Lord of Ming Dynasty

After that, he entered the cabinet as a doctor of the Ministry of Education and Political Science, Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, and Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Later, he was transferred to the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of War and is now the Minister of the Ministry of War.

In the meantime, he served as deputy prime minister for a short period of time. After adjustments, he returned to the position of Minister of the Ministry of War. Soon, depending on his health and age, he may go to the Political Council for a few months or even a year, and then he will go to the Advisory Council There is no way to be a veteran. Civil servants work hard, but they will grow older faster than military generals.

"The battle of the Southeast Asian Governor's District to help the Spaniards gain the colony has basically ended. Does the Ministry of War have any plans to add more weapons and equipment to the Governor's District?" Feng Wuyu asked Tong Dawei.

Tong Dawei shook his head, "The intelligence officers of the Military Intelligence Department control the Dhaka area in Bangladesh, and the Privy Council has approved the cabinet household department's request to immigrate 300 million people there, and they are coordinating where the navy will send more fleet warships, and where in the future It will be an area where things happen frequently. The Spaniards will not be willing to give up where they are, and the British will not be willing to be occupied anywhere. The key is to lose face to the British. At the same time, the British definitely don’t want to be infiltrated by the Chinese Empire. The Spaniards are now incapable. , When they recover their strength, they will definitely attack the Dhaka area."

"Then let's send some garrison troops there, complete the garrison formation of the Southeast Asian Governor's District, prepare manpower from Yunnan, Yunnan and Guizhou, and even the garrison troops that attacked the Naga Mountains this time, and restore the formation to the same level. With a garrison regiment of 500 to [-] men, where to strengthen the military, and how many troops are estimated to be needed."

Tong Dawei said: "It is estimated that [-] troops are needed. Send a regiment to the Dhaka area and put on the clothes of the militia. Eight thousand of the [-] troops will be kept in Siam, and [-] troops will be deployed on the coasts of Southeast Asian states. In the region, the main way is to improve the organization there, and prepare a mobile regiment, ready to deal with emergencies there at any time.

In addition, the instructors of the new barracks need to be sent to conduct special training for the newly formed militia, and the Ministry of War needs to allocate a batch of old weapons to the militia there. "

Feng Wuyu asked: "Where is the governor now?"

Tong Dawei said with a smile: "It's still me. Although I'm still in the cabinet, it is said that I have resigned as the governor of somewhere if I held a position in the cabinet. However, none of the people below are qualified to be promoted by the emperor to the title of governor. Therefore, it is still me who serves as governor." Governor, invite leader, anyway, where there are governors, the governors of the states, as well as the garrison commander, the navy coast guard, there will be no major problems. Now it is much faster to send a message by telegram than to expedite the [-] li. Just now there is a The line was repaired to Siam, and after it was opened, I can now receive all the major events there every other day and a half, and then send them out to direct the events there.”

Feng Wuyu frowned, "Senior of the Advisory Council, is there anyone who has not served as the governor? I have to suggest that a senior should be in charge, or else we are so worried about many things that we can't worry about it at all."

Tong Dawei stood up holding the armrest of the seat, "I don't need to worry about this, and you don't need to worry too much. Prime Minister Tang Dianfeng must know, but only the emperor has the right to confer titles, so it's not something you and I should worry about. Just do your own thing."

Compared with Feng Wuyu, Tong Dawei is more than ten years older, and he has been in more places and positions, and has spent more time in the civil service system. Feng Wuyu still respects him, so he doesn't care about him. Because he is the deputy prime minister at the moment, the other party is just a minister and ignores him, does not accept the other party's advice, and slightly nods, "That's fine, as long as we do our business well, I heard that the second child is doing a good job in the Ministry of Industry and Commerce."

Tong Dawei turned his head and glanced at him. Everyone knows who the second child is, the second prince of the emperor, the second heir to the throne. According to the order given by the emperor, he is currently the second heir, but this It is basically impossible to inherit, only accidents, such as the death of the eldest family, the eldest family voluntarily abdicates, and the eldest does not pass the throne to his son, this order of succession will be activated.

