Chapter 165 If you don't give it, we will take it ourselves
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"What, do you want Guangxi and Lianzhou and Leizhou in Guangdong? No, this is absolutely impossible. The Qing Dynasty will not give you another inch of land!" Prince Gong Yixin roared. He never expected that the western Sichuan side would be in the middle of the river.
With such an idea, he actually wanted the Qing Dynasty to give such a large area of land to western Sichuan as a dowry. This is too shameless! Although, there has always been a sea outlet for western Sichuan, Prince Gong Yixin is also
I know. However, the blatant proposal from Western Sichuan still made him very angry. He felt that the Qing Dynasty had weakened to the point of being slaughtered. No matter what, the Qing Dynasty is now the central government of China!
"Prince Gong, why are you so angry? The Qing Dynasty has vast territory and so many fertile lands. On the other hand, in western Sichuan, except for the Tianfu Plain, there are only some barren lands. In addition, Guangxi and Lianzhou in Guangdong
Leizhou is just a barren and wild land, and it is not very useful to keep it in the Qing Dynasty. It is better to give it to western Sichuan. We in western Sichuan will definitely not forget the good things of the Qing Dynasty!" Song Zhengping said with a smile.
Prince Gong Yixin really wanted to slap this shameless little man in the face, but he knew that it would be a pleasure to slap this slap, but the consequences were not something he could bear. Song Zhengping now represents western Sichuan.
If he was insulted, he might have used this to start a war against the Qing Dynasty. Can the Qing Dynasty resist the attack from the western Sichuan? It was obviously impossible. Therefore, he had to suppress the anger in his heart again.
"Hmph! Even if it is a wild land, it is the country that I have built by the ancestors of the Aixin Gioro family. There is no possibility of being abandoned!" Prince Gong Yixin flatly refused. Originally, western Sichuan was just an inland force.
, The exchange with the outside world must go through the sphere of influence of the Qing Dynasty, which is also contradictory to the Qing Dynasty. If western Sichuan obtains Guangxi, Lianzhou and Leizhou in Guangdong, western Sichuan will have its own sea port.
. Needless to say, the external channels in western Sichuan will be completely moved south. By then, it would be impossible for the Qing Dynasty to restrict western Sichuan. In addition, there is also the navy. Western Sichuan is full of ambitions, how could it not develop a navy? In the past,
There is no sea outlet in western Sichuan, so the navy cannot be developed. But if the sea outlet is really given to them, then with the financial resources of western Sichuan, the Beiyang Fleet that the Qing Dynasty relies on, may be surpassed! Therefore, the Qing Dynasty must not
Dig your own grave!
"Did the Qing Dynasty lose less territory in recent years? Not to mention anything else, the north is not occupied by the Russians, have they also occupied so much territory?" Song Zhengping had a disdainful smile on his face. What ancestors had captured
Isn’t the Jiangshan sent in large quantities by these unworthy descendants? However, giving it to the great powers is for outsiders, while giving it to western Sichuan is for internal thieves.
"You! Hum!" Prince Gong Yixin was furious, but there was no reason to refute. Since the beginning of the Opium War, the Qing Dynasty suffered repeated defeats, and it has indeed lost too much territory. This is a fact, and it is not Song Zhengping.
Nonsense.
"His Highness Prince Gong, Guangxi, Lianzhou and Leizhou in Guangdong, I am determined to win in western Sichuan, and I also ask His Highness the Prince to fulfill it. I am willing to pay 5 million taels of silver to buy these places from the Qing Dynasty. Of course, this can be regarded as me
The betrothal gift from the west of Sichuan!” Song Zhengping said. Although five million taels of silver is a lot, it would be insignificant to use it to buy one province and two prefectures. This approach in western Sichuan is just to give the Qing Dynasty a step forward.
.Although, if western Sichuan uses force directly, these places can be easily obtained. However, western Sichuan is now under construction, and it is best to be able to avoid force. In addition, this is also what Wang Yuze means, and it will take two years to go.
It was the Sino-Japanese War of 1894. If the strength of the Qing Dynasty was excessively weakened, wouldn’t it be easier for the Japanese in the east to win?
"Hmph! I want to buy Lianzhou and Leizhou in Guangxi and Guangdong for 5 million taels of silver? This is impossible." Prince Gong Yixin's attitude was still very firm.
"Your Highness, I think you should report to the Lord Lafayette about this matter. Maybe Lord Lafayette will agree with it?" Song Zhengping said. Although Prince Gong Yixin is the foreman of the Military Affairs Office, the real person in charge of the Qing Dynasty was Cixi.
The Empress Dowager Gong Prince Yixin disagreed, but I am not sure that Empress Dowager Cixi will agree? Over the years, the Qing Dynasty has suffered a lot of losses in western Sichuan. Empress Dowager Cixi has gained a memory in the UK. If she can
If Guangxi has a good relationship with Lianzhou and Leizhou in Guangdong, it is not bad if it is good for western Sichuan!
"Old Master Lao Fu will definitely not allow your unreasonable requests! If Western Sichuan insists on using Guangxi, Lianzhou and Leizhou in Guangdong as dowry, at most we will not get this marriage." Prince Gong Yixin said with great certainty.
