Chapter 355 Are you ready?

In the early morning, the sun just shines on the earth. In the ancient sky, a group of pigeons are flying. The whistle of the pigeons "Weng, Weng..." is far and near, loud and small, and echoes in the sky for a long time. Rainbow * Literature￥Xue%

Although it is early in the morning, in the Zhongnanhai Government Hall of the Presidential Palace on the east side of the Forbidden City in the inner city, it is still the same as usual. Dozens of staff are handling things there. However, in the inner room of the Government Hall, the room is filled with

There is a strong smell of cigar smoke. Liang Shiyi, Xu Shichang, Yang Shiqi and others are drafting the organizational measures of the State Council here.

The so-called Organizational Measures of the State Council are not so much organizational methods as the "State Council Powers and Responsibilities Measures". In fact, they divide the powers and responsibilities of the State Council and the Presidential Office. Perhaps in the eyes of the outside world, the President invited the Huaihai Economic Envoy to come.

The discussion of state affairs between Beijing and Beijing is something that will last forever, and Li Zicheng readily went to the appointment without hesitation, which is a blessing to the country.

It seems that everything in China is on the right track, and the country's prosperity is just around the corner. However, for Yuan Shikai, who is proficient in power, he will naturally not adhere to the principle of "living and dying for the benefit of the country, how can he avoid it for the sake of misfortunes and blessings" as the outside world says.

In fact, long before he sent the telegram, he had already begun drafting the "Organizational Measures of the State Council", which aimed to divide the powers of the two parties through the decentralization of powers between the government and the Yuan.

China's State Council originated from the Nanjing Provisional Government, which changed the presidential system to a cabinet system in order to limit Yuan Shikai's power. Later, the State Council was established, with nine ministries including foreign affairs, internal affairs, finance, army, navy, justice, education, industry, and transportation under the cabinet. The first cabinet

At the beginning, Prime Minister Tang Shaoyi was a person who wanted to get something done. He thought about China's national conditions and China's current situation. When he went to Nanjing to take office, he wanted to change the original 9 departments in the Nanjing Provisional Government to 12, except for

In addition to the seven ministries of foreign affairs, internal affairs, finance, army, navy, justice, and education, the industry is divided into three ministries of industry, commerce, and agriculture and forestry, and the transportation is divided into two ministries, namely, transportation and post and telecommunications. This way, it can not only clarify the profession, but also benefit the north and the south.

Personnel arrangements for all parties.

After Tang Shaoyi reported his plan on the composition of the cabinet to the Senate, the Senate raised objections and did not agree to separate transportation, post and telecommunications, and industry was only allowed to be divided into two ministries: industry and commerce, and agriculture and forestry. In this way, Tang Shaoyi's plan to turn 9 ministries into 12 ministries could only be 9

The number of ministries was increased to 10. As a result, the 10 ministries under the cabinet became the norm for China's central departments. When the State Council was reestablished, the division of the ten ministries became the most important issue before everyone.

We need to satisfy the president, the prime minister, and the people. But the question is who can please the three parties?

"Then you still want to think about good things, think about coincidences, and still think about the old donkey not eating grass!"

It was very rare that Xu Shichang uttered a curse word. After this sentence, he looked at it with great helplessness as he spent half a month working out another State Council organizational method with Liang Shiyi and Yang Shiqi.

When they first proposed this plan to Li Zicheng's three or four ministries, Yuan Shikai overturned it almost without thinking. The reason is very simple. The power of the State Council should not be too big or too small. It must be just right. And the most powerful person in the world

What is difficult to grasp is exactly this, especially the division of power. Just like the division of power between ministers and deputy ministers in the first film, this time it involves the power of a country!

Therefore, at the suggestion of the President, we finally came up with the organizational method of the State Council. According to this organizational method, the Presidential Office has jurisdiction over five ministries, and the State Council has jurisdiction over five ministries. It can be said that it seems very fair. The ten ministries of the central government are responsible for each of their five ministries.

, at least on paper, it looks very confusing. In fact, the organizational method has not changed, each is in charge of five departments. This is the basic tone, and the reason for this is such a fair and just deception.

According to the current plan, the five key departments of foreign affairs, justice, finance, army, and navy are under the jurisdiction of the presidential palace. The president appoints and removes officials from the five departments, and their reasons are very good. As the supreme head of state, the president naturally controls the land.

The navy, as a symbol of the country, naturally controls diplomacy. As for finance, finance is the foundation of the country, and it is natural for the president to control it.

