Chapter 118 is my ...... (Ask for a commuter pass!) Read! ）

Under the scorching sun, a warrant officer stands straight in the huā garden of the palace. Even in the early summer he was still wearing his military uniform, and after standing in the sun for dozens of minutes, he was already sweating from the heat, but he still stood there, his eyes staring straight ahead, and at this time anyone could see that he would be extremely uncomfortable, beads of sweat rolling down the warrant officer's cheeks and neck, soaking through his military uniform.

It was late May, and the weather shouldn't have been so hot, even in the furnace of Nanjing.

But as a soldier, he could only stand like this, he knew that there might be other people watching him, his colleagues were as hot and unbearable as himself, and being able to serve as His Majesty's guard in the palace was originally a glorious thing, and everyone who came here knew that this might not be a shortcut to promotion, but after a year, that royal service medal was enough for them to show off to their colleagues and families.

It would have looked like only His Majesty himself seemed to be cool, and His Majesty, dressed in a dark green shirt that was indistinguishable from that of an army soldier, was hiding under the cool yīn and looking at something, and a visitor would be very surprised if he took this photo.

"They may be surprised...... But this is the "emperor of soldiers".

Any newcomer to the officer would be surprised that His Majesty's appearance at this time did not seem to be much different from that of the most ordinary soldiers, but in the eyes of these officers, this did not prevent them from being loyal.

A faint smoke spread between his fingers, Chen Moran, who was wearing a short shirt, sat up and carefully read the telegram again, the telegram was sent from the United States, the United States not only did not make any accusations against China for building warships, but while expressing its approval, it even hoped that China would order warships from the United States, take loans, and transfer technology...... It's incredible

That's right, it's incredible

What do Americans want to do?

According to the information in the book, the contradiction between Japan and the United States originated from the "Japan-U.S. Hawaii dispute", and it was further transformed after the United States annexed the Philippines, and the real jī was after this war. Thinking of this and closing his eyes, Chen Moran's mind came up with the recent "brewing" incident.

A week ago, negotiations between China and the United States on the renewal of the Treaty on the Restriction of Chinese Workers in the United States were moved to Nanjing. The Manchu treaty had been in existence for 10 years, and as a supplement to the Chinese Exclusion Act in the United States, the Chinese had never found a reason to strongly resist it. This time, the negotiating table was moved to Nanjing, and the Chinese people tried to exert some influence on the situation at the negotiating table through the voice of society.

At the end of April, the newly established Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce received an urgent telegram from Chinese businessmen in North America. The latter expects to mobilize the power of the domestic population to boycott American goods and force the US side to change its policy. At the beginning of May, when the media in Shanghai began to create momentum to counteract, the Times loudly shouted that the signing of the Sino-US labor contract was a matter of national honor and disgrace, and that everyone had a painful and painful situation, and that it was appropriate to work together to seek a boycott.

This undoubtedly contributed to the awakening of the domestic merchant group, who finally saw that the anti-Chinese policy of the United States was not only aimed at laborers, but also at the businessmen themselves and intellectuals.

Although he had told the directors of the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce through some agents that they were asked to exercise restraint, at least temporarily, now was not the time to change relations with the United States, but before the Sino-Japanese relations were redefined, at the meeting of the directors of the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce, this cautious and obedient organization finally made the decision to boycott American goods. After the meeting, the business associations telegraphed the whole country for a period of two months to force the U.S. government to reform the ban.

At first, none of the merchants of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce were willing to lead the charge to the country's 21 ports, because they rarely believed that the campaign would actually start as scheduled. Later, Fujian businessman Zeng Shaoqing came out and led the nation, thus boycotting American goods and is becoming more and more intense.

“…… After the First Sino-Japanese War, with the introduction of the social contract theory into China, the idea of popular sovereignty began to sprout, and the term "national" gradually became mainstream. In contrast to the subjects of a particular dynasty in the past, citizens are citizens with independent personalities and individual rights. Since sovereignty rests with the people, not only can the government not interfere with the inherent rights of the people, but also the decisions involving the interests of the state must be made with the consent of the people. ”,

Looking at the newspaper articles advocating "refusing to renew contracts and arriving at the United States", although it has always been his pursuit to establish "Chinese national consciousness", but at this time, facing the articles in the newspapers, Chen Moran still felt that this boycott of American goods was ostensibly a continuation of "refusing foreign goods and striving for sovereignty", but in fact, on the other hand, it seemed to have some "constitutional" flavor, at least with the hidden meaning of advocating for constitutionalism.

