Chapter 153 Financial Independence
In the third year of Xuantong, the 14th day of the ninth month of the Xinhai lunar calendar. On November 4, 1911 in the solar calendar, following the announcement of Yunnan Reading Power on October 30, Guizhou Province, which was originally unknown in the central part of the southwest, also sent a message to announce the reading power to the whole country.
When the news of Guizhou's reading power came out, the revolutionary momentum that was already in full swing across the country was more like a bottle of gasoline being poured on it, burning even more vigorously.
A small province that is arrogant in the eyes of the people of the whole country is the eighth to announce the reading of power, which makes the coastal provinces that are still waiting, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian and other provinces that are more developed and open than Guizhou, where to put the face of the revolutionary party.
However, it seems to have been affected and hit by Guizhou's reading power, and after Guizhou Province announced the reading power, in the next week, the domestic form changed more rapidly.
Immediately after the day after Guizhou announced the reading power, Jiangsu Province, also under the impetus of the revolutionaries, announced the reading power, and the governor of Jiangsu, Cheng Dequan, changed the governor to the governor and became the new administrator.
On the same day, Zhejiang Province also announced the reading power.
On the 7th, Guangxi Province also announced the reading power.
On the 8th, on the 9th, Anhui and Guangdong announced the reading power, and on the 10th, Fujian Province also announced the reading power.
In just one week after Guizhou announced its reading power, the southern provinces that were rushing to announce their independence from the control of the Qing court seemed to have made an agreement, and they sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. This uprising in Guizhou seems to be like a rapidly burning fuse, accelerating the pace of the collapse of the Qing political axe......
Such a situation in which the edifice was about to collapse finally made Qing Zhengaxe realize that the land of Shenzhou was completely out of their control. They were completely panicked, not only quickly revoked the cabinet seats of various members of the imperial family in the imperial cabinet that had only been established for a few months, but also reappointed Yuan Shikai as the prime minister of the cabinet, and the prime minister of all national affairs, in an attempt to redeem the lost popular support. However, such an appointment not only did not alleviate the situation of the Qing court, but accelerated the work of uprisings in various places.
Guizhou, Guiyang, Guiyang, which has already successfully revolted, is naturally no longer busy with the uprising.
In the morning, after Shen Yuqing sent a telegram on behalf of Guizhou, the whole of Guiyang once again returned to its former tranquility.
The shops on the street reopened, and the people of Guiyang, who had been frightened all night, took to the streets again, looking at the same but different streets of Guiyang, after they hesitated, they saw that there was no change, and they calmly continued their ordinary life of going to work and working again.
The revolution in Guizhou, before Chen Liqing and his family did not participate, was a successful peaceful evolution, and the uprising in history basically did not cause any bloodshed. Probably the process is the same as what happened before, it is only because of Chen Liqing's participation that the Autonomous Society, which should have been the greatest contributor to the uprising, has become a supporting role in the peaceful evolution of the Chen family in Pingyue.
Originally, after the people of the Autonomous Society successfully forced Shen Yuqing to declare Guizhou Reading Power, Zhang Bailin, Ren Kecheng, and Yang Xincheng of the New Army formed the Guizhou Han Army and Political Axe. Originally, the Autonomous Society wanted to nominate Zhang Bailin as the governor, but because Zhang Bailin himself was a literati, he naturally couldn't lead troops.
Therefore, the internal personnel of the Autonomous Society divided the original Han military and political axe into three parts, the Governor's Office, the Executive Yuan, and the Privy Council.
The Governor's Mansion was naturally served by Yang Xincheng, the Governor of the New Army, and the Deputy Governor was Zhao Dequan. The Executive Yuan was presided over by Ren Kecheng, Guo Chongguang and other elders, and Zhang Bailin and other people who were the most proficient in reading, so they formed the Privy Council, with Zhang Bailin as the president of the Privy Council, commanding the military and civil affairs, and Ren Kecheng served as the vice president.
From the point of view of these members, the Privy Council is the supreme administrative body of the military and political axe.
In short, after the formation of the Han military and political axe, some enthusiastic young people of the original Autonomous Society became political elements who were keen on power dumping, intending to let the Autonomous Society take charge of the entire Guizhou. As for Yang Xincheng, Zhao Dequan and others, who originally cooperated with the New Army, they are naturally outsiders, not to mention Ren Kecheng and others who have opposite political concepts, these are naturally their political enemies.
Therefore, in the original history, the Guizhou Han military and political axe formed by Zhang Bailin and others was blindly xenophobic and fighting for power and profit by hot-blooded radicals such as the Autonomous Society. As a result, Ren Kecheng, Guo Chongguang and other constitutionalists in Guiyang united with Zhao Dequan and others in the Governor's Office, and finally killed and drove the cadres of the Autonomous Society, forcing the Han Army, which had only been born in Guizhou for three months, to finally annihilate.
Now that history can be restarted and Guizhou Reading Power has been redirected, Chen Liqing naturally cannot once again set up a Han military and political axe according to the original development.
Governor's Office.
"What, Lord Shen hung up the seal and left?"
