Back to the Republic of China as a commander

The other is to continue to reuse young people including Li Buwei, Zeng Qi and others, and to recruit more young talents. These young people are energetic and malleable, and the most important thing is that they are much more loyal than old-school people. Much more reliable.Therefore, Wang Zhenyu pays more attention to these young people than to the old-school figures.And it was under this circumstance that Chen Bulei was interviewed by Wang Zhenyu alone, which also made Chen Bulei feel flattered.

Chen Bulei, born in the same year as Wang Zhenyu, is from Cixi, Zhejiang.Originally named Chen Xun'en, nicknamed Wei Lei, styled Yanji.Outstanding talent, in his 20s, he was well-known in the newspaper industry. In 1907, he entered Zhejiang Higher School (the predecessor of Zhejiang University) and graduated in 1911, ranking No.4. In the autumn of the same year, he was hired by Shanghai "Tianduo Daily" as a writer, and began to use "Bai Bu" as a pen name.He is talented, diligent and dedicated, and soon became a well-known reporter in the Shanghai press circle.During this period, he wrote a large number of current commentaries in support of the Revolution of 1, opposed the feudal monarchy, and promoted the spirit of the republic, which had a great influence; Mr. Sun Yat-sen drafted the "Foreign Declaration" in English on behalf of the Provisional Government, which was first translated into Chinese by the young Chen Bulei Published in "Tianduo".A few years later, Chen Bulei transferred to the "Business Daily" as the editorial director, and spared no effort to expose the absolute rule of the Beiyang warlords.Known as the No. [-] media, Huang Yuansheng, who was arranged by Wang Zhenyu to serve as the spokesperson for the National Government Preparatory Consultation Conference, strongly recommended it and entered Wang Zhenyu's sight.

Looking at Chen Bulei's resume, Wang Zhenyu suddenly remembered why he felt familiar when he heard the name of this person for the first time. This kid is the literary gallant of the Kuomintang in history. Haha, he picked up a treasure.Since Wang Zhenbang left, my secretary has been vacant. During this period, my second wife, Zhao Yuting, took over the secretary, but she is not good at writing, so she can only be used as a life secretary and role-playing.The appearance of Chen Bulei made Wang Zhenyu immediately think of a large number of historical celebrities he still remembers, such as Wei Lihuang, Zhang Zhizhong, Chen Cheng, Luo Zhuoying, Xiong Shihui, Zheng Jiemin, etc., are all good thugs under Chiang Kai-shek. Lao Jiang himself, these people might as well recruit them under his command.Hahaha, get rich.

As for the great gods on the other side, Wang Zhenyu was born under the red flag after all, so he feels that they can't afford it. In his opinion, it's better to let them live an ordinary life.Well, in the future, the administrators of the Peking University library will have to deal with the official establishment, and let them have the opportunity to become lecturers and professors.Those who return from studying in France still need to arrange work, preferably to devote themselves to the modern industrial construction of the motherland.Forget about the revolution, don't bother, this country can't stand too much trouble.

Off topic, let's chat with this future party-state writer first!

"Comrade Chen Bulei, I have read your resume, and I have also read some of your published articles. I found a very interesting thing, that is, you highly respect and support the revolutionary struggle carried out by Mr. Sun Yat-sen and his comrades. I'm curious, what do you think of me, the National Socialist Party, and even the Youth Army?" Wang Zhenyu asked a very sensitive question, and he wanted to see what kind of person this famous writer in history was. Is it idealistic or pragmatic?The former will stay as a secretary for himself, and he will take good care of him. If it is the latter, he will be sent directly to the Propaganda Department to become China's Gobert.

Chen Bulei's words surprised Wang Zhenyu: "In fact, whether it is Mr. Sun or you, what you are doing now can be regarded as a revolution, but the result of this revolution has not changed much in this country. For you and your leadership The National Socialist Party and even the Youth Army, I can only say that they are still neutral at present, and it is difficult to say good or evil. It is more of an expectation that this organization will not become a new bureaucratic group in the end, and will not be degenerate and corrupt.”

Wang Zhenyu immediately gave Chen Bulei a very pertinent assessment. This kid is a sensible person. No wonder he chose to commit suicide in the end.Such a person finally chooses to commit suicide can only explain one problem, he sees everything clearly, sees through everything!

"Okay, well said." Wang Zhenyu nodded and asked again, "I see that your resume says you are from Zhejiang. I have a very sensitive question to ask you. Do you think regional grouping is good?"

