Wealth does not necessarily mean having soldiers. Soldiers refer to military power. How likely is it that a person without military power wants to protect his wealth and power?

If this is the case, Yuan Shikai, who was stroking his beard and thinking about it carefully, found that whether in Min Er or now, he had overlooked one thing, that is, he had forgotten how he got the power from the Manchus, and only thought about independence.

He holds great power, but he never thought that there is a key in this power.

Soldiers and wealth seem to complement each other, but in fact, if there is no guarantee of military power, then financial power cannot be taken away at will! Why those clans wanted to rely on him in the first place was not because the Beiyang Army listened to him. Later, the little emperor

Why he abdicated was not because he had military power in his hands. As long as he had military power in his hands...

But Li Zicheng also had military power... But then he thought about it, those soldiers were going to Europe, and he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. After a few years of fighting like the war situation in Europe, not to mention the soldiers, even the officers had changed several times.

, if unified supplementation is carried out by the central government, let alone Li Zicheng’s troops, it will be other troops. In the end, it will not become the national army, well! The national army will naturally be his Yuan Shikai’s army, and he, Yuan Shikai, is the great leader of the Republic of China.

president!

"The way of constitutional government lies in checks and balances. Without checks and balances on power, there is the worry of abuse of power. Use military force to control wealth, and use wealth to control military force. This is the way to balance the government and court. If there is no balance between government and court, there will be no balance in China!

"

While Yuan Shikai was thinking, Liang Qichao suddenly said something befitting his status as a veteran constitutional expert.

"This can be said to be the separation of powers with Chinese characteristics!"

"Zhuoru! You can wake up the dreamer with just one word!"

At this moment, Yuan Shikai finally understood what Liang Qichao meant. In the final analysis, what he meant was for his constitutional government. What he was thinking about was nothing more than the checks and balances of constitutional government. However, Liang Qichao understood that for this power, absolute balance does not exist, at least on the surface.

But a balance can be found.

If it were in the past, Yuan Shikai would never agree with Liang Qichao's views. But now, in Yuan Shikai's view, the most important thing is to bring Li Zicheng to the capital and put him in the position of Prime Minister. With an appropriate sacrifice of power, that is, he can

Tolerate it, as for the other things, I will adjust it slowly in the future.

"The five key ministries of foreign affairs, justice, finance, army, and navy are under the Presidential Office, while the five ministries of education, interior affairs, agriculture and forestry, industry and commerce, and transportation are under the jurisdiction of the State Council. On the surface, it seems fair, but in fact there is no way to check and balance power. Is this wrong?

It doesn’t disgrace the dignity of Asia’s first republic, huh!”

Yuan Shikai seemed to suddenly realize it, but he looked a bit like a prince.

"The national power of this republic needs to be checked and balanced. The State Council uses financial power to check the Presidential Office, so that the Presidential Office cannot be unscrupulous, and the Presidential Office uses military power to check the State Council, so that the State Council does not become tyrannical. Well, Zhuoru, you are really ours

He is the world’s leading expert on constitutional government! This sentence will change China’s history for thousands of years!”

"I won't dare to do it for thousands of years, but it will help stabilize China's current situation!"

Then Liang Qichao continued.

"In fact, there is no need to divide the powers and responsibilities of the government in a rigid manner. For example, in foreign affairs, the Presidential Office is responsible for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but the State Council has no foreign affairs matters?"

"this……"

As he pondered, Yuan Shikai knew that what Liang Qichao said was true, but if there was no division of powers and responsibilities, the future political situation in the capital would be... thinking about it, Yuan Shikai raised his head and looked at Liang Qichao, waiting for his next words. Sure enough,

Liang Qichao did not disappoint him and continued talking.

"Departments like the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can be under the jurisdiction of the Presidential Palace and managed by the State Council. If necessary, the Presidential Palace can take it back at any time..."

His words only made Yuan Shikai feel like a fishing net, getting tighter and tighter. He seemed to realize that if he continued to divide his power like this, he was afraid that his power would continue to be delegated, and he would eventually become a decoration.

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"No, no, diplomatic matters are of great concern and should not be taken lightly. Well, the State Council can set up a foreign minister to handle domestic foreign-related matters and also cooperate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to carry out work!"

At this time, when Yuan Shikai said these words, he did not even realize that to a certain extent, he basically agreed with Liang Qichao's suggestion and the diplomatic authority of the State Council.

"What the President said is true!"

Liang Qichao didn't refute it. In fact, for him, he just hoped to use one or two departments with real power in exchange for Li Zicheng giving up the idea of ​​​​separation. Moreover, Liang Qichao believed that as long as the president announced the power and responsibilities of his government,

Li Zicheng naturally had no room for excuse.

"that……"

Looking up at Liang Qichao, Yuan Shikai smiled, and then said with a smile.

"Zhuoru, are you willing to take the trouble to go to Lianyungang and have a look!"

"If the president and the country need it, Qichao will go there voluntarily!"

Liang Qichao did not put it off, not to mention that he had long wanted to take a look at Lianyungang to see what the "New York of Asia" looked like.

"good!"

Nodding, Yuan Shikai finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Zhuoru, when you went to Lianyungang to visit Li Zicheng, tell Li Zicheng for me that, well, let him prepare his finances."

When it came to finance, although he already agreed with Liang Qichao's views, Yuan Shikai could not help but feel a burst of heartache.

"The list of the heads of the five ministries of education, agriculture and forestry, industry and commerce, and internal affairs!"

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