Tokugawa Saimasa never felt that Japan could challenge China. But he was also proud of the bravery of the Japanese samurai. Otherwise, how could the Chinese hire samurai from the Japanese mainland?

Since the Sino-Japanese friendship has been continuously strengthened, the resistance of Japanese society to the security forces and the standing forces has quickly subsided.

Instead, it became a symbol of the bravery of the Japanese.

Even the Chinese recognized the bravery of the Japanese samurai.

Just like in the previous life, after receiving the admiration of the lighthouse country in China, the locals will immediately feel a sense of honor.

Look, Lao Mei said that we are fine.

Today's Japanese share the same sentiment.

Look at North Korea, look at Annan, look at so many lands conquered by China, do the Chinese recruit soldiers from them?

No.

Only Japan has won this honor, and only Japanese samurai have won this honor.

Then the security team and the standing up team are no longer a shame for the Japanese samurai, but a sign that the bravery of the Japanese samurai has been recognized by a strong China.

In order to make this mark even more dazzling, the Japanese also deliberately or unintentionally guided the direction of the wind and pushed China towards the status of a real heavenly and supreme country.

On the world map sold in Japan, China's huge red color reflects the tiny Dongying Islands like a small fish in the sea, and even the proud Japanese samurai have to admit the irreparable gap between China and Japan after seeing the world map today.

Their so-called 'Buwu Tianxia' is nothing more than a small fish in China's inner lake [the Pacific Ocean].

In Japan, when the world map was first introduced, the Japanese samurai who saw the map even went crazy and drew his katana to try to chop the owner of the goods on the spot, and then he was broken by a handcuff.

Later, all the panic and anger in the hearts of the Japanese people disappeared with the wind, and they truly realized the whole world.

Today's Japan, just like Japan after the Battle of the White River Estuary more than a thousand years ago, risks only the humblest reverence and humility to China, positioning itself in the position of a student, instead of claiming to be 'Little China' like Korea and Annan, and instead of treating Chinese mainland as a barbarian.

Although the Tokugawa shogunate never showed this sense of superiority, the Chinese in Japan, the descendants of the Chinese who fled from the mainland, clearly revealed that period of history.

This may also be one of the reasons why the Japanese were a little 'rebellious and disobedient' at the beginning of Sino-Japanese relations. Anyway, they're good now.

But Confucianism's influence in Japan is still strong.

After all, the Japan at this time was not the Japan after the attack of the black ship of the original time and space, and they did not have a teacher by their side who had been around for thousands of years as a target, and now they are performing for them what it means to be 'opened by a strong ship and a cannon'.

In the final analysis, Japan is still being bullied by China alone? The current Tokugawa shogunate, the total strength of the new army is approaching 50,000. The entire Japanese army equipped with smoothbore guns and smoothbore guns was not 100,000, but 80,000 or 90,000. Even if the Europeans were to invade, they would not touch the mold.

Is it China that is the one who suffers from the Japanese?

It's really hard to say whether the impact of the impact and shock is greater or smaller than the historical 'Opium War' [China] and 'Black Ship Attack' [this is Japan].

But the reality is that many Japanese people are still holding Zhu Zi Confucianism and not letting go. Previous reforms have certainly had an impact.

Japan's overall situation is still oscillating between 'left' and 'right'.

But it's true that Japan's development has been slow in recent years.

This speed of development in Japan made Chen Ming think that he had seen the late Qing Dynasty in the original time and space, and the biggest change was in force, not in system. God knows how disappointed it is for international students who have opened their eyes to such a Japan.

Besides, the map of the world is there. How much territory did China have, how much territory does it have now, how much energy has China wasted to seize these territories, and how many times more territory is that of Japan......

According to Tokugawa Saimasa, isn't this all obvious? The benefits are obvious. Although the day itself is small, it is impossible to open alone, and the Americas are likely to be China's meals, although the vast Americas are really big and big, but only need to follow the tail of China, there will be no less benefits. Flies with tails can also go a thousand miles!

But Japan did nothing.

The only thing they did, whether it was the shogunate or the local daimyos, was to collect higher taxes and rents, buy second-hand guns from China, and train a pure firearms army.

With precious funds, samurai were sent to China's military academies, and some daimyo not only engaged in the army, but even actively developed sailors. Tokugawa Saimasa is really enough.

China has eaten so many benefits from swallowing the sea abroad, which is 30, 50, or 100 times the land area of Japan, and he wondered, why were the shogunates and local daimyo not tempted at all?

