The wax seal of the yellow phosphorus fireworks was crushed, and Xiao Letian's arm shook slightly in the darkness. The fireworks began to spray bright flames, and then three consecutive fireballs shot up into the night sky, so bright that people could see from more than ten miles away. See clearly.
"It's Mr. Xiao, the military advisor..." The crowd suddenly stirred, the light of swaying torches danced in the darkness, and the fire dragons began to gather towards Xiao Letian. After a while, everyone found Xiao Letian, who was wearing a straw stick and a big head.
"Military advisor, we are guilty..." Seeing that Xiao Letian was safe and sound, the three personal guards led by Xiao Hexin knelt down and crawled on the ground crying bitterly.
"Okay, don't urinate. Let Huniu get in the car quickly. It's so damn cold in the mountains!" With the help of his brothers, Xiao Letian quickly climbed out of the valley and returned to the road.
"Everyone listens to the order, all troops withdraw, and these prisoners are released..." Xiao Letian's order puzzled everyone present. "Military advisor, is this revenge not going to be avenged?"
"Yes, there will be no revenge. The brothers who besieged Xiangjiazhuang have also withdrawn. We will not take this grudge. On the contrary, we will send spies to pay attention to Xiangjiazhuang's movements at any time... I feel that Xiang Shaolong and his family will soon It’s going to be bad luck…”
At this time, the eastern horizon was already faintly white. A whole night passed. Xiao Letian got on his horse and faced the dawn and shouted: "Everyone, listen to the order, follow me back to Yixian. Damn it, don't do it if you don't have the ability to protect yourself these days." Come out to hang out...I've decided, if no one invites me to this Beijing city, I won't go in again...Fight!" After saying that, he urged his horse forward.
Just when Xiao Letian led the team to leave the mountain, in the majestic ninth level of the Forbidden City, the Umrah meeting had already begun. Update for the first time. However, the small court meeting of the Tongzhi Dynasty was not in the Jinluan Hall, but in the Dongnuan Pavilion of the Yangxin Hall, where the famous curtain curtain was located.
The thin Emperor Tongzhi sat on the throne, with the pearl curtain behind him, and the empress dowagers of the Eastern and Western Palaces sat behind, their figures vaguely exposed. Sitting in front of the emperor were all important ministers of the imperial court at that time. Prince Gong Yi? sat in the first position on the left hand.
The person on the first right hand is actually Zeng Guoquan, the official crown prince Shaobao and the governor of Liangjiang. Today, the officials gathered in the Xiaochao meeting were all hard-working officials. As for the high-ranking officials, none of them were called.
"Okay, let's all discuss this. We've been reading for a long time, why are no one talking?" It was Cixi who spoke first to break the silence.
What was passed back and forth in people's hands was a memorial. The owner of the memorial was just Zhang Jing, a new member of the Prime Minister's Yamen, but the person who delivered the memorial was an extraordinary person, none other than Prince Gong Yi? Update as soon as possible
The fold was written by an Eight Banners Manchu minister named Fu Qing. The line on the cover, "Please ask the Holy See to establish detailed rules for establishing an industrial zone to strengthen the country," was written in small characters with a certain spirit. Emperor Tongzhi and the Queen Mother behind the curtain looked at it with great excitement. gas.
The content in the brochure is very shocking. This Manchu minister named Fuqing actually asked for an industrial zone in five places: Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Shanghai, Ningbo, and Tanggu. Each zone was divided into five hundred acres or more according to different uses. A thousand acres vary. They also hired foreign engineers with high salaries to design and construct five industrial zones belonging to the Qing Dynasty within three years.
Steel plants, military factories, textile factories and even matchmaking and foreign oil factories were set up in the special zone, starting with the military industry and gradually improving the industrial system of the Qing Dynasty. Please come to more and faster chapters. If the initial results are good, more pilot projects can be added, and cities such as Tangshan, Wuhan, Jiaodong, etc. can gradually open up.
