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It has been seven years since Li Hao became the crown prince in the 20th year of Xuanping.
These seven years were an important experience in his growth. When he was established as the prince, he was only twelve years old. Although as a prince, he matured much earlier than ordinary people.
Although he was twelve years old at the time and still looked like a teenager, he basically spoke and acted like an ordinary teenager of sixteen or seventeen years old.
But even so, he was still only twelve years old when he was made the prince.
From the age of twelve to the current age of nineteen, the past seven years have been the most important period of growth in his life.
He received personal tutoring from Li Xuan and participated in various military and political meetings early on. Although he never expressed his opinions in the above-mentioned formal meetings, no one asked him for his opinions.
But over the years, he actually has a very clear understanding of the empire's military and political system, the operation of the entire empire, and even the situation of the entire empire.
And the more clearly we know it, the more we realize how drastic changes the empire has undergone in the past seven years.
As a person who was born only eight years ago in Xuanping, it was naturally impossible for Li Hao to experience the unification war in the early years. Even the foreign wars in the following years, Li Hao could not be considered to have experienced it, because he was still a little kid at that time and he was not sensible.
His understanding of society and the empire was more developed in the past seven years.
Seven years ago, it was the period when high-pressure steam engines were successfully developed and began to be used on a large scale.
So from that time on, he witnessed railways covering the whole country, witnessed sailboats gradually turning into motor-driven boats, and there were more and more factories, and the products they produced became more and more incredible.
If he is just an ordinary person, then he may have a one-sided understanding of this society from the society he lives in. Maybe he will not feel that deeply. At most, he will feel that it is different from before, but this difference is a The cumulative changes year by year, so people will get used to it instead of being too surprised.
But if you stand at the top of society and look down at all the changes in the country, you will be completely amazed by these changes.
Even Li Hao couldn't believe it. Only seven years had passed, but the changes in the empire were unprecedented in hundreds or even thousands of years.
Not to mention other things, just these two points, railways and ships, are enough to change the pattern of thousands of years.
But who caused this change?
It was definitely not him, nor even those ministers. Li Hao knew very well that there was only one person who caused all these changes, and that was his father.
Holy Emperor Li Xuan!
Li Hao could not understand much of what his father had done over the years!
It's not that I don't agree, I just don't understand why my father would do this.
Many times, all the decisions Li Xuan made seemed unbelievable to him, but when he thought about it a few years later, he would find that Li Xuan's decisions were full of forward-looking ideas.
And all this, he didn't know that Li Xuan was not from this era. Li Xuan knew very well how the era should develop, so he would guide the development.
And this kind of guidance measures are often inappropriate at times, at least in the eyes of contemporary indigenous people, including Prince Li Hao.
Over time, like everyone else, he stopped thinking and asking questions, and took it for granted that Li Xuan's decision was the right one.
Well, in the heart of the nineteen-year-old imperial prince Li Hao, Li Xuan is not only his father, nor just the emperor of the empire. More often, he regards Li Xuan as a prophet or a god.
Similar to most people in the contemporary empire!
Even if they won’t admit it!
Since his father left Beijing for inspection for more than three months, Li Hao actually had some not-so-good ideas in his mind, such as contacting the military generals to enthrone him in advance.
After all, being a prince is not as satisfying as being an emperor!
But this kind of thought only flashes through my mind occasionally. Both my reason and my emotions tell me that I can’t do this!
The emotion is because Li Xuan is his father.
And rationally, it is because he knows that this is impossible to succeed, and there is not even a ten thousandth chance.
Being a prince honestly and enduring until the day when he becomes emperor is his only way out.
However, when he knew that Li Xuan was about to return to the capital, his mood became extremely comfortable, because his father had returned to the capital, and he no longer had to supervise the country, nor did he have to fantasize about things he shouldn't fantasize about, nor did he Worry about things you shouldn't worry about.
He just needs to be a good prince and continue to study.
So when he and his ministers greeted the Holy Master at Jinling North Station, he was in a particularly good mood.
Li Xuan stepped off the special train and saw the prince Li Hao who was waiting for him. He saw the smile on his son's face. Li Xuan, who had always maintained a calm expression in the past, also smiled, and then walked over: "I did it during this time. good!"
After the ceremony, Li Hao stood next to Li Xuan: "Thank you for the compliment!"
Naturally, he didn't know that what Li Xuan said was right, not only that he did a good job in handling government affairs during his period of supervision, but also that he was safe.
