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    Chapter 136 Three New Deals

    What does Yuan Shikai want to do?

    Except for the Forbidden City, which was deceived by fake newspapers, the whole world knew the meaning behind the Battle of Xuzhou.  Hubei collapsed, the president's position was in doubt, and he was assassinated on the street. If he could still hold it in, he probably wouldn't be the famous Beiyang Army anymore, so he urgently needed to tell the whole country that Beiyang is still Beiyang!  Just because the Beijing-Hankong Line suffered a bit, it doesn¡¯t mean that the Jinpu Line also depends on party members.

    But what about Yang Qiu?  What does this young man who is rising like crazy want to do?

    Mobilize, mobilize, mobilize!

    Although there were assassinations, the patrol envoys from the three provinces paid no attention to political affairs and did not think about the Northern Expedition in the few days after taking office. They devoted themselves to the barrel of the gun. While moving the 5th Division and 2nd Brigade around, they also created a National Guard from the three provinces.  Expanding again, this kind of behavior made many people secretly laugh. Has this country been afraid of warriors for thousands of years?

    But on the morning of the 20th, an administrative telegram issued by the visiting envoys of Hubei, Hunan, and Sichuan provinces not only shocked the country, but also shut up those who were sarcastic and ready to watch the joke.

    "the levy is severe and endangers the people. It is levied as soon as it is seen, regardless of the size. From birth to death, all the daily necessities of the rich and poor people are included in the tax. Everything is levied.  A merchant works as a merchant, drawing money at the place where goods are shipped, and drawing money at the place of selling goods. When exchanging goods for money, and when exchanging money for silver, he draws money again. A shop with a small amount of capital, a household carrying a walking load, or a pedestrian.  Carrying Panchuan, all the packages belonging to the female family members were left behind, which was difficult to search. They were also extorted by tax collectors and engaged in malpractice. In addition to public taxation and layer upon layer of exploitation, there were more than ten kinds of extortion. Bureau carders, officials, malpractice, and corruption.  Taxes are like overpaying for underpayment, paying high for low, and concealing fines. Of the collected money, three-thirds are spent on servants, three-thirds are spent on officials and gentry, and four-quarters are used, excluding official fees and miscellaneous fees.  The country gained little.

    Since Yang received the education, he has witnessed the excessive taxation, cumbersomeness, harshness, and numerous abuses in local government administrations. He is deeply aware of the suffering of the people, so he is taking advantage of the new founding of the Republic of China to make a special announcement to the world.  From now on, all taxes in the three provinces will be abolished and replaced by commercial taxes. Fixed amounts will be paid in the three provinces. Governments at all levels in the three provinces are not allowed to impose repeated taxes.  Anyone who discovers illegally raising taxes or setting up checkpoints to collect money can report it to the inspection prefectures in the three provinces and the garrisons in various places. If the report is true, a reward of 100 yuan will be given.  Once the reported person is verified, he will be dismissed from his post and investigated, and serious cases will be shot without mercy!

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????? In addition to the riches, there are still local tyrants and bullies in various places wreaking havoc on the countryside, causing harm to the people.  At the beginning of the revolution, local governments failed to supervise, resulting in the proliferation of guns, countless private armies, and assassinations and fights. In order to ensure the peace of the homes of hundreds of millions of people in the three provinces, we are announcing at the same time!  Those who surrender their firearms within ten days and disband private military training will not be held accountable. Anyone who fails to surrender within the time limit and resists the New Deal will have their property confiscated and expelled from the province upon inspection.  Those who report truthfully will also be rewarded with a reward of 100 yuan. If they resist violently, the troops stationed in various places will be shot without mercy!

    ???????????¡­ Merchants, farmers, and taxes are the foundation of the country, and handing in guns is for the safety of the people!  The above two orders must be strictly implemented by local governments. Any fraud, concealment or failure to report will be investigated and dealt with. This is not allowed by national law!  All taxes and confiscated property will be used as education funds, except for the government, the military, and people's livelihood. In three years, all provinces must ensure that all children of school age need to go to school in accordance with the law, and all fees for Mongolian, primary and secondary schools will be waived.  Mr. Teacher¡¯s monthly salary is paid by the government!  Anyone who obstructs students from going to school will be fined a hundred yuan, but will be punished according to national laws!  School teachers are organized by local governments. If the required funds are insufficient, you can apply to the patrolling envoy for funding, and the funds will be used exclusively!

