Chapter 284

In the winter of Nanjing, like the north, there are heavy snow and cold winds; after the snow, there are also dripping water into ice, frozen three feet. The sunset on a sunny day after the snow, the sunset is still like a cold golden soup, flowing stiffly on the cold residual snow, and stiffly jumping on the cold residual snow.

Guangfu Avenue is the widest road in the world. Every Nanjing person carries it from the lower gate of the Binjiang River in the north of the city to the old city. The 13-kilometer-long Guangfu Road is more or less arrogant. Guangfu Avenue is 40 meters wide. The middle motor vehicle lane is 22 meters, and on the outside is a 5-meter sidewalk. There is a safety island and forest [***] between the motor vehicle lane and the slow lane, and the sidewalk is planted with street trees.

Now Nanjing is no longer the "small city" with only 500,000 people. Although the restoration is less than July, Nanjing, as the capital, has a rapid population with the entry of a large number of officials and the stationing of commercial banks. At most, the 23 police stations in Nanjing handled the relocation procedures of more than 20,000 people in a day. At this time, the population of Nanjing has exceeded 900,000, and the increasing population has made Nanjing more and more prosperous.

At this moment, in the stiff cold, in the stiff snow, Liu Jingxuan held her newborn son and Cui Xi, mother and wet nurse in her arms, and rode in the carriage at home. Looking at her newborn son, she couldn't help looking forward to the future. When the car drove out of the city, she inevitably had to pass the Kuanda Guangfu Avenue.

Walking on the increasingly prosperous Guangfu Avenue, looking at the colorful flags next to the construction sites on both sides of the street, Liu Jingxuan couldn't help sighing in her heart that these colorful flags were tied up for one person.

Chen Zixuan!

The birth of this one-month-old baby even caused a sensation across the country. Liu Jingxuan remembers that when she first saw his photo, she was waiting for delivery in the hospital. Those foreign nurses read in the newspaper that the beautiful "baby" called the boy "angel".

The little boy is... looked down at his sleeping son, and tears slid down her face. Chen Zixuan was his brother. Compared with the blessing received by his brother, what about his own son?

Except for his mother's blessing, he didn't even get his father's blessing, even his father didn't know his existence. The reunion by the river, the shameful lingering in the hotel, and the warmth of that night seemed to be just a dream! There was no reason that the person in the dream seemed to live in her heart, making her dream forever, and never letting her go for a moment and forgiving her. When the dream woke up, he unexpectedly gave her a baby, a baby he might not know.

"You are my son!"

When tears dripped on her son's face, Liu Jingxuan hugged her son tightly, as if she was afraid that someone would take him away. This was her own son.

Cool tears dripped on the baby's delicate face, making the baby's body twist extremely uncomfortable.

"Your name is Liu...Zi Nian!"

When the carriage left the Chinese Gate, when Liu Jingxuan named her son, she didn't know that at this time, in a warm spring-like room in the ruling axe at the other end of Guangfu Road, a man was holding a baby high above his head.

"Son!"

Black hair and black eyes, although it has some mixed-race flavor, this is his son. Chen Moran, who is full of smiles, has never been as proud as he is now. His son's beauty is far more beautiful than he imagined.

"Whoever dares to talk to you, I will talk with a gun!"

When his son's calf kicked his arm, Chen Moran said so in his mouth that the reason why he published more than a dozen photos of his son in the newspaper when his son was one month old was to tell those people.

"Look, black hair and black eyes, he is no different from the Chinese!"

Fortunately, his mother blocked the old masters with her own actions. In the face of Ji Li's sacrifice of the ship and the determination to coexist with the ship when she returned, no one can talk with Ji Li's bloodline anymore. Ji Li is a good Englishman. She has the title of British aristocrat, but she is the wife of a Chinese, from where she married her. From the sky, she is Chinese. The child she gave birth to is naturally Chinese.

Although this will be full of confidence, on the other hand, Chen Moran is really relieved by his son's black hair and black eyes. Whether he is Ji Li or even many people, what he is most worried about is that he has a pair of beautiful but resistant gem-like blue eyes like his sister.

Looking at her father-in-law who teased her son, Ji Li's face was full of smiles, and her hanging heart finally fell with the birth of her son. There was little difference between her son and the Chinese. In the past few weeks, there have been some fake father-in-law who visited to see Zixuan. What is their purpose? Maybe it's just to see if Zixuan looks like a Chinese or a foreigner.

