1932: Playing with the Japanese Communist Party with a doll

Now that the situation has entered a mess, there is naturally nothing to pay attention to. The attention of the whole of China has finally returned to its own affairs.

On the morning of May 1, Zhang Xueliang got up early, which was rare for him. He asked his servants to get him dressed and drove to Tiananmen Square to attend the final "referendum results unveiling ceremony."

When he arrived, the square was already packed with people. Countless celebrities, wealthy people, college students, peddlers, farmers, workers and other people from all walks of life in Beijing had packed the place tightly.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the tired-looking staff on the stage, the piles of "ballot boxes" and statistical books, waiting for the results to come out.

As a "candidate", like ordinary people, Zhang Xueliang could not go on stage. He could only sit in the first row of the audience and watch the people on the stage busying around with a smug look on his face.

After the results are out this time, I'm afraid no one will say that it's illegal for Marshal Zhang to be in charge of Peking, right?

This is the legitimacy of my rule bestowed upon me by the people of Beiping themselves!

But Master Zhang, who had been happy and busy for a whole week, did not notice the complex expression of worry, surprise, mockery and other emotions mixed on the face of Wu Peifu, the "Chairman of the Peking Referendum Management Committee" on the stage.

At nine o'clock in the morning, after Wu Peifu and others confirmed that everything was correct, they went on stage and began to read the "credibility guarantee" of this referendum to reassure the people.

That is, Xuanzhe, during this referendum, all staff strictly followed the management and third-party supervision of the referendum committee, did not have any contact with any non-related outsiders, and kept the referendum statistical results strictly confidential.

Zhang Xueliang must have been unhappy about this kind of thing that clearly showed a lack of trust in the integrity of the Northeast Army, but after experiencing what had happened in the past two years, he, like Chiang Kai-shek, knew that he had no credibility among the people of Peiping and could only be forced to accept it.

Then, Wu Peifu ordered someone to hold up a large piece of paper with the signatures and fingerprints of all staff and supervisors for everyone to see, to show that all the above personnel recognized the fairness of the referendum and took full responsibility for the results.

Then, in full view of the public, the staff counted the number of beans in the last box at each polling station yesterday.

The Peking referendum wasn't just a vote by the members of Congress. With so many people involved, it certainly wasn't possible to wait until May 1st to settle all the accounts. If that were the case, not only would the workload be too heavy, but there wouldn't be enough beans.

So, in fact, as soon as each ballot box is full, a staff member will immediately take it aside, count it under the supervision of the supervisor, record the results in the account, and then both parties sign and seal the account.

Only the last box of beans on the last day, April 30, will be brought to the public for public counting, public votes, public totals, and finally the results will be made public.

"Soybeans! Soybeans! Black beans! Black beans! Black beans! Black beans! Red beans! Mung beans! Black beans! Red beans! Black beans! Black beans…"

As the "vote counter" shouted, the accountant kept making strokes on the paper, and Zhang Xueliang's brows slowly furrowed.

Something is wrong.

Why does it feel like this voting result is different from what my subordinates reported before?

Isn't it said that most of it is soybeans?

Why does it seem like most of the ingredients are black beans?

Even the amount of red beans is not small?

Something is wrong, something out of ten or even nine points is wrong.

You know, the votes being counted on the stage are from the inner city.

箱!

Shouldn't the entire inner city support Zhang Xueliang?

Why are there so many people throwing black beans?

It should be...it should be an accident...an accident...

Maybe it was just that a wave of people suddenly came to want to vote for Fujiwara Kanezane?

Zhang Xueliang comforted himself in this way, but he overlooked two things:

1. The first group of people to vote are often those whose interests are most affected. For example, the landlords who fled from the Northeast hated Fujiwara no Kanezane to the core, so they would naturally vote for the landlord Zhang Xueliang first.

But that may not be the case for those who vote later.

Although Fujiwara no Kanezane's reputation among the Northeastern landlords was no different from that of a demon, who would be willing to believe him without personal contact and actual losses?

2. The inner city does have many wealthy and famous people, but why did they insist on supporting Zhang Xueliang?

As long as Fujiwara no Kanezane or other forces respect their interests or even provide them with more benefits, why should they be tied to Zhang Xueliang?

