In the early years of the Republic of China, China followed the example of the United States and adopted the so-called federal system, which resulted in the expansion of local forces, and the local military and political officials at all levels were all appointed by people from their own provinces.

After Qiao Yu came to power, he resolutely abolished the federal system, under China's vertical system, the central government must have absolute leadership over the localities, of course, the localities also have a certain degree of autonomy, but at the critical moment, there must not be a situation of ineffective command, and there is also this consideration in opposing the establishment of a province in Taiwan, Taiwan is a part of the culture of southern Fujian, if the province is established, it is equivalent to two provinces in a cultural circle, theoretically the officials of these two places can be cross-posted, and it is not fair to other provinces.

Therefore, Taiwan can only become a city, and in addition, Taiwan's administrative system must be adjusted, a number of officials should be transferred from the country, especially in the field of culture and education, and a comprehensive decolonization campaign should be carried out, the Japanese language should be abolished in schools, and the Taiwanese should be required to restore Chinese traditions.

In addition to carrying out social reforms, the most important thing is to clean up the garbage of the colonial era, including Japanese expatriates, Taiwan has arrested a total of 270,000 people, most of these people are pro-Japanese elements who cooperated with Japan during the period of Japanese rule, and all the heinous crimes have been executed, and the rest have been sent to the northwest region to serve hard labor, and most of them will have to atone for their sins in this life!

In addition to Taiwan, Qiao Yu also took Xuzhou as the center, merged northern Jiangsu and northern Anhui to form a plain province, Xuzhou's cultural traditions are not the same as southern Jiangsu, if the merger is not the same as that of southern Jiangsu, but also a constraint on northern Jiangsu, especially Shanghai at this time still belongs to Jiangsu, Jiangsu's own strength is already very strong, Xuzhou will be separated, and at the same time give Xuzhou some preferential policies. Promote the development of Xuzhou.

In addition, Qiao Yu will Chahar. The three provinces of Suiyuan and Ningxia were merged, and it was named Grassland Province in much the same way as Inner Mongolia in later generations, and Outer Mongolia was also officially established as a province, called Yunling Province; The territory east and south of Lake Balkhash was incorporated into Xinjiang Province, so that the northwestern side was basically dealt with.

The rest is the southwestern provinces, that is, the old territory where Qiao Yu started. This is the base camp of the Sichuan system, and it is also the most difficult area to adjust, the biggest problem is that Sichuan Province is too big, of course, it is not simply a large area, in fact, there are many provinces in the country that are larger than Sichuan, but the comprehensive strength of Sichuan far exceeds that of other provinces in the country.

Sichuan has a strong foundation for heavy industry. The scale of the economy is comparable to the union of several provinces in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, more than one-third of the country's scientific research institutions are in Sichuan, more than a quarter of the college students are in Sichuan, and there are even more Sichuan officials in various military and political circles, and their influence is far-reaching, especially in military circles, and the main generals are all from Sichuan.

The situation that the Sichuan faction is far ahead has already caused dissatisfaction among the other factions, in fact, Qiao Yu has already noticed this problem a long time ago. And consciously suppressed the Sichuan system. Qiao Yu reused Prime Minister Wang Yongjiang and Chief of Staff Jiang Baili. Foreign Minister Gu Weijun and others are not from the Sichuan family, but they still can't change the situation, in fact, it can be said that as long as Qiao Yu is still in power for a day, the prosperity of the Sichuan system will not end.

In this political region adjustment action, some people proposed to split Sichuan Province into two, that is, Chongqing as the center to establish Yuzhou Province, and Chengdu as the center to continue to be called Sichuan Province, so that Sichuan is divided into two parts, which is also a constraint on Sichuan, Qiao Yu is making trouble for this problem.

"President, I don't agree with the separation of Sichuan, the strength of the Sichuan system is a matter of development in the final analysis, now Jiangsu, Zhejiang, the momentum of the two Guangxi is very violent, Tianjin in the north is also amazing, as long as the country will form a new distribution of forces in time, now Sichuan is very strong, maybe in the future the status will plummet, and Chengdu and Chongqing are one, divided into two provinces, the number of votes in the Senate is doubled, this is equivalent to a disguised increase in strength, and it is not desirable, Just as the president often said that development should be used to solve problems, then use development to balance local forces. ”

Qiao Yu was also full of emotion, what Jiang Baili said was indeed right, dividing Sichuan into two parts may increase the strength of the Sichuan system in disguise and expand the right to speak in the parliament.

"Brother Baili, since this is the case, the southwestern provinces will not make adjustments, and now what should be done with the Ryukyus, does Brother Baili have any good ideas?"

After mentioning the Ryukyus, Jiang Baili was also a little worried, this was not originally China's territory, and now the Ryukyu royal family still has descendants, and many Ryukyuan people still hope to be able to restore the country, this time after China occupied the Ryukyus, it received a large number of petitions, hoping to make the Ryukyus independent, of course, these Ryukyuan people are not fools, and they dare not let China work in vain, they are willing to accept China's protection, and at the same time provide military bases for China.

