Generally speaking, the Republic of China is better in the field of traditional culture than it is now, but its comprehensive national strength is much worse than that after 49 years. The Republic of China has never been reunified in substance, but only in name. And 49 years later, the organizational capacity of the government is much better than that of the Republic of China.
You know, during Yuan Shikai's period, China's industry was on the same level as Japan's. After World War I, the gap between China and Japan widened, but people's lives didn't change much at that time, and the chaos at this time was just that everyone didn't know where China Road was.
Ten years after Yuan Shikai's death, the central government had no prestige and could only take charge of Beijing. A warlord is in charge of a piece of land, and no one cares at all. It was not until Chiang Kai-shek's government established its prestige that the chaos came to an end.
Tragedy: 49 years later