The sun never sets

The sun never sets

Author: Feng Xi Po Di

Summary:

After obtaining the [Europa Universalis] system, should I take the route of a war maniac, or go for the extreme trade route?

No matter what, please get on the horse first, Your Majesty!

The sun never sets

Author: Feng Xi Po Di

Summary:

After obtaining the [Europa Universalis] system, should I take the route of a war maniac, or go for the extreme trade route?

No matter what, please get on the horse first, Your Majesty!

Volume One

Chapter One

Like a bubble being punctured, or waking up from a dream, Lin Yongchang looked in astonishment at the row of mud-walled houses and the fences woven with branches, as well as the black pigs grunting inside the fences. But soon, he realized that he had probably traveled through time. Then he looked at the pigtails on the backs of the villagers' heads. Was this the Qing Dynasty coming back to life?

Well, it’s time to sell another wave of Daqingguo pills.

Lin Yongchang walked forward a few steps, greeted the old farmer who was repairing the fence, and said enthusiastically: "My fellow villager, I have a question for you."

The dark-faced man was wearing an old sheepskin and was tying up the fence with his son. He looked up when he heard the words and saw the short-haired young man in fancy clothes. He couldn't help but feel a little reserved. "Just ask."

"Where is this?"

"what?"

"What's the name of our village?"

"Ah, this is Zhoujia Village."

"What's the name of the nearest county town?"

"County town?" The man looked at Lin Yongchang blankly. After a while, he turned to ask his son, "What's the name of the county town?"

The boy looked about twelve or thirteen years old, with curiosity in his eyes. Hearing this, he quickly said, "Zhangbei County!"

"Zhangbei...it's not far from Zhangjiakou."

"Uh... not far."

"How's Zhangjiakou?"

The man fell into a state of confusion again, and the boy next to him said, "It's the same as before. It's very lively during the New Year. But we heard that the foreign devils are coming, and everyone is worried."

Pigtails, foreign devils, very good, this is my Qing Dynasty, and it was the worst period of the late Qing Dynasty. Lin Yongchang didn't like this period of history because it was too dark and too aggrieved, but since things have come to this point, he had to make do with it. He asked again: "Who is the emperor of my Qing Dynasty now..."

"What Qing Dynasty? Sir, you said we are the Jin Dynasty!"

Huh? This time it was Lin Yongchang's turn to be confused. Wasn't it the Qing Dynasty? Why did it change to the Jin Dynasty? Well, there must be something fishy about this.

Forget it, I'll just ask around, no rush. What I can be sure of now is that I really traveled through time, and it's not a prank. Look at this thatched earthen house in front of me, look at the skinny bodies and dark faces of this father and son, they are much more real than those passers-by on TV.

But, how can you travel through time without a golden finger? Lin Yongchang tried to call for the golden finger, and then it really came out, and it was the kind he was very familiar with.

"Ding! The [Sun Never Sets in Heaven] system has been activated!"

[Europa Universalis - The Empire Never Sets], before coming here, he was playing a strategy game. [Europa Universalis] is the main game, and [The Empire Never Sets] is a MOD. It seems that he has loaded many other MODs? For example, the mission tree MOD. In the original [Europa Universalis], there are very few mission trees and events in East Asia, and many of them are irrelevant, so many domestic game enthusiasts have developed many MODs, such as [The Empire Never Sets], [Stormy Century 2000], etc.

These MODs have some bugs. Sometimes when playing [Eternal Empire], events from other MODs will pop up. But that was before the time travel. Lin Yongchang is not concerned about the bugs in the game now, but wants to see how to use the cheat codes of [Eternal Empire]. [Europa Universalis] is the same as [Hearts of Iron], both are the embodiment of national will, how to turn it into a personal cheat code is worth discussing.

After a careful inspection, he found that most of his cheat codes were the same as in the game. They could display attributes such as the morale, training level and professionalism of the army, and could also check stability, religion, culture, autonomous region, etc. However, he couldn't make changes directly by moving his fingers and spending some points like in the game.

