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Nanjing was a bit dull these days, and the sudden confrontation between the landlords, gentry and tenant farmers in Suzhou and Anhui made the beginning of 1918 a little nervous. It seems that the immigrants have obtained the land of their dreams, but the deeper reason is the vital interests of Yang Qiu and the vast majority of the peasants in the country. The greatest advantage of a country with a long history is that it can learn from history and avoid detours, but on the peasant issue, it has taken detours over and over again for thousands of years, and it has repeatedly led to a national revolution triggered by the resistance to donations and rents.

Large-scale peasant movements also began to emerge in the distant east of the Urals, and Lenin and the Poor Party, noticing the reasons for the last defeat, began to artificially divide the people into different classes and to complete the distribution of agriculture by the most drastic means. Later, New China also took such a path. In this social environment, this is great! Greatness cannot be denied for any motive, because it gives hope to the peasants who have been constrained by a paper deed of sale for thousands of years, yielding and bitter. But! You can accuse the landlords of being bad, you can accuse them of being black-hearted, but one thing cannot be denied, they are also citizens of this country, many of them have also accumulated from generation to generation from mud legs to the present, and they have also become the most educated generation of this era because of wealth.

Such a generation cannot be wiped out in any way!

Therefore, this problem is even more difficult for the Republic of China, because people of insight know that if the most basic problems of the more than 400 million peasants are not solved, then the development of the country will be empty talk, and no matter how strong the industry and commerce are, they will be dragged down by land and agriculture, and even the political power will be in danger. As can be seen from the recent Russian Revolution, Lenin's poor party was clearly in possession of the cause, but it lost the election because it neglected the peasants. What's even worse is that in the end, he had to tear his face first and completely erase what he did not belong to.

When Dong Yongwei checked the contract, Yang Qiu, who was far away in Nanjing, also put down the book in his hand. Pull open the drawer, stand in front of the window, and light a cigarette. This action surprised Miao Luo and Rui Yao, who were sewing spring clothes for the child next to them, because they had never seen their man actually use cigarettes to relieve their worries. The two women glanced at each other, thinking of the things in northern Jiangsu in the past few days, Miao Luo got up and made him a cup of coffee. whispered: "Didn't you send Yongwei and Tianqiu?" Brother An went to support him, and Wenjing and the others also rushed back from all over the country, what are they worried about? ”

Yang Qiu looked at her, he didn't know how to explain, he couldn't tell him that he couldn't come up with a good way at the moment, so he let Dai Jitao and Dong Yongwei explore the way, right? So he shook his head, snuffed out his cigarette, picked up his coffee, and walked out to the balcony alone. In fact, he was afraid that if he said it, he might not even believe the person next to him. A young man with an army of millions in his hands, who is one step away from becoming the master of the country, is actually afraid. But it was true that he was a little scared at the moment. He knew that he was not a god, because even the most familiar historical trends became unfamiliar and gradually lost his grasp. He also knew that he had never been a selfless person, let alone a saint, and even if someone told him that something would prove wrong many years later, he would not hesitate to do it! So if given a choice, he would rather overwhelm everything with the army and violence. At the beginning of the Southwest, he was not afraid. Therefore, he dared to make a bold move, and he was not afraid of reunification, so he dared to sacrifice a butcher's knife in Henan and Shaanxi in the name of reunification and banditry. However, after the reunification of the country, in the face of the most stubborn Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui, he hesitated about the ambitious Japan. The great powers, who are eyeing each other, are waiting around to carry out agricultural land reform that is likely to cause national turmoil, and once it gets out of control, it will be divided! That's why he first attacked the outside, Japan, Europe, Russia. Wait, wait, fight, fight, and finally there was a brief vacuum around! But when I looked back, I found that the country that was almost falling apart had gradually healed its scars in the face of the excitement of the war victory and the wealth of the European war.

