Master Yuan, start!

Originally, clan land was not prosperous in the Jianghuai region, but after this incident, a lot of public clan land appeared.

This act of dividing clan land is actually equivalent to a disguised rent reduction, but it is not as conspicuous as a rent reduction.

Even if some landlords are dissatisfied and want to cause trouble, they must consider whether they can withstand the "heavy blow" of the stationed national defense forces.

If you don't want to become an accomplice of the Hunan Army, you must honestly accept the division of clan land.

Anyway, after it becomes clan land, the land is still yours in name, but you don’t have the right to buy or sell it, nor the right to adjust the rent.

After the clan land was divided, coupled with the farmers' association's three strategies of "agricultural product procurement", "agricultural product industrialization" and "technical guidance for new crops", as well as good weather, the Jianghuai area ushered in a wave of bumper harvests.

After seeing this situation, the farmers' association began to be welcomed by the majority of farmers. They rushed to apply to join the association and wanted to turn their own fields into "family fields".

In the Jianghuai area, under the coordination of the Red Confucian Society, an economic circulation system will gradually be established in the inland areas through grain crops and cash crops.

In the cities, the Red Confucian Society held high the banner of "respecting Confucianism and ancestors, restoring China, putting people first, and achieving world peace" and began to openly promote anti-Manchu ideas.

In the vast countryside, the Red Confucian Society has begun to gradually establish its own tentacles.

Chapter 283: The Russian-French Conspiracy in the Far East

The bomb dropped by Yuan Shikai on the banks of the Yangtze River caused the development of the domestic and international situation to exceed everyone's imagination.

France seized upon Yuan Shikai's "trampling on the French Concession" and made a big fuss about it. In addition to verbally threatening Yuan Shikai again, it also pulled out police forces, hoping to use this as an excuse to expand the scope of the concession.

The Wehrmacht naturally fought back, and under the supervision of the British, the French finally gave up the possibility of launching a war in the Yangtze River Basin.

However, the Gauls did not extinguish their anger.

Part of the "French Foreign Legion" drifting on the sea returned to Taiwan and Vietnam, while the other part quietly sailed north, bypassed the North Pacific and the Kuril Islands, and landed in Vladivostok.

The British wanted to continue to replicate the glory of the anti-French alliance in East Asia, and the French would not sit idly by. They no longer provided material aid to Russia in a secretive manner, but chose to send military forces directly.

France and Russia decided to band together for warmth in the Far East.

Once upon a time, Napoleon went on an expedition to Europe and was defeated by General Winter of Russia;

In order to support the Ottoman Empire in the Russo-Turkish War, Britain and France even considered attacking Vladivostok from the Far East Ocean.

But now, the interests of Britain and France conflict with each other, while the interests of France and Russia complement each other. As the situation changes, allies and enemies are exchanged.

The French provided the Russians with war supplies and, to a certain extent, helped the Russians capture Hokkaido, Japan.

Russia helped the French launch a surprise attack in the Amur River and Heilongjiang River basins, attracting the main force of the Wehrmacht to the north and creating strategic space for the French in the Yangtze River basin.

But no matter how much they planned, they did not expect that a rift would arise between the Qing court and Yuan Shikai at this critical juncture.

If the Wehrmacht chose to sit idly by after invading the Heilongjiang River basin, wouldn't France, which had traveled thousands of miles to this place, have wasted its food and military strength in vain?

Alliances form alliances, and after forming an alliance, they will naturally benefit together.

The French are not internationalist fighters, and if they help Russia for free, and the alliance does not produce the desired effect, France will suffer a great loss.

As for gaining the friendship of the Russians?

Sorry, when it comes to national interests, friendship always has to take a back seat.

Thinking of this, the French commander, Major General Toussenne of the French Army, was a little undecided.

After staying in Vladivostok for a few days, he finally couldn't sit still anymore and decided to go to the residence of the new Far East Governor-General Khovskoy to test the waters.

