Only 20,000 troops are given, and elite soldiers are still required? Yixin couldn't help but hesitate a little, for Su Shun and his two forces, the recruits are naturally easier to control, and the imperial court may not be willing to send elite soldiers to conquer the Japanese, the battle to destroy the country is not fake, but how many troops is there in the Japanese country? Equipped with old-style muskets, there is a world of difference between the well-equipped, new-style training and battle-hardened Yuanqi New Army, cruelty is unquestionable, difficult? Where does this start?

After a slight groan, he spoke: "Yuan Qi and the imperial court jointly sent troops to recruit the Japanese, which will inevitably destroy the withering and decaying, and the momentum is like a bamboo, why is it difficult?" ”

"King Gong, don't underestimate the Wa Kingdom." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "It is not difficult to defeat the shogunate army, but to destroy its country, it is necessary to have enough psychological preparation, the samurai class of the Wa country is as high as four or five hundred thousand, once a full-scale war is formed, it will inevitably stimulate a huge war potential, and the resistance may be beyond imagination." ”

After a deep sigh, Yi Xun said: "The imperial court may not be willing to send elite recruits, in fact, the recruits of the Eight Banners New Army and the Beiyang Naval Division are also trained for a long time, and what they lack is only actual combat experience, and they will be trained after a few battles, besides, the number of 20,000 soldiers is really too little, how about 40,000?" ”

Yi Zhixiang glanced at him and said, "Let's send 20,000 troops first, and then increase the troops one after another, so that the imperial court is more acceptable." Besides, Yuan Qi's ammunition reserves are not that much. ”

Not so much ammunition reserves? Yi Xun naturally wouldn't believe this, Yuan Qi had long been preparing for a big expansion in the northwest, and he could still have less ammunition reserves? However, since the other party said so, he was not easy to argue, and he increased his troops one after another, and it was indeed more acceptable to the Queen Mother.

After a slight sigh, he said: "When will the imperial court announce the world to conquer the Japanese kingdom?" ”

"It's not a conquest of the Wa Kingdom." Yi Zhizhi said: "For the time being, we will accuse the four southwestern feudatories such as Changzhou and Satsuma of the Japanese State of going against the grain, killing the king, and sending heavenly soldiers to crusade to stabilize the situation of the Japanese dynasty." At the same time, he sent an envoy to canonize the Meiji Wa King. ”

Yixun didn't know the detailed plan of Yuan Qi's expedition to the Wa Kingdom, and when he heard this, he said: "In this matter, Brother Guocheng is still the last part." ”

"There's no hurry, you can move first." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "In addition, Yuan Qi also needs time to prepare for the battle. ”

The operation of the Yuanqi war machine greatly stimulated the economy of the southeastern provinces, large and small factories and mines received large orders, and production was carried out at full capacity, many fleets were requisitioned, and the volume of railway freight was also significantly increased, because the economic depression caused by the wave of price reductions was quickly recovered, and prices began to rise slowly.

The stock market, which is a barometer of the economy, has also begun to rebound rapidly, especially in military-related stocks, which has rebounded very strongly, leading the entire stock market to stabilize and rebound, and the originally deserted exchange has gradually become lively.

Such a clear sign naturally aroused the close attention of officials and businessmen of Western countries in China, and the countries quickly judged that the Qing State was going to use troops against the Japanese state on a large scale, and sent news to the country one after another.

"Big shopkeeper, at present, there are signs of rebound in prices in the southeastern provinces, and they are very ......." Xie Xiuyuan hesitated and said: "Do you continue to use subsidies to forcibly reduce prices?" ”

Yi Zhishu glanced at Zhao Liewen and said, "What does Huifu think about this?" ”

"It's a dilemma." Zhao Liewen said without hesitation: "If we continue to use subsidies to forcibly reduce prices, as the war continues, the amount of subsidies will become larger and larger, and besides, the cost of the war itself is not a small amount."

If the price is allowed to rise, all the previous efforts will be in vain, and the Western countries must have judged that Yuan Qi wants to use troops against the Japanese country, and the economic crisis in Europe has broken out in full swing, and they will not miss the business opportunity. ”

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about." Yi Zhizhi said disapprerovingly: "When the war broke out, it was impossible for Yuanqi to implement the previous subsidy and price reduction policy......... ”

Hearing this, Xie Xiuyuan and Zhao Liewen were a little surprised, canceling the subsidy and price reduction policy, prices will inevitably rebound quickly, and the previous silver has not been thrown into the water?

Glancing at the two of them, Yi Zhicai said slowly: "In addition, a public release of news that my country is expelling the Taiping troops entrenched in Burma and Siam, and many Taiping troops have entered the South China Seas, because of the needs of the war, and also out of concern for the safety of passing merchant ships, from now on, we will completely block China's internal seas - the South China Seas." ”

Can you still do that? Zhao Liewen paused for a moment and hurriedly said: "Big shopkeeper, if you do this, will Western countries react violently?" ”

"Didn't the United States also blockade the southern seas during the Civil War?" Yi Zhizhi said: "Don't worry, there won't be too much of a quick reaction." ”

Hearing this, Xie Xiuyuan said: "If we blockade Nanyang last year, wouldn't we be able to save a lot of money?" ”

"The blockade of the southern seas by the United States and England has also caused great controversy, and it was too obvious for us to do so last year, which may trigger fierce opposition from Britain and France." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "Now that the economic crisis in Europe has broken out in full swing, and England has received the project of the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, it will definitely not be willing to make extraneous branches."

