If Britain first recognizes the Chinese Empire and Song Biao as the Emperor of China, curbs Japan, avoids a Sino-Japanese war, and follows the talks between Song Biao and Zhu Erdian to initiate the establishment of friendly relations between China and Britain, then Britain will surely be able to
Gaining huge benefits from China's development, Song Biao will also give the UK more benefits.
However, Britain insisted on supporting Japan to go to war, trying to push China back into a situation of ignorance, backwardness and division, and continued to maintain the policy of using Japan to contain China. As China bravely and quickly defeated the Japanese army, the relationship between China and Britain really
Very embarrassing.
What should Britain do?
This question is really difficult to answer. It is no longer possible to maintain various privileges in the past. China has proven that it has stood up. Although China is not strong enough to at least defend its own navy, but if China and Britain are at odds,
Does Britain still have the guts to send its army to fight China?
Which British Prime Minister would dare to take such a risk.
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Back in Tongzhou, Song Biao took a temporary vacation and was not in a hurry to deal with official duties. Besides, as the emperor of the empire, there were not many official duties that he really needed to handle personally.
In the past few days, he has been staying in the Xihai Pagoda Garden to accompany his family and spend his time at home. He only occasionally summoned the imperialists to discuss the specific time for his accession to the throne, which was roughly in mid-July, after the Sino-Japanese Armistice Treaty.
, before the first anniversary of the founding of the empire.
After a few days of short rest, in the afternoon, Song Biao summoned Zhang Kangren and Rong Xingqiao to his mansion to pay the bills. The battle was won, but the compensation would definitely not be earned. Japan is a very cunning country.
and the nation, not recognizing the defeat means that there is no provision for war compensation. The so-called not irritating the people is just their cover-up.
South Korea's financial base is not enough to support a huge compensation payment.
It doesn't matter, Song Biao also has to think in the long term. He knows very well that there will be a real larger-scale war between China and Japan. Reparations are definitely something that cannot be avoided. Sooner or later, he will make Japan, a rogue nation,
Pay a real heavy price.
Without appropriate reparations, huge military expenditures will have to be swallowed by themselves.
Zhang Kangren and Rong Xingqiao came together. When they came, Song Biao was reading the recent editorials of "Central Daily News" and "Northeast Daily News". He has been supervising the war in Korea and has limited time and limited energy every day.
I haven't read a newspaper for a long time, and a lot of domestic information is condensed before being presented to him.
After finally having some free time, Song Biao regarded reading newspapers as a way to familiarize himself with domestic affairs, especially the editorials of the "Central Daily News", which he had not paid attention to for a long time.
After Zhang Kangren and Rong Xingqiao entered the study and bowed and saluted, Song Biao continued to read the newspaper, briefly browsing the editorials and major news on May 3, before he asked the two to sit down and talk to them.
He smiled and said: "Both of you are the gods of wealth. The great victory in the Korean War was due to both of you."
Zhang Kangren was overjoyed and replied: "Your Majesty is very complimentary. I just fulfilled my duty."
Rong Xingqiao was also very happy.
Since the First Opium War, the Sino-Japanese War of 1911 was the first great victory for the Chinese people over foreign enemies. It was a great achievement celebrated by the whole country. If I can have even the slightest credit for this, it will all be left in my name.
What a great achievement in history.
Without waiting for Song Biao to ask about military expenditures and government financial expenditures, Zhang Kangren respectfully handed over the latest financial reports from the Ministry of Finance and the Central Imperial Bank.
Song Biao took the report and asked Zhang Kangren directly before opening it, "What is the general military expenditure? Have you calculated it?"
Zhang Kangren replied: "From the beginning of preparations for war with Japan in August last year until this month, the total expenditure dedicated to this war was 143 million silver dollars. This does not include ammunition consumption, because most of the ammunition is in stock.
Materials, the part produced in the past six months only accounts for 14.”
