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- When Yang Du returned to the Nanjing Presidential Palace, Li Yuanhong had also returned early. Sitting in the study, holding the newspaper and reading the news about Lenin's death, when she saw him, she raised her hand and said, "Xizi is here, have you read the newspaper?"
During this period, the news about Lenin¡¯s death was overwhelming. Unlike the bland narratives in domestic newspapers, the news in Europe and the United States was intense. The British applauded, and some businessmen spent money to buy the front page to celebrate. However, Germany and France have set up mourning halls to commemorate the incident, and many people in the United States have also spontaneously organized mourning activities. Yang Dushuang saw that Lenin was a great man anyway, and at least workers all over the world should be grateful to him. If it were not for the establishment of the Soviet proletariat, the trade union organization would continue to be strongly suppressed by capitalists, and the exploitation of workers would be more serious. However, due to the emergence of the proletarian dictatorship and the rise and fall of worldwide labor movements and revolutionary waves, European and American countries have become much more cautious on workers' issues.
After the two talked about the aftermath of Lenin's death, Yang Du explained his purpose. "Moving the capital is not difficult at all. Changing back to the presidential system is not a trivial matter." Li Yuanhong narrowed his eyes and hesitated. Although he could become the first official president of the Republic of China and was re-elected for three terms in one go, he must thank Yang Qiu. , but President Taiping is used to being a president and always wants to keep a good reputation until he steps down. If he provokes a dispute between the government and the Yuan at the last moment to take back the presidential power, wouldn't his good reputation be lost again?
Yang Du raised the corner of his mouth slightly, understanding what he was thinking, and said: "Du feels that not only will this matter not affect your reputation as the president, but it will be applauded by more people."
Li Yuanhong glared at him. Will anyone applaud him if he changes the system and takes back the power of Congress? Isn't this a shameful thing to myself: "Xizi, please don't make fun of me. I know what I am capable of. I should help Chen Hua get his power back, but changing the state system is not a small matter." "
Seeing his hesitation, Yang Du continued: "President, you are wrong. The presidential system and the parliamentary system are both republics. It is not a change of state system. It is just a question of who has more power. France still has a presidential system, and the parliament can also supervise The Presidential Palace prevents the abuse of power. Besides, if the person who succeeds you is a mediocre person, you will definitely be stabbed in the spine if you change, but the Vice President is far-sighted and has extraordinary skills. When he gets the power, he will definitely be able to lead our country into a new era. People in Europe and America will praise you for paving the way in the future."
Li Yuanhong was right when he thought about it. He would definitely not be at ease if someone else took over. But Yang Qiu¡¯s abilities are obvious to all. Letting Congress hold his hands would be detrimental to the country. Moreover, he was already satisfied with being able to serve for three consecutive terms, so he took the opportunity to help, so that no one would leave the office in the future. What's more, even if you don't do it yourself. Yang Qiu will definitely take another path. Why should he be a villain for this reason?
After Yang Du finished speaking, he also revealed the planned plan. Li Yuanhong was very angry when he learned that Hu Hanmin of the Democratic Party had colluded with the Poor Party, but he also thought it was a good opportunity. After all, Yang Qiu is in charge of the National Society, and as long as he tacitly believes that the resistance within the party will not be high. The Republican Party is now headed by Tong Jueton, and Liang Qichao and his gang are too old to be of any use. Only the Democratic Party still has some power. It is developing very well especially in Nanyang. But Nanyang is too complicated, and one move can affect the whole body. If they mess around, the Chinese will be hurt. Now the issue of the Sumatra oil field has just been decided, so they need to be restrained without sabotaging their plans.
After the two discussed it, Yang Du sent Yang Qiu the news of Li Yuanhong's promise overnight. Yang Qiu also breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately summoned Song Ziqing and other confidants overnight in the name of a meeting to hear their thoughts.
Everyone has no objection to moving the capital. Nanjing lacks depth and is unfavorable both militarily and geographically. After the relocation, the city can be returned to the jurisdiction of the Jiangsu Provincial Government, making better use of the Yangtze River for construction. Yang Qiu's idea of ??protecting the ancient city and building a purely political capital similar to Washington DC was also recognized by everyone, but his idea of ??merging Tianjin into it was opposed by Xu Xiujun, Zhang Wenjing and others.
The opponents are all economic. Cai Gongshi even felt that there must be a minimum foundation for construction. With Liang Shiyi and others building a private steel plant in Shandong, and Qingdao and Yantai being an important area for American industrial investment, Hebei's attempt to build large-scale industries would be a waste of resources. It would be better to maintain Tianjin's status as a municipality directly under the Central Government, so that the destruction of ancient buildings can be eliminated. Industries must be placed in Tianjin, so that the Beijing-Tianjin area will not have any industrial capacity.
