Chapter 399: The rape of Li Datou (please order, please vote)
Beijing, Prince Gong's Mansion Garden, Western Gate.
Prince Gong, Prince Yi and Li Hongzhang, were standing together in front of the gate and talking in front of the gate where Prince Gong, a Japanese devil, wanted to rely on Western magic to save the Qing Dynasty.
"Shaoquan, I heard that you are doing well in the West and have close friendships with the Queen of England and the French princess?"
Of course Prince Gong knew about Li Hongzhang's luck in Europe. Sushun told him privately.
"My official's relationship with Queen Victoria is just an ordinary one, but I do have a very close relationship with the French Princess Mathilde." Li Hongzhang said with a smile, "Your Majesty, the reason why the French Emperor is willing to have good relations with our Qing Dynasty is not because
The friendship between his cousin and his subordinate was due to the war between France, England, Turkey, and Sardinia against Russia... The way of a soldier is a major matter of the country, the place of life and death, the way of survival.
!This principle is the same everywhere.
Princess Mathilde and the uncle of the French Emperor were originally the overlords of the European continent and the emperor of France. It was because of the disastrous defeat of Russia with 600,000 soldiers more than forty years ago that they lost the country and were exiled to a deserted island overseas.
As for the sad death. From then on, the Russian Empire was the hegemon on land in Europe and was known as the European Gendarmerie until today."
"What is the military police?" Prince Gong asked.
Li Hongzhang explained: "The so-called gendarmes are the soldiers in the Western armies who specialize in enforcing law and order and preventing revolution. The reason why Russia is called the European gendarme is because after the fall of Napoleon I, Russia became the big brother of Europe. Anyone in each country who wants revolution
, if you want to rebel, you can ask Russian soldiers to help suppress it."
"Ah, is there such a righteous country?" Prince Gong Yi turned around and looked at Li Hongzhang, "What about France?
Why do England, Türkiye, and that Sanya oppose Russia?"
"That's not because Russia has been the European military police for a long time and has become ambitious. It wants to destroy the Turkish Empire and seize the capital of Turkey, Constantinople. This Constantinople was originally the second city of Rome.
The capital of the Russian Empire and the Second Rome were somewhat incense
Fire relationship. When the Second Rome was conquered by Turkey, a princess escaped and was married to the Grand Duke of Muscovy through the help of the Pope. The Grand Duchy of Moscow was the predecessor of the Russian Empire because Grand Duke Ivan III married the Second Rome.
princess of roman,
Only after gaining a little bit of Roman legal tradition can I become qualified to be emperor."
After hearing what Li Hongzhang said, Prince Gong frowned and said: "So, Turkey fell first to the Second Rome, and Russia inherited the Second Roman legal system. There is nothing wrong with restoring the ancestral foundation? By the way,
Why do I remember that the God worshiped by Russia is the same as the God of France and England, but the religion that the Turks believe in is not the same religion as that of France and England. Why are Britain and France helping pagans to fight against the same religion? Their emperor is not afraid
Go to hell after death?"
Li Hongzhang smiled and said: "That's because Constantinople is located on the edge of a strait at the junction of the European continent and the Asian continent. This strait is very important. Through this strait, the fleet of the Russian Empire can enter the Mediterranean from the Black Sea.
By then the entire east coast of the Mediterranean will be there
It is under the control of Russia. In addition, the French have been thinking about digging a Suez Canal in recent years to connect the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. Once this river is dug, it will be easy for the Mediterranean fleet to enter the Red Sea, and then from
The Red Sea flows into the Indian Ocean.
If Russia captures Constantinople, it will be able to control the eastern coast of the Mediterranean, and then dig the Suez Canal. This will allow the Russian navy to enter the Indian Ocean, thus threatening British rule in India. That is why Britain is determined to prevent Russia from defeating Türkiye!
On the one hand, Napoleon III of France wanted to avenge his father's defeat in the war, and on the other hand, he also wanted to compete with Russia for the position of European land hegemony. At the same time, he also wanted to form an alliance with the British Empire, the maritime hegemon, so he had to stand up to the British Empire.
Fight this battle together.
But Napoleon III was worried that he would not be able to defeat Russia, so he recruited people everywhere. Even the small European country Sardinia was pulled into his chariot. And our Qing Dynasty happens to be close to the east of Russia, and we have been fighting wars for the past two years.
It can be considered that we have trained some strong troops, the domestic population is large, and there is also the port of Vladivostok that can provide supplies to the British and French fleets heading north to attack Russia, so the French Emperor wants to drag us into the chariot."
"Shaoquan," Prince Gong frowned, "We are still fighting Changmao at home, so how can we have the energy to attack Russia? This country of Russia is not weak. If one of them fails to defeat it, won't it mean that it will be attacked on both sides?"
Li Hongzhang said: "There is still some spare power. The ready-made supplies at the Vladivostok port can be used. Requisitioning some coal, flour, pork, fruits and vegetables, and strong laborers from North Korea for the foreigners is just a matter of decree. As for sending troops...:::. That's fine.
Easy, foreign guns, foreign cannons and foreign generals are all French
It has been shipped to Tianjin. We only send out people! There is no need to use the new Eight Banners Army. The official has already written to his mentor, my father, Mr. Yuan, asking them to help recruit thousands of soldiers in Anhui. The official can also try to pay the soldiers.
