Chapter 182 Founding Ceremony

Li Tiancheng, Sun Yat-sen and others were still chatting in the Presidential Palace. Everyone's faces were filled with unspeakable joy. Tan Jianye, Song Jiaoren and others were sitting in the same place and laughing loudly. The laughter from the direction they were in could be heard in the entire Presidential Palace's convention hall. The other senior government officials were discussing something in groups of three or three, and the convention hall was filled with joy.

The just-congressional vote was very smooth, and all the officials nominated by Li Tiancheng were successfully elected, which was also due to the advantage of the Democratic Party's majority in parliament. Most of the list of senior officials of the State Council nominated by Sun Yat-sen was also passed, with only the Minister of Finance losing the election. Finally, Sun Yat-sen nominated another candidate, Cheng Dequan, and then Cheng Dequan was elected as Minister of Finance. The entire voting process was quite smooth and there were no major differences.

Sun Yat-sen also knew that he did not appoint KMT people to government departments on a large scale, because this would definitely be obstructed by the Democratic Party during the vote of Congress. So he conducted a series of consultations in advance and obtained the basic opinions of the members of the two parties before he determined the candidate. However, the two parties had a great difference in the candidate for the Minister of Finance, and Sun Yat-sen originally gave the position of Minister of Finance Tan Renfeng to the Kuomintang as the Kuomintang.

However, during the voting process of the Congress, it was rejected by the members of the Democratic Party, and more than half of the people voted against it, so it had to re-nominate the Democratic Party member Cheng Dequan as Finance Minister. Sun Yat-sen also learned that although he, as the prime minister, wanted to do something practical for the Kuomintang, he had the will but lacked his ability. In fact, he had to be influenced by Li Tiancheng. This was reflected by the majority of the Democratic Party members in the Congress. In the future, the Kuomintang will remain in a weak position in the government for a long time.

Sun Yat-sen had to accept this fact. Personally, as long as the country is strong and the nation is prosperous, he does not care which party can rule for a long time and control most of the government's power departments, but some party members within the Kuomintang have different views.

So overall, the DPP currently occupies a dominant position within the government and the military committee, which is also a measure for Li Tiancheng to prevent power from falling. His personal trust in Sun Yat-sen will never be kindly transformed into trust in the entire Kuomintang party. Li Tiancheng is very clear about this in his heart.

Today's founding ceremony will also formally announce the list of government members to all sectors of society and announce the official establishment of the new government.

Li Tiancheng and Sun Yat-sen were chatting enthusiastically. The two set an example for the cooperation between the Democratic Party and the Kuomintang. Their relationship was closer than other party members. The party members under the two parties seemed to get along well on the surface, but in fact, there were many people who had the same bed and different dreams. Therefore, absolute control of state power is something that Li Tiancheng must do at present. As Chiang Kai-shek said, he was always on guard against the Kuomintang, and this was not the case with the Kuomintang like Chiang Kai-shek.

Therefore, Li Tiancheng was still firmly controlling the huge industries under his name at this time. These industries will become the capital for him to compete with the alien parties in the future. Li Tiancheng will not only not weaken his industry, but also strengthen his control over the industry. In the future, in addition to giving up some of the industries to be invested and acquired by the state and other capital to operate, the industrial expansion of his own private sector must also be strengthened. These industries will also become a major political capital in his future. He can use these industries to control the lifeline of the country's economy, so that state power, which relies heavily on economic sources, will not fall into the hands of others.

Of course, after Li Tiancheng's hundred years, he also considered donating these industries to the country, but there was no need at this time. When needed, they would be an important weight for his attack on the enemy.

Li Tiancheng admires Sun Yat-sen's personality very much. He believes that during the period when he cooperates with Sun Yat-sen, the two parties will not have too many differences or confrontations. However, after Sun Yat-sen's hundred years, the direction of the Kuomintang will determine the direction of Li Tiancheng's next countermeasures. If necessary, he can also make up his mind and attack hard. All of this has already made the necessary preparations in Li Tiancheng's heart.

Just as Sun Yat-sen told Li Tiancheng about his days when he was in San Francisco, he was so poor that he couldn't even afford to wear pants. He was asking those Chinese compatriots to donate money to support him everywhere on the street, a group of people walked towards him at the doorstep in front.