Song Biao nodded slightly, then opened the report and took a rough look. While reading, he emphasized to Zhang Kangren: "Ammunition consumption is another account. Before I returned to China, I asked the frontline headquarters to count the total ammunition consumed in ten days.
The amount of ammunition was 7.85 million rounds, and a total of 450,000 rounds were used including mortars.
Artillery shells, if we keep fighting like this, the Northeastern Army will run out of ammunition and food after two more months of fighting. But our victory is very fast. When we arrived in Pyongyang, we counted the captured Japanese military supplies. In total, we didn't eat a lot of food.
Damn, the Japanese army’s more than 600 artillery pieces and more than 2,000 heavy machine guns are worth a lot of money.”
After saying this, he continued to read the report carefully. The actual total expenditure of the entire civil war in Sichuan was only 40 million silver dollars, which was only a fraction of the Sino-Japanese War of 1911. One of the most important problems was the number of people mobilized.
difference.
After ten days of fighting at the front, more than two million migrant workers were recruited from the rear. The monthly expenses were not a small amount.
The Provisional Cabinet Government will definitely not be able to spend so much money. It basically relies on the issuance of government bonds. The main purchaser of government bonds is the Central Imperial Bank. The central bank borrows money from the Far East Bank and foreign banks to purchase silver and issues silver dollar bonds based on the silver.
, and then used 120 million silver yuan bonds to purchase national bonds specially used for the war.
This is a formal national government fiscal operation rule. While it is institutionalized and formalized, the government's fiscal deficit is also very alarming.
Having said that, isn’t Little Japan like this?
Both sides borrowed money to fight the war.
As a constitutional monarch, the easiest thing about Song Biao was that he didn't have to worry about the government's fiscal deficit. That was Tang Shaoyi's responsibility. He only focused on how to spend money to ensure victory in the war.
After roughly reading the report, Song Biao continued to ask Zhang Kangren: "What is the current situation of the central bank?"
Zhang Kangren said: "The situation at the Central Bank is not bad. Branches in all major provinces have been established. The main task now is to recycle the old coins in each province. Now the direct use of silver has been banned nationwide, and the currency in circulation can only be the central currency. Kanto
will continue to allow the passage of silver yuan and silver yuan coupons, which will further promote the work of silver yuan and silver yuan coupons across the country.
It is very advantageous. The previous dynasty was a mixed standard system of silver and copper. The main currency in circulation in the country was actually copper coins and newly minted copper rounds, and the quantity was amazing. After the unified change to the silver standard, the pressure on silver borne by the central bank was very high. If it continues
According to the current scale, silver will continue to be purchased from the international market. According to China's economic aggregate, the price of silver will at least increase.
20%. If international capital intervenes in the speculation, it may be higher. Therefore, after discussing with the Prime Minister, I considered adopting a gold and silver mixed standard as soon as possible to share the pressure on silver. The new issuance of Imperial Bank Gold Yuan Notes will use gold and foreign exchange as reserves.
The gold content per round is 0.7535 grams, and the silver round bonds are purchased according to the gold and silver exchange rate in the international market.
Calculated using a floating exchange rate, but on the whole, the market values of gold yuan bonds and silver yuan are basically equal in circulation. Every 100 copper yuan continues to be exchanged for one silver dollar, and a fixed exchange rate is implemented. Gold yuan bonds are mainly used in foreign trade and economic transactions, and silver yuan is used for domestic settlement.
Domestic large-scale transactions can also be settled using gold yuan bonds, thereby reducing domestic currency demand for silver."
There are no minor issues with currency.
After Song Biao thought about it carefully, he said to Zhang Kangren: "The confrontation between Britain and Germany is becoming more and more intense, and the military expenditures of both sides are increasing extremely fast. I estimate that it will be as short as five or six years and as long as seven or eight years. Most of Britain and Germany will be
There is a high probability of a war. Once a war breaks out, it will be a worldwide European war. If there is a war, how do you think the international and domestic financial markets will fluctuate?"
