243 Roar of the Hidden Dragon
Feudal monarchy, imperialism, constitutional monarchy, democracy, republic...... Throughout human history, various political systems have been constantly changing, and people are dazzled by them.
However, no matter how complicated the political system is, it is actually very simple to find common ground, that is, it oscillates between the two points of decentralization and centralization like a pendulum.
The formation of a country must be a combination of countless forces, just like the late Qing Dynasty of the Tongzhi Dynasty, after breaking the pattern of the Manchu family dominance, the country's political pendulum has begun to slide downward from the apex of centralized power, and the political structure has begun to evolve itself.
The Manchu Eight Banners, the Mongolian-Tibetan Hui, the Han conservative landlord class, the Han radical landlord class, and even the gradually rising capitalist merchant forces, plus the overseas foreigner forces that are deeply involved in China, are entangled and exerting force on each other, and begin to change the political structure of the country.
In the final analysis, it is still a question of survival, in this land, not only you Manchu Qing want to live a good life, other people also have to share interests, before it was impossible to beat the imperial court, but now the imperial court has become weaker, the power of the Han people has become stronger, so the change will also arise.
The most obvious example is that in the year when the Eight-Nation Coalition invaded Beijing, when Cixi declared war on all nations, the governors of the southeast coast, represented by Li Hongzhang, Zhang Zhidong, Sheng Huaixuan, Liu Kunyi and others, actually negotiated with the foreign powers alone, refused to accept the will of the Qing court, and openly shouted that this was a chaotic fate.
This is the famous southeast self-preservation incident in history, which shows that the pendulum of decentralization has begun to accelerate at that time, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty has no power to return to the sky.
But the pendulum has its own laws, and when he passes the critical point, the original potential energy will begin to be consumed, and new forces will begin to be conceived again.
When the decentralization of power reaches its peak, it is the time when the whole country and nation are in the most crisis. The development of decentralization to the extreme will inevitably lead to warlord secession and civil war.
It is precisely because of the excessive decentralization of power that the big forces are divided into small ones, and the representatives of each force consider themselves to be powerful. When the strength of each other is different, who will convince whom? Since they are not convinced by me, then fight.
The warlords seized the whole country and fought in a melee, and then let the Japanese take advantage of the loophole and almost drain the last drop of blood of the Chinese nation, and then there is history that everyone knows.
Xiao Letian stood at the head of the city like an old monk in a daze, looking at the bright moon on the sea, listening to the lapping sound of the tide, his spiritual world entered an extremely delicate state.
Shi Dakai left early, and all the attendants didn't dare to disturb, and the soldiers a hundred steps away in the distance didn't dare to come over to persuade the prime minister to stand at the head of the city, and the whole world now seemed to be only Xiao Letian alone.
"There is nothing wrong with it, there must be nothing wrong with it, China's national fortune and the pendulum of politics are such mechanical and monotonous repetitive movements, and the original force that supports this movement is the human heart...... Not just two, not hundreds, not thousands, but hundreds of millions of people are changing the world......"
"I understand, I finally understand, when the country's political pendulum jumped over the most chaotic and darkest warlords and national wars, he has already begun to rush in the direction of centralization, and the people who have suffered from the war need to centralize power, because only the concentration of power can end the civil war and resist the ...... of foreign teachings."
Xiao Lotian finally broke through the confusion and became enlightened, like the bright moon rising from the sea, the bright moonlight sprinkled on the bottom of his heart, and all the confusion in his previous life disappeared.
"The times make heroes, this is the times make heroes... Taizu's ability to reach the top shows that he has clearly and accurately seen where the pendulum of Zhonghua Zhengzhì is already in, and the direction of his strength has also been clearly seen, so he rose in response to the situation......"
"Oh my God... Could it be that the spring breeze in 1978 was also the wise old man who keenly saw the change in the pendulum's potential energy? He was about to loosen his power? It was precisely because of his actions that he would have an economic miracle in the following decades......
Bang bang...... Bang bang...... Bang bang...... Xiao Lotian already felt that his heart was beating wildly, and at that moment he had grasped the fundamental law in the trend of history, the fog in his heart was completely blown away, and the overall situation of the entire government was as clear as the observation pattern in the palm of his hand.
Xiao Letian seemed to have an eternal mighty spirit between his breath and exhalation, and the entire Chinese nation's thousands of years of history flashed in front of him, and he even saw with his own eyes that countless hidden dragons in history were using their lives to defend this land.
The shouts of those who commit strong men will be punished farthest lingering in the ears, the capital of Yao, the soil of Shun, and the seal of Yu. Yu Zhong should have, a half shameful minister... Thousands of miles of fishy as promised, the eternal heroic spirit is here, when will the majestic pass through? Xiao Letian seemed to be possessed by a heroic spirit at that moment, and the whole person was about to merge into the history that made people's blood flow.
"Hahaha, I finally understand, I finally understand why I came to cross...... It was the ancestors who guarded this land that chose me, and they hoped that I could give the Chinese nation a new choice and a new opportunity in this parallel universe......"
"The pendulum has been swinging, it has never stopped, and all I can do is go with the flow. I'm going to put an insurance on this furious pendulum, I'm going to let him go to centralization without dictatorship, to decentralization without civil war......"
At this time, Xiao Lotian suddenly went crazy and roared in the city, "I know, I finally know... Ah......h
On the eve of the New Year of the fourth year of Tongzhi, Xiao Lotian broke through the confusion and enlightenment at the head of Shuri Castle, and from that moment on, the Chinese national fortune broke through the ice and finally sailed towards a new channel.
