The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

In the blink of an eye, her daughter's full moon was about to come, Zhou Hexuan thought of more than a dozen names, but none of them felt satisfied.

In desperation, Zhou Hexuan could only find a helper. For example, Guoxue masters such as Wang Guowei and Chen Yinke are excellent candidates for naming. The names they choose are both connotative and compelling.

Another Friday, Zhou Hexuan took the train to Tsinghua University to teach, and visited several masters along the way.

The driver drove Zhou Hexuan and the Sun family brothers to the station. As soon as the three got out of the car, they saw a rickshaw galloping towards them.

Lu Xun carried a big suitcase, lit a cigarette in the early summer breeze, and then walked into the train station with the suitcase alone.

Long gown, crew cut, mustache, distinctive appearance.

Zhou Hexuan recognized Lu Xun in the crowd at a glance, and he walked over to say hello with a smile, "Mr. Zhou, hello!"

"You are?" Lu Xun turned around in surprise.

"My surname is also Zhou, and my name is Zhou Hexuan." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.

Lu Xun was a little pleasantly surprised, shook hands and said, "It's been a long time since I've known you, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Zhou Hexuan asked: "Mr. Zhou is going to Peiping?"

Lu Xun nodded and said, "My mother is ill. I'll come and visit her."

After Lu Xun left Peiping, he had been spending money to support his mother and wife, and these bills were later published by researchers.

In April alone, Lu Xun's mother paid for medicine six times, and bought several old hens (stewed chicken soup), which shows that her health is not optimistic.

Lu Xun was so frightened that he hurried north, not only to visit his mother, but also to inform Xu Guangping of her pregnancy, and use this incident to cheer his mother up.

Sun Yonghao helped to buy train tickets, and bought Lu Xun's share by the way.

Lu Xun did not refuse, and while waiting in the waiting room, he said: "What do you want to express in the last chapter of your book "Guns, Germs and Steel?"

"It's just a personal opinion." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.

Lu Xun asked directly: "Are you supporting Chang Kaishen's dictatorship?"

"What do you think?" Zhou Hexuan asked back.

"It doesn't seem like it." Lu Xun frowned.

Zhou Hexuan said unabashedly: "My evaluation of Chang Kaishen is only eight words: dictatorship is incompetent, democracy is immeasurable. Such a person is more than enough to rule a province, but he does not have the ability to rule the whole of China."

"Dictatorship is incompetent, democracy is boundless..." Lu Xun pondered this sentence carefully.

Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "Looking at what Chang Kaishen has done in the past two years, we know that he wants to implement a dictatorship like Mussolini in Italy. But unfortunately, he can't even fully control the Nationalist Party, let alone the warlords everywhere. His usual tricks are nothing more than assassination, bribery, gang formation, and favoritism. He is more like a gang leader than a national leader. How can I support such a person?"

Lu Xun quite agreed with Zhou Hexuan's evaluation, and he was puzzled: "Then why do you say in the book that China should be a one-party dictatorship and inner-party democracy?"

Zhou Hexuan said with a wry smile: "Whether you agree or not, Chang Kaishen is the person most capable of unifying China, even in name only. With a unified Chinese government, international diplomacy can be effectively implemented, and China's international Normalization of status. For example, the recovery of customs, concessions and consular jurisdiction. Only a unified Chinese government can carry out internal reforms in various fields, promulgate comprehensive laws and regulations, and develop the national economy, industry, agriculture and commerce. It is impossible for Chang Kaishen to do more With a party system, we can only hope for inner-party democracy.”

Zhou Hexuan couldn't use the China of later generations as an explanation, but could only focus on the present situation.

"This kind of unification, don't worry!" Lu Xun was obviously a little angry when he heard this. He hated Chang Kaishen very much, because several of his good friends were killed by Chang Kaishen's Qing Party.

Zhou Hexuan shook his head and said: "When foreign enemies invade and China is in a state of life and death, it is very rare to have a unified government. Even if this government is corrupt and incompetent, at least it can unite people's hearts and call on the Chinese to resist."

