Xu Shichang, Tang Shaoyi and Zaitao naturally did not dare to neglect them. They arrived in Beijing the next day by train. After getting off the train, they didn't have time to return to their respective residences, so they came to see Zhang Zhidong together.

After seeing Zhang Zhidong, Zaitao first presented Guangxu's letter. After Zhang Zhidong read it, he said, "Is this what the emperor means?"

Xu Shichang said: "It's true, this is what the emperor means."

Zaitao also said, "It was the emperor who handed me this letter, and he repeatedly told me to act according to my faith, and not to delay or betray the holy will."

Xu Shichang and Tang Shaoyi told Zhang Zhidong the results of the negotiations with the East China Government. After hearing this, Zhang Zhidong nodded and said, "That's true, so don't hesitate. Please wait for a while here. I will immediately gather other people to discuss and decide today."

When the three of them thought, it would be better to make sure the surrender sooner, so as not to have too many dreams. Moreover, the East China government did not leave much time for the Qing court, so it would be better to be able to hurry up.

About an hour later, the ministers arrived. Zhang Zhidong first read Guangxu's letter in public, and Zaitao once again proved to everyone that the letter was indeed Guangxu's true intention. Xu and Tang announced the results of the negotiations again. Zhang Zhidong no longer asked everyone, and acted on the spot on Xuanzun Guangxu's order, surrendered to the East China Government, and opened the city on time to handle the matters with the People's Army.

Compared with the last time, Zhang Zhidong's decision was obviously much more decisive, and he changed his previous hesitation style. In fact, Zhang Zhidong was of course able to be on par with Zeng Zuo and Li. The other three people had long since disappeared from the Four Revelations of Qingliu back then. Only Zhang Zhidong not only stood firm, but also was a very powerful minister, so he was naturally quite skilled and capable.

After Xu Shichang, Tang Shaoyi and Zaitao went to Tianjin, Zhang Zhidong was not idle at all, but frequently contacted other ministers, on the one hand, they understood their attitudes; on the other hand, they were good at it, and Chen Mingli, and pulled them to their own side. Of course, most officials also understood the current situation at this time. It can be said that surrender was the only way out. Therefore, in just a few days, Zhang Zhidong pulled many officials, so Zhang Zhidong dared to make a decisive decision today.

Just after Zhang Zhidong made the decision, it immediately received the approval of most ministers. Although there were still a few people opposing it, Zhang Zhidong was not blurred this time and brought out Guangxu to suppress it. Because a considerable number of officials fled from Beijing at this time, most of the officials who stayed behind advocated surrender, and the voices of opposition were very small. Moreover, Zhang Zhidong carried out Guangxu again. Although Guangxu had no authority and was now a prisoner of the East China Government, he was still the emperor of the Qing court in fame. This big sign was still very useful in the great sense.

The opponents were originally single and lonely, and they were not superior in terms of justice, so they naturally could not defeat Zhang Zhidong, and the surrender was decided in this way.

In the next two days, Zhang Zhidong, Xu Shichang, Tang Shaoyi, Zaitao and others were not idle. On the one hand, they had to prepare for surrender and hand over; on the other hand, they had to beware of a few ministers who opposed surrender, taking risks and organizing mutiny. Fortunately, after Zaitao returned to Beijing, he took over the Imperial Guard again. With this part of the military power in hand, Zhang Zhidong and others were more confident.

In fact, there were ministers who opposed surrender to incite the army to launch a mutiny, but the army also understood that defending Beijing to the death is only a dead end, and surrender still has a glimmer of chance. After all, the People's Army has a good reputation and has never killed prisoners. Naturally, it is unwilling to launch a mutiny and seek death.

I spent two days safely. In the morning of the fourth day, Zhang Zhidong, Xu Shichang, Tang Shaoyi, Zaitao and others opened the Yongding Gate in the south of Beijing City, walked out of Beijing City, and met with the recipients of the East China Government.

The person who represented the East China Government and the Qing court was Liu Rengui, the commander of the 11th Field Army. After meeting Zhang Zhidong, he was kind to each other for a few words. Liu Rengui ordered the army to enter the city, and each branch arrived at the places he was stationed.

