Ancient Chinese society has been maintained for more than 2,000 years, and the reason is very simple, that is, China's system is good, what Chinese believe in, learn and excel in the Shi, the dynasty is Tian Shelang, and the emperor takes turns to do it, and this year to my house.

After the imperial examination system was established, there was a huge mobility in Chinese society, as the saying goes, flowing water does not rot households, and the hub does not beetle. It is precisely by virtue of this that the Chinese civilization can continue forever.

Modern society is the same as ancient society, many people know that the gap between the rich and the poor is too big is very fatal, but there is a more fatal thing, that is, the mobility of classes, that is, an ordinary person must have space for development and be able to see hope.

With this, people will continue to work hard, and education, knowledge, and cultural quality are the basis of a person's efforts. Therefore, education must be distributed as fairly as possible, just like the law, which is the bottom line of fairness in society.

Only by being ruthless can we be fair, and never give anyone a chance to take advantage of loopholes, especially those scholars and professors. Zhang Tinglan also knows that absolute fairness cannot be done, and a country also needs different types of talents, but all kinds of talents also have priorities.

At present, the internal and external troubles have not been resolved, and the limited resources must be used to maximize the effect. Zeng Youyi listened to Zhang Tinglan's explanation, and also nodded: "Vice President, you can rest assured that this matter will be handled well." In addition, I will submit a bill to Congress specifically to promote equity in education. ”

"Mr. Zeng, this is to bear the notoriety for me, if you go to submit the bill, how many people will scold you at that time. Or put my name in front of me, and I want to see if anyone dares to scold me on the head. ”

"Vice President, you really can't rob this." Wang Shuhan smiled: "Don't look at you as the vice president. However, we do not have the power to make direct proposals, but we submit them to the Cabinet and then submit them to the National Assembly, which is in line with the procedure. ”

Zeng Youyi also smiled: "Vice President, no matter how much you scold me, as long as you support me, I will be safe and sound, you don't have to worry!" ”

Zeng Youyi's attitude was very resolute, Zhang Tinglan had no choice but to nod and agree, Wang Shuhan and Zeng Youyi immediately went to take over the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Education.

Zhang Tinglan won two ministries in one fell swoop. In the past few days, the Beijing officialdom has been so loud that even Li Yuanhong couldn't sit still, and hurriedly found Zhang Tinglan.

"Great President. I should have visited you, and I asked you to come first. It's rude! Although Zhang Tinglan looked down on Li Yuanhong. But he has to get by on the face and looks extremely deferential.

Li Yuanhong also smiled: "Humble words, I have long known what you have done in the Northeast, you can be called a young hero, a pillar of the country." Our generation will be eliminated sooner or later. In the future, the country will be yours, and I am full of confidence in you! ”

Li Yuanhong took the initiative to take Zhang Tinglan's hand, and the two of them came to the main hall together. It's good, but the location is a little off, and the pattern is a little smaller. I chose two more places, one is the Summer Palace, and the other is Prince Gong's Mansion, if I want, I will immediately change it into the vice president's residence, and it is comfortable to live in, what do you think? ”

"The president bothered, but it's a pity that Prince Gong's Mansion and the Summer Palace are used as official residences, so let's open them to the outside world, and let the people feel happy and extravagant."

"Hehe, since that's the case, I won't force it."

Li Yuanhong came to the main hall, sat down, muttered for a while, and then said: "Humble words, there has been some turmoil in the capital recently, do you know?" ”

Zhang Tinglan nodded, and said in her heart, I don't know, isn't the initiator himself!

"President, you are my superior, and you are so much older than me, if you have anything to say, you can just give it a direct command."

Li Yuanhong also smiled awkwardly, and then said: "Humble words, I raise my hands in favor of purging the officials, but I heard some people say that this matter involves the British, but I'm afraid that the trouble will be a little big!" ”

"President, I don't deny that the British are involved, but Wang Kemin's problem is indeed too serious, if we leave this scourge in the government, I'm afraid we will all be sold by him."

"Is it really that serious?"

Zhang Tinglan smiled bitterly: "If you don't believe it, you can ask Premier Tang to come over." ”

"Clumsy words, it's not that I don't believe it, but I really can't believe it, let Shaochuan come over for a while, let's have a good talk."

