Industrialization is a good sword, and it is extremely complicated to forge. Weak nations and countries cannot even touch the forging method!
The forging skills of this good sword are now in the hands of Europeans and Americans. Although it is not too sharp yet, with this artifact that is beginning to take shape, an empire on which the sun never sets has been created!
This is the power of industrialization, and this is the incredible power of the artifact. It was not unfair at all for the Manchus to lose to this sword!
Whether it is Emperor Tongzhi, Prince Gong or the conspiratorial Prince Dun, they have now understood the truth. Are these people really opposed to the artifact of industrialization? No, no, they just had huge differences about the forging process of the knife and who was the person who finally controlled the knife!
And this ideological difference is the origin of the various political factions in the court. In fact, when you stand high enough, you can find that many factions appear to be connected by interests, but at the core they are actually huge ideological gaps!
Our ideas and basic values are different, so we won’t get far just relying on interests!
At this moment, Prince Dun's faction in the court has been keeping secret, and no one even knows that his political ideas are very niche!
And Prince Zai Chun and Prince Gong represented the two mainstream trends in the court at that time!
What does Zai Chun want? What I want is, 'Everything in the world is not the king's land, and the shores of the land are not the king's ministers'! What this Zaichun wants is the dream of a centralized empire!
In the eyes of Emperor Tongzhi, no matter what ethnic group you are, whether you are Manchu, Mongolian or Han Hui, whether you are from the south of the Yangtze River, the north of the Yangtze River, Shandong or Shanxi, as long as you have a population in this land of the Qing Dynasty, you are all my slaves!
It is precisely because of this ideological concept that Zai Chun also has unrealistic illusions about the Chinese territory. He also hopes that as a closed disciple, he will inherit some of his master's inheritance!
Feudal centralization, all power is concentrated in the emperor himself. Only this centralization can suppress all opposition forces in the government and the public, to force the Qing Dynasty to industrialize and realize his dream of becoming a powerful country!
From beginning to end, Zai Chun believed that only his own ideas were right and that it was the absolutely correct path!
So when Zai Chun builds this magical weapon of industrialization, he will open the door to let Chinese engineers, British scientists, American funds... and other forces that do not belong to him come together!
The monarch centralizes power. He thinks that all the power is concentrated in his hands and he can control it, because he is the master of this empire!
The more talents and materials are concentrated, will the industrialized knife be built faster? So didn’t the Qing Dynasty’s national power skyrocket?
This is Zaichun's plan. Generally speaking, it must be fast, comprehensive, and concentrate all efforts!
But Prince Gong is not like that. His political philosophy is not the imperial system of centralized monarchy. His dream is to use the Eight Banners military group to form a powerful aristocratic parliament, acting like a virtual monarch!
Emperor, you are the image of the country, just enjoy the blessings, but major national affairs must be discussed together by the Eight Banners Noble Council!
A few seats can be given to the Han people, but the Han people will never be allowed to occupy the majority of seats. The people who call the shots must be the Manchus, and they must be the high-ranking Manchu nobles, the masters and deputy masters of the Eight Banners!
This is Yixin's plan, because Yixin's dream of being an emperor has long been abolished by his father and brother, and the brutal battles in the court for many years have also made him understand that in this era, it is possible for a monarch to think about centralizing power. Already very low!
The Qing Dynasty simply did not have the basic conditions for the emergence of another Yongzheng Emperor!
Moreover, when Yi Xin served as Prime Minister and Minister Wang, he often had to deal with diplomacy, and also had to command the Hunan army and Han officials to suppress rebellions and other complicated and arduous tasks!
After these years of immersion, he also faintly noticed some signs that the Han elites were ready to move!
The Han people are unreliable. This is Yi Xin's basic judgment. He is very sure that sooner or later the Han people will rebel and overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty!
Hu people have no luck! This curse has been lingering in Yi Xin's heart! Don't think that this prophecy has been broken after the Qing Dynasty Zuo 200 years, but it is not!
This nightmare has been lingering in the hearts of all the Manchu nobles. It is the deepest nightmare in their subconscious!
Yixin saw this threat, so his idea of governing the country was to do everything possible to reduce the power of the Han people and expand the rights of the Eight Banners!
Is it good to industrialize this knife? Of course Yixin knows that, but does this knife need to be forged? This is not necessarily true. In his mind, to build this good knife, the Manchus must take the lead, and you must exclude the Han people!
Especially Xiao Letian cannot be allowed to infiltrate, this Xiao Letian is not a good person!
Yixin would rather postpone the pace of industrialization, but also try every means to maintain the foundation of the Eight Banners' rule of China. Every day that they can rule is counted, and one year that they live is counted as a year!
Two completely different concepts of governing the country, and each has its own supporters, and each also has its own direct army!
What are you waiting for if you don’t fight? The conflict will break out sooner or later, but because of the conspiracy behind the scenes by some conspirators, these two ideas collided together in advance!
In front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Prince Gong and Zai Chun had a complete showdown, and it also eliminated the possibility of either party to persuade the other!
All illusions were shattered, and the two stinking stones collided. Each one thought that his own idea was absolutely correct, while the other party's idea of governing the country was crooked!
In such a conflict, Zai Chun suffered because of his young age and lack of experience in arguing! But his advantage is also obvious, that is, he has military power and imperial power!
Yi Xin's advantage lies in his good eloquence and strong seduction power. Moreover, he has been in charge of the empire for many years and he understands the shortcomings of all his ministers. He even knows the tricks of many ministers!
Now the firepower was on full swing. No one among the many courtiers outside the Taihe Palace dared to argue with him. Everyone was avoiding his gaze!
But Yi Xin knew better that he was doomed today. There were so many newly armed soldiers and kidnapper horses in the square, and the only result of irritating Zai Chun was a quick death!
'That's all! Just die! Before I died, I protected the lives of so many direct descendants. Those people were all seeds! '
'My death will naturally inspire them. Sooner or later, they will continue my ideals and extend their lives for the Qing Dynasty! '
Prepared to die, Yixin sneered at Zai Chun and said the last part, which also triggered the most powerful nuclear weapon in the political arena!
"Zaichun! Don't think that I don't know what you think! You just let Xiao Letian brainwash you. Do you think you have a way out?"
"You are messing around with the government of the Qing Dynasty. If you win the bet, you will be soaring into the sky and become your lone family. Even if you lose the bet, you are not afraid. Isn't King Shangtai of the ancient Ryukyu Kingdom a precedent?"
"You little bastard, don't you just think that even if everything fails, if you dedicate the Qing Dynasty to Xiao Letian, you can still be your rich king!"
"You just want to recognize Xiao Letian as your father, right?"
ah! Zai Chun shouted loudly, "Drag him down! Shoot him to death! Beat him to death... and execute him immediately!"
Zai Chun was finally driven crazy!
