"Haha! It's easy to find an excuse to procrastinate. Wu Xingquan laughed. He also very much agrees with Wu Haoxuan's proposal. The industrialization of the seven northern provinces is underway, and for the time being, a large-scale foreign war will not be launched. But with this opportunity, it would be very good to get 200 million oceans from the Manchu nobles.

"Well, the matter of waving the army into the customs can not be busy for the first time. At this stage, we still need to strengthen our own strength as much as possible. After the Manchu nobles sent 200 million oceans, we could consider speeding up the expansion of the army, and first set up all the 25 infantry divisions, seven cavalry brigades, and five heavy artillery brigades that we planned. Wu Haoxuan said. In this way, the total strength of the Northern Army will reach 550,000 men, which can be regarded as an extremely strong force in the entire Far East.

Wu Xingquan also nodded again and again, and now he has completely relieved himself to hand over these decisions in the general direction to Wu Haoxuan.

Wu Haoxuan did not say another reason, that is, in his memory, whether it was the Empress Dowager Cixi or the Guangxu Emperor, they only had one year to live. A year later, both will return to the West. At that time, the situation in Kannai will definitely change dramatically. Will Yuan Datou be Cao Cao and support a puppet emperor, or will he simply seek to usurp the throne and establish himself as emperor? Wu Haoxuan is not clear about this.

However, if Yuan Datou chooses to support a puppet emperor, then the Northern Army will not enter the customs for the time being, and will still target Japan and Russia. But if Yuan Datou dares to establish himself as the emperor, then the Northern Army will inevitably wave its troops into the pass, defeat the Beiyang Army in one fell swoop, and take the entire pass. Of course, to do this, the Northern Army must have a large number of troops. This is also the reason why Wu Haoxuan plans to speed up the pace of military expansion. Preferably next year, all the troops will be full. When necessary. It is also possible to recruit more troops from the reserves. Although the Beiyang Army was also expanding frantically, Wu Haoxuan believed that as long as ten infantry divisions were invested, it would be enough to defeat the Beiyang Army.

After Tie Liang and Liang Bi left the Patrol Embassy, Tie Liang stayed in Shengjing City and continued to communicate with Wu Xingquan. And Liangbi rushed back to Yanjing City and told the Empress Dowager Cixi and Prince Su about the requirements of Wu Xingquan's father and son.

Wu Xingquan's father and son opened their mouths and asked the imperial court to give 300 million oceans of military expenses, which made the Empress Dowager Cixi and Prince Su and others very dissatisfied, thinking that Wu Xingquan's father and son were taking advantage of the fire to rob. However, the attitude of Wu Xingquan's father and son was extremely tough, and if the Manchu court did not pay this military expense, then they would not send troops. In such a situation, in order to defeat Yuan Datou. The Manchu court had no choice but to agree to the request of Wu Xingquan's father and son. Of course, this is also temporary, and after the Northern Army defeats Yuan Datou's Beiyang Army, they will slowly find a way to deal with Wu Xingquan's father and son. In the end, this world is still Manchu, and no one can take it away.

In order to make up for the first 200 million oceans of military spending requested by Wu Xingquan's father and son. The Empress Dowager Cixi issued an edict asking the major royal clansmen in Yanjing City. You have to be generous. Even she herself took out 10 million oceans from the money she had saved over the years. With the Queen Mother as an example, do others dare to disobey their fate? Prince Su Shanqi said that even if the family is bankrupt, it is necessary to keep the Qing Dynasty. So. Prince Su Shanqi donated five million oceans. Of course, this is less than one-tenth of Shanqi's family property. Even Li Lianying, the chief eunuch of the Great Interior, also donated one million oceans. And Li Lianying's wealth accumulated over the years is said to be more than two million pounds. And even more. That's the equivalent of 20 million oceans.

The other Manchu nobles naturally did not dare to disobey the queen mother's wishes, and they paid one after another. This two million oceans, that one million oceans. The military expenditure of 200 million oceans was quickly sufficient.

After collecting enough money, You Liangbi took him to Shengjing City and handed it over to Wu Xingquan. However, after receiving the money, Wu Xingquan did not immediately send troops into the customs, but used the excuse that the weather is cold now, the road is closed by heavy snow, and the army cannot be opened. After the spring of next year, troops will definitely be sent into the customs.

And Tie Liang, Liang Bi and others can only wait in Shengjing City, waiting for the day when the Northern Army will send troops. However, after the spring, Wu Xingquan began to make excuses again, he had already begun to expand the Northern Army, and when the army expansion was completed, he would enter the pass to attack the Beiyang Army. This drag! It dragged on until the death of the Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu. The Northern Army has not yet sent troops. And the military expenditure of 200 million oceans has obviously been swallowed by the Northern Army.

