In fact, the purpose of Yan Shao's request for political consultation was more or less known to the local powerful factions in the provinces, but when Yan Shao formally proposed to abolish the post of 'governor' at the meeting, these people were still a little difficult to accept, because Yan Shao wanted to weaken their rights...

Isn't there a saying that it is more difficult to touch interests than to touch souls...

That's how it is now...

Therefore, when the vote was carried out the next day, after receiving instructions from the respective governors or others, the provincial delegates rejected the proposal.

For them, if they have no governor and can only choose between the governor or the division commander, then the power in their hands is equivalent to half less...

And if half of the rights are lost, it is difficult to say whether the remaining half will be able to be kept in the future. After all, Yan Shao only needs to find some excuses at that time, and it is really easy to remove them from their positions...

However, something unexpected...

"What's going on?"

"What do they think?"

Looking at Cai Ye and others who stood up to express their support, the representatives of other provinces were taken aback.

This time, the main opponent was the Ma family in Qinghai, and eight other provinces, including Xinjiang and Gansu, while five provinces and cities, including Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Jiangsu, and Shanghai, expressed support.

In this way, at least on paper, the situation between each other has become 17 to 8, and Yan Shao's side has an absolute advantage.

It's just that what they don't understand is that Yunnan will choose to support Yan Shao, which is not surprising, after all, anyone can see that Yan Shao attaches great importance to Cai Yi during this time. Tang Jiyao came out under Cai Yi's hands. There are many officers from the Yunnan Army, and it is not difficult to understand that they chose to support Yan Shao under the influence of Cai Yi.

But Li Xiehe, Cheng Dequan and Yin Changheng will also stand up, but Yan Shao, this is a little inexplicable...

Actually, it's not surprising. Lee Xie-ho was not a power-hungry person in the first place. Historically, he immediately resigned from his post after the peace between the north and the south was successful, and he did not accept many positions granted to him by the Nanjing Provisional Government.

As for Cheng Dequan...

Cheng Dequan was naturally reluctant in his heart, but he knew very well that he only had the choice of agreeing...

After all, Jiangsu is now surrounded by the control of the Nationalist Government, and as long as he wants, he can take down his Jiangsu at any time. As an old-school bureaucrat, Cheng Dequan knows very well how to choose what is most beneficial to him, as long as he stands up and supports Yan Shao at this time. Next, no matter what Yan Shao thinks, he must find a way to treat himself well...

So as soon as Yan Shao sent someone to contact him, he nodded and agreed—————— otherwise what else could I do, could I wait for the original National Social Army. Has the current Wehrmacht come over and removed all of them? At that point, he really didn't have anything left...

And he can also see that the reform of the political system is the general trend and cannot be disobeyed...

In this case, he can only choose to accept...

As for Zhu Rui's stupid guy, Cheng Dequan is too lazy to care about him...

To Yin Changheng...

Among the five people, Yin Changheng is the most special one. Because Yan Shao also sent someone to contact him. But in fact, at that time, the bank said that it did not agree to support such a decision, and it was very ambiguous.

So now that he suddenly came like this, even Yan Shao was a little surprised.

However, in any case, since the situation has become favorable to Yan Shao, Yan Shao naturally wants to seize this opportunity...

Since the vast majority of the delegates agreed, Yan officially announced here that he would officially abolish the post of governor before January 1914. It was changed to a provincial governor, and the former governor of each province could choose between the provincial governor and the division commander. However, if there are people who resist the government's orders, then the government will punish them severely! When he said the last few words, Yan Shao's voice was cold...

By January, he must take back his rights in the provinces before he can formally revoke the centi. Moreover, the '75 plan' is being implemented, and the exploration work in various places has also begun to be carried out, which requires the cooperation of the local government, if the rights cannot be recovered, not to mention the impact on the plan itself, I am afraid that I will be harassed by the local government when the project is implemented later, which is absolutely unacceptable to Yan Shao.

So...

The right must be taken back...

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All sectors of society expressed support for Yan Shao's decision, believing that it was the best way to end the chaos of the warlords at present, and the great powers expressed their support on this issue, whether it was for the smooth trade with China or the stability of the situation in China, or for the abolition of the orders for the Lijin and the '75 Project'.

After all, only when China's situation is stable can their trade with China go smoothly, which is also good for them.

As for the governors of the provinces, of course, they resisted this decision...

Among them, the Ma family in Qinghai expressed the most intensely, although the Ma family in Qinghai is not the governor, but this time the resolution is also for him, of course, it is impossible to let go of the Ma family...

The problem is that the IDF has now completed its initial reorganization. For example, more than 100,000 people in Beiyang, including prisoners, have now been reorganized into seven divisions, and because they themselves have a certain combat effectiveness, and some have even surrendered in formations, so after November, the combat effectiveness has been initially recovered...

