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On January 1, 1909, Yuan Shikai announced in Beijing that the Qing Dynasty had been overthrown and the Qing Empire had fallen. 【】

At the same time, it was announced that the establishment of a Chinese regime, the name of the country was the Chinese Empire, the name of the year was Hongxian, the state system was a constitutional monarchy, and the capital was Beijing.

Subsequently, Xu Shichang was appointed as the premier of the Government Council, with Song Jiaoren and Zhou Xuexi as the vice premiers of the Government Council, Liang Shiyi as the Minister of Finance, Cao Rulin as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cai Yuanpei as the Minister of Education, and Zhao Bingjun as the Chief of Police;

Wang Shizhen is the chief of the General Staff, Feng Guozhang is the Minister of the Army, and Sa Zhenbing is the Minister of the Navy;

Yang Du is the speaker of the parliament;

Shen Jiaben served as the president of the Supreme Court;

Duan Qirui is the Governor of the Frontier Special Region.

The empire practiced the separation of military and political affairs, and forbade the military to interfere in politics.

In the afternoon of the same day, the Xia Empire announced the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Chinese Empire; Subsequently, Japan and Lu established diplomatic relations with the Chinese Empire at the ambassadorial level.

Xiao Xuguang and Du Shihui are still living in the Xia Empire's embassy in the Chinese Empire, preparing to attend Yuan Shikai's enthronement ceremony on February 1.

The establishment of the Chinese Empire made the people of the whole country in a state of excitement, and grand celebrations were held all over the country, with the sound of firecrackers one after another, but the New Year was still lively, and at the same time, in response to the government's call, a vigorous shaving campaign and the abolition of foot binding were launched. 【】

After occupying the whole country, Chief of General Staff Wang Shizhen suggested that the army should be expanded, and at the same time Yuan Shikai suggested that the officers and men of the nine towns under the jurisdiction of the Governor of the Frontier and the officers and men of the 10 mixed associations of the Special Administrative Region of the Peninsula should be placed under the jurisdiction of the General Staff.

Yuan Shikai, considering that the frontier special zone had to guard against the Russian Empire, not only did not agree to Wang Shizhen's proposal, but ordered the four towns stationed around Beijing to return to Mukden immediately. Subsequently, he sent someone to find his son-in-law Du Shihui.

Yuan Shikai asked Du Shihui very kindly: "Virtuous son-in-law, you see that I now occupy the whole country, and the troops are not sufficient, I think the 10 mixed associations led by Wang Yingkai will stay in the southern provinces and expand to 10 towns, what do you think?" ”

Du Shihui said with a smile: "Father-in-law, I just let them stay, and I don't know how many of these officers and soldiers are willing to stay, didn't you consult General Wang Yingkai Wang about this matter?" To be honest, I don't recommend this, according to the current economic situation of the Chinese Empire, it is not appropriate to raise too many officers and soldiers, besides, these 10 mixed imperial general staff have already had an order, and after helping you complete the task, they will be arranged to go to the Lu country, and each family must be divided into at least 100 acres of land, just this one condition, it is not something that the Chinese Empire can afford. ”

Finally, Du Shihui also specially explained that after Yuan Shikai ascended the throne, the 10 mixed associations led by Wang Yingkai returned to the Peninsula Special Administrative Region, and the soldiers who were unwilling to go to Lu State could be given to Yuan Shikai.

Yuan Shikai pursed his lips, thinking to himself, the Xia Empire is really fucking wealthy, if this is the case, no one wants to stay.

Afterwards, Wang Shizhen said: "Your Majesty, it's not that the Xia Empire is rich, it's that the Xia Empire occupies too much territory, and the population is too small, so it can only rely on land to attract people; Our Chinese empire has a large number of people, which is both an advantage and a disadvantage. ”

Yuan Shikai had no choice but to let one of the five towns led by Feng Guozhang return to Fengtian, leaving four towns, and on the basis of these four towns, select officers and soldiers from the new army and patrol battalions of the southern provinces, and form eight towns, and each province in the south of the Yangtze River will be stationed in one town, and all expenses will be borne by the central government, and each province will only be responsible for the expenditure of its own provincial police force.

