Chapter 69: New Goals

The Kuomintang elites could not have imagined that without Fang Jianxiong's interference, the historical trend of this time and space would be another reality. Probably this is the root of human inferiority, right? They have forgotten that the Second Revolution was beaten into shit by the Beiyang Army, and their leader Sun Someone fled far away, living under the fence and snorting on people. In the Beiyang period in parallel history, the warlords also had a share of the Kuomintang in the civil war, and it was still a very heavy one. In the final analysis, the Kuomintang was a so-called order breaker for both the Manchus and the Beiyang. It is always easier and easier to break an order than to build a new one.

These people actually know very well that Fang Jianxiong is fully capable of becoming a veritable dictator, but Fang Jianxiong did not do so, at least in form, he did not adopt a naked dictatorship. Moreover, it is certainly not so generous to tolerate the existence of opponents to a great extent, and to replace them with those who are in power. Just look at the bloody events in parallel history, it is better to kill a thousand by mistake than to let go of one, such a slogan is not for fun.

Humans have always been ruthless enough to attack their own competitors in their own kind!

In fact, Fang Jianxiong is more than anyone else willing to see the emergence of a dictator, and history has proven that few dictators have achieved good results in the end after entering the new century. Even if he can die well, his mind and soul will be criticized by his successor. There are also dictators whose end is quite tragic, like Ceausescu, like Saddam, like ....... Every dictator is overthrown, and the process often means countless bloodshed. In the process, only those cannon fodder and innocent poor people will be bled out.

Too much vitality in Chinese history was consumed in the process of internal friction, and it was not until the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in parallel history that it could be regarded as condensing the resonance of a reluctant slave to the country. Even so, there are many traitors, and more ordinary people who have no sense of statehood. As long as these people have a bite to eat, they can work for the alien race.

From Fang Jianxiong's point of view, he really doesn't have a very good opinion of the Kuomintang. has mastered the absolute strength of the object that can be crushed at any time, and I really don't have much time to play with them. Tolerating the KMT's existence in the domestic political arena is not because of how generous it is, but because it is very clear about the trend of history, and the political composition of a country should be pluralistic. A government without oversight and competition is a chilling thing to think about.

If the Republicans don't do a good job, then let the people decide to stay with their votes. This is Fang Jianxiong's subtext!

Spring 1923. The election within the Republican Party ended, and Gu Weijun unexpectedly defeated Yang Yongtai. It should be said that this was a very fair intra-party election, and the two sides of the contest were saved because of a huge deterrent. None of them have gone too far. Gu Weijun was elected vice leader of the Republican Party, and in the national election in the second half of the year, the Republican Party won more than 70% of the seats in Congress, and was in power again with a crushing attitude.

Sun Baoqi retired and continued his influence in politics as the honorary chairman of the Republican Party. Tang Hualong got his wish. Became the first term of the nominal Republic of China. According to the Constitution, when nominating a candidate from the opposition party to be vice president, Tang Hualong nominated Zhang Jian, Liang Qichao, and Hu Hanmin. In the subsequent vote of congressmen, Zhang Jian won by more than half of the votes and became vice president. The Republican Party that formed the cabinet was appointed as the prime minister of the cabinet by Gu Weijun, the deputy leader of the party.

Judging from the results, four main forces have gradually formed within the Republican Party. The first is the Tang family headed by Tang Hualong, the second is the Gu family who inherited a large amount of Sun Baoqi's political legacy, and the third is the newly rising Yang Yongtai. Fourth, the free-spirited faction headed by Wuhu veterans Li Muyan and Zheng Quan rarely participated in the competition for government positions, but this faction was the strongest. In fact, all factions are vying for the free faction, and the problem is that the free faction adheres to one political principle, as long as someone else does not come forward to compete for the presidency. None of them supported it. It is precisely because of the existence of the free-spirited faction that the other Republican factions can only restrain their ambitions. Infighting is okay. But not out of line.

In fact, the free faction is a means for Fang Jianxiong to control the Republican Party, just look at the strength in the hands of Zheng Quan and Li Muyan. One has mastered the financial power, and the other has mastered the construction of party affairs and cultivated reserve talents. And these two people are not in the party, and their actual positions are not high, they are ordinary members of the Central Committee. However, the government positions of these two are not low, Li Muyan is the new mayor of Shanghai, and Zheng Quan is the new mayor of Wuhan.

After winning the election, the Republican Party focused on fulfilling its political commitments, first and foremost increasing investment in education, changing the five-year compulsory education to eight years, and secondly, protecting national industry and increasing state subsidies for some internationally disadvantaged enterprises. For example, the silk industry in the textile industry will eventually strive to double the gross national product and double the national fiscal revenue within five years.

