The Great Bandit in Kangxi Year

Chapter 235 Arranged Marriage
Regarding the low-key of the Dutch Far East Fleet, Jiang Tao has no choice but to be aggressive. Anyway, the other party should know what to do if they detain the other party's personnel.

The reason why Jiang Tao dared to seize the Dutch ships so forcefully was mainly because sixty Sea Lion-class cruise ships were launched.

The Sea Lion class cruiser has a deep draft and a large bottom warehouse, like a fat caterpillar. Although it is very stable and has 62 large-caliber artillery pieces, due to its heavy hull, after a period of sailing, its speed is only eight. festival.

But they are definitely mobile forts. As long as the Dutch side dares to make trouble, Jiang Tao is sure to send the Dutch Far East Fleet to the bottom of the sea, provided that the other party confronts the Black Dragon Fleet head-on.

However, Jiang Tao has been blocking the matter of the Sea Lion-class cruiser, preparing to use it as a secret weapon, in order to make them a blockbuster.

In fact, the intelligence of the Dutch Far East Fleet is now clear to Jiang Tao. They have 74 battleships, of which [-] are third-class battleships with [-] guns. The surface of the ship is only nailed with a thin layer of iron, which is far inferior to the Sea Lion class cruiser. The ship's defense is high, and one's own naval guns can easily smash the opponent's armor.

However, it is very difficult for the opponent to break through the armor of the Sea Lion-class cruiser. Unless the opponent replaces the round bullet with a cone-shaped bullet, long-range shots will not be able to do anything to the Sea Lion-class cruiser.

The reason why Jiang Tao did not launch an offensive was because thousands of hostages were still in the opponent's hands, so he had no choice but to focus on Gerdan.

This time Gerdan was in a terrible situation. The police gathered [-] cavalry and the Northwest Cavalry Regiment confronted Gerdan head-on. on the way.

But at this critical moment, various Mongolian ministries gathered 30 cavalry to copy Ge Erdan's lair. After learning about it, Ge Erdan was horrified. When did the Mongols sacrifice their lives for Emperor Dahua?

While Ge Erdan was puzzled, he hurriedly lowered the watch, but Jiang Tao ignored it directly, and if he dared to play dirty tricks, he would have to pay the price of extermination.

In order to obtain a reward of 3000 million silver dollars, all ethnic groups pursued Galdan desperately. In particular, the Mongolian tribes did not soften their hands because of the same language and the same clan. The Junggar tribe is the most powerful among the Mongolian tribes, and the other tribes fear and hate it. This time they finally united and fought to the death.

Three months later, the stubborn Junggar tribe suffered a devastating blow. The vast north and south of the Tianshan Mountains were killed so that not a single yurt could be seen. Galdan was left with only a few hundred remnants of soldiers, and finally had to commit suicide by taking poison.

In the end, the Mongolian tribes received a bonus of 3000 million silver dollars, which was shared equally by them, and they also received a large war bonus. The tribal leaders were all overjoyed, and their ambitions for conquest were mobilized.

Jiang Tao was unhappy when he learned about this. After this battle, the empire’s cavalry became even rarer. Now that the Qing Dynasty has been expelled, the Mongolian ministries are still strong. They can recruit millions of cavalry, which is a great threat to the empire. Fortunately, they were divided into dozens of large and small tribes, otherwise it would be terrible, and this kind of relationship bought by silver dollars is difficult to maintain for a long time.

Well, they can’t be left idle. Jiang Tao suddenly had an idea and ordered the Mongolian ministries to plunder the Kazakh Khanate. At this time, the Kazakh Dazhong Yuzi also surrendered to Junggar, but now that Galdan is over, Xiao Yuzi surrendered to Russia.

At this time, the Mongolian tribes plundered the Junggar tribe and tasted the sweetness, and the Emperor Dahua promised a lot of benefits. Now that Galdan is gone, the road to the Kazakh Khanate will be unimpeded, so they sent another 30 cavalry to attack Big Yuz.

