On the day Li Yuanhong was inaugurated as president, Xia Jun sent a congratulatory telegram and submitted a motion to the central government to expel Pu Yi, without any name.

It can only be said that there is really some confusion between the two political axes of Beiyang and East China, and Xia Jun does not know in what name to communicate with the central government.

The communication between the East China and Beiyang political axes has always been carried out in a diplomatic way, but since the death of Yuan Shikai, the relationship between the two political axes has undergone very subtle changes.

The Beiyang political axe has begun to evolve into a puppet political axe, so it will be more frequent in communication, Xia Jun wants to expel Pu Yi, in what name does it propose?

At first, Xia Jun didn't think much about it, but after submitting the bill, he remembered this, so he telegraphed to Beiyang in the name of the Minister of Defense of the Republic of China: As the Minister of Defense, I should expel Pu Yi from the palace and restore the hidden dangers of the Manchu Dynasty, so as to stabilize the Republic of China.

As soon as this telegram came out, I don't know who leaked the news, and the old and young people of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were in an uproar.

On March 5, more than 2,000 Manchu widows, old and young, took to the streets to protest against the actions of the East China political axe, and Pu Yi, who lived in the Forbidden City, was their hope.

As long as Pu Yi is here, there is still hope for the Qing Dynasty, after all, the little emperor is still there, and if there is a chance, the Qing Dynasty can be restored.

Duan Qirui sneered when he saw it, although he had already compromised with Xia Jun, it didn't mean that he wouldn't stumble, this was a good opportunity to stumble.

As soon as the news was released, it really made those old and young people of the Manchu Qing Dynasty angry.

Duan Qirui immediately shirked Xia Jun's proposal to expel Pu Yi from the palace in the name of 'the people's anger is too great, suspend this proposal', Li Yuanhong wanted to insist, but he didn't even have a guard in his hand, so he could only send a telegram to Xia Jun.

This result of spontaneous combustion was greatly unexpected by Xia Jun, Zhu Xiaocheng ran to Xia Jun for instructions, Xia Jun said without hesitation after reading the report: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will inform them that we will transfer troops to Beijing in a few days." ”

"Yes." Zhu Xiaocheng responded and went to inform Beiyang Political Axe.

Then Xia Jun picked up the phone, called the military headquarters directly, and instructed Liu Wenhong: "Immediately transfer troops into Beijing and suppress those relics for me." ”

"Headmaster, who to send?" Liu Wenhong asked.

Xia Jun thought about it, this kind of thing sent Lin Chenggui and a few of them to fight mosquitoes, and the spontaneous combustion was to send the officers below.

"Send Zhang Zizhong to go!" Xia Jun thought of Zhang Zizhong, Zhang Zizhong performed well in the Shandong War and had been promoted to brigade commander, if it weren't for the poor qualifications and the fact that he hadn't graduated yet, it would be no problem to be promoted to a division commander.

…… After the end of the Shandong War, Zhang Zizhong stayed directly in Shandong and went home for the New Year.

It is said that this invasion of Shandong, this war has been supported by all the people of Shandong, and it is a great honor to fight the small Dongyang.

On the 15th day, Zhang Zizhong went to Hangzhou to attend the award ceremony, and then went to the Northeast Military Region to report that there are many people like Zhang Xianzhong who have taken up posts in the military region without graduating, because the East China Army is now expanding its army again, and it has doubled, and its strength will reach 1.5 million this year, so there is a shortage of officers.

However, this does not mean that these military cadets have graduated, and the military academy will set up another branch in the Northeast Military Region.

As soon as Zhang Zizhong arrived in the Northeast Military Region, he immediately received the task.

Moreover, it was a special mission, and the military department ordered him to immediately lead the officers and soldiers of a brigade into Yanjing to suppress the protests.

Immediately, Zhang Zizhong took the officers and soldiers of a brigade on the train, and Zhang Zizhong did not feel much joy after receiving this task, but felt very pressured.

This time it was not the enemy forces that were confronted, but the protesters.

Although the military department had given him an order to open fire as a last resort, he knew that causing a bloody case was not something the headmaster wanted to see, even if those people were full of survivors.

