Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 621

In modern history, Japan was the one that had the most entanglement with China. It was also Japan that committed heinous crimes in China, and it was also Japan that hated each other. Decision-making was also made in Japan, and even the Chinese revolution itself drew lessons from Japan's experience in many places.

This time Song Qingshu set his West India Company annual meeting in Kyoto. On the one hand, it was to accommodate the burdensome Chongzhen that was brought out by accident. In the early days of the Republic of China, the wind and rain were precarious, and the taste of struggling on the death line was gone.

[-], this year, the classicism in China was cut off. The later Jin Dynasty and the Mongols did not achieve the extermination of Hanfu and the Han style. Jiannu did it. Rolling iron hoofs go south from Shanhaiguan, one west, one south, leaving billowing black smoke and burning cities along the way, all those who dare to resist are wiped out, and all that is left is dragging money rat tails, wearing mandarin jackets, and bowing their knees It is a year of heavy calamity for the coated obedient people.

However, for Song Qingshu, this is another hopeful beginning.

A large part of the reason for the decline of the Ming Dynasty was related to the fact that Wanli had not been in power for 30 years, and the lack of control led to the establishment of a huge and corrupt bureaucracy. Everything is endless. The country is the most important thing, but party struggle is the most important. The interests of cronies are greater than that of the country. In the repeated see-saw of party struggles between the DPRK and China, the Liaodong battlefield gradually collapsed and became a heavy burden for the empire.Years of famines brought about by the Little Ice Age were certainly an important reason for the subjugation of the country, but corrupt officials, vegetarian meals and party struggles were equally important reasons, even surpassing natural disasters.

But now, the huge central bureaucratic group that is decadent, selfish, and full of contradictions has become a thing of the past with the fall of Ming Dynasty. Regardless of whether the civil and military officials of the capital finally surrendered to Dashun or Daqing, the generals of Ming Dynasty If there is no more impact, the establishment of a clean, honest and efficient new imperial government, the defense of this dilapidated half of the country, and the Xutu Northern Expedition have become the hope and bet of Song Qingshu and the entire West India Company.

Since ancient times, feudal forms such as aristocratic families and Wuxun groups have won the world and established political power. It is really the first time that a company can establish political power. However, more than 20 shareholders have once opposed the imperial court. Such a fixed point The major shareholders who were all trembling, this time there was no surprise or opposition at all.

The bourgeois revolution was cultivated. Sun Yat-sen was able to successfully launch the [-] Revolution. It is not unrelated to the Westernization Movement, industrial salvation, and the cultivation of extensive class power in Chinese society. Song Qingshu’s efforts in these years are all based on this, and he has conquered Southeast Asia. , Even the Wa country, which was once extremely important on the political map, these big capitalists have become accustomed to domination, and it's Daming's turn, but it's just a step up.

Although its details, there are still some objections.

"Commander, since we have welcomed Emperor Chongzhen back, why don't we support Emperor Chongzhen to respond to Tian's succession? After all, Emperor Chongzhen is orthodox in the world. Isn't it more legitimate to use his name to fight against robbers and slaves?"

The Zhang family once had a chancellor, Zhang Siwei. Although they belonged to Shanxi merchants, the Zhang family’s political intentions surpassed other families. Among the shareholders of the West India Company, Zhang Mingxing belonged to the conservative and old-fashioned faction. The family has a close relationship, and seeing Song Qingshu looking at everyone with vigor, Zhang Mingxing was the first to express his opinion in a deep voice.

But even if it is conservative, this piece of clarity belongs to the bourgeoisie after all. Just after finishing this opinion, he immediately added another sentence.

"Anyway, Emperor Chongzhen's wings have been completely lost in the capital, and it happens to be convenient for us to control!"

The Great British Revolution expelled a king and executed a king, and the French Revolution also sent Louis XVI and his queen to the guillotine. His words were so contemptuous, and Zhang Mingxing was considered to be free from feudal ideology, but he This opinion provoked opposition from the Zhang family's in-laws, the Fan family, and the majority shareholder, Fan Mingjing.

"inappropriate!"

"What did Emperor Chongzhen do all these years? If it wasn't for him, why would the Ming Dynasty have lost its capital? His influence is not as good as before. Besides, Chongzhen is narrow-minded, has a bad temper, and is eager for success. , definitely not reconciled to being controlled, Jiangnan is the stronghold of the Donglin Party, even if Donglin Fushe was defeated by the Marshal in the Battle of Grain and Rice, it still has great influence in the local area, if Emperor Chongzhen colludes with these people , is not a good thing for us!"

"Besides, the prince is also fifteen years old, and it is inappropriate to be influenced by Emperor Chongzhen. Although King Yong and King Ding are young, once they show up, the matter of Emperor Chongzhen being exiled to Japan by the commander-in-chief will not be hidden. It's not right either!"

"Then who shall we support as emperor?" Song Jing frowned hesitantly.

To be honest, there are many clans in the world. Zhu Yuanzhang bred like pigs. From the first 120 clans to now, they have grown to 30 to [-]. It is conceivable that the successive regimes will be established one after another. However, this is not good news. Because there are too many heirs, it will disperse Nanming's resistance. There was a rivalry in Jian Guo, which gave the Qing court every opportunity to break through. It is really important to choose a successor to the emperor.