"The Manchu government negotiated with outsiders to negotiate with the people of the country without consultation, and all the drafts of the agreement were set in the land of the Secret Treaty, and our people had no reason to know until after the signing of the treaty or from the foreign newspapers to feed back to our country. In case after this agreement, then it is too late for our people to try to resist the remedy. Today, the nation has recovered, and the fairness of the empire is beyond the comparison of the Manchu colonial government, and His Majesty promised that "all major decisions in the internal and external affairs of the empire shall be decided by the Council." ”。 Now, if the decision of the Imperial Council arouses the anger of the people, His Majesty shall dissolve the Imperial Council, and the provincial Councils shall elect the members of the Imperial Council......"

Staring at the "proposal" in the newspaper "Resisting American Goods to Meet the Voice of the People" in the newspaper, Chen Moran's brows were tightly knit as he called for the "Restriction of Chinese Workers in the United States and the Protection of the Chinese in the United States Treaty" to be considered by the Senate.

In the past, when the Manchu government negotiated with outsiders to consult the countrymen, how could he have asked the Advisory House? After the consultation was not decided, the Imperial Council ...... Well, at least for now, it's the deaf ear, and the provincial, municipal and county councils may still have some power at the local level, but the Imperial Councillor ...... For the time being, it is convenient to concentrate power in one's own hands.

However, this seems to be a solution, although it does not want to "deteriorate" Sino-US relations due to the non-governmental boycott of American goods, on the other hand, it is one of its own strategies to use the boycott of American goods to show its attitude to the United States, and then refuse the treaty through public opinion, and the advice in this newspaper can completely put aside the relationship between the government and the government.

The will of the people cannot be violated...... Is there a more appropriate excuse than that? The people were responsible for lighting the fire, and the government was responsible for putting out the fire, and in the end, the treaty was naturally ...... Jiāo for the Senate to deliberate

It was just after making this decision in his heart, but after a little sinking, Chen Moran felt some strange smells welling up in his heart, and his right hand couldn't help but use a pen to write some words and phrases on the newspaper.

"If you start this......

Looking at the words and phrases such as "parliament, democracy, and republic" that he wrote casually with a pen in the newspaper, a sentence came to his mind for Chen Moran, who was a little distracted.

"One is a question of more and less, and the other is a question of whether there is or not......"

Once this was opened, there was no doubt that the transfer of power to the Senate began with the conclusion of foreign treaties, and then ...... The dam of a thousand miles collapsed in the ant xùe, and the ant xùe burst the embankment is just a gap, but everything is a matter of opening this crack, and more or less can be fought for from less to more. To have it or not to have it? There is almost no possibility of none.

"Opening...... Opening ......"

Shen yín, Chen silently closed his eyes and thought about a chain reaction repeatedly in his heart.

Lost a nail, broke a shoe; broke a farrier and broke a warhorse; broke a war horse and wounded a knight; wounded a knight and lost a battle; Lost a battle, lost an empire.

The same principle can be applied to oneself, if you open this hole yourself, it will ......

Walking to Xianggong's side, Ji Li, who was about to call him, unexpectedly saw a few seemingly mindless words written in the newspaper.

"Senate Deliberation, Boycott, Parliament, Democracy, Downfall, Republican ......"

A series of more than a dozen words, and then looking at Xiang Gong's eyes and frowning, Ji Li couldn't help but stretch out her hand and gently stroke his brow, as if she wanted to caress away his troubles.

"Ji Li ......"

Feeling the softness between his eyebrows, opening his eyes and looking at the beauty in front of him, Chen Moran squeezed out some smiles.

"What are you thinking?"

"Nothing"

Ji Li, who was already sitting in the dodge chair, just supported her chin with her hand, and looked at Xiang Gong with a pair of beautiful eyes, and her consciousness couldn't be clearer.

"Okay"

Smiling helplessly, Chen Moran handed over the newspaper in his hand.

"There's a Thing"

Pick up the newspaper and read the front-page opinion piece as quickly as you can.

"Are you scared?"

Looking up at Xianggong, Ji Li's fingers inadvertently swept over "downfall, republic", perhaps this is what he is most worried about, what he is worried about is "losing his empire".

Fear? When you don't get it, you can make countless promises to them, but after you really get it, none of those promises that are contrary to your "thousand-year empire" are what you want to keep, and even if you do, you will do everything possible to make him change your taste.

Fortunately, although I am an engineering student, I have always learned those "boring" things well, and when I was in college, I also liked to argue with others about those "boring" things in the forum, and it was the things I didn't like back then, which gave me enough "inspiration" to make those promises tasteless.

"I built this empire"

When he was talking, Chen Moran's demeanor was extremely serious, what history is driven by xiǎo characters, what history is this, in the final analysis, this empire is its own creation, it is the creator of everything

In that case, you should be in charge of everything here

"I made everything here"

Looking at Xianggong, Ji Li's eyes were full of surprise, but she was more puzzled, she couldn't believe that this sentence came out of her husband's mouth, is he still the same person?