Chapter 59: The Rhythm of Turning Faces
After the New Year, the Qing court, under the pressure of the current situation, hurriedly announced its preparation for the constitution and issued the "Outline of the Constitution". The outline stipulates that imperial power is sacred and inviolable, and the imperial system is hereditary forever. Well, that's not a problem, in the current world, constitutional monarchies are the mainstream, and republicans are in the minority. However, the cabinet list announced by the Qing court later completely disappointed the world.
Nima, have you ever seen a cabinet that is 9o% made up of the princes of the Eight Banners? Isn't this method of changing the soup without changing the medicine treating the people of the world as fools? Okay, since your Manchu government cheats and treats us as fools, don't blame Lao Tzu for flipping the table.
This move of the Qing court pushed the constitutionalists who were originally neutral to the opposite side. Why did the constitutionalists support the constitutionalism of the Qing court? Didn't they think about taking power after the constitution was established? As a result, now the Qing court is actually ready to kick them out and play by themselves behind closed doors, which has touched the bottom line of the constitutionalists.
As a result, the constitutionalists in various localities, who had been in a wait-and-see state, also went down one after another and merged with the revolutionaries. However, the anti-Qing forces did not increase with the accession of the constitutionalists, but weakened by their struggle for power and profit with the revolutionary party.
The constitutionalists were basically local gentry and tyrants, belonging to the class of vested interests, so they were not enthusiastic about the revolution. Now it's all because of the Qing court's greed for power, which forced them to go to the opposite side. They and the revolutionary party were already in a pot of urine, and it was not their original intention to join the revolution, and what they are doing now is nothing more than trying to make concessions to the Qing court and delegate power.
The desire for power of the constitutionalists was no worse than that of the Qing court, and after they joined the revolution, they wanted to seize the leadership. Therefore, during this period of time, the situation in the country has not been calm, and although the forces of all parties have not fought as vigorously as last year, they have also continued to clashes. In particular, the internal strife between the constitutionalists and the revolutionary parties in the provinces has not stopped.
After Hunan's independence, the internal forces were divided into two factions, one was the constitutionalist force headed by Tan Yanmin, and the other was the revolutionary party force led by Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren. The constitutionalists in Hunan were very strong, and soon controlled most of the new army, and Huang Xing's gang had no other capital in Hunan except fame, and were soon pushed out of the leadership.
The constitutionalists in Jiangsu and Zhejiang were also very powerful, but because the new armies in the two places were relatively strong, the situation was slightly better, but there were also a lot of chaos. Later, the military governments of the two provinces also made some concessions, relinquishing some of their civil powers and allowing them to set up provincial councils. The constitutionalists in southern Anhui, Fujian, and Jiangxi were relatively small, and the military forces had an absolute advantage, so the situation was the best, and the military governments were basically able to operate normally. The situation in Shaanxi is the most complicated, and the forces of the revolutionary party, the constitutionalist faction, the Hui party, and the new army are entangled, and no one can have an absolute advantage.
Of course, Hubei (including southern Shaanxi) is different, and the strong Socialist Party does not play according to the current rules at all, and wherever they are in their sphere of influence, they are not allowed to exist in the second domestic party at all, whether it is the revolutionary party or the constitutionalists, all of them are purged. Because of the previous land reform, all the gentry with a bad reputation were suppressed, many of them were constitutionalists, they were either hung on tree branches for public display, or they were building roads and digging pits, and the remaining gentry were more enlightened and cooperative, and they naturally did not work against the Science and Technology Party.
As for the other revolutionary parties, they will either obey the leadership of the CSOC party, or they will get out of the way, and if they want to make trouble, they will be suppressed in the same way. So far, hundreds of self-proclaimed "revolutionary parties" have been shot, and thousands more have joined the nation-building movement, building roads and mining together with the constitutionalists. Most of these guys are members of the Hui Party, and they have never had a good impression of these charlatans, Wen Desi, and the Science and Technology Party, because most of them are speculators.
In the eastern Sichuan region, there are some differences, Chongqing Prefecture, Kuizhou Mansion (Wanxian), Shunqing Mansion (Nanchong), Suiding Mansion (Dazhou), Baoning Mansion (Langzhong), Zhongzhou, Youyang Prefecture, Shiqi Hall, Taiping Hall (Wanyuan) and other places, all of which have been infiltrated by the Science and Technology Party.
Their orders couldn't even come out of the yamen, there was no way, and even the officials were replaced by the police of the Socialist Party. Last year, the CSD would pay them the tax money from the city, but this year, even this tax is gone, and if the CSD had not given them living expenses and food, they would probably have starved to death. Their only task now is to write a letter to their superiors to report their safety.
Some people will ask, are there any of these officials who are not cooperative? It must be admitted that there are still some who are not afraid of death, such as the new county magistrate in Yuechi County. This new science and technology scholar was stunned, so he was unwilling to cooperate with the work of the Science and Technology Socialist Party, and he made a lot of noise, so he was sent to the mine to receive labor education.
