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Yi Zhizu stood in front of the large and simple map of Annan, silent for a long time, behind him, Yan Yangtian, Chen Hongming, Tang Zaosheng, Yin Youcai, Su Wanli and other brigade and regiment-level officers of the first brigade all stood silently, and several people vaguely guessed that the principal might be sending troops to reinforce Hongji, and they were a little excited in their hearts.

Since the establishment of the Yuanqi regimental training, the first brigade formed by the Henan battalion and the second brigade formed by the Huadi battalion have been fighting openly and secretly, this is actually the competition between the two major factions of the officer faction from Yixue and the officer faction from the scholar, this time the troops sent to Annam are mainly the second brigade, but the battle has not been resolved for a long time, if the first brigade is allowed to send reinforcements, the first brigade can steadily overpower the second brigade, how can they not be excited.

After a long time, Yi Zhishu spoke: "Do you know why Yuan Qi sent troops to Annan without authorization and kidnapped the imperial court to conquer Annan?" ”

No one expected Yi Zhishu to suddenly ask such a digression, and Tang Zao said bluntly: "It's to plunder the coal mines of Annan." ”

"That's not right." Yi Zhizu turned around, glanced at a few people, and said, "It should be said that it is to plunder Annan's resources." As he spoke, he pointed to the northeast of the map of Annan and said: "Annan is not only rich in coal resources, but also rich in iron ore resources, not only in the northeast but also in the northwest, and all of them are high-quality iron ore. ”

After a pause, he continued: "If Yuanqi wants to develop industry, it must give priority to coal mining and steel smelting, both of which Annan has rich reserves, in addition, the Red River Plain in Annan is also a famous granary, which can be described as unique.

Moreover, Annam has a population of six or seven million, more than half of whom are Han Chinese who immigrated from China, the official language is Chinese, the writing is Chinese characters, the clothing is based on the pre-Ming Dynasty, and the customs and habits are similar.

Why is this happening? This is because Annam was originally an inseparable part of our China, since the Qin and Han dynasties, the imperial court set up counties in Annam to rule Annam, the Han Dynasty set up three counties of Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen and Rinan in Annam, the Tang Dynasty set up the Protectorate of Annam, and the Ming Dynasty set up the Jiaozhi Political Division.

In short, Annan is a white-eyed wolf who can't be raised, repeatedly rebelled, ceded the land and became king, let's teach this white-eyed wolf a hard lesson this time, and completely take Annan back! This is to recover the homeland, recover the lost land, and maintain the unification of China! Do you have faith? ”

"Yes!" Yan Yangtian and several people hurriedly responded in unison.

"Sit down." Yi Zhishu said and sat down directly, and when a few people sat down, he said, "Tell me about your plan to reinforce Hongji." ”

"Headmaster." Yan Yangtian hurriedly stood up and said: "This reinforcement of Hongji not only has to transport a large number of troops, but also to transport a huge amount of grain, grass, ammunition and artillery and other baggage, and requires a huge transport fleet, the fleet is not a problem, but it needs enough warships to escort it, and the students hope to be able to requisition the Western warfleet of the Guangdong Navy Division." ”

This is not a difficult matter, now Yi Zhizhi is the only counselor minister in Annan, as long as there is enough silver, it is not a problem to mobilize soldiers and horses from the five provinces, not to mention that the relationship between the Guangdong Navy Division and him is extraordinary, this is simply a matter of one sentence.

Moreover, now the Guangdong Navy Division not only has 12 Citi merchant ships converted into warships, but also captured 8 English warships, the so-called Western warfleet is a fleet of 20 Western warships, and when it goes to Hongji, at least the naval battle can form a huge advantage.

Yi Zhi said with a full jaw: "No problem, the battle of Annan also needs the participation of Guangdong sailors, otherwise the face of the imperial court will not look good." After a pause, he then asked, "Can all the materials be prepared?" ”

Without waiting for Yan Yangtian to speak, an officer said aloud outside the door: "Report!" ”

Yi Zhishu glanced up at the door and ordered, "Come in." ”

The officer walked up to him, stood up and saluted, and said, "Principal, Hongji pigeon letter." ”

Feng Renxuan, who listened to it, had a pigeon letter, and Yi Zhishu was also quite nervous, he knew that the pigeon letter was written by the code used, and immediately ordered: "Read." ”

"A great victory on land and sea, 30,000 enemies were annihilated, Annan was defeated, Hongji was relieved, and Feng Renxuan reported."

Win! Yi Zhishu didn't react for a while, this side was about to send reinforcements, and at this juncture, Feng Renxuan actually sent a great victory! Destroy 30,000 enemies, good fellow, this is a great victory!

