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With the bravery of the Shu army, if it can become a great help for him, Hualan will have no opponents in the whole world.But if he is really agreed to establish the Western Special Zone, once Zhao Shouhong returns to the sea, no one in the country can stop him.Each of the pros and cons is very attractive, and each of them is also very deadly. With Yuan Wei's decisiveness and cunning, it is difficult to make a decision in a short time.

As if seeing Yuan Wei's worry, Zhao Shouhong continued to smile and said: "Of course, even if I become the leader, it is impossible for me to take up the post. After all, I still have an official position in Beihua City. But the government under my command can do it on its own. Operation, as long as one or two assistants are assigned, it is enough to be competent. Even if I am not in the special zone, nothing will happen."

Hearing that Zhao Shouhong planned to stay in Beihua City, Yuan Kai was finally relieved. "I plan to abolish the Ministry of the Army and the Ministry of the Navy, and establish an Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy. It has the same status as the Zhengshitang, with both civil and military assistance. As a transitional institution before the constitution, what does Shou Hong think?"

"This is a good thing. In addition, I think that the military and the people should be separated to reduce the power of local warlords." Zhao Shouhong actually proposed to reduce the power of warlords, which surprised Yuan Kai.But now the establishment of the Western Special Zone is considered a certainty. Even if he proposes such a partition plan, it has nothing to do with his interests.

"Shou Hong, please explain in detail." Yuan Kai asked.

Zhao Shouhong nodded: "I think there should be two highest positions in each province. One is the Chief of Civil Affairs, who specializes in managing civil affairs and finance in each province. The original governor was renamed the Governor, and he was only responsible for the construction and training of the army. The task of resisting the enemy. In this way, the financial and military powers are separated, and the provinces are not allowed to take both the civil and military duties, which can fundamentally guarantee the stability of the country.”

"It really is a good plan." Yuan Kai slapped his thigh excitedly: "I will immediately implement this to the provinces. As for the establishment of the special zone, I will announce it as soon as possible." Shou Hong first declared his support for his ascension to the throne, and then announced the establishment of a special zone.Zhao Shouhong already understood this, not only would he admit it, but he would not leave any sequelae afterwards.

"Shou Hong, what is Yuan Kai going to do?" Zhao Shouhong had just returned to the mansion when Cai Songpo, who had been waiting here, came up to meet him. He was eager to know Yuan Kai's purpose.

"Let's go to the study." Zhao Shouhong let Cai Songpo into the study, and at the same time ordered the special forces and guards to guard around and make sure no one came near.

After taking all protective measures, Zhao Shouhong said, "Yuan Kai plans to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor."

"What?" Cai Songpo exclaimed in surprise: "How dare he risk the displeasure of the world and do such things that go against public opinion?"

"Now you and I are both in Beihua City, and there is no one in the world who can restrain him, so his self-confidence has naturally inflated." Zhao Shouhong said: "It seems that our humiliation cannot be exchanged for his restraint. , it will make him even more arrogant."

"How did you answer him?" Cai Songpo asked.

"What else can I do? Of course I follow him." Zhao Shouhong smiled slightly.

"What?" Cai Songpo jumped up against the case: "You want to support that single-husband thief?"

"Brother Songpo, be safe and don't be impatient. You are a good fighter in war, but you are rarely confused in politics." Zhao Shouhong shook his head and said, "I directly opposed him in Beihua City. The only result is that I die here, and then The whole country is in chaos. The Shu army under my command must be determined to take revenge, and then a full-scale civil war will break out, and finally the Japanese will benefit."

"Even so, the old thief cannot be allowed to succeed," Cai Songpo said.

Zhao Shouhong shook his head: "Brother Songpo, you don't have to be so impatient. Politics is different from military affairs. In military affairs, you just need to identify the enemy and do everything you can to beat them to death. In politics, sometimes you have to make compromises and give up for long-term interests. In front of you."

"What does Shou Hong mean? Do you want to see the democratic system destroyed?" Cai Songpo asked rhetorically.