Don't forget, Fujiwara no Kanezane's "concubine selection campaign" is still going on like wildfire, and anyone who thinks they have some beauty or family background is very tempted;

Most of these women came from the inner city area. They definitely hoped that Fujiwara no Kanezane would rule Peking, and their attitudes would also influence the people in power in their families.

What if my daughter is chosen?

That was a complete blast!

If that's the case, why didn't I vote for Fujiwara no Kanezane?

Anyway, they were all "secret ballots." Even if I voted for that person, Zhang Xueliang wouldn't know. Even if he knew, what could he do to me?

So, in the first two days, many people did invest in soybeans, but things changed as Zhang Xueliang's attention shifted, especially after the person in the north said meaningfully in the newspaper, "Fully respect the choice of the people of Peking,"

Not only did more and more people receive the news and start voting, but more and more people voted black beans. Many people who had previously voted for yellow beans or beans of other colors also changed polling stations and secretly voted for black beans.

Therefore, more than half of the beans in this last box are black.

beans

"...Count completed. A total of 5687 ballots were received in ballot box 15 in Inner City District 1, including 2965 black beans, 1862 yellow beans, and 1,662 red beans."

With Zhang Xueliang's somewhat unpleasant expression on his face, the voting data of the other "last boxes of beans" in the inner and outer city areas were soon released.

Although the data of each box is not the same as that of the box in the first district of the inner city, black beans account for the majority, but the proportion of black beans is basically not less than 40%.

Anyone with a bit of math would know that from all the voting districts in the city, more than half of the people voting for Fujiwara Kanezane in this last box of beans definitely supported Fujiwara Kanezane!

What made Zhang Xueliang even more uneasy happened later.

The results from the last box of votes at the suburban polling stations are almost in, and they are even more shocking:

Almost all black beans!

ha???

how so!!

Zhang Xueliang, who was just unhappy at first, was a little panicked now.

Wouldn't it be possible that I would actually vote myself out of the referendum I organized?

As the data from the last box of beans came in, the accountants quickly added up the statistics from all the boxes and soon obtained the total voting results for the 19 constituencies. They solemnly handed it over to Chairman Wu Peifu.

The latter took it and glanced at it, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he walked to the microphone in front of the podium with the results sheet, cleared his throat, glanced at Zhang Xueliang with a mocking look, and then began to slowly read out the answer:

"Entrusted by the entire people of Peking... after seven days of voting, on behalf of all members of the Peking Referendum Management Committee, I solemnly announce the final voting results of each constituency;

"Inner City District 1, a total of 15236 yellow beans, 10231 black beans, and 1352 mung beans were received."

"Inner City District 2, a total of 14563 yellow beans, 11632 black beans, and 1623 mung beans were received..."

"Inner City District 3, a total of 13232 yellow beans, 12232 black beans, and 1312 mung beans were received."

The more they listened, the paler the faces of Zhang Xueliang and other Northeast Army members became.

First of all, the number of voters or the number of votes cast far exceeded their initial imagination.

A total of 10 to 20 yuan?

fart!

The number of people in the inner city's first, second and third districts alone exceeds 8!

If this data is completely true, it means that even infants in the first, second and third districts of the inner city participated in the vote!

Obviously, this is impossible, so there must be problems of duplicate voting and cross-district voting. However, everyone initially thought that even if there were duplicate voting and cross-district voting, it would not affect the overall situation, and there was no contingency plan at all.

Secondly, the amount of black beans is just too much.

The inner city area was slightly better. Although there were a lot of black beans, the number of yellow beans still exceeded half. However, the outer city area was the opposite. The number of black beans exceeded half!

After this calculation, the number of votes for Zhang Xueliang and Fujiwara no Kanezane was basically equal!

Zhang Xueliang and others had thought that Fujiwara no Kanezane might gain the support of many people in Peking, but they never expected that he had already gained half of it!

This is a very ugly scene.

If there hadn't been this referendum, the Northeast Army could have still deceived themselves, saying that the "city gate blunder" was just an isolated incident, and the people would have no idea what other people were thinking.

