Count the popular characters, and look at the present dynasty! Hello everyone, I am a high-quality historical field creator Qingshi Echo, today I tell a little-known hero, he was born in the Opium War, died in the Gengzi Incident, it can be said that the fate is uncertain, but it is such a character who has a big face for China. He is today's protagonist - Wu Dayi.
They all say that heroes are born in a chaotic world, and this is true. In China's history, chaotic times have always been full of talents. But sometimes, there are not only heroes in the chaotic world, but also strange people.
Looking at the history of the late Qing Dynasty, there are such famous ministers as Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, and Li Hongzhang, as well as some accomplished people such as Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao, but the role of some small people cannot be ignored, and they are also changing the course of history. The things that you think are incredible will come up during this period, and it's really breathtaking.
And today is talking about a small person, the late Qing Dynasty Capital Chayuan Left Deputy Capital Yushi Wu Dayi. The achievements of this national hero are incredible, but unfortunately many people do not know the name.
Tumen River estuary
In 1886, 25 years after the completion of the boundary survey project, Wu Dayi came to inspect the border defense work. The thin official kept stepping on every inch of the border, and then wrote a report full of national indignation to the Guangxu Emperor:
The "Wu" stele cannot be seen at the mouth of the Tumen River, which is 44 kilometers away from the sea, far more than the agreed distance; the wind and rain and the deliberate movement of the Russian side have destroyed the wooden boundary monuments of the Chinese side, and the Russian boundary monuments have crossed the territory of China, and the area around the Black Mountain has become a Russian barracks. In this way, the entire northeast will not be guaranteed, and Beijing will become the front line.
<h1>What's going on? </h1>
It turned out that this was all the evil result of the Sino-Russian "Beijing Treaty" of that year. Russia demanded that all the land east of the Ussuri River be allocated to Russia, but it re-demarcated the upper reaches of the Ussuri River, determining that "from the source of the Song'acha River, the border between the two countries exceeds Xingkai Lake to the Bailing River; from the mouth of the Bailing River down the mountain ridge to the mouth of the Hubutu River, and then from the hunchun River and the ridge in the middle of the sea to the mouth of the Tumen River, all of which belong to Russia to the east.".
At that time, the head of the Chinese border survey delegation was Cheng Qi, who was insufficient and had more than enough failures, and was tricked by the Russians. There are a total of 8 boundary pillars on the Chinese side, and the Russians have helped to erect 6, each of which is desperately offset to the Chinese side. The most important thing is that the most strategically significant one with the word "Wu" should have been only a stone's throw from the Sea of Japan, but it could not be found later! Russia's territory has expanded, and China is farther away from the sea...
Later, when the imperial court saw this letter, it had more than enough heart but insufficient strength. Cheng Qi's faction waited to see the joke, so Wu Dayi made up his mind and must complete this impossible task. At the negotiating table, under the circumstance that the heavens and places were favorable and an advantage was not occupied, Wu Dazheng was wise and courageous, and he grew a face for the motherland.
Wu Dazheng
The first is to argue on the basis of reason and demand the re-erection of the "soil" monument. The Russian side said that where the tide rises, it is the sea and refuses to change. Wu Da li retorted that the whole world knows that the mouth of the river is the mouth of the sea. Since it was based on a formal treaty, wu da lied, and Russia could not find an excuse and had to reluctantly give in.
As a result, the "soil" monument pushed outward, and the land with a total area of 10 square kilometers returned to the motherland, and the sea was clearly visible.
Wu then proposed that China and Russia share the right to the sea on the Tumen River. The Russians were astonished to learn that this representative, unlike the original straw bale, had a modern sense of sea power, and the Russians categorically refused. Wu Dayi repeatedly negotiated with the Russian side, claiming that if this matter was not considered, other matters would be exempted from discussion, and finally an agreement was reached: the right to go to sea could not be shared, but Chinese ships could borrow the road to go to sea, and Russia could not stop it.
Since then, China has the legal right to go down the river, and a cup of tea can enter the Sea of Japan. Considering the complex geopolitics of Northeast Asia and the fact that the Tumen River was actually granted the right to the sea, the strategic significance was far-reaching, and Wu Dayi's vision was really far-reaching.
128 years later, in May 2014, China and Russia signed an agreement in Shanghai to share the Zarubino seaport. The harbor is only 18 kilometers from Hunchun in China and is the largest port in Northeast Asia, and the precondition for this agreement was prepared by Wu Dayi.
The Russians did not expect that Wu Dayi would next "gain inches" and ask for the Black Dingzi Mountain area. There is no precedent for spitting out meat into the mouth in Russia. Wu Dayi deliberately said that the land to be opened to the sea first, the Russians were furious and did not give in to each other. The Russians also turned on the headlights of Vladivostok's warships, showed off their force to the Chinese, and persuaded Wu to give up. Wu Dayi had already made arrangements, and the entire Beiyang Fleet arrived, turned on all the electric lights, and warmly invited the Russian representatives to visit the Dingyuan ship.
At that time, the Sino-Japanese Naval Battle had not yet broken out, and this Beiyang Fleet was the first in Asia, and the Dingyuan was still the most advanced warship in the world. After weighing it up, the Russians painfully returned the Black Dingzi Mountain area to Zhao, which is the jingxin town of Hunchun today.
During the first border inspection, Wu Da Li proposed to the central government to open up the entire territory of northeast China and allow immigration. However, the northeast is the land of Longxing and the strategic rear of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and closing the northeast is the basic national policy, and there is no room for discussion. But Wu Da Li understood that the reason why the northeast was cannibalized by outsiders was because of the decline in population. Only when the population increases and resources are utilized can the northeast be stabilized.
After concluding the rights protection negotiations with Russia, Wu Dayi was angry and replaced all the tattered wooden stele left by Cheng Qi, plus the replacement, a total of 36 stone stele stood majestically. There is also a golden shining bronze boundary monument, four meters high, which reads: The territory has a table and a state dimension, and this pillar can be erected and unmovable!
stele
From the perspective of land alone, Wu Dayi won only one hundred and ten kilometers for the motherland. However, from the beginning of the Opium War, the Qing government's negotiations with foreign countries each ended in the reparations for the cession of land, and the land was able to be recovered, which was the only time under the Qing government. It can be said that the merit is in the thousands of autumns. In the 19th century China can have such a far-sighted vision, Wu Dayi is really extraordinary!
A national hero like Wu Dayi bravely stood up and supported the backbone of the country in the dilapidated era when the country was slaughtered by others, how can it not make people feel excited and tearful: Who said that China has no one to care!