In the summer of 1883, when the weather was a little hot in North Korea, Zhao Ningxia was enjoying the cool in his house, when a family member walked in and said, "Master, someone from Dashang has sent a letter. ”

"Show it to me."

Today's Zhao Ningxia is no longer Wuxia Ameng, since the Renwu military rebellion, because of the support of the Qing court, coupled with the support of the big merchants, he now holds the military and political power of North Korea, and even Concubine Min has to be polite when she sees him, and there is nothing more proud in life. Of course, the draught does not forget to dig wells, this Zhao Ningxia has no other benefits, that is, he knows who gave him this power. To put it simply, it is to recognize who the master is.

Standing in the candlelight, Zhao Ningxia looked down, the content of the letter was very simple, dissolve the Kaihua Party.

"The Enlightened Party, it turned out to be those people! Kim Ok-kyun, Park Yong-hyo, Yu Yun-jung, Hong Young-sik, I didn't expect these people to toss in the country, and they even ran out of the gate of the North Korean branch of Dashang to demonstrate, is there something wrong with the heads of these people? ”

Zhao Ningxia was silent in thought.

On the second day, Zhao Ningxia entered the palace to meet Concubine Min.

"Lord Zhao is exempt." Concubine Min was a little surprised, and said, "Why are you here?" ”

"I heard that the more than 1,000 new troops who have been trained by the Kaihua Party members have recently not only failed to think of their ambition to serve the country and train hard, but have always gone to the door of the North Korean branch of Dashang to demonstrate when they have nothing to do. If this kind of thing really goes on, I'm afraid it will be bad for the imperial court. ”

Concubine Min was also taken aback when she heard it, she used to only know that Dashang was a trading group in the Qing Dynasty, but with more and more news, now the outline of Dashang is gradually becoming clear in front of her eyes. It was a monstrous beast, and a few months ago I heard that there was a big battle with the Franco-Japanese coalition forces, and finally forced Japan to cede Ezo and Ryukyu with a flying ship, and paid an indemnity of 75 million taels of silver. This matter was a great shame to the whole of Japan, and now they are thinking about change and carrying out reforms.

"What Zhao Qing said is very true! Then I don't know if Aiqing has any way? ”

"Although the Japanese are not the opponents of the big merchants, we are not the opponents of the Japanese either, so Weichen's opinion is that neither side can be offended." Zhao Ningxia replied.

When Concubine Min heard this, if she could really do this, of course it would be the best.

"Please also tell me more about it."

"It's really not easy for these people from the Enlightenment Party to stay in the capital now, they control Xinjuan in their hands, and Park Yonghyo is still the judge of Seoul. If there is any change, it will be really bad for us. ”

After hearing this, Concubine Min bowed her head and was silent, and after a moment of silence, she said, "What Aiqing said is very true. ”

"Therefore, Weichen Jianyi, sent these people to Seoul, released Jin Yu to the southeastern islands to develop envoys and take charge of whaling, and transferred Pu Yongxiao to stay in Guangzhou, so that they would stay away from Seoul."

Concubine Min nodded.

"As for the 1,000 new army, Wechen Jian yì was completely disbanded, and it was useless to stay."

"This ......"

"Mother, please think. If Japan sent troops to occupy our territory, these people would be trained by the Japanese. Even if they don't commit treason and surrender at that time, but after all, the apprentices are not as good as the masters, how can they resist the attack of the Japanese? Besides, if the Qing Dynasty rises up to attack, even the Japanese are not the opponents of the Qing people, and the Qing country still has flying ships, and the Zhou Tian parade, how can we resist. The power of the Celestial Empire is far beyond our match. Therefore, it is useless to keep thousands of people in this new training, and they spend money in vain, but they leave a pretext for the Qing court. It is better to use this money for foreign affairs and develop national strength, and there is still a trace of independence in the future. ”

Concubine Min thought about it, what Zhao Ningxia said was reasonable, but there was still a trace of worry in her heart.

"Zhao Aiqing, if the Japanese come to attack, is the Qing court really willing to send troops to help? Although there are Qing troops stationed in our dynasty now, it is not a long-term solution. Concubine Min obviously remembered the Ganghwado incident, and the Ryukyus in front of her were also a lesson from the past. In other words, the Qing Dynasty is a bit unreliable.

Zhao Ningxia smiled at this time: "Niangniang, although the Qing court has not necessarily acted on its word, there are more reliable forces in our vicinity than the Qing Dynasty. ”

"Aiqing means...... Big business? ”

When Jin Yujun received the holy decree of the palace, he was suddenly shocked in his heart, knowing that Concubine Min and his family had made the first move, but the king's order was difficult to disobey, and he had no choice.

Seoul sentenced Yoon Fujung, Park Yong-hyo, Kim Ok-kyun, Hong Young-sik and others sat together to discuss countermeasures.

"Zhongyu, Zichun, now the traitorous concubine party obviously wants to separate me and the others, and then eliminate each of them." Jin Yujun said angrily.

Jung-yu is the character of Hong Young-sik, and Ja-chun is the character of Park Yong-hyo.

"The most hateful thing is that they still want to disband the 1,000 new army we have worked so hard to train, and a gang of traitors want to destroy the city wall by themselves." Park Yonghyo said loudly.

