Chapter 221: Views
"So what kind of government do we want to establish after overthrowing the Manchu government? I think what we need is still a unified government, not a loose government with provincial autonomy. Perhaps in the era of the Great Voyage, the governments of such a small divided country could compete with each other and make progress together. But we are now in a world surrounded by many heroes, and we can only survive if we are united, and if we go to division, we will only be broken one by one. We can only compete with one of the great powers by quickly unifying the strength of the whole country, and we must not be concerned with the idea of starting a family to live, now that the wolf smoke is everywhere, there is no place to avoid the peach blossom source, in the central continent, only by establishing a strong political power, can we be qualified to enjoy and escape the world. ”
Why did Wang Yong say such a remark, because in this Western world, the middle class began to study the West on a large scale in just a few decades, especially at the beginning of the First Sino-Japanese War, and it has only been more than ten years. All kinds of ideological trends came and went, and there were many Western thinkers who used China at this time as a testing ground for their ideas.
What kind of thought has a believer at this time, and thought and iron fist are the two means in his hands.
"The Qing government still has a certain amount of strength under the current circumstances, especially many gentry classes are still in a wait-and-see state. The current Qing government has two pillars. The first is that Cixi and Guangxu are still alive. After all, one is an old boss, and the infighting methods are very clever, as long as she does not die, although the important minister has two hearts, he will not rebel. ”
Everyone listened to Wang Yong's eloquent speech, and felt a clear route slowly unfolding in front of them.
Moreover, Wang Yong's seemingly ordinary words seemed to open a new door in front of them.
Speaking of the supreme ruler of the Qing government, they are either afraid and awe-inspiring, or they are hating and ugly, but Wang Yong's words are very equal, those people are the same as ordinary people, they are just stabbed to death in front of themselves, but they have power in their hands and control the power of the Qing government.
"Guangxu is still alive to give some reformists hope, such as Kang Youwei, that Guangxu can continue his reforms."
"The second is the expectation of constitutional reform, with the help of a cabinet or a parliament that can peacefully take power."
"Of course, these are delusions. Cixi is a very controlling person, she will not let a rebellious son continue to live, and with her physical condition, she will soon die. Second, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was laid down by the Manchus, so why should the profits be shared among you Han people. If we want to regain this land under our feet, we must do so through bloodshed and sacrifice. ”
"Then violent revolution is the only way we can go now. There are many methods adopted by the League, such as assassination, alliance with the party, liberation of the ideology of the New Army, and so on. At present, when the gap in equipment is getting wider and wider, only by this means can a crack be opened, and when waiting for the change to come, when the domestic gentry see no hope in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, they may choose them. There's a chance. ”
But even if this revolution succeeded, it would be only a duckweed, a gentry, a duckweed among the warlords. Success was followed by years of war, and without its own core strength, advanced ideas could not be disseminated, and fine policies could not be implemented. After decades of war, I believe that China can still be reborn from blood and fire, but it will be too long, and by that time there will be no place for us in the world, and we will very likely go to the end of the civil war. ”
"I think our path is to choose a place, to establish a base through violent revolution, to experiment with policies on a small scale, to build power, and then to expand outwards and establish a unified central power."
Wang Yong said briefly.
At this time, the audience below was in a fog, and the idea was somewhat novel, as if it was somewhat feasible, but it was very vague.
"There are two ways to build up the power of industry in the shortest possible time, one is the road of state capitalism in Stuart, and Germany and Japan have developed exactly this path and have rapidly become powerful. The other is the communist ideology of Marx and Engels, through large-scale public ownership, the state controls the means of production, as long as there is the most basic industrialization foundation, it can become strong in a dozen years. ”
"Building up the armed forces, violently overthrowing the Qing government, and making every effort to develop industry is my basic idea."
Wang Yong concluded his speech.
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Wang Yong's speech was quickly compiled into a book, which aroused wide repercussions in society.
The last few volumes of the "Rise of Great Powers" series - the British volume, the French volume, the American volume, the Tsarist Russian volume, and the Japanese volume have caused an unprecedented frenzy, and Wang Yong's name is not only at home, but also abroad has gradually become famous.
In particular, the Tsarist roll, the Japanese roll, and the American roll are all selling well in their respective countries, and the people of each country have a strong heart.
Wang Yong didn't care about it at all, and directly wrote the road to strengthening the country in the future.
At the time of Tsarist Russia, Wang Yong directly wrote that Marxism was the only weapon to save Tsarist Russia, but in addition to causing waves in the hearts of socialists, many other people thought it was nonsense, most of the Russians at this time were nationalists, fanatically worshipping and supporting the "little father" Tsar, who loves communism without a country and no nation, who will believe it.
On the contrary, many communists in Eastern Europe regarded Wang Yong as a comrade in the Far East.
In Japan, Wang Yong's books began to sell well in the first few volumes, and when it came to Japan, Luoyang paper was even more expensive.
He pointed out that Japan has two paths: one is to expand by force, first to try to Manchu and Mongolia, and then to dominate all of China and Southeast Asia. However, Wang Yong also pointed out that this road would provoke the unanimous resistance of 40,000 Chinese, and would also be directly attacked by Western powers, and thus become a semi-colony.
The second is to occupy a small part of Northeast China and the Far East of Tsarist Russia, develop economic and trade interests, appropriately expand armaments, and in time become the world's top powers.
The former crazy idea also appeared only in the dreams of the most fanatical militarists in Japan, and in 1907 very few Japanese conceived it in this way, and only had a vague idea. However, the prospect of Wang Yong's intimidation was still ridiculed by the Japanese soldiers, who thought that he had been frightened by the Westerners, and that if he could attack China and occupy Southeast Asia, how could he be defeated by the West, with the tattered Great White Fleet of the United States?
The latter was highly recognized by members of the Japanese government, who considered Wang Yong to be a reliable partner, and ordered Japanese agents to go and provide financial and intelligence support to support his revolution.
And the American volume has also sparked some small-scale salon discussions in the United States. The line pointed out by Wang Yong coincides with the thinking of current US President Theodore Roosevelt.
Occupy the Americas, do not take the initiative to intervene in the war on the Central Continent, sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, remain quiet, skillfully use means, and wait for the opportunity.
Received praise from President Theodore.
This is also what Wang Yong hopes, sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight does sometimes be able to compete with the snipe and the clam for the benefit of the fisherman.
Of course, it is also possible that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold.