He let him stay alone when he heard this. Su Shun vaguely guessed that there was no problem with the Northwest. He couldn't help but feel a little depressed. Yi Shizu glanced at him, handed a cigarette, and then said: "Don't fight in the Northwest. The Northwest War will take at least five or six years. You can afford Yuan Qi but you can't wait. Take this opportunity and you can return to the capital as soon as possible."

After hearing this, Su Shun was excited, "Will there be a major change in the capital?"

"It should be in the past two or three years." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "Yuan Qi can develop step by step to the point where he is today, and it is inseparable from the support of the emperor, but once the emperor and the minister, who knows whether the new emperor will continue to support Yuan Qi as always? I don't want Yuan Qi to rebel against the court."

Now the only ones who are fighting for the crown prince are the fourth prince and the sixth prince. The new emperor must have emerged among these two princes, but the two princes have completely different attitudes towards Yuan Qi. The fourth prince Yizhu and Yizhizu have always had complaints about Yuan Qi. This is almost an open matter. Su Shun naturally knew it. He said with surprise: "The military gate thinks that the fourth prince's possibility is greater?"

"No one can tell who the emperor will let him inherit the throne." Yi Zhizu said: "If the sixth prince inherits the throne, everyone will naturally be happy, but what if the fourth prince? We cannot take risks, nor can we take this risk. Once the court rebelled against Yuan Qi, it would be a disaster for the Qing Dynasty.

Once the Qing Dynasty has had civil turmoil, Western countries will inevitably take advantage of the situation, and the situation we have finally created will be destroyed, and they will lose the most valuable opportunity for external expansion.

You have been in the Navy for five years, which has opened your eyes and gained insights. You have at least a general understanding of Yuan Qi's situation, the Navy's situation, and the world's pattern. I hope you can return to Beijing to influence and remind the Fourth Prince."

Su Shun hesitated and said, "What does military gate mean is to let me support the Fourth Prince?"

"You are betting on two sides, there is no risk." Yi Zhizu said slowly and pulled out a cigarette and lit it. Then he continued: "The Fourth Prince succeeds to the throne, you have the merit of following the dragon, and the Sixth Prince succeeds to the throne, at worst you can return to the navy..."

"Then..." Su Shun hesitated, "Isn't that going to attack Yuan Qi?"

"When I send troops, you will openly impeach and participate in the report." Yi Zhizu said: "The emperor will definitely transfer you back to Beijing."

"If the emperor asks..."

"Return the truth." Yi Zhizu said: "War breaking out in European countries, to be precise, the war between Tsarist Russia and Turkey will inevitably break out within five or six years. This is the best opportunity for the Qing Dynasty to expand rapidly abroad. Why should we fight Nanyang at this time? Actively support the consolidation of the Northwest?

We must buy time! We strive to consolidate Nanyang and Xinjiang as soon as possible within five or six years, lay a solid foundation, and once the opportunity comes, we can expand rapidly outward."

After staying in Dinghai for a day, early on the third morning, Yi Zhizu led the fleet away from Dinghai and headed south. The reason why he was so hasty was that he was worried that the court would stop him from sending troops with 800 miles in a hurry. The reason for his crimes was that he would not obey the orders.

The vast fleet sailed rapidly on the endless sea. On the flagship "Zhenjiang", Yi Zhizu sat in the official hall smoking a cigar, looking at the sea through the glass porthole, fighting Spain entrenched in Luzon. He was not worried that Spain today is no longer as powerful as the Spanish Empire.

The British-Spanish War, Thirty Years' War, and the Spanish Succession War directly turned Spain into a second-rate European country. In the Peninsula War of 1808-1814, although Spain and Britain and Portugal finally won, giving the Napoleon Empire a heavy blow, Spain also suffered another great energy and further declined. Suddenly, Spain's colonies in America broke out again, and a series of wars dragged Spain into the abyss, almost bankrupting Spain.

It is said that Spain was forced to sell Florida to the United States for $5 million in 1819 to pay the soldiers' salaries. In 1824, Spain's last army on the American continent was defeated in the Battle of Ayacucho in southern Peru, with colonies all over the place, and in the end only Cuba and Puerto Rico were left.

A huge empire that was once extremely brilliant, once the first global empire in modern times, and one of the world's largest empires, was unlucky enough to fall into this field. Now, Yi Zhizuo sent troops to Luzon, can only be considered a fallen dog. Although the strength of the Spanish Navy is not comparable to that of the Nanyang Navy, he is not afraid of the main battlefield in Nanyang.

"Military Gate." Feng Renxuan whispered at the door. Yi Zhizu was busy making arrangements in the past two days and had no time to talk to him about the northwest in detail. He simply followed the fleet south on the pretext of returning to Guangzhou to visit relatives. In fact, he really needed to go home to visit relatives. After going to the northwest, he couldn't go home for many years.

