Chen Wenqiang nodded and smiled, saying that he agreed with this, and that disaster relief could allow the authority of the interim government to penetrate into various places, which is indeed worth considering. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

After a pause, Chen Wenqiang spoke with a smile: "In addition to the government's funding, local governments should also persuade local wealthy households to donate, and actively organize disaster victims to carry out production self-help and post-disaster reconstruction." Domestic and international donations should be deposited in the Bank of China in all localities, and a relief fund should be set up to be managed by a special person, and the accounts should be made public, so that they should not be diverted for other purposes. At the same time, private charitable funds should be released to participate in the self-help and self-help activities of the affected people in the disaster area, so that the affected people can receive donations from charitable funds of various social groups, as a supplementary role of government financial funds. ”

This method is novel, and new terms are emerging in an endless stream, but everyone knows that this is all plagiarized by Chen Wenqiang in later generations.

"The scope of cash-for-work should also be expanded, not only to organize the victims to build embankments and dams, but also to allow them to build bridges and pave roads, so that as long as the victims' livelihoods need government relief, then the local infrastructure can be opened to the victims." Of course, I would suggest that in addition to the resettlement of the disaster victims, the interim government should also make some policy preferences for the disaster areas, implement the tax reduction policy during the post-disaster reconstruction period, and encourage all kinds of social funds to actively participate in the production and reconstruction work in the disaster areas. ”

"Does this mean that opening a factory in a disaster area can not only get a large number of cheap labor, but also get tax breaks from the government, which is not only a matter of making money?" Taking advantage of Chen Wenqiang's time to drink tea and water, Huang Xing stopped his pen and asked.

"For the time being, it should be so." Chen Wenqiang explained with a smile: "You can go if you are interested, but it should be noted that the tax reduction policy is short-term, such as three or five years, and this preferential policy will be gradually eliminated when the life of the victims returns to normal." Even so. This method is also very attractive to businessmen. It is still very cost-effective to build some projects with small investment and quick results. ”

No matter what factory you build, as long as you take root, it is not easy to relocate, which also drives the development of the local economy. It also transformed some peasants into workers, relieving the pressure of land tension.

"Another thing is the attitude towards the victims. As long as the victims can eat, where will they go to make trouble? If you are not forced by the landlords and gentry to have no way out, how can you gather a crowd to riot? Huang Xing stretched out his finger and said emphatically: "The army is to resist foreign aggression and protect the people, not to eat the grain grown by the people, receive the military salary distributed with the people's fat and people's ointment, and in turn use guns and bayonets to deal with their own food and clothing." In that case, where is the conscience? The money has also been withdrawn, the grain has also been transported, and there is a popular uprising, which can only show that the local government is slack, the disaster relief is not effective, and the officials are derelict in their duties. ”

"Treat the hungry people who have no food or clothing as rioters and bandits.'" It is the practice of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, let's not learn from it. Although it is necessary to distinguish between the exiled, hungry and cold, and those who take advantage of the opportunity to rob and steal. Treating them differently will be a lot of work, but it will undoubtedly be a test of our ability to govern, and we should try not to use this simple and crude method of dispatching troops to suppress the so-called 'civil unrest'. ”

The biggest mistake made by the bourgeois revolutionaries in history on the issue of famine was that in some places they took a vigilant and precautionary attitude toward the victims of the famine, and sometimes regarded it as an obstacle to the establishment of normal order. And that's not all. There were also incidents in which the armed forces of the new regime in the hands of the revolutionaries went to suppress the "riots" of the hungry people.

Obviously, this will have a great impact on the image of the Provisional Government and will have a negative effect on consolidating and stabilizing the liberated areas as much as possible.

Chen Wenqiang blinked, in order to ease the atmosphere. He said with a smile: "This is an opportunity to test the efficiency and ability of local governments, the Manchu Qing Dynasty is not good, the new regime is not good, the capable are up, the mediocre are down, I agree with Comrade Keqiang's opinion, take disaster relief as one of the indicators of the assessment of local governments."

"As for the funding for disaster relief, I think there is still a big gap." Huang Xing nodded and set his eyes on Chen Wenqiang.

In the face of the ongoing war and the turbulent situation, the fact that the revolutionaries, who had just seized some local power, were able to show concern for the people's weal and woe and take active relief measures was not only a commendable thing, but also a matter of widespread social sympathy and popular support.