Of course, it is also possible that the emperor abolished the succession order and directly let the second child take over, or abolished the crown prince and let the second child take over.When the emperor is around, succession is useless, and the emperor may adjust at any time.

Feng Wuyu smiled, seeing that Tong Dawei didn't express his opinion, he waved his hand, "Come here today, you go and get things done, and consolidate the strength of the Chinese Empire in the Dhaka area as soon as possible, as for the others, there is the Military Intelligence Department, and the Military Intelligence Department belongs to the The management of the Privy Council is their business."

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"This is the latest intelligence from Bangladesh," said Jin Qi, who has retired as the Minister of Military Intelligence and is now the Director of the Military Intelligence Department. Jin Qi, a veteran of the Advisory Council, put a piece of intelligence on Zhang Qiang's desk.

"Well, what about the Spaniards?"

Zhang Qiang asked casually while eating without looking up.

"The Spaniards are now training the tribal armed forces in the Bengal area. Compared with before the war, the combat effectiveness of these armed forces has been greatly improved, and they can serve as an elite garrison. Of course, if they can cooperate with each other to the end, these people Don't look at you pinching them together, but just like sand, without the moisture of water and the cohesiveness of mud, they are still a loose sand."

"That's right, the Spaniards are very dangerous now. Maybe they feel that they are the weakest group in this area, so they must firmly grasp these tribal armed forces. At least they can make up the number of people. How many people do they have in total?"

Jin Qi said casually: "According to the latest information, there are 400 Spanish regular troops, 600 mercenaries, and more than 600 lightly wounded who can fight. There are still more than 500 seriously wounded and disabled people. All died or were evacuated with the ships they sent back."

"There are currently 3 elite tribal armed forces, and about 5 militia troops can be used. There are a total of 330 million people in Bengal. These people basically went to the Spanish territory. There are about 50 people. Still remaining in the place occupied by us and the British, and the Spaniards armed [-] Indian prisoners led by captured mercenaries of the British and British soldiers who had not been redeemed These people are currently stationed in the area close to Dhaka in the original battlefield bordering us, and they are obviously used to guard against us."

"It seems that the Spaniards are not stupid. They know how to use waste, and know that we are not reliable, haha." Zhang Qiang pushed the empty plate on the table, took a sip of tea, the attendant cleaned the table, and then bowed out of the study.

Jin Qi continued: "Of course, after all, there have been constant wars and conspiracies for hundreds of years, constant court struggles, domestic and foreign battles, if you don't even understand your own situation, then you must not know the heights of heaven and earth." Idiots, such people are usually pedantic officials or nobles who have never seen the world, but I know that Major General Montero is not. I heard that before he became a major general, he was a nobleman and had at least 13 years of experience. A history of piracy, and was persuaded by another baron before finally joining the Spanish navy."

Zhang Qiang picked up the information provided by Jin Qi, read it slowly, and while listening to Jin Qi, Jin Qi continued: "This time the Spaniards took a [-]-ton warship and transported about [-] wounded and [-] soldiers. The soldiers of the regular army, one hundred sailors, and some goods and the wealth they got from the Bengal region, it is estimated that the whole ship will be very crowded. Given their sanitary conditions and sailing conditions, if all goes well, they can return home in three and a half months. to Spain.

After all, their speed is not too slow, about seven to eight knots. If they are forced to speed up day and night, the average speed is about twelve knots. We sent them the flying shears that they learned through the war. The shape of the ship, with a high bow on the waves, greatly reduces the risk of their navigation at sea and speeds up their speed.

If the road is smooth and the water is smooth, you should be back in Spain by now.If they send reinforcements right away, they're probably on their way. "

"If it's still those warships, it is estimated that they will still fail, but if they can send some qualified naval commanders, maybe they can use other advantages to contain the enemy's advantage, but at least they must have a numerical advantage, just like the last naval battle, if the Spaniards don't There are 35 warships, and they may be the ones who were defeated. Although it seemed that they withdrew last time, the British did not please them. Only one of the three ships was able to start in the end. This is why the British did not Then go find the cause of the Spaniard's trouble."

Zhang Qiang sat upright and put down the information folder. "Yes, both sides will suffer. Generally speaking, the British with steam engine warships are better than the Spaniards in terms of potential. The Spaniards offset the enemy's quality advantages with their quantitative advantages."

