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Volume E Chapter 59 Ceremony

There are fundamental differences between Yang Rui and Cai Yuanpei on how to use this 9 million taels of education. Cai Yuanpei means to do it by himself, that is, 19 million taels are used to run primary schools, so that more than 2.1 million primary school students can be trained. Yang Rui means outsourcing. According to the household registration information, students who pass the graduation examination will be issued to the county government for the education subsidy based on the school registration information. The school where students attend, relying on the previous academic record materials that have been enrolled, students will go to the county government to receive education subsidies for education.

With such marketization, teachers' welfare can be ignored. More than 200,000 county-level teachers can be sacked 80%, and the nearly 10 million administrative expenses paid for them can be used for education. At the same time, due to the savings of teacher training, school buildings, stationery, school uniforms, and even school system, the educational cost per student can be reduced to about 7 taels, so that the number of graduates can be doubled to four million per year. These four million are only qualified graduates. If you include those who have not passed the graduation exam, the number of primary school students will be estimated to be close to five million.

To be honest, Yang Rui's plan was affected by the industrialization of education in later generations, but his direction was reversed. He only wanted to industrialize primary school education, while above middle schools were compulsory. In addition to increasing primary school students, this could also make use of old teachers in private schools (of course, they must increase mathematics education). In addition, the school will be miniaturized, and 15 students graduated every year, husband and wife, father and son, primary school can earn 100 taels, which is obviously very cost-effective in rural areas.

The benefits of marketization are obvious, but in Cai Yuanpei's view, there are two disadvantages. First, because it involves rewards, stupid students will not attend school. If their families are not well-off, they will lose their chances of education forever, which is unfair; second, because it involves rewards. The relationship between teachers and students will become a simple money relationship, which is obviously contrary to the teacher's teachings.

In addition to the differences between the two in the marketization of primary and secondary education, Cai Yuanpei also had opinions on the current textbooks, believing that there are too many ancient texts in the book, and from elementary school to university, the Mandarin textbooks are all ancient texts, but this is nothing to do with Yang Rui. There are other departments in the school, and they are restricted by the Ministry of Rites in terms of ideology and culture, textbooks, newspapers, books, and books. In addition to the radio network under construction, they will be monitored by the Ministry of Rites. Zhang Taiyan and Wang Xiaolin have obviously become cultural czars.

During this period before the establishment of the Provisional Government, more and more information from all aspects of the country was gathered in Yang Rui's hands. The more comprehensive the information was, the deeper the understanding was. The more gloomy his face became, so that he was still the same on the ninth day of the eighth month.

"Look at you, your brows are so tight. How can you meet people later?" Han Xianfeng was helping Yang Rui tidy up his official robe. While she was helping her belt, she complained, "There will be many foreign journalists later."

"Well." Yang Rui turned a deaf ear to Han Xianfeng's words. At this time, in his heart, the joy brought by the success of the revolution and the victory of Japan had disappeared. Now he only thought that he would really want to govern this country well, and he would probably have a life of ten years.

"Did you hear it? My Prime Minister." Han Xianfeng tied his belt for him, and then saw that no one was around, and gently kissed the corner of his lips.

"Yeah." Yang Rui responded again and then went out. Today he would be sitting in a sedan chair to attend the inauguration ceremony - the inauguration ceremony of the interim prime minister was scheduled on Tianjie under Chengtianmen.

After leaving Damucang Hutong, turn to West Chang'an Street, then walk from West Chang'an Street to Qipan Street north of Zhengyangmen, enter Daming Gate, and pass through Qianbulang. This is where Tianjie under Chengtian Gate. The whole journey is seven miles. It took the sedan chairman half an hour to carry Yang Rui outside the Daming Gate. Here, he will get off the sedan chair and he will walk the rest of the road by himself.

The autumn sky is high in Beijing, and the newly renovated Daming Gate is extremely simple. When Yang Rui got out of the sedan chair, the camera that had been waiting outside the Daming Gate was shining, but the reporters were stopped by the soldiers around him, and he did not hear their words clearly. He got out of the sedan chair, but another sedan chair also arrived. Shen Jiaben, wearing a mourning uniform, appeared. The spotlights flashed frequently, and the words of the reporters from afar were even louder, especially those foreign journalists. It was difficult for them to understand why Shen Jiaben was wearing this way.