Dayuzi retreated steadily, and Zhongyuzi hurried forward to help. Because Russia was too busy to take care of itself, it did not dare to intervene in the affairs of Xiaoyuzi. In the end, it aroused the fear of Khiva, Turkmen, Braha and other countries, and even the Persian Empire was a little afraid After all, it was the famous Mongolian cavalry who came. After negotiation, they each sent elite domestic cavalry or camel soldiers to assist in the battle. Since the Mongolian cavalry was busy with looting, the battle situation suddenly became stalemate.

In the end, even the mighty Ottoman Empire knew about the situation here, and was so frightened that the Ottoman Empire immediately stopped fighting with Russia, increased its border defense forces, and sent a special envoy to submit a letter of credence to the Great China Empire, demanding that the Great China Empire not attack Greece. Vanuatu, Turkmenistan, Blaha and other countries, so as not to break the friendship between the two countries.

Jiang Tao knew what the Ottoman Empire meant. They didn't want to be neighbors with the mighty Eastern Empire, so they would spare no effort to keep the small country in the middle. But now that the Ottoman Empire's national strength has declined a lot, Jiang Tao can completely ignore his credentials.

However, in order to isolate the Mongolian ministries, Jiang Tao still told the truth. The current Mongolian ministries are not under his control. The special envoy of the Ottoman Empire immediately understood that things would be much easier without the intervention of the Dahua Empire.

After sending off the special envoy of the Ottoman Empire, Jiang Tao secretly rejoiced. The fighting power of the Mongolian cavalry is really extraordinary, but I heard that they have also suffered a lot of casualties recently. This is really a good thing.

But now is not the time, mainly because the cavalry strength of the empire has not recovered.

Half a month later, the Mongolian ministries struggled even more, and the heads of the ministries added another 20 cavalry to withstand the counterattacks of other countries. Fortunately, the Emperor Dahua was kind enough to send [-] cavalry to assist in the battle.

At the same time, Jiang Tao got good news. After more than half a year of sailing, Jiang Wushang came back, and he came back intact.

At the same time, Joseph also came, and Jiang Tao was not good at detaining the other party's subordinates at this time, but he still said unkindly: "Your country is very dishonest, if you want to trade again, the price of all goods will be increased by one-third. "

"Emperor Dahua I, you should calm down. The Dutch fleet is not something you can provoke." Joseph said in a threatening tone that he did not expect that Emperor Dahua would raise the price again. This matter could only be discussed after the war.

Because at this time Britain, France, Norway, Sweden, Portugal, Spain and other countries formed an anti-Dutch fleet, targeting Dutch ships and colonies all over the world. People's merchant ships suffered heavy losses.

The anti-Dutch fleet is not eliminated, and the purchase of goods is tantamount to financing the empire.

Moreover, Joseph also discovered a serious problem, that is, the Dutch warships escorting the three battleships of the Dahua Empire suffered heavy losses, while the three first-class battleships of the Dahua Empire were still brand new, without any trace of shelling.The craftsmen on other merchant ships were also intact. In fact, as long as the ships flying the Black Dragon flag were not damaged at all, why didn't the British and French bastards fire at the ships of the Dahua Empire?
There must be something tricky in it, Joseph snorted in his heart, and secretly said: "We'll wait and see, wait until this commander destroys the combined fleets of Britain, France and other countries, and then attack the poor Black Dragon Fleet."

Seeing that he was still in the mood to threaten him, Jiang Tao turned his face on the spot and said: "Seeing off the guests, from this moment on, I don't want to see your country's ships, you should understand what I mean."

This was tantamount to a declaration of war, and Joseph angrily led his men away, forgetting to ask for the construction fee of the three first-class battleships.

Jiang Tao secretly delighted, these arrogant Dutch people think they can get money in the future?No matter how good the Dutch fleet is, can it rival the navies of the world?

Even if it can defeat it, there is still the Black Dragon Fleet of the Empire, hehe, anyway, this era speaks with cannons.

Jiang Tao wanted to renege on his debt, who told them not to keep their promises first, so he hurriedly asked Jiang Wushang, "How is the journey?"

"Your Majesty, the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean are very chaotic, but other countries dare not act presumptuously when they see the black dragon flag of the empire. Could it be that the Emperor warned the pirates from Britain, France and other countries?" Jiang Wushang asked in surprise.

