The straightforward words of King Yu made the three generals look very ugly. The imperial guards and Lifanyuan who arrived in the mainland selected the organization, which was naturally the emperor's intention. However, King Yu clearly expressed his dissatisfaction with the mission staff. The reason was that Li Junwei deeply realized that the arrival of these people was not entirely in line with the interests of the empire in the newly opened land.

These reasons eventually formed a thick report and were delivered to the conference table of the Shen Jing imperial conference.

It can be seen from the orderly and logical texts and complex data quotations in the report that this is not the result of King Yu alone, but many people are assisting him. Li Junwei also made it clear that he was originally planning to interview and discuss with the emperor after returning to Beijing, but because of the newly added work, he was forced to report it in the form of a report. More importantly, Li Junwei directly demanded that his work in remote Xinjiang must obtain new will and helpers.

All contents of the report express a point of view, that is, the Zasak system led by the Lifan Academy does not conform to the empire's continental strategy, especially when the mainland direction is expanded to this level.

This conclusion itself is so unconventional that Emperor Li Junhua only discussed it at the imperial meeting after seeing it, rather than convening a state meeting directly. The reason is that the Zasak system is a system of vassalism formulated by the Supreme Emperor of the Empire. Even if the Supreme Emperor had abdicated for ten years, it was still difficult for the empire to accept doubts about the Supreme Emperor, let alone the doubts come from the prince, which can be classified as "unfilial".

However, at the imperial meeting, this content was still fully discussed. The cabinet head liked this argument that doubted the Lifan Academy. After all, the Lifan Academy now ruled too much land, population and resources.

Li Junwei's meaning is actually very clear. The Zasak system is just a system to maintain rule and maintain stability, and it does not help regional development and territorial expansion. Before this westward advance, the Zasak system was undoubtedly very successful, but after the westward advancement, the Zasak system was no longer completely suitable for the border areas.

Before and after the westward advance, the empire's border situation underwent two important changes. First, from being on the verge of wilderness to bordering with major powers. Second, the remote areas have the same development potential as Beijing-Tianjin, Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta and Penang, and are the core area of ​​the empire's central area.

Before moving westward, although the empire's frontier also bordered the Tsarist Russia, Yarkand Khanate, Hoshuot Khanate, Junggar Khanate and other countries, it was the border projected by Russian power, and the other three Khanate were also backward nomadic countries and weak countries with a population of only one million. However, now, the river in the western border faces two powerful dynasties, the Persian dynasty and the Great Prince, and the distant border is even more amazing, under the attack of Tsarist Russia and the Ottomans.

These powerful countries are no longer opponents that a small number of elite troops and a large number of nomadic cavalry can deal with. The empire took the southern desert and Beijing and Tianjin as the rear and completed the conquest of northern desert and Siberia. The urban handicrafts of the Guanxi Agricultural Zone and the Yarkand Khanate conquered the empire's North Tianshan Road, and the Qihe Basin and the land in the river. The development of the Ili area allowed the empire's logistics and industrial center to expand forward hundreds of miles, but the victory westward was a political victory and a strategic victory. The army led by Li Junwei did not fight head-on with any powerful country.

At least in the current remote areas, handicrafts and agriculture have not yet been formed that can support large-scale wars. What is needed between powerful empires is not only the scale of handicrafts of Yili and Guanxi, but the scale of the core areas of the south of the desert and even the Beijing-Tianjin area.

Obviously, the Zasak system of the Lifanyuan cannot meet this requirement at all. If the empire wants to truly occupy the distant territory under the gaze of a strong enemy, it must re-establish a core area outside the core area of ​​the empire. In this situation, the Zasak system cannot guarantee the empire's stable rule over the border nor meet the economic and trade requirements.

The imperial meeting held a discussion, but it was not successful in the end, so it dispersed. Lin Junhong stayed and chatted with the depressed emperor about this matter. Li Junhua threw the documents on the table and sighed, "Lao Lao, I don't know when I had this big burden to take over. How could I not know about these things? But now the chaos on the border has not yet been settled and the order has not been established, so I just do it, I am too impatient."

