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    Sun Yuanqi was stunned: "Please give me some advice from the president!"

    Yuan Shikai said: "Baixi, you are knowledgeable, have a beautiful mind, are humble in politics, and are honest and honest. These are all known to the world. Moreover, regardless of fame and fortune, you have funded the establishment of a large number of schools to benefit thousands of students.  , sent troops to pacify Tibet and Outer Mongolia successively, making the country intact. In these aspects, I admire you very much. But over the years, has the country's situation gotten better or worse?"

    Without waiting for Sun Yuanqi to answer, Yuan Shikai asked and answered his own question: "You and I both served in the previous dynasty and now work together in the government of the Republic of China. Our experience should be slightly better than that of the revolutionary parties in the south. In my opinion, the country's situation has deteriorated.  Rather than getting better, especially in the hearts of the world! Today, students do not read the classics, do not know Confucius and Mencius, do not know benevolence, justice, etiquette and wisdom; women do not abide by the three obediences and four virtues, abandon the principles, and advocate the equal rights of men and women; officials have no sense of shame, but they know how to enrich their own pockets.  All gone; the provinces did not listen to the central government's orders, withheld taxes, levied excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and expanded the army wantonly, causing the people's livelihood to decline. If things go on like this, I am afraid that the Republic of China will rise and fall like Ying Qin and Xin Mang. At that time, Sun Yixian and I  Although there is no escape from the crime, you can¡¯t escape the blame, Baixi, right?¡±

    Sun Yuanqi curled his lips secretly: The situation in the Republic of China was mostly caused by you and the Revolutionary Party. Does it have anything to do with me?  If you really blame me, there was no one to disrupt the situation in another time and space. The Republic of China government still only ruled the country for more than thirty years, and it was just like Ying Qin and Xin Mang. Then who is to blame?  Could it be that Taizu also traveled through the crowd to disrupt the situation?

    "Sun claimed to be a good teacher, but failed to fully fulfill his supervisory responsibilities during the teaching process, which resulted in some students committing adultery and committing crimes. However, the current situation is not the fault of Sun.  I can't afford such a big crime." Sun Yuanqi defended, "And from Sun's point of view, the situation is not as pessimistic as he said. I'm afraid the president has exaggerated. It is true that the situation is a bit chaotic now, but at the time of the change of dynasties,  A little confusion is normal. Because in the process of destroying the old and establishing the new, some people are bound to feel confused, painful, and lost. These are inevitable and natural. What¡¯s more, overthrowing the imperial power and realizing a republic has not happened for thousands of years.  Is there a major change in the situation? The President please be patient and wait for the change."

    Yuan Shikai sighed: "I know that many people now regard Yuan as a typical example of feudal conservatism and criticize them vigorously. In fact, have I ever opposed reform? As early as the former Qing Dynasty, Yuan actively participated in the national  He has made great achievements in transformation and innovation in politics, economy, military, industry, etc., and was once called a 'radical' by the conservative gentry. How come he has become a conservative now? Is it a change in Yuan's attitude, or is it the world's customs?  Changing too fast? This is worth exploring.

    "The country is now poor and weak, far behind the countries in Europe and the West, and even inferior to the small countries of Japan. Reform is indeed very necessary. But in my opinion, the current drawback is not that the country has not reformed enough, but that it has done too much too fast.  , many places have completely suppressed the systems and theories of the East and West, without any regard for the actual situation of the country, so that the square chisel and the round square are incompatible, which has caused the chaos today. For example, in the congressional elections, the current public literacy rate is only one percent.  , have low intelligence and do not understand the general situation. The vast majority of people are running for a living. Who has the time to pay attention to the election of members? Even if they go to vote, they can only listen to one-sided words and elect a group of local thieves!

    "So, our current priority is to stay calm, stop learning and imitating various Western and Western affairs, stop talking about various Western and Western systems, and maintain the stability of the country. Then we lower our heads and learn from the Western and Western systems appropriately based on the country's actual conditions.  Theory, step by step to solve people's livelihood problems. Wouldn't this be better?"

    Huh!  Isn¡¯t this the early Republic version of the ¡°white cat, black cat theory¡±?

    "What the President said is absolutely true!" Sun Yuanqi felt that if Yuan Shikai did not reverse history and honestly solve the problems of the national economy and people's livelihood, he would be an ideal partner for cooperation.

    Yuan Shikai added: "At present, there are two most important issues. I hope Baixi will give them priority after taking over as prime minister. One is how to handle the relationship between the central government and the provinces. At present, the great powers of the Eastern and Western countries are eyeing China with covetous eyes and salivating. It can be said that  Surrounded by heroes, dangers abound. Baixi once sent troops to quell rebellions in Tibet and Outer Mongolia, and I think he feels this even more. If the Republic of China wants to protect its territorial integrity in a world full of plunder and devouring, it must fundamentally strengthen the central government  The power of the government is to avoid internal strife among provinces and to use all its strength to communicate externally. But what is the reality?

    "As early as the end of Guangxu in the former Qing Dynasty, as the central government's authority declined, the southern provinces represented by Liangjiang and Guangxi gradually distanced themselves from the central government. Although the Queen Mother of the West and others had taken various measures to strengthen their control over the provinces,  Little effect. Especially??After the death of the Queen Mother and the rise of the constitutional movement, the opposition to centralization of power became louder and louder.  In fact, in the year of 1911, the southern provinces successively announced uprisings and independence, which is not unreasonable to understand as a rebellion against centralization.

