The Prussian War, which Yizhizu, focuses on, is like a cup of cold and refreshing, and the Prussian army, which has undergone new and rigorous training and equipped with new rear-mounted rifled guns, was unstoppable all the way, and easily captured the Jutland Peninsula without encountering decent resistance. Major powers such as Britain, France and Russia remained silent about this...:.

On the contrary, the Civil War was full of "elements" and the Northern Army, which took the initiative in the battlefield to launch a counterattack, broke out in large-scale battles with the Southern Army in Wilderness, Virginia, and two major wars broke out in succession - the Battle of Mangyuan and the Battle of Cordhuber. The Northern Army invested 120,000 troops, but the Southern Army had only more than 60,000 troops. The two sides fought fiercely for more than a month, and the Northern Army suffered more than 50,000 casualties, but the Southern Army only had 30,000 casualties.

As the news spread, public opinion was in an uproar, and Eastern and Western politicians once again focused on the United States. At the same time, the gold price in New York rose rapidly and hit a new high!

"How is the price of cotton 'flowers'?" Yi Zhizu put down the telegram from New York and asked directly at a glance that Xiu Yuan didn't care much about gold speculation. For Yuanqi, it was just a question of how much money it made, but if the amount of cotton 'flowers' is too large and the price fluctuations are violent, it is not a big deal for Yuanqi.

"The price of European cotton 'flowers' is basically unaffected." Xie Xiuyuan said slowly: "Although the land war has failed, the maritime blockade of the north in the south has become increasingly tighter with the continuous growth of the navy. According to statistics, nearly half of the 'smuggling' ships in the south will be intercepted. Therefore, the price of European cotton 'flowers' has been in a steadily rising state unless it can severely damage the northern navy."

After hearing this, Zhao Liewen ‘inserted’ and said, “How big is the northern navy now?”

"Seven hundred warships of all kinds, and the navy has more than 60,000." Jie Xiuyuan said slowly: "Unless Britain and France dispatched their main fleet, it would be impossible to deal with the south alone." As he said that, he looked at Yi Zhizu, "The big shopkeeper, now that the gold price in New York continues to be high, will it be all out of hand?"

After a little deeper 'sang', Yi Jingzuo said: "Don't hurry, wait and see first."

Let’s wait and see for a while? Jie Xiuyuan hesitated for a moment. This means that the situation in the north may continue to deteriorate. Yuan Qi had already cleared the gold at hand below 200 US dollars. As the north gradually won, the gold price fell, and under the instruction of Yizhizu, it was proved that Yizhizu’s decision was extremely correct. Now the gold price has reached a new high. Will it be too risky to continue holding it?

"The big shopkeeper, the gold price in New York has risen fiercely, setting a new high of 230 US dollars. The average price we earned is 145. If we can take all of it, we will have at least 10 million US dollars in net profit." Jie Xiuyuan tactfully reminded that he hoped to make a profit for peace and there was no need to continue taking risks.

Yi Zhizu naturally understood the meaning of this sentence, but he waved his hand without hesitation, "It's okay, keep watching."

Seeing that his attitude was firm, Jie Xiuyuan was hesitating whether to persuade him again, but Zhao Liewen had already spoken: "The big shopkeeper is judging that the situation of the war will continue to deteriorate?"

"It is hard to say whether the situation of the war will continue to deteriorate." Yi Zhizu said carefully: "Using the current situation, the South can still fight the war to this point. It can be seen that the previous judgment is good. The South does have great hope for the election at the end of the year. If the South can win one or two games on the battlefield in the past few months, there may be hope at the end of the year.

For both the north and the south, these few months are the most critical time. I thought that there will definitely be a big war. As for the result, it is hard to say, so don’t worry.

In addition, it is also a bit abnormal to rise in gold prices so sharply. European financial forces should be fueling the fire. We don’t need to worry that no one will take over at high levels. Stay calm first and don’t worry! For us, this should be the final dividend of this war, and we can’t mercy!”

In mid-June, the commander of the Northern Army, Grant, led his troops to attack Petersburg, a major city south of the southern capital Richmond, attempting to surround Richmond from the side.

The commander of the Southern Army, Robert Edward Lee, led his troops to "tempt" the enemy to go deeper, and voluntarily evacuated Petersburg. The more than 60,000 Grant troops arrived in Petersburg, and then counterattacked, besieging Grant troops in Petersburg in one fell swoop. He also sent more than 10,000 troops to attack Washington, burning, killing and looting along the way, cutting off all wired telegraph lines in the north, interrupting Washington's contact with the outside world.

