On this day, Emperor Xianfeng took a puff of the latest tribute to the Oriental snuff on the throne, and immediately felt that the power rose from the dantian and spread all over the limbs. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Xianfeng, who had recovered his spirits, asked, "What happened recently?" ”

Shangshu Lin Kui of the Ministry of Rites came out of the class: "Back to the emperor, the Japanese envoys took a big iron ship to wait for tribute at Dagukou in violation of regulations, and also fired cannons to intimidate the civil and military officials of Jinwei. According to reports, the powerful range of Japanese artillery is still higher than that of Westerners. It is said that the big iron ship is made of all-steel and propelled by the power of water and fire, but it can sail without sails, and it is not a layer of iron sheet added to the wooden boat. ”

At this time, after a crow, the Qing court had the impression and fear of the foreigners' strong ships and cannons, a warship had sixty or seventy cannons, thirty or forty guns on one side, and when dozens of warships hit the fort, the fort fell like dumplings.

However, the problem was that the Qing Dynasty could not make it on its own, and during the Ming Dynasty, the Guangdong region could still export firearms to foreigners -- as an export, it was naturally well-made, not the kind of explosive goods that were deducted by the government. For more than two hundred years, the Qing Dynasty has been regressing, and the foreigners have been improving, and the gap between them has become wider and wider -- even if the Eight Banners are mounted and archied, they cannot be compared with when they first entered the customs.

Before the Opium Wars, an English merchant had been scouting the coast and wrote to the British king and parliament that the kingdom could defeat them all with a single fleet.

The shipbuilding industry in the Qing Dynasty was sluggish, and it was not even allowed to build two-masted sailing ships - because two-masted sailing ships could barely go to sea. The One Raven War was a blow from the international community to the Qing court, which buried its head in the sand and pretended to be the boss.

It can be said that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement was completely caused by the Opium War, and a large number of low-tariff foreign goods, especially cotton cloth, flowed into the interior, resulting in the bankruptcy of a large number of handicraftsmen in the south. However, the dough is the dough, and it was soon torn to pieces in the cannon fire of the First Sino-Japanese Year, and then the imperialists who were immortal began a new round of frenzy to carve up China.

Xianfeng was also a little interested in this big iron ship that traveled without sails: "How does the power of water and fire push the big iron ship?" ”

Lin Kui's face was embarrassed: "This, the minister doesn't know." ”

Prince Gong? He stepped forward and replied: "My brother knows this, a few days ago, an American foreign merchant sent a model of a steamer and a locomotive, and there was a boiler in it, as long as it was filled with coal and firewood to boil water, the water would turn into water vapor, and when the water vapor rose, it could drive the locomotive and the steamer to move themselves. ”

Xianfeng nodded, he understood.

However, the matter of Japan's violation of tribute has not been resolved, and Su Shun stood up and said: "What is this, just send a three melons and two dates, and send them away." ”

Shangshu Linkui of the Ministry of Rites said: "Since ancient times, the tributes have been thin and thick, but this time, I think that thin and thin exchanges are not something that can be sent away by three melons and two dates." This time, Japan paid tribute to four ironclad ships, two each for 5,000 and 6,000 for 6,000. 100 taels of gold, 100 materials (50 tons) of secret military force, 50,000 new guns (each gun with 200 bullets), 50 90-mm field guns, and 50 90-mm mountain guns (each gun comes with 100 shells). Ask for the Golden Seal of General Tokugawa Iesada, King of Japan, and the Golden Book. Even if it is even, how much silver will it be converted into?"

Prince Zheng Duanhua said: "These are all weapons. What's wrong with Little Japan? ”

Xianfeng looked at Su Shun.

Su Shun: "I think this little Japan is suffocating, the cannon town is Dagukou, and it violates the system of tribute." Ammunition. Well, the munitions are used, whether it is to defend the capital division or to guard against the long hair in the south. Five or six thousand warships can also sail into the Yangtze River. We have this ironclad ship, what's the use of those wooden sampans with long hairs grabbing more. ”

Abundant? "What I think is that this time Japan paid tribute to five or six thousand ironclad ships, which means that they already have bigger and better ironclad ships in their hands. This Japanese ironclad ship can be used to deal with long hair, to guard against foreigners, but not against the Japanese. If there is less reward this time, and Japan is resentful, next time it will not be a matter of the artillery town of Dagukou, but a landing of warships in Dagukou. From Dagukou to the capital, it will take three or five days at most. ”

This is to the point, a palace of ministers, you look at me, I look at you, and I can't come up with an idea. The name of the Japanese Japanese Waiko has been famous since the Ming Dynasty, and it is still the Japanese Kou who only use cold weapons. Now with fast guns, sharp guns, and ironclad ships, once they go ashore, it will be even more difficult to treat.

Japan is different from foreigners, foreigners can't send tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from a long distance, but hundreds of thousands of Japanese can be casually drawn in Japan. During the Wanli period at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was able to organize hundreds of thousands of Japanese invaders into Korea, not to mention Japan, which now has ironclad ships.

In the end, it was Shangshu Linkui of the Ministry of Rites who said: "Now that the Japanese envoy is still on the ship, you might as well send it to the Honglu Temple first, and I will send someone to inquire secretly, what does Japan think?" Make a decision again. ”

Xianfeng: "That's it." ”

After retreating from the court, Xianfeng felt that his body seemed to have endless strength surging, so he ordered someone to take a big knife, and practiced a big knife outside the Heart Cultivation Palace. The minions below are naturally a voice of flattery, boasting about Xianfeng's martial arts in the sky, unparalleled on the ground, except for a few such as Taizu Shengzu Gaozu, it is also Xianfeng.

Xianfeng himself is also puzzled, it is said that he is usually not very good at arching horses and archery because of his legs and feet, especially in this piece of Devil Liu, who also pressed himself. Now, Xianfeng dares to say that Changmao will have another division to the north, maybe he will want to go to the north in person.

Xianfeng didn't know that this was a normal reaction to military stimulants, and in short, they were active and awesome, and they became more aggressive -- as for the slightest mental side effects, they were nothing compared to being able to win a battle. If this good thing had been available during the First World War, the French officers would not have promised the millions of French soldiers who were about to mutinie that they would never charge again, and they would have stayed in the trenches.

After lunch, the Ministry of Rites reported that a sample of the Japanese carrying gun had been delivered, which were two lifting guns inlaid with gold and silver as gifts or collections. Xianfeng personally shot and tried it, and sure enough, the shot was accurate and far, and the loading was fast, and he asked his subordinates how the self-made guns of the Qing Dynasty were doing, so that they had a real understanding of the level of gun lifting in the two countries.

In view of this, the specifications of the Japanese envoys have been raised by one notch, and they did not live next to the Korean Pavilion in Honglu Temple, after all, Honglu Temple is also a centuries-old building, in disrepair, and there have been no Japanese envoys for a long time. Not far from the Korean Pavilion, the Ministry of Rites found a confiscated courtyard and temporarily hung the sign of the Japanese Pavilion, which was considered the territory of the Ministry of Rites.