The central government arranged 189 super-large projects in 1939, and the provinces were naturally not to be outdone. After the provincial governors took office, they reported their respective project constructions to the Government Affairs Council, either to please Wu Aihua or for local development.
planning.
For example, Yang Sen, the governor of Sichuan, reported 33 large-scale projects in one go. After a series of instructions from the Government Affairs Council, they were submitted to Wu Aihua for review. Wu Aihua also added an instruction after reading the signed report sent by Zhou Nl.
: “It’s both step-by-step and rapid development, it’s both overall planning and focused yet focused, good!”
Wu Aihua was very pleased to see Sichuan's development report. Compared with some officials in later generations, the level of officials at this time was really not low. Yang Sen's report was very detailed, at least there was "this year" in terms of construction time.
Words such as "next year" and "within five years", for example, among the projects started "this year", the Chengdu-Leshan Highway (Chengdu to Leshan) is placed first, which is very consistent with the reality of Sichuan. From Chengdu to Leshan, it is less than
150 kilometers, the difficulty of road construction is low, and it can be completed in the same year when it was built. Leshan is connected to the Min River and the Yangtze River. In this era, it can carry at least 500 tons of motor ships, which is not a small transport capacity. Of course, Leshan will be followed immediately.
And construction of waterways and docks in various parts of Sichuan.
This is a top priority, transportation, everything is connected! When people make the best use of their talents, materials are put to good use, and goods flow smoothly, the easiest way to see results is when goods flow smoothly!
"Talent, talent!" Wu Aihua sighed when he remembered the report from Sichuan.
After Wu Aihua took over the central government, he basically made no changes to the provincial bureaucracy. Some warlords in the past were "independent kingdoms" that did not obey the central government. Among them were dissatisfaction with Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Kai-shek only imposed taxes from local governments.
, only the appointment of direct descendants resulted in the phenomenon of "warlord separatism".
In fact, when the time entered 1938, Chen Jitang's political "lobbyists" had already gone to various provinces to "lobby" and accommodate the reasonable demands of local governments as much as possible. However, Chen Jitang also "strongly" stated that the Wu Aihua Group
His views: First, the military and political affairs must be separated, and the attitude must be made clear when the new central government is formed; second, the interests previously obtained by individuals will not be affected by this change in the central government, but they must be followed in the future according to the unified government orders and decrees of the country.
And act according to military orders; thirdly, if you cannot do the above two things, it is best to declare your resignation and be able to engage in business, inspection, and parliamentary activities. As a celebrity of the Republic of China, you can still be famous throughout the ages! Fourthly, if you want to confront the central government,
The National Defense Force has always been decisive in killing, and Yin Rugeng of the North China Autonomous Government is its example.
Because of this, the warlords who had long been entrenched in various places, especially in the southwest, smoothly handed over power in this change. In Guangxi, Huang Shaohong served as the governor, and Li Delin and Bai Jiansheng entered the central government; in Yunnan, Long Yun served as the provincial governor.
Commander, his troops will be taken over and reorganized by the Southwest Front Army; in Sichuan, Liu Xiang was seriously ill and temporarily withdrew from the political stage; Deng Xihou, Pan Wenhua, and Li Jiayu entered the army, among which Deng Xihou served as the commander of the 23rd Group Army, and Pan Wenhua served as
The new deputy commander of the 8th Group Army, Li Jiayu, serves as the deputy commander of the 18th Group Army; as for Liu Wenhui, Wu Aihua suggested that he continue to serve as the governor of Xikang Province. Fortunately, Liu Wenhui also understands the current situation, and he can only keep it in his heart if he feels any discomfort.
Yang Sen serves as the governor of Sichuan Province.
Historically, Liu Xiang, Yang Sen, Deng Xihou, Pan Wenhua, Li Jiayu and others were all famous generals in the Anti-Japanese War. Liu Xiang died of illness in 1938. I will not mention it. I will only talk about Yang Sen. The Sichuan Army he led participated in the Battle of Songhu, with more than 18,000 people.
Participating in the war, there were more than 7,000 casualties. At that time, Yang Sen's troops were as brave and capable as the 88th German Arms Division and the Tax Police Corps, and were called one of the "five most capable divisions."
After that, Yang Sen led his troops to participate in the Battle of Nanchang in 1938, the First Battle of Changsha in 1939, the Second and Third Battle of Changsha in 1941, the Battle of Changheng and the Battle of Guiliu in 1944, and the Battle of Guiliu in 1944.
In the battle, the two armies (20th Army and 26th Army) he led at that time were defeated with only 7,000 people left, which was not as good as one division in 1937. This shows the brutality of the Sichuan Army's resistance war. After that, Yang Sen resigned from the military and took charge of Guizhou Province.
The position of governor.
Yang Sen could fight and knew how to fight. Wu Aihua originally wanted to keep Yang Sen in the army for development, but when he solicited the opinions of several people in Sichuan, others expressed their willingness to continue to stay in the army, while Yang Sen expressed his willingness to obey the arrangements of the central government.
In fact, Yang Sen is also a generalist, so he served as the governor of Sichuan.
Another dazzling provincial chief executive was Yan Xishan. After Yan Xishan learned that several former generals of the Shanxi-Sui Army had received better arrangements, he offered to contribute to the improvement of people's livelihood in Shanxi.
