The scene experienced by Tietoutuo was staged in almost all ports in the South Seas where there were veterans of the Heavenly Kingdom, and Xiao Letian sent Tang Lei to be the head of the South American Intelligence Bureau and the ambassador of Chile, which was the head of the South American civilian officials.

Tietoutuo had a close relationship with the army of the king Li Shixian, and Tietoutuo had sent information to the king many times, and the Taiping army in Fujian had a very good relationship with him, so Xiao Letian appointed Tietoutuo as the commander of the new 10,000 expeditionary army, that is, the head of the generals.

It is not a simple matter to open an army of 10,000 people, a clipper ship normally requires fifty or sixty sailors to maneuver freely, and now it is specially used to transport ice, and about five hundred people is the limit, because crossing the Pacific Ocean is too dangerous, it is necessary to store a lot of water and food, and it is better to disperse the personnel.

A merchant ship is packed with 500 veterans at most, as well as all kinds of equipment and food, and an army of 10,000 needs 20 large sailing ships to form a fleet to set off together.

"No, 20 ships are definitely not enough, spread the personnel again...... At least 30 merchant ships must be prepared, and the telegram Tietoutuo and Tang Lei must bring more food, fresh water and medicine, and it is not fun to have infectious diseases on the sea......"

"You can bring as much as you can with tea, citrus, lemons and other nutritious things, and you can also prepare more soybeans and mung beans, and raw bean sprouts are very good vegetables...... Don't be a combat attrition!"

Xiao Letian's temporary flagship, the Roma, is now cruising in the South China Sea, dotted with islands and reefs, and the storms in the South China Sea are not very violent in the spring, which is really a good season for tourism.

But Xiao Lotian didn't have the heart to play at all, this expedition of veterans of the Heavenly Kingdom was completely a test for him and the officials of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and it was their execution ability that was tested.

"Work according to the plan, who wouldn't? Time is enough, we can make all kinds of plans, improve our work little by little, and it is this kind of emergency that really tests us......"

"None of us thought that there was such a lone army fighting in South America, and we didn't expect that they had begun to affect the political situation in South America.

"Emergencies are our big exams, it depends on your ability......"

The eyes of Wang Huaiyuan, Xiao Hexin and others next to them were as red as rabbits, and the most detailed map of the Pacific Ocean in the world was spread on the table at that time, and the direction of the fleet's advance was marked in great detail with red and blue pencils.

"What the prime minister said is not wrong, we would rather spend more money and try to ensure safety...... I propose to increase the number of ships to 35, so that there are only 350 veterans on each ship, and on the one hand, the living conditions will be better, and on the other hand, even if a few ships are sunk in the event of a big storm, we can bear the losses......"

Xiao Lotian slapped the table, "That's right, and I propose that the whole fleet set off in unison, so that even if there is danger on the sea, there will be a response to each other, don't look at the civilian merchant ships, but the number is also scary, those one or two pirate ships will never dare to touch the fleet, even if the fleets of the Western powers encounter such a large fleet of civilian ships, they will not dare to act rashly!"

"That's it, the paperwork is ready to dock and send a telegram......"

The Roma was constantly roaming along the boy's coastline, occasionally carrying out supplies and intelligence exchanges in the harbor, and sometimes even encountering merchant ships transporting veterans, and whenever people saw Xiao Zi recognizing the flag, they would erupt into a crazy roar.

The tearful veterans on the deck knelt down to thank the prime minister for saving his life, and the scene was extremely shocking. It's just that in these exciting scenes, there is no figure of Jaechun.

In Shuri Castle in the Ryukyus, the little emperor had been studying behind closed doors for a while, and every day he was holding a thick pile of freshly translated Western books, and he forgot to read them, which was the first time that the little emperor took the initiative to start studying without anyone urging him.

One day, two days, three days...... From the beginning of March, Jaechun had been in retreat to read books until the beginning of April, when people praised the little emperor for his diligence, but the four eunuchs and the four guards knew very well what His Majesty was thinking.

"Your Majesty, rest early...... It's past eleven o'clock!" Ermao sent a glass of milk to Zaichun, which was the prime minister's order, and the child drank a glass of milk before going to bed, which can supplement calcium and promote sleep.

"Wait a minute, I'll look at this paragraph again...... It turned out that the Netherlands and Belgium used to be one country! It was only in 1839 that the Netherlands recognized the independence of Belgium...... This European history is really complicated enough, much more chaotic than ours......"

Zaichun kept flipping through the book, chatting with Ermao without looking up, and finally Ermao snatched the book from Zaichun's hand, and then sandwiched it in with a jade bookmark and feigned anger, "I know what your majesty is thinking, isn't it that the prime minister didn't take you with him on this tour?

Ermao was privileged in front of Emperor Tongzhi, and this child, who had not appeared in history, was not only a eunuch, but also a friend of Zaichun's childhood.

Don't underestimate childhood friends, that is a very important part of a person's character development, if there is no Ermao and Zaichun have played for so many years, Zaichun's personality will definitely be more extreme, because no one wants to listen, and no one helps release the emotions in his heart, and the result of long-term repression can only be perverted and excessive rebellion.

Ermao fills this emotional gap, so he can say something excessive, which is something that the senior likes dare not think.

Zai Chun's face changed suddenly, he was silent for a long time, and said in a low voice: "Ermao...... Do you think the master will teach me in the future? Help me wholeheartedly as before...... Will he not want me anymore?"

"What are you thinking about? Godfather has important things to do, and he will be back in a while......"

"You don't have to persuade me, you don't have to lie to me, I'm not stupid...... The master is dealing with some things that I don't want to listen to, right? The master and Zeng Guofan's secret meeting can take me with them, and the military intervention in Japan has not been without my involvement, so what else can't I know?"

"The answer can't stand scrutiny, or the master is ready to deal with us, and he wants to directly put a black hand, whether it is a conservative or a reformer, all of them are stewed with a spoonful...... This situation is not realistic, after all, Qing Sanye and they are all forces supported by the master, and they will be beaten to death with a stick?"

"No, then there is only one last possibility, he has gone to see our enemies, some people whom I am not fit to see...... Who else could it be? But the long-haired and the twisted army......"

"Huh...... The relationship between the Twist Army and the master is not close, those bandits don't even dare to build a country in the end, the master will not invest more energy in those people, and the final choice is only the Taiping Army, don't be a fool, I know that there are too many remnants of the Taiping Army in Ryukyu, and even many high-level generals, all of whom have been long-haired, right......"

Ermao sighed, "The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has died, and if it is destroyed, it will be destroyed, Your Majesty, why do you want to do so much? Why don't you be so smart, why don't you keep drilling the horns?"

"As the saying goes, if you are not deaf or dumb, you are not a familyman, isn't the emperor the head of the Qing Dynasty, many things can't be dug too clearly, it's rare to be confused!"