Chapter 383 Fang Bao offered advice

Prince's Palace.

At the time of the lamp, the wine banquet was dispersed, Yinzhen sent the three of the eight elder brothers out of the house, and saw them go to the sedan chair before turning around, and the fifteenth elder brother Yinzhen saw the opportunity and hurriedly said: "Fourteenth brother, tomorrow's dynasty, the Beijing newspaper will be published, and the fifteenth has to go back to supervise it." ”

Yinzhen nodded and said: "The Beijing News is very important, you must be cautious in every issue, you go and get busy first." ”

"Fifteen must remember the advice of the fourteenth brother." Yinyu waved the two of them slightly and said, "Fifteen farewells." ”

Seeing the fifteen-liter sedan chair, Yinzhen and Yinxiang returned home, and Bao Fuquan followed closely: "Master, Mr. Fang asked to see, and Fu Jin ordered someone to make some sobering soup, you see." ”

"Someone brought the soup to the study." Yinzhen commanded casually, thought for a while, and said, "Ask Mr. Fang to come over too." ”

Yinxiang has a very good amount of wine, because he has something to talk about, so he drinks very modestly, but Yinzhen is because of tomorrow's dynasty, and he also wants to know what is going on with the fourth child, so he drinks less, and both of them are only slightly drunk, and they have stood in the cold wind for a long time, and most of the wine has already dissipated.

Walking all the way, to the study, Fang Bao was already waiting at the door, Fang Bao was anxious to see Yinzhen, in order to send troops to Europe to lead the generals, tomorrow morning, he was worried that Kangxi would mention this matter in the court.

Sending troops to Europe, Yinzhen mentioned to him a little, he didn't care at the beginning, the expedition across the sea of 40,000 miles is not only appalling, but also incredible, he thinks that the chance of making a trip is not great, and he did not think deeply. When he heard that Kangxi had approved an expedition to Europe, but the generals had not yet been decided, he was extremely concerned and pondered to make amends.

Seeing Yinzhen and Yinxiang coming together, Fang Bao didn't care, stepped forward to greet the two with a smile, and greeted them slightly, the three of them entered the house, and after sitting down, Fang Bao said in a deep voice: "Fang Bao is foolish, dare to ask the fourteenth master to send troops to expedition to Europe, what is the specific purpose?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Yinzhen couldn't help but secretly rejoice, sending troops to Europe was a foregone conclusion, Fang Bao asked so, there must be a good suggestion? He said with a smile: "In the past two days, I have been busy meeting people all day long, but I was negligent and did not discuss this matter with Mr. Fang. After a moment's hesitation, he continued: "Sending troops to Europe is not only out of military considerations, but also out of comprehensive considerations for diplomacy, economy, culture, science and technology, and other aspects.

The Qing Dynasty is now the country and the people, and the threat from the outside world is the European countries, the art of war, knowing each other and knowing oneself, in order to survive a hundred battles, and we know too little about Europe, so the main purpose of this military dispatch to Europe is to delay the European war situation, weaken European strength, understand Europe, and penetrate Europe, and secondly, to open up European commerce, we can't always be passive, but also take the initiative to trade in Europe.

The other is the exchange of culture and science and technology, in some aspects, such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, iron and steelmaking, etc., we are far behind Europe, we must speed up the training of our own talents, to Europe to tap talent or send people to Europe to study is the fastest way.

Moreover, Europe has the habit of alliance, the strong rise of the Qing navy, will inevitably cause the vigilance and precautions of several European maritime powers, if several European maritime powers join forces, the Qing Dynasty can be said to have no chance of winning, therefore, we must divide and divide, and strive to develop France and Spain into allies, which can not only play a role in differentiation, but also can contain the strength of Britain and the Netherlands in Europe, and can even play a balance in Europe, so that the Qing Dynasty can have time to develop calmly, and the resistance to overseas feudalization will be much smaller. ”

Fang Bao listened quietly, the Fourteenth Master of the Secret Dao is really extraordinary, there are so many purposes for sending troops to Europe, and so many aspects are involved, which is much more thoughtful and meticulous than he thought, being a staff member under the Fourteenth Master, I don't know if it is a great luck or a misfortune? ..., after a little hesitation, he bowed and said: "The fourteenth master is far-sighted and well-planned, which can be described as far-sighted, and sending troops to Europe can be called a century-old strategy of the Qing Dynasty!" With the wisdom and sage of the emperor, he will attach great importance to sending troops to Europe, if the best candidate to lead the troops, it is naturally the fourteenth master, however, one overseas expedition is unpredictable, the emperor will definitely not agree to the fourteenth master to go in person, and the other is that the fourteenth master in Shanghai, Tianjin, Nanyang, Australia, no one can replace. Yes, the Fourteenth Master led the troops to the battle, and there was no possibility.

As the Fourteenth Master said, sending troops to Europe is not so simple as a victory, but to delay the war, consume the strength of European countries, and balance the forces of European countries, not only to fight bravely, but also to fight wisely, and inevitably to deal with all European forces and royal families.

This requires the generals to be both civil and military, but also familiar with the strength of European countries, the diplomatic situation, and the historical origins. ”

Hearing this, Yinxiang couldn't help but get nervous, this leading general who went to Europe was what he was most concerned about, he couldn't help but secretly wonder, he really didn't see it on weekdays, this bud is not simple, it will not be worse than Wu Sidao, but the old fourteen is too strong, so he can't show it, I don't know what he can do?

