Guo Songtao continued, "The Japanese don't have 9,000-ton warships, so our giant warship is more deterrent than any kind of deterrence. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThis is the old wisdom of the former Queen Mother, and now it can naturally be used again. ”

This method is good, but Xu Gengshen is a little worried, "Lacquering in Japan, wouldn't the Japanese see our 9,000-ton ironclad ships inside and out?" If you leak all the secrets of the sailor in order to save money, the gain outweighs the loss. ”

The Empress Dowager Cixi shook her head and said with a smile, "Don't worry too much, they are just painted, and they can't find any military secrets." Originally, this lacquer can also be used in domestic ports, but the method that Yunxian said, yes, it was used in the old years, and if it is a good method, you don't have to care if it is fried cold rice before, so you can do it, but you can't just go to a warship, the Beiyang Navy Division also sent a few warships, the Japanese are anxious to make money, and they shouldn't refuse such a big business," the Empress Dowager Cixi said with a smile, "I'm looking forward to it, take a look, what is the reaction of the Japanese when they see such a big warship." ”

"I don't mind if I can keep to myself in North Korea," the Empress Dowager Cixi said, "let them make a living in North Korea, and if they don't know how to advance or retreat, then they can slap their faces." ”

The ministers said that in this way of diplomatic and military efforts, the Japanese should be a little more restrained, and the Empress Dowager Cixi asked again at this time, "What is going on in Korea?" We also have a garrison in Seoul, so it's up to the Japanese to do it? Are all of our people eating and not working there? ”

Erle and Bu were in charge of the military department, so this was a matter within the scope of his duties, and he hurriedly pleaded guilty, "The duty of the garrison is to prevent political turmoil in Korea, originally at the request of the king of Korea, if it is to quell the rebellion in Korea, this is the duty, but with Japan, the special is the identity of the Japanese ronin, if there is a seizure, Japan will come to harass and protest, and demand that the Japanese be taken back to Japan for trial, according to the report from Korea, they are afraid of causing diplomatic disputes, so they rarely ask about the actions of the Japanese." , unless they were going to besiege the king of Joseon. ”

"How can this really be reasonable," Zhang Zhiwan shook his head and said, "The Japanese committed crimes in Korea, originally we had the final say," Zhang Zhiwan is from the Criminal Department, and the laws and regulations are still very proficient, "On Chinese soil, except for the crimes committed by diplomats, no matter any country, as long as it is a crime committed on Chinese soil, or a foreign country violates the rights of the Chinese people, China can sanction and detain trials, this is a judicial judgment treaty signed with Britain, France, the United States and other countries in the past year, it is clear that North Korea is not China's homeland, However, according to the "Ordinance of the Sect and Vassals," it is stated that the territory of a vassal state is the land of China, and it is natural that foreigners who commit any misdeeds against Korea in this area will be under the jurisdiction of China, and this is the most clear matter in legal theory. ”

"There is only a small problem here, the Japanese have not signed this judicial treaty, he can argue, but it is fine," Zhang Zhiwan continued, "Britain, France, Germany, Austria, the United States, Russia and other world powers have signed this treaty, and the Japanese do not dare to risk the condemnation of the world. ”

"Very good," the Empress Dowager Cixi said approvingly, "When you talk about the law, everyone understands that if the Japanese make trouble in Korea again, we can control him, you old criminal department, you study the law very thoroughly, you write an official document about this thing, send it to North Korea, let the Japanese know, and then make trouble for me, and arrest him on the spot." ”

"Yes," Zhang Zhiwan received the praise of the Empress Dowager Cixi, only felt that his face was full of red light, and his spirit was very vibrant, "The minister must handle this matter well, in order to prevent the Japanese from using the treaty matter to entangle, the minister of the Criminal Department must first make various preparations and plans in advance, etc., and prepare the response of the Japanese and our response properly." ”

"That's how this matter is decided, and there is no need to worry about anything, but the generals of the North Korean garrison are afraid that they will have to be changed!" The Empress Dowager Cixi said, "Dealing with foreigners, what is the scale, what is the attitude, how to be humble and arrogant, these things, how to decide, is a very important matter, too humble others think you are weak and bullied, too strong, people think you are rude, do not understand international etiquette, too pay attention to etiquette, do not pay attention to etiquette." "This is a very difficult thing to grasp, it is too tough, saying that you are engaged in hegemonism is too kind, people say that you are weak and powerless, and that you emphasize laws and regulations too much, and people say that you can only pay lip service and directly send troops to use force, and people say that you are not peace-loving, which is really difficult to do.

"Nowadays, the garrisons in Vietnam have almost all been withdrawn, and in the vassal states, North Korea is the only vassal state where we have garrisoned troops, although it is not a new army there, just an ordinary army, but it can't go out of line and make the vassal states see jokes, so this chief officer is still the most important," the Empress Dowager Cixi said, "This is not good now, no matter what, at least we can't let the Japanese become more and more arrogant in Korea, and change to a better one!" ”

Erle and Bu Ying, so the dismissal of the chief officer of the North Korean garrison because of a mistake has become a foregone conclusion, Sun Yuwen played again, "The affairs of North Korea are managed by the Minister of Beiyang, and the Governor of Beiyang Minister Zhili has been vacant, and now things in North Korea are not going well, and it is about to have something to do with one less chief officer, and the minister thinks that it is better to ask the Queen Mother to make a decision earlier." "The governor of Zhili concurrently serves as the minister of Beiyang and is in charge of Korean affairs, which has been a practice for many years, so Sun Yuwen said that he should quickly determine the candidate for the governor of Zhili, so that he can handle the affairs of North Korea well, which is reasonable.

"It's going to be decided earlier," the Empress Dowager Cixi nodded, and agreed, "There are not a few vacant positions in the court, I originally wanted to let the emperor personally govern and let him decide by himself, but there are fewer people, and things can't be done well, so it's better to hurry up and settle down first, a few governors, squires, governors, these must be all good, the officials draw up a list out, and then the military aircraft department will discuss it, and then come to the imperial front to say." ”

Sun Yuwen's original intention was to quickly arch Li Hongzhang up, but he didn't expect the Empress Dowager Cixi to consider personnel holistically, and she didn't say much, "Yes." (To be continued.) )