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Text Chapter 206 The End of the Manchu Qing Dynasty

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    On April 18, 1895, the front page of the Western Sichuan Daily was a campaign against the Manchus written by Wang Yuze himself.  The Manchu Qing Dynasty was defeated by the island country Japan, ceded territory to pay compensation, and humiliated the country by losing power. As a Chinese, I absolutely cannot accept the Manchu Qing Dynasty's practices.  Starting from today, Western Sichuan will no longer recognize the Manchu Qing's leadership over China.

    As soon as this statement came out, it immediately caused an uproar in western Sichuan and even throughout China.  The people of Western Sichuan have accumulated boundless anger against the Manchu Qing's repeated defeats since the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894. Now that Western Sichuan has issued a crusade against the Manchu Qing, it has immediately aroused the support of the people in Western Sichuan!  Many people even shouted long live, thinking that Western Sichuan should have replaced the Manchu Qing Dynasty long ago.

    At nine o'clock in the morning, Wang Yuze, the commander-in-chief of Western Sichuan, delivered a speech at the cabinet, officially announcing that Western Sichuan would no longer obey the Manchu Qing government, and that the Western Sichuan army would march across China to overthrow the decadent Manchu Qing dynasty and lead the whole of China into a prosperous and powerful country.  New Era.

    After Wang Yuze¡¯s speech, Xiong Wu, Chief of Staff of the Western Sichuan Army, issued an offensive order to the various departments of the Army and Navy in Western Sichuan.  The Western Sichuan Army, which had been well prepared, immediately launched an attack.  Although the Qing army had made some preparations, the main force of the Qing army had already been lost in the war with Japan, and it was simply unable to withstand the attack of hundreds of thousands of wolves and tigers from the Western Sichuan Army.  The naval fleet of the Western Sichuan Army has also left Beihai Port and sailed north.  They would escort two brigades of Marines to land at Penghu and Taiwan.  After this, the 15th Army Division of the Western Sichuan Army will also be stationed in Taiwan to defend this treasure island.  In addition, a brigade of Marines will also land on Hainan Island to occupy China's second largest island.

    And within the areas ruled by the Manchus, the people were also full of disappointment at the Manchus' yet another failure.  Perhaps, in their deep-rooted concept, the Manchus and Qing Dynasties are still Zhengshuo, but the performance of the Manchu Qing Dynasties really brought shame to the people.  Many people even have some expectations for Western Sichuan.  Of course, many scholars still jumped out to criticize Western Sichuan for being rebellious, but some scholars jumped out to refute, believing that the Manchus were originally foreigners, and now they are selling out China's interests and can no longer lead China.

    The Manchu and Qing government was completely panicked.  In the battle with Japan, the entire navy was wiped out, and most of the army suffered casualties. Facing the wolf-like and tiger-like Western Sichuan Army, they had no ability to resist!  Many people know that the Manchu Qing Dynasty is doomed this time.  Some nobles of the Manchu and Qing clans kept going to the prince's palace, hoping to curry favor with the locator Pu Xu, lest Western Sichuan would attack them after overthrowing the Manchu Qing Dynasty.  More than two hundred years ago, after their ancestors overthrew the Ming Dynasty, didn't they almost wipe out the clans of the Ming Dynasty?  If Western Sichuan treats them like this, then they will only die.

    The great powers of various countries also reacted differently to this.  However, except for Germany, almost all countries expressed dissatisfaction with Western Sichuan's approach to changing China's status quo and demanded that Western Sichuan stop invading the Manchu Qing Dynasty.  However, Sichuan West is fully prepared. How can it let go under their intimidation?

    Japan is the most aggrieved. They have exhausted their national power and just defeated the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Before they had time to capture the dividends of the war, Western Sichuan had already launched an attack on the Manchu Qing Dynasty.  If the Manchus were defeated, the fool knew that Western Sichuan would never admit it.  Then they have struggled for decades, but in the end it was all in vain!

    ??In the capital, in the Jinluan Hall, although it is already noon, the court meeting is still going on. The Empress Dowager Cixi did not say anything about dismissing the court. The ministers below, even though they are already hungry, can only wait.  In addition, everyone's faces were full of sadness.  Western Sichuan has launched an attack on the Qing Dynasty, and everyone knows it very well.  However, the Qing Dynasty now does not have the troops to resist the attack in western Sichuan.  The Qing Dynasty was overthrown right before our eyes!

    "Everyone, tell me, what should we do now? The bandits in western Sichuan are about to overthrow the capital! How can we resist the attack of the troops stationed in western Sichuan?" Empress Dowager Cixi sat next to the dragon chair, her face ashen.

    Everyone kept silent. All the wealth accumulated by the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the past few years was completely lost in the war with Japan. How could they withstand the attack of the Western Sichuan Army?  Everyone knows that the Manchu Qing Dynasty is now helpless!  I'm afraid everyone has to prepare for a change of dynasty.  Some Manchu clans and nobles even looked pale.  After the Manchu Qing Dynasty was overthrown, those Han ministers might still be fine, or at most they would stop serving as officials.  But what about them?  I¡¯m afraid even my life and property are hard to protect!

    "Lao Liu, tell me, what should everyone do now? How can we preserve the foundation of the Qing Dynasty?" Empress Dowager Cixi asked.

