390 [Breakthrough in the Northern Education Circle]
Throughout the Republic of China, China's industry and commerce were inseparable from bureaucratic capital.
If you want to open a company or build a factory in China, it is relatively safe until the scale is large. But once it becomes a large-scale enterprise that makes a lot of money every day, and there is no official background protection, it is basically a piece of fish on the chopping board.
The only solution is to actively invite warlords and bureaucrats to take shares. The same is true for Zhou Hexuan's underwear company and factory. The Xu family and the Zhang family have roped in several southern officials to join the company in the past two years. Although the shares are not large, they are guaranteed.
The smooth development of the enterprise.
Although Zhou Hexuan is well-known, he also has some connections with the central government. But as the saying goes, the King of Hell is very difficult to deal with. If you don't invite officials to calm down the situation, it is inevitable that some people will become jealous and act recklessly.
Both Yan Xishan and Feng Yuxiang once occupied Tianjin, and without exception they invested in some companies. For example, Feng Yuxiang had shares in Jiuda Refined Salt Company.
Although Yan and Feng stepped down, their shares must not be touched. Even the deceased Li Yuanhong and other Beiyang old men did not dare to touch the shares of such big figures because of their great influence.
You can't touch a tiger's butt, but you can still touch a kitten.
Zang Qifang moved very quickly. He targeted the fallen generals of the Northwest Army and the Shanxi-Sui Army. These people had used the names of Feng Yuxiang and Yan Xishan to invest in many small and medium-sized companies in Tianjin, and they were very suitable targets.
Zhang Xueliang and Chang Kaishen who have been recruited or are planning to be recruited cannot be provoked. They can only deal with those whose troops have been crippled and who have little political influence left. This includes an important staff member of Yan Xishan, who is in Tianjin
Shares in both companies were confiscated.
As a scholar, Zang Qifang's method was not rough. Instead, he first interviewed the heads of major companies. After vaguely expressing his intentions, he hinted that the other party would take the initiative to report the "illegal" shares. After grasping the actual situation, Zang Qifang began to move the shares again.
Crimes, such as "threatening businesses, forcing shares to be purchased", etc., declare these shares illegal.
Zang Qifang has tried his best to reduce the impact, but things still gradually escalated, and some people even complained directly to Zhang Xueliang.
Zhang Xueliang called Zang Qifang and scolded him, asking him to find a way to calm down the incident.
Zang Qifang had no choice but to contact relevant companies and ask them to pay for the redemption of these shares, convert them into silver dollars and pay them to the bureaucrats and warlords at a low price, and he only collected fines from them. Most companies were very happy with this, and it would be nice to spend some money to get the shares back.
Ah, the other party can no longer be a backer anyway.
By only collecting fines, the Tianjin Municipal Government received nearly 200,000 yuan, and Zang Qifang directly allocated 50,000 yuan to subsidize Tianjin's middle schools and primary schools. The Tianjin education community is extremely satisfied with this and believes that the new mayor is truly committed to education. Zang Qifang's reputation
and prestige gradually spread.
However, the development of things was far beyond Zhou Hexuan's expectation.
Zang Qifang actually promoted party-oriented education in the Tianjin education system and demanded that the "Three People's Principles" be included in the compulsory curriculum for primary and secondary schools. Although these party-oriented contents are not much and are only mentioned briefly, they are alarming enough.
Zhang Xueliang's tutor, confidential secretary, and personally appointed mayor of Tianjin is actually a believer in the "Three People's Principles." He dared to do this just after he took office. He completely ignored Zhang Xueliang. In a few years, he will say
Maybe the entire Tianjin Municipal Government will be party-ified.
No wonder Zhang Xueliang "doesn't think highly of Zang Qifang." No wonder Zang Qifang only served as the mayor of Tianjin for a few months before Zhang Xueliang transferred him back to the Northeast to manage the Land and Acres Bureau. During the Anti-Japanese War, this guy even served as the central supervisor of the Three Youth League.
Will monitor.
In late October, Zhang Xueliang came to Tianjin again. Without saying a few words during the meeting, he asked: "Mingcheng, why did you give Zang Qifang such a bad idea?"
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "The mayor of Tianjin you appointed, I thought he was your confidant. Since Zang Qifang said he was short of money, then I will help him get some money. By the way, why is he engaged in party-oriented education?"
Zhang Xueliang shook his head and sighed: "I transferred him out of Northeastern University just because I didn't want him to do this in the school. I didn't expect that this person would not change his ways. I am really disappointed!"
"What exactly is going on?" Zhou Hexuan asked curiously.