Zhang Kangren thought carefully for a moment and replied: "The international gold price will increase, and silver will soar accordingly, because international gold assets are limited, while silver assets are relatively abundant. When it is difficult to purchase gold,
International capital will inevitably flow to silver on a large scale. Once the price of silver soars, the domestic currency exchange rate will fluctuate significantly, causing domestic prices to skyrocket.
If this is really the case, it is best for the country to speed up the transition to the gold standard, try every means to increase gold reserves, and issue a large number of gold yuan bonds. Once the exchange rates of gold yuan bonds and silver yuan bonds fluctuate significantly, then directly abandon the silver standard and implement the gold standard system.
In order to avoid shocks. If this is done, the international silver price will fall, forcing the exchange prices of gold yuan bonds and silver yuan bonds to temporarily stabilize."
Song Biao is not an expert in this field. He relies more on Zhang Kangren's judgment to decide his own countermeasures.
Just as Song Biao was thinking further, Rong Xingqiao said: "Your Majesty, I believe that the central government should introduce policies to forcibly control gold and silver precious metals, purchase precious metals with gold and silver certificates, and centrally hold gold and most of the silver reserves.
If the price of silver is high, sell it; if the price of silver is low, buy it, and the price of silver dollar bonds will continue to be stable for a long period of time."
Song Biao nodded slightly.
Although such a policy is too tough, it is actually the only way to protect the stability of the value of the country and national assets. Otherwise, no matter whether the silver price rises or falls too much, it will cause severe damage to the Chinese economy.
In the long run, the only solution to address the symptoms and root causes is to switch to a gold-limited exchange standard as soon as possible.
The so-called limited exchange gold standard is based on the gold standard, restricting the exchange of gold yuan notes and gold. Private individuals cannot hold gold. Only foreign businessmen and foreign governments can use gold yuan notes to exchange for gold from the Central Bank of China, and there is an amount limit. This greatly reduces the national
The loss of gold reserves, which are mainly used in the field of foreign trade settlement.
It's just that China's economy is too large and it lacks sufficient gold reserves even if it implements a gold standard system.
Song Biao thought about it for a long time. At this time, he had to start to deal with the impact of World War I from all aspects. Not only to ensure that the country took advantage of the opportunity to benefit from World War I, but also to ensure the development of national assets and national economy.
Stablize.
Only in this way can China take advantage of the First World War to develop.
Because of his lack of professionalism in the financial field, Song Biao thought for a while and said to Zhang Kangren: "The possibility of a full-scale European war between Britain and Germany in the next five years is at least 50%. Therefore, the central bank and the Ministry of Finance
We must formulate absolutely reliable countermeasures and prepare in advance. As the saying goes, you are not afraid of ten thousand.
Just in case. As for the control of precious metals, gold must be controlled nationwide and can only be held by the state, while silver should be concentrated in government reserves as much as possible. If we want the whole country to accept banknotes in a short time,
That's impossible. The circulation volume of silver coins must not be small, so we need to think of more ways to do this."
Zhang Kangren nodded and said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will do my best and find ways to deal with these matters."
Song Biao nodded slightly, and continued to ask Rong Xingqiao: "How is the situation in the Far East?"
Rong Xingqiao said: "Report to the Emperor. The situation on our side is not bad. The cost of this war is less than expected. The time is also much shorter, and it has almost no significant impact on the domestic economy and the import and export trade of the Far East Commercial Bank.
The government's raw silk tax has been greatly reduced this year. Domestic tussah silk exports have reached a new high. According to the current trend, it is expected to exceed 4,000 tons throughout the year. Mulberry silk exports are also stronger than in previous years.
It can roughly return to the scale of 3,000 tons. Next year, the recovery rate of mulberry silk exports will be even greater. Last year’s exports of soybeans, sugar and coal were also very smooth. So far, the Far East Bank has nearly six
Fifteen million pounds of foreign exchange reserves are just a lot to talk about, but once the 175 industrial plans of the central government’s first and second five-year plans are launched, this amount of money will be far from enough.”
