Back in June 1920, the people of all walks of life in Hunan expelled the Beiyang warlord Zhang Jingyao from Hunan, and on July 22, Tan Yanhong, who was squeezed out by the Beiyang warlords in Beijing, returned to Hunan to govern the government, and issued a declaration on the governance of Hunan in Changsha, advocating Hunan autonomy and creating a provincial constitution, opening a precedent for Hunan inter-provincial autonomy.

Subsequently, the southern provinces followed suit, and all of them waved the banner of inter-provincial autonomy, and for a time this slogan was shouted loudly. This time, the southern provinces once again waved the banner of inter-provincial autonomy, and this time it was no longer the sole action of a certain province, and Jiangsu, Hubei, Zhejiang, Fujian, Sichuan, and other provinces successively put forward the demand for inter-provincial autonomy.

Moreover, a large group of literati and scholars were entangled to draw up an autonomy ordinance that the National Assembly could approve. Due to the joint efforts of the provinces, the momentum is quite amazing.

After Zhang Tinglan got the report, as soon as he glanced at it, his pupils suddenly contracted, and those who were familiar with him knew that this was a sign that Zhang Tinglan had moved his murderous intentions, and it seemed that these guys in the south really encountered Zhang Tinglan's reverse scales.

Yang Yuting and Chang Yinhuai glanced at each other, and they were also secretly surprised, I am afraid that they don't know how many heads they are going to drop.

"What do you think of the proposal for inter-provincial autonomy?"

"To put it mildly, in all fairness, if it is really for the benefit of Sangzi as they claim, it is not impossible to engage in inter-provincial autonomy. But those guys in the south are nothing more than trying to grab power with the government under the guise of having ill intentions, and they must be severely punished! ”

When Zhang Tinglan heard this, he shook his head slightly: "Neighbor Ge, I don't see it that way, the four words of inter-provincial autonomy are a joke in themselves, and the person who put forward this slogan only proves one point, there is really a myth of rejuvenation in this world!" Their brains are full of mush! ”

Yang Yuting listened to Zhang Tinglan's words. Immediately, he was a little shocked, Zhang Tinglan's words were heavy enough, could it be that there was really such a serious problem with the autonomy of the provinces, and he was also questioned.

"Don't underestimate these four words, this is actually related to the question of what kind of country should be built. Gather all the members of the Cabinet and bring in President Le Yuanhong, and I would like to share my views on the national system. ”

Since entering Beijing, Zhang Tinglan has done everything through Tang Shaoyi. It was the first time to directly convene cabinet members, which also showed the importance of Zhang Tinglan, so Yang Yuting did not dare to slack off and hurriedly arranged it.

Zhang Tinglan's face was covered with a dark cloud. It has not been dispersed, and Hunan has been between 20 and 26 years. Autonomy was introduced. It has received a lot of praise in later generations, but in Zhang Tinglan's view, this is something that will bring disaster to the country and the people, fortunately it is only implemented in Hunan Province, if it is really rolled out, China will be ruined.

It is the danger that is seen. Zhang Tinglan couldn't wait to unify his thoughts, at least under his own hands, there could be no more such confused voices.

Tang Shaoyi, Wang Shuhan. Zeng Youyi, Gu Weijun, Zhang Taiyan, and a group of Beiyang officials were all present, and Liang Qichao also rushed over with some heavyweight parliamentarians.

These high-ranking officials gathered together, all of them sat upright, waiting for Zhang Tinglan's arrival, this is the first time that this military and political strongman has held a formal meeting, what will he say, everyone is very concerned.

When they arrived at Zuihou, Zhang Tinglan and Li Yuanhong walked in side by side, and everyone took the initiative to salute, and then sat down separately.

