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Starting from April 1914, people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang suddenly discovered that there were more and more new factories around them, especially in the areas around Shanghai, where factories seemed to pop up overnight. Even in Anhui,

In Jiangxi, Henan, Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi and other places, many traditional businessmen have also built factories, and even some officials' sons have invested their money in this sudden industrial wave.

From April to May, in just one month, more than 2,000 new factories were built across the country, of which more than 70% were related to the textile industry. The remaining food, chemical, machinery and other factories with higher technical requirements were mainly concentrated in a few

In big cities, such as Shanghai, there are more than a dozen match factories, dye factories, alcohol factories, fertilizer factories, etc. The establishment of these factories recruited a large number of workers, which greatly alleviated social conflicts, and because so many

The emergence of factories has also led to a large demand for raw materials. Not to mention other things, just the textile industry, the demand for raw silk, cotton, etc. is almost dozens of times higher than before. For a time, the market prices of such raw materials have skyrocketed, which has caused the breeding

, the landowners and farmers who grow such items are dancing with joy.

The rise of industry also brought about the commercial prosperity of towns. Areas where factories and a large working population gathered were bustling with activity. Service industries such as catering, services, transportation, postal services, telegraphs, etc. came one after another, and many new industries emerged.

business opportunities.

Due to Fang Zida's great success in the Shanghai Investment Promotion Association and the subsequent industrial wave, Yuan Shikai, Song Jiaoren and others were overjoyed when they heard the news. With the cooperation of the president and prime minister, the discussion of various bills in Congress was greatly reduced.

After half a year of noisy work, it was finally promulgated in mid-May 1914. What was newly promulgated was not only the first formal Constitution of the Republic of China, but also preliminary civil law, commercial law, agricultural law, criminal law, etc. Among them, the commercial law was due to Fang Zida’s

The reason is that this new commercial law, which was promulgated first after the Constitution, not only stipulates strong support for the country to develop industry and enhance national strength for commerce, but also specially re-formulates a section on commercial taxation.

Before the Republic of China, there were countless exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes in the Qing Dynasty, and the tax system formulated by the Qing Law Firm had long been a piece of waste paper. Song Jiaoren was a Western constitutionalist. He had conducted detailed research on the tax systems of various countries around the world, and worked with some familiar

Experts and members of the Western system constantly exchanged opinions and pushed for the bill to take shape, and finally decided to introduce a new system that would cancel the previous tax system and establish a new system based on commercial income tax, circulation tax, personal income tax, etc. At the same time, in rural areas

In the law, the government also made new regulations regarding agricultural taxes and significantly reduced agricultural taxes to reduce the burden on landlords and farmers.

It can be said that the starting point for the reform of the tax system in the new law is extremely good. Compared with the past, the implementation of the new system will definitely enable the country to operate normally and form an excellent hematopoietic system. Although in the short term, the new system

The system will reduce part of the government's revenue, but once it is successfully implemented, it can take as little as three years or as many as five years. From a long-term perspective, there will be huge gains.

Of course, the results are not as simple as imagined. Although the Republic of China was unified on the surface and the central constitutional system began to operate, the situation was not optimistic for local governments. In addition to the areas controlled by the central government, many provinces were still semi-official.

In the state of **, those so-called governors and military governors are, to put it bluntly, the local emperors of one side. How the central government sets taxes is nothing to them. The guns in their hands and the soldiers below are what they want.

Things that matter. It can be said that it is extremely difficult to implement the New Deal in these places. Not to mention other provinces, such as Sichuan and Guizhou. As the "revolutionary heroes" who were involved in the New Army uprising, in order to retain their rights

Who is not collecting taxes to raise large numbers of soldiers? Some counties have even taxed people for 15 years in the Republic of China. These situations are simply unbelievable.

Take Cai E, the famous governor of Yunnan, for example. This revolutionary general often shouts loud slogans, and also does these things secretly. Although he is still a little quiet in his own territory of Yunnan, he has occupied Sichuan and Guizhou.

In some areas, he collected taxes better than anyone else. Tang Jiyao, who succeeded him, was not even a good person. In order to help Marshal Tang "find money", his Yunnan Army officers even led troops to burn, kill, and loot, and they were punished.

Locals denounced him as "bandits".

