Maximize the consumption of the national strength of Britain, France, Russia, and Turkey? Tang Bingcan said suspiciously: "The big shopkeeper is so sure that the Russians will definitely use these Mini guns in the war with Turkey?" ”

"Of course!" Feng Renxuan said without hesitation, then got up and walked to the desk to unfold a map, "This is a world map given by the big shopkeeper, you can come and take a look." He pointed to the Balkan Peninsula in southern Europe, "This Russo-Turkish war is mainly about the struggle for control of the Balkan Peninsula.www.biquge.info

This is one of the three major peninsulas in southern Europe, located between Europe, Asia and Africa, is the land bridge connecting Europe and Asia, the important route of the Mediterranean Sea in the south, the Bosphorus Strait and the Dardanelles Strait in the east choke the throat of the Black Sea, the geographical location is extremely important.

Britain and France had their own agendas, but it was in the common interest of both countries to contain Russia's continued expansion into Europe, and they could not tolerate Russia's occupation of the Balkans, an extremely important and threatening strategic location.

For Russia, there is no turning back, since the war has broken out, there is no reason to stop, even if Britain and France participate in the war, Russia must persevere to the end, because for Russia, this war is a war that has been staked on Russia's century-old national fortunes, and Russia will definitely go all out and fight for the country!

In such a war, Russia will still hide? These Mini guns and ammunition will inevitably be used on the battlefields of the Balkans!

Our northwest expansion is based on this Russian-Turkish war, the greater the consumption of troops and strength of Britain, France, Russia and Turkey, the more beneficial it will be to our northwest expansion. ”

After a slight groan, Chang Kunning said: "So, we have to wait until the end of this war before we can send troops?" ”

"When to send troops, wait for the order of the great treasurer." Feng Renxuan said: "At present, it is to carry out arms trade with Russian businessmen as soon as possible. After a pause, he continued: "I am not suitable to talk about business, you two are responsible for this, but be cautious in your words, so that the Russians do not see and guess our intentions." ”

Gongning City is also called the old Mancheng City, it was built and completed in the 37th year of Qianlong, Qianlong took the meaning of "consolidating tranquility", named it "Gongning City". There are officers and soldiers of the Eight Banners stationed in the city, corresponding to the Han City where the Han people live in the South Gate, the North Gate and the Big and Small West Gate, so it is also called Mancheng - it is the military and political center of the Qing court in Xinjiang, and the government offices of Urumqi Metropolitan Commander, Zhizhou, Team Leader, Xuezheng and Daotai are all set up in Gongning City, and the Ili General's Mansion that moved later is also in the city.

In fact, Gongning City is not only the military and political center of Xinjiang, but also the cultural center and commercial center of Xinjiang, there are temples and ancestral halls such as Wanshou Palace, Chenghuang Temple, Wenchang Palace, Guandi Temple and other temples and ancestral halls in the city, as well as many wine shops, tea gardens and rows of shops, which are very lively and prosperous.

In the official sedan chair, Zuo Zongtang, who had been awarded the title of Zhendi Taoist, glanced at the eight words on the telegram -- the Russian-Turkish war had broken out, and he was both emotional and excited, and he was excited that his judgment was too accurate, and he was excited that he finally saw the opportunity to show his skills, and since the war had broken out, it meant that the war in the northwest was not far away.

Entering the General's Mansion, Zuo Zongtang went to the backyard study under the guidance of his subordinates, and as soon as they met, Yishan smiled and said: "This has not been opened yet, why does Ji Gao ask to see?" ”

Zuo Zongtang took out the telegram and handed it over, saying, "My lord, the Russian-Turkish war has broken out. ”

After taking the telegram and glancing at it, Yishan said with a smile: "The name is well deserved, Yi Guocheng is really like a god." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to give up his seat, groaned slightly, and then continued: "In this way, the battle in the northwest is also ...... soon." ”

Zuo Zongtang said in a deep voice: "My lord, Xia Guan wants to lead the new army to enter Tarbagatai. ”

After a slight groan, Yishan said: "After the opening of the government, General Ben will telegraph the imperial court and promote Ji Gao to be the counselor of Tarbagatai. ”

Seeing him so refreshing, Zuo Zongtang immediately got up and shook it, "Lord Xie!" ”

"For the sake of the country, it is also the general's business, Ji Gao does not need to be polite." Yishan smiled and waved his hand, in fact, Xianfeng had already had a secret purpose, telling him to make good use of Zuo Zongtang to divide the new army in the northwest, and he also knew the purpose of Zuo Zongtang leading his troops into Tarbagatai, so he naturally supported it without hesitation.

Jingshi, the Forbidden City, the Palace of Nourishing the Heart.

