After beating Li Huirong, on the way back, Yang Rui asked Liu Boyuan: "Where did you find these nerds?" ”

Liu Boyuan just saw that the North Korean was very not on the road, and he sweated in his heart, and now he saw Yang Rui asking, so he had to tell the North Korean affairs and the situation, "At the beginning, it was in Hailong, he took a few people to hang around, gathered among the Han people and planned to set up a private school, and then we investigated and now their nest is in the Ruidian School in Longjing over Yanji, and the person who presided over it is called Li Tang, who came from North Korea around last autumn." While running a school, they also looked for a patrol battalion to buy guns, and they just got on the line. ”

"Who is this Li Tang? Is it Ahn Chang-ho's pseudonym for the Shinmin Society? "Yang Rui just wants to know what kind of person the head of this Xinmin Association is, if it is a person like Sun Wen who just talks and doesn't practice, then forget it, if he is a person who can do practical things, then he can also pull a hand, make trouble for the Japanese before the success of the revolution, put pressure on Japan after the success of the revolution, and then be a leading party when China and Japan go to war, anyway, the purpose is all-round, and all he wants to provide is explosives, and some training.

"I sent someone to secretly go into his residence to check, this Li Tang is called Li Xiangxuan, who is well-known in North Korea, before he was a counselor in the Parliamentary Yuan, and his official residence was from the second grade, and he attempted suicide after the Treaty of Yisi, and then resigned from the official position, and pulled a group of people to run a school and cultivate the fields in Longjing, probably to accumulate strength and plan anti-Japanese affairs." The person sent by the Military Intelligence Bureau to search was not professional, and only knew the identity of Li Tang, and did not know that this North Korean official with the pseudonym Li Tang was actually the chief envoy sent by Gojong of North Korea to the Hague International Conference, and the Hague Conference caused a big thunder in Japan. With the declaration of war as a threat, Gaozong was forced to abdicate. At the same time, the entire Korean army was disbanded, and Korea was effectively annexed by Japan.

Yang Rui heard that this Goryeo stick was still a second-class man, and he had committed suicide, and he felt that this person's fame was enough, so he didn't know if he was a hero. "Since that's the case, then you can find someone to talk to this person named Li Xiangyu in person another day, and see what he wants, if it's explosives or something. That can be done at cost...... What kind of terrorist attack thing can instill the past and give the Japanese a taste of explosives. ”

Hearing that Yang Rui confessed to let the North Koreans carry out a terrorist attack, Liu Boyuan's whole body suddenly froze, this is not black powder, it is a real fierce explosive, a few kilograms of explosives explode, and everyone who is dozens of meters away from that side will die. Yang Rui saw his appearance and said, "What are you afraid of?" I'm not going to annex North Korea again. At most, Jeju Island came to engage in tourism, and their explosives could only be used on the heads of the Japanese. Also, we gave him a discount, and he wanted to give us something...... In the palace of North Korea, getting a few eunuchs and palace maids who can speak Chinese come out is still the same set of rules in the palace. The weaving of the holy decree, the dragon robe, the ink, anyway, the things related to the emperor are all copied out. ”

Liu Boyuan was one of the few people who knew that card, and although Yang Rui's thinking was extremely fast, he could still keep up. On the side of the former Ming Dynasty, the spectrum and the seal letter are real. The edict is barely true, but it can only be seen and not seen. Where the card is now played. One is the co-optation of the Jianghu Society, and the other is the demagogy of the miners in South Africa. Gratitude does not make people surrender, only grace and power can be useful to the people. According to this line of thinking, as soon as the miners in South Africa were rescued, they were beaten as traitors, and then hung a portrait of Zhu Yuanzhang, kowtowed and shouted long live, and cut their braids before giving them food. Of course, feeding the fish is just a test, and those who shout convincing will catch it, and those who don't give in will really have to feed the fish.

After a set of processes, all the miners are obedient, plus the farm grows some cashew nuts, puts some cattle and sheep, the work is very easy, but the daily training is hard, but the meals are not only good but also full, so there are basically no complaints. As for wages, when I was in the mine earlier, twenty-five shillings a month, which was less than eight taels of silver, but the mine owner not only counted the pieces, but was also afraid that the miners would escape, so they only had pieces of iron, which promised to change wages after the contract expired, which seemed fair, but the miners were never allowed to go out, the food was extremely poor, and the things sold in the dwellings were several times more than ten times that of the outside, and the money was spent back and forth, and in the end there were only a few pieces of iron left. Now the absentees are all following Zhu Baba, and the monthly salary is generally one or two or five yuan, and the higher the position is more. Although the money is not much, it is better than iron pieces, and it is real, don't buy anything, and think of the future marquis and glory, everyone will do it with Zhu Baba.

