Since the Qing state-owned enterprises tried to intervene in Central America and were blocked back by the foreign powers, the biggest action of the Qing Dynasty in the international community was to pacify Japan. After that, the Qing Dynasty completely regained all its power in the eyes of the great powers.

The main forces of the Qing navy all returned to Hong Kong, and even the Guangxu Islands, which were far away from the Qing mainland, were only patrolled by destroyers. Because it is too far away from the mainland, the construction progress of the royal palace on the Guangxu Islands has been slow, but two Daqingyu-class submarines were quietly launched in Guangxu Port. Although the herring has a larger displacement, longer diving times, and two new larger-caliber torpedo tubes, it still has not gotten rid of the experimental boat that is still in performance testing.

The ability to quietly sink battleships gave the Admiralty a great stimulus, for which the Navy preferred to build fewer cruisers than to increase the number of submarines. Guangxu understands that this world is still the era of giant ships and cannons. Therefore, Guangxu forced the Admiralty's request to build a large number of submarines, and before the submarines could not independently carry out ocean-going operations, submarines could still only be used as a force for coastal defense, and the Qing Dynasty needed the amount of attack. "Offense is the best defense." The emperor's words made the Admiralty invest more money in the research and development and testing of submarines. Submarines, the secret weapon of the Qing Dynasty, except for the execution of a Nanyang operation, even in the great battle off the coast of Arthur, submarines were only used as reserves.

The closure of the Huludao shipyard again was based on the completion of the construction of the Chaohai-class heavy cruise, and the construction of it was not a new warship, but a battleship. This was the first time that the Qing Dynasty independently built its own capital battleship, and after summing up the experience of countless naval battles, a battleship with a displacement of 13,000 tons began to lay keels. This battleship concentrated the best construction workers in the country, except for the adoption of the foreigners who had already been finalized and named the Pacific type of floating bow. The main gun is still four twin 40L/305mm guns. In addition, the 75 mm rapid-fire gun is the largest caliber gun on a warship.

At this time, it can be seen that the scientific research ability of the Qing Dynasty is still too short. Naval gun. It is the best criterion for judging whether a warship has combat effectiveness. The muzzle kinetic energy, shooting accuracy and service life directly determine the performance of the naval gun. However, the 305 mm naval gun technology purchased from Italy at a bloody price, coupled with the alloy materials containing chromium, molybdenum, vanadium and nickel developed by the bugs of Guangxu's era. The test results still did not reach the performance of the British and French equivalent naval guns. In order to reduce the cost, the Qing Dynasty also used the double-layer barrel technology with steel wire tightening for the first time. However, this does not affect that the Qing Dynasty has enough technology to start building its own main battleship, as long as this battleship is successfully built, it means that the Qing Dynasty's own warship construction technology has reached a qualified level.

In the past ten years, the study program has trained enough students and workers for the Qing Dynasty, and they are distributed in the ports and wharves along the entire coast of the Qing Dynasty. In the past ten years, we have accumulated sufficient experience in shipbuilding from the construction of cargo ships to light warships. As long as this warship is successfully built, it will be possible to start with this warship and build a large number of warships to meet the challenges of Russia in the near future.

This is the advantage of the monarchy's dictatorship, which can concentrate more manpower, material and financial resources to tackle certain industries that urgently need to be broken through. In addition to the Navy, the Army and Air Force weapons are constantly being developed. The three armed forces are also being expanded for future wars. The Shoushan Corps is located in the northeast. The Liang Huadian Corps in Mongolia and the Nie Shicheng Corps in Xinjiang are all slowly but constantly increasing their troops. Weapons and ammunition for the army, navy and air force are steadily increasing, and all this requires a lot of copper in addition to steel. China has been short of copper since ancient times, and Li Enfu took advantage of his good relations with Chile to buy the Chuquicamata, Chile, and has begun to mine and refine copper.

