Old Summer Palace, Jiuzhou Qingyan, Tongdaotang.

Tongdaotang is located in the west side of the Qingyan Hall in Jiuzhou three suites, Emperor Xianfeng likes to live here, for the convenience of watching the play, but also specially built a stage in front of the hall, however, this stage has not come in handy for some days.

In the room, Xianfeng was quickly looking at the excerpts selected by the military aircraft to oppose the abolition of the Eight Banners system, he basically didn't look at the content, only looked at the name, and after turning over a thick stack of folds, he couldn't help but sigh, after he vaguely expressed his attitude, there were still so many people who objected, which really gave him a headache.

After a long silence, he asked, "Those people are still kneeling outside?" ”

The eunuch in front of him hurriedly bowed down and said, "Back to the emperor, Prince Su and others have been kneeling outside the gate of the palace. ”

After a slight groan, Xianfeng said softly: "Xuan Peng Yunzhang is here." "The abolition of the Eight Banners system, the Han members are all afraid of it, and everyone is silent, but he knows in his heart that the attitude of the Han members in the DPRK and China is strongly in favor, and the current situation cannot be kept out of the matter.

Listening to Xianfeng's call, Peng Yunzhang secretly beat the drum in his heart, he knew that it must be for the abolition of the Eight Banners, he was the head of the Hanchen in the court, he really didn't dare to express his opinion on this matter, this matter is too big, in his opinion, Hanchen is the wisest not to get involved in this matter, if Hanchen is involved, maybe he will give someone a handle, and it is enough to have Prince Gong and others to promote this matter!

After entering the room, after knocking on the salute, Peng Yunzhang took the opportunity to get up and glanced at it quickly, and saw Xianfeng frowning slightly, and there were a lot of folds scattered on the desk, obviously worried about the abolition of the Eight Banners, and couldn't help but feel worried, and slowly paced to the prisoners of war and knelt down.

Xianfeng groaned for a while, and then said, "Sit down and enjoy tea." After the other party sat down, he said in a sullen voice: "The system of the Eight Banners has lasted for more than 200 years, and the number of banner people has increased from hundreds of thousands to millions, and their livelihoods have become increasingly difficult, and it has long become a stubborn disease of the imperial court, but if it is abolished rashly, it will be like a fierce medicine ...... Shen Ke." ”

Xianfeng: Is this still hesitating? Peng Yunzhang's heart sank, but he quickly reacted, if Xianfeng hesitated, he would not summon him, the head of Hanchen, to come to discuss, and summoning him was enough to explain Xianfeng's attitude.

After a little weighing, he owed himself and said: "Your Majesty, in troubled times, use heavy codes, after the chaos, there will be a great treatment, and the disease will be treated with fierce medicine, and the root of the disease will be cut off, so that it can quickly improve." ”

Seeing that his attitude was clear, Xianfeng bowed his head slightly, and said straightly: "The abolition of the Eight Banners system shows the determination of the imperial court to change the law, and it is related to the success or failure of the change, and the Han people should not be on the sidelines!" ”

Is this the need for Han people to build momentum? Peng Yunzhang was overjoyed, and hurriedly got up and knelt down and said, "Weichen obeys the order." ”

In the afternoon of the same day, a group of Han officials in the DPRK and China supported the abolition of the Eight Banners system, and seeing this situation, the officials of the Beijing Division, who had been on the sidelines, followed suit, and for a time, the voices calling for the abolition of the Eight Banners system were high.

Early the next morning, newspapers of all sizes in the southeastern provinces carried an article entitled "On the Eight Banners System" on their front pages, openly criticizing all kinds of malpractices and injustices of the Eight Banners system, and sharply pointing out that the Eight Banners system was a system of apartheid, a Western colonial system, the root cause of the decline of the Green Camp of the Eight Banners, and the greatest obstacle to the country's economic development and the strengthening of the country and its army, and it must be resolutely abolished.

At the end of the article, he turned his pen and said that since the unification of the Qin Dynasty, only the Yuan Dynasty, which had less than a hundred years of national fortune, divided the people under its rule into four classes, and the imperial court forcibly divided the flag and the people, which was a retrogressive behavior, and pointed out that the Qing Emperor was not the emperor of Manchu and Mongolia, but the emperor of China, and he must conform to the will of the people, conform to the trend of the times, abolish the system of eight banners, and promote the equality of all ethnic groups.

This article is novel in concept, sharp and spicy, and what is even more remarkable is the signature, which is signed by Changle Jushi.

On the morning of the same day, the governors of the southeastern provinces issued a telegram one after another, calling on the imperial court to abolish the Eight Banners system in accordance with the will of the people.

Five days later, Xianfengming issued an edict announcing the abolition of the Eight Banners system.

The Administrative Office of the Superintendent issued a notice announcing the plan for the aftermath of the abolition of the Eight Banners system.