France can't slap a slap, and there are frequent large-scale strikes of workers in China because of the economic crisis, so there is no need to worry, besides, we can also give them a little sweetness to appease. ”

As he spoke, he turned to ask, "What is the situation in the Wa Kingdom?" ”

"At present, it is relatively stable, and the cut off trade and the issuance of additional banknotes have not caused panic." Xie Xiuyuan pondered and said: "First, it is not the peak season for maritime trade, there are not many merchant fleets, and secondly, the economic depression caused by the price reduction trend is also clear ....... After a pause, he continued: "If the chief treasurer needs to quickly cause panic in the Japanese country, he only needs to spread some news ....... ”

"There's no need." Yi Zhizhi said: "It is better to continue to stabilize the shogunate, you can release the news, Yuan Qi is fighting with the Taiping army in Southeast Asian countries, a large number of merchant ships have been requisitioned and transferred to the South Seas, Europe has failed to harvest grain for many years, food prices continue to rise, and we are sending a fleet to the United States to order grain." However, the speed of paper money should be accelerated, and the gold and silver of the Japanese country should be exchanged to the greatest extent. ”

"Over the years, a large number of gold and silver ...... have been exchanged in the Japanese country." Xie Xiuyuan hesitated and said: "In the case of the rapid depreciation of paper money, I am afraid that no one is willing to exchange gold and silver for paper money. ”

"Of course, it's not paper money in exchange, but in kind like grain." Yi Zhizhi said slowly.

"The ——。 of the Big Shopkeeper" Zhao Liewen hesitated and said: "Will this affect the reputation of Yuanqi banknotes?" ”

"No, it won't." Xie Xiuyuan explained: "The banknotes issued by Yuanqi in the Wa State are not the same version as the banknotes circulated in the Qing Dynasty, and they can be declared invalid after the war. ”

No one knows better than him that once this small country is strong, it will bring profound disasters to the Qing Dynasty and even the world, so from the first time he conquered the Japanese state, he began to carefully arrange, maintain the rule of the shogunate, and strongly support and actively assist in closing the country is only on the surface.

From the very beginning, he took advantage of the shogunate's financial constraints to borrow large amounts of money from the shogunate, and then used the power of the shogunate to carry out financial infiltration, opening Yuanqi Bank branches all over the country, and then issuing banknotes exclusive to the country, so as to completely control the finance of the country.

In terms of economy, he took advantage of his financial advantages and monopoly to facilitate the trade of the Japanese people, imported a large amount of grain, and guided the Japanese to expand the cultivation scale of tea and black sugar year by year, actively develop sericulture, expand the production of raw silk, and increase the exploration and mining of gold, silver and copper mines, so that the Japanese state formed a huge dependence on Yuanqi's trade.

It is precisely because Yuan Qi completely controlled the financial and economic lifeline of the Japanese state, as soon as he decided to start a full-scale war against the Japanese state, he took the lead in ordering the absolute severance of the trade of the Japanese state, and the excessive issuance of paper money to collapse the financial life of the Japanese state, which would plunge the Japanese country into a comprehensive chaos and panic, and then implement a military strike, which can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Jingshi, Forbidden City, Yangxin Palace, East Warm Pavilion.

Send 20,000 troops to assist Yuan Qi in his expedition to the Wa Kingdom? Ci'an glanced at Yi Xun, who was kneeling behind the bead curtain, and said sarcastically: "Uncle Huang is still concerned about state affairs after recuperating in the palace these days, and he is really a model of public loyalty to the country. ”

Yixun left Beijing on the grounds that he was unwell and recuperated in the house, Ci'an's words clearly guessed that he was going to Shanghai, but he couldn't admit that he could do this, he immediately got up and knelt down from his seat and took off his top and kowtowed gently: "The queen mother praises falsely, and the ministers really dare not be, but the ministers are auxiliary ministers, and they dare not take state affairs seriously." ”

Ci'an also knew that now was not the time to tear his face, so he forced himself to suppress the unhappiness in his heart, and said: "Yuan Qi has cut off a number of subsidies to the imperial court since last year, and the state is insufficient, doesn't the imperial uncle know?" ”

"Back to the Queen Mother." Yi Xun said calmly: "The minister and Yi Zhifu have exchanged telegrams, and they have been negotiated, the imperial court will send troops, and the military expenses will be paid by Yuan Qi, and if Yuan Qi is allowed to equip the imperial court with 20,000 new soldiers." ”

Hearing this, Ci'an couldn't help but feel a little moved, and sighed slightly, before she said: "Just a few Wa countries, Yuan Qi still needs the imperial court to send 20,000 troops to assist?" ”

