6. Censuring those who attempted to delay the establishment of the Peking Imperial University. 7. Directing that the construction of the Lu Han railway be carried on with more vigour. 8. Advising the adoption of Western arms and drill for all the Tartar troops. 9. Ordering the establishment of agricultural schools in the provinces to teach improved methods of agriculture. 10. Ordering the introduction of patent and copyright laws. 11. Ordering the Board of War and the Foreign Office to report on the reform of the military examinations. 12. Offering special rewards to inventors and authors. 13. Ordering officials to encourage trade and assist merchants. 14. Ordering the foundation of school boards in every city in the Empire. 15. Establishing a Bureau of Mines and Railroads. 16. Encouraging journalists to write on all political subjects. 17. Establishing naval academies and training ships. 18. Summoning the ministers and provincial authorities to assist the Emperor in his work of reform. 19. Directing that schools be founded in connection with all the Chinese legations in foreign countries for the benefit of the children of Chinese in those countries. 20. Establishing commercial bureaus in Shanghai for the encouragement of trade. 21. Abolishing six useless Boards in Peking. 22. Granting the right to memorialize the Throne by sealed memorials. 23. Dismissing two presidents and four vice-presidents of the Board of Rites for disobeying the Emperor's orders that memorials should be presented to him unopened. 24. Abolishing the governorships of Hupeh, Kwang-tung and Yun-nan as a useless expense to the country. 25. Establishing schools for instruction in the preparation of tea and silk. 20, Abolishing the slow courier posts in favour of the Imperial Customs' Post. 27 Approving a system of budgets as in Western countries. But, alas, it is disastrous to try to ``hustle the East.'' The Chinese are phlegmatic and will endure much, but this was a little too much. Myriads of scholars and officials, who saw their hopes and positions jeopardized by the new tests, protested with all the virulence of the silversmiths of Ephesus, and all the conservatism of China rallied to their support.