"The most important thing is actually the original Vietnam, Nanzhang and other places and Luzon Islands, East Indies and other places, there were originally Chinese in Guangdong, Fujian, especially the Hakka people living in these places, after the empire occupied these places, the Ministry of Agriculture and the civil affairs department of the cabinet through those overseas Chinese, mobilized more Chinese immigrants to the local area, in the past three years, has accumulated more than 2.6 million immigrants from Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Zhejiang, Hunan, Jiangsu and other places. Unlike North Korea, many of the immigrants in the Nanyang area are spontaneous, and the efficiency and effectiveness of the immigrants are better in the way that the villagers pull the villagers and the relatives bring their relatives. Those people are also more willing to immigrate to the South Seas, and we can allocate more land and mines to them. Even in remote places such as Fujian and Guangdong, there are entire villages and half of the townships that have moved to Nanyang, although they also have local ideas, but they still dare to come out and explore, coupled with some incentives from the Ministry of the Interior, the willingness to migrate is very positive. ”

"What is the conflict between Hakka immigrants and local indigenous people on Luzon?" Feng Yunshan asked, he thought of what Fan Ruzeng had just said about the dispute over the copper mine.

"Back to Your Majesty, it is true that the incident was caused by copper mining. Dozens of people from the Mineral Resources Department of the Ministry of Public Works have discovered many minerals in Luzon, among which there is a copper mine that is extremely amazing in terms of reserves and quality, but this copper mine is a sacred mountain of a large tribe of local aborigines, and they not only did not allow the Mineral Department to go to develop mining, but also killed several personnel of the Mineral Resources Department who surveyed and mapped there. Therefore, the Department of Mines reported to the local garrison, and the nearest battalion rushed to kill and wound dozens of natives, trying to force the tribe to retreat, but unexpectedly, the tribe gave in on the surface, but behind the scenes, it contacted several other tribes in the surrounding area, and attacked the local garrison camp at night, causing the soldiers to lose dozens of them. Luo Xindong, commander of the 27th Infantry Division of the garrison on Luzon Island, was furious and sent half a division of more than 5,000 troops to sweep away all the large and small indigenous tribes within a radius of 200 miles near the mine with artillery and muskets. Zeng Guanlan talked about what happened.

Feng Yunshan clapped his hands and said, "Luo Xindong and Luo Aiqing are Luo Xinnan's brothers, right?" Not bad! The former generals of the Hunan Army were really decisive and brave and killed well! In the future, if there are any more indigenous barbarians who refuse to obey the king, they will all be killed by me. There are hundreds of millions of Chinese people, and there is no one to worry about? By the way, is that copper mine mined now? With the exception of Luzon, did the indigenous people from other places come into conflict with the Chinese immigrants? ”

Zeng Guanlan replied: "Your Majesty, the copper mine has already begun to be mined, and I heard from the people of the Mineral Resources Department that although it has just begun, because the mineral collection is good and the burial depth is shallow, the output is not small. At present, the natives in the surrounding area are being gathered to build a road from the mine to the harbour wharf, and then the copper ore will be transported from the mine to the wharf by ox carts, where a large copper smelter is already being built to smelt the mined copper ore, and other auxiliary materials and coal are also easily transported from the northern part of Cochin. As for other places outside of Luzon, because of the large number of Chinese immigrants, it is inevitable that there will be some conflicts with the local natives, but now it is different from the past, our Chinese empire has risen strongly, in this eastern world, what country can fight against our Chinese empire? ”

Zeng Guanlan said that he was excited, and subconsciously wanted to wave his hand, but immediately thought that it was in front of the emperor, so he pressed it down again, and continued: "Now the entire Nanyang area is completely the territory of my Chinese Empire, here, the Chinese are the masters, and the days when they were oppressed and discriminated against no longer exist. The Chinese are all puffed up and behave, those natives and the foreigners who stayed, even if there is a conflict with the Chinese groups who have migrated, they are mainly to avoid retreating, after all, the entire Nanyang, now the Chinese are huge, and the local garrison and local government are also from my Chinese empire, even if they are wronged and want to sue, they have no way to sue. ”

