Qi Xiang died, and the atmosphere in the Beijing division suddenly became tense, and the army units stationed in the Beijing division all canceled their vacations and entered a state of readiness at any time, and telegraph and telephone calls in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Qingdao, Busan, and other places were also frequent.

The transfer of imperial power has always been not a trivial matter, although the Qing Dynasty has been constitutional, the emperor has five real powers, but the Empress Dowager Ci'an and Yi Li, Su Shun and other Beijing princes and nobles do not dare to have the slightest carelessness, Qi Xiang died, and there are no heirs, if Yuan Qi has the heart to destroy the Qing Dynasty, this can be described as a rare opportunity.

For a whole month, the Jingshi was in a state of tightness and tightness, and a high degree of vigilance, but there was no change in Yuanqi's side, but despite this, Ci'an still arranged for the new monarch to ascend the throne in full swing.

In 1875, on the twentieth day of the first lunar month, Zai Shu, who was only five years old, ascended the throne and became the eleventh emperor of the Qing Dynasty, with the year name Guangxu.

Zai Shu ascended the throne, the year name is actually Guangxu, Yi Zhishu was a little surprised by this, checked it, Guangxu is the meaning of the beginning of the glorious career, he couldn't help but secretly laugh, the meaning of this era name is good, people are impeccable.

After dinner that day, Yi Zhixiang went for a walk in the back garden as usual, Yi Zhengxing deliberately followed, and said tentatively: "Qi Xiang died, and the court hurriedly supported the new monarch, but it was ...... to guard against Yuan Qi. ”

Yi Zhizhi smiled contentedly, he expressed his dissatisfaction with the constitutional monarchy in front of Yi Zhengxing and Zhao Liewen, this word had an obvious provocative meaning, and he paced slowly for more than ten steps before he said slowly: "During the national funeral, it is forbidden to entertain and marry, can you pay attention to the situation in the provinces this month?" ”

Because of the death of the emperor, the government and the opposition have been extremely deserted this year, and all banquets and weddings, including festive activities, have been canceled, even Shanghai is no exception, Yi Zhengxing is naturally clear about this, and he also understands the meaning of the other party, and after hesitating, he said: "This is etiquette, and it is also habit......." ”

After a slight sigh, Yi Zhizhi said softly: "When the Qing army entered the customs, the hair shaving order was implemented twice, which caused many bloody incidents, and the three massacres in Jiading started because of this, and now the hairstyle and clothing have long been declared free, and the constitution has been implemented for two or three years, how many people cut off their braids?" If it weren't for the mandatory requirement to cut braids when enlisted in the army and entered the factory, I am afraid that Shanghai would still be full of braids. ”

Speaking of this, he sighed lightly, "Governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, you can't be in a hurry in everything, and you can't be in a hurry." At present, the rare economic crisis encountered by Western countries is a good opportunity for our country to overtake in the corner, and it is impossible to make extraneous branches.

Furthermore, what kind of political and economic system is suitable for our country has not yet been decided, so why not wait a few more years? It would be easy to completely hollow out the foundation of the Qing court, and to formulate various suitable and mature systems, so that the constitutional monarchy could be abolished at that time, so why rush? ”

"Father's teachings." Yi Zhengxing bowed slightly.

Shanghai, the Huangpu River, an ocean-going giant ship flying the rice flag quickly went up the river, after months of sea voyages passengers are full of excitement standing on the deck pointing to Shanghai City and talking softly, many people who come to Shanghai for the first time are greedily looking at this famous European Far East largest port city.

Baoshan is full of chimneys and factories, Shanghai is full of high-rise buildings, the wide riverside avenue is a spectacular flow of horse-drawn carriages and bicycles, the sidewalks are full of people, and the banks of the Huangpu River are densely packed with boats of all sizes.

In his early fifties, Gustav Kirchhoff, a professor at the University of Heidelberg and a German physicist, looked at the vibrant city with a smile on his face, and made important contributions to the basic principles of circuits and spectroscopy.

"It's a beautiful city, no worse than Berlin." As he spoke, Helmholtz, who was in his fifties with a beautiful mustache, walked slowly, he originally studied medicine, obtained a doctorate in Chinese medicine, and worked as a military doctor, and later turned to physics research, mainly studying the theory of electromagnetic action.

Electromagnetism is regarded as a strange theory in Europe, and Europe still adheres to Newton's traditional concept of physics, which is not valued in Europe because it violates tradition, but the Eastern Empire, which started very late in physics, has a strong interest in electromagnetism, and he came to Shanghai this time at the invitation of Shanghai University.

