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"Zhantang, please take a seat." Chen Wenqiang stood up with some surprise and greeted warmly.

"Hehe, it's about the location of the stock exchange." Hu Hanmin said a little unnaturally: "There are a few places that are more suitable, and in the end, you have to confirm it yourself." ”

Is there any need to make a personal trip to this matter? Chen Wenqiang understood it in his heart, but it was difficult to say it, so the guest and the host sat down and began to talk casually.

"Ah Xuan, you go and help me do a few things." When Chen Wenqiang saw Hu Hanmin gossiping, he glanced at Ah Xuan with his eyes from time to time, knowing that he might have confidential matters, so he glanced at Ah Xuan.

Ah Xuan understood and walked out with the documents.

"This coffee is of the highest quality, slightly bitter at first, and then fragrant and delicious." Hu Hanmin had nothing to say, and commented on the coffee in his hand.

Chen Wenqiang nodded with a smile and said, "This is brought back from Cuba, of course, brewing coffee also requires skills, and I can't cook it well." ”

"The Secretary of State's visit abroad this time has not only received the support of virtue, but also strengthened the country's prestige!" Hu Hanmin complimented: "In particular, forcing the Mexican government to apologize and compensate for compensation is an unprecedented act of exhalation and raising eyebrows. ”

"This is the dignity of the country, the glory of the government, and I just have the right time." Chen Wenqiang said modestly: "Although a unified country is not strong, its thriving momentum is not comparable to those small Latin American countries. ”

Hu Hanmin groaned, with a look of wanting to speak and stopped, and it took a long time before he mustered up the courage to say: "The League will hold a meeting of all party members recently to discuss the reorganization. ”

Chen Wenqiang nodded lightly and said with a smile: "This is an internal matter of your party. No one has the right to interfere. ”

"I, I just want to hear from the Secretary of State." Hu Hanmin looked at Chen Wenqiang and said stubbornly.

There was silence in the room, Chen Wenqiang lowered his eyes, gently stroked his fingers, and asked slowly for a long time, "Cousin Zhan." To be honest, do you think the current government is doing it right? Are you employing people properly? Is it the same as the Manchus? ”

Hu Hanmin thought for a moment and said: "Speaking from the heart, it is really admirable that the Baath Party, as the ruling party, can bring the country to this level. Not to mention anything else, the problem of feeding these 40,000 people alone cannot be solved by anyone, or it cannot be solved so well. From the point of view of employing people. The president is a meritocracy, and there is nothing illegal. As for the comparison with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it is even more nonsense, and there is no comparison. ”

"That's easy to say." Chen Wenqiang smiled slightly and said: "I'll be honest, the League should have been reorganized a long time ago, and in many ways, it has lagged behind other rising parties. It has to be said that adaptability is gradually weakening. And. Democracy within the League is far from satisfactory, and this is one of the biggest drawbacks of not being able to continue to expand the organization. But these are all internal to you, and outsiders don't want to evaluate them. If you hadn't brought it up today, I wouldn't have been so honest. ”

Hu Hanmin nodded lightly and said hesitantly: "The program and purpose of the League are also very necessary to improve, but I am afraid of causing dissatisfaction among some members. ”

"Cousin Zhan. IMHO. Chen Wenqiang leaned back, crossed his hands in front of his chest, and said sincerely: "Although the League was established very early, it did not play its due role in the revolutionary process. The reason for this is that the recruitment of members is not strict enough. Although there are many people, they are not united enough, and they have different minds, and this lesson must be learned. At this time, there is no way out of compromise and compromise, and there is no need to bind yourself to the old box of the League. If you don't break it, you don't stand it, and if you break it, you can stand it up, this sentence is very reasonable. Only when we have made up our minds to achieve success if we don't agree, and if we don't agree, we can only talk about development and growth. As for the will of the leader, hehe, let all the members vote. If it is not passed, the explanation is unreasonable, and there is no need to comply with it. ”

"And what if it passes?" Hu Hanmin asked.

