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Yang Du¡¯s words were quite targeted. Although he was asking the opinions of the four of them on the surface, he was actually asking about the intentions of several forces behind them:
Pu Dianjun and Luo Lun serve as the chairman and deputy chairman of the Sichuan Consultative Bureau, naturally representing the Sichuan gentry. Not long ago, Pu Dianjun also established the "Sichuan Road Protection Comrades Association" based on the Consultative Bureau and the Sichuan-Hankou Railway Company. He served as the president and Luo Lun served as the vice president. From this, we can even see the quality of the two people;
Yin Changheng serves as the general manager of the Sichuan Army Primary School and is a leading figure in the new army. In addition, he also put up the Xiangtang signboard of "Big Han Gong" and proclaimed himself the helmsman of Da Han Gong. He once visited Gongkou wharves in various streets in Chengdu, and every Gongkou wharf offered him "red wine". In other words, he is still the leader among Brother Pao;
Zhang Peijue is nominally the superintendent of Chongqing Prefectural Middle School, but in fact he is the core of the Chongqing branch of the Tongmenghui, representing the voice of the revolutionary party in Sichuan.
If Sun Yuanqi had not emerged, these four people would have been influential figures in the modern history of Bashu:
Pu Dianjun will serve as the commander-in-chief of the "Han Sichuan Military Government" from November 27 to December 8, 1911;
Yin Changheng succeeded the governor after December 8, 1911. In March 1912, the military governments of Chengdu and Chongqing merged to form the Sichuan Governor's Office, and he continued to serve as the Governor;
After the success of the Chongqing Uprising on November 22, 1911, Zhang Peijue was elected as the governor of the Shu military government in Chongqing. After the merger of the Chengdu and Chongqing military governments, he was appointed deputy governor of the Sichuan military government;
As for Luo Lun, he first served as the recruitment director in the Pu Dianjun government. After Yin Changheng came to power, he served as the deputy governor and security director of the Sichuan Military Government. The military governments of Chengdu and Chongqing merged, and his official position was president of the Military Senate.
In other words, these people are all high-ranking officials of Sichuan Province!
Pu Dianjun said politely: "I am really not worthy of asking for advice. As for how to administer the government, it is only decided by the governor, and my subordinates dare not do it for me! It's just that Pu is the chairman of the Sichuan Consultative Bureau, and I have some humble opinions that I would like to share with you." , please choose."
Sun Yuanqi said: "President Pu, please speak!"
Pu Dianjun said: "The establishment of consultative bureaus in each province was one of the major measures taken by the Qing government to prepare for the establishment of a constitution. In July of the 34th year of Guangxu (1908), the "Regulations on the Provincial Consultative Bureaus" and the "Regulations on the Election of Members of the Consultative Bureau" were promulgated. All provinces were ordered to establish a consultative bureau within one year. Since Emperor Dezongjing and Empress Dowager Xiaoqin came to heaven one after another, the Sichuan Consultative Bureau was only established on October 14, the first year of Xuantong (1909). Since its establishment, Colleagues in the bureau pointed out that Chen Tong was responsible for promoting local public security and planning for local public security. Especially after the Qing government implemented the policy of state-owned trunk roads in an attempt to sell off road rights, our provincial advisory bureau rose up to fight and became the forerunner of the national revolution. Eventually, the Qing court fell apart and the Han Dynasty was restored.
"Since the fall of the Qing Dynasty is imminent, the preparation for the establishment of the constitution will become a thing of the past. If the Council continues to use its previous name, it will be a bit nondescript. Pu heard that the country will adopt a republican form of government after the success of the revolution. Mr. Sun Yat-sen said in the "Declaration of the Establishment of the Tongmenghui" The name 'Parliament' was also mentioned in the article, so I don't think it's a crude one. I would like to ask the Governor to rename the Council to the Council, so that my subordinates can have a legitimate name, and then I can do my best for the elders in Shu."
