Regarding the country of ***, Ye Zhao has been thinking about how to appease its increasingly intense national sentiment. Although Chinese people have obtained the right of passage in the country of *** under the adhesion clause, almost no Chinese businessmen have gone to the mainland, and their scope of activities is limited to port cities such as Nagasaki and Edo. Of course, they are also the most prosperous and commercially developed cities.

*** In China, there are more and more armed groups of radical samurai organizations. Several attacks on Japanese compradors have occurred in the mainland. Several armed groups even dispatched nearly a thousand people to attack the Nagasaki garrison in China. As a result, they naturally returned in a defeat, with countless casualties.

The extermination of these armed organizations is also the focus of current negotiations between China and Japan, but the shogunate and the royal family are obviously turning a blind eye. The shogunate still issued several edicts urging local daimyos to attack the Xinzhu Group, the Crow Group, the White Tiger Team and other armed forces. However, the royal family heard that they were secretly supporting these organizations.

How to appease the people of *** and make their increasingly fierce resistance to Chinese invasion no longer rise, and even slowly extinguish the fire is undoubtedly one of the most brain-struggled problems that Ye Zhao has now.

Now listening to Zou Kaizhi's explanation of the domestic situation, Ye Zhao closed his eyes slightly and thought.

"You read Zhang Youcun's memorial, what's your opinion?" Ye Zhao picked up the teacup. Zhang Youcun proposed to use infantry to attack several radical armed strongholds in the country, arrested several vassal names who acquiesced to radical armed forces in their territory, and killed one to warn hundreds of them.

Zou Kaizhi looked at Ye Zhao's face and said, "My subordinates think that this matter is not urgent, but if it is urgent, it will change. We should still appease it. Unless the prince is preparing to overthrow his royal family, the action should not be too intense."

Zhang Youxian Nagasaki presided over the signing of the Sino-Japanese Treaty of Friendship and Trade, and became famous. He was an unyielding upstart of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He also won many good reviews in the political arena of the southern country. Zou Kaizhi disagreed with his comments, but his words were extremely tactful.

Ye Zhao nodded slightly and said, "Stable trade is still the priority now, but how to ensure this trade line is also a problem. If you want to ease and suppress it, you must be strong in both hands. If you only use one of them, it will definitely not work."

"Yes." Zou Kaizhi bowed slightly.

Ye Zhao said again: "Would Wu Guanghuai and his wife still quarrel at seeing me?"

"Yes, yesterday he asked the officials of the Tongwenguan to meet the prince."

Wu Guanghuai was the fourth lord of the Daiyan Kingdom. The Daiyan Kingdom was located in Borneo and had a population of only more than 10,000. Ye Zhao had met his royal family member Wu Guangyi, but he did not agree to his request to become a tribute country to enthrone his king. However, the Southern Dynasties signed a trade agreement with him.

Who knew that in March this year, the Dutch and his mercenaries suddenly launched an attack on the Daiyan Kingdom. The king Wu Guanghuai and his wife, as well as Wu Guangyi and other relatives, were guarded by dozens of personal soldiers, fled to Guangzhou with the assistance of Chinese merchant ships, and then took a steamer from Guangzhou to Nanjing. They now live in the Tongwenguan Inn of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Tongwenguan is an organization under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Its main responsibility is to arrange tribute envoys from the tribute state to move into the hall, be responsible for the inn to manage the supply of daily necessities, submit tribute documents, check tribute goods, guide tribute envoys to perform tribute etiquette, be responsible for the translation of tribute matters and cultivate translation talents, etc.

The inn that can be stayed in the Tongwenguan is a treatment that only the envoys of the tribute countries have, and is obviously different from the ministers of the European countries.

However, Wu Guanghuai heard from officials in the southern country about the functions of Tongwenyi Hall, and he was naturally excited. If China regards its Daiyan Kingdom as a tribute country, it will naturally find shelter.

In fact, Wu Guanghuai never thought about restoring the country. After all, it was an indigenous country and a small country with a similar urban population as the southern country. Now people are afraid that all the people have been killed by the Dutch people, so how can they restore the country? He was only worried that China would hand him over under the pressure of the Dutch people, and everything would be over.

