Chapter 118 It's me--

A naval warrant officer stood upright in the garden of the palace. Even in early summer, he was still wearing a straight military uniform. After standing in the sun for dozens of minutes, he was already sweating hot. Despite this, he still stood there with his eyes looking straight ahead. At this time, everyone could see that it would definitely be extremely uncomfortable. Sweat rolled down the warrant officer's cheeks and neck and soaked him. The military dress.

It's late May, and the weather shouldn't have been so hot, even in the stove in Nanjing.

But as a soldier, he can only stand like this. He understands that there may be other people looking at him. His colleagues are as hot as himself. It is originally a matter of glory to be able to serve as your majesty's guard in the palace. Everyone who comes here knows that this may not be a promotion. A shortcut, but a year later, a royal service medal is enough for them to show off to their colleagues and family for a lifetime.

It will only look very cool. Your Majesty, wearing a dark green short shirt that is no different from army soldiers, is hiding in the cool shade and looking at something. If a visitor takes this photo, he will be very surprised.

"They may be surprised... But this is the "emperor of soldiers"

Any new aide-in-waiting officer will be surprised by His Majesty's image at this time, which does not seem to be much different from the most ordinary soldiers, but in the eyes of these aide-in-waiting officers, this does not prevent them from being loyal.

The faint smoke spread between his fingers. Chen Moran, who was wearing a short shirt, sat up and read the telegram carefully. The telegram was sent from the United States. The United States not only did not make any accusations against China's construction of warships, but also hoped that China would order warships from the United States, loans and transfer skills. Shu, all these conditions are really... incredible!

That's right, it's incredible!

What do Americans want to do?

Putting down the telegram in his hand, Chen Moran was completely immersed in meditation. According to the information in the book, the contradiction between Japan and the United States started from the "U.S.-Hawaii dispute". After the annexation of the United States and the Philippines, it was further intensified, and the real intensification was after the war. Thinking of closing his eyes, the recent "brewing" thing came to Chen Moran's mind.

A week ago, the negotiations between China and the United States on the renewal of the Treaty on the Restriction of Workers from the United States moved to Nanjing. This treaty signed by the Qing Dynasty has existed for 10 years. As a supplement to the U.S. Chinese Exclusion Act, the Chinese have never found a reason to strongly resist. This time, the negotiating table was moved to Nanjing, and the Chinese tried to exert some influence on the situation on the negotiating table through voices from the society.

At the end of April, the newly established Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce received an emergency telegram from North American Chinese businessmen. The latter hopes to mobilize the strength of the domestic people to resist American goods and force the United States to change its policy. In early May, the media in Shanghai began to create momentum. The Times shouted that the signing of the Sino-American contract was related to the honor and disgrace of the whole country. Everyone had a painful pain, and they worked together to resist.

These undoubtedly promoted the awakening of domestic business people. They finally saw that the U.S. Chinese exclusion policy is not only aimed at labor, but also at businessmen themselves and intellectuals.

Although I have told the business directors of the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce through some agents to ask them to be restraint, at least temporarily, now is not the time to intensify the relationship with the United States. Before the Sino-Japanese relationship is re-determined, at the business meeting of the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce, this The organization that was cautious and obedient to itself finally made the decision to boycott American goods. After the meeting, the Chamber of Commerce telegramed the whole country for a period of two months, forcing the United States to improve the ban.

At first, none of the merchants of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce were willing to take the lead in sending electricity to 21 ports across the country, because they rarely believed that the arrival movement could really start as scheduled. Later, Zeng Shaoqing, a businessman from Fujian, stepped forward and led the whole country. Therefore, he began to boycott American goods, and it was becoming more and more intense.

"...After the First Sino-Japanese War, with the introduction of social contract theory into China, the idea of cooking power began to sprout, and the word "national" gradually became mainstream. After the restoration, the people were more dominated by the country. The people decided to take the national body, and the emperor was also the choice of the people. Compared with the subjects of a certain dynasty, citizens are citizens with reading personality and personal rights. Since sovereignty belongs to the people, not only can the political axe not interfere with the inherent rights of the people, but also the decisions involving national interests must be approved by the people.

Looking at the article in the newspaper advocating "refuse to renew the contract and arrive in the United States", although it has been his own pursuit to establish "national consciousness of the Chinese people", at this time, in the face of the article in the newspaper, Chen Moran still feels that this boycott of American goods is on the ostensibly a continuation of "rejecting foreign goods and fighting for sovereignty", in fact, in another On the other hand, it seems to have some "constitutional" flavor, at least with the hidden meaning of advocating for the constitution.

