"Mao Aiqing's words are very good!" Feng Yunshan turned his head to Fan Ruzeng and ordered: "I will give you a secret edict, and the Special Service Department will immediately send people to the Lanfang Republic to contact the leaders of the Lanfang Republic and persuade them to surrender to the empire." In addition, shoot more of the secret service's subordinates, go to Penang, Malacca and Singapore and other places, lurk, and wait for the imperial court to recover the three places one day, so that they can cooperate. ”

Fan Ruzeng hurriedly responded. Those places are mostly Chinese, and it is very easy to break in.

Thinking that Ringanqiang, an oil city in Myanmar, was controlled by Li Kaifang, Feng Yunshan was excited.

The Xiangzhou Oilfield developed in Fengyizhou, Guangxi, at the beginning, the oil production was OK, gradually increased, and then the daily oil production of 4 tons, it stabilized and could not be increased, even if a few more oil wells were dug, it would increase by hundreds of catties every day, Feng Yunshan knew that according to today's most primitive technology--- that is, to use water wheels to pull water into wells, and to press oil with water --- at most this production, which has little to do with the number of oil wells, mainly because the reserves of the entire oilfield are so much, and the oil level is there. After a while, when the oil level drops down, it is estimated that the production will be even lower, unless more advanced methods are used to drill the oil wells deeper and larger, or to use steam pumps to pump oil or irrigate water to pressure oil, so that production can be increased.

Feng Yunshan sent all this crude oil to the Xihuashan Oil Refinery in the west of Guangzhou City, where it was processed and smelted into gasoline, kerosene, diesel, etc. Among them, gasoline was stored by Feng Yunshan for military use, while other kerosene and diesel were used for lighting.

Although it seems that those refineries produce a lot, Feng Yunshan knows that compared with later generations, the output is not even a fraction of it. If it is really popularized, it will soon be out of stock. Therefore, he couldn't help but be overjoyed to know that Li Kaifang had taken control of the Ringanqiang oil field in Myanmar.

Today's Ringanqiang should still be a small village, but because of the black oil that can catch fire in the local underground, it has the name "Ringanqiang", which means oil river in Burmese. This Ringanqiang oilfield, but the most important oil-producing area in Myanmar in later generations, has now been sporadically collected by locals and some Westerners as lighting, and the expert Feng Yunshan knows that this Ringanqiang oilfield, buried in a very shallow depth, is very suitable for today's primitive technology exploitation.

This is also the reason why Feng Yunshan deliberately explained that Li Kaifang must occupy this place. With the oil fields here, the output is at least several times or even more than ten times that of the Xiangzhou oil field, so that such a large amount of oil can really be put into military and civilian use.

Thinking of this, Feng Yunshan ordered Xu Shou, director of the Petrochemical Department, to meet with him, and asked him to quickly send people to Ringanqiang in Burma, where he built a castle and stronghold, opened an oil field, and sent an army to garrison there to ensure that the oil field was successfully completed and put into production.

And as soon as these things are arranged, they are busy. Zuo Zongtang, Mao Qi and others hurriedly said goodbye and went back to the General Staff and prepared to send troops to North Korea.

……

At the end of the third year of Taisheng, the capital of North Korea, it was cold.

Several Korean sergeants wearing black hats and Taoist robes rode fast horses and hurried through the streets, and the muddy water from the horses' hooves trampling on the streets splashed the faces of the people on the roadside, provoking a Confucian in a square hat to scold.

However, it didn't take long for more horsemen to rush to the palace, and dozens of "cat carts" for nobles appeared on the streets, rushing to the palace, and it seemed that something big had happened.

At this time, outside the palace, in the Yong'en Mansion, Jin Wengen, the reign prince of the dynasty, was having a secret meeting with an envoy from the Celestial Empire. The fat-headed and big-eared Jin Wengen is the father of the queen Jin, who was awarded the affairs of the Dunning Mansion, but he is not a descendant of the Jin family, and has been suppressed by his brother and the contemporary head of the Jin family, Jin Zuogen, and has been resentful for a long time. Not long ago, a special envoy claiming to be the Chinese Empire secretly approached him, saying that the Chinese Empire was willing to help him become the head of the Jin family, and that he would not only make him the head of the Jin family, but also make him the next king of Korea.

Of course, Korea had to become a complete vassal state of the Chinese Empire, open all treaty ports, and Korea had to provide 10,000 troops to the Chinese Empire to fight abroad.

