The year 1864 is the year 1864, and since Li Yongji's first arrival at the Red Fort in Hollywood, he has been in North America for nearly two years, that is, he has been away from China for nearly two years.

As the emperor of a country, but incognito went to another country to lead troops to fight, Li Yongji's approach, if not the future, is at least unprecedented. In the history of China, it seems that the Zhengde Emperor of the Ming Dynasty can make this move.

But Emperor Zhengde was justifiably a general who led the troops to fight, but Li Yongji changed his name and surname, and used the name of Li Yuanzheng to lead the troops to fight, and he also went to the United States thousands of miles away to fight.

If it weren't for Li Yongji's popularization of radio in the Chinese Imperial Army, and being able to talk to China in North America without ease, he would have done it like him, and the country would have known what it would have become.

In fact, people who know the inside story have objected to Li Yongji's behavior more than once, and objected to him playing abroad all the time -- yes, for those who know the inside, Li Yongji's behavior can only be described as playing.

However, Li Yongji rejected these exhortations without exception, and because his authority was too heavy, after all, he was the founding emperor and controlled the army, so once he made up his mind, others really didn't care about him.

Of course, because of the modern high-speed yachts, in the past two years, in fact, Li Yongji has not always stayed in North America and has not returned, at the beginning, especially when the Red Fort was training troops, he had to go back almost every two months. Later, in early 1863, when the troops didn't need him to worry too much, he changed to go back once a month.

Every time Li Yongji goes back, in addition to seeing his wife, children, mother, father and other relatives. The most important thing is to take the initiative to show his head, fully armed in various public occasions, so that the ministers or the military and civilians below can see him, proving that he is normal, to put it bluntly. It's just a desperate sense of saving.

There is no way, Li Yongji came to the United States incognito to lead the troops, and the insiders are silent, so for most of the subjects of the Chinese Empire, they do not know that the army that led the troops to fight in the United States was led by the emperor himself. I just thought it was a newly promoted general, and as for His Majesty the Emperor, of course, he still stayed in the palace well.

Although he usually does not see the emperor in person, his majesty the emperor will call from time to time, such as the heads of various troops to ask about the situation, or ask some civil affairs departments about the people's livelihood and economy, so in the minds of most ministers, his majesty the emperor is still in Nanjing. Still living well in the palace.

As for the problem of not going to court in normal times...... What age is this, just call if you have something, why bother going to the morning court before dawn all day? That's all dross. It is the embodiment of the emperor's sympathy for his ministers, and he should sing praises for virtue.

Besides, haven't you read the recent release history? Especially in the period of rebuilding the history of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Wanli did not go to court for decades, but he still governed the country well. Therefore, whether the emperor is in the dynasty or not is really not a sign of the emperor's meritocracy. How many state affairs do you have to deal with all day long, how can you play with you every day like a singing opera?

Besides. This dynasty stipulates that unless it is like worshipping the heavens. Symbolic large-scale gatherings such as worshipping martyrs, otherwise the courtiers will sit and talk about their deliberations, and there is no need to sit on it as before, the emperor sits high on it, and the ministers stand below in a proper manner, which is called backwardness and uncivilized!

In short, with the establishment of the new dynasty, with the emergence of some new rules and new things, new trends of thought began to rise gradually, and the so-called new cultural movement began to be popular in China, whether it was civil or officialdom.

As for the issue of political stability, although the emperor generally does not show his head, because Li Yongji can use the radio system to directly communicate directly with the commanders at the military level in the army, the military power is very stable, and the prime minister Shen Shiming and his own Li Yongchang jointly control the government, so the political situation of the empire is very stable, and there are no problems.

In fact, with the current situation of the Chinese Empire, although there are still all kinds of backwardness and disappointment, because the basic military industrial system and basic industrial system have been established in advance, at least weapons and clothing can be produced by themselves, and agricultural production is also making gratifying progress, and on the whole it is thriving.

For example, during Li Yongji's military training in Hollywood, there were also many rebellions in China, but all of them were quickly suppressed because of the strong army in the central government and the advanced communication system.

As for the so-called autonomous provinces, it has been getting more and more difficult lately, after all, they have to bear half of the military expenses of the central garrison, that is, the national defense force, but they do not have all kinds of strong support from the central government, such as seeds for high-yield crops, pesticides and fertilizers, and so on.

High-yield crops, or modern hybrid crops, are already the only good thing in the Chinese Empire, the yield of this thing itself is amazingly high, coupled with pesticides and fertilizers, and the eastern region of China has been smooth in recent years, so in the areas directly under the jurisdiction of the Chinese Empire, the grain harvest has been continuous, and the output has already been able to achieve the level of food and clothing in the whole country.