Yan Yangtian reacted the fastest, and although he was a little disappointed in his heart, he quickly saluted: "Congratulations to the principal!" ”

"Tongxi!" Yi Zhifen said with a smile: "This is not only the honor of the Second Brigade, but also the honor of Yuanqi Group Training, send a congratulatory letter to Feng Renxuan in my name to reward the Second Brigade." ”

The sudden good news made Yi Zhixiang very happy, and he groaned slightly, and then he said: "Order Feng Renxuan, you don't need to take advantage of the victory to pursue, just Huton in Hongji." ”

The waiting communications officer left quickly, and Chen Hongming said puzzledly: "Principal, such a good opportunity, why don't you take advantage of the victory to pursue, this is a great opportunity to defeat the Annan army in one fell swoop." ”

"If you are alone, you will be easily taken advantage of by the enemy." Yi Zhizhi said: "Besides, to fight Annan, it is not advisable to fight quickly, let's fight slowly, and use Annan as a whetstone to sharpen the comprehensive quality of Yuanqi's group training." After a slight hesitation, he said: "Since Hongji has won a great victory, there is no need to mobilize the army, and one regiment from the first brigade and the Shunde regiment will each be sent to reinforcements, under the unified command of Feng Renxuan." ”

"The students obeyed." Yan Yangtian said in a deep voice, but his heart was full of envy, he had never commanded so many troops.

Yi Zhishu seemed to see through his thoughts, and said with a smile: "Don't be envious, there will be battles in the future, and there will be more and more troops trained by the Yuanqi regiment, now it is only the brigade system, and in the future, divisions and armies will be built, and they will seize the time to improve their quality and strive to form their own combat style." ”

The hearts of several people who heard this were excited, the brigade was already 6,000 people, and how many people were there in the division? What about the military system? That's at least 100,000, right?

The Yuanqi regiment practiced the great victory of Annan Hongji, defeated the siege of Annan's 200,000 troops in one fell swoop, and annihilated 50,000 Annan troops. The news spread throughout Guangzhou within a day, and Yuanqi once again became the focus of heated discussions among Guangzhou citizens, and the Xiguan Exchange discussed this matter more intensely.

"Is this news true or fake? Annan's 200,000-strong army besieged Hongji, why hadn't I heard of this before? ”

"Ten of the best is true! Didn't you see that the price of Annam coal on the market has risen? ”

"What do you mean? What does this have to do with the price increase of Annam coal? ”

"Think about everything, Annan coal is shipped from Annan Hongji, why is the price rising? I didn't know before, and I don't understand it now? Because Annan's 200,000 troops besieged Hongji, the coal could not be transported, so the price would naturally rise! ”

"That's right! How could this news be fake? Hundreds of coal ships selling Annan coal travel to and from Guangzhou in Annan, and Yuan Qi dares to falsely report a big victory? ”

"Not only are there many coal ships, since Yuanqi sent troops to Annan, the number of ships traveling to and from Annan and Guangzhou has increased sharply, and it is impossible for Yuanqi to falsely report a great victory! Don't forget, Yuanqi Bank's reputation is paramount, and voila, a fleet will return to Guangzhou in a few days. ”

"Look, the stock price is up again! Seven dollars and five, I'm afraid I can rush to eight dollars today. ”

Hongji victory for Yuanqi's share price, is undoubtedly the icing on the cake, easy to be content is completely relieved, originally he also planned to throw out the formation of the board of directors, to the ranking of the executive shares to elect twenty-four directors, the formation of the Yuanqi board of directors, in order to stimulate shareholders to acquire shares, stimulate the stock price to rise, now it seems that there is no need, at least to slow down, too frequent is not a good thing, can not achieve the expected effect.

Humen Village, Admiralty Office.

In the study, Mai Tingzhang looked at Guan Tianpei eagerly, "Yuan Qituan Lian defeated the Annan army in Hongji, but the strength is limited, and it is difficult to expand the results. ”

"What's the matter, your eyes are hot? Want to go to Annam to pick peaches? Guan Tianpei glanced at him, and said angrily: "You kid don't want to think about it, how can the combat power of Yuanqi's group training be comparable to our sailors?" Don't look at the smooth sailing of Yuan Qituan's training in Annan, let's go, we may not be able to please well, Annan is not so easy to fight, it is really easy to fight, and it is still the turn of the Ruan family to be the king in Annan? ”

"Isn't this a Yuanqi group practice?" Mai Tingzhang said with a smile: "The emperor has announced to the world that Prince Hui has been appointed as the general of the expedition to the south, and the soldiers and horses of the five provinces are controlled to conquer Annam, as the saying goes, the emperor is not short of hungry soldiers, who doesn't know now, it is impossible for the imperial court to take out the silver to conquer Annam, and this general of the expedition to the south is a decoration at all."

