No matter how lively the carnival is, there will be a day when it will end...

Although the occupation of the whole of Siberia is indeed an unimaginable feat―――――― well, in fact, there is still a long way to go before the occupation of Siberia is reached, at least, at this moment, there are still many towns in Siberia that have not yet submitted to the national government, but are still loyal to Russia, and it is difficult to say that China has completely occupied Siberia before these towns are eliminated...

But in any case, the division of Russia in two, and the occupation of at least two-thirds of Russia's territory, is an unimaginable feat from any point of view.

But as I said earlier, no matter how lively the carnival is, there will be an end of the day.

Even if it seems to be an eternal sun, doesn't there be an end day―――――― of course, we will definitely not be able to see that day...

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Outside Yan Shao's presidential palace, a sedan stopped steadily in front of the steps.

After the car door opened, Cai Yi, dressed in military uniform, walked out of the car, looked up at the magnificent presidential palace in front of him, and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Since he set off with his troops and carried out the westward expansion strategy, it seems that he has not seen this stunning building for a long time, and now it seems...

"It's as shocking as when I first saw it...", muttered, and Cai gently patted the dust on his pants.

At this time, a staff member who seemed to be a little young walked out of the presidential palace, and immediately showed a surprised expression when he saw Cai Yi.

"General Cai. You can be considered here, and the president was still asking why you haven't arrived yet..."

"No way..."Cai Yi smiled bitterly. The car broke down in the middle of the road, and I came here with a new one..."

I don't know if it's bad luck. On the way here, Cai Ye's car suddenly broke down. However, in this era, there was no wireless phone or mobile phone, and in the end, there was no way, so Cai Ye had to run to a nearby house with his adjutant and call a car by phone.

came and went, and it also delayed a lot of time.

"Anyway, it's good to be here, the ministers and generals are already waiting inside..." Then he walked inside, and Cai Ye was not polite, and followed directly behind the staff. Then he spoke. "Am I the only one who hasn't come yet?"

"Yes, the ministers of various departments and General Feng have all arrived, and you are left alone..."

Saying this, the staff member led Cai Ye to turn left and right in the presidential palace. Finally, I came to the door of the conference room. "President, they're waiting inside. You go in first, I won't go in..."

As he spoke, the staff member smiled at Cai Ye, and then turned to leave.

After hesitating for a moment, Cai Ye pushed open the door of the conference room, and saw that Yan Shao, Feng Guozhang and others were already sitting at the long conference table, and there was only one vacant seat left on the huge long table, twenty or thirty seats...

"I'm sorry. The car had a problem on the road, so it was a little late...", as he walked to the room. Cai Ye explained.

"I've heard about it, you can sit down first..."

Not to mention that the Special Affairs Bureau was going to monitor the high-level government to a certain extent, Cai Ye had called, of course Yan Shao could not have known, which was why he didn't mind.

On the other hand, when they saw Cai Yi, Feng Guozhang and the others also nodded at him with a smile.

After Cai Ye sat down, Yan Shao glanced around at everyone present, and then said in a deep voice. "Everyone understands the situation, except for General Jiang Baili and several other generals who are currently fighting the Germans in Europe and can't come back for the time being, everyone else has basically arrived..."

"As for the content of this meeting, everyone also understands that with the success of the northward strategy and the westward strategy, although there are still a large number of towns in the hinterland of Siberia that have not surrendered, they will not have much say in this matter in a short period of time when the Entente and the Central Powers are fighting, and in the case of isolation, those Russians who have not yet recognized the reality will also understand sooner or later..."

"And in the case that the Entente and the Central Powers are temporarily unable to take care of this matter, what we need most at present is to gain a foothold in Siberia and Central Asia, and at present General Cai Ye has done a good job in this matter, the renovation project of Yekaterinburg has begun, the whole city is being improved towards a fortress city, and the Third Army has also swept across Kazakhstan, and now the front has been advanced to the line between the Caspian Sea and the Ural Mountains, and now Russia has basically become a European country completely, As long as we can withstand the counterattack that may come later, this vast territory will become part of the Republic..."

