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"What is the founding purpose of our Red Confucian Society? I wonder who can tell me?" Yuan Xiangcheng asked a question that could be said to be an idiotic one.

"Respect Confucianism and honor our ancestors, restore China, put the people first, and achieve world peace!" Everyone in the Red Confucian Society answered in unison.

"Yes, you all remember the slogans clearly, but what did you do?!" Yuan Xiangcheng threw the evidence that Mingye had collected yesterday in front of everyone present.

"They hoarded jewelry, ate for free, bullied women, and even colluded with North Korean soldiers from mainland China to sell their property while guarding the Pyongyang coal mines!"

You don't know until you check. It's really shocking. The Jiashen Right Army has deteriorated to a degree that he can't imagine. He originally thought it was just some economic problems, but there were serious violations of military discipline. Fortunately, he discovered the problem this time. If he didn't find it, when he marched south in the future, no matter how many soldiers he had, it would be difficult to unify the world!

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"I wonder if you only remember the eight words 'respect Confucianism, honor ancestors, and restore China,' and have completely forgotten the following words 'put the people first,' and 'all under heaven are one'!

The Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty once roamed the country, from the northern frontier to the southern part of the Yangtze River, but within a few decades they fell into decline to the point where they couldn't even pull a bow. Do you want the Jiashen Right Army to become like this?

How many political instructors from the Jiashen Right Army are present today?"

In the process of expelling the Japanese, the political instructors in the Gapsin Right Army gradually all became members of the Red Confucian Society, so many political instructors in the military near Seoul came to attend the meeting.

Upon hearing Yuan Xiangcheng's words, more than 30 people stood up immediately.

Yuan Xiangcheng saw that more than half of the people stood up, and said with some regret: "You have just conquered Korea and you are already arrogant and extravagant. If I let you break into the Forbidden City and the Golden Palace, I wonder how many of you here would want to become governors or governors-general?

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Seeing Yuan Xiangcheng's rage, Ma Xiangbo, who had been in charge of ideological education, stood up and advised, "The headmaster is worried about the future of the Red Confucian Society, and his anxiety is a bit excessive. But you must believe that the members who joined the society after passing the test are all trustworthy comrades. They certainly don't want something like this to happen."

Yuan Xiangcheng calmed down a bit after seeing this, and said to the crowd earnestly: "I know that everyone wants to expel the Tartars and restore China. We Han people have been persecuted by the Manchus for hundreds of years, and this hatred must be avenged.

But comrades, please think about it, can our 40,000 troops, who have not yet completed their military expansion, sweep across the world?

Even if Zhili could be taken, how would the governors and governors-general of southern China respond? Zeng Guoquan dominated Jiangnan, Li Hongzhang was in Guangdong and Guangxi, and ministers from the Hunan and Huai armies governed almost all of southern China.

Can we wipe out South China with just a small country like North Korea?

Moreover, after we send out troops from Korea, the generals in Shengjing, Heilongjiang and Jilin will certainly launch a surprise attack on our rear. If we are attacked from both sides, we will most likely become the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the north, defending Beijing and Zhili region in vain, and eventually be wiped out under the Forbidden City.

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Even with the most optimistic imagination, we took over the Northeast in advance, eliminated our worries, and then captured Beijing and Tianjin, relying on the eastern part of North Korea, Beijing, Tianjin and most of China to fight.

But there's no guarantee the Qing government wouldn't turn to foreigners. In a life-or-death situation, the Qing government could cede Heilongjiang to Russia and Japan to Korea in exchange for military intervention from both countries. Then, with Russia and Japan allied, and with the Qing army and local militia, what do you think our chances of victory are?

Yuan Xiangcheng saw that everyone lowered their heads and knew that they had listened, so his tone softened.

"A year ago, after I established the Incheon Machinery Bureau, I told you all about this. I know that after defeating the Japanese, you can no longer hold back your desire to raise the banner of anti-Qing resistance. But please be patient for a while. We must learn from Zhu Yuanzhang and never be like Li Zicheng!

He should build high walls in Korea and the Northeast, store up grain, and slowly declare himself king. It would be best if he could use the Qing court's funds and land for development, rather than rushing to attack Beijing without an stable foundation. This kind of day will not last long.

Not long ago, I received a telegram that the dispute between the emperor and the empress within the Qing court had entered a new stage. Empress Dowager Cixi, in the name of her wedding, postponed the time of her return to power for another two years.