Yang Qiu finally adopted their opinions.
Everyone agrees on changing the presidential system. Judging from the first ten years of the Republic of China, strongman politics is deeply rooted. Yang Qiu can use his party as vice president to control Congress. In addition to his military authority and authority, no one can match him. It is also because the people want to see strongmen like him stand up and lead everyone, so the presidential system can maximize To a certain extent, he can ensure his power after coming to power and avoid falling into internal strife. Zhang Wenjing, who had quarreled last time, originally opposed it, not because he was afraid that Yang Qiu would abuse his power, but because he wanted the country to fall into chaos, and because he was afraid that he would try to control public opinion again. But after hearing that Li Yuanhong was responsible for the matter, he relaxed a little and did not object anymore. .
After unifying opinions, Yang Qiu returned to the??Nanjing started working normally. Miao Luo is now busier than him because he is going to Guangxi to carry out women's work, so the whole family relies on Ruiyao to keep busy. After returning to Nanjing, he immediately went to Lu Bicheng and held a very low-key wedding, only entertaining Lu Bicheng's family and some good friends.
Knowing that Yang Qiu planned to move the capital, Lu Bicheng, who had transformed from a talented girl into a shrewd strong woman, immediately asked someone to buy a large villa on the outskirts of Beijing, and then sent a telegram to seek Miao Luo's opinion. Seeing that she had to tell the "eldest lady" everything first, even Yang Qiu, who was busy with his busy schedule, laughed from ear to ear, which made Lu Bicheng stomp her feet. Who made her suddenly become the "mistress".
The capital relocation and restructuring will not begin until Li Yuanhong¡¯s third term, but some things need to be prepared first. The military attaches the greatest importance. In the past, all security work centered on Nanjing, but now it will gradually tilt towards Beijing. So Yang Qiu first called the commander of the 101st Guard Division stationed in Tianjin and Beijing. At the same time, he also allocated funds to expand Beijing Nanyuan Airport, and transferred the 3rd and 5th Armored Brigades and the 102nd Guard Division stationed in Shanghai to go north and stationed in Langfang. Tianjin Garrison Area Base.
Although it is deeper than Nanjing because of the Bohai Sea barrier, the defense of the Bohai Strait must be strengthened. With Weihai, Qingdao, and Lushun all having sea and air bases, the Navy decided to completely transform Beichenghuang Island and Nanchenghuang Island in the Temple Street Islands into strait fortresses, and buy back the dismantled former Combined Forces-class battleships from Italy. The four 305mm triple-mounted naval guns on the Teghov (not owned by the Navy of the Republic of China) have all been placed on the Strait Fortress to strengthen the control of the Bohai Strait. They are also preparing to place two torpedo boats and submarine brigades on the islands to cooperate with the Beiyang The fleet blocks the strait when necessary.
Of course, the navy would not be so conservative. After learning about the capital move, Cheng Biguang first expressed support and then proposed the Jiaohai defense line plan. That is, we must ensure the ability to block the line of defense from the Jiaozhou Peninsula to Haeju, North Korea. Of course, in the end, he also used the navy's ability to ask for money, and euphemistically suggested that 4 battleships and 4 heavy cruisers were needed to ensure the safety of the capital
Even before all the Taiwan Island-class heavy cruisers were delivered, they asked for funds again. Yang Qiu really couldn't stand the navy's shamelessness. But seeing that he was defending the capital on the one hand and loyal to the country on the other, and the formal relocation of the capital also required naval support, the Ministry of National Defense was simply asked to seek the design of four new heavy cruisers from various shipyards through bidding, but construction would have to wait until 1927. about.
The Army must have received a lot of funds to strengthen the defense of the Tianjin-Beijing area. The Navy is proud to have tendered for four new heavy cruisers. Of course, the Air Force also wants to get a share of the pie. So Xue Muhua personally approached Yang Qiu and asked to build a new aircraft. But he didn't expect to be kicked out of the Ministry of Defense directly. It's not that Yang Qiu doesn't know the importance of aviation, but Wang Zhu and Bayuzao both told him that a breakthrough in the engine was not far away, so it was uneconomical to build a pile of canvas wood.
The military needs to be adjusted, and the Beijing-Tianjin region also needs officials who can hold their ground to ensure that there is no trouble during the transition period. He remembered Wang Geng, who had returned from vacation in Egypt and was studying briefly at the National Defense University. After discussing with Xiao Anguo, he appointed him as the commander of the Beijing-Tianjin Security Area. At the same time, Shi Yixuan, a member of the National Socialist Council of Shandong Province and mayor of Qingdao, who studied finance and management at Harvard University, was appointed mayor of Beijing.
