The first gathering of the Chinese National Revival Clothing Club (Blue Clothing Club) in Shanghai is scheduled to be held at the Chinachem Hotel in a week. The invitation letter has been produced, and the inviter column on it reads: Lu Ming.
Lu Ming was confused when he took the invitation letter given to him by Huang Yanning. When did he become the inviter to the party? He was the one to invite the Blue Clothes Club's first party in Shanghai. This is totally wrong.
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But in an instant, he figured out that Deng Wenyi, Kang Ze and others came from Nanjing, and some people came from Guangzhou and Wuhan. When others were in Shanghai, they naturally had to act like landlords.
It was obvious that he was being asked to pay for the party.
Maybe Sheng Youde hasn't paid yet and they can't wait any longer, so they came up with this idea to hold a gathering in Lu Ming's name. You have to pay this time.
No matter what, people have already organized a party in his name, so he has to act like the fake boss.
A week later, Lu Ming arrived at the Chinachem Hotel on time and went straight to the banquet hall on the third floor. He didn't see anyone entering the venue along the way, which made him feel strange.
After entering, Lu Ming found that everyone had arrived, and he was the last one to arrive.
There were dozens of people in the banquet hall, some wearing military uniforms and some wearing Chinese tunic suits. He was the only one wearing a suit.
"Um... I didn't go to the wrong place, right?" Lu Ming touched his head and said a little embarrassed.
"Brother Lu, every second is right." A man stood up, came over, pointed at his watch and smiled.
Lu Ming knew this person, it was Deng Wenyi, wearing a tailored Chinese tunic suit.
"Haha, our God of Wealth is here, welcome everyone." Another person stood up and applauded.
Lu Ming also knew this person. He was Kang Ze, a popular figure and confidant around the Chairman.
Everyone stood up and started applauding. Lu Ming quickly waved and walked over to shake hands with Deng Wenyi.
"Come on, Brother Lu, you are the master today, sit here." Deng Wenyi pointed to the two chairs at one end of the long table and said with a smile.
Obviously, that was the territory of Deng Wenyi and his seat, the supporters of the meeting.
"This is not good. Brother Deng can host it alone. I'm just here to learn." Lu Ming clasped his fists and refused to sit down.
"Brother Lu, sit down. If you hadn't initiated the party invitation, we wouldn't have chosen a place like this." Kang Ze joked.
Lu Ming had no choice but to sit down, his expression a little embarrassed. Why was he invited to this party? He was obviously forced to invite it.
Looking around, he found Huang Yanning waving to him and smiling. He should have been here a long time ago.
Deng Wenyi introduced to Lu Ming the main people present. In addition to Kang Ze, there were also Zeng Zhi, Zeng Kuanqing, Gui Yongqing and others who drafted the Blue Clothes Society's program.
These are the initiators, and the rest are the first members and are not among the initiators.
Huang Yanning originally wanted to be qualified as a sponsor, but obviously he failed. However, it was an honor to be among the first members. Judging from the smile on his face, he was still very proud.
Lu Ming basically knows these founders, but has no friendship with them. The main reason is that he doesn't like politicians, so he only has acquaintances with these people.
Lu Ming didn't know many of the rest of the people, mainly senior cadres of the Nanjing and Shanghai governments and young elites from the armies of the two places. Huang Yanning joined the organization as a major, which was considered a relatively low level.
After Deng Wenyi introduced all the participants, Lu Ming discovered that the members of the organization were not only from Huangpu, but also direct descendants of President Jiang.
As a student who has returned from studying in the United States, it seems a bit unorthodox to participate in such an organization. Lu Ming feels like an animal that has strayed into someone else's territory, and is in a dilemma.
"Everyone, be quiet. Let me first talk about why we established the Blue Clothes Club, which is the purpose of establishing this club. To be honest, I was inspired by Brother Lu's articles before I came up with this idea. Then I reported it to the leader and got it.
Yes." Deng Wenyi said loudly.
"Inspired by me? Brother Deng, I don't dare to be greedy for God's merit." Lu Ming waved his hands hurriedly.
"You're welcome. I came up with this idea after reading a few of your reports on the Northeast War. In your reports, you said that China's current shortcomings are that the political power is divided and people's hearts are scattered. The whole country is like a piece of loose sand, which has given the Japanese a lot of trouble.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, if we have a strong central government and an administrative system with clear policies, even if we are lagging behind, the Japanese will not dare to act unscrupulously in the face of a huge country with 40 million people."
