Sun Yuanqi was stunned: "Please also ask the president to give advice!" ”

Yuan Shikai said: "Baixi, you are knowledgeable, have a splendid chest, are humble in politics, and are honest and honest, all of which are well known to the world. And you don't care about fame and fortune, you fund the establishment of a large number of schools to benefit thousands of students; In a corner of the country, troops were sent to pacify Tibet and Outer Mongolia, so that the country's golden ou was complete. In these aspects, the old man is also full of admiration. But has the situation in the country changed for the better or worse over the years? ”

Without waiting for Sun Yuanqi to answer, Yuan Shikai asked himself and replied: "You and I both served in the previous dynasty, and now we are working together in the government of the Republic of China, and our knowledge should be slightly better than those revolutionary parties in the south." In the old man's view, the situation of the country has become worse, not better, especially in the hearts of the world! Nowadays, students do not read the classics, do not know Confucius and Mencius, and do not know benevolence, righteousness, etiquette and wisdom; Women do not follow the three obedience and four virtues, turn their backs on the guidelines, and advocate equal rights for men and women; Officials are not shameful, but they know that they are full of personal pockets, and their ethics are gone; The provinces did not heed the orders of the central authorities, withheld the taxes they had paid, indiscriminately levied taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and wantonly expanded their armies, resulting in the withering of the people's livelihood. In the long run, I am afraid that the Republic of China will spin up and disappear like Ying Qin and Xin Mang, at that time, Sun Yat-sen and the old man are certainly guilty, and Baixi, you can't escape the blame, right? ”

Sun Yuanqi pouted secretly: The situation in the Republic of China is mostly caused by you and the revolutionary party, and it has something to do with me? If you really blame me, there is no one to stir up the situation in another time and space, and the government of the Republic of China has only ruled the country for more than 30 years, like Yingqin and Xinmang, who is to blame? Could it be that Taizu also failed to cross the crowd to make trouble?

Sun admits that he is a good teacher, but he failed to fully fulfill his responsibility of supervision in the process of teaching. It is indeed a grave sin for some of the students to commit adultery and commit crimes. But the current situation is not Sun's guilt, and Sun can't afford to be charged with such a big crime. Sun Yuanqi argued. And in Sun's view, the situation is not as pessimistic as he said, but I am afraid that the president is a little exaggerated. It is true that the situation is a little chaotic now, but it is normal for a little confusion to occur at the time of the change of dynasty. Because in the process of breaking the old and creating the new, there will inevitably be some people who feel lost, feel pain, and feel lost, which are inevitable. And rightfully so. What's more, the overthrow of imperial power and the realization of a republic are great changes unseen in thousands of years? I also ask the President to calm down and wait and see what happens. ”

Yuan Shikai sighed: "The old man knows that many people now regard Yuan as a typical example of feudal and conservative stubbornness, and they strongly criticize it. In fact, how could the old man ever oppose the reform? As early as the time of the pre-Qing Dynasty. Yuan actively participated in the transformation and innovation of the country's politics, economy, military, industry and other aspects, and was quite successful, and was once called a 'radical' by the old gentry. How do you become a conservative now? Is Yuan's attitude changing, or is the world changing too fast? It's worth digging into.

"The country is now poor and weak. Far behind the Tessie countries. Even inferior to the small country of Dongying, reform is indeed very necessary. However, in the old man's view, the current drawback is not that the degree of national reform is insufficient, but that it has been carried out too much and too quickly, and many localities have completely attacked the systems and theories of the East and the West, without regard for the actual situation of their own countries, so that the square chisel is out of place, which has caused such chaos today. Take the congressional elections, for example. At present, the literacy rate of the population is only 1 percent, and the intellectual literacy is low. I don't know the general situation, the vast majority of people are running for a living, who has the leisure to pay attention to the election of parliamentarians? Even if they go to vote, they can only listen to one-sided words and elect a group of villagers and thieves!

"Therefore, our immediate priority is to remain calm, suspend the study and imitation of various affairs in the East and West, and refrain from talking about various systems in the East and West, so as to maintain the stability of the country. Then we lowered our heads and appropriately drew on the institutional theories of the East and the West according to the actual situation of the country, and solved the people's livelihood problems step by step. Wouldn't that be better? ”

Hey! Isn't this the first version of the "White Cat and Black Cat Theory" in the Republic of China?

"What the President said is very true!" Sun Yuanqi felt that if Yuan Shikai did not turn back the clock on history and honestly solve the problems of the national economy and people's livelihood, he would be an ideal partner for cooperation.

Yuan Shikai said: "At present, there are two issues that are the most important, and I hope that Baixi will give priority to them after succeeding as prime minister, one is how to deal with the relationship between the central government and the provinces. At present, the great powers of the Eastern and Western Oceans are eyeing China and coveting it, and it can be said that they are surrounded by a large number of heroes and dangers. Baixi has sent troops to quell the rebellions in Tibet and Outer Mongolia, and I think I have more feelings about this. If the Republic of China wants to protect its territorial integrity in this world full of plunder and swallowing, it must fundamentally strengthen the power of the central government, avoid internal friction among the provinces, and go all out to the outside world. But what about the reality?

"As early as the last years of Guangxu in the former Qing Dynasty, with the decline of the authority of the central government, the southern provinces represented by Liangjiang and Liangguang gradually separated from the central government. Although the Empress Dowager Xi and others had taken various measures to strengthen their control over the provinces, they had little effect. Especially after the death of the Empress Dowager and the rise of the constitutional movement, the voice of opposition to centralization became louder and louder. In fact, the southern provinces of Xinhai successively declared their independence from the uprising, which is not unavoidable to understand as a rebellion against the centralized system.

