In Dong Shuheng's heart, the first priority is for his children to grow up, and success depends on fate.
Children of the Dong family can be incompetent, but they cannot be bad people.
Because even if they are incompetent, they can still live a good life relying on Dong Shuheng's inheritance.
But if you want to do evil and are taken advantage of by someone with bad intentions, using Dong Shuheng's name will indeed cause great harm.
If possible, he does not want all of his children to go into politics.
He knows that not everyone is the same.
Even he himself was not originally suitable for politics, but he just came to this era at the right time.
In order to survive better, he can only carry this banner.
Soon the convoy arrived at Wei Yuan's two-story building on the edge of Beihai.
This small building is a two-story Chinese-style building that was originally the property of Prince Gong's Mansion.
It's just that the current Prince Gong has long since become a noble official of the Lifan Yuan.
The original Prince Gong's Mansion was donated by him and has long been turned into an academy.
This is the Xinjing Grand Academy. There are not many that are qualified to be called the Grand Academy.
This Xinjing University was built by Wei Yuan and some people from Huaihai Academy.
Although it is not as big as Huaihai Academy in terms of scale, it is located in the capital city after all, and its status has already surpassed that of Huaihai Academy.
The house where Wei Yuan lives is the property of the school.
Originally, Dong Shuheng was planning to arrange a special residence for him or let him live in the summer palace.
But the old gentleman still likes to live in the academy. In the old gentleman's words, no mansion can be bigger than the academy.
The two of them came to the bottom of the small building carrying some gifts.
No matter how low-key Dong Shuheng was when he arrived, the battle was not small. In order not to cause trouble to the old man, the internal guards had already said hello in advance.
When the son-in-law comes to the door, it is natural that the father-in-law does not want to go downstairs to greet him personally.
Standing at the door to greet me was an aunt in her forties, whom everyone in the family called Ma Liu.
After Wei Yuzhen got married, everyone around Old Wei took care of her.
Mother Liu was responsible for taking care of Wei Yuan's family when she was in Gaoyou.
Because she was a widow and had no family, she stayed with Lao Wei to take care of her daily life.
Later, when Lao Wei arrived in Xinjing, Liu's mother also came with him.
Everyone in the family knows that Mother Liu has been with Lao Wei for a long time.
But Lao Wei is a traditional scholar after all, and it is impossible for him to remarry a widow.
This Liu Ma has always stayed with Wei Yuan as a hired worker.
However, the children in the family all respect Ma Liu very much.
After all, Lao Wei's wife left early, and the children, especially Wei Yuzhen, are more open-minded and would not care about their father finding a companion for him.
"Oh, miss, uncle, are you here? Oh, why did you bring something here? The master is upstairs." Liu's mother was very enthusiastic, and Dong Shuheng was also an acquaintance.
Liu's mother didn't act extra pretentious just because he was the president.
Mother Liu smiled and whispered to Wei Yuzhen: "Your father has such a temper. Although he didn't come down in person, he urged me to come down to see where you were."
"Haha, thank you for your hard work, Mother Liu, my father is cold-faced and warm-hearted." Wei Yuzhen also smiled.
"Okay, hurry up and sit down. I'm going to prepare lunch. I'll go back after lunch today. I made your favorite pickled fish, twice-cooked pork, and fish-flavored shredded pork..." Liu Ma's Hunan cuisine cooking
Very good.
When Dong Shuheng first came to Gaoyou, he often ate this dish cooked by Liu's mother.
Dong Shuheng smiled and said: "It's been a long time since I tasted Liu's craftsmanship. I really miss it."
After saying that, Mother Liu led the two of them upstairs.
Wei Yuan doesn't like polite greetings.
He asked the couple to sit down. Wei Yuzhen talked for a while and then left on the pretext of helping Liu Ma cook.
It's like this every time he goes home. Wei Yuan doesn't like small talk.
Every time I chat with Dong Shuheng, the topic always comes to government affairs.
After seeing his daughter leave, Wei Yuan stroked his beard and asked, "I heard that you and Ji Gao have gone south recently. Are the problems in the factory serious?"
Dong Shuheng also became serious: "This matter is not an unexpected situation. It has been accumulating over the years. I remember telling you before that during the Qing Dynasty, the main internal contradiction was the land. Now we work hard
The problem of expansion and land has been solved. After the land is no longer the method of exploitation, there must be other ways."
