Emperor Tongzhi's bow was so earth-shattering that more than 30,000 people present were dumbfounded!
From ancient times to the present, there is no reason for emperors to salute the people. What are people? For the emperor, all the people are his children!
Everyone present could no longer hold their nerve, and no one cared about the rules of the new army at this time. With Emperor Tongzhi as the core, the surrounding soldiers fell to their knees like waves of wheat blown by the wind.
"Long live it! Long live my lord, don't blame yourself...for ruining us..."
The soldiers at the front could more or less understand the cause and effect, while the soldiers at the back simply kowtowed along with the brothers in front.
Thirty thousand new troops filled the field on their knees. What a spectacular scene!
The foreigners at the Mawei Shipyard were dumbfounded. They did not expect that the conflict would eventually be resolved in such a way. The soldiers knelt down, and even the Qing workers in the shipyard knelt down.
On the British warship at the mouth of the Minjiang River, the Marines, who had been issued with live ammunition and prepared for battle, hid behind the armored railings on the deck one by one, standing in a row with their heads exposed and watching what was happening on the shore.
From a distance, they looked like toads queuing up to watch the moon after a rainy summer night. At this moment, each of these soldiers had their mouths widened with incredible expressions.
"Didn't you say there was a dispute over pay? How come there was no conflict? Why didn't you take action..."
Their worries were in vain, and their wishful thinking completely failed. These foreigners far underestimated the influence of the Chinese people's thousands of years of loyalty to the emperor. The emperor is already considered a god on earth!
Shen Baozhen, Ma Ming and other senior executives were already kneeling on the ground crying like children. They only had one thought in their minds: "Where can I find such a good emperor? I am lucky enough to meet such a holy king in my lifetime!"
"Open the history books and search. From the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to the Tang Zong and Song Zu, is there any precedent like this? The emperor saluted the soldiers, but the emperor actually apologized to the soldiers!"
The people of that era were so simple. Emperor Tongzhi's bow made all the resentment of the 30,000 troops disappear. At this moment, they had only one thought in their hearts.
"For such a holy emperor, why not sell your life... follow Long Live Lord and fight to the end!"
The hearts and minds of the military and the people were actually drawn together at this moment, and they were all firmly united in Emperor Tongzhi!
The bent Emperor Tongzhi shed tears like broken pearls. On the one hand, he was moved by the kindness of the common people and soldiers. Today, he truly realized how simple and kind the common people at the bottom are.
You don't have to be afraid of them at all. You just need to go to them, listen to their sufferings in person, and tell your true difficulties... They will understand. You only need to give them a little bit of kindness, and the reward will be the endless Pacific Ocean. .
On the other hand, he was also thanking his master. He was bowing to Xiao Letian on the distant sea. If his master had not taken him out of Sifangtian, the wealthy prison, he would not have had such an epiphany.
It turns out that winning the hearts and minds of the people is so simple. It turns out that all you need to do is be less cunning and deceitful and be more honest with each other!
How ridiculous it was to imagine myself before! Hiding in the big tent, using anger, fear and all kinds of negative emotions to scare yourself, in fact, those so-called difficulties are actually all imaginary.
You can only be brave, you can only be brave...to face it, to accept it, to have the courage to admit it!
When you become brave, you will suddenly find that the so-called difficulty is actually a soap bubble. It looks so big, but it bursts as soon as you poke it.
Zai Chun was extremely moved, not only by the kindness of the soldiers and the teachings of his master, but he was also deeply excited by his own epiphany.
At this moment, he sees the world with a different look, so transparent and open-minded!
"Thank you! I thank you for your trust...Thank you!"
A storm disappeared just because of a conversation and a deep bow!
The hand of the pocket watch was already pointing to a quarter past two in the afternoon. Just when Emperor Tongzhi was enjoying the thrill of enlightenment that penetrated people's hearts, a fast horse suddenly ran outside the camp.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... a merchant ship suddenly docked on the Min River... under the banner of Ryukyu Mi's Grain Company..."
"The captain heard that His Majesty was in urgent need of money, so he personally brought two million yuan... He is already unloading the cargo at the pier outside Mawei... The silver coin cart has been pushed over..."
"What?" Shen Baozhen jumped up immediately. "Mi Fu's boss Mi's Grain Store? He doesn't seem to have much business dealings in Fujian..."
But he stopped talking before he finished speaking. He suddenly thought of Er Mao who left Mawei to raise money. Everyone understood that this was the person Er Mao sent to rescue him!
Emperor Tongzhi's eyes lit up and he finally straightened up. He stretched out his hand to support the 30,000 kneeling soldiers, "My Imperial Guards, get up! I'm not lying to you...the money has been deported..."
"Your reward will not be less, and the double reward I just said will not count!"