When the news spread, the government and the opposition were boiling, and the Manchurian and Mongolian officials were mourning, and the Han officials, gentlemen, and businessmen were celebrating each other, and the major newspapers in the north and south praised each other.

Jingshi, supervising the administrative office.

Supervising the minister, Prince Gong Yixun asked anxiously: "The plan to abolish the aftermath of the Eight Banners system has been made public, when will Yuan Qi's silver arrive?" ”

Su Shun hurriedly replied: "One million silver dollars have been received, and the next two million yuan is said to be in the account next month." ”

"Next month?" Yixun's heart sank, "Now that we urgently need silver to stabilize people's hearts, how can we delay it until next month?" Hundreds of thousands of bannermen in Beijing are in urgent need of resettlement, and the slightest carelessness will cause chaos. ”

"The Jinjing War has only ended, and the Goryeo War is still continuing, and Yuan Qi can allocate one million in time, which is considered his best efforts." Su Shun said slowly: "Can you make up for the gap with the household department first, in these two wars, the expenses of the imperial court are not large, and after the conquest of Goryeo, it will also be handed over to the imperial court, which is at least a provincial land, even if it is to sell land, it is also a lot of income." ”

With a slight groan, Yixun slowly glanced at everyone and said: "Whether or not the Jingshi and the surrounding bannermen can be properly appeased and resettled is related to the safety of the Jingshi, and it is also related to whether the Eight Banners can be abolished. As he spoke, he looked at Yifang and Wen Xiang, "Fifth Brother and Wen Shan went to the household department to urge, and the silver must be escorted out of the warehouse before noon tomorrow." ”

After a pause, he looked at Su Shun, "Yuting, contact Yuan Qi again, we can't afford to wait for next month, I hope Yuan Qi can get the remaining two million before the end of this month." ”

Su Shun nodded and said, "Sixth Master, we can draw a salary ....... the bottom of the kettle." ”

Draw a salary from the bottom of the kettle? What do you mean? Yixun hesitated for a moment before saying, "But it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

"This is Yi Guocheng's idea." Su Shun smiled and said: "The children of the banner people are idle and have nothing to do, so you can gather the young people of the Beijing Banner to a few new army camps on the outskirts of Beijing for military training, whether it is to move to the northeast in the future or enter the factory, it will be beneficial." ”

This is really a good idea, Yi Xun nodded, and said, "Post a notice, in the name of recruiting the Eight Banners New Army, send them to the New Army camp one by one." ”

Xianfengming issued an edict to abolish the Eight Banners, which did not cause much panic in the Beijing Division, and the plan for the aftermath of the abolition of the Eight Banners system announced by the Supervision and Administration Office was quite generous to the banner people, and those who had children serving in the Eight Banners New Army and the Beiyang Naval Division were allowed to keep the Beijing Division.

Most of those who migrated to the Northeast were targeted at the banner people who had difficulty in making a living, and they were also given generous treatment, such as generous settling-in allowances, free rations for three years per capita, and a reward of 100 acres of wasteland.

Those who are willing to go to Tianjin to enter the factory are also given all kinds of generous arrangements and guarantees, and those who are unwilling to obey the arrangements of the imperial court and want to go to relatives and friends in various provinces or localities or to make a living on their own will be given settling-in allowance and travel expenses, and leave Beijing within a time limit.

In the short term, this is actually a large-scale disguised relief for the banner people who are struggling to make a living, because even if the Eight Banners system is abolished and all the privileges of the banner people are deprived, but the emperor and the princes of the clan are all Manchurian, and in the short term, the impact on the banner people in the officialdom is not great, and it can even be said to be minimal.

As soon as the notice of recruiting recruits for the Eight Banners New Army and the Beiyang Naval Division was posted, the bannermen who were unwilling to leave the Beijing Division immediately flocked to sign up, and those who were used to staying in the prosperous place of the Beijing Division, there were really few who were willing to move to the Northeast, and they were forced to make a living, and there was no way to have the opportunity to stay in the Beijing Division, who didn't want to stay?

At the same time as recruiting new soldiers, all the officers and men of the Eight Banners Beijing Battalion began to follow the example of the new army to carry out intensive training in all aspects.

The two-pronged approach, the hearts of the Jingshi people stabilized, Yixun and others also breathed a sigh of relief, calmly arranged a large-scale relocation to the Northeast, immigration to the Northeast is the imperial court to abolish the Eight Banners as an opportunity to enrich the established policy of the Northeast, not only for the immigration of the real side, the development of the Northeast, but also for the Manchurians to reserve a way out, this matter naturally can not be ignored.

In addition, the administrative office of the superintendent began to greatly expand its staff, and officials from various yamen were dispatched to help discuss matters such as law reform and the implementation of new policies.

Shanghai, Zhenhai Mansion, Changle Book House.