"The Queen Mother." Yi Xun hurriedly said: "The conquest of the Wa Kingdom, with the strength of Yuanqi's new army, does not need the assistance of the imperial court, it was the minister who took the initiative to propose, and the reason why Yi Zhishu agreed should be that he is unwilling to give up the expansion ...... in the northwest." ”

Ci'an said coldly: "Why did the imperial uncle take the initiative to help conquer the Japanese kingdom? ”

"Back to the Queen Mother." Yi Xun said respectfully: "The battle of Jinjing, the battle of the conquest of the dynasty, the imperial court sent troops to assist are all greatly beneficial, and the minister thinks that if he can coordinate the conquest of the Japanese state, he must also benefit a lot, so after judging that Yuan Qi will conquer the Japanese country on a large scale, the minister will hurry to the e-commerce to discuss ......"

Yi Zhizu promised that after the conquest of the Wa Kingdom, he would follow the Korean practice, and the imperial court would send officials to garrison the province to fully govern the Wa Province, and the Yuanqi East China Sea Fleet would only need two military ports. ”

Listening to this, Ci'an couldn't help but be moved, this is easy to be content with a lot of courage, to say not to believe, but North Korea is a living example, Yuan Qi conquered North Korea after it did keep its promise, took the initiative to withdraw the army and handed over North Korea to the imperial court, North Korea established a province and sent officials, Yuan Qi did not intervene.

It can be said that the court took advantage of the dispatch of 20,000 troops to coordinate the conquest of the Japanese! Despite this, she still couldn't make up her mind, intuitively, she felt that this matter was not so simple, of course, she couldn't say anything against it, she knew very well that once this news leaked out, the generals of the Eight Banners New Army and the Beiyang Naval Division would inevitably actively ask for battle, after all, for them, this was a rare opportunity to gain military merits.

"Soldiers, the great affairs of the country. Be cautious and cautious. Ci'an said slowly: "Uncle Huang will leave it for the time being." Yi Xun bowed down and retreated, she thought for a long time before ordering: "Prince Xuanol is here." ”

Lao Qiyi was originally the king of alcohol county, was promoted in the 30th year of Daoguang, because of the Ci'an weapon last year Jin prince title, the leader of the guard minister and in charge of the Shenji battalion, the Shenji battalion belongs to the Eight Banners New Army, the number of soldiers is 30,000, the highest status in the Eight Banners New Army is similar to the Son of Heaven's army.

Listening to the eunuch's decree, Yi Xun hurriedly entered the palace, and after thinking all the way, he had vaguely guessed that it might be related to Yuan Qi's conquest of the Japanese Kingdom, and there were rumors in Beijing in the past few days, saying that Yuan Qi wanted to send troops to conquer the Japanese Kingdom, and he was convinced of this rumor, after all, it was Yuan Qi's old routine.

After entering the East Warm Pavilion of the Heart Cultivation Palace, after seeing the ceremony, Ci'an's voice said gently: "Yuan Qi wants to use the city soldiers to conquer the Japanese country, has the imperial uncle heard of it?" ”

"Back to the Queen Mother." Yi Xun said calmly: "Weichen has heard a little that Yuan Qi Xing Bing, it has become a practice to first guide public opinion in the name of Zhengxing Division. ”

Hearing this, Ci'an was secretly ashamed, she was a little slow to react in this regard, and when she saw the newspaper questioning the cause of the death of the Wawang Xiaoming, she didn't react at all, Yuan Qi was going to use troops against the Wa State. After a slight sigh, she said: "Is it appropriate for the imperial court to coordinate with the army to fight the Japanese?" ”

The imperial court coordinated to send troops to fight the Japanese? Yi Xun's heart sank, this is not a trivial matter, he didn't dare to be cautious, he groaned a little, and then he pondered: "Weichen is bold, dare to ask if this proposal was proposed by Yuan Qi?" Still is......? ”

"King Gong took the initiative to propose to Yuan Qi and coordinated the dispatch of troops." Ci'an said softly: "Yi Zhishu has agreed, and promised to follow the Korean ........ She didn't hide it, and explained the benefits of the promise of easy contentment.

Listening to King Gong take the initiative to propose to Yuan Qi, Yi Xun couldn't help but feel nervous, in fact, he was not very worried about Yi Zhi, with Yuan Qi's strength, he couldn't use some shady means, and the court and Yuan Qi also had several times of coordinated combat experience, there was nothing to worry about, but for his sixth brother King Gong, he was quite uneasy, he knew very well in his heart that King Gong wanted to seize the military power.

After a slight sigh, he spoke: "Coordinated conquest is not a trivial matter, why didn't the Queen Mother call to ask?" ”

After glancing at him, Ci'an asked slowly, "Uncle Huang is willing to lead the troops to defeat the Japanese,"

Is this a deliberate coordinated military dispatch? Yi Xun didn't dare to think about it, besides, it was not a bad thing to lead the troops to defeat the Japanese, so he hurriedly kowtowed and said: "Weichen will never give up." ”