Why is Tiandihui interested in Japan? It is easy to be honest, but it is clear that there are not many Han people in Japan at all, so it is impossible to develop its power. In addition to this, what else is Tiandihui interested in? Of course, it is money, and the other party is coming for the trade with Japan!

The maritime merchants in Fujian, Guangdong and other places have some connection with the Tiandihui. It is inevitable that there will be people from Tiandihui, especially among the many crew members, which are impossible to distinguish them one by one, unless the maritime merchants in Fujian, Guangdong are not used, but this is obviously impossible.

Not to mention that the maritime merchants in these two provinces have close ties with Yuanqi, nor do we say that Yuanqi's current strength cannot monopolize the trade with Japan. The fundamental reason is that it is impossible to leave these two provinces aside from these two provinces, and whether it is grain trade or sugar trade, it is impossible to leave these two provinces apart from maritime merchants in these two provinces.

Since he could not stop it, he could only use it. Yi Zhizu slowly exhaled a stream of smoke and asked directly: "Are you interested in trade with Japan?"

Huang Dianyuan smiled, "The shopkeeper is quick and easy, so he won't go around in circles, that's true!" After a pause, he continued: "Water has been in a closed-door country for a long time, is extremely xenophobic, and the situation is complicated. We hope to borrow Yuanqi's golden signboard."

Yi Zhizu shook his head slightly and said, "Although Japan was founded, it does not want to be affected too much. It opens its ports and only opens to Yuanqi..."

Huang Dianyuan was stunned, "Is Yuan Qi monopolizing the trade with Japan?"

"Wuanqi, who is Rong's brother, can't he monopolize the Japanese shogunate?"

"That's not." Huang Dianyuan said quickly: "Even if Yuan Qi eats meat, he has to leave a soup for everyone."

Yi Zhizuo said with a smile: "Yuanqi never eats alone, but I don't want to have too many entanglements with Gui."

"We have fewer entanglements? We don't care more." Huang Dianyuan said, "If you have any requests from the shopkeeper, please make sure you ask."

After thinking for a while, Yi Zhizu said: "The Heaven and Earth will not be weak, but unfortunately it is a mess of sand. Everyone is in charge of their own affairs. What Brother Rong can represent is the three points. To be fair, do you think the three points will be on the same level as Yuan Qi?"

The main force of the Three Dots Association is in Fujian. In recent years, with Yuan Qi, its power has expanded quite rapidly. It has penetrated into Southeast Asia and its strength has expanded rapidly. Its influence in the Tiandihui is becoming increasingly greater. However, compared with Yuan Qi, it is no different from that. Huang Dianyuan is quite clear about this. Although this sounds uncomfortable, it is an indisputable fact.

Nodded slightly, Huang Dianyuan said: "The three dots can naturally not be compared with Yuan Qi, but what about the Tiandihui?"

"If the Heaven and Earth Association can establish a unified organization, it will be impressive." Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "A loose sand Heaven and Earth Association... is not worth mentioning."

"What the big shopkeeper means..." Huang Dianyuan's pupils shrank slightly, "Integrate the Tiandihui!"

Yi Zhizu shook his head slightly and said, "The heaven and earth will be scattered everywhere, and there is no unity between each other. The gang members are used to being scattered. If they want to integrate into a single piece, it is like a fool." After a pause, he said, "Integration cannot be done, but a new association can be established on the basis of the heaven and earth association and absorb the participation of the elites in the heaven and earth association."

After a while of silence, Huang Dianyuan spoke: "The shopkeeper is so bold. This idea is good, but it is probably difficult to implement it..."

Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "If Brother Yourong has such ambition, Yuanqi can strongly support him."

After hearing this, Huang Dianyuan immediately said with a vigilant look: "Can the shopkeeper want to use this to control the Tiandihui?"

Yi Zhizu gently knocked the cigar and asked, "Isn't that okay?"

Huang Dianyuan didn't expect him to be so direct, and immediately couldn't speak. Yi Zhizu lowered his voice and said, "If you free up your hands, Yuan Qi will turn his target to Nanyang. What will the world be like at that time?"

After hearing this, Huang Dianyuan felt a deep heart. He had contacted Yi Zhizu many times and knew very well how much the other party valued Nanyang. If Yuan Qi really waited until Yuan Qi planned to Nanyang, he would never let Nanyang go easily!

One mountain cannot withstand two tigers, and Yuan Qi will never tolerate the newly occupied Nanyang territory. This can be seen from Yi Shizu's attitude towards Annan. Since Annan was captured, he would not allow Annan to separate again. Allowing Tiandi to develop in Annan is also based on this principle. This is the other party's bottom line!

