"Your Majesty, the Japanese are blackmailing us. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info"Li Hongzhang personally came to meet President Moe.

President Meng smiled: "This is not the first time, you have not seen the Japanese clearly until now?" I tell you privately, sooner or later, Japan will have to finish! ”

Li Hongzhang was taken aback, this is a top national event, he was surprised, but also felt that President Meng trusted him, and his heart was warm, he didn't dare to answer, and nodded hurriedly, meaning that he knew.

President Meng smiled: "Teacher, this is the first time I have said this to anyone, and I have never mentioned it to anyone, just know it in your heart." ”

Li Hongzhang hurriedly nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

"As for Japan, it is still delayed, as long as we solve the Korean problem, the initiative is in our hands, we occupy Nagasaki, and we will accompany them whenever they want to fight." Li Hongzhang said with a smile: "The next time the Japanese come to me again, I will be gone, let Ding Richang go and talk to them." Give us time to cushion it. ”

President Meng smiled: "Yes." So be it. ”

"Your Majesty, there is another troublesome matter. Li Yuying's attitude has been unclear, aren't we? Li Hongzhang's words were not finished, and it was not easy to say, because Li Yu should be President Meng's father-in-law.

President Meng raised his hand, "You don't have to tell me, you can do whatever you want, at the critical moment, you can directly ask the Statistics Bureau to arrest people." ”

Li Hongzhang nodded, he understood what the emperor meant, as long as he didn't kill him, he could play as he wanted, Li Hongzhang just wanted to have a clear attitude towards the president, "Your Majesty, I know." ”

"However, I think it's better to let them jump for a few days and consume some more North Koreans." President Meng smiled: "If there is no one, it will naturally be honest, by the way, you tell the North Korean Garrison Command not to stop suppressing bandits." ”

Li Hongzhang's eyes widened, President Meng wanted to let the North Koreans do it themselves, and at the same time, he still wanted to continue to suppress bandits? In this way, diplomacy is very difficult.

"Understood, Your Majesty." Li Hongzhang agreed.

President Meng stood up with a smile, pulled Li Hongzhang, and walked affectionately, "Let's go, let's go for a walk, don't be tense all the time, you should also relax." ”

Li Hongzhang said with a smile: "I am born to work hard, the busier I am, the happier I am in my heart, and I am most afraid of being idle." ”

The husband only held the Wu hook in his hand, and his spirit was higher than that of a hundred feet up. Who wrote history for 10,000 years? Eight thousand miles away to find a marquis. will definitely take a quick step with you, and there will be leisure to chase the water gulls! Laughing at the moon on the Lugou Bridge, how many people have come to Yingzhou from now on?" President Meng smiled, "Teacher, you are now in Yingzhou." ”

Belch.

Li Hongzhang saw that the emperor would still chant his poem, secretly proud, and a little ashamed, "Your Majesty, this poem was written when I was young, a joke." ”

"The mood is very good, I like it." President Meng smiled.

Although Japanese capitalism was still mainly in the stage of reselling European and American commodities at that time, once these capitalist commodities entered Korea, both European and American commodities and Japanese commodities played a heavy role in destroying the Korean feudal economy, thus impoverishing the lives of the Korean people, who had always been dependent on the self-sufficient feudal economy.

At the same time, Japan quickly monopolized North Korea's exports.

Japan imports large quantities of agricultural and mineral products from Korea in an unequal form of exchange, which is obviously of a resource-plundering nature.

Korea has not only become a sales market for Japanese and Western industrial products, but has also become a major producer of Japan's agricultural products and industrial raw materials.

At the same time, the founding of the DPRK and the integration of its economy into the world capitalist market objectively stimulated the development of the Korean national industry and commerce.

After the opening of the port, the DPRK's commerce developed rapidly, and the accumulation of commercial capital increased rapidly.

As a result, a number of well-known giant businessmen appeared in North Korea, and the burgher class with merchants as the main body in Korean society continued to expand, and the traditional feudal society was gradually disintegrated.

The linkage of the DPRK economy with the international market has expanded people's horizons and information, promoted the gradual awakening of the sleeping people, and the national consciousness of the Korean people has begun to take shape.

The North Korean government began to seek to revise the duty-free trade terms of the unequal Tsa-Ri Treaty in order to preserve North Korea's tariff autonomy.

At the same time, Japan's political influence on North Korea is gradually increasing.

