Businessmen are the most realistic people in the world, and those who are more realistic than businessmen are the sects.

Sichuan's closed environment has made the local associations more exciting and exciting. The most amazing one is the Gelao Society, followed by the Xiaoyi Society. The scale of development is very large. From the Jiaqing period to the Xuantong period, Gelao Society opened thirty provinces across the country.

There are six mountain halls, and Sichuan occupies sixteen.

Sichuan people say that one gentry, two grains, three robes, country gentry, landlord, and the gang are the three most powerful local forces in Sichuan. No matter who comes to Sichuan, they will have to make friends with the gang. Without the support of the gang, it is even more difficult to move forward in Sichuan.

The revolutionaries in Sichuan also joined the Party Wharf in large numbers. Huang Fusheng, Xiong Kewu, and Yang Zhaorong, the main leaders of the Tongmenghui in Sichuan, all took the initiative to join the Party. Similarly, the leaders of the Communist Party in various parts of Sichuan also joined the Tongmenghui, and the number of participating in the Restoration Association was held.

There are also many.

There are many new troops in Sichuan, because Sichuan University is actually two towns in this province. Sichuan has many regiment training, as many as cow hair, countless. The Sichuan security team is more, as many as cow lice, and many more.

For example, ant, a dozen small people can be considered security teams, and hundreds of large people can also be considered as security teams. It is common for a dozen security teams in each county to have them.

Because of Sichuan's closure, the Qing government has not actually sorted out the situation in Sichuan. The problems have accumulated so much that there are too many problems. So in the end, there are so many warlords in Sichuan, so many that they cannot count them.

There are a group of people around Song Biao who are very familiar with the situation in Sichuan, such as Hu Jingyi, among the first-class staff officers. Hu Jingyi is the same classmate of the infantry department recommended by Jiang Fangzhen. He has a good level and is careful and cautious. He is not arrogant or impatient.

He is known for not being crazy or not drinking, and has always been in the Second Staff Bureau as a staff officer. During this period, he studied small staff and logistics department in the Far East Main Scholar.

Hu Jingyi was very familiar with the situation of Sichuan and Ge Laohui. If it weren't for the fact that he happened to be responsible for the reorganization of Hubei's new army, Song Biao would have sent him to Sichuan to assist Liu Gengyun in his work.

It took two days to take a boat from Hubei to Chongqing. Song Biao happened to listen to Hu Jingyi's situation in Sichuan again during these two days. The Intelligence Bureau also sorted out the list of major members of the Sichuan Association and the Tongmenghui.

In Sichuan, the association and the Tongmenghui are deeply involved. It is really amazing. The branch organization of the Restoration Association in Sichuan is not as good as the Tongmenghui in this regard. The main organizers of the Hanzhong Association are Wu Jinyu and Yu Peilun.

People are all literati and scientific and technological elements. They are not very effective in contacting the association. Most of the members come from new academic institutions. They use the Sichuan Science Society and Chengdu Chemical Engineering School in Chengdu as their main activity bases.

This is rather embarrassing, and it is also a natural flaw of the Refuge Association. There are too many literati and the problem of the Tongmenghui is that there are too many members of the Refuge Association. Therefore, in Sichuan, the Refuge Association has always been worse than the Tongmenghui. It is almost a similar problem. The Refuge Association is in Hubei's development is not as good as the Tongmenghui branch's joint association, and its development in Hunan is worse than the Tongmenghui. The reason is that the association and new schools are more, and Hubei has more associations.

At this point, the Restoration Association is similar to the Restoration Association of that year. There are many scholars and literati, and too few dare to behead and cut off their arms.

If you want to rectify Sichuan well, you must not start by cracking down on the Communist Party. This is a mess, so it is better to win over it first. However, the Communist Party is also a messy organizational structure, and it is useless to win over it. The various places are scattered and mercenaries stand on their own. The generals of the Communist Party are independent of each other.

It's a bad thing that's hard to solve.

Song Biao arrived in Ba County, Chongqing by boat and lived here.