Song Biao snorted and encouraged: "The 175 plan is related to the great rejuvenation of the entire nation. It is normal for the investment scale to be relatively large. The Far East must fully support it, and it will not be easy for the cabinet government. If the country does not
If they don’t support it, it will be even more difficult for them to go abroad to find assistance.”
Rong Xingqiao said: "Your Majesty, the cabinet government is indeed not easy."
The 175 industrial plans they are talking about are an important part of the first and second five-year plans of the cabinet government. Although they have not been officially announced yet, they have actually started to process them since the end of last year. The so-called "175 industrial plans" were originally proposed by Song Biao in Northeast China.
The 150 large-scale industrial plan proposed during the New Deal period is to build 150 large-scale factories, industrial mines and
The new enterprise has completely established China's chemical industry, fertilizer, energy, steel, shipbuilding, metallurgy, electricity, communications, automobiles, textiles, machinery, machine tools, power, hardware, food, glass, cement, ceramics and other industrial systems, with 150
50 large enterprises drive the development of the entire industry, 50 focus on the supply of basic raw materials, 50 are light industry, and 50 are heavy industry.
The Northeast had a weak foundation at that time. It didn't even have a match factory at first, so it certainly couldn't create so many new industries.
After these six years of rapid development, Northeast China now has a relatively solid foundation. If there had not been a sudden outbreak of civil war and the liberation revolution that overthrew the Qing Dynasty, Northeast China's Second Five-Year Plan would have prepared to implement "150 large industrial plans", and discussed with Song Biao
Afterwards, Prime Minister Tang Shaoyi planned to fully absorb the "150 large industrial plans" in the Empire's First Five-Year Plan and expand it to 175 plans to include high-tech industries such as electric power, communications, and automobiles.
The cabinet government is also very ambitious. It hopes to achieve systematic and great progress in the entire industrial system by building 175 large-scale factories across the country and promoting the development of thirty to fifty large companies.
According to Tang Shaoyi's vision, of the 175 large factories, 13 are joint ventures between the government and national capital, 13 are joint ventures between the government, national capital and foreign businessmen, and 13 are self-built by national capital. The government provides policy preferences and coordinates the introduction of technology and
equipment, hire foreign experts for guidance, establish supporting education systems and market management policies, and other supporting facilities, including railways, power plants, etc.
The Northeast has a good industrial foundation, rich resources, and many large enterprises. Among the current 175 plans, Northeast China accounts for 13, Zhili, Shandong, Henan, and Shanxi account for 13. Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Huguang, Guangdong, and Sichuan together account for the remaining 13. Overall
Northeast China has the most, followed by Jiangsu and Zhejiang, followed by Zhili and Huguang.
The Far East Consortium has strong financial resources and a good technical and industrial foundation. According to the current plan, the Far East Consortium can account for at least half of the opportunities in the 175 projects. However, Tang Shaoyi has the intention to restrict the Far East and also wants to support other business groups.
After all, Tang Shaoyi is Tang Shaoyi. He already has anti-monopoly tendencies, but now he urgently needs the Far East Consortium to contribute. Especially considering that the Far East Consortium is the emperor's private property, he still handles it very carefully.
Rong Xingqiao is not happy. There are too many projects. He is not happy because the investment is huge. He is also worried about the risks in the capital chain and operations. He is also not happy when there are few projects. The key is the few big projects he wants. Tang Shaoyi
None of them were given to the Far East Consortium.
Tang Shaoyi also discussed many things with Song Biao twice.
Tang Shaoyi's meaning is very simple. Your Majesty is now in control of the world, and you should put the world first. Song Biao did not pay much attention to his words. Of course, this is not because Tang Shaoyi wants to have trouble with Song Biao. He just feels that he
As the prime minister, he should put the country first. If conditions permit, he should still adhere to principles.
Unless Song Biao himself or sends someone to tell him that it is not good for you to do things this way, then there is no condition to continue to adhere to the principle, and he will not persist in it.
Regarding this characteristic of Tang Shaoyi, Song Biao was still very clear. This person was thinking about the country in the general direction. He was principled, but he was still a relatively flexible politician.