However, because this is all operated remotely by Qian Bocong and Xie Zhangye, and only the edict of the former Ming Dynasty has been presented, after a long time, the momentum of these people may not be maintained, so at the right time, the little child named Zhu Kuantong has to show up, not only to show up, but the set of things of the former Ming royal family has to be pretended, and the set of things in the former Ming Dynasty has long been gone, but North Korea still has it, so copy a set and get it, then it is really genuine.

Liu Boyuan kept in mind Yang Rui's explanations, and only took out the specific content of the book and wrote it on the notebook, and after he finished remembering, he said: "Then how do the North Koreans explain it?" ”

"Don't explain anything, just tell them we want these things. And tell them that if they leak the news, then they don't want any guns and explosives in the future. Your side can show the name of the Revival Society at the right time, and if you don't have the strength, they won't pay attention to us. Yang Rui explained.

"Yes, sir." Liu Boyuan said. "How do you coordinate the volunteers' side with theirs? Is it better for them to join forces, or to divide them separately? ”

"How many volunteers are there? Are they anti-corrupt officials or anti-Japanese? Yang Rui asked.

"Most of them are anti-Japanese, and some are anti-corruption officials and corrupt officials, but they are basically peasant miners, or gunners in the mountains, and they are not very good at fighting, but the battle is still relatively brave, and they have contacted five branches at present, Li Ha-hyun of Zhenbao, Kim Sang-tae of Xiaobaeksan, Kim Chun-hyun of Yingyang, and Kim Jung-hwan of Hwangju and other places, and the last one is Shin Yeeok in the Gyeongbuk area, his number is the largest, there are more than 1,000 people. For them, we have previously assisted a batch of Japanese-style Murata firearms and Japanese military stamps, so the friendship is not bad. Liu Boyuan introduced the situation of the volunteers. In fact, these were all secretly protected by Yang Rui earlier, but he didn't have the heart to look at it at that time.

"You'll just focus on the last one." Yang Ruigang finished speaking. A communications soldier at the back of the team shouted the password and ran over to report: "Report, the Korean just now said that someone from the Japanese 6th Army had come to Longjing in February, and after they inquired, they said that the Japanese wanted to send someone to Yanji to protect the Han people from being bullied by the Manchus, and this time he came to investigate first, and he told us to be careful." ”

There are nearly 100,000 Koreans in Yanji, and the Agricultural Reclamation Company took a fancy to this place a few years ago, immigrating nearly 200,000 people, just to prevent the Japanese from taking the opportunity to make trouble. When Yang Rui heard this, he thought about the historical issue of the island. I couldn't help laughing, the point of division of power between Japan and Russia in history was in Changchun, and now, it is blocked by myself between Changtu and Siping. Judging from the current actual situation, the dividing line between Japan and Russia on the Liaodong side is the line between Changtu - Xifeng - Hailong Hall (including Meihekou Town) - Mengjiang (now Jingyu County) - Fusong - Tianchi in Changbai Mountain. If you really dare to grab territory over the Russians, I am afraid that the second Russo-Japanese war will come again.

Liu Boyuan didn't understand history and didn't know what conspiracy the Japanese were going to play, but his face was solemn, but he saw Yang Rui's relaxed face, and he immediately calmed down. Yang Rui said: "Go and sue him, thank him!" In addition, sue him again. Foreigners are reliable, and sows will go up trees. Or when he saw a revolutionary who was worse than himself, Yang Rui was in a good mood, and only sent a famous quote from later generations to the past, just waiting for the signal soldier to leave. He said: "What is the name of the Shen Yishi just now, you can tell me in detail." ”

"This man is from a civilian background. Less than 30 years old, brave in battle, nicknamed the Tiger of Taebaeksan, operating in the Gyeongbuk area, we had asked him to cross the border between China and North Korea, but he refused. "This is the only volunteer soldier who does not operate on the border, but for the sake of his large number of troops, there are some business that the military intelligence bureau still does.