The people in Zhili, Beijing and Tianjin could not bear the oppression of foreigners and had many frictions with foreign missionaries.

After the cession of Taiwan, newspapers in southern China began to spring up like mushrooms after a rain, and scholars who were disappointed with the Qing government were also seeking to save China through various democratic, free, and republican ideas.

The Qing court is now like the Qin Dynasty after the death of the First Emperor. The royal aura has dissipated and must be ignited. However, we cannot be like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang. We must be patient and be the last Liu Bang to re-establish the Han Dynasty!

Chapter 90: Perfecting the Red Confucian Society

"Comrades, every day we hold out in Korea will make us stronger. A large number of frustrated scholars from home are rushing to Seoul, and the number of students in the new-style schools is increasing. These are the cornerstones of our future growth."

Yuan Xiangcheng pointed to the bowl of rice in front of everyone and said, "This bowl of rice is very fragrant. Most people can't eat a bowl of hot and fragrant rice for ten days or half a month. However, if anyone thinks that joining the Red Confucian Society is just about having enough rice every day, then I tell you, you are wrong."

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"Our targets are rifles and explosives, giant ships and cannons, and even railway locomotives. If anyone thinks white rice is enough, then they can quit now."

On the road of revolution, you will meet many fellow travelers. Some of them are just a one-time encounter, while some choose to give up halfway. Some people will accompany you for a while and then go back, but there are very few who truly carry out the revolution to the end.

Yuan Xiangcheng was prepared to turn his comrades into strangers and then into enemies, so he asked the members of the Red Confucian Society on the opposite side to make a choice.

They looked at each other in silence. After a brief period of silence, no one said they wanted to quit, and Yuan Xiangcheng's determination to be ruthless was lifted.

They were all comrades with the same belief. Although he said that he could let them withdraw, Yuan Xiangcheng still couldn't help feeling uneasy. After all, they were doing a business that could get them killed. If they joined and then withdrew, there was no guarantee that the secret would not be leaked.

In order to keep the secret, those who withdraw will inevitably use some means. If bloodshed occurs among comrades, the revolutionary cause will inevitably be overshadowed.

Fortunately, no one backed down for the time being.

Yuan Xiangcheng continued, “Some comrades do not understand why I postponed the land reform. You know, what is the purpose of our land reform?

We cannot carry out land reform for the sake of land reform. It is not enough to just distribute land to farmers. Our goal is to intensify agriculture and promote industrial development through land reform.

How many people do we have now to carry out land reform on all the land in North Korea? We have only organized a few dozen teams to go to the countryside, and there is simply not enough manpower to fully promote land reform.

If we rashly carry out comprehensive land reform, the result is predictable. I don't know how many local evil gentry will corrupt members and the Jiashen Right Army. By then, the evil gentry will get a large amount of land, while the poor people will still get nothing. Is this the land reform we want?

Besides, it’s not that we won’t carry out land reform. Among the lands confiscated from the rebellious yangban nobles, although this part of land accounts for a relatively small proportion in North Korea, our land reform team of the Red Confucian Society is indeed earnestly distributing the land and carrying out land reform with caution.

It just takes time, time to cultivate our own talents.

We matched Korean women who had lost their loved ones and whose families were broken up with the soldiers of the Gapsin Right Army and gave them more land. This was not a reward based on merit as some comrades said.

It is to cultivate people who will wholeheartedly follow our Red Confucian Society."

When Yuan Xiangcheng said this, most of the comrades thought quietly and had to admit that what Yuan Xiangcheng said made sense. It was obvious that Yuan Xiangcheng thought more than them and was more stable, instead of just focusing on short-term interests.

"Since everyone agrees with what I said, let me talk about the current problems existing within our Red Confucian Society." Yuan Xiangcheng struck while the iron was hot.

“After conquering Korea, not only did major problems arise within the Gapsin Right Army, but a hedonistic spirit also emerged within our Red Confucian Society.

We are indeed developing smoothly in Korea, but don't forget that this is because we haven't yet directly confronted the Qing Dynasty and haven't been discovered. Our current goal is to obtain Northeast China. If we can avoid a showdown with the Qing Dynasty too early, then we should do it. We must master the basics!

You have recited the Red Confucian Society's sixteen-character tenet from front to back, but when you practice it in your daily life, I hope you will learn to do it from back to front.

First, we should complete some of the Great Unity ideals in Korea, and then talk about restoring China. If we are too ostentatious and attract the attention of the Qing court, it will bring disaster."

