"Are we really going to use force against Japan? But even if you defeat and occupy it, it doesn't seem to have much benefit! ”

At the Tianjin General Headquarters, Li Jingfang and Yang Hao sat opposite each other and tasted tea, and during the conversation, they couldn't help but have questions.

I heard that the old father was assassinated, and the children of the people cannot ignore it. Li Jingfang immediately rushed from the capital to Tianjin, one to inquire about the news nearby, and the other to personally greet the old father when he returned.

Unexpectedly, after arriving, I learned that Li Hongzhang did not take the opportunity to return, but resolutely continued to rush with his injuries and went to the United States with the fleet.

The reason for this, he understood after a little thought. On the one hand, they can continue to seize the dominance of the overall situation, making it impossible for the great powers and Japan to find a breakthrough; Second, it can get rid of complicated domestic affairs. If he doesn't come back for a day, the possibility of many people taking the opportunity to make trouble is greatly reduced, and no matter how much he intends to get benefits from him, he can only wait for his old man to return from his mission.

A trip to the sea at the end of the 19th century was not an easy task. At least three or five months of long voyages at sea, plus redundant hybrid tours in other countries, half a year can be considered a quick return.

Half a year, everything is enough to change the world, and the dust has settled.

Li Jingfang has mixed feelings in his heart, he really doesn't want his old father to be in his seventies, and he has to drag his old body to go overseas, which is unfilial in traditional culture......

But he has no other way, Li Hongzhang is making his own mind about this matter, and he can't decide. Moreover, if the matter is successfully completed, it will also wash away all kinds of stains in the first half of life. Leave a clear name for posterity. I know that my old father has pursued fame all his life. Li Jingfang had no reason to stop it.

Let go of what's on your mind. He simply talked to Yang Hao about state affairs for a long time, and when he heard that there was really a plan to attack the Japanese mainland, he couldn't help but be surprised.

Yang Hao held a young porcelain cup like mutton fat and white jade, looked at the east through the clean window, and said leisurely: "We don't plan to occupy Japan, we can't get back any benefits from the cost of labor and money." Defeating Japan is only the first step, our ultimate goal. I want to turn all the people of this country into vicious wolves in my hands! ”

Li Jingfang shook his head disappreciatively: "It's difficult." The Japanese are wild and untamable, and have been cultivated and educated by Chinese civilization since ancient times, but they have never washed away the despicable and ferocious nature in their bones. Such Zhongshan wolves can only be a scourge if they are kept! To master them, you have to beware of being eaten by them. ”

He said this euphemistically, and he had to let it go. Japan is simply a vicious dog that cannot be raised. No matter how good you are to him, you will eventually betray your master. And also take this as the goal, and after success, you will be complacent and have no sense of shame.

Traditional Chinese literati, no matter how many faults there are, they eventually understand the preciousness of life. Even for thousands of years, it has never really been able to share the honor with the people at the bottom, but there is always an ambition to show grace to the people of all ethnic groups in the world.

On the other hand, the culture of the Western world today advocates the hegemony of the winner, not only the bloody killing of other races that are also human beings, but also the endless plundering and consumption of life in the natural world, without respect and love. This is contrary to the concept of the unity of nature and man and the equality of nature in Chinese civilization.

Specifically in the aggressive and expansionist actions of other countries, we can see everywhere their unjustified bloody killings of backward nations with weak armed forces. Contempt for peoples who do not conform to their teachings as "infidels", and frantically destroy a civilization that has been passed down for thousands of years. For the resources of the natural world, there is no bottom line of plundering and exploitation, but it has never taken into account the ecological imbalance and environmental destruction caused by this!

Robbery, occupation, plunder, killing, throughout the act of expansion, but never thought of really bringing civilization to the backward peoples, but only thought of enslavement and persecution.

This kind of style of having no respect for precious lives, and still talking about civilization, is simply ridiculous.

Civilization is not made by slashing with a knife, and the civilization of a country and a nation is directly proportional to their respect for life.

Chinese civilization has understood this truth long ago, and what is lacking is only thorough implementation; Western civilization, on the other hand, has long since turned its back on the purpose of its teachings of Jesus Christ, wantonly distorting its original intentions and using them as a cover for expansion and killing, and trampling on them with impunity.

