Chapter 465: The Road to a Great Power (End)
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In Nanjing, the atmosphere was solemn in the 103rd Division of the Central Guard.
Nanjing's largest armed force is separated from the outside world by a circle of barbed wire, but it is inseparable from the impeachment bill against Yang Qiu that is full of people and people. Different from the disturbances of the outside world, those so-called politicians of the Republic of China always unconsciously ignore the army when they talk eloquently, and only a few people dare not slack off. Because they knew that with Yang Qiu's prestige in the army, let alone being impeached, even the word impeachment was enough to make the soldiers jump up and draw their guns against each other. Therefore, in order to ensure safety, the soldiers of the Third Division were all ordered to return to the dormitory to rest, and no one was allowed to step out of the barracks for half a step.
This decision made the soldiers very dissatisfied, but the military order could only endure it first, many radical young people had already made plans, if Yang Qiuzhen was impeached, they would not mind poking a hole in the sky! As the chief of the General Staff of the National Defense Forces, he not only strictly ordered all troops at home and abroad to wait for the results at the first time, but also rushed here in person.
When Jiang Fangzhen arrived here, he happened to see a few officers who had come to hear the news, and when they left, he quipped: "It doesn't taste good, right?" ”
It's not just uncomfortable, it's like a year! Millions of soldiers of the Wehrmacht, 10 of them were born poor, and more than 80% of their families benefited from the policy of "military families first" and entered factories and state-owned farms! So Song Ziqing also shook his head and smiled bitterly. In this way and with outstanding military ability, Yang Qiu's position and prestige in the army were very terrifying, and there were too many fanatical followers in this army that he had built single-handedly, the most famous of which were Yue Peng and Cai Yi! also includes this Jiang Baili who deliberately made fun of himself. From Xinhai, the army was created, and the southwest and north expeditions were stabilized and unified. After the Sino-Japanese War and the victory on the Western Front, the whole army almost offered the tactical ideas he put forward with an incense burner. The army is originally a place to protect shortcomings, and this kind of protection is not only for officers to protect soldiers, but also for soldiers to cherish their superiors, especially those who lead them to create brilliance and save their lives on the battlefield. Therefore, the high call for Yang Qiu to promote reform in the army is unimaginable from the outside, so he has to temporarily hand over the war in Europe to Feng Guozhang and a few people, and personally go out to suppress these guys.
said: "None of these guys are safe. The enthusiasm for mixing is higher than the training. ”
Jiang Fangzhen smiled disapprovingly and said: "I can't say that, I think soldiers should have their own political positions, and not interfering in internal affairs does not mean that they are willing to sit back and watch the country collapse!" What's more, they are also worried about the vice president. Now that our country can have such a good situation, it is all brought out by the vice president, and they certainly do not want to see it ruined by a few politicians. I don't care about others, at least I'm in favor of reform! Let's not talk about economic problems, let's just talk about national defense needs. Both the northeast and northwest are strategically important. Especially in the northwest, it is particularly important, if there is not enough manpower, what can be used to defend the border? At the end of the Russian civil war, no matter who wins, we will not be willing to occupy so much land! As long as Irkutsk is in our hands for a day, the whole of East Siberia will be ours with or without a name! So we have to move more people in the next five years.
Britain and France need us now, and if they don't, who can make sure that they won't turn around and support Japan? The Japanese army is still stationed in Korea, and a whole bunch of them were not convinced by the defeat last time! Maybe I've been waiting for an opportunity to cross the Yalu River again. Speaking of the navy, coastal defense is the most expensive thing, and last month they put forward a plan to build four more heavy cruisers and eight light cruisers. The Air Force is also about to be established, and looking at the development of military technology in Europe, I predict that the Air Force will be very important in the future! So maintaining the size of two to three thousand aircraft in the country is a must! If not reformed. If we don't promote our own development, can we support such a large national defense need by relying on war dividends? You also listened to the words of the vice president, we are a big country! Born a great power! If the people of a big country are hungry, how can they talk about national defense? ”
"Okay, you've been messed up here, and when the matter is over, go back to Wuchang as soon as possible to concentrate on being a teacher." After Song Ziqing heard his incendiary words, he immediately glared with laughter and anger. Fortunately, there were no officers around, otherwise I don't know how much trouble this kind of talk would have stirred. Jiang Fangzhen was not angry, and after smiling, he suddenly pressed his ear and asked: "There is something I have always wanted to ask Ziqing, you said that the vice president must really have something to do this time." What do you do? ”
This sentence made Song Ziqing slightly shocked and turned his head to look.
