Breaking through Guandong, I became Zhu Chuanwen

Chapter 332 Pull the Qing court into the water
By the time Zhu Chuanwen returned to the porcelain house from the hunter department headquarters, it was already late at night...

"Brother Chuanwen, you're back." Xianer asked sleepily after being woken up by Zhu Chuanwen.

"That's right! Where's Xiaoman?" Zhu Chuanwen looked at the empty space where the crib was originally placed in the master bedroom on the third floor.

"It's in my mother's room!"

It was the hardest to take care of the child when he was young, and he would always wake up once or twice in the middle of the night.Even though the Zhu family's stomping in Bingcheng can make Bingcheng tremble three times, but the family style has not changed, it can be said that it is still a bit simple.The child brought it by herself, and did not borrow the hand of the nanny. When Zhu Kaishan lived in the command building of the Binjiang Prefecture Insurance Team Headquarters, the grandmother would also take the little one there to take care of it, just to let the father and mother sleep at night. get a good night's sleep.

The eight-month-old child can now eat some milk, and Xian'er can rest easily for the night.

"That's good!" Zhu Chuanwen came in a little cautiously just now, but now he quickly took off his clothes and lay down.

Xian'er also twisted her body, leaning on Zhu Chuanwen's arm, and fell asleep peacefully.

In fact, sometimes life is like this, plain and flat, there is no rush and real swords and guns, and more is the company of snuggling with each other...

It's just that Xian'er is not sure how long he can monopolize Zhu Chuanwen like this.

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Ice City Council Office
Berg, as the president of the Ice City's Guild Council, has a comfortable life in the Ice City, apart from being a little uncomfortable with the outside world.

Letting go of Han Yao to help with governance is also a set of methods that he used to compromise with Andre after he came to Ice City to experiment. At least this is what he learned from the British governance of India. With the help of Zhu Chuanwen, the affairs of Ice City can be regarded as orderly After processing, he can be considered to have cultivated fruit, and was rewarded by Nicholas II.

The two of them gathered together this evening to discuss the current situation in North Manchuria and Russia's strategic deployment.

Russia lost the Russo-Japanese War, and correspondingly lost its plans that had not yet been fully implemented. Now, after a year of smooth transition, there are different turning points in some places.

"Your Excellency, the Jiandao area has become more and more chaotic recently." Berger said to Andre, shaking the vodka in his hand.

"I've heard that it seems like it's time to stop fighting like before. After losing the war between Russia and Japan, there is no room for implementation of the domestic plans made before." Andre said.

The Jiandao issue was the most intensely debated area in Kanto in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and this issue even extended to the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Why is it always in a fight for a little bit of space?

The Russians are the instigators.

In fact, the three Kanto provinces of the Qing Dynasty were under the strategic deployment of the Russians, and gradually developed towards a situation that was not conducive to the Qing court. Why are the vast three provinces in the East so close to each other? Except for Fengtian Province, which is connected to the Bohai Sea, the rest of the region is connected to the Qing Dynasty. There is no outlet to the sea, this is the strategy of the Russians, to seal the Qing court!
This is a trick commonly used by the Russians, and the same is true in the Nordic region at this time. For example, Ottoman Turkey, which lost 70% of its territory after World War I, was also constantly blocked by the Russians.

Speaking of Kanto, originally, the Qing court had the sea outlet from the Northeast to the Sea of ​​Japan. After entering 1860, the weak Qing court was incapable and unable to prevent the Western powers from launching the Opium War to invade China.

Taking advantage of this favorable opportunity, Tsarist Russia practiced the first step of its "Yellow Russia" plan, using unequal treaties to seize more than 100 million square kilometers of land in Northeast China.Among them, the "Sino-Russian Beijing Treaty" was used to occupy more than 40 square kilometers of Chinese territory east of the Ussuri River. When dividing the border, Russia included China's Tumen River and thousands of kilometers of coastline north of the Tumen River. Russia completely blocked China's access to the Sea of ​​Japan.

This also led to the later period. In the three provinces of Kanto, only Fengtian Province has the other side of the Korean Peninsula and the outlet of the Bohai Sea. On the side of the Sea of ​​Japan, even a port cannot be arranged.

