Yang Rui's voice was calm and soothing. The Prime Minister's work report was basically an official article. The only highlight was a lot of data and the inferences derived from these data.↖, maybe he was not surprised by this, but the audience next to the radio suddenly heard these tangible data and was always extremely excited. Even though the per capita net national product ranks 57th among the world's countries, the GDP is fourth in the world and the food is first in the world. From a weak East Asian country bullied by the great powers to the fourth in the world, it has been as gentle as a dream for 16 years.

"Yang's era is over!" U.S. Ambassador to China Ma Murui said inexplicably when he was reading the full text of the report. As the "our highest expert on China" in President Coolidge's mouth, he was deeply moved by the country's earth-shaking changes, and admired Yang Rui's ability to retreat like Washington;

But in the same way, China is becoming increasingly a competitor of the United States in all aspects, especially in agricultural products. The competition between the two countries is becoming increasingly fierce. Take cotton as an example just. Before the war, the US cotton production exceeded 16 million bales [Note 131], accounting for more than 60% of the world's total cotton production. But now, because China's cotton production has increased significantly, domestic production has fallen to 8 million bales this year, while China has risen from 2 million bales to more than 6 million bales. This has led to the Indian authorities and the US Department of Agriculture to boycott Chinese cotton, and they really have to let the low price to the outrageous Chinese cotton (the price of each bag of Chinese cotton is below 170 Huayuan, while the lowest cost of US cotton is 200 Huayuan [Note 132]). Chinese cotton is dumped all over the world, and it is estimated that US cotton will disappear.

Cotton, wheat, corn, electromechanical products, automobiles, and all kinds of Chinese goods are competing fiercely with American goods. This makes every American have to pay attention to the myth that the Chinese make up by themselves. China is a sleeping lion, and once it is awakened, the world will be shaken by it.

The US ambassador lamented that Yang Rui's report and his term were about to end, but Sir Eston, the British ambassador to China, who is also in Minxiang, the eastern suburbs, was indifferent to Yang Rui's report and ensuring the security of the British Far East colony, especially India. Westminster did not care about China's rapid economic development. The rise of a powerful country in the Far East that could contain the United States and block the Bolshevik Russia's southward movement is a good thing for the current British Empire. Therefore, after the end of the entire report and the radio began to play advertisements, Sir Eston only said lightly: "The next era of Yang has begun..."

The British and American ambassadors have different views. However, at the School of Literature of Yenching University, after the report was completed, the Westernized democrat, a famous disabled person, smiled at Zhang Junli, who came from Shanghai, and said, "Brother Shi, we should not fight in the future. Yang Jingcheng seemed to have withdrawn from politics, but in fact the political situation was still in his hands. Now he has promoted the Kuomintang Song Dunchu to become prime minister, but he just changed to a puppet with a stitching puppet."

In history, Zhang Junli and Hu Shi, the direct disciple of Liang Qichao, had a famous dispute over the study of science and the Chinese scholars of the United States. Before that, there was a dispute between foreign monks between the two factions. The foreign monks found by the Liang faction were British philosopher Russell, and Hu Shi and others were his teacher. American philosopher Dewey, and two British and American philosophers visited China to recite scriptures, so that they could stand up for the two factions. However, it was the Americans who were strong, and Hu Shi and others controlled the refund of the Gengzi, causing trouble in the academic community, so in the end, the Hu faction overwhelmed the Liang faction.

Now the Boxer Indemnity was liquidated during the Sino-US Paris Treaty. Both factions were suppressed by the Ministry of Rites. It is said that everyone should share the same sympathy, but Zhang Junli still felt a little unhappy when he looked at Hu Shi's smile behind his glasses. It should be noted that in Europe for a long time, he has already determined that national socialism is the most advanced political system of human civilization, and American democracy is not worth mentioning at all.