"All people are born the same, but later on some people will live better and some people will live worse. This gap has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that people will work hard to live a good life. The disadvantage is that
Conflicts will arise in society. This gap is essentially the result of some people exploiting other people."
Dong Shuheng is not disgusted with the emergence of this difference, nor does he pursue it. Instead, he adopts a neutral view. Similarity and existence are both reasonable views.
He continued: "It is true that I went to the south to see the captured Japanese warships. I will leave the matter you mentioned to Ji Gao to handle."
Wei Yuan took a sip of tea, looked at Dong Shuheng and said with a slight worry: "I know Ji Gao, he is decisive and steady, but he is too strong. Aren't you worried about causing any trouble?"
Wei Yuan's worries are not unreasonable.
With Wei Yuan's character, he will definitely suppress those businessmen this time.
This class has inherited a lot of the power of the original gentry and landlords. If they unite to fight against the government.
It was enough for Dong Shuheng to drink a pot.
Dong Shuheng shook his head slightly and said nonchalantly: "I'm afraid, but I'm not afraid. These people won't cause any big troubles, but there are still some minor troubles. That's why I left it to Ji Gao to deal with. He is a human shield, so let him go first when the time comes.
Take a wave of damage."
Dong Shuheng's choice of words was weird, but Wei Yuan had long been used to it. He was also amused by Dong Shuheng's rogue behavior.
He smiled and said: "You are going to trick Ji Gao again this time. Do you want him to be dismissed after finishing his term as prime minister? His five-year term is coming soon. If he makes such a fuss, will he be able to be re-elected by then?"
"I have talked with Ji Gao about this. If the next term fails, he will still have a chance at his age. But this problem has to start. It is a cancer. If it continues to be raised, it may explode at any time. This time
Let's make a start first. Although it is impossible to solve it completely, if you move a little bit this time and next time, you can always solve the problem, or at least control it." Dong Shuheng said with some helplessness.
Dong Shuheng has finally built the Greater China Circle, and he really doesn’t want to start any more internal wars.
If you can use this step-by-step method, try not to be too drastic.
"I don't know how much effect this can have, but your idea is right. It's better than doing nothing. At least let the common people know that the government is helping them. I think any dynasty will be able to help them in the end.
Faced with such a problem, a dynasty only lasts two or three hundred years," Wei Yuandao said.
In this regard, his knowledge is not necessarily as good as Dong Shuheng's. There seems to be no good reference in history for resolving this contradiction.
Because the solutions throughout history have always boiled down to violence.
Dong Shuheng hopes that violence can be avoided when solving internal problems in the future.
This requires more than just exploring some soft solutions. On the one hand, we must position the functions of the government well and not stand firmly on one side. It is best for the government to play the role of a middle class and act as a balancer.
On the other hand, we must improve the construction of the army so that it cannot become a tool of one party. Instead, it must be firmly in the hands of the government and become the cornerstone of balancing all parties.
"Well, let's take it one step at a time. At least I'm still young and still have a few chances to make mistakes. I think as long as I don't get impatient, there won't be any problems. When the time comes that I can't control it, then I
Just leave it to them to solve it themselves.”
Wei Yuandao: "So you are still not 100% sure, otherwise you wouldn't have prepared such a retreat."
There was a hint of reproach in Wei Yuan's tone.
"Teacher, Donghua, Jiahua, and the future Nanhua, those are not just the escape paths I have left for myself, they are the escape paths left for our entire nation." Dong Shuheng explained.
In Dong Shuheng's heart, eggs cannot be placed in one basket. If there is no light in the east, there will be light in the west.
He worked hard to expand the living space of the Chinese so that these places were not only connected by the Greater China Circle, but also relatively independent in the end.
I just hope that if any problems arise locally in the future, other places can take the lead.
Of course, this probability is not high, because the development conditions created by Dong Shuheng for the local area are really good.
With a vast territory, a long coastline spanning three oceans (Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Arctic Ocean), if such conditions failed to develop in the end, Dong Shuheng would have failed too much.
Unless there is an internal problem.
This kind of internal contradiction that arises due to continuous development seems to be inevitable. The larger the volume, the more complicated it seems to be handled.
