"Therefore, the Great Qing will definitely lose!"
Pan Zixin's voice was ethereal and gentle, but her words shocked Pan Zhencheng, Pan Youwei, and Pan Youdu.
"Little sister, this is treason!" Pan Youwei scolded. How can you say such things? Be careful that the walls have ears!”
"The current Emperor is wise and mighty. There are countless powerful generals in the court. Moreover, the Qing Dynasty is vast and has a population of 300 million. There are tens of millions of soldiers that can be recruited. The Ming army has at most 10,000 soldiers.”
Looking at her second brother, Pan Zixin, who was pedantic and loyal to the Qing court, she could not help but roll her eyes.
She came to Great Britain when she was six years old and grew up there. She only returned to Guangdong when she was twelve years old. During her six years in Great Britain, she knew what the technological revolution in Great Britain meant.
"Second brother, I suggest you go and understand the current situation of the countries in the continent.”
"Currently, the capitalist class has completely dominated the economic development of Great Britain and is actively developing overseas trade. They have imposed military rule on the outside world. For example, India, Africa, Southeast Asia, and other places have been occupied by European countries. They have accumulated rich capital and expanded the vast overseas market and the cheapest source of raw materials.”
" On the other hand, due to the implementation of the enclosure movement, a large amount of cheap labor was obtained. The flourishing factory handicraft industry accumulated a wealth of production technology knowledge and increased production, but it still could not meet the needs of the expanding market. Therefore, technological innovation was born. Machines replaced the handicraft industry, and production increased substantially.”
"Take Great Britain's Jenny Spinning Machine as an example. It has increased Great Britain's spinning capacity by forty times!”
" The capitalists built workshops and recruited workers to produce goods, turning farmers into workers. The farmers who originally had low income suddenly became workers with considerable income, and they had the ability to buy goods. More and more goods flooded into the market, driving the rapid development of the economy. Great Britain's national strength became stronger and stronger.”
" After having money, the British government popularized education and nurtured more talents. Knowledge is power, and new technologies were invented continuously. They increased the production of goods again and earned a huge amount of wealth by selling them to overseas controlled areas.”
"Ou Zhou is developing rapidly. What is our Qing Dynasty, our Qianlong Emperor doing? Closing the trading ports, restricting trade, naively thinking that flowers were rich in resources and did not need to interact with foreign countries, and being arrogant, such negative policies would make flowers fall far behind other countries.”
"Falling behind means being defeated. The Great Qing seems very strong, but in reality, the crisis has already arrived.”
"This time, the Ming army has made a comeback and effortlessly defeated Ah Gui's 150,000 strong army. 10,000 Ming soldiers killed 100,000 Qing soldiers. This shocking battle record was not a trick, but a victory based on strength.”
"The Qing Dynasty is far behind the Ming army in terms of firearms and artillery technology. Even the European countries are behind the Ming army. It is too late for the Qing Dynasty to catch up. The steel ships weighing tens of thousands of tons at the mouth of the Pearl River cannot be understood by the Europeans. They exclaimed that it was a ghost ship. The Qing army was even more terrified and thought that the gods were helping the Ming army.”
"In fact, the steel giant ships and the guns that the Ming army used to kill the Qing army were both products of scientific and technological innovation.”
"Think about it. Can a hundred Qing soldiers with sabers and spears beat a Ming soldier with a gun?”
"Obviously, it's impossible!"
"What are you hesitating for? Surrender to the Great Ming Emperor, and the Pan Clan will be reborn!”
As soon as Pan Zixin finished speaking, Pan Zhencheng smiled in relief. Pan Youdu clapped excitedly and gave his little sister a thumbs up.
Pan Youwei's face was gloomy, and his eyes were filled with doubt and confusion.
What he doubted was whether his little sister's analysis just now was a true insight or an alarmist.
What confused him was that after thinking about it seriously, the steel warships of the Ming army and the guns and cannons that defeated the Qing army seemed to have indirectly confirmed the importance of science and technology.
He was an official of the imperial court and knew that the Qing Dynasty had never paid attention to the " science " of the European population. They stubbornly believed that it was a strange and obscene skill that was completely useless.
In the past, Pan Youwei also thought so! Do you think that the Qing Dynasty is vast and self-sufficient, and the people have enough food and clothing? Is there a need to engage in those messy technological reforms?
However, the battle in Guangzhou three days ago had awakened the Qing court, which was immersed in self-satisfaction and could not extricate itself, and also awakened him.
After thinking for a long time, Pan Youwei, who had been brainwashed by the idea of being loyal to the emperor and loving the country since he was young, was still unwilling to accept it. He felt that he had the responsibility to help the Qing Dynasty. After all, he had to share the burden of the emperor.
"Little sister, is Daqing really unable to stop the Ming army?”
"It's impossible to block it. This mysterious Ming Emperor is very powerful. The weapons of the Ming army can even crush the Qing army. In the face of powerful weapons, no amount of Qing troops could help.”
" It's like a group of five-year-old children besieging a fierce general who can defeat ten thousand people with sharp blades. Do they have a chance of winning?”
Pan Zixin's analogy was very straightforward, causing Pan Youwei to completely despair.
Was the Qing Dynasty really going to fall?
Sorrow rose from the bottom of his heart. Pan Youwei's eyes turned red as he left in a huff, not daring to face reality.
After the old-fashioned and blindly loyal second brother left, Pan Youdu, who was trying his best to persuade Pan Zhencheng to submit, was happy. He smiled and said,"Little sister, your fourth brother is in favor of my father submitting to the Ming Dynasty. We are Han people, and we were forced to be slaves of the Qing Dynasty. Since the imperial army has returned, we naturally have to support the orthodox Han Dynasty.”
Pan Zixin pursed her lips." Fourth Brother, you're the one who doesn't get up early if there's no benefit. You clearly think that the Ming Dynasty is powerful and that it's only a matter of time before the restoration succeeds. Yet, you shamelessly claim to support the orthodox Han Dynasty."”
Pan Youdu was speechless.
This little sister was good in every way, but her words were too hurtful.
Pan Youdu, who was used to his little sister's personality, didn't mind and looked at Pan Zhencheng.
"Father, please say something!”
"Surrender is the same as doing business. Our Pan family is equivalent to investing in this mysterious Emperor of Ming Dynasty. If we succeed, we will live, and if we fail, we will die. I hope Xiner's judgment is correct!”
Pan Zhencheng weighed the pros and cons repeatedly. After careful consideration, he finally decided to submit.
The reason he decided to submit was still the few steel warships that were as huge as mountains at the mouth of the Pearl River.
Just as Pan Zixin had said, the advantages brought by the development of science and technology to a certain extent were self-evident.
In the battle of Guangzhou three days ago, the 150,000 Qing soldiers who were good at fighting were defeated in just one morning, with 100,000 casualties.
"Xin-er, Xianchen, father is old. You two siblings will represent the Pan family to meet the Great Ming Emperor!”
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