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The British special envoy of the Straits Settlements to Manila, Eric, returned satisfied, and Lin Zihao, the foreign minister of Xinhua, was also full of smiles. After receiving the reply that the Xinhua State would remain neutral, the British would certainly not be able to wait to retaliate against the Manchus. And this is exactly what Xinhua wants to see! Let the British smash the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and then let the people wake up from the dream of the Celestial Empire. When the time comes, Xinhuaguo's intention will be realized!

That evening, Foreign Minister Lin Zihao asked to see King Long Yufei and told him about the meeting with Eric's envoy.

"Your Majesty, the minister has conveyed our attitude to the British. I think the British will be relieved this time! Lin Zihao said with a smile. Before this, Long Yufei explained the next development plan of Xinhuaguo to the senior management of Xinhuaguo, and they were able to cooperate with the overall strategy of Xinhuaguo.

"That's good! Let the British go and fight the Manchus! We just need to guide the people after they open their eyes and let them see the hope for the future! Long Yufei said. He has always been a little worried, because the emergence of the new country will not lead to the Opium War from breaking out. In that case, it will be much more difficult for Xinhua to overthrow the Manchus! After nearly two hundred years of feudal rule, although the Manchus were outsiders. But it has won the recognition of the vast majority of Chinese and has become orthodox. If Xinhua wanted to overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it would be difficult to win the hearts and minds of the people. In the case of not being able to win the hearts and minds of the people. If you want to overthrow the Manchu Qing, you can imagine the difficulty. It's much better with the British taking the lead! After the defeat of the Manchus, the people of the country will recognize the nature of corruption, incompetence and backwardness. In their confusion, when Xinhua launched a war against the Manchus, it was easier to gain the support of the people! Long Yufei didn't want too many corrupt Confucians to be martyred for the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the future.

In the history that Long Yufei is familiar with, after the Xinhai Revolution. Isn't there also countless so-called scholars who denounce the revolutionaries as a chaotic party? After the overthrow of the Manchus, there were also countless people who died for the Manchus, especially those who were elderly. I don't want to lose the braid behind my head that is ridiculed by foreigners as a pig's tail. They all seem to have forgotten how many Han Chinese were slaughtered by the Manchus in order to keep their hair when the Manchus entered the Central Plains! Long Yufei can be sure that if the Xinhua army now starts a war against the Manchus. The resistance will be even greater! The vast majority of people will regard Xinhua as a rebellious minister and thief. When the time comes. The Xinhua State would spend a lot of time and effort overthrowing the Manchus. Even if it can win in the end, time has been wasted, and Xinhua does not have enough time for industrial construction. At the same time, the West is developing by leaps and bounds. At that time, the gap between East and West will widen even further. In that case, it would be even more difficult to resist the colonial invasion of the West! In Long Yufei's vision, it was necessary to overthrow the Manchu Qing in the shortest possible time. Then carry out industrialization on the land of China, with the industrial base that Xinhua already has. Coupled with the purchase of a large number of industrial equipment from abroad, China has been able to develop in the shortest possible time. When the time comes, with the help of huge population resources and markets, China will definitely not be worse than the West! In that case, China will have enough confidence and capital to resist the invasion of Western powers, and even be able to catch the last train of colonial expansion in the world!

"Your Majesty, the minister has a question, even if the British want to start a war against the Manchus, but can they really defeat the Manchus?" Lin Zihao asked. After all, China has been the number one power in the Far East for hundreds of years, and even after entering the Manchu rule, it is still very powerful! The Manchu army numbered in the millions, which was not much less than the total population of the new Chinese state. Even in terms of weapons and equipment, the equipment of the Qing army lagged behind the British army, but the British army was a cross-sea expedition, and the Qing army was fighting on the ground.

"Then you will know! The weakness of the Manchu Qing Dynasty far exceeded everyone's expectations! Although their army was numerous, its discipline was sloppy, its equipment was outdated, and its training was deserted. The British were able to defeat the Qing army easily! Long Yufei said. Before the war, almost all countries did not expect that the Manchus would be so weak. It was also after the First Opium War that the Western powers saw clearly the weak nature of the Manchu government, and it was from then on that countries rushed to launch wars of aggression against the Manchus!

"By the way, Your Majesty, I heard that the Vietnamese resistance is fierce! Will we be able to draw troops to wage war against the Manchus in time after the British defeated the Manchus? Lin Zihao said with some worry. After all, Vietnam has a population of several million. If those Vietnamese people are vigorously opposed to Xinhua State, Xinhua State's military strength will be greatly contained!

