I am rich in martial arts, but choose culture to win

Now it seems that it should be too much to worry about.

At that time, Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Jing claimed to have a thousand miles of land, but in reality?

Taiwan's Napo Island has not as many people as Fujian Province.

Cixi listened to two or three more newspapers, all of which were about industry, commerce, and agriculture, mixed with some introductions of new equipment and war threats.

It's just that Cixi can't understand it at all, and the ignorant are fearless.

Generally speaking, what she wanted to hear was how many soldiers Da Ming had, how many taels of income he had, how many thousands of horses he had, and how many thousands of shotguns he had. She didn't listen to these statistics either.

It is only to blame that after the Changzhou-French War started, there were no new newspapers on the Changzhou Fan side. Cixi didn't see the special issue about the Ming Dynasty's National Day military parade in July.

Otherwise, she would not have been so comfortable smoking a cigarette while going to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to meet the minister in a soft sedan.

The emperor of the Qing Dynasty usually went to the court two or three times a week to discuss matters, but it was not so formal. Compared with the previous dynasties, the Qing Dynasty actually did not have a system of gathering officials to stand in the morning to discuss matters.

In the Kangxi Dynasty, there was a system of "listening to government at the royal gate". At six o'clock in the winter and spring, and at five o'clock in the summer and autumn, the government was first held at the Qianqing Gate, and later changed to the Taihe Gate, which somewhat resembled the early dynasty.

However, in the Xianfeng Dynasty, "Yumen listening to politics" was cancelled.

Today, Emperor Tongzhi is basically just a puppet, and the queen mothers of the two palaces, especially Cixi, listen to politics behind the curtain.

The seat of hearing is in the Nuan Pavilion of the Hall of Mental Cultivation near the Sixth Palace of the West.

But today is not the day of going to court, Cixi came to meet with her political allies.

Today, the secret talks between Cixi and Li Hongzao, Wo Ren and other leaders of Neo-Confucian Qingliu were mainly about the counterattack of Prince Gong's residence.

Over the past few days, Guizi Liu has used the restoration of the Ming Dynasty to threaten the imperial court to restart Westernization in Tianjin, expand the Tongwen Museum, hire foreign instructors to train new types of troops, and find reliable middlemen to purchase the Western fleet again so that they can go to sea to wipe out counterfeiters. Ming traitor.

……

To be honest, Cixi agrees with what Guizi Liu said.

She wasn't really stupid, she didn't know that foreign guns were as powerful as cannons, and it was a surrendered general like Shi Lang who exterminated Zheng Ming back then, and it was not impossible to rely on foreigners to exterminate this new Ming.

Moreover, after experiencing Mulan's autumn hunting and being chased by foreign guns and fled to Jehol, Cixi is also very aware of the power of foreign guns.

She hasn't been brainwashed by the big brother and big sister of boxing boxing and red light!

Some people think that it is impossible for a top feudal ruler like Cixi to believe in the invulnerability drama of big brothers and big sisters.

This is a big mistake.

Since ancient times, the monarchs in China who believed in this set of beliefs were like crucian carp crossing the river. Even in the 80s when the science was prosperous in later generations, the whole people fell into the qigong fever, and there were many leading cadres among them.

However, Empress Dowager Cixi is superstitious, but foreign guns and cannons are also wanted.

In fact, not only her, but even Wo Ren, Li Hongzao and other Neo Confucian scholars, how could they not know the sharpness of foreign guns?

The so-called "loyalty and trust as the armor, and etiquette as the scull" does not mean that they really want to learn from Song Xianggong, they are not so strong.

Don't you see, the pious Arab princes, can they all purchase rabbit brand weapons so that they can fly?

But the problem is...

They are not as rich as those oil lords in the local tyrants.

"Empress Dowager, there are no outsiders today, so the old man will be blunt." Wo Ren, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, suddenly said.

Chapter 295 The Great Confucianism and the Turtle 2

"Today, Ming thieves are causing chaos abroad, using newspapers to confuse the people, and Nian bandits and Cantonese bandits are making troubles at home. This is the time to save the nation and survive."

"However, there are still Prince Gong and others in the court who repeatedly spend state funds and corrupt the local government. The so-called Westernization is just a means for them to embezzle money."

