After these six years of rapid development, Northeast China now has a relatively solid foundation. If there had not been a sudden outbreak of civil war and the liberation revolution that overthrew the Qing Dynasty, Northeast China's Second Five-Year Plan would have prepared to implement "150 large industrial plans", and discussed with Song Biao

Afterwards, Prime Minister Tang Shaoyi planned to fully absorb the "150 large industrial plans" in the Empire's First Five-Year Plan and expand it to 175 plans to include high-tech industries such as electric power, communications, and automobiles.

The cabinet government is also very ambitious. It hopes to achieve systematic and great progress in the entire industrial system by building 175 large-scale factories across the country and promoting the development of thirty to fifty large companies.

According to Tang Shaoyi's vision, of the 175 large factories, 13 are joint ventures between the government and national capital, 13 are joint ventures between the government, national capital and foreign businessmen, and 13 are self-built by national capital. The government provides policy preferences and coordinates the introduction of technology and

equipment, hire foreign experts for guidance, establish supporting education systems and market management policies, and other supporting facilities, including railways, power plants, etc.

The Northeast has a good industrial foundation, rich resources, and many large enterprises. Among the current 175 plans, Northeast China accounts for 13, Zhili, Shandong, Henan, and Shanxi account for 13. Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Huguang, Guangdong, and Sichuan together account for the remaining 13. Overall

Northeast China has the most, followed by Jiangsu and Zhejiang, followed by Zhili and Huguang.

The Far East Consortium has strong financial resources and a good technical and industrial foundation. According to the current plan, the Far East Consortium can account for at least half of the opportunities in the 175 projects. However, Tang Shaoyi has the intention to restrict the Far East and also wants to support other business groups.

After all, Tang Shaoyi is Tang Shaoyi. He already has anti-monopoly tendencies, but now he urgently needs the Far East Consortium to contribute. Especially considering that the Far East Consortium is the emperor's private property, he still handles it very carefully.

Rong Xingqiao is not happy. There are too many projects. He is not happy because the investment is huge. He is also worried about the risks in the capital chain and operations. He is also not happy when there are few projects. The key is the few big projects he wants. Tang Shaoyi

None of them were given to the Far East Consortium.

Tang Shaoyi also discussed many things with Song Biao twice.

Tang Shaoyi's meaning is very simple. Your Majesty is now in control of the world, and you should put the world first. Song Biao did not pay much attention to his words. Of course, this is not because Tang Shaoyi wants to have trouble with Song Biao. He just feels that he

As the prime minister, he should put the country first. If conditions permit, he should still adhere to principles.

Unless Song Biao himself or sends someone to tell him that it is not good for you to do things this way, then there is no condition to continue to adhere to the principle, and he will not persist in it.

Regarding this characteristic of Tang Shaoyi, Song Biao was still very clear. This person was thinking about the country in the general direction. He was principled, but he was still a relatively flexible politician.

Many things are actually very complicated and very simple. Song Biao has never expressed any position on this matter, which is tantamount to acquiescing to the principles that Tang Shaoyi should adhere to as Prime Minister. There is no need for him to step on Tang Shaoyi with his thigh.

The thin arms of this little Prime Minister.

Rong Xingqiao also understood the reason behind this. Apart from complaining, he did not dare to say much, especially because he did not want to speak ill of his old classmates in front of the emperor.

Song Biao didn't have the energy to ask about the "175 large-scale industrial plans" at this stage, so he asked Rong Xingqiao, a member of Congress, about the Congress. He said: "How is the organization of the Congress?"

Rong Xingqiao said: "Reporting to the emperor, everything is ready on the Congress side. Members of parliament from all provinces have arrived in the capital. Among the 172 seats, the Liberation Association accounts for half and the Constitutional Assembly accounts for 24 seats. The New Deal strengthened the Congress and the China Democratic Party

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There are about 15 seats in the New Progressive Association, and 7 seats are selected separately by business people. The Army occupies 7 seats and the Navy occupies 3 seats. These are fixed seats. Prime Minister Tang is currently negotiating with the New Deal Powerhouse and the Reform and Progressive Association for a joint governance.

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, the New Deal Council and the Reform Council combined, plus some others, basically account for 70% of the seats. Except for amending the constitution, other legislation and other matters can be passed smoothly. He is currently the first Speaker of the National Assembly.

The matter has not been settled. Liang Qichao originally said that he came to the door to talk about joint governance, but recently it is said that he is a bit self-righteous, or is taking the lead. He has done a lot of things, just for the position of the first Speaker of the National Assembly, but his ambition is not

Not too small."

Song Biao sneered and continued to ask: "How is the situation over there with Yuan Shikai?"

Rong Xingqiao said: "I don't know the Secretary of Transportation's movements."

Zhang Kangren said: "Yuan Shikai has been running around outside and has very little time to return to the capital. He just came back from Sichuan some time ago and was busy with the railway and dredging the river. It is said that he proposed a new railway plan and discussed it with Premier Tang.

