Dong Shuheng, who was in Xinjing City, was unaware of a competition that Wall had inadvertently started. It was this competition that suddenly heated up the originally low-key Kansas Civil War.
So much so that the southern slave owners who originally started the war were unable to control the progress of the war.
At the same time, the bloody killings in the war also severely damaged the vitality of the United States, which was already short of population.
Just after the New Year, Dong Shuheng was once again involved in intense work. In other words, it seemed that he did not take any annual leave at all.
Even on the day of the Spring Festival, he attended the banquet and spent most of his time during the day visiting important people living in Xinjing and personally paying New Year greetings to them.
"Yuxiang, ask the cabinet to prepare the list of officials who have been transferred recently from various places as soon as possible." Dong Shuheng called Wei Yuxiang and ordered.
Recently, Dong Shuheng is planning to make a transfer of his subordinate officials based on the situation in various places last year.
Competent officials should be placed in key positions. Officials with average abilities but relatively steady work can be placed in the back.
No one is perfect, and everyone has their own strengths. Being an official is not a difficult profession in a sense.
In Dong Shuheng's view, as long as different people are placed in positions that suit them, they will definitely be able to achieve results.
If they can't achieve results, then they must not be in a good position.
As a superior, what Dong Shuheng has to do is to discover the characteristics of these subordinate officials and then place them in appropriate places.
Of course, this job requires the cabinet to make a preliminary decision.
He will not interfere with the arrangements of ordinary officials. Only officials above the provincial level will enter his discernment.
"Yes, President, I will go to the Cabinet to deliver the order. In addition, President, we have just received an emergency call. The war in Manila has completely ended, and news from Guam has also been transmitted."
"Oh, so fast." Dong Shuheng did not expect that the war in Manila would end so soon.
"Where is Hu Kuansheng's team?" Dong Shuheng asked.
"Hu Kuansheng's team set out from Shanghai eight days ago and should have arrived by now." Wei Yuxiang replied.
"President, Hu Kansheng went to Yuelu Academy before leaving." Wei Yuxiang said for no reason.
"It doesn't matter, there are no gangs, no factions, all kinds of strange things." Dong Shuheng didn't pay attention and said with a smile.
"Let the Ministry of Foreign Affairs find the Prussians and let them be the mediators. I have already told them in advance to start negotiations as soon as possible." Dong Shuheng continued.
Hearing what Dong Shuheng said, Wei Yuxiang did not continue. He is Dong Shuheng's secretary, and he should not have too strong a tendency when speaking.
Wei Yuxiang had also worked as a staff member before. Moreover, he had a flexible mind and was good at learning. He had already matured after being with Dong Shuheng for so long.
Unlike his father Wei Yuan, Wei Yuxiang is more interested in politics. He knows that he will not stay with Dong Shuheng for too long and may be released at any time.
Therefore, he pays great attention to accumulating his own network. When he usually gets along with Dong Shuheng, Wei Yuxiang also pays attention to learning things from Dong Shuheng.
Now he is closer to the original officials of the Huaihai Navy. In addition, because of Wei Yuan's relationship, the elders of the Renaissance Association also take great care of him.
Regarding Dong Shuheng's use of many old Manchu officials and entrusting them with important tasks, Wei Yuxiang actually had his own position.
Most of the officials in the original Huai Navy Government were aides, and basically few of them were Jinshi.
Just like people with low education are naturally very envious of those with high education, and at the same time they will also be afraid. If these people with high education appear next to them, they will feel a sense of crisis.
Therefore, these two groups of people have an antagonistic relationship, and it is a natural antagonistic relationship.
Why does Dong Shuheng support two factions at the government level? This naturally has his purpose.
"Yuxiang, do you want to go out and practice for yourself?" Dong Shuheng naturally knows some of Wei Yuxiang's little tricks.
Dong Shuheng also has great expectations for this brother-in-law. It is not a bad thing for him to be a little ambitious.
"President, everything is subject to your arrangements." Wei Yuxiang said, saying this showed that he had some ideas.
Now Li Cunxun has served as the prefect of two places, which can be said to be a rich resume. Moreover, he is very good at exploring local economic advantages.
He didn't stay in Yuanzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi for a long time, and he didn't make any political achievements yet. He just quickly stabilized the place.
But after arriving in Jiangning, his abilities became apparent.
He organized and built a tramcar from Jiangning Wharf to the city, which facilitated the transfer of goods at the port.
He also established a port management company in the name of Jiangning Prefecture. He upgraded Jiangning's port facilities and replaced them with many large-scale hoisting equipment, which improved the port's operating efficiency.
He presided over the transformation of the entire inner city of Jiangning into an academy city, making Jiangning the cultural and educational center of the entire Jiangnan region. At the same time, the influx of a large number of scholars also invigorated Jiangning's economy.
The inner city of Jiangning is now the site of more than a dozen academies. By sharing some facilities, they can be regarded as the largest university town in the world today.
It can be expected that Li Cunxun will soon become a provincial-level official. This makes Wei Yuxiang envious.
In the current Wei family, the old man is in poor health and concentrates on his studies at home. At the same time, he also cares about the affairs of the academy.
Wei Yuxiang works in the local area, but his behavior is a bit old-fashioned and his abilities are average. He will not make much difference in the rapidly developing Renaissance Army.
Only Wei Yuxiang can support the future of the Wei family. Wei Yuxiang thinks very long-term. He feels that although Dong Shuheng has not become the emperor, his actions now are the same as the emperor. Maybe this is just Dong Shuheng's temporary thought, and in the end he will finally
To be an emperor.