"The political axe of the Qing Dynasty and the outsiders discuss the actions of non-consulting Chinese people. All the manuscripts are set to discuss the secret. Our people have no reason to know until they sign the contract or feed our country back from foreign newspapers. In case of this agreement, it is too late for our people to try to resist the remedy. Today is the restoration of the nation, and the fairness of the empire is not comparable to the colonial axe of the Qing Dynasty. He said that His Majesty promised that "the major decisions of the empire's internal affairs and foreign affairs will be decided by the Consultative Council." At present, such a major event of renewing the contract with other countries should be discussed and decided by the Imperial Consultative House. If the decision of the Imperial Consultative House causes people's anger, Your Majesty should dissolve the Imperial Consultative House and the provincial consultative councils should elect the Imperial Advisory Council again..."

Staring at the "Proposal" in the newspaper "Residering U.S. Goods to reach the Voice of the People" in the newspaper, asking for the "Restriction of Chinese Workers in the United States and Protecting Chinese in the United States" for consideration by the Advisory House, Chen Moran frowned.

In the past, when the Qing Dynasty made an appointment with outsiders to consult the Chinese people, how did I ask the Consultative House? The consultation is not decided, the Imperial Consultative House... Uh-huh! At least now it is the deaf ear. There may still be some power in the local consultative councils of provinces, cities and counties, but the imperial consultative council... It is convenient for the power to be concentrated in its own hands for the time being.

However, this seems to be a solution. Although he does not want to "deterioration" Sino-US relations due to the boycott of American goods by the people, on the other hand, it is one of his own strategies to use the boycott of American goods to show his attitude to the United States and then reject the contract by public opinion, and the newspaper's suggestion can completely put aside the relationship of political axe.

The public opinion cannot be violated... Is there a more appropriate excuse than this? The people are responsible for lighting the fire, and the political axe is going to put out the fire. In the end, this treaty will naturally be... handed over to the House of Consultative Conference for deliberation!

After making this decision, Chen Moran's heart gushed out something strange, and his right hand couldn't help writing some words in the newspaper with a pen.

"If you open this..."

Looking at the words "Parliament, Mingzhu, Republic" that he wrote casually in the newspaper with a pen, a sentence came to his mind.

"One is a question of more and less, and the other is a question of whether there is..."

As soon as this started, there was no doubt that he began to transfer power to the Consultative House. First, it was the direct conclusion of the foreign treaty, and then... The dam of a thousand miles collapsed in the ant nest. The ant nest was just a gap, but everything is the problem of opening this gap. More and less can be fought from less to more. Is it possible or not? It is almost impossible to become something.

"Open...Open..."

After meditating, Chen silently closed his eyes and thought about a chain reaction in the bottom of his heart.

Lost a nail, damaged a shoe; broke a shoe, broke a war horse; broke a war horse, injured a knight; injured a knight, lost a battle; lost a battle, lost an empire.

The same truth can also be used on yourself. If you open this opening, you will... walk to your father-in-law's side. Ji Li, who was about to call him, unexpectedly saw a few seemingly brainless words written in the newspaper.

"The Consultative House deliberates, boycotts, parliaments, cooks, knocks down, republics..."

A series of more than a dozen words, and then looking at her grandfather's eyes and frowning, Ji Li couldn't help stretching out her hand and gently stroking his eyebrows, as if she wanted to touch his troubles.

"Ji Li..."

Feeling the softness between his eyebrows, he opened his eyes and looked at the beauty in front of him. Chen Moran squeezed out some smiles.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Nothing!"

Ji Li, who was already sitting in the dodge chair, just held her chin with her hand, and looked at her partner with a pair of beautiful eyes. She couldn't understand the better.

"Okay!"

With a helpless smile, Chen Moran handed over the newspaper in his hand.

"There's something wrong!"

Pick up the newspaper and read the front-page review article as quickly as possible.

"Are you afraid?"

Looking up at her father-in-law, Ji Lixian pointed to inadvertently skimming "Down, Republic". Perhaps this is what he is most worried about. What he is worried about is "losing his empire".

Afraid? When you don't get it, you can make countless promises to them, but after you really get them, none of those promises that go against your "millennium empire" are what you want to keep. Even if you keep them, you will do everything you can to make him change.

Fortunately, although I am an engineering student, I have always learned those "sour and tasteless" things well. When I was in college, I also liked to argue with other things in the forum about those "stainless" things. It was what I didn't like in those years that gave me enough "inspiration" to make those promises change. Taste.

"I built this empire!"

When he was talking, Chen Moran's expression was extremely serious. What history was driven by little people, and what history was this and that. In the final analysis, this empire was created by himself! I am the creator of everything!

In this case, you should dominate everything here!

"It's me who made everything here!"

Looking at her husband, there was a trace of surprise in Ji Li's eyes, but she was more puzzled. She couldn't believe that this sentence was spit out of her husband. Is he still that person?

(to be continued)