I have no objection to this, but I hope

You can set a precedent, and it will become a practice from you, that is, after the Prime Minister retires, he will serve as the president of the Central Imperial University. How important education is to China, and how much weight Central Imperial University has to the empire, you and I both know

Very clear."

He was very frank. Looking back on the Sino-Soviet war, Tang Shaoyi's lack of cooperation in certain matters did make him unhappy. However, the Prime Minister also had his own difficulties. After all, a government that continues to fight year after year cannot last long.

Tang Shaoyi didn't want the empire to be defeated, but wanted the empire to stop as soon as it got better.

There is still a hint of punishment, but there is no need to make it clear. Maybe if the third government fails to do its job well, Song Biao will have to ask Tang Shaoyi to come back to save the situation.

Tang Shaoyi also knew these things in his heart, and the principal of Central Imperial University could be considered a very good arrangement.

In the era of the Republic, university presidents were a piece of shit, and cadres at the department and bureau level were as big as sesame. They had no power in their hands, and those who could get along were academic hooligans. The hooligans were real, and the academics were fake.

In this imperial era, many characteristics of traditional Chinese culture are still retained, and there is also the familiar flavor of the Republic of China. If you can be a university president, it is like being a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy or a mountain leader of Yueyang Academy.

, that is also a very incredible social status, especially for Central Imperial University.

When Central Imperial University was founded, Song Biao wrote a school motto for Central Imperial University in his capacity as emperor. This school motto was very famous in the imperial era at this time, that is, "Determined to cultivate one's moral integrity and govern the country, and have a mind for all the people in the world." Aurora University

The school motto is "Gather the elites from all over the world to create all things

Therefore, these two universities also cultivate the most cutting-edge and brilliant talents in the Empire, and Imperial University is more directional, such as Imperial University’s School of Finance and Economics, School of Political Science and Law, and School of Foreign Languages, which can be said to be specifically designed to cultivate the Empire.

First-rate politicians, judges and diplomats.

Imperial University is different from Aurora. Except for historical scores, Imperial University usually does not attach much importance to students' written test scores. Recommendation points, interview points, and written test scores each account for 13. Students who can study at Imperial University are basically public and private high schools and preparatory courses.

The activists among them are young people who are naturally interested in politics and social activities.

Since the emperor's request is to form a routine, not a prime minister, Tang Shaoyi cannot refuse. Moreover, this position should be said to be very enviable. It can be called the mentor of the future elite of the empire, but compared to the chairman of the Restoration Party and the speaker of the National Assembly.

The location is much different.

Tang Shaoyi thought about it in his mind, and replied to Song Biao: "I must live up to the emperor's trust, be a teacher, and teach the essence of the country. This is a great honor for me."

Song Biao thanked him and said: "I am very happy that you can think so. Because your contribution will be difficult for subsequent prime ministers to match. As long as you can set a precedent, everything will be easy to handle in the future. The position of the Central Imperial University

If you don’t have time, you can go to the University of Science and Technology of China and other universities. This is true for the Prime Minister. It is also easier for other cabinet ministers and provincial governors to arrange this. Your social resources are strong. The biggest advantage of being a president is that you can use your political power

Raising funds through prestige is not enough to run education

Rely on the government, especially to run universities. Because the government’s education funds and allocations still need to be more inclined towards compulsory education. Even public universities must absorb as many social donations as possible. Therefore, I very much hope that in this matter

It has formed a social atmosphere and practice. After retiring, high-level officials must take it as their responsibility to actively participate in education and take it as an honor. Even if they go there to gain fame and reputation, as long as they can bring social sponsorship and benefits to the university, we will

Much support.”

Tang Shaoyi sighed, feeling that his life was miserable, but he still replied: "The emperor is wise and powerful, thinking about the long term, and his achievements will last for a long time. I have dedicated my life to it, but I regret that I cannot be loyal to you for a long time."

It's too late to flatter him now. Song Biao really didn't intend for him to lead this trend and pioneer.

After arranging Tang Shaoyi's retreat, Song Biao said to Zhang Kangren and Ouyang Geng: "The following is a matter for the two of you. Since it is an empire with a constitutional monarch, as a monarch, I naturally do not need to appoint any of you as prime minister.

There is no need to interfere. You all know in your heart that no matter who comes to power between you two, it means the same thing to me.

