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Chapter 680: Why is there such a rush?

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    After the Feng clique's forces took control of the central government, they "did not allow others to sleep soundly near the bed" and had long targeted Shanxi, which was unwilling to surrender.

    But Yan Xishan was a hero who participated in the Revolution of 1911. When Sun Yixian inspected Taiyuan in September 1912, he said: "Last year's Wuchang Uprising was successful in less than half a year. This is the power of Shanxi and the contribution of Yan Jun and Baichuan.  If  Unless there is an uprising in Shanxi and the north-south communication is cut off, the world's affairs will be unknown."

    Yan Xishan is the only person in China who ascended the throne of governor when he was young and received such an evaluation.  Using knives and guns against him goes against the will of the people.  Therefore, Zhang Zuolin hesitated for a long time, unable to make a conclusion.

    Although he has now become the most influential figure in the Chinese country, after experiencing Cao Kun's bribery, he has become a little afraid of the emptiness of "public opinion", and his actions are far less vigorous and resolute than in the past.

    Zhang Hanqing has a different understanding of "public opinion" than his father. He believes that in almost all countries, whether democratic or authoritarian, public opinion is a useful weapon for rulers to control and attack enemies.  Before World War II, citizens of all countries in the world were in a situation of being "propaganda", as was the case in Germany and Japan.

    Public opinion can also be controlled, transferred and deceived - he does not want to emphasize how noble and ethical he is - a country in turmoil cannot demand so-called ethics, especially when China lacks strong power.  When the central government came to power, the so-called panzhi was the forerunner of warlord separatism.

    The country has gone through a long period of war, and the people have made the right decision, but they still have a soft spot for reunification.  Like the Northern Expedition in history, didn't it get quite a lot of support?  "Popular opinion" is basically on the side of the National Revolutionary Army, which took the initiative to provoke the war years.  Therefore, war does not necessarily lead to loss of public opinion.

    "But the war against Yan must not be defeated, and we must not take advantage of bystanders, causing damage to both sides, and giving others opportunities to take advantage of."  He still admires Yan Xishan.

    Yan Xishan has been in charge of Shanxi for many years and has a solid position.  Strategically, he pursues the "Three Essential Principles", that is, "not to join the party, not to ask about foreign affairs, not to use troops for personal rights, but to obey the orders of the central government and to protect local security."  Later, he summarized it as "protecting the territory and the people" and asked to "liaise with neighboring provinces so that they will not be in trouble for us, or they will be happy to cooperate with us, and then use them for me and defend me against insults."

    By 1924, he repeatedly refused to participate in warlord melees, allowing Shanxi to maintain peace and stability for several years.

    Internally, Yan took promoting advantages and eliminating disadvantages as the main policy. In October 1917, he issued the "Six Political Declaration" and established the "Six Political Assessment Office" to promote water conservancy, sericulture, tree planting and smoking ban, natural footing, and hair cutting (men cut braids).  , and later added cotton planting, afforestation, and animal husbandry, collectively known as the "Six Governments and Three Matters."

    After April 1918, Yan also promoted "people-oriented politics" that actively brought into play the role of the people, and advocated the development of people's morality, people's wisdom and people's wealth.  Yan believed that the foundation of administration lies in the village and promoted "village-based politics."

    He restructured the village system, with 5 households as neighbors and 25 households as village chiefs, and villages with village chiefs to perform police duties and strengthen administrative management; he promulgated "Instructions for the People" and "Instructions for Families" to promote Confucianism  Feudal ethics as the central content;

    He also organized the village administration, promulgated the "Village Prohibition Agreement", and established the village office, litigation committee, supervisory committee, people's assembly and other institutions to punish bad people such as selling and taking drugs, harboring prostitutes, gambling, stealing, fighting, idleness, disobedience and unfilial piety.  Probative education and punishment; set up a "protection regiment" to conduct military training for young adults.

    Shanxi has temporarily experienced a situation where society is relatively stable and production has developed. Disaster victims from Henan, Shandong, Hebei and other neighboring provinces have poured into Shanxi in large numbers, seeking a place to live and work in peace and contentment.  Shanxi once won the title of "Model Province".

    Economically, he used the tradition of Shanxi merchants to establish the Shanxi Provincial Business Commune, rectified the Shanxi Provincial Bank, established new railway, salt, and reclamation banks, and established physical preparations for the "Four Banks"  Treasury has formed a huge bureaucratic capital system in Shanxi, with assets reaching 100 million silver dollars.  Its large scale, low investment, fast speed and high efficiency rank among the best in the country.

    In terms of military affairs, Yan Xishan was hiding his strength and biding his time on the surface, but secretly he was expanding his army and preparing for war.  He built arsenals that could manufacture rifles, machine guns, cannons and ammunition in large quantities, and expanded the army from 4 brigades in the early years of the Republic of China to 17.

    By July 1923, under the supervision of General Office Shang Zhen, the Taiyuan Arsenal had more than 1,840 employees and 320 machines. It also built three new branches for smokeless medicine, acid making, and shell making. Among them, the first two  The equipment of each factory was ordered by the German Yali Trading Company and was put into production one after another in September of the same year.

    Although Shang Zhen has been promoted to division commander of the Jin Army, he still pays attention to the construction of the arsenal.  During this period, the craft training factory continued to develop, with the number of employees increasing to 11,000, equipment increasing to 2,300, and monthly production of more than 10 artillery pieces, 900 submachine guns, and machine guns.?Give him a chance?  The curse has been placed on his head long ago, and it will not disappear until he becomes a Buddha.  You must know that in order to eliminate this serious enemy, Zhang Hanqing has already mobilized several troops from Northwest, Central, East and North China, and is ready to attack the first loser.

    If the Kuomintang army is victorious, it will march into Shanxi from all sides; if the Kuomintang army is defeated, it will be dealt with.

    The National Army is now in a dilemma.  It could not defeat the Jin army, which had a convenient geographical location, and it did not dare to provoke the people's army, which was eyeing it. The key was that there was no one in the court to speak for it.

    Since the death of Yuan Shikai, various factions in Beiyang have fought countless wars, finally seeing the light of day for unification, and public opinion is overwhelmingly in favor of establishing a unified central government.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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