But this kind of healing is not what he wants to see, because in the gradually healing scars, the germs and carrion are not completely removed, but lurk as the healing speed accelerates. Become a ticking time bomb. It's ridiculous to say that at this time, he actually remembered the ten-year catastrophe in the parallel world, was it also this situation that caused some people to make wrong judgments? So why choose another way? He had no way of knowing, and he didn't want to delve into it. Because at this moment, he only has Northern Jiangsu in his eyes, and he doesn't even want to ask about the big war that is about to start again on the Western Front, he just wants to take this step.

The current population of 450 million is not a problem. Because at present, the combined population of the Northeast and Northwest is only 30 million, of which the number of Han people in the five northwestern provinces, including Gansu, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Suiyuan, and Xinjiang, is less than 4 million because of the tragic massacre at the end of the Qing Dynasty! The idea of immigrants on the border cannot be realized at all! Although the quality of the land in the northwest is not as good as in the northeast, there are still many places suitable for cultivating things like cotton, potatoes, sugar beets, wheat and barley. More importantly, the Northwest is rich in resources, mining and oil require a large population, and the vast land is also suitable for mechanized cultivation. Therefore, if the "Migrant Land Law" can be successfully passed, the two places alone can accommodate at least 100 million people! When the Russian Civil War is over and the poor party establishes Soviet Russia, then it can directly announce the abolition of all kinds of unequal treaties signed by China and Russia, take advantage of the opportunity of British and American hatred to recover Eastern Siberia in one fell swoop, and solve the immigration and land problems of at least several million people!

Imagine that the Central Plains and the most crowded Jiangnan suddenly lost 50 million people! How much land can be freed up and how much space can be expanded! And now the land is not scattered, although large-scale mechanization is impossible, but small mechanical farming tools with the gradual solution of oil exploitation and steel, one day can be popularized, greater Chengdu to improve agricultural efficiency. So, this step! Will it decide whether the beloved country will henceforth embark on the path of great power, or will it need a more drastic revolution!

There is no doubt that Yang Qiu at this time is the vane of the country, political parties and officialdom, and his silence has made many people begin to pay attention to and ponder the meaning behind this "small dispute" in northern Jiangsu.

In the garden of the Presidential Palace, not far from the Yang Mansion, the lawn has shown greenery, the young shoots have been drawn, and the calyxes have also shown signs of loosening.

As soon as Tang Shaoyi walked into the garden, Li Yuanhong, who was chatting with Wang Anlan, hurriedly got up: "Shaochuan, haha, I hope our prime minister is back, Chenhua said in front of me yesterday, when you come back, you must take the wind and wash the dust and have a few drinks." ”

"It's just that I went to France to play a circle, where is it worth remembering the president and Chenhua." After Tang Shaoyi went out for a spin, her spirit was obviously much better. Looking left and right to see Yang Qiu, he asked, "What's the matter, Chenhua went to northern Jiangsu?" ”

Li Yuanhong's Maitreya Buddha-like smiling face obviously stiffened, but he didn't expect Tang Shaoyi to be so well-informed. Surprised: "Shaochuan already knows?" ”

Tang Shaoyi didn't hide it from him, and said: "When I got off the boat, I met Weng Wenhao in Shanghai, and he was about to take a boat to Singapore, so I chatted a few words by the way. ”

Li Yuanhong knew that Weng Wenhao was not only a classmate of Tang Shaoyi who studied in the United States as a teenager, but also served as the vice minister of the Ministry of Resources and Mineral Resources of the Republic of China. But for some unknown reason, he suddenly resigned halfway and took some disciples to Nanyang and Luzon to open mines. In the past two years, the business has become bigger and bigger through the European war. Even Yang Qiu personally said some good things for him in front of the United States, helping him win the mining rights of a copper mine in Luzon, and now half of the nickel ore urgently needed in domestic metallurgy comes from the two Vietnamese laterite nickel mines near Yunnan that China and France negotiated in those years, and the rest are provided by him. However, Li Yuanhong didn't care too much about the relationship between Yang Qiu and Weng Wenhao, but felt that even the Nanyang mining tycoon began to pay attention to northern Jiangsu, which shows how complicated this matter is.

