The sun never sets.

When Americans enter the world system dominated by Britain, they will definitely invest in Britain and its colonies first. In the current world system, there is no country like China that is as open-minded as China. Whether it is Britain, France, Russia, Germany, Austria, or Italy, they all like to eat alone. If there is no other way, they will not give the opportunity to make money to other countries.

Chapter 501: Easy to Take

In October, the weather was nice and the horses and livestock had fattened up. The soldiers had been resting for half a year and their weapons and equipment had been replenished. The caravans and spies sent to Iran had brought back enough information. Li Dayan felt that it was time to make a fucking fortune!

"Beat the drum! General!"

The round-faced general said so, and then the trumpet sounded, shaking the fields. The messenger mounted his horse, carrying the flag on his back, and ran in all directions. An hour later, the generals and the captains arrived at Li Dayan's tent. Li Dayan looked around and saw Mongolians, Han Chinese, Japanese, Russians, and people of unknown nationality in the tent, and there was only black people.

“We’ve been renovating for half a year!”

Li Dayan was born with supernatural powers, and Marshal Lin also bought him several skills. His strength, physique, and energy were far beyond that of ordinary people. At this time, just standing there casually and saying something casually had a kind of breathtaking shocking power. The generals tightened their faces and held their breath to concentrate.

"Gather all the troops! This time, we are going to Iran!"

"Yes!" All the generals bowed their heads.

Li Dayan waved his hand, "Go! Wulemuji stay!"

Wulemuji paused as he was about to leave, "Anything else?"

Li Dayan waited for a while until there was no one else in the tent, then he said to Ulemuji: "I want you to go to Urumqi and ask Meng En to borrow a heavy artillery regiment."

"The Western Region Protectorate has heavy artillery? When did it happen?"

Li Dayan grinned, "Just after I sent a telegram to Taiyuan."

"Your Majesty... understand?"

"Of course!"

There is no railway in Central Asia, and there is still none now. The team moves very slowly. Because they are carrying a large number of cattle, sheep and horses, they can't move faster. On average, they move less than 20 miles a day. Nomadic people are strong in tactical mobility, but cavalry is not good at long-distance strategic mobility. Over a thousand miles, the speed of infantry will be faster than cavalry. However, the best way is to use railway transportation, and the second best is to go by water. Unfortunately, there are no two night raid groups: ⑥九四九, 三陆①③五, so the tribe under Li Dayan can only drive the livestock slowly to the west.

But this is only the normal situation. There are also not so normal times and not so normal troops, for example, the [Mongolian Cavalry] led by Li Dayan himself.

This army is not so normal. Not only do the soldiers have stronger physiques, but even the mounts are larger than ordinary war horses, and their endurance and impact are much greater. In a field battle, a thousand [Mongol Iron Cavalry] can defeat three times the number of Cossack cavalry. [Mongol Iron Cavalry] has fought against various forces in Central Asia, and has won every battle with more than 10,000 people by relying on its unparalleled mobility and impact.

Nowadays, Mongolia has recovered half of the territory of the Kipchak Khanate. If there were no oil in Afghanistan and other places, Li Dayan could have occupied all those territories. It can be done, but it is not necessary. Why occupy those mountains? For goats?

Li Dayan had thought about occupying Afghanistan, and then heading south to the Indian plains. Afghanistan was extremely poor, but India was extremely rich. Before the British came, every time India changed hands, the conqueror would occupy Afghanistan and then sweep across the Indian subcontinent. But unfortunately, Taiyuan would not allow Li Dayan to do so. He could do whatever he wanted in Central Asia, but he could not invade Russia and India, which would mean going to war with another great power.

The British army is far from being comparable to their navy. Li Dayan is confident that he can defeat those pretentious British guys in India. But even if Marshal Lin does not allow this to happen, and does not allow a direct war with Russia, then he will have to go to Iran. Iran is not as rich as India, but it is not bad. After all, it is a medium-sized country and has accumulated a lot of wealth over the past few hundred years. The best thing is that Iran has now become a colony of Britain and Russia, and its national defense is extremely weak. It does not take much effort to cut a large piece of fat from Iran.