Yang Du sneered and said: "President Pu, I'm afraid you have ulterior motives? The "Provincial Consultative Bureau Charter" promulgated by the Qing court clearly stipulates that the Consultative Bureau is the place where each province takes public opinion. In other words, the Consultative Bureau's The establishment of a public opinion organization is only to provide government-related opinions to provincial governments. The governors and prefectures can implement the opinions of the advisory bureau at their own discretion and do not have to follow the decisions of the advisory bureau.
"Furthermore, according to the regulations of the Constitutional Compilation and Inspection Office, the governor uses the word 'zhaoxing' (used by superiors to subordinates, similar to the 'order' and 'approval' in current official documents) for the official documents of the Advisory Bureau, and the subordinates and subordinates use 'notes' ( Used by parallel agencies, similar to 'letter' and 'notice'); conversely, the Advisory Bureau must use 'report' to all governors and divisions (used by subordinates to superiors, similar to 'request for instructions', 'report'). By This shows that the Advisory Council is only an advisory body and does not have much real power. What about the Parliament?
¡°As we all know, in the West, parliament has supreme power. It can not only formulate, amend, and repeal laws in accordance with legal procedures (i.e., legislative power), but can also supervise the government¡¯s fiscal revenue and expenditure by reviewing fiscal bills (fiscal power). We can even use impeachment, inquiry, no-confidence vote, etc. to supervise various official activities of government agencies (administrative supervision power). In other words, if the Advisory Council is changed to a parliament, you can legally veto the orders issued by my lord. , budget and personnel appointments and removals. With such a major issue, Speaker Pu actually raised it in a few light words. What is his intention?"
Seeing that Yang Du had revealed his intentions, Pu Dianjun was speechless.Luo Lun, who was sitting next to Pu Dianjun, said at this time: "What intentions does Chairman Pu have? Even if he has intentions, he is loyal to the country! After the success of the Republican Revolution, it is the general trend for governments at all levels to implement a parliamentary system. We in Sichuan will take the lead in setting an example. Why not change the council into a parliament? Don¡¯t shave off the Manchu braids on your heads, you still carry the Manchu despotism in your heads, and never forget to use one person to rule Bashu and Bashu to serve another!"
Yang Du also retorted: "Whether we are a dictatorship or not will be revealed in the future. It's just that some people are seizing power in the name of republic. It is now obvious!"
Sun Yuanqi saw that the situation was getting a little heated, so he hurriedly said to Xini: "The matter of changing the Advisory Bureau into a parliament is a big one, and it is difficult to reach a conclusion for a while. We might as well put it on hold and discuss it later."
Zhang Shizhao also stood aside: "Now that the country has not yet been established and the political system has not yet been determined, what is the meaning of what we are talking about here like geese fighting to be cooked before being caught? And there is an ancient saying: 'Before the world is in chaos, Shu will be in chaos first; the world is already in chaos. To govern Shu is not to govern.' Therefore, it is better to govern Sichuan than to remain silent. It is better to wait for other provinces to implement the change of the Consultative Bureau into a parliament, and we will wait for the opportunity to act!"
Pu Dianjun¡¯s proposal to change the Advisory Bureau into a parliament is just a gamble that will make a profit without losing any money. If it succeeds by chance, the rewards will be huge; if it fails, he will not suffer much loss. Seeing that the ruse was discovered, Pu Dianjun knew that there was no hope of success, so he hurriedly changed the subject and said: "Pu and Vice Speaker Luo are here together this time, and there is another important matter, which is to discuss with the Governor the successor of the Sichuan-Hankou Railway."
The Sichuan-Hankou Railway was the trigger for the road protection movement. Regarding the Sichuan-Hankou Railway, some background needs to be explained.
Sichuan has the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau in the south, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the west, the Qinling Mountains in the north, and Daba Mountain in the east. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers on all sides. The road out of Sichuan has been a big problem that has troubled Sichuan people for thousands of years. As a half-Sichuanese, Li Bai felt deeply about this, so he wrote the poem "The Road to Shu is Difficult". Since the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the Guanzhong area of ??Shaanxi has been the political, cultural and commercial center of China, so there is the famous Golden Bull Road between Sichuan and Shaanxi.