The Japanese are sandwiched between the Eastern and Western civilizations, the east has not learned well for more than a thousand years, and the west has made a half-hanging, but it is only regarded as a camouflage to throw themselves to the West, and it is still their hard-won set of things in their bones.

It has to be said that this is a sadness.

The previous Chinese dynasties did not take them seriously, or treated them as barbarians and contempt. Now, after Yang Hao's inspiration, some people finally began to recognize its essence, and they couldn't help but disgust and reject it, and refused to turn it into China.

Moreover, people in the center, such as Li Jingfang and others, also understood that if they really used troops against Japan, it would be easy to win, but it would be difficult to rule over tens of millions of its people! The deep-rooted concepts formed over thousands of years cannot be changed by changing the owner at all.

Yang Hao had already made a plan, and said with a smile: "Of course we will not occupy the broken island that is frequently affected by disasters that day. Even if all the Japanese are killed, I believe that the people will not want to risk earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, and hurricanes to live there. By "Japan", I want to borrow from the colonial strategy of the Westerners and use it as a dumping ground for industrial products and an export place for cheap labor. In the final analysis, it is to limit it from becoming a military power capable of provoking our security. ”

Li Jingfang thought for a while and nodded thoughtfully: "This is acceptable, but I'm afraid it's not easy to do." After all, the Japanese have seen the outside world, and wanting to close them off will cause a fierce resistance. ”

Yang Hao's eyes were cold, and the corners of his mouth hung a trace of cruelty: "That's exactly what we need." We must leave room for the Japanese to resist, so that we can continue to punish them justifiably. By the way, why not provide enough opportunities for our grassroots soldiers to practice actual combat? ”

Li Jingfang couldn't help but gasp, this was a high-sounding statement, but it sounded like a swishing wind. It gives you goosebumps!

Between countries. Nation-to-nation. There is always a constant struggle for living space and resources.

Chinese is different from other nations in that it truly has a highly advanced and developed civilization that can bring about the improvement of civilization level for others. Moreover, there has never been a brutal practice of bullying or imposing on others. On the other hand, because of its own natural and man-made disasters, the overall combat effectiveness is low, and it has been invaded many times by ignorant and barbaric nomads to the point of almost destroying the country and the species.

The Yuan and Qing dynasties, although nominally unified, were not actually considered to be in China. Its standard is "if you enter China, you will be in China." If you enter Yidi, you will Yidi". Obviously, the Yuan and Mongols turned the Central Plains into pastures, and degraded the Han people to the equivalent of a donkey; After the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, they shaved their hair and changed their clothes, greatly revived the literary prison, deleted, tampered with and burned the classics, and indiscriminately fabricated Chinese characters to fill up the numbers, which was basically to change Huaxia into Yidi!

In such a big festival, the contemporary literati Confucian who had been a servant official in the Manchu Dynasty for many years was embarrassed to slap himself, but Yang Hao had no psychological burden at all, so he dared to say and do it.

But even so, the national enmity accumulated over hundreds of years has always maintained a tolerant and generous mind. So far, nothing has been said to exterminate the Manchurians. From the very beginning, the formulation regards all ethnic groups as one of the Chinese and Miao people. Jointly creating a big family of the Chinese nation and jointly upholding the orthodoxy of Chinese civilization can be said to have won the support of the people. Facts have proved that Yang Hao did not do anything wrong.

Of course, the Chinese nation he wants to create must be centered on Han culture, speak Chinese and use Chinese characters, change the bad habits of all ethnic groups, and ban the ignorant and backward barbaric traditions.

On the land of China, there is no room for separatism, and anyone who tries to pull up the so-called national banner to create a mountain, and what awaits them is only ruthless suppression!

Externally, the Chinese nation has always maintained a royal style of leading influence, and even the Japanese who have made big mistakes can be "forgiven". It's just that it's better to join the Chinese family, obediently be a bunch of screws, and be included in the pan-Asian economic and cultural circulation system.

The Japanese were certainly not happy, and had no choice but to carry the banner of the "Yamato nation" to resist. Yang Hao had already sharpened his big knife, waiting for them to hit the knife edge!

Li Jingfang was extremely suspicious that Yang Hao had even secretly arranged for manpower to provoke the Japanese to form secret organizations and constantly engage in violent protests, so that he could get an excuse to suppress them. With righteousness in hand, no matter how ruthless the slashing is, it will not leave a chance for the outside world to interrogate.

