Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 484 If it should be republican, it should be republican; if it should be feudal, it should be feudal! (Please subscribe, please vote)

"Ten million taels is not enough!" Wu Yingqi frowned and said, "The whole country is moving westward! Although it is impossible for tens of millions of people to move together, it would cost more than 1000 million to move one-third, and the per capita travel expenses of 300 taels are not much. Right? You have to give at least 3000 million taels! And moving to the country does not happen overnight. You just said that if Wei Wen and Zhuge Zhi went to Kyushu, Japan, instead of Taiwan Island in the second year of Huanglong, then 50 years later When Soochow is destroyed, Sun Hao can go to Japan to rebuild Soochow. It can be seen that you also think that Soochow will take 50 years to develop Kyushu in Japan!
And it is more difficult for me to move to the river in the Zhou Dynasty than to move to Kyushu in the Eastern Wu Dynasty. Do you also have to give it a few decades? "

Although Wu Yingqi was ready to move the whole country westward, he had already started to implement the plan to immigrate to the river.But he was not happy from the bottom of his heart if he was asked to immediately give up the "familiar areas" of Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou, cross the hometown of Yeerqiang in the Western Regions, and go to the river to re-establish the country.

After all, moving the country westward was a last resort!
However, he was quite happy to defraud some money from Li Zhongshan to spend in the name of moving westward.

"Shuying," Li Zhongshan did not answer Wu Yingqi's question directly, but called Shang Shuying who was serving tea and water.

"General, you called me?" Shang Shuying asked.

Li Zhongshan asked: "Shuying, what title do you have now?"

"To the general, I am now the wife of Chaoguo." Shang Shuying replied.

"Guofen" means "Guofen's wife" and is the highest-level foreign wife. Generally, only the principal wives of Dukes and first-class civil and military officials can be granted the title.Shang Shuying's wife of the country was obtained in exchange for her merits. When she was canonized, she was also given a farm equivalent to a marquis's land, and she also got a "country lady's mansion" in Nanjing.

"What else?" Li Zhongshan asked again, "Shuying, you have more than one title, right?"

"Oh, I am still the princess of Dazhou." Shang Shuying glanced at Wu Yingqi, "Prime Minister, is the princess still here?"

"Yes, of course I am!" Wu Yingqi nodded and said with a smile, "Princess Pingnan, you are now one minister and two masters, and your title is not small. It is really rare!"

Li Zhongshan immediately continued what Wu Yingqi said: "Nowadays, one minister and two masters, one family, two countries, and one country, two systems are a lot of things! For example, Brother Yang is the Duke of the Ming Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty, and he is also the king of Korea, and his home is in Liaodong , Ningguta, Heilongjiang, Kyushu Island, and Ezo Island all have territories, and they will also open up territories in the New World in the near future.

Therefore, Yang Sange has many official positions and titles. He is the Duke of Ming Dynasty and Sui Dynasty, the king of Korea, the county prince of Liaodong, Ningguta, Heilongjiang and other places, the king of northern Kyushu Island, the island owner of Ezo Island, and some territory in the New World. The future lords of these kings, dukes, princes, and other country lords, island lords, and lords can be inherited by the sons of Brother Yang.This is the so-called feudal state and the founding of a country, and the expenses are scattered! "

Yang Qilong smiled and said: "Yes, it's good to spread the branches and leaves! I have many sons, and one throne is not enough for them. Let's make more, everyone will have it, and don't fight to the death. Moreover, the branches and leaves are spread out. Only when the business is wide spread can the family business be passed down for a long time and maintained. It doesn’t matter even if a few of them are weak, as long as one of them can thrive!”

In fact, this was not Yang Qilong's sincere words. What Yang Qilong wanted to do was to put his territories together to build a great Sui empire across the Pacific, and he himself would be the emperor.

But Li Zhongshan refused. He had to tear his territory into pieces and create a bunch of kings, dukes, marquises, and lords. From now on, the roll call will take a long time!
But there was nothing Yang Qilong could do, he couldn't defeat Ming Dynasty.Now the Ming Dynasty has an army of millions, a navy that is selling dumplings, and the population is about to exceed [-] million!Why should Yang Qilong fight with Ming Dynasty?
Yes, Yang Qilong is rich!But in the final analysis, his bank and shipping company still have to find food on Ming's territory.Otherwise, relying on North Korea and Yang Qilong's business would lead to bankruptcy in a short time.