"In the past, America was used as a template and sings democracy and freedom. Now China is like America, which is as democratic as it appears, but in fact it is tyrannical. What is the difference between this and the Republican and Democratic Party taking turns to serve as a banker, but obeying Wall Street?" Zhang Junli suddenly laughed.

"Brother Shilin's words are bad. No matter how bad the United States is, every citizen has the right to vote. Now the revival will use the abolition of the agricultural tax as a means to eliminate 80 million voters at once. This is not democratic." Although Zhang Junli's words were sarcastic, Hu Shi, known as a good person, still skipped over with spring breeze. "Brother Shilin, no matter how big the differences between us are, this country cannot continue like this, at least it cannot continue so barbarism. Respecting Confucius, clans, and future youth will be imprisoned like the older generation. Do they have freedom? No! Do they have democracy? No! We aspiring people should join hands to break this huge and dark cage."

"What after breaking it?" Zhang Junli asked. "Implement your American democracy? In today's world, only national socialism is the most advanced political system. Mussolini, Italy, and the whole country is praised for its goodness. Britain and France are now following. In Europe, the privileges of the rich have been suppressed, and the rights and interests of the people are increasing; the income tax rate, especially the income tax rate for high-income people, is increasing, the welfare of the people and workers is getting better and better, convenient public facilities are being built on a large scale, and society is becoming more and more civilized. This is the way China will take in the future..."

"Silin, in fact, everyone's purpose is the same, that is democracy..." Seeing that the two sides had serious differences, Ding Wenjiang, who was a matchmaker, spoke out and persuaded him, but his words did not satisfy Zhang Junli's thoughts. Seeing that Zhang Junli's expression became more serious, he quickly changed his words: "...We all want this country to become more civilized and the people's lives are getting better and better. I think we all agree with this, right?"

"No! It's not like this or that, everyone's purpose is to get ahead. As long as they don't, no matter what they implement, it's not good." Ding Wenjiang, who was trying to smooth things over, was about to ease the relationship. Zhang Dongsun, who didn't want to come with Zhang Junli, almost choked him to death with one sentence. "The Revival Society is indeed our common enemy, but what path this country will take in the future must be determined now. Otherwise, what we claim now is completely different from what we implement in the future. Wouldn't that give someone a handle?

From a theoretical perspective, national socialism and American democracy and freedom are completely different. Since it does not work, how should we promote it? Is it better to promote democracy and freedom? Or is it better to promote national socialism? In the future, revival will really squeeze out the political stage. Who will we come to power? I know that your faction has a lot of influence within the government. Wasn’t your brother the director of the Mining Department of the Ministry of the Ministry of Land before Jun? But now it is different. As the saying goes, ‘First-class aristocrats, second-class merchants, third-class gentry and fourth-class officials’ is no longer the era of officials. Although Ren Gong is in the wild, he still has a reputation among the gentry. I value our two factions cooperate. Who is helping whom?”

"Silin, what do you mean?" As an intermediary, Ding Wenjiang was shocked by Zhang Dongsun's speech. He didn't expect that the two brothers would beat Yan Yan, and the two brothers started arguing before Yan could beat him down.

"We have no other intentions." Since Zhang Dongsun said this to this extent, Zhang Junli had to express his opinion, "I don't think it's necessary to join forces with the two factions. If we cooperate with the support at some point, it's OK."

"Is this what Ren Gong meant?" Hu Shi didn't expect that things would be the result, and he was slightly disappointed.

"Ren Gong... is now dedicated to teaching and no longer interested in politics." As a disciple, Zhang Junli fully knew what his mentor's next plan was, but Hu Shi and others were outsiders. How could he tell the secrets within the party?

"Really?" Hu Shi smiled. From his perspective, by the beginning of the 1990s, Liang Qichao had half of the things in China were caused by Liang Qichao, but what was ridiculous was that Liang Qichao, who wanted to become a national teacher, only accompanied the last emperor Guangxu for several years, and was abandoned. After the founding of the new dynasty, Liang Qichao not only did not restrain himself, but became more and more violent. The coalition restoration, the constitution protection movement, and the Yunnan rebellion, did he not participate in that matter? Now he actually said that he was no longer interested in politics. Do you cheat children?