The news that Xiao Lotian was convulsive in the city without sleeping in the middle of the night soon spread throughout Naha, and Shi Dakai came to look for him early in the morning, but found that Xiao Lotian, who had not slept all night, was not tired at all, and a unique light flashed in his eyes.
As soon as Xiao Letian saw the prince, he grabbed his hand and said excitedly, "I understand, I finally understand, I already have the answer to your question, believe me, follow me, give me time, I will let you witness a miracle with your own eyes..."
Shi Dakai had already felt the transformation of Xiao Letian's body, and a very wonderful aura actually made this well-informed Heavenly Wing King a little breathless.
"I have never doubted your ability, and I am waiting to see your miracle with my own eyes......"
The examination of the new army was completed in only half a day, and finally selected three hundred of the best soldiers to go to Europe to watch the battle and study, what Xiao Lotian did not expect was that fifty Japanese soldiers also joined it, and Nohei Tai and Hyotaro actually passed the passing line.
"Yes, I didn't expect you to be able to speak in a foreign language, it seems that you haven't worked hard in the past six months?" Xiao Lotian patted his godson and son-in-law on the shoulders, very pleased.
"It's nothing, father, have you forgotten the identity of these people? Most of them are pirates, and they often deal with foreign merchants, so they still have some foundations...... "Hyotaro said.
Xiao Letian thought about it, he actually forgot about this stubble, it looked like he was really busy and dizzy.
After the morning exam, followed by the preparation for the expedition, each soldier received a brand-new Spencer serial gun, spare bullets, a new tactical short knife, a military shovel, and first-aid medicines, and two sets of brand-new military uniforms.
Xiao Letian mingled with the expeditionary force in the afternoon and evening, personally distributed supplies to them, and personally registered everyone's name and family situation.
"You are the first Chinese army to board Europe, and each of your names must be written into the annals of history, do a good job, you can't disgrace Chinese ......"
"In the future, I will build a military temple in Tanggu, not only to worship the gods of war of the Chinese nation, but also to hang your name in the temple...... Don't be afraid, go forward, even if you die, our descendants will sacrifice you forever......"
"Tens of thousands of miles to Europe, you will have to float at sea for three months, you must not forget to study and exercise, and you must study German with Minister Jonas, do not ask you to become scholars, but you must have daily conversations......"
"Mrs. Bing, you are my son, you represent my face, if you embarrass me, you don't want to come back......"
"Noheita, do you remember what I told you? Sooner or later, there will be a Foreign Legion in my new army, and you dozens of people will be the root of the Foreign Legion in the future, if this time it is thin, be careful that I cancel the establishment of the Foreign Legion......"
Xiao Letian was nagging like a long-tongued woman, but none of the three hundred expeditionary forces disliked it, but when it came to emotion, all of them had red eyes. They are Xiao Letian's new army, and the relationship between them is not as superficial as being a soldier, in the night of Naha's blood, their blood has been smelted together, and they are already a family from the soul.
Everyone is mentally prepared, this side may be the last side of life, even if a little horse pee, no one dares to laugh at it.
That night, all the ships in the port of Naha received a ban on the sea, and tomorrow morning Xiao Lotian will send the expeditionary force to Europe, and the giant cannon in Shuri Castle will also be tested, and Xiao Lotian will use the sound of cannons to practice for the expeditionary force.
All the foreign businessmen were dumbfounded, they never thought that Xiao Letian would actually send student soldiers to Europe? That night, Rionas was surrounded by Europeans who came to consult the details, but Jonas replied with only one answer: "These Chinese are just hired by me to protect my safety, they are mercenaries, and they do not represent China's ......."
The moment of departure was coming soon, and after three days of rushing work, the fort on the west side of Shuri Castle was finally ready for firing, and technicians from the United States were intensively debugging and calculating.
"This is a live-ammunition shot that Mr. Xiao used to show off his martial arts, and it is necessary to prepare flowering shells...... Reducing the weight of the propellant pack, the range was reduced to 12-15 km, and further away it was not clear to the public...... Get your earplugs ready and watch out for your eardrums, this is a 280 mm caliber cannon, and there are not a few in the whole United States, this is the absolute first artillery in Asia......"
The battery was nervously being adjusted before shooting, and the dock was now full of crying, and countless Naha Chinese and natives, and even settled Japanese, had come here to see them off, and it was their relatives who were about to board the ship.
Xiao Lotian held the largest remnant flag in his hand and shouted, "Xiao Hexin... I grant you this remnant banner, either you return with the banner and victory, or you raise this remnant banner and everyone is shattered under this banner..."
Xiao Lotian was almost pulling his neck and roaring, "Sue me...... Who can bring me victory..."
All the soldiers on the dock were almost exhausted with their lives, shouting, "With my blood, sacrifice to Xuanyuan... With my life, I will sacrifice to Huaxia..."
At that moment, a flash of lightning suddenly appeared on the Shurijo Castle fort, followed by a thunderous explosion, and the 280 caliber shore defense gun finally opened fire, and the blast from the muzzle formed a huge fan, and all the surrounding trees and shrubs were blown away by this blast.
"Oh my God, it's a long range, this is the largest caliber coastal defense gun in Asia..." Countless foreigners looked at the huge water column on the sea surface of more than ten kilometers, and everyone was shocked and desperately drew a cross on their chests.
"Clean the chamber...... Re-handling the gunpowder pack...... Prepare for the second shot...... Reducing the propellant, the range was reduced to less than ten km...... Artillery ......"
"Continue to lower the propellant, the range is shortened to seven kilometers, so that these foreigners can see the majesty of the first fort in Asia, and they know that the Ryukyus have been armed into a tiger by Xiao Letian...... Open fire..."
Amid the rumbling of cannons, the Dutch merchant ships set sail with 300 warriors and sailed straight for distant Europa.
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