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    Chapter 359 Yang Du wants land reform

    Except for Song Ziqing, who learned about it earlier, everyone else frowned secretly. Just now they said that the troops were insufficient, and now they want to form a northwest army. What kind of thing is this?

    Especially Cai E and Feng Guozhang, their brows suddenly furrowed deeply. They knew the importance of the northwest, otherwise they would not have separately raised the issue of too few garrison troops in the northwest. However, the northwest was different from Guan Nei. The Manchus and Qing Dynasties built two  A railway artery running through the north and south ensures the possibility of long-distance troop deployment and logistics transportation.  (Search on Baidu to view the latest update of this book) However, there are few connecting roads in the northwest, and the difficulty of army supply is several times higher than that in the pass. Not to mention that it is a vast and sparsely populated place, and the relationship between ethnic groups such as the Hui Manchus and the Han people is tense. Private armies are numerous, and  The Ma family who are active in Gansu and Qinghai are the most rampant. These people are all good at riding and maneuvering, and relying on infantry alone without an army of 10,000 or 20,000 people cannot achieve the effect.

    Maintaining an army of tens of thousands in the northwest This cost makes people shudder when thinking about it.

    After Japan added two divisions, the Northeast has begun to be tight. Moreover, Tsarist Russia has retained nearly 300,000 troops in the Far East. If there is a real fight, there is no way to stop it without 4 to 5 divisions. Once trouble breaks out in the Northeast, the Bohai Bay and even  Shandong is very dangerous. According to Cai E's idea, after all 22 regular divisions are formed in March next year, at least 10 divisions will be needed north of Xuzhou alone to deter Japan and avoid the outbreak of war.

    Since it is an army establishment, it must be at least one division or more. Even if the minimum standard is four brigades, there are only 10 divisions and 3 ** brigades left in the south and the hinterland of the Central Plains. Even if the National Guard can help, it cannot  meet national defense needs.

    Song Zi cleared his throat: "We have always paid little attention to the northwest issue. I personally think it should be sooner rather than later. The main reasons for this are interference from external forces and the proliferation of guns. Last month alone, Xi'an and Baoji reported seizure preparations  More than 1,500 guns of various types and more than 100,000 rounds of ammunition were shipped to the Gansu region. Russian infiltration is also becoming more and more serious. Russian troops appear in the northwest and Mongolia very frequently. As General Feng said, I also think it is necessary to immediately send additional forces to the northwest.  "

    Cai E said: "It is certain to stabilize the northwest. How to ensure long-term peace and stability is the key. To achieve this goal, the number of troops stationed in the northwest must not be less than 20,000, and a large number of cavalry must be included to meet the needs."

    Yang Qiu nodded: "My idea is that the 6th Division will move north to Baotou and Chicheng, the 43rd Brigade and the 151st Brigade, plus some of the cavalry currently transferred from each unit, and a cavalry brigade will be formed with the cavalry regiment as the team.  The 121st Composite Division formed the Northwest Army with the 6th Division and the 121th Composite Division. At the same time, Chahar, Suiyuan, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Xinjiang and Mongolia were merged into the Northwest Military Region. \\.com "First release\\"

    Feng Guozhang tapped his fingers on the table, and he still said the same thing: "The troops are insufficient! The seven northwest provinces are larger than the eight southwest provinces, and there are Russian threats outside Mongolia and Xinjiang. The 6th Division controls Suiyuan and Chahar to the north. It is enough  , it can also shock Mongolia, but although the 121st Division has been established, it is still the troops of the 4th Division and the 15th Division. Adding the cavalry brigade with ten thousand people to control the four provinces is not enough. In my opinion, it is better to establish two more  The teacher is better."

    Yang Qiu scratched his head. Why did this old man still hold the idea of ??adding two divisions? He smiled and said: "The Northwest Army is definitely insufficient in number, so the National Guard will also deploy three brigades to Baotou, Yinchuan and Lanzhou to cooperate. I  I have called the President and asked the Prime Minister and the government to prepare as soon as possible the western section of the Longhai Line and its extension to Yumenguan, and the extension of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway to Baotou. I never thought that I would become fat with one bite. The establishment of the Northwest Army and the Military Region is a long-term plan.  The Ministry of National Defense will allocate a budget of 5 million this year to first build three large-scale army forward bases in Baotou, Yinchuan, and Yumenguan. Based on this, it will recruit soldiers in the northwest and prepare to form two divisions in three years.  .

