Dong Shuheng hurriedly arranged the people and materials to support Donghua, and began his southern tour.
This time he took the railway, which was more convenient and of course more comfortable.
At the same time, he also wanted to experience the current railway line. The speed of steam-powered trains is really unflattering.
Fortunately, once high-horsepower diesel engines or electric motors come out, steam locomotives can be gradually phased out.
The Renaissance Army made rapid progress in the development of internal combustion engines and electric power. If it weren't for the poor foundation, he would have skipped the first industrial revolution.
However, without the experience and talents accumulated in the development of steam engines, Dong Shuheng would not be able to build an internal combustion engine. After all, he would not be able to do it himself.
However, he knew that this second industrial revolution must be firmly ahead.
The development of science and technology lies in application. Only when it enters the application field can a technology enter the fast lane.
Because it can verify the advantages and disadvantages of technology in application and promote its improvement.
During this trip, Dong Shuheng planned to visit selectively and did not plan to inspect every city along the way.
At the first stop, he got off the bus in Jinan, Shandong, and immediately went to see Heze.
Now here is really a vast swamp, the kind that stretches as far as the eye can see.
In April of the Chinese calendar, it is the spring flood season. Water has begun to accumulate in the big swamp, the water level has risen, and the lake area has also expanded.
Riding on a small yacht driven by a diesel engine, you can experience a vast feeling when looking around.
The water in Daze is not yellow, because after the Yellow River water flows into it, the water flow almost stops and it sediments quickly.
Every year during the dry season, it is the season to mine mud from Daze. The yellow sand produced here is of good quality and is a very important building material.
And the yellow sand here can almost be mined sustainably.
This is the greatest wealth that this great swamp brings to the surrounding areas.
A large number of willows and poplars have been planted around Daze to protect the lake embankment, and they have now begun to sprout.
The willow trees next to Daze will sprout earlier than those elsewhere.
Perhaps because Heze is large enough, it has been able to regulate the local climate.
This Daze is more than 100 kilometers long from north to south and more than 60 kilometers wide from east to west. It is indeed large enough.
"President, why is this large lake called Heze? Do many lotus flowers grow here in the summer?" Seeing Dong Shuheng sitting on the boat looking at the scenery on the lake, with nothing to talk about, Du Ji took the initiative to break the silence and wondered.
asked.
"The name Heze has appeared in my ancient Chinese history, and it did exist. There were elephants here at that time, and it should have been warmer than now. The climate here is no longer very suitable for the growth of lotus." Dong Shuheng said.
Huaihai Academy has a dedicated archaeological school, which has excavated many ancient ruins in recent years. The theory about Indians was put forward by archaeologists when they excavated the Yin Ruins.
The subject of archeology seems to have little effect on economic development, but in fact it is of great value.
There are two main ways to discover the history of a nation, one is literature and the other is archeology.
Many documents also need to be discovered through archaeology. Because the dynasties in China changed so drastically, many documents have disappeared, and some are hidden underground. They need to be rediscovered through archaeology.
During archeology, scholars discovered that during the Yin and Shang Dynasties, there were elephants in what is now Henan.
We all know that elephants like warm climates. Of course, except for the long-extinct woolly mammoths.
"Ah, is it true?" Duji opened her mouth in surprise.
Just like that, bringing a life secretary can add some fun during inspections.
In addition to going to Heze, Dong Shuheng also visited rural areas in southern Shandong.
This is the poorest area in Shandong, especially the Yimeng Mountain area.
The improvement of people's livelihood here can only rely on immigration. The flaw here is that there are too many people and few resources.
According to statistics, in the first year of Fuxing, the population of Shandong Province reached 20 to 30 million, making it a truly populous province.
After the Qing army entered the customs, Shandong experienced a rare period of good weather for decades, which greatly increased the population of Shandong.
The Taiping Rebellion did not have a great impact here, so the population here has been growing.
The Renaissance Army focused on this area when they first engaged in immigration.
People from Shandong are generally taller than people from the south, and they are very hardworking and hardworking. They are a very good source of soldiers and a good source of immigrants.
