"Brother Cilong is here this time, but I don't know what Duke Baichuan thinks?!" Lin Sen smiled slightly and asked directly without waiting for Zhao Daiwen to say hello.

Zhao Daiwen was shocked by Lin Sen's directness. He had also been in contact with Lin Sen in the past. At that time, Lin Sen was not so direct, and everyone's habit was to say a few words and then slowly explore the topic.

"Hahaha... Brother Cilong, don't be surprised. What I advocate in the coalition government is to talk less nonsense and do more business. As the chairman, I have to take the lead to do it well."

Lin Sen laughed and explained to Zhao Devin. This relieved Zhao Devin's embarrassment.

"It should! It should!" Now that everything had been said, Zhao Daiwen had nothing to hide. He said directly to Lin Sen: "Mr. Baichuan asked me to come because he wanted to discuss it with Chairman Changren.

This is the issue of the decentralization of military and political affairs in Shanxi. In this regard, Lord Baichuan wants to know what Chairman Changren thinks."

"The second is armament. Our Sixth Army and Seventh Army are heading to Zhengzhou to prepare to resist the Japanese attack. But they are very lacking in weapons and equipment. I wonder if Chairman Changren can provide some support?!"

This sounds beautiful, but in fact Yan Baichuan is asking: What rights should I hand over?! And what benefits should I get?!

"It's nothing complicated. Our coalition government's requirements for Shanxi are the same as those of Xinjiang, Mongolia, Yunnan... and other provinces." Lin Sen smiled slightly and said to Zhao Daiwen: "On both the military and political fronts, Lord Baichuan will definitely be too busy.

.Just choose one side to be responsible for.”

"My approach in the coalition government has always been to separate military and political affairs. For example, now Tu Mengben, chairman of the Military Commission and vice chairman of the coalition government, is only responsible for military work. Government affairs, foreign affairs and other matters are handled by me, Zhichang,

Mrs. Song and several other presidents, vice presidents and officials at all levels will handle it."

"And we will not affect the command of the National Defense Forces. If there are matters that require coordination between the two parties, such as recruitment, logistics, foreign affairs requests to meet with the vice chairman, etc., we will coordinate and handle it."

At this time, Yan Zhengqing took over the conversation and said with a smile: "One thing is different from the Nanjing government. All civil servants in the coalition government...oh! That is, officials must go through the training of the University of Political Science and Law run by the coalition government. At the same time, they also

You have to go to various places for internship assessments, and you can only resume your duties after passing the exam. This is the current political and legal assessment regulations of the coalition government. You can take a look first."

Saying that, Yan Zhengqing smiled and took out a stack of documents and handed them to Zhao Daiwen. Zhao Daiwen thanked him profusely, then took them over and read them carefully.

At this time, Yan Zhengqing spoke again, and saw him smiling and saying to Zhao Daiwen: "The same is true for officers. Officers at all levels in the National Defense Force must enter the National Defense University for further training. Only then can they return to the army to command operations."

After Zhao Daiwen heard this, his heart skipped a beat! He finally understood that the coalition government wanted to seize the military and political power!

After going through their training and assessment, do these officials still have to listen to them before they can be promoted?! This is a firm grip on power. Who dares to disobey when your hat is in the hands of others?!

"Mr. Cilong, please don't misunderstand. In fact, our coalition government is very open-minded." Yan Zhengqing knew what Zhao Daiwen was thinking at a glance and continued with a smile.

"We never look at family background, faction, belief or ideology. It's very simple, we only look at performance evaluation." Yan Zhengqing took out a directory and said to Zhao Daiwen.

"Mr. Cilong, you can take a look. This is the current list of civil servants at the department level and deputy provincial level cities in the three eastern provinces."

Zhao Daiwen smiled reluctantly and took it over to read. When he looked at the list, his eyes almost fell off!

Morigen, is this a Mongolian name, right?! Molettu, Nadamud, these don’t look like Han names either. Maimati, Turdi, Zhao Daiwen knows them, they are Uighur names.

Moreover, many of the names on the list are famous "red bandits", such as Ma Dabeard. The Nanjing government once offered a high price for his head, but now he has become a deputy ministerial mayor.

There are also some old faces on this list. For example, Ning Han. Zhao Daiwen knew that he was once a secret of the Nanjing government. There were few officials in the government who were unwilling to seek connections and did not accept payment. Zhao Daiwen wanted to recruit him to work in Shanxi in the early days.

But Ning Han refused, but she didn't expect that he would now become the mayor of Liaoning. He was probably less than forty years old, right?!

"Hahaha... Mr. Cilong should have noticed that we here never care who you were or what you did. As long as you insist on resisting the war and are willing to dedicate yourself to the country. If you pass the assessment, there will be no

People suppress your office."

Yan Zhengqing smiled and continued to say to Zhao Daiwen: "This is true for everyone. There are special departments for assessments to conduct both overt and covert assessments. The final review needs to be done by a joint government committee."

