Chapter 41: Convergence
As soon as Lao Yuan came, the crowd of onlookers suddenly dispersed, and Zhang Hanqing, as the initiator, also hid aside. It's not a big deal, but it's just a matter of using the topic to play, so Lao Yuan reprimanded Xu Shuzheng and stopped.
Xu Shuzheng is Duan Qirui's person, first "accepted" Duan Qirui's resignation as army chief, and then dismissed Xu Shuzheng from the post of army deputy chief, and some things were done too clearly. Duan Qirui's status in Beiyang is extraordinary, and treating him like this will inevitably chill others, so Lao Yuan can't take it lightly, so he has to do it.
But for the "culprit", Lao Yuan didn't want to let him go easily. The contradiction between the War Department and the office was caused by Zhang Hanqing, so Lao Yuan, who asked the reason, still found him.
"Han Qing, Yuting asked you to come, but if you study diligently, you make trouble all day long. What is the office? That's the one who manages the military affairs of the whole world, how can you be fooled around here?! ”
Zhang Hanqing has no way to communicate with this big man, so he can only say yes.
Maybe he felt that the wording was too strong---- during this period, Zhang Zuolin was running around a lot for his own affairs, and he didn't look at the face of the monk and looked at the face of the Buddha, but he couldn't chill the hearts of the people below. So Yuan Shikai changed the tone of an elder and said earnestly: "You are also missing a lot of classes at Peking University, and I will tell Cishan tomorrow that I want him to discipline you strictly." Your performance appraisal, I'm going to tell Yuting directly. ”
Since the father and son had in-depth exchanges before, Zhang Hanqing did not expect Zhang Zuolin to ask him about his homework, so he would not have any burden on the performance appraisal of the president of Peking University. It's just that if you make too much noise, it will make it difficult for your father---- so you have to do something. It is estimated that Lao Yuan does not have to force him to become a good student with excellent character and learning, but he just uses this to talk about things, and he will not really summon a president of Peking University to supervise him because of this.
Moreover, Peking University is known for its academic freedom, and he is only an auditor, so he has no reason or obligation to force him to study. But in the future, you have to be more restrained, and after being high-profile for so long, you have to run more in the academy.
Under Yuan Shikai's interrogation, several technicians were finally transferred to Fengtian. Zhang Zuolin is selfish, but he is still very effective in doing things during this time, and he also wants to give some sweet dates at the right time, and it is difficult to say what the Fengtian Arsenal can do in the end, after all, military equipment is piled up with money. Zhang Zuolin's idea is nothing more than to repair a firearm and make some ammunition. As a general who commands the army, it cannot be said that he has done something wrong.
As for Jiang Dengxuan, he expressed his willingness to advance and retreat with Zhu Qinglan, and was unwilling to abandon Zhu at this time. He was originally deeply trusted by Zhu Ren as the general of Heilongjiang, and Zhang Zuolin only extended an olive branch to him through a blunt letter, and of course he would not change his course easily. Although Fengtian is several times stronger than Hei Province, several important positions are occupied, and he is an outsider, so he will not have anything to lack, so it is better not to go.
In a word, Zhang Hanqing's face is not so big. However, a generation of strongman Zhang Zuolin was vetoed by the president through Xu Shuzheng's VIPs, which still allowed Jiang Dengxuan to increase his capital out of thin air. The initiator of his big increase in face is Zhang Hanqing, and this favor has fallen in his heart.
However, Zhang Hanqing's favorite technicians finally went to Fengtian to report to duty, which made him a little relieved. But then Cai Ye blamed him, why didn't he ask him to come forward? With his connections, if he exports, Tang Zaili may not refuse this little thing, and Zhang Hanqing can directly achieve his goal. Why do you have to go around in such a big circle and make such a big move...
The matter has come to this, and Zhang Hanqing can't regret it. Lao Yuan spoke, that is, to endure, and to endure a few days of studying at Peking University. Maybe Lao Yuan is just talking on the scene, but he can't be inappropriate, right? After all, he is the president!
Zhang Hanqing's knowledge level does not dare to say that he is omnipotent, but he is still a lot ahead of the vast majority of people in this era. It is not the same in terms of the expansion of knowledge, the degree of interdisciplinary development, the richness of work experience, and the excellent insight into social development. Therefore, even Peking University, which was famous in later generations, was just a pastime in his eyes.
Also because he studied a preparatory department...
The bachelor's degree in Chinese before the crossing made him basically stress-free to contact Chinese studies; His level of English is not spoken; Physical chemistry is absolutely explosive, you must know that in the periodic table of chemical elements that he studied in his later life, there are still many that have not been found.
In this era, warlords with names and surnames would generally send their sons to study in military schools in various places, either in the army primary schools or army middle schools in various provinces. After graduating, they were quickly promoted in the army, and then sent to the Central Army University for "further study", in order to obtain higher academic qualifications and facilitate promotion to higher positions in the future. The descendants of warlords like Zhang Hanqing dare not say that they have not come to Peking University to "study", but it is rare to be true, anyway, Zhang Hanqing has not seen a situation like him.
