I saw some comments from readers who thought the plot was unreasonable, and I would like to explain it in particular. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Some readers commented that since they came to the Republic of China, why not rebel? What I want to answer is that this is not the Republic of China, although it is the end of the Qing Dynasty, but the plot here begins in 1850, and there are still more than 60 years before the so-called Republic of China, and I don't know if the protagonist can live to that time.

There is also talk about saying that foreigners look down on Chinese and think it is unreasonable. I would like to explain that China's status declined dramatically after the First Sino-Japanese War, when Western countries saw that a small Japan could force China to cede land and pay reparations, which set off the peak of carving up China. And it is currently around 1850, the first crow. It was only ten years after the end of the war, and China was beaten by the British.

However, being beaten by Britain once did not affect China's international status back then. Losing a war does not lead to a drastic decline in international status. Because in the war between European countries, both sides have lost and won, but will the status of the war drop sharply because they lose a war? Two boxers of equal strength, the battle between the two sides is also won and lost by each other, but because one of them loses once, it is completely considered that he is a weak?

And even the second time the crow. After the war, China's international status has not decreased much. Because Britain and France back then, just like the United States and Russia now, were beaten by the world's first and second powers, so is this a shame in the world? Obviously it's not a shameful thing, you were beaten by the world's No. 1 boxer and No. 2 boxer, but you didn't die, although you gave something, but this will not affect everyone's judgment of you, thinking that you are a weak country. Even in the 21st century, how many countries can withstand the joint attack of the United States and Russia? If there really is one country that can withstand the joint attack of the United States and Russia, I am afraid that other countries will also think that it is still glorious despite defeat.

Therefore, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was beaten once by the world's first and second ranked countries, that is, once or twice, which did not cause too much decline in its international status, but was still a very powerful country in the world in the eyes of Europeans.

The first crow of the year. There was also a lot of controversy and quarrel about whether Britain should go to war against China, because they were also afraid of the risks of going to war against a "big country", and even many people opposed the war. In the end, the queen had to be sent out, which gave the warring faction the upper hand. Even the British named the war "Trade War" because they did not fight for opium merchants, they fought for their own political purposes, that is, to open up the Chinese market, not simply to invade China.

I'm not trying to glorify the invaders, nor to tout the Manchus for being powerful, I just want to say a fact. A country's strength and prosperity do not happen overnight, but the decline of a big country and a nation's international status changes are also not overnight. The Chinese are looked down upon by the Europeans, and those who are constantly weak and groveling in Chinese officials have spoiled those Europeans.

However, at that time, modern history had just begun, and China had not yet spoiled foreigners to that extent, and China was still a world power in the international arena. Instead of taking for granted the East Asian disease decades later. Husband. China's declining position in the world is a decades-long process, not an instantaneous one. In the era that the protagonist travels through, China's status in the international community is still very high, not so low.

As for saying that foreigners will not make friends with Chinese, the so-called reason is to look down on Chinese. And if this is not true, then I would like to say that China hurt Shanghai just began to open up to foreign countries, and the number of foreign businessmen in Shanghai was only about 1,000. And the British are nothing more than hundreds. Among these hundreds of people, although they are compatriots, they are also competitors, and everyone has their own little abacus in their hearts, so although they are compatriots, can they completely communicate with each other?

At this time, the protagonist speaks a London accent that is purer than their own citizens, and the protagonist is not his rival, and he has no conflict of interest, so it may not be impossible to get closer and easier to communicate with his own compatriots. It's like if you're in the U.S. and you're surrounded by people with different agendas, it's understandable for you to hear a foreigner who speaks Mandarin purer than your own people.

Of course, the last so-called "stinky old nine", I want to explain that this "stinky old nine" originated in the Mengyuan Dynasty and first appeared in the Jiaqing period, not a term unique to the Great Revolution. It's just that it was often used until it reached its peak at that time, but it was not unique to that era. It was there as early as the Jiaqing period, and the era in which the protagonist is located has been decades away from the Jiaqing period, and it is not surprising that it is relatively widespread.