Kirchhoff smiled: "I hope this trip to the East will not disappoint us." ”

"I shouldn't be disappointed." "It is understood that Shanghai has gathered a large number of scientific research talents from all over the world, and has been at the forefront of the world in the research and application of new technologies in recent years. Electromagnetism is not taken seriously in Europe, but Shanghai is very important, with special laboratories and no need to worry about research funding at all. ”

Taking advantage of the outbreak of financial crisis or economic crisis in Western countries, this has been the consistent style of Yuanqi, Yuanqi's research institutes and laboratories not only offer high salaries, provide the required research funds, neither take the research results for themselves nor conceal them, and there used to be a restriction on the priority purchase of patent rights, but now even this article has been abolished.

With complete freedom and favorable conditions, Shanghai Yuanqi research institutes and universities in Daqing have gradually become the most popular places for scientists from all over the world, whether they are famous or obscure, as long as they lack research funds in their own countries or are not valued, they will choose to come to Shanghai, or enter research institutes, or enter universities.

For this kind of loss-making business, many people do not understand, Yuan Qi is not less opposed, Yi Zhizhi is deaf and insists on this practice, the modern education of the Qing Dynasty started late, he must adopt this method, in order to cultivate enough talents for the Qing Dynasty in the shortest possible time,

In this era, he can gather scientific and technological talents from various countries under the guise of 'science and technology without borders and benefit all mankind', and put them to future generations, which is simply impossible, and all countries regard scientists as treasures and do not allow free movement at all.

Shanghai, Zhennan Wangfu, Changle Book House.

Li Hongzhang walked into the room with a telegram and said: "Big shopkeeper, Berlin is calling, and the Berlin Post has published an article entitled "War in Sight", which clearly points out that the war between Germany and France is just around the corner, and European countries are shaken by ........ ”

After taking the telegram and scanning it twice, Yi Zhizhi looked at Yi Zhengxing, Zhao Liewen and Li Hongzhang, and said, "What do you think?" ”

"France began to restore the army in 1872, the vengeful royalists won the election in '73, the bishop of Nancy issued a public "clergy's fatwa" calling on the faithful to pray for the return of Alsace and Lorraine to France, and in April of this year, France passed an enlargement bill to increase military spending."

Speaking of this, Li Hongzhang glanced at Yi Zhicontentment, and then said: "Obviously, France's series of measures are all preparing for recovering lost territory and avenging shame, and Germany will absolutely not tolerate this, and will not sit idly .......by. ”

"A war between Germany and France is unlikely." Yi Zhengxing groaned: "Even if France expands its armaments, it cannot be Germany's opponent, at the time of the Franco-Prussian War, France was the hegemon of the European continent, and European countries stood by and watched nothing more than weakening France with the hand of Germany."

Now that Germany is the hegemon of the European continent, in order to balance the European forces and maintain the current situation, European countries will definitely not sit idly by and watch Germany continue to weaken France.

Germany knows this, and France also knows this, so it is impossible for this war to be fought, and Germany will not dare! If there was a real war, Germany would face a coalition led by Britain and France. ”

Li Hongzhang hesitated and said: "In this way, won't France gain an inch? ”

"Naturally not, Germany is not isolated, Russia, Germany, and Austria have formed an alliance, and England will mediate in the middle to avoid a large-scale war involving many countries in Europe." Yi Zhengxing hesitated before continuing: "Actually, France and Germany should be testing each other...... ”

"It's pretty thorough. Both France and Germany are probing, testing the reaction of other European powers! Yi Zhicontent nodded approvingly, "Although most European countries have a sympathetic attitude towards France, for their own interests and to maintain the stability of the situation in Europe, they will choose to maintain the current situation and promote France and Germany to maintain a situation of no peace and no war."

After the Franco-Prussian War, Franco-German relations were a fundamental conflict, and there was no room for reconciliation.

This will inevitably stimulate the two countries to continuously increase their military strength, and to look for allies with each other, gradually forming two major military blocs, and then starting an arms race.

The next war in Europe will inevitably be a large-scale war in which all the major powers are involved, and our country must now try to remain neutral, maintain an impartial attitude, and wait for the outbreak of war.

In addition, maintaining neutrality will also facilitate our country's digestion of the Transvaal's gold deposits and the Persian Gulf. In addition, the Eurasian railway must be completed as soon as possible, so that we can advance and retreat freely in the two major military blocs in Europe and ensure that our country is in a transcendent position! ”

Kyoshi, Prime Minister's Office.

