When the National People's Congress of the Republic of China was convened, there was a small group of "observers" who were more different. They were not citizens of the Min Dynasty, and their ability to attend such meetings was not based on the political power enjoyed by the citizens of the Min Dynasty, but because their state theoretically worshiped Wei Ze as emperor. Goryeo, Siam, Vietnam, Myanmar, Nepal were greeted not by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but by the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

When they arrived in China, the magnificent cities and buildings, the developed transportation, the powerful industry, and the large population all made these small countries pay tribute to His Majesty the Emperor Wei Ze in great awe. After they visited the urban agglomeration with Nanjing as the core, this awe began to seep into the hearts of these people.

Nanjing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Wuhu, Anqing, Wuhan, and other major cities along the Yangtze River live more than any other small country combined. Of course, the water supply is more or less problematic, and the electricity supply is not particularly stable. Traffic, air pollution, and municipal garbage disposal cannot be ignored. These cities are too new, and they are built in an excessive pursuit of efficiency. There are a lot of green spaces in the city, but there are not many artistic embellishments. Everyone is busy and busy, and there is a lot of anger under the pressure of life.

The current situation of the Min Dynasty was still a little short of Wei Ze's vision of a strong China, and for China's vassal states, these were not problems at all. Countries that do not have the concept of municipal waste management simply do not understand the importance of waste disposal to cities. The magnificence of an industrialized city is itself a novelty of beauty in the eyes of an agrarian country.

Myanmar has not paid tribute on time honestly for hundreds of years, and the tributaries of the other three countries have been fixed and customary. Even so, over the years, the Burmese envoys became accustomed to trains and ships. Now I also wear winter clothes provided by the Chinese side. The tweed jacket was lined with detachable rabbit fur sewn in satin, a fabric and design that was greatly appreciated by the Burmese envoys.

The content of the discussion at the National People's Congress meeting of the Republic of China was really a bit difficult for these foreigners to understand, and the state provided basic living guarantees to the people, and the people's congress deputies did not seem to appreciate it too much. The internal discussion of the Republic of China sounded like a fog shroud in the clouds and mountains of these foreigners, and they could not understand it. Always, they feel that China is so powerful.

The meeting was over, and the people met to go shopping. The streets were full of people, both men and women. The Burmese envoy suddenly had a straight eye, but he saw three girls coming to him, with a dark blue thick cotton dress inside, a small stand-up collar tweed trench coat outside, a tweed octagonal hat on his head, and small dark blue leather boots exposed under the long skirt. There is no lack of softness in the free and easy, and there is no lack of classicism in the trendy. Delicate appearance. This completely different style from Myanmar made the envoy's eyes a little straight.

Three shopping girls passed by several foreign envoys, and the smell of perfume on their bodies made several people feel fluttering. turned his head to look over, but saw that the girl had long hair and waist, smooth and soft. It's just a simple silk headband tied at the back of the head, which also has a style of its own.

Naturally, the emissary has the responsibility to gather information, and so does the emissary of a small country. In the past, China had a lot of restrictions on these people, and now no one cares about these people traveling around China normally. The envoys of the small countries also worked to gather intelligence, and they soon discovered that they themselves had no idea what was the point in the face of a sea of information.

Just like the three girls who just passed by, if they were in other countries, they would naturally be either rich or expensive, and they would just be ordinary middle-class people in China. Some of the envoys were resident office staff who accompanied their wives to the autumn/winter fashion show in Nanjing, a style introduced at last year's fashion show, which was once popular on the streets of Nanjing, and now other new styles have taken its place.

"These kinds of clothes are not suitable for my country." The Burmese envoy said thoughtfully in broken Mandarin.

The representative of Goryeo just chuckled, Burma, Siam, Vietnam are not cold, and this winter clothing is naturally not suitable for them. Although Goryeo can wear such clothes, with the conservatism and customs of Goryeo, if a woman wears such a costume and walks on the street as if no one is around, it can only be described as sensational. Ordinary people may be better, but how can ordinary people in Goryeo afford to wear clothes at such a price?

In China, this dress costs more than 900 yuan. According to the current market price of three yuan and one gram of silver, it is about 300 grams, and the new decimal "two" is 6 taels. 6 Two-legged is the living expenses of an ordinary Goryeo family for a year, and being worn casually by a girl is too luxurious for ordinary families in Goryeo.

After strolling around the streets for a while and feeling the grandeur of the capital of the Republic of China, several envoys rushed back to eat the working meals provided by the National People's Congress. The Goryeo envoy took a large amount of meat at the buffet table and began to eat it, and Vietnam, Siam, and Burma do not have this habit of eating meat in large pieces. The Goryeo envoy looked at their surprised expressions and couldn't help but smile: "Being able to eat large pieces of meat at will is the style of the Celestial Empire." Every time I come to the Celestial Empire, I naturally want to greatly appreciate the style of the Celestial Empire. ”

After eating, a few people went to the tea room attached to the restaurant, asked for a cubicle, and began to talk. Goryeo has always been a vassal state of China and has never been interrupted. Siam, Vietnam, and Myanmar, these experiences are not too long, and these three countries were once connected. Later, when China fought France, in addition to swallowing the southern Vietnam ceded by France, it also ate Laotian Cambodia by the way. Vietnam and Siam are separated by Chinese territory.

When China attacked the British, in addition to taking large areas of southern Tibet, most of Burma also fell into Chinese hands. Myanmar and Siam are no longer neighbors. In addition to Burma and Nepal, Goryeo had already built a Chinese-built railway network, Vietnam and Siam had to accept China's request to build a railway on their soil, and China's railway from Nanning to Singapore was well underway. China's involvement in these countries is deeper than the military invasions of Britain and France.

What will become of the future, even if the envoys of these countries participate in the discussion, they will not be able to come up with a result. Just as they were so close to the land when they were in their own country, there was a lot of bare earth even in the royal capital. In Nanjing, almost every inch of land is designed. A smooth pavement with a mixture of fine gravel and asphalt, a cement-hardened pavement. A green belt of lawns, flower beds, and trees, and a stony embankment on both sides of the river. It's too hard to understand China, just as these small countries can't understand why China built such a great metropolis, let alone how China designed and built it.

Discussions have come and gone, and there is no result in the discussion, and although there is agreement among the several subject countries in the study of China, the suzerain, there is no basis for such cooperation when it is their turn to make their own plans. When the discussion on social security at the Chinese National Congress had to be terminated, the representative of the Korean People's Congress came up with his own proposal. When he stood on the podium, he could see that Deputy Goryeo was very excited, and his voice revealed the deputy's uneasiness. With a trembling voice, the representative of Goryeo said: "In view of the relationship between Goryeo and China, we in Goryeo ask the Chinese central government to help Goryeo build a new city. ”

The delegates were amused by the trembling voices of the Goryeo deputies, and those who had spoken did so too. In front of thousands of people speaking out loud, it really takes a lot of mental strength. Under the gaze of thousands of pairs of eyes, people will involuntarily be excited, excited, and even tremble.

Apart from being amused by this kind of performance, the Chinese delegates had no particular feelings about the proposal of the Korean delegates. As for helping Goryeo build a new city, this is completely beyond the imagination of the deputies of the National People's Congress. The deputies to the people's congress all thought that this was an issue that those high-ranking officials were considering, so how could they bring it to the people's congress to talk about it?

What the Chinese think, that's the question of the Chinese. The envoys of some other small countries who "observed" the NPC session were stunned, and as far as these envoys of the small countries were concerned, they thought that such a request to China should be made directly to the Chinese authorities. Although His Majesty Weser is also one of the deputies to the National People's Congress, according to what they know, the NPC has never been the place where China policy is decided.