Therefore, Dong Shuheng needs to have a backup plan. And the models he will implement in Canada, Donghua, and South China in the future are all different from each other. He is trying to resolve the problem of polarization through different situations.
There is always a way to succeed.
Just like the decline of Great Britain and the rise of America in later generations, the majority of both families are Anglo-Saxons.
Therefore, no matter who becomes the overlord of these two countries, it will be a victory for the Anglo-Saxons.
Donghua has become the great empire of South Amelia. In the future, as the empire strengthens its alliances with the Tingen Federation and other alliances.
It already has the potential to become a great power spanning the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
And Canada has not yet been finalized. If this civil war between the North and the South can be managed well, it will at least be the overlord of North Amelia.
As long as one of their models succeeds, they will have the potential to become a global hegemon in the future.
This is the way out that Dong Shuheng has arranged for the entire nation.
Wei Yuan nodded, seeming to agree with Dong Shuheng's statement.
He has been focusing on education. He feels that students educated in the academy are the future of this country and the future leaders.
The ideas and abilities of these people can influence future development.
"Shu Heng, how are the problems in the subcontinent? We can't delay it for too long, as this will slow down domestic development. If the war lasts for too long, it will not only bring a lot of uncertainties, but the people will also feel
Bored."
"It should be soon." Dong Shuheng turned his face to the southwest, as if he could see the raging battlefield.
Nagpur, on the battlefield of the subcontinent...
Smoke filled the sky rising from behind the trenches of the Yin army.
Spencer watched the airships slowly fly over his head, thinking that these airships were coming for an armed parade.
The string in his heart had just been loosened, but what happened next made him open his mouth in shock.
Yes, why didn't I think of it? The other party was heading for the artillery position.
Of course such a big guy flying all the way here is looking for the most valuable target.
Is there any more valuable target on this battlefield than artillery?
"Shet, they bombed our artillery positions, damn it!" Spencer cursed.
It's over now. Without artillery support, it will be troublesome if the enemy launches a full-scale attack.
The power of aerial bombs dropped from airships even exceeds that of large-caliber artillery.
In an instant, the artillery position behind the enemy trenches was bombed, and the people were thrown off their backs.
The artillery position that was originally far away from the opponent was the safest place. Now it is completely exposed under the airship.
Liu Pengfei stared downwards and directed the airship to adjust its height. At one point, they lowered the airship to a height of less than one thousand meters.
This is a way to confirm that the enemy has no means against them.
The closer the distance is, the more accurate the bomb will undoubtedly be.
"Commander, the opponent's artillery position has been destroyed. What should we do if we still have half of the aerial bombs?" the bombardier reported.
"What's left? Wait a minute, we're going to bomb their positions. We can't take so many bombs back to hatch little ones." Liu Pengfei said with a smile.
Originally, only heavy machine guns were prepared for the enemy infantry in the trenches.
Now let them have a taste of aerial bombs.
The airship turned around and moved east again. As the airship moved, the huge shadow cast on the ground also moved with it.
It was noon at this time. The army was suffering from the scorching sun.
Suddenly, his surroundings turned into a shady place.
"Shet, that thing stopped on top of us. Company commander, what should we do?" A veteran under his command asked Spencer. Even an experienced veteran didn't know how to face this problem at this time.
"Don't panic, everyone needs to stay hidden." Spencer said.
At this time, the coalition soldiers attacking from the opposite side had already retreated. It was obvious that they were worried that their own people would be accidentally bombed by the airship.
That thing flew so high that there was no way to be 100% sure of the accuracy of the bombing.
Even before the bombs were dropped, the huge airship hovering overhead almost caused the soldiers below to collapse.
Those servants knelt down and worshiped the giant flying thing in the sky as if they were gods.
But at this time, Liu Pengfei didn't seem to be in a hurry to drop the bomb.
It's like an executioner who raises the knife in his hand, but keeps gesticulating about it, refusing to give the criminal a break.
Death is not terrible, but the waiting before death is the most painful. Because the dead cannot think, there is no pain.
"Ah... Shet, Shet..." A soldier finally couldn't hold on anymore and fell into a state of collapse.
He raised the gun in his hand and shot into the sky.
Many people, led by him, also imitated his behavior.
But it has no effect. Now the bullet's range cannot reach the airship hovering high in the sky.