"Not as Tang Wang Zhu Yujian?"

Women have been isolated from politics for most of the history of China. Anyone who meddles in politics will be labeled as a rooster. However, in the West India Company, no one dares to underestimate Gu Hengbo, a later major shareholder. Not to mention her ambiguous relationship with Song Qingshu, what is even more frightening is her methods.

Originally, the majority shareholder of Jinjin was optimistic about Wang Yuanyi, a Taizhou businessman. This person also threatened very contemptuously that he would drive Gu Hengbo back to the backyard to serve men within a few days. Gu Hengbo, on the contrary, had been in a stalemate for more than seven days. Gu Hengbo used all kinds of overt and covert methods to force Wang Yuanyi to the limit. He joined the West India Company and joined the Rulin Lianghao, which was formed by Yangzhou merchants.

In the end, his ending was not so good. He lost his entire family in the food war the year before last, and lost more than 400 million taels of family assets, not even 40 taels. It was split into several rather small firms, and they barely took on some low-level business under the West India Company. Previously, the representative status of the board of directors, which was only the next level, was in the sky, and the other was underground.

Song Qingshu never intervened in the competition within the West India Company!The Fengyue Grand Theater he invested in can only provide limited help, all relying on Gu Hengbo's own methods.

She proposed this candidate, and the entire board of directors couldn't help but nod secretly.

It has to be said that Zhu Yujian is considered an excellent candidate. He was pulled out of Fengyang prison by Song Qingshu, and for a long time, he followed Lu Xiang to Southeast Asia. Mann's sago procurement business commissioner has seven or eight indigenous tribes working for him, providing the company with sago specialties.

Moreover, at the end of the 16th year of Chongzhen, the Tang king Zhu Yumao was killed by Li Zicheng. Now that the Tang king is vacant, it is reasonable for Zhu Yujian to inherit the former Tang king's status.

No matter in terms of friendship or political standpoint, Zhu Yujian should be more inclined to himself.

However, for this candidate, Song Qingshu shook his head solemnly amidst the approval of most people, and unexpectedly refuted Gu Hengbo's opinion.

"Zhu Yujian, no!"

He has some memories of this Tang king. The Longwu regime he established is the most active one among the many regimes in Nanming. The achievements, even known as Longwu Zhongxing, are evident in their ability.

However, he is the royal family of the Zhu family after all, and he can stand with him when he is down, but it may not be certain if he really sits on the throne. Looking at his performance in history, he has really struggled for the royal family of Zhu Ming, and he is not reconciled Yu was Zheng Zhilong's puppet.

However, this cannot be explained to the shareholders, so Song Qingshu's explanation is quite orthodox.

"According to the inheritance law of the ancestral temple, in terms of blood relationship, only one of King Fu, King Hui, and King Gui can be supported. King Tang's blood is far away. If he is established, Jiangnan will mobilize and oppose him, and it will be difficult for us to do anything! Among them, King Fu is the closest to Yingtian, and in terms of seniority, King Hui and King Gui are both uncles of Emperor Chongzhen, but King Fu is of the same generation. !"

"Also, I know that the Donglin Party will definitely set up King Lu, so we must set up King Fu, stand in a legitimate position, and crush them!"

"Fu Wang!"

This title made all the shareholders in the castle tower frown. If Chongzhen 13 years ago, everyone would have supported King Fu with both hands. However, after the fall of Luoyang, King Fu broke up with the West India Company. To Zuo Liangyu, he also squandered the company's property wantonly, leaving an extremely bad impression on many shareholders.

Little Pepper's identity is even more top-secret, and almost none of these people know it.

Seeing everyone's hesitation, Song Qingshu nodded to Li Xiangjun, and a document was distributed by Li Xiangjun. Looking at the records on the document, the shareholders were even more confused.

"After succeeding to King Fu, he occupied the shop No. 390 in the five northern provinces of the firm, and used more than two to three million taels of Lumi silver from the King Fu's mansion to build the palace wantonly, and repeatedly robbed the beautiful women of the people in the palace. Even if Zheng Chongjian took back Luoyang for a short time, This King Fu has not forgotten to build a palace, what does that mean? Little King Fu is a pleasure-loving, down-to-earth fool!"

"Everyone, if we welcome him, the scene of Wanli not going to court for 30 years may not happen again! At that time, will we not be able to overwhelm those corrupt scholars in Jiangnan?"

It's a bit like the evil companies in the movies that secretly plan to destroy the world. Song Qingshu's smile revealed the viciousness that is unique to villains. These words caught the eyes of the confused shareholders, yes, they are now The purpose is not to continue to support the Zhu Ming royal family like those loyal officials of the family, but to take over the regime better, so the benefits of a weak king to the West India Company are obviously higher than that of a wise king.

After thinking this through, Gu Hengbo was the first to nod his head.

"The concubine agrees, and supports King Fu!"

"I also agree with you!"

"There's more to come!"

One shareholder after another nodded their heads one after another. In the end, Zhang Mingxing finally nodded with difficulty.

"I will embrace King Fu!"

(End of this chapter)