Regardless of the various evaluations and merits and demerits of Yuan Shikai and Empress Dowager Longyu in history, at least in terms of the peaceful transfer of power, they have contributed to history, because with this abdication edict, it is said that China will die less than 5 million people No exaggeration.
More importantly, this abdication decree is recognized by international law, which means that Western countries cannot deny the rationality of this abdication decree, and then they cannot deny the rationality of the content of the abdication decree, which blocks them from splitting China. attempt.
Look, this is the important meaning of legal principles. You Western powers will be very unhappy when they see this abdication decree, but you can't deny it because if you deny the abdication decree, you deny the legitimacy of Emperor Xuantong and Queen Mother Longyu. .
If you want to deny the legitimacy of these two people, then you have to deny the legitimacy of Cixi's rule, because these two people were selected by Cixi.
But if you deny Cixi, you will also deny the treaties Cixi signed with you. You must know that those are treaties that are absolutely beneficial to the West.
The problem is, after all, Cixi ruled the Qing Dynasty for fifty years, which is recognized by all countries. If you want to deny Cixi’s right to rule, you simply have to deny the Qing’s right to rule. These are the links in a chain. They must be dismantled one by one.
But from the First Opium War to the present, how many treaties have been signed between the West and the Qing Dynasty? If you deny the Qing Dynasty, you will naturally deny the legitimacy of the treaty in your hand.
Therefore, Queen Mother Longyu's abdication edict was not only unquestionable by the Manchu, Mongolian, Tibetan, Hui, and Han ethnic groups, but even the Western powers had to hold their noses to recognize it, even though they really wanted to break up China's territory.
When Xiao Letian thought of this, he subconsciously sighed and picked up the wine glass to drink. However, when he reached his lips, he realized that the wine glass was already empty.
"Master, let me pour you wine." Zai Chun filled the master's glass with filial piety. At this time, Xiao Le discovered that there was sweat on Zai Chun's forehead. It turned out that he had been fanning himself just now.
Seeing Zai Chun's filial look, Xiao Letian felt soft in his heart. He knew that as far as the relationship between master and apprentice was concerned, the first way of arming multiple powers would not work. It seemed that he could only consider what Yuan Shikai and Empress Dowager Longyu proposed. The second path chosen.
But is the second path really that easy? Everything in the world has pros and cons. A peaceful transfer of power can indeed save the country a lot of blood and deaths, but it has not been baptized by war and has not been cleared away in large numbers. local factions, then the ultimate consequence must be civil war.
This is easy to understand. After decades of management by the local governors of the Qing Dynasty, each province has its own independent armed forces. When the Qing Dynasty was there, everyone wore the same hat. But when the Qing Dynasty is gone, who will obey? who.
Although Yuan Shikai inherited the power of Beiyang and had the most powerful army in his hands, in the eyes of the Chinese at that time, you, the president, were actually one of the warlords.
The emperor takes turns... No, no, no, the president should take turns. This year, I will come to my house, and the warlords of various departments will sing and I will appear on the stage. Wearing the hat of the Republic of China, we are not doing anything like civil war.
Even when President Chiang Kai-shek came to power, there were still many factions in the military and political circles, and each of them was very closely related. The Central Army belonged to Chiang Kai-shek, the Northeast Army belonged to Zhang Xueliang, the Northwest Army belonged to Feng Yuxiang, and the Shanxi-Sui Army belonged to Yan. Xishan, Ma Jiajun of the Hui tribe in the northwest, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi of the Guangxi tribe, these are all well-known names.
There are many other factions, such as the Hubei Army, the Gan Army, the Zhejiang Army, the Guangdong Army, the Hunan Army, the Sichuan Army, the Yunnan Army, the Guizhou Army... and so on.
These armies are not only distinguished by place names, they all have their own origins, which can be traced directly back to the late Qing Dynasty. Each army has its own history and inheritance, as well as its own connections.
In name, they listen to Lao Jiang, but when they actually meet their old superiors and old subordinates, the old friendship cannot be let go. Moreover, warlords in various places have their own interests. For example, Yan Xishan can control Shanxi's The railways are individually built to one size.
How can such an army be invincible? Each one holds a trumpet and each plays a different tune.
This current situation of warlord factions and even civil war has a lot to do with the peaceful handover between the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. Sometimes I think about it, not having a war is not a good thing, just like this winter is warm and there is no cold. Yes, we can burn less coal, but if a large number of insect eggs cannot be frozen to death, it will be very painful if there is a locust plague next year.
The warlords' melee caused even greater consequences, as it gave the Japanese the opportunity to defeat them one by one. Without a strong unified government, the Japanese could encroach in step by step, and eventually a full-scale war of resistance broke out.
As for how many people died in the Anti-Japanese War, later generations of scholars have studied a relatively unified figure of 35 million people. The property losses calculated based on the prices at the end of World War II were more than 560 billion.
Huh... Xiao Letian exhaled the turbid air in his heart. He shook his head in pain. This road is not feasible. It is simply unworkable. It seems that there is less bloodshed for the time being, but there are too many consequences and the national situation is too complicated. In the end, foreign enemies can only take advantage.
Even if I can suppress Japan, as long as China itself is in chaos, God knows whether it will be the Russians, the British, or the Americans who will fully invade China.
All countries on this earth believe in the law of the jungle. If you don't take advantage of something, then you would be a bastard.
The second path was also blocked by Xiao Letian, who denied both paths in succession, making him feel extremely unhappy.
If we cannot set the tone for the future strategy, we cannot handle the current matter correctly. On the surface, it is a problem of more than 10 million lianghubu bonds, but this problem can affect the direction of subsequent government affairs and affect Xiao Rakuten's grand strategy.
Zai Chun's heart became colder and colder. He could already see the word "rejection" on the master's face. It seemed that the cave master in the household department was no longer interested in helping. He forced himself to smile and said.
"Master, don't worry too much. If it doesn't work, just use my shares in Fuso Bank to mortgage a sum of money first. Four million is four million. Anyway, this is money that the imperial court did not expect... People still have to rely on themselves. You have to find a way to get through the difficulties yourself..."
"Both of my mothers believe in Buddhism. They have taught me since I was a child that individuals have their own karma and destiny. Even in the prosperous times of Kangxi and Qianlong, those who deserved to be poor would not be able to survive."
"The Qing Dynasty has not been going well in recent years, but it has overcome one obstacle after another. The court cannot be unreasonable... To paraphrase the common people, who can expect anyone to pay their own bills? It is their own destiny and their own cause and effect. Just memorize it yourself..."
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