Three hundred and fiftieth chapters dare not refuse
"Zhongshan, here is a letter of introduction to the party that I issued to you. I formally extend an invitation to you. I hope you will join the Unified Min Zhu Party and make more contributions to the people of the country!"
When Cao Kun heard that Qiao Yu actually invited him to join the party, it meant that his relationship with Qiao Yu became closer, which was definitely a good thing.
"Thank you, Prime Minister, I will write the application now!"
"Back then, Beiyang also gathered elites from all over the country, and there were many useful talents among them. Please help me to persuade them, and try to get them all to join!"
After taking control of the country, Qiao Yu's vision naturally changed. How to balance the power of domestic factions has become the most important thing. In particular, how to form a balance between the Sichuan faction and other factions has become Qiao Yu's top priority.
What he wants to do is to be the prime minister of the country, not the prime minister of the Sichuan clique. The mistakes of Beiyang Yuan Shikai and others must not be repeated, so the Sichuan clique must be controlled and restricted.
This is the reason for retaining the old generals in Beiyang and letting them join the unified minzhu party. Of course, the Sichuan clique is now very large, not only in the military, but also in the economy, politics, and culture. It has unimaginable influence.
The situation of one dominant family is also a huge threat to the security of China's political situation. Qiao Yu not only wants to use figures like Cao Kun, but also wants to support the capital power of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He also wants to win over the traditional Shanxi merchant forces so that all places can breed
own capital power to form a new balance in the country.
Of course, the Sichuan faction is still the source of Qiao Yu's strength and cannot be overly weakened, so this balance is very delicate. It is all up to Qiao Yu himself. After Cao Kun is transferred to Bei Jing, the northwest still needs other personnel to manage it.
After careful consideration, Qiao Yu transferred Shanxi governor Yan Xishan and appointed him as the chief executive of the northwest, in charge of civil affairs construction in the northwest.
Yan Xishan can be regarded as a miracle in the history of the Republic of China. Since the Revolution of 1911, he has been the governor of Shanxi and has controlled Shanxi until 1949. He has been the king of Shanxi for a full thirty-eight years, contending with Beiyang, contending with Baldhead, and defeating the Japanese.
, and also dealt with the People's Liberation Army. Under his governance, Shanxi, an inland province, ranked among the best in the country during the Republic of China. Its education level was also very high, and it could produce arms, which was an anomaly.
Yan Xishan's ability to become a political tumbler is actually closely related to his superb ability to develop the economy. With the support of the people, Yan Xishan's position is secure and he is in prison. However, Yan Xishan's vision and broadmindedness are indeed not enough.
It has been restricted to a corner of Shanxi. If he could be bolder and more courageous, bring Hebei or Shaanxi and other places under his control, and then annex the entire northern China, I am afraid that the history of the Republic of China will be rewritten.
Now Yan Xishan has been in power in Shanxi for nearly ten years. It is deeply rooted and has become like a kingdom. Qiao Yu now controls the world. He must use talents like Yan Xishan, but he must control them, so he was transferred from Shanxi to the northwest.
It has become inevitable.
To be honest, Yan Xishan is not willing to leave his hometown, but he now knows that he has no ability to fight against Qiao Yu. Especially the Battle of Lanzhou completely shocked Yan Xishan, and he also started construction, but his achievements are compared to Qiao Yu's.
It's really too far off.
After thinking about it all night, the small scale in Yan Xishan's heart was constantly weighing, and the sound of the abacus was in his ears. After carefully weighing the gains and losses, Yan Xishan went to Lanzhou honestly and obeyed
Following Qiao Yu's instructions, Yan Xishan called all his old subordinates together before leaving.
He told them to actively cooperate, obey the orders of Zhong Yang, and not to go against Zhong Yang. That would be to kill an egg with an egg and seek death. People from Shanxi could not be second to the Ma Jiajun. After repeated instructions, Yan Xishan left Shanxi, which had been in power for nearly ten years, and set out to
After boarding the train heading west, Qiao Yu was constantly calculating in his mind. Qiao Yu transferred himself to be the chief executive of the northwest. This appointment was very interesting.
At present, China's administrative system has been basically established. There are five levels in total: province, city, county, township, and village. There is no local level at all. However, it has given itself such a special position. Qiao Yu definitely does not want to be isolated.
You must have a heavy responsibility, what should you do in the northwest!
Yan Xishan's head kept turning. It seemed that his opportunity might have arrived. Yan Xishan's eyes suddenly lit up and he had an idea in his mind.
"Baichuan, I've been waiting for you for a long time!"
"Prime Minister, Xishan is late, please forgive me!" Yan Xishan was a little flattered when he saw Qiao Yu picking him up at the train station in person, and hurriedly trotted to Qiao Yu's side, looking respectful.
"It's not too late at all. I have long followed your various measures in Shanxi over the years. I am very inspired. You are also considered a leader among the officials in the border areas. I asked you to come to the northwest this time because you have an important mission.
I’ll leave it to you!”
"You deserve the praise of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister's governance of Sichuan is the real big deal, and it has laid the foundation for China's industry. He has done everything Xishan wants to do but has no ability to do. Xishan admires the Prime Minister's insight from the bottom of his heart. What does the Prime Minister have?"
The matter dictates that Xishan must do his best!"
Qiao Yu is also very satisfied with Yan Xishan's success. Among the local governors who emerged in the year of 1911, except for Yan Xishan, who also knows some about people's livelihood construction, most of the others are warriors and old bureaucrats who are not interested in developing the economy and improving the economy.
