The method of killing meritorious officials in the past had always started by pulling one faction and beating another. The governor loved to read, so he naturally understood these tricks. The meritorious officials who had survived the bloody founding of the country were not fools. Once the emperor made a move, the meritorious officials would all feel insecure and enter the rhythm of the monarch and the officials being wary of each other. In this situation of confrontation, the emperor could only kill all the way.
Now the old brothers began to bow down with the meritorious officials' pensions, and the retirement system began to operate normally. Vézé, who originally did not want to adopt the policy of killing meritorious officials, naturally did not need to consider the previous record. Therefore, the annual New Year's greeting was very grand. The governor personally brought the Central Committee members to pay New Year's greetings to the high-ranking retired comrades. Hundreds of big shots, thousands of entourages and security personnel gathered at the doorsteps of the old brothers' homes. It was truly earth-shattering. Vézé could see that such a grand reception had moved the retired old brothers. Even if Vézé went to their homes to pay New Year's greetings, it would not have been so grand. When they were in their posts, whether it was the old brothers with higher status or the old brothers who had a bad relationship with them, they would not have come to pay New Year's greetings so honestly.
Among them, Zuo Zongtang was the most excited. He was a prisoner of war who had been demoted. With so many big shots coming together, they had given enough face.
Paying New Year's greetings was only the first step. The second step was to hold an event in the large central restaurant. The retired old brothers in Nanjing and the local retired brothers were invited to Nanjing to pay New Year's greetings by the Central Committee. Led by the Military Governor Vaize, a group of Central Committee members stood, and the receptionists led the old brothers to sit amidst the warm applause. Then the Military Governor Vaize, as the chairman of the Restoration Party and the chairman of the Min dynasty, gave a speech and extended sincere holiday greetings to the retired old brothers.
The old brothers who came to Nanjing were naturally greatly respected. The old brothers who did not come to Nanjing received a New Year's greeting card printed by the Central Office and personally signed by the Military Governor Vaize, which was personally delivered to the old brothers by the local government.
In this atmosphere of unity, the report on the Wuhan incident was sent to Vézé's desk. The secretary's face didn't look too good. He could only hide all his emotions with a tense expression. Over the past few years, the economy had been developing quite well. It was quite a shock for a government enterprise to have such a thing happen.
Vézé's expression was still very calm. There was no need to pretend or deliberately maintain it. As long as one was a true materialist, so what if the sky fell and the earth cracked? It was their bodies that would feel fear, not their souls. After a long military career, Vézé's desires were very firm. People who would tremble unconsciously at the sight of danger would not survive on the battlefield.
Hundreds of workers from the Hubei Machinery Factory knelt in front of the Hubei Provincial Government on the morning of Chinese New Year's Eve, pleading for the government to take responsibility. The provincial government did not understand what was happening at first. The crowd was agitated, but they were not aggressive. Kneeling and begging was also an acknowledgment of the government's authority. At first, the government was taken aback. On Chinese New Year's Eve, the government was basically closed. The people in charge were basically busy with the work of consoling the old comrades. The few people on duty who stayed behind did not have high positions, so they did not know how to deal with this problem.
As a result, the nature of the bureaucratic system was revealed. In the absence of clear instructions, the bureaucratic system was extremely slow to react. They only sent people to ask what was going on.
The incident at the Northern Machinery Factory was not a big deal, but it was not a small one either. There were many people in the government who knew about this. The people on duty were from the provincial government office. Their judgment was that they could not do anything about it.
With their authority, these people could not intervene in other people's affairs. This was not wrong. Even Vézé did not think that the people in the office should intervene in this matter. After the people in the office made the correct judgment, the next action was very interesting. They hid in the office and did not come out. They only sent people to contact the leaders. As for the people outside, they did not care about them.
At this time, the leaders were in full swing. At this time, there were no mobile phones to communicate at any time. Therefore, hundreds of workers knelt in front of the door for more than an hour, attracting dozens of people to watch. Even though the road was ten lanes wide, the onlookers still blocked the road. At first, the leaders of Hubei Province did not take it seriously. When they received the first wave of news, they only ordered the people in the office to persuade the workers to leave. When the traffic department received the news that the government gate was blocked by nearly ten thousand people, the leaders of Hubei Province realized that the situation was far beyond their imagination.
"Sea of people, road traffic was completely interrupted." This was the description used in the report to describe the number of people. The people on duty who received the order from the provincial government also tried to persuade the workers. But when the workers saw that there were officials who came out to help, they felt that this method was feasible. They hugged the legs of the officials and begged. At this time, the onlookers already knew the reason why the hundreds of workers came to beg, and they naturally sympathized with the workers. Since they didn't need to solve the problem, they would "help" the workers with their words.
When the leaders of the provincial government came back, they found that they could not calm the situation by themselves. Nearly ten thousand people gathered together, causing traffic jams and attracting more onlookers. In the end, the secretary of the provincial government, Zhou Zhengxiong, had to mobilize a large number of police to maintain order and disperse the crowd.
