Chapter 54 The Great Power Mentality

"China is a big country, and when it was weak, it had to pinch its nose and admit it when it was bullied. In order to make a country and a nation strong, we must first let the people have the heart of a strong man. Since Xinhai, Fang has spared no means or even hesitated to work together to boost people's morale, and the purpose is this. If you don't compromise the means, don't publish it. Fang Jianxiong smiled and spoke to the young reporter in front of him, as a reporter of a private newspaper, Tao Juyin cherished the opportunity to get such an interview. These four words will undoubtedly not appear in the newspapers, but they will appear in Tao's memoirs of his later years.

What appeared in the newspaper was another sentence about a great country, "How can you repay virtue if you repay your grievances with virtue." Repay grievances with straightforwardness and repay virtue with virtue. Only when these words are read together is the true intention of Sage Kong. What kind of Confucian knowledge is a distorted interpretation taken out of context? China is a big country, and every citizen should have the mentality of reciprocating a tooth for a tooth and blood for blood in the face of provocations from foreign countries. ”

Fang Jianxiong, who was sitting opposite and laughing, completely subverted Tao Juyin's perception of the other party's handsomeness. Fang Dashuai, who has always been iron-blooded and resolute, actually appeared as a friend talking, laughing at himself from time to time, which made Tao Juyin flattered. There are many newspaper reporters who have submitted applications for interviews, and Tao Juyin is definitely in a hurry to be hit in the head by a pie falling from the sky.

In fact, Fang Dashuai, who was sitting opposite Tao Juyin, had no intention of being a superior at all. Rather, it's a feeling of facing historical celebrities, why? It's very simple, Fang someone is in another time and space, and he has read Mr. Tao's masterpiece. A lot of knowledge of this era is the work of Mr. Tong Guò Tao. It's half a fan of Tao Juyin.

Although she was a little nervous, Tao Juyin still asked all the questions she had thought of, and Fang Dashuai was very cooperative, not only answering them one by one. And it stretches out. That's why I had that remark, some thoughts on the development of this country and this nation. The answer given by Fang Dashuai far exceeded the expectations of reporter Tao. The argument about the mentality of a big country came from Fang Jianxiong's mouth, what this means, Tao Juyin, who has been a reporter for several years, knows very well. This is a kind of idea of nation-building, others say that this can be treated as gossip, but Fang Jianxiong said that this is something similar to national policy.

"What happened in Surabaya back then came from this mentality. Qingdao War. The war in Europe and the protection of overseas Chinese in the Far East were all based on this mentality. I just want to tell everyone who has Chinese blood flowing in them, no matter where they are, as long as they are treated unfairly. You can go to the nearest Chinese embassy to ask for help. The state will come forward to find justice for him! ”

"Some people talk about the state of etiquette at every turn, and in my opinion, since it is a big country, it is good to talk about the state of etiquette. At all times, it should be the national interest first, and the big countries do not need it. Uh, the mouth is fast. This sentence cannot be published. ”

Fang has a rare opportunity to put down his posture and talk to people, so he said it very highly. The interviewer is also very excited, you must know that these words are Fang Dashuai's heart. As a journalist, of course. These words must be excerpted when they are to be published in the newspaper.

"Great power mentality!" This was the headline on the front page of the "Declaration" on May 10, and reporter Tao Juyin became an ace reporter because of this exclusive interview.

The impact of this report on the public is not trivial. The official media of various provinces first reprinted the response, and the official media comments were issued one after another. It has the meaning of the spirit of the speech of the later Republic of China. In fact, the quality is the same, and there is no shortage of subordinates who can figure out their intentions at any time.

Now it is a parliamentary government, and the actual controllers of the official media in each province are different, but the quality is the same, that is, capital. The Yangtze River basin is the nest of Fang Dashuai's fortune, and the official media of the provinces along the Yangtze River naturally do not hesitate to speak from the perspective of touting. However, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces are more special, and they are also the sphere of influence of traditional Jiangsu and Zhejiang consortia. After years of business integration, the circle of interests driven by the Eurasia Group has become larger and larger, and the traditional forces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces have been divided into two camps. On the one hand, there are the traditional forces represented by Zhang Jian, and on the other hand, they are the dependents and allies of the Eurasian Group, such as Yu Qiaqing, the Sheng family, and Du Yuesheng, the leader of the Green Gang. Not everything can be solved by political means, and the role of the Eurasian Group is to solve problems by commercial means.

With the explosive growth of the interest groups represented by the Eurasia Group, the traditional representatives of industry and commerce quickly lost their former glory and were reduced to second- or even third-rate. Traditional industrialists and businessmen who made their fortunes in light industries such as textiles are only crushed in the face of Eurasian interest groups whose main businesses are steel, mining, military industry, shipping, and transportation.

Shopping malls, like battlefields, are places where strength is respected. The Eurasian Group in the Yangtze River Basin is based on Dugu seeking defeat, and in the north and northeast, after uniting Zhou Xuexi's northern group, it is also a crushing posture. This behemoth does not touch light industries such as food and textiles, which gives traditional industry and commerce a space to survive.

