"Exactly, although the sailors are placed in the south, the British and French attacks can naturally resist for a while, which is also the rhetoric of Zeng Guofan and others, and now the rebellion is calm, and the Yangtze River estuary does not need many sailors, and there are many people in Shanghai, which has been friction for a long time, but it is not beautiful, so this Yangtze River area, naturally it can not be put down, and although it is placed in the south, the British and French attacks can be resisted, but what if the Russian sailors come to attack?" Wen Xiang threw out this bomb, not to mention everyone, even the Queen Mother was suddenly moved.

This is not a shadowless thing, originally Tsarist Russia relied on the so-called mediation in the second Opium War to actually blackmail, without spending a single soldier, earning more than one million territory, and now in this world that has reversed time and space, Tsarist Russia has not earned a penny, it has to prevent Russia from being angry and ashamed, you must know that polar bears will never stop being greedy for territory, "After the signing of the "Beijing Treaty" of various countries, the Russian minister did say that he would give the Qing Dynasty a better color today, Gui Liang's body is better, trembling also came in to discuss the matter, "Queen Mother, the slave thinks that although it has not happened yet, it is necessary to take precautions." ”

"Gui Liang is old and seeks the country, get up, rejoice, move a stool for Gui Liang too, you are old, and it is useless to always kneel and your body." The Queen Mother nodded, and Gui Liang thanked her again, "Wenshan, what you said is very true," the Queen Mother affectionately called Wenxiang's words to show her favor, "It is necessary to worry about this matter, so there must be a barrier between Shandong Shengjing." However, if Russia wants to make trouble with China, it will definitely not come from the sea, its fleet will come from Europe, and I don't know how long it will take to get here, and if it is evil, it can only come from land! ”

"Soldiers, treacherous, if it really comes from the sea, we can't be defenseless." Bao Jun said.

"What do you think?"

"The minister thinks: First, it is planned to dismantle the fleet and divide the fleet into two, and the north and south oceans will be allowed to do so. After the fleet arrived, it sailed to Tianjin, or Shengjing, Shandong and other places for the defense of the Beiyang. Second, the name and instrument are not faked, and the power of reduction is not let go, and the appointment of officers and soldiers of the fleet is appointed by the center. The third is to borrow foreigners and use more foreigners."

"Then be so," the Queen Mother nodded, "The matter of coastal defense must not be neglected," after the prosperity of Kangqian, due to the long period of peace, the coastal defense of the Qing Dynasty was gradually neglected, especially after the recovery of Taiwan, the construction of the naval division plummeted. After the middle of the nineteenth century, the country's power gradually declined. Political decay and economic backwardness were accompanied by the emptiness of military power and the abandonment of coastal defense. At this time, China's coastal defense was riddled with holes, the officers and men of the naval division were corrupt, the discipline was lax, the armament was lax, and there was a lack of training; The naval warships were small, artillery, and in disrepair, and almost ineffective in combat; The forts in various places are also old and abandoned, and they are useless; The quality of the shells is even worse. This is in stark contrast to the rise and rapid development of capitalism in the West, especially the growing strength of the old capitalist country, Britain. At that time, the largest British ship was 33.5 zhang long and 6 zhang wide, divided into three layers, with 72 guns, each ship could carry more than 7,000 people, and the small ships were 27 zhang long and had 30 guns. The British cannon can shoot at a distance of up to 10 miles, and can be fired continuously with high accuracy. The difference between the maritime power of China and Britain could not be more vast. "When Emperor Xuanzong and Emperor Wenzong were there, foreign enemies came from the sea, and now although they bought warships, don't expect that foreigners can give us any good goods, in the end it is better to rent than to buy, and it is better to buy than to build! First train the sailors and sailors, and get familiar with the warship, let's come step by step, the king of the government, you keep an eye on this matter," Prince Gong stood up and responded, "Also, in this way, Russia should also pay attention to the point, immediately go to meet the Russian ambassador, in order to appease the top, back then did a black face, now you go to pretend to be red-faced, if you want any trade, missionary or something, you can also make a decision, if you can solve the problem with money, smashing the pot and selling iron will also be done." ”

"Where is the monk?"

"It also exterminated the remnants of the Twist Army in Shanxi."

"When the matter of Shanxi is over, there is no need to go west, and the remaining thieves will be handed over to the Shaanxi-Gansu Green Camp, and then make plans when the monk returns to Beijing."

"What does the Queen Mother mean to let the monk king go north to prepare completely?" Prince Gong asked.

"That's exactly what it means, on the Russian side, if you dare to come, let the monk go north!" The Empress Dowager Cixi shook her head secretly, thinking to herself that it was really not very thorough, what she meant, it would be better for this first naval division to be placed in the South China Sea, where there are many vassals, and there is a fleet stationed in the south, which can raise the prestige of our Celestial Empire, and can fight the autumn breeze everywhere, and the military expenditure can also be saved a little, it is necessary to keep the original foundation in order to continue to expand, "You go and appease again, so that the soft and hard hands are ready." ”

"Wow!"

"Two horses of Shu brocade, two bags of gold and silver naked, and two baskets of Miyun Gong peaches, given to Wenshan," the Queen Mother smiled, "Thank you for your reminder." (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for the recommendation ticket, your support is my biggest motivation. )