The Revolutionary Government of the Shu Army, which was briefly established in Chongqing, finally reached cooperation and agreements between Zhao Erfeng and Sichuan Autonomous Government. It still owned the Sichuan Autonomous Revolutionary Army in Chongqing, which was basically composed of members of the Communist Party. After the Northeast Army entered Sichuan, it quickly gathered new ones.

The army advanced eastward to attack Chongqing, and the so-called Sichuan Autonomous Revolutionary Army fled in a hurry, allowing the Northeast Army to control two important cities of Chengdu and Chongqing.

Sichuan has since been officially included in the jurisdiction of the central government. The problem is that this jurisdiction lacks the following mass base, and Gelaohui and Tongmenghui continue to occupy other regions.

After arriving in Ba County, Song Biao lived in the prefectural yamen of Chongqing Prefecture.

This yamen is beautifully built, exquisite and small, with a quiet bamboo forest, even in winter, and the arrangement of strange rockery stones is quite unique.

When Song Biao lived, Chen Wu and Liu Gengyun came to visit immediately. Wu Jinyu and Yu Peilun were also here. Shu Fangde, Chen Qicai, Hu Jingyi and Yuan Jinkai who came to Sichuan with Song Biao also accompanied them.

People come here.

The winter of this year is very cold. The coldness in Sichuan is a kind of shady cold. The temperature is not very low, but it is not like the dry cold in the Northeast. The coldness here is another indescribable taste, especially Chongqing.

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Song Biao, who was very accustomed to living in the north, could not immediately adapt to this bad humidity and coldness. Li Dahan found a copper stove and baked dozens of fine charcoal in the West Flower Hall to remove the cold.

As long as the room was not so humid and cold, Song Biao thought that the winter in Chongqing was also good, at least not as cold as in the Northeast. He also felt very warm in a dark brown and green military uniform.

Accompanied by the first-class attendant Zhang Futian, Chen Wu and Shu Fangde and others entered the West Flower Hall to meet each other. After bowing, they sat down one by one under the arrangement of the guards.

In ancient times, His Majesty actually refers to the close ministers and guards in front of the emperor. The emperor is supreme. When his ministers speak to the emperor, they can only ask the close ministers and guards to convey it. Therefore, they are called Your Majesty. The meaning of the emperor is under the stairs. Over time, His Majesty becomes the emperor.

One of the honorable titles.

Zhang Futian held such a position at this time, at least in etiquette, and could not leave unless the emperor talked to his closer ministers, such as Zhao Kuangyin and brother Zhao Guangyi, he did not need close ministers and guards to beside him for dinner, so it was a tragedy.

In addition to Zhang Futian, Jiang Zuobin is also a first-class military officer, but the work he is responsible for is different from Zhang Futian. Zhang Futian is responsible for internal affairs and he is responsible for foreign affairs.

There are great changes in etiquette now and in the past, because Song Biao is now the emperor of the Chinese Empire. Regardless of whether the people from the southern provinces and the Tongmenghui recognize it, the Northeast Group and the Restoration Association are sure to recognize it. He is

Emperor, everyone must not be able to set up a banquet for greetings.

The emperor's diet was all under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. There was no reason why the ministers prepared the imperial meal.

In fact, Song Biao also wanted to invite everyone to have a meal and drink two glasses of wine to celebrate Chen Wu and Liu Gengyun's victory. Due to etiquette, he could only prepare some pastries and tea to entertain everyone to sit down.

Song Biao specially called Wu Jinyu and Liu Gengyun to sit next to him, only two steps away from him. When the tea was brought up, the guards all retreated. Song Biao, Wu Jinyu, Yu Peilun, Liu Gengyun and Chen Wu said.

: "You have made great contributions to Sichuan this time. Sichuan's problems are quite complicated. There are too many local forces. After the Tongzhi year, the Qing government's governance of Sichuan was actually gradually falling into a relatively embarrassing situation. You can at least ensure that

Sichuan is under the jurisdiction of the central government. Instead of the so-called autonomy, I think this is already very successful."