Zhao Shouhong said: "After Yuan Kai changed the election law, the democratic system has been destroyed. Now he is considered the emperor except for that title. What can we say about that? What we have to do now is to make him completely crazy Let the people all over the country recognize his true face. What I support is only a constitutional monarchy, not an imperial system. Now this is the best compromise. As for Brother Songpo, he can be a national hero with integrity and fight against Yuan Wei in the end."

"What does Shou Hong say?" Cai Songpo frowned.

Zhao Shouhong said: "If you want to avoid too much loss to the country as much as possible, the three forces cannot all join in the melee. One force must stay out of the matter and be the magic needle that keeps the Japanese from invading Hualan."

Chapter 598 Establishing a Special Zone

Zhao Shouhong's words made Cai Songpo nod repeatedly, and then he explained his plan in detail.The more Cai Songpo listened, the more reasonable he became. The two of them didn't even eat a meal. They talked in the study for a whole day and night before finally finalizing the plan.

Sure enough, according to what Zhao Shouhong said, Yuan Kai implemented the separation of military and civilian rule in various provinces, and at the same time abolished the Ministry of War and the Ministry of the Navy, and established the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy.Duan Ruiquan, the original Minister of the Army, Zhao Shouhong, Cai Songpo, the Vice Ministers, and Li He, the Minister of the Navy, were all renamed as clerks and worked in the commander-in-chief's office.

Yuan Kui's move actually weakened the power of Duan Ruiquan's family, because since he became the Minister of the Army, Duan Ruiquan has become more and more domineering, successively appointing Xu Shuzheng, Jin Yunpeng, Fu Liangzuo and other disciples and subordinates to cultivate personal influence, and he did not even report to Yuan Kui .

Sensing the crisis deeply, Yuan Kai began to divide the power under his command. In addition to decentralizing Duan Ruiquan, he also selected a large number of officers who were loyal to him from the model division and assigned them to various provinces to hold important positions, hoping to control the real power in various places.After doing all this, Yuan Wei felt that he had the confidence to deal with any crisis.

Zhao Shouhong was quite surprised to accept an interview with "Suncheon Times". In front of this well-known Japanese newspaper reporter in Beihuacheng, he pretended to inadvertently reveal his support for the constitutional monarchy.When the reporter asked how Hualan is now a democratic republic, how to convert it to a constitutional monarchy, he only vaguely stated that it only needs to establish a new monarch to achieve the goal.It's just that the new monarch must be a member of the Hualan tribe, so that he can be recognized by the people of the whole country. With the constraints of the constitution, he is not afraid that Hualan will embark on the old path of monarchy.

The government system that is really suitable for Hualan is a constitutional monarchy with parliaments restricting the monarchy, rather than a democratic republic with elections at its core.Because Hualan has been a monarchy country since ancient times, it is not different from the democratic spirit inherited from Greece in the Western Continent.

This interview is equivalent to Zhao Shouhong's position statement, and the literati who have read the newspaper are all excited.They don't know why this young hero who is famous for fighting against foreign enemies makes such a voice during this sensitive period.Many people shook their heads and sighed for Zhao Shouhong, thinking that he had become Yuan Kai's eagle dog, while some said that this was definitely not his original intention.Now Zhao Shouhong is in Beihua City, which is Yuan Kai's territory, and he has no choice but to do it.

Anyway, under the divergent opinions, no one knows what Zhao Shouhong's real purpose is.It's just that because his glorious image of fighting against foreign enemies is too dazzling, most people have a good impression of him and think he is being coerced.

"What is Shou Hong going to do? Do you want Hualan to restore the monarchy?" Sun Wenhai threw the newspaper on the table, angrily circling around the room.

Zhang Ji took the newspaper and looked at it for a while and said, "Maybe he has some unavoidable difficulties."

"What's the reason? I think he has been bought by Yuan Kai." Yu Youren said angrily.

