Emperor Su He handled government affairs in Qianqing Palace. Eunuch Zhou Fangzhi knocked gently on the door and reminded:
"Your Majesty, Governor Feng Sanqiu is waiting outside. He has a good news to deliver." When Emperor Su He heard the good news, he knew that there was a result in Beihai.
All around the Great China Empire, except for the northwest, it is in confrontation with Russia. Neither country is ready and war will not break out easily.
The only remaining war is the one in the North Sea. It's almost Chinese New Year now, and it should be snowy in the North Sea.
If he could no longer wait for good news, he knew that a truce was necessary in the winter, and this war was likely to drag on for a long time. The environment in the North Sea makes it difficult to survive in the winter, and it is impossible to fight in large groups.
Emperor Su He asked Eunuch Zhou Fangzhi to bring in Governor Feng Sanqiu. He took out the map and looked at the situation in Beihai.
The name North Sea is the name of a huge lake, which later refers to this area and was later named Lake Baikal.
Surrounding the lake are excellent pastures, which are suitable for human habitation. There are not only pastures here, but also contiguous forests, extremely rich in natural resources, and huge reserves of minerals underground.
Compared with Mobei, Beihai has greater development value. Emperor Su He was staring at the map, and Eunuch Zhou Fangzhi had already brought in Governor Feng Sanqiu.
When Feng Sanqiu walked into Qianqing Palace, he immediately bowed and said:
"My minister Feng Sanqiu pays homage to your majesty. Hong Han has led the cavalry and has destroyed Buryat Mongolia. This is a detailed victory report, please review it." Emperor Su He waved his hand, and Eunuch Zhou Fangzhi immediately took the victory report from Feng Sanqiu's hands. Handed it over.
Emperor Su He opened the victory report, and the scene of the cavalry's decisive battle on the prairie unfolded in his mind. Seeing the specific results, he happily said:
"Okay, Hong Han fought very well, I will reward him heavily." The cavalry division fought with the Mongolian cavalry, and the battle loss ratio reached 1:35.
This signifies that the cavalry division of the Great China Empire, which is well-trained and has outstanding weapons, has the power to completely crush the traditional Mongolian cavalry.
This was in an era when tanks did not appear and cavalry still played a great role. With powerful cavalry in hand, the Great China Empire has no fear of the Mongolian cavalry.
The cavalry currently stationed in various places is enough to suppress the Mongolian tribes in the area they are responsible for. The Great China Empire's policy towards the Mongolian tribes can be appropriately relaxed.
The tribes that were assimilated and annexed by the Dahua Empire before were mainly small tribes. After this, local officials can be bolder.
Even if they attack large Mongolian tribes, they do not have the strength to resist. The Mobei Mongolian tribe with the best preserved strength, their great Khan gradually died of illness.
The Xuanwu Guards instigated the situation, and among these tribes, several forces were vying for the throne. Even if these tribes are not divided, they will be severely weakened after internal strife.
Of the strategies Emperor Su He had thought of before, only one could work immediately, and it was this strategy that achieved excellent results.
Even the radiation in natural ores cannot be resisted by a mortal body. Emperor Su He came back to his senses and continued to look at the good news.
Hong Hanneng was able to cleanly and quickly eliminate the Mongolian cavalry. Airships played a decisive role on the battlefield.
The first time the airship was put into the battlefield, it encountered the most suitable open battlefield. There is no obstruction on the grassland, and the airship can easily detect traces of the enemy at high altitudes.
In mythology, the Mongols can detect traces of their enemies through the eagles they raise. The cavalry of the Dahua Empire used technology to build airships that could fly thousands of meters into the air and easily detect enemy traces.
The only disadvantage of hydrogen airships is that they are too dangerous and prone to explosions. But on the battlefield, the lives of a few scouts were exchanged for victory in the entire war.
Any general knows how to choose. The Buryat tribe was eliminated by Hong Han, which also eliminated the most important hidden danger in the north of the empire.
The Beihai was included in the empire's territory, extending to the Wuliang Sea in the west and Sakhalin Island in the east. The empire was in the north and had no more enemies.
These areas are all inland and require only a small number of troops to maintain law and order. Emperor Su He ordered:
"Hong Han fought very well in this war. The Governor's Office will carefully check the military merits and notify Hong Han to leave a division of cavalry to guard the Beihai area. The other cavalry will be transferred to the northwest region to deal with the threat of Russian Cossack cavalry. "The Governor's Office has verified that the military exploits are correct, and the rewards given by the imperial court must be distributed as quickly as possible.