"After the Battle of Xinhai, the southern provinces not only achieved military independence, but also political, financial, and legislative autonomy, and became completely a state within a state. The "Provisional Covenant Law" clearly gave the president the power to appoint and dismiss officials, but if Yuan wanted to appoint provincial officials, he must first look at the faces of the provincial governors. As long as they do not agree, the official document of the presidential palace is a piece of waste paper. If the rhetoric is even harsh, it is immediately seen as interference in the internal affairs of the province, in exchange for a lot of criticism from the provincial legislators in the Senate. It is ridiculous to say that the Nanjing Provisional Government swore to demand that Yuan abide by the "Provisional Covenant Law", but now it has been replaced by Yuan doing everything possible to demand that all provinces abide by the "Provisional Covenant Law"!

"After the failure of the Wuxu Year Reform, Emperor Dezong was imprisoned in Yingtai in the South China Sea, but various court newspapers can still be seen, and all prefectures and counties must be introduced to His Majesty, and he has seen it. And now Yuan wants the provincial authorities to submit it to Beijing for approval when appointing county governors, but they categorically vetoed it and reprimanded him as arbitrary. In other words, Yuan doesn't even know the names of the county governors now. The old man, the upright president, is even inferior to a imprisoned emperor in terms of power. Is this the legal system of the country after the implementation of the democratic republic? ”

Speaking of this, Yuan Shikai couldn't help laughing, his laughter was filled with resentment that could not be concealed, and his eyes revealed a trace of cruelty.

In the first year of the Republic of China. China faces a bizarre situation, in which a president who strongly advocates centralized power rules over a de facto federal state. And in this country, the people, mainly the northern gentry, were influenced by traditional ideas and strongly supported the establishment of a unified and centralized state; On the other hand, the people, with the Southern Revolutionary Party as the main body, were influenced by the wind and rain in Europe and advocated the autonomy of the provinces. Of course, they are not only advocating, but have already taken a practical step. All of this. All of them mean the irreconcilable contradictions between the North and the South.

If nothing else, this sharply opposed contradiction will gradually intensify, pushing the North and the South to their own extremes: the government of the North will become more centralized. The South violently demanded independence from Northern rule. In the end, the north, which had the upper military strength, won a temporary victory and established the Hongxian dynasty. - If it weren't for Yuan Shikai's restoration as emperor, this victory would probably be long-term. Later historical facts also proved this.

Thinking through this, Sun Yuanqi finally understood why Yuan Shikai finally embarked on the road to becoming emperor. After Sun Yuanqi became prime minister. The question will also come before his desk: how exactly should the southern provinces respond to the demands for autonomy? Or rather. To what extent can the combination of provincial autonomy and centralization meet the demands of both the North and the South? It's a game.

Sun Yuanqi said: "In the current situation, China's implementation of provincial autonomy is a dead end, and it will only give foreign powers a chance to break through. Therefore, the question between the central and local governments is not whether or not to exercise autonomy in the provinces, but how much autonomy is left to the localities under the premise of centralization. ”

Yuan Shikai nodded, and then said: "The second is how to handle the relationship between the government and the political party. If there is no political party, although the government's decision-making will be mixed with personal self-interest, most of the time the national interest is still the priority. However, there are political parties. Things are completely different, because they represent only a small group of people. If they come to power, the government will not be able to handle state affairs fairly and impartially, and will certainly favor their own political parties in the legislative and executive administration, which will harm the interests of the country. If they step down and remain in the opposition, they will take advantage of all kinds of selfish interests to attack the government in every possible way, and they will have to force the government to fall and then retire, which can be called the source of chaos

"As a political party, the crimes of Congress are even more innumerable! If the country is prosperous and strong, the people's livelihood is stable, there is no internal turmoil, and there are no strong enemies outside, the National Assembly can be regarded as an institution for the gentry to participate in and discuss politics and offer advice and advice. At present, the situation in the country is critical, and when they encounter certain urgent matters that need to be dealt with as soon as possible, they are fighting each other in parliament for the selfish interests of various parties, and they have no regard for the national economy and the people's livelihood. What they are doing is nothing more than trying to restrain and frame the government. For these, Yuan has experienced many times; When Baek-hee becomes prime minister, he can also feel this pain personally! ”

Sun Yuan nodded: "Indeed, as the president said, the parliamentary system is suitable for keeping, but not for entrepreneurship; Suitable for everyday life, not for emergencies. This is especially true when China's parliamentary system is not yet perfect and the quality of its parliamentarians needs to be improved. When confronted with matters that are not suitable for disclosure in domestic and foreign affairs, or when certain emergencies occur, the parliament has little room to stretch and shrink, and it becomes a shackle for the government's decision-making. It is estimated that the phenomenon of prevarication is inevitable, and it may even reproduce the farce of 'the DPRK has not yet been decided, and the soldiers have already crossed the river'. China has a long way to go to implement the political party and parliamentary system! ”

Yuan Shikai: "Baixi, you are a landmark figure in the autonomy of various provinces and the leader of the New China Party, but now the country is facing the problems of the central and local, government and political parties, so Yuan's attitude towards the formation of a cabinet by you is five points in favor and five points against. I didn't expect you and I to be heroes who see the same thing! In this case, it is better for you and me to choose an appropriate time to temporarily abolish the National Assembly after you become prime minister, and your New China Party will always be in power. In the future, when the country is rich and the people are strong, the parliament will be reopened. Baixi, what do you think? (To be continued.) )

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