"Well, how about the British?" Zhang Qiang asked.

Jin Qi said: "In addition to actively preparing for war like the Spaniards, the British just sent a 180-ton old sail-armed merchant ship back to China for help. The wounded and dead were basically not dealt with, and the wounded were thrown away. The hospital fends itself. Although there are some monetary rewards and some compensation, the doctors there can’t cure them well. Most of them are disabled. No one asks about the dead. Only their comrades or acquaintances attended the funeral. Indians Not to mention death and disability."

After taking a sip of tea, Jin Qi explained again, "The British only care about the safety of their colonies. They have formed a lot of new Indian troops. The various weapons and equipment are quite backward. Their regular army is more than the Spaniards. Most of them participated in the war. None of the regular troops went to sea, and some were redeemed, some were still in the rear, so it was not difficult at all to regroup."

Generally speaking, compared with the Spaniards, the British were transferred back to the UK because of the Governor and the Governor’s special envoy Portman and Phillips, so it seems that the territory is very large and powerful, but overall they are still in chaos , but with the confidence of the British, once a new governor arrives, they will quickly grow stronger and even become domineering.

What the Spaniards lack is background, what the British lack is opportunity and situation.

"It's been four months now." Zhang Qiang sighed. It's been four months, including the time for intelligence compilation and transmission, and the time for sorting out the Bangladesh area, and the time for contacting different Spaniards and British people, almost five months. month.

According to the distance, starting from the Indian Ocean, arriving in the Persian Gulf, going ashore, and then speeding up, it took almost a month for the Spanish and the British to get the news. Calculated in this way, if the British and the Spaniards decide quickly, they will both The number of reinforcements and new appointments have already been decided. I just don’t know how the British and Spaniards view this war and how to deal with the relationship with the Chinese Empire. After all, they are all from the West, or from the same family, or Yes, they are all noble relatives from the upper class, maybe they have reached some unanimous opinions.

Then there are several possibilities. The first possibility is that the two sides sent fleets and troops against each other according to the ideas of the Huaxia Empire, and then sent representatives for peace talks with the Huaxia Empire to maintain this non-governmental balance with the Huaxia Empire. The British fought against the Spaniards, and the Spaniards approached the Chinese Empire, relying on the Chinese Empire to survive and keep their colonies.

The second point may be that they reached an agreement with the Spaniards, stopped their flags and drums, developed their own, and then improved their relationship with the Huaxia Empire, secretly accumulating strength, secretly making troubles for the Huaxia Empire, and sneak attacking the overseas territories of the Huaxia Empire. Although the population and immigrants in those places are about the same, and the development area is stable, but no matter how big the territory is, tens of thousands of miles of sea area, if they have steam warships, even if I drive to a place with weak defenses, and then concentrate their forces to capture a place, Not asking for occupation, just killing the civilians there, annihilating the garrison troops and naval warships there, and then sneaking away after the Huaxia Empire got the news, watching from the side, there is no evidence, the general Huaxia Empire can't do anything to them Sample.

This is the most troublesome thing for the Huaxia Empire. What a huge empire is most afraid of is enemy guerrilla warfare. Therefore, Zhang Qiang summoned all the officials of the Privy Council and issued an order to prevent enemy guerrilla warfare. The familiar Milin was sent to the Governor-General of Australia, Ruan Jin was sent to the Governor-General of Baodao, Gu Yuesheng was sent to the Governor-General of Indonesia, and Ruan Tian was sent to Southeast Asia as the eldest son of Ruan Jin, who succeeded Ruan Jin as the governor-general. The position of the Division Director is in Southeast Asia so that he can mobilize the naval fleets in Southeast Asia at any time. The overseas naval fleets plus the naval fleets there, the strength of the four fleets is enough to block many sea passages in that area and overseas.

As Zhang Qiang, I was a little tired. I thought that if a powerful dynasty was established, China would rise, but the Westerners seemed to be unable to kill them all. It may be my own laissez-faire. For example, I think that a huge country must always contact and trade with the outside world. It cannot be a closed country, which will greatly hinder the development of productivity.