After hearing this, the four of them all thanked each other first. Liu Gengyun responded as the representative and said: "This time, President Wu can be said to be the first contribution. It was because he contacted members of the Hanzhong Association in the army to force Zhu Qinglan to the palace.

The new army in the 17th towns collectively turned against each other. However, the Tongmenghui and the Hui Party accounted for a large proportion of the 33rd mixed association in Sichuan. How to deal with them is indeed a very difficult thing.

We have discussed it many times but have not found a suitable solution. We are incompetent, so we still ask the Holy Lord."

Song Biao thought for a while and said, "I don't have any good ideas here. Hu Jingyi raised an idea to win over the association party, and first drag the party out. Whether it is ideological education or small favors, it doesn't matter if it is awarded an official or a title.

The key is to win them over first. Without them, the Tongmenghui is also rootless duckweed in Sichuan. On this basis, we try our best to persuade a group of Tongmenghui members to turn against each other, including doing a good job in the Tongmenghui Association.

Third, local gentry must be won over. Sichuan people say that one gentry, two gentry, three robbery brother, gentry, landlord, and association are the three major local forces in Sichuan. If the Qing government is concerned, Zhao Erfeng and Xiliang also win over these things in Sichuan.

People are the main ones, but they have ignored the Communist Party before. I can't stay in Sichuan for a year or two. What should I do? You should discuss it carefully in Sichuan."

After hearing this, Liu Gengyun knew that he and the Third Infantry Division would definitely stay in Sichuan for a long time to suppress the situation, so he immediately asked: "Your Majesty, who are you considering arranging as governor of Sichuan?"

The separation of military and political affairs within the new empire is a basic principle, and a province must be stabilized. The governor of the province and the supervisor of each defense zone are the two most important candidates, followed by the speaker of the provincial parliament and the captain of the provincial patrol force, and the police department.

Director.

Song Biao replied: "I discussed with Tang Shaoyi before coming. I am currently considering letting Yang Zhaolin be the governor of Sichuan. He is from Zunyi, Guizhou and is familiar with the situation in the southwest. He participated in the bus writing letter in his early years and has since been with Ronglu.

After several years of being an aide, Tanhua, a high school student in the 29th year of Guangxu, he worked as a prefect in Jiaxing Prefecture for two years. Later, he was sent by the Qing government to study at the Japanese Law and Political University to study for a doctorate in law. In the past two years in Japan, he and our liberation meeting were held.

There are many interactions. After returning to China, he served as the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Law of the Qing government and has been secretly helping us with revolutionary work. I took time to talk to him before I came. I feel that he is still very capable. If I think about governing Sichuan

It is also very clear. Because he works in the Cabinet Government's legal department, he still has some things to hand over, and it will take about a week to arrive."

Liu Gengyun agreed: "The emperor is wise, if such a person comes to work in Sichuan, we will be relieved."

Song Biao continued to say to Wu Jinyu: "My current idea is to let you serve as the first speaker of the Sichuan Provincial Parliament first. Considering the complicated situation in Sichuan, your work and tasks must be much more important than others.

More complicated, I hope you can do this job well. I think your previous work in the revival revolution in Sichuan was not very ideal, and of course it has little to do with your association party. As the speaker, what you need to consider

There are a lot more than before. The Society Party must have several backbone leaders joining the parliament and participating in the work of the parliament as representatives of the poor. You still have to coordinate with them in this regard."

Wu Jinyu hurried forward to thank him and said, "Thank you for your kindness, I should do my best to ensure peace in Sichuan."

The Speaker certainly cannot call himself a "member" with Song Biao.

Song Biao did not correct these small problems, and he was not very sure about these etiquette matters. He would have to wait until Zhang Binglin and others made the decision and then distributed them in the newspaper before everyone could find a relatively certain one.

rule.

Because Wu Jinyu is a local. Song Biao has always had many confusions about Sichuan, so he asked him: "By the way. I happened to have something to ask you. I used to read the information reported below. It is said that Sichuan is aware of it.

