Nanjing, Nanjing, which has only been restored for a month and a half, does not seem to have changed much, except that the braids can not be seen on the street, nor can you see the horse coat, the braid is shaved by semi-force, and the horse coat is based on public opinion, the horse coat and "willing to be a slave" are equated, although it is indeed unrealistic to change clothes for the whole country overnight.

But Nanjing is always the capital of the future, the people here in the police, students reminder point, the change is also fast, in the final analysis, it is still thanks to the restaurant, restaurant, shop door written "slave do not enter", compared to the marshal personally designed by the army style clothing, the street Han clothes poured more, after all, the people are more accustomed to Han clothes, rather than Western-style clothing.

Change is always inadvertently produced, just like the city that was razed to the ground, the city wall has been demolished, with the entry of a large number of officials into Nanjing, making the rent in Nanjing high, in order to alleviate the rent, the ruling axe purchased land outside the city to imitate Ma'anshan to build a low-rent house.

On the site of Mancheng, Fang Jingyuan, who presided over the planning and design of Pudong, and a group of construction designers, presided over the construction of a series of official buildings such as the Advisory House, the Library, the State Council, the Navy Department, the Ministry of the Army, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Education, etc., the construction of Biyong University, which was converted into Jiangning Academy, and the expansion of the large-scale thermal power plant and several factories under construction outside the city, as well as the expansion of the Jinling Manufacturing Bureau, all brought a fresh interest to this thousand-year-old capital.

With the start of construction of the Advisory House and the State Council, everyone understands that the new dynasty and the new capital are Nanjing, and the people in the city of Nanjing have a smile on their faces.

Although there is a saying that "Jinling has not been established for a hundred years", it is said that "to establish a country in Nanjing, it is necessary to change the leylines here." But this leyline was changed by Liu Bowen hundreds of years ago, although the Xiaoling detour led away the dragon qi of Nanjing, but after all, it was from the Ming Dynasty, not the present dynasty.

However, the rumors did not prevent the construction of the city inside and outside Nanjing, especially looking at the construction site of the Consultative House where the foundation was digging deeper and deeper, the gentry of the provinces were looking forward to it for the first time, especially those who entered the advisory office of the ruling axe.

In order to do their part, the gentry of the provinces and even the overseas Chinese in Nanyang, you have 1,000 and I and 10,000, but it is just a little more than a month's work, and the more than 4 million yuan needed to build the council can be gathered, and there is no need to make a cent from the ruling axe.

The establishment of the Advisory Office of the Ruling Axe in January, and the fact that all the laws of the Ruling Axe in January have been submitted to the Advisory Office for discussion in January have made people see a glimmer of hope for the constitution of his dynasty. It is precisely this kind of hope that makes the ruling axe, although it has not been carried out in the imperial examination, but it has been condensed with the formation of the rank of the scholar for thousands of years.

Under this mentality, the ruling axe, which was once the Liangjiang Governor's Palace, has become the new center of the country. In a conference room of the ruling axe, the ministers of the ruling axe are holding a meeting.

Since this was a debriefing meeting, the seating arrangement was the same as in the past, and Chen Moran was naturally sitting on the main side of the conference table and in the middle. Zhang Zhidong, Liang Dunyan, Ye Zugui, Guan Mingtang, Shi Si, Liu Nengxian, Cai Yuanpei and others were on both sides.

Usually before the meeting, the atmosphere here is very lively. Often, some are talking and laughing, some are discussing things in a whisper, and some are walking around in the vicinity, using the limited time before the meeting to move their muscles and bones, because once the meeting starts, it is almost an hour or two to sit.

Today, however, the conference room was very quiet. Everyone was silent, busy flipping through the documents and materials on the table. Even Guan Mingtang, who was used to walking around before the meeting, was sitting upright in his seat at this time, thinking about something, he was not the manager of the industry now, but the finance minister of the ruling axe.

Chen Moran didn't flip through the documents in front of him. His eyes were blazing, his expression grim, and he was just smoking vigorously.

The atmosphere of the venue was a little strange.

Zhang Zhidong's expression was not easy either. He sometimes flipped through the documents in hand, sometimes looked at the people next to him, and sometimes looked at Chen Moran. He saw that only the cigarette butt was left in Chen Moran's hand, so he said to Chen Moran.

"Governing, let's get started."

Chen Moran nodded, then pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray, and with a slight twist of the cigarette neatly, the cigarette butt was extinguished.

As in the past, Zhang Zhidong presided over the meeting, and after standing up, he first bowed to the ruler who was sitting in the first seat, and then looked around.

"Today's meeting is simple, the north side is too ...... Yehnara, "

When the words came to his lips, Zhang Zhidong hurriedly changed his words.

"Send a telegram to Yuan Shikai and this counselor, asking for peace, and to abdicate Guangxu and relinquish the throne in exchange for the ruling axe to treat the abdicated Manchu royal family."

Zhang Zhidong bowed and said.

"Governing! If the Manchu Qing Dynasty intends to negotiate peace, it can be said that it is a great struggle to save the world from the scourge of soldiers, and in addition to the realm of misery, please think twice about the government. ”

The people around them nodded their heads, and in their opinion, the abdication of the Manchus might be the best way to end the war.

As Foreign Minister Liang Dunyan nodded again and again.

"If the Manchus agree to abdicate, in addition to avoiding the scourge of war, it is also beneficial to diplomacy, and the new policy axe can inherit the diplomacy of the Manchus."

Seeing that the two of them were expressions, Liu Nengxian put on his glasses, took out a handkerchief first, gently wiped the sweat beads on his forehead, and then took out several materials from his briefcase, he was a little nervous. Speaking psychologically, he never thought that he could be promoted to the post of Minister of the New Deal, although the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce seems to have little power and responsibility on the surface, but when he became the Minister of Agriculture and Commerce, he knew that what kind of errand was there was clearly an errand that would tire people to death and be scolded to death.

But despite this, he still has gratitude to Chen Moran in his heart, he knows that his minister is not relying on talent to become a minister, but because he is in power and remembers his uncle's kindness back then, and he takes this minister to return the favor, as for his own level, Liu Nengxian himself understands that if he makes some poems, he can still make up for it, as for the affairs of the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce, it is better to leave it to his deputy directors and directors.

After turning over several materials, Liu Nengxian realized that he was not here to report this time, but that the ruling government was soliciting opinions and asking whether to accept the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the meaning, although he didn't know much about the affairs of the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce, but he had been in this officialdom for a long time.

"If the Manchu emperor agrees to abdicate, it will be of great benefit to the country! Huang Yanjing has fallen, and naturally the courtiers below have no reason to continue to resist stubbornly, and the three places of Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, and Yunnan can be restored immediately, and the whole country will be restored by then......"

"Hmm!"

This Shi Si said with a hum, and then snorted without raising his head.

"I'm really confused, if the ruling government accepted the peace of the Manchu Qing and agreed to give preferential treatment to the royal family, this is ...... Is this still called liberation? ”

Saying that, Shi Si stood up, although the ruling said that he would sit there and talk, but even Zhang Zhidong stood up, and he naturally had no reason to sit down.

"Furthermore, if the ruling government recovers the nation, expells the Tartars and raises troops to recover, if you accept the abdication of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, or even Zen concessions, how can you obey the hearts of the people of the world!"

Shi Si stared at the frowning and thoughtful ruler.

"If after the restoration, the whole people referendum, practice the imperial system, and the ruling power is elected by the people and become a great treasure, then it is the "emperor of all Chinese" given by the whole Chinese, which is completely different from the emperors of previous dynasties. ”

Saying that, Shi Si, who is also the Minister of the Army in the post of director of the Joint Logistics Department of the War Department, took a deep breath.

"We have already sworn that the future national system will be decided by the national referendum, not the world of one family and one person in the past dynasties, please think twice about the government!"

This will be a bit righteous and awe-inspiring, what he said is actually the mind of the people of the Liberation Society, as the governors of various places except for those "stamp chiefs", most of the others hold this kind of thinking, for them, it does not matter whether it is an empire or a republic, the important thing is that this national system is a referendum, although they understand that there is only one person whether it is the emperor or the president, but the reason why they entered the Liberation Society is precisely because the Liberation Society in addition to the responsibility of the restoration of the nation, the biggest difference is that "to decide the national system, Tree Citizen Heart! Even if it is an emperor, the emperor is an emperor elected by all the citizens, not an emperor who crowns himself.

Raising his eyes and looking at Shi Si standing there, Chen Moran knew that what he said was actually the idea of provincial officials, just like the imperial system, persuaded the former Qing officials who were retained, they thought about the merits of the dragon, and it was the officials of the Liberation Society who remained neutral, they were thinking about "civil rights", what was it to shoot themselves in the foot, maybe it was the original establishment of the Liberation Society, in order to compete with the revolutionary party and the constitutionalists, to "decide the national system and build the hearts of citizens".

"The elected empire should be done, and it is unprecedented for the emperor to be elected by the people, and if he says that if the people want to make a republic, he can vote on it."

Thinking of some well-known people who have been swaying in the republic and the imperial system recently, and made this sentence, Chen Moran just smiled bitterly in his heart, he used the referendum to support the will of the people to slap the revolutionary party in the mouth, but those who supported him slapped themselves in the same way.