But now that this has happened, the matter has been completely exposed to the public. Not only can the Northeast Army no longer play the ostrich, but the people will also think:

oops?

So many people support "Voting North"?

It turns out that the second generation of Zhang Dashuai is also so unpopular!

So what should I...

As the legitimate ruler of Peking itself, if the people under his rule all thought this way, it would be a fatal blow to the stability of his rule.

However, if even the legitimacy of rule no longer exists, is there any need to talk about the stability of rule?

After the final counting results of approximately 40 beans in 11 voting districts in the inner and outer city areas were announced, Wu Peifu then announced the voting results of the eight suburban districts.

This time, Zhang Xueliang and others stayed in Bengbu permanently.

"Suburban District 1 received a total of 156 yellow beans, 10231 black beans, and 0 mung beans."

"Suburban District 2 received a total of 18 yellow beans, 9562 black beans, and 0 green beans.

""Suburban District 3 received a total of 90 soybeans, 8562 black beans, and 1 mung bean.

The same situation was seen in all eight suburban districts. There were even cases where all the beans in Suburban Districts 5, 7, and 8 were black, with not a single bean of any other color.

There were nearly 100,000 beans, and the total number of beans of all colors except black beans was less than 1000. In other words, Fujiwara no Kaneshiro's support rate in the suburbs of Peking was almost 100%!

Zhang Xueliang was completely panicked.

He won about 19 votes in the inner and outer districts of Peking, Fujiwara no Kanezane won about 18, and other chaotic forces won about 3 votes in total;

The gap itself was so small that even a win would be embarrassing. Now, adding up the 10 tickets in the suburbs, Fujiwara Kanezane's total jumped to 28, taking him straight to first place!

ah???

Did I really vote myself out in the referendum I initiated?

Wu Peifu, who was slowly reading the results on the stage, caught a glimpse of Zhang Xueliang's panicked expression, sneered in his heart, but continued to read calmly:

I declare that the final result of this referendum is that the number of black beans is 288565, the number of yellow beans is 195231, the number of green beans is 15232, and the number of red beans is."

As Wu Peifu announced the final voting results, the scene in Tiananmen Square suddenly fell silent.

Whether it was Zhang Xueliang and the generals of the Northeast Army, or the celebrities and ordinary people in Peking, they were all stunned into silence.

How to describe it?

Just like in 2016, when almost all media outlets across the US predicted a landslide victory for Hillary Clinton and a Trump presidency, before this referendum, public opinion in Beijing also generally believed that:

Even though the Northeastern army had the support of many people, those who were willing to be "traitors" were ultimately a minority. The Northeastern army had ruled Peking for a long time, so it was natural for them to win in the end.

As a result, not only did no one expect the margin of victory in the city to be so narrow, but they also didn't expect so many people to vote in the suburbs, and Fujiwara Kanezane won a landslide victory!

Now, is it possible that Beiping is really going to have a new owner?

They didn't even send anyone to participate in the "election" and didn't even make any comments!

As the chairman of the referendum management committee, Wu Peifu certainly did not have the power to announce that the Northeast Army should get out now, immediately, and right away, but just putting the results in front of them was embarrassing enough.

Idiot, I knew decades ago that voting is a thing with only disadvantages and no advantages, yet you still take it seriously.

Now you see, you have shot yourself in the foot. I want to see how you end up.

483 Zhang Xueliang, can't you afford to play?

What to do, what to do, what to do, what to do.

Zhang Xueliang was going crazy.

The referendum was lost!

The referendum was lost!

The referendum was probably really lost!

These past few days, I've been completely focused on events in Fujian. Plus, my subordinates have all been reporting good news to me, and I haven't been paying attention to the suburbs. Before the results were announced today, Marshal Zhang had no idea he'd lose the referendum, let alone such a crushing loss!

Therefore, when Wu Peifu read out the data one by one, he felt like someone was cutting his flesh bit by bit with a knife. After the final result was announced, he felt like he was hit by a hammer and almost couldn't sit still.

It's over now!

He and the Northeast Army really have to get out of Peking!

Do not!

Definitely not!