Back to the Republic of China as a commander

In order to deal with those unreliable old officials, in order to gain the strong support of businessmen, local clan forces, and ethnic minority leaders, Wang Zhenyu chose to abandon the Confucian scholar group that was doomed to decline, and handed over the power of local civil affairs to businessmen. , Clan, Headman.Of course, Wang Zhenyu is not a fool. Force, the foundation of all rule, is still firmly in his own hands, and the independence of the judicial system is also regarded by him as a treasure to restrain local snakes.

Of course, the most important point is the current domestic political climate.You must know that Wang Zhenyu and his family are the only ones who are willing to return power to the people throughout the ages.This epoch-making political system is entirely based on Wang Zhenyu's personal will. In other words, once Wang Zhenyu fails in the civil war, or dies unexpectedly, this political system will be immediately replaced by the current mainstream system due to historical inertia. devour.Therefore, the so-called county ruled by the people and the so-called return of power to the people is actually an opium tree. Businessmen, clan forces, and ethnic minority leaders who have already tasted the sweetness of power have no choice but to do their best to support Wang Zhenyu. up.Otherwise, the land allocated to them by Wang Zhenyu would be taken back by violence.

In this way, merchants naturally have to fight for their own land like farmers, for the "land" that belongs to merchants. . .

Wang Zhenyu sat quietly in his study room. There were scraps of paper all over the floor, all of which were covered with bold words. If you look carefully, you can see words such as "army", "politics", "industry", and "officer".If you want to change the wheel of history, then you have too many things to do.

He felt that his mind was a bit messy, and there were many things in his mind. He thought hard, but he couldn't figure out a complete train of thought.

There is no doubt that his power is indeed growing step by step, but the things to worry about have not decreased, but have increased.

Wang Zhenyu is also afraid, afraid that one day he will be overthrown by his subordinates, afraid that one day he will be wiped out by the enemy, and even more afraid that he will be beaten back to his original shape, and his life will be wasted in mediocrity.As for whether the historical tragedy will happen again, Wang Zhenyu is not worried at all. In his opinion, as long as he succeeds, the track of the wheel of history will definitely be changed.

Afraid, afraid, afraid, there is a fart!When Wang Zhenyu was in extreme distress, he suddenly thought of a very philosophical phrase: "Live in the moment."

Yes, live in the present, since you don’t know what will happen tomorrow, why worry about tomorrow, it’s the most practical to take this step well.

I have to say that Wang Zhenyu is really a master of psychological self-regulation, and he put aside the troubles in his heart with that simple.

What do I need most now?

Now that he has decided to base himself on the present, it is natural not to think about how to go to the Central Plains of Zhuolu and fight for world hegemony.But no matter what you think or how you think, the most important thing you need to do is to sum up one thing, to enhance your own strength.

Forging iron is still hard on oneself, and subtle strategies are inseparable from strong strength. Wang Zhenyu understands these reasons.

So the crux of the problem now is, how to strengthen one's own strength?In other words, what should be the first step?

For this reason, Wang Zhenyu invited three people. The first person was Ye Zuwen, the God of Wealth. The letter was sent out a month ago, but Ye Zuwen took his eldest son Guoxuan to Jingzhou City yesterday because of some delays. It is enough to make Wang Zhenyu happy for a while; the second is actually two people: Xu Yuanquan and Wan Yaohuang, these two people in the current army are considered to have the most strategic vision, and naturally they are also the two people Wang Zhenyu relies on most; the third person It was a strange man recommended by Chen Hongji. His surname was Chen, his name was Shao, his style was Hanchuan, and he was from Changsha. His ancestors were the Chen family of Yingchuan County in the Eastern Han Dynasty. .This Chen Shao is young, 25 years old, but his knowledge is not low, he is a disciple of Changsha Wangmen.

There is no record about Wangmen in the history textbooks of later generations, so many people regard Wangmen as Wangxue, that is, Wang Shouren and Wang Yangming's Mindology.

In fact, the so-called Wangmen refers to an old gentleman in the modern history of Hunan, Wang Kaiyun.

Wang Kaiyun (1833-1916) was a Confucian scholar and writer in the late Qing Dynasty.The word Renqiu, also the word Renfu, the name Xiangqi, is known as Mr. Xiangqi in the world.

This person has not been able to occupy too many roles in modern history, but almost all roles have him.

You know the Empress Dowager Cixi, do you know how this Lafayette came to power?During the Xinyou coup, the Empress Dowager West colluded with Prince Gong and other princes to launch a coup, killing Sushun and other eight auxiliary ministers, and our old master Wang Kaiyun was working as a tutor in Sushun's mansion at that time.

It doesn't matter that the boss has collapsed, Wang Kaiyun joined Zeng Guofan again to help counselor military affairs.

