"What? Choose, choose monarchy?"
Zhuge Xiaoliang was still surprised by the old time traveler's handiwork. Where did this guy come from? Austro-Hungarian Empire? Why is there still an elective monarchy system? Will this cause chaos in the world?
Guo Xiaobao smiled and said: "It's almost an elective monarchy, but the emperor elected by the political assembly has no real power. The reason why the emperor is selected from various royal palaces is mainly because he is worried that when the royal family becomes bigger, it will have bad intentions and create the Eight Great Powers. The hero's rebellion!"
These eight heroes of the Ming Dynasty and the ZTE were truly loyal beyond words!
Zhuge Xiaoliang nodded and said: "You really have to be careful. There have been many examples in ancient history of foolish kings killing loyal ministers!"
"Isn't that true," Guo Xiaobao said, "especially since the King Kui family was from Chuangying, and the first generation of King Kui Zhong was the grand-nephew of Chuang King Li Zicheng, and was known as the Little Chuang King. If the emperor of the Zhu family really took control of the power, King Kui Zhong doesn’t dare to be a loyal king!”
"What? King Kui Zhong?" Zhuge Xiaoliang was stunned, "Li Laiheng's posthumous name is Zhong?"
Guo Xiaobao nodded: "The posthumous titles of the eight heroes are all 'Zhong'... Because the emperor of the Zhu family is just a decoration, the eight heroes can safely be loyal kings."
Zhuge Xiaoliang said: "That's right! The old Zhu family has a precedent of killing heroes. If the emperor of the Zhu family is to take control of the power, the eight heroes will not be able to protect themselves. Even if they want to be loyal ministers, they will not be able to do so."
"You are wise!" Guo Xiaobao pretended to provoke Brother Thumb and praised him.
Zhuge Xiaoliang asked again: "But the eight heroes and princes each have their own troops, territory, and dominate one side. Even without the faint king of the Zhu family, it would be difficult for them to live in peace, right?"
He is now a little worried about the chaotic "Holy Ming Empire". The world now seems to have achieved industrialization ahead of schedule, and the distance from Europe to East Asia is no longer far. If the Ming Dynasty behaved like the Holy Roman Empire and was divided into eight parts to fight civil war, it would give imperialism an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Guo Xiaobao glanced helplessly at the stupid Zhuge Weidao, and explained: "Brother Daozi can think of things, how could Zhuge Wuzhong, the king of heaven, not think of it?" He paused, and then said, “While electing the emperor and making treaties, King Zhuge Wuzhong also proposed equalizing land rights, encouraging industry and commerce, establishing education, organizing a new army, developing the navy, rectifying discipline, establishing a joint court of eight kings, and implementing local civil service examinations and official transfers. Eight strategies for revitalization such as the delegation system.”
"Equal land rights?" Zhuge Xiaoliang asked, "Is it to divide the world's land equally? I'm afraid this won't be easy, right?"
Guo Xiaobao smiled and said: "It is indeed not easy to equalize land rights, but it cannot be difficult for King Wu Zhong. Besides, in the 13th and 14th years of Yongli, the world was going through wars, but it is not like today when I, the Ming Dynasty, have thirty-six million Tens of millions of people. At that time, the population of the entire world was only 50 to 60 million. The Ming Dynasty only had half of the world, with a population of no more than 30 million. There were fewer people and more land, so naturally more could be divided.
Moreover, the rules set by King Wu Zhong were not to be completely divided equally, but to grant honorary fields and noble fields based on merit and title. The imperial court also retained a large amount of official land for the construction of cities and roads, and the mountains, forests, and mines across the country were also owned by the state.
In addition, the method of equalizing land rights only covers the distribution of land within the thirteen provinces of the two capitals of the Ming Dynasty. How to divide the land outside the two capitals and thirteen provinces was decided on a case-by-case basis by the imperial court and the political assembly. Therefore, the interests of the heroes can still be protected. "
Zhuge Xiaoliang nodded: "It's easy to say, but if we really want to implement this method of equalizing land rights, I'm afraid it won't work for ten or eight years, right?"
Guo Xiaobao said: "Isn't it? It took a full ten years to find out and secure the land in Nanzhili, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Huguang, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and other provinces.