As for the five ministries of internal affairs, education, agriculture and forestry, industry and commerce, and transportation, they are under the jurisdiction of the State Council. The reason is also very good. The State Council is responsible for the national economy and people's livelihood. It is within its own responsibility to control agriculture, forestry, industry, commerce, and education. The development of agriculture, forestry, and industry and commerce needs to be supplemented by transportation.

As for the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it is responsible for coordinating the internal affairs of the country. Only the two "fat vacancies, good and bad positions" of the Ministry of Transportation and the Ministry of Internal Affairs will fall into the hands of the State Council.

"Yansun, look, this plan has finally been come up. Why don't you submit it to the president? This man is old, but he can't stay up late!"

With his bloodshot eyes, Xu Shichang rationally chose to "get out of the way". Now not only will the State Council be re-established, but the Secretariat of the Presidential Palace has also been re-established. This Secretary-General is Liang Shiyi.

"Brother Juren, this..."

Just when Liang Shiyi was about to persuade him, Yang Shiqi said from the side.

"Of course this is Secretary-General Liang's job, why don't I send Brother Juren home to rest!"

After speaking to the two of them like this, Liang Shiyi sneered in his heart: All these two people were thinking was just to make themselves suffer from this sore, but they only saw that this matter seemed to be unpalatable to both sides.

But if the operation is done well, it is a matter of mutual benefit. Some people will fall off the wire rope, but some people can walk very well!

Although he was thinking this in his heart, Liang Shiyi said with a sincere smile on his face:

"Shiyi sincerely thanks both of you for your help. Once the organizational method of the State Council is determined, the country's situation will be stable. At that time, Shiyi will definitely tell the people of the country that they have worked hard and contributed greatly to the establishment of the republic forever.

!”

After some courtesy, as the two of them left, Liang Shiyi walked out of the political hall and walked towards Jurentang, where the president lived. On the way, Liang Shiyi weighed the president's thoughts over and over again in his mind. For the president,

The army, navy, and finance are the three most important departments. In the final analysis, China's affairs still rely on the barrel of the gun, and the barrel of the gun must be sued. It can be said that for the president, these three departments must not

What was left to Li Zicheng was diplomacy. Diplomacy dealt with foreigners, while internal affairs controlled the appointment and dismissal of officials across the country. These were important departments, and the president naturally had to take them into his own hands.

At this point, although Liang Shiyi had selfish motives, he could only listen to Yuan Shikai. But he knew that if it was really distributed like this, Li Zicheng might feel a little uncomfortable, but he had no reason to deny it directly. Maybe the president would agree to this.

Opinion.

Sure enough, after the president saw this organizational method, he fell silent. He neither expressed objection nor approval. He was obviously thinking about it in his heart. After pondering for a moment, Liang Shiyi began to persuade:

"President, this method is the best method now. If there is no real power department in the state affairs, it will be really difficult to explain. If the two ministries of education and transportation are given to the State Council, it will be enough to cause confusion among the people."

Looking at Liang Shiyi, Yuan Shikai said after silence:

"The five ministries have shown the magnanimity of this president. The presidential office has no involvement in these five ministries."

After saying these words, Yuan Shikai seemed to be missing something. In fact, it was only after careful consideration that he made the decision. If Li Zicheng did not have an army of 200,000, he would

He would only be given three troops, but he had an army of 200,000 strong. Just because of these, he had to make some concessions.

"Indeed, by giving him five ministries, the whole of China will know the president's sincerity. If Li Zicheng still doesn't agree by then, it will appear that Li Zicheng is greedy for power."

Nodding, Yuan Shikai smiled and said:

"So, among the five ministries, it seems that this president has made a lot of concessions, but in fact, it leaves him, Li Zicheng, with no room to refute and fight for power!"

However, Yuan Shikai's words made Liang Shiyi startled. He was surprised by Yuan Shikai's methods, and then he said with admiration:

"The president's vision is beyond our reach!"

"Okay, stop flattering me!"

Putting away his smile, Yuan Shikai waved his hand and said:

"I'm still not satisfied with the five departments of the State Council you mentioned. Let me make a suggestion for you to consider."

Yuan Shikai touched his beard, thought for a while, and said:

"Wang Chonghui is now the chief judge of the Longhai Higher Tribunal. He can be said to be young and promising. After graduating from the Law Department of Peiyang University, he obtained a doctorate in law in the United States, and he also served as the chief justice. Well, let him be the chief justice.

