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The Liberation Party had 600,000 members nationwide and elected 86 members of Congress. These people basically had to listen to Song Biao's command. At least 1/3 were absolutely obedient to the emperor, except for the Liberation Association, the New Deal Council, and the Constitutional Assembly.
, there are also people in the Reform Society who Song Biao can influence and greet.
Song Biao just doesn't give orders to everyone easily.
In the cabinet government, important positions were held by members of the imperial party. All were the direct descendants whom Song Biao trusted the most and controlled the power of the country. Song Biao also tried his best to make a balanced choice between trust and ability.
For Song Biao, he could choose not to interfere, but it did not mean that he could lose control of Congress and the cabinet.
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Song Biao did not wait until the afternoon of the next day. In the morning, he directly summoned the Prime Minister Tang Shaoyi to his living room and invited Tang Shaoyi to have morning tea. He did not say much else and settled the business in one sentence - he must be on guard against Yuan Shikai.
, we must also trust him. This is a matter within the purview of Yuan Shikai, the Minister of Transportation, so let him handle it and explain a few basic principles.
Tang Shaoyi did not dare to refute, so she could only nod in agreement.
The morning sun was very warm, shining into the room through the window. Song Biao was sitting on a wicker chair holding a cup of Keemun black tea, sighing about many things in his heart, while Tang Shaoyi cautiously held the teacup on his knees with both hands. He did not move.
Dare to move.
Song Biao took a sip of tea and sighed that this Keemun black tea is really good. After all, it is a carefully selected tribute and the quality is better. No wonder it has become the treasure of the British royal family.
Probably only those who are truly obsessed with black tea can appreciate the mystery here, but Song Biao still couldn't.
It doesn't matter, as long as it's a good thing and someone is willing to buy it.
Putting the tea cup on the coffee table next to him, Song Biao and Tang Shaoyi beside him comforted him: "You have to be magnanimous when doing big things, and don't get too hung up on small problems. I will naturally deal with Yuan Shikai's problems. You and he are not necessarily the same."
Opponent, I asked you to be prime minister because you want to run the government well. You want to run the country well, and you are not here to eliminate my opponents."
Hearing such words, Tang Shaoyi, who had been beaten by Song Biao just now, couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, and a big stone fell in his heart, saying: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, I have been worrying too much."
Song Biao continued: "When you are an emperor, you have to focus, and when you are a prime minister, it is the same. The 175 large-scale industrial plans are what you should focus on, the 1540 education plan is what you should allocate more energy to, and the government is planning the Empire's First Five-Year Plan
That's the key point. We must catch the small things and let them go. Let the small things be done by whomever. Just let them do it, as long as others act in accordance with the law and principles."
Tang Shaoyi repeatedly said yes.
At this moment, Tang Shaoyi listened to the criticism, but his heart felt as sweet as honey. As long as the emperor trusted him and was willing to hand over the power of prime minister to him, his position would naturally be stable and he would not have to worry about others dealing with him.
Song Biao changed the subject and said: "I met with Rong Xingqiao and Zhang Kangren yesterday afternoon. We talked about many things. I heard what Rong Xingqiao meant. He was not very satisfied with some of your decisions in the 175 plan.
Although I haven’t sued you, my old classmate, I feel quite
It's a bit uncomfortable. He is the God of Wealth of the cabinet government. Without him to lend usury to the central bank, the central bank will not lend to you, and you will not pay military expenses to the army. How can we fight this war? If there is a dispute, then resolve it through negotiation, don't
Even this kind of thing comes to me."
Tang Shaoyi nodded and explained: "There are indeed some disputes. There are some businesses that he doesn't want to run. I think others can't do it, so I force him to do it. There are some businesses that everyone wants to do and can do, and the profits are good. He
If I want to do it, I simply beg him to make a way for other ethnic businessmen to survive."
Song Biao said oh, he didn't know much about the matter, and he didn't ask any specific questions.
Because of the Sino-Japanese War of 1911, last year's Far East Annual Meeting was not held, and many things had not yet been formally decided. Song Biao basically just looked at the annual report and confirmed that the Far East Consortium was operating well and that its profits had increased significantly compared to last year.
Now that Tang Shaoyi had mentioned this, Song Biao casually asked: "What project does he want to do that you won't give him?"
Tang Shaoyi said: "He proposed that the Far East has made a decision to invest heavily in the fertilizer and glass businesses, and also invest heavily in shipping, textiles, steel, metallurgy, machinery, electrical, ships, cement... all of them must be invested," Tang Shaoyi said.