Li Dayan led the [Mongolian Iron Cavalry] to shake off the slowly moving tribe and advance at a rapid speed. In three days, they covered more than 500 miles and arrived at the city of Mashhad.

Mashhad is the second largest city in Iran, the capital of Razavi Khorasan Province, one of the holy cities of Shia Muslims, and also a large Iranian city with an Arabic name. It is located in the northeast of the country, 850 kilometers east of Tehran, and close to the borders of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Apart from Tehran, Mashhad is the largest city in Iran, with the most wealth, and it is also located on the border. There is no better prey than this.

When Li Dayan led the cavalry to the city of Mashhad, he saw an almost completely undefended city, which was exactly what he wanted. The biggest advantage of cavalry is its tactical mobility, and its impact is secondary. In an era of increasingly powerful firepower, cavalry has gradually become a supporting role from the main force on the battlefield, but on the grasslands of Central Asia, cavalry is still very useful.

"Go right in!"

"Don't give the enemy time to react!"

Thousands of cavalrymen rushed into Mashhad, and the sound of gunfire, fighting, and crying suddenly rang out in the city. Li Dayan did not enter the city, but stayed outside the city to command the troops. Mashhad is a big city, and there are still some troops. Although Iran has become a fish on the chopping board of the great powers, there should still be some heroes, right?

So Li Dayan suppressed his desire to fight. He needed to leave some troops outside the city to be ready to deal with emergencies at any time. But Li Dayan was disappointed. The Iranians launched a counterattack, but those guys in white turbans really didn't know how to fight. The Iranians, who were lined up in dense formations, were killed all over the ground in front of Maxim. The shells fell into the crowd, but not many people were killed. The bearded men ran away crying.

[Mongol cavalry] rushed into the city, occupied important positions, and controlled the city gates in four directions. In less than half a day, Mashhad fell into Li Dayan's hands.

"Bah! These useless things!"

Li Dayan had fought with the Muslims before and knew that their organization was still stuck in the last era, but he thought that Mashhad would be somewhat different. The weapons and equipment of the Boxers were far inferior to those of the foreigners, but they also fought bravely, didn't they? In Tianjin alone, the Boxers fought repeatedly with the foreigners, and suffered 50,000 to 60,000 casualties, but they still refused to turn back. If the imperial court's troops hadn't shot at the Boxers from behind, Tianjin could have held out for at least another half a year.

However, these green followers not only lacked sophisticated weapons, but also had no organization and the courage to fight to the death. They were defeated after being hit by a few shells.

Chapter 502: Alliance

It took only half a day to capture Mashhad, but it took two days to stabilize the city again. During this period, Li Dayan also divided his troops to continue the attack to the west, successively occupying Nishapur and Sapzevar. The Iranians had almost no ability to fight back, and retreated to the west of the Kavir Salt Bay. Relying on the vast, barren land, they used space to exchange time, and finally gained a firm foothold.

Iran had just been divided up by Russia and Britain, and within less than a year it was attacked again, and the whole country was terrified. The Iranian army had been destroyed once and was in the process of rebuilding, but building an army cost money. Now the two great powers, Russia and Britain, were sucking Iran's blood. The customs and salt taxes were controlled by Britain and Russia. How could Tehran have the money to equip the army?

Upon hearing that Mashhad was occupied by the Mongols, Tehran mobilized its troops and asked for help from Britain and Russia. Britain and Russia have special interests in Iran and naturally do not want the Mongols to interfere in Iran. London and St. Petersburg simultaneously sent diplomatic protests to Taiyuan, believing that the Chinese actions undermined the international order and that they must stop immediately, otherwise friendly countries would be surprised.