Same. You two are not necessarily the only ones who have performed really well in these two cabinets. As far as I am concerned, Minister of Agriculture Wang Yongjiang, Minister of Industry Zheng Tingxiang, Minister of Transportation Yuan Shikai, and Minister of Land and Resources Song Jiaoren

, Commissioner of Taxation Ouyang Xi, and Minister of Culture and Education Liang Qichao, it can be said that they all did a very good job, but you are on a shining stage, and all the achievements

Everyone has seen his achievements. Wang Yongjiang has offended many people in recent years. Zheng Tingxiang is not yet qualified in the cabinet, so he has not received many nominations within the party. What I want to say to you is very simple. Who

Who comes first is not a very important issue, nor is the position of the prime minister. The key lies in each other's responsibilities. Consider the challenges faced by the next central government

The international pressure faced by the empire is relatively high, diplomacy is more difficult than domestic affairs, the country's territory has expanded, and there are more disputes with foreign countries. It is not only necessary to safeguard national interests and strive for a more relaxed development environment for the empire, but also continue to explore as much as possible

Regarding the interests of the empire overseas, these matters are really not easy, so I suggest that you have internal consultations and that the next prime minister should focus on diplomacy."

When Song Biao said these words, Zhang Kangren was naturally very sad. Zhang Kangren was indispensable for the empire to be what it is today. Zhang Kangren himself felt that the position of Prime Minister of the Cabinet of Trust belongs to him, and he was in Tang Shaoyi's position.

Ouyang Geng had always remained neutral in the fight between the Tang Shaoyi faction and the Loyalty to the Emperor faction, while Ouyang Geng had always been a Tang Shaoyi faction before.

Ouyang Geng was happy in his heart, but did not dare to show it. He only said: "Your Majesty, if I serve as Prime Minister, I will visit Europe to re-establish close diplomatic cooperation with Germany. At the same time, we will continue to strengthen the Sino-French alliance and try our best to counter the British and Japanese

During the period of suppression and containment by the Alliance, maintain appropriate peaceful exchanges with the United Kingdom, visit the United States again, and seek support from the United States. In addition, I will send the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs there.

Soviet Russia, maintain trade and commerce between the two countries, and strive to take advantage of the situation of Soviet Russia being blocked by various countries to expand the empire's interests in Soviet Russia. When the empire becomes stronger, continue to consider strengthening the suppression and blockade of Soviet Russia. Above diplomacy, pro-Russia

France and the United States secretly colluded with Germany and Russia, checked and balanced Britain and Japan without causing confrontation, tried their best to protect the empire's interests in the Middle East, Central Asia and Southeast Asia, maintained cooperation with other countries first, and led Asia to counterbalance Britain and Russia later."

Song Biao nodded slightly and asked, "What about internal affairs?"

Ouyang Geng replied without thinking: "There is no other reason but to govern the country according to the law."

Song Biao continued to nod.

It was only in the past two years that Ouyang Geng showed the characteristics of a hardliner in politics. This man himself was also quite powerful and very scheming. When he was the Consul General in San Francisco, the Qing government asked him to refuse approval for Sun Yat-sen to go to the United States. As a result, he

I still forced this matter to be done.

Especially regarding the First World War and the Sino-Soviet War, his tough stance was highly praised by everyone, especially Song Biao. This was also because the empire's strength was rising, and those in charge of diplomatic work must be keenly aware of it.

Countries are showing concessions towards China. If you give in, I will be tough.

Ouyang Geng supported the empire to increase its troop deployment during World War I. He said a very interesting thing at that time. He said, "In the past, we were afraid of everyone we met, just because we were afraid that others would find trouble and bully us. But it is different now. We must let others

If they are afraid of us but not afraid of them, we will have no way to safeguard the interests of the country." His words had a direct impact on the entire Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and basically represented that the imperial diplomacy after 1917 was increasingly becoming hardline in style.

Regarding internal affairs, Ouyang Geng didn't have many thoughts or considerations. But after all, he was an imperial party. He spent a lot of time and opportunities with the emperor, and generally knew the emperor's thoughts.

Now there may not be a war in the empire for twenty years. The transitional period of the previous ten years has also passed. The national power is getting stronger and the military and political stability. The next few central governments will not just engage in transition, stability, and infrastructure, but will

A tougher style must be promoted at the cultural, political, spiritual, and institutional levels of the entire empire, especially the idea advocated by the emperor that "Long Li respects the virtuous as the king, respects the law and loves the people as hegemony" and implements it into practice.

Song Biao thought about it for a while and felt that what Ouyang Geng said was right and too simple, so he asked, "Where should we start?"

Ouyang Geng thought for a while and replied cautiously: "I want to start with the Ministry of Transportation and Customs."

