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Chapter 437 Entering Beijing (4)

When Luo Yue and Zhou Weiying said goodbye and left, they went back to their dormitories to rest. After the two left, Zhou Ping said, "Old Qin, do you think there is a problem with that Li Zhuangyong?"

Qin Zheng and Zhou Ping grew up together and are childhood sweethearts. They have been together for more than 40 years and can be said to be very familiar with each other. They only use one look and a small movement to know what the other person thinks. Therefore, Zhou Ping had already seen Qin Zheng's thoughts, but Qin Zheng did not say it, and he had his own reasons. Zhou Ping did not say it, and now it was only the couple left, so Zhou Ping asked.

Qin Zheng nodded. He was a person who was familiar with history. Of course, he knew that in the old time and space, his ancestors' ideological education and transformation ability was indeed very strong. Often, they were timid and incompetent enemies a few days ago, but after a few days, they became our brave warriors. However, even in the old time and space, ideological education and transformation was not 100% effective. Generally speaking, ideological work is effective for people at the bottom of society, those with few educations and young people; but for people with higher social levels, more education, and older people, it is much worse for people who wander on the edge of society.

Although the members of the Boxer Regiment basically belong to the bottom of society, the leaders of the Boxer Regiment, senior brothers, etc. were basically gangsters, local gangs, and gangsters who wandered on the edge of society, such as Yan Shuqin, Zhao Sanduo, and Zhu Hongdeng, the early leaders of the Boxer Regiment, were all members of local gangs. After entering Beijing, Cao Futian was born in Youyong, Zhang Decheng was born in the boat gang, and Lin Heier was born in the boat prostitute, and they were not ordinary people. Of course, ordinary people could not rebel and regiment. Only in this way, although the social status was not high, the people had certain forces, and had seen some worldly affairs and had certain organizational skills.

However, although this type of people has little knowledge, they have rich social experience. Because they often survive at the bottom of society, they must unite the people around them mainly rely on the old-fashioned loyalty, superstition, and have formed their own set of principles of conduct and thoughts on life. Therefore, the ideas of such people are often extremely difficult to transform.

Naturally, Li Zhuangyong's status in the Boxer Rebellion cannot be compared with those of Cao Futian and Zhang Decheng. However, he experienced the top period of the Boxer Rebellion and once improved his social status. This period of experience had a great impact on Li Zhuangyong, which was different from those of the Boxer Rebellion like Jiang Haidong. His ideas were difficult to reverse.

This incident of disobeying military discipline was just a coincidence. Of course, it does not mean that Li Zhuangyong's thoughts cannot be changed, but they require time and environment. However, the current People's Army is not ready for both conditions. Therefore, Li Zhuangyong may cause trouble in the future. If something really happens, if a time traveler suffers casualties, it may implicate Luo Yue.

After listening to Qin Zheng's explanation, Zhou Ping was not only worried, but said, "Why didn't you tell Xiao Luo these things just now? Just use this violation of discipline to fire Li Zhuangyong or transfer him away."

Qin Zheng said: "From his appearance, he is confident that Li Zhuangyong can be transformed well. Even if I say it, he may not be able to listen. Even if he is expelled or transferred from Li Zhuangyong according to my advice, he still doesn't agree with it, and he may make mistakes in the future. So this time I let him do it. If it is really done well, it is a good thing, which means he really has a set of methods to control him, and it is not a bad thing for young people to not be frustrated and demolish it. It is difficult for young people to mature without being frustrated. So far, Ronaldo's experience has been so smooth, which is not a good thing for him. Moreover, our plate is not big now and his position is not high. Therefore, even if I get frustrated, I can still help him suppress it. Even if I get frustrated temporarily, there will be still a chance in the future. When our scale is larger in the future, and Ronaldo is also in a high position and has another impact, I am afraid that even I can't help him."

After hearing Qin Zheng's words, Zhou Ping didn't say anything. In the old time and space, Qin Zheng's path to promotion was fast. In addition to his personal abilities, there was also a struggle of power. Qin Zheng had a deep experience in this regard. In fact, it was not only Qin Zheng, Xia Bohai, and Xiao Jianjun who also came through this. Therefore, with Qin Zheng behind his back, I believe that Luo Yue would not be able to do anything.

