"Your Excellency, it has been said recently that Princess Osman, who married Li Weiren Pasha, took her child home to visit her relatives." The British Royal Highness suddenly asked such a question when the meeting was coming to an end.
Wang Mingshan was stunned. He knew about this. And he knew that the princess also took on some communication work. For example, China had no intention of building Cyprus into a military fortress, but China wanted to store a lot of precious metals, banknotes, and bills in Cyprus, so it was necessary to send troops to defend this financial center far away from China's mainland. It was not impossible to communicate this matter through official channels, but the system of the Osman Empire itself had far less recognition of the administrative agencies than the aristocratic bloodline.
The British had such a deep understanding of the internal intelligence of the Osman Empire that Wang Mingshan knew. But after personally coming into contact with the relevant information, he still felt a little uncomfortable. But Wang Mingshan had long accumulated a wealth of experience in the work. Even if he was surprised in his heart, there was not the slightest sense of surprise in his words. "The girl only goes back to her parents' home in a few years. Isn't it strange for you to care about this?"
"We heard that the husband of Her Royal Highness, General Li Weiren, has made outstanding achievements in North America and may be promoted to general." The British Royal Highness said to Wang Mingshan with an expression that everything was under control.
Wang Mingshan was annoyed. The British man's showing off made him very unhappy. Such a person who relied on his bloodline could hold a high position in the United Kingdom, but in the Min dynasty, even if he was not fired, he could not be promoted at all. It was not that there were no people who liked to show off among the officials of the Min dynasty, but they had to show off their own ability. Trying to show off the information would only result in death.
"Haha. I didn't expect you to have such a great influence in the Osman Empire that you can get such information. "Wang Mingshan smiled with a helpless expression.
The British Royal Highness' vanity was immediately inflated by Wang Mingshan's appropriate flattery. He said happily, "Your Excellency, I have contributed a lot to reaching an agreement this time. Moreover, I personally am very happy to see the friendship between the UK and China, so I look forward to meeting His Highness Wei Kun and working together to promote the development of the friendship between the UK and China. "
Originally, Wang Mingshan did not have any particular feelings about the imperial system inherited by bloodline. Even if the imperial system was not advanced from a political point of view, Wang Mingshan would never object to Vézé handing over his position to his son. However, after seeing the performance of the British Royal Highness, Wang Mingshan developed a strong sense of disgust for bloodline inheritance. No one could guarantee that their children would not live up to expectations, and the heir of the Vézé family could not be guaranteed to always be wise and powerful. The possibility of such a British Royal Highness appearing was almost 100%. In fact, there was no need to specifically target Vézé. There were many good-for-nothings among the disciples of the old brothers, and the proportion could be said to be quite large. At this moment, Wang Mingshan suddenly felt that a republic was not necessarily wrong. Not to mention that a lot of information proved that Vézé himself had a soft spot for a republic. Just as Wang Mingshan was thinking about all sorts of things, the British Royal Highness was still talking about how powerful the future he thought the bloodline nobles could build together. He even 'implicitly' mentioned Wang Mingshan's Italian Marchioness.
Wang Mingshan was also too lazy to talk nonsense with this British Royal Highness. In order to get this Royal Highness to leave as soon as possible, Wang Mingshan asked a question. "Your Royal Highness, if according to the agreement. What is His Royal Highness's attitude towards the people, or the mobility of the Boers, within the borders of the East African Administrative Region and the Cape Town Colony? "
After confirming that it was impossible to seize the ownership of the Rand gold mine, the British side showed the power of a shitstirrer. They did not make excessive concessions. For example, the British did not have the slightest intention of giving up the shallow mineral veins that had been delineated by the British. Even if he couldn't dig out any gold, he would still be able to get a position if he didn't shit.
But for something that was completely impossible, the British side also showed enough concessions. The main mineral veins of the Rand gold mine were several large mineral veins that went several kilometers underground, like a few big swords inserted deep into the ground. The British did not show any intention of getting their hands on those key deep mineral veins.
