Liu Hai, who is in the capital, is now nervously supervising the construction of the Beijing Airport.
When the construction of this airport, which Liu Hai had high hopes for, started, nearly 50,000 people were mobilized.
Liu Hai knew that the war situation was urgent and the front line needed air support very much, so when building the airport, it could be said that it was done day and night.
Judging from the current situation, it will take another five or six days for the entire airport to be put into use.
This afternoon, Liu Hai had just returned to the military aircraft from the construction site of Beijing Airport. Before he could sit down, Zhao Jiahua hurried over with a telegram.
"Commander, good news, good news."
Liu Hai took a cup of tea, took a sip, and then asked with a smile: "Which province has provided electricity to support us again?"
"The commander has misunderstood. This is a battle report sent by the Song Hu Combined Fleet."
After hearing this, Liu Hai smiled slightly and said, "Looking at you, you should be a complete victory."
"Come back to the commander, we must unite our fleets to annihilate the Rakshasa Kingdom's Pacific Fleet in the Japanese Sea and capture Commander Stark."
After Zhao Jiahua finished speaking, he handed the telegram in his hand to Liu Hai.
Liu Hai took the telegram and took a closer look. Sure enough, as Zhao Jiahua said, at noon just past, Song Hu had completely annihilated the Pacific Fleet of the Rakshasa Kingdom and gained control of the Japanese sea.
After reading this, Liu Hai had a bright smile on his face. Although this result was within his expectation, he could not be completely sure that the naval battle was not over yet.
Now that I saw this telegram, Liu Hai's heart finally dropped.
"Okay, power on and reward immediately."
"yes."
Liu Hai took the telegram and walked around the room excitedly for a few times, and then said: "Order Song Hu to continue going north to bombard Vladivostok, and completely destroy this largest port in the Far East of the Rakshasa Kingdom."
After Zhao Jiahua heard this, he said hesitantly: "Commander, this is not good, that is the territory of the Rakshasa Kingdom."
After hearing this, Liu Hai's face was full of displeasure. He was thinking about what happened to these Qing Dynasty people. They slapped him under the nose. He was also worried about whether Vladivostok was someone else's territory.
"What you are saying is bullshit. The Rakshasa people have now hit us right under our noses. The Rakshasa army in the northeast is doing all kinds of evil, burning, killing and looting."
Zhao Jiahua, who was standing next to Liu Hai, looked at Liu Hai's sudden anger, and bursts of cold sweat broke out on his head.
After Liu Hai lost his temper for a while, he said to Zhao Jiahua: "I remember Huo Qubing said, "The enemy can go, so can I." Now I will give this sentence to you, you must remember it firmly."
The reason Liu Hai said this to Zhao Jiahua was because he had high hopes for Zhao Jiahua and would give Zhao Jiahua a greater burden in the future. Now he wanted to change some of his inherent thoughts.
After listening to Liu Hai's words, Zhao Jiahua wiped the cold sweat from his head and nodded repeatedly to Liu Hai.
"Okay, that's it. Now go and send a report to Song Hu in the name of the Military Aircraft Department."
After Zhao Jiahua heard this, he quickly made a stroke on his bangs and hurriedly left.
Zhao Jiahua just exited Liu Hai's room and wiped the sweat from his head again. He was breaking out in cold sweat after being scolded by Liu Hai just now, and his underwear was now soaked.
At this moment, a person hurriedly ran into the yard. Zhao Jiahua looked up and saw that it was Pan Weibin.
"Why is Lao Pan so anxious?"
Pan Weibin glanced at Zhao Jiahua, shook his head silently, sighed and said, "It's not good news."
Zhao Jiahua was surprised when he heard this, and then asked: "What's going on?"
Pan Weibin ignored him, just shook his head and entered Liu Hai's room.
And just after Liu Hai finished sending it off, Zhao Jiahua was thinking about how to change these people's minds.
When it comes to Zhao Jiahua and several other staff members, their knowledge and intelligence cannot be overemphasized. Compared with them, Liu Hai is not even on the stage.
But these people also have their fixed weaknesses, that is, their vision is not as broad as Liu Hai's, and because the Qing Dynasty has been suppressed by countries around the world for a long time, they more or less have a mentality of worshiping foreigners.
What Liu Hai wants to build is a powerful country that stands on top of the world, and such emotions cannot be tolerated.
Therefore, Liu Hai now thinks that he will slowly change these people through his words and deeds, and let them know that the country under their feet will soon become the world's most powerful country.
At this time, Pan Weibin's voice came from outside: "Commander, urgent official document."
Liu Hai was startled and said, "Come in."
Only with Liu Hai's permission did Pan Weibin dare to enter Liu Hai's room.
