1890 King of Southeast Asia

Three towns.

On the 6th, the Restoration Organization carried out an assassination attempt, targeting Borjigit Ruicheng, the then Governor of Huguang.

Even with the help of the Nanhua people who sympathized with them and obtained some weapons and bombs, the assassination was not successful.

Fortunately, the three assassins escaped into the concession with the help of Nanhua, and then took a boat south.

Borjigit Ruicheng, who was frightened by the assassination and failed to catch the murderer, was furious and ordered the blockade of the entire city and searched every house, but of course nothing was caught.

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At noon on the 20th, a cargo ship slowly approached the Shanghai dock, and several young people followed a middle-aged man and got off the ship, talking and laughing.

"All good things must come to an end. Let's say goodbye and see you after the revolution is successful." Sun Zaizhi looked at the car that came to pick him up and said to the young people behind him.

"Sir, since you agree with the revolution, why don't you go to Japan with us? Many people with lofty ideals are active in Japan, and the dog officials of the Qing Empire can't control it." Yang Hongsheng tried to keep them.

They originally thought that Sun Zaizhi was just a South Chinaman who sympathized with the revolution, but after a few days of communication on the ship, they found that Sun Zaizhi had a very profound understanding of the revolution.

At least much deeper than them.

They knew about violent revolution, and were willing to shed their blood for it, willing to burn themselves, and establish a republican country.

But they didn't understand how to complete the revolution, how to deal with it after the revolution, who should manage the country afterwards, and so on.

This is normal, and it is determined by the limitations of the times. They firmly believe that the revolution will succeed, but they don't know when it will come, and they don't know if they can see it.

On the ship, Sun Zaizhi used the materialist view of history to analyze the background, process, difficulties and setbacks of the British and French revolutions, so that they could understand the reasons themselves.

Only then did they understand the revolution from a new perspective, see a different landscape, and know why the revolution must succeed.

"Japan?" Sun Zaizhi was stunned and looked at the three young men behind him.

Their eyes were bright and full of pure expectations, which made Sun Zaizhi reluctant to refuse.

"When I was young, I studied in Japan and came into contact with various companies.

If it was before, I would definitely go to Japan without hesitation, because there are many like-minded people there.

But because I have stayed in Japan for a long time, I can realize that going to Japan is not much help to our cause.

If you really want to understand the revolution, you might as well go to Nanhua with me, take a walk and see, and understand Nanhua's practices." Sun Zaizhi thought for a while and said very tactfully.

In his opinion now, Japan's revolutionary branch has some value.

Use that kind of fanatical emotion to spread the trend of thought, so that more people can accept and join the revolution.

But to say more, Japan has blocked information from the Chinese.

Including how to build, how to govern, how to effectively resolve conflicts between parties, and so on.

It is also understandable that Sun Zaizhi, who has a broader vision, certainly knows what Japan is thinking.

Does it want to help these people? No, it just hopes that these people will come back to cause trouble. For example, assassination activities can basically receive "donations" from Japan.

He knew, but he couldn't change anything. Today, every progressive person in the world is thinking about how to make the country and the nation stronger.

And everyone's ideas are different. It is impossible to block the road before others set off just because you think their road is impassable.

"Nanhua?" Yang Hongsheng uttered two words softly and looked at the two people beside him.

"Well... I think it's okay to go and see." Guo Luren on the left nodded. He wanted to see the place that Sun Zaizhi admired.

"But we have already made an appointment with them. The free time is at most one week. We have to set off as soon as we arrive in Nanhua by boat..." Lu Rener on the right frowned and said.

"If it's just a matter of time, I can solve it." Sun Zaizhi spoke at the right time.

"I will take the airship that will fly directly to Xinchang'an, Borneo, Nanhua this afternoon. It will only take one day to arrive. If you want to go, I can buy a ticket for you." Sun Zaizhi said.

"Airship?! I haven't ridden one yet! I heard it flies very high, but..." Guo Luren said, touching his purse, looking worried.

Airships are much more expensive than third-class cabins on ships, and Nanhua is much farther away than Japan.

"I proposed this matter, so I will sponsor you an airship ticket. Don't rush to refuse.

I believe that when you meet revolutionary patriots who are short of money, you will also be generous to them.

And I think that a trip to Nanhua will give you a deeper understanding of the revolution.

When the time comes, you can spread this understanding, which will be regarded as a return for the money I paid for the airship tickets." Sun Zaizhi said to them seriously.

"Sir, you have said so much. If we don't go, it seems that we are wrong. Then Hongsheng will thank you first." Yang Hongsheng clasped his fists and bowed slightly.

This is not making a fuss. Even in Europe, airships are very rare, not to mention riding airships.

In Germany, the ticket price for a transatlantic flight is 1500 Reichsmarks, about 360 US dollars, or to put it in a more intuitive way, one pound and one ounce of gold.

The ticket price from Shanghai to Xinchang'an is 300 South China Yuan, about 298 US dollars, 450 grams of gold.

At this price, you can buy several lives in the Qing Empire.

