readx; The central government agreed to appoint Chen Jingyun as the southeastern propaganda envoy to oversee the military and political affairs of Fujian, Zhejiang, and Fujian provinces. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 However, the central government did not give Chen Jingyun jurisdiction over the eastern part of Guangdong and southern Jiangsu occupied by the Nationalist Army, and the current governor of Guangdong is still Lu Rongting, and southern Jiangsu is also nominally under the administration of the governor of Jiangsu.

Then, on the very important issue of the ownership of the navy, the central authorities agreed that the naval issue would be put on hold for the time being, and that the ships that originally belonged to the First Fleet and the Second Fleet would be incorporated into the Fuzhou Fleet, and that the ships ordered by the former Qing Dynasty, which would return to China in the near future, would be transferred to the Fuzhou Fleet. This can be said to be a big step for Yuan Shikai, this step back is not what Yuan Shikai is willing to do, but he has to agree to the requirements of many admirals, and the opinion of the admirals is very simple, that is, the Chinese navy is weak and must maintain a unified fleet in order to face future maritime threats.

Although Yuan Shikai wanted to dominate China and defeat the Nationalist Army, he thought that now that the Beiyang Army was no longer able to control the navy, he did not have a few small gunboats under his command, and he had already received rumors that those naval officers who went to accept the warships had begun to contact the Fuzhou fleet.

"I hope this Chen Jingyun will save the seeds of the Chinese Navy!"

These exchanges of interests were soon agreed upon by both sides, although the secret negotiators signed a contract in Shanghai, and although the two sides issued telegrams announcing the end of the war.

The 4th Division of the Nationalist Army began to withdraw from Yangzhou, and in order to comply with the number of garrisons, the 4th Division of the Nationalist Army withdrew to Hangzhou, while the 5th Division withdrew to the direction of Ningbo, leaving only three divisions in southern Jiangsu, namely the 2nd Division in Nanjing, the 7th Division in Zhenjiang, and the 1st Division in Shanghai.

The Beiyang Army also only maintained the 5th and 7th Divisions in Jiangbei, the 2nd Brigade was withdrawn to Chuzhou, and the 5th Brigade was withdrawn to Xuzhou.

For a time, the state of war between the two sides for almost three months was officially declared over, and coincidentally, in January, Li Yuanhong finally led his army to wipe out all the revolutionary troops in Hubei, although Li Yuanhong's strength suffered a great loss, and finally ended the civil war in Hubei. These news came one after another, and for a time all the major newspapers in China were full of the word peace.

People from all walks of life praised Chen Jingyun and Yuan Shikai for their high-profile demeanor and prejudices, putting aside prejudices and maintaining peace in the country.

In addition, at this time, the first parliamentary election was also slowly underway, and for a while, people in China were full of hope for the future as the Qing emperor announced his abdication last year.

But what they didn't know was that whether it was the Beiyang Army or the Nationalist Army, this armistice was only temporary, and they only prepared for the next larger-scale war, and the next war was not too far away.

Chen Jingyun supported Yuan Shikai's election as president in exchange for the title of Southeast Xuanfu Envoy, becoming the second Xuanfu envoy in China. As the Jianghuai Xuanfu envoy, Feng Guozhang has the title of Xuanfu envoy, but it is far less significant than Chen Jingyun's title of Xuanfu envoy.

Chen Jingyun's title of Xuanfu gave him an official name to govern the two provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang, instead of relying on the national army for military control.

After having this title, Chen Jingyun immediately established the Southeast Xuanfu Embassy, and under the Xuanfu Embassy, it was set up: the Ministry of Military Affairs, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Communications, and the Ministry of Supervision. Originally, it was not planned to set up a ministry, this is to avoid suspicion, after all, it is easy to give people the impression of reading the local government, and this point is resolutely opposed by the Beiyang Central Political Axe, Chen Jingyun wants to set up these departments, he doesn't care, but he can't swagger to build an organization that is the same as the Central Political Axe, but in order not to give people the impression of weakness, at the same time, Chen Jingyun is too lazy to change it, so he directly uses the ministry. Although Beiyang opposes one or two, but the other provincial political axes are basically set up departments, seeing that Chen Jingyun ignored the opposition of the central government, he was silent, anyway, both sides are preparing for the next war, these trivial matters will not be ignored for the time being, and after defeating the national army, these things will naturally be gone.

At the same time, Chen Jingyun sent a telegram to Yuan Shikai, suggesting that the post of governor of each province be abolished, that the military and government be separated, that the provincial governor be in charge of government affairs, and that military affairs be managed by the military system. This was originally proposed by Chen Jingyun in order to solve the complex institutions in Fujian and Zhejiang provinces, but when he saw this, his eyes lit up, and he immediately issued a big stroke of the pen with the central government's order to abolish the governors of each province and set up a provincial governor to govern the political axe of a province, and the military affairs were under the jurisdiction of the military envoys, and the two posts were not allowed to be held by the same person, which was naturally to divide the military and political power of those local warlords.

This was originally Chen Jingyun's suggestion for his own convenience, but Yuan Shikai found an opportunity, and for a time made the provincial governors complain, plus Yuan Shikai is not a simple person, and he chose to appoint various warlords as governors or military envoys, for example, Lu Rongting of Guangxi was reappointed as the governor of Guangdong after Yuan Shikai revoked the governor of Guangdong, but at that time, Zhang Mingqi, the former governor of the Qing Dynasty and Guangzhou, was appointed to Guangdong as the governor. As for whether Zhang Mingqi took care of him after he went to Guangdong, it is difficult to say, because the situation in Guangdong is complicated, the areas east of Guangzhou are still under the control of the Nationalist Army, and Lu Rongting only controls some areas in the western part of Guangdong. If Zhang Mingqi wants to come to Guangzhou to take up the post of governor of Guangdong Province, he is on the territory of the Nationalist Army. Compared with Yuan Shikai's arrangement, Lu Rongting was not frustrated, but was very curious about what interesting things would happen when Zhang Mingqi and the National Army clashed in the future.

