"What? Joining the Army? Hu Hanmin exclaimed......

Today is April 28, and President Li Yuanhong will leave Nanjing early tomorrow morning and take a boat to Pukou across the river to take a car. Hu Hanmin has already arranged a float to send the president to Beijing. On the eve of the farewell, Li Yuanhong was also full of ambition, this time he was different from the last time, last time he was walked into Beijing by Lao Yuan and Duan Qirui, this time he brought 30,000 henchmen and the Nationalist Government promised to enter Beijing with a special presidential fee of 4 million per year. He was determined to do something, so at the banquet, he killed all sides, and all those who came to toast him did not refuse.

The banquet was tossed and turned until about 9 o'clock in the evening, and President Li Yuanhong returned to the residence to rest with satisfaction amid everyone's congratulations. However, Wang Zhenyu left Huang Xing, Sun Wen, Hu Hanmin, Zhang Taiyan, and Wang Longzhong and dragged them into a small house, because he had just received a telegram from the British and French consulates in Shanghai, and the British and French governments had agreed to hand over the customs of the nine southern provinces to the Nationalist Government on May 1 in accordance with the original agreement.

This is a very good thing, since the Nationalist Government has won such a major diplomatic victory only a few days after its establishment. Huang Xing, who was already a little drunk, immediately excitedly shouted that his son Huang Yiou was sending wine, so frightened that Wang Zhenyu hurriedly dissuaded: "Keqiang Gong, your liver is not good, drunkenness hurts your liver, if you can not drink, you won't drink." And I've got a few more important things to tell you later, so you go down and guard the door. ”

Huang Yiou is more than a year younger than Wang Zhenyu, and he is quite capable in handling things, and his current position is the captain of the presidential guard. He nodded and went out, guarding the door with a few other bigwigs' guards to keep strangers from approaching.

Wang Zhenyu tried to keep himself calm, because the next thing he wants to state is related to national policy and is very important, and he must express it clearly and win the support of the party bigwigs in front of him.

"The Nationalist Government has been established, and the customs side will take it back on the first day of May, and I mean that Foreign Minister Wang Zhengting will come forward to Shanghai to sign, and we bigwigs don't have to go. Because there are two more important things that need our attention. ”

Sun Wen asked curiously: "Wenzheng, what is the big deal, you have said it twice, we are all very curious." ”

Zhang Taiyan also thought for a while and said, "I really can't think of anything more important at the moment than our recovery of customs?" ”

Wang Longzhong smiled and defused the embarrassing atmosphere and said: "My eldest nephew likes to sell guanzi, let's say, our brothers are in a hurry." Wang Longzhong is probably the most inexplicable of these few, originally thought that he had completely withdrawn from the stage of history, but was pushed to the position of full-time vice chairman of the National Government by his nephew. What made him very depressed was that this vice chairman was still very distinctive, and he knew everything, but basically had no decision-making power.

Wang Zhenyu sat up straight and said: "Actually, when we were negotiating with the French, they proposed two cooperation projects, which were very beneficial to us. Hmmm......"

Seeing that Wang Zhenyu was a little hesitant, Huang Xing leaned on the sofa and said, "Go on, it's all my own people here." ”

Wang Zhenyu plucked up his courage and said: "That's right, the French suggested that we send laborers to France. As we all know, because of the European war, the loss of labor in the French was very serious. Just kidding, French women are in great need of men right now. So the Frenchman Jihua brought in a large number of cheap laborers from us, on the condition that each laborer paid us fifty dollars, and the dollar has been relatively strong lately, and this laborer is also paid in France. ”

"Then our Chairman Wang, how many laborers do we need to send over?" Hu Hanmin was the first to jump out and question.

"500,000 to 1 million," Wang Zhenyu Jihua came back with 25 million to 50 million US dollars at once.

Hu Hanmin asked in surprise: "But where can we find so many laborers who are willing to leave their homes?" And what's the difference between that and selling piglets? ”

Wang Zhenyu nodded and said: "Let me explain first, this is not the sale of piglets, but the export of international labor." Finding so much labor is another matter, don't worry, Bray comes in. ”

After Chen Bui pushed the door in when he heard the sound, he handed several documents to the bigwigs.

Hu Hanmin fixed his eyes on the "Outline of the Land Reform Law".

"We carried out land reform in the countryside, and all the land was nationalized in the form of land bonds, and then distributed to farmers who needed to cultivate it for life through local fishery and peasant associations. At the same time, we are building three large-scale military reclamation farm areas in the Jianghan Plain, Dongting Lake Plain and Jihua in the Poyang Lake Plain, and the grain production of these three places will be used as national grain reserves. However, as a result of this, a large number of rural laborers have lost their land, and they can easily become displaced people, which has become an important factor in social instability. Wang Zhenyu said solemnly: "So we have to provide employment opportunities for more than 2 million farmers, on the one hand, we will carry out industrial construction in central cities, such as Wuhan, Nanjing, Shanghai and other places, to absorb these laborers." But I would like to draw attention to one thing, the construction of the industry requires at least a cycle of two to three years, and at the same time it requires mature jishu workers. So my opinion is to send the laborers out, and I will need to go on for about two years in the European war, and these laborers will become skilled jishu workers in two years, and then they can become urban industrial workers when they come back. ”

"Great, it's too thoughtful," Zhang Taiyan was the first to express his approval.