Dong Shuheng knew that most of the people who entered Guandong in later generations were from Shandong. This also shows that the people here have such needs.
This time he took a look and found that some villages in the mountains had indeed been relocated as a whole.
There is land suitable for farming everywhere outside the customs. There is no need to over-cultivate these barren mountainous areas.
Now Dong Shuheng is selectively immigrating, and one of his principles is to vacate some areas that are not suitable for farming and restore these areas to their original appearance to avoid excessive development that will cause environmental damage that is difficult to repair.
Everything Dong Shuheng is doing now is for future generations, such as controlling more places, expanding the living space of the Chinese, and protecting some over-developed areas in the mainland.
Just like after the people in Yimeng Mountain area move out, the mountainous land here will be taken back by the government. It will either be handed over to local forest farms for afforestation and vegetation restoration. Or it can be transformed into quarries according to the situation. Where there are mines, planned
of mining.
The most important thing is to reduce man-made over-development and protect the land passed down by our ancestors.
The next trip to Jiangsu will be similar to the previous one.
However, he stopped for a few days when he was in Gaoyou because of the news coming back from Japan.
What kind of news forced Dong Shuheng to suspend his schedule?
The content of the information is very simple, but in reality it is very complex.
In Japanese history, it is called the "Emu Rebellion".
It is already mid-April in the Chinese calendar.
Kido Takayoshi and others suddenly launched an attack on the shogunate on March 20th.
The coup in Kyoto was launched almost at the same time as the three powerful feudal lords (except Satsuma Domain).
Let us return to Kyoto City on March 20th.
As soon as it got dark, a large number of young samurai with jade ribbons on their heads suddenly rushed out of some inconspicuous inns in Kyoto.
They held muskets in their hands and swords on their belts.
As soon as these people appeared, they met the Kyoto Sidai patrol soldiers set up by the shogunate.
Then sporadic gunshots rang out in the city.
These people are calculated mentally but not intentionally, and they still have an advantage in local numbers.
Soon they reached the emperor's palace. They killed everyone on sight, but they shouted slogans to save the emperor.
The imperial guards sent by the shogunate to guard the palace heard gunshots on the streets, causing a period of chaos.
No one thought that someone would launch a rebellion in Kyoto.
The emperor, who was seriously ill in bed in the palace, died of fright.
All the stormtroopers gathered outside the palace city.
Due to the emperor's financial constraints in recent years, many parts of the palace walls have fallen into disrepair.
Kido Takayun, who was well prepared, had already discovered this.
He ordered his men to move logs, and under the cover of muskets, they directly opened a gap in the palace wall.
The people guarding the palace are all direct descendants of the Tokugawa family. There is no question about the loyalty of these people, but they are just like the Eight Banners disciples in the original Shijiucheng. They have long since lost their fighting ability and are just some appearance.
But those stormtroopers were all carefully selected by Kido Takayun.
They are ardent supporters of Kido Takayoshi's philosophy of respecting the king and repelling the foreigners.
The reason why Kido Takayoshi named them Stormtroopers is to imply that these people are not afraid of death on the road of charging to realize their ideals.
This was indeed the case. The bravery of these people shocked the guards in the palace.
"Where is His Majesty the Emperor?" Kido Takayun grabbed a chamberlain and asked sharply.
The chamberlain's lips trembled. They were all God's servants. How had they ever suffered such humiliation?
Kido Takayoshi followed the chamberlain to the emperor's residence. He didn't care about the so-called etiquette and rushed in directly with his people.
At this time, he discovered that the emperor was dead. From the mouth of the chamberlain, Kido Takayun learned that the emperor had been seriously ill many days ago.
He was stunned for a while. It was indeed his own hands and feet that Iedada had done, but how could the emperor fall ill when he was well?
Is it a coincidence that he is dead now? What kind of disease is it that makes the emperor unable to bear such a shock?
"Fire, fire!" Suddenly stormtroopers ran in from outside and reported.
