Long before the Migratory Bird Plan, Bai Nan wanted to use force to force the Qing to submit, completely open its ports to the Tang Dynasty for trade, and use the official power of the Qing government to bring immigrants to the Tang Dynasty. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

However, at that time, some people angrily accused Bai Nan of wanting to carry out an "alternative opium war", completely treating himself as a foreigner, and disregarding the well-being and safety of Chinese compatriots, so in the end, the cabinet did not consider Bai Nan's proposal at all. Of course, at that time, Bai Nam was just doing his job and putting forward opinions from his own point of view. Later, the migratory bird plan was adopted, and Bai Nan, as the person in charge of the plan, sent an envoy, and what he saw and heard was fed back, so that everyone really felt that the existence of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was actually the first shackle that restricted the expansion and development of the Tang Dynasty.

Liu Fangwu said at this time: "From the perspective of the external environment, it is true that the Manchu Qing Dynasty has had a certain negative impact on our expansion and development, but we have to consider a question, that is, whether a war can really meet our needs. Any war has costs and losses, and we are just a small country with a population of less than 150,000, and although we have insight and knowledge beyond our time, we can use this advantage to compare with the huge Manchu Qing Dynasty. Even if we can win the Qing army on a local battlefield, so what? If the Qing Kingdom bites and plays with us, it will be us who will be damaged in the end. ”

In this regard, Deng Xiyi of the Navy clearly expressed the opposite view, he said: "It cannot be ignored that the Manchu Qing Dynasty is not a modern country, this is a country that rules 300 million Han people with 2 million hardcore crops, although the ruling class shouts that the Manchu and Han are one, and the people basically agree with this hair braid at the back of their heads after more than 100 years of rule, but such a feudal country established by a foreign race, naturally in the face of a crisis, will not consider how to protect their own country and people, but how to maintain privileged rule."

We can all recognize a fact from the two Opium Wars, as well as the First Sino-Japanese War and the Eight-Nation Alliance's war of aggression against China, that is, when the enemy has the strength to threaten the capital of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and cause great harm to the royal family and the Manchus, the Manchus will naturally expect to protect themselves at the expense of the interests of the Chinese people, that is, the Han people, and the interests of the country. They don't mind foreigners coming to take a bite, as long as they are still riding on the head of this country, sucking the flesh and blood of the Han people, they can accept it.

This is actually a very correct choice, assuming that it is really like what General Liu said, the Manchu Qing Dynasty will not compromise on the strong walls of foreign enemies, then in fact, foreigners will not take advantage of anything. What were the Manchus afraid of? They are afraid that the weakness of the center, the loss of the system and prestige, will make the Han people at the bottom see the absurd and weak nature of this country, and they are afraid that the Han people will rise up and wipe them out. Foreigners can take advantage of it, the big deal is to pay compensation for land cession, this country is still full of people, but if the Han people really get the world, hehe, there is almost no one left in the Ming clan of the previous dynasty, and they are all slaughtered by the Eight Banners, and their fate will not be much better. ”

When he said this, Zheng He and Wang Jinghong were all solemn, and Zheng He even said: "The Tartars hate us and the sky, if there is a chance, I will definitely avenge this blood feud for my Daming Sect." ”

Yao Weichun reassured: "Minister Zheng, after all, we are considering the problem from the perspective of national interests, and it is not appropriate to involve private hatred. ”

Zheng He nodded, but did not speak.

Liu Fangwu said again at this time, and said: "What Commander Deng said is also reasonable, but there are two things that are most different from the British who launched the Opium War. First of all, the emperor at that time was a mediocre Daoguang, and even the subsequent Qing Dynasty emperors did not have much ability, and their character was even more cowardly. But who are we facing now? Qianlong, who is full of martial arts, can be called one of the most outstanding emperors in the history of China for four or five thousand years, and everyone here generally knows what kind of character this emperor has, he is extremely good-looking, and he is stubborn and self-serving, and likes to use force to solve problems. If we really go to the door, Qianlong will inevitably feel embarrassed, mobilize the strength of the whole country, and start a war with us, and then it will inevitably be a protracted confrontation and stalemate. We have not been able to achieve the goal of trade and bring back immigrants, and the input and output are seriously disproportionate. ”

Zhao Daling felt that Liu Fangwu was also quite reasonable, and asked, "What about the second point?" ”

