On March 26, 1912 in the Western calendar, it was said that there should have been 50 members of the Anhui Council Council in the auditorium, but now there are only 37 left, and those 13 were tried by the public for colluding with the rebels, and the people of Anqing spit on them and threw cabbage leaves. The council, which has always been arrogant, has wilted like a frosted eggplant.

Originally, the squires who were embarrassed to greet others without the title of a member of the Council of Parliament are now afraid of being known the identity of the Councillor. Even Wu Jintang, who was far away in Wuhu and strongly supported Chai Dongliang, was implicated, and was splashed with dog blood at the door of his house, and he had to admit that he was unlucky, who made him a parliamentarian! If it weren't for the door-to-door persuasion sent by Chai Dongliang this time, few people would have come to this meeting.

When the councillors came to the council bureau, they found that there were many people they didn't know, and they inquired and heard that they were members of the Wuhu Industrial Park Management Committee, and these members included proprietors, shopkeepers, and workers who worked hard.

It's rare enough for a well-dressed proprietor to mingle with a calloused skunkiba, and the lawmakers don't know what the purpose of having them in a meeting with them is. But the situation is stronger than people, and if there is such a big scandal in the Consultative Bureau, how can it still have the ability to compete with the Military Advisory Office? The people in the management committee also talked a lot, and they couldn't figure out what meeting they should hold at the Legislative Council? What is the governor's order, just make a phone call or send a telegram, is it necessary to mobilize the people to gather everyone to Anqing? I can't finish the work in the factory!

"Governor Chai Du has arrived!"

The guards of the council shouted, and everyone immediately fell silent. Seeing Chai Dongliang walk in, everyone saluted him one after another, some took off their hats to salute, some bowed and beat thousands, and so on.

Chai Dongliang took a few personal soldiers, led by He Tianshou, an old acquaintance of the parliamentarians, but he was missing a left arm, and his sleeve was empty and swaying with the movements of his body. The parliamentarians trembled when they saw He Tianshou, this ancestor is not a good man and a woman, when Huai Shangjun fought Anqing, he lost an arm, can this be easily stopped? Behind the soldiers was a middle-aged woman full of filial piety and a child of about seven or eight years old.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I can't accompany you!" He Tianshou stammered, and his face was red when he spoke.

At this moment, the parliamentarians were dumbfounded and breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that they are not here to seek revenge, so their heads will not move.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Chai has no way to control his subordinates and stirred up the Council, I apologize to you!" Chai Dongliang bowed.

The parliamentarians looked at each other, not understanding which one he was going to sing, so they had to say in unison: Don't dare.

Chai Dongliang glanced at He Tianshou, and several guards pulled up the red gold velvet curtains in the auditorium, and suddenly the room became pitch black.

The hearts of the parliamentarians immediately lifted, their hands and feet couldn't help trembling, and Chai Dongliang said calmly: "Everyone, I want to invite you to watch a movie today. ”

What kind of movie do you put on a good end? Everyone was surprised, but they also felt fresh, Anqing is not bigger than Shanghai and Tianjin, and most of the people have never seen a movie, and the members of the Council are no exception.

When the door opened, a ray of sunlight shone in, and Wang Ping, a photographer invited from Nanjing, commanded several soldiers to bring in a projector and a 16-centimeter camera, and then installed a copy of the projector, and erected a white screen in front of the auditorium.

The door closed again, and mottled white spots flashed on the curtain, and after a few moments a figure appeared. The film in the projector rotates silently, and the screen shows a group of poorly clothed homeless people fighting for a bowl of rice porridge in the porridge shed, and then the starving people on the street are hastily wrapped in reed mats and thrown on a cart by the servants hired by the yamen.

The corpse of a middle-aged, scrawny middle-aged man, his stomach had been torn open, and a man in a suit of clothes was pointing at the mouth of the side, and because it was a silent film, everyone could not understand what he was saying.

The film is short, only ten minutes long, and when it is finished, the golden velvet curtains are pulled back, and the sunlight is dazzling.