Yang Rui had already known that the Shen family had appeared in filial clothes, or that was his permission. The loyal minister did not serve the second master. Shen Jiaben agreed to serve as the court lieutenant of the Xin Dynasty, but while exempting him from saluting Zhu Kuansu (the kneeling ceremony had long been abolished), he had many requirements, namely, only accepting the appointment of the Congress, only responsible to the Congress, not wearing the official uniform of the Xin Dynasty, and wearing the official uniform of the Qing Dynasty, etc. Yang Rui agreed most of these conditions, but he firmly disagreed with the official uniform of the Qing Dynasty. In the end, everyone took a step back. Shen family did not wear the official uniform of the Qing Dynasty, but did not wear the official uniform of the Xin Dynasty. On the day of his inauguration, he would wear the official uniform of the Qing Dynasty.

When others disagree with the filial piety clothes appear at the inauguration ceremony, Yang Rui agreed. The Revival Society wanted to manage this country, and it was impossible not to appoint Qing officials. Under ethics, they had concerns when they came out to be officials. Fortunately, there was also a way for Congress to appoint moral accusations that allowed them to avoid moral accusations.

"Mr. Shen." Yang Rui, wearing a Ming-style red official robe, smiled reluctantly and bowed to Shen Jiaben.

"Prime Minister." Shen Jiaben, dressed in mahjong, replied, "This is his first time meeting Yang Rui."

"Please." Yang Rui said politely.

"Prime Minister, please, first." Shen Jiaben was also polite.

After the two of them had finished the polite arrangement, Yang Rui walked in front of Shen Jiaben with his head held high, walked through the Qianbuluo Lou in the afternoon of autumn, and walked towards Chengtian Gate.

Everyone was already waiting on the street. The members of the Revival Society, the members of the Provisional Congress, the generals of the Revival Army, and the representatives of the foreign embassy. They only saw the two men, one gray and one red, one old and one young, walking steadily, and immediately applauded. The military band on the Huabiao side of the south bank of the Jinshui River played the national anthem initially set by the Provisional Congress, the Yellow River.

When Yang Rui walked towards Tianjie, Sheng Shudong in the Forbidden City was holding the edict and leaving the Fengtian Hall (Taihe Hall) and handing the edict to Zhang Taiyan who had been waiting outside the hall. After Zhang Taiyan finished his ritual, he held the edict out of the Meridian Gate and went to Chengtian Gate. At this time, Yang Rui happened to arrive at Jinshui River, and Zhang Taiyan walked up to the city tower. Seeing the people who were praying below, he cleared his throat and opened the imperial edict and read it loudly:

"In accordance with the heavens, King Min was reborn. The system said: In the past, my emperor Huangdi, founded Zhongxia, and there were nine out of them. Tang and Yu continued, and the three kings were in great success, with a strong culture, and they were alone in the world, and had a glorious history. For more than four thousand years, the west wind rose eastward, and the country's power declined day by day, and after several wars, the creatures were devastated. In order to avoid the mistakes and revitalize China, they were ordered to hold a parliament. The referendum was sought to seek the unity of all people and share the same breath. Now the National Assembly decided to appoint Yang Rui as the interim prime minister of Greater China, organize the government, manage the state affairs, and the people were safe in the general period, and the people were safe in the sea. Everyone should keep in mind the danger of the country. Everyone should understand the patriotism and respect the order. Innovate and strengthen the reform."

After Zhang Taiyan finished reading with emotion, the imperial edict was tied to the dragon head pole and was put down by the eunuch from the city tower. When Yang Rui took the colorful imperial edict, the applause around him was more enthusiastic than before. After Yang Rui finished his work, Yang Du, the Speaker of the Provisional Congress next to him, read out the appointment of Shen Jiaben to Shen Jiaben in public, and at the same time issued him a letter of appointment and removal from the parliament.

After another dazzling spotlight, Yang Rui began his inaugural speech: "Many years ago, I dreamed of such a day, but when it really came, I felt very sad. The success of the revolution was watered with countless blood and lives, including the Revival Society, the Tongmeng Society, other revolutionary organizations, the Qing army, the innocent people, and the sacrifices of millions of people made this country. When this country was handed to me today, I only felt that it was extremely heavy.

