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Chapter 412 Three, four, two, no wonder these words are often spoken

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    Duan Qirui said: "In view of the current confusion in the designations of various armies across the country, we should first change the towns into divisions, that is, change the towns, associations, bids, battalions, and teams of the former Qing Dynasty into divisions, brigades, regiments, battalions, and companies. Army  The basic units of the army are divisions, one division and two brigades, one regiment each of attached cavalry and artillery, one battalion each of engineering and supply troops, with about 10,000 soldiers. One infantry brigade has two regiments, one regiment has three battalions, and one battalion has  Fourth company. After the town is converted into a division, all troops in the country must be organized according to this order.

    "The second step is to prepare a national army number. During the pre-Qing Dynasty, the new army was organized and trained nationwide. Except for the four towns in Kinki, three towns in Sichuan, and two towns in Zhili, Jiangsu, Hubei, Guangdong, Yunnan, and Gansu, all other provinces had one town.  Some people think that with China's current national strength, it is best to garrison no more than two divisions in each province. If some provinces are under great defense pressure and require more than two garrison divisions, and the finances are difficult to support them, the central government may wish to dispatch troops to coordinate the defense.  To unify the whole country, it is appropriate to have no more than 80 divisions and no more than 900,000 soldiers.

    "As for how to disband redundant troops in the future, Duan believes that from the perspective of national interests, troops that have not been trained and have no combat effectiveness should be eliminated as much as possible, and efforts should be made to maintain the combat effectiveness of the army; rather than for the selfish interests of certain parties, regardless of the military itself  Differences in quality, what kind of faction balance is going on during the abolition process!

    "Duan has never looked down upon others in his life, but he admired General Baixi very much for his service to the country and the people. Sichuan is known as the land of abundance, and its wealth ranks among the top of all provinces. The former Qing Dynasty planned to train three new armies here.  However, after General Baixi brought his troops to Sichuan, on the one hand, he exempted him from taxes and rested with the people; on the other hand, he reduced the army and only organized it into two mixed associations, Forty-six and Forty-nine. It was a far cry from other provinces that exploited the people to expand their armaments and prepare for war!  We all should learn from General Baixi and put the country first."

    Duan Qirui¡¯s words were clearly intended to turn Sun Yuanqi into a target of public criticism.

    Sun Yuanqi is very clear about the military strength situation in the three provinces of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu: Although there are only 6 associations in name, in fact each association is severely overstaffed. It is estimated that if they are randomly organized into two standard associations, there will be no problem.  More importantly, most of the army's weapons and equipment were grown in Sun Yuanqi's own vegetable garden. Not only did they cost no money, but the quality and quantity were guaranteed, and there were planes to assist during wars.

    Looking at the whole country, the armies of the three provinces of Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu may not be as good as Yuan Shikai¡¯s elite Beiyang soldiers in terms of physical quality and training, but if they really show off their horses, horses, and artillery and fight to the death, they may not lose to any army of the same number!  It was precisely because of these 100,000 elite soldiers that Sun Yuanqi gained such a large territory in the west, allowing Sun Yat-sen, Yuan Shikai and other big shots to treat each other as equals.

    In response to Duan Qirui's compliment, Sun Yuanqi just replied coldly: "General Manager Duan's praise, Sun really deserves it! Nowadays, the sea is changing, and those who have some ambition and strength are called governors according to the province, and those who are below are occupying the title of governor."  The mountain is king, who is willing to be lonely? In fact, Sun also wanted to recruit troops to support himself, but Sichuan was the place where the revolution began, and the national economy was seriously damaged, so he could not afford to raise troops even if he wanted to. In the end, he had to exempt himself from taxes and rest with the people.

    "Furthermore, Sun has never had great ambitions. He knows nothing about marching, fighting, or governing the country and the people. After much deliberation, it is more comfortable to engage in education and be a child king. So I responded to the call of President Yuan Da and Premier Tang and went to Beijing to become the Ministry of Education.  This is the chief of the Qingshui Yamen. Chief Duan¡¯s so-called ¡®putting the country first¡¯ is too much and makes Sun feel embarrassed!¡±

    Song Jiaoren didn't care about the harmony between Duan Qirui and Sun Yuanqi. He only cared about Duan Qirui's disarmament remarks just now: "When General Duan discussed how to disband redundant troops, he believed that some parties ignored the army itself for their own selfish interests.  Due to differences in quality, balancing factions in the process of dismantling is against national interests. In fact, he is criticizing our alliance for being unjust and forgetful of personal gain. Song really cannot agree with this view!