"Distinguished councillors, what you have just seen is a case that occurred in Dangtu County, where a father went to block the road and rob merchants in order to prevent his wife and children from starving to death, killed two people, and was sentenced to death by the county governor of Dangtu County??? Before the execution, the father begged the county to cut open his stomach to see why he became a robber??? He didn't have any food in his stomach, only bark and grass roots! ”

Chai Dongliang's voice choked, and the woman and child couldn't cry anymore, and after a while, Chai Dongliang calmed down and said, "Everyone, do you think this father should be killed?" ”

The parliamentarians looked at each other, and after a while, they said: "He shouldn't be killed, although he is guilty of murder, he is excusable." ”

Chai Dongliang shook his head and said: "Murder is murder, crime is crime, robbery is a big crime and two lives are injured in a row, no matter how justified he is, this capital crime cannot be escaped." ”

"What the Governor said is, it should be killed, it should be killed!" The parliamentarians echoed like echoing insects.

Chai Dongliang's eyes scanned all the people coldly, sharp as a knife, and everyone subconsciously avoided his eyes. The Great Hall was silent, and the silence was terrible, save for the low sobs of orphans and widows.

"Guys, what did this father dig open his own belly? He cut our Republic of China and our country's 5,000-year-old civilization alive, and he let the whole world see what this Republic of China is! ”

Chai Dongliang's voice became louder and louder, almost shouting out in one breath.

"You are all the elite of society, living in the high temple, living in a deep mansion and eating seafood and mountain delicacies, but have you ever thought about it, and there are still so many poor people around us who eat bark and grass roots??? The Chinese people are so kind, as long as there is still a bite to eat, they will not rebel, they will not challenge the authority of the political axe, and they will not bother you parliamentarians??? But now, they have no food left, and they can only become robbers for the sake of their wives and children! Go rob, go kill! ”

Chai Dongliang's roar echoed in the huge auditorium, and the parliamentarians were drenched in cold sweat, and they were also moved by the tragic situation on the screen just now.

"Who turned a well-kept father into a robber who murdered and robbed? It's me, the incompetent governor, and you lords who are in high places??? How many poor people are there in Anhui like this? Not to mention that there are 10 million, the Huaishang army fought Anqing, and the salt lord fought Yangzhou, you lords are also afraid, right? If they can't have a bowl of rice to eat, I dare to say that these 10 million people will slaughter the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in Nanjing, or the Boxers who will burn Yanjing City, they will be 10 million Huaishang Army, 10 million bandits and salt lords! Now they are digging their own stomachs, and the next step is to throw me, the governor, and you lords into the boiler and cook them??? After the people starved to death in the hut, it was the turn of the people who died below to the deep house compound! Chai Dongliang's voice was already a little hoarse, and his body trembled and he couldn't speak anymore.

He Tianshou grabbed the child's hand and pointed at the parliamentarians and said: "Dog, see these people clearly, see the appearance of these people clearly, remember who forced your father to death, and remember to collect this debt from them one by one when you grow up." The puppy bit his lip and looked at each councillor slowly, as if he wanted to engrave their appearance in his heart. The bodies of the parliamentarians trembled involuntarily, and their faces turned pale. Chai Dongliang's words only frightened them, and the child's hateful gaze made them fear from the bottom of their hearts.

Chai Dongliang shouted: "Lao He, don't teach the child badly!" ”

He Tianshou was unconvinced and said: "Isn't the dog's father forced to death by the world raised by this son of a bitch!" After that, look at his empty sleeves, the horizontal flesh on He Tianshou's face trembled, and the long scar looked particularly hideous.

Chai Dongliang looked at the members of the management committee again, and said coldly: "There are also you people, many of you are from workers' backgrounds, and you should understand the hard work of work the most??? Does the industrial park still make less money? What about hiring a few more workers? Working fourteen hours a day, many people are overtired and dozing off on the assembly line, and their hands and feet are cut off by the machine! It has only been a few months since the construction of the Wuhu Industrial Park, and hundreds of people have been injured, and dozens of people have become lifelong cripples, all of which have caught up with the casualties of the army??? You, the representatives of the workers, receive an allowance of six dollars a month in addition to their wages, just to let you speak for the workers! But what did you do? Are you worthy of the workers who have become disabled? If you are in the management committee to be a mouthpiece and a sound worm for the owner, then what are you doing in the management committee? When those unbearable workers rise up, you masters of the management committee will be the first to be beheaded by them! Don't think I'm alarmist, as long as a person is not afraid of death, a few bombs stuffed into the machine can destroy the Wuhu Industrial Park that we worked so hard to create! ”

