Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

Gradually, the plaza in front of the Prime Minister's Manor's gate was filled with people. There were ordinary citizens, merchants of the wealthy side, as well as the civil officials of the Ryukyu and the generals of the new army.

In the end, even King Shang Tai walked into the group of people, and there was even a group of foreigners whispering beside him. Not long later, Lin Zhen's classmates and his comrades from the new army also came over. They didn't even dare to try to persuade him otherwise.

Amidst the buzzing sounds of discussion, the Lin Family servants ran over with beds on their backs. Lin Yuanmiao was lying on his bed with his head wrapped in white cloth, kowtowing while sweating profusely.

"Sinner Lin Yuanmiao has failed to live up to the Prime Minister's love. "I only beg you, Prime Minister, to not implicate my children and to not implore you …" "Wuu!" Then he burst into tears.

If the Prime Minister was angry, he would definitely die, this was something even children in the Ryukyu understood, and the Prime Minister's anger had been burning for six days already, the officials and generals of the Ryukyu were thoroughly investigated, and Lin Yuanmiao, on his knees in the Prime Minister's Manor, did not receive any forgiveness.

This was the beginning of Xing Da Prison. Could it be that with this seven hundred thousand silver, the entire family would be exterminated?

Xiao Letian's Prime Minister's Manor was actually made from's military camp. The originally exquisite Japanese-style courtyard was preserved, and the military camp at the back went in. The main entrance of the plaza was opened wide, allowing for over a thousand people to gather here.

Just as the Lin father and son duo were kowtowing and discussing amongst themselves, a respectful voice came from the entrance. Everyone knew that the Prime Minister had already come out.

All of them stood up straight to show their respect. When Xiao Letian who was dressed in his military uniform walked out of the door, all of the soldiers present saluted. All of them took off their hats and bowed, while the rest cupped their hands and bowed.

Xiao Letian raised his hand to return the military salute, and then looked at the Lin Family father and son calmly.

"Do you know why I haven't seen you all these days?"

"I know, the Prime Minister is furious, father and son are aware of their crimes …" We are willing to scatter all our wealth to atone for our sins! " The two of them bowed and didn't dare to get up.

"Wrong, although I am angry, I have not lost my mind. Since you all have repaid the spoils, then there is no reason for you all to die, Ryukyu does not have such a law …" There are a few things I didn't understand when I saw you guys get up, but I understand now! "

"Why are you embezzling? The money was already enough to make a rich life, why did he still go to the extent of embezzling it? What was the underlying reason? What kind of values underpin your actions? "

Hearing the series of rhetorical questions, Zai Chun and Shang Tai who were hiding in the crowd became excited, even the civil and military officials became alert. They knew that what the Prime Minister was going to say next would very likely be the outline of the future governance.

"Everything has a source. When the flood comes rolling in, it is always a great achievement not to find a water source and blindly dredge it up. This is also true of the human heart. I just want to ask you, when you were being corrupt, what exactly did you think? "

"Lin Yuanmiao's tears flowed freely," I am ashamed of my greed, my heart is disturbed by the white and flowery silver … I, I, I, I have let the prime minister down! "

"Greed? Could the word 'greedy' really explain everything? I ask you, why don't you take the money from the carpenters, masons, and masons on the site? The fishermen by the sea and the farmers in the fields have money in their hands, so why don't you go for it? "

Lin Zhen was annoyed, he straightened his waist and said, "Prime Minister, you cannot insult us. My Lin Family is greedy, but we will not steal food from the common people.

"Ah?" I understand, if the common people don't have enough money, you don't have to be greedy, but if the merchants have more money, you can be greedy? Is that what you're really thinking? "

This sentence caused the Lin Family to be at a loss for words. The surrounding people also began to whisper to each other. Xiao Letian did not ask anymore questions, and started to answer his own questions.

"It took me six days to sort out the context of the problem, but it's still about our culture. "We all know that the Ryukyu is deeply influenced by Chinese culture. The concept that only the highest in education and the highest in business has long been deeply imprinted in our hearts …"

Rather than saying that you're greedy, I think it's more like the evil effect of the officialdom. You're still a bureaucrat in essence, and the official in your heart is the highest, while merchants are the lowest. Seeing merchants earn money, your hearts will naturally be unwilling.

"Take a look, a lowly merchant can actually make a million in one go. His family's wealth actually exceeds a first rank official like me?" "How can we …"

Xiao Letian looked at all the merchants who were watching and shouted, "Ask about your hearts, and interrogate your own consciences, do you guys have any such thoughts?"

"In your subconscious mind, officials should be noble, merchants should be lowly … "Therefore, from previous dynasties, you all have suppressed merchants. As long as their wealth shows more than yours, you all will have to resort to underhanded means. You all will have to take away a portion to make up for your loss and unwillingness …"

"Haha …" Why is China unable to industrialise until now? Why can't capitalism sprout? In the final analysis, it is bureaucratic repression of businessmen... "

Secretary Li's tone shocked everyone present, including Hu Xueyan and the other merchants who had not left. They did not know why, but their eyes suddenly turned red.