Wu Yingqi already somewhat understood what the purpose of Li Zhongshan, Shang Shuying, and Yang Qilong was to sing in harmony?

He looked at Li Zhongshan and asked carefully: "Shikai, do you mean to let the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty also learn from Brother Yang San, while the emperor is in front of him, and at the same time he will become the prince of Ming Dynasty?"

"Prime Minister Wu, you have misunderstood. Meiyu is the emperor, how can there be any reason to become the prince of Ming Dynasty again?" Li Zhongshan paused and said, "But Prime Minister, you, the old King of Han, and those of the Zhou Dynasty Princes, dukes, marquises, and earls can all learn from Brother Yang."

"How to learn?" Wu Yingqi asked.

Li Zhongshan said: "Prime Minister Wu, you can grant some fiefs to the princes at all levels in Zhou Dynasty on the territory of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Shaanxi, Gansu and the Protectorate of the Western Regions. The prince can grant one mansion, and the duke can grant another. In a state, a marquis can grant a township, and an earl can grant a city. After you give them a fief, you can let them either themselves or give birth to a son to follow you or Yushuai to the land in the river in the west. developed.

Wait a few years, when the Ming Dynasty will march westward and dominate the world.Those kings, dukes, marquises, and uncles will just surrender to the Ming Dynasty. When the time comes, they will be demoted to the next level and their fiefdoms can be retained temporarily.When the time comes in the future, it will definitely be properly resolved.

In this way, the kings, dukes, marquises and uncles of Zhou Dynasty will be the same as Brother Yang! "

It turns out that Li Zhongshan did not expect to take over Yun, Gui, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu and the Western Regions Protectorate without a fight. After all, Wu Yingqi could not give up such a large territory without a fight.Therefore, Li Zhongshan's idea was to reach a tacit agreement with Wu Yingqi and use one part military and nine parts political method to take over these territories.At the same time, it also left "roots" for the "Western Zhou Dynasty" who went to the West in the Ming Dynasty in the east. With the "roots" in the Ming Dynasty, it was easier for the Western Zhou Dynasty to maintain the true nature of China instead of being assimilated by the local civilization.

This is because the Confucian ideals are not spread by "churches" and "Confucian missionaries", but are maintained by clan and township parties.Even if Confucian schools are opened, they usually rely on clans.

If the nobles of the Western Zhou Dynasty were "rooted in the Ming Dynasty", then they would maintain close ties with their clansmen who stayed in the Ming Dynasty, and they would continue to acquire the civilization and ideas of the Ming Dynasty from their relatives in the Ming Dynasty.

Wu Yingqi, who had roughly figured out what Li Zhongshan meant, fell silent, seeming to be thinking about the pros and cons of Li Zhongshan's plan for himself.

Yang Qilong was afraid that Wu Yingqi wouldn't understand, so he helped Li Zhongshan explain: "Yes, yes, just like me, you can spread your branches in the West and keep your roots in China. In the future, as long as one side develops well, Can prosper. If there is any eventuality, there can also be a way out!
In addition, the Western Zhou Dynasty left its roots in China. In the future, the two parties will be able to intermarry with each other and get closer and closer until they become one! "

The intermarriage between the Western Zhou aristocrats, the Ming aristocrats, the Yang aristocrats, and other Chinese aristocrats was obviously beneficial to Wu Yingqi's Western Zhou regime!After all, their economic strength is relatively weak, and aristocratic marriages based on family status and influence do not particularly value money.

For the royal family of the Western Zhou Dynasty, if they could establish a marriage with the Ming Dynasty, it would be more conducive to consolidating their rule.

Wu Yingqi squinted his eyes, thought for a while, and then asked: "Shikai, isn't your country a republic in Ming Dynasty? Why is it now feudal?"