Later, Wang Kaiyun began to teach and educate people, and the great work of writing history.

Let me talk about history books first. Old Master Wang Kaiyun has two most influential books, one is "Qixiang Story" which details the truth of the Xinyou coup, and the other is "Xiangjun Zhi" which details the history of the Hunan Army.The former offended Cixi by defending Sushun, and the latter offended Zeng Guofan by truly recording the failures and misdeeds of the Hunan Army.However, this little old man seemed to have some skills, he was able to get out of the rain without getting caught in the rain, he must be said to be a strange person.

Let's talk about teaching and educating people, the achievement is even greater. Do you know the Six Gentlemen of [-]?Yang Rui and Liu Guangdi are the students of Mr. Wang.

Other famous disciples include Yang Du, Xia Shoutian, Qi Baishi and many others.

At the same time, the old master has been teaching students for decades, and has successively presided over Changsha Sixian Lecture House and Hengzhou Chuanshan Academy.Sponsored Nanchang College of Higher Education, and also gave lectures and taught students in Xiangqi Building.He has gained thousands of disciples before and after, and has a reputation of disciples all over the world.

Not much to say about Wang Kaiyun's reputation, after all, his status as a master of Confucian classics is there, but he still has a specialty that not many people know about, and that is the emperor's mind, which is an ancient subject.

What it is is not important, what is important is that Wang Kaiyun's unique knowledge has been passed on to three people, Yang Du, Xia Shoutian, and now this Chen Shao.

Chen Shao was Wang Kaiyun's only closed disciple, and the specific reason is unclear.But when Wang Zhenyu saw this man's 1.8-meter thick head, he really couldn't connect Chen Shao with his identity as a disciple of the well-known Wangmen in Sanxiang.

If it weren't for this man with thick eyebrows, big eyes, bright eyes and white teeth, who is talented and heroic, Wang Zhenyu would have planned to refer to Cheng Kui'an, a famous Hong Kong gangster actor in later generations.

There is no one who doesn't like a handsome young man, even Wang Kaiyun is not exempt, so he chose such a closed-door disciple.

As for why Chen Shao appeared in such a remote place in western Hunan, it had something to do with Wang Zhenyu.

Chen Shao's parents, like Yang Du, were soldiers of the Hunan Army, but by Chen Shao's generation, his family was already well-off, so the elders hoped that Chen Shao would follow Wen.

However, the soul of a soldier flows in Chen Shao's blood, so even though he was forcibly arranged to study essays, he still does not forget his dream of contributing to the army and making contributions.

Coming out of Wang Kaiyun's family, he originally planned to go to the Beijing government to serve as his senior brother Yang Du and others.But at this time, Wang Zhenyu created a military chaos in Changsha, and defeated a strong army with a brigade.Coupled with the previous legend about the Tiger Brigade, Chen Shao's dream of being a soldier back then is about to come into play again.

But after all, he is not the ambitious He Jian, he is a closed disciple of the Wang family, and he can't do the kind of self-recommendation.Therefore, he only followed to Jingzhou, but he didn't take effect all the time, just observing in secret.

Until Wang Zhenyu ordered reforms, and the first step was to introduce a parliamentary system.Chen Shaocai made his final decision, because he carefully studied Wang Zhenyu's policy and found that it was all a bureau, a general situation to attract heroes from all over the world to buy shares.Chen Shao, who was also young, admired Wang Zhenyu's vision and courage.

It just so happened that Chen Hongji, the chairman of the Jingzhou Parliament and the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, who has been very popular in front of Wang Zhenyu recently, is still somewhat related to Chen Shao.Don't look at Chen Hongji as a surname of Baoqing Mansion, but in fact he is also from Changsha, but his father moved from Changsha to Baoqing to do business, and Chen Hongji was born in Shaodong.Therefore, Chen Hongji's house happened to be separated from Chen Shao's clan. In terms of kinship, Chen Shao had to call Chen Hongji his clan brother.

With this relationship, Chen Hongji naturally strongly recommends his brother to Wang Zhenyu.

Wang Zhenyu now relies heavily on Chen Hongji, so it is naturally not easy to refuse this kind of relationship, and naturally he is generous to accept it.

So the Tiger Brigade headed by Wang Zhenyu had the first real military division, although Wang Zhenyu didn't think so at the time.At first, his definition of Chen Shao was just a job. It wasn't until Chen Shao formulated a complete reform roadmap that he took this person with admiration. What a talent!

There is nothing novel about Chen Shao's reform roadmap, which is based on Wang Zhenyu's ideas, but the content is very detailed, and many places have undergone repeated scrutiny and revision.How difficult this is, Wang Zhenyu is very clear after being the boss for more than half a year, such people who can do specific work well are real talents.

