"Zhong Shan, here is a letter of introduction I gave you to join the party, I officially send you an invitation, I hope you will join the unified Mingzhu Party and make more contributions to the people of the country!"

As soon as Cao Kun heard that Qiao Yu actually invited him to join the party in person, it meant that his relationship with Qiao Yu was more intimate, which was definitely a great thing.

"Thank you, Prime Minister, I'll go write the application now!"

"Back then, Beiyang also gathered the elites of the whole country, and there were many available talents, so you can also help me come forward to persuade them and try to let them all join!"

After controlling the country, Qiao Yu's vision is naturally different, how to balance the power of the domestic faction has become the most important thing, especially how to form a balance between the Sichuan system and other factions has become Qiao Yu's primary task, Qiao Yu wants to be the prime minister of the country, not the prime minister of the Sichuan system, the mistakes of Beiyang Yuan Shikai and others must not be repeated, so the Sichuan system must be controlled and restricted.

Retain the old generals of Beiyang, let them enter the unified Mingzhu Party is also for this consideration, of course, the Sichuan system is now very large, not only military, in the economy, politics, culture has unimaginable influence, a dominant situation is also a huge threat to the security of China's political situation, Qiao Yu not only to use a figure like Cao Kun, and even to support the capital power of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but also to win over the traditional Jin merchant forces, so that all places have their own capital power, forming a new balance in the country.

Of course, the Sichuan system is still the source of Qiao Yu's strength, and it cannot be weakened too much, so this balance is very delicate, it all depends on Qiao Yu's own control, after Cao Kun is transferred to Yanjing, the northwest also needs other personnel to manage, Qiao Yu After his own consideration, he transferred Yan Xishan, the overseer of Shanxi, and appointed him as the chief executive of the northwest, in charge of the civil affairs construction in the northwest.

Yan Xishan is a miracle in the history of the Republic of China, from the beginning of the Xinhai Revolution, he was the governor of Shanxi, and he controlled Shanxi until 49 years, and was the king of Shanxi for a full 38 years.

Yan Xishan can become a political tumbler, in fact, it is still very related to his superb ability to develop the economy, with the support of the people, Yan Xishan's position can sit firmly and sit firmly, but Yan Xishan's vision and mind are indeed not enough, has been limited to a corner of Shanxi, if he can be more bold, more courageous, Hebei or Shaanxi and other places into control, and then annex the whole of North China, I am afraid that the history of the Republic of China will be rewritten.

Now that Yan Xishan has been in power in Shanxi for nearly ten years, he is deeply rooted, and he has become like a kingdom of reading, Qiao Yu now controls the world, and he must use talents like Yan Xishan, but he must control it, so it has become inevitable to transfer him from Shanxi to the northwest.

Yan Xishan was honestly reluctant to leave his nest, but he now knew that he didn't have the capital to fight against Qiao Yu at all, especially the battle of Lanzhou completely shook Yan Xishan, and he also carried out construction, but his achievements were too far behind Qiao Yu.

After thinking about it all night, the small scale in Yan Xishan's heart was constantly weighing, and the sound of the abacus was also in his ears, and after carefully weighing the gains and losses, Yan Xishan went to Lanzhou honestly, followed Qiao Yu's instructions, and called all his old subordinates together before leaving.

Tell them to take the initiative to cooperate, obey the orders of the central government, and don't go against the central government, that is to hit the stone with an egg, self-defeating, Shanxi people can't be the second of the Ma Jiajun, after repeated warnings, Yan Xishan left Shanxi, which has been in charge for nearly ten years, and stepped on the train to the west, constantly calculating in his heart, Qiao Yu was transferred to be the chief executive of the northwest, this appointment is very interesting.

At present, China's administrative system has been basically determined, provinces, cities, counties, townships, villages, a total of five levels, there is no local level, but he has given himself such a special position, Qiao Yu definitely does not simply want to empty himself, but must have a heavy responsibility, what to do in the northwest!

Yan Xishan's head kept turning, it seemed that maybe his opportunity had come, Yan Xishan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he had an idea in his heart.

"Baichuan, I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

"Prime Minister, Xishan is late, please forgive the Prime Minister!" Yan Xishan was also a little flattered when he saw Qiao Yu personally picking him up at the train station, and hurriedly trotted to Qiao Yu's approach, looking respectful.

"It's not too late at all, I've been paying attention to your various initiatives in Shanxi over the years, I've been very inspired, you are also a leader among the feudal officials, I asked you to come to the northwest this time, I have an important task to give to you!"

"Don't deserve the praise of the prime minister, the prime minister is the real big deal, but also laid the foundation of China's industry, do what Xishan wants to do but does not have the ability to do, Xishan admires the prime minister's insight from the bottom of his heart, the prime minister has something to tell Xishan to do his best!"

Qiao Yu is also very satisfied with Yan Xishan's superiority, from the rise of the various local governors in the Xinhai year, except for Yan Xishan who also knows some people's livelihood construction, most of the rest are martial artists, old bureaucrats, and they have no opinions on developing the economy and improving people's livelihood at all, this is where Qiao Yu values Yan Xishan.