Although he said this with a smile, there was something clearly written in his eyes. Yes, what should Yang Qiu do if something really happens to him one day? What should the army do? Song Ziqing thought about it and exhaled solemnly: "Do you remember Songpo's words?" If you want to build an army and a people, you must first cast the soul of the country! Why does the commander-in-chief want to reform, why do you want to fight Europe? He just wants to shape the soul of a great country in the hearts of the people! As long as he doesn't take that step, I'll follow him! ”
At that step, Jiang Fangzhen smiled and didn't speak, he knew better than most people. If this land reform bill drafted in the name of Cheng Cheng passes, Yang Qiu will be very close to that step! Will he go that way?
In front of the Parliament Building, there was a sea of people and a lot of noise, but all that was left in the building was the sound of whirring gasps. Even Tang Shaoyi stared at Yang Qiu with an expressionless face with wide eyes. secretly said that he was really a little shameless this time. Tying up the vote of no confidence in him with the land reform law, it is clearly telling everyone that "to support him Commander Yang is to support land reform, and not to support land reform is to oppose Yang Qiu!" "How do you choose this? Not to mention such a big move in the land reform bill, even the smallest land bill will inevitably win red face if it wants to pass in Congress, this is not something that can be passed logically by the majority of the national society, after all, not everyone in the national society supports land reform, and there are quite a lot of conservatives after the rapid expansion in the past few years.
Looking back now, Yang Qiu knew that there would definitely be twists and turns when he took it out alone, so he had been waiting for this opportunity from the beginning! As a result, everyone has no excuse to even propose a split, because the passionate speech just now is actually a big hat, who would dare to go on stage to debate? Just look at Commander Yang's slanted eyes from time to time, if anyone really dares to go against the tune today, they will wait for his thunderous blow afterwards! Let's be thorough. He's got the biggest card in his hand. He doesn't even have to do anything, as long as he waits for Yue Peng and Cai Yi to return to the court, he can easily let Li Yuanhong dissolve the congress and implement military management, and even take that step is very likely!
Looking at Liang Qichao and others who were angry and about to have an attack, as one of the oldest politicians in China, Tang Shaoyi knew that he should break this dullness and take a stand, because what he was most worried about was not the land law, but the destruction of the republic that had been so hard to rise. So he stood up later. slowly raised his hand in front of everyone: "Tang supports the vice president!" Support the Agrarian Reform Bill! ”
"We in Hubei support the vice president and support the land reform law."
"Sichuan supports."
"Hunan."
"Henan."
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After Tang Shaoyi's words, the congressmen of the various provinces dared to slack off, and they all stood up to express their support for Yang Qiu and the land reform bill, and in less than a moment, all except for Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and Guangdong provinces announced their support. Seeing that the general trend had turned, Wang Zhaoming and several KMT lawmakers looked at each other and finally stood up: "We support the vice president and the land reform bill." ”
"Wang Zhaoming, you." Liang Qichao was so angry that he pointed at the Kuomintang and was about to scold his mother. The Zhejiang congressman who was sitting not far away finally couldn't hold it anymore and got up to announce his support. Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui are the base of the Republican Party, and once Zhejiang, the pillar falls, Anhui will naturally not be willing to bear the anger of Commander Yang alone, and in the end, only a lone seedling in Jiangsu remains. Seeing that the so-called impeachment was not only not mentioned, but was forced by Yang Qiu to pass the crucial "Land Reform Act", he suddenly laughed angrily and shouted like a frenzy: "This is the republic? It's a republic! Song fisherman, open your eyes and take a look, this is the body of the republic that you entrusted on your deathbed? Ha ha. ”
This kind of sprinkling style made many people's faces unbearable, Kuang Xukun was so angry that he was about to go to the guard, but was pulled by Yang Qiu: "Do your own thing." As long as you have a clear conscience, as for him is not worthy to talk about a republic with me! In the cold words, several Republican congressmen helped Liang Qichao to leave the venue, and as they left, not only the impeachment bill against Yang Qiu was automatically invalidated, but the land reform bill was finally passed. In commemoration of the martyrs of Chengcheng, the National Assembly officially named the bill "Chengcheng Act" in recognition of its outstanding contributions to national land reform and the construction of peasant associations.