After a pause, Yan Zhengqing continued: "The same is true for officers. All officers trained by the National Defense University must go to the front line for actual combat training. Only after undergoing battlefield training, promotion will be determined based on military merit."

"The Japanese army is completely different from the troops we fought in the past, and the weapons equipped by our National Defense Forces are also new weapons. This involves new combat methods and new war models. These require continuous learning."

Zhao Daiwen nodded, indicating that he understood. He did understand. What Yan Zhengqing meant was: Our coalition government and the National Defense Force do not raise waste!

I can give you things, but first you have to resist the Japanese. Secondly, you can't use my weapons to support the enemy! If you take those weapons and the Japanese will defeat them in a few seconds, what the hell are you doing?!

Zhao Daiwen now somewhat understands why the National Defense Force is so far behind the former Central Army. In fact, their strategic planning and execution are directly higher than the national government.

This gap between the two sides was not obvious at the beginning. But as it gradually develops, this gap will become larger and larger, and finally it will become an insurmountable gap.

When the three eastern provinces were first established, although the government took notice of them, they did not regard them as a comparable opponent. However, within a few years, the National Defense Forces had developed into a behemoth.

If it is just based on its record and strength, it is not an exaggeration to call it the strongest region in Asia behind Japan.

Even so, the Tiger Commander-in-Chief still maintained his innocence. He did not interfere in government affairs and left them to Yan Zhengqing, Yang Yuting, Zhang Shizhao... and others to handle.

He did not fight for territory like his predecessor Zhang Zuolin did, nor did he travel around to show off himself like his sworn brother.

He just developed himself quietly, and except for the disaster relief, he never interfered in any affairs within the customs. Before the government lost Tianjin, he did not have a single soldier to fight against the Central Army or other local military departments.

Whether it was Chiang Zhongzheng who was in power or Wang Zhaoming was in power, he seemed to never care or care. He quietly went about his own business and watched the changes in the country coldly.

"If you don't see yourself, you will be clear; if you don't self-righteous, you will be clear; if you don't cut yourself off, you will be successful; if you don't be proud of yourself, you will be strong; if you don't fight, no one in the world can compete with you."

Zhao Daiwen was reciting this sentence silently in his mind, and he suddenly realized that this sentence was extremely suitable for the commander-in-chief. He did not show off himself, was not self-righteous, did not boast about himself, and did not think he was virtuous.

He has never competed with Chiang Zhongzheng, Wang Zhaoming, Feng Yuxiang, etc. for any territory or position, but now who dares to say that he is not the most powerful person in this land?!

The National Defense Force was founded by him. Millions of soldiers were led by him. This army stretched across the land of China and pinned Nanjing to the south, forcing the Japanese army to surround it. Longyun in the southwest

The Sichuan army confronted the Japanese army in Chongqing.

The Japanese troops killed by North Korea had no choice but to be beaten passively behind the fortifications. The Japanese troops in Tianjin had to choose to retreat to Shandong after losing their troops. The leader of this army was him - Tu Mengben.

In the coalition government, it seems that he has no power at all. But which important position in it is not closely related to him?! Chairman Lin Sen was hired by him personally.

Mrs. Song has repeatedly praised this tiger in public as "the backbone of the nation and a hero of the Anti-Japanese War". Red has cooperated with him very early. The coalition government includes Yang Zengxin, Long Yun and other local powerful factions, as well as senior leaders Yan Zhengqing, Yuan Jinkai,

Shen Junru...wait, who is not an official from the three eastern provinces?!

As long as it may offend the interests of this tiger, these people will disperse the strange voices without him speaking out. They have reached the top of the political arena. It is rare to see a military leader like that tiger who barely interferes in political affairs.

He doesn't fight, but now he can influence everyone in the world.

"Hehehe... Mr. Zhichang, what I want to know is what is the position of Lord Baichuan?!" Zhao Daiwen was so excited that he simply stated it clearly.

"Mr. Baichuan has two choices: First, keep his position as chairman of Shanxi Province." Yan Zhengqing smiled and raised two fingers: "Second, he serves as the commander-in-chief of the Shanxi-Sui Army. According to our decision, the Shanxi-Sui Army General

It will be reorganized into the Seventh Army. It will still have three armies under its jurisdiction."

Saying that, Yan Zhengqing paused and continued: "Of course, no matter what Mr. Baichuan chooses, those civil servants and military officers must still go to the University of Political Science and Law and the National Defense University for training."

"We will send a group of officers to Shanxi to help with training and at the same time reorganize the troops in accordance with the military regulations of the National Defense Forces. Afterwards, we will equip the Seventh Army with new weapons and eventually go to the anti-Japanese battlefield for testing."

Saying that, Yan Zhengqing smiled: "Now the Gui clan of De Lin Gong is also being reorganized. Our officers have gone to Guangxi for military training. And De Lin Gong's original officers are receiving training at the National Defense University."

