After Cao Kun took the initiative to surrender, Jiangsu and Anhui successively surrendered to the Southern Army, and Cao Kun's 60,000 troops also accepted the peaceful adaptation of the Southern Army.*eng.com**

Since then, the civil war between the North and South ended in a true sense with the victory of the Southern Army. After the Southern Army recruited most of the Beiyang New Army, its total strength reached 300,000, which is not counting the militia and reserve forces in various places.

From then on, only the Southern Army remained the dominant army on the land of China. In the next three months, Tang Jian's main forces were all placed on encircling and suppressing the remnants of the Beiyang New Army who fled into the mountains.

Three months later, after a vigorous clearance of 200,000 Southern Army, most of the remaining Beiyang New Army on the land of China accepted peaceful reorganization, and those who stubbornly resisted to the end were wiped out by the Southern Army with all their strength.

Soon, Nie Shicheng's army advanced westward successfully returned to Wuhan from Shanxi. At the same time, Sun Wanling and Cao Kun's army on the eastern front and Nie Shicheng met in Wuhan, and the domestic situation eventually calmed down.

After the meeting, Tang Jian began to convene senior officers of the Southern Army and intellectuals from all over the country to discuss the country's construction.

As soon as Tang Jian's invitation was released, famous scholars from all over the country gathered in Wuhan, and even some overseas Chinese who were studying abroad bought tickets to rush back to China, preparing to participate in this grand ceremony that determined the future destiny of the 400 million Chinese people.

After three years of civil war, Wuhan was so lively for the first time. On the streets of Wuhan, you can see overseas Chinese who returned from overseas in suits at any time. People with joyful faces took to the streets, singing and dancing, and welcome representatives from all over the country to Wuhan.

On this day, Tang Jian, Yan Fu, Tang Shaoyi and others walked onto the streets of Wuhan and started a two-hour chat.

When Tang Jian walked on the street, he clearly felt the lively atmosphere on the street. From time to time, naughty children chased each other and there were parents who were slightly angry following behind him.

Colorful flags were erected on the beach, which were particularly gorgeous under the blowing of the river breeze. Everyone was filled with a sunny smile on their faces. On the one hand, they celebrated the demise of the Qing Dynasty, and on the other hand, they were delighted for the new country that was about to be born.

The national flags of various countries float on the distant river surface. Since the national martial law order has not been lifted, the warships of the great powers of various countries cannot be allowed to enter at will on the surface of the Yangtze River. Therefore, most of them are merchant ships from various countries. On the merchant ships, they are basically journalists from all countries. For such a once-in-a-lifetime situation where such a large population country has changed dynasties with their own eyes, I believe that every reporter is willing to record this great moment with the camera and pen in his hand.

Tang Jian, Yan Fu and Tang Shaoyi strolled to the riverside. The three of them randomly found a rattan chair and sat down. For Yan Fu and Tang Shaoyi, who had lived abroad for a while, their opinions were much more pertinent than those of intellectuals who had not seen the advanced systems of Britain, the United States and France in their own eyes.

"Before the founding of the People's Republic of China discussion officially began, I would like to hear the precious opinions of the two gentlemen. After all, Mr. Yan has been at the Greenwich Naval Academy, and Mr. Tang has also studied at Columbia University in the United States. Both of them have a little understanding of the political system abroad. So, I want to hear the opinions of the two and see what kind of political system China should adopt next?" Tang Jian asked.

Yan Fu first replied: "I don't know if the Commander and Mr. Tang have read the famous British thinker Locke's "On Government" and "On Government" were the preliminary formation of the early decentralization theory. Montesquieu, who further developed the decentralization theory, proposed the famous "separation of powers". In "The Spirit of the Law", he divided state power into three types, legislative power, administrative power and judicial power."

"The so-called separation of powers means that the three powers are handed over to three different state organs through legal provisions, which not only maintain their respective authority, but also restrict each other and maintain balance. Montesquieu's idea has a great influence on the American constitution makers, and the United States still adopts this political system to this day. In summary, I think it's better for us to adopt the presidential system." Yan Fu added

"Yes, I agree with Mr. Yan's view that the United States was founded for a short time, and a large part of the reason why it developed so quickly was due to this efficient political system. Therefore, I also think we can follow the US presidential system and determine our country's political system!" Tang Shaoyi also agreed with Yan Fu's point of view.

Tang Shaoyi spent several years in the United States and had a deep understanding of the superiority of the US presidential system. The presidential system is a form of regime organization in the bourgeois democratic republic. It is symmetrical with the parliamentary cabinet system. The president serves as the head of state and the head of government at the same time.

The characteristic of the presidential system is that the president is the head of the executive, and the executive organs belong to the president rather than the parliament. Under the presidential system, the general secretary is outside the parliament and is only responsible to the people, not to the parliament. During his tenure, the president does not have the risk of falling due to different political views. He can actively implement policies, which is just right for China's national conditions. For China, which has experienced three years of civil war and internal and external difficulties, the only way to implement this political system. When the administration is mutually restricted by legislation, the administrative power is highly concentrated, the operational efficiency is fully utilized, and the development of the situation is adapted to the development of the situation.

After hearing the words of the two think tanks, Tang Jian nodded slightly. In fact, he also had this view in his heart, and he was more inclined toward the presidential system.

