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    On a carriage heading to Beijing.

    "Your Majesty"

    "How many times have I told you, don't call me emperor in China! If the Chinese hear it and reach the ears of Emperor Tianwu, our country in Korea will be destroyed." Li Xi looked around worriedly and said.  Although the two spoke in Korean, they did not rule out the possibility of encountering Chinese people who understood Korean.

    "Yes, yes, the old minister forgot for a while." Pu Jinyi said quickly.

    After celebrating the New Year, Li Xi took a boat to China.  Compared with North Korea, which was still dilapidated at this time, the places in China that were also invaded by Japan have been basically rebuilt at this time, and there is no trace of having experienced war, which makes North Korea envious.  North Korea cannot be compared with China. Its land, population, resources, etc. cannot be compared with China.  What North Korea can do at this time is to rely on this re-emerging power to develop slowly.

    "By the way, are you ready with the list of gifts?" These gifts are actually tribute items. The "Treaty of Shimonoseki" abolished the vassal relationship between North Korea and China, but currently all unequal treaties signed by the great powers with China have  It has been declared invalid by Emperor Tianwu. North Korea is naturally still a vassal state of China at this time. A vassal state naturally has to pay tribute.  Although North Korea was successively occupied by Japan and Russia, not much wealth was plundered, so it was no problem to find some valuable items as tribute. Anyway, those items could not be used for food.  However, this time I brought too many tributes, and they were still on the ship at this time, so I had to first consolidate the list of tributes obtained from various places and send them over.

    "It's done, butis it too much? The tributes to the Qing Dynasty have never been so much before." Park Jinyi felt that the tribute this time was really too much, equivalent to five times the previous tributes to the Qing Dynasty.

    "More? Not much at all! If it weren't for the rescue of the Celestial Empire, I would still be hiding incognito and evading the Russians. If the Celestial Empire hadn't sent a large army to North Korea to defeat the Russians, North Korea's treasures would have been taken to Russia by the Russians.  Such a small amount of tribute is nothing! Moreover, today¡¯s Celestial Dynasty is not comparable to the former Qing Dynasty!¡± Li Xi really felt that the amount of these tributes was not large enough, and how could the current Chinese Empire be compared to the Manchu Qing Dynasty?  of?  The Manchu Qing Dynasty did not know how many treaties it had signed with European and American powers, but what about the Chinese Empire?  As soon as the People's Republic of China was founded, all treaties signed by the great powers and the Manchu Qing Dynasty were declared invalid. More importantly, the great powers did not express their position on this, which is enough to show the strength of the dynasty today.

    "Uh" Park Jinyi was speechless.

    "Moreover," Li Xi continued, "Since the Sino-Japanese War, we have not paid tribute to the Celestial Empire. It has been three years now! At present, these things are only five times what we gave to the Qing Dynasty in the past. Counting it all.  That¡¯s not much.¡±

    "Your Majesty is wise! The old minister was negligent!"

    "How many times have I said this! I was talking about you just now! Don't call me emperor here again!" Li Xizhen regretted bringing this old guy Park Jinyi here.  If it weren't for the fact that this guy was a veteran of the previous dynasty and the protector of the country himself, Li Xi would have thought of killing him.  Before coming, he repeatedly told him that when he arrived in China, he should not call himself the emperor, but the king.  If you were called emperor in China.  And it reached the ears of Emperor Tianwu. Emperor Tianwu was not happy and sent someone to kill him. Then he said that he was killed by the Japanese. Then he merged North Korea into the territory of China on the grounds that North Korea had no owner. Then North Korea could  That's it.  You can die, but North Korea cannot perish!  Moreover, China annexed the Philippines not long ago, which shows that Emperor Tianwu was also an emperor who hoped to expand his territory.

    "Old minister, deserve to die! Old minister, deserve to die!" Pu Jinyi said quickly.

    "Tuk-tuk-tuk".  The carriage door was knocked, and then the coachman was heard saying: "The capital is ahead."

    "Oh." Li Xi responded.  The coachman also had bodyguards at the front and rear, all arranged by officials in Tianjin. For a majestic king, he only received eight bodyguards.

    After entering the capital, Li Xi opened the car curtains from time to time and looked out.  Beijing is much more prosperous than Tianjin.  From time to time, Li Xi could see a car driving by.

    "Hey? Xiao Zhang, those black four-wheeled things are cars, right?" Li Xi was already forty-six at this time, so he called Zhang Xiaoren Xiao Zhang.