Copper mines in Chile, iron ore in Maoshan, rubber in the South Seas...... However, these resources were not enough to meet the domestic needs of the Qing Dynasty, because in addition to the rapid development of the military industry, the speed of civilian construction was also very fast. The Qing Dynasty is now the world's largest consumer of resources, and it seems that the world's resources are not enough for the Qing Dynasty to use. It costs money to buy resources, especially oil. Guangxu didn't know that in Daqing or even Yumen Pass, it was an oil field. The key is that the oil in these places is buried too deep, and the current drilling technology cannot drill so deep, so that the Qing Dynasty does not dare to install the newly developed oil-fired boilers on the super-sea-level heavy cruise, although the oil-fired boilers have higher thermal efficiency and greater kinetic energy than coal-fired boilers. But I am afraid that one day if there is no oil stock, the warship will not be able to operate.

China's domestic oil cannot be exploited for a while, so it will be kept for later use, and the oil on the Nanyang Islands is shallow, and there is copper. According to the emperor's prompts, the Ministry of Engineering sent professors, students and exploration teams to study geology. Secretly came to Pontianak and Jakarta under the escort of the military police, and began exploration on the islands of the South Seas.

"The emperor is really wise. Oil and copper deposits have indeed been found in the places mentioned by the emperor, and the reserves are not small. Li Nanke, chief of the general staff of the Pontianak Chinese Autonomous Army, told his father, Li Guanshan, who was the chief of the Pontianak Chinese Autonomous Region, the exploration report he had just obtained: "It's just that there is a cannibal tribe near the exploration site. This exploration revealed that many of the guards were injured by the cannibal tribe. ”

"How many people are there in that tribe?"

"Not much, more than three hundred."

"In recent years, there have been fewer slaves sent out of Nanyang, and the imperial court has called several times, saying that there is not enough manpower to open mines and build roads. Ask Li Jie to take the troops on a trip and capture them alive as much as possible. ”

"But father, ...... do that"

"It's not benevolent, right, but we have been talking to the Nanyang natives about benevolence and righteousness for hundreds of years, how did they tell us about benevolence and righteousness? The local natives of Nanyang are the Chinese who pay for the work of these natives. As a result, they killed how many of our Chinese people with a rake. The Hongxi tragedy, the end of Lanfang, hundreds of thousands of Chinese were slaughtered like pigs and dogs, have you forgotten? As he spoke, Li Guanshan burst into tears again: "If it weren't for the growing strength of the imperial court over the years, I don't know how many crimes I would suffer and how many families would be ruined." Over the years, we have transported a lot of slaves to the imperial court, and they are only 100,000, which is only a drop in the bucket compared to the Chinese in the hands of the dead Nanyang natives. And it's not enough. Tears were still hanging on his face, but his eyes flashed with killing: "Go, leave no one." It is time for the natives of Nanyang to pay the price for the sins they have committed. ”

"Father. The child knows what to do. Let's go down and arrange. ”

"The earth is so big, there is so much living space. Since it is necessary to open up the living space of our own nation. Naturally, they will encroach on other peoples. Li Nanke turned around and heard his father say: "Remember, child, the essence of war is to open up living space for our own nation. ”

After Li Jie received the order. Immediately ordered a regiment and drove into the mountains and forests. He doesn't have any feelings for capturing slaves, just like capturing a pig. However, when he occupied the tribe, he thought that he could turn the tribe into a training base and protect the mine.

Such operations are taking place not only in Pontianak, but also in Java, Sulawesi and Luzon. It is one thing to atone for the sins of the natives of Nanyang, but more importantly, the slaves are cheap and easy to raise, and the more dangerous the place, the more effort is required, and they don't need any compensation when they die.

The massive use of slaves was not for the sake of saving wages. The main sources of foreign trade profits in the Qing Dynasty were tea, grain, silk fabrics, clothing, and various light industrial products, but these agricultural and sideline light industrial products were still only products with large quantities and small profits. The greatest value of their existence is to solve the employment problem of a large number of idle labor and stabilize the society. Most of the taxes paid by these products are used for transportation, health and other people's livelihoods, and all the money from Guangxu's electricity sales is also invested in education. In addition to the sale of mineral resources, the huge cost of building guns and ships depends more on the import of gold.