Lin Junhong smiled, "The third brother has been on the border for a long time and has been dealing with the Lifanyuan all day long. He knows better than us. The Lifanyuan is a military and political leader, which is equivalent to the Second Army. It would be fine if they bite the flesh, but the royal family can still pull it down, but if they swallow it in one bite, they will not spit it out again.

Isn’t North Korea an example? I have been discussing how many years it has been to discuss the situation, but the Lifanyuan has not let go. Moreover, I can understand the meaning of the third brother. There are powerful countries along the Black Sea coast. If we develop slowly, we may not be able to take on the next war. The expansion of the far border is too fierce. The Don River and Volga River are two bayonets, one pressed on the Tsar’s heart and the other pressed on the lower abdomen. If this is not solved, the Tsar cannot sleep. As long as the Black Sea fleet develops, it will be a thorn in the eyes of the Ottomans.

Now the third brother is in the remote border, and he has prestige and willingness. It would be better to start soon."

"So, do you support his idea?" Li Junhua asked.

Lin Junhong smiled: "The third brother thought about it in the long run and comprehensive way, and there was nothing that could not be supported. And the key point now is that he is surrounded by people from the Lifanyuan, and he is not the same as him in this regard. Shen Jing must come forward and send people to the remote border, and also decide on the trade negotiations with the Ottoman."

Li Junhua frowned and asked, "What do you mean is to send people only, not make decisions?"

Lin Junhong smiled: "Your Majesty, the one in the remote border is King Yu and the third brother. Don't you know what kind of temper he is? We will formulate a strategy. If it is right, it's fine. If it is wrong, it won't even be careful. He will either not interfere. As long as he intervenes, he is a big idea."

Li Junhua nodded slightly. The distance was too far, and the information was extremely inconvenient. It was still necessary to look at the person in charge in front of him. Li Junhua said: "The key is this candidate? According to the third brother, the manpower must be allocated from Shin Kyung and Penang. His plan is to at least establish a direct-controlled city or even administrative district in the Black Sea, like Beijing and Tianjin. The people in Lifanyuan who even have the harbor will naturally not be used by him. It seems that the navy must also support it."

Lin Junhong smiled: "Compens are the most suitable."

"Encouce?" Li Junhua hesitated after hearing this suggestion. Pei Yuanqi was the son of the president of the Lifan Academy and a classmate and friend of the emperor. But another key point is that Pei Yuanqi has been active in the center of the empire as the head of the Security Bureau's intelligence. After being released for a period of time, he also went to the Western Xinjiang as the emperor's special envoy. He had no experience in the ruling area and had never shown this talent.

But this candidate is very suitable. Pei Yuanqi is the emperor's confidant and the son of the president of the Lifan Academy. In the remote areas, officials from the garrison general to the Zasak have to give face to this young chief. The first thing this candidate did when he went to the remote areas was to sort out the relationship between the directly-governed administrative regions and the Lifan Academy.

Then there was development and construction, but it was still suitable at that time because the emperor had already agreed to let Pei Yuanqi, president of the Lifan Academy, enter the next cabinet.

Lin Junhong persuaded: "Emperor, although I have never been to the inland border, I have been to Nanyang. I know very well that for both the land and sea borders, the local chief officials may not have much ability, but it is very important to have sufficient political resources in Shenjing, especially for the first batch of pioneers who arrived, being able to reach the heavenly speaking is more important than any ability and morality.

As for the corps, although the individual has not shown any military and political ability, there is one thing that is very suitable for tolerant and employing people, and he is thick-skinned. It is very suitable for him to take charge of this matter, but he also has to match him with corresponding professional staff. The corps is actually similar to the third brother. If professional things are allowed to be done by professionals, isn’t this the usual teaching of the Emperor?”

"Why go from land or from sea?" Li Junhua asked.

Lin Junhong smiled: "It must be on the sea. You can start now when you walk from the sea. The wind direction is also suitable. From land, it will be winter. In addition, the key to the development of remote areas is whether we can open the route from the Black Sea to Penang. It may not necessarily have to have a canal from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea. I believe the Ottomans will not agree, but we must keep this passage smooth."

