&nThe festive season has long passed, and now it’s time to get busy with the new year’s livelihood.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Wang Liantong suddenly came to the Biaobu compound to visit Yuan Su without any warning. He naturally knew that Yuan Su would be supervising the training office in the southern suburbs in the morning, so he deliberately chose the afternoon time, which was approaching dusk.
After meeting with Wang Litong, Yuan Su suddenly discovered that the braid on the back of his head was gone, and he was no longer wearing the official robe of the Qing Dynasty, and he was still holding a "Sticker" civilized stick in his hand.
From this outfit, it can be seen that Wang Litong was fully prepared to separate from the Qing Dynasty and serve as a local official in the Republic of China at any time.
Wang Litong's previous purpose was to inform Yuan Su that the Consultative Bureau would be established on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, hoping that Yuan Su would be there to support him. Yuan Su knew very well that Wang Litong was not
He wanted to support the Consultative Bureau on his own, but he wanted to support the government of the Luanzhou Republic, which was established on the same day as the Consultative Bureau.
I originally thought that this matter would be completed years ago, but I didn't expect that Wang Lantong spent a lot of effort before and after.
I think so. After all, there are many counties and towns within a state, and the following government agencies must be notified in place. This naturally takes some time.
Immediately, Yuan Su naturally did not hesitate at all, and readily agreed, and directly stated that he would be present to attend the founding ceremony of the Consultative Bureau and Luanzhou New Government.
After receiving Yuan Su's promise, Wang Litong immediately showed a pleased expression and hurriedly said words of thanks.
Yuan Su asked about the election of the Consultative Bureau. Of course, he was not concerned about the progress of Min Zhu's work. He was just chatting casually to show that he was concerned about the local political news in Luanzhou. In the past few days, he had hardly listened.
Having said that, any election news is a major event in Luanzhou, and local newspapers should follow up and report on it.
Wang Litong seemed unable to answer this question and just talked vaguely about some irrelevant things.
It can be seen that from the preparation to the formal establishment of the Consultative Bureau, the election aspect has been ignored, and even if it is there, it is just a passing formality. The Luanzhou gentry may not even let Wang Litong participate in this matter.
thing, but finally reported the so-called election results to Wang Litong.
Considering this, Yuan Su did not continue the discussion on this matter. Since the purpose of Wang Li's visit today has been achieved, he now has other official matters to deal with and is planning to end the meeting.
But at this moment, Wang Liantong pondered for a while and then talked about another thing: "Master Yuan, do you still remember Mr. Poincare who came to Luanzhou last time?"
Yuan Su frowned slightly. Of course he remembered this foreigner, so he asked: "Why, has this foreigner had any contact with Mr. Wang recently?"
Wang Liotong nodded and said: "On the afternoon of New Year's Eve, Mr. Poincare sent a telegram from Tianjin. On the surface, it was congratulations, but the telegram also mentioned something about investing in and opening a mine in Luanzhou."
Mr. Galle seems to be very concerned about this matter, and I hope we can give you an answer as soon as possible!"
Yuan Su was silent for a while, and then asked: "How did Mr. Wang reply?"
Wang Litong said quickly: "No, no, I dare not answer this matter casually. It is because the matter is so important that I came here to ask Master Yuan for instructions."
In fact, when he received the telegram, he did not feel that he should ask Yuan Su for instructions on this matter. Yuan Su had already told himself before that although he should be cautious when cooperating with foreigners, the other party would not interfere. But in recent days,
One day, he suddenly discovered another thing, that is, since the Consultative Bureau has stepped up its preparations, the wealthy gentry in Luanzhou have gradually become less and less willing to pay their own bills. This is a very dangerous signal.
Perhaps in the eyes of these rich and powerful men, they can obtain the local governance power of Luanzhou through the Consultative Bureau. Once people become "rich and powerful", they naturally aspire to be "powerful".
Shang Wang Li and Tong Pingli looked like a soft persimmon, so no one took him seriously.
On the surface, this is completely different from what happened with Poincare, but Wang Litong is sensitively aware of problems on two levels: one is that his power position in Luanzhou is gradually weakening; the other is that
If he could no longer control the civil affairs of Luanzhou, how could Poincare continue to negotiate cooperation with him?
After thinking over and over again in the past few days, he finally made a decision. Instead of waiting for the wealthy gentry in Luanzhou to evade him, it would be better to find a strong backer as soon as possible. Although this is the lesser of two evils.
Decision, but for him, being a puppet with no profit is worse than being a lackey with meat to eat.
As for the candidate for this backer, it seems obvious at the moment that the only one is Yuan Su!
Yuan Su is not a fool. Of course he knows that Wang Liantong did not come to him because the matter was of great importance. Wouldn't he say that he had already expressed his position to Wang Liantong before? Moreover, if it was really an important matter, he would not have to go through several mistakes.
He only had time to ask for instructions. However, he didn’t pay attention to this. He just said with a smile: "Master Wang, how can I, a martial artist, understand the truth behind the matter of attracting investment? Even if Master Wang can’t figure it out at the moment, he should go to the city.
You should ask a big businessman for advice."
Wang Lantong chuckled and said: "After all, Mr. Poincare earlier hoped that Mr. Yuan would also support this investment. I think I can only ask Mr. Yuan for instructions on this matter."
Although Yuan Su didn't know why Wang Litong suddenly became so cautious, and it became more and more obvious that he was following his own lead, this was always a good thing. What he needed most now was to establish his position in Luanzhou.