Although Li Xuan was on tour, his control over Jinling City remained the same as before. Hantong would report to him every day the movements of important people staying in the capital, including the prince's movements.
During this period of time, the prince acted honestly and peacefully and did not do anything beyond his limits, which made Li Xuan very happy.
As an emperor, he was very aware of the complexity of the struggle for imperial power. If the prince was his son when he was a child, then when he grows up, he is just the prince.
And to a certain extent, the biggest threat to Li Xuan these days is actually not any foreign enemy, nor his ministers, but the prince!
Why?
As long as Li Xuan dies, the prince can naturally ascend the throne as emperor.
You don’t need many reasons, just this one is enough!
Therefore, the emperors of all dynasties actually had a very contradictory attitude towards the prince. On the one hand, he was his son and heir, but on the other hand, the prince was a threat to him. Even if he was not the biggest threat, he was still in the top three.
Li Xuan is no exception.
And he was very pleased to know that the prince was keeping to himself.
This means that father and son can still get along well without having to behave like political opponents!
Of course, Li Xuan also didn't know that Prince Li Hao had actually thought about a palace coup in the past three months. The reason why he was just thinking but not taking action was because he knew that it was impossible to succeed. No chance at all.
It’s not that I don’t want to do it, it’s just that reality doesn’t allow it!
If the environment changes, for example, if he has a high probability of success, then he himself cannot guarantee that he will not do anything.
Being an emperor, becoming an emperor decades in advance is much better than being a prince who is precarious and frightened every day.
The human heart has been unpredictable since ancient times!
The father and son met at the train station and staged a drama for the courtiers of a harmonious relationship between the emperor and the prince. Naturally, the courtiers expressed joy at this situation.
The emperor and the prince lived in harmony, which meant that the situation in the empire was stable, and there was no risk of imperial power struggle, which would not cause turmoil.
If the emperor is dissatisfied with the prince, it will cause a series of troubles, especially the possibility that the prince will be deposed and the princes will seize the heir.
These dramas may seem exciting, but for the Tang Empire, which was in the critical period of the Industrial Revolution and launching global expansion, the turbulent imperial power struggle was definitely a huge negative impact.
After getting off the train at Jinling North Station, Li Xuan took the ferry back to Jinling City with his ministers, and then held a court meeting the next day that was more profitable than practical to announce the return of the emperor.
At this point, Li Xuan's more than three-month holy tour plan has officially come to an end.
When Li Xuan returned to Jinling City.
The Pacific is also about to embark on its first transoceanic voyage!
On the commercial pier in Shanghai, a Pacific Ocean, painted half black on the lower part and white on the upper part, was moored at the deep-water pier in the business area.
On the pier connecting the ship to the dock, a large number of passengers are slowly boarding the ship, while on the other side, a large number of dock workers are loading various goods into the cabin.
At this time, on the bridge of the USS Pacific, a middle-aged man wearing something similar to a navy uniform was talking to several men in casual clothes. Two of them had coats of arms representing official status on their casual clothes.
"Director Song, I heard that your Immigration Department is doing a lot. In addition to our Pacific, there are five other merchant ships transporting immigrants!" said a middle-aged man wearing something similar to a navy uniform.
Director Song said: "Captain Sun, you don't know that this time our superiors have made up their minds to immigrate at least 10,000 people to Xinjinshan this year. This is not a small number!"
Captain Sun said: "If your Immigration Department keeps going like this, you may be able to immigrate hundreds of thousands to North America within a few years!"
After hearing this, Director Song chuckled, "How do you know the ambition of our Immigration Department, hundreds of thousands? Just kidding, our Immigration Department has already issued a mobilization order. Within five years, more than 300,000 people must immigrate to North America."
, and this is the bottom line, if things go well, 400,000 or even 500,000 people may immigrate.
And the 5,000 people who immigrated this time were just the beginning.
The Immigration and Reclamation Division is recruiting immigrants across the country to voluntarily go to North America!
Although if you immigrate to North America, you will be given free land, seeds, houses, tools, etc. after arriving in North America.
However, these supplies are limited to basic supplies. After immigrants arrive in North America, they actually need to spend their own money to purchase a lot of things.
In addition, the Immigration and Reclamation Department only subsidizes part of the ticket price, and the immigrants themselves need to pay part of it.
But even so, there are still many people who are willing to take the risk in North America!