The atmosphere of the Restoration swept across the country like a spring breeze. Under the wise leadership of the great Six Emperors, the empire was finally fully unified in June of the second year of the Restoration.
Li Shiyao, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Yade, Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Ening, Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, General Yinli Sonomu Celing, General Ulia Sutai Chenggunzabu, Counselor Khovd Zarafon'a, and Minister of Affairs Kulun Lebao
, Xining Minister Hui Ling and other 106 banner and Han civil and military personnel jointly issued a telegram to respond to the reform, obey the unified command of the imperial court, and immediately abolish the provincial armies under the supervision of the imperial court.
In July, the reform government telegraphed the country's military and civilians to change the country's name to the Empire of China.
As a descendant of Chongzhen and a descendant of Ming Taizu, Emperor Zhu Boge did not restore the country's name to Ming. The main reason was the advice of Ji Yun, the Prime Minister and Deputy Minister of the Cabinet, saying that if the country's name of the former Ming Dynasty was continued, the emperor and his descendants would be the masters of the later Ming Dynasty in the future.
It doesn't sound good and is bad luck.
Such as the former Yan, the latter Yan; the former Qin, the latter Qin; the former Zhao, the latter Zhao...
My father-in-law, Prime Minister Bo Qing'e, also said that if the title of the former Ming Dynasty was restored, it would not be conducive to the unity of the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia, and it would be prone to liquidation problems later, which would be detrimental to the stability of the country.
The Sixth Emperor of Jia Zhuboge was deeply convinced, and immediately gave up restoring the title of the former Ming Dynasty, and instead used the authentic name of the country that he should have adopted - the Chinese Empire.
Without it, Shikai would be the same.
After the founding of the Chinese Empire, great powers led by Burma, Annan, Gorkha and other countries sent congratulatory messages one after another.
France, England, the Netherlands, Portugal and other countries also successively expressed their congratulations to the newly born Restoration Empire through their respective spokesmen in the East.
In October of this year, Jia Liu, who had just returned from Nanjing to worship the Xiaoling Mausoleum, received the news that his cousin, Pope Clement XIV, who was thousands of miles away, was actually attacked by Western countries.
Collective boycott.
The reason is that the Jesuit activities under the control of the Holy See have been strongly dissatisfied by European countries because of their large scale and influence.
Under the influence of secular governments, the churches in Spain and France took the lead in declaring their separation from the Holy See.
In view of the dangerous situation and the irreversible move, Clement XIV's eldest cousin intended to declare the permanent dissolution and closure of the Society of Jesus.
This news was revealed by Wang Dahong, a priest who was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs by the Restoration Government.
So far, there are 34 "foreign officials" serving in the reform court and local governments. Among those with the highest official positions are Wang Dahong, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, He Qingtai, Assistant Minister of Science, Papua New Guinea, Vice Minister of Commerce and Industry, and Chiang Kai-shek, Chief of Staff of the Navy.
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There are more than 300 Westerners serving in the army, mostly as instructors, trainees, and technical personnel, but many have been awarded the rank of major general and senior colonel.
With the help of these Western friendly people, all aspects of the empire are making positive progress as the Six Emperors imagined.
It has evolved from a purely agricultural country to a semi-agricultural and semi-industrial power.
There was also a Belgian priest named Hao Huihua who served as the Six Emperor's personal Western painter.
It's not about teaching the Six Emperors to paint, but about painting for the Six Emperors.
Some unscrupulous people outside spread rumors that this Master Hao had painted an unsightly picture for the emperor, called "The Reform Emperor Picks Up the Heir to the Fujin Dynasty with a Gun".
It is said that the direct descendant Fujin, who was picked up by the Six Emperors, was the wife of Yongxuan, the thirteenth son of the former Qing Emperor. Her father was Fu Heng, a bachelor. Her brothers were Fuling'an, Fulong'an, Fukang'an, and Fu Chang'an, and she had a younger sister.
It was Chunying Fujin Shushu, the brother-in-law of the Sixth Emperor.
If this is true, then the Sixth Emperor and Chunying are closer to each other.
Of course, these forbidden secrets have always been sealed by the royal family, and the truth is unknown to outsiders.
