Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

"This old one has temporarily lived in the Ryukyu for two months. During this period, I have interacted a lot with the monarchs and officials of the Ryukyu. "In my opinion, today's matter can only be explained with four words, 'It's not good, I'm not in a hurry' …"

"Oh?" Everyone's eyes lit up, the steadiness coming from Weng Tonghe's body made everyone, especially the empress dowagers, feel at ease.

Weng Tonghe stroked his beard as he said thoughtfully, "I can't say for sure, but what I mean is that this matter has completely exposed Xiao Letian's intentions. Let alone if he wants to rebel and annex the entire Qing Dynasty, at least Xiao Letian's intention to go out on his own is extremely obvious …"

"Please forgive this old official for being so blunt, but we have no other choice but to deconstruct the Ryukyu. Without a powerful navy like Europa, we simply cannot punish the overseas countries. As for the matter of the Ryukyu decolonizing us, this old official believes that the government can only resign themselves to fate!"

With a "peng" sound, Yi Tian smashed his fist on the tea table, his face revealing an angry expression. "Damn it!" It was truly hateful! If it wasn't for the chaos in Long Hair and Twisted Army, which happened to us more than ten years ago, if the chaos in Ganshan and Xinjiang still hadn't subsided, we wouldn't have been able to build a navy! "

"As long as we have three to four years of peaceful respite time, we can easily amass fifty to sixty million silver taels. At that time, even if we spend money to buy a fleet, we can also buy a fleet!"

Yi Yeyu said with a sorrowful face, "We're at a disadvantage. We're at a disadvantage. From the beginning to the end, we've only suffered because we don't have a navy." If there was a decent navy, even if they didn't fight to scare the foreigners, we wouldn't have to suffer so much! "

This sentence caused the eyes of the two women, Ci Xi and Ci An, to light up. "Uncle, you're right. If we really have a huge navy and buy more battleships, when we go to the ocean, we would be so scared that the foreigners would not dare to bully us … When that happens, would a small country like the Japanese Ryukyu dare to fly into the sky? "

This was a woman's way of thinking, and was also what the Manchu dynasty Hall thought at that time. At that time, they were already panicking when it came to war with the outside world, if they could not fight, they could not fight, and if they could settle things using money, they could definitely not use the army.

In the eyes of Ci Xi and the others, make the hardworking Han people work hard to earn money, then collect more taxes on the Manchu, finally use a portion of the tax as a protection fee, change it into a foreigner and not bully … What a beautiful scene it was!

Why didn't he speak like this before? In the old days, Yi was always talking about building a navy and using tens of millions of silver to build the number one fleet in Asia to protect the empire's borders from the foreigners.

War with the foreigners? Just thinking about it made him frightened. The internal affairs of the empire had yet to be settled, and he already wanted to go and fight in the sea? This brother-in-law was really worried.

However, a few words accidentally scratched the itch on empress dowagers's head.

That's right, there's no need for us to fight in the navy! Isn't it good to use it to scare foreign devils? When the time comes, we will invite the foreigners over to take a look. The battleships in Bohai Bay are lined up in rows on the horizon, don't you think that this is what Sun Ziyi talked about?

"En, Royal Uncle is right. Our Qing Dynasty really needs a navy. We can discuss this matter in a few days!" Being bullied like this is also not a good thing! " Ci Xi was still using his eyes to look at the empress dowager when he finished, but this time, Ci An was of the same heart as him and nodded continuously.

Yi Nan and Weng Tonghe were a little confused, thinking to themselves, What is going on? They were talking about the Ryukyu getting rid of the vassal lords, why did it suddenly fall onto the navy?

Of course, being able to build a navy was a good thing. Yi O quickly got up and bowed with a grateful face.

"Old man, continue. Sorry to interrupt …" Yi Nan cupped her hands towards Weng Tonghe.

Weng Tonghe smiled bitterly and said, "Get up, the Prince Kung has already explained it very clearly, without the Navy, we really cannot deal with the Ryukyu, don't expect us to fight a war against the foreigners leasing ship, if we want to defeat the Ryukyu, it must be impossible, but I have seen the biggest cannon emplacement in the Ryukyu, the one in the head, the one in the cannons, a good guy with a cannon that's big enough to fit a watermelon …"

"When the French warships invaded the Ryukyu, this gun emplacement alone caused the French ships to not dare to close in and shoot. They only dared to move around outside the Bandar. The island in Ryukyu has long been built by Xiao Letian into an iron fortress! "

"Not only is the military situation bad, the release of the Chinese decree is also a bad sign. Xiao Letian's intentions are very clear, he wanted to break open the door of the saint and stealthily create a new concept in order to do so … This evil demon is truly terrifying, I can foresee that his twisted reasoning will definitely bewitch a large number of people, especially some scholars in Jiangnan, I am afraid they will not be able to escape his bewitchment! "

Weng Tonghe's words caused everyone present to be extremely worried, and Yi Xuan sighed, "Could it be that we can't deal with him? "Even if we can't, we have to hurry and rescue the emperor …"

The old man shook his head, "We will have to say the word 'no rush'. The current situation is not good for us, but our bad is not an emergency, but a chronic illness!"

"Our government still has time, I have always felt that Xiao Letian was in a hurry to issue the Chinese family order, he did not prepare for a lot of things, and the pot of porridge was not done yet …"

"First of all, the strange appearance of the Far East Bravehearts on the Haishenwai side was actually part of Xiao Letian's plan. Although I don't understand why he insisted on fighting against the Russian, but right now the outcome hasn't been decided, shouldn't he throw out this Chinese token too early?"

"And also the Fu Sang that Xiao Letian had just infiltrated into the city. I had a secret conversation with the Mu Clan's high-ranking officials, as well as with the local warriors, and even some of the capital's Public official s … Currently, there is still a large group of people in Fu Sang who are unconvinced of Xiao Letian, and only those who have a great interest and are anxious to change their fates, those warriors at the bottom level who share the same thoughts as Xiao Letian! "

"It would be unwise to push out the Chinese Order prematurely!" It would be unwise to push out the Chinese Order prematurely.

Weng Tonghe clenched his fists tightly and said, "To sum it up, I have a feeling that Xiao Letian must have encountered a huge problem, the release of the Hua Clan Order may not be aimed at us, all of its current disadvantages are just a side effect!"