Caterina's words, not to mention other people, even Song Jiaoren was a little moved.

I remember that in later generations, there was an old Hong Kong movie called "Tianlong Babu: Tianshan Tong Ma", in which the Shaolin abbot once said a very classic sentence, that is, a qiē is just for fame and fortune.

The same is true of these people in front of us, what are ordinary literati entering the political arena for? Naturally, it's for fame and fortune. The profit is naturally the benefit, such as money or power, and what about fame?

Even in ancient China, there were definitely many people with good names. What are those upright ministers in ancient times? In addition to the family and the country, the most important thing is the word 'name'.

Even many ministers who dare to contradict the emperor are not also a 'name'?

By the way, in fact, Yan Shao has always felt that there is not much difference between fame and fortune, in the final analysis, it is just 'profit'...

However, it is obvious that Katarina's words can move Zhou Ziqi and the others in front of him. Although every country is on the verge of crisis, there will always be some loyal patriots, but even these patriots have something to ask for, some are asking for high-ranking officials, money and beauty, while others are asking for fame...

During the Anti-Japanese War, many people would rather die than be traitors when faced with the temptation of the Japanese army, and they often said a word. "Afraid of being infamous as a traitor"...

This shows how powerful this name is.

The same is true of Zhou Ziqi and even Song Jiaoren and others in front of them, of course there is no doubt that they are patriotic, but it is a bit ......... to say that they have no desires and no desires And the government of the National Society paid them a very high salary every month. So that they don't have to worry about life at all, what these 'poor' literati want is naturally a name.

For the sake of this name, they even fought hard against Yan Shao. If Yan Shao disposed of them, he fulfilled them.

So it is not advisable to use tough measures against these people, only in another way ...

Let's say, using 'names' to lure them...

On the map, the whole of Siberia is definitely not smaller than the territory of China today, and may even be much larger. If you can take advantage of this golden opportunity to annex Siberia. China's territory will be directly doubled―――――― because usually 1x1 is equal to 1, only 1x2. Talent is equal to 2...

If you want 1 and 1 to become 2, you have to use addition, not multiplication...

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Although Katerina just said such a sentence, whether it was Zhou Ziqi or Song Jiaoren. Even Duan Qirui, Li Liang and others were a little moved. After all, if during their tenure. If China's territory can be doubled so much, as Caterina said, they will definitely be able to go down in history for generations to admire, and their families and clans will be glorified by it...

It's just that...

"Can it really succeed..."Although he was a little moved, Duan Qirui still asked with some hesitation. It's no wonder that this is the case, unlike others, Duan Qirui is not a person who does not know soldiers. Of course, it is clear how difficult it will be to annex a place as large as Siberia.

Even if the army there is empty, it can support long lines and cold climates. It's enough to make any general desperate...

If it's a mistake, something happens...

"yes..."

"That's right, after all, it's still too risky..."After listening to Duan Qirui's words, the others also woke up like a dream, and echoed on the side.

While Caterina's picture is indeed large and intriguing, the risks are enough to deter anyone.

"Just like I said just now..."Seeing that everyone was still opposing, their attitudes were already a little shaken, Yan Shao stood up. Everything is risky, the key is to see how big the risk is, and how big the reward is, yes, it is true that sending troops to Siberia is a big risk, and the return will be inexhaustible for our country and our future generations..."

"How to solve the logistical problem?" Duan Qirui continued to ask, this was what he was most concerned about, after all, a long front also needs a long logistics line. "One Trans-Siberian railway alone is absolutely not enough..."

"I know it too." Yan Shao thought so, and then explained. "So we don't go from Siberia, but from the northwest...", Yan Shao said as he walked to the map on the wall, and said in high spirits. Send troops from here..."Yan Shao pointed his finger at the location of Xinjiang...

Seeing this, Duan Qirui immediately understood Yan Shao's intentions.

"Dylan Railway?"

"That's right!" Saying that, Yan Shao continued to explain. "Now that the Dilan Railway has been opened to traffic with the Russian Central Asian Railway, we can go straight to Guò and then follow the railway all the way to Tyumen, and specialize in Yekaterinburg, which is the dividing line between Eurasia, and if we occupy it, we can organize a defensive line along the Ural Mountains, and at the same time divide another part of our forces south to Astana (Akmola), and then, depending on the situation, either organize a defensive line between Astana and the Aral Sea, or simply advance the defensive line to the shores of the Caspian Sea, completely turn Russia into a European country, blockaded in the western part of the Ural Mountains ...

As he spoke, Yan Shao's finger swiped lightly on the location of the map in the Ural Mountains. "The whole operation is like cutting butter with a knife, starting from the northwest, and with a light stroke along the Ural Mountains, the whole of Russia is divided into two parts, and then we can consolidate the defensive line in the Ural Mountains, and slowly defeat the resistance groups in Siberia..."