Because of the previous name of Gu Luozi's "anonymous disciple", Zhang Hanqing lived a very comfortable life on campus: he didn't plan to mix a diploma, and he didn't stick to taking classes step by step, but selectively transferred to listen to lectures. The advantage of this is that not only did his short-term study career at Peking University not go in vain, but he also met a large number of students from different backgrounds.
Like Wu Jiaxiang, a preparatory student who was one year higher than him, he entered Peking University in 1914, and because of his excellent grades, he was later appreciated by Cai Yuanpei. Wu is a radical youth who advocates being tough on Japan, which has a common language with Zhang Hanqing. And both of them are from Liaoning, and they have innate proximity in the region. After experiencing an unsuccessful campaign to suppress Japanese goods at a young age, Wu Jiaxiang turned to extreme indignation at the inability of the Chinese people to hold together. When discussing how China can strengthen itself, he agreed with Zhang Hanqing's proposal to establish a political party dedicated to national liberation and national prosperity, and also appreciated Zhang Hanqing's discussion of the purpose and organizational structure of how the party should lead China's cause.
In this era, building a party is not a big rebellion. At the beginning of the Republic of China, many groups formed many parties in order to achieve their own political demands, such as the Republican Party, the Liberal Party, the Socialist Party, and the United (Kuomintang) Party.
These parties are either political puppets, or they focus on retreat rather than real power, or they have no reputation, no slogans, and no program that attracts enough people, and so far none of them really have enough influence. The Kuomintang led by Sun Yat-sen had already been disbanded by Yuan Shikai's order, and the Chinese Revolutionary Party was established in Tokyo only last year, and its power has declined greatly. At present, those who are active in Beijing's political arena are basically Yuan's echo worms.
The People's Party that Zhang Hanqing wanted to establish was an organization that carried the banner of "Three Dishes of Righteousness---- which was the predecessor of the Kuomintang and could attract countless people with lofty ideals, and it was also in line with the current mainstream people, but it was similar to the political structure of the Communist Party in later generations. According to how many years of development and precipitation, the stability of the communist party power in later generations is unmatched by all countries in the world, and the kind of political system that skillfully combines cooking and dictatorship can be called an epoch-making masterpiece.
Of course, Zhang Hanqing's initial idea was to resist foreign aggression, enable the Chinese nation to rise completely, and build a country in which the people are truly the masters of the country. Japan's step-by-step approach on the 21 Articles has touched the sensitive nerves of the Chinese people.
Wu Jiaxiang and Zhang Hanqing hit it off, and he didn't dare to underestimate this younger brother who was nine years younger than him. People are more dead than people, and with Zhang Hanqing's experience, knowledge and insights, he is enough to kill his peers in seconds. Especially when I knew that this Xiao Zhang was the eldest son of Fengtian General Zhang Zuolin, I admired it even more. Lian Cai and Jiang, two military masters, praised in unison, aren't they worthy of admiration?
"Han Qing, your father is General Fengtian, and it is definitely feasible to establish a People's Party. However, I still can't see through whether the BJP can play its propaganda role. If it's like the parties in Congress right now, I don't think it's worth wasting time and energy. And to make a real difference, will those in power agree? ”
This is the truth, and it is also the question of authoritarian China moving towards a dish of China. No politician, unless he has noble sentiments, will easily allow his power to be restrained. Like Yuan Shikai, who was originally called "China's Washington", it took less than five years to reveal his true nature, not only to pass on the president from generation to generation, but also to think of going further, which is a big surprise.
Wu Jiaxiang is explicitly referring to Yuan Shikai and implicitly referring to Zhang Zuolin and his vested interests, who will willingly give up the power they have acquired and transfer it to the People's Party? I'm afraid that Zhang Zuolin and others don't have such a high level of cultivation, and even Zhang Hanqing won't believe it.
But Zhang Hanqing has his own way: "The idea of seizing power by force through the establishment of the People's Party is unacceptable, the country is already chaotic enough, I don't want myself to become one of the root causes of the country's scourge, I will not be a warlord, and I also vow to eliminate all warlords in China, including my father!"
Civilian affairs depend on military preparation, and the BJP also needs a period of time to replenish sufficient strength in the administration and the army. After returning to Mukden, my focus will be on bringing out a BJP's own army, and then gradually consolidating the BJP's power on the basis of helping my father expand his power. At the same time, the BJP will look for an opportunity to gain local grassroots power in a gradual way. As long as I am here, as long as the army does not suppress our expansion, we will always form our own power. The process can be long, but with persistence, it will always work.
When the strength is strong enough, whether it is the power of the father or ours, it has been integrated, and the political struggle at that time is confined to the party, that is, the rule of the game that the state power belongs to the civilian government that the West has always followed. The army will always serve the foundation of political power formed by the civilian system, and the country will be under great rule. ”
This is Wu Jiaxiang's progress from truly admiring Zhang Hanqing from his heart to deciding to follow. After this process of role transformation, it was he who began to consciously cheer for Zhang Hanqing.