For a moment, the north was shocked! Europe was shocked! Anyone who was concerned about the Civil War was shocked!

"General Li fought this battle so beautifully!" Jie Xiuyuan's face was full of excitement and excitement. "The gold price in New York has risen madly. It has risen to 284 US dollars, and the rise is still strong. If the Northern Army cannot change the current unfavorable situation in the short term, it will not be difficult to break through 300 US dollars!"

Yi Zhizu glanced at him and said slowly: "We don't pursue the highest price, tell them to start selling the gold in their hands."

Selling? Jie Xiuyuan Yidai and started selling when the uptrend was the most intense. Not only him, but Zhao Liewen also looked suspicious. At this time, selling was purely due to the money. After hesitating, he said: "The Northern Army has the ability to change the situation quickly?"

"This is for sure, no doubt!" Yi Zhizuji said first: "It may not be very fast, but it will not be too long. Before the election at the end of the year, the north will definitely change the situation."

Speaking of this, he smiled, "Don't just stare at Petersburg on the Eastern Front. I think the Western Front is the main battlefield. Sherman gathered 100,000 elite soldiers to attack Atlanta, the industrial center in the south. The 70,000 southern troops led by Johnston were defending Atlanta. As long as Sherman can capture Atlanta, it will be enough to turn the situation around."

Jie Xiuyuan was still a little unwilling to give up and hesitated, "Is it too early to throw it away now?"

"It's not too early, the time is just right." Yi Zhizu said and looked at him. "Financial speculation is the most taboo to be greedy, and it is also the most taboo to hesitate when he is to stop and hesitate."

"I will send a telegram immediately." Jie Xiuyuan quickly stood up and said.

He went out of the door, and Cao Gen came in and reported: "The big shopkeeper, call from Frankfurt."

"read--."

"Denmark has signed an exclusive agreement between the two countries of Prussia and Austria. Schleswig was ceded to Prussia, Holstein was ceded to Austria, and Holstein's capital Port Kir is entrusted by Prussia."

Holstein was cedeed to Austria. Kir Port was managed by Prussia. Yi Shizuo couldn't help but frowned. After reading the telegram, he got up and walked to his desk to take out the map of Europe. After looking at it, he then pointed his fingers gently and rhythmically on the map.

Seeing that he was silent, Zhao Liewen came over, glanced at the map, and said, "Does the shopkeeper think there is something wrong?"

"There is a problem with the Gastein agreement." Yi Zhizu pointed to the map and said, "Look at Huifu, Holstein was ceded to Austria. For Austria, Holstein is an enclave, and Austria must pass through Prussia to reach Holstein."

After hearing this, Zhao Liewen was quite surprised, "Prussia and Austria are not both Germans, but also allies..."

"Bismarre just used Austria..." Yi Zhizu said in a deep voice: "Bismarre known as the 'iron-blooded prime minister' If he wants to unify Germany, he will inevitably exclude Austria. It is impossible for a country to have two voices..." Speaking of this, a Prussian-Austria war suddenly popped up in his mind!

Yes, in the Prussian-Austrian War, he would have forgotten the Prussian-Austrian War. Before the Franco-Prussian War, a war broke out between Prussia and Austria, but the scale and influence were not as great as the Franco-Prussian War. What about the time? What about the time when the Prussian-Austrian War broke out? He raised his face and meditated for a while, but he had no impression at all.

However, it is certain that the Prussian-Austrian War must have been before the Franco-Prussian War. It seems that it should have been in the past or two years, because Prussia cannot launch wars continuously, and there must be a time interval. The Franco-Prussian War was 1870, and the Prussian-Austrian War should have been in the years.

There is no doubt that Prussia is a powerful army country, but Austria is also a strong European country. The scale of the Prussian-Austria war should not be small, and its influence in Europe should not be small. How should Yuanqi use this war to gain profits?

Seeing him being stunned, Zhao Liewen was afraid of interrupting his thoughts, so he stood quietly in his heart and thought secretly. When he saw him lit a cigarette, he spoke: "Is the big shopkeeper who ceded Holstein to Austria is a 'conspiracy' in itself?"

"No," Yi Zhizu 's breath of cigarettes, and then said slowly: "Bismarrely trying to unify Germany, Austria is Prussia's next goal. Poor Austria is still 'keep' in the dark, otherwise he would not have agreed to this Gastein exclusive agreement."

Prussia's next target is Austria? Zhao Liewen felt it was a bit incredible and murmured: "This is unlikely..."

Yi Zhizu laughed and said, "It is precisely because it is unlikely that Austria will not take precautions."

"Can't Britain, France, Russia and other countries see?" Zhao Liewen said suspiciously: "The continental balance policy pursued by Britain should oppose German unification, let alone France. Germany's unification will threaten France's European hegemony, and Russia should not be happy to have a unified and powerful Germany as its close neighbor..."

"Bismarre is not only an outstanding politician, but also a brilliant foreigner. He will definitely be able to properly handle relations with Britain, France, Russia and other countries." Yi Zhizu said: "The Prussian War is not the best example, Britain, France and Russia are silent about this war."

Zhao Liewen changed his mind, "German unification should be a good thing for Yuan Qi, right?"

"Of course it's a good thing, a great thing." Yi Zhizu chuckled. No one knew better than him that the situation of "disturbing" in Europe after Germany's unification. It can be said that Germany was well-deserved in World War I and World War II. If Britain and France could realize that Germany would bring great disasters to Europe and the entire world, they would inevitably kill it in the cradle at any cost.

For the Qing Dynasty, for Yuan Qi, Europe is naturally the more chaotic it is, the better. Not only can it make money through war, but Britain, France, Russia and other countries will also have no time to take care of the East. This is an extremely rare opportunity - a chance to catch up or even surpass Europe! Didn’t America rise so rapidly back then and become a superpower!

Naturally, his fingers cut from Prussia to the edge of Western Europe, Ottoman Turkey, Russia has been coveting Turkey for a long time. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the European war, it should be a good choice to join forces with Russia to divide Turkey. For the territory surrounding the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, the Qing Dynasty did not need to be involved in it, but he was determined to win the place surrounding the Possian Bay!

After forming an alliance with Russia and signing a non-aggression treaty, Central Asia was already in the Qing Dynasty. He had been thinking about how to expand to the Possian Bay, but because he considered that the Possian Bay was the British sphere of influence, he had been thinking about the timing of expansion. He originally planned to wait until the Franco-Prussian War to take action, but now it seems that it can be advanced.

We can take advantage of the German War of Unification and take advantage of Britain and France's opportunity to look east to expand in step by step. We have to discuss it with Russia and make careful preparations in advance. Of course, pulling Russia to the point of being the target of public criticism. The Black Sea and the Mediterranean are what European countries care about the most, and it is also what Russia dreams of. Let Russia block the wind and rain in the front, and the Qing Dynasty will not be too eye-catching when it captures the "Pos" Bay in the back!

It seems that military factories cannot reduce their scale because the American civil war is about to end. On the contrary, they must continue to expand their scale. The northwest should also start expanding their military. Thinking of this, he looked up and saw that Cao Gensheng had left, so he wrote a telegram, saying to Xinjiang Governor Zuo Zongtang and Admiral Feng Renxuan immediately set off for Shanghai. After writing it, he handed it to Zhao Liewen: "Send a report now."

Zhao Liewen glanced at the telegram and felt puzzled. He was really unable to keep up with the thinking of the shopkeeper. What does Prussia have to do with the northwest? Is it necessary to let the military and political ranks of the northwest travel thousands of miles to Shanghai? It was not until he left the yard that he vaguely guessed that it might be that he wanted to expand northwest under the opportunity of the European war's "chaos". He couldn't help but be shocked. Just a guess, he was so thrilling?

Yi Zhizuo asked Zuo Zongtang and Feng Renxuan to come to Shanghai to have an interview in person. The expansion of the northwest is a big game, not something that can be explained clearly in telegrams and letters. Moreover, Zuo Zongtang is a stubborn temper. If he doesn't understand it, that guy may be "yin" against Feng Renxuan. As for Feng Renxuan, there is no need to worry. Although he is not from Yuan Qi's Yixue, he is also Yuan Qi's direct descendant and is extremely eager for war. This is also the reason why he has always placed Feng Renxuan in the northwest.

After thinking about it, he took out the maps of Central Asia and West Asia to spread them out, intending to think about it carefully, but Lin Meilian walked in at this time, looked up at her, and Yi Zhizu said, "I won't see guests today..."

Lin Meilian smiled and said, "The shopkeepers are afraid that they are not suitable for rejecting them." As she said that, she stepped forward and handed over two famous posts. When she saw the post, Yi Zhizu was stunned. It was actually the King of Southern Feng Yunshan and King of Eastern Yang Xiuqing. The two of them came together? It seemed that they had an invitation. nt

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Chapter completed!