The beginning of the month is here again, and Rollo asks for tickets as usual! The Celestial Empire is about to climax, can Rollo's ticket reach a new high?

"Can't this be done?" Zhu Jishi was a little unwilling, and asked depressedly.

"Hehe, I didn't say much." Maria giggled a few times, and her laughter was like a silver bell, very nice.

"The Americans can't control it, and they themselves are arguing over whether to abolish slavery! Maybe there's a civil war. ”

"Maria, what do you mean...... Can the Japanese really get Pagotania? The expression on Emperor Zhu's face became complicated, it was a large piece of land, although it was close to Antarctica, the degree of development was very low. However, Emperor Zhu, who knew a little about geography and minerals, knew that the plateau and mountains often contain rich resources. Therefore, there must be treasures needed for industrialization in the underground of the Pagetania region.

"Since the Japanese want a piece of land on the continent so much, why don't you let them go......"

"What do you mean by letting them go?"

"It's just to get a few boats to transport the Japanese to Pagtania. Just like you did in New Guinea, get a few thousand Japanese to go over and build a few strongholds, and then open a Yokohama-Hawaii-Pagetania route. In this way, the Tokugawa shogunate was able to publicize the conquest of the vast lands of Pagotania, which was believed to satisfy all Japanese nationalists. As for the outside world...... You have to enter quietly, quietly, quietly, without much fanfare. ”

What is this? Sneaking into the village, don't you want to shoot? So that you can take a piece of land that is a cup or two bigger than Japan for yourself?

"Believe me, a couple of small Japanese settlements will not attract the attention of the British Empire. Because colonization is a long, arduous and costly business. Especially in barren lands like Pagotania. There are no decades of hard work. You can't get anything.

Besides, getting it doesn't necessarily mean keeping it! ”

"Maria, what do you mean......" Zhu Jishi seemed to understand what Maria meant.

"The price to be paid to carve out a barren and uninhabited land is certainly more expensive than the seizure of a developed piece of land."

"Will the British seize Pagotania after it has reached a certain scale?" Zhu Jishi was taken aback, he had never thought about this before.

"It's not like they haven't done this kind of thing!" Maria snorted softly, "Most of the British colonies were taken from others, either natives or European countries. The only true borderlands is Australia. ”

"Then I'll have to send more troops to Borneo!" Zhu Jishi muttered in a low voice. The Grand Duchy of Lanfang on Borneo is now the lifeblood of Emperor Zhu, and a single piece of raw rubber can be sold for millions of pounds every year! If Lan Fang is lost, Daming's international trade will definitely be in deficit. Moreover, Lanfang can also absorb hundreds of thousands of poor people in the mainland every year - there is no need for the Ming court to produce a big son and "sell piglets" by himself.

"Borneo is safe, it's very close to the Ming mainland, and the Ming is a great power, and there is a solid and trustworthy ally like France."

Maria said with a smile, "But Japan's business in Pagatania is not easy to say, it is very likely that it will work hard for decades, and at the end of the day, it will be cheaper for others...... Your Majesty, My Emperor. Will you watch your son-in-law go to South America to do a loss-making business? And with Japan's national strength, it's not easy to develop Balatania, right? ”

"Hmm. In business, where is there a guaranteed profit without losing money? Zhu Jishi said, "And what I have is money, even if Takechiyo loses money in trading, I can let their family continue to live a rich life." ”

"You're such a good father-in-law." Maria laughed. "But shouldn't you remind your Japanese friends that the prosperity and development of the homeland should always take precedence over the development of colonies? Otherwise, the collapse of the Spanish colonial empire is a lesson from the past. ”

Zhu Jishi smiled noncommittally, it may be human nature to be ambitious, and the Japanese are naturally no exception. They were small in their homeland, and their people lived in general poverty, just a bunch of poor and crazy samurai. Where can we wait for the slow reform of farming? Besides, in history, the Manchu Qing Dynasty gave them a "blood transfusion" to make Japan's industrialization develop. What hope do they have on this plane? China's industrialization has been underway for almost five years, and Japan's Meiji Restoration has not even touched the edge!

