Three months later.

Qianzhou Island surrounded by the Yangtze River outside Shengjing City.

Feng Yunshan came here in a light car to inspect the Shengjing Manufacturing Bureau located on Qianzhou Island.

A few days ago, Brown, an Irishman, reported to him that in the Mauser Arsenal under the General Bureau of Machine-Building in Shengjing, the Mauser brothers had achieved partial mass production of the Mauser Type 59 rifle, which had been produced not long ago, and that the most difficult black powder metal shell bullet had already been mass-produced.

As soon as I heard that the Mauser rifle came out early, its design and prototype were more than 8 years earlier than 1867 in history, and the mass production was 11 years earlier than the original 1871 when mass production was realized, and the Mauser 1871 rifle was changed to the Mauser 1860 rifle. Feng Yunshan was overjoyed, and he immediately decided to go to the Mauser Arsenal under the Shengjing Manufacturing Bureau to see the production of Mauser rifles on the spot.

When Feng Yunshan got off the imperial boat and walked up to the dock, Zuo Zongtang, Mao Qi, Fan Ruzeng, and Brown had already greeted them by the dock.

Zuo Zongtang and Moltke came specially to report the military situation. Moltke, in particular, dealt with the prisoners of war sent to the British Expeditionary Force before rushing back to Shengjing from Guangzhou.

"Zuo Aiqing and Mao Aiqing are here? It just so happened that the Mauser rifle I was going to see was a rear-loading single-shot rifle with a rotary bolt locking bolt, which was very simple, sturdy and reliable, and was the most advanced rifle in the Chinese Empire today. If there is anything, you can also talk about it as you go. When Feng Yunshan saw the two of them, he naturally knew that they had something to report, and after speaking, he walked towards the arsenal on the island.

Brown hurriedly led the way.

Speaking of Brown, this Irishman, after he became the director of Nanyang Company's No. 1 Machinery Factory, he and Martin, another mechanic he recruited, who was also an Irishman, made the first domestically produced steam engine for the Taiping Holy Kingdom, and they contributed a lot. Later, the first machine factory of Nanyang Company grew stronger and stronger, and finally, when the General Bureau of Machinery Manufacturing was established, both of them were transferred to Shengjing and became the director and deputy director of the Shengjing Machinery Manufacturing Bureau, and Brown also served as the director of the Guns Department of the Ministry of National Defense, which shows that Feng Yunshan attached great importance to it. Of course, these two Irishmen also work hard, work very hard, and are fully involved in the development of the Shengjing Machinery Manufacturing Bureau, they are pure practical and career-oriented, and they are not much greedy for politics and power, which is what Feng Yunshan likes, which is why although they are Irish, Feng Yunshan still values them.

Moltke had just returned from Canton, and although the news had already been reported by telegram, he still reported it: "Your Majesty, the ransom has arrived, and the British prisoners and the prisoners of the other three countries have been handed over to each other. The captured warships and troop carriers were also repaired and temporarily remained at the Changzhou Shipyard of the Guangzhou Shipbuilding Bureau. In addition, another 280 British naval soldiers and 360 sailors who had been captured were recruited to remain in our Chinese Empire to serve His Majesty. How to settle, please let Your Majesty decide! ”

"Aiqing, I can rest assured! Aiqing handled this matter very well! Those captives who were willing to submit were treated well, and as long as their identity and loyalty were tested, they were turned into official soldiers of the Chinese Empire, and no allowances were deducted. Feng Yunshan said with a smile: "As for the captured warships and troop carriers, the South Ocean Fleet and the Pacific Fleet have each suffered damage in this war, so these warships will be assigned to these two fleets to strengthen their naval combat strength." How to distribute, your General Staff should not interfere, I will let King Xin arrange it, this is the responsibility of their Admiralty. Those British sailors who have returned to him, let him also be distributed. ”

"Wechen obeys!" Moltke replied in fluent Chinese. At this time, in addition to his appearance, he could hardly find much difference between him and the native-born Chinese.

The group continued on.

Zuo Zongtang took the opportunity to report: "Your Majesty, the day before yesterday, the Russian envoy wanted to meet His Majesty but couldn't, and he is still hovering in the holy capital. King Yi in the northwest and Tan Shaoguang in the outer northeast successively sent news that the Russian army that had invaded our country had stopped the invasion and retreated to the rear. It seems that the Russians received the news that the British expeditionary force had been defeated by our Chinese Empire, and they were already frightened and ready to withdraw their troops. ”

Feng Yunshan said: "I can guess that this is the result. That old Maozi originally colluded with the British, wanting to attack my country from the south and the north, all the way along the coast and all the way to the land. Now that the British invasion of China has been completely wiped out, they naturally dare not fight alone. As for that man, our country and that old Maozi are already at war with the enemy country, and the envoys of the enemy country have nothing to say. I deliberately ignored him and hung him for half a month. ”

Speaking of this, Feng Yunshan stopped and looked at Zuo Zongtang: "Zuo Aiqing hasn't finished speaking, King Yi and Tan Shaoguang will never let those invaders leave like this." Let's talk about it. ”

Zuo Zongtang's face was embarrassed, and he said, "Your Majesty is wise!" Weichen also just got the news, so he hurried over, and he didn't have time to report it. When the Russian army retreated, King Yi and the Kazakh warriors sniped at each other along the way, and the other party's Cossack army was defeated, and less than 20,000 of the 30,000 horses were left to retreat to Orenburg. The same is true for the Outer Northeast and Siberia, where Tan Shaoguang and He Lu quietly sent troops to ambush them on their retreat in advance when they judged that the Russian army was ready to withdraw, and took advantage of the unstable heart of the Russian army to fight a beautiful ambush battle. The Russian army fled back to the city of Novosibirsk less than 10,000 people. Great victory, Your Majesty, God bless my China! ”

Feng Yunshan was also very excited when he heard this. This ferocious polar bear finally taught them a hard lesson.