In the past two days, the People's Army has also been ready to enter Beijing. The city of Beijing is huge, and there are more than 40 places that require garrison guarding, including all 14 cities, palaces, royal gardens, government offices, and the residences of some officials and powerful officials. The People's Army has also made careful arrangements and arrangements. Of course, it has once again emphasized the military discipline and matters that should be paid attention to after entering the city. Therefore, after entering the city, the army takes its own principles and acts in their own affairs, is orderly and without any confusion. Moreover, the army is indeed strict in military discipline and has no violations. Of course, the Qing army is also very well assigned and the whole process is very smooth. In just over an hour, the People's Army has completely controlled the city of Beijing.

On the next day, Qin Zheng, Zhou Ping, Zeng Dong and others arrived in Beijing. The Beijing Regional Management Committee and the Beijing Municipal Government were established at the same time. The relevant officials also officially took office and handed over the household registration, books and other materials of the former Beijing officials. At the same time, the National Guard, who arrived with them, also took over Beijing's defense, which also symbolized that the East China Government had taken over all the affairs of Beijing's military, government and finance.

The East China Government has accumulated considerable experience in taking over the city. Although Beijing is the largest city taken over by the East China Government so far, the method is exactly the same. After taking over the city, the primary task is to stabilize public security and restore normal social order. This aspect is of course not a problem for the East China Government. Just after the People's Army entered the city yesterday, it arrested more than a hundred people who made trouble and robbed and fought while the National Guard also took over Beijing's defense and immediately began regular patrol activities, arresting theft, robbery and beating people. Therefore, the social order in Beijing quickly returned to normal. However, the residents were still doubtful, and not many people dared to go to the streets. Of course, it took a certain amount of time.

The second is to restore the economy. Only when the economy recovers can social life be considered to be completely restored to normal. This is much more difficult than public security. To restore the economy, merchants need to start operating, and at least most stores have to open business. However, merchants are more cautious. Even if public security is good, they will wait and see for some time. Or even if they open, prices will be raised, causing prices to rise and currency depreciation.

In such a situation, there are usually two ways to deal with it. One is to force the store to open, resume business operations, and strictly prohibit price increases; the other is to introduce a group of foreign merchants to drive economic activities; the former method is relatively simple and not expensive, but it is also easy to create a naughty and unreasonable impression on merchants. The latter will certainly not damage the reputation of the occupier, but it requires mobilizing a large amount of resources.

Previously, the East China Government would use it according to the actual situation in various places. Of course, most of the time, it would adopt the former method. After all, it is simple, less time, and quick to take effect. Sometimes it will use both. Although it will temporarily have a certain impact on the reputation of the East China Government, it can be slowly restored in future rule.

However, Beijing is different from other cities, so the East China government decided to focus on the second method. During the preliminary preparations, it accumulated a large number of daily necessities in Tianjin. On the second day after Qin Zheng and others arrived in Beijing, more than 20 temporary shops appeared in Beijing. Although the variety is not abundant, they are basically items of daily necessities, and the quantity is sufficient. Although the price is slightly higher than usual, it is within an acceptable range.

So first of all, residents near temporary shops came out to buy them, and soon all the residents in the surrounding areas came over. After all, daily necessities are always needed. Although merchants are cautious, their sense of smell is quite sensitive. Just the next day, a few stores opened for business, and prices did not rise much. In the following days, more and more stores opened for business, and prices remained stable. Therefore, Beijing's economy was recovering rapidly.

Social order and economy are all recovering steadily. The Beijing government has also begun other work, sorting out various city information, registering population, housing, drawing city maps, formulating street names, building sect numbers, etc. These are also for future management services.

During this period, the Beijing Regional Management Committee had two main tasks: one was to command the army and control the surrounding areas of Beijing. After all, Beijing is a big concept, not just a Beijing city, but also the vast surrounding areas and several nearby counties.

Another task was to issue a [Declaration of the Abdication of the Emperor of Qing] in the name of Guangxu to declare the official end of the Qing court and formally recognize the replacement of the Qing court in the name of the Emperor of Qing. Although this is only a form, it is very important and extremely necessary. For the country, most areas do not fall under the jurisdiction of the East China Government. In terms of the name of the Emperor of Qing, these areas are still the territory of the Qing court and are in hostile relations with the East China Government. However, with the [Declaration of the Abdication of the Emperor of Qing], the situation is different. At least other areas not under the jurisdiction of the East China Government and the Qing court's famous discussions were used as a trick to fight against the East China Government. The original Qing government local officials who decided to surrender to the East China Government could also find sufficient reasons for themselves, and they did not have to worry about being burdened with the names of traitors or traitors.
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