Chen Ke was supposed to meet with Yuwen Badu in the evening, but suddenly received a telegram that Yuan Shikai was going to send an envoy to the base area to negotiate with Chen Ke on "commercial issues". The Central Committee of the People's Party had predicted that Yuan Shikai would hold this negotiation two months ago, but he did not expect that Yuan Shikai would be able to hold on, and only now did he come to negotiate on "commercial issues".

After weighing the two things, Chen Ke found that he didn't really want to meet Yuwenba. For an organization like the BJP, it is much less difficult to deal with it externally than internally. This is not Chen Ke's complacency, although it has not yet reached the level of high-intensity organization of the party in history, but as long as the BJP makes a decision, no person or organization can stop the BJP's actions with the current enemies in China. Not even Yuan Shikai, who was about to seize the nominal leadership of China, and the entire Beiyang behind him. Because of this, Chen Ke knew better that he had to meet with Yuwen Badu and solve the problems faced by Yuwen Badu.

Depending on where you are located, the way you think about it and the results will be very different. Chen Ke doesn't want to speculate on the thoughts of comrades, people have limitations, and Chen Ke also has his own limitations. As his actual status and authority grew, Chen Ke found himself having to be able to endure and endure a lot of things. When the base area was only in northern Anhui, Chen Ke could directly correct the local problems. Now even if he sees a problem, he can't blame it, and even says a lot against his will. Because Chen Ke's authority requires Chen Ke to become the formulator and defender of the entire system, and this position is not allowed to express his remarks on the trivial things that will inevitably happen.

Indiscriminately overstepping commands, the "recent" example in history is Jiang Guangtou. The bald head was accustomed to directly commanding the division commander or even the regiment commander by crossing the high command, and as a result, he lost a mess in the war of liberation. A small regimental commander dares to confront his superiors with a bald hand, and this kind of system no longer needs to be considered for its normal operation. Chen Ke demanded that he must not repeat the mistakes of the past. Discussion by the party committee is one thing, and Chen Ke, as a party member temporarily residing in Anhui, has the qualifications and obligations to participate in the organizational life of the party committee. However, in practice, as a central leader, he can only give orders to his direct subordinates, and must not go beyond the ranks.

Chen Kesi returned home with these heavy work contents, and his daughter Chen Qian screamed "Dad" as usual and pounced. If it was in the past, Chen Ke would immediately feel relaxed. And today, even if he held his daughter in the air with a smile, Chen Ke's smile still looked absent-minded.

Where do children know what adults think, Chen Qianru still pulled Chen Ke to talk about what happened today. Chen Ke completely ignored these contents, and at this time, He Ying came over and hugged Chen Qianru, "Yueyue, play with your mother and let your father rest for a while." ”

Giving his wife a grateful smile, Chen Ke leaned on the head of the bed, closed his eyes, and began to think about the situation in Anhui. Anhui was the earliest base area, and it is also the most troublesome base area now, and most of the cadres who were able to support the main beam were sent to the new base area. A considerable number of the remaining cadres belong to the category of those who are neither high nor low. When the manpower is not dispersed, these middle-level cadres can honestly display their abilities at the grassroots level. Later, there were many vacant posts in Anhui, and many cadres did not have rich experience at the grassroots level, so they were directly pulled down to their current posts. If Lu Huitian and the others were still there, Yuwen Badu would not have a problem doing any work. The training of middle-level cadres who lack experience has exposed a comprehensive problem.

This is not to say that Yuwen Badu has no problems, the problem now is that Yuwen Badu lacks the ability to command middle-level cadres in more detail. To be more certain, it is that Yuwen Badu lacks the ability to command various departments and bureaus in the province.

Just had a judgment, it was too late to expand his thoughts, He Ying asked Chen Ke to eat, Chen Ke did not delay, he randomly stuffed a bunch of usual things into his stomach, and he did not remember anything in the whole process. After eating, Chen Ke kissed his daughter's little face and got up to return to the office. As soon as he entered the door, Yuwen Badu was already waiting for Chen Ke in the office.

"Chairman Chen, I want to change jobs." Yuwen Badu said straight to the point.

"Why?" Chen Ke asked.

"I originally wanted to work for the Construction Department and let me build roads and houses, and I thought it would suit me very well." Yuwen Badu said firmly.

"Then why do you think your current job isn't right for you?" Chen Ke's tone did not show any emotion in his voice.

