Yang Rui's voice was calm and soothing, and the premier's work report was basically an official article, and the only highlight was a large amount of data and the inferences drawn from it. He may not have been surprised by this, but the listeners on the radio were always thrilled to hear these tangible figures. Even though the net per capita GNP ranks 57th among the countries of the world, the gross national product is the fourth in the world and the food is the first in the world. From a weak country in East Asia that has been bullied by foreign powers to the fourth in the world now, it has been like a dream in the past 16 years.

"Yang's time is over!" U.S. Ambassador to China Murray said inexplicably when he finished reading through the full report and began to broadcast advertisements on the radio. As President Coolidge's "our highest China expert", he was deeply moved by such earth-shattering changes in this country, and admired Yang Rui's ability to retreat like Washington.

But at the same time, China is increasingly becoming a competitor to the United States in all aspects, especially in agricultural products, and the competition between the two countries is becoming increasingly fierce. Taking cotton as an example, before the war, the United States produced more than 16 million bales of cotton[note 131], accounting for more than 60 percent of the world's total cotton production, but now because of the substantial increase in China's cotton production, domestic production has fallen to 8 million bales this year, while China's has risen from 2 million bales to more than 6 million bales. Note 132]), Chinese cotton cloth is dumped all over the world, and it is estimated that American cotton will be extinct.

Cotton, wheat, corn, mechanical and electrical products, automobiles, and all kinds of Chinese goods are competing fiercely with American goods. This makes every American have to pay attention to the myth that the Chinese themselves have invented -- that China is a sleeping lion once awakened. The world will be shaken.

The American ambassador lamented with great concern that Yang Rui's report and his term of office were coming to an end, but the British ambassador to China, Sir Eston, who was also in the eastern suburbs, was indifferent to Yang Rui's report - after ensuring the security of the British Far East colonies, especially India. Westminster didn't care about China's rapid economic growth, and the rise of a power in the Far East that could contain the United States and block the southward movement of Bolshevik Russia was a good thing for the current British Empire. So, at the end of the whole report, and after the radio began to play commercials, Sir Eston only said lightly: "Young's next era has begun......"

The British and American ambassadors had different views, and at the Faculty of Arts at Yenching University, after the report ended and the advertisement began, Hu Shih, a Westernized democrat and a well-known disabled person, smiled at Zhang Junli, who had come from Shanghai, and said, "Brother Shilin. Let's not fight between the two of us in the future. Yang Jingcheng seems to have withdrawn from politics, but in fact, the political situation is still in his hands, and now the Kuomintang Song Dunchu is promoted to the position of prime minister, but he is just a puppet. ”

Historically, Zhang Junli and Hu Shih, who were disciples of Liang Qichao, had a famous dispute over science and mystery in the United States, and before that, the two factions had a dispute over foreign monks -- the foreign monk found by the Liang faction was the British philosopher Russell, the foreign monk found by Hu Shi and others was their teacher, the American philosopher John Dewey, and two British and American philosophers both visited China to recite scriptures, so as to give the two factions a platform. However, it was the Americans who gave the power, and Hu Shi and others controlled the Gengzi refund and made waves in the academic world, so in the end, it was the Hu faction that overwhelmed the Liang faction.

Now, the Gengzi indemnity has been liquidated at the time of the Sino-US Paris Treaty. The two factions were all suppressed by the Ministry of Rites, and it was said that everyone should sympathize with each other, but Zhang Junli looked at Hu Shi's smile behind his glasses. There was still some unhappiness in my heart. It is important to know that in Europe for a long time. He has already decided that National Socialism is the most advanced political system of human civilization, and that American-style democracy is not worth mentioning at all.

"Before the time comes, use the United States as a template. Singing about democracy and freedom, the current China is not just like the United States, which is democratic on the surface, but in fact it is a chaebol dictatorship. How is this different from the Republican Democrats taking turns sitting in the bank, but all at the mercy of Wall Street? Zhang Junli suddenly smiled.

