Qin Zheng said: "Although we are also descendants of China, we have lived overseas for many years and had no relatives and friends in Zhongtu for a long time. When we first returned to Zhongtu, people were unattached and our foothold was not stable. At that time, it was during the period of the Boxer Rebellion. The Eight-Nation Alliance had captured Beijing. The Qing court fled to Xi'an and temporarily breathed and safe. The entire country was in danger. At that time, we should focus on saving the country first. Therefore, we temporarily depended on the Qing court and fought against the Eight-Nation Alliance, and eliminated the external dangers first."

Xia Sigong nodded and said, "Speaker Qin said very well, but now all countries have retreated, the Qing court has returned to Beijing, and the Youth League has also gained a foothold in Shandong. I wonder when you plan to raise the flag and launch an official anti-Qing?"

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "This has to wait until the time is right."

Xia Simin was a little puzzled and said, "When the time is ripe?"

Qin Zheng said: "This has to be divided into two aspects: one is internal timing and the other is external timing. From the perspective of internal timing, although we have a foothold in Shandong, the entire land reform in Shandong has not been completed, so our rule in Shandong will not be stable. In addition, our five-year plan, only when our five-year plan is completed can it be considered that the industrial system is initially established and the self-producing capacity of various weapons and ammunition can be achieved. Once an incursion occurs, there will definitely be war. If even the self-producing of weapons is not achieved, what else can we talk about overthrowing the Qing court? In addition, it will cost money to fight. When we first arrived in Shandong, we did not accumulate enough and it will take a certain amount of time to accumulate the materials and funds needed for the war. Therefore, only when these conditions are met can we officially raise the flag to start the matter."

Xia Simin said: "It is not an exaggeration to be cautious in your actions. However, with your current strength, it is really easy to overthrow the Qing court. Shandong is only a few hundred miles away from Beijing. Moreover, you still own Tianjin and are even closer to Beijing. Therefore, are you a little too cautious?"

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "The Qing court is not the dead bone in the tomb. It is indeed not a waste of the power of banning the country. What we are concerned about is still European and American countries. Although all countries have withdrawn their troops, they may not be willing. If there is another change in China, it is afraid that something will happen again. Moreover, the Qing court has always been weak and incompetent to the outside world, and seeks to survive by selling the country, but is very strict in preventing it from internally, and paying for "will rather give it to a friendly country than to a slave". Therefore, in a very urgent situation, I am afraid of the Qing Dynasty. The court will not hesitate to sell the country's sovereignty and ask for help from all countries, so that they can lead wolves into the house and repeat the old story of Wu Sangui; other countries are thousands of miles away, and it is not a big problem. Only Japan in the east and Russia in the north are both adjacent to our country, with ambitions and often annexing our territory. Once we raise the flag to fight against the Qing Dynasty, Japan and Russia will be moved. The strength of these two countries cannot be underestimated. If we send troops to interfere, the consequences will be unpredictable, and we must not be careful."

Xia Situ was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but feel a little stern, saying, "It's still because you're thinking carefully, but you're not thinking carefully. But in this way, when will you overthrow the Qing court and reorganize our China?"

Qin Zheng said: "Then there is no need to worry, because the countries are not monolithic, even between Japan and Russia, there are very deep conflicts. There will be a fight and war within five years. In this way, it is our opportunity, and this is the external opportunity. Of course, if our own strength reaches the level, even if Japan and Russia interfere, it will be enough to win, and there will be no need to worry about external opportunity. Otherwise, if you are not careful, you will probably put China in danger of being doomed."

After a pause, Qin Zheng said again: "It is of course a good thing to make China prosperous and strong, but as the saying goes, haste will not be achieved. It is easy to govern a province, but difficult to govern a country. What's more, China's accumulated ills and weaknesses have been accumulated for a long time, with a large land and a large population and a large population. Even if we want to eliminate ills and innovate, it is a lot of tricks. How can we do it easily? If there is a slight mistake, it will not only affect millions of people, but I am afraid that the country will not be defeated. Governing a big country is like cooking a small freshman. You must be careful."

Xia Simin was silent for a while before laughing bitterly, saying, "Your public is still far-reaching in thinking, it's really not enough."

Qin Zheng laughed and said, "Where, where, the rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of every man. To revitalize China, we cannot rely solely on the strength of our family. Instead, we should concentrate all knowledgeable people in China, and work together to share weal and woe. Only then can we do it."

When Xia Simin heard this, she couldn't help but feel energetic and said, "Well, well, as long as it is to revitalize China and save the people from water and fire, she will be responsible for her. She is willing to do her best. Even if she goes through fire and water, she will not avoid it. She just doesn't know what she can serve for her."

