However, there were also Han soldiers in the Second Army, some of whom were released and others sentenced to prison terms, with varying punishments.

However, as soon as the released soldiers went out, the press and media surrounded them.

Some of the released soldiers, who were already trembling with fear, told reporters about their previous experiences and saw tens of thousands of people being dragged to the edge of the pit and shot.

The Qing Imperial Guards were shot en masse!

This report has detonated the public opinion circles, and there are many opinions in the public opinion circles, some of which think that the East China Autonomous Political Axe is too extreme, and some people support the behavior of the East China Autonomous Political Axe.

"Not everything can be solved by **, but some problems must be solved by **, and we will take severe measures against the northern alien races involved in the military." Xia Jun published for the first time in the Fuxing Daily the principle of the East China Autonomous Political Axe.

"It is an indisputable objective fact that more than 95 percent of the Han people in China are arranged. But not all ethnic minorities cannot survive, and we will treat the southern minorities who have no historical contradictions, and they all enjoy the rights of Chinese citizenship, and we expect them to continue to integrate with the Han people for thousands of years. For those ethnic minorities who have had historical contradictions, we will adopt some policies to limit them. The principle of our ethnic policy is based on the elimination of ethnic antagonism, so that a country can be stable for a long time without ethnic antagonism. When a nation cannot be eliminated, then we will take further measures, such as deportation, etc. ”

In the process of formation, the Han nationality is constantly integrated with other ethnic groups, such as the south, there were many other ethnic groups in the south in ancient times, but with the beginning of the southern crossing of clothes, the customs of the southern ethnic groups gradually assimilated with the Han nationality, then they became the Han people, because they also wore Han clothes.

Like the ethnic minorities in the mountains of the south, they just haven't kept up with the process of ethnic integration, and they are disconnected from society because they live mostly in the mountains.

If we talk about blood, they are related to the Han people.

Therefore, the ethnic minorities in the south and the autonomous political axe of East China are all regarded as their own people. The north, on the other hand, although they were mixed with the Han Chinese in blood, still retained their own customs and were not completely assimilated.

Since they have inherited the will of the ethnic minorities in the north, they must face historical contradictions, and if they give up inheriting the will of the alien race and have a sense of identity with the Han people, then they can also be regarded as Han Chinese.

Xia Jun first put forward the issues of 'will' and 'identity' on the national issue, and put the blood relationship in the second place, just like the current Manchus, some Manchus even have more than ninety percent of their blood being Han Chinese, but they inherit the will of the Manchus who are opposed to the Han people, which is their own choice, if they give up, then everything is easy to say. If they don't give up, Xia Jun will expel them in the future, or even more drastic means.

In order for a country to be stable, it is necessary to eliminate ethnic contradictions, and the use of these means is also for the sake of stabilizing the country.

However, Xia Jun's remarks in the "Fuxing Daily" have not been widely recognized, some people agree, some people disagree, but this is nothing for Xia Jun, anyway, in the future, the East China Autonomous Political Axe will do this, and it is enough for someone to agree.

For the sake of national stability, Xia Jun doesn't mind using some means that will make future generations blame.

However, public opinion has generally supported Xia Jun at this time, and Xia Jun has abolished the salt tax after this meeting with Yuan Shikai, which has brought Xia Jun greater fame.

He did not disappoint the people of the whole country, and Yuan Shikai abolished the collection of salt taxes.

However, the "East China Provisional Covenant" signed by Xia Jun and Yuan Shikai made many warlords feel incredible, what conditions did the East China Autonomous Political Axe prescribe so that Yuan Shikai gave the East China Autonomous Political Axe so much power?

…… On 10 May, at the invitation of Xia Jun, Yan Xishan from Shanxi and Chen Jiongming from Guangdong personally rushed to Hangzhou to sign an alliance with Xia Jun's three autonomous provinces in East China.

After hearing this, Yan Xishan readily agreed, and brought a large number of people to the three provinces of East China Autonomous Province for inspection.

But now it is the five autonomous provinces of East China, Yuan Shikai promised Xia Jun that he would let Ni Sichong withdraw from northern Anhui within a month, if he couldn't do it, Xia Jun could rebuke him by force.

The main focus of Yan Xishan's inspection was the means of developing commerce in the East China Autonomous Government, as well as the business models in the three provinces of East China's Autonomous Provinces, and the revival ideas of the Revival Party.

If you want to say that the most connotative among the warlords in the provinces, it may be this Yan Xishan, who will conduct in-depth research on some things such as [***], but he has come to the conclusion that [***] is the wrong direction to subvert the laws of human journey.

Yan Xishan is most surprised by the most successful revival idea in China. In a short period of time, it has developed into the five autonomous provinces of East China.

Although it only occupies five provinces, fools can understand that the central political axe cannot suppress the autonomous political axe of East China at all.