"Brother Shilin's words are wrong, no matter how bad the United States is, every citizen has the right to vote, and now the Revival Association has eliminated 80 million voters at once by abolishing agricultural taxes, which is undemocratic." Although Zhang Junli was sarcastic, Hu Shi, who was known as a good person, still skipped it with a spring breeze. "Brother Shilin, no matter how much difference we have, this country can't go on like this, at least not so barbaric. Zunkong, clan, the young people in the future will be imprisoned like the older generation, do they have freedom? No! Do they have democracy? Nor did it! Those of us who have lofty ideals should join hands to break this huge and dark cage. ”

"What about after the break?" Zhang Junli asked. "Exercising your American-style democracy? In today's world, only National Socialism is the most advanced form of government, and Italy's Mussolini has done it, and Britain and France are now following suit. In Europe, the privileges of the rich are being suppressed, and the rights of the people are increasing; The income tax rate, especially for high-income groups, is rising, the welfare of the people and workers is getting better and better, public facilities for the convenience of the people are being built on a large scale, and the society is becoming more and more civilized, and this is the way for China to go in the future......"

"Shilin, in fact, everyone's purpose is the same, that is, democratic ......" Seeing that the two sides had serious differences, Ding Wenjiang, who was the matchmaker between the two sides, spoke out to persuade him, but his words did not allow Zhang Junli's thoughts. Seeing that Zhang Junli's expression was more serious, he hurriedly changed his words: "...... We all want this country to become more and more civilized and the people to live a better and better life, I think we all agree on this, right? ”

"Nope! There is no such thing as good or good, everyone's purpose is to be on top, as long as they are not on top, no matter what is implemented above, it is not good. "Ding Wenjiang, who played in the round, wanted to ease the relationship, and he didn't want Zhang Dongsun, who came with Zhang Junli, almost choked him to death with a word." It is true that the Revival Society is our common enemy, but the path to be taken by this country in the future must be determined now, otherwise what we claim now is completely different from what we will practice in the future.

From a theoretical point of view, National Socialism and American-style democracy and freedom are completely incompatible. Since it doesn't work, how do we publicize it? It is good to promote democracy and freedom. Or is it better to preach National Socialism? In the future, if the Revival Society is really squeezed out of the political platform, who will come to power? I know that your faction is influential within the government. Wasn't Brother Jun the director of the Ministry of Mines and Mines before that? But now it is different, as the so-called 'first-class nobles, second-class merchants, third-class gentry, and fourth-class officials' are no longer the era of officials; although Ren Gong is in the opposition, his reputation among the gentry still exists, and the two factions cooperate. ”

"Shilin, what do you mean?" As an intermediary, Ding Wenjiang was shocked by Zhang Dongsun's speech. I didn't want the two brothers to fight the geese, but the brothers quarreled before the geese were beaten.

"We don't mean anything else." Since Zhang Dongsun said it to this extent, Zhang Junli had to express his position, "It's just that the two factions are united, so I don't think it's necessary." If you cooperate with the help at some point, it is still okay. ”

"This is also what Ren Gong means?" Hu Shi didn't expect things to be like this, and was slightly disappointed.

"Ren Gong... Now I am dedicated to teaching, and I am no longer interested in politics. As a disciple, Zhang Junli fully knew what his teacher's next plan was, but Hu Shi and the others were all outsiders. How can you tell the secrets of the party?

"Really?" Hu Shi smiled. From his point of view, up to the beginning of Wuxu, half of the things in China were stirred up by Liang Qichao, but it was ridiculous. Liang Qichao, who wanted to become a national teacher, only accompanied the last emperor Guangxu for a few years, and then was abandoned. After the founding of the new dynasty, Liang Qichao not only did not relent, but became more and more fierce. The restoration of the United Japan, the Constitutional Protection Movement, and the Yunnan Rebellion, he didn't participate in that matter? Now he actually says that he is no longer interested in politics. Tricking children?

