Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

In order to let more people and corrupt officials of the court see what kind of troops defeated a French army that seemed impossible to defeat at the time.Therefore, a part of the Navy, Lu Yiwei, Liu Mingchuan, Dong Liang, and the Black Banner Army who participated in the war were specially selected to come to the capital to show the demeanor of the new army that killed the enemy and defended the country.

On the Dagu Wharf in Tianjin, it is already full of human heads.After several years of construction, Dagu Wharf already has dozens of berthing berths, making it very spacious.On both sides of the port, there is the majestic Dagu Fort, which has been replaced with the latest German Krupp fortress gun, which can sink any warship within 5000 meters. Dagu has truly become the guardian of the capital. An insurmountable iron gate.

As early as the day before yesterday, the people near the capital had learned from the "Daqing Daily" that the army that defeated the French devils would return to Beijing triumphantly.In order to celebrate the victory of the Sino-French battle, Guan Xuqing specifically asked all civil and military personnel above the fourth rank in Beijing to come out of the city to greet them.The new army landed in Dagu, Tianjin, walked into the capital from Tianjin, and then received the emperor's reward after completing a circle around the capital.This is nothing to the troops who usually go over mountains and mountains.

Shopkeepers in the capital, workers from various factories in Tianjin, students from Tsinghua University, and other citizens all flocked to move, and the alleys were empty.From the Dagu Wharf to the Guang'an Gate in the capital, there were crowds of onlookers everywhere. The admiral of the Nine Gates, Prince Chun, sent out all the ten battalions guarding the capital to maintain order.

The crowd was waiting for the victorious army to return to the north by boat. The anxiety, fear, and uneasiness of the past year seemed to have come to an end today.This large-scale war between China and France, which was caused by helping Vietnam defend, finally ended with France taking the initiative to seek peace. Although France did not admit defeat until the end, anyone with a discerning eye could see that France had really suffered a big loss. Tens of thousands of soldiers were captured, and the entire naval force in the Far East was wiped out. The refusal to admit defeat was just to keep the last piece of fig leaf.

As for the Chinese people, they only know that their country, which has been bullied by foreigners for decades, has finally washed away the humiliation of the Opium War and won a big victory.Especially the people near the capital, many of them still remember the scene of the French burning, killing and looting all the way into Beijing after disembarking in Dagu more than 20 years ago.In everyone's impression, those foreign devils can defeat thousands or even tens of thousands of Chinese with only a few hundred people. Today, an army has won the victory and captured tens of thousands of devils. How could they not come to see it? .

But not everyone is happy.Outside Guang'an Gate, in a small circle surrounded by troops from the infantry camp, Prince Li Shiduo, Prince Qing Yikuang, King Duanjun Baylor Zaiyi and others all had sullen faces.

Zaiyi looked contemptuous this time, pointing at the soldiers of the infantry battalion who were busy going forward and back, and said: "Look, that little emperor won the battle with Han people, and even asked us to come to maintain the team for them, I don't know he Is it the emperor of our Manchus or the emperor of other Han people."

King Yikuang of Qing County frowned and said, "Who said it wasn't? I heard that the emperor is going to let the soldiers braid their braids. I think he is getting more and more wrong." Guan Xuqing ordered all officials above the fourth rank in Beijing to go out of the city to greet them. It made them, the aloof princes, feel very uncomfortable.

At this time, the siren finally sounded on the sea.

From a distance, I saw a huge fleet coming towards the wind. The 5700-ton displacement of "Ride the Wind" and "Break the Waves" that bear the brunt made him look like an elephant, and the speed that was faster than other warships seemed to Like a galloping cheetah.In contrast, the five ironclad ships behind them, "Triumph", "Long Victory", "Undefeated", "Victory", and "Brave", all of which are 4800 tons, did not show their brilliance at all.After the ironclads came the battalion troop carriers, loaded with triumphant armies.And the three cruisers "Nanji", "Nanxiang" and "Yangfan" surrounded the troop carrier airtightly, one on the left, one on the right and one behind.Finally, there are four super giants "Zhenyuan", "Dingyuan", "Weiyuan" and "Jiyuan" returned from Germany.The entire formation is tight and thick!After continuous battles, many warships were damaged, but this time before departure, both the captured French warships and the original Nanyang navy had painted the exterior of the same five new warships as the five new warships returned from Germany. Black, such a fleet looks mighty and hideous.

The fleet slowly approached the port, and the people at the port could already clearly see the navy on the warship.They stood straight on the side of the ship, looking at the direction of Dagu port one by one, looking proud and proud, but some of them shed tears.I don't know how many brothers died in the sea for today.

Seeing the warships tens of meters high, the people on the pier all showed amazement, and some even opened their mouths. "These iron boats belong to the Qing Dynasty?" The crowd was full of disbelief.

"Riding the Wind" and "Breaking the Waves" first arrived at the pier.Walking out of the "Chengfeng" were the sailors of the former cruiser "Yang Wei". They had to abandon the ship, and the "Changsheng" took them back to the voyage.And now, they control the best cruisers in the world.

They stepped out of the warship, strode down the gangplank, and lined up neatly in front of the vacated space at the pier.Although the movements were quick and concise, the soldiers didn't seem to notice the surrounding crowd at all, and the noisy voices didn't have any effect on them.All they listened to were orders coming from the command mouthpieces ahead.

Once a team is lined up, it immediately moves forward under the command of the officer, and it is by no means like looking around.The unique temperament coupled with the navy blue military uniform made the surroundings ten degrees colder.Those who were close could only feel a murderous aura rushing towards their faces, and couldn't help but gasp, what kind of team is this?

All the soldiers lined up neatly and set off from Dagu Wharf to cross Tianjin City and then enter Beijing.Unlike the welcome teams of later generations with flowers and flags flying all over the sky, long walls of people lined up on both sides of the road, even passing through the countryside between Beijing and Tianjin, and many rural people even ran after the team. It is extremely novel for such a team that I have never seen before.

After entering Beijing, the enthusiastic atmosphere reached a peak. Although the news of these troops was reported in the newspaper every day, and Zheng Guanying even dedicated a page for them, the feeling of seeing these tiger and wolf troops with his own eyes is completely different. , everyone understood why they were able to defeat such a powerful foreigner the moment they saw them.And seeing a thicker cannon behind the carriage, the faces of all the people in the capital were full of excitement.

Duan County King Belle Zaiyi, who was cursing at first, stopped cursing at this time, and stood aside with an ugly face.But Prince Li Shiduo was full of shock in his heart, he had led soldiers before, and he knew what kind of soldiers would have such a temperament.In contrast, the ten battalions guarding the capital were indeed only guards of honor.He felt even more uneasy, the little emperor had such an army, who would dare to oppose him, wouldn't the future government be governed by his temper?Shi Duo looked at the new army with even colder eyes.

Guan Xuqing's soldiers did not go out of the city to meet the triumphant army like other officials, and he did not use that hypocritical attitude in front of the army he built with his own hands.

At this time, he was standing with his back in front of the ruins of the Old Summer Palace, which was the focus of the new army's parade.

The Old Summer Palace was destroyed in the Second Opium War and has not been restored.All I can see is the faintly discernible stone foundations, winding waterways and trails, and only a few stone pillars of Dashuifa and Yuanyingguan still standing there, overlooking the ruins and tiles, messy and hazy, like a sad monument .

Guan Xuqing stood like this, immersed in the desolate atmosphere of Yuanmingyuan.Behind him, groups of soldiers lined up neatly, silently.Seeing that the emperor and the soldiers were standing still, the crowd of onlookers gradually became quiet.

Finally, Guan Xuqing turned around and looked at the soldiers below.

"You should all have heard of this place. It used to be the largest royal garden in the Qing Dynasty, which is also my home. The French robbed all the treasures here 20 years ago, and then set fire to destroy my house. Home. They couldn’t make our ingenious treasures by themselves, so they robbed us, even if they couldn’t take away the bricks and tiles, they wouldn’t leave us. This time you defeated the French and helped me report the destruction of the house Qiu, I thank you." Guan Xuqing bowed deeply to all the troops below.

The eyes of the soldiers below changed when they heard this, they became proud and fanatical, and every word Guan Xuqing said touched their hearts.Seeing the emperor give such a big gift to him, he was a little panicked.

Under the leadership of Dong Liang, Liu Mingchuan, Lu Yiwei, and Liu Yongfu, everyone knelt on one knee and shouted to Guan Xuqing: "Loyalty to the emperor, defend the homeland."

Then, more than [-] people who were waiting for the award came up.The leaders are Zuo Zongtang, Dong Liang, Liu Mingchuan, Liu Yongfu, and Lu Yiwei.Guan Xuqing put gold medals with the Great Wall painted on them on their chests. This is the "National Protection Medal" designed by him.

There are also people like Feng Zicai, Ding Shichang, Feng Xianghua, Wang Feng, Zhang Linhu, etc.

After the award was over, Guan Xuqing looked at them and said, "Remember, the honor of a soldier is above everything else. You should cherish this honor on your body."

At this moment, everyone stood up straight, while the soldiers of the infantry battalion, Xiaoqi battalion, forward battalion, and guard battalion who blocked the crowd were full of envy and affection. It is good to have fine clothes and fine food, but a person wants to prove himself more the value of.

Although the brief military parade ended soon, the impression left in the hearts of the people, students, and Mongolian soldiers was very deep.It can be said that what they have seen today is still unimaginable to this day.

The Lion Wakes Up Chapter 72 Frontier Friction

It was another new year, and the whole year of Guangxu's ninth year of battle did not drag down the newly emerging famous family enterprises.Many local enterprises in the Qing Dynasty also made a fortune from the war.

The same Qing Dynasty also fully felt how much the prosperity of the family business brought to the country's fiscal revenue in the taxation of the tenth year of Guangxu. In early March of the tenth year of Guangxu, after three months of collection.Finally, all the taxes were collected and handed over to Li Zhen for the national treasury, a total of 3000 million taels of silver.

The tax revenue has increased by nearly [-]% compared with last year. This achievement is mainly due to Vietnam, which has just been included in the territory of the Qing Dynasty.It has to be said that France's ten-year rule in Vietnam has been quite successful, especially in Vietnam Province today. France has been struggling for a full ten years, but Guan Xuqing picked up a ready-made one.

Recovered many French Concessions and customs due to the abolition of some of the terms signed with France during the Second Opium War.The entire taxation has risen in a straight line, and it has to be said that the national power of the Qing Dynasty is so strong.At that time, the GDP ranked first in the world, and the tax revenue of just one year was equivalent to the tax revenue of Japan for five years.So Guan Xuqing can do what he wants without any worries.

The morning atmosphere of that day was very relaxed, a festive scene of Chinese New Year.After discussing some irrelevant matters between the monarch and his ministers, he just retreated from the court.Prince Chun boasted a step forward.

"Show the emperor, I have something important to report."

"Seventh Prince, please tell me." Guan Xuqing looked at him curiously.

Prince Jin cleared his throat and said: "Now we have a peaceful and peaceful country and just defeated France. The whole country is full of praise. The emperor is already 14 years old. Although he has reached the age of marriage, he has not married yet. I suggest that it can be held." The draft, the selection of the queen. The whole country celebrates."

Guan Xuqing almost fell on the dragon chair after hearing it, draft?Getting married at 14?Thinking about the previous life, I was 26 years old and I was not married yet, but after wearing it back, I have to get married first.

Before Guan Xuqing could speak, almost all the civil and military officials in the court joined in.I kept agreeing that yes, in the end, everyone agreed to hold a draft ceremony on the eighth day of the next month. All girls under the age of 13 in the Eight Banners must participate. Wang Shang and others will conduct a preliminary review first, and finally select one hundred with outstanding appearance, temperament, and knowledge. The woman let the emperor decide for himself.

Guan Xuqing was both novel and excited about this kind of draft.After finally transmigrating back to be an emperor, of course you have to enjoy the privilege of being an emperor. I'm really sorry for myself if I don't marry ten or eight.However, later generations learned that the women in the harem are really not flattering. They really don't know what the selected one hundred so-called women with excellent knowledge, appearance and temperament are like.

After the early court, Guan Xuqing was still dealing with all kinds of cumbersome government affairs, and had already forgotten about the draft.Over the past year or so, the system of the Bank of Great Qing has become more and more perfect.After defeating the invincible French in the Sino-French War, the people's trust in the government reached an unprecedented height.They are all willing to deposit silver in the bank and deposit it regularly for a long time. The Bank of Qing Dynasty has absorbed so many deposits and low interest rates to support the construction of the country's heavy industry. The reconstruction of the Mawei Military Port has purchased a complete set of French shipbuilding equipment and After the technicians, Qing's shipbuilding industry quickly raised a level. It seems that it is only a matter of time before Qing builds its first ironclad ship.In addition, during the war, various countries drove up the price of steel, which had caused the gun bureaus in various parts of the Qing Dynasty to be in a state of suspension.However, for some unknown reason recently, the Qing Dynasty actually mined iron ore and smelted steel on its own in the country, apparently reaching a state of self-sufficiency.There is no need to import steel. Faced with this sudden blow, the Western powers headed by the United Kingdom, which drove up steel prices, could not imagine how a China with such backward mining technology could discover such a large iron mine!

Of course, Guan Xuqing directed the mining technicians to do all of these.At the beginning, everyone just carried out, and the imperial court issued an order to mine.Can you stand in the way?What's more, this little emperor has created miracles again and again, and the ministers, including the common people, have become numb.Everyone blindly worships this "true man" to the extreme.

Guan Xuqing was amused in his heart. Of course he knew the distribution of iron mines in China from later generations. Now he only singled out Daye Iron Mine in Hubei because it was closer to the Hubei Gun Bureau and it was in the mainland. depth.In the absence of aircraft today, it is still relatively difficult for the great powers to attack.For example, in several major iron mining areas in Northeast China, Guan Xuqing has already arranged heavy soldiers, but there is no mining.

Guan Xuqing suddenly saw an excerpt of "Russian cavalry harassing Mongolia", and Guan Xuqing put down the excerpt in his hand.Pulled out the telegram from Mongolia from the pile of memorials.

After reading the memorial, Guan Xuqing's face turned blue.He said to Wang Shang who was beside him, "Go, pass on Zuo Zongtang."

"twitter."

After a while, Zuo Zongtang walked into the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"My lord, kowtow to the emperor."

"Be flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Without raising his head, Guan Xuqing handed the telegram to Wang Shang, pointed to Zuo Zongtang who was standing in front of him, and said, "Have you read this telegram?"

Zuo Zongtang took the telegram from Wang Shang, looked at it and said, "Your minister and all the members of the Military Aircraft Department have already seen it."

"Huh? What do you think?" At this moment, Guan Xuqing raised his head and looked at Zuo Zongtang expectantly.

"I think that Tsarist Russia is just a small group of troops harassing our inland. At this time, Tsarist Russia is facing the hatred of Britain in Europe. They are engaged in fierce competition in Iran, Afghanistan, and Turkey at the same time. For the time being, they are unable to take care of my Qing Dynasty. And I The Qing Dynasty just defeated France, and the fighting power it displayed should have attracted enough attention from Tsarist Russia. The ministers dare not speak nonsense, so they gave the emperor a preview." Zuo Zongtang said cautiously.

Guan Xuqing looked at the veteran who was getting older and less tempered, and wondered in his heart, can the years really smooth out a sharp temper?He was sure that if this happened to him ten years ago, this old guy would be the first to shout that he would lead troops to attack Russia.What's more, ten years ago, the Qing Dynasty basically used cold weapons, but now the guys in their hands are no worse than the Russians.The family is well-off, but the person is low-key.It also verified a sentence, barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes.Now that we are wearing shoes, we have to think twice about everything we do.

Guan Xuqing just looked at Zuo Zongtang like this and didn't speak.The word "Chuan" was frowned, and I don't know how long it took before he said leisurely: "Since Britain launched the first Opium War in 1840, Britain has seized the most extensive privileges in China, including the one I hate the most. The opium trade was legalized. It goes without saying that opium is poisonous, and it shakes the most fundamental thing of a nation.”