"Come in." Yi Zhizu said and glanced at the other officers and soldiers in the official hall. Without waiting for his orders, several officers and soldiers bowed and retreated.

"Sit." Yi Zhizu pointed to the chair and asked, "Do you remember the Chinese nation I mentioned?"

"Remember." Feng Renxuan said loudly: "All ethnic groups within our Chinese territory are called Chinese nations."

Yi Jingzuo said: "A country has its own borders, and people have their own territory, and land has their own wealth. Land is not the foundation, and talent is the foundation. To consolidate the territory, you must first win the hearts of the people. The borders are all ethnic minorities. They must be included in the circle of the Chinese nation to make them feel a sense of belonging.

The northwest has always been unstable. The fundamental reason is that the court's different treatment has made all ethnic groups in the northwest have no sense of belonging. If you go to the northwest this time, you must fundamentally change this point. When you become stronger, the military and political affairs in the northwest may be in your hands. Once you have a firm foothold in the northwest, the first thing you do is to win over all ethnic groups.

In fact, the soldiers of each tribe are also a means to win over. However, before thorough control, we should pay attention to the proportion of each tribe. The troops stationed in the northwest should be mainly Han, Manchu and Mongolian tribes, which is a necessary means to prevent local separatism.

The court has always been worried about the northwest. If a new army is established in the northwest, the court will inevitably let a large number of Mongolian officers and soldiers of the Eight Banners be involved. The Han soldiers are recruited from the Han people who immigrated to Xinjiang, and the other is transported from the mainland. You don’t need to worry about this.

Another point is assimilation and promoting ethnic integration. This is mainly to achieve the purpose of assimilation and integration through popular education. If you cannot become fat in one breath, you must do this step by step. Do not act too rush and consolidate the northwest. It is not a matter of one day or one night. It must be done by at least several generations of people."

Feng Renxuan said worriedly: "Xinjiang is long and has always been a place for exile, so it is probably not easy to immigrate."

"You don't have to worry about this. If you immigrate to the border, the court must have actively supported it. With the cooperation between the court and Yuan Qi, it will not be difficult to go anywhere." Yi said confidently: "At the beginning of the founding of the Qing Dynasty, Huguang filled Sichuan and immigrated millions. Now the Qing Dynasty has a population of 400 million. People spontaneously immigrated to Guandong and went to Southeast Asia, and there are countless people. It is not difficult to guide it with a little."

Huguang fills Sichuan and goes to Southeast Asia, and they are all huge immigrants. Feng Renxuan has heard of it. He doesn’t have much to say after all. After all, the Qing Dynasty is now a large population, and as long as it is willing to spend money, immigration is indeed not difficult. After a little pondering, he said: "The imperial court has already had a lot of troops in Xinjiang..."

"The court may not be assured of us. Those garrisons may not be cut off in the short term." Yi Zhizu pondered: "I am not very clear about the situation in Xinjiang. After you go there, you will draw up a detailed charter." As he said, he sighed softly, "Xinjiang is thousands of miles away, and it will take more than a month to speed up a round trip of 600 miles. You don't need to ask for instructions in everything, but you need to pay attention to it, don't be swallowed up, and it will ruin the plan to move west."

"Don't worry about the military!" Feng Renxuan said quickly: "The mark must be cautious in everything, be careful in everything, and live up to the high expectations of the military."

Yi Zhizu nodded and said, "Every west is a big plan, and it must be difficult to implement it. Fortunately, there are still five or six years..." After a pause, he said, ""You can make any requests you have.

The capital, the Ganqing Palace, and the Western Warm Pavilion.

Daoguang threw the note presented by the Ministry of Revenue on the table and glanced at the ministers kneeling below with expressionless face. He was really angry. The court was in financial difficulties, and the provinces were owed the regular levy and delayed levy silver, but it was as high as more than 23.9 million taels. After a while, he spoke: "The national treasury is empty, what advice do all the ministers have?"

This was obviously asking them to make suggestions to clear up the accumulated debts. Before Mu Zhang'a could speak, Zai Quan took the lead: "Your Majesty, I personally think that the provinces should investigate the accumulated debts, and the salt law in Changlu and Shandong can also be changed accordingly."

Mu Zhang'a proposed to clean up the accumulated debts, but now Zai Quan rushes to say it, and adds one more. He couldn't help but curse, think about it for a moment before adding: "Your Majesty, the river industry has been invested in a huge amount in recent years. Now the Beijing-Hangzhou Railway has been fully built. The river industry floating expenses can be reduced as appropriate and the redundant staff can be gradually cut."