"Of course it's true." Zhang Junli said seriously. "Isn't it appropriate to teach at Yenching University, do you ask about politics?"

"I teach at Yenching University. But the rotten people in the school department and the ritual department are becoming more and more intolerant of me. "Hu Shidao." Brother Shilin, for those of us who understand the true meaning of democracy and freedom, we are trapped in partisan views and cannot unite as one, and I am afraid that we will only be swallowed up by this society that has overcome darkness in the end. Please tell Ren Gong, Hu Shi is waiting for him! ”

After Hu Shi finished speaking, Zhang Junli glanced at him deeply, and then got up to say goodbye, which made Ding Wenjiang, who brought people here, very embarrassed, he thought that everyone could negotiate.

"Zaijun, don't be upset, one day Ren Guild will figure it out." Hu Shi is worthy of being a good gentleman, with the establishment of the state religion and the promulgation of the clan law, the conservative feudal power in the country is flourishing, he actually hopes to unite with Liang Qichao, but he can't.

"I don't think he'll ever figure it out." Ding Wenjiang said with great disappointment.

"Why? What do they want to do in the future? Hu Shi looked at him, feeling that he should know something.

"As far as I guess, Ren Gong probably wants to transfer back to Guangzhou." Ding Wenjiang Road. After saying that, he felt that the words did not reach the meaning, and said: "It's not to go back to Guangzhou, but to turn your attention to the provinces." Now that the state-owned companies have been compensated, the seats in the Inspectorate have also been distributed. Even if the gentry of the provinces have a relationship with the Renaissance Society, it is only a gratitude, and if there is any conflict in the future, maybe a few small parties will be split, and as long as they reach thirty votes, it is still possible to enter the Inspectorate. ”

With the current political pattern of emphasizing the localities and ignoring the central government, it is indeed a way to do this without going to the central government and to the localities. When Hu Shi nodded, Ding Wenjiang said again: "It is possible that the military official may also exert his strength, his student Jiang Baili, like Cai Songpo, is a graduate ......of the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School."

"What!" Hearing Ding Wenjiang mention the military, Hu Shi was extremely surprised, "What do they want to do?" Aren't they afraid of the Zhu tribe? ”

With the comprehensive 'barbarism' of China, Chinese laws have also been comprehensively revised, the biggest difference is that the subject of the law has been changed, and extraterritoriality has also begun to appear again. For the people, the law is based on the household, one person violates the law and the whole family is guilty, and because the clan is a large household registration, one person violates the law, and the whole clan is guilty; As for foreigners and businessmen in China, they have to be sentenced by individuals as the subject of law.

The concept of 'Zhu Nationality' was put forward in the newspapers by those civilized people who opposed the 'change of law', but those who agreed with the 'Zhu Nationality' were some big clan patriarchs, who ridiculed those civilized people in the newspapers as having enough to eat, and that they were not clans and were still in charge of clan affairs.

Of course, such a 'bad law' was opposed by civilized people inside and outside the Tingwei Mansion, and the nine supreme justices of Dali Temple had no choice but to start a debate on it for more than a year, and in the end it was the data that spoke for themselves -- Xu Shiying and others, who were in favor of the 'Zhu people,' used more than 3,500 cases to prove it. In the case of crimes involving clans, it is useless to punish individuals alone. Because within the clan or clan-like congregation. The bottom is very easy to be coerced into committing crimes by the upper classes, and the proceeds of these people's crimes are difficult for him to enjoy. Therefore, the only effective punishment for crimes of this nature is to abandon the individual-based legal subject in the West and continue to practice the old Chinese legal subject based on the household.

In order to avoid accidental injury, there are two amendments to the household as the subject of the law: if a person is born in a criminal family, then he has the right to apply for a division of the household without reason when he reaches the age of legal responsibility, and the property is divided according to the provisions of the clan management law -- the result of leaving the household alone is often penniless, but this at least makes it avoid the legal risk of the 'Zhu clan'. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the family to bear the responsibility of the family at the same time. Or avoid responsibility and start a family from scratch is a question worth pondering. In the same way, if a member of the clan is accustomed to stealing but refuses to change his teachings, the patriarch may banish him from the house so that the whole clan will not be affected.

