After the founding of the Kuomintang, in order to expand its momentum and win over voters, it immediately launched a frenzied campaign to storm the city. However, all the people who have the right to vote, whether they are Manchu relics, green forest heroes, young students, market vendors, regardless of whether they are born Zhang Shuwei, as long as they apply, they will be issued party membership cards. As for the high-ranking officials of the dynasty, no matter whether they apply or not, and regardless of their political views, they all fill out their party membership cards first, and each person is given a copy. So much so that New China Party members such as Sun Yuanqi, Zhang Jian, and Tang Shouqian all received party membership cards sent by Song Jiaoren in person, which is really ridiculous. Don't they know that the New China Party has always strictly forbidden cross-party activities?

The momentum of the Kuomintang is so great that even when people in Beijing meet each other, in addition to asking about your surname, they also have to ask "your party" again. If you hear that you have not joined another party, they will immediately invite you to join the KMT. Whether you want it or not, the party membership card will be delivered to you early the next morning.

This phenomenon of pulling people into the party everywhere is very similar to the development of MLM organizations in later generations. However, although the trick was clumsy, the effect was obvious, and soon Soong announced that the number of members of the Kuomintang exceeded one million, making it the largest political party in China.

Of course, the Kuomintang's excesses went far beyond that.

After Zhao Bingjun became the premier of the cabinet, Huang Xing, a close friend of Song Jiaoren, went so far as to seriously suggest that all members of the cabinet should join the Kuomintang in order to realize a purely party cabinet as soon as possible. Faced with this thunderous proposal, Zhao Bingjun didn't dare to be self-conscious, and hurriedly asked his master Yuan Shikai. Yuan Shikai pondered for a moment and replied slowly: "It is not impossible for all members of the cabinet to join the Kuomintang. Since Huang Keqiang invited so sincerely, why don't you just follow him! ”

Zhao Bingjun didn't expect Yuan Shikai to actually express his approval, and his expression was obviously a little stunned: "My subordinates also want to join?" ”

Yuan Shikai smiled: "Why not? Anyway, it's not like you haven't received a party card from another party. Again. Didn't Tang Shaochuan join the alliance before? ”

Zhao Bingjun looked terrified: "Dashuai Mingjian!" My subordinates didn't know what a 'party' was, but many people persuaded me to join the party, and the United Party also sent a party card, and the Republican Party also sent a party card, and recently it was the turn of the Kuomintang. As for those party cards, I also opened them and looked at them, and some ignored them. But never took the initiative to get it. The subordinates only know that they are loyal to the marshal and obey the orders of the marshal, so as to have two intentions. How did you know what a party was? ”

Yuan Shikai waved his hand: "Zhi'an, I naturally know your loyalty, but whether or not you join the Kuomintang has nothing to do with whether you are loyal or not." The reorganization of the League has been huge, and its development has advanced by leaps and bounds. Now it is known as the largest party in the country. You and I all know its intentions, and we have to be vigilant. Since Huang Keqiang invited you to join the party, it is better to join them and look at their future actions and intentions. ”

Zhao Bingjun immediately understood that Yuan Shikai wanted to let him serve as an inside line in the Kuomintang, and he still had some concerns: "The commander has been sent, and his subordinates should try their best to carry it out." It's just that as we all know, the subordinates are loyal to the commander, and I am afraid that the Kuomintang people will be very suspicious of their subordinates. Instead of giving me access to their core secrets, they will take advantage of the opportunity to use various means. The relationship between subordinates and the marshal. By then—"

Yuan Shikai said: "You and I have been dating for many years, and the relationship is irreversible, how can the Kuomintang be separated?" As for the suspicions of the Kuomintang, you need not worry. If the Republican Party or the New China Party behaved like this, it really needs to be carefully considered, but there is no need to worry too much about the Kuomintang, because Huang Keqiang has said before that no matter whether he was a friend or foe with the League in the past, as long as he is willing to join the Kuomintang today, he should become a comrade without doubting his sincerity. The top is like this, and the bottom is definitely more lax. ”

Zhao Bingjun nodded: "The candle machine of the handsome cave is very good!" Since the marshal trusts his subordinates so much, his subordinates can only swear to die in revenge. Immediately, he was a little worried: "However, Huang Keqiang suggested that all members of the cabinet should join the Kuomintang this time, and his subordinates have the instructions of the commander, so naturally there is no problem, but I am afraid that other colleagues in the cabinet may not be willing, especially the three New China Party members such as Sun Baixi, Zhang Jizhi, and Tang Yuxian, because the party program of the New China Party strictly prohibits party members from crossing the party." ”

Yuan Shikai asked: "Zhi'an, how many party groups in China currently prohibit members from crossing the party?" Is the New China Party the only party today that prohibits its members from crossing party lines? ”

Zhao Bingjun said: "According to previous statistics, there are already 300 party groups registered with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and it is difficult to get a full picture of the political platforms and party constitutions of each party. However, what is certain of his subordinates is that the New China Party is the only party with more than 10,000 members that prohibits members from crossing the party! ”

"And how many party members do they have?" Yuan Shikai asked again.

