The Ming Dynasty began from Sarhu

Chapter 905 Afterglow
"A quarrel between lovers will not affect the feelings of both parties, and sometimes it will even give rise to different feelings."

After Kingsning was spared the death penalty and exiled to Siberia, the British Kingdom changed its attitude towards Da Qi. The British Prime Minister compared the trade dispute between the two countries to a "quarrel between lovers". Under his leadership, the House of Representatives passed a bill with a high vote to lift trade restrictions on Da Qi.

The era of freedom and prosperity has arrived.

London newspapers published a column titled "Qi's Victory" every week. Commentators highly praised Kingsning's pardon and generally believed that this was a milestone event in Qi's move towards civilization.

Da Qi became Britain's most reliable ally. In addition to the overlap in interests, the two countries also had similar ways of thinking. In the words of old George:
"Together we will move towards a civilized 1730s"

But has civilization really arrived?
Many people have doubts about this. It should be noted that Da Qi has been drifting away from civilization since its founding. In the past 100 years, Liu Zhaosun and his descendants have taken too many detours.

Neither the monarchy nor the polarization system could bring civilization to Da Qi. Not only did they fail to bring civilization, but every so-called reform plunged the land into a deeper disaster.

Since old George has vowed that the era of civilization has arrived, we might as well wait and see.

The good news is that the Baolu Company's abuse of its own employees has been properly handled, and the sweatshop that exploited people to death has been forgiven by various countries.

Boycotts and suppression no longer exist, and Baolu Company continues to conduct business in Europe. According to the assessment of relevant departments, the company will become the world's largest carriage manufacturer in the 14th year of Jingyan, which is next year.

From now on, at least one out of every three carriages in the world will be a product of Baolu Company...

When they heard that horse-drawn donkey carts were sweeping across Europe and that our Great Qi was so great, countless Qi workers who were sweating profusely in the dark factories and mines straightened their chests, shed tears of excitement, and continued to work overtime to hammer in the screws.

Regardless, everything is flourishing.

The carriages piled up in various ports began to be shipped to all parts of Europe. Workers on the verge of unemployment in the country were saved, the jobs of millions of people were saved, factories that had been shut down for a long time resumed production, the stocks of carriage companies continued to rise, and shareholders of all sizes were smiling.

Officials breathed a sigh of relief, as this year's production plan could finally be exceeded. Their jobs were saved.

Other officials took the lead and continued to promote the idea that the foreign trade of the Great Qi Dynasty was invincible.
As the European war drew to a close, Louis XIV suffered defeat after defeat. He had now lost the glory of the Sun King and finally huddled up in the magnificent Palace of Versailles.

In addition to the magnificent buildings and mountains of rare treasures, the Palace of Versailles also has an impregnable fortress.

All countries hoped to achieve their goal in one fell swoop, completely destroy Louis XIV and his army, raze Paris to the ground, and cleanse the land of its sins with fire...

Countries have serious differences over who should carry out this task.

After a long and boring diplomatic dispute, the task of attacking the enemy finally fell on the Qi army.

"Your Majesty, if more troops are sent to Europe, the war will continue, and I'm afraid there will be more Kingslings..."

Zhang Tingyu's worries are not without reason.

More trading ports were developed, and all provinces enjoyed the dividends of foreign trade. After making money, military leaders immediately expanded their armies and prepared for war, and more missionaries went deep into the interior to spread their beliefs.

As a result of all these things, the authority of Tianxin City began to gradually collapse.

Imperial power declined.

On the sixth day of March in the thirteenth year of Jingyan, the emperor summoned all the cabinet ministers to the Wenhua Hall.

"I have notified the ambassadors of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and other countries to discuss a loan of 30 trillion Qi national currency for Japan's infrastructure development."

"Da Qi needs a prosperous and wealthy country like Japan as our market."

There was silence.

The ministers were very indifferent to the development of Japan.

This is not surprising. Both Zhang Tingyu and Yue Zhongqi had a very negative impression of Japan. Many of them witnessed the tragic failure of their attempts to establish a Japanese colony up close. At least for now, any rational person would no longer have any illusions about colonizing Japan.

Explaining the importance of overseas colonization to a group of officials who came from the farming era was too far-fetched, and Liu Fan did not have the ability to convince these old men.

Zhang Tingyu said anxiously, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten the story of Emperor Taizong's management of Japan? Emperor Taizu established a family precept that one must not be involved with Japan. Let's not talk about the distant past, just take Yuan Chonghuan's management of Nagasaki as an example..."

Liu Fan interrupted Zhang Tingyu and said angrily, "Isn't Yuan Shaobao still far away? Should we start from Xu Fu's voyage to Fusang?"

Zhang Tingyu's face turned red and he stopped talking. The others also lowered their heads.

Emperor Jingyan, seeing that the development of Wa Country lacked support from his ministers, took a step back and said, "If you do not agree to develop Wa Country, please send some officers and soldiers there to replace the garrison."

Yue Zhongqi asked, "Your Majesty, do you think there is anything wrong with the troops currently stationed in Japan?"

Liu Fan said, "They've been overseas for too long. It's time for them to return. This time, we'll increase the size of our garrison and recruit at least 30,000 new soldiers. The Ministry of National Defense will be responsible for this. They'll draft a detailed plan and submit it to Congress for deliberation and decision."

When the ministers heard that the troops stationed in Japan were going to be replaced, they looked at each other in confusion.

The emperor's edicts are always so profound and incomprehensible.

Nian Gengyao realized this was an opportunity to expand the Ministry of National Defense's power, or more accurately, his own. The troops currently stationed in Japan came from various provinces, with military authority vested in the provincial governors. Since Japan's administration had long been a losing proposition, proposals for troop withdrawal had long been floated across the country.

Nian Gengyao ignored other people's opinions and said loudly:
"Your Majesty is wise. If the construction is successful, with the Japanese market, sanctions against Da Qi will no longer occur. Send troops as soon as possible."

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On the second day of May, more than one hundred officers led ten thousand soldiers, as well as a similar number of civilians and merchants, and set out for Japan.

They set out from Tianjin and their first stop was Nagasaki.

Dong Shaowei was also among them.

Dong Shaowei's current task is no longer to expel the indigenous people and scalp the Indians like he did in North America, but to lead his 500 engineers to build the Nagasaki Railway. To be more precise, he wants to build a railway around Nagasaki. It is said that this railway plays a vital role in promoting the economic recovery of Japan.

Considering the dangerous terrain, laying railways was a very dangerous task. Of course, if it was not dangerous, the people above would not have found him, the officer who had made serious mistakes in the North American colonies.

After Dong Shaowei arrived in Nagasaki with this group of engineers, they rested for three days and then began to build an ironworks, cut wood in the mountains, transport sand, and prepare various materials for laying railroad tracks.

Due to the shortage of manpower, the local indigenous people naturally became a reliable labor force.

When Dong Shaowei learned that the Nagasaki "wild men" living in the mountains were fierce and difficult to tame, he couldn't help but sigh:

"After all the twists and turns, I still have to deal with the savage natives. Maybe this is fate."

Destiny cannot be violated.

Dong Shaowei had no choice but to continue acting as the empire's black glove and killing people like crazy.

In any case, the rails, sleepers, sand and gravel and other materials needed to build the railway were all in place, and the project finally began.

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With the arrival of loans from various countries, talents from various industries also flocked to this barren land.

In early August, members of the Liberation of Tenshin Castle organization infiltrated Nagasaki and immediately began spreading related theories.

Dong Shaowei didn't have a good impression of this group of people. When he was in Tianxin City, how many marches and demonstrations had Dong Shuai witnessed?

Kingsning, the comrade who once fought with General Dong, has now become a clown of the empire.

So when Kingsnin's disciples spread the so-called "Great Harmony Kingdom" idea to the workers along the railway, General Dong, who was decisive and ruthless and could not tolerate a grain of sand in his eyes, immediately ordered these people to be arrested and imprisoned, and announced to these people who came all the way from Siberia:
"You will be subjected to the punishment of 'Hole-hanging', a torture used by the Tokugawa shogunate to punish European Catholics. It is said that no one has ever been able to withstand it. Therefore, I want to see if your faith is more devout than that of Catholics a hundred years ago."

The soldiers took Kingsning's followers to the hot spring pool one by one, forced them to watch the scalding water splash and foam, and demanded that they give up their pursuit of the ideal of the Great Harmony Kingdom before suffering physical pain.

The scalding water poured down from above his head. The first unlucky believer's body turned red and his skin cracked. He went to the kingdom of great harmony he longed for while screaming.

The remaining believers immediately surrendered and rushed to kneel down and beg for mercy from Dong Shuai.

Dong Shaowei shouted, "Since you and Kingsning fought together, I won't kill you this time. Get out!"

The believers turned pale and fled in panic.

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At the end of the 13th year of Jingyan, the Qi Army's "Justice Corps" captured the Palace of Versailles, and the war in Europe finally ended.

Louis XIV, left with no other options, surrendered unconditionally to the great powers.

The British suggested that Louis XIV be executed using the guillotine, which was invented by the French king himself.

Finally, Emperor Jingyan kindly took in the poor Frenchman.

Liu Fan met the distraught Louis XIV in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. He did not look at the Frenchman. Instead, he glanced sideways at the two revolvers on the imperial desk, thought for a moment, then leaned over and said to the French prisoner:
"It's well known that I'm a good man. Ten years ago, I took in the desperate Peter I, and now I'm taking you in too. The people of Da Qi know that you and Peter are sworn enemies, so they're looking forward to a true gentleman's duel between you and this Russian."

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In order to defend freedom and civilization, the Qi people and the British divided up part of the North American colonies occupied by France.

The new colonies were mainly concentrated in the south, which provided Da Qi with abundant raw materials:

Tens of thousands of tons of coffee and soybeans were transported back to Da Qi from the warm and humid southern plantations. After being processed in coastal factories, they were sold as commodities to Europe, North Korea, and Annan.

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Taiwan Governor Zheng Anfu described the recent trade situation on the island. Tens of thousands of tons of bananas and pineapples were rotting at the port, and fruit farmers, having lost their income, were causing unrest and public outrage.

Fortunately, the empire changed its course in time and restored friendly relations with European countries, and the fruit business on the island gradually returned to normal.

Emperor Jingyan encouraged the great-grandson of Zheng Chenggong to keep up the good work and assured him that this would be the last counterattack by the opposition.

"One more hardship for the royal family. Freedom and civilization have come to this land, and all will be well."

He said this to the Governor of Taiwan and also to himself.

(End of this chapter)