To resolve the affairs of the king and the world, you will win the reputation of your life and death.

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Fundamentally, elevating the minister to the ambassador will not have a substantial impact on Sino-US relations, but in terms of form, although the two are only one word apart, the meaning is completely different. The ambassador has a higher prestige and status, as usual, the diplomatic exchanges between "civilized countries" - the reason why the great powers only sent ministers to China is that China is a non-civilized country. If the gap can be broken in the United States, it will be considered a great achievement, and it will be a victory for the Chinese bureaucracy who values ​​reputation - a spiritual victory.

Unfortunately, the power in the original historical time and space was incompetent and could not distinguish the difference between an ambassador and an ambassador. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not dare to reveal the subtle meaning behind these two different nouns to the upper class. Liang Dunyan naturally would not explain anything to the emperor, but the enthusiasm revealed in his eyes still showed this, but this could not be hidden from the emperor's eyes.

"If the name is not right, the words will be unsatisfactory. Urge Tang Shaoyi to speed up the negotiations and send a formal letter to imply that the US side, if this matter is realized, the customs country will repay it in other aspects!"

"Can the emperor ask the emperor to make a clear statement?" Liang Dunyan seized the opportunity. He neither wanted the Americans to speak out in this matter nor would he give up such an opportunity because of his ambiguity.

"The new governor of the Eastern Province, Zhao Erxun, met with him two days ago. I asked him what he thought and replied, "It is not enough to manage the Eastern Province without borrowing money from outsiders, and it is impossible to restrain Japan and Russia without borrowing the power of other countries. That's called Ha... what's the matter?"

"Call Harriman!"

"Yes! It's Harriman!" Lin Guangyu laughed in his heart. He still knew Harriman, but he had to hide his weakness in front of his ministers. "Didn't he put forward a railway plan? I think he can try it..."

"But..." Liang Dunyan looked puzzled, "Japan and the United States have changed their writings, and this plan cannot be realized."

"How can't it be realized?" the emperor asked cunningly, "If the Middle East Railway cannot be redeemed, can't we start a new foundation? I heard from Zhao Erxun and Xu Shichang that we can introduce American capital to build a Jinzhou Yuanhui Railway parallel to the Eastern Provincial Railway to divide Japan and Russia's power. This news might as well let Tang Shaoyi reveal it, but we must first let the Americans agree to be promoted to ambassador! We have to not see a rabbit and don't show off the eagle!"

"I obey the order." Liang Dunyan was happy and even made his steps three points lighter.

"Do this matter quietly, don't let those two know." Liang Dunyan naturally understood that the so-called two refer to Yikuang and Natong.

On the ninth day of the twelfth month, it was extremely cold and when it was still dawn, all the princes and ministers, civil and military officials were already wearing official uniforms and tops, and arranged in two orders according to their positions and ranks in a regular manner. On the 27th day of the funeral yesterday, all officials of the third rank or above in the capital received a notice that the emperor would hold a morning court in the Hall of Supreme Harmony today. Not only could he not be late, but his etiquette and dressing were even more careless.

Although the team arrangements were arranged by many foreign officials, the Chinese were too familiar with the official position and could quickly line up in line with the new situation. The team standing in front was naturally the Minister of Military Affairs and the Grand Secretary.

Lin Guangyu set out in a sedan chair carried by 32 people, leaving the Qianqing Gate, first to the Zhonghe Hall, and then to the Taihe Hall. The Forbidden City was built during the Ming Dynasty, and the planning was extremely respected. The Taihe Hall was located on the central axis. Judging from the terrain of the entire capital, the Taihe Hall was the highest, and the Taihe Hall was the highest in the Taihe Hall. Sitting on it, you can see beyond the front door. Although this place is generally only used for particularly grand court meeting places, Zhang Nanpi strongly advocated that the emperor has a high status, and the Taihe Hall was the first to meet with the court officials after re-emphasizing power.

Knowing that the old man was trying to create momentum for the emperor and used the posture of the Supreme Hall to cheer for the Palace of Supreme Harmony, Lin Guangyu agreed with a smile. Otherwise, according to the customs of the emperors in the late Qing Dynasty, the palace of Yangxin was at most completed in the Ganqing Palace, why do you have such a big show? Thanks to Guangxu's body, Lin Guangyu, who was highly myopic in his previous life, had a good vision at this time. In addition, the capital has not yet been industrialized, and the air is very clear. Sitting on the imperial throne, even the last official could see clearly. They were trembling and saluted in a uniform manner under the command of the eunuch in the palace.

Listening to the sound of "Long live my emperor!" at the stairs, Lin Guangyu on the throne was naturally "very happy" - just for this momentum, many people have been competing to do it for thousands of years, rushing to do it, and even breaking their heads, but he sat on it because of time travel.