Until the end, in the excerpt, Fu Qing actually said arrogantly, "As long as the industrial zone can operate at full capacity for five years, Wei Chen guarantees that the Qing Dynasty can produce foreign guns and cannons that are not inferior to the foreigners, and can also produce giant ships that can sail thousands of miles." A new type of battleship with a cannon..."
In general, the tone of the statement is very loud, but it is not a boast. It has a detailed introduction from the preliminary preparation to the start-up capital, including which country's technology is used, and even separately describes the security issues.
Of course, the safety here is not production safety. No one cares about the life and death of the untouchables. The safety Fu Qing talks about is the support of the people. Please come to more and faster chapters. He believed that because the industrial zone was built using foreign methods, it should be enclosed by city walls and barracks, allowing only the circulation of goods and materials and prohibiting contact between civilians and the people inside. This prevents foreigners from deceiving the people of the Qing Dynasty.
This strategy was 100% copied by Fu Qing based on Xiao Letian's instruction. It could be said to be the most realistic plan in the Qing Dynasty at that time, and it had the least impact on the interests of all parties. It was highly operational.
When Prince Gong handed over this document, there was silence in Dongnuan Pavilion. People passed it around and then bowed their heads in silence until Cixi took the lead to break the silence.
"I think this method is feasible!" The first person to speak was Ninth Commander Zeng Guoquan. "I think all of you have seen what the Qing Dynasty is like now. If you don't work hard, I'm afraid foreigners will be more aggressive in the future." . What are you afraid of when you plot out hundreds of acres of land and set up a pilot project? Let me first express my position. For the two special zones of Ningbo and Fuzhou, I will issue a military order for five years and will definitely make a difference for the imperial court..."
The first half of Zeng Guoquan's sentence was reasonable, but the second half was not liked by all the ministers present. Ouch, are you about to take action now? You Hunan Army have almost wiped out all the rich land in the south of the Yangtze River. How much good land have you robbed? Now you are greedy and start to worry about our Manchu family property?
Before the ministers could refute him, a voice suddenly came out without emotion, "Your Majesty and Queen Mother, I wonder which yamen should be in charge of this industrial zone? Logically speaking, it should be from the Ministry of Industry. It's an errand, but it also involves communicating with foreigners. This is another errand for the Prime Minister's Yamen..."
"Not only that, arranging the army to build city walls and build military camps is the job of the Ministry of War. Even educating the surrounding people and avoiding the deception of foreigners are the affairs of the Ministry of Rites... After all, all ministries and yamen must cooperate in this matter. Do you know how the imperial court is planning to coordinate? Also, the person in charge of this matter doesn’t know if the imperial court has any candidates?”
Take action, Qingliu is starting to take action. Not only the empress dowagers of the two palaces but also the important ministers were awakened, and even Emperor Lian Zhi also smelled something different.
Qingliu has been known for its large number of people and poor organization since ancient times. Generally speaking, except for the loud and fierce people, no one can really expect them to do anything. But the leader of Qingliu is different. These people are basically well-known throughout the country. As a Confucian minister, his reputation and ability even surpassed that of ordinary governors who are hard-working.
If the emperor met such a minister, it would be a headache to be honest. Please come to more and faster chapters. Especially the one in front of him, Weng Tonghe, represented by his upright character, is the leader of Qingliu who cannot be underestimated by all forces.
Weng Tonghe, courtesy name Shuping, was born in Changshu, Jiangsu Province, and was the son of Weng Xincun, a great scholar. In the sixth year of Xianfeng's reign, he became a Jinshi. He successively held important positions such as Minister of the Ministry of Hubu, Yushi of Zuodu of the Duchayuan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, Ministry of Works, and Ministry of Hubu, Minister of Military Aircraft and Prime Minister, and Minister of the Yamen for the Affairs of All Countries. Look, Weng Tonghe in history was so awesome. It was not until after the Reform Movement of 1898 that he was dismissed from office and returned to his hometown because of his involvement with the students.
