The New Deal of the Qing Dynasty, which began in 1903-1905, was the last and most serious Western-style reform of the Qing Dynasty, but it could only be carried out by administrative means, and the administrative network, which had already fallen into corruption and failure, was using the New Deal to exert its last madness. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"In the name of the New Deal, it is actually moneyist." Almost all the names of the New Deal, from running schools and police affairs to establishing local self-government, checking household registration, and measuring land, have become opportunities for officials to take advantage of the opportunity to accumulate wealth, and all kinds of land additions and taxes are directly named in the name of various New Deals.

It should be said that although the implementation of the New Deal varies greatly in degree, it is consistent with the goal of the revolution in the general direction, and all belong to Western-style reforms toward modernization. However, resentment over this reform became the starting point for a larger change with the same goal, which was unimaginable for both the Qing court and the people.

Since Gengzi, the huge pressure of reparations and foreign debt has made the people's ability to bear the economic burden very weak, and the increasingly bloated and ineffective bureaucracy can hardly bear the burden of reform. Unfortunately, the Qing government dragged itself to a terminal point of illness before carrying out reforms, and society simply could not afford to bear the increasing costs of reform.

Despite seeing the inevitability of this historical development, Chen Wenqiang did not believe that the overthrow of the Manchu Qing would be easy, and he also had reservations about the League that was being established in Tokyo.

As the old proverb goes, "If a talented person rebels, it will not be successful in ten years", and the "alliance" composed of talented people from all walks of life corresponds to this proverb. Although the talents are full of ideals and enthusiasm for transforming the country, these enthusiastic young people do not have the slightest strength in their hands. Although they tried to find a multiplier of power from the modern social theories and science and technology at their disposal, the program they were about to put forward did not convince Chen Wenqiang.

It's full, it's still full. Although the resistance of the Han Chinese was reduced, the striking surface was narrowed. So much so that everyone thought that as long as the "Tartars" were expelled, everything would naturally be fine and the revolution would succeed. But because of this, the later revolution ended there. This is like a reflection, the height of thought determines the distance of action.

The "equal land rights" represented the voice of the overseas Chinese who had detached themselves from the interests of domestic land, but for the majority of the members of the revolutionary party who came from the domestic landlord class. However, it is a major issue closely related to his vital interests. Differences, irreconcilability, final divisions, the laws of development of things seem to determine the final outcome.

Besides, in the telegram that Chen Wenqiang received from the Tokyo branch from Shanghai, this alliance in preparation made him feel more and more strange.

See, the idea of revolution is derived from the American model of democracy; The example of the revolution is the achievements of Japan's Restoration; A venue for revolutionary activities. It was sponsored by Toyama Man, a "friend" of the Black Dragon Society, a Japanese non-governmental invasion organization of China; Funds for revolutionary activities will also be raised from overseas Chinese, and there may also be quasi-official financial aid from Japanese opposition figures at the behest of the Japanese government...... Is it embarrassing to mention the word "aggression" in such a relationship?

The closer he was to Japan, the more disgusted Chen Wenqiang became. If you don't say anything else, if you know about the War of Resistance Against Japan, you will definitely not have a good impression of the Japanese.

Therefore, Chen Wenqiang expressed his attitude in a telegram to the Shanghai headquarters, "Linking but not agreeing." remain independent". In the telegram, he did not forget to remind Song Jiaoren to keep the Revival Society secret. Only the Tokyo branch will have some contact with the Alliance.

The boat rocked slightly for a while, then calmed down again. Chen Wenqiang stood on the deck, the remnant sun shining golden sunlight, and the sea in the distance also changed color.

Before returning to Shanghai, Chen Wenqiang went to Guangzhou to send a telegram to Shanghai. It was another opportunity to take advantage of Yu Chunxuan. Before the decree arrived, the telegram had arrived, and the alliance between Yixuan and Yuan Shikai won the first victory in the party struggle, that is, Cen Chunxuan was transferred to the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and "there was no need to come to Beijing for training".

Cen Chunxuan was obviously unwilling to go to a poor place like Yungui to be a governor. Because it would keep him away from the center of power (which is exactly what Yixuan intended). But he had no way to resist the order, so he could only make up his mind to temporarily avoid Shanghai, not to go to his post on the grounds of medical treatment, and wait for the planning and help of Qu Hongzhen in the DPRK.

And Cen Chunxuan, who was about to step down, naturally had a similar idea of "having the right not to use it, and it will be invalid when it expires", and tried his best to get along with Chen Wenqiang, a rookie of the constitutionalists, and make it more convenient to stay in Shanghai. Among them, Wan Fuhua, who donated his official body, was appointed as the development supervisor of Qiongzhou, and his power was not small; Newly immigrant immigrants in Qiongzhou do not pay taxes for two years and are naturalized by the government; Guangdong Customs implements preferential tax treatment for machinery and materials imported from various ports in Yazhou......

It can be said that Chen Wenqiang's second visit to Cen Chunxuan was very good and he got a lot of unexpected gains. And these harvests will undoubtedly create a lot of convenience and reduce a lot of trouble for Qiongzhou's operation.

"Big brother." Ah Mao walked over, holding the telescope that Chen Wenqiang had taken from the cabin and asked for.

Chen Wenqiang took the binoculars, looked into the distance, and said slowly: "Returning to Shanghai is the final stage of testing you." Haven't killed anyone, have you? It's not easy to pass the psychological barrier! ”

Ah Mao thought for a while and said, "Although I haven't killed anyone, I've seen a lot of dead people, and this level is not difficult." ”

"It's still different." Chen Wenqiang put down the binoculars and said earnestly: "I am not afraid of killing, nor am I tired of the pleasure of killing." Actually, I would rather be a warrior than a killer. ”

A cat was a little confused, guessing and asked, "Warrior? Is it just to be a soldier and fight, that is not the same as killing? ”

"Huh." Chen Wenqiang patted Ah Mao's shoulder and said with a smile: "If you are a warrior, you will be above board when you kill people on the battlefield, and the more you kill, the more heroic you are." Killers are different, they don't come across in the first place. Hero, you'll have to come up with a loud name! ”

Ah Mao scratched his head embarrassedly and snorted: "Big brother is making fun of me, where will I become a hero?" ”

"If you have this heart, no matter how hard you put in, why can't you succeed?" Chen Wenqiang said earnestly: "The reason why I took you back to Shanghai is because you still have some things you haven't learned, and you still need a good assistant." Don't think it's easy to hide in the distance and let go of a cold gun, it's a one-hit kill, especially in a complex environment. If you can seize that fleeting opportunity, you are the real master. ”

"I understand." Ah Mao nodded, not knowing whether he really understood or was casually perfunctory.

Chen Wenqiang smiled slightly, and didn't elaborate. Cat's flaw is in cultural knowledge, especially in mathematical calculations. If you don't make up for it, there will be discrepancies in calculations of distances, estimation of wind speed and direction, etc. That is, in a simple environment, a cat can be called a sniper; The more complicated the environment, the less powerful he will be.

In addition to these, a qualified observer is also necessary. A standard two-man sniper team, which was also original at the time. Chen Wenqiang also specified the specifications and shapes, and ordered a batch of single-barrel scopes from Carl Zeiss in Germany, hoping to convert them into more professional sniper rifles in his own factory.

The more carefully planned, well-arranged, and prepared. The more Chen Wenqiang looked down on the scattered Hui Party armed forces, and did not have much hope for the revolutionary alliance form of "revolutionary group-Hui Party Armed Forces" that the League Club would take.

Whether it is relying on the friendship sponsorship of the party or relying on the talents to go into battle shirtless, there is little hope of success. Because from Chen Wenqiang's point of view, neither of these two people is a professional engaged in violent struggle. Yes, that is, the professional should be the right one, and the amateur one is not good.

Rather, it is necessary to have the large-scale participation of professionals who are fighting violently. The first is to recruit and train their own troops, and the second is to develop the new army. This kind of professional thinking. Chen Wenqiang is consistent and never gives up or changes.

The Renaissance Society had Song Jiaoren and Chen Wenqiang in politics and economics, but there were military deficiencies. Chen Wenqiang temporarily maintained the daily training of the initial armed forces by employing Germans, but this was far from enough. In this regard, Chen Wenqiang has been looking for it, and he is also looking for it through the members of the Revival Association. in development.

When he returned to Shanghai this time, Chen Wenqiang was going to meet a professional military talent with Song Jiaoren's characteristics. Knock down Asia with one punch and knock over Europa with two kicks! The couplet written at the age of eight is really prideful and ambitious higher than the sky, thinking of this. Chen Wenqiang is really looking forward to meeting and looking forward to the completion of the troika of the Renaissance.

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Shanghai.

Song Jiaoren's residence, No. 8 Tongfuli, is a neighbor of Xu Anbao, the chief inspector of the French Concession.

The lights were bright, and Song Jiaoren was chatting with a thin man in the study. Don't look at this man, he doesn't look amazing, but he talks well.

Wu Luzhen was born in a family of intellectuals, and her father was a private school teacher. When he was a teenager, Wu Luzhen studied at his father's Mengze Book House in Wuchang, he was good at poetry and writing, full of interest in Western studies, with a bold personality and few great ambitions. When he was eight years old, he wrote a couplet: "Knock down Asia with one punch, knock over Europa with two kicks".

