Section 4 Exam
After seeing off Zhuang Jihua and the others, Jiang Xianyun and Li Zhilong also left. Li Zhilong is the translator of General Consultant Boroting. His other identity is the liaison officer of ** and Boroting, who is responsible for contacting the ** Guangdong District Committee. He is young and energetic. He also has a super talent to himself. He didn't want to eat a small turtle today, so he couldn't help but feel angry. Jiang Xianyun knew what he was thinking, but although he did not agree with Zhuang Jihua's point of view, he could not provide better evidence. So he comforted him:
"In the field, it seems that Huangpu will gather the best talents in China at present. I thought He Zhonghan was an outstanding person, but I didn't expect that Zhuang Jihua would be even better."
"I have heard of He Zhonghan when I was in Hankou before. The article was well written, but Zhuang Jihua never heard of it. His theory was completely different from our party's understanding of the Chinese revolution, but it was difficult to refute it." Li Zhilong was a little discouraged.
"It is difficult to refute it. We do not know that we have not learned Marxism enough. Since we joined the revolution, we have been running around every day and rarely calm down to study revolutionary theories in a systematic manner. We must strengthen our studies. If non-party people have a better understanding of Marxist theory than our party members, that is not a problem of being laughed at." Jiang Xianyun said seriously.
"Well, you're right." Although Li Zhilong said this, he didn't agree. Jiang Xianyun could only sigh in his heart when he saw it.
On March 27, when the spring in Guangzhou was early, and the north was still enduring the last blow of the north wind, Guangzhou was already in full bloom.
At the Xiaonan Gate, a banner was erected at the gate of Guangzhou Higher Normal School. The National Revolutionary Army Officer's School Examination Hall was also posted next to it. Candidates from all over the world entered the examination hall one after another. The first day was composition, history, mathematics, geography, and the last day was oral examination. The oral examination was hosted by Liao Zhongkai, Deng Yanda, and Zhang Shenfu. Before Chiang Kai-shek came back, Liao Zhongkai had to provoke all the matters of the Whampoa Military Academy.
"Please talk about the relationship between imperialism and the national revolution." After Zhuang Jihua came in, Liao Zhongkai looked at the candidate who was recommended by Chiang Kai-shek and Deng Yanda. Since that day, he has never had the opportunity to talk to him again. Therefore, he came up with a question that he thought was more difficult.
"The purpose of the revolution is to defeat the warlords and restore national sovereignty. Therefore, the revolution and the imperialist powers are natural enemies. The contradiction between the two is inevitable and cannot be avoided. However, the great powers are not a solid piece of the same body. There are also contradictions between them, and their strength is also different. After the European War, the strength of Britain and France decreased, so they could not directly send troops to intervene in the national revolution, or even if they wanted to intervene, they did not have this power. After President Wilson, the United States pursued isolationism, so although the United States' strength was the best in the world, it was impossible for him to send troops to intervene in the Chinese revolution. Moreover, the United States respected the United States' strength after President Wilson. Therefore, although the United States' strength was the best in the world, it was impossible for him to send troops to intervene in the Chinese revolution. Moreover, the United States respected the United States's strength.
The open door policy was long dissatisfied with the unfair trade implemented by Britain and France in their colonies, so the United States may become our ally under certain circumstances. Our most dangerous enemy is Japan. Since the Meiji Restoration, Japan has been pursuing a policy of mainland expansion. Japan has not suffered any losses in the European war. After the war, it took over German colonies in the Far East, and its strength increased. At the same time, the decline in Britain and France is an opportunity for Japan, so I think Japan will accelerate its invasion of China. Among the great powers, the only one who is likely to send troops to interfere in the national revolution in the future... "
Zhuang Jihua fully explained the changes in China's policy from the impact of the revolution on the interests of the great powers in China to the evolution of international politics after the European War, and finally he also roughly analyzed the attitudes of the great powers towards the national revolution and possible countermeasures.
Talents, talents, Liao Zhongkai became more and more satisfied with the more he heard it. He even thought that this person should not go to Huangpu, but to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Zhang Shenfu, who had no idea before, felt even stronger. He thought that Li Zhilong and Jiang Xianyun of his party were outstanding talents, but he did not expect that this young man was not inferior at all, and might even be strong, and perhaps the person who was still in France could surpass him.
Few people know Zhang Shen’s mansion nowadays, and this lord is also one of the strange people of the Republic of China. He is the founder of three political parties active in the Chinese politics: China **, the Democratic Party of the Peasants and Workers, and the Democratic League. In the end, he was a non-party member; he was the introducer of Zhou Enlai and Zhu De, two giants of China **, but he ignored ** (when Mao moved to Beijing, he was Mao’s department manager); he was against Chiang Kai-shek all his life, but when Chiang Kai-shek was about to finish his life, he published an article to advocate the rule of the river, which made his wife run away; if he said such a thing, he should follow Chiang Kai-shek to Taiwan, but he stayed in the mainland until his death.
