Episode 78 The End of an Era

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After the failure of the Southern Invasion in the New Year of 1936, Emperor Guangwu knew that his prestige had been reduced to the minimum, and he came to power by a coup d'état, and he had no foundation himself, so he was crumbling at the moment. In order to consolidate his power and gain the support of all quarters to the greatest extent, he adopted the method of "relying mainly on material co-optation" against the political, military, police, constitutional, and special ruling systems throughout the country, that is, as long as you do not oppose me during this period of time and are loyal to me, I don't care what else you want.

The symbolic is the Baoding Arsenal incident, which caused such great consequences, but Guangwu did not move the military logistics system, and did not lose a person's black gauze hat, but allocated a huge amount of money to compensate the officials who were killed and injured in the riot. Baoding's officials and military and police officers also received large sums of "bonuses" as rewards for their "ability to suppress bandits."

As soon as this matter was dealt with, military and political officials across the country saw it. The officials of the military-industrial system, who were sweating and thought that there was going to be a purge storm, are now all relaxed. The officials of the Qing Dynasty also relaxed. What exactly does this mean, their sensitive minds, all understand it at once.

Suddenly, in the state apparatus, Emperor Guangwu's "support rate" suddenly jumped to the highest, and there was no force that could threaten his position for the time being.

Thus, in just a few months, the Qing Dynasty quickly entered the darkest and most decaying era. Both officials and the military have let go of their courage to make money, and what they didn't dare to do before is now doing it openly. Everyone thinks that following the current emperor is the most oily. After all, on this big ship full of holes and about to sink, it is true to get oil and water for yourself, and everything else is fake.

But Guangwu was not idle, he quietly cultivated his own strength in a very covert and moderate way, and began to replace the key positions with his own people. The most reliable of his own people is the younger brother of the two one-mother compatriots, the newly sealed Prince Yuliang of Heshuo Shun and Wang Yucho of Heshuo Zhongqin. Yu Liang was only twenty years old, and after the coup d'état, Guangwu put him in charge of five guard divisions. Yu was only sixteen years old, and Guangwu now put him in charge of twenty-four Eight Banner Divisions.

The two armies of the Guards Army and the Eight Banners Army were controlled, and the entire area around the Beijing Division was safe. But in addition, the most important department is the sticky rod of the secret service system. The original fourteen grids are rare talents, and the sticky rod is like a tiger under her hands, and she has the upper hand in the spy war against Nanming. But now after forcing her to Nanming's side, Guangwu suddenly found that among the huge Qing Dynasty royal clans, there was no one who could compare to fourteen grids. Not to mention satisfying talent and loyalty at the same time.

In desperation, Guangwu made a seemingly absurd arrangement and appointed his six-year-old eldest son as the supreme governor of the sticky pole, but he was still in the palace; In addition, two deputy posts of "left deputy chief" and "right deputy chief" were set up under the governor, and two people who were political enemies of each other were appointed to serve so that they could keep an eye on each other. Without the approval of the main officer, there can be no action at the entire sticky rod, not even any major action. The so-called approval of the main job is actually the approval of Guangwu himself.

In this way, it is equivalent to taking the sticky rod and taking it completely by yourself. The efficiency and power of the sticky rod have since plummeted, but for Guangwu, it is much safer.

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The northwest corner outside Beijing, Xiangshan. This has become the new headquarters of the Sticky Pole Division. As a traditional scenic spot in the suburbs of Beijing, Xiangshan was originally owned by all Beijingers, but now it has been completely occupied by the system of sticky poles. The mountainous area with an area of more than 30 square kilometers is full of barbed wire, sentry posts, and signs that read, "Military Intelligence is an important place, entry is strictly prohibited."

According to the advantages and disadvantages of the scenery, the distance of the view, the height of the terrain, etc., the mountain was divided up by the major departments of the sticky pole, and the construction of luxurious and luxurious mansions was carried out everywhere, and the office area increased by 50 times compared with the era of 14 grids. Originally, when I was in Beijing, the headquarters of the sticky pole department was just a building, and it didn't take more than two minutes from the office of the supreme governor to any of the departments below. But now, if you go from one department to another, you have to walk for a distance ranging from ten minutes to half an hour in the scenic maple forest.

Moreover, on the periphery of the core office area, there are nearly 100 private residences of officials at the sticky pole, and the location scenery and luxury are still determined according to the level of official position. Needless to say, the mansion of a high-ranking official is the head of a small department, and there is also a three-story luxury villa with a single courtyard on Xiangshan, whose civil scale and luxury can even make Nanming nobles like Zheng Yuxuan envious after seeing it.

Now Xiangshan is like a big construction site, with construction everywhere in mountains, peaks, and cols. The son of the right deputy chief of the sticky pole, Yil Kyoro Jinli, came to inspect the construction site today. First, he is the deputy head of the sticky pole department, and he himself will soon enter the general office of the sticky rod department as a senior official, so he should come to see how his future office site is built; Second, the construction of the headquarters of the Xiangshan sticky pole and the surrounding mansions were controlled and operated by four powerful families, one of which belonged to him.

On the winding road, among dozens of guards, he leaned against the open-top Rolls-Royce behind him, wearing a top hat and smoking a pipe, staring at the miniature version of "Windsor Castle" being built ten meters away. It was modelled on the British royal family's traditional holiday castle in Windsor. It's just that here, it's just a director's villa in the General Administration of the Sticky Pole Division.

To make it even more exaggerated, drive along the winding road for more than ten minutes, and there will be a more luxurious mountain mansion, which is a miniature version of the German "Neuschwanstein Castle". Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany is recognized as the most beautiful mountain castle in the world......

That's one of his father's houses, the right-hand chief of the sticky pole.

On the winding mountain road, hundreds of ragged and dark-skinned migrant workers are smoking mules and horses, pushing ox carts, and pulling the stones of the whole vehicle, building these world-famous castles, mountain villas, and manors for the magnates......

Beside him, a flattering sticky rod was pressed to his ear, smiling and saying something. A few paces behind the man, another man, the Major at the sticky pole, was there, staring at them.

He listened nonchalantly, glancing at the major next to him from time to time, smiling sarcastically.

However, the lieutenant colonel who spoke to him grinned and shoved an envelope into his hand. He pinched the thickness of the envelope and took out the contents.

It's a stack of bearer bonds. In US dollars, $1,000 per sheet, a total of 10 sheets.

He smiled slightly, put it back on, and put it in his jacket pocket.

To be honest, he really didn't fancy the $10,000. 10,000 US dollars is more than 30,000 oceans, and the budget of the quarter of the Xiangshan project he is responsible for is more than 60 million oceans. In fact, 20 million is enough. Even if you don't cut corners, it's enough. In other words, 40 million has already been put in his pocket.

But considering that it is not difficult for them to beg for themselves, with a show of effort, then these more than 30,000 oceans are still not collected in vain.

"So......" he said, glancing at the major with slanted eyes, but said to the lieutenant colonel who had given him money, "he wants to see his father?" Do you want to pass a word to the emperor through your father? ”

"Yes, my lord......"

"Let's talk about it first," said Jin Li lukewarmly, "this is just for me, and it has nothing to do with my father...... Tell him that when he sees his father, he must have a filial piety. Also, no matter whether the thing is done or not, this money master will not return it to him. Got it? ”

"Don't worry, this little thing, naturally, is just a matter of being ordered by the master, and the slave will be imprinted in my heart......"

Jin Li shook his head, glanced at the major standing next to him, shook his head and smiled to himself:

"Seriously, I don't understand these people...... Everyone is desperate to get money for themselves, and there are also people who pay out of their own pockets to do things for the country...... Alas, what an eye-opener. ”

"Sincerely, my lord!" The major put his legs together, bowed his head and said, "Lord Jin, this Nanming exercise, my subordinates really see that their new set of tactics is indeed a big trouble for my Daqing Dynasty!" They are also really training to attack my Qing Dynasty! For the sake of my safety in the Qing Dynasty, my subordinates are willing to make suggestions to the emperor......"

Jin Li sneered:

"Yes, you can see that the whole Qing Dynasty is a fool, and the others are all fools? Let me tell you, there was a word in the palace yesterday, and after the emperor listened to the information on the exercise in the south, he only said eight words: I can't measure my strength, it's ridiculous! You know, right? The emperor has already spoken, who will mention this matter again? ”

"Your Excellency!" The major plunged down and said loudly, "This matter is related to my safety in the Qing Dynasty, Lord Wanwang bothered to take care of it!" ”

"Okay, I'll take care of it for you!" Jin Li sneered, "I only arranged for you to see your father, as for whether your father is willing to help you talk after hearing it, it depends on your creation." ”

"Thank you, sir!"

The major said silently in his heart: I also have to see the creation of the Qing Dynasty.