Chai Dongliang's speech at the Anqing Institute of Political Science and Management was published in full by the "Declaration" and reprinted by major newspapers one after another, stirring up a thousand waves with one stone, and launching a great discussion in the domestic intellectual circles about the state apparatus and the quality of the people, which is the foundation of the country's prosperity and strength. The two sides of the debate saliva and bricks flew sideways, and both sides said that the public was justified, and the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was reasonable, and both came up with real evidence to prove their views.

The side that agrees with Chai Dongliang naturally regards Bismarck's governance of Germany as a case, and Bismarck's implementation of free education for all, social welfare, and insurance systems have improved the quality of the people through these means, so the West unanimously believes that the victory or defeat of the Franco-Prussian War can be decided in the classrooms of German primary school students.

The opposing side believes that China is poor and weak, and should concentrate all its resources to give priority to the development of military strength and heavy industry, first keep the enemy out of the country, and abolish all unequal treaties that have lost power and humiliate the country, and then we can talk about developing the quality of our people. Before the Sino-Japanese War, even the Qing Dynasty had a "place of residence" similar to a concession in Yueben, and all foreigners, including Chinese, enjoyed a series of privileges such as consular jurisdiction. However, after the victory of the First Sino-Japanese War, the privileges of foreigners, such as "place of residence" and "consular jurisdiction", were abolished, and after the victory of the Russo-Japanese War, the company became the hegemon of Asia and an important force in the Pacific Ocean that should not be underestimated. This school of thought believes that the Chinese population and resources are far superior to the foundation, and as long as they learn the national policy of building a strong country, China will rise in a decade or less.

Regardless of the outcome of the final debate, at least the two sides have reached a common view, that is, education and industry are the foundation of a strong country, and mathematics, science, chemistry, engineering, and vocational education, which are closely related to industry, are the educational subjects that should be given priority to development. Both countries have done a very good job of attaching importance to education, and both countries have completed free education for all at a time when their national strength is extremely weak. Therefore, whether they agree with Chai Dongliang's view that the people are superior to the country, or disagree with his view, they all believe that it is necessary to give priority to the development of education and industry.

The difference between the two sides is only in whether to give priority to the improvement of the national living standard in the development of the country, the side that supports Chai Dongliang believes that the improvement of the national living standard and enjoying the benefits brought by the development of the country will enhance the sense of identity of the country and is conducive to the cultivation of the national surname, while the other side believes that the first rich country and strong army will say, I don't even have enough to eat, and I am not quite tired on the battlefield!

However, the two sides still agree with Chai Dongliang's point of view, since the end of the Qing Dynasty, the so-called poverty and weakness in China is also a false proposition, China is not without money, but money is not spent anywhere. It is not impossible to build a Beiyang Naval Division, but there is no money to buy cannonballs before the war. After the defeat of the First Sino-Japanese War, he quickly armed more than 100,000 troops with the most advanced foreign guns and cannons in the world at that time, which could not be regarded as weak, but tens of thousands of people in the year of Gengzi could not defeat small churches and embassies. When the Manchu Qing court fell, it was the time when the tax revenue and finance of the political axe were at their peak, and the surplus of the provinces ranged from millions of taels to tens of millions of taels, but the central government could not come up with the money to quell the rebellion.

Huge wealth was scavenged from the pockets of the common people and then consumed by a huge and rotten political axe. The Manchu political axe was like a bottomless bucket, and no amount of water could fill it.

Of course, there are also objective reasons for this, the Qing Dynasty court is too dead in the management of the people, and the political axe is like an octopus, not only firmly grasping the finance and military affairs, but even building railways and running factories and other things must be done by the political axe, but none of the government-run enterprises can do it well. Sheng Xuanhuai, known as the richest man in the Qing Dynasty, is the most typical example, he can make money in any monopoly industry, as long as there is competition in the industry, whether the competitor is a foreigner or a Chinese, he has always been a failure.

Anqing Military Advisory Office, the staff was busy packing up documents and taking care of their bags, everyone was tired and stinky, but their hearts were full of joy. Although he is only an agent, everyone knows that with the strong support of the Kuomintang, which accounts for the majority in the Diet, and the Democratic Constitutional Party, which is currently in the limelight, the word "deputy" will be abolished.

In a big discussion, although no one said anyone, two consensuses were reached: first, education is an unshakable national policy, and only education can improve the quality of the people and the ability to create wealth. Second, the economy and politics must be separated, with political power under the government and enterprises under the enterprise. Through the discussion in the newspaper and the original information that has been revealed, Chai Dongliang's long-criticized practice of purchasing weapons by private enterprises is also considered a very wise move. The reason is obvious, because of the promotion of assembly lines and piecework wages, the quality of weapons is now no less than that of large military enterprises in Europe and the United States, and the price is more than half lower than that of imported goods. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the weapons produced by those state-run military industrial enterprises were of inferior quality and high price, and even the Qing army was unwilling to use them.

This great discussion in the nation's intellectual circles was named "practice is the only criterion for testing truth."

