"Do you know what this is for?" Zhao Shouhong didn't seem to intend to get the other party's answer. After asking this sentence, he immediately explained: "This is because the presidents themselves represent the interests of the chaebols. Otherwise, they would give speeches around the country, where did the funds come from? Of course, these chaebols are provided by them. When they come to the stage, they will take care of these chaebols, otherwise they will be knocked down."

"It's not the case. As far as I know, President Theodore Roosevelt of the White Eagle Kingdom had just issued an antitrust law a few years ago, splitting the Rockefeller consortium." Wu Dezhang seemed to have caught the problem and immediately gave an example.

"The White Eagle Kingdom's consortium has two factions. Of course, I know that President Roosevelt is a Republican Party, which is supported by the Rockefeller consortium, but he in turn attacks his own people. I can assert that such a president will definitely not be re-elected in the next term because he violated people who should not be offended." Zhao Shouhong said: "Actually, the White Eagle Kingdom is a businessman's politics. Everything in the country exists for the interests of merchants. The foreign expansion of the great powers is actually to open up trade routes for the merchants of their own countries, expand the source of raw materials and the dumping location of products."

"The characteristic of capitalism is businessman politics, a politics led by economy. The reason why this method cannot be successful in China is because the power of Chinese merchants is too weak, and a large part of them have dual identities of merchants and landlords." Zhao Shouhong said with a smile.

"It's too early to say that the Republic can succeed in Hualan, we can only wait and see." Wu Dezhang said.

Zhao Shouhong shook his head: "Look at the problem and the essence. With Hualan's current situation, the republic system cannot be successful unless the power of merchants reaches a certain level. In Hualan for at least a long time, such a change will not be possible. If the republic is to be forcibly implemented, it will definitely be the result of a warlord melee."

Zhao Shouhong's words made Wu Dezhang silent. He frowned and pondered these words, but he could not make any clues. For ordinary people who do not know the future, the republic he had always insisted on could not be implemented, which was unimaginable for him.

To ease the atmosphere, Zhao Shouhong smiled and said, "If any system is to be successful, it must be suitable for the national conditions of his country. It is hard to say whether the change of the political system in Hualan is good or bad. We must be very cautious. After all, this is a major event related to the national economy and people's livelihood. What if the revolution is successful and they are even more displaced?" Zhao Shouhong pointed to the refugees who fled the famine on the shore as he spoke.

"Can refugees be displaced, without food or clothing? Can they be even worse?" Wu Dezhang glanced at the large-scale refugees on the shore and said.

"It's better to die than to live. Once the warlords fight, it will be difficult for them to live." Zhao Shouhong's words blocked Wu Dezhang directly. His face turned red but he couldn't find any words to refute.

Yang Lianchen was afraid that the two of them would turn against each other, so he immediately smiled and said, "It is difficult to distinguish such things by just talking about them. Let's see if the country will develop better in the future. The most important thing at the moment is whether we can help these refugees."

Zhao Shouhong turned around and said, "Wang Lingji."

"Arrival." Wang Lingji, not far away, immediately ran over and stood attentively and saluted, "What are the instructions of sir?"

"Where are we?" Zhao Shouhong asked.

Wang Lingji looked at the two sides and said, "It seems that he is about to arrive in Anqing."

Zhao Shouhong nodded: "When you arrive in Anqing, you will lead a row out of the boat. I will give you a bill of exchange for 100,000 Eagle Oceans. You will be stationed here to receive nearby refugees and get resettled. When our people come over to transport people to Zhongchuan. Remember to accept refugees voluntarily and not force them."

"It's an adult, but if there are too many refugees, the 100,000 Eagle Oceans will not seem to last for too long." Wang Lingji said.

"I will notify people to come and pick you up as soon as possible. If the money is not enough, send someone to Guanghai to find Qin Zhongyi and he will give it to you." Zhao Shouhong waved his hand, and Wang Lingji immediately saluted and left.

"My mercy is so compassionate to the world, and Wu really admires it." Wu Dezhang's face finally improved a little. When he saw that Zhao Shouhong was willing to spend so much money and sent someone to resettle refugees, he was very moved.

"The most important resource of a country is its people. If the people cannot afford to spend money and live a stable life, the entire country will not be able to be strong. In fact, what we help refugees is our country." Zhao Shouhong said meaningfully.

The river ship that Zhao Shouhong was riding quickly approached the dock in Anqing. The ship needed to replenish coal water. Zhao Shouhong also hoped to wait until the refugees had a basic resettlement site before leaving, so the river ship was delayed here. He heard that the Nakagawa Administration Commander passed by and set up a refugee camp outside the city to take care of the refugees. The refugees gathered nearby gathered over, and tens of thousands of people quickly gathered in a forest outside the city.

There were too many people and naturally needed management. Wang Lingji had good service skills. He immediately formed refugees like an army, and organized a team of ten to twenty people into a team, and elected the team leader himself, five teams were one battalion, and set up battalion commanders, and five battalions were one patrol, and set up a patrol commander. In this way, the refugees were quickly organized together.

Seeing the refugees being hungry and cold, Zhao Shouhong asked the soldiers to buy grain in the city, while he was summoning young and strong people through their organization. Under the leadership of the inspectors, he logged wood and built houses. He established a temporary camp outside the city. Soon some simple thatched houses were built.

Wang Lingji sent people to contact the major merchants nearby and signed contracts with them to provide food. These merchants were also willing to transport the food to make profits, and the two sides hit it off. There was Yingyang who opened the way. Although the food was expensive, it could be supplied in full. The soldiers bought dozens of large pots and set up a pot in front of the camp to make porridge. The refugees finally drank the first hot porridge since they fled the famine, and everyone's mood gradually stabilized.

Seeing that the refugees had been fully resettled, Zhao Shouhong felt a little relieved. Wu Dezhang, Yang Lianchen, and even Curie and his wife who were accompanying him watched Zhao Shouhong lead Wang Lingji and others to go there, and even personally helped to cook porridge and set up the house. They all praised him very much.

For several days, although the number of refugees gathered more and more, they were finally resettled. Zhao Shouhong knew that these refugees could not stay for a long time, so he decided to return to Zhongchuan immediately and organize manpower and material resources to move the refugees to Zhongchuan as soon as possible.

It is the spring famine, and the food is extremely expensive. Only by moving these people to Zhongchuan can we use their food reserves nearby, and at the same time arrange work for them to reduce the cost of resettlement of refugees by themselves. Zhao Shouhong originally planned to leave Anqing immediately and continue to go up the river to return to Zhongchuan, but Wang Lingji brought him a person.
Chapter completed!