"Oh. It's nothing, those who can fight are disobedient, those who are obedient can't be beaten, it has been the case since ancient times. Let him suffer a little loss first, and if he can turn the corner in the future, he will naturally be obedient. Yang Rui was a little disappointed, but people are like this, so they can only give up. I don't have any instructions for the North Korean side, so you should follow the rhythm you have in place. ”

It was already eleven o'clock when Yang Rui returned to his residence after seeing the North Koreans, and there was no particularly important telegram in the few hours since he left, only Gong Baoquan in the capital came with a telegram as usual because of the railway. Some time ago, Sheng Xuanhuai opened his mouth and wanted the Kanto Bank, but Yu Huizu was rejected by Yang Rui after reporting it, after all, the Kanto Bank was involved in the money operation of the entire Fuxing Association, and it was impossible to merge with anyone, of course, Sheng Xuanhuai's excuse was that the Kanto Bank did not belong to Tianzihao, and Tianzihao was just an ordinary shareholder inside. Probably didn't know much about the specific situation of the Kanto Bank, Sheng Xuanhuai accepted a statement, and the condition he gave later was to deposit the money of Tianzihao and Tonghua Railway in the Commerce Bank, and this was not fully agreed, but only promised to deposit a part of the money in the Commerce Bank. Of course, the matter is not over yet, after several discussions, in the end, Yu Huizu gave five silver tickets of 100,000 taels, and the matter is over.

Sheng Xuanhuai nodded here, and Zhirui, the governor of the three eastern provinces, who had already been arranged, had changed his name to the Tonghua Railway of the Eastern Provincial Railway Company, and together with the gentry from Jilin, submitted the submission for the construction of the railway. Fengtian is the nest of the Tonghua Railway, the gentry have made a lot of silver because of the industry of Tonghua, and the Jilin side, with the Kwantung Bank as a link, those gentry who have long wanted to set up oil mills and flour mills have all been snare by the railway company, and they can't wait to pay the money, press the fingerprint to join the gang, and the new Jilin governor Zhu Jiabao also welcomed this matter very much, he even hoped that if the railway company had money, it would be repaired to Songyuan Baicheng, he said Yang Rui also wanted to, but this is no money, the second is that the Russians must oppose it, If you want to fix it, you still have to wait a few years.

The submission was sent to Zhirui, the governor of the three eastern provinces, in mid-May, and the railway company had already asked him what he meant, and Zhirui was able to stand out in the imperial party, so he naturally had some insight, and he was very popular with the Japanese on weekdays, so he was extremely supportive of this matter. The gentry and the government in the northeast all nodded, and the submission quickly arrived at the Ministry of Posts and Communications, Sheng Xuanhuai, who had received a lot of benefits, read the submission but was not in a hurry, but only pressed the submission to the Ministry of Posts and Communications and did not report it, which made the hearts of everyone in the Northeast hang, and when he submitted the submission to the cabinet, Yang Rui had been in Dunhua for almost a month.

As long as anything in China arrives in the Yamen, there is nothing to keep secret, and the impact of mobilizing the Jilin gentry to become shareholders is not small. The Japanese had heard it a long time ago, and the Japanese minister to the Qing Dynasty, Hayashi Quansuke, immediately sent a note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is believed that the parallel operation of this railway with the South Manchurian Railway is detrimental to the rights and interests of Great Japan in Northeast China, and it is necessary to vigorously stop it. Prime Minister of Foreign Affairs Na Tong and Minister of Foreign Affairs Qu Hongji did not know about this matter, so they had to take the note in advance and then take a look at the matter. Lin Quanzhu was actually still the number one person in the Qing Dynasty, he was a supporter of the reform of the law when he was in Wuxu, Kang Liang fled to Japan, he contributed a lot, and after the note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he met Liang Qi in private. asked him to do his best to prevent the railway from being approved, but Liang Qi fled to Japan because of his gifts, and promised to not let this railway pass through Guò at the moment.

The Japanese were in a hurry, and the American and Russian ministers, who knew about the matter in advance, also reacted, and the meat in the northeast was currently divided equally between Japan and Russia, but the Americans worked hard to get home and inserted a piece on the side of Anton Tonghua. Now the extension of the railway to Changchun is extremely beneficial to the United States, although oil cannot be bought, but cotton cloth can be transported to North Manchuria through the Guò railway, thus avoiding the differential freight and 'tight' wagons of the Japanese, in the spirit of the welfare of the country's enterprises, the US minister to the Qing Dynasty, Rou Keyi, after the Japanese note condemned the Japanese for violating the open door policy. Measures such as differential freight rates are introduced to suppress goods from other countries.

