Chapter Ninety-Three: Rectifying Military Affairs

Pu Dianjun and Luo Lun never thought that Qiao Yu would be so generous, and they would send the positions of deputy governor and speaker over at once, but both of them are also human spirits, knowing that Qiao Yu gave him such a big benefit, he would not have any plans, so Pu Dianjun shook his head again and again: "Qiao Dudu, you first announced [***], the credit is the first, Speaker Bai Kuan, Vice Speaker Wang Dongcheng are all expected, we are willing to be a small people in the prosperous world!" ”

Qiao Yuxin said that these two guys still resigned, if they don't feed you first, they can't use it for themselves, and they will calculate it later: "Two gentlemen, don't shirk, Sichuan is far from the time when the world is peaceful, Xiong Qincha has gathered 20,000 or 30,000 men and horses, and he is going to go east and the north, but now Sichuan is in ruins, how can he waste people's power so wantonly!" ”

As soon as Pu Dianjun heard Qiao Yu say Xiong Kewu, he immediately understood in his heart, it turned out that this Qiao Dudu had made this calculation, Xiong Kewu and other revolutionary parties are indeed the current henchmen, Pu Dianjun does not want to see them, he can kill them first, and then share the power of Sichuan with Qiao Yu It is also very good, and he glanced at Luo Lun again, and Luo Lun also nodded at him.

"The governor is right, it's time to rest with the people, and the two of us must serve the governor!"

"On behalf of the people of Sichuan, I first thank the two of you, in addition, Yin Changheng has a very high status in the Sichuan military circles, and his prestige is also good, the next step is that Sichuan is ready to reorganize three divisions, let Yin Changheng be a division commander, what do you think of this matter?"

Pu Dianjun didn't expect Qiao Yu to give another sweet date, he was really overjoyed, being able to take charge of the military was something he couldn't ask for, and with a gun, he had everything, so he smiled and agreed, "Yin Changheng is indeed a masterpiece, and the governor is really discerning!" ”

Luo Lun found that Qiao Yu was very talkative, so he also interjected: "Qiao Du Governor Zhao Erfeng is extremely evil, do you think you will take down the old thief, punish him in the Ming Dynasty, and comfort the compatriots who died in the Chengdu bloody case?" ”

"Mr. Luo is right, but Zhao Erfeng's identity is special, and the crime is too great, and many people in the Sichuan New Army still have a good impression of him, I think it is better to wait for the Sichuan political axe and the parliament to be elected, and finally in accordance with legal procedures, the public trial and public judgment, and kill the old thief!"

"The governor is thoughtful, but I'm worried that Zhao Lao Thief is full of nonsense, which will disturb people's hearts!" Luo Lun asked such a question at this time, just to see if Qiao Yu knew about the account book of the Sichuan-Han Railway, which was also the key to whether the two sides could cooperate, so after this sentence was asked, Luo Lun stared at Qiao Yu tightly, wanting to find out the flaw!

"The two gentlemen are too worried, I have already sent Zhao Erfeng to the barracks to take care of him, the old thief is exhausted now, I am afraid that he is not far from death, and he can't make any waves!"

Luo Lun didn't find anything wrong, so he agreed with Qiao Yu's disposal plan, left with Pu Dianjun, and sent Pu Dianjun and Luo Lun away.

On the second day, everyone gathered in the Governor's Mansion, and at this time, Zhao Erfeng had moved to Qiao Yu's military camp, and Qiao Yu naturally became the new owner of the Governor's Mansion.

It turned out that all the officials in the political axe were all present except for Han Yongzhen guarding Yucheng, and the revolutionary parties such as Xiong Kewu, Yu Peilun, and Yang Shukan also arrived, and Luo Lun Pu Dianjun and the members of the Constitutional Party of the original Advisory Bureau also gathered in the Governor's Palace.

After fierce elections, the three parties determined all the main officials of the political axe, Qiao Yu served as the governor of the Sichuan military and political axe, Pu Dianjun and Yu Peilun served as the deputy governor respectively, Luo Lun served as the speaker of the parliament, Bai Kuan served as the deputy speaker, the minister of military affairs was served by Xiong Kewu, and the vice minister belonged to Yin Changheng, the real power of the Ministry of Military Affairs is very large, and the revolutionary party is also very happy to be able to compete for the position of minister.