Thinking of those people, especially the long relieved smiles of the old masters when they left, Ji Li understood that the last obstacle was removed, and no one would mention their identity from now on. What was their only worry about?

Maybe it's Zixuan's appearance!

"Ji Li, do you think Zixuan is laughing..."

While Chen was silently enjoying the joy of family, Risa came in, and now she is still the housekeeper of Chen's house.

"Mr. Zhang, please meet him!"

"Oh!"

Looking at the son who seemed to be smiling, he had to sigh and hand his son to Ji Li.

Public affairs, since I became the ruler, I haven't had a day of leisure, especially after the "plan" was launched, things became more heavy, the mobilization of troops, the financing of funds, the arrangement of intelligence work, the military production... In the end, everything was put on the desk of the ruling axe, Zhang Zizheng Come here, don't ask, Chen Moran can guess what's going on.

After the full start of the plan, not only foreign envoys, consuls and observers are alert to the changes of the ruling axe, but also within the ruling axe, there are many public discussions. Everyone is guessing what those strange actions are for. Although they have made various explanations, those Explain, will they believe it?

"Region!"

As soon as he saw Chen Moran, Zhang Zhidong saluted first, and then took out a newspaper from his hand in shock. The newspaper was a Restoration News. Almost all the pages of the newspaper were about the atrocities committed by Russia in the Northeast.

"In power, now the public opinion of domestic newspapers is all accusing it. It is said that Russia and the two countries committed atrocities in the northeast, offend China's land outside the war zone, and violate my neutrality... Is this the meaning of governing?"

Zhang Zhidong is looking forward to the ruling party to give him an answer to his denial. In the past ten days, the action of the ruling axe has been so weird that even he, a politician, is a little confused. Since the restoration, the newspapers have occasionally seen reports of the atrocities of the Russian army in the northeast, but like now There are so many, almost all newspapers. There are newspapers and the whole newspaper every day, which still makes him worried. The government is cool to take public opinion as the hostage and come in to follow the public opinion.

Zhang Zhidong's question made Chen Moran sigh. Borrowing public opinion is a customary means of governance, and it is really helpless to do so, the hearts of the people! The revenge of the Chinese people in this war is by no means a "shame". At the same time, there is a trace of expectation and even a wish.

Russia has been strong in Northeast China for four years, and the general people hate it to the bone, and the Qing government axe is superficially neutral, secretly helping, and even sending more than 20,000 people to cooperate with the Japanese army to fight. The people in Northeast China spontaneously resisting Russia, which is in full swing. The people of the whole country are full of emotion, and public opinion is full of slandering Russia. The general public's mood is even more pleasant to hear that the victory of this battle is as happy as a dream. Even after the restoration, there are still people who advocate that the Northeast Anti-Russian Volunteer Army should be attached to the Japanese army to take the lead.

From before the restoration to after the restoration, the national anti-Russian movement was in full swing, but it was a one-sided support for Japan. Even after the restoration, there were people in the provincial advisory bureaus who planned the activities of the Japanese army, and it was not rare to help the wounded soldiers, which was not ridiculous.

Because of this, Chen Moran, who is unwilling to answer Zhang Zhidong's question directly, needs to use public opinion to turn around this kind of "pro-said" heart. When he noticed Zhang Zhidong's tone, his face was solemn and his voice was cold.

"It is true that Russia fought in the Vietnam war zone and violated our land. During the war zone, we forcibly recruited our people's food and fodder, killed our Chinese people, and captured our Chinese officials. This kind of thing will naturally be reported by public opinion. According to the investigation by the reporter of Xinyi Daily, it is said that Russia declared war in August, and there were only a dozen soldiers killed or injured in the two countries. Tens of thousands of people, but our people in Liaodong, died tragically under the butcher knives of tens of thousands of the two armies. In order to raise military food, the two armies robbed the food of our people by force. It is even more common for local officials to negotiate to be arrested, detainees and even killed. Countless civilians died tragically in the war, their property was plundered and destroyed, the surviving people were displaced, and food was seriously destituted. We are tired, hungry people are everywhere,... Don't we have the right to talk in a hurry?

Listening to the unhappiness of the governing tone, Zhang Zhidong immediately understood the reason. This is a taboo for monarchs and ministers. If it had been in the past, he would have to kowtow to death.