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"What, is the court trying to regret the marriage? It's about to lose face to the people of the world. If that's the case, then I have nothing to say. Then let's meet on the battlefield!" Song
Zhengping said coldly.
"It's not that we regret the marriage, it's that your request is too rude!" Prince Gong Yixin said. If Western Sichuan really forced the war with the Qing Dynasty, I don't know what to do.
"His Highness Prince Gong, let me tell you the truth, for the estuary, I am determined to win in western Sichuan. There are two plans in western Sichuan. One is to go to sea from Guangxi, Lianzhou and Leizhou in Guangdong. The other is to go east along the Yangtze River and obtain
The estuary is coming. The 500,000 troops in western Sichuan are already ready to go. If the court does not agree with the requirements of western Sichuan, we have to get what we want on the battlefield. I'm afraid we will ask for more at that time.
!” The threat in Song Zhengping’s words was very strong.
"You are so arrogant!" Prince Gong Yixin was furious.
"Prince Gong, I've said goodbye. Please think carefully about it. I don't want another war between us!" Song Zhengping bowed and left directly. He knew that he had to leave Yixin for some time and let him go and get along.
Empress Dowager Cixi discussed. However, the Qing Dynasty should not have the courage to go to war with western Sichuan. After all, western Sichuan has been defeated by even Britain now. If you don’t want to be completely destroyed, it would be better not to break up with western Sichuan. Song Zhengping was also a little bit
I wonder why western Sichuan did not seize this opportunity to defeat Britain and overthrow the Qing Dynasty in one fell swoop? Of course, he did not know that the war would break out in two years, and then it would be the opportunity for western Sichuan to unify in one fell swoop. And
, and will also trap the island country in the east.
"Damn guy, these bandits are so arrogant!" After Song Zhengping left, Prince Gong Yixin immediately cursed. The request from western Sichuan was too arrogant. What's the difference between this and a robber? However, he arrived afterwards
Deeply worried. It seems that western Sichuan will never give up until the goal is achieved. The two plans given from western Sichuan are still small. If they ask for Guangxi, they will be very small. If they ask for eastward along the Yangtze River, then
Isn’t half of Southern China gone? In that case, the Qing Dynasty will suffer more losses.
"Come here, prepare a sedan chair, I will enter the palace!" Prince Gong Yixin ordered. No matter what, I still have to report to Empress Dowager Cixi for this matter and ask Empress Dowager Cixi to make an idea. Of course, in his heart,
In fact, I have already planned to compromise. After all, the Qing Dynasty now had no strength to fight against western Sichuan, so I could only sleep on firewood and taste gall, endure and wait for opportunities. I don’t know when the idea of enduring and sleeping on firewood and taste gall has become, and the Qing Dynasty has been done.
The thoughts that high-level figures often arise. Is the Qing Dynasty still possible to defeat western Sichuan? Most people probably know that this is just a luxury, but they are still unwilling to give up this hope. Therefore, they have to
Use words such as forbearance, sleeping on firewood and tasting gall, and making a comeback in the future to seek comfort.
In Chuxiu Palace, Empress Dowager Cixi was not in a good mood recently. Western Sichuan actually defeated Britain, which made her feel inexplicable fear. If Western Sichuan took the opportunity to launch a war against the Qing Dynasty again, then the Qing Dynasty could resist it.
Is the answer obviously no. Therefore, Empress Dowager Cixi asked to marry Princess Yuying to western Sichuan as soon as possible, which can be regarded as comforting western Sichuan. At the same time, when the two families got married, western Sichuan naturally would not have the nerve to attack the Qing Dynasty casually
It's right!
"Lao Buddha, Prince Gong asks for a visit!" Li Lianying reported to Empress Dowager Cixi.
"Please!" Empress Dowager Cixi said quickly. She knew that the UK had a result of discussing the wedding with Western Sichuan.
"Sister Yixin, please come to the Empress Dowager!" Prince Gong Yixin saluted Empress Dowager Cixi.
"No gifts, get up!" said Empress Dowager Cixi.
"Thank you, Mr. Lady!" Prince Gong Yixin got up.
"Lao Liu! How are the matter talking to Western Sichuan? Have they agreed?" Empress Dowager Cixi asked anxiously.
"This..." Prince Gong hesitated a little.
"Why? Did Western Sichuan disagree with this marriage? Are they really going to attack me, the Qing Dynasty?" Empress Dowager Cixi immediately changed her face.
"Laofu, Sichuan agreed to the marriage. However, they made excessive demands and asked me for a dowry from the Qing Dynasty!" Prince Gong Yixin had to bite the bullet and answer.
"Dowry? That's no problem. Gold, silver, treasures, silk, satin, and the Ai family will never treat them unfairly!" said Empress Dowager Cixi.
"God of Lafayette, the dowry that western Sichuan wants is not these!" Prince Gong said.
"Then what do they want? Lao Liu, don't keep it aside, just say it!" Empress Dowager Cixi said impatiently.
"God of Lafayette, western Sichuan requires that we will marry Guangxi, Lianzhou and Leizhou in Guangdong as the dowry for Prince Yuying to marry western Sichuan!" said Prince Gong.
"What? The band of bandits in western Sichuan actually wanted to seize the territory of the Qing Dynasty? They even asked for one province and two prefectures in one breath?" Empress Dowager Cixi was shocked!
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