!”

Yuan Shikai's suggestion made Liang Shiyi beat a drum in his heart. He looked at the president in disbelief. Wang Chonghui was branded with the marks of the Kuomintang and Longhai, but the president wanted to return to the presidential palace.

If the Ministry of Justice is handed over to Wang Chonghui, isn't this equivalent to turning a "50-50-point government office" into a "46-point government office"?

"President, this..."

When Liang Shiyi wanted to persuade the president to think twice, he suddenly realized Yuan Shikai's intention, so he hurriedly complimented:

"The candidate for the President has been well proposed. It doesn't matter whether the President would be grateful when he mentioned Wang Chonghui's name, but Li Zicheng would be grateful. You know, Li Zicheng has always supported the rule of law, and now Longhai is a

Local lawyers account for half of the country. If Official Wang Chonghui is appointed as the Minister of Justice, he will not choose to come to China and rule the country by law."

No need to think about it, Liang Shiyi knew that once this decision was made, the whole country would only see that Yuan Shikai was employing people on the basis of merit, but not that his move contained evil intentions. If Wang Chonghui treated Longhai Xing as "only talking about

The Ministry of Justice has been involved in the "law-based, regardless of human feelings" policy. Within half a year, Wang Chonghui's actions may bring disaster to Li Zicheng and the National Socialist Party.

"The law is the last line of defense for social fairness. The independent judiciary supported by Li Chih-cheng is actually what this president wants. Wang Chonghui has been training in Longhai for more than 10 years. He wants to have a better understanding of judicial independence and fairness. He served as the chief justice.

, is indeed a blessing to China.”

Yuan Shikai didn't know Wang Chonghui very well, but he didn't need to know too much. He only needed to know the things he did in Lianyungang, which was enough. He was not afraid of Wang Chonghui's "independent judiciary" nor was he afraid of his use of judicial power to maintain

China's fairness and justice, in fact, he is really afraid that if he doesn't do that, as long as he does, it will be Li Zicheng who will be unlucky in the end.

“Parties are united and those who are different are defeated!”

Understanding what the president would use to attack Wang Chonghui in the end, these four words came to Li Zhiyuan's Liang Shi's heart. At the same time, he also understood the truth that his old boss's political talent was really beyond their reach.

Concession, in fact, all conceals "harmful intentions", and he immediately said with sincerity:

“The great president’s ability to recognize and employ people is truly second to none.”

"Yansun, what we just said were private words between you and me! There is no need to keep flattering like this!"

Looking at Liang Shiyi, Yuan Shikai emphasized the word "private conversation". Liang Shiyi had been in frequent contact with Gu Weijun recently, and he had received some news. Although he was not worried, appropriate reminders were still necessary.

"President, Shi Yi thinks that of the ten ministries of the Central Committee, although the State Council occupies five, it is so small that it will not be too few. Otherwise, three of these five ministries are cold yamen, and they will still have some complaints.

Therefore, some things must be prepared in advance.”

Liang Shiyi did not directly respond to Yuan Shikai's words. He knew that for Yuan Shikai, sometimes eagerness to show loyalty would make him dissatisfied. If he really had an opinion against him, he would not say these words.

"you mean……"

Yuan Shikai touched his bruised cheek and said,

"The biggest problem then is how to treat the cold yamen, if the cold yamen is turned into a hot yamen."

People's mentality will always change. In fact, for Li Zicheng, Yuan Shikai's mentality is complicated. On the one hand, he admits that Li Zicheng is a talent, and a rare talent. It is precisely because of this that he wants to let this person

Talents are for his own use, so he would rather give him some ministries and let him do some things. Yuan Shikai, who was able to do things in the Qing Dynasty, understood that there are many officials in China, but there are few officials who can do things, like Li Zhiyuan.

, there are very few people who can accomplish great things.

However, Li Zhiyuan holds military power in his hands. Such a person will become his opponent no matter what. Even if he is an opponent, then he cannot treat him fairly. But Yuan Shikai understands that if he

He wants to become the "real president of a powerful country", but Li Zhiyuan is one of the few people in the country who can really help him.

He is different from the Revolutionary Party. The Revolutionary Party can only destroy, but Li Zicheng can build. It is for this reason that Yuan Shikai has an extremely complicated mentality towards him. Yuan Shikai always values ​​birth and qualifications when employing people, but he values ​​ability more.

, has the ability, even if he is an enemy, he dares to use it!
To be continued...