At the beginning, he tried his best to assist Yuan Shikai in establishing the cabinet system and imitate the British constitutional monarchy. However, later facts showed that this political system was completely unsuitable for China's national conditions at this time, which indirectly led to Yuan Shikai dominating the court's principles, and the so-called emperor also became a puppet for him to play with the regime. Therefore, the constitutional monarchy after practice was not suitable for the national conditions at this time.

Based on China's national conditions at this time, only the presidential system is suitable. What kind of political system will China adopt after entering stable development? That is a later story.

"Okay, actually, I am more inclined to the presidential system. Since I heard the analysis of the two gentlemen, I feel relieved, haha." Tang Jian said with a smile.

"Commander, don't be polite." Yan Fu and Tang Shaoyi said modestly at the same time.

"I have to worry about constitutionalism." Tang Jian said respectfully.

"That is our responsibility, and we should be obliged to do so!" Yan Fu said, and Tang Shaoyi, who was standing beside him, agreed with a smile.

"Okay, then that's the decision. We mainly look at the opinions of other representatives. At this time, it is estimated that the representatives from all over the country have come almost the same, and the founding of the People's Republic of China discussion meeting is about to be held." Tang Jian said.

Yan, Tang and others nodded, stood up and followed Tang Jian back to the Southern Army Provisional Government Building.

Three days later, the founding of the People's Republic of China was held in the Provisional Government Building of the Southern Army in Wuhan. After nearly ten days of discussion, it was decided to establish a Democratic Republic, the full name of the Democratic Republic of China, and temporarily set its capital in Wuhan, implement the presidential system, implement the system of separation of legislative, judicial, and administrative powers and checks and balances between each other.

Among them, three government agencies were established, including parliament, court and cabinet, and the three rights and responsibilities of legislation, judicial and administrative.

At the meeting, Tang Jian was elected as the President of the Democratic Republic of China, and he was appointed once every five years and could be re-elected. The constitution that has been determined by the parliament stipulates that the president is both the head of state and the head of government, and also serves as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

The president has a very broad practical power. The president directly organizes and leads the government. The government is not responsible to parliament, but only to the president himself. The president has the right to accept the resignation of the minister or to remove him from his post. The cabinet consists of officials appointed by the president (usually ministers of each department) and is only the president's collective advisor.

The country's legislative bodies and executive bodies are completely separated, and their powers are checked and balanced. Members of parliament and government officials are not allowed to serve on each other. The parliament has no right to overthrow the cabinet, and the government has no right to dissolve the parliament. However, the parliament exercises legislative powers is subject to the president's constraints.

Among them, Yan Fu was appointed as Prime Minister of the Cabinet by Tang Jian and organized a new government.

All the troops in the Southern Army were adapted into the Chinese People's Army, and the Beiyang Fleet was adapted into the Pacific Fleet of the Chinese People's Army. A certain unit of the General Staff of the Navy and Army was established, and under the command of the subordinate Tang Jian. Among them, Nie Shicheng and Sun Wanling were named the Grand Marshal of the Chinese People's Army and were awarded the rank of general; Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui and Cao Kun were awarded the rank of lieutenant general.

Ye Zugui and Cheng Biguang were awarded the title of Navy Marshal of the Pacific Fleet of the Chinese People's Army and were awarded the rank of general.

Other senior naval and army officers, such as Zhang Zuolin, Feng Yuxiang, Wu Peifu, Xu Shuzheng, Jie Jiajun, Sun Chuanfang, Yuan Jingxiang, Zhang Jinghui, etc., and Lu Wenjing, Lan Jianshu, Li Dingxin, Wu Yingke, Chu Zhaoliang and others, were awarded different official positions and military ranks accordingly.

It is particularly important to mention that the Chinese Academy of Sciences was also established this time, with Ouyang Yanqing as the president. Other important personnel, such as Wang Jianchuan (the commander-in-chief of the Lone Wolf Special Forces), Zhu Lianjie (the chief of the army general staff), Li Gates (later appointed as the director of the National CIA), Tian Arden (the chief scientist of the Academy of Sciences), Bafeit (the back was appointed as the minister of the Ministry of Finance), Liu Wenqing (the commander of the rear air force) and others were not exposed to the public's eyes too early, so they did not have the appointment list again.

Ten days later, Tang Jian held an unprecedented Navy and Army parade in Wuhan. Two Dragon Wei battleships in the 50,000 Army and the Pacific Fleet, four cruisers and more than ten other large and large warships participated in the parade.

The news of the founding of the Democratic Republic of China was conveyed to all parts of the world through the lens of journalists from all over the world, and caused an uproar around the world. The strength of the Chinese army was beyond everyone's expectations, especially when the news headlines were on the Chinese army, the Chinese army had strict formations and uniform paces, which was very different from the previous Qing army and the Beiyang New Army. There was also the hideous muzzles on the battleships on the river. Almost everyone had a thought in their minds that the second "Japan" had successfully risen in the Far East.

No, to be more precise, a Far East military power that is several times stronger than Japan is rising rapidly!

ps: Today's first chapter. The end of the fourth volume, and the fifth volume "Sweeping the Pacific Ocean" begins. The Beiyang Fleet (Pacific Fleet) that has been silent for so long is about to show its might again. What will happen to Russia, Japan, and North Korea next? Who will dominate the South China Sea? Will Pearl Harbor fall into the United States and what kind of competition will the United States and China have? The answer is in this volume. For more exciting things, look forward to it!
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