Chapter 1 Yan Boju Talks About the Future Shah Jahan has internal and external troubles

Yan Boju's small eyes did not leave Zhang Zhimu's face, and said, "I know that you have been busy with the People's Congress during this time, and I haven't spoken at several meetings. However, I still think there is something to remind you! ”

Zhang Zhimu nodded and didn't speak, and motioned for Yan Boju to continue.

Yan Boju continued: "I think so, you are still in a bit of a hurry about some things! Now that the Quartet is not at peace, our takeover of various places is not yet completely stable. Even, in some places, the land reform has not yet been completed. Many hidden dangers have not been exposed, and Yang Jing and I have not been clean up in extinguishing fires everywhere. You're moving too much all at once, and you're in a bit of a hurry to build a new country. Or, you take extraordinary measures, and these imperial ministers of the Ming Dynasty are all removed from them, so as to reduce the fetters. Under the current circumstances, the new country you want to engage in has their participation, not only will the problems of the previous dynasty not be able to go away, but it will also be difficult to promote the new dynasty and the new law! In particular, the new country you have built will not be acceptable to the people without the emperor. If you want to let the people choose the leader of the country now, I said that you don't want to live, and this matter is even more of a joke. At present, the village chiefs in various places are still those landlords and squires, and the fundamental election is a formality, and the local elections are basically all powerful and powerful people who come out to be officials. It's hard for you ordinary people to stand up when you come out to be an official. At present, it is still up to our officials to watch from all over the place, and some things can barely be carried out. If you rely on this to support the operation of a country, it must be messed up! ”

Zhang Zhimu knew that Yan Boju wouldn't tell him what he hadn't thought about, "I'll just say it, don't look at Yan Boju's small eyes, but focus on the light, and look at things accurately!" ”

"Come on! You kid is making fun of my old man again! But you have to pay attention to what I'm talking about! ”

"Yes! Uncle Yan, I know what you said in my heart. We can't do it all at once. Not only do our people not have a sense of democracy, but many of our officials are not prepared for this. But things have to move forward. The purpose of this meeting is to show you the direction so that everyone and the people can clearly know our goals. Let the officials of the imperial court, including the emperor, not have any illusions about this matter, and we will do what we say. I also know that things have to be done little by little. It's like this in a lot of things, and it's not okay to rush! ”

"Hmmm! You just have to know it! Don't have a hot head, no matter what you say right or wrong, no one will object to it, and it's not good. The good thing is that your prestige is here, and you can do things less fetters, but the bad thing is that if there is a mistake, no one will say it, and it is easy to make a big mistake. Yan Boju's small eyes rolled and Zhang Zhimu said.

"Huh! With Yan Boju's little eyes staring at the back, I feel very sure! ”

"Hey, hey!" Yan Boju smiled, not negating Zhang Zhimu's compliment, "You kid also knows it in his heart." The security of the whole country is managed by me and Yang Jing's police. There are Yang Yulin's female soldiers in charge of the kiln gang square city. The army is in charge of the mountain harrier and Liu Yun, Li Wei, and Li Jing. The money is in the hands of Huang Yukun and Mr. Lu. You can rest assured. ”

"Yes! These people in our kiln gang are really powerful! Zhang Zhimu said, "The current mechanism of our kiln is very good, and everyone can play their own role." ”

"I just don't know, why are you raising so many people in the court now? Don't look at them now that they can't get involved in our business, they can't play any role, but if they are involved, they will have all the devil's eyes to block us! Yan Boju asked.

