The representative of Korea was not prepared for this at all. The representatives looked at each other, and no one really knew the exact answer. They could only ask, "How long has it been under construction?"
"It has been at least twenty years since His Majesty seized Nanjing." Li Hongzhang gave an answer. With such a foundation, Director Li continued, "The brilliant capital you will see is not the result of one year, not a few years, but the result of twenty years of hard work. Our country is already like this. Your party hopes to build a brand new Seoul with the help of the Min dynasty in a few years. This is obviously impossible. "
"Director Li, you can see His Majesty. With the wealth of the Min dynasty, with the kindness of His Majesty, even if you give a little, Korea can be reborn. Please say more for Korea in front of His Majesty. We will definitely cultivate diligently and pay tribute to you. "The Goryeons instinctively brought out these old things to talk about.
Li Hongzhang was considered a popular person who could speak to Vézé, which naturally made Li Hongzhang happy. However, Li Hongzhang only felt happy. He waved his hand and said, "Use the tribute for the construction of Korea. His Majesty is benevolent and never cares about property. I don't dare to speak about other things, but as long as you are sincere in paying tribute, His Majesty won't feel that it's a small gift even if you send a goose feather from a thousand miles away. "
When the representative of Korea heard that Li Hongzhang could make such a decision on such an important matter, the awe in his eyes was even stronger. Li Hongzhang was happy in his heart. Although he was happy, he was also a little worried. Vézé had never been fond of property. He had two wives, but they were married more than thirty years ago. After visiting Vézé's house, Li Hongzhang really appreciated the simple and lively residence of Vézé's family, but it was far from the identity of the emperor. With Wei Ze's status and strength, he was a perfect example of a virtuous person with a pure heart. Trying to impress Vézé with some rare treasure was a joke among jokes.
Now, Li Hongzhang's order was not for Vézé to plunder Goryeo, but to control Goryeo's economy and politics. During this process, a large amount of funds would flow, which had nothing to do with Vézé. Li Hongzhang was standing high, but in front of him was an abyss shrouded in thick fog. One wrong step and he would fall to his death. This made Li Hongzhang maintain a high degree of vigilance.
However, Li Hongzhang had never been a timid person. It was a matter of the future, so Li Hongzhang said without hesitation, "If you want to build Korea better, you have to do it yourself. There is a saying in our People's Party: self-reliance means ample food and clothing. Korea has a population of tens of millions, which is equivalent to the population of a small province in our country. If you think that the Min dynasty will spend money to support Korea … hehe … "
"How can Korea compare to the Celestial Empire? We don't dare to think that the Celestial Empire will support Korea! Director Li, please don't misunderstand! "The ambassador of Korea quickly expressed his attitude. To be honest, it wasn't that the officials of Korea didn't think that the Min dynasty would rely on its current strength to collect taxes in Korea. The strength of the navy and army of the Min dynasty left a deep impression on Korea. Globes and world maps were no longer rare things in the upper class of Korea. Korea's small area on the earth, and the new territory of Korea, the Koreans were very clear about the power gap between the two sides. In terms of the relationship between the two sides, the Min dynasty was already very kind.
"We just admire the demeanor of the Celestial Empire. They built Seoul like Nanjing. We naturally don't dare to have such delusions. We are already overjoyed to have a district like Nanjing. " The ambassador of Korea didn't give up his idea. The fact that China was willing to send people to talk to them meant that the door of opportunity was not closed.
"It's impossible for the Min dynasty to give money to Korea to build Seoul. However, if Korea is willing to work hard, we can help you build a new Seoul. There's no need to collect taxes, and there's no need to make the people angry. I think everyone can still make some money from it … "Li Hongzhang threw out his bait.
This bait wasn't tempting enough at this time. The representative of Korea didn't believe that Korea could build the capital of Korea like a district like Nanjing by itself. After Li Hongzhang left with the words "If you want to do it, do it. If you don't want to do it, get out", the representative of Korea began to discuss internally.
"Will the Min dynasty really give money?" The leader of the delegation, Jin Sanshun, touched his head and said in a tone of disbelief.
"The Min dynasty is so serious. Leader Jin has made a great contribution to Korea!"
"With just a word from Leader Jin, the emperor has to send people personally. It can be seen that Leader Jin is famous! "
A few of the group members happily flattered him.
"Does His Majesty value the people so much?" Only one person thought about the development of the matter in a thoughtful tone.
This kind of consideration undoubtedly made Jin Sanshun lose face. Jin Sanshun's face darkened, and he said unhappily, "We will immediately telegraph this matter to the country and inform the king. If the king can send a messenger to Nanjing to ask again, I'm afraid the chance of this matter being successful will be greatly increased. "
The one who had an objection just now shook his head. "I don't think it's appropriate. I'm afraid this matter is not so simple. If the king hurriedly sends people over after knowing it, and the result is different from what we said. If the king blames us, we can't bear it. "
This kind of more conservative could not occupy the mainstream of the delegation. This group of representatives was overwhelmed by the importance in front of them. Although the telegram did not dare to exaggerate, it also reported to the upper echelons of Korea that China intended to help Korea build a new capital.
At this time, the Korean telegram was in the hands of the "Korea Railway and Telegraph Company" operated by China. All the information, especially the secret information of the upper echelons, was unilaterally transparent to China. This news quickly reached the hands of the "China upper echelons" in Korea. After Yuan Weiting received this information, he held a meeting with Wang Shizhen and others.
