"Air Force?" Feng Ru was a little distracted, then reacted, slapped his palm and said loudly: "Yes, it's the Air Force!" Yes, time is running out, but I'm trapped here now, how can I get out, and since the Qing court has been keeping an eye on me, even if I go to Shanghai, it will still be the world of the Qing Dynasty! ”

The young man smiled and said: "Sir, rest assured, my boss has built the world's best, largest, and most well-equipped aircraft factory and R&D room for you, where you can show your talents to your heart's content, no one can disturb you, as long as you agree, we will immediately find a way to send you and your family out secretly!" ”

Feng Ru held the young man's hand very excitedly: "Okay, okay, I'm willing to go, I can't wait!" ”

At the beginning of May, under the arrangement of the Iron and Blood Action Section, Feng Ru's family arrived safely in Shanghai, and Xiao Zhenlei made a special trip from Suzhou to greet him.

Xiao Zhenlei's preparation for the construction of the aircraft factory, research and development room and wind tunnel room made Feng Ru very satisfied, he gladly accepted Xiao Zhenlei's appointment as the chief designer of Zhenhua aircraft factory, and then very helplessly ended Xiao Zhenlei's three chapters of the law, the most important of which is that he is not allowed to fly the aircraft in person, and can only be carried out by a special test pilot.

On May 8, under pressure from the domestic government, the Qing court had to implement the so-called responsible cabinet system and set up a new cabinet composed of thirteen ministers of state, with Prince Yixuan as prime minister. Among the thirteen people, there were nine Manchurian nobles, only four Han bureaucrats, and seven of the Manchurian nobles were from the imperial family. It was a cabinet centered on the Imperial Family. The specific cabinet list is as follows: Prime Minister Yi Xuan (Zongmu), Associate Ministers Na Tong (Man) and Xu Shichang (Han). Minister of Foreign Affairs Liang Dunyan (Han), Minister of Civil Affairs Prince Su Shanqi (Zongmu). Minister of the Degree Branch Zai Ze (Clan), Minister of Education Tang Jingchong (Han), Minister of War Yin Chang (Man), Minister of the Navy Zaixun (Clan), Minister of Justice Shaochang (Jueluo), Minister of Agriculture and Industry Pu Lun (Clan), Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Sheng Xuanhuai (Han), Minister of Fortune Shou Qi (Clan). After the news broke, the whole country was in an uproar. This incident directly led to the upsurge of anti-Qing sentiment. It directly contributed to the outbreak of the national revolution.

Beginning in September last year, the deputies of various provinces have demanded the promulgation of the constitution, the organization of a cabinet, and the opening of a parliament at a meeting of the Advisory Council, and the deputies of Mukden have demanded that the National Assembly be convened next year, and that the responsibility of the Minister of Military Aircraft is unclear and that a responsible cabinet be established. During this period of more than half a year, under the pressure of the constitutionalists who went to Beijing many times to petition the movement, the Qing court had no choice but to implement the cabinet system, but this cabinet was a cabinet of the imperial family, and it was simply a change of soup rather than a change of medicine.

The purpose of the constitutionalist petition was twofold. The first is to quickly convene the Diet, and the second is the responsible cabinet, the demand for a speedy opening of the Diet has been discounted, and the responsible cabinet is entirely a royal cabinet. This greatly disappointed the constitutionalists and instantly cooled down their hearts to support the Qing court, including the former hardcore constitutionalists Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao, Zhang Jian and others.

Compared to the general disappointment of the constitutionalists in the ruling and opposition fields. The antipathy of the local Han officials to the new cabinet was equally fatal. The "Imperial Cabinet" deprived the local governors of the right to directly submit to the emperor, and instead placed the provinces under the control of the cabinet. And this is completely unacceptable for the local powerful faction that has long been sitting on the throne. It is not difficult to understand that when the revolution came, it was in a hurry. Why did the constitutionalists and local bureaucrats who had defended the royal family and opposed the revolution in the past gloat and optimism?

In this matter, it can be said that the Qing court made a huge mistake in terms of political measures, and this is not counted, and the next day is followed. On May 9, in order to alleviate the financial pressure, the Qing court, at the instigation of Sheng Xuanhuai, Minister of Posts and Communications, announced the nationalization of the main railway lines and mortgaged the railway rights to the banks of the four countries for a loan of 16 million pounds.

You must know that the Qing court had already sold the power of the Guangdong-Han Railway and the Sichuan-Han Railway to the people, and the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway had already been built with shares.

On May 14, a mass rally of 10,000 people was held in Changsha. This was followed by a demonstration by more than 10,000 railway workers from Changsha to Zhuzhou, and called on businessmen to strike the market, students to boycott classes, and refuse to pay taxes in protest. Led by the people of Hunan, the people of Hubei, Guangdong, and Sichuan also took active action, and the Baolu Movement soon developed into a massive armed uprising. Among them, Long Mingjian, a member of the League, launched an armed uprising and established the Rongxian Military Government headed by Wu Yuzhang and Wang Tianjie, members of the League.

The shares for the construction of the railways in Sichuan not only came from the gentry, merchants, landlords, and peasants, but also from the peasants who bought a large proportion of the shares. After the Qing government promulgated the policy of "state-owned railways", it took back the right of way, but did not return the compensation for the previous investment of private capital, so it attracted the opposition of all strata in Sichuan, especially the vast number of urban and rural working people, thus setting off a vigorous road protection movement.