Wu Guanghuai proposed to the officials of Tongwenguan to recognize his ancestors, that is, he wanted to regain Chinese nationality, but the officials of Tongwenguan told him that the matter could only be ruled by the regent.

That's why he was anxious to see the Regent of the Southern Kingdom. After all, the longer the matter was delayed, the more dangerous his situation was.

Ye Zhao slowly savored the tea. In the past six months, internal affairs and diplomacy have been extremely subtle. If the decision is right, it will be like a butterfly. If the judgment is wrong, the giant Chinese ship will probably fail because of his decision.

The most difficult thing to decide is the situation in Nanyang.

The Dutch's anti-China efforts in Borneo are becoming stronger and stronger, and the incidents of Chinese merchant ships being detained for no reason are becoming more and more frequent. Five cases occurred in just last month.

I have read the report of the Dutch's naval power in the South China Sea. Because it only has the golden line of the South China Sea in overseas colonies, its Nanyang fleet is almost larger than the local fleet, with more ships than the Pingyuan Navy, but most of them are armored warships. There is no real ironclad ship, and its power system is not as good as the Pingyuan Navy, and it even has pure sail warships. If you simply compare the combat effectiveness of the ship, the Pingyuan Navy is probably even better, or even more than one.

But Pingyuan Army has never really fought a naval battle after all. Although the Netherlands has become a third-rate European country, it was once the overlord of the ocean. In East Asia, its psychological advantages are obvious, and the naval officers and sailors are all old men. Compared to them, the Chinese navy is just a toddler. He bombarded several ports with artillery in East Asia. How could it be called the Shanghai War?

If the Dutch failed, the Southern Dynasties' booming economy would be immediately hit and lost its navy. In East Asia, the trade routes of the South China Sea were no longer guaranteed. It was inevitable that the six kings in the north would take advantage of the situation to provoke the war. Seven years of efforts would be destroyed, let alone the treaties and reparations flocked by the Dutch and the European powers who took advantage of the situation to rob each other.

This is also the reason why Ye Zhao has tolerated it again and again, but.

Ye Zhao slowly pulled out a photo from under the inkstone. It was a photo of Dutch soldiers killing overseas Chinese in Borneo. The Chinese businessman risked his life and happened a month ago.

More than a dozen corpses were lying in the mud, all naked, men, women, young and old, some had their heads cut off, some had half of their necks connected, and some were digging open to reveal their intestines, which were extremely bloody and miserable.

Ye Zhao kept pressing under the inkstone, but he didn't look at the photo because he was afraid that his anger would blind his eyes and affect his judgment.

But today, he slowly pulled out and quietly looked at this tragic scene.

"Summon Ma Dayong to the staff office to discuss matters." Ye Zhao said lightly.

Behind the table in front of the door, a documentary sat and hurried out to deliver a letter to the staff room.

Ye Zhao told Zou Kaizhi again: "Tell Tongwenguan that I will hold a banquet to entertain Wu Guanghuai tonight."

"Yes!" Zou Kaizhi bowed and retreated.

Ye Zhao turned around and looked at the photo in his hand silently.

...

In the staff room, the military officers circulated the photos, and the air in the room seemed to have solidified, extremely depressing.

The two prime ministers, Yuan Jiasan and Li Jianchen, were also here. This war is likely to be a declaration of war on the Europa country, and the two prime ministers naturally have the right to know.

Logically, Matchmaker, the deputy commander of the entire army and the admiral of the army towns, should also come to discuss matters, but the generals on each line are close and far away. If you want to gather together, it will take half a month, which will affect the combat preparations of all troops.

Therefore, Ye Zhao convened this military meeting on the smallest scale, which was more confidential. In fact, under the framework of today's power, Ye Zhao could do his best to give orders to the navy. However, the matter is so large that he must not be considered carefully. Even Ye Zhao was still a little unresolved. Once he was defeated, he would become a sinner who could not be revived by the Chinese nation. For a moment, he might be able to do anything.

"The navy can gather in Nanping in three days." Ma Dayong's face was like a stone sculpture, without a trace of expression, but his attitude was clearer when he said this hard and ruthless.

Only then did Ma Dayong know why the Regent asked the Navy to go to Nanping half a month ago. It turned out that the Regent had wanted to fight this war long ago.

