Tang Jun's words fell, and the whole church was silent, but soon there was a commotion like a vegetable market, and the former Tsarist officials began to discuss, these officials basically knew about the abdication of Nicholas II, but they did not know that the current head of the provisional government had signed such an agreement with the Chinese side to return Siberia, let alone that Nicholas II had also agreed and recognized this agreement. But the real fact is that Nicholas II himself did not know whether he had recognized the agreement, and it was only Tang Jun who then fooled these officials.

At this time, an official raised his hand and said: "Your Excellency, what you said is too sudden, you let us make a choice now, the time is too short, after all, this is related to our personal future, shouldn't Your Excellency the General give us more time to think about it?" ”

Tang Jun looked at the person who raised his hand to speak and asked, "Who are you?" ”

"I'm the original mayor Matleyev!" The man said.

Tang Jun nodded, "Oh, it turned out to be Mayor Matleyev, well, you have some truth, it's me who is too impatient and thoughtful, okay, I'll give you another day to think about it, now you have any questions you can raise, I will answer them for you one by one!" ”

The former Tsarist officials were talking about Tang Jun's words one after another, and one official raised his hand and asked: "Your Excellency, General, if we choose to leave, will we really be allowed to leave as you said, will not embarrass us, and allow us to stay and continue to live in this city?" ”

Tang Jun said without hesitation: "Of course, our Huaguo has always been particular about promises, and the words we say are like water spilled out. You can't get back the water you spilled! If you are not willing to work for us. There is a choice to resign, or to stay in the city and continue to live. You can also leave here with your property, your wife and your daughter, and I just reminded you that now the rest of Russia west of the Ural Mountains has been taken over by the Provisional Government, and they are investigating all the former Tsarist officials, and if you go there, it is very likely that you will be caught and investigated, not only will your property be confiscated, but even your wife and daughter will be divided, and maybe you yourself will be liquidated for the bad things of the past. So you have to think about it when you leave."

Some officials were worried that if they left here and go to the territory controlled by the Russian Provisional Government, they would be arrested and liquidated as Tang Jun said, and some officials were worried that Tang Jun was not talking enough, that he was deceiving them, and when they chose to leave, the Chinese army would suddenly kill them. There are also some officials who are hesitant and suspicious about being an official in China, after all, there is a world of difference between Russians and Chinese people in terms of ideology and customs, can they get along?

At this time, another official raised his hand and said, "Your Excellency, General." If you choose to work for your country, will you be reinstated? Or is it a demote or a promotion? ”

Tang Jun smiled: "This gentleman asked a very good question, if you choose to stay and work for us." Then we will be a family, and in the future, you will also be Chinese, and you will be ethnic Russians in China. If it is his own people, he will do it according to the rules and requirements of his own people, and this general has received authorization from the top. The reorganization of the former government institutions in Yekaterinburg was planned, and the specific plan was carried out in accordance with the system of local government in China. The reorganized government agencies are under the direct supervision of my headquarters, and what positions you will hold in the new government agencies will be appointed according to your ability and future performance, some of you may be demoted, or some may be promoted, and you may be appointed to the same level as your original position, in short, your next position depends on your own attitude, performance and ability, we first look at attitude, sincerely regard yourself as a Chinese, sincerely serve China, Those who serve this land, we will give priority. Secondly, we have to look at your performance, and we will especially appreciate people who are motivated and perform well and seriously, and such people have a much more chance of being promoted and promoted than officials who eat and wait for death. In the end, what we value is ability, and if we have strong ability, we will give him more important positions and higher positions as appropriate! ”

After all, according to Tang Jun, the first thing to look at when appointing an official position is attitude, and if you sincerely regard yourself as a Chinese person and join a Chinese nationality, can you be given priority?