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"Japan can go and explore Pagotania!"

Early the next morning, Zhu Jishi summoned Saigo Takayong and Shenghaizhou in the Yuanmingyuan Qinzheng Qinxian Palace.

He said slowly: "I can support Chiyo Takechiyo as the Grand Duchy of Pattania, and I will soon transport up to 3,000 Japanese to Pagotania by galleon, and I will also open the Yokohama-Hawaii-Pagotania route." However, Japan is not the only country with intentions against Pattania, as Chile and Argentina in South America have claimed power over Pattania. Therefore, I cannot guarantee that Japan will own the whole of Pagotania, nor will I go to war with Chile and Argentina because of Pagotania.

In addition, if Japan wants to establish a state on the Pagetanian plateau, then Japan cannot get the Aleutian Islands after the war against Russia. Because I want to use this territory in exchange for the acquiescence of Britain and France to Japan's entry into Pagotania. ”

"Is it just a tacit acquiescence?" Saigo Takanaga seemed a little dissatisfied, and he guessed that the Ming Emperor was likely to take the Aleutian Islands for himself.

"The default is already good!" Zhu Jishi was a little annoyed, and glared at Saigo, "Japan's national strength is like this, it is already a blessing that it did not become a colony, and now it still wants to get overseas territories like a great power, do you think the great powers will happily support it?" ”

Saigo Takayong saw that Zhu Jishi was angry, and hurriedly lowered his head and didn't dare to speak. Emperor Zhu picked up two envelopes from the imperial case and asked Weng Tongyi to hand them to Sheng Haizhou.

"This is my letter to General Jiaqing and Akiko, Haizhou, you bring the letter back. At the same time, let's bring that John Mung Jiro back to Japan, if Japan wants to open up Pagotania, it needs such people who can deal with white people. ”

Today's summons are over at this point, Saigo and Katsu Haizhou saluted Zhu Jishi, and then were led out of the city by Weng Tong. Then he was brought in by the French ambassador, Bourblon, who brought two very important news.

"His Majesty the Emperor, on February 10 of this year, the Russian Empire made a new request to the Turkish Empire for the withdrawal of Turkish troops from Negro, which was unacceptable to the Turkish Empire. The 9th Russo-Turkish war may well have broken out! ”

In addition, Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde, the special of Her Majesty the Emperor of France, left France on February 15 and will come to China via Turkey. It is expected to arrive in Beijing before June. ”

"Mathilde...... I heard that she is a beauty. Zhu Jishi seemed to be talking to himself. He had heard of this woman's name when he was in Europe, from another woman who slept with him, the Tsar's daughter Olga. Nikolaevna heard there. She was the Dauphin of Württemberg, while Mathilde's mother was a princess of Württemberg.

"Princess Mathilde's mission is to ......"

"Pick a suitable princess for Prince Henry."

"Prince Henry?"

"It is the love of His Majesty Napoleon III and the Countess de Neve." "The boy has changed his name to Henry. Bonaparte, and was blessed by the Pope to become a member of the Bonaparte family. ”

"I see." Emperor Zhu thought to himself, this Napoleon III is still clear, and he knows that an illegitimate son with no name is not worthy of Princess Daming!

"My army is already advancing towards the Khalkha Mongols, and it is estimated that they will be able to fully reclaim the land by the time this winter comes. In addition, my vassal state, the Taiping Kingdom, will also launch a western expedition within this month. After defeating the Western Qing forces of the Hexi Corridor. They will continue to advance into Xinjiang and Central Asia. The war between the Ming Empire and the Russian Empire would begin in the spring of 1854. At the same time, at the same time that the Ming Empire declared war on the Russian Empire, Japan and Siam would also join the war! ”

"The Kingdom of Siam will also join? Will their army fight against the Russian Empire? Bulblon was somewhat surprised to learn that the French army in Vietnam was seeking to expand into Chenla, which was a vassal of the Kingdom of Siam. If France and Siam were on the same side, how could France attack Chenla? (To be continued......)