Cutting 1719

Chapter 651
In the spring of the 14th year of innovation, the rising sun gradually dispelled the faint cold mist, the clear spring in the mountains was tinkling, and a young elk was eating the sprouts that had just grown on the ground, and the fur on its neck looked very oily.

However, the elk that was grazing didn't know that there was a musket aimed at it not far away, and its life was tied to the trigger that might be pulled at any time.

After a while, the muzzle of the gun lowered, and the sound of boots deliberately stepping on the branches alarmed the greedy elk. It raised its high head, glanced at the distance, and then kicked its hooves in fright, fleeing from this area full of people. Killing zone.

"Why didn't His Majesty shoot? If you shot just now, you could definitely hit it—"

Elizabeth, who was dressed in a snow-white fur coat, was holding a musket, with a bit of puzzlement on her beautiful face.

Ning Yu smiled slightly, threw the musket to the attendant at the side, and then said softly while unbuttoning the leather gloves: "In the logic of our Chinese people, everything can't be done absolutely, it's still too small, let it live more several years."

Elizabeth seemed to have a feeling on her face, and said with a smile: "Since I came to China, I only feel that there are philosophies everywhere, and even what His Majesty does seems to have a lot of truth, but I still don't understand it."

Ning Yu looked back at Elizabeth, and said softly: "Petrovna, you Russians naturally don't understand this truth, because you only want to have more, more and more, like Siberia, like the Far East, and even more It’s normal that you don’t understand the more distant Alaska, I’m just giving you an example.”

"However, in the survival logic of our Chinese people, some things can only be lived by those who are virtuous, that is, those who have enough heritage. You want to seek the merger of the Russian Empire, and even want to have more, to restore Russia. The glory of the empire, but have you ever thought about it, Russia does not have this heritage now."

A hint of confusion appeared on Elizabeth's face. After all, she hadn't studied Chinese for a long time, and it took a long time to understand the emperor's long speech, so she retorted: "But now the Great Chu not only occupies the territory of the former Russian Empire. The Far East and East Siberia even extended their hands to Southeast Asia and the Americas. Does this conform to His Majesty’s saying that the virtuous live there?”

"No, Petrovna, you don't understand me yet."

Ning Yu said softly with a compassionate expression: "I am by no means the kind of person who is very happy. Although the territory I have acquired is huge, there is a reason for it. You know, my big Chu has a large population, far exceeding [-] million. Ten thousand, and the reproduction is so fast in the peaceful and prosperous age, if you don't seek new territories, I'm afraid the world will be in chaos by then!"

The morning sun in the distance has gradually risen to the sky, and the rays of light cast on Ning Yu's body seemed to have coated him with a layer of gold rings, which seemed to be full of sublime flavor.

Ning Yu said slowly: "I just hope that we can make preparations early so that the people of Dachu can be gradually diverted to other places, and then the pressure in our territory of Dachu can be relieved. This is what I have to do matter!"

Elizabeth was a little stunned by Emperor Ning's stern statement. She just felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't say it, so she could only force herself to defend herself: "What does your Majesty say has anything to do with Russia? Can't the people fight for their own land?"

"Yes, of course it is possible, but Petrovna, you can only rely on yourselves, because it is impossible for me to use the lives of my great Chu soldiers to help you conquer, and then I will not be able to explain to the people of the country."

Ning Yu finally revealed his real purpose, and he smiled and said softly: "Right now the number of people in Russia is not large, and there are barren lands everywhere, which have not been reclaimed in time. Getting more land at this time will not change the situation. In the situation in Russia, it is better to cultivate well and recuperate. As for one day in the future, if you want to fight back to Russia and reunify Russia, I will support you, but that is not now!"

Elizabeth was speechless, with a strange expression on her beautiful face. She was indeed planning to use the British affairs to urge Ning Yu to help her unify Russia, but now it seems that Emperor Ning just left him lightly. Did you say 'this is the Russians' own business'?
"I understand what His Majesty said."

Even though Elizabeth was unwilling, she knew that the matter was irreversible, so she had to forcefully suppress the loss in her heart. When she raised her head again, the bright smile was restored on her face, but she looked no different from usual.