"Why do Chinese merchants buy land when they are making money, hide in the cellar when they are making money, and buy official positions when they are making money? Aren't I afraid of being killed by you bunch of bureaucrats? "

"Jiangnan was very rich, it was already a spectacular sight of a hundred thousand looms in the Ming Dynasty. The market was at that time ten or a hundred times larger than that of Britain, but why was it not as good as our Britain's invention of the Jeanne loom? Why should industrialists be enlightened? "

"Is it because we Chinese don't have money? Are we Chinese not smart enough? "Wrong, it's because we Chinese are too smart, so they already saw through what you bunch of bureaucrats are up to, so they didn't dare to upgrade their industry …"

"A medium-sized primitive brocade factory could be built with 100,000 taels of silver, but these 100,000 taels of silver would have to be exploited by the bureaucrats. The more money someone invested, the fatter they would be treated by the bureaucrats …"

"If we were to build a new filature factory, spinning factory, and brocade factory in Jiangnan and invest a few million to ten million silver taels, how could we not earn money from large-scale production like this? Which merchants didn't know that the higher the output, the lower the cost. You, Hu Xueyan, don't know? old shopkeeper Fan Lian doesn't know? "

"But no one would dare to. The industrial advancement that could be carried out in the Ming Dynasty was strangled to death by you bureaucrats. If a silver mountain worth tens of millions of silver taels really appeared in Jiangnan, would you bureaucrats be able to keep your mouth shut? "What kind of joke is this …"

The more Xiao Letian talked, the more excited he became, and finally, he even shouted out, "Also, there's the Forbidden Area in the Ming and Qing dynasties, don't think that I don't know anything about it, all the officials of the dynasty are clamoring for the Forbidden Area, unable to do business here. However, Western archaeology has already verified that during those years, the quantity of porcelain silk exported by China did not decrease, but instead increased!"

"Tell me why? Wasn't it because the big clans of Jiangnan joined forces with nobles to shout the benefits of the ban while smuggling into their own homes? Didn't you all want the profits from the smuggling? "You guys are really smart …"

Xiao Letian's eyes were red and swollen. "It's you guys that are killing the way for the Chinese nation to reach deep blue, in your eyes, the great achievements of Three Treasures Eunuch is your enemy in stealing wealth, right?"

"Those who have seen my 'Journey to the West' know that I have emphasized the tiny country of the Netherlands. In 1602, around 30 years after Ming Wanli, the East India Company of the Netherlands was established. A small country of 1.5 million people actually wanted to activate their The Age of Great Navigation …"

"A population of one million and five hundred thousand, which is only the size of a county in Great Qing Province, dares to compete with the English and French for ocean benefits? But the Dutch has done it, and they became famous as the coachmen of the seas … "

"Starting the trade in the sea required a lot of capital. Dutch set up the world's first stock exchange and released the shares of the East India Company. They gathered almost all the wealth in the entire country and invested it into the trade in the sea!"

"Countless merchant ships and warships have entered the water. From the Atlantic Ocean to Southeast Asia, the figures of Dutch can be seen everywhere. In order to protect their marine interests, they would not hesitate to fight, even if the enemies are the powerful England and France …"

Xiao Letian took a few deep breaths, "I don't know how much wealth the East India Company has gathered, but I know that the wealth of this company during its heyday is more than just trillions, it's like a gold mountain!"

Suddenly, a voice came out from the crowd. Mr. Nuo Beier spoke in English, "I know that part of the history, the Dutch's starting capital is around 6 million. If you calculate your Qing Province's silver taels, it would be around 2.4 million to 2.5 million silver taels …"

When Nuo Beier's words were translated into Chinese, everyone present burst into laughter, especially Hu Xueyan and Fan Lian. At that time, their eyes had already turned blue. Ocean trade is indeed a gold mine, and an endless one at that … "

However, Xiao Letian shook his head: "It's a pity that the Dutch can do this, but the Chinese can't. If, in Ming Wanli period, the merchants had gathered 2.5 million silver to start the ocean trade, let's not even talk about policy allowing it anymore. Just the big mouths of the bureaucrats alone would be enough to swallow this money whole, and we would also need to frame you with a huge crime …"

"I will take your life even if I have your money …" Hu Xueyan, let me ask you this, the underwater cable business, the starting capital is as high as 5 million, but the profits from it can reach tens of millions, do you dare to do such a windfall business? "

Hu Xueyan started sweating profusely, "I don't dare, I don't dare. Without the protection of the Prime Minister's new army, this money would have brought about a disaster. However, with the Prime Minister's cooperation, everything is different. I firmly believe that if anyone dares to snatch the Prime Minister's money, your musket cannon will definitely be aimed at their heads! "

"Hahaha …" What you said is right, when I, Xiao Letian, buy and sell shares, I want to see which official dares to have any ill intentions? At that time, not only will I kill his entire family, I will also use explosives to blow up their ancestors' graves … Hu Xueyan, after you go back to Jiangnan, tell the officials directly that I, Xiao Letian, will keep my word! "

Right now, it was not just a public hearing, Xiao Letian wanted to fight the bureaucratic class who had ruled over China for thousands of years! Xiao Letian had already crucified this bunch of villains and evildoers onto the shame pillar.

"Now, Lin Yuanmiao, do you understand? The reason for your corruption is not because of greed, but because of the bureaucratic thinking in your heart. What you want is for officials to suppress merchants forever, and what you want is an official standard for all eternity.

This was an extremely successful speech. On this topic, all the merchants cried, and even the foreign citizens felt uncomfortable, but the new soldiers who had gone through Xiao Letian's brainwashing had finally found an outlet.

"So the roots of centuries of weakness in China lie with bureaucrats? "Let's fight, let's fight …" "To fight against the bureaucrats of the entire world, and kill all the bureaucrats!"

Xiao Letian raised his hand to suppress his fanaticism, "No, killing cannot solve the problem, especially the problems in people's minds. If we want to change everything unjustly, we don't need to kill or beat people, we need to rely on ourselves …"

"Using our actions to prove that we are right and let history prove the evil of this group of bureaucrats, what should we do?"

All the new troops present stood at attention, saluting and shouting madly, "The rise and fall of the nation, my responsibility!"