    Zhang Xiaoren looked at the car enviously and said in an envious tone: "Yes, the car we passed just now was a BMW. It was a car made by the emperor's company! I heard that in foreign countries, BMW cars are the most expensive and best  ! Those foreign nobles all drive BMWs!"

    "Oh, how much does this car cost?"

    ¡°I heard that the most expensive BMW costs two to three thousand pounds.¡±

    "Hiss~~~~Three thousand pounds! Doesn't that cost more than ten thousand taels of silver?" Li Xi took a breath of cold air.

    "There are also cheap ones, American products, blessingIt's a special T-model car. It's meant for the public, but it looks extremely ugly. You can have one for less than $500.  " Zhang Xiaoren said.

    Historically, the cheapest Ford Model T ever sold was $300, because the assembly line production model has increased production capacity, but now every car sold has to pay Qin Ge a differential patent fee of $20.  A car must use a differential, otherwise it will be difficult to turn.

    As the carriage drove all the way forward, Li Xi saw the palace gate and wanted to get out of the car, but unexpectedly the carriage did not stop. He said anxiously: "Hey! Xiao Zhang, it's passed! It's passed!"

    Zhang Xiaoren turned his head and said, "What happened?"

    "Didn't you say that you should go directly to Beijing to meet the Holy Spirit? Now, why don't you stop when you get to the palace?" Li Xidao.

    Park Jinyi said: "Your Majesty, don't be anxious. Maybe the Emperor is not here to receive us in the palace."

    Zhang Xiaoren said: "The emperor has moved out of the palace for a while. Oh, this is now called the Forbidden City. The emperor doesn't live here, so it can't be called the palace anymore."

    "Move, move out of the palace? Why move out of the palace?" Li Xi asked.

    "How dare I try to figure out the Holy Will?"

    "Thenwhere are we going now?" Li Xi did not dare to ask more about the palace.

    ¡°Go to the Summer Palace, the emperor basically lives there now.¡±

    When he arrived at the Summer Palace, Zhang Xiaoren handed his ID to the guard at the door and said a few words, and then someone came to take Li Xi in. However, Pu Jinyi who was following him was stopped. He had no choice but to go to the arranged place.  Stay.

    After Li Xi entered the Summer Palace, he looked around to admire the beautiful scenery.  He thought: "No wonder Emperor Tianwu lives here instead of the palace. The palace can be said to represent the highest majesty of the country and does not allow any playfulness or noise. Therefore, such a large palace will appear deserted. It can easily make ordinary people feel uncomfortable.  Emperor Tianwu may have felt that the palace was too deserted, so he moved to a garden like this."

    Just as he was thinking about it, he saw a beautiful woman in palace attire practicing her sword in the open space in front of her. There were several palace maids waiting nearby. Thinking that this might be the imperial concubine, Li Xi lowered his head and did not dare to look more.  Although no one was playing in the entire Summer Palace, compared with the Imperial Palace, it was less solemn.  Along the way, he only saw palace maids and guards. Li Ximai saw a eunuch.  I wanted to ask the maid in front of me.  But he couldn't speak.

    After crossing the Seventeen-Arch Bridge and entering Nanhu Island, another palace maid led the way. Within a few minutes, Li Xi saw Emperor Tianwu wearing a Tang suit.  He is very young and does not seem to have much power.

    After seeing Qin Ge, Li Xi knelt down and kowtowed, shouting: "Li Xi, the leader of North Korea, pays homage to the emperor of China"

    Qin Ge didn't wait for him to continue and said: "Get up, China has abolished the etiquette of kneeling and worshiping. Except for kneeling to parents and elders, you are not allowed to kneel to others. Well You North Korea should also abolish the etiquette of kneeling and worshiping."  "

    "Yes, yes, I will order the abolition of the etiquette of kneeling and worshiping when I return!" Li Xi stood up and bowed.  "However, Your Majesty is the parent of thousands of people in China and North Korea, and it is appropriate to bow down to you."

    Qin Ge smiled and said, "How could I give birth to so many people?"

    Li Xi was shocked and felt that he had been slapped on the horse's leg. He raised his head slightly and looked at Emperor Dao Tianwu's smile, knowing that it was a joke.  The hanging heart was relieved.  Didn¡¯t you say that you have no joke?  Your Majesty is so good at seeing jokes!