For more than 4,000 civilization, a country of 400 million people cannot be improved by itself but needs to be reformed through revolution. This is the sorrow of everyone! But can the country's destiny be reversed if the revolution is successful? Even if it is optimistic, I would say that if there is no sacrifice of ten or even a hundred times the revolution, then the country's destiny is still irreversible. In the past, we had obvious enemies, but now, we ourselves are our own enemies. Can we defeat ourselves? Can we contribute ourselves? This is the top priority for reviving the nation!

The teacher teaches one more student, the farmers collect more food, the workers make more goods, the merchants make more transactions, the judges give more justice, the gentry do more good deeds, and the soldiers kill more enemy enemies. Although the things done by thousands of people are small, thousands of small things are gathered together are big things. This is the specific place for defeating oneself and dedicating oneself, and the hope for reviving the nation.

We have been a great nation for thousands of years, and what supports this great nation is our hard-working people and the civilization that is always proud and unyielding. But I know that many people are not full of food now, I know that many people don’t have clothes, and I also know that half of them live to be twenty-five years old. I know even more that our civilization has become rigid, and many people are no longer proud of it. They insult it, abandon it, and even destroy it.

But I believe that everything will change in the end. In the future, every one of us can eat, every one of us can wear warmth, every one of us can be over 60 years old and enjoy our old age. Our civilization will eventually be revived in our hands like this country. Everyone will understand it, cherish it, believe in it, and let the cultural heritage that has been passed down from generation to generation for more than 4,000 years will be forever..."

Yang Rui's cheerful voice not only echoed on the streets, but also resounded throughout the capital through the radio in the city. Even Tianjin connected to wired telephones, Fengtian, Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuchang, Guangzhou and other places connected to high-power radio stations, there were also voices of sadness and hope. Because I knew that this revolutionary leader would not speak classical Chinese, many of them were rickshaw drivers, dock coolies, and shop shops. When the radio said on the radio that "everyone can eat a full meal, everyone can wear warm clothes, everyone can be over 60 years old and enjoy their old age," it only made everyone's eyes moist. If it weren't for the sake of livelihood, no one was willing to leave their hometown, they were just for this.

When Yang Rui's speech was conveyed to the distance, Zhu Erdian from Minxiang, listened to Yang Rui's talk about our civilization and couldn't help but shake his head hard. He had known for a long time that this tough scoundrel was an extremely dangerous figure. Now, after listening to his inauguration of his inauguration, he found that the danger of Bai was ten times more than he expected. However, because of the inertia of historical thinking and the tense situation in Europe, London still believed that a unified China was in line with the interests of Great Britain. Such a result would only make the situation in the Far East less and less controlled.

Zhu Erdian shook his head. Sun Wen, who was in the same teahouse with Huang Xing, wished he could turn off the radio, especially when he heard "our civilization... they insulted it and abandoned it...", and he had this impulse. Yang Rui and him were like a pair of enemies. With the persuasion of Qiu Jin, Zhang Shizhao and others, the conflict between the two was still irreconcilable.

Yuan Shikai, who did not like the part that Sun Wen didn't like to hear, was very fond of. He was an old school figure. He saw more and used more students from new students. But no matter what diploma these people have, which countries they have been to, or what knowledge they have, they always made him feel that these people are too eager for quick success and instant benefits and are capricious, and they are not as comfortable as those old people to use. Yang Rui is also a conservative, which is very consistent with his wishes.

The inaugural speech on the ninth day of the eighth lunar month was spread to the whole country with the radio waves. Yang Rui's speech was friendly and infectious, while Shen Jiaben's speech was elegant but a little boring, just like their clothes that day. One was as passionate as fire, the other was as dark as gray. The content of their speech and the photos of the two standing together were soon spread throughout the country through newspapers.

The day after the inauguration ceremony, Yang Rui announced the list of officials of the temporary cabinet and various ministries. The appointments of missionaries and Sheng Xuanhuai caused an uproar, as expected before, especially Sheng Xuanhuai, a criminal who greedys state-owned assets and sells state rights and interests, is still the Minister of the Ministry of Mobility, which made the gentry loudly denounce it. Many people asserted that Yang Jingcheng's cabinet would also be a domestic cabinet.

