In fact, the rooster crow had been called once before dawn, but Zhao Bei was sleeping deeply at that time. but they did not hear.

In the past, a few roosters could occasionally be heard in the presidential palace, but I don't know if it was because of the intervention of some people, since half a year ago, Zhao Bei has rarely heard the rooster crow in the presidential palace. So, now live in this West Hill Villa. Being able to hear the long-lost rooster crow, Zhao Bei was indeed in a good mood.

This time I moved to Xirang "seclusion." "Zhao Bei brought a family here, but he was too late last night, so as not to disturb Cuiyi's rest. He set up a cool bed on the veranda outside his office, so that he could only hear the rooster crowing today, otherwise he would have slept in the president's room. It's unlikely that you can hear the rooster crowing because it's so secluded.

Being in a high position, it is inevitable that there will be less fun that many ordinary citizens can have, although Zhao Bei has deliberately tried to retain the fun of his past, but in the end he still can't fight against the rules of society, and now it is difficult for Zhao Bei to contact those who have a civilian temperament, and now the people gathered around him are either high-ranking government officials, or soldiers, all of whom are people with special status, as for the interest in raising chickens, there is no such thing.

After getting up, Zhao Bei rushed to the villa restaurant. Have breakfast with your wife, and then take a break. Then he and his wife walked out of the villa with the guards and went to the small village at the foot of the mountain.

The hamlet is located on the border of the warning zone. Originally, when the government villa was built, there was an attempt to relocate the village as well. However, it is not known which high-ranking official intervened. In the end, instead of relocating, it was preserved. As a folk customs, it coexists with the government villa area, and it is convenient for government officials to visit the area.

Zhao Bei walked to the village at the foot of the mountain, came down from the villa on the mountainside, walked all the way and talked to his wife, but it was also leisurely, and the two of them were the same as the guards, they were all ordinary casual clothes, and the civilian temperament was restored, but Zhao Bei's expression still couldn't help the strong self-confidence that controlled everything while looking forward to it.

When you enter the village, you can see the chickens that are all over the village, many of them are roosters, and this is how the roosters crow in the morning

There are not many villagers in the village, but there are more than 100 people. Relying on the cultivation of those thin fields under the mountain to make a living, the Beijing-Tianjin area is now in full swing of industry and commerce. Many young villagers have gone out into the world, so the people who stay in the village are mainly old and weak, women and children, most of whom are illiterate and semi-literate, although they may not know the name of the president, but since the portrait of President Zhao can be seen everywhere, then, don't blame the villagers for recognizing Zhao Bei's true identity in the first place.

In order to avoid causing chaos, Zhao Bei deliberately stopped at the village chief's house and took advantage of this opportunity. I talked with the village chief's family. The pro-people posture is not pretended, and he really needs to know the living conditions of ordinary citizens in the suburbs of Beijing now.

The village chief is actually the patriarch of the village, and he is also the largest landlord in the village, with a total of more than 200 acres of land, which is mainly tenanted to the clansmen for farming, and the land rent is not much

In fact, even if you want to collect more rent, it is difficult to do it, on the one hand, the people who inherit the land are all clansmen, and they are related to the village chief, so they can't pull their children, on the other hand. It is true that the land in Hebei is not as fertile as in the northeast, and the farmland here has low yields. It also does not have the same climatic advantages as the Jiangnan region, so in the current China, the land ancestor rate in the Hebei region is within the tolerance range of tenant farmers. Of course, this is also because of its proximity to Shanhaiguan, and farmers in Hebei can easily go out of the customs to "break through the eastern part of the country." "This has eased the population pressure to some extent, and there is still enough land in the area.

Like many landlords in the surrounding areas of the big cities, the village chief also wanted to be able to expand his business and industry here, because then the price of land would rise, and the village chief could sell his land to merchants at the right price and move to the city to enjoy modern comforts.

There are coal resources in the west, and it is a beautiful place, and the price of land here is indeed rising, but the village chief really does not plan to sell the land immediately, he is still waiting and seeing, and wants to sell the land under his name at a better price.

The village chief's talkativeness made Zhao Bei very happy, and the village chief's narration made Zhao Bei strengthen his determination to seize the opportunity to adjust the land policy, which is a systematic project. In the past, the time was not ripe, but now the time is relatively ripe for adjustment, on the one hand, the further strengthening of the central authority, and on the other hand, the rapid development of industry and commerce. In this context, the necessary adjustments to the land system will minimize the resistance to the implementation of the policy.

Just as Zhao Bei was pondering the specific measures to adjust the land policy, Qin Sihu, the captain of the guard, walked up to him and whispered a few words in his ear.

Zhao Bei nodded quietly, Qin Sihu turned around and left, and a few minutes later led a few people to the village chief's house, and a few people were a little surprised to see Zhao Bei sitting upright in the hall.