Sun Wen and Huang Xing also nodded to each other, and Hu Hanmin couldn't find fault with it.

But then, Wang Zhen's words made Hu Hanmin jump again.

"What, the war army?" Hu Hanmin's appearance was like being struck by lightning.

"Zhantang, sit down, you are now also the president of the government affairs of the dignified national government, why are you still so impetuous." Sun Wen complained about Hu Hanmin, and Hu Hanmin had no choice but to sit down.

Zhang Taiyan said: "Wenzheng, you go on." ”

"This should be the meaning of the British, these imperialist countries now have money, so human life is also valuable. Their idea is to hire, yes to hire our army to go to war in Europe, we to send the army, they to pay for the equipment and money. ”

Hu Hanmin said angrily: "Using our Chinese soldiers to fight for the Europeans is a traitorous act!" ”

"Don't buckle your hat indiscriminately" Wang Zhenyu was a little angry, this Hu Hanmin didn't know how to lift up, from the merger of the party to the present, this guy has always been opposed. Grandma's, why didn't you object when you appointed your boy as the president of the Government Council" Our country has been bullied since modern times, if we don't pay a price, how can we rise from the East, and how can we gain the respect of the great powers? ”

Wang Zhenyu stood up and continued: "I must emphasize that in the final analysis, a country's national strength is a demonstration of military liliang. If we don't go to war, how can the Europeans let us get the most haode weapons, how can we get dividends from the dividends after the war, and more importantly, everyone, according to my intelligence, Beijing is already talking to the Japanese about entering the war. They will fight us by organizing and training the army to participate in the war, and whether we participate in the war or not will not change that. ”

Hu Hanmin was still unconvinced: "We can oppose the war through President Li, and we can even launch the Northern Expedition." ”

Wang Zhenyu shook his head and said, "Launching the Northern Expedition? How can we have so much money, how can we solve the problems of industrial construction and land reform. Where do we get our money from? My Dean, don't talk nonsense here. ”

Wang Zhenyu walked among the people and said: "My jihua is to organize and train 200,000 to 400,000 troops to participate in the war, and the training equipment of these troops is provided by Britain and France, and they will be rearmed in Europe. In exchange, we need a full set of industrial jishu and equipment. ”

Hu Hanmin gritted his teeth and said: "Then how many of these young people will stay in Europe forever?" You are taking the blood of your compatriots seriously. ”

Wang Zhenyu got up and said: "There will be many, our nation must have such sacrifices and dedication if it is to rise, if it is allowed, I would like that person to be me." ”

After hearing these heroic words, Sun Wen had to sigh: "If this son is not a righteous person, then he is a great evil." ”

Hu Hanmin saw that all the bigwigs didn't speak, and knew that Wang Zhenyu's two had almost moved everyone, and he didn't want to say anything. He could only ask softly: "Then Chairman Wang, I want to know if there is a specific Jihua in the Military Commission." Not to mention anything else, how many people will leave their homes and their wives will be separated from their wives if so many laborers are requisitioned. ”

Wang Zhenyu took a deep breath and said: "This is a sin, I am willing to bear it with my own strength, but I must do it, otherwise it will be difficult for the country to miss this opportunity and rise again." As for Jihua, my idea was to carry out a land reform from May, and my idea was to set up labor camps in Canton and Shanghai, and at the same time to call up new troops, and when the British and French arrived with the first equipment, we would send the first laborers on the ships. All the workers will arrive in Europe within a year, and the labor referral fees will be fully invested in industrial construction. ”

"As for the warring army?" Seeing that Hu Hanmin was about to speak again, Wang Zhenyu directly interrupted him and said: "My Jihua will complete the training before December this year, and I will be able to participate in the war in Europe in March next year." Please believe that our soldiers will certainly display military prestige and national prestige. ”

After a few bigwigs whispered a few words in private, Huang Xing said to Hu Hanmin: "Zhantang, your Executive Yuan should take the lead in this matter, and you must work with the comrades of the Military Commission to handle this matter well. ”

Wang Zhenyu spoke at this time: "Zuihou has one more thing to remind you, all of you here are the heads of the national government. The national policy discussed tonight is a matter of life and death for the nation, so please pay attention to secrecy, especially not to divulge it to the Japanese, I think there is nothing wrong with that, right? ”

Including Hu Hanmin, they all nodded and promised......