"The Manchus have learned lessons from countless ethnic minorities in history who have occupied the Central Plains before entering the country. They know very well that relying on a few to enslave the majority is very dangerous and unrealistic. They may be able to gain some advantages in the short term, but sooner or later they will We have to let the Han people fight back..."
"Not only are they fighting back, the Han people are also good at grabbing some interest. Those Han people are wilted and bad... So the Manchus began to form alliances. He decided to form an interest alliance with the most populous and powerful ethnic groups to control the Central Plains together. wealth..."
"Mongolia was the first to get on the chariot. They need ironware, salt, tea bricks, various medicines, cloth, silk and other goods from the Central Plains. They also need the annual taxes from the Han people to support their luxurious life..."
"There are also the Hui tribes. Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong also tried to win over each other, and finally coaxed and persuaded them to get on their own chariots. Those border Hui tribes did not need to pay a penny in taxes to the court, but they could often get The support of goods and silver from the Central Plains, not to mention other things, how much money is it just for the annual white disaster and drought in the grassland?"
"Ahem...Look at Tibet. The Manchus have established Tibetan Buddhism as their state religion. There are lamasery temples built everywhere in the Qing Dynasty. How many Taoist temples are there in the capital? How many Taoist temples are there? Lama Temple? How many living Buddhas canonize it, and how much gold and silver are offered as offerings..."
"In fact, all strategies have roots. What they do is nothing more than using the few to control the majority. Only by forming cliques can they control the Central Plains more easily. The Han people... in their eyes are just a group of slave laborers who only know how to work!"
Facing the old farmers and his own brothers, Zeng Guofan finally spoke out what was in his heart. This was also a high-level imperial mentality that they had never touched before. This was a true national grand strategy. Read the full text of the latest chapter Read the full text of the latest chapter
Zeng Guofan is worthy of being an outstanding person. Like Xiao Letian, he has the ability to extend the time axis. When faced with a problem, they can extend the time axis to hundreds of years and thousands of years, and then analyze it comprehensively. In this way, your mind will not be bound by the fog in front of you.
Both Ninth Marshal and the old farmer were dumbfounded. Ninth Marshal himself was also a scholar. There was actually only a thin layer of paper between him and his eldest brother. Now that he understood it, he naturally had an epiphany.
Jiu Shuai was so surprised that he was sweating profusely. He didn't expect that his realm was so different from that of his elder brother. It was really the first time for him to look at problems from this perspective.
After all, the old farmer was a warrior, and he had more of a decisive and decisive warrior spirit. Hearing the conspiracy and conspiracy of the Manchus for two hundred years, he suddenly became angry and breathed heavily. The cold towel in his hand was twisted tighter and tighter, and finally the water-soaked towel that was filled with strong internal force was twisted into pieces in an instant.
"Damn it! Are you bullying me, the Chinese? It's so despicable..."
Zeng Guofan waved his hand, "Actually, it's not despicable. If the minority group wants to live, or even want to live well, they have to use this kind of poisonous trick and underhanded tactics. Otherwise, with the huge number of Han people, they would have chewed up their bones." There’s nothing left…”
"Now the situation has changed. The Westerners are coming from the sea. The Manchus have suffered heavy losses in several battles. At this time, the dream of a heavenly kingdom has gradually faded. Those Manchus who took the lead in calming down have thought of their few. The identity of the ethnic group..."
"Once you get rid of your arrogance, what do you think the Manchus will do?"
Marshal Zeng shook his head, "There won't be any self-improvement, nor will there be any great industrial development. The Manchus don't understand construction by nature. That's not what they are good at... Their only choice is still the old road, that It’s just to win over the foreign races from the West and form an alliance!”
"The Han people are a gold mine. In the past, the Manchus and those other ethnic groups shared the gold. Now the British, French, and Russians have come and want to share the gold in this gold mine... At first, the Manchus refused to agree. What should I do if I try to fight but I can’t win?”
"Hahaha... If you can't beat us, let's negotiate and divide the distribution rights of this gold mine again. It's better for each family to have less to eat than to be defeated and have nothing to eat at all!"
"To give a simple example, the Manchus themselves used to take 60%, but now they let the Westerners come in to mix it up, and the foreign guns and cannons coupled with the civil war... As a result, they found that they could not get 60%, so what should they do? Then betray the country and sell 30% of his money to the foreign devils..."
"It's better to keep 30% for yourself than not to be able to keep 10%! So don't accuse the Manchus of being traitors to the country. What did they sell? In fact, they didn't sell anything! It's just a renegotiation of the proportion of the loot among the robbers..."
Having said that, Zeng Guofan was already exhausted and couldn't explain it anymore. His clothes were soaked with cold sweat. He gently waved his hand to Jiu Shuai and said, "Go... let me rest! You can find a way to send Xiao Letian a message." Report...tell him to be careful, be careful, and don't let anyone raid the Far East Volunteer Army's lair..."
The handsome man was sleepy and fell asleep with his head on the pillow. The old farmer and the ninth handsome man quietly left the room and stood in the cold wind and took a few deep breaths.
The old farmer said with great sadness and indignation, "Why are you protecting such a bullshit imperial court? Why didn't the commander rebel against him! Why didn't he rebel..."
Jiu Shuai shook his head, sighed and patted the old farmer on the shoulder, "I didn't understand it before, but now I understand! It's not that my eldest brother doesn't have the imperial dragon spirit, or that I don't have that ability... It's a pity that my eldest brother doesn't have that opportunity. ah!"
"Rebellion does not happen overnight, it takes time to build it up little by little... My eldest brother and I are both old. We have the ability but we have no time. No wonder my eldest brother values Xiao Letian so much! Age is everything, and youth is naturally invincible..."
"If Xiao Letian wins this battle, he will go back to Europe and try his best... I'm afraid there will be no one in this world who can control him!"
The old farmer said unwillingly, "Then let's make him wedding clothes for free?"
The Ninth Commander had an epiphany at this moment. He looked at the old farmer with a smile and asked, "Then we should make wedding clothes for the Manchus for free?"
The old farmer was stunned by one sentence, and the night wind blew away his heart.
Fu Qing's telegrams were collected in front of the old man. He did not dare to neglect and quickly put together the details of his talks with the Russian minister and the telegram and sent it to the Forbidden City.
But something unexpected happened to Weng Tonghe. The Queen Mother of the two palaces did not express the slightest expression. She just nodded and praised the old man and Fu Qing, and finally the matter was shelved.
The old man and Fu Qing each returned to their original posts, and the negotiation team was disbanded!
Before the war, the air throughout East Asia seemed to have solidified, and everyone's eyes were turned to the sea to the east. This battle was destined to change the political power structure in East Asia, and at this moment, the Russian fleet was gradually approaching the Amami Oshima.
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