It is not difficult to imagine that in a few years, once Yuan Qi's strength grows, in order to completely control Nanyang, he will definitely attack the world of Nanyang! It is not just a suppression, but will be uprooted!

The room was quiet. At this time, Li Wang carried two jars of wine, led the two maids to come in with food boxes and tea trays. As soon as he entered the room, he noticed that the atmosphere was a bit dull. He quickly drew wine and tea with his hands and feet, and took the maid out without saying a word.

Yi Zhizu took a small jar of sake, slapped the sealing mud, poured two glasses, then reached out and said, "This wine is no different from that of Brother Rong. If you can't get used to it, just drink strong wine."

Huang Dianyuan picked up the glass and tasted it, then drank it in one sip, grabbed the jar of strong wine without saying a word, Yi Zhizuo took a few sips of the wine slowly, and then he slowly spoke: "A group of mobs is not enough to accomplish anything. If Brother Rong is a talented and talented, will he be willing to waste his life?"

After drinking a cup by himself, Huang Dianyuan said, "Yuan Qi is now at its peak, and the shopkeeper has frequently promoted his ranks. In the previous episode, he raised his family and married the Qing royal family. Now he is planning to control the World Association. Could it be that he is trying to dye his brothers' blood red on his head?"

It turned out that he was worried about this? Yi Quezuo smiled and said in a relaxed tone: "The court must be promoted to the great victory of the Eastern Expedition. Now I am a first-class viscount. If I am promoted again, at least I am an earl. This turtle is already shiny red, so why should I dye it again? Besides, if the entire Nanyang Islands are included in the territory of the Qing Dynasty, the Duke and the Mausoleum are at your fingertips. Why should I do such a traitor?"

Huang Dianyuan said coldly: "Didn't the shopkeeper want to use the power of the Heaven and Earth Association to attack Nanyang?"

Yi Zhizu did not deny it and asked back: "It is not against the purpose of the Tiandihui Society, right? It is not harmful to the interests of the Tiandihui Society, right?"

"Our purpose is to revive the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty and conquer the Nanyang Sea, which is tantamount to strengthen the strength of the Qing Dynasty. This is equivalent to allowing the Tiandihui to serve the Qing Dynasty!" Huang Dianyuan said in a deep voice: "Nanyang countries, England, the Netherlands, and Spain can accommodate the Tiandihui, but Yuanqi may not be able to accommodate it. If we really want to assist the shopkeeper in the Nanyang Sea, is it considered digging a grave?"

This is more than just a generation gap, it is simply a gap! Yi Zhizu was speechless and silently smoked a cigar. He said: "When the British invasion, Brother Rong had followed the army and had an understanding of the British fleet. He thought that he had a deep impression of the British steamship, right?"

Seeing that he had changed the subject, Huang Dianyuan was a little puzzled, and immediately nodded and said, "It was indeed extremely shocking to see a steamboat for the first time."

"If I tell you that ten years later, the warships of Western countries will be ironclad ships powered by steam. They can cross the oceans and roam the rivers in any season, and come and go smoothly against the current. The existing artillery can't hurt them at all. Do you believe it?"

Iron armored ship powered by steam? This is not the first time Huang Dianyuan heard from Yi Zhizu. He used to not believe it, but now he is skeptical. After all, he has seen the British steamship. After hesitating, he said: "Since it is said that it is ten years later, this iron armored ship should still be under development. How can the shopkeeper know about such a confidential matter?"

After sipping the wine, Yi Zhizu said: "It is only estimated in ten years. It may take less than ten years. Recently, the South China Navy has frequently purchased sailing warships from Citigroup and France. Under normal circumstances, Western countries cannot sell warships and artillery to us on such a large scale. This can only show one problem. They will soon have better warships and sell the warships that are about to be eliminated to build new warships."

Huang Dianyuan nodded slightly. Although the other party was just speculating, it was not without reason. It was related to the sale of warships to the Qing Dynasty before the war broke out, and the saying that it was restraining English. It was also sold in such a large number of warships after the war. It was obviously a problem, but what did this have to do with their previous topic?

"Although I am now in the prime of my life, I am the most popular manager, but in fact I often wake up in the middle of the night. What are I afraid of? I am afraid of the large-scale invasion of Western countries, and I am afraid that China will become a colony of Western countries like India."

Yi Zhizu sighed and drank a glass of it. Then he continued: "The major changes that have not been seen in three thousand years are also the most dangerous time for our China. In the past, dynasties changed, and we were facing the danger of real foreign invasion!

