Qianlong: Qing Dynasty?What about my Daqing?

Chapter 90 The Threat of King Zhu Ming
"So will you Europe unite?"

The same question was asked when Bourgeois and Macartney were asked.

The corner of Zhu Daohua's mouth showed a bit of sarcasm.

After meeting Kant.

Zhu Daohua also received envoys from Britain and France.

We met again after more than a year.

The status of the two parties is no longer at the same level.

When Bourbron and Macartney parted ways with Zhu Daohua and went north.

Zhu Daohua still has only one Straits Governor's Mansion.

And now.

He already has two provinces, Guangdong and Lanfang.

The population under its rule is nearly 2000 million.

This population may be twice the total population of the United Kingdom.

At the same time, it also has the world's most advanced mechanical technology, steelmaking technology, and the largest steel output.

There are also [-] armies and three naval fleets that are sufficient to withstand any European country.

It seems to be one of the strongest countries in the world.

So when Bourblon and Macartney made their demands.

Zhu Daohua was about to be laughed out loud by these two lions.

The two asked the Ming Empire to open the Guangdong market and allow Britain and France to negotiate the tariffs of Ming Dynasty. At the same time, considering the competitiveness of Ming Ming's export products, they also asked the Ming Dynasty to come forward to purchase products from Britain and France to balance the trade between the two sides.

upon hearing these demands.

Zhu Daohua thought that the gunboats of these two countries had already reached the mouth of the Pearl River, and the artillery had already crossed the city wall of Guangzhou.

These two countries were later able to become one of the five permanent members.

She really has a thick skin.

Zhu Daohua refused on the spot.

"Oriental trade order and rules are completely protected by Ming, what this king advocates is free trade based on the trade rules of Ming!"

"So. At this stage, it is still the iron law of Eastern trade that Western merchant ships stop in the Strait of Malacca!"

"Your behavior will offend all European countries, and European countries will stand together against Ming!"

Macartney threatened.

Zhu Daohua squinted at the two of them.

This is where the rhetorical question comes in: "So will you Europe unite?"

The faces of the two froze.

Zhu Daohua knows Europe very well.

United Europe?
That's just a joke.

Therefore, Macartney's so-called European unity against Ming Dynasty is an unrealistic threat at all-this is the tiger flag pulled out by Britain when it has no confidence to face Ming Dynasty alone.

but.

He didn't expect that Zhu Daohua didn't give him any face.

Just pull this fig leaf down.

"Also, don't think that this king is unaware of the private discord between Britain and France and Ming's enemy, the Qing Empire."

"If necessary, Daming will impose trade sanctions on Britain and France! And question the legitimacy of the British East India Company. If necessary, I can even send troops to defend the sovereignty of countries in the Indian region and the freedom of the Indian people!"

Isn't it a threat?

Zhu Daohua had more chips in his hands.

Macartney's expression changed drastically.

From a distance.

Of course, Nanyang is much closer to India than Britain is to India.

so.
If Zhu Daohua really wants to send troops to India.

It may be difficult for Britain to keep its colonies in India.

Although he knew that Zhu Daohua was a threat.

Before completely defeating the Qing Empire and winning the whole of China.

It is unlikely that Zhu Daohua will divide his troops to fight against India and Britain.

But
This threat is also real, not a bluff.

If Zhu Daohua's words spread to India today.

Those rich Indian princes may really pay for the Ming army to protect themselves.
After all, compared with the British.

The Chinese seem to be much more civilized.

Macartney and Bourblon failed to get any of the benefits they hoped for from Ming.

And they confirmed it too.
Zhu Daohua's Ming Empire is indeed beyond the reach of European countries thousands of miles away.

The power of this country is no less than that of any other big European country.

Even more than that.

While not getting any trade benefits.

Zhu Daohua also said that trade in Batam is still "free".

He also believed that both Britain and France should open their trade ports to Ming Dynasty.

In fact, the merchants of the Ming Dynasty are not yet able to sail to Europe for trade.

But this does not prevent Zhu Daohua from planning for a rainy day.

Not long after Macartney and Bourbron walked out of the Ming Palace.

Jin Yiwei's northern intelligence came.

Qianlong has led his [-] Packed Army, Eight Banners Jianrui Battalion, [-] Mongolian Eight Banners Cavalry, and [-] Sauron Cavalry to go south along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

If nothing else.

The Qing Empire planned to start a war first.

"The [-] newly trained Packed Army should be much stronger than the Qing army we encountered in Guangdong before. There is also the Eight Banners Jianrui Battalion, which is the elite of the Beijing Camp and Eight Banners. They are all selected from the Eight Banners of Manchuria. , good at archery and melee combat. Besides, there are [-] Mongolian cavalry, [-] Sauron cavalry, a total of [-] troops, led by Qianlong himself, going south, the destination is Jiangning Mansion!"

"And Qianlong brought most of the important officials of his court to Jiangning Mansion this time. It seems that he is ready to fight for a long time in the south."

"[-] troops were brought from Beijing. In addition, Qianlong also ordered Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, Fujian and Zhejiang to select elite green battalion soldiers to go to Nanchang Prefecture. They thought that He Lin was the general and built the Nanchang Camp. It seems that they wanted to use the The Yangtze River waterway is used to mobilize troops, horses and supplies to support the Ganzhou camp."

