Beiyang reactionaries

"Yes, General. After I went south, I read a lot of articles in 'Group News' and 'Sichuan News'. Lu Zuofu not only has a sharp pen, but more importantly, some of Lu Zuofu's political ideas can be seen in the articles. It is very deep. Very suitable for development in the political circle."

"kindness."

Duan Xun also admitted.

In fact, Duan Xun didn't read much of Lu Zuofu's articles.Duan Xun doesn't have that much time, he reads newspapers and plays games every day.What newspapers and contents Duan Xun reads every day have all been sorted out by the people below.

But this Lu Zuofu is a man of the hour in history.

It is estimated that he is also a good hand if he uses his business intelligence in government construction and local governance.

"And general, reporters have another advantage. They have their own contacts in the newspaper industry. When the general needs the support of public opinion, it is very beneficial for the general to have some people who have been reporters under his command. Therefore, the general's staff team is More well-known journalists are needed. When Li Huangpi (Li Yuanhong) and Duan Hefei (Duan Qirui) were fighting, Xu Shuzheng forced him to retreat step by step. At that time, Li Huangpi chose a pen from the newspaper industry to serve as his secretary At that time, more than half of the Beijing press supported Li Huangpi, because Li Huangpi appointed a secretary-general who was a reporter. Journalists have a natural advantage in this regard. Their former colleagues, their former classmates, It's all around this circle."

"I understand."

Duan Xun really didn't think about these things before.Apart from fighting, these people on Duan Xun's side are doing specific things.As for the construction of institutions, there are also problems in this area, and it is true that there is not much consideration.The same is true for the wizards in Sichuan, including Yang Wei, who are more concerned with strategic matters.

Their origins are different, and their thoughts are indeed different.

When Yang Yongtai came to Duan Xun, he did say a lot of questions that Duan Xun hadn't considered.For technocrats like Yang Yongtai, Duan Xun is really in great need at the moment.

"Lu Zuofu, I will talk to him personally."

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"Reporter Lu, I have admired your name for a long time."

"General Duan."

Young and vigorous, defiant.

Of course, it is not to be arrogant, but Lu Zuofu's age is exactly the age of vigor and cynicism. At the age of 24, he is absolutely supernatural, talented, and has been a local genius since he was a child.Because his family was relatively poor, Lu Zuofu only attended elementary school, so he had to drop out of school.

But even after dropping out of school, this person did not give up studying.I study as long as I have the opportunity. I never thought that I was really self-taught.As a person who only went to elementary school, he taught himself while working as a teacher.Of course, it is mainly because of the mediocre education in Sichuan. He has been educated in elementary schools like this, and he can be called a cultural person in the countryside.He taught people while writing textbooks.He is the author of "The Complete Explanation of Lu Si Mathematics", "Secondary Algebra", "Triangle", "The Latest Lectures on Geometry", and the book "New Explanation of Applied Mathematical Problems", which will be published by Chongqing Zhongxi Book Company immediately.

You can know what a genius Lu Zuofu is.

In 1914, he traveled around Shanghai and Beijing, and then returned to his hometown to teach in Hechuan Middle School and participated in the compilation of "Hechuan County Chronicle".Later, he went to Chengdu, where he served successively as editor, chief writer and reporter of Chengdu "Group Daily" and "Sichuan Daily".

It is precisely because of this that Lu Zuofu is still very proud.

Moreover, as orthodox literati, people like Lu Zuofu believed that the more they maintained their demeanor in front of warlords like Duan Xun, the more ambitious they were.Flattery in front of a warlord like Duan Xun is what they despise the most.So when Duan Xun met Lu Zuofu in Chongqing, Lu Zuofu acted like a literati, his every move revealed pride and alienation, that's all he could say.

Really young.

The moment Duan Xun saw Lu Zuofu, he had only one thought.As a well-known reporter in Sichuan newspaper circles, Lu Zuofu is only 24 years old now.Even the famous Yang Yongtai recommended to Duan Xun the young Lu Zuofu in front of him.

"Reporter Lu, I recently read your article, and I want to share some ideas with you."

The staff in ancient times and even in the period of the Republic of China were not ordinary people.Just like Zeng Guofan's staff, how many local princes and army generals came out.Including Yuan Shikai's staff, Duan Qirui's staff, and Cao Kun's staff, they all came out to high-level officials of the Beiyang government.Among Cao Kun's staff, there was even an interim president of the Republic of China.

There is also Wu Peifu's staff, that is, Bai Jianwu, whom Yang Yongtai introduced to Duan Xun.If it weren't for the Northern Expedition of the Nationalist Government, Bai Jianwu would have formed a cabinet with Wu Peifu's support.