The plan Andrei mentioned is this "Yellow Russia" plan, which is also the main reason why some people in the country celebrate after Japan's victory over Russia.

He thought he had chased away the tigers and leopards, but he didn't know that the jackals came again.

"I have decided to suggest to His Majesty the Emperor to stop this Yellow Russia plan. The defeat in the Russo-Japanese War has created no hotbed for this plan to germinate. What do you think about this?" Andre asked.

The ranks of the two military and political leaders that Russia has placed in Bingcheng are already very high.That's because apart from Bingcheng, an important node of the Russian Far East Railway, the two of them were nailed to Bingcheng, and they were also in charge of the entire North Manchuria region, Russia's strategic intentions.For the layout of Tsarist Russia in the Far East, their suggestions played a vital and important role.

"I agree. Originally, the situation in Europe was stable, and we could still use our hands to attack the Far East. But now, we still have to keep a close eye on the situation in Europe. We just need to do a good job of support and blood transfusion! I heard that Your Excellency, General, has already started to buy firearms from Hanyao ? This is an important achievement of our development in the Far East. I think His Majesty the Emperor will appreciate this kind of news, His Majesty the General!" Berg said with a smile, and this is also the ice he reported to Nicholas II. One of the results of city governance, in his opinion, his decentralization of power to Zhu Chuanwen is an important reason why Hanyao can manufacture firearms. The manufacturing capacity in the Far East has been raised to a very high standard, and it can already provide blood to Russia's European core.

"Well, let's report it jointly! It's a pity that the Yellow Russia Project, if the Russo-Japanese War wins, this will be the second core of the empire besides Europe!" Andre said, paused, "Give up Our fight in the Jiandao area pushes the Qing people to the fore and let them fight the Japanese."

Today, Russia is vainly trying to penetrate the entire Northeast and the Korean Peninsula in order to "perfectly" realize the "Yellow Russia" plan. The implementation of the "Yellow Russia" plan cannot continue, and the encroachment on the Kanto of the Qing court will still be aborted.

There is no point in staring at this point, and it can even be said that it is a bit thankless. It is better to let the Qing court fight the Japanese, which can be regarded as a distraction from the military pressure of some Russians in this area.What's more, there is now a group of North Korean rebels engaged in a harassment war against the Japanese in North Korea east of Jiandao, and a buffer zone between Qing, Russia, and Japan seems to be slowly forming.

Andre was willing to be a pusher, at least on the surface, to stabilize the situation in North Manchuria, so that the military forces entrenched in the Far East had enough energy to stare at the European region.

Back to the Jiandao area.

Why have there been disputes during this period? It is not the North Koreans nor the fuel-efficient lamps.

Yuan Shikai used to be a serious and powerful person in North Korea, and this person really took care of North Korea, at least in those few years, he was submissive, but after he hugged the Russian thigh, the pro-Russian North Koreans began to move towards China. Regional land reclamation was used as a pawn by the Russians.

"General Andre, you also provided the equipment for the North Korean Rebel Army?" Berg asked thoughtfully.

"I didn't, but didn't you provide part of it?" Andre asked in confusion, both of them had each other's eyeliner.

"That's weird. The North Korean rebel forces are now operating in North Korea other than Jiandao. They are all Mosinganna. I thought it was the work of Your Excellency the General. Regarding this, the Japanese have already complained to Bingcheng The Consul of the Ice City lodged a protest." Berg said this time sincerely, there is no need to worry about Bingcheng in the past two years, but outside of Bingcheng, the Mongolian government that he is the actual commander of is not going well in North Manchuria. It is said that the entire North Manchuria is already fighting fiercely with the Japanese, but they always suffer losses.

"Protest? Your Excellency, Chairman, the Japanese have destroyed many intelligence points in the Mongolian government in the past two years. I don't think you can explain this to the Far East Command. I think you will find a way to solve it, right?" ’” Andre said flatly.

"Then I think Hanyao's armed force can be a good scapegoat this time. Now their size is about the same as that of the general's garrison, and they also have a lot of heavy weapons." Berg accidentally found the culprit, It also began to guard against the increasingly large Han Yao armed forces.