The United States and Japan competed, and the Russian minister Pu Kedi remained silent, but when Sheng Xuanhuai handed over the fold, he also sent a note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and only Na Tong and Qu Hongji knew what he said. But with what everyone knows about him. The Far Eastern spy must have said something that should not have been said, so that the next day the voice of the cabinet fell silent. Everyone avoided this matter like a tiger, and they no longer dared to say anything to the court, and Liang Qi, who had made up his mind to persuade Emperor Guangxu not to approve it, was speechless for a while, everyone was terrified of the Second Russo-Japanese War, if there was another Russo-Japanese War, then the victory and defeat were clear, would the Northeast withdraw its troops like now? This is something that all ministers dare not discuss.

Yang Rui gave Russia all the information about the increase of 1 million Japanese troops and the Japanese army's reconnaissance into Yanji and other places, and the Russian hardliners used these things to put pressure on Werther and other pacifists. The envoy to the Qing Dynasty, Pukodi, was born in the Ministry of Finance, was a close confidant of Witte, and was known as a cunning international spy, and under the urging of Russia, he had to take out the Second Russo-Japanese War to intimidate the Manchus, and his statement was: Japan had been planning the Second Russo-Japanese War, and if the Manchus did not stand on Russia's side to contain Japan, then the war would soon come. After he finished speaking, he threw the photos and articles provided by the Military Intelligence Bureau of the Renaissance Society to Na Tong, and Na Tong brought these things to the cabinet meeting. Guangxu frowned at the information translated into Chinese. The Japanese are not reconciled to the result, everyone in the world knows, look at this shape, now Japan has become the former Russia, Russia has now become the former Japan, as he wants to become an emperor who directly catches up with Kangqian, if Japan and Russia fight in the northeast again, then what should he do? The previous time can be pushed to Cixi, so who should be pushed this time? It's hard to be at home! Guangxu put down those photos of the majestic Japanese army and thought weakly.

The day after the cabinet meeting, Liang Qi went to Lin Quanzhu once to test Japan's view of the Second Russo-Japanese War, Lin Quanzhu laughed at Liang Qi's question about Japan's attack on Russia again, and then said that it was completely impossible, but when Liang Qi took out a table of Japanese army expansion, he was stunned, but the diplomat's skills were there, and he immediately asserted that this must be Lucia's rumors, and now Japan has no way to conduct a second war, not to mention whether the intelligence is true, even if it is true, That was also to beware of the Lucians.

Lin Quanzhu's words were earnest, if Liang Qi had not been to Japan, he would have believed what he said very much, but Liang Qi, who had seen the fanaticism of the Japanese people after the Russo-Japanese War, did not believe that what Lin Quanzhu said was true, but he remained quiet on the surface, and he talked for a long time before going back.

In the imperial study, Liang Qi was given to sit, and when others walked away, Guangxu looked at him eagerly: "What did the Japanese say?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the Japanese minister said that this incident was a rumor made by the Russians." Liang Qi looked at Guangxu in front of him and sighed in his heart, only thinking of the Wuxu change a few years ago, can such an eager emperor govern the country well. However, he believed that the Japanese could engage in a second war, and the Treaty of Portsmouth was signed. The people of Japan opposed the treaty, and many foreigners were attacked during the riots. The church was burned down, and all the Japanese at the time said that this time they would ask the Russians to pay more than 100,000 reparations......"

"Humph!" Guangxu stood up and was very angry, Liang Qi said that the compensation made him think of the First Sino-Japanese War, if it weren't for those minions not working hard, how could I be able to pay 20,000 taels in the Qing Dynasty! "Japan is a small country, barbaric and tight, and when you see that there is a advantage to take advantage of, you must take advantage of it to the end. I'm not Galeries Lafayette, and I'm not going to be neutral anymore! ”

As soon as I heard this, the emperor was anxious again. Liang Qi immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, if you want to stop fighting in the Northeast, it is a perfect strategy to introduce talents from the United States in a timely manner." At that time, the three countries will all have interests in the northeast, so they can get along without incident, and they will not be able to fight. ”

"Good! Good! Then the railroad will be approved immediately, and the Americans and Japan will fight for themselves. "Fighting is something Guangxu doesn't want. If it loses again, it will be another Sino-Japanese battle.