Alaska, which the U.S. government bought from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million, was not much of a new territory for many years to come, because there was nothing to mention but salmon in the cold land.

It has long been known that there is gold in Alaska, but there has never been scattered golden sand. Historically, the gold rush was sparked by the discovery of gold in the Yukon Plateau in 1896. Because Guangxu's strong intervention has become completely different. In order to swallow as much gold as possible, Guangxu instructed Guangxu to train the combat capabilities of special forces in the cold in order to enter Siberia in the future, and a large number of trainees were diverted into Alaska through Hawaii. Countless gold prospectors who tried to get rich overnight and entered Alaska disappeared into this uncivilized tundra.

In the eyes of Americans and Canadians. The frozen land, where you can only see people coming in and not coming out, seems to be a man-eating devil, and all kinds of terrifying rumors are also spreading among the people. For a long time, people from the United States and Canada were discouraged from entering Alaska. Originally, I was afraid of being discovered. But as soon as the time passed, in 1897, Guangxu's courage was greater. It's impossible to hide it for a lifetime, so it's better to catch as much as you can before you are discovered. There is no need to think about the future, as long as more gold can be mined. It doesn't matter if it's rough or even destructive mining, it doesn't matter how many slaves die, anyway, the natives of the South Seas can't catch it for a while. As gold mining increased, a large amount of equipment and personnel entered the Yukon River area and slowly attracted the attention of others.

The U.S. government noticed the changes in Alaska, because the most people who came in and out were Chinese, and what did the Chinese find there? Soon the local tax department reported to the country: nothing, the Chinese have opened nearly 40 fish canneries here. The U.S. government, which received the report, was relieved, but it was just the officials below who patted their emperor on the back.

When the emperor of the Qing Dynasty was banqueting the envoys of various countries, Guangxu accidentally ate a piece of potato and vomited on the spot. There is no way, after gnawing on potatoes for half a month on the Grange, Guangxu is disgusted with any ingredients with an earthy smell, and is especially sensitive to potatoes. After coming down from the Grange, Guangxu learned from the pain and began to build a large number of canneries to produce canned food of various flavors as military rations. Guangxu has always liked to eat fish and never get tired of eating it, so canned fish has always been the main variety of the army's procurement (the navy does not use it, people can catch fish by themselves, and the navy mainly purchases canned vegetarian vegetables). Fish not only tastes good, but more importantly, fish is rich in protein and can better replenish physical strength. Guangxu especially liked this fish after tasting salmon, which made people fall in love with it. Canned food in large quantities. Then it is not surprising that Alaska, which is rich in salmon resources, has a large number of Chinese fish canneries.

Under the cover of the growing salmon fishing and processing industry, which has become the main pillar of Alaska's economic development, gold mining has been artificially neglected, and the elusive presence of Chinese special forces in the mountains and the occasional black smoke in the mountains have led to more and more local rumors that there are cannibals and devils in the mountains. But the bad thing is in the salmon can. Because wherever there is profit, capital will be attracted.

Salmon was also called salmon in later generations, whether it was eaten raw or canned. It is also popular in the Qing Dynasty and in Europe and the United States. However, the salmon is produced in the Arctic Circle, so the price of salmon is rising. The huge profits of the Chinese in Alaska stimulated American businessmen, so they came to Alaska under the inertia of capital, breaking the calm that had been maintained for several years. Not only did they use the policy to exclude the Chinese, but they also brought in many workers.

Whether it's transporting people or gold, you need to get in and out of the mountains. As more and more Americans moved into Alaska to work in the salmon fishing and processing industry, it became harder and harder to keep the yellow ore secret. By the end of 1901, the news that there was not only salmon but more gold in Alaska had spread completely.

Blake, who started selling land, soon after hearing the news, came to Alaska, and after some investigation, he and the local tax department bought the gold mining site of the Qing Dynasty at a high price. Then a telegram reached San Francisco.

