Beiyang 1917

Feng Guozhang finally expressed a trace of worry in his heart. This is actually the most quarrelsome point among other domestic forces in their opposition to Zheng Fu's plan to form an alliance with Japan. Siberia and the Far East get it back and just keep it honestly. Going west to fight with the old Maozi to make a wedding dress for Ri himself is completely nonsense!

"Don't worry, President, we will never do business that loses money, but we can't easily let go of the benefits that can be gained by beating rabbits. If we want to protect the land east of Lake Baikal, we must not mess with us at all. And if Japan doesn't mess with us, the Sino-Japanese alliance is imperative!

Only in this way can we use the land of the West Siberia Plain as a buffer zone and a shield. Of course, Japan will not be willing to give up this 260 million square kilometers of treasure land, and if Japan wants to keep this land, it is impossible without China's alliance , In this way, China and Japan can live in peace for at least 10 years! "

Wang Geng patiently explained to Feng Guozhang, and Cao Kun and Zhang Zuolin next to him also listened with fascination. Duan Qirui and Xu Shuzheng had already understood Wang Geng's strategic plan, so they just smiled and nodded slightly. say.

"China and Japan have lived in peace for ten years?" Feng Guozhang was overjoyed at first when he heard the words, and then felt that Wang Geng's words were quite intriguing, so he couldn't help asking.

"Ten years is enough. China is so big and Japan is so small. As long as everyone is on the right path of development, China's economic strength will surpass Japan. Ten years is enough, that is, the two aspects of education and medical popularization are very important." One day's achievements may not be enough to catch up with Britain, the United States and Japan in ten years!" Wang Geng said truthfully.

"Hi! If you want me to say, why bother to give up all of Western Siberia to small Japan? Let China occupy it all! Anyway, the 4700 kilometers east of the Trans-Siberian Railway are in our hands. Without our support, Japan It’s not safe to occupy that place!” Cao Kun, Chief of Staff of the General Staff Headquarters of the Presidential Palace, scratched his bald head and yelled.

"Brother Cao, you have such a big appetite, why don't you just give you a few teachers, and try to drive the Japanese from West Siberia away?" Zhang Zuolin said with a smile.

"Hey! Big Beard Zhang, don't think I'm afraid, just give me one division, and I'll take it with me personally. The three divisions in Japan are definitely not our opponents. I guarded the railway line and cut off his logistics. Food and pay, I starve them to death!" Cao Kun said in disbelief.

"Giving West Siberia to Japan is a strategy of killing three birds with one stone. First, the Sino-Japanese Asian Alliance will be formed in the Allied countries. The benefit of sharing the benefits is that you will not be alone. After all, the land of 260 million square kilometers in West Siberia No matter whether it is China or Japan to occupy, they will inevitably be suspected of carve-up of Russian territory. If the Allies do not get the nod and acquiescence of Britain, France and the United States, there will be great troubles in the future!"

State Premier Shi Shiran, who has been silent all this time, used the reason Wang Geng persuaded him to explain to everyone why Zheng Fu chose to abandon the Great Plains of West Siberia.

"Secondly, Japan's appeal to mainland territory is much stronger than that of China, and the Russo-Japanese War was also the first time in history that the Asian yellow race defeated the Western white race, so this land was given to Japan with two sentences. Well, firstly, it got involved in Japan's hands and feet, so that he didn't dare to add chaos to China's back, and secondly, it served as a buffer zone and shield to isolate China's Northern Federal Autonomous Region from Russia geographically! It will help us Safely develop production and consolidate the recovered territory of 211 million square kilometers in the north!"

At this moment, Xu Shuzheng, the deputy chief of the army, who is rushing to answer the second, is also an internal balance strategy of this fellow, showing that he is still involved in the secrets of Lao Duan and Wang Geng, rather than being excluded and isolated.

"Thirdly, China will send troops to the west to fight against Germany and the old Maozi. This is to fulfill the obligations and responsibilities of the Allied Powers. How can we not bring Japan, the little brother behind us, together? After the establishment of the Sino-Japanese strategic alliance, it will Becoming the de facto Asian alliance other than the Allied Powers and the Entente Powers, the room for maneuver and the right to speak will be greatly improved at that time, the Sino-Japanese Alliance is established, and the first goal is to take all the territories east of the Ural Mountains!"

Wang Geng went on to explain the third point, obviously he cooperated quite tacitly with Duan Qirui and Xu Shuzheng, which made Feng Guozhang feel secretly in his heart, thinking, is this a rehearsal for you?Are you mad at me?Didn't they all agree that Beiyang is united and cannot be divided again? How could this be played out!

Even though he thought so in his heart, Feng Guozhang kept his expression on his face, he still laughed loudly, patted the armrest of the chair and said,

"Brother Zhiquan, your right-hand man and right-hand man are really a perfect match, so that I, the acting president, can rest assured that you will be able to continue to handle the country's major affairs properly. I see me and Cao San The age has also come, and it is almost time to disarm and return to the fields to go home and farm!"

