Chapter 152 Let Me Be the President
"Ah?" Luo Jiu was stunned for a moment. Is this Chinese?
She blinked, "Are you kidding me sir?"
The gentleman hurriedly said, “How can we joke about national affairs?
I am in the small country of Japan, and have been following the news from home. I was so happy to hear that you had won a great victory on Hongdao that I could not sleep all night.
When I heard that you are firmly against imperialism and Yuan Shikai, I was both happy and worried.
I am happy that I have like-minded people, but I am worried that you are so ostentatious and Yuan Datou will not let you go easily.
But this great victory in the five provinces gave me the confidence to return home.
You are fully capable of competing with the Beiyang government. You should now form a new government, call for reform, and wait for the right time to unify the country."
Luo Jiu nodded blankly, "Some of the things you mentioned are indeed what we want to do. But forming a government, this... I have no experience in this.
Raising this army is already my limit. "
"Hey, why do you say such discouraging words? You are so young, but you can form such a powerful army, raise military funds and weapons, and command battles. Is there anything in the world that you can't do?"
Luo Jiu clasped his hands and sighed.
The weapons and military pay were either stolen or robbed, or bought with the money stolen or robbed. It was hard to explain at the moment.
Seeing her hesitation, the gentleman said, "Why don't you tell me what you are going to do right now, and I will help you analyze it."
Luo Jiu confessed: “There are many things I want to do, the first of which is to drive out foreign enemies, carry out land reform and women’s liberation.
I think the points you raised earlier are all correct, sir, but I think women’s liberation is so important that it must be raised separately.
There are many female soldiers in our army. Some of them joined the army to resist arranged marriages, and some of them went to the battlefield with bound feet. They only represent a small part of the oppressed.
The existence of our National Salvation Army has proved that women are not weak. They can even go to the battlefield. What else can't they do?
But today's society is extremely unfair to women.
Preferring sons over daughters, killing baby girls, foot binding, child brides, having three wives and four concubines, chastity arches, etc., these are all bad habits that hinder women's progress.
The strength of a country should be the common progress of all people, not the progress of one half of the people oppressing the other half.
Therefore, I want the whole society to launch a huge, systematic and all-round reform to correct wrong concepts, break bad habits and create new trends and new directions.
Women should have the same rights as men, a fair share of property and land, and fair access to education and work opportunities.
They should have the right to marry freely, and also the right to divorce freely and the right not to marry freely.
We should unite everyone, pool the abilities and wisdom of women and men, and work together to promote the progress of the entire country.
The course of history should not exclude women. Believe me, they are willing to contribute to the prosperity and rise of this country."
After listening to Luo Jiu's words, the gentleman was stunned for a long time, "Your idea is too avant-garde."
"Of course, I'm young." Luo Jiu thought to himself, I'm about a hundred years younger than you, so of course my views are modern.
The gentleman was silent for a while. “I think what you said is right. In this case, you should form a new government and serve as president. This will be the best encouragement for women across the country.”
Luo Jiu fidgeted in her chair. She carefully observed her husband's expression. She really wanted to know whether his words were from the bottom of his heart or just a politician's trick.
Luo Jiu thought for a moment and said, "You should be the president."
"No, it would be inconvenient for me to be the leader. Besides, the army is yours, and I would not be able to win the support of the people if I were the leader.
On the contrary, if you take charge, you will have the support of the army, and I will also recruit people from all walks of life to support you.
You have no experience in forming a new government, but I do. If you trust me, I will help you draft the charter when I return."
Luo Jiu took a deep breath and said, "Let me think about it. Where do you live now?"
"At Editor-in-Chief Shao's house."
"For safety reasons, you should move in to the headquarters. I will find someone agile to protect you.
If your wife is convenient, please come along too. We will arrange separate accommodation for you two, and you don’t have to worry about any expenses.”
The gentleman thought about it and did not refuse.
That night, Luo Jiu paced back and forth in the room.
The other three people watched her turning around and finally couldn't help asking, "What are you thinking about?"
"Yeah, you were acting weird today after talking to your husband. What did you talk about?"
Luo Jiu sighed and said vaguely: "He wants me to be the president."
"What?" Cheng Yaoyao almost fell off the chair.
Luo Jiu was helpless, "He proposed to help us form a new government and let me be the president."
Zhong Jialing jumped up with joy, "Great news! I'm going to be a high-ranking official now!"
Feng Qi clapped his hands, "Okay, okay, I actively support it. Hello, President. It sounds more impressive than the commander-in-chief."
"What's so impressive?" Luo Jiu sat down with a frown on his face. "This position carries a lot of responsibility, how can it be a joke? You all know my situation, I haven't even taken the college entrance exam yet, and it's already the end of the world.
Strictly speaking, I am a high school dropout, and I have no experience in governing a country, so how can I be president?"
Cheng Yaoyao also sighed, pondered for a while, and suddenly said: "Yuan Datou can be the emperor, so you are better than him, right? Besides, if you don't become the emperor, who will be the emperor?"
If I don’t take the role, who will?
Luo Jiu followed her thoughts for a while, and suddenly it dawned on him, "Yes, I am better than Yuan Datou.
Come to think of it, I did something dangerous today."
Zhong Jialing asked hurriedly: "What's the matter?"
Luo Jiu said: "When the master asked me to be the president, I let him be the president, but fortunately he didn't agree.
Otherwise... otherwise, wouldn’t this space and time be in chaos?
He and we are not in the same party. If he spreads the wrong message to the wrong people again and we help them grow and develop, how can our party have room to rise? "
Cheng Yaoyao held her forehead and said, "Now that we've dealt with this, things are a bit chaotic. We don't know how the situation will develop."
Luo Jiu thought for a moment and said, "It's not a chaotic situation at the moment. We have come here step by step for the sake of national interests and the lives of the people.
History has been a bit messy, but we can make things right.”
Cheng Yaoyao's eyes lit up, "How do we set things right?"
"Let me think about it." Luo Jiu hesitated for a while and found a thick history book.
She flipped through it and searched, and finally found the group photo of the founding ceremony, with the names marked below and a detailed introduction to his life at the end.
Luo Jiu tore off those pages intact and handed them to Zhong Jialing, "Go."
Zhong Jialing: "Where are you going?"
"Invite them one by one. Most of them are only in their twenties now. You can say that the National Salvation Army is recruiting talents and invite them to do great things for the country and the people."
Zhong Jialing asked again: "What if they don't come with me?"
Luo Jiu said: "It's ok to tie him up, let's talk about it here."
Zhong Jialing gritted her teeth and said, "I'll go to Hunan Province right now."
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