In the conference hall of the Governor's Office, Chen Lijun, Chen Liqun, Zhang Bailin, Ren Kecheng, Guo Chongguang and other people who participated in the uprising last night gathered together, ready to discuss what political axe should be established after Guizhou Reading Power. However, at this moment, Zhou Peiyi accompanied the arrival of He Guochang, the chief of the patrol police, with a regretful face, saying that the governor Shen Yuqing had left Guiyang.
As soon as the news was spoken, there were bursts of disbelief in the chamber.
"Yes, the Governor has found us, and said that he has no intention of serving as the governor of anything, and that he is gone, and he left this morning." Zhou Peiyi looked at the vacant position on the main seat, repeated He Guochang's words, and at the same time took out the official seal in his hand.
"Really gone?" Zhou Peiyi repeated it again, and let the official seal appear in front of everyone, and finally let Ren Kecheng and them come back to their senses, Ren Kecheng looked around, and couldn't help frowning: "This Lord Shen is gone, so who will hold and preside over this meeting?" ”
This meeting is very important, since Guizhou has announced that it will read power, the first impact will be the financial reading power, and it will no longer receive the central government's appropriations for the military, civil affairs, people's livelihood and other aspects. Of course, reading power is also good, at least Guizhou's taxes can also be read power, and there is no need to hand over to the central government.
Finance, taxation to the operation of the political axe system is self-evident, now the financial system has undergone such a huge change, naturally will affect all aspects of Guizhou, so this meeting. It is a key surname meeting after Guizhou Reading Power, and it will be redistributed by financial changes in all aspects.
Ren Kecheng, Zhang Bailin and other constitutionalists and the Liberal Party have long been waiting for the day of power redistribution, who knows, at this critical time, Shen Yuqing, the key person who presided over the meeting, actually resigned. You must know that even if Shen Yuqing is forced to read, everyone is still willing to let Shen Yuqing serve as the governor of Guizhou.
It's just that who knew that there were such conditions, Shen Yuqing still didn't do it, but ran away!
So if Shen Yuqing quits, isn't there no one to talk to in Guiyang now?
Ren Kecheng couldn't help but set his eyes on Chen Mingren, Chen Lijun, Chen Liqun, the three fathers and sons of the Chen family, and Shen Yuqing left, the most important thing in Guiyang was naturally the Pingyue Chen family, which now controlled the military power.
"The meeting was presided over by Chen Mingren and Uncle Chen, you don't have to worry, before leaving, Lord Shen has entrusted me to tell you." While Ren Kecheng was thinking nonsense, He Guochang looked at Chen Mingren.
Ren Kecheng, Zhang Bailin, Cai Yue, and Yang Xincheng also looked at Chen Mingren with solemn expressions.
Chen Mingren himself looked at He Guochang with some astonishment: "Me? ”
"Officer He, could the Governor be mistaken?"
"There will be no mistake, before Lord Shen left, he explained like this." He Guochang also found a place to sit down, everyone knew that the newly emerging Chen family in Guiyang had the most right to speak at this time. Four thousand regular troops are held at various gates in Guiyang, and this military force is like a sword hanging on the head, who knows when it will fall and cut whom.
There was silence in the chamber.
Zhang Bailin couldn't help but glance at Cai Yue, Ren Kecheng couldn't help but look at Guo Chongguang, Yang Xincheng, Zhao Dequan, Zhou Peiyi and others all set their eyes on the three positions in front of the seat and cast their eyes on Chen Mingren.
Shen Yuqing's departure seems to have a lot to do with the Chen family. The people here couldn't help but suspect Shen Yuqing's sudden departure to the people of the Chen family.
There is no way, Shen Yuqing's departure is obviously the most profitable for the Chen family, if you don't doubt him, who else can you suspect.
Being looked at by everyone like this, Chen Mingren was naturally uncomfortable, but he now also knew that the situation in Guiyang, he didn't want to come forward.
"Well, since the Governor is so trustworthy and honest, then if you don't mind, Shoucheng will ask the Lord to preside over this meeting." Chen Mingren hesitated for a moment and stood up.
Chen Liqun and Chen Lijun glanced at each other and nodded quietly.
"Of all the people present, Brother Shoucheng is the eldest, and it is naturally the most suitable for Brother Shoucheng to preside over this meeting." Hua Zhihong immediately opened his mouth to echo.
"Yes, Brother Shoucheng is the oldest and steady, and this meeting is presided over by Brother Shoucheng, so it is naturally the most suitable." Shen Yuqing's master Fan Wei was opposite Chen Mingren, and he couldn't help but speak.
"Don't mind, don't mind, Brother Shoucheng will preside, naturally it is the most suitable." Fan Wei has spoken, and Ren Kecheng and other constitutionalists naturally will not have any objections.
Yang Xincheng, Zhao Dequan and other representatives of the New Army, although they were a little unhappy in their hearts, everyone said so and nodded their heads.
Zhang Bailin, Cai Yue, Ping Gang and others did not speak, they nodded silently, and at a glance, Chen Mingren's opening had the appearance of the boss of Guizhou, and there was harmony in the chamber.
It's just that in a chorus, only one person knows the thoughts during the period. (To be continued.) )