In mid-June, in order to resist the Qing government's betrayal of the rights of the Guangdong-Hankou and Sichuan-Han railways, which had been raised to build the railway, the representatives of the shareholders of the Sichuan-Han Railway held a meeting in Chengdu and established the Sichuan Baolu Comrades Association. In Guangdong, the shareholders of the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway held a meeting of 10,000 people to unanimously protest against the Qing government's "state-owned railways" policy, proposing to "unite as one and maintain a commercial bureau", and called Hunan, Hubei, and Sichuan provinces, saying that "the railways are state-owned, and the world is untrustworthy." Yuelu was unanimously opposed on the 10th", and the nationwide road protection movement was vigorously launched.

In July, Xiao Zhenlei had already felt the great changes in the land of China, and the rule of the Qing court was already in jeopardy, and it happened that Wang Yaqiao sent someone to say that he had contacted Xu Shaozhen, the commander of the Ninth Town of Nanyang, and that he could arrange a meeting with Xu Shaozhen at any time, and Xu Shaozhen was also more inclined to revolution in his thoughts, so he also wanted to meet with the leader of the Iron and Blood Salvation Party.

The agreed place was in a restaurant in Jiangning City, and when Xiao Zhenlei arrived in casual clothes, Xu Shaozhen had already arrived, with a stack of peanuts, a few side dishes, and a pot of wine on the table, and a fifty-year-old man in a horse coat sitting at the table. A middle-aged man with a thick short beard, this person has a rather tough body. has the style of marching, he is Xu Shaozhen. The Ninth Town of Nanyang is under the control.

Xiao Zhenlei walked over and sat down across from him and said with a smile: "Xu Tongzhi, long time no see?" ”

Xu Shaozhen was quite surprised to see Xiao Zhenlei appear here, but he was also very vigilant, turned his head to look, and asked, "Xiao Xietong is not stationed in the station, why did he come to Jiangning?" ”

Xiao Zhenlei smiled: "Didn't I come here to meet with Xu Tongji?" ”

"You? You are???????? Xu Shaozhen was surprised when he heard Xiao Zhenlei.

Xiao Zhenlei nodded and said: "Don't be surprised by Xu Tongzhi, I am the secretary general of the Iron and Blood National Salvation Party, and I let people arrange this gathering, which frightened Xu Tongzhi." I really shouldn't, Xiao apologizes here, I respect you for this glass of wine, do it first! ”

Seeing this, Xu Shaozhen couldn't help but say, "Aren't you afraid that I will be drugged in wine?" ”

"Others may, but I know that Xu Tong will not, otherwise he would not have let go of Zhao Sheng, Bai Wenwei and other backbone figures of the alliance back then!"

Xu Shaozhen couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this: "It seems that you have checked my old guy very clearly, what I didn't expect is that you are the leader of the Iron and Blood National Salvation Party, but think about it, you can choose such a name for the party." It shows that these are all a group of young people, and your secrecy measures are too good, I guess there are definitely not many people who know that you are the leader of the Iron and Blood National Salvation Party by now! ”

Xiao Zhenlei nodded and said, "Yes, Xu Tongzhi is one of the few people who knows my true identity. Presumably, Xu Tongzhi already knows my intention for today. And you're interested in hearing something from me, otherwise you wouldn't have come to meet me! ”

Xu Shaozhen said: "Yes, but there is a point. It's impossible for you to convince me to join your Iron Salvation Party, and I don't want to join any party. Otherwise, I would have joined the League a few years ago, and I just wanted to meet you as a person. And hear what you think about the future of China! ”

Xiao Zhenlei smiled when he heard this, and said, "Okay, I won't convince you to join us. Xu Tongzhi is an enlightened person, and he has a high reputation in the new army, you should be able to see that now all places are opposing a series of measures of the imperial court, the essence of the imperial court that the imperial cabinet has exposed, the Qing court still wants to ride on our heads to and pee, and the imperial cabinet is made to centralize power, it is not a so-called constitution at all, and the railway rights that have been sold are taken back from the people, and no compensation is made, from ancient times to the present, I have never heard of such a government, this is the first time. Sichuan, Hunan, and Guangdong have all launched a road protection movement, the crowd is excited, but the imperial court wants to deploy troops to suppress it, Xu Tongzhi, you look at it, I believe that if it is a few months, the situation will change greatly, I do not ask Xu Tongzhi to lead the department to raise things with me, I only ask Xu Tongzhi to be able to keep in touch with us in time after the situation has changed dramatically, our party is very pure, and the composition of the alliance is too complicated, and there are many internal contradictions, Xu Tongzhi will complete the move in the fastest efficiency if he cooperates with us! ”

Xu Shaozhen shook his head and said, "Xiao Xietong, I am an officer of the imperial court, but you want me to rebel?" What I eat and drink is all the money of the imperial court, so it is impossible for me to rebel against the imperial court! ”

Xiao Zhenlei said: "If Xu Tongzhi thinks so, it is very wrong, the military salary of you and the ninth town of Nanyang is indeed issued by the imperial court, but don't forget, where does the money of the imperial court come from, it can't be generated out of thin air, right?" That's a tax collected from every ordinary person in China, why should the common people pay taxes? It is to let the imperial court manage the country well, so that they can live and work in peace and contentment, let them raise troops to guard this territory, not let the people in the imperial court eat and drink enough to oppress them in turn, not let you suppress them with guns, if so, why do they still have to pay taxes? You have to make it clear that the ultimate source of your military pay is the common people. The common people are your food and clothing parents! ”

Xiao Zhenlei's words touched Xu Shaozhen a lot, he thought for a long time and said, "Xiao Xietong, are you interested in meeting someone with me?" ”

"See whom?"

"Zhang Jian!"

Xiao Zhenlei was surprised: "Zhang Jian? The last champion? Well, I just want to meet the great power who uses industry as the idea of saving the country! (To be continued......) R1292