This is the top level of knowledge. Anyone who can have this kind of knowledge is all standing in the clouds and looking down at the gods in the human world. The current dilemma facing the Qing Dynasty is clearly explained in Xiao Letian's easy-to-understand words.
"Good apprentice, smart enough..." Xiao Letian gave a thumbs up. "The current situation in East Asia is like this. European civilization carries the light of rational thinking, holds the sword of the industrial revolution, and is backed by countless colonial resources around the world. He came towards us fiercely..."
"It is a civilization system that is completely different from Asian civilization, so people who are not our race must have different minds. Britain and France came from the sea and have already begun to attack the Pearl River Basin and the Yangtze River Basin. Don't think that it is the base camp of the Han people, you Manchus Just watch the joke..."
"Remember our north, further north of the dividing line of the Great Wall, the Russian cavalry has been advancing step by step. It took away Heilongjiang and Vladivostok seven years ago, and now it has set its sights on Xinjiang... Disciple, what they want But you, the Manchus and Mongols, really think you can keep your private land outside the customs."
"Don't think that everyone is a fool. Why don't you Manchus let the Han people out of the customs? Why do you want to build a wicker fence to confine the Han people? Your plan is nothing more than to wait for the day when your whole family will retreat outside the customs and leave a piece of the last piece for yourself. A place of safety and security..."
"But you are wrong, a big mistake. You regard the Han people as your enemies, but have you ever thought that the real enemies are behind you... Moscow, Russia has already started the Trans-Siberian Railway project. Sooner or later, you will encounter someone who is not Hordes of Cossacks, you will meet millions of crazy barbarians shouting Ula..."
"They will occupy the white mountains and black waters, build railways and factories, dig out all the mineral resources outside the customs, and then annex the Mongolian prairie until their sphere of influence reaches north of the Great Wall..."
"Haha, of course, it won't be easy for you Manchus, Mongolians and Uighurs, nor will it be easy for us Han people. Britain, France, the United States, and even countries you can't name in Europe will extend their tentacles to the traditional territory of the Han people. They know how to inherit families, do business, and fight. The final fate of the Han people is not much better..."
Xiao Letian sneered and said to the little emperor, "Sooner or later, our farming civilization and your nomadic civilization will become the food of Western civilization. Big brother, don't laugh at the second brother. Mei Xiang is just a slave."
Listening to his master's cold words, Zai Chun felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. His heart went cold. This world was so cruel. When the bright shell was torn into pieces, the bloody jungle law made the little emperor shudder.
Xiao Letian looked at the light of the candle and said faintly, "Now you know why Zeng Guofan did not rebel with half a million elites. Now you know that I clearly captured Beijing, but in the end I retreated without taking anything. Because we are the same kind of people, because we have all seen through this problem..."
"If I join forces with the Hunan Army, it will be easy to overthrow the Qing Dynasty. How many soldiers do you have and how much fighting power do you have? But you can't do that. If you really do that, the final result of our two civilizations will be Destruction together, enslavement together..."
Another reason Xiao Letian did not say is that another benefit of ethnic integration is that it can maintain the land of more than 10 million square kilometers in the Qing Dynasty. This is the most critical thing. The Han nation has been enslaved for two hundred years, so much wealth supports the Manchurian people. Qing, this is all an advance payment. Sooner or later, this money will be used to buy out the customs, Mongolia, Xinjiang, Qinghai, and Tibet.
A unified and powerful China is the master of the Asian order. This is Xiao Letian's ultimate ideal.
The education system that Emperor Tongzhi had received for more than ten years completely collapsed at this moment. The idea of great unity and the values of the monarch and his ministers all collapsed at this moment.
"It turns out that you have never been loyal to me. Those slogans you shouted are all lies. Kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times is just worshiping a puppet. Who am I? Do you look like a piece of shit when you push me?" The little emperor felt aggrieved. Everybody is about to cry.
With a crisp sound, Xiao Letian gave him a slap on the forehead, "Loyalty, you know what loyalty is. Just because you bear the name of an emperor, others will be loyal to you. All incompetent emperors in history are like this." I think so..."
"Who used Marshal Zeng? He was an official during the Daoguang period, and it was used by your father. The person who promoted him was Sushun, the eighth minister of Gu Ming... To put it bluntly, he was loyal to Sushun. I have more heart than you..."
"Weng Tonghe is loyal to you. If you have the ability, try to abolish Qingliu. See if he will be loyal to you. What about the Eight Banners disciples? You wanted to summon three hundred guards, but most of the family refused to listen. Yours, let me change the situation for you, you tell me who they are loyal to."
