"The people in Liaoyang suffered from floods and could not afford to pay the rent. Now it is getting colder. The hungry people gathered together to attack the local big households and rob food. It is said that the number reached tens of thousands."
Zhang Tinglan frowned. The Chinese people have always been the most patient group. Unless tens of thousands of people were forced to a dead end, this would never happen. In the same way, once large-scale civil unrest occurs, it will mean that local
The situation has become extremely bad, and it is definitely not easy to solve.
"Han Qing, let's say goodbye to Uncle Wu immediately and return to Fengtian as soon as possible." Wu Junsheng naturally wouldn't stay too much if something happened. In order to rush for time, Zhang Tinglan left all the troops in Taonan, taking only Zhang Xueliang, Zhang Tingshu, and others with him.
Several guards rushed back to Fengtian, and Wu Junsheng personally delivered them to the station.
On the way to the train station, Old Wu couldn't help but glance at Zhang Tinglan. He thought that he had underestimated Zhang Tinglan before, but now it seems that he still underestimated this little guy.
It stands to reason that civil unrest will first be handled by officials in charge of civil affairs, either by opening warehouses to stockpile grain or by setting up porridge for relief. If the riot becomes violent, troops will be sent to suppress it. This is done in various places, and it has become a common practice.
There is nothing wrong with Zhang Tinglan.
But now when a problem arises, Lao Zhang calls Zhang Tinglan back as soon as possible. He must listen to his opinion. Being able to have a say in such a major matter shows that Zhang Zuolin attaches great importance to him.
Wu Junsheng knows best who Zhang Zuolin is. He can't go wrong with the person who can make him value so much. It seems that Zhang Tinglan has become a confidant of Lao Zhang. He is not an ordinary young boy. Lao Ba is really lucky to have such a person.
Wu Junsheng could not help but be envious of such a promising son.
"My humble words. I will ask Lao Wang to take care of your war horse personally, and then send someone to send you back to Fengtian. Don't worry, if it loses a hair, I will compensate you with a gold bar."
I just improved my relationship with Liuguang a little bit, and now I have to leave it in a hurry. I don’t know if I will recognize myself next time when we meet. This man still has a very bad temper. Of course, Zhang Tinglan still knows the importance of it, so he will return by train as soon as possible.
Fengtian.
"The people of Brother Tinglan are really suffering to such an extent that they can't even eat?"
Zhang Tinglan nodded: "Han Qing, the actual situation is always worse than imagined. We are a huge agricultural country, and farmers are the foundation of this country. However, the power of the government does not go deep into the countryside at all. It can only be controlled by the landlords and local tyrants.
In this place, the burden on the people is too heavy. After paying the land rent, the money on hand is not enough to sustain life. If there is a disaster year, or there is a wedding or wedding in the family, they have to borrow usury, and the interest is so high that many people
As a result, the family was destroyed.”
"Farm the land and pay rent, and debts must be repaid. Isn't this a matter of course?"
"Nothing is natural in the world. It just depends on where you sit." Zhang Tinglan said: "Farmers go out early and come back late. They work hard, but they can barely fill their stomachs in good years. In disaster years, they have to sell their sons and daughters.
, families are broken up and people are killed, this is the greatest injustice. The degree of civilization of a government depends on whether it truly cares about the disadvantaged majority!"
If China wants to develop, it must solve the problem of farmers, who make up the majority of the population. No matter how difficult it is, it must face the difficulties and cannot avoid them. It cannot be avoided. If the power of farmers is not released, China will always remain backward.
Can't change.
"Mr. Wang Yongjiang proposed clearing land ownership. This is the beginning of dealing with farmers' issues. Landowners and farmers must jointly pay taxes based on the actual amount of land. However, I think it is not enough. More things need to be done, such as restricting
Land rent, such as establishing rural banks, and developing factories, in short, we must do everything possible to reduce the burden on farmers and increase their income levels."
Sitting on the train, Zhang Tinglan was constantly thinking about how to deal with the civil unrest in front of him. In fact, it was easy to cure the symptoms, either by killing the people who were leading the trouble, or by killing a few big households, and providing some food for relief.
Disaster victims, that's it.
But this method does not touch the core of the farmers' problem. If there is another disaster year, I am afraid that this situation will happen again. Therefore, we must come up with a fundamental solution. I am afraid this is why Zhang Zuolin is anxious to let Zhang Tinglan return to Fengtian.
I want to see if he can come up with a new method.
After getting off the train, Zhang Tinglan went straight to the General's Mansion. However, when he was still two streets away from the General's Mansion, he saw many parades with banners and slogans. There were hundreds of people, and the street in front of the General's Mansion was surrounded.
Get up, and on the opposite side are soldiers with loaded guns and ammunition, waiting in full formation.
This scene is so familiar. Not long ago, the people of Fengtian surrounded Duan Zhigui's mansion. As a result, the situation has changed. Now Lao Zhang can't escape. It's just that the number of people has been reduced, and almost all of them are students, and there are no other professions.
Seeing this situation, Zhang Tinglan knew something was wrong, and hurriedly asked the coachman to pull her into the commander's mansion from behind. At this time, the commander's mansion was also heavily guarded, with patrols coming and going, for fear that students would rush in. Just left.
Entering the Tiger Hall, there is a pungent smell of smoke.