Be surprised if you want to. This kind of thing of surprising allies worked in the previous dynasty, and it also worked when the new China was just established. But now that China has defeated France, Russia and the United States, the theory of surprising allies is no longer effective.

In Southeast Asia, China and Britain have reached a tacit understanding that they will not start a new war for the time being. But that is only in Southeast Asia. In Central Asia, another battle is needed to finally determine the demarcation line. The British government is well aware of this, so it does not rely entirely on diplomatic channels. Britain urgently contacted the Russians, and the two sides jointly provided weapons and equipment and military instructors to Iran, and even sent troops directly to drive out the Chinese who occupied Mashhad.

Although the soldiers currently occupying Mashhad are Mongolian soldiers, who doesn't know that Mongolia is China in disguise? What Mongolians? They are clearly Chinese! Li Dayan, who led the troops into Mashhad, is one of the Five Tiger Generals of the People's Army. This is something many people know!

Not only did Britain and Russia provide assistance to Iran, but even the Ottoman Empire, known as the "Sick Man of West Asia", showed its presence and expressed its willingness to send a division to help the Iranians resist foreign humiliation. If nothing else, the Muslim prophet Ma Yu was too annoying. The persecution of Muslims was fine, as Muslims had been beaten by Christians in recent years, and everyone was used to it. However, the establishment of a separate central government was really intolerable. The fact that the people's government enthroned the "Great Prophet" made the Ottoman Sultan furious.

The Ottomans claimed to be the guardians of the Islamic world and were willing to provide free help to Iran for the sake of their faith, but were rejected by Britain and Russia. Free is the most expensive. If the Ottomans were allowed to get their hands on Iran, they would definitely find ways to stay there by various means, and then swallow Iran up step by step. The British and Chinese are good at such means, so they will not be fooled.

Intelligence personnel have already found out that China has only sent 10,000 cavalry to Central Asia. Even if some more troops are recruited locally, it is only 20,000 to 30,000 people. The Muslim cavalry in Central Asia is good at harassment, but it is hard to describe their frontal combat capabilities.

In this case, the British Empire did not need the troops provided by the Ottoman Empire. Besides, the Ottomans and the Russians had a feud, and the two sides had fought more than a dozen times in the Caucasus region. The hatred between them could not be resolved at all. The Ottomans might get carried away and fight the Russians first.

While the British and Russians were busy arming the Iranians, Li Dayan had already left Mashhad. The British and Russians believed that Li Dayan only had 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers who could fight, which was true, but he also had a lot of nomadic cavalry under his command. Those nomadic cavalry who were part-time herders were not well equipped and did not have many

There were few new rapid-fire guns, but there were many people and the morale was very good. Li Dayan had led the Mongols to plunder everywhere in the past two years, which greatly boosted the morale of the Mongols.

As long as they can win the battle and have enough spoils, the Mongols don't care about death. The environment in the northern desert is so harsh that even the chieftains, except for the princes of each banner, are struggling to live on the brink of death. The Mongols in the south of the desert can still go to the interior to work, but the Mongols in the north of the desert have no way to improve their lives and change their fate except fighting. In an environment where "profit comes from one source", the Mongols have a strong will to fight.

There were also criminals and reactionaries who were exiled to Mobei. They also showed a strong desire to fight. There was no other way. The living conditions in Mobei were too harsh. Not everyone could do the job of herding sheep near the North Sea. It was better to be arranged near Kulun. After all, Kulun was the largest city in Mobei. The living conditions were much better than in the wild. Other places were pure wastelands. There was nothing but wild grass, cattle, sheep and horses. No more than 60% of people could survive in the wild for three years. If they were unlucky and encountered a white disaster or a black disaster, the entire tribe might die.

"General, I think we need more troops and more artillery!"

On the streets of Semnan, Morison was interviewing Major General Robert and expressing his own opinion, "The Chinese are very barbaric and they fight very fiercely!"