After the summer, the weather is getting hotter day by day, entering the middle of summer, it is extremely hot, the thermal power plant in Beijing is still under construction, and it is expected to be completed until the winter, like Shanghai, the electric fan will not be used until at least next year, Yi Yi's office still takes ice cubes to cool down.

Although there are two basins of ice in the office, Yi Yi still feels hot, not because the temperature is high, but because he is anxious, spring drought often breaks out in the northern provinces, as the saying goes, nine spring droughts in ten years, and all the northern provinces are spring droughts in mid-spring this year, and he didn't take it to heart, but now it's midsummer, and the drought in many prefectures and counties is still serious, and the telegrams to report the urgency are endless, how can he not be anxious?

"Lord Wang, Su Xiang is here."

With the words, Su Shun, who was shaking a folding fan, walked in quickly, Yi Yi didn't even have a greeting left, and asked directly, "What did Qin Tianjian say?" ”

Su Shun shook his head slightly, "Qin Tianjian said that the drought may continue until the autumn and winter ....... ”

Extending into autumn and winter? Wouldn't that be a dead harvest? Yi Yi couldn't help but be stunned, "Isn't it alarmist?" ”

"Such a big matter, how dare Qin Tianjian say nothing?" Su Shun said simply: "Say hello to King Zhennan in advance...... ”

A rare drought in the northern provinces? Yi Zhishu was stunned with the microphone, and he didn't say anything for a long time, he vaguely remembered that at the end of the Qing Dynasty, that is, during the Guangxu period, a rare drought broke out in the north without rain for a hundred years, and tens of millions of people starved to death, could it start now? Something doesn't seem right at this time?

There was no sound in the microphone for a long time, Yi Yi said lightly, and then said, "Brother Guocheng——? ”

"I'll call later." Yi Zhishu put down the microphone after speaking, looked at Zhao Liewen and said, "What is this year?" ”

Zhao Liewen was very surprised and said: "Yihai year, the year of the pig." ”

"What about next year?"

"Year of the Rat, Year of the Rat."

"And the year after?"

What do you mean? Zhao Liewen was a little confused, but subconsciously replied: "Ding Chou year, the year of the ox." ”

"And after that?"

"The Year of Wuyin, the Year of the Tiger ......."

Ding Wu, Ding Wu is strange! Yes, it is the Ding Wu Qi Famine, Yi Zhizhi is sure that it will not be wrong, since it is the Ding Wu Qi Famine, it means that the drought is in the year after tomorrow, the year after tomorrow, how can it break out now? Could it be that this Ding Wuqi famine lasted for four or five years?

He casually took the cigarette case from the table and took out a cigarette and lit it, now the early Qing Dynasty has deviated from the original trajectory, the northern provinces, especially Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, Huaibei after several years of uninterrupted large-scale migration, the population has already dropped significantly, and the railway transportation is also very convenient, the difficulty of relief is much less.

Even so, this should not be neglected, and at a time when the northern provinces are building water conservancy, railways, and urban reconstruction, such a large drought will also lead to serious consequences if the relief is not effective.

After a moment of silence, he ordered: "Send a telegram to Annam, Siam, and Burma, and all sea ships will ship grain to Shanghai, Qingdao, Tianjin, and ......, and in addition, call New York to import a large amount of grain!" ”

And to import grain from the United States? Zhao Liewen said with some consternation: "The drought in the north is so serious? ”

"Qin Tianjian said that the drought in the northern provinces may continue into autumn and winter."

That can't be so impressive! After hesitating, Zhao Liewen said: "How can the big shopkeeper be willing to seek the near and far? Wouldn't it be faster to transfer grain from Sichuan and Huguang? The cost is also lower. ”

"The grain in Sichuan and Huguang should be kept for emergency needs." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "Food prices in Southeast Asian provinces are not high, and food prices in the United States are also low, and this crisis has affected agriculture, and world food prices have fallen sharply. Besides, we also have to control the excessive fluctuations in food prices due to this drought, which will not be conducive to the relief of Yuanqi. ”

As he spoke, he stood up and picked up the phone, "Pick up the Prime Minister's Office, Yi Li." ”

Zhao Liewen looked at the other party in confusion, is the strength of this disaster relief too great? Why do you still have to import a lot of food from the United States? Thinking of the other party's previous questions about the zodiac in the past few years, his heart jumped, should this drought in the north last few years?

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