As for the equipment ...

Yan Shao has almost emptied the arsenal in Anhui, and the Anqing Arsenal has not been idle during this time, so there is no need to worry about equipment.

In addition, the original National Social Army has also carried out a series of supplements, and although its combat effectiveness has declined somewhat, at least it is full. Now Yan Shao has a total of 17 divisions and more than 310,000 people, and he has an absolute advantage no matter what.

Moreover, after the situation in Guangdong, Hunan, and Fujian has stabilized, local government officials have been elected one after another, and the army is being recruited.

As long as the proceeds go smoothly, the strength of Yan Shao's side will reach 20 divisions and more than 370,000 troops by March next year. It has an absolute advantage in terms of military strength.

Of course...

There are more troops, and the finances are also a problem...

The 20 divisions pay more than 50 million yuan to the soldiers every year. This is close to one-third of the revenue of the national government, and if you count the consumption of equipment, ammunition and food for the soldiers, the military expenditure will probably account for more than half of the financial revenue of the national government...

If it weren't for the 100 million pound loan, I'm afraid Liang Shiyi and Li Liang would have hanged themselves in a hurry.

So the priority for them is to increase government revenue as much as possible, otherwise...

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All sectors of society are very concerned about the resolution announced by Yan Shao.

After all, if this thing can be done this time, then the current chaotic situation of the warlords can be changed. The country as a whole would be able to achieve substantial unity.

Naturally, the next step should be the highlight, that is, the first five-year plan and the 75 project promulgated by the national government. In addition to the new government's overhaul of the tax system, the people are most looking forward to it. That's what I'm most concerned about...

On the one hand, if the project can be realized, the industrial level of the whole country can be greatly improved and improved. On the other hand, and especially important, if these projects do go smoothly. Hundreds of thousands of jobs will be created.

That's right. Working in a factory is a hard job, but the income in a factory is just as high, at least much higher than working in the fields during this period.

There is no way, although the government has announced the abolition of agricultural taxes, but the level of agriculture in this era is not very high, the income from arable land is not very good, and it depends on the weather.

God is in a good mood, and the wind and rain are smooth. Maybe the whole family can still have a full meal, but if God is in a bad mood one day. That's a lot of fun...

In this case, working in the factory anyway, at least there can be a more solid job—————— provided that the factory does not close down.

But this is also the reason why they think about these projects, after all, it is a factory funded by the state, no matter how it is operated, it is always stronger than ordinary private factories...

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"You say, those people shouldn't resist the government's orders..."

On the streets of Shanghai, looking at the newspaper in his hand, a middle-aged man who was dressed appropriately hesitated.

"Probably not, doesn't it mean that many provinces have already agreed, their words, after all, are a minority, it shouldn't be..."

Standing next to him, another middle-aged man hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"It's hard to say..."

Not surprisingly, after all, there are eight provinces that are against it, not just one or two.

"Don't worry..."Seeing that the two people were worried and worried, a young student passing by next to him interjected with a smile. Didn't the newspapers say that there are more than 300,000 people on the president's side, and almost all of them are the original troops of the National Socialist Army and Beiyang, and their combat effectiveness is much stronger than that of those warlords.

Hearing the young student say this, several middle-aged people frowned.

"Young man, fighting a war isn't so fun, is it..."

"Yes, fighting is dead, and only you young people who have never experienced war can say that they are so happy..."

"Really?" Hearing a few middle-aged people say this, the young student didn't get angry, but pointed to the location of the street entrance with a slight mockery. "Why don't I feel that way?"

At the corner of the street, many people are busy walking around, there are some sturdy young men standing there shouting something, although the distance is a little far, I can't hear it very clearly, but a few middle-aged people still hear it seems that someone has opened a handicap, betting on whether there will be a war, if it happens, how long will it take the government to quell the rebellion or something...

After noticing this scene, several middle-aged people suddenly looked embarrassed.

Because they also noticed that the vast majority of people who came in and out of it were middle-aged, with only a small number of young or old people...

It didn't irritate the middle-aged people too much, the student just smiled and didn't say anything.

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The tense confrontation between the national government and the local warlords has certainly caused concern in all sectors of society. But it has also brought a lot of benefits to the 'betting' world.

In the north and south of the country, there are gambling houses in almost everywhere that have opened handicaps, betting on whether there will be a conflict between the government and the warlords. If it happens. So who will win in the end? How long will it take for the Communist government to quell the 'rebellion' of the local warlords?

It can be seen from the last item that people are basically very optimistic about Yan Shao.

On the other hand, the warlords in the provinces are also facing great pressure, among which the most pressure is Zhu Rui, Yan Xishan, Li Yuanhong and others, after all, they are almost under Yan Shao's nose.