"No, I can't. Emperor! Liang Qi saw that Guangxu was so hasty and decided, and he was entangled for a while, and hurriedly said: "This matter still has to be asked by the British minister before it can be finally decided." In the event of a protest from Japan, Britain will help to speak, so it would be safe. ”

"What if the British don't support road construction either. So what to do? "Guangxu finally bypassed this bend, although the Japanese are fierce, they still have to listen to the British.

"Back to the emperor, then we will drag it, and now the emperor is working hard. If Japan really wants to fight, it will have to worry a lot about it. "This thing went around half a circle, or it went around the British and Russian side. Liang Qi only felt that the previous road was in vain.

The British minister, Zhu Erdian, was a sinologist who had served briefly in China but was soon transferred to Korea, and as Japan gradually annexed Korea, Zhu Erdian succeeded Sa Daoyi as minister plenipotentiary to the Qing Dynasty last fall. When he first took over the position of minister to the Qing Dynasty last year, he is now very interested in watching the Chinese Yankees make trouble again, unlike the last time when they dragged the Americans and the British to suppress Russia, this time they pulled the United States and Russia to suppress Japan, and they were really cunning Qing Guoyan.

When he received a report from his attendants that the emperor's secretary had come to visit him in person, Zhu Erdian thought about Liang Qi's intention while going to the living room, and he believed that he must have come for the section of the railway in the northeast.

"Mr. Minister." Liang Qi knew that he knew Chinese, so he greeted him directly, but he did not use Chinese etiquette, but shook hands warmly like Westerners.

"Oh. Mr. Leung. Zhu Erdian is fluent in Chinese, and he held Liang Qi's hand very politely. You may be seated, you may be seated. ”

Liang Qi sat down with a smile, and he quickly talked about the purpose of his trip: "Mr. Minister, now that both Japan and Russia have withdrawn their troops in the Northeast, we have been worried that the situation will deteriorate again. ”

"I'm sorry, Mr. Liang, I didn't receive this information, as far as I'm concerned, peace in the Far East is my greatest hope." Zhu Erdian may not have received information about the expansion of the Japanese army, and perhaps he did not express his attitude towards the dispute between Japan and Russia in the Far East, and said such nonsense.

Liang Qi didn't give up, and he didn't like to knock on the side as much as before, but asked directly: "Mr. Minister, if Japan and Russia break out in the Northeast again, what will happen to your country?" ”

"Our country will express its serious concern about the situation." Zhu Erdian said without leaking, and then asked rhetorically: "Mr. Liang, are you here to ask these questions this time?" ”

"Yes. Mr. Minister, there is news that the Japanese will start the Second Russo-Japanese War, and we are very worried that the last tragedy will be repeated. Now that the Tonghua Railway Company is preparing to build a railway, I would like to know what Mr. Minister thinks on this matter. Liang Qi simply explained the intention, he wanted to hear what the British would say.

"Mr. Liang, for the newly built railway in the Northeast, we think it will be ......" When Zhu Erdian said this, the attendant happened to bring the tea, and taking advantage of this momentary delay, Zhu Erdian thought of the Anglo-Russian Entente that was being negotiated in London, and he hurriedly swallowed what he was going to say before. After all, with the leaks of Qing officialdom, his position will soon reach the Russians, and once his opposition reaches Russia, it will inevitably affect the upcoming Anglo-Russian treaty, which has taken nearly two years to finally sign, is of great importance to Britain.

After the tea was served, Zhu Erdian said slowly: "Mr. Liang, we will pay close attention to the changes in the Northeast, and we will condemn anyone who undermines the friendship and stability of this region." ”

"We will condemn anyone who undermines the friendship and stability of this region." Liang Qi recalled Zhu Erdian's words in his heart, and his heart suddenly became reassured, this is the attitude of the British, so that he can go back to his life.

When the goal was achieved, Liang Qi took his leave, and Zhu Erdian immediately sent the situation to London, although he was a plenipotentiary minister to the Qing Dynasty, but the power was still in London and not Beijing. Gray, the foreign secretary in London, was quick to call back: "...... Stability in the Far East was a prerequisite for peace talks in West Asia, and the ambitions of the Japanese should be curbed at the appropriate time. ”

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