The members of the management committee were also trained and did not dare to raise their heads, Wu Jintang blushed and said, "Governor, we know that we are wrong. ”

Chai Dongliang calmed down his excitement and took out a dragon head big silver ticket from his arms: "There have been so many tragic tragedies under my rule, and I have been derelict in my duties, and I admit a fine of 10,000." ”

Wu Jintang hurriedly said: "It has only been a few months since the governor ruled Anhui, and these are all old cases accumulated over the years, how can they be counted on the head of the governor?" ”

Chai Dongliang said coldly: "If I am the governor of Anhui for one day, I will be guilty of one day!" ”

Wu Jintang sighed and said: "The governor's love for the people is naturally a lesson to be learned!" I am the chairman of the management committee, and I also plead guilty to a fine of 10,000 yuan. ”

The parliamentarians suddenly came to their senses and took out silver tickets, silver dollars, and gold watches: "We are also guilty, and we all admit punishment!" ”

He Tianshou didn't look at it, he took a handful of silver dollars and silver tickets from the table and handed them to the woman: "Sister-in-law, you take this money, find a school for the dog to study, and raise the child well." ”

The woman thanked her for her kindness, pulled her son to kneel and kowtow, Chai Dongliang helped her up, and said to the little dog: "Child, you heard clearly, this money is not given to your mother and son, but we use it to atone for our sins!" The world is so big, except for heaven and earth, ancestors, parents, there is nothing worthy of your kneeling, from today on, stand up and be a good man, no matter who has more favors to you, it is enough to remember in your heart, no need to kneel to anyone, no matter how much pressure anyone gives you, you have to grit your teeth, a good man has gold under his knees, and he would rather be beaten to death than have soft kneecaps?? Got it? ”

The little dog didn't seem to understand, but nodded solemnly.

Chai Dongliang repeatedly admonished: "Child, there are always more good people than bad people in this world, isn't that old man who sells wontons a good person?" Don't look at this world as a dark mess, as long as there is light in your heart, there is hope in this world. ”

The puppy's tears swirled in his eyes, and he was choked up and speechless.

Chai Dongliang looked at the councillors and members of the management committee and said: "Everyone, now the people's life has been extremely difficult, if they don't give them two acres of thin land and let them support their families, the people will inevitably rise up, and no one will have a good life!" This land reform is urgent, and I ask all members of parliament to come up with concrete measures as soon as possible to give the people of the world a way to live??? If the princes can promote this matter, they will definitely be able to leave a name for generations to come! ”

Wu Jintang was puzzled: "Governor, hasn't this land reform already begun?" ”

Chai Dongliang shook his head and said: "It's different, the original land reform was the order of our military advisory office, and the informal local law, the Advisory Council is the legislature, and only the introduction of formal laws can be justified??? When the regulations are promulgated, you should lead the council bureaus of all prefectures and counties in the province to urge officials at all levels to implement the law on land reform, and to impeach officials who violate the law and take advantage of the opportunity to make profits! ”

The parliamentarians chimed in: "That's nature, that's nature." It is our duty to shirk our responsibility! ”

Wu Jintang suddenly found that the person who was playing the movie had been holding the camera at everyone, and all the experiences were ingested into the machine by him.

Chai Dongliang saw his expression and said calmly: "Everyone, I have a proposal, when the Council holds meetings in the future, don't discuss behind closed doors, it is easy for people to misunderstand secretly, and all meetings in the future should allow reporters to participate??? The political axe needs your supervision, but as the legislature and the supervisory body, the Council also needs the supervision of the newspaper's public opinion! What do you think? ”

The hearts of the parliamentarians suddenly turned cold, what a majestic way the original Council was there, and it would be difficult for them to be supervised by the press in the future!

On March 27, 1912 in the Western calendar, major newspapers across the country reported that the Anhui Zi Council Bureau passed the bill on land reform, with the title of Governor Chai Du's speech: The people are really poor, the people's livelihood is really bitter, and the government is really a bastard!

For a time, the whole country shook! The Presidential Palace of Yanjing City and the embassies of various countries in China, all eyes are injected with Anqing City, Chai Dongliang, the little-known governor of Anhui Province, walked into the field of vision of the great powers overnight!

(To be continued)