"Let the logistics officer do the counting immediately. Tonight I want all the soldiers to sleep peacefully with money in their arms!"
Long live! Long live... long live!
Thirty thousand soldiers rejoiced. This farce was finally over!
After Emperor Tongzhi walked back to the tent, as soon as he disappeared, his legs suddenly became weak and he sat down on the ground with a thud.
"Long live the Lord..." Several eunuchs rushed over to help him.
"I'm fine... I'm just a little weak... Help me sit up... Where is Ermao? Are you back..."
Emperor Tongzhi's face looked very strange as he sat on the chair. Everything that happened today was so mysterious, wonderful and unbelievable. On the one hand he was pleasantly surprised by his epiphany and courage, but on the other hand he was deeply worried.
The energy of Ermao is so great, and the economic penetration of the Chinese is so terrifying? Two million made Shen Baozhen anxious to resign and apologize, but Ermao could easily mobilize it in one morning.
What a terrifying gap this is. The gap between the Qing Dynasty and the Chinese is so huge right now!
Perhaps the economic scale of the entire Qing Dynasty is still much larger than that of the Chinese, but in terms of financial mobilization capabilities, the Chinese have far exceeded the Qing Dynasty by several orders of magnitude.
"What will happen if things keep going like this? The Qing Dynasty must cheer up. If it doesn't reform, it will die!"
Shen Baozhen and others knelt in front of Emperor Tongzhi and burst into tears, "Long live my Lord, you have been wronged. It's all because of the incompetence of the ministers..."
"As long as we have some ability, we won't let Your Majesty suffer such a squeeze... We are incompetent!"
"Stop talking about it... You have to look at both sides of this matter today. You have responsibilities, but there are also gains from this matter... At least I have conquered the hearts of these 30,000 troops!"
"And you... you have to cheer up and think about how big the gap is between us and others... we have to learn!"
"When Ermao comes back, ask him to come see me immediately!"
That afternoon, the 30,000 Imperial Guardsmen were as happy as the Chinese New Year. All soldiers received three months' pay and received a face-to-face reward from the emperor.
It's not the Nan Piao banknotes they're afraid of, it's their favorite dragon-patterned silver coins, the kind that can be blown with just one blow!
What excites them even more is that Emperor Tongzhi will give the entire army three days of rest to give them time to go home to see their parents and send money. After the rest, His Majesty will take them north to see the scenery of the imperial capital!
Note: The Hidden Dragon of the Qing Dynasty has now reached 8.3 million words. Many readers have expressed their opinions as of this writing. The basic reaction is that the plot in the later stages is too slow, and they say that my heart is filled with water!
Hey...how to say this, it’s really hard to explain!
Even if it’s not easy to explain, you still have to explain it, and you have to give an explanation!
First of all, let me be clear on my heart. There is absolutely no intention of pouring water. I do admit that the plot is slow, and why does this happen?
In fact, there is only one reason, because I have never written such a long novel before!
To be honest, Xinjing has written novels of three to four million words before and has experience in handling them, but this is the first time for me to write such a long novel!
Readers want to read a book with ease. We will not analyze problems from the author's perspective, but I can tell readers clearly that writing a novel of three to four million words is a hurdle!
The writing method within three to four million words is completely different from the writing method outside, and the effort consumed also increases exponentially!
One level of difficulty is heaven and the other level is earth, so everyone should understand!
Single-line novel promotion and multi-line novel promotion are not at the same level of difficulty at all!
In fact, creating this book is also a process of learning, exploration, and progress for me... I am not perfect in my heart!
Really, I have never said that the book Hidden Dragon of the Qing Dynasty is perfect. In fact, in my heart, readers can say that this book is worth 60 points, and I can go to the temple excitedly to fulfill my vow!
I'm really sorry. I'm still a developing writer. I'm not even a writer because I don't even have a certificate from the Writers' Association.
I'm really sorry that I can't get an answer sheet of 80 or 90%. My current ability is only at the level of 50 or 60%, especially for such a long article of almost 10 million words, and I have no experience!
The book Hidden Dragon of the Qing Dynasty is not only a happy reading with book friends, but also a difficult process of learning, exploration and progress for me!
I'm sorry, Xinjing, I don't have that awesome ability yet, and I'm sorry, I'm just a struggling guy at the moment!
Hey... Speaking of this, I suddenly remembered that I was beaten when I was a child. At that time, my father slapped me hard and cursed me.
Why don't you study hard? Snap...a slap!
Why don't you take the exam at Tsinghua University and Peking University? Bang...another scratch!
Why don't you work hard to honor your ancestors? Bang...another big mouth!
Yeah...why wouldn't I be like that?
Because I am not that material! I feel so aggrieved that I want to slap myself!
Hey...because I'm not perfect!
What can I do?
All I can do is make a little progress every day, crawling slowly like a turtle!
