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The French Concession will be cut off from water and food, and the stench will be unbearable.

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As long as the French do not release the arrested people, we will not let them live in peace!

Although brothers may have their own quarrels, we must jointly resist the foreign aggression. How can we allow the French to bully us? "

Brothers are fighting against each other, but Yuan Shikai's statement not only appeased the people of Shanghai, but also completely detonated the entire Shanghai.

Regardless of class, gender, age or status, everyone who saw the telegram published in the newspaper would be filled with excitement.

Before the telegram was issued, seeing that eight Shanghai county magistrates had been arrested, many people had already given up hope, thinking that it was another shameful matter of "losing money and lives".

After all, Governor Liu Kunyi had done this before. In the Wuhu Incident and the Danyang Incident, he suppressed public opinion and used the lives and silver of the people to please the foreigners.

After the electricity was connected, it undoubtedly gave the people of Shanghai hope and the idea of ​​justice.

Seeing that there was support, public opinion quickly heated up. The vast majority of people accused France of oppressing the people first and then shooting and injuring the protesters. Almost no one cared that it was the French consul who was shot first.

Inside the Nanyang Public School, the students were strictly ordered by the teacher not to leave the school, so they gathered together to discuss the matter.

"France is going too far. The sign 'Chinese and dogs are not allowed to enter' is clearly discriminatory against the Chinese people!"

"Yes, and the military and police in the concessions are arresting people on a large scale and torturing them to extract confessions. They really take human life lightly!"

Some students did not care about the truth of the matter. With the support of Yuan Shikai's telegram, they only saw the Chinese being oppressed.

I can only say that what Yuan Shikai did was really brilliant. Nationalism sometimes only looks at stance, not right or wrong.

"But even so, we can just step forward and reason with them, we can't shoot." Some religious students were not instigated by nationalism, but instead expressed concern.

"Listen carefully, when have foreigners ever opened their eyes and looked at us Chinese?" The young man who was filled with righteous indignation just now turned his head and said something thought-provoking.

"In the final analysis, did we Chinese ask the foreigners to come? If the French had not occupied Chinese land, how could there be such a disaster of death in the concession today?"

"Brother Qian is right. Since the foreigners are unwilling to open their eyes, let them close them forever!"

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha"

After hearing such a hellish joke, the students in the room still laughed out loud even though they knew the French would not let it go.

Yuan Xiangcheng suspected -00琪肿e”宜4伞%liu transfer: I don’t know how much of a stir his telegram has caused in the hearts of young people today.

Originally, he wanted to portray himself as a patriot, but he also did not forget to bring Liu Kunyi along, forcing the Governor-General of Jiangnan to follow the paved road and not dare to make peace with the French in private.

But what he didn't expect was that it was no longer 1894 in the original time and space. During the years of the North-South division, more Western ideas were introduced and more Western books were translated than in the past 20 years.

The level of development of China's intellectual world today is no less than that of the 1900s.

But on the surface, the situation in China is worse than in the original time and space.

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Even though Yuan Shikai abolished the feudal system and established provinces in Korea and Li Hongzhang set up concessions in Luzon, the country was still divided.

It's like a person with muscles all over his body, who can fight ten people at once, but now they are fighting each other and can only use small dishes like Spain as a starting point.

Many people believe that if Yuan, Liu and Li work together, they will be able to fight even against Britain and France.

But the reality is that the three parties are on guard against each other and cannot unite as one.

Therefore, young people who are exposed to various Western ideas urgently need China to speak to the world with a unified voice, and Yuan Shikai's telegram binding Liu Kunyi just meets this need.

Yuan Shikai not only did not take advantage of Liu Kun's misfortune, but instead claimed that the Chinese people stood on the same side as Liu Kunyi.

"Everyone, everyone, come and look at the latest power-on!" Just as everyone was laughing, another person ran in excitedly from outside the door.

"What do you mean by electricity?" everyone in the room asked hurriedly.

"Look, Lord Yuan is heading south, and Lord Li has also sent a telegram denouncing the French!" The man said excitedly as he placed the telegram in front of everyone.

"well!"

