The fleet was annihilated, and the Meiji government would not have the strength to cross the sea for the next year. The representatives of the Republic of Prawn held a grand banquet to celebrate their victory. Hakodate was an international port. As an important waterway, ships from all over the world docked there. After the battle at the Tsugaru Strait, the Tsingtao did not return to the port. Instead, it headed south to China. Even when it reached the Tsugaru Strait, the Tsingtao tried its best to avoid being seen by other countries. The exterior design could easily give other countries new ideas. Even though this process was unavoidable, it was better to delay it as long as possible.
After the banquet for the European and American consuls, the leaders and representatives of the Republic of Prawn had a banquet with the China Dispatch Army. The leader of the Republic of Prawn? Ben Takeo told the representative of the China Dispatch Army. "We hope to counterattack Honshu one day. We also hope to receive the support of China. "
"We can't attack the Tobaku with you. The scale of the war is too large. We can't afford it," Zhou Xinhua, the political commissar of the Dispatch Army, said calmly.
What? Ben Takeo and the leaders of the Republic of Prawn did not think that Zhou Xinhua's words were insulting. Japan was also a proud nation. If China arrogantly said that it could easily conquer Japan, the leaders of the Republic of Prawn would feel insulted.
Zhou Xinhua did not want to talk about this. He continued, "Since the Republic of Prawn is using the name of the Republic, we suggest that you implement the Republic's system."
"What do you mean?" Ben Takeo was surprised by this.
"Let's talk about something else first. Saitou Ichi, who retreated from the Aizu Domain, said that the shogunate suppressed the Akabane Tabloids. When the Aizu Domain broke out of the encirclement, it was the sympathizers of the Akabane Tabloids that opened up a path for everyone to break out of the encirclement. "
When the leaders of the Republic of Prawn heard the name of the Akatsuki Tabloids, their faces darkened. The Red Newspaper Unit was an organization active in the Dongshan area to overthrow the government. This organization publicized in various places that the new government had agreed to reduce the annual tribute by half. It was this kind of propaganda that made the farmers support the new government. Although the peasants did not go to war, in order to reduce the annual tribute by half, they carried messages for the Meiji government army and led the way for the Meiji government army. In fact, they were even more effective than the local army.
Zhou Xinhua was a Chinese of the new era. As a member of China's vanguard, the education carried out in the political work of the military was completely different from the current situation in Japan.
"The Republic of Prawn's current problem is that its population is too small. There was no extensive agriculture, no ironworks, no shipyards. In such an environment, if you still insist on doing what you did before, a large number of privileged classes occupying the upper echelons, and those who reap without sowing will reap huge benefits. How long do you think you can hold on? "Zhou Xinhua said confidently as he talked about China's principles. The remnants of the old shogunate were dumbfounded. Some of them even showed expressions of hatred.
It wasn't that Japan didn't have similar ideas. The Meiji government even proposed the idea of "equality of the four peoples." However, the Meiji Restoration was a revolution of the shogunate. The upper echelons of Japan felt that they could replace it. In essence, it was a process of a new privileged class replacing the old privileged class. It was indeed very difficult for the remnants of the old privileged class to jump on the bandwagon.
"Why was the Akatsuki Tabloids able to create such a storm in Japan? Why was the Akatsuki Tabloids killed by the Tobaku? Why did the Akatsuki Tabloids still support the Akatsuki Tabloids and help the Aizu Domain after they were killed by the Tobaku? Everyone, many of you are officials of the Meiji government, which means that you are all scholars. I also understand the reason why you have held on until now. It is because you have benefited greatly from the old system. However, I have to make it clear that the shogunate has collapsed. It is impossible for the shogunate to rise again. It was just like how night would fall after the sun sets, and a new sun would rise the next day. If you hold on to the afterglow of the setting sun, you will never see tomorrow! " Zhou Xinhua's words were forceful. Even though the leaders of the Republic of Prawn obviously didn't accept his words, Zhou Xinhua still spoke his mind.
Vézé was always at the forefront. In China, Zhou Xinhua was just a follower. He had personally participated in the destruction of the Manchu Qing imperial court and witnessed the fall of China's former rulers. Faced with the remnants of the Japanese shogunate, Zhou Xinhua suddenly understood the political education he had received in the past. Times would definitely move forward. China had surpassed the old era and entered the new era because Vézé had led the Liberation Army to destroy everything from the old era. Now that the people of the Republic of Prawn had experienced destruction, they had no choice but to embark on the path of the new era. It would be a pity if they hesitated to move forward at this time.
Over the next few days, many of the leaders of the Republic of Prawn refused to see Zhou Xinhua again. Others asked Zhou Xinhua how China had achieved the success of the revolution. How did the new China form its own government after the revolution?
Zhou Xinhua's suggestions were simple. "The state owns the land," "equality among the people," "the state manages all taxes," "the state invests in industry," and "compulsory military service." These were the policies that China had implemented. So far, these policies had played a good role. After the abolition of the feudal forces, the productive forces were liberated and the vitality of society greatly increased.
The elected leaders of the Republic of Prawn? Together with Zhou Xinhua, Ben Muyang wrote "The Outline for the Founding of the Republic of Prawn." In this outline, it was established that the people were equal, the state owned the land, and everyone had the obligation to serve in the military. After retiring from the army, both men and women had to obey the arrangements of the government. The government would distribute land and arrange jobs. To put it bluntly, it meant that everyone was a soldier.
Zhou Xinguo already knew that the shogunate had plans to establish a parliament, but the parliament itself was only to maintain the shogunate's rule. Therefore, to the question of? Ben Muyang's suggestion that those who served in the military would have the right to vote after the end of the war, he was quite surprised. Similarly,? Ben Muyang did not agree with the suggestion that everyone should have the right to vote. He believed that those who served in the military could have the right to vote, but the right to be elected should be firmly controlled in the hands of those who were loyal to the Republic of Prawn.
?\ The main point of the dispute between Ben Muyang and Zhou Xinhua was the issue of the judiciary. China had done a lot of publicity on the issue of judicial equality, but it also encountered a lot of resistance. However, Vézé was not a traditional emperor. In the new China, where there was no aristocratic system, there was no one that the judiciary could not touch. Of course, no one dared to cause trouble for Vézé, but in theory, Vézé had to be investigated and punished if he broke the law. This was the concept of judicial equality. It was one thing to enforce the law, but it was another thing to have people that the law could not govern.
Did you see that? Looking at Ben Muyang's awkward expression, Zhou Xinhua suddenly realized the greatness of China's revolution. The political education in the army made it clear that as long as the law recognized that there was one person who was not bound by the law, it would not take long before more people became unbound by the law. Only when the law did not recognize that anyone could not be bound by the law, would the law be taken seriously.
After the Outline for the Founding of the Republic of Prawn was written,? Ben Muyang and the group of people who worked on the document went to work on their own. After all, Zhou Xinhua was an outsider. His title was only the Chief Political Commissar of the China Dispatch Army. Moreover, when Vézé and Zhou Xinhua talked, they warned him not to get involved in the internal affairs of the Republic of Prawn. Influencing the direction of the Republic of Prawn and forcibly getting involved were two different things. As the saying goes in China, a melon that is forcibly twisted is not sweet, and pulling up seedlings to help them grow is very inefficient.
At that time, the French adviser Brunet was very interested in discussing political views with Zhou Xinhua. This person was originally a military adviser of the shogunate. When Ben went to the Chest Museum, he ignored the French government's order to return to China. Ben went to the Republic of Prawn with six other advisers. After the French Revolution, the republican ideology gained a firm foothold after several restorations. Even though Napoleon became president and then Emperor of France, this did not mean the fall of the republic. On the contrary, it made the republic more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Brunet was not a royalist. He was once very interested in the shogunate's hope to establish a parliamentary system. He was very disapproving of the atrocities committed by the Tobaku. He did not expect to meet a revolutionary soldier of China in Japan. Naturally, he wanted to get to know him better.
Zhou Xinhua had attended military school and studied world history. He was also very interested in the French Revolution. After inflicting heavy losses on the navy of the Meiji government, they did not have to worry about being attacked by the enemy for the time being. The two often talked about the history of France and Europe. As the days passed, the two became closer. Brunet said that he liked Japan very much. If the Republic of Prawn could be founded successfully, he wanted to be France's ambassador to the Republic of Prawn.