Qi Ying, who returned to Beijing from Shanghai and was promoted to the Grand Secretary of Wenlan Pavilion, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the local mining court has benefited a lot from it. I plan to open mines in various provinces."

These are real, but cleaning up the accumulated debts is the most effective, and it can achieve immediate results. After pondering a little, Daoguang said: "If the governors and governors of all provinces are quick to create a list of four pillars first. Each province will use one government as a book. The date of the documents, the documents will be completed within August. The few items are already in total, and there is no need to be covered. The governors of all provinces will be quickly prepared for compensation. The governors of all provinces will not be delayed... If the imperial envoy finds the losses and the shortfalls, they will be immediately informed and enforce the law and will never be lenient!"

"I will obey the order." Everyone bowed quickly.

"The salt method, river engineering, mining and other equipment have been carefully prepared for the charter." Daoguang said and glanced at everyone and said, "Let's kneel down and rest."

When he returned to the Military Affairs Office, Mu Zhang Acai sat down. Zhang Jing hurriedly rushed over and handed over a memorial and said, "Shanghai 800 miles in a hurry."

Eight hundred miles intensified? Mu Zhang'a felt nervous. He knew about the Qingpu lesson plan and the British fleet blocked Wusongkou. Could it be that the fight started again? Now it can't stand the tossing! When he opened the letter, he found that Yi Zhisu asked for an order to send troops to conquer Luzon Spain and Java and the Netherlands.

In the memorial, Yi Zhifu said that the West and the Netherlands were invited by Britain and Geely to send warships to participate in the blockade of Wusongkou, which violated international practices and seriously trampled on the sovereignty of the Qing Dynasty. Not extorting the people's anger is not enough to demonstrate national prestige. Moreover, in the future, the various congresses imitate and imitate them. Whenever there is something wrong, they will unite to force the Qing Dynasty, and the consequences are extremely serious.

In addition, he attached the crimes of several mass murders of Chinese in Manila and Gropa, one by one to the following.

After reading the memorial, Mu Zhang'a didn't say anything for a long time. He felt something was wrong. Yi Zhizu was a minister of the South China Sea and the admiral of the South China Sea. He had the power to secretly write. He asked to send troops to conquer Luzon and Java in Southeast Asia. Such a military and national event should be a secret write-off. Why do you directly put the memorial?

"Please come to Qizhongtang immediately." Mu Zhanga said and quickly took a sip of herbal tea.

Qiying hurried over, and after reading the memorial, his brows frowned. Mu Zhanga said in a deep voice: "Follow me to enter the palace." He asked, "What's going on in Spain and the Netherlands?"

After pondering for a moment, Qi Yingcai whispered: "These two countries have not signed an equal trade and diplomatic treaty with our Qing Dynasty, but Guangzhou has always had trade deals with Manila and Gropa. It is reported that these two countries and Portugal were formerly European powers and once occupied Taiwan..."

Mu Zhang'a interrupted him and said, "Is there a chance of winning the South China Sea Navy's conquest of Luzon Java?"

Qiying didn't know the situation in Luzon and Java, so he dared not talk nonsense. He pondered for a moment, and then said: "Yi Zhizu is bold, but he acts very steadily. If he is not sure, he will definitely not ask for orders to send troops to conquer."

"He is not asking for an order." Mu Zhang'a said angrily: "This is forcing the emperor to issue an order!" Then he asked again: "Blocking Wusongkou, Spain and the Netherlands are in the invitation of England to conquer Luzon Java. Will England declare war?"

Qiying said cautiously: "This is indefinite."

He was speechless after asking questions. Mu Zhanga was speechless for a while and just asked again lazyly. He entered the western warm room of Qianqing Palace. After seeing the ceremony, he quickly presented the note, then knelt on the ground and thought about it carefully.

After reading the memorial, Daoguang seemed not surprised. He read the Jiangning Daily yesterday and felt that Yi Zhizuo attacked Spain in the newspaper. The Netherlands and the two countries would not be aimless and pondered for a moment. He looked at Qiying and asked: "How many troops do Spain have in Luzon and the Netherlands have in Java? How long does it take to conquer the South China Navy with its troops?"

"Return to the Emperor." Qiying hurriedly said: "The two countries have been entrenched in the Nanyang islands for more than 200 years. They are said to be islands. In fact, Luzon has two provinces, the total size of Shandong and Jiangsu, while the Java Islands are even larger. I don't know how many troops the two countries have in the Nanyang, but Spain and the Netherlands are by no means comparable to Japan and Annan."

"Emperor." Mu Zhang'a hurriedly said: "Arguing Spain and England may declare war!"

Daoguang glanced at him and said, "Don't you think Yi Zhizu was deliberately destroying the Nanyang Navy that he had worked hard to build and built in Nanyang, right?"
Chapter completed!