The Min dynasty attached great importance to urban construction. Jin Yujun and the others studied at the Wuhan Railway Institute. They saw the rapid development of China's cities and the crazy implementation of a large number of infrastructure projects. They also heard some development theories. It was not easy for these people to understand that productivity promoted social development. After all, if Jin Yujun and the others wanted to understand the productivity of the Min dynasty, they had to understand modern science first. This was too out of touch for these people who thought that it was natural to become officials after reading the books of sages. For them, it was relatively easy to understand that infrastructure could promote social spending. This kind of thing did not need the support of science and mathematics. As for money, it was everywhere after the Min dynasty started printing money. Jin Yujun and the others were also very supportive of the issuance of paper money.
Just last year, Korea had just purged the Min Fei Group and cut off trade with Japan. After more than half a year of purging, the situation in Korea became more stable. After a little stability, the group of Korean officials who cared about the country jumped out and asked to "develop the Korean economy."
"Your Majesty," Jin Yujun looked firm and his voice was also very firm. "When I was in the Min dynasty, I saw that the Min dynasty vigorously built the key cities in the country. Especially the capital city of Nanjing, the Min dynasty spent a lot of money. As far as we know, the money was given to the workers. With the money, the workers could live and buy things. The economy of the entire Min dynasty immediately became active. Your Majesty has seen so many pictures of the Min dynasty in Nanjing and heard many stories. The capital city was prosperous, and the taxes were immediately a large sum of money. I have written several memorials, I think Your Majesty has already seen them. The reason why the Qing Dynasty was able to surpass the Manchurian Qing these years was precisely because they used this kind of method. Although the population of Korea is not as large as the Min dynasty, we still have tens of millions of people. If we use this method, the lives of the people will certainly be much better. "
After Jin Yujun finished speaking, other officials who had studied in China also expressed their views. The wealth of the Min dynasty left a deep impression on them. The economic policy of the Min dynasty also made these people yearn for it even though they did not understand it. Jin Yujun's suggestion was not only thought of by Jin Yujun, these officials also participated more or less.
If it was just a suggestion from a few people, perhaps Azure-kun would be willing to listen. Now that there was such a group of people supporting him, Dao-Jun instinctively wanted to oppose him. For a monarch, any political change would cause political unrest. No matter what the original purpose of the political turmoil was, it would cause the regime to shake. Therefore, the best development would be for everything to solidify at the moment when the monarch's interests were maximized. Only in this way could the power continue for thousands of years to come.
However, he was, after all, a wily old fox who had experienced all kinds of trials and tribulations. He knew very well that this was just his imagination. It was impossible for the world to remain the same. For the first half of his life, it was the Manchu Qing who ruled over China. Then, in less than a decade, Manchu Qing had rolled into the rubbish heap of history. The newly rising Min dynasty was not a continuation of the past, but was developing at an astonishing speed. Living forever in the good old days was everyone's desire, but it was only a desire.
"The national treasury is still empty, how can we have the money to carry out large-scale construction?" Azure-kun found a very common reason. However, what he said was actually very unreasonable, because the first thing Azure-kun did after he really came to power was to carry out large-scale construction and rebuild Gyeongbok Palace. Gyeongbok Palace was the main palace of the Goryeo Dynasty. It covered a vast area, and the scale of the palace was grand. It could be said to be the symbol of the majestic royal power, but it was burned down during the Japanese Rebellion of Genchen in the reign of King Seonjo of Goryeo. Since then, successive kings lived in Changdeok Palace and other palaces. Because rebuilding Gyeongbok Palace required a huge amount of money, its reconstruction plan was put on hold for more than 260 years. It was not until April of the fourth year of Tongzhi (1865) that Azure-kun, who had just come to power, decisively ordered the reconstruction of Gyeongbok Palace.
At this time, he came to refute someone else's plan to build a new capital, Han City. No matter how casual Azure-kun's tone was, the officials, who were very clear about this period of history, did not agree with him. No matter how hard Jin Yujun and the others tried to persuade him, Azure-kun firmly blocked the matter with the words "rest with the people." After all, the coup that overthrew Lady Min Group had just ended, and what Goryeo needed now was stability on the surface.
Jin Yujun and the others were very disappointed that they could not take this path. Seeing that such a good opportunity was about to be lost, the young people naturally could not stay calm. After a discussion, they decided to try their best to push this matter forward. If they could not take the path of Azure-kun, they might as well go to the Min dynasty Emperor Vézé. If Vézé was willing to give the order, with Azure-kun's obedience to the Min dynasty, he would definitely be able to change his mind.
The Goryeo diplomatic group received another telegram to beg Vézé. At this time, the meeting had already ended, and they had no chance to see Vézé at all. They went to the relevant departments of the Min dynasty to petition, but the reply they got was, "Consult the Min dynasty office in Goryeo about this matter." When the Goryeo diplomatic group passed the news back to Goryeo, Li Hongzhang and the people sent by the central government had already arrived in Han City.
Vézé did not deny the ability of "Li Zhongtang," but he could not really let "Li Zhongtang" do whatever he wanted in Goryeo. The newly established "Min dynasty office in Goryeo" was a director-level unit. The director of the office was Li Hongzhang, and the secretary of the office was a young cadre, Yan Fu, who was just over 30 years old.
Compared with Li Hongzhang and the other guys who were full of stains, Yan Fu, who was also a surrendered general, was considered a legitimate person. When he was still in school in the Fujian Navy, Yan Fu came into contact with the leaflets of the Liberation Army. The young cadet saw the leaflets and saw the Fujian Qing Army that was defeated by the Liberation Army. The young man, who had a deep sense of responsibility to support his family, was moved. After watching the Liberation Army defeat the British invaders in Foshan, the 13-year-old Yan Fu left the school and went to the Guangdong Liberation Army.
