Midyear Festival.

The Purple Mountain is full of greenery, the mountains are full of flowers, the sun is warm, the air is fresh and sweet, and the sound of birds chirping can be heard from time to time in the forest. All this seems so vivid, so harmonious, so poetic.

After paying homage to the Taizu Mausoleum and the Purple Mountain Martyrs' Shrine under construction, Chen Moran did not directly return to the ruling axe in the city, but enthusiastically scattered the cloth in the woods next to the Martyrs' Shrine construction site with Liang Dunyan.

The Purple Mountain Martyrs' Shrine is built according to the mountain, sits in the north and faces south, the hill is in front of the front, the barrier is behind, the momentum is magnificent, majestic and magnificent. This is the martyrs' shrine built for the fallen soldiers of the Liberation Army, at this time, as the main building of the martyrs' shrine, the Lingyan Pavilion has not yet seen its shape, and the stairs up the mountain are also under construction, but at this time, there are already some ashes of the recovered officers and soldiers into the cemetery.

Spread among the mausoleums, there may not be any leisurely place in the eyes of outsiders, but Chen Moran, who walks in the forest, enjoys the fresh air and the chirping of birds in the forest very much.

"Songsheng, do you know that after the uprising, when I got on the ship and came to Nanjing, I said a word?"

"In power, I have heard from the minister in charge and others that they should go to Beijing to take the exam."

"yes, I want to get a good grade."

Taking a deep puff of his cigar, Chen Moran's brows furrowed slightly.

"This good achievement, on the one hand, is of course that we want to establish a stable regime, but on the other hand, it is to ask the common people to recognize us, what is the difference between the national political axe and the Manchu political axe? This is not as simple as changing the master who pays the grain and taxes! ”

Chen Moran said thoughtfully, while Liang Dunyan nodded yes.

"In the eyes of many old masters, this is the inevitability of the new dynasty, and this is the case in all dynasties, and there is even a three-year exemption from donations!"

"Ruling is just the words of some old people, they are looking for bones in eggs!"

"Hmmm! However, we take back the right of way, but the whole country cheers, although some people have some accusations against relying on foreign money, but the facts are there, the full text of the new railway newspaper has been announced, the right of way is in my hands, just borrowing some money to build the road! It can be seen that for the Chinese people, the biggest difference between the new dynasty and the old dynasty is that it maintains national power."

When Liang Dunyan nodded yes thoughtfully, Chen Moran said seriously.

"Songsheng, make a new covenant to meet the requirements of the current situation, there is no longer any delay, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must step up its work!"

For the ruling axe, the most important diplomatic issue now is whether the countries recognize Nanjing or not, and on the other hand, whether the foreign powers are willing to adapt to the changes in China's situation and whether they will continue to treat China with the old thinking and the old way. It is precisely for this reason that it is necessary to launch a "national diplomacy" centered on the revision of unequal treaties, and to mobilize national diplomacy to achieve the ultimate goal of revising the new treaty.

"In power, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has divided the privileges of the great powers in China into five categories, and plans to carry out national diplomacy in five phases. the first phase of the restoration of tariff autonomy; the second phase of the abolition of extraterritoriality; the third phase of the resumption of the concession; resumption of the leased land in the fourth phase; In the fifth phase, the right of inland navigation and coastal trade will be recovered. ”

When Liang Dunyan spoke, Chen Moran listened attentively, nodding vigorously, which was exactly what he meant.

"The reason why the restoration of tariff autonomy is the first step in national diplomacy is that the current tariffs not only undermine China's sovereignty, but also have a direct restraining effect on the entire Chinese economy. Solving this problem not only has political significance, but also huge economic benefits. It will not only contribute to the revitalization of China's national economy, but also contribute to the improvement of the ruling axe's finances, which is in difficulty. When the new treaty is amended, the tariffs should be the most important, and China's agreed tariffs have not only failed to protect themselves, but also to protect the enemy, just like digging a trench themselves, not only can they not be used to fight the enemy, but they will be beaten by the enemy, so they must be tariff autonomous! ”

After a moment of silence, Liang Dunyan continued.

In addition, although it is said that the national political axe has been recognized, but Britain, the United States, Austria and other countries are still in the process of semi-recognition, for them, the recognition of the national political power may not be until after the official establishment of the political axe, and the anxiety of the "legitimate surname of the political regime" occupies the center of thinking of people inside and outside the political axe, so the Ministry of Foreign Affairs thinks that in the name of "revising the new covenant", it can be exchanged for disguised recognition by the West. ”

A contemptuous smile appeared on Chen Moran's face when he mentioned his legal surname, and these people were always concerned about the details.

