Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

The main text of Chapter 499 is over, and there is also a very interesting postscript!
The imperial city of Yingtianfu in Nanjing during the Ming Dynasty has now become a large construction site.

Except for the Little Palace where the Republic Emperor Zhu Cijiong lived, all other dilapidated and ruin-like buildings have been demolished, and the demolished and usable building materials have piled up into dozens of "hills."The land after the buildings were demolished has been leveled and cleared, and a camp has been built to accommodate tens of thousands of craftsmen.When Li Zhongshan arrived in the imperial city, the workers hired from Anhui had just finished their day's work and were devouring their dinner. The aroma of rice and broth could be smelled in the distance.

After being the emperor for more than ten years, Zhu Cijiong, the "Emperor of the Republic", finally had an opportunity to build a palace!

However, this opportunity for large-scale construction is not because Emperor Zhu has increased his salary. He is still an emperor who "earns three hundred a day" and earns one hundred thousand a year.Even though he still had a lot of extra money, such as the paid "Yu Dianping" and the sale of "Queen naming rights", etc., this extra money was still not enough for Emperor Zhu to save the capital to rebuild the Imperial City of Nanjing.

What really allowed Emperor Zhu to live in a new house during his lifetime was the continuous rise in real estate prices in Nanjing in the past ten years. Because of the rising land prices, the area originally located in the center of Nanjing city was occupied by the General's Office, the Ministry of Finance, and the National People's Congress. The land occupied by yamen such as the Yushitai, Shangshu Province, and the General's Office has a very high development value.

At the same time, as Nanjing's economy becomes more and more prosperous, the world's largest city finally encounters the problem of land shortage in the city center.

Li Zhongshan is familiar with this matter of land finance!
Therefore, after Li Zhongshan returned to his class and returned to the court, he, Zheng Jing and Chen Yonghua worked together to launch the "Nanjing City Center Yamen Relocation and Nanjing Imperial City Renovation Project", which was to "demolish all the large Yamen in the center of Nanjing City" ", and then sell the land occupied by these yamen. Using this money to transform the almost deserted imperial city, it is initially estimated that a large sum of money can be made!

Of course, the reconstruction of the imperial city must precede the demolition of the central government offices in Nanjing. Therefore, if this project is to be completed, financial support is indispensable. The three major banks of Ming Dynasty, including Nanyang, Zhongshan, and UBS, will provide support for this large project. A large syndicated loan.

According to General Li's plan, the imperial city after the renovation will have a new Forbidden City that does not include the buildings of the previous dynasty and is only for the use of the Emperor of Heaven and his harem and children, as well as a series of yamen, auditoriums, and buildings. , barracks, and a large commercial area.The various yamen originally scattered in the center of Nanjing will be relocated to the imperial city.

In addition, the walls of the Imperial City will be partially demolished, and several new gates will be opened on the walls of the inner city of Nanjing close to the Imperial City to facilitate transportation between the Imperial City and the east and south outer cities.The large-scale development of Nanjing's east and outer cities will also begin after the Nanjing Imperial City Renovation Project is completed.

Among them, the land east of the Imperial City and south of the Purple Mountain that originally belonged to Xiaolingwei will become Nanjing's mansion area - the princes and princes of the Ming Dynasty will all be allocated a piece of land there to build their own mansions. .

When the mansions of these princes and nobles are built, the area around Xiaolingwei will naturally become noble.In addition, Xiaolingwei is very close to the Imperial City of Nanjing, the administrative center of the Ming Dynasty, and not far from the Qinhuai River, the most prosperous river in Nanjing. As long as the Imperial City itself does not become an obstacle to transportation, it will definitely attract people from all over the world in the future. Rich people from the Ming Dynasty and even the entire Chinese civilization circle came here to buy houses.
In addition, Xiaolingwei and the areas to the east and south of Xiaolingwei will become the residences of the monarchs and dignitaries of the vassal states under the Ming Dynasty in the future - the princes, princesses and children of the powerful in the vassal states. We still have to accept feudalism and republican education in Ming Dynasty!

