When the Sino-Russian Treaty of Shanghai was signed, Xu Jie and his entourage immediately took a boat north to Tianjin, Beiyang destroyed an old era, this is only the beginning, he now needs to establish a new era. Before the start of construction, Xu Jie must meet with Li Hongzhang, the leader of Beiyang, although Xu Jie has controlled no less than Li Hongzhang's strength, but what this country needs is unity, if you want to completely integrate the strength of all parties, and if you want to really get rid of some stereotypes and bad habits, you must have the support of this old man.

In the study room of Li Hongzhang of the Governor's Mansion of Zhili, after a short greeting, Li Hongzhang and Xu Jie quickly got to the point. With the Sino-Russian war, Li Hongzhang was not happy, he knew very well that this was only the first round of the war between the two sides, and a few years later, the new Huaxia faced the national counterattack of the soldiers of Russia, how many catties and taels of land there was in China, and how much strength did Beiyang have in the land. He has a relatively objective estimate that in the face of this old European power, Li Hongzhang's confidence is not very strong.

"Jishi, whether my Huaxia can stand proudly in the east of the world depends on the past few years. Have you ever had a plan? Li Hongzhang put down the teacup and asked.

"Everything revolves around armaments, vigorously developing heavy industry and heavy chemical industry, concentrating private capital to establish a new financial system to provide sufficient funds for the country's industrialization and war readiness, and at the same time a large number of immigrants to Xinjiang and the northeast, not to mention the northeast, a large amount of land needs to be reclaimed, and mines need to be developed. How can no one do it? If the newly beaten territory cannot be occupied and does not provide sufficient income, then it is meaningless, we want not the territory on the map, but the real territory! Xu Jie said.

"Do you think Xinjiang could become the direction of the Russian attack?" Although Xu Jie didn't make the conversation clear. But Li Hongzhang has already understood the purpose of Xu Jie's immigration to Xinjiang, which is not only the people, but also the soldiers!

"Xinjiang is far away from the European part of Russia. There are also various ethnic issues, and it is not normal for Russians not to make a fuss in Xinjiang. However, the matter in Xinjiang will not make too much trouble, if the Russians still want North Asia, they must put the main force on the eastern front, and the western front can not use many troops, not to mention that Central Asia is also unstable now. The border is mostly high mountains and mountains, and Xinjiang is vast and sparsely populated, so it is impossible for the Russians to use too much strength in Xinjiang. Xu Jie said.

"Although there is no need to deploy heavy troops. But Xinjiang must also be fortified, and Zuo Gong wasted a lot of effort to quell the rebellion in Xinjiang back then. Our Huaxia military strength is limited, how can this be arranged. Has Jishi ever thought about it? Li Hongzhang said with some concern.

"It's very simple, set up a cantonment army, integrate the army with the people, and the people who immigrated to Xinjiang entered Xinjiang together with part of the army. Normal work and life. A certain amount of time is set aside each year for training and militia formation. Although it could not be compared with the regular troops, it was still possible to cooperate with the regular army to deal with the wandering Cossack cavalry and suppress the interior. Xu Jie thought for a while and said.

"Brute force alone is probably not the best strategy." Li Hongzhang was a little dissatisfied. He has seen too much blood in recent years.

"Enwei at the same time, but in this remote area, at an extraordinary moment, the troops in hand must be sufficient, as for economic benefits or other aspects, I can give. As long as there is no collusion with the Russians, no confrontation with the government. Change to give support and help will give. Xu Jie said.

"Then Xinjiang will be like this first, and when the country is newly established, we must first unify the military and financial power of the whole country, the army must be unified and reorganized, and the government and the army must also have a unified budget for all revenues and expenditures. These two powers must be in the hands of the central government, and then the appointment of officials and the planning of the country must gradually be put on the agenda. I'm here in Beiyang, and you can coordinate it, so it shouldn't be a big problem. But this Nanyang may have to fight with us. Xu Jie said with some concern.

"Nanyang is a problem, not only the problem of Liu Kun and others, but also staring at this matter up and down, on the one hand, we can't let people say that we Beiyang crowds out Nanyang, and at the same time, we can't let some people come nonsense. If some people want to be rich, I, Li Hongzhang, naturally want to make it convenient, and if we want to stay, we can also give them a chance. But you can't make trouble. Li Hongzhang said.

"The other is the question of the national system, the students intend to emulate the parliamentary system of the West, and as for the election of parliamentarians, it needs to be done slowly, and this first election of parliamentarians will naturally be dominated by people who have contributed to this war, and then influential local representatives. For example, religious leaders or powerful people everywhere. But the main ones must be those who contribute to the country. As for the first president, I would like to recommend you. After speaking, Xu Jie got up and said.

"People are old, and they can't do it anymore, so let's let you young people go up." Li Hongzhang waved his hand and said.

"In terms of prestige and status, the teacher is definitely the best candidate, and the student also needs the teacher's support and guidance." Xu Jie continued. Although he won the war related to the fortunes of the country under his own command, Xu Jie knew that politics is not only based on your achievements, but also on qualifications and prestige. The current Huaxia must be stable, so it needs an existence that can deter everyone, and Li Hongzhang is the best candidate.

On the one hand, Li Hongzhang is the nominal head of Beiyang, on the other hand, as a contemporary of Liu Kun Zhangzhidong, Li Hongzhang's qualifications make the two bigwigs in Nanyang unable to say anything, if it is Xu Jieshang, let's not say what Zhang Zhidong Liu Kun will think, even within Beiyang, some old people in Beiyang will not agree.

"Boy, what are you going to do. This Beiyang Naval Division was basically re-established by you, and the Northeast Armed Guard Army was also in your hands, and Liu Ming passed on their face to you. Where is the merit, Nanyang didn't say anything, I'm afraid I can't run away from the post of prime minister. So now, boy, tell me, what's the first thing you're going to do? Li Hongzhang asked.

"Popularize the new style of school. It is too late to learn systematically, and within 5 years, we need a large number of skilled workers, and at the same time send international students to the West for further study. At the same time, a large number of basic education from primary school to junior high school have been established, and the competition between countries is, in the final analysis, a competition of people. Anything else can be put, that is, education can not be put, although I have established some schools in Beiyang, but it is far from enough, in addition to the appropriation of military and related industries, the second most important thing is education. Xu Jie said. However, Xu Jie is not specialized in this, how to get it specifically, he can only get a draft, how to do it, and find a professional.

"Young people, take your time, we still have a few years to go. But there's one thing to deal with quickly. The Nanyang Naval Division is said to have left the Russians in the East China Sea with an empty shelf. In this newly established navy, we must not treat others badly. Li Hongzhang thought for a while and said. Ding Zhuangqian is already here, you go and talk to him. ”

"The student will go to discuss with him tomorrow about the Nanyang Navy." Xu Jie nodded and said.

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