In mid-spring, the new leaves on deciduous trees such as sycamores and willows in Yingtian City are already dark green. ¨’, w¡üww.2¨J3wx.co¡ðm The number of tourists going out for an outing outside the city gradually became fewer and fewer. In two months' time, the city will be swamped by the scorching heat. By then, Emperor Zhu Jishi of the Ming Dynasty will board a train with his harem beauties to the Chengde Summer Resort, more than a thousand kilometers away. The first batch of Ming Dynasty army and navy officers and soldiers who triumphed from the front line were also welcomed by the fathers of the country and held a grand military parade in Yingtian City with high spirits. If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, it would be hard to imagine how proud these warriors were when they returned in triumph - of course, those who returned in triumph were only a small part of the soldiers who went on the expedition in the past two years. Most of them have not returned, either taking root in the chosen country, or stationed in the new land that was just controlled by the Chinese nation, and some died thousands of miles away! However, their coffins will be transported back to China in the future, and the two palaces at the northern foot of Purple Mountain, Maria Castle and Purple Mountain Imperial Palace, will be converted into national cemeteries. It is used to bury these Chinese heroes who died in foreign countries. The behemoth of the Great China Empire is also gradually taking shape. The "Treaty of Greater China" has been signed and sealed by the kings and emperors of Greater China, becoming the founding treaty of this confederate country. The election of the Great China Empire Parliament will also start in 1878 - the members of the Great China Empire Parliament are not directly elected by voters, but elected by the parliaments of the Great China countries. The capital of the Great China Empire is naturally Yingtianfu, the capital of the Ming Empire. Since the Ming Emperor also serves as the Emperor of Great China, there is no need to build a new palace. Only the offices of the Imperial Council of Greater China and various committees were built on the original site of the Royal Army Military Academy to the west of Purple Mountain. The Army Military Academy will go to the north of the Yangtze River. Under the Emperor of Great China, there is no cabinet or prime minister, but committees. Responsible for liaising with the countries in Greater China. and the development of unified foreign, military, and educational policies. There is also a Finance Committee responsible for collecting some funds from various countries to maintain the operations of the Great China Empire Parliament and various committees. Of course, there is also the annuity belonging to Zhu Guoxiong, the emperor of Greater China, which is 8.8 million yuan per year. In addition to the internal order of the Great Chinese Empire beginning to be established one by one, negotiations on a new world order also began between the Great Chinese Empire and the Roman Empire. Zhu Jishi, the retired emperor, did not interfere much in the negotiations - the negotiations were specifically handled by Li Hongzhang, the right prime minister of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Guoxiong himself had met several times with Lucien Murat, the special envoy of the Roman Empire. However, Zhu Jishi did not want to participate in the negotiations, but Zuo Zongtang, the consultant minister, would go to the Hot Spring Palace every day to disturb the peace and inform the important details of the negotiations one by one. "Your Majesty, today Lucien Murat mentioned the implementation of Sino-Romanian cooperation in America." As soon as Zuo Zongtang sat down today, he tested Zhu Jishi's tone. "That is a sign that the Western Empire of Rome is centrifugal. The basic base of the Roman Empire is too small, that is, France and Italy In fact, Italy is not very submissive. How can it control the Western Empire on the other side of the Atlantic?" Zhu Jishi shook his head, "Rome It's only a matter of time before the empire splits from east to west. "Zuo Zongtang frowned. If the Western Roman Empire really wanted to become independent, it would definitely be when Mathilde became the queen and Zhu Huan became the crown prince. Will Donghua and the Western Roman Empire do this? Come together? "Although Rome will split from east to west sooner or later, whether it is sooner or later means different things to us, Greater China." Zhu Jishi said with a smile, "Now that Mathilde is still here, the Roman Empire will not split. . She is gone You and I may not be here anymore, so we don¡¯t have to worry about it then. " "This" Zuo Zongtang hesitated. Still said, "Rong Laochen, if the Western Roman Empire really merges with Donghua, the hegemony of the world in the future will be in the Americas." "How can it be in the Americas? Don't underestimate Emperor Xuanwu, let him fight for this son of mine. It¡¯s impossible to build an American empire, but there¡¯s no problem if you let him mess with Huan¡¯s situation.¡± Zhu Jishi said a few words with a smile, and said to Kusumoto Takako: ¡°Go and get a copy of the Tathagata Sutra.¡± "Tathagatathe true scripture? Your Majesty, I have no knowledge of Buddhism." Zuo Zongtang waved his hand quickly. For the Tathagata Shin Sect, the older generation of Confucian scholars actually do not agree with it - it is not that they do not burn incense and worship Buddha, but that they are opposed to the establishment of a Buddhist sect that is almost a cult. "It's still a question of the integration of Buddhism and Confucianism. The emperor himself wrote something. My Confucian skills are not good, and I don't know if it's right, so I just want you to take a look." Zhu Jishi glanced at Zuo Zongtang, "The true sect of Tathagata is to stabilize Nanyang. The key to the development of the islands and in South Asia must be well managed." He paused and then said: "It doesn't matter whether the Confucian principles are good or bad, but the ability to spread them is indeed weak. Except for the mainland of China, there are more than two thousand people. In recent years, it has also spread to North Korea, Japan, and Annan.South China is still my homeland of China, and Japan was learned from by their own envoys. In comparison, Christianity, True God Religion and Buddhism are much more capable of spreading. That¡¯s why I thought of having Buddha¡¯s skin and Confucian bones, putting Buddhism first and Confucianism the foundation, so that we can truly carry forward Confucianism. ¡± In Zhu Jishi¡¯s view, Confucianism is something between political philosophy and religion. But it is precisely because of this special form that it has greatly restricted the development of Confucianism and Chinese local religions. Because religion is not big Doubts can be tolerated, but philosophy allows doubts - of course, the exception is the philosophy of Ma Zhe's line, which is the absolute truth and cannot be doubted at all, because Confucianism is not Ma Zhe, and it has religious authority that philosophy does not have. , causing its development to be severely restricted. But philosophy is philosophy after all, and its dissemination is countless times more difficult than religious superstition - an illiterate person can become a monk or a nun, but to become a Confucian scholar, one must have considerable education. , This threshold alone makes it difficult for Confucianism to leave the land of China. "Zuo Qing, if you are really worried about a great American empire in the future, then you should take a closer look at this Tathagata Shinsect, which is a Buddhist and a Confucian. Zhu Jishi could see the resistance in Zuo Zongtang's heart, sighed, and said: "The Roman Empire is basically the world of the Roman Catholic Church. If Donghua can become the territory of Confucianism and Buddhism, it will be difficult for an American empire to appear in the future." ¡± The countries that are now included in the Roman Empire are basically Catholic countries in the white circle. Only the two kingdoms of Greece and New France do not use Catholicism as the state religion. However, the Roman Catholic Church is still making every effort to preach wherever it wants. These two countries have become the territory of the Catholic Church. In the Christian world, it is difficult to integrate Catholicism, Orthodoxy and Protestantism. If Donghua and Beihua in North America become the territory of the Tathagata Shinsect, Zhu Huan will become the Roman West. Imperial Caesar has no power to recover. ¡°It¡¯s inappropriate, it¡¯s inappropriate Tathagata Zhenzong respects Zhenru Dharma King, and we can¡¯t let it get too big! "Zuo Zongtang still shook his head repeatedly - Huan is a trouble, and it will be difficult to deal with King Zhenru if he is too powerful! However, Zuo Zongtang still took the "Tathagata Sutra" from Kusumoto Takako and studied it carefully. "That's right. It is easy to understand and combines some of the most basic principles of Buddhism and Confucianism. "Zuo Zongtang nodded. Zhu Guoxiong's writing style is good, and what he writes is clear and clear. "Old minister, take it back and help polish it. "The purpose of Zuo Zongtang's trip has actually been achieved. He got some information from Zhu Jishi and could go back to Zhu Guoxiong, so he chatted with Zhu Jishi for a few words and got up to leave. He found out Zhu Jishi's trump card. Afterwards, the negotiations between Li Hongzhang and the Roman envoy soon went deep into the issue of Juan, which was of greatest concern to both parties. ¡°Your Majesty, Lucien Murat hopes that we will exchange the territories of the King of Donghua and the King of Nanhua. "Li Hongzhang said in Jinshen Hall. "How is this possible? What was Napoleon IV thinking? "Zhu Guoxiong shook his head slightly. "Your Majesty, it seems that the trend of centrifugation in the Western Roman Empire is very serious," Li Hongzhang said to Zhu Guoxiong, "And there is nothing Napoleon IV can do against King Donghua. " "There are always ways, you just have to think about it slowly. Zhu Guoxiong paused for a moment, "In fact, it may not be detrimental to Greater China if Juan becomes the head of the Western Roman Empire." As long as the Western Roman Empire and Donghua each go their own way, I will of course be happy to see it happen. " "Does the Emperor think that the Roman Empire will break up sooner or later? "Li Hongzhang thought for a while and asked again. Zhu Guoxiong sneered: "Is that necessary? How much does Mexico's industry and commerce grow each year? How much does France's industry and commerce grow each year? Last year, Mexico's industry surpassed that of Italy. Their own economists in Rome have analyzed that within 10 years, Mexico will definitely surpass France and become the most powerful industrial region in the entire Roman Empire. Moreover, Mexico is also very attractive to white immigrants from North America and Europe. Last year alone, it attracted more than 1 million white immigrants, and there will be no fewer this year and next year. In 20 years, Mexico's population will exceed that of France, and its industry may exceed that of France and Italy combined. Why should Mexico be at the mercy of France then? " "Your Majesty, how should we reply to Lucien Murat? "Li Hongzhang asked again. "Of course I promise not to support Juan in seeking the leadership of the Western Roman Empire. You can sign any secret agreement. It doesn't cost a penny anyway. Zhu Guoxiong said, "In addition we can also discuss with Rome the possibility of establishing a new international order." A series of issues such as international barter trade, the new international order, the territory and sphere of influence of the three empires of Greater China, Rome and Germany can also be discussed in the new "China-Rome" treaty. "(To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!