"Is our country really going to support Korea?" Yuan Weiting was excited. If China really wanted to support Korea, they would need to send people. Korea was not a very important place, so there wouldn't be too many people sent. However, working in Korea would increase their rank. As the backbone of the staff, Yuan Weiting and others would naturally be promoted.
Wang Shizhen still had that calm expression. "I don't think so. The telegram clearly states that Director Li wants Korea to solve the problem on its own, and China will only help. With Korea's current population, it is not difficult to build a few new cities. Didn't we also consider building a new city in Pyongyang? "
Seeing that Wang Shizhen was so frank, Yuan Weiting laughed. "I'm just anxious to be promoted."
Wang Shizhen was still very calm. "I feel that since China has such a saying, and even the Emperor is involved, we can look forward to being promoted. The Emperor doesn't like to do things without results. All these years, the Central Government has never done anything without results. Our operations in Korea must be under the control of the Emperor. "
Yuan Weiting suddenly became energetic. He did not come from a good family background, and he naturally had his own aspirations for promotion. In China, to be promoted, one must either have a good background or a good education. Yuan Weiting was a graduate of a railway school, and the gap between the two was too big. Now that there was a chance, Yuan Weiting cared more than anyone else.
Wang Shizhen did not care about what he was thinking. He said in a calm tone that did not match his age. "This is what I think. We have three major achievements in our work. First, we control the flow of materials in Korea. Second, we control the flow of information in Korea. Third, we control a considerable part of the flow of funds in Korea. His Majesty must have three reasons. First, he wanted to go to the next level and control Goryeo. Also, Director Yuan, you have gathered a railway armed force. Although this force will not openly rebel against Korea, if we ask them to deal with the local forces in Korea, they will indeed be willing to do it. Now, if we can make good use of the resources at hand, Korea will have a bright future. "
Yuan Weiting had always admired Wang Shizhen's foresight. When he heard Wang Shizhen's comments, he nodded repeatedly. This was the result of the hard work of Yuan Weiting and his brothers.
Wang Shizhen continued, "Now, we only lack one thing, and that is the Emperor's instructions. If His Majesty can give us instructions, then we will definitely be promoted. If the Emperor doesn't know about us, then we will just follow the new people and do a good job. "
"How can we let the Emperor know about us?" Yuan Weiting asked anxiously.
Wang Shizhen pondered for a moment. Although he was calm and reliable, in this prosperous era, it would be nonsense to say that Wang Shizhen did not have any ambition. It was because of this ambition that Wang Shizhen paid special attention to opportunities. The Chinese working in Korea did not have a good background. They had no power, no money, or were simply the remnants of the previous dynasty. If there was anything that could be said to be the same, it was probably that they had avoided the attack of the "cheap law." If such a group of people wanted to show their faces in front of Emperor Vézé, they would definitely not be able to do it by themselves. If these young people in their twenties insisted on doing it, the intelligence would probably be remembered by the group of people under Vézé before it reached Emperor Vézé.
After thinking for a moment, Wang Shizhen said decisively, "Send a report to Director Li and inform him of the latest situation."
Li Hongzhang was now a director, so his status was not low. However, Director Li's background was even worse. He was not even a remnant of the previous dynasty. He could only be described as a downright old counter-revolutionary. No matter how high Li Hongzhang's status was, whether it was the father and son, the Manchu Qing nobles. His history itself was full of stains that could not be washed clean. However, there was only one explanation for Li Hongzhang to be able to sit in his current position, which was that Emperor Vézé valued him. Therefore, Wang Shizhen actually did not understand Li Hongzhang's resentment over the past few years. That kind of sour feeling of not being able to use his talent, where did it come from?
However, this was not the time to criticize Li Hongzhang. No matter how useless this guy was, Wang Shizhen and the others had to carry this rotten sedan chair well. Other than Vézé's high regard, Wang Shizhen really did not have anything else that she could borrow.
Although Yuan Weiting was sometimes muddle-headed, he was not a complete bastard. After listening to Wang Shizhen's analysis, Yuan Weiting immediately took action. In addition to collecting the reaction of the royal court of Korea, he also began to pass the intelligence to Li Hongzhang as soon as possible.
When Vézé received the summary of the recent situation from Li Hongzhang, he smiled and said, "The comrades working in Korea are quite talented, you have to make good use of them."
At this time, Li Hongzhang was calm and composed. He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I was too selfish in the past, so I have not been able to unite the comrades better. In fact, I should have asked for credit for these comrades a long time ago. "
"Yuan Weiting, Wang Shizhen, Cao Kun, I know about the work situation of these young comrades," Vézé said lightly. Although he said it lightly, Li Hongzhang's heart was greatly touched. It turned out that Vézé's attention to Korea was far beyond Li Hongzhang's imagination.
"I think your current problem is that you do not know enough about the construction of the organization. The reason why the Restoration Party is strong is that we are an organization with a political standpoint and political ideals. Therefore, when you return to work in Korea, you and your comrades should discuss how to strengthen the organization. Political ideals and political ambitions are similar, but in fact, they are completely different things. Comrade Li Hongzhang, I usually deal with matters and not people, but I am not like you, so if you make me dissatisfied, I cannot guarantee that I will not have personal feelings when I deal with you. "Vézé spoke frankly.
Li Hongzhang only felt a little dizzy, and his body was covered in hot and cold sweat. If you love someone, please let him be the emperor, because that is the road to an infinitely bright future. If you hate someone, please let him be the emperor, because that is the straight path to endless hell.
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