In fact, in the history of later generations, this polar bear is the nightmare of the Chinese nation, and they are the most ferocious and hungry enemy. Perhaps the history books only say that Tsarist Russia annexed more than 1.5 million square kilometers of China's territory, but Feng Yunshan is clear that Tsarist Russia has been expanding eastward since before the Kangxi period, and through the "Treaty of Nebuchu", the entire Siberian region, including Lake Baikal, a total of more than 8 million square kilometers. These places could have become Chinese territory. After that, Tsarist Russia continued to invade, and through the "Kyakhta Treaty" in the Yongzheng period, the "Aihui Treaty" and the "Beijing Treaty" in the Xianfeng period, it invaded and occupied more than 1.4 million square kilometers of Chinese territory. Later, by instigating the independence of Outer Mongolia and the independent annexation of Tangnu and Ulianghai, as well as the many Kazakh khanates that China could control, China was directly or indirectly taken away by Tsarist Russia of at least 13 million square kilometers of land, which was more than the entire territory of China in later generations.

However, Feng Yunshan knew that unless the Kazakhs were completely attached to him and wholeheartedly obeyed the command of the Chinese Empire, it would be difficult for the Chinese Empire to truly occupy Siberia at present. And the Kazakhs are not willing to annex even the barbaric Russians, and it took hundreds of years to slowly submit them, and if they want to annex the other party in the short term, they will definitely not be able to do it.

Therefore, Feng Yunshan thought about it, as long as his Chinese empire developed and his troops were strong, he was not afraid that these places would be occupied by Tsarist Russia. He did not bother to garrison a large number of troops at all, but first seized the Outer Northeast, which is the most suitable for reclamation, as well as the fertile fish-producing area on the shores of Lake Baikal. Thinking about it, even in these most suitable places for survival, it is difficult for thousands of troops to be stationed in the local area to support themselves, and in other places, they are all dependent on food and materials in the interior, which makes it very difficult to station an army of a certain size in the desert of Siberia.

Feng Yunshan pursued a policy of slow migration, and in the Outer Northeast and Siberian regions, through a certain number of Han Chinese, he controlled the more cold-tolerant Oroqen, Daur, Xibe, Hezhe and the more numerous Koreans; In the northwestern part of the country, the Kazakh region moved in with a large number of Han Chinese and Wu'er people, and finally achieved gradual integration. As long as he strives to immigrate to one place, he will control 100 percent of the place, and Feng Yunshan believes that in a few decades, he will be able to completely control the whole of Siberia and even the Kazakh region.

"Well done! That's how to beat this polar bear hard! Feng Yunshan praised: "In this way, for a few years, the Russians will no longer dare to act rashly." The Russian envoy must not have known this news yet, right? ”

Zuo Zongtang said: "I shouldn't know. ”

"Let Wu Ruxiao meet him and make a claim to him!" Feng Yunshan said: "At the same time, let Guo Songtao publicize the fiasco of Tsarist Russia in Europe, and send an envoy to St. Petersburg to ask for war reparations." I want to see if the news of the defeat of Tsarist Russia, which had just lost the Crimean War, was on the verge of economic collapse again, would make those countries in Europe think otherwise about it after the news of their defeat spread. ”

Speaking of which, Feng Yunshan and the others had already arrived at the gate of the arsenal. The two Mauser brothers were already waiting at the door. Seeing everyone coming, he hurriedly saluted.

Feng Yunshan helped the Mauser brothers up and praised: "No need to be polite!" The two brothers not only manufactured and mass-produced the Mauser rifle, but also successfully developed and put into production the metal shell bullet of the fixed black powder that I had been looking forward to. What a joy! ”

After a pause, Feng Yunshan directly announced: "Brother Mauser obeys the order!" ”

The Mauser brothers naturally knew that this was a reward from His Majesty, so they hurriedly knelt on the ground and shouted long live to express their gratitude. When they successfully developed the Mauser Type 59 rifle, the emperor generously rewarded them with 10,000 Shengyuan, it can be said that the two brothers were enough to live an extremely luxurious life, but they were both research technical experts, and they had a strong interest in rifles, so they continued to study, and finally the hard work paid off, and they succeeded. Of course, the Mauser brothers are still very humble and say that the reason why they were able to quickly overcome the difficulties and allow the Mauser rifle and metal bullets to start mass production is mainly because the design concept and research and development direction provided by His Majesty are very accurate.

Naturally, they didn't know that in fact, Feng Yunshan was just transferring the things and ideas they had invented in the later generations to the current world, and then returning them to the Mauser brothers.

"The two Mauser brothers, although they are Prussians, are concerned about China and make the strongest sword in China. Today, 30,000 saintly dollars will be given to each person, and a house will be given. The Mauser brothers were promoted to deputy director of the Shengjing Manufacturing Administration. ”