After just after February, Elizabeth set off again to return to Tomsk, while Ning Chengguang was somewhat reluctant to part with him, mainly because he couldn't find any suitable playmates in Tomsk, and he only had those friends every day. The fat Russian aunt was with him, so after being in contact with his other brothers and sisters for a long time, he was naturally very happy.

Ning Chengguang, who was sitting in the carriage, was somewhat disappointed. He was fascinated by the gradually passing scenery outside the carriage, and couldn't help but ask the doubts in his heart.

"Mother, why can't I stay in Nanjing and be with my father?"

For the little Ning Chengguang, there were many things he couldn't understand, but this was the only thing that concerned him the most.

Elizabeth on the opposite side slightly raised her head, looking at the child she had high hopes for with the posture of a Russian empress.

"Peter, you will become the emperor of Russia in the future, this is the path you really want to take!"

Emperor, a word that is both familiar and somewhat unfamiliar, imprinted in Ning Chengguang's heart. He read it silently, but the loss in his eyes was gone.

After sending Elizabeth away, Ning Yu quickly summoned the ministers, mainly for a major event, and this matter was also the key point that Ning Yu had never told Elizabeth—he was unwilling to support Elizabeth's unification of Russia at this time. The reason is that he has not yet fully consolidated the basic disk of the East.

The purpose of arranging Ernst to form the Mossad is also to serve this matter, because in Ning Yu's view, the outcome of the future decisive battle between China and the West depends on the success or failure on the battlefield, but in fact the most critical point is to strengthen oneself The basic disk, or the degree of integration of the respective continents.

In later generations, the confrontation between the two superpowers was essentially like this, and the result also verified this point, that is, when the empire has developed to a certain stage, it is difficult for the outside world to break it apart. In a short period of time it led to the destruction of the empire.

Now with the advent of the industrial revolution, the development speed of China and the West cannot be compared with the past. The two sides are basically competing on the same runway. Whoever can gain the upper hand first will be able to gain the lead for at least 300 years in the future. , Of course, in the current environment, Huaxia has a more leading advantage.

The reason is that in the whole of Asia, no country can pose any threat to China anymore. It can be said that China already has the power to initially integrate the whole of Asia, and will take the lead in attacking the Americas after the integration is successful. In the middle, Ning Yu is not going to rely solely on Da Chu's strength.

"Your Majesty, I think that I want to unify the whole of Asia at the moment. I want to be the king and dominate it. I will use Confucianism to gather the essence of Asia, and use yellow skin and black hair to shape the body of Asia. I, the Great Chu, will be the main body, and the rest Xia Bangguo should be the branches and leaves, so as to dominate the world."

Second assistant Song Enming bent his waist slightly, he cupped his hands and said in a deep voice: "In my humble opinion, all your Majesty's previous deeds have laid the foundation for this great cause, and it only needs to be perfected one by one by later generations."

"Hahahaha, Song Qing, there is no one who knows me better than you!"

As far as Ning Yu is concerned, Song Enming is indeed one of the few ministers in the court who has an international perspective. This minister who was born in Fujian is precisely because he has received Chinese and Western education, so he looks at issues relatively more comprehensively.

Perhaps in another year, when the cabinet changes, Song Enming will be able to ascend to the position of chief assistant ahead of schedule. At that time, the civil servant group of the Great Chu cabinet may have a more open and generous view of issues.

Cui Wancai, the first assistant to the side, had a faint smile on his face. Naturally, he would not have any opinion on the emperor's idea of ​​cultivating Song Enming. In fact, he has been the first assistant of the cabinet for almost ten years. If he can step down, he will I can relax a lot, and at least I can live a few more years to enjoy the happiness.

Many ministers in the court looked at Song Enming with different expressions. Among them, the old sect was more optimistic about Xue Haiyun, so they were a little bit disappointed at this time, while the new sect ministers were more optimistic about Song Enming, and naturally there was a bit of complacency in their expressions.

