Chapter 960: Grace and Might
"Dear people of Macao, now that Macao has been restored to our Chinese territory, you must unconditionally accept the rule of the Chinese court, and if you do not obey, we will severely punish you. If you dare to disobey the imperial court, then don't blame our imperial court for being unkind. Li Yuanhong said.
Some of the Chinese representatives of Macao below also looked worried, not only did they not feel too happy, but they were very nervous. Because many of them have lived in Macau for many generations, they have integrated into Macau, and their lifestyles are also Westernized. If they rashly return to China and accept China's ideology, customs, and even legal system, they will not be able to adapt to it in a short period of time. So this makes them all worried.
Of course, although they have some strength here, they are much worse than towards him. The current situation is not the next generation, if someone dares to confront the central government in this era, then Wang Guorui doesn't mind labeling them as a traitor and killing them directly. In later generations, the form of society was different, so naturally it could not be like this. However, the early era also has the advantage of being early, not only were the Chinese aborigines in Macao suppressed by those colonizers, and they were unable to form huge strength and bargain with the central government. Moreover, on the other hand, the society of this era is still relatively tolerant of "killing". In this era, the awareness of human rights has not yet begun to improve, and even if later generations often use human rights to criticize foreign countries and invade foreign Americans, there is no such thing as human rights. Human rights are not popular in this era, so even if Wang Guorui kills those who oppose them in Macau, it will not be condemned internationally or domestically. If it were to be a large-scale murder of Macao compatriots in later generations, not to mention the international community, the local people would condemn it vigorously. But this era also has certain advantages, that is, if you really ruthlessly kill and clean up opponents, the people will not object, but take it for granted.
However, Wang Guorui doesn't want to really kill, because it hasn't reached this point yet. The local forces are not strong, so there is no need to go on a killing spree. Killing people in your own country has a bad reputation, so you can't do this kind of thing. Even if they are killed, although the people in the country will not say anything now, but what about the future? In a few decades, compulsory education will be popularized, and then what will the people think of those things back then? Even, this will become an important basis for discrediting Wang Guorui. People are doing it, history is watching, nothing can be completely covered up, and it will affect future generations when the time comes.
An ancestor who is famous, righteous and full of positive energy is the most important bond that unites a family. If an ancestor has a bad reputation, then your descendants will only be ashamed of being your descendants, and even everyone is unwilling to admit that they are your descendants, so how can the family be united? Even if the royal family is the same, if an ancestor with an infamous reputation, then even the children of the royal family will be ashamed of it, so how can they be cohesive?
If it was the feudal era in the past, it would be possible to prevent the people from talking about the ugly things of the founding emperor through various punishments, and if they dared to talk about it, they would kill people directly. But the future is not good, Wang Guorui cannot give such an order, and those who talk about the founding emperor cannot be punished. He cannot be convicted for his words, this is the most basic, as long as it is not intended to slander, then he cannot be forbidden to speak. Therefore, Wang Guorui must also maintain his reputation and leave a positive impression, otherwise future generations will be ashamed of their ancestors, so how can the royal family improve its cohesion? Without cohesion, the royal family will also fall apart. This is the case with any family, if a family does not have cohesion and does not have enough centripetal force, then no matter how much power it holds for a while, it will fall apart.
It's not worth doing such a stupid thing for this Macau!
"My lord, I'm afraid it's going to be hard for us to adapt in a short period of time! After all, for more than 200 years, it has been ruled by the Portuguese, and many of our people here have adapted to Western life. And the laws are also the laws of Westerners, and we may not be able to adapt to them in a short time! Someone pretended to be pitiful and said.
However, Li Yuanhong still has a "dead face", expressionless.
However, Tian Yang next to him took the initiative to come out and said, "My lord, I think we should give us some time to adapt to Macau, why don't we make the transition first?" Twenty years, and then use twenty years to slowly transition. If within 20 years, we can gradually revise the law, so that the people here can adapt to the imperial court! Otherwise, it will be difficult for the people here to adapt, what do you think? My lord, you go and ask the court for a while, so that we can get used to it and take our time! After all, we are also the emperor's people, and we must gradually adapt to it, otherwise it will be really difficult for us to live! ”
"Hmph, you are still not Chinese, can't you adapt to it?" Li Yuanhong pretended to be "angry" and said.
