"How are you going to weaken Japan?" Wen Xiang put down the Japanese samurai sword handguard in his hand, and as soon as his eyes fell on the tea bowl, Lin Yizhe had already stepped forward and held the tea bowl with both hands and sent it to Wen Xiang, like a student serving a teacher. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Wen Xiang smiled slightly, took the tea bowl, and beckoned Lin Yizhe to sit down and speak.

"Palindrome Zhongtang, weaken Japan's two laws, one is land cession, and the other is reparation." Lin Yizhe said, "Japan's new defeat this time is just to reduce its national strength, so that it will be wary and dare not underestimate our Qing Dynasty." ”

"Young people are really high-spirited, not like us old ones, hehe." Wen Xiang said with a smile, "With Kunyu's youth and old age, it is not inevitable. ”

Hearing Wen Xiang's words, Lin Yizhe was stunned for a moment, and then immediately understood why he said so.

What a generational difference! Generation difference!

I obviously ignored the important issue of generation difference!

With Wenxiang's talent, limited by the lack of information sources and channels in this era, his understanding of the situation in this world and even in East Asia is certainly not comparable to that of himself, a traverser!

"In this battle of Taiwan, although the Japanese people were lost on land and water, it can be described as a fiasco, but after all, the main force of the local Japanese army is still there, and you have also said that if you use this expedition, you may not have this military strength in China," Wen Xiang said, "You blackmail the Japanese people so much, if the Japanese insist on not complying, so that the two countries will fight, and the war will be linked, which will be of no benefit to Japan, but it will be of great harm to China!" ”

"Palindrome Zhongtang, today's country is undecided, the army is not strong, and there is still a chance to win against it; If he forbears it, he will regret it in the future. Lin Yizhe said, "In the eyes of the younger generation, Japan will not dare to start a war with our Qing Dynasty for four reasons: first, Japan's national strength is far inferior to China's, and the country's floating water income is not as good as China's three Wu and one corner; Second, since the Meiji Restoration, Japan's government has accumulated high debts, and if a war breaks out, it will have to purchase ordnance from Western countries in cash, and Japan cannot afford to cook without rice. Third, the strength of the Japanese army is insufficient, the standing army is only 40,000 people, and the current invasion of Taiwan has annihilated more than 5,000 people for our army, and its strength has been greatly damaged, while the navy is less than 4,000 people, and the ships capable of fighting are only two ironclad and 10 patrol clippers, which have now been destroyed by our naval division, and the remaining ships in the country are many decayed and ruined, and their maritime defense is insufficient, and it is difficult to compete with our naval division; Fourth, Japan has frequent internal strife and is temporarily unable to wage war with other countries. The intention of the younger generation is to take this opportunity to intimidate Japan with strength, to demand reparations from Japan, to weaken the country, and to use the real country, and to cede land and fall second. Since it is a peace talk, the price may as well be higher. ”

After listening to Lin Yizhe's description of Japan's domestic situation at that time, Wen Xiang nodded again and again.

At present, Japan is experiencing political turmoil, and is experiencing a financial crisis, coupled with repeated armed uprisings by the gentry and peasants, as Hayashi Yoshizhe said, it is simply unable to cope with a real foreign war.

"I see." Wen Xiang's face showed a look of relief, "The day before yesterday, Shaoquan wrote to me, and the situation in Japan was roughly the same as what you said, and when I heard you say this, I have the bottom in my heart, hehe." ”

"How much do you think is appropriate to ask for compensation?" Wen Xiang said, picked up the tea and took a sip.

"The younger generation thinks that it is better to use 20 million taels of silver." Lin Yizhe replied without thinking.

After listening to Lin Yizhe's answer, Wen Xiang almost didn't squirt out of the tea he had just drunk into his mouth, and he easily swallowed the tea and swallowed it "grunt", although he didn't lose his temper, he also choked Lin Yizhe's answer enough, and couldn't help coughing.

Lin Yizhe was secretly amused in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it on the surface, he quickly got up and stepped forward, and gently patted Wen Xiang's back with his palm, making him feel better.

"Ahem, it's okay." Wen Xiang waved his hand, signaling that it was not tight, he pointed to the chair and asked Lin Yizhe to sit down.

"Kunyu knows, what is the annual income of my Qing Dynasty?" Wen Xiang looked at Lin Yizhe and said with a smile.

"Back in the middle hall, as far as the younger generations know, it is about sixty million taels of silver." Lin Yizhe replied respectfully.