French was the most popular language in Europe at that time. Not all Russian nobles could speak it, but at least seven or eight out of ten could speak it.

Therefore, there is no barrier to communication between the two.

"Don't worry, my friend!" Khovskoy laughed, holding up a bottle of high-proof brandy produced in Yantai, China.

"Russia never mistreats its allies. Tell me, General, which piece of land France has set its sights on? I'm sure the Tsar and the Crown Prince will not be stingy!"

"Land?" French Major General Dusseigny couldn't help rolling his eyes.

What does France need so much frozen land for? There are not enough people to cultivate the farmland in Algeria, Annan and Taiwan, and they have no energy to take care of the land in the frigid zone.

After all, the French are not like the Russians, who have no restrictions on food and want to swallow any rotten land.

What France wants is economic benefits, prosperous ports and waters that never freeze all year round.

"For the sake of the gold franc, are you sure you don't want a piece of land that belongs to you, Major General?" Amur Governor-General Khovskoy pursed his lips and said temptingly:

"France no longer has an emperor, and therefore no aristocracy, but Russia is different.

If His Excellency the Major-General is willing to serve, the Tsar and His Majesty the Crown Prince will certainly not begrudge him a noble title and a fiefdom in the Far East."

"Title, fiefdom?" Upon hearing this, Dussenne, who had lived in the land of the French Third Republic since childhood, looked a little confused.

"No, Governor Khovskoy, please stop joking." Duseny finally came to his senses. He waved his hand and said seriously, "Let's first discuss how to punish the Chinese on the south bank of the Amur River."

"Hahahaha, I will apply to the Tsar and His Majesty the Crown Prince to retain your title of Major General." Khovskoy put down his wine glass, not knowing whether he was telling the truth or just being polite.

"As for your concerns, Russia has already taken preventive measures."

Khovskoy looked confident and first took out a telegram sent from Mongolia via the Siberian Line.

"The princes of Outer Mongolia have already expressed their submission to the Tsar. They have united with the popular religious forces within China that are opposed to Yuan Shikai, and are planning to stir up a wave of opposition against Yuan Shikai on the grasslands."

"Attack from both the north and northeast, forcing Yuan Xiangcheng to retreat?" Du Senni frowned in thought. "But that wouldn't necessarily force Yuan Xiangcheng to go north, would it? On the contrary, the central government in Beijing should be more anxious."

"What if I say that the Tatar government in Beijing is very willing?" Khovskoy took out another telegram from the capital and said with a smile.

"Are they willing?" Dusenni asked in surprise. "How could that be? Aren't they afraid of the people's wrath?"

"Major General, the Qing Dynasty is not a nationalist country like France," Khovskoy explained. "They are more like a tribal alliance.

Therefore, they can give up a lot for the position of tribal chief."

"A lot of things, what do you mean?" Du Senni was puzzled.

"Of course it's land!" Khovskoy grinned: "The Tatar government in Beijing has decided to give all the land east of the Brno River and the Nen River and north of the Songhua River to the Russian government in exchange for our killing Yuan Shikai.

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As shown in the figure, the red line ranges north

There were changes within the Qing Dynasty. After the battle for the throne ended, Yuan Shikai, who was once the court's top general, began to disobey the central government.

Unfortunately, the Qing imperial family was not the same as the vast majority of the people it ruled, so it was impossible for it to launch a nationalist war to expel Yuan Shikai.

On the contrary, Yuan Shikai and the vast majority of the Qing people belonged to the same ethnic group, and the Qing imperial family was worried that their throne was in danger of being overthrown by Yuan Shikai, a Han Chinese.

"So?" Dusenni continued to ask.

"So, the Grand Duke within the Qing imperial family decided to cooperate with Russia to eliminate this traitor."

