Chapter 644: Sons of Ming Dynasty, Roll Up (Fifth Update, Please Subscribe)

Naturalized Japanese officials hold high positions!

Jin Dachuan's words were like a thunderbolt, shocking Liu Chongjiao and Jin Yujun so much that they were speechless for a long time.

It took a long while before he said in surprise.

"How can the Celestial Empire employ the Japanese? The Japanese are all tigers and wolves, unfaithful and disloyal!"

When Liu Zhongjiao said this, his tone was full of envy, jealousy and hatred. But more of it was unbelievable, he simply couldn't believe this fact.

How could his Ming Dynasty employ Japanese as high-ranking officials?

It was just like a filial son seeing his rebellious son frolicking in his father's arms. Besides being unbelievable, he was also afraid - afraid that his father would not want him one day.

"But they are willing to follow the Ming Dynasty!"

Jin Dachuan said.

"The current deputy director of the Labor Department is a naturalized Japanese. Do you know what his greatest achievement is?"

"What is it?"

"Within one year, 50,000 female workers were imported from Japan, and another 10,000 laborers were imported to the colonies. That's 60,000 people. The number of immigrants imported from China by the Ming Dynasty each year is less than one million!"

When Jin Dachuan finished speaking, Liu Chongjiao and Jin Yujun fell silent. They knew that as the number of Japanese in Ming Dynasty increased, Ming Dynasty would definitely lean more towards the latter between Korea and Japan.

But North Korea is the Ming Dynasty’s own son!

How can a father not want his own son? But the problem is that the rebellious son is now trying to please his father even more!

What will North Korea do if in the future the Ming Dynasty only remembers the good things about Japan?

Isn't Korea the true son of the Ming Dynasty? And who is Japan?

But the problem is that Japan now wants to please its own father.

For a moment, Liu Chongjiao and the others were all in mixed emotions. In addition to the mixed emotions, they heard him say.

"And His Majesty is very impressed with them. The court also allows them to send 300 students to study in Ming Dynasty every year."

"Go to Daming to study!"

They were even more shocked. In addition to being shocked, they also felt an unprecedented sense of crisis. In the past, North Korea had always regarded itself as a filial son of the Ming Dynasty.

Which other country around Huanshi can be as loyal to the Ming Dynasty as Korea is and regard itself as a filial son?

This is the pride of North Korea!

But now the situation is different. The heartless and rebellious Japanese has suddenly emerged and is trying to please the Ming Dynasty in various ways.

This is simply unscrupulous, how could they do this?

Japanese pirates are Japanese pirates!

They must have bad intentions! No wonder they tried every means to block the news of Ming's restoration. They did it all to hide it from Korea and curry favor with Ming.

Look, now they are getting the benefits.

"Yes, and like students from Daming, they can apply for scholarships, which is basically equivalent to exempting tuition fees."

Jin Dachuan glanced at Liu Linxi and said.

"Brother Liu, you are very intelligent. If Mr. Liu is willing, you might as well let him study abroad in Ming Dynasty. After all, in today's world, it is definitely not wrong to learn new knowledge. I also want someone from Korea to learn new knowledge in the Celestial Empire!"

Liu Chongjiao just responded casually to Jin Dachuan's suggestion. While drinking and eating, he would occasionally cast his eyes on Liu Linxi, asking him to study abroad in Ming Dynasty?

Is this good or bad?

He secretly wondered what Daewongun's attitude would be after he returned home this time and learned about the current state of Ming Dynasty. Given Daewongun's strong xenophobic sentiments, he would definitely feel that this Ming Dynasty was definitely not the Celestial Empire!

What will Liu Linxi gain from studying here by then?

Study abroad!

When Jin Yujun heard this word, his heart was moved. He had always paid great attention to the investigation of the Ming Dynasty. He certainly hoped that one day Korea could be as prosperous as the Ming Dynasty. If Korea learned from the Ming Dynasty and made reforms in the future, if he could be an "expert on the Ming Dynasty", he would have great hope of getting promoted and making a fortune in the future.

Studying abroad is not necessarily a bad thing!

Although Liu Linxi did not speak, he was looking at Nanhua outside the building, which was like a city that never sleeps, looking at the street lights and the lights in the windows that were like stars, and thinking about the splendor of the Ming Dynasty he had seen along the way. He had only one thought in his mind - this Celestial Empire is truly a paradise.