Lord Yi, the counselor minister, is the key to the conquest of Annan, who is Lord Yi? That's a character who is more refined than a monkey, he will never let Yuan Qi Tuanlian fight against Annan alone, this kind of thankless effort, damaging the face of the government and the opposition, and making the court suspicious, how can Lord Yi do it? When the military gate goes to ask for war, Lord Yi will definitely push the boat along the water. ”

"See it thoroughly." Guan Tianpei stroked his long beard and said seriously: "The old man, a third-class baron, it seems that he can be promoted by beating Annan for another level, well, you can sit in Humen, and change to someone else, and this lord is not at ease." ”

Mai Tingzhang was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "The military gate, the last general will not accompany him, who will charge for the military gate." ”

"Without you, the butcher, Benjue wouldn't have eaten hairy pigs." Guan Tianpei said with a smile: "There is still less charging in front of Benjue. ”

Before he finished speaking, a personal guard hurried to the door and reported: "At the military gate, the Counselor and the Governor of Nanyang, Lord Yi, have arrived in Humen Town. ”

As soon as they heard that Yi Zhizhi was coming, Guan Tianpei and Mai Tingzhang were all overjoyed, and hurriedly walked out, and when they went out of the city gate, they saw Yi Zhizhi flying and riding over, and when he got off the horse, Guan Tianpei smiled and said: "What kind of wind is it today, which will bring contentment to Humen?" ”

"Naturally, it's a south wind, and it's very strong these days." Yi Zhizhi said with a smile: "Guan Junmen's sword is not old, can you dare to go on an expedition to Annan?" ”

Hearing this, it was really a matter of asking the sailors to send troops to Annan, Guan Tianpei smiled heartily: "There is no need to be content with the generals, not to mention just Annan, it is England, and the old man dares to break through." ”

When the three of them returned to the Admiralty's Office, Mai Tingzhang couldn't wait to ask, "How many people does Lord Yi need?" ”

"The sailor's Western fleet." Yi Zhixiang said with a smile, "Let's make it clear first, Yuanqi doesn't have any silver, but Hongji has coal, how about giving you a hundred boats of coal?" ”

A hundred ships of coal? Guan Tianpei couldn't help but be stunned, he really didn't know how much this shipload of coal was worth? Mai Tingzhang knew that the price of Annan coal was expensive, and honeycomb coal cost four cents a catty, but he didn't know how much the freight cost was, and he didn't know what the price of the bulk transaction was. ”

"Annan coal is on board in Hongji, one ton of coal and two taels of silver." Yi Zhizhi said: "The large ships that transport coal can carry thousands of tons, and the small ones can also carry 500 tons. ”

Two hundred thousand taels of silver? Guan Tianpei hurriedly said: "Thank you for being content!" ”

"Don't rush to thank you." Yi Zhizhi said with a smile: "One hundred ships of coal, one year of shipment, two months of sailing at sea are not suitable, and the remaining ten months, ten ships of coal in January." ”

Hearing that it was ten boatloads of coal a month, Guan Tianpei's heart moved, and he pondered for a moment before saying: "Contentment should be very clear about the situation in the green camp, and I am not afraid of contentment jokes. ”

As soon as he heard this, Mai Tingzhang naturally understood what Guan Tianpei meant, and immediately took over the conversation and said: "Our green camp military salary, the soldiers are one or two or three dollars and six cents of silver a month, and three buckets of rice. Speaking of which, it's not too low, and it's two oceans. But the green battalion eats empty quotas, and it is tacit to deduct military salaries, and it is already good for the soldiers to be able to get one or two feet of silver.

Don't compare the green battalion with the Yuanqi regiment, there is no comparison between the two, although the Yuanqi regiment training Ding is only two oceans a month, but the Yuanqi regiment exercises to eat, and the good food makes the green battalion soldiers red-eyed, in addition to the package food, the military uniforms, firearms, war horses, raincoats, shoes, kettles, lunch boxes, belts and even towels and toothbrushes and underwear are all distributed by Yuanqi.

Green battalion soldiers, everything must be bought out of their own pockets, there is no comparison between the two, there is no comparison, there is no comparison, to put it mildly, this month a tael of silver, not to mention supporting the family, it is not easy to support themselves, so, in order to support their families, the green battalion soldiers have to cross the sea to show their powers, there are skilled shops to set up stalls to do carpenters, tailors, pedicures, etc., without skills to open hotels, grocery stores, teahouses, sell fish and meat, run errands and do coolies.

**** training like Yuanqi's group practice is simply impossible, and if you do that, it is tantamount to cutting off the soldiers' way of living, and you have to mutiny. ”

After a pause, he continued: "The lord is not an outsider, and the last general is not afraid to say it directly, in the past, our Guangdong sailors accepted bribes for the convenience of anti-smuggling opium, but in the past few years, it has been a war and opium is strictly prohibited, and the Guangdong sailors have completely cut off the financial route. ”

After listening to him, Yi Zhizhi smiled and said: "Why be so verbose, isn't it just to look at Hongji's coal mine, Cheng, you buy ten thousand-ton coal carriers yourself, and Hongji will give you ten ships of coal every month." ”

Yi Zhi's contentment with this sentence is equivalent to giving the Guangdong sailor a way to make money, at least twenty or thirty thousand taels of silver per month, this favor is really great, Guan Tianpei and Mai Tingzhang hurriedly got up and arched their hands: "The sailor is up and down, let the lord send it." (To be continued.) )