“…… There are thousands of common scriptures in the world, and there is no immutable rule. Poor flexibility has long been seen in the Great Easy, and the profit and loss can be known in the Analects...... In short, the laws and regulations are not changed, the habits are not broken, and it is difficult to discuss and change if you want to cheer up. The ministers of military aircraft, scholars, ministers of the six ministries and nine secretaries, ministers of various countries, and governors of various provinces, each according to the current situation, consult the Chinese and Western political leaders, such as the dynasty and the country, the people's livelihood, the imperial examination of schools, the military and political finances, when the cause of the revolution, when the province should be merged, or take from others, or seek for themselves, how to rise the country, how to start talents, how to support the beginning of prosperity, how to start the military preparation, each to know, each to express what he sees, the general limit is two months, and the auspicious recital is heard to hear......"

In the twenty-second year of Guangxu, on August 10, 1896, the front page of the "Shi Wu Bao" published this telegram from the capital, which was a clear telegram. This telegram heralded the imminent great changes in the Qing Dynasty. This relieved the local officials of the post-party faction, who were still panicking. Since the emperor wants to change the law, he will definitely not ask for it. Except, of course, you have to object. After collecting information on all aspects of the capital, they began to carefully speculate on the emperor's thoughts, and everyone understood that the quality of this excerpt can be related to the life of the family and the future career.

In the northeast, Russia paid the ransom, and the Qing Dynasty naturally released them, and the troops stationed on the border began to slowly retreat. In Korea, the Qing Dynasty coalition forces had broken through the Han River and marched under the city of Seoul. The Marines from the south also made their way north to join forces at Seoul, where Japanese troops in Korea were encircled. On the one hand, the supreme commander of the Japanese army, General Dashan Rock, declared that he would defend Seoul to the death. On the other hand, they sent envoys to negotiate with the Qing Dynasty coalition forces, trying to exchange for a safe way back to China. However, he was rejected by the Korean king Yi Hee, who needed these Japanese captives to exchange for warships, railroads, and support for Korea from the Great Qing Dynasty. Between the situation in North Korea. The British and Japanese envoys to China were constantly making their last diplomatic efforts, but when they arrived at Tang Shaoyi, it was over, because neither Li Hongzhang nor Guangxu talked about this issue. The Beiyang Fleet, which had blockaded the Japanese coastline, withdrew because it could not pay back the coal money for the profits made in Japan. Liu Buyun handed over the fleet to Deng Shichang in Lushun, and the Beiyang Fleet will become a training ship of the Dalian Naval Academy in the future. Liu Buyun and Lin Zengtai couldn't wait to get on the ship branch that drove Europe, and they needed to receive the largest battleship built by the Qing Dynasty in Britain and Germany.

Because there is no arrangement for the expansion of the army. The Navy has only four warships to build. When there are no greater changes in military affairs, military affairs are handled by the General Staff Headquarters. Guangxu didn't have time to care about these things, and there were a lot of twists and turns to deal with. Tang Shaoyi, Lin Qizhao, Yan Fu and others did not stop their work because the emperor lost his power and was placed under house arrest. Within half a year, they drafted a large number of articles of association, and even Li Hongzhang drafted a plan for the reform of the imperial court.

Which can be implemented immediately, and which one needs to be revised before implementation. Which is going to slow down the implementation again. A country's policy is not to pat the ass and come up with it. Today will be changed tomorrow, which will affect the credibility of the imperial court among the people. Li Hongzhang's words Guangxu thought very much, even if he was an ordinary person who didn't believe in his words, who would take him seriously, let alone a government. What's more, in such a time of great change, one wrong policy can lead to future failure. Therefore, holding meetings and studying has become the busiest thing for the imperial court now, and the conference is held once a day, and small meetings can be held at any time. The newly appointed six Jiuqing were busy fighting with their heels. The cost of food in the palace is rising rapidly.

The difference between the old and new generations of courtiers was immediately apparent, and the older generation was older. Ideology and behavior tend to be conservative, and for them, the country's major affairs are complicated, and it is not easy to change too quickly and too much, so they should try to do it slowly. The new generation of courtiers were young and energetic, especially after the wars against Japan and Russia, and realized that the reform of the country must be completed as soon as possible, and they hoped to quickly eliminate the ills of the mess. This made it very difficult for the emperor as the adjudicator, and put forward a way of thinking for the development of the country, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. Not to mention that Guangxu has not learned the emperor's balancing technique, even if he learns it, it is not easy to see this situation. It's all for the good of the country, and you can't say who is right and who is wrong. Since the dispute cannot be settled for a while, then seek common ground while reserving differences.