"......" Yuwen Badu couldn't say why it didn't suit him, and he pondered for a while before he said: "Comrades criticize my work a lot. ”

"What did Comrade Ren Qiying say?" Chen Ke continued to ask.

"Comrade Ren Qiying thinks that a lot of work is too loose or too tight for the comrades below. But I can't grasp this degree all the time. Not only the comrades were dissatisfied, but I also felt very dissatisfied. ”

"Comrade Yuwen Badu, I want to criticize you first." Chen Ke said unceremoniously.

Yuwen Badu seemed to be mentally prepared, and in the face of Chen Ke's criticism, Yuwen Badu looked directly into Chen Ke's eyes, without flinching at all.

Chen Ke didn't care whether Yuwen Badu's expression was firm or tragic, he pointed his finger on the table and said in one breath, "The request you are giving me now is to escape from the battle and be afraid of work. Is this the attitude of a party member? Do you have an attitude towards your work? ”

No matter how Chen Ke scolded him, or even immediately removed Yuwen Badu's position, Yuwen Badu would not be surprised. But the meaning of Chen Ke's words was to ask Yuwen Badu to persevere, which was much beyond Yuwen Badu's imagination.

"Chairman Chen, I really didn't do a good job......

Chen Ke immediately interrupted Yuwen Batu's words, "How do you know that you didn't do a good job?" Na! You said you didn't do a good job, okay, you tell me where you didn't do a good job? ”

Yuwen Batu gave several examples, such as insufficient tax revenues and the pace of progress of some public works, including flood control embankments. It's specific, but it's representative, but it doesn't make sense at all in Chen's view. When Chen Ke was presiding over the work in Anhui, these problems had arisen, and they were also a long-term problem. However, as long as we can go down to the front line to study them, these problems are not unsolvable.

"So which comrades do you assign these tasks to be in charge of?" Chen Ke asked.

"I'll do it myself." Yuwen Badu replied a little weakly.

"It seems like my approach at the time." Chen Ke replied expressionlessly.

"Yes." Yuwen Badu showed a look of shame, "Chairman Chen, I really can't compare with you. You can solve the problem by going there casually, I squatted for a long time, but I still can't find the point, and I can't straighten out the relationship. ”

Looking at such a sincere Yuwen Badu, Chen Ke felt that the evil consequences he had grasped before had been fully reflected. Yuwen Batu really can't be blamed for this incident, Chen Ke even thinks that Yuwen Badu's performance is much beyond his imagination. Chen Ke relied on the experience of the next 100 years, especially the experience of the construction of New China. This is not Chen Ke's arrogance, so that Yuwen Badu and Chen Ke are really incomparable.

"Comrade Yuwen Badu, then you might as well boldly hand over the work to the comrades below to do. Our party has always said that we want to improve the system, and you can solve these problems by improving the system. We're not afraid to do it slowly, I'm worried that you're in such a hurry to complete the workload, and there will definitely be something wrong in the middle. ”

Yuwen Badu replied depressedly: "Chairman Chen, if some work cannot be completed completely, the benefits of the entire project will not be reflected. Now the masses are different from the first few years, as long as they have something to eat in the first few years. In the past few years, the masses have been able to eat food and meat, and as a result, they have asked for more. Chairman Chen, I am also from the countryside, and you also know that the entanglement between the countryman and you is endless. You can't tell them how much you earn, you don't say anything, let them work, they are afraid that you won't give money, so they can do whatever they want. As soon as you say how much work you do and what you will earn, they will think that the profit is already in their pockets. You can't supervise it, they're more reasonable than you. ”

There is no way to do this kind of thing, not to mention the countrymen, Chen Ke himself has done such things. After listening to it, I could only grin bitterly.

"And now the situation in Anhui has changed a lot, and those who are willing to work honestly will either follow us. Those who joined the army, went to the city, or stayed at home and buried themselves in farming. Now recruit people to work, and many of the people who come out to work are second-rate. If you don't farm well, you don't want to go to the city to work, they are now mixed everywhere waiting for opportunities, so it's very difficult to manage......"

Yuwen Badu was determined to explain the situation to Chen Ke this time, and he took the trouble to narrate it from top to bottom. Chen Ke listened and took notes, and more than three hours passed in a blink of an eye. It wasn't until Yuwen Badu's mouth was dry that he stopped.

