There was also Xuan Jianzhang who came to pick up Prince Alcohol and Dong Fuxiang.Neither Dong Fuxiang nor Prince Alcohol had ever seen Xuan Jianzhang.Yixuan laughed and introduced: "This is the famous commander of the First Field Division of the Chinese Army, Commander Xuan" Dong Fuxiang hurriedly stood straight, "It turned out to be Commander Xuan, and I have admired the name for a long time." ”Although Dong Fuxiang admired Hua Guo and Hua Jun in his heart, after all, he had just come over, and the Qing Army and the Hua Army were opposites in the past, and when he saw Xuan Jianzhang, he said that he couldn't let go.Prince Alcohol also hurriedly said: "Look up for a long time." ”Yixuan smiled and said: "Not only for a long time, if it weren't for Xuan Jianzhang's personal letter to Zuo Zongtang, the two of you would still be imprisoned by Zuo Zongtang in Xi'an City." ”This time, Dong Fuxiang's heart was warm, and he respected Xuan Jianzhang even more, "This is a great grace to save my life, thank you Master Xuan, I can't speak, this kindness, I Dong Fuxiang wrote it down." ”Xuan Jianzhang said with a smile: "You don't have to be polite, General Dong, I already know that you have telegraphed the whole country, and you are willing to belong to my Hua country and the Chinese army, welcome you, since you are our own comrades in the future, we will not watch our comrades die in vain." ”Xuan Jianzhang's words are already very modern, Dong Fuxiang can understand the meaning, but he doesn't understand it very well, Yixuan hurriedly smiled and explained it.Dong Fuxiang was moved: "Yes, comrade, my own comrade, hehe." ”Everyone talked and laughed, and each other's hearts narrowed a lot of distance.Xuan Jianzhang is not a personality who puts on a shelf, although he is now in a high position, he is already the commander of the main division of the Chinese army, and his status in the Chinese army is second only to President Meng and Lu Kangtian, who is the third person, but he still maintains his original attitude, although he will not be like a house slave, but the people who work up are like this, especially the president as an example, basically the president does not forget his roots."
I think it's best to leave Zuo Zongtang alone now, on the one hand, Brother Dong Fuxiang, you announced that Gansu would join Huaguo and go back to rectify your own soldiers and horses, on the other hand, we will continue to go south, don't go to Sichuan, go directly to Huguang to meet Li Hongzhang" Yixuan made a plan.Xuan Jianzhang smiled slightly, because, President Meng also had such an idea at the beginning, however, President Meng said that what Yixuan wanted to do was up to him, so Xuan Jianzhang never came up with an idea, so he quietly looked at Yixuan, so that the First Field Division of the Chinese Army could escort behind the Yixuan army, so that on the one hand, it could give Yixuan confidence and a sense of security, and on the other hand, it would also deter the forces of all aspects of the Qing court's territory, no money, free travel."
You mean to touch Li Hongzhang first, I'm afraid that it won't work, although Li Hongzhang's Huai army has been weakened, it is not much worse than Zuo Zongtang's Chu army, in addition, Li Hongzhang is an old fox, it is more difficult to deal with than Zuo Zongtang," Prince Alcohol worried.Yixuan smiled and said: "Just because Li Hongzhang is an old fox, I have to go to the meeting for a while, if I can take down one of Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang, things will be easy to do."
Moreover, we are now passing through Shaanxi, if Zuo Zongtang does not make public remarks against Huaguo, the outside world will speculate whether Zuo Zongtang has reached some kind of agreement with Huaguo, and whether it will cause more pressure on Li Hongzhang "Everyone expressed their admiration for Yixiao's idea, and to deal with these old fritters in officialdom, they really need people like Yixiao, because Yiliang is an old fritter who eats, drinks, prostitutes, and gambles.Li Hongzhang is now in Hankou, the center of Hubei.In fact, Hankou has a history of only more than 500 years, which began with the diversion of the Han River during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty.The Han River originally flowed into the Yangtze River from the south of Guishan, and its main stream flowed into the Yangtze River from Jijiazui in the north of Guishan during the Chenghua period.After the diversion of the Han River, the low-lying barren island area developed into Hankou, which is known as the four famous towns along with Zhuxian in Henan, Jingde in Jiangxi and Foshan in Guangdong.Hankou has been opened to trade since the Opium War, and there is a piece of land of about 22 square kilometers in the middle section of Yanjiang Avenue in Hankou, Wuhan City, north of Jianghan Road, south of Taikoo Lower Wharf on Mayang Street, and southeast of Zhongshan Avenue, where there are all kinds of European buildings such as Gothic, Rococo, and Barocco.This is the remnant of the Hankou Concession from the 60s of the 19th century to the first half of the 20th century, arranged from southwest to northeast according to geographical orientation, respectively, the five concessions of Britain, Russia, France, Germany and Japan.The number of Hankou concessions is second only to Tianjin, ranking second in the country, and the area is second only to Shanghai and Tianjin, ranking third in the country, and its influence ranks first among all foreign concessions in the mainland.According to the unequal treaties, the foreign powers implemented another system in the concession that was independent of the administrative system and legal system of the Chinese government, and became a state within a state, but objectively it also promoted the modernization process of Wuhan, and left us with many experiences that can be used for reference in urban planning, urban infrastructure construction, urban transportation, and public health management.On March 7, 1861, Weber, the owner of the British Shanghai Baoshun