Many things are actually very complicated and very simple. Song Biao has never expressed any position on this matter, which is tantamount to acquiescing to the principles that Tang Shaoyi should adhere to as Prime Minister. There is no need for him to step on Tang Shaoyi with his thigh.
The thin arms of this little Prime Minister.
Rong Xingqiao also understood the reason behind this. Apart from complaining, he did not dare to say much, especially because he did not want to speak ill of his old classmates in front of the emperor.
Song Biao didn't have the energy to ask about the "175 large-scale industrial plans" at this stage, so he asked Rong Xingqiao, a member of Congress, about the Congress. He said: "How is the organization of the Congress?"
Rong Xingqiao said: "Reporting to the emperor, everything is ready on the Congress side. Members of parliament from all provinces have arrived in the capital. Among the 172 seats, the Liberation Association accounts for half and the Constitutional Assembly accounts for 24 seats. The New Deal strengthened the Congress and the China Democratic Party
Hewei
There are about 15 seats in the New Progressive Association, and 7 seats are selected separately by business people. The Army occupies 7 seats and the Navy occupies 3 seats. These are fixed seats. Prime Minister Tang is currently negotiating with the New Deal Powerhouse and the Reform and Progressive Association for a joint governance.
things, restoration meeting
, the New Deal Council and the Reform Council combined, plus some others, basically account for 70% of the seats. Except for amending the constitution, other legislation and other matters can be passed smoothly. He is currently the first Speaker of the National Assembly.
The matter has not been settled. Liang Qichao originally said that he came to the door to talk about joint governance, but recently it is said that he is a bit self-righteous, or is taking the lead. He has done a lot of things, just for the position of the first Speaker of the National Assembly, but his ambition is not
Not too small."
Song Biao sneered and continued to ask: "How is the situation over there with Yuan Shikai?"
Rong Xingqiao said: "I don't know the Secretary of Transportation's movements."
Zhang Kangren said: "Yuan Shikai has been running around outside and has very little time to return to the capital. He just came back from Sichuan some time ago and was busy with the railway and dredging the river. It is said that he proposed a new railway plan and discussed it with Premier Tang.
some controversy
.I heard from Zhang Jun some time ago that Yuan Shikai has been in contact with Liang Qichao, Zhang Jian and others during this period, but some people said that he wanted to join the Liberation Association. I don’t know what Tao Chengzhang said. It probably meant that they had not reached an agreement or agreed with him.
Application for membership.”
Song Biao was very surprised and said: "Isn't he in the New Deal Powerhouse? I remember that he was in the New Deal Powerhouse when he was still the governor of Zhili?"
Zhang Kangren said: "It is said that he quit when he was ordered to resign a few years ago."
Song Biao was puzzled for a moment.
Yuan Shikai suddenly made a comeback some time ago. Song Biao asked Duan Qirui to send a message to Yuan Shikai. The bottom line was that he was no longer allowed to interact with the army. Others could do whatever they wanted. The situation was stronger than others. Yuan Shikai was eager to come out and agreed to this bottom line.
Song Biao has been asking the Secrecy Bureau and the Intelligence Bureau to pay attention to the movements of the old-school bureaucrats of the Beiyang Army this year. Everyone is watching, including Yuan Shikai of course. It seems to be very quiet now, and there has been no violation of the bottom line for the time being.
As for the New Deal Powerhouse, they are all officials from the previous dynasty, many of whom were feudal officials, such as Zhou Fu, Wei Guangtao, Zhang Renjun, Ding Zhenduo, and even Manchu ministers such as Xiliang, who were also New Dealers among the early governors of the provinces.
Later, the regent Zaifeng tried to find a way to put it aside, or
Those who were idle were idle. Naturally, these people were unwilling to continue serving in the new imperial cabinet government and retain their reputation as loyal ministers. However, they had a great influence on the New Deal Powers Association, which selected many students from each province.
They were the students they selected when they were academic administrators, or they were former staff members.
