Although Yang Du met Duan Qirui and said what he wanted to say, if he could convince Duan Qirui just by relying on this, he would be underestimating the three heroes of Beiyang. Duan Qirui joined the army at a young age.

Over the past few decades, he has gradually risen to the high position of Minister of Defense and is known as one of the Three Heroes by the world. Such a figure can be impressed by just a few words.

But Yang Du knew Duan Qirui's character very well. Although Duan Qirui was power-hungry, ambitious, and protective of shortcomings, he still had righteousness in his heart. As an old-fashioned soldier, Duan Qirui had been upright and upright throughout his life and had quite a charming personality.

, in the Xu Shuzheng case, although

There was something wrong with someone being employed, but this case actually had nothing to do with Duan Qirui. On the contrary, he had instructed Xu Shuzheng to focus on the overall situation from the beginning and was opposed to making small moves in secret. However, Xu Shuzheng acted privately behind Duan Qirui's back and was thus punished.

Just tired.

If a person is powerful and ambitious, then who is not a qualified politician? As Napoleon once said, a soldier who doesn’t want to be a general is not a good soldier. Duan Qirui is worth a few thousand people.

Above all, it is natural to have the idea of ​​​​further progress in this status. If Fang Zida had not come out of nowhere, maybe he would have fulfilled his wish by now.

Duan Fang and Duan Fang have grudges, which is unavoidable, but in the face of the overall situation, Yang Du believes that Duan Qirui will make the right choice. But if he pins his hopes on Duan Qirui alone, Yang Du will not be so stupid.

Even though Duan Qirui could let go of his past grudges with his sharp tongue, Yang Du was not so confident either.

At least, the purpose of the meeting was achieved. As for the outcome, we have to wait and see. Yang Du, who left Baoding and returned to the capital that night, went to Fang Zida's official residence without stopping and reported the situation of his meeting with Duan Qirui.

"Duan Zhigui didn't object on the spot, which means he is tempted, but this matter needs to be heated up." Yang Du said with a confident smile.

"Add more firepower?" Fang Zida is actually not optimistic about convincing Duan Qirui. He can't think of any reason for Duan Qirui to help him at this time. It shows that Yang Du is full of confidence. He just treats a dead horse as a living horse.

Go to hospital.

Yang Du nodded and whispered a few words. Fang Zida looked dumbfounded as he listened. He shook his head and pointed at Yang Du and said, "You Yang Xizi, you can even think of such a thing."

"Haha, it doesn't matter what the method is. As long as it's useful, Zhang Ming, what do you think?" Yang Du asked with a smile while shaking his folding fan.

"Okay, I'll do as you say. I'll take care of the cabinet, and the rest is up to you." Fang Zida tilted his head and thought about it, then laughed and agreed to Yang Du's request.

It is not easy for the cabinet to complete a proposal. Even though the previous proposals were passed in a short period of time, it was because of several big shots in the cabinet. In particular, Prime Minister Song Jiaoren, Fang Zida and others worked hard to implement it.

As for the proposal of the reserve system, although Song Jiaoren, who is nominally the prime minister, agreed to formal discussion, it could not be achieved due to the lack of support from the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Transport in the cabinet.

Due to the opposition of the General Staff and the ambiguity of the General Staff, the proposal suddenly came to a standstill. The two sides argued back and forth on how to implement the reserve system, as well as the time, location, and details of the specific implementation, and refused to give in.

Even Song Jiaoren couldn't make a final decision due to time. In this way, this matter has been going on for nearly a month from the beginning to the discussion. It still has not been fully approved by the cabinet.

"Huh, Fang Zhangming, do you think you can carry him to death like this? Does a mere district finance minister really think that he can dominate the sky when he becomes the prime minister?" Today's cabinet meeting has just ended, and there was another big debate at the meeting.

No final resolution was made. After the meeting, Zhang Jian did not hide the disdain on his face. He walked with Defense Minister Duan Zhigui and couldn't help but say a few words.

Duan Zhigui's words were not so harsh. He frowned slightly and said, "This matter should not be put off for a long time. The nights are long and there are many dreams."

"Yes, yes. Such a thing is beneficial to the country and the people. This Fang Zhangming is too domineering. Is it because he is attacking the factions under him? The National Defense Force, the National Defense Force, is this still the National Defense Force? Isn't this a warlord? Back then

Fang Zhangming held high the banner of reorganizing the army, aiming to eliminate the warlords and establish a national army, but instead he just used it to gain fame and reputation, which is really heartbreaking!"

The person who said this was Old Master Cai Yuanpei. In his eyes, it was black and white. For this matter these days, he had often been mixed up with Duan Zhigui and others, advocating the establishment of a reserve force as soon as possible, and starting from Fang Zida's territory.

Get started. During the meeting, he had a heated argument with Cao Rulin and others, and his glaring attitude made Zhang Jian and others secretly smile crookedly.

At this moment, Fang Zida, Cao Rulin, Liang Dunyan and others came from behind. Duan Zhigui and others kept their mouths shut, pretending not to notice that the two parties usually went their separate ways. They watched Fang Zida and others leaving the Prime Minister's Office and came up.

As the car drove away, Cai Yuanpei couldn't help but cursed: "This Liang Songsheng has really lost his mind. What's the benefit of doing this? It's really incredible!"