"You don't have to worry about that! There is already a complete plan on the part of the General Staff! Although the resistance of the Vietnamese was fierce, it was definitely us who won in the end! When the Manchus are defeated by the British, we will raise the banner of overthrowing the Manchus as soon as possible! Long Yufei said. Historically, the Opium War broke out and the Treaty of Nanjing was signed, a total of two years! During this time, it was enough for Xinhua to settle Vietnam and prepare for war. At that time, the Xinhua Army will be expanded to twenty infantry brigades, and the Navy will also be expanded to five fleets! The Xinhua Army already had the strength to fight the Manchus, and even if it could not completely overthrow the Manchus, it would still have no problem occupying the southern coastal areas. As long as there are sufficient population resources, the Xinhua Army will once again achieve explosive growth. At that time, it will be easier for Xinhua to retreat and overthrow the Manchu Qing!

"Your Majesty, the Spanish envoys have arrived in Manila to negotiate with us on the end of the present state of war and the release of our captive Spanish soldiers! The Dutch envoy has already arrived in Singapore, and it is expected that in another week, he will be able to reach Manila! Lin Zihao said.

"Negotiations with Spain and the Netherlands should be led by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs! I have only one request, and that is to get as much benefit as possible! Long Yufei said. Now, there are less than 20,000 prisoners of war in the hands of Xinhua Guo, and the rest were sentenced to death by the Xinhua Army for participating in the massacre of the Chinese! In addition, the Dutch still have tens of thousands of civilians in the hands of the Xinhua Kingdom, all of whom were Dutch people who originally lived in Dutch Indonesia. After the Dutch army was defeated by the Xinhua army, they were not able to escape, and they were captured by the Xinhua army at the end!

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Lin Zihao nodded. As the foreign minister of Xinhua, he already knew how to deal with the Spaniards and the Dutch. As the victorious country, Xinhua has an absolute advantage, and can take the opportunity to slaughter the Spaniards and the Dutch again!

After that, Long Yufei summoned Niu Meng, Chief of General Staff, and Zhao Yi, Deputy Chief of General Staff and Minister of Logistics and Equipment, and asked them to strengthen the training of the Xinhua Army from now on, as well as the hoarding of equipment, weapons and ammunition, once the Xinhua Army started a war against the Manchus, it would be a protracted war! The need for weapons and ammunition will be enormous! In the next two years, the Xinhua Army must be well prepared in this regard! Otherwise, once the preparation is not sufficient, it is very likely to have a very negative impact on the battle of the Xinhua Army!

At the same time, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Lin Zihao, also began to meet with the visiting special envoy of the Kingdom of Spain, the Spanish Foreign Minister Vicente. Sancho negotiates! The fall of the Spanish Expeditionary Force dealt a heavy blow to the Kingdom of Spain. This expeditionary force has gathered most of the strength of the Spanish navy and some of the elite of the army. After the destruction of the expeditionary force, the Kingdom of Spain was no longer able to carry out a second expedition against Xinhua! The angry Queen Isabella II of Spain directly let the last Cabinet come to power! However, this could not change the crisis facing the Kingdom of Spain. Because of the successive defeats, the Kingdom of Spain has become the laughing stock of the whole of Europe, and it is good that the Dutch accompany them, otherwise Spain's situation will be even more difficult!

Even so, the Spaniards, who had lost loved ones in the war, asked the government to play a role in repatriating the captured Spaniards. Madrid and other important Spanish cities have erupted in public demonstrations at the end of three days, and the Spanish government has also been in a mess. Queen Isabella II directly asked the government to find a way to bring the captured soldiers back to China, and at the same time, to protect the interests of the Kingdom of Spain as much as possible. However, Queen Isabella II of Spain and senior government officials also knew that Spain's loss of Luzon was inevitable. After the destruction of the expeditionary fleet, their hope of retaking Luzon was cut off!

Losing Luzon would be a heavy blow to Spain and would make Spain's situation even more difficult. Without the repatriation of gold and other supplies from Luzon, Spain's finances would be even more strained. But, until now, there was no other way in Spain!

"Your Excellency the Foreign Secretary, I am pleased with Queen Isabella II and Prime Minister Evaristo. The order of Lord Brito, as the plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Spain, to negotiate the war between the Kingdom of Xinhua and the Kingdom of Spain! My country hopes that the state of war between our two countries will be ended and that an agreement will be reached on future relations, as well as on the issue of war reparations and prisoners of war! I believe that this is very necessary for both of our countries! "Vicente. Sancho said. (To be continued......)