President Meng reused a large number of former Qing officials during this time, especially the old neighbors of Dashu Hutong who had close contacts with the Xuan family in the past, Zhou Fu, that is, Zhou Xuexi's father, who was four years older than President Meng, Wu Changqing, Wu Baochu's father, although Zhou Xuexi and Wu Baochu are still children, but the father of these two people is still very appreciated by President Meng.Of course, these people are united around Li Hongzhang, and President Meng still reuses Li Hongzhang because he knows Li Hongzhang's favorite characteristics of power.Li Hongzhang actually has no big problems, wisdom can catch up with Zhuge Liang, he is not particularly greedy, in the system of China, there is no chance of corruption, in fact, Li Hongzhang was not in the position he stood at the beginning, whoever was the second eldest of the Qing court, it was a tragedy, Li Hongzhang has done a very good job, as for the major problems in the First Sino-Japanese War, it is not his problem, most of them are still to blame the Qing court.For the central government of China, which urgently needs a big man to take the helm, President Meng welcomes these senior Han officials of the former Qing Dynasty to work in the Chinese government."
Your Majesty, you don't seem to have a very good impression of Li Hongzhang before," Princess Katrina Kafu asked, leaning against President Moe.President Moe slept with Princess Katrina Kafu and Lee Tae-hee tonight, which was the first time that President Moe slept with his two wives at the same time.Princess Katrina Kafu doesn't care, Lee Tae-hee is a little embarrassed, but when the three of them are lying in the bed, in fact, that's it."
Li Hongzhang is still okay, at least, he has the demeanor of a senior officer, and let those of us in our early twenties become diplomats, and it won't be like that when we take it out."
President Meng smiled.Princess Katrina Kafu smiled, "Are you talking about me?"
"Well, don't say it's you, even me, I can't catch up with Li Hongzhang's aura." ”President Meng smiled and patted Princess Katrina Kaf's little hand, "Sleep." ”President Moe, Princess Katrina Kaf, and Lee Tae-hee were in the bed for more than an hour before President Moe fell asleep satisfied.After a few days, China and Japan still had the issue of hard work hanging in the balance, the main one being the issue of troop withdrawal and the aftermath of the conflict between the armies of the two countries.According to the report of Xu Chengzu, the minister stationed in Japan, "Wenduo is the main peacemaker, and Wuduo is the main battle."
The Japanese Government held a meeting and decided to adopt the method of "peaceful" negotiations, sending Hirobumi Ito as ambassador plenipotentiary and Saigo as deputy envoy to China to negotiate the issue of the aftermath and the withdrawal of troops.Ito Hirofumi told Xu Chengzu that he has always advocated "reconciliation" between China and Japan, and asked the Chinese Government not to doubt that "China and Japan are one family, so that Westerners dare not face them squarely."
These sweet words are a common cunning tactic used by Japanese diplomats to paralyze the attention of the Chinese government.Under the cloak of Sino-Japanese friendship and rapprochement, they carried out their aggressive conspiracy.Ito and his entourage arrived in Seoul in October 1877.Xu Chengzu's telegram to Li Hongzhang before Ito's departure can better guess the real purpose of Ito's visit to China: Ito's attempt to shift the blame to the Chinese garrison and make the Chinese officials in Korea dare not offend Japan lightly in the future.As for the withdrawal of Chinese troops, it is the issue of greatest concern to Japan.All this was done with the aim of removing obstacles to Japan's aggressive activities in Korea.On the Chinese side, with regard to the punishment of Wu Zhao in Korea, China has always believed that there is nothing wrong with Wu Zhao's actions, and it will never allow Japan's demands.Later, Li Hongzhang and Ito debated the issue of responsibility for this matter, but Japan's blackmail did not succeed.The point concerning the withdrawal of troops between China and Japan is the central issue of the negotiations between Li and Iraq in Tianjin, and its impact is extremely significant.China believes that there is no problem with China stationing troops in North Korea, because North Korea is already a province of China, and China has no moral reason to withdraw its troops.In the negotiations between Li and Iraq, the issue of troop withdrawal was also discussed, and the two countries jointly dispatched troops to take care of each other.Li Hongzhang still had misgivings, fearing that China's dispatch of troops to help in the suppression would cause international disputes, and he was particularly afraid that Japan would take the opportunity to send troops.The provincial government of Hua Guo in North Korea is responsible for all decisions and implementation of Korean reforms, and its members include the former moderate and liberal factions, the young Zhuang liberal faction, and the political centrists.Since the outbreak of the Peasant War, these officials, who have varying degrees of enlightenment, have been waiting for an opportunity to seize power at any time, but they have been unable to act because of their weak strength.At the beginning of the establishment of the Korean provincial government, because the Sino-Japanese war was still going on in Korea, the Japanese military and political organs had no time to pay too much attention to the internal affairs of the DPRK, thus making it possible for the military aircraft department to carry out reforms on its own.Thus, the "reconstruction" that took place in the land of Korea in 1878 was more precisely a reform.In a short period of time, the DPRK provincial government has successively formulated and promulgated 208 important "internal reform" decrees.The scope of the decree is very wide, except for land and other property rights, which are not involved, and almost all areas such as the official system, administrative and judicial, financial and financial, industrial and trade, military, education, identity system, and customs and