After a pause, Yan Zhengqing said: "The former civil servants in Guangxi are also receiving training at the University of Political Science and Law. Now the first batch of civil servants has gone to the three northeastern provinces for internship. The second batch is scheduled to go to Xinjiang to assist Xinjiang Governor Ding Chengong.

Government affairs processing.”

Zhao Daiwen couldn't help but nodded and copied down everything Yan Zhengqing said. He also asked Yan Zhengqing to tell more about the practices of merging other provinces and the whereabouts of their current officials and officers.

Yan Zhengqing was not pretentious. He directly listed some examples. For example, in the Second Army, there are many new officers who are former officers of the Central Army or the Guangxi and Yunnan Army.

They are now interning in the Second Corps, learning how to fight the Japanese army. At the same time, the soldiers on both sides are also receiving training from the military cadets of the National Defense University, including training in shooting, marching with heavy loads, combat, tunnels, etc.

Unknowingly, the discussion between the two parties ended in the evening. Then Yan Zhengqing invited Zhao Daiwen to have a business meal together, and Zhao Daiwen happily agreed.

This meal once again exceeded Zhao Daiwen's expectations. They did not have a banquet in any big hotel or grand hotel. Instead, they just ate a little casually in the canteen of the coalition government.

Judging from the expressions of Lin Sen and Yan Zhengqing, this seems to be a normal thing.

Zhao Daiwen suppressed his doubts and had dinner with Yan Zhengqing and the others. During the meal, the three of them once again talked about the political system of the coalition government. At the same time, they consulted on a series of issues including the governance, the military, and the assessment of civil servants.

After dinner, the three of them returned to the conference room and chatted for another three hours before Zhao Daiwen left.

This day's conversation was compiled into a long telegram in one night. It was then forwarded to Yan Xishan who was waiting anxiously in Taiyuan. Zhao Daiwen then quietly waited for the news in his hotel.

"Baichuan Gong Dajian:

When Cilong arrived in Beijing, he met with Chairman Changren and Vice Chairman Zhichang. Chairman Changren and Vice Chairman Zhichang had a long talk with Cilong all night long, explaining everything from the government regulations of the coalition government to the structure and organization of the National Defense Forces to Cilong in detail.

However, although the two men did not respond to the coalition government's demands, Cilong felt that it was difficult to change them.

According to the regulations of the coalition government, military and political affairs in any region must be handled separately. That is: if Lord Baichuan is the commander-in-chief of the Shanxi-Sui Army, he cannot concurrently hold any political position in our Shanxi region. If he is the chief administrative officer of Shanxi, he cannot serve as the commander-in-chief of the Jin-Sui Army.

Any position.

This is the first one. The second one is that the coalition government requires all district officials to go to the University of Political Science and Law of the coalition government for new official training. At the same time, they need to go to other regions for government affairs processing assessments. Only those who pass the assessment can serve. At the same time, they enjoy the benefits of civil servants.

Official treatment.

The same is true for the army. All officers must graduate from the National Defense University and serve in the National Defense Force before returning to their original army. Those who fail to pass will be eliminated immediately.

Cilong thought about it. These measures were done to eliminate the influence between the various factions and to obtain the power of the central government. According to the documents of the coalition government, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Sichuan and Guangxi have accepted the conditions.

Yang Dingchen of Xinjiang, Long Zhizhou of Yunnan, etc. have all implemented this. And Li Delin of Guangxi is training. His officers have served on the front line in North Korea for the first period, and his Guangxi troops are receiving training from the National Defense Forces..."

Zhao Daiwen detailed everything in the telegram and told Yan Xishan everything he saw, heard and thought. Finally, he came to a conclusion for Yan Xishan.

"Cilong believes that the trend of this alliance is irreversible. Our Shanxi-Sui Army can only develop according to this general trend. Cilong suggested that Baichuan Gong needs to guard Shanxi's government affairs and not military affairs. There is no danger.

For military affairs, you can entrust Fu Yisheng, Yang Xingru, etc. to take care of it. You must not take care of both military and political affairs. Otherwise, you will definitely get into trouble...

Cilong bowed his head at the imperial capital..."

After reading Zhao Daiwen's telegram several times, Yan Xishan remained silent. No one at home dared to disturb him, and even the housekeeper did not dare to call him during dinner time.

"Dong dong dong..." At this time, there was a knock on the door. Yan Xishan knew who it was even without raising his head. He sighed softly and said: "Wuxianzi, come in..."

A middle-aged woman with an extremely ordinary appearance and protruding upper teeth came in. After the woman came in, she gently placed a plate on the table. She just looked at Yan Xishan without saying a word.

Yan Xishan looked at the food on the plate, smiled bitterly at the woman and said: "Wuxianzi... your brother's life is coming to an end. This Jinsui is not something I can control in the future..."
To be continued...