In the game, there are three types of points: administrative, diplomatic, and military. These points can be used to upgrade corresponding technologies, or to farm. That is, you spend various points to increase tax revenue, production, and manpower. However, there is definitely no such thing in reality. The administrative points, diplomatic points, and military points in the system have been changed to a different use. They are not used to interfere with reality, but to purchase various skills in the mall, such as "Bayonet", "Wing Chun", and so on.

Well, that's much more reasonable.

So how do you get points? There are four ways: 3 points per month as a minimum, the monarch's personal attributes, advisors' bonuses, and "Power Projection". When the "Power Projection" value is greater than or equal to 50, you can get one point each for administration, diplomacy, and military every month.

This is the same as in the game, but... Lin Yongchang looked at his own attributes. Why is his attribute only [111]? Does it mean that he has only a little ability in administration, diplomacy and military? Isn't this too bad? Clicking on the game... system interface, he saw the nearby ruler of the Great Jin Dynasty [Yehenala*Xingzhen], whose attribute is [310], which is higher than his own when added together.

A little bit!

But there is no way, the system gave it this attribute, and I can only bear it even if I am unhappy. What else can I do? I just hope that the attribute can be increased in the future. Wait, isn't Yehenala Xingzhen the Empress Dowager Cixi? Is this the Great Jin or the Qing Dynasty?

Could it be that the kid was lying to me? Or maybe the kid didn't understand clearly? No, this is the Great Jin Kingdom. On the system interface, the three words Great Jin Kingdom were clearly written under the yellow dragon flag. Great Jin is still Great Qing, just a different name, no difference.

Lin Yongchang thanked the father and son who were repairing the fence, and then walked towards the county town. No matter what, he would go to the county town first. He had not yet decided what to do or how to do it, so he would take it one step at a time.

In the task tree given by the [Sun Never Sets in the Celestial Empire] system, there is a [Shelter] in the top row.

Mission: Shelter

Requirements: Control an administrative unit, which can be a village, town, county, or city.

Reward: 100 Administrative Points

Compared to controlling a city, it is much easier to control a village. But he doesn't know much about this world yet. Even if he is in good health, he decided to wait and see. The Wait Party will never give up. The Wait Party will eventually win the final victory.

Behind Lin Yongchang, the man suddenly shouted, "Pull... Pull..."

To repair a fence, you need to use bamboo, branches, ropes and other things to tie up the gaps to prevent animals from getting in. The man was probably asking his son to pull the rope hard, but Lin Yongchang didn't care and continued to walk. Then he heard a loud, exasperated shout from behind, "It's impossible to pull it!"

The sound was high-pitched and full of pain. Lin Yongchang looked back and saw the boy loosen the rope and pulled the man's stuck finger out from between the branches. Even from a distance of several dozen meters, Lin Yongchang could still clearly see that the man's finger had turned purple.

Lin Yongchang did not mean to gloat over other people's misfortune, but instead discovered a bright spot: when did his eyesight become so good?

Chapter two

Lin Yongchang has always paid great attention to physical exercise and protection of eyesight, but after more than ten years of studying, his eyesight has been more or less affected. Although he does not need to wear glasses normally, it is not much better. Now he can even see the purple color on his fingers fifty or sixty meters away. It seems that the benefits of time travel are not just the [Sun Never Sets in the Celestial Empire] system.

He walked along the road towards the east for nearly two hours, still full of energy, without the slightest sign of fatigue, but a little hungry. Lin Yongchang felt that he was walking very fast, but no matter how fast he swung his legs, he couldn't go much faster. An hour ago, he had seen the city walls of Zhangbei County, and an hour later, it looked like there were still several miles to go.

Now he misses his car very much. If he doesn't have a car, even an electric car or a bicycle will do.

"Da Da Da", the sound of horse hooves sounded slowly, and two riders rode past Lin Yongchang on horseback. When they were about ten meters ahead, they reined in their horses. One of them turned around and asked, "What do you do?"

