There was a large-scale rebellion in Tibetan Province, if it was not suppressed, the nascent Republic of China would face the danger of splitting, and not only Tibetan Province, even Mongolia began to be turbulent, at this time in Yanjing Lao Yuan was also anxious, he was borrowing money everywhere, wanting to dismiss the southern army, where there was enough energy to take care of the rebellion on the frontier, so the rebellion on the Sichuan border fell on the two provinces bordering the Sichuan side.

The two young people entered Lao Yuan's field of vision again, should they let Qiao Yu be the main or let Cai Ye be the main one? Lao Yuan was unsure of it for a while, so he invited several of his strategists over.

"Everyone must know what I mean by looking for the princes, how should Kawabe deal with it, you come up with a charter!"

Yang Shiqi, as the chief strategist, thought about it and took the lead in speaking, "In my opinion, although this is a crisis, it is also a good opportunity for the president to solve the southwest, you might as well mobilize the Sichuan and Yunnan armies to enter Tibet together, quell the rebellion, and if they win, they will be transferred to Yanjing, and if they are defeated, they will be sent to the southwest to control this piece in one fell swoop!" ”

"It's not right!" Yang Du hurriedly came out to object: "President, the rebellion in the Sichuan side is unusual, we only promise to win but not to lose, otherwise the prestige of the Republic of China will be ruined, just a few years ago Mr. Zhao Erfeng Zhao showed his prestige in the Sichuan side, if we make a mistake, what will the people think of me?" ”

Yang Shiqi has always been unaccustomed to Yang Du's arrogant appearance, this time Yang Du was so openly opposed to himself, how could he still get mixed up, so with a sneer on his face, he said: "You're too worried, the two armies of Sichuan and Yunnan are both strong armies, and the Tibetan rebels are just a group of rabble, as long as the army enters Tibetan Province, the rebellion can be quelled!" ”

Yang Du shook his head again and again: "Xingcheng is too optimistic, the rebellion in Tibetan Province is instigated by the British behind their backs, so the Tibetan rebellion must take into account the attitude of the British, so it is not easy to quell the chaos, but also to be able to unify the military power on the front line, and the supply is sufficient, if the two armies of Yunnan and Sichuan are sent into Tibet at the same time, I am afraid that they will fight first because of the old grudge, even if they don't fight, as long as they pull each other, the Tibetan chaos will not be pacified, and then the British will come to put pressure again, I am afraid that the president will be embarrassed, Therefore, ensuring a big victory at the front is the key to maintaining the prestige of the president! ”

Yuan Shikai listened to the words of the two strategists, and he was constantly judging in his heart, Yang Shiqi had a clear idea, and it was nothing more than to turn Sichuanbian into another Guizhou, so that the contradiction between Sichuan and Yunnan would be greater, as long as Qiao Yu and Cai Ye could not quickly quell the chaos, they would take down the two of them.

But Yang Du's words are also the key to Lao Yuan, Sichuanbian is different from Guizhou, there are also British people interfering here, if you lose the land in your own hands, then what face do you have to continue to be president, who else can listen to yourself, Lao Yuan thought twice, or decided to send Qiao Yu to quell the chaos, after all, Sichuan's strength is much better than the Yunnan army, and Sichuan is also rich now, the central government does not need to pay too much money, Lao Yuan is now troubled by silver!

At this moment, a person took the initiative to stand up and arched his hand at Lao Yuan: "President, I have an idea, I don't know if it's feasible?" ”

Lao Yuan looked, it is the new into his own Chen Eun, this person Er'an, is a native of Hubei, once served under Xiliang, so the situation in Sichuan and Yunnan are very familiar, since Lao Yuan officially became the interim president, he took the initiative to Yanjing to Lao Yuan as a staff, this person is very familiar with the situation in the southwest, Lao Yuan saw that he took the initiative to contribute, and his heart was also very happy.

"Er'an, what's the best plan, I'll listen to it!"