"Legal surnames are secondary, and if they don't recognize us, they won't sell us machines, won't they trade with us? What legal surname is not a legal surname, I have never considered this issue, as long as the people recognize us, as for them, although they are not paper tigers, but this tiger is bullying the soft and afraid of the hard. ”

At this time, Chen Moran stretched out his left hand, and counted with his right fingers:

"Let's take a look at what we have done recently, in Guling, Jiangxi, there is a summer resort for foreigners, which was originally rented by private individuals, but foreigners organize administrative agencies here, Guling official offices, and set up patrols. For a long time, this summer resort became a concession. After the recovery of Jiangxi, we sent troops in, and then set fire to the Lushan Police Station, and took over at this time, but the British consul protested tentatively, and we gave a strong rebuttal, and finally the concession that was not a concession in Guling was also withdrawn. So far, we have not seen that those powers have any intention of interfering, and occasionally we should be bold, and we should not be afraid of our friends, but we should be more afraid of our people than the so-called friends! ”

Perhaps it was the reality of the country's recovery that made Chen Moran a little proud now, took a sharp breath, and then said slowly.

"Of course, this meal is to be eaten in one bite, and the steps are fierce, but I don't know what will happen!"

Although he was a little proud, it didn't mean that Chen Moran's mind was hot.

"The ruling axe and the Ministry of Finance have drawn up a new tariff rule, the value of the tariff is 500%, we will not touch him for the time being, but the ruling axe has decided to add a surtax in addition to the regular tax, and the surcharge is divided into 7 levels, from 4.5% to 24.5%!"

Liang Dunyan's words in power shocked his heart, he had already heard of the additional tax in addition to the tariff, but the crowd of tax hikes exceeded his expectations, and he could fully imagine that after the introduction of this additional tax, the ministers of various countries would definitely protest and oppose it.

"The ruling government, the unauthorized addition of additional taxes, and the revision of tariffs, are almost the same, but I am afraid that the Beiping diplomatic corps will unanimously oppose it!"

"Whether they oppose it or have a tough attitude, what we have to do is to fight-for-tat, we must show them our attitude, if they insist on obstructing, tell them that even if they break off their relationship, this is the first step!"

After a little contemplation, Liang Dunyan asked a tentative question.

"In the name of imposing additional taxes, you mean to negotiate with other countries to cancel tariffs under the pretext of additional taxes, so as to achieve tariff autonomy!"

"The additional tax is just an attitude, the goods that are not subject to additional tax are not allowed to leave the port, the customs is not under our control, but the port is under our control, the tax police team has been set up, let the tax police stationed in the port, the customs, the lack of manpower will be transferred from the Liberation Army!"

When Chen Moran said these words triumphantly, Liang Dunyan kept thinking about the possibility of success in this matter, could it be that the ruling power was sure that the Chinese powers would not intervene by force?

"Husheng, are you worried about military interference?"

Liang Dunyan did not immediately express his position, and while he was worried about the armed intervention, he began to weigh the current international situation and the secret talks that will be held in the next two months.

"It's inevitable that there will always be some worries!"

"I'm also a little worried, but if it's because I'm worried, let's not do it, I'm afraid that you and I are both sinners of the nation!"

A hat was given out in one sentence, and the same Chen Moran added a high hat to himself and put on his head.

"After the introduction of tariff surcharges, we will definitely have to face the pressure of the Beiping Legation, even if the countries do not force the use of force to intervene or threaten, I am afraid we will have to face a new diplomatic impasse, the way of diplomacy is actually to cooperate with the vertical and balance, the diplomatic blockade of us by the great powers said that I have taken a good start, although some people feel that the great powers have not recognized us, we have no legal surname, but in fact, as far as we are concerned, we and the countries are in disguised recognition!"

After throwing the cigarette butt in his hand to his feet and stepping on it, he carefully kicked some soil and covered the cigarette butt before Chen Moran continued.

"If it weren't already admitted, Britain would have sold us two battleships? Will the United States agree to export more than 20 million military machines? No, for the sake of profit, they hesitate on the one hand, but because we are still a transitional provisional regime. ”

"Now that the whole country has been restored, it is really necessary to hold a referendum as soon as possible to establish a complete central political axe, so that the fundamental thing to break the diplomatic deadlock is to avoid many unnecessary diplomatic troubles!"

"That's not enough!"

Swinging his hand, Chen Moran rejected his proposal first, and now compared to the emperor, Chen Moran is more obsessed with this ruling position with sole power, which is the sole power of the whole country.

"The last time we relied on various breakthroughs to break the diplomatic deadlock, this time it is the same!"

As soon as he got in touch with the recent talks, Liang Dunyan instantly understood the meaning of being in power.

"Ruling ...... you mean"

"I still mean to break each other, but this time is different from the last time, it can be said that this time, the most unwilling to see our tariff autonomy is this mouth shouting brotherly state, but ...... Songsheng, if you want to open up the situation, you really have to make a fuss about them! ”

Grinning, Chen Moran's eyes flashed with the look of calculating others, which would make him confident enough to let him use his own set, and now he has sent himself to this set, just waiting for himself to ask for it.

(To be continued)