First Meeting with Wu Sidao

Yinzhen and Wu Sidao were sitting in one and eight large sedan chairs. As soon as they fell into the sedan chair at the door of the mansion, Lao Matou, the butler of Prince Heng's mansion, came up and bowed and said, "I wish you a blessing to the Fourth Master. Your master is waiting in the east to cross the courtyard. Please invite the Fourth Master to enter the mansion by taking the sedan chair."

Yinzhen nodded slightly when he heard this and said, "Please ask Mr. Ma to lead the way."

Wu Sidao smiled and said, "The Fourteenth Master is thinking carefully."

"It should be said that he knows Mr. Wu in detail." Yinzhen said, frowned slightly, but he wanted to speak but stopped.

Wu Sidao knew that he was suspicious of the information leaked by the Thirteenth Master, and then pondered for a moment: "Fourth Master, the intelligence system in Beijing, the Fourteenth Master doesn't want it, how do you place it?"

Yinzhen sighed lightly before saying in a deep voice: "I don't know when I will be able to return to Beijing when I go to Europe, so I can only condemn it first."

Wu Sidao's head was slightly slight, but he stopped talking. The two of them were silent all the way, and in a moment, the sedan chair fell steadily.

Seeing the sedan chair falling, Yinzhen did not meet him, but stood there reservedly. When Yinzhen and Wu Sidao bowed and got out of the sedan chair, he deliberately looked at Wu Sidao. This man was not confused for a year, and he looked a little thin, with thin lips and a high nose. If it weren't for the thick eyebrows and a pair of triangular eyes, he would be a handsome man.

After a brief look, Yinzhen smiled and took two steps. After greeting Yinzhen, he bowed to Wu Sidao and said, "I have heard of Mr. Wu's name for a long time, and I have only been able to see him today. Fortunately, I will meet you."

"Students are not famous, why dare to ask the Fourteenth Master to ask for trouble?" Wu Sidao said, bowing and bowing: "Students have leg problems, so they cannot pay tribute to the Fourteenth Master. Please forgive me."

"Mr. Wu thinks I am a vulgar." Yinzhen smiled and said, "As he said, he introduced Fang Bao to the two of them. After the greeting, the four of them slowly entered the study.

The four of them sat down with the guests. After the servants brought tea and retreated, Yinzhen said, "The fourth brother led an envoy to go to Europe with the navy. This time, the fourth brother was invited to come, and it was the expedition for the expedition."

"The fourteenth brother proposed the expedition to Europe, and the purpose and mission of the expedition are clearly stated." Yinzhen said politely.

Yinzhen nodded and said, "The fourth brother should know the purpose of the mission to go to Europe. I will briefly say it again. First, this trip mainly drags down European countries, making them unable to mobilize troops in recent years to gain time for the Qing Dynasty to open up overseas territory and overseas feudal divisions.

Secondly, to gain a foothold on the coast of Europe or the northern coast of Africa, the Qing Dynasty must nail a nail in Europe.

Third, it is best to form an alliance with France and Spain to prevent European powers from joining forces to deal with the Qing Dynasty in the future.

Fourth, the fourth brother must establish an intelligence system in Europe, including eastern and northern Europe, and the most important country is England."

"Fourth Master, Shu Sidao said frankly." After hearing this, Wu Sidao bowed and said, "Why can it only drag down European countries? Can you allow France, Spain to defeat England, the Netherlands and other countries? In this way, the benefits of the Qing Dynasty will be greater."

Yinzhen turned his head and glanced at Wu Sidao before smiling: "Mr. Wu, you have lived in Guangzhou for a while and should have some understanding of Europe. How likely do you think is this?"

"The whole Europe is now a huge battlefield, fighting in the north and in the southwest, almost all countries have been involved, and the war has lasted for ten years, and both sides are exhausted." Wu Sidao said calmly: "With the combat effectiveness of the navy, 20,000 troops fully support the French League, which is enough to form an overwhelming advantage. If you fight with all your might, you can defeat the British and Dutch leagues in one fell swoop."

Well, I understand quite clearly. It seems that sending the fourth brother to Europe is indeed the best candidate. Yinzhen smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Wu is quite well aware of the situation in Europe. However, can Mr. Wu tell me why Europe has never been unified?"

Wu Sidao was stunned. He had never studied the history of Europe, so he was a bachelor. He bowed and said, "Student is ashamed, I hope the Fourteenth Master will give me advice."

"I don't know the specific reason either." Yinzhen said with a smile, "After Mr. Wu goes to Europe, study it carefully."

The three people in the room looked at Yinzhen, and they didn't realize that they were a little weird. What was this? Teasing? The fourth prince Yinzhen has always been calm and his face was a little uneasy.

Yinzhen took a sip of tea and said, "Europe is comparable to the Spring and Autumn Period. There are many small countries in the territory, connected and combined to compete with powerful countries. Some clues can be seen from the two wars currently in Europe. Europeans like to play with balance, especially Britain. They have never thought of unifying the European continent. They pursued a continental balance policy.

Britain has the most powerful navy in the world. It is difficult to defeat Britain at present. Expeditions to Europe are to put European countries in a quagmire. I don’t want to put the Qing Dynasty into the quagmire of Europe. We are going to get benefits, not to sell coolies. As long as we ensure that France and Spain are not defeated, this task is half completed.”

"Report to Master, the Thirteenth Master is here." The personal guard outside the door reported.

"Let him come in." Yinzhen ordered casually, but he was surprised in his heart. Why didn't Lao Thirteen come with Lao Si and the others?

Yinxiang came quickly, and when he entered the door, he smiled and said, "I have been delayed on the road."

Wu Sidao bowed to him, as a greeting. He knew that the Thirteenth Old came to the evening to avoid some sensitive topics. He knew that the Fourteenth Master had brought Fang Bao to the scene today and did not mention sensitive topics at all.

"Sit as you like." Yinzhen reached out and gave up his seat, saying, "The Qing Dynasty now lacks talents who understand Europe. It is beneficial to listen to it more." As he said, he looked at the fourth brother and continued, "When talking about this topic, I would like to say a few more words. Europe is the only one in the world today that can threaten the Qing Dynasty. We must increase our efforts to cultivate talents who understand and study Europe.

During this expedition, a group of young people and teenagers must go to Europe to learn and study European languages, cultures, systems, science and technology and other series of things. This group of people will join the envoy."

This was not a big problem, Yinzhen immediately replied: "The envoys are determined by Emperor Ama and his fourteenth brother."

"The fourth brother doesn't need to be humble. This time I go to Europe is not for a trip. You have to bring some capable people. If you see the light, give me the list." Yinzhen pondered for a moment before saying, "If you can't stand it, report the specific number to me a month in advance."

Yinzhen was happy when he heard this. The Fourteenth brother was very happy to do things. With this promise, the elites in the ‘Sticking Rod’ could take away a lot. He immediately bowed and said, “In this way, the Fourth Brother will thank the Fourteenth Brother first.”

Yinzhen nodded and said, "There is another thing. I want to give a special reminder, Fourth Brother, Mr. Wu, to go on an expedition to Europe and allow you to find a foothold, but don't want to rush into the country in Europe." As he said, he stood up and spread the map to his desk and said, "Everyone come and see."

After everyone surrounded him, he pointed to the Strait of Gibraltar and said, "If you want to occupy a large area, you can only be in Africa."

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