Historically, the crown princes have had a hard time, and the heirs to the enormous power in the hands of the supreme leader have to face a large number of opponents. Yu Chen, the designated heir of Jiangsu Governor Wang Youhong, obviously felt such pressure.

Since Wang Youhong forcibly sent his sons to Tianjin, the rumors of the Wang family's family inheritance have disappeared. As long as he is not an idiot, everyone in Jiangsu can see that Wang Youhong wants to hand over power to Yu Chen, the current commander of the Jiangsu National Defense Forces. As a result, a voice appeared in the Jiangsu parliament, "Is military interference in politics conducive to the healthy development of democratic politics?" ”

Yu Chen has always had a low opinion of the parliament, and these parliamentarians consider their own interests, which is quite acceptable. In order to cover up the naked interest intentions, they find high-sounding reasons for various bills, which shows that the guys in the council know that it is wrong to be a real villain, and they must be hypocrites at worst. Yu Chen knew that human nature was like this, and if the personnel of the Jiangsu Council were able to completely ignore their own personal interests and concentrate on the country like the People's Party, Jiangsu would not have gotten mixed up to the point where it is today.

But this time the council's expression made Yu Chen completely desperate for the council at first, and then he felt very confused. What the hell do these people mean by the council. Is it preparing to seize power? Ready to completely oppose Wang Youhong? Or after muddying the water, let Yu Chen make concessions?

It is the task of the leader to educate the successor, Wang Youhong only listened to Yu Chen's performance at the simple proposal meeting, and then sneered and said: "It's just that the People's Party has not moved until now, and these people are just confused." ”

After saying this, Wang Youhong said in a selfish angry tone: "That's why I said, these people in the parliament are not worthy of carrying shoes for the People's Party!" ”

Yu Chen didn't think that the parliamentarians were so unbearable, Wang Youhong casually dialed it, and Yu Chen understood the key to the problem. In the past, the Jiangsu legislators were honest because after the People's Party came over, they wanted land reform and divided the land. Under such heavy pressure, the parliamentarians did not dare to blow up the thorns. Now that the People's Party has not dealt with Jiangsu for a long time, the People's Party must know the news that Wang Youhong is going to die. But the People's Party was able to sit firmly in the Diaoyutai and was not moved at all.

Yu Chen originally thought that standing still was the most beneficial way for the People's Party, but when he really saw the People's Party's calm and composedness, Yu Chen knew that there were indeed long-term figures in the world. Even if such a non-reactive stance of the BJP made those parliamentarians feel uneasy, the cause of the same cause encouraged them to be cautious and engage in some tricks to their advantage in a "harmless" situation, and those parliamentarians would certainly feel very necessary.

"Governor Wang, ...... to these councilors," Yu Chen asked.

Wang Youhong's face was extremely ugly, and he said viciously: "I sometimes think that if I defect to the People's Party and then kill all these parliamentarians, I don't think I will suffer." ”

Yu Chen was not sure whether Wang Youhong was telling the truth or a joke, so he could only listen quietly. Wang Youhong finished venting his dissatisfaction, and then said: "Yu Chen, you don't have to worry so much, you can directly preside over the tax work in the council." ”

Wang Youhong gave orders very easily, but it was not the same thing at all. Yu Chen presided over the Jiangsu parliament as the deputy of Wang Youhong, and as soon as he put forward the demand for an increase in taxes, the parliamentarians immediately vigorously opposed it in the parliament. When Yu Chen met his office, all kinds of lobbyists came one after another.

The first group of people to come were members of the army, and the Jiangsu National Defense Force was a compulsory military service system, and all citizens had the obligation to serve in the military, and these citizens were naturally propertied classes and yeoman farmers. The tax increase must have been aimed at this group of people, so the officers came to the commander of the National Defense Forces, Yu Chen, one by one.

It's easy to talk in the army, Yu Chen called more senior officers, closed the door, and then slapped the table, "Your family is also farming, and now the water conservancy facilities in Jiangsu, do you still have the face to compare with northern Jiangsu?" ”

This angry shout immediately suppressed these officers, and the areas bordering Jiangsu and northern Jiangsu can be described as worlds of difference. The natural conditions in southern Jiangsu are very good, but compared with the poorer northern Jiangsu in the past, southern Jiangsu has fallen behind.

The officers were silent for a while, and finally someone said, "Commander, you can't use us as coolies." ”

Yu Chen originally wanted to persuade and educate as much as possible, but after hearing this big truth, he became angry and couldn't help but shout: "Then the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army is not a coolie? Is it so hard to get you to do something for the local government? After the water conservancy is built, will there be no benefit to your own home? ”

This is naturally true, but the Jiangsu National Defense Force still can't accept it in their hearts. Serving as a soldier is just to eat food, and it seems good to protect Jiangsu, but the question is that after the People's Party fights, can such a 100,000-strong army defend Jiangsu? The Jiangsu National Defense Forces have long known about the People's Party's achievements against foreigners through newspapers and many channels, not to mention the tens of thousands of Jiangsu National Defense Forces, even the hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops. Wasn't it still beaten to the ground by the People's Party?