Li Tiancheng was laughing and talking to Sun Yat-sen. Seeing that several people were walking towards him, he immediately looked up and saw that the ministers of several important departments of the State Council were headed by Minister of Finance Cheng Dequan, and with him were Minister of Foreign Affairs Tang Shouqian, Minister of Education Cai Yuanpei, Minister of Justice Cai E, and Minister of Science and Technology Zhan Tianyou.

"President Li, these are the ministers of the newly elected ministries. I specially brought them here to let you know each other." Cheng Dequan and Li Tiancheng met several times. He had a square and four straight face, a wide and fat figure, and a smile on his face.

"I have known these people for a long time, so I don't need to introduce them anymore. Who is this?" Li Tiancheng stood up with a smile, then shook hands with everyone one by one, and went to an old man with beautiful eyebrows and shorter words, but he did not recognize who he was.

"This is Mr. Zhan Tianyou, former president of the Chinese Engineering Society. He was just elected as Minister of Science and Technology. He is a hero of China's railway construction. Could it be that the president would not know him?" Seeing this, Cheng Dequan immediately smiled and stepped forward to introduce.

The man smiled and held Li Tiancheng's hand tightly, then introduced himself: "I'm not talented, Zhan Tianyou has met President Li."

"Look at my head, I didn't even recognize the famous Zhan Tianyou. It's really inappropriate. I've been busy these days. I've seen Mr. many times in the newspaper. His great achievements in railway construction are well-known and well-known to everyone. How could I not know Mr.? It's just that I have never met him. This is the first time I have come across Mr. He's so close to me. I am extremely honored." Li Tiancheng politely said to himself.

"Where is it, President Li has won the award." Zhan Tianyou smiled modestly, with a sincere look on his face.

"Mr. Zhan, I'm just about to look for you. I've been too busy recently and I can't take time. Let's do this. After the founding ceremony, let's have a good talk. I recommend you as the Minister of Science and Technology to Premier Tan and the Parliament. Although I have never met you before, Mr. Shu's practical ability has already penetrated into my heart. I have high hopes for Mr. Shu and hope that Mr. Shu can lead the technology industry under the leadership of the new government to usher in a new development situation." Li Tiancheng held Zhan Tianyou's thick and rough hands and said excitedly.

"I will definitely live up to President Li's ardent expectations and bring China's technological development to a new situation. Please rest assured that President Li will definitely deliver a good answer to you." Zhan Tianyou's eyes were filled with a confident light and he responded righteously.

"Everyone sit and wait for a while. The founding ceremony will be held in half an hour. Then, with me, go to the front square to face the people of the whole country and show the world the good spirit of the officials of the New China government." After Li Tiancheng shook hands with everyone one by one, he then smiled at everyone.

When he shook hands with Attorney General Cai E, Li Tiancheng's eyes were quite complicated. Cai E, the Attorney General, also recommended him. The reason why he recommended Cai E was to understand his good reputation in history and believed that he could do a good job in law and represent the selfless Supreme Judicial Officer of the people. Cai E also looked at Li Tiancheng's eyes very interesting because of Xiao Fengxian, but the two of them knew it well and did not need to express their words. They shook hands and didn't say much.

After continuing to talk with Sun Yat-sen, Li Tiancheng found that Sun Yat-sen was serious in his work. Sometimes he had a bad temper and often got angry with his subordinates. However, he was also quite humorous. His seriousness and old-fashionedness directly inherited from the teacher system of feudal society. As a teacher, he had very strict requirements for his subordinates, and sometimes severe criticism was inevitable. Li Tiancheng's thoughts were relatively modern. He did not treat his subordinates with a stern face. Most of his subordinates were older than him, so it was rare to criticize him very seriously like Sun Yat-sen. Unless the other party made serious mistakes, he would be scolded. For general mistakes, Li Tiancheng would understand the reason, move him with emotion, and mainly use persuasion, and use administrative punishment measures.

Just as Sun Yat-sen continued to smile and talk about his past embarrassment, Wang Sihai, wearing a straight Zhongshan suit, walked over and bent down to say respectfully to Li Tiancheng: "President, it's only ten minutes since the National Congress ceremony officially began. Now you can ask government officials to go to the front square. The VIPs outside have already attended the rostrum, waiting for President Li to come over and preside over the overall situation."