Zhang Jian said sourly to the side: "Haha, brother Heqing doesn't know, right? Liang Songsheng is a rich man now, and Fang Zhangming promised him 250 million to build roads every year. If he spends so much money, he still can't make sacrifices to Fang Zhangming as a Bodhisattva."

With?"

"Private use of public weapons! This is simply lawless! Who gave him the right! Does Fang Zhangming think that the treasury is opened by his own family? He can give money to whomever he wants? This...I...I want to impeach him!"

This was the first time Cai Yuanpei heard about this. He was so angry that he blew his beard and glared. He cursed a few times and then turned around and walked back. It seemed that he was looking for Song Jiaoren. Seeing the serious look of this old master, Duan Zhigui also

I find it funny. It is natural for the Ministry of Finance to allocate funds to the Ministry of Transport.

This kind of matter only needs to be filed with the State Council and does not need to be discussed by the cabinet at all. Even if Cai Yuanpei goes to Song Jiaoren or Fang Zida, there is nothing he can do, but neither Duan Zhigui nor Zhang Jian will try to persuade him. At this time, it is up to Mr. Cai to do it.

Isn't that a bad thing?

Fang Zida was fighting with his opponents in the cabinet to buy time. Yang Du, Yang Yongtai and others were also busy outside. Not long after, a person named Women wrote an editorial in the newspaper about liberating women and improving their status. This article

She Mai has tens of thousands of words, starting from the time of Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors

, taking women who are good at war, Hua Mulan joining the army for her father as an example, and all the way to Qiu Jin, a revolutionary in the former Qing Dynasty and a female hero, who vigorously advocated women's democracy, improved women's social status, and had the same rights as men, etc. For a time, this

This article was reprinted by many parties and caused a stir.

Immediately afterwards, with the appearance of this article, similar articles abounded in newspapers, and the call for determining the status of women in society became louder and louder. A few days later, several members of Congress also wrote in the newspaper

Express opinions and call for the liberation of women and the realization of complete democracy. In this regard, other people have raised objections and responded to these tit-for-tat

They felt that the improvement of women's social status cannot be achieved in one day. It must be done slowly and step by step. These people also cited examples from Western countries for comparison. Even the so-called most democratic

None of the American women had the right to vote. Under such circumstances, it was simply unrealistic to completely liberate the women's movement.

As the voices of opposition emerged, arguments and quarrels gradually emerged. In particular, some female members of the former League of Nations and now members of the kmt party strongly advocated the liberation of the women's movement and denounced those opponents. As the matter became more and more serious,

, some members of the National Assembly also formally submitted a proposal to the National Assembly on liberating women and improving women's social status, and also requested Prime Minister Song Jiaoren to come to the National Assembly to give a clear reply to the proposal.

When Song Jiaoren heard about this, his face turned pale with fright. He dared not go to the National Assembly even to death. You must know that at the kmt party affairs meeting, Song Jiaoren was defended because he said a few words about suspending the solution to the status of women.

The female party member grabbed him and slapped him several times, causing him to become dizzy and run away in confusion.

Nowadays, this matter is not only causing trouble in the society and within the party, but has even reached the Congress. Wouldn’t Song Jiaoren have stepped into the tiger’s mouth by leaving like this? How could he have the courage to quickly claim to be unwell and thank guests behind closed doors?

Even the cabinet meeting was temporarily suspended.

But like Song Jiaoren, those female party members and congressmen were even more enthusiastic. They waited for a long time in the parliament and couldn't see him, so they simply came to the Prime Minister's Office to ask for an explanation. But they couldn't get into the Prime Minister's Office, and they were so angry.

The ill-tempered aunts were so angry that they mobilized the masses with a shout of greeting. They called hundreds of young girls from the Bada Hutong, waving colorful flags, and blocked the road outside the Prime Minister's Office. For a time, it became a

Joke in Beijing.

In a teahouse not far from the Prime Minister's Office, Yang Du was drinking tea, shaking his folding fan, and watching the excitement with a smile. It is also strange that the dignified Prime Minister was blocked in the room by hundreds of women and could not get out.

"Well done, this is yours." After watching for a while, the door of the private room opened, and a man walked in with his head bowed. Seeing the person greeting him, Yang Du smiled slightly and took out a Zhang from his arms.

The check was placed on the table and pushed over.

"Thank you, Mr. Xizi, thank you..." Looking at the amount on the check, the visitor was so happy that he couldn't even see it. It seems that this person is also an old friend. He was the cadre of the Revolutionary Party who wrote that

Shao Yuanchong, the heroine of this article

Master Shao, as for the other person who competed with him in the newspaper arena, it was his old partner Tan Renfeng. The two of them could not rebel. They had a good way of playing with pens. The matter that Yang Du had explained had become like this in just a few days.

Yang Du was very satisfied.

"Okay, be careful when you go out. Also, you know what you should do and what you shouldn't do these days, right?" Seeing Shao Yuanchong putting away the check with a smile on his face, Yang Du asked lightly.

"I know, I know, Mr. Xizi, I'll take my leave first..." Grinning, Shao Yuanchong saluted Yang Du and left quietly.
Chapter completed!