"It's very good, let's talk about your understanding of the Three Principles of the People." Zhang Shenfu wanted to look at this young man again.
"The Three Principles of the People are the nation, civil rights, and people's livelihood; I think the nation is the sovereignty of the country, and civil rights are the democratic rights of the people. It includes the rights enjoyed by the people such as association and voting rights, and people's livelihood is the living conditions of the people. The Three Principles of the People are the ultimate goal of the revolution..." To be honest, Zhuang Jihua's understanding of the Three Principles of the People mainly comes from recent reading newspapers and listening to conversations between He Zhonghan and Hu Zongnan and others. Zhang Shenfu has asked for ideas.
Although Zhuang Jihua's answer is not bad, it is much mediocre than the excellence just now; Liao Zhongkai felt that his evaluation might be high, at least this young man still needs to strengthen his learning of the Three Principles of the People.
"What do you think is the difference between the revolutionary army and the warlord army?" Deng Yanda, who had been with the prince to attack books, suddenly raised a question. Liao Zhongkai and Zhang Shenfu smiled at the same time, knowing that Deng Yanda was happy to see the hunt.
"The revolutionary army is an army armed by revolutionary theory, a new type of army; the warlord army is a feudal army, an old army destined to be eliminated, which is their essential difference. The specific manifestation is that soldiers have different combat purposes. The army armed by revolutionary theory fights for belief and ideology, and the feudal army fights for the personal interests of their superiors; therefore, revolutionary soldiers are less afraid of death, have higher morale, stricter discipline, and are more supported by the people; the warlord army has morale maintained by money, and loyalty is also maintained by money and other interests. Military discipline is corrupt and the people hate it; in wartime, the benefits surge, failure scattered..."
Deng Yanda was very satisfied. Zhuang Jihua didn't know that he was the only candidate who was "interrogated" by three examiners, and created a record of Huangpu that was not available in later generations.
"Shenfu, there are many talents among the candidates this time. You can read this article." Liao Zhongkai handed the test paper in his hand to Zhang Shenfu. After the oral examination, the "Admissions Office" of Nandi No. 2 devoted all his efforts to mark the papers. History, geography, and mathematics were handed over to the teachers of the normal school, and the composition was personally corrected by Liao Zhongkai and Zhang Shenfu. In fact, those three subjects were just foils, and the main thing was to look at the composition. The title of the composition was "On the Causes of China's Poverty and Weakness and the Way to Save the National".
"….., the root cause of China's poverty and weakness lies in the plunder of imperialism, and the specific implementation is the agent of imperialism in China, warlords. Overthrowing warlords and expelling imperialism is the only way to make China's poverty and weakness go to prosperity and strength. To achieve this goal, we must mobilize and rely on millions of workers and peasants,...,"
"Good articles are very impressive." Zhang Shenfu couldn't help but shouted loudly, "Jiang Xianyun, indeed, his reputation is well-deserved."
"Shen's Mansion knows this candidate."
"He and Li Zhilong are the best in our party's youth generation. They have led the labor movement in Hunan and are one of the leaders of the labor movement in Hunan. Zhao Hengti is still wanting him."
"No wonder I can write such profound and passionate articles at such a young age."
"Zhongkai, look at this article, that Zhuang Jihua's." After a while, Zhang Shenfu handed Liao Zhongkai another test paper. These two people were not marking the papers, but were appreciating the papers.
"Look, it's rare that both Jieshi and Zesheng are optimistic about him." Liao Zhongkai took it and came over.
"…, therefore, the external manifestation of China's poverty and weakness is warlords and imperialism, but the internal reason is ignorant and backward feudal culture. The Xinhai Revolution only overthrew the emperor sitting in the Golden Palace, but did not dismantle the feudal ideas in the minds of the people...."
"……, the road to prosperity in China lies in the development of science and technology, innovating ideas, and innovating the political system and social culture. The strength of the West lies in industry, and the foundation of industry lies in education and technology. If China wants to revive and stands tall among the nations of the world, it must vigorously promote science and technology education. To achieve this goal, we must first have a strong central government and promote it with the strength of the central government.… From this point of view, unifying the country is only the first step for China's prosperity and strength,..."
