Chapter 433 Butterfly's Wings (I)

Yinzuo always had a sense of mission, or a sense of urgency, for nothing else, just because he knew very well that in the great trend of the times, as long as he could not keep up with one step, he could not keep up with one step. This was proven by history. Yinzuo did not know much about the history of his previous life, but he knew one thing, that is, among the countries in the current era, there were only two countries that were able to complete the industrial revolution - the Qing Dynasty and the United Kingdom.

Yinzuo did not know when the British began the industrial revolution, nor did he know whether the industrial revolution began in the current era, but Yinzuo knew what the three major symbols of the industrial revolution were - steam engines, shuttles, and spinning machines. These three things were the powerful tools to promote the industrial revolution. The industrial revolution first began in the textile industry, and then swept across all industries in an all-round way, replacing handicraft production with intensive large machine production.

Steam engines, shuttles, and spinning machines have been built in the numerous secret laboratories under Yinzuo's name, and steam engines have been put into practice. They are common in many mines, shipyards, and gun bureaus under the name of the Eight Banners. However, Yinzuo did not promote the steam engine to the public, nor did he even hand over the shuttles and spinning machines to the Ministry of Works. Even the Jiangning Weaving Mansion under the royal name did not use these two things.

Advanced ones may not be the most suitable one. The industrial revolution is certainly necessary, and this is also one of the missions that Yinzuo must complete. However, it is impossible to eat hot tofu in an anxious mood. If you don’t have a foundation, it is simply a fantasy. The Qing Dynasty in the current era has the foundation of the industrial revolution, but there is no urgent need for the industrial revolution. In other words, once the industrial revolution is officially launched, the number of various commodities will immediately grow rapidly. In this way, where is the sales? It is completely impossible to rely on the domestic market to digest it! China in the current era is still a self-sufficient small peasant economy, and it is impossible to completely digest the fruits of the industrial revolution. The Qing Dynasty needs overseas markets. To be clear, it is necessary to dump industrial products.

The accumulation of capital is bloody, and Marx said nothing is right. At least Yinzuo thinks it is correct, but the problem is that Yinzuo cannot afford the price of this blood. He does not want to break out in the bourgeois revolution like France in history, so that he can send himself or his descendants to the guillotine. Besides, Yinzuo does not want to cause long-term turmoil in the country due to the industrial revolution. If you want to eat crabs, you have to be careful to be pinched by the crab's big pliers. There is a paradox here. How to solve it? Yinzuo has to be careful. In this matter, no one in this era can help Yinzuo, and everything must be decided by Yinzuo himself.

The basis of the industrial revolution is nothing more than the four major elements of capital, market, labor and technology. Among them, technology and capital are no longer a problem. After all, the Qing Dynasty is still the world's largest economic power, and in terms of capital, it far exceeds any country in this era. Labor? This is a big problem, not bad. The Qing Dynasty has a vast territory and a large population, but the problem is that most of the populations are bound by land, and most of the entire land of China cannot be separated from land.

Farmers. It is not easy to liberate these farmers, and this is the fundamental reason why Yinzuo wanted to carry out the land to enter the acres and the officials and gentry paid the food together. Of course, the strategy of depositing the acres and stakes the acres and the original strategy was different from the original strategy. Yinzuo did not restrict the annexation of the acres, but he did not encourage it. At least he would not deliberately restrict the annexation of the acres before the industrial revolution began. Yinzuo wanted to gradually liberate the population. Lay the foundation for the industrial revolution.

Market? This is a difficult problem. Without a broad market, how can we keep the industrial revolution going? This cannot be achieved by relying on today's overseas trade model. After more than ten years of predatory trade, the economies of Western European countries have been destroyed. It is obviously impossible to continue like this. Therefore, the Qing Dynasty needs. And it is urgent to have its own living space and colonies. And this requires the army to use iron and blood to create a new world for the Qing Dynasty.