It is a kind of luck that I can actually pick up such a treasure. God has treated me well, Wang Zhenyu couldn't help thinking gratefully. . .

Chapter 079

Ye Zuwen and his eldest son Ye Guoxuan arrived in Jingzhou yesterday, but because Wang Zhenyu was impatient, he didn't care to let his future father-in-law take a rest, so he immediately organized this small meeting.

The reform roadmap proposed by Chen Shao has now been copied in five copies, and everyone present has one copy.Now, everyone is looking at the plan carefully.

Specifically, Chen Shao's general direction of reform is consistent with Wang Zhenyu's, but not without differences:

The first is the reform of grassroots organizations. In this regard, Chen Shao and Wang Zhenyu have basically similar starting points. They both plan to maintain the original social structure and add new things for the expansion of power.In terms of difference, Chen Shao, like his teacher Wang Kaiyun, somewhat despises businessmen, thinking that businessmen are good at adapting to the wind and cannot be relied upon.

Wang Zhenyu does not agree with this. Businessmen are also human beings. In terms of pursuing interests, they are not much different from farmers. Otherwise, why so many farmers can become businessmen in future generations?Probably the only difference is in the degree of firmness.And even at this level, it's actually an illusion. Are farmers not going to see the wind?So what is peasant cunning.It is a human characteristic to follow the wind, and it has little to do with occupation or class.Why does the businessman seem less reliable than the farmer brothers? It’s not that he has bad character, but that he is no longer barefoot. Profit can be driven.If you want a businessman to follow you resolutely to create a situation like a farmer, then you have to be enough to impress his interests.But Wang Zhenyu, who has less than [-] troops, only a territory, and a backer who is only a guardian envoy, can use nothing to fool these smart people.

Even if it is the regime in Jingzhou, it is not enough for the merchants to help.So Wang Zhenyu is playing with a concept. From now on, as long as my power, Wang Zhenyu, is flourishing, there will be a government and a parliament in my jurisdiction.For businessmen, this is not just power, but also a kind of hope, a guarantee of personal and property safety.

Now that you have a concept, let’s invest. The larger the investment, the greater the return. Of course, the risk will also increase. Do you want to reduce the risk?Then fight with Lao Tzu, for nothing else, just to defend the fields that Lao Tzu promised you.

This disagreement has little effect, because Chen Shao's focus is on the county council: one hundred administrative villages are established within each county, and no townships are established, but commercial towns are set up along the commercial road (land road).The functions of these commercial towns are firstly to purchase various agricultural products, and secondly to provide various daily necessities that farmers cannot produce by themselves.

What surprised Wang Zhenyu the most was that Chen Shao was somewhat different from Wang Kaiyun. He actually knew some principles of making a living.One must know that the Wang family has always regarded themselves as noble and despised those who make a living. Could it be that Wang Kaiyun changed his nature when he was old, and was about to abandon Confucianism and go into business?

First of all, according to Chen Shao's investigation in Jingzhou for nearly a month, he proposed a market system.That is, set up ten commercial towns within each county, and each town has schools (primary schools), health centers, public security police stations, a road guard team, and various shops and markets.A small business group is set up in every five commercial towns, and any merchant is allowed to participate, and a business fair is held in a commercial town every five days.The daily management of the commercial town is in the charge of the town’s chamber of commerce. The public security police station is affiliated with the county government, and the road protection team is subordinate to the superior road protection squadron.

The county council is the highest authority in the county. It is composed of village chiefs, business town presidents, patriarchs of various ethnic groups, and local celebrities. It has the right to vote on the county's affairs.

Secondly, it takes into account the nature of social stability, that is, the principle that if everyone has food, the world will be stable.A business dividend plan was proposed. For the forty commercial towns under Jingzhou Prefecture, each town's chamber of commerce would be responsible for the management of daily affairs, including education, health care, and town appearance construction.The business tax and business tax collected each year are distributed according to the principle of keeping three-quarters for oneself and one-fourth being handed over to the county finance bureaus.

The self-retained part of the chamber of commerce in each town is divided into three pieces, two of which are paid to villages within the radiation range of the business town set by each county according to the ratio of land area to population.If someone from a village within the range participated in looting or attacked trade routes, the village's allocation for that year would automatically be cut in half.Increase the cost of robbery through the principle of linking the interests of each village with the safety of trade routes.At the same time, all villages were induced to participate in the work of protecting and building commercial routes by binding interests.

At the same time, the prefecture and county spent a sum of money to repair the entire commercial road, improve the road surface condition, and speed up the efficiency of commodity circulation.

As for the construction and management of the county seat, Chen Shao improved the power structure of the parliament:

The part handed over to the county government is unified into the county finance by the county council.