Of course, the revolutionary party, the gentry, and the party were also purged.
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March 1, 19o8 (34th year of Guangxu), Chengdu, railway station.
At this time, the Chengdu railway station that was built less than 2 months is covered with red and hung colors everywhere, there are more than a dozen teams of dragon dances and lion dances on the station square, the colorful flags are colorful, the gongs and drums are noisy, and the crowd of people rubbing shoulders from time to time comes bursts of cheers, which is more lively than the temple fair.
The new Sichuan governor Chen Kuilong stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Hehehe, the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway is open to traffic, and Wen Shilang should be credited." The clerk is worthy of being the first person in my Qing Dynasty...... "Chen Kuilong, this guy picked up a big wallet as soon as he took office, and he encountered a great event for the opening of the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway. On the other hand, Xiliang was beating his chest at the Yamen of the Governor of Guangzhou.
Wen Desi said calmly: "Your Excellency the Governor has won the award, this railway is only a part of the Sichuan-Han line, and it is only the Chengdu-Chongqing South Line, and it will not be considered a complete success until the official opening ......of the Sichuan-Han line."
Because of the achievements of building railways and running steel mills, Wen Desi was strongly recommended by Xiliang and Zhao Erfeng, the two governors of Sichuan, and after the news of the completion of the Chengdu-Chongqing line was reported at the end of February, he was promoted by the Qing court to the left waiter of the Ministry of Posts and Communications. Of course, Wen Desi attended the opening ceremony today, and he still wore the same suit as before, not the zombie costume of the Qing court.
Zhao Erfeng, the former governor of Sichuan and the current minister in Tibet, said on the side: "The Chengdu-Chongqing North Line is also about to be completed, and it will be opened to traffic in half a month at most, and the Sichuan Railway will be completed." The Neiyi line can be opened to traffic at the end of the month at the most...... "He still didn't work in vain in his tenure as governor of Sichuan, and he was stuffed with a lot of terms and nouns by the experts of Xingke, and he also had a relatively accurate understanding of the progress of the railway. Now I finally have the opportunity to show off my "expert" model in front of my colleagues, and it feels really cool.
"As for the Sichuan-Han line...... Zhao Erfeng's brows furrowed, and he said helplessly: "...... We can only see if the bandits in Hubei will cooperate......"
"Brother Zhao, why do you say this bandit is so strange, he will actually help us build the railway......" Chen Kuilong glanced at Wen Desi and said casually.
Zhao Erfeng said: "What's strange about this, the bandits have always liked to build roads. Besides, it's good for them to build this railway......"
Chen Kuilong said in a very flat tone: "Hehe, Wen Shilang also likes to build roads." I also heard that Wen Shilang's magnum opus "Materialist China" was very popular among the bandits, and they also vigorously promoted it among the people in Hubei and southern Shaanxi......"
Many officials around were still talking, but as soon as Chen Kuilong's words came out, they suddenly quieted down. Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
At this moment, Zhao Erfeng, who was still thinking about how to abuse the Tibetan scum after the Sichuan-Tibet Highway was repaired, also reacted at once, and immediately stretched his face, and before Wen Desi could speak, he asked angrily: "What does Brother Chen mean by this? Brother, I also like to build roads, and Brother Xiliang also likes to build roads......
Wen Deji also replied calmly: "Your Excellency the Governor, this kind of thing is to build roads and bridges, as long as you want to do something, you will do it. As for their liking my book, it's only normal. It is not a boast, in today's China and even in the world, if we want to talk about the analysis and interpretation of industrialized society, if "Materialist China" recognizes the second, no one can call it the first and dare to call it the first...... Hubei is not a fool, can't he even tell the difference between good and bad......"
After speaking, he glanced at Chen Kuilong very contemptuously. But he was secretly refreshed in his heart, he was thinking about how to turn his face, but he didn't expect Chen Kuilong to automatically send it to the door.
Cafu next to him interjected at the right time: "Our text is always a citizen of the United States of America, Your Excellency the Governor, please pay attention to your ......remarks," he said in a lofty tone, and lifted the foreign man's shelf to a full foot plus three.
Chen Kuilong's face was blue and red at this time, and he was stunned by several people taking turns to shoot bricks. At the same time, he also woke him up, and he couldn't help but secretly regret it: yes, how did Lao Tzu forget that this Wende heir is an "American"!
This guy is completely stunned, and he is annoyed and angry.
Chen Kuilong went to Chengdu to take over after the Spring Festival, of course he knew the name of Wen Desi and Xingke Company, and what he knew even more was that Xingke Company was a fat company, and Wen Desi was so poor that he only had money left. Chen Kuilong is a guy who takes "thousands of miles for officials only for money" as his motto, when he encounters a local tyrant like Mr. Wen, if he doesn't slaughter him ruthlessly, how can he be worthy of the hard work of ten years of cold window?
