Xiao Letian looked at Jin Changsen and still didn't understand it, so he could only sigh and say it more clearly. "For example, I will add a new tax to the people of Ryukyu next year, which is the scientific research tax, and the money accumulated is used for the research and development of new warships. This tax should be very heavy..."

"If you collect more taxes, you will naturally grab money from the people's pockets, and the people's sense of happiness will naturally decrease. This is actually contrary to the interests of the people. No one in the world is willing to pay benefits from their pockets..."

"But a country still needs to do things. It costs money to do things. At this time, the benefits of autocracy can be seen. My reputation, including the reputation of King Shangtai, will naturally suppress the unwillingness and resentment in the hearts of the people, so that they can accept this new tax..."

Xiao Letian looked at the confused Jin Changsen and whispered, "Isn't this a manifestation of national cohesion?"

Jin Changsen learned Confucian classics since childhood, and the medieval scheming style. He knew nothing about the world's major changes and had no understanding of the modern national system.

"Divide power, decentralization... after division, isn't we going to give the emperor and the nobles no more? If there is no emperor, is it still a world?"

"And you, Xiao Letian, also said that the major national politics are swinging between the two points of autocracy and decentralization. What is the monarch of the 'constitutional monarchy' you are talking about? What is constitutional monarchy? What is constitutional monarchy? I am a dying person. Don't use big words to frame me, but tell the truth..."

Xiao Letian scratched his scalp and said that this really gave me a difficult problem. When I first learned politics, I also memorized the terms and explained them. It was very simple to say clichés, but it would be a difficult task to summarize the concise and concise vernacular and explain such political terms.

"Okay, since you ask, I will try my best to explain it to you... The monarch is the authority of a country. It actually symbolizes power. His existence tends to be centralized. You should understand that when war is about to happen, when the invaders step into our land, and when our country needs to collectively contribute its interests to do some major projects..."

"At this time, this centralized representative monarch can become a cohesion to suppress the selfishness of the people. We can let the people eat pickles every day and take away most of their surplus value without causing them to complain or rebel..."

"Do you understand?" Xiao Letian asked patiently. At this time, Jin Changsen just nodded in confusion, as if he was a little enlightened.

"I'm so tired, so I'm talking about constitutionalization. This constitution means establishing a constitution. The Western constitution is above the imperial power, not the kind of law under the imperial power. Do you know this?"

"Just know, there is only one purpose of constitutional establishment, which is to use the constitution to tie the imperial power... I just said that imperial power naturally has the desire to develop towards centralization, and centralization is not bad, but it means that it must be used in a specific environment. If centralization occurs during the peaceful and stable period, it will not be a blessing for the country and the people..."

"Only with a constitution can the rights that the people have finally separated from the monarchs and nobles. Only the people with rights can be called citizens in the West, and the class of citizens is an important force in the development of Europe now..."

"Now you will always understand what constitutional monarchy is. This thing was not invented by that smart man at all. It is actually a natural product of the people and imperial power fighting each other, snatching each other's power, and after hundreds of years of confrontation and compromise..."

"I dare not say what the world will become in the next few hundred years, but I can tell you with certainty that constitutional monarchy is the most advanced political system in the world at present... Just like the Frenchman's Glory on the sea, the battleships on the three-layer shooting deck are the most powerful weapons."

"Why did I, Xiao Letian, do things against me? What did I rely on to rise in East Asia? Isn't it because I have always been the first to be the people? It is precisely because what I give to everyone is the most advanced in the world that I can get to where I am today."

"Does I, Xiao Letian, give up the foundation of my foothold and retreat? I know that the system of the family and the world is no longer working, but I still have to continue to follow the old path. Jin Changsen, I will tell you the last sentence, Prime Minister Xiao of Ryukyu takes away many rights from Shuri City, and these rights will sooner or later be distributed to the people."

"I, Xiao Letian, will not always take over these rights, will not keep my children and grandchildren, nor will I return them to King Shangtai. Constitutional monarchy is the national policy I formulated for Ryukyu, and no one can change it."

"Now, you should believe that I will not usurp the country." Xiao Letian looked at Jin Changsen as deep as water, and an invisible pressure made him breathless.

"Haha... So that's it, so that's it... If it's true as the Prime Minister said and done, then I'm really a villain, but that's fine. King Shangtai has become the nominal monarch and has divided most of the rights out. Maybe it can guarantee that the throne will continue to grow..."

At this time, Jin Changsen suddenly yelled, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the general trend of the world has changed. You should be the King of Taiping in the future. Don't think too much, tens of millions..." King Shangtai, who was eavesdropping in the dark corner, was already in tears at this time. Jin Changsen, the old minister, used the last moment of his life to draw the truth from Xiao Letian's belly. Of course, his life is almost over.

