Chapter 60: Chess Players and Chess Pieces (Second Update, Asking for a Monthly Pass!) )
"Sir, are you talking about an alliance between the Qing Kingdom and Japan?"
Zheng Yonglin was stunned at first, and blurted out the shocked words.
He didn't expect to hear such a suggestion or an idea from the mouth of his husband, at least for the entire Qing Kingdom, no one had ever put forward this opinion, and now hearing such a point of view from Tang Haoran's mouth, how could he not be shocked.
"Boiled beans burn beans, and beans cry in the kettle. This is born from the same root, so why not be in a hurry to fry each other. ”
In the face of Zheng Yonglin's shock, Tang Haoran snorted this "seven-step poem" in a heavy tone, and then looked at Zheng Yonglin and said.
"Yonglin, after I became in charge of Korea, there were some unpleasant things with Japan because of the division of interests, and during this period, people from all Western countries sat and watched the tiger fight, or instigated it with ill intentions, and this situation is still vivid in my memory!"
Many times, there are always some things that will be forgotten, although for Tang Haoran, the sequelae of crossing is super memory, but there are still too many memories stored in the depths of the brain, and unintentional retrieval is sometimes even unintentionally ignored. Even when the "Tongwen Society" was formed, Tang Haoran also forgot the origin of the Tongwen Society in history, but forgetting does not mean forgetting it, and the reason why he is talking freely with Zheng Yonglin about the threat of the West is to make up for this "mistake".
"China and Japan are both countries in East Asia, and the two countries are also friends for thousands of years, and the two countries can also be said to be of the same language and the same species. And the relatives are in pain. And ......"
Staring at Zheng Yonglin. Looking at this young man who obviously had Chinese ancestry, but was entangled in whether he was Chinese or Japanese, Tang Haoran secretly smiled in his heart, there was no more suitable candidate or tool than him.
"Western countries are all interested in the past, and their treatment of countries of color is inherently discriminatory and has colonial ambitions, and the situation in East Asia will eventually evolve into a competition between yellow and white people. The future of China and Japan, both of which belong to East Asia, depends to a great extent on the solution of the Chinese problem, because China has a population of 40,000 and a vast territory, and in terms of national strength, it is far beyond Japan's ability. Although it has the heart of forging ahead, its future must be limited to the development of strength. ”
Explaining the power gap between China and Japan. Tang Haoran noticed that Zheng Yonglin nodded from time to time, his eyebrows raised slightly, the current Japan is not the Japan of five years, after Japan knocked the paper tiger of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to the ground five years later, there is no longer any fear of the "mainland empire" formed in China for thousands of years, some are just contempt, even before the First Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese are also worried about defeat, after all, the impression given to Japan by the mainland empire for thousands of years cannot disappear in the short term.
This fear gave Tang Haoran the opportunity to advocate "East Asia with the same language and the same species," but this was a preparation for another matter, and now that he thinks about it, Tang Haoran even regrets that he did not make a list of matters related to China's knowledge in the next few years, so that he forgot about this important event.
If it weren't for Russia's construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, Tang Haoran would have even forgotten the major event that would happen next year -- Crown Prince Nikolai, who traveled halfway around the world to Vladivostok to preside over the opening ceremony of Siberia, was stabbed by the Japanese during his visit to Japan, and this incident even directly affected the situation in East Asia for the next decade or so.
After recalling this incident, for Tang Haoran, there is only one thing left to consider - how to make the most of this matter to make profits! After pondering for more than half a month, in the face of the threat posed by Japan to himself and China, Tang Haoran was left with only one choice, how to disintegrate Japan's threat to China as much as possible, and the "East Asian Tongwen Society," which was originally used to advocate the "integration of China and North Korea," became the best choice to achieve this goal.
"Sir, the students also hold this view, whether it is China or Japan, today both face the threat of foreign invaders, if China and Japan can join hands and forge ahead after several years, how can they be afraid of the threat of the West, and the decisive battle between the yellow race and the white race in Japan is by no means a ...... China or Japan alone."
At this time, Zheng Yonglin seemed a little excited, whether it was in Beijing or Nagasaki, he was used to seeing the superiority of Westerners and the discrimination against the East Asian yellow race in their words and fingers, and he also saw the tragic situation of Nanyang all parts of the South Seas becoming Westerner colonies, and Tang Haoran's words undoubtedly spoke to the bottom of his heart, so how could he not be excited.
