"So will you Europeans unite?"
The same question was asked back to Bourblon and Macartney.
Zhu Daohua's mouth showed a bit of ridicule.
After meeting Kant.
Zhu Daohua also received envoys from Britain and France.
We met again after more than a year.
The status of both parties is no longer on the same level.
When Bulbulon and Macartney parted ways with Zhu Daohua and headed north.
Zhu Daohua only had one Strait Governor's Mansion.
And now.
He already owns Guangdong and Lanfang provinces.
The population under its rule is nearly 20 million.
This population is probably twice the total population of the UK.
At the same time, it also has the most advanced machinery technology, steelmaking technology and the largest steel output in the world.
There are also an army of 100,000 people and three naval fleets that are enough to withstand any European country.
It seems to be one of the strongest countries in the world.
So when Bourblon and Macartney made their demands.
Zhu Daohua almost laughed out loud at these two lions.
The two asked the Ming Empire to open the Guangdong market and allow Britain and France to negotiate Ming tariffs. Taking into account the competitiveness of Ming export products, they also asked Ming officials to come forward to purchase products from Britain and France to balance the trade between the two sides.
upon hearing these requests.
Zhu Daohua thought that the gunboats from these two countries had arrived at the mouth of the Pearl River and that the artillery had crossed the Guangzhou city wall.
These two countries could later become one of the five permanent members.
He is really thick-skinned.
Zhu Daohua refused on the spot.
"The order and rules of Eastern trade are completely protected by the Ming Dynasty. What I admire is free trade based on the Ming Dynasty's trade rules!"
"So... at this stage, it is still an iron law of Eastern trade that Western merchant ships stop at the Strait of Malacca!"
"Your behavior will offend all European countries, and European countries will stand together against Ming!"
Macartney threatened.
Zhu Daohua squinted at the two of them.
That’s when the rhetorical question came up: “So will Europe unite?”
Their expressions froze.
Zhu Daohua knows Europe very well.
A united Europe?
That's a joke.
Therefore, what Macartney said about Europe uniting to deal with Ming Dynasty is simply an unrealistic threat - this is a tiger flag pulled out when Britain did not have the confidence to face Ming Dynasty alone.
but.
He didn't expect that Zhu Daohua didn't give him any face.
Just pull down this fig leaf.
"Moreover, don't think that I don't know about the private discord between Britain and France and the Qing Empire, the enemy of the Ming Dynasty."
"If necessary, Daming will impose trade sanctions on Britain and France! And question the legitimacy of the British East India Company. If necessary, I can even send troops to protect the sovereignty of countries in the Indian region and the freedom of the Indian people!"
Isn't it a threat?
Zhu Daohua has more chips.
Macartney's expression changed greatly.
From distance.
Of course Nanyang is much closer to India than Britain is to India.
so....
If Zhu Daohua really wants to send troops to conquer India.
It may be difficult for Britain to retain its colonies in India.
Although he knew that Zhu Daohua was a threat.
Before completely defeating the Qing Empire and winning all of China.
It is unlikely that Zhu Daohua will divide his troops to fight against India and Britain.
but...
This threat is also real and is by no means a bluff.
If what Zhu Daohua said today spreads to India.
Those wealthy Indian princes may really pay for the Ming army to protect themselves...
After all, compared with the British.
Chinese people seem to be much more civilized.
.......
Macartney and Bourblon failed to get any benefits from the Ming Dynasty that they hoped to get.
And they also confirmed something...
Zhu Daohua's Ming Empire is indeed beyond the control of European countries thousands of miles away.
This country is no less powerful than any major European country.
Even worse.
While not getting any trade benefits.
Zhu Daohua also said that trade in Batam is still "free."
He also believed that both Britain and France should open their trade ports to the Ming Dynasty.
In fact, Ming merchants are not yet able to sail to Europe for trade.
But this does not prevent Zhu Daohua from taking precautions.
Not long after Macartney and Bulbulon walked out of the Ming Palace.
Jin Yiwei's northern intelligence came.
Qianlong has led his 50,000 coat troops, Eight Banners Jianrui Battalion, 20,000 Mongolian Eight Banners cavalry, and 10,000 Sauron cavalry south along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.
If nothing else happens.
The Qing Empire planned to take action first and start a war.
...
