Volume D, Chapter 50: Feeding the Fish
Through Mexico, we got ashore from Port Mobile in Alabama, and then passed Montgomery, Atlanta, Charlotte, Washington, and then headed to New York in the east. Because Chen Guangshou and others were not there, Yang Rui was not bothered by affairs for a while, and he only traveled all the way. The wilderness in the southern United States was extremely vast and the terrain was extremely flat. The train walked 300 miles a day, and the two soon arrived in Washington, which was the meeting point with Chen Guangshou and others.
"Is there anything big?" Yang Rui, who had just left the train station, saw Chen Guangshou, and the first thing he asked was this.
"There are a few big things," said Chen Guangshou, "One is a turmoil among the people in various parts of the country..."
"We did it?" Yang Ruiqi said.
"No, sir, this has nothing to do with us. Now the Qing Dynasty has increased taxes and donations. In order to facilitate tax collection, all regions are nailing door signs and checking household registrations to find out the population and household registration, so as to increase taxes and donations in large quantities. At the end of last year, various places have blocked the government from checking household registrations. In the past few days, there have been more intense. In 55 counties, civil unrest has started, and the household registration statistics offices of 27 counties have been destroyed. Shanghai judges that this year, when the summer harvest is harvested, there will be more civil unrest." Chen Guangshou said in detail. The previous year Congress determined to increase taxes to run schools, develop industries, build railways, and train new troops. These plans are very good and have great courage. However, the money is very expensive. This money cannot be paid for nothing, so it can only increase taxes and donations to the people.
"Well, what else?" Guangxu came out of the mountain, and the new policy was moving faster. Therefore, it was not uncommon to cause large-scale civil unrest under the existing political system of the Qing Dynasty. It was not unusual. However, it was so fierce now that the riots in more than 50 counties were somewhat beyond Yang Rui's expectations. After more than three years of this, I don't know what it would be like in the year of Xinhai.
"There is also the trend of boycotting Japanese goods is now more intense. The Qing Dynasty could not withstand the pressure of the Japanese government. On the 9th of this month, the Qing Dynasty released Japanese arms ships. On that day, tens of people gathered in Guangzhou, Wuchang, Changsha, Tianjin, Fengtian and other places. Most domestic newspapers only designated this day as a national humiliation day. Although the parliament was adjourned, the Blue Party members also protested, and the trend of rejecting Japan is even worse than before." Chen Guangshou said the second major event and was very happy about it.
"Did Guangxu issue an order?" Yang Rui didn't care any more chaos in the country. The most important thing now is to break Guangxu's propaganda myth.
"There was no order. It was just to let the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, Prince Li, come forward to supervise the tide in various places." Chen Guangshou said.
After the Qing Dynasty Congress was opened, the Prime Minister of the cabinet was known as the good man, Prince Li Shiduo, but he was just a tablet. Guangxu didn't want to open a parliament to establish a cabinet earlier. But this time he relied on the cabinet to make an arrow. His image of wise and wise was not damaged by boycotting Japanese goods.
"Don't go," Yang Rui cursed. Although he had known this, he was still not angry. He had no good feelings for Guangxu, especially when he was in Wuxu, he had to go with Japan and the country, which made him even more disgusted. Cixi's old witch launched a coup, which made him shout good. Now the public opinion of Guangxu is strong, and it is actually a great enemy of revolution. Such a great enemy cannot be killed, but it can only be dirty. However, it is very difficult to be dirty. Not to mention that he has reform and power in the front, now Kang and Liang jointly praise him, and the propaganda work is done very well, so that the revival will not find a good solution for a while.
Yang Rui was angry and asked again, "What else is there?"
"And I heard that the Qing Military Affairs Office secretly discussed that the two bases of Yanzhou and Linxi were prepared to use various methods of defeat, first to solve Yanzhou and then to deal with Linxi. The specific strategy set by the Qing army was to attack and defend in spring and attack in autumn, and to advance step by step, and to set up large-scale training in places near the base." This was the thing Chen Guangshou was most worried about, and he looked very worried when he spoke.