"The Qing court stationed troops in Ganzhou, Nanchang, and Jiangning in the south. Among them, the Ganzhou camp was mainly composed of Guangdong, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Huguang Green Battalions, with a strength of [-]. There were also [-] Han Army Eight Banner vests, and [-] capitals led by Eredengbao. The disciples of the Eight Banners camp, Ah Gui used the Three Thousand Eight Banners as his general to reorganize the green camps in the three places. The total strength is about [-]."

"Nanchang Day Camp has the Shaanxi-Gansu Green Camp, the Sichuan Green Camp, and the Fujian-Zhejiang Green Camp as the main force. It also mobilized [-] Eight Banner soldiers from Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Jingzhou, and Xi'an to garrison the Eight Banners. , in Nanchang Mansion for rectification and preparations, with a total strength of more than [-] troops."

"Jiangning Mansion is also preparing for the arrival of Qianlong's army. According to the current mobilization situation, the Qing court's Jiangning camp has 13 Beijing troops, and Liangjiang and Zhili have transferred [-] green battalions, with a total strength of [-]!"

"The three battalions have more than [-] troops. The Qing government also vigorously recruited laborers in Huguang and Sichuan to supplement the three battalions. It also recruited a large number of civilian ships and blocked the mouth of the Yangtze River with iron chains and forts. It seems that it is also a defense. Our navy has entered from the mouth of the Yangtze River and cut off the connection between the three battalions."

In front of the huge combat map.

The young staff officer, Ye Tenghui, the eldest son of Ye Daoqi, who was born in Lanfang Ye family, was introducing the situation of the Qing army to the congregation.

"20 troops, three battalions, and blockade of the mouth of the Yangtze River, it seems that the Qing and Tartars are about to fight!"

"Good war! If the 20 troops were disabled in World War I, then the Qing court would have to return to Manchuria if they wanted to survive!!"

All the brigade commanders and brigade chiefs of staff present discussed.

Zhao Si looked at the troop strength information in his hand, but shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, it seems that old man Qianlong is still fighting with the idea of ​​using the green camp to consume. We also added a few thousand Eight Banner military officers to Ganzhou Daying and Nanchang Daying respectively."

"However. Calculated, the total strength of the Eight Banners soldiers he dispatched is only [-]."

"You have to know that there are more than 100 million Manchurian Banners alone, and the Beijing Eight Banners can mobilize 10,000+. If Qianlong really worked hard, he wouldn't just take [-] Banners south."

Zhao Si's words fell.

Zhang Hong, Shangshu of the Ministry of the Navy, shook his head again and again: "How can Old Qianlong overwhelm all the strong men of the Eight Banners? If he can come to [-], it will be a big deal. This time, we can save the lives of these tens of thousands of Eight Banners soldiers, and then save the lives of all the soldiers from the Yangtze River." If all the territory in the south is taken, and it takes a year or two to rectify, how can this Qing Dynasty resist?"

Zhu Daohua nodded: "It is impossible for Qianlong to bring all the soldiers of the Eight Banners with him. Fifty thousand and eight banners, 10,000+ green camps, and hundreds of thousands of civilian husbands will be conscripted. This alone will soon make the Qing Dynasty empty out their wealth."

As he spoke, he looked at Napoleon.

"Does the staff have any plans?"

Napoleon heard the words and walked to the map.

"The current plan is to divide the troops into two groups, defeating the Ganzhou camp along the Ganzhou River, entering the Yangtze River along the Ganjiang River, capturing Jiangxi and Hunan provinces, going north along the coastal road, and entering the Yangtze River directly from the waterway."

"At present, 1000 troops are stationed in Nanxiong Prefecture. In addition, more than [-] students from the sixth and seventh phases of the Army and Naval Academy have also been transferred there to facilitate the expansion of the army on the spot. Now materials are transported along the Beijiang River. Ganzhou can only be reached through Meiling, and the cost of material transportation is too high compared to waterways.”

"So the army on the other road needs the cooperation of the navy to control the Yangtze River waterway and cut off the connection between Jiangning and Nanchang and Ganzhou,"

Zhu Daohua held the map.

This plan seems risky.

The soldiers attacked in two ways, and the other way was to bypass Fujian and Zhejiang directly and pounce on the mouth of the Yangtze River.

However, the goal of the next stage is to take all the south of the Yangtze River. This is a plan that has been made long ago.

The next step is to allocate troops and materials according to this goal.

"The West Route Army has 6 troops, and the East Route Army has 3 troops. That's an army of 20. The food and ammunition that needs to be consumed is not a small amount. In addition, it is not a small consumption to hire at least [-] civilians to accompany the army."

Leaving [-] troops in Guangdong is enough to control the situation.

This time, [-] of the newly formed army of [-] were dispatched directly.

Zhu Daohua looked at Luo Fangbo.

"How long will it take to prepare food and ammunition for a 20-strong army and [-] civilians for a year?"

Luo Fangbo had already planned for this,

"Your Majesty, the rice harvests in Annan and Lanfang are bumper this year. Counting the transportation time, we will be able to stock up enough food for consumption around November this year. There is no problem with the ammunition. The production speed is enough to catch up with consumption."

November.
Zhu Daohua nodded slightly.

"How are you preparing for the imperial examination?"

"It's all been arranged. Recently, there are many young scholars from Fujian, Jiangxi, and Hunan. I think they should all be included as appropriate."

If you want to take all the south of the Yangtze River, you must not only prepare a large army and materials.

Administrative cadres also need to make preparations and plans in advance.

(End of this chapter)