"The 50,000 newly trained coat troops should have much stronger combat effectiveness than the Qing army they encountered in Guangdong before. There is also the Eight Banner Jianrui Battalion, which is the elite of the Eight Banners in Beijing. They are all strong men selected from the Eight Banners in Manchuria. , good at archery and close combat. In addition, there are 20,000 Mongolian cavalry and 10,000 Sauron cavalry, a total of 80,000 troops, led south by Qianlong himself, and the destination is Jiangning Mansion!"
"Moreover, Qianlong also brought most of the important officials of his court to Jiangning Mansion this time. It seems that he is ready for a long war in the south."
"An 80,000-strong army was brought from Beijing. In addition, Qianlong also ordered Shaanxi-Gansu, Sichuan, Fujian and Zhejiang and other places to select elite green battalion soldiers to go to Nanchang Mansion, thinking that He Lin would be the general and build the Nanchang camp. It seems that he wanted to use The Yangtze River waterway is used to mobilize soldiers, horses and supplies to support the Ganzhou camp."
"The Qing court stationed troops in Ganzhou, Nanchang, and Jiangning in the south. Among them, the Ganzhou camp was mainly composed of green battalions from Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, and Huguang, with a strength of 60,000. There were also 5,000 Han soldiers from the Eight Banners, and 3,000 soldiers from Eldenbao. A disciple of the Eight Banners of the Battalion, Agui took the three thousand eight banners as generals to reorganize the green camps in the three places. The total force was about 70,000."
"The Nanchang camp is mainly composed of Shaanxi-Gansu Green Camp, Sichuan Green Camp, Fujian and Zhejiang Green Camp, and 6,000 Eight Banners garrison troops from Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Jingzhou, and Xi'an. It also follows the path of "banner-general Han soldiers" , are reorganizing and preparing for war in Nanchang Mansion, with a total strength of more than 60,000 troops."
"Jiangning Mansion is also preparing for the arrival of Qianlong's army. According to the current mobilization situation, the Qing government's Jiangning camp has 80,000 Beijing soldiers, and Liangjiang and Zhili have mobilized 50,000 green battalions, with a total strength of 130,000!"
"The three major camps have more than 200,000 troops. The Qing government also vigorously recruited civilian laborers from Huguang and Sichuan to supplement the three major camps. It also recruited a large number of civilian ships and blocked the Yangtze River estuary with iron cables and forts. It seems that it was also a precautionary measure. Our navy entered from the mouth of the Yangtze River and cut off the communication between the three major battalions."
In front of a huge combat map.
The young staff officer, Ye Tenghui, the eldest son of Ye Daoqi, the head of the Ye family in Lanfang, was introducing the situation of the Qing army to the audience.
"Two hundred thousand troops, three camps, and blocked the mouth of the Yangtze River. It seems that the Qing and Tartars are preparing for a war!"
"Great war! If these 200,000 troops are crippled in one battle, then the Qing government will have no choice but to retreat to Manchuria if it wants to survive!!"
The brigade commanders and brigade chiefs of staff present started talking.
Zhao Si looked at the troop information in his hand, but shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, it seems that Qianlong is still using the green battalion to consume. Although he dispatched the Eight Banner Jianrui Battalion and 30,000 cavalry this time, We also added several thousand Eighth Banner military attachés to Ganzhou Camp and Nanchang Camp."
"But... after all, the total strength of the Eight Banners soldiers he dispatched is only 50,000."
"You must know that there are more than one million Manchurian bannermen alone, and the Eight Banners in Beijing can mobilize hundreds of thousands. If Qianlong is really desperate, he will not go south with only 50,000 Eight Banners."
Zhao Si finished speaking.
Zhang Hong, the Secretary of the Ministry of the Navy, shook his head: "How could Mr. Qianlong overwhelm all the Eight Banners men? It's already great to have 50,000. This time, we can save the lives of these tens of thousands of Eight Banners soldiers, and then send people from the Yangtze River to the Yangtze River." After taking over all the territory in the south and reorganizing it in a year or two, what else can the Qing Tatars do to resist?"
Zhu Daohua nodded: "It is impossible for Qianlong to bring all the Eight Banners soldiers. Fifty thousand Eight Banners, hundreds of thousands of green battalions, and hundreds of thousands of civilians. This alone will almost wipe out the Qing Dynasty. "
As he spoke, he looked at Napoleon.
