The New Year in Shanghai is still as lively as before. Even when sitting in the carriage, the noisy voices on the street outside, the shouts of various hawkers in various accents, the intermittent firecrackers and the laughter of children, and the electric ringtones of newly opened tram, these sounds came in from outside the carriage like a tide, making Yang Rui, who was irritated by the stop-and-stop carriage, frown even deeper. Looking at Yang Rui's tense face, Cheng Xu pulled out his gentle jade-like hand and stroked it on his face, and said softly: "It's coming soon, it's so anxious!"

The woman's voice was very pleasant, but Yang Rui was no longer in the mood to joke with her. When the mailing boat passed by Nanjing, a stack of newspapers came from a local workstation, all of which were related to the Revival Society. He read all the newspapers carefully. Among these newspapers, the official and the newspapers affiliated to the Tongmenghui were the most criticized, but if you want to tell the details of the materials, you still have to count the Japanese Han newspapers.

They even knew that Fuxing would make the size of the dragon robe privately, and it was inferred that Yang Jingcheng could not be the emperor because the dragon robe was obviously worn by children. The most likely thing about Fuxinghui was to introduce a child with the blood of the former Ming royal family as the emperor. As for the authenticity of the child's bloodline, it is very likely to be true according to the affairs of the Fuxinghui. Although the royal family of the former Ming Dynasty basically fled in the early Qing Dynasty, it is not impossible to find someone with the bloodline of the former Ming royal family for hundreds of years. The newspapers counted all the twenty-six sons of Zhu Yuanzhang of the former Ming Dynasty, and explained the ending of each vassal king in detail. Finally, it was inferred that the descendants of those vassal kings might exist. The first of them was the crown prince Zhu Biao, and the King was included.

The background of Hanbao is actually the official Japanese. Kobayashi Sotaro had been in Hankou for many years before, and he was completely serving the Japanese government. For the revival, the newspapers caused such a thing, except digging deep information in the newspaper. In the comments, it was completely praised. After the Chinese Revolution, it became an empire rather than a republic, which was completely in line with the mainstream values ​​of the Japanese government. The Japanese official praised that the Japanese ronin who were in the opposition who paid attention to the Chinese revolution were cursed. These marginalists who did not gain any benefits in the Meiji Restoration said that in the Minbao, like the people of the Tongmenghui, they pointed out that the revival would be a fake revolution, which was true **.

The Japanese kicked away, and Shanghai's relatively neutral declarations, and the Newspaper was just analyzing the authenticity of the matter. He began to infer what would China look like if it was really anti-Qing and restored Ming Dynasty. In this case, the Ta Kung Pao, the northern Manchus, wrote an article to curse the revival, which would be the last of the Ming Dynasty. The revolution was a disaster to the country and the people. It was just for the grief of the one surname, and basically returned the words of the revolutionary party scolding the Qing Dynasty, but the words were more elegant.

After reading the Chinese newspapers, the English newspapers did not seem to consider this matter much. Yang Rui only saw the related articles on the second page of the Beijing-Tianjin Times. Foreigners obviously had little understanding of the history of the Ming Dynasty. They just briefly said that revolutionaries wanted to restore the previous dynasty, and analyzed that once China revolutionized, the existing achievements of civilization would be ruined. At the same time, Western countries were not willing to see any form of revolution in China. The people who wrote this article still believed that even if there was another dynasty, China was still so ignorant and backward. What they had to do was not revolution, but to open up comprehensively, and then learn everything from the West. This was the public opinion caused by leaks. In the Revival Association, several bases had news control systems, which made it impossible for them to respond. It was a few members of high-level abroad, such as Xie Zhangtai and Qiu Jin, who sent a telegram to inquire about this matter.

Qiu Jin was just a student, Qian Shao's telegram was very short, with only six words: Jun Xian's or Min Xian? Xie Zhangtai's telegram was longer. He did not ask whether the matter was true or false, but only roughly analyzed the pros and cons of the revolution after the former Ming Dynasty came out. His view was that the British constitutional monarchy was more in line with the reality of today's China.

