Chapter 686: Feng Zen

Everyone has their own ambitions, big or small, successful or unsuccessful.

Zhang Heli, the son-in-law of Si'en (called the state in the Central Plains court, they called themselves Dong), the biggest ambition in life is to completely get rid of the identity of the son-in-law and have an independent territory of his own.

It would be even more beautiful if you let those cave relatives who look down on you live with your nose.

Zhang Heli is still struggling with his ambitions.

And Xu Muhe, the emperor of the Chinese Empire, his greatest ambition is to become the real lord of the world, the Supreme of the Ninety-Five.

He has now succeeded.

Although it is rumored in the world that the Chinese Empire was built by the crown prince and the emperor enjoyed happiness, even Xu Muhe himself felt that there was some truth in this.

However, who is with whom between father and son? Won't this world be passed on to Xu Shiyang sooner or later? Let the father enjoy it for five years, and he will not delay anything.

Of course, you can't be in love for too long, if Xu Shiyang and others are impatient, there are people in the invincible field army who can share their worries.

Five years is exact.

Well, count it from now on.

In March 1796, the Chinese Empire held a ceremony to seal Zen.

The empire built soil on Mount Tai as an altar to worship the sky, and the Liangfu Mountain next to Mount Tai set up a field to sacrifice the ground, and reported the merits of heaven and earth: it was said that the long-term chaos was peaceful, the dynasty was changed, and the reorganization of the universe was said.

It seems to be quite a god, to put it bluntly, it is actually Xu Muhe who engraved all the merits worth mentioning since the founding of the empire on the mountain of Mount Tai, and then built a circular altar on the top of the mountain, according to the "ancient rites" that I don't know where to research, with white deer, white ox, white camel and other sacrifices to the sky, this is the seal.

Then go to the next hill called Liangfu, and build a square altar to worship the ground, which is Zen.

The process of attaining Zen is not really important, it is only important that there is such a thing.

For the empire, Feng Chan is a means to strengthen imperial power, and Xu Shiyang has no good impression of this kind of method that is actually playing the "divine authority of the monarchy".

Externally, however, the Zen Ceremony can also emphasize the status of China as the co-ruler of the surrounding ethnic groups.

Therefore, although Xu Shiyang did not participate (he was still in the south at this time), he did not vehemently oppose it (if he was firmly opposed, then the ceremony could not be held).

In addition to the emperors and empresses of the empire, several underage princes and princesses, the vice-officials of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military ministers (the chief official's work was too busy to come), the officials and civil representatives of the Jiangnan provinces who had newly joined the empire, and all the envoys from inside and outside the empire.

These include representatives of the only two pro-kingdoms that are now available, Qin and Jin; Representatives of several internal vassal states transferred to the Qin State (Zuo Helin, Xu Shizhen, their fiefdoms); Representative of the King of Goryeo; Representatives of the Three Rivers and seven other Fuso countries and the Male Country; Liaodong's 990 representatives of the 100 households of Solon from Waibo; In recent years, representatives of the Mongwu tribes such as Modong Horqin, Mobei Khalkha, and Moxi Tumut who have begun to turn their backs on Zamuhe and join the empire; Representative of the Eight Countries of the Western Regions of Outer Tibet; Representatives of the Tibetan and Tibetan ministries of the Qinghai generation; and the representatives of the Jinghu generation (these people were subordinate to the Jin Kingdom).

There are 3,000 large and small forces in Inner and Outer Tibet (Outer Tibetan Sauron, Outer Tibetan Mengwu, and Outer Tibetan Tubo have all been dismantled by the empire very finely, and each has hundreds or nearly 1,000 families), but from the perspective of the number of Outer Tibet, it is not a big problem to exaggerate that it is "ten thousand states come to court".

There were even some foreign delegates who wanted to participate but were unsuccessful—for example, the representatives of the Great Yue Kingdom in the south also wanted to participate, but they were stopped by Xu Shiyang halfway through, and all the envoys were cut down, and none of them were spared.

After the end of the ceremony, the emperor feasted the ministers and foreign envoys in Tai'an Prefecture, and rewarded them to a certain extent.

For the envoys of Waibo, the main thing was to give the seal letter, so as to re-emphasize the authority of China as the suzerain.

Then there is a little practical benefit: some paper money, silk, salt and other materials.

Finally, the rights and obligations of each domestic and foreign state are clarified.

To put it simply, from now on, the imperial clan or the Han nobles established overseas the state of Neifan is called a subject state, and the national status is the same as that of the empire, and they can enjoy completely open economic and trade exchanges (no tariffs), they can also take out bank loans within the empire, and in terms of tribute, they can enjoy more preferential policies, and their overseas expansion is not subject to any restrictions as long as it does not interfere with the interests of the empire.

The obligation is that when the empire needs it, the subject state should send troops to fight for the empire; The subject state should be under the guidance of the empire in education, military, diplomacy, law, etc.; The economic aspect should be closely coordinated with the empire; Pay tribute on time and participate in the various ceremonies of the empire.

In the future, the Outer Tibetan State will be referred to as the Outer Tibetan State, or each will be called the Outer Tibetan State, and its national status will be lower than that of the empire and the subject country, but the status of the people at the bottom of the Tibetan State will be equal regardless of size, but the upper class will have different status according to the high and low status of the canonization (the highest is the king of Goryeo, and the lowest is the hundred households of Outer Tibet that are not counted as nobles).

The obligation of the Tibetan State is that the economy is unilaterally fully open to the empire, that is, the merchants of the empire can trade, live, mine, build roads and travel at will in the country, but the people of the Tibetan country must obtain the permission of the imperial government to enter the empire, whether it is trade, study, or even tribute.

Paid tribute on time, according to the status and specialty, the empire prescribed the type and amount of the tribute amount of each country each year, without delay or shortage for any reason.

Of course, the empire will also give a certain amount of tribute in return, which is generally a cheap industrial product that the empire can produce in large quantities (not necessarily cheap for the Tibetan state).

When the head of the state of Fan is replaced, the new lord must report to the Honglu Temple (diplomatic department) under the Ministry of Rites of the Empire, and can only hand over the power after being approved by the Imperial Cabinet, otherwise he will be regarded as a fake and will be attacked by the Empire.

The lord of the state of Tibet only has jurisdiction over internal affairs, and the four aspects of education, military, diplomacy, and law are under the overall supervision and jurisdiction of the empire, and the lord of the state of Tibet does not have the right to expand and wage war with the outside world at will, and if he wants to go to war with the outside world, he must be recognized by the empire and implemented under the supervision of the empire.

The empire holds the right to issue currency in the country of Tibet (and the subject countries are also), and the currency of the empire is used in the country, and no new currency can be issued.

It is strictly forbidden to annex and merge with each other, and the state of Tibet has no diplomatic authority, and it is not allowed to sign any international treaty with any political entity outside the empire, and the marriage between the lords of the state must be reported in the Honglu Temple.

When the empire is in need, it will conscript the Tibetan State to participate in the war, and the conscripted Tibetan State must send troops according to the requirements with quality and quantity.

The rights of the Tibetan State are: the empire provides protection to all the Tibetan countries, and anyone who invades the Tibetan state (or rebels internally) will be equated with an invasion of China, and the empire has the obligation to send troops to help the Tibetan state maintain its territorial and sovereign integrity and ensure the normal status of the lord of the Tibetan state.

If there is an economic problem in the Tibetan country, it can also borrow money like the empire or the empire's bank, but the interest rate is higher than that of the subject country, and the advantage is that the interest is not a usury.