Self-financing, the court only needs to give the official a name."
When Prince Gong heard this, he realized something was wrong. This Li Hongzhang was using the power of foreign devils to train his own soldiers. He was trying to infiltrate foreign countries and become a traitor!
Li Hongzhang saw Prince Gong's face darkening, but he said calmly: "Your Majesty, think about it carefully, if we don't get on the British and French ships to help them fight against Russia, will the British and French go to Changmao? Luo Xueyan is engaged in foreign affairs.
He is a genius. Although he did not go to Europe in person this time, he sent a portrait to Queen Victoria, which made her very happy.
The last time foreigners sent troops to attack Japan, he personally led the troops to help in the battle. Your Majesty, our Qing Dynasty did not form an alliance with Britain and France.
He, Luo Xueyan, has long worn a pair of trousers with the British...\nIf the Qing Dynasty did not ally with the foreigners, would the Changmao Congress in the south form an alliance with the foreigners? If Changmao became an ally of Britain and France, in the future Britain and France would
The foreign guns and cannons are only sold to Changmao, what if they are not sold to the Qing Dynasty?"
"This...:" Prince Gong's face suddenly turned ugly.
This place is actually connected to foreign countries and is "rolled"!
Even if the Qing Dynasty did not let Li Hongzhang be a "pure traitor", the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom would let Luo Xueyan be a...\n::.\n.\n"too traitor"!
When Li Hongzhang saw that the fire was almost done, he cupped his hands again and said: "Your Majesty, this soldier of Xiaguan is actually training for you, Your Majesty!"
Prince Gong looked at Li Hongzhang: "Shaoquan, what do you mean...
"Your Majesty, you are the Minister of Beiyang, and Tianjin is the territory of Beiyang. If I serve as an official under the Beiyang Minister's Office, wouldn't I be your subordinate? Your Majesty will recruit thousands of Anhui soldiers from Anhui. Your Majesty, you can also serve in Tianjin."
Recruit thousands of Zhizhi troops. The two armies of Zhizhi and Anhui are combined and mixed into the Beiyang Army. They will train under your eyes, the prince of Tianjin.
Are these 10,000 new troops not yours? As for the 10,000 new troops, the lower official will try to raise half of them, and the lower half will be raised by the lower official with foreign guns and cannons. The remaining part can be settled by customs duties from Tianjin Customs.
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"It's not enough!" Prince Gong shook his head repeatedly, "How much is the tariff? Why is it enough?"
Li Hongzhang smiled and said: "If the prince can trust me, I will come to Tianjin to supervise the customs...\n...\n.\nIt will be enough for safekeeping."
"You? What can you do?" Prince Gong asked.
"Raise taxes!" Li Hongzhang said two words with a smile.
"The foreigners are unwilling. Don't you know there is an agreed tariff?" Prince Gong frowned.
Li Hongzhang smiled and patted his chest: "I'll go and talk!"
Suzhou, Prince Wu's Mansion.
Maria de Clementina Doria and Zhou Xiuying returned to the palace together. As they walked, the two girls discussed Zhou Xiuying's primary school studies.
Maria has now gained Luo Yaoguo's trust. Not only does she serve as Luo Yaoguo's secretary, but she also works part-time as a math teacher and English teacher at the Suzhou No. 1 Primary School across the street - English is certainly not a compulsory subject in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's primary school in the future.
But now
Most of the students who attend Suzhou No. 1 Primary School want to become scholars or high-ranking officials. Whether they are scholars or high-ranking officials, they must interact with foreigners or read foreign books, newspapers, and documents. Even if they want to go to university, they must learn English.
It’s also convenient to read the original textbook!
So after recruiting Maria, Luo Yaoguo asked her to start English classes at Suzhou No. 1 Primary School.
In addition, Maria’s mathematics, chemistry, and physics are very good—she is a senior exorcist of the Holy See. How can she not understand alchemy? She might even be able to teach middle school in the future!
And Zhou Xiuying's studies are a bit too... too normal!
Facing the math questions in the fourth grade of elementary school, I didn’t understand all kinds of questions, and I was very tired of memorizing English words. Of course, this was also related to the teaching progress of Suzhou No. 1 Primary School that was too fast. If it was a normal teaching speed, Zhou Xiuying might still be
A good student. But the problem is that with her
The class is almost full of "monsters"! They can master a semester's classes in a week...\n.\n.\n.\n. What should Zhou Xiuying do? Even if Maria teaches her every day
Xiao Zao, after several tests, she still ranked first from the bottom.
No problem, she went to the "Jinshi Class" of a super key primary school!
"Maria, the prince has asked you to come over."
As soon as Maria and Zhou Xiuying walked into the palace gate, a female officer guarding there greeted them with a smile.
He bowed to Zhou Xiuying first, and then invited Maria to see Luo Yaoguo.
Zhou Xiuying was a little unhappy: "Why does the prince keep looking for teacher Maria? I still have to make up classes!"
The female official smiled and said: "Mrs. Zhou, your prince is looking for Maria today on official business. The British minister and the French minister came to Suzhou from Shanghai to negotiate with the prince. The prince wants to ask Maria to be an interpreter and take some notes.
Chapter completed!