Chapter 207 Song Jiaoren visits

Wu Shaoting returned to the military headquarters in the East School. Although the meeting made him very angry, he did not deliberately make an emotional relationship in this regard in the next two days. He didn't know how much funds the revolutionary government raised during the attack on Shaoguan. If Tongmenghui felt that there was too much money and he was willing to buy Long Jiguang, then they would go. He believed that if the revolutionary government really did this, the revolutionary Guangdong soldiers would definitely be dissatisfied, and the consequences would be handled by Tongmenghui.

In addition to taking care of some accumulated military affairs in the past few days, he also specially conceived a plan to develop Guangzhou's economy and education. He contacted Zhu Zhixin for a while and exchanged views on the education cause. Although Zhu Zhixin had the opposite opinions from him at that meeting, one thing was the same, and this did not affect other places where he got it.

On January 29, as the end of the year approaches, revolutionary causes in various places seem to have had their results.

Early in the morning that day, a telegram from Fujian was transferred from the Guangzhou Revolutionary Government to the Dongzhai Site. A newspaper from four days ago was sent with the telegram. The Fuzhou military government was established on the 26th. Except for several county towns in northern Fujian that had not yet been restored, the other important towns all reported good news. Sun Daoren was elected as the governor of the military government, and Xu Chongzhi was the chief of staff of the military government. Fujian imitated the Guangzhou Revolutionary Army and formed the Chinese Revolutionary Fujian Army, and was expected to send troops to the north after the end of the year.

Communication in this era was very slow. After the success of the Wuchang First Revolution in history, even after the power was issued on the same day, Jiangxi, Hunan and other provinces closest to Hubei also waited for three days to find out the news. Of course, there were reasons why the Qing government restricted the news, but the radio transmission capacity accounted for the majority.

After reading the telegram, Wu Shaoting just smiled. I believe that in another month, most provinces and regions across the country will be like Guangzhou, Jiangxi and Fujian. He picked up the newspaper and looked at it. The records on it were the detailed process of the Fuzhou uprising:

On January 20, Xu Chongzhi, the commander-in-chief of the revolutionary army, sent Biao Commander Jiang Guobin to take a battalion of infantry to occupy Pingshan firearms and ammunition depot; an infantry battalion entered the Guanyin Pavilion in the Shan, controlling the commanding heights of the mountain; the cavalry company was stationed in the south gate to maintain the traffic connection between the city and the suburbs; Xiao Qibin, the artillery battalion's management leader, led the artillery position under the mountain, and six Krupp mountain artillery gun mouths pointed to the streets under the suburbs, and the engineering battalion (2 teams) and the baggage battalion student soldiers followed the artillery to the mountain to serve as cover; the troops in the city and the suburbs advanced to the flag boundary, surrounded on three sides, and opened the east gate to retreat.

The student bomb team organized by Tongmenghui Institute was commanded by Peng Shousong and divided into two parts to cooperate with the new army's operations; the foreign gun team occupied the Telegram Bureau, the Post Bureau and the Bank respectively. The General Command of the Revolutionary Army was located in Huaxiang, and the General Command of the Front Enemy was set up in Yushan Guanyin Pavilion. The troops began to operate that night, and sporadic battles occurred between the two sides.

At dawn on January 21, the Revolutionary Army launched an attack, bombarded the streets under the Yushan Mountain, and hit the General Office (now the site of the Provincial Hospital). However, due to the lack of artillery shells, more than 10 artillery shots were fired and the infantry temporarily took the defensive moment. The flag soldiers rushed out of the Qixunkou and the Lion Bridgehead Road, and fought with the Revolutionary Army in the streets, and were all repelled. Wen Kai saw that the sound of artillery was silent in the mountains, and led the Han stormtroopers to split the road from Guanxiang, and Jiuqu Pavilion rushed towards Yushan, trying to seize the cannon.

The new army of Yushan firmly blocked the attack, and the student bomb team kept dropping bombs and repelled the stormtroopers who rushed to the mountain. Then, the Jiesheng camp, which occupied the Aofengfang Law and Political School, fired violently at the Yushan position from the window of the villa, causing many casualties to the revolutionary army. Soon, the shells from the Pingshan Guns and Ammunition Depot arrived, and the Yushan artillery fired at the Law and Political School, destroyed the villa. Many flag soldiers were killed and injured, and the remaining troops fled one after another.

At this time, Xu Jingqing's patrol battalion transferred from northern Fujian to Fuzhou was sent to fight by Sun Daoren, and drove into the city from Hongshan Bridge to participate in the uprising. The revolutionary army was in great force. The new army infantry on the mountain rushed down, severely damaging the Han regiment stormtroopers, and forced them to retreat to Jiuqu Pavilion. On Tianjin Road, Xiuyeli, and Gaojieli, the revolutionary army also launched an attack and launched a fierce street battle with the flag soldiers. With the cooperation of the student bomb team, they defeated the flag soldiers in Gaojieli and other places. When the flag soldiers retreated, the Han regiment set fire at the Qixunkou, Gaojieli, Aofengfang and other places. The Tongmenghui urgently dispatched the firefighting team of the militia to put out the fire, and in the name of the military governor, he ordered Chen Entao, the commander of Changmen Fort, to send 400 troops and 4 cannons to assist in the war. Cheng Gongchen and others were sent to the Majiang Shipbuilding Bureau to transport the old stored firearms and bullets to Fuzhou.