Shanghai is too special to become the backyard of a certain force. Even the Eurasian bloc, which is crushed at will in the Yangtze River basin, cannot do this.

As soon as the interview of "Declaration" came out, sycophants from all over the country appeared, and different voices appeared. For example, the mouthpieces of the opposition parties will not echo the tone of the party. Minli Bao, which has been working hard in Shanghai, has been struggling to support it in recent years, especially after the news bill came out, the security deposit alone allowed the "Minli Daily" to suspend publication for three months. In the end, it was a sum of money from Nanyang and Guangdong that allowed the "Minli Daily" to cross the threshold.

The suspension of the publication of the "Minli Bao" for three months was definitely a heavy blow to the Kuomintang. A newspaper can barely run a newspaper, what strength does this party have at all? The consequence of the press bill is that the leaders of the Kuomintang must clearly recognize the fact that the days of eating by lip service and pen are gone forever. Even the political and political policies that the Kuomintang talks about all day long must be supported by economic strength. The general election is not a lip service, but an economic strength.

At the Standing Committee of the Kuomintang Central Committee, Wang Zhaoming put forward a strategy of taking the Pearl River Delta and the Yangtze River Delta as the foundation and painstakingly operating for 20 years.

It should be said that this strategy is relatively pragmatic, and even Sun, who is far away in the United States to "recuperate", also called to express his agreement. This led to the strategic adjustment of the Kuomintang, which was based on Guangdong and Shanghai, two regions with great traditional influence, and slowly radiated to the surrounding areas. Of course, this is not to say that other regions will give up, but just to distinguish the key points.

Wang Zhaoming left Tianjin at the end of April and went south to Shanghai, picked up the pen again, and published a series of articles in the Minli Daily. The old style is not popular, and there is no market for the style that is not practiced. Therefore, the reopening of the "Minli Daily" must demonstrate the Kuomintang's sense of survival. If you want to talk about the pen, the Kuomintang really does not lack this. However, the Kuomintang has not changed much in the direction of running a newspaper, and it is still aimed at the traditional elite. In the current general election rules, votes are linked to an individual's wealth, annual income, and educational status. That is to say, those whose property meets a certain standard, whose annual income reaches a certain standard, and who have received at least five years of compulsory education, will have votes if they meet one of these three criteria. to be eligible to cast a vote on the political zhì.

In view of this, after the resumption of publication, Minli Bao has been staring at these three groups of people making chapters. After the interview came out this time, Wang Zhaoming felt that it was a good opportunity to save his senses. Therefore, he continued to write commentaries, mainly arguing that the Republic of China should give priority to development, that the outside world should strive for a peaceful environment, and that excessive measures should not be taken, and so on.

Don't say it, China, which has been bullied for more than 100 years, has a very marketable argument. Because I am afraid that the problems of foreigners will penetrate into the bone marrow, it will not be cured in ten or eight years. In the past few decades of reform and opening up in the republic of another time and space, hasn't this problem been cured? As long as it involves a foreigner, even if a bicycle is stolen, the speed of recovery is jaw-dropping. Do you try to change to an ordinary person whose bicycle was stolen?

Therefore, cultivating a great power mentality is definitely not something that can be achieved overnight. The key lies in whether the government has the courage and strength to do so. These two are indispensable, if you have courage but no strength, it is called a brain-dead person who is sent to the door to be beaten. has strength but no courage, it is a turtle that does not look like a prince in a dragon robe.

In the midst of the turmoil in the newspapers, the world was suddenly alarmed by the fact that the White Russian government headed by Kolchak, with the help of some volunteers, inflicted heavy losses on the Red Soviet Army in the Siberian region. In one fell swoop, the Siberian town of Omsk was recaptured, and the month-long Siberian campaign ended victoriously. The White Russian army achieved brilliant results, destroying 500,000 Soviet troops, taking 450,000 prisoners, capturing more than 500 cannons, more than 5,000 light and heavy machine guns, and 350,000 rifles.

Compared with this exciting news, another news is less eye-catching. "Bandits are rampant in Xinjiang, and the Ministry of National Defense requires the garrison to be cleared within the year."

The "victory of White Russia" caused a huge repercussion in the Western world, and the free world once again saw the hope of strangling the red regime. For a time, the fugitives from the pre-tsarist period of the world gathered in Siberia, and the parliaments of Britain, France, and the United States each put forward a motion to support the Belarusian government.

Kolchak, who had achieved a "brilliant victory", had to hand over the last gold bar in exchange for the captured equipment and 150,000 prisoners of war of the Volunteer Army, as well as a large number of equipment and military supplies. There is no doubt that Kolchak was forced to have no way out.

The news in the newspaper is often linked to the need for political information, so some numbers cannot be taken seriously. The results of the Siberian campaign were undoubtedly exaggerated. In fact, the losses of the Soviet troops were not so great.