Hearing that the three parties seemed to be planning to unite, even the most pessimistic student felt a little relieved.

It turned out that after receiving Yuan Shikai's telegram, Guangxu immediately replied, appointing Yuan Shikai as "Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary" and asking him to go south to deal with the death of the French consul, as if he wanted to take back the power in the south.

Li Hongzhang, sitting in Guangzhou, was unwilling to remain silent. He also sent a telegram to the whole country to express his support for the people of Shanghai and stated that if necessary, the South China Sea Fleet could "encircle the French Concession and prevent a single ship from going to sea."

This was of course an exaggeration, but Li Hongzhang's relationship with the French was not good anyway, and there were many frictions in Yunnan and Guangxi. Now with the help of the United States and the repeated victories of the South China Sea Fleet, his confidence also swelled.

The British Minister to China, Eugene, who had experienced almost the entire incident, was also busy. He immediately said that the discussion on the unification of the North and the South would be held later, and now they would deal with the French troubles first.

In a rare move, Eugene did not consult Buckingham Palace. After communicating with Hurd by telegram, he directly issued a statement calling on all parties to remain calm. He condemned those who shot the French consul and asked the French not to attack innocent civilians.

Unexpectedly, the Japanese government seemed to be well-informed. Before Li Hongzhang made his statement, it published an article expressing "deep regret" for the assassination of the French ambassador, and suggested that the three parties calm down to resolve the dispute and not resort to force.

They expressed their willingness to provide medical assistance to injured Chinese civilians and to work with France to investigate the truth.

As for Liu Kunyi, the party involved, after learning the responses from all parties, his hands holding the newspaper kept shaking, and he muttered to himself: "Yuan Xiangcheng, Li Hongzhang, you two really hurt me!"

Chapter 210: Lost

Shanghai, in front of Nanshi Wharf.

Kang Youwei followed Tao Senjia to the docking place of the National Defense Navy warships. They were here today to discuss with Tang Shaoyi on the orders of Liu Kunyi.

Although he was tricked by someone and could only swallow this loss for the time being, Liu Kunliu did not plan to sit and wait for death.

He wanted to know what Yuan Shikai's bottom line was. He couldn't really want to go to war with France, right?

Having been immersed in officialdom for decades, he has seen too many high-sounding words. On the surface, they shout loudly, but it is nothing more than a convenience to extort money behind the scenes.

Therefore, before Yuan Shikai arrived in Shanghai, Tao Senjia, Kang Youwei and a group of Jiangnan New Army officers stationed in Shanghai were sent by him to meet Tang Shaoyi again.

As soon as the two walked to the dock, they saw the gun barrels of the cruisers "Haichao" and "Hailong" in the distance reflecting the captivating light under the sunlight.

The barrels of the two 150mm rapid-fire guns at the front and rear of the Haichao are facing upwards, as if it is ready for war. More than a dozen boxes of shells of different calibers are neatly stacked behind the gun platform.

On the other side, the 105mm rapid-fire guns on the left and right sides of the Hailong also removed their gun covers, aiming directly at the French Concession dock next to Shanghai's Nanshi.

There was a large flag with the word "Yuan" on the bow and stern of each ship. On the middle gun platform, the four words "National Defense Navy" and the yellow dragon flag stood side by side, fluttering in the scorching sun.

The scene was grim and tense, ready to explode.

"Is this the Wehrmacht's naval warship?"

Tao Senjia looked at the cannon shining with metallic light, facing the sunlight, and felt dazzled.

"Yes, Lord Tao." The accompanying officer stepped forward and said, "These two ships are the National Defense Forces' Haichao and Hailong."

"How many giant ships does the National Defense Navy have?" Tao Senjia usually doesn't pay attention to military intelligence, so he doesn't know much.

"Five." Another Jiangnan naval officer replied, "The main battleships of the National Defense Navy are named after the Chinese character for 'sea', and the second character comes from the provinces outside the Great Wall and Shandong Province.

They are Haichao, Haifeng, Haiji, Hailong and Haiqi. "

"I didn't expect that despite the bitter cold outside the Great Wall, we can still support these gold-devouring beasts." Tao Senjia couldn't help but sigh when he learned that Yuan Xiangcheng also had 5 main battleships.