"Of course it's true." Zhang Junli said seriously. "Don't Shizhi teach at Yenching University? Do you ask about politics?"

"Although I teach at Yenching University, those decaying people in the School and the Ministry of Rites are increasingly unable to tolerate me." Hu Shi said. "Brother Shi Lin, for those of us who understand the true meaning of democracy and freedom, we are trapped in the opinions of the party and cannot unite, and are afraid that we will be swallowed up by this society that has gone beyond the darkness in the end. Please tell Ren Gong that Hu Shi is waiting for him!"

After Hu Shi said that, Zhang Junli looked at him deeply, then stood up and said goodbye, which made Ding Wenjiang, who was bringing people, very embarrassed. He thought everyone could get a deal.

"You are not worried, you will be able to understand it one day." Hu Shi is worthy of being a good man. With the establishment of the national religion and the promulgation of the clan law, the domestic conservative and feudal powers are flourishing. He actually hopes to unite with Liang Qichao, but he cannot.

"I think he will never figure it out." Ding Wenjiang said in great disappointment.

"Why? What do they want to do in the future?" Hu Shi looked at him, feeling that he should know something.

"According to my guess, Ren Gong is likely to want to return to Guangzhou." Ding Wenjiang said. After saying that, he felt that the words were not meaningful, and said again: "It is not going back to Guangzhou, but turning his attention to the provinces. Now that the state-owned companies have compensated, the seats of the Jiyi Academy have been divided. Even if the gentry of each province has something to do with the Revival Association, it is just thankful. If there is any conflict in the future, it may be a split of several small parties. As long as the thirty votes are reached, it is still hopeful to enter the Jiyi Academy."

With the current political structure of focusing on localities but emptying the central government, it is indeed a way not to go to the central government. When Hu Shi nodded, Ding Wenjiang said again: "It is possible that even if the military officers are in office, they may also make efforts. His student Jiang Baili, like Cai Songpo, graduated from the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School..."

"What!" Hu Shi was extremely surprised when he heard Ding Wenjiang mention military affairs, "What do they want to do? Are they not afraid of killing the clan?"

With the comprehensive "barbarism" in China, Chinese laws have also been comprehensively revised. The biggest difference is that the legal subject has been changed, and extraterritorial legal power has begun to appear again. For the people, the law is based on households, and one person is guilty of the whole family, while because the clan is a large household registration, one person is guilty of the law, and the whole family is guilty of the whole family; while for foreigners and businessmen in China, they have to sentence individuals as the legal subject.

The concept of "slaying the clan" was proposed by civilized people who opposed "reform" in the newspaper, but those who agreed with "slaying the clan" were some of the clan leaders. They mocked the civilized people in the newspaper for being full and being full, and they were not a clan but also in charge of the clan's affairs.

Such an "evil law" was of course opposed by civilized people inside and outside the Tingwei Mansion. The nine highest officials of Dali Temple had to debate this for more than a year. In the end, Xu Shiying and others, who spoke in the end, agreed to "slaying the clan", used more than 3,500 cases to prove it. It is useless to punish individuals for crimes involving clans. Because in the clan or similar clans, the bottom class is very easy to be coerced by upper-class people, but the criminal proceeds of these people are difficult to enjoy. Therefore, the only effective punishment measure for crimes of this nature is to abandon the Western individual-based legal subjects and continue to implement the old and household-based legal subjects in China.

In order to avoid accidental injury, there are two amendments to the legal subject: if someone is born in a criminal family, then he has the right to apply for a household division without reason at the age of being born, and the property is divided into separate households according to the provisions of the Clan Management Law. However, this at least makes it avoid the legal risk of "slaying the clan". Therefore, whether to rely on family protection and bear family responsibilities at the same time, or to avoid responsibility and start a family by yourself is a question worth pondering. Similarly, if someone in the clan is accustomed to stealing but does not change it, the clan leader can also expel the person from the household to avoid hindering the entire clan.

