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The hall was full of people, all of whom were officers of the Nanyang Navy regiment level and generals of the third rank or above of the Guangdong Naval Division, and Yi Zhicontent, who was sitting at the top, glanced at everyone, and said loudly: "The purpose of this gathering of troops is to conquer the Japanese kingdom in the east. ”

"Military Gate." Feng Renxuan was the first to speak: "According to the rules of Yuanqi's group training, pre-war mobilization is to be carried out before the war, but I don't understand that the navy is start-up, the training is insufficient, and the Japanese state has no conflict of interest with the Qing Dynasty in recent years, why is the imperial court in a hurry to go east?" ”

Yi Zhizhi said in a deep voice: "It's not that the imperial court wants to go east, it's that Benjue wants to go east." ”

These words are extremely domineering, Mai Tingzhang and other Guangdong Navy generals can't help but look at each other, they are not the Nanyang Navy, they will send troops without following the order, provoking border provocations, this is a big crime. The reactions of the officers of the Nanyang Navy were also different, and the officers of the Yuan Qiyi Xue family did not react at all, for them, the orders of the great treasurer were more important than the orders of the imperial court.

And the officers who were born as scholars were nervous in their hearts, and now they are not Yuan Qi group training, but the division of the economic system that has been included in the imperial court system, and they will not send troops without following the order, obviously there will be no good results, although the court blames Yi Zhisuff to resist this military gate, but it is inevitable that they will not be implicated and may even implicate the navy.

Seeing that everyone was quiet, Yi Zhizhi slowly lit a cigar, and said leisurely: "Although it is said that Benjue is bent on going to the east, but the eastward expedition is such a big thing, and the emperor's permission must be obtained before the army can be dispatched." ”

Hearing this, Mai Tingzhang couldn't help but secretly slander himself, when did he learn to speak only half a sentence, he hurriedly asked: "Will the emperor agree to the naval crusade?" ”

"Benjue has already made an excerpt, and I want to come here in the next two days." Yi Zhishu paused as he spoke, and then said: "It is a fact that the navy is newly established and the training is insufficient, but if our Qing Navy wants to take shape and form combat power, three or five years is not enough, at least seven or eight years, we can't afford to wait."

According to the intelligence collected, the Japanese naval division is still inferior to Annam, and this eastern crusade is just a real combat training for the navy, and the navy is not the main force, the main force is the marines, as for why the eastern crusade ........? ”

After a pause, Yi Zhizhi said in a deep voice: "From the national aspect, the Japanese state is the biggest threat to the Qing Dynasty, don't think I'm alarmist, let alone think that I'm making excuses to dominate the sea, England, which has colonies all over the world, is itself an island country, and the hegemony of England is erected on the basis of defeating France, the Netherlands and other European continental powers."

The Japanese have the heart of expansion since ancient times, before the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese were plagued by the southeast coast for decades, Toyotomi Hideyoshi also sent troops to invade Korea, once the Japanese introduced Western learning, implemented the new policy, developed industry, the spearhead of foreign expansion will inevitably be directed at my Qing Dynasty, we must take advantage of the Japanese closed country, when the national strength declined, eliminate hidden dangers, and set foot on the Japanese country in one fell swoop! In short, there is no room for others to sleep on the side of the couch!

From the Yuanqi aspect, the country is rich in gold, silver and copper, rich in mineral deposits, a large population, especially the rapid development of raw silk and silk weaving industry over the years, you should be clear that the raw silk and silk weaving industry will be the pillar industry of Yuanqi's foreign trade, we can not tolerate the vicious competition between the country and Yuanqi to seize the market.

In this world, there are not many countries that can produce silk, but let's talk about a few, the Japanese country is one of them, Europe, India is beyond our reach, the Japanese country is close at hand, how can we let it go!

It is imperative to conquer the Japanese kingdom in the east in public and private, and sooner rather than later, we must preemptively take the lead before the Westerners open the door to the Japanese country, completely control the Japanese country, and not give the Westerners a chance to get involved! ”

Yi Zhi's reasons for the Eastern Crusade are very sufficient, but the real intention is not to say, the reason why he can't wait to go to the Eastern Crusade is to use the Eastern Crusade to completely control and develop the Nanyang Navy, but these reasons are enough.

For Yan Yangtian, Feng Renxuan and other officers who were trained in the Yuanqi regiment, the Eastern Crusade is not only related to the long-term interests of Yuanqi, but this is enough, Feng Renxuan hurriedly said: "The military gate has a broad vision, far-reaching thinking, and it is beyond the reach of the inferior class, and the inferior is willing to be a pure soldier, and obey his orders!" ”

Yan Yangtian also hurriedly said: "Wherever the military gate is pointed, let's fight!" ”

A group of officers immediately rushed to express their positions, for them, they all wanted to fight, fighting means war achievements, but Mai Tingzhang and others did not dare to express their position at will, after all, they did not belong to Yi Zhi's contentment control, but seeing that Yi Zhi's prestige was so high, one by one they still secretly spoke, you must know that this is an unauthorized dispatch of troops without following orders, this matter is absolutely impossible to be in the Guangdong Naval Division, and a bad one will cause a mutiny.

Yi Zhizu stretched out his hand and pressed it, and waited for it to be quiet before he spoke: "The war is dangerous, war means casualties, it means bloodshed and sacrifice, whether it is the Yuanqi regimental training or the Nanyang Navy, I have always advocated that all officers and soldiers should clearly know what they are fighting for."

In this battle, all officers and soldiers fought for their own honor and the honor of their squads, platoons, companies and battalions, and also fought for the honor of the Nanyang Navy, for the interests of Yuanqi, and for the interests and prestige of the country! ”

After a slight pause, he slowed down his tone and said: "After returning to the camp, you must do a good job of pre-war mobilization, unify the thinking of officers and soldiers, make pre-war preparations, and send troops to Edo as soon as the holy decree comes down!" ”

Mai Tingzhang said with concern: "The military gate is sure that the emperor will agree to the eastern expedition to the Japanese kingdom?" ”

"Don't worry." Yi Zhishu said in a relaxed tone: "The worst result is that the emperor also acquiesces." With that, he stood up, walked to the large simple map of the Japanese kingdom hanging on the wall, and said, "Now, let's finalize the relevant details of the Eastern Crusade...... ”

Jingshi, Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace, Xinuan Pavilion.

Daoguang slowly put down the fold in his hand, frowned slightly, Yi Zhishu actually begged him to allow the Nanyang Navy to go east, and he had already gathered troops in Dinghai, how long did this kid leave the Beijing Division? Could it be that the planning was already started when he was in Beijing? But why didn't you ask for an order when you were in Beijing? Afraid that he will not agree?

The Eastern Expedition to the Japanese State, Yi Zhishu did mention it several times in front of him, and also clearly said that within a year or two after the negotiation with Annan, he would draw troops to the Eastern Expedition, and after the Eastern Expedition, he would fight Annan in turn, he originally thought that the navy currently has few warships and insufficient troops, and at least it will wait until next year, but he did not expect the other party to be so resolute.

In the first war with England, the Qing Dynasty was forced to concession Hong Kong, open Xiamen, Ningbo, Shanghai and other three as treaty ports, and let England undertake the construction of the Beijing-Hangzhou Railway, which was a great shame for him.

If the Nanyang Navy crosses the sea to conquer the Japanese State, raises the prestige of the Qing Army overseas, makes the Japanese State a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty, or directly incorporates the Japanese State into the territory of the Qing Dynasty, it is undoubtedly a merit worthy of heavy color, great books, and great boasting!

After all, for hundreds of years, the Wa Kingdom has never surrendered to China, and even the Yuan and Meng, which have the strongest soldiers, have returned home with three expeditions! Holy Ancestor, Gaozong, the national strength is so strong, and he can't make the Wa Kingdom surrender, if he sets foot on the Wa State in his hands, his prestige will directly catch up with the Holy Ancestor and Gaozong!

Although the conquest of Annam, the imperial court saved a little face, but it is a little regrettable that Yuanqi Tuanlian first sent troops, and he later issued an order, and now Yuanqi Tuanlian has been officially included in the division of the imperial court's economic system, and it is a dignified Qing Nanyang Navy, and this time it is easy to be content and well-behaved, and he knows that he will ask for the order first.

That kid has always been bold, the naval warships have been gathered in Dinghai, obviously a pair of arrows on the bow, and the Eastern Expedition to the Japanese Kingdom is also out of the need for Yuanqi's long-term interests, even if he does not agree, that kid may not give up the Eastern Crusade! For the sake of the Hongji Coal Mine, Yuanqi Regiment dared to send troops to Annam without authorization, and the Wa Kingdom was related to Yuanqi's long-term interests, and he would definitely not give up easily! Rather than that, why not go with the flow?

Anyway, the navy didn't need the imperial court to pay for the money, and Yi Zhizhi didn't even mention the military salary on the fold, thinking of this, he picked up the fold again and looked at it carefully.

Yi Zhi's excerpt is quite simple, and the first part of the history of the Japanese state lists the various crimes in the history of the Japanese state, such as sending troops to Korea, invading the southeast coast of the country, collecting information about the Qing Dynasty through the Tang Chuanfeng storytelling system, and restricting trade between the two countries, and the latter explains the necessity and urgency of the Eastern Crusade.

For Yi Zhi's contented vision, he still greatly appreciated, if the Western countries occupied the South Seas and occupied the Japanese State, the Qing Dynasty would form a situation of southeast attack, which really had to be guarded against, not to mention that there were countless benefits of occupying the Japanese State.

