Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

"In the late Ming Dynasty, Jiangnan already had the beginnings of capital, and intellectuals have developed local protectionism, which means they have a sense of protecting capital..."

"Some say that the Easterners are hypocrites, gravediggers of the Great Ming Dynasty. I don't think so! "I think it's just like what Master said. Those people from the Eastwoods party are the spokespeople for the capital, and the huge capital of Jiangnan is something that needs protection. When the Emperor and the bureaucratic class are unable to protect them, they would naturally stop themselves from bluffing …"

"The Eastwoods Sect was actually an enemy of the Great Ming Dynasty. It was no different from the Whig Party or the Tory Party. It was just that the Eastwoods Sect was destroyed by the Eight-Flagged Steel Cavalry …"

"Capital has no boundaries, and it doesn't know how to be loyal to anyone. If you were to say that capital is loyal to someone, then I feel that it is the selfishness and greed of humans, because the sole purpose of capital is to profit!"

"Without the Eastwood Party, there would be the Southern Forest Party, the Hill Party... Because the vast capital of Jiangnan is destined to find the drummer and its own shield! "

"It's such a pity, this process was interrupted by the Qing Dynasty. If only we had another four to five years in Jiangnan, we could give more time for the capital to awaken and more time for the national destiny of China to be born …"

"Perhaps he can give birth to a hero who can summon billions of people with a single word! With a hero, coupled with the fierce contradictions in society, then China's capital revolution may erupt! "

"It's very possible! "It's really possible …"

Xiao Letian looked at Xiang Ying who was gradually falling into a state of fanaticism, and a bad idea suddenly surfaced in his heart.

Suddenly, Xiao Letian could not hold back his anger anymore and shouted, "Enough! What is the use of such unrealistic fantasies? "

"In the late Ming Dynasty, social conflicts were much more complicated than you could imagine. How could the capitalist revolution have been born so easily? China is not the British Isles. When war truly broke out, it was millions of troops on the land who hanged and killed... "

"Even if Jiangnan is rich, he still can't hold the numbers of people from other provinces! Ant biting elephant ah! At that time, human military technology wasn't as developed as it was in the past, and the nature of war is still to fight with numbers! "

"So what if Jiangnan has money? Did you really expect that there would be a Mauser's rifle, and it would be a 210-caliber naval gun? If the smaller side doesn't have the technology, how can they face off against the armies of the other provinces? "

It was not because he could not stand Master's scolding, but because Xiang Ying had seen the pain and conflict in his master's eyes.

"Xiang Ying! Xiang Ying... The English civil war, the war between the King and the Congress, both sides had less than a hundred thousand troops, for such a strong civil war, one Ke Lunweier is enough … "

"But what about Da Ming? Hundreds of millions of people! In the north, there is Mongolia and the female True Tiger staring covetously at them. The army of the Northwest King Chuang has already gathered for a million years, so what use would it be for Jiangnan to stay in the southeast and guard the place with money? "

"Do you think capitalism is the dawn of civilization? People think that it is the gateway to hell, millions of refugees from the north, and hundreds of thousands of armed regular army soldiers that can cover the sky and cover the earth are charging towards Jiangnan, how are you going to make those merchants defend against them? "

Furthermore, you have severely underestimated the power of the royal family and the ability of the landlords and scholars to control the citizens. Besides, you have seriously underestimated the power of the royal family and the control of the landlords and officials over the citizens.

"China is too big, and it is precisely because China is too big that there are special situations in which barbarism overcomes civilization and is the first to be defeated and left behind! No matter how fast Jiang Nan runs, he won't be able to block too many enemies! "

Xiang Ying was scolded by his master, his face flushed red. "Master … Me, Me, Me... "I'm just an idea, I know it's immature …"

"It's not immature!" Xiao Letian looked at him coldly: "You're not immature, you're simply questioning my plan, aren't you?"

With a single sentence, Xiang Ying broke the window and fell silent.

The stronghold plan was the core strategy of Xiao Letian in managing the continent. In Xiao Letian's plan, the early stages of the Hua Clan would never get involved with the laws of the Great Qing, which meant that the Chinese Clan would publicly declare that they were not on good terms with the Great Qing, and would never overthrow the authority of the Qing Dynasty.

Using this kind of promise and gentle attitude to get 'peaceful coexistence with' the Qing Dynasty, however, there was a condition to this kind of peace, which was that the Qing Dynasty would have to gradually open up a few special districts for the Chinese.

Just like the Tanggu District, even though sovereignty is yours, the governance of this place still has to be given to the Chinese. The Qing Dynasty only collects taxes on a regular basis.

Every district was a fortress. Regardless of whether it was business or industry, these areas that were controlled by the Chinese had to be fortified by water and railways.

For example, Wu Chang, Han Kou, and Han Yang were the three towns that Zai Chun had promised his teacher. When Zai Chun came to power personally, he first wanted to cede authority to these three towns, and then Xiao Letian would lead the Chinese to cultivate.

The three towns became one and became an important industrial stronghold for the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.

When a Special Zone was under the protection of naval gun, it was basically invincible in this era.

The Navy sheltered the river, the Marines controlled the interior, and the District used layers of trenches, barbed wire, bunkers, bunkers, trenches, walls... The protection had turned into a fortress that the Qing Dynasty could not bite into at all.

Many of these fortresses were built in the Great Qing, and in the end, these fortresses would use the railways to form a large grid to control the Central Plains. From then on, the actual rule of the Qing Dynasty would be shattered into pieces.

This was the stronghold's plan, a huge and lengthy strategy that was akin to boiling water and frogs!

Every fortress not only had an important economic and military function, but the most important thing was that every special district was a showcase for the Chinese, just like how the Tanggu District had already affected the entire Northstraight Li.

Countless citizens outside the Special Zone watched the bountiful life within the barbed wire net with their dirty whips in a daze. That was a heaven like land of dreams!

As long as they were given time to accept it, there would always be people who would reflect on it and jump out of the trap of lies created by the Qing Dynasty and the corrupt scholars, throwing themselves into the arms of the Chinese.

How did the human heart compete? Isn't it just a competition? I can eat chicken leg red braised pork at every meal. Your youngest son just starved to death yesterday.

What was the choice of the human heart? This was a good way to win the hearts of the people once and for all.

But Xiao Letian had never thought that the stronghold's plan, which was initially agreed upon internally, would actually be questioned by Xiang Ying. Xiao Letian understood everything that he said today too well.

"Xiang Ying, oh Xiang Ying! Do you still want to solve the problem in the old way? To fight his way into the Beijing and demonstrate martial arts at the Supreme Harmony Temple? "

"Are you still going to chop off Zai Chun's head? Using Zai Chun's brain to proclaim to the world, the feudal society in China has already ended? "

Xiang Ying's face turned red from the pressure. "No, no, no … I did not reject the stronghold's plan. I just hope that Master can listen to my opinion. "