Of course, Yan Xishan, as a bureaucratic and militarist who inherited the ideas of the Jin merchants, was also very interested in business, and the speed of industrial development of the East China Autonomous Political Axe shocked both at home and abroad, of course, many people blamed the reason on the result of borrowing a lot of money from the East China Autonomous Political Axe.

During the Second Revolution, Hu Hanmin in Guangdong was forced to leave, and at this time, Chen Jiongming, with the help of the First Reading Force, had taken control of the whole province of Guangdong.

In such a situation, Chen Jiongming also agreed to sign an alliance with the East China Autonomous Political Axe.

When the two came to Hangzhou, they didn't expect that what was waiting for them was an extremely harsh covenant.

The covenant stipulates that the administrative, judicial, and public security departments of Shanxi and Guangdong will be governed by the rules and regulations laid down by the East China Autonomous Government, and that they will be formed by personnel dispatched by the East China Autonomous Government.

Such conditions are not much different from being directly annexed, the only difference is that they still have some power, but the fiscal revenues of the two provinces must be supervised and used by the East China Autonomous Government.

The two of them were very embarrassed to see such harsh conditions.

Xia Jun revealed to them: "Our East China Autonomous Government will remain neutral in future political activities, and the central government has planned to thoroughly rectify the provinces, and Shanxi and Guangdong have signed this covenant, which is not among them." ”

"The chairman of the committee said that this covenant has been waiting for us in Shanxi for a long time." Yan Xishan hesitated for a moment, then picked up the pen with a smile and signed it directly.

Yan Xishan, who was familiar with the mean, had already found that there was a certain consensus and cooperation between East China and Beiyang, and that the two most powerful forces in China had stopped fighting, and instead pointed the finger at their local overseers, so that the balance was lost, and it was impossible for him to maintain his self-reliance, and now the only way to maintain his power was to attach himself to the autonomous political axe of East China.

For example, the military expenditures of the two provinces will be allocated by the East China Autonomous Axe, but the armies of the two provinces shall not exceed the establishment of one division of Type B.

At the same time, in addition to the financial expenditure of the two provinces, the East China Autonomous Government will also allocate a large amount of education funds to the two provinces, and the medical care will also enjoy the conditions of the three East China Autonomous Provinces.

All of this was good for the people, but it was very restrictive for the Overseers.

After signing this covenant, he basically became the governor of East China's autonomous government, a provincial governor with more power.

Chen Jiongming saw that Yan Xishan had signed the covenant, he hesitated for a moment and signed the covenant, and said: "Since the covenant is beneficial to the people of Guangdong, I signed this covenant on behalf of the people of Guangdong." ”

Xia Jun stood up with a smile, stretched out his hand to shake hands with the two of them, and said, "I think the two of you will be glad that you made the right choice today in the future." ”

…… After Yan Xishan and Chen Jiongming walked out of the venue and returned to the East China Hotel, Chen Jiongming asked, "Why did Brother Yan sign the covenant so decisively?" ”

"Brother Chen, you don't know! Although on the surface the East China Autonomous Axe seems to have no political ambitions, in fact they are following a strategy of steady expansion, for example, this time, a second revolution allowed the East China Autonomous Axe to occupy two provinces, so what about next time? Yan Xishan said.

"The Beiyang political axe still seems to be the central government, but it is in name only, even if the Beiyang political axe controls other provinces, I don't think it is enough to compete with the East China Autonomous political axe. If we don't sign the alliance, we will first be annexed by the Beiyang political axe, although in the short term we can ask for more benefits from Yuan Shikai, but in the long run, it is definitely not a good thing for us. After all, the East China Autonomous Political Axe now puts the covenant in front of us, and we will not sign it, and we will not have to sign it next time. ”

"Hmm!" Chen Jiongming thought for a moment, nodded and said, "What Brother Yan said is reasonable. ”

"And Brother Chen, have you found out, this Chairman Xia is terrifyingly young, maybe he can still be the chairman of the committee for fifty years, Yuan Shikai He will be the president for ten years at most, this young man's future is limitless, why should I fight with him!" Yan Xishan said.

Chen Jiongming nodded, seeing that Yan Xishan had brought so many people to Hangzhou this time, he asked, "Why did Brother Yan bring so many people?" ”

"Investigate everywhere so that we can see the real thing, how about Brother Chen and I go outside for a walk?" Yan Xishan invited Chen Jiongming.

"Good!" Chen Jiongming also wanted to go out to see, he came to Hangzhou and felt that the atmosphere here was very different, some vigorous and fast-paced.

The two of them left the hotel and walked the streets.

The streets are very lively and clean, and if you look closely at the clothes of the people on the streets, you will find that very few people wear homespun clothes, and the clothes they wear are dyed and printed.

Looking at the complexion again, it is obviously much better than the people in other provinces, and most of the people on the street have a faint smile on their faces, or a kind of confidence, and rarely see that kind of heavy expression, and numb eyes.

(To be continued)