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Guangzhou, the largest and most prosperous city in southern China, although the capture of Guangdong by the Xinhua army had a great impact on the city, especially the large-scale immigration of the Xinhua Kingdom from Guangdong to Nanyang, which caused the population of the entire Guangdong to drop by 40%, which also greatly affected the economy of Guangdong. However, as a large number of merchants from Xinhua flocked to Guangzhou, the city quickly became prosperous.

Because Xinhua did not implement a policy of seclusion like the Manchus, many Western merchants gathered in Guangzhou, making the city even more prosperous than before it was occupied by the Xinhua army. Even at this moment, the Xinhua army was fighting with the Qing army in northern Guangdong, northeastern Guangdong and western Guangdong, but it still did not cause panic. Whether it was a foreigner who went to Guangzhou to do business or a businessman from the Xinhua Kingdom, they had great confidence in the Xinhua Army. Driven by them, the local residents are naturally not afraid. In fact, apart from the border of Guangdong and the areas of war, the great battle between the Xinhua army and the Qing army did not affect the rest of Guangdong.

Xinhuaguo's new policy is still advancing in an orderly manner. Under the guidance of the Xinhua Cabinet, the Guangdong Provincial Government announced that every citizen of Xinhua would be allocated five acres of land. The land was bought from the landlords and then distributed free of charge to the peasants who remained in Guangdong. Of course, there is no comparison between five acres of land and the fifty acres of fertile land allocated to the South Seas. But it's also a lot better than they were before. You must know that when you planted land for the landlord before. Most of the harvest had to be handed over to the landlords, and the harvest they left behind was often not enough to feed their families. Now the government allocates five acres of land to each person free of charge. It's already possible for them to feed themselves. This also enabled Xinhua to gain more support from the people, and a series of policies of Xinhua were implemented in various parts of Guangdong.

After the large-scale distribution of land to the landless and landless peasants began, more and more people stopped farming for the landlords, and the landlords who clung to the land and refused to sell it to the government suffered even more heavy losses. They have large fields though. But there is no one to cultivate, and they can only panic and go on like this. Not only will you not get any gains, but you will also pay huge losses. Some landlords began to waver in their hearts. The land purchase price offered by the Xinhua government is only slightly lower than the market price. It's pretty fair. Sold the land to the Xinhua government. You can also exchange a large amount of money for investing in other industries, and you will not necessarily fail. In addition, although the Qing army launched an attack on Guangdong, it has always been blocked from Guangdong, which made more and more landlords begin to change their original ideas and sell their land to the Xinhua government. Of course, it's not like no one has been holding out. But. Persisting like this will only make them lose more and more. Ultimately. There is no other way but to compromise with Xinhuaguo.

A garden in Xiguan, Guangzhou, which was originally a garden under the name of the Guangzhou general A Jing'a. However, after Ah Jing'a was captured by the Xinhua army, this place was confiscated. After Long Yufei, the king of the Xinhua Kingdom, secretly arrived in Guangzhou, he stayed in this garden. For the environment here, Long Yufei is still quite satisfied. In Guangzhou, the weather in January is a little cold, but it will not be as cold and snowy as in northern China. For a young man like Long Yufei, he only needs to add an extra coat.

"Your Majesty, the weather in Guangzhou is much better than in Manila, and the size of Guangzhou is much larger than that in Manila. Let's just move the queen and the crown prince, as well as the cabinet, to Guangzhou. Lieutenant General Niu Meng, Chief of the General Staff, suggested.

Long Yufei shook his head, and then said: "Although Guangzhou is good, it is not suitable to be the capital, it is located in southern China, far away from the hinterland of China. Although Manila is small, but now Nanyang is our foundation, and before we win the whole of China, our focus will be on Nanyang for the time being. After overthrowing the Manchu Qing Dynasty and unifying the whole of China, it would be more appropriate to decide where to set the capital. ”

Lieutenant General Niu Meng nodded, he very much agreed with Long Yufei's point of view. The current foundation of Xinhua is indeed Nanyang. Without the support of Nanyang's perfect industrial system, the large amount of ammunition consumed by the Xinhua Army every day would not be replenished at all, and it would not be able to support the ongoing war of the Xinhua Army. Compared with China, where industry is almost zero, a series of industrial bases in Xinhua are in Nanyang. In particular, Manila's heavy industry base and naval shipyards have supported Xinhua's strong national defense. From a strategic point of view, Nanyang will be very important for a long time to come. What Xinhua wants to do is to further use China's population to develop Nanyang, and then use Nanyang's strong industrial strength to build China, and the two complement each other.