Chen Bulei shook his head and said: "It's hard to say whether it's good or not. The national conditions are such that the same hometown and the same family are folk customs accumulated over thousands of years. Aren't the generals under your command also mostly from Hunan? Some things are clearly inappropriate but cannot be avoided. So all you can do is control, don't make it more than one degree."

The answer was unremarkable, Wang Zhenyu thought for a while and asked again: "Do you think the communist system or the multi-party system is better?"

Chen Bulei felt that the handsome man in front of him was very strange, didn't he recruit a secretary?Why are they asking questions that political consultants should answer?But it's strange, he still replied patiently: "I have also dabbled in this area. Personally, I feel that the imperial system is no different from the feudal system except for the direct hereditary system. It is true that we can concentrate our efforts on major tasks in a short period of time. But once a mistake is made, it is difficult to correct it by itself. At the same time, the high concentration of power also makes politics deformed, lacking the basis for negotiation and compromise. Although the multi-party system is cumbersome, if it is used well, it will accumulate a lot of money.”

Wang Zhenyu laughed when he heard this. If I asked you to shout for a country and a leader that day, would you shout?

"Hehe, you are really knowledgeable. What Brother Yuansheng said is true. The last question, are you willing to join our organization and make our organization brighter and stronger so as to avoid degeneration and decay?"

Chen Bui got up and said: "Although Bui is a commoner, he is willing to give his seven-foot body to the country."

Wang Zhenyu clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "Okay, from today onwards, you will be my secretary, Chen Hao, take Mr. Chen to go through the formalities, and he and we will be a family from now on."

Then he stood up and shook hands with Chen Bulei and said, "I have to mine mines. If I get a national treasure, I will work hard and I will have great achievements in the future."

Chen Bulei was also very moved by the importance he attached to Wang Zhenyu, and he remained loyal to Wang Zhenyu for the rest of his life.

Wang Zhenyu is recruiting talents here, and the negotiations over there are not idle. In fact, there is no need for any big boss to come forward to coordinate. Wang Zhenyu's plan is attractive enough for any party.According to this plan, a regional central coalition government with strong stems and weak branches will be newly released. What does this mean?Stablize.This is exactly what everyone expected after the turmoil in the early years of the Republic of China.So why is everyone still arguing so much now?

The problem came out. Everyone's quarrel is not about the right or wrong of this plan. After all, there is a balance of power.There are seven and a half provinces on the side of the National Socialist Party, and one and a half provinces on the side of the Revolutionary Party;On the side of the Revolutionary Party, there are no more than 30 field troops, and there are many militias of various types, but they are also a mob without weapons.So as the negotiations continued, the revolutionary party gradually came to the realization that anyway, since their family was weak, no matter how they merged, they would not suffer.As for the quarrel, it is nothing more than gaining more benefits after the merger.

Therefore, on the third day, the negotiation entered the stage of benefit distribution from ideology. . .

Wang Zhenyu still didn't attend on the third day, he was busy meeting the few future generals he thought of yesterday.

Wei Lihuang, Zhang Zhizhong, Chen Cheng, Luo Zhuoying, Xiong Shihui, Zheng Jiemin, Jiang Dingwen, Zhou Zhirou and more than 20 young people are standing in a row in front of Wang Zhenyu. The oldest among them is Xiong Shihui, 22 years old, and the youngest is Chen Cheng At the age of 18, he was still a trainee platoon leader under Zhu Rui of the Zhejiang Army.And these young people were very surprised besides being surprised. Why did Marshal Wang, the most powerful man in China at present, summon us little radish heads?

Before they thought about it, Wang Zhenyu didn't want to have in-depth communication with them like Chen Bulei. Firstly, if he had a foundation, he had to rely on his own hard work to grow up. Wang Zhenyu couldn't be exhausted from asking one after another, so he waved his hand: "From tomorrow onwards, you will practice at the attendant's office for half a year, and then you will all apply for the military academy."

What surprised Wang Zhenyu the most was Chiang Kai-shek, who actually refused his summons, shit, it was too embarrassing. . .

Chapter 276 Joint Party (V)

There is nothing you can do about not giving face. Wang Zhenyu found that the higher a person is in a high position, the less likely he is to do whatever he wants. There are too many things to worry about. If he really cleans up people because of Chiang Kai-shek's behavior, it will be too cheap.Let him go, anyway, history is no longer that history, unless someone kills himself and then makes things right.

