Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 187 Civil turmoil
"No, no, Your Majesty. I don't mean that. Although I hope that the friendship between our two countries can help us solve the land resource problem. But it may not be the time yet. First of all, the 260 million regular army of Tsarist Russia is not for nothing. In addition, the Sino-German joint fleet in the Far East has not yet formed. At present, the Qing Dynasty only has two battleships, and the other four are all built in your country. Also, we are not very clear about the deployment of Russian troops. Where should the Qing Dynasty attack? We don’t know anything about the main force that entangles the opponent. Finally, please forgive me, I still have doubts about whether Germany can quickly defeat France! If the battle situation is dragged into the rhythm of the opponent, the joining of the United Kingdom, Spain, Poland, Belgium, and Italy, which is playing with the wind, I am pessimistic about the prospect of war!" Guan Xuqing accurately analyzed the biggest problem facing both sides at present.

William II frowned, thought for a moment and said: "You are right, I am too impatient. Alas! I never thought that you could be so calm and see things so thoroughly at such a young age."

Guan Xuqing waved his hand slightly and said, "We have a proverb in the Qing Dynasty: Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win a hundred battles. Now, how can we defeat our opponent if we don't know anything about it? I don't believe in luck, but only in strength."

"Okay, then we will agree to prove our strength to the world today, five years later!" William II picked up a bottle of whiskey and poured them into two crystal goblets, and handed one to Guan Xuqing.

"No problem, Qing Dynasty will no longer be the weakest of these four countries after five years!" Guan Xuqing took the cup and said.

"cheers!"

After Guan Xuqing had a secret talk with William II in the Summer Palace, he had lunch with the German concubine and William.It was only when I was eating that I realized that this German princess looks really good.High nose, western temperament and light blue eyes, as clear as the sea.With a tall figure and delicate skin, it seems that water can be squeezed out with just a squeeze.Guan Xuqing was fascinated by it.

"Dear brother-in-law, after last night, can you still see enough of my beautiful sister?" William II teased.

"Oh, hehe. Who made the princess so beautiful? I'll never get tired of seeing it!" It turned out to be William's sister, who had the same father and mother, so the princess was also of mixed English and German descent.No wonder it's so beautiful.

After eating, Guan Xuqing was just about to do something to his newly married wife when Wang Shang ran over anxiously.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Liang has something important to report."

Guan Xuqing shook his hand and said, "I'll talk about it when I return to the palace tomorrow. I will live in the Summer Palace today."

"Your Majesty, Mr. Liang has been waiting for three hours. He said it was urgent!" Wang Shang was also sweating profusely.

Only then did Guan Xuqing turn his gaze away from the German princess, and said, "It's been three hours? Do you dare to bully the king, a slave? How long has it been since the end of the early court?"

Wang Shang hurriedly knelt down on the ground in fright, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Even if you have a hundred guts, this servant will not dare to deceive you. Indeed, it has been three hours. When Mr. Liang came, the Emperor was talking to the German emperor. It's inconvenient to disturb the secret conversation, and the slaves don't dare to disturb me when I have dinner with the empress later. I only came to report now!"

Guan Xuqing counted the time, and it seemed to be quite a long time, so he said in a slightly more relaxed tone, "What kind of benefits did Liang Qichao give you, and asked you to report it for him like this? Let him in."

"Master Liang said that it is urgent, and the servant dare not delay it. But he dare not accept any benefits!" Wang Shang wiped his sweat, and hurriedly got up and went out.

After a while, Liang Qichao rushed over in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Liang Qichao fell to his knees.

Guan Xuqing narrowed his eyes and said, "Your Majesty can't understand what you're saying, stop kneeling. Get up, what's the matter? You've been waiting outside for three hours!"

Liang Qichao stood up and handed over a memorial: "Your Majesty, hundreds of thousands of people in Zhengzhou were displaced by the flood in Henan. They robbed food everywhere. The local officers and soldiers didn't suppress it in time, and they went to the barracks."

"What?" Guan Xuqing was stunned for a moment, and continued: "Didn't I ask someone to open a porridge market? Why are you robbing? Didn't I already allocate 2000 million silver dollars?"

"Your Majesty, I also find it strange. The porridge shop has indeed opened, and some refugees have passed by. But most of the young and strong refugees took advantage of the chaos to rob and rob, and even went to the barracks." Liang Qichao said with a frown.

"Who is playing tricks? Are they trying to snatch arms?" Guan Xuqing asked suspiciously.

"I'm here today to request an order on behalf of Commander Yang Chang. If the refugees snatch arms, can they be treated as rioters and killed?" Liang Qichao finally got to the point.

"If you are a refugee, you will only grab food, but if you can't kill them by grabbing arms, I will arrest them all. If you want to live, you can kill a few leaders if appropriate." Guan Xuqing said.

"The minister leads the order." Liang Qichao hurried back.

After Liang Qichao left, Guan Xuqing was no longer in the mood for lust.Thinking carefully about what happened in Zhengzhou, it is reasonable to say that there was a flood, and the people lost their homes and moved thousands of miles south, which is psychologically unacceptable.But the imperial court prepared food for them, so they had to go there in order to survive.How could it be possible to rob like bandits along the way?I don't even have the guts to rob the barracks!Don't you really want to live?
There must be someone instigating behind the scenes, but who would do it?What good would it do him?

Alas, Guan Xuqing's head hurts just thinking about these things. Fighting the enemy is not tiring, but the most tiring thing is fighting one's own people. It is really exhausting.

The information dissemination of later generations is quite fast, and the transportation is also very convenient. The leaders of the country can immediately know anything that happens in any place in the country, which is convenient for management.But now, I don't have this condition, and everything is learned through telegrams and memorials.

However, memorials and telegrams will of course have a lot of water, who will really tell you the truth?Although Daqing Daily has developed rapidly in recent years, corruption and bribery have also begun to run rampant in the newspaper. Some reporters have received black money from local officials and started to report falsely. Guan Xuqing knows all about this.However, I was busy dealing with the Sino-Japanese war before, so I turned a blind eye and closed my eyes. As long as there is no big trouble, I will not pursue it.

But now, Guan Xuqing has plenty of time, so he has to take care of those corrupt officials.The matter of the river embankment is not over yet, and they actually encouraged the people to rob the barracks again?It's just too lawless.

Thinking of this, Guan Xuqing hurriedly bid farewell to William II, and drove back to the palace.

(End of this chapter)