"If it passes, it's not a big deal." Chen Wenqiang smiled very easily, "In the current situation, if there are a few more opposition parties, there is nothing." Cousin Zhan should see these very clearly. Of course, if the cousin is not satisfied with the vote of the members, he can set up his own door or become a liberal. In terms of qualifications and ability, cousins can display their ambitions. Hiding in the shadow of others is not a long-term solution. ”

"I see." Hu Hanmin is a smart person, he naturally understands the meaning of Chen Wenqiang's words, and he also understands how he should choose.

In mid-April 1912, the approval of the Shanghai Commodities Exchange finally came down. The three businesses of securities, commodities, and gold and silver are operated by three exchanges, and the exchanges shall not operate beyond the scope of operations. In this way, the game and competition of several consortia came to an end.

Shanghai Securities Exchange is located in the three-storey building of the original Changfa Inn at No. 1 Sichuan Road, which is the company's business department, which is located at the corner of Sichuan Road and Aidoya Road (now Yan'an Road), with convenient transportation. The entire building is semicircular in shape, with a total of 89 rooms. The ground floor is the General Affairs Division and the First, Second and Third Marketing Departments, the second floor is the office of the chairman and executive director, and the third floor is the brokerage office. In addition, there are conference halls, clubs, reading rooms, pachinko rooms, and amusement rooms.

At the same time, the "Business Rules" of the stock exchange, which has been studied and considered for several months, was officially promulgated. There are 15 chapters and 113 articles in the detailed rules, which formulate detailed rules for a series of market behaviors such as brokers' trading behaviors, entrusted delivery, and margin commissions.

On May 1, 1912, the Shanghai Stock Exchange took the lead in opening, and on that day there was a lot of traffic in front of the Sichuan Road Securities Company, and more than 3,000 Chinese and foreign guests came to congratulate them.

There were many congratulatory messages sent by relevant departments throughout the country, and they were very prosperous for a while. After the bell was ringing and the "national anthem" was sung, and the staff and agents bowed three times to the "national flag" and shouted "Long live the Republic of China" and "Long live the exchange", Dai Jitao, chairman of the board of directors, took the stage to read out the opening speech.

The exchange was officially opened to the public on the second day after its opening, with a total of 11 stocks listed, namely Capital Iron and Steel, Shanghai Iron and Steel, Jiangnan Shipbuilding, Red Star Cement, Jiangxi Cement, Yunnan-Guizhou Automobile Transport, Xi'an Tractor, Shanghai Automobile Manufacturing, Daye Iron and Steel, Songjiang Light Textile, and Datong Coal.

No matter how crowded the stock exchange was after it opened, Chen Wenqiang quietly left after attending the opening ceremony. The goal has been achieved, and he wants to return to Beijing to report to the president. Then we will go to Xi'an.

Finance and diplomacy were basically on the predetermined path, and he had to make some preparations in advance for the outbreak of World War I, relying on his mind. Once the system is established, as long as it is effectively implemented, there will not be too many problems. Although he came through time, he didn't think that he was without him. The new China that has already been established will be in chaos.

In terms of knowledge and theory, he is not necessarily worse than him, but only his ability to predict the future and some predictions of the future. And, over time, even he skewed his predictions of future events. Whether it can happen and how it will happen may no longer follow the original historical trend.

You can only grasp the general direction and gather as much information as possible to make your assumptions as realistic as possible. Chen Wenqiang is not only disappointed, but also gratified, at least the current China is much better than in history, doesn't this also include his own efforts? It's tiring though. It also sacrificed a lot of his personal interests, but he felt it was worth it.

Now. A modern national financial system has begun to take shape, the country's diplomatic tone has been established, and various domestic constructions have begun, and he will also leave the center for the time being. Xi'an, where there is his expectation and hope, there is something that is being studied. A weapon that could stabilize the country in World War I.

Mentally speaking, Chen Wenqiang prefers to concentrate on his profession, which will be more fun. But the world is unpredictable, the twists and turns of China in history, and the suffering of the people. It made him feel heavier and brought him to where he is now.