Such a result naturally made Tie Liang and Liang Bi, as well as those Manchu nobles, dissatisfied. However, after the death of the Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu, the entire Yanjing City became a mess. The Manchu magnates wanted to follow the will of the Empress Dowager Cixi and make Pu Yi emperor. But Yuan Datou, who has seized power, obviously has other ideas. The all-out struggle between the Manchu aristocracy and Yuan Datou had already begun. At this time, the Manchu nobles were not able to help support them from the Northern Army, let alone offend the powerful Northern Army for the sake of the 200 million oceans.

Of course, that's all for later. When the Manchu nobles sent 200 million oceans to Wu Xingquan's hands, they were already destined to be such an excuse. The Northern Army will make use of these 200 million oceans to speed up the pace of military expansion. However, for hundreds of years, it was the Northern Army that defeated the Beiyang Army in the future, and this world will no longer be handed over to the Manchu nobles. They have been riding on the heads of the Han people for more than 200 years, and it is time to atone for their sins.

got 200 million oceans from the Manchu nobles, which made Wu Haoxuan feel very good. What made him even happier was that Li Yanling's injuries recovered quickly. Li Yanling, who was born as a bandit, naturally has much stronger physical fitness than those small jasper. Coupled with good luck, the bullet that hit her did not hurt the vital point.

By the end of November, Li Yanling had almost recovered, and as long as she didn't do strenuous exercise, there would be no problem. After a while, I will be able to make a full recovery.

"Yan Ling, your injuries are almost healed now, our business can be done, right?" Wu Haoxuan smiled.

During the time when Li Yanling was injured, he would come to see her almost every day. This has also made the relationship between the two of them develop by leaps and bounds. Some time ago, Wu Haoxuan made it even clearer and said that he wanted to marry Li Yanling as his second wife.

Li Yanling is naturally ashamed, but her heart is full of sweetness. She never thought that she would really marry Wu Haoxuan one day. After all, compared to Wu Haoxuan, her background is a big problem.

Whether it is Wu Haoxuan or his family, they have already accepted Li Yanling. Wu Xingquan was originally from the bottom, and he did not have any prejudice against Li Yanling's background. Although Wu Shi's heart was a little pimple, Li Yanling was able to risk her life to save Wu Haoxuan, what else did she have to say? What's more, Wu Haoxuan now has only one son, and she is also eager to have more children after marrying Li Yanling.

As for Wu Haoxuan's wife Ma Jiahui, there is also no objection. She is a smart woman and knows that Wu Haoxuan's future will be bright. Such a man will inevitably attract more women to rush up. If she wants to stop it, how much can she stop? It is better to simply fulfill Wu Haoxuan, but to make Wu Haoxuan remember her well. Besides, as long as the status of her big house remains unchanged, it will have no effect on her.

On December 12, Wu Haoxuan officially married Li Yanling. Most of the high-ranking generals of the Northern Army, as well as the high-ranking officials of the political council and the provinces, attended the wedding. Everyone expressed their blessings to Wu Haoxuan and Li Yanling, a couple of newcomers. They also all know that Wu Haoxuan was assassinated, and Li Yanling used a gun for Wu Haoxuan, and they are also full of admiration for Li Yanling.

In addition to the generals of the Northern Army and the officials of the seven northern provinces, the American Consul in Shengjing, Gu Lizhi, and the German Consul in Shengjing, Adrian, also attended the wedding and expressed their blessings. At the same time, this also makes the outside world know that Wu Haoxuan was not injured at all during the assassination.

Such a result naturally made the Japanese grit their teeth with hatred. They have paid a huge price in this conflict. But Wu Haoxuan was not injured at all, how could this make them embarrassed?

After the wedding night passed, Li Yanling said that she would return to Wu Haoxuan as a secretary. But Wu Haoxuan rejected Li Yanling on the grounds that she needed to continue to cultivate.

However, Li Yanling is not an idle person. This time Wu Haoxuan was assassinated, and she almost died because of it, which made her see the ruthlessness of the enemy. At the same time, she was also worried about Wu Haoxuan's safety. After all, as the Northern Army has more and more enemies, it is very likely that the other side will continue to carry out assassination operations.

Li Yanling took the initiative to propose to Wu Haoxuan, requesting the establishment of a special force to protect Wu Haoxuan's security, and she would be responsible for commanding it. She was born with a beard, and her skills are very good. In addition, among the beards in the Northeast, there are also some people with unique skills, who can be absorbed.

Wu Haoxuan expressed his support for Li Yanling's proposal. And, according to Li Yanling's improvement.

By the end of December, the Northern Security Bureau was officially established, with Li Yanling as the colonel. A group of backbones were transferred from the intelligence bureau to join the security bureau, and Li Yanling, who added a voice guard, recruited a group of people from the strange people and righteous people in the northeast, and the security bureau soon began to operate.

According to Wu Haoxuan's plan, the intelligence bureau will gradually transfer domestic intelligence collection and counterintelligence tasks to the security bureau. The Directorate of Military Intelligence, on the other hand, focused its main efforts on intelligence gathering abroad, especially on major enemy countries. (To be continued......)

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