The picture once again shattered into fragments and slowly recovered.
Amidst the sound of iron hoofs breaking through the ice, the roar of cannons, and the wails of living beings, scenes of massacres appeared one after another. From north to south, mountains of corpses were everywhere, and thousands of villages were covered with thorns, as if it was the end of the world.
"A troubled ethnic group"
Cao Yi sighed with emotion.
Ying Zheng looked at him coldly. He was a ruthless emperor, and he had seen so many things over the past thousand years.
Back to the picture, time is the medicine that heals everything. Coupled with high-yielding crops and the passing of small glaciers, the population not only recovered quickly, but also experienced explosive growth. During the Daoguang period, it reached an unprecedented 360 million people.
"It is indeed a gift from God, I will definitely get it."
Ying Zheng's eyes were filled with possessive light.
In the picture, I don’t know how long it has passed, but the Manchu dynasty established by the Water Tatars has declined. Internal uprisings have continued, external British and foreign barbarians have been knocking on the door, and under internal and external difficulties, the Taiping Rebellion has shaken the whole country.
"What does Your Majesty think of these heroic barbarians with powerful ships and cannons?"
Cao Yi asked, pointing to a group of polite 'gentlemen' who got off the warship.
"What do you think, sir?"
After watching Ying Zheng countless times, he did not fall for Cao Yi's trap.
"This is a new civilization"
Cao Yiyan said briefly and concisely.
"oh"
Ying Zheng was noncommittal.
His memory of this ethnic group still lingers on the period when they were overthrown by the Mongols.
The scene continues, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, which had a big problem of its own, was suppressed.
One after another, Western countries came to the East and forced the Qing court to sign a series of treaties with their strong ships, cannons and modern armies.
"The era of hot weapons, matchlock guns, flintlock guns, new artillery, new warships..."
Ying Zheng discovered the new continent again, his eyes burning.
If he had these things, let alone bringing the God-given things back from the New World, he would not have a problem in dominating the world.
"Your Majesty, do you want to see where these things come from?"
Cao Yi asked with a smile.
"I think so too"
Ying Zheng nodded.
The picture flashed, and what appeared was a West that had been ravaged by the Mongols and the Black Death. It was nothing surprising, even a little disgusting. Westerners, who already have heavy body odor, are afraid of the Black Death and don't bathe all year round, making them look dirty.
As time goes by and the heyday of religion arrives, Westerners become more ignorant and dirty. Most neighborhoods have neither public toilets nor toilet troughs. Pedestrians defecate everywhere, and the floor is covered with mud composed of human feces, rotting water, garbage, horse manure, pig manure, chicken, duck and goose manure, and dust. When it rains heavily, the entire city turns into a world of excrement.
Ying Zheng watched patiently without asking any questions. He believes this is just a transition.
Soon the picture changed. The urban economy in the West was booming, and economy determined culture. Coupled with the invasion of the Ottoman Empire, many scholars from Eastern Rome (Byzantine) brought with them a large number of ancient Greek and Roman art treasures and Literature, history, philosophy and other books fled to Western Europe for refuge.
Just like the emergence of a hundred schools of thought in the East, the Renaissance provided an ideological foundation for opening up new routes.
The great geographical discovery arrived.
Ship after ship of Westerners left Europe.
"It turns out that the world is not a round sky but a round place."
"It turns out that the continent where God-given things grow is here."
"It turns out there are places rich in gold in the world."
…
One thought after another appeared in Ying Zheng's mind.
The scene continues. Spain and Portugal, who were the first to open up new shipping routes, gained a lot of wealth and then spent their money like nouveau riche.
Part of the money went to the Ming Dynasty, and part of it went to the European continent.
Not to mention the flow to the Ming Dynasty, the flow to the European continent on the one hand aroused the desire for wealth throughout Europe, and on the other hand caused the supply of materials to exceed demand.
This situation lasted for hundreds of years. Large-scale machine production has replaced factory handicraft industry and has become the general trend.
A thing called a 'steam engine' was continuously improved and began a magnificent era of large-scale production.
Based on the steam engine, steamboats and steam locomotives appeared.
In order to find the origin and market of raw materials, the rising European countries began to rob, kill and sign unequal treaties around the world.
"The achievements of these Western barbarians are so amazing, they are inseparable from the enlightenment of people's wisdom. It seems that my idea is right."
Ying Zheng couldn't help but say.
The picture suddenly shattered, turned into snowflakes, and solidified for a long time. Two middle-aged white men and women in luxurious clothes were sent to the guillotine, surrounded by fanatical looks and shouts.
This was the French Revolution, and it was Louis XVI and his wife who were guillotined.
Cao Yi deliberately avoided it just now, thought about it carefully, and decided to give Ying Zheng a look.
"This is?"
Ying Zheng was puzzled.
"This is the king and queen of the most powerful country in Europe at this time, France."
Cao Yi replied.
"Change of Dynasties"
Ying Zheng's first reaction.
He has seen too many situations like this in the long history.
"revolution"
Cao Yi spit out two words.
"The Revolution of Shangtang Revolution"
Ying Zheng thought of the so-called revolution in compliance with the destiny of Shang Tang and Xia Jie.
"No, it's a revolution, a great revolution."
Cao Yi added an accent to the word "ming".
"Whose life should be killed?"
Ying Zheng realized something was wrong and narrowed his eyes slightly.
"The Emperor's Fate"
Cao Yi hesitated for two seconds and then said it.
Ying Zheng's eyes suddenly burst into dangerous light.
At the same time, in the picture, Louis XVI and his wife were beheaded.
The cheers of the surrounding crowd were loud.
Next, the scene was even more tragic. Louis XVI's seven-year-old son, Louis Charles, had his limbs chopped off, thrown into prison, and tortured to death.
The daughter of Louis XVI was beaten and raped by the mob and jailors. They also forced her to participate in the execution of her parents and forced her to give perjury, accusing her mother of having an incestuous relationship with her brother. She was beaten into prison at the age of 15. .
"This is France after opening up the people's wisdom. Does your Majesty still want to open up the people's wisdom?"
Cao Yi looked at Ying Zheng.
"open"
Ying Zheng spat out a word without hesitation.
"Your Majesty, aren't you worried that one day you will be enlightened and have your head chopped off by someone who yearns for equality and freedom?"
Cao Yi asked.
"On the contrary, I don't think these people are wise. This so-called great revolution, so-called equality, and freedom are just tricks played by careerists who use the mob to challenge the royal power. I conclude that there will be ups and downs in the future, and then it will happen again. , just a little more obscure.”
Ying Zheng said coldly.
In the next hundred years, as Ying Zheng expected, after the death of Louis XVI, various forces came to power. Napoleon first revolutionized and then became emperor, the royal family was restored, Napoleon's descendants became emperor, and presidents supported by various financial groups appeared. , Parliament... there is no so-called equality, freedom, the poor are still poor, it is just a different form than before, there is no essential change.
