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    Chapter 363 National Society (2)

    The three towns started another busy day.

    Motorboats were cruising on the Yangtze River, and the streets and alleys were full of armed police. News that Commander Yang was returning to Wuchang to celebrate the New Year and would hold a conference suddenly spread. While people were happy, they also wanted to know about the President who had brought prosperity to Hubei this time.  Does the commander have any policies to benefit the people?

    As the birthplace of Yang Qiuhe, the series of policies and reforms implemented in Hubei always affect many people's hearts.  The rapid development of industry as a priority has caused more and more rural youths to pour into cities. They are crowded into various technical schools to receive training and are assigned to various factories. If you are not satisfied with the assignment, you can find one yourself.  What's more, the 21 various factories left in Hubei after the Japanese concession was confiscated and auctioned to private individuals. Dozens of American companies have settled in the Hankou Sino-US Bonded Industrial Zone, led by the American GE Company and the Mustang Engine Company, a subsidiary of Hubei Industrial Group.  Joint venture, the Sino-US joint venture generator and power transmission and transformation equipment factory with a total investment of 5 million yuan is even more giant among them.  This was followed by the Hankou Vehicle Factory (original Tractor Factory), which has been renamed. In addition to starting to produce 35-horsepower internal combustion engine small tractors and 65-horsepower 2-ton trucks, it also participated in important projects of military tracked armored vehicles and began to recruit a large number of people.  People, coupled with the strong demand caused by the European War, so the current situation is that each factory needs as many people as it has.

    Of course, the first choice for young people is to join Yang Qiu¡¯s private company Hanyang Hubei Industrial Group across the river.

    Hubei Industrial Group and Steel Company have completely become one of the giants in Asia.  Not only are branch factories being built in Daye, Xiaogan, Jiangxia and other nearby areas, the Hanyang Group headquarters alone has 57 factories and workshops of various types, with 16,000 workers working at the same time day and night, and the total number of workers has actually exceeded 60,000.  .  Last year alone, the entire group's total sales (including revenue from the sale of technology and military industry) reached 320 million yuan, replacing Japan's Mitsubishi as Asia's leading leader. However, several key projects such as quality, technology, manufacturing capabilities, advanced precision and R&D have  There is still a big gap.

    Although the technology sale has come to an end, orders from Russia, Britain and France alone will bring at least 600 million yuan in sales to the group in the next three years.  Huge income, especially after selling technology, Hanyang, Chongqing and Jiangnan all have sufficient funds, so they have increased investment in recruiting workers to start a new round of expansion. Not long ago, Su Hongsheng and Chongqing Zheng Tingxiang teamed up to go to Changchun despite the severe cold to prepare to spend 500  The Maoshan iron ore mine Wan bought was used to build a number of new factories.  Even though the import of foreign equipment has almost stagnated, the expansion has not stopped.  On the one hand, the domestic machinery manufacturing industry has made great progress after a steady stream of technical personnel fled from Europe joined in, and began to slowly produce the required equipment. On the other hand, Yang Qiu also used the national resources at his disposal to find ways to buy or obtain from second-tier countries.  The Ministry of Intelligence directly acts as a rampant "smuggling army."

    With a good foundation in place, Hubei¡¯s social reform is undoubtedly the fastest pace.  As the first major province whose annual tax revenue exceeds 100 million yuan and is about to exceed 200 million yuan, free education has completely covered all towns and villages in the province since last year, and more than 5 million students have begun to enjoy nine-year free education.  The government has also begun to use industrial income to subsidize agriculture and animal husbandry. Although the amount of this subsidy is still very small, the people can feel the changes around them.  There are fewer exploitative petty officials, and there is no need to bribe everyone from top to bottom in lawsuits.  Agricultural taxes have dropped to their lowest point. After the government forcibly reduced rents and interest rates, landlords began to gradually turn their attention to more profitable industrial and commercial investments, or they could use wasteland to develop cash crops and receive government subsidies.

    Children who study in the city can remit a lot of money every month, and the burden of farming is much smaller. Every household can save some money over the year.  If you have money, more people will go to the market. You can afford home-made cheap goods, and even foreign goods are not luxury accessories that you didn't dare to look at before.  Bandits and bullies have almost disappeared, and the public security in the market has improved a lot. It is an exaggeration to say that it was a prosperous time!  Chairman Yang brought all this to everyone, so before the Chinese New Year, many people spent a few cents to have a portrait of him placed in the hall.  There has never been a change of dynasties without life being devastated and blood flowing like rivers, but this time it has only been a few years. Not only has life stabilized, but it has also entered a prosperous age. It is really Commander Yang¡¯s blessing!  If he is not the president, who can be the president?  !

