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Chapter 49 Judgment Day (2) A strange meeting that ended in a hurry

 Golden Hall.

The meeting has started over.

This time, the Imperial Prince Zahatai also attended, and he sat opposite Qitad.

Zahatai, 29 years old this year, is actually handling daily government affairs on behalf of Qitade. According to the latest division of labor in the empire, only a few major events will be submitted to Qitade.

At the age of 29, he looks a little tired. Compared to Qitade who only needs to spend one to two hours a day to handle government affairs, he usually stays in the Privy Council and needs to work more than eight hours a day.

"Everyone"

As usual, Deng Ce will report the latest situation.

"The Austrians not only borrowed five million silver coins from our country, but also added 10% of the taxes in the country, which made the nobles in the country feel a little turbulent"

"But Joseph II declared that it was only a temporary measure, and this measure will be cancelled in three years, and the dissatisfaction will be suppressed for the time being"

"However, for the Austrians, they have two treasures of Bohemia and Hungary. Bohemia is a place with developed handicrafts and Hungary is a granary. The Austrians naturally strengthen their exploitation of these two places"

“Other German-speaking places controlled by the Austrians were only affected insignificantly”

"After the new army was formed, the country had a large army of 200,000, of which 100,000 were still arranged on the borders adjacent to Prussia and other elected states. The newly formed 100,000 and 40,000 were arranged in Transylvania near Wallachia"

"Forty thousand people were arranged in Hungary, and twenty thousand people were arranged in Croatia"

Qitade raised his eyebrows, "So they are fully prepared, are they waiting for our country's actions?"

"Yes, and for the Ottomans, they obviously discovered this, and strengthened their defenses in Wallachia and Serbia, and their defenses were obviously different from those of the Austrians"

"Since we were defeated repeatedly by our army, the Ottomans not only maintained the former Sipasi and Jenicheri military system, but also implemented military service systems in various provinces. However, they were still very careful. They asked the Serbs to garrison in Wallachia, the Wallachians to Serbia, and the Bulgarians to garrison in Croatia"

"Anyway, they are not allowed to be stationed locally. People who serve in the military need to carry their own weapons and clothes, and the food is supplied from the local area. After the service is over, the weapons must be handed over to the local Sipasi nobles"

"In any case, the Ottomans also deployed a large army of equal numbers on the border with the Austrians, and it was not easy for the Austrians to win"

"The Ottoman Empire had four manufacturing centers directly controlled by the Sudan, namely Istanbul, Ankara, Belgrade, and Sarajevo. The weapons of these people were also made by manufacturing centers in Belgrade and Sarajevo."

"After seeing the Austrians' actions, the Ottomans also sent people to France and Prussia, but our bureau did not know what the result was"

"Besides, Aga Khan's army was unstoppable on the eastern border of the Ottomans, completely capturing Baghdad and Mosul, and pushed the army to the front line of Mosul. To the north, they captured Van City and El Group Rum, and pushed the front line to Erzinjan and Batman"

"We are also waiting for our army's actions right now"

"In Russia, Paul I made adjustments to his garrisons in various places. In Europe, he re-established two major fronts, namely the Moscow Front, with Kutuzov as commander-in-chief of the front, and his goal was obviously our country"

"The Minsk Front, with Suvorov as commander-in-chief, has at least part of its goal toward our country"

"These two fronts adopted the new military system, both of which were standing troops, with a population of around 100,000"

"In Prussia, it is estimated that Frederick also learned about Austria's movements and also added an army's strength to the Dresden-Silesia line. At present, according to our bureau, Frederick's standing army is about 100,000, of which 50,000 are old Junker nobles' army, and 50,000 are new army"

"Your judgment?"

"Your Majesty, whether it is Russia or Prussia, they did not place their main army in Poland, and obviously, they did not regard the other side as their main imaginary enemy"

"Also, about three months ago, Prince Henry, the brother of Frederick, went to St. Petersburg in person, and the specific purpose is unknown."

"Where has Henry gone?"

"British, according to the judgement of the empress, most of them want to form a Prussian-Russian-English alliance, because the current European powers are nominally allied by our country and the Ottomans, and the Austrians are the enemy of Prussia"

"However, the British are now deeply trapped in North America, and almost all of their national strength has been invested there, obviously they have no extra energy to invest in the European battlefield"

"Henry probably knew this and went to Spain again, but the specific result was not clear. His trip was very confidential and no more news was revealed"

Qitade nodded, "Okay, Yue Zhonglin talk about the situation of our army"

Yue Zhonglin said: "At present, the three newly established armies in Lviv, Kiev and Voronesh have been completed. The Vinnica Army, Zaporoje Army, and Kreit Army can be used as mobile troops. With His Majesty's personal guards, there are four armies with a mobile force of 120,000."