A burst of warm applause suddenly broke out from below.
This is indeed Lu Ming's point of view. In a Shanghai observation, he lamented Japan's invasion of Northeast China, which was also an analysis and criticism of the current social situation.
He wrote in the report that whenever China became strong in history, it was because of a strong central government. Once the system has been running for a long time, local forces have grown stronger, and central decrees cannot be communicated and implemented smoothly, then a dynasty will fall.
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The reason why the Japanese dared to take action in the Northeast and attack the hundreds of thousands of Northeastern troops with 20,000 to 30,000 troops was precisely because they saw that China's political power was in a state of fragmentation, and there was no strong government capable of leading the entire people to resist the war.
Lu Ming published this article in the "Washington Post" with the purpose of explaining to European and American people the reasons for the outbreak of the war in Northeast China. Unexpectedly, the article was quickly translated into Chinese and reprinted in "Ta Kung Pao", causing repercussions among high-level domestic officials.
"Yes, if there is only one central government in our country, and there are no old and new warlords, large and small, and all the people in all parts of the country can unite around the central government and the leader, how can the Japanese dare to attack the entire Northeast with the strength of a division?
Realm?" Kang Ze also raised his arms and said angrily.
"So the purpose of our society is to have one government, one leader, and one doctrine. One government is naturally the central government, one leader is the principal, and one doctrine is the three democratic principles. As long as we implement these three principles in China,
With a single policy, China will continue to grow stronger." Zeng Zhiye said passionately.
Lu Ming stared at Zeng Zhi carefully. He was the drafter of the Blue Clothes Club's program and could also be said to be the soul of the Blue Clothes Club. However, Lu Ming didn't know much about this person.
Next, each sponsor made an impassioned speech, basically expressing his or her own views on the Blue Shirt Club's program and the current situation.
"Brother Lu, please say a few words. You are the inviter to the meeting today." Deng Wenyi said with a smile.
Lu Ming stood up and said with a smile: "Everyone has said a lot and said what I want to say, so I won't repeat it, but I want to say one more thing, that is, everyone can eat whatever they want today.
, just order whatever you want to drink, and I'll pay the bill."
Everyone burst into laughter and clapped to express their gratitude.
Lu Ming didn't understand that these people gave themselves the title of founder just because they wanted to take advantage of him as a big business owner. Since he was here, they might as well just accept the task. Sheng Youde supported it anyway.
Lu Ming is a frequent visitor to the Chinachem Hotel. He frequents this place not to show off, but because the various activities of the press corps are basically arranged here.
The prices of wine and food at Chinachem Hotel are high, but for ordinary Chinese people, they are within the scope of routine consumption for these wealthy journalists.
"Brother Lu, to be honest, if you hadn't done this, I would not have dared to treat here, and the Chairman would not have approved this bill." Deng Wenyi said with a smile.
"That's right, I've eaten here several times before, and it was always invited by others. If I had to pay for it myself, my monthly salary would probably not be enough for a table of food." Kang Ze also smiled.
Lu Ming smiled. He knew that although these people had high positions and were considered high-income earners in China, they really couldn't afford to spend money here at the Chinachem Hotel.
Of course, there are also many rich people in the military, such as those warlords, who are the local emperors. Half of the various fiscal and tax revenues flow into their private pockets, not to mention three wives and four concubines, just the servants and helpers at home.
Hundreds of people.
The decadent and backward forces accumulated by China's feudal society for more than two thousand years have become the biggest negative assets of the national revolution. How can a country that has not truly achieved unity be said to be strong or dignified?
This is one of the main reasons why Lu Ming was willing to join the Blue Clothes Club after going through an ideological struggle.
If a country wants to get rid of the old and introduce the new, it cannot be done by writing a few articles. It must undergo a thunderous change and completely eradicate the old forces that hinder the revolution.
Who can promote and practice the virtuous theory of industrial salvation? It still has to rely on the elite of the times.
But Lu Ming never expected that it would be the Chinese National Renaissance Society, the so-called Blue Clothes Society, that would later evolve into a famous military command and play out many legendary stories during the Anti-Japanese War and the Liberation War.