"Mr. Sun, it's so interesting to hear you talk about these interesting stories next time. I haven't heard enough." Li Tiancheng was just excited when he heard it, his expression suddenly faded, and then he stood up and smiled.

"I'll tell you in detail if you have the chance." Sun Yat-sen also stood up.

"My comrades, let's go and take a seat at the rostrum in the square outside. Everyone has their names set up there, and you can just sit in the seat." Wang Sihai, under the instructions of Li Tiancheng, began to shout at the government officials who were talking loudly in the conference hall.

Then everyone gradually put away their smiles on their faces and began to slowly walk outside the door seriously. After leaving the gate on the first floor of the Presidential Palace, they went down dozens of white marble steps and arrived at the big square in front. There were isolation cordons around the square, which were not accessible to ordinary people. Most people were watching the rostrum outside the square cordon. The rostrum in the square was very large and could accommodate hundreds of people.

Li Tiancheng and the main government officials were in the first row, Li Tian and Sun Yat-sen were in the center, and the rest of the government officials sat in sequence, and the people sitting behind were celebrities from all walks of life. Among them, Li Tiancheng's father-in-law was invited to come because of his relationship with him, and he was sitting in the back rows.

When Li Tiancheng shook hands with his father-in-law to pay tribute, Yang Guo was very embarrassed and his eyes were dodging, but Li Tiancheng suddenly leaned into his ear and said, "Yu's heart meridian is indeed powerful." He almost made Yang Guo's old legs weak and fell to the ground.

Then Li Tiancheng came to the first row seat, and a loudspeaker was placed a few meters away from the front. This loudspeaker was similar to the microphones of later generations. It looked a few times larger. There were speakers around the square, which could be said to be transmitted far away so that the people around him could hear it.

Journalists from all walks of life have also been prepared. Except for a few reporters who were allowed to enter the rostrum to take photos, the rest of the reporters were on the cordon and could only observe the situation near the rostrum through telescopes from a distance.

Outside the cordon, there were already a crowd of people, and the heads could not be moved. People were holding flowers in their hands, full of passion, waiting for the official start of the speech ceremony.

"President, time is up, can it start?" Wang Sihai forced himself to suppress the excitement in his heart, walked closer, lowered his head and asked Li Tiancheng.

"It's already ten o'clock, so go and announce the official start of the founding ceremony. I will go on stage to speak later." Li Tiancheng's heart was also beating violently at this time, calming down and signaling to Wang Sihai.

Then Wang Sihai turned around and walked forward, walked to the loudspeaker directly in front of the rostrum, stood at the opening of the loudspeaker, and then said loudly: "The Founding Ceremony of the Democratic United Republic of China has officially begun. Now I am asking President Li Tiancheng to deliver a speech."

Wang Sihai's crisp and bright voice came everywhere, and the surroundings were still chattering and talking, and people suddenly became quiet, waiting quietly for Li Tiancheng to come on stage to speak. People began to feel excited. The historical moment that the Chinese people had been waiting for for thousands of years finally came.

Li Tiancheng walked out of the rostrum with heavy steps and came to the front square with countless eager anticipation. His heart was also surging and excited. After he walked to the loudspeaker and stood still, he looked around the countless people around a hundred meters away, and his expression became extremely solemn.

"Dear comrades, compatriots, today is the most important moment for the Chinese people in the world. The Chinese nation has gone through five thousand years of ups and downs and finally ushered in its new historical moment. Our ancestors have gone through thousands of hardships and worked hard to govern, and have thrown their own blood on this land, which has achieved the glory of the Chinese nation. After experiencing countless sufferings, at this crucial historical moment, we can finally roar of victory to the whole world, and we finally straightened our backs and stood up." Li Tiancheng announced to people with a slightly trembling voice.

Thunderous applause rang around, resounding throughout the world, and spreading deep into the sky to the distant sky, shaking the sky and earth. People cheered excitedly, waved the flowers in their hands, and began to cheer high with the attitude of the winner, the voice shocked the world and continued...

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