It had to be said that decades of the Westernization Movement had achieved good results. Even if it was just the name of the middle school for the body and the West for the use, it was completely different from 30 years ago or 20 years ago.
At that time, 4,000 British troops could break through the capital. Now, 40,000 might not be enough.
Sending a batch of foreign students to the foreign powers had created a large number of useful talents.
The establishment of Jinling Machinery Manufacturing Bureau, Jiangnan General Manufacturing Bureau, Tianjin Machinery Bureau, and Fujian Shipyard Bureau had established the prototype of domestic heavy industry.
Jinling Machinery was able to replicate Gatling cannons and even Maxim machine guns in a few years. However, due to the poor quality of the domestic ones and the instability of funds, the production and quality could not be improved. How could a bureaucratic-style management method allow the seventh master to survive?
He would send people to supervise or even personally inspect the Tianjin Machinery Bureau. After this system was implemented, he would promote it to the various Machinery Bureaus.
The Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau was the most comprehensive. It was established by Zeng Guofan and was in charge of Li Hongzhang. Later, it fell into the hands of Ding Richang. It was the largest arsenal and the predecessor of the Jiangnan Shipyard.
It had the only machine manufacturing factory in the country, so the small blast furnace had to be built there. In addition, he had built a gun factory, a cannonball factory, a casting workshop, a shipping factory, a steel factory, a gunpowder factory, and so on. He even had translation agencies and schools that specialized in cultivating technical talents. It was the largest comprehensive industrial enterprise in Asia.
However, Li Ye planned to move a part of the factory to Tianjin, where the main shipbuilding business was.
The Tianjin Machinery Bureau was also a heavy industrial complex.
However, these machine factories had one thing in common, and that was that the technology was in the hands of foreigners. However, after decades, these people's technology had almost been learned.
With the first batch of international students returning to join the military and these companies, this problem was no longer as serious.
The Fujian Shipyard Bureau was run by Zuo Zongtang and Shen Baozhen. It was currently the largest shipyard in Asia and could produce 1,500-ton ironclads. Next to it was the Fuzhou Navy Academy. If it had not been destroyed in the China-France War, it would have been able to produce 2,000-ton or even larger ironclads.
Although these factories could not compare to the major powers, they were second to none in Asia, far surpassing Japan.
After Ci An died, the situation of Cixi's administration immediately deteriorated. The funds were seriously insufficient, so much so that it fell behind Japan.
As for the military, the Manchu and Han Eight Banners used sabers and spears. There were still some usable ones in the Han Eight Banners, but the Manchu Eight Banners were basically useless. Most people would not do anything serious other than walking their birds.
The main force of the Xiang, Huai, and Chu armies were equipped with some foreign guns and cannons, but their weapons were all very miscellaneous. The rifles were mainly Mauser, the machine guns were mainly Chehachai machine guns, and a small number of Gatling and Maxim were equipped. The cannons were mainly Krupp small steel cannons, and the heavy bronze cannons were the absolute main force.
In general, other than the three troops that had received training in the setting sun, the rest of the army had a combat strength of five. Occasionally, there would be famous generals who had stronger combat strength. They would eat empty pay, and there were many people who were lacking.
The navy consisted of Beiyang, Fuzhou, Nanyang, and Guangdong. Beiyang and Fuzhou were the most advanced, but they generally had a small displacement and few ships.
" Men, greet Li Hongzhang, Zuo Zongtang, the Sixth Master, and the Seventh Master." Li Ye did not want to lose the war between China and France, hurt his national pride, and lose half of the naval base in the country.
The four of them, two kings with real power, one leader of the Huai army, and one representative of the Chu army, occupied almost half of the power of the imperial court.
He wrote a five-year development plan outline of the Qing Dynasty. It was written based on the situation in the future and the current situation. It was a semi-planned economy. If there was any way to improve the economic and industrial development in the fastest way, it would be impossible.
A planned economy was definitely the fastest. It was undoubtedly a fool's dream for a poor country to rely on natural growth to grow rapidly. Of course, it also had its drawbacks. Li Ye had also made certain improvements.
It had to be said that the ministers lacked a trace of respect for him. Their respect for him was more due to his status than anything else.
The aura of a king? Perhaps! However, it was more about strength.
Therefore, Li Ye wanted to find another way to show others his unique vision and ability to govern the country.
It made these people truly respect him from the bottom of their hearts.
Originally, he wanted to call Zhang Zhidong into the capital as well, but he didn't have much time, so he gave up.
After the four of them entered the hall and sat down, they took the document handed over by the eunuch. At first, they did not take this to heart. After all, governing a country required experience, knowledge, and foresight.
The little Emperor cut off his braids and vowed to train a new army. They thought that he was young and impetuous. When he grew up, he would stop fooling around.
Of course, they also knew that Li Ye was not simple. They were still deeply afraid that he could overthrow Cixi. This was not the political means of an ordinary child. Perhaps in time, he would become another Kangxi.
However, after flipping through a few pages, they were deeply immersed in it.
A complete development plan for various fields, a solution to arthralgia, and hundreds of pages of content were as vast as the sea and as deep as water, making them unable to extricate themselves.
It was not an exaggeration to say that these people were country bumpkins.
Li Ye had more than a hundred years of historical knowledge than them, and these people were just beginning to understand the western world.
The method mentioned above had been discussed by countless " experts " and forum experts. Many of them even had historical basis and practice. Not only did he combine the experience of the domestic economic, political, and cultural phenomena in the future, he even compared it to the reform history of today's countries.
From the morning sun to the sunset, the few of them thought as they ate. When they were hungry, they grabbed a few pastries. When they were thirsty, they drank some tea. They were addicted to it. When the last person finished reading and thinking, they were all drenched in sweat.
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