After a while, Tang Shaoyi rushed over with a bunch of documents, and Zhang Tinglan was also taken aback when he came in, Tang Shaoyi had two panda eyes, his face was not washed much, and his hair was a little messy.

"Shaochuan, what's wrong with you?" Li Yuanhong also asked in surprise.

"President, you're here too, and I just have a big matter to report to you." Saying that, Tang Shaoyi sat opposite Zhang Tinglan, took out a few documents in his hand, and put them in front of Zhang Tinglan and Li Yuanhong.

"A few days ago, when he first entered Beijing and talked to me about the financial predicament, he said that he would postpone the payment of reparations and loans from the great powers, and I thought this was also very feasible, so I hurriedly sorted out the relevant documents, but I didn't know if I didn't sort it out, and I was shocked when I sorted it out, and we almost lost more than 80 million yuan."

"What?" When Li Yuanhong heard this figure, he was immediately stunned: "This is more than a year's financial revenue!" ”

"Yes, exactly." Tang Shaoyi opened a document, and then said: "I carefully examined the issue of Gengzi's indemnity, and in 1917, the Entente agreed to temporarily suspend the indemnity for five years, which means that we will start paying indemnity. However, in recent years, the situation in Shijie has undergone earth-shaking changes, Germany and Austria and other countries have been defeated, Russia has also undergone revolution, and Britain and France have also been weakened. This is particularly true of France, whose franc has depreciated significantly. If the amount agreed at that time had been followed, we would have needed less money to pay the French reparations. ”

"So, didn't we make money, how could we still lose money?"

Tang Shaoyi also smiled bitterly: "President, China's affairs have never been so simple, when have the great powers suffered losses!" ”

The problem Tang Shaoyi mentioned was the famous Golden Franc case in China's modern history, which lasted for more than three years, and China lost a total of more than 80 million customs taels, and the lesson was quite heavy. It also provoked serious dissatisfaction with the Beiyang government, and Zuihou even led to the end of the Beiyang warlord era.

After World War I, the United States strongly suggested that all countries return the balance of Gengzi's indemnity, that is, return the overcharged part to China.

The French also reluctantly agreed, but they were certainly unwilling to return it honestly, so the French proposed that the returned money must be used to allow the Sino-French Industrial Bank to resume business.

The Sino-French Industrial Bank was founded in 1913. It is a joint venture between Chinese government and French private capital. Soon after the establishment of the Sino-French Industrial Bank, the Beiyang government borrowed two loans in the name of developing "industry". Due to the outbreak of World War I, it was not fully received. Some of the receipts were also misappropriated by the treasury or the military and government. In 1921, the bank closed down due to poor management.

The French let this bank reopen. To put it bluntly, it is to transfer money from the left hand to the right hand, and this bank has the power to issue money. The French also wanted to make a fortune from China. Wishful thinking is not shrewd.

But the problem also arose, the French returned less than 400 million francs of the balance of the reparations, but the Sino-French industrial bank had a debt of more than 700 million francs. Even if the French put all their money into it, it would not be enough for the bank to reopen.

At this time, the shamelessness of the French was manifested, and they offered to calculate the reparations in gold francs. At that time, one customs tael was worth about 14 paper francs, and it was worth only 4 gold francs. Other words. Once the price was denominated in gold francs, the 400 million francs returned by the French, corresponding to silver, suddenly increased more than threefold, and the windfall profits naturally fell into the pockets of the French.

Nominally, it is a return of Gengzi's indemnity, but in fact it is another ruthless blackmail against China. And there is a fatal problem in this, the so-called golden franc, which is not in circulation on the market. In other words, the French used a currency that stayed on paper as the standard for valuation, demanding that China pay more reparations, is there such a shameless thing in the world?

Tang Shaoyi said this, and said indignantly: "If we follow the calculation of the French, we will lose more than 60 million customs taels, and Italy and other countries will follow suit, and the total loss is expected to be 86 million customs taels, which is far more than our financial revenue for a year, and also exceeds the total amount of Gengzi indemnity that needs to be paid to France." ”

"Bastard!" After Zhang Tinglan heard this, he grabbed the teacup in front of him and smashed it.