Major General Robert had fought against the natives in India and later led his troops to defeat the Iranian army. He was very dissatisfied with Morison's words, "Barbaric? Fierce? Mr. Morison, wars cannot be won by barbarism and ferocity. Sophisticated weapons, strict training, excellent officers and tactics are the guarantee of victory!"

Morison had a lot of resentment towards the People's Party. His network of relationships in China, which he had worked hard to build for a long time, was destroyed by the People's Party, and he was expelled from the country for the crime of "smuggling cultural relics". However, Morison was not to the point of telling lies to belittle the People's Party. The Chinese did not send out the most elite [Guards], but the [Mongol Iron Cavalry] also had outstanding military exploits and defeated the Ksak Cavalry.

“Maybe the Mongolian cavalry is very powerful, but they are just cavalry after all.”

Major General Robert said confidently: "I will let those barbarians know what real modern warfare is."

"But......"

"No buts, sir. We have 40,000 men! The difference in strength is more than enough to defeat the Chinese cavalry!"

Morison was not optimistic about this. He had participated in the founding ceremony of New China and witnessed the solemn and stern appearance of the People's Army. In comparison, although the Iranian army had a large number of people, they looked like a mob!

Logically speaking, Major General Robert should not be unaware of the weakness of the Iranian army, so why is he so arrogant? Could it be that...Morison looked at Major General Robert who was full of confidence, and doubts arose in his heart.

Could it be that there is some other trick that I don't know about?

Chapter 503: Movement

Chang'an City is still under construction, and the initial completion is still a long way off, but the central government has already moved some institutions and departments over, which can relieve some of the pressure on Taiyuan. In the future, Taiyuan will be the capital of Shanxi Province, the industrial center of Shanxi Province, and the transportation hub.

Some time ago, Li Dayan sent an encrypted telegram, saying that he was preparing to attack Iran, and might even attack Tehran. Lin Yongchang looked at the map and saw that Tehran was on the Caspian Sea, almost reaching the Caucasus. He had long known that Li Dayan could do something, but wasn't this too much? Could the logistics keep up? Li Dayan was good at fighting, but his firepower output was unrestrained. Once the battle started, he would keep asking for ammunition supplies from the rear. He was having a good time fighting, and the logistics department would always jump up and down and curse.

Sure enough, Li Dayan sent another telegram right after that. There was nothing else in the telegram except asking for weapons and equipment and ammunition supplies.

Lin Yongchang said that he neither opposed nor supported Li Dayan to continue fighting outside, but Li Dayan did a great job and brought back a lot of money. Since he was paid, he could continue to invest more. Marshal Lin then ordered the Western Region Protectorate to transfer all the ammunition in stock, and even transported a heavy artillery regiment thousands of miles over. That was a real heavy artillery, with a caliber of 150mm, not the 105mm artillery that was called a light howitzer in Europe.

This is real support. China is only now able to produce 150mm howitzers, and many domestic troops are still waiting in line for equipment.

Lin Yongchang trusted Li Dayan's ability to fight, and Li Dayan also had the [Mongolian Cavalry] in his hands. In the geographical environment of Central Asia, even if he could not win, he could retreat calmly. Therefore, he was not worried about the war in Central Asia, nor did he pay too much attention to it. His main energy was still focused on domestic construction and cultural innovation.

The "Criticize Confucius and Criticize Lin" campaign lasted for a while, and the effect was neither bad nor very good, but just OK. Before the level of science and technology had improved and technical means had not been developed, the role of "campaign-style" education was very limited. Therefore, Lin Yongchang did not have high expectations, nor did he say that he would promote this campaign nationwide, but only carried it out in towns, state-owned enterprises and various government departments. In the vast rural areas, the main focus was still on literacy education and agricultural skills training.