Chen Ke felt that there was some wood in his head, and he said in a very casual tone while stretching his waist: "Comrade Yuwen Badu, Comrade Ren Qiying asked you to report like this, and you finally came to report." ”

"Ahem!" Yuwenba choked on a mouthful of water and coughed repeatedly. Before he fully recovered, he looked at Chen Ke with a look of surprise and guilt, "Chairman Chen, how do you know." ”

Chen Ke didn't know it, and he didn't expect such a thing at first, but listening to Yuwenba didn't need to talk in detail and completely for so long without a manuscript, if Yuwenba had this level, it would definitely not be so complained about by comrades.

Looking at Yuwen Badu's slightly uneasy look, Chen Ke was a little skeptical that this look was pretending or that Yuwen Badu really had this kind of uneasiness. Whatever the case may be, Yuwenba has not really given up on the idea of his current position. There are two sides to everything.

And Chen Ke himself has no choice in whether to rely on power or the party organization. "Starting tomorrow, we will have an open discussion on the institutional arrangements in Anhui. I think it is necessary to discuss the establishment of a civil service system in Anhui. ”

Seeing off Yuwen Batu, Chen Ke was quite excited. He walked back and forth a few steps, still feeling that his mental fatigue could not be eliminated. The civil service system can be said to be the core of the bureaucratic system, and the party suffered a great loss when establishing the bureaucratic system in those years, and the senior party cadres were directly responsible for the establishment of the civil service system in various localities, and this laid the groundwork for the full-scale outbreak of many contradictions in the future.

The people's revolution must be based on comprehensive democracy, and theoretically speaking, the people have every right to freely manage their own affairs. Through the meetings of the people's congresses at all levels, the people exercise their power. The problem, however, is that full industrialization requires a strong government. If the government is unable to take charge of this, the industrial conglomerates will have to jump out on their own and create a situation in their favor.

Historically, the bureaucracy had a soft spot for the bureaucratic supremacy of the Soviet Union, which was the cause of the subsequent large-scale political movements. History has proven countless times that there has never been a bureaucracy that is loyal to the people, and that the bureaucracy is loyal to power. Only if the people's revolution can put the people in power will it be possible to solve this problem once and for all.

Moreover, the nature of the bureaucratic system determines that it is always only responsible to its superiors, and this is understandable, and if anyone engages in "holding the people hostage for self-respect", he is definitely a careerist. Mo said that the bureaucracy could not tolerate such people, and Chen Ke would not allow such people to exist in the bureaucracy. How to combine the bureaucracy with the people's revolution is really a huge political issue.

It's come this far! Chen Ke felt that he didn't know whether to feel lucky or wonder if he had embarked on a fork in the road. After thinking about it and not getting a result, Chen Ke simply chose to go home and sleep.

As soon as the morning dawned, it happened. Taking care of their daughter to get up, brush her teeth and wash her face, cook, and feed her, He Ying and Chen Ke are busy all the time, and they can be regarded as completing their work.

"Dad, come back early." Chen Qianru has spoken this quite fluently.

"Well, I'll do my best." Chen Ke kissed his daughter's little face, hugged his wife again, and then set off.

Qi Huishen was already waiting there in the office, "Chairman Chen, what did Comrade Yuwen say yesterday?" ”

"Leave him alone, what are you going to say?" Chen Ke asked.

Qi Huishen had a firm attitude, "There are only two things I want to say, Yuwen Badu has no major mistakes in his work, and he is far from being dismissed." Anhui is an old base area, and the comrades of the provincial party committee compare Yuwen Badu with you, so naturally it seems that there are many problems. is really more than work ability, most comrades and Yuwenba are seven halves to half catties. It's just that in some respects, every comrade has his own strengths. If you listen to what people say, you will dismiss Comrade Yuwen Badu, who has not done his work perfectly, and this will make a bad start, and if you can't do it perfectly, you will be dismissed, and God knows how far Anhui will be able to get in the future. ”

After hearing this, Chen Ke didn't comment, "What about the second thing?" ”

"Ren Qiying does not have the ability to take over the position of governor. With Yuwen Badu in front of him, Ren Qiying can let go of his work. If Ren Qiying took over the position of Yuwen Badu now, she would not be able to withstand such tremendous pressure. Comrade Yuwen Badu is still a revolutionary, and Comrade Ren Qiying is a bureaucrat. As far as I can see, this pair needs to be taken apart now. Qi Huishen said even more unkindly.

