The grievances between Ireland and Britain in history, Feng Yunshan knows a little. As early as Cromwell's time, Britain launched a colonial war against Ireland, a large number of Irish Catholics were massacred, and the land was divided among British immigrants, but even if the island of Ireland was completely under British control, Britain did not govern Ireland in the same way as Scotland and England, but oppressed the Irish with an extreme rule. After the very bloody "Great Purge of Ireland", the total Irish population of less than 1.5 million died as high as 500,000.

Because the Irish believe in Catholicism, unlike the Christianity of the British, the two sides cannot be integrated.

Many of the Irish became slaves cheaper than African slaves and were sold to colonies such as the Americas, and the Irish who remained on the island of Ireland were treated like animals and lived a very poor life, living in huts without chimneys, doors, stairs and windows, because windows were also taxed.

And this, I have to mention, more than ten years ago, because of the great famine caused by potatoes, the disaster of food shortage that broke out in the whole of Ireland, and millions of Irish people starved to death. At the height of the disaster, Ireland not only did not receive relief from the British government, but also continued to export grain to the UK. Poor Irish, because they have no money to buy food, can only suffer in silence and sit and wait. And Britain, as the ruler at this time, was indifferent to this.

It is no wonder that the Irish have a feud with the British. In the first year of the famine, the Ottoman Sultan announced that he would provide £10,000 as aid to the Irish peasants, but Queen Victoria asked him to provide only £1,000, for the simple reason that she herself had donated only £2,000 to the affected areas of Ireland under her administration. It was fortunate that this news was not revealed, otherwise the Irish rebellion would have been more violent.

This was followed by the immigration of millions of people, the most important of which was the United States, and now is the heyday of immigration.

Perhaps, you can make a fuss about this. Thinking of this, Feng Yunshan ordered someone to summon Carragher Shire, who had surrendered to him first.

Charles is now the Chief of Operations of the General Staff. As a devout Catholic, he swore allegiance to Feng Yunshan and the Chinese Empire in the name of God. However, although he became an officer of the Chinese Empire, after all, he was born in Ireland, and within his scope, he still wanted to find some errands for his fellow countrymen, and at this time, Emperor Feng Yunshan specially asked him to recruit some Irish skilled workers and officers from Britain to come to the Chinese Empire, anyway, the empire is lacking these talents, and it is a good way to import them from Ireland. Therefore, Charles is extremely grateful.

In the Chinese Empire, they were treated as good talents, with a monthly salary of more than 10 or even 20 Shengyuan, which was much better than their struggle in the poor life of Ireland. As a result, the number of Irish begging for a living in the Chinese Empire in the past few years has reached thousands. For example, Brown, the director of the Guangzhou Machinery Factory, Lu Shunde's two assistants, Lu Ernan, chief of staff of the Oriental Fleet, and Lu Sannan, deputy chief of staff, and even Buchanan, the assistant to Perry, the commander of the US Pacific Fleet, were all Irish, and they returned to the Chinese Empire to serve Feng Yunshan.

Soon, Zuo Zongtang led Xia Er and came to Feng Yunshan.

"Charles, you've been living in Shengjing for a few years, are you still used to it?" Feng Yunshan waited for Xia Er to finish saluting, then asked with a smile.

"Back to Your Majesty, Charles is very happy to live here. Now the Charr family is living in Shengjing, as happy as heaven! This is a gift from God and His Majesty! Thank God and thank Your Majesty! "Charles is religiously crossing and he is truly satisfied.

His family is an authentic farmer in Ireland, because of the reduced potato production, the whole family of eleven people starved to death of his grandfather and a sister, and became a family of nine, fortunately, he later joined the British Navy, so that he had some money to maintain the living expenses of the whole family, so as not to starve to death, but also on the verge of starvation. However, since he was defeated and captured by the British army and surrendered to Feng Yunshan, everything has changed. As early as after the establishment of the empire, he with the cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Nanyang Company, the other 8 members of the family were all taken to the International City of Guangzhou, and later, after passing the inspection and confirming his loyalty, his whole family followed him to move to Shengjing, the capital of the empire, and the imperial court also provided a large mansion for him and his family to live in, with his money, it was more than enough to feed the whole family, and the life was boundless.

"Well, Aiqing once said that if you have the chance, you must fight for a good life for your fellow Irishmen. Now, there is such an opportunity. Perhaps, it could make life a little better for more Irish people. Feng Yunshan first threw out the topic, and then changed the topic: "Aiqing, do you know, what is the root cause of your Irish people living so poorly?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, it hasn't developed."