"Spring attacks and autumn defenses, step by step? Are you still setting up a group training?" Yang Rui repeated these words and asked, "Can the Qing Dynasty fight in spring attack?"
"The General Staff means that this is the fastest way to destroy the base. The attack in spring makes the base not have enough manpower to farm, and the defense in autumn is to be afraid that we will cross the border and grab food outside the area. The Qing Dynasty did not want to kill the enemy, but to cut off food. If we approached step by step, we would not advance, but occupy a place, consolidate a place, and compile a group training area. We would either fight a war of attrition with it, or give in and avoid it, and let them eat it step by step." Chen Guangshou said.
Yang Rui's inner thinking was close to bankruptcy. Even if he was to seize the world in the future, he would not rely entirely on this. His original intention was that the base areas in various places would appear at the same time, and the Qing Dynasty was overwhelmed. However, the defeated army in Hangzhou had nowhere to go, so he could only occupy Yanzhou with great fanfare. However, it took less than three years and could not be defended.
"What does the General Staff say? Is there any countermeasure?" Yang Rui asked.
"The General Staff believes that before spring plowing, we should launch an attack first to disrupt the Qing army's attack. When harvesting grain in summer and autumn, we should attack everywhere and grab food. As for the Qing army's step by step, we can only fight against it in a decisive battle. Otherwise, if the heavy troops erode, the base area will collapse in one year." Chen Guangshou said. The Qing army had an absolute advantage in strength and strength, and the Qing army under the camp was extremely difficult to deal with.
"Contend?" Yang Rui shook his head: "Is 30,000 versus 100,000?"
"The General Staff means to drop the elite troops from Liaodong to Yanzhou - you can replace the airship with larger pods, so that you can reinforce a platoon in Yanzhou at one time. In a month, two airships can reinforce a battalion. In a year, there will be a brigade. If 10,000 people are put into combat, the situation will be stable." Chen Guangshou introduced a plan of the General Staff.
"The airship is too dangerous. You can only transport goods, not people. The General Staff has no other way?" Yang Rui asked. He thought of helium again. He really didn't know how Yu Zixun was doing.
"Then send soldiers to approach the rear of the Qing Dynasty's position with empty hands, and then airships and weapons arrived. They took advantage of their unpreparedness and suddenly launched an attack. However, the Qing Dynasty has now isolated the internal and external traffic of the base area. It is difficult for these people to enter the base area and can only launch an attack outside the base area. Once an attack occurs, I don't know if I can withdraw it." Chen Guangshou said another plan.
"Then send a special forces team. They have few people and are capable to escape." Yang Rui didn't expect that there was a second plan, so he said after hearing this.
"The special forces team is not large. Can they be sent directly to the rear of the Qing Dynasty positions by airship?" Chen Guangshou said. Yang Rui attached great importance to the special forces team. The last time the Tongmenghui Chaozhou incident took place, he almost sent them to destroy it.
"No. Airships are all made of hydrogen. Once they catch fire, they will be wiped out. Airships are expensive, but they are even more expensive, so they must not be surprised." Yang Rui reminded: "Also, let Yu Zixun book a ticket to return to China. We will only stay for three days in New York and leave." Yang Rui's original intention was to stay in New York for half a month. See if he could talk to Morgan or Rockefeller about a loan intention, be familiar with him, and think that he would make plans in the future. But now it seems that the domestic situation is unclear, especially the war in Yanzhou is at risk of life and death. The Northeast General Staff may not be able to understand the situation and the political situation is well known. Yang Rui feels that he should go back to Shanghai early in this situation.
After Yang Rui finished speaking, when Chen Guangshou was about to make arrangements, Yang Rui called him again and asked, "What's going on with Hongmen?"
"When I went to Hongmen to apologize the next day, Huang Sande was a little angry, but he didn't say much. He just asked me to pass on the message and said that he had no intention of helping the Tongmenghui. He asked the gentleman not to misunderstand. He also said that the Hongmen had been against the Qing Dynasty for more than two hundred years. He never had any relatives and a love affair." Yang Rui forgot about Chen Guangshou without asking about this.