In terms of leadership position, Wang Litong is now a local official. If even such an official regards himself as the leader, future development will definitely be smoother.
He pretended to think for a moment, and then said: "Does Mr. Wang really want to hear my opinion?"
Wang Litong nodded quickly and said urgently: "How dare you lie? I hope Master Yuan can give me some advice."
Yuan Su said calmly: "It's not that I haven't considered this matter carefully. Luanzhou needs to develop, and it is imperative to introduce foreign investment. Furthermore, China has now passed the stage of isolation, and development matters still need to be
It’s better to take a longer-term view. The reason why I’m worried is that the foreigners may not have good intentions, but I’m just afraid that in the name of mining, they will end up doing some shady business.”
Before Yuan Su could finish his words, Wang Litong nodded in agreement and said: "Master Yuan is thinking about it very much. In fact, as far as I am concerned, I am not worried about this happening. Alas, it is really difficult.
Consider it."
Yuan Su continued: "However, there is no perfect thing in the world. If Mr. Wang believes that Luanzhou needs development, then he can accept this investment from foreigners. Mr. Wang can reply a telegram to Tianjin today and let him know first.
Poincare sent over their detailed plan for mining, so that we can have an in-depth understanding first. We will also discuss whether it can be changed to a Sino-foreign joint venture, so that we in China will have more or less say in the future."
Hearing this, Wang Potong's thoughts raced very fast, and he immediately concluded that this was a comprehensive approach. He said with admiration: "Master Yuan was humble enough to say that he didn't understand business. Now, listening to Master Yuan's words, it is simply embarrassing.
I'll have an epiphany next day. Then I'll follow Master Yuan's wishes?"
Yuan Su smiled noncommittally and said: "I am just giving you a suggestion. As for the final decision, it is still in the hands of Mr. Wang. As for whether to do it or not, it is up to Mr. Wang to consider it."
Wang Litong felt a little secretly happy in his heart. He felt that Yuan Su's words were actually a return gift. As long as he respected Yuan Su enough, Yuan Su would definitely not exclude him at all. He did not hesitate much. Since Yuan Su
Su Ken gave such a suggestion. It is conceivable that the other party also has the desire to cooperate with foreigners, so he said decisively: "Then it is decided. Later, I will reply a telegram to Peng Jia according to Master Yuan's wishes."
Mr. Le."
Fu has to rely on loans from foreigners to operate, not to mention that he needs wider support to start from scratch. Of course, he has very clear and strong principles in terms of the moral stance of national interests and personal interests, otherwise he would not be because of
This matter has always been undecided.
He is making such a decision now, not because interests have blinded his conscience, but because he is very aware of the cruel stages that the development of the capitalist market must go through. Only after being invaded by foreign capital can the weakness of national capitalism be completely washed away. And in
During this period, there may even be more things that need to be sacrificed, including his personal conscience, but the only purpose of all this is to hope that he can become stronger quickly.
When he has enough strength to safeguard the dignity of the country, everything he has paid before will be paid back ten times or even more. This is a lesson of history and also a historical experience.
What's more, even if he doesn't cooperate with the foreigners, there are still more people in China today who are eager to be the foreigners' lackeys. Since the foreigners are interested in the interests of Luanzhou, if they show too much resistance, I'm afraid the foreigners will support others.
If one person replaces him, all the efforts he put in before will be in vain.
Nothing in the world is smooth sailing. If you want to achieve great things, you must be decisive and ruthless! He has always kept this sentence in mind.
On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, Yuan Su went to Chen Wenian to discuss the issue of braid cutting. This matter should have been dealt with years ago, but Yuan Su had other motives, so it has been postponed until this day.
This discussion can be said to be the final decision. He told Chen Wennian that the Luanzhou Consultative Bureau would be officially established tomorrow morning, and the Seventy-Nine Standards would hold a braid-breaking ceremony tomorrow morning. At that time, he would find a few local newspapers.
Reporters arrive at the scene to take notes.
As soon as he heard that reporters were required to attend the scene to record the incident, Chen Wennian immediately understood Yuan Su's intention. This was clearly an external propaganda project. On the one hand, it would make the local people realize that the Seventy-nine Standards were closely connected with Luanzhou. On the other hand,
On the other hand, it hints at the solid status of the 79-Tender Protection Consultative Bureau.
No matter which aspect it is, there is only one purpose, and that is to lay the foundation for the separation of 79 bids from 20 towns.
Although Chen Wennian felt in his heart that making fun of pigtails was really a bit of a shame. After all, pigtails were a symbol of the Qing Dynasty's enslavement of the Han people. It was more or less inappropriate to exploit national pride for local interests. But from a personal standpoint,
This can still be tolerated. Since I have agreed to support Yuan Su in establishing his own business, he must consider future development.
The two of them discussed the matter and then went to Zhang Jiangong to discuss the matter.
Zhang Jiangong actually doesn't care about this matter. He has had the braids on the back of his head for decades. The key to whether to keep them or cut them off depends on whether there is such an order from above. But he had promised to do this before.
, and considering that I will go to the establishment site of the Consultative Bureau tomorrow to make a public appearance, now I can only follow the wishes of Yuan Su and Chen Wenian.
Later, Yuan Su sent people to pass the order to the first and third battalions, agreeing to cut off their braids at ten o'clock tomorrow morning. As for the second battalion, since all their braids have been cut off, this matter will be discussed with them.
It doesn't matter much. Anyway, reporters will only come to the Biaobu compound for interviews, and the Third Battalion will just set an example.