Hongmen originated from the "Han Liu", through the development of Chen Jinnan through the general system of Nanming and Dongning, and then transformed into Hongmen, which was started by Yin Hongsheng, a righteous man who resisted the Qing Dynasty, and his son defected to Zheng Chenggong after Yin Hongsheng's sacrifice against the Qing Dynasty, and the idea of Han Liu spread to Zheng Chenggong's department. It aims to resist the persecution of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and preserve the Han culture. Therefore, later generations respect him as the ancestor of Hongmen. Why is it called Hongmen? Some said: "Hongmen is Hanmen, because of the loss of the land of the Central Plains, so in the character "Han" (traditional "Han") to remove the "Middle Earth" to become the word Hong." Some said: "Because the name of Ming Taizu is Hongwu." That's why it's named after the word Hong. ”

But regardless of how the word Hong came about, in China, the Hongmen were a rebel organization to the Qing court. After nearly 200 years of continuous encirclement and suppression by the Qing court, the domestic Hongmen power has dried up. In recent years, Guangxu has continuously supported national industries, introduced foreign capital to set up factories, and established schools for free education. More and more ordinary people can get a stable income by working in factories after free study, so no one is willing to risk the lives of a family to make a reputation. As a result, the largest anti-Qing and Restoration organization in China has actually come to a standstill, but the Hongmen organization abroad has become stronger and stronger. It's just that. The purpose of the Overseas Hongmen Organization is to love the country and the nation. Defend against foreign aggression.

At the moment, San Francisco, USA. Hongmen to the court. The first North American Hongmen Cordial Conference was held in San Francisco, USA, and Situ Meitang, Huang Sande and other Hongmen bigwigs attended the meeting. However, this was not a well-prepared meeting, so there were still many local delegates on the way. Not only that, this is the first gathering of Chinese people after many years of going to sea, and many overseas Hongmen groups are also sending representatives to San Francisco. At this meeting, an uninvited guest came.

"Huang Xing has seen all the seniors in the late life." Huang Xing bowed respectfully.

"Huang Xing, you come to the court several times a year, and this time you still want to persuade the old men to support you in opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty?" Although Situ Meitang, the boss of Zhigongtang, is very disgusted with Huang Xing, the person who comes is a guest, and there is always a lot of etiquette for receiving and entertaining guests.

Looking at the people sitting around are the incense masters from all over the Zhigong Hall, Huang Xing, who is standing alone in the hall, is also not afraid, and said in a square way: "Since the beginning of Hongmen's establishment, it has been aimed at opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty. Why did your ancestors forget the teachings of your ancestors and help them to abuse? ”

"Presumptuous." Situ Meitang took the case: "How can you let the ancestors of Hongmen tell the old man about the testament of your stinky child." In the past, every time Huang Xing came, he just persuaded him to contribute to the revolution, but this time he pointed out that they violated the ancestral teachings, and Situ Meitang was really angry this time.

Maybe Huang Xing also felt that it was wrong to say this, so he said again: "The kid spoke recklessly, and I ask your seniors for forgiveness." It's just that the Manchu Qing Dynasty has stolen our Han Dynasty for more than 200 years, and now the Manchu Qing Dynasty is in decline, and it is the time to restore our Han Dynasty. As long as we Chinese can work together to organize, why worry about my Han country? ”

As soon as Huang Xing finished speaking, the hall burst into laughter, and Huang Sande's laughter was even more ugly: "Now the imperial court is in the east of the Ping Wakou, the south is in the South China Sea, the north is rejecting Tsarist Russia, and the west is stationed in Xinjiang, and the prosperity of the navy makes the great powers dare not plunder it directly. But you say that the Manchu Qing Dynasty is in decline, which is really ridiculous. ”

