His mind went blank for a moment before he reacted and immediately turned around to escape!
With just a burst of gunfire, he was sent to meet God, and the rebel leaders who followed him also died.
Then, Yuan Datou ordered the 3rd division to split into Han City to kill the rebels under the control of the big shot. These rebel soldiers had no combat strength and were defenseless. Without a unified command, they were no match for the 3rd division.
In less than a day, they were all killed. Then Yuan Shikai sent people to pick up the escaped King of Koryo, Li Xi, and Queen Min, and sent the news back to the country.
The telegram was sent to the capital, and Wang Guangxu was naturally very satisfied. He immediately ordered Yuan Shikai's troops to remain stationed in Han City, while also managing Pusan and Jeju Island to monitor the movements of the Japanese.
"Five hundred thousand taels! Big Head Yuan was really capable!“
Wang Guangxu looked at the contents of the telegram and smiled faintly. However, he was still a little dissatisfied that Yuan Shikai did not wipe out the Japanese army. However, he understood that the new army still needed more training. At the same time, he was determined that the new army in the country could not stay idle.
"Your Majesty! Should I get the Ministry of War to send a telegram? Return the silver?“
Zuo Zhongtang said carefully. Previously, both the Huai and Chu armies were not clean. The Qing government gave very little food and salary, and most of it was self-raised by the local governor's office. It was inevitable that they would be exploited from the people.
"Retreat what! In the future, he would make Gaoli pay 500,000 taels a year! He would give out four layers of rewards to the meritorious soldiers. He could do this overseas as long as it did not affect the battle. However, if he dared to touch the people of the Qing Dynasty in his country, he would be killed.“
Wang Guangxu moved his mouth and said,"If we don't make a fortune from war, then what is the point of fighting? Unless we have enough land and resources to snatch back."
"Yes! I will tell them that they can only do these things after they win, and it will be customized!“
Zuo Zongtang was relieved. It seemed that the Emperor was very good at it.
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time flies
A year passed by quickly. Under the influence of Guangxu, the Qing Dynasty's economy improved greatly.
The products produced by his flour and cloth factories were very popular. The quality actually exceeded the so-called foreign countries 'products, causing the officials and gentry to follow suit. Many landowners also began to plant cotton, and some even started to set up factories.
National enterprises had sprung up like bamboo shoots after a rain, and in this area, the Han people definitely had the advantage. Other than a few people with a higher level of consciousness, most of the Manchu people were just people who were waiting to die. They would not set up any factories at all, which was exactly what Wang Guangxu wanted to see.
The difference in power between the Manchu and Han was slowly turning, and it was even getting bigger and bigger.
Although Wang Guangxu had the title of emperor, other than Prince Chun, the Manchu group had gradually begun to be dissatisfied with him.
It was just that he was the emperor, and to put it bluntly, he was the head of the largest warlord and the richest man (who earned money from running factories), who did not dare to make too big a move.
In terms of technical skills, he had obtained 20,000 points from the victory in entering Korea. He had already swapped out the 12-inch cannon, and it was at a 45-fold level. Its firing rate was one shot per minute, which was much better than the Dingyuan ship's 12-inch cannon that fired once every eight minutes. The technology of using picric acid in explosives had also made some progress and entered the experimental stage of cannonballs.
Because of his drive, the enthusiasm of the people to set up factories soared. At the same time, he ordered the provincial governors to give these ethnic capital enterprises tax, land, and technical support, hoping that the national capital of China could grow on its own.
Due to the development of the national industry, especially his own contribution, the Qing Dynasty's financial revenue exceeded 100 million taels of silver, which was 20 million more than in history. In addition to the income from the looting, although they invested crazily in armaments and improved the treatment of the new army, they still had more than 40 million cars.
However, the money spent on education and road construction had disappeared in an instant. This made the Manchu nobles who had been staring at the money angry but did not dare to say anything.
At the same time, he established a complete banking system. Qiao Zhiyong was in his hands. At the same time, Tang Tingshu, who was very good at economics in history, became Qiao Zhiyong's deputy. The exchange firm was completely reformed. The imperial court had left behind ten million taels as a reserve fund for the soldiers. Each soldier who died in battle would be given at least two hundred taels of silver as compensation. This allowed the new army to have no worries.
Everything seemed to be going smoothly, but the pressure increased. France began to attack the northern part of Annan without any restraint, and even attacked the border between China and Vietnam.
The nerves of the entire imperial court tensed up. It had been many years since they last fought with the superpowers. Could it be that they were going to make a move again this time? The incident of France breaking into the capital was still fresh in his mind.
Whether or not the new army could be used, whether or not the ironclads were worth the money spent, whether or not Wang Guangxu could stand firm, and whether or not he could launch a series of big moves, these were all tests.
Once the battle started, victory! He could do whatever he wanted in this country. Perhaps other than some of the new recruits and his companies, everyone would betray him.
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