Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 508: Kangxi’s Rebirth—When Kangxi met Washington

An old sail-shaped lock ship equipped with a steam engine and two hydraulic turbines meanders northward, stirring up white waves on the Potomac River in Virginia, the United States of America. The red flag of the Aztec Republic is on the Potomac River. Dancing in the spring breeze.

On both sides of the Potomac River, the fields were picturesque, and groups of black slaves were working under the supervision of white overseers on the land of this new, free and progressive United States.

Kangxi, who had been reborn in this world for nearly two years, was sitting on the stern deck of this old steam lock ship belonging to the Aztec Jingzhong Atlantic Trading Company, sipping bitter coffee and breathing in the freedom of America. In the sweet air, he was still talking to an Aztec wearing a black gauze hat and Ming Dynasty-style official robes.

This Aztec is of mixed Indian, European, Chinese and Japanese descent. He also has a very strange surname "Tiaosuo". His name is Tiaosuo Qingming. He is in his 40s this year and is the ambassador of the Aztec Republic who has returned to his country to report on his work. Ambassador of the French Republic.

Because both the Aztec Republic and the French Republic are radical republican countries that do not want an emperor, and the Aztecs are particularly wealthy and probably sponsor the French radical republicans, so the ambassador has a personal relationship with the top brass of the French Republic. It's all good.He also had a very close relationship with Napoleon, and privately called Napoleon "President Geng of France". He probably expected Napoleon to be like Geng Juyi (Geng Jingzhong), the founding father of the Aztec Republic, who "has already raised the three-foot sword." , opened up thousands of miles of territory, but did not usurp the title, did not pass it on to descendants, but created a method of recommendation." This is the sentence in the eulogy written by Li Zhongshan, the father of the Republic of the Ming Dynasty, for Geng Juyi.

Because Napoleon launched the Brumaire Coup to seize power, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Aztec Republic ordered the transfer of Ambassador Qingming to return to the country to report on his duties.Napoleon asked him for a favor and used the old steam lock ship of the Aztec Republic to take Zhu Xuanye and his party across the Atlantic Ocean to Juyi City (Acapulco), the revolutionary holy city of the Aztec Republic - now the French Republic and the British Republic. -The United Kingdom of the Netherlands is still in a state of war. It is a bit dangerous for the French's own ships to cross the Atlantic Ocean. They may be robbed by the "English Pirate Nation", but the old steam lock ships of the Aztec Republic cannot be touched. !
The Aztec Republic and its little brother the Inca Republic are both countries of silver. The two countries account for 70.00% of the world's silver production. They are truly rich countries!If you rob the Aztec Republic's ship, then wait for economic sanctions!

What?Gunboat diplomacy of the British Empire?
That won't work, the Aztec Republic is not only rich, its military strength is also second to none, and the Aztec Republic is also a country that has barely stepped onto the threshold of industrialization!
The army of the Aztec Republic has always been the strongest in the New World. When the Americans fought the War of Independence, the Aztec Republic sent troops together with France, and the British and Dutch armies were defeated by them.

The Aztec Republic's navy is also not weak - the Aztec Republic is rich, and the navy is a particularly money-burning branch of the military!
Therefore, in this era where sail battleships are gradually being phased out by sail battleships, the Aztec Republic, which has a small number of wealthy and wealthy ships, is naturally at the forefront. It was the first to complete the fleet update and establish a naval fleet with all sail boats. .All the sail battleships, sail cruisers, sail escorts, sail gunboats and sail transport ships made by the Ming Dynasty are all the same as the Ming Dynasty's own version, without any shrinkage.

If you also include the strength of the navy of the Inca Republic, the Aztec Republic's die-hard ally, it can still fight even if it starts a war with the Royal Combined Fleet of the British-Dutch Kingdom.

In addition, the Ming Dynasty not only exported ships to the Aztecs and Incas, but also transferred technology to the Aztec Republic, helping the Aztec Republic build Juyi City on the Pacific coast and President Geng Port on the Atlantic coast. Two large shipyards are also equipped with steam engine factories. Although the Ming Dynasty and the Aztec Republic are not allies and are even somewhat hostile, the Ming Dynasty is very friendly with the silver of the Aztec Republic and the Inca Republic!
However, the production costs of these two shipyards are relatively high, and the merchant ships they produce are not very competitive and will not pose competitive pressure on Daming's shipbuilding industry.Their existence only ensured that the Aztec Republic and the Inca Republic had the ability to repair ships and build sail warships during wartime.