In the afternoon, the revolutionary army's siege of the flag boundary became increasingly tight, and the flag soldiers' counterattacks were setbacks. Seeing that the situation was over, Governor Song Shou went out in a very short-lived office and went to the Gaobang Painting Shop in front of Yan Road (now Guxi Road) to commit suicide by swallowing gold; General Park Shou hid at the home of Ming Yu, deputy commander of the Mongolian Camp (Hedong Street). When the officers and soldiers of the Eight Banners fled, they decided to surrender.

The process was vivid, as if the author was present in person, and the battle scene was very fierce, even better than the Battle of Shaoguan. However, when Wu Shaoting read the last paragraph of the report, he couldn't help laughing. According to statistics, after the war ended, 13 people in the revolutionary army were killed and more than 280 flag soldiers were killed, which was far inferior to Shaoguan.

But these don’t matter. Exaggerated reports are conducive to inspiring people, and they can also become topics of talk about before and after meals and after meals.

That afternoon, Liao Zhongkai and Song Jiaoren led the government guard of honor to the East School.

Wu Shaoting did not receive the notice in advance, so he was a little surprised when he saw this show. What is Premier Liao doing?

Liao Zhongkai and Song Jiaoren first came to Wu Shaoting's office and met Wu Shaoting alone.

"Mr. Zhongkai, Brother Dunchu, why are you free to come to the East School today?" Wu Shaoting asked while asking the two of them to sit down. In such private meetings, there is usually no need to use a title.

After Liao Zhongkai sat down, he smiled sincerely and said, "Zhenzhi, yesterday I heard from Zhixin that you are very passionate about education and industry recently, and have discussed a lot of issues with him."

Wu Shaoting smiled and said, "If the country wants to be prosperous and strong, it is not just a military matter. Education is for the sake of the next generation of our country to be prosperous and strong, and industry is also an important blood of the country's economic lifeline. These two should naturally be taken seriously. I have already cooperated with others in Guangzhou to open several factories, but I am still very passionate about business."

Liao Zhongkai nodded and said, "It's really gratifying to have the desire to revitalize like this."

He paused and said, "I came here this time because I heard Zhixin's words that I could see that Zhenzhi had already been much more at ease about discussing the handling of the Twenty-Three Towns not long ago, so I came to complete some things that should have been done long ago."

Wu Shaoting said strangely: "Oh, what's the matter?"

At this time, Song Jiaoren took Liao Zhongkai's words and said with a smile: "On the 15th of this month, we formulated a system of medals, and not long ago, passed the charter of the Guangzhou Provisional Parliament. You are one of the heroes of the Guangzhou Revolution. Of course, you must be involved in these two things."

Wu Shaoting was slightly puzzled. It was reasonable for the temporary parliament to be a matter of reason. The medal system was a bit too early, right? He remembered that the latest medal system after the Great Revolution was promulgated after the founding of the Republic of China. Now that the Great Revolution is still in progress, why did this payment be formulated in advance?

"The country has not been unified yet and the Tartars have not been taken out yet. Will it be too hasty to issue the award system now?" he murmured.

"Yes, this system was originally planned first, and then immediately after the Republic was established. Zhantang and I also discussed that after Mr. Zhongshan returned to China, Mr. Zhongshan would personally issue medals to Zhenzhi and other heroes of the Guangzhou Revolution. However, because of the last meeting, everyone was a little excited at that time, so Zhenzhi was subjected to some emotions. To be honest, this is the case in the political arena. In order to defend their opinions, everyone will inevitably have some extreme behaviors." Liao Zhongkai said slowly, as if it was a kind of consolation.

"No matter what, we all trust you very much. So in order to eliminate misunderstandings, inspire morale within the revolution, and also commend your achievements in restoring Shaoguan, we have been awarding medals to you in advance." Song Jiaoren said with a kind smile.

"In addition, the provisional parliament will also have a seat that will shock you, which is the result of unanimous elections from our revolutionary government." Liao Zhongkai added.

Wu Shaoting was silent for a while. Since the establishment of the Guangzhou Revolutionary Government, he has voluntarily withdrawn from the political establishment work and has been responsible for military affairs. Therefore, he has paid little attention to the government affairs of the revolutionary government during this period. When he was in Shaoguan, he had heard that the establishment of various government departments and the temporary parliamentary elections were in full swing. Obviously, in less than a month, these were almost settled.

In fact, the Tongmenghui had already formulated the Republic's program and national mechanism as early as 1906, and now it is only implemented according to the earlier framework. Even if these programs and mechanisms are not suitable, the Guangdong Provincial Government's system will be slightly modified according to the Governor's Office of Guangdong and Guangxi. As for the parliament's seemingly elections, it has caused a lot of public sensation. In fact, the parliament's team is still the same group of people from the previous Provincial Advisory Committee.

The Guangdong Advisory Bureau was prepared in February 1909. The Advisory Bureau building was set up outside the Dadong Gate, not far from the East School.

However, because the revolution was successful in advance, the Advisory Council had not yet been officially established, and even the construction of the Advisory Council building was suspended.

Most of the members of the Advisory Council are local gentry, political celebrities, and even some overseas Chinese businessmen. Now the seats in the parliament may have been added to the twenty-two people in the past, otherwise the operation of the revolutionary government would have gone bankrupt long ago.

Wu Shaoting was not very interested in politics. In the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, it was called the "military and gentry regime" period. However, after the failure of the Second Revolution, warlord separatism gradually replaced the military and gentry regime. One by one, warriors appeared and became the actual power. But after all, Liao Zhongkai and Hu Hanmin had a special heart, this kind of favor was still necessary. As a hero of the revolutionary first, it would be too bad to see.
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