Greg Jenner
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How do you imagine her as a ruler?
We've talked about her as sort of climbing the ladder in terms of court politics.
What do you imagine she's like in terms of China?
Sure.
So you think kind of harsh but effective.
Is that your vibe?
Yeah.
Okay.
Yang Wen, what is, in terms of her public policy, in terms of what she does for the people of China, what can we ascribe to her?
Yeah, she built warships and weapons.
Yeah, I mean, you've written a book on the history of the railways in China.
That's her policy.
Yeah, the French are there.
Right.
Yeah.
Right.
You mentioned briefly the Taiping Rebellion.
Yes.
That is a Christian uprising.
Which is interesting, I suppose, because missionaries have been in China for a while.