Li Zhongshan smiled and said: "The Ming Dynasty will be republican if it should be republican, and feudal if it should be feudal. In the future, the Ming Dynasty will be a big country with a radius of tens of thousands of miles. There are huge differences between the south and the north. A republic alone cannot govern the entire Ming Dynasty. Prime Minister Wu, you guys What will be established after the Great Zhou goes westward will be a big country with a radius of thousands of miles. It will also be difficult to govern, and it may not even be able to stand for a long time. If we don’t leave a way out for everyone, I’m afraid no one can rest assured, right?”

Wu Yingqi just nodded lightly and did not discuss this issue with Li Zhongshan anymore. Instead, he talked about his son Wu Shijue's marriage: "My son's first-in-law died of illness in Samarkand last year, and now it's time to renew our marriage."

Li Zhongshan glanced at Yang Xiaomi, who immediately said to Yang Qilong: "Third brother, our eldest niece hasn't left the cabinet yet, right?"

The "eldest niece" she was talking about was the daughter of Yang Qilong's late brother.

Yang Qilong smiled and nodded: "Lian'er is a rare beauty, and she is also knowledgeable and courteous. It's just that her status is a bit humble. I'm afraid she's not worthy of the prince!"

Li Zhongshan said: "When I turn around, I will ask the emperor to issue an edict and transfer the title of King Li Yin of North Korea to the title of Luzon County King. You, Brother Yang San, should take over the position of King of North Korea! In this way, my niece will be the daughter of the North Korean royal family. That's fine." Make me a princess!"

Yang Qilong has actually wanted to seize the throne of North Korea for a long time!
Great scholars in North Korea have also proven that Yang Jian and Yang Guang are both Koreans. Some great scholars have even proven that Li Yin is a descendant of Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty who destroyed Goguryeo!So it is quite right for Yang Qilong to replace Li Yan!

However, Ming Dynasty did not nod. It is not easy to deal with the Yi surname in North Korea!

But now as soon as Li Zhongshan let go, Yang Qilong's "small goal" was achieved, and he smiled and thanked Li Zhongshan on the spot.Li Zhongshan smiled and said to Yang Qilong: "Third brother, the king of North Korea can only rule North Korea! In addition, I will assign you a military state in Liaodong, Heilongjiang, and Ningguta, and grant you three marquises. Home!

For Ezo Island and Sakhalin Island, let’s first set up two lords or kings! "That's great!" Yang Qilong smiled and said to Wu Yingqi, "Prime Minister Wu, do you think this is feasible?" "

"Okay, okay, that's great. From now on we will be in-laws!" Wu Yingqi nodded repeatedly, looking very satisfied.

Although he did not give any formal reply to Li Zhongshan's proposal, he did not refuse it sternly, and he also negotiated a marriage with Yang Qilong, which was very clear.

Li Zhongshan did not pursue Wu Yingqi and asked Shang Shuying to arrange the banquet. After having a good chat with Wu Yingqi, he and Yang Qilong sent Wu Yingqi out of Xiyuan.

"Brother Yang, the people of the Tokugawa shogunate in Kitakyushu, Japan, want to trade Pinghu County back there, and they also want a city reward! What do you think?"

After sending Wu Yingqi away, Li Zhongshan took Yang Qilong for a walk together by the frozen Taiye Pond, and by the way told him about the ownership of the land in Northern Kyushu.

Yang Qilong laughed and said, "General, is it possible for those tens of thousands of Japanese mercenaries in Pinghu County to survive?"

Li Zhongshan said coldly: "Of course the Japanese pirates in Pinghu cannot return to Japan, but the Ming Emperor will not award the land of Kitakyushu to the Korean state!"

"Not awarded to North Korea? Then who owns this land?" Yang Qilong was a little confused.

"The question of who owns the land must be looked at separately," Li Zhongshan said. "First, which country does this land belong to? Second, which family does this land belong to? Country and family are different!"

"This..." Yang Qilong still didn't quite understand, "Qilong is stupid, please give me a clear explanation from Brother Shikai."

"Third brother, what I mean is that the land in northern Kyushu is still considered Japanese land." Li Zhongshan said, "But this land cannot be returned to the original lord, nor can it be owned by the Tokugawa shogunate. It is the Yang family in Japan’s territory!”