Even in the territory controlled by the central government, except for Zhili, Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas are slightly better, and the rest of the places are not very optimistic. Some veterans who have defected to the Beiyang faction are no worse than the revolutionaries in taking over the territory. In this regard, Yuan Shikai and Song Jiao

Ren also had a headache and wrote to Fang Zida for advice. Fang Zida considered writing a long letter and sent it to Yuan Shikai and Song Jiaoren at the same time in a few days. In the letter, he first analyzed the complex situation in various places and the strength of each faction, and elaborated on his own views.

It is proposed to first focus on governing Zhili, including Shandong, Anhui and Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and use the New Deal to form a complete system in these areas that are easy to implement. The rest of the places, such as Shaanxi, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei and other places, should be put aside for the time being. In addition, the Northeastern region should pay close attention to

Develop and implement suggestions together with the New Deal.

In the governance areas, we must simultaneously establish sound police, taxation, and supervision departments, and vigorously develop agriculture, industry, and commerce. As long as these areas are well done, victory will be achieved. At the same time, the construction of the national army and the transformation of the national defense force are important foundations. When these are completed

, other aspects will inevitably fall into place.

Fang Zida's suggestion was recognized by the central government. At this time, Yuan Shikai did something extremely surprising. As president, he proposed to the government to invite his old rival Cen Chunxuan to take up an important position in the newly established Supervisory Yuan.

During the Second Revolution, he opposed Yuan Shikai and although he was not sentenced to jail, but now that he was unemployed and at home, Yuan Shikai actually wanted to invite this person out. This move surprised everyone.

Cen Chunxuan was very famous. In the late Qing Dynasty, he and Yuan Shikai were known as Nan Cen and Bei Yuan. Although there was friendship between the two, they were by no means friends. It can even be said that there was a deep conflict between them. The arrogant Cen Chunxuan always looked down on him.

Yuan Shikai, otherwise he would not have opposed him in the second revolution.

However, Cen Chunxuan has a great advantage. He has a strong temperament and is not afraid of the powerful. During his tenure, he impeached a large number of corrupt and mediocre officials. As early as when he was acting governor of Sichuan, Cen Chunxuan had prepared to impeach more than 300 officials at one time. He had accumulated a lot of experience over a long period of time.

Official abuses were eliminated one by one. Cen Chunxuan impeached and dismissed more than 1,400 illegal and corrupt officials during his tenure as governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, which shocked the whole country and was known as the "official massacre" for a time.

From this aspect, Cen Chunxuan is indeed a good candidate to act as the Supervisory Yuan, and Lao Yuan's move has allowed the world to see his broad mind. This is not only unexpected by most people, but also by Fang Zida.

After thinking about it carefully, I couldn't help but marvel at Yuan Shikai's move.

Cen Chunxuan's appointment was not an easy one. Although Yuan Shikai put down his attitude and took the initiative to invite, Cen Chunxuan did not accept the offer at first. It was not until Song Jiaoren, Xu Shichang and others came forward to intercede repeatedly and moved Cen Chunxuan that they put the country first, that he reluctantly agreed.

After taking office, Cen Chunxuan lived up to expectations. Not only did he make drastic changes to the Procuratorate, but he also asked the National Police Agency for assistance. After investigation and verification, he arrested nearly a hundred corrupt officials in Zhili and other places. For a while, the people shouted "official massacre again"

Here it comes!" The officials who wanted to take advantage of the implementation of the New Deal were frightened, and the people cheered like thunder.

By June 1914, a large number of newly built factories were officially put into operation, and the new taxation gradually began to take effect. Moreover, a good supervision system was established, and the implementation of the New Deal was also going very smoothly. On June 15, another news came from the northwest

The good news circulated for many days. Bai Lang, the leader of Bai Lang's army who had caused headaches to the central government, was finally killed on the spot in an encounter. The remaining fleeing units of Bai Lang's army were also surrounded and suppressed by various armies, and the rest dispersed.

, At this point, the Bailang problem that has troubled the central government for nearly a year and cost a lot of money has finally been resolved.

While the whole country, including Song Jiaoren and other KMT members, were excited about the good prospects for the country's rapid development, Fang Zida, who was far away in Shanghai, was not as relaxed as they were. Because he knew very well that there was going to be a sweeping crisis soon.

A global storm is coming, and the young Republic of China will face a huge choice. Once it makes a wrong step, the consequences will be disastrous.
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