The two riders carried rifles on their backs and swords on their waists. They were good riders and looked very capable. Lin Yongchang's eyes swept over the old-fashioned rifles, and his heart tightened. A smile appeared on his face, "A traveler is about to go to the county town to find something to eat. What about you? Are you going to Zhangbei too?"

The riders whispered something quickly, and the one who had spoken earlier looked up and shouted, "The Living Buddha wants to see you!"

"Living Buddha?"

On the western road, dozens of cavalrymen surrounded a gorgeously decorated carriage and slowly approached, stopping ten steps away. The knights wore fur coats, felt hats on their heads, and their exposed skin was covered with oil, looking extremely tough. But the swords, spears, and other weapons in their hands made Lin Yongchang feel as if time and space were out of sync. It was such a strange time, and there were still so many people using cold weapons.

A knight dismounted and opened the door. Then he knelt down respectfully. Then a foot stretched out from the carriage, stepped on the back of the person kneeling on the ground, and walked down on the human meat stool.

The man who came out of the carriage was not too dark-skinned. Compared with the surrounding knights, he was even a little fair-skinned, but he was nothing compared to Lin Yongchang. The man looked to be in his forties, wearing a monk's robe made of bright yellow silk, a golden crown on his head, and leather boots made of cowhide. He looked extremely elegant against the backdrop of the surrounding knights dressed in gray fur.

It was obvious that the person who had just come out of the carriage was a lama. As for which sect he belonged to, Lin Yongchang couldn't tell. He knew very few lamas. Mahavairocana was one, and the poet who wrote poetry was one. He didn't know much about the others. He only knew about the Dalai Lama and his reincarnation.

After the lama came out, he put his palms together, chanted the Buddha's name as usual, and then calmly asked in Mandarin: "I don't know where this donor came from, and I don't know where he is going?"

Lin Yongchang guessed the lama's origin and said casually, "Come from where you came from, go to where you went."

The lama was startled, thought for a moment, and then said sincerely: "Since we have met, it must be fate. Would you like to talk to me in detail?"

Lin Yongchang smiled and asked, "That's fine, I'm just a little hungry now."

Hearing this, the lama also laughed and said, "I have some dried meat here.

Cheese, glutinous rice cakes, and kumis, if you don't mind, you can use some of them together."

Lama was not so polite to everyone. He was in a difficult situation and did not want to cause any trouble. But when he saw Lin Yongchang in the car just now, he suddenly had the idea of making friends with him. In Lama's opinion, this man was dressed strangely and did not have a braid, but more importantly, he had a temperament that he had never seen before. In addition, it was about to snow, and this man was shirtless, which was really amazing.

The cavalrymen spread a blanket on the ground and placed all kinds of food on it. The dried meat, cheese and mare's milk all had a strong fishy smell, and the color of the glutinous rice cake also looked suspicious. In the past, Lin Yongchang probably would not eat it. Now, of course, he would eat whatever he had. He had nothing on him except a cell phone. The cell phone only had 80% of its battery left, and even if it was not turned on, it would become a decoration in two days.

The lama ate a little casually, and when Lin Yongchang stopped, he asked, "Have you ever studied abroad?"

“I’ve been abroad a few times.”

Lin Yongchang's answer was ambiguous, but the lama thought to himself that it was just as he thought. In this day and age, those who could study abroad were either from wealthy or noble families, or middle-class families at best. Otherwise, they would not have the money to send their children to study abroad. Moreover, most people would not and did not dare not keep their braids.

The lama felt that he already knew the other party's background, so he told him his own situation very sincerely.

It turns out that this lama was not from the Mongolian grasslands, but from Tibet. He was the current Tibetan Living Buddha, the 13th Dalai Lama. As for why he was on the grasslands, the 13th Dalai Lama told the truth without hiding anything. It was because the Tibetan chieftain army was defeated by the British and a lot of their land was taken away by the British.

In order to repel the British and save the Buddhist kingdom in the snowy plateau, he had to travel thousands of miles to Kulun to seek help from the Russians. After staying in Kulun for nearly a year, he gained nothing. Now he wanted to go to Beijing to see if he could get support from the court of the Great Jin Kingdom.