After Xianfeng feasted on several Mongolian princes, a eunuch came up and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Mu Yin, the military plane on duty, handed over a sign and asked to see him." ”

It is naturally not a trivial matter for the Minister of Military Aircraft on duty to ask to see him during the sealing period, Xianfeng said without thinking: "Let him go to the Qianqing Palace and wait." After speaking, he walked slowly, a Spring Festival, he was almost not idle, and the banquets were constant, and he was really tired.

After entering the Xinuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, after washing up, Xianfeng asked Mu Yin to come in, and after Mu Yin came in to greet him, he knelt down in front of the kang and said: "Your Majesty, Prince Hui sent a telegram from Shanghai. As he spoke, he handed over the telegram.

Mianyu reported in the telegram the outbreak of the Russian-Turkish war and the naval battle of Sinop, and by the way also mentioned a few words about the size of the Russian army and navy, but he did not mention a word about the decentralization of local governors and the adjustment of local officials.

After reading the telegram, Xianfeng was first happy and then worried, happy that the war he had been waiting for for a long time had finally broken out, and worried that the Russian Navy and Army were so strong, would the northwest expansion poke a hornet's nest? Furthermore, will Yi Zhifu assist the imperial court in exterminating the Taiping Army and the Twist Army?

He was muttering to himself, and a eunuch reported at the door, "Lin Kui, the military plane on duty, is handing over a sign outside to ask to see." ”

"Let him in." Xianfeng said slowly, he had a hunch that it should be related to this matter.

Lin Kui hurriedly walked in to greet the salute and reported: "Your Majesty, the commander of the Beiyang Naval Division, Yi Zhifen, called him, saying that the Russian-Turkish War broke out, and he led 5,000 naval divisions to enter Jinan to assist in encircling and suppressing the Twist Army in Shandong. ”

After reading the telegram, Xianfeng was secretly happy in his heart, in this way, Yi Zhishu is really ready to go all out to exterminate the Taiping Army? This is a great thing, in recent years, the Taiping Army and the Twist Army have made the imperial court anxious! However, he didn't dare to believe this, after all, there were still more than 10,000 Nanyang Navy stationed in Lushun, and he groaned slightly, and then he said: "Call back, prepare first, and wait for the telegram." ”

Only two days later, the coastal provinces and counties sent telegrams to report on the deployment of the Nanyang Navy stationed there, and after reading these telegrams one by one, Xianfeng breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly ordered someone to send a report to Mianyu, asking when the Taiping army and the Twist army would be explicitly suppressed.

Prince Hui Mianyu received the telegram, only to know that the Nanyang Navy stationed in various places had been deployed, and he secretly thought that Yi Zhizhi was really fast enough, he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly rushed to the Zhenhai Mansion, as his prince, how dare the porter stop him, but outside the courtyard of the Changle Book House, he was stopped by Lin Meilian.

Lin Meilian blocked the door, and said respectfully: "Lord Wang, my lord is discussing military affairs with others, and I ask the prince to wait for a while." As she spoke, she looked at the porter who was following her: "Manager Qin, the narcissus in the Narcissus Garden is just right, accompany the prince to the Narcissus Garden to have a look." ”

"Oh, there's a narcissus garden in this mansion, so you should take a good look at it." Mianyu turned around as she spoke, Lin Meilian's words were polite, but in fact she was very tough, which made him feel very uncomfortable, but he knew very well in his heart that his prince really couldn't shake his majesty in front of Yi Zhicontentment, and if people gave face, they were princes, and if they didn't give face, they were nothing.

In the study, Yi Zhixiang looked at Feng Yunshan, who was sitting at the bottom and talking eloquently, the southern king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, he really didn't expect that when he decided to do something about the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Feng Yunshan, the southern king, would come to Shanghai and take the initiative to send it to the door.

“..... In the past few years, thanks to Yuanqi's continuous funding of guns and ammunition, the Taiping army can barely maintain an invincible situation, but I really don't understand why the big shopkeeper wants to encircle and suppress the twisted army in Henan, Anhui. Feng Yunshan looked at him with clear eyes and said, "The big shopkeeper is taking the opportunity to expand the army under the guise of encircling and suppressing the army?" ”

Yi Zhishu didn't answer his question, but asked rhetorically, "Does King Nan think there is still a chance for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom?" ”

What do you mean? Feng Yunshan frowned slightly, and said, "The big shopkeeper has lost confidence in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom?" ”

"There was never faith, there was no loss." Yi Zhishu said slowly: "The arms trade with the Taiping Army is just to let the Taiping Army attract the attention of the imperial court and buy time and opportunities for Yuan Qi to grow!" ”

This was too direct, leaving no room for anything, Feng Yunshan's heart sank, Yuan Qi is trying to tear his face with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom? He immediately said coldly: "Yuan Qi is now full-fledged, and the Taiping Army has no use value?" ”

Yi Zhishu said unabashedly: "Not only does it have no use value, but it has become a stumbling block for Yuanqi." ”

Stumbling block? Feng Yunshan suddenly felt a chill behind him, and hesitated: "Yuan Qi is not planning to join forces with the imperial court, right?" ”

Yi Zhizu said slowly: "In the past two years, the major newspapers under Yuan Qi's name, I don't know if all the kings of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom have read them?" ”

"The Tao is not the same?"

