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On February 28, 1846, Emperor Long Yufei and his entourage arrived in Guangzhou on the battleship "King Wen". This article was written by...... The five-month visit to Wèn came to a successful conclusion. The 5th Fleet, along with the other three 'Western Zhou-class' warships and four 'Xia-class' cruisers, arrived in Singapore. After crossing the Strait of Malacca, it was already the sphere of influence of the Chinese Empire, and there was no fear of problems.

Luo Yuhua, the Empress of the Empire, Li Decheng, the Minister of the Cabinet, and General Niu Meng, the Chief of the General Staff, led the civil and military officials to greet Long Yufei on the dock. This time, Long Yufei's trip to Europe took more than five months, which made the officials left behind in China sweat in their hearts. Long Yufei is their backbone, if they are not in the country, they will always have no bottom in their hearts. Now that Long Yufei has returned safely, they are relieved.

"See Your Majesty!" On the dock, Luo Yuhua took the civil and military officials to salute Long Yu. In the past few months, she has been temporarily regent, but she is tired enough. Since having a son, Luo Yuhua has no longer care about political affairs. Suddenly, she was asked to come out again to deal with state affairs, which made her a little tired to cope. Fortunately, the cabinet is under the control of Prime Minister Li Decheng, and the affairs of the military are basically handled by General Niu Meng, so that these matters can be handled well.

"Everyone's excuses!" Long Yufei's voice revealed a trace of excitement and excitement. This trip to Europe made him a little tired. However, this time the visit wèn. It can be regarded as a successful achievement of the predetermined goal. The relations of the Chinese Empire with France and the Kingdom of Spain were consolidated. The Suez Canal Development Company has also been formed, and construction will start soon. It won't be a few years. The canal will be opened. At that time, the travel time from China to Europe will be greatly shortened. This means that China's powerful navy could arrive in Europe within a month. Coupled with the acquisition of the Yar Islands in the Atlantic Ocean by the Chinese Empire, the Chinese Navy had a foothold in the Atlantic. This is very beneficial to China's next European strategy.

"Your Majesty, you're back." Queen Luo Yuhua's gaze when she looked at Long Yufei was full of tenderness. China is 20,000 kilometers away from Europe. So many months. Luo Yuhua has always been worried about Long Yufei, and often doesn't sleep well, and now the whole person looks. I'm a little tired. Fortunately, now that Long Yufei has returned safely, the heart she has been hanging on can finally be put back in her stomach.

"Queen, it's been a hard time!" Long Yufei took Luo Yuhua's hand and said. Despite having been married for almost a decade. The seven-year itch has long passed. But the relationship between the two of them. It's still very good. The two have always respected each other. Although Luo Yuhua is not very beautiful, in terms of appearance, he can't compare with Long Yufei's concubines. However, Luo Yuhua has always been the most important person in Long Yufei's heart, and no one in the harem can shake her status. Similarly, Luo Yuhua did the same to Long Yufei!

Subsequently, Cabinet Minister Li Decheng and General Niu Meng, chief of the military's general staff, also came forward. whispered a few words to Long Yufei.

Long Yufei returned to China on this trip and did not disclose it to the outside world. So the common people don't know. This also saves a lot of trouble. Otherwise, the dock would definitely be full of ordinary people who came to welcome Long Yufei's return. Now Long Yufei's status in the minds of the common people is like a god.

After leaving the dock, Long Yufei returned to the palace in a carriage. After arriving at the palace, he didn't care about making love to his wife and children, but directly convened a royal meeting. Five months after leaving the Empire, there was too much for him to deal with. Especially now that the empire is preparing for the final blow against the Manchus, preparations for war have been in full swing. Large quantities of war materials began to be shipped to the Yangtze River defense line and Sichuan. When the time came, the imperial army would attack the Manchu defense line north of the Yangtze River in multiple ways.

"I would like to congratulate Your Majesty on the success of this visit to Europe. His Majesty's visit not only promoted the prestige of the country, but also reached a series of agreements with many European powers in favor of the empire. Cabinet Minister Li Decheng said with a smile on his face. The Chinese Empire occupied 32 percent of the shares in the Canal Development Company, overpowering Britain and making the Chinese Empire a big show in the world. In addition, the total amount of arms sales to the Kingdom of Spain reached 30 million Chinese dollars, which made the empire's military industrial enterprises a lot of money. A series of orders for France are as high as 90 million Chinese dollars. The profits from these two orders were almost enough to support the Empire's attack on the Manchus.

