He appointed Zheng Xiaoxu as minister of Household Department and Zheng Xiaoxu hired Tong Jixu, a former Air Force officer from the Beiyang Army, as his chief of staff to clean up the act.
El l-a numit pe Zheng Xiaoxu ca ministru al Administrației și Zheng Xiaoxu l-a angajat pe Tong Jixu, un fost ofițer al Forțelor Aeriene de la Beiyang Military, ca șeful său de personal.