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Volume One: The Turbulent Era Volume Four: The Great Pass and the Road are as True as Iron Chapter 506: New Year¡¯s Party

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    In Fang Zida¡¯s view, the dispute between Belarus and Ukraine and Eastern European countries will definitely not be resolved in the short term.  The League of Nations is now acting as an intermediary to mediate the conflicts between the two parties, and jointly controls the disputed areas under the League of Nations supervision mechanism, waiting for the final outcome acceptable to both sides.

    Such a situation is something Fang Zida is happy to see.  On the surface, the Chinese government supports the Russian Empire's territorial rights in the disputed areas, but privately, Fang Zida is not keen on helping Russia regain these territories.  In his view, a complete and strong Russia is far more beneficial to China than a divided and weak Russia. Fang Zida believes that if possible, it is best to separate Belarus and Ukraine from Russia, which will further weaken Russia's overall strength.  However, it is absolutely impossible for Russia to accept this step, so the most likely result is that from a national perspective, these places will continue to belong to Russian territory, but the two places will be autonomous.

    This will be a long-term negotiation process, and putting it aside temporarily will not affect the reconstruction of Russia.  China and Russia, after the trilateral agreement between China, Russia and the United States was signed, all parties quickly took action.  A large amount of food, daily necessities, clothing and other materials were transported to Russia by railway. With these things, the Russian government, which returned to Moscow, quickly stabilized the domestic situation.

    You must know that during the Soviet rule, except for the privileged class, the lives of the people were even more difficult than in Tsarist Russia.  What is even more frightening is that no one can predict whether a happy family will face arrest or even execution on various charges the next day, resulting in the destruction of the whole family.

    Soviet rule was based on spiritual deception and political coercion.  Once these disappeared, the Russian people did not hesitate to throw them into the dustbin of history.  Even many ordinary party members and cadres cursed the Soviet and Bolshevik rule in various ways after the restoration of the Russian Empire.  Ask for credit and reward from the new government to show your loyalty.

    The New Year¡¯s Day of 1923 has passed, and the Spring Festival of 1923 is gradually approaching.

    For China as a whole, the past 1922 was a year that all Chinese were proud and excited about.  In this year, China marked its re-emergence from the world with a huge victory, regaining a large area of ??land ceded during the Manchu period, thus becoming a well-deserved great power.

    With the end of the war and the reconstruction of Russia, various domestic industries have ushered in another rapid development.  Especially the textile industry, food industry, chemical industry, agriculture, construction industry, etc. You must know what a huge market the reconstruction of Russia is. Even if some of the benefits are taken away by the Americans, there will still be enough left for China.  Let China's economy take off again.

    "When the cannon goes off, there are ten thousand taels of gold. Do you really believe me!"

    Yang Du shook his head with sour water, as a high-level official of the State Council and the Ministry of Finance.  He looked at the financial statements for the last quarter of last year and danced with joy. In just a few months, domestic agriculture, industry and commerce had made huge profits after the Sino-Soviet war ended. It is conceivable that by this time next year, the national fiscal revenue will be  What an amazing number to reach.

    This situation was unimaginable in the late Manchu Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, and Yang Du still clearly remembers it.  In the early years of the Republic of China, the central government's finances nearly collapsed. In order to maintain fiscal expenditures, Yuan Shikai could only ask his grandfather and grandmother to borrow money everywhere, and even sold part of the country's interests to obtain loans from various countries. However, the borrowed money did not last long.  Just because of the rebellion in the south, more than half of them went out again.

    To put it bluntly, in those years the central government almost lived with its belt tightened.  It's really painful to think about these past events.  But now everything has changed. The country's strength and financial abundance have made the officials of the central government's ministries as full of vitality as if they were rejuvenated.

    "There is another saying, once the train rings, there is a thousand taels of gold. Have you never heard of this?" The person who said this was Liang Dunyan. In the past few years, Fang Zida has fulfilled his promise-to build railways.  The Ministry of Transport completed the construction of several major railways in a few years, and these railways also played a major role in the previous Sino-Soviet War and post-war reconstruction of Russia.  Especially in the past few months, huge amounts of materials have been transported to Russia along the railway, which has brought a lot of benefits to the Ministry of Transportation, which has been unable to make money in terms of finance.

