Beiyang reactionaries

Kang Xinru nodded.

Quickly said: "Prime Minister, Customs, we..."

Having said that, Kang Xinru suddenly shut up.

"what happened?"

Duan Xun smiled.

Duan Xun admired young people like Kang Xinru very much.Because Kang Xinru is knowledgeable, capable, and experienced, and has made great contributions to banking.Now he has to be in charge of customs issues. Let him be in charge of some local affairs in a few years, and he can be reused at that time.

The future is absolutely limitless.

So be kind to him too.

"Prime Minister, I know I shouldn't ask about my identity, so..."

"Just ask."

"Prime Minister, are we going to war with Japan?"

This is what Kang Xinru really wanted to ask.

Because looking at the current situation, Duan Xun is determined to take back the rights and interests of the customs.But Japan managed to control the power of China's customs. In order to control China's customs, Japan not only agreed to Duan Xun's many conditions, but even offended Britain.

If Duan Xun wants to take back the rights and interests of the customs, how can Japan let it go.

Think again that this year is the day when the "Luda ​​Land Lease Agreement" expires. Although there is no sound of shouting and killing, Kang Xinru has such an idea.

It's just that this is a big matter, and it cannot be meddled by oneself.That's why he hesitated.

Duan Xun didn't hide anything, nodded directly, and said, "Baoshu, you have to remember one thing in the future. What you can't get on the battlefield, you can't get on the negotiating table. Back then we lost the Kanto State and lost the rights and interests of the Northeast Railway. , it is because we have lost consecutive battles on the battlefield, and we have reached the point where we are afraid of the enemy when we encounter great powers. Therefore, we have ceded these rights to Russia without fighting at all. Similarly, Russia also lost in the 'Russian-Japanese War', so Transferred the rights and interests of the Kanto Prefecture and the South Manchuria Railway to Japan. Now we want to take back these rights, it is impossible to rely on wrangling on the negotiating table. Because no matter how aggressive you are at the negotiating table, or how legitimate your demands are , others will not take you seriously. The shame on the battlefield will eventually need to be brought back on the battlefield. Only by taking it back on the battlefield will we become more confident at the negotiating table in the future. Your task It is to take over the customs from Japan and let the work of the customs transition smoothly. Don't get involved in other things, understand?"

"Yes, Prime Minister."

"Starting today, don't worry about outside affairs or public opinion outside. Soon the army will assign you a group of officers who have fought in the war, and the police department will also give you a group of experienced officers. Police officer. Then the mobilization department of the military department will give you about 8000 recruits. Your job is to familiarize them with customs work as soon as possible and form a customs anti-smuggling police force.”

"Yes."

"Today's conversation is confidential, you should know this discipline."

"Yes."

"Then let's prepare. By the way, after taking over the customs work, the cabinet will establish the General Administration of Customs, and I will propose you to be the director of the General Administration of Customs. However, you are young and have little experience, so there may be a lot of opposition But don't worry too much. After all, you have been in charge of customs affairs for nearly three years, and you will be responsible for the customs work. Therefore, you should find out a new position in the General Administration of Customs as soon as possible, and let the Ministry of the Interior Side review."

"Yes."

"Go."

After sending Kang Xinru away, Duan Xun also let out a long sigh of relief.

There are too many things to deal with in competing with Japan, and nothing can go wrong.Duan Xun was also cautious in handling it, not daring to be careless.

It's almost June, no matter how Duan Xun procrastinates, everyone's attention will definitely focus on the Northeast again.It's also the most critical time.

375 Subei Incident

"In a civilized society and a republic, there should be no human trafficking. This should be the minimum understanding of the whole society. This includes not only buying and selling women and children, but also slaves. As long as it involves human trafficking, everything should be legal. Prohibited. How can there be such things as human trafficking in a civilized society."

Every symposium held by the Women's Rights Committee will put forward new proposals.