"Later, before going north and west, I was told that I should change the current plan for the deployment of troops. In the past, the distribution method of one division in one province was no longer in line with the actual situation, and it should be changed to a military region for deployment, so as to make it more convenient for the command and coordination between troops......... After the occupation of Central Asia and Siberia, the territory of our country has changed dramatically, and if the military region had been demarcated early, then there would have been some trouble, and conversely, if it had been delayed, it would have been relatively simpler to talk about it after the military operation had been successful, and that is why I did not agree to it in the first place, but have been pressing it all along. ”

"Now that the military operation has been successful, and the changes should begin, I will call everyone here this time, just for such a thing, of course, if it is just this matter, it seems that there is no need to call the ministers of the cabinet as well..." So in addition to the affairs of the military districts, even the administrative divisions of the newly occupied land. This time, we also went on together, and when a result was discussed, we announced the result. It is also saved to hide it―――――― anyway, we all know what our purpose is, and there is no need to be so hypocritical..."

Hearing Yan Shao say this, Zong Wu and the others on the side looked a little helpless. Because the so-called politics is essentially an art of compromise, and in obscenity, it is more hypocritical than anyone else...

But for now, after all, we're talking about business. So they don't want to talk about anything else.

In fact, in order to talk about the distribution of the military region this time, Yan Shaoke called all the senior generals in the country back. Such as Feng Guozhang and Cai Yi, Wu Peifu and others on the front line. It should be noted that Wu Peifu's luck is obviously much stronger than Cai Yi, although he only arrived in Beijing yesterday, but on the way to today. There were no accidents in his car. It was very smooth to arrive at Yan Shao's presidential palace...

It can be said that except for Jiang Baili and others in Europe, basically those who should come back have already returned. At this moment, when Yan Shao said that he wanted to talk about the distribution of the military region, someone soon stood up and asked.

"I don't know what the president means, how is he going to distribute it?"

Yan Shao looked over, it was Xiao Yongyan, who had only returned to China not long ago. Now Xiao Yongyan has also become a regiment commander, so he naturally has the qualifications to be among them.

"It's very simple..."Yan Shao said without hesitation. Naturally, according to the situation..."

In fact, Yan Shao had already talked to Fu Xiuming and them a little before this matter, so he could come as soon as he opened his mouth.

"The so-called military districts. It refers to the command organs of military regions in peacetime, and they are the command organs of theaters in wartime. It is an important intermediate command level connecting the headquarters and the troops. It is also the highest leading organ in the theater. As for the duties of the military region, under the command of the central authorities, in accordance with the overall strategic intentions, it is responsible for organizing joint combat operations and exercises of the army, navy, and air force units in the region, and directly leading the organizational building, military training, administrative management, political work, and logistical support of the army units under its command. Lead the work of the militia, military service, mobilization, civil air defense, and battlefield construction in the region. ”

"I plan to divide 11 major military regions in China according to the actual situation, namely the Beijing Military Region, which is responsible for Beijing, Hebei, Inner and Outer Mongolia, and Shanxi. In addition, there are the Shenyang Military Regions responsible for Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang, the Jinan Military Region responsible for Shandong and Henan, the Nanjing Military Region responsible for Jiangsu, Anhui, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Fujian, the Lanzhou Military Region responsible for Gansu, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Ningxia, and Xinjiang, the Chengdu Military Region responsible for Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, Yunnan, and Tibet, and the Guangzhou Military Region in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan, and Hubei..."

"There are seven of the above, mainly in charge of the military districts in the interior, in addition to the division of the newly occupied areas, namely the Ural Military District with Yekaterinburg as the command, which is mainly in charge of the defense of the Ural Mountains, responsible for preventing the counterattack of the Russians, ensuring the security of the Ural Mountains, etc..."

"In addition, there is the Vladivostok Military District, which is mainly responsible for the defense of eastern Siberia, including the Outer Northeast, Sakhalin Island ..."

"After that, the Astana Military Region, which is responsible for the support task in Central Asia―――――― in fact, I originally planned to call it the Caspana Naval District, after all, the front line of this military region is near the Caspian Sea, but considering that other cities are named after cities, if the Astana Military Region becomes somewhere, it seems a little inappropriate, so ......... The tasks of the Astana Military District are also very simple, like the Ural Military District, they are mainly focused on ensuring security at the front ...

