Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 353 Entering Beijing for a Meeting

The wolf smoke in Mobei is full, and the pass is peaceful.

This year's spring came earlier, and before the beginning of spring, the temperature has gradually warmed up.The Little Ice Age is slowly coming to an end, and the upcoming warm period will promote the development of the world economy and the progress of human society.Historically, this warm period has spurred European exploration and colonization all over the world, and also spurred the emergence of the so-called Kangxi-Qian Dynasty in China, where the population rose from [-] million to over [-] million.

Bai Mingxiu also lived very comfortably this winter. His Taiping Palace had a heating system when it was built, which kept the indoor temperature within a very suitable range.The newly built buildings in Shuntian Mansion are also equipped with heating systems. Whether they are ordinary people or high-ranking officials who live here, they all feel very novel and fond of these things that greatly improve the quality of life.

Once a person enters modern civilization, it is basically impossible to go back.The elderly Huang Zongxi also came to Shuntian to attend the Congress of the Republic House to be held at the end of the first lunar month.Huang Zongxi, an old man, is not very accepted by the mainstream political system of Ming Dynasty, nor does he have a real official position. However, in this meeting of the Republic House, Bai Mingxiu wanted to show that the Republic House exists, not to create a worthless Therefore, Huang Zongxi was approved by Zhejiang Province as a member of the Senate of the Republic of China.

Huang Zongxi pulled the toilet bowl, stood up refreshed, and washed his hands in the sink under the tap.This old man is very used to these things. In Zhejiang, and even Jiangnan Province, where he lives, it is not just the rich people who are engaged in running water pipes and electric lights.Ordinary families in the city like the newly built public rental housing in prefectures and counties, because there are various facilities in it.

There are even literati in the south of the Yangtze River who write poems specifically for things like flush toilets and water pipes. It can be seen that it is very easy for human beings to accept things that improve life.

Huang Zongxi lived in a newly built hotel in Shuntian Mansion. The room was heated and was very warm.Huang Zongxi secretly said: "It is said that the weather in the north is cold. Now with this heating, the winter in the north cannot be endured."

This is his second day in Shuntian Mansion, and the meeting of the Republic House will officially begin tomorrow.

At this moment, there was a knock on his door. Huang Zongxi opened it and saw that it was Liu Xianzhi, a councilor from the same province.

"Mr. Lizhou, if you have time today, why don't you go to eat some Shuntian delicacies with a few other councilors from this province?" Liu Xianzhi's performance was still flattering.

Huang Zongxi didn't think much of this person. Although Liu Xianzhi had been an official in his ancestors, he had never surpassed the fourth rank, and most of them were small officials with sesame seeds and mung beans.However, the Liu Xianzhi family is very rich. The Liu family runs a business and has a lot of savings.In recent years, Liu Xianzhi has invested in equipment and turned himself into an entrepreneur, and now he is even richer.

Huang Zongxi originally admired His Majesty the Emperor's establishment of the Republic House and the good deeds of calling for peace, but when he saw the so-called counselors, Huang Zongxi became very angry.

There are no so-called celebrities at all, and Huang Zongxi even feels that he is extremely lonely.The councilors selected in each province are all kinds of people, including businessmen like Liu Xianzhi, and even factory workers, and even old farmers who are farming.

What made Huang Zongxi even more unacceptable was that after he came to the hotel yesterday, he discovered some provinces in the southwest, and there were actually Miao Yao among their councilors, who came here in strange clothes.

Huang Zongxi thought it was a shame, so he protested with the staff of the Republic House on the spot, but his protest obviously had no weight. In order to reflect the people-oriented, it is to listen to the opinions from all walks of life in society, not a place where a group of boastful scribes show off their own level.

The last sentence is actually a slap in the face, but Huang Zongxi can't go back.

Since Nanming began to restore the country, public opinion has fluctuated violently.Now the newspapers and various academic circles are analyzing and criticizing various ills and chaos that appeared in the late Ming Dynasty. One of the important results is that Donglin misled the country.When traditional scribes came under the new rule of Nanming, not only did they not regain the prosperity of the Chongzhen era, but they were even besieged by public opinion.

Huang Zongxi has heard several examples. Some "celebrities" who are considered to be a disaster for the country and the people have committed suicide because they could not withstand the pressure.

It's not that no one doesn't want to jump up and refute, but the Donglin Party, together with their descendants and descendants, has long since declined.A large number of people voted for the Qing Dynasty, and at this time they were sent to the colonies to work as labor labor.Those who are still in the native land are very cautious and never dare to say wrong things.

Due to the emergence of the media such as newspapers, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty and the Lizhengyuan had mouthpieces, which could continuously disseminate information and opinions with rigorous arguments and convincing facts. Sentenced to death, they can't justify the fact that Bai Mingxiu has a large group of sailors.Moreover, the language used by the gentry is not accepted by the public.

It is also because of the long population that Huang Zongxi does not dare to express his political opinions easily now. After all, there are too many enemies who support the Emperor of Ming Dynasty and the Lizhengyuan, and these shoulders are irresistible, and they are even old political elders , I could only keep my mouth shut and watch the public opinion being completely controlled by the Legislative Yuan and the emperor.

In the past, these gentry had the right to speak, but now that the people-based approach has become popular, everyone is now talking about scholars, farmers, businessmen, and the four peoples are equal. Everyone is a member of the country and enjoys the same status. The country should pay attention to everyone. A person's quality of life, and so on.In the past, it was enough for people to seek support from the gentry class, but now there are more people.

Huang Zongxi rejected Liu Xianzhi very coldly and closed the door of his room.

When Liu Xianzhi left, he wished he could spit at the door of his room.

"Things that don't change from ancient times, I really think of myself as some kind of big shot." Liu Xianzhi wanted to curry favor with Huang Zongxi, in fact, it was because of Huang Zongxi's high status in the south of the Yangtze River.Although this kind of celebrity is a bit depreciated now, at least it will give yourself a face when you take it out.

However, being elected to the Senate this time, being able to participate in such an important meeting of the Republic House is already a status improvement for a businessman like Liu Xianzhi.

(End of this chapter)