Chapter 212 The world is unstable

Nanjing, Nanjing, which has only recovered for a month and a half, does not seem to have changed much. Except for the fact that you can't see the braids on the street, and you can't see the coat, the braids are shaved by the semi-strong. As for the coat, it uses public opinion to equate the horse coat with "willing to be a slave", although it is really not very good to change clothes overnight. Reality.

But Nanjing is the capital of the future. The people here have changed quickly at the reminder point of the police and students. In the final analysis, it is due to the "Don't enter" written at the door of restaurants, restaurants and shops. Compared with the military-style clothing designed by the commander himself, the Hanchang on the street has fallen more. After all, the people I'm more used to Chinese clothes than Western clothes.

Changes always occur inadvertently, just like a razed city, the city wall has been demolished. With the entry of a large number of officials into Nanjing, the rent in Nanjing is high. In order to alleviate the rent, the ruling axe has built a low-rent house in imitation of Ma'anshan.

On the old site of Mancheng, he presided over the planning and design of Fang Jingyuan and a group of construction designers in Pudong, presided over the construction of a series of official buildings such as the Consultative House, the Library, the State Council, the Ministry of the Navy, the Ministry of the Army, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Education, etc., Jiangning College was transformed into the construction of Piyong University, plus the construction outside the city. The large thermal power plant under construction, several factories and the expansion of the Jinling Manufacturing Bureau have brought a fresh interest to this thousand-year-old capital.

With the construction of the Advisory Council and the State Council, everyone understood that the new capital of the new dynasty was Nanjing. The people in Nanjing City squeezed out a smile on their faces. After moving from Yongle to the north to guard the gate of the emperor, the emperor's spirit moved north, but they did not pass through Nanjing.

Although there is a saying that "Jinling has not been established for a hundred years" that "if you establish a country in Nanjing, you must change the vein of this place." But this vein was changed by Liu Bowen hundreds of years ago. Although Xiaoling took a detour to attract the dragon spirit of Nanjing, it was the Ming Dynasty after all, not today's.

However, the statement does not hinder the construction of soil and civil engineering inside and outside Nanjing City. Especially looking at the construction site of the Consultative House, which is dug deeper and deeper, the gentry of the gentry of the provinces are looking forward to it for the first time, especially those members who enter the Advisory Office of the Advisory Office. Isn't the place of consultation and discussion in the Consultative House?

In order to do our best, the gentry of the provinces and even the overseas Chinese in the Southern Ocean. You are a thousand, me and ten thousand, but it's just a month's work. The more than 4 million yuan needed by the Consultative Council has been collected, and there is no need to give a penny.

In the future, the advisory house of political consultation and discussion has more or less an expectation of the gentry of the country. The establishment of the ruling axe consultation office a month ago, and the large and small laws of the ruling axe in January have been handed over to the consultation office for discussion, which makes people see a glimmer of hope for his constitutional law. It is also this kind of hope that although the ruling axe has not been subject to the imperial examination, it has been condensed with the level of scholarhood for thousands of years.

In this psychology, it was the ruling axe of the governor's office of Liangjiang, but it has become the new center of the country. In a conference room of the ruling axe, the ministers of the ruling axe are holding a meeting.

Because this is a briefing, the seating arrangement is the same as in the past. On the main side of the conference table, sitting at the middle end is naturally Chen Moran. Zhang Zhidong, Liang Dunyan, Ye Zugui, Guan Mingtang, Shi Si, Liu Nengxian, Cai Yuanpei and others are on the two sides.

Usually, before the meeting here, the atmosphere is very lively. Some often talk and laugh, some discuss things in a low voice, and some walk around nearby, using the limited time before the meeting to move their muscles and bones, because once the meeting is held, they will sit for almost an hour or two.

But today, the conference room is very quiet. Everyone was silent and busy looking through the documents and materials on the table. Even Guan Mingtang, who is used to walking around before the meeting, is sitting upright in his seat at this time, thinking about something carefully. He is not the manager of the industry now, but the finance minister of the ruling axe.

Chen Moran did not look through the documents in front of him. His eyes were bright and his expression was grim, and he just kept smoking.

The atmosphere of the venue seems a little strange.

Zhang Zhidong's expression is not easy. Sometimes he looked through the documents at hand, sometimes looked at the people next to him, and sometimes looked at Chen Moran. When he saw that there were only cigarette butts left in Chen Moran's hand, he said to Chen Moran.

"Governing, let's get started."

Chen Moran nodded, then pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray, gently rotated it very cleverly, and the cigarette butt was extinguished.

As in the past, Zhang Zhidong presided over the meeting. After standing up, he first saluted the ruler sitting in the first seat before looking around.

