Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

"From the Song Dynasty onwards, there have been cases of different civil and military approaches. When the Ming dynasty was founded, the status of the military general rose. However, after the change of the stone house, it was completely suppressed by the civil officials. The lowly civil officials appeared once again …"

"As for the Great Qing Dynasty, when the foreign invaders came to the Central Plains, the Han Chinese thought that the national destiny was not very long, but no one expected that the Manchu's methods of governing the Chinese people would be so effective …"

I have to say that Master Kang Xi is still very powerful. After the Great Qing Dynasty entered, the earliest authority fell upon the hands of the ministers, such as Dorgong and Ao Bai. And these people, when governing a country, had the characteristics of a minority, which was simple, direct and crude …. "

"It was only until Kang Xi captured Ao Bai and pacified the three vassals, that the old man finally understood that the tradition left behind by the Han people was truly a treasure! "Thus, the national policy of the Qing Dynasty was to raise the eight flags with high salaries, but to not allow the Baji to participate in the civil affairs, in other words, to eliminate the phenomenon of the military and general affairs of the Manchu …"

It will be the same as before. Although the Chinese Officer do not dare to act like a lord in front of the Eight Flags Soldier, but in front of the officers of the Green Camp, that is absolutely a heavy pressure. No one can think of turning over and causing trouble!

"Actually, to go back and forth was the same thing as practicing noble and martial arts. Moreover, Master Kang Xi had also absorbed a lot of Chinese Officer and adopted the policy of sharing the world with them … Zai Chun! When we return to the Forbidden City, let's burn a stick of incense for Master Kang Xi. Without the help of the old man, your Manchu would still want to rule for 200 years! "

Zai Chun muttered to himself, "So that means Feng Fu's explanation is very reasonable?"

"Stupid!" Once Xiao Letian heard this, his head felt like it was about to explode. "You've followed me for a year, yet you haven't learnt anything? You can't even make such a detour? Who said that there was no rebellion in the world of martial arts? "Who said that when a high-ranking officer raised a soldier like a pig, he wouldn't rebel?"

"What is a soldier when he has no thought? Wouldn't that make him a slave to the pay? With your current chaotic financial situation in the Qing Dynasty and you can't even give out military salaries, what are you trying to be loyal to? Do you believe that I will dig up your soldiers with silver? Don't you only want silver? There are plenty of people in this world who can bid even higher! "

Xiao Letian's low roar scared Zai Chun to the point that his face paled, and he almost fell to the ground on his butt. An army without ideas might be stupid and loyal, but such an army was more likely to be bribed and rebelled against! If they really did meet someone with money … Zai Chun did not dare to think of the things that would happen later.

"Please teach me, Master …" "Please teach me, Master …" Zai Chun's knees went weak and he kneeled on the ground. Xiao Letian heaved a long sigh, and pulled him up from the ground. The topic of conversation had finally reached the most core and most taboo.

"Zai Chun! "Actually, all of your confusion is due to power. Whether it's the reformation of a new world or the reform of the military, what makes you at a loss is the influence that will have on the imperial power …"

"The entire history of human politics, in fact, is just a game of pendulum between centralization and division of power. Power is the public utility, and everyone wants to eat more. Just like I said before, it's just a huge pendulum, moving back and forth between the two critical points of centralization and division of power."

"The pinnacle of centralization is the dictatorship. The pinnacle of decentralization is the separation of powers and the division of power. Why is it that Europe has not formed an effective and unified empire? Why was the Ancient Rome Empire destined to fall? "Actually, it has something to do with their geography."

"Ancient European civilization was actually a Mediterranean civilization. Opening the map of the peak period of the Ancient Rome would allow you to understand that the ruling core of this empire is within the limit of the sea transportation radius …"

"The mighty legions of Romans rode fast ships carrying supplies, pouncing towards any province where there was a rebellion. There is no need to worry about the issue of supplies, because the entire territory of Rome is within the area covered by the Mediterranean Coast Infantry Regiment. No one would be interested in battling north into the cold wilderness …"

"But the barbarians of the Wilderness are very interested in going to the warm shores of the Mediterranean for a glass of wine. The nomads of the desert are also interested in tasting the freshest olive oil … The thirst for wealth cannot be quelled! "

"Therefore, the Mediterranean civilization was always attacked by the Eastern and Northern races. As there was no chance of survival, eventually, even the powerful Roman Empire was annihilated. "There will be no unity in Europe after that. Every time a totalitarian state is formed, there will always be external and internal wars to destroy it. So Europe's ultimate development is decentralization …"

Xiao Letian subconsciously tapped the table with his finger, "If I were to test you now, how could the Central Plains civilization form a totalitarian, or even a despotic force?"

This past year, Zai Chun had not learned from Master for nothing. He carefully thought about the lessons his master had taught him before, and slowly said, "It should be related to geography … The Central Plains is surrounded by oceans, mountains, deserts and icy frozen land. Although we have been attacked by nomads from the north, including our Manchu, it is generally safe … "

"Not to mention, the Great Wall that the Han people built with all their might, even though that defense system has existed for a thousand years, still played a very important role. Relying on that defense system, it's not impossible to win by a small margin!"

"A long period of peace, which gave the ruler enough time to consolidate his power. In addition to the Confucianism's thought, the emperor of the Central Plains is the most powerful emperor in the world!"

Zai Chun's face flushed red, he was very excited, but his analysis made Xiao Letian nod his head before shaking it, "That's right, you analysed it very well, you're right! "It's a pity that this is already the truth of the past. The world in the future will not give China such a good environment anymore …"

Xiao Letian looked at Zai Chun coldly, "You must remember, this is a time for heroes, not a time for heroes. It's because China has such a unique geographical environment, that's why it has such a historical development … And since Europe has its own geography, they will naturally develop a different political system... "

"This is the law of survival of the fittest! "Zai Chun, you must remember, after the war with the British that happened during the Dao Guang era, the geography and environment that our system depends on has undergone a tremendous change. This is an irreversible trend …"

"In the future, the enemies will madly advance from the sea. The strategy that the scholars believe in will become more and more useless as technology progresses …"

"A three thousand year old major change! "Regardless of whether you are willing to change your mind or not, the people outside are becoming stronger day by day. With this change, China can only fall further and further behind …"