"What do you think?" Yang Rui just smiled when he heard Huang Sande's words, so he didn't believe that Huang Sande had no intention of being a slut.
"Huang Sande seems to have no intention of killing, but others may be fine. At least Huang Sande felt relieved when he heard that Mr. left Sande left Sande." Chen Guangshou was chosen as an assistant by Yang Rui, and his mind was still very delicate.
When he said this, Yang Rui smiled and said, "Sun Wen must be making trouble here."
"Would you like to take him..." Chen Guangshou asked. Yang Rui left San Francisco overnight and felt a little abrupt. However, when he met Huang Sande the next day, he felt that Yang Rui was leaving well. If he really wanted to stay in San Francisco, something might happen. Since he had confirmed it in his heart, he naturally thought of taking action first and doing Sun Wen first.
"Who should I go to in the United States? We had a quarrel in San Francisco once. If he dies now, then outsiders will say that we did it. Besides, if he dies, then how sad the liberal and democratic people would be. In the future, the sour things like the founding father and the father of liberal and democratic go there to shout? Isn't it better to keep him and watch him become a traitor step by step?" Yang Rui smiled. He also thought that Sun Wen lived until after World War II. Isn't it a pity to die now? Chen Guangshou didn't understand Yang Rui's perverted psychology, so he saw that there was nothing wrong, so he stepped back and went out to arrange the next itinerary.
As the domestic situation changed, the originally loose itinerary suddenly became extremely compact. In the afternoon of the same day, the group took the latest train to New York. After arriving in New York, Yang Rui contacted Homer Lee to wait for the meeting with the people from Morgan, and met with the special envoy of the Lee royal family from North Korea. This time, he saw a celebrity in his later generations, which surprised him slightly. Yang Rui was surprised. Lee Seung-man walked into the hotel where Yang Rui was staying, but was also very surprised. It was not the luxurious Yang Rui's residence, but the simple Yang Rui's residence. He doubted in his heart whether the person in front of him was a liar.
"Mr. Li. I have been hiding for a long time." Yang Rui looked at the unstable Syngman Lee, very calm. He didn't know that Syngman Lee was actually the secret envoy of North Korea's Gojong. He didn't know that after taking the opportunity to meet with Roosevelt in Honolulu in 1905, he had been stranded in the United States, preparing to persuade the United States to help North Korea establish its independence. What he knows now is that Syngman Lee is the Korean Revolutionary Party responsible for handing over eunuchs and palace maids. According to this, his relationship with North Korea's Gojong should be of great significance.
"Chenglong has met sir." No matter how much hesitated in his heart, he still bowed to Yang Rui respectfully. After all, Emperor Gaozong Li Xi, who had already stepped down and had no straw to catch, had regarded these Qing revolutionaries as the only saviors. Before abdicating, he tried his best to find a group of reliable personnel in the palace to send them to the United States to meet the requirements of the Qing revolutionary party. At the same time, he secretly ordered Lee Seung-man to make all his efforts to make good use of the Qing revolutionary party.
"Mr. Li, don't be polite. Have we brought the person we want?" Yang Rui didn't want to be polite to him and just talked about the matter.
"I have brought them all, a total of five people, right in the carriage downstairs." Hearing Yang Rui asked about the important matter, Lee Seung-meng quickly answered.
"Five people?" Yang Rui said. He thought there were at least a dozen people, but he didn't want only five people.
"Yes. An older eunuch was very familiar with all the affairs in the palace and was very skilled in Chinese. Then there were two female officials and one palace maid. They were also very familiar with the royal etiquette and laws, and they also spoke Chinese. Finally..." Lee Seung-meng paused again when he said this, and said, "In the end, my emperor tried his best to help him, and gave him a royal daughter to serve his food and daily life."
Five people came, and one of them was a private product. Yang Rui didn't like to fight against the Semitic, and was only worried that these four people could be competent for the work of supporting the former Ming royal family. He had to ask again: "Did you bring all the things you want?"
Feeling Yang Rui's dissatisfaction. Lee Seung-meng hurriedly said: "I have brought it all, I have brought it all, dragon robe, imperial edict, pen and ink, seal, all of this is ready."
Hearing that Rhye Cheng-woo said that the dragon robe was ready, Yang Rui immediately stopped him and said, "Okay. Bring the person up first. Remember, if the person is unreliable, then our agreement will be invalid. If these people are not useful, you will also help me find someone."
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Lee Seung-man quickly responded, "These people are all reliable. If there are not enough people, we will definitely look for them again. Just..." Lee Seung-man suddenly made his own request and said, "Just. Sir, we hope that the scale of the military academy can be larger, and whether it can be compatible."
"As long as you give money and keep it confidential at the same time, I have no objection. But it is impossible for you to drive away the Japanese within three to five years." Yang Rui smiled, feeling that this Cheng-Ching-yeon was very good at finding a chance.
"Sir, when will my country be restored?" said Lee Seung-man.
"North Korea has been completely annexed by Japan. If you want to liberation, you will not see hope for five years, and it will not be able to achieve results without ten years, but it will definitely be liberation within thirty years. All you have to do is to accumulate strength and wait for the time to ripe. Now the great powers have admitted that Japan has annexed North Korea. In addition to your hard work, there will be Chinese help in the future. Who else can help you?" Yang Rui looked at him and said with a smile. China can still find a lot of comfort for North Korea.
"But my king... my king has been forced to abdicate. He hopes to see the three thousand miles of North Korea recovered in his lifetime." Lee Seung-meng said Gaozong's request. Gaozong was already fifty years old. Under the Japanese's house arrest, I really don't know if he could live until thirty years later.
"It can be seen if nothing unexpected happens." Yang Rui comforted, "But North Korea's liberation cannot be determined according to personal wishes. It can only be seen at the international situation at that time. If the international form is favorable, it will naturally be restored. If the international situation is unfavorable, it will only be a female. You will be outside at that time, and the king will not be able to accept the order."
Yang Rui's international style shattered the hope of Emperor Gaozong, but Cheng Wan Lee agreed with Yang Rui's statement, and he was a democrat and disdainful of the imperial power. When he got up and bowed and said goodbye, he asked someone to send the five people up. These five people, one was an old eunuch with white hair and beard, although they were old but still had spirits. They only looked at Yang Rui, and there were two female officials in their thirties and two young women, both dressed in the palace and looked quaint, while the girl who gave it to Yang Rui still looked a little pretty.
After Yang Rui glanced at these people, he said to everyone: "No matter what you thought before you came, don't think about it from today. From now on, you are no longer Koreans, but Chinese. What you have to do in the future is to do your best, don't ask questions, don't do things that shouldn't be done, otherwise, I can guarantee that you won't see the sun tomorrow. Do you understand?"
Yang Rui didn't want to say a long story to these people, but he just said a few casual words. He said casually, but it sounded very ordinary to these people. After all, there was such a rule in the palace. At that moment, the few people said "Yes."
Then the old eunuch said in a sharp voice: "Old slave Li Xian, please send a mission."
Yang Rui was startled by his voice and said, "Don't worry, I'll arrange for you to go to your new residence later. It takes a few days before you can arrange things." After that, someone took them down.
Just after they left, Yang Rui said to Chen Guangshou: "Everyone should review the political situation and see if there are any problems."
After seeing Lee Seung-m-m-m-know, Yang Rui received a call from Homer Lee. The telegram only said that the amount of loans of $50 million was extremely large. Now those bankers cannot make a decision on whether to make a loan in a short period of time, so they have to wait for a while... Homer Lee's words are common and does not make it clear whether this one has hope or no hope to lend. However, according to Yang Rui's feeling, this money is probably difficult to lend. In order not to disappoint himself, Homer Lee can only delay the time.