    "Yes, yes, if Mr. Liang didn't mention it, I didn't think of it for a while. As the saying goes, Huitong Yuanheng is good. Mr. Liang's Department of Transportation is very popular now. Not to mention freight trains, even the ones bound for Russia  I heard that passenger tickets from various places are hard to come by! This time you have made a great turn."

    Hearing what Yang Du said, Liang Dunyan¡¯s face was filled with smiles, and his eyes were so happy that they became slits. He waved his hands politely and said a few words.

    "By the way, Mr. Liang, I heard that you are going to become an official? Is this the case?"

    Liang Dunyan nodded slightly and sighed: "After the Chinese New Year, I will be 67, and it will pass in a blink of an eye. I think about the scene when I studied in the United States"It's so vivid in my mind, as if it's right in front of me!  After returning to the country, I worked in the Manchu government for decades, reaching the rank of minister of foreign affairs and minister of political affairs, which was considered a high-ranking minister. Unfortunately, I was always mediocre and accomplished nothing.  "

    "The past has passed, and now we have to look forward!" Yang Du understood Liang Dunyan's thoughts very well. Wasn't he like this back then?  Running around in order to make the country strong, but in the end, wasting all the energy and accomplishing nothing.

    Liang Dunyan smiled and said: "It is true that as Xizi said, everything needs to be moved forward. I have been an official all my life, and I never thought that I would be able to contribute to the country in the end. To be honest, brother, when it comes to this officialdom  Over the past few decades, being an official has been the hardest, but also the most gratifying!"

    "Everyone in the country knows that Mr. Liang's hard work has made great achievements"

    "Haha, there is no need to praise me so much. I know what I have done. Although I have worked hard in the past few years to be worthy of the country and the people, I am old after all and am somewhat unable to do what I want. This is exactly what I want to do when I take the initiative to become an official.  In the current good situation, let the young people below take the lead, and the future of the country will depend on them. As for me, I will go home to raise flowers, plant grass, play with birds, and try to live a few more years."

    Yang Du immediately laughed after hearing this, and repeatedly praised Liang Dunyan for his high moral integrity and courage in retreating from the rapids.  And Liang Dunyan is also very proud. After all, he has indeed done a lot of practical things in the past few years. He will definitely have a strong mark in future history books.

    Today is the New Year¡¯s Party of the State Council. The usually solemn State Council Office Building is decorated with lights and colorful decorations today, giving it a festive atmosphere.  The heads of various ministries of the State Council, such as Yang Du and Liang Dunyan, basically gathered together to talk and laugh. Even the military bosses who usually have trouble dealing with civilian officials also attended the New Year meeting. Among them were Chief of General Staff Wu Peifu and Minister of National Defense.  Duan Zhigui and others, and even Lu Jianzhang, Cao Kun and others who had just returned from Russia.

    After everyone had almost arrived, Fang Zida, as the Prime Minister, first asked the most distinguished figure at the New Year Party¡ª¡ªPresident Li Yuanhong to give a New Year's speech to everyone.  With a smile on his face, Li Yuanhong came to the stage in a suit and gown. With the assistance of Fang Zida, he explained in a loud voice the achievements of the country last year and looked forward to future development.  Finally, I wish you all to continue your efforts and create greater glory in the new year.

    Although Li Yuanhong, as the president now, is only a nominal head of state, in the eyes of most people, he is basically a leather stamp in the hands of Fang Zida.  But no matter what, the president's face still needs to be given. After Li Yuanhong finished his speech, everyone applauded enthusiastically. Li Yuanhong nodded slightly to everyone in the audience with a smile, and knowingly gave up the main position to Fang Zida.

    Fang Zida was not polite when he took the microphone, and then gave a brief speech.  Slightly different from Li Yuanhong's words, Fang Zida is a pragmatic person. His speech is simple, concise and well-organized. After he finished speaking, there was a burst of applause from below that was much warmer than before. In this burst of applause, Fang Zida smiled.  Di and Li Yuanhong walked to the audience together, shook hands and talked cordially with officials from various government ministries.

    The atmosphere of the New Year¡¯s Party was still very relaxed. This New Year¡¯s Party was proposed by Fang Zida, and it was also the first New Year¡¯s Party held by senior officials of the Republic of China government since the founding of the People¡¯s Republic of China.  Through this occasion, members of various ministries can communicate easily in this atmosphere, deepen their respective views, and at the same time strengthen the cohesion between governments. Although this is common in later generations, it is very fresh and agreeable in this era.  a pioneering work.
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