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Seeing that Yuan Xiangcheng pointed out their actions without naming them, some people blushed and lowered their heads in shame.

Seeing that these people could recognize their mistakes, Yuan Xiangcheng could only attribute it to the imperfect organizational structure in the early days, so he expressed his thoughts: "I have decided to establish a Discipline Inspection Section within the Red Confucian Society, and Qu Nan will be the head of the section.

At the same time, a guard force must be established outside the Jiashen Right Army, and the chief officers of the Jiashen Right Army at the battalion level and above must be equipped with guards of the corresponding level dispatched by the guard force.

From now on, the Discipline Inspection Section will inspect the style and work of the members of the Red Confucian Society. If any problems are found, they will be dealt with according to the regulations. In minor cases, they will be dismissed from their posts and asked to reflect on themselves, and in serious cases, they will be expelled from the society!

Furthermore, the issue of guards must also be clearly communicated to all levels of the Hedgehog. The guards represent the Red Confucian Association's central leadership and the will of the association. They must not be looked down upon, and even more so, must not be excluded or abused.

The formalization of the organization took another step forward, and Yuan Shikai could only push the Red Confucian Society forward step by step. According to history, the disciplinary inspection should be elected, but there are no such election conditions at present, and there is no principle of democratic centralism within the society.

Therefore, Yuan Shikai had to take charge and make changes after the organization grew stronger.

As soon as the meeting ended, everyone present rushed into action. Ming Ye's Red Search Section arrested more than ten soldiers who were reselling industrial and mining assets. Their crimes were read out on the spot, and after identification, they were shot.

As for those who committed other offenses, they were punished according to the severity of their offenses, such as being demoted but retained, dismissed and sent to reclaim wasteland on the Sino-Korean border.

Duan Qirui, Sheng Fei, Feng Guozhang and others were held accountable for not governing their subordinates strictly, and the remaining commanders of all associations and battalions were also reprimanded for various reasons.

In Yuan Xiangcheng's view, this so-called rectification movement was just a poor imitation of the rigorous party organization's rectification movement in later generations. However, even such an imitation shocked the Red Confucian Society and the Jiashen Right Army.

After all, in the past, the Qing court's political purges only existed in the middle and upper classes, and the lower-level soldiers only needed to be able to serve in the army and fight. I didn't expect that this time Lord Yuan would purge from top to bottom.

In addition, the Red Search Officer with a red cloth tied on his arm also appeared in front of the Red Confucian Society and the soldiers of the Jiashen Right Army for the first time, making a big splash in front of tens of thousands of people.

After Yuan Shikai issued the order, those who should be arrested were arrested, and those who should be exiled were exiled. This caused a huge shock within the Jiashen Right Army. The words that the political instructors said on weekdays were recalled, and they vaguely felt that Lord Yuan's army seemed to be very different from the previous court armies.

For the first time, the soldiers realized the power of the "political instructor" they saw daily. As a result, they began to pay more and more attention to the words and ideas of Political Instructor 2. This also prompted the further spread of socialist and republican ideas among the Jiashen Right Army...

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"Sir Yuan, this is a telegram from the capital!" Ming Ye placed the telegram sent from the Qing court on Yuan Xiangcheng's desk.

At this time, Yuan Xiangcheng was discussing with Xu Shichang, Ma Xiangbo, Jin Bingshi, Tang Shaoyi, Wu Da and others how to deal with the relationship between Korea and the Russians.

Although Tang Shaoyi was an official sent by the Qing court to Korea, after realizing that Yuan Shikai had already taken control of Korea, he happily cooperated with Yuan Shikai on specific matters and had no intention of hindering Yuan Shikai's administration.

He himself had received Western education. As a young student studying in the United States, he was baptized by Western democratic and liberal ideas when his outlook on life, world view, and values ​​were being formed. He was amazed at Yuan Shikai's actions in Korea and had no intention of reporting it to the court.

In addition, Tang Shaoyi also played a major role in the establishment of the Incheon Machinery Bureau and the new-style school, and wrote dozens of personal letters inviting his classmates who were studying in the United States to come to Korea.

Don't hit a smiling person. Since Tang Shaoyi was so sensible, Yuan Xiangcheng naturally wanted to bring him into the Red Confucian Society, so he would let Tang Shaoyi participate in some not-so-confidential news.

