Chapter 67: Where to go

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Zhang Taiyan was faintly regarded as the leader by everyone because of his age, he was invited into the jeep, and the rest of the young people climbed into the truck. Zhou Shuren was a little unhappy when he saw that there were two soldiers with rifles on his backs on the truck, didn't he treat these people as prisoners! The rest of the people also had similar feelings and were silent, only Bai Zhai was very excited, the truck started, and one of the soldiers reminded everyone to stand firm, and sure enough, the truck shook, and everyone swayed left and right. Bai Zhai looked at a warrior, or rather, at the rifle behind the warrior's back. The truck bed was covered with canvas, and it was dark again, but it was not dark inside, and there was an electric light on the top.

"Hello, may I ask from which country did you buy your rifles? Don't get me wrong, I'm very interested in firearms, and I've seen a lot of foreigners' rifles when I'm in Beijing, but they all seem to be different from yours. Bai Zhai asked.

The soldier was a little embarrassed, and he didn't know if he could answer his own question, which was not specified in detail in the secrecy code. Next to him was his squad leader, he looked at him, got the hint and returned: "It's not purchased from abroad, but we produce it ourselves!" ”

"Can you show me? You can unload the bullets inside. Bai Zhai has to inch in, or he may not realize how sensitive his requirements are. Fortunately, the squad leader also nodded his head, they were soldiers from the guard battalion beside Lu Liang, and before he came, he happened to hear the chief say to Lu Ke of the Investigation Bureau that he wanted to treat these people as guests, and they were all friends of the chief. In that case, there is no provision in the secrecy code, so it is not a big deal to show him.

After taking the rifle, Bai Zhai said thank you, and the partners around him stretched their necks to see the rifle produced by the provisional government itself. Bai Zhai's family has a lot of advanced rifles, and he doesn't play with them less, and even often goes out hunting. The gun in my hand is obviously different from the gun at home, and I didn't find the magazine myself! After the soldier's guidance, I learned that it was a way of feeding ammunition with magazines, and it could be loaded with ten bullets at a time! Moreover, this gun is well-made and well-maintained, and such an advanced weapon is actually produced by Guangdong itself, you must know that this is not cotton cloth and matches, but a rifle! There are also few factories in China that can produce it. Bai Zhai and the others have deepened their expectations for the provisional government.

"Everyone, please come with me, the Prime Minister is already waiting for you in the palace." The vehicle stopped in front of the Governor's Palace, Zhang Taiyan touched his forehead, which was a little dizzy, today I first took a boat, then a bus, and a jeep, and I didn't feel it at first, but now I feel a little dizzy.

Bai Zhai, a military enthusiast, looked left and right, the governor's palace was heavily guarded, there were sandbags and other fortifications at the door, as well as a few machine guns, and he even saw the figure of the cannon from the gap. At the door hung a sign of the Prime Minister's Office of the Provisional Government of Guangdong, and after entering a reception room, Luc told everyone to wait, and the Prime Minister came immediately.

As soon as he sat down and had not yet picked up his teacup, a man about thirty years old walked in with a smile, dressed in a tunic and looking very energetic. "Comrades, Mr. Zhang, welcome to Guangdong!" He should be Lu Liang, everyone hurriedly stood up, and Lu Liang said again: "Lu Liang, Prime Minister of the Contemptible Provisional Government, please take a seat!" Everyone sat down and introduced themselves one by one. Zhang Taiyan was the last to speak, and he asked, "Your Excellency knows about contemptibles?" ”

"Don't be so polite, just call me Lu Liang or Comrade Lu, we revolutionaries don't make revolutions for the sake of dividing into three, six, nine, and so on, we don't engage in the same way as others. I have heard of Mr. Zhang's name for a long time, and my predecessors during the Reform Movement are still working hard for him, and I admire him very much. ”

"Comrade, comrade, this title is very good!" Zhou Shuren thought silently in his heart. When Lu Liang and Zhang Taiyan were polite, he was also observing the visitors with his eyes, it turned out that this was Zhou Shuren and Zhou Zuoren, and finally saw the great gods in this era, but these two great gods seem to be very young. The rest of the young people themselves had not heard of it, but they all had an excited expression, which I had seen a lot lately, and they were all young people who had returned from all over the country and even from overseas, yearning for revolution.

"Comrade Lu, does the Zhenguo Party have anything to do with Mr. Sun Ge's Xingzhong meeting? I beg your pardon for taking the liberty of the country's efforts to form an organization that I have never heard of before, but it is remarkable that you have been able to launch an armed uprising like lightning and quickly succeed and stabilize order! Zhang Taiyan couldn't help but ask the doubts in his heart, seeing that Lu Liang was also a good and generous person, he shouldn't be angry about his own problems.