"All in all, the country's affairs are extremely difficult! Before, the empress once said that serving the foreigners with her body was for the sake of the foundation of the ancestors and the common people of the world.

Later, the Qing Dynasty signed the "Tianjin Treaty" and the "Beijing Treaty" with Britain, France and Russia respectively, and the empress made the most of the contribution. "

"Although this hypocrisy is not as urgent as what Guizi Liu said, it must be guarded against."

"So... the old minister dares..."

clap clap!

The sound of hands clapping the hem of official clothes.

Boom!

The sound of knees landing.

when!

The sound of forehead hitting the ground.

"This is an eventful autumn, the country is in crisis, and the old minister is bold. I ask the queen mother to work hard again, and borrow the help of foreigners to help the suppression. No matter how bad it is, I will sell some guns to the Qing Dynasty at a low price! This is the relationship between the people and the ancestors. Yes!"

Bang Bang Bang!

Through the bead curtain, Cixi looked at the Wenyuange University scholar, Minister of Industry, Master of Neo-Confucianism, Emperor Wenzheng, Zeng Guofan's good teacher and friend, and Mongolian Zhenghong Banner Great Confucian Uchigri Woren who kowtowed like garlic in front of him. eccentric.

For a moment, Yehenara Xingzhen looked at the person in front of her, and thought of the old turtle who forced her into prostitution in folk stories.

However, although there is a word "Zhen" in her Xingzhen name, she is not a chaste and strong woman, and it is not impossible for her to do something.

The issue is……

She really hasn't had trouble with foreigners before!

Just then Cixi's face turned blue and purple, but she quickly calmed down.

After all, Yehenara Xingzhen's internal fighting skills are still very high.

Although he didn't know what to do at all, he still put on a look of relying on it.

After thinking for a while, Cixi suddenly asked: "Master Wa, you are the emperor's teacher, you are also a great Confucianist from the Ministry of Industry, and a master of Neo-Confucianism. You must know how to make steel, right? How much is a monthly production of [-] tons of steel?"

"Ah, this...steel making?"

Woren got up, stroked his beard, and pondered for a moment.

Steelmaking?

This kind of thing involves the knowledge blind spot of his Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

He paced around with his hands behind his back, and said, "I don't know why my mother asked this question?" (Woren is from the Eight Banners of Mongolia, and he should call himself a slave in private, but he is a teacher of Tongzhi, so calling himself a slave is inappropriate.)

Cixi said: "The Ai family heard that the Ming thief made steel overseas, and reported this achievement in the newspaper, and announced it to the world, so I asked this question."

"The way to build a country is based on reason and righteousness rather than strategy. The fundamental plan lies in people's hearts rather than skills. Ming thieves go astray!"

Woren Nianxu smiled and said, "Ming thieves will suffer if they don't take the teaching of Confucius and Mencius first. As for some steel, it is only the number of one state and one government. When the first emperor died, the minister went to Korea as Xuanen official In such a poor place, the annual income of iron is also a million catties, and the empress has nothing to worry about!"

Changing the subject, Wo Ren said again: "Ming people are prone to big talk, although foreigners are vulgar, it is precisely because of their vulgarity that their troops are all brave and aggressive people who came from the sea."

"My Qing Dynasty only needs to cultivate virtue internally and form kindness externally, so that I can educate foreigners for my own use. Therefore, Madam, you must hurry up!"

Cixi nodded and said: "The Ai family already knows about this matter, but it is of great importance, and words must not enter the ears of others."

"Let's stop here today, I'm exhausted."

After saying that, Cixi got up and drove back to Luan surrounded by all the court ladies and eunuchs.

Back at Chuxiu Palace, the people below had already prepared a frugal 120-course lunch for her.

Cixi lit a pre-dinner cigarette, and was about to puff, when she suddenly saw Li Lianying, who was sent out by herself to continue collecting information, poking her head furtively into the Nuan Pavilion.

Although Li Lianying was young, she was alert and nimble, and she was someone Cixi relied on.

Cixi knew that Li Lianying had gone and returned, so there must be something important.

Sure enough, as soon as she came out of the warm pavilion, Li Lianying hurriedly said: "Master, I heard something from the outside. The North Korean envoy was crying to Prince Gong at the Zongli Yamen, saying that the French had taken their place by force on the pretext of conquering Japan." port."

