The impact of the corruption crisis on the Republic of China was huge. At the beginning of the 20th century, even Western countries known as developed countries also had corruption. Even the United States, which most prides itself on democracy and the rule of law, was the same. This phenomenon did not exist until the 1970s.

After the 1960s, with the improvement of all aspects of the social system, it gradually decreased.

Of course, please note that this is gradually reducing rather than eliminating it. It is absolutely impossible to completely eliminate corruption from human society. After all, people are a social group and also individuals with desires. Corruption occurs under the characteristics of groups and individuals.

There are inevitable reasons. However, the Chinese took up the anti-corruption banner for the first time in this era, and established an independent department specifically to deal with corruption issues, launching a rumbling anti-corruption storm. Regardless of the implementation of this system,

It is impossible to tell who it is, even the corrupt individuals who were arrested.

In response to the anti-corruption crisis in China, various countries around the world have made extensive reports and given high praise. Similarly, due to the arrest of a large number of people, the entire social atmosphere has also been cleared up. Not only the common people are applauding, but also many singles have won

People from all walks of life praise Ziyi.

Of course, Fang Zida is not brainless. Although he deliberately led this anti-corruption crisis, he privately controlled the aspects involved very strictly. Most of the people arrested were only government officials at all levels and businessmen and industrial owners who engaged in bribery and fraud.

There are not many people involved in the military. Except for the arrest of a few small figures slightly related to the military, none of the main military personnel have been moved. This is not because Fang Zida is soft-hearted, but mainly because the military is absolutely under the current situation.

There can be no chaos. As for the corruption problem within the military, Fang Zida plans to solve the government corruption problem first before continuing.

Compared with the early days of the Republic of China, the situation in the military has improved a lot after two reorganizations of the National Defense Forces. However, some corruption still exists due to the major military leaders or mountaintops, and this corruption problem is not and

The problem of corruption of government officials is so easy to solve. Once the interests of a certain party are affected, it will cause a chain reaction. Of course, Fang Zida is aware of the consequences, so he went out of his way to say hello to Cen Chunxuan privately in advance.

After the two reorganizations of the National Defense Forces, previous problems such as empty pay have been greatly improved, but small tricks such as deducting military expenditures from subordinates and falsely reporting expenditures are still prohibited. The most serious one is Cao Kun's department. Cao Kun is currently the commander of the Southwest Military Region. Speaking of Cao Kun

This person is not actually very greedy for money, not to mention that the wealth he has accumulated over the years is enough for him to spend a lifetime, not to mention that he is now the commander of the Southwest Military Region. With military power in hand, it can be said that his status is no less than that of Duan Zhigui and others, but the problem is that Cao Cao

Kun's male favorite, Li Yanqing, was favored and trusted by Cao Kun. Although Li Yanqing had no actual military position, he had vaguely become Cao Kun's housekeeper. All expenditures were handed over to Li Yanqing after Cao Kun signed his signature.

Li Yanqing was born as a bathhouse worker, with a low level of education and a lot of money. He was a master who plucking feathers. Therefore, the accounts of Cao Kun's Southwest Military Region were in chaos and corruption was serious.

Fang Zida has long received reports of this situation. Some generals in the Southwest Military Region are angry and dare not speak out about Li Yanqing's deception and withholding of funds. If this problem is not solved, where will the morale of the military be in the long run?

While the integrity crisis was unfolding, Fang Zida specially sent a telegram to Cao Kun, asking him to restrain Li Yanqing's behavior. At the same time, he also sent people from the Security Bureau to collect conclusive evidence of Li Yanqing for future use. This was a warning that if Cao Kun still indulged

As for Li Yanqing, Fang Zida didn't care if he was the first to attack Li Yanqing within the military after solving the problem of government officials.

Cao Kun may seem rude, but he is actually a careful person. He has also seen the central government's crackdown on corruption and its firm attitude towards corruption. At this time, being the first to show off will not lead to good results. In addition, Fang Zida sent the letter in his own name.

After reading the telegram of advice, Cao Kun immediately called Li Yanqing and cursed him. Then he summoned the generals in the name of the commander of the Southwest Military Region and announced on the spot that all of Li Yanqing's temporary posts would be removed. He also sincerely apologized to everyone for the funding issue and expressed his lack of

Cao Kun will make up for all the funds allocated to him.

Later, Cao Kun sent another special telegram to Fang Zida. In the telegram, he first admitted his mistake with great shame, saying that he was lax in his subordinates, improper in employing people, etc., and at the same time, he carefully reported to Fang Zida the details of how he dealt with Li Yanqing.

Finally, I patted my chest and promised that this would never happen again.

Of course Fang Zida would like to praise and comfort Cao Kun for his good attitude, but God knows whether Li Yanqing's incident will happen again. But as of now, Fang Zida has given Cao Kun his face and lizi. If he does it again in the future,

, then don’t blame Fang Zida for being ruthless. Compared with before, although Cao Kun is still strong, he is very different from the warlord he was at the beginning. Although the commander of the Southwest Military Region has a high position, except for his direct lineage, the rest of his troops are

He only listened to the orders of the Ministry of National Defense and the General Staff Headquarters, flattened and rounded them, but they were not all in Fang Zida's hands.