Yi Zhisuff didn't say anything about it, Daoguang also guessed that once the Wa State was occupied, Yuan Qi would inevitably plunder the gold and silver of the Wa State by issuing paper money, which the other party mentioned in front of him, the Wa State was rich in gold and silver, and Yuan Qi was ready to implement the gold standard in the Qing Dynasty, and he needed to plunder the gold of the Wa State.

If you want to fight, you can fight, win, the benefits of the imperial court are unimaginable, it is definitely fame and fortune, if you lose, the imperial court has no loss, the loss of the battleship, Yuan Qi will naturally make up for it, and the loss of the soldiers, not to mention, the Nanyang Navy is recruited anyway, as for the noble children of the Eight Banners of the Clan Jueluo who served in the navy, even if there is a loss, it is extremely limited, let them experience it, so that the imperial court can select generals.

Besides, that kid can be regarded as a lucky general, since the formation of the Yuanqi regiment, he has never lost a battle, he dares to send troops to the east, he must also have great certainty!

Although he is inclined to the Eastern Crusade in his heart, Daoguang is still faintly unhappy in his heart, and has a feeling that it is difficult to control, Yi Zhicontent, Yuan Qi, Nanyang Navy, the imperial court seems to be unable to control it at all, but the imperial court is inseparable from Yuan Qi at the moment, and he does not dare to attack Yuan Qi.

Slowly, wait for the noble children of the Eight Banners of the Clan Jueluo in the navy to grow up, control the Nanyang Navy, and cut off the military power that is easy to be content, and everything will be solved.

After thinking about it several times, Daoguang made up his mind and ordered: "The Minister of Military Aircraft and the Secretary of the Ministry of War in Beijing will meet you." ”

After the ministers came in to salute, Daoguang didn't talk nonsense, and said straightforwardly: "All the warships and soldiers of the Nanyang Navy have gathered in Dinghai, and they will soon send troops to the east to conquer the Japanese country." ”

As soon as the words fell, all the ministers were stunned, and then they conquered Annan, and then turned their heads to conquer the Japanese country? Is this going to make a fuss like that? Is there a time to stop? Besides, such a big event, they didn't even hear the slightest rumor about it before the ministers of military aircraft and the secretary of the military department.

Seeing that no one was silent, Daoguang continued: "The Japanese are rich in gold and silver, and the Western countries have long been involved in the heart of the Japanese country, and now the Nanyang Navy has the strength to cross the sea and conquer the east, and it must be made to submit to the Japanese before the Western countries and become a vassal state of our Great Qing Dynasty. ”

The meaning of these words is very clear, summoning them over, is to inform them, as the chief military minister Mu Zhang'a unspeakable bitterness in his heart, such a big thing, he actually didn't know, it seems that his status in Daoguang's heart is far less than before, a little muttering, he spoke: "The Japanese country is lonely overseas, closed off the country, the two countries have always been reconciled, and there is no bad relationship, and the Nanyang Navy is starting, there is a shortage of warships, there are few soldiers, and there is insufficient training. ”

Although the country is big, the belligerent will die! Although Pan Shien has always supported Yi Zhifen, but Yi Zhifen is so belligerent and makes him feel uneasy, the Nanyang Navy is so belligerent when it was founded, and it will be won in the future? However, if he opened his mouth to object, he couldn't wipe his face, besides, Daoguang was obviously determined, so he simply remained silent.

Wang Ding had a deep conversation with Yi Zhi, knowing that Yi Zhixiang was not small, and had the idea of competing with Western countries for colonies, and he was the opposite of Mu Zhang'a, so he said in a deep voice: "The Nanyang Navy can compete with the British and the Japanese, so why bother?" Nowadays, Western countries have occupied many islands in the South Seas, and the Japanese country is adjacent to Korea, and Shandong is only a sea away, and it is not a vassal state of our Qing Dynasty, if it is occupied by Western countries, the consequences are unimaginable, and Weichen supports the Eastern Crusade! ”

Daoguang didn't have the heart to listen to their arguments, he had already weighed this matter repeatedly, and immediately said in a deep voice: "I said that this matter does not need to be discussed again!" ”

Mu Zhang'a did not give up, and kowtowed lightly: "The slave is brave, I don't know who the commander of the Eastern Crusade is?" ”

The commander of the Crusade? Daoguang glanced at him, is this a retreat? Want to arrange your own people to take charge and share the credit of the Eastern Crusade? Immediately, he said in a light tone: "The commander of the Eastern Expedition has already been decided, and the Nanyang Admiral is easy to be content." ”

The commander of the Eastern Expedition, Daoguang also wants to arrange a clan, but one is too late, Yi Zhishu can't wait for him to send a messenger to Dinghai to send troops again, now it's early summer, it is the season to go to the Wa Kingdom with a tailwind, and he can't afford to delay, and besides, the expedition to Annan is Prince Hui Mianyu is in charge, and the Eastern Expedition will arrange a clan again, he is also afraid that Yi Zhizhi will be cold, so obviously grabbing the credit, can not be repeated, repeatedly, always have to have a face.