country, but also not consume yourself too much.

"Young master, John has rarely come to see me lately."

Yang Taiyang said. Yang Shuai nodded: "Duan Qirui came to power as Secretary of State and announced the responsible cabinet. The Yunnan side is about to be unable to open the pot, but those people in the capital don't know what to do, and this battle can no longer be fought. Britain and France naturally thought that China was unified and peaceful, and went to the capital to operate, and if they could participate in the war as a state affair, it would be good for them, so it was human nature to abandon us. ”

Yang Tai looked unhappy: "Damn, this idea was ours, and we have been busy for so long, they said they don't want me if they don't want me." ”

Ma Junwu: "I'm afraid that if the government really agrees to the British and French proposals, and the government sees the infinite benefits in this, they order the Central Finance Bureau to carry out international material exchanges in a unified manner, then our efforts will be in vain." ”

The unified arrangement of the Central Finance Bureau means that the government orders the purchase of what is needed, and then the government cooperates with the foreign powers. The government buys it, and the price must not be high, and it is estimated that it is the Central Finance Bureau that makes a fortune. In the view of Ma Junwu and others, it is said that it is the central government, but it is actually the Beiyang government.

When Yang Shuai heard this, he was happy, Yang Tai: "Hey, young master, how are we in a hurry, why do you still have the heart to laugh?" Ma Junwu and the others were also puzzled, only Bai Zhuge didn't seem to have any expression.

Yang Shuai: "Bai Zhuge , what do you think of this matter?" ”

Bai Zhuge raised his head: "Commander, I don't think we need to worry about this matter. On the contrary, we also want to take advantage of the fact that some people think that our plan is bankrupt and want to give up, and increase our investment in this area, such as buying some flour mills, and so on. ”

Yang Tai: "Hey, Bai Zhuge , I don't understand, this plan is about to go on, what are we doing here, you can eat the flour that will be made when the time comes?" ”

Yang Shuai smiled, it seems that Yang Tai is still not as good as Bai Zhuge , and Bai Zhuge is still slightly better.

"China enters the war, that is impossible."

"For what?" Many people couldn't help but be surprised that Yang Shuai said so resolutely.

"One, we don't have the conditions to go to war. Second, even if there are peace talks, do you think China will really be reunified? Third, when China enters the war, some people are more anxious than us, can they stop it without trickery? So I'm sure that in the end, they will come back to us. ”

Ma Junwu lowered his head and thought about it, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Yang Shuai and Bai Zhuge had analyzed correctly.

Yang Tai: "Then if Britain and other countries want to help China, or even help China train troops, can Yuan Datou agree?" ”

Regarding the military, Bai Zhuge is the most sensitive: "Then it is even more impossible, to help China train troops, can the Japanese agree?" And, hehe, I don't agree, I'm afraid that there will be nothing to do with Yuan Datou. ”

Yang Tai: "What's the matter with the Japanese here?" The British helped us train and fight - yes, yes, yes, the Japanese could not agree. ”

Under the influence of Yang Shuai, more and more people unconsciously began to be wary of Japan and began to realize the ambitions of the Japanese against China. Even Yang Tai and other businessmen have gradually understood this, and this has to be said to be a huge change, as long as more and more people realize this, it will be more and more difficult for Japan to invade China.

Ma Junwu: "Okay, then we will keep the plan unchanged, continue to encourage businessmen to put into production, and the government will also try to engage in some public-owned industries." ”

Yang Shuai was stunned: "Public property? ”

Ma Junwu was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that Yang Shuai didn't know about it.

"Yes, military commander, I was about to tell you that the Ministry of Finance plans to use public funds to build some factories or something, and if it is profitable, the Ministry of Finance will be rich."

When Yang Tai heard this, he jumped up: "What? Government property? Isn't that a struggle with the people for money? With the support of the government, how can the ordinary people compete with you, how can you do this? ”

State-owned assets, this is definitely a new thing. In the late Qing Dynasty, there was a saying that there were royal assets, and the image was very bad. In Yang Tai's view, this public property is just like this royal asset, it is all using the official background to oppress people, and it is not a fair buying and selling activity at all.

Yang Shuai was stunned, he didn't object to this, because he knew that this was not what Yang Tai said. He was surprised that Ma Junwu actually did such a big thing, he didn't know what to do, and he hadn't seen Ma Junwu talk about it. Thinking of this, Yang Shuai glanced at Bai Zhuge again, because Bai Zhuge was dealing with finance, and he didn't know how to do it.

I saw Bai Zhuge frowning, he knew it, but he didn't expect Ma Junwu to say it here, which greatly lost his face, especially when he saw Yang Shuai's eyes.

Bai Zhuge hurriedly said: "Director Ma, although Yang Tai's words are a bit excessive, they are not something that is not worth considering. The resources of the industries funded by the Ministry of Finance of the government and the Ministry of Finance must be much more concentrated than those of the common people, how do you solve this problem? ”

Yang Shuai: "I didn't expect the Ministry of Finance to be so rich. ”

Ma Junwu was taken aback, Yang Shuai's words were full of meaning.

Yang Shuai: "Brother Junwu, now that the situation is stabilizing, I want to build a university in Nanning, and vigorously strengthen education in the whole city and the Triangle Bay area." Take a look, this is a proposal put forward by Dr. Li Zhengwen and Dr. Lei Peihong, you can also take a look. ”

Ma Junwu is overjoyed, and it is a good thing for education to go there. Now it seems that Yang Shuai doesn't like this Ministry of Finance's investment very much, if it is used for education, it is also a good way, especially this year because he has received a lot of money from donations, and more importantly, Nanning has no intention of handing over the tax to Lu Rongting or the capital.

Yang Shuai: "This matter is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, not only must we vigorously implement it, but also report to General Lu and Tan Dujun, hoping to get their support." ”

It is almost impossible to ask Lu Rongting and Tan Haoming for money, but this will block their mouths from asking Nanning for taxes, which is a matter of form.

"Let's call it Guangxi University."

Yang Shuai must have never imagined that this Guangxi University finally made Ma Junwu completely detached from politics and concentrate on education, which made him lose a powerful ally. However, Guangxi University has suddenly become the top university in the country. In particular, Dr. Lei Peihong, the first person in the country to propose compulsory education, is well-known all over the world.