Thanks to the initial laying of railways, roads, and telegraph networks, this huge pre-war mobilization was carried out almost simultaneously in all military districts. The four major military regions are operating in full force, and finally discharged the main combat force of 200,000 ordinary troops and 200,000 all-combat system troops, which is also the first military operation in which the number of ordinary troops is equal to that of system soldiers.

When it comes to telegraphy and railways, telegram is a type of communication business and is the earliest method of communication using electricity. It utilizes an electric current (wired) or

In the early years, the transmission and telegraph simulated electromagnetic waves (wireless) as the carrier, and realized the communication mode of long-distance transmission and exchange of information by human beings through coding and corresponding electrical processing technology. Telegraph communication was first experimented in 1837 by the American S.F.B. Morse.

Now, Lin Hong invented telegraph communication in 1833 through the system, and it was fully spread in southern China, basically covering large and medium-sized cities in all provinces by 1834. Britain and other European countries also wanted to acquire this technology, but Lin Hong's Imperial Telegraph Company firmly grasped the technology, and also went abroad, building the first European telegraph line London-Liverpool line in Britain in early 1834.

A railway is a track used by trains and other means of transportation. Rail transport is a type of overland transportation in which a locomotive pulls a train on two parallel tracks.

In the 1825s, the Stolton-Darlington Railway in England became the first successful steam locomotive railway. The later Liverpool-Manchester railway showed the huge potential of the railway.

By the beginning of the Second Northern Expedition in 1834, the total length of railways in the Chinese Empire had exceeded 8,000 kilometers, and in just three years, China already had a length no less than that of the British railways, which once amazed the ambassadors of various countries to China.

This large-scale mobilization, without warning, completely ignited the enthusiasm of China's fledgling nationalists and nationalists, and many young people enthusiastically participated in the formation of the three-level combat echelon. These new members, who have undergone simple training and education, will take on the role of pressing the ground and maintaining order for a certain period of time.

The Imperial Council is another feature of the political system of the Chinese Empire. As a rule, the emperor does not attend cabinet meetings, but in major events, the emperor may send invitations to the cabinet, the general department of the army, and other departments to convene a pre-imperial meeting. The ultimate goal is for the emperor to hear the final measures of the means of dealing with major events.

"According to His Majesty's vision, the Second Northern Expedition was divided into three fronts of the army and the navy. Among them, 3 first-class divisions and 5 second-class divisions of the Jingchu Military Region formed the Central Plains Front Army, which marched from Hubei and went all the way to Henan and Zhili. The Southeast Military Region, on the other hand, had five first-class divisions to form the East China Front Army and move north along the canal to coordinate the actions of the Central Plains Front Army. In addition, the East China Sea Front, composed of the Beiyang Fleet and its subordinate Marine Corps 1st and 2nd Marine Divisions, formed the East China Sea Front, which directly landed at Dagukou from the sea and opened up a new battlefield. Six first-class divisions and four second-class divisions of the Southwest Military Region formed the Northwest Front and attacked to the northwest. The Lingnan Military Region's 4 first-class divisions and 11 second-class divisions will serve as follow-up troops and reserves in the first echelon, ready to be thrown into the unfavorable battlefield at any time. Li Chao, commander-in-chief of the Royal Army, stood in front of a small blackboard attached to a large map, pointing and describing the general composition of this strategic operation.

"In addition to this, our second echelon, the National Reserve, will also be thrown into battle. However, their main task is to sweep away the tails in the locality, to wipe out the fleeing enemy troops, as well as the local bandits and water bandits who have committed the most heinous crimes, and the combat mission is not heavy, and they should be able to successfully complete the task. The total number of second-tier national reservists is 600,000, most of whom are soldiers who have undergone short-term military training of 2-4 months, or amateur training. There will be a small number of main forces to guide them tactically. Li Chao continued to introduce.

"Finally, it is our third echelon, the 600,000 Jingcha troops and the temporary government management personnel, including the members of the military and political temporary management of each county's 100-person team, and propaganda personnel. The investment of the third echelon will try to ensure that after we take over the new areas, we can start to restore the xing measures as soon as possible, so as to promote the recovery of these areas as soon as possible. ”

Lin Hong sat in the first place and nodded, these deployments were basically carried out according to his original ideas, only some places were changed more appropriately, and he had no opinions.