Emperor Su He explained:
"Let the newspapers publish this good news immediately, so that the people can enjoy the country. Inform the ministers who will attend the imperial meeting tomorrow that the main topic of the imperial meeting tomorrow will be about Beihai."…………………… At the imperial meeting in Qianqing Palace, the important officials of the Great China Empire took their seats one after another after paying homage to the emperor.
They had received news yesterday that most of the main discussions at today's imperial meeting were related to the North Sea.
Emperor Su He looked at these ministers and smiled happily:
"Everyone already knows the results of the battle in the North Sea. Hong Han fought very well in this war and ended the war before the blizzard. The resources in the North Sea are very rich, with open-pit copper mines and iron mines, as well as rich forest resources. Now it is safe. , the cabinet should increase immigration and allow the Han people to completely occupy Beihai. I will never allow the huge Beihai, where most of the residents are Mongolians. The court's inability to control the local area will inevitably lead to undue ambitions among the Mongolian tribes." Emperor Su As soon as He finished speaking, Wang Yanhu, the cabinet minister in charge of immigration matters, immediately stood up and said:
"Your Majesty, the cabinet also knows that immigration is the most convenient way to control the local area. But this method is not feasible at all now. The overseas governor's office needs too many immigrants. We plan to immigrate tens of millions, and two-fifths have already been immigrated. There are a large number of immigrants in the country All the immigrants were transferred to the Overseas Governor's Mansion. What's more, the grain output in the Overseas Governor's Mansion is higher, with three or four crops a year. The four seasons there are like spring, and life is relatively comfortable. There is no comparison between the Beihai area and the Overseas Governor's Mansion. According to my understanding, the environment in Beihai is harsh and extremely cold. The imperial court has used operas in recent years to promote Su Wu's sheep herding. The people have the most basic understanding of the situation in Beihai. They basically regard Beihai as a bitter cold place. Planting cannot grow there. For rice and wheat with longer cycles, we can only grow some cold-resistant corn. If people really want to immigrate, they will not consider Beihai and directly choose the overseas governor's office." Emperor Su He listened to the introduction of cabinet minister Wang Yanhu.
This is indeed the situation in the country now. In order to promote Su Wu and other famous ancestors, the imperial court.
Some optimizations have been made to their deeds. Beihai is advertised as a bitter cold place with extremely harsh living environment.
If you are an ordinary farmer with too many children at home, you want to immigrate to improve your life. He would definitely let his children go to the overseas governor's mansion where the farming environment was better, rather than the extremely harsh Beihai that he remembered.
Except for the exiled prisoners, the court could not force immigrants. The cost of management would be too high. Even if all the criminals are exiled to Beihai, the number of criminals will not reach the minimum number required in Beihai.
It is still difficult for the imperial court to permanently occupy Beihai. Emperor Su He looked at the ministers in the Qianqing Palace and consulted:
"What Wang Aiqing is worried about does exist. My dear friends, do you have any good ideas to solve this problem?" Everyone heard Emperor Su He's question and they all put forward their own opinions, but others soon found the loopholes. , these solutions are not feasible.
Prime Minister Wei Shiming has been frowning and thinking. As the current Prime Minister, he must have the strength of the Prime Minister.
His predecessor Wang Zhongce left him with too much pressure. Wei Shiming continued to absorb the opinions of other ministers.
He had a flash of inspiration, stood up and reported to Emperor Su Hehui:
"Your Majesty, I have thought of a way. Our main purpose is to let the Han forces control Beihai. The arable land in Beihai is not as good as the conditions in the overseas governor's palace. Normal farmers are definitely not willing to go to Beihai. But there are still One group is willing to go to Beihai to farm, and that is the farmers. In the Nanyang Governor's Mansion, merchants purchased a large amount of land. They bought slaves and planted crops on the farm. We can let these farmers go to Beihai to farm. In addition to the Shaofu The company set up in Beihai mines and processes minerals and forests. There are enough Han people in Beihai, so the imperial court will not lose control. The main purpose of the empire is to prevent Beihai from being dominated by the Mongols. When the domestic population gradually grows, then the people who are willing to go there will The Han people in Beihai, immigrate there." Emperor Su He heard the suggestion of Prime Minister Wei Shiming.
Given the current domestic situation, this is indeed a compromise. Those farmers purchased a large number of slaves and went to the North Sea to farm.
Their power is also very large, and they can indeed curb the development of the Mongolian tribes in the North Sea. The imperial meeting also discussed the status of Beihai.
Emperor Su He finally decided to establish Beihai Province, but Beihai is too desolate and most areas are not yet inhabited.
Only a few city construction plans were established. Most of the city is built around Beihai Lake and minerals. ……………………………… Approaching New Year’s Eve, Emperor Su He heard great news.
