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No matter if you are a bastard or a commoner, as long as you are willing to serve Korea, you can enter this government office.

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Of course, if you are a knowledgeable person among the high-ranking officials of the Yangban who is willing to contribute to North Korea, you can also join this office. I will treat you all equally and without discrimination."

Yuan Xiangcheng drank the wine bowl in his hand in one gulp. This time he did not throw the bowl, but put it gently on the table.

Arriving before Li Xi and Queen Min, Yuan Xiangcheng bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Queen, for the sake of long-term peace and stability in Joseon, please abolish the law that confines illegitimate children."

Li Xi was so frightened that he dared not speak, and looked at Yuan Xiangcheng tremblingly. Queen Min on the side knew that the situation was stronger than people, and they had to agree today.

But he still bravely asked, "The distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children is a century-long plan for Korea. If it is abolished rashly, what will happen if the country is in turmoil? My husband and I are in danger of being overthrown."

Although Queen Min was nepotistic, she was not a fool. She knew the benefits of abolishing the law to confine illegitimate children, but the court was dominated by the legitimate sons of the Yangban class. How could she, a powerful queen, dare to abolish it?

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, we have tens of thousands of troops stationed in Xiangcheng to protect your power and your lives."

Yuan Xiangcheng turned around and pierced the high-ranking officials of the Korean yangban class with his gaze like a needle. The officials who saw him lowered their heads and glanced sideways, not daring to look at him.

"Today, I, Yuan Xiangcheng, am here. Anyone who dares to harm the king and queen is an enemy of me, Yuan Xiangcheng, and an enemy of tens of thousands of the Jiashen Right Army!"

The guards of the Jiashen Right Army surrounding the ministers also cooperated by knocking their muskets to the ground, making a crisp clatter, and shouting, "We respect the order of the chief instructor!"

Seeing Yuan Xiangcheng's promise, Li Xi finally spoke, "If that's the case, I'd like to thank you, General Yuan. The decree abolishing the ban on illegitimate children will be issued tomorrow!"

Yuan Xiangcheng was satisfied with the positive answer. After passing by several Korean rebels who were still detained in the audience, he signaled Ming Ye to drag them out of the city and shoot them.

Then he shouted, "Where are the guards of Gyeongbokgung Palace? Come out and clean the floor!"

Then he left.

Chapter 68: North Korean Construction Corps or North Korean Iron?

Early the next morning, Kim Byung-si, the Prime Minister of Korea, came to Yuan Shiguang's residence in Korea.

"Weiting, you have caused me so much trouble. I have been serving the country wholeheartedly, but Kim Seung-wang has been pointing at my nose and scolding me for so long." Kim Byung-si had a disheveled beard, and it seemed that he had been busy in Gyeongbokgung Palace all night to take care of the funeral arrangements.

"Hahahaha, I also want to thank Brother Shengchu and Jin Bingshi for their cooperation, otherwise it would be difficult for me to say some things." Yuan Xiangcheng joked.

"However, since you intend to abolish the law of imprisonment of illegitimate children, why did you shoot Jin Chengwang and others?" Jin Bingshi adjusted his beard and asked with some confusion.

"Saving Korea is fine. Collaborating with the Japanese is not! This is my attitude towards the Korean people.

The Japanese have wanted to enslave Korea for more than a decade. They invaded during the Ming Dynasty. Kim Seung-wang turned his back on Japan and defected to the Japanese. Isn't that like recognizing an enemy as his father?

Only China can save North Korea, and as Chinese, we can help each other."

Yuan Xiangcheng put down his tea, took a few newspapers from the table behind him, pointed to a few articles in the newspaper and said:

"What's more, I won't arrest you for just making some speeches to save the country. Only if you collude with the Japanese will you be targeted by the Jiashen Right Army."

Yuan Shikai also did not want to provoke resistance from Korean scholars, and he would not do anything without solid evidence.

His purpose was to kill the chicken to scare the monkey, not to kill the monkey as well. Therefore, he ignored some Korean scholars who pointed fingers at the Qing Dynasty and cursed them.

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After all, he also wanted to curse the Qing Dynasty.

"That's good. Actually, I came here today for another matter. I wonder how the Ministry of Haidong Affairs that you mentioned, Xiangcheng, will act?" Jin Bingshi stroked his straightened beard and asked Yuan Xiangcheng.

Although Jin Bingshi also intended to implement the new law, he had never entered the central government before the Gapsin Coup. After the coup, with the help of Yuan Shikai, he was able to take on the position of Prime Minister.

But it was only then that he realized he had no one to use. Most of the Western talents were inclined towards enlightenment, and he was afraid of colluding with the Japanese, so he dared not use them. And few of the nobles had any knowledge of Western knowledge, so they could not be used.