While Shanghai is very lively, Beijing is full of awe.

Although according to the Armistice Agreement between the North and the South, Beijing is still the political center of China, but it is clear that this center is already in name, and Beijing in the post-Yuan era has begun to depreciate.However, the mission headed by the United Kingdom still has not moved in Beijing, because they themselves have not yet made a fool of themselves in arguing about China's future situation.

In the British Legation, a banquet is being held. The gorgeously dressed diplomats’ wives and the women’s families of those in power from Beijing are tasting the best French dry red at the banquet, exchanging opinions on popular clothing, and talking Chinese servants with bow ties and plates shuttled among them, delivering drinks to these noble ladies.There is no gunpowder smoke of the European War here, and there are only relaxed and happy conversations and hearty laughter, as if the war that ruined the lives of tens of millions of young people in Europe has nothing to do with them.In the small room next to the banquet site, the atmosphere became solemn. The British Minister Zhu Erdian, the French Minister Kant, the American Minister Reinsch, the Japanese Minister Hiki Masaki, and the Russian Minister Kuppensky, the six major powers in the traditional sense have There are five people here.As for the German minister, because of the relationship between the belligerent countries, although there was an agreement before the war to act in a unified manner on the issue of China, it was still intentionally or unintentionally ignored in actual work.

According to the rules, as the current overlord of the world, the British Minister Zhu Erdian was still the first to speak: "My friends, this damn war that lasted for more than four months in China is finally over. It is worth our attention that this ancient The country has now entered a state of actual division. I think that as envoys of the civilized world, we have an obligation to sit down and talk about our views on the future of this ancient country, and do something for the peace of this country.”

Zhu Erdian is really a born diplomat, and the evil things have become righteous in his mouth. It is said that one of the main reasons why Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself emperor was that this dear friend persuaded him, which led Yuan Shikai to really think that the big powers would support him, but in fact It is impossible for the great powers who are busy with the European war to come up with any real money to support him.Even after the outbreak of the War to Protect the Nation, Zhu Erdian, who was used to being aloof, did something that disgusted the Japanese. He actually deducted the customs tax and salt tax by referring to the method during the [-] Revolution. Helping, this is killing Yuan Shikai.Yuan Shikai, who had no money, could only watch helplessly as the Beiyang Army under his command was defeated one by one, and finally achieved Wang Zhenyu's great cause, and also ruined Lao Yuan's life.The stubborn Zhu Erdian now not only does not have a trace of guilt, but regards China's split as a major victory in his diplomatic work in China. The reason is that Britain is now unable to control China, and a divided China can better safeguard the interests of the British Empire in China.This logic is too tough, but it doesn't matter, the Japanese think so too.

However, Japanese Minister Hiki Masaki's next speech was not so polite. With the outbreak of war in Europe, Japan's intervention in China has obviously increased. One, their Japan is the second.So Hikimashi rushed to speak in front of the French Minister Kant, and the French were very angry about it, but there was nothing they could do, because their young people were busy filling their lives and bodies to Europe to fill the trenches, and the whole country was crushed by the goddamn Germans I can't breathe, and I am on the edge of the storm at any time.If the missions really want to conduct military intervention in China similar to the Eight-Nation Allied Forces, they can only rely on the Japanese and Russians. In fact, the life of the Russians is not very easy. They just let the Germans fight on the Eastern Front Looking for teeth all over the place.So if you want to interfere in China's internal affairs now, after all the calculations, the Japanese family can send troops, so now the rudeness to these yellow-skinned dwarfs can only be patient. When the old men defeat the Germans, you just wait Just wait and see.

Riyi looks very good among the Japanese, with a handsome face and a somewhat mighty mustache, he is definitely a standard handsome man in the eyes of oriental people.But when he spoke, he was very aggressive: "As a member of the embassy, ​​I am very interested to know, my respected British friends and French friends, what did you talk about in Shanghai with the southern warlord who openly opposed the Great Japanese Empire Why didn't we explain it to our friends from the Allied countries?"

Zhu Erdian is very disgusted with this Japanese who is a gentleman in appearance but rude in heart. In fact, on the issue of Article 21, this Japanese played a very disgraceful role, which severely damaged Yuan Shikai's political reputation. Now it is better, Yuan Shikai is dead. , China is also out of control, and all the big powers have to sit here and re-select one or more agents.It was all the troubles caused by these greedy Japanese. Zhu Erdian had a vague feeling that the next Chinese politicians might not respect the big powers as much as Yuan Shikai, a bureaucrat from the former Qing Dynasty.