And Weng Tonghe, who was in the fourth year of Tongzhi, was already assigned to visit the Hongde Hall and teach Emperor Tongzhi. This can be said to be the treatment of an emperor's teacher. At this time, he was only 35 years old and in the prime of life. He was promoted as the leader of Qingliu, which was almost recognized by the government and the opposition.
The emperor spoke, and even the emperor and the queen mother had to give some face. Cixi and Ci'an didn't say anything. The young emperor Tongzhi didn't know what to say. Only Yi? spoke up, "Uncle Ping, aren't we discussing, everything?" Not even decided yet, not even decided yet..."
Weng Tonghe smiled slightly, "Wei Chen just asked casually. I just want to remind everyone in the court that my Holy Dynasty has been determined after entering the pass. We encountered many storms along the way, but the Manchu and Han Dynasties can always overcome the crisis. This relies on What is it? It relies on the saint's teachings to stabilize the people of the country. To put it bluntly, if the teachings decline, how long can our court last?"
Those words silenced everyone present. If an ordinary official had said such rebellious words, he would have been scolded and dismissed from office long ago. But when the leader of Qingliu said it, all the monarchs and ministers in Mannuang Pavilion were dumbfounded.
Threat, this is the naked threat. The empress dowagers of the two palaces and the senior Manchu officials all understood it. If the Qing Dynasty really gave up Xianxue and started to promote Western learning, then it would definitely face a full-scale counterattack by this group of Confucian scholars. What they represent But it was the most powerful landlord class in the Qing Dynasty. Update as soon as possible
At this time, Zeng Guoquan's heart was filled with joy, and he said to himself, "Let's fight. Anyway, if the plan of the industrial zone is passed by force in the court, our Hunan Army will be divided into at least two, and we will not suffer any loss if we are beaten to death."
If the court falls out with these Qingliu, hahaha, that would be even better. We in the Hunan Army have enough official positions to accommodate these Confucian officials. With their support, how many more days can your Aixinjueluo family be so shameless?
Beautiful, Zeng Guoquan feels as refreshed as if he drank ice water in the dog days of summer. But correspondingly, the Manchu ministers died down. Yi? He quickly explained, "Shu Ping, what do you mean by this? When did the imperial court say that it would promote Western learning? The sage's teachings are always the foundation of governing the country. This is an iron law set by our ancestors. Why do you have to worry... …”
At this time, the little emperor Tongzhi suddenly said, "Master Weng... if we don't build an industrial zone and don't build foreign guns and cannons, then how should we respond when foreigners come over again?"
Weng Tonghe laughed loudly, "Haha, your Majesty's investigation is still not thorough enough. Although the foreigners have strong ships and powerful guns, they are still unable to cope with such a vast land like the Qing Dynasty. Let's think back to the foreigners' military use in the past. During the Daoguang period, the British bombarded the city of Guangzhou, and then went all the way north to attack coastal cities. Although they were massive, they did not penetrate into the interior at all. Why is this?"
"It's not that they don't have the ability to go deep into the interior! The mountains and rivers of our Daqing Mountains stretch for millions of miles. You let the foreigners come to fight! It won't take a few hundred miles to drag them alive, and they won't even be able to supply ammunition. There is no guarantee. This is our greatest reliance as a Qing Dynasty."
Good guy, if Xiao Letian were to come here, he would immediately pick a thumbs up. This Weng Tonghe is a bit like Principal Jiang. He actually understands what strategic depth is, and he actually knows how to trade space for time.
"As for four years ago, it was the British, French and Russian barbarians who took advantage of the civil strife in the Qing Dynasty to attack behind our back. We were attacked from both sides and suffered this disaster. This war was not a crime of war, but a defeat in the political situation. If Changmao There has been no rebellion, please tell me, do the English and French barbarians dare to go deep into the interior?"
Weng Tonghe's words shocked everyone speechless. Nine-year-old Tongzhi nodded slightly as if he had some understanding, and even Zeng Guoquan had to count his thumbs in his mind.
"As expected of a leader of Qingliu, this kind of knowledge is not something that ordinary corrupt scholars can have."