Duan Qirui sent 9 towns to support the central government, and went back to 5 towns, which was quite acceptable, and there were 8 towns, which was enough to ensure the safety of the border special zone.

Song Jiaoren received an imperial order to serve as the vice premier of the Chinese Imperial Government Council, and Cai Yuanpei, Zhang Taiyan and others received different appointments, requiring him to go to Beijing immediately to take up his post; Although they were now living and working very comfortably, they had to come to Beijing with several people on the orders of the Empire, first of all, to inquire about the situation at the Imperial Embassy in Beijing.

Wu Wenbin ceremoniously greeted them at the embassy, and Xiao Xuguang and others accompanied him.

At the banquet, several people wondered very much, why didn't the Xia Empire directly overthrow the Qing Dynasty and destroy the Qing Dynasty, but supported Yuan Shikai and pretended to be Yuan Shikai's hand?

Song Jiaoren asked: "Ambassador Wu, the goal of Yuan Shikai and our original alliance was to overthrow the Qing court and establish a Chinese regime, why did you support Yuan Shikai and suppress the alliance?" ”

Wu Wenbin said: "Haha, it seems that Vice Premier Song is still worried about this matter, so now we will give you a detailed explanation." ”

Everyone put down their chopsticks and looked at Wu Wenbin, hoping to solve the mystery in their hearts.

Xiao Xuguang took over and said: "It's up to me to answer this question, it's been so long, I won't comment on the Alliance, I just say your system, what you asked for at that time was a republican democratic system, that's right." Do you know that there is no shortage of democrats, but there is a lack of soil for the survival of democracy, and when the productive forces and production relations have not yet developed to a certain extent, and democracy is forcibly implemented, there will only be one consequence, that is, it will lead to continuous civil wars and warlords? Moreover, the implementation of a republic has another great drawback, that is, it leads to excessive power in the provinces and the dispersion of power in the whole country, which is not conducive to the development of the whole country; The empire supported Yuan Shikai in establishing a centralized regime of constitutional monarchy, which was to concentrate the strength of the whole country, focusing on the development of heavy industry, transportation, military industry, and scientific research, and concentrate on major affairs. ”

Du Shihui said: "You can compare, if you organize an uprising to overthrow the Qing court, how long will it take, the Qing court will definitely organize forces to resist, then how many people will die?" Now, through my father-in-law's uprising, the losses of the new army are less than 10,000, and the total losses of the provinces will not exceed 100,000. ”

Wu Wenbin finally said: "Every major decision of the Xia Empire is a decision made from the position of the most beneficial position for the entire Chinese people, and the Xia Empire hopes to maximize the interests of the entire Chinese race, not the interests of the Xia Empire; There are still so many places in the world that are borderless lands that need to be occupied by the Xia Empire, and there is no need to waste time on the continent; In the future, no matter who is in power, the mainland will be the territory of the Chinese, and no one will be able to grab it; Besides, if the Xia Empire came to occupy the mainland and overthrow the Qing Dynasty, it would be a waste of time, not to mention, the dead were all Chinese, and the Manchus would not go to the battlefield to confront the Xia Empire. ”

A few people listened a little clearly, nodded yes, and said nothing else, this is indeed the plan that takes the least time, the least number of dead, and the least destructive.

The Government Council was busy building various departments before ascending the throne, appointing officials from provinces, cities, and counties, and at the same time finalizing the national flag and national anthem.

The parliament was busy with the establishment of personnel selection and the establishment of provincial assemblies, as well as the establishment of rules and regulations, etc.

The Supreme Court is also preparing to formulate a constitution before Yuan Shikai ascends the throne, and other relevant laws should be promulgated as soon as possible.

All departments are busy, dizzy, painful and happy.

With the support of the Xia Empire, Yuan Shikai successfully ascended the throne on February 1, 1909, and the Chinese Empire was officially established. (To be continued.) Mobile phone users, please browse and read, a better reading experience.