1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 713 The general trend
"Father, are we really not going to protect Daming?"

Following his father on a path in the garden, Qi Zixing, who was following behind, couldn't hold back and asked softly.

"Zixing, when we do a lot of things, in addition to devoting enough time and energy, sometimes after an objective evaluation, we must confirm that it is difficult to achieve the goal, so we must learn to stop losses in time, and don't waste what we already have. Not much money."

Qi Tian turned to look at his eldest son, a 14-year-old boy, limited by his status as a crown prince, seemed to be trying hard to dress himself up as an adult, his small face was tense, with a serious and rigid expression.I can't help but sigh in my heart, as the crown prince of King Qi, the heir to the kingdom, I may have to bear too many burdens that young people never had.

"On the surface, Daming, which possessed advanced technological culture and firearms technology, was finally destroyed by a barbarian nation with even more backward productivity. It was a high-end civilization that lost to a backward civilization, which seemed extremely anti-intellectual and absurd. , we have to admit that Qin was the one who destroyed Qin. An empire, a dynasty, at the moment when it is terminally ill and hopeless, outsiders only need to push it lightly, and the seemingly huge empire will be wiped out, and it will never be restored.”

"Fundamentally speaking, the demise of any civilization is suicide. When civilization declines and collapses, foreign barbarians will always appear at the right time. When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman wins. When Li Zicheng and Wu Sangui fight to the death, the winner is waiting for work The Eight Banners of Manchuria. Hehe, sometimes, history is as full of irony as fables. The Jurchen tribe, like the Song people who waited for a rabbit, was extremely lucky to win the first lottery. The rich Central Plains has never lacked coveted coveters. It’s better to come earlier Coincidentally, more than 50 years ago, the overseas Japanese tried their best to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops on an expedition across the sea, but finally failed; more than 50 years later, the Liaodong Jurchens succeeded so easily."

"Our country of Qi is located on the mainland of Hanzhou, surrounded by natives and barbarians. This environment is a great fortune to us, but also a kind of misfortune. The natives and barbarians are backward and ignorant, and their productivity is low, which is very conducive to our conquest And rule this vast area. But it is precisely because of the barrenness and backwardness of this area that our country of Qi cannot obtain enough advanced civilization and technological exchanges. If we ourselves are content with the status quo and do not think about making progress, perhaps a hundred years later, It will be lost to the surrounding natives and barbarians, and will eventually be defeated by more advanced foreign civilizations, and even be enslaved."

"So, with the current strength of our country of Qi, it is clear that we can completely expel the Dutch and dominate the entire Nanyang, but we still choose to cooperate with them in all aspects, and even continue to indulge the Dutch to grab the commercial interests of the region. This move is In order to maintain a channel for continuous communication with European civilization?" Qi Zixing asked.

"According to our current strength, we really need the Dutch as a channel for us to communicate with Europe." Qi Tian nodded and said: "However, when our country's technology and culture, as well as its population size and military strength are strong enough, we Why not cross the ocean and extend your tentacles directly to the European continent, not only to exchange and learn with them in terms of technology and culture, but also to project our Chinese civilization and demonstrate the power of our Hanzhou."

"I've written it down, my child!" Qi Zixing nodded solemnly and said.

"Remember, a country, a nation, only needs to open its mind, expand foreign exchanges, fully realize its own advantages and disadvantages, be inclusive, constantly absorb advanced technology and culture of foreign civilizations, and then integrate them into its own specific national conditions. Develop, develop, develop again, follow the general trend. You must know that in this world of great controversy, the law of the jungle is believed in. Once you fall behind and are against the trend, you will be beaten or even perish in the dust of history among."

After Qi Zixing listened, his expression was somewhat dignified and serious.

"You don't need to be so nervous now." Qi Tian said with a smile: "The current development trend of our Qi country is still positive. At least, in many industries and technologies, the European barbarians have not widened the gap. In some industrial technologies, we may still be one step ahead for the time being. I hope that in my lifetime, I will do my best to lay a solid and strong foundation for you. If you are an unworthy prodigal, at least your family will be richer."

"Father, after the child, I will definitely work hard to govern, and I will not dare to slack off in the slightest, to build our Qi country into a stronger and richer country, and to live up to my father's expectations." Qi Zixing bowed and said with some trepidation.

"My son has this ambition. Naturally it is the best. However, the king is also an ordinary person with emotions and desires. It is inevitable to slack off occasionally, or act recklessly. What Mr. Huang said, looking at the thousands of years of history in China, the virtuous king Lord Ming, the survivors are mostly mediocre and ineffective, and there is no shortage of tyrannical and cruel kings. Therefore, a king who is alone is not a blessing for the country."

