Chapter 321: The General Election Concludes

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Russian Civil War, the Wehrmacht swept across the Far East in the name of protecting overseas Chinese. The speed of the action was beyond the expectations of the great powers. The friction between China and Japan is not clear at its root.

Sun Baoqi did not accept the protests of the Japanese government, and in turn protested that the Japanese government had violated the intervention agreement (a verbal agreement that neither China nor Japan had signed) and obstructed the Wehrmacht's actions to protect overseas Chinese.

China and Japan began to quarrel, each with its own reasons. On September 20, two divisions and two heavy artillery brigades of the Japanese army reinforced Vladivostok, and the landing was completed in front, while the 22nd Division retreated, retracted to Shuangchengzi, and telegraphed to the General Staff that the Japanese army was menacing, and our division temporarily retreated to prevent accidents.

The General Staff of the National Defense Forces immediately telegraphed Qi Zhenghong in Chita that the two divisions of Harbin had taken advantage of the China Eastern Railway to reinforce Shuangchengzi. Although neither the Chinese nor Japanese armies said that they would fight, the situation of confrontation was obvious. The Wehrmacht held the Shuangchengzi fortress, and the northeastern troops began to assemble in Harbin and Andong. Such a big movement must not be hidden. It soon became known that the Republic of China had assembled eight divisions of troops in Harbin, plus some artillery, a small 200,000 men. On the Andong side, at least ten divisions were concentrated, and they had the momentum to fight the Yalu River. On the 21st, two Japanese planes crossed the Yalu River to reconnoitre, and one was shot down by a Republic of China plane, and the one that escaped brought back bad news that there were at least five or more heavy artillery positions on the other side of the Yalu River. According to the formation of the civilian corps, these are five heavy artillery regiments.

China and Japan continue to murmur over the Far East, and the media of both countries spray each other in newspapers. In time for the general election of the Republic of China, the Kuomintang took advantage of the Sino-Japanese conflict to criticize the Republican Party's uncalmness on foreign affairs issues in the newspapers, believing that maintaining a friendly relationship between China and Japan is conducive to the economic and people's livelihood development of the Republic of China. Conflict with Japan. It's unwise. The Progressive Party and the United Party, both opposition parties, have also expressed their concerns on this issue. In contrast, the voices of the daily newspaper circles are relatively unified, and they are all spraying China.

Also on September 21, the general election of the Republic of China began, the provincial assemblies elected members, the Chinese government faced a period of general election, and the Japanese cabinet also faced the eve of its collapse.

In such a delicate environment, Fang Jianxiong's special train returned to Beijing. When the special train stops at Lanzhou Station. On the platform, a cadre of the Lanzhou Military Region, under the leadership of Duan Qirui, waited at the station. In the western part of the country, Duan Qirui did not become decadent because he left the center, but in Lanzhou for several years, on the one hand, he led his troops to build roads in Tuntian. Grain self-sufficiency has been achieved, and on the one hand, vigorous efforts have been made to eliminate bandits and stabilize the area. All in all, Duan Qirui did a good job. In the northwest, there has often been some chaos in history, but in recent years, under Duan Qirui's strong military pressure and the governance of the local government, there has been no major chaos.

The special train stopped, Fang Jianxiong stepped off the train, and shook hands with a cadre of military and political officials one by one. This time I came to Yumen. Catch up with an oil well to produce oil, a daily output of 1.5 tons of crude oil, to be honest, this output is a bit shabby, but it is better than nothing. The previous Republic of China. There is only one Yanchang oilfield, and the local oil production is less than one meal, which is even more miserable.

"Shiba-old. Let's walk around. After some passing scenes, Fang Jianxiong beckoned Duan Qirui to walk a few steps in the station together. In fact, I want to speak alone. The current Republic of China is facing a very delicate situation. As far as the general election is concerned, the United Party has a considerable advantage in Jiangsu, the Progressive Party has one or two positions in the provinces, and the Kuomintang has an absolute advantage in Guangdong, and at the same time has some seats in the provinces. Before the general election, Wang Ching-wei said ambitiously that the Kuomintang would try to win one-third of the seats in the parliament in this general election.

If the KMT wins the general election, Sun will return to Japan as the head of the party and take up the presidency. Of course, this possibility is not possible in this election.

After the two walked out of a distance side by side, Duan Qirui couldn't help but say: "Supporting the country, the Republic of China election, the opposition parties used the Far East to accuse President Sun Da and the cabinet. This matter must be guarded against. Fang Jianxiong smiled and said nothing, Duan Qirui smiled bitterly: "Fuguo, I have never understood why you want to keep those opposition parties who are dedicated to making trouble for you." ”

With Fang Jianxiong's current strength, he can completely take drastic measures to take out the opposition. Duan Qirui is this hint.

"Zhi Lao, the power loses supervision, and the consequences are too strict. Therefore, although it would be very difficult for these people to stay, their existence has objectively played a positive role. In today's Republic of China, independent officials are the leaders of the People's Party, and Zhang Binglin, director of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, is a person without party affiliation. With these two sharp swords hanging over their heads, the central and even local governments will have a sense of crisis. Fang Jianxiong explained with a smile, Duan Qirui didn't think so, but he didn't say anything.

"Elder Zhi, after the election, you probably have to change places." Fang Jianxiong told the inside story, Duan Qirui understood in his heart, although he was displeased, he did not resist. Whoever is in the position will do something similar.

"Fuguo, where do you want me to go?" Duan Qirui quickly figured it out, and even admired Fang Jianxiong's arrangement.

