1890 King of Southeast Asia

November 1st, Nanhua-Chang'an City.

"Your Majesty, something happened." Lin Anmin hurried in.

"Ivan protested again?" Liu Yiming was looking at the design drawings, about the design drawings of Nanhua's official self-designed submarines, and he was not very satisfied after looking at them for a long time.

"Ivan should not come again. Yesterday, the old witch executed more than 30 officials at one time, and the capital was shocked. The war faction completely failed..." Lin Anmin sighed.

He really didn't understand what the old witch was thinking. She would rather make people angry, spend more money, lose more power, and seek peace than advocate war.

As long as we hold on until winter, fight with Japan and Russia, and make a deadly battle, we won't pay much in the end.

As for whether they will ask for a lot because of the heavy losses...

If it is a national war, it will definitely happen, but Japan can't afford a national war, and Tsarist Russia has no conditions. Although it borrowed some money, Britain will not sit still. If Tsarist Russia mobilizes a large army, Japan will be the first to fight with Tsarist Russia.

Japan is now licking the United States, but it is only because the United States is rich. In fact, Japan is still a loyal fan of Britain. This war has also been agreed by the British - Britain just disagrees with the Russians.

Britain does not want Tsarist Russia to get the supplement of the Qing Empire, nor does it want Nanhua to be unrestrained. Germany is becoming more and more arrogant and domineering. Britain must strategically shrink, so it acquiesces to Japan's further expansion.

As long as Japan expands, there is only one way to choose from the Qing Empire, and Nanhua is holding the sign of the leader of the Chinese people in the world. As long as Japan expands, Nanhua and Japan will never come together.

"It doesn't matter. This is also expected. Who said that the Qing Empire, whether it is the soldiers fighting or the officers leading the troops, are all Han people." Liu Yiming shook his head, not surprised.

The old witch may be able to slowly reform in order to consolidate the country, but she will never let the Han people under her power expand.

In terms of relative strength, the Beiyang during Li Hongzhang's period was stronger than the later Beiyang in terms of power, influence, and financial resources. (Pay attention to the relative strength.)

However, Lord Li has not yet entered the Military Affairs Office and become a real prime minister. The so-called Eastern Prime Minister is just a high hat worn by others. Lord Li sees clearly that this is because the old witch does not want him to enter the Military Affairs Office and take charge of the central power.

"But in this way, won't the soldiers who are fighting bloody in Fengtian do useless work?" Lin Anmin was indignant.

"They are all good sons of China, but they shed blood and sacrificed for an incompetent court in vain."

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs should be prepared to contact Britain, France, Germany and other countries that have interests in the Qing Empire. We will take the lead and prepare to mediate." Liu Yiming put down the design and sighed.

In the previous wars, with his presence, the losses of the Qing Empire were greatly reduced. In addition, Nanhua took in many young people who could not find their way, and the internal friction of the Qing Empire was also reduced.

In recent years, under the continuous influence of Nanhua, the Qing Empire has also been undergoing reforms, and its industrial capacity has improved to a certain extent, surpassing countries such as the Netherlands and Spain-in terms of total industrial output.

However, the seeds of change grew slowly, while the old witch's plan was gradually being implemented...

"What are the conditions?" Lin Anmin asked.

This was just a routine inquiry. Everyone in Nanhua knew that Liu Yiming looked down on the government of the Qing Empire, but was still very good to the people of the Qing Empire.

"Preserve the nature of the land, protect their fragile industry, and the rest... don't care." Liu Yiming was silent for a while.

"Yes." Lin Anmin was a little surprised when he heard this, then he was entangled, and finally nodded.

...

On November 3, the old witch officially notified all countries and invited them to mediate.

On November 3, Nanhua and France formed a mediation group and announced their intervention in the mediation. Britain immediately announced that it would join the mediation group, and Germany also joined in. Seeing this, the United States, which had been working behind the scenes, hurriedly attached itself.