And I just want to be the leader and refuse to invest in basic raw materials, which really makes me very embarrassed. I can’t afford to offend, but I have to offend.”
Song Biao laughed and said: "Look, this is asking the evil person to file a complaint first. He said that the consortium has insufficient capital and there is not enough capital to invest in many projects. To put it bluntly, he does not want to invest and only wants to invest in profitable business."
Tang Shaoyi sighed: "Yes, Your Majesty, Chairman Rong has expanded his business scope too much. I think most foreign companies are not like this. Many of them focus on doing one or two things well. Such a large-scale expansion of business,
I'm afraid there are many mistakes and risks, but of course, this is just my family's word, and it is also a word of loyalty."
Song Biao snorted and said: "I understand what you mean. The 175 items are related to the rise of the modern industry of the entire nation and country. It cannot be done out of loyalty. Although the Far East is a royal asset, you also know that as long as they do not operate illegally,
, I always don’t ask too much and let them enjoy themselves
Use your talents. In this matter, you can stick to your own principles, consider the overall situation, and make a comprehensive layout. But I want to remind you here that government support does not mean denying competition or supporting monopoly. The basic principle of the government is to maintain
Social fairness and justice, everything should be done in accordance with the law. We
After supporting these large enterprises through the First and Second Five-Year Plans, we will have to let them go later. We must maintain the principle of fairness so that other enterprises can compete together. Among the 175 items, Rong Xingqiao and the others are willing to do a lot.
Good, the government and enterprises can cooperate to serve national industries. If the government
The government does not agree. They insist on doing it because of profits. The government can only follow the freedom. Similarly, companies are unwilling to do it. Don’t force it. Companies have their own way to survive. You can’t say that Rong Xingqiao is your friend.
, you can ask him to do things that are not in the interests of the company, right?"
Tang Shaoyi said: "Your Majesty, I must have a good talk with Rong Xingqiao in the next few days. Negotiate this matter properly and strive to benefit both the country and the people, as well as the enterprise."
Song Biao corrected him: "First of all, we must benefit the enterprise. If the enterprise is run well, it not only pays taxes but also creates jobs. This in itself is a major event that benefits the country and the people. The world is hustle and bustle, all for the benefit of the future, respect the objective laws, and follow the trend.
The way things are done can go smoothly.”
He obviously understands why Rong Xingqiao wants to include the Far East Fertilizer Factory in the 175 Plan. China has so much farmland and farmers, and the government’s First Five-Year Plan wants to increase average grain output by 30%. How much market space is there?
Why is Xingqiao not clear?
Tang Shaoyi said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I must handle this matter carefully to ensure that the 175 Plan can be implemented smoothly, use ten years to establish a modern industrial system for China, and lay the foundation for the great revolution of recovery in thirty years."
Song Biao was silent for a moment, took out a cigarette from the cigarette on the coffee table and lit it. He thought for a while and then said: "Do it well. If the constitution is passed this time, you can only serve as prime minister for two terms at most. Even if
You can still hold other positions. The chance to take charge of the overall situation is gone after all. The first and second five-year plans are implemented in place, and the two major projects of Project 175 and School 1540 are well grasped. You will be the first prime minister in governing the country in the history of our liberation revolution.
ah."
Tang Shaoyi was secretly happy and said: "Your Majesty, you are very complimentary. This is all your fault. How dare I keep it privately?"
Song Biao smoked quietly and did not answer Tang Shaoyi's words.
The 1540 school plan means that each province must have a national comprehensive university and five professional colleges of science and engineering, normal school, medicine, finance and law, as well as 40 secondary colleges distributed throughout the province.
In addition to the 1540 plan for education, there is also the "Two Thousand Thousand People Plan", which means sending two thousand international students at public expense every year, and encouraging another two thousand self-financed international students through private scholarships, work-study studies, family contributions, etc., with persistence, so that every year in
Overseas European and American powers and Japan and other countries have a scale of 10,000 publicly funded and self-funded students studying abroad.
These two education plans also have a ten-year term and will be initially completed after ten years.
plan.
This is an important force in the rapid development of China's New Deal. The way to promote social progress mainly relies on the government's forward-looking large-scale planning and investment.
Song Biao certainly hopes that these plans can be successfully realized. In that case, China will have no reason to be weak.
After finishing the cigarette in his hand, Song Biao took a sip of tea and was about to discuss other small matters with Tang Shaoyi. However, the first-class chamberlain Zhang Futian walked in at this time and talked with Song Biao.