Kido Takayun rushed out of the room and saw a fire starting from the direction of the harem.
The entire palace is a wooden structure and is connected into one.
The fire started very strangely. It spread quickly as soon as it started. Kido Takayun knew that there was no way to put out such a fire.
A faint uneasiness arose in Kido Takayun's heart.
The Emperor's family all lived here, and he didn't want to annihilate the Emperor's family.
"Go and find the prince quickly." Kido Takayun ordered loudly.
The prince he refers to refers to Prince Mutsuhito, who is six years old this year. Legend has it that this will be the emperor's designated heir.
The stormtroopers heard the order and knew the seriousness of the situation. They rushed to the harem desperately.
All living people were rescued from the flames.
However, they did not find a little boy, but they rescued a princess of Emperor Xiaomei, who was only seven or eight years old.
Kido Takayun knew that the problem was serious, and now he had no time to spend any more time in the palace.
There are still many places in the city that are not under control.
There are shogunate garrison outside the city, and he must block the garrison's counterattack.
In order to prevent the emperor from becoming powerful, Kyoto did not have any decent defense facilities.
So the pressure on Kido Takayoshi will be very great next.
"Seal up the palace and do your best to put out the fire. Remember that it was the shogunate's guards who burned the palace and killed the emperor." Kido Takayoshi ordered his confidants.
Then he continued to lead his people to kill some important places in the city, especially the residences of the officials of the shogunate in Kyoto.
At the same time, with the exception of the Satsuma Domain, which remained neutral, the other three powerful vassals sent troops at the same time, first occupying the territories directly under the shogunate's jurisdiction in the south.
Then fight all the way to Kyoto in the northeast along Honshu Island.
Edo, which was fiercely competing for the throne due to Tokugawa Kesada's health problems, was stunned by the news from the front.
The armies of the three powerful vassals were invincible and soon reached Kyoto.
Here they established the emperor's eldest daughter, eight-year-old Prince Junko, as the new emperor. Then they issued a declaration of collapse.
Kido Takayoshi issued an edict in the name of the new emperor, announcing that he would take back the power of the shogunate, form an imperial army, and call on the daimyo across the country to overthrow the shogunate.
He knew that if he wanted these big names to support him, he had to give them more power.
So a vassal conference was organized. The meaning of this vassal conference was that every daimyo could participate in the country's decision-making. Important decisions must be passed by the vassal conference.
In order to convince the daimyo, an oath was also made in the form of an imperial decree.
The content of the royal oath is:
1. The Guangxing Conference, where all decisions depend on public discussion. This conference refers to the vassal conference.
Second, everyone should work together to develop the economy. This point is about culture, but it is irrelevant.
Third, get rid of old bad habits and bring justice to the world. What this refers to specifically is not clearly stated. In fact, it refers to the reforms that the Japanese government under the leadership of the new emperor will implement.
Fourth, seek knowledge from the world and revitalize the foundation of the empire. This is to break the state of seclusion and promote full openness. This is to show goodwill to the Western barbarian powers.
At the end of the oath, he said: Our country is about to undergo unprecedented changes, so I bow down before others and swear to the gods of heaven and earth to stabilize the country and establish a way to protect the people. I hope that all the ministers will also keep this in mind and work together.
At the same time, Kido Takayoshi also announced the news that the shogunate's imperial guards burned down the palace and killed the emperor.
At this time, the shogunate finally realized that the Tokugawa family could not take matters into their own hands, and several big bosses came up with a crusade resolution.
The shogunate was not as pretentious as overthrowing the shogunate, and directly sent new troops to attack.
At the same time, the news also reached Wen Yanyuan, the minister in Japan.
Wen Yanyuan first summoned Chen Zhenghua, the head of the intelligence station, to scold him.
For such a big thing, the intelligence agency did not give advance warning.
These people waste all their energy on Japanese women's bellies.
Many Renaissance Army personnel working in Edo were treated like honored guests.
They often attended the banquets of senior officials of the shogunate, and were gradually affected by their luxurious life, and one by one they relaxed their vigilance.