Another characteristic of shitstirrers was to leave a line. For example, the British asked for their ownership of the diamond mining town of Kimberley. But they gave up the land that was originally owned by the Boers. Thus, a very blurry boundary line appeared. The length and width of this border were nearly a hundred kilometers. If it continued to be blurred, probably a new Boer country would appear. Of course, Wang Mingshan was unwilling to let such a situation happen.
His Royal Highness did not want to talk about this topic. It could be seen that this was the domain of the British administrative officials. How could the noble Royal Highness spend the effort to conduct in-depth research on such a place? But His Royal Highness looked at Wang Mingshan with a very firm attitude, showing an attitude that this topic should be dealt with first. He felt very bored, so he left the meeting with the excuse of 'go back and ask the stewards again'.
Watching His Royal Highness leave, Wang Mingshan felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders. His Royal Highness's behavior was not completely unfamiliar. In fact, Wang Mingshan's home also had this kind of atmosphere. Therefore, Wang Mingshan was particularly sensitive and disgusted with it. Back then, he could be pulled onto the boat by Shen Xin because Wang Mingshan himself had enough of that kind of life. According to Uncle Ma's "Declaration of Freedom", this was called 'the various feudal fetters of natural elders'. There was an order of seniority, and there was a distinction between nobility and inferiority. The European aristocracy's insistence on this was far more stubborn than that of China.
Just as Wang Mingshan was about to drink a cup of tea and relax, Wei Kun rushed in. As soon as he entered the door, he asked, "Are you sure that His Royal Highness will not come back?"
Faced with such a simple and straightforward question, Wang Mingshan immediately felt his whole body relax. Ever since he got rid of his feudal family, Wang Mingshan had been living in an environment where solving problems was the primary goal for decades. There was no lack of order in this environment. As for putting on airs, talking about face, throwing a tantrum, and even committing crimes because of greed, these things were very common, but these things were not mainstream. The mainstream of this era was forward, forward, and forward. Stumbling, constantly making mistakes, venting anger, making mistakes, shirking responsibility, and so on. Everyone was doing it while moving forward. Wang Mingshan did not do those things now, not because he had become a saint or a gentleman, but because he had done it. Doing those negative things did not solve the problem at all. For example, Wei Kun did not think that there was a problem with the British Royal Highness. If they could not afford to offend him, they could avoid him.
Wang Mingshan smiled and said, "Don't worry, that guy will not come. Even if he comes, I will not let you face such a scum. "
After hearing this, Wei Kun breathed a sigh of relief. "I really can't afford to offend such a person, but I still have to borrow his strength."
"Tell me, what do you want to do?" Wang Mingshan did not mention the Royal Highness, but went straight to the point.
"I think that if we want to develop the economy in the East African administrative region, it is definitely not possible to completely rely on natural expansion. I am considering whether to restore to a certain extent the model of scholars, Chinese, and savages in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. And we must take some coercive action against the African adults. "Wei Kun put forward his own opinion.
Wang Mingshan felt a little disdainful in his heart. He had this kind of idea before, and even carried out a paper deduction. However, the result of the deduction was not feasible. This was because the conclusion of the deduction was that the cost of implementing this policy with China's unified centralized model was so high that it could not be borne. If they did not implement it with the unified model, they had to implement the system of enfeoffment. Let the local feudal lords run their own businesses. For Wang Mingshan, his political philosophy made him unable to accept the reappearance of feudal things like feudal lords.
Moreover, there was a kind of imitation effect in politics. If the East African administrative region was allowed to have an open feudal system, could it be allowed to a certain extent in Asia? Even when Vézé himself was alive, no one dared to do so. What about after Vézé died? After all, the unified system itself was something with a high operating cost, and a feudal system could throw away a lot of burdens.