"Why hasn't it developed? Now Ireland belongs to the United Kingdom, and Britain is already the most powerful and developed country in the world, why has Ireland not developed and the people are living in poverty? Feng Yunshan deliberately asked.

"It's not because of the aggression and exploitation of the English! Most of my countrymen were farmers, and the food they had grown for a year's hard work was turned into taxes and paid to the English and Scots. Charles said indignantly, but suddenly came to his senses: "Your Majesty! Don't make a fuss. I, like the rest of the Irish, actually hate Britain the most. If His Majesty were to go to war with the British, Charles and the rest of the Irish would obey. ”

Feng Yunshan couldn't help but blush a little when he saw Xia Er say it bluntly, this Xia Er is too tactful, fortunately he is still an enlightened monarch, and he also knows that he is a foreigner with an upright personality, otherwise based on his performance today, he would not know where he was demoted.

"In that case, then I'll be straight to the point! You should also know in the General Staff that the British have recently put down a rebellion in India, and I and the Chief of Staff of the Left estimate that it will not be long before the British will intervene in China with armed force, and for this reason, I must prepare in advance. And an important part of this is Ireland! ”

Although Charles has a straightforward personality, he is quite intelligent, otherwise he would not have gone from a low-ranking soldier to a British officer. At the moment, he said: "Your Majesty wants to support the Irish rebellion and secede from the British?" After saying that, Charles's face changed.

Feng Yunshan nodded: "It's not a casual rebellion. Britain will send troops to attack us, and when they have few troops at home, it will be better to launch them again. Moreover, it is better to be well prepared, to do it quietly, to avoid too many casualties. ”

Charles said in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, if you do this, too many Irish people will be slaughtered. But Charles had already sworn allegiance to His Majesty with God, and he was completely obedient to His Majesty's will! It's just that he begged His Majesty to support more goods or goods, so that the Irish could support them longer, and at the same time, Wechen also had the courage to intercede, hoping that His Majesty could transport the families of those Irish warriors who participated in the rebellion out of Ireland and send them to our empire, so that they could survive, wherever they wanted, as long as they could fill their stomachs and have something to eat. ”

Feng Yunshan didn't expect Xia Er to say this, and couldn't help but be moved by his loyalty and true temperament! I really should think more about the Irish, and help them as much as possible, it's okay.

Wait a minute!

Feng Yunshan suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, he had caught something!

Isn't it North America, especially the United States, where Ireland mainly emigrates? In that case, why not send some radical Irish immigrants to the United States and strongly support them in developing their influence in the United States. Feng Yunshan knew that the current states of the United States, especially the western states, were completely independent kingdoms, and although they were not able to compete with the American Federation, when the upcoming Civil War broke out, a lever was suddenly inserted, and the benefits in this were great.

Feng Yunshan hurriedly said to Charles: "What Aiqing said is very true. Heaven has the virtue of a good life, and I don't want to fight in vain. But as the saying goes, if a jackal comes, he can only pick up a shotgun. The Chinese Empire had to prepare early. And I admit that I want to incite them to rebel in Ireland, so that it will be difficult for the British troops who have already sent troops to fight with peace of mind, so that our opportunity has come! But this is not to use them, but to help each other. The Chinese Empire could provide them with the financial support they needed most. Is it honest to be oppressed and exploited by the British, to live precariously as a slave for a lifetime, and to see that future generations are also slaves? In this case, it is better to fight, although Britain is strong, but as long as it is well planned and persistently fights against it, the Irish can really recapture their island of Ireland and establish an independent state! ”

Zuo Zongtang, who was next to him, saw that Xia Er was moved, and also added: "What Your Majesty said is very true! Charles, in fact, this is a great thing for Ireland. With the support of our Chinese Empire, everyone will work hard, and your homeland, Ireland, may really be able to be restored. In this way, your fellow citizens will be able to live freely and happily in the sun. ”

Feng Yunshan nodded: "I can also agree, the Irish soldiers who participated in the anti-British army, their families can be sent to the territory of the empire to settle them!" As long as they keep to themselves, I can give them the status of subjects of the Chinese Empire, and allow them to work and live like my people. ”

Charles bowed down suddenly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!" Then, like an official of the Chinese Empire, he kowtowed: "Your Majesty, Weichen is guilty, Weichen, as a courtier of Your Majesty, has long sworn allegiance to Your Majesty, but because of the matter of your hometown, your Majesty is embarrassed." Wei Chen was brave and willing to talk about the anti-British thing in Ireland for His Majesty, so as to atone for his sins. ”

Feng Yunshan personally helped Xia Er up and said happily: "What is Aiqing's crime? Aiqing thinks about the people of her homeland, and she will inevitably be loyal to the Chinese Empire, and I am very pleased! ”