This is Lord Song's best reward and contribution to the imperial court."

Song Biao calmly took a sip of tea and said: "I understand in my heart, Prince, don't worry, I don't think my request is too excessive at the moment. The most excessive is to cede land again, the second is to rent land. The third is to pay compensation, I

We will try our best to avoid these three points."

Yikuang was simply overjoyed and said: "That is a great achievement. Master Song, if you can surrender Russia without fighting and make them withdraw their troops and return, the imperial court will definitely reward you greatly."

Song Biao smiled and said: "The reward has been very heavy. Now is the time for me to serve the imperial court and the country. Please rest assured, Your Majesty and the imperial court. As long as I can still win, I will do my best. Russia has gone through this.

The war resulted in heavy losses and constant civil unrest in the country.

As long as it can be understood with reason and emotion, Russia will definitely withdraw its troops, but this is just a temporary measure. When Russia regains its strength in three to five years, it will definitely continue to invade the Northeast, and 300,000 Russian troops will enter the Northeast again.

, I wonder how the imperial court will stop it then?"

"this……?"

Yikuang didn't know how to answer for a moment, and after a moment he comforted himself: "Russia must not be like this, right?"

Song Biao gave a strange hum and said: "Since the prince thinks so and the court thinks so, just pretend that I didn't say anything. I only want to say one thing. If the Russian army sends 300,000 troops southward again, I will

I would rather resign my official position than take charge of this battle. I will never fight a battle that I cannot win."

Yi Kuang was quite dissatisfied and asked in shock: "Why did Mr. Song say this? Mr. Song is the master of military affairs in our court today. If you don't defend Liaodong for the court, what use will the court do to you?"

Song Biao said: "The imperial court has no long-term strategy. It just drags it out day by day. It just sits back and watches Guandong being occupied by the Russians. What's the point of me being the governor?"

Yikuang defended: "Sir, what you said is wrong. Guandong is the foundation of this dynasty, so there is no room for loss. If Master Song has a good plan to deal with it, please speak up!"

Song Biao said: "First, we must step up the implementation of the New Deal, deploy officials to enrich all prefectures, states, and counties, and implement effective management; second, set up a reclamation bureau, and deploy common people from Zhili, Shandong and other places to reclaim Guandong, so as to greatly increase the population; third

Let me raise my own military pay in Guandong and train a new army of 100,000 men within three years. With these three points, the Northeast can be saved."

Yi Kuang praised: "What Mr. Song said is just to cherish the people's strength. One hundred thousand new troops in the three provinces is probably too much. The government's finances are empty, and there must not be much money available. If the Northeast New Army can raise fifty to sixty thousand,

, that’s about it. If the three provinces are really in danger, the imperial court can send new troops from other provinces to come to support."

He thought to himself that if you were to train 100,000 new troops in the three eastern provinces, I might not even be able to protect the Qing Dynasty.

Song Biao didn't mind, and said: "Fifty or sixty thousand is fine, just keep Shenyang and wait for support from the provinces! However, when it comes to the New Deal, I don't think Mr. Zhao is the one who runs the New Deal. Please ask the court to replace him with someone else."

Secondly, the garrison generals of the three provinces should be abolished and replaced with governors. Otherwise, the conflict between me, the governor, and the garrison generals of the three provinces will be very serious. Everyone is fighting for power internally, and no one can do practical things. I'm afraid it will not be good.

."

Yikuang was in a dilemma for a while. He had indeed talked about replacing the governors of the three provinces, but who could really trust Song Biao? Keeping the garrison generals of the three provinces was just to hold back Song Biao. In the words of the Empress Dowager Lafayette, the three provinces were at fault.

It's a physical problem, but if Song Biao's new army in northern Song Dynasty becomes stronger, it will be a personal problem.

Yikuang thought for a moment and replied: "Let me discuss this matter with other ministers after I go back and report it to the Queen Mother before making a decision."

When Song Biao heard these words, he felt that it was impossible. He sneered in his heart. To put it harshly, the Manchus would rather lose their foundation in Northeast China than let him dominate Guandong.

Song Biao was too lazy to negotiate any more. He just wanted a few years of buffering time. When he was firmly established, he had the final say on what to do with the three eastern provinces. He didn't care about the Qing court's weak strength.

Woolen cloth!

He was always arrogant, so he immediately said to Yi Kuang: "It's up to the court to do whatever they want. I've always lived one day at a time, and when I was the governor, I didn't care about anything. The prince didn't care. What else do I care about?"

Where’s the strength?”

Yi Kuang's face was very embarrassed, and he was worried, happy, and hurt at the same time. What worried him was that Song Biao really didn't know much about the classics and history, and had no idea of ​​serving the country and being loyal to the emperor. He was happy that he didn't have much revenge or ambition, and he was sad.

It seems that this person has no intention of protecting the three provinces of East China.

He thought that if the Russians marched south one day and Song Biao really couldn't defeat him, he would most likely just follow the Russians and he would never be as loyal and dedicated as other officials.

This premonition made Yikuang very discouraged and didn’t know what to do.!~!
Chapter completed!