    "At this time last year, the Qing Dynasty and the Tartars were in full swing. Our revolutionary party organized troops to raise the flag of righteousness regardless of bloodshed and sacrifice, and finally regained China. The contribution to the founding of the Republic of China could not be greater than this! I would like to ask Mr. Duan, these troops are for the selfish interests of one party.  Or for the public interest of a country? At this time, the Beiyang Army went south to fight a bloody battle with our revolutionary army, while the other side stood by and watched the Imperial Guards besiege Jingshi University. Are they doing it for the private interests of a party or for the public interest of a country?

    "If we say that the Revolutionary Army is not as powerful as the Beiyang Army, we are talking nonsense! The predecessors of the Revolutionary Army are similar to the Beiyang Army. Most of them are new armies organized and trained by the Qing Dynasty. However, due to the different years of formation, the length of training time, and the  The Ministry of the Army favored one over the other, resulting in uneven ordnance and equipment, which resulted in differences in combat power. Even so, our revolutionary party and the Beiyang Army fought fiercely in Hubei for several months, and were they ever defeated and defeated thousands of miles away?

    "Song believes that as long as the Ministry of War is selfless and treats the Northern and Southern armies equally, in time, the Revolutionary Army and the Beiyang Army can be treated equally. Now.During the founding of the Republic of China, Commander-in-Chief Duan actually ignored the hard work and achievements of the southern revolutionary army and made false claims, preparing to preserve the Beiyang Army and eliminate the revolutionary army.  Are you doing it for the selfish interests of one party or for the public good of the country?  "

    The Beiyang Army did not make much contribution in the establishment of the Republic of China. Song Jiaoren's remarks undoubtedly directly hit Duan Qirui's weakness, leaving him speechless and unable to speak for a long time.

    Liu Guanxiong, the navy chief who belonged to the same camp, saw this and interjected: "Since Chief Song also said that most of the predecessors of the revolutionary army were new troops compiled and trained by the former Qing Dynasty, it is better to refer to the military establishment of the former Qing Dynasty to establish the number of garrison troops in each province!  Those exceeding the prescribed number will be eliminated by each party on their own. As for whether to preserve combat capabilities or eliminate them in proportion, neither the State Council nor the Presidential Office will interfere. What does General Song think?"

    Song Jiaoren showed no appreciation: "General Manager Liu, do you know why our revolutionary party went on and on to participate in the uprising regardless of safety? Do you know why most members of our revolutionary party are from the south? The reason is very simple, that is, the Manchu Qing government's cruelty to the south  Exploitation and repression have made us hate the Manchu and Tatars to the core, so we are willing to sacrifice our lives and blood to participate in the revolution and overthrow the Manchu and Qing rule over China, especially the southern provinces!

    "Now that the revolution is successful, General Liu wants to inherit the military establishment of the former Qing Dynasty and maintain the exploitation and suppression of the south by the Manchu and Tatars. May I ask what is the significance of us southern revolutionaries participating in the revolution to overthrow the Manchu Qing? If everything is done according to the  Why do we need to establish the Republic of China according to the rules of the Manchu Qing Dynasty? Why not just change the country's name to 'Hou Qing'!"

    It has to be said that Song Jiaoren, who joined the cabinet at the age of 30, is indeed very talented. At least his sharp tongue and sharp mouth are beyond the reach of Sun Yuanqi. He has Zhuge Liang's demeanor of talking to the Confucian scholars.

    After a lot of bickering, the two sides finally reached a rough disarmament agreement at the meeting, that is, the Beiyang faction would cut down 150,000 troops, retain 450,000 troops, and organize them into 40 divisions; the Alliance would cut down 100,000 troops, retain 250,000 troops, and organize them into 22 divisions;  The New China Party did not disarmament, but limited its troops to no more than 100,000 troops, organized into 8 divisions; the remaining troops were abolished by 50,000, and retained 100,000 troops, organized into 10 divisions.