The loan meeting failed, and Rockefeller was not in New York. The last thing Yang Rui had left was to meet Zhu Kuan-hui. In 2003, he was only seven years old when he was taken out of Hunan by Cai Yuanpei. Now five years have passed, he is already twelve years old. Yang Rui didn't want to see this person, but today, he had to meet him. However, before seeing him, Yang Rui still went to see Yu Zixun.
"Have you told him?" Yang Rui looked at Yu Zixun and asked. Zhu Kuan-si was taught by Cai Yuanpei in Shanghai before, but now it is mainly Yu Zixun and Sheng Shudong who are taking care of him.
"Tell him," Yu Zixun shook his head, "He actually knows everything, he is too smart."
"Smart?" Yang Rui smiled, "How smart are you?"
"I'm very smart. I know what we're going to do when I say it, and then I'm just trying to see his father and grandfather." Yu Zixun said: "Shudong finally persuaded him, but he cried for another day today."
"It's bad that I don't want to do so. All other things are ready." Yang Rui heard this and began to shake his head. "Shudong, can Hunan send a letter?" Yang Rui asked Sheng Shudong who was facing the side.
"Sir, there is no contact in Hunan anymore. If you want to write a letter to them, you will definitely not reply." Sheng Shudong said. Zhu Kuan-seok was a threat to him and cheated him. The people of the Zhu family hated him to the core, and even if they wrote a letter, they would not persuade him.
"Are he afraid of crying, or is he trying to cry when he goes home to see his parents?" Yang Rui has never raised a child. In fact, no one in the Revival Society has ever raised it, so it is still extremely difficult to deal with the child.
"He was afraid of crying. He especially told him about the affairs of the former Ming Dynasty and said that he was a descendant of the former Ming master, and he began to cry. He knew that we were rebelling, so he probably was afraid." Sheng Shudong said.
"I didn't tell him the story of Zhu Baba, how did the Qing Dynasty massacre Han people, and how many slaughtered the three slaughtered in Yangzhou in ten days and Jiading?" Yang Rui asked again, and he remembered the political worker's set.
"Sir, I've said it all, but he still cried, probably scared." Sheng Shudong said. He was actually Zhu Kuansu's teacher, and the lessons he taught to Zhu Kuansu were also carefully arranged. However, when the children thought of rebellion, they were still afraid.
When Yang Rui heard that they were talking about it was so difficult, he wanted to meet him by himself. He only went upstairs. After opening the door, he saw a handsome child huddled in the corner of the room with tears on his face. He stepped forward and said without hesitation: "Your surname is Zhu, right?"
A tall man came in from outside the house in a fierce manner, and then the first sentence was to ask for his name. Zhu Kuansu looked at the man and did not dare to answer, but just nodded.
Yang Rui asked again: "Have you read your genealogy?"
Zhu Kuansu nodded again.
Yang Rui continued: "Do you know that Manchus kill Han people?"
He nodded anyway.
Yang Rui said: "Since everyone knows it, why don't you rebel? Are you afraid of death?"
"I..." Yang Rui pressed step by step, and Zhu Kuansu really didn't know what to say. Yang Rui said again: "If you don't rebel, someone will definitely kill you, then pretend to be Zhu Kuansu, and then lead everyone to rebel. Whether it's dead or alive, you have to think clearly."
After Yang Rui threatened his life and death, Zhu Kuansu looked straight at the door. Sheng Shudong, Cai Yuanpei and Yu Zixun all knew his identity, so everyone treated him very well. Now someone who threatened his life and death came, which made Zhu Kuansu scared him and just wanted to find Sheng Shudong.
"Stop looking, they can't save you." Yang Rui said, looking at him again and shook his head, "Hey! I'm so afraid of death, it's really a shame for Zhu Yuanzhang to see you. If I really die, I'm afraid my ancestors won't have the shame to see you."
"I'm not afraid of death." The child suddenly became enlightened, "I just want to discuss with my father and mother."
Chapter completed!