It may be that Tokugawa Qimasa's status is too low, although his father's status is very high, but he is not his father's eldest son, or even his son-in-law. The brother above him is alive and healthy, and he has sons and daughters. A concubine like him is really not much in the eyes of his father.

Life and status can be guaranteed to a certain extent, but there is no political rights and interests. Otherwise, how could there be a close branch of the Tokugawa family who went to the Americas to beg for a living?

Now that the Second American War between China and Spain has been fought for several months, I don't know how much the Spaniards will suffer this time.

Many students at Hallymin University were talking about it, believing that Mexico might be the last one that could be obtained by the imperial court.

That's a real gem. The Spaniards may have gained too much gold and silver from there for more than 200 years.

But Japan was still indifferent, and even the shogunate didn't do anything at all, and didn't even think about contacting his in-laws, King Ju. Although it is unlikely that the Shogunate will send troops to the New World, how can you know the result without trying?

Tokugawa Qizheng is very self-aware, he is not a strong figure like Wang Anshi and Zhang Juzheng, and his future destiny cannot have the authority of Wang Anshi and Zhang Juzheng, he may become a member of the Japanese reformers, and their leaders must have their own plans at that time. However, as a single, independent person, Tokugawa Saimasa also had his own independent thinking and his own plans.

His gaze crossed the twilight of Japan and topped up the two novelties of trains and ships.

The novelty means that Japan can also be at a relatively fair start.

Compared with the role of trains and ships, as an islander, Tokugawa Saimasa naturally paid more attention to ships.

This is a miraculous invention that could put a pair of wings on the future of maritime trade, and with the steamship that only needs to burn coal to start itself, the current sail ship will be a thing of the past.

The distance between the East and the West will be drastically shortened by a factor of two, and natural trade will become more prosperous and frequent.

Japan has brave samurai and a territory of thousands of miles, and no matter what, it is bigger than the small land of the Netherlands, and it is stronger than Portugal.

Although the continent across the water was so powerful that Japan would never dare to conceive of becoming a second kingdom of Great Britain, it could also become a small power under the wings of the Kingdom of God—small but strong.

The term "great powers" was newly invented by the Chinese, from the "Central Plains Daily", and I heard that it was not unrelated to the emperor.

It refers to the powerful countries of the world today.

In the Eastern world, only China meets this definition, and China is still a superpower and a world hegemon in its own definition; In the heavenly world, only the Ottoman Empire can reach the level of the great powers, and the Western world has five countries: Britain, France, Austria, Russia and Prussia. The comprehensive strength of Westerners is amazing!

The other Spain and the Netherlands belong to the second-rate powers, that is, the second-rate powers.

The top five and the Ottoman Empire are the world's leading powers today.

At that time, the "Central Plains Daily" also introduced the process of the rise of these countries and the current glory of these countries.

In this series of reports, the "Central Plains Daily" also mentioned Japan and Siam, and bluntly said that Japan's military strength is superior to Siam, and the nation's martial spirit is also superior to Siam. It is the country in the Eastern world that is most likely to rise to the top of the world powers.

Therefore, Tokugawa Saimasa was very confident that as long as Japan could follow the right path, then the Yamato nation would definitely be able to find its place in the new world order.

Regardless of the size of the territory, the Ottoman Empire today is only comparable to Japan.

In Europe, except for Russia, which is really incomparable, there is no gap with France and Austria, the two most populous countries.

This is the source of the breath that Tokugawa Saimasa held in his heart.

There are so many people in the same place, why can Westerners eat and drink spicy food, while the Yamato nation can only shrink back to these dangerous islands and suffer endless grievances?

It is power that changes fate. There is a saying in China that knowledge is power, and talent is the future.

If we want to change the fate of Japan, we need to make more and more Japanese people have knowledge. Tokugawa was so envious of China's education system that he was really amazed.

Even if the area covered by compulsory education is still very small, even if it is only extended to primary schools, this is enough.

In Tokugawa Saimasa's view, countless ordinary people need the knowledge they need in their lives, and the education of the elementary school is enough to satisfy them.

Whether it's reading and writing, or doing math calculations, it's enough.

It's a pity that he himself has no expectations of devoting himself to education, he prefers to teach and educate people, and becomes a saint like 'Zhu Shunshui', preferring rumbling machinery.

In the more than a year since he came to Hallymin University, Tokugawa Saimasa has used his voice of admiration to exaggerate China's industrial achievements countless times.