No matter how much you scold. Some other things announced on the same day made the gentry curse after a few words. This is actually a variety of drafts for soliciting opinions sent by the Provisional Government. Among them are the drafts for soliciting opinions from the Ministry of Personnel on the appointment and removal of officials through examinations, the drafts for soliciting opinions from the Ministry of Education for the thorough marketization of primary education in the junior high school, the drafts for soliciting opinions from the Ministry of Revenue’s currency reform, the drafts for soliciting opinions from the Ministry of Agriculture’s land reform and the state-owned land, the drafts for soliciting opinions from the Ministry of Commerce to effectively reward industry and commerce, the drafts for soliciting opinions from the Ministry of Civil Affairs to reasonably provide disaster relief, the drafts for soliciting opinions from the Ministry of Medical Affairs to establish a social medical system, the drafts for soliciting opinions from the Ministry of Land for tree planting, and the drafts for soliciting opinions from the Ministry of Land for soliciting opinions from the Ministry of Agriculture for land and protection of mineral resources...

Twelve departments have published many drafts for soliciting opinions in newspapers. So much information is dazzling. Yang Jingcheng, who has not heard the sound for more than two months, threw out so many things as soon as he took office. People read the newspaper until midnight to read the information. And on the second day after reading this information, the newspaper began to publish drafts of various regulations: the Greater China Constitution, the Greater China Election Law, the Greater China Legislative Law, the Greater China Royal Protection Law, the Greater China Cabinet Organization Law, the Greater China National Security Law, the Greater China National Defense Law, the Greater China National Anti-Secession Law, the Greater China National Flag Law, the Greater China National Nationality Law, the Greater China National Martial Law, the Greater China Drug Rehabilitation Law...

Every day there are new things from the government. Chinese people are dazzled, while foreigners are confused. Japanese Foreign Minister Yasuya Uchida, who negotiated with Yang Jingcheng's government, held a thick newspaper and said to Hikaki Ijiyuan, "China is indeed different. I really don't know whether this is a good or a bad thing?"

"Yang Jingcheng is a tough nationalist. He is now very close to the Americans and has a close relationship with Luguo for a long time. With him, the interests of the empire in Manchuria will be greatly damaged." Yijiyuan Yanji said. Like Zhu Erdian, he was increasingly aware of what kind of person Yang Jingcheng was, even though this person was so low-key.

"Ijiyuanjun, you can't just look at the interests of Manchuria. Manchuria is important, but the market within the pass is also important." Yasuya Uchida said that the negotiations with the Revival Society were difficult at the beginning. Japan asked China to release prisoners of war before they talked, while China wanted Japan to withdraw its troops again. If Britain and the United States did not want to fight again, they were afraid that the negotiations would collapse from the beginning.

"Your Excellency, once Yang Cheng's foundation is stable, not only the inner city, but Manchuria will also be lost, but Manchuria was exchanged for countless emperors." Yijiyuan Yanji shouted.

"The war in Manchuria can no longer continue. The information from the Second General Staff Department told me that Manchuria has more than 200,000 well-trained, not inferior to the Revival Army of Imperial soldiers. The Americans are continuously importing arms into Manchuria through the Andong Port and Tonghua Railway. Even allies are now advised to truce us, otherwise we will be isolated in diplomatic generals? Ijiyuanjun, the Revival Society has not refused to recognize our vested interests in Manchuria." Yasuya Uchida said.

"Impossible, this must have been fabricated by those cowards. Yang Jingcheng needs more than 200,000 troops in Manchuria, so why not use it to attack Beijing?" Yijiyuan Yanji retorted.

Looking at the company of Hiroki Ijiyuan excitedly, Yasuya Uchida said calmly, "The news is accurate. As for why, I don't know. Perhaps Yang Jingcheng knew that we would send troops to Manchu during the revolution, and these soldiers were specifically guarding us."

"Impossible! I will definitely not be able to do so!" Yijiyuan Yoshiki shook his head vigorously, "I don't believe it."

"If you don't believe it, then why are there so many Revival troops in Manchuria? Why did the revolution happen when there was another dispute in Europe? Why can Revival control the whole country so quickly?" asked Uchida Yasuya, "Looking at it continuously, everything Yang Jingcheng did seems to be predicted in the future. Although Beijing was occupied by him, Beijing's troops have always been insufficient, but he would rather not have enough troops than mobilize Manchuria's army. He was just guarding against us for sending troops to Manchuria."