However, Wang Mingshan did not speak immediately. He was willing to give Wei Kun some time to let Wei Kun express himself. Young people had problems growing up. When Wang Mingshan was young, he almost quit because of his personality problems. If he was beaten to death every time he made a mistake, Wang Mingshan did not know how many times he would have been beaten to death. Moreover, who could think so comprehensively when they were young? With such an opportunity, Wang Mingshan also wanted to see how high Wei Kun's level was.
Wei Kun himself was completely immersed in the description of his design. In Wei Kun's design, the temporary existence of the feudal system was just a process. He hoped to weaken the feudal forces by constantly drawing labor from the hands of the feudal forces, and finally use the advantage of manpower to solve the feudal system.
After listening to this part, Wang Mingshan could not help but smile like an old man looking at an absurd plan. Wei Kun stopped his explanation with a hurt emotion and asked, "Secretary Wang, do you think there's a problem?"
Wang Mingshan still said with the same smile, "The problem is that you think the grassroots will be of one mind with the higher-ups. I can tell you clearly that there is no such thing in our Min dynasty. Every class has its own interests. When looking at a problem, first look at where the butts sit, and then look at the opinions they put forward. People had their own social class. Even within the same social class, different social classes had their own interests. You allow the feudal grassroots to be legal, and then try to eliminate the feudal system by weakening the grassroots. You are completely looking in the wrong direction. "
"Secretary Wang, I don't think your words are right." Wei Kun did not support such an attitude.
To be able to educate young comrades, and young comrades with a future, Wang Mingshan's mood became very good. Waving his hand to Wei Kun, Wang Mingshan said, "Wei Kun, don't compare the Min dynasty system with the current situation in Africa. The basis of the Min dynasty system is that everyone thinks that we are the people of the Min dynasty, that we are the same country. The basis of the administrative system of the Min dynasty is that you must think that you are a member of the administrative system. This member has rights and obligations. Feudalism is not the same thing. The rights and obligations of feudalism are never equal. Look at England, it was said that England had a Magna Carta. Later, I found out that England did not have a written constitution. And England only has subjects and no citizens. Subjects and the British royal family do not have equal rights and obligations. And what you are doing is using the system of the Min dynasty to operate the feudal system. This is a matter that does not match the donkey's head to the horse's mouth. You either have the system of the Min dynasty, or you have a real feudalism. Those who take the middle road will only fail. This is what your father has repeatedly emphasized. "
Wei Kun did not expect Wang Mingshan to bring up Vézé in the end. For a moment, he was tongue-tied and speechless. Of course, Wei Kun could actually understand part of what Wang Mingshan said. Wang Mingshan clearly pointed out the essential difference between the Min dynasty system and the feudal system. It was not Vézé's family that maintained the Min dynasty, but Vézé's contribution to the country was so great that it completely changed the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the people of the Min dynasty. After the people of the Min dynasty felt this change, they chose to recognize Vézé and the Min dynasty. In other words, Vézé plowed ahead, and the people of the Min dynasty followed behind.
Compared with Vézé's actions, Wei Kun's consideration was based on letting others work hard in the front, while Wei Kun hoped to reap the harvest in the back. Of course, Wei Kun himself knew his little calculation and the trick behind the construction of the piers, so Wang Mingshan's opposition hurt Wei Kun's original hope that the trick would succeed.
"Wei Kun, I admire what you have done before. You can take out the bamboo shoots that you developed yourself. At that time, I thought you were very similar to your father. In his life, it was he who gave things to us, and he gave things to the country. Then, we felt that we didn't like what he took out, and the people felt that he made everyone more and more tired. I think you can probably understand this, "Wang Mingshan said with some nostalgia. When talking about Vézé, Wang Mingshan could think of how he followed the great emperor all his life. Decades were like a day, and it seemed to be just a snap of the fingers. But when he looked back, he realized what kind of great achievements he had made.
