"Why did Xiao Lizi go for so long and haven't come back today, so I'll go to the palace gate and ask someone else." Now every morning, Li Lianying has to go out to buy newspapers for Cixi. Reading this "Wu Shibao" has become a compulsory course for Cixi every morning.

The first eunuch who was sent out by Cixi has not come back yet, so it is a little late today, and Cixi is a little anxious to see it. It was at this time that Li Lianying came back.

Cixi saw Li Lianying coming back, and was a little impatient: "Hurry up and present it to the mourning family." Why have you been here for so long? Cixi picked up her reading glasses and put them on.

Li Lianying hurriedly presented the newspaper: "Lafayette, the slave heard the news that the emperor went to Shanghai today, and someone said that the emperor wanted to see the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau." It's not so late, and ask Lafayette to punish him. ”

"The emperor went to Shanghai?" Cixi put down the newspaper in her hand: "Our emperor, it's not peaceful." ”

"It was said that the emperor heard that the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau lost money every year, so he went to take a look."

"If the emperor goes, he won't lose money. Since ancient times, the royal family does not compete with the people. Our emperor is good, and he secretly set up a Dasheng garment factory. If you set up a factory, will the imperial court be rich? Cixi picked up the newspaper: "Don't talk about the emperor." This Sun Jianai still has some talents, you look at this newspaper, the mourning family looks good. The emperor is also yes, didn't he just say, 'Yu Qiu Ba is in company, and he loses the prestige of the Son of Heaven.'" 'I was thrown out of the palace by the emperor, no matter how I said that he Sun Jianai was also the emperor's teacher, how could this face exist. ”

When Li Lianying heard this, her heart moved: "Why don't Lafayettes make a decree and recruit him back to Beijing?" ”

Cixi thought for a while and said, "Forget it." If he is really recruited to return to Beijing, I really don't know what else this newspaper can do. ”

Whether this "Wu Shibao" can reach Cixi or the emperor is still the emperor's hand. At Guangxu's request, the "Wu Shi Bao" was to be fully distributed in the Jiangnan area and the Gyeonggi region. Guangxu also made a special statement that the capital must be issued every day. Because Guangxu also has to watch. In the beginning, the "Business Times" was like an angry newspaper, commenting on the state, officials, and current affairs, and there was nothing that satisfied the people at the "Business Times" anyway. But none of this is what Guangxu wants.

Guangxu adjusted in time and asked Sun Jianai to suspend his comments on the state and officials. The focus is on areas that are closely related to people's livelihood, such as weather and water conservancy, and special people with expertise in this area have been invited to provide knowledge on agricultural production such as how to increase yields. For industry, emphasis is placed on business management methods, as well as new technologies. This part is what Guangxu wants to see, although the factory management concept of later generations is definitely more advanced than now, but Guangxu doesn't know if it is suitable for this era. At the same time, in order to increase the number of readable surnames, the "Wu Shi Shibao" was asked to report on the folk customs, scenery and geography of various parts of China, as well as some touching little things in life. Of course, I didn't let go of any topic that will not age in any era - love. From ancient times to the present, what Meng Jiangnu, Zhu Yingtai, etc., it is really impossible not to make up a love novel, which is serialized in three or two thousand words every day. Guangxu has repeatedly stressed that the "Business Times" is not facing political officials and celebrities. It's about making every one of China's lowest people want to see it. It's all about popularizing the basics for all. Regarding political affairs, I will only talk about the current system of the imperial court and what new ones have been promulgated, and I will not comment on it.

Since the "Business Times" began to be published, Kou Liancai had to buy newspapers every day, and after a long time, Li Lianying knew about it. Li Lianying quietly went to buy one. However, at this time, the "Wu Shibao" had been revised, and Li Lianying bought it back and saw that what she said was nothing to do with the court situation, so she didn't care, and she didn't tell Cixi. But after reading the newspaper in Guangxu, it was taken by the guards and eunuchs below. It has to be said that the literacy rate in the Forbidden City of China was still very high at this time. After a long time, it spread in this palace. Cixi also heard about this when she was not careful. As a result, Cixi couldn't let go of it when she saw it, and the love story in the newspaper fascinated Cixi too much. Coupled with the local customs and customs mentioned in the newspaper, Cixi also felt a little fresh, so she read it every day.

