Chapter 12 Mutual Communication
The next incident surprised the foreign young man who had received higher education. The Chinese emperor actually asked the translator to recount Rousseau's denial of feudal royal power, and also mentioned that Montesquieu clearly proposed the principle of separation of legislative power, judicial power and administrative power.
As if looking at a reborn Jesus, Thackeray exclaimed: "God!"
His heart was filled with confusion about the wonderful Eastern Kingdom, and he enthusiastically discussed it with the wonderful Eastern Emperor.
Liu Ji did not forget to promote Chinese thinkers to Thackeray. He told Thackeray about Huang Zongxi, Gu Yanwu and others who appeared in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. When Huang Zongxi said, "It is only a great harm to the world, the king is just a tyrant." Liu Ji couldn't help but blurted out: "Everyone who is an emperor is a thief." Thackeray almost laughed when he heard this. The Chinese emperor actually scolded his supreme power.
Liu Ji and Thackeray looked at each other and laughed. The smile was such a wonderful adhesive. The two of them became closer to each other.
Thackeray smiled and said, "His Majesty, the respected Chinese Emperor, reminds me of Queen Ekaterina who often quotes Montesquieu's quotations."
Liu Ji knew that he was talking about the Russian female tsar. He smiled and looked around. He made this impolite move because Liu Ji was worried that others would hear her speech beyond the times. The foreign comprador who knew foreign languages had been sent out. Eunuch Cao and Yang Luchan on duty were both waiting in the distance. The two of them didn't understand the English they spoke, so naturally nothing happened.
When Liu Ji recalled what he said just now, he felt a little sad. Unfortunately, after reaching a height in Huang Zongxi, he regretfully failed to continue. These thinkers with progressive ideas not only did not develop their thoughts in the future, but no similar thinkers appeared again.
After the two talked to each other for a while, Liu Ji said that he was preparing to open the coastal trading port. Amid Thackeray's happy laughter, he immediately replied: "There is a condition for opening the trading port."
When Thackeray heard that the trade ports that could open China were open, he couldn't help laughing out loud. You should know that this was a great achievement, that is, the captain would be rewarded if he didn't ask about the matter and went back. Thackeray only felt that this trip was really not in vain. He immediately expressed that he would do his best to help the Chinese emperor.
Liu Ji also promptly raised his request: First, ban the UK from importing opium into China. Second, 2, preparing to send 2,000 international students to the UK and other regions of Europe. Third, hoping that Thackeray could help China purchase a batch of machinery and weapons from the UK.
Thackeray pondered for a moment and said, "Dear Your Majesty, your profound knowledge and enlightened mind are extremely admired. The things mentioned by Your Majesty, second and third, I can help Your Majesty with my personal strength. It is only the first point that I support Your Majesty's decision, but I have not agreed to Your Majesty's right, and can only convey Your Majesty's message to the Governor of India of the British Empire."
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There is a small Zhuangzi in Wen'an County, Hebei Province. The local fellows call Zhuangzi Mijiawu. The land around Mijiawu is fertile and flat, and it is also a place where you can have a full meal in the surrounding areas. The martial arts style is very strong, and the villagers are good at practicing martial arts regardless of gender, age and age. Among them, there is a large family whose surname is Dong, and there are three brothers from the Dong family. The third brother Dong Haichuan has been obsessed with martial arts since he was a child. He visited local masters and learned martial arts. At the age of seventeen, he was unrivaled in the local area. The young man was proud of it and wanted to learn masters all over the world. After making up his mind, Dong Haichuan bid farewell to his family and went out for a trip.
In the 18th year of Jiaqing, Dong Haichuan arrived in Fuzhou. When he passed by Taohua Mountain, he saw a young monk who kept slapping high into the trees and circling around the trees. Dong Haichuan secretly laughed at the young monk for showing off his skills in front of him and went forward to fight with the young monk. To Dong Haichuan's surprise, he was beaten to the blue face by the young monk. He was surprised that Dong Haichuan followed the young monk into a temple on the mountain and saw an old monk in the temple. Seeing that the old monk was extraordinary, Dong Haichuan had the idea of becoming a disciple and learning skills.
So Dong Haichuan knelt outside the temple for three days and three nights, and finally moved the old monk to accept him as his disciple. Dong Haichuan humbly asked for advice from the old monk and learned all his skills after several cold and heat. After great success in martial arts, Dong Haichuan was about to go down the mountain. Before leaving, the old monk told him, "You have achieved success in your skills, so don't be angry and troubled." Dong Haichuan just nodded at the time and didn't care.
After leaving home for a few years, he finally returned home today, and Dong Haichuan couldn't help but feel like he was returning home. When he arrived in Fuzhou, he took a merchant ship transporting tea to Jiaozhou to walk north. In more than 20 days, Dong Haichuan arrived at a small fishing port in Jiaozhou. After paying his reward for the ship owner, Dong Haichuan got on the shore alone.
After wandering on the boat for so many days, he didn't have a good meal. Dong Haichuan decided to find a place in the fishing port to eat the meal first.
This small fishing port is leaning against Laoshan and can dock some large ships, so it is much more lively than ordinary villages. Dong Haichuan walked on the dusty street in the fishing port and saw the houses of hundreds of families on both sides of the street lined up, intertwined with heights, and most of the storefronts on the street turned into shops. These shops sell groceries, needlework, ironwork, teahouses, and of course, food is indispensable.
Chapter completed!