"Without the creation of a new state, we must have a court that listens to us, and besides, there are indeed some available people in the court. If we want to govern such a large country in the future, we will need all kinds of human resources. As for their officialdom tactics, I think it will be difficult for us to avoid them in the future. However, if we really adopt the method of electing the country's leaders, we will not be afraid of any officialdom and party struggle. In the past, it was a secret dispute, but in the future we can let them fight openly. To tell you the truth, I'm worried that our Yaogang family is dominant, and without us, there will be people who will be dictatorial. We want to build an equal democratic country behind us, and we Yaogang people will never be able to dominate the family! ”

"Hey, hey! You're thinking about something interesting, and you don't want your family to be the only one. Yan Boju said, "There is another matter, you have repeatedly said that you don't want to be the emperor, is it that we build a new country, and you don't want to be in charge, you will give me a clue for this matter today?" ”

"I really don't want to be the head! Yan Bo! ”

"Then you want Li Mao and Li Gongzi to be the head?" Yan Boju looked at Zhang Zhimu and asked.

"There are so many capable people in Yaogang, why is he?" Zhang Zhimu deliberately asked rhetorically.

"Hey, hey! Can you hide this from me, boy? Yan Boju said, "You put Li Mao in Hankou, just because you don't want him to be with everyone in Yaogang, so that Li Mao will be the leader in the future!" ”

"Uncle Yan can see it accurately! At the beginning, I asked Li Mao to stand alone for us in Yangzhou. Later, he was alone in Hankow, which would also be a very good opportunity to exercise. I was a little hesitant when I wanted to transfer him back. I originally thought that once something happened to me, I wanted Li Mao to come back and take my place. Later, I thought that we needed a leader to build a country, and I felt that Li Mao was a very suitable person. In this way, I can't transfer him back to the kiln. How is the transfer arranged? The low position is not conducive to his future succession, and the high position will cause others to be jealous. If he comes back and participates in your rights and wrongs, it will be even more detrimental to him! Therefore, no matter how busy the kiln gang is, I didn't transfer Li Mao back. ”

"Hmmm! Li Mao is a civil and military all-rounder, I'm afraid he won't be able to convince the public! Yan Boju nodded and said.

"We're here, it's fine!" Zhang Zhimu said, "I'm afraid that Li Gongzi will not accept this position!" ”

"You can find a chance to talk to him about this! Actually, we are still far from the fully democratic country you are talking about! If you don't believe it, if you hand over the military power to someone else, it won't be long before this person wants to be the emperor himself! Yan Boju said.

"What Yan Bo said is that we must have a suitable legal environment. The whole country operates in an environment governed by the rule of law, and whoever wants to be the emperor can't do it. Otherwise, it will be messed up, and it will soon return to the way it was! Zhang Zhimu said.

After Yan Boju finished what he was going to say, he picked up the wine jug, Zhang Zhimu took it, poured wine for Yan Boju, and filled the wine cup for himself. The two of them took a sip of the wine cup and put it down. Yan Boju said: "There are so many princes, kings, and Chitose in our kiln, Zhimu, don't you feel panicked?" ”

"No mess! As long as they don't break the law, the more such people, the better! Zhang Zhimu said, "We want to build Yaogang into an inclusive city." All kinds of people bring all kinds of cultures, which are conducive to our cultural progress. ”

"We're going to arrange for a lot of people to stand guard for them, and we can't let them have problems!" Yan Boju said.

"The pros outweigh the cons!" Zhang Zhimu said.

"I think the most difficult thing is the people's democratic meaning, and I have asked Xiao Hongyu to start promoting TV stations across the country next year. I will also ask Yang Chang to expand the production of TV sets, reduce the price of TV, and educate them in a way that is easy for the people to accept. Zhang Zhimu said.

"Huh! This is a matter of urgency! Yan Boju said, "The people have just eaten enough for a few years, and they don't have to worry about starving to death just now, and you immediately let them think about democracy and national affairs, it's impossible!" More realistically, let those who read the book think about it first! The people are early! ”

Yan Boju said these things are exactly what Zhang Zhimu is very entangled, and under the current circumstances, such a thing as a democratic republic does not have a popular base. If you get it right, it can only be as nondescript and chaotic as Thailand in your previous life. It seems that the only way to do more propaganda and improve legislation in law is to try to control the situation as much as possible. Start with the basics from the local down. When the conditions are ripe, the establishment of a republic will be considered.

However, this people's congress must make clear the direction of the future.

