After that small class ended, Xiao Letian did not teach any more small classes for more than half a month. Everyone was depressed, especially the little emperor who had worked extremely hard in military training since that day. The eleven-year-old child Originally Shimazu Dalang gave him some care, but Zai Chun didn't want anything.
An eleven-year-old child undergoes the same intensity of military training as a seventeen- or eighteen-year-old child. If Master Long hadn't given him the Chinese medicine to recuperate his body, Zai Chun would have collapsed from exhaustion.
Zai Chun in historical records is a typical example of smart but poor health. His academic performance was relatively top-notch among the Qing Dynasty emperors, but his poor health is also famous. Unofficial history says that Zai Chun died of flower-willow disease, while official history says that Zai Chun died of smallpox.
No matter how he died, you can tell by looking at the portrait of Emperor Zaichun left by later generations. He was too weak to look like.
Thanks to these three months of military training, when the early summer heat wave began to sweep across Ryukyu, Emperor Tongzhi had changed his appearance. His skin was dark and his body was strong, and some bulging muscles could be seen on his arms.
But Zai Chun was in a very bad state of mind during this period. The tragedy of the Ming Dynasty's demise kept recurring in her dreams. How many times did he dream that the Hall of Supreme Harmony collapsed, and countless thugs rushed into the Forbidden City and killed everyone inside? Like Chongzhen, he stood on the top of Meishan Mountain and hanged himself.
What's even more strange is that in the dream, the master he had always trusted, Weng Tonghe, turned into an executioner with a butcher's knife in his hand, and one after another the royal family members died under his knife.
Teenagers are in the period when their outlook on life is being shaped. I don’t know if it was his luck to meet Xiao Letian at this age.
King Shangtai was also shocked. During this period, he didn't read much Confucian classics. Instead, he studied hard with Xiao Letian's various class notes. On weekdays, he went to private private servers to communicate with businessmen.
There are also those enyangzhong and college students who are about to go abroad. During this period, they have even forgotten food and sleep to study. In the final preparation time before going abroad, they held various small pledge meetings in series, and even made a blood oath to study together. Cheng returned to China and used his own power to fight against those bureaucrats.
The Prime Minister has long said that ideas are immortal. Whether they are good ideas or bad ideas, they will always exist in human society. All we have to do is to strive to let good ideas dominate society.
"To put it more clearly, we, the newly awakened literati, must work hard to be ourselves, make our group larger, and make our influence wider and wider. We are role models for all the people in the country to see with their own eyes. , Who should I believe?"
"I swear that while I am studying abroad, I will not be greedy for the prosperity of a foreign country, I will not relax my ambition to study, I will not waver in my loyalty to the Prime Minister, and I will not be contaminated by all the filth of bureaucratic thinking..."
"I swear to devote my whole life to working hard for the rejuvenation of the nation, burning myself to illuminate others..."
In classroom after classroom, various small clubs are gathering together to make their own vows in candlelight. The day of departure is getting closer and closer.
Perhaps due to the intentional actions of these students, the record of the Prime Minister's speech in a private classroom was actually circulated. Hu Xueyan, who was about to leave Ryukyu, held the thick stack of handwritten manuscripts and cried like a child.
Every word spoken by a politician is extremely important, so since ancient times, emperors, generals, and ministers, including future generations of presidents and prime ministers, have all been cautious in their words and deeds.
Maybe those democratically elected presidents who make speeches can be louder, but leader-level politicians who truly hold military and political power cannot say anything casually.
Because all your words will become evidence for the people to speculate on your governance, Xiao Letian's speech in this small class has determined the future pattern of Ryukyu mercantilism, and all businessmen in East Asia were happy to hear it.
If merchants are reused, they will definitely support them. In fact, Xiao Letian does not need to support merchants excessively, as long as his army can provide protection. Sometimes what merchants need is just a little sense of security.
As soon as Hu Xueyan returned to Jiangnan, he began to secretly contact businessmen close to him. According to the intelligence sent back by the spies from the Criminal Hall, countless big businessmen in Jiangnan cried like children after reading the prime minister's quotations. Wash them all.
Many companies have begun to send core family members to Ryukyu for inspections. Shopkeeper Fan Yan has been very busy during this period, and he entertains countless colleagues every day.
Hearing is false and seeing is believing. At that time, some wealthy businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River tried to move their headquarters to Ryukyu. Later, under Xiao Letian's secret order, Cai Mao conducted a naval live-fire exercise, and the forts in Shuri Castle fired three cannons in succession. .
The battleships, forts and the new army's shouts of killing were earth-shattering. The new army's toughness stunned businessmen from all over the world. During the exercise, there were also foreign merchant ships who saluted with cannons for fun.
The living reality made all the businessmen put aside their worries. The Gods of Wealth in Jiangnan had just experienced the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement. This was the timid time, and many people were transferring their wealth to the Shanghai Concession.
However, the Chinese at that time were not as admiring of foreigners as they were after the Sino-Japanese War. Compared with the Shanghai Concession, the Ryukyus, who shared the same culture and race, were more attractive.