In 1896, Wu Luzhen, with the desire to be ashamed of the country, entered the engineering battalion of the Hubei New Army as a soldier, and was later admitted to the Hubei Military Academy. He became close friends with like-minded patriotic young people such as Sun Wu and Fu Cixiang. Zhang Zhidong was very much admired by Zhang Zhidong for his "Throwing Pen from Rong to Strive for the First", and was heavily mimeographed and widely distributed in the barracks of the new army and the military academy.

In 1898, Wu was recommended by Zhang Zhidong to enter the Japanese non-commissioned officer school to study the army cavalry department, and became a non-commissioned officer student in Japan. At school, he got acquainted with Zhang Shaozeng and Lan Tianwei, and the three of them had outstanding academic performance and extraordinary interests, and were later called "the three heroes of non-commissioned officers".

In the winter of 1901, Wu Luzhen graduated from the non-commissioned officer school, and after returning to Wuchang, he was detained by Zhang Zhidong. During the interrogation, Zhang Zhidong was persuaded by Wu Luzhen and entrusted him with an important task to teach and run the Wuchang Wu Ordinary School, which caused a sensation in Wuhan. Wu Luzhen took advantage of his position to continue to engage in revolutionary activities, widely spread the flame of revolution, founded the first secret organization in China, the "Huayuan Hill Gathering," and advocated "showing off talent to serve as soldiers," thus enabling a group of intellectuals with new ideas to join the army and greatly strengthening the cultural level of the army itself. It was in Huayuan Mountain that Song Jiaoren met Wu Luzhen and others, and since then he has embarked on the road of anti-Qing revolution.

In 1903, at the invitation of Huang Xing, Wu Luzhen, together with Li Shucheng, Geng Jiguang and others, went to Changsha to initiate the Huaxing Association with Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren in Hunan, and actively assisted Huang Xing in formulating a plan for an uprising in Changsha and planning for Hunan's independence. At this time, the Qing court set up a training office in Beijing to train the new army, and Wu Luzhen was recommended by his friend Liangbi at the Japanese non-commissioned officer school and was approved, and went north to take up a post. During his stay in Beijing, he still had secret contact with Hubei scholars, and Song Jiaoren also wrote letters to him in Shanghai.

In 1905, Wu went to Yili, Xinjiang, to inspect the New Army. Because of his resentment against the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, he was removed from the overseer and detained in Lanzhou. He took advantage of the unpreparedness of others, escaped overnight, and rushed to Shanghai to find Song Jiaoren.

History has changed because of Chen Wenqiang's existence and activities, or many people's fates have taken different paths because of him.

"Brother Shouqing, there are two paths for you to choose from now." Song Jiaoren pushed over a plate of cut pineapples and said with a smile: "Taste this Qiongzhou fruit first, soaked in salted water." ”

"It's a good life!" Wu Luzhen looked at the interior furnishings, shook her head and sighed: "After more than two years, it has changed a lot!" ”

"Only this anti-complacency heart has not changed." Song Jiaoren smiled faintly and said, "Let's get down to business." One way is to 'throw yourself into the central government and wait for the gap to move', as the elder brother and brother Qiang suggested in those years, and the other is to simply throw off all fetters and help us organize and train the revolutionary army. ”

"You've tried it before, so much the same thing." Wu Luzhen pondered for a moment and said, "Now that I have made my words clear, I will also say my thoughts." Qiongzhou, a deserted place, far from the center, even if it can cause trouble, it can't shake the Manchu court; Hubei, the heart of China, once it is difficult, it will respond from all sides, and great things can be accomplished. ”

"I also hope that the first righteousness in my hometown will take the lead in blowing the horn of the charge." Song Jiaoren frowned slightly, and said patiently: "But you can also imagine that whether it is to fight for the party or the new army, it is not a day's work to act secretly. Of course, we have been working on this and have not slackened. However, it would be desirable to organize and train armed troops on a large scale under relatively open conditions. It's even more convenient and faster than exercising in the dark. ”

Wu Luzhen thought for a while, hesitated and asked, "Who has the ability and financial resources?" Not much, just arm a town, do you know how much it will cost? ”

"I don't care how much I spend, and I don't have to worry about how to raise it." Song Jiaoren said with a smile: "Anyway, our Revival Society plans to raise at least 20,000 people and horses within two years, and then directly take Liangguang, and then wait for the opportunity to launch a general attack on the Manchus." ”

"What a big breath." Wu Luzhen was a little incredulous, thought for a while and said: "You have to let me see more conclusive evidence, otherwise, I still feel that it is more certain to return to the central government and wait for the opportunity to control the army." ”

"You'll see it soon." Song Jiaoren smiled, full of confidence.

……………… (To be continued.) )