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Text Chapter 576, Revolution (2)

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    "Brother Keqiang, this article by Mr. Zhang Taiyan can be said to be worth millions of soldiers. It's a pity that Mr. Zhang has written too few articles like this, but too much about Chinese studies and Buddhism." In Tokyo  In an apartment somewhere, Song Jiaoren was talking to Huang Xing.  "At the beginning, Mr. Zhang Taiyan's knowledge and writing skills are naturally incomparable to me. It's just that although Mr. Zhang's talent is high, he can't concentrate on one thing. He wants to make revolution, and he wants to do scholarship, but there is no one in the world.  Such a good thing to get the best of both worlds." Because Zhang Taiyan had a falling out with Sun Zhongshan and finally withdrew from the Tongmenghui with the Liberation Society, Huang Xing, who had always been more inclined to Sun Zhongshan, now had some opinions on the people of the Liberation Society.  "However, one article like this from time to time is enough. A few days ago, Chen Tongfu told me that people from the Yuewanghui planned to take advantage of this farce in the Qing Dynasty to mobilize the new army to launch an uprising. Restoration Novel Club  The people in Anqing are also very powerful, and they probably plan to cooperate together to launch an uprising." Song Jiaoren knew that Huang Xing did not like the people of the Guangfu Society, especially some members of the Guangfu Society who advocated not only overthrowing the Qing Dynasty.  Monarchist Unitarians.  But he also knew that Huang Xing was very enthusiastic about the uprising, so he changed the topic to revolution.  "This is indeed an opportunity. Unfortunately, we suffered a lot in the previous uprisings and it was difficult to organize again for a while." Huang Xing sighed.  "However, Yingshi has been developing well in Shanghai recently. If the situation is good, it is not impossible to take advantage of the momentum to start an uprising in Shanghai. And compared to other places, Shanghai has a greater influence. If Shanghai goes well, then the Manchus will all be frightened.  At that time, Mr. Sun plans to respond to the uprising in the province and Hong Kong. Mr. Sun called from Hanoi and hopes that you can go there to help him." Song Jiaoren said.  "This is very good." Huang Xing said, "I'll prepare and go right away."  Hangzhou, by the West Lake, Jiuen Medical College.  A year ago, a robbery case occurred at Jiuen Medical College.  A group of gangsters with "unknown origins" attacked the medical school and stole more than 2,000 yuan used by the medical school for teaching and operations.  He also injured several students and two foreign doctors.  This case caused a sensation in Hangzhou.  The American consul in Shanghai went directly to the governor's office for this purpose and put considerable pressure on the governor's office.  Although the governor's Yamen declared that they must catch those gangsters, they have not been able to solve the case.  On the grounds that the Manchu Qing government was unable to protect the safety of the medical school, with the help of the U.S. Consulate, the Salvation Hospital obtained the authority to equip armed escorts.  And on the surface, he has about twenty armed guards.  And this armed guard became a cover for the members of the Liberation Association to conduct military training.  If you pay attention, you will find that its members are not fixed and change frequently. This is actually a constant replacement of trainees.  ¡°In addition, the escort often goes out for training with guns on their backs, and it takes a whole day before they come back with those guns on their backs.  In fact, if someone could examine the guns in their hands, they would find that the guns in their hands had been replaced with black-painted wood products.  In this way, the Liberation Association already had nearly a thousand guns of various types in its hands, and various preparations before the uprising were basically mature.   "Gladstone, you have to help me pay attention to the situation in China in the recent period. There will be a revolution there soon." Scrooge said to Gladstone, "We must hurry up and  Before the full-scale war begins, we must control more resources in China and arrange our spokesmen. Now we can make more compromises with Britain, but we must be wary of Japan. Once the war breaks out, Britain's power will be weakened.  At that time, we can continue to expand, but we must be wary of Japan. They will also seek expansion. " "Dad, in the future, we will mainly control the relatively wealthy middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.  In this area, the Japanese will also have great influence by relying on Taiwan, and they also have very great influence among the revolutionaries in China. It will not be easy to restrict them after the British power withdraws in the future.  . So, Dad, if you want to hand over this task to me, I would like to get more advice from you."  "Okay, son. First, before I give you any more advice, you have to tell me, what does China mean to us?" Scrooge asked.  "China is now a semi-public colony. It's just that our share is limited. But it has great potential for development. Compared to the Philippines, the Chinese are semi-civilized people after all. Just like Indians. Their purchasing power and labor capacity  They are far superior to Filipinos. Unlike Filipinos, who can only work in the simplest plantations and mines, and even in these jobs, their performance is not as good as that of black people.??With a little organization, they can be much more efficient than Filipinos when doing things like textiles.  Overall, they were better candidates for colonization. If they could become our colony, it would be like Britain having India.  It¡¯s a pity that China¡¯s culture is different from India¡¯s.  And now the trend of nationalist awakening is very obvious.  To conquer it, the effort required by barbarians like the Philippine government may not be comparable.  Don't say that we have many other more important things. Even if we don't consider these, it is impossible for the United States to cross an ocean and conquer China with all its current power projection capabilities.  So, the best way is to rule by proxy.  This is cheaper and makes it easier for us to get out if something goes wrong.  The era of direct colonial rule is approaching dusk. As time goes by, more and more nations will awaken to nationalism.  This is a major trend and inevitable.  Dad, you taught us not to try to fight against the general trend, but to follow it, guide it, and take advantage of it.  Although it is impossible for China, at least for now, to bring as many benefits to the United States as India has brought to the United Kingdom.  But if we manage China well, the benefits it can bring to our family can completely exceed the benefits India brings to most single families in the UK.  "Gladstone replied immediately, obviously he had been thinking about this issue for a long time. "Very good, Gradstone.  Your progress has been very obvious over the years. I think, maybe in a few years, after this war is over, I can safely leave the entire family business to you.  " Scrooge nodded with satisfaction. "Graystone, what major forces do you think China will have in the future?  " Scrooge asked again. "Rely on the power in North Korea and the Northeast. No matter who the apparent owner of the Northeast is, the power behind him must be Japan, and there can be no others.  "Gladstone said first. "Well, what about Russia?  " Scrooge asked. "With the constraints of war, it is not easy for Russia to maintain its presence in the Far East.  " "Very good, go on.  " Scrooge nodded. "Then the north south of the Great Wall will probably be the world of Beiyang.  The conflict between Beiyang and Japan is huge, and they are the strongest, so their selling price is the highest.  They will probably choose to cooperate with the British in the short term.  However, the British would use the revolutionary parties in the south to suppress their prices.  In the long run, their chances of cooperating with the British are still higher.  There will be the strength of the Guangfuhui and the Tongmenghui in the Yangtze River Basin.  The Restoration Society basically relies on our strength now, while the Alliance Society is more complicated. They have all kinds of forces behind them.  Us, the Japanese, the British, even the French.  But they are more of a troublemaker.  But in the Pearl River area, their strength is quite good.  Maybe they will have a good influence there.  " " Regarding Shanghai, how do you think it should be handled?  " Scrooge asked again. "Shanghai cannot be restored.  The nationalism of these people is very strong. If Shanghai is in their hands, the price they will ask for when bargaining with us will probably be quite high in the future.  "Gladstone immediately replied, "I think Shanghai should be handed over to those in the Tongmenghui.  In addition, Britain will not allow the forces we directly support to control Shanghai.  The Tongmenghui is different. Their own strength is limited. After taking control of Shanghai, they need to compromise more. If something happens, the price they offer is probably lower.  "Gladstone replied. "This is a good idea, but you also need to consider using this to further create conflicts between the Restoration Society and the Alliance.  We must find a way to prevent the Alliance from taking its rightful position in Shanghai.  This makes it easier for them to be exploited.  Scrooge said, "Also, how do you plan to deal with Japan in the future?"  " "Japan's economic capacity is much smaller than ours.  The technical gap with us is also obvious.  In addition, the lack of resources makes their raw material costs higher than ours, so they almost have only one way to keep their wage costs down.  Under such circumstances, they will obviously squeeze China much more severely than we do.  So dad, I think it would be nice to have Japan.  With them as examples, even if we are harsh, we will be seen as generous in comparison.  Therefore, I think under such conditions, we can fully utilize Chinese nationalism.  Let Japan become the focus of Chinese resentment and our shield.  In many cases, we even have the opportunity to use Japan to make China's nationalist sentiments antagonize Japan while treating us as friends.  " "Very good, just do what you want.  I have complete confidence in you.  replied Scrooge happily.
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