Wang Dahong's excerpt attracted Jia Liu's attention, and he personally summoned relevant personnel of the Jesuits in China. During the meeting, he clearly stated that the Chinese Empire had a friendly relationship with the church in history. This history can be traced back to the year before and two years ago.
Therefore, the emperor himself hopes that the friendly relationship with the church can be maintained and that it can reach a higher level based on the previous one.
After the meeting, Jia Liu wrote to Clement's cousin in a private capacity, stating that if necessary, the Pope and the Holy See could move to China.
"If the west is not bright, the east is bright."
The letter reminded the eldest cousin not to act hastily and to hold on, because if the eldest cousin announces the dissolution of the Society of Jesus, it will not only completely eliminate the influence of the Holy See in Western countries, but also cause divisions within the church. "It cannot be ruled out that
Potential extremists will launch a genocidal attack on the eldest cousin."
Finally, Jia Liuzhen expressed to his elder cousin that if the Western governments refused to step back from the brink and insisted on going their own way, as the friendly supporter of the Holy See in the East, the Chinese Empire would take all measures to maintain and protect the authority of the Pope.
All measures include force.
If necessary, the Chinese Empire cannot be ruled out sending a powerful expeditionary force to the west.
After the letter was written, the Jesuits in China made a special trip to the Holy See. After inspecting the Beiyang Shipyard in Tianjin and unveiling the "China Steam Engine Factory" and cutting the ribbon, Jia Liu returned to the capital and participated in the vigorous urban sanitation improvement movement.
The sanitary conditions in the capital have become extremely bad. After a heavy rain this summer, the major rivers in the capital overflowed with sewage, and all kinds of smelly cats, smelly dogs, garbage and floating objects poured directly into people's homes. Not only did they smell bad, hinder traffic, but also caused serious accidents.
Possibility of plague.
For this reason, Jia Liu had to put forward suggestions to the cabinet to improve the environment in the capital.
After an on-site investigation by a research team led by the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Interior, and Shuntian Prefecture, the six-month-long capital renovation project was put on the government agenda.
The renovation project required a total of 1.58 million taels of silver, of which 1 million taels were borne by the Ministry of Household Affairs, 500,000 taels by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the remaining 80,000 taels were raised through donations from the capital's officials, gentry, military and civilians.
When he returned to the capital, the project had already started. Jia Liu, who was supposed to rest in the palace for a while, ignored the persuasion of his ministers and took people to the largest stinking ditch in the capital the next day to start participating in the dredging project.
He worked with his own hands, carrying a shovel on his shoulder, carrying a dung bag, wearing a triangular scarf on his head, and wearing straw sandals on his feet. Wherever he went, he attracted the attention of soldiers and civilians, and shouted "Long live the war" in the trenches.
After accepting a photo interview with a joint group of journalists, Jia Liuming dispersed the honor guard and took only a few security personnel in plainclothes to participate in the labor.
Like the people who went to work, they ate steamed buns and drank a bowl of pickle soup at noon, and spent the entire afternoon hauling garbage and clearing channels.
It was not until the evening, when his shoulders were bruised and his hands were blistered, that he tiredly put down his tools and quietly returned to the palace among the crowd.
When passing the Metropolitan Procuratorate on the way, I saw two women kneeling not far from the east gate of the Yamen, with words of injustice in their hands, but they did not dare to say a word to the people around them.
Jia Liu stopped naturally and asked Master Shuan Zhu, the imperial minister who was working with him: "Go and ask what's going on?"
Shuan Zhu hurriedly went to ask, and after a while he came back and told the young master that the two women were sisters, from Kaifeng, Henan, and had come to the capital to avenge his younger brother.
It is said that his younger brother had a quarrel with people from the county government, so he was taken into the government office and beaten to death. Then he was pushed into a well by the government officials. It was said that he slipped and fell into the well and died.
The two sisters have been filing a lawsuit locally for more than a year, but no official has decided to investigate the case in detail for them, so they had no choice but to come to Beijing to file a complaint.
As a result, they didn't know where to go to file a complaint, so they finally came to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. However, the Metropolitan Procuratorate had already finished get off work, and the two sisters knelt outside the door in distress.
"Are you off work?"
Jia Liu looked up at the sky and guessed it was already six o'clock. After thinking about it, he walked up to the two sisters and said, "You two will come here tomorrow morning. I'll help you ask what's going on."