It is precisely because of the bumper grain harvest that the grain prices in the municipalities have dropped sharply, and after sufficient grain reserves have been stored, there is still a large surplus that can be exported to the outside or at home.

Exports to the outside world are not mentioned, but domestic exports mainly refer to the export of grain to those areas in the prefecture, and this kind of export has dealt a devastating blow to local agriculture.

You must know that the direct jurisdiction can grow high-yield hybrid rice or hybrid wheat and corn and other things, and the methods used are also modern planting methods, with high yield, good quality, low price and other advantages, while those prefectures, that is, the autonomous provinces, are still using the old method to grow grain, neither high-yield seeds, nor enough pesticides and fertilizers, basically rely on the sky to eat, and the quality can not be compared with modern crop seeds.

If it is isolated from the central government, it is fine, according to the regulations. It was forbidden to artificially block the local circulation of commodities from other regions, so a large amount of cheap and high-quality grain from the outside poured in, which soon washed the local grain market into pieces, causing a large number of agricultural workers to suffer heavy losses.

The so-called farmers here are not just poor peasants. It also includes the landlords, and even in terms of losses, the landlords' losses are the greatest.

Because the poor peasants could no longer live, they could apply for immigration, according to the current policy of the empire, as long as they applied to immigrate to North America. And if the number of applicants for immigration at the same time exceeds 50, then the immigration department will send a team to provide you with a full set of immigration escort services.

In other words, as long as 50 people apply to the local immigration station to immigrate to North America, then you only need to be out of the country. Don't worry about other travel expenses, farm tools, clothing, these things are provided by the state.

Of course, none of these things are provided for free, but are provided to you in the form of loans, and you don't get the land later. After acquiring the land, sooner or later it will have to be returned.

Although I have to take out a loan, this is a little scary. However, the interest rate of this kind of loan is very low, and from another point of view, almost everyone can get a corresponding amount of land for immigrants now, and according to the propagandists, it is rich land. The area is large, and the wasteland is opened up casually. That's a family heirloom.

It is difficult for outsiders to understand the enthusiasm of the Chinese for the land. So when you hear that immigrants can get a lot of high-quality land, the state will issue land certificates, and also provide farm tools, seeds, clothing and other materials, you only need to work hard to clear the wasteland, and after three years, you will be able to become the owner!

After three years, you will be able to become the landlord, although you still need to repay the loan, but this also makes everyone excited, after all, compared to no money, no food and no way to live to take this road, the method of immigration is still very reliable.

If it is a foreigner, they will still worry about being deceived, but the immigration bureau is a department of the imperial court, and the emperor personally guarantees it, so there should be no problem. It seems that it really is like what the propaganda says, or even better.

As long as the Chinese have a way to live, they will not rebel, so this immigration policy of the immigration bureau has indeed alleviated the hidden danger of the displaced people's riots in the prefecture, so the local governor is also happy to see it.

However, more and more people are leaving, these are strong laborers, and they are dragging their families with their mouths, which has caused a further blow to the local agricultural production in the prefecture, after all, there are fewer and fewer people who farm the land, and as a result, slowly, the grain market in the prefecture has gradually been controlled by the grain merchants directly under the central government, and the local grain prices are all decided by the central government.

That is to say, in just over a year, except for some remote areas such as Xinjiang and Tibet, most of the fetters and prefectures, at least the local agricultural production has been controlled by the central government, and the army is also in the hands of the central government.

In fact, many people have discovered this phenomenon, and after discovering that after the autonomy, they not only did not reap any benefits, but on the contrary, caused local resentment to boil, and also made the local people more inclined to the central government.

The reason is very simple, the central government, or the territory of the directly administered area, is engaged in infrastructure construction, it is the lack of labor, coupled with the industrial and agricultural production is developing by leaps and bounds, everyone's living standards are the same in a month, a year of great changes, on the whole, the improvement of living standards is obvious to all.

This makes many ordinary people who are still living in the autonomous province very envious, and they don't know at all that the reason why the people in the autonomous region can live so well is also because of their contributions.

Because the prefectures or autonomous provinces have not received support from the central government, especially the support of technology, policies, and means of production, but they have to open up their markets, it is equivalent to allowing people in the municipalities directly under the jurisdiction to use their high-tech advantages to plunder resources and markets from the autonomous regions, forming a pattern of scissors difference.

