Chapter 1417: The General Situation of the World (First Update, Please Subscribe)

Fukuoka is the most important port in Kyushu Province and the provincial capital of Kyushu Province. Fukuoka can be said to be the county closest to China.

There is even a direct fast cruise ship between Fukuoka and Kaishu, which takes only one day and one night to reach Fukuoka from Kaishu, and only two days for a round trip. In terms of speed, it is even faster than the train.

After arriving in Fukuoka again, Zuo Xiaoxun went directly to the hotel where he had made an appointment in advance. As soon as he entered the room, he spoke to the person who had been waiting in the room for a long time.

"How can you govern the country well with a bunch of corrupt officials? You can't govern the country well!"

Who are the "corrupt officials" he is talking about?

Naturally, it was Li Tang's group of officials. Although the flags on the city walls had changed, those officials from the Qing Dynasty still brought their old habits to Li Tang. They couldn't say that they had gotten worse, but they were no less restrained than before. As for Li himself, he was very relaxed about it.

"It is because we cannot govern the country well that we need to change it."

The man sitting in the shadow of the lamp leaned against the back of the sofa and spoke slowly.

"Thirty years! A full thirty years. In the past thirty years, we have been constantly planning and promoting this plan. Ten years of preparation, ten years of promotion, and ten years of deployment. We have waited for thirty years to have this opportunity now. Now is the best opportunity! If you miss this opportunity, you and I will be sinners of the nation!"

While sighing like this, the person under the lamplight asked.

"Ziquan, do you still remember how shocked you were when you first returned to China?"

"shock?"

Zuo Xiaoxun smiled.

"I should say I was shocked! When I first entered Nanhua, I was only a teenager, just a young man who was naive and ignorant of the world. I never thought that there would be such a country in the world."

After a pause, Zuo Xiaoxun's mind once again emerged the people he saw when he first arrived in Haizhou - people with ragged clothes, pale faces, and numb expressions. They were the same blood as the people of the Ming Dynasty, and they were all descendants of Yan and Huang. But they were two completely different types of people. At that moment, he seemed to understand, and understood the pursuit of his elders and seniors.

"The people living there, from their youth to adulthood, middle age, and finally death, can only live like slaves. They have to endure extortion and injustice all their lives. The rich are extravagant and ruthless, and the officials are shameless, corrupt, and greedy."

When mentioning all this, Zuo Xiaoxun still suppressed the irrepressible anger deep in his heart. How could he not be angry?

What he saw was not only an ignorant and backward country, but more importantly, a country that exploited its people to the utmost just to satisfy the selfish desires of a few ethnic minorities and officials. Billions of people lived like slaves, or even worse than slaves.

"slave……"

The person under the lamplight spoke slowly.

"Their lives are probably worse than slaves. Let's not talk about the food of black slaves in the Southern Confederacy, let's talk about the Chinese workers in Cuba. We once sent troops to intervene because the local people treated the Chinese workers like slaves. But even the food of such "slaves" was still much better than that in the mainland. The masters had to give the workers 8 ounces of salted meat and 2.5 pounds of sweet potatoes as rations every day, which is almost half a catty of salted meat and 2.5 catties of sweet potatoes... But the people in the mainland rarely eat a few bites of meat throughout the year. Eating meat every day is a luxury that even small landlords dare not afford!"

Listening to the long sigh under the light, Zuo Xiaoxun nodded and said.

"Poverty! This is the Qing dynasty's way of controlling the people. In order to maintain their rule, they even created poverty artificially. No matter how hard ordinary people work, they can only barely make ends meet. The people with a tight life have to work hard all day to make a living. They have no time to think, let alone the energy to resist. In this way, their rule can be maintained!"

"This is the subtlety of the Qing dynasty's way of governing the people - only eat until you are 80% full. No matter how hard you work, you can only eat until you are 80% full! Once you stop, you will starve. So, in order to make a living, you can only work hard all day long. As for the Qing dynasty being a foreign race or being enslaved, who has the leisure to think about these things?"

The man sitting under the lamplight sneered, then he took out a cigarette and lit one for himself. Amid the smoke, he continued.

"But... why should the people live like this? Why can't the people live a good life? This is why we are doing all this."

"But the question is, how long will it take?"

Zuo Xiaoxun asked directly.

"They have waited too long. Isn't it time we solve the problem now?"

Looking at the person under the light, Zuo Xiaoxun continued.

"In the past, we needed to consider the feelings of the great powers, and even the differences within the empire on this issue. But what about now? The great powers are caught up in the war and unable to look east, and the empire is also involved in the war. What is the most important thing for the empire at the moment? A stable ally, not a fickle fence-sitter. President, now the British and German ambassadors frequently enter and leave the palace and the private residences of high-ranking officials. If they promise huge benefits, who can guarantee that they will not betray us? If they betray us, it will definitely affect the empire's hegemony. It will be too late to regret it by then!"

"Li Shaoquan is not that confused!"

A cold snort was heard from the light, and then he spoke in a sarcastic tone.

"Li Shaoquan may be slick, but he has a clear view of the world situation. If he dares to side with Britain and become an enemy of the Empire, the pro-Ming faction in the army and navy will pull him down directly without even the Empire sending troops. He doesn't have the courage."

The so-called "pro-Ming faction" is actually not pro-Ming, but advocates "Chinese unity". After all, both the Ming Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty are of Chinese blood and should advance and retreat together and prosper together. This faction has a great influence in the military and the people. After all, in the past nearly 30 years, more than 60,000 people have studied in the Ming Dynasty. They have a great influence in the military and the people.

"Whether he has the guts or not is not important... What's important is that we, they have all been waiting for too long! President, how long do you want them to wait? One year? Two years? Three years? Three years and three years again. Do we have to wait another ten years?"

The reason why Zuo Xiaoxun was so excited was not only because he was an idealist, his dream was simple - all Chinese people should live a good life. He had been working hard for it in the past twenty years.

The time was not ripe in the past, but now, seeing that the time is becoming more and more mature, but the association has not taken any action, how can he not be anxious?

"President, we can't just focus on our own good life and forget about them! Everything is ready now. The Zhishihui is ready. They can mobilize at least five divisions of troops to revolt at any time, as long as they give the order! We will definitely succeed. Many people in the army and the people support us!"

When Zuo Xiaoxun finished speaking, only the occasional flickering of cigarette butts could be seen under the lamplight. After a long time, the man sighed.

"Ziquan, the reason I came from my homeland this time is to stop you from doing anything reckless!"

"What is reckless action? This is the voice of the people!"

When Zuo Xiaoxun said this, his eyes flashed and he said.

"The general trend of the world is that those who follow it will prosper, and those who go against it will perish! This is the trend of the world!"

Looking at Zuo Xiaoxun who looked excited, the person under the lamplight said.

"Ziquan, this is His Majesty's order!"

Although his voice was not loud, it made Zuo Xiaoxun's expression become dull for a moment, and he muttered.

"What, what, Your Majesty, Your Majesty's will..."

In an instant, Zuo Xiaoxun was like an eggplant hit by frost, and his whole body wilted.

It is His Majesty's will! How...how could this happen?

At this time he heard the president say again.

"Also, His Majesty asked me to tell you that the Left Prime Minister is already old and he misses his family. It's time for you to go home and see him..."

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(End of this chapter)