The Japanese seem to be very excited. Nanjing City, which has undergone urban renovation and construction, and Shanghai, which has always been a new city module. A lot of the buildings and new things are so exciting in their eyes, as if every object can surprise them. At every turn, you will be amazed that "this is the world's first-class building" and "this is the world's most civilized traffic code......

In this regard, the Koreans and the Japanese from Andong and Lelang provinces can be regarded as chess opponents and good talents. Those are all exaggerated personalities, but they cater well to the hobby of some Chinese people who want to save face. Although Chinese people are often humble and humble when faced with this scene, they seem quite embarrassed.

Tokugawa Saimasa was born very tall, but he also had this habit. In front of Huang Dan, I don't know how many wonderful words I have used to praise the advanced and incredible steam engine, and now I see the steamer printed in the newspaper very clearly, and I can't control myself with excitement.

"Tokugawa-kun, this is indeed a miracle of science and technology, a brilliant crystallization of civilization, but you don't need to be so excited, right?" Huang Dan has actually become accustomed to this exaggerated praise of Tokugawa Qimasa. From being happy and funny at the beginning, to being speechless and embarrassed now-I feel that it is very shameless to have such a friend, whenever Tokugawa Qi is turning on the praise mode in front of people.

It's just that many Chinese people don't know what kind of sour and envious psychology they have in their hearts behind this humble and admiring smile.

But just as the ratio of China's territory to Japan's territory, Japan's power is too weak in the face of China.

Many Japanese students have taken this envy as a firm idea. These Japanese young people studying in China have the idea of "studying for the rise of Japan", and they are also working as hard as Chinese students studying abroad in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China in the original time and space.

It's just that the conservatism of Japanese society, as well as the solidification of the political class and the 'indifference' of the upper strata, I don't know how many Japanese people with lofty ideals will be saddened in the future.

Some Chinese are only proud of such exaggerated praise of the Japanese. But this is the complacent nature of the strong, and the weak are only burdened with hard work.

Perhaps this is the same mood as the original time and space, the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, those official or private students who went out were in Germany, Britain, and the United States. But when this kind of news was reported to Chen Ming, Chen Ming's inner feeling was more refreshing than that of other Chinese people, because he came from the original time and space more than 200 years later, and remembered the century-old history of shame in China.

"Huang Jun, Tokugawa-kun, have you visited the Zhongshan Academy of Natural Sciences today, how do you feel?"

Just when Tokugawa Qizheng and Huang Dan were watching the excitement of "Science Daily", a familiar voice came. This is also a Japanese, Date Kiyoshi from the Sendai Domain, Japan. This is a distant branch of the Date family of the Sendai Domain, but he has a very smart brain and studies hard.

"Visiting the Zhongshan Academy of Natural Sciences?" Huang Dan and Tokugawa Qi looked at each other head-on, "Why don't we know?" ”

"After the second class in the morning, Professor Jiao informed you?"

The teacher Jiao in Yidaqiyi's mouth is Jiao Xun, a genius who is just thirty-four years old this year, but he has been an associate professor at Hanlin Academy University for three years. He is a native of Yangzhou, Jiangsu, and is a representative of the new generation of Yangzhou School, and has a deep study in Yixue, Zhuzi, calendar, and historiography.

He is an academician of the Zhongshan Academy of Natural Sciences, and Ruan Yuan, another person of the same age as him, can be described as a pair of dazzling twin stars.

Huang Dan and Tokugawa Qi looked at each other head-on, and Date Kiyoshi immediately understood, "You two skipped class?" His eyes were full of regret. The Academy of Sciences, that is the Zhongshan Academy of Natural Sciences, is a place where China's science and technology giants gather, and there are many foreigners.

"We didn't skip classes, we didn't have much interest in math and went to the mechanical engineering department."

"Then you're out of luck. Professor Jiao is an academician of the Academy of Natural Sciences, and he personally took us to Zhongshan. We also had a meal there at noon. Tokugawa-kun and Huang-kun, it's a shame that you couldn't come with us today. I had never seen such a spectacular research room, and although we couldn't enter their central laboratory, we watched the research rooms, showrooms, and laboratories in the outer areas, where I also saw a very realistic oversized sand table, from the Susu to the Central Plains, the geography of the Yellow River's nine curves was all clear at a glance. We also had a hands-on train and ship operation......"

For a certain pair of people who were only in pity for the ship before, vomited blood and died suddenly.