Now, he can breathe a sigh of relief. Internationally, the competition and confrontation between the two major military blocs has reduced the pressure on China from the great powers. At home, there seems to be no power or reason for the opposition of all forces. The unity of will will enable the government led by the Baath Party to concentrate on construction, on accumulating national strength, and on expanding armaments.

Chen Wenqiang gently put down the pen, closed the finished work report, got up and walked to the porthole, looking at the sea to the east. There was China's sworn enemy, Japan, and all his efforts were in preparation for the defeat of this enemy.

Japan, because of the instability of the domestic situation and the contradictions of the great powers, is unable to take positive action against China.

In August 1911, the second Katsura Taro Cabinet, which had been actively engaged in violent repression and military expansion, was forced to resign due to opposition from people from all walks of life. However, with the support of the military department, the army general took advantage of the issue of military expansion to bring down the successor Saionji Gongwang cabinet, and he came to power again this year.

This arbitrary act of the military department not only caused the opposition parties in the parliament to raise a motion of no confidence in the Katsura Taro cabinet, but also met with strong opposition from the masses of all walks of life, and the cries of "breaking the clan and supporting the constitution" resounded throughout the country, and tens of thousands of citizens even surrounded the diet. Mass opposition movements in various places then turned into large-scale political riots, which led to the collapse of the third cabinet of Katsura Taro.

The turmoil in Japan was the struggle between party politics and feudal politics, the struggle between the army and navy, and the contradictions between the elders and the military department, but their struggle also affected Japan's China policy.

The most critical crux of modern Sino-Japanese relations is the militaristic path that Japan has tended to follow after the Meiji era. Judging from the rationale of the political and military ******** of the feudal lords, it is logical for Japan to embark on the road of militarism, and it also implies a dangerous tendency.

At this time, as far as the army (especially the Young Zhuang faction) was concerned, Japan did not dare to abandon the orders of the upper echelons and resolutely "go alone." However, as the independence of the armed forces increases, once the army takes control of the military headquarters and resolutely implements the "independent approach", the expansiveness of Japan's foreign policy will not only increase the pace, but will also unfold in the most brutal way.

Compared with the army, admirals tend to be broad-minded, steady and capable. This is clearly related to the system of training its officers. What's more, both the Army and the Navy have sharply diverged strategies for gaining benefits.

For example, although the mainland policy has obvious benefits and temptations for the army, it is not very attractive to the navy. The latter is more inclined to the resource-rich Nanyang, that is, the "southward expansion strategy". If the situation at the time of the Taisho coup continues, the navy may be able to become a force to a certain extent to curb the Army's pursuit of mainland policy, and Japan's foreign policy and Sino-Japanese relations may also take on a different look.

Of course, Chen Wenqiang never pinned his hopes on the enemy's problems, but was lucky. In terms of Japan's occupation of Taiwan, Penghu, as well as southern Liaoning, Dalian, and Lushun. It is inevitable that China and Japan will fight a war, or several wars. China and Japan have never been friendly, and neither today nor tomorrow will be friendly.

If there is any wish that Chen Wenqiang wants to achieve most now, it may be "if it is possible." Japan must be destroyed". For Chen Wenqiang, Japan is the source of China's turmoil and a scourge that prevents him from being at ease. What's more, he can't forget the national humiliation he had in his previous life, he can't forget the profound historical lessons, and he can't forget the wounds and blood that the Chinese have suffered!

You must know that the indifference of the times and people to righteous deeds is more terrible than any cruel judgment.

Japan is like a family of robbers and criminals, who set fire to the outside and rob and kill people to steal goods. High-rise buildings were built with looted treasures, and they were all well-dressed. And the robbed China was looted, the family was ruined, and those who survived were penniless, with tattered clothes and shoes, and without food. Despised and trampled on by robbers and robbers' friends. These surviving victims are full of hatred and have no access to justice. They can only swallow their anger, because their strength is not enough.

However, they have finally risen from the ground and have some ability to defend themselves, but the time is not yet ripe to destroy the bandits and robbers and reclaim the plundered wealth. However. China must start planning for peace from now on.