War is undoubtedly the most expensive, especially large-scale wars. If the Chinese Empire's opponent this time was only the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it was estimated that 100 million Chinese yuan would be enough for the war fund, which was also the war fund specially prepared by the cabinet. However, if other countries intervene, military spending will skyrocket. Originally, Long Yufei was also ready to bear the excess military expenses privately, but this trip to Europe made a profit, and he was almost able to make up for these additional military expenses. Of course, if no other country intervenes, it will undoubtedly be best to defeat the Manchus and unify China. It's just that Long Yufei and the others know very well that they won't go so smoothly. Not to mention other countries, the greedy polar bear will certainly not let go of the opportunity to meddle in China's affairs this time.

"This is all thanks to everyone, without everyone's efforts, the empire would not be so strong, and the Western powers would not face us squarely!" Long Yufei said. Westerners are very realistic, and the current great strength of the Chinese Empire makes them have to face up to the Chinese Empire. If the Chinese Empire were still the same as the closed Manchu Qing Dynasty, those Western powers would not look at the Chinese Empire with a straight eye at all, but would treat the Chinese Empire as a colony like India. At that time, the Chinese will also become the object of enslavement. How can you walk the whole world with your head held high and your chest held high like now? This is also the goal that Long Yufei and the high-level leaders of the empire have been working hard for.

"Your Majesty, the Portuguese are so hateful, they dare to conspire to attack His Majesty's ship, we ended the state of war with them like this, it's too cheap for them, right?" General Niu Meng, Chief of the General Staff, said hatefully. When the news of the fierce battle between the Chinese fleet and the Portuguese fleet in the Atlantic came, it shocked the country. Even if the government blocked the news, the paper could not contain the fire, and the news still leaked. The common people of the empire were excited, and demanded that the empire's army go to Europe and destroy Portugal. Fortunately, news soon came that the Portuguese relented, not only apologized to the Chinese emperor Long Yufei, but also ceded the Yar Islands to the empire, which calmed down the anger in the hearts of the people a lot.

"Forget it, Portugal is just a small European country, and it would be a bit too big to deal with them with the current strength of the empire. In the future, the Kingdom of Portugal probably will not dare to be hostile to the empire anymore. Besides, we got the Yar Islands, which is already very good. This was the equivalent of finding a foothold for the empire in Europe. The Navy was to begin construction work on the Yar Islands, where it would also build a military port and deploy the Navy 6 Sentai as an important base for the Imperial Navy in the Atlantic. Long Yufei said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The Chief of the General Staff, General Niu Meng, nodded. China's navy is strong, but it is too far from Europe. Although the current steam warships are fast, their range is limited, and when the fleet is dispatched on a large scale, it has to send supply ships to accompany it. Otherwise, it will be impossible to go to the distant seas to fight. As a result, the Imperial Navy needed to establish military bases around the world so that the fleet could be replenished. Now the Far East and the South Seas were the territory of the empire, and naval bases were everywhere. But in the outer seas, not so much.

"How's the Empire's exhibition going in the past few months?" Long Yufei asked. The empire spread quickly, but on the whole, the industrialization process was still relatively low, far from being comparable to that of the Western powers.

"Your Majesty, the domestic exhibition is relatively stable. The construction of the railway from Guangzhou to Guilin to Guiyang and Chengdu has begun, and the railway from Guilin to Kunming has also started at the same time. A series of heavy industry enterprises are being built according to a predetermined plan. The industrial exhibition program is proceeding in an orderly manner. Cabinet Minister Li Decheng said. Thanks to the government's investment in heavy industry, the heavy industry of the empire was booming. At the same time, a large amount of land was forcibly bought by the government, which made a large amount of private capital can only be invested in industry and commerce, making the domestic industry and commerce unprecedentedly prosperous, which also greatly increased the expansion of the empire.

"Chief of Staff, how are our preparations going?" Long Yufei asked. That's what he's most concerned about. This war had a bearing on whether the Chinese Empire could unify the whole country at an early date. The Manchu Qing Dynasty was reckless in the north of the Yangtze River, and the people were not able to make a living. If they are allowed to go any further, they will do more damage to the Empire. The early destruction of the Manchu Qing would also preserve China's vitality as much as possible, so that the empire could challenge the Western powers in the future.

"Your Majesty, the army's preparations for war are being carried out in an orderly manner. The units began to assemble at the front according to the predetermined plan. All kinds of war materials were also transported to the front line by rail and road in Tongguò. It is expected that in another three months, all the preparations will be completed. General Niu Meng, Chief of the General Staff, said. The scale of the war this time will be large, so the preparations for the war will also be large. Fortunately, the railways from Guangzhou to Wuchang, Guangzhou to Shanghai, and Shanghai to Wuchang have been opened to traffic, which is very beneficial to the preparation for war. (To be continued......)

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