The current Yang Qiu and National Society are no longer the local forces that drooled over the list of capable ministers and generals in Yuan Shikai's pocket 10 years ago. The National Society has become the largest talent pool in the country. Seventy percent of officials and military officers in the country are members of the National Socialist Party. The vast majority of Chinese engineers have also joined the National Society or are willing to listen to Yang Qiu's dispatches. Shi Yixuan is one of the outstanding ones. Not only does he manage Qingdao in an orderly manner, he is also the first scholar-type mayor in the country to go abroad for inspection and investment promotion.
The mobilization of troops in peacetime always attracts attention. The Central Guard Division is also known as the army within the army and is one of the nine core main forces of the National Defense Forces. Naturally, when the 102nd Division went north, some people would inevitably discuss it and secretly speculate on the meaning behind the move. As the Navy's budget report requesting increased defense of the Bohai Strait was submitted to Congress, the voice of relocating the capital began to rise. Since the announcement time has not yet come, both the Presidential Office and the Prime Minister's Office are tight-lipped about the matter. However, some signs in the old Beijing city still make those who are interested understand that moving the capital may be inevitable.
Whether it is the relocation of the capital or the second five-year plan in the sprint, it has not affected the work of some people.
The Sihai ship coming from Fuzhou slowly sailed into Pontianak Port. People greeting guests at the pier stretched their heads to look, or held up cards with names written on them, looking anxiously at the passengers disembarking from the ship. The boatmen next to them were shouting slogans, preparing to wait for the ship to stop and seize the time to load the goods.
Pontianak is the most important Chinese gathering area in Borneo, with about 70,000 Chinese living there. As long as you can speak Teochew or Hakka here. It¡¯s almost the same as back home. As the country prospered and embarked on construction, the Chinese in Pontianak found that there were many more ships from the motherland coming here, and batches of new "gold diggers" also began to flock here. They are different from the older generation. They have strong capital and a lot of money. Plantations of tens of thousands of acres are just small businesses, and there are many people.Start trading in ore.
Backed by the great treasure of Borneo, Pontianak Port has become the seaport with the largest export volume from the Dutch East Indies to China. The goods are mainly nickel, sulfur, rubber and wood, as well as a small amount of rice and pepper.
On the deck of the Sihai ship, a group of young people dressed in ordinary clothes were leaning on the railing of the ship, smoking cigarettes and pointing at the bustling crowd. There were two other people standing next to the young man, one of whom was in his thirties, with a straight waist and sword-like eyebrows, and there was a hint of solemnity between them. The man next to him was the complete opposite. He was not only younger but also looked excited, like a rich young man who had just escaped from prison to see the world.
"Brother Dai, is this your first time in Pontianak?" Zhang Haidong approached the excited Dai Yunong, bumped him lightly with his shoulder and handed him a cigarette. After the Ryukyu Operation, he also took the opportunity of the European war to exercise. Now he is the colonel commander of the 16th Brigade.
"It's really different from what I thought." Dai Yunong, who was on field duty for the first time, nodded. It was indeed his first time in Nanyang. Although I have already understood all aspects of Nanyang through various types of intelligence, it was completely different from what I imagined after seeing it with my own eyes. In particular, there is almost no trace of the Lanfang tragedy here. If you are unfamiliar with it, you will definitely not know that a massacre against Chinese people occurred here decades ago.
"It's more than just different. You'll know if you stay for a few more days." Zhang Haidong saw familiar old friends on the pier and asked everyone to get their luggage. Then he smiled and patted him: "Everyone is almost gone, let's go too. .¡±
After getting off the boat. Dai Yunong saw Zhuang Meisheng who came to greet him.
Like his name, Zhuang Meisheng is a descendant of overseas Chinese in the United States. He looks forty years old, wearing a short sweatshirt and a straw hat. I don¡¯t know where I got a pair of sunglasses, which were newly popular in the United States, and I looked like a profiteer while shaking my cattail leaf fan. In fact, speaking of it, he is still Miao Luo's senior brother and a former disciple of the American Zhi Gong Tang. Since the junior sister married Yang Qiu, Zhi Gong Tang has completely become the largest overseas force in the national society. Tens of thousands of Zhi Gong Tang disciples have washed away their wealth and bid farewell to the gang-style management model. They learned from the Yangtze Gang and quietly reorganized and established Haihua Trading Company. Among them, the largest shareholders are Yang Qiu and Miao Yuan, who manages Miao's enterprise.
Yang Qiu became a shareholder because he wanted Haihua Company to take care of his second uncle who went to South America to develop, and Chen Yutang who was sent to get instant coffee and neurological drugs. However, he did not expect that the intelligence department also took a fancy to the platform of Haihua Company, so he quickly borrowed their tentacles to spread the business. All over the world.