It can be seen that these staff groups were active in the Republic of China era.This is the same as the so-called "Secretary Gang" later.

So is Duan Xun.

As a warlord with ideals, Duan Xun knew that as his status became higher and higher, high officials would also come out of his staff.To be honest, Yang Wei and Deng Hanxiang first entered Duan Xun's staff and then walked out from here.Therefore, Duan Xun also attaches great importance to his staff, or is very strict.

Even Lu Zuofu, a famous person in history, is the same.

In order to understand Lu Zuofu, Duan Xun used a few days to read all the main articles published by Lu Zuofu during this period.I also have some understanding of the thoughts of this young man, Lu Zuofu.

"General Duan, please speak."

For a literati like Lu Zuofu who is not committed to politics, he is not very afraid of Duan Xun.And as a reporter, the more you have a bad relationship with a warlord like Duan Xun, the more famous you will be.So when Duan Xun saw Lu Zuofu, Lu Zuofu didn't have much preparation.

It's over if you deal with it.

Anyway, Lu Zuofu didn't think about any intersection with a warlord like Duan Xun.But Duan Xun actually said that Lu Zuofu was a little baffled when he wanted to share his articles with him.

Although Lu Zuofu's pen is sharp, there are many things criticized in the newspapers.However, Lu Zuofu has been in the "Group News" and "Sichuan News" for many years, and he has not scolded Duan Xun recently.On the contrary, during the War to Protect the Nation, he supported the Movement to Protect the Nation.But Duan Xun didn't catch himself at that time, how could he care about these things with himself now.Therefore, Lu Zuofu didn't understand what article Duan Xun wanted to discuss with him.

"Reporter Lu, after I read your article, I found that most of the comment section means that China wants to save the country through education and industry."

"Yes."

Lu Zuofu nodded immediately, he didn't expect Duan Xun to talk about this.

This is Lu Zuofu's main point of view.Because Lu Zuofu was poor when he was a child, he couldn't study hard.But he just relied on self-taught.Therefore, Lu Zuofu believes in the concept of saving the country through education more than anyone else, and believes that only education can save the Chinese people and the country of China.

Later, after studying in coastal cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, he believed that industry can save the country.The reason why Sichuan and Southwest China are poor is because there is no industry development.Therefore, most of his current articles, except real-time news, are comments.It mainly discusses how to save China, and mainly advocates saving the country through education and industry.

"I think your idea is good, but there are many problems."

"General Duan, please speak directly."

Lu Zuofu was not afraid of Duan Xun, and he didn't have any special thoughts about Duan Xun, so he didn't think about communicating with Duan Xun more, but just dealt with Duan Xun.But he was not so happy to hear Duan Xun comment on his article.

You, a "Qiu Ba" who came from a military background, also understand my articles?As a warlord, you also know how to save the country through education and industry?

This is actually the pride of these literati.

Look down on many people in other industries.

"I think you confuse official power and private power. In your article, what you advocate is the use of private capital to promote China's education and industrial development, and more to reject official power. But I don't agree with this point .”

"General Duan, since the Opium War, whether it is Li Hefei (Li Hongzhang), Xiangshuai (Zhang Zhidong) or Zuo Wenxiang, they are all the initiators and leaders of the Westernization Movement. But what happened? Most of them established What was the result of the factory? The loss was a mess. Later Yuan Xiangcheng (Yuan Shikai) and the Beiyang Army set up so many factories in Zhili and Shandong, all of which were poorly managed. But is it really poorly managed? No, most of them are The internal moths ate it up. Not only these, not to mention government-run factories, but many government-run and business-joint factories ended up going bankrupt because of the government’s intervention.”

Duan Xun nodded.

Most of what Lu Zuofu said is correct.Regardless of whether it was the factories established by the Westernization Movement or the industries of the Beiyang Army later, most of them lost money in a mess.Later, the industries of Yuan Shikai and the Beiyang Army were not very good.

Are they really losing money?

Actually not.What they do is a monopoly industry, and each of them is a very profitable business.But the reason why they lost money was because they swallowed the money internally.It's not that the factory lost money, but that the money earned was stolen by others.

"Reporter Lu, keep talking."

"Let's talk about education. Originally, the government had regulations on education funding, but now several provinces have done so. Now each province's military expenditure accounts for more than half of its fiscal revenue. How can there be money to invest in education?"

"Yes, what you said is true."

Duan Xun agreed with Lu Zuofu's words with a smile.But after Lu Zuofu finished speaking, Duan Xun immediately said: "But, Reporter Lu, you only see the trees but not the forest. You only see what you want to see in many things, so your views are biased."

"General Duan, I would like to hear the details."

The more Duan Xun said that, the more excited Lu Zuofu became.Lu Zuofu would like to hear what Duan Xun said differently.