"Wei Chen doesn't dare..." The three people quickly knelt down and confessed. "Wei Chen didn't mean that. Wei Chen just wanted to express... He wanted to say that the threshold of Xiao Letian's Chinese order is too high and has blocked many people. Outside, just being a civilian has many restrictions, let alone a citizen?"
"Your Majesty, don't be angry. Xiao Letian has already offended all the scholars in the world by abolishing the four classes of the people. Who else will sincerely follow him except those deviants? The things that Your Majesty is worried about do not exist, but they are not there yet. It’s just that serious!”
Mr. Qingsan said nervously, "Your Majesty, don't underestimate the untouchables! What is nobility? Only through comparison can there be nobility or disgrace. Being low is just relative to being noble. Being low is a state and not an insult!"
"Just like if we want to build a tall building, we must lay a solid foundation. Just like the pyramids mentioned by the Europeans, they are all made of huge stones hundreds of meters high. Without those huge groups of stones at the bottom, how can it be possible? How about showing the nobility of those stones at the top?”
"All peoples are soil. Although the soil is a little dirty, the dirtier it is, the better the crops will grow! How can there be such a clear distinction between good and bad in governing a country? Your Majesty, please don't speak nonsense, don't speak nonsense..."
After all the hard work and persuasion, Zai Chun, who was about to collapse because of the anger from the Chinese leader, finally felt much better.
After all, he is still a child, and his mind is not completely determined. Once thoughts of good or evil arise, they will naturally be resolved as long as he meets a good person and tries to persuade him.
Zai Chun muttered, "But...but after all, Ryukyu has become independent. This is no longer my vassal state. If this has always been my vassal state, wouldn't it be more reasonable and legal for me to inherit my master's family business in the future?" ?"
Someone reported the secret meeting outside Shuri City to Xiao Letian that afternoon. Although Xiao Letian didn't know the specific details of what Zai Chun and the others said, he could guess pretty well.
"Let them go! The road is their own, and the choice is in their hands... What's more, the separation of Ryukyu from the vassal domain is indeed a blow to Zai Chun. Originally, my plan was to wait until Zai Chun successfully took over. It’s a pity that the Chinese order was promulgated!”
"The plan has changed. Who would have thought that we would start fighting with Lao Maozi in the Far East so quickly? Who would have thought that Yang Zhi's defection would happen in such a short period of time?"
"People's hearts are so unpredictable! I can only throw out the Chinese code as early as possible, use the Six Lords, Eighteen Counts, etc. and various new ideas to unify people's hearts and let all people see hope... I only want an incident like Yang Zhi's defection, It can become less and less!”
When Wang Huaiyuan heard this in the study room, he quickly stood up and bowed and saluted, "This is my subordinate's sin. Please punish me, Prime Minister!"
"Sit down, sit down! You don't need to take the blame for this. It's because I didn't think about the system of rewards and punishments in advance. It's because I overestimated human nature, and that's how I got the retribution for the Yang Zhi incident. You don't need to take the blame for me... …”
"Things in this world are always intertwined with pros and cons. If the Chinese code is introduced too late, many brothers with low patience will be confused and even defect... But if the Chinese code is introduced too early, it will be too early. The various forces outside are paying attention, which adds a lot of variables!"
"Governing a country is difficult! Governing the Chinese people is even more difficult and hard work... I really want to take off this burden and travel around the world. I really want to find a successor and retire as soon as possible..."
Xiao Letian said a few words with emotion and looked up to see the Four Heavenly Kings, Dragon Lord Xiang Ying and others all with grim faces, filled with words. He quickly waved his hands and said with a smile, "I'm just kidding, I'll work for a few more years, let's continue." Discussion, what aspect of the Russian fleet were you talking about just now? Well, it’s supplies. Xiang Ying’s analysis was very good..."
Xiao Letian didn't take Zai Chun's complaints to heart at all. He also didn't pay attention to the attitudes of other forces. He was concerned but not moved. This is Xiao Letian's ability, but people with this kind of ability are the most important in the world. Still very few.
The news of the promulgation of the Chinese Code spread throughout East Asia within one day. With the convenience of the newly built East Asia Telegraph Network, it reached Fusang in the north, Southeast Asia in the south, and famous cities such as Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Lion City, almost There was a sensation in an instant.
On this day, all the military telegraph offices in Ryukyu were occupied by VIPs from all parties. They relied on their status as VIPs to unreasonably let the female Marine telegraph soldiers send messages 24 hours a day.
The Chinese code contains thousands of words, and it would take too much time to send it all by telegraph. However, VIPs from the British, American, Hunan Army, Manchu Qing... and other powerful forces would not pay attention to the telegraph female soldiers. Lianxiangxiyu, each one roared like a cow, and used his fist to jump in line.
The remaining small forces, such as the small countries in Southeast Asia, North Korea, and the wealthy business groups in Jiangnan... There are also spies from hostile forces such as Russia and France. These people also need to send telegrams, but they cannot get the military to do so. If you don’t have a telegraph machine, you can only grab a private transmitter.
"What are you talking about? A silver coin with a dragon pattern for each word? You are robbing money! You are trying to make money for the country! You are a profiteer..."
"Bah...you have the guts to say it again? Who has made the country poor? The prime minister issued the Chinese code. This is a great joy. How dare you say it is a national crisis? What is your name? What is your surname? Where do you live? Which country are you from... Hey, hey, why are you running?"
"Grandma, you still want to send a telegram when you don't have money? The Prime Minister invested huge sums of money to lay copper wires in the sea. He spent countless money. If he didn't sell it more expensive, he would lose money to death? Wait in line for me, one person. A word is worth a silver coin, but it doesn't matter if you like it or not..."
There are already many telegraph machines in Ryukyu that provide commercial services. Some of these telegraph machine owners work alone, and some of them join together. I believe that after more than ten years, a large number of telegraph business outsourcing companies will appear among them. .
Relying on the big tree of Ryukyu Telegraph Corporation, these subcontracting companies had to live a good life for more than half a century.
Soon the cost of private telegrams soared to a sky-high price of one silver coin per word, but this alone could not stop representatives from various forces who wanted to send telegrams. To be honest, those who really dared to send spies to Ryukyu would not care about Manpachi. The cost is a thousand silver coins.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, all the details of the Chinese code were made public. Three days later, Europe and the United States also received the detailed text of the code, and the whole world was in an uproar.
According to the custom, there is only a New Year's sacrificial ceremony in the Forbidden City on the first day of the lunar month, and there will be no court meeting to discuss matters. Originally, according to the arrangement of the imperial court, the eight iron-hatted kings will co-host the worship ceremony at the Temple of Heaven on the first day of the lunar month this year. Guiziliu should also attend the ceremony. After all, when the emperor is away, these princes are the most noble men.
But the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven had just begun, when Guizi Liuyi? and Yixuan received shocking news. The two left the people offering sacrifices to heaven and ran out without saying a word, leaving everyone around them stunned.
"Is there a rebellion outside? Are you running like a donkey and rushing to reincarnate?"