"The last one is the Baghdad Military District......... The main defense area of the Baghdad Military District is the newly occupied territory of the surrounding expeditionary forces, and the task of the military district is to ensure the security of the territory..."

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After listening to Yan Shao's words, the conference room was a little quiet, and after half a ring, Cai Ye said softly. "Eleven military districts ..."

"That's right." Yan Shao nodded, don't look at him singing every night, his ears are still quite smart. "What I've been hesitating about here is actually Siberia, but considering that Siberia is too large, and in addition to the Urals, there is also a threat from the Pacific Ocean, if only one military district is in charge, it will inevitably be a situation where the end cannot be taken care of, so after thinking about it, a new military district was formed in Vladivostok..."

"But in this case, will the Shenyang Military Region and Vladivostok be too close..."

"No way..."Yan Shao couldn't help but smile bitterly. I also wanted to change places, but who called in the north. There is no other city of its size other than Vladivostok..."

Hearing Yan Shao say this, the others couldn't help but smile bitterly.

However, after the bitter laughter, Yan Shao said. "This is the general division of the military districts. I believe you have a general understanding of this, and then we will discuss the division of administrative districts, and as for the rest of the more detailed work, we will wait for the next step..."

"The provinces of the country......... I believe that everyone in the country has already understood the provinces, and now the main thing is to talk about the division of provinces in the newly occupied areas..."Speaking of this, Yan Shao looked at the expressions of Li Liang and other civilian officials, if it was related to the army just now. So what I'm going to discuss this time is related to Li Liang and them...

"First of all, Siberia, the Siberian region is mainly divided into four to five parts, and there are two main options for this. One is to divide Siberia into three regions, namely Eastern Siberia, Central Siberia, and Western Siberia, and then the two provinces of Trans-Khingan and Sakhalin..."

"The other is to divide Siberia into two parts, east and west, and the rest will remain the same..."

"As for the Central Asian region. The existing Kazakhs will be divided into two parts. Later, Turkmenistan and others were listed as a separate province..."

"In addition to this, there are two options in the Middle East, one is to merge Iraq and Kuwait, after which the part of the Persian Gulf coast will be listed as a separate province, and the other is to remain as it is, and divide three provinces in the Middle East, which are Iraq, Kuwait and the part of the Persian Gulf..."

Speaking of this, Yan Shao couldn't help but glance at Li Liang and them.

The reason for the insistence that Kuwait should be listed as a separate province. To not say because of convenience or anything, in fact in this era. There's really not much to value a 'wasteland' like Kuwait, but...

One more province is equivalent to one more province's official position...

Even if the government of the state government is relatively clean now, there is no way to change people's ideas of promotion and wealth, which is also a very helpless thing. And just as some people in the government think, if there is an extra province, even if it is a poor and remote country, it is equivalent to an extra provincial official position, which is definitely a good thing, I am good and everyone is good―――――― the only bad thing is probably the government, because if there is one more province, there will be a series of departments required by the province, and the government agencies will definitely appear very cystic.

How the Song Dynasty fell in history, Yan Shao still remembers it relatively clearly. In addition to the cowardice and incompetence of the Song Dynasty itself, and the suppression of military generals by civilian officials, a particularly important point is its cystic institutions.

There are officials everywhere, and the imperial court has already accounted for a considerable part of the finances just by giving money to these people.

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Yan Shao himself is absolutely unwilling to have an additional Kuwait province, not because of anything else, but because in such a large place, there is no need to make a province at all...

Of course, he is also very clear about the following thoughts, after all, the following things are transferred to Yan Shao with the help of people from the Special Affairs Bureau every day, so Yan Shao is very clear about some of the following remarks.

It is human nature to be promoted to become wealthy, and Yan Shao can understand it very well, but Yan Shao will never allow this to be based on the situation that harms the interests of the government. What's more, taking Kuwait out and establishing a separate provincial government is simply unnecessary, and...

Who can guarantee what will happen to China in the future, if one day in the future, China will be like the British Empire in the past, today this one will be independent, tomorrow that one will be independent or something...

It's always harder for two two-in-one provinces to be independent than a separate province, isn't it?

But if that's the case...