For the United States in the first two decades of the 20th century, the first major task was to enhance the international influence of the United States, and market development had to come after this.

Look at the lineup of the mediation team, Britain - the world's leader, Germany - the European center power, France - the former strongest army in Europe, the world's second navy that can compete with the Royal Navy (now third), Nanhua - an emerging market, a regional power.

On the Fengtian front, Yuan Datou held the imperial edict in one hand and remained silent.

"My lord, what happened?" Duan Zhiquan and Feng Huafu came late, and they didn't know what happened. They just thought that the old witch was angry about the Fifth Division entering the city.

"Or... let the brothers withdraw, and we will go to Mongolia in a few days to get a batch of fur tents and so on." Feng Huafu said when he saw Yuan Datou was silent.

Feng Huafu was the acting deputy governor of the Zhenghuang Banner Mongolia, and he had a certain say in Mongolia, but he was not optimistic about using this method to keep warm.

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Imagine that I fight for you outside, but you don't even want to let me live in an empty house.

As time goes by and the weather gets colder, the morale will not hold up. If a few people freeze to death, mutiny is not impossible.

"Empress Dowager, peace has been negotiated." Yuan Datou had no expression on his face, still holding the imperial edict in one hand, not moving at all.

The content of the imperial edict was to ask him to go back and preside over the peace talks with Japan and Russia, and also gave him a top hat and feather, which seemed to be the emperor's grace.

What is the reality? Negotiating peace has never been a good job. Although Yuan Datou has a bad reputation and a huge power, he cannot bear the infamy of being a traitor.

And if he goes back and negotiates peace, what will happen to the newly expanded Beiyang Army? He has doubled the army, and the 15 million taels of military expenditure promised by the court for the expansion only reached 6 million taels.

"There are many dangers on this trip. If you are not careful, the adults will..." Duan Zhiquan said worriedly.

"Are you worried about our Beiyang?" Wang Pinqing asked.

Yuan Datou nodded: "The new recruits have been trained for two months. It is a pity to dismiss them at this time. These soldiers have lost their livelihoods. If they return to the local area, it will also be a trouble for local security."

Of course, the most important thing is that the opportunity to expand this time is extremely rare.

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"Sir, I'm going to say something treasonous. The Queen Mother is not willing to put these six divisions of troops in your hands." Wang Pinqing said softly, "After all, Zhang Xiangshuai came in with poor health."

Yuan Datou's head suddenly turned, glanced at Wang Pinqing, then relaxed and nodded gently.

"Then can't we take these tens of thousands of people?" Yuan Datou looked at the imperial edict.

In the court, the most important thing is balance, which is why the imperial party is like leeks, constantly being killed and growing, and the same is true for the local areas.

Zhang Nanpi's Chu Army, the current Hubei New Army, and the Nanyang Army are one of the main forces to balance the Beiyang, and the Chu Army is the strongest in combat effectiveness.

"Lushunkou, Weihaiwei, Tianjinwei, and other local garrisons and artillery forts can still accommodate tens of thousands of people, cut off the old and weak, and fill the establishment,

especially Lushunkou and Weihaiwei, the garrisons belong to the navy, but the navy office only allocates funds, not the navy." Wang Pinqing expressed his thoughts.

"Then, that's the only way." Yuan Datou's eyes lit up.

Wang Pinqing meant to stuff people into the naval port. The navy was the navy of the Beiyang, and it was not as sensitive as the army. It only needed to be operated well, and it was completely feasible.

"Leave this matter to you. I want to hide first." Yuan Datou stood up.

On November 4, Yuan Datou's terminal beriberi suddenly broke out on his way back to the capital, and he had to write to the court to ask the court to allow him to recuperate.

And hoped that when the peace talks came, the new soldiers would be dismissed immediately to save military expenses.

On November 5, the old witch agreed to Yuan Datou's request, and on the pretext of recuperating, temporarily handed over his job to Tieliang.