Master Yuan, start!

His surname is also Yuan, and he works as a reporter at the Dong-A Times in Incheon.

Soon, Yang Du had completed this private letter, put the letter into an envelope, sealed the envelope, then called the waiter in the store, took out a one-yuan banknote from the Central Bank as errand fee, and asked him to take the letter to the telegraph office immediately and send it out as soon as possible.

Under Yang Du's gaze, the waiter quickly left the inn, and Yang Du then began his official duties.

As the head of a prefecture, although Yang Du had left his residence, telegrams were still sent to Tianjin every day, allowing him to handle all matters, big and small, within Yanzhou Prefecture at any time. This was a working habit he developed when he was in the Korean Reclamation and Construction Corps.

There is no other way. "Doing everything personally" is an important principle for the Red Confucian Party to handle affairs from top to bottom, and it was a trend brought about by Yuan Shikai.

This is not about distrusting subordinates, but about wanting to improve work efficiency. Facts have proved that decisions made after going deep into the front line are always more efficient and accurate than decisions made after listening to reports from others.

Yang Du believed that he had more energy than others, so when it came to handling official business, he also had a hands-on approach.

Moreover, compared to when he was serving in the Reclamation Corps, now he only needs to focus on civil affairs.

He no longer had to worry about military training as before. As a pure "penman" who graduated from the Northeast Civil Affairs School, Yang Du knew very well that he was not good at military affairs.

There was a thick pile of documents on the desk. They were newspapers from Tianjin City in recent days. Yang Du flipped through them and selected the most important ones to read first.

As for what is the "most important" newspaper, at present, it is the one about the "lifelong presidency" that has been hotly discussed recently.

Yang Du had studied the political systems of China and foreign countries seriously. He was different from some people who joined the Red Confucian Society for speculation.

He always believed that China had been backward for too long, the people were not enlightened, and the national quality was low. It was not reliable to implement the American and French-style republican system. He insisted that "constitutional monarchy" was the best choice for this country.

When he was studying at the Northeast Civil Affairs School, he advocated constitutional monarchy many times.

However, since the Qing Dynasty was stubborn and had ruined the path of constitutional monarchy, and the chief instructor also firmly chose the republic, then he could only settle for the second best and support the "republic".

However, his inner persistence did not change. He always believed that the right way was to find a strong political figure and use this figure's power to promote social reforms and promote national enlightenment.

When Yang Du was originally sent by the organization to serve as the mayor of Yanzhou Prefecture, his mission was very clear, which was to serve in the preparation for the establishment of Huaihai Province.

In order to ensure that farmers from Jiangsu and Shandong in Xuzhou and Yanzhou would no longer engage in bloody conflicts over land, and thus ensure the stability of Xuzhou as a coal and steel production base in North China.

However, the more he governed a region, the more Yang Du realized the importance of policy continuity.

In order to prevent the land dispute near Weishan Lake from escalating during their tenure, the previous prefects and county magistrates of the Qing Dynasty made various unrealistic promises to the people to appease them.

Some say that they took the land of Jiangsu and the fat of Shandong;

Some also said that Shandong should be ceded to supplement Jiangsu.

There are also those who advocate filling lakes to create land and continue to cultivate farmland.

For ordinary people, the master's order is to replace someone with just one statement, which is difficult to trust at all.

This has led to the local people not trusting the government and often engaging in private fights with weapons.

After learning of the arrival of the National Revolutionary Army, the area around Weishan Lake was designated as an area under its jurisdiction and special personnel were assigned to manage it. The situation of fighting over land was slightly alleviated.

If this is the case in a small Yanxu and Huaihai region, then doesn't the whole country need policy consistency even more?

As the old saying goes, a new emperor appoints new ministers. Whenever the throne changes, there will be a bloody storm in the court, and the world will often be in turmoil for a period of time.

Although it is now a republic, its essence remains unchanged.

If the country wants to develop stably and steadily, it would be best to extend the presidential term, preferably to have a lifelong presidency, so as to ensure the continuation of the central government.

Therefore, before the war against France began, he and Tan Sitong discussed the "lifelong presidency" and put forward this idea in newspapers many times under a pseudonym, wanting to see how the people would react.

At present, the public opinion campaign has reached a critical moment, and more and more well-known figures in society have begun to participate in the discussion on the issue of the presidential term.