"All the Lords are flat." The emperor wore a soaring crown today. This crown has three layers, each layer with a golden dragon holder, and a hat made of black fox hair. The brim made of black fox hair makes people feel extremely warm. Wearing a chaotic dress, twenty-seven yellow dragons were embroidered with gold silk in front, back and left and right, plus the sun, moon, stars, algae fire, five-color cloud head, eight treasures stand water, and the body is full of heroic posture. I asked Wang Shang that this outfit alone is no less than 300,000 taels of silver. Even a weaving bureau was set up in Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places to undertake the contract, and a bunch of redundant staff were raised. Although the emperor who was locked in Yingtai could not buy a set for many years, the royal style was always there, and it was inevitable that it would be costly.

The king and Shang first announced the edict, saying that the general idea was that the empress dowager was in great destruction in the past few days, and all officials were worried. I felt no comfort in my heart... However, there are many troubles in the world and state affairs should not be abandoned for a day. I hope that all the ministers will express their opinions.

"I have a memorial to start the report!" Tieliang was the first to stand up.

"I have a memorial to start the report!" Wang Yingkai, Wang Shizhen, Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui and other military generals came out of the queue together.

"I have also made a memorial!" Yinchang and Liangbi stood up.

I was dizzy and the officials behind whispered, what happened? When the emperor said that all the generals had come forward, what big things happened?

"The old ministers and others also have a memorial." However, it was Zhang Zhidong and Prince Su Shanqi, the new military officer Xu Shichang, spoke out.

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It's so lively! It's like a discussion, otherwise the emperor would have been too boring.

"Come on the same thing, Tieliang, you tell me first."

"I respectfully request the establishment of the Ministry of National Defense to capture the national military power." The Ministry of National Defense? The crowd in the hall began to whisper, but I didn't hear the news about this! Why did the Ministry of Army just change its name and it was not satisfied and it was about to change it again?

"The Ministry of National Defense is the main body of a country that takes charge of the national armed forces. The official system reformed last year, and the Ministry of War was changed to the Ministry of Army and authorized the headquarters to be in charge of the navy. Looking at the political systems of powerful countries in Europe and the United States, one of them could be combined into a large Ministry of National Defense, or one of the navy and army, and there was no one who commanded the navy with the army. Compared with the two, I think it would be unrighteous to say that the name was not upright. Since the Ministry of Army was to be in charge of naval affairs, it would be better to follow the precedent and set up a special Ministry of National Defense to govern both the army and lead the navy."

Someone whispered: "Tie Baochen is not enough to take charge of the army. Now he has reached into the navy again. Do you really want to catch the troops in the world?"

"He was going crazy. It turned out that there was the Prime Minister's Naval Affairs Office. If it weren't for the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, there would be a Navy headquarters."

"It sounds nice, why is it wrong? If you really want to change it to the Ministry of National Defense, isn't the Army still legitimately in charge of the Navy? You really think that the Navy is a fool, and you can't even see this?"

"Sa Zhenbing, you are the admiral of the navy. What do you think?" As soon as Lin Guangyu finished speaking, he saw Tieliang and Sa Zhenbing smile in his eyes - I'm afraid that the two of them had already agreed to sing a double act in the hall!

As expected! Tieliang received the order and went to Sa Zhenbing, the admiral of the Guangdong Navy who also came to Beijing to pay his respects the next day. According to the agreement between the two sides, in the future, except for the daily routine affairs coordinated by the Ministry of National Defense, the Navy will decide the rest of the exercises, tours, operations, etc. in order to avoid jokes about laymen commanding experts. In addition, Sa Zhenbing also received Tieliang's personal guarantee: after the establishment of the Ministry of National Defense, in addition to the original routine public expenses, the Navy will be given an additional 1.5 million taels per year as the cost of training, buying ships and guns. On the surface, the Shanghai Army lost the opportunity to build an independent Ministry of Construction, but in fact it gained benefits and enjoyed full autonomy, so why not do it?

"I commented on the issue. Our navy has weak ships and few soldiers. It has neither the need to establish an independent Ministry of Construction nor the effectiveness of an independent Ministry of Construction. It has increased redundant staff and wasted public funds..."

"Since both the army and the navy hold this proposal, I will be clear." Lin Guangyu said with a smile, "How the Ministry of Defense can help you first talk about it."

"The Ministry of National Defense is responsible for the main body of the Army Department, with the Secretary of the State Council, one minister of the sea and land as the main officials, and there are also the left and right ministers and the Senate to assist them. There are seven departments, namely military affairs, military affairs, military supplies, military academics, military doctors, military law and military affairs. The Department of Military Affairs is responsible for the appointment, rewards and punishments, promotions, recruitment of officers and soldiers, and the establishment and reorganization of ordinary generals and assistants; the Department of Military Affairs is responsible for the purchase and maintenance of various weapons such as guns, ammunition, warships, gunboats, etc.; the Department of Military Affairs is responsible for the training of grain and grass, logistics supplies and horses; the Department of Military Affairs is responsible for the education of military schools in various places; the Department of Military Affairs is responsible for the formulation and maintenance of military disciplines; the Department of Military Affairs is responsible for the formulation and maintenance of military regulations; the Department of Military Affairs is responsible for the general affairs of the headquarters. Each department has one director, two deputy directors, one deputy director, and one department, and the department is divided into various departments, and the department is divided into sections, and the department is composed of clerks, such as clerks, translators, drawing makers, etc...."
Chapter completed!