The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

Tianjin, Sanle Hall.

Liu Butong smoked a cigarette and sighed, "Mr. Zhou, I won't continue to get involved in the tram price hike incident. I will go to Beiping tomorrow to participate in the anti-Japanese and national salvation activities. As for Tianjin, hehe, it's so boring!"

Liu Budong, courtesy name Hengquan, graduated from the Politics Department of Whampoa Phase 4, and is a member of the Party Affairs Committee of the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee of the National Party (referred to as the Reorganization Committee). Although he was a student of the Whampoa Military Academy and belonged to Chang Kaishen's direct lineage, he had a good relationship with Zhang Xueliang, so he was sent to work in the Tianjin Party Headquarters.

During the turmoil of the tram price increase in Tianjin, Liu different attitude was very radical, and he even called on the public not to pay for taking trams and using electric lights.

The tram company also took countermeasures, using the tram (workers) union to set off a "movement to expel Liu". Tram workers spread rumors to attack Liu BuTong. Mayor Zhou Longguang persuaded Liu BuTong to keep a low profile. The central government also ordered Liu BuTong to stop.

Zhou Hexuan persuaded: "Why this is the case, since the central government did not expressly dismiss him, Mr. Liu should continue to insist."

Liu Tong smiled wryly and said, "The central government has sent a commissioner to coordinate again, how can we persist?"

Liu Butong is a patriot, he wants to do things for the people of Tianjin, but there are people everywhere who are holding back, and he is already a little disheartened.

Historically, Liu Budong was transferred from the Party headquarters in Tianjin due to the turmoil of the tram price hike, and went to Peiping to actively engage in anti-Japanese and national salvation activities. Together with his wife, he raised and delivered weapons and ammunition for the Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army, and supported the civilian anti-Japanese armed forces in the Northeast.

This gentleman has a rather staunch character and offends people wherever he goes. In the end, he couldn't get along in the party and government circles, so he could only work as a professor in a university, but he made a lot of academic achievements. The large number of modern judicial concepts he introduced in "Six Laws" have been adopted by the later Taiwan authorities.

Zhou Hexuan asked: "What did Zhang Xueliang express?"

The Tianjin Municipal Party Headquarters of the Kuomintang, like the Tianjin Municipal Government, has many confidants of Zhang Xueliang, and it is not something Lao Jiang can order casually.

Liu differently shook his head and said, "Commander Zhang asked us to cooperate with the instructions of the central government as much as possible."

Zhou Hexuan sneered and said, "Don't bother with Chang Kaishen's orders, and don't listen to Zhang Hanqing's words. As long as the Tianjin Municipal Party Headquarters persists, I guarantee that the foreign devils will be subdued. Mr. Liu, do you dare to take a gamble?"

"Why don't you dare?" Liu Budong laughed boldly, "Haha, if a man has no eggs, is he still a man? My hometown has been taken over by little Japan, and I have long been homeless. I am afraid that he is a Belgian." !"

Zhou Hexuan said, "Okay, I'll leave it to Brother Liu."

Liu BuTong said: "It's up to me, the comrades in the party department hope to fight to the end. As long as Mr. Zhou is willing to stand up, we will definitely follow the left and right!"

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The picket team of the Tianjin Party Headquarters was active again, completely ignoring the prohibition of the municipal government and the Central Party Headquarters. Zhou Hexuan was quite surprised by the toughness of these Kuomintang members. At the same time, it also proved that Chang Kaishen has lost control of the leadership of the Tianjin Party Headquarters! In other words, Chang Kaishen had never really controlled the Tianjin Party Headquarters, after all, it belonged to Zhang Xueliang's territory.

It's no wonder that after Chang Kaishen's comeback this time, he will frantically engage in authoritarian centralization and spy politics, because he can't even command some of the direct line members of the Whampoa Fourth Phase.