The Minister of Finance was handed over to Wang Dongcheng, the original Minister of Finance Qiao Cheng because he was Qiao Yu's eldest brother, in order to avoid causing a cronyistic situation, he took the initiative to withdraw from the political axe, and instead served as the president of the Sichuan General Chamber of Commerce, the Minister of Public Security was served by Han Yong, and at the same time served as the commander of the Yucheng garrison, the Minister of Civil Affairs or Shi Dingzhong was served, Zhang Lan served as the Minister of Education, he took the initiative to participate in the road protection movement, and had a high prestige among the people.

Wang Gui is still the Minister of Industry and Commerce, Xue Shan is the Minister of Justice, Zhao Baoxuan is the director of the Industrial Development Commission, Wu Hengchang is the deputy director, and is also in charge of the construction of the iron and steel plant, Tang Yisheng is the Minister of Infrastructure, and Yang Shukan is the Minister of Health.

On the side of the army, Qiao Yu served as the commander-in-chief of the Sichuan Revolutionary Army, Xiong Kewu served as the deputy commander-in-chief, Zhu Qinglan served as the chief of the general staff, and Wu Tong served as the deputy chief of the general staff. And Han Yong is not in Chengdu, there are only eight members, it seems that although Qiao Yu's group has the largest number of people, it does not account for the absolute majority, which is fair and reasonable, so Xiong Kewu and other revolutionaries also agreed.

"Zhugong, the new political axe, the parliament, the military committee have been established, now Sichuan is still relatively chaotic, especially in the northwest of Sichuan has not restored order, and there are many Manchu Qing Dynasty left over from the maladministration to clean up, in addition to the local officials must also be unified evaluation, clear the Manchu Qing legacy of the old officials, the new salt policy, money, rent and interest restrictions and other work must be implemented, these have to be annoying to you, and the most important thing is the problem of the army, since the road protection movement, the army in Sichuan is in chaos, The military and political axes must be unified and reorganized as soon as possible, so as to enhance the combat effectiveness of the armed forces and avoid disturbing the people; since no consensus has been reached on the specific issue of reorganization, the Military Commission will discuss and finalize it! ”

"Governor, ladies and gentlemen, my old Wang became the Minister of Finance, I want to talk about our financial problems, since the Baolu Movement, Sichuan has been in turmoil everywhere, and now although it has received the Manchu treasury, but there is not much left, and now to implement the new policy, the fiscal revenue will inevitably decrease in a short period of time, and the army in Sichuan is now too much, I hastily calculated that there will be more than 30,000 regulars, and there are more than 20,000 local garrison troops, plus the number of the people's army, I am afraid it has exceeded 80,000. There are still scattered Manchu troops in northern and western Sichuan, and the people of Sichuan have been overwhelmed, and it is an inevitable choice to streamline the administration of elite troops! ”

Wang Dongcheng's subordinates opened fire, directly asking for a reduction in the number of troops, what he said is also very reasonable, Luo Lun is very thoughtful, it seems that Qiao Yu is going to attack the revolutionary party, to rectify the army, then the regular army and local troops naturally cannot be reduced at will, then there is only the militia, thinking of this, Luo Lun sneered, and said: "Minister Wang, you are too little, some people have recruited more than 40,000 soldiers, and soon we will have an army of 100,000 in Sichuan, no matter what, I, the speaker, will ask for the people's life, Definitely not let some people joke about the well-being of the people of Sichuan! ”

When Xiong Kewu heard that Luo Lun was talking about himself, he was immediately full of anger, "What do you mean, Speaker Luo, I recruited troops with the permission of Governor Qiaodu, and these troops are for the aid of the three towns of Wuhan, for the Northern Expedition, and for the permission of Sun Yat-sen and Huang Xing, which is related to the overall situation of overthrowing the Manchu Qing Dynasty, how can you just put your beak at will!" ”

"Hmph, what a great majesty, the Republic of China to be established now, our parliament represents the will of the people, no matter who it is, as long as it is not approved by the parliament, don't think about expanding the army casually! The surname Luo has been locked up by Zhao Erfeng for several months, and I haven't frowned, will I still be afraid of those rats who use chicken feathers as arrows? ”