Chapter 359 The road to national salvation (please order, please vote)
Today's Shanghai is actually far from being considered a metropolis in the Far East or an international metropolis. Its population and urban area are far from the "first line" even in the south of the Yangtze River. Hong Xiuquan's little paradise Tianjing, Luo Yaoguo's Prince Wu's Mansion
The population and urban area of ​​Suzhou, where it is located, are far greater than those of Shanghai.
However, in the area on the west bank of the Huangpu River in Shanghai, there is a kind of mixed East and West that Tianjing and Suzhou do not have, and is oriented to the world and future-oriented prosperity. Especially those to the north of Shiliupu Pier after the opening of Shanghai ports.
In the developed area, rows of tall, brand-new buildings have risen from the ground, including both Western-style and improved Chinese-style buildings.
On the banks of the Huangpu River, Western-style floating docks have been built or are under construction and are used for ship repairs.
Shipbuilding docks, as well as warehouses, warehouses, and factories that have been built or are under construction are also everywhere, densely packed, from Shiliupu to Yangshupu!
Ships and sailboats of all kinds from all over the world are moored on the river. They are loading and unloading goods on the pier, or they are queuing in and out. The whistles are blaring, and the sound is loud.
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Sailors of all colors and nationalities crowded on the deck, curiously looking at this newly opened port.
It is an eastern port city that has already shown its momentum of prosperity.
The whole of Shanghai now shows a kind of vitality that is rarely seen in other cities in the entire Far East.
And rice from Japan, a middle-aged Japanese samurai with thick eyebrows, big eyes, a thin face, a goatee, and a bit of a "thief" whom she met on the "Guangdong Fa", as well as several other "patriots" and a large group of
The petite girl was standing on the deck of the "Yuefa", staring blankly at everything in front of her.
"Daozi, look how nice it is here. It's prosperous, with merchants and merchant ships from all over the world, and it's ruled by the most outstanding lord in China. It's full of vitality and vitality, and it also has the most powerful army in East Asia...\n.
\n.\n.\n.Do you still want to go to Tianjing, the capital of the Taiping Rebellion?"
The person who asked Daozi the question was the warrior with thick eyebrows, big eyes, thin face, and goatee. The prosperity of Shanghai and the strength of the Nanyang New Army obviously made him believe that he could find a way to save Japan in Shanghai.
Inako glanced back at him, smiled and said firmly: "Sakuma-sama, I know you came to China to find a way to save Japan, but my sisters and I are not here. The purpose of my coming to China is
Faith...\n....Our faith is in Tianjing, where the Son of God lives!"
This "Sakuma" was named Keinosuke, and he was proficient in Confucianism, so he also imitated Chinese Confucian scholars and gave himself a "character" and a "title". His courtesy name was Ziming, his nickname was Xiangshan, and he was currently acting under the name of Sakuma Xiangshan.
He was a samurai of the Matsushiro Domain. He also opened Shozan Academy in Kanda, Edo, and had many disciples. He also served as a staff member when the feudal lord Yukinuki Sanada was the shogunate's senior minister. He was responsible for planning coastal defense and proposed the "Eight Strategies for Coastal Defense." Last year, Kurofune
After that, he proposed "Ten Policies on Current Affairs".
This time, he was persuaded by his disciple Yoshida Shoin to secretly board the "Guangdong Fa" ship and run to Shanghai to find a way to save the country. This was probably Luo Xueyan who led the Qing Dynasty and the three great powers of Britain, the United States and France.
Side effects of the invasion of Japan.
Originally, Japanese patriots who wanted to find a way to save the country had to find a way to "moisten" Europe and the United States. Now it's easy. Buy a ticket and board the ship in Osaka or Nagasaki. You can reach Shanghai in a few days, and you can reach Shanghai in just two days.
If you can get to Tianjing, you can still go to Tianjin if you don't have any luck.
Three ready-made "roads to save the country" are there...\nBut which one should be copied and which one can be copied is a big problem!
After all, China’s size is there. Once China industrializes, what other industrialization route can Japan take?
As for the land of Japan, with the agricultural technology of the 19th century or even the early 20th century, how can it feed a population of 30 to 40 million people without relying on industrialization?
However, these issues are not what Daozi, a low-class Japanese mixed-race woman, needs to consider. Now she only needs to follow the order of "Lord" Hong Daquan and send herself to Hong Xiuquan's Sun Palace...\n
So when the "Guangdong Fa" docked at a passenger terminal on the Bund, Inazi, who was wearing a dress, bowed deeply to Sakuma Shoyama: "Sakuma-sama, we will not disembark in Shanghai. I hope we can do it again in the future."
Have a chance to meet again."
Sakuma Shoyama also returned the greeting, and then watched Inazi lead a group of teenage girls back to the cabin.
At this time, the "Yuefa" blew its whistle and lowered the gangway. Several Chinese sailors held trumpets made of rolled iron and shouted: "Shanghai is here, Shanghai is here."