"Hehe, no, for the monopoly trade of the empire, they are still sensible, um, you have a good rest for a few days, now the Black Dragon Fleet has dispatched [-] seal-class cruisers and [-] sea-lion-class cruisers to deploy in the South China Sea area, to prevent the Dutch Far East Fleet from attacking." Jiang Tao chuckled and explained the reason.

Jiang Wushang was secretly startled, and asked suspiciously: "Defending is worse than attacking. Why doesn't the Black Dragon Fleet attack?"

"Hehe, wait, wait until the multinational fleet comes." Jiang Tao smiled and replied very comfortably. In fact, the reason why he didn't attack was mainly because the empire's army could not draw many troops. He needed to completely defeat the Netherlands in Southeast Asia. If the power is too strong, the army must be used.

And he didn't want to expose the trump card of the Sea Lion-class cruiser prematurely, because if the Dutch Far East Fleet was defeated by the Black Dragon Fleet, there is no impenetrable wall in the world. This matter will definitely stimulate the nerves of Britain and France. With the shipbuilding capabilities of the two countries, Maybe an armored ship more powerful than the Sea Lion-class cruiser will be born in advance, and the empire will face a more powerful Britain and France.

After all, the development of science and technology is generally stimulated by war. This is a law, and no one can change it. Jiang Tao still does not have the strength to defy the sky, and he does not dare to be too arrogant.

Therefore, the Sea Lion class cruiser was dispatched as late as possible, and Jiang Wushang asked again: "Your Majesty, the last general has been idle for a few years, and the three first-class battleships Hangzhou, Suzhou, and Jiangning can go to battle at any time."

"Don't worry, these three battleships need to be refitted. One is to thicken the armor, and the other is to replace the shipboard artillery. This involves the center of gravity of the battleship, so it can't be done in a few months. You can go abroad for three months. It's more than a year, you've worked hard, I'll give you three months off to reunite with your family, by the way, you're not married yet, Jiang Wuji and his children will be soy sauced, so when you see the girl from that family, tell me, Hehe, wars have to be fought, marriages have to be married, neither should be delayed."

Jiang Tao smiled playfully, but he didn't have any dignity of an emperor, only a warm brotherhood.

"This!" Jiang Wushang, who murdered without blinking an eye, blushed immediately.

Jiang Tao was dumbfounded, could it be that he is still a virgin?

It seems that I am a little incompetent as the emperor, and I don't care too much about my old brothers. It seems that I have to arrange some marriages.

So this problem was sent to the cabinet, requiring the country to draft women and arrange marriages for soldiers without family members.

The main method is to draft women to provide objects for unmarried senior soldiers, give them a place to communicate, and facilitate matching.

After all, at that time, parents meant the most, and there was no such thing as talking about love. Jiang Tao's way of doing this was already the most enlightened.

The entire army was shaken, and the important ministers of the cabinet were also knocked down. The emperor drafted women not for himself, but for the soldiers under his command. This was the first time in history.

But the emperor's words are the imperial decree, and it has to be done, and it has to be done beautifully, otherwise the elites in the army will scold their mothers behind their backs.

Although this group of rough people can read a few words, their rude character has not changed much.

However, when the news spread to the people, not only did they not cause trouble, but they rushed to recommend their daughters to the government. After all, it is said that the target of the draft girl this time is not the emperor, but a young and vigorous general.

How could the emperor's six courts and 72 concubines take care of his own daughter? This is the reason why parents don't like to draft girls, but these generals are different.

And they heard that this group of generals is at least at the rank of lieutenant, and there are also great generals among them. If they become great generals, they will be rich and rich, and they can't enjoy it endlessly. Who doesn't want their children to be happy for a lifetime.

When Jiang Tao got the news, he was so depressed that he was about to die. How could he have Sangong Sixth Hospital?It's really worse than Chang'e.

Fortunately, this matter went smoothly. Jiang Tao was very relieved to see that his brother who followed him could find his favorite goal. Isn't it for a brilliant future that he would risk his life?
(End of this chapter)