As soon as Zhu Kuansu appeared, Jun Xian and Min Xian had to make a choice. This choice had been decided long ago, but things had changed a little more. For example, Yu Zixun suggested in the telegram that he simply admitted the matter and started to promote Zhu Kuansu now. Wang Jitong even confessed some of his thoughts in the telegram. Zhong Guangui and Xu Huafeng also agreed to the public disclosure of this matter now. Although they did not explicitly choose Jun Xian, Zhu Kuansu is now building momentum, and I don’t know what it is intended?

The congested streets finally made way for the groom to shout. After passing through the British Concession, the French Concession seemed deserted. After Yang Rui asked Cheng Xu to go home first, he intuitively went to Zhang Taiyan's place, and he wanted to hear his opinions.

In the National Quotation Newspaper, Zhang Taiyan was reading a long message from Wang Jitong from the United States. In the message, Wang Jitong confessed his idea that Yang Rui's power is too great now and he wants to check and balance alone. It was the people who were there before. Now the matter of Zhu Kuansu is leaked, so he can take this opportunity to promote Zhu Kuansu and create the people's expectations of Zhu Kuansu, so that a certain balance can be maintained in this way.

Wang Jitong's heartfelt words, Zhang Taiyan just frowned silently after seeing it. Zhang Taiyan believed that if China wanted to revive, it would definitely be a great hero. This was also the reason why he said that "this word means bleeding, which is very sensible. Unfortunately, he is not flickering, not realistic, and cannot be Zhang Jiao, and Wang Xianzhi." It was to see that Sun Wen was not a tough guy, with a big tone, soft bones, and his hands were very ordinary, while Yang Rui was the opposite. Although he was gentle and timid when he was in the Patriotic Society, he was stubborn and had a profound layout once he started. Now that the hero has come out, he has to tie him up a rope to tie him up. He really has everyone who wants to do anything.

"Qiumei, what do you think of Xiao Xu?" Zhang Taiyan handed the telegram to Deng Shi. After Liu Shipei went there, Deng Shi was the only one who had a good relationship in the National Civic Newspaper earlier. The two were very close friends in academics and had many exchanges on some revolutionary matters. Deng Shi was a disciple of Jian Chaoliang, a famous scholar of Confucianism, and was the descendant of Zhu Ciqi of Lingnan School. Zhang Taiyan was a disciple of Yu Yue and the descendant of Dai Zhen of the Anhui School; and Liu Shipei was the great-grandson of Liu Wenqi of the Yangzhou School.

Deng Shi is an old man from the Revival Society and has been studying the national treasures. Although he does not understand whether the Revival Society has privately made dragon robes and hiding the prince, he knows exactly what this is. He only said: "What Xiao Xu thinks is not about fighting for power and profit, but it is just from the perspective of the people, or from the perspective of the country. From the perspective of the people, although the weak king cannot be strong, it is enough to protect the country. In the future, it will be like the Western Republic system, and the elected kings of the people will be replaced, and the people will not suffer, but they may not be blessed. From the perspective of the country, a strong king must be able to revive China. Not only can the country be protected, but it must also expand the territory. However, although the country can benefit, the people will also be harmed by it. The legacy of the people will be even more harmful to a hundred years. I am afraid that in the end, it will be another Hou Qing."

"Houqing?" Zhang Taiyan stood up and opened the white folding fan and sang it himself, "Even Houqing is better than Manqing."

"Brother Mei. There will always be a win or lose in the battle. So what if the Tuotu loses the land without success?" Deng Shi saw Zhang Taiyan fanning his wife so coldly that he had to take a few steps back. In fact, he had no idea about Jun Xianminxian, and just simply debated with Zhang Taiyan.

"With a decisive perspective, even if you cannot expand the soil, you will not lose your land, right?" Deng Shi said the point. Zhang Taiyan stopped and asked back when he heard this.

"If a country is prospered by one person, then the country will decline; if a country is governed by one party, then the country will not be long. The flowing water will not rot, and the door hinge will not rot. Brother Mei, this has been decided long ago." Deng Shi said again, not only did Zhang Taiyan stop the fan, but also let him sit down.

Deng Shi said again: "If you take the king's constitution, then China will be a republic. The revival will be just a party in the court. Even if you control the government, you will be expelled from the court if you lose your destruction. However, if you take the civil constitution, it seems that the republic is actually a great success. Not to mention whether it can expand territory, even after the territory is expanded, the people will suffer a lot. It is to see Japan, how can it benefit the people when they fight with Russia?"

"Then Japan is just uneven distribution." Zhang Taiyan's fan started again. He had been to Tokyo and felt that the people in the capital of Japan were poorer than in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, and the tax revenue was heavier than China. Not to mention the Battle of Japan and Russia, the people actually gained little benefits in the Sino-Japanese War earlier. But even so, when there was a choice, he was willing to be a citizen of a strong country like Japan, rather than a weak country like China.

"Japan's distribution is uneven, so how can China distribute it evenly?" Deng Shi smiled.

"Jincheng said that after the founding of the country, industrial, mining and dirt will be nationalized or controlled by the state. Since it is state-owned, how can it be distributed unevenly?" Zhang Taiyan said.

"But it was the same in Japan at that time." Deng Shi said. He listened to Zhang Taiyan's words and laughed. "But in the end, those industrial and mining roads, like those road and mining bureaus run by the Qing Dynasty, were overdoing their own affairs, spending money, and eventually they were ruined. Either they were sold out or contracted out. Some people said that 'a company will work as soon as it is sold out', and the burden will be lighter when it is sold out', and the chaebols who took over laid off most of the original workers. How can they be evenly distributed in this way?"

"But this is also a management problem. If the company manages well and can make money, how could it be sold?" Zhang Taiyan said.

Deng Shi laughed, "How many of those companies are really losing money, they are all just fish and meat. State-owned companies, rather than companies, are called yamen. Jingcheng once said that this yamen-like company cannot be done well, even if it can be done well, it must not be done well under collusion between officials and businessmen, so that they can be sold at a low price. Uncle Mei, I don't understand the economy, so I'd better not say it. But this Jun Xianxian has its own advantages and disadvantages. This matter now seems small, but it actually has a big relationship. My Chinese destiny for hundreds of years is the first choice."

Zhang Taiyan and Deng Shi had just finished their talks, and Zhang Taiyan's secretary outside said that Yang Rui was here. He didn't wait to talk to Deng Shiduo anymore. When he went out, he saw Yang Rui throwing a telegram over and said, "Brother Mei, look at what Xiao Xu said? If he doesn't believe me, the president, he will be a good person, and he will say anything about checks and balances. It's really inexplicable!"

Zhang Taiyan was shocked when he heard this. After receiving the telegram, he saw that the content on it was the same as what Wang Jitong sent to him. His face suddenly darkened and he said, "It turns out, I have such a telegram. Although I don't know what Xiao Xu is thinking, although his words are harsh, it is definitely not for fighting for power and profit."

Of course, Yang Rui knew that Wang Jitong was not for the sake of power and profit. He believed in Buddhism and had little or no utilitarianism in his work. This was also true. Yang Rui felt that it was not appropriate for him to manage internal affairs in Shanghai, and that his personality was better for research and development. However, he didn't know that although he went far, he had made such a balance on Zhu Kuansu's affairs. His openness and frankness made it difficult for Yang Rui to deal with it. This was a conspiracy, but it was even more terrible than conspiracy. Now Wang Jitong clearly wanted to use Zhu Kuansu to check and balance himself, and Yang Rui really had no reason to oppose it.

"I think I'd better resign! In this way, he would be completely relieved." Yang Rui was so angry when he saw the telegram. Now that he was persuaded by Zhang Taiyan, he became even more angry.

"You shouldn't be angry. Even if you resign, it will not help this matter. I think it's better to ask the opinions of all the Standing Committee members for this matter. If it doesn't work, we can expand the scope. Twenty-one members will talk about their thoughts on this matter. After such a resolution, even if Xiao Xu has any ideas, he can only keep it in his heart." Zhang Taiyan saw Yang Rui's anger and wanted to persuade him, but also knew that the matter was of great importance. He had to push the matter to the committee.

