As early as a few days ago, the official newspaper of Tongmenghui in Shanghai, Minli Daily published a column with the title "Welcome! Welcome!" and said: "Sir, the country's foundation can be determined. New Shanghai will be more than one month later. This day should be the most honorable day."

Early this morning, there were more and more people at the Jinliyuan Pier in Shilipu, Shanghai, and there were crowds of Chinese and foreign journalists and representatives of various agencies and organizations. Unfortunately, there were six-star flags flying everywhere on the roadside, at the door of the shop.

A seaship appeared from the river and slowly sailed towards the dock. Suddenly, the whistle sounded, the gongs and drums were loud, and the cheers and firecrackers mixed together.

Beichen stood beside the side of the ship, waving his right hand to greet the welcome crowd.

He was wearing a black suit. On the face of Guangdong people with a dark skin, the sky was square and the eyebrows were thick and dark, and the pair of bright big eyes were set off. Under the bridge of his nose, his two short beards were slightly raised on his lips.

This wanderer who had been away from his motherland for nearly twenty years was deeply moved by the face of this grand welcome crowd.

Hu Hanmin, Huang Zongyang and others surrounded Sun Yat-sen and climbed the dock amid cheers. As soon as Sun Yat-sen appeared at the dock, he was immediately surrounded by Chinese and foreign journalists, and a series of questions followed one after another.

"Does Mr. Sun Yixian have any relationship with the Japanese government?" The reporter asked when he saw that there were several Japanese among Sun Yat-sen's entourage.

"We will have relations with governments of all countries. How can an open new government not be friendly to governments of all countries?" Beichen stood beside the car and replied with a smile.

"Sir, do you want to be a candidate for the President of the Republic of China this time? What attitude do you have toward the establishment of the Provisional Government in Guangdong?" This is one of the most concerned issues.

"I don't know this yet. As for the Provisional Government, Guangzhou is the first place of revolution, I admire it very much. In the Qing Dynasty, we will be disgusted with the struggle between power and wealth. From then on, society should take industrial and commercial industries as competition points to create a new situation for the new China. As for the regime, we all use service mechanisms as the key."

"Does sir bring huge sums of money for the Revolutionary Army?" A reporter wearing glasses asked loudly. It was said that Beichen returned to China with millions of dollars this time.

Beichen asked with a smile: "Why are you asking this?"

"People say that the success or failure of the Revolutionary Army depends on whether the military salary is sufficient."

Sun Yat-sen replied seriously: "Revolution is not about money, but about enthusiasm. This time I returned to China, and I did not bring back a single copper plate; I brought it with me the spirit of revolution."

It is impossible to answer all the questions raised by the reporter. Several senior executives of the Tongmenghui guarded Beichen and sat in a black car. They slowly drove towards the French Concession along the welcome crowd.

Regardless of whether the welcome scene was arranged in advance or how much moisture was, although there was no army to welcome it, it was indeed very grand.

Song Ailing gently closed the window of the carriage and turned to Charlie Song and said, "Mr. Sun is indeed famous, but the strength of the Revival Society is stronger."

"Politics is not solved by reputation." Charlie Song said with a complicated expression: "Jack London once said that 'It takes money to carry out modern revolution'. Now it seems to be the truth. And politicians are very realistic. They know how to choose and achieve the greatest benefit."

"So, the president must be the most famous, and it depends on who is the most powerful." Song Ailing nodded understandingly.

Charlie Song nodded slightly and said, "Let's go, Dr. Yixian is too busy today. We will visit you tomorrow. We will do our best to be friends."

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At noon that day, Beichen publicly expressed his political views to the media at No. 408 Baochang Road, which was the general idea, "... After returning to China, it is irrelevant to me to take on any position. I have done my job, and the wave of enlightenment and progress has become unstoppable. China, due to its hardworking and docile people, is the most suitable country in the world to establish a republican system. In a short period of time, it will put its navel in the ranks of civilized and liberal countries in the world..."

Subsequently, Beichen presided over the meeting of the leaders of the Tongmenghui in Shanghai, forming an important document, "Declaration on the Headquarters of the Tongmenghui", which advocated the use of revolutionary armed forces to unify China, completely eliminate the remnants of the north, and comfort the people's desire.