Wei Kun did not feel this way. The world described by Wang Mingshan was too different from the world that Wei Kun knew. For example, Wei Kun felt that he was reading the textbooks written by Vézé, and the laws derived from the constitution drafted by Vézé guided the operation of society. What he saw was respect for Emperor Vézé, and what he heard was respect and love for Emperor Vézé. This was completely different from what Wang Mingshan said, "The revolutionary heroes don't like Vézé, and the people are not satisfied with Vézé."
"Secretary Wang, since you didn't like my father back then, why did you follow him?" Then why did you follow him? "After adjusting his mood, Wei Kun questioned Wang Mingshan with strong emotions.
Wang Mingshan was not angry because of this accusation. He even felt that the fact that Wei Kun could only use such accusation proved that he was quite restrained. Even if Wei Kun were to curse Wang Mingshan as a traitor or spout nonsense, Wang Mingshan would not be surprised. Moreover, Wang Mingshan believed that even if this lawsuit was brought to Vézé, Vézé would still support Wang Mingshan.
"Wei Kun, the only reason why we followed your father was because if we didn't, we would die," Wang Mingshan said solemnly.
Wei Kun was stunned. He never thought that things would turn out like this. However, on second thought, he suddenly understood why a woman as smart as his mother was willing to be someone's concubine. No matter what other people thought of Wei Kun's mother, Li Yifang, in Wei Kun's mind, she was not someone who fawned on the rich and powerful. If the world was like now, the country would strongly encourage women to work, promote that "women can hold up half the sky", and guarantee women's independent property rights through laws and systems. Li Yifang would never rely on men to live, let alone become a tribute to the family. Based on Li Yifang's personality, she would never agree to be offered to some "king of the mountain" unless she had no other way out.
The term "king of the mountain" to describe Vézé was something Wei Kun had heard his mother say many times. Even though Li Yifang did not underestimate Vézé, she still used such a negative term to describe her view of Vézé, even though Vézé was already the Prince Of Qi of the Taiping Rebellion at that time. Recently, Wei Kun received a letter from his mother, Li Yifang. In the letter, she said that Li Yifang did not follow Vézé north to Beijing. Instead, she bought a house in Nanjing that she liked very much and lived there alone. Li Yifang also revealed that she wanted Wei Kun's wife to bring Wei Kun's child to live with her.
This independent Li Yifang was the one that Wei Kun was familiar with, but the Li Yifang in the eyes of others was one of the two wives of Emperor Vézé, who did not fight for anything or feel jealous. This view, which was different from the truth, made Wei Kun agree with the possibility that others did not respect Emperor Vézé as much as they claimed.
Wang Mingshan did not care what Wei Kun thought. He sighed and said, "Back then, we followed the Commander in Chief because we could live better. Out of ten of them, at least eight or seven of them would survive. People say that a general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand people, but when we followed the Commander in Chief, we sacrificed far less than those who survived. As long as we could survive, we could get glory and rewards. So everyone felt that it was really unreasonable to scold him at this time. "
Wei Kun listened in a daze and did not know how to evaluate Wang Mingshan, the revolutionary hero. Wei Kun felt very impressed that he could tell the truth so frankly.
"Wei Kun, in my opinion, I think the most amazing thing about your father is that he taught everyone to read and write. You … your brother's mother wrote the 'Xinhua Dictionary' under your father's guidance. This is really a big deal. Manchu Qing also wrote the 'Kangxi Dictionary'. The Tatars pretended to be cultured and made the characters extremely complicated. Your father publicly said that the purpose of establishing simplified characters and writing the Xinhua Dictionary was to popularize culture and education more effectively. It is obvious which character is easier to learn, a character that can be written in ten strokes or a character that can be written in thirty strokes. It is precisely because everyone is literate that more and more people begin to understand what your father is saying. Only then will more and more people be able to agree with what your father said. If you want to take, you must first give. Only now do I understand how right this is! "
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