Oda Toriro sent Yuan Shikai's resolution back to China, and politicians in Japan were very surprised because no one had expected Yuan Shikai to reject Japan's suggestions. Therefore, when he made the plan, there was no reserve response plan at all. It seemed that all believed that Yuan Shikai would agree.

But Yuan Shikai refused, and Japan could not force Yuan Shikai to accept it and made Pu Jun the emperor. So the Japanese government was at a loss for a moment and didn't know what to do next. Some people suggested that it would be better to give up this plan. However, after discussion, Japan finally decided to carry out this plan, because now Japan must control southern China and use southern China's resources and markets to provide impetus for Japan's development. Otherwise, Japan would almost never be able to get rid of the debt crisis in the next 20 years.

But if this plan is to continue, the first thing is to choose a former governor from the south to make Pu Jun the new emperor, and then implement it step by step. But this candidate needs to be carefully discussed this time. If Japan is rejected like Yuan Shikai, then this plan will be really impossible to play. In addition, the news of Yuan Shikai's rejection must be hidden from Zai Yi and others, because Zai Yi and others cannot see Japan too incompetent. In this way, it will be difficult to control Pu Jun in the future.

Just when Japan was in a state of great confusion, Luo Yue, Li Songchen, Gao Jun and his wife walked together, left Shanghai and returned to Qingdao.

Luo Yue returned to Qingdao because the combat mission had ended. This time he participated in the war, the Marine Corps had not had many combat missions, and they had only landed in the front line, but were in remote control command in Shanghai. Later, after the People's Army and Zhao Erxun reached an armistice agreement, Luo Yue ordered that all the Marine Corps be withdrawn back to Shanghai and handed over all the missions stationed in Hubei to the Army. After all, the Marine Corps is not suitable for long-term garrison in inland areas.

Even though the Marine Corps had already evacuated Hubei, there was no need for Luo Yue to stay in Shanghai. Although Shanghai is one of the Marine Corps' garrisons, the general garrison is still in Qingdao after all. And now the Spring Festival is approaching. Although the veterans are all from modern society, their concept of the New Year is the same as that of this era. New Year's Day is just the beginning of the new year, and only the Spring Festival is the real New Year. As a result, Qin Zheng and Zhou Ping are bound to be unable to go back to Qingdao to celebrate the New Year. Luo Yue does not want his wife to stay in Qingdao alone for the New Year.

Li Songchen and his wife went to Qingdao to attend the regular meeting of the East China Government at the beginning of the year. The top leaders from all over the country gathered in Qingdao for meetings. On the one hand, they summarized last year, and on the other hand, they also arranged the work arrangements for the new year, and sometimes made certain adjustments to the five-year plan.

Of course, Li Songchen went to Qingdao this year, and the situation was a little different, because according to internal information, he would likely be transferred to Shanghai after the Spring Festival. Li Songchen was originally transferred to Shanghai for emergency treatment, but now he has been in Shanghai for more than 4 years, and his political achievements in office are quite significant. Therefore, this time he is not only a transfer, but also a promotion.

Although Li Songchen's final destination has not been decided at this time, there are roughly three: first, it is to return to Qingdao to work, and he will serve as the head of an important department. After several years of accumulation and training, he will be promoted to one of the nine members and enter the Executive Yuan; second, he will go to Beijing to replace Qin Zheng as a member of the Beijing Regional Management Committee, because Qin Zheng is one of the five giants after all, and it is impossible to serve in places outside Qingdao for a long time. The work in Beijing is very important. He is not only responsible for the future general rear work of the northwest region such as Shanxi and Shaanxi, but also to prepare for the relocation of the East China Government.

After the official founding of the East China Government, a new capital must be determined. Although there has not been any discussion on the selection of the new capital yet, Qingdao's location is far from being surrounded by the sea, and it is obviously not the best city to be the capital. In terms of habits, functions, location and actual functions, Beijing is the most suitable city to be the capital. Therefore, from now on, it is necessary to carry out overall planning and necessary transformation of Beijing. The position of the member of the Beijing Regional Management Committee is naturally crucial.

The third is to go to Wuchang and serve as the new mayor of Hubei Province and Wuhan City. Although the three towns of Wuhan, Wuchang, Hanyang and Hankou in the old time and space are still three independent administrative regions, it is inevitable to integrate the three towns of Wuchang, Hanyang and Hankou into one and establish Wuhan City based on the experience of the old time and space, as well as the needs of moving south in the future. Once the city of Wuhan is established, it will not only be the advance base for the future southward unification of the whole country, but also the core city of central China and an important transportation hub for water and land in the future. Therefore, it is naturally a capable personnel to manage it.