At the meeting, Beichen made a generous speech. "If the revolution has not been successful in the end, it will be easy for me to take refuge. Comrades across the country are looking forward to it. Do they hope that I will retreat to Shanghai? The enemy relies on the strengths and the hearts of the people. Why don't we make good use of our strengths and weaknesses? The revolutionary army has an irresistible momentum. There is no better way for the great powers to declare neutrality and not interfere. But if our situation has been repeatedly setbacks, the development of things is still unpredictable; Gordon, Bai Qiwen and others can also treat the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, so how can we not consider it?"

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Shanghai, the residence of Tongmenghui, was shrouded in a solemn atmosphere.

"What is Wang Zhaoming doing?" Liao Zk was very angry after reading the telegram. "Who is Yuan Shikai? The lackey of the Qing court. How can we talk to him about the truce? Isn't it a pity to use him to fight against the tiger? Look at the above words, it's too ridiculous, 'Why do you have to fight each other'. The revolutionary party and the Qing bureaucrats became bean pods with the same roots. It's simply outrageous."

"Did Zhao Ming overestimate the military power in the north?" Hu Hanmin pointed to the newspaper and said, "The Beiyang strong army is just like this, and it is stalemate with the revolutionary army. At this time, people will be scolded as a revolutionary traitor."

Zhang Jingjiang is good at economics and has never made any comments on these political matters. He just turned his attention to Beichen and waited for him to draw a conclusion.

Beichen looked through the newspapers, and after a while, he said slowly: "The Qing government has been dead in name only. The problem now does not exist between the Revolutionary Army and the Qing government, but between the Revolutionary Army and the several strong troops of Yuan Shikai. In order to avoid more bleeding, Zhao Ming should have the intention of persuading Yuan to overthrow the Qing government and establish a Republic of China. But he still thought of this matter too simply, not knowing the deceit in it, nor knowing that doing so would bring serious consequences to the Tongmenghui."

After pausing, Beichen continued: "I was on my way back to China, and the Revival Association sent people to visit me, saying that the revolutionary party should work together and unite with sincerity. The revolution must be resolute and thorough, and not to overthrow the Qing government as the highest goal, but to continue the political revolution, social revolution, and economic revolution, so that the Republic of China will rise from the world, get rid of the plunder and restraint of the great powers, and truly realize the ideal of enriching the country, strengthening the army and benefiting the people. In this regard, comrades, what do you think?"

After the Xinhai Revolution in history, Beichen retreated from the position of president and handed over the fruits of the revolution to Yuan Shikai. Researchers considered weak and compromised. However, at that time, Beichen began to strongly oppose peace talks, believing that "the purpose of the revolution is not achieved, and there is no peace talks to be discussed." He advocated a tough attitude to use force to fight against Yuan.

However, the southern provinces have a variety of factions. The orders are different, the military pay is seriously insufficient, and the compromise factions within and outside the party have the advantage. Wang Jingwei and others have been constantly putting pressure on them, which forced Beichen to compromise and follow the public because he could not change the situation of compromise with Yuan. Even so, he was still worried that Yuan Shikai, who had betrayed the "Six Gentlemen of the Reform Movement of 1998, would take over as the presidency. Then he hurriedly changed the presidential system to the cabinet system, and hoped to use temporary agreements to bring a thorn to Yuan Shikai.

However, the situation was different at this time. Beichen had to choose between the Revival Society, which was also the revolutionary party, and Yuan Shikai, an old Qing Dynasty bureaucrat. Naturally, he had to be inclined to the Revival Society.

"Yuan Shikai is not trustworthy." Liao Zk made a conclusion flatly and pointed to the newspaper and analyzed: "Look at this point, the negotiation time mentioned in Zhao Ming's telegram is similar to the time when the Beiyang Army attacked. If Yuan Shikai was sincere, how could he tentatively discuss peace while expanding the war? Didn't Yuan Shikai say that the Beiyang Army only obeyed his orders, which shows that he had ulterior motives."

Hu Hanmin blinked and said, "If Yuan Shikai can really come back anyway, we don't have to keep people from thousands of miles away. However, this should be notified by the Revival. It is obvious that we are open-minded, which is also beneficial for Mr. to run for the president."

Beichen smiled faintly, turned to Zhang Jingjiang and said, "In your opinion, what about the Revival in all aspects?"

"To be honest?" Zhang Jingjiang said half-jokingly.

"Haha, do comrades still deceive each other without saying anything?" Beichen waved his hand with a smile.

"Although I haven't been here for a long time, I still feel deeply." Zhang Jingjiang said with emotion: "It is said that we have accumulated strength and we will know the true meaning today. The Revival Association is organized in a strict and orderly manner, with extremely strong financial resources, and has thoughtful and meticulous plans. All of this cannot be achieved without ten years of preparation. Moreover, they have received strong support from the Overseas Chinese Consortium in the South China Sea, and it is very likely that the secret assistance of the governments of the United States and Germany. Although the United States and Germany are not yet able to express their positions, all signs do make people suspicious."