"In the Navy, the Third Iron Armor Fleet was also established and has undergone many trainings in the Black Sea-Mediterranean. It is fully ready to be put into use. According to His Majesty's previous instructions, the earliest Iron Armor Fleet was arranged in Hexian Town and named the First Imperial Fleet"

"The ironclad fleet formed later was named the Second Fleet and was stationed in the Port of Sevastopol"

"The new Iron Armor Fleet is named the Third Fleet, stationed in the Port of Odessa, each carrying one to one or three wooden squadrons"

"According to the previous arrangement, once it is confirmed that it can be taken, General Thechna's Vinnica's army heads north to Lviv and monitors Frederick's Silesian runner-up"

"Since Kazimiz of Krakow has signed a secret agreement with our country, our army can enter Krakow according to the situation"

"Ahem, winter is coming soon. If you want to send troops, you need to make a decision as soon as possible so that the ships can enter the Don River and Volga River"

"General Yue!" At this time, Chu Huer suddenly slapped the table, "How can the dispatch of troops be decided here? It must have been decided temporarily a few days ago. Do you want our country's action plan to be known to everyone in the world?"

"This..."

Since Yue Zhonglin joined the Government Affairs Council to do things, he has adhered to the behavior of the Han ministers of the Qing Dynasty, not forming cliques, and being straightforward. He also knows that although His Majesty the Emperor is quite close to the Han people, he is a Tuer after all. In his mind, he must be like the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and he is a Manchu.

For important officials and generals like Chu Huer and Tiechina, they usually deal with each other carefully. Since he attended an important meeting, he has never blushed at the tit for these people.

But what happened to Chu Huer today?

He quickly turned his attention to Su Wenyu and Shen Muhua. These two people have at least half of their Han ancestry and are currently mainly civil servants.

However, these two people obviously did not mean to speak for him. At this time, Zahatai said: "General Chu is such a bad statement. Everyone here knows the matter of sending troops. So what can we do to determine the date? It is early autumn, and there is only one month for autumn in Kret and Zaporoze."

"If it is a temporary decision at that time, in addition to considering the issue of freezing from the river, we must also consider the manpower and material resources required to load and unload food, grass, ammunition and other materials. Naturally, we must plan in advance. What's wrong with this?"

When he saw His Highness the Crown Prince come forward to protect Yue Zhonglin, Chu Huer had to smile and said, "The last general is also considering the safety of the empire. Since His Highness the Crown Prince said so, the last general has no objection"

At this time, Zhang Henxue, who was sitting on the small table behind Qitade, had his eyes lit up. Then he looked at Qitade again, but he seemed to not care about this scene. He just pondered for a moment and said, "What you both said makes sense, but this matter is very important, so let's discuss it in a small way later."

The meeting ended in a hurry, neither making any resolution nor forming minutes. It was just that the Director of the CIA Deng Ce reported the internal and external situation.

After returning to his study, Qitade closed his door.

Zhang Henxue, who was next to him, naturally didn't dare to close the door, but he was thinking about opening it while sorting out the books and books.

"Your Majesty obviously has not considered whether to intervene in the Ottoman war and how to intervene. By the way, Thanos from the Kingdom of Solomon came not long ago. It is probably that he has brought new situations to Your Majesty. It is this situation that has given Your Majesty new doubts"

"As for Chu Huer's appearance, it was probably his intentional arrangement."

"At present, the ministers and generals in China seem to be divided into three factions. One faction is naturally dominated by the Turkuts in the past. They are closely surrounded by Chu Huer, Techina and Bayar. These three are the old men who started his career, and they are all the elderly who follow His Majesty to Astrakhan as their qualities. They share the hardships and hardships."

"You can imagine the closeness among them. What's more, there was an amazing story in our country before, which was related to Chu Huer, and later it was suppressed for some reason."

"But the situation behind this story is obviously known. If the story is true, in order to prevent similar things from happening, Your Majesty either alienated Chu Huer and thought that later people set rules, but he was a person who values ​​friendship and obviously could not do it from the moment."

"The faction is mainly Su Wenyu and Shen Muhua. They are also considered His Majesty's old men and have also joined the army, but His Majesty later obviously wanted them to enter politics and then divide the power of the Turkut old man"

"Then there are the later Han people, Manchus and Mongolians surrendered generals. They either remain neutral or stand on the side of the first two. Generally speaking, Mongolians and Manchus surrendered generals stood on the side of Chu Huer and others, while Han people surrendered generals stood on the side of Su Wenyu. This is Yue Zhonglin who seems too old-fashioned and has always been independent and special forces"

"Is it because Your Majesty wants to use Chu Huer to further determine Yue Zhonglin's thoughts?"

"By the way, His Highness the Crown Prince mainly deals with government affairs in daily life, and deals with Su Wenyu, Shen Muhua and others more. He was raised in the palace since he was a child, and he had long lost the Mongolian things like the Mongolians who galloped on the battlefield. Obviously, he was kind to Su Wenyu and others."
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