Moreover, if the Provisional Government had been able to make a profound revelation of feudal rule on the question of famine, it would have been enough to logically conclude that there was no alternative to the resolute overthrow of a reactionary regime as rotten and tyrannical as the Manchus?

Although the revival was even launched, it made full use of the power of public opinion and the media. In the great struggle to pursue the republican system and bury the feudal monarchy, they loudly praised the superiority of the new system in the future and attacked the backwardness and darkness of the reactionary rule of the Qing Dynasty. Among the ruthless revelations involving all aspects, the issue of famine is a topic that has been talked about a lot. The media controlled by the Renaissance Society painted a tragic picture of the great devastation caused by the famine, reflecting their deep sympathy for the working masses, especially the poor peasants.

Moreover, in most cases, the Revival Society did not stop at the level of understanding of natural disasters, but further sought and revealed various political factors related to disasters through famines, and came to the conclusion that it was the "man-made disasters" of rotten rule that caused or deepened the "natural disasters".

In other words, most of China's disasters are due to one cause, and that is widespread and systematic corruption. This corruption is the main cause of famine, flood and epidemic. The relationship between official corruption and natural disasters such as epidemics, food shortages, and floods may not be obvious, but it is very real and has a causal relationship.

However, now that the Revival Society has decided to take up this burden, it must do a good job, not only to let the people see that the revolutionaries are not just talking but not doing, but also to accumulate more popularity and occupy a high moral position. In Chen Wenqiang's view, the provisional government can gain widespread sympathy and support from the international community and break down the official barriers set up by the foreign powers.

Attending the "Yangtze River Valley Disaster Relief Work Conference" were not only Chen Wenqiang, Huang Xing, and others, who represented the provisional government, but also Jiangxi, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangsu, Sichuan, and other provinces would also send representatives to Wuchang. If you don't come, you won't come in vain, and if you come, you will get the disaster relief money, probably many people think like this. However, will things be so simple?

Tomorrow will be the official convening of the provincial disaster relief work conference, how to come up with a practical, economical and convenient disaster relief plan.

The key is to improve the supervision system. It's more important than trying to think about what the person did in the original history and carefully guarding against everyone. Don't stretch out your hand, you will be caught if you stretch out your hand, once this atmosphere is formed, everyone has to be careful. You can't punish others for crimes they may commit in the future.

Chen Wenqiang sorted out his thoughts. He said: "This disaster relief is the first time that our revolutionary party has assumed local power, and it is related to the image and reputation of the provisional government, and I hope that everyone will pay full attention to it and complete it as a major political task." Mr. Huang has already talked a lot about it, and they are all very practical opinions, and I fully agree with them. Now, I would like to share some of my own premature views, and I would like to invite you to study and discuss them. ”

As he spoke. Chen Wenqiang's eyes glanced at Kong Xiangxi, who was sitting behind Huang Xing, with a square face and a serious appearance, looking very energetic, or a little immature. Song Yaoru was full of affection for the young man, believing that he was a talent who could be cultivated, "as if he was born with a kind of financial management ability", and recruited him as his personal secretary.

Kong Xiangxi lowered his head. Brush and record in the notebook. He had a strange feeling about this revival heavyweight. When Huang Xing introduced everyone to him, he seemed to have a very special concern for himself, his eyes moved on him from time to time, and he still had a thoughtful expression.

"In the past, there were disasters in the place, and the Manchu court was very taboo, but now. We need to publicize the plight of the victims with great fanfare, not only by mobilizing the domestic media, but also by involving foreign newspapers, so that the people of the world who advocate justice and justice can see whether there is still a need for the existence of the decadent and decadent government of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. It's not just about slapping the Manchus in the face. Enhancing the prestige of the Interim Government is also a means of securing international assistance. ”

After a pause, Chen Wenqiang continued: "Yes, the governments of the great powers are selfish and greedy, but there is also a civil force in the countries of the great powers, such as religious groups, charities, Red Cross organizations, etc., and countless good people, who are different from those ruthless politicians. We turn to the international community for help, asking all caring people in the world to donate money, food, clothing, even prayers and blessings, which are what we need. ”

"This, this is almost begging, and it damages the international image, isn't it a little inappropriate?" A young official asked hesitantly.

