Chapter 156 Prime Minister's on-board thinking, set up an introduction in the camp

"On March 18, 1871, the working class in Paris, France, faced the gun and artillery suppression of the fierce bourgeoisie, rose up and bravely stepped forward and planted the red flag on the top of the city center building. From May 21st to 28th, the outstanding sons and daughters of the Paris Commune carried out the world-famous barricade battle. They fought desperately to defend every street, every house and every inch of land. When all the barricades fell, the last group of less than 200 commune soldiers were still fighting against the 5,000 Versailles bandits in the Rachaise Cemetery until they were exhausted, facing the enemy's bayonet and shouting "Long live the commune", all of them fell on one wall of the cemetery, leaving the proletariat to be faithful forever. Qu's glorious image.

Paris Commune

From the airport to the camp in Harbin, Guan Mingtang walked into His Majesty's living room as soon as possible. As usual, Chen Moran politely received his prime minister. After giving him a seat, Guan Mingtang sat down to talk. Just said a few words, one person came in to report:

"The British Consul-General in Harbin came to submit the national letter in advance."

Hearing that it was the British Consul General in Harbin, Chen Moran apologized to Guan Mingtang:

"He is coming to submit a handwritten letter from the British king. I guess it has nothing to do with the situation in Russia. I can't help but receive him. You go to the next room and sit down for a while, and he will leave soon. Let's talk about it later.

Although he was a little surprised, Guan Mingtang hurriedly got up and said:

"Your Majesty, let's meet the British Consul General first!"

Then a bodyguard took Guan Mingtang into the small room next door. After entering the room, Guan Mingtang first looked at the room and saw that it was simple and elegantly decorated, and there was no Russian luxury at all. However, after looking at it, his eyes were attracted by a letter cover on the table. Looking closer, the envelope said: Submit it to His Majesty for reading. There is also a seal in the upper left corner, but there are only two words on the seal: top secret. But before the seal, you can still see the logo of the Imperial Investigation Bureau. What is so "premely secret"?

As a minister, he should not have continued to read it, but half a piece of paper was still revealed in the document. Perhaps because of curiosity, he couldn't help looking at it a few times. But just a few glances, Guan Mingtang didn't feel that his face changed suddenly. It turned out that it was: ... Dissolve the Congress to ensure that there would be no Russian-style unrest in China.

Seeing this sentence, Guan Mingtang, whose face suddenly changed, no longer cared about other words at all. He quickly opened the document and hurriedly looked at a few lines. Looking at it, his hands trembled, and finally he didn't dare to look any more. He tremblingly stuffed the paper into the envelope and sat on the sofa in a daze.

This is a report submitted to His Majesty by the Bureau of Investigation. The content of the report is very simple. It is a response to the Russian riots. The first is to establish a strict news censorship system. Uncensored news shall not be published. Otherwise, the editor-in-chief and the reporter will be investigated for responsibility, and the Investigation Bureau will directly The Security Law arrests and exiles them. At the same time, the scope of "non-Chineseism" and non-Chineseism is extremely broad. It can be said that it is simply an unprecedented "literary prison". Once it is determined, it can be prosecuted for treason, and the prosecution and trial are composed of special inspections by military prosecutors and military courts. Other courts are responsible, which is also extremely fatal. Whether for military prosecutors or military courts, their trials have always been extremely rapid. Many crimes that cannot be found in ordinary courts may be regarded as felony in military courts and passed by juries.

However, all this is only the beginning. After the completion of news control and ideological control, the Congress and the provincial councils will be dissolved, and the last sentence in the document is "In order to ensure that there is no turmoil in China, it is necessary to completely relieve the current situation of political chaos in China and relieve the concubine. The situation of civil affairs is returned to Your Majesty..."

Sitting silently on the sofa, Guan Mingtang was completely surprised by the report, and what surprised him more was His Majesty's signature on the document "... take out a detailed plan and evaluate the risk level", what does this mean? This means that His Majesty has been inclined to completely solve domestic problems through the "full restoration of imperial power".

"Smash any possible political opposition party, and avoid the opposition party taking advantage of people's dissatisfaction and inciting national civil strife!"

As the Prime Minister of the Empire, Guan Mingtang knows that this proposal of the Investigation Bureau does not have no feasible surnames. Perhaps, in the past many years, the rapid expansion of the urban class, especially the middle class, has made them eager to obtain more political power, and parliaments at all levels have given full play to "civil communication and supervision of politics" The role of the axe, however, for the vast majority of citizens, they are still used to the imperial power and "Mingjun [***]", and in the eyes of the people, His Majesty is undoubtedly a Mingjun, but on the other hand, the opposition in the country cooperates with the middle class who try to have more political power and takes advantage of the people. How is the dissatisfaction and trying to expand the power in hand similar to Russia?

Once it triggers a revolution... Just a little thought, Guan Mingtang's back sweated coldly. Perhaps the best solution is to completely solve the internal problems through a series of tough means, but who knows if this will trigger a new political turmoil?