"Does the General Staff have any plans?"
Napoleon heard this and walked to the map.
"The current plan is to divide the troops into two groups, defeat the Ganzhou camp along the way, enter the Yangtze River along the Gan River, capture Jiangxi and Hunan provinces, and go north along the coastal road to enter the Yangtze River directly from the waterway."
"There are currently 60,000 troops stationed in Nanxiong Prefecture. In addition, more than 1,000 trainees from the sixth and seventh phases of the Army and Navy Officers Academy have also been transferred there to facilitate local expansion of the army. Now all materials are transported along the Beijiang River. We have to cross Meiling to get to Ganzhou, and the cost of material transportation is too high compared to water transportation."
"So the army on the other side needs the cooperation of the navy to control the Yangtze River waterway and cut off the connection between Jiangning, Nanchang and Ganzhou,"
Zhu Daohua held up the map.
This plan seemed risky.
The troops attacked in two groups, and the other group directly bypassed Fujian and Zhejiang to attack the mouth of the Yangtze River.
However, the goal of the next stage is to capture everything south of the Yangtze River. This is a plan that has been made for a long time.
The next step is to allocate troops and materials based on this goal.
"The West Route Army has 60,000 people and the East Route Army has 30,000 people... This is an army of 90,000 people. The food and ammunition they need to consume are not a small amount. In addition, at least 200,000 civilians are hired to accompany the army. This is not a small amount. A small expense.”
Guangdong's remaining 10,000 troops were enough to control the situation.
This time, of the newly formed 100,000-strong army, 90,000 were dispatched directly.
Zhu Daohua looked at Luo Fangbo.
"How long does it take to prepare a year's worth of food and ammunition for an army of 90,000 and 200,000 civilians?"
Luo Fangbo had already planned this.
"Your Majesty, the rice harvest in Annan and Lanfang has been good this year. Taking into account the transportation time, we will be able to stockpile enough food for consumption around November this year. There is no problem with ammunition. The production speed is enough to keep up with consumption."
November...
Zhu Daohua nodded slightly.
"How are you preparing for the imperial examination?"
"Everything has been arranged. Recently there have been many young scholars from Fujian, Jiangxi, and Hunan. I think they should all be included as appropriate."
If we want to capture everything south of the Yangtze River, we must not only prepare large armies and materials.
Administrative cadres also need to prepare and plan in advance.
After the endless coma, Shi Yu suddenly stood up from the bed. If you want to read the latest chapters, please download the Star Reading app and read the latest chapters for free without ads. The website has not updated the latest chapter content, but the Xingxing Reading APP has updated the latest chapter content.
He took a big breath of fresh air, his chest trembling.
Confused, confused, and all kinds of emotions came to my mind.
Where is this?
Afterwards, Shi Yu subconsciously observed his surroundings, and then became even more confused.
A single dormitory?
Even if he was successfully rescued, he should be in the ward now.
And my body...how could I not have any injuries at all?
With doubts, Shi Yu's eyes quickly swept across the room, and finally his eyes rested on a mirror beside the bed.
The mirror showed his current appearance. He was about seventeen or eighteen years old, and he looked very handsome.
But the problem is, this is not him! Download the Star Reading app and read the latest chapters for free without ads.
My previous self was a handsome young man in his twenties who had been working for a while.
And now, no matter how you look, this appearance is that of a high school student...
This change made Shi Yu stunned for a long time.
Don't tell him that the operation was successful...
The body and appearance have changed. This is not a matter of surgery or not, but magic.
He turned into a completely different person!
Could it be...that he traveled through time?
In addition to the mirror placed by the bedside, which was obviously not feng shui-friendly, Shi Yu also found three books next to it.
Shi Yu picked it up and took a look. The title of the book instantly silenced him.
"Essential Animal Breeding Manual for Beginner Breeders"
"Postpartum Care of Pet Pets"
"Evaluation Guide for Interracial Beast-Eared Girls"
Shi Yu:? ? ?
The names of the first two books are pretty normal, but what happened to the last one?
"cough."
Shi Yu looked solemnly and stretched out his hand, but his arm soon stiffened.
Just when he was about to open the third book and see what it was about, his brain suddenly felt a sharp pain, and a large number of memories came flooding back.
Icefield City.
Pet animal breeding base.
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Beastmaster?
