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The war was declared in the south, and the army along the way was moving towards Wuhan like flowing water, and war seemed inevitable.

The day before, Zhao Gang met Yung Wing, the earliest Chinese student and the father of the Northeast Government's overseas Chinese faction, who lived in Hong Kong temporarily because he was incompatible with the Westernization Movement of the Qing Dynasty. After hearing this, Zhao Gang came to visit him. In Zhao Gang's opinion, Rong Xueguan is the best candidate for prime minister, and this time he would be invited out of the mountain no matter what.

After the guest and the host and the guest sat down, Yung Wing asked first: "President Zhao, now all the nobles of the Qing Dynasty are in your hands, and the north has been pacified. I wonder what your next plan is."

This sentence really means to throw a stone to ask for directions, and you need to answer carefully. Zhao Gang closed his eyes and pondered for a moment:

"For example, national humiliation and national crisis such as the Opium War all occurred when the Kangxi and Yongzheng and Gan dynasties were at their peak. What will happen? It is also due to national destiny! These national humiliation and national humiliation occurred at the peak of Europe, and it was also when the Qing Empire's national fortune cycle began. Between this ups and downs, there is no need to wait for the Qing court to be in such a confrontation."

"Suppose it was Lin (Zexu), Zeng (Guofan), Zuo (Zongtang), Li (Hongzhang), Zhang (Zhidong), Liu (Kunyi), Chen (Bao) and even Gong Wang Yixin, among others, are better than the wise men of later generations, and they are self-evident without defining their pros and cons!"

"It's just that the Qing Dynasty is about to end, and it's hard to cook without rice. Even if it's the jade pillar that holds the sky, what can I do when facing the building that will collapse!"

Zhao Gang opened his eyes and expressed his thoughts

"The Qing Dynasty has exhausted its energy. I will not harm them for the Manchu people. However, in the past, it is impossible to enjoy the land wealth with privileges in the future. They are now an ordinary group of people."

"However, what is the attitude of the South now? Is it a war or a peace? Please help me solve my doubts."

Yung Wing nodded, and Zhao Gang's words made him feel very pleased. He originally thought that Zhao Gang would beat up the Qing nobles. Unexpectedly, this ended. Although Rong did not like the Qing Dynasty's stolen state and seeking honor, he still did not want to see the bloody massacre.

"President Zhao, I think the conditions for the south are roughly: they are willing to form a federation with the north, and both sides shall not interfere with each other's sovereignty, shall not invade each other by force, and shall jointly assume the obligations of the Qing Dynasty, and make a diplomatic decision by the two sides."

Zhao Gang secretly praised in his heart that Yung Wing said the content of the treaty was roughly correct.

"Mr. Rong is really amazing."

"But now the situation is that the north is better than the south, so there are mostly some clauses to compensate the north for economic compensation."

Zhao Gang was so impressed that Yung Wing guessed that he even subsidized 1,500 taels of silver dollars in the south every year!

"Mr. I am very talented, but the Qing Dynasty didn't know Meiyu, so I gave up on the wilderness. Zhao Gang was willing to sweep the bed to welcome him. He was given the position of Prime Minister, but I wonder what Mr. thinks?"

After hearing this, Rong Hong refused to comment and asked first

"Thank you for President Zhao's love, but Hong has some unknown matters. Please explain your doubts."

Zhao Gang said in his heart, "This is not a test, I'm here!" He bowed his hand, "Mr. Rong, you said."

"President Zhao, I wonder what you think of the foreigners?"

This problem cannot be hindered by Zhao Gang:

"Foreigners have two faces of good and evil. The "good" side of their metaphysical aspects may be summarized as (Mr. Democracy and related concepts); the metaphysical one is (Mr. Sai) (Science).

The "evil" side is to bully the weak by relying on the strong and robbing the backward areas, and to commit naked plunder, invasion and insults.

Therefore, the "good" side of foreigners is far from their original intention, although the result is to make the backward nations progress. We must thank foreign oil and foreign fire for lighting lamps.

However, the spread of this type of foreign goods that was originally unintentional cannot resist their crimes such as fire, drug trafficking, etc.. This is because their government is controlled by the big capitalists and can do anything in order to plunder wealth.

Therefore, when we deal with these foreigners, we have to look at them from different angles. It is somewhat absurd to throw away all the things with the word "foreign" just for the sake of emotion. Because there are also some good things in addition to cannons and opium.

Most foreign countries have completed industrial revolutions, and their strength is far better than me. However, our army has won many battles and is powerful, and foreigners are terrified, so one of the "evil" is not revealed. As long as our army shows its decline, foreigners will definitely take advantage of the situation.

After all, this foreigner is a profit-oriented robber. He is usually like a gentleman, but when he has money, his true colors will be revealed.

