Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

"I …" Xiao Letian was choked to the point that she couldn't say a single word. He never would have thought that after talking about it for so long, the topic had turned to this idea!

In fact, what Xiao Letian and Sima Yun were arguing about today was indeed the two main conflicts back then. In other words, it was a brutal battle between capitalism and feudalism!

It was clear to future generations that capitalism was a substitute for feudalism, and that it was not until the beginning of the 20th century.

Crucially, after the First World War, the countless crowns of Europe tumbled to the ground, the numerous nobles were pulled from their shrines, and the rising nations, with capitalism as their platform of domination, rose to prominence.

But the substitution process was a long, gradual one, and there had been countless major counterattacks by feudal forces before capitalism took the absolute upper hand.

Protector Ke Lunweier established a temporary British republic, but after his death, his successor would have difficulty keeping the situation under control. The bourgeois parliament would not be able to suppress even the internal opposition, and riots were taking place in Scotland.

This was the first time the feudal powers tried to strangle and counterattack against capitalism. In the end, the British Parliament had no choice but to compromise, abandon the Republic and choose the constitutional monarchy.

In fact, the appearance of a constitutional monarchy was nothing more than a compromise between the two powers as they battled each other.

To put it bluntly, both sides had to take a step back, fight with 50 points each, and finally come up with an acceptable way to split the profits.

The king and the nobles still retained their authority, but in the end, they greatly increased the power of the parliament. This distribution pattern was decided by law, and no one was allowed to challenge it!

This was the so-called constitutional monarchy. To put it bluntly, it was not a mystery at all.

It was precisely this kind of compromise that allowed the political situation in Britain to become stable and allowed capitalism to develop without the cruel persecution of the feudal forces!

This short balance allowed the British to seize historical opportunities, and British capitalists were finally the first to board the Industrial Revolution's train.

At the same time, France became more radical. After the Revolution, France established the first Republic in history, and even declared a declaration of human rights.

But what was the end result? An anti-French alliance had been formed throughout Europe, and the armies of all the kings had joined forces to wage war against France. The monks and traditional nobles in France were not willing to give up their rights and act in concert with the invaders.

It was precisely because the feudal power was so huge that Napoleon was so adamant about it. Bonaparte was a wild man, so it was natural that he would borrow this power to restore the empire.

After the first stage of Napoleon's life was completely defeated, the France had once again entered the era of the Second Republic's rule. And at this time, Napoleon III, that useless nephew who only knew how to lie, actually succeeded!

Napoleon's success naturally also required the support of all the feudal forces in Europe. It could be seen how powerful the power of the feudal era was at that time!

Xiao Letian was very clear that the failure of France was all because of their huge scale. In this romantic country, sometimes it's really radical to think about things.

They also did not think about the fact that the rafters that stuck out their necks were rotten first. If the tree is in the forest, the wind will destroy it! Britain had clearly set them an example, but they did not know how to learn.

While the feudal powers were still very powerful, they were still determined to build a republic. Abolishing all the nobles and the feudal lords, wasn't that just courting death?

The establishment of the Republic would certainly arouse opposition from the feudal kings across Europe. They would definitely join forces with the remnants of the feudal power in France to counterattack over and over again.

Naturally, this would lead to the French version of the Empire – the Empire – the Empire – the Republic – the Empire – the Empire – going back and forth.

Sima Yun and the other royalist party s' theories all came from this. In their eyes, it was not wrong for Xiao Letian to set up a republican vote, but it was not right at all!

Sima Yun and the others thought that the political system that Xiao Letian talked about was something that couldn't be achieved in a short period of time. Without two or three hundred years of long development, human society wouldn't be able to reach that step.

Perhaps in a few hundred years, the political system that Xiao Letian spoke of would be mainstream, but it was definitely not now!

As the Führer had always said, people who took too big of a step didn't want to be the one who took too big a step, because the Chinese didn't want to take too big of a step.

The other important reason was the personal thoughts and thoughts of the Chinese high-ranking officials.

The reason why Xiao Letian kept the noble class was actually to ease the situation and compromise the traditional forces. He hoped to win more support from the enlightened feudal landowner class s.

Xiao Letian had to admit that in this era, the people with the most education in Asia were still the feudal landowner class.

Moreover, the Six Legends and Eighteen levels system itself was a very good and cheap mechanism to encourage the Chinese people to advance forward!

When their identity had changed from a commoner to a noble, they would definitely hope for this Nobility to be passed down from generation to generation, to be able to enjoy the glory and riches of countless generations.

At this time, they had to nominate a representative for their own faction and become the supreme ruler of the entire Chinese nation.

Only when the rulers of the Chinese nation were the emperors, or kings, would they feel at ease. That was because the nobles and emperors were originally one and the same.

Only one family could protect each other's interests!

As for elected presidents and prime ministers, it was hard to tell where they sat on their butts.

If the one elected was a noble, then it would still be alright. He would also care a little about the love of incense and protect the interests of the entire aristocracy.

What if they elect a businessman? What about a capitalist without a Nobility? Would he still defend the interests of the nobility? Would he slant the empire's resources toward the capitalists?

This was something that was very likely to happen! Therefore, the republican system itself was a huge threat to these traditional nobles. They naturally wanted to choke off this sprout and solve the problem from the roots.

The best way was to force Xiao Letian to become the emperor, and change the Chinese Statute Book into a constitutional monarch code. If Xiao Letian really couldn't do the job, then these people would bet their treasures on Xiao Letian's son.

As long as Xiao Letian died, the royals would immediately help Fuyin to ascend the throne. Only at that time, the nobles would feel at ease, and enjoy the glory and wealth that they had enjoyed for generations.

From this, it could be seen that Sima Yun saying that Xiao Letian was sleeping in the Princess Cissie and had let the First and Second Wife down was just an excuse.

He only wanted to use this topic to lead to the deeper one.

The relationship between the Four Heavenly Kings and Xiao Letian was not ordinary. Everything that Sima Yun had done today was actually a kind of showdown.

I hope that Xiao Letian can keep up with the trends of that era that they think he is!