Ding Yuntong looked at the copy list in his hand, and his mouth was cold.

The wealth stolen was simply astronomical, and all the officials were tortured to extract confessions, especially those princes and beles, all of whom were rich. They confessed to Zhuangzi, ticket numbers, pawnshops, restaurants, silver buildings, as well as all kinds of calligraphy and painting treasures, antique cultural relics, countless. The confiscated fields have reached nearly one million acres. The total value is completely incalculable.

The cash alone, including the gold and silver stolen from the books, as well as the money deposited in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, and other places, roughly calculated, amounted to a staggering more than 120 million taels!

Although Ding Yuntong had expected it in advance, such a huge harvest still made him overjoyed. Originally, the money in Huaxia Bank was already very tight, and the continuous training, equipment and establishment of the new units of the Guards required the continuous investment of huge funds. The construction of various non-governmental projects, including railways, highways, factories, mining, flood control facilities in major water systems, and so on, is like a mouth that fills up with dissatisfaction. Zheng Guanying, Hu Xueyan and others have repeatedly reported that their financial resources have dried up and they cannot make ends meet.

This is another important reason why Ding Yuntong can't wait to take action.

Now with this huge amount of wealth, the problem of funds can finally be temporarily alleviated.

After this round of purging, those who dared to oppose themselves in the court were basically swept away, especially those with real power among the Manchu aristocracy, which was the focus of this crackdown. The cabal, in particular, was wiped out before it was fully organized.

I believe that the remaining civil and military officials will naturally be silent, and they can only work hard, and they dare not talk nonsense.

Those princes and Baylors who did not participate in the cabal, such as Prince Dun Yicheng, Prince Gong Wang Yi, Baylor Zaipei, Zai Ying, Zai Ze, etc., Ding Yuntong will let it go for the time being, and it is also to convey a message that those who follow me will prosper, and those who oppose me will die. As long as you are obedient, you can still save your life.

Of course, public characterization is also necessary.

The state-run media published an editorial on the 25th, saying that "a handful of mad and arrogant people attempted to launch a coup d'état and usurp the throne by shelling Tiananmen Square, but the conspiracy was quickly crushed." The masterminds and supporters behind it have all been arrested. These conspirators will be severely punished by the law, and some have stubbornly resisted arrest and have been suppressed on the spot. ＂

The editorial does not say who the conspirators are, and no one knows how much gore is hidden behind its short text.

For the next period of time, all the aristocratic and wealthy areas were still closed to traffic, and the city gates were still strictly checked for people entering and leaving, etc., and a large number of action team members searched for the families of those noble bureaucrats all over the city.

By the beginning of March, the situation had gradually calmed down, and no one knew how many people had died during this period, except for the crematorium in the west of the city that burned the bodies day and night, and the black smoke continued day and night.

By mid-March, martial law had been loosened a lot, and the people were doing what they should have done, buying and selling what they should have done, and the markets were busy and noisy, as if nothing had happened. The only difference is that the interrogation of people on the road has been greatly strengthened.

The is still reporting on the national economy and people's livelihood, various achievements in economic construction, and how the emperor cordially expressed his condolences to the people of Guizhou who are suffering from drought.

Only on the Zuihou page of the newspaper on March 2, in an inconspicuous corner, a short message of dozens of words was published. The content is: Empress Dowager Ci'an, on the evening of March 1, in the Zhongcui Palace, the Emperor said filial piety, Ci'an Yuqing and Jingyi Tianzuo Shengxian Empress.

All the people in the government were greeted and were not allowed to inquire about what was happening, they were not allowed to believe rumors, and anyone who was curious and dared to inquire would immediately face a political attack.

People with a slight sense of politics have wisely chosen to remain silent, just do their own business, and no matter how many colleagues have strangely disappeared, they will act as if nothing has happened and nothing is known.

Time passed slowly, and the city of Beijing was as calm as the Yongding River, flowing quietly without a trace of ripples and undulations.

The turmoil caused by the decommissioning order also subsided automatically. It seems that overnight, the children of the Eight Banners have become reasonable, gentle and gentle, and no one protests or complains anymore.

When the slaves know that there is no point in resisting, they will calmly accept their fate, they will comfort themselves, and put themselves in the shoes of the slave owner to find a reason, zuihou, kill or chop at will.

As long as they are cruel and smart enough, the people will be very well-behaved.

Forgetful people quickly forget all this, no witnesses, no survivors, no traces, no problems

But there is a problem, there is a survivor.

