Chapter 430: First Uprising

Chapter 430: First Uprising

Chapter 430: First Uprising
The Manchu nobles were collectively ecstatic when they learned the contents of Shao Quanzhong's telegram.

"Xuantong" means "to announce the great unification of the world". Whose throne did Zai Yi inherit? The Aixinjueluo family.

The fact that Shao Quanzhong gave this reign title meant that he recognized the legitimacy and validity of the Qing Dynasty.

Yes, Shao Quanzhong’s son from his concubine became the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, but he was not allowed to publicly use the surname Shao, right?

Even if he publicly takes the surname Shao in the future, the previous agreement is that Zai Yi's first son must have the surname Aisin-Gioro, and the empress must be from the Aisin-Gioro family, so the prince has three-quarters royal blood.

Although from the perspective of the royal family, the change of the paternal line of the emperor is not good, but from the perspective of the Qing Dynasty, this is still the world of us bannermen, right? It is already quite good.

As for why Shao Quanzhong chose this reign title, it was simply because he was familiar with it. Zai Tian was already three years old, and it would not be good for Jiliang to steal someone else's reign title. Moreover, he was going to drive out the Tartars after all, so this reign title was just right.

Besides, Shao Quanzhong had no doubts about the legitimacy of the Qing Dynasty. He was a marshal in his previous life and even kowtowed to the deposed emperor.

In this respect, Shao Quanzhong is really different from Tian Xing. He is not very clear about the distinction between Chinese and barbarians and simply likes to hold power.

The reason why he wanted to drive out the Tartars was entirely because of the promise he made to Brother Tian - keeping trustworthiness to one's brothers was Mr. Shao's principle.

At the same time, behind Tian Xing are hundreds of thousands of Hongmen rebels.

They have been fighting against the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred years. This movement is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and their potential power is enormous.

The Qing court had used state power to suppress the rebellion for more than 200 years, but it still created more and more rebellions. Shao Quanzhong subconsciously felt that he could not resist.

Along with the news that Zai Yi was about to succeed to the throne came an urgent report from Sichuan Governor Wen Xiang.

Upon learning the news of the late emperor's death, the rebels in Sichuan Province believed that the world was about to fall into chaos and that this was their chance. With the support of more money from the wealthy shareholders of the railway, they launched a larger-scale rebellion.

Sichuan was in chaos, and the new army was unable to put it out. The rebels had gathered 200,000 people and were besieging Chengdu. Wenxiang requested emergency support.

The reason why the rebels were causing more and more trouble this time was not because Wenxiang was incompetent, but simply because - the times had changed.

As for the Qing Dynasty, after Yung Wing's vigorous efforts and the Wen family's leading role in donating to education, coupled with the Chinese people's tradition of selling everything they had to send their children to school, now almost all children go to school.

However, children in most provinces are only in the second or third grade of elementary school, so it is still too early for the general public to awaken.

The Qing Dynasty was still one of the civilized countries with the largest number of illiterate people.

The problem is that with the aid of the United States, France, Germany and Austria, a large amount of Western investment flowed in, and their influence on the Qing Dynasty was much greater than that of the hundreds of missionaries at the beginning.

The rich people in the Qing Dynasty were no longer local rich people. After seeing the world situation, they suddenly found that the status of the rich people in Europe, especially the American people, was much higher than that of the rich people in the Qing Dynasty.

The rich people in my Qing Dynasty are nothing but fat sheep in the eyes of officials. Once they are fat, they will be slaughtered without mercy. Scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans are ranked last, but the rich Americans have the final say.

Wenxiang dared to "nationalize" the railways, and the court did not think there was anything wrong with it. It just that they had not yet come to this point, and still believed that the rich were just fat sheep for the nobles.

Therefore, the common people have not yet awakened, but the rich have already awakened. This time, the rebels still seem to be the Pao brothers rushing in the front, but in fact, they are backed by the money of the rich.

In other words, the autonomous consciousness of the national bourgeoisie was born.

Therefore, the nature of this upheaval, like the Glorious Revolution in Britain and the French Revolution, is a thoroughgoing bourgeois revolution.

The model in which rich people pay gangsters to charge is completely different from the previous peasant uprisings against the Qing Dynasty and to restore the Ming Dynasty, which relied on robbery to make money and the whole thing would be over if the leader was killed.

The money provided by the rich is endless, and there are endless rebels who risk their lives to make money.

In the Kingdom of Türkiye, Murad V was able to regain the throne, but in fact, the Rothschild family's money was used to fund the so-called Youth Society...

This was done under the commission of Shao Quanzhong, so when Shao Quanzhong got the news from Sichuan, he began to laugh secretly. At the same time, he became more vigilant and fearful about the financial capital entering the Qing Dynasty.

In the world of capital, money is everything. This is a side effect of industrialization, Shao Quanzhong knew it a long time ago and told others about it. Shao Quanzhong longed for industrialization and didn't like the side effects, but he was helpless about it and couldn't stop it, so he could only use it.

Of course, Shao Quanzhong doesn’t know yet that he actually has a powerful team in his hands that can fight against the omnipotence of capital.

At least, he can definitely fight against Zhang Siwen and Zeng Xiaoyi. He has become the natural enemy of Rothschild without knowing it.

The world is diverse, and there really is a group of people in this world who can ignore their own interests and fight for their ideals.

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Qing Dynasty, Xi'an Prefecture, Wangqu Town Military Camp.

A shrill whistle sounded, and the sound of military boots was immediately heard in the barracks.

This is the camp of the Self-Strengthening Army. The Self-Strengthening Army was one of the earliest new armies, and was established in Henan by Zhang Zhidong in imitation of the Huai Army. When Zhang Zhidong was transferred to the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, the Self-Strengthening Army followed him to Shaanxi. Later, Zhang Zhidong was transferred to the central government and worked his way up to the position of prime minister. The Self-Strengthening Army stayed in Xi'an and was under the control of the new governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Yehenala Ruilin.

