He hurried back to the headquarters of the 8th Division. After reading the telegram, Zida frowned and couldn't tell what happened for a while.{http:

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Updates uploaded by friends} Judging from the news coming from various places, the main reason for the outbreak of civil unrest is that local people are dissatisfied with the actions of the government. In addition, Jiangxi, Fujian, Sichuan and other places have experienced many wars in the past two years, and the increase in

Natural disasters continued, and the government's failure to provide disaster relief triggered civil riots.

These are all superficial phenomena. As the president of the Central Bank and Deputy Minister of Finance, Fang Zida does not think that the central government is standing aside in these aspects regardless of local life and death. On the contrary, since he became the president of the Central Bank, he has only signed funds for local disaster relief.

The amount is quite large. Especially after he became the Deputy Minister of Finance, he also specifically inquired about the various funds allocated by the Ministry of Finance. All procedures were handled in strict accordance with the regulations, although there were some "somewhat" problems when the funds from the central government were transferred to the local governments.

"Drifting" is also a disaster, so why didn't this happen in other provinces that suffered more serious disasters?

In addition, the provinces where civil unrest broke out have always been the territory of the revolutionary parties. After the second revolution, the revolutionary party was severely weakened in the country. From a political and absolute military point of view, it has lost the capital to directly confront the central government. However, the warlords of the local army

Most of them have superior strength. In the current situation of the reorganization of the National Defense Forces, it is strange that something like this happened suddenly.

"Brother Baochang, what do you think about this matter?" Fang Zida asked Huang Kaiyuan. Although Huang Kaiyuan was far inferior to Wu Peifu in leading troops, he was still very sensitive to politics. This question was far more appropriate to ask Huang Kaiyuan than Wu Peifu.

"Hmph!" Huang Kaiyuan snorted disdainfully: "Brother Zhangming, I wonder if you have heard of the road protection movement?"

"Road protection movement? Is it the event that caused a commotion three years ago due to the rise of Sheng Xingsun during the Manchu Qing Dynasty?" Fang Zida thought for a moment and asked.

"Exactly!" Huang Kaiyuan nodded, pointed at the telegram and sneered: "This matter looks like a replica of what happened back then. In order to protect the road, Hunan, Sichuan and other places were in chaos, and in the end they were all charged.

Sheng Xingsun and others were killed, and Sheng Xingsun and others were denounced as "traitors". But if we really want to talk about it, it's not just about profit. Maybe Zhang Ming doesn't know that I was one of the parties involved back then. How can I not understand the strangeness inside?

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"Oh, Brother Baochang, can you tell me more carefully? I was abroad at that time.{http:

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Updates uploaded by friends} I have only heard about this but never knew the truth." Fang Zida suddenly asked with interest.

Nodding, Huang Kaiyuan began to tell the ins and outs of the road protection movement. At that time, the Manchu and Qing government implemented the railway state-owned policy under the advice and promotion of the Minister of Posts and Communications Sheng Xuanhuai, and proposed to exchange state shares for commercial shares. If local merchants needed to withdraw their shares,

Shareholders, the government can also carry out a plan to redeem and return the equity. After all railways are nationalized, the Qing government will use the railway operating rights as collateral to borrow money from consortiums from various countries. This will complete the redistribution of equity and allow the state to control the railways.

Secondly, this loan can also be used to carry out private stock redemption plans and alleviate the huge funding shortage problem faced by the central government.

Speaking of which, this matter is just a purely commercial means, because both from the perspective of the idea and the equity exchange, it is in line with the rules of business operations. But for the local businessmen who have invested in the railway, they have a different view, because they have just joined the railway

After gaining profits, suddenly the state came to take action. They believed that the government wanted to deprive them of their railway operating rights, thereby greatly damaging their business interests, and they immediately raised objections.

Hearing this, Fang Zida somewhat understood why Huang Kai said it was a profit-related transaction. Fang Zida was very clear about this situation. To put it bluntly, the price offered by the government was not high enough. Businessmen were unwilling to exchange equity for the sake of profit. The situation was similar to that of later generations.

The municipal relocation was almost the same, and trouble broke out after the two parties couldn't agree on the price.

Huang Kaiyuan went on to say that because businessmen were unwilling to exchange equity capital, and had no reason to easily sell their equity. And they were worried that they would be too weak to directly confront the government, so they began to use their crooked ideas. They sent people everywhere to spread rumors, and rumors spread.

The Qing government wanted to confiscate private railway shares without paying any compensation, and planned to sell the right of way to the great powers. At this time, the Revolutionary Party was advancing to overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty. After hearing this news, the Revolutionary Party did not care whether it was true or not, and took advantage of the public opinion.

The Western powers' resentment made the matter worse. Taking advantage of the time when Sichuan Governor Zhao Erfeng was negotiating with Comrade Baolu, rumors spread that Zhao Erfeng had secretly shot the negotiators and mobilized the army to prepare for those who opposed the railway state-owned policy.

The people rounded up people on a large scale. As a result, the whole situation suddenly changed. The agitated people, militia groups and the new army destroyed the electric wires everywhere, set up roadblocks along the way, and cut off official communication. Under the organization of Long Mingjian, Wang Tianjie and others of the Tongmenghui,

He set off an armed riot, captured Zhao Erfeng, the governor of Sichuan, and declared "revolution."