In the autumn of the 22nd year of Guangxu, the imperial court successively issued decrees. First of all, it abolished the idle imperial court institutions such as the Zhan Shifu, the General Administration Department, and the Taifu Temple, and then successively promulgated a series of decrees such as the "Company Law", "Bankruptcy Law", "Company Registration Trial Regulations", and "General Regulations for Merchants", which approved the formal establishment of the Ministry of Commerce, and Sheng Huaixuan served as the Minister of Commerce to lead the national industrial development. It also promulgated economic laws and regulations such as the "Articles of Association of the Bank" and the "Regulations on the Management of Money Banks" to determine the dominant position of the Daqing Bank in the national economic field......

The decrees have left everyone dizzy and overwhelmed, and that's not all.

"Cen Chunxuan and Wu Tingfang carefully examined and formulated all existing laws and regulations in accordance with the circumstances of the negotiations and with reference to the laws of various countries, and properly proposed them, so that they can be adopted at home and abroad during the period of operation, and they will be governed in a beneficial manner." As soon as the Qing Dynasty announced its intention to comprehensively revise the law, it was not the people and officials who aroused the greatest enthusiasm, but the ministers of various countries in China. Newspapers in various countries published that the Qing Dynasty was going to send study groups to the world's major powers to learn the law from other countries. On the one hand, they preached that the backward Qing State had finally moved closer to the world civilization, and on the other hand, they also won the trust of the Qing State, because everyone believed that the Qing State would usher in a period of great development in the future.

The rickety body and solemn and restrained face reveal the vicissitudes of life, which is the face of the old scholars of this era. Chen Baochen stepped out of the carriage with a bitter expression. In the court, the emperor used his family to give the ministers a vivid lesson of "convincing people with virtue". This also made him afraid, he could speak up for the country regardless of life and death, but his family was so guilty. So he retreated, and he watched the emperor stubbornly change the thousand-year-old practice and change the law of his ancestors. He couldn't understand why the emperor, who was still motivated and wanted to revitalize a few years ago, had become so violent as soon as he sat on the throne. After this incident, the entire court seemed to lose their voices. He Chen Baochen was forgotten by everyone in a no-man's corner.

Just when the excerpt of the resignation he handed in again was returned, he received an invitation from Weng Tongyong. Invite him to a feast at his home. Looking at the huge word "Weng Mansion" on the gate, Chen Baochen was actually dissatisfied in his heart. As an emperor, as a leader of the Qingliu faction. Why didn't you say anything to stop the emperor's reckless behavior?

"Lord Chen, the head of the family has been waiting for a long time. Lord Chen, please-" The porter saw Chen Baochen get out of the car, so he hurriedly greeted him.

In the courtyard, many colleagues have arrived. As the host, Weng Tongyi greeted the guests warmly, and when he saw Chen Baochen coming, Weng Tonggong confessed to the colleague who was talking, and greeted him. All the people who came were officials. It's just that there is really no place for them to speak recently, so the atmosphere of today's banquet is not very strong. The three-three-two-two officials arrived after a while, and after everyone was seated. Only then did Weng Tonggong say the purpose of the banquet.

"This official is straight to the point. Dozens of days ago, Lord Chen and his family were tortured in front of the palace, I believe you also understand. Although the emperor's move is inappropriate, it is really helpless. At the time of Emperor Shengzhuren, the Qing Dynasty was strong. Western foreigners see each other. I think I want to convince people with virtue. And now, Russia's troops in the Far East only need our Qing Dynasty to resist it, and the country is in such a decline, how can we talk about convincing people with morality. Wouldn't you see the foreigners' aggressiveness towards my Qing Dynasty? Lord Chen's advice to convince people with virtue is not inappropriate, but the timing of Lord Chen's advice is inappropriate. Now that the emperor is in power, he is trying to change the law and rejuvenate the country, and it is also the time for the Manchu courtiers and workers to work together to rejuvenate China. But Lord Chen admonished that he should convince people with virtue, how could he not be punished. ”

Weng Tongyi's fluttering words caused everyone to laugh softly. also solved the pimple in Chen Baochen's heart. The emperor just took him as a banner for his new policy, and whoever made him speak against it was he who hit the muzzle of the gun, and it had nothing to do with what he said.