"You say, what is this Zhongnanhai like?"

"Gold brick paving, splendid, glittering!"

"And what is this gold brick? Picking a piece can last half a lifetime, right? ”

"But no, do you think, the bricks on the ground here weigh three or four pounds, how heavy is the gold, why can't a piece weigh thirty or fifty pounds?"

"Don't talk nonsense, gold bricks are not made of gold! It's also a brick, but there is a metal sound when it is knocked up, and it sounds crisp when you kowtow, and you don't know how to pretend to understand, and you won't be laughed at when you enter the capital? ”

Chai Dongliang wants to enter Beijing to become the president of the matter has become the hottest topic on the streets, although in the past three years, the Anqing Military Advisory Office has opened up enough propaganda tools to instill civic consciousness in the people, and the people have somewhat understood the relationship between modern power and duty, but they still subconsciously regard this as a gift from Chai Dudu. There are so many governors in the Republic of China, why is it that only the governor of Chai loves the people like a son?

The tornado on the day when the Jianghuai army left Saibei was also mythologized, and the guests in the teahouse blew their gods: "Then it is said that Chai Du supervised the military parade by the river, and the wind and rain division cheered??? Unbelief? I don't believe you! Lao Tzu saw a pig dragon falling from the sky, nodding frequently in front of the governor of Chai Du, and then it was our governor who issued a decree, and the word "free from the dynasty" was thrown into the Yangtze River, and the wind and rain stopped for a while! What? By chance, why don't you happen to happen once? Since the ancient road, there will be a saint out in five hundred years, we Chai Du Du that is the true dragon of heaven, the son of heaven out of the patrol, the fish and dragon to the court, this is a rare auspicious ??? You little rabbit cub is just studying in the school and stupid, go home and study, and then talk nonsense Lao Tzu will beat your ass and blossom, and it will turn you back! ”

Chai Dongliang often goes to the stall where he eats supper, and the vendors are heartbroken: "You say, why am I a pig?" How many times has the governor of Chai Du been here, why didn't I remember to ask his old man to give me a cover? There is his old man's ink treasure placed there, it is a gold-lettered signboard, and I still use it to set up a stall on the street side of Anqing? Lao Tzu will open the business to Yanjing City now, President! That's the emperor, the royal pen himself! ”

"Isn't that right, I'm not like you? Chai Dudu took his wife to eat my family's wontons, and the old man of my family, who was damned by the plague, forgot his surname every time he saw the foreign money rewarded by his wife! This president eats a bowl of wontons from us, and my ancestors have to smoke on the grave, and if he gives a plaque to the old man, the artemisia of the ancestral tomb must not grow three feet high, and my family will be prosperous for eight lifetimes! Lord Qianlong raised a plaque to the capital back then, and people's business flourished from the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China! ”

"You say, why is President Yuan Shikai willing to give way? That's the emperor's dragon chair! ”

"Yuan Shikai? What kind of true dragon son is he? The reincarnation of the toad spirit in Yanjing West Mountain, how can he have such a great blessing? Yuan Shikai and Sun Wen, that is, God sent them to plague the Qing Dynasty, and after the scourge of the Qing Dynasty, they have their own saints who come out to rebuild the rivers and mountains! Yuan Shikai's abdication is called acquaintance, and our Chai Dudu is the true son of the dragon! ”

"Ah, you say! Chai Dudu is the president, will he exempt the people of Anqing from paying taxes? ”

"You conscienceless! Before the governor came, what was our Anqing like? What's going on now? Don't ask for money for the doll to study, the servants of the yamen don't dare to eat for nothing, send rice and oil during the New Year's holidays, and share some money at the end of the year, this benefit is still less? In the past two years, the people have money in their hands, and there are many people who eat restaurants. What else do you want? This man's heart is not enough to swallow an elephant, be careful of retribution! ”

"That's what I said, you're still in a hurry! I heard the story that this new monarch will be free of money and food from his hometown, this is the rule! "Don't tell me, I really haven't heard where our governor is from? Listening to his accent, he is not from Anhui, but like the capital! ”

"You know a fart, people speak official language, as long as you are an official, no matter where your hometown is, you will speak official language! Like you, opening your mouth is a local dialect, where can people from other provinces understand it? I don't know, the governor is from Anhui??? Don't say it, our place is a treasure of feng shui, out of the emperor! ”

"Speaking of Fengyang, Dao Fengyang, Fengyang is a good place, since Emperor Zhu ???"

"Phew, you crow's mouth!"

The military and civilian people in Anqing and even the entire Jianghuai Army-controlled area cheered and congratulated their top boss on becoming the supreme ruler of all China, as if this was a great joy comparable to his own son's admission to the top prize, but they completely forgot that Fengyang, which had once been Emperor Zhu, finally became nine years of famine in ten years, and every family sang flower drums to escape from the famine and ask for food.

The Chinese are too easily satisfied, as long as the ruler gives them a little benefit and gives them a little comfort, they will repay the ruler tenfold and hundredfold.

It's a pity that the rulers never understand this!

(To be continued)