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Huang Zhenlin came to the Huagai Hall and told Qin Mu about the negotiations with the British.

The British had now reached into India and Burma, and in order to obtain a commodity monopoly for Great Qin, they were willing to join forces with Great Qin and defeat the Dutch and Spaniards. And promised not to march eastward again, and to cede all the interests of the South Seas to Daqin.

As for wanting them to withdraw from India, the British refused to do so.

Qin Mu was playing with black and white chess pieces in his hand, and after listening to Huang Zhenlin's words, he thought about it while pressing the black pieces in his hand on the imperial case one by one.

"Huang Qing must often play against people on weekdays, right?"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Huang Zhenlin thought for a moment and said by inference, "The meaning of His Majesty is to build momentum first. ”

Qin Mu was still pressing the sunspots on the table one by one, and as there were more and more sunspots on the table, Qin Mu said with a smile: "Now that I, Daqin and the British, just like the black and white sides that have just started, in a sense, it is the British who have taken the lead, and I Daqin has just fallen behind, and I want others to give up half of the country, which is really unrealistic." ”

Huang Zhenlin nodded and said, "Your Majesty plans to start a limited cooperation with the British first?" ”

"It can be said that since it is unrealistic to want the British to give up half of the country now, then Daqin will fall one by one first, and when the momentum is achieved, why is it difficult to squeeze the British out?

Between countries, there are no eternal friends, and there are no eternal enemies, and it is in the interests of Great Qin to cooperate with the British to defeat the Dutch first. Why can't we turn around and unite with the Dutch and defeat the British in the coming days?

Moreover, once Great Qin is ready to become in the future, as long as the British are smart enough and don't need to fight, they will definitely slowly let out what I want from Great Qin. ”

"Since Your Majesty has a decree, the minister will go back and talk to the British."

Qin Mu nodded. Huang Zhenlin withdrew.

Immediately, there was a communication outside the hall that Lu Zhenfei and Yang Tinglin wanted to meet.

For the two of them coming to meet together, Qin Mu seemed to have expected it and was not surprised.

"Minister, Lu Zhenfei."

"Minister, Yang Tinglin."

"See Your Majesty!"

"Flat, give a seat."

"Thank you."

Qin Mu put down the piece he had just picked up, and asked lightly: "Elder Lu Ge, Yang Shangshu is an important minister of the country, and he came to see me today, there must be something important, right?" ”

Lu Zhenfei is also a decent gentleman. didn't treat Yang Tinglin as a gunman, of course, Yang Tinglin is probably not something he can use as a gunman at will, so he still took the lead today and called Yang Tinglin up, just to add a boost.

Unceremoniously, he expressed his concern that the army would be heavy on the outside and light on the inside, and that the navy would be self-contained.

Especially the Navy, which, in his opinion, is far from overseas. It was difficult for the imperial court to control zhì, and with its strong ships and guns, it was able to achieve self-sufficiency in supply and was not restricted by the imperial court. In the long run, there will be problems.

Qin Mu could understand their worries, and he also understood that this was definitely not Lu Zhenfei alone. I am afraid that there are not a few ministers of the DPRK and China who have such concerns.

He looked at Yang Tinglin, this old man, who was a traditional literati. He is an upright and upright official, and he is very suitable for managing the most complex personnel department, and it is difficult for all those who want to run for official positions and buy official positions to enter his door.

But his traditional literati thinking sometimes makes Qin Mu a little stumbling, which is probably a gain and a loss, and every minister cannot be perfect.

"What does Elder Lu Ge mean, do you want me to send internal officials to supervise the army?"

Qin Mu suddenly proposed to use the ministers, which caught Lu Zhenfei a little off guard, it can be said that it hit him on the soft underbelly at once, the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty still make the civil officials feel uneasy, of course, the emperor must not let the emperor use the officials.

In this contest between monarchs and ministers, Qin Mu hit the key point with one move, which made Lu Zhenfei lose the upper hand at the beginning, because he was worried that Qin Mu would really use eunuchs, so he became constrained, and his attitude immediately changed a lot: "Your Majesty, the minister didn't mean this, he just wanted His Majesty to make some adjustments in military deployment." ”

Great Qin's army actually has two sets of mechanisms in parallel at the moment:

First, officers at all levels subordinate to the Governor's Office of the Fifth Military Government hold operational command power.

The second is the subordinate military officer, some of whom are similar to the political commissars of later generations, who control the political propaganda, meritorious service evaluation, reward and punishment of meritorious deeds, and the power of impeachment of generals at the same level.

In addition, in the army above the battalion level, there are often secret agents who do not collect at night.

Qin Mu knew very well that the Inner Guards and Supervisors would weaken the combat effectiveness of the military in a large way, so he asked this just to block Lu Zhenfei's mouth.

"How does Elder Lu Ge think it should be adjusted?"

"Your Majesty, as for the army, it's good to say that as soon as this navy goes to sea, it will be like a kite that has been released, and if it is not restricted, it will have problems in the long run."

"What Elder Lu Ge said is not unreasonable, the army, as the external war subsides, it will naturally have to make some adjustments."

