To Tang Hualong's "Invite Senator Zhao to speak" to the National Assembly meeting, some people were "refreshed" Those who were originally drowsy suddenly woke up, as if they had been slapped in the face, and those congressmen who were originally extremely excited also became even more excited at the moment, and they knew that the show was really beginning, and they all opened their eyes wide, waiting to see the protagonist of this political drama play, and now,.

Hearing the Senator's words that did not sound any emotion, Li Yuanhong, the president of the Republic of China, who had closed his eyes and recuperated, also opened his eyes, looked at Tang Shaoyi beside him, and saw that he was also turning his head, watching Zhao Bei, who was sitting next to him, get up, walk to the rostrum speaker, and quickly walked to the microphone in the flashing magnesium lights of the reporters, and stood behind the speaking table with the national flag hanging.

The spokesman is not allowed to sit, this is the rule set when the Congress is convened, in order to avoid nonsense, standing here to speak, the emphasis is on conciseness.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now, it's up to me to speak."

As soon as Zhao Bei opened his mouth, he also directly pointed to the topic, saving a lot of nonsense and politeness, and the audience's spirits were lifted again, and they all knew that the "Far East madman" back then was back.

"You have all heard the petitioners speak just now, and I do not want to repeat what they have said here. The reason why I have asked for a plenary meeting today is not only to appeal for the lives of the people, but also to take this opportunity to talk about the transformation of society. Society is moving forward. As a member of society, we have the responsibility and obligation to promote the society in the right direction, and social transformation is easier said than done, but we cannot be deterred because of difficulties.

Social transformation is divided into two parts: political and economic, first of all, I would like to talk about the irrationality and injustice that exist in the current political structure of the country.

Although the electoral system has all kinds of defects and is small, it is much better than the old system in which the higher levels promoted the lower levels and the lower levels only looked to the superiors, and at least the public opinion could be reflected and respected within a certain range.

However, we must also note that due to the strong demands of the Beiyang political bloc at that time, from the very beginning of the republic, the selection conditions of this voter were accompanied by a provision on property rights, and in the case of rural voters, according to the current legal provisions. Only those who pay a certain amount of land every year are eligible to become voters, and they must be literate, this provision not only excludes tenant farmers and small yeoman farmers, but also excludes those who are literate but landless in the countryside, and even some of the talents of the former Qing Dynasty cannot become voters, as for urban voters, they are determined by the amount of national taxes they pay, which is also quite unreasonable, and the voters selected by this method account for only a small part of the whole people. They represent only the opinions of people from the higher income strata, and the opinions of the poor people are hardly taken seriously.

For this unreasonable voter selection conditions, when I was president, I tried to correct it, but there were too many objections and too much resistance, so I only made some small adjustments, reducing the requirements for financial power, but did not cancel the provisions on property restrictions, at that time, I also thought that the quality of the people is not high, the sense of responsibility is not strong, it is necessary to limit the scope of voters, but this idea seems to be biased today, because the country is a country of all the people, and does not belong only to a small number of people, then, Is there any way to ensure the quality of the electorate while guaranteeing the right to vote for the poor?

I've been thinking about this question for the past few years, I didn't find the best of both worlds before, but now, I have found it, and the answer is in these veterans, in these petitioning citizens in front of the Capitol! Soldiers, serving the country in the army, are willing to sacrifice their personal interests to preserve the integrity of national interests, and from this point of view alone, soldiers are fully qualified to become qualified voters! Responsibility, honor, country, this is the belief in the hearts of soldiers! Taking responsibility as one's own responsibility, honoring as the goal, and taking the country as the foundation are the basic qualities of a qualified soldier!

Now, why do the veterans who gathered in front of the Capitol go to such an extreme point of petitioning to express their interests? The reason is simple, because there is no one to speak for them! No one does justice for them in Congress! And the root of it lies in the fact that most soldiers do not have the right to vote! They can't put forward congressmen who can represent their interests! Correspondingly, there will be no voices in Congress that can defend their interests! It is true that some high-ranking military officers have the right to vote, but they are professional soldiers, and it is difficult for them to reach the people at the bottom of society, so they cannot represent their interests, and only veterans can reach the bottom of society, because most of them are people at the bottom.

If the situation cannot be reached, the result will inevitably be unpredictable, and this national veterans' march has undoubtedly proved this truth! If you want to avoid similar chaos in the future, the best way is not to declare military control, nor to declare martial law, but to give all veterans the right to vote! It's all veterans! ”

When Zhao Bei's words came to this, the originally silent parliamentary hall suddenly burst into a loud noise.

Dare is in ambush here! The congressmen suddenly realized what kind of medicine Senator Zhao was selling in his gourd, and when they thought of the slogan of "universal suffrage" shouted during the national demonstrations in various places recently, it was hard to believe that there was no connection between the two at all.