If they can't make it in the feudal country, they can run back to Nanjing and become rich men.

In this way, the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the royal family and dignitaries of the vassal countries will be firmly bound!
And the princes and princes of the Ming Dynasty could safely send their children to vassal states to serve as princes.

"Your Majesty, Li Zhongshan, respectfully wishes His Majesty's blessing."

"Your Majesty, Yao Qisheng, respectfully wishes to greet you."

Outside the main hall of the Little Palace, Li Zhongshan and Yao Qisheng bowed to Emperor Zhu who came out to greet him after hearing the news. Emperor Zhu was also accompanied by Shangshu Zuocheng Chen Yonghua and political leader Zheng Jing - they were the "Central Yamen of Nanjing City". The actual operator of the "Relocation and Nanjing Imperial City Renovation Project" would be asked by Emperor Zhu to ask questions every now and then.

After Li Zhongshan and Yao Qisheng finished their salutes, Emperor Zhu smiled and waved to them: "Shikai, Xizhi, you came just in time, Xianzhi and Fufu are also here. Let's discuss the construction of the new palace together." Come on! It’s best to hurry up on this project. By the way, dinner is ready, let’s talk while eating!”

With that said, Emperor Zhu politely greeted Li Zhongshan, Yao Qisheng, Zheng Jing, and Chen Yonghua into the main hall. A round table for eating had been placed in the main hall, with several cold dishes, wine glasses, bowls and chopsticks on top.

Emperor Zhu asked the serving maid to add two pairs of bowls and chopsticks, and then took General Li to the table. He also asked Li Zhongshan and Zheng Jing to sit on his left and right respectively - such a harmonious relationship between the emperor and his ministers, which is so beautiful in the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum. It seems that everyone has to pick the big brother to say "yes".

This republican emperor is probably one of the few (perhaps the only) emperors in China who does not worry about powerful ministers usurping the throne!

"Your Majesty, I have just received news about the fugitive Prince Chang Ning of the Qing Dynasty." Li Zhongshan was not interested in discussing building a house with Emperor Zhu (I was tired of discussing it every time they met), so after exchanging a few words, Just take out Jia Guozhu's report and give it to Emperor Zhu.

"Is this Jia Liu's report?" Emperor Zhu took a look at the report and said with a smile, "Sure enough, he ran to Europe. Where should he seek refuge? England or the Netherlands?"

"No," Li Zhongshan said, "He went to Constantinople."

"Why did Constantinople surrender to the Ottoman Empire?" Emperor Zhu was stunned. "Isn't the Ottoman Empire very close to us?"

"He did not go to the Ottoman Empire, but brought Fuquan's Rakshasa braided army to cross the Black Sea in white clothes and surprise attack on the Castle City! That Ottoman Sultan Muhammad IV was turned into a 'Mu Yunchang' this time. He was careless and careless. Castle, Belgrade has now been defeated from under the city of Vienna.”

"Ah, is this Chang Ning so powerful?" Emperor Zhu looked at Li Zhongshan in surprise and said to himself: He seemed very useless when fighting you!

Li Zhongshan smiled proudly: "Chang Ning has also become a good general after a long period of defeat. Your Majesty, will you issue an edict to make him a king and encourage him?"

"Make him a king?" Emperor Zhu was stunned, "Why should I make him a king?"

"Isn't he the emperor's adopted son?" Li Zhongshan said with a smile, "Why did the emperor forget that Chang Ning is Zhu Changning!"

"Yes," Emperor Zhu remembered now, "Kangxi is Wu Xuanye and Chang Ning is Zhu Changning. They are really brothers!"

"Absolutely!" Li Zhongshan nodded, "Zhu Changning is also showing off his power in a foreign land this time. The emperor can make him a king and recognize him as a relative. It can also be regarded as an end to the war between the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In this way, the junior high school still dreams of The remnants of those who rebelled against the Ming Dynasty and restored the Qing Dynasty can also go far away."

Emperor Zhu can reject the suggestion Li Zhongshan is making now - Emperor Zhu is the patriarch of the Zhu family, and he can have the final say on the matter of acknowledging Zhu Changning's marriage.If he refused, Li Zhongshan would have no choice but to give up.However, Emperor Zhu didn't know how to decide, so he turned to look at Zheng Jing and asked with a smile: "Xianzhi, do you think this is appropriate?"

Zheng Jing said with a smile: "That's right. You gave him a national surname before. Now you go one step further. What's wrong with that? Besides, he has already gone to Rakshasa and Rome. He knows a distant relative, and maybe he will return to him in the future. It’s valuable!”

Chen Yonghua also interjected: "Your Majesty, Zhu Changning, a distant relative of the clan, is likely to become a lever for the Ming Dynasty to intervene in European affairs in the future!"

Emperor Zhu nodded lightly: "Since you all say so, then I reluctantly recognize this adopted son. By the way, what kind of king will I make him?"

"King of Pingxi!" Li Zhongshan said, "Make him the King of Pingxi. Constantinople is to the west of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Okay!" Emperor Zhu nodded, "Just give him the title of King Pingxi, count him as a member of the original branch of the clan, and give him the title of county king!"

"Your Majesty!" Li Zhongshan smiled, "I must thank the Emperor for your grace on Chang Ning's behalf!"

Emperor Zhu smiled and said: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say it right. You and Wu Shifan are also very good. Do you want me to make him a king of some kind?"

Li Zhongshan shook his head and said: "It is too young to be crowned king, so he must be crowned emperor. After Wu Shifan went westward, after all, he was the emperor of tens of thousands of miles of territory. It was impossible for him to lower himself to the status of Prince of the Ming Dynasty. He was just an emperor, He should accept it."

The son-emperor is also an emperor!

Moreover, there is a precedent in Chinese history. What that precedent did was somewhat similar to that of Wu Sangui, which was to lure the wolf into the house!However, Shi Jingtang was of a higher level and recognized the thief as his father.Wu Sangui, on the other hand, considered himself a thief, worse than Shi Jingtang!
Now that Emperor Zhu is willing to accept Wu Shifan as emperor, Wu Shifan should be satisfied - he has become the emperor of Ming Dynasty, and Wu Yingqi and Wu Shicong will be in trouble if they want to usurp the throne.

"That's okay!" Emperor Zhu smiled and said, "I also like that child Shifan very much. He is much more likable than Changning. By the way, Shifan became my son, and Xiaoxuan is my daughter. Let's look back Let me make her a princess again!"

Well, Wu Xiaoxian is now the princess of two countries, and she is unique in the princess world.

Li Zhongshan thanked Wu Xiaoji again, and then he said to Emperor Zhu: "Your Majesty, if you recognize this adopted son and adopted daughter, you recognize it if you recognize it three times, and you recognize it if you recognize it four, why not recognize one more!"

"Okay," Emperor Zhu asked, "Shikai, who else do you want me to recognize as your son?"

"Emperor Reigen of Japan." Li Zhongshan said, "Your Majesty, it is difficult for us to ask him to remove his imperial title. It would be a disadvantage for you to be on an equal footing with him. Why not compromise and accept him as your son?"

"Okay!" Zhu Cijiong said with a smile, "I have another son. Do you want General Tokugawa to accept him too?"

"That's not necessary," Li Zhongshan said with a smile, "The emperor supports the emperor. I am related to the Tokugawa generals, so I just go to support the general's family, so that the dog-eat-dog fight in Japan can continue."

Li Zhongshan and relatives of the Tokugawa family also "recognized" each other. Didn't the previous Okubo Tadayomo propose to give his daughter to General Li as a concubine?After Tokugawa Mitsukuni learned about it, he arranged for Okubo Tadayo's daughter to recognize Tokugawa Tsunayoshi as her father, and then added the character Tokugawa Miao and sent her to the Ming Dynasty, where she became a member of General Li's side chamber.