"Speaking of buying, I'm afraid no one in the country is richer than Shou Hong. If the power of the Shu army is still higher than that of the Northern Region army, how can he be bought?" Sun Wenhai asked with a smile.

"This..." Yu Youren was at a loss for words.

Zhang Jidao: "In any case, we can no longer continue hiding in Wa, regardless of the domestic situation."

"That's right, now Yuan Wei is finally going to proclaim himself emperor. As long as he dares to proclaim himself emperor, it will inevitably cause people's grievances to boil over. This is our chance." Sun Wenhai is obviously in a good mood: "Let's leave immediately to return to China, contact revolutionaries everywhere, and prepare for the new revolutionary movement."

"Great, how about going to instigate Shouhong first? I think as long as the master makes a statement about his interests, he will raise troops." Zhang Ji said, after all, Zhao Shouhong's reputation for fighting the Japanese is well known, and he is obviously a powerful army in the country.

Sun Wenhai shook his head: "We can't startle the enemy with false alarms. After all, his current thinking tends to be a constitutional monarchy. Let's go to eastern Guangdong first, where the revolutionary foundation is strong and it is easier for us to operate."

When Yuan Kui was about to proclaim himself emperor, all forces became active.The entire Hualan undercurrent is surging, which indicates that something big will happen, and all this is unknown to Yuan Kai, who lives deep in Beihua City.

After Zhao Shouhong indirectly announced his support for him to proclaim himself emperor, Yuan Kai reciprocated and announced the establishment of the Western Special Zone, so that all the disks under the Dashu Military Government were integrated and became a government agency recognized by the state. Zhao Shouhong also As he wished, he became the general manager of the special zone.However, in order to let Zhao Shouhong keep his word and draw a red line for latecomers, he also clearly stipulated in the order the amount of tax that the special zone must pay every year.

Zhao Shouhong didn't care how much money he had to give Yuan Kai, the money was just a drop in the bucket for the industry and commerce in the special zone that had made a lot of money due to the war in the Western Continent.Under Zhao Shouhong's telegram, the government of the Western Special Zone basically established an efficient government organization based on the Dashu military government.

The various ministers in the special zone, together with several military leaders, temporarily formed a joint meeting, which served as the highest authority of the special zone before Zhao Shouhong returned.In addition, the Shu Army officially changed its name to the Western Special Zone Defense Army, referred to as the West Special Army. The subordinate troops did not change, but some internal administrative agencies and construction plans were partially revised.

The SAR began to establish an immigration bureau to examine people entering the SAR. They have polygraph machines transferred from space hospitals, which can distinguish various spies and people with ulterior motives.The Ministry of Civil Affairs implements the civil household registration system, and people everywhere need to apply for a plastic-laminated ID card.

With the current scientific and technological capabilities of various countries, it is impossible to forge plastic laminated ID cards. With this high technology, the civil affairs department can control the actions and identities of all people in the special zone.With the existence of an ID card, even if someone steals into the special zone, it is difficult to continue to survive.In the future, ID cards will be used as evidence for medical treatment, renting, buying and selling, and even staying in hotels, as well as all aspects that require national certification or security management required by the state, and the security in the special zone will be greatly enhanced.

Based on the special zone, the government directly took back the customs in various places, euphemistically calling it the privilege of the special zone. All industrial and commercial institutions were separated from the country, and the foreigners who controlled the Shanghai customs were directly expelled.Under the auspices of Chen Shutong and Liu Wenyuan, a "Basic Law of the Special Economic Zone" was formulated, a legal institution like the "Constitution" was established, and the entire local government mechanism began to improve.

With the support of a local government recognized by the central government like the SAR government, Zhang Peijue began to deal with foreign foreign businessmen in the territory. His first target was a series of business houses in Zhongchuan that controlled the bristle trade.

Chapter 599 Strategic Resources

Bristle is actually the long hair on the back of pigs. Although this kind of thing seems inconspicuous, it is an important export product of our country.Pig bristles have the characteristics of good elasticity, friction resistance, acid and alkali resistance, etc., and are important raw materials for the brush industry.Compared with lard, meat, intestines, and ham, a pig can collect [-] to [-] taels of bristles, but its value accounts for one-eighth to one-tenth of the whole pig, so the commodity value of bristles is the highest.