Zhang Xueliang explained it in detail, and Zhou Hexuan finally understood it completely.
It turns out that Zang Qifang, Zhou Shouyi, Gao Xibing and others established a "June 1st Society" at Northeastern University, which advertised academic research on the surface, but secretly actively engaged in party-oriented work.
Zhang Xueliang had heard about this, so he transferred Fengtian Governor Liu Shangqing to take over the school. Liu Shangqing was instigated to change Northeastern University into a college system. Zang Qifang and others served as deans of major colleges, and vigorously cultivated student party members in an effort to make the country
The party’s power has infiltrated the education sector in Northeast China.
In order to further control the school, Zang Qifang and others also signed a letter to Zhang Xueliang, accusing Vice President Liu Fengzhu of embezzling school funds. They even secretly encouraged students to cause trouble. Certain student movement activities at Northeastern University in the past two years were quietly supported by the "June 1st Society".
Zhang Xueliang was angry and dismissed all the main leaders of the "June 1st Society". But he was soft-hearted and missed old friendships. After all, Zang Qifang had been his tutor and his confidential secretary. He would use it as soon as his brain got hot.
Zang Qifang serves as mayor of Tianjin.
"Zang Qifang is indeed very talented, and he is sincerely serving the country. He does not engage in party-oriented education for his own selfish reasons," Zhang Xueliang said with a helpless smile, "I transferred him to Tianjin to be the mayor, just to let him change his ways.
I didn't expect that he would be so stubborn."
Zhou Hexuan asked: "What are you going to do now?"
"The newly appointed mayor cannot be replaced immediately," Zhang Xueliang thought for a while and said, "Let him be the mayor of Tianjin for a while longer. I will replace him after the Lunar New Year."
There is a saying that kindness does not lead an army, and political struggles are just like battlefields.
Zhang Xueliang is obviously not a qualified leader, he is too benevolent. If it were Chiang Kai-shek, if there were two or five young men under his command, they would be easy to deal with, or they would be destroyed in a humane manner. How could he continue to entrust him with important responsibilities?
, hoping that the other party will reform?
Although the education sector seems to be unable to do anything since it has neither soldiers nor money, it was extremely influential during the Republic of China, and no matter which faction attached great importance to it.
Although Northeastern University is a public school, it is actually no different from a private school. When the school was founded, Zhang Xueliang privately donated 1.8 million yuan, which is maintained by Northeastern local financial appropriations every year. Even when Northeastern University moved inland during the Anti-Japanese War, it was Zhang Xueliang who also solved the funding problem.
To put it bluntly, Northeastern University is Zhang Xueliang’s private property and does not allow anyone to engage in party-oriented education.
President Luo Jialun, whom we have mentioned many times, has already left Tsinghua University because of his forced party-oriented education.
During the Central Plains War, Yan Xishan and Feng Yuxiang tried to weaken the Nanjing government's influence in Peiping and repeatedly incited teachers and students of Tsinghua University to attack Luo Jialun.
Teachers and students at Tsinghua University had long been dissatisfied with Luo Jialun, and immediately responded to the "Expulsion Movement". The Tsinghua Student Congress even proposed a motion to "ask Luo Jialun to resign voluntarily."
Luo Jialun also wanted to continue the strategy of retreating and advancing. He sent a telegram to Nanjing to resign and announced his resignation at Tsinghua University. As a result, teachers and students took advantage of the trick and directly recognized Luo Jialun's resignation and urged him to hand over his political rights to the school as soon as possible.
Luo Jialun was self-defeating. He was confused for a moment and left Tsinghua sadly. He still can’t figure out why Tsinghua teachers and students don’t appreciate it when he has made so many contributions to Tsinghua.
The reason is very simple, Luo Jialun is too arrogant.
A 30-year-old major general and a 30-year-old university president, Luo Jialun is very high-spirited in his work. How many people have Luo Jialun offended? He even regards Tsinghua professors as his subordinates. He always speaks in a condescending manner. The department heads of Tsinghua University are treated casually by him.
scolded.
The worst thing is Luo Jialun's party-oriented education and militarized education, which drive Tsinghua students almost crazy, and they want this guy to get out of here.
"Oh, let's not talk about this anymore," Zhang Xueliang said with a smile, "I am going to Shanghai in a few days. Mingcheng, please come with me."
Zhang Xueliang went south this time to formally assume the post of deputy commander-in-chief of the army, navy and air force. He also wanted to bow down to Chang Kaishen.
It seems that few of Chang Kaishen’s brothers who wanted to be the boss ended well?