Ning Yu watched coldly from the sidelines, and naturally knew the situation in the court well, but he didn't care too much about it. Instead, he added with a smile: "Song Qing's words can be used as my big plan for the next 50 or even a hundred years. The immigration plan and even the plan to fight for hegemony in the Americas are part of it, but although the plan is grand, it is done little by little, and you should understand."

"Yes, Your Majesty is far-sighted, and the ministers should do their best to follow suit."

Ning Yu nodded with a smile, but said softly: "Now Myanmar, Ayutthaya, Luang Prabang, Xieng Khouang, Vientiane and other small countries have already bowed their heads, and they have written letters expressing their willingness to obey the rule of my Great Chu. I can't bear to see them suffer. The suffering of the common people is determined to be attributed to one of the Xia kingdoms of the Great Chu, and the chaotic government of the country will be settled by the rule of the vassal states, so as to return the common people to a peaceful and prosperous world."

Everyone praised it, but everyone who knew the inside story knew what was going on. Rather than saying that these small countries surrendered voluntarily, it would be better to say that they were forced to this point by lawless lords—for these small countries In other words, the lords with the support of Dachu behind them are like evil spirits.

If we talk about the ordinary exploitation and abuse of the lords, the key is that the lords have hooked up with the domestic industrial and commercial forces, and the power generated by the cooperation between the two parties is enough to make these small countries frightened, because anything that can be sold or can be sold They have all become the targets of business and industry. They did not hesitate to join forces with the monarchs to launch wars, plunder population resources, and even secretly sell opium to these countries.

It can be said that all the things that the British Empire did to other countries in later generations were intensified by the lords in these places, and due to the huge gap in force between the two sides, these small countries did not have any opposition at all. A musket army of hundreds of people from the lords is enough to deal with the thousands of troops in these small countries.

Under the circumstances that military force cannot be defeated, and diplomacy and diplomacy are ineffective, in order to keep their last pair of pants, the monarchs of small countries have no choice but to agree to the extremely strict requirements of Da Chu, and become one of the Zhuxia countries under the Huaxia Empire in the future. Let the lords stop their plundering.

What is Zhuxia Kingdom?To put it simply, all the armies of the country will be under the management of the future Chinese Empire's General Governor's Mansion, and all diplomatic power will also be under the control of the Chinese Empire, and the internal affairs will also be guided by the Chinese Empire. It can be said that almost all the power is no longer owned by the country itself, and it is even necessary to provide some money and food as the obligation of Zhu Xia.

Of course, they can also choose not to become the kingdom of Zhuxia, but in this way, they will continue to be the targets of the lords, and when the soldiers invade the capital, they will no longer be able to become Zhuxia. Because the defeated country will only become a lower barbarian colony, not even Zhu Xia.

Therefore, when Ning Yu talked about this matter, there was a strange smile on everyone's face. However, this is not because Ning Yu is boasting about his achievements. In fact, he has a more important thing, which is to communicate with others Countries that have not yet cooperated will calculate the general ledger one by one.

"The achievements in the past are indeed something to be proud of, but I would like to see other countries that have not yet been illuminated by the light of the Han civilization, and can feel the charm of our Han civilization. Yousi may wish to tell me, what other countries are there?"

Yang Shangtai, the Minister of the Lifan Academy who had been prepared for a long time, hurriedly came out and cupped his hands and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the country that does not accept the sinicization at present, there should be Japan from the east, and Annan, Guangnan and Khmer countries from the south. There is the Kazakh Khanate in Sidang."

In fact, there are still many small countries in Southeast Asia, such as Johor, Sultan of Aceh, Jambi, and Mataram, but these small countries are really powerless, so Yang Shangtai naturally didn't bother to mention it. Establishing Wanghua there is just a matter of one sentence.

Ning Yu naturally had a goal in mind, and Japan was already in his pocket, so he was not in a hurry, but An Nanguo headed by Li Shi and Guangnan Kingdom headed by Ruan Shi have been pretending to be deaf and dumb. On the one hand, they hope to establish a new good relationship with Dachu, but on the other hand, they refuse to let Che become one of the Zhuxias. Confined to the way of commerce.

In Ning Yu's view, now is also the time to restore the former Cochin chief envoy.

(End of this chapter)