"Today's meeting is very simple, the north is too... Yehenara,"

When the words came to his mouth, Zhang Zhidong quickly changed his mouth.

"I sent a telegram to Yuan Shikai and Ben Zizheng to ask for peace, abdicating and giving way to the throne with Guangxu, in exchange for a ruling axe to treat the resignation of the royal family of the Qing Dynasty."

Zhang Zhidong bowed and said.

"Governing! If the Qing Dynasty intends to make peace, it can be said that it is a great deal for the people in the world, to avoid the disaster of war, and in addition to the land of life and soul, please think twice.

People around them nodded one after another. In their opinion, if the Qing Dynasty abdicated, it might be the best way to end the war.

As a foreign minister, Liang Dunyan nodded repeatedly.

"If the Qing Dynasty agrees to abdicate, in addition to avoiding the scourge of war, it is also beneficial to diplomacy. The new policy axe can inherit the diplomacy of the Qing Dynasty."

Seeing that both of them expressed their opinions, Liu Nengxian put on his glasses, took out his handkerchief first, gently wiped the sweat on his forehead, and then took out several pieces of materials from his briefcase. He was a little nervous. Speaking of psychologically, he never thought that he could be promoted to the position of Minister of the New Policy Axe. Although the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce seemed to have little power and responsibility on the surface, he didn't know until he became the Minister of Agriculture and Commerce that what kind of difference there was. It was clearly an errand that would tire people to death and be scolded to death.

However, despite this, he still had gratitude to Chen Moran in his heart. He knew that his minister did not rely on talent, but because he was in charge of his uncle's kindness and returned the minister. As for his own level, Liu Nengxian himself could not understand that if he did some poems, he would still make up. And, as for the affairs of the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce, it's better to leave it to the subordinates and directors.

After several materials appeared, Liu Nengxian realized that he was not here to report today, but to seek opinions and whether to accept the proposal and significance of the Qing Dynasty. Although he didn't know much about the things of the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce, he was also experienced a long time in this officialdom.

"If the emperor of the Qing Dynasty agrees to abdicate, it is a great advantage for the country! Huang Yanjing surrendered, and naturally the subordinates had no reason to continue to resist. Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan and Yunnan could be restored. At that time, the whole country would be restored..."

"Hmm!"

At this time, Shi Si said yes, and then hummed without raising his head.

"I'm really confused. If the ruling government accepts the peace of the Qing Dynasty and agrees to give preferential treatment to the royal family, this... Is this still called Guangfu?"

With that, Shi Si stood up. Although the ruler said to sit there and talk, even Zhang Zhidong stood up, and he naturally had no reason to sit down.

"A second, the rule is to restore the nation and the expulsion of the tartars. If you accept the abdication of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, or even surrender, how can you subdue the hearts of the people of the world!"

Shi Si stared at the frowning and thoughtful governance.

"If after the restoration of the light, the national referendum, the imperial system, the rule is elected by the people and the throne, it is the "all-Chinese emperor" awarded by the whole Chinese people, which is completely different from the emperors of the past dynasties. If the national referendum is for the republic, if the rule is ceded by the Qing Dynasty, won't it be the imperial system against the will of the people? At that time, let alone the world is full of the public. Even the lieutenant generals of the Guangfu Army are also angry and difficult to calm down!"

With that, Shi Si, who also served as the Secretary of the Army as the Director of the Joint Logistics Department of the Army, took a deep breath.

"We have already sworn that the future state will be decided by the national referendum, not the world of one person in the past dynasties. Please think twice!"

At this time, Shi Si is obviously a little righteous. What he said is actually the thoughts of the people of the Restoration Society. Except for those "stamp officers", other people hold this idea. For them, it doesn't matter whether it is the imperial system or the republic. The important thing is that the national system is a referendum. Although they understand that there is only one emperor or the president, the reason why they joined the Restoration Council at the beginning is that in addition to shouldering the responsibility of the restoration of the nation, the biggest difference is to "decision the state and build the heart of citizens!" Even if it is the emperor, the emperor is the emperor elected by all citizens, not by himself. The crowned emperor.

Looking up at Shi Si standing there, Chen Moran knew that what he said was actually the idea of provincial officials, just like the imperial system. What was persuaded were retained by the former Qing officials. What they thought was the dragon's merits, and what they kept neutral was the officials of the Restoration Association. What they thought about was "civil rights". What was it to lift a stone and hit their own feet. Perhaps it was he who built this restoration meeting by himself. In order to compete with the revolutionary party and the constitutionalists, he made it "to decide the state and build a citizen's heart".