"Not bad." Yi Zhizu slowly nodded his head, slowly lit a cigarette, and then continued: "Whether it is the king of heaven or the king of the east, although it is a generation of heroes, it is not ...... time. ”

Feng Yunshan was surprised and said, "Born at the wrong time? ”

"Yes, it was born at the wrong time!" Yi Zhizu said slowly: "We are in an era of great change - the era of change when the capitalist system replaces the feudal system, the Manchu Qing Dynasty will be overthrown, but it must not be replaced by the feudal monarchy!" Rather, it should be a capitalist regime of equality, freedom, democracy, fraternity! This is the general trend! ”

Feng Yunshan is not unreadable newspapers, on the contrary, he must read every issue of "Jiangning Daily", and he also hopes that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom can establish a regime completely different from that of the Qing court, but the set of ideas such as democracy, freedom, equality, and separation of powers advocated by the Yuanqi newspaper is really difficult for the kings of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to accept, both the King of Heaven and the King of the East sneered at those ideas and disdained them, and the only thing in favor of was women's liberation.

However, Feng Yunshan doesn't care about these things at the moment, he cares about his own safety, Yi Zhishu is so frank and easy to make it clear to him, this is not a good thing in his opinion, after hesitating, he said: "The big shopkeeper shouldn't be planning to hand it over to the Qing court or kill people, right?" ”

Yi Zhishu smiled in a relaxed tone: "In the eyes of King Nan, I, the big shopkeeper of Yuanqi, is so unbearable? ”

"The impression is really bad." Feng Yunshan didn't hide it, "After the big shopkeeper uses the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, he just kicks it away, and in turn assists the imperial court to encircle and suppress the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, what do you want this king to say?" ”

Hearing this, Yi Zhizhi was not dissatisfied, took a puff of cigarette, and then said slowly: "I don't like large-scale civil war ....... ”

Feng Yunshan said sensitively: "The big shopkeeper is trying to persuade him to surrender?" ”

"I also don't like regimes in the guise of religion." Yi Zhishu said in a deep voice: "In comparison, I prefer to twist the army, however, I don't want hundreds of thousands of people to be martyred for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, perhaps, I can give you a way to live, or should I say a clear way." ”

"What do you mean?" Feng Yunshan looked at him vigilantly.

"Immigration to the South Seas." Yi Zhishu looked at him and said, "The climate in the South Seas is suitable, and there are many islands ....... ”

"The big shopkeeper has a big appetite, this is to take the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom for his own use?" Feng Yunshan said coldly: "This abacus is too fine, right?" ”

Feng Yunshan came too suddenly, Yi Zhishu didn't think about how to make good use of this Southern King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom for a while, seeing that he had a strong sense of resistance, he knew that he couldn't be in a hurry, so he immediately smiled and said: "After exterminating the Twist Army, the Nanyang Navy has nearly 200,000 troops to assist the imperial court in encircling and suppressing the Taiping Army, how long does the Southern King think the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom can last?" ”

After a pause, he continued: "Now that the telegram transmits information very quickly, and the grievances of the King of the South have been in the palace for a few days, and later, I will send the King of the South back to Tianjing." As he spoke, he commanded, "Come." ”

This is to put him under house arrest! Feng Yunshan's reaction was not fierce, he just sighed lightly, he came to Shanghai to meet Yi Zhishu this time in order to win more support from Yuan Qi in terms of guns and ammunition, but he didn't expect that Yuan Qi, who had always had trade contacts with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and was like an ally, would suddenly turn against him.

Lin Meilian walked in, glanced at the two of them, and hesitated, "What does the lord command?" ”

"Please Mr. Feng linger in the house for a few days, be polite, and be rude." Yi Zhizu said softly: "In addition, tell Yan Shikuan about this, openly and secretly, one is not allowed to leak, it is not a last resort, it is best not to hurt his life." ”

"Thank you for your mercy." Feng Yunshan got up and arched his hand, this was naturally said for his subordinates, Yi Zhishu could have this attitude, and he would no longer worry about his safety.

"Mr. Feng is polite." Yi Zhishu smiled and arched his hand: "In the evening, I will set up a banquet for Mr. to catch the wind and wash the dust." ”

"Let the big shopkeeper bother, farewell." Feng Yunshan said and turned around and left.

Lin Meilian glanced at the two of them in some surprise, they were both forcibly placed under house arrest, and they were still so polite, who is this Mr. Feng?