C36

Chapter 36 - Xiao Letian s Advice

The quiet study room was deathly silent. Xiao Letian remained silent for a good fifteen minutes. To be honest, Xiao Letian was just an ordinary little white-collar worker before he transmigrated. He was more willing to study military and history, no matter what.

However, it was because he had so many hundreds of years of history in his mind that he was able to calmly face the current situation. In Tongzhi's years, it was precisely the period when human history had changed from the first time it was seen on the Industrial Revolution to the first time it had ever been on the Second Industrial Revolution. The first time Industrial Revolution was represented by a steam power, so China had completely missed it. Then, would China miss the first time Second Industrial Revolution was represented by an electric current?

This year was 1865, and in three years' time, Japan would have changed its foundation. The important historical Minzhiweixin s would begin, and in the current era, there were already a number of people like Sakamoto Ryoma, Gao Shanjinzuo, Dazzling Spring and the others who were desperately trying to think of ways to change the situation. Furthermore, the conservative factions and the Reformist s had already killed them a long time ago.

Three years from now, the boat will be modernized, and in just 27 years, in 1894, the small Japan will be able to defeat the mighty Qing, tearing flesh from the Chinese to feed its people.

He only had twenty odd years to do this, and that was something that troubled Xiao Letian the most. There isn't much time left, and it's a major change that hasn't even reached 3000 years of age. You want to learn from other transcenders, overthrow the Qing Dynasty with armies, build a new country, and also let China complete its initial industrialization? The most important thing is to overcome tenacious traditional ideas?

Alright, I'll see if there are any wild Ultraman that I can catch. It might be more reasonable for me to tame two of them.

Time passed minute after minute, General Gui Zi Liu and Jiu Shuai waited quietly with patience they never had before. Other than leaving behind a note, the rest of the servants had all left.

Xiao Letian seemed to be making an extremely difficult decision, to the point that even sweat was dripping from his forehead. When he opened his mouth to speak, the Duke and Jiu Shuai were stunned.

"If I am unable to say anything, will I have to face the blade and axe? Is there an eight hundred blade and axe hand lying in ambush outside this door? " Xiao Letian was too funny, the serious atmosphere that she had just accumulated in the study room disappeared in one go.

In the eyes of General Gui, if Jiu Shuai said that, then it would be a blatant declaration of war. But from Xiao Letian's mouth, it could only be a joke.

"Haha, Mr. Xiao really did return from overseas. Seems like I've heard a lot of legends about the Heroic Assassins of the Three Mountains and Five Mountains and Five Mountains, and I've even forgotten what is drama and what is reality … Hahaha, you are really only a scholar, you really only know a little about the affairs of Home Country … "

Yi Yu and Ceng Guoquan both laughed, and secretly sighed in their hearts. Eight hundred blade and axe hands? Was there anything better than a Gun in this world for killing people? If I wanted to kill you, a scholar, I would have attacked you when you were plotting against the Wong Lao-Han Lin. Do you really think those bandits can protect you?

Of course Xiao Letian was not an idiot. He was just pretending to be stupid and purposely said some foreign words to prove his identity as the Alone overseas. They would only be at ease if there was no label of a domestic power on their bodies.

"Well, since the Prince did not arrange for the sabre and axe hands to chop me to death, I have nothing to say." Xiao Letian carefully recalled the paths of reform of the various races in the future generations, and slowly laid out the plan that he had thought of for a long time, which was gradually becoming more mature.

On the table, thirty years old red flowers were exuding a strong aroma of wine. The food had been cold for a long time, but without the king's order, the eunuchs outside the study did not dare to come in and change the dishes.

"In such a large empire, it's extremely difficult to change anything. He's like a cart full of goods, once it moves in one direction, it will create a strong inertia. If you want to change this inertia, you need to exert a greater power, and if the two forces clash too fiercely, it's very easy for the entire carriage to be damaged or even disintegrated …"

Xiao Letian started with the principle of turning around in a boat. He abandoned all of his idealism and laid out all of the problems facing the Great Qing one by one. The core problem was the Empire's rejection of Western ideas.

You said the railway can pull thousands of kilograms of goods in a day? If I had to say that the train was loud, I'm afraid it would have alarmed my ancestor's grave. You said that the steam engine was highly efficient and powerful, but I just had to say that this steel monster and the people fought for benefits, harming the farmers.

And you say the earth is round? I'm sorry, but I don't believe that evil thing. Even if you asked me to travel around the world, I wouldn't be interested. As for opening a ban on the seas and building a merchant caravan in Yuanyang, we can't do that. We don't want to change the policy of establishing the Ming Dynasty, and we can't change it either. Whoever changes it will be the sinner of all ages.

In fact, the core contradiction was to use Confucianism as a representative to show off his knowledge. From the bottom of his heart, he was afraid of the invasion of Western learning, and if one day the country did not need to show off its knowledge to select talented people, then wouldn't these Confucian Scholars have to drink northwest wind? So the rise of Western learning must face countless resistance, even bloody resistance.

At that point, Xiao Letian could not help but think of the time when the six noblemen of Wan Xiang were fighting. That was the era when Japanese was just defeated, when the last bit of shame cloth on Great Qing Dynasty was torn to shreds. It was an era where almost all scholars knew that one would wait for death if they did not change.

It was under such an atmosphere that the efforts of Tan Si and the others to change Tu Qiang fell to the Caishikou's decapitation. They once again used their blood to suppress the enthusiasm of the domestic literati for the change. It was evident how powerful the traditional forces were. How could those in power give up their rights?