"Brother Mei, don't forget that we agreed that we could only be a civil and not a civil and not a civil and a civil and a civil and a civil and a civil and a civil and a civil and a civil and a civil and a civil and a civil and a civil and a civil and a civil and a civil and a civil and a civil and a civil and a civil and a civil and a civil and a civil and a civil and a civil and a civil and a civil and political party were not allowed to forget the people." Seeing Zhang Taiyan's approach, Yang Rui was afraid that the matter would slide to the other side and had to reiterate the previous resolution.

"It's true. Now we still insist on the democratic constitution. No one wants Jun Xian. Even Xiao Xu just thought about starting to build momentum for Zhu Kuansu so that his reputation could not be lower than you. This is the check and balance he wanted." Seeing that Yang Rui was a little anxious, Zhang Taiyan smiled bitterly.

"What does Xiao Xu mean? What exactly is he going to do?" Yang Rui pinched Wang Jitong's telegram and looked up at the ceiling.

"It's not what Xiao Xu is going to do, but you're done. You have to ask yourself. What are you going to do? Xiao Xu doesn't think you are not qualified as the president, but he's because you are too qualified. He has such worries. Now he wants Zhu Kuansu to raise you up, because he wants you to be alone and above thousands of people, and not want you to be an emperor. He's better than an emperor." Zhang Taiyan saw Yang Rui pondering, he laughed happily, and said, "We have all kinds of people in our Revival Society. There are you who pull the cart with all your strength, Jimin, who is messy, I am enjoying the fruits, and Xiao Xu's brakes. Afterwards, you don't get angry. Xiao Xu's proposal is not much different from our previous discussions. It's just that we valued the ability of imperial power to call on the people. Now he has discovered that imperial power can be used to check and balance the Revival Society, and he also puts you in the check and balance. This Wang Monk, Monk, is also a pity that he really thought about it."

Zhang Taiyan's words "What do you want to do" only made Yang Rui not listen to what he said later. He still had to think about what he wanted. But what he wanted? That is to revive China and rebuild China, and he wanted to shape a new national character. The meaning contained in Zhu Kuansu, the former Ming royal family, has been changing. At first, he believed that he could call on the party and the people to support the revolution. At that time, he could use the sign of anti-Qing and restoring Ming to respond to it. Then he believed that his real role was to stabilize the hearts of the people and unite the people after the founding of the country, and could rebuild the former tribute system, link the entire Asia and even eastern Africa with this ancient system to lay an excuse for China's expansionary power.

The original intention of the Revival Society is to control the imperial power and use the power of the imperial power to control China. The people in the countryside do not know what revolution is and what the government does not know. But if the sign of imperial power is shown, they will kneel down in fear and fear. But Wang Jitong now wants to overturn it. He does not want the party power to control the imperial power, but to borrow the imperial power. Such a design can not only restrain himself, but once the Revival Society dies, it is very likely that the Revival Society will be eliminated in the political arena. After all, the imperial power is the greatest. No matter how successful the Revival Society is, it is only a party. If the later party members are corrupt and abused the law, they will eventually be expelled by the people with imperial power.

What Wang Jitong thought was not unreasonable, but she thought that she would be restricted by imperial power. Yang Rui felt unhappy. Now he no longer had a revolution that was as hopeless as before. Although he did not want to establish a Yang family dynasty, he did not want a child who only knew how to eat was a head higher than himself. In the publicity of the Revival Society, personal and national interests are always higher than anything else, but in the hearts of those in power, how many cents can the national interests be worth per kilogram? Even if it is sold at a discount, it doesn’t matter.

"If you want to ask the opinions of all members for Zhu Kuan-hui first. But what I mean is that the blood of the Revolutionary Army cannot be emptied. It is because the Revival Society found Zhu Kuan-hui, not that Zhu Kuan-hui sponsored the Revival Society." Yang Rui said with a high-sounding excuse, very serious. "Even if it is propaganda, it cannot be promoted now. It is only when it is approaching to promote righteousness."

