Chen Yucheng has now graduated from the Ming Dynasty Royal Army Military Academy. After graduation, he was not sent to the army, but served as an attendant of Emperor Zhu Da. This job was good or bad, and it was easy to be reused by following the emperor.

But there was no chance to establish achievements. It was war time now! Chen Yucheng felt that he might be a descended general of the Taiping Army, and because he captured Daoguang

He was granted the title of Heroic Marquis by Zhu Jishi (from the perspective of the Ming Dynasty, capturing Daoguang alive is of course a great achievement, just like capturing Emperor Hirohito alive during the Anti-Japanese War). There was no room for further advancement in title, so he was placed next to the emperor.

As a vase. However, in Zhu Jishi's mind, the role of His Royal Highness, who has received a formal Western military education, is not just a vase.

"Do you still have contact with Yang Xiuqing?" Zhu Jishi asked calmly.

When Chen Yucheng heard this, he was not very surprised. Yang Xiuqing was already far away in the United States and did not pose much threat to Emperor Zhu's power. Emperor Zhu probably asked this casually.

"I have no contact with Duke Yang." Chen Yucheng told the truth. He was not close to Yang Xiuqing, but he was appreciated by him for capturing Daoguang alive. After surrendering to Zhu Ming, Chen Yucheng was busy going to school, getting married, and having children.

I work as a vase and buy a house in Beijing. I have a lot of things to do. Where do I have time to contact Yang Dongwang in the United States?

"Oh." Zhu Jishi showed a disappointed expression, "If I send you to the United States, will you be able to gain Yang Xiuqing's trust?"

"What the emperor means..." Chen Yucheng was confused.

Zhu Jishi smiled and said: "In the past few years, there have been 70,000 to 80,000 Taiping brothers sent to the United States by me (not less than 150,000 including their families). This is an incredible power. If used properly, it can be used in foreign countries.

To establish a career in a foreign country."

"The emperor's intention... is to let Duke Yang raise troops in the United States!? This is impossible..."

Zhu Jishi smiled and nodded: "Yes. I know it's impossible. That's not what I meant."

In fact, it is possible to succeed in raising troops in the western United States! Because the large railway across the United States has not yet been built, it is more convenient to cross deserts and climb mountains from the eastern United States to the western United States than to take a boat from China. Of course, the premise is to control

The Pacific Ocean, but the U.S. Navy is not weak, and the Pacific Ocean is not the inner lake of the Ming Dynasty.

"My target is Mexico! Mexico's military strength is very weak and internally unstable. Civil war is about to break out. This is an excellent opportunity."

"The emperor wants to seize Mexico!?" Chen Yucheng felt incredible. Although it is possible to mobilize tens of thousands of people in North America to invade Mexico, occupation... this will cause international interference!

"I don't want Mexico, I want to win the title of Queen of Mexico for the French Princess Mathilde!" Zhu Jishi said seriously.

"Ah..." Chen Yucheng's mouth opened so wide that he could almost put his fist in it! To seize the throne of Mexico for a mistress, this Matilde's beauty is too big a disaster, right?

Seeing Chen Yucheng's expression, Zhu Jishi snorted: "Not only am I involved in this matter, France and Spain are also likely to join, so the chance of success is very high. There are also many people in Mexico who want to usher in a royal family from Europe.

Your Majesty, Mathilde is a princess of the Bonaparte dynasty, and she has the support of France. I believe that Napoleon III can also persuade Spain to support it. Coupled with my financial resources and Yang Xiuqing's troops, the probability of success is always 80%!"

"Your Majesty, what benefits can Duke Yang get?" Chen Yucheng asked thoughtfully.

"There is always a Mexican Duke, and he can get a large area of ​​land... I will also give him a reward, how about 1 million silver dollars?"

Chen Yucheng said with a smile: "You don't have to give so much. Duke Yang is a man who is unwilling to be lonely. He will do it with or without the 1 million. But it is hard to say whether he will separatist forces in Mexico."

"This is the true nature of the Eastern King!" The emperor laughed, and then lowered his tone, "Hero Marquis, go and tell Yang Xiuqing that Mexico is not for him! I need a strong and unified Mexico, not a disintegrated Mexico!

If he dares to act recklessly, I will never support him!"