According to the first decree signed by the new President Tang Hualong after taking office, the "Tax Rebate Program for Enterprises Earning Foreign Exchange through Exports," enterprises earning up to $100,000 in foreign exchange each year will receive a 10 percent tax rebate, enterprises earning up to 500,000 yuan will receive a 20 percent tax refund, enterprises earning $1 million in a tax rebate will receive 30 percent in tax refunds, and those earning more than 5 million yuan will receive a 50 percent tax refund.

The country needs foreign exchange, and policies to encourage foreign exchange earnings have been introduced. The introduction of this policy will naturally have the greatest impact on neighboring countries. The main product of Japan's foreign exchange is silk, and the export tax rebate rate of China's silk enterprises is 80 percent, and the entire textile industry has received the highest state subsidies.

With the introduction of the new policy, the Japanese textile industry, which is strictly dependent on the Chinese market, has undoubtedly been hit hard. Japanese products, which once accounted for 70% of China's grey cloth market, have reduced their market share to 30% in the past decade, and after the introduction of new policies, they have fallen to less than 10%. In contrast, after the introduction of the new subsidy system, China's textile has once again ushered in a heavy opportunity for development.

In May 1924, in Rehe, the exercises of the 2nd Central Guard Division were underway.

In the air, four Eagle 3 dived, dropped bombs on a hill, pulled up, and suppressed them with machine gun fire. On the ground, a tank company, 9 tanks were attacking the hill, followed by a company of covering infantry.

As a model unit in the Wehrmacht, the 2nd Central Guard Division has always been the elite of the Wehrmacht. After more than three years of unremitting efforts, the Second Central Guard Division has achieved full mechanization and is also a testing ground for the National Defense Force's exploration and exercise of new tactics.

On a certain hill at the far end of the battlefield, on the observation platform of the exercise headquarters, Fang Jianxiong, chairman of the Military Commission, was using a telescope to observe the changes on the exercise ground. This is a new tactical attempt, and after the equipment is fully mechanized, the new tactics will naturally appear. This new tactic was developed by Chinese and German military officers in cooperation with each other.

"Fu Commander, it is Guderian who is directing the attack of the tank company, but he believes that the tank should have a wider battlefield, and this kind of battle should be handed over to the infantry. The role of the tank is to constantly assault, assault, assault and assault. Colonel Guderian believed that tanks should be used intensively, combined with motorized troops, to tear through the opponent's defenses as quickly as possible on a vast battlefield, and then advance deep behind enemy lines. General Bob is also of this view, and he thinks that this point is actually made by you. Xia Xiang stood beside Fang Jianxiong and reported in a low voice.

"Songpa, what do you think?" Fang Jianxiong smiled and turned his head to ask Cai Yi, who was also standing solemnly on the side.

"As far as the qiē seen on the exercise ground is concerned, this tactic is sharp. If the defending side does not have the corresponding anti-tank weapons, I am afraid that there will be big trouble. Personally, I am positive about the views of Advisor Bob and Colonel Guderian, and any new tactic can be doubted at the beginning, but not lightly denied. Cai Ye seemed to give an answer very steadily.

Fang Jianxiong put down his binoculars, squinted his eyes and looked at the direction of the exercise ground, and said lightly: "We still have to start from the actual situation, let's call the tactics proposed by Bob and Guderian blitzkrieg, it is certain that this tactic has unlimited prospects in the great plains of Europe, and the power of the integration of air and ground with the cooperation of aircraft." By the way, what about the new tank? ”

The two of them were still struggling with Fang Jianxiong's definition, and they didn't pay attention to the latter question at all. Fang Jianxiong looked at Cai Ye and Xia Xiang who had been thinking, and cocked the corners of his mouth proudly, secretly proud in his heart. No one understands the impressive achievements of the Blitzkrieg better than the Traverser, but from Fang Jianxiong's point of view, the Blitzkrieg is not without flaws. When this tactic is thoroughly studied by the opponent, many drawbacks will be exposed to the opponent. If nothing else, the complex terrain can blind the blitzkrieg of tank assault. Of course, Fang Jianxiong didn't mean to deny it, and the tactics were constantly improving.

"Okay, the drill seems to be over, let's go down and have a look." As he spoke, Fang Jianxiong took the lead in leaving, and walked to a Shenbao brand off-road vehicle produced by a Sino-German Shenyang car on the side of the road. This convertible off-road vehicle is specially designed for the needs of the military, with a high-horsepower gasoline engine, high terrain and strong cross-country ability. The canvas canopy can be pulled up as needed, and in the middle there is an iron pipe that can be raised and lowered, on which an air-cooled Han-T heavy machine gun of caliber 127 can be erected. This off-road vehicle is now one of the popular equipment sought after by various troops. It is a pity that due to the limited amount of military funds allocated to the army each year, the army is currently very little equipped, and only a few elite units have achieved basic equipment. The richest Air Force, however, is equipped with more than 3,000 vehicles.

Crunch, the off-road vehicle stopped precisely next to a new tank, Fang Jianxiong got out of the car, and out of the tank was the German Guderian, who is currently the colonel of the Second Division of the Central Guard of the Wehrmacht.