The report said: "Your Majesty, the British Minister Sir Jules Dian wishes to see you."
Song Biao was slightly surprised. Such an itinerary should have been announced at least a few days in advance through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and waited for arrangements by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He was the emperor, how could he just meet him as soon as he said so?
Song Biao glanced at Tang Shaoyi and seemed to think that Tang Shaoyi could give a suitable explanation.
Tang Shaoyi said hurriedly: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the cabinet government has indeed not received any relevant request."
Song Biao immediately replied to Zhang Futian with disgust: "You asked him to wait for arrangements from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Are the ministers of the British Empire superior to others? If he wants to see me, will I, the emperor, just go to see him patting my horse? Nonsense.
Let him go."
Of course Zhang Futian would not let Minister Zhu Erdian get out of the West Sea, but the irony in these words still had to be conveyed skillfully. He nodded silently and turned around to leave.
Since Song Biao told him to get out, Minister Zhu Erdian could only get out of the West Sea in a ball.
There is no way. Although China has not yet risen again, as long as it has the Song Emperor and the Northeastern Army, it can be regarded as a basic big country. Even the British Minister can do nothing.
Song Biao was very unhappy. He always felt that Britain was used to being the country of heaven, and it was really arrogant to handle this matter.
Tang Shaoyi and Song Biao asked: "Your Majesty, why don't you let me go to meet Minister Zhu Erdian?"
Song Biao waved his hand and said: "No, you can talk about it after you return to the government. During this period, we have to strike while the iron is hot. Without the help of Germany and Russia, it will be difficult for us to achieve such a great victory. You have to send diplomats to Russia
Visit the German embassy. Russia is in the front, Germany is in the back. We will continue to arrange for the German minister to see you later.
, to make things more grand, and to show that they want to continue to deepen cooperation with Germany. Finally, the American minister will also send another commissioner to negotiate, and they must also make the matter more grand. As for the United Kingdom, you have no idea when to see Zhu Erdian.
What's the relationship? After meeting in advance, don't talk too much later. Let them think about it slowly."
Tang Shaoyi nodded silently and said: "The emperor is wise, and I understand the emperor's holy will and must handle it carefully."
Song Biao hummed and continued drinking tea, thinking in his mind about how to deal with Britain.
In theory, China and Britain are also belligerents. Although Britain claims to be neutral, without Britain's strong support, Japan may not dare to launch the Xinhai War rashly.
After Japan's defeat, how should China and Britain handle diplomatic relations? This is indeed a thorny issue that requires both sides to find a way to think about it slowly. It is definitely not something that Zhu Erdian can solve directly by relying on his personal friendship and the glorious aura of the British Empire.
of.
Therefore, there were times when Zhu Erdian, a senior diplomat, was unreliable. He was too familiar with China and thought that human relationships were more important than heaven. He could somehow meet the emperor based on personal relationships.
Song Biao returned to the capital so quickly this time just to formally ascend the throne. If he doesn't ascend the throne now, how long will he have to wait?
After meeting with Prime Minister Tang Shaoyi, Song Biao met with Cai Yuanpei, Tao Chengzhang, Song Jiaoren, Liang Qichao, Zhang Jian and other influential figures in the National Assembly in the next few days. He personally intervened to mediate and elected Cai Yuanpei as the first Speaker of the National Assembly, making the Liberation Conference official.
Reorganized into the China Restoration Party.
In the Congress, the power that Song Biao controlled as emperor was not limited to the Guangfuhui. The New Deal Power Congress and the Constitutional Congress all had some of his candidates.
The New Deal Powerhouse was dominated by new officials left over from the previous dynasty. Song Biao himself was one of the founders of the New Deal Powerhouse, and the other two important founders were Zhang Zhidong and Yuan Shikai.
The composition of the Constituent Assembly was the most complex, with the centralist faction represented by Zhang Jian and the local autonomy faction represented by gentry from other places. The main body was business gentry from various places, such as Zhang Bishi, Yu Qiaqing, Zhu Baosan, Qu Benqiao, Qiao Jingyan, Sun Yat-sen and others.
Mei Tang and others attended the National Assembly in the name of members of the Constitutional Council.
Although Liang Qichao's Reform and Progressive Association has nothing to say, it is basically consistent with the Liberation Association in terms of philosophy. It emphasizes centralization, constitutional monarchy and enlightened democracy. There is no problem in fully supporting the imperialist faction. At the moment, it is just trying desperately to win in the cabinet government and Congress.