Although he was very dissatisfied, Zhu Erdian still smiled very gentlemanly: "Hehe, I think our Japanese friends may have misunderstood. There is no negotiation at all, just a very normal contact. As we all know, the Yangtze River is where the British Empire's inherent interests lie. The empire has a duty of care and a right to care about any Chinese power that enters the region."

U.S. Minister Rui Shien shrugged his shoulders with a smile and said: "I think we should talk about some serious business. As for some trivial matters, I think we can find time to communicate in private."

The French envoys and the Russian envoys also agreed one after another. Hiki Masuke snorted coldly and did not ask any more questions. His luck has not been very good recently, and it seems that he used up all his good luck after discussing 21 items.The drastic change in the situation in China has actually not played a role. According to the news sent by his father-in-law, the Tokyo side is already somewhat dissatisfied with his performance, and is planning to replace the ambassador to China.So he had to do something to save himself, for himself and for the empire: "I suggest that our five countries jointly send troops into Shanghai to rebuild China's order. We can't just sit back and watch China's split, let alone watch the rebel forces in the south merge."

The other four envoys looked at Hikima more like a fool, wondering if this Japanese is out of order.

Zhu Erdian didn't speak, he glanced at Kant.Kant coughed and said, "Minister Hiki Masaki, I don't think we need to remind you any more. Any military intervention in China is not in line with the interests of our countries in China. In fact, the North and South have ceased fighting, so we'd better stop talking about it." Make irresponsible remarks. In addition, I still want to ask you not to forget that any action in the Yangtze River area needs to be told to our British friends. We are aware of the fact that your government sent special agents in the Yangtze River area. As for saying that they are missing, I Think it shouldn't be considered as a factor in diplomatic issues, damn it, Europe is broken, we need peace in Asia, you know?"

Hiji Masaki was so angry that he couldn't speak, he could only defend weakly: "Please don't get me wrong, the Great Japanese Empire is just a few businessmen who entered the Yangtze River Basin to invest and do business, there is no such thing as spies. Please, Mr. Kant, don’t spread rumors on this point. As the Minister of the Empire of Japan to China, I am very interested in knowing everyone’s thoughts on China’s future.”

After Britain and France jointly suppressed the arrogance of the Japanese, Zhu Erdian felt very good. This is the familiar rhythm he wanted. Now it is his turn to conclude his statement: "In fact, what we want is only peace in China. As for the unification or not It doesn't matter. My opinion is that the Chinese should put down their weapons now and start construction with peace of mind. Europe needs their materials and labor, so we have an obligation to promote the implementation of the North-South armistice agreement and the national government. The establishment of this regional government even relaxes some policies. I believe that a divided China is more beneficial to civilized countries like us. Whether it is the central government in Beijing or the regional national government, it will eventually be Ask us, my friends, please believe that this will be our spring..."

Zhu Erdian's words made Hiji Masuke vomit blood with anger. With the further escalation of the European War, the Great Japanese Empire's ambitions for China are also growing. The dispatch of troops to Shandong is the best proof.And more importantly, if China is really divided into two, it will fundamentally cut off the possibility of Japan infiltrating the southern region by controlling the central government.Therefore, Rijiyi decided to report to the country, in any case to destroy the formation of the Southern National Government.The result of his idea was that the Japanese military department created Cai E's "disease", and at the same time, the assassination plan against Wang Zhenyu was restarted after being stopped.

The American Minister Rui Shien thought of another thing. If it is true that Britain and France promised to exchange the customs of nine southern Chinese provinces to the regional national government that will be established in order to obtain Wang Zhenyu's military supplies, does it mean that the United States of America Can American capital and commodities enter the South China market smoothly by exerting influence on the future national government?

As for the Russian minister, he has no interest in these things. The current situation of the Russian Empire in Europe is a mess, so he doesn’t have much appeal for the Far East. What he really cares about is the vested interests of the Russian Empire in Outer Mongolia, because it is said that Little Japan has already started Outer Mongolia's idea.

Chapter 277 National Government

When Wang Zhenyu returned to the negotiation site again, a personnel list drafted by the representatives of both parties was already on the desks of the nine committee members.According to this list, the future national government will have one principal and three vice-chairmen. It is uncertain who will be the principal and who will be the vice-chairman of these four positions, but four candidates are confirmed, namely Huang Xing, Sun Wen, Wang Zhenyu, and Zhang Taiyan.