Lu Zhenfei was secretly happy, and immediately said: "Your Majesty is wise." ”

Qin Mu continued: "However, there are always pros and cons in things in this world. People who eat whole grains can still get sick. Is it necessary to go on a hunger strike? I believe in the Royal Navy, the matter of the navy, Lu Ge Lao and Yang Shangshu don't have to worry too much. ”

On the army side, Qin Mu was as good as a stream, and agreed to make adjustments in deployment.

This is not only for practical reasons, because as the four borders gradually calm down, it is definitely necessary to reduce some border garrisons in order to reduce the country's attrition.

At the same time, it is also a step down for Lu Zhenfei and Yang Tinglin. The two of them are important ministers in the court, and it is not appropriate to let the relationship be too stiff, and their reasonable proposal should be adopted, and it should be adopted.

But in terms of the navy, Qin Mu insisted on his own views and refused to give an inch. The Chinese are more home-loving, and Qin Mu believes that if it were not for the necessity, the navy would not be willing to stand on its own overseas and abandon his wife and children.

Take 10,000 steps back, if the South China Sea Fleet gets back tens of millions of taels of gold and silver treasures to Daqin, and then they feel that they are losing and are independent outside, this will also be more beneficial than disadvantageous for Daqin.

Qin Mu planned to build at least four fleets, and if two expeditions were to be made, at least two would be at home.

Even if both fleets of the expedition betrayed, it was unlikely that they would come back and threaten the regime of Great Qin.

Not to mention the fact that the two fleets of the expedition mutiny together, the probability of this is very small and almost negligible. Therefore, Qin Mu would definitely not waste food because of choking, and tie all the navy to his home to guard the door.

Qin Mu directly removed the topic from the navy and asked, "Lu Ge Lao and Yang Shangshu think that the deployment of the army, how should they be adjusted to be the best?" ”

Lu Zhenfei and Yang Tinglin glanced at each other and sighed in their hearts. In fact, Lu Zhenfei's main spearhead this time is aimed at the navy, because the navy's steps are too big, which will prompt Daqin to speed up the pace of external expansion, which is what Lu Zhenfei is most worried about, after all, Daqin has just been established, and it is actually not appropriate to toss too much.

But the emperor's resolute attitude, and not completely ignoring their construction, at least the question of the deployment of the army, which was concerned with internal security, was already as good as a stream, which finally comforted them a little;

In the affairs of the navy, it is better to take it slowly, and it is not wrong to solve the problem of the army, which is more threatening, being heavy on the outside and light on the inside.

Yang Tinglin played: "Your Majesty, Monan Mongolia, should not be a big trouble in the short term, and the imperial court is now stationed in Liaodong and Xuanda two heavy troops, and the loss of logistics and supply is extremely large, and it is not conducive to internal and external checks and balances.

The minister built yì, withdrew a part of the heavy troops of Liaodong and Xuanda, and stationed them in Beijing and Luoyang. Beijing and Luoyang are connected by waterways, and logistics and supplies are transported by waterway, which can greatly reduce losses and reduce the burden on the imperial court.

In addition, these two places are also strategically important, and Liaodong or Xuanda can be quickly reinforced, while taking into account the Central Plains and stabilizing the country. In this way, they can contain each other, but they can also support each other, and they can be worry-free. ”

Obviously, Yang Tinglin's words were deliberate, and even a strategy that was reached after repeated discussions with Lu Zhenfei. Qin Mu thought about it carefully and felt that this strategy was indeed good;

Now that the North Sea Fleet is stationed in Lushun, this itself can already play a certain stabilizing role in Liaodong. In addition, Meng Ke's "eight-part coalition army" has been formed, and it has formed an absolute superiority over the various departments in Monan.

In this case, there is really no need to maintain two heavy troops of Meng Ke and Ma Yongzhen in Liaodong and Xuanda.

If Ningyuan's department is transferred back to Luoyang, and Ma Yongzhen's department is transferred back to Beijing to be led by Han Gang or other henchmen, this can play a deterrent role internally, avoid the hinterland of the Central Plains being too empty, and provide support to the outside world relatively quickly. It can also greatly reduce the huge loss of daily supplies for long-distance transportation, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone.

"Yang Shangshu is thoughtful, I think it is feasible, tomorrow the court meeting, and then discuss with the generals to see if there is anything that can be improved, and I will make an order to implement it."

"Your Majesty is wise."

As for Xijing, it is really not appropriate to reduce the number of troops now, and Lu Zhenfei and Yang Tinglin have not built a garrison in the northwest to reduce it.

In the past two months, news has been transmitted back from the Western Regions that Dzungaria has fought from the north to the south, and the troops are pointing to the capital of the Yarkand Khanate.

The envoys sent to the Qinghai-Tibet and Shuote Ministries did not report any progress in the peace talks. In the end, it is still unknown whether the Heshute Department will join forces with the Junggar Ministry to attack Daqin.

Although Li Dingguo has now been sent to Hexi to actively take precautions, Hexi is still Qin Mu's biggest heart problem, and it is naturally impossible to reduce the northwest troops at this time.

At this point, Lu Zhenfei and Yang Tinglin are still out of public interest, at least they know where they can move and where they can't.

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