Jin Changsen drank his last glass of wine, stood up and straightened his clothes, "Prime Minister, I have no regrets anymore. You can arrange to go on the road. Whether it is beheading the head and lingchi or burning the fire, as long as you can vent your anger for the people of Ryukyu, please ask the Prime Minister to take action."

Jin Sanshun outside the prison gate could no longer hold it back. He rushed in and knelt in front of Xiao Letian. "Prime Minister, please beg the Prime Minister to be kind. I am willing to exchange all my credit for one of my grandfathers, and I am willing to spend all my wealth and beg my grandfather to die... Woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo

The fat guy kowtowed like pounding garlic. Although this guy is usually lazy and greedy, he is really filial. Xiao Letian sighed and went to support him, but he couldn't help him.

"Jin Changsen, you and I have different ideas, but I can't tell you what's right or wrong. If it's still the Middle Ages, then your choice is correct. Unfortunately, it's the 19th century now, everything you uphold has no foundation..."

"You and I are not wrong, but the environment has changed... You are an old minister of Ryukyu, not appointed by me, Xiao Letian. Your life and death will be decided by King Shangtai..." After saying that, Xiao Letian slapped twice.

King Shangtai, who was hiding in the shadow, could no longer escape. He and Cai Mao walked out with red eyes. Jin Changsen was really a loyal minister. When he saw King Shangtai, he immediately fell to the ground with tears in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is incompetent..."

"Jin Qing... Please get up quickly... Your Jin family has served our Shang family for hundreds of years. We are too weak, and the sins are all on me..."

The king and his ministers also knew that this was the last chance to meet. The two hugged their heads and cried bitterly through the fence. Xiao Letian couldn't bear it anymore, so he waved his hand gently, and a soldier walked over and opened the prison door.

The crying and complaining finally stopped. King Shangtai finally had to give an explanation to the people of Ryukyu. He helped Jin Changsen up and said regretfully, "The statistics on military and civilian casualties after the war have been released... The number of casualties in Ryukyu has reached 70,000... At least half of them died after the negotiations..."

Having said that, the blood on Jin Changsen's face was drained suddenly, as if he was suddenly surrounded by forty thousand unjust souls.

"You can't live your own evil, you can't live your own evil." He said this and kicked away Jin Sanshun, who was kowtowing. "Don't cry anymore, live well like a man in the future. Don't learn from me. Grandpa's life proves that the old path has gone to an end, and you have to use your life to walk the prime minister's new path, study hard, and do it well."

Jin Changsen bowed to King Shangtai and said, "All the crimes are in the guilty ministers. Others are not guilty. Please be careful when you kill your Majesty... It's fine if you dismiss the office, just dismiss the office."

King Shangtai secretly glanced at Xiao Letian, and saw the Prime Minister nodding slightly. He felt relieved and said, "Naturally, this is natural. The other old ministers dismissed from office and the people, so I will not be punished... Come on." As he spoke, a eunuch broke a wooden plate with white silk and poisonous wine on it.

At this time, Jin Changsen suddenly felt excited, "Your Majesty, this is wrong. I have committed a great crime and killed tens of thousands of people. How can I give me a whole body? Arrest me to the dock. Just sit in the negotiations and ask for a killing at noon. Let my death shock all the latecomers and let my death vent its anger for the people..."

"Brother Jin, why are you doing this..." Cai Mao's eyes heated up and tears rolled down.

Only Xiao Letian understood Jin Changsen's plan, he knew that Jin Changsen was avoiding disaster for his children and grandchildren. Only when he died miserably and died in front of the people's people's hearts could be cleaned and not let his grandson stick to his bags.

Xiao Letian understood Jin Changsen's meaning and nodded and sighed, "I will leave one for Jin Sanshun in Germany. Let him go to Europa to exercise, don't suffer the same loss as you..."

Jin Changsen also understood Xiao Letian's promise. He knelt on the ground and solemnly bowed three times. "I don't thank you for your kindness, and I can't repay you. I can only send you a piece of information... Gong Cheng's residence in the Shanghai Concession, the residence of his favorite concubine, my housekeeper knows that with him behind his back, it's not difficult to catch this old thing..."

Jin Changsen's fate has been unchanged here. That night, the streets were covered with notices asking for the killing of Jin Changsen. The next morning, the dock was surrounded by people, especially those who had lost their relatives, prepared stones, rotten eggs, rotten vegetables and leaves and other weapons to humiliate this minister who ruined the country.

After dawn, the prison cart appeared on the street, with a rain of stones and rotten eggs and other debris, which made Jin Changsen lose half his life in an instant. If the new army had not tried its best to maintain order, Jin Changsen would have been killed by stones along the way.

"The traitor... is the dog thief who traitors... colluded with both inside and outside..." Amid the angry curses, Jin Changsen was sentenced by Ming Zhengdian at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
Chapter completed!