With the resistance and support of the Tianjin Party Headquarters, Zhou Hexuan joined forces with the Tianjin General Chamber of Commerce and 14 trade unions in various industries in Tianjin to jointly launch the "Campaign to Take Back the Tram Lighting Business", calling on businessmen and citizens to raise funds to redeem the operating rights of Tianjin trams and lights.

Those businessmen in Tianjin have always been jealous of the tram business, and even encouraged Chu Yupu to make trouble. If it weren't for the interference of Japan, France and Italy, the tram company would have been owned by the Chinese themselves.

After the tram company heard the news, it immediately panicked, because the contract signed with the Qing government stipulated that the Chinese side had the right to take it back, as long as the money was enough. The European headquarters immediately sent an instruction to start negotiations with the Tianjin Municipal Government: the price increase still needs to be raised, but 10,000 yuan per month can be used to support Tianjin's charitable causes.

Mayor Zhou Longguang was overjoyed and quickly agreed to the tram company's request and persuaded other municipal officials to pass the resolution.

As for those illegal tram sections that do not pay taxes, Zhou Longguang seemed to have completely forgotten about them, and he didn't even mention them during the negotiations.

"Down with the traitorous government!"

"Expel Zhou Longguang, we want Mayor Zhang Xueming!"

"..."

Zhou Hexuan secretly organized a student parade to surround the official residence of the city government on the day the two parties signed the contract.

Zhou Longguang was startled and angry when he heard the parade slogans outside, his face turned pale and he said, "Sign quickly, sign quickly!"

"boom!"

Before the words were finished, the gate of the city hall was suddenly pushed open, and countless students and people rushed in, scaring the guards back again and again, and they poured into the conference hall in a blink of an eye.

Zhou Longguang sternly said: "What are you doing? It is illegal to attack the government, and you will go to jail... Ah, don't come here!"

"It's him! He is Zhou Longguang!"

"Down with the traitorous mayor!"

The poor mayor of Tianjin was grabbed by the hair, dragged to the gate of the city hall and beaten wildly. The Belgian Van Benck even turned pale with fright on the spot, hiding in the toilet and not daring to show his face.

Things got so bad that the foreign powers' intervention was useless, and Chang Kaishen was so angry that he slapped the table.

Zhang Xueliang's character was inherently weak, and he felt that the public opinion could not be violated, so he ignored the telegram sent by Chang Kaishen and sent people to Tianjin to coordinate with all parties.

The real negotiation finally started. The Chinese side clamored to take back the right to operate the tram, and the tram company insisted on raising the price. After talking about this matter for more than half a month, they finally retreated. The tram company promised not to raise prices within two years, and the city government agreed.

After hearing the news, the citizens of Tianjin rejoiced one by one, as if they had won a big battle.

Zhou Hexuan and the Tianjin General Chamber of Commerce are very depressed, because their goal is to recover the right to operate trams. It's a pity that the citizens are not interested in this. As long as the price does not increase, they will be satisfied.

Of course, this is much better than the historical results, at least the tram prices have not increased.

Since the Northeast had been occupied by the Japanese, Zhou Hexuan could not take the Siberian Railway, but could only take a ship to Europe for a meeting.

When he boarded the ship from Tianjin Port, the incident of tram price hikes turned into a labor dispute. The tram union, which has been defending the price increase, started a riot. Because the tram company did not fulfill its promise of raising wages, all tram workers went on strike collectively, and the trams in Tianjin could only continue to be suspended.

The Belgians wanted to cry, but they were closed for several months in a row, what a loss this would cause!

The matter could not be resolved until the end of the year. Not only did the tram company fail to make money, but it lost 2 million yuan a year.

Well, although your tram is not in operation, you still have to pay tolls in the concessions. Who made Belgium a small country, showing off its power in front of the Chinese, but showing its true colors in front of Japan, France, Italy and other countries, and paying tribute with tears in its eyes.

China is a grandson in front of the big powers, and Belgium is also a grandson, but only the eldest grandson.