And this land equalization law is linked to the military service law, and the military service law is the foundation of the world's stability. The soldiers who had unified the land were all wealthy and employed. Although their martial arts skills were not as sophisticated as those of private soldiers, they were not easily mastered by generals and turned into private armies. Moreover, the new army established by the imperial court at that time was based on King Wu's camp, which relied on whole team shooting and artillery bombardment to win, and did not rely much on individual bravery. The peasants and soldiers recruited from equal fields could go into battle and kill the enemy after a few months of training. Therefore, private soldiers gradually became useless to each family. Later, King Wu Zhong used the method of allocating positions in the martial arts hall to gradually eliminate them. Now each of the hero's families only has a very small number of soldiers and servants, and it is impossible to achieve success. "
"Is it really that easy?" Zhuge Xiaoliang still didn't believe it.
Guo Xiaobao glanced at Zhuge Weidao, as if he was a little bit dumbfounded, "Brother Daozi, you can't even forget your family's magical arithmetic skills, right? Zhuge is a semi-immortal, he has endless calculations, and orders everywhere, no one dares to disobey... .When King Wuzhong was alive, who in the world was unconvinced? After King Zheng Chengzhong passed away, King Wuzhong kept his word and followed his words. With his old man's calculation and ability to show kindness and power at the same time, he was still afraid. Can’t you push forward ZTE’s Eight Strategies?”
"Is this a perfect plan? Are you using the golden finger to pretend to be a ghost?" Zhuge Xiaoliang complained in his heart, "You old time traveler is too unreasonable. I have already opened the golden finger for you, what should I use? And you still have Y. The history has been tampered with beyond recognition, and my mother, a history teacher, no longer understands history!"
Guo Xiaobao saw that Zhuge Weidao was silent and didn't want to coax him to play anymore. He still had to send secret messages to his aunt and several old men of the Zhuge family. Zhuge Caijun, who they sent to the Rakshasa Kingdom to handle important matters, let him go. Lao Maozi's rebel soldiers shot everyone who was stupid or not, what should they do?
So Guo Xiaobao said with concern on his face: "Brother Daozi, I met a doctor when I came here just now. He said that you suffered a head injury. There may be congestion that has not melted away and compressed the nerves. Maybe you can recover after a while of rest." ...When you recover, you will remember everything. How about you rest first, and I will go back to the embassy first."
"Wait a minute." Seeing Guo Xiaobao getting up to leave, Zhuge Weidao quickly called him, "Baozhi, there is something else I can't remember clearly..."
After hearing what he said, Guo Xiaobao had no choice but to sit firmly on the chair again, looked at Zhuge Xiaoliang and said: "Brother Daozi, if you have anything you can't remember, just ask me. I am your military attaché, so I should remember it for you. .”
"Then let me ask..." Zhuge Xiaoliang asked, "Is there any particularly important errand that the superiors sent me to the Rakshasa Kingdom?" He pointed to the melon seeds on his head, "I'm vague here. I’m confused and can’t remember everything.”
Guo Xiaobaimao showed an expression of admiration: "You are like this, but you still don't forget your official duties. You are really dedicated to the country. I really admire you. The superiors naturally have important things to do when they send you to Rakshasa, otherwise they wouldn't let you go. ah!"
Zhuge Xiaoliang was really blinded!
Zhuge Xiaoliang thought about it again. Although he has "lost his memory" now, it seems that he will continue to live in this new China that has changed a lot in the name of Zhuge Dao. In this case, he had to do his best to get the job done. This way you can get promoted and make a fortune after you go back!
Natalie and Mikhail just said that the children of the Zhuge family are competing for a military advisor... It seems to be quite fierce, and Zhuge Xiaoliang is not willing to give up.
Thinking of this, he pricked up his ears and looked at his military attache, Guo Xiaobao, waiting to continue.
Guo Xiaobao said: "Brother Daozi, you came all the way to Petersburg on two errands, one overt and one undercover. The overt errand is to promote our Ming Dynasty's latest 15,000-ton armored battleship... ....This is a mission from the Navy Yamen, and it must be completed."
A 15,000-ton ironclad? Can Daming be built now?
Zhuge Xiaoliang was taken aback and thought: "This is a pre-dreadnought ship! Historically, it was built around 1895, right? Can the Ming Dynasty build it now? This technology has accelerated for almost 70 years!"
"Who is the competitor?" Zhuge Xiaoliang asked again.
There must be competitors in this transaction, otherwise the Navy Yamen would not be so nervous and say "it must be done".
"It's Britain." Guo Xiaobao said, "They have come up with the latest Sovereign-class ship, which is also a large ship of about 15,000 tons. The first ship Sovereign was put into use last year."
"Whose is better?" Zhuge Xiaoliang asked again.
