Although Zhang Zongxiang is a member of the cabinet, the Ministry of Justice has a low status in the cabinet. Except for being slightly more powerful than the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Justice is just a clean yamen. Zhang Zongxiang, the position of Justice Chief, is not low, but on weekdays, no one takes him seriously except for meetings in the cabinet and playing soy sauce.

But who would have thought that Zhang Zongxiang, who always plays soy sauce, suddenly received a notice today to ask him to rush to the State Council for an extraordinary meeting. At first, he just thought it was another soy sauce event, and he didn't care at all, and he rushed to the conference room and was stunned. This meeting reached half of the members of the cabinet, including Prime Minister Fang Zida, the bigwigs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense and the General Staff, and even the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Transport did not come, let alone the Ministry of Education, which is at the bottom. It can be imagined that this temporary meeting is really not simple. From the speculation of the members, it may be related to military or diplomacy.

As expected, Zhang Zongxiang understood today's theme without saying a few words at the beginning of the meeting. It was indeed related to military and diplomacy. But the more he heard it, the more he was puzzled. Although it was a good thing for Fang Zida to call him to attend the meeting, the purpose of the meeting was inconsistent with him. What does this military and diplomatic matter have to do with the Ministry of Justice? Is Fang Zida's intention to attend the meeting has other profound meaning?

Thinking of this, Zhang Zongxiang's small eyes hiding behind the glasses were rolling around, his eyes sweeping around everyone, trying to find something. When he finally stopped his eyes on Cao Rulin, his heart couldn't help but move slightly.

In the military field, Zhang Zongxiang will never think about it in his life. He is just a literati and has a diploma from Japanese law. He is sloppy in court and is still a lawyer. However, it is really difficult for him to play with a knife and gun. Among the people here, except Fang Zida, Cao Rulin is a civilian position like himself. But Fang Zida is not so stupid that he wants to give up the position of prime minister to him, right? Then there is only one possibility left, that is, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Everyone knows that Cao Rulin is the first member of the Beiyang Group to surrender to Fang Zida. He has risen to the top over the years, from being promoted from a senior staff member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to a deputy minister and then to the chief of diplomacy. Moreover, the chief's position has been firmly moved for several years without moving. Of course, it is impossible without Fang Zida's care. As Fang Zida's die-hard confidant, now Fang Zida is in charge of the cabinet, Cao Rulin has risen even more, and the status of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is vaguely comparable to that of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which ranks first.

Speaking of which, Zhang Zongxiang and Cao Rulin have a good relationship. They were friends in Japan in their early years. After returning to China, they worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Qing Dynasty and were colleagues. Cao Rulin was two years older than Zhang Zongxiang and often called each other brothers. In addition to winning the KMT party election, Fang Zida also contributed to the fire. Zhang Zongxiang, who had a tacit understanding with Cao Rulin, is also one of them. Now Fang Zida has great power, it is time to reward merits. Youdao is the emperor and the minister. Judging from today's situation, it is probably time for him to make a name for himself.

Thinking of this, Zhang Zongxiang felt hot. He couldn't help but feel excited. He analyzed over and over again and again that was the only possibility. If Fang Zida had not wanted to reuse him, why should he bring him to participate in this meeting?

Zhang Zongxiang was indeed a little clever. Sure enough, when the military issue was decided, Fang Zida turned his attention to Zhang Zongxiang.

"Zhonghe, the end of the European War is in front of us. According to the series of terms signed by our country and the Allied countries in front of the station, it will be officially fulfilled after the war. However, you also know that the words of foreigners are not reliable. There is a proverb in Western countries that 'The clause is torn hard from the signing'. As the Chief of Justice, Zhonghe will have great responsibility afterwards."

"What the Prime Minister said is very true!" Zhang Zongxiang quickly stood up and said respectfully: "Zong Xiang worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in his early years. Those foreigners were indeed shameless. Although our country had terms with the Allies when it sent troops, that was the case last year. Now the United States and Japan have participated in the war one after another, and the situation is different, especially Japan, which is clearly the case to take advantage of the situation. The terms of the agreement were mainly Britain and France, and now the United States and Japan have been added. From this point of view, it is obvious that all countries have a share of the pie. After the victory of the war, the cake was so big. Now the three of them have become five or even more. In Zongxiang's opinion, those promises may have to be discounted at that time."

As soon as Zhang Zongxiang finished speaking, everyone showed dissatisfaction expressions, especially Duan Zhigui was even more angry, slapped the table and scolded: "It's okay for the Americans, what kind of ability does this little Japan have to share the food? I think when our defense soldiers were killed in Europe, the Japanese government refused to send troops like a turtle. Now that the allies are about to be defeated, they are fine. At this time, they want to get a share of the pie? Is it unbearable!"

"Brother Kasuya, that's it, but Japan is also a participant in the war after all, and it is absolutely impossible not to give them some benefits when the war ends. Besides, do you and I still don't know what the Japanese are? Western devils have always liked to talk about balance, especially compared with Japan, China cannot be the same international status as Japan. I am afraid that the part of the interests originally given to our country will be cedeed to Japan at that time, and this is a possibility."

