Yin and Wu Sidao sat together and carried the sedan chair at the gate of the mansion as soon as they got off the sedan chair, and the old horse, the housekeeper of the prince's mansion, greeted him, bowed down and said: "The slave asks the fourth master to say goodbye, and the master is waiting in the east courtyard, please take the fourth master into the house in the sedan chair." //**//”

Yin Wenyan nodded slightly, and said, "Please ask Butler Ma to lead the way." ”

Wu Sidao said with a smile: "The Fourteenth Master has thought it through. ”

"It should be said that he knows Mr. Wu in more detail." Yin frowned slightly as he spoke, but he stopped talking.

Wu Sidao knew that he was suspicious of the information leaked by the Thirteenth Master, and then said with a slight contemplation: "Fourth Master, the intelligence system in Beijing, the Fourteenth Master doesn't want it, how do you place it?"

Yin sighed lightly, and then said in a deep voice: "I go to Europe, I don't know when I will be able to return to Beijing, so I can only disperse first." ”

Wu Sidao bowed slightly, but no longer spoke, the two were silent all the way, and after a while, the sedan chair fell steadily.

Seeing the sedan chair falling, Yinzhen did not meet it, but stood in place reservedly, waiting for Yin and Wu Sidao to get out of the sedan chair, he deliberately looked at Wu Sidao, this person is not confused, slightly thin, thin lips, high nose, if it is not a pair of triangular eyes under thick eyebrows, but a beautiful man.

After a little look, Yinzhen took two steps with a smile, and after greeting Yinzhen, he waved his hand at Wu Sidao and said: "I have heard Mr. Wu's name for a long time, and I was able to see it today, and I am fortunate to meet it." ”

"The student has a cheap name, how dare the fourteenth master worry about it." Wu Sidao said, bowed down and said, "The student has a leg disease, so he can't ask the fourteenth master for peace, and I ask the fourteenth master to forgive me." ”

"Mr. Wu, I am a layman." Yinzhen said with a smile, and introduced Fang Bao to the two of them as he spoke, and after the salute, the four of them slowly entered the study. **

The four of them sat down as the guest of honor, and after the next person served tea and retreated, Yinzhen Fang said: "It is a foregone conclusion that the fourth brother will lead the envoy to go on an expedition to Europe with the navy. ”

"The expedition to Europe is the fourteenth brother's proposal for the purpose and mission of the expedition, and I hope the fourteenth brother will tell him clearly." Yin said very politely.

Yinzhen nodded and said: "The purpose of the expedition to Europe, the fourth brother should already know, let me briefly say one more, this trip is mainly to drag down European countries, so that they are unable to draw troops to take care of other things in recent years, and buy time for the Qing Dynasty to open up overseas territories and overseas feuds."

Second, to gain a foothold on the coast of Europe or the northern coast of Africa, the Qing Dynasty must drive a nail in Europe.

Third, it is best to form an alliance with France and Spain in case European powers join forces to deal with the Qing Dynasty in the future.

Fourth, the fourth brother must establish an intelligence system in Europe, including the east and north of Europe, and the most important country is England. ”

"Fourteenth Master, forgive me for being blunt." After hearing this, Wu Sidao bowed and said: "Why can it only drag down the European countries, can you allow France and Spain to defeat England, the Netherlands and other countries?" In this way, the benefits of the Qing Dynasty will be even greater. ”

Yinzhen turned his head and glanced at Wu Sidao before he said with a smile: "Mr. Wu, you have lived in Guangzhou for a while, you should know something about Europe, how likely do you think this is?" ”

"The whole of Europe is now a huge battlefield, fought in the north and in the southwest, almost all countries are involved, and the war has been going on for ten years, and both sides are exhausted." Wu Sidao said calmly: "With the combat strength of the navy, 20,000 men and horses fully support the French alliance, which is enough to form an overwhelming advantage, and in one battle, it is completely possible to defeat the British and Dutch alliances in one fell swoop." ”

En's understanding is quite clear, it seems that sending the fourth child to Europe is indeed the best candidate, Yinzhen smiled slightly, and said: "Mr. Wu still has a relatively thorough understanding of the situation in Europe, but can Mr. Wu tell me why Europe has never been reunified?" Wu Sidaoden was dumbfounded, he really hadn't studied the history of Europe, he was also single, he waved his hand, and said: "The student is ashamed, and I hope that the fourteenth master will not hesitate to advise." ”

"I don't know exactly why." Yinzhen said with a smile, "After Mr. Wu goes to Europe, he will study it carefully." ”

The three people in the room looked at Yinzhen's eyes, and they all felt a little weird, what is this? Dalliance? The fourth elder brother Yin has always been calm, and his face is a little unbearable.

Yinzhen took a sip of tea before saying: "Today's Europe is comparable to the Spring and Autumn Period, there are many small countries in the territory, connected to each other, in order to counter the powerful countries, from the two wars that are going on in Europe now, you can see some clues, Europeans like to play with balance, especially Britain, they never wanted to unify the European continent, they pursued a continental balance policy.

Britain has the most powerful navy in the world, and it is very difficult to defeat Britain at present, and the expedition to Europe is to make European countries fall into the quagmire, I don't want to put the Qing Dynasty into the quagmire of Europe, we are here to reap benefits, not to sell coolies, as long as we ensure that France and Spain are not defeated, this task is half completed. ”

"Master, the thirteenth master is here." Outside the door, the guards reported.

"Let him in." Yinzhen commanded casually, but he was strange in his heart, why didn't the thirteenth come with the fourth?

Yinxiang came quickly, and said with a smile when he entered the door: "There was a delay on the way." ”

Wu Sidao arched his hand at him, which was considered a courtesy, he knew that the thirteenth man deliberately came late to avoid some sensitive topics, and he knew that the fourteenth master was present with Fang Bud today, and he didn't mention sensitive topics at all.

"Sit casually." Yinzhen Zhong gave up his seat and said: "The Qing Dynasty is particularly lacking in talents who understand Europe, and it is beneficial for you to listen to it more." As he spoke, he looked at the fourth child, and continued: "Speaking of this topic, let me say a few more words, Europe is the only one in the world today that can threaten the Qing Dynasty, and we must increase our efforts to cultivate talents who understand and study Europe."

In this expedition, it is necessary to take a group of young people and teenagers to Europe to study and study a series of things such as European language, culture, system, science and technology, and these personnel will join the mission. ”

This was not a big problem, and Yin immediately replied: "The personnel of the envoy are all up to the Emperor Ama and the fourteenth brother. ”

"Fourth brother doesn't need to be humble, this trip to Europe is not for fun, you always have to bring some competent people, see the light, you give me the list." Yinzhen pondered for a moment before saying, "If you can't see the light, report the specific amount to me a month in advance." ”

Yin listened to the joy, the old fourteen did things very happily, with this promise, 'sticky pole, the elite can take away a lot, he immediately arched his hand and said: "In this way, the fourth brother will thank the fourteenth brother first." ”

Yinzhen nodded and said: "There is another matter, I want to give a special warning, Fourth Brother and Mr. Wu, go on an expedition to Europe and allow you to seek a foothold, but don't try to drum up a feudal country in Europe." As he spoke, he got up and spread out the map on his desk and said, "Come and see." ”

When everyone came around, he pointed to the area around the Strait of Gibraltar and said, "If you want to occupy a large area, you can only do it in this part of Africa." ”