I was a god in the 18th century

Chapter 523: The Temple Discusses the World Situation

"boom!"

A shot from the Gatling cannon destroyed the small hill in front. Wen Renyi, who lit the fuse himself, had sparkling eyes that emitted an unparalleled sharp light.

The people in the village who were watching the test launch were all stunned by the scene and could not believe what they were seeing.

"My lord, the cannon bestowed by the ancestral god is so powerful! Is it stronger than the one in the hands of the bird officer down the mountain?"

"Don't call me the king anymore." Wen Renyi's mouth corners couldn't be suppressed even with an AK47, but he still tried to speak in a calm tone, "Call me the boss from now on."

The ancestor god said that he should store up grain and declare himself king later, so he should listen to him.

"Ah, yes! Big... Boss!"

While Wen Renyi led his men into the mountains to test their newly acquired weapons, Xia Qingdai was still transforming the mountain stronghold on the land created by the stone statue.

The first thing was to transform all those dark, low and simple thatched houses into brick and wood structures.

She has a cabinet full of mini red bricks, and a cabinet full of basswood, oak strips, and redwood scraps. Not to mention just building a cottage, it's enough to transform a city.

Now she has amazing hands-on skills and can build a mini house at an amazing speed.

She first placed the small building she had built for Wen Renyi next to the temple, and then used it as the center to place other small houses.

She did not change the overall layout of the village. After all, this was not a real residential area and it had to have defensive functions. She even thought about customizing a model of a Hakka earth building, which looked very defensive.

But when she thought that it was already the end of the 18th century and the world was rushing towards the era of hot weapons, she decided not to waste her time. At most, she could build a wall around the village, which would not take much effort for her anyway.

As the saying goes, the best defense is offense. With the twenty Gatling cannons she gave, as well as the mountains of firecrackers and Gatling fireworks, it was enough to arm the village to the teeth.

These firecrackers and fireworks have a certain degree of lethality to modern giants. Setting them off on Lilliput is no different from grenades and machine guns.

"Done!" After putting the roof on the last mini house, Xia Qingdai clapped her hands and looked at her masterpiece in the glass jar with satisfaction.

At this time, Wen Renyi, who had led his men into the mountains for training, came back. When he suddenly saw the "city" emerging from the mountains, he immediately stopped and couldn't help rubbing his eyes. He then looked in the direction of the mountain stronghold and muttered, "Am I dazzled? Is this our stronghold ahead?"

His deputy Hong Yansong was stunned for more than ten seconds, and then he said in an equally confused tone: "Boss, I think you are not mistaken. Our village has indeed become a city."

"Oh my God! The Ancestral God is too powerful! He took out our home in just one day!"

A tall man in the crowd shouted something, and was immediately patted on the shoulder by the person next to him, who cursed, "What do you mean by robbing your home? It's obvious that you were given a house on the spot! Look at those houses that are higher than the city wall. Can they compare to the thatched houses we used to have?"

Wen Renyi took a deep breath and waved his hand, signaling everyone to follow.

After a while, everyone lined up and appeared in Xia Qingdai's sight from the edge of the glass tank. She said to herself in a good mood: "Welcome back to your new home." After that, she thought about it and landed in the newly built temple. Not far from her was the tall stone statue that looked very much like her.

She sat on the cushion in front of the stone statue in the main hall and waited for a short while before Wen Renyi pushed the door open and came in.

After a day of training, the first thing I do when I get home is of course to report to the ancestor god.

Xia Qingdai guessed that he would come, so she waited for him here. When she saw him appear, she mobilized the power of faith and appeared, looking at Wen Renyi with a sweet smile.

The latter stepped forward and was about to bow, but Xia Qingdai quickly waved her hand: "No need to kneel, no need to kneel, stay calm, I'm not used to people kneeling to me."

Wen Renyi had good eyesight and could tell that the ancestor god really didn't like these red tapes and was not just being polite, so he stood up and stopped paying homage, simply clasping his fists in greeting.

Xia Qingdai patted the other futon beside her and invited her, "Come sit down, let's chat."

Wen Renyi readily stepped forward and sat down next to Xia Qingdai, his back straight and a little reserved.

Xia Qingdai changed into a comfortable position and began to tell him about the general situation in the world.

First of all, there is the historical process of the Qing Dynasty, starting from 1796 (the first year of Jiaqing), there was the White Lotus Rebellion that lasted for nine years, followed by the Boxer Rebellion, the Taiping Rebellion, the Nian Rebellion, and so on in the late Qing Dynasty.

These uprisings were all peasant uprisings, had their historical limitations, and all failed without exception.

However, Xia Qingdai still focused on describing the White Lotus Rebellion. After all, this peasant uprising would occur in less than two and a half years, and it would have great reference value for Wen Renyi's rebellion.

After explaining the causes, process, and inevitable failure of the White Lotus Rebellion as summarized in the textbooks, Xia Qingdai began to talk about the Glorious Revolution, the non-violent coup of the British bourgeoisie, the constitutional monarchy they subsequently established, and the Industrial Revolution initiated by the steam engine in the 18th century.

Talking about Britain's affairs was not to guide Wen Renyi to unite with the landlord class and work towards a constitutional monarchy, but to hope that he could understand the current situation in the world and the strength of the current number one superpower.

The Qing Dynasty was not the Celestial Empire of the 18th century, and Britain, which had countless colonies around the world, was not a tiny country. According to the inertia of history, the Qing Dynasty would only fall further and further behind the world.

Finally, Xia Qingdai told Wen Renyi about the Xinhai Revolution, which overthrew the monarchy that had ruled China for thousands of years and changed the political structure of China.

When Xia Qingdai described the concepts of family and country and the idea of ​​democracy and republic centered on nation, civil rights and people's livelihood, Wen Renyi's face changed, and it was obvious that he was greatly shocked ideologically.

He hated the exploitation and oppression of the people by the corrupt Qing Dynasty rulers, and felt the suffering of the lower class, after all, his family was broken up because of it. But at the same time, he also had the limitations of the times, which he could not get rid of no matter how many books he read or how many essays he wrote.

Living in the eighteenth century, it was impossible for him to transcend the ideological constraints of the historical trend on his own.

Most people are as small as dust in the long river of history. Since the Qing Dynasty, there have been only a handful of people who have the ability to change the world like Mr. Sun Yat-sen.

After listening to Xia Qingdai's words, Wen Renyi could no longer sit still, so he stood up, bowed and thanked her, saying, "After listening to the words of the ancestor god, I felt as if my mind had suddenly been opened. I am deeply moved. One day I will rebuild the golden body for the ancestor god."

Xia Qingdai smiled crookedly and promised to rebuild the golden body. It is indeed a Chinese tradition!