Zhao Bingjun replied: "Because the party organization of New China is rigorous and well-guarded, the true number is unknown, and it is estimated that it should be about 800,000 to 100,000 people, mainly concentrated in the four provinces of Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu, and Jin, where the Sun faction was entrenched, and Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang, where the Constitutional Association was originally based. Not only are they far smaller than the Kuomintang and the Republican Party, but they are even inferior to the Chinese Socialist Party and the newly formed Democratic Party. ”

According to the "Election Law" just promulgated by the government of the Republic of China, the specific steps of the parliamentary election are divided into two steps, that is, the election of provincial members first, and then the election of senators and representatives of the National Assembly. Each election is divided into two steps: the first step is the primary election, that is, the people who have the right to vote in the election vote, and the candidates in the primary election are elected by sea fifty times the number of the limited number of seats; The second step is a re-election, in which the elected candidates in the primary election vote to elect the full members of the Legislature.

It is precisely because of the primary election that all parties are desperately trying to recruit party members so that their party candidates can fight their way out of the encirclement in the audition. For example, after the reorganization at the beginning of the year, the League set up branches throughout the country and vigorously developed its members, and within a few months its membership increased to more than 500,000 people, and it was known as the largest party in the early Republic of China. As of September 1912, the Republican Party, which was formed by the reorganization of five parties, including the Democratic Society, the United Party, the National Association, the Republic of China Association, and the Imperial Constitutional Council, had 60,000 party membership cards at the Shanghai Communications Office alone, and the rest can be imagined.

The Chinese Socialist Party mentioned by Zhao Bingjun was founded in November 1911, and its founder and leader were Jiang Kanghu. The name Jiang Kanghu may be a little unfamiliar to everyone, but everyone must be familiar with socialism when it comes to socialism, and Jiang Kanghu is the first cattle man in China to openly raise the banner of "socialism". However, the socialism he preached was very different from the socialism with Chinese characteristics we were familiar with, because he advocated an early primitive ecology without religion, state, and family.

The headquarters of the Chinese Socialist Party was located in Shanghai, and with the success of the Xinhai Revolution and the establishment of the Republic of China, branches were established in most provinces and autonomous regions of the country. The organization of the party is as loose as the purpose of the party, and no matter who you are, you can become a member of the party by filling out an application form in person at the socialist branch, so that in a short time you can become a member of the party. According to their own claims, there are now more than 490 branches with more than 523,000 party members!

The Democratic Party is a bad name, not only in the United States, but in Japan, but almost all over the world. However, the Democratic Party mentioned by Zhao Bingjun was founded in August 1912 and was formed by the reorganization of six groups, including the United Nations People's Association, the Republican Unification Association, the Republican Promotion Association, the Republican Club, the Republican Construction Seminar, and the Republic of China New Political Society,——. However, the trademark "Republican" had been registered by Li Yuanhong a few months ago, and they had no choice but to change their name to "Democratic Party" after being aggrieved.

Although the six party groups that make up the Democratic Party were all unknown, many ants bit the elephant to death, and immediately after the reshuffle, it gained momentum and soon gathered more than 100,000 party members across the country. Moreover, the DPJ's ambition is also very peculiar, that is, it is willing to occupy the position of the "third party" instead of fighting for power, popularize political knowledge, disseminate political creed, and consolidate the foundation of the country as a guarantee of the political system. However, it is well known that after the League was reorganized into the Kuomintang, the New China Party was a veritable "third party." This move by the Democratic Party is undoubtedly a provocation to the New China Party.

Yuan Shikai shook his head slightly after hearing this: "In fact, the Kuomintang is so aggressive, resulting in a mixture of members, although it can win temporary benefits, but it is not a long-term strategy. Once the situation is unfavorable or the political situation changes in the future, it will inevitably fall apart and the entire political party will be torn apart and cannot be cleaned up, so it will not be a major trouble. The most worrisome person is a well-organized party like the New China Party, which has loyal members, although it is calm at the moment, and looks weak and weak; But in time, they will be able to call for wind and rain across the world! Moreover, the newly promulgated "Election Law" is also extremely beneficial to the New China Party, so we cannot afford not to be too careful. ”

Zhao Bingjun immediately understood what Yuan Shikai meant: "What the marshal said about the educational qualifications of the electors? ”

The Election Law promulgated at the beginning of the Republic of China has strict restrictions on voters, such as the nationality of the Republic of China; Must be a man; Must be at least 21 years old; Must have resided in the constituency for at least two years; Must pay a direct tax of more than two silver dollars per year, or own immovable property worth more than five hundred dollars...... In addition, there are also restrictions on educational qualifications, that is, voters must have graduated from primary school or above, or have qualifications equivalent to those who graduated from primary school, such as Xiucai, Juren, etc.

Yuan Shikai nodded and said, "Exactly!" Since the end of Guangxu, almost no one in schools across the country, from primary school to middle school, from middle school to university, has not used the textbooks compiled by Sun Baixi, which is relative to the fact that all millions of students across the country have followed Sun Baixi as their teacher. From childhood to adulthood, they will naturally have a kind of psychological trust in Sun Baixi and the New China Party, and their votes will naturally be voted for the candidates of the New China Party.

And over the years, Sun Baixi has been vigorously promoting compulsory education all over the country, giving free financial aid to enrolled students, and the number of students who have benefited is unknown, and the fathers, brothers and uncles of students are extraordinary. Once a student graduates from school and enters society, the whole family's situation can be changed, and they will undoubtedly become loyal supporters of Sun Baixi and the New China Party, and they will be a long-term stable vote base. Isn't that worth our care? ”

Zhao Bingjun's eyes flashed fiercely, and he said in a low voice: "Dashuai, in order to prevent it from happening, we will attack them now?" (To be continued.) )

ps: I drank yesterday...... I'm sorry!