In November of the 19th year of the Empire, Penang.

Pei Yuanqi arrived in Penang. Zhao Mingde, who had been in charge of contact with the Ottoman side, came to the official office for a visit. When he walked into the room, Pei Yuanqi was having a meal: oyster fried eggs, cabbage salad, oatmeal porridge, and the silver tableware on the table was filled with dishes, mainly foreign meals, equipped with a small amount of Nanyang food.

"General Zhao, have you eaten it? If you don't eat it, enjoy it together." Pei Yuanqi said.

Zhao Mingde did not refuse. When he went to Shenjing, he met Pei Yuanqi because of King Cheng, so the two were quite familiar with each other. However, Zhao Mingde was not from a high-class background and could not be involved in the children of aristocratic families. He was a soldier and his daily meals were always simple, so he couldn't help but sigh and said, "Mr. Pei, you really enjoy it."

Pei Yuanqi smiled and said, "It is not a pleasant job to leave Shen Jing, who comes to Nanyang. If you are accommodating with food and drink, it will be really no fun. Moreover, I suggest that you, General Zhao, should also spend some time in this regard. If you want to climb up, you must understand the ecology of the high-level leaders of the empire. Because of the Supreme Emperor, eating is a very profound knowledge. Some things you don't like to eat, but you can't eat them before."

Zhao Mingde nodded slightly and sat opposite Pei Yuanqi. Pei Yuanqi said, "Don't be restrained, it's just a defeat. What he did and how he said were completely different. I have reported to Shen Jing that you have made contributions to attacking Muscat pirates and surrounding his nest."

Zhao Mingde was victorious, but he didn't want to hold on. After all, Pei Yuanqi's statement was effective for himself and the fleet.

After escaping Istanbul, Zhao Mingde, who was persuaded by Mahmood, went south to Junfu, persuaded the African Development Company to launch fleets and soldiers, and attack Muscat with a squadron of the Indian Ocean. However, Zhao Mingde ignored the complex background of the African Development Company, which was closely related to all classes of the empire, but in Africa, many indigenous people have joined in the past few years. The African fleet made the Muscat Sultanate prepare, so when the fleet arrived, the Port of Muscat had been blocked and the Omani controlled the entire city.

The fleet did not attack the port area after several tests, and had besieged Muscat Port for more than three months and achieved nothing. If Zhao Mingde had not been very good at commanding the fleet, and asked the African fleet to pretend to withdraw troops, led the Indian Ocean squadron to kill a resurgence, and wiped out an Omani fleet, then the battle situation would have really been ineffective.

But this time the resurgence only saved his face. Pei Yuanqi said: "General Zhao, fortunately, you did not touch your ace. At least the Omani people have not yet driven out immigrants from the city."

Zhao Mingde said: "Mr. Pei, are you here this time here to take over my job?"

Pei Yuanqi smiled: "I do have to participate in the negotiations with the Ottomans, but I am just an intelligence officer and have never commanded a fleet, so attacking Muscat is not my strength."

"Still fight?" Zhao Mingde couldn't believe it.

"Yes, we do need to have a port in the Persian Gulf, where the Red Sea is located, and African development companies occupy Aden. Muscat is a good choice. There is no need to go to war against the Ottomans and the Persian dynasty directly." Pei Yuanqi said, and then said: "You are not unable to fight, but you do not have the support from the rear and cannot fight the protracted siege. I don't know much about Muscat, but it doesn't matter. Before the war begins, I will go to Madras and Goa to persuade the British and Portuguese to participate. Of course, if someone participates, they have to share the cake for them."

Zhao Mingde nodded slightly and knew Pei Yuanqi's intention. Muscat used to belong to the Portuguese, and many of the fortifications such as fortresses and fortifications were constructed by the Portuguese. Britain was the only one among all outsiders who monopolized trade with the Persian dynasty. The British East India Company and Mahmoud's smuggling could obtain all the materials needed for the war from Persia nearby. Even if it was a siege, there was hope of winning.

"So you have to be well prepared. You must fight the next battle well and win!" Pei Yuanqi said with a smile to Zhao Mingde.
Chapter completed!