Chapter 149: The abdication of the Qing family
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Yang Qiu didn't like Nazis and never thought of wrapping himself in Nazism
But the reality is that if a semi-colonial country with agriculture as the main body wants to rise rapidly and shorten the distance with the world, it must concentrate limited resources in certain areas, and use the means of production in a unified and inseparable manner, such as the Hanchuan Railway related to the four provinces, in the absence of a super consortium such as the American railroad trust, if the three provinces are built in a democratic way, it may be difficult to complete it within ten years, so he chose to complete this artery in a government-supported private way, and the government provides funds in addition to itIt also provides strong protection in terms of manpower, equipment and safety ().
In addition to railways, there are also industry, agriculture and forestry and education, which require huge amounts of money, and in the case of insufficient annual taxes in the three provinces, all resources must be concentrated in a centralized way to develop, this is the reality! However, this approach will promote contradictions such as privilege, ** and excessive concentration of power, so he reformed National Socialism with Nazi overtones, absorbing the concepts of the state, integrating the nation, and centralizing the means of production, but emphasizing that the free system should not be destroyed, and only emphasized the idea that the state has absolute control over the means of production owned by all citizens in times of emergency, and added ideas that are more similar to social democracy in a parallel world.
Yang Qiu and Jiang Fangzhen chatted late that night, and even Zhang Taiyan, Tan Yanmin and others who came later joined the discussion, except for Tan Yanmin who was more conservative about this new concept, but also said that it was feasible, Jiang Fangzhen and Song Qing, who returned from studying in Germany, agreed more, because it was the concept of national absolute things that helped Germany rise rapidly in the world after the Franco-Prussian War, so they thought that in the case of limited resources (). Establishing national authority and proper centralization of power is the only means of accelerating nation-building.
It was not until the evening of the next day, after the publication of the article "National Social Democracy" that a new party with this aim was quietly brewing against this background. However, before throwing a big stone could ripple, a message delivered back from Japan made Yang Qiu very angry.
What is surprising is that the person who sent the message back was actually Jiang Zhiqing, who fled to Japan after the assassination of Tao Chengzhang, and he sent the news to Chen Qimei, and Chen Lifu saw it and forwarded it to Chen Guofu and sent it to the three provincial inspection embassies. It's not that Chen Lifu admires Yang Qiu much, but this news has a lot to do with Hubei. He hoped to rely on this news to help Chen Guofu improve his status by Yang Qiu's side.
Two days before the abdication of the Manchu government on February 10, Sheng Xuanhuai, who was under the control of the Japanese, and the Nanjing Provisional Government, after many negotiations and discussions, prepared to sign the "Hanyeping Advance Loan Mineral Sand Value Contract" and the "Hanyeping Sino-Japanese Joint Special Contract" in Japan and Nanjing at the same time, and set the total share capital of Hanyeping at 30,000 yuan. Because Sheng Huaixuan had borrowed 10 million from Japan before, Japan only provided 5 million loans this time.
That's just five million. Half of Asia's largest iron ore mine will be given to Japan! This annoyed Yang Qiu, and immediately sent a telegram to the Nanjing government and the Japanese minister, informing him that if the two contracts were signed without the participation of Hubei, neither the three provincial inspection offices nor the Hubei government would recognize their legitimacy.