Of course, although the last two items also work in the local area, they are different from the current work. First, this is an emergency need and temporary nature. Second, the actual authority is much greater than that of ordinary local officials. At the same time, they accumulate more time in the local area, so it is easier to get started when working in the central government in the future. Bi Jing and Li Songchen is not old, only 40 years old this year. As a politician, this is a very young age and will have at least 20-30 years of career in the future.

Although they belong to different systems, Luo Yue and Li Songchen have cooperated many times. The two cooperated well with each other, so they established a good personal relationship. The Marine Corps had their own ships, so Luo Yue invited Li Songchen and his wife to return to Qingdao on the Marine Corps warship. After arriving in Qingdao, they lived in Luo Yue's house. Anyway, there were many empty rooms at home, and Qin Zheng and his wife were not there. Li Songchen did not refuse. The couple also had housing in Qingdao, but both of them had not returned for a long time. Even if someone cleaned, they were not fully equipped with daily necessities. Moreover, they would not stay for too long when they returned to Qingdao this time. At most, Zhou Weiying and Gao Jun knew each other, so they happily accepted Luo Yue's invitation.

Although in principle, the administrative system and the military system should avoid as much contact as possible, because in terms of official matters, the two systems should be clearly distinguished and have nothing to do with each other. But now it is a war period, and it is impossible for the two military and political systems to be completely separated, and they must cooperate closely at some times. Just like this war in the attack on Hubei, Luo Yue and Li Songchen were both the heads of the management committee, and the logistics support for the attack on Hubei was mainly responsible for Li Songchen, so it is not an exaggeration to return to Qingdao on the Marine Corps warship. Moreover, there are more than 6,000 veterans, who know each other and have a personal relationship.

The three of them were riding a transport ship with a displacement of more than 6,500 tons. There were 3 or 4 spare rooms on the ship, all of which were double rooms, each with about 7 or 8 square meters or less. Do they still have living conditions? There were also 2 destroyers escorting them.

After dinner, Gao Jun was a little dizzy, so he rested in the room, while Luo Yue and Li Songchen chatted on the deck of the stern.

Luo Yue said: "The conditions on the military ship are not as good as those on the passenger ship, especially for Director Gao, who is not well cared for, and Mayor Li is more responsible."

Li Songchen smiled and said, "General Luo is so kind. In fact, the conditions on the military ship are OK, but we are not that delicate."

Luo Yue said: "That's good."

Li Songchen said: "This war on attacking Hubei did not actually fight any wars. Do you feel that it is not very satisfying? But you did not make great contributions?"

Luo Yue shook his head and said, "This is really not there. In fact, this result is the best. If you defeat others without fighting, you will suffer casualties. Once the war continues, both us and the enemy will have casualties. This will reduce casualties and achieve the goal of combat. It is not the most important thing to make contributions or not. You have the opportunity to make contributions."

Li Songchen smiled and said, "But there are not many opportunities in the next few years. After this war is over, we will probably have a few years of development and stability, and the chance of fighting again is not high."

Of course, Luo Yue knew that after the end of this war, the East China Government will focus on stabilizing the north and developing the economy in the next few years. Even if I go south and unify the country, it will be dominated by the army. The navy and the Marine Corps will not have many chances of landing and fighting, which means there will be some opportunities for landing and fighting in the southeast coastal areas. However, he didn't care and said, "That's okay. If you don't fight, you won't fight. At my current age, it's rare to reach my current position. It's good to have a few years of rest."

Luo Yue is less than 35 years old now, and his military rank is already a lieutenant general, and his position is commander-in-chief of the Marine Corps. Even if he is in the People's Army, he is still a young senior general. The total number of navy and army is less than 20 lieutenant generals, so there is no need to worry.

Luo Yue said: "It's you, you're about to leave Shanghai. Have you ever thought about where to go next stop?"

Li Songchen shook his head and said, "I haven't thought about it yet, but in fact, it's okay to go there. No matter where you work, everyone has their own benefits and opportunities."

In fact, in addition to being directly appointed by the Executive Yuan, Li Songchen will also consider Li Songchen's own intentions. After all, the choice is available this time, so going to Qingdao this time is also of great importance to Li Songchen and an important choice in his political career. Li Songchen took Gao Jun back to Qingdao with him, and was also prepared to have someone around him who can discuss when necessary. After all, the couple can say everything. Moreover, after years of political experience, Gao Jun has also shown excellent political qualities and can provide Li Songchen with good advice and references at Guan Jian's moment.

Luo Yue also nodded and said, "That's the case, but I don't know if there is any chance to work with Mayor Li again in the future!"
Chapter completed!