There are still a number of truly usable talents among the New Deal powers, such as Yuan Jiagu, the first Manchu scholar in economic special subjects, and Jin Bangping, who later studied at Waseda University in Japan and became a late Qing travel scholar.
After the Revolution of 1911, these people basically quit politics and became political advisors to warlords in various places. For example, Yuan Jiagu served as an advisor to the provincial government in Yunnan for nearly 20 years. No matter how the warlords changed, he was still in charge of local government affairs in Yunnan.
After the success of the Restoration Revolution, Song Biao still sent people to persuade the powerful Congress through the New Deal. Even if they still wanted to be loyal to the previous dynasty, he also hoped that they would consider the country and the nation.
Song Biao naturally hopes that they will continue to work in the new government. If they can't figure it out for a while and can't forgive them. For example, like Chen Baochen, then they can enter the Congress as members of the provincial councils and participate in state affairs.
The Imperial Congress followed the example of Britain and the United States. It had various committees, and in addition to voting, there was also some practical work to be done.
After buffering for a period of time, Song Biao still hoped that they would return to serve in the government and participate in the governance of the country. After all, it would be a mistake to rely on revolutionaries to govern the country. They were all too young and seriously lacked political experience.
Song Biao was open-minded to these people and did not have a good approval of Liang Qichao's reform and progress. It was obviously impossible for him to agree with Liang Qichao's ambitions.
After thinking for a moment, Song Biao said to Zhang Kangren: "I won't call Tao Chengzhang and others to talk about this matter alone. You can just tell them. Now we still need to take the liberation revolution as the banner, hold high the liberation of China and rejuvenate the nation.
flag, this flag is more powerful and legitimate than the Three People's Principles. For the time being, there is no rush to select the best to form the Chinese Revolutionary Party, and directly form the China Restoration Party
.Now that I, as the emperor, am not suitable to remain in any political party, I need to maintain the principle of monarchy neutrality. After I withdraw from the Liberation Party, Cai Yuanpei can serve as the president and the first party chairman of the China Liberation Party. He will also serve as the president.
As the chairman of the largest party, he serves as the Speaker of the National Assembly. He also told Tang Shaoyi that the Reform and Progress Association has no candidates to choose from, so we should not form a coalition with them."
Zhang Kangren said: "In fact, the Prime Minister has seen through that the Reform and Progress Association has no really suitable candidates except Liang Qichao. It is just relying on the old reputation of writing letters on the bus that it is quite prestigious in the local area, so there are only a dozen seats."
That’s all. Now I probably didn’t expect that Liang Qichao was so conceited!”
Political matters are inherently complicated and strange, so Song Biao didn't want to ask about it, but it seemed impossible not to ask about it.
Song Biao can really ignore economic matters such as the "175 large-scale industrial plans". Politically, who is in charge and who is out, how to select cabinet ministers, the proportion of seats among members of Congress, and the specific details of the Liberation Association.
He still has to ask questions about the selection of members of parliament.
He controls most of the candidates for cabinet ministers and most of the candidates in Congress. As an emperor under a constitutional monarchy who is not involved in administration, he can still control the general direction of the country.
After thinking about it carefully, Song Biao felt that it was unreliable to ask Zhang Kangren to send a message to Tang Shaoyi, so he changed his mind and said: "Forget it, Prime Minister Tang has a lot to report. Let him come over at this time tomorrow. I
Let’s talk about these things after meeting him.”
Zhang Kangren nodded in agreement and asked again: "Your Majesty, have you received any news about the Sichuan railway dispute?"
Song Biao said: "I heard about it. I was organizing the Yalu River Offensive at the time, and I really didn't have the energy to get involved in this mess. Isn't it just the squires from the Sichuan Railway Company who refused to abstain. They obviously lost three million taels of silver, but they still returned the money.
Asking the government to buy back at the original price is tantamount to failure of their investment and the result
How is this possible if the government has to foot the bill? Yuan Shikai's idea is right. No matter when this railway is built, it must first be taken back and run by the government, so that these stupid squires who don't understand railways at all, or even modern company rules, can run the railway.
