Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

"This slap, is not because you are rebellious! It's just because of your foolishness! "

"You used your pathetic, lamentable, and laughable judgment to guess at me? Conjecture about a leader of the Chinese people with an arm linked to the blue sky? "

"This old man's name can shake the world with just a book, and with just a few tens of guards, I can take down Ryukyu … Until now, I can even show off my power and leap forward onto the France! "

"Can you guess my thoughts? "How dare you guess!"

"If you die, I will reap the most benefits? To have a disciple like you, this is my shame! "

"Good, good, good …" Your heart is already wild, and you have your own judgment... I can't keep you any longer, and I don't want to keep you any longer! "If you want to leave, then leave …"

"From today onwards, you are the emperor of the Great Qing and I am the head of the Chinese clan … "From then on, we have no emotional entanglement!"

"Since you want to take control of the empire personally as soon as possible, then that's good …" Let's start with the foreign affairs negotiations! "

Previously, the Dragon Guards had all brought Xiao Letian's briefcase with them, but now they were quietly putting it on the table. Xiao Letian opened it and took out a thick document.

"This is a treaty that was drawn up a long time ago. I had originally wanted to show it to you when you were in personal governance three years later … "Now that you are leaving early, take a closer look and sign it!"

Zai Chun touched his boiling hot face, his eyes were filled with tears of grievance, he wanted to retort, but he did not dare, when his gaze landed on the pile of documents, his expression immediately turned dull.

Xiao Letian let out a long sigh in his heart. Finally, it's the day of the showdown.

After the Battle of Sedan in 1870, the biggest Chinese strategic plan for the mainland was finally put into effect.

This was a very large strategic concept of encroaching upon the Great Qing. This plan did not follow the old route of siege and dynastic change. Instead, it was a new political, economic, cultural and military parallel system.

What Zai Chun saw were all the lease laws that the Chinese had drafted: Jiaodong Peninsula, Jiaozhou Bay, Nanjing, Wuhu, Anqing, Jiujiang, Hankou, Han Yang …

The Shandong Peninsula, the Yangtze River Basin, and the Stargaze Palace were filled with twelve large Industrial Zones s who wanted to rent a place.

Not only that, Wenzhou, Fuzhou, Xiamen... Even in Guangzhou, there were plans for six large Industrial Zones s along the long southern coast.

This was a tethered Industrial Zones development plan, which detailed the area each industrial zone occupied, administrative planning, and the annual rent quota.

On the surface, these Industrial Zones looked a little like English and French's rent, but the difference was, Chinese rent had to be paid a lot of rent, and the rent for the first year alone was already as high as 30 million Chinese Dragon-striated Silver Coin, which was the direct revenue of the imperial government.

Furthermore, the treaty stated very clearly that it recognized the sovereignty of the Great Qing and retained the security rights within the Industrial Zones. In order to prevent the people of the four countries from retaliating, the Special Zone Region operated completely in accordance with the Northern Industrial Zones's pattern.

To put it bluntly, they had set up a high wall to lock themselves in, minimizing the flow of people from inside and outside. This was also giving the Confucian Scholar face, minimizing the impact of new things on the hearts of the people in the Industrial Zones.

Zai Chun looked at it until his face turned white, "This … So many... The imperial government would definitely not pass … This has really blown up! "

Xiao Letian said indifferently, "Then it's your problem. Don't you want to be in charge? Didn't you want to do something? "Then you have to solve the problem..."

"Child, you have no choice! You have seen the truth of this world, you know very well the power of strong armies and industrialization, you want to control a huge empire of ten million square kilometers, without money, army, or industrial power, is that possible? "

"I know you want to do it yourself, but unfortunately, you don't have the money, experience, or talent! By the time your industrial system is fully developed, it will probably take you 20 to 30 years to finish it! "

"For so long, can you guarantee that there won't be any problems with the society?"

"Maybe there will be some ambitious people who will take advantage of your lack of wings and overturn your rule! It's true that the Forbidden City is the Imperial City, but it's also a killing prison! "

Zai Chun was so scared that his face turned pale white "No, this definitely won't do … This was a loss of power and a disgrace to the country! The eight flags and the Chinese Officer will explode! "

"So much land. Adding them all together, it's almost eighty to ninety thousand square kilometers …" With so much land for you to rent, do you still want my empire's face? "

"You are trying to establish a kingdom from my Great Qing Dynasty!"

Hahaha … Xiao Letian laughed unrestrainedly, "This problem will depend on how you face it! Speaking of a kingdom, could the Northern Industrial Zones of the Tanggu be considered a kingdom? Can your current administration manage that side? "

"The Concession of the Foreigners of Shanghai and Guangzhou... Even East Crossing Folk Lane in the Beijing was considered a country amongst nations? Are you really in charge of this? "

"Even the current France, Arthas and Rolin have been taken over by the Prussian. Let me tell you the truth, after this bloody battle, it is very likely that both provinces will be cut up by the Prussian! "

"How much land is this? It's much bigger than my rent, right? The French will have to admit it too! "

"When the situation is better than the person, you have to learn to bow your head!"

"Zai Chun! "As long as you sign this series of lease agreements, you will have a reserve of 30 million yuan per year. How much do you think you can do?"

"Moreover, this number increases with the development of each year!"

"More importantly, with so many Industrial Zones, the number of industrial products produced each year is simply innumerable … Steel, machinery, Gun cannons … I can provide you all of these at the cost! "

"War is fighting for money, fighting for resources! If you want to take complete control and wipe out all the ambitious people, can't you do it without bullets? If you can't create it yourself, you still have to buy it, no? "

"When the time comes, who will you get it from? Looking for foreigners? How much money do you think you should earn? Furthermore, if the foreign people do not recognize the benefits, I can sell it to you, but not to the Prince Kung? "

Zai Chun's face became even more pale, "Master … You... You mean... "Only sell me everything?"

"Haha, that's right! Not only can I sell it to you at cost, I can even give you a portion of it as a gift. I can't stand by and watch you get overthrown by an ambitious person! "

Speaking to here, Xiao Letian poured a cup of wine for himself and downed it all in one go. There is one more thing you must remember! "

"If you don't sign, I'm afraid the people from the Eight Banners would want to sign with me … But there are plenty of them! "

"Don't make a mistake!"