For example, Japan has cultivated pro-Japanese forces in the upper echelons of Korean society by inviting Korean gentlemen to visit the delegation and entertaining messengers, and has sent Japanese soldiers to train the new Korean army, the Beiji Army, in order to control the Korean army.

All these measures are aimed at increasing the pro-Japanese tendencies of the various organs of the DPRK government.

In reality, however, Japan's political, diplomatic, and economic expansion, aimed at enslaving Korea, could only promote the national spirit of Korean society and encourage the people of insight in the government and the opposition to strive for a way to eliminate the Japanese threat and strive for national independence.

Kim Hongji, who was one of the recipients of Japan's diplomatic reception in the 17th year of Gojong's Korean envoyship, played a role in guiding the Korean king to the diplomatic path of "defeating the country with razing", which had a great impact on the history of Korean politics and diplomacy.

In order to resolve the outstanding issues between Japan and South Korea, such as the opening of the port of Incheon, the ban on the import of rice grain, and the correction of customs tariffs, Senator Kim Hong-ji led the Korean mission to leave Seoul and arrive in Tokyo to negotiate with Japan.

After the failure of the negotiations, he visited the Chinese Legation in Japan on many occasions and had extensive conversations with He Ruzhang, the Chinese Minister to Japan, and Huang Zunxian, Minister Counselor, on the general international situation and the foreign policy of the DPRK.

After that, He Ruzhang ordered Huang Shuxian to write the book "North Korean Strategy" and send it to Jin Hongji.

However, Shi Jin Hongji had a strong resonance with Huang Zunxian's opinion, believing that since North Korea's closed system had been broken, it could not avoid starting diplomatic relations with European and American powers; Moreover, the interests of the great powers are not necessarily at stake, and he feels that Korea must establish an appropriate foreign policy for the sake of its own peace and interests.

Kim Hongji immediately submitted the "Korean Strategy" and the "Record of the Repair of the Messenger" written by himself to Gojong, suggesting that the great powers should be united against Russia.

Gojong summoned important ministers for this matter, and the cabinet ministers, headed by the leader of the council Lee Thi-yeong and the left councillor Kim Byung-guk, had no objection and unanimously agreed that judging by the current international situation, it was impossible to isolate Korea, and decided to deal with the foreign powers with a policy of communication and rouyuan.

The DPRK government sent a secret envoy to Japan to ask He Ruzhang, the Qing minister to Japan, to mediate diplomatic relations with the United States.

He Ruzhang then visited the U.S. minister, Ping'an, and "showed the U.S. minister the draft treaty to be submitted by the DPRK to the United States."

However, since Ping An did not have Washington's authorization, he accepted Ho's proposal.

When the Japanese saw that diplomacy was not working, the counterattack of military-assisted diplomacy began.

The Japanese method was very simple, let some small secret army, disguised as the Chinese army, kill people everywhere.

Kill foreigners, kill supporters of the shogunate, and smash all the black cauldrons on President Moe's head.

"What's the attitude of all parties now? Especially the attitude of the embassies? Hirobumi Ito asked Mori Yuri.

Mori Youli smiled: "Ito-kun, are you testing the temperature of the water?" ”

Ito Hirobumi smiled: "That's right, because Japan no longer has a way to test Xuan Yuemeng's attitude with political means!" At this time, our army must come forward, and if he does not move, we will provoke them! Especially to anger the shogunate, which has also been calm lately. ”

"Have you considered the international implications? There is no such thing as an impermeable wall, and no one is a fool. Mori Yuli smiled bitterly.

"So what?" Ito Hirobumi was a little angry, "We, the Great Japanese Empire, can't keep people bullying us like this at our doorstep!" ”

"The point is, can His Majesty the Emperor agree to you doing this?" Mori Youli was worried, and he was also a little angry.

"Your Majesty doesn't have to bear any responsibility, if something happens, I'll apologize with death alone." Hirobumi Ito cut the railroad to the point.

"Then I don't have anything more to say." Mori Youli sighed, "This foreign minister, I can't do it. ”

"What's your attitude?" Hirobumi Ito said angrily.

Mori Yuri did not speak, afraid of Ito Hirobumi's power in the cabinet.

The two parted unhappily.

Within the Japanese government, there are actually two different attitudes.

If you really count it, in fact, Ito Hirobumi can be regarded as a compromiser, and he is the same as Mori Yuli, but Ito Hirobumi is a little unbearable, and most of the senior Japanese cabinet officials are in favor of fighting the Chinese army head-on.