Not to mention the impact of other provinces because of the abolition of the governor, but in Fujian and Zhejiang provinces, it did not cause much sensation, these two provinces have long been under the control of Chen Jingyun, and the national army has implemented the separation of military and political since the beginning, the civilian system and the military system are separated, and no one can control anyone.

In many ways, the establishment of this Xuanfu Embassy was transferred from many subordinate institutions of the National Army Headquarters, such as the Internal Affairs Department that was being prepared for establishment, and the Salary Raising Office, which would be transplanted to the Xuanfu Embassy. Although the governors of the two provinces were abolished, and the military and political axes of the two provinces were abolished together, what followed was the Xuanfu Embassy.

And everyone knows that the various institutions of this Xuanfu Embassy are basically set up in accordance with the institutions of the central government, and the positions of the various ministries and departments under the Xuanfu Embassy are being watched by.

For example, Zheng Zuyin, since he learned that he was going to set up the Xuanfu Embassy, he often asked to see Chen Jingyun, although it was all an excuse to report work and the like, but the remarks were more about his experience and ability in civil affairs work, etc., and his certain picture was obvious, that is, the position of the head of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the Xuanfu Embassy. Now he Zheng Zuyin is the head of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Fujian Province, and based on the state of separation of military and government, his previous chief of civil affairs can be said to be in charge of the civil affairs of Fujian Province, which is very similar to the functions of the newly established governor. If he is transferred to the governor, it can be said that he is standing still, and everyone wants to climb up, so he is determined to win the position of minister of civil affairs.

But he understands better that even if he has confidence, he still needs Chen Jingyun's nod and support. Without Chen Jingyun's support, he can't climb up on his own, after all, he still has many competitors, such as Cen Chunxuan, who contacted up and down as soon as he arrived in Fuzhou, first served as Chen Jingyun's internal affairs adviser, and then served as the director of the internal affairs department of the headquarters, Zheng Zuyin knew that this person was his fierce rival, and the other party was a former Qing minister, and he could never compare with his prestige, but he Zheng Zuyin also had an advantage, he came from the Fuzhou Uprising with Chen Jingyun, and then he has been managing Fujian's civil affairs. He provided a stable rear for the vigorous expansion of the national army, and he thought that no one in the national army system could compare with him.

In addition to Cen Chunxuan, the original governor of Zhejiang, Jiang Zungui, is also a big threat, and several other officials are also a threat. Therefore, before he was officially appointed, Zheng Zuyin was very active in running for Chen Jingyun's house.

In addition to the important position of the head of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the positions of several other departments are also concerned by many people, such as the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Military Affairs, and the Ministry of Supervision. However, the appointment of these positions has either lost its significance or the candidates have almost been decided, such as the Ministry of Military Affairs, Chen Jingyun has made it clear that the military and the government must remain separated, and the National Army Command will continue to remain unchanged. Therefore, it is destined that this military affairs department is an idle position like the original provincial military affairs department, but it has no real power on the surface. This is also Chen Jingyun's means to prevent unrest within the army. In the finance department, there is basically no one else to compete with except Anwarin, who has been known as Chen Jingyun's two gods of wealth with Chen Jinghai of Huaxia Bank. Chen Jinghai of Huaxia Bank is in charge of Chen's own industry, and based on the influence problem, Chen Jingyun cannot fall into the Xuanfu Embassy Mansion to hold an important official position, otherwise Chen Jingyun will have to wear a cronyistic hat, and Zhuang Nan, the deputy director of the Salary Raising Department, is still a little less qualified, and several other officials in the financial system will not be able to put it on the table.

There is also the Ministry of Supervision, and it can also be expected that there will be Han Chenxu, the former chief of the Ministry of Supervision of the Fujian Military and Political Axe, although this person is not so lethal than the official Tu Cen Chunxuan back then, but since he was brought up by Chen Jingyun, there are many officials who have planted in his hands, and ordinary officials have to walk around when they see him like they see tigers and lions.

In the midst of everyone's speculation, Chen Jingyun quickly announced the appointment of various ministries under the Xuanfu Embassy, with Zheng Zuyin as the chief minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Cen Chunxuan as the deputy minister. The Minister of Finance is An Warian, Zhuang Nan is the deputy minister, and the vice minister is Lin Wenying, and the Ministry of Military Affairs is temporarily vacant. Han Chenxu is the chief of the Ministry of Supervision. Hong Zitai is the chief minister of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Lin Changming is the chief minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and most of the other ministries of communications and justice are also held by other senior military and political officials of Fujian and Zhejiang provinces.

Then the governor of Fujian was served by Gao Zeyan, and the governor of Zhejiang Province was served by Jiang Zungui. After the abolition of the military and political axes of the two provinces, they were reorganized into provincial political axes, and various departments were set up under them.

In this transfer of the civil service system, most of the people who have been promoted have been promoted, so naturally there are many happy people, and of course there are also unhappy people. For example, Lin Wenying was dropped into the Ministry of Communications by Chen Jingyun as the chief minister, and this transfer can be said to have completely separated Lin Wenying from the military circles, which made Lin Wenying a little dissatisfied.