    At this time, I heard Qin Ge say: "It's still early, let me take you to visit the Summer Palace!"

    After walking through the Seventeen-Arch Bridge, Qin Ge asked: "What is the current situation in North Korea?"

    Li Xi followed Qin Ge and said, "Fortunately, production has resumed in various places now. Although many people still cannot have three meals a day, it is much better than before."

    "Well, I want to set up several factories in North Korea. What do you think?" Qin Ge said.

    "Of course I am very welcome. If His Majesty sets up a factory in North Korea, he will definitely employ North Korean nationals, right?" Li Xi naturally hopes that China can set up factories in North Korea, which can solve some people's living problems.  As for other countries wanting to set up factories in North Korea, Li Xi would think that these powers wanted to plunder North Korea's wealth.

    "Of course."

    "Then I wonder what kind of factory your Majesty wants to set up?" Li Xidao.

    ¡°Mining.¡±

    "Mining?"

    "Well, I will send some prospectors to North Korea for exploration, and then I will estimate the mineral deposits, submit a mining application to you, and mine after paying the funds. Everything will follow normal business procedures." Qin Ge said.

    Huh~~ Li Xi breathed a sigh of relief. He thought he was going to forcefully exploit North Korea's mineral deposits. After hearing Qin Ge say that he would follow normal business procedures, he said: "This?As long as Your Majesty chooses to mine, North Korea will definitely welcome it.  "

    "Well, although North Korea is not big, it has a small population. Now that it has been pacified for a long time, why are there still people who can't solve the problem of food and clothing?" Qin Ge suddenly became concerned about the people's livelihood issues in North Korea.

    "This" Li Xi was speechless.  Most of the land in North Korea was concentrated in the hands of powerful people and landlords. It was impossible for him to offend these people. Without the support of these powerful people, the court would not be able to get money at all.

    "Huh?" Qin Ge turned his head and glanced at Li Xi.

    Li Xi then thought about it, China¡¯s land was also concentrated in the hands of a small group of people. How did Emperor Tianwu deal with it?  He said: "Your Majesty, the cultivated land in North Korea is concentrated in the hands of some powerful people. Ordinary people don't have much land, so some people don't have enough to eat."

    "Oh? As the king of North Korea, haven't you thought of a way?" Qin Ge said.

    "This I am ignorant and can't think of any solution." Li Xi was asking for advice, hoping to get some useful solutions from Qin Ge.

    "Wellcan't you distribute the land from the powerful to the peasants?"

    "Thisdoesn't it offend those powerful people?"

    Qin Ge shook his head and said: "You are the leader of North Korea, how can you be afraid of those powerful people?"

    Li Xi was depressed, what happened to the leader of North Korea? Guangxu was also the emperor of the Qing Dynasty.  But how many powerful officials can you command?  He said: "Your Majesty, if the North Korean government is to be maintained, these powerful people are indispensable."

    Qin Ge said: "You are the leader of North Korea, and all people in North Korea should listen to you. If anyone disobeys, he will be charged with a crime, his property will be confiscated, and he will be imprisoned. Soon? Then?  Distributing the land you get to farmers can promote production, and the farmers will pay you taxes!" Qin Ge actually wants to carry out land reform. Today, most of China's fertile farmland is concentrated in the hands of landlords and wealthy businessmen.  However, he rashly snatched the land from the landlord.  It always makes no sense.  Although the whole world is not imperial territory, it still needs to be reasonable.

    Now that the old system has been abolished in most areas, farmers need to sign a contract to rent land from the landlord. The contract period is generally five years, and the contract stipulates the grain that the farmer will hand over to the landlord.  It needs to be determined based on the harvest ratio, and at the same time, cash cannot be used for rent.  Although the landlord's income has been reduced, no one dares to say anything in the face of the black hole of gunfire.  In the beginning, many landowners had nursing homes and foreign guns in their homes.  Later, the law stipulated that civilians were not allowed to own guns. Some people took the initiative to hand over the guns in their hands, while some hid all the guns. Some people thought they were smart and handed over half of the guns and hid the other half.  In the end, everyone hid a gun.  Either his house was confiscated and he is in jail, or he is reporting to the Lord of Hell.  This is a bloody lesson for the landlords and wealthy businessmen, making them realize that although they have huge wealth, they are still ordinary people.  Fortunately, the court was still reasonable and did not go too far.  Today, the largest landowner in China mainly belongs to Qin Ge himself.  Unowned land and confiscated land are assets in his name.  Qin Ge encouraged Li Xi to carry out land reform because he wanted to see what problems would be encountered in carrying out reform purely by force.