Zheng Jing twirled his beard at this time and said: "Now the relationship between the Ming Dynasty, the Zhou Dynasty and Japan can finally be settled. From now on, the world of China will regard the Ming Dynasty as the country of the king and father, and the Zhou Dynasty and Japan as the son countries. , with Korea, Annan, Luzon, Ryukyu and other countries as vassal countries!"

Chen Yonghua said: "From now on in the world of Shenzhou, kings, kings and ministers, fathers and sons, they can enjoy peace forever!"

Li Zhongshan said: "If we want peace for a longer period of time, it is not enough to have vassal states such as Korea, Annan, Luzon, and Ryukyu. Our Ming Dynasty still needs to grant first-class internal vassals and external vassals! In the family of princes and uncles, there are many heirs. ? Now that the dynasty has just begun, there are not many heirs to arrange. But after several generations, there are countless princes and grandsons in the world. If they all stay in the Ming Dynasty and are not sealed out, they will not be allowed to eat up the wealth of the Ming Dynasty? What will happen to the people below? Will the princes and generals like Xiang Ning have the guts again? Besides, when the world is at peace, the people will have to multiply their descendants. After the Ming Dynasty takes over Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, and the snow-covered plateau, The country's population should exceed [-] million, and the domestic land is still enough, but what about a hundred years from now? Isn't it easy for these [-] million people to triple within a hundred years? By then there will be a population of [-] million in the world. This "Celestial Dynasty" How to implement the "Field Acre System"?

According to what I see, we still have to take precautions and open an additional vassal state as soon as possible in a place with fewer people and more land overseas. Now the Western navy has basically withdrawn from the Pacific, but I don't know if they will make a comeback in the future?Therefore, we must seize the time and deploy vassal states on the west coast of the New World, Malacca, the Nanyang Islands, the Southern Kingdoms (referring to Indochina) and the southern continent south of the Nanyang Islands as soon as possible!

Regardless of whether it will be useful in the future, it is always good to circle it first! "

"So many territories are turned into vassal states?" Emperor Zhu hesitated a little, "How many families have to be sealed off? Who is more appropriate to give them to?"

"It is not necessary to become a vassal state," Li Zhongshan said. "For example, overseas provinces can also be established in maritime chokepoints like Malacca. However, there cannot be too many overseas provinces, otherwise they will not be able to manage them and will only increase the burden on the country. As for confederation What I mean is that your majesty’s family has some unworthy descendants. There are also some unworthy descendants in the families of other kings. If you look at them in front of you and feel upset, why don’t you seal them from afar and let them find a world on their own!
Thinking about the Western Zhou Dynasty's expansion of land and enfeoffment, wasn't that the same way?At that time, I don’t know how many people were sealed away by Emperor Zhou. The ones that were able to develop in the end were those hegemonic countries.Let’s follow this method now and do it again! "

Zhu Cijiong turned to look at Zheng Jing and Chen Yonghua. They were also princes now, and they should be able to be granted a kingdom. I wonder if they want it?
Zheng Jing definitely wanted it. He agreed and said, "The general is right. My eldest son Keshuang has ambitions from all over the world. He wants to go to Nanyang to open up a royal business!"

Chen Yonghua said: "Your Majesty, I also agree with the general's idea that my son can go to the southern continent of the New World to have a try!"

Zhu Cijiong finally nodded, took a breath and said: "My son He Kun, born to Concubine Yang, can go to the United States and become the king. I don't want to be the emperor of the United States anymore. Let him be the king of the United States. He can also be in his country." The Kingdom of the United States will grant some more dukes, marquises, and uncles to give some opportunities to the heroes below who cannot reach the king."

Li Zhongshan saw that Emperor Zhu, Zheng Jing, and Chen Yonghua had all chosen the territory, so he smiled and said: "The disciples born by Chen and Xiaotu will stay in the Ming Dynasty, and the other disciples will seal off the southern continent south of Nanyang in the future."
I only hope that a hundred years from now, the descendants of us can spread our branches across the world and create a world like ours! "

————The main text ends, followed by a postscript, the story of Kangxi’s rebirth!
(End of this chapter)