I think at this moment, we should not just stick to our country's territory, but should expand in a limited manner to obtain overseas territory for our country to enhance our country's strength. This time, another time, every time,

It can be generalized or generalized by a partial one. In this way, domestic conflicts can develop rapidly and national strength can increase significantly."

Rong Hong nodded, and his tone was also looking forward to it:

"I wonder how President Zhao deals with opium?"

Zhao Gang decisively:

"Opium must be banned in our country!"

“How to ban opium?”

"I think Britain is a superficially civilized society and will definitely not write opium into the treaty. I use this to state that opium can be traded in two directions. Britain will not agree, so that it can propose abolishing opium transactions."

Rong Hong nodded again, took a sip of tea and started talking:

"The United Kingdom of Great Britain is the largest "drug lord" in human history. If we talk about the order of eastward expansion of the countries in Thailand, Britain really debuted very late. It is comprehensive, the most durable, the most adaptable to the times, adaptable to changes, unconventional, and a variety of different styles. In fact, China's diplomacy is just a diplomacy between China and Britain, Russia, France and Japan, and the United States is the tail of Britain.

The British planned invasion of East India began in 1600 with the British "East India Company". The company was a private business organization, but it had the characteristics of a government. At that time, invaded India, except for the declining Portuguese, there were two powerful British and French. However, the two heroes fought and the legal person was not an enemy.

The second main target of the British invasion of the East was China. However, it was the Kangxi and Qianlong period. The central government had strong power and the coastal provinces were also invincible. Sino-British exchanges were limited to international trade. However, Britain was in the early stage of the Industrial Revolution. There was not much supply of goods except for a few manufacturing products such as watches and wool velvets. my country's silk, tea and porcelain could be exported unlimitedly. Therefore, in the early stages of Sino-British trade, the British side had a very different "deficit", and gold, silver and currency flowed to the Qing Dynasty like a sea of ​​gold, silver and currency.

Unfortunately, my country's "surplus" trade quickly reversed without much effort. By 1773 (the 38th year of Qianlong's reign), after the East India Company obtained monopoly of opium, my country's surplus instantly became a deficit, and it plummeted and was out of control.

Opium was native to Southeast Asia, India, Persia, Turkey and other places, and India was the best. It was listed as a vassal "tribute" in the Ming Dynasty. It was originally an extremely effective drug. The bad habit of "embroidering cigarettes" was first seen in the southern coast of the early Qing Dynasty. It was also passed down from overseas, and opium became a drug.

During the Shunkang period, the Manchus had not long been in power, and their vitality was vigorous; and after the chaos of Central China, the population was greatly reduced, and the people were prosperous. The government could also obey the superiors and the whole country obeyed Beijing; the imperial court's decrees were quite capable of running out of the way. When the smoke and poison first appeared, the government immediately issued a ban order, so it was not a big problem.

Unexpectedly, the prosperous times of the Qing Dynasty were already outdated, and the cycle of depletion was about to begin, and the government was not proactive, and the corruption of local officials was particularly unstoppable, and the opium ban gradually became a documentary.

The most irresistible one was the British Empire who took it to devour India's remaining power, and the officials and businessmen were united, bowing to the east, carrying high-end opium from India, and carrying armed smuggling along our coast. The ships that hoarded opium smuggling, sometimes moored in Huangpu, the outskirts of Guangzhou! "The abuse of violence and pursuit of huge profits" is the most important thing."

Zhao Gang was shocked. During the first cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, the "Whampoa Military Academy" turned out to be a place where British people smuggled and sold drugs, and opium was piled up? Opium was so powerful that Zhao Gang was very clear and casually interrupted.

"Speaking of this, it was also the corruption of Qing officials. Opium was transported by British merchants to a small island in the ocean outside of South China. The sales in mainland China were all transported by China's extremely efficient smuggling merchants. It was not the responsibility of the British, and most of them were counted on the heads of Qing officials."

Rong Hong shook his head and retorted:

"I always imagine: If China rises again, backed by extremely powerful weapons, transport thousands of tons of the most pure "white powder" today, and moors on the "island" in London Harbor to supply drug dealers in the city, what world will the great New York City become? What country will Britain become? How is Downing Street's reaction to this super poison? Isn't this the China of His Majesty Daoguang back then?! The boy is unaware and dares to speak out loud."

Zhao Gang was a little overwhelmed. He has always been a big man and a small man. He has never been scolded like this directly.

"The harm of opium is one thing. It is another thing that opium becomes the fuse of the Sino-British war. It is inferior to the ignorance of the Qing government, who was in seclusion, oppose business, and exclusion. Even if there is no opium, any other "piece" - cereal, rice slices, geese, and diaper - can also be the fuse of the "cereal war"..." - "the war of geese" is not just opium? The war between China and Britain is bound to be a failure, not the fault of opium."
Chapter completed!