    In the first year of the Republic of China, Yang Qiu, commander-in-chief of the National Defense Forces, inspected the three provinces of Hubei, Hunan and Sichuan!  "

    "All fees will be waived! Anyone who obstructs students from going to school will be punished according to the national law! Okay, okay ok!" In the temporary office of the inspection envoy at the Hankou National Defense Force Headquarters, Zhang Taiyan's eyes were red after reading the last sentence, and he kept slapping his thigh.  Applause: "Education rejuvenates the country, this is how education rejuvenates the country!"

    The atmosphere in the office was harmonious, and the tension and uneasiness of the previous days had long gone, so Zhang Taiyan's words also aroused laughter from everyone.  Only Yang Qiu kept scratching his head, glanced at Shen Shukai, who was appointed as the financial secretary of the three provinces, and sighed: "Mr. Binglin, please stop making trouble. After the commercial tax reform, the income of the three provinces will be directly reduced by half, and we still need to fund such  Many students I have seen that it will be time for me to drink the northwest wind soon."

    Zhang Taiyan is famous for being outspoken. During the original donation scandal, he believed that Sun Wen's acceptance of donations from the Japanese government was a traitorous act of colluding with Japan, so he, Liu Shipei and others initiated a "campaign" aimed at revoking Sun Wen's title as Prime Minister of the Tongren Association.  "Movement against Sun Yat-sen", they even tore off Sun Wen's photo from the newspaper and sent it to Sun Wen to ridicule him. If Liu Kueyi and Huang Keqiang hadn't saved him to death, Sun Wen would have been almost ruined.  So he didn't care about Yang Qiu's difficulties at all, and laughed and said: "If drinking the northwest wind can accomplish this big thing, Lao Zhang, I would rather live in the open air for the rest of my life."

    Shen Shukai was unexpectedly nominated as Financial Secretary this time. In addition to his ability, his performance some time agoHe also gained some trust and said: "Inspector, don't worry too much. After the tax change, it seems that the amount has been halved and the income has dropped sharply, but it is not that serious. As the telegram said, the disadvantages of lijin are too great. Three out of ten yuan  One-third was used to support the tax-collected servants, and one-third was privately withheld by local officials and gentry. The rest, after deducting the cost, was less than 20% of the national revenue. Although it has now become five yuan, it is all collected into the national treasury. Excluding consumption, it can be  You got as much as four yuan, which should actually be an increase. And now that your reputation is far and wide, the Southwest Bank has sufficient reserves and can issue 40 million banknotes. When the loan with Germany is signed, it can issue at least another 60 million, which can meet the needs of these two years.  .¡±

    Zhang Wenjing said calmly: "Don't be too optimistic about cultivation. After the tax reform, we have offended a lot of people. Most of these people are gentry officials from all over the country. If they unite, they will probably be a big obstacle. So now  We should not be anxious to calculate how much money we can recover, but how to implement it.¡±

    "No problem!" Xiao Anguo was born with mud legs, and he knew best how much pain the people suffered from excessive taxes, miscellaneous taxes, gold and exploitation. He stood up excitedly and said: "The people are not fools. The commander's order is truly for everyone's benefit. Who dares to stop  We really think our National Defense Forces are vegetarians!"

    Song Ziqing also looked coldly: "The third division has all entered Hunan, the second brigade of the fourth division has also arrived in Chongqing, and the remaining two brigades can all enter Sichuan before the deadline for handing in guns. I have strictly ordered all departments, whoever dares to do this operation  China is opportunistic and engaged in military law!"