"Their railway construction plan is not a paper talk." Beichen was most interested in the plan of the Revival Society, but he was also very doubtful in terms of financial, material and manpower.

"Mr. Sun, I have found a good friend, who is a financial expert. According to his statement, according to the capital growth, financing capabilities and operating methods of the joint venture bank over the years, it can issue at least 100 million yuan in currency every year. This is the power of financial means. This expert is also one of the shareholders of the joint venture bank. He revealed to me that the joint venture bank purchased a large number of rubber plantations in Nanyang United Overseas Chinese Capital a few years ago. You know rubber. The price of the international market has increased a few times in a few years, and the profit is also quite considerable."

Zhang Jingjiang smacked his lips enviously and continued: "It is quite meaningful that the Revival Association did not fully adopt the official funding method of building railways, but adopted four methods: state-owned, provincial-owned, private-owned, and joint-operated. These four methods have their own advantages and can be flexibly adopted. For example, in poor provinces, state-owned or provincial-owned, private-owned and joint-operated. Building railways is a business that will first lose money and then make money, but as long as it can be completed, it will make sure that the private sector will be attracted. Moreover, building railways can drive the development of steel plants. Due to tariffs, domestic sales of rails may be more profitable than exports, and local economy will also benefit from it. As for manpower, thousands of disaster victims and disbanded civilian troops are ready-made laborers."

"So, the railway plan is completely possible." Beichen smiled and said, "It's not that Revival will create a sensational air painting cake."

"As long as the situation stabilizes as soon as possible, and the funds of the Revival Association can survive the initial investment period of this year, things will go smoothly in the future. Besides, it is profitable to build a railway, and foreign capital can also be properly absorbed." Zhang Jingjiang nodded with certainty.

Beichen fell into deep thought. He knew why Revival would dare to put the construction plan into effect when the situation was not stable, why did he take high-profile actions on disaster relief, and why did he still not retreat when facing the strong northern army.

That is a manifestation of self-confidence, and an act of showing self-confidence. Because of this, people from all over the world choose to rely on and support. Winning is the founding father and honor; defeat is the rebellious minister and traitor, and the wealth is not guaranteed. Relying on the strong is the general psychology of people.

"We must not negotiate peace at this time." Liao Zk seemed to suddenly wake up and said firmly: "We should generate electricity immediately, tell Zhao Ming, and immediately stop contact and negotiations with Yuan Shikai's subordinates. We must speak sternly, tell him that negotiations can only be in his personal name, and cannot represent the Tongmenghui."

"Why is this?" Hu Hanmin asked in confusion.

"Now revolutionaries must work together and grit their teeth and hold on." Liao zk frowned and explained: "The Qing Dynasty has not yet fallen, and the strong army of Beiyang is still there, so you must not show weakness. This game is a comprehensive battle, and there are many aspects of war, military, politics, diplomacy, public opinion, etc. Once a peace talks begin, public opinion may change and affect people's hearts. Revival will be the backbone of all revolutionaries. Their attitudes are of great importance to the success or failure of the entire revolutionary cause. They will never lose their own way, so that the talks and peace talks affect people's morale."

"Zhongkai is right, this is not the time to negotiate peace." Beichen agreed with Liao zk's analysis very much, turned to Hu Hanmin and said: "Immediately draft a telegram and tell Zhao Ming our analysis to stop contacting the people of the Yuan Sect. By the way, I have figured it out and decided not to participate in the presidential election, but to concentrate on the position of Minister of Railways."

If we talk about the current situation, is Beichen not clear? The revolution was launched by the United Front led by the Revival Society. The flag was slapped by the Six-Star Flag of Iron Blood. The revolutionary army was also moved separately by these revolutionary groups. The Tongmenghui was excluded from this revolution because it refused to participate in the United Front.

Although some comrades from the Tongmenghui responded to the revolution and tried to add glory to the Tongmenghui, none of them could do anything to show off.

The forces developed in Shanghai were even destroyed by Chen Wenqiang, and those gangs and gangs were beaten to pieces by the regular army. Chen Wenqiang was merciless. At the same time, he also made his position in the newspaper: these people were not wiped out because of the banner of the Tongmenghui, but they were criminals, villains and bandits who endanger social order and people's lives and property.

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