"I wonder if Brother Shengchu, Jin Bingshi, has ever heard of the military farming system of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period?" Yuan Xiangcheng asked knowingly.

Everyone knows the fame of the military farming system. Cao Cao relied on it to obtain one million hu of grain every year, which provided him with sufficient food and fodder for his southern expedition.

But Jin Bingshi didn't know what the relationship was between the military farming system and the current situation in Korea.

So he clasped his fists and asked, "Please teach me, Weiting."

Yuan Xiangcheng no longer kept the secret and simply announced the plan for the Production and Construction Corps in later generations.

He planned to establish construction corps in North Korea, with Pyongyang as the base, and distribute them along North Korea's mineral reserves and railway lines, covering more than 300 kilometers from North Korea to Shengjing.

The Production and Construction Corps of later generations focused on agricultural production, while the Construction Corps he founded in North Korea focused on industrial production.

In fact, it is more like the economic plundering organization "Manchuria Railway" of the Japanese in the Northeast in the original time and space

However, his purpose was slightly different. Yuan Shikai planned to rely on North Korea's rich mineral resources to recruit lower-class people into factories to work as workers, freeing them from the constraints of agricultural society and cultivating them into the glorious proletariat.

Of course, in order to train these farmers, Yuan Xiangcheng also opened literacy classes and night schools.

There are only two things taught in literacy classes: the first is Chinese characters, and the second is Chinese characters again.

It’s simple. If you want to work in a factory or in the Prime Minister’s Haidong Affairs Office, you must know Chinese, right?

With the killer tool of Pinyin, ordinary people can also learn simple Chinese characters and Chinese in a very short time.

As for scholars with a certain level of education, they would be assigned to the Beiyang Translation School, Mining School, Railway School, and Textile School to be established in the future according to their personal interests and after confirming that they had passed the Chinese language test.

It is not enough to just have Koreans. Yuan Shikai built various specialized schools mainly for domestic use, and the first batch of students for the Beiyang Mining School had already arrived.

The main personnel were still the miners recruited from Kaiping Coal Mine before, plus the new talents accepted by Tianjin Machinery Bureau after the war.

The Beiyang Mining School will be officially established in Incheon in two days, and the other schools are also actively recruiting students.

Yuan Xiangcheng's words concealed some content that was not suitable for Jin Bingshi to hear.

Jin Bingshi listened carefully, thinking in his mind from time to time. He didn't react until Yuan Xiangcheng finished speaking, and kept muttering something.

"Brother Shengchu, Brother Shengchu!" Yuan Xiangcheng called out several times before waking Jin Bingshi from his thoughts.

Jin Bingshi, who had recovered from his shock, praised Yuan Xiangcheng's plan: "Weiting, this is a brilliant plan!"

In his opinion, Yuan Shikai's plan was very feasible. It could not only reduce the number of refugees who had increased greatly in recent years due to natural disasters and man-made disasters, but also appease the unhappy scholars and officials. It was a two-pronged approach.

But he had one question, which was, "Where does the money come from?"

2 It would have cost a lot of money for Yuan Shikai to open factories and schools. As a minister stationed in the court, did he have so much money?

"Weiting, such a huge plan requires tens of millions of taels of silver. Do you have enough money right now?" Jin Bingshi was worried that his friend, who was much older than him, was taking too big a step.

Yuan Xiangcheng naturally wouldn't fight a battle he wasn't sure of. He pondered for a moment, then said, trying to speak in a way that Jin Bingshi could understand, "There are only a limited number of Korean refugees. I won't be doing charity by taking them in, and the mines are producing, so there's no need to worry. As for their increasing numbers, that's not a big problem either. The Qing has also relaxed its restrictions on agricultural reclamation in Northeast China. Once they learn Chinese here, they can go to Northeast China and be allocated a piece of land to cultivate. Naturally, I won't have to bear the expenses."

Fourth, Yuan Shikai's idea was to transport population to the Northeast. It was not enough for the people from Zhi, Shandong, and Henan provinces to go to Guandong, Yuan Shikai also planned to let the Koreans move to the Northeast.

Third, of course, he would not allow Koreans who knew nothing to flock to the Northeast to reclaim wasteland, as that would undoubtedly leave hidden dangers for future generations.

Wu Yuanxiangcheng was preparing to set up a construction corps in Korea, and was also preparing to set up a production and construction corps in the Northeast.

Yuan Shikai planned to recruit scholars and common people from the six capitals and Tianjin areas to join the army for normal training; and he planned to gather the refugees and take them to the basin in the northeast near Korea to form one production and construction corps after another, which could also serve as the reserve force of the Jiashen Right Army.