Listening to Yan Shao explaining the entire strategy there, everyone present felt a sense of blood boiling, and Katarina's beautiful eyes also shone with a strange light.

However, after calming down a little, Duan Qirui couldn't help but say. "Can it really be so smooth?"

"That's why I've always insisted on building the Dilan Railway in Xinjiang, as long as there is this railway. We can attack, retreat and defend..."Yan Shao smiled at Katarina, revealing the snow-white teeth inside.

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Although Yan Shao smiled brightly. But the others were shocked when they heard his words, and Liang Shiyi couldn't help but ask. "Did you anticipate the collapse of Russia before the outbreak of war in Europe?"

Everyone else looked at it too, their eyes full of disbelief.

It is no wonder that they were so shocked, after all, the construction of the Dylan Railway began at a time when the European war had just broken out and the position of the Nationalist government had just been secured. At that time, due to the financial pressure of the Kuomintang, many cabinet officials, including Liang Shiyi, opposed the construction of the Dilan Railway, after all, the length of the railway was calculated in thousands. It takes a lot of time and a lot of investment to complete it.

At that time, China was in a state of ruin, and money was needed everywhere.

Although the Dyland Railway is not unrepaired, it is clear that there are many projects that are more important than the Dylan Railway. The government will not be able to develop Xinjiang in a short period of time. In this case, instead of investing money in places where there is no benefit in the short term, it is better to invest it elsewhere and wait until the government's finances are more comfortable.

This mentions yì. There was overwhelming support within the government at the time. But later, under the forced promotion of Yan Shao, the Dilan Railway finally officially began to be put into construction, and many people were puzzled at that time, but listening to the meaning of Yan Shao's words now...

"It's not that I expected him to collapse, it's that I need him to collapse..."Looking at the people who were watching him, Yan Shao suddenly said with a smile.

Hearing Yan Shao say this, Song Jiaoren and the others suddenly felt a chill, and then Katarina's words. It makes them feel like falling into an ice cave.

"In addition, you think that the strength of the Russian Communist Party alone. Is it possible to overthrow the Kerensky government so easily..."

is a short sentence, but it made Song Jiaoren and them understand many things.

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Seeing that Song Jiaoren and the others were silent, Yan Shao exhaled softly in his heart. He didn't lie to Song Jiaoren just now, of course, for many reasons, Yan Shao knew very well that Russia would collapse, but after all, history has changed, and no one knows what the final result will be...

So just like Yan Shao just said, if Tsarist Russia did not collapse in the end, Yan Shao would also find a way to make him collapse. After all, a chaotic Russia can greatly reduce the pressure on China from the north, even by the end of World War I, Yan Shao has not accumulated enough territory to annex Siberia, and it is relatively light to recapture the Outer Northeast and even the area around Lake Baikal, so Yan Shao needs Russia to collapse...

It's just that Yan Shao can't tell Song Jiaoren after all that he is actually a traverser or something, so he can only use this as an excuse.

As for what he said just now, it was just to let Duan Qirui and the others understand how much work they had done before this, and what was it......... Yan Shao's determination in this matter...

Even if they were all against it, there would be no change in their determination...

"I didn't expect..."With a wry smile, Duan Qirui looked up at Yan Shao, and his eyes showed dissatisfaction for the first time. I didn't expect that there would be such a big mastermind behind the collapse of Tsarist Russia and the October Revolution in Russia, and what I didn't expect was that I, the deputy prime minister, didn't even know about such a big thing..."

"Don't talk about you, the vice premier, even I, the prime minister, don't know..." Sitting next to him, Li Liang also looked bitter.

However, there's so much more they don't know...

For example, the 700,000 troops that have been stationed in the northwest were made after Yan Shao and the military got rid of the government. The reason why he did this was because Yan Shao knew very well that it was difficult for Song Jiaoren and them to agree to this matter, so they could only create a pre-accomplish fact and force them to admit it.

On the other hand, I am also worried that the civil service system is crowded and complicated, and it will be troublesome if it leaks out.

As for their resistance, this Yan Shao is not worried.

Historically, Hitler also had many opponents, and even some people wanted to oust him from power, but when he succeeded in recovering the Rhine area, there was naturally no opposition...