When this part of the people used their brains, there were some officials who had deep doubts about Tang Jun's words, and these people had a deep affection for Russia, and they would not be said by Tang Jun to leave Russia and join China in three or two sentences, and some of them raised their hands and questioned: "Your Excellency, I now think that you are invading the land of our country, and you just said that according to historical records, the Siberian region east of the Ural Mountains used to be the land of China, and I do not agree with this. The region of Siberia has always been the territory of Russia, and I have never seen any historical record that this land is the territory of your country, and I highly doubt the authenticity of the agreement that the head of the current Russian Provisional Government has signed with you an agreement on the return of Siberia, and I think no one would have the guts to do so! Your Excellency, it is not right for you to do this, I ask you to leave here with your army and return to China immediately, this is not your place, if you continue to stay here, I think the current provisional government of our country will definitely protest to your country, you are sabotaging the organization of the Entente Alliance! ”

"Yes, I don't believe that the head of the Provisional Government will sign the agreement on the return of Siberia, you must be deceiving us, I ask you to release us immediately, and take your army out of Yekaterinburg and return to your country, you are not welcome here!"

After these two officials expressed doubts and opposition, many officials also expressed doubts, which shows that they will definitely not choose to work for China.

Tang Jun raised his white-gloved arm, and the former Tsarist officials stopped talking when they saw it, and they all looked at him one by one. Tang Jun lowered his arm and glanced at these former Tsarist officials with his cold eyes, and said coldly: "The people who questioned what I just said stand on the left, and the others stand on the right!" ”

In an uproar, the former Tsarist officials moved one after another, at least half of the officials went to the left, and many of the officials standing on the right were still hesitating.

Tang Jun looked to the left, then to the right, and asked, "You all admit that you are officials of Tsarist Russia, right?" ”

"Of course!" Everyone shouted loudly in unison.

"Very well, in this way, you are not qualified to question my words at all, because now the Tsarist government no longer exists, it has been overthrown, Nicholas II has abdicated, you are no longer officials of Tsarist Russia, this land is now under the control of our army, you are just a group of people who have lost their country, I will do things for you, it is mercy on you, it is kindness! Don't think that without you, this earth will not turn, now I give you another chance, the one who doubts and opposes us is on the left, and the others are on the right! ”

No one moved, Tang Jun looked at it and said after confirming that no one moved again: "Okay, you people, even if you want to stay here, we will not allow it, you will be forcibly escorted out of the country, and in the future, you are allowed to go to the west, and you are not allowed to come back from the west, come here, take them away!" ”

Some officials immediately began to shout: "You can't do this, you don't have the right to do this!" ”

Tang Jun snorted coldly, "This place is controlled by our army, we have the right to do this, take it away!" ”

The soldiers pressed the officers and forcibly escorted them outside. Soon, only a small number of Tsarist officials remained in the church, who had been standing on the right all along, and these people had generally held relatively small positions in the past, and a few were Tatars and Ukrainians, but there were also high-ranking officials, such as the mayor Matleyev, who had spoken earlier.

Tang Jun looked at these people and said: "Those of them will be sent to the west by us, out of our army's defense area, we won't care about them, it is impossible for them to come over here, we will not take them in again, if they want to sneak across the defense line, what awaits them will be the shooting of merciless bullets, now we will not do anything to them, after all, we have a saying that a strong melon is not sweet, and it is the same for you, if some of you are not willing to stay and work for us, you can also choose to leave, But I warn you, if I find out that one of you is a spy for the Russians, we will deal with him with very cruel means! I give you a day to consider, whether to stay here as an official and become a master, or choose to go to the west to survive in the chaos, the choice is up to you, I give you a day to consider, I will come again at this time tomorrow! ”

When Tang Jun came the next day, a few of them chose to leave, and for those who chose to stay, Tang Jun asked the personnel of the counterintelligence department to screen them and examine their political tendencies, and to check their ancestors for three generations. For those who have no problems, they will be appointed to their posts and start work immediately, and those who have doubts will be sent out immediately, after all, these are extraordinary times, and there is no extra energy to conduct a detailed verification, so they can only be sent away.

In a short period of 10 days, the Chinese army not only exercised firm military control over the Ural Mountains and the entire Siberian region east of the Ural Mountains, except for some other cities and regions that are still occupied by the Japanese, but also carried out a rapid reorganization of the local administrative organs, which were carried out in full accordance with the system of the local administrative organs in China. (To be continued......)