Zhuang Jihua's way of saving is a long article, divided into three parts: politics, economy and military. In his political strategy, he emphasized that the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party is the basis for promoting revolutionary development, and proposed to establish an anti-warlord united front with the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party as the core, and to unite people from all walks of life. However, he also pointed out that the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party is not solid, and there are many uncertainties, which implicitly mentioned the differences between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party on social reform methods and the possible consequences of this difference. The solution he proposed was to follow the model of the Democratic and Republican American United States, develop equally, establish a joint meeting of the two parties, and assign a dedicated person to contact to facilitate communication.
In the economic strategy section, he proposed to carry out land reform. The reform method is to reduce rent and interest, and at the same time impose high taxes on landlords' land rent. The purpose of high taxes is to force landlords to shift funds from land to industry to make up for the government's insufficient investment in industry; to control heavy industries in a state-controlled manner and open up light industries.
In the section on the revolutionary military strategy, he proposed to first eliminate Chen Jiongming from the east, reorganize the Guangdong army and completely revolutionize it to consolidate the Guangdong base. Then he led his troops westward to occupy Guangxi, achieving the strategic goal of expanding the strategic depth of the Guangdong base, and then using the power of Guangdong and Guangxi to attack the Central Plains in the north.
Liao Zhongkai remained silent after reading it. He also studied Chinese and Western culture and had a high understanding of the shortcomings of Chinese traditional culture. Zhang Shenfu is also a scholar who integrates Chinese and Western culture. These two people fully understand the value of this article. However, the political views of the article are different from the current mainstream consciousness in the two parties, and the military strategy is also different from Mr. Zhongshan's proposition. However, it is undeniable that the feasibility of the economic and military strategies mentioned in the article is very high. Although it is not as passionate as Jiang Xianyun, it is better to argue.
Liao Zhongkai sighed softly, "Shen Mansion, what do you think?"
"Article is a good article. To be honest, I only had a vague understanding of some problems, but now I am a little puzzled. Zhuang Jihua is still so young, rare, rare. Is he a member of the Kuomintang?"
Liao Zhongkai knew that the problem Zhang Shenfu was about the member joining the Kuomintang. Zhang Shenfu once told him that he did not agree with this decision. In terms of revolutionary methods, the Kuomintang advocated top-down revolution, and the ** advocated bottom-up; therefore, the member joining the Kuomintang had opposition in both parties, but the Kuomintang had Sun Yat-sen to suppress it, and the Communist International decision was not to be implemented.
Seeing Zhang Shenfu asking if Zhuang Jihua was a member of the Kuomintang, he knew what he meant and replied calmly: "No, it was just introduced by Jieshi and Zesheng." After that, he put Zhuang Jihua's paper in the drawer.
Zhuang Jihua is actually very contradictory. He is not unaware that the views he expressed in the article are different from the mainstream consciousness. When he first saw this topic, he wanted to write according to the mainstream consciousness. However, the development of history proved that this consciousness is incorrect. In previous textbooks, the reasons for the failure of the Great Revolution were completely cited on the division and right-leaning opportunism of the Kuomintang rightists, but these rightists were mainly the Kuomintang veterans who followed Sun Yat-sen in the early days, such as Zou Lu, Xie Chi, Zhang Jingjiang, Wu Zhihui, Dai Jitao, etc. Because these people were in the villain role, their facial makeup was fixed during the political air tension. As the political air loosened and research on this aspect increased, their facial makeup gradually fell off, and people knew that these people also had such extraordinary experiences. Later generations made a simple comment on the two parties in this era: ** Like an internationalist, the Kuomintang like a nationalist.
Zhuang Jihua was in a dilemma. He believed that the division of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party was the main reason for the failure of the Great Revolution. After suffering heavy losses, he embarked on the road of armed resistance to seize power. The Kuomintang won and lost clearly, and since then he fell into internal divisions, and never established a completely unified country. Until he lost, he failed to truly achieve military and political unity. As the person who knows the development of history best in this era, he could not "sing" the current mainstream consciousness. In the last gritted his teeth, he still used this opportunity to remind the senior management. As for the consequences, he ignored it.
In April, the military academy enrollment list was released, Jiang Xianyun ranked first and Zhuang Jihua second.
Chiang Kai-shek returned to Guangzhou in mid-April, nearly ten days earlier than his previous life.
On May 3, Sun Yat-sen resigned as principal of the Whampoa Military Academy and was renamed Prime Minister of the Military Academy. Chiang Kai-shek officially took office as principal of the Whampoa Military Academy, and Liao Zhongkai became the Party representative of the Military Academy. Li Jishen was the Director of the Training Department, and Deng Yanda was the Deputy Director of the Coach Department He Yingqin was the Chief Instructor.
Chapter completed!