    "After the Battle of 1911, the southern provinces not only gained independence militarily, but also gained political, financial, and legislative autonomy. They were completely a state within a state. The "Provisional Constitution" clearly gave the president the power to appoint and remove officials.  power, but if Yuan wants to appoint provincial officials, he must first look at the faces of the provincial governors. As long as they do not agree, the official document from the Presidential Palace is a piece of waste paper. If the words are slightly harsh, it will immediately be regarded as a violation of the internal affairs of the province.  The interference resulted in loud accusations from the provincial members in the Senate. It is ridiculous to say that at the beginning, the Nanjing Provisional Government vowed to ask Yuan to abide by the "Provisional Law", but now it is Yuan who is doing everything possible to ask the provinces to abide by the "Provisional Law"!

    "I recall that after the failure of the Reform Movement in the Year of 1898, Emperor Dezong was imprisoned in Yingtai, South China Sea, but various court reports and memorials could still be seen. Appointments in all prefectures, prefectures and counties must be introduced to his Majesty for his review. And now Yuan Mou  He wanted the provincial authorities to first submit to Beijing for approval when appointing county governors, but they categorically rejected it and even denounced him as tyrannical. In other words, Yuan now doesn¡¯t even know the names of county governors. I, the upright president,  In terms of power, it is not even as good as an imprisoned emperor. Is this the national legal system after the implementation of a democratic republic?"

    Speaking of this, Yuan Shikai couldn't help laughing. His laughter was filled with unconcealable resentment, and there was a hint of cruelty in his eyes.

    In the first year of the Republic of China, China faced a strange situation, that is, a president who strongly advocated centralization of power ruled a country that was actually a federal system.  In this country, the people, mainly the northern gentry, are influenced by traditional ideas and strongly support the establishment of a unified and centralized state; while the people, mainly the southern revolutionary party, are influenced by the European style and beauty, and advocate the autonomy of each province.  Of course, they are not just suggestions, but have already taken a practical step.  All of this means that the contradiction between the North and the South is irreconcilable.

    If nothing else happens, this sharply opposed contradiction will gradually intensify, pushing both the north and the south to go to their own extremes: the northern government will become more centralized and authoritarian, while the south will use violent means to demand independence from the northern rule.  In the end, the north, which had superior military strength, achieved a temporary victory and established the Hongxian Dynasty.  ¡ª¡ªIf Yuan Shikai had not been restored and proclaimed emperor, this victory would probably have been long-term.  Later historical facts also proved this.

    After thinking through this, Sun Yuanqi finally understood why Yuan Shikai finally embarked on the road to becoming emperor.  After Sun Yuanqi takes office as Prime Minister, this question will also be put before his case: How to deal with the autonomy demanded by the southern provinces?  In other words, to what extent can provincial autonomy combined with centralization satisfy the demands of both the North and the South?  This is a game.

    Sun Yuanqi said: "Under the current situation, China's implementation of provincial autonomy is a dead end. It will only give foreign powers opportunities to defeat each other. Therefore, the problem between the central and local governments is not whether to implement provincial autonomy, but whether to implement centralization of power.  How much autonomy will be left to local governments under the premise?¡±

    Yuan Shikai nodded and continued: "The second is how to handle the relationship between the government and political parties. Without political parties, although government decisions will be mixed with personal interests, most of the time the national interests are the priority. However, with political parties, things will change.  But it has become completely different, because they only represent the interests of a small group of people. If they come to power, the government will not be able to handle national affairs fairly and justly, and will definitely favor their own party in legislation and administration, harming the interests of the country; if  When they are out of office, they will use all kinds of ulterior motives to criticize the government in every possible way, until they force the government to fall and then stop. They are simply the source of chaos.

    "As the source of political parties, the Congress is responsible for countless crimes! If the country is prosperous, the people's livelihood is stable, there are no internal gangs, and no strong enemies outside, the Congress can be regarded as an institution for the gentry to participate in the discussion of politics and offer advice and suggestions. The current national situation is critical, and when encountering  When some urgent matters need to be dealt with as soon as possible, they fight with each other in the parliament for the selfish interests of various parties, and do not care about the national economy and people's livelihood. What they do is nothing more than trying to constrain and frame the government. Yuan has experienced this many times;  When Baek Hee takes office as prime minister, he will feel this pain firsthand!"

    Sun Yuanqi nodded: "It is true that as the president said, the parliamentary system is suitable for maintaining the status quo, but not for starting a business; it is suitable for daily life, but not for emergencies. Especially when China's parliamentary system is not yet perfect and the quality of members needs to be improved, it is even more important  That's right. When encountering matters that are not suitable for public disclosure in domestic and foreign affairs, or certain emergencies, the parliament has almost no room for expansion and contraction, and has become a shackles on the government's decision-making. The phenomenon of buck-passing is probably inevitable, and may even be possible.  Reappearing the farce of 'the court meeting is pending, but the soldiers have crossed the river'. China has a long way to go to implement the political party and parliamentary system!"

    Yuan Shikai: "Baixi, you are an iconic figure of provincial autonomy and the leader of the New China Party. But now the country is facing problems between the central and local governments, the government and political parties, so Yuan's attitude towards your formation of the cabinet is 50% in favor and 50% in favor."  I didn¡¯t expect that you and I actually have the same views! In this case, why not choose the right time to temporarily abolish the Congress after you take office as Prime Minister, and your New China Party will always be in power. When the country becomes rich and the people are strong in the future, we can reopen it  Congress. Baixi, what do you think?" (Remember this website address: www.hlnovel.com)bsp; Yuan Shikai: "Baixi, you are an iconic figure of provincial autonomy and the leader of the New China Party. But now the country is facing problems between the central and local governments, the government and political parties, so Yuan is 50% in favor of you forming the cabinet.  , five points opposed. Unexpectedly, you and I actually have the same views! In this case, why not you and I choose the right time to temporarily abolish the Congress after you take office as Prime Minister, and your New China Party will always be in power. When the country becomes rich and the people are strong in the future, we will  Reopen Congress. What do you think, Baixi?" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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