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Although Yang Du also knew that there were many speculators among these people, he had learned a trick from the chief instructor at the Northeast Civil Affairs School, which was "uniting all those who can be united."

Therefore, in his view, even if those who followed suit were speculators and fence-sitters, it would not prevent him from uniting them and rallying them to cheer for the chief instructor.

However, these people are not strong enough and not mature enough.

Thinking of this, Yang Du opened the window and looked to the east. His gaze seemed to pass through the vast Bohai Sea and reach the city of Incheon.

He thought of the letter that the waiter had just taken away.

“Brother Yuntai, a lifelong presidency is imperative.

Now, the wise men of the country are eagerly waiting, all that’s missing is you, as the son of the chief instructor, publishing an article in the East Asia Times and raising your voice!

Chapter 490 Social Revolution Conference III

Yuan Shikai had just finished a meeting of the Central Committee of the Socialist Revolutionary Committee and returned to the Presidential Palace in Zizhulin when he saw Xu Shichang running in hurriedly with a newspaper in his hand.

"Weiting, Weiting!"

"What's the matter, Brother Juren? What's the matter that makes you so anxious?" Yuan Xiangcheng said with a smile on his face:

"Is it those people in the navy who are asking you for funding? I heard they've been making quite a fuss lately, seemingly encouraging representatives from various provinces to get the central government to approve the budget for five main battleships."

After witnessing the terrifying capabilities of Japan's two 10,000-ton battleships, Fuji and Yashima, in the battle with the French support fleet in the South China Sea, the captains of several main ships of the Beiyang Fleet all wanted to commission a few ships of their own.

To this end, after research, they proposed a "55 warships" plan.

That is, the National Revolutionary Army Navy will have five 5-ton battleships, and at the same time, the original Beiyang Fleet's armored cruisers such as Hailong and Haifeng will be modified and upgraded with weapons to form five fast-equipped cruisers.

However, the Military Commission initially did not agree to this request, using the excuse that the Zhenyuan, Dingyuan, Laiyuan, Jingyuan and other warships of the surrendered South China Sea Fleet could still be used.

Therefore, they took advantage of the opportunity of the Social Revolutionary Conference to come to Tianjin again and try their luck.

"No, it's not the navy!" Xu Shichang quickly retorted, "It's Keding. That kid, Keding, wrote in the East Asia Times, saying he supports you as president for life!"

"That kid Keding, the president for life?" Hearing this name that was somewhat familiar yet unfamiliar, Yuan Xiangcheng gradually restrained his smile.

When Yuan Xiangcheng traveled through time, Yuan Shikai was in Korea. Although he was far away from home, he had already married and had a son in his hometown of Henan.

After traveling through time, Yuan Xiangcheng did not take in Korean concubines and spread them everywhere like Yuan Shikai in the original time and space.

In other words, for more than ten years, Yuan Xiangcheng's only relatives in public were this mother and son from his hometown of Xiangcheng, Henan.

Therefore, over the years, the Yuan family's Yuan Xiangcheng branch has still been a single-line inheritance for two generations.

Yuan Keding also became Yuan Xiangcheng's only son in the secular sense.

It was not until after the Hunan Campaign, when the Hunan Army wanted to raid the Yuan family's ancestral home, that Yuan Xiangcheng ordered his men to move the mother and son outside the Great Wall.

Yuan Xiangcheng originally thought that by settling Yuan Keding down and letting him study in Korea, and keeping him away from politics and military affairs after graduation, he could avoid the tragedy of his previous life.

After all, Yuan Keding can be regarded as the biological son of this body, and for so many years, he has always called himself "Dad".

It was reasonable and emotional for Yuan Xiangcheng to believe that the inexperienced Yuan Keding should have a good ending.

Therefore, Yuan Shikai did not follow the usual practice of politicians of that era to let their children work around them. Instead, he went against the norm and did not let Yuan Keding participate in the affairs of the Red Confucian Society and the National Revolutionary Army.

He allowed Yuan Keding to study in Incheon, from middle school to Incheon University.

After graduation, he was assigned to work as a reporter at the Dong-A Times.

This was a newspaper founded by Yuan Xiangcheng after he first traveled through time in order to gain fame in Korea, promote his theories, and make friends.

