622 Just in time (I wish the brothers a happy eleventh)
The last emperor of the Qing Empire was: Aisin Gioro Puyi.
Eight years ago, Puyi officially abdicated, announcing the end of the Qing Empire.
After abdicating the throne, Puyi still lived in the Forbidden City and enjoyed royal expenses of 4 million silver dollars provided by the Republic of China government every year. This figure was later changed to 4 million new dollars, which was still a considerable amount of money.
In fact, Puyi was also a tragedy. In 1920, Puyi had just turned 15 years old, but he had already served as emperor for 13 years. During this period, Puyi experienced the Revolution of 1911, abdication, and restoration. It could have been described as colorful, but because
He was too young and couldn't help himself, which became a complete tragedy.
Well, the 13th year of the Yellow Emperor seems a bit loose. After all, Puyi only served as emperor for three years before he was forced to abdicate.
In fact, it is almost the same. Although Puyi has abdicated, Puyi's life in the Forbidden City is undoubtedly that of the emperor. He still uses the Xuantong reign title, is still served by a large number of eunuchs and maids, and his food and clothing expenses are no less than when he was the Yellow Emperor of the Qing Empire.
This fact is a bit speechless. Although the Republic of China claims to be a democratic country and has overthrown the monarchy, the emperor is still being fed and fed in the Forbidden City. There are still a group of people in the capital who are working to restore Kangxi and Qianlong.
The dream of a prosperous age, this fact is full of absurd irony.
Qin Zhiyuan actually doesn't have much ill feelings towards Puyi. After all, he has never interacted with him. Puyi is just a child, and he is still a child who can't help himself. I'm afraid Puyi himself doesn't know what he is doing. Puyi can't help himself to make the decision in his life. This is also
A puppet being held up at the front desk as a cover.
Taking a step back, even if Puyi was still the emperor of the Qing Empire, he would have nothing to do with Qin Zhiyuan. Qin Zhiyuan was still the king of Lanfang, and he was also the founding monarch. Compared with Puyi, there was a world of difference.
Keep a normal mind, it is not easy for anyone, being an emperor also has its own hardships.
Bah, bah, bah, this is so hypocritical.
The destination of Qin Zhiyuan and his party is Taiye Lake, which is the presidential palace of the Beiyang government and where Qin Zhiyuan will live during his visit.
Taiye Lake is also called Xiyuan, which is actually Zhongnanhai. Since the founding of the Republic of China in 1912, it has become the presidential palace of the Beiyang government. After Xu Shichang became president, Xiao Gui and Cao naturally followed him.
There is nothing you can do if you don't want Xiao Gui and Cao Sui. Xu Shichang can be said to be the weakest president in the history of the Republic of China. His abilities are not bad, but unfortunately he has no strength. He is unable to do anything he wants to do, so he can only go with the flow.
Qin Zhiyuan is also Chinese. Although he is the king of Lanfang, the procedure of visiting relatives is similar to that of visiting relatives in other Chinese families. He always has to have a welcoming banquet first to build up the relationship.
This reception banquet was lackluster. Although the food was delicious and the service was attentive, for Qin Zhiyuan, the banquet was just a form of attracting feelings and did not have much special meaning in it.
Many Chinese people are actually used to talking about things at the wine table, but that is only limited to a general context. No one will talk about the specific details at the wine table, and there will be no results and it will not have much effect. The Chinese
The tradition in the world is that if you invite me to dinner, I will give you face when I go. Don't talk over the wine table. If you have any questions, wait until you are not drinking.
So Qin Zhiyuan opened his mind and drank to everyone who came, and behaved quite generously no matter who he was in front of.
However, in Qin Zhiyuan's position, many things are beyond Qin Zhiyuan's control.
In the middle of the banquet, Gao Hongshi came to report: Your Majesty, I just received the news that Manager Huang was detained by the Southern Military Government in Wuchang.
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Qin Zhiyuan was a little stunned, but he came back to his senses in an instant.
Manager Huang is Huang Fugui. More than half a year ago, Qin Zhiyuan sent Huang Fugui to the Republic of China to personally take charge of immigration matters.
Huang Fugui also worked hard. After receiving Qin Zhiyuan's order, he worked tirelessly in the Republic of China. In the past six months, the number of immigrants from the Republic of China to Lanfang continued to increase. Every month, nearly a million people sailed from various ports to Lanfang.
Lan Fang and Huang Fugui played the most important roles in this.
During the Lantern Festival, Qin Zhiyuan had just given Huang Fugui the title of earl, just to make it easier for Huang Fugui to travel in the Republic of China. But unexpectedly, just a few days after being awarded the title, Huang Fugui was detained, and he was still visiting Qin Zhiyuan.
During the Chinese period, this was simply a slap in the face.
Yesterday, a ship of immigrants was going from Sichuan to Cam Ranh Bay. Last night the ship arrived in Wuchang. The British took people from the southern military government to board the ship for inspection. They said there were contraband on the ship and that we had violated the agreement not to transport arms to the Republic of China.
Therefore, the entire ship was impounded. When Manager Huang found out the news, he went to the British to change the situation, but was also impounded. Gao Hongshi looked gloomy.
There is a saying in the Chinese world that the master humiliates his ministers to death. Although it seems a bit foolish and loyal, it also reflects the order that should exist between the monarch and his ministers. Huang Fugui's detention is tantamount to a slap in the face of Qin Zhiyuan, and Qin Zhiyuan was slapped in the face.
