But silence is also a kind of power. Silence means a state of pressure accumulation. When the pressure reaches its limit, it will inevitably erupt.
The reason why conservatives and die-hards broke out was the invasion of northeast China.
The railway company recruited workers, sent them to the port one train at a time, and then arrived in Dalian by boat. By building the railway earlier than the disaster relief railway, it entered the further north.
Before the disaster broke out, the Russians insisted on building the Qiatu Railway and decided to build a railway to the north. This railway was built from Dalian to Manzhouli half a year before the disaster relief railway.
The starting point of the railway is Dalian, but the railway center is in the center of Harbin, Harbin. The railway is divided into two sections, which are constructed at the same time, one from Harbin north to Manzhouli and the other from Harbin south to Dalian.
At the same time, there is no such plan, but we will build it from south to north in a down-to-earth manner, because it is actually the most economical and profitable rear base
Zhu Jinglun thought it was necessary to transfer the population in the disaster area before formulating this subsection method. Only in this way can the labor force be maximized and more victims be resettled.
Therefore, a large number of refugees not only entered Dalian, but also entered Harbin through Heilongjiang and Songhua River waterways. From Harbin to south, Dalian to north was divided into three directions for simultaneous construction.
However, Harbin is still a desolate place at this time. The mountains and seas were closed in the Qing Dynasty and the wicker border was built in Jilin. It is forbidden for people to enter the wicker border. Most of the Manchus lived here with the Qing army, which led to the fact that most of Jilin in Heilongjiang Province was in an original ecological state. Except for a few military strongholds, there were very few local tribes who could not see the roots in the underground agricultural farming area.
This also resulted in the weak rule of Manchu dynasty in the northeast, which gave Russia the opportunity to infiltrate in the northeast. As a result, more than one million square kilometers of land in the north of Heilongjiang Province was occupied by Russia, and the Manchu dynasty had no concept of land roots. Although it was not a pity, they were worried that Russia would go further south and only released the border ban after Xianfeng ten years (16)
Although people from Shandong and Hebei migrated to the northeast after the border ban, most of the people who broke into the east were confined to Fengtian area in southern Liaoning, and Jilin was still a wilderness, which was even worse in northern Heilongjiang.
Therefore, the Qing government’s control over the Northeast was still very low. At this time, a large number of immigrants were suddenly organized to enter Harbin in the name of building a railway to provide disaster relief. However, all of a sudden, conservative ministers, especially you, felt a strong impact of hardship. They thought that Qing might lose Longxing Land.
Therefore, under strong pressure, it was agreed to build railways in Shandong and Hebei, and it was agreed to give relief to the victims in the disaster areas to buy people’s hearts. In fact, the victims moved to the northeast, but there was no relief to buy people’s hearts, which worried the Manchu literati more. However, this was the last straw that weighed on their psychology. After giving in twice, they thought that this time they could retreat.
Therefore, the university students, the first conservative group, jointly called Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu, demanding that it is forbidden to build roads in the northeast. Although they also know that building this railway can accommodate tens of millions of victims, the railway has passed through the victims and lost the northeast.
For these die-hards, the victims can still live together after they die, but if they lose their land, they can’t get it back. The most important thing is that Manchu can never go back.
A few flag princes even made a stupid sound of refusing to fight the enemy.
Strangely, before the die-hards launched a big counterattack, the former foreign faction, which was extremely active, suddenly lost its body and showed unusual silence
Under the strong pressure of the die-hards, the Qing court had to take action. It was impossible to solve the war through negotiations, but the negotiations had to be sent abroad. Only then did they really get involved in this matter.
Section six hundred and six Pay the price
Li Hongzhang sent a note to Dajiao through the Prime Minister’s yamen, hoping to discuss the Northeast Railway with Dajiao. If it was a few years ago, it would be impossible to accept the negotiations. Now Zhu Jinglun’s primary purpose is to help the victims, which requires less cooperation from the Manchu government and cannot be obstructed by them.
However, Da insists that the construction of a railway from Dalian to the Russian border was agreed by the Qing court ten years ago, which is beneficial for non-aggression negotiations, but negotiations must be conducted on this basis.
To be honest, foreign schools have contributed to the history of China, and they initiated the modernization of China’s history, but it is not true that they should be elevated to a too high position. Compared with the die-hards, they are progressive, but they are still a relatively conservative group of literati and officialdom.
But compared with those conservative and die-hards, they have one thing to praise, that is, reality.
They know very well that it is impossible to talk about war. It is impossible to really talk about Xinjiang, but Shaanxi and Gansu are ruined, and half of the south of the Yangtze River cannot be guaranteed to have a big country.
