Chapter 489 Expedition

Seeing Shang Jing so impulsive, Cheng Kezheng couldn't help but secretly complain, the navy of the Qing State was strong, but Japan was not so easy to conquer, Yuan and Mongolia were not also extremely powerful, but in the end they also returned with a fiasco, and there were too many unpredictable factors, so they had to leave a way out for the Ryukyus. 1――

However, since Shang Jing, the king, had spoken, and in front of the thirteen princes of the suzerain, he did not dare to have the slightest disobedience, and hurriedly said: "Weichen respects the order, and immediately order all the troops to be cleared overnight." After getting up, he waved at Yinxiang again and said, "Ryukyu is lonely overseas, and it is not easy to build ships, can His Royal Highness the Thirteenth Prince sell a few sail warships to Ryukyu?" ”

Yin Xiang knew that he was reserved to retreat, so he said with a smile: "This kind of small auxiliary ship I brought, with a cannon of 600,000 taels of silver, you go to Beijing to canonize and beg the crown prince, the crown prince has always attached great importance to Ryukyu, and has mentioned Ryukyu many times, and it should be no problem to sell three or five of you." ”

There are five sail warships that are completely enough to resist the attack of the Satsuma Domain, and no more can afford it, Cheng Kezheng hurriedly thanked him, and his heart was much more steady, and he was about to quit.

Yinxiang turned his head and instructed Lin Weidao: "You mobilize a thousand people to assist in the Ryukyu eradication of the Japanese." ”

Lin Wei knew that the Thirteenth Master wanted to completely cut off the retreat of the Ryukyus, so he hurriedly got up and saluted, and said, "Respect your life." ”

The Japanese Satsuma Domain not only stationed poor samurai, that is, the so-called ronin, but also many merchants, most of these Japanese gathered in Naha Port, and they were all powerful and prosperous in the Ryukyus on weekdays, and tried their best to exploit and extort local military and civilian businessmen.

As soon as the operation to wipe out the Japanese on the island began, it immediately caused a huge repercussion, and after hearing the news, the people lit torches one after another to assist the officers and soldiers, lead the way, identify them, and take the opportunity to take revenge, and for a time the entire port of Naha was boiling.

After a night of cleaning and killing more than 500 Japanese, Yinxiang left four warships and agreed on the departure time and meeting place, and then led the fleet back to Shanghai.

On the first day of the first month of May, the imperial court issued an edict to the world, building three provinces of Nanyang, Aobei, and Aonan, with the propaganda of the Beijing newspaper, immediately caused a huge response in all parts of the country, and the coastal ports, especially the ports on the southeast coast are all noisy gongs and drums, and the overseas provinces are built overseas, and they are the three provinces with a vast region, which not only declares the strength of the Qing Dynasty, but also the greatest significance is that the imperial court will vigorously develop the navy and maritime trade from now on.

In this way, there is no need to worry about the imperial court will ban sea trade, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Luli provinces and ports immediately attracted a large number of merchants from the mainland, who knows in their hearts that the best business to do now is sea trade, the business of the large shipyards along the coast is also more violent, and the orders for sea ships have been scheduled for a few years.

Some people are happy and some people are worried, the generals of the Eight Banners Green Battalion are all worried, the navy has already been out of the limelight, and once a province is established overseas, the imperial court will definitely rely more on the navy, and they will become little mothers in the invisible.

The princes and nobles of Mongolia in the northwest are also worried, and the establishment of overseas provinces means that the attention and focus of the imperial court have shifted to overseas from now on, which will not affect their interests and virtually reduce their status in the eyes of the imperial court? Many Mongolian princes and nobles went to the capital to find out the truth under the guise of visiting Kangxi's illness.

Yinxiang returned to Shanghai on the second day of the fifth month, and the establishment of overseas provinces was expected to be established as early as possible, and he did not bother to pay attention to it at all, as soon as he went ashore and returned to the Naval Academy, he summoned Shi Shibiu, Long Keduo, Fu Anding, and Fuhan, and he told him about his trip to Ryukyu and the basic situation of Edo.

Hearing that Edo is a big city with no walls and a population of millions, and the garrison is only more than 22,000 people, Shi Shibiao and the three of them were surprised and delighted, and Fu Anding immediately said: "Since this is the case, then what else is there to say, just our 6,000 musketeers can sweep through Edo." ”…,

Yinxiang said with a smile: "This Eastern Expedition is not only related to the prestige of the Qing Dynasty, the military prestige of the navy, but also the reputation of the crown prince, we must be cautious, the troops stationed in Edo are not many, but there are many samurai in Edo, at least more than thirty percent."