"You also said that Japan's national income is not as good as China's Sanwu corner." Wen Xiang said, "And you plan to open your mouth and ask him for one-third of my annual income in the Qing Dynasty?" Do you think the Japanese could agree? Aren't you afraid that they will jump off the wall in a hurry? ”

"Zhongtang can know that if the trend of victory and defeat is reversed today, and the strength and weakness are even easier, how will the Japanese blackmail me Daqing?" Lin Yizhe smiled and asked rhetorically, "I'm afraid that the amount of extortion by the juniors is several times that of the juniors." ”

Wen Xiang's face immediately changed color, he stared at Lin Yizhe tightly, his brows were furrowed, and his eyes were full of surprise in his eyes.

At this time, Wen Xiang didn't know that what Lin Yizhe said was not alarmist, but real history!

The defeat of the first day!

China's traditional Tiangan branch year, every sixty years of a Jiazi, each Jiazi has a Jiawu year, but for the Chinese, the only one that can represent the word "Jiawu" is 1894!

In the same year, the Sino-Japanese War broke out, the Beiyang Navy hated Dadonggou, and then China was defeated by Korea, and then defeated by Liaodong, the first modern navy was completely wiped out, until the signing of the "Treaty of Shimonoseki" in 1895, China lost Taiwan, paid huge sums, and the hard work of the 30-year Westernization self-improvement movement was all destroyed!

In fact, because China's finances at that time did not have the ability to compensate Japan for the huge amount of 200 million taels of silver extorted by Japan, and the later "ransom fee" of 30 million taels, it had to borrow foreign debts again, together with the high interest demanded by banks in various countries, in fact, China paid a full 500 million taels of silver for the defeat of the First Sino-Japanese War!

The defeat of the First Sino-Japanese War stripped the Qing Empire of the halo of "prosperity with light", so that the powers at that time completely saw the weak nature of the old empire in the strong and middle, and then the beans were divided and divided, and they came one after another, and in 1900, the Gengzi National Change, a huge China, was on the verge of extinction......

Thinking of the extreme extortion of China by the Japanese at that time, Lin Yizhe even felt that the amount of 20 million taels of silver indemnity he had just mentioned was less than one-tenth of the indemnity for the defeat of the First Sino-Japanese War......

"You're telling the truth." Wen Xiang muttered, "China has always been forbearance as the way to build a country, until today, Japan dares to lie on the side of the couch to watch, is to see this layer, knowing that victory can seize land, extort money, defeat China can not be held accountable......

What Zhongtang said was that if Japan was easily let go, the Western countries would surely think that Japan would win without victory and China would be defeated without defeat, and from then on, they would despise China even more. Once something happens, it will be even more arrogant. If we can take this opportunity to suppress Japan's ferocious flames and give a warning to other countries, not only will Japan not lightly offend China in the future, but Western countries will not dare to provoke lightly. ”

"What Kunyu said is very reasonable, but Kunyu knows that China's fierce rival today is not Japan," Wen Xiang said, "Next to us, there is another Russia, which is also a great enemy!" If Japan is forced too much, the two countries will go to war, and the war will be protracted, and it will be difficult to ensure that Russia will not take advantage of the gap, and it will not be too dangerous to be attacked on both sides at that time! At this level, has Kunyu ever thought about it? ”

"The worries in Zhongtang's heart, the younger generations have also thought about it." Lin Yizhe said, "Ancestor Lin Wenzhong once said that in the future, China's great enemy will also be Russia!" The younger generation has not dared to forget one day! Japan and Russia are both China's great enemies! And the most vicious enemy of our Qing Dynasty is not Japan, but Russia! China and Russia will have a war in the future! However, before the decisive battle with Russia, it is necessary to defeat Japan first, so as to get rid of the trouble of elbows and armpits! ”

"Since Kunyu also knows that Russia is China's great enemy, why can't he unite with Japan and join forces with the two countries to repel the Russians?" Wen Xiang said, "In the land of Asia, China and Japan, there is really a tendency to help each other, the so-called lips are cold, the two countries are not capable of each other, and others can take advantage of the situation, the two countries are enough to resist foreign insults, and the overall situation can be preserved, what does Kunyu think?" ”

"Zhongtang's words are wrong! It is absolutely impossible for China and Japan to join hands to reject Russia! Lin Yizhe shook his head and said, "Zhongtang can know that there is only one hegemon in East Asia, and only by winning the position of hegemon in East Asia can he compete with Russia!" Today's East Asia can compete for hegemony, but the Qing Dynasty and Japan are only two countries! Of the two, only one country can win! In my opinion, our Qing Dynasty is the unyielding hegemon of East Asia, and it is a pity that the Japanese monarchs and ministers are not as good as the younger generations think, and in their hearts, the position of the hegemon of East Asia should be none other than Japan! ”

"What a big appetite for the Japanese people!" Wen Xiang sneered.