Seeing that Yang Rui finally spoke, Zhang Taiyan closed the fan and kept knocking on his left hand, he said, "Since that's the case, I will send a telegram to Xiao Xu, warning him to obey the overall situation and put revolution first in everything."

Seeing that Zhang Taiyan was obviously standing on his side, only Wang Jitong and Yu Zixun were not in the committee. Yang Rui felt a little satisfied. When he was about to say goodbye, Zhang Taiyan said, "Two things happened in the last ten days of your return from outside, and I will tell you in detail." After Zhang Taiyan said that, he smiled and turned on the lamp in the room, and then said, "The incandescent lamp you have been talking about has been made."

The lights of the electric lights were just dim during the day. Yang Rui looked at the light bulb and said, "Is that filament made of tungsten wire?"

"It's the tungsten wire." Zhang Taiyan said, "I didn't expect Xian Qian to have no idea of ​​a solution, but we still thought of a solution here. I really didn't expect it."

The use of tungsten wire in incandescent lamps is a concept known to everyone in later generations, but few people know how the tungsten wire of this incandescent lamp was refined. This kind of metal with a melting point of more than 3,000 degrees cannot be smelted by ordinary methods, so although Yang Rui knew what it was made, he did not know how it was made. Since the Metallurgical Laboratory established its project, there has been no progress in several years, but he did not expect that the results will be achieved now.

"How did this be done? Who made it?" Yang Rui asked in sighing as he looked at the familiar light.

"It was made by a student named Zhou Ren in Tongji University. He was still a major in machinery." Zhang Taiyan said very proudly. He knew that this filament was much better than the foreign bamboo charcoal filament. "I heard that he first made some tungsten oxide with hydrogen into tungsten powder, but it was not put in the stove to smel, but like burning porcelain, it first squeezed into embryos, and then sintered with electricity in a chlor-alkali factory. In the end, the tungsten strip became like an iron strip, which could be stretched and forged at will, and it could be made on a large scale."

Zhang Taiyan seems to really value this thing and inquired about the process so carefully. Although he said it simply, this method should actually be called powder metallurgy in later generations. Many hard steels are not smelted into the furnace, but are sintered like ceramics. If tungsten wire can be burned, then the same method can be used to sinter tungsten carbide and other alloys. The tool steel made in this way is more than a hundred times stronger than the high-speed steel made by the Americans. In addition to tool steel, structural steels that require force, pressure, and grinding can also be refined in this way.

Yang Rui did not understand the significance of powder metallurgy, but he knew that the tungsten wire used for incandescent lamps was developed all over the world. Although some people have already made tungsten wires in laboratories, how to achieve industrial manufacturing on a large scale and at low cost has not been achieved. He then said: "How many people know about this? Is it strictly confidential?"

"In addition, there are also laboratories and chlor-alkali factories, there are no more than ten people. Except for Zhou Ren, who is not a member, the rest are all members. But he is also a member of the Youth League." After Zhang Taiyan said that, pointing at the light bulb with a fan and saying, "It's done, is this thing also kept confidential and not allowed to be seen by others?"

"No! Americans also made tungsten wire lamps, but there was a problem with mass production. We now have the patent authorization of Edison incandescent lamps. We should produce this kind of bulb on a large scale immediately, the faster the better." Yang Rui stood up, walked a few steps in the room, and asked Chen Guangshou to arrange the matter. Then he asked: "What did Zhou Ren say? According to regulations, he can choose one of the 30,000 taels of silver and 5% of the patent income as a reward."

"This man is still young, and the money is not what he wants. He only wants to build a metallurgical laboratory, which is specially used to burn things." Zhang Taiyan didn't understand commercial matters, so he just reported the matter routinely.

"That's also a very ambitious person." Yang Rui said, "If I'm not busy one day, I'll go to see him."

When Zhang Taiyan heard that Yang Rui was going to see Zhou Ren, he hurriedly said, "Don't see Zhou Ren for now. There is also someone who has always wanted to see you, and he has always stayed in Longmen Inn and never wanted to leave."

After hearing that there were such people, Yang Ruiqi said: "Who? Why don't you drive them away?"
Chapter completed!