Of course, Kangxi did not want to be at the mercy of others one day, and his expression became serious when he heard Yinzuo's words.
"So you think we should learn from them? But our Great Qing is the Celestial Empire, with vast territory and abundant resources. Do we really need to learn their tricks?"
Forget about your strange and tricky skills. Your Qing Dynasty was destroyed by these strange and tricky skills. If you don't learn them now, it will be too late to learn them in the future. If the later rulers of the Qing Dynasty had not all had the same thinking as you, we would not have suffered such a century of humiliation.
"But Khan, dignity only lies on the edge of a sword, and truth is always within the range of a cannon. Swords and guns don't care whether you are the Celestial Empire or not. Even though those foreigners are servile and respectful to you now, it's because we are stronger than them. If the situation were to reverse one day, do you think your Eight Banners cavalry could use their flesh and blood to stop the enemy's hail of bullets?"
Yinzuo thought that Kangxi was in good health and would not be mad to death even if he was given a big one, so he decided to give him a thrill.
"Khan Ama, I understand your concerns. You simply feel that we Manchus are few in number, while the Han people are many. If we allow them to learn these advanced technologies, they will use them against us. But Khan Ama, you must think clearly. Do you want to be the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, or the emperor of all people in the world? If you ask for my advice, I still say the same thing: learn from the strengths of the barbarians to overcome your own weaknesses. Learn from the barbarians in order to control them. I believe that the destination of the great ship of China is far more important than who will be the master of this ship."
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