"The elected empire should be done. The emperor of the empire is elected by the people, which is really unprecedented. If he says that if the people want to make a republic, it can also be decided by referendum."

Thinking of some recent well-known people who were swaying in the republic and imperial system, Chen Moran just smiled bitterly in his heart and hit the revolutionary party with a referendum, but those who supported him in the same way.

This emperor, even if he is, is not stable! Thinking of him taking a look at Cai Yuanpei, this is his Minister of Education.

A while ago, except for Zhang Zhidong and others, I'm afraid Chen Moran was the most enthusiastic about the imperial system, but now, when those people made a "optional or discardable" statement, he didn't pay much attention to the imperial system. If it goes on like this, what's the point of being an emperor?

Maybe the people were unhappy that day and encouraged a referendum to get themselves down! In the end, it was all empty. If you don't break reading, you can do it. This idea is just a little. Chen Moran knows his ability. If he wants to read, he can at least have a stable foundation. How can he be simple in the Guangfu meeting and the Guangfu army?

If it hadn't been for the fear that the officers of the Guangfu Army would have fallen to the Revolutionary Party, how would they have transferred Cai E to the north and transported three divisions to Guangdong by merchant ships to adapt the troops in Guangdong? Some things always need to be prevented.

But the "Zen concession" proposed by the old woman is indeed tempting. It is clear to be the emperor and the king's power... Well, this is from Zen, not from the people.

The silence of the ruling government was seen in the eyes of everyone. Cai Yuanpei just looked at him. From seeing that the hearts of the people tended to the imperial system, he and some friends, along with Chen Moran's meaning of "referendum to educate citizens", added a sentence. This sentence forced the ruling had to give a sentence when facing the reporter's question.

"The king's power is granted by the people, so it should be!"

When he was helpless, unexpectedly, two people appeared in Chen Moran's mind. One was Napoleon and the other was Hitler. The two strong men on the European continent had saved the country in danger. The two people had completely different choices, and they also enjoyed completely different things behind them. Treatment.

Thinking of them, Chen Moran's face slowly restrained the trace of helplessness. When he raised his eyes again, there was only a trace of determination in his eyes.

"I want to talk about peace!"

Chen Moran sneered. When he looked at Zhang Zhidong and others, his vision also changed.

"They don't deserve it! Follow the wave!"

With that, Chen Moran stood up and nodded gently at Shi Si.

"Thank you for waking me up, generating electricity to Songpo, and telling him that I will answer them with cannonballs! Either surrender or raze the capital to the ground, and you don't hesitate!"

After saying this, Chen Moran turned around and left the conference room without waiting for others to say anything. After leaving the conference room, he walked directly to the garden of the ruling axe and sat in the boat workshop between the garden lakes. Chen Moran frowned from time to time. He knew that he knew how fragile his cornerstone was, and he also knew that. One conspiracy after another against himself is brewing.

In addition to those who are loyal to themselves in their political axes, there are also old officials, speculators, and... What about Shi Si? He is not a speculator. He is loyal to himself. What about Zhang Zhidong? He is a virtuous person. What about Guan Mingtang? For him, what he needs is to make that answer. Power is like poison. Even those who agree with the imperial system may have all kinds of thoughts. Maybe some people think that this is for the country, but others are for power. In the future, power is like poison. There is only one president, but under the emperor. There is also the prime minister, if the constitution is established... Thinking about all kinds of people around him, one name after another appears in Chen Moran's heart. What are they for? Finally, a pair of a person's eyes came to his heart.

Those eyes seem to be as pure as children, which may be completely love for a nation, but why does he oppose himself? Is it just that we don't work together? Thinking of him, Chen Moran shook his head and sighed. At this time, a servant held a cup of tea on the stone table. Chen Moran still frowned and thought.

What do you need to be a leader? Strong will, organizational ability... I may not have a strong will, but my organizational ability is not bad. At least I can combine thousands of ideas into a force that has been used, just like the current Guangfu meeting, but why can't the Guangfu meeting become its cornerstone?

When thinking like this in his heart, Chen Moran suddenly realized a problem. From the beginning, he was making a mistake. To be precise, it was his ambition that caused the instability of the cornerstone. From beginning to end, deep in his heart, he had been having an emperor's dream, and it was this emperor's dream that made I don't want to devote too much thought to the Restoration Association. The Restoration Association can be a tool for restoration, but it must not be a political party that threatens the emperor! From beginning to end, he never believed in the restoration meeting!

"It is necessary to remedy it as soon as possible when there is still a chance!"