In the temporary residence in Lanzhou, Qiao Yu and Yan Xishan sat opposite each other, Qiao Yu looked at Yan Xishan carefully, speaking of which Yan Xishan is indeed not very good-looking, like an old farmer, but with a kind of shrewdness unique to Jin merchants in his eyes, good at calculation, good at planning, and indeed a character of one party.

"Baichuan, this time I appointed you as the governor of the northwest, how are you going to govern the northwest?"

As soon as Yan Xishan heard that Qiao Yu was taking the test for his own ability, he immediately straightened his waist, carefully considered it and said: "Prime Minister, I think you let me go to the northwest for a total of three tasks, the first is to develop the economy, the northwest is seriously backward compared to the whole country, the people's livelihood is poor, and the time must be solved, the second is to stabilize the place, the various ethnic groups in the northwest live together, and there are many disputes between different religions here. The central government is weak, there is a centrifugal tendency here, especially now that the national fortunes are declining, and there has been an unstable situation in the northwest since the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which is also something that must be solved, and the third is to completely change the religious customs here, implement sinicization, and let the northwest fully integrate into the system of Chinese civilization! ”

After hearing Yan Xishan say these three tasks, the smile on Qiao Yu's face became thicker and thicker, "Baichuan, you said a lot, but it's not enough to just see the problem, you have to come up with a solution, what kind of solution are you, the new governor of the northwest, going to come up with?" ”

"Prime Minister, although the northwest is barren, but rich in minerals, as long as you can open up the traffic line, you can rely on the underground treasure to develop, now the Lanxin railway has entered the preparatory stage, if the railway is passed, the people's livelihood in the northwest can be improved a lot, in addition to Xinjiang Province is a treasure land, said that the light is sufficient, as long as the problem of water source is solved, basically what is planted, so it is necessary to vigorously build water conservancy facilities, first solve the problem of eating, in addition to the upper reaches of the Yellow River can also build some hydropower stations, After having sufficient power supply, I suggest that the prime minister can build some large-scale heavy industry enterprises in the northwest, such as metallurgy, iron and steel, and even military industry, so that with large-scale enterprises, they can radiate and drive a considerable number of areas, and the situation of the people in the northwest can be improved a lot! ”

Yan Xishan does have some insight in people's livelihood, and the development prescription prescribed is still very symptomatic, "Baichuan, a few days ago I went to inspect a farmer's house, there was a person lying on the kang wrapped in a quilt in broad daylight, I thought she was sick, the male owner of the house told me that she was not sick, but no pants, the whole family only had one pair of pants, the man wore it, the woman could not see people, she could only hide in the bed, the poverty in the northwest can be seen, I have decided to exempt the agricultural tax in the northwest, You must make a big improvement in the people's livelihood in the northwest in a short period of time, so that the people know that they can eat enough if they follow us! ”

Yan Xishan still has a good understanding of local poverty, and the situation Qiao Yu said is not an isolated situation, but a general appearance, especially during the period when the Ma Jiajun was rising, it was even more excessive, and the people's power was already extremely poor.

"Prime Minister, Xishan has made a military order here, to build 5,000 water conservancy projects within three years, to implement the method of cash-for-work, to develop mines, to build roads, so that the people can have jobs and have enough to eat!"

"It's good to have this determination, but the economic problems in the northwest are only one aspect, and the focus is on how to make the people on this land really turn their hearts to the center!"

Yan Xishan also knows that although it is a little difficult to develop the economy, but if he finds the right direction, and the central government provides some support, there is not too much difficulty, and the difficulty is how to eliminate ethnic barriers, how to solve the problem of religion, and how to promote sinicization, which is the most important thing.

"Prime Minister, the doctrine of Halal Guijiao is extreme, and extremely xenophobic, unwilling to integrate into the Chinese system, it is not easy to change, I think the best way is one word: kill!" Yan Xishan slashed his hand down.

Qiao Yu also knows very well that since the emergence of the halal sect, there have been constant conflicts, especially this sect refuses to intermarry with foreign religions, it is self-contained, it is difficult to assimilate, and it pays attention to blood and fire preaching, once it has an advantage, it will persecute other foreign religions, it is indeed a big trouble, but the slaughter will only create greater hatred, and the sequelae are very large, which is not a very good way.

"The bad elements must be eradicated, but we still can't do things that hurt the peace of the world, and our country is too big, can all places rely on killing to solve it, what will other nations think, this will definitely cause endless troubles!"

"What the prime minister is worried about is, then I think we can only simmer slowly, based on the long-term or carry out education and transformation, so that they can completely identify with China, for the time being, we can immigrate to the real border, break the inherent ties of various places, and form a situation where you have me, I have you, and the people here can also let them move to the Central Plains, the population flows, their number is still too small, and they will definitely be able to accelerate assimilation! Then there is the economic development to open up the people's wisdom, let them accept new ideas and concepts, and break the old customs! ”

"Well, the national question of Baichuan has been an extremely complicated matter since ancient times, I believe you can take a good measure, there has been a revolution in Russia, the northwest is the first line facing Russia, we must build a prosperous, rich, stable and peaceful northwest, only in this way can we compete with Russia!"

(To be continued)