The solution proposed by Qi Huishen made Chen Ke's eyes shine, and the old comrades looked at the problem differently. Chen Ke is also very dissatisfied with Ren Qiying's practice of encouraging Yuwen Badu to test the central government, work is work, Chen Ke feels that whether Yuwen Badu is suitable for this position depends on work performance rather than playing any power and balance. Yuwen Badu was originally not good at all in terms of power techniques, if the reason must be found, Yuwen Badu could not solve the problem, and Ren Qiying did not have a firm suggestion that Yuwen Badu take the right path.

"Freezing three feet is not a day's cold, and it can't be just the two of them if something goes wrong. Is there also a problem with the implementation and understanding of the system? Chen Ke asked.

"If there is a problem, it is also something that you have repeatedly emphasized and thought too much about yourself. I took my position into account as a benefit. It's too hard to reverse power as one's own thing. Qi Huishen replied categorically.

Chen Ke smiled bitterly: "Then if you withdraw, these two people will have to withdraw, and it is impossible to leave one person alone." And this is also a problem of the provincial party committee, and now the two of us feel that they are not suitable, and I think the comrades below may not be as good as the two of them. Judging from yesterday, Comrade Yuwen Badu still wants to do his work, but he still lacks his ability to work. Comrade Ren Qiying is also a very good bureaucrat. She still has a conscious or unconscious understanding of the bureaucracy. I'm afraid that the comrades below are not as pure as these two comrades. ”

Qi Huishen is in charge of the construction of the party school and the cadre school, and he can understand Chen Ke's words so lightly, "Then we need to carry out larger-scale training in Anhui, and we also need to improve the construction of a larger-scale system." The metaphysical system must be perfected first. ”

In fact, this is all something that Chen Ke has already told intentionally or unintentionally, and Qi Huishen can say it so clearly, which shows that he really understands Chen Ke's thoughts. However, Chen Ke was still a little uneasy, and he asked: "Hui Shen, do you think that in terms of the whole revolution, who are our friends and who are our enemies?" ”

"Anyone who colludes with and relies on the European and American powers is our enemy. At this stage, all those who are anti-imperialist and anti-feudal can be regarded as our friends. This is also the fundamental reason why the "Analysis of China's Classes" is not too straightforward. Qi Huishen replied.

"Then I want to tell you something, Song Jiaoren wants to come to us for support, what do you think?"

"It depends on what kind of relationship he has with foreigners, or what kind of relationship he will have with foreigners in the future." Qi Huishen didn't feel embarrassed at all.

"What about the Alliance?"

"The alliance will collude with the European and American powers, and it can already be characterized as enemies."

"What about our cooperation with foreign devils?"

"What are we ......" Qi Hui hesitated. If we say that there is the most economic cooperation with foreigners at present, in the category of China, the People's Party is afraid that it is already the head of all forces.

"Then it should be based on whether to sell the rights and interests of the country, ,............ not" Qi Hui thought for a while, and was stumped by this question, "Chairman Chen, what do you think?" ”

Chen Ke replied: "The European and American powers are not all extremely evil, and we have nothing to do with their normal trade and betrayal of national sovereignty. We welcome normal trade, but we can never become the lackeys of the European and American powers to oppress the Chinese people. ”

This reply is logically self-consistent and very operational. Qi Huishen nodded repeatedly. If we do not engage in normal commercial trade with foreign devils, the development of the base industry will be greatly affected. At this point, Qi Huishen absolutely does not oppose normal cooperation.

"But how could Chairman Chen have thought of discussing this?" Qi Huishen felt very strange.

"Yuan Shikai is going to send someone. Personally, I think Yuan Shikai can't hold it financially. They also came to ask for money. Chen Ke said with a sneer. A former friend of Chen Ke believes that the amount of Gengzi indemnity is quite large for an agricultural country, and it is really not a special amount for an industrial country. Of course, Chen Ke thinks that not a penny should be given, but when it comes to real calculations, even for primary industrialized areas such as base areas, it is not such an evil number.

Negotiations between the base areas and the British side were progressing very well, and the British side insisted that by 1912 the two sides establish a trade quota of 100 million pounds. 100,000,000,000 pounds is equal to 750,000,000 taels of silver. The British can reap about 10 million pounds out of it. That's seventy-five million taels of silver. In other cases, how many battles would the British have to fight to reap these benefits?

Undoubtedly, Yuan Shikai already knew the news, and he also wanted to get a piece of the pie from it. That's why people were sent. Chen Ke needs comrades in the party to stand firmly with him.