"All major military regions, Zhi Lao can pick one at will." Fang Jianxiong replied with a smile, Duan Qirui thought for a while and said, "How is the Northeast?" ”

Fang Jianxiong was stunned for a moment, and soon said with a smile: "Yes, Old Zhi's ambition has not diminished back then, and the old man is in trouble, so please leave the matter of the Far East." ”

Duan Qirui laughed and said: "Thank you Fuguo for giving Duan a certain opportunity, swinging the Far East, recovering the lost land, and having no regrets in this life." This is Duan Qirui's sincere words, thinking of being able to lead his troops to recover the territory ceded at the end of the Qing Dynasty, Duan Qirui has a sense of fierceness.

Fang Jianxiong did not stay long in Lanzhou, and when he continued on the road, the train returned to Beijing via Xi'an to Zhengzhou, the Republic of China election had ended, and the Republican Party won 352 of the 589 seats in Congress again, winning the general election. The opposition parties also won 92 seats in the general election, and the United Party led by Zhang Jian unexpectedly won 92 seats, while the KMT did not achieve the results it had hoped for, only winning 77 seats. The Progressive Party, led by Liang Qichao, won 68 seats. Compared with the previous general election, the KMT has not only not progressed, but has regressed.

Sun Baoqi was re-elected president, and Tang Hualong formed a cabinet again. When Fang Jianxiong returned to Beijing, it was late at night on the 26th, and on this day, the cabinet of Masahiro Tsunachi announced his resignation. The cabinet of Hara Kei appeared on the stage and formally proposed to Anglo-American France to mediate the Sino-Japanese dispute and restore the order of intervention in the Far East.

All the way back to Beijing, the next morning when Fang Jianxiong was still sleeping in bed, the re-elected presidents Sun Baoqi and Tang Hualong had already come to Fang's house.

When the two of them were steady, Qi Erzhu, who was on duty at the door, ran forward to open the door, and did not dare to slack off and said: "Good president." ”

Sun Baoqi asked with a smile: "Have you ever gotten up to help the country?" At this time, Tang Hualong also got out of the car, and his expression could not hide his joy.

"Fu Shuai is still resting, so I'll report it." Qi Erzhu hurriedly wanted to go in, but was stopped by Sun Baoqi and said, "No need, I can wait for a while." It's really rare for this word to come out of the mouth of the great president. In fact, anyone with a discerning eye knows who the actual head of the government of the Republic of China is. As far as the Republican Party is concerned, the power of party affairs is in the hands of Secretary General Zheng Quan, the financial power is in the hands of Li Muyan, and the power of propaganda is in the hands of Han Yan. Whether it's Sun Baoqi or Tang Hualong, it's okay to be at ease in his position, if you want to interfere in party affairs and party property with peace of mind, you will definitely have to hit the nail.

Qi Erzhu was also polite, and invited the two of them to sit in the living room, and did not immediately go in to report. However, Lu Bicheng, the financial manager of the Fang family, who got up earlier in the morning, immediately called Qi Erzhu to reprimand him after hearing about the previous incident: "Presumptuous! ”

After speaking, he didn't give an explanation, left Qi Erzhu and walked to the backyard. Lu Bicheng's identity in Fang Zhai is very special, he has no reputation, but he is in charge of all Fang Jianxiong's industries in the United States, and he regularly goes to the United States once a year, and he always stays on the road or in the United States for half a year. It just happened that he had just returned from the United States, and this was not in time for Shang Jianxiong to come back, and he hadn't had time to report the results of the handling of the American industry.

At the gate of Dou Qingmei's courtyard, the maid stopped Lu Bicheng. Speaking of women, who are almost forty years old, they are dressed up with a bewitching heart, and they have been met with some resistance. Qiu Ju is okay, Dou Qingmei is very unkind here.

Lu Bicheng was not angry about such treatment, turned around and went to the courtyard of Yin Ruizhi, a feminist fighter with a good relationship, and said the previous things. Yin Ruizhi heard this, and immediately came over, and the maid was about to stop him again, Yin Ruizhi's face sank and said, "Get out of the way!" With a scolding, the maid didn't dare not let her, Yin and Lu came in, and the maid had already run inside, waking up Dou Qingmei, who had made someone Fang toss a lot last night, and even woke up Qiu Ju, who had been on the same bed for a while.

"What's going on? It's early in the morning, and the young master slept late last night, don't you know? Do you still know the rules? The two girls got up together, and came out cautiously, not daring to wake up Fang Jianxiong. Qiu Ju was very annoyed and glared at the maid who came in to call people. Don't look at the usual lack of temper, I have to involve Fang Jianxiong, so I don't talk so easily. Speaking of which, in this family, only Qiu Ju is called Fang Jianxiong as a young master, and others are not qualified to call him if they want to.

Dou Qingmei was also very annoyed, and when she was about to attack the maid, Yin Ruizhi walked in and said loudly: "Don't blame the maid, it's me." ”

For a while, the eyes of the four women in the Fang Mansion sparked a lot of sparks.

"I don't know any national affairs, I just know that the young master's body is important. I am busy every day, and I only come back from afar, so why don't I let Ansheng rest. Qiu Ju was annoyed, stood up and said.

"President Sun Da is a teacher who supports the country, my sister doesn't know, is it possible to let the teacher wait outside and the students sleep at home? What is this system? "Yin Ruizhi is full of momentum and is not afraid. In the backyard of this Fang family, there are two forces.