Huang Lao didn't dare to agree with this. That's right, on the surface, the Qing court was strong for a while, and even better than Kangqian. However, the elders don't see that the soldiers of the court are all my Han, and the generals are also my Han, and the court is headed by Li Xiang, and the ten ** courtiers are all my Han. It can be said that now the court is in charge of all but one Manchu chieftain. As long as we hold high the banner of opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, in the name of rejuvenating our Han Dynasty, we will definitely be able to overthrow the chieftains and restore our Han Dynasty. ”

"That's true." An old man on the side laughed and quacked: "Even the queen of the lord of the harem is my Han girl, and the emperor even made it clear that the prince will marry a Han girl in the future, and within a few generations, the emperor who sits in the court will become a Han person." ”

"Don't say it, I really met the queen when I returned to China last year. At that time, I happened to meet the queen in Tianjin, personally inspected the construction of schools in Tianjin, and the queen wore my Han clothes, and her every move was according to my Han etiquette, which was really a graceful and luxurious ......," said another incense advocate Feng Yu.

"Oh, really? Let's talk about it carefully. Situ Meitang and the others all looked at the incense master with a look of surprise, waiting for him to tell the story.

With the increase of investment in the Qing Dynasty by various countries, as overseas Chinese, they naturally have the heart to serve the motherland, not to mention that overseas Chinese returning to China to invest are preferential, and Zhang Fengyu returned to China to deal with the opening of factories. On the second day after he arrived in Tianjin, he happened to meet the queen inspecting the Tianjin Academy, and he had heard that the queen did not do the full ceremony, so he planned to go and see it with his own eyes.

"Clothes, clothes for sure. At that time, I specially visited this matter in China, and this was formulated by the emperor according to the former Han Dynasty and the latter clothes. Zhang Fengyu said categorically.

Just when everyone was talking about the queen, Huang Xing, who had not answered for a long time, coughed a few times and began to speak: "Everyone, this is a plan for the chief to divert his attention for a while, and the chief is to use the Han girl as a cover for himself." You must know that the eldest son of the captive chief is a Mongolian woman, and the marriage between Manchu and Mongolia is a national policy since the Qing Dynasty, and it will be the Manchu and Mongolian who will ascend to the supreme position of the Ninth Five-Year Plan in the future. The elders were not fooled. ”

Zhang Fengyu said with disdain: "The eldest son of the emperor is really the queen of this Mengnu, but the old man has already inquired clearly. The emperor has decreed that this son will inherit the title of the king of Zasaktu and the fief of the steppe in the future. Besides, if you don't establish a concubine since ancient times, the kid will talk nonsense. ”

Huang Xing was said to be stammered, he had never heard of this matter. But he believes that Zhang Fengyu will not talk nonsense on this occasion, after all, this kind of thing can be known as long as he deliberately understands it. Huang Xing was a little anxious, the revolution was in the most severe situation in the country, and if he could not win the support of overseas Chinese, the revolution was likely to die abruptly: "Seniors, as a Han person, you should take it as your duty to revive the world of my Han family. And now you are here to meet the chieftain? As long as your predecessors can support the revolution, as long as the overseas Chinese can hold high the banner of righteousness, you will definitely be able to make the Chinese people all over the world respond, and overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty and restore our Han dynasty in one fell swoop——"

"Since holding high the banner of righteousness can make the Chinese people all over the world respond, why don't you go back to China to encourage the Han generals who lead the army, wouldn't it be more useful?" There was a commotion outside the door, and a young man in a long robe walked in, and after the young man saluted, he said, "I have seen you elders in my later life. Please forgive me for the suddenness of the incident. ”

When did the court reach the point where anyone could come in? I saw the young man wave lightly, and the four strong men behind him retreated, closing the doors and windows at the same time. Situ Meitang knew that this was this young man who had something to say in private, so a gleam flashed in his eyes, and he asked in a low voice, "Who are you who dare to trespass into the court?" ”

"Under the North American Trailblazers, the code name smiled faintly." As he spoke, a faint smile really hung on his smiling face: "This time, I came to meet your seniors by the will of the imperial court, and I have something to ask for." ”

"You're from the court?" Huang Xing was shocked. (To be continued......)