As soon as Feng Guozhang said this, everyone in the conference room was stunned. What's the matter, is the acting president tired of being a full-time president, or do you really want to quit?

Wang Geng, on the other hand, smoked his cigar as if he didn't hear it, as if nothing had happened.

Cao Kun winked at Zhang Zuolin, the two had just married their daughter as a child-in-law, they were considered future in-laws, despite their usual quarrels, there was a hint of an alliance and a common retreat. <The peak of autumn is the moment when the leaders Qun Lun lead us to move forward. Now Beiyang is united. When social conflicts are eliminated and the country is about to prosper, how can the president say a word of retreat lightly! "

Xu Shuzheng took a look at Duan Qirui, saw the Prime Minister gave him a wink with a smile, he smiled, and came out with a smile to hand Feng Guozhang a ladder so that he could go down the steps, otherwise it would really be a drink to release the military power Come on, it wasn't planned at all.

As soon as Xu Shuzheng made such a step, Cao Kun and Zhang Zuolin acted according to the wind, and in a hurry they also continued to sing praises and persuade Dejia to stay, and put aside Feng Guozhang's prison words that he would be dismissed and returned to the field.

Wang Geng clearly explained the strategic purpose of the Sino-Japanese alliance to everyone, which can be regarded as unifying the internal thinking of New Beiyang. Of course, in the future, the Sino-Japanese coalition forces will be able to go west after crossing the Ural Mountains against the Russian Kolchak White Guards How far, no one really knows at the moment.

According to Wang Geng's deep plan, in the Ural Mountains, with Kazan as the outpost and Ufa as the center, supporting a pro-Oriental Russian Ural bourgeois autonomous regime is the bottom line goal to be achieved by sending troops. As for how to develop further west , it is too early to make any calculations at this moment, but since there were so many republics in Soviet Russia in the previous life.

Then, it’s not a bad idea to support a few more nations in the Volga and the Caucasus. A powerful Russia is obviously neither the appeal of the Allied Powers nor the appeal of the Allies. The German-Austrian Alliance and the Triple Alliance were not all because of the behemoth Russia Was it built under the oppression of polar bears!

But these are not in a hurry, as long as you pull Japan into your chariot as a pawn, things will be easy. The United States has no territorial claims to the outside world. He said that how to make China gain the maximum benefit in this war is what he cares about.

Of course, he also never forgets the 1600 tons of gold in Kazansha Russia's Kuri. Kolchak only has this valuable thing in his hands. He will be evacuated by plane in a week, otherwise why should he give it to Kolchak? The Croatian military, food and logistics supplies also helped him deal with the Soviet Russian army that was about to overwhelm the sky?

In Wang Geng’s previous life, when Kolchak led 50 White Guards to march to Moscow, when he returned, he was followed by 100 million Red Army. When the civil war in Soviet Russia ended in 1922, the number of Soviet Red Army was as high as 550 million. Nima, They are all going to serve in the army, no wonder no one is farming the land and there is a food shortage!

Thinking of the possibility of encountering millions of Soviet Red Army west of the Ural Mountains in the future, Wang Geng felt a sense of urgency. Eliminate the power of the opponent at the beginning of the bud, especially before the middle peasants and rich peasants have completely surrendered in despair!

Feng Guozhang's complaint is justifiable. This guy has been the acting president for almost a year. Now all factions in the country are gearing up for the election of the House of Representatives, but obviously no matter how they are elected, Duan Qirui and Xu Shuzheng's safety The party will occupy the majority position, and the draft of the Constitutional Revision Committee has never been able to decide whether China's future political system will be a presidential system like the United States or a responsible cabinet system like Britain and France.

A presidential system needs a strong president. If Duan Qirui is Wang Geng, there is no need to question everything. The presidential system is a good choice for China now, but Duan Qirui is not Wang Geng. How to position?

A compromise solution is to maintain the current cabinet system unchanged, but increase the power of the president appropriately, but how to avoid future disputes between the government and court is a difficult problem. Even if Duan Qirui becomes the president, he may not be the same as Xu Shuzheng. Prime Minister's cabinet clashes?

If Lao Duan is elected president, then Feng Guozhang will be the chairman of the Senate, Cao Kun will be the vice president or vice speaker, the speaker of the House of Representatives will be given to the Southern Party, the Anfu Department will maintain the majority of the Congress, Xu Shuzheng will be the prime minister to form a cabinet, and Wang Geng will be the Minister of the Army And the Chief of Staff of the Presidential Palace Staff Headquarters, this is a relatively moderate political structure, provided that Feng Guozhang is willing to let go, and Duan Qirui is willing to be the false president without doing anything.

Although it was already the end of April in 1918, the Prime Minister had not really thought about whether to follow the path suggested by Wang Geng above.