Seeing He Rui chatting with the two well-dressed people, fellow villagers who were having a tea break gathered around with tea bowls and stood nearby to listen.

He Rui told two reporters: "Gong Yuan had no choice but to force the Qing emperor to abdicate. After Cixi's death, a group of young Manchu nobles did not have the courage to fight on the front lines, but they were very bold to seize power in the court.

If Mr. Yuan didn't take action, he would probably die. He was protecting himself by doing so. After Mr. Yuan forced the Qing emperor to abdicate, the Manchu officials among the Qing court officials hated Mr. Yuan deeply and it was absolutely impossible to cooperate with Mr. Yuan.

In the Manchu government, the real officials were Manchus, and the show-stopping officials were Han. After expelling the Tartars and establishing a republic, half of the Manchu officials in the court would naturally not be able to serve as officials. Among the remaining half of Han officials, the governor

Most of them were in the southern provinces. How could the Southern Revolutionary Party tolerate these people when they were in power? Although the Manchu Qing Dynasty lost its legitimacy in power, its ability to govern was still there until the Qing Dynasty was overthrown, so the Manchu Qing central government could still collect taxes.

After the Republic of China, the government lost three-quarters of its officials in an instant. Yuan Gong patched it together and was unable to maintain the old tax system. The direct result was that Yuan Gong could not even afford the military pay for the Beiyang Army."

The two reporters were stunned and silent for a moment. Tong Bokang suddenly realized, "Did the governor mean that the president sent the Beiyang governor to the place to raise wages on the spot?"

Mo Yang is from the north and is based in Tianjin, so he doesn't have deep feelings about this. He listened to Tong Bokang from Shanghai and understood the reason after a while.

Tong Bokang wanted to continue asking, but he saw a circle of peasants wearing tattered clothes surrounding him who were listening with interest. He felt unhappy for a moment, so he heard Mo Yang continue to ask: "The governor thought that Yuan Gong sent the governor to the provinces to protect

National reunification?”

"China's unified standard means that provincial officials are appointed by the state. These officials are responsible for performing taxation and other functions and transferring tax revenue to the central government. If this is not done, there is no unification. The original intention of sending the Beiyang Army to the local areas is

Use the military to coerce local governments and let local governments provide tax revenue for the central government. However, once the military is linked to tax revenue, the Beiyang Army, which was originally solely supported by central finance, began to become politicized. Since then, the military is no longer an armed force that only obeys the central government.

, but a part of the local politics of each province. Since then, the governors of various regions are no longer simply generals sent by the central government to supervise tax collection, but a part of the local political power. Each province originally did not have its own armed forces, but now through the

The bribery and cooperation of the Beiyang Army turned the Beiyang Army into some kind of local armed force. Yuan Gong's original purpose should be to re-establish a unified central government, but instead it promoted the division of the country."

As a reporter for "Shen Shen", Tong Bokang disliked Beiyang very much. Tong Bokang believed that Beiyang was just a group of military leaders vying for power and profit, and they just took advantage of the chaos in the world. After listening to He Rui's analysis, he found that the political situation seemed to have changed in another way. It was surprising.

The disgusted Yuan Shikai secretly became the person who upheld the unification of China. This contrast caused Tong Bokang to fall into some kind of confusion, and he could not continue the interview for a while.

As a northerner, Mo Yang accepted this fact better than Tong Bokang, who was born in the south. Although He Rui's views on the political situation greatly affected Mo Yang, Mo Yang was not unhappy and continued to follow the pre-prepared instructions.

A good outline raises the question, "Excuse me, the governors. The governors of various provinces have expressed support for the president to proclaim himself emperor. How credible is this support?"

"The flaw of Mr. Yuan is that he does not understand the modern industrial country. His method of governing the country is still the same as that of the imperial system. He uses high-ranking officials and generous salaries to win over the governors, hoping to become the common master of the world. However, Mr. Yuan may not have noticed how much tax revenue a province has.

How much, if the taxes paid to the central government are withheld, the governors of each province can get far more than the personal salary that Duke Yuan can give. And the title given by Duke Yuan also has a big flaw, that is, the legal system

Insufficient. The reason why the current governors verbally support Yuan Gong's proclaiming the emperor is because they are afraid of Yuan Gong's prestige in the army and dare not take the lead in taking the lead. Since other governors verbally support it, why should they oppose it? But the verbal statement

They are no match for reality. Local forces in each province do not want to pay taxes to the central government, so local forces in each province are wooing the governors. As long as they can avoid paying taxes, they can do whatever they want."

Tong Bokang managed to regain his mood. He was about to continue asking questions when he felt that so many people around him were really affecting his mood. He whispered to He Rui: "Warlord, can you find a place where there are few people to talk?"

He Rui smiled and said: "These are all things that need to be written in the newspaper. Is there anything we can't let everyone hear? Besides, do you really think everyone is very interested in this matter?"

As if echoing He Rui's words, someone in the distance shouted: "Boy, have you rested enough? When you have rested enough, go to work. Finish your work early and go home early to sleep."

Several people in the crowd immediately turned around and left. Others also raised their tea bowls to drink up the tea and continued to work in the fields. Originally there were many people surrounding the Yi La Liu tea stall, but in an instant only a few old people were left smoking.

Cigarette pot, talking to himself.

Several children came over again at this time, looking at He Rui eagerly. He Rui grabbed the remaining pieces of sorghum on the table, walked over and gave them to the children one by one. The children thanked them and ran to the side.

Play.

When Tong Bokang saw that there was no one around anymore, he felt much better and his thoughts became more active.

At this moment, Zhao Tianlin asked thoughtfully: "Brother He, is it true that the president has made several large loans to increase military spending and run the government?"

"If it were not for this purpose, would it be necessary for Mr. Yuan to bear the infamy and accept a loan treaty with such harsh conditions?"

Mentioning the large loan for the aftermath and the 21 Articles, Tong Bokang felt as if there was anger burning in his chest, and immediately asked: "General Governor, if the president requires the unification of military and government orders, can't he do it?"

"The child reporter also mentioned the problem of not being able to do it. This is a good question. Now the local forces in the provinces do not have to pay taxes to the central government, and they have gained huge benefits. The provinces have given up this benefit because they have to give up.

The reason is that people die for money and birds die for food. Without the muzzle of the gun to their foreheads, they are determined not to give up. If they demand the unification of political and military orders, can the provinces talk to the central government? The talks will last three to five years, and eight in ten years.

During the talks in 2009, those who were in power at the local level were still those who were subject to tax, but what about the central government? It’s hard to say who the president will be at that time.”

Tong Bokang couldn't answer for the moment. Because He Rui had already made it very clear that Yuan Shikai's central government had no money and had to maintain the central government. This situation could not last long.
Chapter completed!