"This slap is not because of your disobedience! It's just because of your stupidity!"
Xiao Letian looked very iron-clad, "You use your pathetic, deplorable, and ridiculous way of judgment to speculate on me? Speculate on a Chinese leader who holds the sky in his hand?"
"I can become famous all over the world with just one book, and I can capture the Ryukyu Kingdom with dozens of guards... and now I can even show off my power on the Prancing Horse France!"
"Can you guess what I'm thinking? You dare to guess!"
"I will benefit the most if you die? What kind of bullshit judgment? It's my shame to have a disciple like you!"
"Okay, okay... your heart has gone wild, and you have made your own judgment... I can't keep you anymore, and I don't want to keep you anymore! If you want to leave, just leave..."
"From now on, you are the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and I am the head of state of the Chinese nation... From now on, we will have no emotional entanglements!"
"Since you want to take charge early and take charge of this empire personally, then... let's start with foreign affairs negotiations!"
Previously, the Dragon Guards had been carrying Xiao Letian's briefcase, which was quietly placed beside the table. Xiao Letian opened the briefcase and took out a thick document from it.
"This is a treaty that was drawn up a long time ago. I wanted to show it to you when you took charge in three years... Now that you have to leave early, take a closer look and sign it!"
Zai Chun touched his hot face, with tears of grievance hanging from his eyes. He wanted to refute but did not dare. When his eyes fell on the pile of documents, his expression immediately became dull.
Xiao Letian sighed in his heart, the day has finally come for the showdown, it depends on whether Emperor Tongzhi will succeed!
After the Battle of Sedan in 1870, the Chinese's largest strategic plan against the mainland finally began to be implemented, which was called the 'Fortress Plan' in later history.
This is a very large strategic concept to encroach on the Qing Dynasty. This plan does not follow the old path of conquering cities and changing dynasties, but a new system of parallel advancement of politics, economy, culture, and military.
What Zai Chun saw at this moment were the concession bills drawn up by the Chinese, Jiaodong Peninsula, Jiaozhou Bay, Nanjing, Wuhu, Anqing, Jiujiang, Hankou, Hanyang...
There are twelve large-scale industrial zones in the Shandong Peninsula, the Yangtze River Basin, and the Xingluomi Chinese Concession.
Not only that, there are plans for six large-scale industrial zones in Wenzhou, Fuzhou, Xiamen... and even Guangzhou, along the long southern coastline.
This is a bundled industrial zone development plan, which details the area, administrative planning, and annual rent amount of each industrial zone.
On the surface, these industrial zones look a bit like British and French concessions, but the difference is that Chinese concessions require high rents. The rent in the first year alone is as high as 30 million Chinese dragon-patterned silver coins. It is the direct financial revenue of the imperial court.
Moreover, the treaty was clearly written, recognizing the sovereignty of the Qing Dynasty and retaining the right to public security in the industrial zone. In order to prevent public sentiment from all parties from counterattacking, the zone operated completely according to the model of the Northern Industrial Zone.
To put it bluntly, it means building a high wall to enclose it and minimizing the flow of people inside and outside. This can be regarded as giving Confucian scholars a face and minimizing the impact of various new things in the industrial zone on people's hearts.
Zai Chun's face turned pale when he saw it, "This... so many... the court will definitely not pass it... this will cause a stir!"
Xiao Letian said nonchalantly, "That's your problem. Don't you want to be in charge? Don't you want to make a difference? Then you have to solve the problem..."
"Child, you have no choice! You have seen the truth of this world. You are well aware of the huge power of a strong military and industrialization. You want to control a big empire of 10 million square kilometers without money, no army, and no industrial strength. , is that possible?”
"I know you want to do it yourself, but unfortunately, you have no money, no experience, and no talent! It will probably take twenty or thirty years before your industrial system takes shape!"
"Can you guarantee that there won't be any problems in Sheji for such a long time?"
"Perhaps there are careerists who will take advantage of your infancy to overthrow your rule! It is true that the Forbidden City is an imperial city, but it is also a prison for killing people!"
Zai Chun's face turned pale with fright, "No, this is absolutely not possible... This is a loss of power and humiliation of the country! The Eight Banners and the Han ministers will explode!"
"With so much land, the total area is almost 80,000 to 90,000 square kilometers... If I give you so much land as a concession, do you still want the dignity of my empire?"
"You are trying to build a state within a state from our Qing Dynasty!"
Hahaha... Xiao Letian laughed wildly, "It depends on how you face this problem! To say that it is a country within a country, does the Northern Industrial Zone in Tanggu count as a country within a country? Can your current administration manage it? ?"
"Are the foreign concessions in Shanghai and Guangzhou...or even Dongjiaominxiang in Sijiu City considered a country within a country? Have you purged it?"
"Even the two provinces of France, Alsace and Lorraine are currently occupied by the Prussians. Is this considered a country within a country? Let me tell you the truth, after this bloody battle, it is very likely that these two provinces will be occupied by the Prussians. To be cut off by the Prussians!"
"How much land is this? Much bigger than my concession, right? The French will also have to hold their noses to identify it!"
"The situation is stronger than the person, so you have to learn to bow your head!"
"Zaichun! As long as you sign this series of concession agreements, you will have a guaranteed financial income of 30 million per year. How many things do you think you can do?"
"And this base is increasing every year with development!"
"More importantly, there are so many industrial zones that produce countless industrial products every year...steel, machinery, foreign guns and cannons...I can provide you with these at cost prices!"
"Waging a war means fighting for money and resources! If you want to take complete power and eliminate all careerists, can you do it without guns and bullets? If you can't make them yourself, don't you still have to buy them?"
"Who will I look for to buy it then? A foreigner? How much money do you think it will make for you? What's more, foreigners only care about profits and not people. It will be fine to sell it to you when the time comes, but can't it be sold to Prince Gong?"
Zai Chun's face turned even paler, "Master... you... you mean... give everything only to me?"
"Haha, that's right! Not only will I sell it to you at the cost price, I can even give you part of it in proportion. Who makes you my apprentice? I can't just watch you be overthrown by careerists!"
Having said this, Xiao Letian picked up the wine glass and poured himself a glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp. "Your Majesty... there is one more thing you must keep in mind!"
"If you don't sign, I'm afraid there are many people in the Eight Banners who want to sign with me..."
"Don't make a mistake!"
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