This is not a very clever political method, but it is extremely effective. What's especially terrifying is that he has planned it before the end of the day.

"So, could the assassination of the old father also be arranged by him?"

A dangerous thought inexplicably flashed through Li Jingfang's head, and he immediately forcibly snuffed it out. This is obviously unlikely, Yang Hao has not lost his heart to that kind of Cheng dù. Besides, there is no need for it.

Putting aside his worries and gently tapping the bowl, Li Jingfang thought for a moment, and then said: "Military and diplomatic matters, it is naturally more appropriate for you to decide, so we won't say more." Recently, however, in some southern provinces, a number of organizations have emerged under the banner of revolutionaries. They complained about the land reform policy implemented by the new government, and some of them resorted to extreme violence to assassinate the old bureaucrats who still supported the Qing government. The Governor of Liangguang, Tan Chung-lin, was dropped twice by someone, and he was very frightened when he heard it. ”

Yang Hao raised his eyebrows slightly: "Oh? I thought that with our successful precedent, they would change in time. It seems that I thought it was too simple! ”

Li Jingfang sighed: "Yes, people's hearts are unpredictable. Although the various tactics pursued by our military government in the north are very popular and loved by the broad masses of the people, in the hearts of the traditional families and tyrants in the south, they are destroying the solid system on which they have relied for thousands of years to survive. Once we succeed completely, they will most likely be reduced from the current level of human beings to the same status as ordinary people, and they will not be able to stand it. ”

Yang Hao's heart was filled with coldness, and he understood more and more why the revolutionary pioneers of this world struggled so hard. After all, isn't it the concept of the earth overlord who always wants to ride on other people's necks to make a fortune?

For thousands of years in China, those in power only saw the interests of the nobles and magnates. The "people" that Confucian scholars have been talking about all the time for thousands of years do not include the vast majority of ordinary people at the grassroots level.

In the seven or eight hundred years after the Yuan and Ming dynasties, the government, scholars, powerful and powerful people deliberately fabricated an airtight system to trap the common people in the narrow countryside. They are greedy and short-sighted. Forced all civilians into slavery of hired labor. Farm and work for them. In this way, you don't have to put in any hard work, but you can get a steady stream of rewards.

They don't think about improving agricultural technology, they don't care about the life and death of hired tenants, as long as they firmly grasp the land deed, they will never be afraid of those mud-legged people turning the sky upside down.

From the emperor to the minister, from the official to the squire, everyone worked hard to make it happen. The moths that make up the moths that lie on the people's bodies and knock out the bones and suck the marrow are even more expected to be this system for thousands of generations and will never be extinguished.

Under the system of the Song Dynasty, it was difficult to liberate the peasants from the land and let the wisdom of the working people be brought into play, but after the three dynasties of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, it regressed greatly and was completely left behind by Western civilization.

Today, half a century has passed since the impact of the great powers from the west, but the vast majority of China is still stagnant. It is precisely because this rigid system has been corrupted to the bone that the rule of the foolish people has reached an unprecedented level. Want to make a difference. How hard!

Yang Hao believed that if the revolutionary forces led by him suddenly failed, then the old forces would inevitably counterattack quickly, and perhaps within a year, the whole country would be restored to its old outlook. At that time, whether it is the restoration of the Qing government or the rise of the so-called Republic of China regime, it will still be a landlord and tenant in its bones. The whole country will continue to sink until there is no oil and water left to be squeezed by the great powers.

When the time comes, the vast majority of the gentry, squire, landlords, and tyrants will inevitably become fat sheep slaughtered by foreigners, and they will not know until they die, and their fate will be the pit they have already dug themselves!

This truth has been vividly expressed in the world's long century of humiliation, so that after Jiang Guangtou retreated to Taiwan in defeat, he had to learn from his opponent's policy, wielding a butcher's knife to kill more than 10,000 landlords to carry out land reform, and then he was able to take root. Otherwise, if they continue to be ruled by their party of the landlords and gentry, it is estimated that within a few years, the whole country will be sold out!

Today, Yang Hao's revolutionary military government has set an example, but it has also aroused the panic and counterattack of the southern landlords and gentry, and those revolutionary parties under various guises are not sure to be the puppets they have raised.