This happened more than once or twice, and Yu Chen was used to it. The BJP has political commissars, political ideals, professional engineering troops, and strong grassroots organizations. The Jiangsu National Defense Force is just a very normal national defense force. In the face of a strong enemy, this army is not willing to die. They also don't think they should do the hard work. The purpose of the army's existence is only to show force and deter the people of Jiangsu, so that the people will not dare to rise up and overthrow the current regime in Jiangsu. This is how the Jiangsu National Defense Forces perceive themselves.

When Yu Chen was the commander, there was Wang Youhong above to give instructions, and such an army could barely operate. When Yu Chen put himself in the position of the leader of Jiangsu, he realized that he was unreliable to accept these goods.

When glaring angrily at his subordinates, Yu Chen remembered Wang Youhong's joke, "I sometimes think that if I defect to the People's Party and kill all these parliamentarians, I don't think I will suffer." ”

This is indeed angry talk, if he can willingly defect to the People's Party, Yu Chen would have done so a long time ago. Commanding the army from above, even if it is dead, it will die like a character. What is it to work in sludge and dust every day?

Yu Chen finally put away his anger and ordered the troops to go back to prepare first.

As soon as the army left, the lobbyists from the parliament arrived, and it was Zhang Jian, deputy speaker of parliament and minister of finance of Jiangsu. Zhang Jian was not as straightforward as those soldiers, he initially expressed support for the plan to build water conservancy facilities, but raised the question that Jiangsu really has no money now, and all the money is put into the market operation, and he warned Yu Chen, "If you issue more money now, it will inevitably lead to inflation." ”

With the People's Party's control model in the forefront, it is impossible for Jiangsu not to learn from it. Foreign countries are on the gold standard, and Jiangsu has no precious metals at all, so Jiangsu has adopted a compromise model, and the currency has a "silver content", but it cannot be exchanged for gold and silver directly from the central bank. There is an eighteen month waiting period for the exchange, which is actually a fiat currency in disguise.

In addition to learning from the experience of the People's Party, Jiangsu also borrowed part of the fiscal system from the United Kingdom and other countries, and finally implemented Jiangsu's monetary policy in the form of "national debt". The government-led economy temporarily lends money in the form of government bonds, and the Ministry of Finance collects the debt after the tax collection in the following year. This model is still Wang Youhong's final decision, and Yu Chen knows in his heart that the origin of this system is Chen Ke's intra-party textbook on the fiscal model that Wang Youhong bought from the People's Party at a high price. Although the BJP did not implement such a model, it relied on a strict budget system as a support.

Regarding Zhang Jian's words, Yu Chen didn't care too much. Anyway, in the final analysis, the Zhejiang parliament refuses to raise taxes on tax-paying citizens. Yu Chen asked, "So what is Minister Zhang's plan?" ”

Zhang Jianyi replied sternly: "Since the People's Party is the central government, they have the obligation to take charge of the construction of local water conservancy facilities. ”

Even if there was a sudden thunder and lightning outside, Yu Chen would not be even more surprised. However, the sky outside was clear and sunny, and it was a good day with a mild wind.

"Central government?" Yu Chen subconsciously said.

Yu Chen's mind was in chaos, Zhang Jian had always been extremely hostile to the People's Party, and he never thought that the People's Party was the central government. In fact, these people in Jiangsu are all the same, they think that Jiangsu is a completely independent small kingdom, and at this time they are forced to submit to the People's Party. Therefore, every upper echelon of Jiangsu has a strong sense of independence. Unexpectedly, Zhang Jian actually asked the central government to take charge of the construction of water conservancy projects.

All kinds of ideas were chaotic in Yu Chen's mind, but the most logical and funny part finally took over the main content, "We have never paid taxes to the central government, so why should they help us build water conservancy facilities?" ”

"It depends on what kind of water conservancy they build." Zhang Jian replied: "What we need now is not detailed water conservancy facilities, but the work undertaken by the engineering troops under the People's Party, and I have also seen the efficiency of the construction of the People's Party engineering troops. Moreover, in terms of the entire arrangement, the People's Party government has always undertaken the construction of the main project by the engineering troops, and all other comprehensive supporting construction has been completed by the localities. We in Jiangsu just want to implement it like this. ”

Zhang Jian said it clearly, but Yu Chen was confused. It's not that he can't understand the method Zhang Jian said, but Yu Chen can't understand what medicine Zhang Jian has taken, and he can actually come up with such a method.