Ming Ye distributed the telegrams to everyone's desks one by one, then continued, "The court has sent Prince Chun Yix to commend Mr. Yuan and appoint him as Governor-General of Haidong, Minister of Beiyang, and Inspector General of Northeast China. Furthermore, the telegram also stated that Prince Chun had a secret decree to personally deliver to Mr. Yuan."

"Congratulations, Lord Yuan, for your promotion and the increase of your rank!" Tang Shaoyi, as an outsider who was not so close to Yuan Xiangcheng, was the first to congratulate him.

Following closely behind was Kim Byung-shik, the current Foreign Minister of the new North Korean government. Seeing this, Xu Shichang and Ma Xiangbo of the Red Confucian Society also pretended to be polite and bowed in front of them.

Yuan Xiangcheng read the telegram carefully. Although it was not long, he was able to grasp the personnel struggles in this appointment from just a few words.

Nine: "The court has been unstable for the past two years. The Queen Mother has been in power for so many years, but as the current emperor grows older, the talk of withdrawing from power has become more and more frequent. This has forced the Queen Mother to resort to arranged marriages to stall for time, but I'm afraid two years won't be enough."

Yuan Xiangcheng's words clearly pointed out the conflict between the emperor and the empress within the court, which greatly surprised Tang Shaoyi who was sitting next to him.

"Isn't he shy about others?"

Seeing that no one around him reacted, Tang Shaoyi could only put away his surprise and continue to listen to Yuan Xiangcheng's words.

Yuan Xiangcheng looked at the telegram and said, "It says that I was appointed as the Inspector General of the Northeast. I guess the court is worried about the Northeast border and wants my help."

Wu Jin Bing Shi didn't have so many thoughts. He just thought that the higher Yuan Xiangcheng's official rank, the better. The higher he was, the safer Korea would be. So he said on the side: "In addition to Korea, Mr. Yuan now shoulders the heavy responsibility of the three northeastern regions. The northeast borders the Russians, so Mr. Yuan should make preparations early."

After hearing what Jin Bingshi said, Yuan Xiangcheng thought of the Qing official Wu Da. He had previously wanted to negotiate with the Russians on the demarcation of the border in Hunchun. In the original time and space, he only negotiated back a few small hills. He wondered what the Qing court was planning now.

The Qing court in the original time and space even formulated a six-pronged attack plan to recapture Vladivostok between 1885 and 1887, because the Trans-Siberian Railway had not yet been opened at that time, and there were only tens of thousands of Russians in the Far East, while the number of Chinese was more than 500 million.

I wonder if he can lead the plan this time, Yuan Xiangcheng frowned and thought.

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After receiving the news that Prince Chun Yixun was coming to Korea, Yuan Shikai also sent people to Seoul to make preparations and put away some overly explicit content. The Red Confucian Society would not make any major moves in the future.

Seoul, Mapo Railway Station, on a Monday in early autumn, the Pyongyang-Seoul Railway, which had just been under construction for more than a month, welcomed a distinguished guest today.

Yuan Xiangcheng, along with a group of Chinese and Korean ministers, stood on the platform of Mapo Railway Station, looking towards the train coming from the west. After Prince Chun Yixun got off the ship in Incheon today, he would take the train specially arranged by Yuan Xiangcheng to Seoul.

The Pyonghan Railway began construction in Pyongyang, but its end point was not Seoul. Instead, after reaching Seoul, it turned west and extended for dozens of kilometers to connect with Incheon.

Incheon became the earliest water and land transport hub on the East Asian continent. A large number of goods from China were unloaded at the Seoul port, pulled to the nearby Incheon Railway Station by human and animal carts, and then loaded and sent to Pyongyang.

The same is true in reverse. After the high-quality coal from Pyongyang and other places is dug out from the coal mines, it is loaded onto trains and travels south along the railway all the way to Incheon. After being loaded onto ships, it is sold to China's southeast coast.

This railway line now has the potential to become the busiest freight railway line in East Asia. In addition to Pyongyang and Seoul, villages with different functions have also developed along the line. It is believed that in the future, just like the historical Pyongyang-Hanyang Railway, railway cities such as Shijiazhuang, Zhengzhou and Zhumadian will be hatched along the line.

The "beep" and "beep" sounds of the steam locomotive could be heard from afar. As it got closer to Mapo Station, the speed of the train gradually slowed down.

The people watching behind the cordon were quite curious and asked each other what was going on today and why the platform, which was usually bustling, was closed off and no one was allowed to enter.