"Does the Dalai Lama want to ask the imperial court to send troops to Tibet?"

Lin Yongchang heard a lot of useful information from the Lama, such as the current year is 1899, and that the court is indeed the Great Jin, but the historical trend and characters are no different from those of the Qing. A few years ago, Japan defeated the Jin soldiers in Korea and forced the court to cede territory and pay compensation, causing unrest in the world.

Before the Korean War, the imperial court could still pretend to be revived and suppress the governors and revolutionaries in various places. When it was overthrown by the Japanese, the weakness of the imperial court was exposed, and many people and forces no longer took the imperial court in Beijing seriously.

The Dalai Lama originally did not want to ask the imperial court for help, because in his opinion, the imperial court was no longer effective. Russia had sophisticated guns and had always been eyeing Tibet, and had a lot of manpower on the plateau, so the Dalai Lama first went to Kulun to find the Russians. However, although Russia was powerful, its main forces were deployed in Europe, and its power in Asia was not that strong. Although it had endless greed for land, it could not deploy its troops to the Tibetan Plateau and had no strength to compete with the British.

After staying in Kulun for nearly a year, the Dalai Lama made many efforts and talked with various Russian forces many times, but he still could not get what he wanted. The Russians only wanted benefits but did not want to pay anything. Even if they gave the Dalai Lama a batch of guns, they still charged money, and it was very expensive.

The Dalai Lama had no choice but to turn around and ask the imperial court for help. It didn't matter who it was, as long as they could help him and the monks he represented to maintain the serfdom in Tibet. It made no difference to them whether it was the imperial court or Russia.

third chapter

The Dalai Lama was a local tyrant on the plateau. He enjoyed his power and wealth and lived a happy life. However, things had not been going well for many years. First, he was beaten up by the British and had a lot of land taken away. The ambitions of the British were comparable to those of the Russians. Before the Boer War, they had been expanding continuously.

Calculating the time, the Boer War had almost started. It was only after the end of this war that the British ended their expansion and turned to a defensive position globally. Now, the British Indian government is still eyeing Tibet. After seizing a large piece of land, they are still not satisfied and want to swallow up the entire snowy plateau.

The Dalai Lama sent Tibetan soldiers to put up a tough resistance, but courage is no match for steel. The Tibetan soldiers' organizational form was also outdated, while the British army was at its peak. After several battles, the Tibetan soldiers suffered heavy casualties and no longer dared to take the initiative to attack, but only relied on the dangerous mountains to hold on. But as long as the British army was willing to spend a lot of effort to push the cannons to the front line, they would definitely not be able to hold on, and everyone knew this.

After being beaten up by the British several times, the Dalai Lama's spirit weakened a lot. After being left out by the Russians for more than a year, he completely lost his temper. He was very sincere to Lin Yongchang, a man he met for the first time. Of course, this was also based on Lin Yongchang's unique temperament. If it was an ordinary herdsman or farmer, the Dalai Lama would not bother to talk to him.

"That's how it is," the lama said helplessly, "Alas, even Buddhism cannot keep Tibet peaceful and tranquil. Has the Dharma Ending Age arrived?"

Lin Yongchang understood the whole story and didn't care about the end of the Dharma. Tibet is still practicing serfdom, which should have been eliminated long ago.

If it weren't the British, someone else would come to destroy the Tibetan regime. He thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid the court can't do anything to the British. The officers and soldiers couldn't beat the British decades ago, and they couldn't even beat the Japanese four years ago. Even if the master went to Yanjing, it would be useless. At most, it would just make the court protest to the British."

The Dalai Lama knew this truth, but he had no choice now. A drowning man would consider a straw as a chance to save his life. The lama stopped talking and just looked at the strangely dressed young man in front of him calmly. The imperial court was a straw, and so was Lin Yongchang.

“In fact, the Living Buddha does not need to worry too much.”

"Hmm?" The lama was somewhat moved. "What do you mean by this, benefactor?"