Wang Anlan also said on the side: "I'm afraid the vice president is in trouble this time." Who would have thought that those gentry in northern Jiangsu would be so faceless, and they wouldn't have made such a stiff mess if they let some people go, if it had been five years ago. As long as the vice president says a word, let them do it! ”

"What if you let it go?" Tang Shaoyi knew that he was Li Yuanhong's confidant, and the contradiction between him and Yang Qiu had long since disappeared. So I wasn't afraid that he would hear it, so I smiled and said, "Zicai." Do you know that if Chen Hua had done it four years ago, I'm afraid that the Japanese and foreigners would not have driven away so easily. ”

"yes." Li Yuanhong also nodded, took out a cigarette and said: "At that time, the great powers were watching Japan on their side, and if there was a trouble, they would definitely applaud, and maybe they would send troops to station." ”

"What then? Isn't it too late to do it? ”

"Late?" Tang Shaoyi shook his head: "You underestimate Chenhua too much, I'm afraid he has already counted himself as a pioneer and a good move." ”

Tang Shaoyi continued: "It's a little troublesome to do it at this time. But there are several benefits. First, at present, the country is peaceful in the north and south, Japan and Russia cannot slow down for a while, and Britain, France, and the United States are deeply trapped in Europe and cannot get out. Second, the army is out there. In particular, the vast majority of the 35 infantry divisions recruited later were rural recruits, and they could not be mixed in if something happened to them thousands of miles away. Thirdly, the theory of the poor party is now spreading to all countries, and the voice of revolution has already been heard in France, and our country borders on them, and if the problem of the peasants is not resolved for a long time, it is difficult to guarantee that such ideas will not arise in the future. Fourth, the gentry are the main force of industry and commerce among the people after all, but those people in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui are limited by one acre and three points of land, but they themselves are still unknown. What is the best private industry and commerce in the country today? Southwest, Central Plains and Northeast! Why? Just because these places were scared by Chenhua in the early years, knowing that relying on land and property could not last long, so they could only find another way, plus our government could support it to start quickly, and the worst would also apply for railways and industrial bonds, so it was not bad to force them to industry and commerce. Fifth, Zhang Shizhao had Wang Zhaoming to give advice, and he went into a lot with Zhang Jizhi, so that they could know who was in charge now, and various new law reforms would be much smoother in the future. Finally, let me tell you, if this matter can be resolved, our Republic of China can embark on the road of a great power with peace of mind! ”

Wang Anlan gasped, he didn't expect Tang Shaoyi to go out once, and when he came back, he would see the small turmoil in northern Jiangsu as the only way for a big country, and he suddenly swallowed his saliva a little nervously: "No wonder I met Feng Huafu in the morning, he was taking the guards to the station and said that he would go to Lianyungang with An Guoliang to inspect the work of the National Coast Guard, and the vice president wouldn't want to use troops, right?" ”

Li Yuanhong never believed that Yang Qiu would move troops, shook his head and said: "It is not enough to move troops, but Li Chun, Zhang Xun and Xu Shichang, these old Beiyang, are all staying in northern Jiangsu, and Wang Shizhen is also in Xuzhou." Let Feng Huafu go I'm afraid he wants to stabilize them, as for Guoliang, unless he forces Chen Hua to the point where he has no way out, I'm afraid he doesn't want to use troops. ”

Tang Shaoyi agreed: "It can be solved with soldiers, but there are many hidden dangers, once it causes the division of the national group, it is still us who will suffer!" The foreigners are now also beginning to be a little jealous of us, and they will give them excuses after using the army. Chenhua will not fail to see this, and fight for the authority and credit of the central government that has been established with great difficulty. ”

"But how can you solve it without soldiers? Those people have contracts in their hands, and when the vice president gave a speech in the United States last time, he said that he would respect the contract, and the domestic newspapers also published it. ”

This sentence made Tang Shaoyi not know how to answer. I don't know how many sages there are in the past dynasties, and they can't solve this problem, how can he come up with a solution for a while. However, Li Yuanhong smiled and said: "The contract also depends on whose interests it is, whether it is suspected of bullying and dominating the market!" Then again. I think Chen Hua is determined to break the big turtle shell of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui this time! Shaochuan, we can't watch again, right? ”

Tang Shaoyi smiled, knowing that Li Yuanhong was itching for this good opportunity to improve his prestige, and by the way, he also wanted to help Yang Qiu repay the kindness of making him the first official president, and said with a smile: "That's not simple, didn't Wu Wenjue say that he was in poor health and took sick leave to rest?" I guess Lu Zhengxiang should come back in the next few days, so let him go up and take the place of foreign minister. and Tang Jueton in Xuzhou is also a talented person. Zhang Jizhi is not as good as him, and changing it can not only tell the Republican Party not to go too far, but also prevent the Republican Party from falling apart and losing its backbone. As for Cai Yuanpei's lack of a president of Nanjing Central University, Chen Hua's proposal of the national writing norms and common pinyin needs to be done by a person who is also the director of both Chinese and Western languages, it is better to let him hang up the idle post of vice minister of education to engage in academics, and his original position as minister of water conservancy will be handed over to Liao Zhongkai in Beijing, since Chenhua does not want to kill the Kuomintang in one go, then replace them with their own newcomers. Furthermore. Hu Weide has also returned to China for a period of time, and he will be promoted to the position of vice premier during the adjustment. ”

Li Yuanhong couldn't keep a smile anymore, and his little eyes widened. was shocked by Tang Shaoyi's generosity. I didn't expect him to support Yang Qiu so much, and replaced the only three remaining important members of the Kuomintang and the Republican Party in one go, and let Hu Weide become the vice premier! couldn't help but say: "Shaochuan, you." ”

Tang Shaoyi knew what he wanted to say, and said with a smile: "Hehe, don't worry about me, the prime minister, Tang is really tired, you might as well give young people some opportunities." ”

Youngster? When Wang Anlan heard these three words, he suddenly remembered Gu Weijun and Shi Zhaoji, who are now ambassadors to the United States and the United Kingdom respectively, and secretly glanced at Tang Shaoyi, who was still full of joy when he helped his potential opponent to the stage, and suddenly understood in his heart! I'm afraid that these two young people were taken by Yang Qiu. In addition, Wang Zhengting, the ambassador to France, Chen Guofu, the party minister, Murong Han who went to the northwest, and Dong Yongwei, who just returned, have already arranged the government team in ten years! This means something like a young man who has not yet reached the age of thirty can do!

Tang Shaoyi saw his gaze, smiled slightly and didn't speak. In fact, he is so decisive today not entirely because of Gu Shi and the others, but because of the reason why he went to France. At home, I can only hear the news that Europe is weak, and Britain and France are not working. But I always don't understand what it is, and I can't really feel that Europe is really in trouble until I go there in person! Britain, France and Germany don't talk about it, no matter who wins the battle, don't really want to recover. Russia is even more miserable, I don't know how long the civil war will last, and Yang Qiu's bite before leaving is even more bone-pointed, even if Europe is divided into winners and losers, without so many factories, funds and equipment east of the Urals, I don't know how long it will take to fight. The United States is a threat, but the United States has never liked to intervene directly in wars, especially expeditions to countries like China, and Japan is the only one to be really careful. However, Japan's vitality has been greatly damaged in the past few years, and even if it grabs a piece of land from Russia, it will take a long time. What's more, the recent handover of Taiwan will take place in two years, so it is better to take this opportunity to solve Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui, even if it cannot be completely resolved, it cannot be maintained in this way.

Living water is cleaner than dead water!

picked up his favorite black tea and smelled it, Tang Shaoyi was also nervous and excited in her heart, she didn't expect to encounter this incident just after she came back. He knew in his heart that if Yang Qiu could really solve the peasant problem in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui this time, then popularizing the whole country would be a matter of one sentence! To solve this major event, the road to a great country that their generation dreams of will really open the door! But the beginning of this road is not easy to walk...... (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )