Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

From Guan Xuqing's point of view, this is still very primitive, but it can only go so far for the time being, although now in order to win the war between China and France, everything else is stable.But in Guan Xuqing's heart, the financial and fiscal reforms of the Qing Dynasty must be carried out.Providing low-interest agricultural and industrial and commercial loans is also a matter of benefiting the people.After all, such a big country, so much wasteland.It is a pity to live in wasteland. The Chinese have always had the habit of saving money. They use the money to cultivate wasteland, and turn half of the money to the state, and sell the other half to repay the loan.But these things have to be done by someone, and now I realize the importance of talents.Looking at Li Zhen who is kneeling in front of him, he really is...

"Stop crying here, go back and do some errands." Guan Xuqing waved his hands helplessly.

The Lion Awakens Chapter 33 Before the Great War

At the gate of a magnificent mansion on Xuandemen Street, a large Lenny sedan stopped.A middle-aged man in a purple robe stepped out of the sedan chair. He was Li Hongzhang, Minister of Military Aircraft.

The gatekeeper saw that it was Li Hongzhang, so he hurried in to report.Not long after, the housekeeper of the mansion went out to greet him.He led Li Hongzhang in, and walked through the long corridor to the back garden.

I saw an old man wearing a white cloth shirt and a gray mandarin jacket doing Tai Chi leisurely.

"My lord is in good health. Hongzhang greets you." Li Hongzhang said and knelt down.

"Oh, Mr. Li. Why are you giving such a grand ceremony? Although you are a slave of my family, but now you are a minister of military affairs like me. You and I are ministers of the same court, so there is no need to be like this." It was Prince Gong who spoke.

"Sixth Lord, you are always my master. Li Hongzhang will never forget his master's grace wherever he goes." Li Hongzhang continued.

Prince Gong stopped, but the towel passed by the servant wiped the sweat on his forehead, and then wiped his hands.Returning the towel to the servant next to him, he continued: "Get up, let's talk in the study."

The two entered the study room, and the host and guest sat down.Li Hongzhang said: "France sent troops to attack Vietnam on a large scale, advancing both by land and sea, and fell into Hanoi, Nanding, Heyang and other places. It also invaded Hue, the capital of Vietnam, and the king of Vietnam fled from the capital. Now I am asking for help from the Qing Dynasty, and the zhezi has been sent. The military plane is here."

"Then hurry up and present it to the emperor for the royal review? Why are you running to me?" Prince Gong said.

Li Hongzhang looked at Prince Gong anxiously, trying to see something from his eyes.However, this prince with a very deep city mansion did not express his own views or opinions.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor is in charge of the government. He follows the style of his ancestors, and he still focuses on stability. Now that the rebellion in North Korea has just been eliminated, the treasury is still empty. It is inconvenient to send troops to Vietnam at this time." Li Hongzhang tentatively said.

Prince Gong took out a cigar from his cuff and lit it with a match.Blowing out the match, he said quietly: "Vietnam is the gateway to Guangxi in the Qing Dynasty. If France is allowed to occupy it, it will always threaten the southern gate of the Qing Dynasty."

Li Hongzhang rolled his eyes, and then said, "What does the lord mean...to start a war against the French?"

Prince Gong took a sip of tea and continued: "The emperor has been watching the incidents in the south and North Korea since last year. The emperor sent two bidders to test the combat effectiveness of the new army. Now Xiang Yun , Gui, dispatch troops from the Guangxi region, what do you think will happen to our little emperor?"

Li Hongzhang seemed to see the blue sky through the clouds, and immediately said: "The emperor is going to declare war on the French?"

Prince Gong took a deep breath of cigarettes, nodded and said, "The emperor has already made up his mind about this matter. Let me tell you the truth, the emperor has ordered Zuo Zongtang to prepare food and grass for the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Truckloads of military rations are on the way." Send it to Guangxi and Yunnan."

Li Hongzhang exhaled heavily, startled.He hurriedly said: "My lord, my Qing Dynasty can't afford to make a fuss now. Please also ask your lord to persuade the emperor, the French fleet has already assembled in the Taiwan Strait. If there is a war, the southeast coast of my Qing Dynasty will be in a mess again. The economy that has finally developed Paralyzed again."

Prince Gong murmured: "Our emperor has big ideas, and I can't persuade him. I advise you not to talk too much. Back then, Lafayette specially chose him as emperor. In a few years, he took Lafayette as emperor. Killed. Ten-year-old took charge of the government, hehe, better than the holy grandfather!"

Li Hongzhang slumped on the chair, and said with dull eyes: "I don't know if this battle is a blessing or a curse. If you win, you will empty hundreds of miles of wasteland. If you lose, your country will be destroyed!"

In the early morning of the next day, Guan Xuqing yelled loudly.The entire palace was still shrouded in darkness, and the ministers entered the palace with lanterns.In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Guan Xuqing sat high on the dragon chair, looking at the two rows of civil and military ministers standing below.Open the mouth and say:

"Everyone, I believe everyone has heard about the Vietnam War. I want to hear your opinions. Whether it's war or peace, please draw up a charter."

At this time, Zhang Zhidong, the minister of the Ministry of War, took a step forward and said: "Qizuo, the emperor, Vietnam is my vassal of the Qing Dynasty, and it pays tribute to the Qing Dynasty every year. It is also my gateway to Guangxi. The veteran believes that Vietnam and the Qing Dynasty are closely related. We should send troops Aid Vietnam, fight France."

As soon as Zhang Zhidong finished speaking, there was a disturbance in the court.Prince Li, who was trying to protect himself, stood up again and said: "Your Majesty, please punish Zhang Zhidong for misleading the king. My Qing Dynasty can't take care of itself now, as long as the French don't enter our territory. My Qing Dynasty only needs to stabilize the frontier. Don’t pay attention to other things. Mr. Zhang’s words are misleading the country, the emperor, and the world.”

At this time, Weng Tongsu came out and said: "Your Majesty, since the fifth year of Tongzhi, France has never stopped aggressing Vietnam. Now that it is occupying the capital of Vietnam, it wants to use it as a base for invading the Qing Dynasty. Instead of spending a lot of manpower To defend the frontier, it is better to help Vietnam to dare the French out."

"Your Majesty Weng's words are very true. Hue and Guangxi are only separated by a mountain. It is so-called that we can arrive at night. It is impossible to guard against it. How can we allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch? I advocate sending troops into Vietnam to drive away the French." Peng Yulin said.

But Li Hongzhang and Prince Gong already knew what the emperor was thinking and were silent.Of course, Prince Chun depends on his son's opinion.In the rest of the voices calling for war, the diehards headed by Prince Yu still advocated for peace.There was a sound of quarreling, which was extremely intense.He almost rolled up his sleeves to fight in court.

Guan Xuqing looked at the situation and found that there were obviously more people advocating war against France than those seeking peace.Moreover, most of the neutral people are loyal to the emperor, as long as Guan Xuqing gives an order, they can swear to die.

"My dear friends, I have made up my mind. Declare war on the law! I will not pursue the different opinions I held before. From now on, our monarchs and ministers are united, and what we are discussing is how to fight against the law. There is nothing else. Beheaded!" Guan Xuqing said decisively.

"Cha!" There was a sound of kneeling down.

After a long discussion, it was finally decided to appoint Zuo Zongtang as the commander-in-chief of the Nanyang Navy.Responsible for combat against the French Navy.Peng Yulin went to the Department of Guangdong Governor to be responsible for the preparation of grain and grass.Liu Mingchuan's ten bidders all went to Vietnam to fight, and then Lu Yiwei's troops were transferred as the second echelon to garrison Yunnan and Guizhou provinces.The rest of the ministries were stationed in place and mobilized after listening.

As soon as the imperial decree came out, the troops of the provinces were mobilized normally.The Fujian navy in the Mawei military port set sail and assembled in the Taiwan Strait.On the official road leading to Vietnam, the military flags are hunting, the horseshoes are gathering, and the mighty brigade marches towards the border of Vietnam...

The warships assembled on the sea and the sea, and the soldiers fired their guns and fired their guns, and the muzzles were unanimously exposed.The semaphore soldiers of each ship are waving semaphore, a busy scene before the war!

The Lion Wakes Up Chapter 34

When Guan Xuqing returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he hated the diehards in the imperial court.In particular, I already have a lot of opinions on Prince Li's repeated opposition to his opinions, but the war is imminent, and we can't violate the fundamental interests of those princes and ministers at this time, otherwise there will definitely be chaos.He walks on the edge of reform like a tightrope, trying to pick something that is not so eye-catching, or something that has been proven effective by foreigners and something that everyone agrees with, so as to strengthen the capital of the Qing Dynasty in this war , Such as running a bank, engaging in Western learning, expanding various machine bureaus, purchasing warships, etc.But even so, the opposition in the Golden Luan Hall was enough to blow the roof off.Guan Xuqing also had to make compromises on many things, such as letting the new army braid.It was really inconvenient to have a braid in the gunfire, but it fell through because of the strong opposition of the Manchu nobles.When this war is over, we must learn from the old and learn from the new.Replace all these diehards.Logically speaking, Liang Qichao and Kang Youwei should be nominated on this year's gold list.

As soon as Zuo Zongtang arrived in Fujian without stopping, Wu Guang, the commander of the local garrison army, came to pay homage.

"The last general Wu Guang sees the great general." Wu Guang knelt down and said.

"Stop talking nonsense, quickly mobilize people to defend the island immediately. If we start a war with the French, the foreigners will definitely attack Taiwan." Zuo Zongtang ordered.

"Hey, I'll make the arrangements at the end." Wu Guang led the order.

On the other side, Lu Yiwei was transferred from Dalian to Yunnan and Guizhou.The Jiangsu and Shandong garrisons each transferred two bidders to the north to defend Dalian, Shengjing and other places.

The war is about to break out, and there is a strong smell of gunpowder everywhere.

In Fuzhou Governor's Mansion, soldiers in military uniform stand on both sides of the stone steps, and the gray walls are shaded by greenery.

Zuo Zongtang, the generals of the Fujian Navy Liu Jintang, Shen Baozhen, Zhang Peilun and the army commander Wu Guang sat down in the living room.Zuo Zongtang stood up, opened the window and said, "Everyone, please look. French warships have assembled in the Taiwan Strait."

Outside the window, a dozen warships flying the French flag could be seen vaguely gathering together on the sea.

"Don't worry, Commander Zuo, our Qing warships are strong enough to deal with the French. As long as they dare to attack, they will never come back." Shen Baozhen said.

"Don't underestimate the enemy. The French warships are gathering in the Taiwan Strait. It seems that they are going to invade our mainland. We must quickly strengthen the defense of Fujian, repair and strengthen the forts on the north and south banks of the Minjiang Estuary." Zuo Zongtang turned his head and continued: "Wu Junmen , How many armies are there on Taiwan Island?"

"Back to Zuo Shuai, there are five battalions of our troops on Taiwan Island." Wu Guang got up and said.

"Where is Sun Kaihua?" Zuo Zongtang called out.

"The end is here." A young man walked in from the outside.

"This man is my former subordinate of the Hunan Army. He fought bravely. He is a tiger general. Wu Junmen will give him two battalions of troops and go to Taiwan immediately." Zuo Zongtang said.

"Yes."

"Kaihua, this general warns you that there are people on the island. We must fight until the last soldier. If anyone retreats, behead them!" Zuo Zongtang said.

"twitter!"

Paris is known as the city of romance, and at this time the Congress in Paris is in full swing.There have been fierce quarrels over the recent situation of the Far Eastern Army, but the result still cannot be changed.Due to the sudden entry of the Qing Dynasty into the war, France urgently added 15 troops.Go to war in Vietnam!

In their view, it is enough to deal with the Qing army's more than 1 troops composed of great Gauls!Everyone is still immersed in the fact that 20 years ago, thousands of people from France entered the capital of the Qing Dynasty.Countless treasures have been plundered, and this time they want more.

In the ninth year of Guangxu, in April 1883, the French had already occupied most of the Vietnamese land, only the two provinces in northern Vietnam did not fall under the control of the French.

One is Beining, where the Qing army was mainly stationed, and the other is Shanxi, which was occupied by Liu Yongfu's Black Banner Army.

Liu Yongfu's original name was Liu Jianye, and his style name was Yuanting. Born in Qinzhou, Guangdong (now part of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region) in 1837.At the age of eight, he went into exile with his father to Shangsi County in southern Guangxi.He has worked as a boatman in Zuojiang since he was 13 years old, and once wandered to work in Mong Cai, Vietnam, and suffered a lot.