Zhang Zuolin, Zhang Zuoxiang, Sun Liechen and others all held pipes and smoked them, with sad faces on their faces.
"Commander, these students are ungrateful. If they continue to surround you like this, you will lose face. I think we should take decisive action to disperse them. If you don't listen, you will be put in jail and starved for a few days."
That's all." Zhang Jinghui said worriedly.
Lao Zhang smiled bitterly: "We have always prided ourselves on respecting public opinion. We have stood on the side of the people in several demonstrations. Now it is our turn and we have to go to the police. Isn't this a typical case of duplicity!"
"Isn't there no way around it?" Zhang Jinghui sighed.
While he was talking, Zhang Zuolin looked up and saw Zhang Tinglan, with a smile finally showing on his face: "Tinglan, you are back in a hurry. Please help the seventh uncle come up with some ideas. My hair is already turning gray."
"Please tell me first why these students are here. As long as we take the right medicine, I don't think there is anything we can't solve."
Lao Zhang nodded happily: "There was trouble in Liaoyang. Minyuan believed that the civil unrest was due to the heavy burden on the people, so he was ready to conduct a thorough investigation. In order to solve the civil unrest, he also had to promote the policy of clearing the land."
"Mr. Yongjiang has always been far-sighted and this approach is very appropriate."
"Well, I agreed. It was Minyuan who asked me to call you back and ask you to help think about how to resettle the victims. You have many ideas and many industries and people on hand, so I sent you a telegram right now.
As a result, a lot of newspapers suddenly appeared in Fengtian yesterday, saying that Lao Zhang exported all the grain to the Japanese, but watched his own people starve to death. He was a big traitor. If he didn't, the students surrounded the handsome manor.
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Zhang Tinglan sat on the train for more than a day. The chaos in Fengtian occurred during this time. Many newspapers began to publish articles cursing Zhang Zuolin. Perhaps the students in Fengtian were used to demonstrations, so they immediately sent Zhang Zuolin to his mansion as soon as something happened.
Surrounded.
"Public opinion is a double-edged sword. We can use public opinion to attack our opponents, and in turn, we can also hurt ourselves. I think Fengtian should formulate a set of parade regulations as soon as possible, as well as press and publication regulations, to regain the position of public opinion, otherwise something will happen.
If something happens, someone will make a fuss, and we won’t be able to do anything else!”
"It's urgent, let's look at the present first." Zhang Zuoxiang handed some newspapers to Zhang Tinglan, "Take a look."
Zhang Tinglan took a closer look and saw only one line of big characters: Measure the material resources of Heaven and win the favor of the East. This compared Zhang Zuolin to that old witch Cixi. No wonder Zhang was depressed.
Immediately afterwards, the article wrote that Zhang Zuolin exported hundreds of thousands of tons of grain to Japan, allowing the hungry people in Fengtian to die of cold and starvation. Most other newspapers had similar content, but the amount of grain exported was different. To put it politely,
Tens of thousands, let’s just say millions.
After Zhang Tinglan read it, he couldn't help but shake his head. The ability of these guys to talk nonsense is no worse than that of their disciples in later generations. Without any research, they dare to talk nonsense. People who don't know the truth can see that one side is exporting a large amount of grain, and the other side is exporting a large amount of food.
With hungry people everywhere, there will definitely be anger, and it is understandable that students would stage demonstrations.
"Uncle Seven, we export grain to Japan as a last resort. Even if we don't export, the Japanese can still purchase it through Manchurian Railway Co., Ltd. Moreover, the civil uprising of the people in Liaoyang has nothing to do with our export of grain.
After the incident happened, Mr. Yongjiang personally led people to solve it. Our response was definitely very positive. These people are just talking nonsense."
"Tinglan, the problem is that the newspaper has written this, and others have already believed it. It's hard for us to defend ourselves!" Lao Zhang was also full of grievances when he said it. Even though Hu Shuai is usually rude, he definitely shows restraint in his treatment of scholars.
, I didn’t expect that someone would take advantage of this to bully Lao Zhang, which made Zhang Zuolin very angry.
"Damn it, if I make Lao Zhang anxious, I'll set up a machine gun at the door, and it'll be all over the place."
Zhang Tinglan even sympathized with the politicians of the Republic of China. Not only Zhang Zuolin, but also Duan Qirui and others were forced into a corner by the students!
"Seventh uncle, when I was in Beijing, I told Yuan Keding that the best way to control public opinion is to legislate and use laws to restrict them. Of course, it is definitely too late to legislate now. In addition, whether it is to avoid or suppress, it will not affect you
This is a fatal blow to our prestige. I think we should simply open the door and let the student representatives come in. Let’s make the matter clear in person. We have made no mistakes in dealing with the civil uprising this time. We must not let them take advantage of it casually.
Basin."
"I would like to say that it is unseemly for a group of students to participate in national affairs." Sun Liechen said with some disapproval: "If students are involved in everything in the future, how can we still work."
"Yes, students must not be allowed to participate casually, so we must hurry up and legislate to restrict them. This time is a special situation, we might as well use it as a material to educate the public. This is called open-door office, so that those literary thieves have no chance to spread rumors.
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"Tinglan is right!" Lao Zhang suddenly slapped the armrest of the chair: "This is the battlefield, and I, Lao Zhang, must not take a step back!" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!