Beiyang 1917

Nima, since you Duan Qirui did it in the previous life, I can't say what to do now. In fact, this is really a bad idea!

According to Wang Geng's own idea, it is to control a strong central army in the center. If any province dares to call for independence, it will be directly beaten and taken away. Let the local warlords know that it is okay to send electricity casually. Dead word!

"Of course, if the provinces want to become independent at that time, everyone who knows will say that the prime minister is instigating behind the scenes, and if the warlords support their troops and call for independence at every turn, the side effects will be quite large in the future. It will not only give the big powers an opportunity, but also encourage the warlords Their ambitions are not the best policy unless they are forced to!"

Wang Geng thought, I will never talk about the scandal that encouraged Zhang Xun's restoration. If you are fooled by Xu Shuzheng and dare to make a fuss about restoration, I will slap Feng Guozhang on his ass!

After hearing Wang Geng's words, Duan Qirui sighed in his heart. He and Xu Shuzheng thought hard and thought it was a good move, but this Wang Geng who came back from West Point lightly exposed it and said it, and approved it as the next strategy!

Now that I think about it this way, it is really a bad idea. If the central government has authority, it will not be able to encourage the ambitions of the local warlords. If Xu Shuzheng really encourages the independence of the provinces as he said, I am afraid that this eternal infamy will not be eliminated in a day or two.

"Wang Geng, I have to think about the strategies you mentioned, and listen to Youzheng and Dan Chen's opinions. Let's talk about you first. I have recognized your talent. You come to me. What kind of position do you want to take? Since you don't want to go to the War Department, where do you want to go?"

Duan Qirui changed the subject and whetted Wang Geng's appetite.

"This...Thanks to the great love of the Prime Minister, I have no reservations in front of you. I am self-willed, and I am even worse than Xu Shuzheng. I would rather be the head of a chicken than the queen. To put it bluntly, Prime Minister, you Regardless of the positions around me, I can sell them, diplomacy, military, and finance are my strengths! But no one else can be my boss except you!"

Wang Geng's tone was still wild, but he had a modest smile on his face, showing incomparable sincerity in front of Duan Qirui!

"Wang Geng, you are really crazy, and you are not as arrogant as you were back then. If you are new here, I will allow you to be a cabinet chief, not to mention that the Congress can't pass, even if you are, they will laugh at me. Charter!"

Duan Qirui said helplessly, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, Wang Geng is a great talent, even in some respects he may not even be as good as him, but the way of human beings is to pay attention to a balance, and he has been used by Xu Shuzheng by the government and the opposition. Scolded a dog blood sprinkler.

If Wang Geng was suddenly promoted to a high position at a young age like when he was promoted, how would he convince the public?

The contributions Youzheng has made under his command over the years are obvious to all. Could it be that he is really Liu Bei sitting at home?Being fooled by Wang Geng, Zhuge Liang, who came to the study to make a countermeasure, he fell in love with each other and obeyed?

Duan Qirui felt quite embarrassed for a while, but if he lost Wang Geng, he would never agree!

"Wang Geng, you came to vote for me, for power? For fame? For profit?" Duan Qirui asked in a different way.

"I, like you, Prime Minister, do not come here for fame, wealth and wealth, but only for the revival and construction of the country and the nation, so that the Chinese can stand upright among the nations of the world! To build China into a democratic, prosperous and powerful country! "

Wang Geng sat upright, with a solemn expression on his face.

"Don't just talk big and empty talk, what about the specifics?" Duan Qirui nodded and smiled, obviously although he didn't really believe in Wang Geng's ambition, he had heard it very well.

"Specifically speaking, I want to assist the Prime Minister to unify Beiyang, and then unify the whole country, drive the old Maozi and the little devil out of China, so that the big powers can live with us on an equal footing and cooperate for a win-win situation!" Wang Geng said with a smile.

"Okay! Remember what you said today! The Ministry of the Army is now under the control of Youzheng, the Undersecretary of the Army, and he is also the Secretary-General of the State Council. Do you think you are going to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Ministry of Finance?" Duan Qirui didn't agree. To hide his appreciation for Wang Geng!

"Prime Minister, I am willing to train an elite army for you and the country! If China participates in the war, I would like to take the opportunity of China's participation in the war to borrow arms from the great powers and train an army of direct line! In this way, whether it is going to Europe Directly participating in the war, or in the Jingbian area of ​​the country, it is very useful!"