The next morning, everyone started working according to yesterday's plan. Luo Yue led a company to protect medical staff to choose a hospital location in Beijing; Li Songchen also led the main personnel of the administrative department to investigate in the streets and alleys of Beijing. After all, to manage Beijing well, we must first understand the actual situation in Beijing. Various measures are not something that can be thought of when sitting in the office. Of course, they are also protected by the army; while other troops either change their duty stations or patrol the streets to maintain order.

Qin Zheng's work arranged two meetings in the palace, the first was to meet the ministers from various countries to the Qing court; the second was to meet the responsible personnel of various churches in Beijing.

After the People's Army occupied Beijing, it sent troops to Dongjiaomin Lane as soon as possible. Although the freedom of movement of the embassies was not restricted, the Dongjiaomin Lane was completely blocked. The activities of the embassies were limited to Dongjiaomin Lane, and people outside could not come in. Moreover, the telegram lines were cut off, and embassies of various countries were unable to transmit messages to the office.

Faced with the muzzles and bayonets of the People's Army soldiers, the ministers of various countries also chose to restrain themselves very wisely. Because at this time, the ministers of various countries knew a lot about the affairs of overseas Chinese. Although overseas Chinese were not as blindly xenophobic and hated foreigners like the Boxers, and on the contrary, they were extremely open and civilized, their attitude towards various countries was much tougher than that of the Qing court. As soon as they entered Tianjin 6, they forcibly closed the Russian consulate in Tianjin. Until now, the Russian consulate in Tianjin could only live in the French consulate; and during the Shanghai negotiations, they did not give in. When the Qing court decided to unilaterally compromise with the countries, they decisively withdrew from the negotiations and on the next day, the Beijing Battle was fought.

These examples made the ministers of various countries very clear that Beijing is now the territory of overseas Chinese. No matter how powerful its own country is, it cannot protect itself at this time. Moreover, everyone knows that countries cannot organize an Eight-Nation Alliance. At this time, do not provoke overseas Chinese, otherwise they will just cause trouble. Therefore, they stay in the embassy honestly and try their best to restrain the staff of the embassy. At this time, they must not even hold a meeting between the ministers. There is no intention to hold the meeting.

After receiving the instigation from the People's Army, the envoys of various countries did not dare to neglect them. They also wanted to test the attitudes of overseas Chinese, so they all came to the palace early in the morning. There are now 11 countries in the embassy in Huo Tsar, the envoy of various countries, namely: British Minister Dounale, Russian Minister Gerth, American Minister Kang, French Minister Bisheng, Italian Minister Marquis Zavago, Japanese Minister Sutaro Omura, Belgium Minister Yao Shiden, Duke Ruobe, Spanish Minister Duke Carlogan, and Earl of Jikan, the Minister of Austro-Hungarian Empire. Among them, German Minister Clinder died in the chaos of the Gengzi Rebellion, so the first clerk of the embassy was represented by the minister.

The People's Army has set up several tables on the Hall of Supreme Harmony to form a long table. Qin Zheng took a seat at one end, and the ministers of 11 countries took seats on both sides. Qin Zheng said: "Mr. The war in the evening has scared you. Today I will invite you to come here. First, I want to tell you that although we are enemies with the Eight-Nation Alliance, we will respect the consensus reached by international conventions and countries, respect the rights of the embassies of various countries, and ensure the safety of the embassies of various countries. Therefore, please rest assured, the ministers."

After hearing Qin Zheng's words, the ministers from all over the country were relieved. Although they also estimated that the previous style of overseas Chinese should not harm the embassies of various countries, this was their own idea after all. Only after hearing Qin Zheng's promise did the ministers feel relieved.

British Minister Dou Nale said: "Political Commissar Qin, we all thank you for your attitude."

Qin Zheng continued: "This war between the Eight-Nation Alliance invading China has brought serious disasters to our country. Of course, you may have objections to what I say, believing that this war is not an aggression, and protecting the safety of personnel in China from all countries. I don't want to discuss the nature of this war with you here. It's not too late to argue again when we formally negotiate. Now, I won't argue for the time being."

After hearing this, the ministers couldn't help but smile. It seemed that overseas Chinese were indeed civilized people, and they were really different from the officials of the Qing Dynasty.

After a pause, Qin Zheng said again: "But the Eight-Nation Alliance has looted a large number of treasures in China. Wealth is always a fact. We have found a large number of treasures and wealth in the command centers of various countries. I think the ministers will not deny this."

The atmosphere had been much more eased, but Qin Zheng's words suddenly became nervous again, and they all vaguely understood the intention of Qin Zheng asking them today.
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