As for weapons and equipment such as rifles, artillery, and ammunition, the Aztec Republic can also produce them on its own!And the output is not small, not only can it meet its own needs, but it can also be provided in large quantities to its two younger brothers-the Inca Republic and the United States of America!
So as long as the three members of the New World Republican Alliance, the Aztec Republic, the Inca Republic, and the United States of America, unite, no one will be afraid of this three-acre area of ​​the New World!

However, the Aztec Republic, the Inca Republic and the United States of America are not monolithic. Among them, the Aztec Republic and the Inca Republic are relatively close. After all, the Inca is the "son country" of the Aztecs. They are independent with the full support of the latter, and are relatively close in race, language, culture, religious beliefs, and social systems.There is a bit of disharmony between the United States of America and the two "brother countries" of the New World, the Aztecs and Incas.

After all, there are too many things about the United States of America that the Aztec Republic can't stand. Even if they participated in the American Revolutionary War in their early years and fought side by side with President Washington, now they saw the people on the banks of the Potomac River. The black slaves working on the farm became a little indignant.

"Alas, there are more and more farms using black slaves. These Yankees are a shame to the republic! Apart from the United States, where else in the world are there any civilized countries that still retain slavery?"

In fact, Kangxi could not quite understand the indignation of the Aztec ambassador, although there was no slavery in the Eastern Roman Empire, not even serfdom.But the Ottoman Empire and the Rakshasa Empire next door to the Eastern Roman Empire, one still retained slavery, and the other still maintained serfdom.India, which is further away from the Eastern Roman Empire, has both slavery and caste system. Who dares to say that India, which has a long history and brilliant civilization, is not a civilized country?

However, Kangxi had been working as a follower with Napoleon for a long time and had already developed a set of "language arts". He also frowned and followed Tiao Suo's Qingming intention to criticize the United States: "Brother Tiao Suo, you are so right. Now! Only barbaric and inhumane countries like the Ottoman Empire will retain backward slavery. Moreover, the number of Ottoman slaves has been decreasing since they lost Constantinople more than 100 years ago. Now there are only There are some remnants. And slavery in the United States has been getting bigger and bigger since independence. It really shouldn’t be!”

As Kangxi spoke, he observed Tiaosuo's expression, and when he saw his expression of appreciation, he continued: "By the way, brother Tiaosuo, didn't we say that we would visit the founding president of the United States, Washington, when we came back to the United States? Why don't you give him some advice and ask him to come out and say a few words for the black slaves in the United States."

"It's useless. He himself is a slave owner!" Hearing Kangxi mention Washington, Tiao Suo Qingming was even more angry. "These Puritans don't really believe in Heavenly Father and Brother Heavenly Brother at all. They only believe in profit! In order to get us back then, The Aztec Republic could say anything to help them. Not only did they promise to liberate the black slaves, but they also said they would become brothers with the Indians in North America and make the Indians citizens of the United States of America! But what about now? Humph. !The armed conflicts between them and the North American Indians have never stopped for a moment since the Revolutionary War!
Most of the Indians who originally lived in the eastern plains were forcibly expelled to the Appalachian Mountains!In the process, more than 10 Indians were killed!This kind of behavior is simply more vicious than the Spanish colonists back then! "

"This is indeed a bit much!" Kangxi shook his head repeatedly, "The Indians are the main ethnic group of the Aztec Republic and the Inca Republic, just like our Greeks in Eastern Rome. If they do this, they are not afraid of the Aztec Republic. and the Inca Republic standing up for American Indians?”

Tiaosuo Qingming shook his head and said: "The Indians in the United States are still different from the Aztecs and Incas. They are not very civilized, they still use primitive languages, and they do not believe that Heavenly Father and Brother Heavenly Brother are not civilized human beings. . They are not of the same race as the Aztecs and Incas. The reason why they, the Aztecs and the Incas are collectively called Indians is just a misunderstanding of the early European colonists. They mistakenly called the Americas The New World is considered a part of India, so the natives of the New World are called Indians. They are Indians! Therefore, we and the Inca Republic have no way to stand up for the American Indians, at least we cannot go to war with the United States for them. We can only urge the U.S. authorities Protect the rights of the Indians within our territory, or work with us and the Inca Republic to help these Indians establish an independent Indian country.”