However, they can’t touch the fact that Dalian has built railways in Qingdao and Qinhuangdao, and even the Russians are building the railway from Qiketu to Zhangjiakou. It is obviously impossible for Dalian to give up building the railway from Dalian to Manzhouli.
The die-hards are worried about losing Manchuria, and they talk about it on this basis.
Li Hongzhang said that the Qing Dynasty did not object to the construction of a railway in the northeast, but they thought that sending the victims of the Qing Dynasty to the northeast violated the Qing Dynasty’s national jurisdiction, and they demanded that this kind of line be stopped. However, the general said that it was based on benevolent rescue operations and was not an infringement on Manchu interests
Finally, after fierce negotiations, the Manchu government promised to manage these victims who entered the northeast. At the same time, the Manchu once again confirmed that it was of great benefit to build a railway in the northeast, and also said that it would not interfere in the large-scale transfer of victims
After Li Hongzhang reported the results of the negotiations to Empress Dowager Cixi, the die-hards were naturally not satisfied. They had a big spat at the court.
The die-hards asked the puppet to continue to transfer the people. Li Hongzhang replied that establishing a government office in the northeast and setting up officials stationed in Xinfu County in Harbin and Manzhouli could naturally govern.
The die-hards questioned that the people who migrated by the puppet didn’t understand Ogimi’s interests and forgot his righteousness and were bought by the puppet. In the future, if the puppet didn’t want to accept the jurisdiction of the Qing government, it would be so good, so it would be best not to let them migrate to the Qing people.
Li Hongzhang replied that if he refused to accept the signing of a treaty with Qing, foreigners would come forward. At this time, he had already communicated with various countries, and all countries supported Qing’s efforts in the northeast and said that if any country violated Qing’s efforts in this area, they would resolutely support Qing’s actions to safeguard interests.
Li Hongzhang’s negotiations with foreigners during this period were not without gains, which made him understand foreigners better and perfected his diplomatic thought of controlling foreigners.
So when there was a conflict with Da in Northeast China, he secretly communicated with other countries while negotiating with Da, hoping to get the support of the big powers. In fact, the big concessions were also influenced by the attitude of the big powers. Britain, the United States and Russia all said that they did not want to unilaterally expand in Northeast China by building railways.
Should the die-hards be dissatisfied or dissatisfied? Li Hongzhang has long lost interest in arguing with them. He just needs Cixi’s support.
Empress dowager cixi gave her tacit consent to stop the debate, but she did not really show her approval for Li Hongzhang. This is how this woman established her position as a detached arbiter in various factional struggles, and finally played with famous ministers such as Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang step by step. She was able to rule the late Qing Dynasty for half a century by not being a queen mother.
In fact, the Manchu die-hards were dissatisfied with Li Hongzhang, and most of the opposition parties were also dissatisfied with the negotiations with the foreign company
For disaster relief, Zhu Jinglun is purely concerned about protecting the blood of the nation, but he still inevitably holds the mentality of a scholar-bureaucrat, but he is completely opposed to the literati of the Manchu Dynasty. The big officials have different ideas. They will treat disaster relief in Shandong and other places as buying people’s hearts before they strongly support it. Immigration to the Northeast is regarded as a big cheer for the expansion of the Northeast.
But in the end, the result of the negotiation of the Ocean Division was to admit that the Manchu had jurisdiction over the Northeast. In this case, isn’t it a thankless thing to do?
They think that the cost is too high, so they are very dissatisfied with it, but it is not as great as that in the Qing Dynasty. The government of the imperial court performed its duties according to the departments. They can’t directly curse the foreign companies in the imperial court. The main reason is that not only the literati and officials publish their views on the current situation from time to time in newspapers, but also the vast number of scholars in the opposition like to join in the discussion
As a result, he was dissatisfied with the failure of the civilian secret in the newspaper to discuss the foreign affairs department, and regarded the northeast negotiations as the biggest diplomatic failure after the founding of the People’s Republic of China, which was so fierce that he called it a traitor. This gave Wu Chongyao great pressure to preside over the negotiations and fell ill.
When Zhu Jinglun visited him, he was also a little depressed and asked the emperor if he had made too much concession and paid too much.
Zhu Jinglun reassured him to recuperate and told him that during the negotiation process, he was very clear about putting disaster relief first, which was the first time. He also said that he had no territorial claim to the Northeast for the time being and would not plan to expand here for a long time to come.
Of course, it cost a lot, and it is a heavy price
The materials that are constantly transported to the disaster areas are all real money and silver, and their own grain output is self-sufficient, which can directly raise the world grain price by 30%, and the grain price in major countries has doubled.
To feed the victims in the north, which is equivalent to the population size of Europe, will naturally lead to changes in world food prices.
Of course, the biggest gains are the grain-producing countries, the United States and Russia, while the losses are all the grain-importing countries, of which the biggest losses are of course great.