"My slave thinks, this North Korea is the first vassal, and it is next to the land of Longxing in the Qing Dynasty. Prince Gong can't let Prince Gong take the opportunity to make trouble, so I came here to sue the master!"

"French!"

Cixi frowned, and instinctively thought that the matter had nothing to do with her.

Except for him, Gui Ziliu, in the Qing Dynasty, no one really wants to deal with foreigners.

Cixi is even more so.

If she really wanted to tell her to foreigners, she really had to close her eyes and smoke a few sticks to suppress her shock.

But then Cixi's eyes lit up.

Today is different from the past. In the past, it was best for the Qing Dynasty to have no contact with foreigners, but now it is not thinking about borrowing teachers to help suppress it!

Four years ago, the imperial court gave away half of the northeast land of more than 100 million square kilometers in exchange for the Russians to protect the Qing Dynasty from the British and French invasion of Vladivostok and other North Sea (Japan Sea) coasts, and the effect was very good.

Now if half of North Korea can be exchanged for the French to send troops to destroy Ming...

The Northeast is the ancestral land, and North Korea is just a foreign domain. There is a lot to do in this matter!

"Xiao Lizi, go get the emperor's seal."

Cixi ordered, "I'm afraid that the matter of borrowing teachers to help suppress people will fall on this Frenchman!"

……

At the same time, Counselor Borrone, the new French acting minister who was just appointed in June, has already rushed to the French consulate in Tianjin.

The Second Empire has entered the Japanese war for more than two months.

It has to be said that the war was more difficult than expected.

These little Japanese are a little more tenacious than expected.

In particular, one of the U.S. Army troops wearing the iconic green tights of the American Southern Army seemed to be called the Raiders, which caused a lot of trouble for the empire and the shogunate troops.

For this reason, the foreign minister of the empire has protested to the Davis government in the south, asking them not to provide arms assistance to the Japanese rebel army.

However, since the empire's imminent invasion of Mexico requires the cooperation of the southern United States government, all that can be done is verbal protests, and no further substantive coercion is possible.

In addition, an armed force with the Sun and Moon flag that appeared in Shimonoseki Port repelled the landing operations of the Imperial Navy twice.

Although not certain, a letter from Colonel Borna states that this force was likely armed by the man known as the Sun Moon Emperor, Lincoln's Terminator.

Regarding the Ming Dynasty, there is not much information within the empire.

But judging from the achievements of the Ming army in the Americas, even taking advantage of the achievements of the American civil strife, they at least have the military strength close to the North American militia or the Mexican government army.

This is a great threat to the Empire's East Asian operations.

therefore……

Counselor Borone looked up at the strange signboard of the Qing Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

He wasn't sure if it was the right choice for him to go directly to the consulate in Tianjin instead of the legation in Shanghai.

However, according to the experience of the British in India, there should be nothing wrong with what I did.

As long as you give a little favor, you can win over and divide these ridiculous East Asian yellow-skinned monkeys.

Black and evil forces such as the Japanese Red Dragon Society and the Zunhan Group continue to commit crimes in various places.

After all, the army of the empire is limited in number.

There is not only a lack of supplies, but also a lack of security forces in Sujing.

The Tatar army was perhaps vulnerable.

But it is also very suitable to deal with those ronin.

"Perhaps the empire pacified Japan, and the restoration of law and order fell on these Qing people!"

Borone curled his lips, then waved his hand, and the haughty red-headed Ah San stepped forward and called for the door.

Chapter 296 The performance of the filial son of God

The Emperor of the Second French Empire, Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, also known as Napoleon III, is 57 years old this year.

Thanks to his relatively healthy living habits, Napoleon III is currently in good health.

Today, he will attend a reception open to the upper-class public to curry favor with sharp-tongued Parisians.

Unlike the traditional impression that Britain and France were intimate during this period, although Britain and France did cooperate during the reign of France III, they fought against the Russians in Crimea, the Far East, North America and other places, and they also joined hands to beat the Qing Dynasty. Dayton, but in essence, the relationship between Britain and France is not harmonious.

The current British Prime Minister Lord Palmerston is trying to maintain the balance of power in Europe, and he is still very wary of France.

There are even rumors that the reason why the British did not respond to the invitation of the French to send troops to North America at the beginning of the American Civil War in 1859 was because they were wary of the French taking the opportunity to invade the British mainland.