Although in the eyes of civilized people and Westernized elements, this kind of 'one person breaking the law, the whole clan is guilty' is a manifestation of decadence, backwardness, and autocracy, the overwhelming majority of the people in the whole country are in favor of 'changing the law.' The root of this lies in the fact that once the law is based on the household. It is equivalent to handing over the judicial power of the household to the patriarch or the head of the household, who can practice clan law and lynching in the clan, just like the ancestors; What to say about the 'Zhu people' is completely alarmist. A closer look at criminal law and jurisprudence shows that this is not the case at all.

The change of the legal subject from 'person' to 'household' has a great impact, and the specific impact on Hu Shi and others is that some members of the brotherhood have to withdraw from the brotherhood for fear of implicating the family. And he himself divided the household from his own family, so as not to implicate the family.

Hu Shi was surprised and shouted 'Zhu Clan'. But Ding Wenjiang, who was born in a big family, was not interested in this in his bones, and the 'Zhu clan' was just an astonishing word of the literati. He said: "The elite of the revival army is all in the north. Especially in the northeast, Liang Rengong was frightened by the incident in Yunnan, so he wanted Baili and others to control the provincial army in order to protect themselves. ”

"Self-preservation what? No matter how bad Yang Jingcheng is, he is also law-abiding, he is involved in military power, and he may even violate the taboo of the Fuxing Society. Hu Shi still couldn't figure out what Liang Qichao and Jiang Baili were going to do.

"It was Yang Jingcheng's law-abiding that he dared to get involved in the military power of the province by legal means. Of course, it is possible that I am wrong, but Jiang Baili and those people are soldiers, and if they are soldiers, they must lead the troops, otherwise how can they make meritorious contributions and give knights and seals? Ding Wenjiang thought about the current atmosphere, and was very worried about the prevalence of martial arts in China -- Gengzi was proud of being promoted in the middle of the market, and Gengzi was proud of studying abroad, but now he is proud of being admitted to a military academy.

"Okay, Liang Rengong doesn't mention it, they can do whatever they want." After this meeting, Hu Shi was very disheartened, they are all good young people who know what civilization is and what backwardness is, why can't they unite together? "It seems that we may only be able to ...... together"

Feeling the disappointment in Hu Shi's words, Ding Wenjiang was a little helpless, although so, seeing that he actually wanted to contact those people in the north, he still reminded: "Suitable, Du Wen and others must not be gullible!" You see, the road to the seizure of power by Li Ning in Russia is basically the road of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, so what Mensheviks, Social Revolutionaries, Constitutional Revolutionaries, Liberal Parties and the like, once they succeed, they will all be killed by them, they are simply tigers and wolves, and they must not be careless. ”

"I know. I know. Hu Shi also knew that those people in the north all drank the wolf milk fed by Soviet Russia, and they were revolutionizing with a pen and a gun at the same time. If he really wants to unite with them, he knows exactly what the Brotherhood will become, and in his words before, 'Freedom is a matter of more or less in Yang Jingcheng; In Soviet Russia, Li Ning, there is a question of yes and no'. (To be continued.) )

PS: Note 131: U.S. cotton has always been measured in bales, with a minimum of 480 pounds per bale, and 500 pounds in general. In the twenties and thirties, the world's cotton production was generally 27 million bales - ("World Cotton Production and China Cotton Production", Nei Cotton Co., Ltd., 1935). In addition, the calculation of China's cotton production in the previous chapter has been corrected.

Note 132: Hua Mian, Research on the External Environment of Shanghai Trade Association and Enterprises in the Republic of China, P550, 28.5 taels/quintal; U.S. cotton, "How to Profit from Commodity Futures Trading" p275, 21 cents/lb.

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