"That's exactly what the human heart is! If Japan defeats our Qing Dynasty on another day, it will extort huge indemnities from our country, and occupy our country's anointed land, and force our country to open new ports and trade, thinking that it will be the capital of the hegemony with Russia! Lin Yizhe said, "At that time, even if I had a lot of land and resources, I would also use it as the capital of the Japanese to fight Russia!" At that time, the Taixi powerhouses will inevitably ask me to open the door of the Qing Dynasty, and the interests will be evenly distributed. ”

"A small country, dare to do this!" A hint of anger flashed in Wen Xiang's eyes, and a pair of fists couldn't help clenching, but for some reason, cold sweat oozed from his forehead.

"In this way, the indemnity must be paid with these silvers, otherwise, I am afraid that they will go through this great shame and strive for revenge, and they will be in prison again in a few years!" Wen Xiang said in a deep voice.

"That's exactly what Nakado said." Lin Yizhe said, "I think that the younger generation thinks that this indemnity may as well be paid by the Japanese in pounds......

"Oh? Why? Wen Xiang stared at Lin Yizhe and saw that his black eyes were shining with excitement!

"Zhongtang does not know that the Japanese have always been cunning, in order to alleviate the lack of financial resources, the silver coins issued and circulated in the country are many defective, so that bad money and counterfeit money are rampant, if I ask them for silver, they will inevitably be fake, it is better not to give them this opportunity to counterfeit." Lin Yizhe said, "If you pay in pounds, you can't and dare not fake it!" ”

"You've got it all figured out!" A look of surprise flashed in Wen Xiang's eyes.

"In addition, Japan may order it to pay off the indemnity within three years, and Japan does not have the financial resources to do so, and if it wants to pay its pounds, it will inevitably borrow foreign debts, and the interest on foreign debts is not small, so that it will have to pay more, and it will also achieve the purpose of weakening its national strength." Lin Yizhe added.

"What you said is very true, but the matter is big, and it is not up to you and me to decide." Wen Xiang picked up the tea bowl again, took a sip, and said thoughtfully.

Lin Yizhe knew that Wen Xiang might still be hesitating in his heart, and he was about to continue to persuade him, Wen Xiang looked at Lin Yizhe and suddenly asked, "Kunyu, you really tell me, is it your own idea to please the queen mother of the two palaces, or is someone pampering you?" ”

"Returning to the middle hall is an idea that the juniors came up with by themselves." Lin Yizhe didn't expect Wen Xiang to talk about Japan, and he would suddenly ask about repairing the garden, and he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, but when he answered, he didn't hesitate at all, although he pretended to have an uneasy expression on his face.

After all, Wenxiang was also against the garden workers back then.

"What do you think in your heart, can you tell me?" Wen Xiang saw Lin Yizhe's frightened face, and he was amused in his heart, although he had already guessed the answer in the conversation with Lin Yizhe just now, he still wanted to hear what Lin Yizhe said in person.

"The thoughts of the juniors, I'm afraid Wen Zhongtang has already guessed it." Lin Yizhe said abruptly.

"Tell me!" Wen Xiang waved his hand and motioned for him to continue immediately and stop talking nonsense.

"If you don't run foreign affairs, there is no way to improve yourself! And if you want to be unconstrained, you can only solve the problem with garden workers! It must be known that this matter of repairing the garden is the reverse scale of the queen mother of the two palaces, and no matter who it is, it will not be good. The younger generation speculates in vain, and those who do it are not hindered by foreign affairs! Tie the gardener and the foreign affairs together, when the foreign affairs are established, the old fools will not dare to obstruct the discussion, although this matter is absurd, but at this moment, there is no other way to think! Lin Yizhe said in a deep voice.

"Sure enough!" Wen Xiang was stunned for a long time before he smiled and said, "It's a shame that you came up with such a method......

Wen Xiang said, and the words changed: "Do you know that in this way, in the future, you will definitely put yourself on the cusp of the storm, and there will be no peace!" ”

"In order to save the people of the Qing Dynasty in danger, the name of the individual is not enough!" Lin Yizhe said loudly, "It doesn't matter if they say that I am a courtier or a courtier!" It's better than being the minister of the dead country in the future! ”

Hearing Lin Yizhe's loud answer, Wen Xiang's body couldn't help but shake slightly.