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.I heard from Zhang Jun some time ago that Yuan Shikai has been in contact with Liang Qichao, Zhang Jian and others during this period, but some people said that he wanted to join the Liberation Association. I don’t know what Tao Chengzhang said. It probably meant that they had not reached an agreement or agreed with him.

Application for membership.”

Song Biao was very surprised and said: "Isn't he in the New Deal Powerhouse? I remember that he was in the New Deal Powerhouse when he was still the governor of Zhili?"

Zhang Kangren said: "It is said that he quit when he was ordered to resign a few years ago."

Song Biao was puzzled for a moment.

Yuan Shikai suddenly made a comeback some time ago. Song Biao asked Duan Qirui to send a message to Yuan Shikai. The bottom line was that he was no longer allowed to interact with the army. Others could do whatever they wanted. The situation was stronger than others. Yuan Shikai was eager to come out and agreed to this bottom line.

Song Biao has been asking the Secrecy Bureau and the Intelligence Bureau to pay attention to the movements of the old-school bureaucrats of the Beiyang Army this year. Everyone is watching, including Yuan Shikai of course. It seems to be very quiet now, and there has been no violation of the bottom line for the time being.

As for the New Deal Powerhouse, they are all officials from the previous dynasty, many of whom were feudal officials, such as Zhou Fu, Wei Guangtao, Zhang Renjun, Ding Zhenduo, and even Manchu ministers such as Xiliang, who were also New Dealers among the early governors of the provinces.

Later, the regent Zaifeng tried to find a way to put it aside, or

Those who were idle were idle. Naturally, these people were unwilling to continue serving in the new imperial cabinet government and retain their reputation as loyal ministers. However, they had a great influence on the New Deal Powers Association, which selected many students from each province.

They were the students they selected when they were academic administrators, or they were former staff members.

There are still a number of truly usable talents among the New Deal powers, such as Yuan Jiagu, the first Manchu scholar in economic special subjects, and Jin Bangping, who later studied at Waseda University in Japan and became a late Qing travel scholar.

After the Revolution of 1911, these people basically quit politics and became political advisors to warlords in various places. For example, Yuan Jiagu served as an advisor to the provincial government in Yunnan for nearly 20 years. No matter how the warlords changed, he was still in charge of local government affairs in Yunnan.

After the success of the Restoration Revolution, Song Biao still sent people to persuade the powerful Congress through the New Deal. Even if they still wanted to be loyal to the previous dynasty, he also hoped that they would consider the country and the nation.

Song Biao naturally hopes that they will continue to work in the new government. If they can't figure it out for a while and can't forgive them. For example, like Chen Baochen, then they can enter the Congress as members of the provincial councils and participate in state affairs.

The Imperial Congress followed the example of Britain and the United States. It had various committees, and in addition to voting, there was also some practical work to be done.

After buffering for a period of time, Song Biao still hoped that they would return to serve in the government and participate in the governance of the country. After all, it would be a mistake to rely on revolutionaries to govern the country. They were all too young and seriously lacked political experience.

Song Biao was open-minded to these people and did not have a good approval of Liang Qichao's reform and progress. It was obviously impossible for him to agree with Liang Qichao's ambitions.

After thinking for a moment, Song Biao said to Zhang Kangren: "I won't call Tao Chengzhang and others to talk about this matter alone. You can just tell them. Now we still need to take the liberation revolution as the banner, hold high the liberation of China and rejuvenate the nation.

flag, this flag is more powerful and legitimate than the Three People's Principles. For the time being, there is no rush to select the best to form the Chinese Revolutionary Party, and directly form the China Restoration Party

.Now that I, as the emperor, am not suitable to remain in any political party, I need to maintain the principle of monarchy neutrality. After I withdraw from the Liberation Party, Cai Yuanpei can serve as the president and the first party chairman of the China Liberation Party. He will also serve as the president.

As the chairman of the largest party, he serves as the Speaker of the National Assembly. He also told Tang Shaoyi that the Reform and Progress Association has no candidates to choose from, so we should not form a coalition with them."

Zhang Kangren said: "In fact, the Prime Minister has seen through that the Reform and Progress Association has no really suitable candidates except Liang Qichao. It is just relying on the old reputation of writing letters on the bus that it is quite prestigious in the local area, so there are only a dozen seats."

That’s all. Now I probably didn’t expect that Liang Qichao was so conceited!”

Political matters are inherently complicated and strange, so Song Biao didn't want to ask about it, but it seemed impossible not to ask about it.

Song Biao can really ignore economic matters such as the "175 large-scale industrial plans". Politically, who is in charge and who is out, how to select cabinet ministers, the proportion of seats among members of Congress, and the specific details of the Liberation Association.

He still has to ask questions about the selection of members of parliament.

He controls most of the candidates for cabinet ministers and most of the candidates in Congress. As an emperor under a constitutional monarchy who is not involved in administration, he can still control the general direction of the country.