"I think the possibility is very high," Zhou Xinhua said with a smile.
"Mr. Zhou, are you also willing to be China's ambassador to the Republic of Prawn?" Brunet asked with a smile.
Zhou Xinhua shook his head. "There are still many battles to be fought in our country. Naturally, I have to go back to China to fight."
The French implemented an elite policy. Brunet was very impressed with Zhou Xinhua's enthusiasm for the battlefield.
As they were chatting, Zhou Xinhua suddenly heard gunshots. Brunet also heard them. Both of them were soldiers and were extremely sensitive to gunshots. They immediately stood up. There were a few more gunshots in the distance. When the two of them rushed out of the tent, they could no longer hear the gunshots.
Zhou Xinhua hurriedly asked the guard, "Where did the gunshots come from?"
The vigilant guard pointed to the pentagonal gallery not far away. "It should be there."
"Maybe it's military training," Brunet said.
"Probably," Zhou Xinhua replied. But he was a little puzzled. If it was military training, there would not have been just a few shots. There should have been more gunshots. Who would have nothing better to do than to fire a few shots for no reason?
In the pentagonal gallery of the Republic of Prawn, it was already a mess. Seven or eight senior officials were lying on the ground. In the courtyard, the chief of the Shinsengumi, Kondo Isami, had been shot in the chest. Blood gushed out and dyed his clothes red. Several members of the Shinsengumi next to him had been knocked down by rifles, and a dozen others were hacked to death on the ground.
?\ The Outline for the Founding of the Republic of Prawn, which Ben Takeo had determined, had caused a great deal of controversy within the Republic of Prawn. Faced with the current difficult situation, most of the cadres had chosen to follow? Ben Takeo. But there was still a portion of the diehards who were determined not to agree? Ben Takeo's policy.
In this era where "Divine Retribution" was rampant, there were many things that one did not have much choice in. Ben Takeo called a meeting and demanded that the diehards surrender their power and resign from their posts for the people. Of course, the diehards refused, so the long-prepared purge operation was immediately launched.
The Shinsengumi was also completely divided. The stubborn Kondo Isami was the main target of attention. Even though they were ambushed, Kondo Isami still led the Shinsengumi members loyal to him out of the meeting room, but they were stopped in the courtyard.
Knowing that he was going to die, Kondo Isami sheathed his katana and forced himself to sit up. When Saitou saw this, he knew that Kondo Isami was ready to commit seppuku. He sheathed his own katana as well. "Kondo-san, if you don't mind, please allow me to be the intercession."
"Can you guarantee that you will kill all the traitors in the future?" Kondo Isami finally managed to sit properly on his knees. He panted and asked. Back then, Kondo Isami had purged the previous chief of the Shinsengumi. Later on, he had purged many of the members, including the members of the Shinsengumi who were selected to be the imperial mausoleum guards under the emperor. This was to maintain the absolute independence of the Shinsengumi. Objection? Ben Takeo's outline for the founding of the country was only for Kondo Isami to adhere to his own ideals. The Shinsengumi was a place that had been built with great difficulty, and it was a feudal stronghold that could not be removed. Now that he was at the end of his rope, Kondo Isami asked another question that concerned his own dignity. From a peasant to the chief of the Shinsengumi, Kondo Isami did not want to commit any more shameful acts before his death.
"Please rest assured, Mr. Kondo! We will definitely fight to the end for this, "Saitou Ichi said seriously. Originally, Takeo had spent a great deal of effort to convince these people. What moved Saitou the most was when he said, "Since the sun has already set on the shogunate, we can only welcome a brand new dawn!"
Saitou Kazuo had no idea what to do. Ben Takeo did not care about the outline of his country. If he wanted to survive in a godforsaken place like the Republic of Prawn, he had no other choice but to work hard. However, whether this type of hard work was for the sake of saving the olden era or establishing a new era was fundamentally different. Saitou Ichi made his own choice: to follow the setting sun or to welcome the rising sun.
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