Hearing that he was left alone, Su Shun faintly guessed that the northwest was afraid that there was nothing to do with him, and couldn't help but be a little frustrated, Yi Zhixiang glanced at him, handed over a cigarette, and then said: "Don't fight in the northwest, the northwest war will be at least five or six years later, you can afford to wait for Yuan Qi, but you can't afford to wait, take this opportunity, you return to Beijing as soon as possible." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Hearing this, Su Shun's spirit perked up, "There will be a big change in Jingshi?" ”

"It should be in the next two or three years." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "Yuan Qi can develop step by step to today's point, and it is inseparable from the support of the emperor, but once the son of heaven and a courtier, who knows if the new emperor will support Yuan Qi as always?" I don't want Yuan Qi to turn against the court. ”

Now there are only four princes and six princes competing for the prince, and the new emperor must be produced in these two princes, and the attitude of the two princes towards Yuan Qi is completely different. ”

"Who the emperor will let inherit the unification, no one can say." Yi Zhizhi said: "If the sixth elder brother inherits the unification, everyone will naturally be happy, but what if it is the fourth elder brother?" We can't take the risk, and we can't afford to take this risk, once the imperial court turns against Yuanqi, it will be a disaster for the Qing Dynasty.

Once the Qing Dynasty has civil strife, Western countries will inevitably take advantage of the fire to rob, and the situation we have created with great difficulty will also be ruined, and the most precious opportunity for foreign expansion will also be lost.

You have been in the navy for five years, and you can be regarded as having opened your eyes and gained a long insight, and you have at least a general understanding of the situation of Yuanqi, the situation of the navy, and the pattern of the world. ”

Su Shun hesitated and said, "What does the military gate mean, is it to let you support the fourth elder brother?" ”

"You're betting on both sides, there's no risk." Yi Zhishu said slowly, took out a cigarette and lit it, and then continued: "The fourth elder brother succeeded to the throne, you have the skill of following the dragon, and the sixth elder brother succeeded to the throne, you have a big deal to return to the navy ......." ”

"What .....?" Su Shun hesitated and said, "Isn't that to attack Yuanqi?" ”

"When I send troops, you will openly impeach and participate." Yi Zhizhi said: "The emperor will inevitably transfer you back to Beijing." ”

"If the emperor inquires, .....?"

"Echo truthfully." Yi Zhizhi said: "The outbreak of war in European countries, to be precise, the war between Tsarist Russia and Turkey, will inevitably break out within five or six years, this is the best opportunity for the rapid expansion of the Qing Dynasty to the outside world, why fight Nanyang at this time?" Actively support the consolidation of the Northwest?

It's about buying time! We should strive to consolidate Nanyang and Xinjiang as soon as possible within five or six years, lay a good foundation, and once the opportunity comes, we will be able to expand rapidly outward. ”

After staying in Dinghai for a day, early on the morning of the third day, Yi Zhishu led the fleet to leave Dinghai in a hurry and headed south, the reason why he was so hasty was that he was worried that the imperial court would expedite 800 li to prevent him from sending troops, and sending troops without authorization and disobeying the order of resistance would make a big difference between the severity of the two crimes.

On the flagship 'Zhenjiang', Yi Zhizhi sat in the official hall smoking a cigar, looking at the sea through the glass porthole, fighting Spain in Luzon, he was not worried, today's Spain has long since lost the strength of the Spanish Empire.

The Anglo-Spanish War, the Thirty Years' War, and the War of the Spanish Succession directly turned Spain into a second-rate European country, and the 1808-1814 Peninsular War, although Spain, Britain, and Portugal finally won, giving Napoleon's empire a heavy blow, but Spain was also seriously injured again and further declined, and successive Spanish colonies in the Americas broke out in revolts, and a series of wars dragged Spain into the abyss and almost bankrupted Spain.

Spain is said to have been forced to sell Florida to the United States for five million dollars in 1819 to pay its soldiers, and in 1824, Spain's last army on the American continent was defeated at the Battle of Ayacucho in southern Peru, leaving the colonies to become independent, leaving only Cuba and Puerto Rico.

A once incomparably brilliant, once the first global empire in modern times, one of the world's largest empires of the huge empire fell to this step, but also unlucky enough, now, easy to be content to send troops to Luzon, it can really only be regarded as a water dog, although the strength of the Spanish Navy is not comparable to the Nanyang Navy, however, the main battlefield in the Nanyang, he is not scared at all.

"Military Gate." Feng Renxuan said softly at the door, Yi Zhixiang was busy arranging these two days, and he didn't have time to talk to him in detail about the affairs of the northwest, so he simply followed the fleet south under the pretext of going back to Guangzhou to visit relatives, in fact, it was really necessary for him to go home to visit his relatives, and he went to the northwest, and he didn't know how many years he couldn't go home.

