late Qing Dynasty

Chapter 73
"In my opinion, we should first destroy opium nationwide and stop foreigners from importing opium into China." I suggested.

Yixin thought for a while, and seemed to disagree with my opinion, "Many aristocrats are smoking opium now. If opium is destroyed rashly, it will arouse their dissatisfaction. Besides, if foreigners are asked to stop importing opium, they may not agree with it." agree."

Yixin's scruples are not unreasonable, especially when it comes to foreigners. Now that our country is weak and not united, I will be bullied by them.

However, if opium is not removed, the cancer of the Chinese people will not be removed, and the country will never be prosperous.

"Sixth Master, what we need are people with lofty ideals, and now we are alone." I shook my head a little helplessly.

Wanting to sweep opium across the country with great fanfare without alarming foreigners and stopping foreigners from importing opium into China is simply as difficult as heaven.

"The Empress Dowager wants to use Zeng Guofan, the general of the Hunan Army. Not long ago in Anqing, Zeng Guofan defeated the Long-haired Army, and he was deeply appreciated by the Empress Dowager. In my opinion, Zeng Guofan is indeed a talent, but he was born as a Han landowner. I'm worried that he's not determined enough."

"Zeng Guofan was a strange man in the late Qing Dynasty. Moreover, he had an army under his command. It would be great if we could win him over." I whispered to myself.

I began to plan in my heart how to win this powerful role, maybe I was too involved in thinking, and I completely forgot about Yixin who was on the side.

"Zhongzheng, what did you mean by the late Qing Dynasty?" Yixin grabbed hold of my words and questioned me.

I just woke up like a dream, and hurriedly interrupted, "What late stage? What is the sixth master talking about?"

Seeing that I was pretending to be confused, Yixin didn't ask any more questions. I don't know what he was thinking in his heart. In short, we can basically reach an agreement in terms of thinking.

"Zhongzheng, in this way, let's first select a group of outstanding young people and send them outside to study, and we will slowly figure out the rest."

"What Liu Ye said is, however, we can't think about the smoking ban slowly. We need to come up with an idea immediately. There used to be a good official like Lin Zexu who sold cigarettes in Humen, but now they all want to cling to foreigners. .”

When I mentioned this matter, I was very angry. Lin Zexu burned opium back then, not only was he not rewarded by the court, but he was punished instead. This is the incompetence of the court.

"Then what do you say?" Yixin asked me.

I thought about it, and then said, "Mingxiu plans to cover Chencang secretly, since you can't stop opium openly, then do it secretly."

When I said this, I felt so sad and indignant that my own country was even afraid to stop the foreign dogs from persecuting the people of the country, looking forward and backward, as long as there was a slight crisis, it would be like foreign dogs begging for mercy and push out a large number of patriots .

This is the Qing Dynasty in history, and it is also the era I am living in right now.

Thinking of this, all my embarrassing emotions ran away with my tail between my legs. As a Chinese, maintaining the dignity of my country is the most basic obligation.

No matter when and where we are, the interests of the country are always above all else. This is the first principle of my life.

"You're right. Right now, this is the only way to go." Yi Xin sighed, seeming a little helpless.

"Many people are addicted to smoking now. Opium is fatal. Since we have decided to ban smoking, we must first open smoking quitting clinics across the country. As long as everyone gets rid of opium, the things that foreigners There will be no market, and it will not be effective in persecuting us."

"In addition, we also need to educate the common people about the dangers of opium, what it looks like, and the means to prevent being deceived. In this way, no new people will be infected with opium, and we can fundamentally eliminate the hidden dangers of opium."

"Now, the current situation is turbulent. The people in the SX Zhili area have already started a famine. Thousands of people starve to death every day. While we are developing the economy, we must first solve the problem of food for these people."

"In addition, we need revolutionary leaders all over the country to implement our plans. These leaders must take the world as their own responsibility and must not have even the slightest selfishness. They help the people in the local area while accumulating their own revolutionary power. , report to the Central Committee at any time."

"Sixth Master, we only have more than ten years at most, time is running out, we must hurry up."

I said so much in one breath, and felt much happier, but I don't know if Yixin listened.

"The things you said are exactly what I think in my heart. They are all imminent matters that must be implemented immediately. Let's write a note and hand them up. We will discuss the rest at noon."

"Okay, then there will be Master Lao Liu."

Yixin took me to his study, and when passing by a room, there was the sound of a clock telling the time, and I couldn't help but glanced at that room curiously.

Yixin seemed to have noticed my small movements, stopped in her tracks, walked towards that room, and pushed open the door.

"Look, these are all the clocks and watches I have collected over the years, each one is exquisite!"

I followed to the door, stood at the door and looked inside. Sure enough, there were many clocks in the room. There were big clocks on the floor and unique small clocks on the furniture.

There are all kinds of things, and they look really spectacular.

"I don't like these clocks, but I think it's the age of clocks. I put them here to remind me that the times have changed, and I can no longer just stick to my old ways."

I understand what he means. The clock age he mentioned actually refers to the industrial age. In the last years of the Qing Dynasty, it was a great blessing to have such a prince with advanced thinking.

"Liu Ye, I understand what you mean. As long as we work together, we will definitely create such an era."

I am full of confidence in myself. What the Chinese people need most now is unity. However, in order to establish such unity, the rule of the Qing government must be abolished.

After all, too many people are dissatisfied with the Qing government, and it is time for it to withdraw from the stage of history.

"Let's go to the study." Yixin closed the door and continued to walk towards the study. I followed behind him, listening to him whispering to himself, "Time is running out!"

I think he has listened to my words, that's why he sighed like this.

Yixin finished writing the notes, and wrote down all the things we discussed clearly and in detail.

"Zhongzheng, you can send it to the queen mother." Yixin handed the memorial to me.

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(End of this chapter)