Listening to Fang Bao's words, Yinzhen couldn't help but complain secretly, he was really busy and confused today, how could he forget Fang Bao? Nodding slightly, he said: "What Mr. Fang is extremely worried about, sending troops to Europe is of great significance and far-reaching impact, this task can be described as heavy and arduous, and it is really difficult to choose the leading generals, what advice does Mr. Fang have?" ”

"Assemble a group!" Fang Bao said without hesitation: "Set up an envoy group to go with the army, and transfer talents from all walks of life to form a large-scale envoy group, I would rather postpone the expedition to the Americas for a year than complete the expedition to Europe." ”

Assemble an envoy to go with the army? This is a new idea, Yinzhen was embarrassed for a while, why didn't he think of it? Team spirit is vigorously advocated in later generations, has your own thinking begun to be limited by this era? This does not bode well. This bud's thinking is broad-minded, and the expeditionary army with an envoy group is afraid that it is unique, is this the prototype of the General Staff?

Yinxiang listened to a joy, if the envoy group was formed to go to Europe with the army, the fourth brother's chance would be much greater, he hurriedly echoed: "Mr. Fang's proposal is wonderful, in this way, the candidate for the expedition can be easily decided, and there are special personnel responsible for planning in all aspects, which will be easy to go away, and the purpose of the expedition to Europe can also be achieved to the greatest extent."

However, considering that it is necessary to negotiate with the royal families of European countries, it is better for the envoys of this delegation to be those with the title of prince or above, so that they will not be at a disadvantage when negotiating, and in terms of etiquette, they will also show respect for France and Spain. ”

Yinzhen nodded, this proposal is also very pertinent, who is suitable for the title of county king? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at Yinxiang, who is the thirteenth brother referring to, the fourth? He pondered for a moment before he said tentatively: "Fourth brother wants to go to Europe with the army?" ”

Yinxiang's heart jumped, the old fourteen's reaction was also fast, you have to be more careful when talking to him in the future, thinking that Fang Bao is not an outsider, he nodded and said: "The fourth brother hopes to go to Europe as soon as possible, if it is convenient, he hopes to have a face-to-face interview with the fourteenth brother, and he has agreed to the matter of carrier pigeons." ”

The fourth child wants to go to Europe with the army, which is understandable, he is worried that if he continues to stay in the Qing Dynasty, he will be liquidated and suppressed by himself or Kangxi, and going to Europe as soon as possible will also facilitate his development in Europe. Not to mention, with the two conspirators, Lao Si and Wu Sidao, who went with the army, the effectiveness of the expeditionary force was much greater. ..., however, the old thirteen also wants to lead the troops to Europe, so the two of them can't have other ideas, right? A lot of words are impossible, the fourth child has no worries about his life, and the thirteenth child can't control the navy, so it's impossible to take risks. It seems that there is another reason, it doesn't hurt to see it, thinking of this, Yinzhen nodded slightly and said, "Tomorrow, let the fourth brother come tomorrow." ”

Seeing that Yinzhen agreed to meet, Yinxiang couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly said, "Brother Xie." As he spoke, he hesitated and said, "Fourteenth brother, Europe should not be as cold as the capital." ”

Yinzhen was stunned, in his impression, the climate in Britain, France, and Spain is much stronger than that of Beijing, and it is definitely not so cold. You are no longer the physique of the split lion and leopard of the year, and the expedition to Europe will take half a year to sail at sea.

Besides, the relationship between you and the fourth brother is well known, can Huang Ama agree? In the future, you have the opportunity to help the fourth brother, why rush for a while? ”

Yin Xiang smacked his touch, and heard that the old fourteenth's words actually implied that the fourth brother would go to Europe with the army, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and immediately said without giving up: "Huang Ama doesn't know the situation of the navy, and you still don't know about the fourteenth brother?" Having Thirteen and Fourth Brother go to Europe together will definitely make Europe chaotic. ”

With a light sigh, Yinzhen said: "I can't make the decision on this matter, I'll try my best with Huang Ama." ”

"Brother Xie, Fourteenth Brother." Yinxiang said happily, then got up and said: "Tomorrow, the fourteenth brother will rest early, and the thirteenth will say goodbye first." ”

After sending Yinxiang to the second door, Yinzhen turned back to the study, but saw that Fang Bao was still there, and couldn't help but smile and said, "Mr. Fang is worried about the thirteenth brother?" ”

"The Fourteenth Master sees it." Fang Bao bowed and said: "The fourth master and the fourteenth master are political enemies, although they have now withdrawn from the battle for the reserve, but the tens of thousands of navies are handed over to the thirteenth master and the fourth master, it is inevitable that people are worried, the prince Tianjin mutiny is a lesson from the past, and the fourteenth master must not be careless, so as not to repeat the mistakes of the past." ”

"Mr. Fang is extremely worried." Yinzhen nodded slightly and said: "However, the leading generals who went to Europe are the most suitable for the three brothers and Shi Shibiu, and it is difficult to decide at present, Shi Shibiao is the admiral of the Fujian Navy Division, and the navy is taking time to take the time, the burden of the Fujian Navy Division is not light, and he cannot be moved easily. ”

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