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"Let's end the matter with Zhang Zhenfang. In any case, he deserved to die.”Between his subordinates and his son, Big Head Yuan would naturally choose his son.
"Thank you, Father. However, Father. There were many people like Zhang Zhenfang in Beiyang. If they were allowed to continue like this, it would definitely shake the foundation of Beiyang. The Cannon Gang in the south was building up their strength. The surrounding superpowers were even more ambitious, eyeing the enemy like tigers eyeing their prey. If Beiyang couldn't rise up and develop stronger…Then, how should he deal with this situation?”Yuan Kewen asked.
Big Head Yuan's brows immediately furrowed tightly.
"We can't kill them all, right? In that case, Beiyang would completely collapse. Besides, if one didn't become an official for the sake of making a fortune, then what was the point of being an official? As long as he didn't go overboard, he could just turn a blind eye. If the water is too clear, there will be no fish!" Big Head Yuan said indifferently.
Yuan Kewen knew that Yuan Datou was definitely a representative of the old-style warlords.
If even he had such thoughts, then the generals and soldiers below him would not be able to do so.
Perhaps, only after Yuan Datou died would they be able to carry out a large-scale purge of the entire Northern Ocean, allowing the Northern Ocean to be reborn.
Otherwise, Beiyang would be finished sooner or later.
"Kewen, you're in control of Yu Province now. Do you want to be the governor of Yu Province?”Big Head Yuan asked.
"Father, Yu Province is the core of Beiyang. If I want to be the governor of Henan Province, I'm afraid there will be many people in Beiyang who will oppose it, right?”Yuan Kewen asked.
"That's right." Big Head Yuan nodded. You are still too young, not even 22 years old. At such an age, if he wanted to become the governor of a province, especially the governor of Henan Province, there would naturally be many people who would not approve of him. However, if you really want to be the governor of Henan Province, then I will help you. For the sake of their father, no one would object too much.”
Yuan Kewen shook his head.”
When Big Head Yuan saw this, he didn't try to persuade him.
"Father, I don't have to be the governor of Yu Province. "However, I want to come out of seclusion and take down Fengtian and even the entire northeast!”Yuan Kewen didn't hide his ambition at all.
"Outside the pass? The entire northeast?" Big Head Yuan's expression was a little ugly.
"Yes, Father!" Yuan Kewen replied.
"You want to be the governor of the three eastern provinces?"
"The Qing Dynasty has already been destroyed. How can there still be a governor of the three eastern provinces? However, he could also be the Northeast Patrol Envoy. Father can appoint me as Fengtian Governor first. After I control the entire northeast, I can be the Northeast Patrol Envoy.”Yuan Kewen said.
"Those local tyrants in the northeast are not so easy to deal with. Moreover, the East Asian people were very powerful in the northeast. If you send troops into the northeast, the Japanese will definitely interfere. In fact, they might even mobilize the army into the northeast. At that time, a war might break out with the Japanese.”Big Head Yuan was very worried.
Big Head Yuan knew how difficult it was to deal with the East Asians.
Back then, when the 1894 - 1895 War broke out, he was the Governor of Koryo.
In the end, the Great Qing Empire suffered a crushing defeat in the war. Not only did they suffer heavy losses, but they also compensated the Japanese with huge amounts of war reparations and even ceded land. That was undoubtedly a great humiliation!
Ten years later, the East Asians defeated the old Russian Empire and became an emerging power.
In contrast, the Qing Empire continued to decline and eventually went to destruction.
Even now, there was a huge gap between the strength of the entire Yanhuang Kingdom and the Dongyang Empire.
This made Big Head Yuan not agree to start a war with the East Asian people.
"Father, if I want to take the northeast, I will inevitably have a conflict with the East Asian people, or even a war. I was madly expanding the army in Henan Province for this purpose.
The current East Asian Empire was indeed very powerful and was known as one of the world's superpowers. However, they were definitely the weakest among the superpowers. Moreover, they were now strong on the outside but weak on the inside. It was not impossible to defeat them.”
Yuan Kewen explained.
Big Head Yuan obviously couldn't accept this.
"Father, although the East Asians defeated the Russians back then, they also paid a huge price. More importantly, they did not gain much from the war. On the contrary, they had also spent a huge amount of military funds. Over the years, the Japanese had been tightening their belts to pay off their debts. In addition, the Japanese wanted to develop their navy. Therefore, their army did not receive much military expenditure.
The dozen or so infantry divisions of the Japanese Army were only maintaining a stance. Each division only had around 10,000 people. From this, it could be seen how much the military strength of the East Asian people had weakened.
If I can quickly take control of the northeast and resist the counterattack of the Japanese. Then, they won't be able to do anything to us.”
Yuan Kewen seemed very confident.
Big Head Yuan knew that Yuan Kewen had already made up his mind, so he didn't say anything more.
"Alright, if you insist on doing this, I won't be able to change your mind. However, if you really start a war with the Dongyang people, I'm afraid Beiyang won't be able to provide you with any help.”Big Head Yuan reminded.
"Yes, Father, I understand!" Yuan Kewen had expected this.
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