Feng Yunshan smiled: "Haha, that's how it should be!" Those natives, see if they are smart or not. If they are smart enough, they will naturally compromise and settle down as subjects of the empire, and they will always have something to eat, which is much better than their original lack of food. Even, they should try their best to integrate themselves into the Chinese people, work for the empire, aim to become the subjects of the Chinese empire, and be happy to be the subjects of the empire. And if they are not smart enough to insist on opposing the Chinese, then they will find their own death and lose the value of their existence. However, I also pay attention to reminding those Chinese that they should not overdo it when they think about the difficult days of the past, especially the weak and small ethnic groups, since they are willing to become the subjects of the empire, they must no longer be persecuted. ”

Zeng Guanlan hurriedly nodded in agreement.

Feng Yunshan said to Zuo Zongtang, chief of the General Staff, and Wu Ruxiao, minister of foreign affairs: "Britain's civil strife has made it too busy to take care of itself. Tsarist Russia also suffered from the continuous peasant uprisings in the country, and it was supposed to brew a change to emancipate the serfs to calm the domestic contradictions. Prussia was similarly prepared for the unification of Germany. France is now friendly with us again. In this situation, the external environment is very good, and it is a good time for the empire to vigorously develop at home and open up frontiers abroad. Now the focus is on the Americas! In the seven northern states of Mexico, our Chinese empire has barely gained a foothold, and it is time to expand and consolidate this enclave. According to reliable sources, the upcoming presidential election in the United States is likely to be presidency by a Republican, and the Republican candidates, even the more moderate Lincoln, will oppose slavery in the South, which will inevitably cause a fundamental dispute between the North and the South in the United States, which cannot be reconciled until war! ”

"Your Majesty! If your message is reliable, it's a great thing! In this way, it is the opportunity of the Chinese Empire! Zuo Zongtang sighed. He had long since ceased to be surprised by the Emperor's prophetic arrangement. However, even though he was accustomed to Feng Yunshan's unpredictable plans, he was still impressed. Now, he understood why the emperor had made great efforts to cooperate with France and send troops to Mexico, and when he carved up Mexico, he insisted on taking the seven states in northern Mexico.

Feng Yunshan smiled: "Not bad! Zuo Aiqing, it is precisely because of this that I want to instruct you that you must prepare in advance to send troops to the Americas, of course, the empire itself cannot send too many troops, most of the troops are still transferred from New Mexico Province, the task of the General Staff is to prepare a group of grassroots officers to go to Mexico in advance to recruit soldiers, be familiar with the environment and soldiers there, integrate into it, bring the soldiers there, and prepare for war. ”

Zuo Zongtang said: "Your Majesty is far-sighted, and Weichen admires!" ”

It is no wonder that His Majesty began to make the General Staff recruit soldiers in New Mexico last year, all in preparation for intervening in the civil war in the United States. Zuo Zongtang couldn't help but mourn for the person who was about to be lucky enough to be elected president, and it was actually his misfortune to be elected president.

Thinking of this, Zuo Zongtang reported: "Your Majesty, since the beginning of the recruitment plan, New Mexico Province has now recruited nearly 50,000 troops, and it is expected that by the end of this year, there will be 70,000 troops. Of these, about 60,000 infantry, 8,000 cavalry, 5,000 artillery. It's just that New Mexico has a lot of expenses, and all the profits of the Nanyang Company in the Americas are invested in New Mexico, and there are still vacancies, so they can only be supplemented by a steady stream of goods and goods from the empire itself. Fortunately, after a period of immigration, nearly 200,000 Chinese have moved in New Mexico, which has provided some help for the local economy. ”

Feng Yunshan was quite satisfied when he heard this troop number. Although this force is actually not a large number compared with the American Civil War, and because the soldiers are formed in a short period of time, the military quality will not be too high, but it can be regarded as a large force, and when the time comes, whether it is to take the opportunity to seize the southwest of the United States or help the South to attack the North, it can be calmly chosen.

Feng Yunshan looked at Fan Ruzeng again, and the latter immediately reacted and said, "Your Majesty, the Secret Service Department is ready, as early as the year before last, it sent a large number of spies to the north and south of the United States, especially the north. ”

Feng Yunshan nodded, since this is the case, just wait for the beginning of things.