After Uchida said that, Hiroki Ijiyuan stopped asking again. The matter was indeed very strange. The Fuxinghui left such a huge army in Manchuria, and its purpose was not to only occupy Manchuria. Hiroki Ijiyuan did not speak. Soba Kotaro next to him said, "You guys, the war with the Fuxinghui Society should indeed stop. Even if we defeated it, the Empire's interests in Manchuria cannot be expanded much, but in this case, the Japanese-branch relationship that has been painstakingly managed for more than ten years will be destroyed."

After the Sino-Japanese War, China not only did not have any hatred against Japan, but also quickly pro-Japanese. Especially in the past few years, many international students went to Japan to study, and China and Japan were friendly, and the same language and variety shouted louder than the sky. This situation reached its peak during the Russo-Japanese War, and many Chinese people, including squadrons, secretly helped Japan defeat Russia. However, after the Russo-Japanese War, because the Japanese occupation policy plundered the local area more than the Russian army, China's anti-Japanese remarks began to rise, especially in the Manchuria Incident, when all Chinese people began to resent Japan, even if the revival would not disturb the Yangtze River. The boycott of Japanese goods initiated by the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce also caused heavy losses to Japan.

"Zong Fangjun. You have always known about China. Now that Yang Jingcheng's cabinet is established, what do you think of them? What is the final bottom line for negotiating China this time?" asked Yasuya Uchida.

"Your Excellency, Yang Jingcheng's government is ten times more dangerous than the Qing government." Soba Kotaro asserted, "The Qing government is a foreign race after all, and the legal system is not upright. Once the foreign war fails, its dominance over the country will decline, and the government may be overthrown by the Han people at any time. This is its fatal point. During the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, we were so powerful that the Qing team did not fight to the death. This is the fundamental reason.

But Yang Jingcheng's government is not. He has a dual legal system. One is that the Revival Society itself overthrew the Manchus, and the former Ming Zhu Yuanzhang expelled the Mongolian Yuan. The result is that the Qing Dynasty, which had an incorrect legal system, demanded and compensated as soon as the war broke out, because they were afraid that the country would lose its rule after it was destroyed. Yang Jingcheng's contrary, the more the war hit the people, the more united the government, and the more troops there would be. This is the ultimate reason why we lose the war. Your Excellency, this is the heart of the people. Even if all the blood of Japan is shed, we cannot defeat China!"

Sobaya Kotaro was known as the Chinese public. His judgment only made Hitoki Ijiyuan very dissatisfied. However, thinking of the revival in the past few months and the reactions of people from all over the country, he wanted to refute him and had to collapse.

Yang Rui didn't know that Sofang Kotaro gave him such a high evaluation. He only knew that he didn't want to be Zhang's second place. Even if the Fuxing Army died, he committed suicide and he committed suicide, the war would continue. Now that Japan is coming to peace talks, the first premise of the Revival Association is to withdraw all the new Japanese troops from China. However, Japan's conditions are also very harsh. As soon as it comes, the Revival Association apologizes. Both sides are very tough. If it weren't for the British and American mediation, they would probably have the first round of negotiations to be ruined.

After listening to Japan's request patiently, Yang Rui found that his request was unexpected. One was to apologize, the second was to compensate for military expenses, the third was to compensate for the losses of the South Manchuria Railway, the fourth was to agree to the Anfeng Railway's rail expansion, and obtain Benxi Coal Mine and iron ore. Finally, there was another unexpected thing that Japan also required China to have a constitutional monarchy.

After hearing the Japanese's conditions and enduring the anger, Xie Zhangtai also threw away the conditions on China. One was to apologize, the second was to compensate for military expenses, the third was to compensate Fengtian City's property lost due to the war, and the fourth was to thoroughly investigate the South Manchuria Railway bombing. These conditions meant to compete with the Japanese, which also made the Japanese representatives participating in the peace talks extremely angry. However, just like China regards the Americans' face, Japan also regards the British people's face and did not leave the market at that time. However, after the first negotiation, the next round of negotiations between the two sides was far away. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better and faster!

ps: Note: The Jinshui River is outside Chengtianmen. There are 7 collapsed bridges on the river, called the Outer Jinshui Bridge. There is a pair of Huabiao on the north and south of the bridge.
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