These people are not ordinary people, among them, Yuan Keding's identity is the most Yi Xun Shushu Jia Shan different body clam knife sharp taste, he is Yuan Shikai's eldest son, after Yuan Shikai's death, he once served as a member of parliament for a long time, is a standard political opportunist, swaying back and forth between various political forces. It is precisely because he did not have a firm political belief and pursuit that he achieved nothing in the end. can only live a mediocre life in Congress, after the Congress adjourned some time ago, he had nothing to do, and spent all day wandering around with a group of friends who drank and meat. Today, a few people visited Xishan together, but they didn't want to meet the president here.

Zhao Bei did not have a good impression of Yuan Keding, in fact, he knew very well that in the "Outer Mongolia turmoil" that year, this person played a key role, from the standpoint, Yuan Keding was Zhao Bei's political enemy, but Zhao Bei always forbears, because he has no conclusive evidence in his hands, and Xu Shichang and Zhang Sai are also willing to vouch for this person, therefore, Zhao Bei finally chose to ignore the existence of this person and let him be an idler in the Congress.

"Yuan Gongzi, you have been idle recently, I wonder what you have been doing recently in addition to touring the mountains and rivers?"

Zhao Bei was not polite, and ordered a few people to sit down. Then ask Yuan Keding.

Yuan Keding had already been a little flustered, and when he heard the president speak at this time, he was even more speechless.

"Back to the president, Yuan Gongzi is recently organizing a political club with others, and he also plans to start a newspaper, run a newspaper, and become an industrialist."

Seeing that Yuan Keding was already stage frightened, the few gentlemen who accompanied him on the tour were also embarrassed by him, but fortunately, some of them were in a hurry, so they answered the president's question for Yuan Keding.

"To be an industrialist? It's good to be an industrialist, it's always more interesting than being in Congress, and Yuan Gongzi can boldly try to try industry, if there are any difficulties. Just tell me I'll try to help. Speaking of which, Ling Zun also has contributed to the republican revolution, and the government will not forget his credit, as the son of Yuan, you must not fall into the prestige of the Yuan family

Zhao Bei's words were with a gun and a stick, and Yuan Keding was dripping with cold sweat when he heard it, almost soaking the back of his clothes.

Now Zhao Bei suddenly mentioned Yuan Shikai's contribution to the republican revolution, the purpose of which was mainly to wake up the stunned Yuan Keding, so that he could clearly realize a basic fact: Yuan Shikai was in a high position back then, and finally died because he offended Zhao Bei, and Yuan Keding had no credit for the republican revolution, so he was naturally even more unbearable.

According to the relevant information received some time ago, Yuan Keding is now fighting with a group of anarchists, who are most enthusiastic about assassination, Zhao Bei has to beware, even if it is not for him, but if it kills and injures those officials around the president, it is also a headache, you know, how difficult it is to cultivate a qualified cronies in politics.

Yuan Keding nodded again and again and said yes, where did he dare to show ten points of resentment?

What the president taught was that Yuan must keep it in mind Yuan Keding said.

"I wonder when the president will return to the capital?" A man in a long shirt sitting next to Yuan Keding asked.

"What is this?" Zhao Bei glanced at the man, as if he had seen it before, but it seemed that he didn't know the person's name.

"In Xia Wang Ma, the word is a hall, the name is Tang, and he once served as the former director of the Qing Military Department and the military counselor of the three eastern provinces,"

"It turned out to be Mr. Wang."

Zhao Bei didn't wait for the other party to finish introducing himself. He interrupted. At this time, he had remembered where he had met this person, who had been President Xu Shichang's secretary in the past, and after Xu Shichang left the wilderness, in order to show his loyalty, this person also submitted his resignation to the center.

Wang Yitang, this person's name can be regarded as a little famous in modern history, he is not only the "Anfu Department" formed by Duan Qirui and Xu Shuzheng in history. The main member of the political group, and also the lackey who served the Japanese invasion of China, was shot after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, which is considered to be deserved.

However, in this space-time plane, the Anfu Department did not appear, and Duan Qirui went into the field early. Therefore, this Wang Yitang can only follow Yuan Keding to eat and drink, and considering that Japan has been defeated, then he has no chance to even be a traitor. Originally, Zhao Bei hated to hear Wang Yitang's name, but he was not a person who stuck to the historical framework, in his opinion, all people have use value, including this Wang Yitang. And now there is a lack of a harlequin in the big drama in Nanyang, so between the lightning and flint. Wang Yitang is "running in time".

"I wonder if Mr. Wang is willing to serve the center? Zhao Bei asked Wang Yitang, and there was a smile on his face.

Wang Yitang was stunned for a moment, then his eyebrows fluttered, and he hurriedly said, "Ken, Ken." It is really an honor for Wang to serve the country

"Okay, I'll go back to Beijing tomorrow, and you will be in the presidential palace at that time and wait for orders."

Zhao Bei nodded, which made Wang Yitang even happier.

"Did the president decide to return to Beijing so soon?" Wang Yitang asked.

"Yes, it's been a few days since I came out, and there is some miscommunication in the government affairs of the center, so I can only end my recuperation and return to Beijing to deal with government affairs. Unlike you idlers, I'm a busy man

Zhao Bei nodded again, indeed, he can indeed return to the presidential palace now.