Just looking for a location.
On June 10, 1911, Ouyang Geng, who was the foreign minister of the cabinet government, and Chen Qicai, chief of staff of the Northeast Army of the Central Army, signed the Sino-Japanese Armistice Treaty with the Japanese government in Pyongyang on behalf of the central government.
Before Song Biao left Pyongyang, he had already reached an agreement with Japanese Prime Minister Saionji Konomo on the Korean Peninsula issue on the principle of "separating the north and the south and jointly supervising administration." The only point of dispute was whether the capital of North Korea should stay in Seoul or move to Pyongyang.
This question is actually related to the question of which of the two countries, China and Japan, will directly control North Korea.
In the end, China gave in and agreed to keep the North Korean capital in Seoul, while the CSKA retained a regiment of troops in the north of Seoul, and Japan also retained a regiment. The two countries' forces in Korea were bounded by the Han River, and the garrison was also bounded by this.
The total number of troops stationed in North Korea by both sides cannot exceed 30,000.
The concession made by Japan was to agree to divide the Western Ryukyu Islands to China, with the Miyako Strait as the boundary between the two sides, and the remaining terms were to be in accordance with the agreement before Song Biao left Pyongyang.
Since the Sino-Japanese Armistice Treaty and the Sino-Japanese Commerce Treaty of 1911 were negotiated together, after the signing of the Sino-Japanese Armistice Treaty, the Sino-Japanese Commerce Treaty continued to be formally signed in Pyongyang on June 14, 1911.
In the Armistice Treaty, Japan gave up all its privileges in China
and concession, the two countries re-signed a new trade treaty to protect Sino-Japanese economic and trade, stipulating that Japan's international trading ports in China enjoy commercial and trade rights, while China enjoys equal commercial and trade rights in Japan's international trading ports, and each other has the right to invest in each other's country, and
Enjoy all rights within the legal jurisdiction of the other country.
Unlike Japan, China generally welcomes foreign investment and the influx of foreign capital. Whether it is British capital, American capital, French capital, Japanese capital, or Russian capital, as long as they are willing to abide by the relevant laws of China, they can invest in China.
Invest freely.
After the signing of the Sino-Japanese Armistice Treaty, China banned foreign privileges as a victorious country for the first time in the 19th and 20th centuries. Domestically, Song Biao's reputation as emperor naturally increased.
Taking advantage of such a favorable opportunity, members of the Imperial Party within the National Assembly took the opportunity to adjust some provisions of the draft provisional constitution. On July 1, 1911, the "First Constitution of the Chinese Empire" was officially adopted. The provisions of the "First Constitution" were very
It was beneficial to the emperor. It not only formally recognized the emperor's supreme military power and command power in legal terms, but also continued to grant the emperor political power.
The training regime is a very powerful thing. With this power, the emperor can dissolve Congress and remove the government cabinet at any time. In special situations such as war, turmoil, and division, the emperor also has the right to reorganize a temporary cabinet based on the training regime.
In addition, the military and intelligence agencies in the central cabinet government are also under the direct supervision of the emperor. They also have the power to appoint the highest official of the central court.
In short, among the various constitutional monarchy empires in the first decade of the 20th century, the Russian Czar had the highest real power, followed closely by the Chinese Emperor. The third was the Kaiser, while the Japanese Emperor actually had no real power.
It's just that his status is extremely high and he has the collective fanatical allegiance of the entire national and military class.
The difference with the Tsar is that the members of the Russian Duma were all aristocrats appointed by the Tsar, while Song Biao, as the emperor of the Chinese Empire, only had less than 1/3 of the direct appointment power of the total number of members of the Congress, that is, he was "selected" on average in each province.
"On the basis of two members of parliament, the emperor has the right to "elect" one more member of parliament by province. In the central government, the emperor has the right to decide 5 senior members, 7 army members, and 3 navy members.
But compared to the Kaiser, the actual power of the Emperor of the Chinese Empire was definitely much greater.
After the "First Constitution of the Empire" was formally voted by the Congress, Song Biao also confirmed that he would officially ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor on July 15. Before that, he began to move to live inside the Forbidden City.
Song Biao's plan was to establish a new Kyoto District in Fangshan County and Daxing County, south of Beijing, as the general residence of the central government, military, intelligence agencies and other national social institutions, while Beijing was the nominal capital and not the capital.
Actually undertakes too many political tasks.