Yan Xishan, not to mention his political leanings, is indeed a "great talent" in terms of army unification and people's livelihood construction. He even wrote a book "Property Securities and Distribution According to Work",
It can be seen that the term distribution according to work does not belong to any specific term of doctrine.
In the history of the Republic of China, Yan Xishan governed Shanxi very well. On the eve of the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Yan Xishan not only built the 860-kilometer-long Tongpu Railway, but also formed a mining, steel, coal mining, power generation, machinery industry in Shanxi.
, chemical industry, weapons, wool spinning, leather, paper making, cigarettes, matches and other industrial systems, with total assets of up to 200 million silver dollars. Although it is not enough to compete with Jiangnan Capital, it is also among the best among the provinces.
The three-year outlines promulgated by various ministries and commissions of the Government Affairs Council are generally projects of overall significance, and projects in various provinces are also mostly centered around these large projects. After fully understanding the construction outline of the Government Affairs Council, Yan Xishan believes that Shanxi’s development opportunities will come
, so we proposed to the central government a request for up to 45 construction projects.
These projects mainly include the construction, renovation and upgrading of the highway network running from southwest to northwest of Shanxi Province (there are many railways in Shanxi), and the establishment of Datong Mining Group, Taiyuan Iron and Steel Group, Taiyuan Ordnance Industry Group, Houma Mining Group, North China University, North China Institute of Mining, etc.
"This Yan Laoxi is really smart!" Wu Aihua commented after reading Shanxi's report. The project Yan Xishan wants is not only a top priority for Shanxi, but also a project promoted and supported by the new government. From Yan Xishan's perspective,
Come on, there is no reason why these projects should not be approved.
Approval by the central government is inevitable, but it does not necessarily follow Yan Xishan’s wishes. For example, North China University will not approve it. When Wu Aihua had a discussion with Fu Sinian and other people from the education sector, he emphasized: In principle, comprehensive universities cannot be approved by
Mainly built by local governments, because the central government must take into account the national education layout and issues related to educational equity; and the actions of provinces in higher education are mainly reflected in the establishment of specialized colleges. Such specialized colleges are often established by provincial governments based on the industries of their own provinces.
School construction plans proposed based on actual conditions, such as the construction of a mining college and a steel college in Shanxi, and an agricultural college in Sichuan, should be supported.
In a post-meeting chat with Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang was amazed at Wu Aihua's "performance" across the country after he came to power. Chiang Kai-shek asked at that time: "Brother Watson (Wu Aihua finally has the words, haha), I don't understand. At present
Compared with the past, the New Deal has not changed much, but why are the changes in various places so big? Are they not satisfied with me, Chiang Kai-shek?"
"Jie Gong (give me enough respect), you are right. Compared with the past, the current New Deal is really not much different. However, the New Deal has several characteristics: first, establishing the authority of the central government;
It’s meat; third, balance of interests; fourth, equal opportunities. What do you think of my analysis?”
"Then, why did some guys make trouble for democracy/democracy every day in the past?" Chiang Kai-shek was very confused.
"Because in the past system, they had no power, no money, and no opportunity. Some people still have some faith and knowledge, and some even have excuses. It would be unreasonable for them not to make trouble!" Wu Aihua said.
"Hahaha, brother Watson, I understand!" Chiang Kai-shek laughed three times, seeming to have a sense of great enlightenment.
"Please forgive me for my vulgar opinion." Wu Aihua did not dare to be proud.
Wu Aihua is a staunch nationalist, but serving the nation does not mean abandoning the world. In the course of history, those who have made great contributions to the nation should receive more benefits. This is also the so-called "according to work"
"Distribution", that is, social fairness. Assuming that the whole of China is a huge interest pie, there must be a way to divide it. The distribution of the later dynasties was too ideal, so in the end the distribution problem was not solved, but was exploited by interest groups.
Got a loophole.
In Wu Aihua's view, as long as you do things and have the ability, you will be allowed to do the work. If your conduct is okay, you will be allowed to do bigger things; if you make greater achievements, you will be able to enjoy enough fame.
With profit.
After Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice in later generations, won the National Science and Technology Award of 500,000 yuan, he actually announced that he would donate 450,000 yuan to the research center and only take 10%. We do not doubt Yuan's high integrity; however, all award-winning scientists do the same.
This shows that there is a problem in society.
How much is 500,000? It is not enough for the down payment of a house in Shanghai. It is only equivalent to a small house in a third-tier city. Although Yuan and others have welfare housing, do his children also have it? Can't he buy a house?
To his children? But, in that kind of atmosphere, he didn’t dare!
If Yuan uses all 500,000 yuan for personal use, what do his leaders think? What do his colleagues think? This is also the reason why some winners treat guests after winning, and the bonus is not even enough to pay for the meal. Because people are used to messing around.
Life is like a big pot of rice, no matter who is better, whoever is better will be besieged by others!
But at the other extreme are power-for-money transactions, collusion between officials and businessmen, and interest groups aggressively invading the interests of the country and the people. A few bottles of oil, a few electricity bills, and a few banks have kidnapped billions of people.
With the end result of playing those imaginary things and being kidnapped by interest groups in the end, Wu Aihua might as well have established the rules from the beginning! Individuals can make money, have power, and be famous, but they must follow the rules!