It was very easy to have a drink and talk with Yan Boju, but there were not many such things. Zhang Zhimu has his own affairs, Yan Boju is in charge of the police across the country, and he is also responsible for assigning police to the newly taken over places.

Yan Boju is in charge of public security, and the young masters in those high-ranking officials and wealthy families in Yaogang did not dare to make trouble, because everyone in Yaogang knew that Yan Boju was a person who did not give face to anyone except Zhang Zhimu, and his face was very sour. If it is in his hands, it is useless for anyone to intercede.

At the end of this year, there will be a lot of people who have not returned, because they all know that they will be back in March. However, the atmosphere of the conference did not have any impact because of the lack of people, and it was still very lively. At this meeting, several major projects to be started next year were announced. The first is the Songliao Grand Canal in eastern Liaodong, after more than a year of exploration and design, the general plan has been determined, and the construction design will be carried out in the spring of next year. It's a very big project. The railway from Liaodong to Beijing will also start exploration and design next year.

The construction of the railway in the west should also be accelerated, and the construction of the railway from Hami to Lake Balkhash should be officially started. Canals from Lake Balkhash to the Aral Sea and the Caspian Sea began with a comprehensive exploration design. Fight for the excavation of the canal from Lake Balkhash to the Aral Sea. At the suggestion of Ningde, the railway from Hami to the Irtysh River was extended along the Irtysh River to the Ural Mountains, as the case may be.

Kaifeng extended to the east, and only the construction of the railway in Dengzhou (Yantai) began. The Beijing-Tianjin-Wei railway began exploration and design. The railway from Hankou to Yueyang and Changsha to the south began to explore and select a route.

These are identified large projects.

Next year, a marine fishing fleet will be set up, and the fleet will have the capacity of deep-sea fishing and refrigerated storage and transportation.

It is also necessary to set up television stations in the provinces, and to build radio stations where there are none. All provinces should build normal schools. These fees are paid by the kiln gang.

Of course, the most important thing is to prepare for a meeting of the people's representatives across the country.

This year's Chinese New Year is more happy than Prince Torrey, who has been officially appointed as the senator of the Senate.

Prince Tori spent the New Year in Yaogang, and when he saw Zhang Zhimu, Prince Tori made a request, they Mongolian cavalry, to participate in foreign wars. Prince Tori's reason was that the Western Mongols had already made a lot of achievements in the west, and they also went out to fight, otherwise the people of their tribe would feel inferior.

However, Zhang Zhimu asked Prince Tori: "We are going to march to the North American continent this year, where there is a very vast land, and there are grasslands several times larger than the entire Mongolian steppe. Would you like to go? If you want, you can follow Wu Sangui and them over this year! ”

"And such a place? Of course we would like to go, but can our warriors bring their families with their cattle and sheep? Prince Tori asked.

"Of course, but this year they are going to go north and land on the North American continent from the north, and your family and cattle and sheep will not be able to keep up with the team. But then, when your cavalry has come to a foothold, we can bring your family and your cattle and sheep in large ships. Think about it again! Zhang Zhimu said.

"This is a good thing, I will discuss it with the tribesmen when I go back!"

Another piece of good news for this Spring Festival is that Shah Jahan of the Mughal Empire fully agreed to Qin Peng's conditions. Shah Jahan's condition was that the Ming army could not advance further after the boundary rivers of the Gosi, Ganges, and Pajilti rivers that they had demarcated.

Shah Jahan quickly agreed to these conditions without any hesitation, and Zhang Zhimu felt a little uneasy. came to the command center and said to Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He: "They have agreed to the conditions we proposed. I don't think it's too easy! ”

Chen Yufeng analyzed: "The trump cards in Shah Jahan's hands have been destroyed by us. Although they have a large population and many soldiers, there are no people who can fight. None of their elites are our opponents, and those rabble, Shah Jahan understands, can't even fight us! We didn't let him surrender unconditionally, we just cheapened him! He agreed, and it was a smart thing to do! ”

"Again, the strategy of our ** Mughal Empire remains the same." Ouyang He said, "We should first march our troops into the newly demarcated boundary river. Then proceed to the next step. We have also completed the training of the soldiers recruited in Liangguang, and we must help Qin Peng and them form a border guard as soon as possible. Then the border guards were transported over. ”

The Mughal envoy took Jiang Wei to make a request to him, and hurried back to the Agra Fort (Red Fort), and when he saw Shah Jahan, Shah Jahan's face was redder than the Agra Fort.

