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Lin Yuan went on to say: "While economic construction is under way, ideological and cultural construction must also be stepped up. Our radio stations can now add political programs and promote our new ideas, such as freedom and democracy, equality between men and women, etc. , to criticize the bad habits of braids and foot binding."

"However, the "Kwantung News" must pay attention to the fire when it conducts publicity and reporting. It must be neutral. After all, there are still many places in the country that are under the control of the Qing court. We don't want people from those places to close down our branches."

Tang Fan nodded and said, "I remember, I have another idea."

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Please tell me."

Tang Fan said: "The broadcast only has sound but no images, so the effect will definitely not be ideal."

Lin Yuan said: "But the cost of building a TV is too high, and the broadcasting of TV programs requires much higher requirements for radio transmission equipment than now, and it will not be available for a while."

Tang Fan said: "I'm not talking about TV, I'm talking about movies. Now the French can build movie theaters to show movies. Why can't we? Shall we also build a movie theater?"

Lin Yuan said: "Building a movie theater is really time-consuming. How about this, you take someone with the equipment and go to the square in front of the ** to show it. You can control the content of the show yourself."

Tang Fan agreed, and Lin Yuan said: "Actually, the common people are easy to appease. It is enough to appease the economy and ideology. The next thing we need to do is: to establish our own political power. First, we need an office space. This place is too small. Now, once the political power is established, we must deal with foreigners, so we can’t send foreign ambassadors to the basement, can we?”

Zhang Hua said: "I think the palace is not bad."

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "The outside world will regard me as the emperor, which is not good."

Zhang Hua said: "Then let's go to Zhongnanhai next to the imperial palace. There is a royal garden there, and the environment is good. Others will not regard you as an emperor."

Lin Yuan said: "As far as I know, there is no electricity in there, let's get a line from the power plant first."

Zhang Hua agreed, and Lin Yuan continued: "The next thing is to determine the name of the country, the national flag, and the national anthem. We also need to draft a declaration to announce to the world that the rule of the Qing court is over. We will work with the Beijing warship on these things." After the discussion, there will be a series of reforms, such as household registration, finance, education, etc., let's do it after we completely wipe out the Qing court."

Everyone agreed, and Lin Yuan said: "Then let's split up and act separately. I will go to the army station and discuss the next military operation."

After Lin Yuan finished speaking, he broke up the meeting and came to the Yamen of the Ministry of War in the city. After the two troops entered the capital, they used this place as their headquarters. Lin Yuan called the military and political officers of the two troops, including Ou Zhenhai and Xiao Yingwu, and asked: " Have you found any signs of the Qing army's counterattack?"

Xiao Yingwu replied: "Not yet, our reconnaissance troops have already gone south, and now they have arrived in Langfang, Hebei. According to their reconnaissance, no large-scale assembly of the Qing army has been found. We are worried about encountering a large army of the Qing court, so we Didn't go any further south."

Lin Yuan said: "You can let your scouts drive all the way to the south, maybe you don't have to worry about meeting the troops of the Qing court until you reach the Yellow River."

Ou Zhenhai asked: "It's hundreds of kilometers from Beijing to the Yellow River. Could it be that the Qing court wants to give up all these places?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Do you have a map of Hebei here?"

Xiao Yingwu immediately took out a map, and Lin Yuan pointed to the map of Hebei and said: "Look, the west of Hebei is the Taihang Mountains, the north is the Yanshan Mountains and the Mongolian Plateau. Excluding these two parts of the mountains, the central and southern parts are an empty North China Plain. , all the way to the Yellow River, there is no defense at all! Such a large plain is the most suitable for our armored forces to exert their power. The Qing court knew the power of our armored forces, so I concluded that they must not dare to confront us on the North China Plain. "

Ou Zhenhai looked at the map, circled several places on it with a pencil, and said, "I don't think so. There are several important military towns on the North China Plain, such as Baoding, Shijiazhuang, and Handan. Maybe the Qing court will rely on them to contend with us."

Lin Yuan shook his head and smiled, "The Qing government knew that we had troops in Mongolia and bases in Taiyuan and Hohhot, so they understood that Taihang Mountain is already under our control. Although Baoding, Handan, and Shijiazhuang are important military towns, It is a place that military strategists must contend for, but it is a pity that we are condescending, and the Qing court will not dare to defend it!"

Xiao Yingwu asked: "According to your analysis, which places will the Qing court guard?"

Lin Yuan said: "The Qing court fled to the south, so they had to confront us from the north to the south. Since ancient times, the confrontation between the north and the south has been nothing more than guarding the three lines. Those who only want to protect themselves guard the southernmost Yangtze River. This is the case in Soochow during the Three Kingdoms period; Those who advance to the north guard the Huai River between the north and the south, as in the Southern Song Dynasty; those who win the Central Plains and reject the north guard the Yellow River at the northernmost point, as in the Southern Song Dynasty Emperor Liu Yu."

"Although the Qing court fled south, they must have an offensive mentality. It is absolutely impossible to defend the Huaihe River, let alone the Yangtze River. They will definitely defend the Yellow River in order to make a comeback. If they guard the Yellow River, they must defend Luoyang. Zhengzhou, Kaifeng, and Jinan are on the front line, and Jinan is backed by Mount Tai, Mount Meng, and Mount Yi, so it must be the focus of the Qing court's defense!"

Xiao Yingwu said: "If we attack the Yellow River defense line now, the battle line will be too long, and the logistics supply may not be able to turn around."

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "The land is not as good as the people. Let's see what is the place between Beijing and the Yellow River? The North China Plain has always been China's granary, so what you have to do is to cooperate with the Land Reform Task Force to build The North China Plain is going all out to carry out reforms and distribute the land to the peasants. Now that the autumn harvest is approaching, once the local tyrants and landlords are eliminated, the peasants will not have to pay rent. Can you help us?"

Xiao Yingwu and Ou Zhenhai nodded again and again, and Lin Yuan smiled again: "Don't rush to use troops now, we still don't know where the Qing court is going to flee to? If it is Nanjing, it will save a lot of trouble. The army is the main force, land directly from the mouth of the Yangtze River, and take Nanjing directly!"

The two nodded, and Lin Yuan continued: "The land reform team will arrive soon, and they will help you. Remember, the most important thing is: let go and mobilize the masses. The power of the common people is much greater than ours. With our People, how many things can you do with a broken leg and a worn out mouth? Not much to say, you guys hurry up and get busy, I still have things to do, so I'll go back first."

Lin Yuan was walking outside. At this moment, someone suddenly came to report: "The envoys of Britain, France, Germany, the United States, Japan, Russia and other countries stationed in Beijing have come together outside the camp and hope to meet Lin Shuai."

Lin Yuan asked in surprise, "How do they know I'm here?"

The soldier replied: "They don't know you are here, they ask if you are there, if you are, they will see you, Lin Shuai, do you want to see them?"

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "For such a big thing as the Qing emperor's escape, the foreigners must not be able to sit still. They are looking for me all over the world. Then I will meet them and see what their attitude is. If they dare to interfere with our Internal affairs, I will give them a good look!"