"The environment on the plateau is not something that ordinary people can endure."

Even more than a hundred years later, altitude sickness was still a big problem, and not many British soldiers could adapt to the plateau environment. Moreover, there were continuous high mountains between Tibet and India, which were extremely steep and snowy for a long time a year, making it the most unsuitable place for fighting. Even if the British were at their peak, they could not swallow Tibet in one go, and could only adopt a slow and nibbling approach.

"Just drag it out."

The lama frowned slightly, "But this is not a solution after all. If you keep cutting it day by day and month by month, there will be a day when it will be all cut off."

Lin Yongchang smiled and said, "When the water is full, it will be emptied; when the sun is at its highest point, it will move. The British have now reached their peak, and will be on the decline. They will not be able to finish the harvest."

He has a convincing temperament, and his words are full of confidence and power, which makes people subconsciously feel that what he says makes sense. However, there are many times when there are many people who are not very reasonable. In this era, there are more unreasonable people. Or, in other words, people in this era have different ways of being reasonable.

The Dalai Lama was taught the truth by the British, "What if they don't go downhill?"

"If we can't beat them, then we can only join them." Lin Yongchang spread his hands, "Besides that, what else can we do?"

The lama was stunned when he heard this. He had never thought of such an idea. But Lin Yongchang immediately said, "It is very difficult to go to Tibet from India over the mountains and ridges, but it is much more convenient to go through Sichuan. If the British come, you can give up resistance and join them, but remember not to make it public. Some things can be said but not done. There are also some things that can be done but not said. If the British ask you to make a statement, you'd better think about how the court will react first."

Lin Yongchang spoke eloquently, "Also, the Living Buddha can send someone to inquire about the British's recent actions in Africa, and perhaps there will be some gains."

Did the Boer War really break out in this world as expected? Maybe, maybe not, who cares. Information is transmitted very quickly these days, but it is not the information age after all. It will take a long time for news from far away to reach Asia. The Dalai Lama does not look like someone who would send diplomats to foreign countries, so he should not know what is happening in Africa. Even among the dignitaries in the court, how many people know about the Boer War in South Africa?

Lin Yongchang felt that although his attribute was three sticks, that was definitely not his true level! If he were to become the emperor, he would definitely be much stronger than Yehenala Xingzhen!

The Dalai Lama felt that the person in front of him was becoming more and more mysterious. He couldn't help but feel a little confused. Why would he stop a stranger he met on the roadside and talk to him in detail? Could it be a revelation from the Buddha?

As a religious leader of Tibet, the Dalai Lama's attitude towards Buddhism is very complex and contradictory. In a trance, the lama thought of many things. When he woke up, he pondered for a moment, put his palms together, and said, "Your Excellency and I have a connection with each other, so why don't we travel together? I still have many questions that I need to ask you."

The Dalai Lama still had some hope for the imperial court at this time, and he thought that Lin Yongchang had connections in Beijing, so he naturally wanted to make friends with him. Of course, if Lin Yongchang didn't have a good appearance and good eloquence, the Lama wouldn't be so easy to talk to.

"That's great, I think so too."

Lin Yongchang naturally accepted the lama's kindness. A penny can make a hero fall. He has no money now, so he can only think of ways to sell his physical or mental strength. Now a big customer has come up, how can he let it go easily? Everything is difficult at the beginning, and the capital for his beginning depends on the lama!

Seeing that Lin Yongchang agreed to go on the journey together, the great lama smiled and said, "Let's stay in Zhangbei County for a few days to rest and buy some clothes for the donor. It's freezing cold, and wearing such thin clothes will make you sick and catch a cold."

Lamas not only take care of religious matters, but also work part-time as doctors and teachers. The head lama saw that Lin Yongchang was wearing too little, with his arms exposed, and was afraid that he would get frozen. The Dalai Lama thought that what he had thought before was correct, that this was the manifestation of the Buddha, otherwise, how could he have picked up such a talented person who was well-informed about current affairs on the street?

Although facts often prove that he is overthinking, the great lama still believes in his own whim.