This matter seems to be a simple end, at least neither the official nor the National People's Congress has spoken. Most people think it's just an interesting episode. Li Hongzhang is not a deputy to the National People's Congress, and he has no idea about this at all. But he received an order for him to go to Weese.

was personally received by Wei Ze, and Li Hongzhang was excited. If it was an official who wanted to masturbate him, it would not be ordered by Wei Ze in person anyway. Since it is Wei Ze's turn to come forward, there must be a great opportunity. As soon as he saw Wei Ze, Li Hongzhang no longer had the old style of trembling and being honest, but sat calmly on the sofa and listened to Wei Ze's words attentively.

"Lao Li, what do you think about Goryeo's economic problems?" Weeser asked a very general question.

Li Hongzhang first drank saliva to moisten his throat, and calmly told him about his experience with Gaoli. "After the turmoil in Goryeo, it seems that the upper and lower levels want to restore the old rules, but in fact, people are thinking about change. As long as our country can push forward in this regard, it does not even need to be ordered by His Majesty to send troops. As long as Your Majesty allows me to intervene more deeply in the domestic situation in Goryeo, it will not be difficult for us to grasp the real power of Goryeo with our previous accumulation in Goryeo......"

After talking with the retired Zuo Zongtang some time ago, Li Hongzhang calmed down and reflected on his work in the past few years, and he fully admitted that Zuo Zongtang could see the situation more clearly than him Li Hongzhang. Wei Ze wants his subordinates to be professional enough, not the traditional emperor's "playing people" skills that require people to be used and defend people at the same time. The law of the Republic of China is strict and the system is clear. As long as you are a professional, you will naturally fall under the system. That self-righteous feudal mentality is easily recognized. What Li Hongzhang wants to show is ability and professionalism, as well as obedience and respect for the system. The mentality of "I am XX person" cultivated in the past dynasty is the biggest obstacle to prevent Li Hongzhang from soaring.

Zuo Zongtang was able to retire from such a prominent position, could it be that Zuo Zongtang was proficient in kneeling and licking Wei Ze? Wei Ze values Zuo Zongtang's ability and achievements, and Zuo Zongtang himself is most proud of his ability, and what he looks forward to most is to get the space to give full play to his ability. So Zuo Zongtang was loyal to the stronger Wei Ze, and Wei Ze gave Zuo Zongtang room to give full play. This is undoubtedly the most anticipated model of "knowing each other between kings and ministers".

Li Hongzhang found that his problem was that his understanding of "the acquaintance of monarchs and ministers" was too low-level and interesting. Thinking that if the relationship between "monarch and minister" is determined, they can get to know each other, which is undoubtedly a misinterpretation of Wei Ze. Wei Ze left Li Hongzhang in Goryeo, but he actually really saw through Li Hongzhang's strengths.

This time, Li Hongzhang is no longer stupid, the characteristics of Goryeo, how to take advantage of the current situation of Goryeo, Li Hongzhang explained in simple terms. After speaking at a short length, Li Hongzhang concluded: "Your Majesty, although the matter of Goryeo is logically so, I may not be able to predict what the result will be. However, if we continue to do so in this way, our country's control over Goryeo's economy, finance, politics, and military will be able to rise to a higher level. Moreover, Yuan Weiting, Wang Shizhen and other young comrades are very capable, and they are all pragmatic people. I think it's okay to trust them. ”

With Li Hongzhang's cleverness, as soon as his words were finished, it could be seen that Wei Ze was very satisfied. This is not the kind of feeling that people with shallow cities will be seen through, but the kind of people with rich work experience who naturally reveal a sense of identity in the face of people with the same attitude towards doing things.

Li Hongzhang couldn't help but regret in his heart, if he had understood this kind of thing earlier, he would not have just become a small director.

"There's something I want you to do. Talk to the representative of Goryeo. Wei Ze simply gave Li Hongzhang an order.