It is extremely ironic that when Governor Zhao Erfeng was beheaded by the revolutionary party, those "martyrs" such as the Chairman of the Advisory Council, Deputy Speaker Pu Dianjun, Luo Lun, and the heads of the Baolu Comrade Association and the Chuanlu Shareholders' Meeting who were rumored to have been killed by Zhao Erfeng

"He actually reappeared unscathed. Of course, by this time, everyone pretended not to see it, as if the rumors mentioned before did not exist at all.

"History is like a little girl, she can dress up however she likes." Fang Zida suddenly remembered this sentence and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"Brother Yi Baochang is saying that this matter is most likely caused by someone behind the scenes?"

"That's for sure!" Huang Kaiyuan replied without thinking: "So many people are making trouble together, and so many places are making trouble at the same time. It would be strange if no one is up to something. What are the virtues of these warlords?

Am I still unclear? Now that the central government's reorganization of the National Defense Forces has been roughly completed, the next step is to target the local armies. Doesn't this mean digging up their roots? If there are a few unruly people under the rule, it may be possible, but it will cause trouble.

For such a big thing, are all they holding are fire sticks? Hum hum! The old tricks are repeated and everyone in the world is treated as a fool."

Fang Zida was silent, secretly thinking about the authenticity of Huang Kaiyuan's words. If Huang Kaiyuan's judgment was incorrect, how could these riots happen so strangely? If it was not early, it would be late, but it happened at this time. What if?

Things are exactly as Huang Kaiyuan judged. Those local people are really too courageous. Aren't they afraid of the central government taking decisive action? Do they think that they can resist the central government in this way just by relying on the so-called "public opinion" and means?

After such a big incident, Fang Zida could only stay in Nanjing temporarily, waiting for the central government's reaction to the matter before deciding on follow-up plans. When news of local riots in several provinces reached the central government, he heard that Song Jiao, as the prime minister,

Ren was so angry that he threw the cup. Just like Huang Kaiyuan's judgment, how could Song Jiaoren, as a member of the revolutionary party at that time, not see the fishiness in it? If he used a big knife in front of Guan Gong, he would simply be regarded as an idiot? However, for

Song Jiaoren still has to consider the public opinion below. After all, he still wears the hat of chairman of KMT on his head. Although he hates it in his heart, he still gives orders in the name of the government to appease the mobs everywhere, allocate material relief, and also orders

The Ministry of National Defense sent a message to local armies in various places, asking them to cooperate with local governments to calm the situation as soon as possible.

But Song Jiaoren's actions were not only ineffective. On the contrary, because the local authorities did not receive a "hint" from the central government, or in other words, they did not receive an official order from the Ministry of National Defense to cancel the reorganization of local armies, the military leaders and warlords all pretended to be deaf.

They lied dumb and claimed to the outside world that public opinion cannot be violated. Their troops only serve to protect their families and the country and cannot aim their guns at their fellow villagers, etc. They all spoke with great righteousness and directly pointed their finger at the central government from a moral perspective.

, secretly added fuel to the incident, and it seems that if you don’t let me go, I will make the trouble even bigger.

At the same time, some literati who had been bribed by these warlords also began to publicize the matter in various newspapers, using this as an excuse to shift all the responsibility to the central government, accusing the central government of disregarding people's livelihood and resorting to militarism, thus stimulating a popular uprising. Its sinister intentions can be seen

A spot.

Fang Zida in Nanjing did not sit idly by. On the one hand, he called the central government and asked Yuan Shikai and Song Jiaoren to take decisive action. They could no longer let this matter go unchecked, lest the situation develop out of control. On the other hand, Fang Zida summoned his people

He also wrote articles in major newspapers to debate with the other party, exposing the true face of those people. For a while, the two sides were at war with each other, and it was very lively.

From the central government's point of view, this matter should be based on consultation and try not to use the military. Today's Republic of China is politically open and has great rights to supervise the news. Song Jiaoren certainly knows what the consequences of sending troops will be. When the time comes, he will be criticized as a dictator.

It's all possible. Therefore, Song Jiaoren planned to use political means to solve the problem from the beginning, but the local people were simply determined. They allowed him to say a lot of good things and let others manipulate him, but the reply from over there

It simply made him furious.

One: Cancel the National Defense Force’s plan to reorganize local armies; Two: The central government allocates financial support to local governments, based on 8 million yuan per year, and additional funds must be allocated for disaster relief during disaster years; Three: Local finances will be collected for their own use, and the central government shall not interfere with local governments

Finance; 4: Officials who separate local military and civil affairs need to be recognized by the local government before they can take office; 5: The central government must admit its governance mistakes and allocate 10 million yuan to appease the people...

Nearly ten unreasonable demands were put forward among various things. Song Jiaoren saw these demands with anger in his eyes. This was not only a threat, but also an attempt to commit adultery.

"Come here!" Song Jiaoren slapped the table with a loud sound and shouted: "Prepare the car! Go to the Ministry of National Defense!" (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!