The People's Party has always attached great importance to education, and wants the people to break away from feudal superstitions and outdated customs and habits. However, there are still some bad habits in many places in rural areas, such as

For example, weddings and funerals are held with great fanfare. After the wedding, not only will the family's savings be spent, but they will also be in debt. Another example is ghost marriage. The so-called ghost marriage is to find a spouse for the dead. Some boys and girls died for some reason after they were engaged, but before they could get married. At that time, the elders believed that if they did not marry them, their ghosts would cause trouble and make the family uneasy. Therefore, they must hold a ghost marriage ceremony for them, and finally bury them together as husband and wife, and bury their bones together. This also prevents the appearance of lonely graves in the cemeteries of the man and the woman.

In the old days, people were generally superstitious about the so-called "feng shui" of graves, believing that the presence of a solitary grave would affect the prosperity of the family's descendants. At that time, some "feng shui masters" (known as "kanyu" in ancient times) also tried their best to encourage this kind of ghost marriage in order to make more money.

Ghost marriages have existed since the pre-Qin period. Because ghost marriages waste human and material resources and are meaningless, they were once banned. The Zhou Li states: "It is forbidden to relocate the burial site and marry the deceased."

Some people die before they get engaged, and their relatives find a living or dead person to marry them. This is a very unreasonable thing, but it is very popular in rural areas and even in some cities.

There were many such things in the old times, but after entering the new China, such things still happened. When Lin Yongchang heard about these things during his local research, he was not surprised. He is a pragmatist and has never been interested in nonsense. He will never believe in such nonsense as ghost marriages. But some people just want to do it, and they want the living to suffer for the dead.

Over the years, Lin Yongchang has been reluctant to use administrative orders to deal with local affairs. The "one-size-fits-all" approach will inevitably implicate innocent people, but that's how things are in China, "if you catch them, they'll die," "if you let them go, they'll be in chaos." The People's Government has previously vigorously cracked down on "vibrant social groups," focusing on those who run casinos, brothels, and loan sharks. Now it's time to crack down on those witches and sorcerers.

Sometimes, it is necessary to use "executive order" when necessary.

Soon, the central government issued a new red-headed document, "forbidding extravagant weddings and funerals." Not only was it forbidden to collect "contributions" for weddings and funerals, but other activities such as promotions and housewarmings were also prohibited from having banquets with more than twelve people. If any cadre accepted contributions, he would be immediately dismissed on the spot and then handed over to the Commission for Discipline Inspection for investigation. Under a magnifying glass, it is rare to find someone with no problems. If it is the common people, criticism and education are the main approach. If criticism and education do not work, then the whole family will move to another place. The country has many places to arrange, such as planting cotton in the Western Regions, herding sheep in the northern desert, or planting potatoes in Siberia. You can go wherever you like.

Within a month after the document was issued, thousands of cadres and the public were dealt with. Every time they were caught, they were dealt with immediately, and the news was reported in major newspapers and on the radio. In addition, there was also a severe crackdown on sorcerers and witches, who were also exiled if they were caught. The situation in the cities was better, but there were too many feudal superstitious activities in the countryside.

However, these actions encountered considerable resistance at the local level. Many local cadres wrote to the central government, saying that the handling methods were too rough, which caused many disputes and even resulted in deaths. Not only did people die in the Western Regions or Mobei, but also in the places where the incidents occurred. Everyone knew that going to the Western Regions, Mobei or Siberia would be terrible, and most people were not like the past. Those who were exiled would have their property confiscated before they went there, so no one was willing to go.

In order to avoid being exiled, they used all kinds of tricks, such as throwing tantrums and begging for mercy, but what was the use? The staff didn't care about these things. They just sent people to the train and the rest was none of their business.

Because of the resistance at the local level, the central government sent an investigation team to the local level to conduct an investigation, and then reported the results to Lin Yongchang. After receiving the report, Lin Yongchang did not say much, but continued to work as usual. The report was made in triplicate, one copy was filed, one copy was sent to Lin Yongchang, and the other copy was sent to the Central Standing Committee. Wang Qi and others were able to see the relevant reports at the first time. After the bell rang, Wang Qi did not continue to work overtime, but went to Lin Yongchang.

Chapter 504: Breeding

Wang Qi stood at the door for a few seconds, then walked into the office and said, "Have you read the document forwarded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?"

"I haven't read it yet," Lin Yongchang said without looking up, while continuing to look through the documents: "Xiao Wang, go make two cups of tea." Xiao Wang left in response, and Lin Yongchang asked again: "What is it about?"

"It's about trade with England."

"Oh, that's it. I thought you were going to talk about the investigation team."

"Chairman, Prime Minister, tea is here."

Xiao Wang put the teacup on the table and said with a smile, "I'll be outside for a while. Call me if you need anything." He was very tactful. He would not stay to listen while Premier Wang and Chairman Lin were discussing something.

Lin Yongchang nodded and said with a smile: "No need, you can go off work first, the comrades from the Security Bureau are here."

After Xiao Wang left, Lin Yongchang smiled and said, "Come, have some tea. This is the new tea produced in Fujian this year. It tastes very good."

Wang Qi picked up the teacup and took a sip. "The British and French have raised the tariffs on tea and silk. We need to find a way to give the local tea

Farmers need to find a new sales channel!"

The British government implemented the imperial system of preferences, with a one-stop service of self-production and self-sales. It not only excluded the United States, but also Germany and other Chinese powers. Even France and Russia could not get much benefit. China made many concessions to Britain in Southeast Asia, but still could not enter the British market. Those British people only wanted to sell things and wanted the Chinese market, but they did not open the market to China. Except for new drugs and electronic products that Britain could not produce or the production cost was too high, Britain imposed high tariffs on all other goods.

Fortunately, China's current production capacity is not too strong and it is not very dependent on external markets, so it has not felt the same pain as Germany and the U.S. However, China has made so many concessions, but the British government has not given corresponding returns. Is it time to adjust its policy towards the UK?

Even if we don't make adjustments now, we can give it a try to see if we can get Britain to make some concessions. It won't get you pregnant if we try, maybe it will work? Well, the hope is not great. Lin Yongchang doesn't think China can do something that even the Americans can't do. This world is very realistic. Without crushing the opponent's strength, you won't get any useful results.

The central government did not stop the "cultural reform" process as some people thought, but instead launched a new round of campaigns. The theme of the previous campaign was "criticizing Confucius and Lin Biao", and this time it was "breaking the four olds", mainly to eliminate the old customs and habits that remained in various places, mainly in rural areas. The documents issued by the central government listed many specific issues, such as: lavish weddings and funerals, ghost marriages, and girls having no inheritance rights, all of which had to be solved in the "breaking the four olds" campaign.

In some areas of the south, snail eradication activities are also being carried out. Snails are easily transmitted to schistosomiasis, which is very feared in the south. People infected with schistosomiasis will develop various diseases. In the early stage, they will mainly lose weight and have weak limbs. In the late stage, the abdomen will swell and the body will be full of schistosomiasis, and the death will be miserable. This is also one of the reasons why sorcerers in the south have been prohibiting it.

If you often see people around you who look like they are being poisoned by witchcraft, you may believe in the witchcraft and plague gods. In addition to schistosomiasis, there are many other infectious diseases in the south. In ancient history, it was often said that the south was a place of malaria, which actually refers to various diseases that are prevalent due to the climate.

The report submitted by the comrades of the investigation team only mentioned schistosomiasis in a few words, but Lin Yongchang paid attention to this issue. Many comrades in the south believed that diseases such as schistosomiasis could not be eradicated, but Lin Yongchang did not think so. "Facts" proved that as long as you are willing to work hard, the "plague god" can be eliminated. Whether it is schistosomiasis, smallpox or malaria, as long as the central government is determined and invests manpower and material resources, these problems can be solved.

The people’s government has already taken a number of measures in the south. Now it seems that the work is not yet in place. We need to increase our efforts and invest more energy and time in this area.

