Chapter 636 Tuogu
Just as Yang Feng was excited to start his capital construction, a life that he had tortured for six years finally came to an end.
Chang'an.
"Men, Monk King!"
Daoguang stretched out his hand to Senggelinqin and said tremblingly in a weak voice.
Well, he is already terminally ill.
Originally, he could have lasted for more than six years in history, but unfortunately, due to Yang Feng's torture, the emperor, known for his tragic history, finally collapsed early. The war pressure lasted for six years, Yang Feng, Victoria, and the rebellion of the Northwest, especially the hardships of fleeing from Beijing...
There are actually crow pians.
Finally he fell down in this cold winter.
"His Majesty!"
Senggelinqin, who was still carrying the snow-filled water marks on her body, looked at his thin face, and couldn't help but feel sad. She knelt down in tears and kowtowed in front of the sickbed.
He was urgently recalled from Dihua.
At this time, the monk king was completely called the Purple Golden Ray of the Qing Dynasty.
Leading 30,000 Manchu and Mongolian cavalry and 100,000 infantry, including 30,000 New Army, he had just used iron-blooded means to clear the rebels in Gansu, and used millions of men, women, young and old heads and countless ruins to re-establish the Qing rule in the northwest, and had begun to fight with the Kokan people. Although the latter was helped by the Russians, it was obviously not the opponents of the Qing army that grew up under the beat of the Ming army. At this time, the Qing army vanguard had recovered Karashar, that is, Yanqi, and Yusufu's controlled area was completely compressed back to the south of the South Tianshan Mountains. The Qing army was cleaning the way it used to deal with the Junggar tribe that year.
But he has trouble.
The Russian Cossack cavalry and the small and medium-sized Yuzi's cavalry began to invade Da Yuzi. In order to deal with this new invaders, he had to add troops to General Yili.
Of course, Tianshan must be recaptured.
No matter how many enemies he had to face, he and his subordinates had to firmly control it. After all, that was the last retreat for the Qing Dynasty. No one knew better than him the terribleness of the Ming army. If the Ming army attacked Guanzhong in large numbers, they would not be able to stop it. At that time, they would have to continue to flee west. The rich grassland north and south of the Tianshan Mountains was the best choice. The distance of thousands of miles was also the best barrier. The Ming army's dependence on logistics and the long land transportation of thousands of miles would greatly reduce the combat effectiveness of the Ming army. Only in Tianshan would he have the confidence to defeat these terrifying enemies.
At the least, you can be a Western Liao.
But the prerequisite is that cleaning must be completed.
They are believers of Buddha.
They would not be popular there. In that original Buddhist country, the two beliefs lasted for hundreds of years. It was not until the Junggar tribe was destroyed that the Buddhist forces were finally eliminated. The Qing Dynasty, who also believed in Buddha, would definitely not be popular if it wanted to truly establish a country there. Before, it was just a ban, and the Qing Dynasty stationed a small number of troops there, but those princes and princes were in charge of their territory, but it would be different if the Qing court really wanted to run there.
So even if there is no invasion by the Kokan people, the rebellion there will sooner or later. Since it has happened now, I will just kill all the guys who do not welcome them.
Just like dealing with the Junggar tribe back then.
All men left no one higher than the wheel, completely cleaned the rich land and used it as the final retreat.
This can be said to be the national policy of the Qing Dynasty.
However……
"Monk, Monk King, I can't do it anymore, Yizhu entrusted it to you, and the Qing Dynasty entrusted it to you. After all, those Han people are not reliable. We are the family!"
Daoguang said weakly.
"Your Majesty, I am chasing my heart to repay the holy grace!"
Senggelinqin lay on the ground and said with sob.
"Did you all hear it? After I left, the monk king should take his life. Don't fight with him. The world is not over. If we work together, it will be over. If there is another internal struggle, it will be over. You are all the descendants of Taizu and Taizong. The monk king protects the Qing Dynasty. You are not capable of cleaning up this mess and listening to the monk king safely. We don't want to regain the country again. As long as we can save the lives of the tribe, it's enough. That monster cannot be solved by your generation. If he can agree, he will accept it even if he accepts the tribute. But if he wants us to put down our swords and guns, he can only fight to the death."
Daoguang said to the princes who were also kneeling in front of the sickbed as if they were looking back.
The latter cried.
Daoguang sighed.