"Can it still be like this?" Yang Qilong was stunned, "Then wouldn't I have become... a minister of that bullshit emperor of Japan?"

It’s not okay for the king of Korea to be a minister of the Japanese emperor!
"Then don't be the lord of that land!" Li Zhongshan said with a smile, "You have so many brothers, just let others be the lord.

Remember, you are a servant of the King of Japan, but you must not be a retainer of the Tokugawa Shogun!Third brother, do you understand what I mean? "

Of course Yang Qilong understood what Li Zhongshan meant!

It's definitely going to cause trouble!

A retainer of the King of Japan, but not a retainer of the Tokugawa Shogun, and he also occupies a fiefdom of millions of koku in Kitakyushu!
Isn’t this just supporting Japan’s shitty emperor to challenge the authority of the Tokugawa generals?

If the Tokugawa generals reject the Ming Emperor's ruling.At the same time, he was unable to regain lost ground.The general's prestige will definitely be greatly damaged!And the Emperor of Japan will feel Ming's support for him!
If the Tokugawa generals obeyed the Ming Emperor's ruling.Then, it would be equivalent to acknowledging that the Ming Emperor was the suzerain of Japan, and at the same time setting a precedent for a vassal lord to bypass the imperial palace and directly submit his vassal status to the king (emperor).

In this way, will those powerful vassals that intend to collapse follow suit?

And once Japan's civil war resumes, the Ming Emperor can use his ruling power to continuously interfere in Japan's internal affairs, support pro-Ming factions, and attack anti-Ming factions... I have to say that this method of disrupting the internal affairs of other countries is quite impressive. of.

"Understood!" Yang Qilong nodded and said, "I will arrange for my fifth brother to become the lord of Northern Kyushu... and let him surrender to the King of Japan!"

"Very good!" Li Zhongshan smiled, "But this matter... we can't tell the Japanese right away.

You only need to tell the Japanese that North Korea has surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and the ownership of Northern Kyushu should be decided by the Ming Emperor.Then just ask them to come and talk to me! "

Yang Qilong nodded: "I understand...but the Japanese general Tokugawa also has someone to rely on.

He relies on the Western powers of Spain, England, the Netherlands, and Portugal... As long as the navies of these powers are still hanging around here, General Tokugawa will think that he has a backer.They are not willing to compromise easily.

Brother Shikai, is there room for reconciliation between us and the Spanish, Dutch, English and Portuguese? "

"Of course!" Li Zhongshan said, "But not now."

"When was that?" Yang Qilong asked.

"When the Ming Navy overthrows the Spanish Armada, we will naturally be able to relax with these Western devils." Li Zhongshan paused, and then said, "Louis XIV has been jumping very high in Europe recently, and has almost conquered the entire Spanish Nigeria. Teresa swallowed it. Moreover, the Holy Roman Empire suffered heavy losses!
And the Holy Roman Empire is threatened by the Ottoman Empire, and it may be beaten violently by Mohammed IV soon... By then, it will definitely be the most beneficial for us to reach an agreement with Spain! "

During this period, although Li Zhongshan was busy competing with the Qing Dynasty, he did not forget to pay attention to the changes in the world.

The current situation in Europe can be said to be quite favorable to Ming Dynasty!
On the one hand, France, the ally of the Ming Dynasty, showed great power on land. One country singled out Britain, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany (HRE) and other countries. Not only did it not fall behind at all, but it also had a clear advantage.

On the other hand, the Ottoman Empire’s siege of Vienna, which was supposed to happen in 1683, now looks like it will happen in 1684!

No matter whether Vienna will be captured by the Ottoman Empire this time, Spain and the HRE will definitely not get better anyway.

Therefore, Li Zhongshan decided to let his navy take a risk... and take advantage of the unlucky name of the "Spanish Armada" (fleets with this name are always beaten).

If a great victory is achieved, Ming's maritime power in the east will be established.

Even if they fail to win, given the general trend in Europe, Spain, the Netherlands, and England can only make diplomatic concessions to the Ming Dynasty.

In other words, Ming only wins more and loses less, and it is impossible to lose.

(End of this chapter)