Wang Geng looked at Duan Qirui without blinking his eyes, thinking that I have said almost everything that I should say. Not having military power at this age is like a boy who gives money. Whether it is diplomacy or finance, he is making wedding dresses for others. Lord!

"Hmm... I have already started planning for the training of the new army. In January, I borrowed a sum of money from the Japanese for this. However, there are too many things at hand, and the training is too busy for a while. Come!"

Duan Qirui was a little hesitant. Although Wang Geng was a talented person, he was just as proud of his talent as Xu Shuzheng. He was a person with upturned nostrils and eyes that saw no one but himself. It's really hard to arrange this matter, after arguing that he would rather be the head of a chicken than a cow, why can't he hand over the dignified Army Department to Wang Geng to mess around?

"Prime Minister, in fact, the position is not a problem for me. My ambition is to assist the Prime Minister to build a strong army and wipe out the Quartet. For the time being, I don't need the title of chief minister or deputy minister. If you can employ people without doubt, I will even be a prime minister. It’s fine to be a national policy adviser or private foreign secretary, but since I graduated from West Point Military Academy, it’s not my wish to leave the army after I have completed my studies!”

"I thought about it. It is true that you are a better candidate for the preparation and training of the participating troops. It is simply too busy for someone to manage the Ministry of War and the State Council for me, and to call and run between the Warlords and the Great Powers." Don’t come here! But the matter of participating in the war has not yet been finalized, and I want you to advise me by my side, so what should I do?”

Duan Qirui was obviously in a bit of a dilemma, and wanted to let Wang Geng go out to train soldiers. After all, he was a high-achieving student who graduated from the West Point Military Academy, and he was thinking of a big problem here, and Wang Geng seemed to have nothing to worry about. Just an idea.

The Prime Minister is now a little bit of the freshness when Liu Bei first won Zhuge Liang, and he can't wait to see Wang Geng to discuss things, just like Xu Shuzheng felt exactly the same when he first came to his shogunate.

"Prime Minister, I got off the train and went straight to your mansion with my luggage. I don't have a home in Beijing. I'm only planning to live and eat here with you! You can't drive me away!" Wang Geng actually drove Duan Qi Ray's joke.

"Yeah, I think so too. I have a big house, and some are where you live, but you can't help me train new troops in Cangnan Hutong?" Duan Qirui smiled teased by Wang Geng, I was still thinking about how to have both!

"Military training is urgent, but it's not in a hurry. You have to wait until you declare your participation in the war. Prime Minister, we are not boasting. I am much better at speaking English, French, Japanese and German than those half-hearted secretaries and translators in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I will serve as your national policy adviser and The foreign secretary is nothing to worry about!"

Wang Geng thought to himself that the position of the son of the emperor and the close minister cannot be easily given up. At this time of peril, if I hadn't been by your side, I would have watched some ghosts know which ditch Xu Shuzheng took you to.

"Don't forget that you are a soldier first! In this way, since you are a high-achieving student at West Point Military Academy, how about appointing you a major general of the Ministry of War first?" Duan Qirui gave the answer.

Major General?Mao is not a major general without soldiers, Wang Geng slandered in his heart, but said, "Is this major general of the Ministry of War just holding a false title?"

"The chief of the army is the old man himself, and the affairs of the department are actually handed over to the deputy chief Xu Youzheng. There is a general affairs department and eight divisions below. If you want to say, you can choose whatever you want, but you don't want to work under Youzheng, do you? So you, a major general, just have a vacant position as a councilor in the Ministry of War, do you want to jump directly from a graduate to the position of chief and deputy chief?"

Duan Qirui narrowed his eyes and looked at Wang Geng, with love and hatred in his heart, he didn't know whether he was right or wrong in accepting this guy who was more daring than Xu Youzheng today, but also slightly rebellious, and would he really be able to control him in the future?

"Major General is Major General, Prime Minister Duan, I suggest that you appoint me as the supervisor of the troops participating in the war, or you can also be the supervisor, and I will be the co-organizer. Let's set up the airs and sing the show first!

Anyway, there is no sign of the army participating in the war. This position can be big or small. If it is a major general, at least he can also be the brigade commander of the mixed brigade?Or the commander of the Gyeonggi Garrison Command? "

Wang Geng finally unceremoniously showed his trump card!