Xiao Letian was scolding him like this. He wanted to correct all the wrong education the little emperor had received in the past. If he overcorrected, he would have to use more force.
The little emperor burst into tears in grievance. He didn't dare to refute what the master said, and he didn't know how to refute it. Iron-clad examples were placed in front of him, and he couldn't refute them one by one.
After a long time, Xiao Le finally calmed down and threw a handkerchief for him to wipe his face. "Zaichun, do you know how I have such a group of loyal subordinates? It's not because of my reputation, but because I do everything personally. It’s my constant education.”
"Xiao Hexin, Sima Yun, Wang Huaiyuan... they are all bandits in the Taihang Mountains, and to be honest, they are all people who are inextricably connected with Changmao. It is not easy to gain their trust, and Luo Huo, Master Long comes from the common people, and they also have the wisdom of people in the world, and they are also very difficult to deceive..."
"As for the Japanese like Nohira Tai and Hyo Taro, let alone them, they are a group of bellicose barbarians. Their loyalty is very rare, but getting it is a matter of a lifetime..."
"Master, what do I rely on? What I rely on is conquering them with knowledge, what I rely on is taking the lead in battle and convincing them, what I rely on is saving people with blood under the spotlight, and what I rely on is winning again and again."
Xiao Letian smiled and recalled the past, "I still remember that I was trapped in the Taihang Mountains at that time. The stories I told about the European powers made Xiao He believe that they even forgot to eat and sleep. When I was in Sijiu City, I read a book called "Westward Journey" "Manji" can make Mr. Long unable to kill me cruelly..."
"Later I arrived in Ryukyu, and one hundred thousand Japanese thugs burned Naha into a sea of flames. I was the first one to save those expatriates. It was I who led them to defeat the strong enemy with a weak force..."
"Did you know that the largest blood-retained flag of the New Army was the one I was carrying at the time, and it had my blood on it. Later, a rule emerged in the New Army. Once the remaining-blood flag is raised, it means that there will be no fight to the death. Retreat, even if we die together."
"This rule was not made by me at all, but was decided upon by my brothers through joint discussion. In the Battle of Sadova, that big flag was our belief in victory. We relied on the breath of our hearts to win with less and more. I got through it..."
Xiao Letian looked at his apprentice and said coldly, "Now you understand what loyalty is, because I gave them a new heart, an extremely strong and brave heart."
"Go down and understand it carefully. The amount of information I taught you today is a bit large. It's up to you whether you can understand it or not. If you want to become a true emperor, you still have to learn a lot..."
The little emperor went back to the study in the back garden to rest. Hearing Er Mao say that he had not slept a wink all night, Li Mi shook his head after hearing this. He had been very busy recently and the telegraph line from Ryukyu to Kagoshima would be completed in ten days. Assuming success, the two wiring ships were to meet on Amami Oshima.
Whether this was the first telegraph line or the first submarine cable in East Asia, Xiao Letian had to personally preside over the ceremony, and that day was also the day to send off the first batch of international students, so the two celebrations were simply held together.
Now the officials in the Prime Minister's Mansion are too busy to find their way around. The venue for the ceremony must be arranged in advance, and the list of invited guests must be prepared in advance. It is said that the American Minister Hua Ruohan and the British Minister Alley, an old friend of the American pastor Lewis Everyone is coming, let alone those business representatives from Jiangnan.
There must be no mistakes in the ceremony. Emperor Tongzhi and King Shangtai must also appear, a temporary throne must be prepared, the New Army Honor Guard even specially made a batch of blank bombs, and the salute must be prepared in advance.
Xiao Letian and his subordinate officers were extremely busy, but his apprentice Zai Chun did not help at all. After finishing class that night, he went to the military camp to train with three hundred guards the next day.
During the day, Zaichun read in the corner of the military camp and watched his men train. He had lunch and dinner in the training camp canteen. In the evening, he personally taught classes in the canteen and explained to the three hundred guards the Journey to the West and the materials taught by many masters.
Of course, Zai Chun's level was not as good as Xiao Letian's, but it was no problem to give lectures to these Eight Banners disciples. Following the rise of European civilization, the little emperor reviewed all the knowledge.
The three hundred guards admired His Majesty beyond measure. Although the little emperor always used the terms "me" and "me" interchangeably, which was a little rude, no one cared. The military camp was a rude place, and the occasional curse words made His Majesty more human. Fireworks.
The little emperor is imitating the prime minister's method of winning people's hearts, regardless of whether he has learned the essence or not. Anyway, he has learned all the postures, but for the disciples of the Eight Banners, this method is enough.
From that day on, the three hundred guards devoted all their enthusiasm to training, and the little arrogance they had before was long lost to Java.
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