As a Japanese Confucian scholar, Motosaku Kuma Shoyama could understand some Chinese, so he immediately said to the students who followed him to Shanghai: "Yoshida-kun, Takasugi-kun, Sakamoto-kun, Katsu-kun, our destination is
We’re here! Now hurry up and get your luggage, and then get off the ship with me...::. First let’s take a good look at Shanghai, the first port city in the Far East, which is Luo Xueshuai’s base!”
"Hai!"
Several of Sasama's students bowed to their teacher together, then turned around and went to their respective cabins to get their luggage.
At the same time, Wang Libin, who was on the steam frigate "Dingyuan" not too far away from the "Yuefa", circled around Europe and finally returned with a full load, also saw Wang Yi, Cheng Fupei and Xu Yuegui who had come after hearing the news.
There was also Yu Wanqing, whom he didn't know at first.
"Master Wang, Master Cheng, Sister Xu...\n...\n. Fortunately, Libin lived up to his orders and finally lived up to Xueshuai's trust and bought back a complete set of Prussian elementary, middle school and university textbooks!"
When Wang Libin pointed to the suitcase carried on the deck by several British sailors and reported to Wang Yi, Cheng Fupei, and Xu Yuegui, his eyes became a little wet.
"That's great." Cheng Fupei said with a smile, "Mr. Wang, Xueshuai even mentioned to me a few days ago that you went to Europe to buy textbooks! He said that when you buy the textbooks back, he would personally translate them.
After finishing it, print it immediately...and then distribute it to people for self-study!"
Wang Yiye smiled and said, "Xue Shuai also said that these textbooks you brought back are related to China's progress and must be promoted with all our strength, so the next Shanghai Academy Examination will test Western mathematics!"
Wang Libin was stunned for a moment: "The exam is coming next time? Are you in such a hurry? Westerners' mathematics is also very broad and profound. It takes ten years of study to learn it thoroughly!"
"Really?" Wang Yiyi said, "But Xueshuai said that after the book is printed, he will invite some Western teachers who can speak Chinese to give a few lessons to talented people from all over the country who are aspiring to make a career, and then print some books to assist self-study, and then we will
Let the talented people below learn by themselves, and then take the exam after studying for a few months. Master Xue also said that a true genius can pass the exam in a few months."
"Really?" Wang Libin thought to himself: "Isn't this too encouraging? I have the guidance of Mr. Moore and Mr. Friedrich. I also studied a little with Mr. Legge before, and now I have only completed the Prussian elementary school mathematics.
The sixth grade course...\n...\n.\nI don’t know if I can pass the exam?"
Thinking of this, he asked Wang Yi, Cheng Fupei and the others: "Master Wang, Master Cheng, and Sister Xu, do you know if Xueshuai is in Shanghai? I want to report to Xueshuai what I have learned about this visit to Europe as soon as possible. In addition...\n.
:.." He pointed at a well-dressed British man next to him.
The British officer, wearing the uniform of the Chinese navy, raised his head and looked at people with his nose, said: "This is Colonel Aspen...::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::He is the captain of the Dingyuan, and he is also sent by the British government to help our country build a navy.
General Counsel, he also wants to be the Commander-in-Chief of the Qing Navy!"
Wang Yi glanced at the tall foreigner, smiled and clasped his fists, and then said to Wang Libin: "Lan Qing,
Master Xue is supervising the troops in front of the Anting Army. You need to rest in Shanghai for two days, and I will arrange a steamer and tug to take you to the Anting Army as soon as possible."
Wang raised his hands one by one and said, "Okay! Then you'll have some work."
At this moment, in Beijing, the imperial capital of the Qing Dynasty, which is three to four thousand miles away, a turmoil related to where the Qing Dynasty will go to save the country and how the Eight Banners disciples of the Qing Dynasty will live next, also followed Zeng Guofan, Zuo Guofan and others.
Zongtang,
Jiang Zhongyuan, Luo Bingzhang, Zhang Liangji, Hu Linyi and other military leaders in the local separatist regime handed over question papers one after another, and the reputation became bigger and bigger.
These military leaders didn't know what was wrong, but they actually sent a petition to the imperial court to invite soldiers from the Eight Banners to go south to help in the battle!
What are you trying to do? Do you want to kill the young and old men in Sijiu City?
What made the Eight Banners masters in Sijiu City a little nervous was that the emperor seemed to agree with the gang's suggestion, and discussed with a group of princes and ministers almost every day about sending Eight Banners soldiers south.
Yesterday we said we would send 50,000 Eight Banners soldiers south, and today we said we would send 80,000 Eight Banners soldiers south!
He also said that he would send Eight Banners soldiers to attack Jiangning, Wuchang, and Suzhou, and fight against the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.\n.\n.\n.\n.\n. This is really scary!
Fortunately, Luo Xueyan, the most powerful military leader in the Qing Dynasty, Nanyang Minister and Shanghai Governor, has not expressed his position on this yet. Now all the men in the forty-nine cities are counting on him to leave a way for them to survive!
Chapter completed!