After completing the changes in the "Temporary Agreement" and the cabinet's active response to women's suffrage, the women's representatives put forward another proposal again.

The topic they talked about recently was about human trafficking.

They are very dissatisfied with things including "trading slaves" and "forced girls into prostitution".

There is nothing to say about this.

Duan Xun immediately expressed his approval.Not to mention the present, even the feudal society has various legislation and crackdowns on human trafficking.Although the effect is not very good, but this is the development trend.

The trading of human beings, buying and selling people as if they were animals, is a matter of slave society.What age is it now, such a proposal should have been legislated long ago.Rather than wait for these women representatives to make a proposal.

What a disgrace to the judiciary.

"Prime Minister, but there are profound historical and social issues in it, and the things inside are much more complicated than imagined."

Dong Kang immediately reminded Duan Xun.

It's easy to say big things, but not easy to do them.Dong Kang's political life has been tied to Duan Xun, so he immediately reminded Duan Xun not to talk nonsense.

"President Dong (Dong Kang), please speak."

"Prime Minister, many wealthy families have bought some street children since they were young, and then raised them at home since they were young, and became servants or servants of those families. Including some families, it is very common to buy some child brides-in-law since they were young. And in In rural areas, after giving birth to daughters, many families sell them to others and at least they can still live. In many southern provinces, after giving birth to daughters, the families do not want those baby girls, so the number of baby girls drowned by their biological parents every year is very alarming If you carefully count, there are estimated to be tens of 10 people every year, or even more. If someone buys these girls, at least they can survive. Therefore, in those places, the parents directly sell the children, or there are some disasters Afterwards, some people hoped to be sold into big households in order to survive. How to count those people? If you count them carefully, they are also part of human trafficking. But these things have to be dealt with, and it will be very complicated and involve all aspects.”

Duan Xun nodded.

It is very common in China for rich families to buy children.Although Duan Xun's family is not a big family, it is also a landlord's family in Yanzhou.

Still know a lot about these things.

In addition to these, the fate of girls in the countryside is very rough.

In many rural areas, after giving birth to a daughter, the child is either sold or drowned. This situation is very common in many places.Because in rural areas, boys are the labor force, and the more children there are, the better.

But girls are not.

For many families in rural areas, girls are a burden, a "money-losing product" and they don't want to support them.Therefore, if many parents give birth to daughters, they don't want to raise them at all.After giving birth, they will be sold soon, or the child will be thrown into the river in a basket, and let her float and fend for herself.

Such numbers are astonishing.

Dong Kang said the data is still the most conservative.If all the provinces in the country are added up, the number of baby girls who die every year due to such reasons is more than one million.

The problem is indeed very complicated.

If you want one size fits all, then you don't know what the consequences will be.

So Duan Xun couldn't help scratching his head.After thinking for a while, Duan Xuncai said: "Mr. Dong, no matter what, human trafficking must be prohibited at the legal level. I think your Ministry of Justice should make some regulations in this regard. Let's see how we can solve it perfectly." For historical issues, human trafficking should also be put an end to. See what kind of punishment should be applied to human trafficking, and crack down on this aspect. Don’t make a one-size-fits-all, historical problems can be solved slowly. But from now on, the Ministry of Justice must strictly investigate and deal with human trafficking Problem. There is human trafficking and it is a disgrace to our government."

"Yes, we at the Department of Justice will discuss this matter."

Dong Kang accepted the order.

Duan Xun then turned his head to Tang Qunying and said, "Mr. Tang, the reason why rural people sell girls and drown those girls is ultimately one reason. In fact, they think that men can carry on the family line and help the family do their jobs. In contrast, they think that daughters can't bring anything to the family, but will become a burden for the family, and they think that raising a girl is a loss-making business. Therefore, what we have to do, compared to legal prohibitions, is more First of all, let them change this concept. Let them understand that girls can also bring glory to the family."

"Prime Minister, in the final analysis, women still need to be educated and women need to come out and do things."

"kindness."