Zhang Tinglan glanced at the audience, and then shook the newspaper in his hand: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the outline of inter-provincial autonomy proposed by a group of elders and scholars in the south, and I hope to implement inter-provincial autonomy in the southern provinces on this basis, what do you think?" ”

This question seems simple, but no one knows what Zhang Tinglan is thinking, so he is reluctant to be the first to speak. Liang Qichao looked at everyone, and then said with a smile: "Vice President, this is just a challenge from the central government, and I think it must be severely punished!" ”

Zhang Tinglan nodded, and then smiled again: "Mr. Liang, putting aside the intentions of these people, what do you think about the autonomy of the United Provinces?" ”

When Liang Qichao heard this, his face suddenly became a little embarrassed, and he could only say: "Liang also supported this view in the past, but now that I think about it, it seems that the autonomy of the provinces is not suitable for China's national conditions, and it will cause local centrifugation." ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, I believe that among all of you here, I am afraid that there are some people who appreciate the proposal of inter-provincial autonomy, but here I would like to express my attitude, who dares to mention inter-provincial autonomy, in my case, is to split the country! It's treason! It's heinous! ”

Zhang Tinglan's words were like a hammer, smashing into everyone's hearts, and everyone didn't expect that a proposal for inter-provincial autonomy would make Zhang Tinglan so angry, and everyone was silent.

"Don't underestimate the autonomy of the provinces, according to this proposal, in the end, it is actually to establish a federal state. On this shijie, there are also many countries that implement this system, such as the United States, which is a very haode representative. Perhaps the first person to put forward the concept of inter-provincial autonomy wanted to emulate the United States. But this is an irresponsible and foolish proposition that does not go through the brain. Don't think that if the Americans do this, we can become an advanced country, if we really implement inter-provincial autonomy in China, I dare to say that even if the country is not divided, corruption will run rampant, and the people will not be able to make a living. ”

As soon as everyone here heard Zhang Tinglan's words, they all frowned, to be honest, Zhang Tinglan's analysis was good, it was precisely because the United States implemented a federal system that many people began to envy, thinking that decentralization would allow the country to develop, but Zhang Tinglan's point of view ruthlessly shattered this dream.

"The United States has only been founded for more than 100 years, and China has been learning the state system from the Americans for more than 2,000 years since Qin Shi Huang founded the system of great unification. What we need to learn from the West is the concept of modern governance, not copying the state system, and we must keep a clear head on this point! ”

People often have a wrong idea that if a person is good, everything is good, and the same is true for the country, and if a country is developed, everything should be copied, which is actually a kind of brainless performance. In this circle of civilization in Asia in later generations, there were many countries that implemented the Western system, but very few succeeded. The reasons for this are worth considering.

"In fact, we are not without decentralization, in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, there were a large number of vassal states, and in the early Han Dynasty, a large number of princes and kings were also divided, and the result was that Zuihou ended in failure. Of course, the modern federal system is different from the past, but there is one point that cannot be ignored, that is, once the inter-provincial autonomy is established. It will cause the locals to govern the locals. Starting from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the system of being an official in a different place will be completely invalid, and how many bad consequences will be produced, I think everyone should be clear. ”

Zhang Tinglan Weishenme's disgust with the autonomy of the provinces is because of this kind of formulation. In fact, it is a kind of historical regression. One of the key points in the fact that ancient China has lasted so long is that China has formed a set of effective bureaucratic systems.

Among them, being an official in a different place is a very haode initiative. Officials cannot go to their places of origin to become officials. Even avoid the area where your wife is located. This puts an end to nepotism and the intertwined clan ties that breed corruption.

Imagine that once China implements inter-provincial autonomy, the governors of each province will be elected from their own provinces, which will inevitably lead to the expansion of local clans. These clans control a large number of votes, and then use this as a basis to elect spokesmen to defend their own interests, which has evolved over time. It is inevitable that the entire provincial government will fall under the control of a few big clans.

Controlling political power, they then monopolize economic resources and leave limited social opportunities to their descendants. The politics of the big clans and the politics of the family will divide the society into two parts, and the majority of the people at the bottom will no longer have a chance, and even say that they will regress into the slaves of the big family.

Take Japan in later generations as an example, those politicians will leave resources to future generations, and as a result, the election of the crown prince is not counted, and a bunch of grandsons who do not eat the fireworks of the world are elected. China's society is dozens of times larger than Japan's, and its complexity is far beyond imagination, and if it does, God knows what terrible consequences will be.