"The president raised his love, only a little immature suggestion, I see it this way, the Sichuan border rebellion, related to the dignity of the country, absolutely no problem, and the counterinsurgency is not only the army, but also money and food, but also political means, although the Yunnan army is strong, but the financial resources are insufficient, if the Yunnan army is quelled, it is necessary for the central government to pay military salaries, so the pressure on the central government is too great, so I think that the Sichuan army should be quelled, I have calculated, according to the plan of tax reform, Sichuan should pay the central government 10 million taels of silver, But now there is no money sent to the central government, and I think I can use this money to quell the rebellion! ”

"Nonsense, this counterinsurgency is three million taels is enough, how can you leave so much silver to Sichuan, if other provinces do the same, wouldn't the national tax that can't be collected in the first place be even more uncollectible, what else can you do without money!" When Yang Shiqi heard that this newcomer Chen Eun dared to oppose his opinion, he really didn't take himself seriously, so he didn't save face for him, and directly refuted it.

"Mr. Xingcheng misunderstood, I definitely didn't mean to hand over all this money to Qiao Yu, I was ready to recommend myself, I went to Sichuan to serve as the general logistics officer of the counterinsurgency, as long as the president gave me the power to supervise Sichuan's finances, I raised funds for the counterinsurgency in Sichuan on the one hand, and handed over a lot of money that Sichuan should pay to the president!"

Lao Yuan's eyes lit up when he heard this, this Chen Eun really had some insight, knowing that what he lacked most now was money, if he could get the 10 million taels that Sichuan should pay, even if he removed the counterinsurgency funds, he could get 7 million taels, that was not a small amount, he could do a lot of things, Lao Yuan looked at Chen Eun's gaze at this time and was a little appreciative, this person not only has strategy, but also has the courage to do things, and takes the initiative to ask for orders to Sichuan, this courage alone is worthy of praise.

"Can Er'an guarantee to get the silver in his hands?"

"President, although I am not 100% sure, but there are six or seven percent, I am still very familiar with the situation in Sichuan, and there is absolutely no problem!"

"Okay, I'll appoint you as the chief logistics officer, and I hope Er'an won't let me down!"

"Thank you for the cultivation of the president, and the president has another idea, the president might as well exaggerate the matter of the rebellion in Sichuan, and then transfer Cai Ye to the central government, so that he can assist the president in coordinating the overall situation and assisting in quelling the rebellion!"

As soon as Lao Yuan heard Chen Eun's suggestion, his eyes suddenly lit up, he had long wanted to transfer Cai Ye out of Yunnan, but now that there was a rebellion in Tibetan Province, Lao Yuan still had the heart to use Cai Ye, so he did not make up his mind to change the commander, but since it had been decided to use Qiao Yu to quell the Tibetan rebellion, it was logical to transfer Cai Ye to the central government.

But how to arrange Cai Yi's official position, Lao Yuan's eyes kept flashing with fine light, although he was afraid of Cai Yi, but he cherished his talent even more, if he could be transferred to the central government for his own use, he couldn't treat him badly.

"Er'an's words are very reasonable, I decided to appoint Cai Ye as the deputy minister of the army, the general adviser of border affairs, and a member of the Disarmament Committee, promoted to the rank of general, and transferred Tang Jiyao, the governor of Guizhou, to the governor of Yunnan, and at the same time abolished the title of governor of Guizhou and appointed Liu Xianshi as the military envoy."

Lao Yuan paused for a moment, and then continued: "Appoint Qiao Yu as the Sichuanbian patrol envoy, the commander-in-chief of the counterinsurgency army, responsible for quelling the Sichuanbian rebellion, Chen Eun is the chief of civil affairs in Sichuan, and concurrently serves as the logistics supervisor of the counterinsurgency army, and is in charge of civil affairs in Sichuan!" ”

Lao Yuan's continuous major personnel changes are a huge shock to the strategists present, Lao Yuan is going to take the southwest into his own hands in one fell swoop, what a big stroke, what a big appetite!