Lin Yongchang continued to immerse himself in endless work. "Material civilization" and "spiritual civilization" are not opposites, but sometimes they are intertwined. Material determines the spirit, and the spirit can in turn promote the development of material. He believed that what he was doing was right, and he would never waver even if he would be criticized for it.

Some comrades in the party thought that Wu Zhihui and Cai Yuanpei were talking nonsense in the newspapers, smearing the government and having a bad influence, and they thought that they should all be exiled to Central Asia or Siberia. Now the Western Regions are no longer the farthest place, but Central Asia is.

However, Lin Yongchang still refused to silence all the opposition. Wu Zhihui and his people had no real power, or their power was very small. All they could do was to say something against the government in the newspapers. If what they said was right, we would correct it. If what they said was wrong, we would refute it. If Wu Zhihui and his people fabricated facts and committed defamation or other crimes, they would be sentenced accordingly, but we could not stop people from speaking.

Wu Zhihui, Cai Yuanpei and others were very smart. They criticized the government, but not to the extent of being "anti-national and anti-people". They just fanned the flames and let others take the lead. Even if they were to arrest people, they would arrest those stupid guys. Wu Zhihui and others always managed to get themselves out of trouble.

The comrades of the National Security Bureau monitored Wu Zhihui, Cai Yuanpei and Zhang Jingjiang for a period of time and found that they had economic dealings with some people in the United States, but this did not convict them. The government and state-owned enterprises were still doing business with Americans, and exchanges between the people were not cut off. As for Cai Yuanpei advocating the American political system in Tsinghua University, he was allowed to do so. The superiority of the political system is not spoken, but demonstrated by deeds.

If we don't do well, do we need people to say something? If we do well, they can say whatever they want. Publicity is important, but facts are more important.

China is already at the world's top level in chemical engineering, medicine and electronic technology, but there are still many areas where it is lagging behind and needs to learn from the Americans and other powers. For example, in shipbuilding and breeding, China is still very backward.

Especially breeding, the cultivation of plant seeds and fine breeds of livestock such as cattle and sheep is a long-term task. Europe and the United States have been doing this for hundreds of years, and China has only started less than ten years. Even if Lin Yongchang can get a lot of high technology through plug-ins,

Breeding is not something that can be accomplished with just technology; it also requires time to develop.

We must see China's advantages as well as its shortcomings. Only by facing up to the gap can we narrow it and even catch up with and surpass the European and American powers. Wu Zhihui and Cai Yuanpei often say how advanced the United States and Britain are. Although it sounds unpleasant, it is not completely unreasonable.

Chapter 505 Parade

On the campus of the Peking University for Preparatory Students in the United States, Wu Zhihui was discussing recent events with Cai Yuanpei, Zhang Taiyan and others. They often made comments on state affairs and published their views on major domestic and international events in newspapers, which was very much like the later public intellectuals.

The People's Party improved the treatment of workers and farmers, but lowered the income of other industries, which greatly offended the so-called intellectuals. For example, Wu Zhihui used to live a very comfortable life by just writing some articles, but now he can only get more than 2,000 yuan a month, so Wu Zhihui and his ilk are very dissatisfied with the People's Party. In addition, the People's Party does not allow land annexation, does not allow "contract labor", establishes the "Labor Law", and stipulates the minimum wage, which makes Wu Zhihui uncomfortable. He has always appeared in front of the world as an anti-government person.

Wu Zhihui was very smart. Every time he criticized the government, he would bring a large group of people to create momentum. Even if there were some outrages, the government could not punish all of them. "The law does not punish the masses." After the suicide incident was exposed, Wu Zhihui found another topic. He published articles in local newspapers for several consecutive days, criticizing government officials for their lawlessness and disregard for human life.

As they were talking, a student suddenly ran over, panting, "Principal, the central government is going to launch a new campaign!"

"Exercise, exercise! The government only knows how to do these things!"