Volume Two Chapter 294: There is no way to retreat
It was late at night, and Fang Zida was not sleepy at all, so he took a slow walk alone in the courtyard.
The cabinet meeting during the day surprised him. It was not because of Duan Zhigui, Zhang Jian and others' attacks. In the previous cabinet meetings in the past few days, Fang Zida had rarely been at odds with him. The key was the attitude of Song Jiaoren as the cabinet prime minister.
Song Jiaoren has always been Fang Zida’s strongest supporter. It can be said that without Song Jiaoren’s support, Fang Zida would not be where he is today. In return, Fang Zida used his talents in business and finance to help Song Jiaoren in his career. The Prime Minister of the Cabinet successfully solved domestic economic problems, promoted the development of industry and commerce, and gradually improved the reorganization of the national army. "Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!". Over the years, the two have always cooperated with each other, Song Jiaoren and Fangzi Da had great trust in him, and Fang Zi was a confidant and did many important things for Song Jiaoren.
However, today's situation surprised Fang Zida. It could even be said that he was shocked. As the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, Song Jiaoren not only seemed to be on his side, but also agreed with Duan Zhigui and Zhang Jian's opinions and decided to implement the reserve plan.
It is said to be a reserve plan, but it is actually a plan to weaken the power in Fang Zida's hands. Everyone knows that Duan Zhigui's suggestion that some areas should be implemented first actually targets Fang Zida. Shandong, Jiangsu, Shanghai, northern Zhejiang, and so on Including parts of Anhui, most of the garrison troops are from Fang Zida's faction, especially the first three, and it is the difāng where Fang Zida started. After Yuan Shikai's death, the main reason why Fang Zida was on an equal footing with the big bosses of the Beiyang factions, and even suppressed each other. That's exactly what it is.
Using this plan to reduce the military strength controlled by Fang Zida is the real purpose of Duan Zhigui and others. As the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, Song Jiaoren will not fail to see this. It stands to reason that he and Fang Zida will both be prosperous and lose, so they should not I looked at this proposal, but in the end, Song Jiaoren agreed to it. If there was nothing strange about it, even Fang Zida would not believe it even if he killed him.
He struck a match and the faint firelight danced gently in the night. Fang Zida's brows knitted into knots as he recalled what happened after the meeting.
After the cabinet meeting ended, Fang Zida was a little shocked and planned to talk to Song Jiaoren about the matter. Unexpectedly, Song Jiaoren did not see him. Instead, he declined because he needed a rest. Moreover, Song Jiaoren also asked his secretary to bring a message to Fang Zida, Let him not have any concerns about this. With the development of the National Defense Force now, it is a general trend for the national army to gradually separate from factions and even individual armies. As the finance minister, Fang Zida should stay less involved in military affairs to avoid being attacked by members of Congress on this matter. It has left a bad impression to the world that KMT intends to use the National Defense Force as the basis to form a partisan army that is independent of the state power.
Not only that, Fang Zida, who didn't see Song Jiaoren, didn't even see Liao Zhongkai. At this time, Fang Zida noticed something strange and left the Prime Minister's Office with uneasiness and doubts.
Thinking about this matter carefully, the more Fang Zida thought about it, the more frightened he became. Under circumstances that he had never expected, Song Jiaoren, Duan Zhigui and others actually came together. Even Wang Shizhen, who had always supported him, changed his original attitude and became ambiguous. Get up. Is this the reason for shime? Is it shime that prompted them to do this? After Fang Zida calmed down and thought about it carefully, he felt that there are only two kinds of kěnéng.
First: Song Jiaoren felt that the power in Ziji's hands was too great. Fang Zida was the Minister of Finance. The Ministry of Finance's ranking in the cabinet was not high, ranking fourth under the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense. But
Fang Zida is not just the chief financial officer. Crucially, he is also the president of the Central Bank, controlling the country's financial arteries. In addition, Fang Zida also has strong power in the military. The various units developed based on the old Eighth Division have great influence in the entire National Defense Force.
Accounting for almost 1/4 of the sequence. Such a finance minister with strong political and military power has vaguely become a position second only to the cabinet prime minister.
In addition to these, Fang Zida was also a director of KMT and was in charge of the party's organizational work. All these together. I am afraid that Song Jiaoren would not be his opponent in a head-on confrontation with ruguo. It is probably that Song Jiaoren saw that Fang Zida's power was too huge, which had affected his status.
, then decided to use Duan Zhigui's hand to weaken his strength.
Second: Fang Zida acted decisively and turned his back on his emotions. From the time he took over the Eighth Division until Xu Shuzheng committed suicide and Duan Qirui left the country, no one who fell into Fang Zida's hands could escape.
In addition to his powerful strength and decisive character, the Secret Service hidden in the darkness under his control frightened everyone. Song Jiaoren, Duan Zhigui and others joined forces for this reason and decided to restrict Fang Zida
His strength expanded again, and he used this method to weaken his military power.
These two enemies, no matter what they are, are not a good thing for Fang Zida. Once he gives in, the other party will push forward and lose all the rights in his hands. Fang Zida, who has no rights, is like a tiger without teeth.
It is easy to imagine that he will end up with a shime.