"Yes, anyway, this armed force belongs to the Qing court, so let them face the Japanese." Andre has no regrets. Supporting this military force is to balance the large-scale withdrawal of Russian troops within the Black Province. The problem.

"That's fine, I will inform Japan like this!" Berger said with a smile, "By the way, Your Excellency, should we report to His Majesty the Emperor again, and let the Russian consuls stationed in the capital help the Qing people to determine the time limit?" Sovereignty of the island?" This is adding fuel to the fire, pushing the insurance team to the foreground, and confirming that it belongs to the Qing Dynasty in terms of sovereignty, the Japanese will definitely be anxious, Berg made this decision.

"I think it's okay." Andre also agreed to the second proposal in the letter.Because he also felt that the Japanese were more restless than the Qing Dynasty.In other words, the Qing Dynasty at this time has declined to the point where no one takes him seriously.

Neither of them was entangled in the matter of Mosin Nagant, the rebel army in North Korea. Both of them knew that they should not go into the matter of reselling firearms, because the interests of most generals in the Far East were involved.

Anyway, the scapegoat was found.

"Your Excellency, I have another question. Can Han Yao's firearms continue to be provided to the empire? As you know, the large-scale outflow of firearms has an unstable development direction for the situation in the Far East." Berg also asked, although the ice It is a good thing for the ice city under his rule that Cheng can make guns, but it was also a bomb at the time.

"I think it can be considered. The quality of Hanyao's firearms is very good, and its advanced level is already comparable to the high-quality products produced by our military factories. And it is cheaper. It can be exchanged for a little crude oil that is not used in China. This resolution It has been approved by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and I will discuss it with Zhu Chuanwen to increase procurement.”

"However, what is Zhu Chuanwen's thinking? Will his arsenal be expanded? By the way, I have no money for the municipal government of Ice City!" Berg quickly threw himself away. The credit belongs to everyone, but if the money is paid, It's a little unrealistic.

"I'll let him submit," Andre glanced at the fat man, typically rushing forward if it's good, but shrinking to the end if it's not good.

"That's good. Your Excellency General still has excellent vision. It's a pity for that plan. If it wins, it will be the second core of the empire. Judging from the development of Han Yao, this Qing man is indeed creative." Berg continued It seems a bit regrettable to mention that plan. If the British way of governing India was used early, perhaps the Far East would also become Russia's India, which would be a lot more blood-supplying.

"It's quite creative, but it depends on who is leading it. A wolf leading a group of sheep has a completely different effect than a sheep leading a group of wolves." Andre once again gave Zhu Chuanwen a lot of attention in his tone. High rating.

"So, Your Excellency the General chose a wolf as the leader from a flock of sheep, but I don't know if this wolf will be as loyal as a dog?"

"Chairman Berg, loyal? I am a soldier, but you are a politician. Isn't profit the most important thing in the eyes of a politician?" Andre was not stupid. He felt that he had not subdued Zhu Chuanwen from the beginning to the end. , Therefore, the relationship between the two has always been based on interests.Growing up in an aristocratic family, he has a clearer understanding of such things than anyone else.

"Your Excellency, General, as long as you know what's in your mind." Berg laughed a few times.

The two of them ended the topic this time, and went to rest separately.

The next day, when Zhu Chuanwen woke up, the secretary sent a letter, saying that Andre wanted to see him, and he was at Andre's headquarters.

After freshening up, Zhu Chuanwen went leisurely in the carriage.

"Your Majesty."

"Mr. Zhu, I heard that the thermal power plant equipment you ordered from Russia has arrived?"

"I have to thank the general for his support." Zhu Chuanwen laughed, took off his coat and hung it on the hanger.

"That's good. Where do you want to arrange this thermal power plant? Berg is very nervous. I'm afraid it will affect the business of his power plant." Andre also chose to stand on the same front with Berg this time, which is considered a knock .

"General, I'd better arrange it on the grassland." Zhu Chuanwen sighed after hearing this, as if he was a little disappointed.

"That's good!" Andre smiled. He likes this way of talking to smart people. They are all civilized people, so there is no need to threaten them with guns. "Also, I heard that your father is now the military chief of the entire Black Province?"