This adjustment is too idealistic. Kangxi said in his heart: How can Americans be willing to be equal to Indians?We Manchus were not willing to be equal to the Han people back then, and now the Shenzhou people in the Eastern Roman Empire are not willing to be equal to the Greeks.As for asking Americans to help Indians build a country, where can they build a country?Cut France's American flesh or cut America's own flesh?

But Kangxi still nodded repeatedly: "You are so right. Maybe in the future, the Aztec Republic and the Inca Republic can join forces with the French Republic, the United States of America and the Eastern Sui Kingdom to put pressure on the United States!"

Union with France, Western America, and the Eastern Sui Dynasty?
Tiao Suo Qingming frowned and showed disdain. These three countries are all colonial powers, not independent American countries.Moreover, the United States of America and the Kingdom of the Eastern Sui Dynasty were both feudal monarchies. They were just kings with the surnames Zhu and Yang, and a lot of lords under them. They were similar to the Western Zhou Dynasty. They were too backward. If it weren't for the Ming Dynasty, To protect them, the Aztec Republic and the Inca Republic had long ago sent troops to overthrow the feudal monarchies of those two countries.

Kangxi saw that Tiaosuo Qingming would not accept this problem, and he also knew that the Aztec Republic looked down upon Western America, the Eastern Sui Dynasty, and French America.

So he no longer mentioned this issue, but started chatting with Tiaosuo. After chatting for a while, Kangxi found that the old steam lock ship he was riding was docking at a pier in the wilderness. So he asked: "Brother from the transfer station, are we in Washington City?"

"No," Tiao Suo said, "We have arrived at the home of the President of the University of Washington. This is the dock at Mount Vernon!"

"The pier of the villa? This villa is not small!" As he spoke, Kangxi looked at the pier again and found that a large group of "black and white people" were already standing on the pier!

"That's 8000 acres!" Tiao said. "Before he became president, Mount Vernon had only 800 acres. After he became president, the estate expanded to 8000 acres!"

"8000 acres is almost 5 acres!" Kangxi smiled and said, "This great president is well-paid!"

The transfer office muttered: "What's the matter? It's all about robbing the Indians' land and then enslaving the black people to do hard labor!"

Kangxi turned to look at the transfer station. Just when he was about to put on an expression of indignation, he found that the other party had stood up with a smile on his face. He quickly put on a cheerful expression and stood up with the transfer station.

At this time, the old steam lock ship they were riding on had lowered its anchor, dropped its cables, and set up a springboard with handrails.

Tiaosuo, Kangxi, Natasha, and other attendants all filed down one by one.The mediator who had looked indignant when talking about the United States and Washington just now seemed to be a different person now. From a distance, he looked like the one on the dock with a big nose and sunken eye sockets, but he didn't look too fierce, and he was quite... The friendly, fat old white man greeted with a smile: "George, my old friend, it's great to see you. You look much more energetic!"

This fat old man was no ordinary old man, but Lieutenant General George Washington, the first president of the United States of America and the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.He is almost 70 years old this year. He has been in poor health since a serious illness in 1799. Now he walks unsteadily and must be supported by a female black slave.But today, in order to meet his old friend Tiaoshuo Qingming, he still worked hard, and now he is standing alone with a cane.

Seeing the news coming from the Qingming Festival in the Tongming Institute, George Washington also smiled very happily and replied in very fluent Chinese: "Thanks to you during the Qingming Festival, I have been recovering for a few days and finally got better. This brother is "

It turned out that Washington saw Zhu Xuanye, who was wearing a gray military uniform and looked majestic.

Qingming, the tuner, turned around hurriedly, pointed at Zhu Xuanye, and said with a smile: "George, this is Zhu Xuanye, the third prince of the Eastern Roman Empire, the guardian of the castle, and the king of Pingxi in the Ming Dynasty. He is also the first ruler of France, Napoleon Bonaparte. Special envoy to Ming Dynasty!
The third prince, this is the famous General Washington, the first president of the United States of America! "

(End of this chapter)