Chapter 76 I, Yuan Shikai, are here

The place where the Boxers were the most troubled was Shandong Province.After all, the non-famous leader of the Boxers, Zhu Hongdeng, was from Shandong, and Shandong was the origin and base of the Boxers. The Boxers were so crazy in Shandong, and foreigners were naturally killed, especially the Germans who were killed the most! In 1898, the year of the "1898 Reform Movement", after Kaiser Wilhelm II learned that the missionaries were killed by the Boxers in Caozhou, Shandong, he immediately ordered the Far East Fleet to head straight to the Shandong Peninsula to protect the overseas Chinese.

As soon as the Germans came, they occupied Jiaozhou Bay without saying a word, and then forced the imperial court to lease Jiaozhou Bay to them for 99 years, and Shandong became Germany's sphere of influence. From then on, the Germans regarded Shandong as their own home, and they worked hard, hard, and quickly to modernize their new home. The Germans first built a small fishing village into a new model city—Qingdao, and used it as their base in the Far East. However, the working attitude of the Germans is indeed worth learning.Today's urban underground water pipe network in Qingdao was actually built when the Germans occupied Qingdao a hundred years ago, and it is still intact today, very useful!

The Tsingtao beer developed by the Germans is also delicious, and the Chinese drink it to this day. The Germans then built a Jiaoji Railway. After the repair, they not only took away the profits of the entire railway, but also the right of way of the railway, and even controlled the security and management personnel along the railway.In other words: if the Chinese want to use this railway, the Germans must agree and pay, otherwise there will be no door! The Germans and the people of Shandong competed for profit, and the conflicts continued, and the whole situation was like a mess.The people are in dire straits and cannot survive!At this time, Shandong urgently needs a capable official who can balance the Boxers and the Germans.

In the short three years from 1897 to 1899, the position of governor of Shandong has already had four big bosses take turns, but none of them can settle the Boxers and the Germans. American Ambassador Conger finally couldn't stand it any longer. He went directly to the Prime Minister's Office and said, "Shandong's troubles are really outrageous. We have a lot of business to do in Shandong, and we urgently need an environment for peaceful development. Please send a capable person." Come here, if you don't have enough force, you can transfer the well-drilled troops in Tianjin to help!

Isn't this just recommending Yuan Shikai without mentioning his name?Why did Kang Ge help Yuan Shikai?In view of Yuan Shikai's previous record of bribery, it is very likely that Kang took Yuan Shikai's favor fee. Cixi asked Yuan Shikai's old boss Ronglu for advice.Rong Lu said: Although this kid belongs to the hawk faction, he is not reckless. He is a master who gives both soft and hard, so it is appropriate to send him there! Therefore, Cixi also gave Kanger a favor and sent Yuan Shikai to act as the acting governor of Shandong. In the deep winter of 1899, Xinke Acting Shandong Governor Yuan Shikai brought the new army he trained and three capable subordinates—Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui, and Wang Shizhen—to Shandong with Empress Dowager Cixi's order to "protect the righteous people".

Regardless of the time, the current Qing Dynasty especially needs a promising middle-aged official like him to stand up and save the country. In terms of geographical advantages, as the head of a province, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, so he has the final say on his own territory. In terms of harmony, he has an army under his command, and if he has a gun, he will have connections. Now, with the right time, place, and people, there is no reason to stop his progress! I, Yuan Shikai, are here, take a look at mine!