"I understand." Of course Chen Yucheng didn't know Emperor Zhu's grand strategy, but he knew that he had to act in accordance with the emperor's deployment. Zhu Jishi smiled and nodded, waving His Royal Highness the historical King to leave.

"Your Majesty, do we really need to take care of America's affairs?"

As soon as Chen Yucheng left, military advisor Luo Zenan couldn't help but ask. Emperor Zhu's layout in America was basically carried out through the Jinyiwei and the royal consortium, bypassing the cabinet. Luo Zenan was also in charge of some Jinyiwei affairs, so he was involved in the whole process.

. But he didn’t understand why Emperor Zhu acted like this. In his opinion, Ming Dynasty should adopt the strategy of establishing close ties and attacking far away.

, first clean up Russia, drive the Russians out of Eastern Siberia and Xinjiang, and then move to Southeast Asia. The United States should be a partner of distant relations, but now the emperor wants to support his lover to the throne of the Queen of Mexico. Mexico and the United States are

Deadly enemy (the Mexican people hate the United States because the United States only annexed half of Mexico, which is so irresponsible)...

Zhu Jishi looked at his military advisor and sighed inwardly. To be honest, Chinese politicians in this era are all experts at internal fighting and outside fighting at outsiders! The methods of engaging in political disputes in the court are set one by one.

It's a trick, even if it's not a black eye to the outside world, it's still half-understood.

"Military advisor, when it comes to intervening in America, I am not planning a century-old plan, but a twenty- to thirty-year plan..." Emperor Zhu had told his close ministers countless times about this "theory of American potential".

It is a pity that everyone still believes that we need to engage in distant relations and attack closely - the United States is far away and Southeast Asia is close. As for the argument that the British and French powers will weaken sooner or later, no one believes it.

He shook his head and stopped talking to Luo Zenan. Instead, he turned the topic to propaganda and education: "Military advisor, this is Zhang Zegen's report. Take a look." He pointed to the excerpt on the imperial case, and Luo Zenan took it.

After reading the article, Zhu Jishi continued: "Most of the Chinese in Hawaii are adults.

, almost all of them armed with guns, like an army! However, when the Russians attacked, few people came forward. It was not until Zhang Zegen promised huge profits that less than 10,000 people were mobilized. On the other hand, the British, American and French overseas Chinese in Hawaii, the embassy issued an order

So they all came with guns to help in the battle! We are no better than the people of this military country!"

Luo Zenan was silent for a while and nodded heavily: "What the emperor said is true. The Western countries are all tigers and wolves. Although there are few people, the soldiers are strong and brave. Although we in China have more than 40 million people, most of them are people who don't know that there is a country."

Zhu Jishi smiled inwardly. Luo Zenan really knew little about the West. Most people in the West of Hawaii were sailors. The merchant ships and whaling ships of this era were all armed. Sailors often had to participate in battles and fights.

There is no difference between soldiers. Of course they are not afraid of fighting. The Chinese in Hawaii are all businessmen, farmers or sugar factory workers, so it is normal for them to be afraid of fighting. But there is no need to tell Luo Zenan this.

At that moment, Emperor Zhu nodded: "The people of Western armies and states are all educated, but the people of our country are mostly educated on the principles of saints. Although they also know that everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world, they don't know what to do.

How to implement this principle? It is easier said than done! Military advisor, I

I feel that military drill classes can be added to primary schools, academies, and colleges under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Propaganda and Education (Ministry of Propaganda and Education), with Army veterans serving as teachers to teach military drills and firearms usage skills. In the future, military drill classes will also need to be

Extended to all private primary schools, academies, colleges and universities.”

The so-called military exercise is actually physical education. In this era, physical education classes in Western countries are also linked to the military, which is to integrate military training into daily teaching. The purpose is to develop the military quality of the people and provide enough reserve sources for the army. Because titles are sold in exchange for education

With a lot of donation income, the number of schools opened and managed by the missionary ministry and the Royal Education Group has increased significantly, and the number of new primary schools has been opened or is about to be opened.

There are more than 300, with more than 100 new-style academies and more than 50 colleges of education. The number of universities has tripled to 12. Among them, 21 colleges of education and 8 universities are opened in Beijing, occupying
Chapter completed!