I dressed up in 1908 Manchurian style.
He originally studied in the United States and kowtowed too much in the Forbidden City. I have seen the most modern university and the most decadent palace.
Then she died. The cause of death is: In this era, a woman should not have her own brain.
Now I live for her.
This year, the United States decided to return part of the Boxer Indemnity.
Under the shadow of 980 million taels of silver, I finally want to spit out some. All civil and military officials in the dynasty were scrambling to make up for the shortfall, build railways, and develop industries. Only no one wants to start education.
But I know where the money went.
I am a PhD student in history. I wrote a paper: "Gengzi Refunds and the Establishment of Tsinghua University: A Paradox of Cultural Colonization."
I called this money a "indulgence" - Americans used the money that should have been returned to buy the souls of the elite.
But now, in 1908, a living person stood before me.
Minister Liang Cheng asked: "Girl, do you believe education can save the country?"
How should I answer?
Tell him that the Qing Dynasty will fall in three years? Tell him that there will be masters and traitors among these international students? Tell him that every tael of silver we used was forced out from under the bayonet of the "Xin Chou Treaty"?
But if I do nothing—
Not even seeds.
So I nodded.
Use the enemy's money to raise your own seeds.
Wait for the seeds to germinate and then see if they are flowers or grass.
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[The Storm of the Late Qing Dynasty × Modern Power Strategies × Time Travel]
[Ph. D. In History × Scholars studying in the United States]
[Adapted from a true story · I know the ending, but I still have to do it]
Purpose: Use the enemy's money to raise your own seeds