On the afternoon of 6 March, Zhang Zizhong led a brigade of officers and men to arrive outside Yanjing City, and the Beiyang Political Axe received news in advance that Premier Duan Qirui did not stop the East China Army from entering the capital.

After entering the capital, Zhang Zizhong immediately ordered the evacuation of the protesters, but apparently to no avail, and the old and young who were protesting even began to storm the army.

Seeing this, Zhang Zizhong did not hesitate to order an arrest warrant.

By the end of the evening, the East China Army had arrested nearly 1,000 old and young people in Yanjing City, and only then did they disperse the old and young people, although the East China Army did not use firearms, but the physical clashes still caused several deaths and dozens of injuries.

The scene was very chaotic for a while, Zhang Zizhong was angry, and led a brigade of officers and soldiers to directly blow up the gate of the Forbidden City, and then rushed into the Forbidden City, expelling the little Emperor Puyi and the Empress Dowager of the West from the Forbidden City.

The central government has the right to decide whether to expel Pu Yi, and even if it is ultra vires, it is not Zhang Zizhong's turn to do it, so Zhang Zizhong reported to the military department with some concern.

Xia Jun received the report, nodded approvingly, and ordered the arrested widows and children to be sent to the court for trial on the crime of restoration.

The imperial system was no longer viable, and after the defeat of Yuan Shikai's imperial system, public opinion had completely changed.

These people blocked the expulsion of Pu Yi because they had the intention of restoration.

The next day, the news of Pu Yi's forcible eviction made headlines in various newspapers.

Although it was a front-page headline, it did not cause much controversy, public opinion generally supported the expulsion of Pu Yi, the Manchu Qing had perished, what was Pu Yi like living in the palace?

However, the general public opinion did not sympathize with the old and young people of the Manchu Qing Dynasty who were arrested, but many people called in the newspapers to shoot all these old and young people.

This made Duan Qirui awe-inspiring, the expected public anger did not go out, although the old and young remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were angry, but after being suppressed, no one supported them, which was indeed beyond Duan Qirui's expectations.

The provinces outside the governance of the East China political axe are fine, but in the provinces under the governance of the East China political axe, the national consciousness is highly revived, and no one sympathizes with the old and young of the Manchu Qing Dynasty at all.

The Beiyang political axe was once again reduced to a soy sauce commodity, and only afterwards did it approve the expulsion of Pu Yi and cancel the annual supply to the Manchu emperor.

The arrested Manchu widows, old and young, were quickly tried and sentenced to prison terms ranging from 10 to 50 years for the crimes of restoration.

A storm has settled again.

This turmoil also made people see that the Beiyang political axe is actually weak, and the East China political axe is the current master of China.

After Li Yuanhong came to power, he quickly put the restoration of the National Assembly on the agenda and announced the resumption of the National Assembly on 7 March.

senators, 10 from each province; Inner and outer Mongolia, Tibetan provinces, and Qinghai are not included in the National Assembly, and 8 are elected by the Central Society; Overseas Chinese from all over the country elected 10 members. According to the quorum, there are 286 senators. Modeled after the American system, it is elected every six years and elected every two years to maintain its metabolism.

The number of members of the House of Representatives is determined by the size of the population of each region. One member of the House of Representatives is elected for every 800,000 people, but there are at least 10 members for each province, as well as for smaller provinces with a population of less than 8 million. The least populous provinces, such as Xinjiang, Jilin, and Heilongjiang, each elect 10 members of the House of Representatives. The other provinces are more or less numerous. The term of office is three years, and the term of office is elected every three years. The election is divided into a primary election and a secondary election, and there are many regulations, but there are not all of them. According to the statutory quota, there are nearly 1,000 members of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

This congressional election was supported by the East China political axe.

According to this parliamentary system, the number of parliamentarians that can be accounted for by East China's political axe is at least two-thirds.

As far as the House of Representatives is concerned, the population of the provinces under the jurisdiction of the East China Political Axe will be 375, but in fact some provinces do not have that many people, such as the Western Regions, Taiwan, the Ryukyus, and Sakhalin provinces, which do not have so many people, so there will be 386 members of the House of Representatives.