It's just that it can't be moved temporarily. It costs money to build a new capital, and the central government already owes a lot of debt. Although Song Biao can pay for the construction of the palace himself, it will take six or seven years to start.
Built.
Tongzhou is definitely not suitable for the central government and the imperial court to stay for a long time. During this period, the internal purge of the capital had been completed. Song Biao finally decided to make Zhongnanhai the permanent residence of the imperial court. He and his family lived in the original regent's palace, in Zhonghai
Conduct official business in the region.
Because he was determined not to move into the Forbidden City, Tang Shaoyi racked his brains to expand the original walls of the Regent's Palace, and included Ziguang Pavilion and Shiying Palace into the imperial palace. He continued to demolish Prince Qing's Palace to expand it, and expanded Ziguang Pavilion to include the east and west pavilions.
, Shiying Palace was expanded into Xuanzheng Garden, and the original unfinished Regent's Palace was also completed and renamed the West Courtyard. The newly expanded and newly built Ziguang Pavilion, Xuanzheng Garden, and Yufeng Garden were collectively called the East Courtyard.
After the expansion, Ziguang Pavilion was the centralized office area of the General Administration of the Imperial Palace, as well as a more formal place for receiving foreign guests. Xuanzheng Garden was where Song Biao worked daily, and Yufeng Garden was the landscape garden next to Zhonghai.
One month before he officially ascended the throne on July 15, Song Biao's family moved to Zhonghai Xiting. The central cabinet government had already moved to Nanhai and surrounding areas as early as the beginning of the year. Congress held a temporary meeting in Yuyuantan, and everything was ready.
Just waiting to officially ascend the throne,
The first chief of the inner court of the General Administration of the Interior was Yuan Jinkai, the chief of the inner court guards was Zhang Futian, and the chief ceremonial officer of the inner court was Zhang Binglin.
All the preparation work had been done. After Foreign Minister Ouyang Geng returned, after negotiating with the ministers of various countries, and with Song Biao's consent, he made arrangements in advance for the ministers of several major powers to formally meet the emperor in advance.
In terms of specific ranking, because Russia sent Grand Duke Mikhail to Beijing in person to congratulate Song Biao on his ascension to the throne, he was naturally ranked first, followed by German Foreign Minister Vaughan Hardonen in second place, and British Minister Zhu Erdian.
The Jazz ranked third, followed by the United States and France.
Even this ranking is already very respectful of Britain. After all, the Grand Duke and the Foreign Secretary arrived in Beijing in person, and they were the special envoys of the Russian Emperor and the Kaiser.
After spending two days alone to meet with Archduke Mikhail and the German Foreign Minister, Song Biao met with Sir Juldian in the morning of the third day. In the afternoon, he met with the Rock Hill Special Envoy sent by US President William Taft, and again in the evening.
Meeting with the French Minister.
Xuanzheng Garden is a new garden built after the Qing Prince's Mansion was demolished. As usual, it has the Imperial Study Room, Yihua Hall, Zizheng Pavilion, Privy Council Hall, Chamber of Servants' Hall, Reception Hall, Conference Hall and West Flower Hall. Because the land is limited, the layout is relatively simple.
Compact. In the end, the Yufeng Garden, which was designed separately, was squeezed onto the lake in Zhonghai and built near the lake.
Song Biao personally consulted on the design of this Xuanzheng Garden. It was relatively in line with his requirements. The Imperial Study Room and Yihua Hall were connected to each other. Song Biao usually handled some official business in the Imperial Study Room, and went to Yihe Pavilion to rest in his free time.
During the afternoon nap, the Zizheng Cabinet is used to handle more formal matters, such as meeting with cabinet officials.
Because the schedule was very tight, Song Biao arranged the meeting very early. After breakfast in the morning, he walked to the Zizheng Pavilion in Qingfeng Garden accompanied by Zhang Futian. Minister Zhu Erdian came even more than the Song Emperor.
Much earlier, waiting in the living room early in the morning.
Although the actual power was between the Tsar and the Kaiser. The Song Emperor did not have many close ministers around him, which was far from being comparable to the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Secretariat of the General Administration of the Inner Court was still the closest to him, and Chen Qimei was still a good person.
Because of his talent, Song Biao also made an exception and promoted him as the new director of the Secretariat. The entire Secretariat works in the Privy Council Chamber.
Song Biao went directly to the imperial study room. Yesterday he met with Grand Duke Michael and German Foreign Minister Hadorning here. Continuing to receive the British minister here is not considered a courtesy.
After the chamberlain had finished all the preparations, the first chamberlain Jiang Zuobin led Minister Zhu Erdian into the imperial study.
Entering the imperial study, Zhu Erdian stepped forward and bowed. He presented a diplomatic letter from the British Prime Minister, congratulating the Song Emperor in advance on his ascension to the throne in the name of the government. After receiving the letter, Song Biao asked Jiang Zuobin to give Zhu Erdian a chair.
The specifications are still the same as in the past. The minister enjoys a lower-grade mahogany chair with armrests.
At this time, Zhu Erdian still failed to reach an agreement with the Imperial Foreign Minister Ouyang Geng on the Sino-British issue, and he was not very sure. The so-called personal friendship between him and His Majesty the Emperor now seems to have turned into spring mud and was destroyed by the war.
Has no value whatsoever.
Sir Juldian sat down respectfully and said: "Your Majesty the Imperial Emperor, please allow me to express my congratulations to you on behalf of the Prime Minister of the British Empire, His Excellency Herbert Asquith, and at the same time express to you the Prime Minister's hope for further expansion between the two countries.
Wishes for friendship and cooperation.”
Song Biao nodded slightly and said: "China and Britain are both one of the largest empires in the world. The cooperation between the two countries plays a very vital role in the stability of the world. I hope so too."
What he said was purely polite. Now even the devil knows that China and Germany have a very close relationship. It can also be said that they are wandering between the Russo-French Alliance and Germany and Austria. It is still unknown which side they will fall to, but it is absolutely
Nothing will happen to Britain.
Sir Juldian certainly knew this very well, but no one could reveal these things.
There are really too many problems between China and the UK. China demands that Britain give up all its privileges in China except the Hong Kong colony and give up the Boxer Indemnity. Britain is absolutely unacceptable.
Of course, Song Biao and Foreign Minister Ouyang Geng also knew that it was impossible for countries such as Britain, France, Russia, and Germany to give up their privileges in China. However, the reason why they wanted to formally raise the matter with other countries so forcefully was to make full use of the Sino-Japanese Revolution.
The influence of the war is used to maximize national interests and reduce the privileges of various countries in China through negotiations as much as possible.
After thinking about it, Song Biao simply stood up and walked into the hall. Sir Zhu Erdian also stood up in a hurry and saluted to accompany him.
Song Biao slightly raised his hand to signal Sir Zhu Erdian to accompany him to the garden on the west side. On the side of the Royal Bookstore was the Yihua Hall where Song Biao had a lunch break. On the west side was a rockery garden with an enclosed corridor with glass windows.
Song Biao stopped in this corridor, and asked someone to prepare a coffee table and a wicker chair. He sat here and watched the scenery, lit a cigarette, and provided Sir Zhu Erdian with a box of cigars and a pot of Keemun black tea, saying:
"Our country is a country of etiquette. There is an old saying that 'you are a guest when you enter the door.' According to the truth, since you have come to congratulate me on my enthronement and official proclaiming as emperor, I naturally have to be more polite to you.
I won't say anything unpleasant, but if that's the case, we can't talk about anything serious. If we want to talk about friends, you and I can be considered friends, so I won't hide it from you. Let's just talk about what we have to say.
Regarding the invitations from Germany, France and other countries to our country for further cooperation or even alliance, my answer is the same. Who is willing to give up all unfair privileges in China first and sign a contract with our country?
If you want to sign a treaty of friendship, which country will we start comprehensive cooperation with first? As an old friend, I can tell you, and I also allow you to tell the Prime Minister of your country. It is very simple. If the United Kingdom takes this step first, I can
Ensure that the UK's advantages and benefits from cooperation with our country are much higher than before. Of course, I know that the UK is unwilling to give up its so-called privileges, and I am thinking of ways to differentiate.
Look at our country and think of ways to keep our country subservient to Britain and become a stepping stone for Britain's world dominance. Then my only choice is to borrow 100 million pounds from Germany for military expenses, and wait until Britain actually goes to war with Germany.
, my only choice is to use two million troops to sweep across Asia, fight from the Shanghai Concession and Hong Kong all the way to Singapore, and then detour through Central Asia and hit India."
Speaking of this, he thought of a famous saying. At this moment, he really felt the same way. He reminded Minister Zhu Erdian seemingly plainly: "The Chinese are a little poor, but they are not afraid of death in a war. China is a little weak, but at least there are still
There are 400 million people. As long as someone is willing to use guns and cannons, an army of 10 million can still be organized... It’s just an army of 10 million. With so many people, there is no big problem. At least I can do it."
Minister Zhu Erdian was frightened. He would rather Emperor Song not regard him as a friend and not say such true things. In other words, he believed that Emperor Song might be able to organize an army of ten million if he was really ruthless.
Not to mention anything else, during the Sino-Japanese War of 1911, the Northeast Army included militiamen, and wasn't the total mobilization of civilians close to three million people?
China has too many people and too large an area. As long as an emperor like Song Biao comes and dares to make a decision to fight a decisive battle with foreign countries, no country will really dare to blindly fight. After all, this is not as simple as Japan. This is a country with a vast territory.
And a country with a population of 400 million.
Song Biao finished what he wanted to say and looked at the scenery outside the window indifferently. He was smoking a cigarette without much expression, but his will was so firm that he could not be questioned by others.
What can Minister Zhu Erdian say?
He is just a small minister to China. Under such a level of threat, he can't say anything.
After thinking for a long time, Minister Zhu Erdian said: "Your Majesty, please believe that our country has great sincerity to change the current diplomatic and political deadlock between the two countries, but we all know that it is difficult in this world to solve all problems at once.
Therefore, please be patient and confident. I believe that our country and your country will gradually resolve all the issues left over from the previous government within a few years."
Song Biao was silent.
After a long time, he and Minister Zhu Erdian replied: "You can think that my words are full of anger, so in actual actions, I will definitely be more cautious, prudent and conservative so as not to anger your country too much, but you also
You must believe that this is the truth in my heart. In fact, what I can do and what I may do is probably far beyond the imagination of you and your country."
At this point, he paused and continued to add: "It is okay to take steps in steps. It just depends on how big the first step is and whether it is enough to satisfy our country for the time being."
Even though he said this, Song Biao actually had no real confidence, nor did he believe that an increasingly pedantic country like the UK would be able to react as quickly as possible to the parliament. This was impossible, standing at the top of the world's highest interests.
All the UK wants to do at all times is to maintain its world hegemony and every bit of its privileged interests in the world. Only those countries that are truly obsessed with attacking and eager to become the world's new hegemon will make seemingly fair and just decisions as quickly as possible.
reaction.
This country is either Germany or the United States. It cannot be the three countries with the most interests in China: Britain, France, and Russia.
After meeting with Minister Zhu Erdian, Song Biao continued to meet with Mr. Rock Hill, the special envoy of the President of the United States, in the afternoon. At this time, Rock Hill was serving as minister in Tsarist Russia and was temporarily dismissed and returned to China. He will once again serve as minister to China at this special stage.
, as we all know, Rock Hill and the Song Emperor did have a very special personal relationship, had close contacts, were familiar with Chinese culture, and could speak fluent Chinese.
Prior to this, the current President of the United States, William Howard Taft, considered continuing to appoint former President Mr. Theodore Roosevelt as a special envoy. In the end, he appointed the newly appointed Minister Rock Hill to assume this position. However, this does not mean that the United States will
Ignoring the Chinese Empire, on the contrary, as the founder of gold-dollar diplomacy, President Taft could not wait to promote the development of Sino-US gold-dollar diplomacy, so as to expand the export of American capital and interests in China, while also balancing Britain and France.
The influence and interests of old empires in Asia.
That afternoon, after the meeting between Special Envoys Song Biao and Rock Hill, the two talked about many practical changes that could be put into action immediately, and soon decided to re-sign the "Sino-US Treaty of Friendship and Mutual Benefit Strategic Cooperation." In this treaty
, Song Biao used the word "strategy" very keenly and innovatively.
strategy!!!
"Strategy" is a very special word. It originates from the Greek "strategos". Emperor Maurice of the Eastern Roman Empire wrote a textbook for senior military generals in 580 AD. It was called "General Strategy" - "strategicon"
”, meaning “the art of commanding”.
In the West, the term strategy is largely applied to the military field, although the term gradually extended to other areas in the late 19th century.
China and the United States agree to use this term, which is ostensibly a matter of national cooperation, but to some extent it strongly indicates to other countries that military strategic cooperation is important.
William Howard Taft was the first U.S. Governor-General of the Philippines. During his tenure as Secretary of War, he visited Japan and signed an agreement with Japan's then Prime Minister Katsura Taro, the "Taft-Katsura Memorandum", in which the United States recognized Japan's presence in the Philippines.
