1890 King of Southeast Asia

On March 15, when Sishui knew that Die Qing was heading south, the wedding was still held on schedule. This was decided after Liu Wanhua and Zhang Wentao discussed it.

"Since this matter has not been fully announced, your wedding cannot be stopped. This is also to appease the people." This is what Chen Jiangtao said.

Not many people knew about Die Qing's water division heading south. The announcement was also made in the name of defending against the possible arrival of the Dutch, including Semarang. The construction of the fort was also based on the threat of the Dutch.

This was mainly done to appease the emotions of the immigrants. A large number of immigrants who had just arrived in Nanhua were not used to the new government model. Die Qing was heaven to them! It can be seen from the fact that they would rather take a life-and-death escape journey than attack the rich and powerful and compete for food.

The wedding was held under such circumstances...

"Yuzi, I'm sorry..." At noon, Liu Yiming returned to the bridal chamber after thanking the guests.

Liu Yiming was apologizing for turning Zhang You's wedding into a political event.

"It's okay, Brother Yiming, I'm very happy!" Zhang You actually felt aggrieved. A wedding only happens once in a lifetime. This wedding, except for its larger scale, was nothing to be proud of. It seemed a bit hasty, and the elders were all very busy.

"When this is over, we'll go on a honeymoon and play with him for two months before coming back!" Liu Yiming inhaled the smell of Zhang You's hair.

"Really?" Zhang You's gem-like eyes shone.

"But there are so many schools and teachers to manage, and the subsequent procedures have not been determined." Before Liu Yiming could speak, Zhang You lowered his head and said.

"Let them do it. Don't put all the things in your hands. That will tire you to death. You haven't called me yet, wife..."

"Ying Ning~ You're bad~"

Liu Yiming pinched the little mountain hidden under his clothes.

"Husband... It's still daytime... Um~ Go out quickly." Zhang You drove Liu Yiming out.

Liu Yiming was driven out of the new house with a smile. When he wanted to flirt, Yang, the staff officer, came in with Charles.

"Liu! My friend, congratulations, happy wedding! This is my wedding gift to you, open it and have a look." Charles took out a box and encouraged Liu Yiming to open it.

"Okay! Let's see what Lieutenant Colonel Charles gave me?" Liu Yiming took the gift and opened it in a few seconds.

"Wow! Really, thank you, Charles! It's hard to find such gems." Liu Yiming opened it. Although he was prepared, he was still surprised.

There were three things in total, a beautifully crafted and gorgeous pocket watch, and two blue gems as big as quail eggs.

"Do you like it? Hahaha! This is the cornflower blue that I got through many connections. It can be inlaid on your scepter in the future! Believe me, except for the one on the queen's head, there is no better one than these two!" Charles said jokingly.

"These two are from Kashmir?" Liu Yiming was surprised. He thought they were from India or Sri Lanka.

"Yes, I have been preparing since last month! You are really lucky. My uncle is about to leave office, and I almost didn't get it." Charles' tone was full of excitement. With the title of Earl Elgin and the position of Governor-General of India, he will definitely enter the House of Lords when he returns to the island.

"Thank you, I like it very much!" Liu Yiming closed the box and said to Charles with a smile.

Maybe it is really precious, especially after cutting, it is still so big, but for Charles at this time, he can only say it is a little bit of water. Maybe it can be auctioned for 20,000 or 30,000 pounds in the UK? What's the use?

The greatest value of a gift lies in its meaning. No matter what Charles' purpose is, he has spent a lot of thought on this gift.

"By the way, there is something I want to tell you." Charles winked at Liu Yiming.

"Let's go. It's not convenient here. Let's find a room." Liu Yiming knew that the intelligence system of the British Empire played a role. What he wanted to know was in Charles' head.

The two came to the side hall, and Charles took out a stack of papers from his arms and handed it to Liu Yiming.

"This is the intelligence you want. Everything the British Empire knows is here." Charles curled his lips.

Liu Yiming didn't believe that Britain would give him everything. Charles's implication was that Liu Yiming could only know so much. And the accuracy of the intelligence was not certain.

Unfortunately, the so-called intelligence group organized by Liu Yiming only targeted the natives and the Dutch, and did not infiltrate other places. There were not enough people! The intelligence organization is a huge organization, and it is not something that can be handled by three or five intelligence officers.

"The die Qing government has taken a very strange approach. I don't quite understand it." Charles said beside Liu Yiming when he was looking at the intelligence.

"The two battleships Beiyang were not sent out. Maybe it was because of the voyage? But the voyage of the two armored cruisers was not enough. And only four warships were sent in total, with a total tonnage of less than 10,000 tons, and there was no army to follow." Charles said.

