Chapter 970 Your Majesty, this is not a rebellion, this is a revolution
In order to make the Royal Navy truly the navy of the emperor's family, Jia Liu did not even ask the Ministry of Household Affairs to spend money from the treasury to expand the Beiyang Navy. Instead, he spent all the 6 million taels of the first art sales fee given to him by the cabinet.
It is used for naval expansion, shipbuilding, raising wages, training personnel, etc.
In addition, he is preparing to set up a naval school in Tianjin, with all expenses funded by him as the emperor, and set up a royal scholarship to encourage and support more civilian children to join the navy.
In other words, all the expenses of a future naval officer, from enrolling in school to becoming a member of the navy, and throughout his life, will be taken care of by the Sixth Emperor and his descendants.
Every year when students graduate, the emperor must be present in person to issue graduation certificates.
If the emperor cannot come, the crown prince will come.
As for the princes and grandsons, they must all be sent to the navy for training. After that, they must also join the navy and grow up like ordinary trainees.
The clan title can only be awarded after certain conditions are met.
Taking such painstaking efforts to run the navy and tightly bind the navy with the royal family was of course out of the need for foresight.
As for the government, Jia Liu is already brewing the prototypes of different political factions such as royalist, anti-imperialist, and constitutionalist, and making these factions occupy a certain proportion in the future government structure to ensure that major events will happen in the future and the government's position will not be one-sided.
Hang the emperor.
In the same way, the thinking of the military also needs to be differentiated.
If the Army is to be revolutionized, then the Navy must be reformed.
If the army dared to assassinate important officials of the imperial court, the navy would dare to bombard Kyoto!
The army and navy conduct in-depth military cooperation on national interests and uniformly obey the cabinet's command, but they must be in opposition in terms of political ideology.
That is to say, Jia Liu hopes that the navy's political ideology must be loyal to the royal family and support the royal family unreservedly!
This is another life-saving magic weapon he left for himself and even his descendants.
Why was the navy chosen as the Jia clan's national-protecting artifact? Of course, it was because the navy was simple in composition and Jia Liu held it with his hands.
Like a piece of blank paper, as long as he designs it and instills it a little, the navy will naturally become the biggest supporter of the royal family.
The army, on the other hand, is much more complicated.
To this end, Jia Liu specially ordered the establishment of a "Navy Construction Leading Committee". As a temporary organization, this organization does not occupy the government establishment and rents two courtyards belonging to the Ministry of Internal Affairs as office locations.
The committee is fully responsible for naval construction matters and is responsible for coordinating with the cabinet, ministries, academies, temples, provincial governments, and military departments at all levels.
It is only responsible to the emperor himself and does not fall under the leadership of the cabinet.
The chairman of the committee is served by Jia Liu himself. This is also the fifth committee director title he has held concurrently.
The remaining four are the director of the Industrial Construction Committee, the director of the Agricultural Steering Committee, the director of the Traffic Engineering and Transportation Committee, and the director of the External Affairs Liaison Committee.
Not long ago, the old rich man proposed to ask His Majesty the Emperor to serve as the honorary leader of the Beggar Clan, which would make it easier for him to carry out his work, but Jia Liu refused.
The reason is that it is inappropriate for leading cadres to have too many part-time jobs.
The deputy directors of the Naval Construction Leadership Committee are Asiha, the Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the Ministry of War, Fanwei, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Shuan Zhu, the Imperial Minister, Jin Jian, the Minister of the Interior, Zamul, the Admiral of the Beiyang Navy, and Heshen, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
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The actual operations are in charge of Fan Wei, Minister of Industry, Jin Jian, Minister of Internal Affairs, and He Shen, Minister of Household Affairs.
Zamul, the future admiral of the navy, is only responsible for receiving the money and equipment given by the committee, and putting forward the navy's needs. In addition, he only needs to work hard to train the troops.
Regarding the funds needed for naval construction, Jia Liu only said four words, that is, earmarked funds.
The naval construction cost of 6 million taels is quite high. The total expenditure of the Banyan Navy used by the Ministry of Revenue was less than 3 million taels per year.
Now just to expand the Beiyang Navy, Jia Liu will be given 6 million taels in one lump sum. It really means that he wants to engage in the navy even if he is a trouser.
"As you know, my family background is not strong. I have spent all the money I have on the national economy and people's livelihood. I have not saved much private money. These 6 million taels are my last family foundation. You navy must cherish it and never let me down.
, we must make the navy bigger and stronger!..."
With tears in his eyes, Jia Liu handed over the important task of building a powerful Royal Navy to the future Navy Admiral Zamul.
"If these six million taels are not enough, then I have nothing more to say. The worst I can do is sell the garden. If that doesn't work, I will also sell the Forbidden City."
Jia Liu was very determined. In order to build a strong navy, he would never frown even if he tried to sell iron.
"His Majesty!"
All the members of the Beiyang Navy delegation were collectively moved, and they had to kowtow to His Majesty the Emperor, life or death.
Although the Qing Dynasty abolished the kneeling ceremony, Jia Liu still accepted three kowtows from the navy representatives. He knew that this was the sincere support of the navy officers for him as the emperor.
When you are deeply in love, you must have sex with three of them.
After that, he asked the attendant's room to bring some new navy officer uniforms that he personally designed for Zamul. The new uniforms were mainly white in tone and looked quite energetic.
Jia Liu said that the uniforms of Navy officers and soldiers will be based on this standard in the future. They are currently being produced by Yangji Quilt Factory and will be delivered to the Navy in about a month.