Yang Hao shook the tea bowl disapprovingly, and said eloquently: "The purpose of our new government is to open up the way of speech and the world to the public. No matter which political party it is, as long as it is not anti-China or anti-people, it is qualified to participate in and discuss state affairs. We welcome the fact that they can promote political innovation in the South. However, I will never allow anyone to engage in assassination. No matter which side it is, it cannot be messed with by such means. Whoever commits it will be severely punished by the law! ”

Li Jingfang nodded approvingly: "We build the country with the rule of law, and of course we do not allow such atrocities." But will conniving at those puppet parties to come to power hinder the advancement of our cause? ”

Yang Hao waved his hand calmly: "Only by comparing can people distinguish between the superior and the inferior." This is not the age of information blackout, and it will not be long before our radio and newspapers reach the vast majority of the country. At least 400 million people will see and hear with their own eyes and ears every move we make. When the time comes, people will naturally discern which aspect of their support is more in their own interests. ”

Taking history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall.

Yang Hao has long known from the revolutionary process of this world that an incomplete revolution like Sun Dacang will not work at all. The bourgeois strata they represent are themselves insatiable and disunited. After the necessary pattern of land plus population was broken, the possibility of counting on the prosperity of the land harvest was gone, and the vast number of peasants were liberated from the land and thrown into higher-income industry and commerce, and the landlords and tyrants would first go bankrupt.

The subsequent rise of industrial and commercial power needs the support of the market. The place where they are located cannot cultivate a high-quality market, and it is basically impossible to enter Yang Hao's territory.

Without technological superiority, no exclusive market, no management system, and no financial support, no matter how strong their strength is when they start, they will be tossed and collapsed sooner or later.

Yang Hao is waiting for them to jump out and toss, and when the time comes, the people will naturally make a wise choice.

Li Jingfang saw that he had a clear opinion, so he also put his mind at ease. After exchanging some affairs, he hurried back to the capital to deploy and prepare. He had a hunch that it would not be long before a wave of turmoil with great influence would rise rapidly from the south.

Besides, the Japanese side failed to keep Li Hongzhang after all, and watched him and the navy go away, and Mutsu Munemitsu and his party ran back to Tokyo, kneeling in front of the Japanese emperor and weeping bitterly to take the blame on themselves.

Emperor Muren was expressionless, listening to them explain the cause and effect clearly like a puppet, and finally said dryly: "Zhongqing has done his best, I will not blame anyone." Now that China is angry with the empire, what is the best way to solve the crisis? ”

The ministers were silent. The stakes are too great for anyone to decide.

Mutsu Munemitsu gritted his teeth and shouted: "We must not agree to China's shameless blackmail!" It's a big deal, we are fighting for 50 million total jade pieces, and we must resolutely resist to the end! I don't believe that they have the power to invade the territory of Great Japan! Our subjects must obey His Majesty's call and do not hesitate to repay His Majesty! ”

When the people around heard this, their hearts thumped, as if this sounded...... It's kind of interesting!

To put it bluntly, Mutsu Munemitsu's approach is to play Laipi!

In any case, according to China's demands, Japan not only lost its power and humiliated the country, but ceded its territory and then completely opened its market, making it clear that it wanted to be a colony. This will lead Japan to lose the opportunity to cheer up forever, and of course it cannot be promised.

Originally, there was still a chance to talk about the conditions, but with the assassination of Li Hongzhang, Yang Hao made a strong statement, and it is estimated that it is impossible to redeem it, so it is better to fight shamelessly.

After all, Japan is isolated overseas, and China wants to use troops, so it is only necessary to send warships to bombard the coast, and it will not be able to gain any benefits. It's been a long time, I'm afraid they won't be able to bear the consumption themselves, right? As soon as the cannon went off, it was not a joke.

Gongwang of Xiyuan Temple heard this, his eyelids jumped, and he hurriedly reminded: "Don't forget jì, our main cities are all on the coast!" Should China be allowed to attack at will? The empire's economy will collapse completely, and the people will pay a huge price of casualties! ”

Mutsu said viciously: "War always requires sacrifice!" Besides, we are not blindly tolerant. As long as we keep Tokyo, we have a chance to gather strength and find a counterattack! I am sure that the countries of the Great Powers will support our decision! After all, once we bend to China's conditions, it will greatly increase its ability to challenge the Western world, and they will certainly not be happy to see it. ”

Emperor Muren said quietly: "What do you mean by the secretaries, do you want to lock the country again?" (To be continued......) R1292