"Brother Zhang, I haven't seen you here for a long time." Zhuang Meisheng was obviously very familiar with Zhang Haidong, which surprised Dai Yunong secretly. I wonder if Yang Qiu has secretly sent troops to Borneo? But he didn't dare to ask this question. Chen Haohui had already reminded him that the most important thing as an intelligence officer was to mind his own business, so he focused on this mission.
Zhuang Meisheng is one of the largest Chinese businessmen in Pontianak. Five years ago, I came here to acquire the famous Dagang Company in Borneo. It not only owned plantations but also had two gold mines. Being experienced in the world, he saw that Dai Yunong should be a newcomer, and said with a smile: "Is this the brother Yunong mentioned in the telegram?"
"Yunong has met the owner of the village."
"What kind of boss? Haha all those who can come to Pontianak are brothers."
Seeing that Zhuang Meisheng was so polite, Dai Yunong was embarrassed and quickly changed his name to Brother Zhuang. With the sound of "big brother", the distance between the two people was much closer. Zhuang Meisheng quickly asked someone to drive the car and take them back to Dagang Company.
The company is located in the most prosperous area of ??Pontianak. It is a three-story Western-style house. When Dai Yunong arrived, he saw two bodyguards with revolvers on their waists standing at the door. Zhuang Meisheng saw that he was paying attention and introduced: "Yunong, don't think that Pontianak is safe because it is all Chinese. The natives here are unruly and they often rob us Chinese even if they are lazy, so every company is equipped with Bodyguard. Last time the navy came over for the oil field, there was a firefight here."
Dai Yunong is aware of the Sumatra oil field conflict. But he didn't expect that there would be a conflict between the natives and the Chinese. He couldn't help but ask: "Brother Zhuang, according to you, the Dutch gave the guns to the natives? They are not afraid of causing trouble!"
Zhuang Meisheng was not surprised that Dai Yunong knew the details behind the natives. After asking the servants to pour tea for several people, his face became serious: "In the early years, the natives used machetes. But in the past two years, many Japanese guns have flowed into Borneo, and the Dutch There is nothing we can do. In the past two years, the Arab guerrillas in Batavia have seen our prosperity and often come here to make money. It is really chaotic. Especially our several gold mines. If Brother Zhang and the others hadn't taken care of them secretly, I don¡¯t know how many people died.¡±
Dai Yunong knew the details of Dagang Company, but he didn¡¯t expect that it was actually involved in gold mining! Suddenly I understood why he and Zhang Haidong met. In fact, he had long known from some clues that Yang Qiu had a "gold army" specializing in gold mining in various parts of Southeast Asia. But he had always thought that this unit must be mysterious, but he never expected that it was the upright 16th ** Brigade.
Haihua CompanySince it is an overseas company controlled by Yang Qiu, and Dagang is a branch, the gold mined must be transported back to the country, so it is not surprising that the 16th Brigade often comes here. "Brother Zhuang, apart from the Japanese, what news does the Poor Party have?" Dai Yunong was eager to know the news about the Poor Party's activities in Nanyang. This was the main reason why he was arranged by Chen Haohui to come to Nanyang for field work.
After Zhuang Meisheng threw a few cigarettes to Zhang Haidong and the soldiers who came to escort the gold back home, he continued: "There are many people from the Poor Party. I heard from Batavia's brother that dozens of people came from North Korea last month. See I¡¯m afraid they are all experts who have fought in battles!¡±
"North Korea, has there ever been a war?" Dai Yunong frowned. If this news is true, I am afraid that the hundreds of remnant soldiers in Shumyatsky's hands were defeated, and he did not expect to be deployed to Nanyang.
Zhuang Meisheng said: "The Dutch also keep a close eye on them, so these poor parties contacted the Arab guerrillas as soon as they arrived, not only trained them, but also incited armed resistance and revolution many times. A few days ago, the two factions fought in Surabaya , my people came back and said that at least four Dutch military police were dead."
After hearing this, Dai Yunong immediately complained secretly, knowing why Chen Haohui had asked him to find a way to stabilize the situation in Nanyang for several years. The influx of Japanese guns, the poor party militants, the Arab guerrillas, the British, American, Dutch and French forces, and the indigenous tribal armed forces Nanyang has become a mess! However, the British power still exists, and the United States is eyeing it. If a fight starts now, the development of the Sumatra oil fields will be delayed. If it affects the Chinese, the Republic of China may also have to be passively involved.
"In the Republic of China, China, the United States, Britain, France and Japan are bound to be in complete chaos. How can this be done?
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