Ye Zhao nodded slightly. Nanping is actually the southernmost port of Vietnam, Vietnam. Chinese merchant ships will stay in Nanping for trade. The name Nanping is also named by the Chinese.

Li Jianchen and Yuan Jiasan looked at each other, and Yuan Jiasan was full of worry and declared war on the Dutch. This was a bit arrogant. If this battle was defeated, how could the southern country handle itself? Although it would inevitably shake the foundation of the Regent, it might lead to the two palaces reincarnate their rule, but after all, the loss was great.

But Yuan Jiasan also knew that it was not easy to be allowed to participate in the Pingyuan Army’s discussions by the Envoy. He spoke out against it? That would be Meng Lang.

Li Jianchen looked through the information in his hand, but nodded secretly. Daoguang and Xianfeng were fighting with the Europa when he was alive. He was really distorted. Not to mention that his troops were unclear, he even thought that he was an evil demon and heretic who could use magic. No matter what, the pre-war preparations were first-class. Judging from the situation of the Dutch ships and the soldiers, they could not be detailed anymore.

Li Jianchen felt angry when he participated in the Pingyuan Army's combat preparation meeting for the first time. It seemed that Pingyuan Army won every battle and was not a flaw, nor was it a lucky person.

Feng Zicai stood up and shouted: "Prince, the Dutch have coveted our seas for a long time. In the past, they have been constantly invading our country. Now they want to dominate the trade in the South China Sea and kill our expatriates in the South China Sea. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has long known all countries that although the expatriates in the South China Sea are not citizens of our country, they are of the same roots and species as our country. We need to know our disputes with other countries. Not to mention that Borneo is not the Dutch territory. The way they killed our compatriots was cruel and the people were angered by both man and gods. If we don't fight, how can we protect the country and the people of Pingyuan?" He was full of righteous indignation and his forehead was full of blue veins.

In fact, most of the generals of the Pingyuan Army came out in a vast sea of ​​blood. The tragic situation of the photos may not shock them, and they will not empathize like Ye Zhao. Ye Zhao also knew this well, and taking out the photos was just a message.

Ye Zhao nodded, made a gesture of pressing down, and Feng Zicai sat down.

Yuan Jiasan finally couldn't help it and said, "Prince, the British and French..."

Ye Zhao said: "No need to worry too much."

Looking at the officers who frowned and glanced at him, Yuan Jiasan sighed in his heart and stopped talking.

A famous staff officer whispered to the general next to him: "We may not win if the navy wins. Should we advance the navy and send the infantry team to Borneo, Luzon and other places? We must beat the Dutch devils to mom. If we want to negotiate peace, we will take the initiative."

Although he spoke lightly, he didn't want Ye Zhao to hear it. He looked at him and smiled and said, "What's your name?"

The staff officer was startled. He sat at the end, far away from the prince, and knelt down and stammered: "The little one, the little one is called Ding Richang."

Ye Zhao nodded and said in a harmonious voice: "Get up, you are right. This is the safest way to do it, but when the Dutch woke up, it would be difficult to fight this naval battle. If he could divide and annihilate his fleet while he was unprepared, the situation in the South China Sea would be done once and for all, do you think?"

"Yes, yes." Ding Richang kowtowed repeatedly, got up, and sat down carefully. After a while, he thought about the prince's words seriously, and he couldn't help but nod.

Just fighting a naval battle with foreign devils, who can help the prince with this courage?

Ye Zhao put down the teacup and said, "It's decided to declare war on the Dutch! If you fight well, we will reach the sky in one step. If you don't fight well, you will be able to step down!"

Everyone was shocked and knelt down one after another.

Ma Dayong kowtowed and shouted: "Pingyuan Army Navy swears to follow the prince to the death! If this battle is defeated, Ma Dayong comes to see him!"

Ye Zhao nodded and waved his hand, "Get up and send a secret telegram to the admirals of each town."

Next comes from discussing how to fight. Yuan Jiasan and Li Jianchen hurriedly left, Ye Zhao nodded and said, "Keep confidential." The two of them bowed and said.

Ye Zhao slowly picked up the teacup. As he made up his mind, he became more and more calm. He just silently looked through the information of the Dutch naval army, and thoughts flashed through his mind.

Jinling, the sword is tense, the South China Sea, and the Chinese fleet is full of battles.
Chapter completed!