Seeing the envoy return, Shah Jahan saw from the envoy's face that the talks must not have gone well, and asked, "They don't agree to our terms?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, they have put forward even harsher conditions!"

"Promise them! We need time! Shah Jahan said.

"However, they have asked us to allow the tribes to be autonomous, and I think they want to ** us!" The envoy said, "Their ideas are too bad! ”

"Promise them!" Shah Jahan said, "If we don't promise them, they will force us to say yes with artillery." Besides, we don't have the energy to deal with them now. They want to ** and we need time too. If we don't say yes to them, there's no time left! ”

"Your Majesty, what the hell is going on?" The envoy felt that something was wrong.

"The Sikhs are reversed, and there are still a lot of places that are on the move. At this time, if the Ming army attacks again, it will be dangerous everywhere, and we must promise the Ming army all conditions, as long as they don't attack! That way we'll have time to clean up these guys who are taking advantage of the trouble. Shah Jahan said.

The envoy gasped in his heart, he knew that Shah Jahan had collected hundreds of thousands of troops, all of which were lost on the east bank of the Brahmaputra River. Those are all the strong laborers of the tribes, and this time they have to recruit troops and food, and the tribes must be overwhelmed and want to rebel! This is a very terrible thing, and if there is a disturbance in one place, and it cannot be suppressed, it will rise up everywhere. It turns out that the contradictions that are pressed down by high pressure will come out. In that case, the huge Mughal Empire is likely to fall with a bang. Because Shah Jahan is about to hollow out the empire.

"Your Majesty, then I'll go back and talk to them right away?" The envoy asked.

"I have to work hard, you rush back immediately to stabilize the Ming army's side. That way we'll have our hands free to deal with what's going on behind us! Shah Jahan said helplessly, "Don't let the Ming army guess the situation on our side." Let's just say that we really want to reconcile with the Ming Dynasty! We will agree to any conditions. ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, I can do this well!" The envoy agreed, but he didn't return home, and returned to the front with his people.

Qin Peng and Jiang Wei didn't expect the envoy to come back so quickly, and they promised so thoroughly.

However, since both sides agreed to these conditions, things were easy, and the two sides drafted the agreement, which was signed by both sides at that time, and then took it back and asked the emperors of both sides to seal and sign. But the agreement was in force at that time. The envoy asked Qin Peng and them to wait for the officials they sent, and led them to take over the place assigned to the Ming Dynasty.

Qin Peng, of course, they don't care about what year they have. Shah Jahan soon sent officials and led them to take over the land. In these places, the Mughal Empire troops also withdrew. However, many of the local officials were locals, and they were reluctant to leave these places, and the rules and regulations were waiting in the yamen, hoping that the Ming army would still be able to hire them. Of course, Qin Peng and Jiang Wei were willing to use such people.

Qin Peng first comforted them and said, "On behalf of His Majesty the Emperor, I welcome everyone to work with us, and I also hope that everyone will work together to serve the people and places here!" ”

Although the language is not understood at all, and the difference in race is not small, Qin Peng's kind and humble attitude still touched them very much.

Ruling such a place is a new problem for both Qin Peng and Jiang Wei. In Burma, those people look at least the same as the Han Chinese. At this point, the racial gap is too great. However, Qin Peng and the others saw that the life of the people here was too hard, which gave them the confidence to govern this place well. They know that if they work hard, they will soon be able to raise the living standards of the people here. Then the people will welcome them!

However, things are far from being as simple as they think!