Liu Fangwu continued: "The second point, to borrow what Commander Deng said just now, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was wary of the Han people in the final analysis. In the final analysis, we are not real foreigners, but authentic Chinese and Han Chinese. Although our clothing and hairstyles are different from the traditional Han people and the Han people of the Qing Dynasty, but with the same roots, the same culture, the same species, the British called, the Qing Dynasty may retreat and compromise, but the Han people's country Tang Dynasty called, will they still back down? Would Qianlong have thought that once he gave in to the Han Chinese, it would trigger an avalanche effect, causing the whole country to question the power of the Manchus, oppose the Manchus, and even join the Tang Dynasty to fight against the Qings. What is the difference between this and being overthrown from your own rule? The above two points are the most different between us and the British, and I think they are also the most critical factors that determine our success or failure. ”

Bai Nan glanced at Liu Fangwu and was quite surprised, this general rarely made any political and strategic remarks in ordinary times, and was preoccupied with military affairs. And Liu Fangwu is indifferent by nature and doesn't like to fight with others. Today, he actually argued with reason, and the analysis was penetrated, which surprised everyone.

Zhao Daling turned to Bai Nan and said, "What General Liu said is very reasonable, Bai Nan, can you convince everyone to support your plan?" ”

Bai Nan put down the plan in his hand and stood up, with a confident temperament all over his body. He said: "I also think that what General Liu said is correct, but I also hope to grasp a few key issues: first, General Liu mentioned the problem of input-output ratio, thinking that if we use troops against the Qing State, we will waste a lot of time but fail to achieve the goal; Second, in terms of consequences, what would happen if we really gave up coercing the Qing to gain the lion's share of East Asian trade, and gave up a vast source of raw materials, exports, and immigrants?

Of course, slowly obtaining a small number of immigrants from the Qing Dynasty and relying on the expansion of its own population seems to be the way. But how much time will we waste? This period was the peak of the colonial era, and there were still large tracts of land waiting for us to occupy, and once we controlled those areas, we opened up a wide enough living space for future generations to lay the foundation for the strength and development of the nation. On the other hand, if the so-called prudent means are used, it will not take half a century for the earth to be almost carved up, and the European powers that have realized the industrial revolution can completely pose a threat to our small country and widowed Datang by virtue of their own size advantages. So, fundamentally, it's a choice for the future. ”

Liu Fangwu questioned: "The future is unknowable to us, and you can't be sure of it. We are step-by-step, step by step, for the stable development of the camp, not necessarily surrounded by foreign powers, limited by a corner; And if you gamble and attack, you may not be able to achieve the goal, and you may also suffer from it. ”

Bai Nan smiled slightly and said: "You are right, so, let's go back to the essence of the whole thing, from the beginning we discussed the Cuckoo plan, in fact, what we discussed was not whether to send troops to Qingguo, but to discuss what kind of tactics to use to be able to realize the Cuckoo plan." Because, the action of passive inaction, we do not need to engage in any detailed discussion, but to exert subjective initiative to carry out the plan, but it requires a complete and careful plan, which requires bold elements, and must be full of feasibility, which will allow us to deal a heavy blow to the Qing state in one fell swoop, and force the Qing state to agree to our conditions, so as to obtain a large number of benefits and immigrants from the Qing state, and develop ourselves. ”

Zhao Daling nodded and said, "That's right, what the tactical deployment of the Cuckoo plan is, it will greatly affect whether we support the implementation of the Cuckoo plan." So, since Bai Nan has come to the cabinet and laid out all your ideas, you must have a tactical plan, so let's talk about it now. ”

"Well, the plan I made requires the transfer of more than seventy percent of the military strength of the Tang Army, and even some manpower from the mainland to assist. The specific deployment is to form a powerful fleet to directly attack Tanggukou in Bohai Bay, occupy this port closest to the Beijing division by surprise, and then, taking advantage of the certain mechanization advantage of our Tang army, to directly attack the Beijing division with a surprise attack that exceeds the reaction speed of the Qing people in this era. The target Forbidden City, we must take this capital in one fell swoop, capture or kill the Qianlong Emperor alive, if there are conditions, we can set up a more obedient emperor, and directly issue an edict to meet the various conditions of our Tang Dynasty, in order to facilitate our control over the center of the Qing Dynasty, we will ship away hundreds of thousands of clans and Eight Banners of the Beijing Division before everyone reacts, so that they can completely break away from the root land and lose their influence on China, as for the target I have thought of, um, Even Hokkaido, which has not yet been completely controlled by Japan, is enough for hundreds of thousands of Manchurians to take root here, and then under our drive, Hokkaido will be controlled and become the territory of our Chinese sons and daughters. Well, at the heart of this plan is that we, as a parasite, attach ourselves to the brain of this vast nation, control it, coerce it, and satisfy our own needs. It's like a dove occupying a magpie's nest, that's why I call this plan 'Cuckoo' (doves are cuckoos)! ”