To be honest, Lao Chen still took a lot of risks for the sake of money. Although there is no overt rebellion in Sichuan, the fact that eastern Sichuan is basically no longer under the control of the Qing court has long been no secret in the imperial court. What's more, Huguang and Shaanxi have already made revolutions, and it is really not easy to enter Sichuan. Lao Chen took a boat from Tianjin to Guangzhou, and then detoured to Sichuan via Guangxi and Yunnan, and even passed Chinese New Year's Eve on the road. It's been a hardship.
But for the sake of money, what is this risk?
But Wen Desi's guy is really not on the road, is it easy for me to go all the way hard, master? Knowing that when the master arrives, he doesn't even show his face, and he doesn't even pay for the wind money, it's too much!
Yes, when Chen Kuilong took over as the governor of Sichuan, Wen Desi ignored him at all, and as for the red envelope or something, there was no shadow, and there was a copper plate!
In fact, this can only say that Chen Kuilong came at an inopportune time, if it was a year earlier, or even half a year earlier, Wen Desi would definitely not snub him so much. At least tens of thousands of oceans will not be less. Because for our Wenda tyrants, the problems that can be solved with money are not problems. It is nothing to make the governor not look for trouble and spend 180,000 yuan.
But now that Wen Desi's uprising is ready, Chen Kuilong still has a role to play, and he still can't wait for Chen Kuilong to come to him for trouble.
As for Chen Kuilong, in his opinion, Wen Desi is self-confident and has the support of the big guy, so he doesn't like him. He was also angry when he said these words today, originally he just wanted to take the opportunity to knock down Wen Desi and let him know who in Sichuan now has the final say.
Who knows, because he was in a hurry, he ignored Wen Desi and Zhang "foreign skin", and ended up pretending to be stupid. If Wen Deji is Chinese, Chen Kulong can still shake the official authority, but Wen Deji is a "foreign adult", borrow a hundred dares from him, and dare not play official power on the foreign adult. In addition, he thought of it again, this Wende heir still has the hat of "Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Posts and Communications" on his head, although this official position is not as good as the governor, but he is theoretically a Beijing official, and it is not under the jurisdiction of your Sichuan governor at all.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I am not feeling well, so I will say goodbye first...... Wen Desi pretended to be angry, arched his hand to Zhao Erfeng, and walked away.
"Brother Chen, you can do it yourself......" Zhao Erfeng was also very unhappy, and left with a straight face. Nima, Wen Deji was recommended by Lao Tzu, you don't give Lao Tzu face!
Being messed with by these two people, where can Chen Kuilong step down, his face is like pig liver, and he trembles with anger. He stood for a long time and then left in a rage.
The opening ceremony broke up unhappily.
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Xingke headquarters.
As soon as Wen Desi returned from Chengdu, he immediately called a meeting of all the important subordinates in Neijiang.
"Comrades, the time for the Sichuan uprising is almost approaching, and judging from the current situation, early May at the latest will be the time for our uprising. After seeing that the people had arrived, Wen Deji did not say any nonsense, and directly announced the decision to prepare for the uprising.
"Oh......" There was a burst of cheers in the conference room.
Chief Engineer Wei Sunan's face turned red with excitement, and he jumped up and shouted: "Long live the revolution! Long live President Wen!"
The crowd at the venue also shouted one after another, "Long live the revolution!" and immediately applause rang out, and the venue burst into stormy applause.
Everyone held back for so long, and they could finally breathe. Both the natives of this plane and the high-level cyborgs are in ecstasy.
Especially the cyborgs, don't look at them as coming from the 23rd century, in fact, their revolutionary feelings are the strongest, and their bad feelings towards the Manchus are even far away from the natives of time and space. This is not surprising, because in the 23rd century, "patriotism" is the underlying order of cyborgs in all countries. As long as it is a country with a normal IQ, it will not want to cultivate a group of traitors from the two or five boys, and it is not good for natural people to forcibly inculcate this kind of thinking, but if it is not done to cyborgs, it will be too stupid.
Therefore, when it comes to feelings for the country, cyborgs are actually far more than the vast majority of natural people, because this is the memory engraved in their souls and genes.
In the 23rd century, China has long been a great power, the earth is no longer the most important goal, and "our journey is a sea of stars" is China's pursuit in this era. But after arriving in this era, seeing a picture of a declining China, the anger and grievances caused by the psychological gap cannot be experienced by people who have not experienced it.
The Manchu regime, which was incompetent, cruel at home and cruel at home, and brought good China into the pit, was naturally included in their list of targets that must be eliminated.
It can be said that in the past two years, biochemical people have been suffocating very much. The object of allegiance in their low-level orders is the Chinese government in the 23rd century, and after crossing over, it will automatically be replaced by Wen Dehei, and it will not be the rotten regime in front of them anyway.
After more than ten minutes of commotion, Wen Deji smiled and said, "The preparations that you are responsible for must be reconfirmed and nothing is missing." ”
"Please rest assured, Mr. Wen, I promise to complete the task!" everyone replied in unison.
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