At that time, what will be waiting for China?

Army, millions of troops will enter the city to maintain urban order, and all the opposition will be brutally suppressed. In the face of the survival of the empire, Guan Mingtang does not think that your majesty will be soft-hearted. Those who try to destroy the empire will be enemies of the country, and they must not be soft-hearted to the enemies of the country. The demise of the Russian Empire has proved all this.

Is it... At this time, thinking of this summoning, Guan Mingtang realized in horror that his Majesty's trip to Harbin was probably to collude with him on this issue, otherwise there would not be this emergency reception.

Perhaps, these tough means can save the empire and avoid civil strife in the empire, but all this is only temporary, only to treat the symptoms but not the root causes. In this regard, Guan Mingtang is convinced that these tough means are impossible to fundamentally solve the problem at all!

Moreover, if this tough method does not work... At this time, the bodyguard came in and asked him to go out, saying that the British Consul General had left and His Majesty wanted to continue to talk to him. When Guan Mingtang, who was pale, walked into the living room again, Chen Moran immediately asked with concern:

"Zheqin, what's wrong with you? What's wrong with your face?"

In fact, when asking this question, Chen Moran knew that he was afraid that he had read the "report". The deliberately "made" report was actually just an introduction, an introduction buried in Guan Mingtang's heart. Sometimes, even as an emperor, he needed to play some tricks, only such as Only then can some goals be achieved.

Your Majesty seemed to ask inadvertently, but Guan Mingtang became more and more panicked. He quickly replied:

"Nothing, nothing!"

He personally brought a glass of water to Guan Mingtang. Looking at this performance, Chen Moran knew that his "infing" had been completed.

"Drink a sip of water. I just kept you waiting for a long time."

Drinking tea, Guan Mingtang's heart was in chaos. He didn't know how to persuade His Majesty. Did he "peeked" at the confidential submission of the Investigation Bureau to His Majesty?

No way!

How can I... When Guan Mingtang didn't know how to deal with it, he listened to His Majesty.

"Zheqin, I asked you to come this time because..."

The words were a little heavy, holding a teacup. Chen Moran took a look at Guan Mingtang and then continued to say.

"Now, you have seen the riots in Russia, I'm worried..."

Sure enough, he came, he came, and his heart tightened. Guan Mingtang felt that his palm even began to sweat.

"I'm worried about whether the same thing will be staged in China. Although many people say it's impossible, as an emperor, I have to consider this possible surname! Zhe Qin, what do you think?

"This..."

Seeing that His Majesty kicked the problem to himself, Guan Mingtang sighed. If it had been in the past, he might have agreed with His Majesty's point of view, and then lobbied His Majesty to make some appropriate concessions, but now, he can't do this, because he knows that maybe what His Majesty is waiting for is his approval, and once he agrees, I'm afraid that the investigation bureau's plan will soon get your majesty's consent. At that time, it will be too late to say anything.

But if you don't agree with this view, it violates the most basic common sense. As the prime minister of the empire, he clearly knows that in the process of the founding of the Chinese Empire, the luckiest thing is that there is too little blood, and the saddest thing is also here. That's why your majesty did not actually create it. An empire, but inherited an empire. Although in the past ten years, Your Majesty has been forging ahead and constantly promoting change to seek the strength of the country, many problems have not been fundamentally solved, and in the process of progress and change, some problems have been amplified little by little. If those problems do not If it can be solved, it is likely to destroy the empire in the end, just like the destroyed Russian empire.

A dilemma, the choice of dilemma is in front of Guan Mingtang. If it is in peacetime, maybe he still has time to think about how to solve these problems. But now, in the face of your majesty's problems, he doesn't have much time to solve these problems at all. He must pretend that he doesn't know the "inside story". It seems that you can use some methods to solve those problems by all means. Only in this way can your majesty believe that there is no room for everything, everything can be remedied, and there is no need to take too much risk at all.

But, what can I do?

At this moment, a previous report suddenly came to his mind, and then he realized that perhaps this was the safest way.

"Your Majesty, in this riot in Russia, workers are the middle-class. The riots are initiated by workers, which affects soldiers. In the end, they involve the riots of social elites. Therefore, if you want to avoid the same thing happening in China, you must solve the problem of workers!"

Gang Mingtang said while making his own explanation in his mind, combining the content of a proposal he vetoed when he became Chancellor of the Exchequer many years ago and his understanding of another country.

"Your Majesty, I went to Germany, France and Russia for a half-year expedition in the six years of the empire. The investigation of the three countries found that compared with France and Russia, the situation is the most stable, which belongs to Germany, and the most chaotic one belongs to Russia. Does Your Majesty know the reason?"

In a tentative rhetorical question, Guan Mingtang raised his eyes slightly and looked at His Majesty.

