"The matter of participating in the war still has to be left to the central government. Since Premier Duan wants to set up such a committee, then Premier Duan can arrange it. Just send a liaison officer from the southwest!"
Qiao Yu is very familiar with Beiyang's ability to do things. Although they have reached an agreement on sending troops to Europe this time, how to send troops is more troublesome. Qiao Yu has no intention of interfering, so it is enough to communicate with each other at once, and
I don't want to fight for any say. After all, the interests of Qiao Yu and the Allied Powers are more closely entangled, so I can't leave Qiao Yu alone.
"Qiao Shuai, the Allies have promised to provide five million pounds to help China train troops to participate in the war. How should this money be handled? Does Qiao Shuai have any ideas?"
"Then the distribution will naturally be based on the number of troops sent by each province. The Southwest has no other opinions!"
When Xu Shuzheng heard what Qiao Yu said, he also had a wry smile on his face: "Shuai Qiao, although the provinces support sending troops to Europe, they are unwilling to actually send troops. Therefore, Prime Minister Duan plans to recruit soldiers from various places and retrain them instead of using the existing army.
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"Secretary Xu, I'm afraid it's inappropriate to do this!" Jiang Baili asked hurriedly: "Re-recruiting soldiers and training will take at least six months to complete, and then they have to go to Europe for adaptive training. In total, there is no one
I'm afraid it's too slow to be able to participate in the war for half a year, and if the army is recruited again, then all the money must be left to Prime Minister Duan, I'm afraid it's unfair!"
Jiang Baili went straight to the core of the problem. It took too long to retrain the army, and once the army was retrained, wouldn't it mean that the entire army was in Duan Qirui's hands? In this case, the Anhui Clan would really
Sit big!
"Mr. Jiang, there is no way to retrain the army. Each province has the mission of guarding the local area and cannot easily mobilize the army. Moreover, some of the habits of the old army are not suitable for participating in Europe. Therefore, training the new army has become inevitable. As for funds,
It was given to the troops participating in the war by the Allied Powers, how could it be Prime Minister Duan's!"
Jiang Baili said in a deep voice: "The participating army fell into the hands of Prime Minister Duan, and the money belongs to the participating army. Could it be that Prime Minister Duan wants to monopolize it, or what?"
Jiang Baili was also very angry. Duan Qirui was too greedy and wanted to take it all for himself. Qiao Yu was not surprised at all. Nowadays, all the forces in the world are unwilling to deploy their own troops to fight in Europe.
He was afraid that Lao Duan would take the opportunity to eradicate dissidents and instead of sending troops, he would have to recruit new soldiers. Then the military funds would naturally fall into Duan Qirui's hands.
This is Lao Duan's wishful thinking, but if the plan is to succeed, it requires Qiao Yu's cooperation. Otherwise, Sichuan's importance among the Allied Powers will definitely make this fund invalid, so Xu Shuzheng was sent to talk to Qiao Yu.
Discussion, this is also one of Xu Shuzheng's most important missions.
"Brother Baili, it's not a bad idea for Premier Duan to train the new army. Leave this fund to Premier Duan. I believe Prime Minister Duan will allocate it reasonably. However, I hope Southwest will retain the right to continue sending volunteers to Europe!"
Xu Shuzheng was very happy when he heard that Qiao Yu agreed to let Duan Qirui make the decision, but when he heard that Qiao Yu was going to continue sending volunteers, he understood that Qiao Yu was going to go it alone and would continue to send troops to Europe in the future. Obviously the southwest was not
He will be controlled by Duan Qirui, but this seems good, as long as Qiao Yu doesn't cause trouble, and Duan Qirui doesn't expect Qiao Yu to be truly obedient.
"Qiao Shuai, as the patrol envoy to the southwest, you naturally have your own freedom. Besides, you are the earliest to cooperate with the Allied Powers. You can make your own decisions on small matters!"
"Well, I would like to thank Deputy Commander Xu for his understanding first, but I have one more thing to trouble him about. The official system in the southwest is in chaos and needs to be readjusted. First, there needs to be a regional-level local government.
, in charge of the affairs of three provinces and one district. Secondly, there are governors in Yunnan and Guizhou provinces. My patrol is in name only. I hope Premier Duan can solve it as soon as possible!"
As the saying goes, if the name is not right, the words are not right. Since Qiao Yu has become the patrol envoy of the southwest, there must be a corresponding bureaucracy to help him manage the entire southwest, and it cannot be limited to one province. Among the three provinces in the southwest, Yunnan and Guizhou each have their own system.
System, this situation is absolutely not possible. A unified government higher than the three provinces must be established so that it can be managed smoothly. In addition, Yunnan and Guizhou still have governors, which will undoubtedly affect the unification of military power. These must be adjusted.
Originally, Cai E was the one to check and balance Qiao Yu. Now in exchange, it was appropriate to take down Cai E. Xu Shuzheng thought for a moment, even if Beiyang did not agree to this change, Qiao Yu could still handle this matter through Li Yuanhong. At that time
Beiyang is even more passive. It is better to give Qiao Yu the name now to gain his support and favor.