Guo Xiaobao was a little unhappy now, "Daozi, how can you ask that? Of course this battleship belongs to us! I will send you the bidding materials later, you will know it as soon as you see it!"
"What about the kickback?" Zhuge Xiaoliang asked again, "How much are you prepared to give?"
After hearing this question, Guo Xiaobao said in his heart: "It seems that you have lost a little memory at most, but you have not become a fool, and you still know how to give kickbacks!"
"The payment will be five percent of the total contract price," Guo Xiaobao said. "This is international practice... and the British are also paying this amount."
Hearing what he said, Zhuge Xiaoliang felt relieved, and then asked: "What is the secret mission?"
"It's Grand Duchess Natalie Pavlovna..." Guo Xiaobao lowered his voice, leaned into Zhuge Xiaoliang's ear, and whispered, "She is very important, we must get her to the Ming Dynasty!"
This is a good mission, I’m here to pick up girls!
When Zhuge Xiaoliang heard about this mission, his head stopped hurting. Natalie was so beautiful, and she was also the Grand Duchess of the Rakshasa Empire. She must have a dowry, and she was obviously interested in him (actually, Zhuge Weidao)... ...This is the "heroine"!
And since this matter is a "task", it is a great thing for the country and the people, and of course it must be completed resolutely.
"By the way, I should be...not married, right?" Zhuge Xiaoliang had already thought of getting married to Grand Duchess Natalie Pavlovna. But he also thought that he was a wealthy man in his early twenties, so he was unlikely to be single, right?
"No," Guo Xiaobao shook his head, "Given Brother Daozi's age and family background, he should have settled the marriage matter long ago. But my father-in-law kept saying that good things should not be rushed, so he kept putting it off, which made my aunt anxious. .....But your honor is gone again. Then you have to observe mourning for three more years. Once the three years are up, you come to the Rakshasa Kingdom, and there is nothing you can do about it again."
"Don't rush things... come to Rakshasa Kingdom... pick up Grand Duchess Natalie! Got it!" Zhuge Xiaoliang thought about it and immediately came up with the truth.
It turns out that when the old man came to the Rakshasa Kingdom to help Alexander I defeat Napoleon, he had already set his sights on Natalie, who was still a little lolita, so Zhuge Weidao's marriage was delayed again and again, and later he had the task of picking up girls. This dad is a good dad. He will definitely burn more paper money for others when he comes back.
"How much funding does this...have?" Thinking of paper money, Zhuge Xiaoliang asked about the silver.
Picking up girls costs money, and since it's official business now, of course it has to be reimbursed.
"Yes, yes, of course!" Guo Xiaobao said, "The boss gave me 30,000 silver yuan, which is a secret fund for two errands... They are all deposited in your account at Yangtze River Bank. The check is here with me. Check Take the chapter with you."
"Thirty thousand silver dollars! That sounds like a lot!" Zhuge Xiaoliangxin said: "This Ming Dynasty is really good. It even reimburses the expenses for picking up girls. It's worthy of allegiance!
No matter what, I can't go back. From now on, I can only live in this strange world in the name of Zhuge Dao... I just don't know what will happen to me in the other world? Did he die, or was he betrayed by Zhuge Weidao? "
After making up his mind, Zhuge Xiaoliang, oh, it should be Zhuge Weidao, nodded to Guo Xiaobao and said: "Baozhi, I may not be sure about the battleship sale, but Natalie's matter is taken care of by me!"
Guo Xiaobao smiled and said: "If you can accomplish two things in one, it's a great achievement!"
"This skill is quite easy to establish!" Zhuge Weidao (from now on we will all call him Dao) said to himself: "That Natalie is obviously interested in me. By the way, I should be a handsome guy now, right? No, I You have to look in the mirror and appreciate it.”
Thinking of this, Zhuge Weidao said: "My head is a little dizzy again, it seems I have to squint for a while."
Guo Xiaobaoma stood up and said, "Daozi, have a good rest. I'll go to Ambassador Wei and ask for a leave of absence for you. Deputy Attaché Huang can handle matters in the Military Attaché."
Zhuge Weidao nodded, and finally asked: "Baozhi, what are the names and names of Ambassador Wei and Deputy Attaché Huang..."
Guo Xiaobao said: "Ambassador Wei's nickname is Yuanda, and his courtesy name is Mo Sheng, and his nickname is Liang Tu. Deputy Military Attaché Huang's nickname is Shu, and his nickname is Zhisheng. His military rank is also Lieutenant Commander of the Navy."