"The French are poor and crazy, and they are very shrewd in their wishful thinking, but with me Zhang Tinglan, you can't get any of them, and not only can't you get the money, Lao Tzu also wants to serve your colonies in the Far East, Gallic rooster, you go back to Europe and call me."

Looking at the angry Zhang Tinglan, Tang Shaoyi couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Humble words, don't worry, the French are hateful, but there are even more hateful ones behind!" ”

Zhang Tinglan also calmed down, and hurriedly asked, "Do you mean that there are still internal ghosts?" ”

"That's right, not long ago, the Beiyang government was ready to agree to this unreasonable demand, and Wang Kemin was the main operator, and they had already drawn up a relevant agreement. During this period of time, the government was alternating between the old and the new, and their despicable acts were not detected in time. Once it is done according to the requirements of France, the blood and sweat of hundreds of people will be wasted. ”

When Zhang Tinglan heard this, he had already controlled his anger, leaned on the sofa, thought about it carefully, and then said: "Mr. Shaochuan, the request of the French is undoubtedly a fraud, can you take advantage of it, and then delay the issue of Gengzi's compensation for a few years." ”

Tang Shaoyi also smiled: "I also mean this, they are unrighteous first, and it is logical that we take any countermeasures." ”

Zhang Tinglan directly talked to Tang Shaoyi about the next move, and didn't even mention Wang Kemin's name, which is not to forget him, but to show that Wang Kemin has been treated as a dead person by Zhang Tinglan, this kind of thing that eats inside and outside, Zhang Tinglan will never let go.

Li Yuanhong was also listening, this Li Bodhisattva heard that he was going to contradict the foreign powers again, he hurriedly said: "Humble words, Shaochuan, we have seen through the ghost tricks of the French, forget it if we are not fooled, but don't make trouble, otherwise there will be big trouble again!" ”

"It's not a small trouble now!" Zhang Tinglan said: "President, don't worry, all the matters negotiated with the foreign powers are handed over to me, what skills do they have, and they also have nothing to do with me, and they have nothing to do with you." ”

When Li Yuanhong heard this, he wanted to say a few words, but Zhang Tinglan's attitude had been decided, and he could only sigh and resign and return to the presidential palace.

At this time, Yang Yuting hurried over, and as soon as he saw Zhang Tinglan, he hurriedly said: "Humble words, the major universities in Beijing are going in tandem to launch a march to protest against the arrest of Tang Erhe, demand academic freedom, and the government is not allowed to interfere in the school. ”

"Rampant, rampant!" Tang Shaoyi also trembled angrily: "Do these students still have right and wrong, and they still don't understand the reason, and they used to make trouble in Beiyang, but now that the New People's Party is in power, and the vice president is also dedicated to the public, what else do they want to do?" ”

"Mr. Shaochuan, you are angry first, most of these students are still blinded, but there must be someone behind them."

"The Vice President is right." Yang Yuting also hurriedly said: "My idea is to lead the snake out of the hole, as long as there is trouble, we can see the cow ghost and snake god behind it, and only in this way can we take it in one fell swoop!" ”

"Well, Lingge, you go and get ready, it's better to let some plainclothes mix in with the student team and watch carefully."

After Zhang Tinglan explained clearly, Yang Yuting hurriedly arranged preparations, and the next day, all the students of Beijing's major colleges and universities went on strike, holding various slogans and shouting slogans, walking through various streets, and then gathering towards the Ministry of Education in a fierce manner.

"Guys, what do you think these students are for?" A coachman looked at the student procession and said puzzledly: "They were the ones who marched in support of the Feng army in the past, but now that Lan Shuai has entered Beijing and has begun to implement the new policy, why did they come out to oppose it again?" ”

Another driver next to him wiped his sweat and said with a smile: "Who knows, if you want to say that I used to support students, the government is really not a thing." But just yesterday, an officer from the army took my car, and he was kind and gave him all the money, which was not at all the same as those Qiu Ba masters. I heard that there is going to be a new deal, and our good days may be coming, what are they still making trouble! ”

Just when the people around were talking, a female student with short hair walked to the front of the parade and said loudly: "Students, it is better to die than to be free!" The new Minister of Education, Winged Wing, wants to send his dog leg to the sacred campus, can you agree? ”

"No, absolutely not!"

"Yes, let's all follow Liu Hezhen and rush to the Ministry of Education!" (To be continued......)