Yinzuo was not afraid of war, or even welcomed. Of course, the prerequisite was to fight according to Yinzuo's plan. To be honest, judging from the existing naval strength of the Qing Dynasty, once the war between Britain and the Netherlands began in full swing, although they would lose at the beginning, the winner of the final victory must be the Qing Dynasty. The reason is very simple - Britain and the Netherlands are powerful, but due to the influence of logistics supply, the two countries can really mobilize too many fleets to Asia, but war must have a purpose and not be fun. Before the domestic affairs were settled, Yinzuo did not want to start a war.

Time, Yinzuo needs time, at least two years. This time was not imagined by Yinzuo, but the time estimated by Yinzuo based on actual needs - the reform of the financial system solved the credit funding problem for the upcoming industrial revolution. Of course, it took more than two years to establish a complete financial mechanism, but Yinzuo only needed a prototype. All imperfect things can be gradually improved in the future. The establishment of this prototype is enough for about a year. After all, the plan for the reform of the entire set of currency value has been implemented for nearly ten years, and all conditions are generally met. Isn't it? The same is true for the liberation of labor: the liberation of the resident and gentry, and the gentry, who paid food together, had been tried in the Kangxi period. To this day, Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces are still in operation, and experience and lessons are not lacking. Coupled with Yinzuo's full support and the reliable guarantee of the army, two years are almost enough.

Once funds and labor are available, Yinzuo will throw away the technology in his hands. Even if the industrial revolution can be officially launched, when the industrial revolution produces results, it will inevitably face the problems of market and sales. At that time, even if Yinzuo does not want to fight, he is afraid that the call for the people's main battle will resound throughout the sky. This battle will naturally receive support from the country, and it is difficult to defeat it!

The idea is beautiful, but whether it can be realized is still between the two. At least Yinzuo was not sure in his heart. He was not worried that Yunzhen would take the opportunity to rise. To be honest, Yinzuo, who now has military power, would not be worried that Yunzhen would make a monster. If Yinzuo had not been busy with military reform and his two sons were still young, Yinzuo would not have let Yunzhen be busy at all. The court had been stable. No matter how unacceptable Yunzhen was, he could only follow Yinzuo's baton and be disobedient. It would not be a big deal to serve him in Shengjing and go to Shengjing to be his companion with Lao Bayi.

Yinzuo was actually worried about the attitude of Britain and the Netherlands. Due to the limited intelligence capabilities of "Honghu", Europe did not take care of it. Therefore, Yinzuo did not understand how strong Europe had developed in the current era, nor was he very clear about how powerful the naval power of these two countries was. Whether the envoys of these two countries could fool the envoys of these two countries became the most concerned thing at present. Now, after sending Yunzhen to sort out the government's regulations, and after spending a few days to finish the military arrangements during this period, Yinzuo was finally able to free up his hands to discuss foreign affairs arrangements with Prince Cheng Yunzhi and the second prince.

"I (son) bow to the emperor, long live my emperor, long live my emperor!" Prince Cheng Yunzhi and the second prince Hongyang, led by the eunuch of the Sili, walked into the study and fell to the ground immediately. The great reputation met Yinzuo.

"I'm fine, let's get up. I'm summoning my third brother to the outside world for foreign affairs. Now that's the point?" Yinzuo raised his hand lightly. He signaled Yunzhi and Hongyang to calm down.

"Your Majesty, Xu Chao, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, has transferred the Ministry of Rites to the Ministry of Literature and summarized the list of British and Dutch envoys and related routes to Beijing. Please give the emperor a clear example." Yun Zhi took out a yellow silk masked memorial from his sleeve. He lowered his head and raised it respectfully over his head.

"Yeah." Yinzuo nodded, signaled Gao Nianying to hand over the note, looked carefully, and suddenly laughed: "Van Verst; Green? Hehe, it turned out to be him. I have seen this person, um. That was an old thing ten years ago. I didn't expect that the English ambassador to go on this mission was still this person. Haha, it's interesting, um, the third brother seemed to have seen this person back then?"

"I feel like I have a little impression when I return to the emperor's words, but I can't remember it very clearly." Yunzhi didn't care much about this English envoy back then. He had seen him once. But he never talked seriously with others, just casually chatted about the weather and sent it out. Even the final signing of the Trade Treaty was the Lang Office of the Ministry of Rites, and Yunzhi didn't ask much about it. At this time, he heard Yinzuo mention this person, and he felt a little surprised.

"Well, I have talked about this person in depth. I am a little bit good and not easy to fool. This time, my third brother came forward on behalf of my Qing Dynasty. Everything has to be handled with caution. You must not be careless." Yinzuo reminded him with some concern.

"Yes, the Lord's instructor must keep it in mind." Yunzhi replied respectfully.

Yinzuo nodded and said, "Well, that's good. If you have any questions, you might as well drag it out first and then discuss it with me. I have high hopes for you to wait."

"Emperor, I have an idea that I don't know whether to speak or not?" Hongyang, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.

"Oh?" Yinzuo looked at Hongyang with great interest, and smiled and said, "Yang'er, what do you have to say, it's okay, I'm listening."

"Emperor, I think Britain and the Netherlands may not be the same. I am just greedy for the prosperity of our Qing Dynasty. Facing the strength of our Qing Dynasty, I have to connect with each other. My minister thinks there must be a loophole in this. I suggest that the British and Dutch delegations be placed separately and negotiate separately. First, find out their respective bottom lines, and then prescribe the right medicine, fight, pull together, and separate them and destroy them. As long as the two countries cannot join forces, my Qing Dynasty will naturally not be afraid that one of these two countries will dare to face our Qing Dynasty alone. This is my foolish opinion, and I also ask the Emperor and the Holy Tribunal to speak freely. The thoughts and words are exactly what Yinzuo summoned Yunzhi to come today.

"Well, this idea is feasible and accurate." Although Yinzuo was wondering how Hongyang saw some unspoken rules in diplomacy, he did not bring them to his face. He pondered for a moment and nodded.

"The emperor is wise, my son has something to report to the emperor." Seeing that Yinzuo was correct, Hongyang didn't look excited on his face, but said again calmly.

"Oh? What else does Yang'er have to say it together." Yinzuo looked at Hongyang with a calm expression.

Hongyang bowed and then replied: "Emperor Ahma, I think that Britain and the Netherlands rely on only maritime strength. On land, it is definitely not the opponent of our Qing Dynasty. Once the war begins, our Qing Dynasty is only concerned that overseas trade is cut off and the Japanese troops are damaged. However, even if Britain and the Netherlands can win, they may not be able to get any advantage from our Qing Dynasty. Just one Japan may not be the purpose of the war between the Netherlands. Therefore, I concluded that Britain and the Netherlands must be bluffing, and in fact they may not have the courage to go to a full war with our Qing Dynasty."

Well, this analysis makes sense, but although Hongyang understands the entire Thunder Plan, he does not know where the real strength of Britain and the Netherlands comes from? Yinzuo glanced at Hongyang suspiciously, without expressing his opinion, but said lightly: "What else? Let's continue!"

"Yes, Emperor Ahma." Hongyang paused for a moment and then said, "I thought that even if the negotiations broke down, Britain and the Netherlands would never dare to land in our Qing Dynasty. At most, it would cause some trouble in Japan. I thought that even if the negotiations went smoothly, there would be chaos in Japan. These two countries would never let go of Japan just because they reached an agreement with our Qing Dynasty. I was willing to ask Emperor Ahma to prepare early."

Armed Japanese dwarfs? Well, there is no possibility of this. There is never any trustworthiness between countries. It’s just that the Chinese people have always regarded themselves as being generous and trustworthy. How can Hongyang understand this? Yinzuo looked at Hongyang in confusion for a while, and chuckled and said, “I know, what should I do, Third Brother, Yang'er, just let it go, I will make the decision for you. “
Chapter completed!