Because the greater the unification, the more time you can enjoy the ease of development, but in this case, ease means laziness. Laziness is human nature, but it is also the nature of a country. After laziness, the civil service group will fight among themselves. They used the act of destroying a dynasty to benefit themselves. They dug their own graves, and then let people in the later civil servants or poor people come forward.

Rubbing his sore neck, Zhang Qiang has been thinking about this causal relationship and what to do next after Jin Qi left.

Most of the government was handed over to his son and Prime Minister Tang Dianfeng, but some strategic issues and the guards themselves have been in control.

The Chinese Empire is being realized step by step according to its own vision. If nothing unexpected, even if there are some bumps in the Chinese Empire in a few decades, it should still be a huge empire. In the past few decades, the British or Europeans, Westerners It is impossible for Americans to threaten the development and destiny of the dynasty. What can threaten the development and destiny of the dynasty is after the Americans became independent after 1775, and until the American Civil War in 1816. After that, the United States has been running towards the status of world hegemony.

Influenced by his time travel, the west may develop faster, and then soon enter the age of steam, which is the beginning of the rise of the west.

Now the West is still at the end of the nautical age of sailing warships, still in the colonial era, and is colonizing everywhere. With the convenience of warships in the sailing age, and the disadvantages of Africa and Asia lagging behind them, they are harvesting colonies frantically. Asia is now almost occupied by China. Empire occupation, then they are likely to crazily occupy Africa, North America, South America, Oceania and other places in a few decades.

Then various technologies sprung up like mushrooms after rain, which directly promoted the development of the West, but you must know that if battles cannot take place in Asia or other places, then the battles in the West must be fierce. Frequent battles are conducive to the development of Western science and technology, but It is also necessary to let the western population or other developments regress or stagnate. This is the best time for the glory of the Chinese Empire.

Even if it lasts for 100 years, the Huaxia Empire will have an unshakable position in the hearts of Westerners.

Thinking of this, Zhang Qiang is already very relieved, at least the Chinese Empire still has more than 100 years of glory, more than 100 years, who knows what will happen in the future.

That's all I can do, let my children and grandchildren work hard in the future.

Thinking that in future generations, I will be so poor that I can’t even afford a wife. In this world, I already have a house full of children and grandchildren, and I have five or six wives. It’s really good to be an emperor in this era. I got three of them, and two of them have just been favored by me. What a blessing, this is a man's victory.

In addition to the outstanding three older sons, there are also three younger sons who have grown up, three daughters who have grown up, four daughters who are still in the teenage stage, and three who have just been born, and there are still children who are still in childhood. The five of them, um, if you can talk about these things when you go back, those workers should be very envious of you.

The eldest son is in his 40s, and he also has three sons. His three grandsons are all in their 20s. The second son, one daughter, two sons, and the third son have inherited his style. A son and daughter from ten to twenty years old.

The other sons also had at least three sons and daughters. It is not bad to have a full house of children and grandchildren. There was even a great-grandson, a county head.

If Zhang Qiang's daughter is a princess, then his granddaughter is the princess, and his great-granddaughter is the county princess. The title that can be obtained at birth is much happier than other people. If an ordinary person wants To obtain the title of county lord, one must at least be a courageous general who has made countless contributions or a civil servant who has made meritorious service to the Chinese Empire.

This still requires opportunities, not necessarily a knighthood. The knighthood requires the emperor's consent, the cabinet review, the political council nomination, the advisory council's final decision, and the emperor's hand-picked appointment. Every step is not easy, unless the meritorious service or personal influence Only when you are big can you pass all the way. The conferment of titles must contain gold. The Huaxia Empire has just been established for a few decades. If titles can be awarded casually, then this country is not far from subjugation.

Up to now, there are no honors and titles awarded casually.

That is to say, there is no county lord, even the founders of the country, their sons and grandsons have not been awarded the low-level title of county lord, because they can be obtained through continuous demotion, and their own rewards are the actual county lords. , That is, you can eat a county's tax revenue, and at the same time, you can influence this county and manage this county. The next generation can only eat tax revenue and become a local scholarly family.

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