In mid-July 1920, just as the Republic of China launched a vigorous anti-corruption campaign, the situation in Russia also changed.

After several months of international relief, the famine problem in Russia has been slightly improved, and the autumn harvest is approaching, and the most difficult moment has finally been passed. During the relief period, the Soviet government and the orthodox government of the Russian Empire temporarily ceased fire, although the two sides still exchanged views on each other.

Although it did not admit it, at least it maintained a peaceful state on the surface. However, as the most serious problem of famine was alleviated, the Soviet government began to make small moves, especially in the areas where the two sides contacted each other in the central, southern and eastern areas, and some small frictions gradually began to occur.

On the night of July 25, the Soviet Red Army, which was in contact with Denikin's troops in central and southern Russia, suddenly launched an attack on the other side. Denikin commanded his troops to fight fiercely with the Red Army for half the night, and then quickly led his troops to leave the battlefield. In the early morning of the 26th, Moscow released news,

The news claimed that the Denikin White Bandits suddenly attacked the Red Army camp last night, causing 300 Red Army soldiers casualties and destroying a large amount of relief supplies. Under the heroic resistance of the Red Army soldiers, the Denikin White Bandits finally left thousands of corpses and fled in panic.

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In addition to broadcast news, newspapers also published photos of some "destroyed" Red Army camps, burned "wrecks" of relief supplies, and the remains of some "sacrificed" soldiers. The Central Committee of the Soviet Union accused Denikin in an indignant tone.

Regardless of the overall situation of disaster relief, the White Bandits killed the Red Army soldiers participating in the disaster relief work in extremely despicable and vicious ways, and also burned the relief supplies. Even some victims were killed by the Denikin White Bandits during the battle. Such behavior is so shocking

What is outrageous is contrary to the spirit of humanitarianism and international peace. Its naked behavior fully demonstrates the true face of the reactionaries. We call on all Russian people to unite, wipe their eyes, and not to be deceived by the other party's temptations. Listen to what they say and watch.

In this regard, we must unite and fight the crazy reactionary forces to the end to complete the reunification of the motherland.

On the afternoon of the 26th, after receiving the situation report from Denikin's Ministry, the Orthodox Government of the Russian Empire also released news as quickly as possible. In the news, the Orthodox Government of the Russian Empire accused the Soviet Red Army of suddenly attacking the defense area of ​​Denikin's Ministry. During a night of fierce fighting, the two sides

Hundreds of people were lost to each other, until early in the morning Denikin's troops took the initiative to retreat from the battlefield to avoid getting into trouble. From beginning to end, this was a despicable action planned by the Soviet government. The orthodox government forces of the Russian Empire had never taken the initiative to attack the other side.

, not to mention destroying the Red Army camps and burning relief supplies. In this conflict, the orthodox government of the Russian Empire was the real victim, and the entire incident was directed by the Soviet government. Its purpose was to

After the famine problem abated, they broke the deadlock and continued what they called the revolution.

For a time, the two sides started a verbal exchange over this incident, and it was very lively. In the areas where the two sides were in contact, in order to carry out so-called "self-defense counterattacks," the Soviet Red Army continuously mobilized its troops to launch attacks on enemy-occupied areas. The Russian Empire was orthodox

The government also responded very quickly. On the one hand, it ordered the front line to resist step by step with positional warfare and mobile warfare. On the other hand, it asked for international help and mobilized some new troops in the Far East to rush to the front line. It seemed that a war was about to begin.

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"What is the situation now in central and southern Russia and the Far East?"

After receiving the news, Fang Zida immediately called Zhou Yuanliang. Zhou Yuanliang had always been in charge of intelligence about Russia. He was worried that some troops of the orthodox government of the Russian Empire would be unable to withstand the sudden attack by the Soviets and lead to collapse.

However, the situation reported by Zhou Yuanliang reassured Fang Zida a lot. As early as when the two sides ceased war, Fang Zida had considered this step and sent a reminder to the orthodox government of the Russian Empire through the Intelligence Bureau. Although this reminder may seem to some people

It's making a fuss out of a molehill, but considering the help and support from the Chinese government, the orthodox government of the Russian Empire still made some arrangements for the front line. Because of these arrangements, Denikin's department did not suffer too many losses when a sudden attack occurred, and the same was true

The main reason why Denikin was able to retreat with his troops shortly after the battle between the two sides.

"Denikin has gained wisdom now. His troops broke away from the battle and retreated dozens of kilometers in one breath, and then dispersed in various places. Except for some of the main forces continuing to move, the rest of the troops focused on guerrilla warfare.

Today’s intelligence shows that Denikin did not suffer a loss.”

Fang Zida nodded slightly and turned to ask about the situation in the Far East, that is, Central Siberia.
Chapter completed!