It wasn't until five o'clock in the afternoon that the door of the Congress, which had been closed for a day, finally opened slowly, and Liang Qichao's halfway position had already caused an uproar when the door was opened. The crowd gathered around the Capitol suddenly became agitated. The moment Yang Qiu walked out of the door, cheers louder than thunder rang out like a whirlwind! "Long live the Vice President! Long live the Republic of China! The honest Hao Chongwen had already burst into tears, like most people, he didn't know how to organize his inner happiness, he only knew that for the first time in thousands of years, the country finally treated these mud legs as human beings! Thousands of years, what a long time! The peasants, whose ancestors had lived a half-slave and half-deed life for generations, could not only declare themselves free citizens of the country. There is also a special bill to protect their interests!
"Brother Cheng Cheng, you go all the way!" Hao Chongwen cried and danced and laughed, remembering Cheng Cheng, who had only met a few times in total. Suddenly, he covered his face and knelt on the ground sadly.
Tegkaris rushed into the crowd to take the next moving photo, and moments later refocused the camera on the figure standing in front of the Capitol in an attempt to capture the most important moment on film.
But Yang Qiu unexpectedly didn't make any speech, didn't even make any gestures, just quietly listened to the shouts that were more violent than the explosion, looking at the simple faces in front of him who had benefited from the "Chengcheng Act" and could even have their own land in the near future, feeling the joy in the wanton tears, and his heart beating like the most violent engine. It is difficult for those who have not returned to this era to understand why they are so happy, because they have suffered so much! So even a small improvement is enough to inspire the strongest sense of gratitude. What's more, it's not just a small step, it's a huge leap! You must know that even in the southwest region, which was the first to reform, there are a large number of land rents exceeding 30%, and there are also cases where rents are arbitrarily extorted and increased due to vague contracts. In areas such as northern Jiangsu, where the land is serious, farmers often have to accept high rents of about 40 percent, even in famine years! And once you can't pay it, it will roll on until you completely bury the whole family!
Now the "Chengcheng Act" has put an end to this kind of malpractice, and stipulates in the form of law that the land rent shall not exceed the bottom line of 20% of the current year's income! Moreover, the public land rental system will be introduced, and the situation of land being monopolized by the landlords and gentry will be gradually broken! Although the landlords can continue to get 20% of the income for nothing, they need to pay a lot of land value-added tax every year, and they need to pay the land retention tax every year for the area of fields that exceed the regulations! In this case, the land will only ensure food and clothing rather than getting rich quickly, and those who want to get rich overnight will have to sell their land to go into business and industry, and the government can buy it to create more public rental land.
With the government's public rental land, the voice of the gentry landlords will gradually decrease, and those peasants who do not need to continue to rely on them will finally be able to shake off the invisible shackles. From the experience of the fifties of the later generations, we can see how important it is to promote the productive forces when the country stabilizes the peasants and gains freedom! With the migration of the northeast and northwest, the development will be more rapid, the densely populated situation in the Central Plains and Jiangnan will be improved, and the large areas of vacant land will appear after the evacuation, making room for prosperity again. The 15-horsepower two-stroke tractor in Hanyang has already begun to be manufactured, and as long as the war is over, when the synthetic rubber plant is gradually improved, and when the steel production explodes, the energy will continue to be provided to the market, and the promotion of agricultural tools represented by small tractors will not only promote productivity again, but also lay the foundation for the use of more land that is currently unusable!
What's more, the ice of the local clans has been broken, and with the support of the peasant associations and the industry and commerce that have been controlled, any reform bill can be smoothly implemented in the future! Land will no longer be a burden that restricts the progress of this country, and once the 40,000 peasants have solved their own food and clothing, the energy that bursts out is enough to melt everything! Although this road is still destined to have twists and turns, although there will definitely be obstacles, but in any case, the "Chengcheng Act" will become a milestone, because it has pushed the door of the dream of a great country!
Yang Qiu raised his head, looked at the red and gorgeous sun, and slowly let go of the fist that had been clenched for a day. Who would have thought that he was even ready to forcibly dissolve the parliament and replace the constitution with military control! Now that he thinks about it, he can't help but sweat coldly, only he knows that if there is a slight mistake just now, then he will go on another path! He didn't like that road from the bottom of his heart, and while he could guarantee that he could control himself, he couldn't guarantee control of the bureaucracy that would swell rapidly for decades and eventually swallow everything.
Thankfully, it's all over, at least for the time being, and there's no need to make a coin-tossing option. A new Republic of China is slowly stepping onto the world stage! …… ()