Educated, majoring in the Navy, and knowing some Chinese medicine, Yan Fu, a young talent with a complex personality, soon became the focus of the army. He struggled in the Navy for more than ten years and went to school several times to further his studies. Yan Fu participated in several naval battles. After he participated in the Battle of Ceylon and defeated the British Fleet with his comrades, he suddenly received an order to go to the British Embassy as a military attaché. After two years, he returned to the country and went to the Party School to further his studies. When he was ready to return to the army after the study period, he received an order from Vézé to take up the post of the secretary of the Min dynasty office in Goryeo.
Before leaving, Yan Fu's old leader, Vézé, personally met with Yan Fu. During the meeting, Vézé made it clear, "I'm not worried about Li Hongzhang's ability, but we are the party's gun, and the party is the leader. From this point of view, I can't take Li Hongzhang's political ideas lightly. Therefore, I arranged for Political Commissar Yan Fu to be the secretary of the party committee in Goryeo because I want you to take up the work of the Goryeo office. "
Carrying the mission of the motherland and the heavy trust of the commander-in-chief. When Secretary Yan Fu arrived in Goryeo, the first thing he did was not to welcome them, but to immediately hold a formal meeting.
"Comrades, we are all members of the newly established office. We are a whole group. The leader of the group is naturally the party committee. Therefore, within a month from today, we will sort out the party organization in the entire office system. The Restoration Party has never been a closed organization. We will not refuse comrades who have the desire to make progress. As long as they meet the standards of party members, after passing the party organization's assessment, we will selectively recruit qualified new comrades. As the secretary of the party committee, this is also my responsibility. " Yan Fu was now in a reserve state, so he was not wearing a navy uniform, but an olive green reserve uniform. He wore an olive green octagonal hat on his head instead of a large-brimmed hat. The reserve uniform was more similar to ordinary clothes, which was to clearly distinguish the difference between the reserve and the active duty. However, the two bars and four stars on the rank badge made Yuan Weiting and the others very envious. As long as he was promoted one level, Yan Fu would be a general. A general of the Republic was a true big shot who was high up in the sky. Although he was about the same age as Yan Fu, the difference in status between the two was like heaven and earth.
Yan Fu did not care about the way others looked at him. From the moment he joined the Liberation Army, he had already invested his life in this army that Yan Fu felt was incomparably powerful at that time. For more than a decade, this army and this party had never let Yan Fu down. At this time, facing his new colleagues, Yan Fu was still immersed in the conversation with Vézé not long ago.
In the fleet, he had worked as a military doctor, a pilot, a captain, and a political commissar. Yan Fu did not quite understand what Vézé meant. He asked in a deep voice, "Commander-in-chief, should I be the secretary or the army supervisor?"
Vézé replied calmly, "Of course you want to be the secretary. The reason why I chose you is because we work in Goryeo for the national interest, which is still different from working in the country. The biggest difference is that the policy we pursue in the country is aimed at the prosperity, progress, and liberation of the people. Our actions in Goryeo have, to a certain extent, made the people of Goryeo richer and more advanced. This is because only by following this basic principle can we meet the interests of China to the greatest extent. We can't drain the goose that lays the golden eggs, because draining the goose that lays the golden eggs will not maximize the interests of China. Do you understand what I mean? "
Yan Fu could understand Vézé's words, so he replied, "I will try my best to follow the rules."
When he was a teenager, in addition to carrying a gun, he also had to be a nurse and a doctor. It was the first time he treated a dislocation, the first time he stitched up a wound, the first time he manned the helm, and the first time he participated in a naval battle. Before doing these jobs, Yan Fu had done sufficient preparation, but the actual process was far from preparation and preparation. As he grew up and gained more experience, the gap between prediction and reality continued to shrink. However, Yan Fu also deeply understood one thing. The gap between imagination and reality was often like heaven and earth.
Very quickly, Yan Fu calmed himself down and said, "I came from the army. In a place like the army, discipline is important, and democracy is also important. Let's first determine the organizational structure of the new office in Goryeo. What is a leading unit, what is a working unit, the relationship between these two units, the responsibilities, and the corresponding democratic decision-making process. Does anyone have any opinions on this? "
Li Hongzhang, Yuan Weiting, Wang Shizhen, Cao Kun, and the others had never been in a high position. They had heard of the terms "leading unit" and "working unit", but they had never really understood it. Now that Yan Fu asked, everyone shook their heads. "Secretary Yan, please explain it to us!"
The leading unit was to make decisions, and the working unit was to carry out decisions. In Vézé's ideal, he hoped to complete the establishment of this system. He also wanted to absorb outstanding members into the Restoration Party, and finally form a stable system. Of course, in the traditional bureaucratic system, this could also be seen as the difference between an official and a civil servant.
Fortunately, Yan Fu was a soldier. In the army, the commanders and combatants were called commanders and combatants, and military democracy was to discuss beforehand. Just because a commander was in charge of commanding, he could not simply and crudely order the combatants to "die!" In addition to strictly implementing the tactical training of "sweat more in peacetime, less blood in wartime", there was also the political propaganda of why they fought in peacetime, as well as the basic principles of execution during wartime. Commanders at all levels had to be able to play a leading role. This was a very complicated but also very simple matter. The core was whether or not there was a concept of organization. If one considered himself to be a member of the organization, this was easy to achieve.
Li Hongzhang had never had the opportunity to truly mix into the upper echelons, and his position was only that of an administrative staff. He originally thought that Yan Fu only wanted to make clear the hierarchy. He did not expect Yan Fu to be able to explain such principles, and Li Hongzhang's greatest feeling was annoyance. When Vézé did not give him a chance, Li Hongzhang realized that he had not even touched the door to the core of power.
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