In the past, Fang Zida could just let him go. At worst, he would go back to his old job and go abroad to do business. But over the years, Fang Zida has gradually climbed from a commoner to such a high position, and it is absolutely impossible for him to let him go.
Even if he doesn't think about Ziji, he still has his family and a large number of subordinates and cronies who follow Ziji. Once he collapses, everyone will be implicated. What's more, Fang Zida still has his ambitions and plans. If he doesn't realize these, he will definitely
I won't be willing to do so.
The flames quickly extinguished, the faint light disappeared, and Fang Zida's figure disappeared into the darkness again. At this point, he finally made up his mind on what mingbáiziji should do.
Early the next morning, Fang Zida called Yang Du, Yang Yongtai and others and asked a few indirect questions. To his relief, the answers of these people made him very confident, and they were as smart as Yang Du and others.
I also learned something from the news revealed after the cabinet meeting yesterday, and took the initiative to propose that Fang Zida switch from defense to offense.
Yang Yongtai suggested that Fang Zida immediately contact various troops, especially Wu Peifu who had just transferred back to Shandong, and ask them to oppose the plan to reduce the troops and implement reserve forces in the name of the garrison. Furthermore, contact Lu Jianzhang of Shaanxi, Yan Xishan, Feng Yuxiang and others of Shanxi,
To form a force to counter the proposal tongguo.
"This is inappropriate!" Yang Du immediately objected: "The situation has not yet reached this point. Doing so is equivalent to putting the government on the fire. Not to mention that Wu Ziyu and other generals are attacking the central government, which will arouse public condemnation and cause support.
The self-respect of soldiers must not be ignored. How much effort did the central government spend to finally eliminate most of the warlords and replace the original armies with the Israel Defense Forces? Once this is revealed, others will follow suit in the future. Where is the prestige of the central government?
?How to implement the decree?"
"As for Lu Jianzhang, Yan Xishan and Feng Yuxiang, who among these three is the most economical person? Let alone them, even Cao Kun is not a simple man. Cooperating with them is simply inviting a wolf into the house, and you must not do anything!"
Fang Zida felt that what Yang Du said made sense. The central government could not be in chaos and the overall situation must be stable. Once the central government lost its prestige, what if Fang Zida won the final victory? The government orders were not difāng, but those below followed the rules and violated them. In the end, the country would not become the warlords and factions it once was.
situation?
As for Lu Jianzhang, Yan Xishan, Feng Yuxiang, Cao Kun and others, none of them are easy to get along with. These people are all smart and capable, and they have more babies than anyone else. Fang Zida has dealt with them many times and knows these people well.
It's so powerful. Don't look at Shihou patting his chest and stabbing him with a righteous look. If he really believed the other party's lies, he might even die without knowing how he died.
"This won't work, that won't work, are we just going to watch the knife being put on the neck? In my opinion, reducing the army in Zhang Ming's hands in the name of reserve force is just the beginning. If they succeed, there will definitely be chaos behind it. By the time shihou
Not to mention An Anwen is the chief financial officer, there is a chance he might be sidelined."
After Yang Yongtai said this, everyone fell silent. The situation was indeed the case, and this was what Fang Zida was most worried about. As for finding Song Jiaoren to discuss and try to eliminate misunderstandings between the two parties, whether it was Yang Yongtai or Yang Du, even
Fang Zida didn't even mention a word. We are all smart people, and doing such childish behavior can only be the behavior of a fool. Song Jiaoren made this decision without discussing it with Fang Zida in advance, or even giving a warning.
It has been said that the other party Yijing is determined to attack Fang Zida, and if he goes there, he will only be in trouble again.
For a while, several people sat and meditated silently, thinking about how to solve the problem. After a long time, Yang Du spoke first.
"I have an idea." Yang Du said softly.
Fang Zida asked anxiously: "What's Xizi's wisdom?"
Yang Du said slowly: "This matter needs a three-pronged approach to be effective. First, don't expect Song Dunchu. Even if he is willing to see you, he will probably say something ambiguous, but everyone inside KMT is very clear.
You can think of a way. With Zhang Ming's position in KMT, I think there are still people who support him. As long as KMT makes different voices against Song Dunchu, Zhang Ming can add fuel to the flames and use this as a basis to deal with the opponent."
"This is a good suggestion. Zhang Ming has been responsible for organizational work for many years. Although the prestige within the party is as high as that of Song Dunchu, it cannot be underestimated. As long as the party raises objections, Zhang Ming will have room for maneuver." Yang Yongtai immediately agreed.
Absolutely, I agree with this suggestion.
Fang Zida's eyes also lit up, and he hurriedly asked in excitement: "What about the other two?"
Yang Du shook his folding fan and said with a smile: "One is Congress! Cabinet proposals must be discussed by Congress before they can be passed. Congress Zhang Ming can think of a way. As long as Congress doesn't pass the case, what if the cabinet decides?"
Although Fang Zida agreed with Yang Du's view, he hesitated and said: "But I don't have many allies in the Congress. Even if I can persuade the comrades in the party to come to my side, it is far less than half, and I cannot control the Congress at all.
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"Then there is a third one." Yang Du smiled and said confidently: "This third one is actually the key. As long as one person can be convinced, these three-pronged approach will be successful."
"Who?"
Chapter completed!