"The hole of governance is eager for a while. Please don't be surprised to govern!"

He apologized first, and then Zhang Zhidong said softly in a comforting tone.

"Governing, public opinion can indeed be used, but it must not be incited as it is now. When the country has just been determined and needs to be stable for development, please think twice about it! The political axe should declare outside neutrality as soon as possible!"

"Think twice about what? Now on the issue of Northeast China, it is difficult for us to deal with it! Why is our attitude on the Northeast issue from the restoration to the present? First, as the owner of the Northeast's sovereignty, we can't stop disputes and protect our territory, but sit back and watch the strong neighbors. ** The people, put the people from the rain of war and can't be guaranteed, which will greatly damage China's prestige in front of the people and countries. Second, If we learn from the Qing Dynasty to declare neutrality, we are afraid of giving the future victors the word of abandoning the Northeast and giving up their sovereignty. The Russians protested that the anti-Russian army was a branch of the restoration army, not once or twice. Now because the relationship between tariffs and Japan is quite tense, if it is neutral, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to recover in the future! Therefore, it is not appropriate to declare external neutrality for the time being!"

Confidential! It must be strictly kept confidential. Even together with the huge bonds issued by the Ministry of Finance, it has been made into two hundred bonds worth one million yuan, and the money has also been deposited in industrial banks. This war will never be carefully planned by China, but will be a "must" war of the National Defense under the pressure of the great powers.

"But...ruling..."

The expression on Zhang Zhidong's face was very unnatural and slightly restrained, and then he said slowly.

"If we don't declare neutrality, I'm afraid the Russians will find excuses to violate our country!"

"Didn't they violate my country now?"

In this questioning, Zhang Zhidong was silent. He lowered his head slightly, with a little bitterness on his face. After a while, there was a sad smile on the corners of his mouth.

"Governing, now it is the determination of the restoration of the situation, it is really God's help. If it is... please think twice about it!"

After saying that, he closed his eyes and his face was withered and dark. Zhang Zhidong, who is sincere and benevolent, will not know that the rule may be preparing for a small move. If the rule says it, he will definitely firmly oppose it, but now the rule does not say anything about it, and how can he speak.

Seeing Zhang Zhidong's appearance, a trace of unbearance gushed out of his heart, and Chen Moran comforted him.

"Xiang Shuai, the situation of restoration has been decided. The political axe, local and the people all call for an early referendum to determine the national body and stabilize the national situation. I mean... The referendum will be held at the beginning of the Western calendar, and the referendum should be able to end before the Spring Festival. What do you think?"

"Referendum?"

Zhang Zhidong was shocked. He thought that when he mentioned the referendum last time, the government said that the time was not ripe, but now he is a little impatient.

"There is no way to start the referendum on the national system in advance. Up to now, the people have been determined. If the national system is uncertain, they are only afraid that the people's hearts will be unstable. For the use of dissent, they will determine the national system as soon as possible, stabilize the people's hearts internally, and externally, it is also mentioned before the countries to recognize our country!"

The words in power are also very reasonable. Zhang Zhidong's heart calmed down for a moment, and he opened his half-squinted eyes to govern and said.

"In power, our country has never presided over such a referendum on the whole country. If this referendum is held, the ruling axe can be ready. All the people are illiterate. If they vote, how can all the people read the words on the vote?"

"This is not a problem!"

Zhang Zhidong's words came to Chen Moran's heart. He smiled and took out a piece of paper from the drawer beside him. On the paper was a ballot he designed.

"Xiang Shuai, look at this vote."

I took the ballot with the words "National Sports Election". In addition to the pattern of the five-clawed golden dragon above, the other is the word Republic. There is also a sentence under the frame of the fingerprint, "Since the history of the book, the fate of our common people has been controlled by others. In the eyes of others, the people are just donating the sheep of donation! The determination of today's restoration depends on all the people to hold each other... The promotion of the small people to choose the national body is really an unprecedented thing in ancient times. In the end, I donated the sheep and enlightened that I am the first of people!"

"The golden dragon is regarded as an imperial system, and the republic... is not a symbol, so what? This ballot is made. When the election is held, the ballots are sent to the people. After the vote, all the ballot boxes are sealed to the provincial government for summary! When the national body is determined,... then we will face a new challenge!"

Chen Moran's eyes shine like fire. Today is December 31st, tomorrow... tomorrow northeast...

(to be continued)