Chapter 517 How did this Ming Dynasty come back to life? (First update, please subscribe)

How did the Ming Dynasty come back to life?

Almost at the same time when Buenos Aires was renamed Yingtian, Emperor Zhu's "Letter to All Nations" finally reached East Asia.

For a time, people all over East Asia were dumbfounded by this incredible news. For foreigners, the Ming Dynasty's revival was at most a "Prince's Restoration of the Country" but for East Asia, the two words "Ming Dynasty" had extraordinary meanings!

What on earth is this "Great Ming Dynasty"?

People from all over East Asia have a very clear understanding of the Ming Dynasty. However, in their understanding, this powerful country called "Ming Dynasty" is the "Ming Dynasty" that has been dead for more than two hundred years.

But how come the Ming Dynasty has come back to life today?

And, this Ming Dynasty?

Not only did it survive, but in December 1870, it even openly sent a fleet to the "Celestial Empire".

December 5, 1870, Haizhou.

Governor Li's carriage drove along Hongwu Avenue in the Ming Concession to the Ming Consulate General in Haizhou (the former location of the America Company).

Concession!

That's right, according to the supplementary clauses of the "Nanqing Treaty of Commerce and Navigation", Nanhua, no, now it should be the Ming Dynasty, obtained a concession in Haizhou and established a consulate general. Of course, as a private agreement, the Ming Dynasty would not set up an embassy in the capital.

For the Qing emperor and his ministers as well as the two Empress Dowagers, the fact that the Ming Dynasty’s embassy was not located in the capital meant they could just ignore it!

Along the way, neatly-formed teams of Huai Army followed for protection, but they did not carry foreign guns. This was because according to the concession regulations, Qing soldiers were not allowed to carry weapons when entering the concession.

Seeing Governor Li's carriage coming, people on both sides of the street cast the most complicated looks at this Prince's tutor, Grand Secretary of Wenhua Palace, Minister of Commerce of Beiyang, and Governor-General of Zhili.

He was an official of the Qing Dynasty. How complicated must his mood be when he arrived in the territory of the Ming Dynasty!

On the flagpole inside the consulate general, a red flag with the sun and the moon shining together was fluttering in the wind - this flag was drawn based on the description received in a telegram, and although it may not conform to the standards, it does look similar!

Anyway, it is just the blue sky with the sun and the moon shining together. The flag of the sun and the moon shining together and the Ming Dynasty plus the "Zhu" and "generation name" of Zhu Xianhai.

What does all this mean?

Which Chinese person can’t figure this out?

Perhaps, some people who have read too much and become stupid will think that he is a remnant of the previous dynasty.

But for many people, the Ming Dynasty... is also orthodox!

There is nothing wrong with this. The Manchus never won the support of the people during the Qing Dynasty.

In the past, many people still had reservations when immigrating overseas. But now, since they know that there is a Ming Dynasty overseas and a Ming emperor, those immigrants no longer hesitate when going there.

Go, go, go to Ming Dynasty.

Hui Hui Hui, go back to China!

Yes, the Ming Dynasty is China, Zhu Xianhai is a Han Chinese, a descendant of the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, a descendant of the Yongle Emperor, and a descendant of the Yongli Emperor - this is what foreign newspapers say.

However, everyone in the Qing Dynasty pretended to be ignorant about this. They had no choice but to do so!

After all, he is definitely qualified to challenge the dragon throne in the capital. Sometimes, pretending to be deaf and dumb is also an art. The Aisin-Gioro family knows this.

The court can pretend to be like this, but Haizhou cannot.

Not only is the consulate general located here, so when something happens, of course Governor Li will come here to inquire.

Governor Li is very upset!

It's only been a few days, why are there so many troubles?

When the carriage stopped, Governor Li took a deep breath. When he got off the carriage, he glanced at the people passing by. He could see that everyone was laughing at him.

Soon, he walked quickly into the gate of the Consulate General.

At the door of the consulate general, there was a man waiting for him with a smile. The man was dressed in a western suit. He was none other than Liu Kunpeng, the former employee of America Corporation.

A few months ago, he was still imprisoned in the "big jail" of the Governor's Mansion, and of course he was well provided with good food and drink.

And now?

After walking out of the prison, he became the Consul General of the Ming Dynasty Consulate in Haizhou.

It is not stationed in the Qing Dynasty, but in Haizhou, in Tianjing, no, the same is true in Jiangning.

"Your Excellency the Governor!"

Liu Kunpeng laughed and reached out his hand.

"You came so quickly!"

"How can it be slow? The court sent me an urgent telegram overnight, and I have to respond today."

Unlike in history, where telegraph lines were not established until 1871, in 1866, the Heavenly Kingdom laid telegraph lines with the help of "foreign companies" due to military needs. A year later, Li Hefei also established a telegraph office.

War intensified demand, especially under competitive circumstances, just like the Longhai Railway today, which is being built little by little towards Lanzhou due to military needs in the northwest. As for the Jinghan Railway, it was connected to the Longhai Railway last year because the transportation of grain from Sichuan and Huguang was related to the livelihoods of millions of soldiers and civilians in the capital.

"It's easy to answer this question. Your Majesty is a descendant of the Ming Dynasty. It is a very common thing for you to send people to worship at the Xiaoling Mausoleum of Emperor Gao. There is nothing to say."

Without asking, Liu Kunpeng knew what he came to ask about - after the navy ended its "friendly visit" to the Bohai Bay, it went directly into the Yangtze River and said with a smile.

"If they think it's inappropriate, then fine, we'll contact the fleet some other day and ask them to go to the capital to pay their respects!"

Go to the capital!

Don’t you think you haven’t caused enough trouble?

Governor Li almost gasped, then shouted in rebuke.

"Consul General Liu, if you insist on doing this, even if my troops fight to the last man, I will not allow your navy to invade the capital of the Celestial Empire!"

After Governor Li spoke these righteous words, he walked into the consulate with a sullen face, waving his sleeves. After entering Liu Kunpeng's study, without waiting for him to sit down, Liu Kunpeng said.

"Okay, there are no outsiders here, Lord Li, who are you performing this show for?"

Liu Kunpeng poured him a cup of tea personally and looked at him with a smile.

Having spent so much time in the "prison" of the Governor's Mansion, how could he not know what happened to Mr. Li in front of him just now? But he was just acting for others to see.

"Why……"

Governor Li said with a long sigh.

"My dear brother Liu, I am walking on thin ice right now. You know that the court has long been wary of me and my mentor, but now they are no longer wary of us, but are suspicious of us!"

Looking at Liu Kunpeng, Governor Li felt extremely depressed. Some people in the court even suspected that he was colluding with Zhu Ming. This was simply... an absolute slander. Even if he wanted to collude, he had to wait until Zhu Ming called!

Now it’s clear that they have no interest in this side, collusion?

That's like putting your hot face in front of someone else's cold butt!

Besides, he really didn't have the intention to collude! After all, he was quite comfortable being a local emperor now!

In fact, that's not true. Governor Li really colluded with Liu Kunpeng, and they had been colluding for many years! But at that time, the two of them colluded to do business together.

In order to remind Liu Kunpeng of the relationship between them, Governor Li spoke directly.

"Brother, if you continue like this, I think our business will not be able to continue!"

(End of this chapter)