Foreign Company, the British official Wesley, the general Yang Guangrang, and 45 attachés arrived in Hankou by British steamer, met with the officials, asked for trade, and entrusted Li Dagui, the capital secretary, to find a stackhouse on behalf of the British businessman in Hankou, and negotiated a rent of 400 taels per year for the landlord.Later, he left behind the general secretary and several attachés, and Weber and Wesley still returned to Shanghai.On 11 March, the commander of the British Navy in China, Hub, and the counselor of the embassy in China, Pashali, led a fleet of four warships and several hundred sailors to Han.On March 12, He Bu led two warships from Hankou to Yuezhou on the shore of Dongting Lake, and then returned to Han on the 16th.On the 16th, He Bu and Pa Xiali marched along the Han River under the protection of the artillery team sent by the official document office.Note that the British once "traveled along the Han River", so the Dragon King Temple was their only place, and it seems reasonable to choose this place where the two rivers converge to establish a concession.On March 20, He Bu, Pa Xiali and his entourage conducted an on-the-spot investigation with Hanyang Prefecture to demarcate the boundary of the concession.On March 21, Pa Xiali went to the Yamen of the Hubei Domain, and signed the terms of the Hankou Concession with Tang Xunfang, the political envoy of Hubei.Note that from the 16th when you went up along the Han River to the 20th when you checked the demarcation, it seems that there was also a time for reciprocal negotiations.Checking the original text of the Hankou concession clause, it is recorded that on March 20, 1861, the Chinese and British sides "surveyed and determined the place at the end of the street below Hankou Town, starting from the east of Hualou Lane on the riverside of the river to the east of the Ganlu Temple, measuring a total length of 250 zhang, and 110 zhang in the depth of the area" as the concession area.At the end of the article, it is stated that "on the date of the signing of the contract, the Counsellor and the Department shall make it clear to the face that the boundary of this place shall not be re-leased beyond the west area of Hualou Lane, so as not to hinder the shops in the town and city."
After that, all countries will come to Han to rent land, and they will have to handle it all. ”Note that here the two sides once again affirm that "the boundary site of this place cannot be leased beyond the west of Hualou Lane," is it because the two sides have already disputed the land of the Dragon King Temple?
”It seems to say that since the land of the Dragon King Temple is not leased to Britain, it cannot be leased to other countries in the future.In addition, judging from the practice of establishing concessions at that time, it was generally not possible to set up in a prosperous area.First, the Qing government emphasized that it was not possible to "coexist with China and the foreign", so as not to have constant disputes between China and foreign countries, or Chinese people to be instigated by foreigners to "learn badly"; Second, it is very troublesome to buy land and demolish it, and the cost will increase.The area along the river below the flower building was relatively barren at that time, which met the conditions of the government; The British were also acceptable, because a sufficiently long coastline facilitated the entry and exit of warships and merchant ships, and the barren area also facilitated the construction of new cities according to Western standards.Later, the year after the establishment of the British Concession, in 1862, the French also stationed a consul in Hankow.According to historical records, in 1863, the French consul in Han asked the Qing government to order the governor of Huguang to hand over the Hankou Longwang Temple to the consul to sublease it to French merchants, but the Qing government refused.Note that the French also attacked the idea of the Dragon King Temple, but the Qing government refused a strong reason, probably because it came to the Hankow Concession clause with the British: "In the future, all countries will come to Han to lease land, and they will all handle it." ”Although the Chinese state has abolished the colonial laws of foreigners against China and does not recognize all unequal treaties, the Qing court's dependent territories are not Chinese after all, and Li Hongzhang still wants to rely on the power of foreigners a little in order to survive under the prestige of China.Because Li Hongzhang was in charge of foreign diplomacy when he was in Tianjin, he was inextricably linked with the British, and he was wronging Li Hongzhang by doing things like traitors, but relying on the power of foreigners to balance President Meng, Li Hongzhang really did this kind of thing.Xuan Jianzhang was silent, but he kept nodding slightly, which also made Yixuan more confident, as long as the Chinese army followed behind, he was not afraid of anything, more than 20,000 Chinese troops, not to mention sweeping the Qing army, anyway, to keep him safe, it was not a big problem.Dong Fuxiang said worriedly: "I don't know if Li Hongzhang will be the same as Zuo Zongtang, I think it's almost the same as going anywhere first, it's better to deal with Zuo Zongtang first." ”Dong Fuxiang, who is bent on taking refuge in Huaguo, is now thinking about problems from Huaguo's point of view.Yi Xuan thought about it and said, "We already know what Zuo Zongtang's attitude is, it doesn't make much sense to be delayed here, it's better to go to a few more places, so that you can also increase some opportunities." ”Prince Alcohol shook his head and said, "It's difficult, it's hard to go anywhere, this thing is originally unlikely." ”Yixuan glanced at Prince Alcohol, and didn't like him to say discouraged words, "How difficult is it, isn't there a brother of mine who belongs to Huaguo now, otherwise how would Gansu get into the hands of Huaguo" Prince Alcohol stopped talking, and he also knew that he was speechless.t1706231537: