The main diplomatic propositions of "Zi Zheng Xin Pian":
Zi Zheng Xin Pian first put forward the ideas of "assessing the situation" and "legislating", and elaborated on the Western countries at that time He pointed out that the most advanced countries in the world at that time were Britain, the United States, and France, and praised these countries for their "exquisite craftsmanship and profound national laws." Introducing the United Kingdom, he said: "Britain... is now called the strongest country because of its good laws." Introducing the United States, it said: "Citigroup is the United States.... The governor of the country is elected for a term of five years, and is limited to a salary. When the term is over, he will be pampered. , each province will hold an election again. When something happens, the general director of each province will discuss it, and the one who has many people will be considered worthy. "Introducing France, it is said that... the skills of each state began. "Although other countries are excellent, Buddhism is not inferior to them." It also briefly discusses the political conditions, economy, history and geography of Germany, Russia and other countries. Pointing out that Russia was originally a backward and beaten country, it has since learned from the West and has become stronger: "The Russian state... more than a hundred years ago... was repeatedly forced by Britain, Buddhism, Switzerland, Romania, Germany and other countries. His eldest son pretended to be a commoner and went to France to learn state law and fireship skills. After a few years, he returned to France and established political and religious affairs. For more than a hundred years, his prestige has been rising, and he is now the crowning state in the north." He made an accurate prediction of the development situation and said: "The recent trade between Japan and Citigroup requires various skills and rules, and it will also be based on skill in the future."
The new chapter of the Political Bureau analyzes these Western countries Advanced countries and emerging countries not only see the excellence of their craftsmanship, but also emphasize the "good laws" of their political and religious systems. The rise of Russia and Japan was to "learn national laws" and "understand laws" from the West, not just to learn their "fireship skills". It also pointed out that there are some countries in the world that are ignorant of the general trend and remain conservative, so their national power is declining, being beaten and bullied, saying: "The Turkish state...does not know how to change, so the country's power is sluggish, and it has been invaded by Russia for many years." It said sadly: It is precisely because of its inability to adapt that China has become a weak country that is bullied in the world. "It cannot be the crown of the East. It is temporarily eclipsed, which is a shame!" It loudly shouted that China must recognize the general trend of the world. , learn from the examples of Russia and Japan, draw lessons from Turkey, "adapt to the times", learn from the "General Code" of Western countries, and legislate customization, otherwise "it will be too late to regret!" He urged the king of heaven, Hong Xiuquan, "Don't take advantage of this." On a day when there is hope, we should work hard to advocate for the country, and we should stand up to the principles of our heavenly father and our brothers, so that we can unite the country peacefully for thousands of years." This means that to build a new country, we should not follow the traditional Chinese path. Instead, we must learn from the politics, science and technology of the advanced capitalist countries at that time.
The main political propositions of "New Chapter of Zizheng":
Advocating opening up to the outside world and introducing science and technology. The Taiping Rebellion had implemented an independent foreign policy before Hong Rengan arrived in Tianjing. It is based on the Chinese people's understanding of anti-aggression since the Opium War, but their understanding of the necessity of opening up to the outside world is very shallow. Zizheng Xinpian strongly criticizes the ignorance of China's past isolation policy, pointing out that "being rigid and not communicating with others" is "the behavior of those who are ignorant" because of Yelang's arrogance. As a result, "the whole body is blocked, the blood vessels are blocked, and the disease is very serious!" He advocates opening up to the outside world, absorbing the best of various countries, opening up the people's wisdom, and introducing Western science and technology. We are allowed to trade, but we are not allowed to enter the dry land without authorization... Only the pastors and other people who teach skills are allowed to enter and teach our people, but they are allowed to provide advice to the country and are not allowed to slander the national law." This understanding of Zizheng Xinpian is obviously related to its plan to learn science and technology from the West and establish modern enterprises.