    The old man held a long cigarette rod and watched the soldiers walking by with great interest.  These are all the National Defense Forces, soldiers from Hubei!  If Commander Yang hadn't led them to fight in the north and south and drove away the Japanese, how could they have such a good day like today?  Therefore, young people from Hubei and Southwest China are the most active in serving as soldiers.  The first batch of soldiers who returned from retirement became the objects of flirtatious attention from older girls and younger wives. They learned to read and write in the army, and after they returned, they were the talents that factories were clamoring for wherever they went.  Many people also received business loans funded by Commander Yang. Low-tech factories such as pig farms, flour mills, canneries, and briquette factories have sprung up under their instigation. Recently, private enterprises appeared for the first time in Xiaogan.  Phosphate fertilizer plant and chlor-alkali plant!  I heard that several people retired due to injuries.It was made by service officers and foreign technicians.

    Not only Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, Jiangxi and Henan, etc., but I don¡¯t know how many people now only listen to Commander Yang¡¯s words!  He is the only one in the eyes of young students. The Youth Association, an important pillar of the National Society, has more than 4 million registered members. After the victory against Japan, even the young people in Nanyang and overseas Chinese regarded him as their idol and joined the National Society one after another.  .

    "It's useless to say this." On the ferry, a student representative from Hubei Institute of Technology, wearing a Youth League badge and coming to attend the National Socialist Congress, clenched his fists: "In a word! I only support the president. Whoever he wants to be president will do.  But whoever dares to act recklessly we will oppose him!"

    "Yes, support the chairman, support the National Society! Long live the Youth Association!"

    When the young people shouted slogans, the Hubei Government's auditorium was also full of people and the atmosphere was lively. National Socialist Party members from all over the world gathered together to start the preliminary meeting.  In the small auditorium next to it, Li Yuanhong stood by the window and looked at the prosperity and stability of Wuchang streets. He felt an indescribable feeling in his heart. He was filled with emotion, admiration, and even more worry.

    He came here to attend the National Socialist Congress. Although he often heard that Hubei has changed a lot when he was in Nanjing, he still couldn't help but feel emotional after seeing it.  After the Xinhai Gun, Hubei fell into turmoil and unrest. When he became governor, he was mostly self-protective. Later, as his position became more stable, his mentality became more flexible.  But Yang Qiu's rise was unexpected, and eventually he was forced to leave Nanjing to serve as a part-time vice president.

    It is impossible to say that there was no resentment in my heart at that time, but what could I do if I had no power and no soldiers?  After arriving in Nanjing, the Democratic Party also marginalized him. He was more like an office teapot than a vice president. He played almost no role except drinking tea and chatting. It was not until the southwest was unified and joined the national society that earth-shaking changes occurred.

    Suppressing the Democratic Party and promoting the national society, he gradually entered the political stage and was eventually elected as the third interim president of the Republic of China.

    Nothing in the world has changed more than this!  In just a few years, the Republic of China gave birth to three provisional presidents. So who will be the first official president?  At this level of his status, there was no way he could believe it was fake, and the reputation of being the first official president was even more coveted.  But you only need to look out the window to understand how frivolous this idea is. Not only does that person have great political skills, he also clings to military power, and even the civil affairs and economy are only in order. Looking across the country, who can have such ability?

    ??Looking from the outside, if a person like him does not become the president, I am afraid that even I will oppose it!  It took a lot of effort to get to this day, with this good reputation ugh!  What a pity.  Li Yuanhong sighed and picked up the scented tea before it reached his lips. There was a sudden knock on the door and Tang Shaoyi and Tan Yankai walked in.

    Since Yang Qiu quickly established Hunan, Tan Yankai knew that he couldn't resist, so he put away his thoughts and tried his best to play as a supporting role.  In addition, he himself is a person who lives in a peaceful corner without much political ambition. Being able to become the executive committee member of the National Socialist Society is considered a high-profile job. Therefore, in the past few years, he worked in the provincial governor's position and switched to the chemical industry and coal industry under the supervision of Yang Qiu.  Hunan's success in agricultural processing and agricultural processing is also due to his contribution.

    Seeing Li Yuanhong looking melancholy, he didn't know the reason behind it.  With the current status of the National Society, it is only a matter of time before it wins the general election, but the undecided position of the president affects many people's hearts.  In fact, he also understands Li Yuanhong quite well. He must be blind if he says that he has not made any achievements in the past year as president.  Although Yang Qiu went his own way and implemented the New Deal, he relied on him and Tang Shaoyi for civil affairs and sorting out domestic government affairs.  It's just that no one knows what that person is thinking about this matter, so they have no way to persuade him and can only say: "President, don't be upset, this matter will be revealed one day."

    "Haha." Li Yuanhong confessed with a smile: "Zu'an doesn't have to comfort me. Li doesn't have Sun Yat-sen's eloquence, nor Yuan Xiangcheng's talent and strategy. It's a fluke that he can serve as interim president. Looking at the grand scene in Hubei and the whole country today  , it is really unjustifiable to say that Chen Hua did not stand up." Tan Yankai also agreed with what he said.  Not to mention Hubei, which has a good foundation, even Hunan, which has a bad foundation, has undergone earth-shaking changes!  In just a few years, it has grown from a large agricultural province to the largest industrial production area in the country. This ability alone is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

    "Yes! Not to mention you two, even a half-way monk like me never imagined that today would happen." Tang Shaoyi picked up the tea cup, still with the same elegant and gentle temperament.  He continued: "But if you say that Chen Hua will stand up now, I don't think so."