Yangji Quilt Factory is a quilt factory run by Yang Yuchun's father. Thanks to the care of Chairman Jia Liuhe, the business is getting bigger and bigger now, and it has branches in the capital.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the ship is alive and the people are there, but the ship is dead and the people are dead!"
After all, Zamul didn't read much and suffered from being uneducated. How could he say such depressing words at this juncture?
Fortunately, Jia Liu didn't take it seriously. He took Zamul and repeatedly told him to find talents and do a good job in the navy, and then reluctantly sent the navy delegation away.
After the naval delegation returned happily with His Majesty the Emperor's trust and hope, Lao A suddenly raised his head in confusion and asked the Emperor: "Your Majesty, why does the navy have the word "royal" in front of it?"
"The young master is worried that one day he will be overthrown by the revolutionary masses, so he wants to have an absolutely loyal and reliable force that can unconditionally obey the royal command and suppress the revolutionary masses at critical times...right, young master?"
As expected of Shuanzhu, the young master can tell whether it is hard or thin as soon as his butt moves.
The old man was stunned: "Is the Emperor really afraid that there will be a bourgeois revolution in the Qing Dynasty in the future?"
Then he shook his head, thinking that the emperor was too worried.
According to his analysis of the future political roadmap drawn by His Majesty the Emperor in his diary, the so-called bourgeois revolutionary storm will come at least fifty years later.
Because there is no bourgeoisie in the Qing Dynasty at the moment.
The bourgeoisie must wait until industrialization reaches a large scale.
By then, he will not be as old as he is in this world.
So, forget about the flood.
"I'm just doing everything in advance. Old man, don't look careless. It's really a revolution. Do you think you can escape if you die? Even if you escape, your
Neither your children nor your grandchildren can escape, unless you donate all your property to me and let your children and grandchildren become common people."
Jia Liu was dissatisfied with Lao A's attitude. He said in his diary that the founding ministers must be an interest group closely tied to the royal family.
Therefore, if there is a revolution, the emperor will be finished, and the Xunchen Group will also be finished.
It may even end sooner.
How can we kill the emperor without getting rid of the hawks and dogs?
"What's so good about revolution? Since the Emperor predicts that revolution will break out in the Qing Dynasty in the future, why do you still encourage the emergence of a bourgeoisie in the Qing Dynasty?"
The most troublesome part of Lao Axue's diary is that His Majesty the Emperor clearly foresaw various adverse consequences, but still led the Qing Dynasty in that direction.
This is a bit confusing.
“What’s wrong with revolution?”
Jia Liu might not have the energy to say goodbye to Lao, but he was full of energy when it came to Lao. After talking about the benefits of the revolution in a eloquent manner, he said with emotion: "This moment has really come. I welcome it with both hands and from the bottom of my heart."
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How do you feel, old man?
I just feel that the Six Emperors are extremely fake.
Really, how can an emperor look at issues and think about things from the people's perspective all day long?
Therefore, it was necessary for him to pour cold water on His Majesty the Emperor. After hesitating for a moment, he said weakly: "If... what I mean is if, one day, when the BGM of Beng Beng Beng sounded, His Majesty walked towards the guillotine.
What are you going to say to the revolutionaries who want to kill His Majesty?"
"Why!"
Jia Liu's eyes lit up, why didn't he think of what to say before he died?
At that moment, he said decisively: "I will tell the revolutionaries that I am patriotic! There is no guilt in being patriotic!"
Lao A curled his lips: "Your Majesty, Queenie said this."
"Is it?"
Jia Liu was stunned and a little disappointed.
Seeing this, Shuan Zhu grinned happily: "I think it would be better for the young master to say that I will come back again."
Jia Liu was puzzled: "Why?"
Shuan Zhu pointed his hand toward the sky: "Because, I feel that the ghost of monarchy has been floating over China. If the young master does not want to be the emperor, there will always be someone who wants to be."
After hearing this, the old man was very happy: "Your Majesty really doesn't want to do it anymore, but I can do it for a few days."
This is a treasonous statement.
Without thinking, the Sixth Emperor just rolled his eyes at Lao A, and then asked him what he planned to say if he went to the guillotine.
"I am also going to the guillotine?"
This issue is more complicated. After thinking for a long time, the old man muttered: "I will tell the people who are watching me die that after my death, they will build schools and hospitals for you, increase your wages, and provide
When you take a holiday, all your rights will be protected, but this is not because of their conscience, nor because they have really made progress, but because I am dead!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a ray of green light shot straight into the sky from Lao A's head.
It seems like some program has been triggered.
"..."
The Sixth Emperor and Mr. Shuan Zhu were also shocked, because the old man was so great.
But after thinking about it carefully, it seems that this statement is wrong and a bit awkward.
Lao A also realized that something was wrong, and quickly changed his words: "It's not because I'm dead, but because I've been here!"
Jia Liu nodded: "Yes, this is logically consistent. It scared me."
The old man laughed, suddenly scratched his head and looked at the emperor and said: "I think your majesty, instead of worrying about the revolution all day long, it is better for us to make the revolution ourselves first."
"Oh? Speak your opinion boldly!"
Jia Liu was refreshed. If Lao A could help him solve the revolutionary specter that was hanging over him and his descendants, he would immediately make him a third-class prince.
"It's not that complicated. In a few years, I will lead the navy officers and soldiers into the Forbidden City and invite the emperor to leave. Why go to all this trouble?"
What the old man said is true.
It would be better for him to lead the revolution than for someone else.