Following that … naturally, rumors began to spread. Several reports came from different places, including the party, the people's congress, and the people's congress.
At this time, the secretary had already left. Vézé put the report on the table and stretched his body. He had to admit that even though the Military Governor Vaize was a good person, his mood became better after reading the report. "Finally! These old brothers from the olden era, your good days have come to an end! "Wei Ze seemed to be extremely happy as he thought this.
Since there was no follow-up report, Vézé naturally did not plan to question them. If he took action now, Vézé would become one of the parties involved in this matter, and Vézé would have to take the lead to solve the problem. From the perspective of a political struggle, Vézé did not want to clean up the mess of the provincial government at this time. If his old brothers in Hubei were to kneel on the ground like workers asking for their wages and cry, "Commander in Chief, you have to help!" Faced with such a situation, what else could Wei Ze do other than help? Of course, after helping out, these old brothers who did not do their job well could also retire. Therefore, Vézé did not think that his old brothers would run over to ask for help.
Things naturally had their own rules. At this time, Vézé had no other way to deal with it other than to wait and see. How would things develop from here on out? Vézé waited and saw.
Wuhan was the main thoroughfare of nine provinces, and it was a gathering place for both land and water routes. If the news could reach Vézé, the surrounding provinces would naturally hear about it. Zhou Zhengxiong slammed the fifth telegram on the table and angrily called the secretary of the political and legal committee, Zhao Sishui.
After that, Zhou Zhengxiong almost roared, "Old Zhao, did you get anything out of him?"
"I also asked the people from the Machinery Factory to confirm that these are all workers from the Machinery Factory. These people are only here to ask for their wages. " Although Zhao Sishui was surprised by Zhou Zhengxiong's anger, he still played down the question.
"Then what are you going to do next?" Zhou Zhengxiong did not suspect that these people were here to ask for their wages. The Machinery Factory was not the only factory in Hubei that had problems. Many other factories were also in bad condition.
Zhou Zhengxiong knew about this, and Zhao Sishui also knew about it. He replied, "Since there is no one behind this, I am going to let them go."
"What? Let them go? "Zhou Zhengxiong's voice was filled with surprise.
"What if we don't let them go? Are we going to keep them? "Zhao Sishui did not intend to detain them for a long time.
Zhou Zhengxiong was furious. "They dare to block the entrance of the Provincial Party Committee? Are we going to let them go?" These workers blocked the entrance of the Provincial Party Committee, and there were tens of thousands of onlookers. Zhou Zhengxiong felt that he was facing a huge challenge, and the one who challenged him was not a fierce dragon crossing the river. In Hubei Province, all kinds of ferocious dragons had knelt before him. Once every ten years, the dregs and the gangs of dregs who felt that they were important were squashed to death like bugs. But these people, who were not worth a fart, had caused such a huge storm.
There was silence on the phone. It was as if there was no one on the other side. Just when Zhou Zhengxiong starts to suspect if there was something wrong with the line, Zhao Sishui's voice came from the phone. "Old Zhou, I think we should stop detaining them. This matter had been cleared, and we have the records. According to the system, they must be released even if they were detained for a few days. At most, they will only affect the traffic. Furthermore, the ones blocking the road were not these people, but the onlookers. If you want to continue detaining them, you can write an official document and send it to me. The document states the responsibilities, and I will execute it. Or you can call a Provincial Party Committee meeting, and I will execute the decision. "
Zhao Sishui's voice was not loud, but it was like thunder to Zhou Zhengxiong. Zhao Sishui's meaning was clear. He does not support the decision to detain the workers. The Political and Legal Committee was not under the control of the Provincial Party Committee. It was under the control of the Central Government. After there was no affiliation in personnel matters, Zhou Zhengxiong had no real influence on the Political and Legal Committee. Of course, in order to quell the fierce battle between the two sides, the Military Governor Of Vaize had set up a system. As long as the high-level cadres in the province publicly write an official document, the official who wrote the official document would bear the responsibility, and the Political and Legal Committee would be responsible for the detention and other work, then the provincial leaders could also do something. In addition, if the Party Committee made a decision, the Political and Legal Committee could also be responsible for the detention. However, the political responsibility of these matters had nothing to do with the Political and Legal Committee. The Political and Legal Committee was in charge of the public security, procuratorate, and people's court. It was to prevent the party and government from having the power to carry out lynchings. If Zhou Zhengxiong was willing to bear the political responsibility, why would he call Zhao Sishui? He just wanted Zhao Sishui to come forward and do this for him. And Zhao Sishui's reaction only proved one thing. He had no intention of helping Zhou Chuanxiong in this matter.
Zhou Zhengxiong no longer spoke loudly, but his voice contained doubt and dissatisfaction and other negative emotions. "Old Zhao, what do you mean?"
Faced with this question, Zhao Sishui did not hesitate. He said in a very business-like tone, "Old Zhou, the Political and Legal Committee does not think this is illegal."
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