"Qiao Shuai, I'll leave all the affairs in the Southwest to you. Since you have this idea, the Prime Minister will naturally agree!"
The two sides discussed some more details, and Xu Shuzheng left hurriedly. Jiang Baili had a bad expression on the side, "Jin Si, five million pounds is not a small amount. If it is all handed over to Beiyang, I am afraid that the brothers below will
They will not agree, and we will definitely continue to send troops, won’t we have to bear it all ourselves?”
Qiao Yu suddenly laughed and said, "Brother Baili, the five million pounds that Duan Qirui can't get will be sent to us, do you believe it?"
Jiang Baili was also a little confused, "Jun Zuo, do you have any clever ideas?"
"Brother Jiang, this money is still in the hands of the Allied Powers. When the time comes, it will be enough to let Britain and France stipulate that most of this money can only be used to purchase military supplies!"
Before Qiao Yu finished speaking, Jiang Baili immediately figured it out and said with a smile: "Jin Zuo is really smart. Now the Allies have bought enough arms to provide to the Chinese Army. If you want to get the arms, you will have to come to Southwest.
Duan Bai has been busy and wants to deliver the money to you honestly, and now they think they have a trick, they are really being manipulated by the commander without realizing it!"
"It's not just playing around. In the industrial age, whoever controls the production of goods will have an advantage. Under Beiyang, it was still an agricultural society. As long as you rely on industrial advantages, you can smash any of his plans!"
Qiao Yu is very clear about the power of economic power. In the future generations, many poor and weak countries will dedicate all their resources in exchange for some rags. In the end, they will owe debts that will never be repaid, waiting for charity from developed countries.
In life, this is the importance of industry. Agricultural countries can never compete with industrial countries.
The same is true for China at present. If Duan Qirui wants to train the army, he cannot do without weapons and military supplies, and these must be provided by Sichuan. Therefore, Duan Qirui is like a monkey, unable to get out no matter what.
, after Southwest China reached an agreement with Lao Duan, it became inevitable for China to join the Allied Powers and participate in the European war.
At this time, the Chinese press and academia seemed to be going crazy. Various newspapers were firing on all cylinders, cursing Qiao Yu and Duan Qirui as lackeys of the great powers and bloody butchers who used the good life of the Chinese people to please the great powers.
Qin Hui, living Liu Mengyan.
"Shun Qing, have you read the newspapers these days?" Lu Wanqing frowned and looked a little angry. Qiao Yu didn't care. All his thoughts were on the baby in his arms. This is Qiao Yu's eldest son.
Qiao Luan, ever since Lu Wanqing gave birth to this little baby, the whole Qiao family has been laughing and laughing. Mr. Qiao and Mrs. Bai couldn't wait to hold their grandson in their mouths, for fear that the little guy would be wronged in any way.
Qiao Luan is only half a year old now and can't speak yet, but the little guy has inherited the excellent genes of his parents. He has pretty features and a rosy little face. He is pleasing to the eye no matter how he looks at it. Whenever Qiao Yu holds him, the little guy always laughs.
, now the little guy is trying hard to stretch out his little hand and keep scratching Qiao Yu's face.
"Wanqing, haven't you also been a reporter? You should know a lot about this industry. You can't do any dirty things with just a stroke of your pen!"
"Why am I the same as them? Why do these people have no professional ethics at all? They talk nonsense without any investigation and are wanton. Shunqing, you must take care of it. You can't let them talk nonsense like this!"
"Baby son, have you seen your mother angry? If you dare to be naughty in the future, let your mother spank you!" Qiao Luan didn't seem to understand anything yet, he just giggled blindly, his two little eyes narrowed into a straight line.
A small gap, leaving only the long eyelashes flickering.
"Shun Qing, I'm talking to you about business. People's words are terrible, and their accumulation will destroy their bones!"
At this moment, the secretary came to the garden and walked quickly to Qiao Yu: "Jin Zuo, several professors from the School of Liberal Arts of Sichuan University are going to cause trouble for you when you go to teach, and they have to say a lot.
If they are not good at it, many students will be encouraged by them!"
Qiao Yu frowned when he heard this. He had long paid attention to dissatisfied remarks in the society, but he didn't expect that there were such people in Sichuan University, which he spent a lot of money to establish. It was really abominable. Qiao Yu gently sent his son away.
In the hands of Lu Wanqing.
"Baby son, someone wants to challenge your father's authority, what do you think you should do!" The little guy naturally didn't understand, but he was unwilling to leave his father's arms and kept waving his little fists.
Qiao Yu laughed loudly when he saw it: "Did my wife see that my son was pointing at me and telling his father to teach those people a lesson with his fists?"
Lu Wanqing hugged the arrogant Qiao Luan into her arms and glared at Qiao Yu, "Shun Qing, please don't be hot-headed. Those university professors are famous and influential, and they are even more vicious when they curse.
Incomparable, you'd better stop going to class and use your subordinates to deal with them!"
"Thank you for your concern, wife, but you don't have to worry. I have seen that the character of literati has always been recorded in history. None of the contemporary literati can become sages. The reason is that literati actually have no bones.
They are all seeking fame, timidity, and greed for money. As long as you seize their fate, there is no need to be afraid."