"Come in." Yi Zhixiang said and glanced at the other officers and soldiers in the official hall, and without waiting for his orders, several officers and soldiers saluted and retreated.

"Sit." Yi Zhizu pointed to the chair, and then asked, "Do you remember the Chinese nation I mentioned?" ”

"Yes." Feng Renxuan said loudly: "All ethnic groups within the territory of China are called the Chinese nation. ”

Yi Zhizu bowed his head slightly: "The country has its own territory, there are people and soil, and there is soil and wealth." Land is not the foundation, talent is the foundation, to consolidate the territory, we must first win the hearts of the people, the frontiers are all ethnic minorities, we must include them all in the circle of the Chinese nation, so that they have a sense of belonging.

The northwest has always been unstable, the fundamental reason is that the imperial court treats them differently, so that the northwest ethnic groups have no sense of belonging, you go to the northwest this time, to fundamentally change this, to be strong, the northwest military and government are likely to be in your hands, once you gain a firm foothold in the northwest, the first thing is to envelop all ethnic groups.

However, before we have a thorough control, we should pay attention to the ratio between the various ethnic groups, and the troops stationed in the northwest should be dominated by the Han, Manchu and Mongolian ethnic groups, which is a necessary means to prevent local separatism.

The imperial court has always been uneasy about the northwest, and the establishment of a new army in the northwest will inevitably involve a large number of Mongolian officers and soldiers of the Eight Banners, and the Han soldiers will be recruited from the Han people who immigrated to Xinjiang, and the other will be transported from the mainland, so you don't need to worry.

Another point is to assimilate and promote national integration, which is mainly to achieve the goal of assimilation and integration through universal education, and you can't become fat in one breath, and this matter has to be done step by step, and we must not be in a hurry, and consolidating the northwest is not an overnight thing, and this must be at least through the efforts of several generations. ”

Feng Renxuan said worriedly: "Xinjiang is a long way away, and it has always been a place of exile for the army, and it is not easy to immigrate. ”

"You don't have to worry about this, the immigration is real, and the imperial court must be actively supportive, and with the cooperation of the imperial court and Yuan Qi, it will not be difficult." Yi Zhizhi said confidently: "At the beginning of the founding of the Qing Dynasty, Huguang filled Sichuan, immigrating millions, and now the population of the Qing Dynasty is 40,000, and the people spontaneously immigrate to the east of the country and go to the South Seas. ”

Huguang fills Sichuan, goes to Nanyang, are huge scale immigration waves, Feng Renxuan has heard of it, and it is not easy to say much, after all, the Qing Dynasty has a large population, as long as you are willing to spend money, it is indeed not difficult to immigrate, and only after a little groaning, he said: "The imperial court has a lot of troops stationed in Xinjiang, and there are many ...... ”

"The imperial court may not be at ease with us, and those garrisons may not be abolished in the short term." Yi Zhishu groaned: "I don't know much about the situation in Xinjiang, after you pass, draw up a detailed charter." As he spoke, he sighed lightly, "Xinjiang is thousands of miles away, and it will take more than a month to expedite a round trip for 600 miles, and you don't need to ask for instructions on everything, but there is a little need to be careful, don't be swallowed by others, and ruin the plan to go west." ”

"Rest assured!" Feng Renxuan hurriedly said: "I must be cautious in everything, be careful everywhere, and live up to the high expectations of the military." ”

Yi Zhishu nodded and said, "Westward expansion is a big plan, and it must be difficult to implement, but fortunately, there are still five or six years to ......" After a pause, he said, "If you have any requests, you can ask for them."

Jingshi, Ganqing Palace, Xinuan Pavilion.

Daoguang threw the fold presented by the household department on the table, and glanced at the ministers kneeling below with an expressionless face, he was really angry in his heart, the imperial court was in financial difficulties, and the provinces were in arrears to levy and delay the collection of silver, but it was as high as more than 23.9 million taels, and after a while, he spoke: "The treasury is empty, what advice do the ministers have?" ”

This is clearly to ask them to make suggestions to clean up the arrears, and without waiting for Mu Zhang'a to speak, Zaiquan preemptively said: "Your Majesty, Weichen secretly thinks that the provinces should check the arrears, and the salt law of Changlu Mountain can also be amended at its discretion. ”

Clearing up the arrears was proposed by Mu Zhang'a, but now he was rushed by Zaiquan to say it, and he added an article, he couldn't help but curse secretly, thought for a while, and then added: "Your Majesty, the river engineering expenses have been huge in recent years, and now that the Beijing-Hangzhou Railway has been fully built, the river engineering floating fee can be reduced as appropriate, and redundant personnel can be gradually reduced." ”