, instead of benefiting the people, it harms the country."
Zhang Kangren said: "The method proposed by Yuan Shikai at that time was to directly forcibly take back the right of way, but at that time there was a war. The emperor had repeatedly warned that everything in the country should be stable. Tang Shaoyi wanted to postpone the matter, and even if it had to be done, it would be settled through negotiation.
, Yuan Shikai believed that this matter was under his control, and his attitude was a bit tough, and the two argued a lot."
Song Biao sighed and said: "Yuan Shikai, the old bureaucrats are doing new things, and they still have the same concept of disciples after coming and going. He probably thinks that Tang Shaoyi is his disciple and former official who he single-handedly promoted. The two of them must get along well, then they can
Damn it. Having said that, Yuan Shikai is right. We cannot give up on this matter. If we give in here, we must give in there. China Railway cannot
Done properly. Regarding the right of way, I still mean to handle it according to our experience in Northeast China. Issue three operating concession licenses, two private railway companies, one Central State Railway Company, and a loss-making railway that businessmen are unwilling to run. Then
The Central Railway Corporation will be responsible for the management, and specific road sections will be continuously subcontracted to the joint venture company for construction and operation."
Speaking of this, he clapped his hands and said: "You people always make small problems too complicated and big problems even more complicated. Yuan and Tang both mix private matters with official matters and mess around together.
You come and go all for power, so what is there to fight for? Do you want to fight for power with me in the end?"
Rong Xingqiao thought for a while, and replied with Song Biao: "Your Majesty, isn't this how life is in this world? In fact, everyone is just eating from the bowl and looking at the owner of the pot. No one is worried!"
Song Biao nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, what you said is absolutely right."
Song Biao has always been a person who can simplify various complex problems. In his opinion, the Sichuan Railway matter is very simple. First, he punishes the employees of the Sichuan Railway Company for misappropriating public funds to speculate in stocks according to law. He confirms that this is a problem of the company's own management.
The state will not provide compensation; the second step is to audit the accounts and compensate the company for the expenses it has invested in railway exploration and construction; and finally to take back the road rights bought by the company at a price.
Tang Shaoyi just used what he said as the emperor to suppress Yuan Shikai. Why? The reason is very simple. Tang Shaoyi felt that Yuan Shikai threatened his position.
Politics is like this. Many things can be dealt with very simply, but in the end they are tied up by various interests and become very complex problems.
For example, why are anti-corruption and anti-monopoly reforms always met with thunder but no rain? The reason is that the interests are tied too tightly, affecting the whole body. As soon as reform is mentioned, these politicians who hold real power are thinking of various ways to obstruct it.
Once the cabinet government encounters such a dispute, Song Biao will definitely come forward. He doesn't care what your reasons are. Whatever is wrong is wrong, and what is right is right. It should be handled in a simple and simple manner in accordance with principles and laws. One is one,
The second is that anyone who fights for personal interests and power is bullshit to him. If he asks you to get out, you have to get out of the cabinet government, whether you are the Prime Minister or the Minister of Transport.
The reason why Song Biao asked Zhang Kangren and Rong Xingqiao, two unrelated people, to come over was because they had no stakes and could truthfully report on the situation in the country during this period.
When Song Biao went to North Korea to supervise the war, there were really a lot of nonsense happening in the cabinet government and Congress. But the overall situation was the most important thing, and no one dared to really make a big fuss. And after all, there was Song Biao who really controlled all the real power.
This emperor really makes Song Biao feel that you are not worth using, so you can get out of here.
That afternoon, Song Biao asked Zhang Kangren and Rong Xingqiao a lot of things. Basically, they were trivial shit about the cabinet government and the Congress. They all sounded like big things, but no matter how big they were, they were just shit, no matter how big they were.
It is no bigger than the Sino-Japanese War of 1911 and the Sino-Japanese Armistice Negotiations. (To be continued...)
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