The country of the Japanese is a warrior politics, our farmers and businessmen, among which the taxis are scholars, scholars, and literati, and the country is also divided into farmers and businessmen, but their soldiers refer to the samurai, and their samurai are similar to our children of the Eight Banners, all of whom have learned martial arts since childhood, and cannot be despised. ”

As soon as they heard this, everyone couldn't help but pause, what is the concept of 300,000 samurai? How is this battle fought? Yinxiang knows best, there are hundreds of thousands of Eight Banners in the capital, how many of them may go to the battlefield? Seeing that a few people were silent, he smiled and said: "The samurai is just an identity, deducting the old and the young, how many more can go to the battlefield?" Besides, those who have not been trained in battle formations are a group of rabble, and there is nothing to worry about. ”

Lin Wei also continued: "The Wazi Kingdom has been peaceful for more than a hundred years, and there are not too many warriors who can go to the battlefield. ”

Long Keduo just came to Shanghai, and he was also the one who led the troops, so he said bluntly: "Since the warriors of the Wazi Kingdom are the same as the children of the Eight Banners, there is no need to worry at all, the Qing Dynasty has only been peaceful for more than 20 years, and how many of the children of the Eight Banners still have strong horses and hard bows?" After a hundred years of peace, these samurai are basically a bunch of waste. ”

Listening to the three of them, several people couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, Shi Shibiao groaned slightly, and then said in a deep voice: "As the Thirteenth Master said, the Eastern Expedition to the Wazi Country is a matter of great importance, and we must be careful. ”

Fu Anding nodded and agreed: "In addition to the 12-pound mountain howitzer, there are also 12-pound field guns for the light artillery, and these two are enough for them to have no power to fight back." ”

Lin Wei said with concern: "Don't bring small-caliber artillery?" ”

"No, you don't." Fu An said confidently: "With these two kinds of artillery, plus muskets, they can be matched from far and near, and the caliber can be unified, just to unify the shells and carry more ammunition." Speaking of this, he looked at Fu Han and said, "However, there are too many artillery, and there is obviously a shortage of gunners, so I have to send a group of recruits to serve as low-level gunners." ”

As soon as he heard that the recruits were going to be transferred, Fu Handen came to his senses and hurriedly said: "The quality of this batch of new trainees is very good, although they have only been training for a few months, but they are very disciplined, and they are absolutely capable of loading shells and other tasks." ”

Seeing that Fu Han was extremely excited, Yinxiang couldn't help but smile and said, "It's just a new recruit, why are you so excited?" ”

"Back to the Thirteenth Master, these recruits will inevitably be nervous when they go to the battlefield for the first time, and they will have to follow them all the way to appease them." Fu Han immediately looked at Yinxiang and said.

Yinxiang smiled slightly and said, "Yes, you will be fulfilled." ”

"Thank you, Thirteen, for your kindness." Fu Han really didn't expect that when the matter came to an end, he was able to participate in the war, and immediately replied loudly.

On 10 May, 20 large and small battleships, eight auxiliary ships, and more than 10 supply ships of the Nanyang Fleet sailed out of Shanghai.

Changchun Garden, the backyard of Qingxi Book House.

Kangxi moved step by step with the support of the two eunuchs, insisted on walking for nearly a month, and after the daily massage and acupuncture of the imperial doctor, Kangxi is now not as painful as before, and the right side of his body has gradually regained a little consciousness, no longer as numb and ignorant as before, which makes him feel very excited, it seems that what Lao Fourteen said is right, and it is beneficial to insist on walking.

Although he is still sweaty and tired every day, Kangxi is not tired of it, and in addition to seeing Yinzhen every day, he insists on walking and practicing left-handed writing. ..., there is a physical progress, but Kangxi is hiding from a group of people, the imperial doctor who is responsible for his treatment, acupuncture, massage, and the eunuchs around him, he is strictly controlled, and he is not allowed to contact with idlers.

Yinzhen still comes to ask for peace and report every day as usual, now there is no major event in the court, and he is becoming more and more proficient in handling government affairs, however, seeing that Kangxi's hemiplegia is still not much progress, he can't help but be secretly a little anxious, although Kangxi does not have many language barriers, and it is unlikely that he will be left behind, but after a long time, God knows what the consequences will be.

In his heart, Yinzhen is most afraid that Kangxi will be disabled, and the paralyzed Kangxi will inevitably become obedient, irritable, and suspicious, which is not only a disaster for him, but also a disaster for the entire Qing Dynasty, this is really the situation he is most afraid of seeing, he is really unwilling to force Kangxi to abdicate, not to cherish his reputation, but the risk is too great, as a last resort, he is unwilling to take this risky move.

After entering the backyard of Qingxi Book House and asking Kangxi to see him, Yinzhen sat down at the bottom and said: "Huang Ama, Erchen recently inquired that soaking in hot springs has great benefits for Huang Ama's recovery, Xiaotangshan Hot Spring can be called the first hot spring in the world, and it is very close to the capital. ”

"Hot springs this season?" Kangxi couldn't help but ask in surprise.

"Back to Huang Ama, soaking in warm water can relax the muscles and invigorate the body, and it is also very beneficial to move in the water." Yinzhen said with a bow.

Kangxi was silent, Xiaotangshan Hot Spring is in Changping Prefecture, Shuntian Prefecture, only fifty miles away from Beijing, every time he goes to the Qing Dongling Tomb to worship the filial piety of Emperor Shunzhi, he will stay in Xiaotangshan Palace, but is the old fourteen's proposal out of concern for his condition, or is there another purpose? First, ask the Imperial Doctor to see if it is beneficial.

Thinking of this, Kangxi nodded and said, "Go back and let the imperial doctor think about it." As he spoke, he turned his head and asked, "The Eastern Expedition to the Wazi Kingdom should be soon, right?" ”