For a time, Ryukyu businessmen gathered together, and the aura of wealth and aura walking on the street could make people turn around. A strange case that happened in June further strengthened the confidence of Jiangnan businessmen.
On June 10, Shanghai Daotai Chen Qiyuan sent troops on the Yangtze River to intercept the silk cargo ship of the Liu family in Suzhou and Hangzhou. They found cigarettes worth 200,000 yuan from the cabin. The Liu family was accused of smuggling cigarettes.
Shanghai Road interrogated seven shopkeepers of the Liu family, and neither tried nor sentenced them. They were just imprisoned in cells to endure the day. As long as the Liu family inquired, they would excuse themselves by saying that the case was under investigation.
The Liu family knew that this was an excuse for Master Daotai to ask for bribes, and that the smoke was originally a frame-up. The Liu family, as a merchant of the times, did not understand this.
He had no choice but to send money to make things right, but he didn't expect that giving money would actually lead to a crime. Chen Qiyuan angrily denounced why he bribed someone who was innocent. This further proves that the Liu family's crime of smuggling cigarettes is unforgivable.
This time, the torture began. The shopkeeper and the young master of the Liu family were beaten to a bloody pulp. It was not until the Liu family was almost destroyed that they finally figured out the truth of the matter.
It turns out that Master Daotai is not only interested in the money of the Liu family, but also the eldest daughter-in-law of the Liu family, and he tries every means to destroy the family and get the woman.
The grandfather of the Liu family died in grief and indignation. He screamed injustice three times before dying and refused to rest in peace.
The Liu family is not a giant businessman in the south of the Yangtze River. His family's property is only 1.8 million taels. In the eyes of Daotai, such businessmen are just small ants. Even if they are crushed to death, they will only be known to the people in one city and one place. Who would have known such a small Liu family in such a huge Qing country?
It doesn't matter if his reputation is ruined. Once he gets the money, he will leave here in a loud voice and he will still be an upright official in other places.
The information transmission in the late Qing Dynasty was very backward. Ninety percent of the lawlessness of local officials would not be spread. Many middle-class families were exterminated, and even the neighboring states and counties may not know about it. Therefore, the officials at that time were very bold.
Generally speaking, the grievances of the Liu family cannot be redressed. The smoke and soil are real, and the bribes are real. The Dao platform is at best an excessive sentence. Who can you blame if your family members died of illness.
But this year, something strange happened. At the end of June, a warship sailed upstream from the Yangtze River Estuary, flying the Ryukyu King's flag and the Chinese flag. It was the captured Roma. Under the command of Sima Yun and Luo Huo, this warship forcibly Four hundred new troops broke through the border and entered the Qing Dynasty's land.
The soldiers of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties were scared crazy. The new Ryukyu Army had gradually become a myth in their hearts. Even the foreigners were no match. They were expected to resist. The capital was lost, but little Shanghai still wanted to hold on.
There was no resistance at all. One of the two blue torrents went to the concession to negotiate with the foreigners, while the other rushed straight to the Daotai Yamen and blocked the heavy-smoking Daotai Master on the bed.
"The Liu family's silk and satin business in Jiangnan includes the shares of Lotte and Yang. What right does Shanghai Road have to punish our Ryukyu property? The money you confiscated from the Liu family is a large part of our Lotte and Yang. How brave..."
"Respecting the Prime Minister's order, the interests of Ryukyu merchants are sacred and inviolable. Even if there is a trial, we Ryukyu will have to judge... Now please be obedient and let me go."
Ru Lin's bayonet rushed into Daotai's mansion. Daotai, who was smoking a big cigarette, peed his pants on the spot. The Colt in Luo Huo's hand hit the master's head. The mouse-bearded master immediately fell to his knees and answered whatever he asked. .
The mature and steady Sima Yun blocked the entrance to the concession, facing the British and French officers' harsh accusations, but all he received was Sima Yun's smile, and he answered in proficient English.
"Dear friends, we are here to protect our friends. Shanghai Road has robbed Ryukyu's property. Of course we want justice. Please rest assured, foreigners, this is China's internal affairs and will never harm you. Benefit……"
Many of the soldiers behind Sima Yun were from the European Expeditionary Force, and a few of them jokingly said in English, "Hi...friends across the way, are you French? I have been to Besançon, and I have drank from you French people." There's fine wine, but I'm sorry, we didn't pay for it..."
The French soldiers' noses were so angry that the encounter on the French-Swiss border was a shame for France. These despicable Chinese people are adding salt to their wounds.
But if you lose, you lose. Xiao Letian's new army is extremely famous in Europe, and its combat effectiveness has reached the world's top level. It is expected that the police and soldiers in Shanghai will not be their opponents.
Four hours later, the New Army began to retreat. They took away all the Liu family members in the cell, as well as witnesses and testimonies. The New Army did not arrest Master Daotai.
Luo Huo patted Lord Daotai's face and said, "Go home and listen. Don't forget that His Majesty is by the Prime Minister's side. His Majesty will definitely oversee your case..."
The new army did not encounter any resistance. They passed through the city in a show of force, boarded a warship and left Shanghai. Three days later, the whole of Jiangnan exploded.
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