Today, the East-Asia Times has become one of the top newspapers in China and even in the Greater East Asian Chinese community.

It is known as one of the three major newspapers in China, along with Shenbao and Lingnan Xinbao.

In addition, the East-Asia Times has branches in Tokyo, Osaka, Hanoi, Saigon, Bangkok, Singapore, Manila, San Francisco and other places, which work together through real-time telegraph.

While domestic news is published in the East-Asia Times, the overseas edition of the East-Asia Times will also be published so that local Chinese people can be informed.

With this speed, the East-Asia Times has surpassed Shenbao and Lingnan Xinbao and can almost be regarded as the largest overseas Chinese newspaper.

But what Yuan Xiangcheng never expected was that Yuan Keding, who became a reporter for the East Asia Times, was still very similar to what happened in history and embarked on the path of "persuading his father to be crowned."

Although due to the "republican" concept that Yuan Shikai had always advocated, it was not directly suggested that Yuan Shikai should become emperor, but the concept of lifelong president was put forward.

Who asked Yuan Keding to take action? This question lingered in Yuan Xiangcheng's mind, making him unsure.

Yuan Xiangcheng knew that after defeating the French, there had been public opinion in the outside world that the country could not be without a ruler for a day, and the ruler could not be without a legitimate name for a day.

He was asked to immediately resign from the post of interim president and serve as the official president, and the longer the better.

In fact, some of these public opinions were intentionally created by Yuan Shikai.

Yuan Shikai was not attached to power, but he also wanted to stay with the country he built for a few more years.

Because he was very worried that in such a turbulent era as the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there was no one else besides him who could steer the ship of the Republic of China.

Therefore, what Yuan Xiangcheng was thinking about was to work as hard as possible for a few more years to pave the way for China's rise.

But at the same time, he was also unwilling to create any "lifelong positions" and undermine the political atmosphere at the beginning of the country.

He knew that once the founder crossed the line, it would be difficult for future generations to follow suit.

Therefore, Yuan Shikai believed that he could not be the president for life, but he was ready to stay in power for as long as possible.

That is to follow the choice made by Sun Yat-sen in the original time and space and take the path of military-political training and constitutional government.

Taking advantage of the convening of the Social Revolutionary Congress, the general roadmap for the convening of the National Congress was announced, and military rule was implemented in South China, Southwest China and other places. Starting from outside the Great Wall, the training regime was implemented, and then step by step it was implemented in the interior of the Great Wall, North China, Central Plains, Jiangnan, Lingnan and other places.

After the basic tutelage of all provinces in the country is completed, constitutional government will be implemented and the appointment of the president will be stipulated.

Yuan Xiangcheng even thought about his term of office: one term would be five years, with a maximum of two terms.

In this way, Yuan Shikai could stay in power for another 10 years by relying on the path of training and constitutional government, and then wait for two consecutive 10-year presidential terms after the constitutional government, for a total of 20 years.

Although it is not as good as a lifelong president, it is equivalent to a lifelong president.

By then, Yuan Xiangcheng thought that he would be around 60 years old and could rely on his personal prestige to check the leadership handover and establish some rules.

However, before Yuan Xiangcheng could announce all his plans, especially the roadmap for political training, to the whole nation at the Social Revolutionary Congress, he was met with a "severe blow" from his own son.

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The image he has always cultivated is that of a "pioneer of the Republic", so not many people across the country dare to mention the idea of ​​becoming emperor, for fear of bringing bad luck.

Therefore, although the issue of lifelong presidency was hotly discussed, not many people dared to actually say it in front of Yuan Shikai.

But now, Yuan Keding openly published an article in the East Asia Times, supporting his father as the lifelong president.

If others learn of this news, will they think that it was instigated by me?

Yuan Xiangcheng shook his head, with a bitter taste in his mouth.

He knew that although the republican system had been established, the concept of feudal monarchy was still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. With his own achievements, even if he wore a yellow robe and established a "Chinese Empire", not many people in the country would dare to oppose it.

He could really be the Napoleon of the Far East.

But Yuan Shikai was unwilling to do so. Hadn't he gone through so much hardship just to establish a republican China?

If they are unwilling to break the formal feudal monarchy, how can they break the psychological feudalism?