But now that the matter has come to this, Wen Yanyuan can only make up for it.
All the Intelligence Department spies in Edo were kicked out.
The entire Honshu Island west of Kyoto has been completely controlled by the overthrown forces.
Osaka seems unable to be defended, and the army sent by Edo has not yet reached Nagoya.
Most of the daimyo in the southern region were foreign daimyo, and they were very interested in issuing proclamations and oaths to the overthrow of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Even some famous people are interested in it.
The shogunate controls power too strictly. If they can participate in political affairs, then these daimyo can seize more benefits.
Therefore, this time the shogunate sent troops to defeat the overthrown shogunate, the daimyo in northern Honshu and the Kansai region were not active.
Only some pro-vassal troops sent troops to fight with them.
The Shin-han are the biggest beneficiaries of the current policies of the shogunate, and they sincerely want to maintain the rule of the shogunate.
The rebels have violated their bottom line.
Presumably, the overthrowing army will not let go of these close vassals who are also members of the Tokugawa family.
In the city of Kyoto, Kido Takayoshi is in high spirits, and he has taken office as the president of the overthrowing army.
As the proclamation was issued, the strength of the Overthrowing Army was also growing, and more than a dozen big names had already announced their support for the Overthrowing Army.
This is like venture capital. If you join early, the risk will naturally be very high, because at this time, you still don’t know who will win in the end.
But if you stand on the right team, you will get the greatest benefit in the end. Just like the first ones who stood by Tokugawa Ieyasu were the Shodai daimyo, and those who finally surrendered could only be the Gaigai daimyo.
After gaining a large amount of territory, the strength of the Overthrow Army has been further strengthened. The total strength has reached 30,000.
"Takasugi Shinsaku, have the British equipment arrived?" Kido Takayun asked a young man next to him. This young man is a vassal of the Choshu domain. He is only nineteen years old this year, but he does things better than his age.
Much more mature.
The Sidai Mansion in Kyoto has now been transformed into his own headquarters by Kido Takayoshi, where he coordinates and commands the overthrow of the shogunate. The three powerful lords have also sent their close lords to join this presidential palace.
In name, he was assisting Kido Takayun, but in fact he was monitoring Kido Takayun. After all, their relationship was just a partnership.
We are all working together, and although it is not yet time to share the fruits, we must make preparations in advance.
The shogunate's forces are now attacking Osaka Castle with all their strength. This is the territory directly under the shogunate's jurisdiction, and it is also the shogunate's base camp for monitoring the southern vassals.
There are two thousand shogunate soldiers stationed in the city. These shogunate soldiers are equipped with rifled guns produced by Fuxing Military. The city walls are also equipped with artillery.
There is a patrol fleet that has always been affiliated with the shogunate on the sea, and it has three gunboats that were revived by the military.
In the past two years, with the support of the Renaissance Army, the shogunate established an offshore patrol fleet equipped with three offshore patrol gunboats and some hybrid patrol boats.
This is already the strongest maritime force in Japan.
Although the three powerful vassals can hide themselves on land, they cannot do anything secretly at sea.
The entire sea area surrounding Japan is within the sphere of influence of the Renaissance Army.
The North Sea Navy spends the winter at the Renaissance Army Naval Base in Yokosuka every winter.
Originally, the North Sea Navy planned to use Vladivostok as a winter port, but later discovered that Vladivostok was not a completely ice-free port, and sometimes it would still freeze in winter.
So the winter port was chosen in Yokosuka, which was originally the base of the Marine Corps.
At the same time, this can also strengthen the monitoring of the Japanese country.
In addition, the Renaissance Army also has a small patrol fleet stationed in Japan and Ryukyu, responsible for patrolling these places.
Therefore, it is difficult for the overthrown army to have control of the sea.
Now that the three powerful vassals are supporting the collapse, they are actually taking great risks, because their home bases may be attacked at any time.
Fortunately, in the past two years, Britain and France secretly sold many coastal defense guns to them to help them establish coastal defense.
This allowed them to come out in full force with confidence.
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