There are nearly 1,000 places for senators and representatives, with an annual salary of 2,000 for senators and 1,500 for deputies, in addition to some benefits.

How to run for the Congress, the policy of the East China political axe is very simple, the Baath Party still does not participate in the Congress, and it is other parties that participate in the Congress.

This is also to give other parties an outlet, so that they don't stay in East China all day long, and go to the central government to stay! There is better treatment and a higher level.

As for how to elect the senators and representatives, the East China Political Axe can cooperate with these parties to canvass for votes in the provinces under the governance of the East China United Autonomous Political Axe, as for how many people vote, I don't know, anyway, the election with the largest number of votes is right.

…… Preparations for the congressional election are intensive, and the large and small parties that have entered the East China system are preparing for this election, but they have found that the enthusiasm for the election is not high in all parts of East China.

These parties all thought that this time the East China political axe must be inserted, why didn't the East China political axe even engage in propaganda?

They soon learned that the East China Political Axe would not participate in the second session of the National Assembly this time, and that the quota would be elected from among other parties, which could make those large and small parties happy from top to bottom, and they held back their efforts to canvass votes in the provinces of East China.

However, the premise of canvassing is not to affect the normal operation of society, and if it hinders the operation of society, then you will be invited to the police station for tea.

In the congressional election, it is impossible for Xia Jun to let the people of the entire East China provinces put down their work and go to the general election! What a loss of GDP! How much wealth you have to create less! Is it worth it to get a Congress?

Therefore, the people in the provinces under the rule of East China are relatively cold to this congressional election, but it is no problem to vote a few votes, who do you say to vote for?

There are many sayings in the communication with the people: see who is pleasing to the eye and vote for whom! See who will talk to whom to vote! Vote for whomever you love! Vote for whomever you want! It's okay if you don't vote!

Seeing that the political axe does not attach importance to this vote, and the people have no positive surnames, it is better to bury their heads and make money!

This time the vote was held only in the cities, not in the countryside. And there was no notice before the vote, just a box was placed there, and then some opposition party members who canvassed for votes.

Seeing that the provinces of East China's autonomous political axe were so inactive in this general election, some political parties played a big trick to canvass for votes in various forms in order to gain seats, and as a result, the main personnel of the East China political axe were arrested and questioned.

The East China political axe only allows them to use limited means to canvass for votes within a limited scope, and any behavior that disrupts social order will be punished.

The second congressional election was grandiose because it was rolled out in many cities, but it was also cold, and there were basically not many people voting in the provinces under the political axe rule in eastern China.

But there are still results in the vote, at least it's okay to get those places confirmed.

Although the East China Political Axe shouted support, it was actually not careful, so that some people accused it of irresponsible behavior, but the East China Political Axe did not make any statement about this question.

Reinstating the National Assembly and allowing those parties to run back to Yenching will allow the East China political axe to develop quietly for a period of time in the future.

At the time of the parliamentary election, Britain and France quickly adjusted their policies in the colonies and dominions.

After these policy adjustments, the East China Group quickly attacked, because of the policy changes and adjustments, the East China Group in the British and French colonies, the Dominion of the enclosure action is very easy, mining documents are also easy to get down, export tariffs are even more surprisingly low.

On this basis, Britain and France are still selling overseas assets, and East China Group will buy it if it meets the right one.

In terms of immigration, in Australia, a large number of Chinese have joined Australian and Canadian nationalities and entered Australia and Canada.

In the past, he also migrated overseas in large numbers, because many people in the country did not have a livelihood.

At this time, China's victory over Yuben greatly improved its international status, and in addition it gained the initiative in this world war, so the overseas Chinese suddenly became much better.

There is no country that dares to bully overseas Chinese casually, and overseas Chinese have more status than themselves when they go out, and although their previous status is not high, at least they dare not dare to bully any country.

Under the organization of the East China Political Axe, overseas Chinese in various localities also began to form associations and began to act in unison.

The influx of Chinese into Australia and Canada, as well as the acquisition of Australian and Canadian citizenship, is a source of concern for the two British Dominions.