habits.The DPRK consisted of the original Rokucho plus the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Agriculture and Commerce, a total of 8 ministries.There are bureaus under the ministry, and the powers and responsibilities of each bureau and its position in the administrative hierarchy are carefully delineated.Later, the system was further streamlined, resulting in a cabinet of seven ministries.They are the external, internal, degree branch, law department, school department, agriculture, commerce and industry department and military department.The subordinate has bureaus and sections.This reform was accompanied by a revision of the official grading system.All monthly salaries will be changed to cash in kind.The traditional imperial examination system was also abolished, and the new law on the appointment of officials eliminated the distinction between the two classes and the commoners, and between the literary class and the martial class.The local government system has also been rebuilt, and the original 8 provinces have been changed to 23 prefectures so that the local administration can better adapt to local conditions.Prefectures were divided into counties, which simplified the previously complex structure.Soon after, the 23 prefectures were reorganized into 13 provinces, but the county remained intact as a local administrative unit.So far, the judicial and military powers exercised by the local government have been deprived, and the authority of the local government over the local people has been greatly weakened, reflecting the modernization of the concept of local administration.Second, the judicial power is separated from the executive power.Statutes of the Tribunal have been enacted, and all judicial matters are under the jurisdiction of this body.Local courts, including those specifically located in open ports, are the first courts, and appeals are handled by the higher courts or the itinerant courts.A similar hierarchical reform of police power has been introduced.The Seoul Police Department is in charge of public security in Kyoto, while at the local level, police officers under the Provincial Observatory are in charge of local security.
The latter is independent of the administrative jurisdiction of the county guards.Fiscal management has also been reformed.According to the reform model devised by the Hua Cui Party in 1877, all financial affairs such as accounting, cashiering, taxation, national debt, currency, banking, and other operations were under the purview of the newly established Du Branch.There are 9 tax management departments under the branch, which supervise 220 tax offices across the country, implement tax laws, and handle local revenue affairs.The monetary system has also been reformed.The new monetary charter stipulates that the state implements a gold standard, with nickel, copper, bronze, and brass coins as auxiliary currencies; The old currency can still be used for the time being, and it will be gradually exchanged for the new currency.Along with the monetary reform, it was stipulated that taxes should be paid in cash instead of in kind.At the same time, the weights and measures, which had different standards up to now, were revised and harmonized.Social reform was also an important part of the comprehensive reform implemented in 1878.First, as far as the law is concerned, the social identity system has been completely abolished.The class distinction between the two classes and the common people no longer exists, with the result that official positions at all levels may not be based on social origin but open to all those of ability.Public and private slave laws were repealed, human trafficking was banned, and the Yiding, the Broad and Baiding, and other discriminated against were exempted from their traditional lowly status.These are social reforms of great significance, heralding the collapse of the identity system under the two-class system.In addition, regulations were issued to eradicate bad habits in society.The torture of suspects and the practice of sittings on the families of criminals have been abolished.Early marriage is prohibited, and the minimum age for marriage is 20 for men and 16 for women.Widows are allowed to remarry, regardless of their social class.Government officials, and even those who have held the highest positions, are duly authorized to engage in business activities as long as they are no longer in their current positions.The law on the continuation of the adopted son was amended, and the concubine had the right to inherit the father's business.The Decree of Economy was amended to simplify the dress code used to distinguish between the high and low ranks of officials and to show the difference between the two classes and the common people, and to encourage the wearing of more practical clothing.Generally speaking, the contents of the reforms stipulated in the above-mentioned decrees are necessary for the development and progress of Korean society in many respects, and many of them are the contents of the program of the enlightened government and the Peasant War Jeonju Peace Treaty, for which the Korean people shed their blood.These reforms are in line with the fundamental interests of the people and are the embodiment of progressive policies.The policy pursued by Hua in Korea is even larger and more ambitious than the policy pursued in North Korea, because there are fewer people.The Japanese currency was dredged up on the Korean Peninsula to serve Japan's battlefield needs and facilitate the Japanese army's requisition of food and men in Korea.With the expansion of the Sino-Japanese War, the requisition of military supplies and manpower increased sharply, and the demand for Korean currency increased, resulting in an unfavorable exchange rate for Japan.It was the Chinese New Year of 1878.President Meng has been in Korea and Japan for more than half a year, and the great migration of the entire North Korea has been completed, and the remaining handful, less than 10,000 Koreans and Japanese stragglers, belong to the scope of resolute encirclement and suppression.In fact, the North Korean issue has been basically resolved.Hirobumi Ito personally went to Seoul to find President Moe.t1706231537: