3413 Conquering the Western Regions
In the feudal era, the people had no human rights. In any hierarchical social structure, many people's classes would not change in their lifetime.
China is still good. It is possible to have a path that goes against the will of heaven and change one's fate by studying for the imperial examination. Other nations do not even have such a path. They can only rely on war and find some opportunities from war.
The more history is before the Industrial Revolution, you will find that countries are particularly willing to fight. What is the reason?
Xiao Letian, who was sailing on the high seas, gave the answer!
"In the Middle Ages, human society was a pool of stagnant water, bound everyone like thick paste!"
"A society like this can easily make the lower-level people desperate and make the top-level people arrogant. Such a gap has accumulated countless fundamental forces of revolutionary turmoil."
"China has an imperial examination system that can hold people's hope! Yes, just a little hope, and one juren may not be able to appear in 100,000 people. Such a system is ultimately a kind of mental anesthetic for the poor!"
"But even such anesthetics have made Europeans envious for hundreds of years, not to mention the weak ethnic groups in Fusang Japan and Nanyang!"
"Under such a background, war is sometimes an effective means to mediate internal conflicts. Those who are unsuccessful at the bottom can vent this resentment in the war, and some of the lucky ones can obtain class improvement!"
"So, when the intensity of military wars is not very high, human beings become more fond of war!"
"We always call those emperors and generals who love to fight war as military and military force, saying that they are all negative and wrong... But this argument is one-sided!"
"I want to say that such an emperor who loves to fight is a smart person. Of course, if such an emperor can be freely restrained and controlled the scale of the war, then he can be considered a holy king!"
"Is there any benefit in fighting? Of course, there are benefits. Expanding territory and territory can expand the living space of our nation!"
"The consumption of war has caused the society to burst out with more intense productivity. Warehouses are consumed and new materials cannot be filled with? In this way, commercial activities in the entire society will be frequent, and large orders from government procurement will boost economic development at that time!"
"Finally, war can also give the ambitious poor people who are eager to improve their class an outlet for venting, and give them a chance to be promoted in addition to the imperial examination!"
"It goes without saying that far away. If there was no war in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, would you still expect the Han governor to rise? Let me tell you the truth. After the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Manchus would not dare to kill important Han officials!"
"Those Han officials, whether they embezzle or scold the court, would never dare to kill the Qing court as long as they were not assigned to the Qing court early!"
"Who dares to think about this before the founding of the country? But now I dare... Then from another perspective, this war has improved the social status of countless Han officials in disguise, and the Han people's ability to control society is actually improving!"
"If this trend appears, it will be impossible to reverse! Even without the intervention of me, Xiao Letian, and this wave will develop for a few decades, it is estimated that the Qing Dynasty will be over!"
"Look, this is the benefit of war, stirring up that bucket of paste, letting all classes flow again, and rejuvenate society!"
"What is the heart of the people? Haha, I won't say that it's too far away. I'll just say that at present... whoever can lead this wave of class flow will be the real ruler!"
"Whoever studies the topic of class mobility is the master of the future world!"
Xiao Letian's passionate words spread far and wide in the storm of the Indian Ocean, and the officers and soldiers on the Zhiyuan were immediately excited!
Xiao Letian pointed to the north, "Then it is the Western Regions, crossing the Himalayas, crossing the plateaus and deserts, where is the Western Regions where the Han people and Central Asian nations have been competing for thousands of years!"
"I, Xiao Letian, are here, but I have the ability. I don't have to come forward in person or my soldiers to participate in the war... I can control the class flow in the entire Western Regions with my financial power!"
"Hahaha... What I want is the tens of thousands of troops conquering the Western Regions who changed their classes and destiny because of me!"
"I just want people all over the world to see what a big picture and pomp with me as a Chinese clan!"
"From ancient times to the present, war has been a game between emperors and generals. They took away the sweetest fruits after victory, and what about the big-headed soldiers? They got nothing!"
"Maybe a small number of lucky people have been promoted from big head soldiers to small officers, and have climbed step by step from the bottom to the top of military generals!"
"But how many lucky people are there? Most soldiers still spend money and die in a daze, and return to their hometown in a daze, dragging their disabled body to the end of their lives!"
"This is wrong, this is not possible! I, Xiao Letian, want to change this unfair world!"
"The Western Regions Investment Bank must be a breeding industry monopoly, which means monopolizing all economic development in the Western Regions! Then what? The profits of this company will become the dividends of countless shareholders!"
"It doesn't matter if the soldiers are a kid or a groom. As long as you fight for this war, make efforts, and make contributions..."
"Share is a reward, and you also have the right to subscribe to shares!"
"Stock shares are passed down forever, as long as the company is here, it will be impossible! I dare not talk about a golden rice bowl, at least I will give these big-headed soldiers an iron rice bowl!"
"Even the Eight Banners of Manchus have hardcore crops. We Han soldiers are raised by stepmothers? Isn't there a bowl of hardcore crops to eat?"
"Damn it, even if you spend a little money a month, it is also the reward for me who fought the national war!"
"Everyone keeps your heart in your stomach. The Western Regions Investment Bank dare not say that it will last forever, but there is no problem in making profits for a hundred years. Xinjiang looks barren but rich!"
"The underground is full of minerals. Whatever you want is waiting for our geological team to inspect!"
"Building a railway is a project with a century of investment income! There is also a place with sufficient sunshine and vast land, which is very suitable for large agricultural production!"
"Especially cotton, this land has a good harvest of cotton planting, and spinning mills and weaving mills can do it!"
"The continuous profit is the continuous dividends of soldiers!"
"Hahaha... let these Xinjiang garrisons take our dividends! As long as they become addicted to eating and become dependent, do you think they will still be loyal to Manchus?"
"As long as our economy is well developed, these Xinjiang garrisons will always be our brothers!"
"If there is that day, we don't have to fight and shout, and we will probably have a group uprising in the north and south of the mountains!"
"What is money? Money is a bastard! Saving it in your hands is a disaster. Spend it, donate it, and make good relationships!"
"I am an expert in this practice of the human world!"
Xiao Letian is already a half-ignorant plot. Zuo Zongtang is not a fool. Of course, he knows that all the money is with hooks, and it is very likely that all the morale of the Western Army will be removed.
But today it was also strange. He actually put away his hot temper, didn't get angry, just thinking quietly where he was!
Xiao Letian put on an absolute long line, and he wanted to catch the big fish in the entire Western Regions!
The purpose is very clear, but Zuo Zongtang also knows that the slow medicine used by Xiao Letian will not occur for the time being.
Maybe no problem will happen in twenty or thirty years, and at that time, I was probably already lying in the cemetery and slept!
Chapter completed!