    "This is too difficult. When these powerful people gather together, they are a very powerful force for me." Li Xidao.  Li Xi felt that this was indeed feasible. Without the support of the powerful, it would gain the support of more people and be more conducive to rule. However, it would be difficult to overthrow these powerful people. When these powerful people gathered together, it would be easy to overthrow him, the monarch of North Korea.

    "There are more than 2,000 imperial elites in Pyongyang. If you want to change the current situation in North Korea, you can dispatch them all. In fact, I am also planning to distribute land in the country after the war in the northwest is settled." Qin Ge said.  In fact, Qin Ge has now begun to distribute land. The wasteland in the Northeast has begun to be reclaimed. Qin Ge asked the farmers who went north to reclaim wasteland to form a production team. A small team worked together to develop an area. This was easier than a family developing a small area.  Much more.  But this is the Northeast, and a lot of fertile land in the South is still in the hands of landlords.

    Li Xi was a little moved when he heard that the Chinese troops stationed in Pyongyang were at his disposal, and said: "Please allow me to discuss this with the ministers and then reply to Your Majesty."

    "Well, you can first persuade those powerful people to let them do business and set up factories!"

    Li Xi followed Qin Ge, answering carefully along the way. He was so nervous along the way that he had no time to appreciate the scenery.

    Climbing up to the Buddhist Incense Pavilion and looking at the scenery of Kunming Lake from a high place, Qin Ge said to Li Xi, "How is it? Is it beautiful?"

    "Beautiful! Beautiful!"

    "This garden was built by the Manchus, how can it not be beautiful?" Qin Ge said: "If it were me, I would really be reluctant to spend money to build such a garden. You said that the Manchus know that little Japan has been pursuing Taiwan for a long time.  Why not use the money to expand the armament, but use it to build gardens?"

    "thisMaybe Cixi thought it was impossible for Japan to defeat the Beiyang Navy!  "Li Xi said.

    "Well, China and Japan face each other across the sea. If we can't defeat the Beiyang Navy, we can really rest easy. But speaking of it, the garden I have now was built by my predecessors! I want to build a garden on Jeju Island  , what do you think?" Qin Ge said.

    What?  Building a garden in Jeju Island?  This this!  Jeju Island is North Korean territory!  If you build a garden on it, you are simply trying to occupy Jeju Island!  The first two sentences also say that you are reluctant to spend money on gardening!  Now I¡¯m talking about building a garden!  !

    Li Xi stood still for a moment, then a crisp voice woke up Li Xi: "Tianwu, I have found you. Erbao is looking for you, and he will be outside Ruyi's door!"

    "Huh? Why did Erbao come to see me? Well, let him come in!"

    Li Xi took a look and saw that it was the woman practicing swordsmanship that he had seen when he came here. She was still holding a sword in her hand.  There is no doubt that this is a certain imperial concubine. Apart from the guards, the only people who can walk around here with weapons are the emperor's cronies.

    Bingbing left in a skip, and Qin Ge said to Li Xi: "Let's go! It's time for dinner, let's go back to eat!"

    "Oh." Li Xi responded, and then followed Qin Ge, not thinking about anything along the way, only thinking about how to make the man in front of him give up Jeju Island.

    At the South Ruyi Gate, Qin Erbao stood up straight outside the door. At this time, he heard the sound of a car approaching. When the car stopped, he turned around and saw that it was the Prime Minister Tang Shaoyi who came down.

    Tang Shaoyi saw Erbao after getting out of the car and said, "Erbao, why are you here too?"

    Since the meeting a year ago, Tang Shaoyi discovered that because of the policy set by the emperor that the military and political affairs were irrelevant, those engaged in politics lacked understanding of the country's military strength.  Therefore, whenever he has free time, he will rush to the staff headquarters to chat with Qin Erbao to learn more about the empire's military power in order to facilitate political and diplomatic performance.  After this came and went, the two became familiar with each other.

    "Old Tang? Hey, I'm here to report a great event, and at the same time let the young master give advice. What about you?" Qin Erbao and Tang Shaoyi are about the same age, so they call them Old Tang.

    "Me? It's a mixed bag of good and bad!" (You are welcome, your support is my biggest motivation.)

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