Hu Chuyuan has meritorious.

How much credit does it take...... Compared with Zeng Guofan back then, of course, it is a lot worse, and compared to Li Hongzhang, it is almost the same.

The Sino-French War and the Sino-Chinese War, these two major wars were almost the result of Hu Chuyuan's planning behind his back, and he also directly led several major victories in naval battles, laying the final results, and he was responsible for the final negotiations.

In these years, Hu Chuyuan was responsible for all the relatively large diplomatic negotiations of the Qing court, and the results were all satisfactory...... Otherwise, Hu Chuyuan would not have survived today.

With such merits, Hu Chuyuan can indeed get the title of Tirenge University Scholar, crown prince Taibao and Eryan Hualing, become the Minister of Military Aircraft, and concurrently serve as the Prime Minister's Senior Minister Jiangnan Supervision and Minister of Commerce...... None of this is a problem.

The problem lies precisely in the position of the governor of Zhili, if he is allowed to preside over the reform, wouldn't it be given to him the position of the commander of the military plane?

Everyone felt a chill.

Prince Alcohol was afraid, Prince Gong was afraid, Zhang Zhiwan and Yan Jingming were also afraid, and even Hu Chuyuan himself was afraid.

Before coming back, Hu Chuyuan had calculated in his heart, because he had 15,000 people in the Huguang Battalion, which was the new army that the imperial court relied on the most, and the Qing court would definitely not dare to dismantle it, nor would it be abolished, let alone transferred to someone else.

Then, the Qing court had only two choices, one was to appoint Lu Guangquan as the governor of a certain province, and the other was to appoint him as the governor.

Hu Chuyuan's prior estimate...... The most likely scenario is to make him concurrently the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, transfer Mei Qizhao to Liangguang as the governor, and promote Lu Guangquan to be the governor of Fujian.

He felt that this was already the limit of Prince Alcohol.

But he didn't think that Emperor Guangxu Zaiyan, a young man, had no limits.

Governor of Zhili...... For him, the position was a bit too heavy.

Before returning to China, he discussed privately with Liu Mingchuan, and he also wanted to strongly recommend Liu Mingchuan to be the governor of Zhili, and Liu Mingchuan was grateful. The two discussed privately that if Huguangying did not have a good place to go in the end, Liu Mingchuan would dismiss his descendants and settle Huguangying properly.

This...... How can this be?

Hu Chuyuan was really a little jealous, and he didn't know if the situation would get out of control because of this.

He was silent and could not speak.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhang Baixi also signaled secretly, and Emperor Guangxu Zaiyan knew that he was in a hurry for a while, and told the plan behind him.

He couldn't help coughing lightly, hiding his gaffe, and then said to everyone: "Let's talk about these things in front of us, Hu Aiqing, you don't have to leave in a hurry, I have to discuss something else with you." ”

"Yes!"

Hu Chuyuan agreed in a low voice and did not get up, while the others retreated one by one.

When everyone else left, Emperor Guangxu Zai and Hu Chuyuan smiled and said: "Hu Aiqing, you were able to fight such a beautiful victory for me this time, which really made me very happy, and also gave me a big boost in momentum and face." Okay, I know that you are the pillar of our Great Qing Kingdom, come, tell me what you think, and see how we can reinvigorate. The Guangxu Restoration I want to talk about, then I have to rely on you! ”

Hearing this, Hu Chuyuan just smiled silently, a little helpless.

In the face of the trust of Emperor Guangxu, he really didn't know what to say, he thought, it's really bad, this is the emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, if it is the Han Dynasty, then China seems to have another way to go.

After thinking about it, Hu Chuyuan finally spoke: "It's a little earlier to talk about the Restoration, but it can also be said." The meaning of Weichen is similar to before, even if it is to be reformed, it should be gradual. Compared with the book, we have to be much more conservative, and if we want to follow the example of the book and take the road of reform, it may cause a lot of unnecessary trouble. If we want to reform now, let's change the Military Aircraft Department first......! ”

Although he was very unhappy, in the face of Zai Xiang's special trust, Hu Chuyuan was really a little helpless, so he had to sort out a feasible reform plan for Zai Xiang.

Hu Chuyuan.

He is not Kang Youwei, he is not a political opportunist who has just gained some power, he can't afford to offend everyone for the sake of power like Kang Youwei, and he is not like Kang Youwei, who treats all other people as fools, thinking that he is the only one in the world who is smart.

Hu Chuyuan's reform plan is very simple, continue to make a fuss around the Military Aircraft Department, and formally set up three new yamen, the Prime Minister's Senior Minister, the Prime Minister's Foreign Affairs, and the Prime Minister's Navy, which are under the jurisdiction of the Military Aircraft Department.

Under the Military Aircraft Department, the Legal Affairs Bureau, the Academic Administration Bureau, the Examination Bureau, the Post Office, and the Transportation Bureau were set up, which were responsible for formulating new laws, opening new schools, inspecting the accounting projects of various provinces, and managing postal, railway, and port shipping.

Correspondingly, the Prime Minister's Senior Minister's Yamen was reduced, and the Agriculture Bureau, the Industry and Mining Bureau, the Commerce Bureau, and the Investment Promotion Bureau were retained, and they continued to be responsible for internal affairs management and the expenditure of the imperial court's official shares.