After Wang Zhenyu thought about it, he crossed out his own name and put his uncle Wang Longzhong's name on it.

So now the position of the chairman has become the key point of this negotiation. If everyone can confirm it, then the negotiation will be basically successful, and the rest will belong to the category of spoils. Just open it up.

Hu Hanmin was the first to stand up and speak: "Everyone, the chairman of the national government is the first person in charge of the nine provinces and regions in southern China. Anyone who is not well-known is not allowed to take up the post. I strongly advocate that Sun Wengong be appointed to this post. Among the four, there is also Only Sun Wengong is a well-deserved revolutionary leader at home and abroad, so Sun Wengong cannot take on this important task..."

Sun Wen wanted to be the leader as early as Wang Zhenyu expected, but he didn't intend to make it happen. The reason is very simple. If this kid has a righteous name, it will be a lot of fun if he plays empty-handed white wolf.Maybe this big warlord himself is the first one to be dealt with. There are many ways to assassinate, instigate rebellion, and internal strife.So there are two arrangements for Sun Wen and Wang Zhenyu, one is to be the leader of the new party, and the other is to be the speaker of the National Assembly. Anyway, it is impossible to be the chairman of the National Government.

However, Wang Zhenyu was not in a hurry to object. Zhou Lan and the others had already figured out the thoughts of all the representatives. Sure enough, Zhang Taiyan, representing the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Restoration Association, was the first to stand up and express opposition.

"What Brother Zhan said is true. Sun Wengong is indeed a recognized revolutionary leader at home and abroad. But revolution is one thing, and construction is another. I have no personal grudges against Brother Sun Wen, but speaking from the heart, Sun Wengong His talents are not suitable for this position, and we have seen this during the Second Revolution. If Sun Wengong hadn't been headstrong and didn't listen to others back then, how could hundreds of thousands of revolutionary forces have been buried in the hands of Yuan Thieves in vain? And if If Yuan Thief didn’t lose the control of the South, how could he dare to proclaim himself emperor? As cousin Zhan said, the chairman of the National Government is actually No. 1 in the South. Such an important position is related to the well-being of billions of people, so naturally it should be given to a rational person. Therefore, Zhang does not agree with Sun Wengong’s proposal to be the chairman.” Zhang Taiyan is impatient, and he also knows that without force support, he will not be able to be the chairman anyway, so he is straightforward and merciless Those who opposed Sun Yat-sen's taking up the post were betting that even Wang Zhenyu would not support Sun Yat-sen's taking up the post.

Afterwards, the committee members expressed their opinions one after another. Surprisingly, Chen Jiongming did not support Sun Wen on the side of the Revolutionary Party. He urged Huang Xing to be the chairman.And Zhang Jingjiang, who has always supported Sun Yat-sen, chose to abstain for some reason.

It seems that Zhou Lan's information is indeed correct. For the sake of positions, the revolutionary party has split into two factions, Sun and Huang. Wang Zhenyu secretly thought of the latest report from the investigation department he saw this morning.

It was the turn of the youngest person on the scene to speak, and Wang Zhenyu smiled lightly at the tense faces of everyone: "Everyone should know about the merger of the National Socialist Party and the Revolutionary Party. We will form a new party, and I will think about the position of the leader of the new party." Mr. Sun. Therefore, I think that in order to avoid suspicion, it is reasonable for Brother Jingcun to hand over the chairmanship of the National Government to Mr. Keqiang. What do you think?"

This was basically finalized. Although Sun Yat-sen was a little disappointed, the status of the future leader of the ruling party still made him feel a lot easier.

Therefore, Huang Xing will be the future chairman of the National Government. Although he emphasized that he is not in good health and does not want to take up the post, he cannot withstand everyone's push, so he is reluctant to do so.

The vice chairman of Zhuanzhi is Wang Longzhong. This position is a bit similar to the vice president. If the president is not dead, there is basically nothing to do. Therefore, Zhang Taiyan and Sun Wen, who don't know Huang Xing's physical condition, are not interested in this position, so they still hang up. A vice-chairman's name is better.

The next position to be agreed is also very important, but it is also the least controversial. Wang Zhenyu will serve as the chairman of the Military Commission of the Nationalist Government.