It is Eun-joo, the eldest son of the Minister of Internal Affairs Jing Shan, who is a good gambler and prostitutes. That "Kristallnacht", he escaped from a dog hole, ran to a prostitute who usually fucked haode, and hid.

He was lucky to get out of the disaster, but he knew that he couldn't stay in the capital for a long time, but fortunately, thanks to the bitch's righteousness, he hid him for half a month and escaped several searches. Zuihou, with the help of a Catholic acquaintance, broke into the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.

The incident set off a secret diplomatic storm between China and the United States, and no one knows how Zuihou ended it. But all kinds of rumors about the coup d'état in Beijing began to circulate in the circle of foreigners in China, about the Tiananmen shelling, about the bloodshed, and so on.

For a while, the waves were treacherous, and the inside story was heavy.

Subsequently, the Propaganda Department ordered that all newspapers and books in the country should be strictly censored, and no articles should mention similar topics, and many words became taboo. Even some numbers, such as 223, 224, etc., will be suspected of being referential and will be restricted.

Yan Fu of the "Constitutional Research Society" also published a nondescript essay on the in Shanghai, talking about an unsolved case he heard about when he was a child, the victim died unexpectedly, and the murderer was unknown. But in the zuihou of the article, Yan Fuyi pointed out: Whoever Zuihou profits, who is the murderer.

And this article was quickly put on Ding Yuntong's imperial case, and he sneered: "Those conservative shili of the left have been killed in large numbers, and I believe that they will not be able to recover for a period of time." But these rightists are still very arrogant, but most of these people are useful intellectuals and officials, and they are still needed for the time being. When industrialization is over, their end will come. ＂

Whether it is a leftist or a rightist, everyone thinks that they are worried about the country and the people, and they ask for the people's lives. But for dictators, they are all dangerous elements, they are all heretics. What the dictator wants is now, and since he is already a dictator, he is the owner of the immediate benefit, and he has the most beautiful haode time, and there is nothing that needs to be changed. Essentially, it will be resistant to any form of reform, whether to the left or to the right.

Therefore, whether you are on the left or on the right, you think that you have a red heart to the sun and are loyal to the society, but in the eyes of the government, you are completely a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh, do the dictators still need to listen to your opinions? Listen to you, is that still a dictatorship?

Ding Yuntong put aside the matter for the time being and fell silent.

The death of the Empress Dowager Ci'an brought him some psychological shadows, and he sometimes dreamed in his dreams of how Ci'an was strangled to death with white silk.

He wanted Ci'an to commit suicide, but she just wouldn't give herself. He had no choice but to order his subordinates to "help the Queen Mother".

Now it seems that Ci'an deliberately did this, inducing him to personally order the killing, so that he would feel guilty. This can be regarded as a little resistance of Ci'an, in fact, Ci'an has also achieved its goal.

Now he can only do more things and think less about his thoughts to relieve his emotions.

Ding Yuntong thought about it for a while, and sent a message to Sheng Xuanhuai, asking him to quickly complete the negotiations with the Dangao Dabei Telegraph Company and establish telephone exchanges in major cities as soon as possible.

At this time, the application of wired telephones was gradually developing, and it was not until the twentieth century that local telephones appeared in China. The telephone, whether military or civilian, is far faster and easier than the telegraph. The inventor was not in fact Bell, who was recognized by the United States Congress in Resolution 269 of June 15, 2002 as the inventor of the telephone.

Of course, the current telephone, the dialing device has not been invented, and can only be used by the telephone exchange, which is relatively expensive and cannot really be applied to ordinary people. However, Ding Yuntong believes that the telephone is a great weapon in military and political fields, and the sooner it is popularized, the better.

Some time ago, the telephone cable between Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Fengtian, and Hong Kong and other cities has begun to be laid, and Jihua has spent two years to initially form a telephone network, and the submarine cable from Tianjin to Japan is also being planned.

At this time, the two main railway arteries have been fully connected, and by next year, the Gyeongbong Railway and the Anbong Railway (Mukden-Andong) will also be opened to traffic, so that it will be possible to quickly transfer troops and transport materials to Korea by land, which will be extremely beneficial to the future Sino-Japanese war.

Improving information and transportation can greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of the army. A country's military strength does not depend solely on the caliber of artillery and the number of troops.

Just thinking about it, the next person came to report that He Ruzhang, the former minister in Japan, asked to see him.

Ding Yuntong nodded, two months ago, he had already ordered He Ruzhang to return to China, and the post of minister was held by Huang Zunxian, counselor of the embassy.

"When He Ruzhang came back, the Japanese spy Nawara Chen Zheng must have also followed. This move is finally ready to use. Ding Yuntong smiled secretly in his heart.