Chapter 326 The idea of ​​building a party

On the last day of December, it rained lightly in Guangzhou. The arrival of early winter finally made the weather in the south a little cold. However, compared to the north, Guangzhou still has indescribable comfort. The sea breeze has been relatively strong in recent days, which has reduced the time for outdoor activities in the streets and alleys in the city a lot. The war in northern Guangdong has been two months today. The legendary powerful Beiyang Army has not yet been able to break through Shaoguan.

Early in the morning that day, Wu Shaoting invited Chen Jiongming to the official residence for breakfast. The rebellion was a Western food specially prepared. However, Wu Shaoting had never used the knife and fork at the same time. He either used a fork alone or a knife alone, which looked a bit rustic.

"It's actually there, what do you think of the war in the north?" Wu Shaoting asked slowly after eating a piece of marinated bacon.

"It depends on the situation, but after all, the follow-up troops of the Jiangxi Army have not arrived yet, and the troops from Fujian have not come yet. If the Beiyang Army really attacks with all its strength, I am afraid this battle will not be easy." Chen Jiongming said in detail.

"Your tone is the same as He Chongshi." Wu Shaoting laughed.

"Zhuzhi, in fact, this is not the same as my tone as Chongshi. This is already a consensus. I believe that many people in Guangdong Province are thinking about a question: How should this war be over? No matter how the revolutionary Guangdong army cannot defeat the Beiyang army, and the Guangdong military government will not let the war fail. This is really a contradictory result."

"Your statement is true, but don't worry, I'd bet this war will not last March next year. There is no conclusion as to which one wins and which one loses, but I can tell you clearly that Guangdong will never let Beiyang get involved."

Chen Jiongming looked at Wu Shaoting seriously. In front of him, the young governor actually had a magnificent sense of self-confidence. He did not continue to ask, not because he did not have this curiosity, but because he believed that Wu Shaoting's self-confidence was an explanation.

Wu Shaoting put down his fork, took a sip of milk, and then breathed comfortably, suddenly changed the topic and said, "It's actually there. I have an idea. I hope you can help me practice it."

Chen Jiongming asked in confusion: "Zhenzhi, if you have any requests, you might as well say bluntly. If I can do it, I will never give up."

Wu Shaoting nodded slowly and said, "I want to establish a political party, but I hope this political party has a strong and powerful organization behind the scenes to support it."

Chen Jiongming was shocked and asked quickly: "Zhenzhi, are you planning to meet Mr. Song's ****?"

"Why do you say this? The fisherman never invited me to join the ***, and I never had any plans for this. In this case, I plan a party myself, which is not considered a ******* with the fisherman. The political party is a group organization that exists for the common purpose. *** has their own *** direction, and I have other ideas."

"Zhenzhi, you are now an important figure in the southern revolutionary camp. Are you planning to give up this identity and start your own business?"

"Can there only be one party in the revolutionary camp? If that's the case, *** was also derived from the Tongmenghui. Should we also say that *** violates the will of the revolution?"

"Okay. I just want to ask Zhenzhi, what are your unique opinions?"

Wu Shaoting took a breath slowly, picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth, and said calmly: "Many people in China are paying attention to the war in northern Guangdong, but they have ignored the presidential election at the beginning of next year. I am now defying Yuan because Yuan Shikai is still the identity of the temporary president. Although the word "temporary" is constitutional, it is somewhat arguing. Once the official president appears, the authority of the central government will inevitably go further. At that time, military struggles will no longer be as arbitrary as they are today. There must be paving the way to make it feasible."

The term of office of the interim president is two years. Since Sun Yat-sen stepped down, Yuan Shikai took over the post of interim president, which happened to expire in July tomorrow. The general election work must be prepared at least three to four months in advance, that is, in March 1912.

Chen Jiongming nodded thoughtfully. If it weren't for Wu Shaoting's words, he would have forgotten the presidential election at the beginning of next year. He immediately asked again: "Zhenzhi, you don't want to participate in the election, right?"

Wu Shaoting laughed and asked back, "I? Have you ever seen a president of a country who is less than 30 years old?"

"Then you are..."

"I said before that the war in Guangdong will never last until March next year. The reason is the formal presidential election. Yuan Shikai will not want to become the president in the war. This will be a great threat to his authority and his international status will be greatly reduced."

"I think Yuan Shikai hopes to establish his prestige in China by winning the battle in Guangdong. This is the best bargaining chip for the official presidential election."

"You are right. I won't let him get this chip smoothly, and I will also use this chip to end the war in Guangdong." Wu Shaoting said deeply.

"Zhenzhi, you..." Chen Jiongming was about to ask what Wu Shaoting planned to do, but a flash of inspiration flashed in the dark, as if he understood the truth. Then he changed the question, "Zhenzhi, you haven't told me the best opinion on forming a political party."

"My *** opinion is not something like Junxian or republic. I think that with the current situation in China, we should adhere to the national system of autonomous provinces, and then gradually unify the national military power and establish a very authoritative central government."

“United Province Autonomy?”

"Actually, I can't think of any opinion, because the current domestic situation is already the situation where the military governments of various provinces stand on their own. If there is no strong military and political force to gather the national military power, the warlord separatist will inevitably become more and more serious."

Chen Jiongming nodded deeply. He agreed with Wu Shaoting's words. Wu Shaoting's foresight was almost certain. Even according to the current situation, the situation of separatist *** would probably be more serious.

Wu Shaoting continued: "I originally agreed to Yuan Shikai's completion of the mission of unifying the country, but unfortunately, his military attitude was too arbitrary and domineering. If he could reach cooperation with the *** and form a strong central government together, would the Republic of China be as chaotic as it is today?"

These words were just his verbal wishes. He knew that Sun Yat-sen and Song Jiaoren's thoughts would never be able to be integrated with Yuan Shikai. This is a kind of sorrow. If, as he said, Yuan Shikai did not assassinate Song Jiaoren, Song Jiaoren could take a step back and support Yuan Shikai, and believe that China will soon be among the great powers.
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