In fact, the Ryukyuan people are also very sober-minded, and if they want to develop the economy and improve their living standards, they must rely on the huge Chinese market; However, China has already decided to include the Ryukyus in its territory, after all, the protectorate is even worse than the territory, and in some cases it is even possible to be driven out.

"On the Ryukyus, the Chinese soldiers fought bloodily, with heavy casualties, it can be said that every inch of land has the blood of Chinese soldiers, and it must be included in the territory, I propose to establish a special city of Ryukyu, mainly as our military base, the people on the island of Ryukyu can partially migrate to the coastal areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, where the environment is similar to that of the Ryukyus, and has a vast hinterland, for the islanders, it is also a good thing!

When Qiao Yu and Jiang Baili were discussing, someone suddenly sent an urgent telegram, Qiao Yu suddenly frowned into a pimple when he saw it, Jiang Baili also hurriedly took the telegram, and took a look, Jiang Baili's face suddenly looked bad.

Recently, there has been a series of attacks on the Chinese army in the Ryukyus, three Chinese armored vehicles were blown up by planted mines, and more than a dozen Chinese soldiers were killed, and these three armored vehicles were blown up during the patrol, and this vicious incident has a very bad impact on the morale of the Chinese army.

Yang Sen didn't take it seriously at the beginning, Ryukyu is a battlefield between China and Japan, and it is normal to leave some weapons behind, and even if the war is over, there may be pro-Japanese elements hidden among the people of Ryukyu, and even the remnants of Japanese soldiers, which is inevitable, and these people must have a very serious antagonistic mood against the Chinese army.

For this situation, it is enough to strengthen the prevention and conduct a thorough inventory. But after investigation. Investigators found a mine that had not yet exploded at the scene of the explosion, and after research and comparison, it was found that it was not a standard weapon of the army, but made by local law, which looked very simple.

But the time for the official armament of mines is not very long. There are not many people who know how to build mines, and these mines look very simple, but there are many key components, and from the use effect, the performance is very stable, and the explosion power is also very huge. Judging from these methods, the opposing army is not an amateur.

If it is not an amateur, then it can only be a trick by some masters, and it is very important to find out who is planning the attack on the Chinese soldiers behind it.

After Qiao Yu received Yang Sen's report, he also felt a trace of uneasiness in his heart, this attack on China was no different from the roadside bombs encountered by the US military in later generations, which was a tricky thing for the US imperialists, who were armed to the teeth. With China's current level of technology. It's even more difficult to crack.

If it can't be solved, then it will be enough to watch the soldiers continue to die under such shameless attacks. This is something that no commander wants to see, and this kind of elusive attack has a far greater impact on the morale of the army than a real war, and on the battlefield, no matter how brutal, you know exactly who your enemy is.

And the roadside bomb attack is inscrutable, you don't know who the enemy is, often unknown can bring huge mental pressure to people, soldiers on the battlefield is already very stressed, if you add this kind of torment, it is bound to be even worse!

"President, I think there are three possibilities for the attack, one is the local anti-China forces in the Ryukyus, but from the current point of view, the possibility of using mines among these people is not high, the second is that the Japanese are not willing to lose the Ryukyus, so the Japanese led the attack, and the third is the Ryukyu Restoration Organization, they knew that China did not allow them to return to the country, so they were dissatisfied and planned an action against China!"

"Brother Baili, the first situation is really unlikely, according to common sense analysis, the Japanese or the Ryukyu Restoration Organization have the motive to commit the crime, but I don't think they took action, the Japanese don't look at them when they fight crazy, once they are defeated, they will become very honest, and the Japanese also know how to forbear, they have just been defeated, why bother to provoke China again, this kind of roadside attack can not shake the overall situation of China's control of the Ryukyus, it is equivalent to useless efforts, the Japanese will never do this!

As for the Ryukyu people, I don't agree either, although they may have the way to oppose the independence of the Ryukyus, but these people lack the action faction, when Japan occupied the Ryukyus, they only hoped that the foreign powers would come forward to help them restore the country, how could such a group of people who are so dependent take the initiative to attack the army! And if you were a Ryukyus, would you target a heavily armed patrol? ”

Jiang Baili shook his head: "What the president said is right, if I want to attack and retaliate, I will definitely attack those unsuspecting administrative officials, they will be easier to succeed, and the impact will be much greater!" ”

Qiao Yu's head was also spinning rapidly at this time, carefully screening and screening: "Brother Baili, don't be bound by the Ryukyus, there are not a few people we have offended over the years, the Russians, the French, and the British all have contradictions with us, and the United States may not necessarily want us to occupy the Ryukyus, these powers may be secretly attacking, although this is a small matter, but if it is used well, it can have the effect of four or two thousand pounds!" ”

In the event of this kind of attack, China will suspect Japan and the Ryukyus at the first time, which can not only re-provoke the contradictions between China and Japan, but also deepen the contradictions between China and the Ryukyuans, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone, with many benefits, thinking of this, Qiao Yu gradually locked two targets in his mind, one is the famous British MI6, and the other is the Cheka of the Red Empire, both of which are the top intelligence agencies of this era and even in later generations, with a prominent reputation, and they also have the motive to commit crimes against China.

Thinking of this, Qiao Yu immediately asked Wang Lingji to investigate! (To be continued.) )