"Nagabayashi, it's good that you think so, but on the other hand, Japanese scholars such as Yukichi Fukuzawa are singing about the partition of China. In the view of Fukuzawa Yukichi and others, since the Westerners had already begun to carve up China, the best option for Japan was to join it quickly, in order to obtain the greatest benefits before China was completely partitioned. Nagabayashi, you tell me, if Japan joins this ranks, will it be beneficial to Japan? ”
This...... Mr.'s words made Zheng Yonglin dumb for a moment, what Mr. said is indeed the truth, there are indeed people in Japan who advocate "carving up China", not only scholars, this idea also exists among high-ranking government officials, every time he talks about this matter, his uncle is regretful, but in his uncle's opinion, "the Qing country is too uncompetitive", if the Qing country is fighting for morale and forging ahead, how can Japan have this ambition?
"Yonglin, I know what some people in Japan think, they feel that the Qing Dynasty is too uncompromising, and has not yet been determined to reform in order to strengthen itself, but China is so big, how can Japan challenge it, I will implement a new policy in Korea, and in a few years, it will be able to show the effect of the new policy, and when the new policy of North Korea is completed, it will be the time when the new policy will be implemented in the whole country, and if Japan moves to the mainland, although it does not want our East Asian civilization to harm itself, this official has no other choice, as far as Japan is concerned, if it does not recognize the current shape, but only with the Europeans" In my opinion, Japan's top priority is not to participate in the division of China by the great powers, but to actively forge ahead, carry forward the advantages of our East Asian civilization as one and the same culture and species, and form an alliance with China in order to wait for others to join hands in the fight against the invasion of the West, and then realize "East Asian common prosperity." ”
"East Asia co-prosperity", when this later generation of Chinese familiar words came out of Tang Haoran's mouth, countless memory fragments quickly rushed through his mind, some of which were inadvertently ignored by him before, quickly amplified and clear, the opportunities brought by Crown Prince Nikolai's trip to the Far East, while the other part was how the Japanese singing "Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere" in another time and space tried to achieve this goal with bayonets.
Compared with the Japanese, Tang Haoran's purpose is undoubtedly clearer, but only he will understand the evil intentions hidden in the process, and what he needs is not only to temporarily disintegrate Japan's threat to North Korea, but to fundamentally disintegrate Japan as a country and disintegrate the threat it will pose to China in the future.
As for "East Asia Co-Prosperity" and "East Asia Homogeneity," they are just a friendly disguise, and Tang Haoran believes that if they are properly operated, one of the most basic goals can be achieved -- to fundamentally disintegrate Japan's threat to China.
"East Asia Co-Prosperity ......"
For Zheng Yonglin, he was entangled in whether he was a Qing Chinese or a Japanese, but in his heart, what he identified with was Chinese, even if he was a former Japanese, he was proud of "Little China", and the common prosperity of East Asia is not the revitalization of China?
At this moment, Zheng Yonglin seems to have really changed from a young man who was confused between China and Japan to a "Chineseist warrior", and he seems to have found the path he should choose in the future.
"Sir, in Japan, although there are those who are delusional and delusional, such as Fukuzawa Yukichi, and who are plotting to carve up China with the tiger, there are also truly far-reaching people who call for an alliance between China and Japan and the unity of East Asia......
At this moment, Zheng Yonglin's words shocked Tang Haoran no less than himself, is there anyone in Japan now who has such a "vision", but after thinking about it, he was relieved, after all, in history, the "East Asian Tongwen" was a moth made by the Japanese, and he was just learning from the Japanese precedent.
Although he did not want to admit it, Tang Haoran had to admit that Japan, which is accustomed to China, is indeed more capable of playing with words, for example, the Korean Unified Supervision Office, at least on the surface, is far more acceptable than the Governor's Office, and as for the East Asian Tongwen Society, it is even more deceptive, just like it fooled the Chinese in the past.
"Of course, after all, China and Japan are friends for thousands of years, and how can the interests and disadvantages in the process be solved by those who have betrayed righteousness such as Fukuzawa Yukichi?"
While criticizing this Japanese "enlightener", Tang Haoran continued.
"I have decided to call on the government and the opposition to China and Japan to join hands and help each other, but now it is limited to strength, and it can only be limited to this, but I believe that after several years of hard work, this matter will be accomplished, but the only thing I am worried about is not in China, but in Japan."
Staring at Zheng Yonglin, Tang Haoran continued.
"Nowadays, the whole country is Westernized, and only the West is followed, and the imitation of the Western speech of the Fuzawa Yuji has the approval of the whole country, and the official is really worried!"
The relationship between people is sometimes so delicate, and a seemingly casual sigh made Zheng Yonglin blurt out.
"Sir, after the students returned to China this time, they wrote an article and published it in the newspaper, calling for the East Asian ...... to be the same article."
When it comes to East Asian Tongwen, Zheng Yonglin immediately thinks of the East Asian Tongwen Society, which takes "preserving East Asian civilization" as its mission, and then looks at Mr. and asks.
"If Mr. Ruo does not give up, the students will request the establishment of the East Asian Tongbun Society in Nagasaki to preserve the civilization of East Asia......
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