Thinking so in his heart, Chen Moran frowned. He clearly knew what he would face after the collapse of Yanjing City. Even if he became the emperor, if he could not win wide support, then the emperor... "In the eyes of the peasants, Napoleon was not a person, but a platform. "Lead it!"

This sentence suddenly appeared in Chen Moran's mind. During the French Revolution, the Jacobins distributed land to the peasants. The Civil Code formulated by Napoleon confirmed the existence of a small piece of land ownership by the peasants. Because of this, the beneficiary peasants' personal worship of Napoleon by the fourth century. In the decade, it became Louis again? Napoleon? ? Bonapartist's fantasy, with naive fantasy, connected Napoleon with his nephew, making the adventurer and speculator the president, and finally Napoleon III.

The French can still do it, let alone the Chinese. Thinking about this, a scene staged on this land decades later in history came to his mind, and Chen Moran, who had a frowned, squeezed out a smile on his face.

Even if you don't have everything, you can still have a kind of dependence! Turn farmers into their own support, of course, the army, and the most important thing to accomplish all this is land. Both farmers and soldiers need land.

"It's difficult!"

Thinking about the convenience and speed of violent land reform, Chen Moran still shook his head helplessly. The gentry class that controls part of the land is not only his potential supporters, but also whether there are too many gentry children in the Restoration Council or the Restoration Army, moving their land is tantamount to suicide.

"It's better to do a survey first! Take your time with everything!"

Thinking so in his heart, Chen Moran looked up and shouted.

"Zu Gu,"

The voice was just a drop. More than ten meters away, a man in a Guangfu military uniform flashed out and walked to the pavilion where the government was sitting. Chen Zigu bowed gently, "Please ask Minister Liu to come to me here."

As a close bodyguard around the government, Chen Zigu's biggest foreigner may be that he will always stay beside Chen Moran like a mute. Most of the time, he is like a non-existent person. Now Chen Moran has long been used to this and the bodyguard he brought out of the cell.

When Chen Zigu left, Chen Moran stared at his background again. Maybe he should choose an opportunity to let Chen Zigu go to the army or somewhere else. He thought so, but another idea came to his mind. Maybe... "ruling,"

Listening to the summons, Liu Nengxian, who walked quickly, saw Chen Moran sitting in the square, and quickly bowed deeply. Perhaps this stone boat workshop is the proof. Chen Moran came to meet his uncle in this boat workshop under his own introduction, that is, and he is now Sitting in the seat was in those years... "Senda, sit down!"

pointing to the stool opposite, Chen Moran smiled, thinking about what he looked like when he saw him for the first time, and he still felt funny. In the past, in front of him, he was even hanging whether he could hold his head down, but now... power! Power! This is indeed a fascinating good thing, otherwise how could there be so many flocks in the world?

"Thank you for governing!"

Although he thanked him, Liu Nengxian's heart was so bitter that when he sat on the bench, he was sitting in vain. He knew very well the status of the ruling Ming Dynasty, and naturally he had to keep his duty.

"Senda, are you doing well in the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce?"

"It's going well! Thank you for your kindness!"

When Liu Nengxian hurriedly answered, he stood up again and did a bow. Instead, he was more comfortable.

"You..."

Chen Moran shook his head and smiled bitterly. It was okay for Guangfu to come out. These officials who had been Qing Dynasty all guarded their duty. This feeling was very comfortable, but it also gave people a feeling of being alone.

"Senda, you are my elder, but..."

Chen Moran's sighed, but Liu Nengxian's heart warmed up. This ruling still remembered the old saying.

"Sit down, we are not outsiders! Sit down!"

At this time, Liu Nengxian sat down again, but he sat half empty. He always couldn't let himself sit in front of the rule like others.

After chatting for a while, Chen Moran talked about business.

"Sanda, I asked you to come here to do something!"

"Please command!"

"There is nothing to say. I want the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce to do a land survey, starting with the provinces that have been restored!"

"Land survey?"

"That is to clarify the amount of land, the upper, middle and lower lands should be clearly separated, and the distribution of these lands, um... how to say?"

Thinking in his heart, Chen Moran couldn't explain for a moment how the land was distributed.

"Governing, do you want to know about the land annexation in the provinces?"

On the contrary, Liu Nengxian said it for him.

"Yes! By the way, find out how many landless and few people there are in the country!"

"If the government is ready to rectify and divide the land, please think twice about it!"

Liu Nengxian suddenly stood up and said that although the government did not say what he meant, Liu Nengxian had already guessed what he wanted to do.

"Governing, although this dynasties will always award fields and mu, now that the land is full of people, there is no empty land to teach. If you force the grant of mu, I'm afraid that the world will be unstable at that time!"

(to be continued)