This emperor, even if he becomes a prince, it is not stable! Thinking of him, he glanced at Cai Yuanpei, this is his Minister of Education.

A while ago, except for Zhang Zhidong and others, I am afraid that Chen Moran was the most enthusiastic about the imperial system, but now, when those people came up with a "optional or abandoned" rhetoric, he was not so concerned about the imperial system, if it went on like this, what would it mean to be the emperor.

Maybe the people were not satisfied that day, and they instigated a referendum, and then got themselves down! In the end, it's all empty, it's really better to read decisively, this idea is just a little down, Chen Moran knows his ability, if he wants to read, he must at least have a solid foundation, how can he be simple in the recovery of the army.

If it weren't for the fear that the officers of the Liberation Army would fall into the revolutionary party, how could he have transferred Cai Ye to the north and transported three divisions to Guangdong by merchant ship to reorganize the troops in Guangdong.

But the old woman's "Zen concession" is indeed tempting, and she is clear and straightforward to be the emperor and the monarchy...... Well, this is Zen, not from the people.

The silence of the ruling looked at the eyes of everyone, Cai Yuanpei just looked at him, from the time he saw that the people's hearts tended to be imperial, he and some friends, along with Chen Moran's meaning of "referendum to educate citizens", added a sentence downward, this sentence forced the ruling government to give a sentence when facing reporters' questions.

"The king's power is granted by the people, so it should be!"

When he was helpless, unexpectedly, Chen Moran had two people in his mind, one was Napoleon, the other was Hitler, two strongmen on the European continent, both of whom had saved countries in crisis, two people, completely different choices, and the same enjoyed completely different treatment behind them.

Thinking of them, Chen Moran slowly retracted a trace of helplessness on his face, and when he raised his eyes again, there was only a trace of determination left in his eyes.

"I want to make peace!"

Chen Moran sneered, and when he looked at Zhang Zhidong and the others, his vision also changed a little.

"They don't deserve it! Go with the flow! ”

As he spoke, Chen Moran stood up and nodded lightly at Shi Si.

"Thank you for waking me up and sending a telegram to Songpa and telling him that I was going to answer them with a cannonball! Either surrender or raze the capital to the ground, and you will not hesitate to do so! ”

After saying this, without waiting for others to say anything more Chen Moran turned around and left the conference room, after leaving the conference room, he walked directly towards the garden of the ruling axe, sitting in the boat workshop between the garden lake, Chen Moran frowned from time to time, he knew that he knew how fragile his foundation was, and he also knew that one conspiracy after another against himself was brewing.

In addition to those who are loyal to him, there are old officials, speculators, and ...... What about Shi Si? He is not a speculator, he is loyal to himself, what about Zhang Zhidong? He wants to be a virtuous minister, what about Guan Mingtang? For him, what he needs is to make that answer, power is like poison, even those who agree with the imperial system, I'm afraid they have all kinds of thoughts, maybe some think that this is for the country, but there are also people who think that it is for power, power in the future, power is like poison, there is only one president, but there is also a prime minister under the emperor, if the constitution is established...... Thinking of all kinds of people around him, one name after another appeared in Chen Moran's heart, what are they for? Finally, a pair of eyes came to his mind.

Those eyes seem to be as pure as a child, and they may be completely full of great love for a nation, but why should he oppose himself? Is it just that the Tao is different? Thinking of him, Chen Moran shook his head and sighed, at this time, a servant brought a cup of tea and put it on the stone table, Chen Moran still frowned and thought.

What does it take to be a leader? Strong will, organizational skills...... I may not be strong-willed, but my organizational ability is okay, at least I can combine a thousand things into a force that I can use, just like the current Restoration Society, but why can't the Restoration Society become the cornerstone of myself?

When thinking like this in his heart, Chen Moran suddenly realized a problem, from the beginning, he was making a mistake, to be precise, it was his ambition that caused the instability of the cornerstone, from beginning to end, deep in his heart, he has been dreaming of an emperor, and it is this emperor dream that makes him unwilling to put too much thought into the Restoration Society, the Restoration Society can be a tool for the Restoration, but it must not be a political party that threatens the emperor! From the beginning to the end, he never believed in the Restoration Society!

"It is necessary to remedy it as soon as possible while there is still a chance!"

Thinking so in his heart, Chen Moran's brows were tightly locked, he clearly knew what he would face after the destruction of Yanjing City, even if he became the emperor, what could he do, if he couldn't win widespread support, then this emperor ...... "In the eyes of the peasants, Napoleon is not a character, but a program!" ”

This sentence suddenly came to Chen Moran's mind, during the French Revolution, the Jacobins divided the land to the peasants, and the Civil Code formulated by Napoleon confirmed the existence of small land ownership by the peasants. Napoleon? Bonaparte's fantasies, with their naïve fantasies, linked Napoleon to his nephew, making that adventurer, opportunist, president, and finally Napoleon III.