I only heard Weng Tongyi continue: "The emperor wants to implement a new policy and make the country strong, I believe it is also your will. However, no matter how good the new deal is, as long as the expropriation and extortion still exist among the people, no matter how good the emperor's new deal is, it will be completely destroyed. Therefore, although this is the official banquet for you, it is better to say that the emperor asked the official to invite you. Starting tomorrow, Lord Chen will be dismissed and return to his hometown, and the other adults will also be dismissed. Of course, dismissal is just a statement, but in fact, let you go back to your hometown to secretly investigate the tax situation in various places, and only you can understand the most real situation of the people in vain. Just like the Sun family. All of you are from poor families and upright people, and you should be the masters of the people. However, the emperor also asks you not to alarm the government when secretly investigating the private taxes, and to be sure to fold the investigation to the emperor before the end of November, so that the emperor can make a decision......"

Chen Baochen was stunned by the emperor's ambition. Since the past dynasties, the taxes in the world have been inexplicable. Everyone knows that this is also the emperor's attempt to win over officials and scholars, turning a blind eye, and the people do not hold officials accountable. Where is the emperor who dares to thoroughly investigate the taxes in the world, to do so is to offend the entire official class, and if it is not done, it will be the end of rebellion. But today, our emperor is going to do it if he wants to. This is the Holy Lord......

Chen Baochen, who was "dismissed", left the capital, and many other speech officials were also successively "dismissed", these speech officials have been carefully selected, and the poor speech officials with a steady temperament and can keep secrets are the ones who are elected. Those pedantic or impulsive officials were not among them, they were sent to write laws and history, and they were not suitable to participate in political struggles in the court, and besides, there was no obvious party struggle in the court except for the difference in the concepts of the old and new generations of ministers. They are not needed here to balance the court. Therefore, Guangxu found the most suitable job for them in the future, that is, judge, auditor, and patrol envoy sent by the imperial court to the people. I hope that after this incident, they can calm down and truly think about the people. Stop being those who don't know why.

The imperial court would not let them take out their originally scarce family wealth as a method for the imperial court, and the dismissed officials were all given half a year's salary. For the courtiers, without these officials who only know that they oppose because of opposition, things in the court are more open. Although there are some differences in approaches, after all, everyone's purpose is the same, so what is there to discuss.

Only by handing over professional things to professional people can we avoid failure and injury to the greatest extent and achieve the greatest success. This is a success factor for a successful group. As an emperor, what you really have to manage is not a country, but the minister in front of you. The emperor should keenly grasp the strengths and weaknesses of each courtier, and then put him in the most appropriate position and let him play a role. All that remains is to choose the best one among the options offered by the ministers. Just support him to do it.

Speaking of which, it doesn't seem difficult to be an emperor? Who said this bastard, Guangxu looked at the folds piled up on the table and wanted to scold his mother. How many folds can be piled up on the table? Guangxu asked Kou Liancai to count them. There are more than 600 copies of just over 20 layers, and just looking at it is necessary to see the Year of the Monkey and the month of the horse, not to mention the feasibility of considering the feasibility and making amendments if necessary. This can't be done until tomorrow, why did Cixi still have time to watch the play when she was in power?

Doesn't it mean that the prime minister and the six ministries will review and depose a batch of excerpts and then hand over the excerpts that they can't decide, why are there so many of them here in me? No, you have to call Li Hongzhang. Ask him how he became prime minister.

"Your Majesty, most of the excerpts here are from all over the country to set up industrial factories and mines. Governors and governors in various localities have no experience in this area, so they can only fold and ask for instructions. And this in turn involves the layout at the national level. You can only ask the emperor to judge. "Li Hongzhang is telling the truth. As Li Hongzhang said, most of China's current places do not have a good understanding of what industry is all about, and he is still in the stage of making instruments. Indeed, there are the fewest excerpts from the two rivers. Yan Fu after several years of exploration. There are already relatively clear development ideas. As for Li Hongzhang's desire to transfer Yan Fu to the imperial court, this proposal was still suppressed by Guangxu.