In fact, the Jin clan had already heard that a coup d'état had taken place in the suzerainty, and the original Qing Dynasty had been replaced by the Chinese Empire. At the beginning, they had always imagined that with the strength of the Qing Dynasty, it should not be so easy to be defeated, and it would definitely make a comeback, but they did not expect that it didn't take long for the Manchu Qing to be defeated, and some time ago, the Manchu Dynasty lost Kyoto and fled to the remote northern Heilongjiang.

At this time, the entire government and opposition in North Korea woke up. Last month, under the auspices of his cousin Kim Zu-geun, the Joseon Imperial Court hurriedly sent a large tributary mission from the sea to Sungyong to pay tribute, and it is estimated that it will be able to reach Sungyong in a few days.

"Your Excellency, is it because you want to see Wengen so urgently, is there a change in your plans?" Jin Wengen's fat face was full of humble smiles, "If there is anything, you can just send someone to deliver a letter, why bother to come here yourself." ”

"Lord Jin, the matter is too important, it is better for Wu to meet you in person. The matter came to the most critical juncture, although the operation was still carried out according to the original plan, but the time was greatly advanced, according to the urgent news from Shengjing, the army had arrived this morning and had reached the mouth of the Han River, so the time was set for tonight. A grim young man in his twenties had sharp eyes and commanded in a hoarse voice: "Lord Jin, whether you can become the head of the Jin family and establish the Jin dynasty is here!" In the early hours of tonight, let your men control all the palace according to the plan, and no one will be allowed to enter or leave, and I will keep it guarded. Especially Li Yu, he can't let him run. You don't have to worry about the rest, leave it to us! ”

Jin Wengen's face was panicked, and his heart tightened: "Your Excellency, tonight?" So tight? ”

"What? Haven't you set it up yet? The cold young man's tone froze.

"No, no, how can it be, it has been arranged a long time ago! Rest assured, you can't get in or out of the palace even if you keep a fly. ”

"That's good! Lord Kim, you still have to be careful, after all, the Lee family has ruled Korea for hundreds of years, and there should still be many loyal people in the palace. Hurry up and set it up. By the way, I kindly reminded you that no matter how loud the noise you hear at night, don't come out, and wait until tomorrow after dawn to open the palace gate and escort Li Yu out. With that, the cold young man turned around and was about to leave.

Jin Wengen, who was smiling, said: "Your Excellency, Jin's nephew serves in the Wuwei camp and is responsible for guarding the south gate of the capital. Jin sent someone to inform him that as soon as the heavenly soldiers arrived, he would open the city gate and plan for the heavenly soldiers to enter the city. Luckily? ”

Hearing Jin Wengen's words, although the cold young man was full of disdain in his heart, he finally showed a little smile on his face, and his face softened, and said, "Lord Jin has a heart." Although the Heavenly Soldiers of our Empire already have their own methods to enter the city, Lord Jin is even more relieved to arrange it like this. Wu will definitely repay Lord Jin for his merits. ”

After speaking, regardless of Jin Wengen's retention, he pushed the door and left.

Jin Wengen was excited in his heart, clapped his hands, called two henchmen, and hurriedly arranged the order, and suddenly, the atmosphere in the capital became tense.

At the same time, inside the main hall of Changdeokgung Palace in the royal palace. King Yi Yu of Joseon, Princess Kim, Prime Minister Kim Zuogen, Auxiliary Minister Kim Heung-geun, Commander of the Zhuangyu Camp Kim Byung-guk, Commander of the Wuwei Camp Kim Byung-hak, and dozens of civil and military officials of the Lee Dynasty in Beijing gathered in the court to discuss matters.

Li Yu's face was pale, he yawned again and again, and at first glance, his body was very empty, and when he saw Jin Zuogen, the prime minister beside him, he nodded, and said to the officials in the court: "I summoned Zhu Aiqing here today because of ...... Because..."I couldn't go on, I yawned again, turned my head sideways to Jin Zuogen and whispered, "Teacher, what's the matter?" ”

The shrewd and capable Jin Zuogen couldn't help but be speechless, rolled his eyes, and said with a hesitant face: "Your Majesty, because a large number of warships of the Celestial Empire have appeared in the open sea, and they are heading towards the Han River with great momentum, I am afraid that the comer is not good." Gather all the officials and counsel how to defend against them! ”

"Huh? A large number of warships? Teacher, how is that good? Otherwise, this king should go to Kaesong to avoid it first. Li Yu panicked.

"Don't panic! Last month, Jin had already sent a tributary mission to the Celestial Empire, and in just a few days, news would come back. Let's prepare more treasures, food, and women, and treat the adults of the Celestial Empire well, and drag them to the Celestial Empire to complete the tribute, and we will have no worries. ”