Qi Zixing looked at his father in amazement, a little confused by what he said.

"In the future, we want to create a top-level design of the system of monarchs and ministers, for the survival of our royal descendants, and for the future of this country." Qi Tian looked at his eldest son, "As a king, you must restrain the many desires in your heart , whether it is the desire for inner pleasure or the desire for power. In this way, you are a promising monarch.”

"Boy... I made it down." Qi Zixing nodded in agreement.

"Okay, stay with me all morning, full of boring political affairs, I think I'm a little depressed. Go find your younger brothers and sisters to play. You still have to let go of the wanton happiness that young people should have." Qi Tian He patted his eldest son on the shoulder.

"Father thinks that there is no room for saving the current Daming?" Because there is a mother and concubine from the Daming royal family in the palace. Under the influence of what he has heard and seen, he is very inclined to Daming and the Zhu family dynasty in his heart. Therefore, Qi Zixing left After taking a few steps, he suddenly turned around and asked unwillingly.

"If you want to survive, you can only seek change." Qi Tian thought for a while, and said: "Before the fall of the Denglai Yongchu court, they had already begun to make moderate changes, and many things were also moving in a good direction. If the people's livelihood in Denglai is restored as time goes by, and then relying on the economic conditions beyond the Qing Dynasty's ruled area, it will slowly radiate and attract the people of Shandong, Jianghuai, and Hebei to follow, maybe it can start a prairie fire. It developed and grew stronger, and finally expelled the Qing captives and reorganized the Ming Dynasty. But it is a pity that the Qing captives destroyed the Yongchu court in one fell swoop, and extinguished the last light of hope for the Ming Dynasty."

"Nowadays, the Guangde court in Nanjing, because of the intervention and constraints of powerful local forces such as Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo, and Zheng Zhilong, Ming has no capital and ability to change the existing social production model and bureaucratic gentry system. But Sun Kewang was born in a refugee army. , on the contrary, there are not too many scruples and constraints, and maybe some new changes can be made."

"Father, in my land of Hanzhou, the residents are all immigrants from the Ming Dynasty. Is this situation more conducive to trying out various new laws introduced by our country of Qi without any hindrance?" Qi Zixing thought asked thoughtfully.

"That's right, a piece of white paper is easy to draw on." Qi Tian nodded and said, "Some of the ways of governing our country today may be difficult to implement in the environment of Daming. For example, the many machines in various factories and mines , as well as steam engines that are constantly being improved, and cotton spinning factories that are expanding in scale. If Daming has a large and abundant population, manpower will be the first priority, and it will not take time and effort to come up with those that are denounced by literati. Not to mention the protection and regulation of merchants and commercial affairs in many laws and regulations promulgated by the government, as well as many regulations that limit the government's abuse of power."

"If Sun Kewang really usurped the Ming Emperor's throne, how should we deal with it?"

"Actually, the best ending for the Ming emperor is to become a virtual king, a nominal head of state, and entrust all military and political power to Sun Kewang. In this way, it may be possible to ensure the balance of all forces in the Ming Dynasty, so as not to split, or even Fight against each other, and the Ming royal family can get a good home." Qi Tian said.

"However, in the thousands of years of our Chinese history, it seems that the powerful officials or those who usurped the throne rarely treated the former royal family well. In this regard, we can only send messenger representatives to Nanjing to try our best to persuade Sun Kewang not to do rebellious actions , so as not to repeat the current great anti-Qing situation. But we also have to prepare for the worst, and we must not underestimate Sun Kewang's strong ambitions based on his current strength."

"Do we need to increase our troops in the Daming area according to the worst plan?" Qi Zixing asked eagerly.

"Do you think we need to increase our troops?" Qi Tian asked with a smile.

"No matter what happens in Ming Dynasty, our Qi State should increase our existing troops accordingly." Qi Zixing said solemnly: "If Sun Kewang's ambition breeds and there is chaos in the south. Our Qi State can garrison troops to attack the northern areas of the Qing Dynasty, To make it impossible to send troops to the south in large numbers. If Sun Kewang temporarily accepts his ambition to usurp the throne, and unites with various anti-Qing forces in the south to prepare for the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, our country of Qi can also send troops to the Qing side to respond, so that the Qing can take care of one thing and lose another. In addition, increase the stationed The presence of the army in the Daming area will also help our Qi nation to gather immigrants more conveniently, and consolidate and maintain our Qi nation's political and economic interests in the Daming coastal area."