He took the ministers with him and took the train to Qinhuangdao Military Port again. The ironclad ship that Emperor Su He had longed for has finally completed its sea trials. This type of ironclad ship has been completely finalized and can be mass-produced at any time.
The Great China Empire has many overseas interests. To protect these interests, it must rely on a powerful navy.
The addition of the ironclad ships means that the Imperial Navy of China is at the forefront of the world and is hundreds of years ahead of the world.
The train's steam engine has undergone many improvements and its service life has improved. Emperor Su He came to Qinhuangdao again, and the train did not break down halfway.
A dozen of them, the emperor and his ministers, took a carriage to the dock. They did not choose to travel by car, which in this era was unstable.
Cars often break down on the road, and they are now inferior to horse-drawn carriages in terms of experience and price. It is just a luxury product used by wealthy businessmen to show their status.
Emperor Su He came to the dock, which had been blocked by navy soldiers. He looked towards the sea and saw two ironclad ships, much smaller than battleships, docked at the dock.
Governor Feng Sanqiu, who was born in the navy, was extremely excited when he saw the ironclad ship. When he was still in the Navy, he was thinking about when ironclad ships would be included in the Navy.
Once such powerful ships join the navy, they will never find an opponent. The Navy has conducted many actual combat exercises based on data from various ships.
One ironclad versus ten sailing battleships. The final result was that the ironclads were severely damaged and the sailing battleships were completely wiped out.
The ironclad ship has a thick steel hull. Even if the battleship's artillery hits the ironclad ship, it will not cause fatal damage.
Only the concentrated fire of several main guns can damage the ironclad ship. On the contrary, the sailing battleship will withdraw from the battlefield as long as it receives one cannonball from the ironclad.
Governor Feng Sanqiu, standing next to Emperor Su He, pointed at the armored ship.
"Your Majesty, we have been studying ironclad ships. After many trials, it has been proved that warships can be made of steel. The exploration fleet went to America, and most of the ships were able to return safely. This also shows that steam engine technology has made great progress. The ships returned After arriving in port, craftsmen immediately inspected these steam engine parts. Problematic parts and designs were found and adjustments were made in time. According to the data collected by our military, the reliability of marine steam engines has made great progress. When warships go to America, they can return safely There is no need to replace the steam engine in the military port." Emperor Su He said happily:
"I am very happy that the armored ship has been commissioned into the navy. Let's board the armored ship and visit the greatest crystallization of industry. If we are not an industrial power, we would not be able to build this behemoth." Their monarchs and ministers boarded the deck of the armored ship in an orderly manner.
Looking at the ironclad ship made of all steel, many people looked surprised. A ship made of iron can float on the water, which is beyond the knowledge of many officials.
Prime Minister Wei Shiming, he looked at the armored ship and the battleship next to it. He frowned and asked:
"Governor Feng, I remember that the cost of building an ironclad ship is as high as 950,000 silver coins. The cost of the battleship next to it is less than 300,000 taels of silver coins. This is a three-fold difference. The total length of the ironclad ship is still much shorter than that of the sailing battleship. It is about the same size as the cruiser next to it." Governor Feng Sanqiu listened to Prime Minister Wei Shiming analyzing the cost of the ship.
These civilian officials always find reasons to cut military spending. Governor Feng Sanqiu immediately said:
"Master Wei, you can't just look at the surface." He tapped the steel hull of the ironclad ship with his hand.
"Master Wei, listen to this sound. This is a ship made of steel. The ironclad ship is too big to be driven by the steam engine. Our ironclad ship is very strong, and its strength far exceeds that of the sail battleship. Just like the sail battleship, it will be built on a large scale in the future. , there is no need to spend so many silver coins. It is also improving very quickly. If we give the navy a few more decades, we will definitely be able to build an ironclad ship as large as a battleship." After Emperor Su He took people to visit the ironclad ship, they walked down the deck. Come to the dock.
The induction ceremony of the ironclad ship then began. The simple ceremony was completed, and thick smoke billowed from the ironclad's boiler.
Driven by propellers, it slowly sailed toward the sea. Emperor Su He said happily:
"I am very relieved that there are iron-clad ships to maintain the security of the sea. The iron-clad ships will be the sacred tools of our Great China Empire. They will appear all over the world and safeguard the interests of the empire." Emperor Su He knows better than anyone else What does having a powerful navy mean in this era?
He looked eastward until the ironclad was no longer visible. On the other side of the ocean is North America.
I don’t know if King Zhao Su Xiong has established a stable base. Can the fleet of King Su Hu of Wei safely pass through the Pacific Ocean and head to the Americas they dream of?