Although in the eyes of civilized people and Westernized elements, this kind of "one person breaks the law, the whole clan is guilty" is a manifestation of decay, backwardness and **, people in the country who support "reform" often account for the vast majority. The fundamental reason is that once the law is based on households, it is equivalent to handing over the judicial power of the household to the clan leader or head of households. They can practice clan law and promote lynching in the clan, which is no different from the ancestors; and what to say about "slaying the clan" is completely alarmist. According to the criminal law and precedents, it is not the case at all.

The legal subject has a great impact on changing from a person to a household. The specific impact on Hu Shi and others is that some fraternity members are worried that they have to withdraw from the fraternity. However, they themselves divide the households with their own clan to avoid implicating the family.

Hu Shi was surprised and shouted "Slaying the clan". But Ding Wenjiang, who was a wealthy family, was not interested in this. "Slaying the clan" was just a shocking word from the literati. He said: "The elite of the Fuxing Army is in the north. In the northeast, I think Liang Rengong was frightened by the Yunnan incident, so I wanted Baili and others to control the provincial army in order to protect themselves."

"What are you protecting yourself? No matter how bad Yang Jingcheng is, he is still law-abiding. He is involved in military power and may even violate the taboos of the Revival Society." Hu Shi still couldn't understand what Liang Qichao and Jiang Baili were going to do.

"It was Yang Jingcheng who abides by the law that he dared to use legal means to interfere with the military power in the province. Of course, it is possible that I was wrong, but those people in Jiang Baili are soldiers, and if they are soldiers, they must lead troops. Otherwise, how can they make achievements and be granted titles and ceasing?" Ding Wenjiang thought about the current trend and was very worried that the domestic martial arts trend was prevalent in the country and was very proud of the people who passed the imperial examination before the Gengzi, and after the Gengzi, they were proud of studying abroad, but now they were proud of being admitted to the military academy. People are so warlike, don't they know that fighting will perish?

"Okay, it's better if Liang Rengong doesn't mention it, they can do whatever they want." After this meeting, Hu Shi was very discouraged. He knew what civilization was and what backward young people were. Why couldn't they unite? "It seems that we might only be united..."

Feeling the disappointment in Hu Shi's words, Ding Wenjiang felt helpless. Even so, seeing that he actually wanted to contact the people in the north, he still reminded him: "Shizhi, Du Wen and others must not be trusted! Look at the Russian Li Ning's path to seize power is simply a way to destroy bridges across the river. What about the Mensheviks, Social Revolutionary Party, Constitutional Revolutionary Party, Liberal Party and others, once they succeed, they are all killed by them, and they must not be careless."

"I know. I know." Hu Shi also knew that all the people in the north drank wolf milk fed by the Soviet Union, and they carried pens and guns to revolutionize. If there was a dispute and conflict in the future, it would be okay to say that you would kill you. If you really want to unite with them, he knew exactly how the brotherhood would end. In what he said before, "Freedom is a matter of more and less in Yang Jingcheng; in the Soviet Union, Li Ning, it is a matter of existence and non-existence'. (To be continued.)

ps: Note 131: American cotton has always been weighed in bags, each bag is no less than 480 pounds, and is generally calculated at 500 pounds. In the 1920s and 1930s, the world's cotton production was generally 27 million bags ("World Cotton Yield and China Cotton Yield" Issue Cotton Yield, 1935). In addition, the calculation of China's cotton production in the previous chapter was corrected.

Note 132: Huamian "Research on the External Environment of Shanghai Association and Enterprises in the Republic of China", p550, 28.5 taels/dan; American cotton, "How to Make Profit from Commodity Futures Trading" p275, 21 cents/lb.
Chapter completed!