The French can, let alone the Chinese, thinking about this, a scene in this land that will be staged decades later in history comes to his mind, and Chen Moran, who was originally frowning, squeezed a smile on his face.

Even if you don't have everything, you can still have a kind of dependence! To turn the peasants into their own support, and of course the army, and the most important thing to accomplish all this is land, whether it is a peasant or a soldier, land is needed.

"It's hard!"

Thinking of the convenience and speed of violent land reform, Chen Moran still shook his head helplessly, the gentry class who control a part of the land is not only his potential supporters, but also whether it is the Liberation Society or the Liberation Army, there are too many gentry children, and moving their land is tantamount to suicide.

"Let's do a survey first! You have to take your time! ”

Thinking so in his heart, Chen Moran raised his head and shouted.

"Zigu,"

As soon as the voice fell, a person wearing the uniform of the Liberation Army flashed out more than ten meters away, and walked to the pavilion where the ruling was sitting, Chen Zigu bowed slightly, "Please Minister Liu come to me for this trip." ”

As the personal bodyguard of the ruling side, Chen Zigu's biggest appearance may be that he always stays by Chen Moran's side like a mute, most of the time like a non-existent person, and now Chen Moran has long been accustomed to this and the bodyguard he brought out of the cell.

When Chen Zigu left, Chen Moran was staring at his background again, maybe he should pick an opportunity to let Chen Zigu go to the army or somewhere else, thinking so in his heart, but another thought popped up in his mind, maybe ...... "to govern,"

Listening to the summons, Liu Nengxian, who walked quickly, saw Chen Moran sitting in the workshop, he hurriedly bowed deeply, and made people Maybe this stone boat workshop is the proof, Chen Moran was in this boat workshop under his own recommendation, that is, the uncle who came to see him in this position, and he is now sitting in the position that ...... "Senda, sit!" ”

Pointing to the stool opposite, Chen Moran had a smile on his face, thinking about his appearance when he first saw him, and he felt funny for a while, in the past, he was in front of him, and he couldn't even think of whether this head could go down, but now, ...... Ah, power! Power! This is indeed a good thing that makes people intoxicated, otherwise how could there be so many people in this world.

"Xie Zhengzhi!"

Although he thanked him in his mouth, Liu Nengxian's heart was bitter, so that when he sat on the bench, he sat empty, and he was very clear about the status of ruling the Ming Dynasty, and naturally he had to keep his duty.

"Senda, is it okay to do well in the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce?"

"Happy! Thank you for your kindness! ”

When Liu Nengxian hurriedly replied, he stood up again and bowed, but he was more comfortable standing there.

"You......"

Chen Moran shook his head and smiled bitterly, it's good that the Restoration Society will come out, these people who have been officials in the Qing Dynasty, all of them are guarding the duties of some people's ministers, this feeling is very comfortable, but it also gives people a feeling of being alone.

"Senda, speaking of which, you are my elder, but you ......"

Chen Moran's sigh warmed Liu Nengxian's heart, and this ruling still remembers the old feelings.

"Sit down, we're not outsiders! Have a seat! ”

At this point, Liu Nengxian sat down again, but he still sat half-empty, and he always couldn't let himself sit in front of the ruling like anything else.

After the two chatted for a while, Chen Moran talked about business.

"Senda, I asked you to come over because I wanted you to do something!"

"Please, the ruling commands!"

"There is nothing to be instructed or not ordered, I want the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce to do a land survey, starting with the provinces that have been recovered!"

"Land survey?"

"It's to clarify the amount of land, and the upper, middle and lower levels of land must be clearly distinguished, and there is also the distribution of these lands, um...... How so? ”

Thinking about it in his heart, Chen Moran couldn't tell what kind of distribution method this land was for a while.

"Ruling government, do you want to know about the land annexation of the provinces?"

It was Liu Nengxian who said it for him.

"That's right! By the way, find out how many landless and landless people there are in the country! ”

"If the ruling is ready to reorganize and redivide the land, Nengxian should also think twice about the government!"

Liu Nengxian suddenly stood up and said, although the ruling government didn't say what he meant, Liu Nengxian had already guessed what he wanted to do.

"Ruling the government, although the past dynasties will always award acres of land, but now that the land is densely populated, how can there be empty land to grant, if it is forcibly granted acres, I am afraid that the world will be unstable at that time!"

(To be continued)