For the Qing Dynasty, the so-called regular army meant that it could deploy troops across provinces without losing morale, conduct large-scale deep operations without producing strong war-weariness, and be proficient in some new firearms. This was very important to the court officials. His eyes are already the best among the best.
What, you said you want to train a more powerful army that can fight against foreigners. What do you want to do? If you want to rebel, such an army is a complete nightmare for the Manchu court.
In fact, sometimes the Manchu high-level officials are a little grateful to Aguba, who caused trouble in Xinjiang, and the Russians behind them, who were able to contain the 60,000 elite members of the Hunan Army Group at once. Don’t underestimate this number. These can be regarded as the essence of the Hunan Army Group. Well, in the late Qing Dynasty, there were 60,000 Xichuyangguan soldiers who could fight head-on with foreigners. They were already considered the cream of the entire Qing army.
Regarding such elites, the Manchus had a very clear attitude. Since they were not trained by the imperial court themselves, they could only be defended but not maintained. What did the Han people want with such an elite army?
Of course, Zuo Zongtang is still quelling the Hui tribe rebellion in Gansu and Shaanxi. In real history, it would be the first year of Guangxu, that is, 1875, when he carried the coffin into Xinjiang. Now no one knows what Zuo Zongtang can do from How many real elites have been brought out from the Hunan Army.
Comparing this data, the Qing Dynasty’s domestic combat effectiveness should not exceed 100,000 people to reach the level of soldiers entering Xinjiang. Xiao Letian is planning to help Zai Chun train an 80,000-strong army in more than ten years. This is already a slight exaggeration. That's bullshit. Now Zai Chun wants to ask for one hundred thousand, which makes Xiao Letian, who is as thick-skinned as a city wall, unable to listen anymore.
"Stop dreaming, pack up and get ready to go back to Ryukyu, your teacher is coming soon..."
As soon as Weng Tonghe was mentioned, the little emperor's face suddenly turned bitter. Thinking back to the emperor's serious academic style and Xiao Letian's relaxed educational routine, he felt that his good days were coming to an end.
Xiao Letian saw Zai Chun's entanglement and sighed and said, "You really think that the imperial court will ignore you when you go on a study tour. Your studies are related to the future destiny of the empire. How could they not care about it."
"In this little year, your performance has impressed the city of Beijing. You forced three hundred bannermen to come to Ryukyu to train and form your own army. Then you set up a Fuso Bank and sent four million taels of silver to the imperial court. If you don't attract people's attention, then there will be ghosts..."
"It's not like my master is backing me up and giving me ideas. I can't point it at myself..."
Xiao Letian went up and looked at the little emperor's forehead and his head went crazy. "Okay, stop talking nonsense, pack up the gifts given to you by the great names. We will set off in three days. I have eaten enough sashimi... "
In the last three days, Xiao Letian held intensive talks with the Fuso shogunate and local dignitaries again. This time, they discussed the construction of telegraph lines. Two main lines were branched from Kagoshima, and one passed through Shikoku and entered Osaka. Then go straight to Edo.
The other goes directly north through Kumamoto, Fukuoka, Tsushima and then goes straight to North Korea. Now Xiao Letian's special envoy has reached an agreement with North Korea. The telegraph line can transit through North Korea. One can go directly to Baishan Blackwater, while the other goes straight to North Korea. Tanggu, now the telegraph network from Ryukyu to the capital can be connected.
At the same time, the submarine cables from Ryukyu to Shanghai, Fuzhou, and Hong Kong will be laid in more than a month. By then, Ryukyu will have become the ultimate place for the submarine telegraph network across the Pacific, a hub for information exchange, and an international The position will roll upward.
To put it half-jokingly, if Ryukyu becomes a communication transit point between Asia and the North American continent, even the Western powers will be reluctant to kill it. Even if war breaks out, they will be as cautious as a porcelain shop.
Fuso and North Korea allowed the Ryukyu Telegraph Company to lay telegraph lines, and the construction was not in vain. On the one hand, their governments could try the telegraph lines for free, and on the other hand, they could still get a share of the annual telegraph line revenue.
When telegraph technology first became popular in the mid-19th century, the price of sending a telegram was astonishingly expensive. Those were high-end goods that could only be used by dignitaries and wealthy businessmen. The telegraph industry was a new gold mine that relied entirely on technology. Although It’s a huge investment but it’s easy to get your money back.
And as long as the capital is returned, all that is left is a small maintenance fee, and then you can make a steady stream of wealth until the emergence of wireless technology takes its place.
Not to mention that Asian monarchs have been brainwashed by Confucianism and become stubborn. In fact, for those small countries, if someone gives them a big business that is sure to make a profit, it is too late to be happy, and the limited opposition voices are instantly drowned. Lost.
After two consecutive days of bargaining, the profit distribution plan for Japan's domestic telegraph lines was finally completed. With the expectation of making money, people happily toasted and drank. During the dinner, the Lord of the Aizu Domain, Matsudaira Yoshiho, also brought the latest news. A piece of news that made Xiao Letian very satisfied.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, there are Edo ninjas who have brought the latest news... The Kirigakure kid has been arrested and is now being escorted to Osaka Castle. A total of one thousand soldiers are escorting him to ensure that everything is safe."
"Well, he's caught, and he's still alive, okay, okay... I want to see why this loyal minister of the shogunate hates me so much."
"I, Xiao Letian, can see through the trajectory of this world, but I just can't understand what this crazy woman is thinking..."
Xiao Letian was right. Since he traveled through time, he has been able to see through most things, with the exception of this Kirigakure kid.
The willingness to support various human behaviors is nothing more than two words, one is profit and the other is righteousness. The word profit is easy to explain. People die for wealth and birds die for food. If you are hungry and anxious, you can rob and kill just for a steamed bun, let alone There are other greater benefits.
In fact, righteousness is a certain kind of morality that people abide by. For example, the Bushido in the hearts of the White Tiger boys is a kind of righteousness. Maybe many warriors shout long live the spirit of Bushido, but subconsciously they still want to change it through the way of warriors. The improvement of one's status and the increase of income are actually a kind of benefit.
But the White Tiger boys, with their spirit of risking everything for their lord, are completely detached from interests, and only rely on the noble spirit in their hearts to sacrifice their lives.
These are the two ultimate keys to breaking through the fog of people's minds. As long as you can understand these two rules, there will not be too many mistakes in the analysis of everything in the world.
But Xiao Letian couldn't understand this Kirigakure brat at all. He had no other explanation other than describing her as a madman.
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