Qianlong: Qing Dynasty?What about my Daqing?

Chapter 53 Controversy at the Northern Expedition Headquarters
Chapter 53. Controversy at the Headquarters of the Northern Expedition

Qianlong already had calculations in his heart.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs will make it itself.

Not to mention whether the quality can reach such an excellent level - anyway, Qianlong has no confidence.

It's just that the cost is unbearable.

Might as well go buy it.

But you can't point to one when you buy.

must be separated.

Eggs cannot be put in one basket.

After discussing the price of muskets with Macartney and others.

Qianlong signaled the end of the conversation.

Macartney and Bourblon walked out of the palace in a daze.

They don't even know Qianlong's attitude towards cooperating with Britain and France to resist the Ming Dynasty
Of course.

They are not without gains.

Emperor Qianlong at least stated that he could buy muskets from Britain and France.
"This is an oriental king with a very deep city."

Burrow said.

Macartney shrugged: "Unfortunately, he seems overconfident. The empire he rules is actually so weak."

in these days.

Macartney and others also observed the situation of the Qing Empire.

The poverty situation in this country is shocking-of course, the British Empire and the Qing Empire are also bald don't laugh at monks, and the workers in the factories in the city of London may not be better off than the peasants in the Qing Dynasty.

But at the same time, along the way, it seems that the equipment of this country's army has just remained the same as it was more than 100 years ago. It is said that the tactical model of the most elite Eight Banners soldiers of the Qing emperor is very old.

Even the country's most elite armies were armed with shotguns—a small-caliber arquebus—in large numbers.

Macartney easily concluded that the Qing Empire was by no means as powerful as Westerners imagined.

They are big but not strong.

About the same as Russia.

Moreover, their rulers generally have fear hidden in their hearts-they are always worried about being overthrown by the Han people at the bottom, so they are always ready to withdraw from China.

It is such a country.

How can it withstand Zhu Daohua's Ming army?
"Just wait, after his army fails on the battlefield, His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Empire will know that the country he rules is not a kingdom of heaven."

"His Majesty, the Emperor of the Celestial Dynasty, wants to buy muskets." Macartney rubbed his temples, "It seems that before we stand with the Qing Empire, we have to make a deal with His Royal Highness King Ming..."

"He shouldn't refuse this opportunity to make money," Bourbron said.

The two are also helpless.

Who let Zhu Daohua have the final say in Nanyang now.

Without Zhu Daohua's permission.

They don't want to send any material to the Qing Dynasty.

After Qianlong met with Britain and France.

Immediately issued an edict to Ming, appointed Fukang'an as the general of Fuyuan, ordered Jiangxi Lvying, Hunan Lvying, and Guizhou Lvying to lead 5000 green battalion soldiers, and a combined force of 5000 people entered Guangdong. An temperance.

At the same time, Fukang'an was ordered to recruit [-] brave soldiers in Guangdong, to train [-] recruits, and to transfer the [-] Eighth Banner soldiers stationed in Guangzhou to Fukang'an for restraint.

Thus.

Fukang'an has 12 Green Battalion soldiers, [-] Xiangyong soldiers, and [-] Eight Banner Heavenly Soldiers under his command.

A total of 15 troops.

From the point of view of military strength.

The town of Guangdong Province is definitely enough.

In addition, he gave Fukang'an a secret decree.

Let Fukang'an secretly shoot people to go to Nanyang to seek to buy excellent muskets and artillery.

It is not a secret that the Eight Banners soldiers are trained according to the methods of the Ming army—the textbooks of the Ming Army and Naval Academy, Qianlong had already obtained them.

Since Zhu Daohua can use this training method to train a new army.

That is used to train the Eight Banners.

Revive the might of the Heavenly Soldiers of the Eight Banners.

It can also be effective.

As for guns to buy.
Qianlong was also worried about handing it over to the green battalion soldiers in the south.

In addition to the five thousand and eight banner soldiers equipped in Guangzhou.

The rest will be sent to Beijing.

As equipment for forming a new Eight Banners Firearms Battalion.

The rise of Zhu Daohua in Nanyang made Qianlong realize that the glory and prosperity of Haiyan and Heqing in the Qing Dynasty may be lost.

The Eight Banners are the foundation of the Qing Dynasty.

The Eight Banners must restore the prestige of the heavenly soldiers back then.

In this case.