    The Prime Minister also promised to recruit 200,000 refugees from all over the country to move to the northwest within five years, order 1,000 tractors and 30,000 livestock to be handed over to them and implement military management, and go to the northwest to open up wasteland to plant cotton, sorghum and other crops to increase the local population.  "

    Even the budget has been made, it is obvious that there is a suspicion.

    This plan is also feasible. The 6th Division's march north to Baotou and Chicheng can completely rely on Shanxi and Shandong behind it, so the logistics consumption will not increase too much.  The 121st Mixed Division is a newly formed unit, but it is actually a combination of the 4th Division and the 15th Division. The vacancies in each of the two divisions need to be slowly filled by training new recruits for a year. The number of troops will not increase in the short term. The main problem is the stability of Shaanxi.  Controlling Shaanxi will ensure frontline military supplies, so the remaining two brigades of the 4th Division will need to be stationed in Shaanxi for a while.  As for the idea of ??building a corps for later generations, it is even more novel. If hundreds of thousands of non-gun-bearing personnel under militarized management can be built within five years, it will not only increase the proportion of Han people in the northwest, but also speed up the construction of the northwest and truly incorporate them into the management system of the Republic of China.

    The construction of the Northwest Army and Military Region was quickly decided, with the original 4th DivisionDivision commander Shi Xiaolou was appointed as the commander of the 121st Mixed Division and the commander of the Northwest Army. Liu Yutang, the former deputy commander of the 4th Division, took over as the commander of the 4th Division. Xu Shuzheng was appointed as the staff officer of the Northwest Military Region, but the candidate for the commander of the 6th Division has not yet been decided.

    Feng Guozhang recommended Chen Huan, but Chen Huan had already been appointed as the commander of the 16th Division, so he chose Li Chun as the next best option. However, Cai E believed that the 6th Division was the foundation of the Jin army. Even if Yan Xishan was not used, he should be selected from among the Jin army officers.  Pick one.

    "Let me think about it again." Yang Qiu did not give an answer for the time being. He actually already had a candidate in mind, but this candidate is still in confinement and needs to be observed for a period of time. Fortunately, the formation of the Northwest Army is not in a hurry. Now  Tsarist Russia was still very powerful in the north, and too obvious an advance into the northwest would arouse the vigilance of Nicholas II.

    After the meeting, everyone left one after another except Yang Du. When Cai Gongshi saw this, he knew that he had something to say to Yang Qiu, so he closed the door when he went out and asked Lei Meng not to be disturbed.

    Yang Du was not interested in military affairs and did not express any opinions during the meeting just now. After seeing everyone leave, he took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Yang Qiu: "This is what Liang Shiyi asked me to bring to you."

    The letter was very simple. It mainly talked about the handover of Beiyang's small treasury with Zhang Wenjing. In addition to the batch of gold that had been transported to Nanjing, the British 1 million pound loan he controlled was also handed over to the Ministry of Finance. Not only that, but also Beiyang over the years.  He also handed over all the more than 20 million he had accumulated in private. The hint of surrender between the lines made Yang Qiu secretly amused. He really wanted to ask Fang Rui what he had done to scare the great Beiyang God of Wealth into this state.

    As soon as Yang Qiu finished reading the letter, Yang Du took out another one and he couldn't help but laugh: "Brother Xizi, why don't we take it out together?"

    Yang Du chuckled: "It was a business matter just now, but nowit is Du's private matter. The Vice President has always made a distinction between public and private affairs, and Du should abide by it." He really knows how to behave, and he also deliberately emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between public and private matters.  This word made Yang Qiu reluctant to continue asking. After opening it, he found that it was something similar to an application for joining the party. Is this Yang Du actually planning to join the National Socialist Society?