After thinking about it carefully, Song Biao felt that it was unreliable to ask Zhang Kangren to send a message to Tang Shaoyi, so he changed his mind and said: "Forget it, Prime Minister Tang has a lot to report. Let him come over at this time tomorrow. I

Let’s talk about these things after meeting him.”

Zhang Kangren nodded in agreement and asked again: "Your Majesty, have you received any news about the Sichuan railway dispute?"

Song Biao said: "I heard about it. I was organizing the Yalu River Offensive at the time, and I really didn't have the energy to get involved in this mess. Isn't it just the squires from the Sichuan Railway Company who refused to abstain. They obviously lost three million taels of silver, but they still returned the money.

Asking the government to buy back at the original price is tantamount to failure of their investment and the result

How is this possible if the government has to foot the bill? Yuan Shikai's idea is right. No matter when this railway is built, it must first be taken back and run by the government, so that these stupid squires who don't understand railways at all, or even modern company rules, can run the railway.

, instead of benefiting the people, it harms the country."

Zhang Kangren said: "The method proposed by Yuan Shikai at that time was to directly forcibly take back the right of way, but at that time there was a war. The emperor had repeatedly warned that everything in the country should be stable. Tang Shaoyi wanted to postpone the matter, and even if it had to be done, it would be settled through negotiation.

, Yuan Shikai believed that this matter was under his control, and his attitude was a bit tough, and the two argued a lot."

Song Biao sighed and said: "Yuan Shikai, the old bureaucrats are doing new things, and they still have the same concept of disciples after coming and going. He probably thinks that Tang Shaoyi is his disciple and former official who he single-handedly promoted. The two of them must get along well, then they can

Damn it. Having said that, Yuan Shikai is right. We cannot give up on this matter. If we give in here, we must give in there. China Railway cannot

Done properly. Regarding the right of way, I still mean to handle it according to our experience in Northeast China. Issue three operating concession licenses, two private railway companies, one Central State Railway Company, and a loss-making railway that businessmen are unwilling to run. Then

The Central Railway Corporation will be responsible for the management, and specific road sections will be continuously subcontracted to the joint venture company for construction and operation."

Speaking of this, he clapped his hands and said: "You people always make small problems too complicated and big problems even more complicated. Yuan and Tang both mix private matters with official matters and mess around together.

You come and go all for power, so what is there to fight for? Do you want to fight for power with me in the end?"

Rong Xingqiao thought for a while, and replied with Song Biao: "Your Majesty, isn't this how life is in this world? In fact, everyone is just eating from the bowl and looking at the owner of the pot. No one is worried!"

Song Biao nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, what you said is absolutely right."

Song Biao has always been a person who can simplify various complex problems. In his opinion, the Sichuan Railway matter is very simple. First, he punishes the employees of the Sichuan Railway Company for misappropriating public funds to speculate in stocks according to law. He confirms that this is a problem of the company's own management.

The state will not provide compensation; the second step is to audit the accounts and compensate the company for the expenses it has invested in railway exploration and construction; and finally to take back the road rights bought by the company at a price.

Tang Shaoyi just used what he said as the emperor to suppress Yuan Shikai. Why? The reason is very simple. Tang Shaoyi felt that Yuan Shikai threatened his position.

Politics is like this. Many things can be dealt with very simply, but in the end they are tied up by various interests and become very complex problems.

For example, why are anti-corruption and anti-monopoly reforms always met with thunder but no rain? The reason is that the interests are tied too tightly, affecting the whole body. As soon as reform is mentioned, these politicians who hold real power are thinking of various ways to obstruct it.

Once the cabinet government encounters such a dispute, Song Biao will definitely come forward. He doesn't care what your reasons are. Whatever is wrong is wrong, and what is right is right. It should be handled in a simple and simple manner in accordance with principles and laws. One is one,

The second is that anyone who fights for personal interests and power is bullshit to him. If he asks you to get out, you have to get out of the cabinet government, whether you are the Prime Minister or the Minister of Transport.

The reason why Song Biao asked Zhang Kangren and Rong Xingqiao, two unrelated people, to come over was because they had no stakes and could truthfully report on the situation in the country during this period.

When Song Biao went to North Korea to supervise the war, there were really a lot of nonsense happening in the cabinet government and Congress. But the overall situation was the most important thing, and no one dared to really make a big fuss. And after all, there was Song Biao who really controlled all the real power.

This emperor really makes Song Biao feel that you are not worth using, so you can get out of here.

That afternoon, Song Biao asked Zhang Kangren and Rong Xingqiao a lot of things. Basically, they were trivial shit about the cabinet government and the Congress. They all sounded like big things, but no matter how big they were, they were just shit, no matter how big they were.

It is no bigger than the Sino-Japanese War of 1911 and the Sino-Japanese Armistice Negotiations. (To be continued...)
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