Qi Ying, who returned to Beijing from Shanghai and was promoted to a scholar of Wenlan Pavilion University, bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the local mining court has benefited a lot, and it is planned to open mines in various provinces. ”

These articles are also true, but cleaning up the arrears is the most effective, can collect immediate results, a little muttering, Daoguang only spoke: "The governors of the provinces hurry up to make a four-pillar inventory, and the provinces are unified with one government as a volume, and the day of the text is completed, within August, and the short items are already numbered, and there is no need to embellish, and the regulations of the governors of the provinces to make up for it quickly shall not be delayed...... If the defect is found out, it will be immediately informed, and the law enforcement will be engaged, and the loan will not be lenient! ”

"The ministers obey." Everyone hurriedly bowed and said.

"The salt law, river engineering, mining and other tools have all been carefully drafted into regulations." After Daoguang finished speaking, he glanced at everyone and said, "Kneel down." ”

Back at the military plane, Mu Zhang'a sat down, and a Zhang Jing hurried up and handed over an excerpt and said: "Shanghai is eight hundred miles urgent." ”

Eight hundred miles expedited? Mu Zhang'a's heart tightened, Qingpu lesson plan, he knew about the British fleet's blockade of Wusongkou, could it be that there was another fight? I can't afford to toss now! When I opened the fold, I saw that I was content to send troops to conquer Luzon, Spain, Java, and the Netherlands.

In the excerpt, Yi Zhisuffi said that the two countries sent warships to participate in the blockade of Wusongkou at the invitation of England, which violated international practice and seriously trampled on the sovereignty of the Qing Dynasty.

In addition, he attached in detail the crimes of Spain and the Netherlands in Manila and Groba to massacre the Chinese in detail.

After reading the excerpt, Mu Zhang'a didn't say anything for a long time, he faintly felt that something was wrong, Yi Zhixin is the minister of Nanyang and the governor of Nanyang, and he has the right to fold secretly, please send troops to conquer Luzon and Java in Nanyang, such a major military event, it should be a secret fold, how can he directly fold?

"Invite the senior hall to come right away." After Mu Zhang'a finished speaking, he quickly took a sip of herbal tea.

Qiying hurriedly came, and after reading the excerpt, his brows furrowed, and Mu Zhang'a said in a deep voice: "Follow me into the palace." When he left the military aircraft office, he asked: "Spain, the Netherlands, what is the situation?" ”

After a slight sigh, Qi Yingcai said softly: "These two countries have not signed an equal commercial and trade diplomatic treaty with our Qing Dynasty, but Guangzhou has always had trade contacts with Manila and Groba, and it is said that these two countries and Portugal were both European powers in the past, and once occupied the ...... of Taiwan. ”

Mu Zhang'a interrupted him and said, "Does the Nanyang Navy have a chance of winning the expedition to Luzon Java?" ”

Qi Ying didn't know about the situation in Luzon and Java, how dare he talk nonsense, and he groaned slightly, before he said: "Although Yi Zhixiang is bold, he is very steady in his actions, and if he is not sure, he will definitely not ask for an army to be recruited." ”

"Where is his request?" Mu Zhang'a said angrily: "This is to force the emperor to decree!" Immediately, he asked: "Blockade of Wusongkou, Spain and the Netherlands are at the invitation of England to conquer Luzon Java, will England declare war?" ”

Qi Ying said cautiously: "This is not accurate. ”

Actually didn't know what to ask, Mu Zhang'a was speechless for a while, simply lazy to ask again, entered the Qianqing Palace Xinuan Pavilion, after seeing the ceremony, he hurriedly presented the fold, and then knelt on the ground, pondering carefully.

After reading the excerpt, Daoguang didn't seem surprised, he read the "Jiangning Daily" yesterday and faintly felt that Yi Zhi's attack on Spain and the Netherlands in the newspaper would not be untargeted, and he groaned slightly, he looked at Qiying and asked: "How many troops does Spain have in Luzon and the Netherlands in Java?" How long will it take to conquer with the strength of the South Sea Navy? ”

"Back to the emperor." Qi Ying hurriedly said: "The two countries have been entrenched in the islands of the South Seas for more than 200 years, saying that they are islands, but in fact, Luzon has two provinces, the sum of Shandong and Jiangsu, and the Java Islands are larger. ”

"Your Majesty." Mu Zhang'a hurriedly said: "Conquer the two countries of Spain, England may declare war!" ”

Daoguang glanced at him and said, "You don't think that Yi Zhixin deliberately buried the Nanyang Navy, which had spent tens of millions of taels of silver and worked so hard to build, in Nanyang, right?" ”