Zhang Tinglan said with a gloomy face: "China's history has repeatedly proved that local shili must be suppressed, once laissez-faire, it will become a man-eating tiger, the Han and Tang dynasties fell to the country, and the big clan shili is out of control, and the past does not forget the teacher of the future, so what kind of inter-provincial autonomy is advocated in China, either it is a lack of IQ, or it is ill-intentioned." ”

Listening to Zhang Tinglan explain the reason thoroughly, among the people present, several of them were already sweating on their backs, and they didn't expect that the seemingly fashionable inter-provincial autonomy would have such serious consequences, so many people lowered their heads and reflected on their mistakes.

Of course, some people have already seen some problems with the autonomy of the provinces, but they are not as thorough as Zhang Tinglan. Whoever dares to advocate inter-provincial autonomy can only be a dead end, and Zhang Tinglan is already sharpening his knife.

Li Yuanhong, who had been listening quietly on the side, suddenly smiled: "Humble words are really sharp, in the past, I only thought that foreigners did this, and we should do the same, but it is not clear until now that we can't easily make a wrong move!" ”

"President, I propose that an anti-secession law be enacted in the National Assembly as soon as possible, and those who put forward harmful ideas such as inter-provincial autonomy will be severely punished in accordance with the law!"

Zhang Tinglan's proposal is full of murderous spirit, in fact, no matter how many propositions Zhang Tinglan makes, it is his personal opinion. However, once it becomes a law, it rises to the will of the state, and the weight is completely different.

When Liang Qichao heard this, he quickly nodded and said: "The Congress will start to arrange it immediately, and this law will definitely be taken out as soon as possible." But before that, I suggest that in the name of Congress, a statement of condemnation be issued to bring these people in the South back from the brink. ”

After a meeting, everyone has read too much through Zhang Tinglan's statement, this young military and political strongman will not engage in federalism, let alone easily decentralize power, on the contrary, he will establish an unprecedentedly powerful central government and concentrate all kinds of power.

After thinking about how to manage the country for a while, Zhang Tinglan already had his own ideas, and the core concept was military authoritarian rule. This system is also the most suitable choice for the industrialization stage of the country.

In order to maintain its control over the country, the New People's Party also needs to develop, following the example of Italy's National Fascist Party, the mustachioed Nazi Party, and even the Russian Majority Party, to unite the country with a strong political party Liliang. Even Zhang Tinglan Jihua in the name of the SS, gave the New People's Party a certain amount of armament.

Of course, Zhang Tinglan, who controls the military and political power, is not ready to rely entirely on his own arbitrariness, and the Congress still has to be retained, in fact, the same is true of Nazi Germany, and the Congress has not been completely abolished. In addition, the cabinet should maintain an independent nature and be more flexible in formulating and developing and implementing various initiatives.

This incident in the south is both a challenge and an opportunity, and Zhang Tinglan is ready to take advantage of it, according to his own vision, but completely change the country.

Calls for provincial autonomy grew louder, and the various overseers in the Yangtze River valley expressed their demands that the government respect the will of the people. But at this lively juncture, a basin of cold water was splashed on his head and face.

Liang Qichao, on behalf of the National Assembly, issued a brilliant denunciation, accusing advocating inter-provincial autonomy as splitting the country and trying to make China repeat the mistakes of the late Han and Tang dynasties.

As soon as this statement came out, the South immediately exploded, and some people felt a strong anger and chose to silence the flag, and of course, some people were ready to take tough measures and use force to gain the power of self-government as soon as their plot was exposed.

Immediately, a large number of people found the famous champion industrialist Zhang Jian and asked him to go out of the mountain and serve as the chairman of the provincial council of the southeast company, as a banner to call on the celebrities in the south to oppose Zhang Tinglan.

In addition, Qi Xieyuan, the overseer of Jiangsu, Cai Chengxun, the overseer of Jiangxi, and Zhao Hengti, the governor of Hunan Province, also gathered in Nanjing one after another.

"Ladies and gentlemen, our pursuit of inter-provincial autonomy and self-management is the trend of the times and the experience of advanced countries, and the reason why the north opposes it is nothing more than coveting the wealth of the southern province and wanting to take it for ourselves, so we should unite and fight for our own interests."

Qi Xieyuan's speech was unanimously cheered by the others, who also hung up the sign of the new Lian Provincial Council in Nanjing.

As soon as they put up the sign, Zhang Tinglan got the report, and after receiving the telegram, Zhang Tinglan only said one sentence to the people below: "The Great War between the North and the South is inevitable!" (To be continued......)