The eloquent article "Tongzhi's Reform and Transformation of France" has a total of 2,000 words. It clearly declares to the world that the Qing Dynasty's reform will start with industrialization!
First build the Capital Iron Works, then build the railway, and then expand the new army and build a navy. Little by little, the empire has the ability to protect itself, and then start to promote new education and even modify the official system!
Some people who listened to this imperial edict on the Tongzhi Reform and the Reform of France were excited and overjoyed, while others heard it with trepidation!
The sword hanging over their heads finally fell, and the hearts of the conservative ministers and corrupt scholars were bleeding. They had the heart to speak out to object, but thinking that their necks were still fleshy, they could only shed tears into their stomachs!
The reformers have gone crazy. Whether it is a radical reformer like Fu Qing or a slow-advanced reformer like Baojun and others, it is not easy to sigh from the bottom of my heart!
Although this edict is very simple, the fact that it can be announced and implemented in the Qing Dynasty is the result of countless human lives and blood sacrifices!
Once the train of industrialization starts, it will be difficult for the agricultural landlord class and Confucianism that have ruled China for thousands of years! It's such a painful feeling to be knocked off the top of the pyramid and watch the rise of businessmen and industrial capitalists without being able to get on the bus!
Xiao Letian looked at the hundreds of officials kneeling in the square in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. He thought about the little Jiujiu in each official's heart one by one. He seemed to be able to hear the unwilling struggle and wailing of the dying people, and he seemed to be able to see the reformers. About to raise a toast!
But all this didn't matter to him. When Xiao Letian heard the clause in the edict that commercial ports should be opened widely, he was suddenly shocked!
"It's done! Zai Chun clarified the opening of commercial ports and the expansion of concessions in the pro-government edict! This is how he fulfilled his promise in front of the entire empire!"
"It's done! The most difficult and difficult threshold of the fortress plan has finally been crossed! The Manchu Qing Dynasty finally gave me the Chinese people time, and finally allowed me to build one Central Plains fortress after another!"
"Concession! Industrial area! Everything is there! Hahaha..."
Xiao Letian's fortress plan is the largest, most far-reaching and long-lasting strategy against the Central Plains after the Franco-Prussian War! This is the revolutionary strategy that Xiao Letian can think of that involves the least bloodshed and can best exclude foreign forces!
The key to this plan is to do everything possible to let the Manchu Qing Dynasty peacefully give the fortress concession to the Chinese for industrial construction and militarization!
Fortresses were a state within a state in the Qing Dynasty. They could advance, attack, retreat or defend. Railways and waterways could also connect the fortresses into an interconnected grid!
In this way, even if Xiao Letian does not have a cavalry corps or a mechanized tank corps, his army can still carry out grand strategic detours on the Central Plains with wings!
Use wealth and the culture of Han civilization to attract people's hearts, and use strong industrial manufacturing strength and military capabilities to protect the Great Wall!
A new type of education is developed within the country, and the world's financial resources are pooled to raise the level of the science and technology tree to resist the invasion of Western civilization!
As long as this strategy can last for twenty or thirty years, the sky in East Asia will be completely turned upside down!
In order to promote this strategy, Xiao Letian can be said to have worked hard, and the Chinese people have tried their best! Finally seeing the reward, Zai Chun finally fulfilled his promise in his pro-government edict!
Prince Gong was kneeling on the ground with tears falling down his cheeks. He put his head on the stone floor and tried not to cry out, but his sobbing figure fell into the eyes of the people around him!
The seventh prince Yixuan also had red and swollen eyes and whispered, "Sixth brother...be patient...Sixth brother, please don't say anything...it's unlucky, don't give me the truth!"
"Forbearance! Forbearance is a knife in the heart! You have to endure it..."
Guiziliu touched his forehead to the ground and nodded desperately. He could no longer hear what Er Mao was saying behind him on the high platform. His ears were buzzing and he even had no idea of time!
I don’t know how long it took, but the fifth master Yi Pei and the seventh master Yixuan suddenly held his arms one by one and lifted him up. They whispered to each other, "It’s a banquet! Wipe your tears quickly..." …”
"Don't let Zaichun see you like this... A man can bend and stretch! Bear with it!"
Yi Xin took out a handkerchief and rubbed his eyes fiercely, "I know...brother, seventh brother, don't worry about me, I'm very fine..."
After the pro-government edict was read, it was already twelve o'clock at noon. According to the ritual, it was the time to give a banquet. The emperor announced the banquet in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. At this time, there was only the emperor in the hall.
The ministers set the table according to their rank, starting from the top of Danbi in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and the two people were assigned low tables to each other!
Starting from Danbi of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, they line up outwards. If there are too many people, they have to line up to the Square of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Today, there are so many people getting married that the entire Banla Square in the north of the Hall of Supreme Harmony has been occupied!
Envoys from various countries watching the ceremony, such as those from Britain, France, the United States, King Shoutai of Ryukyu, and Fuso, including Xiao Letian and others, held banquets in Hongyi Hall and Tiren Pavilion!
Now that the wedding celebration is here, basically the tasks of the officials are gone. After drinking and the officials exit the Forbidden City, the emperor still has to go to the harem to complete the rest of the etiquette, including the bridal chamber tonight!
Zai Chun could not drink but could toast. According to the ritual of eunuchs, Zai Chun toasted three times to the ministers. The ministers knelt down and bowed in return. The banquet was now complete!
Everyone in the world thinks that the banquet in the palace must be full of delicacies, but these are all people's guesses!
The real banquet is actually just the same thing, with several layers of pastry, several layers of fruits, several layers of roasted lamb legs, air-dried beef and other cold delicacies!
The only hot dish is a pot. This hot pot is really beautiful. It is a cloisonné hot pot with a red copper base. In it, dried vegetables, white meat, deer waterfall, sea cucumbers, dried shrimps and other treasures are stewed according to customs outside the customs!
The two of them were sitting on a short table, and they didn't dare to eat these dishes without letting go, because you had to keep your ears open at all times to listen to the voices of the emperor and the eunuchs who were responsible for the ceremony. Hold the cup!
If the emperor is toasting a toast, and you are holding a spoon in your hand and sipping the soup into your mouth, that would be too rude! Guiziliu and Prince Lao Li sat at a table, located in the first row of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, closest to the entrance of the hall!
Here they can see every move of Zai Chun, and of course Emperor Tongzhi can also see these relatives!
Sure enough, after the emperor made three rounds of toasts, Zai Chun suddenly picked up his wine glass and walked out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony and came to Prince Gong!
"Uncle Six is always well? The emperor's nephew hasn't seen his uncle for some days..."
Yi Xin quickly stood up and returned the salute, "Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty. I have been feeling unwell. I am resting at home and in the village outside the city. It is my fault that I failed to share my worries with Your Majesty..."
"Haha... What are you talking about, Uncle Six... Huh? Why are Uncle Six's eyes so red and swollen? Do you want to call the imperial doctor to have a look?"
"No, no, no... I just let the charcoal gas from the hot pot smoke it, it's okay, it's okay!"
"Well... that's good. As the old saying goes, fire and water are ruthless. Let alone being burned by fire, even if it is smoked, it will be uncomfortable! So people should play less with fire!"