"To Jingjing, there is nothing else?" Liu Yiming didn't figure out the purpose of die Qing for a while.

Continue to look through the intelligence. The top is the overall, which Liu Yiming has already seen. Below is the information of officers and warships, which Liu Yiming is also familiar with.

Part 3, Politics, Liu Yiming slowly read through all of this and let out a sigh.

"Any ideas?" Charles found that Liu Yiming suddenly lost that trace of anxiety.

"Do you know? You are about to see the biggest stage play performance of the year, maybe the biggest in this century!" Liu Yiming said to Charles with a smile.

Liu Yiming did not analyze it completely, but he figured it out from the intelligence.

First, the existence of Nanhua was reported to the Qing Dynasty by the Japanese. After all, Nanhua has been transporting various chemical products to the north. These things are sold to big businessmen in packages, which is basically the same as selling them to officials. Officials will not be stupid enough to clamor to go south. It can be seen from the fact that the military minister and the navy office did not advocate sending troops.

Second, why the troops were sent, Liu Yiming did not know what happened in the middle, but he saw a very sensitive position - the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. If I remember correctly, this position was held by Weng Tongsu until after 1895. And this person also has an identity, the emperor's teacher.

Considering that Guangxu is already 20 years old this year, Liu Yiming can easily judge that this is the same as the farce-like war a few years later, fantasizing that the emperor will take power through war.

Third, and most importantly, why did they send four ships to Zhijingjing? The intelligence said that these four ships had fast speed and long range. Liu Yiming saw that the initial plan was to send an ironclad ship plus three or four fast ships, plus torpedo boats and gunboats, basically a main fleet to the south.

Now it has become a cruiser squadron, and it has not contacted France or the Netherlands. Liu Yiming does not think that no one in Beiyang knows the relationship between Nanhua and the Netherlands. Sumatra must be willing to provide supplies. Similarly, the coastal defense should not hinder Beiyang's supply.

The truth is already very clear. The Houdang does not want to fight, let alone win. Sending warships here is just a formality, so they chose the four fastest ships. At this time, the navy's funds are still sufficient, the warships are still advanced, and the maintenance is in place. If you can't fight, you can still run!

The difference between this and 1894 is that it was Japan that came to the door, and Li Hongzhang mistakenly had too high expectations of Britain. If the Qing Dynasty did not resist Russia, Britain's global strategy would have loopholes, and Japan expressed its willingness to replace the Qing Dynasty in Britain's global strategy and demonstrated its strength.

Liu Yiming already had an idea, but he still needed to test whether the four ships were as Liu Yiming thought.

"What stage play? Did you invite a stage performance at your wedding? I didn't see the stage, what play was it?" Charles asked excitedly. The reason why he didn't go back to Singapore was that Singapore was too boring. Surabaya was better, but since a large number of equipment arrived, Nanhua entered the industrial construction mode, and it was busy and busy, and it became boring.

Looking at Charles in front of him, Liu Yiming said very bluntly.

"You will see it soon, and you can also participate in it. By the way, I hope to borrow the prestige of the British Empire." Liu Yiming said.

Charles looked solemn. Whether it was himself, the identity of a lieutenant colonel in the navy, or the identity of an aristocrat, or the relatives of a high-ranking official, he could lend it to Liu Yiming, but Liu Yiming should not only say this.

"I can't make the decision. What do you want to do?" Charles asked.

"I will participate in two negotiations in a while. I hope that the British Empire can guarantee my personal safety and freedom without restrictions." Liu Yiming did not want to rely on Britain to achieve anything. But it doesn't count!

"Oh? That's easy, but I hope you are not negotiating with the natives, otherwise the British Empire will have no face to speak of." Charles said a cold joke that he thought was very funny. This was a bad taste he learned in Nanhua.

"I want to go to the warship that is going south this time, and I have to go to the north to negotiate with Bismarck in the east." Liu Yiming was speechless for a while and said to Charles.

"It looks very interesting. Can you take me with you? I won't eavesdrop when you negotiate." Charles said with a little excitement. It is much more interesting to be able to openly go to the prosperous places in the north than here!

Charles made great contributions to disrupting the Dutch colonies by making South China independent. The most important thing is that the British Empire did not pay anything, but made a lot of money. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel, but he still needs to go to the Naval Academy.

In his free time, he cannot leave the fleet too far. It is okay in South China, but if he goes to the north of the Qing Dynasty, at least he will lose his lieutenant colonel.

"Of course." This is what Liu Yiming wants...

"When will we leave?" Charles asked.

"No hurry, there are still six to seven days before the Beiyang fleet arrives. I will discuss the warship with the consul first." Liu Yiming hopes to take a British warship to negotiate. Although he is a little timid, he is timid to save his life. He just got married, and his life is important...