    Although Zhang Taiyan is known as a lunatic, he is still very methodical in his work. He thought about it and said, "Inspector, is this movement too big? Why don't you send a commissioner to appease it first? If that doesn't work, then use force?" His worry is not unreasonable.  Nowadays, the world is in turmoil, and guns are rampant in the private sector, with tens of thousands of people hiding them!  There are even local tyrants who build private armed forces and establish themselves as kings, which brings trouble to the government, so he agrees with surrendering guns, but using the army will the three newly stabilized provinces fall into turmoil again?  The problem in Hubei is not big. All the large-scale armed forces were completely destroyed during the northward march. In addition, the National Defense Forces are very strict about arms management and the main troops are concentrated here. The problem is not that serious. However, Hunan and Sichuan are the hardest hit areas.  Especially Sichuan!  The road protection movement led to hundreds of thousands of large and small Pao Ge and Comrade Association armed forces scattered in Sichuan, as well as many bandits and bullies. Will the forced use of the army lead to civil war?

    He said: "Inspector, the world is not at peace at the moment, and people's hearts have not been completely appeased. Is it too hasty to send troops easily?"

    Yang Qiu shook his head. It was only the first year of the Republic of China, and these armed forces were still in disarray. If we couldn't get rid of these vested interests as soon as possible, it would be more troublesome in the future, and it would also affect the promotion of various policies.  What's more, he urgently needs a piece of white paper on which to draw instead of tinkering with the old drawings, so he said firmly: "Mr. Binglin, this matter is definitely not Yang's selfish intention! Do you know that the proliferation of guns will cause social unrest?  The local tyrants and bullies are parasitic on the people, sucking their blood and marrow. Do you know how much tax they are raking in from the three provinces every year? Abolition of Lijin and promotion of the New Deal are all major things that benefit the people, but these people will lose most of their interests! So just our words  There is no use shouting, it must be thoroughly implemented in the countryside to be effective! If you don¡¯t establish authority, those who can will only act in disguise! Don¡¯t worry, sir, Yang will not make fun of the welfare of the people of the three provinces!¡±

    Zhang Taiyan saw him talking eloquently, without any sudden whim. Knowing that he had probably been planning this for a long time, this assassination just gave him the reason to do it.

    However, Yang Qiu was already determined to take the opportunity to sweep the three provinces. He continued to say to Song Ziqing and other officers: "I will give you three months. If the sky falls within three months, I will hold it up! After three months, I will see the people's livelihood."  Peace, the government orders are flowing smoothly." After saying that, he turned his eyes to Zhang Taiyan: "Mr. Binglin, I asked you to be my staff before, but now I am afraid that the matter of the Department of Education will trouble you."

    Zhang Taiyan had been waiting for this sentence for a long time and laughed: "Don't worry, Inspector, Madman Zhang trembled all over when he heard the gunfire, but he still dared to curse a few words when he picked up his pen." Yang Qiu was very happy to receive his assurance.  His fame will definitely attract many teachers and young people who are willing to come to the three provinces.  Reassured, he picked up the telegram, took a look at it and said, "I will go see President Li in a moment, and in three days I will leave for Hunan and Sichuan to supervise the suppression of bandits and political reforms on the spot."

    It was not surprising that Yang Qiu wanted to inspect the two provinces. After all, he was not the patrol envoy of Hubei. However, Zhang Wenjing thought of a question and asked: "Commander, Sun Wu and the others"

    Zhang Taiyan jumped up immediately. On the day Yang Qiu was assassinated, he was also in shock. If the guards hadn't fought to protect him, there would be no such thing as promoting free education. He gritted his teeth and said: "The patrol can travel in peace, others have to give  Sun Wen and Huang Keqiang are so handsome, I, Madman Zhang, are not afraid of them! I will escort these people to Nanjing tomorrow, but I want to see what Huang Keqiang has to say this time."

    It would be best to go to Nanjing with a big mouth like Zhang Taiyan, soYang Qiu agreed to him immediately.  As for the changes in Nanjing's political circles due to the arrival of these people, he had no time to think about it. After reducing taxes, cracking down on powerful people, and promoting free education and implementing the New Deal, his eyes had already been set on the next important goal.

    Political program!

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