Tax revenue has increased very significantly in recent years. In some places, the tax and liquor of land tax can reach 14 taels of silver per mu. My tax expert is Ouyang Xi. He and I often talk about this issue. I can't think about it.

Explanation. We make a lot of money by farming in the Northeast. The average agricultural tax of acre of land is only one or two to half of the money. I don’t understand how the people of Sichuan survived it.”

Wu Jinyu sighed a lot when he heard this and couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty. Our Sichuan people's life is really hard. Please forgive the tax on land for three years of land for the people of Sichuan. As for the local land tax on land that the emperor asked about

Things, any place like this where acre of land costs more than ten taels of silver is a land that grows earth tobacco. Because the profit of land costs extremely high, even the tax on acre of land costs more than ten taels of silver will not overwhelm the planting.

, Sichuan's soil tobacco planting is probably one of the best in the country. Secondly, the taxation of mulberry fields is also very good. Sichuan locally draws high likin for silk transported from other provinces, and also pays heavy taxation on local mulberry silk.

.Because shipping is closed, it is extremely difficult to enter the silk outside, and the silk taxes in other provinces are also high. Therefore, even if more than a dozen taels of silver is imposed, the people have not been forced to death. However, the price of silk satin has soared. So a few of them have been charged

In 2018, most of the mulberry forests in Sichuan were destroyed. People would rather plant mulberry trees than plant them. Sichuan was originally a country of Tianfu. Silk mulberry is famous all over the world. Now the Shu brocade we weaves only a few thousand pieces of Shu brocade in a year. The people are in poverty, and it is difficult for the weaving households to weave them.

, The merchants were helpless, and the government also harmed others and did not benefit themselves. After several years of heavy taxes, it became increasingly worse than before. When Zhao Erfeng took office, he had to buy Yunnan copper cast copper rounds on a large scale and issue silver round coupons. The currency was inflated and the prices were every year.

The surge is soaring that the people are poor and unable to bear the hardships.”

Song Biao was speechless and asked, "Then didn't you push Zhao Erfeng down?"

Wu Jinyu said: "Zhao Erfeng is still very powerful. He has contacts with the gentry and the guild party in the province. After the revolution, he also expelled Lijin from all over the country and appeased the people's hearts. In addition, his younger brother Zhao Erxun was the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and the two of them were

The mutual forces control the new army in the three towns. We and the revolutionary army organized by the Tongmenghui have never fought them. There are factors that have intensified the conflict between us and the Tongmenghui. If we worked together, it would have been possible to fight with Zhao Erfeng.

one time."

After listening to Wu Jinyu's answer, Song Biao really understood many incredible things in Sichuan.

After a little thought, he and Wu Jinyu said: "The possibility of tax exemption in Sichuan for three years is probably not high. It is basically handled according to the tax system of the three northeastern provinces. If you can achieve this level, there will be no problems with Sichuan's economy and people's livelihood.

Regarding the governance of Sichuan, Premier Tang explained that Sichuan has a large population and a small average land. In addition, the province is relatively closed, land annexation is too powerful, and there are too many poor people without land, so it seems very difficult. This is not like

The situation in Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Jiangsu and Zhejiang was also a blessing in disguise. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom movement and years of wars have caused a large-scale decline in the population of these provinces, including land annexation and per capita land problems.

So, we have a trip to Guandong in Zhili, Shanxi and Shaanxi, West Entrance, Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian have a trip to Southeast Asia, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Huguang and Guangxi have not had such a tendency to immigrate in recent years. Sichuan has a population of 48 million, and 5% of the land needs to be supported by 10%

The population of the country is quite complicated. As a speaker, you must understand the difficulties. Recently, the Research Bureau is about to launch a new book called "Political Policy for Governing the Country", which revolves around Xunzi's emphasis on law and love for the people

On the other hand, we also introduce a large number of modern national management ideas and policies. We now basically require that all councillors have one book and should study it carefully-<3 8 Look Book Net^ >-

After that, you will generally understand the difficult governance of Sichuan.”

After hearing this, Wu Jinyu thought about it carefully and felt that it made sense and inspiring.
To be continued...