In the living room, several men looked at each other, but they couldn't think of any good ideas.
Xu Zhimo, who had been silent before, suddenly said passionately: "No matter what political struggle he has, we have the great righteousness of the central government. As long as we take the students to the Customs and Salt Administration to make a fuss, and then stir up news and public opinion, they will not pay us. You have to give it too!”
Well, the poet is more naive.
"This method of yours will only be self-defeating. It will offend both foreigners and Yan Xishan, and it will be even harder to get money." Li Shizeng smiled helplessly, "Oh, I have insisted on not participating in politics all my life, but when I get old, I wade into troubled waters, and it is my own fault. I am mistaken. People make mistakes."
Jiang Baili comforted him and said, "We admire Mr. Shi Zeng for his devotion to public service."
Zhang Junmai analyzed: "The Nanjing government wants to use Mr. Shi Zeng as a gunman. If the money is obtained, then the money will nominally belong to the central government and can be withdrawn at any time in the future. Moreover, after tearing a hole, Nanjing will have more excuses to control the customs and salt administration. If Mr. Shi Zeng cannot get the money, then Nanjing can also take this opportunity to criticize Yan Xishan for ignoring the overall situation and disrespecting the central government."
"Song Ziwen has a good idea, and he won't suffer any loss inside or outside." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.
"I'm afraid it's not just Song Ziwen's idea," Zhang Junmai shook his head. "As far as I know, after the Fifth Plenary Session of the Kuomintang Central Committee, they were busy politically cutting down the vassal. Taking back Tianjin Customs and Changlu Salt Bureau is just the first step."
Li Shizeng's eyes widened with a look of horror on his face. He knew about the politics of undermining the vassal state, but he never expected that he would become a tool for the central government to undercut the vassal state.
"Political reduction of vassal states" is a strategy set by the Fifth Plenary Session of the Kuomintang Central Committee. The purpose is to reduce the strength of local real power factions such as Yan Xishan, Li Zongren and Feng Yuxiang. When dealing with Yan Xishan, Nanjing used the excuse of unifying national finance and taxation to It is necessary to take over the Tianjin Customs and Changlu Salt Bureau, not recognize the public bonds issued by Shanxi, and withhold the military expenses of Yan Xishan's troops in Pingjin.
This is the fundamental reason for the outbreak of the Central Plains War in the future.
Not only Yan Xishan, but also Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi couldn't bear it. Under Chang Kaishen's pressure, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi will have a "Jiang-Gui War" with Chang Kaishen early next year in order to preserve their own strength. .
Chang Kaishen and Li Zongren are brothers who fall out with each other at any time for the sake of profit.
And Li Shizeng, the "Minister of Education" of two northern provinces and two cities, unintentionally became Chang Kaishen's vanguard in dealing with Yan Xishan.
Zhang Junmai continued: "Mr. Shi Zeng has only one way to go now, which is to take advantage of the central government's righteousness, break through the southern wall and not look back, and cooperate with the Nanjing government to offend Yan Xishan to death."
"Then I can't stay in the north anymore." Li Shi was dejected. His Peking University District manages education in Rehe, Hebei, Peiping, Tianjin and other regions, and more than half of it belongs to Yan Xishan.
He had just taken office, but he offended the local administrator, just to bring trouble for himself.
But it was impossible not to do this, because Li Shi was once an education official assigned by the central government, and he had to side with the Nanjing government, otherwise his education funds would not be secured.
The rat gets into the bellows and gets angry from both sides.
Faced with this situation, Xu Zhimo could only be cynical: "These politicians are really hateful! In order to fight for power and profit, they even ignore education."
Zhou Hexuan suddenly laughed and said: "I have a way."
"What method?" Li Shizeng asked anxiously.
Zhou Hexuan said mysteriously: "Convince Yan Xishan!"
"How is it possible to convince him?" Jiang Baili couldn't believe it.
Zhang Junmai put it more directly: "Yan Xishan is notoriously stingy, and Yan Laoxi's nickname is not for nothing. If you ask him to spend 300,000 yuan a month to run education, it is equivalent to negotiating with a tiger to peel off its skin.
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Li Shizeng also said: "Yes, if Yan Xishan is willing to pay, I won't have to work around in Nanjing."
"No, no, let me explain in detail." Zhou Hexuan told his plan.
Li Shi was stunned: "Will this work?"
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "No matter whether it works or not, you still have to try it. You can't just sit back and wait for death."
"Will it offend Nanjing?" Li Shi once asked.
"The Nanjing side will definitely be unhappy," Zhou Hexuan said, "so Mr. Shi Zeng cannot come forward in person, so I can do it quietly."
Zhou Hexuan helped as a lobbyist. If anyone knew about it, it would definitely anger those in Nanjing. Li Shizeng immediately swore: "I will never spread this matter to anyone. If I violate my oath, I will be struck by lightning and die!"
"Please." Zhou Hexuan said.
Li Shi once said with emotion: "This is the right thing for me to say. I didn't expect that at the most difficult moment, I still came to help sincerely."
Zhou Hexuan said: "Mr. Shi Zeng, I just don't want students to waste their time, but I don't agree with your education reform plan."
"Why? Shouldn't education be independent?" Li Shi once asked.
"The national conditions," Zhou Hexuan said speechlessly, "Wang Anshi's reform also focused on serving the country, but what happened in the end? Mr. Shi Zeng, your education reform plan is too unrealistic. There is no hope of success, but it will destroy China.
The higher the level of education, the greater the chaos.”
Li Shizeng did not listen to the advice. He said: "Chaos is only temporary. As long as you work hard, you will succeed one day. What I am doing now is a century-old undertaking."
Alas, this man is really a stubborn donkey.
Li Shizeng stood up and bowed solemnly: "If you can persuade Yan Xishan to fund Mingcheng, who is the most important contributor to China's education reform, I will thank you in advance."
"No," Zhou Hexuan quickly avoided, refusing to be disrespectful. "If you don't want to be a hero, I will just be a persuasive lobbyist."
Li Shizeng clasped his fists and said, "I'm waiting for good news!"
Li Shizeng led a group of education officials and quickly left Tianjin for Peiping to start the establishment of the Peking University District and the merger of schools. He convened a meeting of representatives from the education sector and students and gave a speech at the meeting, vowing that he had
Stable education funding.
Public opinion instantly turned towards Li Shizeng, and major newspapers called on the students to stop causing trouble and to study in school with peace of mind. The teachers were also very happy because they could finally get paid, and they all regarded Li Shizeng as their bread and butter parent.
Whether they are teachers or students, they actually don’t have high expectations. The former just want to get a salary, while the latter just want to study. They don’t care much about the education reform.
However, even this most basic wish is difficult to realize.
After everyone was happy for a few days, they quickly came to their senses: Dean Li, where is the promised money? Why have the wages been delayed?
There is no airtight wall in the world. Teachers and students soon discovered that they had been tricked. The old guy named Li had no money at all!
Now not only the students are making trouble, but also the teachers are taking to the streets to demand wages.
The people Wang Zhaoming sent to Peking to stir up trouble took advantage of the situation and instigated students to attack. The students first attacked the university (Department of Education), and when they failed to find the person in charge, they attacked the residences of Li Shizeng and Li Shuhua respectively, almost destroying their houses.
It was burned.
Public opinion across the country was in an uproar.
At this moment, Zhou Hexuan was on his way to Shanxi, and he was about to start a quarrel again.
