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At the beginning of February 1917, the major newspapers in Tianjin suddenly published such a news: "Chang Ruiqing, the hero of the rebuilding of the republic, the commander of the 31st Mixed Brigade of the Central Army, will hold an engagement ceremony with Miss Wang Ruonan, a celebrity from Tianjin, at the Lishunde Hotel on the 8th of this month......

This is a Beiyang warlord who has recently become famous in the Beijing and Tianjin regions, and the engagement ceremony of a not-so-famous, but certainly very beautiful celebrity. It was originally a very personal matter, but somehow it got into the eyes of the editors-in-chief of major newspapers in Tianjin, and they were all in a prominent position on the front page?

And the well-known figures in Beijing and Tianjin naturally received invitations to attend the ceremony. Although most of the really powerful Beiyang heroes look down on this "rising star" in Xiao Xu's entrainment, they still have to do the work of face, even if they don't come, they all send the secretary and adjutant to send congratulatory gifts. However, Chang Ruiqing's "master" Xu Shuzheng made it clear that he would be present to watch the ceremony, and Zhang Wensheng, the Xuzhou town guard who was preparing to enter Beijing, also said that he would be present in person.

The civil officials who are not very popular in the Beiyang system, as well as the celebrities in the business circles of Beijing and Tianjin, as well as the compradors of major foreign companies, are all invited. For them, being able to show up in front of a Beiyang mixed brigade commander may have one more way to get promoted and make a fortune in the future.

As for the literati and scholars in Beijing and Tianjin, they had two completely different attitudes towards Chang Ruiqing's invitation. Before one vote, the old man was cleared, and basically he didn't even answer the post...... Although they may not necessarily approve of the restoration, they will certainly not like this Chang Da brigade commander who single-handedly buried the great cause of the restoration. And those who have rebelled against the Manchu Qing Dynasty, who have done the League, or who have broken ties with the Kuomintang, have not yet arrived, and a lot of congratulatory couplets have been written, so that the officers of Chang Ruiqing's department who sent the post were brought back to Tianjin Li Shunde Hotel, and Chang Ruiqing also ordered people to frame these "calligraphy works" one by one and hang them, these things will be placed in the future generations, but they can enter the antique store!

In addition, the one who was particularly enthusiastic about Chang Ruiqing's engagement ceremony was Father Du Paul, Bishop of the Vicariate of Naoli. Well, the warlord is a baptized Catholic! In the Catholic Archdiocese of Jiangsu, there are still original materials of Chang Ruiqing's baptism!

Although the warlord of Changda has never been to a church since graduating from the church's elementary school, and has not seen any clergy, he is basically the most unreligious. But now that he has a successful career, he has become a brigade commander! This is naturally a great thing for the Catholic Church in China. What's more, at present, Protestantism has developed a "Christian general" (Feng Yuxiang) in China, and if Catholicism does not have a "God general", it will be shameful to speak out.

Therefore, Archbishop Du Paul Du came uninvited and found Chang Ruiqing who stayed in the Li Shunde Hotel very enthusiastically. So Chang Ruiqing and Wang Ruonan's engagement ceremony was naturally chosen in St. Joseph's Church, the largest in Tianjin. I wonder if the atheism of red doctrine will conflict with Catholicism? The abnormal Ruiqing believes in the theory of immortals, uh, who wants to encounter such an extremely unscientific thing as soul crossing, and still believes in the theory of immortals, then he is not a red man who insists on the truth!

Since the Archbishop of DuPaul was French, and the church of St. Joseph was located in the French Concession, it was only natural that the French garrison in Tianjin took on the task of guarding the engagement ceremony. Chang Ruiqing's own guards also made an exception to enter the French Concession armed and arranged a cordon around St. Joseph's Church, which also seems to have the intention of being co-opted by the French side.

A few days before the engagement ceremony, Chang Ruiqing was very busy, constantly meeting and talking with people from all walks of life. also slipped away to the dormitory of Peiyang University, and had an all-night long talk with Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao, two professors.