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "We want to invite Mr. Xia to go to Japan again. First, we contact those who are determined to serve the country and come to Shandong to discuss the plan to save the country with us. Second, we try our best to persuade Chinese students in Japan. As long as they have the ambition to serve the country, they can come to Shandong. We will recruit materials in detail. Here we can not only apply what we have learned, but also save the country and the people. To be honest, our industrialization construction here is lacking in young people with culture."

Xia Sigong nodded and said excitedly: "Okay, I have no debts to rely on my responsibilities. Although I have not been in Japan for a long time, I have also made some groups that are determined to serve the country. There are many passionate people who can contact you and discuss plans to save the country. Moreover, there are indeed many Chinese students in Japan, and they all have the ambition to serve the country. I will definitely persuade them to come to Shandong. Since this is the case, then don't hesitate to do anything, and leave for Japan immediately afterwards."

In fact, the time traveler asked Xia Simin to go to Japan and establish contact with these anti-Qing groups in Japan was only a secondary goal. After all, the time traveler had his own plans and would not participate in their anti-Qing activities. He just wanted to borrow their overseas connections and open up trade routes in Nanyang. The main goal was to attract Chinese students from Japan to Shandong. Of course, these two goals were not contradictory, because among these anti-Qing groups in Japan, many of them were Chinese students.

One of the main difficulties faced by the East China government now is that there is a huge shortage of young people with culture and knowledge. Because in the process of establishing industrialization, a large number of educated and knowledgeable people need to participate. In a short period of time, it is difficult for the East China government to significantly improve its population quality. Therefore, the East China government has tried every means and has introduced more than 200 students from Shanghai. However, this is just a drop in the bucket, so it has turned its attention to overseas students.

Of course, the quality of international students is higher than that of students who stay in China. After all, they are people who have gone abroad, so they also have a certain international perspective. As long as students studying abroad are studying abroad, their loyalty to the Qing court will be greatly reduced. This is because foreign speech is relatively free. Because they talk about China's current affairs in foreign countries, they basically say a hundred words. Of course, foreign governments will not control it. The Qing government is beyond the reach, and they are talking about China's current affairs overseas.

Of course, there would be no good things to say to the Qing court; secondly, there were many anti-Qing revolutionary groups abroad, so they naturally tried their best to belittle the Qing court. Even if there were emperors like Kang Youwei, Guangxu was the only one who wanted to drown. He also criticized the other people in the Qing court because they were Cixi. Of course, the Qing court itself had too many bad things and didn't need to be erased at all, and they were just black. Even if there were only people who wanted to whitewash the Qing court, they could not find any reason.

In such an environment of influence, even some young students who were loyal to the Qing court in China would change their courses in a short time after going abroad and become firm anti-Qing forces. This is more in line with the needs of the East China government. This is also incomparable to the students who stay in China. A considerable number of Chinese students are still studying the Four Books and Five Classics and preparing to take the scientific examination.

In fact, the Qingting sent overseas students to the United States very early. From 1872 to 1875, Yung Wing, under the support of Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang, the Qing court sent four batches of 120 students to study in the United States. The average age of these students when they went abroad was only 12 years old, so they were also called "living children". Although this time, studying in the United States was a start and abrupt end, most people did not have time to complete their studies, there were many well-known figures in modern Chinese history, such as Zhan Tianyou, Cai Shaoji, Tang Shaoyi, Liang Dunyan, Cai Tinggan, etc.

Later, although Qingting no longer organized a group study abroad action, the government sent overseas study abroad never stopped, but it was mostly conducted under the famous discussions of local people or schools. For example, in 1877, Fujian Naval Academy sent students to study in the UK and learn naval knowledge. These students were the backbone of the Beiyang Navy later; later Sheng Xuanhuai founded the Beiyang University Hall and sent students to study in the United States one after another. There were also some students who went abroad at their own expense, and some schools founded by churches in China, which also organized some students to study abroad.

The Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 was a very important watershed in the history of Chinese study abroad. Before the Sino-Japanese War of 1895, the total number of people studying abroad was not large, and most of them were public sermons and less self-paid. The destinations for studying abroad were mainly European and American countries such as the United States and Britain. However, after the Sino-Japanese War of 1895, the number of people studying abroad increased sharply, and the proportion of people studying abroad increased sharply, while the majority of countries studying abroad were Japan.

This is mainly because the Qing court's disastrous defeat in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 reminded many Chinese people to realize that the repair-making changes of the Westernization Movement could not save China, so they could only find a way to save the country abroad and learn from foreign countries in all aspects. However, Japan defeated the old empire of the Qing court after the Meiji Restoration, which also made many Chinese people admire Japan. Moreover, China and Japan have similar cultures. Therefore, at that time, it was generally believed that Japan's path to self-improvement was worthy of reference by China.
Chapter completed!