In addition to temporarily recruiting 11 divisions from various ministries and deploying more than 100,000 troops, Li Ningyu also sent another telegram to Guangxu. This time, the content was mainly to warn Emperor Guangxu to be careful of Yuan Shikai, and used this person's natural rebellious nature.
To describe Yuan Shikai.
This series of events naturally attracted the attention of King Edward VII and Dule Aziz, but Li Ningyu simply spoke to them in English and said no more.
As for the domestic situation, Edward VII knew a little bit about it. After all, Britain still had a large number of leased lands in China.
But the next topic is obviously different from the previous one. The construction of the African artery still requires the consent of one party. According to Li Ningyu's plan, the discussion will wait until he goes to Berlin to marry William II's daughter, Princess Louise.
Therefore, the topics of Li Ningyu and Edward all turned to the domestic current situation.
Before Li Ningyu was reborn in the late Qing Dynasty, the First and Second Opium War had already occurred. Although these were epoch-making events in history, Li Ningyu had no way to change it now, so when Lin Zexu was sold out in Humen
After the outbreak of war, Britain launched a large-scale war of aggression. Finally, Governor Qi Shan of Zhili negotiated peace with the British authorities and signed the first unequal treaty in the history of the Chinese nation, the Treaty of Nanjing.
The main contents are to cede Hong Kong Island, fully open the five treaty ports of Guangzhou, Xiamen, Fuzhou, Ningbo, and Shanghai, and allow the British to set up consulates in the treaty ports. An indemnity of 21 million silver dollars will be paid in 24 years, with exemptions.
Tax rates for British merchants importing and exporting goods in China.
But when it comes to this, Li Ningyu naturally raised the issue of Hong Kong and Macau. During the South Asian War, Li Ningyu had some discussions with Edward VII, but in the end, because Portugal was unwilling to give up the colonial rule of Macau
Rights, coupled with the war with France at that time, were at an important juncture, so Li Ningyu put it aside for the time being.
But now that Edward VII talked about the domestic situation, Li Ningyu took the initiative and said: "The current domestic situation seems to be beyond the control of the late Qing government, so you, the British side, must also prepare early, otherwise some things will not be able to be controlled by then."
It’s so easy!”.
"Haha, Li, I think you are the most concerned about this matter!" Li Ningyu knew what Edward was saying, but ignored it.
Instead, he asked: "Brother Edward, if the Revolutionary Party overthrew the late Qing government, what do you think is the first thing they will do next?".
Li Ningyu's rhetorical question made Edward instantly stuck, because if the revolutionaries overthrew the late Qing government, they would inevitably negate all previous treaties. This was something that Britain could not agree to, but regarding the capabilities of the revolutionaries, Edward VII
Shi Shi was not optimistic, so he just said with a smile: "As long as you in the Far East don't secretly help, these revolutionary troops can't make much trouble!".
"Oh, are you really so sure?" Li Ningyu said with a wicked smile.
"Isn't it?" Edward also imitated Li Ningyu's rhetorical tone, but Li Ningyu immediately shook his head, making him feel stunned.
"Over the years, the emotions that have been accumulated over the years are likely to be vented all at once, so it is better to prepare for some things in advance!" Li Ningyu looked at Edward VII faintly and said.
"Then what do you plan to do with the Far East?" Although Edward VII was unwilling to admit it, there had been some changes and attention in his heart.
"You know the position of the Far East. The Far East will not be involved in domestic revolution or non-revolution. But if the war harms the descendants of China, then the Far East will definitely not watch the fire from the other side. But these are things for later. Brother Edward, I advise
You'd better think about how to maintain the influence of the British Empire in China after the revolutionary army overthrew the late Qing Dynasty!"
Li Ningyu is forthright about some things because he knows that the British authorities will not give up all their interests in China in the short term. However, the first ones to bear the brunt of this revolutionary movement must be their colonial powers, and the Far East can completely avoid it.
These things.
Because the Far East Group is neither a mascot of the late Qing government nor an empire of great powers. What the Far East has done domestically for a long time is to help poor people. It can be said that if the Far East wants to rebel and make a revolution, it must be more powerful than the revolutionary army.
To overthrow the late Qing government was just a matter of raising one's hand, but the powers with interests in China would attack the Far East.
The revolutionary army is different from the Far East. At least it is a domestic household matter and the major powers are not qualified to intervene.
Li Ningyu's words had to be taken seriously by Edward, and some things had to go according to the trend, so Li Ningyu took out one of the telegrams sent by Peng De, the Chinese Hubei Army Governor's Office Announcement to People at Home.
This message to inform overseas people mainly refers to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Turkish (Ottoman) Empire, and the Tsarist Empire in Europe, like the late Qing Dynasty. Although they can unite countless ethnic groups within their territory, they do not rely on the people.
It was created by a common consciousness, but the common allegiance of the upper elites of various ethnic groups to the same emperor.
Since the founding emperor Nurhaci of the Qing Dynasty, he has been fully aware of the diversity of the entire empire, so he has adopted a highly complex and ethnic-specific governance structure, making it difficult for various ethnic groups to reach mutual recognition and build on this basis.
of the Qing Dynasty.
Among them, Kang Youwei, the leader of the constitutionalists, promoted the independence revolution of each province in the country in his early years. However, he especially emphasized that Mongolia and Tibet remained within the country because of their loyalty to the Manchu emperor. If they rashly overthrew the Manchu emperor
, will inevitably lead to the possibility of national division. In other words, Kang Youwei believed that there was a profound contradiction between the anti-Manchu revolution of Han nationalism and the independence and unity of the country.
Although most of the revolutionary troops in the Wuchang Uprising were radical Han nationalists, the model of nation-building they wanted to design was a model that was highly close to that of the United States.
Therefore, the revolutionaries defined the political system as the "Five Nationalities Republic", with the five-color flag representing the five major ethnic groups of Han, Manchu, Mongolian, Hui and Tibetan, and the eighteen provinces representing the eighteen provinces where traditional Han people live.
As for the revolutionary army's incomplete understanding of the nation, although Li Ningyu has considerable differences with them, revolutionaries whose political strength is immature are not willing to care about it, otherwise the final fruits of the revolution will not be achieved.
It would be "usurped" by the old political forces, which ultimately led to the failure of the Great Revolution.
But one thing is certain, that is, in the telegram, the colonization of various countries in China was completely ridiculed, and changing the colonization of the great powers was set as a top priority. This made Edward VII look dark after reading the telegram.
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