Tian Yang hurriedly added, saying: "My lord, the reality is the same, after all, it has been ruled by the Portuguese for more than 200 years, and we have no choice!" ”
Soon, after Li Yuanhong and Tian Yang's repeated "tug-of-war", Li Yuanhong finally said: "Okay, I can go and ask the court to see if I agree!" ”
Li Yuanhong left with Tian Yang, and those representatives of the public opinion in Macao were very nervous, as if they were very scared. If we really implement the same laws and living habits as the mainland, I am afraid that the people of Macao will go crazy, and they will definitely not be able to accept it. So they very much hope that the Chinese central cabinet will agree, and now they are man-made and I am fish, and they have no choice. So of course they want to be able to get some stability and be able to transition slowly, which is the best.
However, they didn't know that after Li Yuanhong and Tian Yang left, they were slowly sipping tea.
"Lao Tian, your idea is really good, they are really scared!" Li Yuanhong said with a smile.
In fact, those guys don't know at all, in fact, Wang Guorui has already agreed to the disposal plan for Macau, that is, to gradually change the laws of Macao in the next 20 years, Macau will gradually change, and it will not be achieved overnight, and Macao can temporarily establish a special administrative region for 20 years, so that they can truly integrate into China.
Although Wang Guorui had already approved it, this Tian Yang told Li Yuanhong to play a red and white face routine. Li Yuanhong deliberately embarrassed them, and Tian Yang also deliberately took the initiative to "intercede". In fact, Wang Guorui had agreed a long time ago, but that Tian Yang offered to delay and suppress the situation.
In fact, Tian Yang also knows that if Wang Guorui directly agrees, then the local natives may also feel like they are "superior". In fact, many faults are habitual, Wang Guorui knows that many times in later generations, those people in a special administrative region look at mainlanders, as if they are superior to others, as if they are more noble than mainlanders. In fact, these are not customary, they enjoy too many benefits, and then even give them a lot of so-called "privileges". Not only can they get autonomy, but they can also enjoy a lot of so-called power, making them feel as if they are superior to the mainlanders.
For this kind of person, in fact, it is completely accustomed to them. Many times, the central court gave them too good treatment, gave them so many privileges, and they didn't even have to pay taxes to the central government, and they didn't even have to bear any garrison expenses, and the central government protected their safety free of charge. And then all kinds of things seem to have a lot of power, but instead they are used to coming out of a large group of guys with abnormal minds. If it had been decades earlier, they would probably have known the power of the **** Iron Fist, and they wouldn't dare to put a fart like this.
Therefore, although Wang Guorui has planned to appropriately let those Macao people have a certain special transition period, this Tian Yang took the initiative to delay it. If they are directly agreed, it will make those Macao natives think that this policy given to them by the central government is a matter of course, as if it should be. When the time comes, they may come up with more non-dividing conditions. After all, it is generally more than taking the top, getting it, taking it, and getting the bottom. It is impossible for every negotiator to take the initiative to show all his bottom line. Anyway, it is often a lion who opens his mouth before the negotiation, and it is impossible to say his bottom line at the beginning.
The same is true for the natives, who may have put forward more conditions if they had been given this "transition period" in the first place. Only by intimidating them with majesty first, can they get more benefits and make them "grateful to Dade". If they are directly given benefits, and then they put forward more excessive conditions, at that time, it will really be "Shengmi Endou Mi Hatred".
"This combination of grace and power is the king. Otherwise, if they procrastinate, they will put forward more excessive conditions, which is certainly not good. So it is necessary to intimidate them with prestige so that they will be 'grateful.'" If there is only 'en', they will think that they are weak, they will take it for granted, as if they are superior to others. But first give them 'power', so that they will be grateful to 'En'. Tian Yang said.
Li Yuanhong also nodded, this Tian Yang is an old and serious person, after all, he is also in his sixties, and he has a lot of life experience, not to mention that he also worked as a translator in the Portuguese Governor's Palace back then, and he is no stranger to some political things, so it must be of great benefit to have him, a person who is familiar with the local situation, to help. (To be continued.) )