"What a minister who doesn't want to be a dead country!" Wen Xiang stared at Lin Yizhe tightly, and the panic on Lin Yizhe's face at this moment was gone, replaced by incomparable perseverance and determination!

"Just to your words, if the policy of peace is realized, the old man will ask you for a protégé post!" Wen Xiang looked at the heroic young man in front of him and said with a smile.

"The younger generation will definitely live up to the high expectations of the middle hall!" Lin Yizhe agreed, but at this time, there was a trace of melancholy in his heart.

On the day he handed over his protégé's post, would Wen Xiang still see it?

Because he knew that it was less than two years before the old man left this world......

At this moment, Wen Xiang's words are still echoing in his ears:

“…… Foreigners are suffering from China, and the longer they go, the more they are familiar with China. In the past, there were many wars and peaces, but there was no final situation, because it was not appropriate for the ministers in the matter to manipulate it. and Geng Shen made a covenant and set up a yamen to take charge of its affairs, so that to this day, there has been no rupture. On the matter, the camera should be handled wholeheartedly, and the intentions of foreigners and the great capital of the foreign world are not tied to this, but only in the hearts of the people! ”

"Dating back to the Jiaqing period, the foreigners gradually became stronger, first on the island, then at the port, and then to the mainland, accumulating strength to study the machine, waiting for China to do what they wanted. During the Daoguang period, he plundered Jiang and Zhejiang, and since the Jiangning contract was renewed, he coveted and watched. Until the Cantonese bandits caused trouble, they thought that China had committed such a disorderly thing, and the people's hearts were different, and they had to get rid of it. So his plot leaked and broke into Jinmen, although it suffered a small setback, and its intention became stronger, so that there was a police of Gengshen. However, the situation is solid, the people's hearts are not two, although the army of King Qin is not a strong force, but the police are coming; Although the spies were coerced, and the public was angry, they thought that they would be restrained and make this peace. For more than ten years, relying on the queen mother and the emperor, she has worked hard and worked hard, and there is no gap to be found; In the matter of the ministers have to be maintained, not to provoke, occasionally to ask, can still go back and forth to fight, not too much, non-foreign affairs, and the power of the people in the matter, are my queen mother, the emperor of the dynasty and the night of the day, the period of the matter is in line with the people's hidden, the people's hearts are consolidated, there is a heart to fold the foreigners, and the trouble of Du Weiwei is also. However, the emphasis on firearms technology in various countries has become more and more advanced, and the trend of mutual integration has become more and more solid. The envoy has been stationed in Beijing for a long time, and he is worried when he hears that I am in power, and he is happy if he is not right, and his detection is more refined. The Russians were forced into the western frontier, and the legal person planned to occupy Vietnam, followed by Yunnan and Guangdong, and the British were plotting to enter Tibet and Shu from India. The ears of those who serve China, the fear of China's capital has not been shaken, and the hearts of the people are difficult to disobey the ears. The speaker said that the countries are close to dogs and sheep, and they do not know politics, but if there is an occasional action in their country, it must be submitted to the House of Lords by the lord of the country, and the so-called conspiracy and secretary are also; Pay it to the House of Commons, and the so-called conspiration and the people are also. If it is feasible, it will be done, otherwise it will be stopped, and everything will be in line with the people's feelings and then resolutely done. This is how the self-governing country is, and the same is true for the observation of the success or failure of other countries. If all the politics of a country are contrary to the feelings of the people, then the countries will do whatever they want and fear that they will be left behind. …… The lady will insult herself and then others will insult her, and things will first rot and then worms. Where the reason is, it is imperative. There are foreign countries in China, and there are diseases in the Jews, and the sick must be treated with medicine, and the cultivation of vitality is especially important. Foreign countries are constantly observing, and China will seek nothing to be comfortable with the people's will. China's Tianze is strictly divided, and the establishment of foreign upper houses and lower houses is difficult to implement, but righteousness can be adopted. Where I employ people to administer, every move, the reason, the people's feelings, not the people's hearts, then stop in a hurry; If the matter is the common happiness of the people, the business will be completed. Advocating thrift to meet the needs of surplus money, being able to be prepared in case of trouble, accepting advice to open the way, and passing through the above. When the foreign countries are around, and there is no one to take advantage of, the other can not succeed immediately, and I can stand on my own. This is a plan that is still within reach at present, and it is also a plan that cannot be slowed down at this time. If you wait for the time to be opened, and want to mediate and make up for the law, then you cannot be afraid of war. Even if you can still be safe, and the overall situation is unbearable, how can you prevent it from happening! ……”