Yan Shao is not Hitler, and with Hitler's lessons, Yan Shao will never repeat the mistakes of the past. Moreover, at present, Yan Shao has a strong ability to control the military, politics and economy in China, especially the economy, and most of the country's economy is under the control of Yushi Group. There is no need to be afraid―――――― he can speak out in government, and not just because he is president.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and any party will have some factions. The same is certainly true within the Kuomintang. In fact, among these ministers here, except for Song Jiaoren, who is from the Kuomintang, most of the others have joined the National Socialist Party, and they have also formed small groups within the National Socialist Party, but in these small groups one by one, most of the time Yan Shao, the leader of the National Socialist Party, stands in the first place...

Otherwise...

Yan Shao can't let some people who may pose challenges in the party stand in such a high position, right?

"If we don't agree—" there was a slight silence. Xu Shichang, who had never spoken, looked at Yan Shao. "Will you listen?"

"No," Yan Shao shook his head. As I said earlier, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and I want to wait for the next opportunity. I'm afraid that even if we are all in the ground, we may not be able to wait, so I must seize this opportunity, and the threat of all Chinese dynasties in the past has come from the north. If it works out this time. We will be able to completely reverse this fate of China, and our country will have a new future..."

"Then, what if Britain and France oppose it?"

"At that time, they were already mired in the quagmire of Europe, the European war, the CPSU, solving these two problems was enough for them to have a headache, and by the time they had the spare strength to intervene, we had firmly occupied the entire northern part of Asia. And after years of bloody war, even if they want to interfere. There's nothing you can do..."

Hearing Yan Shao say this, Xu Shichang nodded silently, and then spoke. "In that case, then I support..."

"Kikuto!" Hearing Xu Shichang say support, Duan Qirui glanced at him in disbelief.

However, in the face of Duan Qirui's surprised look, Xu Shichang just shook his head and said. "If opposition is useless, why should we do something useless, and the president's plan is not without the possibility of success, if it succeeds, we can become heroes of the nation, right..."

Saying that, Xu Shichang quietly gave Duan Qirui a look, and after receiving this look, Duan Qirui immediately understood the meaning.

Just like Xu Shichang said, since the opposition is already invalid, then simply support it, if it can be successful, they will also have a share in the credit book, who called them vice premiers. Even if he fails, the responsibility is Yan Shao, after all, he is bent on going his own way, and he can't rely on them at all―――――― such a big thing is not something that the two vice premiers can decide.

And if it really fails...

Yan Shao will definitely not step down, and they are not interested in rushing Yan Shao down, because even if he really fails, with Yan Shao's current prestige in the country, it is difficult for his position to be shaken by a failure.

What's more, even if Yan Shao steps down, with his mastery of the country's political situation and economy, the one who comes to power can only be a puppet, and Yan Shao will still be the president, but he doesn't have the position of president.

But even if Yan Shao can't step down, Li Liang is hard to say.

After all, Li Liang himself does not have any merits in convincing people, he is completely relying on Yan Shao's support to sit in this position, if there is really a problem with the military action, Yan Shao may be fine, he is not necessarily, if he steps down, then wouldn't these two vice premiers have a chance?

Although these old Beiyang have all joined the National Socialist Party, they have already formed a small group, and if one of these small groups becomes prime minister, it will also be beneficial to their group...

Since success or failure doesn't matter to them, why not support it?

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Xu Shichang's eyes were very secretive, and the people around him didn't see it, but Katerina saw it clearly, but she was silent for a while, but she didn't say anything. After all, the most important thing at the moment is to win the support of these people, as for whether the position of prime minister is Li Liang or Xu Shichang, they will do it―――――― for her, maybe it is better to replace it with Xu Shichang.

Although Li Liang's ability is not outstanding among the people, as an old man who began to follow Yan Shao a long time ago, his seniority is the highest in the National Socialist Party, and most of the returnees who came back from New York's Chinatown were his subordinates, and almost all of these people are now in important positions, in other words, he has the ability to threaten Yan Shao's position in the party.

On the other hand, Xu Shichang and Duan Qirui are difficult to get the approval of other members of the National Socialist Party, after all, they are all from the Beiyang lineage, and they were even opponents of the National Socialist Party back then, and I don't know how many party members died on the battlefield during the Great War of the North and South.

Although now that they see each other, they can greet each other with a smile, or even go out for drinks and dinners or something, but it is unlikely that they will support these two people...

Although Caterina has become a Chinese citizen (dual nationality), it does not mean that she has a sense of belonging to China, what really makes her care about is only Yan Shao, so when thinking about things, she usually considers Yan Shao's interests, not this country, which is why Yan Shao will always let her serve as the director of the special affairs bureau...

Now that they knew that opposition was useless, most people chose to compromise. Although a small number of people were still opposed, after a show of hands and a vote by a show of hands, the people unanimously agreed to send troops...

That is, at the time of the resolution of Guò, on the dock in Marseille, France, a worker suddenly sneezed for some reason. (To be continued......)