We must first settle the internal affairs when fighting against foreign countries. In the past 20 or 30 years, before we have insufficient self-protection capabilities, I do not want large-scale civil strife, which will undoubtedly aggravate the danger of our invasion and division!”

Huang Dianyuan said in a deep voice: "The Manchus are also foreign tribes!"

Yi Zhizu glanced at him and said bluntly: "The Manchus are foreigners, are Mongolians? Are Tibetans? Are Miaos? Are all ethnic minorities all foreigners in the eyes of Brother Yourong? Don't talk to me about the debate between China and the barbarians, and there is no interest in the dispute between the truth. In my opinion, all ethnic groups living within our territory belong to my Chinese nation, whether in the past, present or future..."

Huang Dianyuan said fiercely: "In this way, the shopkeeper does not intend to fight against the Qing Dynasty at all?"

"Why do you have to react so much?" Yi Zhizu said slowly: "Whether to the Qing Dynasty is determined by the situation. If the Qing emperor voluntarily abdicated and his power is transferred peacefully, is there any need to rebel? Is it necessary to rebel through large-scale bloody conflicts to be considered orthodox? Song Taizu Chen Qiao's mutiny was in a yellow robe. Who dares to say that he was incorrect in his position?

Of course, when the external threats were eliminated and sufficient strength was possessed, the Qing emperor was still uninterested and had to fight back. However, even if he wanted to fight back, I would not want to break out on a large-scale and large-scale protracted war like in the late Ming Dynasty. It would greatly damage national strength. It would be best to solve the problem by a capital offensive and defensive war."

"The big shopkeeper thought it was too simple." Huang Dianyuan shook his head slightly and said, "The change of dynasty, no time has it been killed to make blood flow into a river."

"Not bad." Yi Zhizu sighed: "How many ancient monuments can we survive in our three thousand years of civilization? How many books and technology are lost? Every dynasty changes are an unparalleled catastrophe..."

Huang Dianyuan said bluntly: "The kindness of a woman!"

Yi Zhizu smiled unconsciously, "You don't understand..."

Huang Dianyuan didn't have the heart to ask, raised his glass toast, dried the wine in one sip, and then changed his mind and said, "I have always wondered why you attach so much importance to the islands in the South China Sea. For the Qing Dynasty, the South China Sea Islands were not far away but not near. Even if there was a navy, it felt a little out of reach... It wasn't there a gold and silver mine, right?"

"More valuable than gold and silver mines!" Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "You should know about Yuan Qi's opening of a plantation in Qiongzhou?"

Huang Dianyuan nodded quickly and said, "I know, I'm quite puzzled about this. The trees planted in the plantation are very precious?"

"Not bad." Yi Zhizu nodded and said, "Those trees are only suitable for planting in the Nanyang Islands. This is one of the reasons why I want to fight Nanyang. Moreover, Nanyang will be the most important channel for the Qing Dynasty to trade overseas in the future, and it can even be said to be a lifeline. It must be in our hands. In addition, this era is the best golden age for expansion and seizing territory. If you miss this opportunity, you will be ashamed of your descendants."

Huang Dianyuan asked curiously: "What kind of tree is it? It's so precious?"

"Money Tree!" Yi Zhizu glanced at him and said, "This is a trade secret. You are not Yuan Qi's person yet."

Huang Dianyuan drank a sip of wine in a depressed manner. Today, he finally knew why the other party attached so much to Nanyang. Not to mention the money tree, it could be called the lifeline by the other party. It was enough to show how much the other party valued Nanyang. After a while, he said: "Now Spain is entrenched in Luzon, the Netherlands is entrenched in Gropa, and England is in Temasek. If he rashly faces Nanyang, don't he worry about provoking a bigger battle?"

"This is not a question you should consider." Yi Zhizu rolled his eyes and said, "Give me some good words."

"This matter is too much." Huang Dianyuan said slowly: "I will go back and discuss with the head of the company in detail..."

Before he finished speaking, a cry of joy came from the yard, "Sir--."

Hearing Li Wang's voice, Yi Zhizu got up and walked to the door. Before he could speak, Li Wang said excitedly: "The diary is here, congratulations to the Lord..." Li Wang said with a pause and said with a smile: "From now on, I have to change my words, congratulations to the Lord!"

Marquis? Yi Zhizu was a little surprised. Daoguang actually jumped over the count and promoted him to Marquis directly. Then he thought, he thought, it would be a price, right? He immediately asked, "Only the diary report?"

Li Wang hurriedly said, "I can only report to the palace when I return to the marquis."
Chapter completed!