    "Oh? What did Shaochuan say?" Li Yuanhong moved his waist that was no longer visible. The look of anticipation in his eyes flashed away, and even Tan Yankai sat up straight.  Although he is far away from the central government, he also knows very well that Yang Qiu attaches great importance to rejuvenating the country through industry and commerce and is following the path of foreign powers, so this prime minister with a strong British and American background can basically sit back and relax.  What's more, Yang Qiu himself has said in public that there are only a handful of people who can support the position of prime minister. In addition, he has the support of young talents such as Gu Weijun and Shi Zhaoji, so it is a certainty to continue to form a cabinet.

    ?Tang Shaoyi sorted out his thoughts and said: "Don't you two understand Chen Hua's thoughts? He is proficient in everything from governing the country to fighting wars and running industry and commerce, and his vision is far better than ours. With his current status, if he has any ideas,  Even if we did it ourselves, who could say no? But he didn¡¯t do that because he was afraid of getting involved in chores!¡±

    "Miscellaneous matters?" Tan Yankai frowned: "What Shaochuan is talking about is government affairs?"

    Tang Shaoyi nodded: "The country has improved slightly, but the problems left by the former Qing Dynasty, such as service congestion and government rigidity, are difficult to recover and cannot be sorted out in a short time. This will require years or even decades of hard work, and we must wait for the younger generation.  Only when people get up can we see the results. But neither Chenhua nor we can afford to delay! The European War will eventually end. Once Britain and France are freed from the shackles, they will inevitably turn back. The Japanese War did not achieve its full success due to insufficient navy. Although Wang Zhengting in the north and Wang Zhengting  Russia signed the agreement, but Mongolia and Xinjiang still have serious problems. Not to mention the temperament of the Russians, I think the agreement has probably been used as a piece of paper. Why is Chenhua so eager to go to war with Japan? Why should the Northeast be under military control? In the final analysis  He is still afraid that his big plans will be delayed by miscellaneous government affairs! Although the Congress is now controlled by us, each family has its own thoughts. They can be unified on major matters, but they are also entangled in small matters. If he comes out now, how can these things be solved?  avoid?"

    "Have you two not seen through it after all these years? Chen Hua's lofty ideas may not be seen through by us." Tang Shaoyi's eyes gradually deepened, and he slowly put down the tea cup and said: "So there are three things around him that cannot be touched, military power! Blocking the way!  Tie his hands and feet! The president blocked his way when he was in Hubei, because without power he would not be able to build the Southwest into what it is now! Sun Yat-sen and Yuan Xiangcheng not only blocked his way but also threatened military power.  Except that he can¡¯t bring the whole country into his pocket, and he can¡¯t do things according to his ideas as he pleases, so they must die and leave!¡±

    These words made both of them nod. If Li Yuanhong didn't leave Yang Qiu, he couldn't fully display his ambitions. If Lu Rongting and Cai E didn't collapse, they couldn't control the southwest.  Sun Yat-sen is not very capable, but he has a supreme position within the Democratic Party. He cannot kill the Democratic Party without causing a scandal. If he cannot kill the Democratic Party, it is still a nonsense.  Yuan Shikai and Beiyang are basically naked threats.

    On the other hand, Deng Xiaoke and Tan Yankai took the initiative to cater to the powerful rebels. Cai E and Lu Rongting also became confidants after they defected. After the decline of the Democratic Party, he did not kill everyone. This shows that as long as they are not in the way, he has no intention to do anything.  To commit murder.  Seeing that the two of them had listened, Tang Shaoyi smiled slightly: "Before Yuan Shikai died, he asked Yang Shiqi to bring a few words to Chen Hua, telling him to be wary of North Korea and Russia. He also mentioned eight words: be careful with haste, use patience, and age is your advantage!  "

    "Beware of haste and use patience, and age will be your advantage." Li Yuanhong and Tan Yankai understood after reading it silently.  Yuan Shikai was reminding Yang Qiu that after the country is stable, he cannot do whatever he wants.  He was also telling him that at his age he could kill many people, so he couldn't help but sigh: "Yuan Gongbao is indeed a great man of his generation, and he is the only one who can see so clearly. What a pity! What a pity!"

    "Yes. I have been with him for many years, and except for missing a good opportunity for selfish reasons during the Hubei War, I have never seen him make a mistake. He can see clearly, why should the president be worried?" Tang Shaoyi smiled slightly: "I heard that Hanyang is today  There are important types of equipment being finalized, so the President might as well go and see the grand scene over there, Chen Hua has not expressed his position for a long time, because he is waiting for your words."

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