It was tantamount to an insult to Gao Hongshi. If he followed the idea of humiliating his ministers to death, Gao Hongshi would have splashed blood for five steps to earn face for Qin Zhiyuan.
Regarding this agreement not to transport arms to the Republic of China, the official name is the Agreement on the No Trade Ban with China. This agreement was proposed by the Americans in order to cut off the source of arms to the warlords in the Republic of China and force the war in the Republic of China to subside.
In fact, Americans are quite cute. In the American concept, since the Republic of China cannot even manufacture weapons and ammunition, then as long as the arms trade with China is stopped, the warlords in the Republic of China will have no source of arms, and the war will naturally not be fought. The Republic of China will
Calm will return to the country.
It’s a pity that Americans still don’t understand the Chinese well enough. The Chinese’s talent for warfare is unparalleled in the world. In the eyes of the Americans, it’s impossible to fight without machine guns and artillery. But before the invention of modern thermal weapons, the Chinese’s war history
It's been going on for thousands of years, and it's not small at all.
Lanfang will also be one of the signatories of the trade ban agreement with China. From Lanfang's point of view, if there is no war in the Republic of China, Lanfang will be more powerful. Qin Zhiyuan is not willing to see a Republic of China in which all lives are devastated and the Chinese people
Although there are many people, no one is redundant. The Chinese are indeed good at destruction, but compared with other ethnic groups, the Chinese are better at creation, so the Chinese should not waste too much energy on war.
Lan Fang did what he said. Since he signed the anti-trade agreement between various countries with China, Lan Fang has not sold a single gun to the Republic of China. Even training troops for the Beiyang government, Qin Zhiyuan strictly ordered Lan Fang soldiers not to participate.
war.
Qin Zhiyuan can be sure that no one dares to disobey Qin Zhiyuan's orders in this regard.
Then, it can only be the British who are deliberately looking for trouble.
Telegraph the Prime Minister and ask him to negotiate with Owen Jonah immediately. The British must release the people and ships immediately, otherwise Antonio will block Malacca for me. Qin Zhiyuan is decisive.
In the Far East, Qin Zhiyuan had many ways to counter the British.
Not to mention the British, even if the British and Americans colluded together, Lan Fang would have to be divided in the Far East. Qin Zhiyuan had this confidence.
In the past, the British relied on controlling the Strait of Malacca to block the throat of East Asia unscrupulously.
This hidden danger does not exist for Lanfang. Instead, because Lanfang controls half of the Strait of Malacca, Lanfang can blockade Malacca to counter the British.
Although the British do not need to pass through Malacca if they go from Europe to British Malaya, the British also have Hong Kong in the Far East, which is more valued by the British than British Malaya.
The situation is not optimistic. There is no definite news yet. What is certain is that a gun was fired and there must be casualties. Manager Huang's condition is not yet clear. Gao Hongshi's face looked ugly.
Bastard Qin Zhiyuan subconsciously clenched the cup in his hand.
The secret words between Qin Zhiyuan and Gao Hongshi still attracted the attention of others, especially Zhang Yuting. Just when the worry between Qin Zhiyuan's brows had not yet been resolved, Zhang Yuting came over silently.
In the Republic of China, Zhang Yuting had the closest relationship with Lan Fang, so Zhang Yuting always paid attention to Qin Zhiyuan's every move. As soon as Gao Hongshi found Qin Zhiyuan, Zhang Yuting had already discovered something was wrong.
Zhang Yuting came over and said nothing. This was just an attitude, just express it.
Qin Zhiyuan composed himself, then asked Xu Shichang to accuse him, and led Gao Hongshi out of the banquet hall.
Tell me what happened. In the side hall, Qin Zhiyuan's face was as dark as water.
At this time, there were only Qin Zhiyuan and Gao Hongshi in the side hall. Huang Fugui's detention was not very glorious and was not suitable for publicity, so it had to be handled secretly.
The current information is insufficient and the specific situation is unclear. The southern military government has just captured Wuchang, which was previously Wu Ziyu's territory. Wu Ziyu is also brave and good at fighting. He originally fought vigorously, but the Beiyang government filmed Zhang Xunchen and Wu Ziyu's cooperation.
, Wu Ziyu was attacking the city from the front, while Zhang Xunchen was taking advantage from behind. Wu Ziyu was dissatisfied, but Duan Zhiquan protected Zhang Xunchen, so Wu Ziyu was a little lazy during this period, so he lost Wuchang. Manager Huang was also unlucky.
I arrived at Wuchang at this pass and was detained. Gao Hongshi didn't quite understand what he said.
It is not easy to explain the mess that was the Republic of China.
This involves the troubles caused by the previous disputes between the government and the Yuan Dynasty, the struggle between the Zhili clique and the Anhui clique, and the discord between the southern military government and the Beiyang government. It is really difficult to figure it out.
Focusing on the key points, where is Manager Huang now? Qin Zhiyuan is trying to find the core of the problem.
It's still unclear. Without enough information, Gao Hongshi can't do anything.
Where did Manager Huang last appear? Qin Zhiyuan still pays attention to people and makes sure they are okay first.
Governor's Mansion. This time Gao Hongshi gave the answer quickly.
Qin Zhiyuan still wanted to ask, but Dong Xingxiu knocked on the door and came in: Your Majesty, Zhang Yuting wants to see you.
Zhang Yuting, the biggest local snake in the Republic of China, came at the right time.