Of course, Cixi knew about these things, but what Guangxu didn't know was that now the place where China can buy the "Wu Shibao" is already a different situation. Whether it is a factory in the city, especially in the countryside, every day the local teacher reads the newspaper to everyone in the open field. The knowledge of agricultural production mentioned in it is refreshing for farmers who have worked with the land all their lives. Often, people in a village bring their own small benches to sit on the field and listen, not only farmers who farm, but also local landlords. Who doesn't want to get a lot of food from the field. In some places where transportation is inconvenient, newspapers are even obtained by some local open-minded landlords. And the love story in the newspaper makes men and women living in the city, rich and poor, fall in love with this newspaper. Guangxu, the butterfly, finally succeeded in inciting the wings that changed history for the first time.

Cixi is not in a hurry at this time, Guangxu will go to Shanghai this time to say that it will take five or six days to come back, Cixi only needs to wait for the news of Guangxu in Shanghai to come back before making a decision. has been able to rule China with peace of mind for so many years, and she naturally has her own news channels. Cixi is not in a hurry, but some people are in a hurry.

As soon as the American minister Tian Bei heard that Guangxu had gone to Shanghai, he hurriedly sent a report to China. and asked to go to Shanghai to meet Guangxu. At this time, the domestic economy of the United States was saturated, and a large number of factories were close to semi-shutdown because there was nowhere to sell their products. The warehouse is full of products. The United States urgently needs to find a market for its products. At this time, the Qing State suddenly wanted to build a railway, which made the United States from political axes to businessmen very excited. It's okay to get a loan, it's okay to have technology. According to international practice, the construction of the railway will have the right to develop minerals for ten miles along the line. You Qingguo said that the countries participating in the construction do not enjoy the right to develop the reading power, but they can develop it together with the Qing country in a cooperative way. Well, for the sake of domestic warehouse inventory, look at your huge market of 400 million people, I can't help but agree. You must know that Britain has signaled that it will withdraw from the Qing Dynasty's "Grand Cross Railway Plan". Who let Britain already occupy the market in Jiangnan of the Qing Dynasty, while the United States was still looking for a market for its products all over the world. But the Qing Dynasty's requirement that "all the materials used in the Grand Cross Railway Project must come from the factories in the Qing Dynasty" made the American political axe a little crazy, wasn't it just to sell its own products? Where can I sell it if you Qingguo came to me with such a hand, for this reason, Tian Bei has found Tang Shaoyi many times to discuss whether he can relax the conditions. The problem arises, no matter how tempting the conditions put forward by the United States, Tang Shaoyi bites this to death This is a rule set by the emperor, and he has no way to modify it. If you don't agree, forget it, anyway, the Russians want to build the Northeast Railway. It really doesn't work, even if it is handed over to Germany, it is a good choice.

In fact, Tang Shaoyi was also very annoyed. Before leaving, the emperor summoned him and Zhan Tianyou separately for this matter, and made an incredible request. First, all the materials used in the Grand Cross Railway project must come from the factories in the Qing Dynasty, and this condition must not be changed, and I must train my own basic industrial talents for the Qing Dynasty. If I can't, I'd rather not build the railroad. Second, the minerals within ten miles of the railway line must be developed in cooperation with the Qing state. The way of cooperation can be discussed. Third, the address of the factory built for the construction of the railway must be approved by the imperial court. The third article is only for the Northeast and Shandong areas. Regarding the emperor's requirements, Tang Shaoyi understood it this way. The first is that it is absolutely necessary, if the emperor wants to ZTE, he must have his own industrial base and industrial talents. According to the emperor's words, this is called not spending your own money, and letting others cultivate talents for you. The second one is no problem, it can be talked about anyway. The third is incomprehensible. The emperor also gave specific requirements for the laying time of the railway: the Northeast and Shandong areas must be started in 19 years, and the other parts of the delay must be delayed until 20 years after Guangxu. What does the emperor want to do? Could this have anything to do with the First Sino-Japanese incident? Tang Shaoyi didn't know.