"Mr. Zhang, the Zhenguo Party was founded by me, and although I have also been influenced by Mr. Sun's thoughts, this organization has no connection with Mr. Sun. The original intention of the establishment of the Zhenguo Party was to overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty, build the country, strengthen the country and the army, break the chains worn by the great powers around our necks, and let the nation stand on top of the world! Of course, this road is full of thorns and bumps, but the direction of the Zhenguo Party will not change, such a goal is our faith, and we will work hard for this faith! To this end, we launched the Heyuan Uprising, the Guangzhou Uprising, and finally occupied the whole province of Guangdong, laying a good foundation for the revolution. He has always believed that the goal is achieved by steel production, railway mileage, the number of artillery and other hardware, plus eloquence is not good, so try to avoid speeches, but this time in order to fool these gods of the times, I have to show my speech talent, I didn't expect to perform well under the off-script speech.

"I wonder what is the source of the confidence of the Revitalization Party? What approach will you use to achieve your goals? Everyone was moved by Lu Liang's words, only Zhou Shuren frowned and asked. Although the future great writer is young at this time, he is still calm and sharp, Lu Liang can understand why he asks this, everyone will say empty words, the key is how to do it. Only with a deep understanding of this era can he know how difficult it is to achieve that goal, and Zhou Shuren can only say that he is deeply disappointed in this era, and he can't find the way forward.

"Brother Zhou," Zhang Taiyan was stopped by Lu Liang waving his hand as soon as he wanted to speak, he put away his smile, everyone thought that this was the prime minister who held great power and was angry, which was understandable, because Zhou Shuren's question could be called a question.

"The country has been sinking for a long time, suffering deeply, and this era is no longer a closed world, the strong wantonly bully the weak, plundering the land and property, the root cause is the weakening of the national strength, the numbness of the people, and the corruption of the imperial court, so our primary goal is to overthrow the Manchu Qing and establish a clean and efficient, energetic government agency; Of course, it is not enough to have such a government, and it is the responsibility of the people to rise and fall, but we also need to awaken those people, so that every citizen is aware of the suffering of the country and the causes of the suffering of their own lives, and take the initiative to fight for the change of these sufferings. The most fundamental thing to achieve these is to have a strong national strength, and the national strength is most obviously reflected in the hardware indicators of steel, army, warships, and factories. Comrade Zhou, if you ask me what is the source of our self-confidence and what is the way to achieve our goals, I can answer these two questions together, that is, rejuvenating the country with steel, rejuvenating the country through education, and rejuvenating the country with science and technology! After I returned from the United States, I built factories and popularized high-yielding rice seeds, and then used them as a basis to expand my armaments, and after laying the foundation, I swept away the Manchu presence in Canton in one fell swoop. This is my answer, ladies and gentlemen, I suggest that you sprinkle the blood of the revolution on this land, start with small work, understand the Zhenguo Party, understand the Provisional Government, and you will find that the revolution is a systematic project, indispensable for everything, and not just a matter of making a fuss and shouting slogans. ”

After Lu Liang finished speaking, everyone fell into deep thought, everyone was confused by the revolution, from Lu Liang they found a way, although they did not know if they could succeed in this way, but they were willing to give it a try. Zhang Taiyan was a little embarrassed, in Japan he often met with many like-minded people, and he already had the rudiments of the organization, this time he came to Cai Yuanpei and other friends entrusted him to test the provisional government, if he joined the Zhenguo Party like this, it would be somewhat suspected of betrayal. But he was very interested in Lu Liang's words, the saying of rejuvenating the country with steel is extremely fresh, and instead of exploring hard abroad, it is better to join the Zhenguo Party to do some practical things.

"Comrade Lu, I would like to write to my friends who are far away in Japan and invite them to come to Guangzhou, of course, if they do not want to come, I can only return to Japan. But I am willing to be friendly with you, and I also hope to see the day when the Zhenguo Party succeeds! ”

"Comrade Lu, I am willing to stay and work together with everyone!" Bai Zhai and the others stood up and said loudly, Zhou Zuoren looked at his contemplative brother with some anxiety, tugged at his sleeve, Zhou Shuren raised his head and said with a smile: "I am very interested in Comrade Lu's statement that he has awakened the people, and I am willing to engage in this work in Guangzhou." ”

Lu Liang laughed unabashedly and said: "I am very glad that you can agree to join, there are many people with lofty ideals like you in the country, we must join hands and work together for the same goal!" Zhou Shuren, Zhenguo Bao lacks a current affairs editor, you can go there and start working. If you have any requirements for the job, I will try my best to meet them now. Mr. Zhang, if you have any thoughts on the Zhenguo Party, I can explain to your friends, and I would like to make a special point that I very much hope that Mr. Cai Yuanpei will come here to preside over the education work of the provisional government. ”