Giving all veterans the right to vote, this lord "if the law is realized, it will be a coercive change in the political structure of the entire country, imagine how many veterans will appear each year in a country with a standing army of nearly a million people? If each of them had a ballot to elect the president and legislators, what would be the impact on the entire political structure? Since the fall of the Qing Dynasty and the realization of the republic, the history of the Republic of China has been almost more than 20 years. How many of them are? And what is the number of voters in the country now?

Understanding this, it is also possible to understand why some congressmen are in such an uproar at this moment, indeed, their interest cake has finally been targeted, and the knife that divides the cake has been put in front of him, how to divide it, how to divide it, it depends on this Senator Zhao who asked for his life for the people.

There is no way not to hurry, according to the current voter selection conditions, there are only a few million eligible voters, and if the number of voters suddenly doubles or even triples, then anyone with a normal mind can foresee a fundamental change in the political structure in the future.

Thinking that Zhao Bei is likely to run for the next presidential election, then, his purpose is obvious.

It's called "bottoming out." It is not impossible for someone to come up with this trick, but the person who dares to put this idea into practice immediately is probably the only one who is a "madman from the Far East".

The parliamentarians fully believe that Zhao Bei is by no means acting, he is forcing the palace, otherwise, he would not have deliberately transmitted his speech to the whole country in real time through the radio station, which is "creating public opinion." Lawmakers can even imagine the cheering veterans on the radio.

Originally, most of the parliamentarians thought that Zhao Bei convened the meeting to discuss how to relieve these veterans, and everyone also thought of countermeasures, it was a big deal to donate some money to send these plague gods away, and then there was a song and dance of warblers, drunk and gold, but they really didn't expect that Zhao Bei's real intention was here.

If Zhao Bei's wishful thinking succeeds, in the future, the president's throne will be touched by others.

"I'm against it! Strongly opposed". Finally, a parliamentarian who was not afraid of death jumped out, it was none other than Lu Zongyu, who was kicked out of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by Zhao Bei back then, and now he is the political spokesperson of the Beiyang chaebol, a member of the National Assembly, and has always been the vanguard of the anti-Zhao forces. Jumping out at this moment, it is not surprising to everyone.

"Military voters, the election must be military parliamentarians, in this way, what is the difference between the Beiyang political lords and the military rulers? When the time comes, you can take a look, I'm afraid that the members of this parliament are all uniformed! ”

Lu Zongyu's words seemed to have some truth, so they immediately aroused everyone's echo.

"Councilor Lu, you are a veteran, who is called "If you want to add crimes, why should you not excuse yourself", since he has been discharged from the army, he is a civilian, how can he only look at the head of the officer? Besides, the current Wehrmacht troops are still implementing cultural policies, and cultural instructors are not only responsible for eradicating illiteracy, but also responsible for educating soldiers how to be patriotic and how to be useful to the country, then, after serving in the army for a few years, veterans are no longer ignorant, at least they know what the country is, what is responsibility, businessmen elect parliamentarians, maybe only to see whether they can bring commercial benefits to themselves, but military members elect parliamentarians, maybe it is to see whether they can bring benefits to the country

Zhao Bei immediately retorted, and it was very reasonable, which immediately caused a round of applause, and in the Congress, there were also a considerable number of parliamentarians who supported Zhao Bei, among whom were represented by small businessmen and the middle class, and in a sense, these parliamentarians were politically opposed to the chaebol parliamentarians.

"Support expanding the electorate!

"Support Zhao Zhenhua".

"Against ruffian politics!"

"Oppose the expansion of the electorate".

Slogans immediately sounded in the Congress,-for-tat, and the smell of gunpowder suddenly became stronger.

In view of the serious antagonism among the parliamentarians, Senator Tang Hualong, who presided over the meeting, had no choice but to ring the small gong on the rostrum to signal everyone to be quiet, and finally quieted the parliamentarians. But I heard someone screaming again, and looked intently, only to see that Congressman Lu Zongyu was lying in front of his seat with his head in his hands, and there was a person standing in an independent posture of a golden rooster, wearing an old-style national defense army uniform, holding a murder weapon in his hand, and was shouting at Councilor Lu, it was none other than Yang Ben, the petitioner who spoke just now, and the murder weapon in his hand was his wooden prosthetic leg, obviously, he rushed up to hit Lu Zongyu, who took the lead in opposing Zhaobei's social transformation plan, out of some kind of irrepressible anger.

"This is not a wet market! This is Congress! Don't beat people around! You can't curse either! "Come on, invite this retired captain out" Small

Tang Hualong immediately diverted the focus of the parliamentarians and ordered the staff who maintained discipline at the venue to take Yang Ben out of the conference hall, but for the sake of Zhao Bei's face, he didn't dare to embarrass this veteran who fought for the country back then, and just threw him into the parliament building.

A few minutes later, as the councillors continued to debate the voters, a large number of veterans and active-duty soldiers broke into the entrance of the chamber, carrying Yang Ben into the chamber, shouting for justice.

The Parliament, which was already full of gunpowder, suddenly became chaotic, with timid congressmen busy looking for hiding places under their seats, while bold congressmen stood up and loudly reprimanded the provocative actions of the soldiers. (To be continued.)