Tao Senjia, as an aide to Liu Kunyi, knew exactly how difficult it was for him to manage the Jiangnan Navy.

At that time, the French fought from Fujian to Zhejiang and almost wiped out the naval forces in the Jiangnan area.

After the Ninth Marshal Zeng Guoquan took over as the Governor-General of Liangjiang, he did not pay attention to the development of the navy. It was not until the time of the Xian Marshal Liu Kunyi that he began to rebuild the navy.

The staff of the Jiangnan Shipyard, who were originally capable of building their own ironclad ships, had no way out. They had to either go south to join Li Hongzhang or go north to join the Incheon Shipyard.

When they came to their senses, they realized that they had neither talent nor equipment. They could only order warships from foreigners while inviting back the retired shipbuilders.

As a result, the Jiangnan Navy started off slowly.

Never mind, Jiangnan is rich, we can catch up eventually. Tao Senjia consoled himself that in the future, there will always be a time when the main battleships will surpass the National Defense Navy.

Tao Senjia adjusted his mood and was about to approach the Hailong when he saw several sailors hurriedly running down from the warship, which was supposed to be solemn and dignified, and running towards the cart vendors on the dock, holding clay jars in their hands.

As the war was about to break out, there seemed to be no tension on the faces of these sailors.

"Hurry, hurry, it's so hard to get fresh seasonal vegetables to exchange, don't miss the time."

"Wait a minute!" Tao Senjia called out to a leading soldier, "Where are you going?"

"Go trade with someone for seasonal vegetables."

"Then what are you holding in your arms?"

"This?" the soldier said, looking down. "This is canned food from outside the Great Wall."

"can?"

Tao Senjia stopped asking questions and just watched silently as the soldiers ran to the vendors, pried open the corks on the earthenware jars, and poured out the golden corn kernels.

The vendor took a bite and showed an extremely satisfied expression. Then he put the cork back into the earthen jar, carefully stacked dozens of earthen jars aside, and then lifted the gray cloth covering the cart, revealing a whole cart of cucumbers and tomatoes.

Seeing this scene, Geng Geng0私三5liu4搜u:Tao Senjia was a little confused.

What is going on? Could it be that Yuan Shikai’s national defense army can’t afford to pay their salaries?

Couldn't his Northeast Longyang be used in Shanghai? Why did he have to barter to buy and sell vegetables?

Tao Shengjia didn't know that what he was witnessing was a microcosm of the beginnings of light industry in Northeast China.

Thanks to the large-scale production of salt after the restructuring of Yingkou Salt Field, pickled products have quickly become popular on the tables of the lower-class people outside the Great Wall.

After solving the salt problem, Yuan Xiangcheng also faced the problem of sugar.

Historically, during the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, sugar imports have always been at the top of the list of imported goods, consuming a great deal of domestic gold and silver reserves.

However, domestic sugar factories have been unable to compete with foreign sugar due to backward technology and high raw material costs, and most of them are facing bankruptcy.

In view of this, Yuan Xiangcheng promoted sugar beets outside the Great Wall to increase production and reduce procurement costs. On the other hand, he introduced mechanized sugar factories as much as possible.

Of course, mechanization cannot be achieved overnight. Yuan Xiangcheng decided to find another way to give manual sugar mills and sugar houses a way to survive before the mechanized sugar factories were fully rolled out.

That's canning.

Canning can be traced back to 1800, when a French chef invented the glass can.

Putting food in glass bottles and sealing them with corks can greatly extend the shelf life of the food.

Since glass cans work, clay jar cans will also work. Yuan Xiangcheng decided to use local advantages to develop this product.

The development process was very tortuous, first there was water seepage, then there was poor sealing.

But after several twists and turns, the trial production was finally successful.

This is also thanks to the wine cork production experience provided by Changyu Winery, otherwise the sealing cork on the earthenware jar would be difficult to solve.

With the advent of clay jar canning, although the quality of native sugar is not superior and the price cannot be lowered, it has a high premium when canned, which can offset this part of the cost.