As early as a few days ago, Minli Bao, the organ-run newspaper of the League in Shanghai, published a newspaper with the headline "Welcome! Welcome! As the title, he published a column saying: "The return of Mr. will be the foundation of the country, and the new Shanghai will be restored for more than a month, and it should be the most proud of this day." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Early this morning, there were more and more people at the Jinliyuan Wharf in Shanghai's 16th Pu, and the front was crowded with Chinese and foreign reporters and representatives of various organs and organizations. It's just a pity that the six-star flag is fluttering everywhere on the side of the road, in front of the store, and on the dock.

A ship emerged from the river and slowly sailed towards the pier. Suddenly, whistles rang out, gongs and drums were noisy, and cheers and firecrackers were mixed.

Beichen stood next to the side of the steamer and waved his right hand to greet the welcoming crowd.

He wears a black suit. On the dark complexion of the Cantonese people, the heavenly court is broad, the eyebrows are thick and black, lined with a pair of bright eyes, the nose is straight and moderate, and the two short beards are slightly upturned on the lips.

This wanderer, who has been away from the motherland for nearly 20 years, was deeply moved in the face of this grand welcoming crowd.

Hu Hanmin, Huang Zongyang and others surrounded Sun Yat-sen and boarded the dock amid cheers. As soon as Sun Yat-sen appeared at the pier, he was immediately surrounded by Chinese and foreign reporters, and a series of questions followed.

"Does Mr. Sun Yat-sen have anything to do with the Japanese government?" When the reporter saw that there were several Japanese in Sun Yat-sen's entourage, he asked.

"We're going to have relationships with all governments. Is there any reason why an open new government is unwilling to be friendly with all governments? Beichen stood next to the car and replied with a smile.

"Sir's return to China this time, is he going to be a candidate for the presidency of the Republic of China? What is your attitude towards the establishment of the provisional government in Guangdong? "That's one of the biggest concerns of people.

"I don't know yet. As for the Provisional Government, I admire it very much because Canton is the place where the revolution was first born. The struggle for power and profit in the Manchu era will be tired of us for a long time. After that, the society should take industry and commerce as the competitive point and open up a new situation for New China. As for the regime. All of them are based on the service mechanism. ”

"Sir, do you have a huge amount of money for the revolutionary army?" A reporter with glasses asked aloud, and it is rumored that Beichen returned home with millions of dollars this time.

Beichen smiled and asked, "Why do you ask this?" ”

"People say that the success or failure of the revolutionary army depends on whether the military pay is sufficient or not."

Sun Yat-sen replied solemnly: "The revolution is not about money, but about enthusiasm." I returned this time without bringing back a single copper plate; Whoever brings. Revolutionary spirit only. ”

It is impossible to answer all the questions asked by reporters. Several high-ranking members of the League escorted Beichen, got into a black car, and slowly drove towards the French Concession along the welcoming crowd.

Regardless of whether the welcome scene was arranged in advance or not, and how much water there was, although there were no troops coming to welcome them, it was indeed grand.

Song Ailing gently closed the window of the carriage, turned to Charlie Song and said, "Mr. Sun's reputation is indeed great, but the strength of the Revival Society is even stronger. ”

"Politics is not solved by reputation." Charlie Song said with a complicated expression: "Jack? London once said that 'it takes money to carry out a modern revolution'. Now it seems to be the truth. And politicians are very realistic, they know how to make trade-offs to get the most out of them. ”

"Therefore, the president must not be the most famous, but who is the most powerful." Song Ailing nodded knowingly.

Charlie Song nodded lightly and said, "Let's go, Dr. Yatsen is too busy today." We'll visit you tomorrow. Friendship is the best of friends. ”

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At noon on the same day, Beichen publicly expressed his political views to the media at No. 408 Baochang Road. It is to the effect of "...... It doesn't matter to me what position I hold when I return home. I have done my job, and the tide of enlightenment and progress has become unstoppable. China, because of the industriousness and docility of its people, is the most suitable country in the world for the establishment of a republican form of government. In a short period of time, it will be in the ranks of the civilized and freedom-loving nations of the world......"

Subsequently. Beichen presided over a meeting of the leaders of the League in Shanghai, and formed an important document "Declaration of the Headquarters of the League", advocating the unification of China with revolutionary armed forces, completely sweeping away the remnants of the **** in the north, and comforting the ardent hopes of the people.