After the Koreans have learned Chinese from him and worked in the factory for a period of time, if they are interested, he can arrange for several Korean families to form a group to go to the Northeast to acquire a piece of land for cultivation.

Yuan Shikai would arrange for these Koreans to be dispersed in different villages, and after several generations, there would naturally be no more ethnic distinctions.

The development of the Northeast is an inevitable trend, a fact tacitly acknowledged by the Qing court, so Yuan Shikai did not expect to encounter too much obstruction. It would be nothing more than a matter of giving some favors to the Shengjing general.

We all work for the party and the country, uh, the court, helping each other.

"Cough" "Cough" Thinking of this, Yuan Xiangcheng couldn't help coughing twice.

The talents that Yuan Shikai needs to build the country in the future must come from the new system, and he can no longer rely on the Qing Dynasty or Korea to lay eggs.

So he planned to gather refugees from Zhilu, Yu and other places and Korea as reserve forces.

In Northeast China and North Korea, large tracts of land were occupied for agricultural and industrial production.

New-style schools were established in Korea, far away from the Qing court, to cultivate industrial talents.

Before achieving absolute dominance, Yuan Xiangcheng did not plan to open a political and legal school. He wanted the Red Confucian Society to develop quietly. If it was too ostentatious, it would be targeted.

Now that we have mentioned a lot of things that require money, the next step is to consider how to make the money.

Yuan Xiangcheng narrowed his eyes and thought of the German Mulinde who was now in charge of the Korean customs.

Chapter 69 The Origin of the Yellow-White Rivalry

In Incheon, by the Han River, the hot weather has eased slightly after a few autumn rains.

Early in the morning, Yuan Xiangcheng stood beside the muddy ground, waiting for the distinguished guests who would arrive today, while looking at the Jiashen Right Army training in the drizzle in the distance.

Oh, maybe we should change the name now to the Red Confucian Society Intelligence Investigation Division Operations Battalion.

This was a small rapid reaction force formed by Yuan Shikai after his return to Korea. It was formed by selecting strong and skilled soldiers from the Jiashen Right Army.

The battalion commander is Ming Ye.

Since the defense of the capital, Ming Ye has mentioned to Yuan Shikai several times that his abilities are limited and that he is unwilling to continue to lead the artillery team of the Jiashen Right Army. He would rather be Yuan Shikai's personal bodyguard.

Yuan Shikai did not agree at first, but after Ming Ye's repeated requests, he finally agreed to let Ming Ye resign from his position as the commander of the Right Army of Jiashen.

But he did not treat Ming Ye, who had always followed him, badly. Instead, he told Ming Ye the idea of ​​future special forces and asked him to select personnel to form a force dedicated to future intelligence reconnaissance and military assassination.

It is managed by Ming Ye and is affiliated with the Intelligence Investigation Department of the Red Confucian Society. It is only responsible to the highest leader of the Red Confucian Society.

In other words, Yuan Xiangcheng successfully had his own spy agency.

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This was also what Yuan Shikai had to do. Multiple forces gathered in Korea and the situation changed rapidly.

The Qing Dynasty, Japan, Tsarist Russia, Britain, and the Korean government were all either eyeing the situation covetously or harboring dissatisfaction.

If Yuan Shikai wanted to resolve the tariff issue with Korea, he had to look to the British and Russians for advice.

Without tariffs, Yuan Shikai's Korean farming project would have lacked a large amount of financial support, but he tried to discuss it with Mu Linde, who was in charge of the Korean General Taxation Commissioner, several times, but was avoided with excuses.

But just a few days ago, Mu Linde suddenly said that he had time and agreed to meet with Yuan Shikai in Incheon today.

Although Yuan Xiangcheng didn't know what Mu Linde was up to, he still decided to meet him.

Who knew that Mulinde did not come alone this time, but went with Russian ambassador Mikhail Weber.

In a small pavilion next to the training ground, Yuan Xiangcheng, Mu Linde, Weber, Jin Bingshi, and Jin Yunzhi sat around a charcoal stove, along with a Russian-speaking reporter from the East-Asia Times who Yuan Xiangcheng had specially invited.

The aroma of tea filled the air among the five people, and the turbid tea kept rolling under the roasting charcoal fire. Occasionally, a few drops of tea would overflow and pour onto the red-hot charcoal fire, making a "sizzling" sound, but no one cared at the moment.

The Russian ambassador to Korea, Weber, looked at Yuan Shikai. His full beard and shiny head formed a sharp contrast.

He had been in North Korea for less than four years, and this was the first time he encountered someone who clearly rejected Russia's demands.

Who gave Yuan Shikai such confidence? Weber wondered, was it because he had defeated the French army in the Qing capital?