"Mr. Chen, Mr. Li, the Qing room has fully agreed to our conditions, and there will be no shortage of 250,000 taels of gold!" Chang Ruiqing exchanged a few words with the two professors, and then went straight to the topic: "If you have money, you will naturally spend it, and you must spend it in the most beneficial place for the country and the nation." Speaking of this, he raised his eyes and looked at the two professors: "I plan to take some of it out to cultivate talents." ”

"Talent?" The two professors exclaimed in unison, Chang Ruiqing's mention was obviously much beyond their expectations. Chang Ruiqing nodded: "Talent is the foundation of a cause, without talent, whether it is the Red Revolution or the Blue Revolution, it will not succeed, even if it is lucky to seize power, it will not be able to do things." Therefore, I plan to take out about 200,000 oceans from Xuantong's ransom to set up a 'thrifty fund', and I would like to ask the two gentlemen to come forward to handle it. ”

"Thrifty? Is it to send some young people to study in Europe? Chen Duxiu asked rhetorically.

Chang Ruiqing smiled and nodded. The earliest origin of "thrift" was in 1912, initiated by Li Shizeng, Wu Yuzhang, Wu Zhihui, Zhang Ji and others, and by 1914, a total of more than 80 people were sent to France to study, and later stopped because of the opposition of Yuan Shikai's government.

Li Dazhao nodded: "Comrade Zuo Min, this mention is good, we can come forward, but is ・・・・・・ 200,000 a little less?" I'm afraid I won't be able to train many talents. ”

Chang Ruiqing waved his hand and said with a smile: "Of course it won't be only 200,000, this is just the first investment." As he spoke, he took out two invitations from his pocket and handed them to Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao: "By the way, this is a post on the engagement ceremony, and I hope you two will appreciate it." ”

The two took the post and glanced at it, and a hint of surprise slipped across their faces. They also had all kinds of speculations about the true identity of this "Zuo Min", from the Kuomintang officers to the frustrated soldiers of the Beiyang faction, but they didn't expect that the other party would be the proud rising star of the Beiyang!

Chang Ruiqing smiled faintly, and did not explain much about his identity, so he went on to talk about the Frugal Foundation: "The two are well-known professors of Peking University, and it is most appropriate for you to propose the establishment of the 'Thrifty Foundation' at the reception after my engagement ceremony, and I will be the first to respond to this proposal and take the lead in donating 200,000 yuan, and I will also ask Bishop Du Paul of the Catholic Church to support this matter." ”

"Involve a bishop? I'm afraid this doesn't match the original intention of the Red Brigade, right? Chen Duxiu said the doubts in his heart.

Chang Ruiqing said with a smile: "With the influence of the Catholic Church in France, it is possible for the 'Thrifty Foundation' to truly cultivate a group of talents for the country!" What if all of them were converted to Catholicism? Didn't my brother get baptized in order to go to a new school? Now we have embarked on the road of revolution! ”

For such an explanation, the two professors were naturally speechless, and Chang Ruiqing said to himself: "Of course, the people sent out by our 'Frugal Foundation' cannot study theology, what our country needs most is engineering talents, and we will always have to build a large number of new industries in the future, and engineering talents are indispensable." In addition, you can also send some people to study law or international politics, and these talents are also very useful to the country. As for the source of international students, I think they can be selected through the examination, and the target is the graduates of new-style middle schools, and those who have already been admitted to the university will not be recruited・・・・・・ and strive to train 500 elites in various engineering, law, and international politics for the country within five years. ”

Hearing this, Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao both glanced at each other, and they both admired Chang Ruiqing's far-reaching gaze in their hearts. This "thrifty foundation" is clearly to cultivate senior management and technical talents for the future governance party! It seems that Chang Ruiqing is really a little different from those ordinary Beiyang warlords, and may really be the final winner in this game of competition・・・・・・

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