At the meeting. Beichen generously stated, "The revolution has not yet succeeded in the end, and if I don't bear the brunt of it, it will be easy to take refuge." Comrades across the country are looking forward to it, do they want me to retreat from Shanghai? The enemy is afraid of troops, and I am afraid of people's hearts. Why don't we make good use of our strengths and use our weaknesses? When the revolutionary army arose, there was an irresistible momentum, and the great powers had no choice but to declare neutrality and not interfere. But if our situation suffers repeated setbacks, the development of events is still unpredictable; The methods used by Gordon, Bai Qiwen and others to deal with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom may also be used against us, how can we not consider it? ”

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Shanghai, the residence of the League, is shrouded in a solemn atmosphere.

"What is Wang Zhaoming doing?" After Liao ZK read the telegram, he was very angry, "Who is Yuan Shikai, a lackey of the Qing court, how can we talk about a peace truce with him?" Using him to clear up, isn't it seeking skin with the tiger? Look at what is written above, it is ridiculous, 'why should the beans be more bitter and fry each other', the revolutionary party and the Manchu bureaucracy have become the same root, it is simply unreasonable. ”

"Is Zhao Ming overestimating the military power of the north too much?" Hu Hanmin pointed to the newspaper and said: "The Beiyang strong army is nothing more than that, and it can't hold on to the revolutionary army. If you talk about a peace truce at this time, you will be scolded as a revolutionary traitor. ”

Zhang Jingjiang is good at economics, and he has never made much remarks on these political matters, he just moved his eyes to Beichen and waited for him to draw conclusions.

Beichen looked at the newspaper attentively, put it down for a while, and said slowly: "The Qing government has existed in name only, and the problem now does not exist between the revolutionary army and the Qing government, but between the revolutionary army and Yuan Shikai's strong army in several towns; In order to avoid more bloodshed and persuade Yuan to overthrow the Qing government and establish a republic, Zhaoming meant so. But he still thought the matter too simply, not knowing the deceit involved, and not knowing that doing so would have serious consequences for the Alliance. ”

After a pause, Beichen continued: "As early as on my way back to China, the Revival Society sent people to visit me and say that the revolutionary party should be in the same boat and sincerely united. The revolution must be resolute and thorough, and the overthrow of the Manchu government should not be the supreme goal. Rather, it is necessary to continue to carry out political, social, and economic revolutions, so that the Republic of China can rise in the world, shake off the plundering and restraint of foreign powers, and truly realize the ideal of making the country rich, strengthening the army, and benefiting the people. What do you think about this, comrades? ”

After the Xinhai Revolution in history. Beichen abdicated the position of president and handed over the fruits of the revolution to Yuan Shikai, which was considered weak and compromised by researchers. However, at that time, Beichen began to vigorously oppose the peace talks, believing that "if the goal of the revolution is not achieved, there will be no peace talks." He advocated adopting a tough attitude and using force to attack Yuan in the north.

However, the southern provinces were divided into factions and orders, and there was a serious shortage of funds for military salaries. The compromisers inside and outside the party had the upper hand, including Wang Jingwei and others, who constantly put pressure on them, so that Beichen had to compromise with the people, because he could not change the situation of compromise with Yuan. Even so, he was still at ease that Yuan Shikai, who had betrayed the "Six Gentlemen of Wuxu", would replace him as the president. Only then did he hastily change the presidential system to the cabinet system, and hoped to use the temporary covenant law to bring Yuan Shikai a mustache.

However, the situation was different at this time, and Beichen had to choose between the Revival Society, which was also a revolutionary party, and Yuan Shikai, an old Manchu bureaucrat. Naturally, he was going to lean toward the Revival.

"Yuan Shikai can't be trusted." Liao ZK came to a conclusion, pointed to the newspaper and analyzed: "Everyone look here. The time for negotiation mentioned in Zhao Ming's telegram was about the same as the time for the Beiyang Army to attack, if Yuan Shikai was sincere, how could he expand the war while trying to negotiate peace. Didn't Yuan Shikai say that the Beiyang Army only obeyed his orders, it can be seen that he has ill intentions. ”

Hu Hanmin blinked. said: "If Yuan Shikai can really come back anyway, we don't have to turn people away thousands of miles away." However, this should be reported to the Renaissance Association, and it is obvious that we are open-minded, and it will also be beneficial for the gentleman to run for president. ”

Beichen smiled faintly, turned his head to Zhang Jingjiang and said, "Renjie." In your opinion, what is the revival going to be? ”

"Honestly?" Zhang Jingjiang said half-jokingly.

"Hehe, do you still want to lie to each other among comrades?" Beichen smiled and waved his hand.

"Although I haven't been here for a long time, I still feel a lot of feelings." Zhang Jingjiang said with emotion: "It is said that it is accumulated and developed, and today we know the true meaning." The Revival Society was well-organized, financially well-organized, and well-planned, all of which could not have been achieved without a decade of preparation. Moreover, they have received strong support from the Nanyang Overseas Chinese Foundation, and it is likely that they have received covert assistance from the governments of the United States and Germany. ”

"Then their railroad construction plan is not just a piece of paper." Beichen is most interested in this plan of the Renaissance Society, but it is also doubtful in terms of financial, material and human resources.

"Mr. Sun, I have found a good friend, who is a financial expert. According to him, according to the capital growth, financing capacity, and operating means of the joint venture bank over the years, at least hundreds of millions of dollars can be issued every year, and this is the power of financial means. This expert, who is also one of the shareholders of the joint venture bank, revealed to me that the joint venture bank had purchased a large number of rubber plantations at Nanyang United Overseas Chinese a few years ago. As you know, the price of rubber in the international market has doubled several times in a few years, and the income is also considerable. ”

Zhang Jingjiang smacked his lips enviously and continued: "It is quite interesting that the Fuxing Association did not completely adopt the government-run financing method for the construction of the railway, but adopted four methods: 'state-run', 'provincial-run', 'private', and 'joint-venture'. Each of these four approaches has its own merits and can be used flexibly. For example, in poor provinces, state-run or provincial-run enterprises can be used, while in rich provinces, private and joint ventures can be used. Building a railway is a business that loses money first and then earns, but as long as it can be built, it is a steady profit, and I believe that there will be a lot of funds attracted by the people. Moreover, the construction of railways can stimulate the development of steel mills, and due to tariffs, domestic sales of rails may be more profitable than exports, and the local economy will also benefit from this. As for manpower, the tens of thousands of victims and the disbanded militia are ready-made laborers. ”

"In this way, it is entirely possible for the railway plan to be realized." A smile appeared on Beichen's face and said, "It's not that Revival will make a grandstanding pie in the air. ”

"As long as the situation stabilizes as soon as possible, and the funds of the Reconstruction Society survive the initial year, things will go smoothly in the future. Besides, it is profitable to build railways, and foreign capital can also be appropriately absorbed. Zhang Jingjiang nodded with certainty.

Beichen fell into deep thought, he knew why the Fuxing Society dared to implement the construction plan when the situation was unstable, why it would take a high-profile action on disaster relief, and why it would not back down in the face of the strong army in the north.

That's a sign of self-confidence, and it's an act of self-confidence. Because of this, people from all over the country choose to cling to and support. Victory is the founding father, and there is honor; If you lose, you are a chaotic minister and a thief, and your net worth is not guaranteed. And clinging to the strong is the common psychology of people.

"At this time, there must be no peace." Liao ZK seemed to suddenly come to his senses and said very resolutely: "We should immediately send a telegram and tell Zhaoming to immediately stop contact and negotiation with Yuan Shikai's subordinates." In a stern tone, tell him that the negotiations should only be in his own name, not on behalf of the League. ”

"Why is that?" Hu Hanmin asked puzzled.

"Now the revolutionaries must stand up in the same boat and grit their teeth." Liao ZK frowned and explained: "The Manchu Qing Dynasty has not fallen, and the strong Beiyang army is still there, so you must not show weakness." This game is an all-round maneuver, and military, political, diplomatic, and public opinion are all wrestling, and once peace talks begin, public opinion may change, which will then affect people's hearts. The Revival Society is the backbone of all revolutionaries, and their attitude has a great bearing on the success or failure of the entire revolutionary cause. ”

"Zhong Kai is right, this is indeed not the time to talk about peace." Beichen agreed with Liao ZK's analysis very much, turned his head to Hu Hanmin and said: "Immediately prepare a telegram and tell Zhaoming our analysis and ask him to stop contact with the people of the Yuan faction." By the way, I have figured it out and decided not to run for the presidency and concentrate on the post of Minister of Railways. ”

To talk about the current situation, isn't Beichen clear? The revolution was launched by the United Front led by the Renaissance Society, under the banner of the Iron and Blood Six Star Banner, and the revolutionary army was also moved separately by these revolutionary groups, and the League was excluded from the Revolution because it refused to join the United Front.

Although there were also comrades of the League who rose up in response to the revolution and tried to add glory to the League, none of them achieved success.

The power developed in Shanghai was destroyed by Chen Wenqiang, and those gangs and parties were beaten to the ground by the regular army, and Chen Wenqiang could be described as ruthless. At the same time, he also made his position clear in the newspapers: these people were not exterminated under the banner of the League, but they were criminals, villains and bandits who endangered social order and people's lives and property.

................ (To be continued.) )