Then it is very likely that Dong Shuheng's future throne will be inherited by his eldest son Dong Xia. Wei Yuxiang is the proper uncle of the country.
However, the secret reserve system pioneered by the Qing Dynasty made it very uncertain for heirs to ascend to the throne. Wei Yuxiang did not know whether Dong Shuheng would adopt this system in the future.
For the sake of his future nephew, Wei Yuxiang must also improve the political status of the Wei family so that he can be his sister's help in the future.
"Then you can stay here for a while, I don't have a suitable candidate to replace you yet," Dong Shuheng said.
"Yes, President, Yuxiang is happy to work by your side." Wei Yuxiang replied.
"Has the news come back from Europe? The Paris peace talks should be starting soon, right?" Dong Shuheng asked.
"Yes, President, it's not here yet. It will take a month at the fastest for news to come back from Europe. The last time the news came back was from General Liu. At that time, they and Prussian mercenaries jointly attacked the Ukrainian lowlands on the Black Sea coast of Tsarist Russia.
, the harvest is quite fruitful." Wei Yuxiang said.
Dong Shuheng nodded and indicated that Wei Yuxiang could go out first.
Rubbing his head, Dong Shuheng stopped thinking about matters in Europe for the time being. Liu Qingbei would personally participate in the negotiations in Paris.
When leaving China, Dong Shuheng specifically discussed this matter with Liu Qingbei. During the negotiations, China not only did not suppress Tsarist Russia, but also wanted to help Tsarist Russia.
The unwilling Britain and France excessively weakened Tsarist Russia's power presence in the West.
Of course, the premise is that Tsarist Russia can make sufficient concessions on the eastern ceasefire issue during negotiations with Guo Songtao.
Dong Shuheng's ultimate goal is to enable Tsarist Russia to shift its strategic focus to the West. If Tsarist Russia is suppressed too severely in the West, it will inevitably return to the East.
When the time comes, the Renaissance Army will confront the entire Tsarist Russia, which will inevitably lead to a fierce and protracted war.
The world is balanced, and focusing on development is the way to go. Of course, it is not impossible to fight. We have to fight together. As long as everyone is unsatisfied, it will be fine.
Just when Dong Shuheng was having a headache about matters in Europe.
Paris, France, has become very lively because of the upcoming international conference. Reporters from major European newspapers who heard about it have already arrived here first.
Dong Shumei, who followed Liu Qingbei to Paris, has not been idle these days. She first used her "identity" to visit some Parisian celebrities in Paris.
Her identity as an aristocratic woman from the East has aroused the curiosity of many people here in Paris.
Next, the performance teams brought by Liu Qingbei performed opera, song, dance, acrobatics and other programs at the Paris Grand Theater, showing Eastern culture to these Westerners.
Dong Shumei used this performance to intersperse a Chinese fashion show.
With Dong Shuheng's help, Yunmei obtained many atlases of women's clothing from all dynasties in China.
Yunmei's female designers used their skillful hands to reproduce these costumes.
Coupled with specialized hair accessories, this display is a complete visual feast for those Europeans who pride themselves on fashion.
Following the sensation caused by Gao Ru in Austria, this performance once again promoted a climax of Chinese culture.
It happened that reporters from newspapers from various countries gathered together, which increased the effect of propaganda. These reporters captured a new news topic during the break of the peace conference.
At the same time, this exhibition also made Yunmei's clothing, embroidery products, and luxury goods popular in Europe. Dong Shumei simply founded a design company in Paris and recruited some local designers to design the most popular clothing and styles in Europe.
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After these styles are made, they are sent to China. After being made by domestic factories, they are then sold to Europe, so that they can also cater to customers' preferences.
Let’s talk about the Paris Peace Conference again. The Chinese New Year has passed, and February has already entered in Europe.
On February 25, the Paris Peace Conference was held. Britain, France, Turkey, China, Sardinia and Russia participated. Austria also participated in the peace conference because it proposed the "Vienna Four Points" plan.
Russia hoped that Prussia would attend to gain its support. However, Britain objected on the grounds that Prussia did not participate in the war. However, when the Black Sea issue was to be discussed, Prussia participated as a signatory to the Straits Convention of 1841.
From the beginning of the peace conference, it became a battlefield where various families competed for their own interests. The secret agreement signed between the Russians and Guo Songtao had been passed to Liu Qingbei.
This set the tone for China's role in this meeting.
However, what is surprising is that Napoleon III also expressed support for Tsarist Russia at the meeting.
At this time, France finally expressed its dissatisfaction with the British. France did not want Russia to be overly weakened and Britain to become the dominant player in the Near East.
Another intention of Napoleon III was to make Russia hate Austria more and become closer to France in the future.
This makes the British very embarrassed, because most of the harsh conditions were proposed by the British, and it seems that the British have become the bad guys.
The British did not expect that China would also support Tsarist Russia's request to retain some of its interests in the Black Sea.
Now it seems that the only country closely following the UK is Turkey. The other one that is more frustrated is Austria.
At the meeting, Austria attempted to occupy the already occupied Wallachia and Moldavia, but was strongly opposed by France and Russia. China did not express any opinions on this.
Seeing French and Russian opposition, the British seemed ready to support this proposal.
Liu Qingbei's eyes were opened this time. This is diplomacy. For the benefit of the country, all face and bottom line can be thrown away.
ps: Thanks to Xiaolang and Erha, paladin1996 for the reward, thank you!