"Fart!" Duan Zhigui was so angry that he heard Zhang Zongxiang destroy his might and increase his ambitions. "What a good thing is the Japanese! We have never competed with Japan. Jiaozhou, Fengtian, and Japan has not been able to get a good fight. Why do we say that China is not as good as Japan? Why should we ced our interests to Japan?"

"Brother Xiangyan doesn't have to be angry. Zhonghe's meaning is not that China is not as good as Japan, but that in the eyes of Western countries, China and Japan are in East Asia. If we let our country be big, it is not in line with the interests of Western countries." Cao Rulin saw Duan Zhigui angrily questioning Zhang Zongxiang and quickly explained to him that he is the chief diplomacy and is absolutely authoritative in diplomacy. This statement is still a bit important.

Although he felt uncomfortable, Duan Zhigui still sat down with anger, while Wang Shizhen frowned and said nothing.

Giving Cao Rulin a grateful look, Zhang Zongxiang analyzed the possible problems from a legal perspective. As his analysis deepened, everyone gradually calmed down and listened patiently.

After Zhang Zongxiang finished speaking, Fang Zida nodded and said, "What Zhonghe said is actually what I have always been concerned about. Judging from the current situation, just as Zhonghe said before, the original promise of the Allied Kingdom would be discounted, which is okay. The transactions between countries are almost the same as the business in Jingshi. Everyone bargained on the spot, but the key is how much concessions are, what is the bottom line. So, Zhonghe..."

Looking at Zhang Zongxiang, Fang Zida ordered: "From today, the Ministry of Justice must be prepared. When the Allies surrender day begins, they will negotiate on behalf of the government and the Allies, and to ensure the interests of our country as much as possible."

"Please rest assured by the Prime Minister, Zong Xiang is unavoidable!" Zhang Zongxiang immediately responded loudly, with an extremely excited expression on his face. He knew very well that once this matter was done, his position in the cabinet would inevitably rise.

After explaining to Zhang Zongxiang, Fang Zida talked about the idea of ​​how to obtain more benefits in Europe after the war. As early as the Expeditionary Force was established, Fang Zida arranged for Wang Jixin to enter the Expeditionary Force headquarters to be directly responsible for intelligence collection and preparation. Now it is almost time to harvest, and this piece can be used. Fang Zida immediately told you about his plan. After listening to Fang Zida's plan, everyone was stunned and then excited.

After the war, the division of the allies was a foregone conclusion. It was inevitable that the three empires of the Allies: the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire would fall apart, and the most powerful German and German empires would be strongly suppressed by the Allies, thus losing their glory.

In the European wars of several years, the Allies were killed and injured, the entire France was crippled, and Britain lost most of the elite troops of the army. In this case, hatred could no longer be resolved, and the situation faced by Germany was obvious. At this time, if China wants to obtain more benefits, it must think of some solutions in it. If all interests cannot be guaranteed at the negotiating table, it will have to rely on another means.

Fang Zida was interested in Germany's military, heavy industry foundation, a large number of intellectuals, skilled workers and even excellent officers. These were the foundations for forming a strong Germany. After the surrender of the Allies, the Allies would inevitably cut off the fire in order to weaken Germany and attack Germany from these aspects. This was also done in history, dismantling a large number of German factories and facilities, dismissing the German Wehrmacht, and issuing huge military reparations... etc., which made the powerful Germany unable to recover until Xiao Wang took office with the powerful dictatorial means of national socialism. This made Germany gradually recover.

Historically, France mainly implemented this plan. But the French did these things just for revenge. The factory equipment they dismantled was rusted and destroyed by wind and rain. The huge compensation they issued caused the German economy to collapse and the people were not covered in food. This was a completely harmful act that harmed others and was not good for themselves. Fang Zida's plan was to use the French's revenge mentality to play a pawn for the Chinese government's legal plunder of Germany's essence.

After listening to Fang Zida's plan, everyone was surprised and happy and praised it, and they started to discuss it in a lingering manner.

Cao Rulin is the head of diplomacy. He thinks that the industrial foundation is the most practical. If this opportunity can be used to relocate nearly half of Germany's modern industry to China, it will greatly improve China's strength. Zhang Zongxiang's suggestions are similar to Cao Rulin, but he focuses more on basic industries, such as steel, textiles, etc. As for Duan Zhigui and Wang Shizhen, of course, they value military industry. Germany's military industry is world-famous. It would be a pity if you don't use such a good opportunity.

As he spoke, he talked about the fleet. Although the German high seas fleet did not play much role in the war, it was a powerful maritime force after all. After Germany surrendered, the stay and departure of the high seas fleet was obvious. It would be better to take this opportunity to take down this fleet, so that China's navy would have a place.

The more people talked, the more excited they became. When they talked about it, they even started to make noises over some small differences. Even Wang Shizhen and Duan Zhigui, who have always been steady, should use the Army or the Navy, and who should be the first, even blew their beards and stared at each other in front of them. If Fang Zida was not present, they would probably have to lift their sleeves and fight to score a fight. (To be continued...)
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