"Not so much, Your Excellency, the Qing court's establishment is very complicated..." Zhu Chuanwen didn't know why Andre brought up this matter, logically this is an old calendar.

"That's right, but I have to leave it to you to convince your father. You know Jiandao in Yanbian Mansion!"

"know."

"I need your armed forces to station troops there on a large scale. Of course, in exchange we will also help you obtain the sovereignty of Jiandao."

Zhu Chuanwen thought about it for a long time, and was a little embarrassed, "Your Excellency, you know this, our armed forces only have a few thousand people, and a large-scale garrison is simply more than enough."

"Expand the army, you, Hanyao, won't be able to spend this little money in the past few years, right?" Andre said very easily.

"but……"

"What request!" Andre interrupted Zhu Chuanwen, and directly asked his own question.

"Well, the general said quickly, I need copper, a lot of copper."

Andre pretended to hesitate for a moment, "Yes, but I need you to continue to exchange guns! At the same price, I will also lower the price of copper, so that the copper mines in Beiman will supply you."

"General, I still need copper smelting technology, and I can also exchange it with guns." Zhu Chuanwen climbed up the pole.

"Yes!" Andre hesitated for a moment, but he still agreed. He knew that Hanyao now has a channel to buy equipment from the United States.

"Your Excellency, General, I will try my best to persuade my father to expand the army as soon as possible." Zhu Chuanwen didn't say too much, but Andre knew that this was Zhu Chuanwen's always speaking style, and things were always done beautifully.

"Then wait for Mr. Zhu's good news!" Andre smiled this time.

Coming out of Andre's office, Zhu Chuanwen went directly to the command building of the Binjiang Mansion Insurance Team.

And Andre was also a little proud when he saw that he had done two things into one.

It's a damn win-win!

Insurance Team Command Building
When Zhu Chuanwen found Zhu Kaishan, Lao Zhu was training his direct subordinate forces. Ning Shaoan really changed a lot after following Zhu Shaofang to suppress bandits this time. He was no longer proud of his own skills and began to understand the war .

Even the idea of ​​being an artilleryman came up, this thing is really too shocking.

But he was kicked by Zhu Kaishan again, and he dragged Ning Shaoan to chat until midnight last night.

Scouts, small-scale special operations, beheading tactics, these are the terms that Zhu Chuanwen heard from.

"Father, I have something to tell you!" Zhu Chuanwen dragged Zhu Kaishan into the battle command room.

"What's wrong?" Zhu Kaishan raised his voice as soon as he entered the door, his son needn't be so shy.

"Two things, one is that the Russians want us to expand our army and station in Yanbian Mansion on a large scale." Zhu Chuanwen pointed to a corner of the map and said.

Lao Zhu glanced at the position his son was pointing at, and he understood: "The Russians want us to confront the Japanese directly, and use us as gunmen?"

"A little bit, but this actually fits our ideas a bit. I mean, put Zhu Shaofang here, and the cannon is directly facing the opposite side." Zhu Chuanwen was a little excited, grandma, this time the Russians got into Zhu Chuanwen's place in stomach.

"What do you want!"

"What I don't want to do! But the Russians will not keep leasing the port to us like this, I have to think about it for Hanyao!" Zhu Chuanwen's righteous words, why helping the Korean rebels and adding chaos to the Japanese is certainly one aspect, but more The most important thing is to open up direct contact between Black Province and the ocean is his core purpose.

The purpose of making the North Korean rebels operate in the Fengshan area is to use the ports to the east. When the red is shining in Russia, it is uncertain whether the Russians can continue to rent the port of Vladivostok, and the North Korean area, beyond the Yanbian Prefecture , there are several special economic zones in red North Korea relying on deep-water ports in later generations.

There is a new direction that Zhu Chuanwen is looking for for Hanyao's material export.

Of course, under the premise that the timing is not ripe, the Sea of ​​Japan is now the back garden of the Japanese. If a port is rashly established, it will suffer a devastating blow, which is equivalent to throwing money into the sea directly, but it is always worthwhile. A chess hand played by cloth.

Zhu Kaishan thought about it for a while, looking at the newly drawn map, he was really unhappy. When he was young, these were all his own territories, so he took a deep breath and agreed.

(End of this chapter)