"Is this Yang Qiu crazy? You have to get involved in everything! At the regular cabinet meeting of the Nanjing government, Hu Hanmin raised the telegram about Han Yeping in his hand and said angrily: "What does he want to do? He has repeatedly blackmailed the central government! ”
Li Yuanhong has been in Nanjing for half a month, and it is the first time that he has participated in this kind of cabinet meeting. Although he was swept out of the house, he didn't want to let it go on the issue of Hubei, and squinted his eyes and glanced at Hu Hanmin. During this time, everyone knows that Hu Han's morale is not good. Because tomorrow the Qing family will abdicate, after the abdication of the Qing family, the Nanjing Provisional Government will be handed over to Yuan Shikai, and his presidential secretary, who is privately called the first heir, will come to an end. So the words were not so polite, and said: "Zhantang, what you said is not right, Li has been in Hubei for many years, and he is well aware of the role of Han Yeping in Hubei and even the whole country, Sheng Xuanhuai's private sale to Japan is a great rebellion, and in my opinion, Sheng Xuanhuai should be immediately wanted for treason." Or expel them from their nationality!! ”
"What does Vice President Li mean by that? Sheng Xuanhuai is a legitimate businessman, how can he be wanted without authorization? Expulsion is even more of a miracle in the world! Hu Hanmin glared at Li Yuanhong angrily, he never thought that the vice president who came to support the elderly in his eyes would suddenly get angry today, and said angrily: "If you want to break the law, Yang Qiu's private troops should be punished for entering Guizhou." ”
Li Yuanhong smiled, took out the stupid skills in Hubei, and deliberately said angrily to him: "Zhantang is right. Yang Qiu and Cai Songpo fought and defied the central government, so it was better to withdraw them all! If you are not satisfied, you will go back to Guangdong to organize the troops to march west and take back the power of the central government. ”
A few words let people see the power of Li Bodhisattva. It also caused a burst of snickering in the conference room. The Nanjing government will be gone tomorrow, who wants to offend Yang Qiu and Cai Songpo at the same time at this time. What's more, even if he is offended, he Hu Hanmin will be able to return to Guangzhou as the governor of the capital and raise troops to march west? It's still a question of whether Chen Jiongming lets him go back.
"You."
Hu Hanmin was so angry that his face was red and his neck was thick, and he was just about to get angry when he was pulled down by Huang Keqiang and sat down, and said: "Let's talk about Han Yeping's matter later, let's talk about tomorrow's affairs first." ”
What's going on tomorrow? Naturally, it was to transfer power to Yuan Shikai, so as soon as he heard this issue, Li Yuanhong immediately turned into a mud bodhisattva. Sun Wen glanced at him, and when he saw this appearance, he knew that this old fox would not participate, so he simply took the lead in expressing his position: "It is really the people's desire for Yuan Gong to become the president, but for the stability of the whole country in the future, I have three suggestions." The first government must continue to be established in Nanjing, which cannot be changed by the joint consultation of the provincial representatives. Second, when the Senate approves that a new president will take office in Nanjing, he and his state officials will be dismissed from their posts. 3. The Provisional Constitution of the Republic of China was agreed by the Senate and must be observed by the new President. ”
As soon as the three conditions came out, Song Jiaoren was immediately stunned, and looked at Sun Wen as if he saw another person. The first and second points are acceptable to him, but what does the third point mean? Before, he completely denied the parliamentary system he proposed, and now he wants to hand over the power to Yuan Shikai, but he suddenly changed his face and wants to reactivate the parliamentary system, isn't this deliberately slapping Yuan Shikai in the face!
Immediately said: "Is this proposal too hasty by the president?" The implication of changing the national system without authorization is too great, and it has not been raised in the previous peace talks (). Wouldn't it make others laugh at us for going back on our word at this time?! ”
"I didn't know at the beginning, and I was also bitter." The president sighed and said: "It has become a consensus that Yuan Gong will be the president, but Beiyang is too implicated, and the parliament must be restrained, otherwise if there is chaos, how can we be worthy of 40,000 compatriots." ”
Huang Keqiang and Hu Hanmin obviously knew these three points, and the latter said: "The president is right, we must be responsible for the people if we work hard to overthrow the Qing dynasty and rebuild the Republic of China." There can be no turning back. The Beiyang tree has deep roots, and most of the old bureaucrats are involved, and they are still following the Manchu government's set of things, so I am in favor of moderation. ”
Who should be willing to object to such a statement between the two? Song Jiaoren suddenly felt very disappointed, and after taking a deep look at the three of them, he turned to Li Yuanhong. He knew that the relationship between the old fox and Yang Qiu was not so simple, so he hoped to get his support. This action also made the meeting room tense. Huang Keqiang is even more nervous, once Li Yuanhong disapproves of it, then it must be Yang Qiu's meaning! The voice of the country's largest warlord is enough to influence a large number of people.