With the changes of the times, the Shaanxi and Henan areas gradually declined, the political center moved to the distant land of Youyan, and the economic center moved to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Sichuan is becoming more and more closely connected with Hubei, Jiangsu and other places. The rocky Three Gorges waterway and the rugged mountain paths are gradually unable to meet actual needs. This makes it urgent to build a more convenient road eastward. At the beginning of the 20th century when trains and railways became popular, some people began to propose the idea of ??the "Sichuan-Hankou Railway".
As the name suggests, the Sichuan-Hankou Railway runs from Chengdu, Sichuan to Hankou, Hubei. But when it was built, it was divided into two sections: the Sichuan section from Chengdu to Yichang, and the Hubei section from Yichang to Hankou. In January 1904, Sichuan Governor Xiliang approved the establishment of the "Government-run Sichuan-Hankou Railway Company" and began planning to build the Sichuan section of the Sichuan-Hankow Railway. In July 1905, the company was transformed into a joint venture between officials and gentry. In March 1907, it was changed to a commercial operation, and its official name was "Commercial Sichuan-Hankou Railway Co., Ltd." On December 10, 1909, the Sichuan section of the Sichuan-Hankou Railway officially started construction in Yichang Prefecture.
The right of way that the road protection movement is fighting for is the Sichuan section of the Sichuan-Hankou Railway. In fact, construction has just started and it is still far from being open to traffic. Sichuan-Hankou Railway is more like a "concept stock" at this time.
When Sun Yuanqi heard Pu Dianjun mention the Sichuan-Hankou Railway issue, he waved his hand magnanimously: "Since the Sichuan-Hankou Railway has been changed to commercial operation, from now on the government will no longer interfere, and there will no longer be any mention of 'state-owned trunk roads'. You just go ahead." It¡¯s repaired! Once it¡¯s repaired, you have full authority to run it, and the government will never interfere!¡±
It¡¯s not that Sun Yuanqi doesn¡¯t understand the principle of ¡°to get rich, build roads first¡±, but he seriously doubts that the Sichuan gentry with big eyelids and small belly has no ability to take advantage of this Sichuan-Hankou Railway!
Long before entering Sichuan, Sun Yuanqi traced the direction of the Sichuan-Hankou Railway on the map, and was secretly surprised: This is basically equal to the sum of the three later lines of the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway, the Chongqing-Wanzhou Intercity Railway, and the Yi-Wanzhou Railway! The Sichuan section of the Sichuan-Hankou Railway is the first two sections, but it is clearly stated in middle school history textbooks that the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway was completed and opened to traffic in 1952. To this end, Taizu also wrote an inscription in his own handwriting: "Congratulations on the opening of the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway, and continue to work hard to build the Tiancheng Road." Could it be that the Sichuan gentry can defy nature?
Yang Du added: "President Pu has just said that the fall of the Qing Dynasty is imminent, and the republican government is just around the corner. My Lords came to Sichuan for the first time and decided to start a new era with the people. We will stop all kinds of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and exempt the military and civilians of Sichuan from all taxes next year. The levy will be halved every year, and the full amount will be levied only in the third year. In the past, the construction of the Sichuan-Hankou Railway was funded through the method of "increased land tax". Now that it has been changed to a commercial operation and the taxes have been cleared, I would like to ask the company to solve the equity problem on its own. , no more forced apportionment in the name of the government, violators will be severely punished and no loan will be given!"
The Sichuan section of the Sichuan-Hankow Railway is nearly 1,000 kilometers long, and its construction requires a lot of money. Previously, fees were forcibly apportioned to the people of Sichuan through "increased land tax". Everyone of the 70 million people in Sichuan, regardless of whether they were rich or poor, was an "original shareholder" of the Sichuan-Hankow Railway. Yang Du's move to "clean up taxes" was tantamount to draining the Sichuan-Hankou Railway Company, which was already short of 3 million taels of silver. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.) (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com )??Regardless of whether rich or poor, everyone is an "original shareholder" of the Sichuan-Hankou Railway. Yang Du's move to "clean up taxes" was tantamount to draining the Sichuan-Hankou Railway Company, which was already short of 3 million taels of silver. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.) (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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