Chapter 175: The Confused Qing Court Official
Although Africa is far away from the Northeast itself compared to European countries, the distance between Africa and the five Southeast Asian provinces is not as far as people think. Compared with those small European countries, the biggest advantage of Northeast China is that it is backed by a huge population like the Qing Dynasty, and can immigrate to Africa almost unlimitedly, adjusting and improving the local ethnic structure. In addition, the development of wireless communication technology and the application of various new means of transportation are gradually reducing the distance between Mozambique and the mainland of the northeast.
"You have to worry more about what our group is doing in Mozambique." Wang Yi took Deco out of the conference room, ready to see what gifts Rui had brought back to Qianjia and the others.
"Chairman, don't worry." Deco is very sincere.
"By the way, before you leave, if you have any requests, I will do my best to help you do it." Wang Yi gave a rare promise.
Deco originally wanted to refuse, but then thought about the rare opportunity, so he stubbornly said: "That's right, I have a son and a daughter, one is eight years old, and the other is six years old, and I hope they have the opportunity to study in the primary school affiliated to Dashang." ”
Wang nodded and said, "Yes, I will arrange it for you." There's my secretary's phone here, and you can contact your child when she arrives in Mukden. ”
"Thank you, Chairman."
Because Shen Yazhi and Tong Qianjia are busy with work, the work of being a secretary to Wang Yi has obviously become a burden, and in order to reduce the burden on them, Wang Yi chose Lin Taixi and Jiang Jiaren to take over their work.
The matter of arranging a school for Deco's children is just a gesture for Wang Yi, but it also makes Deco happy. Although the number of places in the primary school affiliated to Dashang is not as hard to find as the middle school, the competition is fierce. As for high school and other universities, it is not possible to get in by connection.
Prince Gong is still in Mukden and lives in the Royal Hotel. Taking advantage of the Gongchangling riots, the government of the Northeast Autonomous Region completely confiscated the assets that originally belonged to the Qing court, and most of them became cultural relics protection units. In particular, the original Fengtianxing Palace, which was later known as the Shenyang Forbidden City, has now become a museum. Although it is open to the public for a fee, there is still a steady stream of people.
Perhaps for ordinary Manchus, this is a good thing to pay homage to the glory of their ancestors, but for a royal family like Prince Gong Yi 60, it is tantamount to a huge humiliation. When did the people who love Xinjueluo's family go back to the Northeast and have to pay for their own hotels to live, isn't the Northeast the ancestral land of the Qing court.
In fact, there were still Manchu families in the Northeast who were willing to provide accommodation for the royal family, but after such a fuss in Gong Changling, whether they were sincerely dissatisfied or concerned about social influence. The Manchu families all adopted an attitude of retreat, and the Qing court did not accept visitors.
Li Hongzhang was by the side of Yi 60, and there were several Manchu and Han ministers around him. Everyone understands that although the Prince Gong in front of him has lost his official position in the Qing court, the impact is still huge, and even the Empress Dowager Xi has to be a little scrupulous.
This devil sixth prince has never been to the Northeast before, and from the standpoint of the royal family, he will inevitably regard the Northeast Autonomous Region as an enemy, but he also has to sigh at the rapid development of the Northeast over the years. Especially in the years when he was the prime minister of the national affairs yamen, he was also the ruler, the northeast was thriving, expanding the territory, and the people, regardless of whether they were rich or poor, at least contained hope for life in their eyes. And the Great Qing Kingdom under his rule was plagued by internal and external troubles, successive defeats, and the people were numb, like walking corpses.
This huge difference and contrast, the imperial sister-in-law in Cining Palace can turn a blind eye, but as the royal family of Aixin Jueluo, who is a descendant of Nurhachi, does it really want to start from the northeast and die in the northeast now? This is nothing short of a great irony.
Yi 60 is already a man in his fifties, and he has been trained in the court for many years, so it stands to reason that he already has the ability to not be surprised by honor and disgrace, and to be happy and angry. However, when he thought of the situation in front of him, he still jumped violently, and he was so angry that he threw the teacup in his hand on the ground.
"A bunch of rebels!"
The people next to him were taken aback, Li Hongzhang could understand Yi 60's mood at the moment, but compared to Devil Six, his old Li was in a worse mood. The three masterminds behind the Gongchangling riots, Wang Yuanshan, Liu Fen, and Fukushima Yasumasa. The Japanese don't say it, that is, the heart of death is not dead, and Prince Gong Yi 60 who is behind Wang Yuanshan is indeed the mastermind behind the scenes. But he Li Hongzhang didn't want to be implicated, Liu Fen is his nephew. However, he was bribed by the Japanese and went to the Northeast to do such a thing, but he Li Hongzhang didn't know about it. Originally, in the past few years, the relationship between the Northeast and Beiyang has begun to drift apart, and even not harmoniously, if it were not for business contacts, the relationship would have been broken long ago. Now Liu Fen's matter is simply deliberately disgusting him Li Hongzhang.