Yan Fu's current task has evolved from governing the Liangjiang River to providing taxes for the imperial court, to cultivating usable officials for the imperial court through study and practice. Many local officials or professionals in Zhili and Northeast China have come out of Liangjiang. After a short period of study in the university hall, they have gone through the practice of Liangjiang, and now they are doing a good job in the local area. Even if he is strict and returns to Beijing, it is still necessary for him to enter Beijing to play.

"Your Majesty, everything in the court is complicated now, and the emperor needs to make a holy judgment. Please also ask the emperor to take care of the dragon's body. Your Majesty, would you like to take the time to meet with the envoys of Annam, Siam, and Burma? ”

Oh, I was just thinking about dealing with Cixi before, but now I am immersed in the government. So much so that he forgot about these people: "It's okay, I also changed my brain." Schedule your time now. It doesn't have to be publicized. Don't let Britain, France and other countries know. ”

The next day, the envoys of Annam, Siam and Burma were secretly received into Yingtai, and Guangxu in the Ziguang Pavilion was honored by the emperor of the above country, accompanied by Prime Minister Li Hongzhang and Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi, and the envoys of the three countries were received by the envoys of the three countries.

No one knows what agreement the Qing Dynasty reached with the Three Kingdoms, and even the departure of the envoys of the Three Kingdoms from Beijing did not alarm the foreigners. Because on the same day that the envoys of the three countries were received, the Qing Dynasty promulgated a new decree - the "Regulations on the Issuance of Currency in the Great Qing Dynasty".

What is Currency? Can it be the same as silver? The common people don't understand this, but the very popular explanation in the "Shi Ji Bao" makes everyone understand that it is actually a new type of silver ticket issued by the imperial court. The court is not allowed to use silver anymore because it will be taken advantage of by foreign devils, so it must be changed to gold. However, it was inconvenient to trade gold, so the imperial court replaced it with this new silver ticket. Everyone should hurry to the bank to change the new silver bills, because after a year and a half, the imperial court will no longer accept silver and other foreigners' silver dollars, silver bills, and so on. The common people are simple, and when they hear that they will be taken advantage of by foreign devils with silver, they will pay it back. The first issuance of the national currency by the Qing Dynasty went unexpectedly smoothly, which made the imperial court look sideways. "Master Sun is a great credit to the community." Li Hongzhang said.

The foreigners were happy, and the long-awaited Qing Guo's gold standard policy began! Premier Li Hongzhang, Foreign Minister Tang Shaoyi, Minister of Finance, Lin Qizhao, the new president of the Daqing Bank, and Xi Ligong, the new president of the Daqing Bank, have all received gifts.

Looking at the ministers who sent the gifts they received, Guangxu's eyes were red: "The three-foot-tall red coral tree, this American is really bloody." Why didn't they send me some? "Don't accept bribes, this is the concept that Guangxu has always upheld. He also asked his original few courtiers to do it, and all gifts received must be handed over, and then Guangxu found an excuse to reward them for merit. And the ministers also understand that what they receive will eventually return to their hands, but they will only have to be stored with the emperor for a period of time, so the gifts that should be received still have to be received. It's also a good incentive.

"It's not that Russia has screwed up the Americans' industries in the Northeast and wants to find some compensation from the Qing Dynasty. Your Majesty, the Geological Branch of the Academy of Sciences has explored rich resources in the Northeast, which cannot fall into the hands of outsiders. From the perspective of Weichen, it is better to find an opportunity to put the Americans in Jiangnan and let them fight with the British. Lin Qizhao was very satisfied and touched the red coral tree given to him.

"In the opinion of micro-ministers, it is best to be Taiwan. The imperial court does not have the financial resources to take care of Taiwan now, and besides, Taiwan's location is better. Yan Fu, who had just arrived in the capital, laughed very thief: "If you find another opportunity to pull the Germans in......"

"What, do the British still want to support Japan?" Guangxu understood the meaning of their words and smiled coldly: "Let the Koreans handle the affairs of North Korea, and after the war is over, the Qing Dynasty will come forward as the suzerain." In short, to make everyone in the world think that the Qing Dynasty is now going to carry out the Great Leap Forward in China, there is no time to pay attention to other things. (To be continued......)