This kind of scissors difference is mainly reflected in agricultural products, clothing, scissors, kitchen knives and other necessities, which seems to be inconspicuous, but step by step the economy of the autonomous province has been incorporated into its own system, and it has become a hematopoietic area of the central government.

In this way, the people in the central government are becoming more and more prosperous, but the autonomous region cannot get the support of technology and resources, and can only become more and more backward, or even if it is not backward, as long as the development is slow, the economic model that is flying like that of the directly under the jurisdiction is also backward.

But in any case, it doesn't matter if it's an ever-changing imperial territory. Regardless of whether it is a relatively backward autonomous region, the entire Chinese Empire is in a period of peace, and even if there is turmoil, it can be quickly pacified, so the whole country is in a vigorous and upward posture.

This vigorous atmosphere is not only felt by the people of our country. Even foreigners who come to China feel very deeply, what China's speed, China's great changes, these terms have traveled far and wide, and they are also very famous in Europe.

In such a country, the country as a whole is developing greatly, and its international prestige is getting higher and higher. As the overall living standards of the people began to improve substantially, the common people's sense of identity with the country and their reverence for His Majesty the Emperor became stronger and stronger, and national cohesion and national pride could be said to be increasing day by day.

To this day, the Chinese. Especially the people in the direct jurisdiction, even the roadside vendors, are proud to be Chinese, and they can't listen to any words slandering the emperor's majesty. As for those teenagers who grew up in the new dynasty, they are even more diehard fans of the emperor, all those who speak ill of the emperor in front of them, the law does not punish them, but they can beat you to death. This kind of thing has happened more than once.

If the general trend is like this, the old bureaucrats and old intellectuals who have been frustrated in all kinds of changes will naturally not be able to make waves.

As a matter of fact. It should be said that, with the exception of a very small number of old and old-fashioned intellectuals, most of the old bureaucrats with active brains are still living quite well.

After all, the old bureaucracy had more resources, such as wealth, at the disposal of ordinary people than the old intellectuals. For example, knowledge, etc., so as long as you are willing to put down your body. Re-thrown into the arms of the new dynasty, they are still better off than the average person. Many people even became bureaucrats or businessmen in the new dynasty.

Although Li Yongji has not personally experienced all these changes because he has been in North America most of the time, he can also feel the rapid development through a conference call or an appearance in China once every few months.

China's heat is in full swing, and then comparing the various depressions on the side of the United States, Li Yongji is quite embarrassed, and he feels the importance of stability to a country even more.

"So, when are you going to return to China?" During the routine evening conference call, Prime Minister Shen Shiming also urged as usual, "It has been more than three months since you last came back, and it is difficult for us to do many things if you don't show up for so long." ”

"It's hard to handle your size." Li Yongji said impatiently, "Every time you say that, won't you change your tricks?" ”

"No, Your Majesty." Shen Shiming said, "We really have a lot of difficult things for you to deal with...... For example, recently the Ottomans sent envoys, ostensibly to establish diplomatic relations with us, but in fact to ask for an alliance with us to fight the Russians together.

There is also Xinjiang side, which has been unstable recently, a force from the Kokand Khanate has captured Kashgar in Xinjiang without authorization, and the local area is in turmoil, and the governor of Xinjiang has begun to ask us for help, but who to send to the expedition makes us worried, after all, Xinjiang is too far away from us.

There is also Japan, which has been unstable recently, our local officials have been assassinated many times, and there are more and more civil riots, Li Hongzhang called me and asked to send more troops and transport more grain to the past, otherwise the new shogunate in Japan will have a tendency to be unstable. ”

"Okay, okay, I know, it's all trivial, and it's also going to trouble me?"

"It's trivial, it's a big deal, it's a big thing that you have to deal with personally." Shen Shiming said, "In short, a lot of major events have happened in China recently, and you have to come back in person to preside over the overall situation." ”

"Anyway, you just want me to go back sooner, don't you?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, you can't always float outside, you are the emperor of China after all."

"Don't worry, it won't take much time." Li Yongji smiled and said into the microphone, "The Americans have been fighting very bravely recently, and they have just beaten the British and the French very badly, but in my opinion, this is just a kind of return to the past, and with their national strength and national conditions, they can no longer continue to support it." Therefore, it will not be long before the United States will have to give in, and when I get what I want, I will naturally go back.

Well, be patient and wait, compared to what you said, what Russians, Japanese, that's not a problem, after all, it's right on our doorstep! On the contrary, colonize the Americas, master the Pacific, and this is our future! It is also the most important part of our world domination! I didn't have a chance before, but now I have a chance, so I have to do it no matter what! (To be continued) R580