Bringing the three people into the car, looking at the luxurious decoration inside the car, the three people were not much better than Liu Laolao entering the Grand View Garden.

"Is this the airship? It's so big!"

"Just listening to others' words is far less shocking than actually seeing it."

"So big! So long!"

"Okay, it's about to take off, come in quickly." Sun Zaizhi stepped into the elevator and greeted the three people.

The elevator was not climbing fast, but Yang Hongsheng couldn't help but feel a little weak in his legs as he looked at the ground getting farther and farther away from him.

"Mr. Sun, there is a telegram for you." The communicator on the airship was waiting at the entrance. When he saw Sun Zaizhi, he took out a sealed envelope from his arms.

But the communicator did not give it to Sun Zaizhi, but looked at the three people behind him.

"Waiter, take them in first and arrange for them to rest first.

You go in first, I'll come to find you later." Sun Zaizhi understood and said to the three people behind him.

Yang Hongsheng had a lot of questions, such as where to buy tickets? But seeing that Sun Zaizhi had something to do, he nodded and walked up the stairs.

"The telegram from the headquarters can only be read by you." The communicator then handed the envelope to Sun Zaizhi.

Sun Zaizhi opened the envelope, showing a hint of excitement, and then immediately covered it up.

"I already know, this telegram..." Sun Zaizhi folded the telegram.

"Leave it to us, we know the rules." The communicator stretched out his hand.

Sun Zaizhi handed the telegram to him and stared at him.

The communicator took out a shredder from under the table, put the telegram in, and then shook the handle desperately.

Sun Zaizhi heard a buzzing sound and realized that it was the sound of the machine running at high speed.

"Hu~" The communicator wiped his sweat and took out the shredded paper box. The paper had turned into tiny pieces of debris.

The people at the ground station will burn it later. The reason why they don't burn it directly or use motors is for safety.

This is a ground aviation station, a tower made of steel and wood. At this time, there is still an airship loaded with tens of thousands of liters of hydrogen.

All electrical equipment here is strictly controlled, and fireworks are strictly prohibited.

Otherwise, if a hole appears in one of the airbags of the airship and a spark flies to it, who can be responsible?

"Then I'll go in first." Sun Zaizhi nodded and boarded the airship.

Half an hour later, the four people who were chatting in Sun Zaizhi's cabin felt a vibration, and then their feet were light.

"It's taken off. I suggest you go to the restaurant for a meal and then have a good sleep. The ascent stage is relatively stable, and there will be some turbulence at night." Sun Zaizhi gave the three people a suggestion.

The three people obviously didn't listen, and chatted with Sun Zaizhi for another two hours, then ran to the window to watch the sunset.

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At nine o'clock in the morning on the 22nd, after nearly forty hours of flight, the airship slowly docked at the New Chang'an North Airport.

Sun Zaizhi walked down in high spirits, followed by three young men who were a little depressed and holding whips.

"Hongsheng, I have some things to deal with, so I can't accompany you."

"I'll give you a suggestion. You can go to the grassroots, especially the towns and villages. Don't look at the surface, but look at the essence."

"The car will take you to a friend of mine later. I have told him your identity in the letter. Give him the letter and he will arrange for you."

Sun Zaizhi took out a letter and handed it to Yang Hongsheng.

"Is your friend also sympathetic to the revolution?" Yang Hongsheng took the envelope and suppressed the discomfort in his heart.

"He? He was once a party member like you. After experiencing setbacks, he came to Nanhua for investigation and took root in Nanhua." Sun Zaizhi laughed as he spoke.

Isn't he the same?

"Juemin? Hongsheng knows, sir, go and do yours. You have helped us so much. How can we three living people get lost?" Yang Hongsheng cupped his hands.

Watching the car start and sending the three people away, Sun Zaizhi got on another car.

The car drove south for more than two hours and arrived at the dock, where they transferred to a destroyer.

In the early morning of the 23rd, the destroyer docked at the Bali dock. Even Sun Zaizhi felt tired after walking all the way.

He got in the car again and drove around all the way until he came to a seaside villa.

"Your Majesty is telegraphing to the Prime Minister. You have to wait a while." Secretary Wang took him into the lounge and gave him a breakfast.

After breakfast, he waited for Secretary Wang to call him.

"Zaizhi, take a seat." Liu Yiming said gently.

Sun Zaizhi did not sit down, but directly stated his purpose.

"Your Majesty, I came here this time to request to start the plan in advance..."

[Author's digression]: Some people responded that it was too procrastinating. In fact, the idea was to explain the foreshadowing clearly, so that I could add a few more chapters and everyone could understand it more clearly.

But since you want to read it quickly, then I will speed up. Of course, my thinking is there, and I can only speed up. It is impossible to meet everyone's requirements at once.

Regarding the issue of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, it is impossible for the Northern and Southern Dynasties to be the same. I have just been laying the groundwork.

In my design, Britain and France will not watch Nanhua's actions, so they will end the "Northern and Southern Dynasties" in a tactful way.

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