Zhao Liewen put an article on Yi Zhi's desk and said: "The big shopkeeper, there is discussion outside, the abolition of the Eight Banners is of little significance, it is purely a change of soup and not a change of medicine, is it not to write a few articles to guide public opinion under the guidance of the newspaper." ”

Yi Zhizu put down his pen, leaned back, and said with a smile: "The significance of abolishing the Eight Banners system is huge, there is no doubt about this, but it has not been reflected for the time being, and the discussion in the market does not need to be ignored, after all, for cities without the Eight Banners garrison, the changes and influences are basically not felt." ”

Before the words fell, Cao Gensheng walked in quickly and said: "The big shopkeeper, Yan Yangtian and Monk Greenqin called, captured Seoul, Zhezong Li Yu committed suicide, none of the royal family slipped through the net, the Li Dynasty was destroyed, and the eight defenders of the entire territory of Goryeo were either completely annihilated or surrendered. ”

"Okay, power generation awards." Yi Zhizu said loudly, the conquest of Goryeo, for the royal city of Seoul is to adopt the strategy of encircling but not fighting, encircling points and sending reinforcements, in order to eliminate Goryeo's troops to the greatest extent, it can be said that Seoul is left to attack last, and the capture of Seoul will also mean the fall of the Goryeo Li Dynasty.

After a pause, he continued: "Send a telegram to the Military Aircraft Department, and the imperial court will establish Goryeo Province as soon as possible, send officials, arrange immigration, and other matters, Yuanqi only needs Busan Port and its neighboring Gimhae Province." ”

Cao Gensheng, who was waiting, recorded the message, he looked at it, then picked up his pen and wrote down a line of words, Seoul, extinguish the text and extinguish the species!

Opposite the port of Busan is the Wa State, listening to Yi Zhi's contentment to indicate that he wants Busan, Zhao Liewen raised his eyebrows, and when Cao Gensheng left, he said: "Goryeo is destroyed, the Wa State will inevitably panic, but the big shopkeeper is ready to continue to use troops against the Wa State?" ”

"Huifu doesn't know about the Wa Kingdom." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "The Japanese people like to plan and then move, and when Goryeo falls, the Japanese will naturally panic and worry that they will follow in the footsteps of Goryeo, but if they are not sure, they dare not act rashly." ”

After a pause, he continued: "The top priority at the moment is to consolidate Southeast Asia, and it is not too late for the Japanese to delay for three or five years, and we must find a good opportunity." ”

"Great treasurer, good news!" Yan Shikuan looked excited and hurriedly walked in.

Zhao Liewen looked at him curiously, what was it that Yan Shikuan was so excited about? Yi Zhixiang was also a little surprised, but he quipped: "I didn't see you so happy to give you a three-grade top, and you bought a garden?" ”

"What is there to be happy about buying a garden." Yan Shikuan said with a smile: "Electric light, the electric light invented by the Citi man named Henry has been burning for half a month!" ”

Hearing this, Yi Zhicontent was also overjoyed, Henry, Henri Goebbels, this person he had the impression that he had not been in Shanghai for a long time, and as soon as he came, he boasted that he had invented an electric light with practical value, which could last for 400 hours without going out, and he did not take it seriously at that time.

In his impression, the electric light was invented by Edison, which can be said to be a well-known thing, and now Edison does not know whether he was born or not, and what surprised him was that Henry did not brag, but actually let him make it out.

He immediately stood up with great interest and said, "Let's go, go and see." ”

"If this thing can be popularized, then the silver dollar must be rolling in." Yan Shikuan followed behind and nagged: "The gas lamp is good, but that thing has black smoke and a bad smell, the strange shopkeeper refuses to install it in the house, the smell is really bad, after I installed it in the house, I regret it to death, in addition, I have to scrub the lampshade often, it is too inconvenient." But this electric light is good, smokeless and tasteless, and the lampshade does not need to be wiped every day, which is so convenient. ”

Yi Zhishu asked as he walked, "Have you returned your shares in the Tap Fire Shop?" ”

"Retreat, listen to the little sister's warning, I'll retreat quickly!" Yan Shikuan said with a smile, it was precisely because he withdrew the shares of the fire shop that he paid attention to the electric light.

Zhao Liewen was also full of curiosity about electric lights, but he had heard Yi Zhizhi mention electric lights a few times, and Yan Shikuan, who saw it, stopped talking, and he hurriedly asked: "Big shopkeeper, gas lamps use gas, and this electric lamp naturally uses electricity, is this electricity expensive?" ”

Is electricity expensive? This question is really difficult to answer, Yi Zhizhi smiled, and then said: "It may be expensive at first, but it will be cheaper gradually." ”

When it comes to this question, he can't help but feel a little worried, the electric light was invented, what about electricity? Hydropower is now not to think about, the only thing that can be considered is thermal power generation, but thermal power plants are now not even a shadow can be seen, although he had the foresight to set up a thermal power generation research laboratory, but until now, it seems that there is no progress, but in terms of thermal power generation, he is ignorant, and he can't even dial it up.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little frustrated, the electric light was invented, and it was in vain if there was no power plant!