"Dear Major Aikeson! Do you still like the gift the Prime Minister gave you? I believe it must be very suitable for your status. You are an outstanding member of the Ekaterina family. Your sister is destined to be the future queen of Tsarist Russia. You As the Tsar’s brother-in-law, of course I can’t be wronged!”
"Send me my blessings and gifts. The cigars and fine wine are my treasures. They are rare and precious goods even in Europe. You should enjoy them... How about we temporarily cease fire for half an hour? I'll give them to you. Can I bring up a duck-down bed?”
"I'm really sorry. If I had known that His Majesty the Tsar's brother-in-law was in the expeditionary force, I would never have declared war with you! Don't worry, I assure you that I am destined to follow the excellence of European aristocrats. traditional!"
"The king will not kill the king, and the nobles will not harm the nobles! No matter how many soldiers die in battle, your life and dignity will be guaranteed! I promise you..."
This was a big deal. Xiao Letian had completely exposed Aikeson's background to the public. There were now more than 15,000 Russian troops on Tangwan Mountain. Now everyone knew who Aikeson was.
"It turns out that Major Aikeson is the brother of His Majesty the Tsar's lover! I have heard of this rumor, and many people in Moscow are talking about it!"
"So he is such a noble nobleman! Haha... Of course he will not die. Who would shoot at a nobleman on the battlefield!"
"The poor queen is seriously ill, but your majesty still finds a mistress... Oh! This is really..."
At that moment, the military morale was completely shaken and relaxed. Exxon's eyes were on fire. He tore up the pure cotton underwear in front of him. "Damn bastards! Who asked you to send these things? As warriors of the empire, if you don't sacrifice, But you are willing to be the prisoner of the enemy? Pull him down and shoot him!"
"No... It's not my fault, sir! I don't know these things, I really don't know..." The struggling soldier was dragged out, and only two gunshots were heard, and the world fell silent.
"Shout to the Chinese, I want to negotiate with Xiao Letian on the battlefield, and I want to see him! What is going on in this world? Why does God allow such despicable people to live in heaven and earth!"
The messenger went to shout to the Chinese, but the result was that Exon was very disappointed. It turned out that Xiao Letian had left Amami Oshima at this moment, and he did not want to see Exon at all.
Lack of food and clothing, scarce ammunition, and unstable military morale... From now on, the 15,000 Russian troops were unable to make a comeback, and the Battle of Tangwanshan finally entered a stalemate stage.
Putting aside the angry Aikeson, Xiao Letian has already landed on the land of Kunigami Military Port. He is not going to return to the Prime Minister's Mansion. After holding an emergency military meeting at Kunigami Military Port, he will take the Zhiyuan. Leave Ryukyu.
In the secret conference room in the military port, all the high-level officials gathered together. Xiao Letian went straight to the topic without any nonsense. "The battle situation on Amami Oshima has stabilized at this moment. Luo Huo and Xiao Hexin are able to control the situation openly and secretly. Now We must look beyond the battlefield..."
"Cai Mao listens to the order!" Xiao Letian said loudly.
"Arrived!" Cai Mao, the former Ryukyu Navy admiral, stood up and saluted.
"The Kunigami Water Ghosts still have the remaining navy under your command. Your mission is to blockade Amami Oshima and control the security of Naha Port... The Kunigami Water Ghost troops continue to clear the mines in the strait and take the opportunity to capture the stranded Russian troops. Battleship, Engineer Kevin will leave it to you, and the work of repairing and transforming the battleship must begin as soon as possible!"
"In addition, the Kunigami Water Ghost Troops have another important task, which is to salvage the gold that fell into the water. There are our gold and my cultural relics in the sunken ships in the strait. They cannot be wasted and must be salvaged as soon as possible..."
Cai Mao nodded frequently, his shorthand notebook rustling in his hand, and he recorded every order of the prime minister word for word.
"Liu Lang and Liang Kun listen to the order!" The two former veterans of the Kingdom of Heaven immediately stood up and said, "I will allocate all the transport ships of the current navy to you, and the islands such as Golden Eye Snapper will also accept your dispatch. The task during this period is Transport supplies to the Far East! After destroying the Tsarist Russian Navy, this sea route will be safe. All you need is to work day and night to safely transport all the supplies that Lord Long needs..."
"Resolutely complete the mission!" The two veterans saluted and accepted the order.
Orders were issued one after another. Military affairs, civil affairs, intelligence, diplomacy, military industry...every aspect was under Xiao Letian's overall consideration.
At the end of the meeting, Xiao Letian changed the topic, "Time waits for no one. Now our strategy must be readjusted. Jiangnan's money crisis must be resolved, and the original strategy must be readjusted!"
There was a boom, and there were whispers in the conference room. "We need to close the network now? Didn't we wait until the connection in the Far East is smooth before closing the network? Now the money from the people in the Jiangnan area has not been completely collected. Can we close the network now?" You can’t make much money!”
Everyone is right. In the previous deductions for the financial war, this drama will take a long time to play out. This is not because Xiao Letian is selling things off, but because of the market conditions at the time.
The efficiency of commercial circulation in the Middle Ages was very low. Not only did goods circulate slowly, but coins also circulated not quickly. Several important financial centers in the Jiangnan region were born based on the Yangtze River.
Shanghai, Yangzhou, Suzhou, Jiangning... and even further upstream, Guichi, Tongling, Jiujiang... these commercial towns that have emerged relying on the Yangtze River also serve as financial centers in the local region.
Goods are gathered here, and money is hoarded here. The area where the money crisis is most serious is also in this long economic belt.
But don't forget that there are countless states, counties and cities spread out on both sides of the Yangtze River, and those places still hoard countless Nanqiao, which are the banknotes printed by Xiao Letian.
Blocked information and poor traffic are of course a commercial hindrance, but if you look at it from another perspective, sometimes this blockage can also be a form of protection.
The Shanghai money ticket market changes three times a day, but money tickets may still be popular in other closed areas. This is like the early years of the Republic of China. New currencies have been issued for more than ten years, but ordinary people can still use Qianlong Tongbao.
In ancient society, it was not easy for coins to penetrate into the grassroots of the people, so it was also difficult to rise from the grassroots to the surface.
Let’s not talk about the extremely poor people. In fact, China’s gentry class has always had the habit of saving money. Those people hide silver, gold, silver notes or Xiao’s money notes in deep residences and compounds, and buy fields if they can. In the fields, what cannot be bought is kept without spending.
The ultimate goal of this financial war in Jiangnan is very large, not only to sweep in foreigners, but also to sweep in those backward and old Manchu merchants who have fallen with the wind. At the same time, we must also attack those corrupt Manchu officials and royal nobles who are trying to take advantage of the situation.