Chen Wenqiang shook his head and said lightly: "How can this be called begging?" This is to ask for the people's lives and survive for the people. As for the international influence, do we need such an image as the Manchus covered up, allowing the victims to starve to death, freeze to death, and even have a cannibalistic tragedy? There is no shame in a truly responsible Government, for the sake of its own people, to ask for international assistance when it is not in a position to do so. Note that the period at which the Interim Government is now, when the war is raging and the situation is unstable, is in itself commendable that it was able to provide huge sums of money to the victims of the disaster in the first place. ”

"The slogan of the provisional government is to govern for the people, and for the sake of the so-called national image and the face of the officials, they ignore the disaster victims, how is this different from the Manchu Qing Dynasty?" Huang Xing had already figured out Chen Wenqiang's true intentions, using disaster relief to improve the image of the provisional government, and then using the social forces of various countries to influence the governments of the great powers, but he could not explain too thoroughly, so he had to vaguely echo Chen Wenqiang's opinion.

"Of course, we still need to work harder ourselves." Chen Wenqiang continued: "Overseas Chinese in Nanyang and the United States are all devoted to the motherland and are also very concerned about the disaster of their compatriots. Rice from Thailand and Vietnam, sweet potatoes from the Dutch East Indies and Malaya, and corn, flour and potatoes from the Americas have been shipped one after another, and are on their way to Guangzhou, or have already arrived at the port. We should vigorously praise the patriotic enthusiasm of overseas Chinese, and this requires the provisional government to continue to introduce relevant policies to encourage it. ”

"It's the Law on the Registration and Organization of Societies, and the Law on Nationality, right?" Huang Xing pondered for a moment and said: "The "Nationality Law" has been promulgated and implemented, but it may not be easy for the "Law on the Registration and Organization of Associations" to be passed, and there may be some debates and amendments in the middle. ”

"Then invite the high-level officials of the overseas Hongmen to discuss together!" Chen Wenqiang smiled faintly and said: "As long as a high-profile invitation is issued, it also shows sincerity and proves that our original promise was not a lie." ”

Whether it was the revolutionary party or the royalists of Kang Liang, they repeatedly raised funds in Nanyang. But they're just moving around Malaysia, Singapore, and Indochina.

And there is a Chinese group with huge assets and great influence, but it is a conservative and introverted Chinese group that few people are involved in, and that is Zhuwang Longtang.

The Nanyang Chinese community has always had too many disputes with the colonial authorities and the indigenous people over the establishment of Chinese schools. The Chinese community did control most of the resources and wealth of Nanyang. The colonial authorities had long wanted to treat this wealth-creating group as a cow that could be milked at any time. It has never been desirable for the Chinese community to be too strong, including the cohesive educational tradition of the Chinese community.

In order to balance the local rule, the colonial authorities never refused to allocate funds for the establishment of Chinese schools, and the Chinese raised their own funds to solicit donations for Chinese schools, which is often referred to as the second type of personal income tax for the Chinese. Moreover, the colonial authorities also had to get stuck in the process of reviewing the qualifications of Chinese schools every spring. I don't care if you are short of funds, but you are stubbornly grasping a certain proportion, and when you reach the bottom line, you will not care about cutting the number of private Chinese schools and not opening them again.

Unlike the Alliance, which is only fundraising, Chen Wenqiang not only maintains a good relationship with overseas Chinese in Nanyang by virtue of his fame, but also has always adhered to the concept of investment first, return later, and win-win cooperation. Therefore, he invested a considerable amount of money in the Chinese school and gave human help. And use a variety of identities to open factories to make a fuss, and open vocational and technical schools in one way or another, that is, Chinese schools in disguise. As a result, he won the favor of Zhuwang Longtang, and then, Chen Wenqiang secretly made three guarantees on behalf of the Fuxing Association, and Zhuwang Longtang also made several promises accordingly.

The first guarantee of the Revival Society was that after the success of the revolution and the establishment of the new government, it would first recognize the Chinese nationality of the Nanyang Chinese, who enjoyed all the rights and obligations of Chinese citizens; The second is to set aside a special economic zone to provide policy preferences, legal support and security guarantees, so that overseas Chinese in Nanyang can return to China to start a business with peace of mind; The third is the establishment of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee, whose members are all overseas Chinese, who speak directly to the government; The fourth is the registration system of associations, which enables Hongmen or other overseas associations to legally exist in China. (To be continued.) )