"Among the three countries, the stable situation in Germany depends on its relatively sound social security. From the perspective of its social security, Germany is the most sound, followed by France, and Russia has almost no social security. Because of this, the Russian working class and the small citizen class are the most likely to be encouraged and the most likely to be dissatisfied with the current situation. And launch a rebellion!"

Noting that your majesty seemed to be thinking, Guan Mingtang knew that he still needed to work harder to prevent your majesty from seeing hope. I'm afraid that your majesty will not change his decision. In any case, the danger must be eliminated in the bud! Whether it's for the country, your majesty, or for yourself.

Social security.

The words that Guan Mingtang came out stunned Chen. Originally, he wanted to talk to Guan Mingtang about the dissolution of the Congress and other related matters, but he didn't expect that he suddenly mentioned social security.

"Your Majesty, Germany adopted the Grand Charter of German Social Policy as early as the time of Wilhelm I, that is, in November 1881. This charter in Germany is also known as the Golden Edict. In this edict, William I announced that it would establish the "Basic Law of Social Security", and Emperor William I In Congress, it is declared that "a person who expects a pension is the most committed to duty and the easiest to be ruled", and the implementation of social insurance is "an investment to eliminate the revolution"..."

"A person who is looking forward to the pension is the most obedulsibly and the easiest to be ruled." Listening to this strange sentence, Chen Moran didn't feel anything strange about it. If he hadn't had that change in those years, would he take risks? Obviously, there is no possibility. I may guard the iron rice bowl like many people. What kind of person will take risks? People who have expectations for the future will never take risks. They will wait for change, even hopelessly.

"An investment to eliminate the revolution", I didn't expect that as early as a few decades ago, the German chancellor, who only knew "iron blood", had such a far-reaching view and used social security to eliminate the revolution. If the rights and interests of workers were protected, then for the people who were used to being obedient to the people, they should never What kind of revolution can be launched at risk? This means that the "pioneer of the strongest" in the revolution can be disintegrated. Without those "pioneers" who take risks, what kind of chaos can be caused by relying only on the so-called social elites?

Looking at His Majesty and seeing His Majesty's thoughtful appearance, Guan Mingtang quickly added.

"Although the country needs to bear a heavy burden in establishing social security manufacturing, as Bismarck emphasized, as long as the regime can be stabilized, it is worth paying some material costs, because "revolution will be a greater price", and in terms of practical results, Bismarck's policy has no It is suspected to be successful. At least, as a witness, it is hard for me to believe that a worker who is looking forward to receiving a pension at the age of 60 will devote himself to a revolution full of risks, but a worker who has nothing is extremely vulnerable to incitement.

Looking at Your Majesty, Guan Mingtang hurriedly emphasized.

"Your Majesty, if we want to stop the revolution in China, we must consider the establishment of social security. Since the founding of the empire, there have been thousands of strikes of more than 1,000 people, and 40% of these strikes are concentrated in state-owned enterprises and 60% of these strikes are concentrated in private enterprises. Judging from the workers' demands, on the one hand, their demands are excessively long working hours, and on the other hand, they are low wages. In private enterprises, there is one more, and only a very small number of workers can enjoy the withdrawal fee. Correspondingly, in the factories under all your majesty's industrial companies, there are few workers who strike!"

When Guan Mingtang mentioned the "industrial company", Chen Moran smiled. As early as when he founded the industrial company, he provided insurance for employees and their families to deal with illness and death on the basis of his own enterprise. He also built a workers' residential area near the factory. There were amusement venues and grassland in the area. At the same time, daily commodity stores have been set up in the workers' residential area to protect employees from price gouging by outside merchants. At the same time, there is also a factory hospital set up to provide free medical services for employees. Of course, those are all for one purpose - to win people's hearts!

"People's hearts can be encircled!"

Listening to His Majesty's words, Guan Mingtang looked up at His Majesty slightly, whether it was buying people's hearts or maintaining a royal reputation. The industrial company is now the only enterprise in the country that stipulates an eight-hour work system, and the corresponding insurance company under its subordinate insurance undertakes the retirement insurance of all workers, with a relatively generous salary. Remuneration, which directly leads to a situation where industrial companies have always been able to recruit the best workers in the country.

In contrast, even state-owned enterprises with "retirement insurance" are difficult to compare with them. First, it is because the working hours of state-owned enterprises are too long, and second, the wages of state-owned enterprises are low. As for other private enterprises, their wages are lower and their working hours are longer.

"Your Majesty, although the industrial company is a royal industry, it can get your majesty's great grace, but the Chinese people under the world are also your majesty's subjects, and they also need to be treated equally by your majesty! Therefore, I think that now, in view of the possible adverse effects of the turmoil in Russia, we are bound to consider recommending a corresponding social security system to eliminate the risk of revolution, and..."

Looking at Your Majesty, Guan Mingtang specially emphasized another sentence.

"And this change must be promoted before others incite strikes, not forced, under social pressure..."

(to be continued)