"Foreign enemies?" Lu Xun thought of Zhou Hexuan's "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword", "Do you really think that the Japanese dared to hide the world's evil and brazenly invade China?"

Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "The basis of Japan's rights and interests in Manchuria and Mongolia is the so-called leased land of Kantung Prefecture, that is, China's Lushun and Dalian. These were received from the Russians, and the official document only had a short lease of 25 years. In 1934 Before the concession expires, the Japanese will either withdraw from Northeast China or invade China, there is no third possibility. Based on what Mr. Zhou knows about the Japanese, how do you think they will choose?"

Lu Xun was smoking a cigarette, silent.

This was the first time he had heard that there were leases for Lushun and Dalian occupied by the Japanese, and they would expire in five years.

Lu Xun had many Japanese friends and had a deep understanding of Japan. In his view, it is impossible for Japan to give up its vested interests, and it will inevitably resort to military invasion of Northeast China before 1934.

Lu Xun was speechless all the way, smoking wildly on the train, the smog lingered enough to smoke the people next to him.

It was not until he arrived at Beiping Station that Lu Xun said to Zhou Hexuan: "Perhaps, the Northeast affairs can be resolved through diplomatic means, and there is no need to resort to war."

Zhou Hexuan said with emotion: "China is about to fight a civil war. This civil war may be the opportunity for Japan to invade the Northeast. If the Fengjun enters the pass, the Kwantung Army will just take advantage of the gap. Even if the Fengjun does not enter the pass, the Kwantung Army will most likely not Will attack, it's just a matter of time."

"You are too arbitrary. Who can predict what will happen in the future?" Lu Xun was lucky. He dared not imagine the terrible consequences of a war between China and Japan.

"Let's wait and see." Zhou Hexuan didn't bother to say any more.

A few people left the station and stood on the side of the road waiting for the rickshaw, but after waiting for a long time, there was no sign of them.

Zhou Hexuan inquired with passers-by, only to find out that the rickshaw drivers in Peiping were on strike.

Since the victory of the Northern Expedition and the relocation of the capital to Nanjing, Beiping has declined rapidly, and it can be said that all industries have withered. In less than two years, more than 1,500 shops in Beiping closed down, and the market was depressed.

Rickshaw drivers have tram competitions outside and car dealers exploit inside. Coupled with the depression of the general environment, it is almost impossible to survive. They can only unite to go on strike, hoping that the car dealers will lower their wages, otherwise they will not be able to support their families at all.

At this time, the gang of officials in Peiping didn't think about it at all, and they didn't have the ability to develop Peiping well.

Because the situation is too complicated!

Beiping was nominally Yan Xishan's territory, but the mayor was Feng Yuxiang's man, and Yan Xishan only appointed the chief of the Public Security Bureau. There are also the Director of the Social Affairs Bureau and the Director of the Health Bureau, who were respectively recommended by Chang Kaishen and his wife. The director of the Land Bureau is from Bai Chongxi, the director of the Public Utilities Bureau is from the veteran faction of the Nationalist Party, and the director of the Finance Bureau used to be Feng Yuxiang's military supplies director...

It can be said that the small Beiping City Government is the epitome of the chaotic political situation of the Republic of China today.

The mayor, He Qigong, wanted to do something, but he had already been dismissed. He just said he was sick a few days ago and stopped going to work.

By the way, Li Shizeng's monthly education funding of 300,000 yuan was also cut off.

At the beginning, Yan Xishan embezzled Tianjin customs and salt tax money to distribute education funds in the name of Beiping city government finance. But just a month ago, the Nanjing government reached an agreement with foreigners to snatch Tianjin Customs and Changlu Salt Bureau abruptly.

After Yan Xishan lost a large source of income, how could he still be willing to make a loss-making business? Depressed, he cut off the education funding of the Peking University District.

Li Shizeng has no money again...