    "Go back to Lafayette. The army in Western Sichuan is strong. We have just suffered another defeat at the hands of the Japanese. We can no longer withstand the attack of the Western Sichuan Army. For now, the only solution is to negotiate peace with Western Sichuan, no matter how high the price is.??Let Western Sichuan stop its attack on the Qing Dynasty!  "Prince Gong Yixin said bravely. He was also very aggrieved. In the more than three years since the Qing Dynasty developed Westernization, its national strength has been significantly improved. However, in the war with Japan, the hard-earned  Everything was lost. If he was given another ten years, he believed that the Manchu Qing Dynasty would be able to rise and have the strength to fight with Western Sichuan. However, Western Sichuan has launched a war now and will not give him a chance at all!  Of course, he also knew that this was an excellent opportunity for Western Sichuan. The Manchu Qing was defeated by Japan, signed a treaty that humiliated the country, and had lost the support of the people. Western Sichuan could just take advantage of this to replace it. Now for the Manchu Qing,  It is already a fatal crisis.

    "Peace talks? The Ai family has no objection. But can western Sichuan agree to peace talks with us?" Empress Dowager Cixi asked.  The fool also knows that now that Western Sichuan has an absolute advantage, he will definitely not agree to peace talks with the Manchus.  If Western Sichuan was willing to negotiate peace, the Manchu Qing could even pay a huge price, even if it meant ceding all the southern provinces to Western Sichuan.  This is much better than being completely overthrown by Western Sichuan!

    "Well, Lafayette, we can go find foreigners to come forward again. Please help foreigners!" Prince Gong Yixin said.  Now there is no other way, and the foreigners have reached the last straw for the Qing Dynasty.  However, no one knows whether Western Sichuan will give up the war due to foreign interference.  If it were him, he probably wouldn't miss such an excellent opportunity.

    "Okay, Lao Liu, I'll leave this matter to you. No matter what, we must make Western Sichuan agree to negotiate with us. As long as they don't overthrow the Qing Dynasty, everything else can be negotiated!" Empress Dowager Cixi said.  Now, she only wants to keep the Manqing Dynasty, and everything else is no longer important.

    "I obey my orders!" Prince Gong Yixin replied.

    Soon, the court dispersed, and the Manchu and Han ministers all left the Jinluan Palace.  However, one by one, the Manchu ministers went to the prince's palace together, trying to find a way out for themselves.  Their approach was naturally looked down upon by many Han officials.  Even if they did not agree with Western Sichuan, they had to admit that the performance of these Manchu ministers made them feel proud.

    After the dispersion of the dynasty, Prince Gong Yixin hurried to Dongjiaomin Lane and asked to see Ogner, the British Minister to China.  However, I was told that Minister Organa was very busy and asked him to come back tomorrow.  This made Prince Gong Yixin very frustrated.

    ??In fact, the current British Minister to China, Organa, is in the embassy.  And the ministers from several other countries were there, as well as Taro Kawaguchi, the Japanese minister to China.  However, they are currently having a secret meeting and have no time to pay attention to Prince Gong Yixin.

    "Your Excellency, Ministers, Western Sichuan has launched an attack on the Qing Dynasty without authorization. This behavior of wantonly changing the structure of the Far East should be stopped. It will have a huge impact on the political situation in the Far East and seriously threaten the interests of various countries in the Far East. Therefore, I  I think all countries should unite and put pressure on Western Sichuan to stop their invasion of the Qing Dynasty!" Taro Kawaguchi, the Japanese Minister to China, said in a stern tone.  After defeating the Manchu Qing Dynasty with overwhelming national strength, although Japan is still not a real power in the eyes of the major powers, it can at least be regarded as a first-class force in the Far East.  Therefore, the Japanese Minister Taro Kawaguchi was not refused to participate in this meeting.

    However, everyone knows very well that what Taro Kawaguchi is most worried about is not the changes in the Far East, but whether they can get the dividends of the war!  Didn't their war against the Manchus also change the political situation in the Far East?  After the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki, the Qing Dynasty handed over 20,000 taels of Kuping silver to Japan as compensation for military expenses.  This amount shall be paid in eight installments: the first 50 million taels shall be paid within six months after the swap is approved under this Treaty; the second 50 million taels shall be paid twelve months after the swap is approved under this Treaty.  The remaining balance shall be paid in six equal installments and paid annually. The method is as follows: the first installment shall be paid in two years, the second installment shall be paid within three years, and the third installment shall be paid within four years.  The fourth time shall be paid within five years, the fifth time shall be paid within six years, and the sixth time shall be paid within seven years; the years shall be calculated after the exchange is approved by this Agreement.  Furthermore, after the first payment of compensation is made, the unpaid balance shall be subject to an annual interest rate of 0.5% per hundred. However, whenever the payment of compensation is paid in full or in part in advance, it is at the discretion of China.  If the entire amount can be repaid within three years from the date the swap is approved by the treaty, the interest paid will be deducted from the principal amount payable for two and a half years or less than two and a half years, and the balance will remain interest-free.

    In other words, Japan has not received a single tael of silver so far. The ceded territory is only the Liaodong Peninsula in their hands, and they have no energy to occupy the rest.  If the Manchu Qing Dynasty was overthrown by Western Sichuan, you can tell with your toes that they would probably get nothing!

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