As soon as Pan Weibin entered the room, he hurriedly came to Liu Hai with the telegram in his hand, handed it to Liu Hai with both hands, and then said: "Commander, Zhang Zhidong, Governor of Huguang, has telegraphed the whole country, and still regards Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu as the orthodox
.”
Liu Hai frowned after hearing this. He took the telegram, read it carefully, then sat there with his eyes closed and began to think about the consequences of this matter.
You must know that Zhang Zhidong is not an ordinary figure. He was the governor-general of various places in the Qing Dynasty. He even stayed in Liangjiang for a period of time.
It can be said that Zhang Zhidong was quite prestigious in the Qing Dynasty. The political impact of such a person declaring that Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu were orthodox would be too great.
After thinking for a long time, Liu Hai opened his eyes tiredly and sighed, and then said: "It seems that relying on the sky and the earth is not as good as relying on oneself. Since there is no way to convey the message, the only choice is to march westward and sweep all these remnants into history.
In the garbage ditch.”
After Liu Hai said this, his spirits were shaken and his eyes were shining.
When he first came to power, Liu Haihui held on to a glimmer of hope, hoping that he could control the country without force. It seemed that his wish was too naive.
Although my hopes were shattered this time, it was actually a good thing. This way I could give up my fantasies and focus on doing what I wanted.
"Order Zhang Jin to take his army and move westward to the junction of Hebei and Shanxi, and wait for my orders at any time."
During this period, Liu Hai had constant exchanges of telegrams with governors across the country. He originally wanted to adopt a gentle approach, but now it seems that it is useless, and he has to use military methods to solve the problem.
Pan Weibin nodded after listening, then he thought for a while and then suggested: "If this is the case, then you must be prepared for publicity."
Liu Hai thought for a while and then said: "I have considered this matter. Send someone to create a new newspaper called "Da Qing Daily" and use this newspaper as our mouthpiece."
After hearing this, Pan Weibin thought for a while and then said: "Commander, I'm afraid this is not enough to give us an advantage in public opinion."
Liu Hai only had this solution now, and he was powerless to do anything else, so he could only ask: "In your opinion, what should we do?"
Pan Weibin now had a fierce look in his eyes, and then said: "I think we should set up a department specifically to control the distribution of newspapers. From now on, the distribution of newspapers all over the world must be reviewed by this department, otherwise, they will not be allowed to circulate in the market."
After hearing this, Liu Hai's eyes lit up at first, but he was also a little frightened.
Because this method was also used by Chang Shenkai back then, but it later became infamous.
"Isn't this a little too much?"
"Commander, you don't know the chaos in the newspapers right now. They are just trying to catch rumors. Regardless of whether there is any basis or evidence, as long as there is a little bit of rumor, they will dare to publish it in the newspaper for you."
Liu Hai nodded after hearing this. Indeed, in this era, newspapers have no restrictions and can be said to be unscrupulous.
"Okay, let's do as you say. We will set up a department to review newspapers and put it under the Ministry of Etiquette. You can handle this matter yourself."
"Yes, I will obey the commander's orders."
After Pan Weibin finished his report, he left Liu Hai's room privately. When he went outside, the fierce light in his eyes became even stronger.
It turns out that Pan Weibin had his own purpose in controlling public opinion in front of Liu Hai this time.
Some time ago, Pan Weibin just found a sweetheart in the capital. This woman was a Manchu, and her status was not low.
Originally this was a matter of mutual consent. Pan Weibin got the gentle village in the capital, and the woman's family also received Pan Weibin's protection. It can be said that everyone was happy.
Who knew about this matter? Somehow, the tabloids found out about it. As a result, within a few days, several tabloids in the capital published the story that Pan Weibin forced a woman from a good family to be a concubine.
Moreover, this incident caused a stir in the whole city, making Pan Weibin extremely unable to get off the stage.
It was precisely because of this incident that Pan Weibin remembered the ability of these tabloids to make trouble out of nothing. This time he happened to speak in front of Liu Hai. As he expected, Liu Hai established a department specifically to monitor public opinion, and he was responsible for its establishment.
What Pan Weibin wants now is to shut down these tabloids that have embarrassed him and let them know the consequences of offending him.
Let's talk about the newly enthroned Emperor Xingqing in the palace. Since he ascended the throne, this emperor can be said to be like a fish in water. He was still playing in the palace today, and went to the Summer Palace the next day.
It can be said that during this period, he visited all the royal gardens in the capital.
But his father, Zai Yi, entered the palace that day.
Now this county prince has also been upgraded, and was named the Iron Hat Prince by Emperor Xingqing a few days ago.
The newly promoted Prince of Rui, Zai Yi, entered the palace this time, and it was during this time that he looked at his son, who was a little embarrassed.
Although Emperor Xingqing had no real power, he could not just sit around and just eat, drink and have fun every day.
Therefore, King Ruiqing planned to enter the palace this time, hoping to persuade his son to calm down.