He already admired the Celestial Empire to the core, and his yearning for the Ming Dynasty was even harder to conceal. What an honor it would be if he could study in the Celestial Empire!

Everyone has their own ideas and everyone has their own circumstances. Their choices are different, and of course their circumstances are different.

That is, while they were eating with different moods, they did not know that a big event had happened in Japan, which they were talking about.

Tokyo!

In January 1874, a heavy snow fell, and a storm was brewing in seemingly calm Tokyo.

In August 1873, the real purpose of Saigo's mission to Korea was not to establish diplomatic relations through negotiations, but to provoke and create excuses to start a war, so as to realize his dream of "making up for the shortage of internal dikes with external dikes". At this time, members of the delegation such as Okubo, Kido and Iwakura returned to Japan one after another. They strongly opposed the theory of conquering Korea on the grounds of "internal governance first", while Saigo Takamori and others believed that the Korean issue should be resolved first. The two sides engaged in a fierce debate and were deadlocked. Just a month ago, Saigo Takamori resigned and returned to Kagoshima to establish a military and political school called Private School.

"Fortunately, we came back just in time and stopped Saigo in a hurry. Otherwise, if he went to North Korea, something terrible would have happened!"

Iwakura Tomomi, lying on the couch, looked at Ito Hirobumi who had just returned home and said.

"So what is Lord Saigo going to do?"

Looking at Iwakura who was wrapped in bandages, Ito asked. Three days ago, Iwakura was attacked and injured by a group of dissatisfied samurai in Akabane, Tokyo. Of course he had to come and visit him as he had just returned home.

When mentioning Saigo's idea, Iwakura still spoke indignantly.

"He still wants to use the strategy of provoking the shogunate to attack first! The specific plan is for him to be the envoy to Korea and use diplomatic means to anger Korea. If Korea falls into the trap and kills him, Japan can justifiably send troops to invade. Saigo... can be said to be brave, and he can be said to be loyal to the country. However, he does not care about reality at all!"

Looking at Ito Hirobumi, Iwakura said.

"If we attack Korea, how can the Qing Dynasty not ask? The Qing Dynasty's Governor Li has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command. He has everything from quick-firing rifles, Gatling machine guns, breech-loading cannons, and even armored warships. What if the Qing Dynasty sends troops? As for going to South Vietnam to seize Taiwan during the civil unrest in the Qing Dynasty... Saigo really doesn't know the general situation in the world! Going south to Taiwan will not only cause a war with the Qing Dynasty, but may even anger the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty..."

Iwakura said in a very serious tone.

"The Ming Dynasty is a powerful country. Once the Ming Dynasty sends out their armored fleet, what will Japan use to resist the Ming Dynasty navy?"

"Yes, the Ming Dynasty is one of the great powers in the world. At the funeral of the French Emperor last year, the Ming Emperor sat in the front row with the British Queen, and all the Western powers were on par with them. Japan did not want to make friends with such powerful countries, but instead wanted to offend them. Saigo really did not understand diplomacy!"

What was the biggest gain for Iwakura, Ito and others during their two-year visiting trip?

Of course, it was Japan’s weakness and the great powers’ strength. Among those great powers, the one that impressed them the most was the Ming Dynasty. The strength of the Ming Dynasty far exceeded their expectations. Besides envy, they also admired it from the bottom of their hearts!

I admire the fact that the Ming Dynasty became a powerful country in just over a decade. Of course, I also admire and envy them for being able to occupy such a vast territory... Even if it's jealousy, what can I do? Japan is really no match for the Ming Dynasty!

But Daming is definitely an idol in Japan!

When they left, they had already made up their minds that the reform must always follow the example of the Ming Dynasty.

"Xiang, it's a good thing he resigned! Otherwise, I don't know what kind of trouble would have happened!"

Iwakura said with a sigh.

"Ito, now that you are back, it's just in time. We can seize the time and must go all out to promote the Reform. Learning from the Ming Dynasty is the way to strengthen the country. If we want to strengthen the country, we must govern internally, and governing internally..."

Just then, the door was pushed open, and Iwakura saw his wife outside the door and said.

"Someone from the palace has come..."

(End of this chapter)