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On October 1894, the day after the September tragedy, the villagers in the village were still in extreme panic. Although the soldiers of the Qing court did not search the village for "rebellious parties", the villagers were afraid of the poisonous poison. At this time, Xu Feng stood up and said to the villagers: "The reason why water poisons people to death is because toxins are produced in the water. This toxin will pass away soon, so everyone should not drink it for two days." water from a well."

In order to protect the folks, he did not mention the relationship between the Russians and the poison in the water.

Because Russia dismantled all alchemy equipment and destroyed all documents when it left the Northeast, historians of later generations have never been clear about the secrets of the church, and there are different opinions about the poison in the water. However, one thing is certain: this matter is like the nail on the knight's horse's palm in Western folk songs, and it affects the historical process of later generations.

(Popular science: the nail on the knight's horse's shoe. Western folk songs: If a nail is missing, a horseshoe is lost; if a horseshoe is lost, a war horse is turned over; a war horse is turned over, a knight is injured; A knight is wounded, a battle is lost; a battle is lost, a country is lost. There are different versions of this ballad, and the core is about the influence of details on major events.)

On October 1894 AD, Cassini, the Russian envoy to the Qing Dynasty (usually written as: Kassini in history books, changed here for the sake of fluent reading) came to the Zongli Yamen and found Li Hongzhang.

An urgent telegram from General Changshun of Jilin was in Li Hongzhang's hands. The conflict between the Qing soldiers and the people outside the church made him restless. The Manchu Qing had ruled the country for more than two hundred years, and they were not beaten out as early as Meng Yuan. To a large extent, it was because the nobles of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were devoted to Sinicization. Although the Manchu Qing Dynasty was based on Han culture and reused Han officials, in the hearts of high-level officials, the Manchu-Han defense was deeply rooted. Otherwise, the Eight Banners soldiers who did not eat and work would have been abolished long ago. .

Now, if something like this happens in the land of Longxing in the Qing court, the higher-ups will definitely not be happy. Lafayette’s birthday is approaching, and there is nothing more important than this, so the lesson plan should be made into a small matter no matter what. The domestic affairs are easy to arrange, and this matter is tentatively designated as "the White Lotus Rebellion Party instigates the people to rebel", and the troublesome ones are the Russians!

Hearing that Cassini was visiting, Li Hongzhang hurriedly asked his entourage to welcome him in, and the two sat down as guest and host. After exchanging polite greetings, Cassini smiled and said, "Congratulations to Lord Zhongtang!"

Li Hongzhang laughed and said, "I don't know where this joy comes from?"

Cassini said with a smile: "In ten days or so, it will be the [-]th birthday of the Mother of the Qing Dynasty. Isn't this a happy event?"

Li Hongzhang didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, so he had to laugh along with him, and Cassini said: "But our Russian Empire and your country have some unpleasant things recently, I'm afraid it will discredit this birthday."

Li Hongzhang said: "This incident was all instigated by the rebellious party of the White Lotus Sect. Our Qing Empire has never tolerated these rebellious parties. Doesn't your country also have such rebellious parties as the People's Will Party? Our two There are such rebellious officials and thieves in the country, and they should be united."

The People's Will Party is a progressive organization in Tsarist Russia, opposing the tsarist dictatorship, and Tsar Alexander II was killed by their bombs.

Cassini said with a smile: "What Master Zhongtang said is very true, but after our emperor Alexander III heard about this teaching case, he was extremely furious. My life is very difficult!"

Li Hongzhang thought to himself: "This old man wants to talk like a lion again! A few times ago, the old man took up 150 million square kilometers of our land in the Qing Dynasty, and all the land east of Heilongjiang and Wusuli River belonged to him! This time Where else does he want? Xinjiang?"

The reason why Li Hongzhang thinks this way is because Lao Maozi has coveted Xinjiang for a long time. When Xinjiang rebelled, there was Lao Maozi's shadow behind it.

Cassini said with a smile: "Master Zhongtang, I am here this time to give Master Zhongtang a big gift."

Li Hongzhang knew that he was using the teaching case as an excuse to threaten him. If he did not agree to the following conditions, troubles would inevitably arise, so Li Hongzhang asked, "I don't know what gift the Minister will give me?"

Cassini said with a smile: "We plan to build a railway with your country. This railway starts from Vladivostok, passes through Harbin, Kuanchengzi, Fengtian to Lushun, and Dalian. After this railway is completed, it will be It greatly facilitates economic exchanges between our two countries, which is really a blessing to the people of the two countries."

Kuanchengzi is today's Changchun, Jilin, and Fengtian is today's Shenyang, Liaoning.

Li Hongzhang sneered in his heart, thinking: "Once this railway is repaired, it will be easy for the old Maozi to send troops into the Northeast." So Li Hongzhang laughed and said, "I can't decide on such a big matter."

Cassini laughed and said, "It's not a big deal. Is there anything your Master can't decide?"

Li Hongzhang sneered and said, "If it's not a big deal, why did your envoy come to me in person?"

One sentence left Cassini speechless. Cassini sneered and said, "Since the Master Zhongtang refuses to agree, there is nothing I can do, but the matter of the church will not be settled so easily." After finishing speaking, he walked away.

One month later, under pressure from Russia, the Qing government finally agreed to sign the "Sino-Russian Railway Cooperation Agreement." Since then, Russia has obtained the right to build the railway in the northeast, creating conditions for Russia to quickly deploy troops to the northeast in the future.

While Li Hongzhang was bargaining with Cassini, Ito Hirobumi was in Germany, and German Emperor Wilhelm II received him in the reception hall.

There is still a huge yellow or oil painting hanging in the living room. William II stands in front of this oil painting, as if he is the archangel in the painting.

William II pointed to the oil painting and said, "Mr. Ito, you said that no one can control this Chinese dragon, right?"

Ito Hirobumi nodded with a smile, and Wilhelm II said: "The national power of our German Empire is growing stronger and stronger. During the visit these days, I believe you have also seen that we can build cars powered by internal combustion engines, and the speed of running is far away. Far beyond the best war horses, we have also created a generator, something like electricity, which will change the entire history of mankind."

Ito Hirobumi didn't speak, he knew the emperor's character, he was very happy and arrogant.Itou Hirobumi said with a smile: "The meat of the Qing Dynasty may not be so easy to eat. Not only that, but I have seen the recent situation in the Qing Dynasty. In Shandong Province, there have been several teaching cases, and many Germans are also there. Lives were lost in the lesson plans."

Unlike Britain, France, and Tsarist Russia, Germany, which is also a Western power, has not been able to reap the same benefits from China as Britain, France, and Russia. Germany, which is thriving, has long wanted to eat more of China's fat!

William II said with a smile: "In order to protect our expatriates, our fleet has already set off!"