Not long after the resolution was issued, the National Defense Forces, which had been resting in Beijing or Anhui, began to move to the borders of Zhejiang, Shanxi and Hubei.

In this regard, the warlords in various places have certainly made many representations. But it's basically useless.

Because Yan Shao has already made up his mind to completely control the situation in the whole country by July next year. The current situation is very favorable to him, and Cai Ye and Tang Jiyao will forget it. The support of Cheng Dequan, Yin Changheng and others gave him an overwhelming advantage over the warlords.

So he decided to change his strategy and take back the rights of the warlords once and for all.

They have only two choices, or they want to become the parents of one of the people. Either you want to be a soldier who defends your homeland. There are only these two, of course, they can also choose to go into the wild and retire...

However, Yan Shao felt that I was afraid that no one would be able to make such a decision...

It's not that Yan Shao looks down on them, it's just that there are still too few people who are indifferent to fame and fortune these years...

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Hubei...

In the British Consulate, Li Yuanhong walked out of the consulate with an ugly face.

"Governor, how are you talking?"

Seeing Li Yuanhong coming out, many generals greeted him one after another. I want to know what the result of the road is.

"No way..."He shook his head helplessly, not mentioning Li Yuanhong's personality for the time being. But it can be seen from the fact that he is called Li Bodhisattva, at least on the surface—————— he is still very kind, probably because of this, so when people learn that Zhang Zhenwu was killed because of Li Yuanhong's relationship, they will be so surprised...

"It seems that I can only surrender..."When he said this, Li Yuanhong sighed deeply.

At least for him, life is a big ups and downs.

Originally, he was just the commander of the Hubei New Army, but by chance he became the governor of Hubei, the first righteous place, because of the Wuchang Uprising, and thus gained a high position and great prestige, and then was able to rank alongside Yuan Shikai, Sun Yat-sen and others, and even won the position of vice president...

To be honest, if he hadn't become the governor of Hubei, it would have been impossible for Li Yuanhong to become vice president or even sit in the position of president with Li Yuanhong's ability, let alone compare with Yuan Shikai, after all, he was just a commander of the association at the beginning.

And now, with the establishment of the Nationalist Government, not only is the position of vice president gone, but even the position of governor is afraid that he will not be able to keep it, which makes Li Yuanhong not depressed.

When he met with the British consul just now, the British consul had already made it very clear. Although the British government has not made a statement, in fact they support Yan Shao, so they will not make any statement on this matter, let alone stand up for Li Yuanhong, the former vice president, or even the former governor of Hubei...

That is, if the war really breaks out, then Li Yuanhong can only be held responsible for the decisions he made ...

"Is that all?" After listening to Li Yuanhong's reply about the British consul, some generals said in disbelief.

"What else could I do? Now Yan Shao has deployed two divisions in Henan, one division at the junction of Anhui and our province, and one brigade each in Jiangxi and Hunan.

Li Yuanhong is not blind, and of course it is impossible for him to be ignorant of such a big transfer.

At present, the Wehrmacht has been reorganized, and its combat effectiveness has been initially restored, and although some of them have not recovered, their combat effectiveness is still much higher than that of ordinary warlord forces.

After the decision was made, two divisions of the Wehrmacht were deployed in Henan, and another division that had been repaired in Anhui was deployed on the border between Anhui and Hubei, and one brigade of troops was stationed in Jiangxi and Hunan.

In January, as long as Li Yuanhong dares to say nothing, the rest can be imagined.

In fact, it's not just him, but also Zhu Rui, Yan Xishan, Zhang Fenghui and others...

"Forget it..."Shaking his head, this time Li Yuanhong gave up completely. Anyway, a provincial governor has been left behind, and I don't lose money old man..."Having said that, Li Yuanhong's face was still full of frustration.

A few days later, the Hubei military government issued a proclamation announcing its acceptance of Yan Shao's resolution.

In the next few days, Zhejiang, Shanxi and other places also announced their acceptance, and in the blink of an eye, all the eight provinces surrendered, which was both bad news for Yan Shao, but also good news.

The bad thing is that Yan Shao can't take this opportunity to take back all the rights of the eight provinces, but the good thing is that at least he got some of the rights of these eight provinces anyway, whether it is military or political...

And as long as he can take these provinces into his own hands, then Yan Shao only needs to plan according to the plan.

And anyway, Yan Shao finally doesn't need to waste time on these people, after all, from January to July is only 6 months, 6 months, eight provinces.

Win, Yan Shao is absolutely confident, he may not be able to solve these people before the outbreak of World War I, this Yan Shao is somewhat unsure in his heart, so it is also a good thing for Yan Shao to be able to solve it before this...

What's more, playing in the same room is very heart-wrenching in every way... (To be continued......)