Hong Yingzhi sighed on the side, his father is a conservative veteran, the leader Hong Chunmu, and the father and son have different political views.

"It seems ......," Jin Yujun brought out a murderous aura from the corner of his eyes. I have to fight for a fish and the net is broken! ”

The other two were stunned......

"Now that the Qing Dynasty is too busy to take care of itself, I have heard that the southern subordinate country of Annam is being invaded by France, and there will always be a war between the two countries, so most of the soldiers who remain in our country must be withdrawn."

"And such a thing?" Park Yong-hyo said.

"I've also heard from the Japanese, so I don't think there will be any fake."

"But ......," Hong Yingzhi said, "there is still a big merchant in our north, and I heard that before that, the Franco-Japanese coalition forces were not his opponents, and they have always supported the traitorous concubine party." If they intervene, we don't even have the slightest chance. ”

Jin Yujun smiled at this time: "Not necessarily, I heard that there was a crisis within Dashang before, that is, the Third Infantry Division stationed in Andong had a problem with Yan zhòng." Now that they are taking care of themselves, do they still have the energy to deal with us? ”

"If that's the case, then it's a godsend." Hong Young-sik rubbed his hands, looking excited. "At that time, as long as the Qing court went to war with France, and the soldiers stationed in our country retreated, we would have the opportunity to do it."

"I'm afraid we're still a little alone and a little alone." Park Yong-hyo frowned slightly and said, he didn't want Kim Ok-kyun and Hong Young-sik to be so optimistic.

"Don't worry, I'll contact the Japanese when the time comes. In the last war, they were attacked by the big merchants, and as a result, they were defeated, ceding Ezo and Ryukyu, plus indemnities. It must be unwilling and unwilling. And if we can create an excuse for them to send troops, then we will be in chaos in our country, and they will definitely send troops. Given the distance between Japan and Japan, it will certainly not be difficult to send an army to land. Although the big merchants had an advantage in naval battles, we have all seen the strength of the Japanese army, so I think that even if the big merchants are strong, they will not be willing to take them lightly. At that time, we killed Concubine Min and sent the Japanese away, even if we spent some more money, there was hope for our North Korea! ”

The other two nodded at the same time.

"Berwyn has a point."

Because of this plan, Kim Ok-gyun and the others did not resist the will of the palace and left Seoul one after another, but they still kept in touch with each other. What they were waiting for was the start of the Sino-French War and the withdrawal of the Qing court from Korea.

After the establishment of the Northeast Autonomous Region on October 1, the first session of the Citizens* was convened in half a month, and the purpose of the meeting was to deliberate on the Constitution, the Criminal Code, and various other legal documents. The second is to review the first economic plan for the next five years.

Most of the laws are the framework of Wang Yi's issuance, and then supplemented by a group of Chinese and foreign legal experts within the big business, which is a long process. And when each draft law is completed, it is up to the citizens* to deliberate on each article and then vote on it. As soon as the vote is passed, it will be read out on the Dashang radio station, and sometimes it will be explained with examples, in short, it will be used to educate all citizens within the scope of Dashang.

Another important matter for citizens* is the consideration of the first government's five-year work plan. It is said that it is five years, but in fact it was a plan of two and a half years in 1883, 1884, and 1885. The meeting, chaired by Yang Qiuxing, premier of the autonomous region, approved the work plan by a vote of 90 in favor, three abstentions, and 10 against.

The appointment and dismissal of the 21 officials in charge of the Political Council and the ministers of various government departments proposed by Yang Qiuxing should be discussed here, and the list will be announced to the public afterwards, and the candidates with problems will be deployed in a timely manner.

Citizens* do not have the right to nominate government officials, but they do have the right to question, and once a question is raised, the official must be present to explain it. And once more than half of the citizens* believe that the official is unfit for office, the recall process can be initiated and the list submitted to the Political Council, which is actually a process of checks and balances. However, the exception is the prime minister, who needs more than two-thirds of the citizens* to remove the prime minister, mainly to maintain the stability of the government.

Wang Yi is visiting the first sugar factory in Dashang, which uses a carbonized sugar production process, which is more expensive than traditional sulfide sugar production, but the sugar color is better. If it is combined with the cheap local labor of Dashang, the cost of sulfide sugar is not necessarily higher than that of foreign countries. It's just that at the moment, raw materials need to be imported from Guangzhou, Fujian, and Taiwan in the south, which is also a matter of no choice, but after all, it can be produced in-house, so it is also much more reassuring.

With the gradual improvement of people's living standards in Northeast China, the demand for sugar is also increasing. Wang Yi himself also likes desserts, which can be seen from his crazy love for chocolate. Therefore, the sugar factory of the great merchant was built, and he rushed over in person.

As soon as he got home, Wang Yi began to brag. "Qianjia, with sugar, a whole bunch of new food types will be created"

At this time, the girl was eating the chocolate that Charlie Fama brought back from Europe, and she was a little satisfied. Shen Yatou was busy with the affairs of the Red Heart Society, so she was not by Wang Yi's side.

"I still like to eat bitter chocolate." Qianjia said her opinion.

"I like it too!"

When the two were joking, Nie Xiong, the new general manager of Dashang Bank, suddenly called and said: "Chairman, there is really a problem in Shanghai, and several large Shanxi ticket numbers have begun to stop lending...... Hu Xueyan may not be able to support it. ”