Back to the Republic of China as a commander

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 the Communist Party is Wang Longzhong. This position is somewhat 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. It's better to be named as the vice chairman.

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.

According to the results of the negotiations between the two sides, the southern army was unified and reorganized into the army of the Nationalist Government, and the designation was changed from the Tiger Youth Army to the National Youth Army, referred to as the Youth Army.

The army that originally belonged to the Chinese Revolutionary Party was reorganized into three divisions and incorporated into the Youth Army. All the divisions, from soldiers to supplies, were directly controlled by the General Staff Headquarters under the Military Commission. The power to appoint and remove officers below the regiment is also subordinate to the General Staff, while those above the regiment are directly appointed and dismissed by the Military Committee.With all these things, it is basically difficult for the army to be privatized and warlordized.

The list of members of the Standing Committee of the Military Commission has basically been finalized, and it is only waiting for the establishment of the national government, which will be nominated by Wang Zhenyu, and then submitted to the National Assembly for deliberation and appointment.

The next step is the candidate for the Supreme Court. According to the result of the negotiation, the Supreme Court will appoint a Lifetime Solicitor, and Wu Tingfang will be appointed as the lifelong Solicitor.

Next is the position of the president of the National Government Administration Council. According to the agreement, the first step in the organizational structure of the entire National Government is to establish the Administration Council, the Supervisory Yuan, and the Examination Yuan.Among them, the Council of Government Affairs is equivalent to the State Council of the Beiyang government, so the position of the dean of the Council of Government Affairs is very critical, and this has become the focus of debate among various forces.After a lot of debate, on the basis of Wang Zhenyu’s compromise, the Government Affairs Council finally established a dean, a vice-president, and three political affairs committee members (in charge of finance, diplomacy, transportation, and culture and sports).The nominations of all department ministers will be considered by the six-member Council of State Council, with the dean having one vote equal to two.After the deliberation results are submitted to the Chairman of the National Government for approval, the appointment will be issued by the President of the Government Affairs Council.

In the end, it was Hu Hanmin who won the National Government's first head of the Political Council, which was regarded as a major concession by Wang Zhenyu.The vice president is Zhou Zhiyun, and the four political affairs committee members are Ye Zuwen, Wang Zhengting, Liao Zhongkai, and Cai Yuanpei.

On the issue of the National Assembly, Wang Zhenyu finally realized that he really lacked enough political talents. After thinking about it again and again, he felt that the plate of the National Assembly should be left to Zhang Taiyan and Sun Wen, so he nominated Zhang Taiyan for the National Assembly. The first speaker, Wang Jingwei and Zhang Jingjiang were the deputy speakers.

As for Chen Jiongming, Wang Zhenyu urged him to be the head of the Supervisory Yuan, because although this person was a counter-revolutionary in history, he was a rare honest official with integrity.It is suitable for him to be in charge of the government's future anti-government work.As for Wang Zhenyu of the Examination Institute, he doesn't care about it. The main body hasn't risen yet, so he doesn't know where this department should exist?

Next came some off-the-table agreements, and Wang Zhenyu put forward a few requirements of his own:

The first is the concept of a special administrative region. The so-called special administrative region is actually a military management area. Non-civilian affairs in this area are handled by the military committee. The national government has only nominal management power and basically has no right to intervene.

The second is the China Development Corporation, which involves a wide range of industries and fields, and has a very strong capital. The ownership of the company has also been assigned to the Military Commission. The national government only has the power to levy taxes, not even the right to supervise.

The third is the bank. Under Zhang Taiyan's intervention, Wang Zhenyu finally chose to settle with the Ningbo Gang.According to mutual agreement, five major state-owned commercial banks were established, among which Xiangxi Commercial Development Bank, China Development and Construction Bank, and National China Merchants Bank are units directly under the Military Commission.Together with the soon-to-be-established Nanjing Guangfu Bank and the Shanghai Siming Bank with the Ningbo Gang as the main body, they jointly obtained the right to issue Chinese coins.And this is Wang Zhenyu's biggest concession. Whoever controls finance will control the country. This is the point of view that Wang Zhenyu agrees with the most.Therefore, he must firmly grasp the situation through the development head office and the three major banks, so that even if he accidentally loses his job that day, he still has the opportunity to start all over again!

The fourth is the issue of the local government, on which Wang Zhenyu has no room for compromise.Provincial governments set up the post of governor, who is fully responsible for civil affairs, and the military does not interfere. Governors are nominated by the national government, and can only be appointed by the national assembly and provincial councils.Each province has a military region, which is not strictly a combat unit, but a logistics unit. Their work is mainly responsible for coordinating the relationship between the local government and the garrisons in various places, responsible for the recruitment of new soldiers, the mobilization of the nationals, and the management of the reserve force. Collection of supplies and special military operations in emergency situations.Together with the provincial government, they will have supervisory and command functions over the provincial security corps.Their level is half a level lower than that of the Armed Mobilization Department, but they are also directly subordinate to the General Staff.Each provincial military district is allowed to set up two combat units, a mixed infantry brigade (two infantry regiments plus an artillery battalion) and a teaching regiment.The commander of the provincial military region is designated as a major general and a division officer.Lieutenant General of the Deputy Army rank is allowed under special circumstances.In provincial capital cities such as Wuhan, Nanjing, Shanghai, and Changsha, a garrison command headquarters must also be established, and the general garrison is positioned as a brigade-level unit.

Considering that the national government has gained a lot, all parties finally accepted these four conditions of Wang Zhenyu.

On April 1916, the fifth year of the Republic of China (AD 25), the representatives of the plenary meeting moved from Shanghai to the station of the Nanjing Military Management Committee, which was about to be designated as the seat of the Nationalist Government.Everyone signed a series of political agreements, which basically represented the birth of the National Government.According to everyone's agreement, from May [-]st of the fifth year of the Republic of China to May [-]st of the tenth year of the Republic of China, these five years were the period of the National Government's supervision. Direct elections can really sit down and return power to the people.In fact, all parties to the agreement at this time were thinking this way in their hearts. God knows whether this agreement can be fulfilled. One day is one day.