Li Yuanhong didn't seem to know that he had become the focus of attention, and he continued to doze off in a daze, completely losing the appearance of arguing with Hu Hanmin just now, which disappointed the last trace of extravagant hope in Song Jiaoren's heart, took a deep breath and got up and said, "Everyone." Song still had some things, so he left first. ”
Looking at his background, a trace of emotion flashed in Li Yuanhong's small eyes, and he sighed helplessly in his heart.
No matter how fierce the uproar in the southwest was, no matter how many people were surprised by the sudden news of "National Social Democracy," and no matter how angry Japan was at Yang Qiu's sudden intervention in the Han Yeping incident, the whole of China and even the whole world had finally waited for this day.
February 12, 1912.
The atmosphere in Beijing is depressing, and the streets are full of panicked bannermen. Some people came to the Forbidden City early and knelt on the ground to weep and wipe away their tears, while others were busy packing up their belongings and depositing their belongings in foreign banks. There were even groups of people with red eyes, sabers and guns, saying that they wanted to clear the king's side, and the Praetorian Guards were all ordered to return to the camp and not leave ().
In the Forbidden City, there has been continuous crying since early in the morning, and the eunuchs and palace maids are not only sincere but also pretending to be wiping their tears when they walk anyway, and the majestic Taihe Hall is full of people kneeling in the dark. Since Liangbi was killed in the street, the Zong Socialist Party and the royalists have all dispersed. At this moment, the end of the world was seen in the hall, and no one dared to speak anymore.
Yuan Shikai knelt behind the prince and the Baylors and also burst into tears, his expression was a little sadder than that of the prince and the prince. At this time, he didn't know that the Nanjing City had three problems for him, and it is estimated that if he knew, this scene would not be played today.
At nine o'clock in the morning, the black Empress Dowager Yulong came to the palace with the little emperor in her arms. Yuan Shikai quietly raised his head and saw that Yulon's face was covered with "pearl" marks, and his face was miserable and white, while the five-year-old Pu Yi obviously didn't know what was going on, and there was still a happy look on his face.
After the Queen Mother and the Emperor arrived, Bauhinia City cried even more bitterly, and everyone knelt on the ground to wipe their tears. The eunuch held a scroll of Ming Huang Shengzhi and read out the edict for the last time: "I Qin Feng Longyu Empress Dowager Yi, because of the uprising of the people's army, the provinces responded, the nine summers were boiling, and the lives were devastated, and Yuan Shikai was specially appointed to discuss the overall situation with the representatives of the people's army, discuss the opening of the parliament, and referendum on the form of government. In the past two months, there has been no definite way, the north and the south are separated, pointing to each other, business is on the way, the people are exposed in the opposition, and the national system is indecisive for a day, so the people's livelihood is uneasy every day.
Nowadays, the psychology of the people of the whole country is mostly inclined to the republic, and the southern and central provinces have advocated the first; The generals of the north also advocated that in the future, the people's aspirations, the destiny of heaven can be known, and how can they endure the honor of a surname, and the likes and dislikes of the people. With the general trend of the appearance and the internal review of public opinion, the emperor made the ruling power public to the whole country and set it as a republican constitutional state. Near the heart of the sea to be disgusted with chaos and hope for governance, the people of the ancient saints of the world are safe and secure in the general period of justice, and the sea is safe, and the complete territory of the five ethnic groups of Han, Manchu, Mongolia and Tibet is still a great Republic of China, and the emperor can retreat and relax, travel for a long time, and receive the good gifts of the people for a long time. Chin this. ”
As soon as the edict was read, Prince Qing Yixuan, who had been holding Yuan Shikai out of the mountain before, was the first to shout: "Holy Grandfather! The Qing Dynasty is gone! With this shout, the Manchu Dynasty, which had lasted for more than 200 years, was swept into the dust, and the imperial system of more than 2,000 years disappeared from the land of China...... (To be continued......) Your Excellency