The American political axe was in a hurry to sign an agreement with the Qing State on the construction of a railway, well, it should be signed as soon as possible, and it was necessary to persuade Guangxu to relax the restrictions on the use of materials, of course, it was better to cancel it. It's all about business. Therefore, after obtaining the permission from China, Tian Bei immediately set off for Shanghai.

And although the German minister Barand was not as anxious as the American minister Tian Bei, he was also anxious. Anxiously waiting for the last instructions at home. In several individual conversations with Guangxu, he had clearly felt Guangxu's goodwill towards Germany. Because Guangxu took the initiative to mention that he could provide Germany with a suitable port on the coastline of the Qing Dynasty for the Far East Fleet stationed in Germany. If we want to increase Germany's voice in the Far East, it is not enough to rely on a few dispensable islands now. If a series of cooperation agreements could be reached with the largest empire in the Far East and a fleet could be stationed, Germany would be a force in the Far East that could influence local powers. And he will personally receive enough credit for it. Even if it's for the more or less help that comes out of the palace, you have to do your best to help the tea money. At this moment, China has not yet given a clear reply to the Qing State's proposal to build an ammunition production line and improve artillery with German assistance. But he was in a hurry, because the case of beer sent to him in China last time was just ordinary goods. For a case of beer, he had already written directly to Wilhelm II. In his opinion, this was the first step to establish a good personal relationship with the Qing emperor.

And the Russian minister Cassini was annoyed. The country has already reprimanded him, asking him to win the right to build the Northeast Railway of the Qing Dynasty. China has begun to speed up the construction of the Far East Railway and draw up the "Yellow Russia Plan", and the Qing Northeast Railway is an important part of this plan. If the United States is allowed to intervene in the middle, Russia's Far East strategy will be dealt a fatal blow because of the attitude of the United States. Because the United States could not have withdrawn from the land in the northeast of the Qing Dynasty. Although there was a priority for the construction of the Northwest Railway of the Qing Kingdom, that was not what they wanted.

The French minister, Stealand, was entangled. France gave Russia a large amount of money for goods in the hope that Russia would turn its attention back to Europe and work together to contain the powerful Germany. The Qing country's railway plan did not have their share, but Russia was already starting to speed up the construction of the Far Eastern Railway, which made them anxious. Russia's eyes must be turned back to Europe. And the United States is the best helper. When Shi Alan went to the U.S. Legation again and learned that the U.S. Minister Tian Bei had gone to Shanghai, would he go or not? Tangled, very tangled.

The British minister, Eugnes, was angry, and he had reason to be angry. An inadvertent piece of news was that the Qing were preparing to lease Xiamen Island to Germany and station it in the German Far East Fleet. While no agreement has been reached, this is a red flag. Once Germany formally leases Xiamen, then German power will inevitably enter Fujian, which will make British influence in Jiangnan threaten from Germany, and because of the existence of the German Far East Fleet, the British Far East Fleet will be blocked from going north. And Xiamen is too close to Hong Kong. What made Ogne angry the most was that the Qing Emperor originally wanted to lease the Zhoushan Islands in Zhejiang to Germany, but changed it to Xiamen in consideration of the possible attitude of the British. If the attitude of the British Empire is really considered, it should be in the north of China, not in the middle of the coastline south of the Yangtze River. Eugene was angry, very angry.

And it was not only Britain, the United States, Germany, Russia, and France that were interested in the railway plans of the Qing State. There are also many countries that want to get a piece of the pie. For example, Italy, and for example, this book.

All of this was actually done by Guangxu, and a weak China had long been unable to resist under the encroachment of the great powers. If you want to be strong, the attitude of the great powers is crucial. Only let them eat dog will not have time to pay attention to the changes in China. The only thing that will interest the Western powers is China's vast market and abundant resources, with a population of 400 million. I want them all, okay. To whom is this piece of meat for? Didn't you decide for yourselves? Although China is already semi-colonial, it must still nominally have a unified political axe. It is still difficult to implement policies in this land without the help of the current political axe. For example, the Qing government was really determined to lease Xiamen to Germany, and Britain really had little to do but start a war. To split China, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom incident has long made them die.

If you want to touch the fish, you have to muddy the water first. Guangxu said.

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