Song Biao immediately approved: "Okay, let's take action."

Yuan Shikai did a very good job in the position of Minister of Transportation, which is obvious to all. The major repairs of the Guangdong-Han, Yellow River, Northern, Xinjiang, Sichuan-Han, Chengtian, Fujian, and Zhejiang-Jiangxi railways were all done during Yuan Shikai's ten years in office.

It can be described as vigorous and resolute, with amazing efficiency.

But after all, Yuan Shikai was an old-style Manchu bureaucrat, and his tactics and behavior were all those of a Manchu court official. It was okay to do things in some places where the logic was illegal. After all, the empire was eager for success at the time, but Yuan Shikai had the

There is a heavy emphasis on power, but things are not done cleanly in many places.

For example, he knows the routes that every railway will pass through, and always arranges for his family and friends to purchase land in advance and make huge profits from it. He has made a lot of money in the past few years, and privately funded newspapers to gain reputation and hot discussion for himself.

You need to rely on this kind of skill to become prime minister.

Yuan Shikai initially joined the New Deal Power Party, but later withdrew on his own initiative. He actually wanted to join the Restoration Party, but failed, so he had to join the Constitutional Party. Zhang Jian had some problems in his first term as Minister of Industry, and he failed in his second term.

Being replaced by Zheng Tingxiang, Yuan Shikai gradually replaced Zhang Jian's position in the Constitutional Party.

Yuan Shikai still had a great influence on the powerful New Deal Congress. He originally hoped to express his loyalty to the emperor and use the joint support of several parties to promote himself as prime minister. However, as the Restoration Party achieved great success in this congressional election,

, this matter can only be left alone.

During this period, some newspapers also commented on Yuan Shikai's personal gain during his tenure as Minister of Transport. Yuan Shikai did not take it seriously, but he only restrained himself in the last few years.

On the other side of the customs was Liang Shiyi. This man was very ambitious. He was in cahoots with Yuan Shikai and did similar things.

Now that the empire's foreign affairs are over, and now it is cleaning up its internal affairs, it is obviously impossible for them to continue to be free. Although Song Biao has not made a clear statement, he hopes in his heart that this matter will not only be investigated, but also investigated rigorously. The Central Bureau of Investigation

Bian Geng has been keeping an eye on it. The "Anti-Corruption Act" previously enacted by the empire is very strict. The current evidence is enough to put these two people in jail for twenty years. It's just that they feel that they are not afraid of trouble because of their high position.

Since Ouyang Geng said this, Song Biao stopped asking more questions and said to Zhang Kangren, "You should decide within your own party to select the prime minister. As for my opinion, you should not tell anyone else, so as not to affect it."

You just need to understand other people's decisions in your own mind. I still say the same thing, don't take the position of Prime Minister too seriously, the empire is the most important."

Having said this, Zhang Kangren and Ouyang Geng both understood what the emperor meant.

No matter who is the fourth prime minister, the third one should let Ouyang Geng, the foreign minister, take office first, and try to deal with the various diplomatic risks currently facing the empire as much as possible, and the rest will be discussed later.

After talking with Tang Shaoyi, Zhang Kangren, and Ouyang Geng for a whole morning, Song Biao basically smoothed the matter over. It was estimated that there would be no surprises later, so he got up and sent the three of them off in person.

After that, when he returned to the office, Song Biao stood in front of the window and felt a lot of emotion.

The world situation is turbulent, and even he may have difficulty figuring out where the world will go in the future. Under the Treaty of Versailles and the Sino-Soviet Armistice Treaty, the arrival of World War II is only a matter of time.

The issue that really worried Song Biao was that an alliance between the Soviet Union and Germany was probably unavoidable, because the relationship between the Sino-French alliance was unlikely to change for a long time. If the Soviet Union and Germany did not form an alliance, it would be impossible for the Soviet Union to counterattack China and for Germany to counterattack Britain and France.

No matter how crazy the leaders of the two countries are and how much they hate each other, they will definitely join forces.

This is really a combination of two dictatorships, and the world will be completely dark.

The Japanese navy and the Soviet army join forces, and the empire is in danger!

At this time, the Chinese Empire is at its peak. Where will it be in the future?

For Song Biao, in addition to military worries, the most important thing he needed to consider was how to ensure that he had a prime minister who was strong enough to support the empire's domestic and foreign affairs and cooperate with him in the war-torn dark age.

The world!

He is 34 years old this year and will be 54 twenty years later. It will be his golden years as the supreme military commander. Where is the prime minister?...)
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