Strongly weakening the Prime Minister's Senior Minister's Yamen is also a way for Hu Chuyuan to protect himself.

Since he must be appointed as the governor of Zhili, then Hu Chuyuan's prime minister's senior yamen must be dismantled, lest he monopolize power and be hated by everyone.

Other matters continue to be handled in the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Punishment, and they will not dismantle other people's platforms, but the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households are two key positions, and they should enter the sequence of the Minister of Military Aircraft.

Of course, Weng Tongyi's political tendencies are relatively conservative, and he is not as easy to use as Sun Jianai, so it is best to find a way to let Sun Jianai serve as the secretary of the ministry.

Weng Tongyi is the real emperor after all...... He can be appointed as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and then as an academician of Hanlin, conferred the title of co-organizer of the university, and grasped the power of the examination to make a balance.

It took more than 10 years for the Cabinet system to be formally established as a constitutional monarchy, and the Company Law, the Industrial and Commercial Trade Law, and the new tax law were promulgated based on reality.

At the same time, two other things are also very important, one is the issue of the Manchu people's flattery, and the other is the issue of the reform of the Qing army.

Regarding the support of the Manchus, Hu Chuyuan meant that on the issue of national debts and military salaries, the Eight Banners would not move, and the other Manchus would be cut by 5% first, allowing the Manchus to choose their jobs freely, and a separate industry persuasion bureau would be set up to help the Manchus become self-reliant, and the Manchus could be encouraged to return to the Northeast to farm, and they would be given preferential treatment in the law.

On the issue of the reform of the Qing army, the number of more than 120,000 people in the Eight Banners Battalion is a bit excessive, and the average annual military salary is more than 2,900 yuan, which is actually useless at all.

The green battalion is not in a hurry to make a major change, maintaining the world soldier system, only for local maintenance, serving as the authority of the armed police, and leaving more than 10,000 green battalions in various provinces, which are under the direct jurisdiction of the governor.

The regular army adopts the conscription system, is formally established, and comprehensively promotes the large battalion system, with a corps set up on the large battalion, and the corps is divided according to the governor's jurisdiction, that is, Huguang, Liangguang, Liangjiang, Fujian and Zhejiang...... The Corps shall have the jurisdiction of the Overseer.

The army maintains a total of 50 large battalions, 30 main battalions, 20 reserve battalions, and the navy's naval division and land battalions are maintained at the scale of 10 large battalions, and the navy and coastal defense expenses are unified in the prime minister's coastal defense yamen, and the army continues to be distributed to the governors and governors of the provinces, but the equipment and establishment of each battalion must be approved by the Ministry of War.

Throughout the country, the army should unify its equipment, reduce the difficulty of supply, and try its best to produce and supply it at home.

In addition to these urgent issues related to the security of the country, Hu Chuyuan also mentioned several other matters.

The first is the issue of the emergence of the academy and foreign students, he suggested that the graduates of the martial arts academy should be awarded the qualification of Tongwuju people, and the graduates of foreign studies should be awarded the qualification of Tongju people when they return from studying abroad, or complete their university studies in China; The second is the issue of tax sharing between the central and local governments, and instead of long-term arguing, it is better to formulate a standard, with the provinces taking 30 percent, the central government taking 70 percent, and the expenses for green camps and the like going directly from the provinces and no longer going to the central finance.

If the localities are insufficient, the central authorities can make up for them, and if the local finances and taxes are sufficient, the central authorities should not envy them, but let the localities use them at their own discretion and continue to invest in the establishment of industries, the cultivation of land, the establishment of marriages, the opening of wasteland and the construction of roads, the establishment of education, and so on.

When the central and local governments are short of finances, they do not need to adopt the method of increasing taxes and levies, but borrow money from banks to raise treasury bonds.

As for the problem of losses in government undertakings, if it cannot be resolved within three years, all official shares will be sold and let businessmen handle it.

When it comes to reform, Hu Chuyuan is actually very stable.

How to solve the problem step by step, he also has the most solutions, and he is currently the only person who can balance the rights and interests of all parties and not let the situation get out of control.

This point is very clear in the hearts of Emperor Guangxu Zaiyan and Zhang Baixi, who are eager to reform, and Prince Alcohol and Prince Gong, who do not want to reform, know even better.

Zaiyan.

His trust in Hu Chuyuan is very deep, and he even admires Hu Chuyuan's ability, he almost has a kind of ancient sage monarch's affection, and he really regards Hu Chuyuan as the reincarnation of Guan Zhong.

As soon as Hu Chuyuan said this, he was very, very happy, and asked Hu Chuyuan to do what he said.

Hu Chuyuan didn't continue to say anything, no matter how much trouble he made, Prince Alcohol and Prince Gong would not dare to send Zai Yan into the cold palace, at most, it would be against Yang and Yin, but if Cixi was made to make trouble, it would be difficult to clean up.

Therefore, in the position of Governor of Zhili, he really has to sit firmly.

It's a nuisance.

What's more troublesome is another thing...... In case, Guangxu succeeded in following these methods he said and turned the situation in China around, would he still be able to expel the Manchus.

That's a problem, too!

After coming out of the Forbidden City, Hu Chuyuan returned to Yongjun Mansion by car, and he also had too many questions in his heart.

He really couldn't tell the future.

Alas, take a step, look at a step...... He thought so.

(To be continued)