It is obvious that the Great Qing Dynasty is about to be finished. Except for the Mongolians in the outer vassals, none of the Eight Banners is useful, and they are all a bunch of waste wine bags.
Among the several ministers who were in charge of his life in history, Zaiyuan died in Tianjin, Duanhua died of illness on the way to escape, Sai Chong'a died on the battlefield in Guangdong, Mu Zhanga was still in Xuanhua, Wen Qing died in Nanjing, which means Senggelinqin was left. Poor ancestors conquered Mongolia, and now they have to rely on a Mongolian to support the Qing Dynasty. This is really an irony!
Fortunately, there was this Mongolian in the Qing Dynasty.
"Yizhu."
Then he said.
Xianfeng, who is only thirteen this year, quickly stepped forward.
Guizi Liu had already gone to Shengjing at this time. Although he was summoned, the journey was long and only ten years old Guizi Liu could not run out of the speed of Senggelinqin, so it was not yet possible. In addition to Xianfeng, Daoguang's still alive son, Yi Qiong, who was adopted by Prince Dun. Xiao Yangwei, who was just three years old this year, was also served in front of the sickbed.
"Monster King, Yi Zhu will leave it to you!"
Daoguang held Xianfeng's hand and said to Senggelinqin.
The latter lay there and sobbed.
"I have no face to deal with my ancestors and ancestors!"
Daoguang sighed to the sky with grief and anger.
Then his body twitched, and his legs kicked with screams beside him, and he stared at his eyes with his eyes closed and swallowed...
"Die? Why did he die?"
Yang Feng said in surprise.
This is indeed a bit unexpected, but thinking about the pressure that Daoguang has been under over the years, with his small body that is sucking crows, it is not surprising that he will die a few years ago. If he dies, he will die. It is also considered his fortune. Otherwise, it would be Lingchi if he catches him in a few years. Since he dies, he will cut his son in the future.
"The Emperor of God, the British are here."
His new cabinet chief, Dong Wang, said.
"Come on when you come, and talk as much as you should!"
Yang Feng said nothing.
The British side sent a negotiator this time Davis was still the one who sent him, but this time he was very humble. Victoria admitted defeat, but the amount of compensation was too large. Victoria could only accept the previous 21 million taels of compensation, while 100 million taels was obviously exaggerated. At this time, the annual fiscal revenue of the British Empire was only tens of millions of pounds, and 100 million taels of silver was basically equivalent to more than 20 million pounds according to the gold-silver ratio at this time, which is nearly 200 tons of gold.
This is indeed very scary.
But Yang Feng was not ready to give in.
After all, he had the confidence to offer a price. At this time, he had basically completely controlled the main source of goods for East-West trade. Needless to say, China's control over the Strait of Malacca means that Britain was almost completely losing its spice trade.
The spice trade in the East Indies was controlled by the Dutch. The UK was dominated by the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and Siam. The seas in these places were controlled by the Ming army. Without Chinese tea, silk and porcelain, spices from Southeast Asia, they could not export crows to China and cotton to Southeast Asia. The British Empire was still playing tricks in the East. Even if the Ming army did not continue to attack India, the British economy would suffer a fatal blow, and the loss would not be as simple as 20 million pounds.
And the British did not have bargaining chips.
The only thing Britain could use to threaten him was to stop Bangladesh's food exports.
But this makes no sense.
With the completion of land reform in various parts of the Ming Dynasty, especially the innovation of agricultural technology in major grain-producing areas such as Hunan and Jiangxi, and the popularization of bird droppings as fertilizers in the South China Sea islands, Daming's grain production has begun to achieve self-sufficiency. Next, the acquisition of the most important grain-producing areas in Jiangsu and Zhejiang has completely solved this problem.
The little food in Bangladesh did not affect the Ming Dynasty.
Besides, Yang Feng did not only buy rice from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Siam, and Annan, which exported rice to him, and he would have to add food from the Americas in the future, so he didn't care about this! The chips in the hands of the British were useless. On the contrary, the longer he dragged on, the greater the losses to the British economy. So Yang Feng was not in a hurry. Victoria did not pay 100 million taels of silver, so the negotiations would be slowly negotiated. Anyway, he was not the one who was anxious. If the talks lasted for ten years, the British would not know how many bankrupt they would have!
In short, the negotiations were handed over to the cabinet, and 100 million taels of silver were indispensable. The Straits colonies must also ceded the Ming Dynasty, and Delindayi must be added.