Zhongchuan is the largest province in Hualan bristle production, especially the white bristle is unique to my country, mainly produced in Zhongchuan and Namwon provinces, because the white bristle has the characteristics of "slender and tough, crystal clear, and translucent ivory color" It is the best raw material for making toothbrushes and various body brushes.

Clay's book "Forty Million Customers" once praised: "The white bristles of Sichuan province are especially respected by the world. The bristles made by your current toothbrush come from Zhongchuan white pigs... so the supply of high-quality toothbrushes in the world , rely on the health and development of the Zhongchuan White Pig.”

For a considerable period of time after the opening of Chongshan City, the price of white bristles was much higher than that of 祝祝抱诎毎尹ぁ⑵未世者论产烧烧梦ひ门⑽洛皮写ǔSquid Zheng           ⒓ smoke ┝ sauce

The export of bristles began in the Xianning period, but later it was controlled by foreigners. First, Saer Guoli Dele Foreign Firm, and after [-], Amway, Yingbaofeng, Jardine Cloud and Chinese businessman Shan Yuji set up factories in Chongshan City. Rivalry. In [-], Li Dele returned to China, and his factory was taken over by Long Mao Foreign Company. After [-], "the demand for goods from abroad was very urgent, and the market price was increasing day by day, and all the sellers could make a profit." Therefore, Japanese merchants Risen, Mitsui, Wulin, Youling, Xinli; Saar merchants Baili, Fuji; White Eagle merchants Detai and Jumei; Gallic merchants Dongfang and Lichang; Teutonic merchants Baofeng, Dechang, Ruiji and other foreign-funded foreign firms set up factories in Chongshan City.

Since the start of the war, various military vehicles and aircraft have been manufactured in large quantities, and the brush industry has prospered like a rocket for anti-rust treatment.As a source of raw materials for the brush industry, pig bristles have also developed from a civilian material to a strategic material.For this reason, various foreign companies operating bristles in Hualan have made a lot of money because of it.

Zhongchuan's Chemical Research Institute has already mastered the complete set of advanced procedures for bristle rinsing, but it has been suffering from not being able to turn against foreign businessmen, so it endured it.Now with the support of the SAR government and the fierce battle in the Western Continent, Zhang Liewu finally had a legitimate reason.

First of all, at the time of legislation, bristle was identified as a strategic material that needs to be controlled by the government.Subsequently, all pig farmers in the Western Special Zone were informed that bristles had become a national strategic resource and would be purchased and processed by the government in a unified manner, and no one could buy or sell them privately.Once someone is found to be in violation of the Strategic Material Purchase Law, all civil qualifications of the SAR will be banned immediately and put on the blacklist, their family ID cards will be taken back and they will be expelled.

The treatment of the people in the Western Special Zone, let alone the whole country, even the Western Continent ranks first.Nowadays, refugees from all over the world are sharpening their heads to go to the Special Economic Zone, and there are long queues at the windows of immigration bureaus everywhere waiting to be verified. Who wants to be driven away.What's more, once it is blacklisted, it will be difficult to enter in the future, so as long as the SAR government gives an order, no one dares not to carry it out.

With this order, foreign businessmen were suddenly in bad luck.Those foreign merchants operating the bristle business lost their source of raw materials.Several foreign businessmen still looked at people with old eyes, thinking that the Hualan people were weak and deceitful, and sent people to buy them forcibly.As a result, all those sent out were arrested because of beating people, and even foreign businessmen were deported in the name of violating public security regulations.

Those foreign businessmen still want to contact the consulate to make decisions for them, but now that the war is in full swing, and the energy of the major powers is in the Western Continent, who would offend the neutral forces for such a trivial matter.In particular, it is the power that has the only pharmaceutical production capacity that governments of all countries attach great importance to.