Australia has always implemented the White Australia policy, intending to make Australia predominantly white, but now the British force them to adjust their policies to accept these Chinese to join, spontaneous combustion is worrying.

If there are enough Chinese, the Chinese will gradually take control of power during the election.

Take Australia as an example, in the past few years, a total of nearly 200,000 immigrants have immigrated to Australia from East China, and at this time, the policy was relaxed, and those Chinese workers in Australia also joined Australian nationality, and the number of Chinese with citizenship in Australia has reached 300,000.

It has reached one ninth of Australia's population.

The Canadian region is better, there are only more than 80,000 Chinese at this time, but the population of Canada itself is also small.

But at this time, the war was at stake, and Britain could not afford to consider the policy of the Dominions, and if the Dominions could win the war at the expense of the Dominions, then it would all be worth it.

The ambitions exposed by the East China political axe were also a concern for the British, but this was a matter they considered after the war.

Due to the adjustment of tariffs, Chinese goods are killing all sides in Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and Africa, and in South America, they are in a state of fierce competition with American goods.

In general, it is still Chinese goods that have the advantage, because the United States has overseas markets, and many industries are only left with the South American market.

But the advantage of the United States is also very large, that is, some commodities cannot be exported by China, such as steel, at this time China's internal demand for steel is extremely strong, where will there be how much steel for export.

The largest market is still in Europe, Europe is integrated, national production has been greatly damaged, and Europe is currently the most concentrated region of wealth in the world.

In addition to arms, the competition between China and the United States in the European civilian market is also very fierce.

Grain, canned food, and medicines are the most popular goods exported to Europe by China, and British housewives are asking every day when a Chinese merchant ship will arrive in Britain, because then there will be grain, canned food, and fruits for sale on the market, and once they hear the news, these British housewives will flock to the markets and shops in droves, and they will be sold out within a few hours.

The Americans basically do not do grain and canned food, because they can't compete with China, and transportation capacity is precious, and it is really not cost-effective to transport these things that are not very profitable.

However, for China, the business of grain, meat, and fruit is hugely profitable, and everyone has to eat it, and China's grain production costs are low, so the profits are very good.

And when it comes to textiles, China's cotton farming industry has beaten all countries, and the price of cotton is so low that other countries' textiles simply cannot compete.

The competition for fuel oil is still fierce, and the competition between East China Petroleum Company and Mobil Oil Company of the United States has burned to the European continent.

For East China Petroleum Company, which uses advanced extraction equipment, refining technology and low tariffs, Mobil Oil can only be said to be dead in the market.

Only the United States exports steel, while China exports steel products, and the United States has grown to a terrifying 30 million tons of steel production, and it is still growing.

After World War I, there was a lot of demand for steel in vacancies, and a lot of steel was used to fight the war, which was the main reason for the explosion of steel production in the United States.

China's steel production is also skyrocketing, and it's growing no faster than the United States.

What's more, East China Political Axe began to excavate a large number of minerals overseas, and there is absolutely no problem with raw materials.

Under such a big wave, China and the United States can be regarded as showing their own magic and advantages.

At the beginning of the year, China received 800 million pounds sterling in arms orders, which is the sum of the orders of Britain, France, Russia, Germany, Turkey and other countries.

This is more than the arms orders received by the United States, and in terms of civilian demand, East China's political axe has gradually begun to occupy an advantage in the world.

In this era, there are not so many high-tech things, if the future generations will use 800 million pairs of pants for an airplane, then pants in this era are still the mainstream of the economy.

The war of the Entente did not go very well, and after the Entente retreated from the Gallipoli Peninsula, the problems of Africa intensified.

With the arms and materials purchased from China, Forbeck has successfully united German Southwest Africa and West Africa in Africa, and has opened up land communication with the Arab Kingdom of Rashid.

South Africa was in danger under the threat of Falbeck, and suffered defeat more than a dozen times.

The only thing that made the British feel fortunate was that Falbeck didn't attack much, and the defeat was eaten by them when they attacked.

In order to pull out the nail of Africa, the only thing Britain could do was to continue to place orders with the political axe of East China in order to thwart the German army in Africa with advanced weapons.

(To be continued)