The Self-Strengthening Army had its foundation made up of 200 Huai Army instructors sent by Shao Quanzhong. Zhang Zhidong had served as Shao Quanzhong's chief of staff for several years. The discipline of the Self-Strengthening Army he built was similar to that of the Huai Army, and its combat effectiveness was quite strong.

As soon as the emergency assembly whistle sounded, within five minutes, the Self-Strengthening Army of a town had lined up on the playground.

A messenger who came from Xi'an City announced that the Ziqiang Army would be transferred to Sichuan to assist Wenxiang in suppressing the Pao brothers' rebellion.

The troops lined up to go to the armory to collect guns and artillery, and a battalion of steam transport vehicles also drove out. In less than half a day, the Ziqiang Army had boarded the train to Hanzhong.

As for getting from Hanzhong to Chengdu, it was a hassle. The Shu Road was too difficult, and the tunnel was still under construction. It looked like it would not be repaired in the short term. Steam tractors could not move, and they had to march on foot.

The Wangqu Barracks was emptied in an instant. In Lintong, the 39th Mixed Brigade stationed in Shaanxi had received the news that the Self-Strengthening Army had been ordered to enter Sichuan, and the backbone members of the literary society immediately gathered together.

"The Hongmen in Sichuan has sent news that new troops loyal to the imperial court from several nearby provinces have entered Sichuan. It is the right time for our remaining troops to start an uprising. Prepare for action!"

"But the officers who graduated from Baoding are not from the same group as us."

"All the running dogs of the Qing court will be killed!"

It was no coincidence. The literary society's action had been planned for a long time, and even the people guarding the weapons in the ordnance department were their own people.

The lower-level officers in various places connected with each other and quickly reached a unified opinion. Now Xi'an was empty, and the 39th Mixed Brigade was the only regular army. This brigade was the most seriously infiltrated by the Literary Society. Except for the senior officers, almost all of them joined the Hongmen.

In fact, there were many literary club activities among the Self-Strengthening Army that entered Sichuan, but they were not enough to control the entire situation.

At dawn the next day, the sound of gunfire was heard near the Governor's Mansion. How could the five hundred Governor's troops, who were used to taking bribes, be a match for the six thousand new troops?
Ruilin, with the help of his confidants, escaped from the back door. He did not dare to go through the city gate occupied by the new army. He used a long rope to hang down from the city wall, saving his life, and ran for his life.

All the junior officers in the New Army rebelled. The senior officers who graduated from Baoding swore to die rather than follow the rebels. They were unable to control their subordinates, so some were killed and some went into hiding.

The rebellious 39th Mixed Brigade was bloodthirsty and rushed into the city, shouting slogans such as "Kill the Tartars, overthrow the Qing and restore the Ming", and the entire city was massacred.

The rebels occupied the telegraph room and wanted to send telegrams to various provinces, asking the members who had contacted each other in advance to start the uprising together. As a result, a group of company commanders and platoon leaders looked at each other in confusion, "Who is the leader? In whose name should we send the telegram?"

Well, the senior military officers are unwilling to participate, and we unknown people don’t have the appeal.

At the Shaanxi Governor's Mansion, Chen Siqi trembled with fear when he heard the intensive gunfire outside.

Chen Siqi is Chen Yucheng's younger brother Chen Jucheng, who studied in the United States and changed his name to Siqi, with the courtesy name Jihong. He did not have his brother's ability and courage to fight, and studied economics in the United States.

Because of a stock incident, he was removed from his position as director of the exchange and was sent to Shaanxi by Shao Quanzhong to serve as a commander in chief to gain experience in the industry.

He had never attended military school and had never served in the army before. This admiral was in charge of reserve training and had never fought in a war.

My legs went numb when I heard the gunshots.

"Report to the Admiral, a group of bandits from the 39th Mixed Brigade have broken into the palace."

Oh my God, I just heard that this group of evil rebels massacred the entire city. Are they here to kill me, a high-ranking official of the Qing Dynasty?
Chen Siqi looked around and saw nowhere to hide, so he squeezed under the bed.

There were footsteps. A group of rebels had already rushed into the backyard of Chen's house. They searched everywhere and when they didn't find anyone in the study, they rushed into the bedroom.

"Here it is!"

Xiao Chen was discovered so quickly after hiding under the bed?
Shaanxi's mutton soup steamed buns are delicious. Chen Siqi was appointed as the commander of the militia, a sinecure, and had so much free time that he gained weight.

His head was under the bed, his stomach couldn't get in, his butt was exposed, and his trembling movements were too violent, so the bed creaked. If you weren't blind or deaf, how could you not find him?

Chen Siqi was dragged out with a dusty face and a spider web hanging on his head. Seeing the rebels of the New Army pointing guns at him, he was terrified, "You, you dare to kill a major general like me?"

Several junior officers of the new army saluted him together, "We need a reputable leader. Admiral, you are a high-ranking official, and you are also the trusted son of Prince Rui. You are just the right person."

"What if I don't agree to follow the thief?"

"Then you are a Qing Dynasty running dog. We have killed hundreds of Qing Dynasty running dogs."

Seeing the lawless rebel pulling the bolt of his gun, Chen Siqi was terrified, "Hey, hey, be careful not to fire the gun accidentally. I promise, isn't that enough?"

On February 1875, 2, the Shaanxi New Army captured Xi'an, firing the first shot in the resistance against the Qing Dynasty.

The rebel army declared Shaanxi independent, appointed Shaanxi Governor Chen Siqi as military commander, sent a telegram to the whole country, and vowed to fight against the Qing government.

(End of this chapter)