That is, the Myanmar part of the Isthmus of Kra.
It belonged to Britain after the British-Burma War in 1826. It was called Tanah Salin at this time, and it was a sultan that depended on Myanmar.
Singapore or the newly renamed Zhaonan City is already the capital of Zhaonan Province, and Zhaonan Province also adds Malacca and Penang. These three colonies, plus Tanah Salin, form the coastal supply line along the north of the Malay Peninsula. The Ming Dynasty merchant ship sets from Guangzhou and can head straight to Hainan, then from Hainan to Da Nang, from Da Nang along the coast to Saigon, from Saigon south to Zhennan Prefecture to Zhaonan, and then head north to Yangon. The distance between all supply stations is no more than 1,000 kilometers. The coal supply system for freight in the coal-fired era will be solved, and a rapid shipping connection will be formed between the Ming Dynasty and Myanmar.
It takes less than a month for the Ming Dynasty merchant ship to reach Yangon.
And it is not subject to seasonal restrictions.
Of course, it would be faster if it was replaced with a warship.
This supply chain will allow the Ming Dynasty to truly control the Indochina Peninsula. If several colonial cities in West Borneo and Taiwan, the springboard of southbound travel, the entire Southeast Asia will be within the attack range of the Ming warships in one month.
Including New Guinea and northern Australia.
"It's obvious that it's time to march into Australia!"
The God Emperor looked at the map and said to himself.
Not only Australia, but also Japan, a country currently closed to the public, is even at the forefront of the conquest list.
In fact, the operation to open the gate of Japan has begun. Sixteen cruisers of the Beiyang Fleet have sailed to Edo to open the gate of Japan for the Ming Dynasty. After all, to operate North America, this route must be solved first. Even in modern times, from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the eastern part of Japan and then heading north with the Kuroshima and turning to the North Pacific warm current is also the most important route between China and the United States. Although this arc-shaped route is more than a straight line, it is the most fuel-saving and can be almost pushed all the way to Hawaii or San Francisco by the ocean current. The Edo area is the most important supply station, and the Ming Dynasty must obtain a stronghold such as a leased place there.
First, we will open the national gate of Japan and ask the Tokugawa family to rent out Yokohama. If the Tokugawa family does not do it, then the army will be dispatched next.
In addition, you have to take Kagoshima.
In this way, ships from the Ming Dynasty to the United States can obtain multiple routes, either go north to Alaska to make gold, or go south to San Francisco, or turn to Hawaii halfway. One branch of the North Pacific warm current is to go to Hawaii and then go straight to San Francisco from Hawaii.
In short, Japan must conquer.
By the way, this time it was a real black ship. The Ming Navy's Victorian painting, the hull was standard black, which fully met the standards for Japanese black ships to sail.
As for whether this black ship's voyage will awaken Japan, such a small matter is not worth mentioning. The Divine Emperor has solved his microbiology problem. Although it is a bit difficult for him to create microorganisms, it is very simple to find a guy with certain microorganisms on him and accelerate his reproduction on him, and even cause some mutations by man. So one day he wants to see a natural disaster in Japan, so he can go there.
If he goes to visit the door every few days, it won't take long for Japan to become a penalty area for death.
As for other countries...
In fact, in addition to North Korea, other Annan, Siam, and small countries in modern Cambodia and Laos had resumed their tribute to the Ming Dynasty.
But Brunei and other Sudans did not.
The main reason is that the Divine Emperor has requirements for the issue of faith.
Before, those were actually Buddhist and Confucian countries. Although the Divine Emperor did not like Buddha and did not recognize his identity, according to his theory, it may be that a god in heaven descended to earth and was mistaken by the Indians, which was formed by accident, so he still accepted Buddhist countries.
But the Sudans will definitely not do it.
Therefore, those guys on the Malay Peninsula and the East Indies cannot be accepted as vassal states.
The latter was not actually interested in tribute to him, and the two sides kept ignoring each other, but trade was casual. As for the recent battles carried out by the Ming army on the Malay Peninsula, it had nothing to do with other sultans. These sultans were not interested in taking care of others, including several sultans in West Borneo, and they did not cause any trouble. The sultans in the South China Sea have been fighting each other, and other sultans who were unlucky would only gloat.
In short, the Ming Dynasty's restoration of the sovereignty of the vassal states in South China is currently limited to Vietnam, old Cambodia and Thailand.
Chapter completed!