It seems that he followed the wish of the later generations of Lao Sa, but he always wanted to annex Kuwait, but unfortunately in the end it only led to a Gulf War that caused him to lose, Iraq, which was once one of the richest in the world, and finally became a poor country today, as for himself, he was on the gallows in the second war...

Soon, after introducing the details, the meeting also entered a more substantive link―――――― the details...

Of course, there is no need for this Yan Shao to participate in the discussion, because this kind of thing can be handed over to the people below, and there is no need for Yan Shao to participate in it personally...

And in fact, it is...

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Below, the 'hilarious' discussion quickly began. The military's very simple thing is to argue which military region should have as much jurisdiction as it has and how many troops.

As for the civil service......... It seems that it is no different from the military. It's just that the object of the argument has changed from the troops to the towns, and the argument about which province should have how many towns and so on...

Although the national government at this time was already a unified government, and it was impossible for a land grab or something to happen, but...

There will be many factions and groups within every government, and the same is certainly true of the national government. It's just that unlike other countries, other countries are all parties, and to be precise, political parties are competing with each other. The Communist government, on the other hand, is somewhat similar to a one-party system, and the Socialist Party is a one-party monopoly in the government, so those factions and parties and so on. On the side of the national government, it became a small group...

And these small groups, such as the original Beiyang, and then like the original Anhui faction, re-entered the local factions. Etcetera. What they are fighting for is how many positions the people below them can take...

If one's own people can win a province, then they will certainly be able to have more say in the appointment of officials at the city level below. In the same way, if there are more cities under the jurisdiction of this province at this time...

Thinking of this, they can't help but argue...

In fact, the situation in Kuwait is somewhat similar. It's just that that is the overall interest of the civil service, and how big the administrative region of a province is. But it's the other part...

Seeing that the people below were arguing more and more, Yan Shao was also a little helpless.

In his view, towns are built by people, and if the province can be developed well, there will naturally be more and more towns, and similarly, there will be more and more places that can be arranged, and there is no need to fight for the city at all.

Moreover, in order for the Commune government to stabilize its rule in Siberia, the government must move the population to Siberia on a large scale, so that more towns will be built. Now they're fighting over there, and it's really boring...

However, seeing that the people below were fighting for each other, Yan Shao was not worried at all, in fact, this situation was also allowed by him. After all, if the people below are united, then he will be finished, so it's better to fight...

What's more, there is no way to ban things like factions, and since there is no way to ban them, it is better to bring them all under your control, and impose certain restrictions to limit the direction of their arguments and avoid causing greater damage, which is the real best policy.

A simple ban on the emergence of political parties, that is simply impossible ...

Anyway, it was Yan Shao who made the last decision, so let them fight...

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Although Yan Shao had already known that this meeting would not be completed soon, he never expected that in the end, it would take half a month for the entire meeting to finally come up with a charter.

After half a month of discussions, the division between military regions and administrative regions was finally decided.

First of all, there is basically no change in the military region, almost the same is maintained, except that there is some controversy over the appointment of the commanders of the various military regions. But what about soldiers, although it is difficult for a soldier who can get to this position to go even if he is upright, but after all, he is much more upright than a politician with a flamboyant stomach.

And the military also has a very intuitive thing to look at, that is, combat exploits...

Whether a soldier is qualified or not, just look at the merits, it's simple and clear...

Even if some people want to be the commander of a military district and don't have enough military exploits, it's useless...

The real trouble is the division of administrative districts, and basically most of the time on this matter is wasted on this. Fortunately, in the end, the charter was finally taken out, so there was no major problem.

Compared with those of military regions, the division of administrative regions has obviously changed considerably.

First of all, the original Eastern, Central, and Western regions, the three Siberias, have been changed somewhat.

The original Western Siberian Province became the Ural Province, which was drawn from the Ural Mountains, and in the middle, the Novosibirsk Province, which basically included most of the Siberian region, in addition to the Far Eastern Province, mainly the Outer Northeast, plus the northern part of the Far East, in addition to which is Sakhalin Province...

As for the Middle East...

Although some people were tempted to turn Kuwait into a province as well, Yan Shao's resolute opposition eventually led to it becoming part of Iraq... (To be continued......)