There is no insight into people's livelihood at all. This is what Qiao Yu values about Yan Xishan.
In the temporary official residence in Lanzhou, Qiao Yu and Yan Xishan sat across from each other. Qiao Yu looked at Yan Xishan carefully and said that Yan Xishan did not look very good. He was rustic, like an old farmer, but his eyes were
There is a kind of shrewdness unique to Shanxi merchants. He is good at calculation and planning. He is indeed a person of one kind.
"Baichuan, this time I appoint you as the chief executive of the northwest. How are you going to govern the northwest?"
When Yan Xishan heard that Qiao Yu was testing his ability in school, he immediately straightened his back, considered it carefully and said: "Prime Minister, I think you have three tasks for me to go to the northwest. The first is to develop the economy.
Compared with the whole country, the northwest has seriously fallen behind, and people's livelihood is poor. It is time to solve the problem. The second is to stabilize the place. Various ethnic groups in the northwest live together, and there are more disputes between different religions here. Ever since Zhang Qian opened the Western Region, this land has become the same as zhong&
Yang is weak, and there is a tendency to centrifuge here, especially now that the national destiny is declining, and the northwest has been unstable since the Manchu Qing Dynasty. This is also something that must be solved. The third is to completely change the religious customs here.
, promote Sinicization and allow the northwest to be fully integrated into the system of Chinese civilization!"
After hearing Yan Xishan talk about these three tasks, the smile on Qiao Yu's face became thicker. "Baichuan, you said a lot, but it's not enough to just see the problem, you have to come up with solutions.
What are you, the new chief of the Northwest, going to do?"
"Prime Minister, although the northwest is barren, it is rich in minerals. As long as transportation lines can be opened, it can develop based on underground treasures. Now the Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway has entered the preparation stage. If the railway is connected, people's livelihood in the northwest will be improved a lot. In addition,
Xinjiang is a treasure land. There is sufficient sunlight. As long as the problem of water sources is solved, basically what you plant will grow. Therefore, we must vigorously build water conservancy facilities to solve the problem of food first. In addition, we can also build some hydropower stations in the upper reaches of the Yellow River.
With sufficient power supply, I suggest that the Prime Minister can build some large-scale heavy industry enterprises, metallurgy, steel, and even military industry in the northwest. With large-scale enterprises, they can radiate and drive quite a lot of areas, and the situation of the people in the northwest can be improved.
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Yan Xishan does have some knowledge about people's livelihood, and the development prescriptions he prescribes are very targeted. "Baichuan, I went to inspect a farmhouse a few days ago. In broad daylight, there was a person wrapped in a quilt lying on the kang. I thought she was
She was sick. The male owner of the house told me that she was not sick, but that she had no trousers. The whole family only had one pair of trousers. If a man wore it, the woman could not see anyone and could only hide in bed. The poverty in the northwest was evident.
I have decided to exempt the northwest from agricultural taxes. You must greatly improve the people's livelihood in the northwest in the short term and let the people know that they can have enough to eat by following us!"
Yan Xishan is quite familiar with local poverty. The situation Qiao Yu mentioned is not an individual situation, but a general phenomenon. Especially during the period when the Ma Jiajun rose, they were plundering excessively and the people were extremely impoverished.
"Prime Minister, Xishan has issued a military order here to build 5,000 water conservancy projects within three years, implement the work-for-relief method, develop mines, and build roads so that the people can have jobs and have enough to eat!"
"It's good to have this determination, but the economic problem in the northwest is only one aspect. The key point is how to make the people of this land truly aspire to the central government!"
Yan Xishan also knows that although it is difficult to develop the economy, if you find the right direction and provide some support from the central government, it will not be too difficult. What is difficult is how to eliminate ethnic barriers, how to solve religious problems, and how to promote Chineseization.
This is the most important thing.
"Prime Minister, the teachings of the Islamic religion are extreme and extremely xenophobic. They are unwilling to integrate into the Chinese system. It is not easy to change. I think the best way is one word: kill!" Yan Xishan slashed his hand downwards.
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Qiao Yu is also very aware that since the emergence of the Muslim sect, there have been constant conflicts, especially since this sect refuses to intermarry with foreign believers. It is its own sect and is difficult to assimilate. It also pays attention to the preaching of blood and fire. Once it gains an advantage, it will persecute other foreign believers.
People are indeed in great trouble, but killing them will only create greater hatred and have serious sequelae, so it is not a good idea.
"The bad elements must be eradicated, but things that harm the peace of the world cannot be done. Moreover, our country is too big. How can it be solved by killing everywhere? What will other ethnic groups think? This will definitely cause endless troubles!"
"What the Prime Minister is concerned about is that I think we can only simmer on a low fire. In the long term, we need to carry out educational transformation so that they can fully identify with China. For the time being, we can immigrate to the border, break the inherent ties between various places, and form your own China."
In a situation where there is me and you among me, the people here can also move to the Central Plains. If the population is mobile, their number is still too small, and their assimilation will definitely be accelerated! Another way is to open up people's intelligence through economic development
, let them accept new ideas and concepts and break old customs!"
"Well, the ethnic issue in Baichuan has been an extremely complicated matter since ancient times. I believe you can figure it out. A revolution has occurred in Russia. The northwest is the front line facing Russia. We must build a prosperous, stable and peaceful northwest.