Xiao Letian did not want to die, even if he did think of a way to build a relationship with the foreigners, dressing himself up as a diabolical, then writing books to gain prestige, in an attempt to exchange his identity as a Grand Master of Western Studies for some sort of security. However, as long as he dared to touch the power of the vested interests, even if it was just a tiny bit, he would die without a burial. Even foreigners would not be able to save him.

"That's why Great Qing is now like a weak patient. Although she just passed through the crisis of being in the hands of Hong Yang, and her body is starting to improve, don't forget about her identity as a patient. So, any major change is undesirable... "

"Here, I would like to offer only one advice to Your Highness, and that is, the Special Zone … Of course I'm not trying to rebel. The country of the kingdom that I'm talking about, is to let Da Qing use the smallest price to get everything that Western Powers has … "

"Guangdong, Shanghai, Fujian, Ningbo, Tianjin, Shandong, and many other places, we can completely dig out some places. We can build industrial areas that belong to us in the Great Qing Dynasty, right next to the port. "Here we can build steel mills, build railways, build military factories and even build shipyards..."

"Political innovation can be done slowly, but our Great Qing Dynasty has to have our own industrial base. Other than that, we have to be able to create our own guns and guns, and all of these require our heavy industrial base! With enough Gun cannons, we would at least be able to defend ourselves against the foreigners. Even if there were rebels, we would not have to buy from the foreigners, it would be too much of a loss … "

Xiao Letian explained in great detail, but also at a slow pace. He gradually sketched out the outline of a huge industrial empire. China was too big, and because of his size, it was difficult to carry out a comprehensive reform. However, because of his size, China had more options and possibilities, as well as a greater strategic depth.

Needless to say, as long as one or two of China's provinces could be industrialized, then the population and resources of those two provinces alone would be enough to contend with Japan during the war. Back then, Itou Hirobumi had once said that her opponent in the A afternoon war was just a Northern Ocean, with only one Li Hongzhang. The A afternoon war was actually a war between the power of Japan and Li Hongzhang alone.

General Xie Zi Liu and Ceng Guoquan were stunned. Genius! This is a top talent, why didn't we think of using this method to build a factory? If he had thought of this idea earlier on, he wouldn't have cared about those Confucian Scholars blabbering on and on. The Mr. Xiao said it was so good, at worst the industrial area would be built, and a wall would be placed to stop them. The common people would not let them in, and they would even send troops to properly guard the province's trouble.

It was necessary to control the hazards and allow the useful goods to flow out. With the rest of the items sealed away, who would be able to speak without restraint now?

Prince Kung was actually so excited that he stood up and paced back and forth in the study room. He could see the feasibility of this plan with a single glance, all the powers had the least amount of resistance to this plan, so as long as he worked hard, he would definitely be able to pass.

Ceng Guoquan was also moved. Although there were a few training facilities in the Xiang Army that could imitate the famous spears of the foreigners, but there was one thing they could never solve, and that was the industrial system. Steel plant, large machinery factory, precision parts factory... There were now almost no Great Qing Dynasty s with all kinds of industrial infrastructures, only a few cultivators were using the half finished products provided by the foreigners to assemble their equipment.

~ Precious, this Alone overseas is really a treasure, the representatives of the two big powers all had greedy gazes in their eyes at that moment.

Of course Xiao Letian knew what they were thinking, he even knew the hidden desire of revolt in Ceng Guoquan's heart. Also, General Gui Six would definitely be able to understand his subtext, Industrial Zones wasn't only able to avoid the fire in the hall, the most important thing was to be able to control it easily.

As long as the nobles of the Qing Dynasty had the most loyal army of the Eight Banners in the cities above, they could even surround the industrial area with their walls. These industrial bases would become the Qing Dynasty's personal land, just like the northeastern willow branches. They would definitely be in her hands.

Time passed minute after minute, and when Xiao Letian finished recounting his plan, the sky had already turned dark, and an entire afternoon had passed.

"Your Highness! Prince? The food and wine have been destroyed, don't you want to keep an eye on the food? " Xiao Letian ridiculed.

At this time, Prince Kung Yi said to Xiao Letian seriously, "I wonder if Mr. Xiao is interested in becoming an official in the imperial court? This is the big plan of the Industrial Zones, so how about I assign it to the Mr. Xiao? From the second tier vice minister of the work department, I don't think it's wrong for Mister to be so talented, if the Industrial Zones goes smoothly, I can obtain the position of the work department's President and give it to you here … "

My god, this courage is too strong, his mouth was already a second stage officer, but it was a pity that he was only a work department. When Ceng Guoquan heard about the bait sent out by General Gui Six, the expression on his face immediately changed. He never thought that Yi Nan would actually put in such a hefty amount of effort.

But regretfully, Xiao Letian smiled and shook his head: "My lord, you have been negligent, have you forgotten that I am not a citizen of Great Qing? If I were to become a second stage official, I am afraid that the Imperial Court would go crazy. "Besides, my ambition is not in the imperial court. In another two months, I would like to invest in a foreign bank in Tianjin to do business with foreigners. Leisure, leisure and earning of money are my wishes."

A trace of regret appeared in General Gui's eyes, but he quickly followed up, "The matter of status is not so simple. Our Qing Dynasty recognizes dual citizenship. As long as you change your mind, I will fulfill my promise forever!"