    Although Zhao Bingjun did not attend the meeting, Tang Shaoyi has always been worried about it, but he was still overjoyed with the final disarmament agreement: "Thanks to all the chiefs for attending this state meeting and actively negotiating on clarifying military affairs issues, and being honest and loyal to the country.  Through suggestions and collective efforts, we finally reached a draft disarmament agreement, which made an important contribution to avoiding financial shortages and reducing the burden on the people. If the chiefs have no other objections, the draft disarmament agreement will be sent to the Interior Minister Zhao for review and will be submitted to the president for signature!"

    At this time, the Chief of Finance Xiong Xiling, who had been watching with cold eyes, suddenly said: "Prime Minister Shaochuan, fellow chief ministers, Xiong has no objection to the draft disarmament agreement, but I have a question. I wonder whether I should talk about it or not?"

    Xiong Xiling, courtesy name Bingsan, was born in Fenghuang, Hunan. He was a senior fellow of Shen Congwen and Huang Yongyu, and he was also the most famous official figure in Fenghuang.  After he became famous, he was usually called "Xiong Phoenix" (like a curse).  Xiong Xiling was born with intelligence and was hailed as the "Hunan prodigy". He was a scholar at the age of fifteen, a scholar at the age of twenty-two, and a Jinshi at the age of twenty-five. He rose to great heights all the way.  Moreover, he was quite talented and was known as a "financial expert" in the late Qing Dynasty, so he was appointed as the chief financial officer of Tang Shaoyi's cabinet.  ¡ª¡ªIf there was no butterfly like Sun Yuanqi, he would still become the Prime Minister of the Cabinet in the future.

    Tang Shaoyi said hurriedly: "This is a state meeting, and we should talk about everything we know. Chief Bingsan, please speak!"

    Xiong Xiling said: "I heard that the draft disarmament agreement just now plans to disarm 300,000 people in the next few months. This will indeed greatly reduce financial pressure. However, the cost of demobilizing these 300,000 people is not a small sum!  Even if each person is given 5 silver dollars, it will still cost 1.5 million yuan. Now that the national treasury is already empty, and we are struggling to survive by borrowing money from foreign banks in various countries every month, how can we get this huge sum of money?"

    The issue of severance pay is not difficult to understand.  For example, if a company lays off employees now, according to the labor law, laid-off employees will receive a severance package. The usual economic compensation is calculated based on the number of years the employee has worked in the unit, and the standard is one month's salary for every full year.  The general situation of the army is not much different, but it is more difficult.

    First of all, the skills that soldiers learned in the army, such as shooting, cannon fighting, bayonet fighting, etc., are almost useless in society after they are laid off. They will be unemployed after they retire.  Unlike companies that lay off employees or close down, you can still find employment in similar companies.

    Secondly, soldiers are paid as soldiers and do dangerous work with their heads tied to their belts. The severance package they are given should not be too small, at least it must be worthy of the job.

    Third, a soldier has a gun in his hand. If he cannot survive, many people will also be unable to survive.  Not to mention a one-time disarmament of 300,000 people?

    Based on the above three reasons, we have to give severance pay to those 300,000 people.  Not only must it be given, but the amount must not be too small.  The 1.5 million yuan mentioned by Xiong Xiling is just the starting price!

    Tang Shaoyi¡¯s face immediately turned ugly, and she still felt a little unwilling to give up: ¡°Chief Bingsan, is it true that the treasury really doesn¡¯t have a penny?¡±

    Xiong Xiling replied firmly: "No! Not a penny!"

    Tang Shaoyi slowly turned his attention to Sun Yuanqi.  (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.) (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com  )??Too little.  The 1.5 million yuan mentioned by Xiong Xiling is just the starting price!

    Tang Shaoyi¡¯s face immediately turned ugly, and she still felt a little unwilling to give up: ¡°Chief Bingsan, is it true that the treasury really doesn¡¯t have a penny?¡±

    Xiong Xiling replied firmly: "No! Not a penny!"

    Tang Shaoyi slowly turned his attention to Sun Yuanqi.  (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.) (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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