"All we have to do now is wait." Khovskoy said confidently: "Wait until the Tatar government pretends to reconcile with Yuan Xiangcheng, and Yuan Xiangcheng is forced to go north due to domestic public opinion.

Logistics were cut off and assistance was lost.

Even if Napoleon were reborn, he would be no match for the cold-blooded General Winter, let alone a fake Far Eastern Napoleon! "

"Oh, sorry!" Seeing Duseny's face change slightly, Khovskoy quickly apologized.

He forgot that the person standing before him was a Frenchman.

...

Russia and France were plotting on the banks of the Heilongjiang River, and scholars from the south of the Yangtze River were making violent remarks, but the city of Beijing was as silent as death.

No one expected that the harmonious relationship between the emperor and his subjects before leaving Beijing would lead to such a change after he took over Jiangnan.

Lord Yuan, do you really want to be independent?

There are still a considerable number of people in the capital who are unwilling to believe this rumor.

All this is thanks to his acting skills that have remained consistent for more than ten years. Even in Beijing, where many bannermen gathered, public opinion was not one-sided.

At the same time, just as rumors of Yuan Shikai's independence continued to ferment, another major event dealt a heavy blow to those loyal to the Qing Dynasty.

News spread from the palace that the Regent Prince Yi X was vomiting blood and fainting!

Although he later regained consciousness, news emerged that the Regent was said to be pale and unable to govern.

Under the double blow, the loyal ministers and filial sons who had thought that the Qing Dynasty had overcome a hurdle and everything was about to go smoothly became completely numb.

Why is the Qing Dynasty so plagued by disasters?

Chapter 284 Yiktang'a's Heilongjiang Strategy

The bright prospects envisioned by the Russians and the French were soon reaffirmed by Prime Minister and Interior Minister Yi D, who was currently in charge of the situation in the capital.

Some time ago, when the controversy over Yuan Shikai's offering sacrifices at the Xiaoling Mausoleum was spreading widely in the capital, the Russian consul in Beijing approached Yi Xin and offered to help him regain power, but Yi Xin once waved his hand to refuse.

But later, when Yisi learned that his seventh brother, the Regent Yixin, was in declining health, his belief was shaken.

In his heart, the Qing Dynasty cannot be without a pillar!

Now that the emperor is in a coma, if something happens to the regent again, he will be the only one who will bear the burden.

Prince Gong Yixin himself was extremely eager for power, otherwise he would not have controlled the government together with Cixi for more than 20 years.

But he has a fatal flaw: caution.

Or to put it more bluntly, cowardly!

Before his death, Emperor Xianfeng appointed eight ministers headed by Sushun, but he missed Yichuang.

But he did not dare to oppose directly, and he had to endure the domineering Sushun as much as possible.

It was not until Cixi coordinated with a number of civil and military officials in the palace and the outer court, and the opposition forces had become a trend, that Yi D dared to stand up and "go with the flow" and secretly arrest Su Shun.

Afterwards, Yi D relied on his clan status and this political speculation to gain a career as a powerful official for more than 20 years.

A minister who has been in control of the court for more than 20 years, he is also a prince, a member of the royal family, the younger brother of the late Emperor Xianfeng, and the uncle of the current emperor.

It’s not that the entire court is made up of clique members, but at least it’s almost the same.

You know, Yi D is a man.

But in the end, Cixi found a random excuse to dismiss Yi D from office and put him under house arrest in disguise.

It is really ridiculous that a powerful official who has been in power for more than 20 years cannot defeat the empress dowager in the deep palace.

Therefore, when Prince Zhuang Zaixun approached Yi D and wanted to join him in opposing Yuan Shikai, Yi D turned a blind eye.

He did not dare to risk angering Guangxu by targeting Yuan Shikai.

After Zaixun was arrested and imprisoned, Yi D, in order to cover up his experience of having contact with him, offered to protect Zaixun's young son in exchange for Zaixun's silence during the torture.

It can be seen that Yi D is an extremely cautious person.