Only then can we deal with Zhu Daohua in the way that our ancestors used the Eight Banners soldiers to suppress the Han people to fight the world.

There are many Han people.

There are few people in the Eight Banners.

Therefore, the Eight Banners seldom participated in the previous wars of Kang, Yong and Qian.

And it's the same now, Qianlong didn't plan to use the Eight Banners soldiers to fight Zhu Daohua.

Otherwise, it is too uneconomical.

But Qianlong also knew.

The prerequisite for the Eight Banners soldiers to suppress the Han people to fight.

To be an Eight Banners soldier must be a tiger.

Even a paper tiger.

As long as it can bluff people.

"His Majesty allocates 50 yuan to let me buy [-] muskets."

In the Governor's Mansion of Guangdong and Guangxi, Fukang'an looked at Vicente, Liu Guangliang, and Wu Dunyuan, the general merchant of the Thirteenth Bank, and others.

"My lord, Ni Ming requires that all trade must be concentrated on Batam Island to buy muskets, and you can only go to Batam Island to find contacts with Western merchants."

Wu Dunyuan heard the words and said.

"only."

"Just what?"

"Only trading on Batam Island, you must exchange Ming Yuan to trade"

"It's urgent, as long as you can buy a musket." Fu Kang'an waved his hand and said, "Who can go to this matter?"

Fukangan looked at Vicente and Liu Guangliang.

The two also know.

Here in Fukang'an, they are the only ones who are familiar with Nanyang affairs.

"Duxian, I am willing to go."

The two hurriedly stepped out and bowed and said.

Fukang'an nodded slightly, then turned to look at Wu Dunyuan: "What kind of connections does Shisanxing have in Nanyang?"

Wu Dunyuan had a bitter look on his face when he heard the words: "Since the Dutch were defeated by Ni Ming, Thirteen Banks have lost this line, but Jardine Bank bought a land building in Batam Island in the name of Nanyang Chinese businessmen. I set up a business firm, and now in Batam, I have also started to contact foreign businessmen from all over the world.”

"It may not be difficult to find foreign merchants with musket goods."

"it is good!"

A smile appeared on Fukang'an's face.

"If this is done, you have made a great contribution!"

Just when Qianlong and Fukang'an wanted to send people to buy ordnance and strengthen Guangdong's defense forces.

On the side of the Ming army.

The Northern Expedition to Guangdong is already underway.

At this moment.

In the newly formed Northern Expedition Headquarters.

The staff officers of the Ming army are fighting fiercely.

"Guangzhou Mansion is right at the mouth of the Pearl River. The Guangdong Navy can't stop my army from landing at all. All we need to do is to rush to the city of Guangzhou along the estuary and break through Guangzhou. Guangdong's mission can be confirmed!"

"No, no, no! It's too risky to do this. The Qing Dynasty has tens of thousands of troops in Guangdong. Once the war is delayed, the surrounding provinces can send troops to help. If they are surrounded by the city of Guangzhou, the consequences will be disastrous!"

"It's better to be on the safe side. First occupy a stronghold in the mainland, send materials and personnel ashore, and then plan Guangzhou!"

In general.

The staff members were divided into "radicals" and "moderates."

Radicals believe that with the strength of the Ming army, they rushed directly to the city of Guangzhou along the Pearl River estuary, landed under the cover of artillery fire, occupied Guangdong in World War I, and then attacked Shaoguan, Jiaying Prefecture, and Zhaoqing based on Guangzhou.

The conservatives, on the other hand, believed that the Ming army was too small to take such a risk.

It is best to find a safe landing point on the coastline first.

After sending materials and personnel ashore and establishing a reliable and stable mainland stronghold, they moved to Guangzhou, forcing Fu Ankang to mobilize the main force to fight the Ming army.

in the midst of controversy.

Neither Zhu Daohua nor Napoleon, the general adviser of the Ming Army, made a sound.

Just now.

Gong Zhuman, the commander of Jinyiwei, pushed the door open and entered.

The debate among the crowd stopped abruptly.

Jin Yiwei.

Of course everyone knows what they are doing.

Not many officers in the Ming army wanted to have anything to do with Jin Yiwei.

"Your Majesty, I found out that Liu Guangliang, the son of Liu Ganxing, was active on Batam Island. His purpose should be to help Qing Da buy muskets."

"Oh?"

Zhu Daohua showed a rather interested look on his face.

(End of this chapter)