At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the New Deal was implemented and a constitution was prepared, and some of the reform measures not only surpassed the Hundred Days Restoration, but were also unprecedented in Chinese history. On the other hand www.biquge.info this proves that the tide of history cannot be stopped, even by a notoriously stubborn strongman like Cixi.

However, judging from the domestic situation, the Qing court has lost a great opportunity to reform the political system. The spread of revolutionary ideas and the growth of revolutionary forces have formed a new political climate. More and more people believe that not overthrowing the Qing court will not be enough to refresh politics and make China rich and powerful.

Even if the Qing court's constitution was sincere, it was only a constitutional monarchy, and it was only a promise. The banner of democracy and republic, held high by the revolutionaries, showed more and more signs of gaining the upper hand in the confrontation with the Qing court's preparations for the constitution.

Cixi, the former strongman, was old, tired, and more and more powerless after decades of forcibly dragging the dying Qing Empire.

According to Cen Chunxuan's later recollections: "In her later years, the Queen Mother was full of vigor and energy, focusing on perfunctory things, and even only seeking the current peace. The period and the body remain the same, not to mention the long-term plan". In layman's terms, in addition to stealing peace and keeping the world from chaos before her death, Cixi had no choice but to "be happy and happy". That is, I just hope that in my lifetime, the court will not perish.

Externally, the revolutionary party rebelled and built a government on the ground, but internally, Cixi sadly saw that the Manchus did not have outstanding talents, and it was difficult to suppress the capable Han people, including Yuan Shikai.

The Qing Dynasty will not die to the Revolutionary Party, but will also die to the Han people. Cixi was a little desperate, and she could only pin her hopes on time, hoping that she could live longer, hoping that Aixinjue Luo would be favored by the heavens, and a strong figure who could subdue Yuan Shikai and others emerged.

With such a delay, Cixi did not dare to reactivate Yuan Shikai and other Han Chinese who had been stripped of their power by her to deal with the revolutionary army. Unable to worry about handing over the Beiyang Army, which was maintaining the security of the Gyeonggi Strongland, to the Manchus who could not succeed in the south, they could only use the military power of the south to fantasize about exterminating the Revolutionary Party or succeeding in the siege, so that the revolutionary army could only be confined to a corner.

At the same time, the Qing court was increasingly feeling the financial strain. To fight a war was to burn money, and after the initial plan to spare no effort to extinguish the revolutionary army in a short period of time was shattered, the Qing court's finances could not be sustained. Under the old system, without money, the Qing army had no basis for excitement for war.

The continuation of the war in the southwest affected the implementation of the new policies of the Qing court, and coupled with the rotten bureaucratic system, even good policies could not achieve the desired results. In particular, the formation and training of the new army is a costly initiative. It was also affected by the shortage of funds, and the progress of the training was thousands of miles away from the requirements of the War Department.

Of course, this will have to get rid of the formation and training of the new army in Guangdong and the new army in Hunan and Hubei. Because this is the work that Chen Wenqiang is responsible for, although the progress still can't catch up with the plan, compared with other provinces, it is quite a powerful achievement. In particular, the formation and training of the new army in Guangdong is particularly eye-catching.

Just after the New Year's Day of the 34th year of Guangxu (1908), the Guangdong New Army Mixed Association formed an army in Gaozhou. It has three infantry battalions and one artillery battalion. A machine-gun battalion, a communications company, a sanitary company, a guard and overseer team, and an engineer company totaled about 4,000 people.

Although it was formed into a mixed new army. But the forces on the Eastern Front did not grow. Chen Wenqiang, the superintendent of the new army, clearly wrote in the recital that the reorganization and training of the new army and the elimination of the old army were carried out simultaneously, and the strength of one was eliminated, and the combat strength was improved, but the number of people was equal.

But Chen Wenqiang also made bold remarks on the fold. Within six months, it will be organized into a mixed association, and within a year, it will be organized into a new army in one town, and next year it will still be the goal of a new army in one town, and strive to fulfill the edict of the War Department to divide it into two towns in five years.

At a time when other provinces are complaining one after another about funds, and the new army's training has been delayed again and again, and it is difficult to move forward, Guangdong's new army's training can be said to be outstanding, and the results are gratifying.

In addition, Chen Wenqiang still has to organize and train a mixed association in Hunan, and Hubei will organize and train a new army, and if this can be realized, then there will be great hope for the suppression of the Revolutionary Party.

The demarcation negotiations with Macao and Portugal were basically over, and it was a rare foreign victory; Guangdong's clean-up and suppression of bandits has become more and more smooth, the bandits and the party have been completely suppressed, and social order has greatly improved; Great results have been achieved in reforming maladministration and attracting investment, and tax revenues have steadily increased...... is another Han person, a Han man with outstanding ability, even surpassing Yuan Shikai. When the Qing court felt excited, Cixi secretly lamented helplessly.

Moreover, Chen Wenqiang is different from Yuan Shikai, who sits in the local area and has strong control, and he is really not a guy who can be easily manipulated. Cixi wanted to use the method of dealing with Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang to turn Chen Wenqiang into an old cow pulling a cart for the empire, but she felt that she had no way to start for the time being, so she had to slow down.

Cixi did not follow Chen Wenqiang's performance, but called Tian Zhongyu, the deputy general of the Beiyang Army Infantry Corps and the fourth assistant commander of the Beiyang Army Infantry Corps, to go to Guangdong and serve as the assistant commander of the mixed association.

"This is a temptation to cut power, perhaps it can also be called a separation of powers." After Chen Wenqiang received the order, he immediately summoned the think tank to conduct research.

"What your lord said is very true." Lu Yaozong first agreed, and said slowly: "First of all, there will be an assistant commander, and there will be other officers to serve in the future. The characters of the Beiyang Army entered the Guangdong New Army, and they may also transfer the generals of the Guangdong New Army in the future, which can also be called mixed with sand, and it is mutual. ”

"This old woman also has a sense of precaution against the Beiyang Army." Chen Wenqiang pursed the corners of his mouth and sneered: "This is also very understandable, who makes the Manchurians not angry, and most of the generals in the army are Han!" ”

"Since the imperial court has made an overhead plan, the adults can also follow suit and set up the co-ordinator of Tanaka Yu." Xu Chunshan was a little angry, because this mixed co-ordinator was originally a protector, but he was taken away by someone with a horizontal knife, and he only fell into the position of deputy co-ordinator, "As long as the standard, the commander, and the general obey my orders, he has the empty name of the co-ordinator, and he can't command the army." ”

"This is too obvious, I am afraid that he will report to the imperial court, which will attract more suspicion from the imperial court." Zong He, the new assistant director of the Lijin Bureau, said his opinion, "As for the command, it doesn't hurt to give it to him, anyway, he has to obey Admiral Wu's orders." Of course, there are some orders that can not be obeyed, there are Deputy Coordinator Xu and the following standard commanders, pipe belts, and generals, and he can't do it if he wants to command blindly. ”

Chen Wenqiang looked at Xu Chunshan, who was a little confused, and explained with a smile: "Let him give the innocuous order, and you will carry it out; But the commands that matter are up to you to keep them from being carried out. ”

Oh, I see. Xu Chunshan understood it now, and it was nothing more than selectively executing the order, coaxing Tanaka Yu, the co-ordinator.

…………… (To be continued.) )