"How's the fighting going at the front? Is there a lot of pressure on our troops? Long Yufei asked. The reason why he stayed in Guangzhou and did not return to Manila was because he was somewhat relieved about the war. The 300,000 Qing troops were menacing, and the troops that the Xinhua army could use were less than one-fifth of the opponent's. Of course, Long Yufei has a lot of confidence in the Xinhua Army, he is just worried that there will be accidents.

"Your Majesty, the news from all fronts is quite optimistic. The Qing army besieged Guangdong from four directions, and their attacks were very fierce, but they were all blocked by our army. In the direction of northern Guangdong, General Sun Hao personally sat in Shaoguan, although there were only 4 infantry brigades, but there was no problem in dealing with the Qing army from Hunan and Jiangxi at the same time. Although there were only two infantry brigades in northeastern and western Guangdong, it was not difficult to deal with the attack of tens of thousands of Qing troops. The mountainous terrain around Guangdong has helped us a lot. Lieutenant General Niu Meng, Chief of the General Staff, said. At present, the Xinhua army is completely on the defensive, relying on strong fortifications and weapons, waiting for the Qing army to send them to the door, and then relying on the superiority of weapons to inflict large-scale casualties on the Qing army, so as to gradually reverse the gap in strength between the two sides.

Long Yufei nodded, such a battlefield situation had long been expected by him. Although the Qing army had a large number of troops, its weapons and equipment were backward, and its tactics were completely stuck in the era of cold weapons. It is almost impossible for such an army to defeat the Xinhua Army, which is armed with advanced weapons. Especially in the mountainous area around Guangzhou, it is very suitable for defense, and the superiority of the attacking side's strength cannot be brought into play at all.

"In this way, it is no problem to delay it for a month. After the training of the recruits is over, they immediately begin a large-scale counterattack to take down the provinces of Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, and Zhejiang. Long Yufei said. Originally, the operational plan drawn up by the General Staff of the Xinhua Army was to take one or two coastal provinces in the initial stage, and then digest them and then further expand them. However, the Qing army took a large-scale counterattack, so that the Xinhua army had to prepare for war with all its might. And this also made the strategy of the Xinhua Army have to change. After the twenty infantry brigades are commissioned, the Xinhua Army will definitely be able to defeat the encirclement and suppression of the Qing army. After the victory, it would also make the Qing army's forces south of the Yangtze River empty. At that time, Xinhua will naturally be able to further control these provinces. The combined population of these provinces is more than 100 million. That's 10 times the population of Xinhua now. Of course, after swallowing these provinces, the expansion of Xinhua Kingdom will also reach the limit, and it is necessary to digest these provinces first, at least after the initial establishment of the rule of Xinhua Kingdom, and then it can be further expanded. Otherwise, if you eat too much in one bite, it will be easy to kill Xinhuaguo. Not to mention anything else, the shortage of troops will make Xinhua's control of these provinces problematic. When the time comes, it is easy to cause big trouble.

"Yes, Your Majesty. By the time the twenty infantry brigades have completed their recruit training, we can easily defeat the Qing army. After we take the surrounding provinces, we can further recruit troops and expand the army again. The General Staff Headquarters has planned that the next expansion of the army will allow the formation of 40 infantry brigades at one time. The weapons and ammunition in the logistics department are sufficient to support our military expansion. Lieutenant General Niu Meng, Chief of the General Staff, said. With the addition of the 20 infantry brigades and the 20 infantry brigades that the Xinhua Army originally had, the total strength of the Xinhua Army will increase to 80 infantry brigades, and the total strength will already be close to 500,000. Even after removing the troops left behind in Nanyang, the Xinhua Army also had the capital to march across the country. At that time, after the defeat of the Manchus, the Xinhua Army may also carry out the third expansion. After getting China's 300 million people, the Xinhua Army at least doesn't have to worry about soldiers.

"Hmm!" Long Yufei nodded. However, the rapid expansion of the Xinhua Army will also leave some problems. It wasn't that by laying down these territories, the Xinhua Kingdom would be able to rule here. These newly incorporated territories of the Xinhua State still have to be governed. Of course, this is mainly a matter for the cabinet to consider, and there is no need to worry too much about it for the time being.

The Qing army's attack on the Xinhua army in Guangdong began to weaken as the casualties increased. The morale they had initially built up began to decline as time went on. On the other hand, although the casualties of the Xinhua Army were relatively small, because the consumption of weapons and ammunition was too large, the soldiers were also very tired, and the disadvantage in troops, the Xinhua Army could not launch a counterattack against the Qing army in time. The various fronts around Guangdong began to enter a stalemate. Although the Qing army's attack continued, they were unable to break through the defense line of the Xinhua army, and on the contrary, the Xinhua army was unable to defeat the Qing army for the time being. (To be continued......)