Although it is a bit too arrogant to talk about the peaceful and exterminating the Japanese now, it is not a distant thing to refuse to resist the Japanese and resist the Japanese, and this just needs a very suitable excuse. And this excuse. Chen Wenqiang believes that the stupid, short-sighted, and greedy Japanese will take the initiative to send it.

There is nothing more powerful in a country whose national economy is based mainly on export trade than not buying their commodities to make them realize that they have "offended" other peoples, and that this nation is not moved by the beauty and cheapness of their commodities; There is nothing like this kind of action to make them realize that this nation has memory, ambition, backbone, and blood, so that they no longer dare to "come in and out" at will.

For a country with scarce resources and large imports of raw materials, there is nothing more to make them feel the wrath of this nation, the power of this country, than to cut off their supply? Coal, iron, copper, etc., whatever Japan wants, it will not be given at all.

When Chen Wenqiang was ruthless in his heart, he suddenly thought of a fable: when iron was made, the trees in the world trembled in panic. God said to the trees, "Don't be afraid! As long as you don't provide the handle, iron can't hurt you. ”

Yes, in order for Japan to develop, it must rely heavily on China's resources, and if it wants to import from other countries, the cost will increase significantly, and this is definitely a powerful means to restrain Japan. As long as Japan wants to forcibly occupy Qingdao, as it has historically done, then China can justifiably confront Japan.

This is a plan that Chen Wenqiang has thought about many times, and of course, he has also carried out countless data and intelligence collection and analysis. As long as the Chinese army can thwart the Japanese offensive, the international situation will not allow Japan to fight in the Far East.

One is that it doesn't have that strength yet; Second, Britain, France and other countries do not want to force China into the camp of the allies because of this; The third is that the other powers do not want Japan to take advantage of their diversion to dominate China and East Asia. As long as the Chinese military shows some combat effectiveness, it may also prompt the United States to take action to jointly counterbalance Japan's ambitions.

In any case, the Chinese government must show its determination and will not hesitate to fight a national war, and the Chinese army must also show its combat effectiveness, or at least drag on the war.

The warship sounded the whistle and had arrived at Chen Wenqiang's last stop, Yantai Port in Shandong. Chen Wenqiang came here mainly based on military considerations, and the senior officials led by Zhao Sheng, commander of the Shandong garrison, had already received a telegram and should be waiting at the dock now. Although the entire military plan cannot be revealed at this time, it is not too early to start some targeted arrangements.

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Song Jiaoren suddenly frowned and asked, "The government compensates you for the money of several major shareholders of the former Bank of China, I heard that you are going to invest in the Academy of Sciences and the Ordnance Research Institute?" That's a lot of money! ”

"Not all." Chen Wenqiang shook his head with a smile and explained: "It's the majority, and I plan to use the rest as a prize money to reward those who have made outstanding contributions to scientific research." ”

Song Jiaoren nodded lightly and said, "Wen Qiang, I know that you don't care about money, and you are never stingy when it comes to benefiting national construction." In my heart, I always want to make up for it—"

"Don't, you can't use power for personal gain!" Chen Wenqiang hurriedly waved his hand and said: "I'm not bankrupt, and I'm not so selfless." As for family property, even if I take out all this money, none of you can compare with me. ”

Song Jiaoren pondered for a moment, raised his head and said solemnly: "It's okay to take a temporary vacation, I can't hold your heart anyway, but it's not like you can leave everything alone, just be happy." ”

"Be happy, I really want to be happy." Chen Wenqiang grinned bitterly and said: "Actually, the first deputy secretary of state, Wang Chonghui, and the vice minister of finance, Yu Qiaqing, are very competent, and you can use them with confidence." Well, well, whatever the president says, I'll do as long as you approve it. ”

"If I don't approve it, you won't run?" Song Jiaoren said helplessly.

Chen Wenqiang smiled faintly and walked to the window, the sky outside was high and cloudy, which made people feel refreshed. (To be continued.) )