"Hehe..." Qi Tian chuckled a few times, "Do you think that our Qi State defeated the [-] Qing army in a battle by the Yalu River last year? Do not forget that for any political organization that is on the rise, their ability to adapt and learn is extremely strong. Qinglu suffered such a big loss by the Yalu River, and we will think about it later In the same way, it may be very difficult to wipe out a large number of Qinglu's vital forces. In the future, Qinglu will be more cautious in fighting our Qi army. If the generals in the army underestimate the enemy, they may find loopholes instead. It is unknown whether it will inflict serious damage on us."

"What the father said is very true." Qi Zixing was startled for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

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"In the future, if you have any needs, or if you have suffered any grievances, you can come to the palace to find me." Auntie Zhu looked at the children in front of her, her eyes filled with compassion.

"Thank you, queen!" A five-year-old boy turned his head to look at the nanny behind him, and then brought several younger children to kneel respectfully on the ground, kowtowing to Aimee Zhu.

"Get up, get up!" Auntie Zhu helped the children up with distress, "Here, we are all family members, so there is no need for such a big gift. Nanny Sun, hurry up and bring some small chairs over."

"Before coming to Hanzhou, the father asked us to obey the queen's arrangements in all matters. When the mother left, he also told us to treat the queen as...as our mother." The child raised his head and looked at Aimee Zhu. Hanzhou, we will not be in any danger in the future, the king and queen of Qi will protect us."

"Don't worry, when we get to Hanzhou, no one will hurt you." Auntie Zhu had a sore nose, and gently pulled the three children in front of her, hugging them in her arms.

These three children are the children of Emperor Guangde of the Ming Dynasty. After succeeding the emperor in October last year, in the face of Sun Kewang’s dominance of the government, in order to prevent accidents, except for the seven-year-old prince to stay in Nanjing, the other children were deliberately kept in Nanjing. The children were handed over to the Qi State immigrant fleet and brought back to Hanzhou to shelter the King of Qi.

At that time, Denglai was captured by the Qing captives. Emperor Yongchu and his children were all buried in Penglai City, and no blood of Emperor Yongchu was left behind.Therefore, after Ding Wang Zhu Cijiong succeeded to the throne in Nanjing, he took a deep warning and entrusted his children to Hanzhou.

In addition to several children of Emperor Guangde, there were more than a dozen children of Korean, Chinese and military officials accompanying him. It was obvious that he had prepared for the worst.In this chaotic world, either the Qing captives attacked and massacred the city and the people, or warlords from all walks of life killed each other and attacked each other, and even political disputes within the court, the consequences were all tragic and decisive.For the consideration of the future and the continuation of the family blood, transferring some children and family members to a safe place has naturally become the due choice of the powerful family.

Since the state of Qi entered the coast of Daming, it has supported and protected Yongchu, built Denglai, and repeatedly defeated the Qing captives, showing its strong combat power.Especially in February last year, the main force of the [-] Banners was destroyed in a battle by the Yalu River, which shocked the world.Therefore, those powerful families on the mainland who want to take refuge overseas will consider moving more to Hanzhou and take shelter under the rule of Qi.

Affected by the war situation in the mainland, in recent years, more and more Ming people spontaneously immigrated to Hanzhou.Merchants and wealthy households with some assets would choose to rent (buy) a lucky boat together, and follow the Qi State immigrant fleet all the way to the mainland of Hanzhou, build houses, buy land, and develop industries, relying on it as a way out.Ordinary poor families drag their families with them, or find the Qi State immigrant fleet, and immigrate to Hanzhou along with them, or gather dozens of hundreds of people, take ships of various sizes, and go to Annan or several Qi State territories in Ryukyu. Waiting for further arrangements by Qi State immigration officials.

According to rough statistics by officials of the Immigration Department, no less than [-] Ming refugees have poured into several territories located in Annan, and Hanxing Island (today's Miyako Island), Xinghe Island (today's Ishigaki Island), and several other A Ryukyu territory also gathered no less than [-] refugees.

After the end of this year's immigration season, the number of immigrants is likely to reach a new high, which is expected to reach more than 65. If spontaneous immigration, women purchased from various places, and domestic births are added, the total new population will increase by more than [-], making Qi The country's population has reached more than [-].Based on this growth rate, the population of Qi will exceed one million in the next four to five years.

(End of this chapter)