At this time, the Minister of Home Affairs of the Cabinet, Jia Yongzhen, spoke: "Your Majesty, in the southern region, we have initially laid a railway network that can guarantee transportation capacity, but once we enter the northern region, our logistical pressure may be the biggest factor limiting the speed of the army's advance. To this end, the Government Council has temporarily recruited 2.25 million people to provide logistical support and transportation. ”

At this time, the Minister of Finance Xu Daoran stood up, opened his report, and then reported very calmly: "Your Majesty, the total military expenditure for three months to maintain this huge war is 160 million dragon yuan, involving material supply, ordnance consumption, labor use, wartime bonus ration and other aspects, of which the bulk is material supply and labor use, accounting for 25.2% and 41.7% respectively, and other items account for 10% to a few percent respectively. ”

Then the colonial minister also came out and said: "Your Majesty, the current good development of the empire's colonies in North America no longer needs the investment of the imperial finance, but can begin to contribute to the empire's finances, the development of the North American colonies will effectively promote the development of domestic industry and agriculture, but the current colonies of the empire in New Guinea and East Africa still need a lot of investment from the imperial finance, especially the colonies in East Africa, Although our Governor General of East Africa has established a city in the port of Obock in Tadjourah, Djibouti, and Dr. Zheng Qi (Governor General of East Africa) has established the institutions of colonial rule there, establishing the Department of Finance, the Bureau of Surveying and Agriculture, the Bureau of Justice, the Department of Health, and the Bureau of Public Works, which have strengthened the Empire's control over Djibouti. There is also news from Dr. Zheng Qi that he is currently trying to bring the Gradi Sultanate in Somalia under the protection of the Empire, and that he intends to move on to Eritrea, so he urgently needs to invest money and military forces. In addition, the empire has no territory in the Indian Ocean, which greatly restricts the development of the East African colonies, and as long as the East African side has abundant financial and human resources, we can completely incorporate East Africa into the territory of the empire. ”

Historically, France occupied Algeria in 1830 and declared Algeria a French dependency in 1834, which became the beginning of the second French colonial empire. In addition, the European colonization of the colonies was exploited and exploited and did not care about the possession of immigrants, so in history, it was not until European countries basically completed industrialization that they began to colonize Africa, and the colonial gods caused the current European development of Africa is not strong. There was no objection to the colonization of East Africa by the Chinese Empire, because once the empire formed an objective colony in East Africa, it meant this market and wealth to European countries, especially Britain, and Britain now had overcapacity to continue overseas markets. This is also the reason why Britain has tolerated colonial and even aggressive acts against the Empire, from 1831 to 1835 in just three or four years, Britain is now extremely dependent on the Empire's handicrafts, tea, works of art and even some industrial products. Due to Lin Hong's establishment of a perfect customs inspection system, the British have not been able to obtain tea seeds or grow tea in their Indian colonies, so the empire still monopolizes about 80% of the world's tea trade.

Lin Hong was also happy when he heard about the development of the colony, but then he had a headache, and the entire military operation cost this 600 million Chinese dollars. Although there has been a surplus in the past few years, it is impossible for the government to come up with so much money at once.

At this time, Zuo Yu admonished: "Your Majesty, if we carry out this war in a layer-by-layer mode, the military expenditure is far less than such a big consumption. Your plan to annex the whole of North China in a short period of time is really too appalling, and the combined military and civilian forces have mobilized more than 3 million troops, approaching the 4 million mark, not to mention the history of China, but also the history of the world. In this era when social forces are weak, the ability to swallow gold in such a large-scale military operation is really too strong, and if we really do this, even if we conquer the north in a short period of time, we will not be able to carry out further development and construction, and this will drag down the pace of the south even more. ”

Zuo Yu continued: "Your Majesty sits in the world of the world, east, west, north and south thousands of miles away, you rule more than 400 million people, your every move is related to the country, all affect the well-being of hundreds of millions of people, sometimes the good impulse brings more pain than malicious indulgence. ”

After the Prime Minister said this, both the Cabinet and the Army Directorate remained largely silent. Although they obeyed His Majesty's orders, this time they were obviously dissatisfied with Lin Hong's sudden move, of course, this dissatisfaction did not intensify to the level of normal zhengfu to overthrow the emperor or dissolve the parliament, but chose the silence and passive resistance that the Chinese are best at.

"Maybe I'm in a hurry. This war is to be carried out in a layered mode in the words of the Prime Minister. In addition, it was necessary to actively promote the expansion of the empire abroad. ”

"Your will is our life's work." The ministers said in unison.