1113 Soft words persuade Your Majesty
Fu Qing sighed and felt powerlessness surged into his heart. He wanted to speak a few times but stopped, but the last bit of conscience still forced him to speak.
"Your Majesty... don't think so! Although the Chinese clan order abolished the emperor and the idea of the emperor's power and the heavenly empowerment, there is no covetousness of the land of the Qing Dynasty in the entire Chinese clan order?"
"This code does not involve the legal inheritance between the Chinese and the Central Plains, and the Chinese are not forced to join... and there is no tough policy that we had in the past. Everything is just as fate!"
"It's like before I got on the boat in Tanggu, I witnessed many Qing refugees being driven out by the new army at Xishuimen... In fact, Xiao Letian's decree is still very reasonable. No matter whether you like it or not, the rules will be placed there. He doesn't ask you to abide by it, nor will he force you to abide by it!"
"He is just like a fair businessman. He puts the goods there. If you want to buy, you buy them if you think they are worth it. If you don't want to buy, you can transfer them if you don't want to buy them. Bargaining is absolutely not possible... He will not modify his rules for anyone!"
The third master shook, "At Xishuimen, I have seen too many poor and humble people who are trolling and playing rogues. They want to enter the special zone to enjoy the blessings, but they are unwilling to change themselves at all... Isn't this mentality the same virtue as those greedy people who are bargaining?"
"Haha, he can only buy two sesame cakes for a penny, so he has to buy two kilograms of meat for a penny? If he doesn't agree, he will be trolling and cheating?"
Master Qing San suddenly reached out and grabbed Zai Chun's little hand, using the temperature of his palm to warm his cold and trembling little hand, and also warmed Zai Chun's heart.
"Your Majesty! The matter is not as serious as you think. Will the Chinese Order be issued really dig the roots of our Manchu rule? I don't know... There are so many greedy people in the world. They are not even willing to abide by the rules of the Tanggu Special Administrative Region. Do you think they will abide by the rules of the Chinese Order?"
"From the morning until now, I have been wandering on the streets, and I am actually thinking about this problem. Now I have figured it out! The news of the Chinese order reached the Qing Dynasty, and there were indeed a group of people who were moved to change the ranks, but to be honest... most of the people are actually like the rogues who are making trouble in Xishuimen!"
"They were envious of the big scales within the Chinese people, and they were eating meat with big bowls. But looking at the extremely strict rules in the Chinese people, they would definitely retreat... Of course, they would also try to change Xiao Letian's policies. That group of untouchables were like this, always trying not to change themselves and change others, and finally ate the meat from other people's bowls!"
"The Chinese Code will be very fierce in the end, but there will not be many people who really act, and there may not be one out of ten. Why should you care too much about it?"
"But?" Zaichun was speechless for a moment.
"Your Majesty, I understand your concerns, but you want to be more open-minded. The lives of the untouchable are fearful but not worthy of virtue! As long as Xiao Letian does not lower his standards, as long as Xiao Letian does not forcefully use a knife and a foreign gun to promote his rules... Don't worry, the vast majority of the people will still listen to our court!"
Shi Shan and Shi Shui both changed their eyes when they looked at Fu Qing. They did not expect that Master Qing, who was a Manren military general, could say such wise words and so exquisitely.
No wonder Master Qing San was able to become the leader of the Manchu Reform Sect. It turned out that it was not only because of the relationship between Uncle Xiao Letian, but also because of the identity of Empress Dowager Dong's identity as a pillow... Master San also has practical information in his belly, and this analysis of people's hearts is very exquisite.
Shi Shan clapped his hands and smiled, "Good, good! The Third Master is right. As long as Xiao Letian did not do these two things, the court will be safe. First, Xiao Letian's Chinese standard will not be lowered. As long as this standard is not lowered, there will not be many people who have deeply moved into the Chinese people. Think about it! Not to mention those foreign races, even within the Qing Dynasty, how many people can write Chinese characters?"
Shi Shui also clapped his hands and exclaimed, "Yes, yes, yes, the second point is the greed in the hearts of the people. Those untouchables are afraid of power but do not have virtue. It is useless to say good things to him. The weaker the government is, the more arrogant they are... These people are afraid of knives and foreign guns. Haha, the sharp steel knife is placed on his neck. Do you think he dares to say a little more nonsense?"
"Why do people make trouble every day like going to the market? Those people roll on the streets and even dare to scold the streets? It's not that Xiao Letian issued strict orders and could not use force. Those untouchables saw that there was no danger, so they could not make trouble. As long as they made trouble, they would not make trouble. If they fought for more money, they would be better than not making trouble!"
"A penny is money! No matter how small a fly is, it is meat! The untouchables are always stubborn and unwilling to change. Not only do they refuse to change, they are also greedy for small profits! So, as long as Xiao Letian does not extend his knife, those people will not actively become Chinese people!"
Zai Chun was stunned, "Then, that... How can Ryukyu explain it now? The people support the Chinese order so much, shouldn't those people's celebration be fake, right?"
Master Qing San held Zai Chun's hand, and his heavy palms gave Zai Chun a very stable feeling. "Your Majesty! Tanggu and Ryukyu are special circumstances. These people have been under Xiao Letian's rule for several years. They have tasted the sweetness of the new policy and have developed a strong personality cult to the prime minister. So now, let alone the Chinese order, even if Xiao Letian farts, they can go out to celebrate!"
"But our Qing Dynasty has more than 10 million square kilometers, billions of people, and is unimaginable... More people have never seen Xiao Letian's power, nor have they tasted his sweetness. What corners do you think he can dig us?"
The hostility in Zaichun's heart was gradually resolved by soft and gentle words. "But... but no matter what, there will always be a group of people who will join the Chinese clan, especially those who have read books, those who have seen foreigners on the beach, they may leave with Xiao Letian!"
"Hahaha..." The third master laughed, "Your Majesty is a bit worrying. Those people have seen the world, and their hearts have been moved by the foreigners' world! Even without Xiao Letian's Chinese order, this group of people will join the foreigners' camp. Isn't there a new profession in Shanghai called comprador?"
"After all, those who are preparing to surrender to the Chinese people are no longer loyal ministers and followers from the bottom of their hearts. The loyal ministers and followers from the Qing Dynasty will not take the initiative to join which Chinese people? So what are you worried about?"
"What we have to do is reform ourselves as soon as possible, strengthen ourselves and ultimately protect our loyal people. After all, the thousands of years of imperial power and heavenly empowerment cannot be changed by him alone!"
Zai Chun blinked his eyes and suddenly said, "You wait a moment! I understand... You guys talked for a long time, Balabala, to put it all the same, is the basis of my Qing Dynasty ruling the country that is greedy and short-sighted untouchable?"
"Damn it! You are so bold! What do you mean is that I, the Qing Dynasty, do not deserve the support of those ethical, qualitative, cultural and well-educated elite talents?"
"What else can I be proud of for such an old untouchable?" (To be continued)
Chapter completed!