North Korea's special rights and interests were premised on Japan's commitment to the security of the Philippines. At that time, the Japanese navy had just defeated the extremely powerful Russian navy and was at the peak of its reputation. Even the U.S. Navy had to be cautious about their threats.
It’s just that the value of this agreement is not particularly great. The competition between Japan and the United States in the Hawaiian Islands and other islands in the Pacific is becoming increasingly fierce. Japan’s aggressive Pacific immigration policy is threatening the United States’ control of the Hawaiian Islands.
With Rock Hill's strong initiative and Song Biao's personal lobbying, President Theodore Roosevelt began to adopt a policy of supporting China to balance Japan's naval deterrence, and at the same time skillfully used China to contain Britain, France, Russia and other countries.
political power in Asia, and President William Howard Taft also completely inherited this policy.
Regarding the "Sino-US Treaty of Friendly and Mutually Beneficial Strategic Cooperation". While in Pyongyang, Song Biao had basically reached an agreement with Special Envoy Theodore Roosevelt. This time it was just a further confirmation that according to this agreed new treaty, the United States will
Give up all privileges in China, give up the Boxer Indemnity, and, like Japan, set up an education fund for the part of the previous compensation paid by the Qing government to fund Chinese students studying in the United States.
The so-called giving up all privileges in China only sounds very shocking in name. In fact, through the new treaty, China and the United States still grant each other most-favored nation trade treatment, recognize each other's legal rights to invest and trade in each other's country, and the Chinese Empire
It promised to fully open the Chinese market in accordance with the precedents of the three northeastern provinces, allow U.S. capital to invest in mainland China, establish foreign-related civil courts, and manage U.S. citizens in China in accordance with internationally accepted laws and regulations recognized by China and the United States.
In the "Treaty of Reciprocity", the United States provides special preferential tariff treatment to some agricultural products and some primary industrial products from China, especially the lowest tariffs for traditional Chinese export products such as raw silk, tea, and porcelain, while China guarantees that it will
Emerging industries such as machinery, electrical appliances, communications, ships, and automobiles, as well as U.S. advantageous agricultural industries such as wheat and horses, charge lower import tariffs.
In addition, the two countries signed a special memorandum on technology transfer agreements to facilitate China's unified purchase of patented technologies and equipment from the United States and the introduction of new technologies.
In terms of financial cooperation, the United States has promised to provide China with low-interest government loans of US$20 million per year in the next ten years for education and agricultural projects, as well as support China's implementation of the gold standard foreign trade system. The international trade between the two countries uses US dollars to support China.
The exchange rate of gold yuan notes is settled, and the United States also supports the gold standard value of China's gold yuan notes.
This can be said to be the first major success of President William Howard Taft's implementation of the U.S. gold dollar policy on an international scale.
At a truly strategic level, Sino-US military exchanges will be further expanded and formalized. Both the U.S. Naval Academy and the University of Virginia Military Academy will openly add Chinese students and expand cooperation and exchanges at the naval level to help China build a new navy. China will regularly
The naval fleet will be assigned to conduct training at the U.S. naval base, and the United States will also dispatch a formal U.S. Navy advisory group to China.
In addition to this "Reciprocal Treaty", President William Howard Taft also promised to try his best to push the Republicans to pass new bills in Congress to balance the adverse effects of the "Chinese Exclusion Act".
To a certain extent, this is not a truly equal and reciprocal treaty. For example, U.S. citizens in China basically only need to abide by the constraints of the British and American legal systems, while Chinese citizens in the United States have to abide by U.S. laws. The two sides are in an unequal position.
In an environment, but at the corporate level, the two sides are equal. American companies in China must abide by Chinese laws, while Chinese companies in the United States must abide by U.S. laws.
But considering that China's legal system is based on the British and American legal system and continues to advance and develop, Song Biao doesn't care much about this inequality. At least the United States has given up many discriminatory privileges in China, including inland rivers.
The right of travel, and the American concession in Shanghai.
At the same time, China and the United States decided to issue a joint statement, suggesting that other countries also give up the various privileges obtained during the Qing Dynasty of China and engage in equal diplomacy with the new Chinese imperial government. China and the United States proposed the establishment of multiple international public zones in coastal areas.
As a buffer, in this international public zone, foreigners in China are governed by British and American laws, while foreigners entering the non-public zone are governed by Chinese laws.
Take the Shanghai International Park as an example. After the British and French Concessions were merged into this park, the management model of the International Park Board of Directors was still adopted, and the tax revenue was used locally.
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