    I quite admire this man with a dignified appearance, Yang Qiu. The way of the emperor alone is enough to attract anyone from later generations. It's a pity that he was born a few hundred years later. In the previous dynasty, he must have been a figure who came out of the cabinet and became a prime minister. But now  Well there is absolutely no chance that the emperor will come back, and the study of kings that he has studied intensively for more than ten years is destined to gradually become lonely.

    After putting down the letter, he asked: "I heard that Brother Xizi has a good relationship with the Democratic Party, and the former president also intends to hand over the United Party to you. Why are you suddenly interested in our national society?"

    Yang Du seemed to have expected that he would ask this question. He raised his eyebrows and said calmly: "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit."

    This guy is really straightforward.  Yang Qiu has a dark side, but it would be a good thing if he could join the National Society. He is well-known in Beiyang and has close relations with Liang Shiyi and other transportation departments. His joining will definitely expand the influence of the National Society in the north.  So he put away the letter and said, "I will forward the letter to the Party Secretariat for processing."

    Although he did not agree, except for Li Yuanhong and several executive members of the National Society, he did not have the final say, so Yang Du did not ask more questions and instead turned to government affairs: "Du and General Songpo came all the way from Tianjin and discovered that the northern provinces  It is not yet stable, especially the serious banditry in Henan and Shaanxi has seriously affected the overall situation. If the Central Plains is not stable, the world will be uneasy."

    He didn't expect that he would suddenly turn to politics, so Yang Qiu was slightly startled. However, he also saw that he was very utilitarian and wanted to use this to pry open his own career. But he didn't like this roundabout style and said: "  Brother Xizi, just say it directly if you have something to say, I don¡¯t have so many twists and turns here.¡±

    Yang Du smiled awkwardly and said: "Operation Anmin was a top-down high-pressure operation. It was understandable that the provinces were in turmoil at that time. But Henan is different. The country has been unified and the provincial governments have begun to gradually resume their functions. If you continue to exert pressure, I am afraid it will damage your reputation."  Brings criticism.¡±

    Yang Qiucai doesn't care about this kind of "reputation", but Henan is already divided between the people and the bandits. No matter how strong the oppression is, it will definitely lead to death and injury everywhere and affect the great cause. So think about it and ask: "Between brothers Yixizi,  what can we do about it?"

    "The root cause of banditry in various places is not how many bandit leaders there are, but how many blind followers there are. Since it is easy to cause civil unrest from the top down, then it should be from the bottom up! Those with evil deeds must not only be beaten but also severely beaten, and those who have  What a little evil" Yang Du rolled his eyes and said coldly: "Leave it to the common people to fight!"

    "Common people?"

    "Yes! Get rid of the big local tyrants and bullies, divide the confiscated land equally, and then put up a list to inform the people of Henan that anyone who quits the gang or makes meritorious service in suppressing the banditswill get the land!"

    Yang Qiu¡¯s heart skipped a beat, and two words suddenly came to his mind as he looked at Yang Du.

    ¡°Land reform!¡±

    ¡°Did this guy have contact with the Bolsheviks?  Yang Qiu thought to himself, in fact, he didn't want toLand reform was carried out according to the methods of later generations. That method would be too destructive, but land reform is a necessary process.  The actions to stabilize the people in the southwest are just a taste, and the power of the landowners and gentry in the southwest is far less powerful than in the north. Taking Henan as an example, almost 80% of the province's land is in the hands of local tyrants and landlords, which is much higher than the 50% in the southwest.

    And the landlord class is not without merit. Their children have all received good education, and many of them have gone abroad to study. If the government is beaten too hard, it will inevitably cause these people to lose hope in the country, and it will eventually turn into another "revolution."

    Yang Qiu frowned, tapping his fingers on the table for a while, then slowly stopped: "In half a month, Shaanxi and Henan will take the lead in banning guns, and the troops are also preparing to attack some evil forces. Murong Han  We are preparing for this, if Brother Xizi is free, you might as well go to his place and stay for a few days."

    Yang Du was overjoyed, nodded and left immediately, but Yang Qiu looked at his back and sighed deeply.

    Reformis not easy said than done

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