Li Hongzhang also understood that the reason why the Japanese let Liu Fen participate in this matter was to hide a plot to sow discord between Beiyang and Northeast China. In the relationship between Beiyang and the Northeast, the Northeast dominates, and Beiyang has become a helper. Before, the Northeast also needed Beiyang to help deal with the business in the Kannai. However, taking advantage of this unrest, Northeast China has succeeded in bringing the Qing court to its knees, allowing it to invest in various parts of the Guannai, and the treatment is equivalent to that of foreign businessmen.
Although this made the Qing court lose face, on the other hand, it did help them increase their tax sources and increase taxes. Speaking of which, in addition to losing face and losing face, the Qing court did not lose too much, on the contrary, it could also get some great benefits brought by the development of the local economy in Northeast China.
And in the whole riot, the most unlucky was Li Hongzhang's Beiyang. Before, as the spokesperson and middleman of the interests of the Northeast in the Qing Dynasty, but now that people gave him up and began to work alone, although the Qing court was unwilling, it could only endure it. However, the Qing court endured, but the loss of Beiyang was great.
After returning to his room, Li Hongzhang frowned, and Zhou Fu also knew his thoughts, and pondered for a moment before saying, "My lord, we should also plan for ourselves." ”
Li Hongzhang was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and immediately showed a shocked face, and seemed to be very angry and said: "Wushan! ”
Zhou Fu's face was not good, and he didn't speak.
In the past, Zhou Fu didn't plan for Li Hongzhang, this kind of thing is not new, but this time Li Hongzhang understands that Zhou Fu is completely referring to something else. To put it mildly, that is, there is an anti-heart!
Today's sun is very bright and warm, but when it shines on Li Hongzhang's face, he can't feel the slightest heat. Standing on the balcony, there seemed to be a chill in his heart, even Zhou Fu, who he trusted the most, already had such a feeling? At that time, Zeng Wenzhenggong and the current foreign minister of Northeast China, Zhao Liewen, had a discussion about the morale of the Qing court, and the current Minister of Justice of Northeast China, Wang Minyun, also did the same thing, saying that the direct point was to let Zeng Guofan rebel.
But maybe it's a joke made by God, and now the two people who let Zeng Guofan rebel are now the two ministers of the Northeast Autonomous Region, although they did not openly raise the flag of rebellion, but they also disobeyed the control of the Heavenly Empire.
At this time, the sound of firecrackers sounded outside the hotel, and the officials of the Qing court stood on the balcony and looked at the main entrance of the Royal Hotel, where a large banner was raised at some point, the band was playing Western music, and the hostess in a Chinese-style cheongsam held flowers and ribbons in her hands, smiling at the more than 30 people who walked down from a dozen carriages.
Zhou Fu gave his subordinates a look and asked him to check the situation. After a while, the servant ran back, but his expression was a little strange.
"What's going on?" Zhou Fu asked. Li Hongzhang was still standing on the balcony, looking at the bustle in the garden below.
"I heard that it was a king of mechanics, and it seems to be a ......"
"What is it?"
"Workers."
"Workers?" Li Hongzhang was puzzled, if these people were a group of hard-working people in the Qing Dynasty, Dingtian was just a servant. Why do you pay so much attention to them, why do you want to bring them to such a luxurious place as the Royal Hotel? Could it be that he knew we lived here, so he deliberately gave us eye medicine? It doesn't have to be so boring, right?
The next person has never encountered the situation in front of him, although he is quite dexterous on weekdays, but today he is also a little confused, because it is too unreasonable.
Zhou Fu sat on the seat and thought about it, then got up and walked out by himself, trying to find out the reason for the matter.
The corridor was very festive, the large conference room of the Royal Hotel had been opened, and Qiu Shaohua, who had experienced the reception in the front hall of the hotel, was directing the reception. For today's king of technicians, he does not dare to slack off, these people are the champions, runners-up and runners-up of various projects in the recent technician competition held in Northeast China, a total of about 200 people, this is still the first batch.
The fact that the government of the Northeast Autonomous Region held a celebration at the Royal Hotel shows the importance it attaches to this matter. Although Qiu Shaohua doesn't know much about technology, he has also said that in the factories in Northeast China, those with outstanding technology have the same status as managers at the same level. Other factories are not clear, but in Dashang Group, even Chairman Wang Yi is courteous to these people. High wages and good treatment are the dreams of many young people in Northeast China.
It is said that the university education now implemented in Northeast China is the so-called elite education, and the number of students enrolled in universities each year is only 40% of that of the current college entrance examination candidates. Even if you add the winners of the three major youth science and technology invention awards in Northeast China, the total number of people does not exceed four out of five.
The remaining high school students either repeat their studies or enter various vocational training schools, and most of the boys choose technical schools or join the insurance team. And the girls are generally teachers and nurses. After attending a vocational training school, you can also take the college entrance examination again, but some majors will be restricted.
This kind of thing was very unfamiliar to the people of the Qing court. In the Qing court, those who were engaged in technology were just officials and could not become real officials. Of course, if you want to become an official in the current Qing court, in addition to the imperial examination, there is another way, that is, donating officials, that is, buying * officials with money. If there is hope for such a country, it would be hell of a fact.
There is one thing that Wang Yi has never figured out, is there an essential difference between the elections of later generations, whether they are European countries or other countries, and the official donation system of the Qing Dynasty? Don't have the money to get elected? Is it possible?