Chapter 327: Big Green Fruit Pill

The year before Ah Zhang came back, the old witch finally died. Before she died, she took Guangxu with her and replaced him with a two-year-old little emperor. Many people secretly muttered that the big green fruit might be a pill.

Zhang Xingjiu analyzed it carefully and found that this move actually helped the Qing Dynasty to extend its life for a few more years. The reason was very simple. When the young emperor came to power, the empress dowager was in charge of government affairs. One was young and the other was a woman who knew nothing, so they would not cause trouble.

If Guangxu was in power, how much anger would he have held back in the past few years? Once he took power, he would definitely take revenge. The Qing Dynasty was already in turmoil, how could it withstand such a torment? Others dare not say, Yuan Xiangcheng must have defected and made a big move, otherwise, based on the things he did during the Reform Movement of 1898, it would be strange for Guangxu to let him go? If he was lucky, he would be chopped off with a knife, but if he was a little unlucky, he would have been sliced ​​like Yuan Chonghuan, not to mention that the Qing Dynasty had abolished lingchi now, and since it could be abolished, it could naturally be changed back.

Without Guangxu, the Qing Dynasty could at most survive for two more years. The fortune of the Qing Dynasty continued to dissipate uncontrollably. The newly-elected Empress Dowager did not have the means of the old witch at all and could only do things in a muddled way.

After she came to power, she first ordered Prince Su Shunqi, Duke Zhenguo Zai Ze, Shangshu Tieliang, and Admiral Sa Zhenbing to plan the reorganization of the navy. She also ordered Prince Qing Yixin to be the chief inspector of affairs. At the same time, she dismissed Tieliang, the minister in charge of training the imperial guards, and issued an edict to order preparations for constitutionalism. Although it seemed lively, it was actually useless, because any discerning person could see that the court was only continuing to maintain the rule of the Manchus under the banner of the New Deal, and had no intention of making any improvements.

Those Manchus thought they were smart, thinking that even the strongest Yuan Xiangcheng had been sent back to his hometown by an imperial decree. Little did they know that even if Yuan Xiangcheng went back to his hometown to fish, the new troops would still listen to him. After all, they were trained by Yuan Xiangcheng himself. Which soldier had not received the military pay personally issued by Yuan Xiangcheng? Above the small station, the voice of "eating the food of Marshal Yuan, wearing the clothes of Marshal Yuan, receiving the pay of Marshal Yuan, and only listening to Marshal Yuan" still lingered, and the ministers sent by the court to manage the army were useless.

Those local officials had completely given up on the imperial court. When the old witch was in power, everyone was afraid of her and didn't dare to do anything. Now a pair of orphans and widows came to power. They still wanted to control them like the old witch? It was impossible. So the local officials pretended to obey and turned a blind eye to the revolutionaries.

Let alone them, even the Manchu officials in the court also understood that it was impossible to do anything now. Da Qingguo's life was only a few years away. It was useless to work for the court sincerely. It was better to learn from Prince Qing and Grand Secretary Na Tong and make money quickly! Make more money, and if something happens in the future, take the money and run to the Tianjin Concession, maybe you can enjoy it for a few more years. So the business of the banks opened by foreigners in the capital suddenly became good.

The revolutionaries were unwilling to miss such a good opportunity. They immediately ran around Guangdong and planned an uprising. This time they finally realized that the secret societies were not enough to accomplish anything, and the new armies in various places that had received new ideological education were the best revolutionary force.

Unfortunately, due to lack of strict organization, the news of the uprising leaked before it was launched, so it had to be launched in a hurry and ultimately ended in failure. Although the uprising failed, its impact was extremely far-reaching. On the one hand, it made revolutionary parties all over the country take notice of the new army. The new army's organization and combat effectiveness were far superior to those of the secret societies, and their ideas were more open, and they were more easily attracted to revolutionary ideas. They were a natural revolutionary force.

Secondly, the imperial court was also aware of this situation, and they subconsciously strengthened their defenses against the new army. However, this instead aroused the dissatisfaction of the new army, and more new army members sided with the revolutionary party.

Mr. Yixian also felt that the revolution had reached a critical moment, so he quickly set off from London to the United States to raise funds. This time he did not forget Zhang Xingjiu and sent him several telegrams in a row, each of which had a striking letter E on it.

Zhang Xingjiu did not hesitate at all and directly transferred him funds worth 50,000 silver dollars again and again according to the previous agreement to support the revolution.

At the local level, each province began to set up advisory councils to prepare for local self-government in prefectures and counties. The reactions of local gentry varied. The bolder ones regarded it as an important way to enhance the status of their families, and they jumped up and down in an effort to occupy important positions in the advisory councils.

At first, the timid ones were afraid that the court would hold them accountable, and they strictly forbade their family members to interfere. But as the Advisory Council was about to be established and the court had no intention of holding them accountable, and those family members who usually did not get along with them had already occupied important positions in the Advisory Council, they became anxious and hurried to get involved. Unfortunately, it was too late, and they didn't even get to eat the hot shit.

An advisory council was also established in Shanghai, and Ma Xiangbo and Zhang Xingjiu were both invited. One of them was the most famous education expert in Shanghai and even in the whole country, and the other was a world-renowned scientist. Both of them were celebrities in society and were fully qualified to be selected.

Ma Xiangbo still had hope for the Advisory Council, and after entering it, he began to strongly call for attention to education. Zhang Xingjiu knew that the Advisory Council was not reliable at all, so he was too lazy to talk and seldom went there. He only said a few words when encountering issues related to education and scientific development.

Zhang Xingjiu was more concerned about the development of his students. That day he took his car to the dock to pick someone up. After waiting for a while, a passenger ship from Europe docked at the dock and Fan Yuanrang, dressed in a suit and tie, got off the ship.

"Haha, you finally got your doctorate degree. You finally didn't have to work so hard for so many years. You are now the first Chinese doctorate in chemistry who studied abroad." Zhang Xingjiu patted him on the shoulder and praised.

"Germany is indeed strong in chemistry. This strength is not only reflected in scientific research, but also in industry. Companies such as Bayer, BASF and Henkel are truly amazing." Fan Yuanrang enthusiastically talked about his experiences in Germany.

Zhang Xingjiu understood what he meant, "So you want to start a business after returning to China?"

Fan Yuanrang knew that Ma Xiangbo and others had always hoped that he would return to his alma mater to teach after returning to China, so he felt a little ashamed. "Students are not as focused on technology as Hou Debang, so I think it is better to engage in industry. However, whenever students have time, they will come to Aurora University to give lectures."

"Don't be ashamed. Doing business is also for the country's strength. Have you decided what you want to do? As long as there is a suitable project, the school will help you, whether it requires money or people, we can solve it!"

"I have found a suitable project. The soda ash produced by the Belgian company Solvay is selling very well. I want to set up a soda ash factory!"

"Oh? That's a coincidence!"

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